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MV to start taxing, regulating short-term rentals CITY OFFICIALS TASKED WITH DRAFTING AIRBNB RULES By Mark Noack

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A SALUTE TO READING Belynda Lindsey reads to an enthusiastic group of students at Monta Loma Elementary School on March 16. Lindsey, a command chief warrant officer with the 63rd Regional Support Command, was one of the Very Important People invited to VIP Reading Day, an annual event for special guests to share a love of reading and talk about their professions. Other VIPS at Monta Loma this year included police Chief Max Bosel, Councilwomen Lisa Matichak and Margaret Abe-Koga, and representatives from the library, the school board, NASA Ames and the Humane Society.

School board blasted for fired principals MV WHISMAN BOARD MUM ON REASONS FOR ADMIN CHANGES AT FOUR SCHOOLS By Kevin Forestieri

ozens of frustrated parents and community members laid into top Mountain View Whisman District officials last week, demanding a complete reversal of a decision earlier this month to remove four school principals and decrying what they called a bogus job review process. In a closed-session vote on March 1, trustees unanimously voted to remove, or “release,” Landels Elementary School Principal Steve Chesley, Mistral Elementary Principal Marcela Simoes de Carvalho and Graham Middle School Principal Kim Thompson. Theuerkauf Elementary Principal Ryan Santiago was also removed from his position at the school, and reassigned as

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a new assistant principal at Graham Middle School Although the topic wasn’t on the agenda, the March 15 meeting marked the first chance for district residents to weigh in on the decision in person. The board

‘I frankly have no more trust left to give you.’ MONICA TEICHER, DISTRICT PARENT

meeting ended up as something of a release valve for frustration that had been building over the last two weeks. Parents and students packed the multipurpose room at Graham with signs made out of everything from

paper plates to huge construction paper, all showing overwhelming support for reinstating the ousted principals, particularly Thompson and Chesley. The sweeping decision to remove nearly half of the district’s principals at the end of the school year was a bombshell that, to parents, came out of nowhere and seemed ill-advised. Landels PTA president Laryssa Polika-Engle said Chesley had a strong track record, championing initiatives to improve student literacy and partnering with the PTA to bring new programs to the school. Getting rid of him without consulting with parents — and for opaque reasons — has “fractured” the community and given rise to an atmosphere of See PRINCIPALS, page 10

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fter years of dithering, Mountain View is getting ready to start regulating and taxing the local cottage industry of Airbnb rentals and other similar services. In a discussion Tuesday night, the City Council unanimously supported the idea of forcing an estimated 670 listed rentals operating in the city to register as formal businesses and pay taxes similar to hotels. To accomplish that, city leaders endorsed a plan for Airbnb to start collecting taxes on behalf of the city, which the company has been offering to do for years. The regulations were described as a “no-brainer” by council members, yet it has taken a long time to get to this point. For years, city officials have acknowledged the need to put together policies for services like Airbnb, but the effort was sidelined for other priorities. Over that time, city officials have mostly turned a blind eye as Airbnb rentals have steadily spread throughout Mountain View, even though they were technically illegal under the city’s rules. During that time, Mountain View has forfeited a small fortune in tax revenues. A previous Voice report found that Mountain View was losing out on about $1 million a year by not taxing Airbnb, not counting its competitors. One scrupulous Airbnb host described how city officials would actually mail him back his money when he tried to pay the same taxes as hotels. The reason for this was city legal staff believed Mountain View needed to first draft regulations before they could tax the industry. At the Tuesday night meeting, elected leaders made it clear they were ready to take that step. “The fundamental principle

here is we want this system to work,” said Councilwoman Pat Showalter. “We want people to make a little more money, and welcome visitors to the community, but not to reduce housing stock.” In regard to housing, a number of public speakers urged caution. Poorly written rules could end up encouraging homeowners to rent out their properties on Airbnb instead of providing long-term housing, warned Sarah McDermott, an analyst with the Unite Here labor union. “In cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, we’ve seen whole apartments being converted into hotels. Suddenly there’s keypads on the units and they’re being rented out like short-term units,” she said. “The concern here is incentivizing taking a long-term rental unit off the market.” To curb this, council members suggested they could put a cap on the number of days each year that any vacant housing could be rented out through Airbnb. Exactly how many days will be decided at a future meeting, they indicated. Some of the more complicated questions on short-term rentals were left up in the air. City staff did not address whether they would need to modify the city’s zoning rules to allow Airbnb services in residential areas. Under the current rules, rental services operating like hotels would be prohibited, pointed out Councilman John McAlister. Similarly, staff also avoided wading into the question of how short-term rentals would jibe with the city’s rigid rent control policies. In San Francisco, rent control protections have been exploited by Airbnb guests to force homeowners to treat them as tenants. City Attorney Jannie See RENTALS, page 12

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‘A VISIT WITH HARRY HOUDINI’ The Menlo Park Library will host a performance by actor Duffy Hudson in a one-man show portraying famed magician and escape artist Harry Houdini at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 24. The free event is being held on the 144th anniversary of Houdini’s birth and will take place in the Menlo Park City Council Chambers, 701 Laurel St. Go to menlopark.org/library.

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‘BLUE: THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL’ Australian singer Queenie van de Zandt, along with musical director Max Lambert and a live band, explores her love of all things Joni Mitchell in two performances at Stanford University’s Bing Concert Hall Studio (327 Lasuen St.) on Saturday, March 24, at 8 and 10 p.m. Using voice overs and storytelling, van de Zandt reinterprets Mitchell’s music, revealing the stories behind some of her most haunting songs such as “A Case of You,” “Both Sides Now” and “Little Green.” Tickets are $30. Go to events.stanford. edu/events/757/75751/.

PACIFIC BALLET ACADEMY’S ‘SPRING SHOWCASE’ Pacific Ballet Academy of Mountain View presents its annual spring showcase, featuring student dancers and members from the Pacific Ballet Studio Company. The featured ballet will be Fokine’s “Les Sylphides,” staged by directors Marion and Rima Chaeff, and new choreography by the faculty. Performances will be held Saturday, March 24, and Sunday, March 25, at noon and 5 p.m. at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts (500 Castro St.). Tickets are $30/adult; $28 senior; $25 children under 12. Go to pacificballet.org/showcase/. —Karla Kane

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The biblical tale of the dreamer Joseph, his jealous siblings and his rise to power in Egypt form the basis of the classic Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical comedy “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” MenloAtherton High School is performing the show through Sunday, March 25, at its performing arts center, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton (Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m.). Fun fact: Playing the lead role is East Palo Altan and M-A senior Wesley Barker-Mouton, grandson of Barbara Mouton, the first mayor of East Palo Alto. Tickets are $14 adults/$10 seniors and students. Go to madrama.org.

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Housing bill draws pushback from local leaders LOCAL ZONING WOULDN’T APPLY UNDER WIENER BILL

told the Voice, and he warned it could trigger a political backlash. t’s a piece of legislation being The bill, he said, would make it hailed as a surefire way to so that certain high-rise apartboost housing construction ments wouldn’t have to address across California — so why valid neighborhood concerns, are so many housing advocates such as traffic, parking and construction impacts. opposed to it? “If you don’t have the capacity A recent bill put forward by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San to address those concerns, then Francisco) has sparked a firestorm people are going to find a way because it would suspend many not to build anything,” Siegel cities’ land-use restrictions when said. “We need a comprehenit comes to constructing new sive approach to housing, not just finding ways apartments near to squeeze more transit stops. Even in Mountain View, ‘The community apartments onto the head of a pin.” where officials Wiener’s propride themselves can still engage on addressing the on the approval posed legislation applies only to housing crisis, the so-called “transitidea is going over process for rich” properties, like a lead balloon. Earlier this specific projects defined as those within a half-mile month, Mountain View Mayor under this bill.’ of a major transit stop. For Mountain Lenny Siegel wrote STATE SEN. SCOTT WIENER View and cities up to Wiener outlinthe spine of the ing his concerns with Senate Bill 827, saying it Peninsula, that means the prowould cripple the city’s ability to posed rules would impact sites extract concessions from hous- near Caltrain, BART and VTA light rail stations. An approxiing developers. The city has long relied on mate map of the Bay Area’s using a density-bonus system affected properties can be found that allows housing developers at transitrichhousing.org. Under the new bill, housing to build higher and more densely packed apartments. In exchange, proposals for those properties developers are required to help near transit would be immune fund local improvements, such as to most local zoning restrictions, parks, transportation or afford- such as parking requirements and caps on the maximum able housing. Wiener’s bill would essentially density or height. The closest take away the city’s leverage to See HOUSING BILL, page 9 demand those concessions, Siegel By Mark Noack

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Michele Bernal, co-owner of Blossom True Value Hardware in Mountain View, still resents being targeted by a “drive-by” lawsuit that seized on minor accessibility violations.

Firm behind local ADA lawsuits is being sued AVA’S MARKET, OTHERS SETTLE OUT OF COURT AFTER BEING TARGETED By Mark Noack

ver the last few years, a string of Mountain View shops and businesses have been hit by what they describe as a legal shakedown: lawsuits demanding payment over alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Now the tables have turned, and the law firm behind many of these suits is facing its own day in court. A recent lawsuit is accusing the Mission Law Firm of San Jose of essentially being a criminal enterprise under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO)

Act. Last week, a federal judge declined to dismiss the RICO charges, allowing the case to move forward for a full trial. The Mission Law Firm’s attorneys, Tanya Moore and her ex-husband Randy Moore, have based their practice on filing an estimated 1,400 similar ADA suits against small businesses across the state. Last fall, the Voice detailed a suit filed by the Moore firm against Ava’s Downtown Market & Deli and the Omelette House, which shared the same building on Castro Street. The lawsuit accused the businesses of various violations, including inadequate “knee and toe

clearances” at Ava’s dining area, and for inventory displays that made the store aisles inaccessible to wheelchairs. Each violation could have resulted in $4,000 in damages in court, and the suit indicated more violations could be added as the case proceeded. Late last year, Ava’s and its partners settled the suit for an undisclosed amount, according to court records. Ava’s owner Juan Origel said he was barred by the settlement from commenting or disclosing any details. But he confirmed that the cost to settle was See ADA LAWSUITS, page 12

College-bound students network with Silicon Valley employees By Kevin Forestieri

eens who will be the first in their family to attend college may be getting straight A’s in tough classes, but academic performance alone may not even the playing field when it comes to launching a successful career. That’s why Mountain ViewLos Altos officials started offering a new program in 2016 to fill those gaps for the 350 students at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools in the AVID program, many of whom are motivated and industrious

but simply don’t have the same resources to prepare for a future job. The Pathways, Exposure, Academic Connection, Knowledge (PEAK) Program exposes hundreds of students to potential jobs through annual trips to companies and organizations including LinkedIn, Adobe, and Sobrato. AVID is a college and career readiness initiative for lowincome, minority, first-generation and other underrepresented youth. The PEAK program is a big opportunity for students who haven’t had any exposure to jobs

and careers to see the inside of well-known companies firsthand and the people who work there, said Darya Larizadeh, who oversees the program. But she said the trips are much more than a tour through the headquarters of prominent businesses — it’s a “big time” chance for students to network, shake hands and exchange business cards. “The goal of PEAK is to show them that these companies are in your area, and not just tech companies,” Larizadeh said, mentioning upcoming visits to a law firm and a construction company this year. “We just came back

from El Camino Hospital and a lot of students have expressed interest in careers in medicine.” The program received regional recognition earlier this month when the Santa Clara County School Boards Association awarded the PEAK program the 2018 Glenn Hoffmann Exemplary Program Award. Each trip has a two-part mission, with a tour as well as group discussions with employees who also were the first in their family to go to college. Students get a feel for the broad range of jobs available at a company — from software engineering and

design to human resources and staff development — and get a chance to build relationships with employees on the spot. One AVID staff member recalled a recent trip to Adobe where an employee told students he had no network during his job search, and that he wanted to be their first networking contact. Then he handed out his business card. Along with the off-campus career expos, PEAK includes its own built-in curriculum for lining up internships and job-shadowing opportunities, drafting a See AVID, page 6

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Appellate justices to decide if Persky recall stays on ballot

hree justices in the state’s 6th District Court of Appeal will decide whether the option to recall Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky will stay on the June 5 ballot after hearing oral arguments from attorneys for Persky, the recall campaign and the secretary of state on Tuesday morning. Administrative Justice Franklin Elia, Associate Justice Adrienne Grover and former Justice Wendy Clark Duffy presided over the court hearing in Santa Clara in response to an appeal made by Persky regarding the measure’s existence on the upcoming ballot. Persky’s seat is set to be voted on this summer after Stanford University professor Michele Dauber led a campaign for his recall, gaining enough verified signatures to move the petition to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, who on Feb. 6 approved adding the recall to the June ballot. Persky’s reign as a Superior Court judge became controversial after what many perceived to be a light six-month sentence that he handed down to former

Stanford University swimmer could leave a loophole for corBrock Turner, who was convicted ruption, which Pipkin suggested may have happened with the of sexual assault. Elia said the decision has been Santa Clara County Registrar of prioritized and will be moved Voters, saying that, “local regalong as quickly as possible since istrars being subject to political the final printing date the county pressures.” Grover asked Pipkin if she is allowed for their June ballot is thought, then, that any registrar April 3. Persky’s attorney Elizabeth like that of Santa Clara County’s Pipkin began by arguing that the could not be trusted to verify the secretary of state should be han- legitimacy of a petition. Pipkin said she could not dling Persky’s declare that. recall because Elia asked he is a state The recall petition, Pipkin if she had official according to an article Elia noted, had evidence that the recall campaign of the state’s Constitution. garnered more was possibly corrupted, to which Pipkin said than 94,000 she said no. she believes that Pipkin also though Persky signatures. mentioned an was elected as a article of the state Superior Court judge by the county specifically, Constitution that states those his power resides in the state and facing a recall campaign that they should be the one to regulate are not recalled should be reimthe aspects of the recall, such as bursed, as well as Senate Bill 117, petition signature verification which provides “extra protection processes and monitoring how that matters to the judge being recalled.” those signatures are collected. Lastly, Pipkin said that to her Elia said he believed that the California Elections Code pre- knowledge, a minimum of five vented specific counties from registered voters have tried to adding their own provisions that rescind their signatures from the

petition. The recall petition, Elia noted, had garnered more than 94,000 signatures. Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s attorney Aaron Jones said that it would be a “substantial change in law and in historical background” to have the secretary of state run potential recalls for each trial judge in California, a number Grover estimated to be over 1,500. Persky was not present, but Dauber commented after the hearing, saying that Persky’s lawsuit was “frivolous and a waste of taxpayer money” as well as “an attempt to put himself above the law and avoid accountability.” Dauber also alleged that the law firm handling Persky’s case, McManis Faulkner, donated more than $250,000 to the judge personally and that the political consultant he hired to run his campaign was an operative of President Donald Trump’s campaign. “On June 5, 2018, Judge Persky will be on the ballot and he will be voted out of office,” Dauber said. The appellate court’s decision will be posted on the court’s website as soon as it is public. —Bay City News Service

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strong resume and advice on how to dress. During a board meeting in October, Superintendent Jeff Harding called it an important new strategy for helping students from lower-income families keep up with their peers as they prepare for higher education and eventually a job. “This is the kind of educational opportunity that really fills that socio-economic gap,” he said. “It takes students who might be the first in their families to go to college and gives them experiences so they can be better prepared to make that leap into the university and into the workforce.” Behind the scenes, Larizadeh said PEAK relies heavily on its own set of contacts to organize the tours, including parents who work at companies like LinkedIn and can get the ball rolling. Once district staffers have their foot in the door, she said, companies are more than happy to roll out the welcoming mat. “We have not had anyone really turn us down, everyone is super excited to have us come,” she said. Email Kevin Forestieri at kforestieri@mv-voice.com V

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State attorney general rejects Brock Turner appeal RESPONSE BRIEF CALLS FORMER STANFORD STUDENT’S ARGUMENTS IN SEX-ASSAULT CASE ‘BASELESS’ By Elena Kadvany

n a brief filed in the 6th District Court of Appeal last Friday, the California Attorney General’s office argues that former Stanford University student Brock Turner’s recent appeal of a 2016 sexual assault conviction is “unavailing” and “baseless.” The 95-page brief rejects Turner’s arguments for a new trial listed in Turner’s appeal filed by a Mill Valley attorney on his behalf in December, arguing that he was deprived of his right to due process in his original trial and that the jury was prejudiced for several reasons. After the two-week trial in Palo Alto, a jury found Turner guilty on three felony counts: assault with the intent to commit rape, sexual penetration with a foreign object of an intoxicated person and sexual penetration with a foreign object of an unconscious person. Two graduate students testified that they had found Turner on top of

a young woman, referred to as Emily Doe to protect her identity, outside a Stanford fraternity party they had both attended in January 2015. Turner’s appeal argued that evidence of his credibility and honesty was “erroneously” excluded during the trial and the jury was influenced by “extensive ‘behind-the-dumpster’ propaganda” by the prosecution, who described the assault as taking place behind a dumpster outside the fraternity house where Turner and the young woman met. The response brief, which is signed by Attorney General Xavier Becerra and three highlevel staff members in his office, states that Turner’s claims “lack merit” and cannot “separately or together infringe on (his) state or federal constitutional, statutory, or other legal rights.” The attorney general argues that Turner’s honesty was not relevant to the crimes he was accused of, compared to a person charged with bribery or theft,

Gov. Brown issues proclamation honoring Yountville victims JENNIFER GONZALEZ SHUSHEREBA WAS ST. FRANCIS HIGH GRAD

ov. Jerry Brown this week issued a proclamation honoring the three female employees of The Pathway Home who were slain by an armed Sacramento man at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville earlier this month. “Today we remember three brave women and unborn child who died that day. These women’s lives were cut short by a man they were trying to help,” Brown said in the proclamation. Pathway Home executive director Christine Loeber, 48, staff psychologist Dr. Jennifer Gonzales Shushereba, 32, and staff psychologist Dr. Jennifer Gray Golick, 42, died instantly when they were shot with a rifle by former Pathway Home client Albert Wong, 36, in Madison Hall at the veterans’ home on March 9. Wong shot himself with a shotgun and died by suicide. Officials at St. Francis High School in Mountain View have identified Shushereba as a former student who graduated in 2003. “The thoughts and prayers of our entire Saint Francis 8

community are with Jennifer’s family and with the families and friends of all the victims of this terrible tragedy,” a statement issued by the school reads. “We are grieving in solidarity for the senseless loss of such an intelligent, compassionate young woman, and her colleagues, who dedicated — and ultimately sacrificed — their lives to serve our veterans most in need of mental health support.” A GoFundMe donation page has been set up to benefit Gonzales’ husband, TJ Shushereba. Gonzales was expecting the couple’s first child when she was killed. Brown also ordered flags flown at half-staff Monday over the state Capitol. “We honor these women for their dedication and service, for their bravery in the face of terror, for the compassion they brought to veterans and their communities and for the joy and love they shared with their families and loved ones. The loss to the entire community is immeasurable,” Brown said. —Bay City News Service

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for example. The brief notes that several character witnesses testified on Turner’s behalf and that the judge who oversaw the case, Aaron Persky, rightly limited their testimony to Turner’s character related to “sexual morality” rather than credibility. “Honesty is out,” Persky said during the trial, according to an excerpt included in the response brief. “High moral character as it relates to sexual assaultive behavior is in.” Persky gave the defense and prosecution an opportunity to respond to his ruling, and neither objected, according to the brief. While the credibility of the accused and accuser would be relevant in many sexual assault cases, the amount of “independent” evidence in this case made it unusual, the attorney general argued, from the graduate students’ eyewitness testimony to the results of a Sexual Assault Response Team exam, a medical exam administered following a suspected sexual assault.

“Appellant’s argument overlooks that this case was not a ‘he said/she said’ sexual assault case that pitted the credibility of the victim against the credibility of the accused,” the brief states. The brief also rejects Turner’s argument that there was insufficient evidence for his convictions. For the most serious felony, assault with intent to commit rape, the appeal argued that “weight of the evidence” shows that Turner “did not (intend) to have sexual intercourse with Ms. Doe but rather to engage in sexual contact short of sexual intercourse.” The attorney general argues that Turner’s actions at the fraternity party prior to the assault, as testified to by the prosecution’s witnesses, his “act of taking (Doe) to a secluded location, the state of (her) clothing when she was discovered,” the graduate students’ observations and the fact that Turner fled when the students confronted him provided sufficient evidence to support that conviction.

“Substantial” evidence was also presented during the trial to prove that Turner knew or should have known that Doe was intoxicated to the point of unconsciousness, the brief states. Turner testified that Doe verbally consented to the sexual activity they engaged in and that she was conscious and responsive throughout all of their interactions that evening. The attorney general found that the prosecution did not engage in misconduct by referencing the dumpster, the location where the assault occurred, during questioning. Her comments “reflected the testimony and the evidence” and “did not infect the trial with unfairness and do not constitute a deceptive or reprehensible attempt to persuade the jury,” the brief argues. Mill Valley attorney Eric Multhaup, who filed the appeal on Turner’s behalf, declined to comment. Email Elena Kadvany at ekadvany@paweekly.com V

Supervisors OK plan to honor women’s suffrage

he Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion for further conversation in April on a comprehensive plan dedicated to recognizing women’s suffrage. Deputy County Executive David Campos came forward with a report based on Supervisor Cindy Chavez’s motion to create a 100th Anniversary Women’s Suffrage Plan, which was originally discussed on March 6. Chavez originally pitched the plan as a way to leverage voter registration and get women and underserved communities involved with civic action and make sure they are being counted in the 2020 census. Campos, a former San Francisco supervisor, recommended granting $150,000 of the county’s general fund for a two-prong operation: the planning and preparations of the celebration, which will take place in 2020,

and a task force to “lead proactive strategies to protect women’s suffrage.” According to Campos’ report, $50,000 would go to support the planning activities taking place in the rest of 2018 and the remaining $100,000 would cover one-time funding for the budget of the Office of Women’s Policy. As a multi-year project, Campos anticipates that additional one-time funding will be requested once task force recommendations are completed in the future. The report included a preliminary list of those who would occupy task force seats, including representatives of women’s organizations such as the American Association of University Women and the San Jose Women’s Club, both of which had representatives who spoke in support during public comment. Campos mentioned that the task force would work to figure out the key metrics of women’s

political equality, which would measure out the success of the task force for the years to come. Board president Joe Simitian seconded Chavez’s motion, saying that he believed the planning of the celebration as well as the task force itself would produce “tangible deliverables” that would make the county better. The topic will be revisited during the Board of Supervisors meeting on April 3 when each district supervisor will come back with ideas for best practices for the task force. Also, the topic will be further explored with a more in-depth resolution prepared by County Counsel James Williams based on a previous discussion. In the meantime, outreach will be taking place through all board members to make sure that as many women’s organizations and interests as possible can be incorporated into the task force. —Bay City News Service

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Supervisors vote to expand Sunnyvale cold weather shelter By Mark Noack

he Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved spending $1.15 million to expand a Sunnyvale cold weather shelter for the homeless so that it can continue operating year-round. The shelter at 999 Hamlin Court will now remain open for an additional six months, which county officials say should allow dozens of individuals to continue living there. With the expansion, officials say the Sunnyvale shelter is now the county’s only year-round shelter outside of San Jose. The need for more shelters has been acute recently, as studies have shown scores of new people living on the street, particularly in the North County. A 2017 countywide survey counted more than 1,070 homeless individuals living in Mountain View, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and Cupertino. This was a 25 percent increase from just

two years earlier. Yet around the same time as homelessness was spiking, some services in the North County were taking a step backward. In 2014, the city of Sunnyvale tore down a former National Guard Armory building that was used as a homeless shelter and replaced it with low-income housing. Santa Clara County opened the current Sunnyvale shelter on Hamlin Court in 2016, and it soon became clear the 125 available beds were outmatched by the need. Dozens of families reportedly had to be turned away due to a lack of space. Last summer, the county increased funding so that the shelter could accommodate 15 more people, and they plan to expand it further in the coming months. Along with the Sunnyvale shelter, Santa Clara County officials also previously contributed $1.4 million to help open a new cold weather shelter in Mountain View at the Trinity United Methodist Church. That shelter, located at 748

Mercy St., opened in December and is providing 50 beds intended mainly for women and families with children. It is scheduled to close on April 15. The Sunnyvale shelter was also slated to close in midApril. If it closed, that would mean many of the people staying there would have little option but to relocate to the streets, said County Supervisor Joe Simitian. “It’s not like they wouldn’t be out in the community, it would just mean they’re living out by parks and storefronts,” he said. “The notion of losing the beds in Sunnyvale and in Mountain View would mean there’s no place for these folks to go.” Expanding the Sunnyvale shelter to a year-round model is being tested by county officials for now as a pilot program that will last through October. At that point, county officials expect to make a decision on the best model for ongoing homeless services. Email Mark Noack at mnoack@mv-voice.com

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properties to a major transit stop could be built at least 85 feet high, according to the bill. Siegel points out that Wiener’s bill wouldn’t square well with plans in Mountain View to build more housing close to offices, such as in North Bayshore. A better plan, he suggests, would be for the state lawmakers to provide more incentives for encouraging housing, such as extra funding for transit projects. Asked for comment, Wiener praised Mountain View and Siegel’s work in promoting housing growth. But he pushed back against the criticism that his bill would suspend local control over development. A newer version of his housing bill contains some provisions for cities to set their

own density limits, albeit within the parameters of the legislation, he said. “The community can still engage on the approval process for specific projects under this bill,” Wiener said in an email. “We worked with local governments on developing these parameters and we’re happy to engage with local leaders on this.” Wiener’s proposal has remained one of the most closely watched bills at the state Legislature, and it has regularly been singled out for opposition by the League of California Cities. Last month, the Palo Alto City Council signed its own opposition letter to the bill. The proposed housing bill is currently being considered at the state Senate’s Transportation and Housing Committee. If it passes out of the committee, it will likely go forward for a vote in late May. V

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frustration and fear, she said. “I cannot stress the importance of clear communication enough,” she said. Thompson, currently the longest-serving principal in the district, has been a “pillar” in the community, said parent Monica Teicher, who called the decision to remove Thompson “deeply troubling.” She credited her for shepherding the school through turbulent times, including massive school site construction, a total revamp of Castro Street and the roll-out of the flawed Teach to One math program in 2016. The community is tired of the lack of transparency, she said, and recent decisions by the board and district administration leave her and other parents with little reason to trust them. “I frankly have no more trust left to give you,” she said. Emotions ran high throughout more than an hour of public speakers, with clapping and cheering bubbling up despite repeated directions by board president Laura Blakely to refrain from applause. Parents showed support for the speakers by flapping their signs — another action Blakely asked them to stop. Although no teachers spoke

at the meeting, Landels parent Ania Mitros said the teachers she spoke to at her school were uneasy about the decision to drop a well-respected administrator like Chesley. She said one teacher shared that the school staff is “living in fear of the superintendent,” and that other teachers seemed to agree. “When I hear things like this, from people who are working directly with (Chesley) and seeing what he does, it’s really hard not to wonder how this decision could have been made,” she said. “It’s hard to believe that they needed to be fired.” The central question at the meeting was what information and metrics the board used in closed session to judge the principals’ performance, since it seemed so starkly different from the avalanche of public support. The school board and district administrators have kept most of that information under wraps — citing confidentiality regarding personnel matters — but did reveal that personal performance, evaluations, survey results and student academic performance were all taken into account. This didn’t sit well with parents, who had recently taken a “school climate” survey and said they had no idea that information would eventually be used to

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oust top school administrators. After reviewing the results, Landels parent Tushar Moorti said the survey appeared deeply flawed, and designed in such a bizarre way that a “somewhat positive” or “slightly positive” answer was painted as a negative result against the overall score for categories including family engagement, school climate and school safety. Regardless of the quality of the survey data, Graham parent Ellen Judd said she saw no compelling results from Graham’s surveys, along with test scores and the district’s recently minted strategic plan, that indicate Thompson was a poor fit and had to go. “I just haven’t heard anything make this make sense to me, that Ms. Thompson needs to be fired,” she said. Parent Fan Kong said the school board should consider that the information provided by district administrators doesn’t paint the full picture, and cautioned them not to disregard the will of the voters. “I really hope this fiasco doesn’t become the end of your public service life,” he said. Several parents said that the principal firings amount to the latest in a string of debacles starting with Teach to One, which was implemented in fall

2016 and eventually scrapped after intense parent opposition and huge problems behind the scenes that were largely withheld from the public and the school board. Bubb Elementary School parent Karin Dillan said it feels like the school district follows a common strategy where it makes an unpopular decision without feedback, faces heavy protest and eventually reverses the decision because of the backlash. She pointed to school overcrowding last year, when it took public pressure to make sure kids living practically next door to Huff and Bubb elementary schools were allowed to attend despite overcrowding on the campuses. One looming concern among Graham parents is that several big changes are on the way for the district’s middle schools, including a complicated new schedule and a “co-teaching” model designed to help special needs students — both of which require big staffing changes. But with the loss of Thompson and assistant principal Heidi Galassi, who will be leaving to become the new principal at Landels, the longest-tenured administrator at the school will have only been there since October. Graham parent Alan Wessel said the poor timing will be disruptive and harmful to students, and

that removing all four principals months before the end of the school year engulfs school communities in “unnecessary discord.” “It is clear that the manner in which you have proceeded hurts, rather than helps, our children,” he said. At the end of the meeting, board members weighed how to respond, particularly given the harsh criticism that the district fails to listen to parents and other stakeholders. Board member Greg Coladonato said it might be worth revisiting the surveys used for administrative reviews, and that parents he spoke to felt like the data was poorly used. “I’d like to make sure that our surveys are done well and used well, and if we aren’t, then we should fix that,” he said. Board member Jose Gutierrez said town hall-style events at school sites might be a good way to improve communication and get feedback from the parent community, given that many parents feel like their only avenue for talking to trustees is to show up at board meetings when they are mad. “Despite what you read in the Voice or what have you, the reality is that we are here to try and do the best we can in the best interest of our kids, no matter what,” Gutierrez said.

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partly responsible for causing the Omelette House to close down late last year. Similar ADA suits have also targeted many other Mountain View businesses, including the El Paso Cafe, Mountain View Surplus, Blossom True Value Hardware and the Cuesta Park Medical Center. Like Ava’s Market, most businesses decide to reach a settlement rather than risk the expense of a prolonged legal battle. Blossom True Value Hardware co-owner Michele Bernal still resents how the Moores’ law firm targeted her business in 2013 for an ADA lawsuit. Her customers in wheelchairs had never before complained about accessibility, she said, yet the Moore’s suit seized on poorly marked parking lines, cracked asphalt and bathroom signs that were mounted too high. On the advice of her insurer, they agreed to settle the case for $20,000. Upon hearing about the new RICO case, Bernal made it clear she was savoring the moment. “I’m really happy to hear this. We’ve been saying all along this felt like a legal conspiracy,” she said. “I hope they prosecute them and find them guilty — this law was set up for a good cause but they’ve been exploiting this loophole.”

The nature of these ADA cases is very familiar to Burlingame attorney Moji Saniefar, who is leading the RICO case against the Moore law firm. Saniefar first learned of the Moore firm when her father’s restaurant in Fresno was sued in 2014 over the same kind of accessibility violations. Unlike most defendants, Saniefar and her parents decided to fight the case. It wasn’t cheap, and it required hiring a private investigator and bearing the costs of about three years of litigation. But as the case progressed, the allegations made by the Moore firm fell apart, Saniefar said. The plaintiff in the case — Randy Moore’s brother, Ronald Moore — asserted in a court declaration that he was disabled and needed a wheelchair or cane for mobility. He testified that in 2014 he found himself trapped in a noncomplaint restroom at the Saniefar family’s restaurant, hollering for help. Saniefar said that account is hogwash. From their investigation, she said they were able to get video evidence of Ronald Moore walking on his own without any aid. She believes that Moore never actually visited her father’s restaurant. A federal judge ended up dismissing the case last year, but by that point her family’s restaurant had closed and her father

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Quinn gave assurances that she was looking into the issue. The City Council supported signing an agreement with Airbnb to have the company start collecting taxes from lodgings and turning that money over to the city. Councilman Chris Clark suggested the company could also help handle the business licenses that hosts would be required to obtain. In San Francisco, the company is currently testing out a system to use their own website to do this, but it’s unclear if the service is available in other cities, he said. Council members gave general direction to city staff on drafting future policies on short-term rentals, but no formal vote was taken. A full set of regulations is expected to come back before elected leaders in the fall.

for proposals, and they later signed a $75,000 contract with the parking management firm, Parking Company of America. While that may seem like a high cost for parking, it’s actually a bargain compared to the price of adding new spots, said Tiffany Chew, city business development specialist. Adding parking by building a new garage would cost approximately $53,000 per space, she said. “This is really our first initiative in years to increase parking capacity in downtown,” she said. “At this point we’re looking at all options to provide support to our downtown.” The last time new public parking was added to downtown was in 2007 when the city finished the Bryant Street garage. In the

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had died. Running the restaurant was more of a hobby for her father, but she said this lawsuit “took the joy out of it for him.” After defending her family’s restaurant, Saniefar decided to go on the offensive by filing her own lawsuit. She alleges the Mission Law Firm had conspired to push fraudulent lawsuits with a cohort of plaintiffs and disability consultants, many of whom were family members. Their goal was to exploit disability protections to essentially extort money from small businesses, especially those owned by immigrant families, she said. For this type of civil litigation, it is unusual to use the RICO law, which was created in the 1970s to prosecute organized crime syndicates and drug traffickers. Saniefar said the law was appropriate in this case because she alleges the Moores committed wire and mail fraud, which are prerequisites for RICO charges. The anti-racketeering law also allows for much higher civil penalties, as well as the possibility that criminal prosecutors could take up the case in the future. “It seemed like the right fit in this case,” Saniefar said. “This will be a warning to those law firms that are mass producing these suits. It will make them vet their plaintiffs much more carefully and it puts them on notice.” Given the stakes, the Mission Law Firm is forcefully defending

itself against the allegations of fraud. For example, they point to the video evidence of Ronald Moore walking without a cane. That video was only “a few minutes” long but private investigators were surreptitiously recording him for 77 hours, they say. It doesn’t prove anything that Moore can walk with a degree of pain for short periods; he still is physically disabled, said John O’Connor, an attorney defending the firm. “What’s driving this suit is retaliation, not for the Mission Law Firm being bad lawyers but for being good lawyers and enforcing the rights of the disabled,” he said. “Nobody can claim that this firm doesn’t correctly enforce the law.”

near future, a new 385-space public garage will be constructed near Castro Street as part of a new Joie de Vivre hotel project. City officials had also hoped to strike a partnership with ride-sharing companies to help relieve downtown part, but that deal hit an impasse due to conflicts over data sharing. The new valet service will operate from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to midnight, Thursday through Saturday. The program is funding to run until March 2019.

large local tech companies to promote community events and culture. CSMA organizers say they have signed up several artists to perform, including Flashbulb, Bathing and The Hurd Ensemble. In addition to live music, the festival will feature various workshops and demos. A full list of events can be found at arts4all.org/events/ csma-electronic-music-festival. —Mark Noack

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The Volunteer Tax Assistance Program is offering free tax preparation assistance for elderly, disabled, and low-income residents of Santa Clara County as well as anyone with limited English language skills. There are nearly 40 sites countywide, including two in Mountain View, where trained, IRS-certified volunteers can help prepare basic tax forms including the 1040EZ, 1040A and 1040 with certain schedules. To qualify for the program, taxpayers need a valid Social Security or individual taxpayer identification number as well as a combined household annual

Mountain View’s Community School of Music and Arts next month is hosting its first electronic music festival. The threeday event, April 13-15, is meant to highlight the intersection of music and technology, and it will feature various live performances as well as hands-on workshops. The festival is made possible thanks to a $25,000 grant provided last year by Inspire Mountain View. The grant program was a new collaboration between several of the

Congress seeks ADA reform As the litigation proceeds, federal lawmakers are also considering addressing the overuse of ADA suits. A new House bill introduced this year by Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) would require disabled plaintiffs to first inform property owners of any barriers obstructing their mobility. Property owners would have at least 120 days to correct the issue before plaintiffs could take legal action, and they would be encouraged to seek mediation before filing a lawsuit. The ADA reform bill didn’t gain much support from local

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Democratic lawmakers. The bill was opposed by most Bay Area members of Congress including Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Santa Clara), Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and Anna Eshoo (D-Atherton). They were among the 173 Democrats to vote against the Republican-led ADA reforms last month. In a constituent letter, Eshoo indicated she opposed the reforms because businesses would no longer be obligated to be proactive in ensuring they were meeting accessibility rules. The reforms would prevent socalled “drive-by” lawsuits, Eshoo admitted, but that wasn’t worth weakening protections under the ADA, she wrote. On the other side, Rep Jackie Speier (D-Hillsborough) was among a handful of Democrats to come out in support of the bill. Along with voting for it, Speier also signed on as one of the bill’s co-sponsors, citing abuse of the current system by some law firms. “A few bad actor law firms have made it a cottage industry to file lawsuits as shakedowns with no commitment to get the public accommodation accessible. That makes no sense,” Speier wrote to the Voice. “Giving businesses 120 days to remedy an access issue gets the barrier fixed. Lawsuits can still be filed.” The bill was approved by the House in a 225-192 vote. It now goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration. V

income of less than $54,000. Taxpayers must bring photo identification, such as a passport, drivers license or other government issued identification card. Other required documents include a Social Security card or individual taxpayer identification number, proof of income and expenses, a copy of last year’s state and federal tax returns, a bank account number and routing number for direct deposit, household health coverage information as well as a landlord’s name and contact information for anyone taking advantage of the California Renter’s Credit. Assistance is available at the Mountain View Library on the second floor on Saturdays from 10:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., the Mitchell Park Library in Palo Alto on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and at the Santa Clara County Social Services Agency at 1879 Senter Road, No. 10 in San Jose on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There are dozens of other locations where free tax assistance is being offered. A full list is available online at tinyurl. com/yat6a97g. —Bay City News Service

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A modern spin on ‘Cyrano’ PEAR’S “COWBOY VS. SAMURAI” IS A COMIC EXPLORATION OF RACISM AND ROMANCE By Kaila Prins

hat makes a story “Asian-American?” Is it the subject matter? The actors? The intended audience? And is there an answer that will satisfy everyone? Using the story of “Cyrano de Bergerac” as a jumping off point and Asian identity as the corresponding “big nose,” The Pear Theatre’s “Cowboy vs. Samurai” is a funny and heartwarming — albeit sometimes lopsided — look at what it means to be on “an island of yellow in a sea of white.” The play, written by Michael Golamco and directed by Jeffrey Lo, takes place in Breakneck, Wyoming, a quintessentially American town, where Travis Park (played by Lorenz Angelo Gonzales) is one of two Asian-Americans. We first meet Travis at a “meeting” of the Breakneck Asian American Alliance (BAAA), which he is attending under slight duress from his friend Chester (Chuck Lacson). At this meeting, the two members discuss the apparent racism of their grocer, who refuses to stock

Theater Review tofu. Travis is a high school English teacher; Chester, an employee at Taco Tuesday, the only “ethnic” restaurant in town. While the BAAA is ineffective at best, Chester is excited by the prospect of a third member: Korean-American biology teacher Veronica Lee (Heather Mae Steffen) is moving to town from New York. While she and Travis hit it off, Veronica makes it clear that she intends to stay single ... and even if she didn’t, she has certain preferences that preclude Travis from consideration. So when Travis’s friend Del (Drew Reitz), the part-time (white) P.E. teacher asks for help in wooing Veronica, Travis agrees. Through a series of romantic letters signed by Del, Travis expresses his love for Veronica, while Veronica falls for Del. And when Veronica discovers that Del doesn’t have an Asian fetish and loves her for her, she’s all in. Or is she? The play attempts to bring four different viewpoints on racism into dialogue. When it lands,

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Chester (Chuck Lacson) tries to explain his passions to Veronica Lee (Heather Mae Steffen).

the humor diffuses a potentially charged conversation and makes it palatable, and, while the characters feel more like stock representations of different viewpoints, the actors do their best to infuse them with humanity. This production is intimate: The audience practically sits in the classroom designed by Ting Na Wang. Lo’s sound design and Tina Finkelstein’s lighting design are nearly flawless (and I only say “nearly” because the lighting made a certain costume made from white sheets appear yellow from where I was sitting, and it took a moment longer than necessary for the joke to land). The actors navigate the script valiantly. There are moments of

laugh-out-loud comedy followed by clunky exposition or heated debates, and they often follow incongruously after one another. At times, the script feels ... well, like a script, as if the playwright is simply using his characters to debate for the sake of presenting a debate. Lacson’s Chester is hilariously cartoonish, although his larger-than-life approach to the character is often out of step with the rest of the more-muted cast. His scenes were the clear crowd-pleasers, especially as his rhetoric (and costume choices) got more ridiculous. Steffen’s Veronica, in contrast, was more subtle, almost distractingly so. I wanted to see more of her humor and spunk but felt like it got lost.

Reitz’s Del was endearing, but I had trouble believing that he was as dumb as Del was supposed to be. Perhaps that’s on the playwright though — there were too many moments when I felt like Golamco was using Del as a mouthpiece to comment on Travis’s actions. Gonzales’s Travis felt the most “real” of all of the characters, though I wished for more chemistry between him and Veronica. So: who is this “Asian-American story” for? What does it mean for the Pear’s primarily white audience to laugh as Chester calls out his own racism or watch Travis and Veronica muddle through a conversation about Veronica’s fetishization of white men? The dialogue is an important one, even if the vehicle misses some of the weight that the subject matter deserves. It’s worth seeing the play and gauging your reactions for yourself. Freelance writer Kaila Prins can be emailed at kailaprins@gmail.com. V

Q I N F O R M AT I O N What: “Cowboy vs. Samurai.” Where: Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View. When: Through April 8 (see online for specific showtimes). Cost: $28-$32. Info: Go to thepear.org.

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Teaquation in Redwood City serves non-alcoholic tea drinks inspired by cocktails, with ingredients such as hibiscus and butterfly pea flower.

REDWOOD CITY CAFE SERVES TEA DRINKS INSPIRED BY COCKTAILS Story by Christine Lee | Photos by Michelle Le

rowing up in the Philippines, Mercedes Mapua said she developed a strong affinity for grab-and-go bubble tea shops like Quickly, a massive chain inspired by Taiwanese boba cafes. But when she moved to the United States, she became enamored by craft cocktails. It occurred to her that the two worlds could be combined in a cafe that would serve artisan, non-alcoholic tea drinks.

“It just kind of hit me that no one’s tried to make tea cocktails — non-alcoholic cocktails, not meant for kids but meant for more mature palettes,” she said. Mapua left her technology job to do just that, opening Teaquation in Redwood City in 2016. Bubble tea, or “boba,” shops are popping up left and right in Silicon Valley, but Teaquation does its own thing. When Mapua first opened, she said customers were constantly

asking for boba. She now works to communicate that tea and boba don’t always go hand-inhand, including with wooden #BreakUpWithBoba signs hanging on Teaquation’s walls. Teaquation serves layered tea drinks with complex flavors. The drinks feature ingredients that might be more commonly found at cocktail bars, such as hibiscus and butterfly pea flower. Teaquation’s kitchen is filled with equipment typically

found at bars. Stainless steel shakers, mixing glasses and jiggers sit neatly on the counter behind a large wooden bar with neon bar stools. One of Teaquation’s bestsellers, “The Joker,” is a spin on a basil gimlet. Instead of gin and lime, it’s made with butterfly pea tea and pineapple juice. The drink is deep purple on top, bright yellow in the lower half and topped off with foam and basil.

Other drinks include the “Pink Cadillac,” a combination of grapefruit, pineapple and hibiscus juices, which fade together into a mesmerizing gradation of pink and yellow. There’s also the “Lucky Break,” made of organic matcha, mango purée, white chocolate and milk. All fruits and juices are fresh and pureed or squeezed every See TEA, page 19

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dinner. Mapua is also partnering with San Francisco macaron company Sweet Burger to serve the French cookies. In addition to food, the new location will serve beer and wine tonics. To reflect this, Mapua is naming it Teaquation & Tonic. While she described the presentation of her drinks as American, Mapua said Teaquation maintains a â&#x20AC;&#x153;hint of Filipino flavors.â&#x20AC;? Her personal favorite, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gold Digger,â&#x20AC;? uses calamansi, a Southeast Asian citrus fruit widely used in Filipino cuisine, and housemade coconut whipped cream. The drink reminds her of home, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really think that Teaquation is a fusion of all these cultures Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in,â&#x20AC;? she said. Email Christine Lee at clee@paweekly.com V

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“The Death of Stalin” takes a comedic look at the Soviet dictator’s last days and depicts the chaos of the regime after his death.

‘Stalin’ for time CREATOR OF ‘VEEP’ TURNS TO RUSSIAN COLLUSION 0001/2 (The Guild) Setting a comedy circa Joseph Stalin’s murderous regime in the Soviet Union might not seem appropriate to many, but with “The Death of Stalin,” director Armando Iannucci isn’t afraid to put on a high-wire act. Iannucci looks to Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 deathless satire “Dr. Strangelove

or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” as something of an urtext for Iannucci’s own output of political humor, which includes the film “In the Loop” and the HBO series “Veep.” These are tales of the venal, the selfish and the desperate, lurking — when not preening — in the halls of power.

By nature of its touchy material, “The Death of Stalin” dances closer to the line of Ernst Lubitsch’s 1942 Nazi-immersed comedy “To Be or Not to Be” (and its 1983 remake with Mel Brooks). Working from the French graphic novel by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin, Iannucci and co-writers David Schneider, Ian Martin and Peter Fellows set the scene in the days preceding Stalin’s stroke, as he lords over the Central Committee of the Communist Party in 1953 Moscow.

His sycophantic underlings find themselves trapped in an endless loop of laughing at Stalin’s jokes and indulging his whims. They get used to watching their backs, a crucial skill in the days after Stalin’s collapse. With Stalin’s body still lying on the floor of his office, his top power players immediately begin jockeying for power, as much to save their own skins as to pursue personal ambitions. In and out of committee meetings, Lavrenti Beria (the great London stage actor Simon Russell Beale), head of the NKVD Security Forces that enforce Stalin’s daily kill list, squares off against 1st Secretary Nikita Krushchev (Steve Buscemi) in an all-smiles cold war for the direction of the party. Meanwhile, in the public view, it’s Stalin’s deputy Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor) who steps into Stalin’s shoes. Beale’s vile Beria ups the stakes as the mortal threat to the others, including the pedantic Foreign Secretary Vyacheslav Molotov (Michael Palin of Monty Python). Mostly though, we track Krushchev, who races to the office in pajamas when news of Stalin’s incapacitation reaches him, then sets to building support among his colleagues, head of the Army Field Marshal Zhukov (Jason Isaacs) and Stalin’s

daughter Svetlana (Andrea Riseborough) — while dodging Stalin’s volatile son Vasily (Rupert Friend). While thankfully taking some comedic liberties, “The Death of Stalin” roots itself in history, bringing to life nutty anecdotes about a concert that had to be performed twice in a row to please the dictator and Vasily’s attempt to troubleshoot the loss of the national ice hockey team in a plane crash. With Iannucci, sometimes it’s the little stuff that gets the biggest laughs (like a soldier herding people to their deaths barely breaking stride to turn off a lamp — hey, power’s at a premium!), partly enabled by a technique that allows some improvising between the lines of a strong screenplay. Most compelling, though, is that central thread of paranoia, fear and bitterness among the committee members, which amounts to a hilarious riff on Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” that’s unafraid of laughs that catch in the throat once the implications set in. As a long-abused public streams through Stalin’s funeral to pay homage, one can’t help but think, in summation, “You just can’t make this stuff up.” Rated R for language throughout, violence and some sexual references. One hour, 47 minutes. — Peter Canavese

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Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girl”) plays Lara Croft in this reboot of the two-film (2001-2003) Angeline Jolie franchise. Vikander’s Croft is a 21-yearold Londoner who can’t pay her bills but won’t claim her inheritance from her globetrotting archeologist father, Lord Richard Croft (Dominic West), until she finds out what happened to him. Croft soon discovers the truth about her father’s final mission: to find and protect the tomb of Himiko from an ancient militant organization named the Order of Trinity. Himiko poses a global threat should her grave be opened, but all Lara cares about is the possibility that her father may still be out there, alive but lost to the world. And away we go, on an action-adventure built for as many cliffhangers as possible. Partly because Vikander’s skills don’t lie with charismatic comedy, this “Tomb Raider” doesn’t so much grasp for fun as for thrills and melodrama, tugging mightily at the father-daughter plot thread. Mostly, this “Tomb Raider” amounts to another politely dull blockbuster, lacking in originality and wit. Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and for some language. One hour, 58 minutes. — P.C.

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Q HIGHLIGHT ‘BLUE: THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL’ Australian chanteuse Queenie van de Zandt, along with musical director Max Lambert and a live band, will explore her love of all things Joni. Using voice-overs, Queenie reinterprets Mitchell’s melancholy music, revealing the stories behind some of her most haunting songs such as “A Case of You,” “Both Sides Now” and “Little Green.” March 24, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $10-$30. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. Search facebook.com/events for more info.

THEATER Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth Comedy about how a young Ganesha came to scribe the Mahabharata. An adaptation of the colorful children’s book by Emily Haynes and Sanjay Patel. March 23, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Search facebook.com/ events for more info. Palo Alto Players Gala 2018: ‘Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?’ This event will feature gourmet dining, silent and live auctions, surprise entertainment and guests. Palo Alto Players’ third annual gala “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?,” will include special performances from Palo Alto Players, and funds raised at the event will be used to further their mission of providing high quality, performing arts programming to local audiences and production participants. March 24, 6-9 p.m. $125-$5,000. Palo Alto Players, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Search facebook.com/events for more info.

CONCERTS 2018 Spring Showcase Pacific Ballet Academy of Mountain View presents its annual concert featuring student dancers and members from the Pacific Ballet Studio Company. The featured ballet will be Fokine’s Les Sylphides, staged by directors Marion and Rima Chaeff, and new choreography by faculty. March 24, 5-7:45 p.m. $25-$30. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Search facebook. com/events for more info.

MUSIC Open Mic Open Mic takes place every Monday on the second floor of Red Rock Coffee in downtown Mountain View. It features free live music, comedy, poetry and a supportive atmosphere for experienced and new performers. March 26, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View. redrockcoffee.org/calendar

FESTIVALS & FAIRS Cubberley Day The event will feature kid’s activities, performances, food and snacks, art exhibits, information tables by Cubberley renters and tenants to share and discuss their programs, and volunteer opportunities. This year “Canopy” will be organizing tree planting and mulching projects. March 24, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

TALKS & LECTURES CHAC’s 45th Anniversary ‘Changing Lives Together’ Breakfast CHAC’s 45th Anniversary “Changing Lives Together” Breakfast will present keynote speaker Angela

Alvarado, Community Prosecutor, Santa Clara County, a frequent speaker on internet safety and cyber bullying. Based in Mountain View, CHAC provides mental health services for the community. March 28, 7-9 a.m. $30. LinkedIn, 700 E Middlefield Road, Bldg. 4, Mountain View. chacmv.org/events First Annual Research Day at Betty Irene Moore Children’s Heart Center Dr. Jane Newburger from Boston Children’s Hospital will give the keynote address and will highlight research from across the spectrum of the Heart Center. Doff McElhinney and Jeff Feinstein will chair the Abstract Selection Committee. Top abstracts will be chosen for oral presentation and the best abstract in each section will be awarded a cash prize. March 26, 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Li Ka Shing Learning & Knowledge Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto. Search eventbrite.com for more info. Peninsula Gem & Geology Society Program Hans Thern will show a short video and discuss the Moore Creek Mine (Garnet Hill area). He will cover collecting molybdenite, epidote, garnet, quartz and tungsten ore. There will be a door prize drawing and many items available by silent auction. March 28, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. pggs.org

FUNDRAISERS Paly 5K Fun Run & Walk A professionally timed 5K run/walk with track finish. Kids welcome! No dogs or bikes. There will be a post-race awards ceremony, refreshments and kids’ races. Awards for top three finishers in all age groups. March 24, 8:30am-11:00am. Free-$25 runners. Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. palysportsboosters.org/paly-5k-fun-run

FAMILY Andy Griffiths Kepler’s Books will host Andy Griffiths, one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors. Best known for the Treehouse series, he’s the author of the “JUST!” books, “Killer Koalas From Outer Space,” and more. Over the last 20 years his books have been New York Times bestsellers, adapted for the stage and TV and won more than 50 Australian children’s choice awards. March 25, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Search eventbrite.com for more info.

MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS 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. Ongoing until May 5; 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 Shock of the Modern Body’ This exhibition celebrates Auguste Rodin’s relentless pursuit to convey complex emotions, diverse psychological states, and pure sensuality through the nude. 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 responses to photography as an artistic medium and a communicative tool uniquely suited to modern media landscapes and globalized economies. Ongoing, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Closed Tuesdays, Thursdays. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. museum.stanford.edu Instinct Extinct: The Great Pacific Flyway The exhibit features artistic installations that celebrate birds in flight and explore the relationship between man and birds, paired with stunning photographs from local birders. It also delves into the loss of habitat which has become a threat to birds. Ongoing until April 1, Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 p.m. Free. Los Altos History Museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. losaltoshistory.org/events

DANCE Adult Ballet Class Adult Ballet welcomes dancers mid-teens to 80s and older. The class also welcome dancers of various levels. March 27, 7-8 p.m. $15. Mountain View Masonic Center, 890 Church St., Mountain View. livelyfoundation.org/wordpress Argentine Tango Alberto’s Nightclub presents Argentine Tango on Sundays. March 25, 7 p.m. Alberto’s Salsa Studio, 736 W. Dana St., Mountain View. albertos.com/calendar New York Style Salsa On2 with Victoria New York Style Salsa On2 with Victoria Mambo will be held Mondays, with lessons for all skill levels. 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. For people 21 years and older. March 26, 7:30 p.m. $10. Alberto’s Salsa Studio, 736 W. Dana St., Mountain View. albertos.com/calendar Sol Doux and Dances of the World present: ‘PASSION AND TRADITION’ Dances of the World Academy presents its annual performance by it students and by Sol, founder and artistic director of the reknowned Bay Area world dance company. See a mix of traditional and modern dances from the US, South America, and Middle East

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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents ‘Skeleton Crew’ TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 2017 season with the regional premiere of “Skeleton Crew.” A makeshift family of auto plant workers navigate the possibility of foreclosure in this American drama set in 2008. March 23, 8:00 p.m. $40-$100. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. theatreworks.org

performed by adults and children. March 24, 4:30-5:50 p.m. Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Search brownpapertickets.com for more info.

FOOD & DRINK BBQ Dinner with Charlie Nelson of Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery QBB will be hosting a five-course BBQ dinner paired with Belle Meade Bourbons. QBB Chef Ryan Pang and Charlie Nelson of Nelson’s Green Brier Distilling will be at the event to guide guests through the dinner. Must be 21 years or older. March 26, 6:15-7:45 p.m. $64-$75. Quality Bourbons and Barbecue (QBB), 216 Castro St., Mountain View. Search eventbrite. com for more info. IFES Crab Cioppino IFES Society of Mt. View is hosting its third Crab Cioppino event of the season with the customary two seatings. The first seating is at 4 p.m. and the second at 7 p.m. Cioppino will be served, Portuguese style. March 24, 4-9 p.m. $25-$55. IFES Portuguese Hall, 432 Stierlin Road, Mountain View. Search eventbrite. com for more info.

LESSONS & CLASSES Sourdough Bread Boot Camp Participants will learn to make sourdough bread with wild yeast during a half-day session. Attendees will take home a formed loaf to proof at home and bake. Sessions limited to three students maximum. March 24, 10:00 a.m.-2 p.m. Private address provided upon registration, Private address provided upon registration, Mountain View. zerowastechef.com/register/ LAST Workshop on Creative Coding This workshop will be a 90-minute introduction to creative coding libraries, communities and opportunities, aimed at folks with an existing software background. The workshop will begin with 15 minutes of introduction to what creative coding is, the different high level types of work and their associated tools. March 24, 2-4 p.m. Free. SLAC, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park. Search eventbrite.com for more info. Architecting with Google Cloud Platform This two-day instructor-led class equips students to build highly reliable and efficient solutions on Google Cloud Platform, using proven design patterns and the principles of Google Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). March 23, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. $1,495. Mountain View. Search eventbrite.com for more info.

HEALTH & WELLNESS Hands Only CPR This class will teach how to administer CPR using only the hands. No certification is given for completing this workshop. March 27, 1-2 p.m. Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. Mission Be Mindful Community Night at Health IQ Come learn about the science of mindfulness and practices that can help you overcome everyday stress. Explore the neuroscience behind mindfulness and the importance of mindfulness in today’s digital world. March 26, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Health IQ, 2513 Charleston Road, Mountain View. Search eventbrite.com for more info.

OUTDOOR RECREATION Specialty Hikes and Tours These 90-minute specialty hikes and tours will run from Feb. 23 through May 20. Explore Filoli’s Nature Preserve, tour Filoli’s historic greenhouses with a Filoli docent or discover how the families used the Estate and Nature Preserve. Specialty tours will focus on a variety of components of the Filoli property. March 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $10. Filoli Gardens, 86 Old Canada Road, Woodside. filoli.org Art Hiking Class The class combines fitness and creative activities and provides an introduction to sketching. The first lesson is free. March 25, 9:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Free. Shoreline Lake Boathouse, 3160 North Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. Search eventbrite.com for more info. Little Garden Explorers Gamble Garden’s new ecology classes for kids age 3-6 will be a time for them to pick and paint flowers. Kids will engage in fun, developmentally appropriate learning activities. Everyone gets to bring home a bouquet they make. March 28, 3-4 p.m. $15$25. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverly St., Palo Alto. gamblegarden.org/events

BUSINESS Drop-in Tax Preparation Assistance Free help in preparing and filing your Federal and State income tax returns. This drop-in service is available to households with a 2017 income of $54,000 or less. No need for an appointment. Services provided by IRS-certified VITA Volunteers. March 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. mountainview.gov/librarycalendar

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For more information about these camps visit paloaltoonline.com/camp_connection. To advertise in this weekly directory, call (650) 326-8210.

Stanford Water Polo Camps

ATHLETICS Dance Connection Palo Alto

Palo Alto

Share the joy of dance with us! Our studio is an extended family and a home away from home for many community members, and we value the positive energy and atmosphere that we strive to provide. For children and teens. Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap, Lyrical/ Contemporary, Children’s Combination. Events/Summer Dance Camps - Summer Session for ages 3 - adults: June 11-August 4.

www.danceconnectionpaloalto.com (650) 852-0418 or (650) 322-7032

Kim Grant Tennis Academy Summer Camps

Palo Alto Monterey Bay

Fun and specialized junior camps for Mini (3-5), Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, High Performance and Elite tennis levels. Weekly programs designed by Kim Grant to improve player technique, fitness, agility, mental toughness and all around game. Weekly camps in Palo Alto and sleep-away camps at Meadowbrook Swim and Tennis.

www.KimGrantTennis.com

(650) 752-8061

Stanford

New to water polo or have experience, we have a camp for you. Half-day or full-day options for boys and girls ages 7 and up. All camps provide fundamental skills, scrimmages and games.

www.stanfordwaterpolocamps.com (650) 725-9016

Wheel Kids Bike Camps

Palo Alto

At Addison Elem. Adventure Riding Camp for grades 1 - 8, Two Wheelers Club for grades K - 3. Week long programs from 8:30 - 4, starting June 4th. Join us as we embark on bicycling adventures for the more experienced rider or help those just learning to ride.

wheelkids.com/palo-alto

(650) 646-5435

YMCA of Silicon Valley Summer Camps

Silicon Valley

At the Y, children and teens of all abilities acquire new skills, make friends, and feel that they belong. With hundreds of Summer Day Camps plus Overnight Camps, you will find a camp that’s right for your family. Financial assistance is available.

www.ymcasv.org

(408) 351-6473

ACADEMICS

Mountain View Tennis Summer Camps

Mountain View

Harker Summer Programs

San Jose

Choose from 10 weeks of Tennis Camp – plenty of play time, focus on fundamentals & sportsmanship, talented coaches, Cuesta courts. Full day or morning camp for 7 to 14 year olds and new, morning camp for 5 to 6 year olds. Discounts for residents and registering by 3/31.

The Harker School’s summer programs for children K-grade 12 offer the perfect balance of learning and fun! Programs are led by dedicated faculty and staff who are experts at combining summer fun and learning. Strong academics and inspiring enrichment programs are offered in full-day, partial and morning-only sessions.

www.mountainviewtennis.net

www.harker.org/summer

(650) 967-5955

Nike Tennis Camps

Bay Area

(408) 553-5737

i2 Camp at Castilleja School

Palo Alto

Junior overnight and day tennis camps for boys and girls, ages 9-18 offered throughout June, July and August. Adult weekend clinics available June and Aug. Camps directed by head men’s coach, Paul Goldstein, head women’s coach, Lele Forood, and associate men’s and women’s coaches, Brandon Coupe and Frankie Brennan. Join the fun and get better at tennis this summer.

i2 Camp offers week-long immersion programs that engage middle school girls in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The fun and intimate hands-on activities of the courses strive to excite and inspire participants about STEM, creating enthusiasm that will hopefully spill over to their schoolwork and school choices in future years.

www.ussportscamps.com

(800) 645-3226

www.castilleja.org/i2camp

(650) 470-7833

Palo Alto/La Honda

iD Tech Camps Campbell

Stanford/Bay Area

Run for Fun Camps

Run for Fun’s mission is to provide creative and engaging play for all youth by getting kids active in an inclusive community centered around outdoor fun! We pride ourselves on hiring an enthusiastic, highly trained staff who love what they do. Summer 2018 features four weeks of Adventure Day Camp and two weeks of Overnight Camp High Five. Adventure Day Camp is a new discovery every day filled with sports, crafts and nature, including explorations to Camp Jones Gulch, Capitola Beach, Foothills Park, Shoreline Lake and Great America. Camp High Five is six days and five nights of traditional overnight camp mixed with challengeby-choice activities, campfires, friendships and lots of laughter.

www.runforfuncamps.com/summer-camps-andschool-holiday-camps/camp-overview (650) 823-5167

Spartans Sports Camp

Mountain View

Spartans Sports Camp offers multi-sport, week-long sessions for boys and girls in grades 1-7, sport-specific sessions for grades 2-9, color guard camp for grades 3-9, and cheerleading camp for grades pre-K – 8. We also offer a hip hop dance camp for grades 1-7. Camp dates are June 4 through July 27 at Mountain View High School. The camp is run by MVHS coaches and studentathletes and all proceeds benefit the MVHS Athletic Department. Lunch and extended care are available.

www.spartanssportscamp.com

(650) 479-5906

The world’s #1 summer STEM program held at Stanford, Palo Alto High School, and 150+ locations nationwide. With innovative courses in coding, game development, robotics, and design, our programs instill in-demand skills that embolden students to shape the future. iD Tech Camps (weeklong, 7-17), Alexa Café (weeklong, all-girls, 10-15), iD Tech Academies (2-week, 13-18).

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Emerson: (650) 424-1267 Hacienda: (925) 485-5750

ARTS, CULTURE, OTHER CAMPS Art and Soul Camp

Palo Alto

Art, cooking, tinkering, yoga and mindfulness. We celebrate multiple perspectives and recognize the many ways for our children to interpret their world. Summer Unplugged! is appropriate for ages 5-13 years. Located at Walter Hays School.

www.artandsoulpa.com

(650) 269-0423

Castilleja Summer Camp for Girls

www.castilleja.org/summercamp

City of Mountain View Recreation

Mountain View

www.mountainview.gov/register

Community School of Music

www.arts4all.org

Stanford EXPLORE: A Lecture Series on Biomedical Research

Stanford

EXPLORE biomedical science at Stanford. Stanford EXPLORE offers high school students the unique opportunity to learn from Stanford professors and graduate students about diverse topics in biomedical science, including bioengineering, neurobiology, immunology and many others.

explore.stanford.edu

explore-series@stanford.edu

Summer at Sand Hill School

Palo Alto

www.sandhillschool.org

(650) 688-3605

Mountain View

(650) 917-6800 ext. 0

Let’s Go Crafting

Palo Alto

Let’s Go Crafting’s Studio is where your child will have fun while learning many different fiber related arts. We teach sewing, knitting, crochet, weaving and jewelry making to children ages 8 years to 15 years. AM or PM camps $275/week. Full day camps $550/week. 5 student minimum for all sessions; 10 student maximum. Contact Connie Butner at letsgocrafting@gmail.com.

Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC)

(650) 949-7614

(650) 903-6331

Community School of Mountain View Music and Arts (CSMA) Mountain View 50+ creative camps for Gr. K-8! Drawing, Painting, Ceramics, Sculpture, Musical Theater, Summer Music Workshops, more! One and two-week sessions; full and half-day enrollment. Extended care from 8:30am-5:30pm. Financial aid offered.

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bit.ly/kcisummercamp

(650) 470-7833

Come have a blast with us this summer! We have something for everyone: Recreation Camps, Specialty Camps, Sports Camps, Swim Lessons, and more! Programs begin June 4 – register early!

Los Altos Hills

Students ages 11-16 discover endless possibilities as they design and engineer their own projects. Hands-on learning of latest technologies including virtual reality, 3D printing, video production, and more in KCI’s new makerspace.

Palo Alto

Castilleja Summer Camp for Girls Palo Alto Casti Camp offers girls entering gr. 2-6 a range of age-appropriate activities including athletics, art, science, computers, writing, crafts, cooking, drama and music classes each day along with weekly field trips. Leadership program available for girls entering gr. 7-9.

KCI Summer Camp

www.stanfordbaseballcamp.com

(650) 725-2054

Improve your student’s writing skills this summer at Emerson School of Palo Alto and Hacienda School of Pleasanton. Courses this year are Expository Writing, Creative Writing and Presentation Techniques.

(844) 788-1858

At Sunken Diamond on the campus of Stanford University. Four or five day camps where the morning session includes instruction in several baseball skills, fundamentals, and team concepts. The afternoon session will be dedicated to playing coach pitched games and hitting in the batting cages. Session 1: June 18 - 22 Session 2: June 25-29 Session 3: July 16-20

Stanford

Palo Alto Pleasanton

iDTechCamps.com

June 26 to July 20; If you’re looking for a great summer learning plus fun option for your child and you want them to be ready for fall, please join us at Sand Hill. The morning Literacy Program (8:30 to noon) provides structured, systematic instruction for students with learning challenges entering grades 1-8 in the fall. The afternoon Enrichment Camp (Noon to 4) focuses on performing arts, social skills and fun. Choose morning, afternoon or full day. Visit www.sandhillschool.org for more details and application.

Stanford Baseball Camps

Write Now! Summer Writing Camps

(650) 814-4183

Palo Alto

PACCC summer camps offer campers, grades 1st to 6th, a wide variety of fun opportunities. We are excited to announce all of your returning favorites: Leaders in Training (L.I.T.), PACCC Special Interest Units (S.I.U.), F.A.M.E. (Fine Arts, Music and Entertainment), J.V. Sports and Operation: Chef! Periodic field trips, special visitors and many engaging camp activities, songs and skits round out the fun offerings of PACCC Summer Camps. Open to campers from all communities. Register online.

www.paccc.org

Stanford Jazz Workshop

(650) 493-2361

Stanford

On campus of Stanford University, Week-long jazz immersion programs for young musicians in middle school (starts July 9), high school (July 15 and July 22), and college, as well as adults (July 29). All instruments and vocals.

stanfordjazz.org

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

(650) 736-0324

Los Altos Menlo Park, Palo Alto

Kids can have fun, be a character, and learn lifelong performance skills at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s Theatre Camps. Spring Break and Summer camps for K-6.

theatreworks.org/youth-programs/for-youth (650) 463-7146

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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. FBN638764 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): CRITZ TEXT RESEARCH 1063 Hudson Way Sunnyvale, CA 94087 FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON: 12/14/2017 UNDER FILE NO.: FBN636826 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S): JAMES T CRITZ 1063 Hudson Way Sunnyvale, CA 94087 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY An Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 9, 2018. (MVV Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018) VEGUITA CLEANING SERVICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN639367 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Veguita Cleaning Service, located at 602 Victor Way #1, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): NANCY RAMIREZ 602 Victor Way #1 Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/19/2018. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 26, 2018. (MVV Mar. 9, 16, 23,30, 2018) VITALITY BOWLS 102 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN639539 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Vitality Bowls 102, located at 650 Castro St., Suite 140, Mountain View, CA 94041, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): SNC ENTERPRISE 114 Dardanelli Lane, 20 Los Gatos, CA 95032 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/01/2017.

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997 All Other Legals NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DUNCAN WESLEY MILLS aka DUNCAN W. MILLS aka DUNCAN MILLS Case No.:18PR182965 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DUNCAN WESLEY MILLS aka DUNCAN W. MILLS aka DUNCAN MILLS. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: CHISTOPHER MILLS in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: CHRISTOPHER MILLS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required 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 May 4, 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 personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Mark A. Schmuck, Esq. Temmerman, Cilley & Kohlmann, LLP 2502 Stevens Creek Blvd. San Jose, CA 95128-1654 (408) 998-9500 (MVV Mar. 23, 30; Apr. 6, 2018) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WALTER E. FRIGERIO Case No.: 17PR-182138 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of WALTER E. FRIGERIO, aka WALTER FRIGERIO. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: CHRISTY ANN SALO in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: CHRISTY ANN SALO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required 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 April 25, 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

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