Palo Alto Weekly September 5, 2014

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Vol. XXXV, Number 48 Q September 5, 2014

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Moonlight Run tonight Page 7

Helping people conquer chaos in their lives PAGE 20

Transitions 17

Seniors 23

Eating Out 30

Shop Talk 31

Movies 32

Home 34

Q News Palo Alto admits mistakes in negotiations

Puzzles 55 Page 5

Q Arts Robert Frank’s vision of 1950s America

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Q Sports Nation’s top volleyball teams clash at Stanford

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Upfront

Local news, information and analysis

Palo Alto admits mistakes in negotiations with developer City agrees it followed a ‘flawed’ process in 2012 talks with John Arrillaga over proposed development by Gennady Sheyner

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aced with a stinging audit from the Santa Clara County Grand Jury, Palo Alto officials this week acknowledged that they followed a “flawed” process when they privately negotiated with billionaire John Arrillaga in 2012 over a parcel of public parkland while at the same time

considering his ambitious and illfated plan to build four office towers and a theater downtown. However, staff took some issue with the Grand Jury’s criticism of the way the city responds to public-records requests, even while noting that the process can use some improvements.

The city’s explanations came as part of staff’s response to a June audit from the Grand Jury, which concluded that the city had “failed to meet expectations of transparency” in discussing the sale of a 7.7-acre property to Arrillaga and in failing to engage the public in its initial discussions of 27 University Ave., a proposed “arts and innovation district” near the downtown Caltrain station. The panel also criticized the city for failing to “consistently respond

to requests for public records in a timely manner” and for having “operational deficiencies” in how it tracks public-record requests. Entitled “The City of Palo Alto’s Actions Reduced Transparency and Inhibited Public Input and Scrutiny on Important Land Issues,” the Grand Jury report also found that the city disregarded its own policies by considering the sale of what’s known as the “Lee Gift Deed property” — a parcel of parkland near Foothills Park

— without first publicly declaring it a “surplus property” and soliciting community feedback. Furthermore, it found that the city’s talks with Arrillaga about 27 University Ave. were “done in a manner that was permissible but undertaken in a way to avoid public scrutiny unlike other similar large-scale projects.” In the response that was released Wednesday, city officials acknowl(continued on page 9)

EDUCATION

Maker’s studio builds passion for science, art Elementary school students take risks, make mistakes, learn by doing by Elena Kadvany mita Kolhatkar implores the lunchtime rush of elementary school students to wash their hands, but they’re not listening. They flood into the Barron Park Elementary School classroom and make a beeline for laptops, circuitry kits, sewing machines, LEGOs and wooden building blocks and start tinkering. The classroom has been converted into Palo Alto Unified School District’s first maker’s studio, an open space where children as young as first grade can freely build, play and learn science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM). During lunch this Tuesday, a group of third graders congregated around a table with Apple laptops, each working on his or her own project using programming languages Scratch or Alice. Some tackled a coding challenge posed on a nearby whiteboard: “Using Scratch, Tynker, Alice or Python think of a project which describes California’s drought and something you can do to help with it.” Across the room, first grader Keiondre Warfield dashed to a sewing machine to make a scarf; fourth grader Emma Sweeney started stacking wooden building blocks, carefully building a tower. The maker’s studio opened last week with the start of the school year, and is the brainchild of Barron Park Principal Magdalena Fittoria and Kolhatkar, the school’s education technology

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Visitors in downtown Palo Alto stop at Brown’s memorial to acknowledge and remember his work.

TRANSITIONS

Palo Alto’s popular muralist Greg Brown dies Artist’s whimsical work often featured everyday people in uncanny situations by Gennady Sheyner

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reg Brown, a Palo Alto muralist whose elaborate, realistic and often whimsical depictions of crooks, aliens, cunning animals and everyday people have been shocking and amusing local pedestrians for nearly four decades, died Aug. 29 after a brief battle with cancer. He was 62. A Barron Park resident, Brown had been a prominent fixture of the city’s public-art

scene since 1975, when he was hired by the City of Palo Alto as an “artist in residence,” a job that paid $4.75 an hour. The following year, he launched his “Pedestrian Series” — nine trompe l’oeil vignettes that adorned the walls of downtown buildings. He pitched the idea to the city’s first Art Commission and received the commission’s approval. These include the images of

Spiro Agnew pushing a cat in a baby stroller on the side of the Restoration Hardware building (the cat was later transformed into an alien); a boy casting a fishing line on the side of the historic U.S. Post Office building; and the mural of a leashed pelican poking its beak into the purse of an unsuspecting woman on the side of a building that has since been demolished. At times, the context helped

to supply the humor for Brown’s art. Visitors to the now-defunct Wiedeman’s men’s clothing store were greeted for 20 years by two “burglars” who looked like they’re ready to pounce from the second story (in 1995, when the building was due to be remodeled and windows were slated to replace the mural, city officials gleefully boasted that (continued on page 13)

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

He saw the world as sort of an upside-down place. — Paula Kirkeby, owner of Smith-Andersen gallery, on what inspired muralist Greg Brown, who died last week. See story on page 5.

Around Town

ONCE A VIKING, NOW A DODGER ... Palo Alto High School graduate and baseball standout Joc Pederson made a memorable Major League debut Tuesday night, getting his first hit with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Pederson took center field in Dodger Stadium, replacing the struggling Yasiel Puig, and produced his hit during the Dodgers’ 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals in a battle of division leaders. Pederson didn’t touch a ball in the outfield after being called by L.A. manager Don Mattingly as the best center fielder in the club before the game. Pederson’s debut hit was a soft single to center in the second inning. And just last month, Pederson became the first Pacific Coast League player to record at least 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in 80 years when he swiped a base in an Aug. 23 Albuquerque Isotopes game in Colorado Springs. Pederson gets to come home next weekend — though who knows what kind of reception he’ll get in the Bay Area as a Dodger — when L.A. heads to AT&T Park to play against the San Francisco Giants next weekend, Sept. 12-14. SAVE THE DATE ... Four years of construction, one embroiling legal battle and millions of dollars later, the big day is finally here (almost). The Mitchell Park Library and Community Center is set to open on Dec. 6, the city announced this week. To devote all attention to the state-of-the-art, 56,000-square-foot complex at 4050 Middlefield Road, all other Palo Alto libraries will be closed that day. In the meantime, the temporary Mitchell Park Library will permanently close its doors at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26. The next day, books held by customer request at Mitchell Park will be sent to the Children’s Library (on Harriet Street). Through Sept. 25, library users can check out up to 100 books from the temporary Mitchell Park Library and return them to the new library once it opens. There will be no late fees between Sept. 26 and Jan. 2. Community members can also sign up for 20-minute guided tours of the new facility that will start at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27. Space is limited; reserve a space through the library’s online events calendar starting Sept. 10. Tours will be followed with a mixer on the nearby basketball court until 5:30 p.m. At 6 p.m.,

just because, a “Come Together” concert performed by Beatles cover band The Sun Kings will commence to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the British Invasion of the Beatles to the Bay Area. The city encourages library users to go online and update their email addresses on their library accounts so they will receive any and all updates on plans for the grand opening and any service changes.

READY, SET, PRICE HIKE ... Outof-town Stanford football fans, hold onto your wallets: Palo Alto hotels hike up rates by an average of 30 percent on game weekends, according to hotel search website Trivago. This week Trivago released an analysis of average nightly hotel rates from the 2013 regular season in the cities home to the nation’s top 25 teams (as ranked by the Associated Press). The average Palo Alto hotel room cost $169 on non-football weekends and jumped to an average of $219 for games. However, it’s not nearly as bad as the hikes for Clemson (which topped the list at 152 percent) or Notre Dame fans (No. 2 at 132 percent). Three cities’ hotels apparently don’t take advantage of the football hype at all (which is hard to believe): Los Angeles (for USC and UCLA) and Phoenix, Arizona (Arizona State). NEW DEAN ON CAMPUS ... Palo Alto High School officially has a new dean: Adam Paulson, a current administrator and former teacher. Paulson comes to Palo Alto from the San Carlos School District, where he served as a principal of Arundel Elementary School since 2011 and assistant principal at Tierra Linda Middle School for two years before that. Prior to heading up the administrative food chain, Paulson taught U.S. History at High Desert Middle School in Acton, California, and 9-12th grade social studies at P.S.1 Charter High School in Denver, Colorado. Paulson has provided professional development around utilizing common core, anti-bullying and conflict resolution and uses technology in a variety of ways to increase communication with the community, according to a school district press release. At Paly, Paulson replaces Craig Tuana, who left for an assistant principal position with the Fremont Union High School District. Q

Upfront FLOOD CONTROL ELECTION 2014

Amid uncertainty, golf course revamp delayed by a year

School board candidates to debate

City considers canceling bids, waiting until next spring to launch construction

First debate of campaign season set for next Thursday

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alo Alto’s ambitious plan to renovate the city-owned golf course in the Baylands will be delayed at least until next spring because of an ongoing permitting dispute relating to a nearby flood-control project. The City Council is preparing to reject on Monday night the construction bids that it solicited for the $9 million redesign of the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course, a long-planned project that would relocate 15 of the course’s 18 holes, replace turf with native vegetation, upgrade aged irrigation systems and give the course what officials refer to as the “Wow!” factor. The revamp would also accommodate a long-planned flood-control project, which includes as one of its components the construction of a new levee on the golf course. The council unanimously approved the golf course revamp project in June 2012 and authorized City Manager James Keene in July to award a construction contract to Duininck Inc. for the work. But with the flood-control project now on hold because of permitting issues, staff had determined that it is no longer feasible to pursue construction this year. Both the city and the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority, the agency behind the flood-control project, had hoped to launch the respective projects this year. Now, however, it looks like the contract and the work will have to wait at least until next spring. The flood-control project, which includes new floodwalls, a widened creek channel and reconstructed levees, remains mired in bureaucratic limbo, with the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board refusing to grant the San Francisquito Creek Joint Pow-

ers Authority the needed permit to commence the work. At the same time, the water board has declined to give the City a permit for the golf course renovation until the floodcontrol issues are resolved. The resolution, however, is no longer expected to happen any time soon. The water board last week notified the creek authority that despite more than a year of negotiations, thousands of pages of newly supplied information and a revised application with a

‘The quickest thing to do is to protect both sides. The slowest thing is to make drastic changes that, again, aren’t necessary.’ —Len Materman, excutive director, San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority modified design, the application remains incomplete. Some of the information it requests in the latest letter includes details about the settlement rates of levees; documentation that proves that the levee height is sufficient to protect both East Palo Alto and Palo Alto; and information that proves that the project does not preclude future flood-control projects upstream of Highway 101. The Aug. 29 letter from water board Executive Officer Bruce Wolfe also requests information relating to (among many other things) the creek authority’s “mitigation and monitoring plan,” the impacts of removing trees on Baylands habitat and a more

detailed “operation and maintenance plan.” The board also recommends splitting the project into two phases so that the first phase could be approved “expediently” while the creek authority continues to work on resolving concerns about the second phase. Wolfe’s letter was put together about two weeks after dozens of East Palo Alto, Palo Alto and Menlo Park residents attended a public hearing on the floodcontrol project in Oakland to urge the water board to issue the permit. Many wore “Permit our Project” stickers and testified about the massive flood damage their homes suffered in February 1998. After hours of testimony, members of the water board said they expect the project to be approved soon. Board Member Jim McGrath said he has an interest in “a resolution as quick as possible” and predicted that the project will “eventually” be approved. “I think we all sense the urgency,” McGrath said. Yet the latest letter from Wolfe suggests that it will be at least another six months before either the golf reconfiguration or the floodcontrol project moves forward. In a staff report, Palo Alto’s Public Works officials acknowledged that the latest letter from the water board creates “even greater uncertainty regarding the timing of the Water Board certification” of the flood-control project. Because of this delay, staff has determined that “it is no longer feasible to begin construction of the (golf course reconfiguration) project in the current construction season, and that construction must be postponed until at least Spring 2015.” Staff proposes to reject the construction bids it has received

HOLIDAY FUND

Moonlight Run & Walk tonight Charity event raises money for local nonprofits

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he 30th Annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk takes place tonight under the full Harvest Moon in the Palo Alto Baylands. Sponsored by the Weekly and the City of Palo Alto, the event is the largest running event held in Palo Alto and draws more than 2,500 participants. Corporate sponsors are the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and the Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &

Rosati Foundation. The 5k walk begins at 7 p.m., followed by a 10k run at 8:15 and a 5k run at 8:45. The courses begin at the Baylands Athletic Center at the end of Geng Road and follow the levees in the Baylands. Music, a kids’ climbing wall, sponsor booths and a fun run for young children make for a festive atmosphere on the infield of the baseball park at the

Athletic Center. Participants are encouraged to carpool or ride bikes and to arrive early due to traffic and parking congestion. Police will direct cars to parking lots in the area. The race raises money for the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund, which gives grants each year to local nonprofits with programs serving children and families. Q — Palo Alto Weekly staff

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he public will get its first chance to see all five candidates for the Palo Alto school board next Thursday, Sept. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center’s Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. The debate is being sponsored by the Palo Alto Weekly and the JCC and will be moderated by Santa Clara County Supervisor and former school board member Joe Simitian. The five candidates are Ter-

in June and to request new proposals in the fall. “In spite of repeated efforts to provide supplementary information and justification to help resolve the Water Board staff’s outstanding issues and the City Manager’s personal entreaties to the executive officer of the Water Board, requesting his personal intervention to expedite the permitting process, the Water Board has still not deemed the City’s application to be complete, and the Water Board will not provide us with a clear road map and timeline,” the Public Works report states. The latest delay is expected to add to the city’s and the creek authority’s considerable frustrations with the prolonged permitting process. Len Materman, executive director of the creek authority, told the Weekly that his agency is considering its response to Wolfe’s latest letter and acknowledged that staff is far from certain whether simply providing more information will suffice. Materman said his agency had already received assurances from Wolfe that the floodcontrol project is the least environmentally damaging and practicable alternative and that it has already answered countless letters, only to be confronted with new questions. Some of the issues now being raised, he said, do not even relate to water quality and are not in the purview of the water board. “It’s not their purview, for example, to say our application has to demonstrate that it will not preclude any flood-control options upstream,” Materman said. He also had concerns about the water board’s proposal to split the project into phases, noting that creating protections for just one side of the creek would place the other side at greater danger. If the creek authority were to focus the flood-prone residential area of East Palo Alto in the short term, it would further imperil the section of Palo Alto that includes the

ry Godfrey, Catherine Crystal Foster, Ken Dauber, Gina Dalma and Jay Cabrera. They are competing for two open seats. Incumbents Dana Tom and Barb Mitchell opted not to seek re-election. The debate format will include a section where candidates will respond to a question from each of the other candidates. The questions have been submitted in advance to the moderator but not to the candidates. Q — Palo Alto Weekly staff

regional water-treatment plant, the golf course and Palo Alto Airport. The phasing approach would also require the creek authority to conduct new environmental analyses and commission new studies, creating many more months of delays. “We’d be delaying the necessary work to protect East Palo Alto by making such drastic and unnecessary changes to the project,” Materman said. “The quickest thing to do is to protect both sides. The slowest thing is to make drastic changes that, again, aren’t necessary.” While flood protection remains the top goal, the delays in the golfcourse reconstruction carry their own consequences. So much of the construction season has already been lost that it is unlikely that the project can be completed before Aug. 1, 2015, as initially scheduled, Public Works staff wrote in a report. Now, if things go as planned, the renovated golf course would open in the summer of 2016. Even that, however, is a “best-case scenario,” according to Public Works staff. “Continued delays in permitting for both the JPA flood protection project and the (golf course) Project would significantly jeopardize our ability to begin work in March 2015,” the report states. Because of the expected delays in starting construction, the city plans to keep the golf course open for the next six months. Staff also calculates that the delay will result in a loss of $645,000 over the next three years. City officials also believe re-bidding the project may result in higher price bids. “Prices of irrigation equipment have increased over the past year and the improving economy has increased the number of golf course projects in construction, which has in turn driven up bid prices,” the Public Works report states. Staff estimates that bids may increase by up to 10 percent, or about $957,000. Q

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CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY AND COMPLETION OF A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE 2555 PARK BOULEVARD PROJECT (SCH#) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared to assess the environmental impacts of the following project: 2555 PARK BOULEVARD PROJECT 2555 Park Boulevard [14PLN-00161]: The proposed project would involve the demolition of a two-story, ZX\HYL MVV[ VɉJL I\PSKPUN HUK Z\YMHJL WHYRPUN spaces, and the construction of a new three-story, ZX\HYL MVV[ VɉJL I\PSKPUN ^P[O LUJSVZLK WHYRPUN spaces at-grade and below grade. The application also includes a Design Enhancement Exception (DEE) request for additional height for two stair towers and a roof top canopy structure. ;OL WYVWVZLK WYVQLJ[ ^V\SK OH]L WV[LU[PHSS` ZPNUPĂ„JHU[ LɈLJ[Z ^P[O YLNHYK [V OPZ[VYPJ YLZV\YJLZ ;OL *HSPMVYUPH Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires this notice to disclose whether any listed toxic sites are present at the project location. The project location is within the *HSPMVYUPH 6SP]L ,TLYZVU *6, Z[\K` HYLH H RUV^U NYV\UK water plume contaminated with volatile organic compounds from up gradient dumping of TCE. LEAD AGENCY: *P[` VM 7HSV (S[V /HTPS[VU (]LU\L 7HSV (S[V *( AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT: ;OL +YHM[ ,09 PZ VU Ă„SL HUK TH` IL YL]PL^LK H[ [OL *P[` VM 7HSV (S[VÂťZ +L]LSVWTLU[ *LU[LY /HTPS[VU Avenue, Palo Alto, during business hours, Monday – Friday, ! (4 [V ! 74 ;OL ,09 ^PSS HSZV IL H]HPSHISL MVY review on the City’s website-- http://www.cityofpaloalto.org, and at the following public libraries: Palo Alto Main Library, 5L^LSS 9K 7HSV (S[V *( HUK 7HSV (S[V +V^U[V^U 3PIYHY` -VYLZ[ (]L 7HSV (S[V *( PUBLIC MEETINGS TO REVIEW THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT: During the public review period for the Draft EIR, the Architectural Review )VHYK (9) ^PSS OVSK H W\ISPJ TLL[PUN [V [HRL W\ISPJ testimony on the document. The public meeting is [LU[H[P]LS` ZJOLK\SLK MVY 6J[VILY H[ ! H T H[ *P[` /HSS *V\UJPS *OHTILYZ Z[ -SVVY /HTPS[VU (]LU\L 7HSV (S[V ;OL W\ISPJ TH` NP]L [LZ[PTVU` on both the EIR and the project, and the ARB will consider the project and may provide a recommendation to the Director of Planning and Community Environment. All persons may appear and be heard at these meetings. PUBLIC REVIEW AND SUBMITTAL OF WRITTEN COMMENTS: The public review for this Draft EIR begins on :LW[LTILY HUK LUKZ VU 6J[VILY 0M `V\ wish to comment on the EIR, please submit your written comments to Russ Reich, Department of Planning and *VTT\UP[` ,U]PYVUTLU[ /HTPS[VU (]LU\L 7HSV (S[V *( VY Y\ZZ YLPJO'*P[`VM7HSV(S[V VYN UV SH[LY [OHU 4VUKH` 6J[VILY H[ ! W T If any person challenges this item in court, that person may be limited to raising only those issues the person or someone else raised at the public hearings described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered at, or prior to, the public hearings. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodation for these meetings should notify the City of 7HSV (S[V OV\YZ WYPVY [V [OL TLL[PUNZ H[ Hillary Gitelman, Director of Planning and Community Environment

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Upfront PLANNING

Palo Alto looks to revise zoning code City Council to consider near-term responses to city’s recent growth spurt by Gennady Sheyner

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he long-awaited overhaul of Palo Alto’s land-use bible is expected to stretch until the end of next year, but city officials might not wait that long to start revising local zoning rules in response to recent growth. The City Council is scheduled to consider on Monday night nearterm zone changes in response to widespread community concerns about the parking and traffic impacts of new developments. These changes would be made at the same time the city is moving ahead with an update of its Comprehensive Plan, a broad “vision� document that, in theory at least, provides the foundation for the zoning code. Though zoning laws typically stem from the Comprehensive Plan, several council members argued last month that the city shouldn’t wait until the broad document is updated before pursuing zoning changes, including a possible reduction in allowed density on commercial properties along El Camino Real. The overhaul of the Comprehensive Plan began in 2006 and stagnated in planning purgatory for about seven years before officials agreed to “reset� the process and get the community more involved. Last year, the city launched an outreach campaign called “Our Palo Alto� that officials hope will encourage public engagement and enable the city to complete the update by late 2015. At the council’s Aug. 6 discussion of the Comprehensive Plan, Councilman Pat Burt cited the impacts of development on local

schools, parks and public facilities and made a case for changes to the zoning code “that can be done in a matter of months rather than years.� “I don’t think we can wait that long,� Burt said. Councilman Greg Scharff argued that waiting two years to adopt the new Comprehensive Plan and then another few years to actually adjust the zoning code “is simply unacceptable.� Councilwoman Karen Holman made a similar case and, referring to years of complaints about too much traffic and not enough parking, proclaimed, “Rome is burning!� “We have a lot to be addressed here,� Holman said. “I want us to take proactive action.� But even the near-term changes could take some time to implement. Burt himself acknowledged on Aug. 6 that “if it was simple to simply do the zoning changes to give solutions, we would’ve done them already.� The city’s recent experiences suggest that even modest nearterm actions could face significant resistance from property owners in impacted zones. Last year, city planners ran into a wall of resistance from El Camino Real property owners who protested a package of reforms that included new sidewalk requirements and a reduction in allowed density on El Camino’s commercial zones. The zone-change proposal was sparked by a state law that allows providers of affordable housing to build up to 20 units per acre, which is more than is normally permit-

ted under city law. In response, the council asked staff to consider reducing the allowed density. Burt, who proposed the change, argued that while developers may be entitled by state law to build more units, the city can at least make sure that these units are small through new density restrictions. The proposal, which would have applied to about 32 sites, fizzled in June along with a broader package of proposed El Camino reforms. Though the council will not be implementing any changes on Monday, members will consider changes that could be explored at a later date. In a new report, city planners argue that even modest proposed changes could take a while to implement. “Those familiar with Palo Alto’s planning process will realize that even relatively simple initiatives can be controversial and time consuming,� the planning report states. Along with discussing possible zoning changes, the council is also scheduled to consider on Monday the extensive menu of studies that staff is currently pursuing to address local anxieties about growth, traffic and parking. The menu includes more than 20 different initiatives, with topics including “planned community� zoning reform; a downtown “development cap� study; exploration of new parking garages; and the formation of a Transportation Management Association that would provide incentives for solitary drivers to switch to other modes of transportation. Q

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Palo Alto law that requires new development to be built close to the street may soon be scrapped or modified, though officials remain far from certain about what type of changes should be made. The city’s Architectural Review Board on Thursday considered a proposed elimination of what’s known as “build-to line,� a requirement that seeks to create an “urban edge� by mandating that buildings along major thoroughfares be within 12 feet of the street. When it was created, one of the rule’s main objectives was to prevent developers from putting parking lots in front of their

by Gennady Sheyner properties on major thoroughfares such as El Camino Real and Middlefield Road. From the perspective of many residents and most council members, the rule worked a little too well. In the last few years, the council has been fielding concerns from the community about dense new developments such as 801 Alma St. and Arbor Real, which critics argue are far too massive and close to the street. In April 2013, council members Karen Holman, Greg Scharff, Gail Price and Greg Schmid penned a memo that urged staff to explore new rules that would encourage wider sidewalks and address com-

munity anxieties about buildings that “turn their backs on the public right of way.� But making these changes has proven to be a tougher task than most had imagined. The city’s proposed “sidewalk ordinance,� which applied to El Camino Real, ran into opposition from property owners and was ultimately rejected by the City Council. In June, members agreed to scale back the proposed changes and focus the new rules on the “build-to-line� requirement, which is generally seen as a relatively benign change. The new proposal would entire(continued on page 15)

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edged early missteps in the process for 27 University Ave., a proposal that included four office towers, a new performing-arts theater and various road improvements around the transit center. Officials had briefly considered bringing this concept to a public vote but the council scrapped that plan on Dec. 3, 2012, after intense community opposition and widespread criticism about the city’s lack of transparency. Sheri Furman, chair of Palo Alto Neighborhoods, was one of many to argue at that meeting that “what we gain is not worth the price.� Former Mayor Dena Mossar said the public deserved to have more information about the project. In a report to the City Council this week, City Manager James Keene characterized the project as one that “got off to a bad start, and certainly off on the wrong foot.� Despite its proposed size and density, the Arrillaga proposal was introduced abruptly in March 2012 and designs quickly evolved with little opportunity for the public to comment. The fact that council members received private briefings from Arrillaga only made people more cynical about the process. Given the “dramatic change the concept presented for the area, it is natural that many folks would take the concept as a surprise and for many, out of character with the city,� Keene wrote. “More importantly, the scale of the potential project, particularly building heights, far overshadowed potential public benefits related to a new regional theater, significant parking, and improvements to the intermodal transit center and surrounding road network,� Keene wrote. Accepting the Grand Jury’s conclusion, Keene concluded in his report that “there was a lack of clarity of objective and transparency at the start of the consideration of 27 University.� “Council changed that midcourse but much damage had been done to the project’s possibilities and to confidence in the process,� Keene wrote. Staff largely concurred with the Grand Jury’s recommendation that the city should “obtain early input from its constituency about significant development proposals before allocating City funds to the proposals,� a reference to the city’s $250,000 allocation for design work on the Arrillaga concept. “Early input from constituents is critically important,� the city’s response states. “City staff is placing an increased emphasis on early and effective public engagement in planning efforts.� At the same time, the city’s response maintains that it is “sometimes true that complex concepts require preparation in order for the public to have significant substantive material to react to and provide input on.� Officials were less accepting of the Grand Jury’s findings that the city “does not consistently respond

to requests for public records in a timely manner.� This determination was based on the Grand Jury’s review of the city’s log of publicrecords requests, which in some cases omitted entries or did not include a response date. The panel also submitted two public-records requests of its own. In one case, it received a request within the statutory 10-day limit. Another request, made by email, received a response from the city 19 days later. Palo Alto officials acknowledged in their response Wednesday that when it comes to public-records requests, the city’s practices “are not perfect in every case and could be improved.� They also agreed that the city’s tracking system “does not capture all requests and responses and could be improved.� But they disagreed with the notion that these practices “fall outside reasonable customary and even best practices in the area.� “The City receives many requests for routine information eery single day and does a good job of responding promptly to the public,� the response states. The response notes that the city has recently made some improvements to the process, including a FAQ section on the city’s website and an online form that people can fill out. Officials are also “exploring additional software solutions to automate tracking and responses to Public Records Requests� and planning more training for city staff. Much of the Grand Jury report

PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL focused on the city’s process for negotiating with Arrillaga on the 7.7-acre parcel of undeveloped land next to Foothills Park, a parcel that the council last month officially dedicated as “parkland.� The land was donated to the city by the family of Russell Lee in 1981, with a stipulation that the “property shall be used for conservation, including park and recreation purposes.� It is located next to Arrillaga’s property and the developer at one point leased it from the city to store construction materials while making renovations on his own property. The Grand Jury report criticizes the city for not following its own policies in discussing the land sale. The property was never declared “surplus� and public agencies were not notified about its availability. Palo Alto officials wrote in the response that the city has “implemented procedures to ensure public debate about disposition of real property well before transactions are finalized, and also understands that greater attention must be paid to open public process early and in any potential transaction.� The city also disagreed that the deed restrictions requiring the property to be used for parks precludes the city from selling the land. “There are many such parcels of land throughout the Bay Area and the state,� the city’s response states. “The new owner would have been obligated to meet the deed restriction.� Q

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This Sunday: Homecoming Sunday Picnic hosted by the Ed Board An Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ We celebrate Marriage Equality

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The High Holy Days

News Digest Tenants file class-action lawsuit

Keddem Congregation Community-led Reconstructionist services Everyone is welcome, at no charge Oshman Family Jewish Community Center 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto 94303 • Wednesday, September 24, 7:30 PM Evening Service • Thursday, September 25, 9:30 AM 1st Day Morning Service 9:45 AM Children’s Service • Friday, September 26, 9:30 AM 2nd Day (at Congregation Etz Chayim) • Friday, October 3, 7:00 PM Kol Nidrey (& food drive) • Saturday, October 4, 9:15 AM Morning Service (note earlier start time) 9:45 AM Children’s Service 5:00 PM Mincha, Yizkor, Ne’ilah No-charge reservations Online: www.Keddem.org Phone: 650-494-6400 Email: hhd_reservations@Keddem.org

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CANDIDATES DEBATE

Who should lead our schools? Thursday, Sept. 11 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Cultural Arts Hall

Oshman Family JCC 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto

A debate featuring candidates for PAUSD school board:

Jay Cabrera

Gina Dalma

Ken Dauber

Catherine Crystal Foster

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Months after losing an appeal, Palo Alto neighborhood leaders are raising fresh concerns about an approved development at 240 Hamilton Ave., a project that they claim violates local laws when it comes to density and parking. The group Palo Alto Neighborhoods (PAN), an umbrella organization representing a collection of neighborhoods, issued a statement Tuesday criticizing the city’s planning staff for allowing the project across the street from City Hall to “circumvent laws” and calling on the city to halt the “illegal project.” The four-story development at the prominent downtown corner of Hamilton Avenue and Ramona Street would be more than twice the density of the existing building, which once housed RadioShack. The new 15,000-square-foot building will include retail space on the ground floor, offices on the second and third floors and residential space on the top floor. The project received the city’s blessing last December, when the City Council voted to reject an appeal from residents who argued that the boxy, glassy, 50-foot-tall building is architecturally incompatible with the surrounding area. In their new statement, PAN leaders maintain that the project violates several provisions of the city’s municipal code, including claiming an “exemption” from the city’s parking and density requirements for a 319-foot area deemed necessary for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance. The group also remains opposed to the city’s decision to treat the existing building’s mezzanine space as a 2,000-square-foot “second story,” a designation that justifies greater density for the new building under a “grandfather” clause in the city’s code. Q — Gennady Sheyner

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Three tenants who live in the Woodland Park Apartments in East Palo Alto filed a class-action lawsuit on Wednesday, Sept. 3, against Equity Residential (EQR), one of the nation’s most powerful landlords and the largest residential property owner in the city. The David-versus-Goliath lawsuit — which was filed in Alameda County Superior Court by tenants Javanni Munguia-Brown, Angelina Magana and Norma Rodriguez — alleges that Equity makes unlawful profits from tenants by charging excessive late-fee penalties of $50 or $100, even when the tenant pays rent only one day past the grace period. The lawsuit claims charging the late penalties as a flat rate violates California law because it is excessive and bears no relation to any actual damages when the rent is paid late. In one case, a tenant paid a 760 percent annual interest rate after being charged a $50 late fee on the tenant’s $1,200 rent, which was two days late. California law allows for a fixed applicable rate of 10 percent per year. Those terms would dictate a daily rate fee of about 33 cents, according to the lawsuit. In some cases, Equity allegedly subtracted the late fee from the fully paid rent, making it so the tenant was effectively still late on his or her payment. The company then allegedly charged additional penalties based on that unpaid amount, or on the penalty if that was all that remained unpaid. The lawsuit, Munguia-Brown v. Equity Residential, asks the court to declare Equity’s actions in violation of the California Civil Code Section 1671 and California’s Unfair Competition Law to bar the company from threatening or forcing the payment of illegal fees, and to order restitution of all late fees collected from the tenants. The tenants are represented by local nonprofit Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto and the Oakland-based law firm of Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian and Ho, one of the oldest public-interest law firms in the country. Q — Sue Dremann

A wig-wearing woman who police said robbed a Wells Fargo bank on California Avenue on Wednesday afternoon before discarding her clothing in a nearby parking lot was arrested minutes later after officers found her walking around College Terrace wearing a bra and jeans. Police said Joyce Rodriguez, 20, of San Francisco, walked into the bank at 505 California Ave. at around 2:30 p.m. and handed a note to the teller, demanding money. After the teller handed over an undisclosed amount of cash, Rodriguez allegedly left, walked north through a parking lot and entered a nearby carport, where she hid her wig and much of her clothing in what police assume was “an apparent effort to thwart detection by officers.” The attempt didn’t work as officers spotted her on the 2300 block of Yale Street minutes after the robbery. Police said she was walking north, clad in a bra and jeans. Detectives located the discarded and hidden clothing and wig nearby. Rodriguez was arrested and charged with felony robbery, felony burglary, destruction of evidence and an outstanding warrant for prostitution out of Santa Clara County. Q — Gennady Sheyner

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Maker

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Emma Sweeney, a fourth grader at Barron Park Elementary School, carefully stacks wooden blocks into a tower in the school’s maker’s studio on Sept. 2.

Smita Kolhatkar has launched a blog to document the journey of the maker’s studio. View it at makerspacepausd.wordpress.com.

All activities inside the maker’s studio support this idea. Moveable whiteboards on wheels stationed throughout the classroom offer coding, construction or circuitry challenges for the students. Last week’s construction challenge was to build a really high structure; Kolhatkar said one student completed it with a different design each day. This week’s circuitry challenge read: “1. Using wires, one LED and a battery, try and build a simple circuit. 2. Expand the circuit.” Fifth grader Max LaWer spent much of the 45-minute lunch period excitedly hunched over a laptop, testing a game he created called “Maze of Max.” He’s on beta version 50.3, and was testing the game out with a fellow student Tuesday. “It’s really cool to see the computer do what you tell it,” he said. He and the other children were mostly left to their own creative devices, with little instruction from any teachers or aides. “Kids are excellent for making because that’s what they want to do,” Fittoria said. “They want to be building and putting things together. So for us, it’s creating a space where they can apply that creativity. And for me, as a teacher, if you can be in first grade and you can be confident about this, then other things aren’t going to seem so difficult.” Kolhatkar stressed that the studio is a work in progress, with much potential for future projects. Currently, it’s open at lunch to all students. Teachers can also schedule time to bring classes in for projects. The 3-D printer — a Makerbot Replicator 2 — that was purchased through a PiE grant has yet to be introduced at lunch, as the school waits to enlist parent volunteers who can monitor kids’ use. The same goes for expensive LEGO robotics kits, which come with StoryStarter software that aims to improve language and literacy skills. (Kids build using

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Above: First graders Josue Magana, left, Yatish Parbhu and fourth grader Shivam Parbhu experiment with electrical circuitry, trying to illuminate an LED lightbulb using a battery and connecting wires at Barron Park Elementary School’s new maker’s studio. Below: Jessica Fittoria, the principal’s daughter and leader of the sewing, knitting and looming section of the school’s maker’s studio, shows first grader Keiondre Warfield how to use a sewing machine to sew a scarf. the actual LEGOs and then create their own story, which is brought to life on a computer via the software). They’re also waiting on mini iPads on which students will be able to use Stop Motion to make animated videos; there’s a green screen backdrop that hasn’t been put up yet. “There’s so much potential,” Fittoria said. “For me, I was probably very traditional as a female minority learner. I liked the idea of medicine when I was in grade school and high school, but I had no idea what kind of background I would need. So I felt like when I went to college ... I wasn’t prepared to really major in the sciences.” Fittoria said she hopes the maker’s studio will change that for Barron Park students, and be a place where at a very young age, they can learn to take risks, make mistakes and learn by doing. “The people you hold up there — the Google people, the AOL people, all these people — it wasn’t a course they took. It was this idea of just being so flexible

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specialist. The two have worked in recent years to further integrate technology into Barron Park’s classrooms, through Partners in Education (PiE) grants for LEGO robotics and a 3-D printer; the addition of iPads to all fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms; and in 2012, the launch of a lunchtime programming club lead by Kolhatkar, a former Oracle engineering manager. The very presence of Kolhatkar’s position, which is new for the district, indicates the school’s commitment to supporting technological innovation. With funding from the Barron Park PTA — $12,000 dedicated last spring and $7,500 set aside for this year — and an underused classroom, the project was off and running. When asked why she wanted to bring the concept of a maker’s studio to Barron Park, Fittoria answered simply: “Changing times.” “As a site, we have been investing and doing a lot of work in integrating technology into our teaching and learning. That’s just a given. We try to think: What is it that we need to prepare students for? And the bottom line is, we don’t really know. So how do we teach them to learn to learn and to always be on this sense of problem solving and designing?”

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and creative,” she said. “I think that’s what schooling should be. It should give people those wideopen spaces.” Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com Barron Park Elementary School is hosting an open house this Saturday, Sept. 6, 10 a.m. to

2 p.m., to celebrate the official opening of its maker’s studio. There will be a range of hands-on activities for children of all ages. Rushton Hurley, founder of Next Vista for Learning (a free, online library of teacher- and studentmade short videos), and new Palo Alto school Superintendent Max McGee, will both speak.

Drop Them Off At The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Station Hours

HHW Station Location

• Every Saturday 9am – 11am

Regional Water Quality Control Plant 2501 Embarcadero Way Palo Alto, CA 94303

• First Friday of the month 3pm – 5pm

For more information, visit www.cityofpaloalto.org/hazwaste zerowaste@cityofpaloalto.org (650) 496-5910

Limitations • 15 gallons or 125 pounds of HHW per visit. • Must be a Palo Alto Resident (driver’s license or vehicle registration) • Empty containers? Put them in your blue recycling cart.

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CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council

The council did not meet this week.

Utilities Advisory Commission (Sept. 3)

Biosolids: The commission discussed the city’s Biosolids Facilities Plan and considered its impact on local utilities. Action: None Drought: The commission heard an update on the statewide drought and its impact on water and hydroelectric supplies. Action: None

September 2014

Community Health Education Programs For a complete list of classes and class fees, lectures and health education resources, visit pamf.org/education.

Mountain View Center 701 E. El Camino Real Mountain View (650) 934-7380

Sleep and Your Child Sept. 9, 6:30 – 8 p.m. Nancy Zises (Barnett), M.D., PAMF Pediatrics

Dr. Tom McDonald Memorial Lecture Series at the Palo Alto Center Palo Alto Center 795 El Camino Real Palo Alto (650) 853-4873

Breast Cancer Updates

Sunnyvale Center 301 Old San Francisco Road Sunnyvale (408) 730-2810

Dementia Caregiver Education: The Basics of Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

Sept. 9, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Expert panel of PAMF physicians

Sept. 18, 1 – 2:30 p.m. Pauline Martinez Alzheimer’s Association education services manager

San Carlos Library 610 Elm Street San Carlos To register, call (650) 591-0341, extension 237

Don’t Turn Green, Live Green

Sunnyvale Public Library 665 W. Olive Avenue Sunnyvale No registration required.

Supplements, Vitamins and More

Foster City Library 1000 East Hillsdale Blvd. Foster City No registration required.

Celebrate National Kale Day

Sept. 22, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Barbara Erny, M.D., PAMF Health Education

Sept. 23, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Ravin Agah, M.D., PAMF Internal Medicine

Sept. 29, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Linda Shiue, M.D., PAMF Internal Medicine

Architectural Review Board (Sept. 4)

636 Middlefield Road: The board approved a proposal to demolish a house and to build a three-home condominium complex on the site. Yes: Lew, Lippert, Malone Prichard, Popp No: Gooyer 456 University Ave.: The board voted to approve a proposal by SAP to make exterior modifications to the Varsity Theatre building to accommodate HanaHaus, a cafe and meeting space catering to high-tech workers. The board also referred to its committee further consideration of the proposed sign for the project. Yes: Gooyer, Lew, Lippert, Malone Prichard No: Popp Bike bridge: The board discussed the proposed design competition for a new bike and pedestrian bridge over U.S. Highway 101. Action: None Sidewalks: The board discussed a proposal to modify the “build-to line� requirement for new developments on major thoroughfares. The board will continue its discussion on Sept. 18. Action: None

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Muralist (continued from page 5)

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A large painting by Greg Brown was inspired by a Mexican “retablo,� a form of Mexican folk art that takes iconography from traditional Catholic church art.

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the burglars have finally been “caught�). Someone glancing up toward the roof of a bank at 300 Hamilton Ave. might be amused to see a masked man climbing on a rope from the roof and might be temporarily shocked to see a second masked man, dressed in a jump suit and holding a suitcase presumably full of cash, forever falling near the third floor, frozen in mid-air with his mouth agape. Someone waiting for an elevator at 261 Hamilton Ave. might be less amused to see a mustachioed man flashing a mischievous grin as he cuts through the elevator cable with a hand saw. His wife, Julie Brown, said the subjects in the murals were often modeled after friends and family members. The burglars on Restoration Hardware, for instance, were she and Greg. The boy fishing at the post office was the postmaster’s son. And the man with the mustache cutting the elevator cable was modeled on the artist’s brother, though it was later modified to disguise the similarity, she said. Other murals feature humor of a lighter sort: an alien peeking out from a hauled trash can; a nun preparing to fly a toy airplane; a polar bear with a crutch consulting a doctor; and a pelican with money in its mouth (titled, “Bill with Bills in his Bill�). Everyday people — gardeners, trash haulers, doctors — also make regular appearances, though often in bizarre situations (like the lady holding a pelican on a leash or the trash man hauling an alien). Julie Brown said her husband was always inspired by Palo Alto and the people he encountered while he worked. “He loved talking to people and really enjoyed their input and what they had to say,� she said. Though best known for his public murals, Brown’s work also includes drawings and paintings, including a series of 12 works that he devoted to his friends and family members as part of an “Unlikely Saints� exhibition that

the Palo Alto Art Center exhibited in 2003. Subjects of the series included his housekeeper, Maria Villalobos; local pharmacist Benjamin Kwong; and owner of Accent Arts, Gil McMillon. “He loved people,� Julie Brown said. “He just thought people, with all their foibles and perfections and imperfections, should be glorified.� Greg Brown drew his first mural in 1956, as part of a second-grade school assignment on Christopher Columbus. The mural, which is featured on the artist’s personal website, depicts a smiling pilgrim next to a ship that presumably has just arrived in the New World. The passion persisted all throughout his childhood. He took a few classes at the Palo Alto Art League but later opted into a less formal type of education, an apprenticeship to the Italian artist Roberto Lupetti, who had recently moved into his neighborhood, Julie Brown said. Lupetti agreed to let Greg watch him work and clean his brushes, Julie Brown said. Little by little, Greg Brown began to grow as an artist, selling paintings to galleries on Geary Street in San Francisco as a teenager and making enough money off his sales to buy his first car, she said. He was also spending time at Smith Andersen, a gallery that used to be located in downtown Palo Alto. Paula Kirkeby, owner of Smith Andersen, recalls seeing 16-yearold Brown come in to the gallery to meet other artists and show off his work. At first, this consisted of small surreal images, often of still objects. Later, he transitioned to murals and public spaces. “He had a fire in his belly and that’s what he wanted to do ... to work on big spaces and make them bigger,� recalled Kirkeby, who served on the art commission in the mid-1970s, when Brown proposed his mural projects. Greg Brown graduated from Palo Alto High School early and continued to work with Lupetti until he was about 21. He was always well-read, taking “every opportunity to learn about other artists and art,� his wife said. “He didn’t feel like he’d fit in with the Postmodern Expressionism that was going on in the early 1970s and didn’t see himself going to art school to fit in and do that,� she said. As Palo Alto’s artist in residence in 1975, Greg Brown started with paintings but quickly changed to murals. He increasingly began to think of his early paintings for the city as a “waste of time� and feeling like “people should be able to see and appreciate� the art being created. He began to create murals, many of them featuring a biting edge that begs for a double-take. Julie Brown called her husband funny and described his attitude as “nothing was sacred.� “He was not afraid to go to the dark side a little and poke fun at things,� said Brown, an art teacher at JLS Middle School. Paula Kirkeby said she always appreciated Brown’s sense of

Artist Greg Brown works on a mural on the wall behind the Travelsmith and Territory Ahead store on Middlefield Road on Aug. 26, 2005. humor. “He saw the world as sort of an upside-down place, which is basically the way the world is,� Kirkeby said. “We both saw the dark side of the world and thought it was very funny.� City Councilwoman Karen Holman, the council’s liaison to the Public Arts Commission, called Brown a “community treasure� and said he will be “greatly missed.� She said she was gratified by a recent decision by the commission to restore some of Brown’s work. “His work has for decades been a part of our community. It’s integrated in our downtown buildings and admired by many,� Holman said. “He himself has been respected and highly regarded for decades, and deservedly so.� Brown never stopped working, toggling between public and private realms. He created art for Palo Alto’s centennial celebration in 1994 and traveled to Linkoping, Sweden (one of Palo Alto’s “sister cities�), to do a mural on a concert hall. The mural depicted a violinist intently playing a piece while

seemingly falling down from the balcony. “He doesn’t look like he will meet some horrible end,� Julie Brown said. “He looks like is actually enjoying falling out and meeting a peaceful end.� Though he made his final mural for the city about 15 years ago, Greg Brown continued to work for private clients, including homeowners in Pasadena and Beverly Hills, Julie Brown said. His most recent mural, which he didn’t have a chance to complete, was for Georgie Gleim and George Schumann, owners of Gleim the Jeweler. The piece was called “The Georges� and features a Last Supper-style arrangement in which every guest is a famous George — Costanza, Orwell, Carlin, Harrison, Eliot and George Herman “Babe� Ruth. The guests are flanked by Gleim at the left end of the table and by Schumann on the right. Carlin stares bugeyed from the center of the painting, Babe Ruth’s right arm slung snugly over his shoulder in a gesture of camaraderie. Several elements remained to

be finished, including the image of George Washington looking down from above and a partially eaten eclair on the table near George Costanza, a reference to a famous “Seinfeld� episode, Julie Brown said. Even after he was diagnosed with cancer on Aug. 1, he continued to think about his art. Julie Brown recalled seeing her husband the night before he died: in hospice care, heavily medicated by morphine, articulating brush strokes in the air with his fingertips. “I could see the kinds of brush strokes he was making,� Julie Brown said. “Either he was thinking about his project, or he just had the energy.� Elise DeMarzo, Palo Alto’s public art manager, said she was saddened to hear about Brown’s passing but heartened to see the notes and flowers people have left behind at his mural sites. “His works are a significant part of our downtown public art collection and are treasured by the City, Public Art Commission, and the community ... Greg could always put a smile on my face — and he will be missed,� she said. Brown’s family plans to hold a private funeral service, with a public memorial to follow at the Art Center at a later date. Donations in his honor can be made to support children’s art programs. In addition to his wife, Julie, of Palo Alto, Brown is survived by his son, Justin Brown of Redwood City and his daughter, Whitney Brown of Palo Alto. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to discuss potential changes to commercial portions of the zoning code; approve a contract with the American Institute of Architects California Council for a design competition for the pedestrian and bicycle overpass at U.S. Highway 101; approve a response to the Grand Jury report about the city’s negotiations with John Arrillaga; and consider rejecting the construction bids for the reconfiguration of the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. The regular meeting will be followed by a closed session to discuss the city’s labor negotiations with the management and professional employee group. COUNCIL POLICY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to review the process for distributing Stanford University Medical Center development agreement funds allocated for health and safety; and consider changes to the Municipal Code to update the duties of the city auditor. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The school board plans to take action on its 2014-15 focused goals and a resolution supporting state bill AB146, which would repeal a schools reserve cap passed recently. The board will also discuss an amendment to the superintendent’s contract and a budget update for the 2014-15 year. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at school district headquarters, 25 Churchill Ave. PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss the proposed downtown “Residential Preferential Parking” program and consider an expansion to the city’s shuttle program. The commission will also hold a hearing on the proposed 2014-23 Housing Element to solicit public comments. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. REGIONAL HOUSING MANDATE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to review the work plan schedule for the updated Housing Element and review the administrative draft of the 2015-23 Housing Element. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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ly eliminate the requirement on all major thoroughfares except El Camino Real, thus giving builders the option of creating greater setbacks without requesting zoning exemptions from the city. On El Camino, the rule would be relaxed and applied based on context. Buildings would no longer have to have an “effective sidewalk� of 12 feet. The majority of the building’s frontage would have to be within zero to 10 feet of the street property line, though the requirement is no longer seen as a fixed “line� but rather as an “area� in which the developer would have flexibility to get creative with the building’s alignment. Placement of the building’s frontage on El Camino would be based on context “including land use, adjacent and nearby properties’ existing building setbacks, proposed or adjacent building design, lot size and similar consideration,� according to a staff report from Chief Planning Official Amy French. “The goal would be to allow more variable placement of the El Camino facing wall and minor changes in alignment on the street wall from one site to the next,� French wrote. “In this way, the urban design intent of the build-to (line) requirement would be retained, but the restrictive language would be loosened.� But while the latest proposal is far more modest than the prior

sidewalk ordinance, board members struggled on Thursday to determine whether it’s the best solution for assuaging local anxieties. The board also heard from two property owners, Ben Cintz and Sal Giovanotto, as well as attorney Andrew Pierce, who represented a group of property owners. Though none of the speakers took a stance against the ordinance, all had questions about the effect the new rules will have on El Camino Real. Pierce said the group hasn’t taken a position on the new ordinance but stressed that “any requirement for an effective sidewalk that is wider would be unconstitutional� and would constitute a “taking� of land from property owners. Board members had their own concerns about the change, with some arguing that the flexibility built into the ordinance effectively makes the rules less clear. Chair Lee Lippert suggested that the city’s effort to change the sidewalk rules has been hampered by miscommunications, with many property owners feeling like their properties will be impacted. “It comes across that we’re imposing a taking where in fact what we’re trying to do is be a bit more liberal or flexible in terms of what we’re providing or trying to do here,� Lippert said. He proposed including in the new rules incentives for property owners who are willing to include wide sidewalks as part of new developments. This could include allowing greater height, he said. “Whatever we do has to be communicated in a clear and concise

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way and done in a way that people don’t feel as though the city is reaching into their pockets and taking from them,� Lippert said. Vice Chair Randy Popp said he was concerned about the “piecemeal� approach that the city has taken to revising its sidewalk rules. Adding controversial incentives such as greater height allowances would “kill the discussion,� he said, which is “exactly what the council was trying to avoid� when it asked staff to narrow its revision effort. He acknowledged that El Camino has a wide variety of properties, many of which are shallow or narrow and said he was concerned about the prospect of someone aggregating 10 parcels on El Camino and building parking lots that create a “big gap� on the thoroughfare. Others argued that the cautious approach makes the ordinance too vague. Board member Alexander Lew said the new ordinance has “the right intent� but stressed that “for the people who are concerned about big walls on El Camino, this will not be reassuring.� The nuances in the ordinance make it “not digestible to a lay person.� Board member Robert Gooyer called the ordinance “a step in the right direction� but also said he was worried that the new rules create too much of a “gray area.� “Sometimes flexible also makes things more gray,� Gooyer said. People are often happier, he said, when the rules are clearly stated and do not depend on vague concepts relating to context. “How it’s implemented is going to be tough because of the flexibility,� Gooyer said. The board is expected to further discuss and vote on the proposed ordinance on Sept. 18. After that, the proposal will go to the Planning and Transportation Commission and, ultimately, the City Council. Q

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Aug. 27-Sept. 2 Violence related Attempted suicide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Child abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Embezzlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Stolen shopping cart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle related Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 7 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Misc. traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Parking/driving violation . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 8 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . 4 Vehicle impound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Window smash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Alcohol or drug related Alcohol misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Alcohol transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Drinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Open container. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 1 Smoking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Casualty/fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Court order violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Firearm disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Found animal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Located missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Outside investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sick and cared for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Violence related Assault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mail theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle related Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 7 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lost/stolen plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Reckless vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Alcohol or drug related Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Brandishing weapon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Concealed firearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Domestic disturbance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Gang info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Gang validations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Illegal dumping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Info case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Property for destruction . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

VIOLENT CRIMES

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Palo Alto

Bryant Street, 9/1, 6:33 p.m.; child abuse/physical. El Camino Real, 9/2, 9:18 p.m.; suicide adult attempt/misc.

Menlo Park

Location undisclosed, 8/31, 10:58 a.m.; assault. 200 block Newbridge St., 9/2, 7:35 p.m.; battery.

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Ryland Kelley, developer and ‘Renaissance man,’ dies at 88

Palo Alto native and Stanford University graduate Ryland Kelley, a prominent real estate developer who with his brother was responsible for planned communities such as Lindenwood in Atherton and Ladera in Portola Valley, died on Saturday, Aug. 30, friends and family have confirmed. He was 88. Kelley, who was a partner in the firm started by his father, Hare, Brewer & Kelley, died of liver cancer after a short illness, longtime friend Joe Pickering said. Kelley and his wife, Shirley, were founding shareholders in the Palo Alto Weekly. Publisher Bill Johnson recalled Kelley’s vivacious personality. “Ry was a fire hose of ideas, some brilliant, some ahead of their time, and some completely crazy. This creativity and joie de vivre touched everything he did professionally and, in retirement, came out in beautiful poetry written for friends and family,� Johnson said. As developers, Kelley and his late brother, William (“Bill�) Kelley, imagined and brought to life a variety of landmark projects that were ahead of their time and often controversial, his son, Bruce, said. Their developments include the beach resort community Pajaro Dunes on Monterey Bay; 525 University Ave. in Palo Alto, which is at 10 stories the tallest building between San Francisco and San Jose; La Tour in Palo Alto, one of the first five-star restaurants on the Peninsula; Mayfield Mall, one of the first major indoor malls; and the planned communities of Lindenwood and Ladera. He was also involved in the creation of Stanford Research Park. Kelley’s development career both peaked and cratered in the 1980s after two ambitious beachfront proposals were defeated after narrow public votes.

Jeanne Packard Jeanne Packard, a longtime resident of Los Altos and volunteer in Palo Alto, died on Aug. 10 following a stroke in May. She was 83. She was born in 1931 in Berlin to Emily Channel and Frank Howe Packard, who was from Chicago. She grew up in Chicago and went on to graduate from the University of Chicago Art Institute. From 1953 to 1963 she lived

“(He) was a fearless advocate of farsighted, if contrarian, initiatives,� Bruce Kelley said. Kelley’s company rescued and completed the 500-home Ladera development in Portola Valley, including the shopping center, in the early 1950s, after he was approached by the nonprofit cooperative Peninsula Housing Association. The cooperative, made up of Stanford University faculty members, faced bankruptcy. The Kelleys turned the project into one of the most desired communities in the Bay Area. He also built the community of Hidden Valley in Woodside. He and his wife lived in Ladera for 55 years. At the time of his death, the couple lived in Woodside, his son, Rich, said. Pickering, his friend of 68 years, said the two men met at a football practice in 1946 at Stanford. “He had a marvelous wit — a clever wit. He was a great reader and he was a talker. He was easy to like,� Pickering said. “He was a Renaissance man who could do everything.� Kelley is also known locally for land preservation efforts that include donating the first land acquisition to the nonprofit Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) in 1979. That 535-acre property became the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve. He was a co-founder and chairman of the board of trustin Mexico City, where she became fluent in Spanish. Early in her career she worked as an advertising and graphic artist. In 1980, she moved to Los Altos, where she lived for many years. There she founded the Packard Art Studio, where she taught painting. She also started the Great Books Club at the Los Altos Library in 2000. A few years ago she moved to Lytton Gardens in Palo Alto. She was a member of the Palo Alto Woman’s Club and the Peninsula Professional Women’s Network, and she volunteered in Palo Alto with Deborah’s Palm, Avenidas and All Saints Episcopal Church.

ees at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, and he served on the board for more than 30 years. He and his wife also made many donations to visual and theater arts at Stanford and the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside. Born in 1925 at the old Palo Alto Hospital, Kelley attended Palo Alto High School. He graduated from Stanford in 1949, where he met his wife of many years, Shirley (nĂŠe Sneath), Rich Kelley said. Kelley was an accomplished poet for nearly 50 years, and hosted a live monthly show, “The Live Poets Society,â€? on Cable Coop television from about 1992 to 2002, Rich Kelley said. He also wrote a 100-page book of poems for Palo Alto’s 100th anniversary, titled “Rings of Growth.â€? He wrote and staged a play, “Lyndon,â€? about former President Lyndon Johnson in a fictitious role in the death of President John F. Kennedy. The play debuted at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts in May 2006. When he was diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer three months ago, he staged a “retirement partyâ€? for his life with a Live Poets Society poetry reading before more than 100 close friends, Pickering said. “It was moving, touching and hilarious,â€? he said. Kelley is survived by his wife, Shirley; sons Rich, a real estate investor; Tom, who is also in real estate; and Bruce, a journalist. Survivors also include four grandchildren, Riley, Sam, Rachel and Neil; and daughtersin-law, Gina and Susan. No services are pending. The family requests that donations be made to Project Inform in San Francisco and to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. — Sue Dremann She is survived by five greatgrandchildren. There will be a memorial service on Sept. 10 at noon at All Saints Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto.

Memorial service Stephen D. Bellumori, a longtime resident, Realtor and community member in Menlo Park, died on Aug. 14. He was 65. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 1 p.m. at St. Denis Church, 2250 Avy Ave., Menlo Park. A reception will follow.

Michael Scott Brugge May 21, 1949 - August 27, 2014

Mike will be forever remembered by his wife of 41 years, Carol (Hoag); parents, Anna and Edward Brugge; daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and BJ Correia; son and his girlfriend, Edward Brugge II and Hailey Li Kong; and grandsons Gavin and Jayson Correia. Services will be held at Crosswalk Community Church - 445 S. Mary Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 11:30am. Preparations were made by Spangler Mortuaries of Los Altos. Please visit www.spanglermortuary.com for more information. PAID

OBITUARY

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING of the Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commission Please be advised the Planning and Transportation Commission (P&TC) shall conduct a public meeting at 6:00 PM, Wednesday, September 10, 2014 in the Council Chambers Room, Ground Floor, Civic Center, Palo Alto, California. Any interested persons may appear and be heard on these items. :[HɈ YLWVY[Z MVY HNLUKPaLK P[LTZ HYL H]HPSHISL ]PH [OL City’s main website at ^^^ JP[`VMWHSVHS[V VYN and also at the Planning Division Front Desk, 5th Floor, City Hall, HM[LY ! 74 VU [OL -YPKH` WYLJLKPUN [OL TLL[PUN KH[L Copies will be made available at the Development Cen[LY ZOV\SK *P[` /HSS IL JSVZLK VU [OL -YPKH` Information Item 1. RPP Update: Update on the Downtown Residential 7YLMLYLU[PHS 7HYRPUN 977 9LZVS\[PVU HUK [OL *P[` >PKL 977 6YKPUHUJL -VY TVYL PUMVYTH[PVU JVU[HJ[ JLZZPJH :\SSP]HU H[ QLZZPJH Z\SSP]HU'JP[`VMWHSVHS[V org Study Session 2. Shuttle Services: Study Session with the commisZPVU YLNHYKPUN [OL 7HSV (S[V :O\[[SL 7YVNYHT :[HɈ ^PSS WYLZLU[ [OL Ă„UKPUNZ VM HU PUKLWLUKLU[ L]HS\H[PVU I` -LOY 7LLYZ ;YHUZWVY[H[PVU *VUZ\S[HU[Z VM the shuttle program and present recommendations [V PTWYV]L L_PZ[PUN YV\[LZ HUK HU HZZLZZTLU[ VM WYVWVZLK UL^ ZO\[[SL YV\[LZ -VY TVYL PUMVYTH[PVU contact [YHUZWVY[H[PVU'JP[`VMWHSVHS[V VYN Public Hearing 3. Housing Element Review: Review and RecomTLUKH[PVU MVY (KVW[PVU VM [OL /V\ZPUN ,SLTLU[ HUK 4P[PNH[LK 5LNH[P]L +LJSHYH[PVU ;OL OLHYPUN ^PSS IL JVU[PU\LK [V HU 6J[VILY :WLJPHS 4LL[PUN HM[LY [OL JVUJS\ZPVU VM W\ISPJ JVTTLU[ HUK *VTTPZZPVU KPZJ\ZZPVU -VY TVYL PUMVYTH[PVU contact Tim Wong at [PT ^VUN'JP[`VMWHSVHS[V VYN Questions. For any questions regarding the above P[LTZ WSLHZL JVU[HJ[ [OL 7SHUUPUN +LWHY[TLU[ H[ ;OL Ă„SLZ YLSH[PUN [V [OLZL P[LTZ HYL H]HPSHISL MVY PUZWLJ[PVU ^LLRKH`Z IL[^LLU [OL OV\YZ VM ! (4 [V ! 74 ;OPZ W\ISPJ TLL[PUN PZ [LSL]PZLK SP]L VU .V]LYUTLU[ (JJLZZ *OHUULS (+( ;OL *P[` VM 7HSV (S[V KVLZ UV[ KPZJYPTPUH[L against individuals with disabilities. To request an acJVTTVKH[PVU MVY [OPZ TLL[PUN VY HU HS[LYUH[P]L MVYTH[ MVY HU` YLSH[LK WYPU[LK TH[LYPHSZ WSLHZL JVU[HJ[ [OL *P[`ÂťZ (+( *VVYKPUH[VY H[ ]VPJL VY I` e-mailing HKH'JP[`VMWHSVHS[V VYN *** Hillary Gitelman, Director of Planning and Community Environment www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 5, 2014 • Page 17

Editorial A half-hearted mea culpa Proposed city response to Grand Jury falls short

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hile it acknowledges some sloppiness and poor judgment in keeping information from the public, the City of Palo Alto’s defensive draft response to a highly critical and embarrassing grand-jury investigation hardly paints a reassuring picture of lessons learned. The Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury issued a report in June that found the city failed to follow its own policies and procedures, and quite likely the law, by keeping from the public the fact that developer John Arrillaga was proposing to develop a massive office complex next to the downtown train station and purchase a 7-acre parcel of city-owned land next to Foothills Park until months after they were under consideration by city officials. In the case of the now infamous 27 University Ave. proposal, the grand jury and the Weekly’s own reporting found that city staff held extensive private and undocumented discussions with Arrillaga in 2011 and 2012, and kept city council members in the loop through one-on-one briefings, but intentionally did not put the issue on a public council agenda until March 5, 2012. By then, the staff was well along in a process with Arrillaga to shape a development proposal to ultimately bring forward, having obtained informal support and encouragement from a majority of council members without a single public meeting or discussion. Once released to the public, a ferocious negative reaction to the scale of the development and the unabashed staff enthusiasm for it succeeded in slowing and then stopping the process. And staff was then hung out to dry by a council that not only failed in its duty to inform and involve the public but then blamed the staff once it saw the public outrage. It was a low point for both the staff and the council and gave rise to the current public suspicion and lack of trust in how the city handles major development proposals. The Arrillaga proposal to buy the city-owned parcel of land wedged between his private estate and Foothills Park was also kept secret from the public, until revealed by the Weekly after the paper investigated an obscure closed-session agenda notice in September 2012 that only listed a parcel number. The Weekly’s requests under the state Public Records Act turned up emails arranging small group visits to the site by council members to avoid violating the state’s open-meeting law, the Brown Act, and a draft purchase agreement for the property prepared by Arrillaga. In other words, the city staff, with acquiescence from the council, kept Arrillaga’s interest in buying the property intentionally secret from the public, at the same time it was working with him on the 27 University Ave. proposal. As was later discovered, the property in question was actually given to the city by Russell Lee on condition that it only be used for conservation purposes, and contrary to this condition the city leased the land to Arrillaga nearly 15 years ago for use as a staging area for construction of his adjacent estate. The draft response to the grand jury report, to be considered at Monday’s city council meeting, reveals new details on the history of the 7 acres and portrays a city bureaucracy unable to keep track of past actions and its own real estate holdings. In addition, the staff response shows Arrillaga had “a long history of attempting to acquire the parcel” that involved numerous discussions with staff over many years. Without explanation as to why, it also reveals that the staff decided, apparently without approval of the city council, to pay for an appraisal of the property in early 2012 (which came in at $175,000). After informing Arrillaga that it was “not conceivable” that the council would sell the land for that price, staff suggested that some additional consideration would likely be needed. Arrillaga then returned with an offer to fund the construction of playing fields at the Baylands. None of this was made public at the time. The handling of these two matters was clearly improper and the city further embarrasses itself by not owning the mistakes instead of responding with a nuanced dodging of the underlying issues and statements, such as “Recommendation 3 will be implemented in a manner that is consistent with the public interest.” The public was intentionally deprived of its legal rights to know about and participate in debating these proposals, and the fact they were ultimately revealed by the Weekly and were never acted upon by the council is irrelevant. “No harm done” is neither an acceptable nor honest response to violating the public’s right to know and participate. Harm has been done, in both process and to the integrity of city government. The city can’t sugar coat it, no matter how hard it tries.

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

Great idea Editor, Wow, having toured the Fowler House during an open house, I was struck by the absence of a “backyard” and how hugely unappealing to be looking at a driveway and neighbor’s home (Ramona) from the entire backside. How creative to rotate this lovely home so that views from the kitchen and bedrooms can overlook a garden. This home desperately needs someone who will love it and address the neglected interior, restoring it to a classic Palo Alto beauty. Barbara Rieder Cowper Street, Palo Alto

A kind leader Editor, I look forward to the Downtown Streets Team managing the Palo Alto Food Closet. I can thank both organizations for being a saving grace in my new life and becoming a productive member of this community. I originally met Elaine Richardson while living at the Clara-Mateo Shelter (since demolished) on the grounds of the Menlo Park veterans’ hospital facility. She also would often be seen as a volunteer at the Food Bank. I remember when she first put together the Streets Team nearly 15 years ago. It was a “bare bones” outfit, growing to what it is today. Even then, we practiced job interviews, put together résumés, and many moved on to getting well-paying jobs in the community. Ms. Richardson has always been a real “go-getter” with a kind heart to boot. I can’t imagine a better person to manage the food closet. I envision her working with the present volunteers whose compassionate natures serve more than just free food. I look forward to both fine organizations thriving and helping us all, no matter how destitute or needy. And one can’t ever beat the price either! Lorin Krogh Encina Avenue, Palo Alto

Specificity appreciated Editor, I recently heard Ken Dauber speaking about his candidacy for the Palo Alto Board of Education and his hopes for the future of Palo Alto schools. I really appreciated that Ken provided specific examples of what he would like to see changed in our district. Most candidates speak in generalities but provide no real substance to their plan. Ken’s plans are clear, informed and intelligent. What impresses me most about Ken is his focus on the health and

emotional well-being of our students, in addition to academic excellence. Ken knows that healthy students are better learners. His plans to reduce unnecessary stress include revising test and project calendars to avoid work pileups for students and ensuring that homework content and quantity are appropriate. These are common-sense plans. I support Ken because he is well-informed of our district’s policies and issues, he is being specific about his plans and I agree with his proposals. Karen Gibson Timlott Lane, Palo Alto

Only rules for some Editor, We citizens must obey the law or else. Not so for builders and others who can break city laws

because the city looks the other way when it suits it. Palo Alto allowed Castilleja, the exclusive girls’ school, to cheat on the legal limit of school enrollment. The Santa Clara County Grand Jury blasted our city officials for their secret negotiations with Arrillaga, the multimillionaire developer. The latest outrage is at the old Radio Shack building on Hamilton Avenue where the city is preparing to allow a developer to skirt municipal codes on size limits for profit, including over $60,000 in parking fees. But citizen uproar so far has thwarted the city from permitting inflating additions to the University Art building on Hamilton Avenue. The Big Boys can evade the law with impunity, but we can’t. Vic Befera High Street, Palo Alto

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Guest Opinion

Three things to keep in mind as new school year unfolds by Marc Vincenti earing the end of a la ng uorous, warm summer, with drought on our minds and foreign countries on fire, with our infrastructures to look after and our aging parents and growing children too, I’ll easily forgive you for skipping this column — which cites further headaches — altogether. Perhaps just tear it out, and tape it to the refrigerator for later reading, won’t you? Besides, when it comes to our schools, plenty is right. We should feel good about our hard work, creativity and devotion. Yearly, parents in the Palo Alto Unified School District send teachers uncommonly well-prepared, respectful, delightful kids; and most teachers do so much every day with such large numbers of students on such limited resources of time, energy and recompense that I’m tempted to call it a standing miracle. But three key issues — as new leaders come to our schools — are worth bearing in mind: (1) where we’re placing our attention; (2) our high-schoolers’ moral and emotional safety; and (3) a problem so mournful that we’ve ignored it. Regarding (1), here are some broad-brush perspectives: Trampled civil rights in our schools are not a continual, daily problem. Cheating is. Lack of access to guidance counseling in our schools is not a daily problem. Lack

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of sleep is. The timing of school vacations is not a daily problem. Distraction is. (By “distraction” I mean school-day access to gossip, X-rated photos, cheating aids, celebrity news, electronically updated grades, Starbucks menus, Pop Poll results — you name it — via phone.) Student nakedness in our schools is not a daily problem. The possibility of individual children becoming faceless and unknown on large campuses, or in large classes, is. Teenagers living in mortal fear of fumbling their entire futures unless they score 100 percent on this Friday’s chem or math or Spanish test, is. Regarding (2), our kids’ feelings of safety: We give our teenagers some latitude in what friends they choose, which courses and teachers, which extra-curriculars, which colleges to apply to. But in one area they have but one option: to attend schools where cheating is rife. The daily, nightly, week-after-week decision to either preserve one’s self-respect or go along in cynicism with the crowd is a dilemma our teens are powerless to undo — it’s too sensitive an issue for them — and one only we adults can rid them of. Cheating isn’t mainly a moral issue (though it is that); it’s an issue of mental health. In my 15 years of teaching English at Gunn, I never saw such wretched, conflicted looks on my kids’ faces as when the topic of cheating came up. (Even a classroom lockdown one year, an alert for a possible shooter, didn’t produce such stricken looks.) In a community where GPAs are tracked as if they were stock reports or missile trajectories, our kids are apt to suffer a debilitating inner monologue with each assignment: “Should I cut a few corners

here?” “Wouldn’t I be a fool not to?” “What if I get caught?” “What would my friends think?” “But aren’t they doing it too?” “So is this what I am — a cheater?” “Am I unable to succeed as myself?” And so, added to the shifting ground of adolescent identity — trying out friends, clothes, attitudes, stances towards family and life — our kids must slog this ethical swamp for four years. In a Palo Alto Weekly interview, Gunn’s new principal — hired away from a Midwestern school with its own serious cheating problems — voiced the idea that putting low-stakes tests into the mix with the usual high-stakes exams would allow the kids to risk failure and learn from their mistakes, reducing the need to cheat. Well, maybe. In football, points-after-touchdown come only in ones and twos, but when rivals are evenly matched, jealous of rankings, these “low-stakes” points become make-or-break. We may need, rather, an entirely changed “game”: clearer definitions of cheating; more certain repercussions (including on transcripts); staunchness in the face of lawsuits; and teachers’ declarations to their kids that cheating is no more welcome in the classroom than disrespect or asbestos fumes. And (3) now, I’m afraid, is the saddest: In response to the suicides of six students in 2009-10, our district, Project Safety Net and the Stanford Medical School committed to doing “psychological autopsies” to study the causes of the deaths. At the time, our communal cry was, “Why is this happening?” While many of us, though lacking a comprehensive view or set of facts, laid responsibility at either the doorstep of the school or the doorstep of individual mental

illness, this commissioned study — which aimed to “present the aggregate information first to the families affected and then to the community at large” — stood out as our only attempt to shed real light. It is forgotten now. It has never come to fruition. Underfunded, understaffed, slowed by problems of confidentiality and of collaboration with the American Association of Suicidology, it languishes unfinished — still, after four long years. That’s enough time for a student to have passed through adolescence and an entire high school career. Would any other investigation into a public health tragedy — one that made national headlines — be allowed to take so long? We might have acted more wisely, from the first. To ask Stanford — an institution with its own suicide problems — to help us to understand ours may have been too much to ask. For the study to have only one lead interviewer, a woman not out of her 20s, inexperienced in such specialized work, and with six groups of parents, siblings and friends to sit down with, was unrealistic and neglectful. Our lost children — what do they still offer us except the meaning, if we can find it, in the fate they chose? We dishonor them and ourselves if we give up on them. And we still have teachers, counselors, coaches, custodians, administrators, therapists, cops, religious leaders and neighbors who knew or worked with or cared about those kids. So as the summer turns to fall, even as the refrigerator gets thick with reminders, let’s not lose sight of these three things. Q Marc Vincenti taught English at Gunn High School from 1995-2010.

Streetwise

Do you do anything to stay prepared for an emergency or natural disaster? If so, what? Asked on California Avenue. Interviews and photos by Sam Sciolla.

Ellen Cassidy

Tom Metz

Yasmine Folly-Kossi

Keith Teleki

Dudley Kenworthy

Webster Street, Palo Alto LSAT teacher

Constitution Drive, Foster City Information technology

Gull Court, Fremont Teacher

College Street, Mountain View Graphic designer

Mayfield Avenue, Stanford Retired

“I have backup generators. They’re batteries ... and if the power surges up and down, they protect your computer.”

“I believe we have water stored. In Napa they had a lot of water issues. ... And we have a tool to shut off our gas valve.”

“I was just thinking about it last week. ... So far we haven’t done anything. That’s something on our to-do list.”

“We identify places in our home that are more earthquake-safe. We know where the shear walls are.”

“(We have a) general emergency kit. The water I have is a 5-gallon container — probably the most useful of all that stuff.”

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g n i r e u Conq tter the clu Pamela Hardy stands in the living room of her Mountain View home next to a bookshelf that used to be over-crammed with objets d’art. She has pared down so she can appreciate sentimental gifts from friends and family.

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Alto, he said. Most of the 500 or so complaints he deals with each year relate more to encroachment (tree branches hanging over a property line, for example) or property-maintenance issues, he said. “In the past 11 years, I’ve had less than a handful of complaints on interiors,” he said. “We’re limited on what we can do. ... We don’t want to be in the business of telling them how to live inside, unless there’s a hazard to themselves or neighbors.” When neighbors do call with concerns, he added, they can be referred to the county health department or even the Palo Alto Mediation Program. Technically, hoarders are different from garden-variety clutterers. Compulsive hoarders tend to acquire (and fail to discard) a large number of useless items, to live in spaces so cluttered as to preclude activities for which those spaces were designed (like so much stuff on the bed one can’t actually sleep in it), and to suffer significant stress or impaired functioning caused by the hoarding, according to early researchers R.O. Frost and T.L. Hartl. Clutterers, on the other hand, can clear spaces pretty quickly, make things neat and have people over. “We all have some amount of clutter,” Girard said. “For people struggling with hoarding, it’s much more difficult. “They tend to have more clut-

ter than the average person. Thanksgiving dinner is unlikely to happen because they cannot put things away,” she said. “They get easily distracted; they doubt their memory; they have information-processing deficits. They’ll find a cushion in the stove” that doesn’t even belong with a sofa in the house, she said. “They’ll have unhealthful beliefs, emotional attachments (or underlying) genetic vulnerabilities.” People rarely self-identify as hoarders, Farber said. They’re often referred for counseling by landlords, family members, neighbors, a dialysis nurse, a condominium association or paramedics who can’t easily gain access during an emergency. “It’s much less common for someone to say, ‘I’m feeling overwhelmed,’” she added. But some do. After moving in 2012 from Detroit, where she helped create a hoarding task force, Farber decided to share her experiences in Palo Alto, with no idea how many people would show up to an introductory talk. Her first program drew 50 attendees. Many opted to sign up for her four-session workshop, “Hoarding & Cluttering 101.” And some continue to meet monthly for a support group she leads.

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ike many who are afflicted with hoarding or cluttering disorders, Perry Bautista of South San Francisco was in de-

nial. But when he could no longer park a car in his large garage because it was filled to the rafters with old newspapers, he knew he had a problem. Once that light bulb went on, he started looking for help by attending hoarding and cluttering conferences in the City sponsored by the Mental Health Association of San Francisco. His wife came upon Farber’s Avenidas class on hoarding. Bautista attended in January, then signed on for the workshop. Bautista encountered a variety of declutterers in the workshop, from the children who have to get rid of their parents’ belongings to people downsizing and trying to make more space. “That’s when all the emotions and feelings and attachments come into play,” he said. “I fit in with the ‘practicality’ type of attachment. My father was a survivor of the Great Depression; my father-in-law was the same way. ... Back in those days it was a ‘survivor’ type of living: You don’t throw things away because you might be able to use it.” Bautista started saving newspapers because “I figured there were a lot of articles I never read, and so I figured some day, some time I would be reading them. But that day never came, and the newspapers kept collecting. “Eventually I realized I wouldn’t be losing the information because they’d be on the In-

ternet or some other source,” he said. “Once I made that decision, I started recycling newspapers.” But that realization didn’t come until his garage was crammed full, and one of the house’s three bedrooms was useless. At first it was difficult to get rid of things. “It felt like I was in quicksand,” he said. “The harder I tried, the harder it got.” But since attending the workshop it’s gotten easier and easier. He acknowledged that he’s not quite finished paring down and hasn’t reached “maintenance.” “The biggest problem for me is managing my schedule,” he said. “My wife wants me to resurface our patio deck before the end of summer. I’ve made that my No. 1 priority. “After the deck is done, I’m going back to downsizing. Throughout my life, it’ll be a balancing act, just like Weight Watchers,” he said. “I feel like I am making progress. It’s one step at a time,” he said. “I’m lucky my wife is very supportive, but as Emily always says, ‘This is a marathon and not a sprint.’”

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woman entered her parents’ home office, quickly scanned the room and noted the mounds of unfiled bills, stock transactions and tax papers. “Don’t die,” she said tersely. Cleaning out the detritus of others’ lives can be a challenge. It’s daunting to try to cull the wheat from the chaff, the treasure from the trash, when the owners themselves couldn’t figure it out. “Everybody knows somebody who hoards. We just don’t talk about it,” said Emily Farber, a social worker case manager with the Palo Alto nonprofit Avenidas. As part of her job, Farber teaches a program called “Everything You Want to Know About Hoarding ... But Are Afraid to Ask!” Although the extreme cases portrayed on reality TV shows do get people talking, “It’s put a really tainted image on the word: It’s disgusting, lazy, dirty people. It hasn’t trickled down to reasons why people do this (and) how to work with people,” she said. Hoarding affects men and women across all socio-economic groups, Farber said. It may look different in a subsidized studio apartment than in a four-bedroom Colonial, but “the problem is the same. It’s just going to present and play out differently,” she said. Hoarding was recently added to the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), with nearly 6 percent of the general population affected, noted Dana Girard, a psychologist with a private practice in Redwood City and Los Gatos specializing in hoarding disorders. “In San Mateo County alone, that’s estimated at about 36,000 people,” she said. In Santa Clara County the total is closer to 90,000. Palo Alto is not immune to the problem: In January, firefighters were stymied fighting a fire on Embarcadero Road because of the large amount of papers and books scattered throughout the house. Brian Reynolds, one of the city’s two code-enforcement officers, has encountered hoarders through his job, although extreme cases are rarely reported in Palo

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Emily Farber, a social worker and case manager, stands in the Garden Room at Avenidas where she leads “clutter-buster” workshops.

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Before she attended the clutter-buster workshop at Avenidas, Pamela Hardy’s kitchen was a collection area for a variety of items, with not a surface left clear.

Cover Story other hour or sit back and think about where I am, what I’m doing,” she explained. She keeps in mind her goal for her home: “I need to keep it open and comfortable and allow people to enjoy what I have here.” In her living room, she tackled one over-stuffed bookcase full of items from various people. After decluttering, she said, “Now I can look at the thing and know where it came from.” She’s made an effort to be more efficient when new things enter her home. “I moved bags into the laundry room. Now when I bring the mail in, I sort it in the laundry room,” next to the recycling area, she said. But she has hit stumbling blocks, like not knowing what to do with pieces of carpet. “They’re going to have to sit there until I know what to do with them.” She also doesn’t know what to do with her late father’s box of Rotary pins and caps. “It’s hard for me because Rotary was a very important part of his life, but it’s not part of my life,” she said. Hardy sympathizes with people who feel paralyzed by their belongings. Three years ago, Hardy had 30 days to pack up and move from the home where she had been for 10 years. “I had a sun porch — it was huge. I had boxes and boxes and boxes of stuff,” she said. “I was by myself, at the holidays, tears running down my eyes. ... I can understand people who have this overwhelming ‘Where do I start?’ It can stop you. The first step with any issue in your life is admitting it and getting (continued on next page)

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finally got here,” she said. When she couldn’t find beloved objects in a display case in her living room because it was just too crammed full — or couldn’t open a cabinet in her dining room — she knew she had to act. She saw the notice for Farber’s talk in the Avenidas newsletter and signed up. Then she followed up with the four-session workshop and began attending the monthly support group. “Emily gave out a lot of tips on how to handle your own space,” she said, describing a homework project that involved taking before-and-after pictures. “I take one room, one area, one station and concentrate on that and not get distracted. Distraction is a big thing,” Hardy said. “I’d pick up an object and think, ‘This belongs in another room.’” But, instead of taking it into another room, Hardy has learned to “stage” the item somewhere and take all those things out later. Farber also taught her students to ask questions about each item, Hardy said: “Why are we holding onto this? Is it sentimental, an heirloom? Is it worth anything? “I ... went room to room and took things away that I no longer want,” Hardy said. “Actually, I sat down and felt freer. I could breathe — (there was) not so much stuff.” Since retiring a year ago, Hardy isn’t traveling on business anymore, and she’s no longer acquiring trip mementos. But having the monthly support group helps her to stay on top of the temptation to accumulate more stuff, period. Hardy is taking her downsizing one step at a time, allocating specific time for it and pacing herself. “I tackle the job around 10 o’clock, then I’ll break for lunch, then depending on what I’ve done or not done, I might work for an-

Debris fills a driveway in front of a home on Orinda Street in Palo Alto in mid-August.

Where to learn more Workshop Emily Farber, a social worker case manager with Avenidas Care Partners, will facilitate a “Clutter Busters” workshop on Mondays, Sept. 8 and 22 and Oct. 6 and 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. at 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Described as a peer support group for managing clutter, the workshop will cover strategies, tools and techniques to “get organized, stay focused and access community resources,” according to the flier. The group is limited to 12 people. The cost is $60, and registration is required. Information is available by calling 650-289-5400, visiting Avenidas.org or stopping by the front desk at Avenidas.

Conference The 16th Annual International Conference on Compulsive Hoarding and Cluttering will be held at the Hilton San Francisco Financial Dis-

Support groups Clutterers Anonymous is an organization for people who struggle with clutter in their lives. Locally, a group meets every Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at All Saints Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Information: 408-384-9344 or clutterersanonymous.net/ A Weekly Drop-In Support Group meets Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 142 Stambaugh St., Redwood City; $20 fee. Contact Dana Girard at 650-241-3778 or visit drdanagirard.com.

Where to get rid of things Books Friends of the Palo Alto Library accepts donations of fiction and nonfiction books, textbooks and computer books, software and manuals, records, CDs, maps, sheet music, as well as puzzles, games and toys. These can be dropped off at Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, FOPAL Main Sale Room (rear of campus, north entrance) Monday-Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. and on monthly sale days (second Saturday and Sunday of every month). Up to one bag or box may be dropped off at any Palo Alto Library branch except College Terrace and Rinconada (during renovation). Large donations can be picked up by volunteers by calling 650-308-4933. Information is posted at fopal.org.

Photographs Steve Staiger, Palo Alto’s history librarian, is seeking old photographs from different eras in Palo Alto. Before tossing old family pictures away, he suggests showing them to him. He’s also interested in old printed material dealing with this region, including newsletters, directories and yearbooks. “Photos are a terrific historical resource. I hate to see them go to the dump. I would welcome any/all photos with the intent that those not of Palo Alto and have some possible historic value I would attempt to pass along to an appropriate agency,” he wrote in an email. He can be contacted at Steve.Staiger@cityofpaloalto.org.

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After attending the workshop and monthly support-group meetings, Hardy has cleared the floor and made the surfaces more userfriendly.

trict from Nov. 6-7. Hosted by the Mental Health Association of San Francisco, the forum brings together individuals, service providers, housing providers and researchers to address hoarding and cluttering disorders. Information is posted at mentalhealthsf.org/programs/ichc.

bands. Information is posted at sunnyvale.ca.gov by searching for “shredding.” ShredEx, at 2625 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, will accept up to four boxes of checks, CDs, DVDs, files, confidential medical records, as well as computer components. Price is $13 per box, up to 35 pounds. ShredEx offers a pickup shredding service for five to 15 boxes at $95 and a mobile shredding service for 16 or more boxes at $145. Information is available at shredex.com

Furniture and more Goodwill Industries, at 4085 El Camino Way, Palo Alto, takes donations of items in working order (with all their pieces and parts), including clothing without stains and rips. They will not accept any items that have been recalled, banned or do not meet current safety standards. Nearby drop-off locations are also at Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, and 711 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. Information is available by calling 650-494-1416 or visiting goodwillsv.org. ReStore, at 1411 Industrial Road, San Carlos, accepts donations of surplus building materials, tools, gently used furniture, salvaged cabinets, doors, windows, household items and more. Information about what the store will take (and possibly pick up) is available at habitatgsf.org/restore and 650-847-4000.

Shredding

Professional organizers

The SMaRT Station, 301 Carl Road, Sunnyvale offers free personal-document shredding on Saturdays, Aug. 23 and Nov. 1, from 8 a.m. to noon. Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents (with proof of residency and picture ID) may bring up to five banker-sized boxes (18” x 12” x 10”) or paper bags. No need to remove paper clips, staples, spiral notebooks or rubber

Professional organizers will come to a home and help a person sort through their belongings, deciding what to save, toss, recycle or store in a more useful fashion. To locate an organizer, visit the National Association of Professional Organizers at napo.net/publicdirectory/ or homeadvisor. com. Q — Carol Blitzer

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n Emily Farber’s clutter workshops and educational sessions, she offers the following questions as a way to get her audience thinking about the problems associated with cluttering and hoarding. Even people who only answer “yes” to three of the 16 questions could have serious issues, Farber said. Here are some questions that Farber suggests can get one thinking about hoarding and cluttering. 1. Do you have trouble throwing things away or get anxious when thinking about discarding possessions? 2. Do you have so many things that your rooms are cluttered? 3. Do you often feel an urge to buy things or acquire free things but know that you really don’t need them? 4. Do you often decide to purchase or acquire items even if you know you have no space for them? 5. Do you have possessions taking up so much floor space that it is difficult to move around the room? 6. Have you ever not been able to use a piece of furniture (like a bed or couch) for its intended purpose because it is used as storage space? 7. Have you ever been so embarrassed by the number of your possessions that you did not want people to see certain rooms in your house?

8. Has your savings or acquisition of possessions resulted in financial strain for you or your family? 9. To what extent do saving behaviors interfere with your functioning? 10. How much time do you spend on tasks related to your saving behaviors each day, including thinking about your possessions? 11. Do you often feel like you need additional storage space? 12. Have you actually acquired additional storage space? 13. Have your possessions ever been damaged because of inadequate storage space? 14. How much time do you spend each day looking for objects? 15. Have you ever shoplifted as a way of acquiring things? 16. Have you ever been arrested for shoplifting?

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help,” she said. Hardy’s home is still a work in progress. She’s managed to sort through clothing so she can now keep her sweaters in a drawer, rather than on top of the dresser. And as for her office, “The books still need to be worked on, but I have a surface here. I can now work in here,” she said. She’s set aside her proprietary shredding in boxes and is thinking of taking them to Sunnyvale’s SMaRT Station (see sidebar on page 21). Some items are set aside for a flea market coming up in November.

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ardy has done most of her sorting and downsizing alone, but both Farber and Girard say that working with the right person — or persons — can be helpful. The key is identifying a nonjudgmental person who can make the process fun, Farber said. Girard describes the dream team for a hoarder: a therapist to work on internal clutter, a professional organizer or clutter coach to work with what’s at home, family members, a psychiatrist to prescribe medication for co-disorders and a medical doctor for any existing conditions. “Three-quarters (of true hoarders) have no insight at all,” Girard explained. They believe that “the

city, family or landlord are oppressing them and making it difficult for them to live.” Another 12 percent have what Girard calls “partial insight. ... They’ll call, but when it comes to making decisions, anxiety comes up. It tends to block them from moving forward.” Girard mostly deals with that final 15 percent, who “struggle with the disorder and tend to have adequate insight and motivation. They’re ready to go.” “My colleagues say they’ve rarely seen hoarding exist on its own. There’s always some underlying component — it could be trauma-based (with trauma as a trigger). The clutter is just an externalization of the trauma. Some look at it as another form of addiction, like sex or food. “I don’t know who I have in the moment until they show up,” she said. One common treatment is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a form of psychotherapy. But “what I’m finding is CBT doesn’t seem to be enough,” she said. “Showing someone how to be in a store without making purchases, or practicing letting go of an item, or showing them organizing items in the home seems not enough — (it) just scratches the surface. You need to look closer at the relationship with the objects, where healing has to begin.” Girard sees patients both individually and in groups.

“They are both needed, in terms of treatment,” she said. “In groups you hear your own story coming back at you. What others are struggling with resonates with you. You start to have more selfcompassion, more motivation to do work you need to do. “But in group, you can’t go deeper into your own stuff. Everybody has a story,” she said. In Bautista’s opinion, the problem of collecting stuff is more common than people think. “It can sneak up on you before you know it. You don’t have to be a hoarder or clutterer to fall into that trap,” he said. “I hear a lot of people say, ‘I have to clean up my garage.’ They let it go for a few months or a year, but then they do a purge. “For the rest of us, we have to go through a process where you have to make a decision. ... Sometimes, you think it’s like saying ‘goodbye,’ and you’ll never see this particular item again. You have to ask yourself, ‘Am I going to miss it? Do I need it?’ Once you’re satisfied you can let it go, you let it go,” he said. “It’s still hard, but each time gets easier.” Q Associate Editor Carol Blitzer can be emailed at cblitzer@ paweekly.com. About the cover: Illustration by Shannon Corey.

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explosion of new businesses calls for mentors ‘Wisdom, insight and time’ help entrepreneurs with ideas but little experience

by Chris wisdom, insight and time. I personally cofounded a software firm about 12 or 13 years ago and I wish I’d had more mentors and wish I’d been better at asking people to be a mentor,” he said. “That was part of the inspiration behind EFN, my own personal experience.” Working with 10 partner universities, including Stanford and University of California at Berkeley, EFN has mentored 2,400 students on 800 teams in its 11-year history,

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Vineet Singal, left, CEO and co-founder of CareMessage, talks with Dinesh Katiyar at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale. Singal has mentored Katiyar on how to attract investors to fund startups.

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ecilia Corral was just out of college when she got involved in a health care startup with other recent graduates. The young management team was brimming with energy and ideas but had little experience launching a company. When it came to decisions on hiring, firing and how to grow the business, they relied on advice from a formal and informal network of older mentors. “My co-founders and I are fairly young,” said Corral, a 2012 Stanford graduate in product design who works as chief design officer at CareMessage, which aims to improve the health of under-served Americans through targeted cell-phone messages. “We’ve worked, but very briefly. We were right out of college when we started, and there were a lot of things we didn’t know and still don’t know, and we really rely on our mentors for that.” For example, one informal mentor, Peter Bing, helped them understand the importance of making their health messages culturally relevant and respectful of traditional values of the populations they aim to serve, Corral said.

“He’s a much older gentleman who doesn’t even text but he understands what we’re trying to accomplish, to tackle the health disparities,” she said. Today Corral’s two-year-old firm has partnered with 65 health organizations to reach 50,000 patients and is on track to reach a half million by the end of the year. The nonprofit enterprise offers its products free to clinics serving low-income patients and earns revenue by selling the same technology to larger health-care systems and hospitals. Corral was at the Avenidas senior center for a recruiting event held recently by Enterprise Futures Network (EFN), an organization that provides mentors for her company and for other university-affiliated entrepreneurs. More than half of EFN’s 160-plus mentors are over 50, said founder Thomas Jensen, whose business career has included a directorship of a technology and engineering company and teaching at universities. “We’re all about broadening the circle of entrepreneurship,” Jensen said. “We’re based on mentors interested in giving something back in terms of their

Jensen said. About 100 of the teams have actually “launched,” that is, found investors. Collectively the 100 have raised a little more than $50 million, he said. EFN relies on its partner universities to provide the students. Mentors advise on everything from business plans to market research to presentation skills. In some cases, mentors find themselves judging university-sponsored contests such as the Duke University “Start-Up Challenge.” EFN also has a high school program in which students shadow mentors to learn about business development and the entrepreneurial process. Among the Avenidas audience members was retired Palo Alto entrepreneur Dick Smallwood, who said he was going to apply to become a mentor. “I’ve been sitting around retired, and I have a lot of experience,” Smallwood said. “I had my own startup (in the area of market intelligence). I keep thinking, ‘Gee, I’ve been through all this stuff. Here I am getting old and I have all this information. Why don’t I help somebody with it? “And working with young people, too — that’s the thing I miss, being retired.” Audience member Judy Lochead, a recently retired consultant in data analytics, also said she was interested. “I really would like to help with mentoring but I’d also like to flip the role (and receive mentoring) because I have some ideas,” Lochead said. Jensen said EFN’s goal is to provide mentorship, not receive it, but added that mentors themselves often gain new ideas and connections in the process. Investor David Arscott, general partner in Compass Technology Group and a longtime EFN mentor, said that while mentors receive no financial compensation, “the compensation really is, at least for me, learning about businesses in areas that I didn’t know about before and didn’t have

Kenrick any information about. “These are young, bright minds that are applying themselves in a focused way to whatever the problem is and they’re coming up with new perspectives that, for me, have been very enriching. I come out and say, ‘Oh, I ought to look at this and I ought to look at that.’ It’s not exactly a Socratic process but it’s an interactive process where you’re bringing your background to these teams and helping them benefit.” EFN has an application process and generally seeks mentors with seven to 10 years of substantive experience in starting or managing a company, Jensen said. But Arscott noted that a technical background is not always required. “The mentoring process can involve every single professional, and it doesn’t even have to be professional — you can learn things out of public service. In any career you’ve developed a level of expertise to understand and contribute. All that information — we don’t always realize how much we’ve learned, but that information can be turned back on itself in terms of coaching people.” Relatively new platforms like the mobile phone and the Internet have generated “a tremendous amount of company formation” in fields as diverse as clean technology, consumer products, instrumentation, extraction and medical devices, Arscott said. With dramatically reduced barriers to entry, “any of us can start a business this afternoon on the internet, and they’re virtually free. To me, that’s the most profound thing that’s happened in the commercial world since I started working.” EFN, Arscott said, “is kind of the glue between all the people out there with expertise and these young teams coming up, and that’s a big source of opportunity for mentors.” Another mentoring opportunity, an Avenidas participant said, is the SCORE program run by the U.S. Small Business Administration. A spokesman for the San Jose-based Silicon Valley chapter of SCORE said the group has about 50 active volunteer counselors, who meet with small businesses as diverse as restaurants, web developers and distributors of patio equipment. For more information about EFN, go toenterprisefutures.org. To contact SCORE, go to svscore.org. Q

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Sep 2

Skin Cancer Screening 2:30-3:30pm @ Avenidas. Free. Call 650-289-5400 for appt.

Sep 3

Chess Challenge 1pm @ Avenidas. Free. Reservation required. Call 650-3257744 HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling) @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400. Free.

Sep 5

Bone Health Lecture: “The Latest in Ideal Bone Health Nutrition” 1-2pm @ Avenidas. Free. Bone Density Screening to follow, $30/$35. Call 650-289-5400 for appt.

Sep 8

Event at Mountain View Senior Center & Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center at 266 & 270 Escuela Ave. in Mountain View FREE PARKING

Sep 12

Garden Club: Cool Season Vegetable Gardening 1-2:30pm @ Avenidas. Space limited. Free. Registration required. Call 650289-5400. NEW Caribbean Drumming Class 3-4pm. @ Avenidas! $60/$70 for 6 classes or $15 drop-in.

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group 2-3:30pm @ Avenidas. Free. Call @ 650-724-6090 for more info. “LASR” (Light Athletic Stretch & Release) Yoga demo class, 11:15am -12:45pm @ Avenidas. Free.

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FRESH FACE ... Amy Andonian, who has more than eight years’ experience managing services for seniors, takes over as president and CEO of

Sep 22

Lip Reading Classes @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 Spouse Caregiver Support Group 11:30am-1pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5438

Sep 23

Hearing Screening 9am-1pm @ Avenidas. Free. Call 650-289-5400

Sep 24

Mindfulness Meditation 2-3pm @ Avenidas. Free.

Sep 16

Music Appreciation and Hearing Loss 10am @ Lucie Stern Center :WVUZVYLK I` 7HJPÄJ /LHYPUN :LY]PJL call 650-941-0664 to reserve a spot.

Acupuncture 9:15-11:30am @ Avenidas. $25. Call 650-289-5400 “Call 911 – Then What?” with Palo Alto Fire Department 2:30-4:30pm @ Avenidas. Free. Call 650-289-5400 to register.

Sep 18

Tuina Class 10-11am @ Avenidas. Free.

A LITTLE DAY MUSIC ... The Farallon Quintet will perform Tuesday, Sept. 16, at noon in Schultz Cultural Arts Hall of the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center. RSVP is required to Lee Strauss at 650-234-8005 or leestrauss1785@gmail.com. The price — either $15 or one punch on the JCC’s Community Tuesday Punch Card — includes buffet lunch and concert. The following week on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m. in the same location, theater educator Bonnie Weiss will discuss Comic Songs from Theatre, Film and Cabaret. Price is $15 at the door or one punch on the Community Tuesday Punch Card. Info: Michelle Rosengaus at 650-223-8616 or mrosengaus@paloaltojcc.org.

Sep 15

Better Breathers Support Group @ Avenidas, 1:30-3pm. Free.

Sep 9

COOL GARDENING ... Pre-registration is required for a free presentation on Cool Season Vegetable Gardening on Friday, Sept. 12, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Space is limited. Call 650-289-5400.

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Advanced Health Care Directive appts 9-11am @ Avenidas. $5 for materials.

Sep 17

For complete schedule or info about Avenidas events, Call 650-289-5400

AT THE MOVIES ... Filmmaker Ron Levaco will be on hand for a Sept. 8 screening of his documentary, “Round Eyes in the Middle Kingdom” about Caucasian residents in China from the 1930s to the present. Levaco was born in China in 1940, where his early education was divided between British schools in Tianjin and Shanghai. The free screening on Monday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m. at Avenidas, is part of the United Nations As-

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Robert Frank. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Raymond B. Gary

Cantor Arts Center presents Robert Frank’s iconic photographs of 1950s America by Sheryl Nonnenberg

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Frank’s photographs neither celebrated nor denigrated American culture, instead offering unusual perspectives on its icons, as in “Hollywood, 1958.”

n the summer of 1955, a young man set out from New York City with a compact Leica camera to document America: its cities, its landscapes and its people. Four years later, he published “The Americans,” a collection of stark, stirring photographs that together paint a portrait of a nation at a pivotal moment in its history. Next Wednesday, Sept. 10, the Cantor Arts Center unveils many of these iconic images alongside some of Frank’s never-before-seen works. The result of a collaboration between Cantor Arts Center Director Connie Wolf and guest curator Peter Galassi, “Robert Frank in America” is composed of 130 photographs in total, more than half of which come from the Cantor’s permanent collection. It marks the first major exhibition of Frank’s American work from the 1950s. Former chief curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, Galassi sorted through the Cantor’s significant collection of Frank photographs, many of which were donated by Stanford alumnus Bowen H. McCoy and his colleague Raymond B. Gary in the 1980s. Other works came from major collections, and a few came from the artist himself. Galassi tracked down information for previously unidentified works and ultimately selected images that, in Wolf’s words, “shed new light on Frank’s entire body of work ... and put (his) legendary book into a broader and more complete context.” Born in 1924, Robert Frank immigrated to the United States from Switzerland in 1947. He had been trained in photography in his native country, but upon arriving in New York City found employment in the fashion industry. It wasn’t until 1955 that Frank applied for and was granted a Guggenheim Fellowship. In his application, he professed a desire to travel around the country in order to document the effects of post-war industrialization. The grant permitted him to travel the length and breadth of the United States: from New York to Florida, then across the South before heading north and and west to Montana and California. A large-scale map of Frank’s route is included in the exhibition, providing detailed information about his travels. Over a period of two years, Frank took thousands of pictures using his Leica: a small camera that allowed for quick and spontaneous shots. Frank himself chose the 83 photographs that were included in “The Americans,” which was published in 1959 and included a rambling, free-form introduction by Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac. Reaction to the book was swift — and negative. “Aperture Magazine” declared it “a degradation of the nation,”

while “Popular Photography” criticized the quality of the prints as “a meaningless blur, grain, muddy exposures, drunken horizons and general sloppiness.” The first edition sold only 600 copies. Following its publication, Frank all but gave up still photography and pursued a career as a filmmaker. “The Americans” would eventually be hailed as a work of genius: a clear, incisive and detached portrayal of a diverse people emerging from the deprivations of World War II, only to be caught up in the emptiness of commercialism and an even more terrifying Cold War. Perhaps the negative reaction to Frank’s book can be explained in part by that quality of detachment. Frank’s perspective is neither patriotic nor critical; his images seem to exist outside of any political agenda. “‘The Americans’ is a passionate work of art, but it isn’t propaganda for any cause,” Galassi explained. Indeed, the images Galassi has chosen — and sequenced in much the same way as they appear in Frank’s book — range freely across the American experience, and fall into a loose grouping of themes: mobility, entertainment, the importance of symbols, the vastness of the landscape and the recurring trope of the individual caught in a crowd. Over the course of his midcentury photographic study, Frank captured the American fascination with the thennew technology of television. In “Florida, 1958,” a wooden box on spindly legs stands proudly outside a store, as if waiting to be purchased by a lucky family. Frank took a number of pictures in and around Hollywood, but his close-cropped photograph of the back of the iconic hilltop sign (“Hollywood, 1958”) best captures the true nature of the place — a razzle-dazzle first impression that’s ultimately revealed as little more than a flimsy facade. Other prints suggest Frank’s amazement at the wideopen prairies so unlike the mountains of his home. With its endless trajectory into a flat horizon, “Lusk, Wyoming, 1956” suggests both admiration and alienation. The vastness of America — and the national preoccupation with traversing that vastness — is a recurring theme in “The Americans.” In “Beaufort, South Carolina, 1955,” a black man and woman sit on the hood of a Chevrolet, smiling broadly at the lens. Frank did not always meet with such friendliness; in fact, many of his (continued on next page)

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subjects regard him with outright distrust, and Frank learned to snap photos quickly when necessary. As writer Charlie LeDuff noted, “The truth of the matter is the book was a drive-by job.” In an April 2008 interview with “Vanity Fair,” Frank himself admitted to rarely interacting with his subjects. “No time, no time,” he is quoted as having said. “I had to move.” Even as he remained in constant motion, Frank captured images of the segregated South that inflamed a public teetering on the

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Previous retrospective exhibitions of Frank’s work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery have celebrated the enduring appeal of the 83 photographs in “The Americans,” but “Robert Frank in America” takes a deeper look at the photographer’s achievements, and offers a rare glimpse into a fascinating and formative period of our nation’s history. Q Freelance writer Sheryl Nonnenberg can be emailed at nonnenberg@aol.com.

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revelers come together to gaze at the full moon, eat moon cakes and watch traditional lion dances. There’s a chance for the public to participate in these ancient traditions this weekend at Ming’s of Palo Alto, where dancers from San Jose’s Orchard School Asian Cultural Dance Troupe will give free lion dance performances on Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7, at noon and 1:30 p.m. Viewers can sit back and enjoy the bright colors and kinetic thrill of the lion dance, though the bravest spectators may want to venture forward to make a monetary offering to the lion, as is customary. As part of the festival, Ming’s will be serving traditional Chinese moon cakes filled with black bean or lotus paste; eat them there or order them for take-out. Reservations are recommended for dim sum or lunch. To learn more, go to mings.com or call 650-856-7700.

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Among the festival highlights this year is the musical lineup, with no less than 13 Bay Area bands playing everything from soul, rock and reggae to classical guitar. On Salsa Sunday, check out the free dance class on the main stage at 1 p.m., followed by four hours of live salsa music from Orquesta Borinquen and Ruckatan Latin Tribe. Lovers of wine won’t want to miss a festival within the festival: Taste of the Mountains Passport Days brings vintners from five artisanal wineries in the Santa Cruz Mountains to share their best varietals, suggest cheese pairings and answer questions (tickets are $45). Those not yet of age may want to head to the Kids’ Park, where high-adrenaline activities include a bungee trampoline jump and a climbing wall. Don’t forget your smartphone; you’ll want to be snapping picks and posting them to Facebook using the hashtag #MVAW2014. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7; admission is free. For more information, go to mountainview.miramarevents.com or call 650-968-8378.

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AWESOME ACTION-PACKED KIDS' PARK DUGOUT STORE RETURNS TO STANFORD MALL ... The San Francisco Giants Dugout Store is on the move. Originally doing business at the Stanford Shopping Center, it moved downtown several years ago to 425 University Ave., Palo Alto. Now it has closed its downtown location to jump back to the shopping center. The sports store has taken over the former site of Coldwater Creek, which closed about three months ago after the company announced bankruptcy. “This space was practically in move-in condition,” said a Dugout store employee in the new Stanford location. In addition to traditional San Francisco Giants merchandise such as shirts, jackets and caps, the store offers some unique Giants-logoed items including flip flops, boxers and baby strollers. Q

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Movies

The following is a sampling of movies recently reviewed in the Weekly:

Kevin Kline stars as legendary Hollywood actor Errol Flynn with Dakota Fanning as teen starlet Beverly Aadland in “The Last of Robin Hood.”

Love Is Strange 0001/2 Marital domesticity is tough enough without adding the obstacle of Kafkaesque sociopolitical forces. That’s the lot of a gay couple in Ira Sachs’ new film “Love Is Strange.” After 39 years together, Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) decide to seize on their new legal right to marry. But George works as a music teacher for a Catholic school, and when word of his marriage reaches an unhappy bishop, his superior Father Raymond (John Cullum) fires him. Financial insecurity forces Ben and George to give up their apartment and move in with friends and family. Ben heads to Brooklyn to live with nephew Elliot (Darren Burrows), his novelist wife Kate (Marisa Tomei) and their son Joey (Charlie Tahan), while George moves in with good friends, the gay-cop couple Ted (Cheyenne Jackson) and Roberto (Manny Perez). What follows depicts realistically strained marriages and the growing pains of a teenage boy learning the veracity of the film’s title. Though the patient approach is vintage Sachs, the cozy mundaneness of the central characters signal a new tone with comic notes. For all the pain, the film ends on a high of unambiguous uplift. Sachs proves again that he is an actor’s director, warmly showcasing his leads and inviting great supporting turns (especially from Tomei and Tahan). Lithgow imbues Ben with colors of physical, mental and emotional frailty, and Molina productively underplays, the better to move us with an inevitable breakdown. Rated R for language. One hour, 34 minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed Aug. 29, 2014)

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The Last of Robin Hood 001/2 (Century 16) There’s something telling about “The Last of Robin Hood” being the first project to emerge from Lifetime Films. The sordid tale of Errol Flynn’s last days clinching with a Lolita and soaking in booze and drugs, Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland’s by-the-numbers account technically qualifies as a true crime tale, and seems to exist mostly because of its marketable prurience: a hallmark of Lifetime’s infamous cable movies. The palpable appeal of “The Last of Robin Hood” lies almost entirely in its casting. Kevin Kline stars as erstwhile star Flynn in his late-1950s decline, and Kline and Flynn prove a match made in Hollywood heaven. The film begins with Flynn’s 1959 death, then flashes back to tell the story of how Kline met, aggressively wooed, and won the heart of 15-year-old aspiring actress Beverly Aadland (Dakota Fanning). Fanning seemingly lacks the craft to convey why Aadland comes to love Flynn so much (a kind of Stockholm syndrome? Genuine admiration for his talents and accomplishments?), but to be fair, Glatzer and Westmoreland’s script never gives this crucial point its due. And so our attentions more easily lie with uber-cad Flynn and Aadland’s bone-deep stage mother Florence, played with great skill by Susan Sarandon. What fun there is to be had in “The Last of Robin Hood,” outside of the handsome period produc-

tion design, comes from noting the subtleties of the lies Flynn tells and the lies Florence tells herself to believe she’s a good person and not herself a desperate, selfish exploiter to equal Flynn. Kline brings a witty, comically smooth self-awareness to his portrayal of a washed-up star who knows he’s being bad and, for the most part, doesn’t care (and yet, in his darkest hours, self-loathing creeps in at the edges), while an equally keen Sarandon plays Florence as a woman who drives herself relentlessly in order to avoid thinking about how she’s selling out her own daughter at every turn. Ultimately, “The Last of Robin Hood” is too dully straightforward to justify its own existence. The film screams for some insight into Beverly’s psychology or a provocative discussion about the value of this February-December romance, but Glatzer and Westmoreland simply plod through “just the facts” and make their seasoned stars work overtime to bring any interest to the sodden dialogue and dull, repetitive incidents. As a result, “The Last of Robin Hood” feels like a tabloid read in the supermarket aisle, with just as much depth, consideration and thoughtfulness on the part of the gossip peddlers as the gossip consumers. Worse, the flick makes one feel like a voyeur at the scene of a car wreck. Move along, folks: Nothing to see here. Rated R for language. One hour, 34 minutes. — Peter Canavese

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The Trip to Italy 000 “The Trip to Italy” is almost exactly like its predecessor “The Trip,” and that’s a good thing. The plot of this foodie travelogue is entirely predictable, and the food is predictably gorgeous, but there’s little predictable about the banter between Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, two British comedians playing funhousemirror versions of themselves. “The Trip” — a BBC series in which “Coogan” and “Brydon” tour Northern England restaurants — was edited into a feature film for export. As before, Michael Winterbottom directed the next batch of six episodes involving the friends dining in Liguria, Tuscany, Rome, Amalfi and Capri, whittled down into this 108-minute film. An article to be written by Brydon serves as the excuse for another bromantic holiday of upscale dining and relaxed chat, which often curdles as two contemplate what their careers, marriages and children are amounting to. Ribbing between the friends takes on the edge of competitive insecurity, exacerbated by Brydon landing an audition for a Michael Mann movie. The clunkiest parts of “The Trip to Italy” are when Brydon and Coogan trade celebrity voices (Hugh Grant, Al Pacino, even Gore Vidal), though they also provide some of the most sheer fun. A visit to Shelley’s grave also allows them to crack self-defensively wise about death and legacy. This moment, and a purposely distressing subplot about Brydon fooling around with a tour guide, give the otherwise airy film some genuine weight. It’s one of those “what’s not to like?” movies, though the answer there might be Coogan and Brydon. I find them endlessly charming, but your mileage may vary. Not rated. One hour, 48 minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed Aug. 29, 2014)

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When the Game Stands Tall 001/2 In a sense, “When the Game Stands Tall” — Thomas Carter’s film about De La Salle High School’s legendary Spartans football team— is about what it’s not about. It’s not about winning or even football. Rather, it’s a values-driven parable of character. Jim Caviezel plays storied coach Bob Ladouceur, who oversaw the Spartans’ unprecedented

Movies 151-game winning streak. Health issues sideline Ladouceur, just as son Danny (Matthew Daddario), a Spartan receiver, finally hoped to make something of their relationship. A tragedy of gun violence fells a Spartan. And, yes, the streak ends, as the new batch of seniors takes its success for granted. Can Ladouceur put the pieces back together? And should he, given the toll on his wife (Laura Dern) and family and enticing job offers at the collegiate level? The film takes interest in how Ladouceur formed boys into well-rounded men. The players commit to achievable personal goals, practice and work out on a grueling schedule, get perspective by visiting wounded veterans, and formally gather to pour out their emotions to each other.

Love Beauty Wealth Eternity

This wouldn’t be a sports movie without hyped-up drama, and it has its fair share of soap-operatic emotional displays, climactically capped by an arguably absurd “Rudy�-style moment. We’ve seen much of this before on screen, and more winningly dramatized, but “When the Game Stands Tall� does a good, and family-friendly, job of encapsulating Ladouceur’s “winning� approach to life as well as the game. Rated PG for thematic material, a scene of violence and brief smoking. One hour, 55 minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed Aug. 22, 2014)

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A Most Wanted Man (R)

Around the World in Eighty Days (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Sat & Sun 3 & 7:30 p.m. As Above, So Below (R) Century 16: 7:30 & 10 p.m. Fri & Sat 11:45 a.m., 2:15 & 4:50 p.m. Sun 11:35 a.m. Century 20: 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 8:15 & 10:40 p.m. Boyhood (R) ++++ Aquarius Theatre: 1, 4, 7 & 9:55 p.m. Calvary (R) +++ Century 20: 1:55 & 7:05 p.m.

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Century 20: 1:15, 4:20, 7:25 & 10:25 p.m.

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The Giver (PG-13) ++ Century 16: 11:50 a.m., 2:25, 4:55, 7:40 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m., 1:55, 4:25, 7:20 & 9:55 p.m. Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13) Century 16: 10:30 a.m., 1:25, 4:20, 7:25 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m., 2:10, 5, 7:50 & 10:45 p.m. In 3-D at 12:45, 3:40, 6:35 & 9:30 p.m. The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG) ++1/2 Century 20: 12:50, 3:45, 6:50 & 9:40 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 1, 4 & 7 p.m. Fri & Sat 10 p.m. The Identical (PG)

Century 20: 11:40 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:25 & 10:05 p.m.

If I Stay (PG-13) ++ Century 16: 10:45 a.m., 1:30, 4:25, 7:10 & 9:50 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m., 2, 4:35, 7:10 & 9:50 p.m. Innocence (PG-13)

Century 20: 12:10, 2:45, 5:10, 7:40 & 10:10 p.m.

The Last of Robin Hood (R) Century 16: 10:30 a.m., 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:55 & 10:15 p.m. Let’s Be Cops (R)

Century 20: 11:50 a.m., 2:30, 5:15, 8 & 10:35 p.m.

Love Is Strange (R) +++1/2 Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:40 & 7:15 p.m. Fri & Sat 9:45 p.m. Lucy (R) +++

Century 20: 12:35, 3:10, 5:35, 8:05 & 10:30 p.m.

Magic in the Moonlight (PG-13) Century 20: 7:05 & 9:35 p.m. Guild Theatre: 2, 4:30, 7:10 & 9:30 p.m. Mary Kom (Not Rated)

Century 16: 10:35 a.m., 1:35, 4:40, 7:35 & 10:30 p.m.

The November Man (R) Century 16: 11:15 a.m., 1:55, 4:35, 7:15 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m., 2:15, 4:50, 7:30 & 10:15 p.m. Planes: Fire & Rescue (PG)

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MORE ART, MORE WINE ... The 43rd annual Mountain View Art & Wine Festival is slated for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6 and 7, on Castro Street between El Camino Real and Evelyn Avenue in Mountain View. More than 600 artists and craftspeople will offer their works in glass, ceramics, metal, leather, jewelry and more. There will also be live music, winetasting, microbrews, and home and garden exhibits. The event is presented by the Chamber of Commerce Mountain View. Info: 650-968-8378 or mountainview. miramarevents.com PREPARING FOR FALL ... Mimi Clarke, former Filoli lead horticulturist and owner of Fiddle Fern Landscaping, will teach a class called “Preparing for Fall” from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. Topics will include pruning perennials, annuals and springflowering shrubs, soil preparation, selecting and planting bulbs and annuals. Cost is $40 for nonmembers, $35 for members. Info: 650-364-8300 or filoli.org FREE FABRIC ... The next FabMo free fabric distribution event will be held Thursday, Sept. 11, 4:30 to 8 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 12, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, Sept. 13, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments are required, to help manage the crowds (email gather.fabrix@me.com with preferred date and time), but some drop-in hours are included. The distribution, with a requested donation, takes place at 2423 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View. Volunteer greeters and sorters are also needed. Info: fabmo.org GROW YOUR OWN ... Carol Cox, manager of Ecology Action’s research garden in Willits, California, for nearly 20 years, will teach how to “Grow Your Own Seedlings” from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Common Ground, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. Focus is on seed sources, soil, containers, timing and care of seedlings. Cost is $35. Info: 650-493-6072 or commongroundinpaloalto.org MORE ON SEEDS ... UC Master Gardeners will show how to collect and store seeds at the end of the season in its presentation, “Silicon Valley Grows - Harvest-

(continued on page 36) Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email cblitzer@ paweekly.com. Deadline is one week before publication.

Beachfront property Resident turns the tide on drought-riddled yard by Benjamin Custer photos by Ciera Pasturel

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A lifebuoy on the fence, above, sets the mood for Yvonne Murray’s beachthemed front yard, right. Instead of real sand, the “beach” is made of decomposed granite.

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ften when 83-year-old Yvonne Murray walks out the door of her Old Palo Alto home, she takes a trip to the beach. Sometimes she just walks along the sand, but usually she lounges in a chair beneath an umbrella, surrounded by seashells, a boogie board and a sand bucket. But unlike most beachgoers, she enjoys the experience from the comfort of her front yard. “My 7-year-old grandson just got delighted when he came to visit,” Murray said. “He said, ‘Are we gonna have an ocean?’” Murray, who has lived in Palo Alto for 60 years and her current house for more than 25 years, decided in early August to install the beach. The setting evokes waves of fond memories of Southern California beaches, where she spent spring breaks as a girl and summers as a mother of three daughters. Murray also grew tired of looking at brown lawn, which died along with her sprinkler use when Governor Brown declared a drought emergency earlier this year. During the drought in the 1980s, Murray brought buckets into the shower to catch and reuse water that would otherwise slip down the drain. “I’m too old to carry a bucket anymore,” she said. “That meant I had to figure out some other thing to do.” Landscaping alternatives such as mulch, rocks and native plants did not appeal to her. If she was going to save water, she wanted to have some fun in the process. One day, the idea to bring her “favorite thing in the world” to her front yard just popped into her head. She turned to her gardener for guidance and execution. “I told him I wanted sand,” she said. “He said not sand. It doesn’t

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stay in place nicely, and every cat in the neighborhood would love it.” The two settled on decomposed granite for its soft, natural appearance and light maintenance. The beach, which covers half of a yard divided by a walkway, took two days to complete. The gardeners uprooted the grass, pulled weeds and leveled the ground. Then they covered the area with a cloth to stymie the protrusion of future weeds. Finally, they laid, soaked and compacted the decomposed granite. “I wanted it to look like a real beach, so I went hunting at a couple stores and found toys and pillows and umbrellas,” she said. Murray’s daughters also participated, bringing over a decorative, turquoise bicycle. Murray outfitted the bicycle with a pot of flowers and a wooden sign that reads, “Sun. Sand. Sea. Surf.” It features prominently in the setting, planted alongside a pair of flip-flops, a beach ball and a picnic basket. A miniature wooden lighthouse rises from the sand nearby, but Murray hesitates to add anything more valuable to the collection. (continued on page 36)

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“I have a lot of little sailboats in the house, but I don’t want to put them out here,” she said. “I’m afraid some little person will think, ‘Oh, that’s nice. I want that.’” So far, though many neighbors and passersby have stopped to admire the beach setting, no items have disappeared. Despite Palo Alto’s penchant for manicured lawns, Murray said she has been met by a sea of positive reaction, and everybody has a favorite item. The setting operates as one big conversation piece. “Just today, I looked out the window and two ladies were standing there looking,” she said. “I stuck my head out and said, ‘Do you like it?’ They said, ‘Oh, we love it!’ That’s usually the reaction I get from everyone in the neighborhood.” Murray uses the beach on a daily basis, considering it to be another room of the house. She enjoys sitting in the sunshine and watching for her many friends in the area. Whenever she and her husband host family gatherings, the beach turns into a playground for the grandchildren. “I come out here and it makes me happy,” she said. When Murray shut down her sprinklers, she cut her water usage

A decorative metal bike, above, coupled with flip flops and a basket with water and sunscreen, right, decorate Yvonne Murray’s beachthemed front yard. in half. When she traded brown grass for decomposed granite, she created a landscape as enjoyable as it is sustainable. But she did not qualify for a drought-resistant landscaping rebate, as the beach did not call for native plants. She might take advantage of the rebate for the other half of her front yard, but fun remains her priority. “I’ll be thinking of what else to put out here,” she said. “I don’t think I can keep snow out here. Besides, I can’t ski.” Her only regret about the beach is not installing it sooner. Manicured lawns are so expected, she failed to consider alternatives until now. “Lawns are basically work,” she said. “Mowing it and watering it and fertilizing it. It’s not as fun as sitting on a beach.” Q

Home Front (continued from page 34) ing Seeds for You, Your Neighbor, and the Local Seed Library” from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. The free talk will take place at the Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Participants may bring seeds from their garden to clean and share. Info: Master Gardeners at 408-282-3105, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or mastergardeners.org Q

Lounge chairs, a sun hat and a boogie board complete the beach scene in Murray’s front yard.

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hen Robin Williams committed suicide last month millions of us were heartbroken. It was awful, I was shocked, sad, angry, really sad, borderline depressed and then just confused. We will never know what was going on in his mind. There is a lot of speculation. I don’t know if that helps us cope. The important question each of us can ask is: What now? How do we go on? And why am I reading about this in a garden tips column? This month’s tips will be about gardening as a help in times of grief — what a garden can do for us who are still here when we lose one we love. The garden is a place of life and death. There is no getting around it. If the weeds aren’t pulled and put on the compost, we won’t have flowers or compost. Everybody loses except the weeds. Gophers need to be controlled as do aphids, yellow jackets, deer, pest birds and neighbors with dogs. Some are killed (not neighbors or their dogs), and some are deterred or repelled. Where grieving is helped and eased is in the serenity of the landscape when the work is done and we can rest. For some of us, gardening is relaxing and calming. In some gardens plantings bring memories that help us cope. We can even plant a special tree or shrub to remember the loved one by. Here are the tips: 1. Have a place to sit comfortably. To quiet and stop in our daily life, even for a few minutes helps enormously. A good chair or bench in the garden creates a destination for a visitor to stay a while and absorb the peace of being

out of doors and slowing down. 2. Flowers have a special ability to give hope and peace. It is not difficult to have something blooming all year round. Visit a nursery regularly and when new flowering plants come in write down their name and look them up. Decide if there is a place in your garden with the right light for them. Then buy one or two and see how they do. Before long, your garden will be full of flowering plants all year round.

‘Where grieving is helped and eased is in the serenity of the landscape when the work is done and we can rest.’ 3. Birds give a sense of peace in the garden. If you provide water and seed, you will have birds. They will find your feeder and dish in a day or so and you will have new life in your garden. They also help control insects. 4. Design a stroll path in your garden. The Japanese design gardens for moon viewing, conversation and meditation. We can design gardens for rest and relaxation. Our culture is driven and affluent because of high I.Q. creative people, these people need winding down once in a while. We need more stroll paths. 5. Have a mission-based garden. Choose a mission and build a garden around it. Some ideas might be grief recovery, mental health, idea propagation, reconciliation,

herbal medicine, innovation for design, world peace or suicide prevention. 6. Plant a tree to remember someone special. You don’t have to wait until they are dead. Plant a long-lived tree like an oak when a baby is born. Or plant a redwood to remember a special mentor or teacher. 7. Grow special foods for a birthday celebration of a past loved one. My Grandmother on my father’s side loved huge salads with at least 15 ingredients. They were so good (and memorable) that I still make them now 30 years after her passing. They include four kinds of lettuce, scallions, basil, mint, celery, cucumber, tomato, toasted sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, avocado, citrus (usually mandarin orange), apple and flowers like nasturtium, Johnny jump ups, tulip, roses and garlic. 8. Put a monument up to remember a loved one. It doesn’t have to have an inscription of the person or even look like a monument. It can be a big rock in a special place. You will know the significance of it being there. 9. In San Mateo’s Central Park there is a bronze dog that was cast to remember a loved pet at the Kohl Mansion. I have had several memorable pets. Often the loss of a pet is greater even than the loss of a person. Having a sculpture made of a loved pet is quite special. 10. Remember when grieving to hold the legacy of the loved one, not how they died or suffered. What they did that we can learn and emulate is what is really important. I will miss Robin Williams tremendously but will watch his movies and television shows for the wonderful person and actor that he was. And I will put a bench in my garden to honor him. Good Gardening. Q Garden coach Jack McKinnon can be reached at 650-455-0687, by email at jack.mckinnon.hmb@gmail. com. Visit his website at jackthegardencoach.com.

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Home & Real Estate HOME SALES

Home sales are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the County Recorder’s Office. Information is recorded from deeds after the close of escrow and published within four to eight weeks.

SALES AT A GLANCE East Palo Alto

Menlo Park

Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $493,000 Highest sales price: $493,000

Los Altos Total sales reported: 6 Lowest sales price: $1,175,000 Highest sales price: $2,700,000

Los Altos

Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $4,950,000 Highest sales price: $4,950,000

37 Farm Road G. Ivanitsky to A. Park for $1,175,000 on 8/12/14; previous sale 11/06, $795,000 1124 Fremont Ave. Weeks Trust to H. Browne for $2,250,000 on 8/13/14 934 Loraine Ave. Baugh Trust to N. Kamangar for $1,388,000 on 8/15/14; previous sale 9/08, $1,000,000 2054 Louise Lane Nash Trust to Mannheimer Trust for $1,960,000 on 8/14/14; previous sale 6/08, $1,498,000

Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $2,100,000 Highest sales price: $2,100,000

Mountain View

East Palo Alto

2774 Gonzaga St. G. & Y. Tang to M. & J. Gott for $493,000 on 7/21/14; previous sale 9/05, $610,000

Portola Valley

Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $682,500 Highest sales price: $1,975,000

Redwood City

Total sales reported: 10 Lowest sales price: $490,000 Highest sales price: $2,165,000

Los Altos Hills

Total sales reported: 9 Lowest sales price: $617,000 Highest sales price: $1,900,000

Palo Alto

Woodside

Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $880,000 Highest sales price: $4,000,000

Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $1,900,000 Highest sales price: $3,475,000 Source: California REsource

1710 Miller Ave. Denardi Group to California Dreaming for $1,975,000 on 8/13/14; previous sale 5/13, $1,330,000 450 Panchita Way J. & M. Field to K. Wang for $2,700,000 on 8/14/14; previous sale 7/11, $1,700,000

Los Altos Hills

26343 Esperanza Drive S. Neil to Park Trust for $4,950,000 on 8/15/14; previous sale 10/97, $1,876,818

Menlo Park

446 8th Ave. Nationstar Mortgage to D. Lai for $682,500 on

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7/18/14 25 Artisan Way D R Horton to T. & E. Caruso for $1,233,000 on 7/23/14 461 Burgess Drive #9 D. Wellen to Adeagbo Trust for $881,000 on 7/18/14; previous sale 11/92, $205,000 1220 Middle Ave. Debell Trust to J. & L. Wang for $1,975,000 on 7/18/14

Mountain View

1816 Appletree Lane Showecker Trust to D. Chu for $2,000,000 on 8/13/14; previous sale 3/01, $230,000 128 Avellino Way Tri Pointe Homes to I. & A. Iamandi for $1,483,500 on 8/18/14 1705 Morgan St. K. Sun to H. Deng for $1,020,000 on 8/13/14; previous sale 5/06, $742,000 2452 Porterfield Court Skinner Trust to Gladman Trust for $2,165,000 on 8/14/14; previous sale 6/76, $99,500 2255 Showers Drive #381 J. Kim to S. & V. Hsu for $979,000 on 8/15/14; previous sale 6/08, $620,000 1790 Spring St. P. & P. Prasad to T. Chen for $865,000 on 8/13/14; previous sale 9/05, $629,000 120 Waverly Place Strangio Trust to V. Balakrishnan for

$1,822,000 on 8/15/14 264 N. Whisman Road #16 D. Sanka to G. Jain for $660,000 on 8/12/14; previous sale 11/09, $450,000 264 N. Whisman Road #7 C. Christian to E. Meleshchuk for $490,000 on 8/15/14; previous sale 1/10, $349,000 398 N. Whisman Road K. Raju to K. Jayachandar for $1,140,000 on 8/15/14

Palo Alto

725 Christine Drive Bellas Trust to E. Lin for $3,108,000 on 8/13/14 50 Hamilton Court Debord Trust to W. Zhijun for $4,000,000 on 8/15/14 1321 Hopkins Ave. C. Chang to Lee Trust for $1,200,000 on 8/14/14 3717 Park Blvd. A. Glover to D. Li for $880,000 on 8/15/14

Portola Valley

1234 Los Trancos Road I. & H. Earnest to S. & C. Mullins for $2,100,000 on 7/21/14; previous sale 6/05, $1,500,000

Redwood City

696 Barbour Drive M. Martin to K. McElhaney for $1,310,000 on 7/22/14; previous sale 3/07, $1,000,000 223 Belmont Ave. Wedgewood

Reo to J. Yan for $850,000 on 7/18/14 864 Chesterton Ave. L. Fowler to J. & M. Prather for $1,100,000 on 7/22/14 328 East Oakwood Blvd. Peattie Trust to J. & J. Johnson for $1,200,000 on 7/23/14; previous sale 6/94, $345,000 817 Mediterranean Lane #2711 M. Austin to Woolfe Trust for $1,260,000 on 7/21/14 247 Nevada St. P. Bortolotti to C. & J. Reid for $1,351,000 on 7/22/14; previous sale 4/97, $340,000 1915 Redwood Ave. J. & D. Eustaquio to N. Wudel for $617,000 on 7/18/14; previous sale 6/09, $305,000 536 Shorebird Circle #5102 P. & K. Shecter to I. Stoilov for $950,000 on 7/18/14; previous sale 3/95, $280,000 140 Stratford St. D. & A. Dimick to B. & S. Ciraulo for $1,900,000 on 7/23/14; previous sale 5/13, $1,750,000

Woodside

505 Moore Road US Bank to Sachs Trust for $3,475,000 on 7/21/14; previous sale 12/99, $800,000 18 Stadler Drive KeyesNaujoks Trust to S. Dawson for $1,900,000 on 7/22/14; previous sale 3/12, $1,610,000

BUILDING PERMITS Palo Alto 3400 Hillview Ave., Bldg. 3 Nest: interior nonstructural demo, $n/a 260 California Ave. Tableau: tenant improvement, $1,950,000 605 Guinda St. replace patio slider in living room, $3,500 2277 Bryant St. re-roof, $14,000; re-roof detached garage, $2,500 2154 Saint Francis Drive remodel master bathroom, $7,883 3192 Bryant St. revise plans to include additional 565 sq ft at living room area and new porch, $n/a

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340 West Portola Ave., Los Altos (cross streets: Santa Rita Ave & Los Altos Ave) Open Sat & Sun 1:00 - 5:00 • 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms (2 suites), custom rebuilt 12 years ago • House: about 4340 sf; Lot: about 19575 sf (per RealQuest) • Living room, dining room, gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar & eat-in area, library, family room, recreation room, detached workshop in the backyard; plus over-sized 2-car garage (about 568 sf) • Nearly 100 recessed/track Halogen & Xelogen lights, barrel-vaulted ceiling & bowed wall • Lavish use of French doors, Chilean cherry wood, limestone, marble, granite • Additional information and photos at: www.340WestPortola.com

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320 PALO ALTO AVENUE, D3, PALO ALTO Top floor condo just 5 blocks from University Avenue | 1 bd | Den/Office | 2 bath ~1,187 sf | Secured underground parking | Palo Alto Schools CALL BRENT FOR DETAILS | Offered at $1,088,000

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This 3BR/3BA home is full of delightful surprises, from the handmade custom staircase to the ceiling detail in the living areas. Features include a remodeled kitchen with gas stove and stainless appliances, an elegant main floor master suite, an office with a loft for unexpected visitors, and a fully equipped studio cottage in the back yard. The yard offers comfortable relaxation, extra storage, and a garden area is tucked along the side. Excellent Los Altos Schools.

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736 Garland Drive, Palo Alto Desirable North Palo Alto Property 4 bedrooms / 2 bathrooms Home Size: Approx. 1,663 sq. ft. Lot Size: Approx. 10,660 sq. ft. Palo Alto Schools: Walter Hays Elementary, Jordan Middle, Palo Alto High (Buyer to confirm availability)

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1468 HAMILTON AVENUE, PALO ALTO Offered at $ 3,699,000

OPEN SAT 9/6 & SUN 9/7 1:30 - 4:30PM

LEANNAH HUNT & LAUREL HUNT ROBINSON ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT...

PRIME CRESCENT PARK RESIDENCE Located on one of Crescent Park’s most desirable tree-lined streets, this Country English style home, designed by famed architect Charles Sumner, exudes charm and quality. This spacious family home features 4 bedrooms, remodeled kitchen and bathrooms, and a family room off the kitchen. The private landscaped yard with pool is ideal for indoor/ outdoor living. Special features include: •

4 Bedrooms & 4 Bathrooms

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Large living room with hardwood floors, fireplace and handsome display shelves

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Formal dining room

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Inviting sun room with views of rear pool

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Spacious main level master with walk-in closet and updated bathroom

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Versatile use basement – currently used as exercise room

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Drought Tolerant Garden

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Attached 2 car garage

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• Meticulously-maintained and completely landscaped Eichler home with 3 BR/ 2 BA on approx. 7,200 SF lot • Highly desirable North Palo Alto neighborhood, just minutes to shopping, schools, parks, trails and Bay Area commute routes • Remodeled chef’s kitchen with quartz countertops, metal tile accents, alder wood cabinets and stainless appliances • Remodeled porcelain tile hall bathroom with glass bowl and frameless glass-enclosed stall shower • New roof, new baseboard radiant heating, new carpeting and freshly painted/stained interior and exterior • Top Ranked Palo Alto Schools: Duveneck Elementary, Jordan Middle and Palo Alto High (Buyer to verify)

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340 West Portola Ave., Los Altos (cross streets: Santa Rita Ave & Los Altos Ave) Open Sat & Sun 1:00 - 5:00 • 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms (2 suites), custom rebuilt 12 years ago • House: about 4340 sf; Lot: about 19575 sf (per RealQuest) • Living room, dining room, gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar & eat-in area, library, family room, recreation room, detached workshop in the backyard; plus over-sized 2-car garage (about 568 sf) • Nearly 100 recessed/track Halogen & Xelogen lights, barrel-vaulted ceiling & bowed wall • Lavish use of French doors, Chilean cherry wood, limestone, marble, granite • Additional information and photos at: www.340WestPortola.com

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PALO ALTO WEEKLY OPEN HOMES EXPLORE OUR MAPS, HOMES FOR SALE, OPEN HOMES, VIRTUAL TOURS, PHOTOS, PRIOR SALE INFO, NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDES ON www.PaloAltoOnline.com/real_estate UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL TIMES ARE 1:30-4:30 PM

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2 Bedrooms

LOS ALTOS 3 Bedrooms

Bedroom 1024 Marcussen Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$1,725,000 325-6161

1651 Havenhurst Dr $1,675,000 Sat/Sun Intero Real Estate Services 206-6200

4 Bedrooms

3 Bedrooms

180 Stanford Av Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,795,000 851-2666

3 Bedrooms - Condominium 184 Sand Hill Ci Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,795,000 851-2666

1831 Camino De Los Robles Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,685,000 462-1111

1536 Country Club Dr Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$5,395,000 941-1111

146 Sand Hill Ci $1,498,000 Sat/Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200

2 Atherton Av Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,095,000 324-4456

340 W Portola Av Sat/Sun 1-5 Coldwell Banker

$4,388,000 325-6161

3 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms 2 Adam Wy Sat/Sun

Coldwell Banker

$4,998,800 325-6161

5 Bedrooms 91 Fleur Pl Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$9,400,000 462-1111

49 Atherton Av Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$7,380,000 462-1111

302 W Atherton Av $5,995,000 Sun 1-5 Intero Real Estate Services 543-7740

6+ Bedrooms 303 Atherton Av Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$7,300,000 324-4456

624 Loyola Dr $2,575,000 Sat/Sun Intero Real Estate Services 206-6200

5 Bedrooms 102 N Springer Rd Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,398,000 941-1111

6+ Bedrooms 789 Manor Wy Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$4,950,000 325-6161

5 Bedrooms 1148 Bernal Av Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

Identify Potential Hazards in Your Home and Fix Them START NOW by moving furniture such as bookcases away from beds, sofas, or other places where people sit, sleep, or spend a lot of time. Move heavy objects to lower shelves. Move flammable or hazardous materials stored in garages and utility rooms to low, more secure areas. Retrofitting before an earthquake is relatively cheap. An appropriate seismic retrofit will reduce damage and save you money. Create a disaster supply kit with the following essentials and place it in an easily accessible location. • First aid supplies, including spare eyeglasses and essential hygiene items • Drinking water (minimum one gallon per person per day) • Whistle (to alert rescuers to your location) • Emergency cash in small bills (ATMs may not work) • Snack foods high in calories, canned and packaged foods and cooking utensils, including a manual can

$1,495,000 323-7751

4 Bedrooms

LOS ALTOS HILLS 4 Bedrooms

5 Bedrooms

11665 Dawson Dr Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,349,000 941-1111 Call for price 543-8500

1745 Croner Av Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

MENLO PARK 2140 Santa Cruz Av #B209 $498,000 Sun 1-4 Prestige Realty Advisors (408) 498-1345

opener. Don’t forget pet food and leash for your pet. • Working flashlight with extra batteries • Comfort items for your children, such as crayons, writing materials and stuffed animals. Items for infants, such as formula, diapers, bottles, pacifiers, powdered milk and medications not requiring refrigeration • A battery-operated radio (and spare batteries) • Warm clothing, gloves, sturdy shoes, extra socks, blankets • Heavy-duty plastic bags for waste and other uses, such as tarps and rain ponchos • Copies of vital documents, such as insurance policies, personal identification, medical consent forms for dependents Create a Disaster Preparedness Plan Decide how and where your family will reunite if separated during a quake, Choose an out-of-state friend or relative to call and alert other relatives and friends that you are all right. Drop! Cover! and Hold On! During an earthquake, drop to the ground, take cover by getting under a sturdy desk or table, and hold on to your shelter until the shaking stops.

Information provided in this column is presented by the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS®. Send questions to Rose Meily at rmeily@silvar.org.

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445 Maple St Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$6,495,000 325-6161

10 Crescent Dr Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,950,000 462-1111

PORTOLA VALLEY 3 Bedrooms 60 Palmer Ln Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,795,000 324-4456

4 Bedrooms 1 Portola Green Ci Sun 1-4:30 Deleon Realty

$4,298,000 543-8500

3 Vista Verde Wy $2,280,000 Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200 630 La Mesa Dr Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,695,000 324-4456

99 Stonegate Rd Sun Deleon Realty

$3,788,000 543-8500

$3,995,000 323-7751

1185 N Lemon Av $2,895,000 Sat/Sun Intero Real Estate Services 206-6200

REDWOOD CITY 2 Bedrooms 202 Roosevelt Av Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

MOUNTAIN VIEW

REALTORS® share earthquake safety measures The 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the Napa Valley region is a reminder to all Californians that they live in earthquake country. The Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® (SILVAR) shares the following earthquake safety measures to help homeowners prepare in the event of an earthquake or other natural disasters.

1601 Stone Pine Ln Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,749,000 324-4456

1 Bedroom - Condominium $2,749,000 323-7751

1199 N Lemon Av $1,200,000 Sat/Sun Intero Real Estate Services 206-6200

455 Yale Rd Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

12085 Hilltop Dr Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty $1,298,000 851-2666

$1,495,000 322-1800

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2 Bedrooms - Condominium 1499 Oak Grove Av #401 Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

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5 Bedrooms

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2614 Cowper St $3,380,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500

$665,000 323-7751

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3 Bedrooms

310 Bryant St Starting at $978,000 Sat/Sun 12-5 Pacific Peninsula Group 323-7900

3538 Altamont Wy Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,449,000 325-6161

2 Bedrooms

420 Roosevelt Av Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$789,000 324-4456

1885 Montecito Av Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$899,000 325-6161

3 Bedrooms 321 Anna Av Sat/Sun 11-5 Coldwell Banker

$1,198,000 941-7040

4 Bedrooms 944 Rincon St Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,798,000 323-1111

ORINDA 3 Bedrooms 57 Davis Rd Sun 1-4:30 Coldwell Banker

$1,329,000 324-4456

PALO ALTO

3718 Laurel Wy Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$1,788,000 851-2666

607 Lakemead Wy Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,599,000 851-2666

5 Alverno Ct Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,495,000 851-2666

5 Bedrooms 645 Sylvan Wy Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

2 Bedrooms

$1,700,000 324-4456

4 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms 1044 Colorado Pl Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,275,000 325-6161

$1,088,000 462-1111

2 Bedrooms - Condominium 669 Waverley St Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

3762 Farm Hill Bl Sat 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$2,395,000 324-4456

SAN CARLOS

1 Bedroom - Condominium 320 Palo Alto Ave D#3 Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

4 Bedrooms

$1,150,000 325-6161

3 Bedrooms

950 Cherry St Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 986 Sunset Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$745,000 325-6161 $1,350,000 324-4456

SAN MATEO

1101 Fife Av Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,795,000 323-1111

715 Wildwood Ln Sat/Sun 1-5 Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,998,000 323-1111

345 Aragon Bl Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

4226 Suzanne Dr Sun Deleon Realty

$2,788,000 543-8500

WOODSIDE

1010 Bryant St Sun Coldwell Banker

$3,995,000 323-7751

Bedroom $2,398,000 324-4456

4 Bedrooms

736 Garland Dr $2,595,000 Sat/Sun Zane Macgregor & Company 324-9900 1468 Hamilton Av Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$3,699,000 323-1900

565 Woodside Dr Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,990,000 529-1111

335 Woodside Dr Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$4,498,000 529-1111

4 Bedrooms

5 Bedrooms 3532 Ramona St Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

3 Bedrooms

$3,688,000 323-1111

555 Manzanita Wy Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$9,950,000 462-1111

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135 Group Activities Thanks St, Jude

140 Lost & Found $2,000 Reward For return of Bobcat model 763, serial #512212212. Solid tires, factory attachment for backhoe. Bobcat was removed from construction site, Old LaHonda Rd., WDS. Reward will be paid on return to Dependable Towing, 921 David Rd., Burlingame. If you have information on this Bobcat, please call 707/447-3700

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133 Music Lessons

Piano Lessons Senior Special! Fulfill your dream! Start from scratch or refresh skills you learned as a child. Enjoy a relaxed, fun time. Dr. Renee’s Piano 650/854-0543

Lost Seiko watch 8/21 Women’s Seiko watch lost area of Ace Hardware to Lincoln Avenue 500 block. Sentimental value. REWARD

145 Non-Profits Needs

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210 Garage/Estate Sales Atherton, 18 Belleau Avenue, Sept. 6, 7:30-1 Garage Sale! Please No early birds. Big Sale. Everything must go. Kitchen items, teen clothes, costume jewelry, some furniture, home decor, books, CD movies, antiques and much more.

350 Preschools/ Schools/Camps

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230 Freebies

150 Volunteers Fosterers Needed for Moffet Cats

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245 Miscellaneous $50 Walmart Gift Card and 3 Free issues of your favorite magazines! Call 855-757-3486 Did You Know that not only does newspaper media reach a HUGE Audience, they also reach an ENGAGED AUDIENCE. Discover the Power of Newspaper Advertising. For a free brochure call 916-288-6011 or email cecelia@cnpa.com (Cal-SCAN) DirecTV starting at $24.95/mo. Free 3-Months of HBO, starz, SHOWTIME & CINEMAX. FREE RECEIVER Upgrade! 2014 NFL Sunday Ticket Included with Select Packages. Some exclusions apply - Call for details 1-800-385-9017. (Cal-SCAN) DISH TV Retailer Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) & High Speed Internet starting at $14.95/ month (where available.) SAVE! Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 1-800-357-0810 (Cal-SCAN)

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355 Items for Sale Baby Stroller Bugaboo Donkey, good cond. Black frame, red hood and cover. Extras. Orig. $1,300; asking $600. 650/328-7724

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500 Help Wanted Manager, Research and Development. Martech Medical Products, Leading Medical Device Manufacturer seeking a seasoned Engineering professional for the Mexicali, Mexico facility. Travel between U.S. and Mexico required. Send resume & salary requirements to resumes@martechmedical.com or fax 215-256-0232. No phone calls please. (Cal-SCAN) Cashier/ Deli & meat apprentice Schaub’s Meats in Stanfprd Shopping Center now hiring! Home of the famous Fred’s Marinated Sirloin! Full Time with full medical, Dental and profit sharing! Please apply in person to 395 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA. 94304

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MP: 835 15th Ave., 9/6, 8-4 Calling all mechanics! Selling a collection of auto repair tools and testing equip.: lifts, gauges, meters, sockets, more. All excel. cond. Hsehold items incl: Italian linens, appliances, teak patio dining set, printer, more.

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 595014 The following person(s)/ entity (ies) has/ have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): EMPIRE GRILL & TAP ROOM 651 Emerson St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON: 08/12/2009 UNDER FILE NO.: 527720 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S)/ENTITY(IES): EMPIRE FOOD GROUP INC. 651 Emerson St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY: Corporation. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 6, 2014. (PAW Aug. 15, 22, 29, Sept. 5, 2014) BATES RANCH JANACA VINEYARDS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 595203 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Bates Ranch, 2.) Janaca Vineyards, located at 6500 Redwood Retreat Road, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A General Partnership. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): CHARLES BATES 1777 Botelho Drive, Ste. 360 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 LAURA KREITLER 3665 Scott Street, #303 San Francisco, CA 94123 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/1978. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 12, 2014. (PAW Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5, 12, 2014) NuWith Tag FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 595106 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: NuWith Tag, located at 477 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): CIELO BOUTIQUE INC. 481 Kings Mountain Rd. Woodside, CA 94062 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 8, 2014. (PAW Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5, 12, 2014) ELEMENT ONE DESIGN STUDIO ELEMENT ONE ARCHITECTURE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 594928 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Element One Design Studio, 2.) Element One Architecture, located at 220 S. California Avenue, Suite 202, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): CARLOS CASTILLO 4926 Vannoy Ave. Castro Valley, CA 94546 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the

County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 4, 2014. (PAW Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5, 12, 2014) MOTION MEDICAL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 595435 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Motion Medical, located at 2225 E. Bayshore Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): TechTeam, LLC 2225 E. Bayshore Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/1/2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 15, 2014. (PAW Aug. 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 2014) BELCAN ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 595824 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Belcan Architects and Engineers, located at 480 Lytton Avenue, Suite 9, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): TARA HILL INC. 480 Lytton Ave. #9 Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 08/26/2014. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 26, 2014. (PAW Aug. 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 2014) MOUNTAIN TWILIGHT COMPANY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 595819 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Mountain Twilight Company, located at 1111 W. El Camino Real, Unit 109349, Sunnyvale CA 94087, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): JOANNE MONTAGNE 435 Florence Street Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 07/01/2014. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 26, 2014. (PAW Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2014)

997 All Other Legals NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to CA Civil Code 2923.3 APN: 127-44049-00 T.S. No. 015333-CA NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/24/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 10/8/2014 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP., as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 10/30/2007, as Instrument No. 19632819, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Santa Clara County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JOSE O ILLATHU, AND ANNIE T ILLATHU, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: GREAT AMERICA BALLROOM, SANTA CLARA CONVENTION CENTER, 5001 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY, SANTA CLARA, CA 95054 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 711 MAYVIEW AVE PALO ALTO, CA 94303-4547 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for

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any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $2,032,576.69 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION. COM, using the file number assigned to this case 015333-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 2802832 Date: 8/20/2014 Date Executed: - CLEAR RECON CORP. By: - , Authorized Signature CLEAR RECON CORP. 4375 Jutland Drive Suite 200 San Diego, California 92117 A-4480587 09/05/2014, 09/12/2014, 09/19/2014 PAW NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION THE SAFE SELF STORAGE FACILITY 791 HIGH ST PALO ALTO, CA 94301 650-328-7233 Will be holding a public auction for the Sale of goods stored at above address. Personal and household items will be sold. Auctioned tenant - Andrew McKinnon Number of units = (1) 5x5 Auctioneer: John Cardoza CA Bond# 5860870 Auction is scheduled for 2:15pm Monday, 09/15/14 (PAW Sept. 5, 12, 2014)

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OF LOCAL NOTE . . . Three former local prep standouts all were named to the all-tournament team at the Pacific Coast Classic that was hosted this past weekend by Pomona-Pitzer, Claremont-MuddScripps and La Verne. Palo Alto High grad Megan Coleman helped lead Claremont-Mudd-Scripps to a 4-0 finish by producing 83 digs from her libero position. The senior made the all-tourney team as her squad swept Texas-Tyler, Kean, UC Santa Cruz and held on for a 3-2 win over St. Scholastica. Also playing for CMS was freshman Sarah Bruml from Menlo School and Regina Mullen from Menlo-Atherton. Each started three matches. Bruml had seven kills and four block assists against Santa Cruz with Mullen adding six kills and four digs. Menlo School grad Allie Frappier helped Pomona-Pitzer to a 3-1 finish and was named to the all-tournament team after producing 60 kills and 42 digs. She helped the Sagehens reach the NCAA Division III Tournament last year for the first time since 1997. Frappier led the nation (for all divisions) in kills per set at 5.96, and was named a first-team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Also named to the all-tournament team on Saturday was Palo Alto High grad Shelby Knowles, a sophomore at Wheaton (Ill.) College. Knowles had 50 kills and 38 digs as Wheaton opened its season 1-3.

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here’s no way to tell what might happen in a football game between Stanford and USC and that’s what makes it all so much fun. Half the team is studying film of Washington to get ready for the Trojans, who visit Stanford Stadium on Saturday for a 12:30 p.m. Pac-12 Conference game to be aired on ABC. This is just the type of contest to bring out all those fans who love to chant “Beat L.A.” whether it’s in baseball, basketball, hockey or college football. And there’s a limited amount of tickets remaining. “It’s a good California rivalry,” Cardinal quarterback Kevin Hogan said. “The northern part against the southern part. We have (continued on page 59)

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Ty Montgomery (7) got Stanford headed in the right direction with two TDs in a 45-0 romp over UC Davis last week.

hen Steve Espinoza finally decided before this past season began to step away as the general manager of the Palo Alto Oaks, it was a decision he agonized over. “My fear was that when I stepped away, no one would care,” Espinoza said. “It would have left a large hole in my heart.” The 55-year-old Espinoza, after all, played 10 years with the Oaks and was GM for 11 more after keeping the program alive following the 2003 passing of its longtime manager Tony Makjavich, who kept the team running for nearly a half century. With current manager Greg Matson also retiring at the end of (continued on next page)

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PA Oaks (continued from previous page)

2014, there was a possibility the Oaks would hang up their spikes for good after playing ball in the community for 65 years. Well, count on the Palo Alto Oaks playing into their 66th season next summer as Greg Fanara has stepped up to the plate and will be the team’s new general manager. “I’ve known of the Oaks since I was a kid,” said the 29-year-old Fanara, a resident of Santa Clara. “This is one of the most relevant teams in California history. The Oaks were here before the A’s and Giants.” Fanara is banking on the Oaks’ history as a selling point to potential sponsors while attempting to make the team more visible to the community. “If you go asking for sponsorships, they laugh if they don’t know who you are,” said Fanara. “But, the Palo Alto Oaks have a 65-year history. It’s not going to be easy; it’s going to take some work.” And Fanara is more than willing for the challenge. “Absolutely,” he said. “My dad always said, ‘Aim for the stars, even if you only hit the street light.’ So, we’re going to aim for the stars with the Oaks. That’s my dream.” Fanara works in sales for Robert Half, a multi-billion dollar international recruiting and placement firm specializing in accounting, financial and information systems positions. When he’s not wearing a suit and tie, it’s all baseball with Fanara. “I love baseball,” Fanara said. “I love running teams.” Fanara has successfully run the Santa Clara Dynasty of the Adult Men’s Baseball League (AMBL) for the past nine years — winning eight division titles and three league titles. He designed a professional web site with professional photos — Fanara is adept with social media — and created four different uniforms for his team. “Teams absolutely hated us,” said Fanara. “But they didn’t know I made the uniforms on our kitchen table and our photographer was my wife (Rebecca). Some guys play golf, I do baseball.” “He’s willing to do the leg work,” said Espinoza. “He has an enterprising kind of attitude. He’s got his plans.” Fanara would like to make the Oaks a viable part of the community, where fans can enjoy a professional-type atmosphere at Baylands Athletic Center. Fanara envisions some night games, having a PA announcer, music and special family-oriented events. “I want to make playing for the Oaks as attractive as possible,” Fanara said. That’s the easy part. “My biggest concern would be to canvas the community and not get a good response,” said Fanara.

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New GM Greg Fanara (left) will keep the Palo Alto Oaks running for a 66th year after taking over for Steve Espinoza (right). “For the ideas I have, I would need that backing.” As well as financial support. “It takes about $6,000 to run a season,” explained Espinoza. “But, that doesn’t include playoffs or traveling. That’s bare bones.” The Oaks spent $2,000 on hotel rooms in Sacramento while competing in the 2013 AABC West Regional and spent considerably more while taking third in the 2010 AABC World Series, fourth in the 2011 event and seventh in 2012. The annual Tony Makjavich Memorial golf tournament has provided needed funds, but having fewer golfers in recent years has hurt. “Fortunately, we had some parents help out,” Espinoza said. “But, it (raising funds) has gotten harder over the years.” That, along with Espinoza and Matson leaving the team this season, provided the nails for one local paper to all but hammer the Oaks’ coffin shut following their loss in an elimination game of the AABC West Regional this July at Baylands. Espinoza, however, was not ready for a memorial service at that time. Fanara, meanwhile, was trying to bring a professional Independent League baseball team to Palo Alto. He didn’t even know how close the Oaks were taking a third strike. While his efforts were not realized, he met longtime Palo Alto Babe Ruth coach Andrew Shenk. Shenk was not only supportive of Fanara’s pro baseball idea, but mentioned to Fanara that he should meet with Espinoza. “He (Shenk) sent me the article on the Oaks possibly folding,” Fanara said. “I said ‘Do you think I could meet Steve?’ “ While Fanara figured he’d have to wait in a long line of prospective new GMs, that wasn’t the case. He was the lone candidate.

That’s good enough for Oaks’ veteran Bryan Beres, 30, who joined the team when it was 18. “Beautiful,” Beres said, when told of the Oaks’ future. “It’s always been home for me. It was a good place to show up and play good baseball. I didn’t think it was going to go away. There’s too much history for it not to happen. I’’m glad to see it (the team) stay alive.” Depending on Fanara’s plans with the roster, Beres would like to be a part-time player next season. His solar company is taking off and there’s less time to play. But, Beres said he’ll help out any way he can. Once an Oak, always an Oak. Fanara, shouldn’t have any problem putting together a roster. “There’s enough talent in the area,” he said, noting he wouldn’t be opposed to contacting all the college baseball coaches in the Bay Area while seeking the best players. A few summers ago, Stanford two-sport standout Tyler Gaffney played for the Oaks and helped them reach the World Series. There are all kinds of possibilities to explore and Fanara is willing to do just that. “I guess, more than anything, I’m happy (and relieved) that someone like Greg is taking the Oaks over,” said Espinoza, who coached the Oaks to 10 Western Baseball Association titles, four NorCal and three West Regional championships. “Greg is young, enthusiastic and has ideas that exceed the ideas I had when I took over the team. “To listen to Greg talk about what he wants to do with the Oaks, I get excited. He has a different vision and wants to capitalize on the history we have paved on the diamond in Palo Alto. I will do what I can to make the transition as smooth as possible.” And somewhere, Tony Makjavich is smiling. Q

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some Southern California players on our team and they have some Northern California players on their team.” One of those NorCal players is Menlo School grad Zach Smith, the Trojans’ sophomore long snapper. “It will be a good test early on,” Stanford defensive end Henry Anderson said. “It’s been a good rivalry that goes back and forth. Both teams respect each other a lot as the rivalry has grown over the past few years. It’s in full effect.” USC beat the Cardinal last year, ending a four-year Stanford winning streak and nearly costing the Cardinal its chance to advance into the Rose Bowl. Arizona’s late upset of Oregon bailed out Stanford. The Trojans, with first-year coach Steve Sarkisian coming down from Washington, would love to upset Stanford’s chances again. USC, ranked 14th in the nation, also has its sights pinned squarely on the Pac-12 Conference Championship game, to be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Stanford, which beat UC Davis, 45-0, in its season opener last week as Ty Montgomery scored twice, has handed the Trojans some devastating losses in recent years, including the Tavita Pritchard to Mark Bradford fourth-down touchdown pass in the waning moments of the 2007 game in Los Angeles, which has since been dubbed “The Biggest Upset Ever.” Two years later, Toby Gerhart helped start the four-game winning streak with a 55-21 win at USC that was the Trojans’ worst home loss in 43 years. In 2010, it was a field goal by Nate Whitaker as time expired that moved Stanford past USC, 37-35. The next year, Andrew Luck threw a pick six in the fourth quarter that nearly spelled defeat. Instead, the Cardinal rallied and won in triple overtime as A.J. Tarpley recovered a USC fumble in the end zone for the margin of victory. Josh Nunes engineered a comeback victory in the 2012 contest and the Cardinal defense held USC to 26 yards rushing. Andre Heidari kicked a field goal with 19 seconds remaining to put USC over the top in last year’s contest. “It’s going to be fun to play,” Anderson said. “We’re definitely going to have our hands full. They’re an explosive offense and I just found out they set a Pac-12 record for number of plays. Their offensive line is really big. We’re going to have to fire off the ball to get into the backfield and disrupt their offense before it gets going.” Stanford’s offensive line, with three new starters, had some trouble against the Aggies and twice was called for holding. “You never have to hold if you

the fifth set and let it get away. The Cardinal has lost in the Elite Eight in each of the past two years. “The Elite Eight is not good enough,” Ajanaku said. “The Final Four is not good enough. We want to start out great and get better.” The match between Penn State and Stanford is more than just No. 1 vs. No. 2 at an early part of the season. It’s a match between the two most successful college women’s volleyball programs in the nation and there’s not much argument about it. Stanford and Penn State are the only two schools to have participated in every NCAA tournament since its inception in 1981 and both schools own six national titles. Penn State beat Stanford en route to the NCAA title four times, three in the championship match. The Cardinal beat the Nittany Lions to win one of its titles. Penn State has the upper hand these days, having won five national titles since Stanford won its sixth title. The Cardinal has not advanced beyond the Elite Eight since 2008. Its last title was in 2004. “I have much higher expectations,” Ajanaku said. “I think we will dominate. We have some great people getting their turn.” The current junior class entered Stanford as the nation’s top-rank recruiting class and Ajanaku may have been the least-polished of the bunch. “Inky was a question mark when she was younger,” Stanford coach John Dunning said. “We knew she could be good but she was an untapped talent. She’s benefited from her teammates and has become a top player. She had enormous talent and is becoming more aware of that every day.” Unlike most of her teammates, Ajanaku was not born into a volleyball family. “My parents did not play sports,” she said. “It wasn’t really part of my life. I didn’t think about recruiting until someone sat me down my freshman year of high school and told me I could compete in the sport in the Olympics.” As a fifth grader, she flippantly asked a coach what the highest level was. When she was told the Olympics, she decided that was her calling even without knowing about the Olympics. It could have been a neighborhood tournament as far as she knew then. “When I got to Stanford, I had to keep telling myself that the Olympics were a possibility because my head was spinning,” Ajanaku said. “I couldn’t handle it. I realized being good might be hard. I needed to get organized and I needed to sit back and listen; connecting with people better than me.” Many of those people were Stanford grads and Olympians like Logan Tom and Foluke Akin-

Stanford freshman Christian McCaffrey (27) had a 52-yard scoring run and stood out on special teams in his debut.

A splashy freshman debut McCaffrey makes an impact for Stanford in season opener by Mark Soltau/Stanford Athletics

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s promised, highly touted freshman running back Christian McCaffrey made his collegiate debut Saturday in 11th-ranked Stanford’s 45-0 season-opening victory against UC Davis at sun-splashed Stanford Stadium. And boy, did he make a great first impression. Not only did McCaffrey shine on special teams, making three tackles on the kickoff coverage unit, he also scored his first touchdown in a Cardinal uniform in the second quarter. Lined up in the left slot, he cut across the middle and caught a short pass from quarterback Kevin Hogan, then raced 52 yards untouched into the end zone. In the third quarter, he eluded several tacklers with a nifty 15yard punt return, and also ran 10 yards for a first down on an end-around. In the fourth quarter, he fumbled a punt, calmly picked up the ball and darted 41 yards up the middle to the UC Davis 14, nearly scoring again. “It was awesome,” he said in the noisy locker room afterward, getting pats on the back from many teammates. “I definitely had some jitters running through my system. I was just ready to get out there and kind of show what I can do and give my 100 percent effort for the guys behind me and for the guys next to me.” are in position,” Cardinal center Graham Shuler said. “I wasn’t in good position and that led to a penalty. We want to blow people off the ball. We want to get removal. We want to be dominant and physical.” Hogan said the offensive line,

McCaffrey has a nose for the end zone. At Valor Christian High School, he scored a staterecord 848 points and produced 141 career touchdowns. He is the Colorado recordholder for career all-purpose yards with 8,845. What did his first collegiate touchdown feel like? “That was one of the best feelings I’ve ever had in my life,” he said. “Just turning around and seeing all my guys and rest of the team coming down to celebrate with me. It was definitely a great feeling, but we know we’ve got a lot more to go. We’re not satisfied.” His father, Ed, played at Stanford in 1986, ‘87, ‘89 and ‘90, and was an All-American. An acrobatic leaper, the slender 6-foot-5, 215-pound McCaffrey led the Cardinal with 53 catches for 871 yards and four touchdowns in ‘89. McCaffrey spent 13 seasons in the NFL playing for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and the last nine with the Denver Broncos. He played in 185 games and caught 565 passes for 7,422 yards and 55 touchdowns. Not to be out-done, Lisa played on the Stanford women’s soccer team for four years. The former Lisa Sime is the daughter of Dave Sime, the 1960 Olympic silver medalist in the 100 meters. Q with which he shares off-field activities with, is playing with a chip on its collective shoulders. “They’re motivated because all they’ve heard was how good last year’s line was,” Hogan said. “They want to show they are an elite group, too.” Q

radewo, a middle blocker with a remarkable resemblance (goggles and all) to Ajanaku. “Logan practiced with us last year and I was horrible in comparison,” Ajanaku said. “Foluke gave us a talk before a match. I texted her before the postseason and asked a couple of questions. She responded right away. I do respect all the great players who have come before us. I know what they accomplished.” Ajanaku also knows she’d like to accomplish the same things and knows her teammates are on the same page. “There is a great work environment in the gym,” she said. “We’re all getting better collectively. That’s because the younger players are right there on that level to see who plays. John makes its clear that if you’re not playing ‘A’ level, then you get off the ‘A’ side. There are players on the ‘B’ side who are playing hard and working hard and could be ‘A’ level.” Penn State is one of just two teams (with more than one match played) in the nation, with Hawaii, that have a winning record against the Cardinal. The Nittany Lions come in with an 8-7 record against Stanford. The Cardinal will be out to even the score. Stanford is coming off a 25-17, 25-17, 25-19 sweep of No. 7 and host Nebraska on Sunday as opposite hitter Morgan Boukather enjoyed the best match of her career to date and libero Kyle Gilbert made another solid contribution. Boukather tied her career high with 13 kills on a .417 hitting percentage, while racking up a career-best 18 digs. Gilbert finished with 13 digs and three assists as Stanford beat the Cornhuskers for the first time in 14 years. Junior outside hitter Jordan Burgess led all players with 14 kills and 12 digs, while Ajanaku added 10 kills on a .500 hitting percentage. Junior setter Madi Bugg registered 46 assists to go with four kills and eight digs. Redshirt freshman Merete Lutz made her collegiate debut, entering the match in the first set. Q

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