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Alta View Animal Hospital owner faces new state charges COMPLAINT ALLEGES 86 VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING INHUMANE TREATMENT By Mark Noack

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A drinking fountain’s water exceeded the limits for lead at Theuerkauf Elementary and was taped off.

Elevated lead levels found in Theuerkauf water By Kevin Forestieri

water fountain at Theuerkauf Elementary is blocked off after tests by the city of Mountain View revealed lead concentrations in the water far exceeding levels known to be harmful to

children, according to district officials. The results of the tests, which the city conducted at nearly all of the Mountain View Whisman School District campuses last fall shows that one of the drinking fountains at Theuerkauf had lead levels at 17 parts per billion.

The results exceed the so-called “action” limit of 15 parts per billion established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that requires the school district to control pipe corrosion and inform the public of how to

eterinarian Tejpaul Ghumman, who owns Alta View Animal Hospital in Mountain View, is facing the possible revocation of his license and the closure of his clinic by state regulators. Ghumman was already on probation from the California Veterinary Medical Board (VMB) due to disciplinary action taken against him in 2014. The board, which licenses and disciplines veterinarians, recently released a new complaint that alleges 86 violations of the law by Ghumman, involving nearly two dozen cases over almost 10 years. Fourteen of these cases prompting disciplinary action occurred after Ghumman had already been placed on probation. The action was filed on Jan. 19

by the state Attorney General, who handles serious disciplinary cases seeking the revocation of licenses on behalf of the VMB. The 63-page complaint, called an “accusation,” alleges that Ghumman and Alta View were negligent in their care of animals and engaged in unprofessional conduct that includes: failure to provide humane treatment; false advertising; acting as a pharmacy by compounding drugs; negligence and incompetence in administering medication; and numerous record-keeping violations. The details are spelled out as “causes for discipline” in 22 cases, including one in which a 13-year-old dog died and several others in which the complaint charges that puppies weren’t given any pain medication during or after surgery. See VET CLINIC, page 6

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Children from after-school program reportedly molested by volunteer POLICE ARREST BOARD MEMBER OF SANYU LEARNING CENTER By Kevin Forestieri

olice arrested a 26-yearold Cupertino man Saturday following multiple reports that he allegedly molested children who attend an after-school Chinese language program in Mountain View. Yizhuang “John” Liu, a board

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touched at least two children attending the after-school program, according to Mountain View police. The first report came from a parent on Friday, Feb. 2, who told police that Liu had inappropriately touched their son over the course of several See MOLEST, page 10

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The dog Lena died during treatment at Alta View Animal Hospital. The case is detailed in the complaint released by the California Veterinary Medical Board.

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CITY POLLING ON TAX MEASURES In the coming days, Mountain View officials will begin testing the waters to see how voters feel about a trio of new taxes being considered for the November ballot. At a Feb. 6 meeting, a City Council subcommittee approved plans to begin polling on a series of ideas to boost the city’s revenues. These proposals include a tax on future marijuana sales in Mountain View as well as an increase to the transient occupancy tax on local hotel guests. City officials are also considering a tax on large employers, which would essentially charge companies a per-employee fee. These revenues would likely be earmarked for local transportation improvements, although it remains unclear if the city will put restrictive wording in the ballot measures so that revenues could be used only for that purpose. At the Tuesday meeting, the council subcommittee agreed to pay the firm Fairbanks, Maslin, Maullin and Associates up to $30,000 to conduct polling. About 500 voters in Mountain View See COMMUNITY BRIEF3, page 9

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A 3D model hand was made using a Pegasus Tough 3D printer at the new Makerspace at Foothill College’s Krause Center for Innovation. The community college is looking to merge maker culture with its more traditional trade skills curriculum.

Foothill tinkers with new Makerspace NEW WORKSHOP SEEKS TO MERGE CLASSROOM WITH MAKER CULTURE By Mark Noack

he Peninsula’s maker community — a scrappy crowd of amateur engineers, artists and craftsmen — might feel like refugees scrambling for a new home. For years, many makers have relied on Techshop, a popular membership workspace that provided a suite of industrial laser cutters, lathes and other expensive gear. The shop had everything you might need to launch a manufacturing start-up, or to just print out some spare Lego pieces.

But then came the bad news: In November, Techshop abruptly declared bankruptcy and closed all of its locations, including its workspaces in San Jose, Redwood City and San Francisco. Since then, many Techshop “orphans” have been yearning for some new workshop to fill the void. For these lost souls, Elisabeth Sylvan is rolling out the welcome mat. Sylvan, a former vice president at the San Jose Tech Museum, is now Foothill College’s “Maker in Residence.” In that role, she is spearheading the college’s new push to

merge maker culture with the classroom. Recently the community college launched its first Makerspace, which seeks to bring together maker culture’s do-it-yourself gumption with the college’s traditional trade skills and instruction. “Maker culture is becoming a big part of formal and informal education, “ Sylvan said. “A community college has always served a diversity of learners, and maker spaces support a diversity of learning styles.” See FOOTHILL, page 10

ountain View-Los Altos wing to both the Mountain View High School District and Los Altos campuses, which board members unani- would result in more than a dozen mously agreed Monday night to new classrooms at each site. The place a $295 million bond mea- master plan also set aside close sure on the June ballot this year, to $30 million for future enrollwhich would be used to finance ment growth, which is expected ambitious plans to improve both to finance as many as 20 new high school campuses and pre- classrooms. District officials say pare for major enrollment growth. the reserved funding may not be needed, and The resoluwon’t be spent tion to put the if enrollment measure on the ‘We face projections June 5 ballot significant campus turn out to be argues that the overblown. facility upgrades overcrowding.’ The master are needed, at plan also calls a bare miniSUPERINTENDENT JEFF HARDING for expanding mum, to deal and upgrading with projected enrollment growth of about 500 non-classroom facilities to support students over the next few years. the growing student body, includNew classroom space is needed ing more space for administrative at both Mountain View and Los and counseling services, modernAltos high schools to prevent ized libraries and improved cafeteria and food services. About $7.8 overcrowding. But a statement released Tuesday million is earmarked to enlarge the by the school district warns that 24 classrooms at Mountain View “high-density housing projects High that are undersized, some in the North Bayshore and East of which do not meet the requireWhisman areas” are forecast to add ments to even be considered a as many as 1,000 more students to classroom under the California the district, making the construc- Department of Education. The bond measure will require tion money all the more important. “Our high schools rank 55 percent of the vote to pass, and amongst the best in the state and will not exceed a tax rate of $30 the nation, yet years of sustained per $100,000 of assessed value for enrollment growth mean we face property owners in the district. Under Proposition 39, the 55 significant campus overcrowding,” Superintendent Jeff Hard- percent vote requirement only applies to bond measures that are ing said in the statement. The district’s master plan, which spent solely on constructing and will act as the blueprint for spend- improving school facilities and ing the bond money, calls for adding a new, two-story classroom See MVLA BOND, page 6

Better classrooms on the way for special ed students CONSTRUCTION PLANS INCLUDE LARGER FACILITIES FOR ‘MEDICALLY FRAGILE’ STUDENTS By Kevin Forestieri

ountain View Whisman School District officials are doubling down on a commitment to build better facilities for the high-need students, announcing plans last week to construct a specialized classroom at Landels Elementary for children with significant physical disabilities. On any given day this year,

the school district will be in the midst of renovating, demolishing and constructing classrooms on five to eight of its campuses, using the building boom as an opportunity to anchor special education classrooms at Bubb, Huff and Landels elementary schools. For years, special education students have struggled with being moved from campus to campus, depending on space available, and families have

long fought for a permanent home for so-called Special Day classes. The school district is planning to convert the multipurpose room at Landels Elementary into a large specialized classroom for students with multiple disabilities, particularly those with physical and orthopedic impairments that require more accommodations. Gary Johnson, the district’s special education director,

described these students as medically fragile and in need of a double-sized room for both classroom activities as well as therapy services. “It’s primarily for the space,” Johnson told the Voice on Monday. “It has to serve two dual functions — you have to have instruction and academic work out of the way of the therapy.” At the Feb. 1 school board meeting, Johnson said that teachers and staff are making

do with a smaller, makeshift facility at Theuerkauf, but it can be a logistical challenge. The classroom has a teacher, two instructional assistants and, throughout the week, sees visits from speech and occupational therapists, vision specialists and adaptive physical education specialists, among others, he said. These high-needs students See SPECIAL ED, page 10

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Ghumman and his attorney did not respond to requests for comment by the Voice’s press deadline. One of the cases scrutinized by state regulators involved a 13-year-old dog named Lena that was brought to the clinic last March with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea. Among the violations alleged in the complaint were administering drugs at much higher than recommended doses and that hadn’t been on the market for years or that were contraindicated, and performing unauthorized tests. One of the drugs, Metacam, was given at a dose eight to 16 times higher than recommended for a dog of Lena’s weight, according to the complaint. The filing also states that Ghumman did not perform CPR when Lena’s condition became critical, and that the dog died shortly thereafter. The complaint noted that Ghumman’s records showed scant details of a physical examination, diagnosis, treatment plan or a disposition for Lena. It accused Ghumman of multiple counts of professional negligence, deception and unprofessional record-keeping related his treatment of Lena. A pattern of similar professional lapses show up in the other 21 cases investigated by VMB and detailed in its complaint. In nearly all the cases Ghumman is alleged to have failed to follow record-keeping standards, often neglecting to write out a diagnosis or give basic details from a physical exam. The accusation repeatedly alleged that he failed to specify details of the vaccinations or drugs he administered, or their quantities. In one instance, Ghumman failed to note the species of the animal he was treating, according to 6

Badea said she felt vindicated to see that government officials were pursuing BooBoo’s case, but that it was shocking to read so many other accounts of animals being harmed. “As you read this, you can just feel the people are totally heartbroken,” she said. Ghumman’s license was previously revoked by the Veterinary Medical Board in 2014, but in a settlement agreement, he was instead placed on probation for four years under certain conditions, including that he “obey all federal and state laws and regulations substantially related to the practice of veterinary medicine,” according to the filing. According to the settlement agreement signed by Ghumman, he admitted to numerous violations, including to falsifying records. The Jan. 19 complaint against Ghumman notes that the premises permit for Alta View expired on May 31, 2017, indicating that the facility is in violation for continuing to provide treatment past that date. Ghumman and his attorneys have 30 days to respond to the allegations. After that, the case will be adjudicated by the 13-member Veterinary Medical Board. The charges could result in a $5,000 penalty for any of the violations alleged, according to the complaint. Ghumman could also be ordered to pay the cost of the investigation and enforcement. Unless Ghumman and the Veterinary Board reach an agreement to settle the case, a hearing will be held before an Administrative Law Judge, who will then have 30 days to issue a proposed decision. This decision will go to the Veterinary Medical Board, which may accept, reject or modify it. A defendant can appeal the decision by petitioning to have it be reconsidered, but the board has discretion to decide whether to grant the reconsideration.

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the complaint. The accusations detailed in the filing show a pattern of alleged negligence in administering drugs. For example, cats were given antibiotics in dosages that exceeded recommended amounts, which risked causing blindness. Scheduling and dosage instructions for drugs were not followed, and Ghumman’s records showed he compounded or mixed drugs himself, which he was not authorized to do, according to the complaint. The VMB complaint alleges that on several occasions, Ghumman kept no record of giving animals pain medication before, during or after invasive medical procedures, which is required by law. These cases includes four instances when puppies from Copper’s Dream animal rescue in Sunnyvale were spayed or neutered, with no record of any pain medication being given. In the filing, Ghumman is alleged to have provided inhumane treatment in eight different cases. The complaint also points out the Alta View Animal Hospital was using forms and documents from the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), the accrediting body for U.S. veterinary clinics. But Alta View was not an AAHA member and was not accredited by the group, according to the vet board’s allegations, leading to the charges of false advertising. Some of the cases investigated were brought to the attention of the VMB through complaints filed by Alta View clients. Among them was the complaint filed by Irina Badea and Jim Frimmel, a Mountain View couple who spoke to the Voice last year and blamed Ghumman for the death of their dog, BooBoo. Eighteen other cases referenced in the complaint came about through a review by VMB officials of Alta View’s records.

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has surged, and Pulte has steadily notched up the asking price. The median price for a threebedroom house in Mountain View was about $1.24 million in March 2015, but that value has shot up to $1.62 million as of last year, according to the Trulia real estate website. One silver lining for Mountain View officials is the city’s 3 percent in-lieu fee for housing takes a cut of the sales price. That means the higher prices of these homes will contribute more money to the city’s fund that goes toward provide affordable housing.

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Newly built town houses going on sale in Mountain View’s South Whisman area are being snapped up by eager buyers — and often fetching prices about 50 percent higher than the developers expected. Call it the latest sign of Mountain View’s red-hot housing market. A new neighborhood of row houses originally expected to go for $1.15 million are now selling as high as $1.82 million, according to sales data from the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder’s

Office. The neighborhood — dubbed the Radius community — consists of 200 town houses built by the Atlanta-based developer Pulte Homes. So far, the company has put 126 houses on the market, all of which found buyers. Fifteen more houses are expected to go on sale every three weeks until all are sold. When the housing project was approved back in 2015, Pulte representatives said the homes would likely sell for around $1.15 million. Since then, the demand to own housing in Mountain View

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Police said an officer pointed a gun at him and officers on the scene called for help. Police said the suspect dropped the hammer and ran away but officers detained him. Police said the 60-year-old man suffered minor injuries in the chase and he was treated at the scene. Inside the RV, police allege they found methamphetamine, a substance that was possibly LSD, drug paraphernalia, and a substance packaged for sale. Officers said they found two cats inside the RV, which were taken to a Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority facility. Both men were arrested — the 35-year-old on suspicion of drug offenses and for allegedly using force to deter a peace officer, and the 60-year-old on suspicion of brandishing a weapon to prevent arrest among other offenses. Police said at least two officers suffered minor injuries but did not require medical care. —Bay City News Service

SEX WITH MINOR ARREST A Texas man was arrested and extradited to California last week after he allegedly exchanged inappropriate pictures with a minor and flew out to meet her in a Mountain View hotel late last year, according to Mountain View police. An investigation found that Gabriel Gonzalez, a 27-yearold living in Texas, had communicated with a 16-year-old Sunnyvale girl online over several months starting in July 2017. A police investigation reportedly found he was posing as a 17-year-old, and exchanged lewd pictures and videos with the victim, according to a statement released by the Mountain View Police Department. Gonzalez flew to San Jose on

buying or leasing property, and the school district must have citizen oversight and audits to keep watch on how the money is spent. The full list of projects under the master plan devotes more than $100 million to both of the high school campuses, and stakes out close to $15 million to build a new campus for Freestyle Academy, an alternative program for high school students focused on art, music and digital media. The program is currently housed in aging portables behind the district office, which district consultants say are well past their prime and ought to be scrapped. V

Dec. 28, where he met with the teen and took her to a Mountain View hotel before flying back to Texas on New Year’s Eve, police said. The victim’s parents later learned about the relationship and contacted Sunnyvale police. Mountain View officers flew out to Texas and, along with local law enforcement agencies including the Irving Police Department and the Texas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, were able to locate and arrest Gonzalez. He was taken to Santa Clara County Jail, where he faces several state and federal charges including distribution of illicit material, production of child pornography and sex with a minor, according to police. He is being held with bail set at $185,000. Other law enforcement agencies involved in the case include the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety and the FBI.

MOTORCYCLE OFFICER INJURED IN COLLISION A Mountain View police officer was injured in a collision on Central Expressway Monday afternoon, prompting lane closures on both eastbound lanes. The collision between the officer’s motorcycle and another vehicle reportedly occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 at Shoreline Boulevard, according to a statement by police. The motorcycle officer involved in the crash was taken to a local hospital, though the department is not releasing information on the extent of the injuries. The officer was the only person injured in the crash, police said. The driver involved in the collision cooperated with the accident investigation, and drugs and alcohol did not appear to be a factor, police said. —Kevin Forestieri

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City, county partner for first LGBTQ forum By Anna Krause

ountain View’s first LGBTQ listening forum took place Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Mountain View Senior Center, offering an opportunity for local government officials to hear about the challenges facing the community. The attendees listened to short speeches by Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian, county Office of LGBTQ Affairs director Maribel Martinez, and Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith about current initiatives to address

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avoid lead exposure. The fountain was immediately cordoned off with caution tape, district officials said, pending additional water tests. A subsequent test came back “negative” last month — with results showing 9.9 parts per billion — and the district expected results from a third water test on Feb. 8, according to district spokeswoman Shelly Hausman. “These results will help the district determine what the remediation steps are, possibly new pipes or fixtures,” she said. Water samples taken on Nov. 21 and tested by the firm Alpha Analytical Laboratories found that among 36 drinking water systems in the school district, 34 came back with results showing lead concentrations lower than 5 parts per billion, which is the threshold for reporting. In addition to the Theuerkauf fountain, Castro Elementary School’s cafeteria fountain had lead levels of 5.1 parts per billion, according to the reports. Huff Elementary School’s water samples were tested by the school’s water supplier, California Water Service, which found similar results among the five drinkable water sites on the campus — none of the samples contained lead above 5 parts per billion. The results came shortly after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law, AB 746, requiring testing of all drinkable water systems on school sites built before 2010. The law took effect at the beginning of the year, and gives school districts until July 1, 2019 to complete lead testing. The new law passed through the California State Legislature on the heels of reports that several San Diego schools had

needs of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) community in Mountain View. Among them is the Sheriff ’s office’s implementation of a progressive LGBTQ policy for correctional facilities. Smith described the policy as providing “guidelines for properly housing LGBTQ inmates, as well as making informed decisions regarding access to programs, services, toiletries, preferred clothing items and many other things within the facilities.” The Mountain View Human Relat ion s C om m i s sion

distributed an LGBTQ Needs and Assets Assessment Survey designed to identify which services and policies support the community, as well as which key gaps in services must be addressed. Attendees were then invited to break into groups to brainstorm and discuss specific needs of the community. Expressed frequently was a desire to address the needs of the most vulnerable members of the community, such as LGBTQ teenagers and the elderly. Rebecca O’Bryan, a community member who teaches

a self-defense class for LGBTQ teens in San Jose, said, “We all do this. You ignore homeless people, you walk past them because you don’t want to get asked for money and you don’t want to get hassled, so when you walk past them you do not make eye contact. Well, if you’re an LGBTQ teen, and you’re homeless and somebody is harassing you, nobody will help you because nobody will look at you.” O’Bryan gives graduates of her class personal alarms that she hopes will aid victims in harassment situations. Community members discussed

high levels of lead, copper and bacteria in the water supply. Despite the timing, a statement released by the district on Jan. 5 stated that the testing was a “proactive” measure to test water fountains for lead, and not triggered by the requirement to comply with the new state law. Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph told the Voice that major ongoing construction and modernization at several school sites made it the perfect time to check the water quality at the schools. “If we find an issue, this is one opportunity where we can really fix it,” Rudolph said. “Everybody agreed that this is really the right thing to do.” Although the Theuerkauf fountain with high levels of lead reportedly had been covered and water access shut off, the Voice found the fountain was completely uncovered Tuesday morning, and one of the two spigots had running water. Hausman said the caution tape was removed “due to staff error” and was covered up and is now fully inoperable.

want to err on the side of caution and keep all of our kids safe.” But the 15 parts per billion limit set by the EPA is not established as a safe threshold for drinking water, particularly for children. The consensus by the EPA and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is that there are no known safe levels of lead in water, in part because of the harmful effects of lead even in low concentrations and its ability to stay in the body for prolonged periods of time. Children are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of lead exposure, and low levels of lead in the blood can to lead to longterm impacts, including behavioral and learning problems, growth disorders, lower IQ and anemia. “A dose of lead that would have little effect on an adult can have a significant effect on a child,” according to the EPA website. “Low levels of exposure have been linked to damage to the central and peripheral nervous system, learning disabilities, shorter stature, impaired hearing, and impaired formation and function of blood cells.” Because lead can cause serious neurological problems even in lower concentrations in the blood, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment revised the state’s public health goal for drinking water to 0.2 parts per billion, a fraction of the threshold established by the EPA. A statement released by the American Academy of Pediatrics last year expressed frustration that the 15 parts per billion metric was being used as a measuring stick for health, providing only an “illusion of safety” when being used to gauge how

dangerous drinking water is for children. “The EPA’s action level of 15 parts per billion of lead in water, which is used to regulate water systems in the United States, is routinely (but erroneously) used as a health-based standard,” according to the statement. “It was not intended as a health-based standard, nor does it adequately protect children or pregnant women from adverse effects of lead exposure.” The Environmental Working Group, a national advocacy and research organization, has taken a similar stance, urging the federal government to enact a protective legal limit for lead in drinking water similar to limits on other contaminants, according to Olga Naidenko, a senior science advisor with the group. The EPA can also take a more aggressive stance in compelling water companies to replace aging pipes, which are largely to blame for lead contamination in water systems. EPA’s top administrator, Scott Pruitt, said in a statement Monday that he wants to kick off a campaign against lead contamination in drinking water supplies throughout the country, particularly childhood lead exposure. Though the announcement offered no specific plans, the statement called for updates to the nation’s water infrastructure. The announcement comes just months after Pruitt sought to delay new rules regulating lead levels in paint and dust. District officials are reviewing the requirements under AB 746 to see if the recent water tests conducted on behalf of the school district satisfy the requirements of the bill, Hausman said. Email Kevin Forestieri at kforestieri@mv-voice.com

Lead exposure in children The Jan. 5 statement describes the elevated lead levels in the Theuerkauf fountain as being “like a drop of water in a swimming pool; very low risk,” and that the fountain was closed during the winter break out of an abundance of caution. Rudolph said the district is doing a third test of the Theuerkauf fountain in order to make sure kids aren’t exposed to unsafe levels of lead. “We have one test that came back positive and one test that came back negative for unsafe levels, so we want to check it one more time,” he said. “We

a variety of options, including counseling for both families and students, awareness programs and even a center for the LGBTQ community in Mountain View. “Any dialogue is important, any awareness is important, because it might reach that one person who can make a change,” a Santa Clara County social worker said at the forum. Mountain View is the first of 10 stops on the Santa Clara County LGBTQ listening tour. Similar forums will be held throughout the county this year, with the final event planned in November. For more information about the Santa Clara County Office of LGBTQ Affairs visit tinyurl. com/scc18LGBTQ. Email Anna Krause at akrause@mv-voice.com V

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are expected to be contacted as part of the polling, which will likely begin in mid-February. —Mark Noack

PUBLIC MEETING CALLED TO DISCUSS CITY POT RULES Mountain View officials are trying to gauge public reaction to marijuana being allowed in town. Starting this month, the city is launching a community discussion and survey to gather public opinion on loosening local rules on recreational pot sales. In 2016, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 64, opening the floodgates for recreation marijuana to be sold in the state. But while pot is legal, Mountain View and many other cities have held off on allowing retailers to open up shops within their borders. Last month, city officials decided to allow commercial marijuana deliveries to be made to Mountain View, although they held back on sanctioning pot sellers to establish themselves within the city. These rules will be revisited later this year in order to provide time to study land-use rules and gather public input. City officials are also considering a potential ballot measure to tax marijuana sales that would go on the November ballot. The city is planning to discuss these cannabis regulations at the community outreach meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 15 at the Mountain View Council Chambers at 500 Castro Street. The city is also launching a community survey, which can be found at www.mountainview.gov/depts/comdev/planning/ activeprojects/ —Mark Noack

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The new Makerspace is located at Foothill’s Krause Center for Innovation, a circular building that stands out at the campus due to the massive observatory dome on the roof. Over recent months, the Krause Center’s bottom floor has been transformed from a computer lab into a makeshift workshop of 3-D printers, vinyl cutters and other equipment. It’s here where Sylvan plans to launch a series of new Foothill courses for students and teachers to learn about the latest gizmos for building arts and crafts. Like many community colleges, Foothill has entire departments devoted to teaching trade skills, such as woodworking, steel welding or elevator repair. Sylvan sees her workshop as complementing those programs by merging them with the latest technology and software tools. Three new courses are being planned for the Makerspace’s debut this quarter, including a software class for computerassisted laser cutting and an introductory course to showcase all the workshop’s gadgets. A third class is being tailored mainly for the Foothill faculty to help them incorporate the Makerspace into their curriculum. So far, Sylvan says she has given tutorials to about 30 Foothill instructors. Her computer-assisted manufacturing tools are already being used to automate steps of the Foothill’s woodworking and fine arts programs. Even the school’s biology

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months. A second family contacted police reporting that the same volunteer had inappropriately touched their child as well. An initial investigation by police revealed that Liu also allegedly communicated with potential victims on Discord, an online social media application, said police spokeswoman Katie Nelson. Mountain View officers arrested Liu early Saturday on charges that include six counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14, as well as two counts of lewd acts with a child by use of force, which is a felony that carries up to a 10-year prison sentence. Liu was also arrested on one count of continuous sexual assault over a period longer than three months, Nelson said. He was booked into Santa Clara County jail with bail initially set at $1 million. The Sanyu Learning Center 10

department has begun using her 3-D printers to create physical models of organic compounds. For those who just want access to tools, Foothill is offering a membership program similar to Techshop, at a cost of $160 per class quarter. Already, about a dozen former members of TechShop have signed on to the new Foothill workshop. The Foothill Makerspace admittedly isn’t a perfect substitute for Techshop. The school’s new workshop features a variety of 3-D printers, cutters and lathes, but it lacks some of the specialized gear like waterjet cutters and ShopBots. Foothill also can’t serve as a business incubator in quite the same way that Techshop did, Sylvan said. Techshop was able to stay open late into the night, giving its members flexibilty in scheduling their work on projects. In contrast, Foothill’s Makerspace has to close its doors around 6 p.m., but hopefully its hours can get extended soon, Sylvan said. There remains a possibility that Techshop could make a comeback. The company’s assets have been acquired by a new firm, dubbed TechShop 2.0, which is reportedly working to reopen as many of its locations as possible. It came an a complete coincidence that Foothill College opened its Makerspace just as Techshop was shutting down. Last year, the California Community College Chancellor’s Office put forward $17 million in grants to encourage colleges to build makerspaces as a way to provide more job training

for technical careers. Foothill received a total of $250,000, and comparable grants went to the City College of San Francisco and the College of San Mateo. Sylvan said her team was as surprised as anyone else when Techshop suddenly closed, but it made her desire to launch Foothill’s Makerspace all the more pressing. It wasn’t just the equipment, but many makers yearned for the community space that Techshop provided. “We had planned on serving the community all along, but then we started getting so much interest from the Techshop orphans,” she said. “Now we’ve put more consideration in to how we can serve that community.” At the back of the Makerspace on Tuesday, member Jody Myers was getting a tutorial on how to use a laser cutter from one of the workshop’s instructional aides. Myers designs her own jewelry, including a pair of intricate metal earrings she was wearing that day. “I’m a product designer, hoping to get into the jewelry business,” she said. “I’m just getting started.” In the coming days, the Krause Center is planning a string of events to help introduce the Makerspace to various local organizations, including the YMCA, the Boys & Girls Club and the Los Altos Community Foundation. The center also will offer an intensive Tech Camp for students aged 12-16. More information about the Krause Center for Innovation and the new Makerspace can be found on the website, krauseinnovationcenter.org.

serves more than 70 students from kindergarten through fifth grade, offering classes in Mandarin language, math, arts and culture, according to multiple school review websites. Liu served on the board of directors for the learning center in addition to being a

arrest and encouraging them to talk to their children about potential interactions with Liu, Nelson said. Police are uncertain how many victims there are, and whether the crimes were committed on the school campus. “We don’t know the type of contact he had with the kids at the learning center, or if he was seeing them outside in the community somewhere or at another facility,” Nelson said. Mountain View Whisman School District officials are in contact with the police department regarding the investigation, but have no plans to notify district families, according to district spokeswoman Shelly Hausman. Police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding any additional victims, and are asking anyone with information to contact Det. Marco Garcia at marco.garcia@mountainview. gov or Sgt. Chris Goff at chris. goff@mountainview.gov. Email Kevin Forestieri at kforestieri@mv-voice.com

Police are uncertain how many victims there are. volunteer, police said. Sanyu Learning Center staff are cooperating in the investigation. Liu appeared in court Wednesday afternoon but did not enter a plea, and is due to appear in court again for a plea proceeding on Friday. He will be held in custody without bail in the interim. On Monday, the learning center sent out an email to parents informing them of the

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Education Specialist Lauren Ball cleans up a classroom designed for children with disabilities at Theuerkauf Elementary. The Mountain View Whisman School District has plans to replace the room with a bigger, improved version in 2019.

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spend the majority of their day in that classroom, spending recess, lunch and physical education as a group. They tend to require help throughout the day because they have multiple physical disabilities, including students who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing and have a vision or orthopedic impairment, he said. “The curriculum is focused on life skills and functional academics to help bring them to the highest level they can achieve, with a goal of being as independent as possible in their future lives,” Johnson told board members. Design considerations for the new classroom include small but meaningful adjustments like anti-glare surfaces, Johnson said, which is important for students with physical impairments who can’t avert their eyes from reflected light and can’t communicate that it’s a problem to classroom aides. Most of the students in need of the specialized facility are on the younger side, but it’s clear that one of the district’s two middle schools will need a similar classroom building once they get older, Johnson said. District officials are working on a way to provide a comparable facility for medically fragile students at Graham Middle School. A total of 10 students fall under the category of medically fragile, which is within the sweet spot suitable for the planned space and the number of district staff committed to helping them, Johnson said. The final phase of construction

at Buff, Huff and Landels involves transforming the multipurpose rooms at each campus into two special education classrooms — or just one classroom in the case of Landels — and moving the district’s often-transient Special Day classes out of older modular buildings, most of which are no larger than 960 square feet. Designs for the new special education classrooms are expected to include 60-inch televisions for classroom activities, small-group instructional areas, a teacher station and a bathroom included within the classroom. Johnson said the Special Day classes will also stake out enough space for assessments related to Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), which are the backbone of academic planning for special needs students. “Sometimes finding a quiet, confidential space is hard on a campus, and this will be a dedicated place for that to happen,” he said. The mild- to moderate-disability Special Day classrooms at Bubb Elementary will be relocated from modular buildings to the renovated multipurpose room on campus, while the moderate- to severe-disability Special Day classrooms at Landels will be relocated to Huff Elementary. The four portables at Slater Elementary that house preschool students eligible for special education are expected to be moved to the shared Stevenson and Slater campus site, pending the re-opening of Slater Elementary School in 2019, Johnson said. Email Kevin Forestieri at kforestieri@mv-voice.com V

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HOW TO MAKE MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES FOR VALENTINE’S DAY Story by Jamey Padojino | Photos by Michelle Le

hocolate truff les mirror the qualities some people seek in a potential partner — they’re smooth, rich and make you melt on the inside. The confection is often purchased as a gift for a significant other on Valentine’s Day, but can be made from scratch at home. “When it comes to chocolates, it typically becomes a precious commodity people enjoy sharing just by themselves,” said Adams Holland, co-owner of Timothy Adams Chocolates in downtown Palo Alto. “It’s an easy, lovely thing to put a smile on someone’s face.” In recent years, Holland said he has seen chocolates become part of a Valentine’s Day gift rather than the focal point. “I like it when the person buying the box realizes that 24 is too much for one person,” Holland said. In advance of Feb. 14, Timothy Adams Chocolates is bringing back fruity and floral flavors to its display case, including strawberry, raspberry, passion fruit, rose and violet, Holland said. Instead of buying chocolate already made, chocolate lovers can take their Valentine’s Day gift a step further by making truffles at home with common kitchen tools, including a kitchen thermometer and a double-boiler. “A double boiler doesn’t have to be what our mothers told us it had to be,” said Timothy Adams Chocolates co-owner Tim Woods. He uses a saute pan with a little water in the bottom and a metal bowl placed on top. At a recent chocolate-making workshop, about a dozen financial advisers and lawyers trickled into the whimsical shop where its logo, a rabbit in 14

mid-leap, was evident everywhere, from the entrance to the walls to the packaging. The group was immediately drawn to a display case of delicately decorated bonbons at the forefront of the store and settled in within the shop’s bright pink and blue walls that are patterned with zigzags, stripes and faded circles. After mingling, the group put down their glasses of wine, prosecco and Champagne and traded their blazers for aprons. They gathered around a marble table behind the espresso machine for the twohour workshop on truffles that began with seven samples ranging from light to dark, and cups of sipping chocolate. Woods, a longtime chocolatier who has been leading the classes for over a year, has learned his craft from the experts at Puccini Bomboni in Amsterdam and attended the Callebaut Chocolate Academy in Chicago. He also took classes from baker Alice Medrich, known as the “First Lady of Chocolate” who founded the now-closed Bay Area chocolate shop chain Cocolat. She introduced handmade truffles with French recipes to the United States more than 30 years ago. Woods said he learned from her the value of experimentation to help improve the product. The key is to buy moderateto higher-end chocolate for the truffles, from companies such as Guittard Chocolate Company and TCHO, both based in the Bay Area, Woods said. An important word to look for in the packaging is “couverture,” French for “covering.” In the chocolate-making world, the word means when the chocolate is melted the cocoa butter stays intact, unlike chocolate

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Timothy Adams Chocolates in Palo Alto offers classes in making truffles, adding a handmade touch to the traditional Valentine’s Day gift.

chips used for cookies or inexpensive chocolate that can be purchased at the grocery store, Woods said. The chocolate should be between 50 to 60 percent cacao, as anything with a higher percentage will be difficult to work with. Early on, one class participant who wasn’t a fan of chocolate gravitated toward a chocolate with vanilla and caramel flavors, which was the most mild of the seven samples, and had one of the neatest trays of perfectly shaped dark chocolate ganache balls. One common mistake

people make is over-mixing the ganache, a filling made of melted chocolate combined with a heavy cream, according to Woods. If the mixture becomes lumpy and breaks down, Woods recommended putting a few tablespoons of warm cream into a bowl and slowly pouring it in the broken ganache, continuously whisking, to get it to come back together. The ganache can be enhanced with numerous add-ins. Flavor it by grating orange or lemon zest into the mixture or adding finely chopped, toasted nuts, he suggested. Or, to make a rocky road truffle, add pulled-apart

marshmallows and chopped nuts. Woods said he likes to create mint truffles by purchasing a bundle of spearmint and placing it in a container with heavy cream overnight. The next day, he strains the mixture to remove the spearmint and adds it to the ganache, which creates a cold infusion without the flavor of cooked mint. The next step — tempering — is one of the most common challenges in making truffles. The melted chocolate will be layered over the ganache, giving the truffle a polished look on the outside.

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Timothy Woods adds cream to melted chocolate.

Balls of ganache are rolled in a layer of tempered chocolate to form a glossy coating.

While there are many ways to temper chocolate that are equally good, Woods prefers not to use the tabling method where the chocolate is poured on a marble table and woven into S-shapes with a scraper or palette knife. “You see that on TV quite often because it’s highly dramatic,” Woods said. Instead, he adds the remaining chocolate into the melted mixture and stirs until everything has liquified and the temperature lowers to 90 degrees for dark chocolate and 88 degrees for

white or milk chocolate. Applying the tempered chocolate proved to be the messiest part of the process as the group took turns scooping out the mixture with a wooden spoon and smearing a layer on their gloved hands. In no time, splotches of chocolate covered their baking sheets and the marble table. If the chocolate isn’t tempered and is applied to the chocolate balls too early, it could leave truffles with a gray or white bloom on the outside and they

• 10 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped (11 ounces if using brandy) • 2 to 3 tablespoons brandy or liquor of your choice (optional)

• 3/4 cup heavy cream • 1 1/4 pounds of chocolate, either bittersweet, semisweet or white chocolate

Melt the finely chopped chocolate in a large heatproof bowl over a double-boiler. Pour the cream, and brandy, if using, into the chocolate and whisk together until smooth. Line a metal pan with plastic wrap and pour in the ganache. Cover the ganache with additional plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature overnight. The next day, unwrap the ganache and use a teaspoon to scoop out small balls. Lay out each one on a baking sheet. Heat 1 pound of the remaining chocolate until it is mostly melted, about 125 degrees F, then remove from heat and stir until smooth. Temper the chocolate by letting it cool to 100 degrees F and mixing in a couple of 2-ounce chunks from the 1/4 pound of unmelted chocolate. Stir constantly until it reaches 90

degrees F for dark chocolate or 88 degrees F for white or milk chocolate. Remove any unmelted lumps of chocolate. Put on plastic gloves and apply a layer of tempered chocolate on your palm with a spoon. Apply two coats of the tempered chocolate to each ganache ball, applying the second layer as soon as the first one dries. Allow truffles to air-dry for 90 minutes, or expedite the process by letting them cool in the refrigerator for five minutes. Note: For the chopped chocolate, you will get the most flavor from a bittersweet in the 70 percent range, but you will have good results with semisweet or bittersweet chocolates (50 percent to 72 percent). Chocolate chips are an acceptable substitute.

Adapted by Timothy Woods from a recipe by Alice Medrich.

could lose their crispy exterior shell. “When chocolates become mushy on the outside, they just don’t have the luxurious melt,” he said. Another common mistake Woods has seen is people expecting to see “miraculous results the first time around.” While the group’s chocolates weren’t as

pristine as the ones in the display case, which are created with a mold to help speed up production, they were just as velvety in texture. Depending on your mood, truffles can be paired with coffee, Champagne or cognac, which Woods considered the best option.

Any leftover tempered chocolate can be reused to make truffles for another occasion by wrapping it in two layers of plastic wrap and storing it in the refrigerator for up to six months. “But you have the danger of waking up in the middle of the night and carving pieces off with a knife,” Woods added. V

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Writer-director Scott Cooper’s “Hostiles” is a handsome, well-acted but somewhat clodhopping modern Western. At its best, the movie works as a contrived but effective parable of the American West, its painful legacy and small measures of redemption. In 1892, Army Capt. Joseph J. Blocker (a resonant Christian Bale) gets an order he literally can’t refuse, try as he might. He and a small group of soldiers are to escort ailing native Chief Yellow Hawk (the great Wes Studi) from New Mexico’s Fort Berringer back to his Montana homeland to die with dignity. Blocker’s career has been spent in brutal conflict with Native American

Byrne’s “Neighbors” movies and the “Home Alone” movies: a community competition with nasty slapstick battles. Traditionalists will visualize Potter rolling in her grave, but let’s face facts: “Peter Rabbit” will get kids giggling, and the “Love, Actually” rom-com subplot will charm most of their parents. Gleeson and Byrne turn in winning performances, and the whole enterprise proves reasonably witty. Gluck, who’s known for live-action fare like “Easy A” and the recent “Annie” redo, shows a knack for sight gags (a cups and balls bit involving flower pots is a good example) and has a game comedic collaborator in Gleeson, who’s obviously having a ball. The “Paddington” movies provide a more likeable balance of sweetness and contemporary humor, but don’t expect the wee ones to notice as they squeal with delight at “Peter Rabbit.” Rated PG for some rude humor and action. One hour, 33 minutes. — Peter Canavese

tribes, including the Comanches of Yellow Hawk. Blocker seeks every alternative to settle the score, including the offer of a “let’s settle this like men” knife fight. But no, we’re in for a classic Western journey across a dangerous physical landscape, as well as the comparably harsh psychic terrain of scarred men. If “Hostiles” proves hamhanded in story, Masanobu Takayanagi’s beautiful location cinematography helps to compensate, as does an interesting grab bag of character actors supporting the leads. Rated R for strong violence and language. Two hours, 14 minutes. — P.C.

relationship. Anderson teams up again with Daniel Day-Lewis as Reynolds Woodcock, a fashion designer who caters to the rich, the famous, the connected, and the royal by designing for them the most exquisite dresses to be had in 1950s London. It is a world of perfectly put-together people — in appearance, at least. Reportedly inspired by real-life designer Charles James, Woodcock has earned the appellation of “confirmed bachelor,” and despite the intimations of homosexuality that attend the term, he takes up, uses, and discards a steady stream of female muses. His latest, however, proves extraordinary. Waitress Alma Elson (Berlin-based actor Vicky Krieps) catches Woodcock’s attention, and she accepts an invitation to his haunted house. Shortly, Alma moves into London’s House of Woodcock, threatening the prim primacy Woodcock’s sister Cyril (a positively brilliant

Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread” luxuriates in the world of fashion even as it plumbs the everdarker depths of a mysteriously obsessive

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its modernism. This Peter is more than a garden-variety rascal; he’s the Ferris Bueller of rabbits. As such, many will love him, and many will find his zany wisecracks, blatant selfishness and borderline amorality repulsive. This idea of out with the old and in with the new occurs early in the movie, when old Mr. McGregor gets carted away and replaced by his his great-nephew Thomas McGregor (Domhnall Gleeson). This uptight Londoner moves into his great-uncle’s country house, begins tending his garden and takes note of his pretty, single-lady neighbor “Bea” (Rose Byrne). Bea spends much of her time palling around with Peter’s family and defending them from angry McGregors after the anthropomorphic critters’ latest vegetable heist. Young McGregor hates the animals with an ever-escalating homicidal rage but hides his vitriol as he woos Bea. What develops rests somewhere between

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With Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, and Tom Hanks taking their licks at the man in the Oval Office, it’s a fair bet that few will care that “The Post” comes up short. Hanks plays Ben Bradlee, the famed executive editor of “The Washington Post” (immortalized by Jason Robards in the 1976 classic “All the President’s Men”). In 1971, the Nixon White House didn’t care for the newspaper’s coverage, prompting a capricious denial of access to Tricia Nixon’s wedding. Then, The New York Times begins publishing the

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bombshell Pentagon Papers stolen and leaked by Daniel Ellsberg (Matthew Rhys) to reveal the truth about America’s Vietnam War policy. Bradlee smells opportunity when an injunction by the Nixon Administration shuts down the Times from reporting. The movie, which chronicles how Post publisher Katherine Graham (Streep) and Bradlee join an unprecedented battle between journalists and the government to expose a cover-up that spanned four U.S. presidents, struggles to find the drama in this real-life account. While certain scenes generate fleeting sparks (tense talks between Graham and personal friend Robert McNamara, well played by Bruce Greenwood), the filmmakers’ solution tends to be the characters speechifying, posing and repeatedly declaiming the stakes (“We could all go to prison”). Rated PG-13 for language and brief war violence. One hour, 55 minutes. — P.C.

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Q HIGHLIGHT JP AND THE OK RHYTHM BOYS This show JP will feature JP Wittman (fiddle), Gordon Koenig and Anita Orne on guitar and bass, along with musical saw, banjo, ukulele and more. Feb. 11, 2 p.m. Free. Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. arts4all.org/events

THEATER A Tribute to Count Basie and Duke Ellington Fox Theater in Redwood City will host a tribute to Count Basie and Duke Ellington and in addition, feature multiple popular performance artists, including the Mills Brothers and Gina Eckstine. Feb. 17, 2 p.m. $47-$69. Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City. foxrwc.showare.com ‘The Road to Mecca’ Miss Helen, a reclusive widow, harbors a prolific artistic impulse which makes her the subject of ridicule among the neighbors in Athol Fugard’s classic, “The Road to Mecca.” Her friend, a reverend, urges her to move to a senior home, but a young schoolteacher encourages her to follow her heart. Jan. 18-Feb. 11, Thursdays-Sundays; 8 p.m. $10$32. The Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida, Mountain View. thepear.org TheatreWorks Presents ‘Our Great Tchaikovsky’ In “Our Great Tchaikovsky,” written and performed by Hershey Felder, composer Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky springs to life in a tale that explores both current Russian politics and historical context. Jan. 10-Feb. 11. Show times vary. $45-$105, with discounts for educators, seniors, under 35. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. theatreworks.org The Fever The Fever, a performance by theater artists Abigail Browde and Michael Silverstone, presents an interactive story about a party. Feb. 14, 8-11 p.m. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. Search facebook.com for more info.

OPERA Opera: ‘Fidelio’ “Fidelio,” Beethoven’s only opera, is his unapologetic and timeless condemnation of tyrannical excess. It is presented fully-staged, with costumes, a full orchestra and a chorus. Feb. 16 and 24, 8-11 p.m.; Feb. 18 and 25, 2-5 p.m. $35-$85; senior, student and group discounts. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. wbopera.org

CONCERTS Bill Charlap Trio The Bill Charlap Trio will perform with special guests and vocalists Mary Stallings and Freddy Cole. Feb. 10, 7:30-10 p.m. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. Search facebook.com/events for more info. Darlene Love Singer Darlene Love, who has been a part of Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound for “He’s a Rebel,” done backing vocals for “Da Doo Ron Ron,” “Be My Baby” and other hits, will perform rock ‘n’ roll music. Feb. 9, 7:30-10 p.m. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. Search facebook.com/events for more info.

Palo Alto Philharmonic Winter Concertos This concert features the exciting music from three very different composers including the composer in residence, Lee Actor. Feb. 17, 8-10 p.m. $10-$22. Cubberly Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. paphil.org/ performances Sundays with the St. Lawrence St. Lawrence, the quartet, will perform with guest viola player Masumi Per Rostad. Feb. 11, 2:30-5 p.m. $15-$60. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. Search facebook. com/events for more info. Wooden Fish Ensemble Wooden Fish Ensemble and the Gyeonggi Kayageum Ensemble play folk songs from Korea and Japan. Feb. 9, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Campbell Recital Hall, 541 Lausen Mall, Stanford. Search eventbrite.com for more info.

MUSIC Night Moves A tribute show to Bob Seger, featuring special guest Creedence Classic Revival and Randy Scoles from Montrose, as well as Brad Lang from Y&T. Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. Search facebook. com/events for more info. Open Mic Open Mic features free live music, comedy, poetry and a supportive atmosphere for experienced and new performers. Mondays, ongoing; 7 p.m. Free. Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View. redrockcoffee.org/calendar

FILM Film Series: Classics of Soviet Cinema, 1927-1938 The event will feature a film screening of “Lenin in October” and hold a Q&A with the audience after the screening. Feb. 15, 6 p.m. Free. Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford. Search events.stanford. edu for more info.

MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS Art Exhibit: ‘About Face: Intimacy and Abstraction in Photographic Portraits’ This exhibition considers the voyeuristic intimacy of the close-up portrait in 13 photographs by celebrated photographers Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Barbara Morgan and Edward Weston. Each photograph captures a likeness and the mood set by the subject’s personality. Nov. 1-March 4, 2018, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Tuesdays; open Thursdays until 8 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. museum.stanford.edu Art Exhibit: ‘In Dialogue: African Arts’ “In Dialogue” represents the vibrant and dynamic arts of the continent and its diasporas. Drawing primarily from the Cantor’s

own collection, it considers the arts of Africa to be rooted in a deep and rich history that is locally, as much as globally, connected. Sept. 15-May 5, 2018, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Tuesdays; open till 8 p.m. Thursdays. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. museum.stanford.edu Art Exhibit: ‘Rodin’ The exhibition, titled “The Shock of the Modern Body” celebrates Auguste Rodin’s relentless pursuit to convey complex emotions, diverse psychological states and pure sensuality through the nude. Sept. 15-ongoing, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Closed Tuesdays; Thursdays open until 8 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. museum.stanford.edu Art Exhibit: ‘The Matter of Photography in the Americas’ Featuring artists from 12 different countries, this exhibition presents a wide range of creative responses to photography as an artistic medium and a communicative tool uniquely suited to modern media landscapes and globalized economies. Feb. 7-ongoing, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Closed Tuesdays; Thursdays. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. museum.stanford.edu Happenstance Happenstance, a solo exhibition of fine art photographer Nathalie Strand’s composite series, blends figurative pictures with textures and details. Jan. 10-Feb. 11, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. The Main Gallery, 1018 Main St., Redwood City. themaingallery.org House of the Muse: Stanford Collections The Cantor Arts Center on the Stanford University campus will host the first of a three-part lecture series on Stanford collections (including Egyptian, GrecoRoman and Chinese art and artifacts) given by Patrick Hunt. The first of these lectures will take place Feb. 14, 4-6:15 p.m. $75$90. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. Search events. stanford.edu for more info. Manuel Neri: Assertion of the Figure Manuel Neri explores the gesture, surface and materiality of the figure in plaster, marble, bronze and paper. This exhibition provides a glimpse into the artist’s creative process and his quest to define the figure. Sept. 14-Feb. 12, WednesdaysMondays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays; closed on Tuesdays. Free. Anderson Collection at Stanford University, 314 Lomita Drive, Stanford. anderson.stanford.edu

HEALTH & WELLNESS Health Insurance Questions Answered Daniela Farina, a local certified health insurance agent and author of “Medicare Simplified,” will answer questions regarding healthcare. Feb. 15, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View.

TALKS & LECTURES Gallery Talk: Love & Revolution This Valentine’s Day gallery talk with Samira Bozorgi, assistant archivist for exhibitions at Cantor Arts Center, will focus on some of the couples in the exhibition including Catherine the Great and Peter III as well as Nicolas and Lascelle de Basily. Feb. 14, noon-12:30. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. Search events.stanford.edu for more info. Presentation: Historic African American Families in San Mateo The San Mateo County History Museum will present retired radio and television personality and current author Claire Mack, the first African-American mayor of San Mateo. Feb. 10, 1-2 p.m. $4 students and seniors, $6 adults. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. historysmc. org/courthouse-docket San Francisco Peninsula Camellia Show and Plant Sale The SF Peninsula Camellia Society’s 57th show will feature nearly 1,000 camellia blooms and a sale of premium camellia plants. The event will feature speakers and a free educational workshop. Feb. 17, 12-4 p.m. Free. Community Activities Building, 1400 Roosevelt Ave., Redwood City. camelliasfpcs.org This is Us Actors and Stanford Alumni Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bath will speak at Stanford University and share stories from their careers and perform scenes. Feb. 9, 7-9 p.m. Free. Cemex Auditorium, 655 Knight Way, Stanford. Search events. stanford.edu for more info.

DANCE Argentine Tango Alberto’s Nightclub presents Argentine Tango. Sundays, ongoing, 7 p.m. Alberto’s Salsa Studio, 736 W. Dana St., Mountain View. albertos.com/calendar Bachata with Pantea Wednesday Hot Latin Nights with Pantea features bachata lessons for all skill levels. Bachata is a form of music and sensual dance that originated in the Dominican Republic. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., class starts 8 p.m., social dancing at 9 p.m. Wednesdays, ongoing, 7:30 p.m. Alberto’s Salsa Studio, 736 W. Dana St., Mountain View. albertos.com/calendar New York Style Salsa On2 with Victoria (Mambo Mondays) New York Style Salsa On2 with Victoria Mambo will be held Mondays, with lessons for all skill levels. For ages 21 years and older. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Level 1 at 8 p.m.; level 2 at 9 p.m.; social dancing starts at 10 p.m. No partner necessary. Mondays, ongoing. $10 Alberto’s Salsa Studio, 736 W. Dana St., Mountain View. albertos.com/calendar

BENEFIT CONCERT for the NEW WING Help support CSMA’s building expansion. Please join us for a performance by internationally renowned pianist

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Sabados Latinoamericanos Alberto’s NightClub presents Sabados Latinoamericanos (Latin American Saturdays) with reggae, hip hop, merengue, salsa, rock, pop music and more. Saturdays, ongoing. Cover charge. Alberto’s Salsa Studio, 736 W. Dana St., Mountain View. albertos.com/calendar Salsa Fridays Salsa dance lessons every Friday for all skill levels. Doors open at 8 p.m.; beginner lessons start at 8:30 p.m.; intermediate lessons at 9:30 p.m. and social dance starts at 10:15 p.m. No partner necessary. Ages 21 and older. Fridays, ongoing. $10. Alberto’s Salsa Studio, 736 W. Dana St., Mountain View. albertos.com/calendar

COMEDY Comedians at Red Rock Bay Area comedian Kevin Wong will host his monthly comedy showcase at Red Rock Coffee. Feb. 17, 8:30-10:30 p.m. Free. Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View. kevinwongcomedy.com/shows/

FOOD & DRINK Valentine’s Day Celebration at Donato Enoteca On Valentine’s Day, Donato Enoteca in Redwood City will be offering either a $54 three-course or a $68 four-course prix fixe tasting menu with choices for every course. Complimentary house made chocolate truffles and biscotti for each couple. Feb. 14, 4-10 p.m. Donato Enoteca, 1041 Middlefield Road, Redwood City. donatoenoteca.com

LESSONS & CLASSES Are You Good To Go? Learn about options for funeral planning, including how to plan ahead, how to shop for a funeral, payment methods and more. Feb. 15, 1-2 p.m. Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. Global Conference Startup Grind’s global conference is geared toward entrepreneurs. Feb. 12, 5 p.m. Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City. Search meetup.com for more info.

SPORTS Pickleball Pickleball is ideal for beginners or advanced players and is a racquet sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis. Two, three or four players use solid paddles made of wood or composite materials to hit a perforated polymer ball, similar to a wiffle ball, over a net. Wednesday, ongoing; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free, Senior Center members; $3, non-members. Los Altos Senior Center - Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.

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to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on March 26, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 12 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general

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