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Meanwhile, Google — by far the city’s largest employer with new headcount tax its 23,000-person workforce aimed at the city’s high- — would pay up to $150 per profile tech compa- employee. Small businesses with less nies will go before voters this November. In a heated Tuesday than 50 workers would not night meeting, the City Council face a per-employee fee; howunanimously backed plans for ever, the cost for most busia top-heavy tax increase that ness licenses would increase would raise about $6.1 million from the current price of $34. each year if approved — with Licenses would cost $100 for Google alone paying more than businesses with one employee, $200 for two to 25 employees, half that amount. What some are calling the and $400 for 26 to 50 employees. Businesses “Google tax” earning less is Mountain than $5,000 View’s strat‘We won't be in revenue per egy for funding a suite of cramming this down year would be exempt. transportation Despite havimprovements, anyone's throat.’ ing the most at especially an COUNCILMAN CHRIS CLARK stake, Google ambitious goal has been offito build a new cially silent on automated transit system. Given that tech the proposed tax increase. employers are causing much of In private conversations with the area’s traffic, council mem- Google officials, elected leaders bers say it is appropriate for say the company’s representathose companies to carry most tives haven’t signaled any major of the costs of the new business opposition to the proposal, yet the company hasn’t taken any license tax. For that concept there was formal position. The company widespread agreement, but the has declined to comment on the finer details of crafting a tax tax to the Voice. Nevertheless, the tech giant structure led to a painfully long debate during the council’s seemed to have no shortage of final meeting before a summer proxy defenders on Tuesday night. Business representatives recess. In the end, the council from organizations including endorsed a tiered tax system the Silicon Valley Leadership similar to what they approved Group and the Mountain View in past meetings. For any Chamber of Commerce made companies with more than 50 a last-ditch effort to urge city workers, this tax system would leaders to exercise restraint on charge a headcount fee that the tax plan. Chamber of Commerce CEO would increase with the size of the business. As an example Bruce Humphrey presented on the lower end, Trader Joe’s an alternative plan to lower with its 63 employees would See GOOGLE TAX, page 9 pay up to $75 for each worker.
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Paul Kim and Adam Reay pose for a photo next to their coastal redwood. A growing number of residents are concerned that the city’s heritage trees are being treated as an afterthought amid the aggressive push for development.
LASD OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE CLOSER THAN EVER TO BUYING LAND FOR A MV SCHOOL
ountain View City Council members agreed Tuesday night to allow the Los Altos School District to pursue land for a school within the San Antonio shopping center, with a narrow majority deciding not to impose restrictions on the school’s design
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s Mountain View losing trees from breakneck development, or is the town planting enough younger trees to replenish them? It’s sort of like asking if a cup is half empty or half full — it depends on who you ask. A new draft report by the city’s Forestry Division finds that nearly 2,400 trees have been chopped down across town over the last three years. On the bright side, city arborists report that they are replanting 60 percent more new trees and saplings compared to what’s been removed. Yet tree advocates in Mountain View remain skeptical. Not all trees are equal, said Katherine Naegele, an arborist with the Mountain View Tree nonprofit who previously served on the city’s Urban Forestry Board. While a higher tree count might seem like proof of success, it could also mean that a developer ripped out healthy mature trees only to be replace them with saplings from the nursery, she said. After winning their
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flexibility to the school district on what to do with the future campus, and declined to reverse course at the June 26 meeting. Mayor Lenny Siegel and council members Chris Clark, Ken Rosenberg and John McAlister voted in favor, while council members Pat Showalter, See LASD SCHOOL, page 8
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For one final weekend, audiences can catch local youth actors performing in the world premiere of the original play “Children of an Idle Brain,” produced by A Theatre Near U. Written by Artistic Director Tony Kienitz, the show focuses on a pair of orphaned sisters who respond to the bleak circumstances of their lives in different ways: one with her head in the clouds and one grounded in the real world. A mix of comedy and tragedy, the production also promises a gripping, twisty finale. The remaining performances are Friday, June 29, and Saturday, June 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. (second stage). Tickets are $17-$22 and children under age 5 are not admitted. Go to https://tinyurl.com/ya3mzda7. —Karla Kane
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Mountain View “Ooh” and “ahh” at this year’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at Mountain View’s Shoreline Amphitheatre (1 Amphitheatre Parkway). Starting at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday, the San Francisco Symphony will accompany the pyrotechnics with a performance featuring music from “The Incredibles,” “Toy Story 2” and “Finding Nemo.” Doors open at 5 p.m. with family-friendly games and activities. Discounted tickets start at $13.50. Go to https:// tinyurl.com/y9udz238. For those who want a unique view of the fireworks, Shoreline Lake Boathouse (3160 N. Shoreline Blvd.) will provide patrons with pedal boats, rowboats, canoes ($85) and kayaks ($40 for single, $60 for double) to watch the evening’s display from the water. Customers may also choose to add a wine and cheese platter for $40, a “Snack Pack” deal for $10 a person or a variety of prepared picnic baskets offered by American Bistro for $30 for two people. Day rentals must be returned by 8:30 p.m. and vessels start boarding at 9 p.m. The Boathouse also will be hosting a barbecue picnic and will offer one, two or three types of main dishes (burgers, chicken, hot dogs, sausages and veggie burgers) and a choice of two sides (green salad, potato salad, coleslaw or baked beans) for $13, $15 or $17. The barbecue is available from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Go to shorelinelake.com. Los Altos and Los Altos Hills Los Altos will host a patriotic “Glorious Fourth” festival from 10:20 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Shoup Park, 400 University Ave. Independence Day festivities will include performances from Ye Olde Town Band and rock band The Unicorns, a
patriotic song singalong, a salute to veterans ceremony and games for the family. The festival also will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Cradle of Liberty, a statue in Shoup Park donated by the Veterans’ Memorial Association of Los Altos and Los Altos Hills in 1998. Hot dogs, shaved ice and beverages will be sold. Admission is free. The 10th annual Los Altos Hills Fourth of July Parade will start with a gathering at Town Hall (26379 Fremont Road) at 9:30 a.m. prior to the parade’s official kickoff down Fremont Road at 10 a.m.. Approximately 600 marchers are expected to participate in the quarter- mile trek that ends at Gardner Bullis School, where drinks and watermelon will be provided. The city is adding a band and horns for the parade’s 10th anniversary, and there will be special giveaways for participants. Go to https://tinyurl. com/ya7kw626. —Alicia Mies
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A Mountain View man was arrested Tuesday morning after he allegedly pointed a gun at construction workers directing traffic near a North Whisman construction site, according to police. The 23-year-old man was reportedly driving a Honda through the area shortly before 9 a.m. on June 26 when he allegedly yelled at two construction workers on the 600 block of Tyrella Avenue before pointing a gun at them, according to a statement by the Mountain View Police Department. Officers found the suspect’s vehicle nearby and later arrested him on charges including brandishing a firearm and criminal threats. He is also facing drug possession charges after officers allegedly found cannabis in his car that police suspected was for sale, as well as drug paraphernalia. The suspect reportedly told police he was upset with the construction workers because he believed one of them insulted his brother at a business near the construction site, according to the police statement.
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FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS PROGRAM The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors last week approved $25 million for a first-time homebuyer down payment loan program. According to the county, the funds will reach about 250 homebuyers in the first five years by covering down payments of up to 17 percent of the home’s value. Santa Clara County voters approved Measure A in November 2016, leading to the creation of a $950 million affordable housing bond. A portion of these funds were allocated to homebuyers in Santa Clara County whose income does not exceed 120 percent of the See COMMUNITY BRIEF, page 10
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A final fix for Stevens Creek Trail will be constructed this year, repairing a portion of the bank that eroded into the creek bed last year. The trail is expected to be reopened in winter 2018.
City foots $600K bill for Stevens Creek Trail repairs WATER DISTRICT PLANS TO FIX AND REOPEN TRAIL BY END OF THE YEAR By Kevin Forestieri
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long-awaited fix to Mountain View’s popular Stevens Creek Trail is finally on the horizon, with construction slated to begin this summer on an eroding, weather-beaten portion of the trail that has been out of commission for more than a year. And while the Santa Clara Valley Water District is in charge of designing and managing repair work on the creek
bank and re-establishing the trail, the city of Mountain View will be on the hook for costs related to the trail itself. City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to pitch in $595,000 in construction costs. Troubles on the problematic trail segment between El Camino Real and Yuba Drive span back to January 2017, when a major storm system and a specific weather event that water district staff refer to as the “President’s Day storm”
caused severe erosion that rendered the trail dangerous and unusable. Erosion unexpectedly worsened during the summer months, and by August a portion of the paved trail had collapsed, threatening nearby private property. The city, in the interim, has guided thousands of bicyclists and pedestrians who rely on the trail daily as a commute path and recreational space onto a newly-constructed See STEVENS CREEK TRAIL, page 9
School board votes to impose strict transfer limits LONG-STANDING OPEN ENROLLMENT POLICIES END FOR MOUNTAIN VIEW WHISMAN By Kevin Forestieri
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arking one of its most significant decisions in recent years, the Mountain View Whisman School District school board this month unanimously approved major changes to student transfer policies that will move hundreds of children out of their current
schools and end the free-flow of students to any campus with available space. The new policies mean that, come January next year, families in the district will no longer have the option to sign up their children for any school in the district, and will instead be funneled toward sending their kids to the nearby neighborhood
school. The 5-0 vote at the June 14 school board meeting caps off years of controversial debates over school attendance boundaries, overcrowding, diversity and equity for all of the district’s neighborhoods throughout Mountain View. The enrollment policies, set to See STUDENT TRANSFERS, page 10
eeling from a storm of complaints of workplace harassment, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation announced Wednesday morning that CEO Emmett Carson had stepped aside, effective immediately. The news came following a two-month investigation that found Carson’s leadership style had condoned bullying and other misconduct in lieu of delivering results. The investigation by the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, which is available in summary online, largely corroborates complaints by SVCF staffers that the organization had fostered a toxic culture. These allegations, which the Voice has previously detailed, first became public in April. In acknowledging the past misconduct, the SVCF board of directors said in a statement that they would seek to rebuild the organization’s reputation. “The Board recognizes that this failure happened under our watch, and that many current and former staff were deeply impacted,” the board said in the statement. “We are dedicated to restoring our community’s trust in SVCF and look forward to our next chapter together.” Many complaints focused on Mari Ellen Reynolds Loijens, a star fundraiser who was regarded as Carson’s second in command. Loijens was described as an abusive manager who berated her subordinates and often made racially or sexually inappropriate remarks. Despite her misconduct, many former SVCF employees say that Loijens was “untouchable” due to the fact that she was credited for netting prestigious donations from wealthy Silicon Valley billionaires. Loijens resigned in April. The investigation also noted that SVCF’s internal system for workplace complaints was deeply flawed. While the nonprofit’s executives promoted a “culture of candor” at the organization, they actually stifled dissenting views, according to the investigation. Employees said there was fear of retaliation if they spoke up. Taking concerns to the nonprofit’s HR division was viewed as a pitfall since confidential complaints would be shared with
SVCF executives, staffers said. Daiva Natochy, the nonprofit’s HR executive, resigned from her position in April as more complaints surfaced. Loijens and Natochy are almost never named in the investigation summary, but many of the report’s allegations by staff members target “certain former SVCF executives.” As more employees began speaking out, they made clear they viewed Carson as being complicit in the workplace abuse. Through his Twitter account, Carson tried to deflect these attacks by highlighting his “zero tolerance” policy for inappropriate conduct. In private messages to the board, he portrayed the complaints as cherry-picking bad episodes, and he gave assurances that most of the workforce was content under his management. But the damage to his reputation continued to worsen. Influential donors began to publicly warn that they had lost faith in Carson’s leadership. In late April, the SVCF board of directors announced they were placing Carson on paid leave until the investigation was completed. Carson, 59, has been a towering figure at SVCF as well as the global philanthropic world. He first made waves about two decades ago due to his management of the Minneapolis Foundation, more than tripling its total assets and proving his talents as a rainmaker. That recognition led him to be picked in 2006 to help create the SVCF by merging two longstanding nonprofits, the San Mateobased Peninsula Community Foundation and San Jose’s Community Foundation Silicon Valley. That merger remains intensely controversial — former staff who left afterward still criticize the SVCF, saying the organization abandoned its focus on helping the Bay Area’s local problems. Carson described the new role of SVCF as helping to solve the worldwide issues that arise from the tech sector’s global supply chain. Given that guidance, SVCF pushed forward an aggressive strategy of fundraising that targeted Silicon Valley’s wealthiest residents. Under Carson’s leadership, See SVCF, page 9
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Immigrant detention centers ‘a stain on America’ REP. ANNA ESHOO SAID SHE SAW TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN AND ADULTS By Sue Dremann
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.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, and more than 20 members of the U.S. Congress journeyed to Texas last Friday to visit immigration detention facilities where hundreds of adults and children are being held after they tried to enter the United States. The conversations Eshoo had with distraught mothers, she said Monday, are keeping her awake at night. In the Brownsville, Texas facility — under the control of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — Eshoo met with at least seven mothers whose children had been taken away. “They were beside themselves and filled with grief and worry. They had no idea where their children were; no one could tell them; they didn’t know how long they were going to be held there. They were in prison uniforms,� she said. Under the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance� policy, thousands of people have been
taken into custody in recent months and are being held in detention cells and cages while they await deportation, prosecution or an asylum hearing. Many hundreds of children have been separated from their parents. On June 20, facing widespread bipartisan outrage, President Trump issued an executive order that reversed the practice of separating children from their families. But those family members who are already apart remain that way for now. More than 2,053 children were being held in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)-funded facilities as of June 20. An additional 522 children had been reunited with their parents. About 17 percent were separated from their parents at the border; 83 percent arrived in the U.S. without a parent or guardian, according to a June 23 Health and Human Services statement. What deeply troubled Eshoo during the visit is that the agencies didn’t seem prepared to implement the administration’s policy. There is no dual-tracking
system for the children who have been separated from their parent, she said. The children have only a telephone number of a relative pinned to their clothing. Some Border Patrol and ICE agents told Eshoo that parents wrote the phone number of relatives on their child’s shoes before they were taken away. But many of the children are so small that they don’t even know their last names or even their parents’ first names, she said. HHS staff said children are allowed to speak to their parents at least twice a week. But Eshoo said she did not find a mother who said that has actually happened. Parents were given instructions on how to use a free phone service, but Eshoo said the system doesn’t work. The mother must have some resources to pay for the minutes they’re on the phone, and many have nothing, they said. “The mothers were so distraught. We asked questions, and they were just continually weeping and sobbing. They were given some tear sheets that ICE
had given to everyone that said to ‘call this number so that you can be connected with your child.’ I’ve been calling the number and no one answers,� Eshoo said.
“The mothers were so distraught. We asked questions, and they were just continually weeping and sobbing.� U.S. REP. ANNA ESHOO
HHS issued a three-page press release on June 23, “Zero-Tolerance Prosecution and Family Reunification,� which states that federal employees know where all of the children are located. It refutes reports that the agencies are disorganized, and it claims to have a process for reunification. “A parent who is ordered removed from the U.S. may
request that his or her minor child accompany them. It should be noted that in the past many parents have elected to be removed without their children,� the officials stated. Eshoo disputed that claim. “I never heard one of the mothers say that. We asked them that,� she said. The mothers are also told they can ask ICE personnel to help them locate their child. “None of this works for any of the mothers we met with. So it sounds very tidy, like it’s a parent hotline, but it didn’t work for them. And almost to a person — that is, the mothers — they didn’t have the resources to make the phone calls. “None have them have seen attorneys,� she said. “They have no idea when they will have an appointment to be interviewed relative to their status. They have been informed of nothing.� The administration has also moved to keep the children and their parents in custody indefinitely. Under the Flores See ESHOO, page 12
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Margaret Abe-Koga and Lisa Matichak dissented. In a letter earlier this month, Superintendent Jeff Baier told city staff that the district was seeking to acquire about 9.6 acres of land in the northeastern corner of the San Antonio shopping center, owned by the company Federal Realty. The district’s vision calls for replacing Kohl’s and other businesses on the property with a school and adjacent park space. The June 8 letter was short on specific details, but stated the district planned to use eminent domain to acquire the land for “the future development of a new school and public park,” rather than through a typical real estate transaction. The surprise decision drops earlier plans to build a school at another location across the street, and required the council’s blessing to proceed. When a public agency like a school district decides to pursue condemnation, property owners can either fight it in court or work toward a negotiated settlement, and district officials anticipate that Federal Realty is willing to do the latter. More details on the transaction, including the anticipated cost for the land, are expected to be
available later this year. In order to make the land purchase pencil out, district officials are brokering a deal with the city of Mountain View whereby they would “sell” the unused density allowed on the acquired property — a process known as the transfer of development rights (TDRs) — to developers throughout the city. This would generate $79.3 million in extra money to defray the cost of expensive land. Council members also agreed to earmark up to $23 million in park funds to finance the land purchase, which would create joint-use open space for city residents adjacent to school facilities. Given the “very generous” contributions by the city, Councilwoman Abe-Koga said the city ought to start laying out some conditions and requirements for the help. She said she wanted to make it a requirement for the campus to have a track and field and a gym accessible by the community, and wanted a hard deadline on whether the campus would be home to a neighborhood school or Bullis Charter School, which has yet to be determined. “I just don’t understand what the hesitancy is in putting those types of requirements,” Abe-Koga said. Councilwoman Matichak said the shopping center may be a suitable site for a school, but she
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wasn’t prepared to sign off on the school district’s new plans until she had more clarity on the use of the site as a neighborhood school or a charter school. Councilwoman Showalter also opposed the decision, saying the city’s support should be contingent on the campus being a neighborhood school serving the nearby residents. “I’m not going to vote for it unless it’s a neighborhood school,” she said. But the majority of the council stuck with prior decisions, opting against conditioning the city’s financial support on the future campus design. Councilman Rosenberg said a long list of requirements including amenities like a sports pavilion and a track and field could kill the school district’s plans to build a Mountain View campus, and that imposing conditions would mean the council doesn’t “really” want a school in the San Antonio area. He called it “ridiculous” to start demanding a sports pavilion, a gym, a swimming pool and even a sand volleyball court, joking that the council may as well demand an archery range as well. “I don’t understand why we have to put all these parameters around it right now unless the idea is to kill the school,” he said. Siegel encouraged his colleagues not to start putting deadlines on the school district, and said now is not the time to start calling for campus design requirements. Demanding a gym that could cost upwards of $20 million might make the project infeasible and kill the deal, he said. “Imposing conditions on that level means you don’t really want a school,” he said. Also a concern is where the
businesses on the 9.6 acres of shopping center property will go if they are displaced by the school district. Business owner Alex Cheung, who owns Sushi 88 and Pearl Cafe on the property, said he wasn’t notified of the school district’s plans and was distressed to hear that his businesses may be forced to move through an article in a newspaper, rather than through the district or Federal Realty. “To find out about this proposal through a public newspaper I felt is unfair to us and our family,” Cheung said. Jan Sweetnam, chief operating officer of Federal Realty’s West Coast branch, assured council members that the company would award businesses with fair compensation for moving expenses, value of the lease and any other awards that come with condemnation. He said the company would work toward “fair resolutions” and try to accommodate everyone it can. City Manager Dan Rich said that the city’s agreement finalizing the use of TDRs and park funds will make clear that the city has an interest in maximizing amenities similar to those at a junior high school, along with a clear plan for transportation and traffic mitigation and a relocation plan for the businesses that would be displaced. He clarified, however, that there’s a big difference between setting these expectations and laying out absolute requirements. “It’s one thing to say we want to strongly encourage transportation solutions or busing. It’s another thing to say we’re not going to support this unless there’s a gym,” Rich said.
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A lengthy search The school district has been on the hunt for land ever since voters passed the $150 million Measure N bond in 2014, convening a committee to search for real estate and negotiating for a potential sale in several areas in and around the San Antonio region of Mountain View, which is the epicenter of the district’s future enrollment growth. Despite bobbing in and out of real estate negotiations with property owners in the past, Baier told the Voice that this is the closest the district has been to actually closing out a deal. Past considerations include four different sites in and around the shopping center, as well as the Old Mill and former Safeway site on the corner of California Street and San Antonio Road. The only one that gained serious traction was a plan to buy property at 5150 El Camino Real in Los Altos, which school board members later decided not to pursue. Baier said the city deserves credit for paving the way for the land acquisition, which he and school board members have called the last and best shot of creating a school in a fast-redeveloping area of Mountain View. “Through incredibly complex collaboration, we really got to a point where this has absolute possibilities here,” Baier said. “This could really work.” Federal Reality purchased 33 acres making up the eastern half of the shopping center in 2015, buying the property for $62.2 million, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal. The Business Journal suggests that the low price might have to do with a long-term lease with Walmart on the southern end of the shopping center, which would not be included in the district’s negotiated purchase. If the acquisition goes through, Baier said there could be big benefits for city residents in the region. While the district would be purchasing 9.6 acres of land, an additional two acres adjacent to the property could also be available for city park space. Baier said a nearby developer, Greystar, has expressed interest in buying the two acres in order to meet its park land requirements for a nearby residential housing project. The purchase would be a normal real estate transaction between Greystar and Federal Realty, rather than part of the condemnation, and Baier said the district’s acquisition plans are not contingent on the separate real estate deal. The earliest the district could buy the land, construct a campus and open doors for students would be fall 2021, district officials said. Email Kevin Forestieri at kforestieri@mv-voice.com V
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the proposed tax on the city’s largest employers to $90 per employee while forcing smaller businesses to also pay a perworker fee. The plan baff led council members, and they pointed out it would dramatically increase the cost burden on small businesses with less than 50 employees. Councilman Ken Rosenberg, who previously served as the chamber’s board chairman, didn’t hide his irritation that the business group seemed to be going against the interest of its smaller members. “The chamber board is (putting forward) a model that your membership won’t support,” he said. “I’m a chamber member, and I would be outraged at this model.” Hu mphrey repeated ly explained he was working under the guidelines made by his board of directors. Google’s government affairs director, Javier Gonzales, is one of about 19 regular members of the board. “This spreads the tax burden out among all businesses and it doesn’t rely on one business to carry 60 percent of the burden,” Humphrey explained. “We understand that for some small and medium-sized businesses, this tax is larger.” That viewpoint elicited some support on the council. Councilwoman Lisa Matichak embraced the chamber’s plan, explaining that the business group’s support was vital for the city to maintain. She described the council’s preferred plan as “rushed” — although city staff pointed out there have been 20 public meetings so far on it. Echoing similar concerns, Councilwoman Margaret AbeKoga warned that Mountain View was taking risks if it relied too much on Google as a tax source. “It might be Google today, but who knows who it’s going to be in five to 10 years?” she
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rittenden Middle School Principal Angie Dillman has announced her resignation, leaving the Mountain View Whisman School District two months to find a replacement in time for the upcoming school year. D i l l m a n’s resignation adds to the churn of school administrators this year — her replacement will be the sixth new Angie Dillman principal in the Mountain View Whisman School District for the 2018-19 school year — and comes shortly before the school district makes major changes to middle school schedules and considers a staffing overhaul to make way for co-teaching classrooms and more electives. In an email to parents sent on June 14, Dillman said that she decided to resign effective June 30. She previously led schools in Los Angeles before her two-year stint at Crittenden, and said it was with “mixed emotions” that she decided to return to Southern California, which she called her home of 15 years. She did not indicate what her next job will be. “Although it is difficult to bid farewell to Crittenden and to being a part of our district leadership team, I will treasure the memories and the friendships I have built here with so many of
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detour through adjacent private property, but even that temporary solution has been fraught with problems. It debuted in June 2017, only to be shut down two months later for emergency repairs to the creek bank. The detour was reopened in November but now faces closure again for the final, permanent fix later this year, instead guiding bicyclists and pedestrians onto surface streets. The water district’s construction plans call for repairing and rebuilding the creek embankment previously shored up during emergency repair work last year, as well as building and realigning the now-missing portion of the bike and pedestrian trail. The contract was awarded to PMK Contractors, LLC for just over $1.1 million,
you,” Dillman said in the email. In an email sent June 15, district officials wrote that Dillman led Crittenden at a critical time — during construction of new facilities — and worked closely with the community as the school district worked on a complete revamp of the daily schedule. Students now split up their days between eight class periods in order to offer an elective period for Englishlanguage learners and students with disabilities. Superintendent Ay inde Rudolph said in a statement that he appreciates Dillman’s contributions to the school, which came at a time of impressive academic growth for Crittenden, and that the school’s “strong culture of community and inclusiveness” will continue under her successor. “While we will miss Ms. Dillman, I feel confident that we will find a leader to build on her work and that of previous Crittenden principals,” Rudolph said in the statement. Sonia Gomez, assistant principal at Crittenden, will begin serving as interim principal of the school starting July 1, until the district office selects a new principal. Dillman gave a full-throated endorsement to Gomez in her letter to the community, and said she will help create a seamless transition. “Gomez has been one of the finest professionals with whom I have had the privilege to work. Her dedication to serving all students and parents is unparalleled,” Dillman wrote.
Dillman’s resignation comes just weeks after the end of the school year, and is part of the latest in the largest staffing shuffle in recent memory at the district. In March, the school board agreed to remove and reassign four principals. Landels Elementary School Principal Steve Chesley, Theuerkauf Elementary Principal Ryan Santiago, Mistral Elementary Principal Marcela Simoes de Carvalho and Graham Middle School Principal Kim Thompson were all dropped from their administrative positions; some of them have taken up different roles in the district while others have resigned. The big staffing changes come amid a critical period for both middle schools. Crittenden and Graham are both transitioning to new eightperiod schedules, which brings new staffing needs at both schools, and will need to bring on new teachers to support the special education-centric co-teaching model where two teachers are assigned to the same classroom. The district is seeking parent and staff feedback through “focus groups” and online, according to the district statement, and will be holding a public meeting for people to weigh in on June 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the district office, located at 750 San Pierre Way. The district’s tentative timeline shows candidate interviews will be held by late July.
and water district officials are hoping to defray most of those costs through grants provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES). Staff from both agencies visited the trail to inspect the damage in August 2017. The city of Mountain View, which pays specifically for trail-related costs, is expected to foot $595,000 of the bill, of which $177,000 will go toward paying for the emergency shoring work along the creek bank last year. The city is also pursuing FEMA grants for repair work last year as well as the upcoming construction, and is eligible to receive up to $239,000 in reimbursement. Stevens Creek Trail has grown in popularity over the years as an important commuter corridor as well as a recreational
path through the city, shifting from a tree-filled winding trail in the south to an open bayside path further north. Trail counts from 2015 show that more than 2,000 bicyclists and pedestrians used the trail during morning commute hours, and it was dubbed an “extremely important” resource by Google officials who urged the water district to move fast on creek trail repairs last year. Once construction begins, bicyclists and pedestrians will lose access to the temporary detour and will need to travel along El Camino Real and Yuba Drive in order to accommodate construction access. Although specific dates are not available, construction is expect to begin this summer and will finish by the end of the year. Email Kevin Forestieri at kforestieri@mv-voice.com
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aggressive strategy of fundraising that targeted Silicon Valley’s wealthiest residents. Under Carson’s leadership, SVCF’s coffers expanded to unprecedented levels — its assets grew nearly tenfold to more than $13 billion. Meanwhile, Carson was rewarded with an annual compensation package just under $950,000, according to the nonprofit’s tax filings. The new investigation report only examined workplace issues, but it emphasized that it
said. “We need to try and come up with a model that doesn’t hit one group really hard.” City officials pointed out that the tax measure’s language gives them discretion to potentially lower the business license fees in future years, in the event of an economic recession, for example. If approved by voters, the measure would be phased in over the next three years. “We won’t be cramming this down anyone’s throat,” said Councilman Chris Clark. “When it’s a boom time, perhaps there’s a higher phase-in, and during recessions, we can scale this back.” The business license tax maintains significant support, with about 62 percent of Mountain View voters indicating they would vote for it, according to new polling data by the firm FM3 Research. Right now, the measure would need a simple majority to pass, but that could change. This November, a statewide initiative may go on the ballot that would require any local tax measure to have at least a twothirds majority to pass. City staff warned that if approved, this would affect the proposed business license tax. The measure is reportedly being sponsored by the American Beverage Association as a way to counter the push by many cities to enact soda taxes. In a final batch of tweaks to the tax measure, the council stipulated special rules that would allow companies with remote or seasonal workers to basically prorate their business license fees. The tax measure was approved for the ballot in a unanimous vote. The council also approved plans for a November tax ballot measure on marijuana sales in the city. The tax could go as high as 9 percent, but members indicated they could lower that amount if it became too restrictive. If approved it would generate $1 million per year. Email Mark Noack at mnoack@mv-voice.com V
found no evidence of “financial improprieties.” Earlier Wednesday, Carson’s SVCF Twitter page was taken down. In a statement put out on Wednesday, Carson listed off his achievements during his 11-year tenure at SVCF. “Recent events have brought to light that in the pursuit of these ambitious goals, some staff felt they were not sufficiently heard,” he said. “I am sorry that this occurred and regret any role that I may have played in contributing to these feelings.” Email Mark Noack at mnoack@mv-voice.com V
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take effect in the 2019-20 school year, state that students who live within a school’s attendance boundary have top priority to attend the school, followed by children of district staff. Families can still apply to transfer their children to “under-enrolled” schools with at least 25 percent of excess capacity — which today means Castro, Theuerkauf and Monta Loma elementary schools — but must reapply for the transfer each year and can be rejected if the school fills up. Once implemented, the new policies will be a big departure from what the district has today, which allows large numbers of children to attend a school outside of their attendance boundary. More than 100 students at each of the three of the district’s most popular campuses — Bubb, Huff and Landels elementary schools — are
from outside the intended region, and will be effectively “reset” back to their intended campus come fall 2019, Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph told board members at the June 14 meeting. “Any student who is out of their current bounds would be either sent back to their (neighborhood) school or required to apply for one of the intradistrict transfer exemptions,” Rudolph said. Demographic data presented to the board shows nearly 500 students will be out of compliance with the new policy and would not be eligible to stay at Huff, Bubb and Landels in the 2019-20 school year, and many more would have to reapply on an annual basis to stay at underenrolled schools. The new policy sets up a formal transfer application process that skirts these new rules, but only for special circumstances. This could include children who need to be moved because of bullying
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or compliance with federal Title IX civil rights, as well as special education placement for special day classes at designated school sites. The criteria for enrollment priorities is a streamlined, heavily simplified version of the old transfer policies, which allowed parents to sign up their child for any one school in the district along with their neighborhood school. If the district allowed a child to transfer into another school, the student had a guaranteed spot through graduation and locked in a higher enrollment priority for any siblings. Those policies, Rudolph told trustees, led to high-performance schools like Bubb and Huff being slammed for space, with large cohorts of students coming in from all over the district. “Some of our exemptions and former priorities created the mess that we’re in,” he said. “Once you attend a school, you stay at a school until you leave.” A strict approach to grandfathering At the same June 14 meeting, school board members also unanimously backed a plan to implement new school attendance boundaries — including a large carve-out of Whisman neighborhoods slated for the new Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary School — at a quick pace, denying requests for special exemptions and rules that would have allowed some kids to avoid being displaced in fall 2019. The modified attendance boundaries are set to take effect in the 2019-20 school year, and propose shifting several neighborhoods from one school to another. Shoreline West residents, for example, would be zoned for Landels Elementary in lieu of being zoned for Bubb Elementary. School board members agreed
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View man. The motorcyclist, identified as 28-year-old Keishiro Nishijima by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office, was struck by a vehicle after he reportedly lost control of his motorcycle south of Mathilda Avenue shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19. Nishijima was transported to
to allow fifth-grade students and their siblings to attend their current school regardless of boundary changes in the 2019-20 school year, allowing them to finish their final year at elementary school without being uprooted by the new attendance zones. Trustees played with the idea of exempting specific neighborhoods from having to adhere to the new school boundaries, but ultimately decided against it in order to give equal treatment to the entire school district. The school district has a number of incentives for imposing the new boundaries as soon as possible. The new zoning means a large number of students will no longer attend Bubb and Huff, which have both been overenrolled for years. District officials have dealt with the overcrowding by placing additional portable classrooms on the blacktop space, which will remain until enrollment decreases. Construction plans at the schools call for building 18 classrooms accommodating 450 students, but both schools house closer to 600 kids. But residents from the Willowgate neighborhood urged the school board to reverse course on the strict grandfathering policy, requesting an exemption specifically carved out for their neighborhood. This would have allowed the children in the area attending Landels Elementary to stay at the school instead of moving to Theuerkauf Elementary as is called for under the new attendance boundaries. Parents described the current trip to school as a comfortable bike ride down Stevens Creek Trail to a closer campus, and lamented that they would no longer have that option next year. Rudolph acknowledged that the displacement of children is a tough pill to swallow, but he
strongly encouraged the evenhanded approach as a means to avoid infighting between neighborhoods that he has seen since his first day on the job. At the same meeting the school board announced it was hiring Rudolph, board members faced intense opposition to school boundary changes that did not include opening a new Whisman school — a proposal that trustees ultimately scuttled later that night. Giving special treatment to specific regions of the city through grandfathering exemptions, he said, would essentially pit one community against another for the next five years, perpetuating a problem he has witnessed since he picked up the top role in the district. “I am uncomfortable that this community, that Mountain View — a community I’ve grown to love — has started to fight each other because of a process that has taken us two to three years to resolve,” Rudolph said. Although Willowgate residents were present at the meeting to advocate on behalf of their neighborhood, Rudolph cautioned that other communities would catch wind of any special treatment and question why the district played favorites. In past meetings, the school board also heard requests to exempt families living in a small area of the city rezoned from Huff to Bubb. “What I’m afraid of is that some voices that are not here, for one reason or another, will come back and they will say ‘Well why is this community, this neighborhood, valued more than my neighborhood,’” Rudolph said. “As a superintendent, I am not comfortable with the arguing and the finger-pointing that is currently taking place.” Email Kevin Forestieri at kforestieri@mv-voice.com
Clara County and postpone purchasing a home. The loan program doesn’t require monthly principal or interest payments, according to the county. Buyers will repay the funds when the maturity date is reached, the home is sold, or the first mortgage is refinanced. “Affordable housing has been one of Santa Clara County’s
biggest challenges for several years now, and it seems to get worse every month,” Supervisor Ken Yeager said in a statement. “Our people are Santa Clara County’s most valuable asset, and this program will help ensure that the county remains the vibrant, welcoming place to live that we all love.” —Bay City News Service
a hospital with major injuries, where he was pronounced dead, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Ross Lee. The initial CHP investigation found that Nishijima entered Highway 101 from eastbound Mathilda at an “unknown” speed before losing control and falling off his blue Yamaha motorcycle, Lee said. Nishijima landed in the lane to his left, where he was struck by a black Toyota Camry.
He was pinned under the car when CHP arrived. CHP officers are uncertain why Nishijima lost control of the motorcycle, Lee said. The driver of the Camry was not under the influence of alcohol during the time of the crash. Two lanes were shut down during the investigation, which was cleared at 10:43 p.m. that evening. —Kevin Forestieri
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he owner of the nowclosed downtown restaurant Morocco’s is suing his old landlords, blaming them for driving him out of business by handing down massive rent increases. In his new lawsuit, Morocco’s owner Jawad Essadki alleges that GPR Ventures, the investment firm that owned his former restaurant site, had engaged in a “systematic plan” to force him to close. He alleges they tried to pass their property tax increases onto him by taking advantage of ambiguous terms in his lease. In a past story about this conflict in the Voice, Essadki said the landlord had retroactively
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approvals, many developers often pick non-native trees and then plant them too closely together or in spaces that can’t support their roots, she said. These trees will end up dying, but the city’s tree count will still portray it as a net increase, she said. “It might seem like we’re getting this lush new tree cover, but actually we’re just counting the number of trunks to satisfy the city’s policies,” Naegele said. “I would rather see someone plant two coast live oaks rather than 100 myrtles.” The city’s policies for protecting heritage trees have come under new scrutiny in recent days following a community outcry against plans to take down a grove of redwoods off Sierra Avenue. City officials ultimately denied permits to remove the trees, yet the episode still left many residents with the feeling that the city has a “double standard” for which trees are protected. The city does have two different tracks for granting these permits, but that split
doubled his rent, increasing it from $4,000 to $8,400 a month without telling him. He said he first learned of this in February 2017, when GPR attorneys wrote to him demanding he pay $43,000 for falling behind in his lease payments. Morocco’s abruptly closed down a couple months later. In his suit, Essadki alleges that his landlord was intentionally trying to drive him out of business in order to rent out his space to a new tenant at market rate. He also blames his landlord for tarnishing the reputation of his business and for failing to maintain their property. Today, the Morocco’s space remains unoccupied. In his legal complaint, Essadki
indicated the total damages to his business are in excess of $1 million, including the early termination of his lease, his lost business and the “destruction of goodwill” that he suffered. Essadki is representing himself in the suit, according to his court filings. Pat Kelley, an attorney representing GPR Ventures, declined to comment on the case. GPR partners previously denied any wrongdoing to the Voice, and said they were considering their own lawsuit against Essadki for failing to pay his overdue rent. The lawsuit is scheduled for a case management conference in early August. Email Mark Noack at mnoack@mv-voice.com
process confuses many residents, said Parks & Recreation Commissioner Paul Hepfer. For a basic tree removal — such as a homeowner seeking to chop down a tree — that goes to the city’s Urban Forestry Division under the Community Services Department. If a project decision is appealed, then it goes before the Parks & Recreation Commission for a public hearing. Since July 2016, the Forestry Division has logged requests to remove about 430 trees, about half of which were approved. The majority of tree removals are attached to development projects. When trees need to be removed as part of a larger project — say, to construct a new office building — that decision goes to the city planning division instead. Heritage tree removals are typically packaged into the larger set of building permits approved either by city staff or the City Council. In massive projects, advocates say the fate of the trees is often given secondary treatment when compared to parking, transportation and other considerations. To take one
example, 247 trees were removed as part of a LinkedIn office project at 700 E. Middlefield Road, and the developer was required to replant only 53 trees. The Voice filed a public records request with the city asking for totals of how many trees were removed throughout the city based on development dating back to 2010. City officials identified more than 200 projects that involved tree removals, but they could not provide specific numbers or details. The city began tabulating trees removals from development starting in 2015, according to Forestry Division officials. Given the brisk pace of development, it seems reasonable to be concerned that matures trees are being treated as an afterthought, Hepfer said. “I don’t think every heritage tree needs to remain just because it’s a heritage tree, but it’s important to maintain a tree canopy,” he said. “We’re at a point right now where I’m afraid because of how fast development is being approved. What we lose, we might not get that back.” It is tricky to say whether its
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l Camino Hospital has removed an emergency room physician working at its Los Gatos campus after a video surfaced showing her mistreating a patient suffering from a severe anxiety attack. The cellphone video shows the physician, Dr. Beth Keegstra, berating the 20-year-old patient while he’s in a hospital bed and appearing to downplay his condition. The patient was rushed to the hospital after he collapsed during basketball practice on Monday, June 11, which the patient and his father believe was the result of a debilitating anxiety attack. After waiting multiple hours for treatment, Keegstra reportedly showed up with a security guard in tow, and can be seen yanking the patient’s arm while ordering him to sit up. When the patient explains that he feels like he can’t inhale, Keegstra laughs. “He must be dead,” Keegstra said in response. “Are you dead, sir?” Keegstra also told the patient that the lengthy delay for care was due to his non-severe condition, and that he was the “least sick of all the people who are here who are dying” in the emergency
room. The patient and his father told KPIX that they believe the doctor thought they were there for narcotics, and at one point during the interaction Keegstra asks point blank if that’s what they were after. “So you need narcotics, is that what you need?” Keegstra asks. A spokesperson from El Camino Hospital released a statement shortly after the incident that hospital officials are “saddened and disappointed” by the unprofessional conduct shown in the video, and that Keegstra has since been removed from the ER schedule. The hospital is currently conducting an internal investigation into the incident. In a subsequent statement, hospital CEO Dan Woods said Keegstra’s actions were “unprofessional and not the standard we require of all who provide care through El Camino Hospital.” El Camino’s contracted provider for emergency services, Vituity, has since been notified to “permanently remove” the physician from the list of approved doctors assigned for El Camino’s two hospital campuses. Although the investigation is underway, many of the details of the interaction are subject to patient privacy laws and will not be released, Woods said.
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settlement, a class-action lawsuit affecting the treatment of undocumented children, the government can’t hold minors in detention for more than 20 days. The Trump administration wants the courts to lift the limitation. President Trump has requested that the Department of Defense identify bases in the United States where people can be housed — up to 20,000 persons. “So it sounds to me like the administration is doubling down,” Eshoo said. “To think that in the 21st century that in the United States of America ... the intention of the administration is to build more internment camps is so horrible that really this is a stain on the soul of America.” Children are reportedly being sent to states far away from where their parents are held. Each has its own laws pertaining to minors and care facilities, she said. “I think the reason the administration wants to detain people on military bases is that state laws governing licensing facilities ... for keeping the kids don’t apply,” she said. At the Border Patrol Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, which is run as an intake facility, Eshoo saw about 25 to 30 children in each roughly 20-by20-foot chain-link-fenced cell and there were numerous cells lining the long hall. (News photos from 2014 show similar conditions in detention centers run during the Obama presidency.) Once a day for a half hour, those children big enough to walk get to run around outside. “Most of them were very small children and babies. There were a handful of adults — women who bottle-fed the babies,” she said. She doubted that the oldest was even 5 years old, she added. As they toured the facility, members of Congress attempted to give the children little felt animals, but Border Patrol staff would not allow it. “Border Patrol said it was the rules. I said, ‘What rules?’” “Well, we have rules,” was the reply. “’Well, who wrote the rules?’” she asked. “You know, they have their jobs to do and they’re doing it, but there’s very little leeway to extend a loving hand to these little innocents,” she said. Eshoo didn’t know if what the Congress members saw was staged or not. The facilities she saw were clean enough but are not comfortable. “People are fed and they have clothes on, but they have 12
no privacy whatsoever. The older people were just standing around and also the children, without any kind of spirit. It’s so heavily laden with sadness,” she said. “The individuals that were being held had a very dazed look to them. It was as if they were almost devoid of emotion or that they were undergoing something that was obviously traumatic,” she said. At the very large facility in Brownsville, the congressional members asked if there were doctors or social workers. “They said there were something like four social workers and there were hundreds and hundreds of people there. That’s hardly enough,” she said. For Eshoo, the effects of such incarceration and separation are personal. “I know from my own mother when she came to the United States, she traveled with her mother. ... They came through Ellis Island. She was separated from her mother for about a week, and it scarred her. It scarred her. She couldn’t speak any English; she didn’t know where she was; she didn’t know anyone there. She couldn’t eat. She sobbed. She couldn’t sleep. “There was a woman. She remembered she had many tags on her, and the woman approached her and saw she had an Armenian surname. The woman spoke Armenian and she comforted my mother. Mom always said she remembered that she laid down with her on her cot and held her. And you know, she lived to be almost 91 years old and two nights before she died she was still calling out for her mother. So that trauma for children is scarring,” Eshoo said. Back in Washington, Eshoo said she will make due process her top priority. “Most of the people we met with had presented themselves at the border seeking asylum. We have laws relative to asylum in our legal immigration system, and there are international laws that govern asylum as well. But they have not seen any lawyers,” she said. “Both Border Patrol and ICE said that there would be lawyers after they have an interview, which was confusing to me because once they have the interview they’re informed whether their case is accepted or not. And if not, they are deported immediately,” she said. Eshoo said she is not against border controls. “I believe anyone who presents themselves must be vetted. We don’t want criminals, we don’t want cartels and drug movers coming into the country. We
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U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, right, spoke with a Border Patrol agent in Texas on June 22, 2018 during a tour with congressional members of immigration detention facilities.
have to guard our borders, but these children are not a threat to our national security,” she said. “The (administration) is not going to be able to continue these mass incarcerations if the Congress doesn’t appropriate the money. I think to a member that was part of the congressional delegation to Texas, the thought was that it was absolutely essential that there be a firestorm on the part of appropriators relative to putting the money up. It’s one thing to say you have policy, but if you don’t have money to drive it you don’t really have a policy. The appropriators really need to know what’s being spent, and the Congress, again, holds the purse strings. That’s in the Constitution,” she said. “This is a tremendously costly operation,” she said, noting that a prior policy vetted undocumented immigrants, put
tracking ankle devices on them and allowed them a hearing before deportation. It was much less costly. The administration quietly ended that program before instituting zero tolerance, she said. “The cost of that (previous) program was something like $3.45 per day per individual. It is now something like $45 a day per individual,” she said. What can Americans do? “However someone views this, they should call their member of Congress and let them know. There are consequences to elections, and we have elections coming up in November. Everyone — everyone — should use their right to vote and go out to vote because this will not change unless there is a change in the policy,” she said. On June 22, Eshoo sent a letter to HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar
II asking for an accounting of how many children are being held in facilities in her district and where they are located. “I think I have a right to that information,” she said, but she added that she hasn’t yet received a response. American citizens are decent people, she added. “I asked the translator to communicate to the mothers that, because they don’t know what’s happening outside the walls of where they are, that everyone in the country knows that this is taking place,” she said. “The American people are good and decent. ... They are appalled by it. We believe in the sanctity of the family; that the family unit is the core of our society and of all societies. And they wept some more. They cried even more.” Email Sue Dremann at sdremann@paweekly.com V
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JUDGE PERSKY RECALL I hear some arguing that the recall of Judge Persky will impact poor communities more harshly and I have to disagree. I oppose mandatory sentencing, as it disproportionately impacts the poor and marginalized. Persky’s judgment in the Stanford Brock Turner case was so terrible, laws were changed to give minimum sentences to perpetrators of sexual assault. He is a threat to economically disadvantaged communities. We
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need judges with sound judgment. That’s why I supported the recall and am glad voters elected Cindy Hendrickson to do a better job. Kim Noll San Jose
BE CAREFUL There’s a potentially lifealtering situation in Mountain View that screams for attention. Vehicles heading north on Rengstorff sometimes stop on the tracks because a vehicle in front of them has stopped for a pedestrian. Not knowing about the pedestrian, a driver might sound their horn — not helpful. Down go the gates. You’re stopped on the tracks and can’t drive either forward or in reverse. Now what happens? Please don’t drive onto the tracks until you can see an open space on the other side. We’ll all be glad you waited. Edith Drewek Montecito Avenue
THANK YOU NEIGHBORS On Tuesday, June 5, the voices of thousands of men and women across this county shouted a resounding “enough is enough” by recalling former judge Aaron Persky. I want to take this moment to thank my many neighbors who voted for
Persky’s recall. We won this fight because brave men and women would not allow fearmongering to keep them from doing the right thing. We deserve judges with good judgment, and the needs of the community will be much better served by Cindy Hendrickson. Lisa Skrzynecki Los Gatos
THE REAL SLIPPERY SLOPE Recalling a judge is not the slippery slope Persky’s supporters say it is. This recall took two full years and countless volunteer hours. It took 100,000 signatures and over $1 million from hundreds of donors. After all of that, amid fear-mongering and victim-blaming by Persky’s campaign, the recall had to pass a public vote. How is that a slippery slope? Sounds more like a steep and treacherous mountain to me. The real slippery slope is treating elected judges like kings and giving them absolute power. The slippery slope is not holding judges accountable to the people who elected them. The slippery slope is treating sex crimes like minor offenses and letting sex offenders back into the community without communicating clearly to them that their crimes were serious. Anti-recallers, please save your “slippery slope” argument. If only recalling bad judges was as easy as getting away with sexual assault. Phuong-Thao Macleod San Jose
HASTY RENOVATIONS All around me, I notice more and more construction sites, noisy trucks and giant dumpsters. And nowhere in the city is more chaotic than at the Mountain View Whisman district schools. Building is fine, innovation is fine. The problem is the schools are being built hastily to match tight deadlines. Take Monta Loma for example — the buildings were just renovated less than 20 years ago. Now, along with the other schools, all that work is going to be scrapped. The new renovation projects save nothing of the existing building. They have cut down precious redwood trees and gobbled up grass fields. They have added more concrete and less shade. They have cost the district a fortune. And students had to suffer through all of it — the increased traffic chaos, and loud sounds of drilling during class. Two of the schools don’t even have a playground anymore. I understand that the schools need to grow, but there are more environmentally-friendly ways to expand, such as adding to existing structures and adding a new school site rather than completely tearing down what we already have. I feel sad that the elementary school I attended is now completely unrecognizable to me. Maybe instead of focusing on building fast, the schools should follow the European model and build structures that will last hundreds of years. I have never seen any project of this size be this nearsighted. Susannah Zellers Farley Street
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uscious stone fruits and other produce shine at the peak of their season in summer months. As temperatures rise, local chefs highlight summer’s harvest by taking their dessert preparation outdoors, onto the grill. This Fourth of July (and for the rest of the summer), take their lead and think beyond burgers and grilled veggies: The grill produces equally delicious results for dessert. Above: Chef Becky Sunseri prepared ingredients to cook grilled cherries in an aluminum foil packet for an ice cream dessert. Top: The grilled cherry topping can be eaten on its own, but Sunseri likes to pair it with Tin Pot Creamery’s Blackberry Jamble ice cream.
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Becky Sunseri of ice cream shop Tin Pot Creamery uses the grill to to amplify the flavors of dark summer cherries. Served as a topping with Tin Pot’s Blackberry Jamble ice cream (blackberry jam with a pastry crumble), the recipe takes advantage of the cherry pit’s almond-like essence to add more depth and complexity to the flesh of the fruit as the fruit, pits in, cooks in foil packets on the grill. “They may not look like much at first, but when you open the packets, they are filled with the these incredibly juicy cherries that have created their own sauce,” Sunseri said. “It’s like magic.” According to Sunseri, Bing cherries are the best variety for grilling, as they tend to be sweeter and juicier. After grilling, Sunseri uses a cherry pitter to remove the pit, but said that the dessert ‘Magic’ grilled cherries Servings: 4 4 ounces unsalted organic butter 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar 1/8 - 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt (to taste) 2 pounds Bing cherries Prepare grill for medium-high direct heat. Using a charcoal grill will give you the most flavor (light it with a chimney starter to avoid lighter fluid, which can impart a chemical taste) but the recipe can also be made on a gas grill. Remove stems from the cherries, wash them and pat dry. Leave the pits in the cherries because this imparts the most flavor into the grilled fruit. Melt the brown sugar, butter and salt together in a saucepan on the grill. Watch closely so the butter doesn’t burn. Whisk the butter mixture until it comes together, remove from the heat and set aside. Allow the butter mixture to firm up slightly before proceeding, stirring occasionally to keep the mixture emulsified, but you can use it right away if you don’t want to wait.
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The cherries should be grilled in their pouches until they are softened and juices are flowing.
can also be served with the pits still inside. “It makes for a more adventurous dessert — just be sure to warn people!” she said. Although the cherry topping can be eaten on its own, Sunseri prefers to balance the flavors of the tangy cherries with sweet ice cream. Tear off 4 large sheets of aluminum foil (about 12x18 inch rectangles) and 4 sheets of parchment paper that are slightly smaller than the foil. Place one piece of parchment on top of each piece of foil. Make sure to fold up the sides of the parchment before adding the cherries, to keep the cherry juices from running out of each packet. Place 1/4 of the cherries on each piece of parchment. Divide the brown sugar mixture into fourths and put 1/4 on on top of each pile of cherries. Fold the parchment around the cherries with the seam up, leaving a little room inside the pouch just in case the fruit bubbles while cooking. If you don’t leave a little room, the cherry juices may escape from the pouches. Fold the foil around the parchment seam side up. You should have 4 cherry pouches. Place pouches on the grill, seam side up, for about 10 minutes until cherries are softened and juices are flowing. Closing the lid of the grill can speed this up a little bit. Allow the pouches to cool slightly and remove pits before serving.
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Inspiration for Brandon Poon was found on a humid trip to Cambodia, where his mother grew up. Poon, the co-owner and chef of Srasa Kitchen in Mountain View, happened upon a vendor serving mango sticky rice out of a hand-pushed food cart. “It was impressive since he used a woodfired stovetop, without any gas assist or any amenities you would find in America,” Poon said. (Plus, it was 90 degrees out with 80 percent-plus humidity.) Although mango sticky rice is a typical dessert found across Southeast Asia, there are many variations that draw on each region’s resources, Poon said. Poon
uses coconut cream in his version, for example, due to its availability over dairy milk, a premium resource in Cambodia. When cooking the rice, using a cheesecloth is key to help separate the rice from the rice steamer without oversaturating the grains with excess liquid, Poon said. He dusts the mangoes with sugar before grilling to allow caramelization. “Don’t be scared of grilling your desserts,” Poon said. “Grilling and the use of high heat to char your food components activates the natural sugars and adds complexity and texture to the ingredients.”
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bowl to allow to slightly cool. While rice is cooling, make the coconut cream mixture. Using a small saucepan, combine 8 ounces of coconut cream with sugar and bring to a low boil. Create a cornstarch slurry by combining 2 ounces of the hot coconut cream with the cornstarch in a separate bowl. Gently stir to fully incorporate. Add your cornstarch slurry back into the sauce and whisk frequently. Let cook for roughly 3-5 minutes until a thick consistency is formed. Add a pinch of salt and lime zest. Once the sauce is complete, add the mixture to the rice and gently mix to incorporate the sauce into the rice. Grilled mango: Heat charcoal grill to high heat. Peel, remove core and slice mango into two equal parts lengthwise. Sprinkle sugar onto the flat part of the cut mango and place over the grill to allow caramelization and char. Only cook one side. Cook for roughly 1-2 minutes. Texture should still be firm from behind with a slightly softened half from the grill marks. Cut into thin slices. Set aside. To serve, mound the cooled rice onto plates and top with thin slices of mango. Drizzle the coconut cream sauce over both the mango and rice. Top with toasted sesame seeds, coconut flakes and sprigs of mint. Serve immediately.
Servings: 4 1 cup sweet rice (glutinous rice) 14 ounce can coconut cream 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1/2 cup sugar Pinch of salt 1 teaspoon lime zest 2 ripe mangoes 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds 1/4 cup toasted coconut flakes 3-4 sprigs fresh mint (optional) In a large bowl, soak the rice with water, covering with at least 1-2 inches over the top of the rice. Let soak for at least 1.5 hours. If time is available, it is highly recommended to let it soak overnight. Drain the rice. Set up a steamer lined with cheesecloth to cook the rice. Assemble the rice over the cheesecloth in an even layer to allow for even cooking. Cook over high heat for 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender. If a rice steamer is not available, you can cook the rice in a pot on a stovetop. Combine the rice with 10 ounces of water, cover and cook over medium to low heat for 15-20 minutes until rice is fully cooked and tender. Each grain should be individual from one another. Once cooked, transfer rice to heatproof
Janina O’Leary, who oversees bread, dessert and pastry at all nine of Bacchus Management Group’s Bay Area restaurants, said she enjoys playing with savory elements in her desserts to strike a unique balance in flavors. Inspired by the tangy flavors of cheesecake, the Texas native’s whipped goat cheese cream with grilled peaches is one example of that, walking the line between sweet and savory with a smoky twist from the grill. Olive oil, goat cheese, thyme and sea salt also show up in this summertime dessert.
“It covers all of your bases, with something light, sweet, a little bit salty and a little bit of bitter, so it’s a dessert to end your meal with a little bit of a punch, but nothing too overwhelming,” O’Leary said. “It’s just a nice ending.” For those who may be new to outdoor grilling, O’Leary recommends keeping the grill clean with a light brush and damp towel. Keeping the grill heat set to medium-low, paying attention to cooking times and using just-ripe fruit are crucial for this particular dessert, she said.
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down, until soft, 3-4 minutes. Flip skinside down and grill for 3-4 minutes more. Drizzle with honey, vanilla extract and a sprinkling of flaky sea salt. Combine the goat cheese, cream cheese, lemon zest and thyme leaves in a food processor. Whip for 60-90 seconds until smooth. (This can be stored for a few days in an airtight container.) Serve the grilled peaches over the whipped goat cheese. V
Servings: 8 4 ripe peaches, halved and pitted 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Flaky sea salt 3 tablespoons whipped cream cheese 11 ounces goat cheese 1 lemon, zested 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves Heat grill to medium high. Brush peaches with olive oil and grill cut-side
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A ‘marvellous party’ PEAR THEATRE CELEBRATES THE GENIUS OF NOEL COWARD By Karla Kane
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went to a marvellous party,” begins the Noel Coward spoken-word song of the same name. The same could be said by audience members after a performance of “Oh, Coward!”, the fizzy musical revue capping off the Pear Theatre’s current season. The Pear doesn’t often delve into musical territory, so it’s a rare treat to catch some singing and dancing there. “Oh, Coward!” is not a full musical production (in the sense of having a script, plot, etc.) but rather a revue incorporating an array of Coward songs. It also includes a few snippets of skits and quips (and, for some reason, a bit of Cole Porter). It was first staged in New York in 1972, a year before Coward’s death, and is mostly made up of material written between 1925 and 1964. Accompanied by Brad Arington on piano, the cast is made up of Pear artistic director Elizabeth Kruse Craig (who co-directed, along with Pear founder Diane Tasca), Kristin Brownstone, Dan Kapler and Michael Rhone. The
Theater Review foursome sing together and separately, working their way through Coward classics (“The Stately Homes of England,” “A Room with a View,” “Mad About the Boy”) and lesser-known gems. It feels like I’ve reviewed numerous Coward productions over the past decade, so forgive me if I’m repeating myself, but I am definitely a fan. If you’re not already familiar, Coward was a master of witty, often caustic wordplay, sparkling melodies and a very British sense of humor, frequently making fun of the English upper classes (as well as of boorish Americans and anything or anyone else that made a good target for his zingers). He has songs of moving beauty, too, such as the tear-jerking “London Pride,” written to buck up Londoners battered by the Blitz (Brownstone does a sweet, understated, too-short excerpt from it in the Pear production). The Pear’s quartet of stars have an easy rapport with one another, giving the audience the sense that they’re witnesses to longtime
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friends enjoying a cocktail party. All the cast members have worked together at the Pear before, so that may well be how they feel, too. If not, they certainly hide it well. Their enthusiasm and chemistry is infectious, with Craig commanding the stage and seeming to make eye contact with each and every audience member. Kapler, always delightful, does the most believable British accent of the group (they all go in and out of accents, which could be distracting if it weren’t for the fact that, thanks to the show’s format, they’re all tackling so many parts and songs anyhow). Rhone offers smooth vocals worthy of a vintage crooner. Though he’s a great singer, his spoken performance of “I Went to a Marvellous Party” is, for me, a highlight. It’s a perfect delivery of Coward’s catty rhymes, mocking and celebrating his high-society exploits: “I went to a marvellous party, with
Nounou and Nada and Nell. It was in the fresh air and we went as we were and we stayed as we were, which was Hell.” Another sharp-tongued, humorous highlight is “Mrs. Worthington,” in which the entire ensemble, with increasing vehemence, begs an overeager mother not to put her unappealing daughter on the stage. “Oh, Coward!” is dear to the hearts of both Craig and Tasca, as each performed in productions of it decades earlier, adding an additional poignancy to their bringing it “home” to the Pear together. The stage looks great, with swanky, sparkly Art Deco-ish decor by Craig and gorgeous clothing by Tasca (the gentlemen in tuxedos and smoking jackets; ladies in cocktail frocks and evening gowns). Arington, as sole accompanist, has a tough job to do. On opening night, he unfortunately seemed to have a bit of trouble getting into the
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swing of things. Choreography by Michael Saenz keeps the cast on their toes, with a simple but enjoyable mix of ballroom dancing and music-hall moves. I suppose there must be people out there who don’t enjoy Noel Coward and if so, “Oh, Coward!” would definitely not be their cup of tea. To quote the master himself, though, despite a few quibbles, “I couldn’t have liked it more.” Email Karla Kane at kkane@paweekly.com. V
Q I N F O R M AT I O N What: “Oh, Coward!” Where: Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View. When: Through July 15; Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Cost: $28-$32. Info: Go to thepear.org.
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set the cartels upon each other for a while. This dirty trick answers a new terrorism crisis, since the cartels have begun trafficking Islamic-fundamentalist suicide bombers across the border. This plot raises some obvious questions about how far the U.S. is willing to go to protect its own interests. Graver has trained himself to work without moral qualms. If one young girl has to be traumatized as a pawn in a bigger game, so be it. Gillick, too, is easily manipulated by his desire for revenge against the higher-ups of a particular cartel. In “Sicario,” Gillick dispatched one man with direct responsibility for the deaths of Gillick’s family members, but a bigger fish surfaces in “Day of the Soldado.” In the absence of Blunt’s relative innocent, “Day of the Soldado” tracks not only a hostage schoolgirl, but also a cartel’s newest recruit, a Mexican-American teenager (Elijah Rodriguez as the titular soldado, or soldier) living in Texas, along the border fence. This young man’s soul hangs in the balance: will he become a drug dealer or a sicario (hitman), or can he escape the life? This is a dark dynamic we’ve seen before, and indeed much of “Day of the Soldado” feels redundant, with a minimum of character development and a maximum of heavy artillery. Nevertheless, this is just about as high-toned as action pictures get. The cast is faultless (if anything, Del Toro remains so good that it’s annoying he doesn’t get more depth to play), and
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Sheridan throws in at least a few tart commentaries along the way (Catherine Keener’s deputy CIA director chastises Graver, “You think change is the goal? You’ve been doing this too long to believe that”). “Day of the Soldado” may work a little too hard to be toughminded and hard-bitten, but the continuing story of “Sicario” (which, yes, tees up a probable third chapter) remains a darkly compelling reminder of the multifaceted folly of our war on drugs. Rated R for strong violence, bloody images, and language. Two hours, 2 minutes. — Peter Canavese
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” picks up three years after 2015’s “Jurassic World.” Isla Nublar’s volcano has awoken, and thus dinosaurs have become endangered species again. History repeats itself in another respect when Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) return to the disaster site of “Jurassic World” in a pretty clearly misguided effort to save the dinosaurs (Jeff Goldblum returns to the franchise for a voice-of-reason cameo).When the characters aren’t literally popping back up (like Pratt, Howard, Goldblum, and B.D. Wong as a mercenary geneticist), new ones lazily retread familiar types (the always terrific Ted Levine as a militaristic “great white hunter” who’s called as such, and James Cromwell as a knockoff of Sir Richard Attenborough’s departed John Hammond). Likewise, in what starts to feel like a “meta” running joke, the characters keep stumbling upon the leftovers of the earlier films, whether they be abandoned buildings or vehicles.With a cast of caricatures — and Pratt and Howard playing little more than flirty action figures — the picture wears out its welcome by its second act. I’d advise setting your sights as low as a wideeyed kid. That’s a target audience seldom disappointed by this constantly resetting of running-from-dinos game. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of science-fiction violence and peril. Two hours, 8 minutes. — P.C.
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The long-awaited sequel “Incredibles 2” fails to reach the heights Pixar’s best but remains impressive all the same. It’s another big-scale adventure with full-throttle action sequences, a bit of mystery, and career complications testing the structural integrity of this nuclear family of superheroes. The movie plays it
safe, and thus it works. Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter return as Bob and Helen Parr, a.k.a. Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl. They’re the proud parents of teenage Violet (Sarah Vowell), boy Dashiell (now Huckleberry Milner, stepping in for Spencer Fox), and baby Jack Jack, each of whom has a super power or two (or several?). Picking up where the 2004 film left off, the Incredible family powers up to protect Municiberg from the Underminer, but the collateral damage and failure to apprehend the inciting supervillain turn the political tide against “supers” again, the use of their powers for vigilante justice again outlawed. The robustness and texture of CGI animation have made leaps and bounds in the 14 years since the first “Incredibles” was released and leave the biggest impression in this franchise. Rated PG for action sequences and some brief mild language. One hours, 58 minutes.— P.C.
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As the title suggests, “Ocean’s Eight” is a spin off — and also a sequel to — Steven Soderbergh’s 2000s trio of heist films: “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Ocean’s Twelve” and “Ocean’s Thirteen.” But this time, the women are the masterminds. The new, all-female ensemble is headed by Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock), the sister of George Clooney’s Danny Ocean. Just released from a five-year stretch in a New Jersey prison, Debbie immediately recruits her best friend Lou (Cate Blanchett) to partner in the heist. Bullock and Blanchett are joined by Helena Bonham Carter (as a fashion designer in need of a win), Rihanna (as the requisite hacker extraordinaire), Mindy Kaling (“The Mindy Project”), Sarah Paulson (“American Horror Story”), and Awkwafina (of Warner’s upcoming “Crazy Rich Asians”). “Ocean’s Eight” doesn’t quite manage the snap of Soderbergh’s earlier films, but composer Daniel Pemberton obligingly kicks out some cool jazz, enough for a Pavlovian response in the good company of a strong ensemble. Rated PG-13 for language, drug use, and some suggestive content. One hour, 50 minutes. — P.C.
Q NOWSHOWING American Animals (R)
Guild Theatre: Fri. - Sun.
Avengers: Infinity War (PG-13) +++1/2 Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Boundaries (R)
Aquarius Theatre: Fri. - Sun.
Bringing Up Baby (1938) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Fri. - Sun. Deadpool 2 (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. First Reformed (R) +++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: Fri. - Sun. Hearts Beat Loud (PG-13) Aquarius Theatre: Fri. - Sun. Hereditary (R)
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Incredibles 2 (PG) ++1/2 Century 20: Fri. - Sun.
Century 16: Fri. - Sun.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1943) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Fri. - Sun. Ocean’s 8 (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 20: Fri. - Sun. RBG (PG)
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Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun.
Sanju (Not Rated)
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Solo: A Star Wars Story (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Tag (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Uncle Drew (PG-13) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Won’t You be my Neighbor? (PG-13) Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun.
Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (For recorded listings: 327-3241) tinyurl.com/Aquariuspa Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View tinyurl.com/Century16 Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City tinyurl.com/Century20 CineArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (For information: 493-0128) tinyurl.com/Pasquare Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (For recorded listings: 566-8367) tinyurl.com/Guildmp Stanford Theatre: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (For recorded listings: 324-3700) Stanfordtheatre.org + Skip it ++ Some redeeming qualities +++ A good bet ++++ Outstanding For show times, plot synopses, trailers and more movie info, visit www.mv-voice.com and click on movies.
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Q HIGHLIGHT ‘JIVE’ JIVE, by Susan Rabin, is a comedy that tells the story of white shock-jock Chet Williams who is fired from his popular Chicago radio program. Sparks fly when Chet is rescued by his old friend, Reverend Preston Taylor, owner of K-JIVE, a jazz radio station with a largely black audience. July 7-14, times vary. $27. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Search facebook.com/events for more info.
THEATER Palo Alto Players Presents: ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’ Palo Alto Players Presents: “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” a comedy about hospitality and hijinks. Through July 1, times vary. $25-$52. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. paplayers.org/on-stage-now TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents ‘FINKS’ TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the California Premiere of “FINKS,” a comic drama based on the true story of comedian/ actor Jack Gilford. Through July 1, times vary. $40-$100. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. theatreworks.org/201718-season ‘Children of an Idle Brain’ In this play, orphaned sisters respond to the stark, bleak reality of their lives in wholly opposite ways; one sleeps for days on end dreaming of happy liaisons and reunions, while the other struggles to keep a roof over their heads, simply dreaming of attending college. Through June 30, times vary. $17-$31. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. paloaltochamber.com/ events
CONCERTS Christian McBride’s New Jawn Accomplished jazz artist and host of “Jazz Night in America” in NPR, Christian McBride will perform with his newest ensemble New Jawn. New Jawn will feature two horn players and one drummer. McBride will delve into the piano-less tradition of bands such as those of Gerry Mulligan and Ornette Coleman. June 30, 8-9:30 p.m. $15-$59. Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Drive, Stanford. Search events.stanford.edu for more info. Summer Jazz 32nd Anniversary Concert Series Stanford Shopping Center invites the community to enjoy 10 weeks of rhythm and blues as Summer Jazz celebrates its 32nd anniversary. The series showcases a variety of jazz musicians and local favorites every week in the courtyard between Nordstrom and Crate & Barrel at Stanford Shopping Center. Thursdays through August 23, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Stanford Shopping Center, 660 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto. An American Songbook Celebration Arranged by jazz musician and composer Ray Brown, this concert will feature Bay Area instrumentalists performing songs from the Great American Songbook. Allegra Bandy will front the band with her vocals and special guest pianist Eddie Mendenhall will anchor the rhythm section. July 7, 2-3:30 p.m. $15$41. Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Drive, Stanford. Search events.stanford.edu for more info. Concert on the Plaza Friends and neighbors can bring their blanket or lawn chair down to the Civic Center Plaza for a variety of musical performances. In addition to the music, there will be food trucks, a “Pop Up Park” area for children and for adults, beer and wine. July 6, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Civic Center Plaza, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. mountainview.gov/plazaevents Counting Crows with special guest LIVE: 25 Years and Counting Born out of Berkeley, rock band Counting Crows will return to the Bay Area for a performance at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. July 6, 6:30 p.m. $25-$179. Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View. Search facebook.com/events for more info. Dead & Company Grateful Dead offshoot Dead & Company, consisting of musicians Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and John Mayer will perform at Shoreline Amphitheatre for a two-night run. July 2 and 3, 7 p.m. $45-$1595. Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View. Search facebook.com/events for more info.
4th of July Fireworks Spectacular Led by conductor Edwin Outwater, the San Francisco Symphony will accompany fireworks with a performance of music from Star Wars and Pixar, a salute to the Armed Forces and more. Renowned Broadway vocalist Capathia Jenkins will also perform chart-topping pop hits. July 4, 8 p.m. $29-$225. Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View. sfsymphony.org St. Lawrence String Quartet: International Showcase The International Showcase will feature some of the ensembles participating in the summer St. Lawrence String Quartet’s Chamber Music Seminar, a 10-day intensive program for those studying chamber music. June 30, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. Search events.stanford.edu for more info. Dick Hyman and Ken Peplowski Jazz piano virtuoso Dick Hyman and woodwind master Ken Peplowski will perform at the Campbell Recital Hall. July 6, 8-9:30 p.m. $15-$56. Campbell Recital Hall, 541 Lausen Mall, Stanford. Search events.stanford.edu/ events for more info. Merola Opera Program Presents Schwabacher Summer Concert San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program will launch its 61st season. Merola’s young artists will perform staged scenes from Vanessa, Il tabarro, Don Giovanni and Les pêcheurs de perles in the Schwabacher Summer Concert. July 7, 7:30 p.m. $30-$50. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. merola.org/publicperformances Or Bareket Born in Jerusalem and raised in Buenos Aires and Tel Aviv, jazz bassist Or Bareket will perform at an intimate show in Bing Studio. He will perform duets with pianist Nitai Hershkovits and guest guitarist Camila Meza. July 1, 7-8:30 p.m. $15-$36. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. Search events.stanford.edu for more info. Tiffany Austin Septet After her first appearance at the Stanford Jazz Festival last year, jazz vocalist Tiffany Austin will return to perform at the Campbell Recital Hall. June 29, 8-9:30 p.m. $15-$46. Campbell Recital Hall, 541 Lausen Mall, Stanford. Search events. stanford.edu for more info.
MUSIC Early Bird Jazz for Kids: Jim Nadel and the Zookeepers Stanford Jazz Workshop founder Jim Nadel and Bay Area musicians will present an informative introduction to jazz in a kid-friendly environment. After the show, kids can touch and play the instruments heard onstage. $8 for kids 17 and under; adults $18 advance/$24 door. Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Drive, Stanford. Search events. stanford.edu for more info. 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. Mondays, ongoing, 6:30 p.m., sign-ups; starts at 7 p.m. Free. Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View. redrockcoffee.org/calendar Open Mic Music Wednesdays Musicians and poets can share material appropriate for all ages. Performers must be 21 or older. Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. Free. Los Altos Tasting Room, 366 Main St., Los Altos.
TALKS & LECTURES Author Event: Chessy Prout & Jenn Abelson Teen survivor and advocate Chessy Prout will talk about her new memoir, “I Have The Right To: A High School Survivor’s Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope,” with co-author Jenn Abelson, an investigative reporter for the Boston Globe. July 7, 4-6 p.m.
Free. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Terry Brooks Bestselling author Terry Brooks will discuss volume two of his series, “The Skaar Invasion,” with Tad Williams. June 30, 4-5:30 p.m. $15-$50. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Search eventbrite.com for more info.
FILM Outdoor Movies at the Library: Zootopia The Palo Alto Children’s Library will hold an outdoor screening of the Disney animated movie Zootopia. July 6, 8-10 p.m. Free. Children’s Library, 1276 Harriet St., Palo Alto.
MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS ‘Ink Worlds’: Contemporary Chinese Painting from the Collection of Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang “Ink Worlds” considers ink painting from the 1960s through the present, examining salient visual features and international connections, as well as the ongoing impact of historical techniques, materials and themes. Through Sept. 3, times vary. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. Search events.stanford.edu for more info. The Baltic Way: History and Culture in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 1918 Using photographs, posters, correspondence and other documents paired with narrative text, the exhibit attempts to explain the complicated history of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the 20th century, and considers their prospects and challenges in the 21st. Ongoing until Aug. 18. Free. Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford. Search events.stanford.edu for more info. The Dancing Sowei: Performing Beauty in Sierra Leone This exhibition focuses on one spectacular work in the Cantor’s collection — a sowei mask, used by the women-only Sande Society that is unique to Sierra Leone. Ongoing until December; Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays-Sundays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursdays 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. museum.stanford. edu/exhibitions Do Ho Suh: The Spaces in Between In this exhibition, artist Do Ho Suh uses a chandelier, wallpaper and a decorative screen to focus attention on issues of migration and transnational identity. Through Feb. 25, 2019, times vary. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. museum.stanford.edu/exhibitions Paint the Town II: Echoes of our Past The Los Altos History Museum will display never-before-shown works of art by local artists that showcase “echoes of the past” by representing historical buildings and sites that are still present in local landscapes and capture a connection to the past. July 5-Oct. 7, Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 p.m. Los Altos History Museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos.
to help others speak their native language and practice a new language themselves. All levels and languages are welcome. Every Thursday starting July 5, 7-8 p.m. Free. Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. mountainview.gov/ librarycalendar Medicare Information Session The information session will address topics such as Medicare eligibility, enrollment periods and any other topics of interest for complex Medicare programs. July 7, 3-5 p.m. Free. Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. mountainview.gov/ librarycalendar
receiving support or just listening. First Tuesday of the month, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. El Camino Hospital, 2500 Grant Road, Conference Room C, Mountain View. edrcsv. org/getting-help
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Mountain View Woman’s Club Mountain View Woman’s Club is a charitable organization working on community projects. For more information please call Lana at 650-282-5336. First Wednesday of each month, noon. Free. Mountain View Masonic Lodge, 890 Church St., Mountain View. mtviewwomansclub.org/index.html
Body Image and Eating Disorder Support Group This group is for those struggling with eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction. The group is open to all ages, genders and types of eating issues. It is not a structured group; rather it is open for sharing, asking questions, offering and
SPORTS San Jose Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy The San Jose Earthquakes soccer team will play the Los Angeles Galaxy at Stanford Stadium. A fireworks display will follow the game. June 30, 6:45 p.m. $30-$175. Stanford Stadium, 625 Nelson Road, Stanford.
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DANCE East Coast Swing Lessons and Ballroom Dancing Beginning and intermediate lessons will be taught at the same time. Social ballroom dancing starts at 9 p.m. June 29, 8 p.m. $9. Cubberley Pavillion, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. cubberleyballroom.com Gentle Intro to Salsa with Dave A salsa introduction class will be held for beginners at an easier pace. July 7, 4 p.m. $10. Alberto’s Salsa Studio, 736 W. Dana St., Mountain View. albertos.com/calendar
LESSONS & CLASSES Language Swap The Mountain View Public Library will host a language swap, an opportunity for interested participants
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COLDWELL BANKER Los Altos Hills | 5/4.5 | $6,450,000 | Sat/Sun 1 - 4:30 25616 Moody Road Fabulous new modern home on serene 1 acre lot. 5 br/4.5 ba. Approx 4945 total sf.
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