Palo Alto Weekly October 31, 2014

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October 31, 2014

City establishes new trafficfighting nonprofit Page 5

Menlowe Ballet to premiere dance based on Mongolian folktale

A LEGEND comes to life Âť 28

Pulse 20

Transitions ransitions 22

Spectrum 24

Eating O Out 37

Shop Talk 39

Movies 41

Q News Residents split over parking-permit program

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Q Home Granny units: turning backyards into rentals Page 46 Q Sports Freshman following in father’s footsteps

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Upfront

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Local news, information and analysis

Businesses to drive city’s new traffic-fighting nonprofit Palo Alto recruits steering committee for its first Transportation Management Association

by Gennady Sheyner s Palo Alto prepares to es of forming its first Transportalaunch new shuttles, im- tion Management Association, a pose downtown parking nonprofit that would market and restrictions and offer other in- manage the city’s transportationcentives for commuters to ditch demand management effort. The their cars, officials are also plant- goal, per City Council direction, ing the seeds for a new nonprofit is to reduce by 30 percent the organization that will ultimately number of solo commuters to downtown within three years of oversee these efforts.

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In August, the council approved a $500,000 contract with consultants who are now leading the effort. On Wednesday, Joan Chaplick of the firm MIG and Wendy Silvani, whose firm Silvani Transportation Consulting spearheaded transportation-management associations in Emeryville and San Francisco’s Mission Bay district, gave the city’s Planning and Transportation Commission their first update.

Palo Alto’s program would pri-

marily target downtown employers and businesses, who would also take on the leading role in its management. The goal is to have the association up and running in the second-year of the formation process, said Chaplick, who added that the first year in the process has just kicked off.

Right now, the consulting team is talking to downtown stakeholders and identifying potential members of the steering committee that will take the lead in the

association’s formation.

So far, about a dozen interviews have taken place, with the list including Friends of Caltrain’s cofounder Adina Levin and developer Chop Keenan.

Both Kevin Mathay and Brian Shaw, who oversee the ambitious and hugely successful transportation programs at Google and Stanford University, have agreed to serve on the steering commit(continued on page 16)

TRANSPORTATION

Downtown residents split over parking-permit program Survey suggests lack of consensus on new rules for street parking

by Gennady Sheyner

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Dressed in suits, a trio walks along a pedestrian detour as construction workers pour cement for a new sidewalk along California Avenue.

BUSINESS

California Avenue construction hits merchants hard Some businesses lose up to 25 percent in sales, but they look forward to the renovated district

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erchants who are struggling through the dust and noise of the California Avenue Streetscape Project have lost as much as 25 percent of sales, they said earlier this week.

But despite the hardship, many say they are hopeful the $6.9 million improvement project will attract more customers and boost sales once it is completed in March 2015. The renovation includes new lighting, pavement, street furniture, a plaza and spots for outdoor dining.

With the number of traffic lanes

by Sue Dremann being reduced from four to two, sidewalks will be expanded.

Robert Martinez, owner of Palo Alto Eye Works, said the lost revenue was expected.

“We knew it was going to get ugly before it got pretty,” he said.

As the project rolls along, business owners report that the biggest dip in sales happens when construction takes place in front of their stores. More than seven months into the project, colored glass now sparkles in the new concrete, and areas where sidewalks have been widened hint at the shape of the av-

enue to come.

Martinez said he is looking forward to some of the improvements. The street will have better drainage and more lighting, and the new sidewalk pavement has good traction, even when wet, he said.

Construction in front of his store started in earnest on Sept.

4. As it has intensified in the last two to three weeks, he’s seen the biggest dip in sales.

“That’s when all the orange netting, cones and pylons intimi(continued on page 13)

s Palo Alto prepares to launch its long-awaited Residential Parking Permit Program, people who live in the congested downtown neighborhoods are almost evenly split about the ambitious effort, which would require drivers to buy permits to park on residential streets.

The results of a survey of downtown residents that the city conducted in recent months show that the permit program remains a controversial topic.

Of the 1,417 survey responders (about 32 percent of those who received it), 708 said they favor the program and 709 said they are opposed. Much of the opposition comes from the southern tip of the downtown area, a section south of Lincoln Avenue and east of Bryant Street.

Because these residents live farthest from the commercial core and are thus less affected by commuters’ parking, they were unsurprisingly less keen on paying for permits to park in front of their own homes. Should this section of downtown be omitted from the permit program, as staff is now proposing, support for the parking program enjoys an edge over the opposition, with 643 responders saying they are in favor (53 percent) and 571 responders saying they are against it (47 percent).

The survey suggests that approving the program could be a politically thorny endeavor for the City Council, which has been fielding requests for such a program from Downtown North and Professorville residents for more than three years. Both neigh-

borhoods’ residents have complained about the streets near their homes getting completely taken over by employees’ vehicles every day. While workers could pay to park in downtown’s garage, many instead leave their cars in the neighborhoods where the parking is free and without time limits.

A prior proposal to require permits in one section of Professorville fizzled in 2012 after a section of the neighborhood came out in opposition and the council agreed the program should be broader and more comprehensive. The new program, a product of about a year of work by planning staff and a committee of stakeholders from downtown businesses and neighborhoods, is more ambitious in scope. Even with the revised boundaries, it would still encompass most of downtown, from Alma Street in the west to Guinda Street in the east and from Palo Alto Avenue in the north to Lincoln Avenue in the south (initially, the program was to extend all the way to Embarcadero Road).

The program would operate in two phases. In the first phase, which would last six months, the city would provide permits to any downtown employee and resident who wants one. The goal is to collect data about who actually parks in the downtown neighborhoods. By restricting parking permits to downtown employees and residents, the city would seek to prohibit others from taking up the neighborhoods’ parking spots, (continued on page 16)

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BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING ... The Silicon Valley is the friendliest place in the nation for female executives, according to an Infogroup Targeting Solutions study of national business data.

Palo Alto was among six cities in Silicon Valley on a list of the top 50 cities with the highest percentage of firms with female executives. Palo Alto ranked No. 2, with 43 percent of companies having at least one woman in a top leadership position.

Two other Silicon Valley cities made the top 10: Facebookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hometown of Menlo Park at No. 7 (41 percent) and Emeryville at No. 10 (40 percent). The analysis, which looked at businesses in 12,000 cities across the nation, found that only 27 percent of firms nationwide have women in executive positions. Infogroup Targeting Solutions put the list together by using Data Axle, a real-time data platform, to pull business records on 466,000 U.S. firms with 10 or more employees, and C-suite, for data on president or vice president positions. The list includes only cities with at least 100 businesses meeting the criteria.

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Upfront LAND USE

Palo Alto seeks to shield retailers from office boom Council to explore zoning changes to prevent departure of local shops

by Gennady Sheyner

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eeking to protect neighborhood-serving retailers from the recent boom in office development, Palo Alto is considering a range of new zoning policies, including ones that would restrict commercial densities downtown and limit chain stores on California Avenue.

The new rules, which the City Council will consider Monday, seek to address what the council believes to be one of the most troubling trends to emerge during the city’s recent economic recovery: the tendency of offices to replace mom-and-pop shops in the city’s two primary commercial districts. With Palo Alto’s rents among the highest in the country, numerous small businesses have been priced out of their longtime locations in recent years.

The list of departures is long.

Zibibbo and Rudy’s Pub both left town in the past year. Before them, there was Jungle Copy and Empire Tap Room. The old location for Fraiche Yogurt, which moved from Emerson Street to a

more prominent location on Hamilton Avenue, was immediately repurposed as an office, a use that typically fetches higher rent.

Zibibbo’s old space on Kipling Street was similarly snapped up by a non-retailer.

That’s the trend Palo Alto officials are now trying to curb.

Council members agreed in September that the situation is so urgent, changes must be made now, without waiting for the city to update its official land-use bible, the Comprehensive Plan. Councilmen Pat Burt and Greg Scharff were particularly adamant. Burt noted that it might take another two years to complete the Comprehensive Plan update and pointed out that last time the city updated the document, it took another five years for its policies to be turned into actual zoning laws.

“We’re looking at a good number of years to get done what we and the community are hoping to accomplish a lot sooner than that,” Burt said.

Burt and Scharff argued that the

longer the city waits to deal with the retail protection, the more difficult it will be to find a solution.

Scharff advocated strengthening retail protections in downtown, California Avenue and other commercial areas. This could mean expanding the ground-floor-retail requirement that is already in place from downtown’s commercial core to its more peripheral areas (the council already did this in 2012, when the boundary moved to include the block of Emerson Street between Hamilton and Forest Avenue). This could also mean amortizing big commercial buildings that don’t have retail components and that “break the block,” such as the Wells Fargo building on University Avenue.

“I’m thinking the longer we dither on this and not take the bull by the horns on retail, the harder it is to solve the problem down the road,” Scharff said.

It’s not just the departure of longtime establishments that’s been troubling the council. It’s also the new businesses that

major theme of the proposed nearterm changes, reducing commercial development is another. Burt said at the September meeting that he would be interested in looking at “reducing commercial zoning downtown and replacing it to some degree with residential.”

That, however, promises to be a lengthier and possibly more contentious endeavor. In the coming months, staff plans to explore the idea and to consider both the best locations for new residential projects and the types of residential development that should be encouraged. Planners will also explore the idea of reducing the density of certain commercial zones on El Camino Real and near California Avenue. They will also consider shrinking a density bonus that the council approved several years ago for a hotel zone and ultimately adopting zoningcode changes that would slow down the pace of development.

Some council members, including Mayor Nancy Shepherd and Councilwoman Gail Price, advocated during the September meeting sticking with the more typical timeline: completing the Comprehensive Plan update and then going forward with the zoning changes. Price said the city should focus on its Our Palo Alto initiative and not try to do too many things at once.

take their places, bringing more employees with them. Scharff, Burt and Councilwoman Karen Holman all raised flags in September about offices taking over basements that were once used to support retail. This, they argued, further exacerbates downtown’s parking and traffic problems.

A new report from the Department of Planning and Community Environment indicates that solving the retail problem will be one of the city’s top land-use priorities. The report proposes consideration of the basement problem in the near-term, along with a look at regulating chain stores on California Avenue by setting a quota for “formula retail.” Restricting chain stores has become a popular idea among the city’s planning commissioners, council members and candidates for council. The goal, by and large, is to preserve California Avenue’s status as a funky, arty and eclectic district filled with community-serving establishments.

To preserve retail variety, staff also proposes to consider limiting the number of restaurants downtown and on California Avenue.

The idea was championed by Holman, who described University Avenue in September as a “restaurant grotto.”

“What you want in a healthy thriving retail district is a mix of uses,” Holman said.

While retail protection is one

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2014 ELECTION CENTRAL

Council candidates beef up campaign chests

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, and if you’re still boning up on the candidates and the issues, head on over to the Weekly’s election archives on PaloAltoOnline.com. Search for “2014 Election Central: Palo Alto City Council” and “2014 Election Central: Palo Alto School Board,” and you’ll find helpful videos, recaps of candidate debates, and profiles and photos of the contenders.

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Incumbent leads crowded field in Palo Alto race

by Gennady Sheyner

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eading into the final stretch before Election Day, incumbent City Councilman Greg Scharff has nearly doubled his campaign chest, thanks in part to a few large checks and a $25,000 personal loan to his own campaign.

Scharff’s most recent campaign filing shows that he boosted his coffers by $41,551 ($16,551 in contributions, plus the loan) during the first 18 days of October. All told, he has accumulated $84,121 in campaign funds since the start of the year, including $50,000 in loans from himself — far more than the other 11 candidates running for one of five open seats on the Palo Alto City Council.

Though many of his contributions come from local residents, professionals and city officials, Scharff has also received fourfigure checks from Florida residents Eric Schifferli ($3,000) and

Jill Schifferli ($2,500), as well as a $5,000 contribution from Cassandra Hallberg, who lives in New Jersey. Councilman Marc Berman has also contributed $200 to Scharff’s campaign.

Other candidates have also been busily accumulating funds for the final stretch. A.C. Johnston, an attorney who is making his first run for council, has added $19,500 between Oct. 1 and 18, including a $10,000 loan from his campaign committee, for a total of $47,760 this year. Technologist Josh Becker and Palo Alto Historic Resources Board member David Bower each gave him $250, as did developer William Reller. Local environmentalist Walt Hays and Realtor Michael Dreyfus contributed $100 each to Johnston’s campaign.

Meanwhile, Lydia Kou, one of four candidates endorsed by the grassroots group Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning, reported $3,965

in contributions this month, bringing her year’s total to $41,477. The biggest contributor to her campaign in October has been Cupertino City Councilman Barry Chang ($500).

Most of the other candidates who formed committees reported campaign chests in the $20,000 to $25,000 range. (Mark Weiss, Seelam Reddy, John Fredrich and Wayne Douglass all did not form committees and are running lowbudget and self-funded campaigns.)

Tom DuBois reported $5,544 in October contributions, bringing his total to $22,830. Eric Filseth, who like DuBois and Kou is affiliated with Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning, received $5,300 this month and $25,568 so far this year.

Both DuBois and Filseth had received $750 contributions this month from Thomas Layton and Tench Coxe, who is a partner at Sutter Hill Ventures. Each has also

ELECTION 2014

School board race fundraising is close Second finance statement filings illustrate Palo Alto school board candidates’ spending

by Elena Kadvany

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ith Election Day coming up on Tuesday, Palo Alto school board candidates Ken Dauber and Catherine Crystal Foster are still leading in campaign contributions.

According to the latest campaign finance filings, which cover

the period of Oct. 1 to 18, Dauber has received an additional $3,646 in donations, bringing his coffers up to $33,526.

Foster took in $3,327 the first few weeks of October, closely trailing Dauber with $32,366 in contributions throughout the

campaign.

Gina Dalma received $2,710, bringing her total campaign contributions to $25,398.

Terry Godfrey collected slightly less than Dalma during this period — $2,615 — but still tops her accumulated campaign chest with

and reporters will post stories, photos and reactions from the candidates’ parties throughout the evening.

On Twitter, you can follow the Weekly’s reporters at twitter. com/paloaltoweekly or @paloaltoweekly.

If you’d like to tune in, the Midpeninsula Community Media Center will broadcast a show with former Palo Alto mayors Liz Kniss and Peter Drekmeier from 9:30 to 11 p.m. on cable community Channel 27. It will feature commentary and interviews with the candidates. Q

received $500 from Utilities Advisory Commission member Asher Waldfogel and $100 from former Councilwoman Enid Pearson.

Incumbent Councilwoman Karen Holman, who has also been endorsed by the slow-growth group, had a stronger month, reporting $8,043 in October contributions, or $24,075 overall.

Mayor Nancy Shepherd, meanwhile, has raised $21,958 so far this year, including $4,255 in October. Her contributors this month included Vice Mayor Liz

Kniss ($250), former Mayor Peter Drekmeier ($100), Lisa Van Dusen ($250) and the head of the Palo Alto Housing Corporation, Candice Gonzalez ($100).

Legislative aide Cory Wolbach reported comparable numbers, having raised $21,383 this year and $3,219 in October. This includes $200 from Assemblyman Rich Gordon’s campaign and $100 from Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian, who also made equal contributions to Johnston and Holman. Q

$30,561, though $9,000 of that comes from a loan ($5,000 from her husband, Steve Godfrey, and $4,000 of her own money). According to Godfrey’s finance statement, George Kadifa, executive vice president of HP, and his wife, Sally, chipped in a significant portion of this period’s contributions with a $1,000 donation.

Dalma outspent all of her fellow candidates during this period, spending $7,776 on a mailer and postage, close to $2,000 on the printing and delivery of a flier and about $2,800 on the creation and posting of door hangers.

Dalma reported an ending cash

balance of $434.

Comparatively, Godfrey spent $5,583, Dauber $9,719 and Foster $11,523 (close behind Dalma’s $12,932) on advertising, campaign fliers and other fees.

Dauber also has the most cash left to spend ($6,901) compared to Godfrey’s ending cash balance of $6,482 and Foster’s, $5,057.

The fifth Palo Alto school board candidate, Jay Cabrera, has said he’s running a “no money, no solicitation campaign” and has neither spent nor received any money.

Candidates who do not form campaign committees are not obligated to file a Form 460. Q

TRANSPORTATION

Plan to expand Palo Alto’s shuttle program speeds ahead

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eeking to ease traffic on city streets, Palo Alto officials approved on Monday night a plan to dramatically expand the city’s shuttle fleet and signaled that bolder changes might be around the corner.

By a unanimous vote, the City Council approved staff’s proposal to roughly double the service on the north-south Crosstown Shuttle; add a new “West Shuttle” route that would stretch from the downtown Caltrain station to Mountain View; and experiment with a seasonal trolley between Stanford Shopping Center and University Avenue next summer.

by Gennady Sheyner Council members also indicated that they want to explore a slew of other shuttle options, including additional service to Stanford Research Park and to underserved residential neighborhoods like Barron Park.

The council largely agreed that the city’s tiny shuttle system, which currently includes three lines, is due for an expansion. The system consists of the Crosstown Shuttle, a route that stretches from Charleston Road in south Palo Alto to the University Avenue Caltrain station in the north, using primarily Middlefield Road; the Embarcadero Shuttle, which goes

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from the east side of the city to the downtown Caltrain station; and the East Palo Alto Shuttle, which premiered in July and goes from the downtown Caltrain station to the Woodland Park neighborhood in East Palo Alto.

The new proposal from city planners and their consultants would add the West Shuttle and increase Crosstown service while keeping the Embarcadero and East Palo Alto shuttles unchanged. The council endorsed this plan and then went a few steps further.

Some members offered specific recommendations, with Mayor

Jocelyn Dong

City Council approves new services, indicates that more changes will be coming

The Crosstown Shuttle cruises to a stop along East Meadow Drive near JLS Middle School on Oct. 29.

Nancy Shepherd suggesting a service to Gunn High School and Councilman Pat Burt saying that the city should look at the employee “nodes” at Stanford Research Park, where the workforce may justify adding a shuttle service.

Councilwoman Karen Holman pointed to underserved neighborhoods west of El Camino Real, including Barron Park.

Many Barron Park residents,

Holman said, go to Mountain View and Los Altos for their shopping because “there is no place to park downtown and it’s hard to get across town.” Adding shuttles in this area could make sense, she said.

Others reframed the issue.

Councilman Greg Schmid suggested that information technol(continued on page 15)

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Happy Halloween!

Photographs by Natalia Nazarova

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here were more than goblins and ghouls haunting last Sunday’s Halloween Trick-or-Treat and Carnival on California Avenue in Palo Alto.

Organized by Blossom Birth Services, a nonprofit resource center for new and expectant parents, the kids’ event featured carnival games, music by Andy Z, arts and crafts and more. Tiny costumed trick-or-treaters made their way door-to-door to receive treats from

the business district’s merchants.

Contestants vying for the prize of best-dressed Halloweener donned their most creative duds — everything from a strawberry-topped cupcake to a 3-D rendition of the popular mobile game Angry Birds.

Event sponsors included the City of Palo Alto, the California Avenue Business Association, Palo Alto Community Child Care, Sports Basement and the Palo Alto Weekly. Q

Clockwise from upper right: Keily, from left, Will, Carmela, Myla and Josh Combs of San Jose, with home-made costumes depicting the weather, won for best family costume at the 20th annual California Avenue Trick-or-Treat and Carnival, organized by Blossom Birth; Evan Seka of Palo Alto, 11, as an astronaut with jet pack, won in the best-costume category for 10-12 year olds; kids are excited to see Andy Z, an award-winning children’s musician; Timofey, a 1-year-old from Stanford, loves exploring a Palo Alto fire truck at the festival; Janae Corona of San Jose, dressed as Fiona from “Shrek,” poses with Aiyanna, 1, decked out as a pinata, who won in the category for 0-2 year olds; Aarohi Gupta, 11, of Palo Alto, swirls her night-sky robe that won in the best homemade costume category.

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RECREATION

Palo Alto residents voice visions for city’s parks and recreation

City settles suit over affordable housing After five years of litigation, Palo Alto officials on Monday reached an agreement with a developer who challenged a city policy that requires new developments to include affordable-housing units.

The City Council unanimously agreed in a closed session to approve a settlement with Sterling Park, a deal that concludes a protracted legal fight centered on Palo Alto’s below-market-rate program. Sterling Park had vehemently opposed the city’s requirement that its 96-condominium development at West Bayshore Road include 10 units of affordable housing. Though the program typically requires projects of 5 acres or larger to sell 20 percent of their units at below-market-rate prices, city officials agreed in 2006 to allow Sterling Park to designate fewer units for affordable housing and to contribute “in-lieu” fees to make up the difference.

Since then, Sterling Park developer John Mozart has repeatedly challenged these conditions of approval. In 2009, Mozart filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming that the below-market-rate program is illegal and calling the requirement “arbitrary and capricious.” Its argument was ultimately rejected by the Santa Clara County Superior Court and by the state Court of Appeals.

Under the settlement reached this week, Sterling Park will be obligated to provide one below-market-rate unit and contribute $8 million in in-lieu fees to the city’s affordable-housing fund. The contribution brings the fund up to $9.2 million, with the proceeds earmarked to assist affordable-housing projects. Q — Gennady Sheyner

Former police dispatcher sues Palo Alto VA A former public-safety dispatcher for the VA Palo Alto has filed a lawsuit against the Palo Alto Department of Veterans Affairs for racial discrimination and intimidation after he attempted to report alleged police brutality by one of the officers, according to court documents.

Vincent May, an African-American man, claims he was purposefully and repeatedly denied employment as a police officer, was verbally and physically harassed, intimidated and retaliated against by a police sergeant who was his superior, according to papers filed on Oct. 14 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Ultimately, May was fired. He said it was after attempting to report abuse by his superior, who allegedly beat another VA employee to the point of hospitalization, according to the lawsuit. Oakland attorney John Burris, who has represented Bay Area plaintiffs in police brutality and wrongful-death cases against minorities, is representing May. Prior to being hired by the VA in December 2012 as a police dispatcher, May served for six years as a U.S. Marine and worked with the Richmond Police Department for three years. He was also a former East Palo Alto police officer, according to the complaint.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science, a master’s in business administration and a doctorate in telecommunications and aerospace engineering.

The lawsuit accuses the VA of retaliation in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act; unlawful firing based on race and age; a hostile work environment; and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Q — Sue Dremann

Stanford apologizes to voters for ‘election guide’ Stanford University is investigating an independent academic research study conducted by Stanford and Dartmouth College political science professors who sent official-looking informational mailers to 100,000 Montana voters just weeks before Election Day. Adorned with the state of Montana seal, the mailers — titled “2014 Montana General Election Voter Information Guide” — ranked the four nonpartisan Montana Supreme Court candidates in this year’s election on a scale from “liberal” to “conservative.” Fine print identifies the mailer as part of a research project into voter participation.

Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch filed a complaint with the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices on Oct. 24, alleging that Stanford and Dartmouth political scientists broke four laws by sending the election mailers.

“The mailer prominently displays the Great Seal of Montana ... and deceitfully gives the impression that the information has been endorsed by my office and/or the State of Montana,” McCulloch wrote in the complaint.

The research study — which was undertaken to learn whether, if voters have more information about candidates, those voters will be more likely to participate in the process — was also conducted in New Hampshire and California.

Both universities apologized Tuesday for the mailer delivered to voters in the 4th and 25th Congressional Districts of California and acknowledged that the election mailer should have been more clearly presented as a research tool. Q — My Nguyen Page 12 • October 31, 2014 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Dog parks, teen activities, multiple-sport playing fields, better access and neighborhood events top the list

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esidents at a community workshop on Wednesday night said the things they want most for parks and open space include keeping and enhancing natural open spaces, developing more spaces for community and neighborhood events, having teen-friendly amenities, improving dog parks and connecting pathways and trails better.

The meeting at Cubberley Community Center was the second of three on the City of Palo Alto’s Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation Master Plan. The plan will guide the development and renovation of the city’s recreational facilities and parks.

Ryan Mottau, a project manager for Berkeley-based MIG, consultants for the city, said the plan is about what the city can do to make the whole park and recreation system better.

“The most visible part is land and facilities. We want to encourage activities, and a big part are activities programs,” he said during the overview.

He said 475 people previously used an online interactive map to indicate barriers to walking and biking in and around the parks.

People used digital pens to mark where they habitually walk. Residents are willing to walk five to 10 minutes to a park — about onequarter to a half-mile, the survey found.

Consultants then looked at every park and how far people could travel during that 10-minute period. Some places in the city are more than a half-mile from any park, indicating the park is inaccessible to those residents, he said.

But just having land is not enough. When asked what defines a basic park, residents who took the survey identified five paramount requirements: play areas and activities for kids; places to exercise; spaces to throw, bat, shoot and kick a ball; gathering spaces; and areas to relax and enjoy.

Surprisingly, in Palo Alto “many parks don’t meet this basic definition,” Mottau said.

Some places are relatively central, such as Rinconada and Greer,

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“If we start going sideways on different approaches to zoning and start picking away on zoning issues ... it will just increase the scope of the effort required,” Price said.

One of the things that the council will discuss on Nov. 3, in the first of two scheduled

by Sue Dremann and serve these requirements in abundance; but others, such as Sarah Wallis and Scott parks, either don’t have the space or don’t support activities, he said.

With land at a premium, one way to address the problem is to consider park clusters: Scott and Heritage; Cameron, Mayfield, Werry and Weisshaar, he said.

These nearby parks would not support all of the activities in each park, but they could support some of each and be destination spots for particular activities, he said.

Accessibility at some key locations is also inadequate, he said.

Cubberley Community Center and Hoover Park are critical areas, but Matadero Creek hampers

access to them.

“Hoover is kind of in an island,” he said. “You can’t get into it from all sides.”

Presented with several scenarios, 44 percent of residents at Wednesday’s meeting voted that they “really like” open areas for dog parks, while 44 percent said they “would consider it” and 6 percent each said “no way” or “not sure.”

Barron Park resident Doug Moran said the dog parks should have amenities such as objects for canines to jump over and other pet-playground equipment to add interest and invite activity.

Seventy-one percent of residents voted that they “really like” spaces for neighborhood events when shown an image of people gathering to view an outdoor movie on an inflatable screen.

And 69 percent really like twoway bike lanes with dedicated walking spaces for pedestrians.

But few aspects of Palo Alto parks offer activities for teens, said Noah Galper, 15, who was the only teen at the workshop. He wants

pingpong tables, for example.

During small group discussions, participants voiced what they want preserved and what they want added to parks.

Places worthy of protection included open space; the Palo Alto Baylands; Stanford University’s open lands; the Mitchell Park play area and restrooms; Rinconada Park’s “Magic Garden” redwoods; big sports fields and existing benches and tables.

Among the amenities they wanted were bigger dog areas; improved safety at Greer; better space for multiple sports such as cricket and pickleball; shorter distances to benches and play spaces; more sturdy benches; and additional lights at the Rinconada tennis courts.

Residents also asked for pingpong tables; more WiFi for parents while children are playing; small, multipurpose tables for laptops, chess and games; areas for lacrosse and cricket; and kite flying at the edge of the baylands. Residents also want to protect shorebirds near the old marina by adding habitat islands. One group suggested the city engage neighborhood associations in the care of local parks.

With all of the competing interests and limited space, resident Bob Moss said there is often a fundamental conflict on what a park is and how it is going to be used.

But Mottau said that progressive park agencies are not looking at “either/or” uses but at a continuum. He cited one park he worked on that included turf and a working farm. Sometimes that continuum is addressed by activity scheduling, he said.

Mottau is hoping for a big turnout at the next and final workshop.

Public input is important in a plan of this scope, he said.

“It’s a process that only happens once in a very long time,” he added.

The third workshop takes place on Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. at Lucie Stern Community Center Community Room, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

meetings on the Comprehensive Plan, is the city’s next steps on updating the document. After the council rejected four “planning scenarios” that staff proposed exploring in August, city planners have returned with a revised list of scenarios. The list could include a “business as usual” scenario, in which no policies are changed; a “slow growth” scenario, in which the pace of job growth is slowed; and a third

that focuses on adding more housing around downtown and California Avenue.

The plan is to hold a series of community meetings next spring to further explore these scenarios and to consider changes in goals, policies and programs that should be included in the new Comprehensive Plan. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

‘We want to encourage activities, and a big part are activities programs.’

—Ryan Mottau, project manager, MIG

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Hundreds of trees removed near Bol Park Trees make way for VA parking structure, new road at the hospital campus east end

by Sue Dremann oggers, cyclists and residents in the he said. The VA’s property line extends actuBarron Park neighborhood expressed ally 10 feet farther toward Bol Park, but the concern this week about the removal hospital has not gone to that edge, he said.

Construction is expected take 30 months, of 400 feet of trees and shrubs near the Bol Nietupski said, starting with the perimeter Park bicycle path in Palo Alto.

The clearing, which took place on Tues- road. Screening plants will be added durday and Wednesday, is on VA Palo Alto ing those 12 months, he said. The garage Healthcare System’s property, which abuts will take up to two years to complete. The the city park. The VA is realigning a road, radiology building will be set back closer to adding underground utilities and a low re- the center of campus.

The number of patients has quadrupled taining wall, and building a five-story parking garage and a new radiology building as since 1997, he said. Last year, VA Palo Alto served 62,000 people. part of its overall campus expansion.

The VA did public outreach about its reThe trees, which mainly covered a 45-degree slope between the park and the VA, development project, including with Barprovided a screen from hospital buildings ron Park residents. The feedback resulted along the popular bike and walking path in shifting a planned six-story building for between the back part of Henry M. Gunn the east side to the front of the hospital, NiHigh School and the VA property. On etupski said.

Barron Park Association President Markus Wednesday, several large tree trunks were piled up on the top of the berm where the Fromherz said the VA emailed the group about the project, which the association fornew perimeter road will be built.

Jason Nietupski, the VA’s chief official warded to its members. The VA called him for facilities planning, said he has heard on Wednesday to set up a community meetfrom a number of concerned residents, and ing for sometime next week, he said.

“Overall I think the VA is very concerned he has assured them that replacement plants will provide an adequate screen in the area. about keeping the neighborhood informed “We are committed to ensuring the views- and doing what’s right for this area,” he hed from the walkway will be camouflaged,” said. Q

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dated people,” he said.

Construction on his block is expected to end in the next week or two, and Martinez is gearing up for that day.

“Now I have to go to referring doctors and tell them the construction is gone, and people can come back,” he said.

It’s not just retailers who’ve felt the squeeze. Amos Wu, owner of Subway sandwich shop, estimated his business is off by more than 20 percent.

“When they started blocking the road, people avoided the area,” he said.

He’s tried incentives and other ways to lure customers.

“We put up balloons, but the help is limited. Hopefully, the suffering will pay off,” he said.

Judy Ohki, manager at Leaf & Petal women’s apparel store, said with street parking gone, the store is letting people park in the back as an incentive.

Vin Vino Wine Bottle Shop & Tasting Bar posted a sign on its door announcing a “Cal Ave Construction Sale” of 15 percent off on three bottles or more.

“Last month was brutal for our business,” the store noted in its online October newsletter. “Traffic was way, way down.”

The merchant accused the city of “doing nothing” to ease the loss of business but urged loyal shoppers to continue their patronage.

“Cal Ave has long been a special part of Palo Alto, a haven for locals, and if you are one of our fans, October will be a good time to turn out and support Cal Ave businesses,”

Vin Vino Wine noted.

Use of social media and Facebook blunted some of the losses for European Cobblery, owner Jessica Roth said. Sales have been down — but perhaps less than expected, she said — for her family business.

Roth said she’s a little worried about how construction will affect the holidays, which is when many stores make most of their money.

To accommodate merchants, the city plans to halt construction during the holiday season, starting around Thanksgiving and lasting through Jan. 1. Roth and other retailers hope shoppers will know that and won’t stay away, so stores can make up some of the lost revenues.

City Project Engineer Shahla Yazdy, who is managing the project, said final street grinding, paving and striping is scheduled for the very end of February or March — pending rain and unforeseen circumstances.

The work, concentrated this month on the El Camino Real end of the district, will next move to the north side of California between Birch Street and Park Boulevard.

Mollie Stone’s Market Manager John Garcia said although the construction so far hasn’t seriously dampened the store’s sales, he is concerned about the coming weeks. And should the project be delayed further into spring, it could seriously harm sales.

The renovation has already had a threemonth setback from its original completion date — the end of this year — after complications with a water-main replacement under the street.

“The busiest time for us is Passover. I’m concerned about that,” Garcia said. Q

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Palo Alto puts finishing touches on new flagship library After years of delays, city prepares to unveil Mitchell Park Library and Community Center

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hen the Mitchell Park Library opens its glassy doors to the public in a “soft” opening next month and the first stream of residents makes its way past the six silver owls standing sentry at the entrance, Palo Alto’s librarians hope the construction nightmare that has plagued this site will give way to a storybook ending.

It’s been a tough slog. The opening will be more than twoand-a-half years after the initial deadline. The budget is more than $10 million above what Palo Alto was hoping to pay when it signed the construction contract in 2009, though it remains well within the bounds of the library bond voters approved in 2008. And the slog isn’t completely over, given

that the city remains locked in a legal battle with Flintco Pacific, the contractor that Palo Alto fired in January after months of disagreements about rising costs, poor work quality and insufficient manpower at the Middlefield Road site.

This week, all these details receded to the background as staff from the Library and Community Services departments put the finishing touches on the library and its adjoining community center.

Even with the Dec. 6 grand opening more than a month away, the new branch’s first patrons arrived Monday to slide their books into the return slot on the library’s exterior — the first feature to go public. From there the books are conveyed to a room where they are

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These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAlto Online.com/news.

Students join in national sexual-assault protest An almost funeral-like procession of about 100 somber Stanford University students marched from White Plaza to the Main Quad in complete silence Wednesday afternoon, carrying dorm mattresses above their heads in symbolic solidarity with survivors of sexual violence. (Posted Oct. 30, 9:13 a.m.)

Halloween crackdown on underage drinking California’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is ramping up its statewide efforts to reduce the number of minors injured or killed in crashes or incidents involving alcohol this Halloween. (Posted Oct. 29, 8:26 a.m.)

Two men injured in shooting, no arrests Two men were injured in a shooting in East Palo Alto this evening, a police sergeant said. (Posted Oct. 28, 8:29 p.m.)

Oldest alum gives back in a big way George Knoles, a historian whose family played an important role in the University of the Pacific’s past, gave $303,000 to a graduate student scholarship at his alma mater just days before he died in his Palo Alto home on Aug. 27 at the age of 107, according to a press release. (Posted Oct. 27, 3:35 p.m.)

Stanford student reports sexual assault A female Stanford University student reported early Sunday morning that she may have been drugged and sexually assaulted, campus police said. (Posted Oct. 27, 10:24 a.m.)

Police arrest man in alleged sexual assault Police arrested a Palo Alto man who fled after he allegedly battered and sexually assaulted his live-in girlfriend at her residence on Sunday, according to a police department press release.

(Posted Oct. 26, 4:52 p.m.)

Man arrested after allegedly peeping into motel Palo Alto police arrested a man on Thursday, Oct. 23, for allegedly peeping into a motel window while parents were changing the clothes of their two young daughters, according to a police department press release. (Posted Oct. 24, 3 p.m.)

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automatically sent into trays, each labeled according to the branch where the book is to be delivered.

The long wait notwithstanding, librarians have reason to think residents will be very pleased with the $46 million project, which includes the library and the new community center next door. In late September, more than a thousand patrons attended the city’s “Come Together” event, which offered the public an initial peek at the building’s interior.

Residents quickly filled up every slot in the guided tours, prompting the addition of more tours.

In terms of space, design and sheer volume of rooms and materials, the south Palo Alto library has no rivals in the city’s five-branch system. Even the bollards protecting the building from out-of-control vehicles are works of art. Titled “Wise & Whimsy,” the shiny owls were created by artist Brad Oldham to both provide physical protection and “physically reflect the environment around them.”

Other features are equally ambitious and, in most cases, eyecatching. Everything from the library’s garden roof to the furnished patios on both floors of the two-story building to the various technology rooms, lounging areas, and the “Storytime Corner” in the sprawling children’s area call out for attention. The corner has the ambiance of a dimly illuminated spaceship, with colorful spotlights beaming red light over dozens of tiny chairs with backs shaped like animals.

There’s also its size. At more than 40,000 square feet, the library is far bigger than any other branch and about four times the size of the old Mitchell Park Library. The first floor includes a program room capable of accommodating 100 people, smaller rooms for teens to study in and a huge “Kids Place” that includes a patio, a kitchenette and the glowing storytime nook.

The Kids Place area was funded largely by a major grant from Friends of Becky Morgan and the Palo Alto Library Foundation, a citizens group that includes some of the leaders of the 2008 librarybond campaign and that has raised about $4 million for furniture and equipment. Kids Place alone, which takes up just a portion of the first floor, covers as much space as the city’s entire Children’s Library.

There is also a computer lab where young residents will be able to reserve a machine on a first-come, first-served basis.

Two more computer labs are available upstairs, though these are not limited to youth.

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Assistant Library Director Eric Howard walks up the stairs to Kids Place, which is one of the many spaces created for young residents in the new Mitchell Park Library.

The rooms were funded by local Google employees. One was sponsored by a group called Palo Alto Googlers. The other bears the name of Larry Page, the company’s co-founder and himself a local resident. Otherwise, the upstairs area looks more like a standard modern library, with an open layout, study areas, magazine racks and bookshelves galore.

In recent weeks, librarians have been gradually filling the shelves with material from the temporary Mitchell Park branch (which was housed at Cubberley Community Center), from the city’s storage area and from new materials purchased just for this branch.

“The capacity can hold up to 140,000 materials,” RuthAnn Garcia, library services manager, said. “We don’t have that obviously just yet, but we have lots of room to grow.”

Next to the library stands the city’s new community center, a 16,180-square-foot compound built around a spacious courtyard with a California Coastal Live Oak tree in the middle. The center is envisioned as south Palo Alto’s primary hive for community gatherings and classes, ranging from karate and yoga to art, graphic design and cooking. Visitors can also shoot hoops at an outdoor half-court that was christened last year by Paly basketball phenom Jeremy Lin. The new Teen Center includes an art exhibit that encourages spectators to scrawl their own contributions with a black marker.

It also includes tables for Foosball, pool and air hockey, as well as four large TVs. Once open, it will host Open Mic nights, include an after-school program for middle school students and have an evening drop-in program for high school students twice a week.

Of the center’s four community rooms, the bright and polished El Palo Alto Room stands out. The 4,000-square-foot ballroom can accommodate between 250 and 500 guests (depending on whether they sit or stand) and is connected to a commercial kitchen.

The sliding glass doors along the courtyard are removable, in case occupants want fresh air and even more natural light. Though it has yet to officially open, the room

has already been booked for a few weddings and parties, Community Services Manager Lacee Korsten said. Outside of these events, the city plans to devote this room to after-school classes, fitness programs and activities like dancing.

Another feature of the community center is the Adobe North Tech Lab, which includes 24 laptop stations and advanced audiovisual equipment. This room can also be connected with the adjoining Adobe South room to accommodate more people. Lastly, there is the Matadero Room, future site of art classes.

Though the two buildings are overseen by different departments and have different missions, there’s plenty of overlap. Each includes program rooms, computer labs, lounging areas and plenty of art and natural light. This is not a coincidence.

“The line between libraries and community centers is being a little more blurred,” Korsten said.

“It’s nice being right next door because we can collaborate and not duplicate service and work efficiently.”

In addition to the two main facilities, Ada’s Cafe, which will serve patrons of both, similarly aims to provide both people with enrichment and enjoyment. The brainchild of Kathleen FoleyHughes, the new cafe will offer jobs and ongoing training for adults with disabilities. For visitors, it will provide breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. Currently a catering business, Ada’s is preparing to debut as a shop once the complex opens — a milestone that is finally just a month away.

Employees in the two buildings are eagerly awaiting the openings. Garcia lauded new library features that make the branch easier to use for staff and patrons alike, including the new automated book-return machine. After all the construction snafus, Garcia is looking forward to patrons returning to the library and seeing the finished product.

“There’s been so much disappointment with it taking so long, but hopefully they’ll be very pleased with the results,” she said. Q

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ogy is making on-demand car services like Uber increasingly attractive. He called for staff to explore alternative technologies that the city can use to encourage such services.

“This is where the technology is going. This is where Silicon Valley is going,” Schmid said.

Councilman Greg Scharff kept his focus on shuttles but much like Schmid he encouraged staff to think differently, and bigger.

Scharff envisioned a program in which riding a city shuttle is “more convenient than a car,” one in which residents don’t need to rely on cars to get around and almost everyone can be within 10 minutes of a shuttle stop. Though neither he nor any of his colleagues proposed actually launching such a system, they agreed that this is something worth exploring.

“I think we don’t have to be a city where there’s no way to get around without using a car,” Scharff said.

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agreed and also urged his colleagues to look at next steps. He went along with Scharff’s proposal that staff come up with a plan for a “convenient, easy-to-use shuttle or ride-share system that provides mobility around the entire city and is more convenient than driving.”

The need, Berman said, is certainly there for such a radical solution.

“I think it’s absolutely moving in the right direction of having a more robust shuttle system that can get everybody to stop using cars as much,” Berman said.

Most of their colleagues, however, felt that such a program would be far too complex to be included in Monday’s vote on the shuttle expansion. After much debate about procedures, the council agreed to revisit the expanded topic on Dec. 1.

The new services won’t be cheap, and Palo Alto officials hope they won’t have to shoulder the entire load. Staff expects high-tech giants like Google and Intuit to help cover some of the cost of having a shuttle run from the Caltrain station to the Shoreline Business Park in Mountain View. The council’s approval included a direction that

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staff look to these companies for private-public partnerships. Chief Transportation Official Jaime Rodriguez said he has been discussing such arrangements with the companies. Some have indicated that they would like to transfer from having individual company shuttle programs to the type of system the city is proposing.

“I think it’s safe to say some of the employers are definitely willing to come to the table and help us out,” Rodriguez said.

A bigger question revolves around schools. Councilwoman Gail Price and Vice Mayor Liz Kniss both referenced an agreement that the city once had with the school district by which the district would provide $50,000 annually to the city to support the shuttle service. That arrangement has not been in effect in recent years, Kniss noted, and revisiting it would be a “rational and reasonable request.”

Several council members noted that the shuttles provide an important service to local students. In a recent on-board survey of shuttle riders conducted by the planning department, more than 30 percent of the 116 riders said they were using the shuttle to get to school.

Council members agreed that the school district should be asked to contribute. They were not certain, however, whether $50,000 is still the right figure. Holman called it a “years-old number” and said inflation at the very least

City of Palo Alto

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A new West Shuttle route (in red) is being proposed, along with a summer trolley (purple) between downtown Palo Alto and Stanford Shopping Center. The Shoreline Commuter Express (orange) would connect the West Shuttle with Mountain View. The system’s existing routes are the Crosstown (green), Embarcadero (blue) and East Palo Alto (yellow). should be added to it.

Ultimately, the council decided not to include a specific figure but to merely direct staff to discuss with the school district ways to reduce the number of students driving or being driven to school and to share the cost for the solutions.

Council members also agreed that the major expansion proposed by

Lan Liu Bowling

staff is a good start but that the conversation is far from over.

“I think we all agree that we want to cut single-car trips,” Schmid told the planning staff Monday. “What you presented tonight is a step in that direction.” Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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Upfront The planning commission enthusiastically supported the new organization, with members offering plenty of questions and suggestions. Chair Mark Michael was one of several commissioners who urged the consultant team to look beyond downtown.

“I think something that’s downtown-centric would be unfortunately limited,” Michael said, noting that there already is a common perception that downtown gets far more attention from city leadership than south Palo Alto.

“I think this should definitely be citywide, with California Avenue and Midtown,” Michael said, adding that it should consider drivers who pass through Palo Alto as they commute from or to Mountain View or Menlo Park.

Vice Chair Arthur Keller made a case for including Stanford Research Park, where workers use public transit less than the employees do in any other commercial district and which has a higher solo-commuter rate than downtown.

Commissioner Carl King, participating in the final meeting of his term, said he hopes there will be “teeth” in how the city works with its employees.

“Palo Alto is a notoriously polite community from a government standpoint,” King said.

“There’s a tendency to do a lot of

lidify next year, when the city unveils a new Residential Parking Permit Program that limits the employees’ ability to park all day and free of charge in downtown’s residential neighborhoods. When the program kicks off next year, employees will be forced to either seek more distant places to park their cars, find new ways to get to

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tee, as have Russ Cohen, president of the Downtown Business and Professionals Association; Barbara Gross, general manager of Garden Court Hotel; Sue Nightingale of Watercourse Way; and David Jury, vice president at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.

Silvani said she plans to interview other stakeholders in the coming months, including representatives from the Chamber of Commerce, Whole Foods, Palantir and Survey Monkey.

“This first year is really the big start-up year,” Chaplick said.

“The key activity we want to accomplish is establishing a steering committee to lay out how the TMA will function and operate.”

Silvani said so far the team has been “warmly received” by the business community. Everyone the team has spoken to, she said, “is concerned about traffic, congestion in parking and other transportation issues as they relate to the viability of their business.”

Employers are particularly concerned about how the new transportation programs pertain to their ability to recruit and retain employees and support their customers.

These concerns will likely so-

‘I think something that’s downtowncentric would be unfortunately limited.’

—Mark Michael, chair, Planning and Transportation Commission work or buy parking permits for downtown garages.

“Everyone is very much concerned about being a good neighbor and a good community citizen — that’s been the positive message so far,” Silvani said.

Several themes have emerged from these conversations, including the need to be “data driven,” the importance of making all modes of travel easier, the need for the organization to serve as a “downtown voice” and the need to make the program “mutually beneficial,” Silvani said.

warnings and hoping that people will do things.”

While commercial areas will be the great focus, Adina Levin, speaking on behalf of Friends of Caltrain, suggested including residents as well. The city of Boulder, Colorado, she said, has a program in which certain neighborhoods participate in an association that provides them with discounted transit passes and other transportation-demand-management tools.

Residents in this association drive 40 percent less than residents in other neighborhoods, she said.

Other questions that the city and the steering committee will have to consider revolve around funding. Silvani said some communities fund their transit management associations through fees and dues (in some cases very

nominal, possibly $20 or $50 per year), while others rely on funding from state, county and regional agencies.

The city is expecting to kick in some funds for traffic-reducing programs (on Monday night the council unanimously supported, for example, an expansion of the free shuttle program, including a new north-south route). Eventually, however, the association is expected to pay for itself.

“The city does have seed funding that we’re putting toward the initial program development, but the goal is to get the TMA selfsufficient as soon as possible,” said Jessica Sullivan, Palo Alto’s parking manager. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council (Oct. 27)

Housing: The council approved a settlement with Sterling Park, a developer who challenged the city’s affordable-housing requirement for the 96-unit development on West Bayshore Road. Yes: Unanimous Shuttles: The council supported a staff proposal to increase the frequency of the Crosstown Shuttle and to move ahead with the creation of the West Shuttle route, which would be partially paid for by employers in Mountain View. Yes: Unanimous

Board of Education (Oct. 28)

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The City of Palo Alto surveyed close to 4,500 residents on the proposed Residential Parking Permit Program; of the 32 percent who responded, about half favored the plan and half opposed.

However, if the southern downtown neighborhoods are excluded from the program, the percent in favor rises to 53 percent.

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CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to discuss the city’s next steps in updating its Comprehensive Plan and considering zoning changes; consider changes in the city’s Development Impact Fees; and approve a re-appropriation of funding from fiscal year 2014 to 2015 for a Municipal Services Center study. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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early April, Sullivan said. Prior to the council’s consideration of the proposal, the Planning and

A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week

HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD ... The board plans to discuss options for protection of the historic barn at 51 Encina Ave. The board will then meet at Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., with members of the Architectural Review Board to look at the site in advance of considering a plan to remodel its interior. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. The board is scheduled to meet at Avenidas at 8:30 a.m.

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including Caltrain riders who are trying to avoid paying the Caltrain parking lot fee; Stanford University students and faculty who park in the neighborhoods and then bike to the university; and employees of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Town & Country Village.

Downtown employees would have to pay $233 for permits.

Low-income service employees would pay a lower fee of $50.

Residents in the first phase would get parking permits for free.

In the second phase of the permit program, which would last a year, the city would cap the number of permits issued and modify the permits so that each would apply to a specific block. Residents would be able to buy up to four permits per address, with the first one free and additional ones $50 each. Rates would remain the same for employees: $466 annually for standard permits and $100 for low-income employees. The standard rate is equivalent to what it costs to buy a permit for downtown garages, according to staff.

Jessica Sullivan, the city’s parking manager, said staff will present the program to the City Council for approval on Dec. 1.

If things go as planned, the city will begin setting up a system for selling permits online and enforcing the parking restrictions early next year. Enforcement under the tentative timeline will begin in

Office for Civil Rights: The board heard a report on elementary-level writing and an Office for Civil Rights update. Action: None Conflict of Interest: The board unanimously adopted an updated Conflict of Interest code. Yes: Unanimous

Transportation Commission is scheduled to review the requirements on Nov. 12. Q

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board will consider 430 Forest Ave., a proposal by David Solnick on behalf of Sageleaf Forest LLC for a 13-unit multi-family development that would replace an existing commercial building; and consider a draft Environmental Impact Report for 1050 Page Mill Road, a proposal by Stanford University to demolish existing structures and build up to 287,000 square feet of office space in four buildings at Stanford Research Park. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission plans to review its presentation for its upcoming joint meeting with the City Council. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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Construction firm threatens to take Palo Alto school district to trial District has already spent $300,000 in legal dispute with Taisei Construction

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hile Palo Alto High School students were finally able to make full use of a new classroom building and just-completed Media Arts Center at the start of this school year, the school district continues to be embroiled in a $3.5 million lawsuit filed by the construction firm that built both facilities.

Taisei Construction Company, contracted by the district in 2011 for the Media Arts Center and a two-story math and social studies building, is accusing the district of employing a range of “bad-faith tactics” that delayed the buildings’ openings by nearly a year and cost Taisei considerable money. Taisei has sued Palo Alto Unified for $3.5 million to compensate for additional expenses incurred as the district “substantially changed and increased the scope of the work to be performed” throughout construction, according to the lawsuit.

Palo Alto Unified’s conflict with the Santa Clara construction company reaches back to April

2013, when Taisei filed a claim against the district demanding to be paid $1.6 million based on change orders it had submitted for added or adjusted work the district directed Taisei and its contractors to perform.

The district rejected this claim, and Taisei filed a lawsuit in June 2013 — the original completion date for the work. Taisei amended the suit three times as it continued with construction of the two buildings, which were completed in May. The district did not become aware of the lawsuit until July, officials said, alleging that Taisei did not notify or serve the district.

In addition to suing the district for breach of contract, Taisei is suing construction manager Gilbane Building Company and architecture firm Deems Lewis McKinley for negligence and “tortuous interferences with contract relations.”

Taisei claims incomplete plans, unbuildable design elements and uncoordinated sections of the

plans required the company and its subcontractors to repeatedly slow or stop work and, in some cases, remove and replace completed work, according to the lawsuit. Taisei alleges the district also failed to respond in a timely manner to requests for information.

“Taisei’s position is that the plans for the project were at best defective,” Taisei Operations Risk Manager Jaysen Van said. “We already have several experts who have come forth to say that not only the architect failed to meet his standard of care, the district also failed to meet their standard of care.”

A large portion of the delays were due to hydronic piping, which provides both heating and air conditioning and was installed at the beginning of the project but had to be “completely rerouted,” Van said, causing more than $1 million in change orders. The district paid for the direct cost but hasn’t compensated Taisei or any of its six subcontractors for the consequent delay of nearly a year.

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Taisei Construction Company, which built Palo Alto High School’s new Media Arts Center, has sued the school district in a dispute about payment for the project. rejected the allegations made against his client, writing in court documents that Taisei’s causes of action for negligence and interference with contract “constitute nothing more than a superficial attempt to classify the normal contractual duties of a construction manager, as torts, solely on the basis that such services may have had an adverse effect on Taisei’s bottom line.”

Lucier also wrote that the contract between the two companies did not create a “duty of care” under which Gilbane would be obligated to protect Taisei from economic loss. Under tort law, in order to hold a defendant li-

The district has denied Taisei’s claims, alleging in court documents that Taisei has failed to state sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action against the district and to exhaust its administrative remedies for its claim against the district. Further, the district states its conduct relating to the project was justified.

Attorneys for the district have also rejected Taisei’s causes of action through the doctrine of “unclean hands,” which argues that a plaintiff (in this case, Taisei) is not entitled to compensation because the plaintiff itself has committed some sort of wrongdoing.

James Lucier, attorney for construction manager Gilbane, also

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A no-growth policy means: a. No new public safety building or fire station—PASZ calls for “a moratorium on all major projects” b. A serious hit to our economic vitality—after finally in recovery c. Severely limited housing opportunities for your kids and elderly parents Candidates Johnston, Scharff, Shepherd and Wolbach are NOT a Slate, but are independent thinkers who will: A. Plan for growth in line with the updated Comprehensive Plan. Their policies encourage affordable housing for retirees, teachers and young people—bringing Palo Alto back into balance.

B. Fund infrastructure needs to pay for our sorely needed public safety buildings, fire stations and road repairs through Measure B.

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A weekly compendium of vital statistics POLICE CALLS Palo Alto Oct. 22-28

Violence related Armed robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Assault with a deadly weapon . . . . . . .1 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Child abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Elder abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Theft related Checks forgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Counterfeiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Credit card fraud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Vehicle related Driving with suspended license . . . . . .8 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Lost/stolen plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . .6 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . 11 Vehicle impound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Alcohol or drug related Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . .1 Miscellaneous Casualty/fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Medical aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . .1 Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . .2 Suspicious person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Menlo Park Oct. 22-28

Violence related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 Theft related Burglary undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vehicle related Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Bicycle recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Driving with suspended license . . . . . .8 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Vehicle accident/injury . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . .1 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Alcohol or drug related Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . .1 Sale of drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . .1 Miscellaneous Casualty/fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Gang info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Illegal dumping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Info case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Juvenile problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Medical aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Parole arrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Psychiatric evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . .2 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Welfare check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto

Sutter Avenue, 10/22, 1:30 p.m.; elder abuse/physical.

180 El Camino Real, 10/22, 4:27 p.m.; robbery/armed.

3922 Middlefield Road, 10/22, 5:13 p.m.; assault with a deadly weapon.

Los Trancos Road, 10/24, 10 a.m.; child abuse/physical.

Embarcadero Way, 10/25, 12:29 a.m.; family violence/misc.

412 Emerson St, 10/25, 1:43 a.m.; battery/simple.

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Upfront HEALTH

Stanford doctor in voluntary quarantine University to keep travelers from Ebola-stricken regions off campus for 21 days

by Sue Dremann and Bay City News Service

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Stanford physician who rently prohibits university-related recently returned from Li- travel to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra beria has voluntarily gone Leone due to safety and health care into quarantine, and the univer- concerns.

“The public health infrastrucsity has announced precautions barring faculty, students and ture in these countries is severely medical professionals who have strained as the outbreak grows, and traveled to areas affected by the the security situation in these counEbola virus from campus for 21 tries is unstable and may worsen,” university officials said. days after they return home.

Stanford’s School of Medicine The campus ban, which Provost John Etchemendy and Dr. does not plan to send an orgaIra Friedman, director of Vaden nized medical support team to Health Center, announced in an West Africa, but it respects that Oct. 23 message to the Stanford faculty, staff or students may want community, preceded a Califor- to undertake personal, voluntary nia Department of Public Health travel to those countries, officials order on Oct. 29 requiring Cali- said. But such volunteers may find fornia doctors coming from Ebo- themselves on their own.

“Stanford’s ability to provide la-stricken areas to be placed in a medical support or evacuation in 21-day quarantine. the event of illness or exDr. Colin Bucks, cliniposure will be severely cal assistant professor of limited, and potentially in surgery in the division the hands of the Centers of emergency medicine for Disease Control and at the Stanford School of Prevention and the U.S. Medicine, volunteered for State Department, beyond a month treating Ebola our control,” officials said. patients in Liberia. Bucks, Bucks is one of many 43, served as a medical cohealth care workers who ordinator the International Medical Corps. He worked Colin Bucks have traveled to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone 14-hour days in the jungle of northwest Liberia in a makeshift to help combat the Ebola epidemic. clinic built out of tin, he told Stan- Bucks told Stanford Medicine that ford Medicine, the medical center’s between 26 and 32 patients died during his month in Liberia, yet online publication.

He was placed in quarantine in nearly as many survived due to the his Redwood City home after re- care at the 52-bed clinic, funded by turning last week, though he has the U.S. Agency for International showed no symptoms of the virus, Development (USAID).

“The real high point is having San Mateo County health officials said Wednesday. He is avoiding someone get sick and then get contact with others but is allowed better and rejoin their family. limited activities outside, such as We had children who had been rejected by their families, and jogging alone.

County officials said they are then we saw them turn around reviewing the details of Bucks’ and have families welcome them quarantine to make sure it com- back,” Bucks, who also serves as the medical director for disaster plies with the state’s order.

Stanford’s 21-day ban from the preparedness at Stanford Health campus does not require a quar- Care, told Stanford Medicine. “I antine. The university’s protocols think it’s important as caregivers state that people must notify the to see the really sad outcomes and university prior to traveling to say, ‘You’ve got to push harder to Ebola-stricken regions, and trav- find answers and to provide the elers must register their trip in best support.’ But you lose a lot in Stanford’s travel registry at the this one. At best you’re saving half Office of International Affairs, of those who are ill.”

Most of their care focused on according to the Stanford Report, the university’s news and infor- basic medical aid: replacing lost fluids and electrolytes, treating mation service.

Students traveling to an Ebola- malaria and bacterial infections, affected region must contact the controlling symptoms of vomiting campus health center for an evalu- and diarrhea, and providing genation before returning to campus, eral pain control, he said.

He lauded the local caregivers and employees must likewise be for their commitment to fighting evaluated, Etchemendy said.

The university has monitored Ebola, despite the difficult condifederal warnings about travel to tions and the fear they faced from the Ebola-stricken regions since fellow villagers. But he said carethe summer, and it has recalled or givers were vigilant about infeccancelled summer academic pro- tion control, wearing head-to-toe grams to the region, according to protective gear, including goggles the Stanford Report. Stanford cur- and boots.

Upfront Because of the intense heat, doctors and nurses spent only about an hour at a time in protective suits, he told Stanford Medicine.

University officials say they are confident in their hospitals’ ability to handle a local case of Ebola in the emergency room and isolation units.

“We have and will continue to train our Stanford Medicine staff using state-of-the-art simulations of an Ebola scenario,” of-

ficials said.

Stanford has developed a website, Stanford Responds to Ebola, which offers updates on the university’s response and offers information and links to the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization. The university has also produced a video of Stanford and CDC experts to address the health, governance, security and ethical dimensions of Ebola.

Bucks told Stanford Medicine he is frustrated with governmental policies that discourage muchneeded personnel from volunteering to help contain the epidemic in West Africa.

“The notion that the borders can be ‘locked down’ is ludicrous,” he said. “You just have to fight the infection there. And closing the borders to flights sounds productive, but it would have negative consequences. It

would spread the disease rather than contain it” by limiting the flow of aid workers and supplies.

“There needs to be a rational policy that facilitates health care workers going to and from the United States,” he added. “Policy should help this — not impede this. You also need an organized response in West Africa. Otherwise, we will be fighting a much bigger battle in the United States and around the globe.” Q

Lawsuit

before the October mediation, so the attorneys requested more time to complete a full analysis.

Golton would not comment since the case is still under litigation, but said: “This is a very common statement by parties to a lawsuit. In other words, it’s commonplace for one party to say that it’s the other party that’s a problem in settling it.”

With more than a year of litigation under its belt, the district has already spent more than $300,000 in legal fees on this case. In the first eight months of this year, DWK billed the district $229,827.

“If I decide to take this to trial, they’ll spend another million through trial,” Van said. “They’ll spend more defending this than it would have taken to settle.”

Taisei has recently engaged in similar litigation against other California school districts. In September 2013, the construc-

tion company filed a $25 million lawsuit against Delta College in Stockton over the construction of a new math and science building, alleging the school and its building manager withheld construction information, provided unbuildable

the district blaming Taisei’s failure to properly coordinate its subcontractors, according to student news site El Camino College Union.

A case management conference in Santa Clara County Superior Court was set for Oct. 30.

Van said earlier this week he instructed his attorney to tell the judge Thursday that Taisei is no longer interested in mediation and to seek the earliest trial date possible. Van said he expected the judge to set a mid-2015 trial date.

Golton said this week that the district’s attorneys are now working with Taisei’s counsel to reschedule mediation for December or early January.

“The district remains hopeful that the parties will continue their dialogue and resolve the dispute,” he said. “We are doing everything possible to reach that objective.” Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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able for negligence, the defendant must owe a reasonable duty of care to the plaintiff. (A defendant responsible for duty of care is also required to exercise a professional standard of care, which is determined by the standard that would be exercised by a reasonably prudent professional in any industry.)

In court documents, Lucier cites a 2001 case over a Berkeley Unified School District construction project in which an architect made similar claims against a construction manager. The First Appellate District Court determined the construction manager “owed no duty of care to a thirdparty architect.”

“In conclusion, one can only imagine the chaos that would ensue in the construction industry, if suddenly construction managers become saddled with a duty to protect the general contractor from economic harm on a construction project,” Lucier wrote. “The legal, contractual, and economic repercussions would be drastic and would turn the traditional role of a construction manager on its ear.”

Van said that Taisei has been trying to mediate with the district for some time, with no success.

The district’s attorneys, from law firm Dannis Woliver Kelley (DWK), delayed mediation after the initial claim was filed.

Van said one of the line items in Taisei’s claim was a $400,000 projection for additional delays — submitted before the project was complete. DWK attorneys requested “back-up” information for this amount, which Taisei promptly provided — and updated the figure to $700,000, Van said.

The district asked for 90 days to study the revision and delayed mediation.

Van said he made a “last-ditch effort” to schedule a mediation for Oct. 2. The district’s attorneys again did not wish to participate, saying they needed more time to study the complaint, he said.

Bob Golton, the district’s bondprogram manager, said Taisei’s attorneys made “material changes to their claim that had whole different theories involved” about a month

‘If I decide to take this to trial, they’ll spend another million through trial.’

— Jaysen Van, operations risk manager, Taisei designs and increased the scope of work after construction began, according to news reports.

Similar conflict arose at El Camino College in Torrance over the delayed opening of a math, business and health complex, with Taisei criticizing the district’s management of the project and

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Catherine Patricia Gilligan Smyth December 1, 1918-October 22, 2014

Catherine Patricia “Patsy” (Gilligan) Smyth died at the age of 95 in her Atherton home. The Matriarch of a large and devoted Irish Catholic family, she will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

Patsy was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to parents Ada M. (Kronner) Gilligan and George E Gilligan, ranchers in Boulder, Wyoming. During the school year, Patsy lived in Salt Lake with her grandmother, Bridget (Griffin) Kronner, where she attended Judge Memorial Catholic High School, and St Mary’s of the Wasatch College. She completed her studies at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles.

Patsy is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Edward M. “Ted” Smyth. They met in Salt Lake and were married on September 9, 1941 in the Cathedral of the Madeleine. Ted was a graduate of St Mary’s College, Moraga, and after their wedding they moved to San Francisco, later settling and raising their seven children in Atherton.

Patsy Smyth is survived by all seven of her children: Sheila Mary, Kathleen Anne (Art), Patricia Collette (Marv), Daniel Patrick (Anne), Maureen Agnes, Thomas Gilligan (Peggy) and Joseph Healy (Bea).

Additionally, she is survived by fifteen grandchildren and ten greatgrandchildren. Patsy and Ted loved spending time with their family at their home in Atherton and especially at their ranch in Wyoming.

Patsy had a special affection for the Religious of the Sacred Heart and was devoted to the Children of Mary. In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to: The Society of the Sacred Heart Oakwood Retirement Center 4120 Forest Park Avenue, St Louis, MO 63108 A Visitation will be Friday. Nov. 7, 6-9pm at Cusimano Mortuary, 96 El Camino Real, Mountain View. A rosary will be held at 7pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held November 8th, 2014 11:00 a.m. at the Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park.

Ma rga ret “Meg” Reed O’Malley, a longtime resident of Palo Alto, died on Oct. 12 in Napa, California. She was 91.

She wa s born on Feb. 15, 1923, in Long Beach, California, to Wayne Bea C ave and Myr tle Ida Millward, who were an editor at the Los Angeles Times and a school teacher, respectively. She grew up in San Pedro, California, afterward studying at the Art Center College of Design and the University of Southern California. During WWII she worked as a ship draftsman. Following the war, she married Stew Reed in 1944, and they lived together in Indianapolis and San Francisco.

They moved to Palo Alto in 1954 to raise their family.

Locally, she worked in retail and as a designer at Studio D Design and Lum Toy Flowers. After separating from her first husband in the late ‘60s, she married Dick O’Malley in 1979. In her retirement, she traveled extensively with Dick in the U.S., Mexico and Europe. In 2010, she moved from the Peninsula to Napa.

During her life she was known as a talented painter, a professional designer, a frequent volunteer in the art and school communities, and a good friend and hostess.

She was predeceased by her husband, Dick; ex-husband, Stew; and stepson, Patrick. She is survived by her children, Suzanne and Brian Reed; her stepchildren, Kathleen, Mike, Karen, Eileen, Tim, Kevin and Colleen O’Malley; and 11 grandchildren.

In lieu of attending a memorial service, memorial donations can be made to The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation.

David Nivison David S. Nivison, a resident of Los Altos since 1952 and a longtime professor at Stanford University, died on Oct. 16. He was 91.

He wa s born on Jan. 17, 1923, in Fa r m ingdale, Ma i ne.

He studied at Harvard University and graduated summa cum laude in 1946. His time there was interrupted during his WWII service in the U.S. Army Signal Corps as a Japanese translator. He went on to complete a Ph.D. at Harvard in 1953. In 1944, he married Cornelia Green, with whom he raised a family.

From 1948 to his retirement in 1988, he was a faculty member at Stanford University, where he split time between the departments of Philosophy, Asian Languages and Religious Studies. During his career he

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received the Prix StanislasJulien in Paris in 1967 for his book, “The Life and Thought of Chang Hsueh-ch’eng,” and a one-year Guggenheim Fellowship in 1973. After retirement, he continued to do similar work, most notably with the writing of a book called “The Riddle of the Bamboo Animals.”

Outside of academia, he enjoyed classical music, garden design, canoeing and camping, and studying world politics and modern poetry. His neighbors also recently dubbed him as the “Mayor of Russell Ave., in recognition of 62 years of distinguished living.”

He was predeceased by his wife, Cornelia, in 2008. He is survived by his children, Louise (Lee) McCoy of Pettigrew, Arkansas; Helen T. Nivison, of Ithaca, New York; David G. Nivison of Soquel, California; and James N. (Lolly) Nivison of Los Altos. He is also survived by six granddaughters — Joanna, Marina, Audrey, Camilla, Chelsea and Maya — and one great-grandson, Noah. He is also remembered by his recent caregivers: Alicia Lopez, Alix Miranda and Siony Bueno. The family is grateful for their help and affection.

His ashes will be interred at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, next to those of his wife. A graveside ceremony is planned for midsummer in 2015.

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Editorial Where to turn in your ballot: Vote-by-mail ballots should now be physically turned in rather than mailed. They can be submitted Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mayfield Soccer Complex at the corner of Page Mill Road and El Camino, at Palo Alto City Hall from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday or Tuesday, or anytime before 8 p.m. on Tuesday (election day) to any polling place (doesn’t need to be your official polling place.)

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Our election recommendations Palo Alto City Council Karen Holman (incumbent) Greg Scharff (incumbent) Tom DuBois Eric Filseth Cory Wolbach (See editorial published Oct. 10.)

Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education Ken Dauber Terry Godfrey (See editorial published Oct. 3.)

Santa Clara Valley Water District Board Brian Schmidt (incumbent) (See editorial published Oct. 17.)

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Matt Harris (See editorial published May 9.)

Palo Alto Measure B (Hotel tax increase) Yes (See editorial published Oct. 17.)

Palo Alto Measure C (Utility tax changes) Yes (See editorial published Oct. 17.)

Palo Alto Measure D (Reduction in Council size) No (See editorial published Oct. 17.)

U. S. Congress Anna Eshoo (Dem) (incumbent)

State Assembly Rich Gordon (Dem) (incumbent) To read full editorials and our complete election coverage go to PaloAltoOnline.com.

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

Character, leadership

Vote for experience

Meaningful participation

Editor, Both of us are veterans of our country’s military. We take great pride in our years of service to protect this country, and treasure the incomparable freedoms we all enjoy as Americans. We also take pride in supporting A.C. Johnston for the Palo Alto City Council this November.

We back A.C. for many reasons, especially his four years in the U.S. Navy as an officer and submariner. Military service provides a leadership experience that is unparalleled, with teamwork being a guiding principle. We are taught to work with and for others, and that the good of the country is placed far above our own welfare.

Military service is also an exemplary experience of public service.

Among A.C.’s many qualifications, it is his four years as a Navy officer that will be a significantly important asset on the council. We are convinced he will be the type of leader who can pull a team together and put the good of the community at the forefront of every decision.

A.C. has been a successful and respected leader throughout his professional career. We are certain his many achievements are rooted in the valuable experience he gained in serving our country.

Military service is not the only reason to vote for A.C. Johnston, but we believe his willingness to protect us all, his ability to work effectively with others under difficult circumstances and his commitment to serve our community testify to his upstanding character, consensus-building leadership and integrity.

Mike McMahon Grove Avenue, Palo Alto John Kidd Homer Avenue, Palo Alto

Editor, Karen Holman is unique among 12 candidates for Palo Alto City Council in her depth of knowledge of land use, planning and governance. Her eight years on the Planning and Transportation Commission (two years as chair) and four years on City Council make her by far the most qualified candidate.

This is, in political parlance, a “change election” in which several new members will be elected to the council. Holman, with her insistence on transparency, respect for residents’ views, and civility and courage in the face of opposition will provide leadership on a fractured council while setting a good example for new members to emulate.

Karen’s experience, knowledge and past voting record matches the priority challenges before us — sensible ways to address the downside of commercial development; the need to create affordable housing; and to foster and protect local, independent retail businesses, community diversity and low-income residents.

Winter Dellenbach La Para Avenue, Palo Alto

Editor, Last year’s grassroots effort and catalytic vote on the Maybell Avenue Planned Community (PC) is the seminal context to this year’s council campaigns. It was a decisive referendum, not on this city’s longstanding commitment to below market and senior housing, but on land-use processes gone awry and council decisions that ignore impacts on residents.

Since then, a core two versus seven minority has become a near full house of council and candidate concern. Quite a reversal, but will it last?

In assessing potential newcomers to the council dais, a leading metric is meaningful participation toward that stunning change.

East of Alma, business executive and family man, Tom Dubois, realized it was time to scale back volunteer time in classrooms, the YMCA and junior league coaching for the civic issue of the day.

Up north, conceptualizer Eric Filseth shifted from downtown parking models to insightful writings on ‘Maybell’ and PCs in gen-

Unifying candidate Editor, I would like to applaud Mayor Nancy Shepherd on her efforts to bring citywide awareness to PAUSD Unity Day on Oct. 23, 2014. Mayor Shepherd brings to our city a deep knowledge about youth from years of engagement in organizations ranging from the Palo Alto Council of PTAs (PTAC) to Adolescent Counseling Services. Her advocacy helped establish “Youth Well Being” as a Council Priority in 2010, and as a result Project Safety Net has helped bring local experts together in support of our youth.

I appreciate that she brings this unique perspective as one of her many assets, and I will be voting for her in the upcoming election.

Julie Jerome Greer Road, Palo Alto

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Fighting climate change: If not Palo Alto, then who?

by Bruce Hodge ou may not realize it, but as a Palo Alto resident you’re living in a city that’s leading the fight against climate change.

Our group, Carbon Free Palo Alto, was instrumental in convincing the city of Palo Alto and its electric utility to commit to delivering 100 percent carbon-neutral electricity to all customers, starting in 2013. This single action has reduced the total carbon footprint of the entire city by about 20 percent at no additional cost to ratepayers.

We’re one of the few cities in the world to accomplish this, and recently have been featured in national publications such as Slate, Grist and Inside Climate News.

We’re gaining attention in the national and international arena for our efforts — and providing sorely needed leadership.

While this is a huge milestone, there’s a lot more that we can and should do to prevent dangerous climate change.

It will take a drastic reduction in carbon emissions worldwide in the next 20 years to give the entire planet a fighting chance of avoiding severe climate impacts for generations to come. Carbon Free Palo Alto is now calling for 50 to 60 percent reduction of Palo Alto’s greenhouse gas emissions in the next 10 years. This is the kind of

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reduction that needs to occur in the entire industrialized world. It sounds daunting on the surface, but we think it’s possible, and that the co-benefits are significant.

To achieve such reductions, we must transform our energy infrastructure from one based on coal, natural gas and oil to one that is primarily based on electricity generated from renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and water.

Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson and colleagues have authored an impressive number of papers that provide extensive analysis and present this transformation in more detail. Other research and analysis efforts have reached similar conclusions, including a recent study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

To help accomplish this transformation, Carbon Free Palo Alto is promoting a broad effort centered on the concept of “fuel switching.” The idea is to switch from devices that consume gasoline and natural gas to their high-efficiency electric-based equivalents. Here in Palo Alto we’re fortunate: The electric replacements will have a near-zero carbon footprint!

Some will say, “We heard that natural gas is better than coal,” and natural gas is being touted as a “clean” bridge to a lowcarbon future. While this may have been a viable strategy 15 or 20 years ago, it no longer is. Numerous studies have shown that continued reliance upon natural gas provides no net benefit in attaining emissions reductions.

Several other factors make natural gas

a fuel to avoid. The increase in fracking operations in the United States has threatened water supplies, increased earthquake activity and overwhelmed the ability of water-treatment plants to deal with the toxic water produced from the wells. A lot of much-needed capital is also being diverted into an infrastructure that contributes nothing to the transformation we so desperately need.

Natural gas is also itself a potent greenhouse gas, and there is much evidence to indicate that the unintentional release of natural gas into the atmosphere is woefully underestimated. When this is taken into account, natural gas can have the same carbon footprint as coal. Two fossil-fueled devices used extensively in Palo Alto are excellent candidates for fuel switching: cars and water heaters.

The obvious replacement for a fossilfueled car is an electric vehicle (EV). EVs are a common sight on Palo Alto streets.

No wonder, because EVs charged in Palo Alto have near-zero carbon emissions and can cost up to $10,000 less than a gasoline-powered car to buy and operate over the vehicle’s lifetime. In addition, Californians can collect $10,000 in rebates and tax credits within a year of buying an EV. Electric vehicles are fun to drive and reduce air pollution and associated health impacts such as asthma and other lung-related diseases. To put things in perspective, even a car like the Toyota Prius is highly polluting in comparison with an EV. Many potential EV buyers express

“range anxiety” (for example the Nissan Leaf has about a 90-mile range). In practice, however, such a limitation is not much of an issue in most cases. EVs work well for many commuters and for local trips, and with a little planning they can even work well for round trips to San Francisco and the East Bay. Another great way to reduce your natural-gas emissions is by replacing your natural-gas water heater with an ultra-efficient heat-pump water heater, which is available for about $1,000, but is eligible for $800 in rebates. Depending on your electricity rate and other assumptions, heat-pump water heaters can have about the same lifetime costs as natural-gas water heaters.

Palo Alto is in many ways ideally positioned to respond aggressively and intelligently to climate change. It is a nexus of technological innovation, has a highly educated populace and possesses significant financial resources. If not Palo Alto, then who?

This is an outstanding opportunity for Palo Alto and its citizens to deploy effective solutions to this unprecedented global issue. Your actions are amplified by the unique position that Palo Alto enjoys as a symbol of innovation and forward-thinking action. By switching from fossil-fuel devices to the new and exciting future of energy-efficient electric devices such as EVs and heat-pump water heaters, you will make a meaningful contribution to solving the climate crisis. Q Bruce Hodge is the founder of Carbon Free Palo Alto.

Streetwise

What is the most striking student art or performance you have seen lately?

Asked at White Memorial Plaza on Stanford University campus. Interviews and photos by Jennah Feeley.

Chelsey Pan

Melissa Eidman

Gabriela Lomeli

Victor Liu

Nicole Doumeng

Mayfield Avenue, Stanford Student

Comstock Circle, Stanford Student

Escondido Road, Stanford Student

Mayfield Avenue, Stanford Student

Mayfield Avenue, Stanford Student

“Today we just had a Carry That Weight event, and I saw a poetry performance with an African-American woman surrounded by a group of women, some with tape across their mouths.”

“The a capella show a little over a month ago. ... It inspired me to join an a capella group, Testimony.”

“In my computer and photo class, the T.A. Tim has a landscape photo in the Smithsonian. ... He has a lot of pictures of mountains and that kind of thing.”

“There are some in the Stanford art gallery, some collage pieces that kind of reference pop art. They are audacious, I really responded to them.”

“There was an activist performance yesterday or the day before. They were standing all around the circle of death chanting and holding signs.”

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eral. No one would have noticed if they had not. Meanwhile in Barron Park, Lydia Kou, emergency preparedness leader, had long been immersed in public hearings, signature gathering and the expanding community outreach.

“Maybell” is not the litmus test for new candidates but certainly raises the legitimate question of where a candidate was on the telling path of civic engagements that leads to this election.

Fred Balin Columbia Street, Palo Alto

where residents are first and foremost, and where developers must follow all regulations and restrictions and not be allowed to build almost anything almost anywhere.

Karen Holman has been one of the few council members to oppose and vote against excessive development and bad building proposals. Often only she and Greg Schmid have voted against developments. Greg remains on the council, so we need to re-elect Karen and at least three others.

Kou, Filseth and DuBois must be elected if Palo Alto is to remain a city friendly to residents and resistant to overdevelopment.

Bob Moss Orme Street, Palo Alto

Pro business, residents Editor, It has been a long time since we have had a majority of City Council members like Gary Fazzino or Judy Kleinberg who have followed the Comprehensive Plan, which states the council will support business, but where the interests of business and residents are in conflict, the city will favor residents. It is clear that we need a prosperous business climate, and most Palo Alto residents are happy to support local business.

It is in the interests of both communities to support one another, for without a supportive residential community, business would wither and die.

I support Tom DuBois for City Council after hearing him speak at a neighborhood meeting and voicing concerns for both communities. I don’t believe he will blindly support one entity at the cost of another but will approach issues with an open and analytical mind.

Further, I am also supporting Eric Filseth, who has impressed me with his business and finance knowledge and ability to cite specific issues and how he would prefer to address them. I have yet to meet Lydia Kou, but I have read her advertising and believe her commitment to Palo Alto. I am also happy to return Karen Holman to the City Council as a stable and mediating voice.

I have yet to find a council member with whom I have been in 100 percent agreement. I am satisfied if the members take a balanced view and don’t feel bullied if residents don’t always agree with their votes.

Ray Dempsey Bryant Street, Palo Alto

A watchful group Editor, For years Lydia Kou, Eric Filseth and Tom DuBois have fought to put residentialist needs and concerns first, and they require new projects to fit into their neighborhoods. They understand the negative impacts that so many developments have had on traffic, parking, schools, infrastructure and our city budget. They tried repeatedly to mitigate them. As members of Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning, each of them has participated actively in efforts to make and keep Palo Alto a city

Clear about views Editor, As a former president of the Palo Alto school board, I write in enthusiastic support of Ken Dauber. Dauber has shown through his years of advocacy and collaboration on youth well-being, the achievement gap and a range of other issues that he is a leader with good values, impeccable ethics and who is running to make a difference in the lives of PAUSD students.

One issue on which Ken stands apart from the other candidates is his clarity on the question of student civil rights, particularly for disabled students. Ken has called for rescinding the board’s misguided resolution attacking the civil rights enforcement. He has also called for ending the board’s profligate spending on legal fees pursuing that resolution.

Ken has been completely clear about his views, and I respect that.

Ken has shown real courage and leadership in his willingness to attend board meetings and urge a better course for our disabled students and on civil rights.

Clearly, the school board is in need of leadership, and Ken Dauber is the leader that is needed.

Alan C. Davis St. Michael Drive, Palo Alto

He has it all Editor, What do we want from a school board member? A tireless advocate for students, the ability to separate facts from opinion, someone who “groks” education, analyzes data honestly, evaluates outcomes clearly, transparency and an attitude of continuous improvement vs. the status quo. Ken Dauber is that person.

In addition to his work getting the district to implement Project Safety Net objectives and on the Homework Advisory Committee, Ken has advocated universal adoption of Schoology to communicate homework and get timely teacher feedback. Ken correctly identified PAUSD as falling behind in educating socioeconomically disadvantaged students. An early advocate of improved counseling at Gunn, Ken wants all students to be challenged (no ceiling for high achievers). As a trained sociologist and Google engineer, Ken is adept at analyzing data to

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develop a reasoned, fact-based approach to integrate diverse viewpoints.

Time and again, Ken has made prescient calls that have gained widespread acceptance, such as introducing foreign languages earlier, re-opening elementary schools to reduce overcrowding, universal computer literacy and ending the Office for Civil Rights feud.

But the strongest reason to vote for Ken is that he shows up! He has attended more than 80 percent of school board meetings over the past three years — a statistic that speaks volumes for Ken’s commitment.

Ken deserves our support not because his candidacy is fostered by the establishment but because he is simply a towering candidate committed to the best interests of our students.

Rajiv Bhateja La Cresta Drive, Los Altos Hills

For every student Editor, Having worked with Catherine Crystal Foster for more than a decade in supporting PAUSD schools, we enthusiastically recommend such a well-qualified candidate. In her professional work, as well as on an elementary school site council, Catherine has reviewed budgets, kept abreast of legislative effects and determined whether programs met measurable goals — skills that board members need in overseeing the more than $180 million budget.

She will make the best decisions for our students.

Catherine listens to input, looks at issues from multiple perspectives and digs into data before developing her positions. Catherine has devoted her talents to running an organization that helps disadvantaged students succeed in college. She served on the first PiE board when our district-wide fundraising organization was just getting started. Most importantly, Catherine is committed to maximizing the potential of each student. Whether addressing class sizes, encouraging teachers, assuring open government, monitoring the building program, advocating for resources, ensuring quality arts education, or providing suitable schools for our growing enrollment, Catherine’s intelligent analyses will create good results. People move into our district to give their children an excellent education — Catherine will make sure our schools deliver that education for every student.

Dan and Sunny Dykwel Gary Court, Palo Alto

Collaboration is key Editor, I have known Catherine Foster for the entire time I have lived in Palo Alto, and with each passing day, I am more impressed with her qualifications to be a collaborative member of the Palo Alto School Board. “On paper” Catherine is a very strong candidate.

More than 20 years working on

social justice and education policy issues provide her with a breadth of experience. Her work with the Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Children’s Defense Fund and the Peninsula College Fund uniquely position Catherine to bring best practices and innovative ideas to the district.

Locally, Catherine was elected to the school Site Council at Duveneck, served as a PTA Council liaison, served on the first PiE board and has worked on every school parcel-tax and school-bond campaign since 2004.

But perhaps most impressive is Catherine’s steadfast commitment to working collaboratively with people who have disparate opinions and points of view about the challenges facing our kids today.

There often is no right or wrong when it comes to an approach on a difficult issue, and the ability to truly empathize with a range of views and then build a consensus is a skill of a true leader. We need board members who have demonstrated the ability to work collaboratively with others who have views that differ from their own.

Catherine is such a leader.

Samir Tuma Chimalus Drive, Palo Alto

An inspiring candidate Editor, I strongly endorse Terry Godfrey for Palo Alto’s school board because she offers commitment, capability and integrity. How do I know? First, she has volunteered more than 3,000-plus hours for our Palo Alto kids over the past five years. More importantly, she is a neighbor and a two to threetime weekly running partner, and I know her well. Not only does she have my vote, but her candidacy inspired me to be politically active for the first time and help her campaign. You can read her accomplishments on-line, which clearly illustrate her commitment to our students and her capability to get things done. I, however, want to highlight her integrity and ability to investigate, to research, to find answers and to do the right thing, while being collaborative and inclusive.

I will be voting for Terry Godfrey. If you have a question about her, email her. She will answer you.

Adrienne Pierce College Avenue, Palo Alto

Doing the right thing Editor, Terry Godfrey has been a friend and neighbor since our kids were in preschool. Early on I realized that when it comes to figuring out the right thing to do, Terry is one to watch.

I had heard about the Developmental Assets from Terry’s leadership in Project Safety Net, but I really learned about them by watching her live them. Terry is an irrepressible model of showing up for youth.

One day Terry and I were making our way across Paly just as classes let out. The corridor was packed with teens, and I felt a

bit intimidated and was looking down, walking quickly. Then I noticed Terry was looking up, making eye contact and saying, “Good mornin’” to random kids. It was amazing — some of the kids were smiling back and even standing a little taller. Oh yeah, I thought, that’s the right thing to do. Be a caring adult, make an effort — and maybe change the direction of someone’s day.

When one of the neighborhood kids achieves a milestone, Terry mails them a postcard saying, “You rock!” And when my teen’s friend sent unsettling texts about feeling hopeless, Terry helped me recognize that their welfare was much more important than the awkwardness I was feeling about speaking up. I reached out to the dean of students who reached out to the student in a very supportive way.

I don’t know what all the school board will face over the next four years, but because of Terry’s instinct for doing the right thing and her drive to keep showing up for kids, I know I want her on the school board, helping to form the decisions that will affect our community and our kids.

Please join me in voting for Terry Godfrey for school board.

Loretta Matheson Oxford Avenue, Palo Alto

Personal connections Editor, Don’t vote to reduce the number of Palo Alto City Council members from nine to seven.

The council is important to Palo Alto in two very different ways. It is the representative body that sets city policy, approves budgets and provides oversight. But it is also the governmental body that is in closest touch with the people in the community. A nine-member council is more able to represent the varied interests of a very diverse Palo Alto; and it is much easier for you to establish a direct personal connection with at least one council member.

If we reduce the council size to seven, we will have a population to council member ratio that is 20 percent above the other cities in Santa Clara County (excluding the largest city and the smallest city).

We need to protect local democracy by voting No on D. Greg Schmid Palo Alto City Council member Janice Way, Palo Alto

Broad support Editor, Gary Kremen is a graduate of Stanford. He is supported by my Democratic Party, Anna Eshoo, Jerry Hill, Rich Gordon, a majority of the city council, a majority of our school board and Santa Clara County Young Democrats.

Kremen is the candidate for all seasons with bipartisan support from a host of Republicans, such as Sheriff Laurie Smith, the San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Don Gage, Jim Cuneen and Bern Beecham.

Right now he is the president of Purissima Hills Water District.

Spectrum He has been endorsed by his entire board.

Kremen knows budgeting and being accountable with finances.

He started Match.com, Clean Power Finance and WaterSmart Software. Gary has solid plans for coping with the drought, modernizing the Santa Clara Valley Water District, bringing innovation to prevent future droughts and turning off the golden spigot.

When that happens the district will have the resources to address the levies and creeks that directly impact Palo Alto.

Richard Alexander Santa Rita Avenue, Palo Alto

Representative of us all Editor, Larry Hassett has been our stellar representative for Ward 6 for 14 years. As a coastside resident and preserve neighbor, he is uniquely qualified to represent these important constituents. As a bayside business owner and longtime community supporter for numerous causes, he also represents the rest of us with fairness and integrity. Larry helped win passage of Measure AA and would be a tremendous asset to us all in seeing this important funding source put to the best possible use for our local open-space preserves.

David Smernoff Foxwood Road, Portola Valley

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Arts & Entertainment A weekly guide to music, theater, r, art, culture, cultture, books books and more, edited edited by Elizabeth Eliizabeth Schwyzer Schwyzzer THEATER REVIEW

Menlowe Ballet to premiere dance based on Mongolian folktale

A LEGEND story by ELIZABETH SCHWYZER // photos by MICHELLE LE Menlowe Ballet’s “The Legend of the Seven Suns” is based on an ancient Mongolian folktale.

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comes to life

t’s a Monday afternoon in early October, and at Menlowe Ballet’s studio in Menlo Park, 10 dancers stand poised before the mirror, waiting for the music. No accompanist sits at the piano in the corner; ballet mistress Julie Lowe mans the sound system.

“OK?” she calls. “Here we go.”

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Arts & Entertainment The music that spills into the airy studio isn’t Chopin or Tchaikovsky or anything remotely resembling the classical composers most closely associated with ballet. It’s an unfamiliar yet melodious blend of plucked strings, percussion and vocals, and it seems to vivify the dancers instantly.

Their eyes brighten as they leap into motion, throwing their arms wide and stomping their heels in time with the rhythm of the song.

Facing them sits Michael Lowe, Menlowe Ballet’s artistic director. In an oversized Giants jersey, his spiky black hair streaked with blond highlights, Lowe doesn’t look the part of the classical ballet choreographer. Yet the artistic director of Menlowe Ballet is steeped in the grand tradition of the Ballets Russes.

Born and raised in the East Bay, the Chinese/ Korean American dancer joined the Oakland Ballet in 1974 and served as a principal dancer there for three decades, dancing with ballet greats Leonide Massine, Agnes DeMille and Anna Sokolow before retiring from his performing career and establishing himself as a choreographer of contemporary ballets, particularly works based on Asian cultures and folktales. In 2003, Lowe was honored with an Isadora Duncan Dance Award — a coveted prize among Bay Area choreographers — for his cultural ballet, “Bamboo.”

Lowe and his collaborators Lisa Shiveley, Julie Lowe and SarahJane Measor founded Menlowe Ballet in 2011. Over the past six seasons, the young company has drawn talented dancers from around the Bay Area and beyond, presented the work of guest choreographers alongside Lowe’s ballets, and established itself as the premiere classical dance company on the Midpeninsula. All the while, Lowe has been biding his time, waiting for a chance to pursue a ballet he’s had in mind for years.

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inally, that time has come.

On Saturday, Nov. 8, Menlowe Ballet will premiere “The Legend of the Seven Suns,” an original production based on an ancient Mongolian story. In order to conduct research for the ballet, Lowe traveled to Mongolia last summer, where he lived with a Mongolian family in their “ger,” or yurt, and joined them in their daily activities, milking cows,

chopping firewood and riding horses in order to understand the rhythms of their lives. From there, he went to the capital, Ulan Bator, where he spent time with the Mongolian State Ballet, studying their blend of classical technique and traditional folk dance.

The result of Lowe’s research is a 30-minute work for 17 dancers: the largest and longest production Menlowe Ballet has yet staged.

It’s not the only work they’ll present — Dennis Nahat’s classical “In Concert” and Lowe’s more contemporary “Plague” round out the program — but “Legend” is the only premiere and a milestone for both the choreographer

Right: Menlowe Ballet Artistic Director Michael Lowe traveled to Mongolia to research this original production.

Below: Julie Giordano will dance the lead role of the huntress; Brian Gephart is the archer.

When their father returned, he was so angered that he cast them up into the sky, where they became six burning suns. Years later, the earth was hot and parched. The animals were suffering, and appealed to a brave warrior to help them.

With his bow and arrows, the warrior shot down five of the suns, but as he aimed at the sixth, the swallow saw that his aim was off. Bravely, she flew into its path, redirecting the arrow to bring down the sixth sun, but splitting her tail in the process. With only one sun burning in the sky, the animals rejoiced.”

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and company.

Lowe first heard the Legend of the Seven Suns as a child, when his uncle told him the story. In traveling to Mongolia, Lowe hoped to hear the most authentic version of the tale. Instead, he discovered that the legend varied from one telling to the next.

“There’s a saying in Mongolia: ‘There are as many versions of a story as there are tongues to tell it,’” Lowe said. “What I found really intriguing was talking to

the Mongolian people and learning just how true that was.” Lowe explained that he listened for the version that would most readily translate to the stage. The one he chose goes something like this: “The God of Fire had three beautiful but selfish daughters.

One day, they decided to compete to see who had the greatest fire-making skills. Determined to outdo each other, they hurled sparks into the woods, igniting a blaze that destroyed the forest.

or the most part, Lowe has been true to the legend, but with one significant change: He has added a female huntress — a powerful woman who loves the warrior but displays a strength of her own. Company member Julie Giordano dances the role.

“Michael wanted me to really focus on the character of a beautiful yet independent huntress,” she said, noting that unlike some contemporary ballets, “Legend” tells a story from beginning to end, so nailing the characters is particularly important.

“I’ve never been the lead in a big premiere ballet, so it’s a lot of pressure, but it’s an exciting pressure,” she added. “I’m trying to do my best to portray this character that Michael created for me.”

Joining the company on stage will be a number of students from the Menlo Park Academy of Dance. Rather than thinking of them as “extras,” said Executive Director Shiveley, Lowe inte-

ON THE COVER Jenna McClintock will dance the role of a water spirit in “Legend.”

Photo by Michelle Le.

grates these talented students into the creative process. Other dancers are traveling much greater distances to take part in the production. Brian Gephart, a former Joffrey Ballet dancer, has flown in from New York for the eight weeks of rehearsal and performance. He will dance the role of the warrior. Menlowe Ballet member Terrin McGee-Kelly lives in Antioch, California, and has been making the daily commute of up to three hours to attend rehearsals.

That level of devotion seems to characterize the small but talented company. From the way Giordano describes it, that loyalty is a response to the way Lowe works with company members. Formerly a member of Ballet Tucson, Giordano noted that Lowe is particularly good at recognizing each dancer’s talents and drawing them to the forefront. “Even with 17 dancers this season, he sees each person’s individual strengths, and knows how to broadcast them,” she said. “He does a good job of making sure we look good on stage.”

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ooking good is clearly important to Lowe, and to that end, he has commissioned an original animation that will accompany the dance. At the time of writing this article, costume designer Christina Weiland was still hard at work crafting 17 costumes for the human and animal characters of the story.

She’s taking cues from what little is known of ancient Mongolian dress and adding in plenty of her imagination.

The score for the production is an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary Mongolian songs with other musical arrangements, including those by Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. Part of what (continued on page 30)

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fascinates Lowe about Mongolian culture is its close relationship with bordering Russia. Much of modern Russia was once part of the Mongol Empire, and the two nations established close ties during the Communist Era. Lowe says those ties are evidenced in the dances of both nations. The traditional dances of Mongolia utilize deep knee bends, high jumps, flexed feet and a rapid shimmying of the ribs and shoulders, all of which remind Lowe of Russian Cossack dancing (though he noted his Mongolian hosts weren’t particularly flattered by the comparison).

In translating these movements for the Western stage, Lowe said he has made certain concessions.

Western ballet is characterized by a lifted, weightless quality, while Mongolian folk dances rely on much earthier, weighted moments.

“The translator kept telling me,

‘dig, dig!’” Lowe remembered, demonstrating the way his Mongolian hosts encouraged him to bend his knees, flex his arms and stomp the ground, hard. “It was a reminder that these are dances done by real people, not sylphs.”

His approach with “Legend” blends elements of both Eastern and Western dance traditions.

“I want to maintain the integrity of Mongolian dance, but change certain aspects to integrate it into ballet,” he said.

When asked whether he has any concerns about cultural appropriation, Lowe noted that classical ballet choreographers and composers have long presented the dances of the East on the Western stage. “Think of the Chinese Doll dance in the second act of ‘Coppelia,’ or the Chinese dance in Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker Suite,’” he said. “The intent is narrative; not every step is authentic, but you try to translate in a sensitive way. I would hope that audiences understand that.”

INFORMATION What: Menlowe Ballet’s “Legend of the Seven Suns” Where: Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton When: Saturday, Nov. 8, at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m.; and Saturday, Nov. 15, at 2 and 8 p.m.

Cost: Tickets range from $28-$48.

Info: Go to menloweballet.org or call 800-595-4849.

Above: Brian Gephart as the warrior and Demetria Schioldager as the swallow. Top: Julie Giordano, left, and Lauren Mindel rehearse a duet. Left: Alec Guthrie and Jenna McClintock practice a lift as director Michael Lowe looks on.

Back in the studio rehearsing for the show, lead dancers Gephart and Giordano are working on a complex lift. Giordano is wonderful to watch: lithe and expressive, using her face as well as her body to convey the energy of the huntress. As the music rises to a crescendo of racing drums, she leaps high into the air, only to land somewhat clunkily in Gephart’s arms. They both giggle, disentangle themselves and try again. Q

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Mark E. Bowles

Niki (Lindsay Schulz) shows a death threat letter to Lieutenant Cioffi (Matt Waters) in Woodside Community Theatre’s “Curtains.”

‘Curtains’ rises on Broadway spoof Woodside Community Theatre’s production sparkles with toe-tapping songs, clever dialogue

by Janet Silver Ghent

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how People” are a special breed, according to the signature song of “Curtains,” the toetapping Broadway musical that leaves audiences humming. For pure escapism, Woodside Community Theatre’s production of the 2007 Tony Award-nominated whodunit is just the ticket. Kudos to new Woodside director Jay Manley for bringing this get-happy show to the stage.

Without the murky undercurrents and caustic wit of other John Kander and Fred Ebb collaborations — among them “Cabaret” and “Chicago” — “Curtains” is a wisecracking comedy seasoned with risqué innuendos and campy songand-dance numbers. Sure, there are murders, but who cares who’s

to blame? There’s just enough poignancy in the drama — and an occasional dissonant note in the score — to keep audiences engaged.

This is a show about shows. The curtain rises on the hilariously bad play-within-a-play “Robbin’ Hood,” a Wild West melodrama doomed to die during its Boston tryout.

Boa-bedecked leading lady Jessica Cranshaw (Darlene Batchelder), who can neither sing, dance nor act, flubs the finale, thwarting the show’s chances to get to Broadway.

Yet as Jessica grabs her bouquets, she collapses onstage along with the production, and it turns out she’s been murdered.

Is this a blessing or a curse?

Who will be next? Who will take the heat? And can this musical be saved? The reviews are scathing,

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Lyricist Georgia Hendricks (Stephanie Case) takes center stage as leading lady in “Robbin’ Hood,” the “Curtains” play-within-a-play.

particularly that of Boston Globe critic Daryl Grady (David Carr).

Backstage the next day, sassy coproducer Carmen Bernstein (Nancy Krosse, whose deliciously deadpan style steals the show) assesses the damage and curses the critics, along with funder Oscar Shapiro (Doug Brees), lyricist Georgia Hendricks (Stephanie Case) and composer Aaron Fox (Tim Reynolds). Director Christopher Belling (played by Ron Lopez Jr., with an off-kilter English accent and over-the-top effeminacy) offers a plan: Lyricist Georgia should take over the lead.

Complications abound: Understudy Niki Harris (Lindsay Schulz), the blond ingénue who thinks the role is rightfully hers, objects. So does Bambi (Breanna van Gastel), an incredible dancer with the moves of a gymnast, who happens to be co-producer Carmen’s underappreciated daughter. Aaron, Georgia’s ex-husband who still carries a torch, is not thrilled about having her play opposite her new love interest, leading man Bobby Pepper (Gary Stanford), a triple threat onstage and a singular threat to Aaron.

In the most poignant number of the show, “I Miss the Music,” Aaron reveals the depths of his loss. Writing a song without a partner is lonely work.

Who’s gonna save the day? Enter bumbling Boston detective and amateur actor Frank Cioffi (Matt Waters), with grand aspirations himself: Woo the blonde and grab the limelight by keeping the show alive (oh, and maybe solve the murder).

The plot thickens. Meanwhile, enjoy the show, cleverly choreographed by Dottie Lester-White, (continued on page 32)

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with musical direction by conductor Arthur Gordon and choral director Kristin Pfeifer. The visuals are an-

other treat, with hand-painted sets

by Shari Steele and set design by technical director Akio Patrick, assisted by his brother, master builder Steve. Another Patrick, Akio’s wife, Karen, heads the costume crew, whose over-the-top mermaid

The City of Palo Alto is hosting a community workshop to review the plan line concepts and alternatives prepared to improve safety along the Charleston / Arastradero Corridor.

Please join us to review the options and provide your input.

Community Workshop Details: Wednesday, November 12, 2014, from 6:30 - 8 PM at Herbert Hoover Elementary School in the multipurpose room. Hoover Elementary School is located at 445 East Charleston Road in Palo Alto.

outfits stop the show in “In the Same Boat.” Picture three guys — and three women in sailor hats — wielding paddles as they stand behind cardboard rowboats while cardboard waves below them shift back and forth, revealing mermaids in flesh-toned tops with strategic cones.

“He Did It,” set in Pullman-style sleeping compartments backstage, is another visual showstopper. In succession, choristers draw the cubicles’ curtains, shining flashlights as they shed light on their suspicions.

However, as the cast warns at the curtain call: “... whatever you do, don’t reveal who killed who, or it just might be curtains for you.”

Halloween theatergoers can slather on the greasepaint, don a costume and continue the show in the lobby. Coconut bras, anyone? Q

The workshop will be hosted by the Engineering Services Division of the Public Works Department. For more information, visit www.cityofpaloalto.org/cacorridor, call (650) 329-2295 or email pwecips@cityofpaloalto.org.

Freelance writer Janet Silver Ghent can be emailed at ghentwriter@gmail.com.

Good for Business. Good for You. Good for the Community.

What: Woodside Community Theatre’s “Curtains” Where: Woodside High School Performing Arts Center, 199 Churchill Ave., Woodside When: Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m.

Cost: $15 students, $28 adults and $25 seniors Info: Go to woodsidetheatre.com or call 800- 838-3006.

UNTIL RECENTLY, humans lived with gods.

THE LAST SUPERSTITION A P U B L I C L E C T U R E BY

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Every society in history defined itself in relation to an invisible world. Only modern society is secular: it doesn’t believe in anything but itself. Why? And are we really less superstitious than our ancestors? Roberto Calasso will begin his provocative lecture with these questions.

Called “a literary institution” by The Paris Review, Calasso is the author of a series of unique works that combine philosophy and culture, ancient and modern, East and West. Joseph Brodsky praised Calasso’s retelling of the Greek myths as “the kind of book that comes out only once or twice in one’s lifetime” (The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony). According to Wendy Doniger, Calasso also wrote “the very best book about Hindu mythology that anyone has ever written” (Ka: Stories of the Mind and Gods of India). His newest work is a meditation on the Vedas entitled Ardor and will be published by FSG on November 18th. Publishers Weekly predicts “readers will return again and again for wisdom and insight.” Copies of Ardor will be made specially available for purchase.

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In the world of contemporary American folk music, Kathy Kallick is a household name; the Grammy Award-winning musician has topped the bluegrass charts repeatedly in recent years.

Critics describe her music as warm, poignant and passionate.

This Saturday, Nov. 1, she brings her band to the Peninsula for an evening of original and classic bluegrass tunes. The Kathy Kallick Band features vocalists and instrumentalists on The Kathy Kallick band plays foot-tapping bluegrass tunes. guitar, fiddle, bass, banjo and mandolin. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be playing songs from their most recent album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Time,â&#x20AC;? as well as those from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Between the Hollow and the High-Rise.â&#x20AC;? Expect an all-ages crowd, a friendly vibe and songs that vary from upbeat and humorous to bittersweet and soulful.

Two free bluegrass jams begin at 5 p.m., one for for novices and one for experienced players. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert kicks off at 7:30 p.m. at the Mountain View First Presbyterian Church, 1667 Miramonte Ave. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door, half-price for teens and students and free for children under 13. For tickets, go to rba.org or call 866-468-3399. To learn more, go to kathykallick.com.

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Next week, the theater department at Gunn High School takes on this gem of a play, which centers on retired actress Judith Bliss, her novelist husband, David, and their grown children. Set at the Bliss country estate, the satire features an elaborate plot and mocks the self-absorption of the Bliss family In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hay Fever,â&#x20AC;? Myra Arundel (Sondrine Bontemps) is a through the eyes of a series of house guests. guest of Simon Bliss (Max Mahle, right), but has her eyes The show opens with a gala on Nov. 6 at 6 on his famous father, David (Alan Hansen). p.m. and runs Nov. 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. and Nov. 15 at 2:30 p.m. at Gunn High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Studio Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road. Palo Alto. Tickets are $20 for the gala, $10 general and $8 for students. For tickets or more information, go to gunntheatre.org.

importantly, designer must be a team player and demonstrate speed, accuracy and thrive under deadline pressure. The position will be 40 hours per week.

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Festival Yiddish Cultural Festival This weekend, Palo Altoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oshman Jewish Community Center (3921 Fabian Way) hosts the annual Yiddish Culture Festival: two days of music, dance, poetry and celebration of eastern European culture. The festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headliner this year is klezmer clarinetist Joel Rubin, who will perform alongside the Bay Areabased Veretski Pass klezmer trio. There are many ways to experience the festival: Musicians and singers can take master classes with klezmer teachers, while those interested in dance can learn new steps. Lecturers on Yiddish literature and poetry will give talks, and kids age 6-12 can sample everything from music to language as part of a special youth program.

The festival begins Saturday night at 8 p.m. with a klezmer concert and dance party and continues through Sunday evening. Festival passes are $65-$85. Individual event tickets are $15-$25, with discounts for teens and kids.

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The Yiddish Culture Festival opens and closes with a klezmer concert and dance party.

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2091 P Pa Park Boulevard, Palo Alto Offered Offere ed at $3,488,000 Bespoke Bespok ke C Craftsman in Evergreen Park 5 bedroo bedroom, om, 4 bath home of 4,372 sq. ft. (per county) on a 7,500 sq. ft. lot (per ccou county). Elegant crown molding, recessed lights, and gleaming hardwo od floors. Sunken living room shares a two-sided fireplace hardwood with th he fformal dining room. Office with built-in desks and a full the bath ccan easily be converted into a 6th bedroom. Chef ’s kitchen featur res an exposed beam ceiling, beautiful cabinetry, granite features coun ntert countertops, large center island, La Cornue 5-burner professional cookk to top with pot filler, professional Kitchen Aid refrigerator, and dua al Th dual Thermador ovens. Off the kitchen is the sunroom. Upstairs aree th three bedrooms, including the master suite. On the lower le evel are two bedrooms, a recreation room with access to the level sstunning tun backyard, library with wainscoting, and laundry ccent center. Nearby are Peers Park, Stanford University, and the sho shops and restaurants on California Avenue. Escondido Ele Elementary (API 927), Jordan Middle (API 934), and Palo Al Alto High (API 905) (buyer to verify enrollment).

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731 De Soto Drive, Palo Alto Offered at $2,788,000 Elegant Home in Duveneck/St. Francis 4 bedroom, 2 and 1/2 bath home of 2,569 sq. ft. (per appraisal) on a 6,935 sq. ft. lot (per county), featuring a paver walkway, slate tiles, and hardwood floors. The grand chef ’s kitchen has 3 skylights, high quality cabinetry, a Sub-Zero side-by-side refrigerator and freezer, 6-burner Viking range, and granite countertops, center-island, and menu planning center. Enjoy the spacious family room, with a fireplace and easy access to the rear patio. The master suite, with a soaring ceiling and skylight, offers a dressing area (convertible into a walk-in closet), spa-like bath, private patio, and hot tub. One bedroom is currently staged as a sitting area. Laundry center, newer roof, and 2 car garage. Nearby are Eleanor Pardee Park, Rinconada Park, and Edgewood Shopping Center. Duveneck Elementary (API 956), Jordan Middle (API 934), and Palo Alto High (API 905) (buyer to verify enrollment).

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A&E Digest ART CENTER AWARDED $88,000 ... Thanks to a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Palo Alto Art Center plans to launch a community project that explores the links between art and nature. Creative Ecology: Exploring Our Environment with Art, Science, and the Community will be an 18-month collaboration between the Art Center and the Palo Alto Junior Museum. The grant of $88,000, announced last week, will support four artists-in-residence who will work with community participants to explore Palo Alto’s natural environment before creating and exhibiting work.

November 2014

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

Sunnyvale Center 301 Old San Francisco Road 2nd Fl. Conference Ctr. Sunnyvale (408) 730-2810

Challenging Behaviors Dementia Caregiver Education Series Nov. 5, 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Alexandra Morris Family Care Specialist, Alzheimer’s Association Alzheimer’s and related dementias can cause a person to act in different and unpredicatble ways, often leading to misunderstandings, frustration and tension. During this presentation for caregivers, you’ll learn practical techniques and behavioral changes to help you cope better.

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Medicare Updates and Changes Nov. 5, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Connie Corrales Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) Director

Dr. Tom McDonald Memorial Lecture Series at the Palo Alto Center Palo Alto Center 795 El Camino Real Palo Alto (650) 853-4873 Mountain View Center 701 E. El Camino Real Mountain View (650) 934-7380

Meal Planning Using the Glycemic Index Nov. 11, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Valerie Spier, R.D. PAMF Nutrition Services

ARTISTS WANTED TO PAINT BOXES ... Calling all artists: If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at public art, now’s your chance. A regional arts organization is looking for artists interested in painting downtown Palo Alto utility boxes. Red, Yellow, GO for Art! invites applications from individual or teams of artists based in Santa Clara, San Mateo or San Francisco counties. To learn more about the project or to apply, go to facebook.com/redyellowgoforart.

STREET ART FILM SEEKS FUNDS ... A Palo Alto native is raising funds for a feature-length documentary film about street art in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Shot over the course of six months, the film focuses on the work of four artists. “We’re seeing artists reacting to and influencing incredible social change,” said filmmaker Austin Smith, a Palo Alto High alumnus. “We hope by sharing their stories that we spark dialogue around global issues and shine light on the power of public art as a medium.” To learn more, go to filipinostreetart.com or bit.ly/fsapkick.

SHERLOCK HOLMES GETS A SEND-UP ... On Sunday, Nov. 9, the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts plays host to a musical parody when San Francisco’s Lamplighters Music Theatre brings “Sherlock Who?” to town. A send-up of the popular BBC series, the event includes a raffle, live auction and post-show champagne reception with the cast.

To learn more, go to mvcpa.com or call 650-903-6000.

ART CENTER CALLS FOR FABRIC ... The Palo Alto Art Center is asking for donations of clean, solid-colored fabric pieces no larger than one square yard for an upcoming artists-in-residence program. Artists Lauren DiCioccio and May Wilson will use the scraps to create sculptures.

Fabric can be dropped off at the Art Center front desk during regular business hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m.Q

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The Family Table Nov. 11, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Karen Ross, R.D. Parents Place Learn from a nutritionist how to maximize each family mealtime, minimize power struggles over food and build healthy traditions that can carry on from one generation to the next.

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SYMPHONY NAMES NEW DIRECTOR ... The Peninsula Symphony has announced the hire of Sheri Frumkin as its new managing director. Frumkin joins the organization following months of turmoil. Former Executive Director Stephen Jay Carlton resigned a little more than one year ago after it was discovered he had drained the organization’s accounts for personal use. Carlton pleaded no contest to charges of embezzlement and grand theft, and is still facing charges of tax evasion. Meanwhile, the symphony has regained its footing and is looking to the future. As the former director of development for Ballet San Jose and the San Jose Repertory Theatre, Frumkin brings an extensive arts administration background to her new role.

Thanksgiving Lighten Up Nov. 19, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Linda Shiue, M.D. PAMF Internal Medicine

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Palo Alto Historical Association presents a public program

Out of the File Cabinet, into the Classroom: bringing archives to third-graders Presenters: Brian Tuomy and four history interns

Sunday, November 2, 2014, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

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Eating Out Classic comfort food — minus the meat

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f the idea of veggie proteins gets your mouth watering, have I got the place for you. Tempeh, soy and seitan may not usually elicit cries of “Give me more!,” but Veggie Grill is using these ingredients in fresh and creative ways that may change your mind about a vegan diet.

The menu features fish tacos, crab cakes, cheeseburgers, macaroni and cheese, sausage and Buffalo wings, but the catch is that all these options are plant-based and free of dairy, eggs, cholesterol, antibiotics and transfats.

That means no butter, milk or cheese — and definitely no meat. The “chicken” and “steak” are made of soybeans, wheat and peas; the nachos are composed of seitan, a vegetarian wheat protein. Seitan and tempeh, chewy patties of fermented soybeans and rice, absorb flavors when

The portobello sandwich at Veggie Grill comes with skin-on Yukon Gold fries, Southwestern chili or coleslaw.

Come Try Our New Fall Menu “We serve local and organic mixed greens along with daily fresh seafood”

Butternut Squash Soup – Garnished with pumpkin seeds and olive oil.

Roasted Pumpkin – Served with roasted pork in a delicious red wine reduction sauce with chanterelles mushrooms, fresh Italian herbs, and risotto stuffed in a mini pumpkin.

Octopus Salad – Grilled chopped octopus on a bed of frisee lettuce, roasted red peppers and Kalamata olives with a lemon vinaigrette dressing.

Grilled Lamb Chops – Served in a lemon vinaigrette sauce with swiss chard, and roasted potatoes.

Beets Salad – Served with arugula, toasted pecans and parmesan cheese with our homemade champagne vinaigrette dressing.

Mediterranean Salad with Sea Bass – Pan seared sea bass, faro, spinach, arugula, light pesto sauce, roasted pine nuts, roasted peppers, dry black olives, Meyer lemon vinaigrette, and cherry tomato, garnished with sweet potato shavings.

Filet Mignon – Filet mignon in a red wine reduction served with broccolini and a risotto cake filled with blue cheese.

Pizzas of the Month Sausage & Leek – Leeks, red onions, fresh mozzarella, mascarpone cheese & homemade spicy sausage. Add: Farm egg Mushroom Pizza – Sautéed assorted wild mushrooms, fresh thyme, goat cheese & truffle oil.

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cooked, making them versatile inredients in vegetarian cooking.

The first Veggie Grill opened in 2006 and there are now more than 20 locations in California, Washington and Oregon, including Walnut Creek and Santana Row in San Jose. Based on the lunch crowds, it looks like there’s plenty of room for more outposts in the Bay Area.

The latest version of the Santa Monica-based chain opened six months ago in the revamped Village at San Antonio shopping center in Mountain View. The decor is bright and modern, a distinct change from the casual hippie atmosphere often associated with alternative dining establishments. A stand by the door lets you peruse the menu before walking up to the counter to place your order and pay.

Explanations and advice are offered by extremely friendly and helpful

staff working at the registers. At one visit, we got a perky “Right on!” after we made our selections.

The menu is broken up into snacks, entree salads, bowls and plates and sandwiches, with separate listings for kids’ meals and desserts. Beverages include lemonade and natural fruit teas free of highfructose corn syrup (that means no soda), as well as beer and wine.

Prices are extremely reasonable and portions are generous, with nothing on the menu costing more than $11.

We tried the Bombay bowl ($8.95), a mix of steamed kale, cannellini beans, vegetables and the restaurant’s trademark “supergrains:” a blend of millet, buckwheat, quinoa and brown rice, topped with a coconut milk-based green curry sauce. This Asianinspired dish was tasty, and the serving was large enough to bring half of it home for lunch the next day. The bowl is one of several gluten-free options, and the restaurant also highlights selections that are soy- and nut-free.

The Baja “fish” tacos ($9.95) featured three tortillas piled high with cabbage; too much cabbage, actually, making the tacos almost impossible to fold and eat without spilling greens all over. The “fish,” made of seitan, were bland and needed a heavy hand with hot sauce to pull the plate together. The “Papa’s Portobello” ($8.95) was more successful. It’s a grilled portobello mushroom sandwich loaded with tomato, caramelized onion and lettuce, accented with herbs and soy chipotle ranch sauce, with a generous side of crispy French fries. All sandwiches — many of which can be made as a wrap — come with your choice of skin-on, seasoned Yukon Gold fries (also available as a snack for $3.50), Southwestern chili or coleslaw.

We also sampled several side dishes as a meal. The soup of the season ($3.25 for a cup) was a thick creamy asparagus base in a potato stock that was served with triangles of seeded pita. The chargrilled street corn ($3.95) was a winner: an ear of perfectly grilled sweet corn with the husks pulled back to use as a handle. Flavored

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with soy Parmesan cheese, cilantro and a squiggle of Southwestern mayo, it was lovely to look at and bursting with fresh flavor.

Sweetheart fries ($4.50) were also delectable — crispy, perfectly seasoned, addictive sweet potatoes with ranch dressing for dipping.

Crispy cauliflower ($5.95) is bites of cauliflower rolled in panko crumbs and then deep-fried. The texture of crunchy coating with a soft interior is enticing, though the dish needs its sweet-and-spicy orange sauce to carry much flavor.

The same problem arises with the herb-roasted vegetables ($3.95): a small bowl of zucchini, carrots, onions and one sad-looking broccoli floret. The herbs were virtually undetectable, making for a bland combination that most people could probably make just as well (or better) at home.

Though nothing on the menu contains cholesterol or transfat and sugar is kept to a minimum, be aware that eating vegetarian does not necessarily mean it’s diet food. Buffalo wings clock in at 460 calories — half of those from fat — and a whopping 1,590 mg of sodium. A bowl of quinoa power salad has 690 calories.

Overall, Veggie Grill does a great job of making vegan alternatives to traditional comfort food. Most dishes are tasty and accessible to those who may be skeptical about forgoing meat and dairy. Q

Eating Out

ShopTalk

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FOUR NEW HOTELS ON HORIZON... Palo Alto is looking extremely tourist-friendly, with a total of four, four-story hotels poised to open. The two that will open first are both Hiltons. Hilton Homewood Suites is an 111,000-square-foot structure at 4329 El Camino, while the Hilton Garden Inn is a 105,000-square-foot hotel less than two blocks north at 4214 El Camino.

Homewood Suites is an upscale, extended-stay hotel built on the former site of Palo Alto Bowl. It will have 138 rooms, each with a full kitchen. The hotel will also have a rooftop fitness room and courtyard with pool. Scheduled for a January 2015 opening, it sits directly across from Marriott’s Residence Inn. The Hilton Garden Inn is located near Arastradero Road, close to Hobee’s Restaurant. The hotel will have 174 guest rooms and two levels of underground parking. Referring to the close proximity of the two hotels, Homewood Suites General Manager Matt Dolan said, “Hilton evaluates the markets and brand availability in any specific area before approving hotel projects. It may seem notable due to the timing of the projects, but the demand for Hilton brands is greater than supply.” Also in the planning stage and going through the preliminary approval process is The Clement, a smaller, boutique-style hotel to be built at 711 El Camino, immediately south of The Westin Palo Alto. Initial plans, which were submitted to the city in December 2013, call for 23 hotel rooms, a rooftop pool and nearly 7,000 square-feet of com-

mercial space. Staybridge Suites is also on tap for Palo Alto, taking over the site of Ming’s Restaurant at 1700 Embarcadero Road. Ming’s will remain open until all the plans are approved by the city. Then the current building will be demolished.

A 147-room hotel with kitchens in every room will take its place. A new, smaller Chinese restaurant will also be built on the site.

MIKI’S MARKET MAY REINVENT ITSELF ... Miki’s Farm Fresh Produce, the grocery store that opened and closed within six months, may be returning to Palo Alto, but with a new name. Tentatively called College Terrace Market, the store could be the replacement for the former JJ&F Market. “I don’t want to put my name on anything ever again,” said Miki Werness, who opened his grocery store at Alma Village in October 2012. The market went out of business in April 2013.

The proposed new store, located at the corner of El Camino Real and College Avenue, will take up the first floor of the planned two-story College Terrace Centre building.

Reflecting on his short-lived Alma Village market, Werness said, “It’s not that I failed. I just tried something that didn’t work. It was an inferior site. And the store faced the wrong way,” Werness said, admitting that mistakes were made. “You would think that 3,000 cars a day going down Alma would be a plus.

It wasn’t,” he said. But things are different this time, Werness says.

He is collaborating with the developers of the College Terrace site:

Patrick Smailey and his son, James.

“I’ve been working with the Smaileys and they are doing everything they possibly can to make the new grocery store a success,” Werness said. The store will be smaller than the original one, according to Werness — between 9,000 and 10,000 square feet. “The location is much better than Alma Village,” he added.

“First of all, the store will face out, onto El Camino. That’s important.

And it’s close to Stanford. Plus, it’s in a neighborhood with a lot of foot traffic.” Current plans for the market include a small bakery and a deli.

And as far as funding the venture, “I have more financial backing than I ever had at Miki’s,” Werness said, adding that he is now, “just sitting and waiting. We still need approval from the Planning Commission before we can move forward. If it’s meant to be, it will happen.”

NIKE REOPENS AT STANFORD ...

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“Birdman” suggests both the unbearable triteness of being an actor whose ability is squandered, and the spirituality of what a talented actor experiences and can offer under the best of circumstances. Helping matters for Iñárritu is his leading man: the idiosyncratic and gifted Michael Keaton in a role that holds the funhouse mirror up to his own life in art.

Keaton plays Riggan Thomson, a faded movie star looking for artistic redemption and validation by adapting, directing and starring in a Broadway play based on Raymond Carver’s story, “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.”

Thomson’s fall from Hollywood grace corresponded with his abandonment of the “Birdman” superhero franchise, which (like Keaton’s “Batman” collaborations with Tim Burton) predated the genre’s stratospheric peak in the escalating civil war between Disney-aligned Marvel and Warner Brothers-owned D.C. The absurdity of this genre of cinematic art (each interchangeable picture characterized by one character as “any toxic piece of crap”), the pretentiousness of actors and the way the former has threatened to swallow the latter whole fuels “Birdman”’s fire.

While occasionally scintillating, the screenplay by Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo feels strangely secondary to the jazzy style born of Iñárritu’s fertile imagination and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki’s wizardry in capturing and stitching together long takes into a film that appears to be one long unbroken shot.

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Incendiary Revelations ‘Citizenfour’ chronicles a pivotal moment in American history 0001/2 (Palo Alto Square) Meet Edward Snowden. Just about everyone has heard of the twenty-nine-year-old NSA consultant infrastructure analyst who blew the whistle on the U.S. government’s program of warrantless mass spying on its own citizens. But Laura Poitras’ exemplary documentary “Citizenfour” shares with us the privileged access Snowden (“I go by Ed”) granted to Poitras and Guardian reporters Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill, thereby humanizing a man previously seen mostly in iconic terms.

That we’re seeing Poitras’ footage only now is partly due to Snowden’s concern that he would become the story, distracting from the incendiary revelations he enabled out of his own idealistic sense of duty — and at great personal cost. One inevitable byproduct of Snowden’s actions is his own fame, and some may continue to interpret Snowden’s motivation as self-aggrandizement. But to see an unrehearsed Snowden briefing his hand-picked reporters is to be impressed by his keen intelligence, humility, apparently pure motivation and preternatural calm under unfathomable stress.

Articulate and poised, Snowden unceremoniously holds court in a Hong Kong hotel room over what Poitras calls an eight-day “encounter,” beginning on June 3, 2013.

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Documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras shot “Citizenfour” over eight days in a Hong Kong hotel room with NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden, left, and Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald. perbole but isn’t, like Snowden’s assertion that the NSA is “building the greatest weapon of oppression in the history of man ... a system whose reach is unlimited but whose safeguards are not.”

The resulting extraordinary “you are there” document of history unfolding evokes the paranoid thrillers of the post-Watergate years with action no more active than cloak-and-hacker lip flapping: tech-speak and wonky talk of political philosophy and legal strategy. “Citizenfour”’s centerpiece is its footage of Snowden’s journalistic testimony and consideration of how best to share it and deal with the consequences of doing so, but Poitras also includes select footage of legal actions and public forums that offer contex-

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“Citizenfour” neither gives the full story of Snowden and his campaign nor purports to, but it does elucidate how (and convincingly argues why) Snowden colluded with journalists to expose oversight-free surveillance of civilians, which threatens to have a chilling effect on free expression (though ironically only Snowden’s public revelation of the government’s secret intelligence-gathering technology and methodology could widely spread that chilling effect).

“Citizenfour” stands firmly in Snowden’s corner and gives him a powerful mouthpiece, just as the “Guardian”’s reporting did.

Poitras’ approach can be assailed for not being fair and balanced, though it includes a few passing government “defenses” in PR and legal situations. But it’s just as true that the uncontested facts Snowden revealed are cause for outrage, and issued from a convincingly sincere intent of “meaningfully” exposing and opposing the clandestine misuse of state power. As such, “Citizenfour” is a film every single American — and, indeed, every world citizen — should see.

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Seduced and abused by his new spiritual father, Andrew comes more deeply to resent his own father (Paul Reiser) for his lack of “success,” and determines that new girlfriend Nicole (Melissa Benoist) isn’t worth the time and head space she takes up. The theater-ofcruelty narrative culminates in a wildly intense capper to the film’s series of increasingly taut confrontations (including a family-and-friends dinner at which Andrew blows up in frustration over cultural definitions of success). Writerdirector Damien Chazelle establishes himself as an intelligent new voice in film with this bracing draft of cold air in what’s thus far been a largely airless year at the movies. Rated R for strong language including some sexual references. One hour, 46 minutes.

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attempts to find his place in campus life. For her part, Sam is carrying on a romance on the down-low with a white student (Justin Dobies’ Gabe), race giving both of them unnecessary pause due to their own hang-ups and the school’s charged environment. Rated R for language, sexual content and drug use. One hour, 40 minutes.

— P.C. (Reviewed Oct. 24, 2014) The Boxtrolls 000 Made by stop-motion animation house LAIKA (“Coraline,” “ParaNorman”), “The Boxtrolls” falls into the category of classical fairy tale, with its shadowy world inhabited by innocents in contention with monstrous adults. In the Englishaccented village of Cheesebridge, the people live in fear of boxtrolls: underground-dwelling creatures that emerge at night to scavenge trash.

Pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley) pursues his sociopolitical aspiration — to become one of the elite, cheese-eating “White Hats” — by slandering the boxtrolls as babysnatching murderers. In fact, the gremlin gadgeteers are benign and lovable, so much so that they raised an orphan human boy (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) as one of their own. The good-hearted Eggs, named for the label on the box he wears, focuses his existence on protecting the boxtrolls from those who persecute them, particularly Snatcher and his henchmen Mr. Trout (Nick Frost), Mr. Pickle (Richard Ayoade) and

Mr. Gristle (Tracy Morgan). Eggs also gains a defender in Winnie Portley-Rind (Elle Fanning), who stumbles onto the truth after running off from her White Hat parents (Jared Harris and Toni Collette). Many kids are likely to find “The Boxtrolls” scary, dank and generally off-putting, but those who devour Roald Dahl novels will consider it an early Halloween treat. The stop-motion animation bursts with rollercoasteresque action sequences — perhaps to a fault as it’s halfway over before the protagonist gets any quality character development. Certainly, the allegory of the insidious nature of gossip and the scathing class satire of socially unjust personal goals carry a sting that should leave kids smarting but a bit wiser. Just don’t subject the weest ones in your family to this dark vision. Rated PG for action, some peril and mild rude humor. One hour, 36 minutes.

— P.C. (Reviewed Oct. 17, 2014) Fury 000 The new film from David Ayer, the writer of “Training Day” and writer-director of “End of Watch,” plays like one of those urban cop dramas transplanted to WWII’s German front, circa April 1945.

Playing the terrified innocent this time is Logan Lerman (“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”), while the seasoned guide is a weathered but still buff Brad Pitt.

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Dear White People 000 At this point in American history, we’d like to believe we’ve come a long way on the subject of race. But as “Dear White People” wades into those still roiling waters, viewers will have to confess we’ve still got a long way to go.

Set in fictional Ivy League college Winchester University, writer-director Justin Simien’s debut presents a believable school setting (and American microcosm) peopled with colorful characters.

Among them is Sam White (Tessa Thompson), the DJ/blogger flogging the titular gimmick “Dear White People” (e.g. “Dear white people: The minimum requirement of black friends required to not seem racist has just been raised to two...”). By doling out wisdom to whites about their racial and cultural presumptions, Sam becomes a campus hero to some and a pariah to others. Meanwhile, plans are afoot among some of the school’s white students — represented by Kurt Fletcher (Kyle Gallner), son of the school president — for a black-themed Halloween party predicated on mocking racial stereotypes.

This hotbed of tension sets the stage for political, journalistic, romantic and domestic dramas to play out amongst the students and, in some cases, their parents. The power struggles allow Simien opportunity for satire, but also for sincere attempts at understanding between characters and improved self-knowledge. Lionel Higgins (Tyler James Williams) exemplifies this in shyly exploring his own homosexuality as he

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Before I Go to Sleep (R) Century 16: 11:50 a.m., 2:30, 4:55, 7:35 & 10:05 p.m.

Century 20: 11:50 a.m., 2:30, 4:55, 7:25 & 9:50 p.m.

John Wick (R) Century 16: 11:40 a.m., 2:25, 5:10, 8 & 10:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m., 12:35, 2, 3:05, 4:30, 5:35, 7:05, 8:10, 9:40 & 10:45 p.m.

The Judge (R) ++1/2 Century 16: 12:40 & 7:20 p.m.

Century 20: 12:45, 3:55, 7:05 & 10:20 p.m.

Kill the Messenger (R) ++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 5 & 9:55 p.m.

The Best of Me (PG-13) Century 16: Fri & Sun 1:25 & 7:10 p.m., Sat 7:25 p.m. Century 20: 7:30 & 10:25 p.m.

Birdman (R) +++ Century 20: 12:35, 3:30, 6:25 & 9:20 p.m. In X-D at 11:10 a.m., 2, 4:50, 7:45 & 10:35 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7 & 8:30 p.m., Fri & Sat 10 p.m.

The Book of Life (PG) Century 16: 10:55 a.m., 4:10 & 7:05 p.m. In 3-D at 1:40 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 1:35, 4:20, 6:50 & 9:25 p.m. In 3-D Sat & Sun 12:15, 2:45, 5:30, 8 & 10:30 p.m.

The Boxtrolls (PG) +++ Century 20: Fri & Sun 11:25 a.m., Fri 1:50 & 4:35 p.m., Sat & Sun 4:50 p.m.

The Maze Runner (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 16: 10:15 p.m., Fri & Sun 10:35 a.m. & 4:25 p.m., Sat 4:40 p.m.

Century 20: 11:40 a.m., 2:20, 5:05, 7:55 & 10:35 p.m.

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

Nightcrawler (R) Century 16: 11:05 a.m., 1:55, 4:45, 7:40 & 10:30 p.m.

Century 20: 11:20 a.m., 2:15, 5, 7:50 & 10:40 p.m.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (PG) Century 16: Fri 10:20 a.m., 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7 & 9:10 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. Century 20: Fri 11 a.m., 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 10:50 p.m., Sun 2 p.m.

Ouija (PG-13) Century 16: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:50 & 10:50 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m., 12:05, 1:20, 2:25, 3:40, 4:45, 6, 7:10, 8:20, 9:35 & 10:45 p.m.

Citizenfour (R) +++1/2 Guild Theatre: 1:30, 4:15, 7:05 & 9:45 p.m.

Dear White People (R) +++ Century 16: 11:10 a.m., 1:50, 4:30, 7:25 & 10:05 p.m.

Century 20: 11:45 a.m., 2:25, 5, 7:40 & 10:20 p.m.

Pride (R) +++ Century 16: 10:40 a.m., 1:30, 4:20, 7:10 & 10 p.m.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R) Guild Theatre: Sat at midnight

Designing Woman (1957) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 5:20 & 9:30 p.m.

Saw 10th Anniversary (R) Century 16: 11:30 a.m., 2:20, 5, 7:45 & 10:20 p.m.

Century 20: 12:10, 2:50, 5:25, 8 & 10:40 p.m.

Dracula Untold (PG-13) Century 20: 12:30, 3, 5:20, 7:45 & 10:05 p.m.

Fury (R) +++ Century 16: 10:30 a.m., 1:35, 4:40, 7:45 & 10:50 p.m. Century 20: 1, 4:10, 7:20 & 10:30 p.m.

Gone Girl (R) ++1/2 Century 16: 12:15, 3:45, 7:15 & 10:35 p.m., Sat & Sun 10:35 a.m., 5:30 & 9 p.m., Sat 2 p.m.

Century 20: 12:25, 3:40, 7 & 10:15 p.m.

St. Vincent (PG-13) Aquarius Theatre: 2:15, 4:45, 7:10 & 9:25 p.m.

Century 20: 11:35 a.m., 2:10, 4:40, 7:20 & 9:55 p.m.

The Tale of Princess Kaguya (PG) Century 16: 4 & 10:35 p.m.

Happy New Year (Yash Raj Films) (Not Rated) Century 16: 11 a.m., 2:55, 7 & 10:10 p.m.

The Two Faces of January (PG-13) Aquarius Theatre: 2:40 & 7:30 p.m.

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Sat & Sun 3:20 p.m.

Whiplash (R) +++1/2 Century 16: 10:45 a.m., 1:45, 4:35, 7:15 & 9:55 p.m.

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Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260)

Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260)

Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264)

Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700)

Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (800-326-3264)

Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, trailers and more information about films playing, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies

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Pvt. Norman Ellison (Lerman) has been trained only to type 60 words a minute, but when he’s tasked with replacing the assistant driver of Sgt. Don “Wardaddy” Collier’s tank, Norman finds himself thrown into a pool of unspeakable horrors. Pitt’s Collier oversees a unit that also includes saved evangelist Boyd “Bible” Swan (Shia LaBeouf), wisecracking Trini “Gordo” Garcia (Michael Peña) and unpredictable Grady “CoonAss” Travis (Jon Bernthal). No ordinary

sergeant, Collier successfully applies his relatively limited machine guns and tank cannons to his task, while frustratedly acclimating Norman to what he frames as the necessary evils of war. Successfully, that is, until the now-familiar Ayer trope of a hardcore extended climax not guaranteed to end well. LaBeouf again proves capable of conveying emotions that ooze like open wounds (that’s a compliment), while Peña and Bernthal do strong variations on types they’ve played before. The picture truly belongs to Lerman, who maintains a reactive spontaneity as the audience surrogate, and Pitt, delivering the crucial star performance that once

would’ve been the job of Humphrey Bogart or John Wayne. Collier’s struggles with “combat stress” (PTSD) and his dueling impulses for sympathy and fury embody the film’s moral ambiguity, though Ayer only occasionally allows viewers to forget they’re watching a decidedly anti-war film. Rated R for strong sequences of war violence, some grisly images and language throughout. Two hours, 14 minutes.

— P.C. (Reviewed Oct. 16, 2014)

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Home Front SHRED IT ALL ... Residents of Palo Alto (and Mountain View and Sunnyvale) can bring their sensitive documents to the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery Transfer (SMaRT) Station, 301 Carl Road, Sunnyvale, from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 1 for free shredding. Residents can bring up to five banker-sized boxes, with documents removed from binders and binder clips.

Paperclips, staples, spiral notebooks and rubber bands are OK. Proof of residency is required.

Info: tinyurl.com/papershred DIVIDING PERENNIALS ... UC Master Gardeners will demonstrate “Dividing Perennials and Prepping Garden for Winter” from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Palo Alto Demonstration Garden, 851 Center Drive, Palo Alto. The workshop is free. Info: Master Gardeners at 408-282-3105, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or mastergardeners.org FRESH CHEESES ... Louella Hill, of San Francisco Milk Maid, will teach a class on “Beginning Cheesemaking: Fresh Cheeses” from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, at Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Participants will choose herbs and edible flowers from the organic garden to blend into mozzarella, goat milk chevre and yogurt cheese from scratch. The $65 fee includes materials and takehome fresh cheese. Info: 650949-8650 or hiddenvilla.org TIME TO DECORATE ... Christine Hopkins will teach “Cake Decorating - Level 1” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Mondays, Nov. 3 through Nov. 24, at the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park.

Class will include learning how to make stars, shells, drop flowers and writing. Students will bring a cake or cupcakes and icing starting the second week. Fee is $85 for non-residents, $64 for Menlo Park residents, plus a class kit for $40 (or buy your own from a supply list provided the first night). Info: 650-330-2200, menlopark.org or csd@menlopark.org EXTREME MAKEOVER: THANKSGIVING ... Linda Shiue, M.D., will teach a one-night cooking class, “Extreme Makeover; Thanksgiving Edition,” from

(continued on page 48) 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.

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careful observer of Palo Alto city politics, and this election season for that matter, might have noticed that the term “granny units,” or “second dwelling units,” has been dropped a few times of late.

The latest Housing Element making its way towards the City Council counts expected second dwelling units for the first time towards the state-mandated Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) — through which the city must prove it has sufficient zoning to accommodate future housing growth. This inclusion was suggested by a community panel of local housing stakeholders, convened in March, to discuss the document.

In addition, the Housing Element Community Panel has proposed that the city examine its current planning requirements for second dwelling units and consider whether they should be amended to encourage the construction of more such units. The latest draft of the Housing Element for 2015-23 includes a program (H3.3.5) that asks for the city to do just that.

“Whether we implement some of that, we shall see,” said Tim Wong, interim advance planning manager for the City of Palo Alto.

“But the first step is to review what those requirements are and what the public would think about relaxing some of (them).”

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The Whittons’ newly built granny unit, constructed where the pool used to be, is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom home with a hookup for a washer and dryer.

At the moment, the city only approves about four second dwelling units each year, with a slight uptick to six this past year, according to Wong. Thus, the proposed Housing Element anticipates 32 new second dwelling units in the next eight years, a small contribution to the 1,988 units the RHNA calls for in Palo Alto.

Wong explained that state law allows Palo Alto property owners to build second dwelling units “by right,” meaning that it requires no “discretionary review” from a city commission or the council. However, for the Planning Department to sign off on a project, the property must meet a laundry list of conditions, some of which might rule

‘But the first step is to review what those requirements are and what the public would think about relaxing some of (them).’

—Tim Wong, interim advance planning manager, City of Palo Alto

out projects on smaller lots.

For instance, the property must exceed a certain minimum lot size, which varies depending on the zoning. Also, square footage added by the unit (which maxes out at 900 square feet) counts towards the total Floor Area Ratio (FAR), which limits the total square footage taken up by buildings on the property.

Other stipulations include that the property have additional parking spaces (two uncovered, two covered in total — one of each for each unit), that the units be separated by at least 12 feet, that the second unit be “architecturally compatible” with the main home, and that it should be only one story tall, with a maximum height of 17 feet.

Just a few weeks ago, David and Edda Whitton completed a second dwelling unit just under 800 square feet on their Ross Road property, a process that took them about two years.

The couple got the idea from a neighbor down the street who had built a second dwelling unit. The pool the Whittons previously had in their backyard was not easy or cheap to maintain, and they decided to fill it in and build an “in-law cottage.” From (continued on page 48)

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the beginning, they envisioned the new unit as a rental that could produce some extra cash flow, which they could use to finance vacations, for example.

“We are both retired; it would be nice to have a little additional income,” Whitton said.

Quiet and well-appointed, the unit would be ideal for a student or staff member from Stanford University, they thought. They spoke with a friend who is a realestate agent, and after making a few changes, set the rental rate for the unit at $3,850 per month, with utilities paid separately. They have had listings up on Craiglist for a few months and have talked with some interested people, though they have not yet found a permanent tenant.

A few years down the road, Whitton said that they may move into the second dwelling unit themselves while they update their main home, originally built in 1959.

Though they are happy with the results, the project did not come without its headaches, among them difficulties with a manager they hired, unforeseen utilities costs and a number of approvals.

In addition to the above planning requirements, the project had to be in compliance with the city’s building codes.

6:30 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Palo Alto High School, Room 103, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Focus will be on lighter and tastier dishes, with recipes for spicy cranberry apple relish, Thanksgiving quinoa (stuffing alternative), Thanksgiving kale salad with root vegetables, maple-glazed Brussels sprouts and spiced cranberry apple crisp.

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The Whittons plan to rent their newly completed granny unit, with its full kitchen, dining/living space, plus two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

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“We’re in that sort of buyer’s remorse thing now,” Whitton said.

“These things are a major, major event.”

During the process, the Whittons discovered that the fire department requires the installation of fire sprinklers in all new units, which necessitated the placement of some “ugly back-flow prevention devices” in their front yard.

Whitton also explained that, if they could do it over, they would make the unit an all-electric dwelling; it was a struggle setting up a new gas line and meter, he said.

Though he described the process as “a lot of work, a lot of detail, a lot of bureaucracy,” Whitton was happy with the assistance he had received from the city in

jumping through all the various hoops.

“The folks in Palo Alto Utilities and Palo Alto building office have been very helpful and kind to us,” he said. Q Editorial Intern Benjamin Custer contributed reporting to this story. Editorial Assistant Sam Sciolla can be emailed at ssciolla@paweekly.com.

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Home & Real Estate SALES AT A GLANCE East Palo Alto

Mountain View

Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $490,500 Highest sales price: $550,000

Total sales reported: 5 Lowest sales price: $579,000 Highest sales price: $1,888,000

Los Altos

Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $1,500,000 Highest sales price: $3,500,000

Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $3,600,000 Highest sales price: $3,600,000

Los Altos Hills

Redwood City

Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $2,760,000 Highest sales price: $3,450,000

Total sales reported: 7 Lowest sales price: $680,000 Highest sales price: $1,609,000

Menlo Park

Woodside

Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $2,050,000 Highest sales price: $2,050,000

Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $4,600,000 Highest sales price: $4,600,000

fireplace insert, upgrade gasline, $n/a 2051 Wellesley St. re-roof, $23,000 596 Bryson Ave. install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 1336 Tasso St. re-roof, $12,000 788 Ames Ave. remodel two bathrooms, $27,500 270 Stanford Ave. re-roof, $16,500 343 Kellogg Ave. replace perimeter foundation and interior footings at front half of house, $n/a 4102 Thain Way re-roof, $24,207 4142 Thain Way re-roof, $22,574 562 Thain Way re-roof, $17,370 4122 Thain Way re-roof, $25,195 4111 Thain Way re-roof, $7,663 531 Thain Way re-roof, $24,207 956 Colorado Ave. revise roof framing at right side of house, $n/a 551 Thain Way re-roof, $24,207 582 Thain Way re-roof, $25,569

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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.

East Palo Alto 1982 W. Bayshore Road #126 R. Hills to H. Ugur for $550,000 on 9/26/14; previous sale 2/07, $523,000 2340 Cooley Ave. J. Hoskins to S. & Y. Lee for $490,500 on 9/29/14

Los Altos

2049 El Sereno Ave. J. Tong to W. Tong for $1,600,000 on 10/3/14; previous sale 8/05, $1,325,000 1453 Lloyd Way Z. Sun to M. Stattler for $1,500,000 on 10/3/14; previous sale 9/06, $943,000 152 Mt. Hamilton Ave. Wagner Trust to H. Hung for $2,638,000 on 10/8/14 102 N. Springer Road Gil Trust to M. Yi for $3,500,000 on 10/3/14; previous sale 7/10, $2,075,000

Los Altos Hills

12215 Colina Drive D. Rinerson to J. Manni for $3,250,000 on 10/3/14; previous sale 5/02, $2,700,000 26545 Purissima Road Sandman Trust to Intuitive Holdings for $3,450,000 on 10/6/14; previous sale 9/91, $724,500 13456 South Fork Lane Yong Trust to AB Investment Management for $2,760,000 on 10/3/14

Menlo Park

44 Mansion Court #814 Kearton Trust to A. Griffiths for $2,050,000 on 9/25/14

Mountain View

255 Easy St. #6 S. Parekh to C. Lee for $579,000 on 10/3/14; previous sale 6/07, $386,000

1933 Newbury Drive S. Sheng to K. & S. Kim for $1,090,000 on 10/3/14 192 Preston Drive Schrumpf Trust to A. Clark for $1,888,000 on 10/8/14 1983 San Luis Ave. #3 R. Wu to I. Lam for $760,000 on 10/3/14; previous sale 3/96, $190,000 868 Sierra Vista Ave. T. Vu to M. Thaler for $1,600,000 on 10/8/14; previous sale 6/12, $1,250,000

Palo Alto 713 Southampton Drive Miller Trust to Maydan Trust for $3,600,000 on 10/7/14

Redwood City 1286 Alameda de las Pulgas Mulholland Trust to A. Serrano for $806,000 on 9/24/14 636 Bair Island Road #312 N. & J. Schmidt to H. Chung for $795,000 on 9/25/14; previous sale 3/12, $626,000 1226 Fernside St. G. & A. Burda to H. Daghighian for $1,310,000 on 9/26/14; previous sale 12/05, $859,000 1185 Junipero Ave. Giraudo Trust to M. Langley for $1,235,000 on 9/26/14; previous sale 8/84, $80,000 418 Samson St. P. & V. Fellowes to R. Foucher for $880,000 on 9/26/14; previous sale 2/09, $413,000 529 Shoal Circle #18 Arnaiz Trust to M. Carnegie for $680,000 on 9/26/14; previous sale 7/96, $242,000 1568 Union Ave. Mcmanus Trust to Perez Trust for $1,609,000 on 9/26/14; previous sale 12/77, $210,000

Woodside

805 Woodside Drive Chow Trust to A. Toy for $4,600,000 on 9/29/14; previous sale 8/94, $1,225,000

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$8,750,000

$6,995,000

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, Lic.#01343305

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, Lic.#01343305

Listing Provided by: Cutty Smith & Melissa Lindt, Lic.#01444081, 01469863

13195 Glenshire Drive, Truckee

18630 Withey Road, Monte Sereno

302 Atherton Avenue, Atherton

$6,900,000

$6,500,000

$5,995,000

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas, Lic.#01878208

Listing Provided by: Albert Garibaldi, Lic.#01321299

Listing Provided by: Denise Villeneuve, Lic.#01794615

38 Hacienda Drive, Woodside

195 Brookwood Road, Woodside

5721 Arboretum Drive, Los Altos

$4,495,000

$3,995,000

$3,888,888

Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Tom Dallas, Lic.#01242399, 00709019,

Listing Provided by: Virginia Supnet, Lic.#01370434

Listing Provided by: Gail Sanders & Denise Villeneuve Lic.#01253357 & 01794615

850 Vista Hill Terrace, Fremont

11650 Par Avenue, Los Altos

PENDING

14127 Miranda Road, Los Altos Hills $3,800,000

$3,299,950

$2,698,000

Listing Provided by: Ethel Green, Lic.#00631757

Listing Provided by: Albert Garibaldi, Lic.#01321299

Listing Provided by: Pamela Blackman, Lic.#00584333

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650-917-5811 Direct terricouture.com terri.couture@cbnorcal.com CalBRE #01090940

• Less than .5 miles to University Avenue and CalTrain, less than 1 mile to Stanford University and Shopping Center • Palo Alto schools: Addison Elementary, Jordan Middle School, Palo Alto High School (buyer to verify eligibility)

Building Amenities • Fitness room • Game room • Swimming pool and cabanas • Barbeque facilities, party pavilion with kitchen and restrooms • Meeting rooms, photocopy machine, postage machine • Package delivery and receiving • Dry cleaning delivery and receiving • Laundry facilities on site • Secure building with telephone intercom • Lushly landscaped grounds studded with mature palm trees and nearby seasonal creek

Offered at $2,100,000

Top 1% Coldwell Banker

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SOLD

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BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

120 Toyon Road, Atherton $7,495,000

100 Toyon Road, Atherton $7,495,000

128 Toyon Road, Atherton $7,450,000

This 5-bedroom, 5-bath, 2 ½ bath, traditional style home offers luxurious custom finishes and quality materials. Light, bright and open with high ceilings and southern exposure. Perfect for today’s lifestyle.

This 5-bedroom, 6-bath, 1 ½ bath, traditional style home is minutes from downtown Palo Alto. Light, bright and open with high ceilings and southern exposure. French doors open onto rear terrace and professional landscaped yard.

This home was custom built by the current owners in 2012 and is ideally located in the Lindenwood area of Atherton just minutes from downtown Palo Alto.The spacious five-bedroom floor plan, each with en-suite bath is ideal for today’s lifestyle.

Nathalie de Saint Andrieu, 650.804.9696

Nathalie de Saint Andrieu, 650.804.9696

BREATHTAKING VIEWS

PENDING

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

310 Vista Verde Way

93 Watkins, Atherton

$1,399,000

$2,095,000

1371 Orange Avenue, Menlo Park $2,450,000

9+ Acre lot in beautiful Vista Verde section of Portola Valley. PV Schools and flexible San Mateo County building codes.

Sophisticated, open floor plan, two levels with 4 BR | 3 BA, beautifully finished hardwood floors. Close to Holbrook-Palmer Park. Menlo Park schools.

James Horn & Tamara Turner, 650 285-DEAL

Tom LeMieux, 650.465.7459, 93Watkins.com

Nathalie de Saint Andrieu, 650.804.9696

This stunning two story home features an open floor plan and high ceilings on both floors and was remodeled in 2005, approximate*. The home includes living areas that are open to each other and yet each is beautifully and separately defined!

Maya Sewald & Jason Sewald, 650.346.1228

COMING SOON

TRUCKEE | TAHOE

CARNELIAN BAY | LAKE TAHOE

161 Stanford Avenue, Menlo Park $2,995,000

The Boulders at Truckee Prices starting from mid-$400’s.

RESIDENTIAL BUILDABLE LOT $297,500

New Construction by the Douglass Company!

Gorgeous home - 4 br, 3 ba, super FR/kitchen, Las Lomitas Schools

Currently sold out at The Boulders. Now accepting reservations on the next phase of brand new condo homes at The Boulders in Truckee. www.BouldersAtTruckee.com

A rare opportunity to own one of the few buildable lots on Tahoe’s exclusive North Shore with solar exposure and filtered lake views. Create your Tahoe family memories by building your dream home on this stunning level home site with beautiful mature trees.Sally J Gardner, 530-675-HOME

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Sally J Gardner, 530-675-HOME

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PUMPKIN CONTEST WINNERS! Thanks to everyone who participated. Hope you had a Happy Halloween!

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Exquisite English Tudor

1266 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto

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650-245-2448 CalBRE# 00862018

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$1,698,000

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PROFESSORVILLE OPPORTUNITY 115 EMBARCADERO ROAD, PALO ALTO

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Town & Country University Ave Caltrain NUMBERS Home: 1,608 Sq Ft Lot: 7,868 Sq Ft SCHOOLS Addison Elementary Jordan Middle Palo Alto High

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Alain Pinel Realtors

WELCOME HOME ATHERTON

$12,500,000

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BY APPOINTMENT

$5,250,000

LOS ALTOS

1051 Parkinson Avenue | 6bd/4ba S. Bucolo/C. Giuliacci | 650.323.1111 OPEN SUNDAY 1:30-4:30

WOODSIDE

$11,995,000

$4,285,000

395 S. Gordon Way | 4bd/3ba Carol & Graham Sangster | 650.941.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

$1,198,000

MENLO PARK

17513 Skyline Boulevard | 3bd/3ba K. Bird/S. Hayes | 650.529.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

$1,090,000

628 Cambridge Avenue | 3bd/2ba Steve & Julie Quattrone | 650.462.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

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$9,800,000

1300 Burke Road | 4bd/4.5ba Judy Bogard-Tanigami | 650.941.1111

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PALO ALTO

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$599,000

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BY APPOINTMENT

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Coldwell Banker

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Palo Alto

By Appointment $11,888,000 www.4103OldTraceRoad.com Palo Alto rare Zoned R-E Density Residential. New Price.

Jan Strohecker CalBRE #00620365 650.325.6161

Woodside $6,575,000 Traditional sun-filled home in Central Woodside setting on 3.54 ac close to Town Center. 4 BR/6.5 BA Helen & Brad Miller CalBRE #01142061/00917768 650.851.2666

Menlo Park $3,998,000 One-of-a-kind opportunity overlooking Sharon Park & Lake, w/ luxurious details throughout! 5 BR/5.5 BA Wendi Selig-Aimonetti CalBRE #01001476 650.323.7751

Portola Valley $3,495,000 Over an acre of tree-studded land with views out to Windy Hill.

Attached 2-story 1BD apt. 4 BR/3.5 BA Dean Asborno CalBRE #01274816 650.851.1961

Menlo Park Sun 1 - 4 $3,298,000 1057 Windsor Dr Gorgeous Two Story Home in West Menlo Park!

Walk to downtown MP! Award winning MP schools! 5 BR/4 BA Keri Nicholas CalBRE #01198898 650.323.7751

Redwood City Sun 1 - 4 $3,250,000 63 S Palomar Dr Beautiful 6 yr old View Home. Fabulous details thru-out. Close to city, hospital, Hwy 280. 5 BR/4.5 BA Shawnna Sullivan CalBRE #00856563 650.325.6161

Palo Alto Coming Soon! $2,750,000 Custom designed rustic ranch nestled on a coveted Barron Park double cul-de-sac. 3 BR/2.5 BA Gwen Luce CalBRE #00879652 650.324.4456

Emerald Hills Must See! $2,395,000 Stunning Craftsman built in 2005, the epitome of excellence in an open floor plan. 5 BR/4.5 BA Doug Willbanks CalBRE #01458067 650.324.4456

Los Altos Hills Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,988,000 12121 Foothill Lane Rare opportunity: remodel or build new, quiet pastoral setting, great SW views, PA schools 3 BR/2 full BA + 2 half Clara Lee & Rod Creason CalBRE #01723333 & 01443380 650.325.6161

Palo Alto $1,599,000 3BD/2BA, park like setting on a 5,932 sf lot. Best Palo Alto Schools!

Terri Brown CalBRE #01387483 650.325.6161

Menlo Park $1,595,000 Tastefully updated townhouse offering beautiful views, granite kitch.

Menlo Park schools. 3 BR/2 BA Camille Eder 650.323.7751

San Carlos Sat/Sun 1 - 4 $1,299,000 1120 Royal Lane Just Listed! Sparkling, updated Mediterranean townhm. LR, DR, FR. Great views! 1120royallane.cbrb.com 3 BR/2.5 BA Elaine White CalBRE #01182467 650.324.4456

Redwood City Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $699,500 553 Madison Ave Bungalow style home w/great potential. Alley in back of ppty leads to 2car garage. 3 BR/2 BA Paul Engel CalBRE #00499528 650.325.6161

Sunnyvale Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $607,000 646 S Ahwanee Terrace Exceptional suites feature fully remodeled bathrooms, granite, new vanities, crown molding 2 BR/2.5 BA Gordon Ferguson CalBRE #01038260 650.325.6161

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ATHERTON 4 Bedrooms 2 Deodora Dr Sun Coldwell Banker

$3,900,000 324-4456

636 8th Av Sat/Sun 1-4

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4 Bedrooms

8 Bedrooms 303 Atherton Av Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$6,950,000 324-4456

204 University Dr Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$3,498,000 325-6161

1371 Orange Av $2,450,000 Sat/Sun 2-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

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$4,590,000 325-6161

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135 O’Connor St Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,498,000 323-1111

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$1,995,000 323-1900

MOUNTAIN VIEW

3 Bedrooms 12121 Foothill Ln Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

250 Ringwood Av $1,998,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

$6,998,000 323-1111

1 Bedroom - Condominium 50 E. Middlefield Rd. #20 $399,000 Sat 1-4/Sun 1-4:30 Sereno Group (408) 335-1400

612 Palo Alto Av Sun Deleon Realty

3 Bedrooms 1985 Oak Av Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$1,895,000 324-4456

5 Bedrooms

115 Embarcadero Rd $1,698,000 Sat/Sun 12-5 Zane Macgregor & Co. 324-9900

399 Sequoia Av Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 63 S Palomar Dr Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

5 Bedrooms

SAN CARLOS

731 De Soto Dr Sun Deleon Realty

$2,788,000 543-8500

2620 Marshall Dr Sun Coldwell Banker

$4,398,000 325-6161

2091 Park Bl Sat/Sun Deleon Realty

$3,488,000 543-8500

770 Bryant St Sun Coldwell Banker

$998,000 543-8500 $1,295,000 851-1961

$1,650,000 324-4456 $3,250,000 325-6161

3 Bedrooms 1120 Royal Ln Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$1,299,000 324-4456

3190 Waverly St $4,198,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 520-3407

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO

6 Bedrooms

3931 Geddes Ct Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

220 Tennyson Av Sun Coldwell Banker

$5,998,000 325-6161

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2 Bedrooms

646 S Ahwanee Te Sun Coldwell Banker

3653 Jefferson $1,125,000 Sun 1-3 Pacific Union International 314-7200

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$699,500 325-6161

1615 Oak Av Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

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SUNNYVALE

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$607,000 325-6161

WOODSIDE 3 Bedrooms 636 Southdale Wy $4,450,000 Sun Kerwin & Associates 473-1500 560/562 California Wy $2,400,000 Sun Intero Real Estate Services 206-6200

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Fosterers Needed for Moffet Cats Hospice Volunteers Needed

Dodge 1967 Coronet - $3500 Nissan 1995 Quest GXE Well maintained, one owner, $1750

202 Vehicles Wanted Unique Vintage Costumes Empire Vintage Clothing has moved to downtown Mountain View. We sell 1940’s-1950’s-1960’s-1970’s-1980’s authentic vintage classics!

831 Villa Street @Castro Mtn.View 650.254.1970 empirevintageclothing.com

Cash for Cars Wanted: Vintage convertibles, Mercedes, Porsche 356 Speedster 912 911 Carrera, Jaguar, Alfa, Lancia, Ferrari, Corvettes, Mustangs, Early Japanese Cars, Contact 714-267-3436 or michaelcanfield204@gmail.com Finders fees gladly paid. (CalSCAN)

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Cash for Cars Any Car/Truck. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Call For Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3808 www.cash4car.com (AAN CAN) Donate Your Car, Truck, Boat to Heritage for the Blind. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care of.

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Beautiful ExTra Tiny little baby Beautiful ExTra Tiny little baby-Doll Face Female Yorkie... She is Full of herself...

Great Personality, with that short little nose, short legs , cobby little body, & heavy Black & Gold non-shedding coat...

Dad is Only 2 1/2 lbs. Started on Crate Training.... $850 Cash...

Seasoned, Split Hard Firewood Oak Firewood for sale Cut, split and seasoned $250/cord Please call (650)533-7997 Pick-up and cash only SoleusAir Halogen Heater + More - $39

Treatments for Alzheimers Acupuncturist Jay Wang PhD, specialized in chronical illness for seniors. Call 650-485-3293 for a free consultation.

747 Altos Oaks Dr., Los Altos

415 Classes

Software Engineer /Java Polaris Wireless, Inc. has openings for the position Software Engineer /Java with Master’s degree in Computer, Science, Engineering (any), Technology or related and 1 yr of relevant exp to develop, create and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions. Design software or customize software for client use with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency using Java based platform and other relevant technologies.

Work location is Mountain View, CA with required travel to client locations throughout USA. Please mail resumes to 301 North Whisman Road, Mountain View, CA-94043, USA or email to dtapia@polariswireless.com.

270 Tickets 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)

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525 Adult Care Wanted Cook/ Caregiver wanted Cook / Caregiver wanter for 93 year old gentleman in south Palo Alto.

Light housekeeping, shopping and cooking-meal preparation MUST be VERY GOOD COOK Mornings 5 days a week, live in or out call Will 650-862-0753

550 Business Opportunities AVON Earn extra income with a new career!

Sell from home, work, online. $15 startup. For information, call: 877-830-2916. (CalSCAN)

560 Employment Information

Safe Step Walk-in Tub Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation.

Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch StepIn. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors. American Made. Installation Included. Call 800-799-4811 for $750 Off. (Cal-SCAN)

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Pet Sitter/Dog Walker Well Established Business, 18 Years.

PT to start, becoming FT. $15 per visit. Must have reliable vehicle and be able to work most any time OR day, weekends and holidays. Email resume only.

Must live in my service area, Sunnyvale, Mt. View, and Los Altos or very close by.

Medical Alert Company Own your own. Be the only Distributor in your area! Excellent monthly residual $ Income. Small investment required.

Limited avail - start today!

1-844-225-1200. (Cal-SCAN)

425 Health Services

201 Autos/Trucks/ Parts

German Language Classes

Mind & Body

Mixed-Level Belly Dance Classes

Found Orange Cat near Gunn High

For Sale

Airline Careers AIRLINE CAREERS begin here - Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance.

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Found light colored cat Tot Turf Open House 10/25 New licensed small home day care in Sunnyvale having open house on Saturday 10/25 from 1pm to 5pm!!!

Treats and Kids Activities! Come by and tour the daycare, let the kids explore, and meet us! Check out our website www.meganstotturf.com License # 434414076

Kid’s Stuff

Menlo Park, 2060 Sharon Road, Nov. 1, 9-4

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Christmas Boutique Dance Expressions (Ages 3- 18)

Menlo Park, 1860 Oakdell Drive, Nov. 1, 9am-3pm Garage/Estate Sale - Antique furniture,dressers, night stands, art work, and so much more!

Green Glass Dishes from the 50’s $175.00

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Thinking of Adopton? Talk with caring agency specializing in matching Birthmothers with Families Nationwide.

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Jobs 500 Help Wanted Admin: Executive Assistant Office Manager at local nonprofit.

Make a difference! Job description at www.losaltoscf.org

$1,000 Weekly!!

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Helping home workers since 2001.

Genuine Opportunity. No Experience required. Start Immediately www.mailingmembers.com (AAN CAN) Africa, Brazil Work/Study!

Change the lives of others and create a sustainable future. 1, 6, 9, 18 month programs available. Apply now! www.OneWorldCenter.org 269.591.0518 info@OneWorldCenter.org (AAN CAN) Drivers: Attn: Drivers New Kenworth Trucks! APU equipped.

Earn up to 50 cpm Plus Bonuses! Full Benefits + Rider/Pet Program. CDL-A Required. (877) 258-8782 meltontruck. com/drivers (Cal-SCAN) Drivers: Start With Our training or continue your solid career.

You Have Options! Company Drivers, Lease Purchase or Owner Operators Needed. 888-891-2195 www.

CentralTruckDrivingjobs.com (CalSCAN) Drivers: Truck Drivers Obtain Class A CDL in 2 ½ weeks.

Company Sponsored Training. Also Hiring Recent Truck School Graduates, Experienced Drivers. Must be 21 or Older. Call: (866) 275-2349. (Cal-SCAN)

Business Services 624 Financial Do You Owe $10,000 to the IRS or State in back taxes? Get tax relief now! Call BlueTax, the nation’s full service tax solution firm. 800-393-6403.

(Cal-SCAN) Identity Protected?

It is our promise to provide the most comprehensive identity theft prevention and response products available!

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(Cal-SCAN) Reduce Your Past Tax Bill by as much as 75 Percent. Stop Levies, Liens and Wage Garnishments.

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636 Insurance Health and Dental Insurance Lowest Prices on Health and Dental Insurance. We have the best rates from top companies! Call Now! 888-989-4807.

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38 Cut into glass 41 Surface for some stretching 43 Toms’ mates 46 Eye part 48 Donkey with a pinned-on tail 49 Girl, in Guatemala 50 B-ball 51 French movie theaters 53 Conde ___ Traveler 56 Flair of pro wrestling 57 Leather color 58 Follow-up to “Angela’s Ashes” 59 Number that’s its own cube

Home Services 715 Cleaning Services Isabel and Elbi’s Housecleaning Apartments and homes. Excellent references. Great rates. 650/670-7287 or 650/771-8281

748 Gardening/ Landscaping J. Garcia Garden Maintenance Service Free est. 21 years exp. 650/366-4301 or 650/346-6781 LANDA’S GARDENING & LANDSCAPING *Yard Maint. *New Lawns. *Rototil *Clean Ups *Tree Trim *Power Wash *Irrigation timer programming. 18 yrs exp. Ramon, 650/576-6242 landaramon@yahoo.com

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Mtn. View Asphalt Sealing Driveway, parking lot seal coating.

Asphalt repair, striping, 30+ years.

Family owned. Free est. Lic. 507814.

650/967-1129 Roe General Engineering Asphalt, concrete, pavers, tiles, sealing, artificial turf. 36 yrs exp. No job too small. Lic #663703. 650/814-5572

779 Organizing Services End the Clutter & Get Organized Residential Organizing

by Debra Robinson (650)390-0125

789 Plaster/Stucco Stucco Patch and crack repair, texture match, windows, doors. 30 years exp. Refs. avail.

Small jobs only. 650/248-4205

Real Estate 801 Apartments/ Condos/Studios Portola Valley, Studio - $1400/mont

805 Homes for Rent

Tired of Mow, Blow and Go? Owner operated, 40 years exp.

All phases of gardening/landscaping.

Ref. Call Eric, 408/356-1350

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

759 Hauling J & G HAULING SERVICE Misc. junk, office, gar., furn., mattresses, green waste, more.

Lic./ins. Free est. 650/743-8852 (see my Yelp reviews)

Castro Valley Mid Century Modern Beauty! Loads of light and loads of privacy! Maple floors, skylights, gourmet kitchen with granite counters, upgraded stainless appliances (refrigerator, dishwasher, cook top), formal dining area, living room with wood burning fireplace, family room, redone bathrooms, two car attached garage, lush atrium and lovely yard with the tastiest persimmons ever! Did I mention the views of the hills are breathtaking?

Two year lease with one month security deposit. Available immediately. Lynn Levin, Prudential Ca. Realty, BRE#00885447, 510-593-7377 Mountain View, 2 BR/1 BA - $3,200 Mountain View, 2 BR/1 BA - $3200/mont Mt. View, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $4000 Mt. View, 3 BR/2.5 BA - 3800 Palo Alto Home, 4 BR/2 BA - $4600. mon

809 Shared Housing/ Rooms All Areas: Roommates.com Lonely? Bored? Broke? Find the perfect roommate to complement your personality and lifestyle at Roommates.com! (AAN CAN) Redwood City, 1 BR/2 BA - $850/mo

Sunny Express Moving Co. Afforable, Reliable, References Lic. CalT 191198. 650/722-6586 or 408/904-9688

771 Painting/ Wallpaper DAVID AND MARTIN PAINTING

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R.G. Landscape Yard Clean-ups, debris removal, maintenance, installations. Free est.

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Glen Hodges Painting Call me first! Senior discount. 45 yrs. #351738. 650/322-8325

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815 Rentals Wanted PA Area: Room Wanted in exchange for child care. Degree in ECE. Willing to work weekends. Will purchase own food. CDL, refs. 650/799-1543

820 Home Exchanges Did You Know 144 million U.S. Adults read a Newspaper print copy each week?

Discover the Power of Newspaper Advertising. For a free brochure call 916-288-6011 or email cecelia@cnpa.com (Cal-SCAN)

825 Homes/Condos for Sale Menlo Park, 3 BR/2 BA - $899000 Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $1099000 Sunnyvale, 3 BR/2 BA - $899000

THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM

845 Out of Area Income In The Redwoods Rstrnt/Store/Gas sta/3 homes Ministor pot. Hiwy 1 frontage Leggett

850 Acreage/Lots/ Storage Shasta County 5 acres — trees, views, dirt road. $5K down, $521.35/mo. (Cash price, $49,500). ALSO 20 acres w/well (OWC).

Owner, 530/605-8857

Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement PALO ALTO PASTA CO. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 597067 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Palo Alto Pasta Co., located at 326 Commercial St., San Jose, CA 95112, 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): PALO ALTO PASTA CO. 326 Commercial St. San Jose, CA 95112 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 October 1, 2014.

(PAW Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2014) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 597078 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): BLUE WHALE CO. 267 Ballybunion Way San Jose, CA 95116 FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON: 03/30/2010 UNDER FILE NO.: 536120 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S)/ENTITY(IES): JINGDONG LI 267 Ballybunion Way San Jose, CA 95116 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY: An Individual.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 1, 2014.

(PAW Oct. 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7, 2014) ACME CHILDREN CENTER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 596975 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Acme Children Center, located at 4101 El Camino Way, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): ACME EDUCATION GROUP, INC. P.O. Box 700189 San Jose, CA 95170 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 September 29, 2014.

(PAW Oct. 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7, 2014) ACME LEARNING CENTER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 596977 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Acme Learning Center, located at 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): ACME EDUCATION GROUP, INC. P.O. Box 700189 San Jose, CA 95170 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 September 29, 2014.

(PAW Oct. 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7, 2014) COMFORT INN PALO ALTO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 597069 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Comfort Inn Palo Alto, located at 3945 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, 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): JAI JINENDRA INVESTMENTS, LLC. 3945 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05-29-2004.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 1, 2014.

(PAW Oct. 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7, 2014) BRITE ENERGY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 597327 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Brite Energy, located at 6691 Owens Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588, Alameda County.

The principal place of business is in Alameda County and a current fictitious business name statement is on file at the County clerk-recorder’s office of said County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): BRITE ENERGY SOLAR, INC. 1035 N. 3rd St., Ste. 101 Lawrence, KS 66044 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 October 10, 2014.

(PAW October 24, 31, Nov. 7, 14, 2014) JJ CPA ACADEMY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 597252 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: JJ CPA Academy, located at 535 Arastradero Rd. #201, 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): IL YONG AHN 535 Arastradero Rd. 201 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/04/2014.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 8, 2014.

(PAW Oct. 24, 31, Nov. 7, 14, 2014) EVERGREEN PARK RESTAURANT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 597273 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Evergreen Park Restaurant, 451 California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, 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): EVERGREEN PARK HOSPITALITY GROUP, LLC 451 California Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 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 October 9, 2014.

(PAW Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 21, 2014) CALIFORNIA SAFARI FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 597785 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: California Safari, located at 1010 Emerson St., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: Joint Venture.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): MLF ASSOCIATES INC. 1010 Emerson St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 DOME CONSULTING LLC P.O. Box 45392 Los Angeles, CA 90045 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/23/14.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 24, 2014.

(PAW Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 21, 2014)

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QUANTUM AGE WATER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 597635 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Quantum Age Water, located at 1239 Cedar Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): DAVID SCHNEIDER 1239 Cedar Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/21/2014.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 21, 2014.

(PAW Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 21, 2014)

997 All Other Legals ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Case No.: 114CV272052 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ALEISTER CAMERON KLINE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ALEISTER CAMERON KLINE to ALEISTER CAMERON PAIGE. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: March 3, 2015, 8:45 a.m., Room: Probate of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: PALO ALTO WEEKLY Date: October 17, 2014 /s/ Aaron Persky JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (PAW Oct. 24, 31, Nov. 7, 14, 2014) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (SECS. 6104, 6105 U.C.C.) Notice is hereby given to the Creditors of: Paul’s European Cobblery, Inc., Seller(s), whose business address(es) is: 410 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, that a bulk transfer is about to be made to: The Cobblery, LLC, Buyer(s), whose business(es) address is: 410 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306. The property to be transferred is located at: 410 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306.

Said property is described in general as: All stock in trade, fixtures, equipment, goodwill and other property of that Shoe Repair business known as European Cobblery, and located at: 410 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306. The bulk transfer will be consummated on or after the 19th day of November, 2014.

This bulk transfer is subject to Section 6106.2 of the California Commercial Code. If Section 6106.2 applies, claims may be filed at FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY, Escrow Division, Escrow No. FSSE-0101400593-LC, One Daniel Burnham Court, Suite 218C, San Francisco, CA 94109. Phone: (415)359-2540, Fax: (415)520-6641.

This bulk transfer does NOT include a liquor license transfer. All claims must be received at this address by the 18th day of November, 2014. So far as known to the Buyer(s), all business names and addresses used by the Seller(s) for the three (3) years last past, if different from the above, are: European Cobblery - 201 First St, Los Altos, CA; European Cobblery - 389 E. Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA; European Cobblery - 385 State St, Los Altos, CA. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this document on the date(s) set forth below. By: Fidelity National Title Company as Escrow Agent for the herein Buyer, Tiffany Criger, Escrow Assistant October 28, 2014 (PAW Oct. 31, 2014)

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CARDINAL CORNER . . . Stanford middle blockers Inky Ajanaku and Merete Lutz were named the Pac-12 Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week after the the top-ranked Cardinal improved to 20-0, its best start to a season since 1994, with wins over No. 17 UCLA and No. 19 USC. Ajanaku averaged a team-best 3.88 kills and 4.63 points per set while hitting .436. Stanford opens the second half of conference play on the road at Oregon State on Friday and at No. 11 Oregon on Sunday. Both matches will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks . . . Patrick Grimes has been voted team captain for the 2014-15 season by his teammates, as announced by Cardinal head coach Conrad Ray. Grimes, a senior from Palo Alto, grew up attending golf camp at Stanford and prepped at nearby Menlo School.

Grimes and the Stanford squad return to the course for the Gifford Collegiate (Nov. 3-5) in San Martin.

ON THE AIR Friday Women’s volleyball: Stanford at Oregon St., 6 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks; KZSU (90.1 FM)

Sunday Women’s volleyball: Stanford at Oregon, 11 a.m.; Pac-12 Networks; KZSU (90.1 FM) Women’s soccer: Oregon St. at Stanford, 3 p.m.; Pac-12 Bay Area

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Stanford freshman Christian McCaffrey (center) caught a 42-yard scoring pass in last week’s 38-14 win over Oregon State.

A good job following in father’s footsteps Stanford freshman McCaffrey living up to some very high expectations as Cardinal faces Oregon in showdown

by Mark Soltau t’s no surprise to Valor Christian High head football coach Rod Sherman that Stanford freshman running back Christian McCaffrey has made a seamless transition to the college game.

In high school, the Denver, Colo., native did everything but line the field — setting state records for career points (848), touchdowns (141), all-purpose

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yards (8,845) and single-season all-purpose yards (3,032).

“He left a legacy at Valor on how to prepare for a game,” Sherman said. “He always brought his best effort in practice and he cared so much about his teammates. He was always a very humble player and didn’t need the spotlight.”

McCaffrey, whose father, Ed, and mother, Lisa, met at Stanford and starred in football and

soccer, respectively, also ranked second in Colorado history for career touchdown receptions (47), seventh for single-season touchdowns (46), and eighth for career punt returns for touchdowns (4).

He led his team to four state titles and earned 12 letters in football, basketball and track and field, helping his Valor set a state record in the 4A 4x200 relay.

McCaffrey lined up at running

back and wide receiver. He also punted, returned kicks and played defensive back, returning an interception for a touchdown last year in the state semifinal game.

“There was so much to marvel about,” said Sherman. “He’s just electrifying with the ball in his hands. He’s like lightning in a bottle.” (continued on next page)

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GIRLS GOLF

League titles just tuneups for playoffs

Gunn, Paly set for CCS shootout

by Keith Peters egular-season water polo champions were crowned this week in the PAL Bay Division, West Catholic Athletic League and SCVAL De Anza Division, all in very distinct ways.

The Gunn boys and girls both beat teams from Mountain View by the same 12-3 score to successfully defend their De Anza Division crowns.

In the West Catholic Athletic League, the Sacred Heart Prep boys and girls cruised to easy victories by a combined score of 27-6.

And, in the PAL Bay Division, the Castilleja girls and MenloAtherton boys both went into overtime before securing victories to clinch regular-season titles.

All this, of course, are mere tuneups for next week’s league playoffs that ultimately decide league championships.

The drama of the week was found at Menlo-Atherton High on

Castilleja junior Celia Aldrete scored in the third extra period of sudden death to carry the Gators (7-0, 14-5) to their thrilling victory over the host Bears (6-1, 10-9) and their first-ever PAL Bay Division title.

by Keith Peters wo years ago it was sophomore Anna Zhou from Gunn winning individual honors at the girls’ Central Coast Section Girls Golf Tournament.

Last year, it was junior Michelle Xie from Palo Alto taking home medalist honors.

Both Zhou and Xie are now seniors, both headed to Harvard next fall to continue their successful careers. Question is, will one of them be a two-time champ when the section championship is held Tuesday at Rancho Canada (East Course) in Carmel Valley?

Both players are certainly capable of repeating as they displayed their readiness on Tuesday at the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Tournament on the par-73 Santa Teresa Golf Course in San Jose.

Zhou shot a 5-under 68 to take

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SCHOLAR-ATHLETE . . . Stanford senior strong safety Jordan Richards has been selected as a National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete Award winner and one of 17 finalists who will vie for the William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments. As a 2014 NFF National Scholar-Athlete, Richards will receive an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship and will be honored at the 57th NFF Annual Awards Dinner in New York City on Dec. 9. The event also will include the induction of the 2014 College Football Hall of Fame and the presentation of several major awards.

Former Stanford All-American Darrin Nelson is among those who will be inducted. Richards, a public policy major, is one of the nationís premier student-athletes. Richards has shown unparalleled dedication to both athletics and academics, becoming the Cardinalís 12th NFF National Scholar-Athlete and first since Owen Marecic in 2010. A 2013 Academic All-America selection, Richards is already a two-time first team Pac-12 All-Academic selection.

Richards also has been named among 15 semifinalists for the 2014 Jim Thorpe Award, given to the top defensive back in college football.

A smiling Anna Yu celebrated with Celia Aldrete (10), whose winning goal gave Castilleja its first PAL Bay Division title.

Wednesday as both home teams honored their seniors, but only one was able to really celebrate.

Castilleja emerged with a 7-6 triumph over the M-A girls in the third sudden-death period while the M-A boys topped defending champ Menlo School, 14-11, in overtime.

Oregon will test Stanford defense Cardinal safety Hoffpauir sidelined against the Ducks due to an injury

Max is a junior wide receiver at Duke, and third brother Dylan is a sophomore at Valor and the (continued from previous page) team’s starting quarterback.

At Stanford, McCaffrey has Youngest brother Luke attends been used as a runner, receiver, middle school.

“He went to every single game,” returner and coverage man on special teams. Entering Satur- McCaffrey said of his father. “I day’s game (4:30 p.m., FOX) at was so lucky to have incredible fifth-ranked Oregon (4-1, 7-1), he high school coaches. If he ever has rushed 12 times for 83 yards; saw anything, he’d give me a little tip here and there. caught nine passes for One thing I really ap176 yards, including a preciated that he did 42-yard score in last was letting me do my Saturday’s 38-14 win thing and let me grow over visiting Oregon up how he did without State; returned four the pressure of being punts for 70 yards; had my dad.” two kickoff returns for That went for choos38 yards and has made ing a college, as well. five tackles, two solo.

“I looked around,” Stanford heads to said McCaffrey, ColoEugene with a 3-2 Pacrado’s two-time player 12 mark (5-3 overall) of the year. “I wanted and needs a victory top keep its possible Christian McCaffrey to make the decision on my own. I found conference title hopes alive. McCaffrey might be one of out very quickly that this was the place I wanted to be.” the guys to help get that done.

Naturally, his parents were “It was a difficult adjustment at first,” McCaffrey said of the col- thrilled.

“I could tell they were bias,” he lege game. “But the one thing I love about this place is how all our said. “If you get a scholarship ofguys rally around each other and fer to attend Stanford, it’s hard to help each other out. I’m having a turn down. I visited a couple of other places, but I pretty much great time now.”

Stanford head coach David fell in love with this place the Shaw admits McCaffrey has ex- first time I stepped on campus and talked to some of the players ceeded early expectations.

“I think he’s ahead of where we and coaches.”

McCaffrey remembers little thought he was going to be,” said Shaw. “I think to a man, everyone about his father’s NFL career. A on our staff believes he’s going to member of the Stanford Athletics be a great college football player. Hall of Fame, Ed graduated with We thought maybe it was going a bachelor’s degree in economics to take him a while to get there. and a master’s degree in organiHe’s accelerated our thinking to zational behavior. A third-round the point that every game plan draft pick of the Giants in 1991, we’re going to give him a little bit he caught 565 passes for 7,422 yards and 55 touchdowns. He’s more.”

While McCaffrey’s father now a radio analyst for Denver played professionally for 13 sea- games and owns several small sons with the New York Giants, companies, even boasting his own San Francisco 49ers and Denver brand of mustard and horseradish Broncos and has three Super Bowl sauce.

“I have glimpses of memories rings, he has never interfered with any of his four sons. Older brother of calling his name on the field,

even though he couldn’t hear me,” said McCaffrey. “We have a couple pictures of me when I was real little. I had a big curly afro after they (Broncos) won Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami. There was confetti all over the place and the picture ended up being in Sports Illustrated.”

Asked to name the best athlete in his family, McCaffrey said, “I’m going to have to say my mom. Otherwise, when I come home, I won’t have home-cooked meals.”

While his father stands 6-foot5 and had great agility and leaping ability, Christian is 6-0, 200 pounds, but has better speed and quickness. He also relies on vision and footwork to make the most of every opportunity, and enjoys breaking down film to find ways to improve.

“He’s fast, explosive, runs hard, breaks tackles and makes guys miss,” said Shaw. “Every time he touches the ball, the whole sideline starts to get excited because something special could happen.”

As for McCaffrey’s amazing high school statistics, Sherman said they are no fluke. Last year, he rushed for 1,858 yards and 27 touchdowns, despite limited carries in several lopsided wins.

“He’s just a great kid and a great competitor,” Sherman said. “He did whatever we asked him to do and made plays in so many spots.

He was very unselfish and ready for any opportunity given to him.

He can put his head down and get the tough yards. He absolutely can be an every down back.”

At Stanford, McCaffrey is just happy to be a contributor.

“I see myself wherever they put me,” he said. “Whether I can make something happen on special teams being a gunner, a punt returner, a running back or a slot receiver, I’m just happy to play for this team.”Q Mark Soltau writes for Stanford Athletics/gostanford. com)

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The Menlo School girls won the West Bay Athletic League Tournament title on Wednesday in San Mateo.

Prep golf (continued from previous page)

medalist honors while Xie fired a 69 for runner-up honors.

Zhou’s effort, which included seven birdies and two bogeys, helped Gunn successfully defended its league tournament title by defeating Palo Alto. Zhou had birdies on all five par-5s as the Titans shot 397 to old off the Vikings’ 401.

“Anna has had a fabulous season, and her play has been so consistent,” said Gunn coach Chris Redfield. “It takes a good team top-to-bottom to win the way we have been winning, but it sure is nice to have Anna at the top, consistently shooting par or better.”

Gunn junior Tiffany Yang and senior Lianna McFarlane-Connelly each shot noteworthy 79s.

McFarlane-Connelly overcame a triple-bogey 7 on the tough, downhill 12th hole that started when her tee shot sailed out of bounds. She finished with five pars and one bogey on her final six holes.

Yang recorded three birdies on the front nine on her way to a 1-under 35, before surviving an up-and-down back nine. Gunn freshman Lydia Tsai shot 81 and Margaret Redfield 90 to wrap up the scoring.

Following Xie was Emily Hwang shot 78, freshman Stephanie Yu an 83, Elise Kiya an 85,

and Celia Willner an 86.

Gunn already had clinched a team berth into the section tournament by winning the regularseason league title with a 14-0 mark. Palo Alto was all but assured of receiving an at-large berth into CCS. That was determined Thursday.

Palo Alto is the defending CCS team champion and finished second at NorCals last year, advancing to the state finals.

Meanwhile, Menlo School finished its West Bay Athletic League season season by winning the league tournament on Wednesday at Poplar Creek Golf Course in San Mateo with a team score of 408.

The conditions were good and Menlo took full advantage. Jessie Rong birdied No. 7 and 14 on her way to a 4-over 75 that earned her second place. Lauren Yang played extremely well by posting an 81, good for fourth overall. Sophie Siminoff, who shot 3-under last week in a nine-hole match, slipped a little with an 82 and Nicole Henderson kept it respectable with a nifty 82 also as both tied for fifth. Claire Wilson balanced out the 408 with and 88.

Katherine Zhu from Harker was the medalist by shooting even-par 71. Sacred Heart Prep’s Jessica Koenig was third with a 78 while teammate Lauren von Thaden tied for ninth with an 85 and SHP’s Cami Steppe was 11th with an 87. Q

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wants to play so badly.”

Tarpley said Phillips is doing well and at full speed.

NOTES: When asked how interested he is in the first BCS playoff rankings, Shaw shook his head. “Every time I close my eyes I see six Ducks jerseys.” Stanford junior center Graham Schuler said it would be different if he was 13.

“I’d stay up all night and talk about it with my friends,” he said.

“All I’m worried about this week is Oregon.” . . . LT Andrus Peat texted the offensive linemen with a message saying, in essence, they had to play their best this week.

“That gave me goosebumps,” Schuler said. “I’m thrilled to see what will happen this week.” . . . Oregon leads the Pac-12 with a plus-11 turnover margin while the Cardinal ranks tied, with Washington State, for 11th with a minus-8. Stanford’s 10 fumbles lost leads the conference and the Ducks are second with nine fumble recoveries. Q

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by Rick Eymer will probably play against the tanford football coach Ducks.

The verdict is still out on senior David Shaw said safety Zach Hoffpauir would be defensive tackle David Parry, who unavailable for Saturday’s Pac-12 also left the OSU game early.

Conference showdown at Oregon Parry has recorded two sacks, 3 1/2 tackles for a loss and five QB due to injury.

Shaw hopes to get the junior hurries on the season.

Harrison Phillips and Nate back in time for the Cardinal’s game against Utah at home on Lohn are the leading candidates to replace Parry.

November 15. Stan“It’s a concern ford has a bye followmainly because of the ing its game against way David was playthe Ducks. ing,” Shaw said.

“Zach has had an Phillips, a freshman, outstanding year as got most of the playing a safety and nickel,” time in Parry’s place Shaw said.

“Kyle last week, recording (Olugbode) has also six tackles to share the been playing well. Terteam lead with Richrence Alexander will ards. Lohn, a junior, come in as the nickel also had a tackle. and (Jordan) Richards “David is one of a will be our quarter- Zach Hoffpauir kind,” Cardinal senior back back there.”

Inside linebacker Kevin Palma, linebacker A.J. Tarpley said. “He who left Saturday’s 38-14 victory gets more penetration and can over Oregon State with an injury, physically manhandle guys. He

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Water polo The Bears seemingly had a victory secured after sophomore Annabelle Paris scored for a 6-4 lead with 1:54 left in the second mandatory overtime period. Castilleja, however, answered in a hurry.

Senior Anna Yu scored with 42 seconds left and, after getting the ball back, Castilleja coach Brenda Villa called time to set up a play.

With just 4.35 seconds remaining, Yu tied the game and sent it to sudden death.

A long shot by M-A’s Nadia Paquin that found the cage after the buzzer was denied, and both teams played on.

The Bears and Gators failed to score in the first two suddendeath periods (where first goal wins) before Aldrete fired a shot past M-A goalie Francesca Gilles in the ninth quarter of play.

The loss ended M-A’s streak of seven straight league titles while Castilleja’s win over the Bears was its first in league play since 2006, ending an eight-game losing streak (the teams played twice last year).

Gilles and Castilleja goalie Maddie Tarr both were credited with 18 stops, many from pointblank range.

Paquin had three goals, Paris two and Kyra Sheeper one for M-A, with Aldrete and Maddie Macdonald finishing with two for Castilleja.

“The difference,” said M-A first-year coach Tatiana Dehnad, “was Castilleja did not give up and fought back. It was a battle until the very last second and both teams worked extremely hard until the very end. I’m proud of my girls and, unfortunately, it wasn’t our day. But, we will see them again.”

The M-A and Menlo boys also could face each other again in the PAL playoffs, which would be their third meeting of the season.

The first came last weekend in the North-South Challenge, where the Knights held on for a 15-13 victory.

The Bears (6-0, 13-11) gained revenge by winning their second regular-season title in three years. The Knights (5-1, 18-5), meanwhile, still can win their 21st overall league crown in 22 years by taking the playoffs.

Menlo grabbed a 9-7 lead after three quarters before M-A tallied four goals in the fourth quarter to tie it at 11 and send the match to a pair of mandatory overtimes.

M-A struck first in OT and secured the victory when senior first-year player Matheus Santos scored on an open cage to wrap things up.

M-A freshman goalie Noah Smith came up big for the Bears, as did seniors Matt Baszucki and Mostyn Fero. Andreas Katsis led Menlo with seven goals while goalie Spencer Witte had 13 saves.

In the WCAL, the Sacred Heart Prep boys wrapped up the regular-season title with a 13-5 vic-

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Priory’s state-leading football streak ends

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Gunn cross-country teams run titles in Palo Alto City Championships

by Keith Peters Marren score touchdowns on a or the past three weeks, the seven-yard run, 69-yard reception Priory football team has and 26-yard interception return. been in the spotlight with Charlie Roth rushed for 102 yards the state’s longest winning streak. and quarterback Austin D’ambra The number of consecutive victo- completed 10 of 13 for 182 yards for Menlo while Jordan Mims had ries was 20, until last weekend.

Now, the Panthers don’t care 104 rushing yards for the Bears.

Sacred Heart Prep rushed for who has the spotlight because it’s no longer on them. Stuart Hall 329 yards in a 34-14 win at Setook care of that with a resound- quoia. Riley Tinsley led the way ing 58-30 triumph on Saturday at with 126 yards on 11 carries as Treasure Island in San Francisco. SHP dominated with 50 rushing Not only did the loss end plays. The Gators’ defense was Priory’s win streak at 20, but it just as efficient as it limited Seknocked the Panthers out of a tie quoia to 226 total yards, 114 on for first place in the Mission Trail the ground.

In the SCVAL De Anza DiviAthletic League.

Trinity Christian of Monterey sion, Palo Alto dropped a 49-7 now sits atop the eight-man foot- decision to host Los Gatos while ball league with a 5-0 mark (7-1 Gunn fell to host Homestead, 42overall) with Priory and Stuart 7, in the El Camino Division.

Hall tied for second at 4-1. PineCross country wood is next at 3-2.

The Gunn boys and girls swept Priory will host Trinity Christian on Friday at 2:30 p.m., with the varsity titles at the annual Palo Alto City Championships held first place at stake.

Priory suffered its first loss in Tuesday on the 2.18-mile layout three seasons despite holding a at Bol Park.

Gunn junior Reid Kovacs 16-6 lead. At halftime, the Panclocked 11.22.7 while leading thers were trailing, 24-16.

“Bailey Marsheck went down six teammates to the finish line in the second quarter with a non- before the Vikings crossed as the contact knee injury,” Priory coach Titans scored a perfect 15 points Doug Sargent said of his starting to defeat Paly (50). Senior Mack running back. “We lost several Radin was second in 11:28.8 key players throughout the game.” and junior Ryan Araghi third in Sargent said the biggest issue 11:38.4.

The fastest boys’ time, howevfor his team was its inability to contain Stuart Hall’s freshman er, went to Paly sophomore Kent Slaney in the frosh-soph race as quarterback, Jorim Powell.

“He was very good,” said Sar- he ran 11:05.3.

In the girls’ race, gent. “We had them in Gunn junior Gillian a long situation several Meeks led a 1-2-3 finish times and they would by the Titans in a 17spread us out and run.

45 win over Palo Alto.

Our QB (Max Reines) Meeks ran 11:57.2, just had a bad throwing day missing the course reand couldn’t get the ball cord for juniors (11:57.0) deep to Scotty Harris.” set by Sarah Robinson Sargent said his runin 2012. ning game stalled withSenior Emily Aiken out Marsheck and, at was second in 12:37.4 one point, the team lost Gillian Meeks and Gunn’s Illi Gardner running back Keyshaw Ashord and two-way lineman was third in 12:53.9, the No. 3 alltime mark for a sophomore. Paly Garrett Weber.

“They (Stuart Hall) were not junior Bryan Carlson was fourth big,” explained Sargent. “They in 13:19.7, clocking the No. 4 allwre fast and athletic. We did not time junior mark.

In Belmont, the Menlo-Athermatch up well with them and their ton boys and girls took second in overall team speed.” their respective races in the third In other games Friday: North Valley Baptist is at Pine- Peninsula Athletic League meet wood (3-2) at 3 p.m., Menlo- of the season, held Tuesday at Atherton (1-1, 2-5) visits Sacred Crystal Springs.

The M-A boys scored 69 points Heart Prep (2-0, 7-0) in a PAL Bay Division showdown at 3 p.m., to trail only Half Moon Bay (46) Lynbrook is at Gunn (0-3, 0-7) for while the M-A girls had 68 points the Titans’ homecoming at 7 p.m., while also finishing second to the Palo Alto (1-2, 2-5) hosts Santa Cougars (36).

Adam Scandlyn finished fourth Clara at 7 p.m., and Menlo School (1-1, 4-3) is at Terra Nova at 7 p.m. in the boys’ race in 16:28 over the Menlo is coming off a 28- 2.95-mile layout. In the girls’ race, 20 victory over M-A last week, M-A’s Katie Beebe was second in which saw the Knights’ Jack 19:25. Q

F Anna Zhou

Jack Marren

GUNN HIGH

MENLO SCHOOL

The senior golfer fired a pair of 1-over-par 37s as the Titans won a pair of SCVAL dual matches to claim the league title with a 14-0 mark, improved to 15-1 overall and earned an automatic berth into the CCS tourney.

The senior two-way player scored on a seven-yard run, a 69-yard reception and a 26-yard interception return, had 95 receiving yards and was in on 11 tackles in a 2820 football victory over local rival Menlo-Atherton.

Honorable mention Sami Andrew Menlo-Atherton tennis

Jackie Cai-Maddy Lee Palo Alto tennis doubles

Nia Gardner Gunn water polo

Danielle Mitchell Castilleja golf

Sophie Siminoff Menlo golf

Lanie Van Linge Menlo-Atherton tennis

Ben Burr-Kirven* Sacred Heart Prep football

Daniel Hill Sacred Heart Prep cross country

Michael Swart* Sacred Heart Prep water polo

Riley Tinsley Sacred Heart Prep football

Spencer Witte* Menlo water polo

Ari Wayne Gunn water polo * previous winner

Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com

tory over host Valley Christian in San Jose. The Gators (6-0, 17-3), who will be the top seed for the league playoffs next week, were led by Michael Swart’s six goals and two by fellow senior Nelson Perla-Ward. Goalies JC Marco and freshman Alexander Nemeth combined for 14 saves.

The SHP girls, meanwhile, captured their first regular-season title in the WCAL since 2011 with a 14-1 dunking of visiting Valley Christian. Megan Anderson and Malaika Koshy each tallied four goals for the Gators (6-0, 15-5), who grabbed an 8-1 halftime lead and rolled behind 10 saves from goalie Emily Riley.

Meg Avery and Layla Waters each added two goals for SHP, which next will compete in the NorCal Championships this weekend at Sacred Heart Prep and Menlo-Atherton. The Bears and Gunn also are competing.

The Gunn boys and girls, meanwhile, evidently are doing everything in tandem this season, which is proving to be a good thing for the Titans.

On Tuesday, both teams celebrated their seniors’ final regular-

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season home matches with identical 12-3 victories over Mountain View. The Gunn boys improved to 11-0 in the SCVAL De Anza Division, as did the girls.

Both victories wrapped up regular-season titles for the Titans, the boys winning their second straight and the girls their fourth.

The Gunn boys, who won for the 10th time in its past 11 matches, displayed its defensive prowess against the Spartans by holding them to a single goal by halftime as the Titans grabbed a 7-1 lead.

Mountain View had no answer for Gunn’s defense, which denied shot after shot and prevented easy entry passes into the hole set.

The Gunn girls (11-0, 16-3), meanwhile, have been relying on a solid defense all season long while limiting opponents to single-digit scoring.

That was the case once again on Tuesday as senior goalie Sam Acker came up with 11 saves to help celebrate Senior Day. Appropriately, seniors Erica Watkins and Nia Gardner each scored four goals in the final regular-season home game. Q

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