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Cooking up a career Rendezvous Cafe provides on-the-job training and employment for JobTrain grads

A Top: Jenny Gamboa, a sous chef at Rendezvous Cafe, tops baked salmon with tomatoes, onions and jalapeno peppers.

Above: Gamboa preps the salad bar at the cafe, located at the Sobrato Center in Redwood Shores.

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mellow playlist of Erykah Badu, Tony!

Toni! TonĂŠ! and Jill Scott played softly in the background as a cheery server in a crisp white uniform brought out the daily special: a New York steak chili topped with finely chopped green onions. Patrons in business attire dined around rustic wooden tables decorated with potted succulents.

The atmosphere at Rendezvous Cafe, which opened in the fall at the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits in Redwood Shores, may look and feel like a hip, powerlunch hotspot, but it all started with a mission to give back to the community.

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Rendezvous Cafe provides jobs for low-income people seeking a way to rebuild their lives. The cafe is the first restaurant created by Wise SV, a joint social enterprise (defined in a press release as “a sustainable, for-profit business that also addresses social, societal and environmental challenges�) established by the nonprofit JobTrain in Menlo Park, which offers free or low-cost vocational training programs, and CALSO, a San Francisco nonprofit that reduces unemployment by providing job opportunities to people facing employment barriers.

Wise SV aims to help unemployed and under-served people through on-the-job training in culinary roles.

Rendezvous Cafe was funded with a $600,000 start-up grant from Google.org to help pay

for renovations, equipment and start-up costs, and the Sobrato Family Foundation donated the space for the cafe at the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits, according to JobTrain. The cafe’s name was inspired by John Massimo Sobrato’s popular prohibition era restaurant John’s Rendezvous, which was in operation in San Francisco until 1952, according to the Sobrato Family’s website.) Other funding sources include the eBay Foundation and Goodwill San Francisco.

Cafe employees might get their start by enrolling in JobTrain’s culinary program, during which they learn fundamentals such as knife skills, food preparation and food safety through hands-on classes. The program also trains students to work in commercial kitchens by focusing on how to prepare for job inter-

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views and how to effectively communicate within a restaurant environment. An on-site organic garden encourages students to incorporate fresh produce into the recipes used within the program.

After completing JobTrain’s culinary arts program, the school’s career counselor offers select graduates the option to interview for a position at the cafe as a way extend their culinary training before transitioning into outside work. The

cafe offers employees competitive wages and benefits, both of which can be rare in culinary industry jobs, said Jennifer Overholt, JobTrain’s new initiatives manager. Overholt said that JobTrain students and alumni are also supported by the program’s free resources: tax preparation, legal advice, a clothes closet for career outfits, transportation assistance and wellness counseling. “They’re not just learning cooking skills; they’re learning

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soft skills, too,� Overholt said. “Communication, how to be successful in a workplace; (the program) doesn’t teach people how to cook. It teaches them how to work in a commercial kitchen and all that it entails.�

Following a successful grand opening in September, Wise SV is currently in the planning stages to expand the cafe’s kitchen space to accommodate catering requests for corporate and private events. The expansion will also create more jobs.

The fast-casual style cafe features breakfast and lunch menus with pastries, yogurt parfaits, organic cereal, egg dishes, salads, hand-tossed personal pizzas, soups and sandwiches served with housemade potato chips or fries.

While daily specials have been planned a week in advance in the past, Chef Charles Crossley has led the cafe in a more sustainable direction since joining the staff in December. The specials are now influenced by a “mystery basket approach� of using what is already on hand in the kitchen. That means fresh produce and proteins from the walk-in refrigerator combined with pantry staples — the same general approach used on the popular Food Network reality game show “Chopped,� Crossley said.

San Mateo resident Crossley came from a family of math minds and engineers, but he was not one to follow his family’s path. While pondering his next moves after high school, cooking became his destressing mechanism — and eventually his career. “I wanted to be a baseball player, but I stunk,â€? Crossley said, laughing. “I’ve always cooked, ever since I was a kid, working with my grandmother in her kitchen. ‌ One day I thought, ‘You know, someone should pay me for this. Why can’t I do this for a living?’â€?

Weekend Crossley entered an apprenticeship program with the Starwood Hotel chain, which owns Sheraton, W and Westin, and steadily worked his way up through the culinary hierarchy. After 15 years of managing commercial kitchens as an executive chef and a total of 30 years working in professional kitchens, he said he felt that he needed to do something more meaningful with his career.

“I didn’t have anything left to prove to myself, cooking-wise,” he said. “I noticed that I was the happiest when I was cooking in the kitchen with the staff, teaching them new things and helping them with their careers.”

With the help of a recruiter, Crossley was introduced to the JobTrain program and became the cafe’s chef and mentor to the cafe’s three current employees, who are all JobTrain culinary graduates.

One of them is prep cook Imani Smothers, who enjoyed selling hot plates of food to friends around her East Palo Alto neighborhood before she joined the culinary program at JobTrain. She said she came to the cafe to continue to build on what she learned at JobTrain.

Under Crossley’s direction, Smothers said she has been developing a taste for global cuisine by testing new recipes.

Stir-fries, jambalaya and crab boils are among her go-to foods, but arroz caldo, a Filipino rice porridge, has become Smothers’ favorite daily special.

Her goal, she said, is to become a chef or caterer, with a primary focus on preparing American soul food.

After completing JobTrain’s culinary program, San Jose resident Say Miranda landed a job with LSG Sky Chefs in Burlingame, where she helped pre-

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Say Miranda, a cook, and chef Charles Crossley prepare a catered lunch at Rendezvous Cafe on Jan. 26.

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When she felt that she needed more one-on-one training, she decided to join the cooking crew at Rendezvous Cafe as a prep cook.

Miranda said that Crossley has been helping her perfect her execution of classic sauces,

or “mother sauces,” in classic French cuisine: béchamel, espagnole, hollandaise, tomato and velouté. Each sauce, she said, serves as a flavor base with endless possibilities. In her spare time, she likes to combine multiple ethnic recipes to achieve a unique taste. Her most recent

revelation was the pairing of burritos and quesadillas with the spicy gusto of kimchi, a fermented cabbage condiment traditionally served with Korean cuisine.

“Right now, my future goal would be to open my own restaurant.” Miranda said. “I would probably stay within the (genre) of Korean-American fusion. I’ve already learned new things, so it can only get better from here.”

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No business like show business THEATREWORKS CELEBRATES THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF IRVING BERLIN

By Karla Kane

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he song is ended,” as one of Irving Berlin’s lyrics goes, “but the melody lingers on.” Though he first rose to fame more than a century ago, Berlin’s melodies have been lingering on in popular culture ever since, including in the oneman show “Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin,” presented by Theatreworks at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

Berlin is responsible for so many beloved songs — “Steppin’ Out,” “Cheek to Cheek,” “A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody,” “Always,” “Blue Skies,” and the entire stellar soundtrack to “Annie Get Your Gun,” to name just a few.

And in some ways, Berlin is the perfect embodiment of the 20th-century American success story: the lowly immigrant who, through talent and hard work, bootstrapped himself into fame, fortune and legend (and offered up a little something called “God Bless America” as a love letter to his adopted homeland).

After his father’s death, Berlin left home, not wanting to be a

Theater Review burden on his family, and eventually found work as a singing waiter in a Chinatown restaurant.

He taught himself to play piano (black keys only) in his spare time and began writing songs, finding he had a keen ear for the modern vernacular and a way with words and melodies.

His life story, and more importantly his incredible collection of songs, provides more than enough worthy material to fill an hour and 45 minutes of showtime.

I’m always amazed by the sheer endurance and chutzpah it must take to do a one-man show, and “Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin” is no exception.

The Canadian-born Felder has made staging one-man musical biographies his forte. Previous shows include “George Gershwin Alone,” “Maestro Bernstein,” “Beethoven, As I Knew Him,” “Monsieur Chopin” and “Franz Liszt in Musik.” While he doesn’t particularly look or sound like the real Berlin, he’s very talented (a triple threat in acting, singing

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Hershey Felder embodies composer Irving Berlin in a new TheatreWorks production.

and playing piano) and is able to inhabit the character fully, taking on a Yiddish-inflected New York accent as he brings the audience with him on a look back at Berlin’s life. Songs are sprinkled throughout, very ably accompanied by Felder himself on grand piano.

With a beautiful design by Felder and director Trevor Hay, the show is set in the elderly Berlin’s apartment on a Christmas Eve, as carolers outside serenade him with some of his holiday hits, including “White Christmas.” Berlin invites the carolers (the audience) inside to learn about the stories — and the man — behind the classic

songs. Felder’s mesmerizing performance is further enhanced by clever use of projections showing photos and bits of films.

Felder often encourages the audience to join him on vocals, in the spirit of Berlin, who, he says, wrote for the people. I found myself singing along almost without even realizing it at first.

And I don’t care how overplayed holiday songs can be — if you can sit through these sing-alongs without joining in and feeling some goosebumps, you may want to get your heart checked.

Though it would have made sense, given the Yuletide setting, to have scheduled this show to run over the holidays, “Hershey

Felder as Irving Berlin” is nonetheless a wonderful way to warm up a winter’s night. The melodies linger on, and deservedly so.

Email Interim Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane at kkane@paweekly.com.

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Concerts celebrate jazz composer

Valerie Capers is the guest artist, along with bassist John Robinson, in concerts devoted primarily to her music.

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Local jazz and classical musicians will join jazz pianist and composer Valerie Capers for concerts Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 30 and 31, at 3 p.m. at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto.

The concerts, which benefit the school, are presented by the African American Composer Initiative — co-founded by Menlo Park pianist Josephine Gandolfi; singer, pianist and former judge LaDoris Cordell; and singer and pianist Deanne Tucker. Both concerts will feature the same program, which is billed as “a special musical celebration” of Ms. Capers.

A Juilliard-schooled musician who has received a long list of honors, Ms. Capers has been blind since age 6, receiving her early education at the New York Institute for the Education of

the Blind. She has performed at jazz festivals throughout the world, often with bassist John Robinson, who will join her for the local concerts.

The program includes Ms. Capers’ arrangements of jazz standards by Duke Ellington and Abbey Lincoln, and her arrangement of music by Richard Wagner, featuring San Francisco Opera Orchestra flutist Stephanie McNab. Her song cycle, “Seasons of Love” for voice, cello and piano, will also be performed, featuring soprano Yolanda Rhodes. The piece was commissioned by the Smithsonian Institution.

Also on the program are excerpts from her collection, “Portraits in Jazz” — musical tributes to jazz legends Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton.

The program also features “Ruby,” a “docu-drama” composition by Ms. Capers telling of the experiences of Ruby Bridges, who in 1960, at the age of 6, became the first child to integrate New Orleans public schools and “changed the course of history in this country,” according to Ms. Gandolfi. Lauren Sibley takes the stage in the role of Ruby.

Many of the musicians have performed regularly in these benefit concerts, which since 2009 have been devoted to music by African American composers.

Concert tickets are $20 general, and $5 for seniors and students.

Go to tinyurl.com/jazz-130 to buy tickets online through Brown Paper Tickets.

Eastside Prep is at 1041 Myrtle St. in East Palo Alto.

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Century 20: 3:25, 7:10 & 10:35 p.m. Sat. 12:15 p.m. Fri. & Sun. noon 45 Years (R)

Aquarius Theatre: 2:20, 4:35, 7:35 & 9:20 p.m.

The 5th Wave (PG-13) Century 16: 10:05 a.m., 1, 4:05, 7:20 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 10:55 a.m., 1:40, 4:35, 7:20 & 10:05 p.m.

Anomalisa (R) +++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 1:50, 4, 7 & 9:50 p.m.

The Big Short (R) +++1/2 Century 16: 10:20 a.m., 1:25, 4:35, 7:40 & 10:40 p.m.

Century 20: 10:25 a.m., 1:25, 4:25, 7:25 & 10:30 p.m.

Blazing Saddles (1974) (R) Century 16: Sun. 2 p.m. Century 20: Sun. 2 p.m.

The Boy (PG-13) Century 16: 10:10 a.m., 12:35, 3:10, 5:35, 8:05 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m., 2:30, 5:10, 8 & 10:45 p.m.

Brooklyn (PG-13) +++1/2 Century 20: 10:45 a.m., 4:15 & 10:15 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 1:15, 4:15 & 7:15 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:55 p.m.

Daddy’s Home (PG-13) The Danish Girl (R)

Century 20: 1:35, 5:05, 7:50 & 10:20 p.m.

Century 20: 2 & 7:45 p.m.

Dirty Grandpa (R) Century 16: 10:30 a.m., 1:20, 4:10, 7:15 & 10 p.m.

Century 20: 11:15 a.m., 2:15, 4:55, 7:40 & 10:10 p.m.

Fifty Shades of Black (R) Century 20: 11:40 a.m., 3, 5:40, 8:15 & 10:45 p.m.

The Finest Hours (PG-13) Century 16: 1:05 & 7:05 p.m. In 3-D at 10:15 a.m., 4 & 10:05 p.m.

Century 20: 10:35 a.m., 7:20 p.m. Fri. 1:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 4:30 p.m.

The Good Dinosaur (PG) ++1/2 Century 16: 10 a.m. Century 20: 11 a.m.

The Hateful Eight (R) ++1/2 Century 16: 9 p.m. Century 20: 9:20 p.m.

Jane Got A Gun (R)

Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 2, 4:50, 7:30 & 10 p.m.

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG) Century 16: 10:55 a.m., 1:40, 2:35, 4:20, 5:20, 7:10, 8:05 & 9:55 p.m. In 3-D at 10 & 11:50 a.m., 12:45, 3:30, 6:15 & 10:50 p.m. Century 20: 10:30 & 11:50 a.m. 1:05, 2:25, 3:40, 6:15, 7:35 & 8:45 p.m. In 3-D at 11:10 a.m., 1:45, 4:15, 5, 6:50, 9:30 & 10:10 p.m. In X-D at 12:30 & 3:05 p.m. In 3-D D-BOX at 11:10 a.m., 1:45, 4:15, 6:50 & 9:30 p.m. In D-BOX at 10:30 a.m., 1:05, 3:40, 6:15 & 8:45 p.m.

The Lady in the Van (PG-13) Century 16: 11:15 a.m., 1:50, 4:25, 7 & 9:35 p.m.

Met Opera: Turandot (Not Rated) Century 16: Sat. 9:55 a.m. Century 20: Sat. 9:55 a.m.

Norm of the North (PG) Century 20: 11:25 a.m., 1:55, 4:30 & 6:55 p.m.

The Revenant (R) ++1/2 Century 16: 10:45 a.m., 12:25, 2:15, 3:55, 5:45, 7:25, 9:15 & 10:55 p.m.

Century 20: 11:55 a.m., 1:50, 3:30, 7, 8:40 & 10:25 p.m.

Ride Along 2 (PG-13) 1/2 Century 16: 11:55 a.m., 2:30, 5:15, 7:55 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: noon, 2:40, 5:25, 8:05 & 10:40 p.m.

Room (R)

Century 16: 10 a.m., 12:50, 3:50 & 7 p.m.

Saala Khadoos (Not Rated) Sisters (R)

Century 16: 9:50 p.m.

Century 20: 4:55 & 10:40 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 11:10 a.m.

Son of Saul (R) +++1/2 Guild Theatre: 2:15, 4:45 & 7:15 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:45 p.m.

Spotlight (R) +++1/2 Century 20: 7:05 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 1:20 p.m.

Palo Alto Square: 4 & 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 10 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 1 p.m. Sat. 10:15 a.m.

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (PG-13) +++ Century 16: 10 a.m., 2:50, 4:30, 7:50, 9:45 & 11 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 1:10 p.m. In 3-D at 6:10 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 11:35 a.m. Century 20: 10:40 a.m., 12:50, 4, 5:30, 7:15 & 10:35 p.m.

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The imperfect storm TRUE-LIFE COAST GUARD TALE TAKES ‘THE FINEST HOURS’ 001/2 (Century

Cinemas 16 and 20) The latest true-life adventure from Disney isn’t an animal documentary or a sports drama, but rather a tale of Coast Guard exploits. Shorn of the sea-salty language that probably attended the actual events, the 1950s disaster-rescue story “The Finest Hours” fits the Disney métier just fine, but its dim, wall-ofgrey visuals and tedious narrative make much of the two hours a challenge to the attention span for viewers of any age.

While necessarily simplifying — and, at times, unnecessarily Hollywood-izing — Michael J. Tougias’ and Casey Sherman’s nonfiction book “The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue”, the film adheres to the basic facts: in 1952, with a nor’easter battering the seas off Cape Cod, two oil tankers break in two, dividing the Coast Guard’s resources in mounting rescue efforts. And so it is that Bernie Webber (Chris Pine), the coxswain of motor lifeboat CG-36500, leads a crew of three (played by Ben Foster, Kyle Gallner, and John Magaro) to find the SS Pendleton and bring

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Chris Pine and Holliday Grainger star in “The Finest Hours.”

home alive its 33 mates.

In an effort at gender inclusion (and shore-bound tension), “The Finest Hours” begins by establishing the courtship of Webber and his eventual fiancée Miriam (Holliday Grainger), who frets and struts her finest hours in the Coast Guard station, berating the commanding officer (Eric Bana), and along the coast, waiting for Bernie’s boat to come in.

Most of the picture toggles between the Coast Guard effort and the struggles of the crew aboard the shockingly shorn stern section of the Pendleton — most notably chief engineer Ray Sybert (Casey Affleck) — who assumes leadership and proffers a plan to hold out in hopes of rescue; his tough-as-nails ally “Pops” (Graham McTavish) and a Doubting Thomas named Brown (Michael Raymond James).

The ragtag crews facing galeforce winds in the waters off

Massachusetts inevitably brings to mind “The Perfect Storm,” but “The Finest Hours,” while probably a tad more authentic, lacks that film’s vitality. Director Craig Gillespie whips up some eye-catching camera moves; the visual effects generally convince, and one can easily understand why this story swiftly became Coast Guard legend.

But there’s too little drama to compensate for our knowledge that a Disney-branded film about a rescue effort will end with triumphant uplift. The rescue itself, once it finally arrives, gives the film a second wind, but too much screen time follows that true climax.

Although the film’s long midsection sags, “The Finest Hours” in the end does a respectable job of telling, as tribute, its story of real-life American heroism.

Rated Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of peril. One hour, 57 minutes.

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My way or the driveway MAGGIE SMITH’S ON THE STREET IN “LADY IN THE VAN” 000 (Palo Alto Square

CineArts) In the script for his memory play “The Glass Menagerie,” Tennessee Williams wrote, “Memory takes a lot of poetic license. It omits some details; others are exaggerated, according to the emotional value of the articles it touches, for memory is seated predominantly in the heart.”

Williams wasn’t wrong, but Alan Bennett’s memory play “The Lady in the Van” — now a feature film starring Maggie Smith — shares its poetic real estate in

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Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings star in “The Lady in the Van.”

equal measure between the heart and the head, rescuing the story from pure sentimentality.

A British institution, Alan Bennett has authored 22 plays, 20 teleplays, 6 screenplays, and upwards of 20 books, including a couple of memoirs. In 1989, at age 55, he wrote “The Lady

in the Van” for print, followed swiftly by a radio-play version.

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ously directed films of Bennett’s, “The History Boys” and “The Madness of King George.” That is to say, the material has been road-tested.

A fanciful memoir introduced as “a mostly true” story, “The Lady in the Van” is as much about Bennett as the title character, the homeless woman Mary Shepherd. Alex Jennings winningly reprises his stage and radio role of Bennett, depicted as a dedicated author and weakwilled person, both given to theatrical flourishes.

“The writer is double. There is the one who does the writing.

And there is the one who does the living,” the screen Bennet muses.

And there is the woman who squats in his Camden Town, London driveway; the short, smelly figure, made square by her overcoat, head scarf and hat — nearly as square as her boxy, yellow van. With Bennett’s hesitant consent (“just till you sort yourself out”), Shepherd holds her ground between 1970 and 1984.

As go the years, so go the layers built up over her past. Bennett

gradually learns who she was in her youth and the secret that has driven her into a life of paranoid victimhood. And with those years comes unexpected caring to rival that for his own sickly mother.

Though at times precious, Bennett’s sly script masks that deeply sentimental core with comic edge and a writer’s willful, mercenary remove. The pleasure isn’t in the meandering story but in Bennett’s endlessly inventive prose and the percolating performances, especially the latest astringently lovable turn by international treasure Smith.

Bennett deals frankly with the cruel, physical and social indignities of age and the ageless struggle of self-definition, as challenged by society. To the world, “Mary” is but a decrepit, homeless, smelly nuisance. Bennett, nearly as suspect, is a homosexual playwright to be heard and not seen. Still, these two tacitly agree to each other, in an unlikely but extant truce, a nurturing understanding between two artists.

Rated Rated PG-13 for a brief unsettling image. One hour, 44 minutes.

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Q HIGHLIGHT ‘THE MOUNTAINTOP’ Pear Theatre will present the two-person, Olivier Award-winning play “The Mountaintop,” which re-imagines the last night of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life in Memphis in April 1968.

Michael Wayne Rice and Nathalie Autumn Bennett star in the production.

Jan. 14-31, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. $10-$35. Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View. Call 650-254-1148. www.thepear.org

ART GALLERIES ‘Bugs and Blooms’ Caffe Romanza, located on the second floor of Books Inc., will have on display the macro photographs of Heidi Baikie during the month of February. The fine art digital prints will feature insects and flowers. On Feb. 4, 5-7 p.m., there will be a reception with the artist. Feb. 1-29, Sunday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Free.

Caffe Romanza, 301 Castro St., Mountain View. picturemesmiling.blogspot.com ‘Photographic Impressions’ Highlighting form, space and color, this exhibit of photography

by Dave Massolo shares works that present landscapes and other subjects from a unique and tranquil perspective. Jan. 5-31, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Free. Gallery 9, 143 Main St., Los Altos. Call 650-948-2961. gallery9losaltos.com ‘Red’ Gallery 9 will present works in different media by member artists, focusing on the symbolic meaning of the color red (particularly love) to celebrate Valentine’s Day. On Feb. 5, 5-8 p.m., there will be a reception with the artists.

Feb. 2-28, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Free. Gallery 9, 143 Main St., Los Altos. Call 650-948-2961. gallery9losaltos. com ‘Small Works’ Viewpoints Gallery is hosting an exhibit called “Small Works,” in which 16 local artists present their oil and watercolor paintings, pastels, mixed-media work, jewelry and ceramics.

On each Saturday throughout the month, gallery artists will give demonstrations. Visit the website for more info. Jan. 1-30, Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.

Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State St., Los Altos. www. viewpointsgallery.com Oil paintings by Diana Jaye This Viewpoints Gallery exhibition will show off the virtuosic work of plein art artist Diana Jaye, including paintings of landscapes, cottages and clothed figures. On Feb. 6, 3-5 p.m., there will be a reception with the artist. Feb. 1-27, MondaySaturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Free. Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State St., Los Altos. www.viewpointsgallery.com

AUDITIONS El Camino Youth Symphony 2016-17 Auditions El Camino Youth Symphony is holding auditions for its 2016-2017 Season. The organization has six orchestras ranging from the entry-level orchestra Chamber Players to the prestigious Senior Symphony, as well as other chamber music opportunities. Applications are due by Feb. 28, and auditions will be held in March and April. Until Feb. 28. $25 audition fee.

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BENEFITS/FUNDRAISERS 2016 OFJCC Annual Benefit The Oshman Family JCC’s annual benefit event will include a performance by Grammy-winning singersongwriter Marc Cohn. The event supports the center’s educational, cultural and social programs.

Feb. 6, 6-10 p.m. $275. Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www.paloaltojcc.org AIWF Crabfest The NorCal chapter of the American Institute of Wine & Food will hold its annual fundraiser event with an all-you-can-eat seafood boil and wine tasting. The organization supports students pursuing culinary and wine careers. Attendees must be age 21 or older. Jan. 30, 5-9 p.m. $65. Historic Adobe Building, 157 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View. Call 502-456-1851 ext. 3. aiwfcrabfeed.eventbrite.com

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Cash for College Workshop At this Foothill College event, current and future college students (and parents) can receive line-by-line assistance in completing financial aid applications. Feb. 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; $3 parking. Foothill College, Building 8100, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-7710. www.foothill.edu/aid/ Hatha Yoga Thursday Evenings Led by Patricia Joy Becker, these classes focus on proper

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alignment to balance the body. Each session offers a new sequence of poses that stretch and strengthen different body areas. Breathing practices and short meditations are often included. Thursdays, ongoing, 7:15-8:30 p.m. $10 new student (see website for pricing). Yoga is Youthfulness, 590 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-285-1867. yourhealthandjoy.com LinkAges TimeBank orientation This event will introduce community members to linkAges TimeBank, a neighborhood serviceexchange network that facilitates community involvement. Participants are matched with the skills, talents and needs of those who live nearby — allowing neighbors to help each other and share interests. Feb. 9, 1-2 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6882. timebank.linkages.org Midpeninsula Media Center Orientation The Midpeninsula Media Center will offer orientation sessions, where community members can learn the basics about the public access TV channel and its available resources.

Information will be shared about opportunities to produce programming, and there will be a studio tour and time for questions. First and third Thursdays of the month, Jan. 7-Feb. 18, 6-7 p.m. Free. Midpeninsula Media Center, 900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-494-8686. www.midpenmedia.org Personal Technology Tutors Tech-savvy volunteers from LinkAges will be available for one-hour sessions offering free, personalized assistance with technology. They can teach community members how to communicate with family and friends through Skype or FaceTime; the basics of using a laptop, tablet or smartphone; and how to download e-books and e-audiobooks using the library’s applications. Feb. 2, 4-7 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. mountainview.gov/librarycalendar Sew Sew with FabMo: Heart-shaped pins Volunteers from FabMo will teach participants in this workshop how to make their own embellished felt heart broach for Valentine’s Day. The free event is for beginner adults. All supplies will be provided. Feb. 2, 6:30-8 p.m.

Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6337. goo.gl/ PjmxV0

WILPF’s 2016 Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee, who are on a West Coast tour in support of the proposed federal legislation H.R. 1976 (Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act). Feb. 4, 7-9 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library, Orchard Room, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. Call 650-326-1235.

Silicon Valley Italian Festival This festival will aim to promote Italian culture in Silicon Valley by sharing the country’s culture and history through an exhibition, movies, a market, speakers, food, cooking lessons and children’s activities. Jan. 31, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Free admission.

Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www.siliconvalleyitalianfestival.com

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‘Beyond Space and Time’ The Oshman Family JCC has on display an exhibit of work

by Chagit Ofir, a Bay Area-based artist who is inspired by her daily experience, family and friends, and Israeli history. Born in Israel, Ofir mainly works in the medium of oil painting, but she has recently branched out into sculpture. Dec. 7-March 21, regular facility hours. Free. Goldman Sports & Wellness Complex and Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. paloaltojcc. org/Events/beyond-space-and-time-by-chagit-ofir ‘Fur, Fins and Feathers’ This annual art exhibit will showcase the work of students and faculty from the Community School of Music and Arts’ Art4Schools Program. Over 500 pieces of artwork from more than 20 local elementary schools will be on display. On Feb. 2, 3-6 p.m., there will be a reception. Monday-Friday, Feb. 2-26, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Mountain View City Hall Rotunda, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. www. arts4all.org/study/cityshow.htm ‘Inside Each Moment’ This Community School for Music and Arts (CSMA) exhibition will feature paintings by artist, musician and CSMA faculty member Claude Ferguson. On Feb. 26, 6-8:30 p.m., there will be a reception with a musical performance by the Parhelion Ensemble.

Monday-Saturday, Feb. 5-March 20, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Free. Community School of Music and Arts, Mohr Gallery, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. www.arts4all.org/attend/mohrgallery.htm

California Native Plant Society: Members’ Night Slide Show In this annual tradition, members of the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the California Native Plant Society will share photos taken during 2015 of notable plants and places they visited. Those interested in participating should visit the website for more info. Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library, Program Room, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. www.cnps-scv.org ESL Conversation Club in Mountain View This Mountain View Public Library club for those learning or improving their spoken English provides practice opportunities with casual conversation and friendly company. All levels are welcome. No registration is required.

Wednesdays, year-round, 5-6 p.m. Free.

Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. mountainview.gov/librarycalendar Reading India Book Club The Reading India Book Club will hold its inaugural meeting to discuss “Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity” by Katharine Boo. The group will use books as a springboard to explore Indian culture, society and politics. Those interested should register on the website. Feb. 2, 7-10 p.m. Free. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. www.meetup.com/ Reading-India/events/227681450/

COMMUNITY EVENTS Nuclear Free Future public meeting Sponsored by the local Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom (WILPF) branches, this public meeting will feature the co-chairs of

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CONCERTS Noa and Gil Dor in concert International recording artist Noa — known in Israel by her given name, Achinoam Nini — will perform with longtime collaborating musician Gil Dor. Feb. 10, 8-10 p.m. $60 general; $55 member, J-Pass holder. Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www.paloaltojcc.org

DANCE Bayer Ballet Academy Boys Program Bayer Ballet Academy in Mountain View is launching a new boys program, where students can take advantage of specialized boys-only classes with instructor Ivan Goliadin. Classes are held four days a week and are open to ages 8 to 18. Call the school to register for a free trial class.

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Jan. 4-June 11. See website for pricing. Bayer Ballet Academy, 2028 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View. Call 650-988-9971. www. bayerballetacademy.com Choreo-Cubator Composed of four sessions, the Choreo-Cubator program will give dancers an opportunity to create new pieces. Classes will provide a supportive environment for dancers to experiment, exchange ideas and polish works in progress. All dance styles are welcome. On Feb. 28, there will be a showcase for colleagues and the public. Feb. 4, 11, 23 and 25, 6-7:15 p.m. $60. Mountain View Masonic Center, 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 650-969-4110. www. livelyfoundation.org/wordpress/?=cat2

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FAMILY AND KIDS St. Timothy’s Preschool Open House St. Timothy’s Preschool will hold an open house event, sharing information about its morning, mixed-age classes for 3- and 4-year-olds.

Families can choose to enroll for two to five days

‘Death of a Salesman’ Palo Alto Players will stage the acclaimed 1949 drama by Arthur Miller, “Death of a Salesman,” which follows traveling salesman Willy Loman as he chases the American Dream and grapples with failing hopes for his family’s future. Gunn High School educator Kristen Lo will direct the production. Jan. 15-31, 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 650-329-0891. www.paplayers.org a week, and there are also morning classes for 1- and 2-year-olds. Jan. 30, 9 a.m.-noon. Free.

St. Timothy’s Preschool, 2094 Grant Road, Mountain View. Call 650-967-4724. www. sttimothyspreschool.org

HEALTH Pilates Cardiocamp in Los Altos Pilates Cardiocamp morning fitness classes aim to help students develop better posture, a stronger back and a firmer body while reducing body fat.

Visit the website for specific class prices. Yearround, Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. (Christ Episcopal); Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m.

(Marti’s). $12-$25 per class. Christ Episcopal Church, 1040 Border Road, and Marti’s Dance Studio, 1140 Riverside Drive, Los Altos. Call 866339-4438. pilatescardiocamp.com

ON STAGE ‘Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin’ TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will kick off the New Year with the regional premiere of a new work by performer and playwright Hershey Felder, in which he inhabits the persona and story of “America’s Composer,” Irving Berlin. See the website for specific times, dates and pricing. Tuesday-Sunday, Jan. 13-Feb. 14. $25-$74. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. www.theatreworks.org ‘Middletown’ Los Altos Stage Company’s first production of the year will be “Middletown,” a modern-day take on Thornton Wilder’s classic “Our Town” that offers an offbeat exploration of life’s beauty and difficulties. There will be no shows on Feb. 7 and 10. Jan. 28-Feb. 21, Wednesday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. $30 adult; $18 student (under age 18 or with ID). Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Call 650-941-0551. www.losaltosstage.org Jewish Women’s Theatre: ‘Temptation’ Jewish Women’s Theatre will give a performance called “Temptation,” exploring the secrets of Jewish women and the seductiveness of temptation. Feb. 1, 7:30-9 p.m. $25 general; $20 member, student, J-Pass holder; $30 at the door.

Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www.paloaltojcc.org

SENIORS Learn to play Pickleball Held next to the tennis courts at Rengstorff Park, this event will teach seniors how to play pickleball, a growing sport in the U.S that is easy on the joints. All equipment will be provided; participants should wear court shoes. Wednesdays, Dec. 9-March 30, 1-3 p.m. Free (donations accepted). Rengstorff Park, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-254-1041. www.usapa.org

Social Security Updates Representatives from the Social Security Administration will visit the Mountain View Senior Center to discuss the ins and outs of Social Security, as well as updates for 2016. Feb. 4, 1-2 p.m. Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View.

Call 650-903-6330. mountainview.gov/seniors Technology for Seniors Community volunteers and linkAges TimeBank members will join forces to answer seniors’ questions about social media, email, cellphones and other topics. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are preferred. Visit the website to reserve a free one-hour appointment. Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Free. Los Altos Hills Town Hall, Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650934-3556. goo.gl/srm0HR

LECTURES & TALKS ‘Innumerable Globes Like This One’ Dr. Tori Hoehler from NASA will give a free illustrated non-technical talk on “Innumerable Globes Like This One: Searching for Life Beyond our Solar System,” as part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series at Foothill College. Feb. 3, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Smithwick Theater, Los Altos Hills. www.foothill. edu/news/newsfmt.php?sr=2&rec_id=4182 Ann Wein on modeling natural disasters Anne Wein, operations research analyst with the U.S. Geological Survey, will summarize the methodologies used in modeling natural disasters, describe findings from recently studied scenarios (ShakeOut, ARkStorm and HayWired) and note how these studies can be used to mitigate or plan for natural disasters.

The event is part of the Technology and Society Committee Luncheon Forum series. Feb. 10, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. $12 lunch. Hangen Szechuan Restaurant, 134 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-969-7215. tian.greens.org/TASC.shtml Authors Rick and Wendy Walleigh on ‘From Silicon Valley to Swaziland’ Rick and Wendy Walleigh will talk about their nonfiction book “From Silicon Valley to Swaziland: How One Couple Found Purpose and Adventure in an Encore Career” and share their experience of leaving long careers in Silicon Valley to move to Africa. Feb. 3, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6882. mountainview.gov/ librarycalendar She’s Geeky Bay Area 2016 A two-day networking conference, She’s Geeky Bay Area 2016 will provide opportunities for women in science, technology, engineering and math to ‘geek out’ together and make connections. Jan. 29 and 30, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $140 two days; one-day, student and daughter rates available.

Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. www.shesgeeky.org

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Christina Conti Private Piano Instruction Lessons in your home. Bachelor of Music. 650/493-6950

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Jobs 500 Help Wanted Associate Digital Editor Embarcadero Media is looking for a talented writer/editor to help our digital media team develop and implement new initiatives to reach the growing number of young people living, working and playing in the region.

Our ideal candidate is a social media wizard and a witty and sassy writer capable of entertaining readers with an irreverent and snappy style.

You love food and drink, outdoor recreation and care about the arts and social issues. You also believe that serious journalism can be fun for readers.

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You will be joining an innovative media company that put the first complete U.S. newspaper online more than 20 years ago and regularly wins awards for its news and opinion, and continues to grow and invest in local journalism. We are a teamoriented group that values feedback and collaboration and holds ourselves to high standards.

The job is full-time with benefits in our Palo Alto office, located just two blocks from the California Ave. train station.

You should have a degree in marketing, journalism, communication, digital media or related field and work experience involving social media and/or reporting. Strong preference for applicants very familiar with the Palo Alto area.

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Engineering Medallia, Inc. is seeking the following positions for their Palo Alto office: Customer Solutions Manager: Analyze problems, user requirements and procedures to improve existing software.

Senior Product Manager: Create Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products that address business needs. Requires 25% domestic travel.

Information Security Engineer: Identify security risks to global infrastructure, design scalable solutions.

Manager, Text Analytics and Social Media: Identify and analyze customer behavior trends in extensive and qualitative data.

Corporate Counsel (Technology Transactions): Negotiate enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) transactions.

Senior Software Engineer: Architect, design, and develop SaaS Enterprise Feedback Management platform.

To apply, mail resumes and ref. job title to A. Zwerling, Medallia, Inc. 395 Page Mill Road, Suite 100, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Multiple positions available. Background checks required.

Engineering Adaptive Planning, Inc. (now known as Adaptive Insights, Inc.) in Palo Alto, CA seeks the following positions: Senior Software Engineer.

Responsible for working on all aspects of Adaptive Planning SaaS web based application. Job Code: PA-SSE-003.

Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer. Responsible for developing and executing test plans for Adaptive Insights’ software applications. Job Code: PA-SSQA-001.

TO APPLY: submit resume to jobs@adaptiveinsights.com. MUST reference Job Code when applying to ensure consideration for the proper position. EOE.

Research HP Inc., is accepting resumes for the position of Research Engineer in Palo Alto, CA (Ref. # HPPALERGD1).

Initiate investigations, design, develop, execute and implement of scientific research projects. Mail resume to HP Inc., c/o Andrew Bergoine, 11445 Compaq Center Drive W., Houston, TX 77070. Resume must include Ref. #, full name, email address and mailing address. No phone calls. Must be legally authorized to work in U.S. without sponsorship. EOE.

Senior Project Engineer (Menlo Park, CA) Conduct product safety testing/eval for compliance w/ NA stds. Req. Masters in rltd engg field (or for. equiv.deg.) and 2 yrs exp in safety testing of rltd prod and rltd skills or Bach in stated field & 4 yrs stated exp. Send resume to S. Barnes, Intertek Testing Services, 10420 Wateridge Cir., San Diego, CA 92121.

Technical Informatica LLC is accepting resumes for the following position in Redwood City, CA: Senior Consultant (RCSAS): Work either independently or with a team of Informatica and/or Business Partner consultants. Position may include travel to various, unanticipated locations.

Telecommuting permitted.

Please mail resumes with job title and reference Job Code # to Informatica LLC, ATTN: Global Mobility, 2100 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94063. No phone calls please. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. EOE. Technology Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company is accepting resumes for the position of Presales Technical Consultant, Systems in Palo Alto, CA (Ref. #HPECPALEBAM1). Define, develop and support sales process for technology and solutions with account teams. Engage in account transactions based on technical expertise required in specific deals/ programs leveraging specialized knowledge base across multiple accounts.

Extensive travel required. Mail resume to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, 5400 Legacy Drive, MS H1-2F-25, Plano, TX 75024. Resume must include Ref. #, full name, email address and mailing address. No phone calls. Must be legally authorized to work in U.S. without sponsorship. EOE. To place a Classified ad in The Mountain View Voice call 326-8216 or visit us at fogster.com

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Good refs. “Serving Entire Bay Area.”

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A NOTICE TO READERS: It is illegal for an unlicensed person to perform contracting work on any project valued at $500.00 or more in labor and materials. State law also requires that contractors include their license numbers on all advertising. Check your contractor’s status at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB (2752). Unlicensed persons taking jobs that total less than $500.00 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

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805 Homes for Rent Menlo Park - $5,000.00 Palo Alto - $5,500 Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $4350/mo Portola Valley - $5,200.00 Redwood City (emerald Hills), 4 BR/3.5 BA - $5500 Redwood City, 3 BR/2 BA - $4,500.00

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• The Mountain View Voice is adjudicated to publish in the County of Santa Clara.

• Our adjudication includes the Mid-Peninsula communities of Palo Alto, Stanford, Los Altos and Mountain View.

• The Mountain View Voice publishes every Friday.

Deadline: 5 p.m. the previous Friday To assist you with your legal advertising needs call Alicia Santillan (650) 223-6578 E-mail: asantillan@paweekly.com Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q January 29, 2016

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4 homes on 30 acres Vacation where you live in Nevada City!!

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850 Acreage/Lots/ Storage Great Investment Opportunity ! $330,000

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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement PAUL LIBENSON CONSULTING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 612772 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Paul Libenson Consulting, located at 672 Chiquita Ave., Apt. 1, Mountain View, CA 94041, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): PAUL LIBENSON 672 Chiquita Ave., Apt. 1 Mountain View, CA 94041 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/02/2016.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 7, 2016.

(MVV Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2016) SONG PA KOREAN CUISINE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 613188 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Song Pa Korean Cuisine, located at 841 Villa St., Mountain View, CA 94041, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): SUNG MI LEE 22 Terra Vista Ave. #G21 San Francisco, CA 94115 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/20/2016.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 21, 2016.

(MVV Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2016) The Mountain View Voice publishes every Friday. The Deadline to advertise in the Voice Public Notices is: 5 p.m. the previous Friday. Call Alicia Santillan at (650) 223-6578 for more information

This home epitomizes the 4 rules of buying in today’s real real market …

LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! and WALKABILITY!

576 Sierra Avenue Mountain View A true Downtown Mountain View CHARMER on an idyllic street just 2 blocks to Castro Street! With gleaming hardwood floors, 2 updated bathrooms, a spacious 2 car garage, 2 bedrooms in the main house PLUS a bonus Office/Artist Studio, this is definitely worth dodging raindrops for!

Enjoy the quaint feel & lovely character of this move-in-ready home as it is or build your own! Perfectly situated within a few blocks of parks, Steven’s Creek Trail, CalTrain/LightRail, the library, Performing Arts Center & all that downtown has to offer, This home is a commuter’s dream at ~ 3 miles to Google/Microsoft/ LinkedIN & a reverse commute to Apple!

Listed at $1,475,000

Open House Hours Friday 1/29, 9:30–5:00 Sat/Sun 1/30 and 1/31, 11:00–5:00

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Landlord won’t consider widow’s inheritance as income Edited by Anky van Deursen

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I am a widow who inherited a significant sum when my husband died, a result of the sale of our house and life insurance. I need to move and I decided to rent rather than buy a new house. I found a lovely apartment and submitted an application, but the rental agent rejected it out of hand, saying that I have no evidence of regular income. This is true, because I don’t

need to work thanks to the inheritance, and I am too young to receive Social Security or pension benefits. I have sufficient money in the bank Anky van and my investment Deursen accounts to pay any reasonable rent for a number of years, but when I explained my finances to the rental agent, he insisted that I must have proof of cur-

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Under California Fair Housing laws, it is illegal for a housing provider to refuse to rent to an applicant because of the source of the applicant’s income, so long as the rental applicant can prove financial ability to pay the rent. Here, the rental agent’s rejection of your rental because you do not have current employment income appears to violate these laws.

This law is intended to protect people who are retired, disabled, or living on government benefits from being discriminated against because their income comes from sources other than a job. The alternative income source has to be reliable, however, and the amount of the income still must meet the landlord’s minimum income standards.

To increase your chances of obtaining

a rental, you may consider offering to show a prospective landlord your credit report, bank statements, government benefit stubs or other income verification, prior rental references, or offer to pay the maximum security deposit allowable by law. If you are still refused a rental based on your lack of current employment income, you have the option of contacting a fair housing agency to ask for an investigation, or you may file a housing discrimination complaint with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.

Project Sentinel provides landlord-tenant dispute resolution and fair-housing services in Northern California, including rental housing mediation programs in Mountain View, Los Altos and Palo Alto. Call 650-856-4062 for dispute resolution or 650-321-6291 for fair housing, email info@housing.org or visit housing.org.

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120 SLEEPER AVE MOUNTAIN VIEW LI STED AT $2,295,000 4 2.5 3,047 SF 7,042 SF LOT SPACIOUS TWO STORY HOME IN DESIRABLE WAVERLY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD Situated a short distance from Cuesta Park, the Stevens Creek Trail, and El Camino Hospital, this two-level home has a flowing and open floor plan with all four bedrooms on the upper level along with a private balcony area. The living, dining, and kitchen areas feature hardwood flooring, and the formal living room has soaring ceilings with a contemporary mantled fireplace. The kitchen with the adjoining family room opens up to French doors leading to the manicured backyard, and is perfect for entertaining.

The master bathroom was recently remodeled with contemporary shaker style stained cabinetry, luxury soaker tub, and frameless glass tiled shower. Schools include the award winning Huff Elementary (API 941), Graham Middle School, and Mountain View High School (enrollment availability to be confirmed by buyer).

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• HOA dues of $217 which includes 2 Pools, Spa, Club House, 2 Parks, Kid’s Playground and BBQ Area

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505 CYPRESS POINT DRIVE #291, MOUNTAIN VIEW 2 spacious bedrooms 1 updated bathroom w/ new tub, tile floor, new enclosure Updated kitchen with granite counters Bright living room looking out onto the pool area New laminate floors throughout & freshly painted End unit close to tennis courts Walking distance to downtown Mountain View & Caltrain Station

OFFERED AT $699,000

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The people at The Troyer Group were awesome to work with offering great strategic advice as well as practical logistics. Everyone is very experienced and professional.

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SAN MATEO COUNTY $3,777,000 Rare 38 acres with awesome knoll top views! Vineyards, corporate retreat, horses!

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MENLO PARK $1,698,000 3 BR 2.5 BA Coming soon: Rare stunning Menlo Heights End Unit townhouse w/attached 2car garage!

Jan Strohecker CalBRE #00620365 650.325.6161

MOUNTAIN VIEW Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,599,000 1520 Todd St 3 BR 2 BA Lovely St. Francis Acres Home with Los Altos schools!

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CUPERTINO Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,499,000 22475 Rancho Deep Cliff Dr 2 BR 2 BA Enjoy the privacy and convenience of living in this much sought-after gated community.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW Sat/Sun 11 - 5 $1,475,000 576 Sierra Ave 2 BR 1.5 BA A true Downtown Mountain View CHARMER on an idyllic st just 2 blocks from Castro St! Kim Copher CalBRE #01423875 650.941.7040

MOUNTAIN VIEW Sat/Sun 11:30 - 4:30 $1,450,000 1135 Solana Dr 3 BR 1 BA Great Mountain View location and neighborhood. Light and bright three bedroom home.

Linda Takagi CalBRE #01280638 650.941.7040

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SAN JOSE (WILLOW GLEN)Sat/Sun 12:30 - 4:30 $1,288,000 1570 Carmel Dr 4 BR 3 BA Located in desirable Willow Glen.

Refinished hardwood flrs; gourmet Chef’s kit & much more Shelly Potvin CalBRE #01236885 650.941.7040

SOUTH PALO ALTO Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,136,000 2452 W Bayshore Rd 7 3 BR 2 BA 3BR 2BA PA condo in excellent condition! Great Location. 2.9 Miles to Stanford University.

Smitha Aiyar CalBRE #01892410 650.325.6161

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SUNNYVALE $998,888 4 BR 3 BA Elegant & spacious 4 bedroom 3 bath end unit in highly sought after Danbury Place.

Djuna Woods CalBRE #01442831 650.325.6161

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