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Council clears way for Buena Vista closure Emotionally torn, council members order more compensation for evicted residents

hough the fate of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park remains cloudy, residents of the sprawling El Camino Real park received a sliver of good news Tuesday night when the Palo Alto City Council agreed to raise the financial compensation that they would receive in exchange for eviction. After a five-and-a-half hour discussion — which followed the prior evening’s emotional, at times tearful, testimonies from dozens of Buena Vista residents and their supporters — the council unanimously affirmed the decision by Hearing Officer Craig Labadie to approve the Relocation Impact Report, which lays out the compensation that would be provided to residents when the park closes. The document is a key component of the application, initiated in late 2012 by the Jisser family, the property owners, to shutter the mobile-home park. Yet even in approving the document, the council added a long list of conditions and modifications that would significantly alter it in ways that favor the residents. The biggest change was a requirement that a new appraisal be conducted for the Buena Vista mobile homes and that this time the appraiser consider the impact of residents’ displacement from Palo Alto schools. The Relocation Impact Report that was approved by Labadie last fall excludes schools from consideration, a point of deep contention between the park owners and the Buena Vista residents. (See side-

bar, “Attorneys debate the value of a Palo Alto education.”) The council’s decision sets the stage for another hearing next month, at which time the legal clash over relocation assistance will resume. Tuesday’s hearing was the council’s second of two nights on the topic of Buena Vista’s closure. For yet another evening, hundreds of Buena Vista residents packed into City Hall, wearing black Tshirts printed with the plea, “Save Our Homes!” Once again, the Council Chambers were filled with yellow stickers and handheld signs, though this time the crowd began to dissipate as the discussion dragged on into the late hours of the night. The tone and the substance of Tuesday’s discussion was strikingly different from Monday’s, dominated by legal wrangling by attorneys and intricate, paragraphlong motions from the council. The council found itself in a highly unusual position, more akin to a judge scrutinizing a highly technical case than a legislative body setting policy. Its task was to consider the appeal from the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park Residents Association, which contested Labadie’s approval, saying the Jissers’ offer isn’t sufficient to allow the residents to find comparable housing elsewhere. The Jissers’ attorney, Margaret Nanda, argued that her client has the right to close down the park and that he has followed all the local and state rules associated with the closure. Council members made it clear

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Nicolas Martinez, center, wife Yolanda Martinez, and their kids, Nicolas Jr. and Angel, address the Palo Alto City Council on April 13 about losing their home if the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park closes. in their early comments that their decision wouldn’t rest on their personal views but rather on narrow legal issues. Councilman Marc Berman called Tuesday night “probably the most difficult night I’ve ever had on the council.” “Often as a council member I’m free to let my values dictate my vote, and I’ve been comfortable and confident with all the votes I’ve cast. ... Tonight, my values are pleading with me to do everything I can to stop the closure of Buena

In their own words Quotes from April 13 and 14 City Council hearings on the closure of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park “I don’t w and I’m rea ant to lose any of m y ll get a good y planning to go to G friends, unn and education .” — Omar C ruz, a at Terman sixth-grader “The situation through which we are and a Buen Middle School a Vista resi now going is very grim.” dent — Rosa Maria Garcia, who has raised four children at Buena Vista

Vista and to keep the residents in place,” Berman said, with a crowd of Buena Vista residents looking on. “You all are important to the fabric of our community. We’re losing that socioeconomic diversity, and I’m worried that we’re losing it permanently.” Yet he noted that Tuesday was “different” from other meetings. “Tonight, I’m not here to make policy decisions. Tonight, my job is to determine whether the state law and the city ordinance is being followed,” he said.

Councilman Greg Scharff likewise called the Tuesday deliberations “difficult,” conflicting with his desire to save the largely low-income and Hispanic community of about 400 people. But he struck a hopeful tone, referencing behind-the-scenes efforts by nonprofit organizations to buy the park and preserve it. “No matter how the council votes today, one of the things the public should know is that it’s not (continued on page 8)

“Bue be ab na Vista is le to my s — Me say that for econd fam ily. I h lo the re d ie C who is o prepa heney, a Bu st of my life pe I’ll ring to .” ena V is her m make final ta residen obile home payment o t n in Dec embe r

“Buena Vista ... became an ideal place to raise our two kids, to offer them the education I didn’t have, to make sure they wouldn’t be beat up after school like I was on their way home.” — Nicolas Martinez, a Buena Vista resident

“Save our homes!” — T-shirts worn by Buena Vista Mobile Home Park residents

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Closed Session 3()69 5,.6;0(;69:! 7HSV (S[V 7VSPJL 6ѝJLYZ Association; International Association of Fire Fighters Study Session 2. Joint Study Session of the City Council and the Utilities Advisory Commission 3. Annual Earth Day Report Study Session and Sustainability/ Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) Update Consent Calendar 5. Finance Committee Recommends Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance Amending the Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 to Adjust Budgeted Revenues and Expenditures in Accordance with the Recommendations in the FY 2015 Midyear Budget Review Report and to Adopt a Resolution to Amend the Compensation Plan for the Management/ Professional Group to Add a Principal Attorney :[Hќ 9LJVTTLUKH[PVU [OH[ [OL *P[` *V\UJPS (KVW[ H Resolution Amending Gas Rate Schedule G-10 (Compressed Natural Gas Service) to Recover Cap-andTrade Regulatory Compliance Costs and Approving New Palo AltoGreen Gas Rate Schedule G-10-G (Compressed Natural Green Gas Service) 7. Approval of Three Contracts with: 1) Delta Dental for Dental Claim Administration; 2) Vision Service Plan for Vision Claim Administration and Fully Insured Vision Plan; and 3) Life Insurance Company of North America (CIGNA) for Underwriting of the City of Palo Alto’s Group Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD) Plans for up to Three Years for Each Contract 8. Approval of Loan Documents and Agreements Providing $1,000,000 for the Rehabilitation of the Stevenson House and Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance Appropriating Funds from the Residential Housing In-Lieu Fund for this Purpose 9. Adoption of Amended Ordinance Amending Chapter 9.14 (Smoking and Tobacco Regulations) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Establish New Outdoor Smoking Restrictions in Commercial Areas and Outdoor Dining Action Items 10. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of Local Amendments to the California Green Building Code and the California Energy Code 11. Colleagues’ Memo from Mayor Holman, Council Members Burt, Schmid, and Wolbach Regarding Strengthening City Engagement with Neighborhoods (Continued from March 16, 2015) 12. Discussion and Appointment of a Council Member to the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) and the Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority STANDING COMMITTEE The Finance Committee Meeting will meet on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 5:30 PM to discuss: 1) Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation that the City Council Adopt a Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Gas Financial Plan, Including no Rate Changes for July 1, 2015, and Amending the Gas Utility Reserve Management Practices; 2) Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation that the City Council Adopt a Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Electric Financial Plan, Including no Rate Changes for July 1, 2015, and Amending the Electric Utility Reserve Management Practices; 3) Human Relations Committee FY2016 & FY2017 Human Services Resource Allocation Process (HSRAP) Funding Recommendation; 4) Police Department: Palo Alto Animal Services Audit; and 5) Review of Fiscal Year 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and FY 2015-2025 Long Range Financial Forecast in Preparation for FY 2016 Budget Process. The City School Liaison Committee Special Meeting will meet on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 8:00 AM to discuss: 1) Review of Recent City Council/PAUSD Board Meetings; and 2) Discussion about Ongoing City-PAUSD Collaboration. Page 6 • April 17, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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Around Town

PASSING THE TIME ... Digital clocks, a “hard-stop” time of 11 p.m. and better use of digital technology are just three of the ideas that a City Council committee was preparing to consider last week as part of an effort to make council meetings more efficient. Highlighting the extent of the problem, however, the Policy and Services Committee concluded its three-hour meeting on April 8 with only a brief discussion of the topic and no resolution on these time-management reforms. Instead, most of the meeting was spent resolving ambiguities in the council’s Policies and Procedures Handbook, such as rules for council members who wish to attend a council through a teleconference. To that end, the committee agreed existing rules are contradictory because they only allow telephonic attendance for “extraordinary events such as medical, family or similar emergency,” which is hard to reconcile with a separate rule that calls for advance notification of several days for someone planning to phone in. The committee — which consists of Chair Pat Burt and Councilmen Marc Berman, Tom DuBois and Cory Wolbach — agreed the rules are too rigid and should be relaxed. They also agreed that teleconferences should generally be discouraged and limited to three times a year for each council member. The committee also engaged in a lengthy discussion about what types of items should be placed on the council’s “consent calendar” (which is approved in a single vote and without discussion) and about whether council members should be allowed to briefly speak on these items. As for time management? That conversation will resume in the future, as time permits. MOVIE HOUSE MAKEOVER ... Palo Alto’s Aquarius Theatre has closed for significant interior renovations, including new seating, updated restrooms and an area in the lobby for moviegoers to enjoy beer, wine or food before watching a film. “I think it will be a totally modern, boutique upscale theater,” Landmark Theatres President and CEO Ted Mundorff told the Weekly. The downtown theater at 430 Emerson St., which was built in 1969 and has been operated by Landmark since 1985,

closed on March 30 and will reopen in about four months. Landmark’s lease on the building was set to expire soon, and the company considered whether or not to stay in Palo Alto. “The theater was old and tired. If we were going to stay, we needed to basically create a new theater,” Mundorff said. So over the next several months, the lobby will be reconfigured to allow for a new seating area; the theater seats will be replaced with “luxury seating” that is larger, reclines and is made from leather; the restrooms will be upgraded; and a new sound system, acoustical wall treatments and light fixtures will be installed. Mundorff said he hopes the upgrades will attract new customers the theater can introduce to independent films. “It’s just going to be a whole new experience to go to the theater,” Mundorff said. “I would think of it as you’ve never been to a theater before until you’ve walked through the doors this time.” STANFORD AND THE BIG APPLE ... Stanford University has selected the first cohort of 20 undergraduate students for Stanford in New York, a pilot program through which undergraduate students will spend the fall quarter of the 2015-16 academic school year taking a full load of required and elective courses, work four days a week in internships related to their academic and career interests, go on field trips and attend cultural events in New York City. The university has established a home for the pilot program in a Manhattan high-rise and signed an agreement with a student residence hall in Brooklyn, as well as created a suite of courses tailored to the program’s focus (the arts, architecture, design and urban studies) and location, including “Divided America as Seen Through the Lens of New York City,” “Outside In: Arts Organizations and the Changing Cultural Audience” and “Off the iPhone and into the City: Creating a Photography Project.” “Under the program, the students will have the opportunity to develop adaptive learning skills — one of the key aims of a Stanford undergraduate education — by applying lessons learned in the classroom to real-world situations,” according to a Stanford News report. Stanford in New York is a three-year pilot program. Q

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Attorneys debate the value of a Palo Alto education City’s mobile-home ordinance is silent on including schools in relocation appraisal by Gennady Sheyner

n determining how much assistance should be offered to residents of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park once the park is closed, attorneys and Palo Alto officials spent hours on Tuesday wrestling with the question: How valuable are Palo Alto schools? In theory, it’s easy to answer. Everyone agreed that the acclaimed school system is one of Palo Alto’s most prized amenities, so valuable that residents are willing to pay a premium and live in substandard conditions just to have their children attend Barron Park Elementary, Terman Middle and Gunn High schools. In practice, things are far more complex. And now, following the City Council’s decision Tuesday, it will be up to appraiser David Beccaria to put a monetary value on a Palo Alto education, a factor that would be added to the relocation compensation that the park’s residents would receive upon eviction. Beccaria already appraised Buena Vista’s overall value as part of the Relocation Impact Report that was

submitted by the Jisser family, the El Camino Real property’s owner, as part of its closure application. He did not explicitly analyze the value of schools, but said this value is already embedded in the appraisal. Schools are not specifically called out as an amenity that should be considered in relocation assistance in Palo Alto’s 2001 ordinance governing mobile-home parks. The ordinance specifies residents be compensated such that they can relocate to a community that offers comparable access to “amenities such as shopping, medical services, recreational facilities and transportation.” The omission of schools from the list sparked an argument between attorneys for both sides Tuesday. Attorney Nadia Aziz, who represents the Buena Vista Residents Association, noted that the Palo Alto ordinance is “not the clearest ordinance in the world” but argued that the words “such as” make it clear that the list is not exclusive and that schools should be part of the equation.

“If you look at what makes Palo Alto Palo Alto, it’s the schools,” she said. “When you look for housing, in particular in Palo Alto, they list which schools are closest to the real estate listing. The reason why prices are so high here is because of schools. That’s a factor that needs to be in consideration when you look at comparable housing.” Councilman Cory Wolbach also seized on the “such as” in the ordinance and argued that the “purpose of including expansive language is to allow for consideration at a future time of items that may not have been included in a specific list.” In this reading, schools are fair game. Margaret Nanda, who represents the Jisser family, vehemently disagreed and took issue with the idea that relocation compensation should be increased to reflect the factor of schools. The language of the ordinance does not include schools, Nanda argued, because city officials considered the issue in 2001 and decided not to include it, as the record suggests. She also

HOUSING

Lawyer: Buena Vista evictions could start next month Pressure heightened to save Palo Alto’s only mobile-home park by Gennady Sheyner

s local officials continue to scour for ways to save Buena Vista Mobile Home Park from imminent closure, the attorney for the park owner warned Tuesday night that eviction notices could legally be sent to the Palo Alto park’s 400 residents as early as next month,

when the closure application is set to be formally approved by the City Council. The council paved the way for the park’s closure Tuesday with its unanimous vote to uphold a September decision by Hearing Officer Craig Labadie to approve the property owner’s Relocation

Impact Report, which details the financial compensation owed to each resident. However, the council also ordered several revisions. These include a revised appraisal that takes into account the monetary worth of local schools and the safety of the Buena Vista community to its residents.

“If displaced, Buena Vista residents will face an affordable-housing crisis like we haven’t seen in many, many years or even ever before in California.” — Elizabeth Seifel, a real estate consultant who testified as a witness for the Buena Vista Residents Association “The fa able hou ct that there are dents to sing options for no affordthe fault go to in Palo Alt the resio ... is of th — Marg e park owner.” (not) aret Nan da, a the prop ttorney for erty own e rs

“The reason Palo Alto is such a valuable place to live, the reason people want to move here, is because of its schools.” — Nadia Aziz, a senior attorney at the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, which is representing the Buena Vista residents

noted that the record shows that that worked on the ordinance, said the city reviewed several other he doesn’t remember the school closure ordinances, including one issue coming up at all. “Our discussions were tailored from the City of Monrovia, that list schools as a relocation factor. around what was basically in front Even so, Palo Alto decided not to of us,” Ojakian said. “There were include schools. This, Nanda sug- certain things under state law, gested, was a conscious decision. things that the state allowed us to Including schools in the apprais- adopt, and we did. “If we couldn’t absolutely preal, she argued, would be tantamount to rewriting the ordinance. serve the living situation, we wanted She reserved her right to appeal the to make sure we could do as much as council’s decision, suggesting that we could to create the least amount the question of schools could re- of harm,” he told the Weekly. Former Mayor Judy Kleinberg, surface as part of a future lawsuit. But a review of the legislative who took the lead in studying the record and interviews with former issue with then-City Attorney Ariel Colonne, had a City Council similar recollecmembers who tion. The council served in 2001 ‘If you look at what was focused on suggests that in fact there was makes Palo Alto Palo preventing disno particular Alto, it’s the schools.’ placement of people and preserving desire to exclude —Nadia Aziz, affordable housschools from attorney for the Buena Vista ing, as well as on the definition of Residents Association maintaining ecoa “comparable nomic diversity. mobile-home Kleinberg, who visited the park park.” Nor, for that matter, was there a particular push to include several times in those days, also notthem. In fact, the issue barely ed that at the time there were not too came up during the council’s many children living at Buena Vista. “The demographic was middlediscussions in April and May of 2001, when the ordinance was ad- age to older. It really wasn’t a youngopted. Though numerous Buena er family crowd,” Kleinberg said. Colonne did indeed look at variVista residents spoke at those meetings, schools were not men- ous other ordinances but not for the tioned, and there was no input sake of considering the value to the from the school district, from stu- residents of access to schools. The goal was to “figure out a way to dents or from school advocates. Former Vice Mayor Vic Ojaki(continued on page 8) an, who took part in a committee The council specified that the new appraisals would have to be completed within six months of a Buena Vista resident’s relocation from the city’s last remaining mobile-home park. It would be up to a hearing officer to ultimately sign off on the assistance packages, and any appeals of the hearing officer’s decision would have to be made to the state Superior Court. In the meantime, if things go as planned, the Jisser family, which owns the El Camino Real park, would have the right to proceed with the closure process, which began in the fall of 2012. The council plans to revisit the topic on May 4, when city staff is to return with written findings and a formal decision consistent

with the council’s unanimous decision Tuesday. Margaret Nanda, the Jissers’ attorney, told the council that eviction notices could go out the following day. “As I understand it, on May 4, when you approve some version of this, it’s a final decision of the council,” Nanda said. “If the park owner chooses to accept this, that means that on the day following this, on May 5, the park owner can issue a six-month notice of termination of tenancy under the civil code.” Nanda made it clear that she is not suggesting this is what, in fact, will happen. “I’m not saying we will do that. I’m not representing that. I want (continued on page 8)

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“This is really a tough position for all of us. Everyone feels bad about it.” — Liz Kniss, Palo Alto City Council member

“A mobile-home park owner in the State of California can exit the rental business. That is the law.” — Margaret Nanda, attorney for the Jisser family, which owns the Buena Vista property

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Buena Vista (continued from page 5)

a vote to close the park, but really the beginning of saving the park,” Scharff said. He said he looks forward to future community discussions about “how we can save Buena Vista.” Councilman Eric Filseth told the crowd that while no one wants to close the park, the park owner is not responsible for maintaining the city’s socioeconomic diversity. Yet he also acknowledged the park’s closure would hit its residents hard. “I don’t think there can be any misinterpretation of the human suffering that’s going to happen if the park closes,” Filseth said. “A lot of these Palo Altans are not likely to find housing anywhere near Palo Alto, in some cases even in the Bay Area. Children in Palo Alto schools will be uprooted and taken elsewhere.”

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postpone or prevent the conversion of these affordable homes. “Ariel was looking at ordinances from other communities to see what might be applicable and usable,” she said. So, did the council intend to exclude schools from the list of amenities? “I don’t recall this being a specific exclusion,” Kleinberg said. Like his two colleagues from 2001, former Mayor Bern Beecham said he doesn’t recall “any conversation about schools.” “There was a concern about the loss of affordable housing in Palo Alto,” Beecham told the Weekly. “To me, it was a balance of principles. We wanted to enable people of all abilities to be in Palo Alto as a social good versus the placement of that burden on a sole property owner.” Because schools didn’t emerge as a significant issue during the discussion, Beecham said, that likely explains why they are absent from the ordinance. “It’s likely because no one at the time raised the issue,” Beecham said.

While the council’s affirmation of Labadie’s decision was in some ways a victory for the Jisser family, it could turn out to be a Pyrrhic one. The list of conditions that the council appended to its approval was long, substantial and largely responsive to the wishes of the Buena Vista Residents Association. By the time the council finished crafting its list of requirements, the Jissers’ visibly exasperated attorney was threatening to take the city to court. At the heart of the debate was a simple question with an ambiguous answer: Does the city’s ordinance require schools to be considered in the relocation compensation package? The Jissers believe it does not. The residents say it does. The city’s ordinance is not clear. It requires the park owner to provide the residents with adequate compensation to afford housing in a “comparable mobile-home park.” Such a park would have to be “lo-

cated within a community similar to that in which the park that is being closed is located and has similar access to community amenities such as shopping, medical services, recreational facilities and transportation,” the ordinance states. It was Councilman Pat Burt who ultimately proposed to add “schools and safety” to the scope of factors that would have to be considered in a new appraisal. The council also required the park owner to complete a survey of rents in jurisdictions around Palo Alto and spell out a process for the residents to submit supplemental data to the hearing officer in response to the updated appraisals. The proposal to revise the scope of the appraisal met a sharp rebuke from Nanda. She explicitly reserved her right to go to court to appeal the council’s revisions to the appraisal’s scope. The council, she argued, is effectively rewriting the law. “You’re changing the process

and the procedure of the ordinance itself,” Nanda said. “I don’t think you can change the ordinance against my client like that.” With its unanimous vote, the council extended the debate over the relocation assistance into next month. Even so, several members acknowledged early in the meeting that the residents are about to face some difficult times. Councilwoman Liz Kniss noted that the closure process is “very hard” for the residents but urged them to remain hopeful. She also pointed to the ongoing effort by Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian and other elected representatives to raise money for Buena Vista’s preservation. Simitian and the county Board of Supervisors have already committed to earmarking $8 million for Buena Vista’s purchase. Palo Alto City Manager James Keene likewise set aside $8 million in local funds for the cause, pending the

council’s approval. (See sidebar, “Lawyer: Buena Vista evictions could start next month.”) “I do not want you to give up hope,” Kniss told the residents. “This is really a tough position for all of us. Everyone feels bad about it, there’s no question. I never feel that you can give up that little glimmer that I hope is still out there. I hope you still will keep hoping.” Q The Weekly has compiled an archive of news coverage capturing the many voices of the people involved in the fight over Buena Vista. It’s posted at Storify.com/ paloaltoweekly.

Unlike today, when closure and relocation are dominating the discussion, the council’s deliberations at the time focused on the issue of how high rents should be allowed to increase. That was the focus of vast majority of comments in 2001, both from the public and from the council. The city had just reached an agreement with the Jisser family to temporarily stave off dramatic rent increases and it was mostly looking at ways to keep rents affordable in the future. As for the council’s consideration of the Monrovia ordinance, there is no evidence to suggest that the council ever considered the relocation benefits in that ordinance. Instead, the minutes from the council’s April 30 meeting make it clear that the Monrovia ordinance informed the council’s deliberation on a threshold that should be applied for appealing rent increases. The Monrovia ordinance, the minutes state, “had a 51 percent threshold,” which means more than half of the park’s residents would have to petition against the increases. Palo Alto ultimately went with a lower threshold: 25 percent. Q

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Buena Vista’s closure, said Nanda’s comments made it clear that the issue of saving the park now has a renewed urgency. The park’s closure could conceivably be a “matter of weeks,” he told the Weekly. “I thought we got a clear message from the park owner’s legal counsel, who said that the moment this approval is final, eviction notices can go out to every resident of the park,” Simitian said. “That conveys pretty clearly the sense of urgency that we have to have about finding an alternative.” Simitian said he has already met with three nonprofit developers that expressed interest in a partnership to buy the property from the Jissers and maintain Buena Vista as a mobile-home park. The county Board of Supervisors has earmarked $8 million for Buena Vista’s preservation. Palo Alto City Manager James Keene added another $8 million in city funds to the pool, pending the council’s approval. State Sen. Jerry Hill and Assemblyman Rich Gordon have both reached out to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for possible funding sources to preserve Buena Vista. U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo

made a similar request in a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. “There’s clearly interest,” Simitian said. “I think it’s a question of finding sufficient resources and the right partner all in a very short period of time.” Plenty of obstacles remain. A 2013 offer by the residents to buy the property for $14.5 million was rejected by the Jisser family, which has estimated the property’s value closer to $30 million. The family at one point formed a partnership with Prometheus Real Estate to build 187 apartments. Prometheus pulled out of the partnership last year, and with the closure process pending, the family has not disclosed its current plans for the site. “The property ownership has to date indicated that they would prefer to wait until after the relocation (report) is resolved, and I understand and respect that,” Simitian said. “Once the matter has been finally resolved, we’ll want to be front and center with a genuine and realistic plan that might have appeal.” Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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everyone to understand the scope of it,” Nanda said. After “the application has been approved ... (my client) has the legal rights that flow from that, which is to begin the conversion or closure of the park.” Nadia Aziz of the Silicon Valley Law Foundation, which is representing the residents, requested Tuesday that the council “clarify” that the new appraisals be made before, rather than after, a resident is relocated from Buena Vista. The council ultimately chose not to adopt this suggestion. The council did, however, agree to push back the timeline for its final approval of the report from Tuesday to next month to give attorneys from both sides a chance to submit written responses to Tuesday’s decision. Even so, the council’s vote and Nanda’s comments underscored that the drive to save Buena Vista isn’t just a fundraising challenge but a race against time. Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian, who in January jump-started the effort to prevent

Videos of the testimonies by Buena Vista residents on April 13, the arguments of the two attorneys and the City Council deliberations about the closure of the mobile-home park on April 14 are posted on PaloAltoOnline. com.

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he “Yes on A” campaign in support of the Palo Alto schools parcel-tax measure raised $46,047 through March 21, with Parent Teacher Associations, community members and the California Teachers Association kicking in the largest donations, according to campaignfinance reports filed with the county Registrar of Voters. The campaign has been rallying support for Measure A, which would raise the $638 perparcel tax that voters now pay by $120, to $758 per parcel. The tax would begin on July 1 and last six years with 2 percent annual increases, the same as the last parcel-tax increase that Palo Altans approved in 2010. According to the campaign’s latest finance filing, which covers the period from Jan. 1 through March 21, contributors to the “Yes on A” campaign so far include numerous of the elementary and middle schools’ PTAs — Barron Park, El Carmelo, Escondido, Hoover, JLS, Jordan, Juana Briones, Nixon, Ohlone, Palo Verde and Walter Hays — as well as the Palo Alto Council of PTAs. Each gave $999. The largest donation yet, $1,875, comes from the California Teachers Association (CTA). Former school board trustees Barbara Mitchell and Dana Tom have also contributed $1,000 and $365, respectively. All five of the current school board members did their part: Terry Godfrey gave $750; Vice President Heidi Emberling, $500; President Melissa Baten Caswell, $250; Ken Dauber, $250; and Camille Townsend, $100. Numerous community mem.bers made $1,000 contributions, including community volunteer Robin Reynolds, former Partners in Education (PiE) president Elaine Hahn, real estate investor James Baer, Kevin Elfrusy of Accel Partners, real estate broker Tim Foy and Adobe Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Ann Lewnes. Several local and regional elected officials have jumped in to support the campaign as well, including Councilmen Marc Berman ($100) and Cory Wolbach ($100), former mayor Nancy Shepherd ($250) and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian ($365). Match.com founder Gary Kremen, who won a seat on the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board in the November election, donated $375. Local real estate agent Lydia

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by Elena Kadvany Kou, who was edged out by Wolbach for a City Council seat in November, donated $146 for a “Yes on A” kickoff party. The campaign has so far spent $13,565, mostly on lawn signs ($4,160), online and mobile advertising with this newspaper ($1,830) and office expenses. Measure A ballots were sent to voters last week for the allmail election. The registrar is

encouraging voters to return their ballots as soon as possible to allow enough time for them to be received by Election Day, which is May 5. Ballots can be mailed in or dropped off at various locations throughout Palo Alto on May 5. The last day to register to vote in this election is Monday, April 20. To register online, go to registertovote.ca.gov. Q

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News Digest Boxing gym founder takes down alleged thief A burglar picked the wrong car to break into on Saturday morning — the one belonging to East Palo Alto Boxing Club owner Johnnie Gray. Gray was in his home resting in front of the television set at 3:30 a.m. when he heard a suspicious sound and went outside to investigate, he said. All was silent. “Then I hear something again. He got greedy and he came back. I looked outside and he’s in my truck,” Gray said. The alleged thief took off running and Gray went back inside and put on his clothes. Gray’s truck was littered with broken glass, so he took his other car and went looking for the thief. Rounding the corner onto the next street, he spotted the man. Gray passed up the man and planned to pull into a driveway and to make it look like he was coming home, he said; instead he returned home to retrieve a baseball bat, he said. Gray apprehended the man, then tried to flag down a passing car. Residents, alerted to the commotion, called police. Police searched the man’s belongings and found bags of change and a summons with the suspect’s name on it, and that’s when they realized that Gray had caught a man they had been seeking for several burglaries. The man was taken to the hospital for examination. East Palo Alto police could not be immediately reached for comment. Q — Sue Dremann

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Stanford University is sending out a survey next week that will probe students’ experiences with sexual assault, knowledge about university resources and perception of the university’s handling of reports of sexual misconduct. The anonymous online survey will ask students about their perceptions of campus culture and safety. Stanford plans to use the resulting data to better understand the prevalence of sexual assault and to “meaningfully enhance our prevention, education and awareness programs, and resources for students,” a university press release reads. The 10-to-15 minute survey will be emailed to all Stanford students enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. A random sample of students will be selected for more in-depth interviews afterward. One goal of the survey is to determine how frequently acts of sexual misconduct occur on campus, and a high response rate is critical to the reliability of the results, the university said. A respondent who indicates that he or she has experienced sexual misconduct cannot be identified by their survey. A student who wants to report an incident for the university to investigate should contact Stanford’s Title IX office at titleix@stanford.edu. Q — Elena Kadvany

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An East Palo Alto resident died after being shot on April 10, police said. East Palo Alto police arrived at the 300 block of Wisteria Drive after gunfire was detected by the city’s Shot Spotter system at about 8 p.m. and found a 34-year-old East Palo Alto resident lying in the street. The San Mateo County Coroner has identified the victim as Martin Lee Simon Jr. Simon was on his back and appeared to have sustained numerous gunshot wounds to his torso. He received emergency medical treatment but died at the scene. The preliminary investigation revealed that Simon was approached by an unknown person. The two men may have had a brief conversation before the person opened fire and fled on foot. The shooter’s identity and motive for the killing are unknown. Anyone with knowledge of this incident is urged to contact the East Palo Alto Police Department by anonymous email, epa@tipnow. org; anonymous text message, 650-409-6792; or anonymous voicemail, 650-409-6792 or 650-853-8477. — Sue Dremann and Bay City News Service

Man arrested for indecent exposure Police have arrested an East Palo Alto man on charges of exposing himself to at least three people on March 26 at the Stanford Shopping Center, according to the Palo Alto Police Department. Israel Sandoval Jr., 36, was charged with misdemeanor indecent exposure and booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail. Sandoval had been filmed by surveillance cameras at the shopping center, located at 180 El Camino Real, police said. Detectives conducted a follow-up investigation, which led to Sandoval’s identification. On April 14, detectives found him in the 1200 block of El Camino Real in Menlo Park and arrested him without incident. Q — Palo Alto Weekly staff

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lta Vista High School in Mountain View has a reputation as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;badâ&#x20AC;? school, one with failing students and lower-quality teachers. Alta Vista students and teachers alike said they had this impression of the continuation school, which serves students from both the Palo Alto Unified and Mountain ViewLos Altos Union school districts, until they actually got there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was kind of afraid to come here,â&#x20AC;? said senior Isaiah Harrison, who transferred to Alta Vista from Palo Alto High School during his junior year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But once I started ... getting to know everybody and the teachers and the people around here â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a bad school at all. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually a really good school. They help you out a lot; they push you to reach your goals. They want to help you graduate.â&#x20AC;? That is the primary goal of Alta Vista: to help students who fall through the cracks at a traditional high school get back on track through a smaller, more structured school environment that also aims to challenge traditional notions of success. Alta Vista is housed on a tiny, closed campus, tucked behind the vast-in-comparison Mountain View High School. Two wings of classrooms and an administrative building surround an enclosed area with small hills of grass and picnic tables â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smaller-scale version of a quad. A small staff of 11 teachers (including two for special education), one case manager, three instructional aides and one principal serve up to 170 high school students at a time, with 25 slots available for Palo Alto students who are referred to the alternative school by their school counselor, typically because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re credit deficient, have low attendance and/or are at risk of dropping out. Alta Vistaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student population fluctuates slightly with open enrollment as students can come and leave at any time during the school year. It sits at about 110 right now with eight students from Palo Alto, according to Principal Bill Pierce, who has led the school for 19 years. Alta Vistaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case manager takes care of counseling and other nonacademic issues, from probation to health care or housing needs; Pierce himself provides academic counseling and puts together new studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; schedules. Alta Vista also contracts with Mountain View nonprofit Community Health Awareness Council; there are always two interns on the campus daily to provide counseling and therapy support. Case Manager Ric Escobedo said

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Isaiah Harrison, a senior at Alta Vista High School, works on a project in his English class. He transferred from Palo Alto High School, where he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keeping up with schoolwork. that many Palo Alto students seek counseling to deal with the transition to Alta Vista, anxiety or ongoing issues at home, though very few ask for counseling right away. The other primary issue he helps students with is housing assistance. He regularly contacts the Community Services Agency in Mountain View, which among other services provides emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students have a lot of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;noiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; happening in their lives and that noise is interfering with their success in school,â&#x20AC;? said Marciano Gutierrez, who teaches economics, U.S. history and world history at Alta Vista. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do a good job trying to limit that noise by trying to serve the whole child.â&#x20AC;? Harrison â&#x20AC;&#x201D; tall, athletic and friendly â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was one of those students. He described Paly as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;very good schoolâ&#x20AC;? with supportive, engaging teachers and interesting classes. But he was unfocused and unmotivated, an â&#x20AC;&#x153;OK studentâ&#x20AC;? who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do his homework and frequently cut class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was kind of off track a lot,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was slacking off or I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t focusing in class so I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go.â&#x20AC;? Harrison said he had trouble being as proactive or independent as he needed to be in a large school like Paly. So he came to Alta Vista the first semester of his junior year to catch up on credits. Determined to get back to Paly by the time baseball season started in the spring â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he had played football and baseball every year of high school so far â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Harrison did what he had to do as quickly as possible. Alta Vista has no sports teams, student government, clubs or school dances. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to stay,â&#x20AC;? Harrison said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a plan to go back to Paly, so I made sure I did that.â&#x20AC;? He stayed at Paly through his

last season of football senior year but started slacking off again, he said. He realized he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t graduate if he stayed, so he came back to Alta Vista at the beginning of his second semester this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every once in a while I miss (Paly) but at the end of the day, you have to have school to get further in life,â&#x20AC;? Harrison said. Alta Vista provided Harrison with the structure and attention he needed to be on track to graduate, which heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set to do this June. He said his Alta Vista teachers constantly push him to stay on top of his classwork and remind him of steps he needs to complete to get to college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have a plan for you, and they make sure that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on top of it,â&#x20AC;? he said. The teachers at Alta Vista â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who have to apply to teach there, debunking the reputation of continuation schools as dumping grounds for bad teachers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; say they feel personally responsible for and tied to their students in ways they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in a traditional, large school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m teaching 20 or so kids who are at an intersection of their lives where they can choose one path or the other,â&#x20AC;? Gutierrez said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and one path can be one that leads to a successful life where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re contributing citizens and perhaps one where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re lost. I need to guide those 20 students on the path thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be the best for them. I think knowing the students that I serve and the level of need that they have and the fact that for many of them, for whatever reason, they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t experienced academic success, I feel more of a duty to have them experience that in my class than I think I would if I taught at a traditional high school.â&#x20AC;? Gutierrez sees himself in his students, and that is what has long drawn him to alternative education, he said. Gutierrez is a first-gener-

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ENVIRONMENT

Never a drop to waste From siphoning puddles to saving bath water, residents seek creative ways to cut water use

alo Alto resident Sue Kemp has long since turned off her automatic watering systems and tends by hand to the plants and shrubs she wants to save. She has not watered her back lawn in more than a year. She doesn’t shower every day, doesn’t flush the toilet every time, and saves water in her kitchen and bathroom that comes out of the tap as it heats up. “What more can I do to help my city meet the new standards?” she asked recently. Palo Altans have made strides to reduce their use of water in the past year. The city exceeded the Hetch Hetchy water system’s call for a 10 percent voluntary reduction in 2014, saving 14 percent. Residents alone cut back nearly 18 percent; in February, homes used an average 70 gallons of water per capita per day. Businesses have been able to save 8 percent, City of Palo Alto Utilities spokesperson Catherine Elvert said. There’s a caveat to that discrepancy, however. “It’s worth noting that residents had a much higher baseline. During 2013, a very dry year with no drought restrictions, residents increased their consumption much more than businesses did, and so had more room to reduce consumption,” she said. During the hot months of 2014 — June through September — residents used an average 119 gallons per person, and all consumers in the city, including commercial customers, used 198.5 gallons per person during those months. Consumers have a significant challenge to meet the state’s new 25 percent reduction mandate,

by Sue Dremann which Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law earlier this month. But Palo Altans have already found creative ways to live with minimal water. Some report having cut back while brushing their teeth and washing their clothes; others have installed drought-resistant landscaping and rain-collection systems. Barron Park Association President Markus Fromherz relandscaped his home seven years ago with many drought-resistant and native plants. “That included a California sage meadow instead of a lawn, which only needs to be watered every other week or so. In the last year, we have stopped watering some of the plants on our property and are considering replacing them with something different, like a cactus or rock garden,” he said. Barron Park resident Doug Moran also converted much of his yard to native plants. “My front yard is dominated by plants friendly to bees and birds. Pedestrians often stop to comment on both the color and the activity,” he said. Many people are installing greywater systems, which enables them to find new purposes for used water. Downtown North resident Sally-Ann Rudd and her husband installed a 5,000-gallon rainwater tank and greywater system when they moved into their home. “We use the rainwater for laundry and toilets and landscape irrigation while it lasts. It’s empty now, we had so little rain this winter,” she said. Installing the system wasn’t an economic decision, she said. “I felt passionately that it was the

right thing to do given that water is an increasingly scarce resource, and it’s a lot easier to capture it than, say, solar energy that takes a lot of specialist gear,” she said. David Coale of Barron Park removed the trap under his bathroom sink to collect water from shaving and tooth brushing into a basin. He saves about two to three gallons after each use, he said. He flushes the toilet almost exclusively using that water, he said. Coale has devised a rainwatercollection system with a few supplies from the hardware store. During the most recent storm, water from his rooftop filled two 60-gallon rain barrels. A hose funnels any overflow directly into the garden, he said. Each barrel holds enough to water two trees once a week. He also uses a simple greywater system. The $120 greywater laundry-to-landscape system didn’t require a city permit, and he was able to get a rebate through the Santa Clara Valley Water District for some of his costs. The county does an inspection and signs off on the system. With the turn of a valve Coale can water his majestic redwood trees in the front yard directly from his washing machine. Greywater can be used on ornamental trees and shrubs, but it should not be used on any edible crops he said. Coale is able to use nearly all of his home’s greywater with the exception of the dishwasher, he said. It’s the only appliance for which he hasn’t found biodegradable soap. Washing dishes by hand is not water efficient, he said.

ENVIRONMENT

Palo Alto set to make all new homes ‘solar ready’ City considers building-code revisions aimed at promoting solar power, water efficiency by Gennady Sheyner

ll new homes in Palo Alto will have to dedicate roof space to solar panels under a new law that the City Council is preparing to adopt later this month. The roof requirement is one of several changes to the city’s building code that the council will discuss on April 20. The council is also expected to approve rules geared to promote irrigation efficiencies and to require new buildings exceed the minimum state energy standards by 15 percent. The rules would build upon an effort that the council launched in 2008 when it adopted a Green Building code that requires new developments to adopt energy-

efficiency measures that had been optional under the state ordinance. In the years since, the council has made numerous changes to the building code, including recently adopting requirements that new buildings be wired for electric-vehicle charging. Now, the focus is on sun and water. Under the new solar-panel requirement, all new single-family residences must be “solar ready.” In addition to dedicating 500 square feet of roof surface for the potential installation of solar panels, the builder would have to provide conduits for the solar system’s wiring. Exceptions would be granted in cases where protective trees may

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be affected by the solar-ready zone, according to a new report from the Development Services Department. On the water-efficiency front, the city is planning to adopt a rule requiring a “laundry-to-landscape ready” irrigation system. New construction projects would be required to install a three-way diverter valve in the drain line of all laundry fixtures, according to the staff report. The installation of such a valve would enable a homeowner to easily install an irrigation system utilizing grey water. “It’s a progressive ordinance,” Development Services Director Peter Pirnejad told the council’s Policy and Services Committee

Coale keeps careful computer records of his water use by the hour, day, week or month. A pie chart indicates what percentages are used for landscaping, bathing, and other uses. Coale recently devised a plan to reduce his water use by 47 percent from his “before” measurements, he said. “Measuring all my water usage with my water meter and tracking it in the spreadsheet I made was a good way for me to see where I could make changes and was also very motivating,” he said. All Palo Alto homes have a water meter. Dials measure water flow in cubic feet. Coale records the data to get specific information after he uses an appliance or the tap. Shaving uses two to three gallons; the dishwasher uses nine, he said. Coale noticed a leak after a meter reading showed water use while he was away. The hard part is locating the source of the leak, he said. Residents and businesses may soon have an additional tool for water monitoring. City of Palo Alto Utilities is evaluating a pilot program, Customer Connect, which provides customers with real-time water and energy consumption data. A second program for nonresidential water users is in the works, Elvert said. But Fromherz said to really save, people will need to look beyond their homes. “Only about 10 to 20 percent of the water in California goes to urban use; the rest is for agriculture and environment. There are huge opportunities for saving water in California, but they’re mostly in agriculture,” he said. “Where we can have a larger impact as consumers, potentially, is by eating less meat. Besides using much less water, this would have the additional effect of reducing methane emissions, a more potent greenhouse gas than CO2. I’m not claiming that my family has given up meat, but it’s a debate we on March 20, when the committee discussed the proposed changes and gave them its blessing. “It is very forward-facing. It’s ahead of other cities, and we don’t shy away from that.” Pirnejad also noted that the state codes are moving quickly toward requiring greater energy efficiency. The 2013 California Green Building Standards Code includes “various environmentalperformance requirements related to site design, water efficiency, material conservation and airquality issues.” “We’re ahead of the curve, but the curve is right behind us. And it’s a tidal wave and we’re just staying one step ahead of it,” Pirnejad told the committee on March 20. In its March review, the Policy and Services Committee proposed several minor changes, including an exemption for buildings in which strict compliance is infeasible or not cost effective. This would allow staff to permit alternative measures to achieving goals. The committee also suggested revising the threshold for residential projects that

Sue Dremann

Upfront

David Coale stands next to his rain barrel, which collected 60 gallons of runoff water from his roof during a recent storm. are having,” he said. Coale agreed: “One pound of beef takes 2,500 gallons of water to produce. That’s a shower for a year for me.” The city and county offer rebates to residents and businesses for water-saving improvements. More information on these rebates, regulations, fines and drought updates can be found at cityofpaloalto.org/water and valleywater.org. Information on greywater systems, water saving and how to read meters is available at acterra. org/findanswers/home/water.html. A Q&A with the City of Palo Alto Utilities can be found with the online version of this story, at PaloAltoOnline.com. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com. would have to comply with the local “model water ordinance” (staff had proposed applying the ordinance to projects with at least 1,250 square feet of residential space; the committee recommended lowering it to 1,000 square feet). The committee also requested more information about the costs of complying with the new laws and about the estimated greenhouse-gas savings that the ordinance updates would achieve. Councilman Pat Burt, who chairs the committee, noted during the conclusion of the discussion that there has been a trend in recent years of seemingly ambitious goals becoming “the next generation of standard practices.” Burt predicted that the new laws will follow this pattern. “Things that seem to be real challenges — we stretch ourselves and next thing we know they are readily accomplished,” he said. “I look forward to this falling into this category.” Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

Upfront

Online This Week

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

Leadership change at the Garden Court Hotel Barbara Gross, the general manager of Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto, is stepping down from her position after 15 years of service, the hotel announced Wednesday, April 15. (Posted April 16, 9:08 a.m.)

Caltrain’s bike bump form available online People with bicycles who are bumped off Caltrain due to overcrowding issues can now make reports online. (Posted April 16, 8:13 a.m.)

Surf Air adds 31 flights a week Local officials and residents who have been working with Surf Air over concerns about the noise its planes make over the Midpeninsula said they had no warning that the airline was about to significantly increase the amount of flights at the San Carlos Airport. (Posted April 14, 10:34 a.m.)

Expect delays during Foothill project Commuters using Foothill Expressway can expect traffic delays starting Monday, April 13, at Loyola Corners as work begins on the Loyola Bridge widening project in Santa Clara County, county officials said. (Posted April 14, 8:54 a.m.)

One or more shots fired in East Palo Alto A gunfire detector recorded three to four shots fired late Monday in East Palo Alto with at least one meant to hit a person, police said Tuesday. (Posted April 14, 7:56 a.m.)

Residents march against gentrification In a show of solidarity and to build a greater coalition of families throughout East Palo Alto, residents marched to City Hall on Saturday, April 11, to prevent displacement of the city’s lowincome residents by gentrification. (Posted April 13, 9:49 a.m.)

No easy fixes for teen depression, suicide In the wake of recent suicides on the Caltrain tracks, teen depression and school-related stress are under new scrutiny, as parents and students alike are taking a hard look at what can be done to turn things around. (Posted April 10, 2:48 p.m.)

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CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council (April 13)

Buena Vista: The council heard public testimony and attorney’s arguments on the appeal of the hearing officer’s decision pertaining to closure of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park. Action: None

City Council (April 14)

Buena Vista: The council approved the hearing officer’s decision affirming the adequacy of the Relocation Impact Report for the closure of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park. The council also added several conditions to the approval, including a requirement for a new appraisal that factors in schools and safety. Yes: Unanimous

City Council (April 15)

Interviews: The council interviewed candidates for the Public Art Commission, the Human Relations Commission and the Utilities Advisory Commission. Action: None

Architectural Review Board (April 16)

252 Ramona St.: The board discussed a proposal to demolish a single-story residence at 252 Ramona St. and replace it with a two-story residence. The board did not vote on the proposal and agreed to continue the discussion to a future date. Yes: Gooyer, Lew, Popp Absent: Kim 1313 Newell Road: The board discussed a proposed new free-standing sign for the Palo Alto Art Center and Rinconada Library facilities. Action: None

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Upfront HOUSING

Living large by living small

ike many Bay Area millennials, Alison Rush and husband Jordan Cowman face a difficult dilemma: housing. But true to their generationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environmentalist sensibilities, they have come up with a potential solution that would be both affordable and allow them to live out their values of reducing waste and eschewing overconsumption. Enter the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skallywagon,â&#x20AC;? their asyet-unchristened 40-foot converted bus/house. The vehicle could soon be their home if they are able to find a patch of land in Palo Alto or the surrounding area to park it on. The coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mobile dreams are not a throwback to the 1960s but a pragmatic approach to the problems affecting their generation, they said. Millennials since their infancy have lived amid the constant refrain of impending ecological Armageddon, Rush said. Among many young adults, living in 200to 300-square-foot housing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; also known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;tiny cottagesâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; rules. Tiny cottages range from stationary homes to converted trucks and buses. Some can be as elaborate as real-life mini castles that can be folded down during travel.

by Sue Dremann â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skoolies,â&#x20AC;? people who live in old school buses, are a branch of the movement, and there are active online forums for skoolie and tiny-house communities. Rush and Cowman had been researching tiny houses for some time when they came upon an ad for the already converted 1988 bus. The bus was priced for a quick sale. Previously housed in Clackamas, Oregon, the vehicle has all the accoutrements of a recreational vehicle. It has bathroom facilities, black-water and cleanwater-holding systems, space for a California king bed, a kitchen, double bunk beds and loads of storage space. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seemed to be a great way to live the way we always wanted to,â&#x20AC;? Cowman recently told the Weekly. Prior to moving to the Bay Area, the couple lived in a four-bedroom house in Merced with housemates. But â&#x20AC;&#x153;the law of stuffâ&#x20AC;? took over, Cowman said â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the number of objects expands to fill the size of a container. Art supplies, clothing and other possessions filled every inch of space. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were surprised at how much of our lives were consumed by pay-

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR BIDS For the Purchase of ;YHUZMLYHISL +L]LSVWTLU[ 9PNO[Z ;+9Z CITY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 300 HOMER STREET, PALO ALTO Notice is hereby given that the City of Palo Alto is seeking bids, (BIDS) from interested parties for Sale of 2,398 to 9,592 square feet of Transferable Development Rights (TDRs) from the Roth Building located at 300 Homer Street. The TDRs can be used on applicable receiver sites [V PUJYLHZL HSSV^LK Ă&#x2026;VVY HYLH ;OPZ HK]LY[PZLTLU[ UV[PJL is required according to Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Policy and Procedure Section 1-46/ASD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Procedure for Sale/Transfer of Development Rights for City â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Owned Properties Policy Statement. A copy of this notice will be mailed to persons owning eligible â&#x20AC;&#x153;Receiver Sitesâ&#x20AC;?, local developers and V[OLYZ SPRLS` [V IL PU[LYLZ[LK PU [OL VÉ&#x2C6;LYPUN ;OLZL ;+9Z do not contain a parking exemption and any development associated with such TDRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s must comply with the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parking Code. The minimum price of the TDRs is $200 per square foot. The Real Estate Division of the City of Palo Alto shall prepare a Request for Bids (RFB) to be placed on Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Website under the heading â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bidding on Projectsâ&#x20AC;? starting on Monday April 20, 2015 and ending on Tuesday May 5, 2015 at 3:00 PM. The required procedures for submitting a BID are described in detail in the RFP. For additional information, please contact: 1VOU 4VU[LULYV *OPLM 7YVJ\YLTLU[Z 6É&#x2030;JLY *P[` VM Palo Alto at 650-329-2300, or email: John.Montenero@ *P[`VM7HSV(S[V VYN /HTPK .OHLTTHNOHTP 4HUHNLY VM 9LHS 7YVWLY[` *P[` VM 7HSV (S[V H[ VY LTHPS! OHTPK NOHLTTNOHTP'JP[`VMWHSVHS[V VYN Page 14 â&#x20AC;˘ April 17, 2015 â&#x20AC;˘ Palo Alto Weekly â&#x20AC;˘ www.PaloAltoOnline.com

ing for things we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need and worrying about things,â&#x20AC;? Rush said. When they moved to Palo Alto so Rush could pursue her doctorate degree at the Stanford Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, they pared down their belongings by four-fifths. Most items went to a friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thrift store, and they had a small yard sale. Rush brought just two suitcases and a ukulele. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The paring-down process was very revealing. It was a refreshing way of thinking,â&#x20AC;? she said. Cowman and Rush, who married last summer, found a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fabulousâ&#x20AC;? 650-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment in Palo Alto that is, by Palo Alto standards, of reasonable cost. But the knowledge that an unexplained medical emergency could plunge them into a real financial crisis created a sense of instability that lingers, Rush said. In Merced, they paid $280 a month for their share of the big house; in Palo Alto, they pay $2,345, which is on the cheap side for the city, Cowman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making more money than in the valley, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completely negated by the fact that it all goes into the housing,â&#x20AC;? he said. Buying the bus takes a huge pressure off, however. Their house is paid for, he noted. Rush agreed and said others of their generation feel the same way. Given the state of the economy, they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect to live at the consumption level of previous generations, she said. Living in a bus is not a rejection of the American Dream, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an adjustment to a new reality, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practical. It makes it easier to meet our dreams,â&#x20AC;? Cowman added. For Rush, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more about a shift in assumptions. With her idea of music shaken by her studies at Stanford, Rush said a parallel evolved in her life regarding assumptions about how to live and

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Palo Alto couple seeks a place for mobile micro-housing

Jordan Cowman and Alison Rush stand in front of the 40-foot bus they intend to make into their home. what is reasonable, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living consciously and deliberately and not losing time by not treading water felt absolutely right,â&#x20AC;? she added. Shaped by the crises of their times, millennials are leery of institutions that are supposed to guarantee financial stability, Cowman said. Rush agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a general suspicion of corporate brainwashing. And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve grown up with the specter of environmental doom: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Yes, we are killing the planet, and as consumers this is what you can buy to fix it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unnerving â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been thought-provoking for us,â&#x20AC;? she said. Having secured their home, Rush and Cowman now face another hurdle: finding land where they can park and live in the bus. Mobile-home and RV park spaces are generally not available, and city and county laws make finding a suitable location challenging, they said. Cowman and Rush are considering a number of options, from purchasing land to living mobile around the Bay Area. They have reached out through some neighborhood networks in search of a willing property owner that might also host them, they said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At this point, we want to find someone who has space and who is willing to host us for what they

think the bus is worth,â&#x20AC;? they said. Cowman and Rush face some regulatory roadblocks to fulfilling their dream. In many cities and counties, skoolie living isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t legal, they said. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to stay local. Palo Alto does not allow living in vehicles on private property, even if the vehicle is in the rear yard, according to Brian Reynolds, city code enforcement officer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Typically, we are alerted to these matters by neighbors who see either activity or electrical hookups. Concerns of waste removal, etc., are often concerns as well,â&#x20AC;? he said. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief building official can allow for living in a mobile home for a restricted time period, usually for up to 30 days, but that is usually in conjunction with a building permit, he said. But that is very rare. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honestly, I do not recall this ever occurring,â&#x20AC;? Reynolds said. The larger the plot of land, the less likely the city would get complaints or be able to observe a violation, but it would still not be in compliance with the zoning code, he said. Rush predicts the tiny house and micro-mobile home movement will have growing appeal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It allows people to have the cake of living in the Bay Area and eat it too without going bankrupt,â&#x20AC;? she said. Q

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ation college student from Fresno who later moved to the Bay Area to attend the Stanford University Graduate School of Education on a full scholarship and in 2012 was one of five teachers selected for a year-long fellowship with the U.S. Department of Education. He credits caring, passionate teachers with changing the course of his life. “Education, quite literally, saved my life,” Gutierrez wrote in a Department of Education profile for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. When he first got an offer to work at Alta Vista, he, like many Palo Alto students, was skeptical. He found out it was a continuation school and lost interest, he said. But Pierce convinced him to visit, and he “fell in love with what he saw” — so much so that when U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan asked him to stay in Washington, D.C., after his fellowship, he

said “No,” eager to return to his students in Mountain View. “There is this counter-narrative that exists about what Alta Vista is. Let me be clear — there are some students who are very high needs who need a significant amount of assistance. But on the other side of that, there are kids who are amazingly brilliant who just need the arena to help them realize their potential.”

lta Vista espouses a different academic culture than Palo Alto’s two public high schools. “At other high schools, if you’re not taking the most AP classes, if your GPA isn’t above 4.0, you’re not doing something right. What we celebrate at Alta Vista is academic growth,” Gutierrez said. The school’s small classes, capped at about 22 students but often smaller, offer more individualized instruction. Classwork is due every two weeks; students can work at their own pace to complete it and are not penalized if

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they don’t meet deadlines. In Alta Vista’s mathematics class, one teacher and an instructional aide work one-on-one with students. They’ve helped to boost the 50 percent of students who haven’t passed their high school math exit exam such that 97 percent of all students pass it by the end of the year, Pierce said. There are no Advanced Placement (AP) courses at Alta Vista, and coursework is not UC-CSU approved, meaning students who graduate from Alta Vista are likely on their way to a community college as a sort of stepping stone before going to a four-year school. On a wall in the school office, college flags for Foothill and De Anza colleges are hung next to universities like the University of California, Davis; UC Berkeley; and Chico State. “Part of the reason for that is that most students who come here, their grades are already such that they’re not going to qualify to go to a four-year school right out of high school,” Pierce explained. Harrison’s plan, for example, is to attend Foothill this fall before heading to Arizona State University, where he plans to major in psychology (a class at Paly piqued his interest in the subject). Many seniors graduate early, as soon as they get enough credits, and Alta Vista helps them transition to the next phase, whether it be community college, a job or something else. The school is “entering more of the alternative school realm,” Pierce said, by developing three career technicaleducation tracks to provide a strong professional pathway for students: construction/trades, early childhood development and health sciences. Los Altos High School science teacher Shannon Wernette was brought to Alta Vista this year to teach a health science course that will be the foundation of what she calls a “medical

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Earth Sciences teacher Shannon Wernette looks over the work of Alexa St. John, right, and other students at Alta Vista High School. academy” that exposes students to careers like nursing, dentistry, medical imaging or emergency medicine. The class involves hands-on activities (learning how to cast a broken arm, draw blood or resuscitate a dummy dog) and field trips to local hospitals and companies. Alta Vista students who want to take college-level courses, however, can do so at Foothill or De Anza College. Some Alta Vista seniors, as they finish up their coursework, are taking a lesser load and head to one of the local community colleges in the afternoon or evenings for additional classes, Pierce said. (The Palo Alto district also runs a separate program, Middle College, for juniors and seniors who want to take college-level courses and also might not fit into the mold of a traditional high school setting.) Alta Vista students who want to can also take foreign language classes or participate in things like dance, marching band or choir next door at Mountain View High School. Despite the benefits of Alta Vista, many students still head to the continuation school every day with the goal of making their stay temporary. Paly junior Andrew Shepherd came to Alta Vista about two months ago for the second time. He had been struggling since he arrived at Paly, with a love of video games and similar hobbies taking away his focus from schoolwork, he said. He said he also felt a pressure to keep up with the “standards” at Paly, which he wasn’t able to do. Shepherd’s father, Clay, said that Alta Vista was initially considered an “undesirable option” — Paly is a high-quality school, and logistically, Alta Vista would be a far commute, he said. But after numerous meetings with his son’s counselor and the vice principal and failed efforts to get Andrew back on track, they de-

cided to try it. “It’s turned out to be a good option for him. It’s been dramatic, the improvements since he transferred to Alta Vista,” Clay said. Shepherd went from D’s and F’s to all A’s and one B, his father said. Shepherd said Alta Vista’s selfpaced environment allows him to “get work done at a pace that suits me and helps me learn more, rather than being rushed to learn things.” It’s also motivated him to work hard to catch up on credits so he can get back to Paly for his senior year. He’s still very connected to his Paly friends and is at the school every Tuesday for meetings of the Warhammer Club, he said. “I think that the structure and guidance that Alta Vista provides and staying connected socially has been key to Andy’s recent improvement,” his father said. Gutierrez said when students talk to him about making the decision to return to their original school, he tells them: “I want for them what I’d want for my own child and that would be as much opportunity as possible. “If more opportunity is going to come from staying at Alta Vista, that’s what I want them to do. If more opportunity is going to arise from going back to your home high school, that’s what I want you to do. The caveat is that if it’s not working, if you go back, be vocal. Advocate for yourself and make sure you understand that if it’s not working out, you can come back here if that’s what’s best for you.” Harrison is a prime example of that. It took him returning to Paly to understand the longer-term opportunities Alta Vista would bring. “I guarantee if I would have never come to Alta Vista or knew about it, I would never be graduating this June,” he said. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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April 8-14 Violence related Arson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Elder abuse/financial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle related Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Abandoned bicycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 13 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Misc. traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Parking/driving violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle accident/property damage . . . . 5 Vehicle code violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Alcohol or drug related Drinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Open container. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Casualty/fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Disobey court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 False info to police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Outside investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Possession of stolen property . . . . . . . . 2 Prohibited solicitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Public nuisance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Resisting arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Terrorist threats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unattended death. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Warrant/other agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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April 8-14 Violence related Assault investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Child abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theft related Burglary undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theft undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle related Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Driving with suspended license . . . . . . . Lost/stolen plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theft from auto attempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . . Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . . Alcohol or drug related Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drug activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous APS referral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CPS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property for destruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . Psychiatric evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Violation of court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant/other agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Theodore Alan Dolton July 12, 1935 – March 21, 2015 Theodore Alan Dolton, age 79, loving husband of Catherine Dolton, died on March 21, 2015 at his home in Palo Alto. Ted was born on July 12, 1935 in San Francisco and grew up in Hillsborough, California. He attended Roosevelt Grammar School, where he met his future wife, Cathy. He graduated from Burlingame High School in 1953. Ted attended Stanford University where he earned his B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Class of 1957. Ted was a member of Tau Beta Pi, a National Honorary Engineering Society. After graduating from Stanford, he served two years as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. In 1971 he earned an M.B.A. at Santa Clara University. The family returned to California where Ted worked for Ford Aeronutronics in Newport Beach. He spent the rest of his career at Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale. His work at Lockheed included applying his expertise in thermodynamics to the NASA International Space Station Program and he worked on the Hubble Space Telescope. He was active in the International Council On System Engineering (INCOSE). Ted and Cathy retired in the same year and had great adventures traveling the world and making lifelong friendships along the way. Locally, mornings in Palo Alto would find Ted biking and running in the Baylands. Ted was active in a wide variety of community efforts. He was on the Housing Committee for EPA CAN DO in East Palo Alto, and he served on the Social Concerns Committee at the First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto. Ted loved the outdoors. His enthusiasm for being out in nature was contagious. He enjoyed hiking, backpacking, and sharing his knowledge of the outdoors with his family and friends. Ted explored the Sierra mountains and knew many of its secrets. He was an expert birder and was a local leader of the yearly Audubon Christmas Bird Count. For Stanford Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve he collected birding data for research. Ted and Cathy served as Nature Education docents with grammar school students at Filoli in Woodside. Ted was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his wife Cathy of 57 years; his son Larry (Ellen Gobler), his daughter, Sharon (Jeff Thornton), and five grandchildren, Ian, Nathaniel, Emily, Elias, and Everett; his brother, Robert G. Dolton, Sr., and sister-in-law Barbara Dolton. The family is grateful to the wonderful caregivers, Nicole Arabolos, Mary Kigari, and Reni Yap, who made it possible for Ted to remain at home during his illness. His generous spirit, humor, warmth and caring will be remembered and celebrated by all who knew and loved him. Ted showed great passion and a spirit of adventure in all that he did. He walked with courage and grace and greeted each day with a resounding, “Yes!” A memorial service will be held at First Palo Alto United Methodist Church (625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, California) Thursday, April 23rd at 2 pm. Donations may be made in honor of Ted to the Yosemite Conservancy or the charity of your choice. PAID

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Brian Tillson Rozelle, a Palo Alto resident and Cycle for Survival fundraiser, died on April 6 from a rare form of cancer at his Palo Alto home, surrounded by family and friends. He was 30. He was born on Jan. 28, 1985, in Oakland. He grew up in Ithaca, New York, until age 6 when his family moved to Palo Alto. He attended Escondido Elementary and Jordan Middle schools and graduated from Palo Alto High School in 2003. In addition to playing baseball at Paly, he started on the varsity football team his junior and senior years. He went on to study at University of California, Davis, where he played rugby for three years. He graduated in 2009 with bachelor’s degrees in communications and economics. After college, he worked as a salesman in high tech and fitness, serving the longest with Equinox Fitness Training as a membership adviser. In October 2012, he was diagnosed with bile duct cancer, a rare disease particularly for his age. Choosing not to despair, he lent his efforts to Cycle for Survival, an organization that holds indoor cycling events to raise funds for rare cancer research. He took part in fundraisers for three years, the last year serving as national spokesman and attending six events in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. In the years after his diagnosis, he continued to play in local soft-

ball leagues; to fish in the Sierras, the Pacific Ocean and other places; and to play golf, his favorite sport. He was a passionate fan of Bay Area sports teams, but followed most of all the San Francisco Giants. He held season tickets to Giants games even before the team’s 2010 World Series win. During a 2014 World Series game in Kansas City, he befriended Giants President Larry Baer and his wife Pam. According to his family, he often said, “When you die of cancer, if you live with the utmost joy and gusto, like I am doing, cancer does not beat you, but you beat it.” He is survived by his father, Scott Rozelle, and stepmother, Leying Jiang Rozelle, of Stanford; his mother, Yu-hwa Liao Rozelle, and stepfather, David Miller, of Fremont; his brother, Whalen Rozelle of Santa Monica, California; and his fiancée, Susan Novik of San Carlos. A memorial service was hosted by the San Francisco Giants on April 11 at AT&T Park. A memorial golf tournament benefiting Cycle for Survival will be held at the Palo Alto Hills Golf Course on July 27. Memorial donations can be made to Cycle for Survival (cycleforsurvival.org).

Robert Pederson Robert Russell Pederson, a longtime Palo Alto teacher and coach, died on March 7. Also known as “Bob,” “Pete” or “Coach,” he was 81. He was born on May 8, 1933, in Hastings, Nebraska. He moved with his mother to Palo Alto at a young age and attended Palo Alto

CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto City Council will hold a public hearing at the regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. or as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, to consider an appeal of the Director of Planning and Community Environment’s Architectural Review approval of a 31,407 square-foot, four story, mixed use building with parking facilities on two subterranean levels on an 11,000 square-foot site in the Downtown Commercial (CD-C (GF)(P)) Zone District located at 429 University Avenue; and approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration. Environmental Assessment: A Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared.

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schools, graduating from Palo Alto High School in 1951. At Paly, he was the starting quarterback of the 1950 football team that finished 10-0 (their first undefeated season in 30 years), won the Peninsula Athletic League title and was considered the best squad ever at Paly at the time. Pederson played for legendary coach Hod Ray and was the first of three generations to play for the Vikings, as he was followed by his son and grandson. After high school, he studied at a junior college and received a scholarship to Stanford University, but soon decided to join the U.S. Army, in which he served for two years. He later finished his education and graduated from San Jose State University. He became a teacher, working on the Peninsula and eventually returning to the Palo Alto Unified School District in 1964, where he would work for 29 years. He taught physical education at Palo Alto High and Terman Middle School and coached many sports, including football, wrestling, baseball, basketball and tennis. He was head coach of the Paly football team from 1972 to 1977. Except for a few years in Sunnyvale, he lived most of his life in Palo Alto. He owned the Island bar and restaurant on El Camino Real for many years. In 1987, he married Lou Ann Veale, and they moved to Los Altos where he lived for about 25 years. Pederson was a familiar figure on the Paly campus during his retirement, as he followed the exploits of his grandsons, Tyger and Joc (football and baseball), and granddaughter Jacey (soccer, track and field). Beyond sports, he enjoyed maintaining his home garden. He also belonged to the Palo Alto Elks and the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Mountain View. He is survived by his wife, Lou Ann Pederson of Los Altos; his children, Larry (Xiao Ping) Pederson, Stuart (Shelly) Pederson, Susan Pederson, Jeffrey (Amy) Pederson and Leslie Pederson; and his stepchildren, Joy (Gaetan) Toulemonde, Tom (Scotti) Veale and Tina Veale. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Nicholas, Brittany, Chelsea and J.J.; Champ, Tyger, Joc and Jacey; Jessica, Jacob and Joshua; Nikko and Koji Hinz; and seven stepgrandchldren, Lauren, Anthony, Elise, Kayleen and Elena Toulemonde, and Christian and Lucas Veale. A memorial service will be held on May 9 at 11 a.m. at the Palo Alto High School Gymnasium, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Those interested in attending should contact Stuart at 650-400-5484.

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Editorial The Buena Vista imperative With owner’s right to close park affirmed, an urgency to acquire it

onstrained by advice from the city attorney aimed at keeping council members narrowly focused on their legal responsibilities, an emotional two evenings of public testimony and council discussion came to an anti-climactic end Tuesday night as the council unanimously gave permission to the owner of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park to close it down. There was never really any suspense over this outcome, as the City Council’s options were limited to determining the adequacy of the relocation benefits being offered current residents and ensuring compliance with state law and Palo Alto’s mobile-home park closure ordinance. Blocking the park’s closure was never an option, and all agreed that the Jisser family had the right to finally move forward with plans that are more than a decade old. But neither the city’s limited jurisdiction nor the inevitability of the outcome dissuaded dozens of speakers, some through tears, from urging the council to find a way to keep the park open and prevent the displacement of some 400 low-income residents, including 129 children. In the end, the council found a way to help the residents financially, primarily by mandating that critical final appraisals of each unit reflect the value of being able to send children to Palo Alto schools. The propriety of this was aggressively challenged by the attorney representing the park owner, who argued that the city’s ordinance did not specifically mention schools as an “amenity” to be considered in establishing value. The independent hearing officer who heard days of testimony last year and who ruled the closure application met all legal requirements decided that the value of the local schools should not be a factor in appraising the units. It was this ruling, viewed by many as wrongheaded given the significantly higher real estate values in Palo Alto widely believed to be school-driven, that gave the City Council its best opening to improve the relocation benefits that will be paid to residents should the park be closed. All the protests and threats of legal challenge by the Jissers’ attorney on this point rang hollow, and the council did the right thing to require consideration of the value of access to local schools when appraising their units. The posturing and wrangling among lawyers on each side, the city attorney and the City Council made for an unusual and dramatic evening, but mostly served to divert attention from the impending threat of Palo Alto losing its most affordable housing stock and the diversity it brings to the community. Although the council’s actions will not be finalized until next month, it is now time for Palo Alto and regional leaders, foundations and philanthropists to mobilize and pull together the financial resources needed to make an offer to buy the property and retain the mobile-home park. County Supervisor Joe Simitian is already hard at work on this challenge, and almost $20 million has been idenitified in city and county funds that could be used to help purchase the park. Simitian is now working to identify additional government, nonprofit and private resources. Several nonprofit organizations that exist to purchase and operate mobile-home parks in California for the purpose of preserving low-income housing are evaluating the Buena Vista situation, and at least one is funding a full market appraisal of the property to determine how much will likely be required to acquire the park and make the utility infrastructure improvements and deferred maintenance possible. These are hopeful signs deserving of strong support and a full-court press by city and county staff, the Palo Alto Housing Corporation and local foundations that recognize the importance and value of preserving an existing 140 units of low-income housing that could never be duplicated without a substantially more expensive redevelopment project. While time is the enemy, since the Jisser family will be able to begin the six-month closure process as soon as next month, there is no reason to believe the Jissers would walk away from a fair-market cash offer for the park. Even with the “victory” of the council’s approval of the modified relocation-assistance package, the Jissers (or a buyer intent on redeveloping the property) face a long and emotional process of eviction, payment of in excess of $5 million to the current residents, possible extended legal battles and an unfavorable development climate that will bring opposition to any proposal that exceeds current zoning. Government is rarely good at moving fast, but that is what is needed for this housing to be preserved. Simitian has stepped up and made saving Buena Vista a personal priority and a viable idea. Now it’s time for others who care about affordable housing and diversity to join the effort and persuade the Jissers that a win-win solution is within reach. Page 20 • April 17, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

What else can I do? Editor, OK, I have long since turned off both of my automatic watering systems and now water, very carefully, by hand, those plants and shrubs that I want to save. I have not watered my back lawn in more than a year. I don’t shower every day, I don’t flush every time. I save the “between” water as it goes from cold to hot or hot to cold, in both the kitchen and the bath. What more can I do to help my city meet the new standards of 20-percent reduction in water use? This drought is very scary, but I feel that I have already done what I can do. Sue Kemp Seale Avenue, Palo Alto

Local action needed Editor, Good to read the state is mandating water-conservation programs in the absence of action by the city and local water districts. The city should adopt similar programs Santa Cruz did years ago. Require all homes to install low-flow toilets and shower heads. Enforce it like Santa Cruz, which requires a signed city inspection before any property can be sold. The city should also require all hotels, motels and apartments to do the same. This problem is not going to go away. Mike Murnane Metro Circle, Palo Alto

Forcing families out Editor, A couple of weeks ago, you ran an editorial about what residentialists want for Palo Alto. It claimed that non-residentialists (progressives?) primarily fear stagnation. May I correct that? We don’t fear stagnation. The local economy is booming, and if limiting construction could hamper that, it would have done so already. No, we fear attrition: people leaving this area for lack of housing. Let’s look at an average tech worker. “Tom” makes $120,000 a year. But even though that’s the median income in Palo Alto, he can only afford a small apartment here at $3,000 a month. This is fine for a bachelor, but it becomes crowded once Tom has to support a family. Then what are his options? 1) Suffer a long commute. At a budget of $750,000, the closest house he can afford is in Cupertino. If he wants to give each of his children their own bedroom, maybe Gilroy. Whether Tom drives in rush-hour traffic or takes public

transit, that’s easily two extra hours of commuting separating him from his family every day. 2) Instead of commuting from its edge, why not leave the Bay Area entirely? Tom convinces his company to transfer him to an office in another city, where even with a significant pay cut, he could still buy a comfortable house within a reasonable commute. It may not be in sunny California but quality of life matters. If Tom chooses the second option, that’s attrition. And if enough families follow him, few people will be left in Palo Alto but single adults, millionaires and those empty nesters who bought into this housing market back when it was affordable. This may be the future we’re working toward, but is it really the one we want? Elizabeth Lasky Waverley Street, Palo Alto

Wrong direction Editor, The Palo Alto Educators Association (PAEA) wasn’t making a mountain out of a molehill. They were making a grievous error in

judgment and owe Gunn High School’s principal, Dr. Denise Herrmann, an apology. I was originally shocked when I read that PAEA had filed a grievance against Dr. Herrmann. What was her mortal sin? Oh, she had the temerity to ask her teachers to use the same homework posting program that the rest of the teachers in the district use. Labor unions in this country are already under fire by the right wing, and PAEA’s recent action provides further fodder for Fox News. What were they thinking? PAEA should reconsider their position, formally withdraw the grievance and apologize to Principal Herrmann. One can forgive mistakes when the person or entity making the mistake apologizes. An apology is definitely warranted here. However, the apology that was issued went in the wrong direction. PAEA made a mistake and owes Dr. Herrmann an apology. Let’s put this sorry mess behind us and start addressing the school district’s real problems. David N. Slone Barbara Drive, Palo Alto

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Off Deadline Huge income ‘gender gap’: a conspiracy or just socioeconomics?

by Jay Thorwaldson

he blockbuster headline news out of this year’s “State of the Valley” conference and detailed “Index” report was that the so-called “gender gap” in pay for men and women is bigger as they obtain advanced degrees. But why? That lingering question hung around well after the early February conference. Details are outlined in the report on median incomes (not average) available online at siliconvalleyindicators.org. But a nutshell version is that men with advanced graduate degrees have median annual incomes of $123,000 compared with about $73,000 for women with such degrees. It’s almost as bad for bachelor’s degrees, with men receiving $90,000 compared with $54,000 for women, according to the Index. On surface, such a gap might be expected to raise eyebrows, hackles, even anger. It’s far higher than in other regions — where median incomes are generally smaller anyway. And there is much yet to be learned about the causes and possible remedial steps to narrow the gap. Yet the Index scrupulously avoids proposing “solutions,” sticking to basic details of what’s happening economically in the Valley — which wraps around the South Bay and extends up the San Francisco Peninsula even unto The City itself.

Joint Venture President and CEO Russell Hancock repeatedly underscores the fact-based nature of the Index and conference. Yet he is willing to discuss the implications of the findings as an individual, which we did recently over a lunch in Palo Alto, where he resides. First, he noted, the existence of a gender gap in pay is a longstanding, wellknown fact. The news this year is the size and relation to advanced degrees. “This is huge; this is really huge,” he said of the size of the gap, which caught him and his consultants by surprise. “I didn’t see that coming,” he said. The data “does not say that if you have a man and woman working side by side, that the man is making more. That’s not what it says. It’s saying ‘across the region.’ “Everybody’s first question is, ‘What’s going on here? Is there a conspiracy?’ Maybe there is. Maybe there’s a terrible conspiracy out there, but that’s not what the data are saying. We have no basis to conclude that — on the basis of the data. “What we think is more plausible is that there are more things going on here, and that women are not electing to enter into the more highly paying sectors. And they probably have their reasons. One reason would be to enter and exit, the socalled ‘mommy track.’ “Women are exiting for children, and when they want to enter back in they find that they can’t enter at the same level, or they have to start over. Meanwhile, men have continuously climbed the ladder. So that’s there. That’s straightforward. We know that. “A second factor is women aren’t going into the same fields. And we do have data on that. Men are going into STEM (Sci-

ence, Technology, Engineering, Math) and these other high-paying things. Women are going into other areas. “There’s always been a gender gap in the sciences, in computers, coders, and we’ve seen women going into areas that are not as managerial, are not as techheavy. “Which leads to a third thing, which is cultural,” where things get shaky in terms of hard data. “I’m not speaking from the standpoint of data. We would actually have to do studies. We would have to do surveys.” But those who study culture and gender observe that traits that are perceived in men as strong and decisive are interpreted as something else in women executives and managers, and women tend to avoid those tracks, also called a “pipeline” to higher-level positions. “People are working on the pipeline. A lot of people will say we have a pipeline issue. We need to channel more women into higher-paying fields. They need to be going into science and math. They need to be going into business school and take the manager track.” Yet that’s a generations-long process, as long, perhaps, as raising children. “What you can’t overcome is biology. If women are family minded. ... Yet even there society is evolving. The nature of work is changing. You really can work from home. You really do juggle.” One factor is part-time work, which many women see as an answer to balancing one’s life, Hancock noted. And therein “lies the conspiracy,” as such jobs often lack benefits that are reported as income, and because “part-time often means working full time for half-pay.”

To make the gap worse, “There are talent wars at the high end. That’s what we are generating in Silicon Valley: We are generating high-end jobs. We used to generate middle jobs, lots of mid-range professional jobs: guys who worked at Lockheed, lived in tract houses in Sunnyvale and mowed their own lawns, right? “Now we have an economy that’s not creating those jobs. It’s just creating jobs for entrepreneurs and VCs, finance people and scientists, coders, architects, all of that. And these are all starting sixfigures and going up and getting into bidding wars because there is less talent, and it’s men filling those jobs. “And we’re also skewed at the low end. Those wages have been stagnant,” for men and women. “The ‘conspiracy’ I think is powerful market forces. You have two things happening. One is that companies aren’t creating jobs locally. They’re creating jobs globally for very sensible reasons, and you can’t overcome those forces. It just makes perfect sense, fiduciary and otherwise. “A second thing is we’ve eliminated so many jobs. Technology really has displaced most support positions. ... This is the unsupported economy.” This echoes decades later with Kurt Vonnegut’s “Player Piano” vision of a high-tech world where computers have displaced skilled machinists making perfect bolts, leaving the machinists to fill potholes. Only today those are hightech bolts. Q Former Weekly Editor Jay Thorwaldson can be emailed at jaythor@well. com. He also writes periodic blogs at PaloAltoOnline.com.

Streetwise

Would you want to see your admissions records? Asked around White Plaza on Stanford University campus. Interviews and photos by Maev Lowe.

Kemi Lijadu

Iain Espey

Daniel Brady

Nicole Gounalis

Lucas Oswald

Escondido Road, Stanford Student

Mayfield Avenue, Stanford Student

Escondido Road, Stanford Student

El Camino Real, Mountain View Student

Oberlin Street, Palo Alto Student

“Yes, I would. To see what they saw in me that would make them say yes.”

“I have a younger brother who’s going to be applying here. ... I want to know what it actually looks like from the inside.”

“Honestly, I didn’t think I’d get in, and that I did was surprising, so it would be nice to see why.”

“I would like to see that. Especially as a graduate student, one day hopefully you will be in a position to read applications.”

“I would have to say yes by principle ... but I’m afraid that there would be info in there I didn’t want to hear.”

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G U I D E TO 2015 S U M M E R C A M P S F O R K I D S

For more information about these camps, see our online directory of camps at www.paloaltoonline.com/biz/summercamps/ To advertise in this weekly directory, call: 650-326-8210

Arts, Culture, Other Camps Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA)

Hi Five Sport

Mountain View

50+ creative camps for Gr. K-8! Drawing, Painting, Ceramics, Sculpture, Musical Theater, School of Rock, Digital Arts, more! One- and two-week sessions; full and half-day enrollment. Extended care available. Financial aid offered. www.arts4all.org 650.917.6800 ext.0

Environmental Volunteers Summer Camp

Palo Alto

Explore nature this summer from your own backyard. Environmental Volunteer summer camps return with a new series of programs. Handson activities, field trips and creative fun make science accessible to kids ages 6-11. www.Evols.org/Explore 650.493.8000

Foothills Summer Camps

Palo Alto

In this historic, popular, traditional day camp your child will play on miles of trails, woodlands, fields, streams, Boronda Lake, and enjoy spectacular views of the bay area. Transportation to and from Foothills Park is provided each day. www.cityofpaloalto.org/foothillscamps

J-Camp Oshman Family JCC

Palo Alto

Exciting activities for kindergarteners through teens include swimming, field trips, sports and more. Enroll your child in traditional or special focus camps like Studio TV Production, Jr. Masterchef, Elsa and Anna’s Dance Camp, Beach Bonanza and many others! www.paloaltojcc.org/summercamp 650.223.8622

Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC)

Palo Alto

PACCC summer camps offer campers, grades 1st to 6th, a wide variety of fun opportunities! Neighborhood Adventure Fun and Junior Varsity Sports Adventure Camp are for the more active and on-the-go campers! New this year: E.P.I.C. Camp – Energetic, Peers, Independence & Community for the older kids! Returning are FAME - Fine arts, Music and Entertainment and Operation Chef for out of this world cooking fun! Swimming twice per week, periodic field trips, special visitors and many engaging camp activities, songs and skits round out the fun offerings of PACCC Summer Camps! Open to campers from all communities! Come join the fun in Palo Alto! Register online. www.paccc.org 650.493.2361

STANFORD EXPLORE

Stanford

A Lecture Series on Biomedical Research EXPLORE biomedical science at Stanford! Stanford EXPLORE offers high school students the unique opportunity to learn from Stanford professors and graduate students about diverse topics in biomedical science, including bioengineering, neurobiology, immunology and many others. explore.stanford.edu explore-series@stanford.edu

Stanford Jazz Workshop

Stanford University Campus

Week-long jazz immersion programs for young musicians in middle school (starts July 13), high school (July 19 and July 26), and college, as well as adults (August 2). All instruments and vocals. stanfordjazz.org

TechKnowHow® LEGO® and Technology Summer Camp

Palo Alto Menlo Park/Sunnyvale

Fun and enriching technology classes for students, ages 5-16. Courses include LEGO® projects with motors, MINDSTORMS® EV3® & NXT® Robotics, Computer Game Design, Arduino™ Electronics, iPad® Movie Making, and a Tech Camp for girls. Classes feature high-interest, ageappropriate projects based on the S.T.E.M. curriculum. Half and Full day options. Early bird and multiple week discounts are available. www.techknowhowkids.com 650.638.0500

TheatreWorks Summer Camps

Palo Alto

In these entertaining camps for grades K-5, students enjoy juggling, clowning, puppetry, playwriting, acting, improvisation, music, dance and present their own original pieces at the end of each session. www.theatreworks.org/learn/youth/summercamps

YMCA Summer Camps

Athletics Camp Campbell

Santa Cruz Mountains

For close to 80 years, Bay Area youth have forged life-long friendships and benefited from character-defining experiences at Camp Campbell through nature hikes, campfires, archery and many other fun outdoor activities. Financial assistance is available. http://www.ymcacampcampbell.org/ 831.338.2128

Harker Summer Programs

San Jose

K-12 offerings taught by exceptional, experienced faculty and staff. K-6 morning academics – focusing on math, language arts and science – and full spectrum of afternoon recreation. Grades 6-12 for credit courses and non-credit enrichment opportunities. Sports programs also offered. www.summer.harker.org 408.553.0537

Menlo School Sports Camps

iD Game Design and Development Academy

Atherton

Menlo camps are designed for boys and girls grades 4-12 to learn from Knights coaches and staff -whether it’s preparation for an upcoming season or simply for fun and to stay in shape in a high energy, positive setting. Join us this summer to develop skills, foster athleticism and promote sportsmanship in camps covering a range of sports - baseball, basketball, football (skills, lineman, and safe tackling camps) lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball, water polo. www.menloschool.org 650.330.2001 ext. 2758

Nike Tennis Camps

Stanford University

Junior Overnight and Day Camps for boys & girls, ages 9-18 offered throughout June, July and August. Adult Weekend Clinics (June & Aug). Camps directed by Head Men’s Coach, Paul Goldstein, Head Women’s Coach, Lele Forood, and Associate Men’s and Women’s Coaches, Brandon Coupe and Frankie Brennan. Come join the fun and get better this summer! www.USSportsCamps.com 1.800.NIKE.CAMP (645.3226)

Player Capital Tennis

Atherton

Have some fun in the sun playing tennis at Player Capital Tennis’ Summer Camps. June 15th-August 14th, Monday - Friday, 9am-1pm and 1pm5pm. Ages 4-18. Camps held at Holbrook-Palmer Park and Valley Church. www.playercapital.com 650.275.3027

Stanford Baseball Camps

Stanford Campus

Stanford Baseball Camps have gained national recognition as the some of the finest in the country. These camps are designed to be valuable and beneficial for a wide range of age groups and skill sets. From the novice 7 year-old, to the Division 1, professionally skilled high school player, you will find a camp that fulfills your needs. www.Stanfordbaseballcamp.com 650.723.4528

Stanford

Get immersed in game design at this 2-week, pre-college summer academy! Teens ages 13-18 design video games, develop apps, model 3D characters, mod with Minecraft, and more. Tour a development studio and create a portfolio. www.iDTech.com 1.888.709.8324

iD Programming Academy

Stanford

Get immersed in technology at this 2-week, pre-college summer academy. Teens ages 13-18 code apps, program with C++ and Java, mod with Minecraft, engineer robots, and program websites. Tour a development studio and create a portfolio. www.iDTech.com 1.888.709.8324

iD Tech Mini

Palo Alto High School

Kids ages 6-9 will have a blast at iD Tech Mini, where half day options let aspiring innovators discover a love for tech. Campers make new friends and learn hands-on STEM skills in a kid-friendly environment. www.iDTech.com 1.888.709.8324

iD Tech Camps

Stanford

Code, game, create! At iD Tech Camps, students ages 7-17 code apps, design video games, mod with Minecraft, engineer robots, build websites, produce movies, and more. Kids meet new friends and gain a competitive edge. www.iDTech.com 1.888.709.8324

Mid-Peninsula High School

Menlo Park

Ages 7 and up. New to sport or have experience, we have a camp for you. Half day or fully day option for boys and girls. All the camps offer fundamental skill work, scrimmages and games. www.stanfordwaterpolocamps.com 650.725.9016

Mid-Pen offers summer courses designed to help students make up high school credits and a diverse range of enriching courses that go beyond traditional curriculum. In addition to courses in math, science, English, Spanish, and SAT/ACT prep, we invite students to enhance their skills in innovative classes that include: College Essay Workshop, Research Writing Workshop, Drama, Music Video Production, and Fine Arts courses in Surface Design and Mixed Media. We also hold basketball and volleyball clinics suitable for beginning to advanced players. All high school students are welcome to attend. Summer session runs from June 22 to July 23, 2015. www.mid-pen.com 650.321.1991

Summer at Saint Francis

One Me

Stanford Water Polo

Stanford

Mountain View

Sports & Activity Camp (ages 6-12): This all-sports camp provides group instruction in a variety of fields, indoor & outdoor court games and activities. Saint Francis faculty and students staff the camp, and the focus is always on fun. The program is dedicated to teaching teamwork, sportsmanship and positive self-esteem. After camp care is available. www.sfhs.com/summer 650.968.1213 x650

Summer Camp@SportsHouse (Powered by Skyhawks)

Redwood City

June 15-August 14. Weekly indoor sports day camp for kids 6-13 years old. Fun filled sports and games directed by Skyhawks. Full day 9am-4pm camp includes lunch and optional after camp care. www.sportshouseonline.com 650.362.4100

Wheel Kids Bicycle Club

Palo Alto

Wheel Kids is Palo Alto’s premier adventure and exploration summer day camp for boys and girls 5-15 yrs old. Camps run weekly from June 8th – July 31st, offering a range of cultural, recreational and environmental learning opportunities, all based on our daily bicycling adventures. Join us this summer as we teach your kids safe bicycle riding skill & habits, help build their self confidence and esteem, and begin a life-long journey of health and fitness while helping improve our environment. www.wheelkids.com 650.520.6524

Academics

Throughout Silicon Valley

At the Y, youth of all ages make new friends, build character and learn new skills. With hundreds of unique camps and 30+ convenient locations, you’ll find a camp that’s right for your family. Financial assistance is available. www.ymcasv.org/summer 408.351.6473

Atherton

Hi Five Sports is thrilled to present our fourth multi-sport competitive summer camp to the San Francisco Bay Area! Through experienced, passionate and patient coaching, we believe the timeless lessons that only sports can teach will stay with the kids for the rest of their lives. www.hifivesportsclub.com 650.362.4975

Alexa Café

Castilleja Summer Camp for Girls

Palo Alto High School

Palo Alto

Casti Camp offers girls a range of age-appropriate activities including athletics, art, science, computers, writing, crafts, cooking, drama and music classes each day along with weekly field trips. www.castilleja.org/summercamp 650.328.3160

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Students aged 12-16 will find direction and inspiration through introspection and self-awareness, discovering how they learn and are motivated, addressing and understanding habits, improving communication skills, understanding the brain, understanding personality and ego states, emotional regulation, and welcoming challenge. www.oneyou.education 408.839.6965

Professional Tutoring Services of Silicon Valley

Los Altos

Academic camps offering Algebra I & II, Geometry, and Spanish I, II, III in small groups. Four sessions starting June 15 through July 27. Sign up for all four or just one. Perfect for high school and junior high students taking high school level courses. $295 and up. Register online. www.ptstutor.com/summer-camps.html 650.948.5137

Purposeful You

Palo Alto Westin Hotel

Students aged 12-16 will learn best practices in organization and goal setting; study techniques; communication with administration and teachers; strengthening memory; answering to the question; outlining, writing, and citing resources; emotional regulation; stress and test anxiety management, attention and motivation. www.oneyou.education 408.839.6965

Summer at Saint Francis

At Alexa Café, girls ages 10-15 collaborate around café tables and learn to code apps, produce films, design websites, develop wearable electronics, and more. Discover a passion for technology in this unique environment that emphasizes leadership, philanthropy, and more. www.iDTech.com 1.888.709.8324

Palo Alto Westin Hotel

Mountain View

Summer at Saint Francis provides a broad range of academic and athletic programs for elementary through high school students. It is the goal of every program to make summer vacation enriching and enjoyable! www.sfhs.com/summer 650.968.1213 x446

Write Now! Summer Writing Camps

Palo Alto / Pleasanton

Improve your student’s writing skills this summer at Emerson School of Palo Alto and Hacienda School of Pleasanton. Courses this year are Expository Writing, Creative Writing, and Presentation Techniques. Visit our website for more information. www.headsup.org Emerson: 650.424.1267 Hacienda: 925.485.5750

A weekly guide to music, theater, art, culture, books and more, edited by Elizabeth Schwyzer

SFJAZZ Collective makes Stanford debut hen the SFJAZZ Collective makes its Stanford debut at Bing Concert Hall this Wednesday, its members may feel right at home. Bing opened its doors in January 2013, the same month the Collective’s own SFJAZZ Center opened in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood. The world’s first-ever freestanding building devoted to jazz, the center has understandably garnered international attention. But the 11-yearold Collective’s considerable accomplishments, which helped establish its reputation beyond the region, are equally impressive. Conceived by Founder and Executive/Artistic Director Randall Kline and saxophonist and Berkeley native Joshua Redman, the all-star band launched in 2004 and boasted Redman on tenor and soprano saxes, vibraphonist/marimbist Bobby Hutcherson, alto saxophonist/flautist Miguel Zenón, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, trombonist Josh Roseman, pianist Renee Rosnes, double bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Brian Blade. Each season, the work of a different legendary composer — or, in the case of Stevie Wonder, a songwriter — is featured. Members are also tasked with writing a new piece for the octet, and each season to come up with an original arrangement of one of the honoree’s compositions. Maverick alto saxophonist/ trumpeter/violinist Ornette Coleman got the SFJAZZ nod in 2004. This season, they’re exploring the songbook of the late tenor saxophonist and former Bay Area resident Joe Henderson. With some input from upper management, the Collective’s members decide on who will be spotlighted and offers candidates for replacement and substitute players. (The goal is for newcomers to stay on board for at least two years.) All eight Collective musicians partake in a multi-week residency in San Francisco before each short season to rehearse, fine-tune arrangements and interact with the community. The group’s current roster is Zenón, tenor saxophonist

David Sánchez, trumpeter Avishai Cohen, trombonist Robin Eubanks, vibraphonist Warren Wolf, pianist Edward Simon, double bassist Matt Penman and drummer Obed Calvaire. After Berkeley resident Redman and longtime Montara denizen Hutcherson both left the Collective in 2007, the group lacked a local presence; most associates were coming in from New York City. That changed last August, when six-year Collective veteran Simon moved from central Florida to Emeryville with his family. Meeting for a mid-afternoon interview at a chic bar and grill a block from his new home, Simon explained, “We would always get this question wherever we went — we still do, actually: ‘Why are you called the SFJAZZ Collective and no one is from or lives in San Francisco?’ So now at least I am living here.” A native of Punta Cardón in coastal Venezuela, Simon graduated from the Philadelphia Performing Arts School at 15 and was peers with another City of Brotherly Love prodigy, bassist/ bandleader/media personality Christian McBride. After studying classical piano at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and jazz at the Manhattan School of Music, Simon stayed in New York and began gigging with the likes of clarinet maestro Paquito D’Rivera, alto saxophonist giant Bobby Watson and multifaceted trumpeter Terence Blanchard. He went on to lead his own groups, participate in various cooperative bands and win a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2010. Simon’s wife found an employment opportunity in San Francisco, which the family used as an impetus for relocation. Their son, who is interested in digital media, attends the Oakland School for the Arts, while Simon himself has taught an Afro-Venezuelan course at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley and is an Artist in Residence at the Brubeck Institute on the University of Pacific campus in Stockton. “To be honest with you, I wasn’t that familiar with the group,” Si-

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SFJAZZ Collective will play Stanford’s Bing Concert Hall on Wednesday, April 22. mon replied when asked about his initial impressions of the Collective. “I had only heard of it at the time. I hadn’t really even heard the group itself.” The Collective grew its profile with a national tour in 2005, a European one in 2006 and a trek through Asia in 2007. With the opening of the Center, where the Collective now rehearses, SFJAZZ has fortified its place as one of the nation’s preeminent jazz organizations. “(The Collective) has had a great lineup from the very beginning,” Simon declared between bites of flourless chocolate cake. “And the music is on the highest level, both in terms of composition and playing. So it has been a tremendous opportunity ... to develop as a composer and as a player.” As for Joe Henderson, Simon said he continues to be inspired by the saxophonist’s writing: “His

istorian/tenor saxophonist/educator Loren Schoenberg has been visiting the Peninsula several times a year since 2009 to speak at Stanford and to work with local students. He also hosts preperformance discussions at jazz concerts presented by Stanford Live and will take part in a free discussion about jazz and modern art at noon on Wednesday, April 22, at Stanford’s Anderson art collection. That same evening, the artistic director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem will join in conversation with members of

compositions were really very contemporary for his time. They were very modern and continue to sound so.” The Collective’s unique instrumentation allows for flexibility with arranging and approach. Falling right in between a large combo and a small big band, its secret weapon is the vibraphone, which can be grouped with the horns on the front line or play with the piano, bass and drums as part of an augmented rhythm section. “It provides for a lot of different colors and textures,” Simon said of this flexible system. “Randall and Joshua did a great job in coming up with the concept. “And beyond instrumentation, the idea that each year the group is going to write new arrangements of a contemporary jazz composer, that is a great idea, too,” he added. “It gives a new perspective on

the SFJAZZ Collective at Bing Concert Hall at 6:30 p.m., just prior to the show. A few months back, Schoenberg chatted with Palo Alto Weekly and shared his thoughts about the Peninsula, SFJAZZ and Joe Henderson. On jazz and youth: “I’ve been mentoring the high school jazz band at Gunn High School for several years now. I’ve also done some stuff at Paly. It’s just such a breath of fresh air just to see kids playing all this great music. They’re really wonderful.”

pre-existing repertoire. And it’s a forward-thinking perspective.” Q Freelance writer Yoshi Kato can be emailed at yoshiyoungblood@ earthlink.net. What: SFJAZZ Collective Where: Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford When: Wednesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m. Pre-performance discussion with Loren Schoenberg, artistic director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, 6:30 p.m. Cost: $30-$65 Info: Go to live.stanford.edu or call 650-724-2464.

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On Joe Henderson: “The (1944 short) film, ‘Jammin’ the Blues,’ features Lester Young, who really brought something abstract ... to jazz saxophone. Joe Henderson is (one) of the very few who was able to extract, almost, the more esoteric elements of Lester Young’s style.” On SFJAZZ: “It’s very important that there be successful performing-arts entities that present jazz. And they’re involved in education, of course. That’s very, very important as well.”

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When her husband George (Tom Gough) plays a frightening practical joke on her, Martha (Kristin Brownstone) responds with laughter in Los Altos Stage Company’s production of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

Love and war Los Altos Stage Company revives classic tale of marital discord by Elizabeth Schwyzer

s political scientist Wallace Stanley Sayre famously noted, academic politics are so vicious precisely because the stakes are so low. He might as well have been speaking about marriage, where the bitterest feuds often spring from the most trivial matters. In his 1962 classic, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” Edward Albee plays both fronts, peeling back the polite veneer of professorial life to expose the shame and rage seething just beneath the surface of a marriage. As played by Los Altos Stage Company under the direction of Virginia Drake, Martha (Kristin Brownstone) and George (Tom Gough) are masters of manipulation: two people bound together in marital misery and seemingly intent on mutual destruction. She’s the daughter of the college president: a bright, headstrong woman at odds with the domestic expectations of 1960s New England who finds that neither her life nor her husband have measured up to her expectations. He’s a history professor who lacks the administrative ambition others have hoped for him and finds his creative impulses spurned at every turn. And so, fueled by alcohol and frustrated ambition, they wield their disappointments like weapons, lashing out at each other in a perpetual game of cat-and-mouse. Into the midst of this nuptial nightmare walk newlyweds Nick (Warren Wernick) and Honey (Sarah Benjamin), who soon find themselves ensnared. As the night of drinking and psychological sparring wears on, Nick Page 24 • April 17, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

REVIEW THEATER and Honey’s seemingly devoted union begins to show cracks of its own. Meanwhile, George and Martha engage in a torture ritual so practiced and skillful, it seems at times to be a form of mutually agreeable sadomasochism. In moments, their banter borders on flirtation: “I swear,” Martha quips, “If you existed, I’d divorce you.” (Clearly, she’s not going anywhere.) Yet more often, their taunts are barbed and meant to damage. To the degree that Albee’s play exposes the human impulse to wound those who wound us, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” is essentially a work of realism. Yet Albee — and Drake — play along the edge of the surreal, allowing George and Martha’s cruelty to spiral into something truly monstrous. Adding to the sense of growing panic is the play’s structure: Three acts, each nearly an hour long, keep both the young visitors and the audience captive late into the night as George and Martha circle each other, snarling. As Martha, Brownstone seems positively to relish this tormenting game; she’s most convincing in her moments of brutal ingenuity, least believable when she crumples. Honey is her foil: a young woman as meek and unacquainted with her power as they come. She simpers and tipples and gasps and giggles (Benjamin gives the impression she’s familiar with the effects of overindulgence in the brandy department), but there’s never so much

as a flash of anger or defiance, in stark contrast to her hostess. Gough’s George isn’t quite Martha’s match when it comes to sheer manic domination, but she loves him, and he uses that fact to taunt her with a cunning blend of passive aggression and verbal abuse. As the night wears on and language begins to fail him, George turns to increasingly physical violence: a mean joke with a toy rifle, a threat with a smashed bottle, an attempted strangulation. Like his character, Gough takes some time to warm up for the fight, and even then seems more comfortable with words than with actions. As played by Wernick, young biology professor Nick is all slicked-back hair, earnestness and Adam’s apple. He wavers between moral righteousness and ambitions of his own, both professional and sexual. Martha, who has long since slipped into something more comfortable, is happy to play the object of his desire, provided it causes George pain. Speaking of sex, the absence of offspring spells doom of different kinds to each couple; in one instance, the longing for a child becomes an elaborate and almost tender fantasy, as well as the source of deep despair. Scenic designer Ron Gasparinetti and prop designer Ting Na Wang conjure a convincing sitting room circa 1960, complete with turntable and rolling bar cart. Downstage right is the library, where an unexplained cascade of books litters the floor — the re(continued on next page)

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sult of another night’s skirmish, perhaps, or simply a metaphor for the futility of scholarship in the face of such dysfunction. By daybreak, George and Martha seem to have broken each other, at least for this round, and though Nick and Honey can finally extricate themselves, it’s clear

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If floral arranging is your thing, you won’t want to miss a chance to study with Bruno Duarte, Canada’s celebrated floral artist and owner of Fresh Floral Creations. Raised on the Filoli hosts a floral Portuguese archi- arranging workshop April pelago of Madeira, 24.

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Planet Earth New Play Festival In honor of Earth Day, Planet Earth Arts presents an evening of original plays related to the environment. From the very real issue of climate change to visions of a future Among the works in the where resources are Planet Earth New Play scarce, the Planet Festival is “The Universe Earth New Play Fes- on Ice.” tival features works by emerging playwrights whose aim is to inspire audiences to recognize environmental sustainability as the most critical issue of our era. Through realism and fantasy, comedy and rage, these plays promise to challenge as well as entertain. Among the works included in the festival are “Preapocalytica” by Erin Marie Panttaja, in which environmental crisis drives one character to madness, and “The Universe on Ice” by Maury Zeff, set in a frozen polar landscape populated by talking penguins and polar bears. The free shows will take place on Wednesday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. at Stanford’s Dinkelspiel Auditorium (471 Laguna Drive) and Friday, April 24, at 8 p.m. at Roble Theater (374 Santa Teresa St.). Wednesday’s performance will be followed by a panel discussion featuring some of Stanford’s leading scientists and researchers. To learn more, go to planeteartharts.org or call 510-677-2648. Q — Elizabeth Schwyzer

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“There are no patients. There are only dancers.” That’s the tagline for “Capturing Grace,” the 2014 film by David Iverson that follows a group of people with Parkinson’s disease as they take part in a project with the acclaimed Mark Morris Dance Group to create a unique performance. Iverson himself was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease eight years ago and discovered the Dance for PD project as part of his personal research. His film comes to Stanford University this week as part of the San Francisco Dance Film Festival. Screenings will take place Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at Cubberley Auditorium (485 Lasuen Mall) and Saturday, April 18, at 1:30 p.m. at CEMEX Auditorium (641 Knight Way). Each screening will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with the filmmaker and others including David Leventhal, program director of Dance for PD. On Friday, April 17, from 1:15-2 p.m., there will be a presentation on the intersection of dance and Parkinson’s disease at Pigott Theater in Memorial Auditorium. And on Saturday, April 18, Leventhal will hold a community dance class from 10-11:30 a.m., followed by a discussion and lunch. Tickets to the screenings are free for Stanford students and employees, $10 general admission. Go to tinyurl.com/ kvls8p9 or call 844-567-3333.

which holds a flower festival each spring, Duarte has a flair for creating stunning designs inspired by nature. Though he’s now based in Toronto, Duarte travels internationally to design weddings and decor for major events. Among his biggest fans are Hollywood celebrities Renée Zellweger and Sir Elton John. The workshop takes place on Friday, April 24, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. In an intimate classroom setting, Duarte will guide participants to work with flowers and other organic materials to create their own masterpieces. Some floral design experience is recommended. The fee for the workshop is $165 for Filoli members and $200 for nonmembers, who get access to Filoli for the day. Fees include all materials. Duarte will also give a lecture-demonstration on Thursday, April 23, from 10:30 a.m.-noon. The lecture is $50 for Filoli members, $60 for nonmembers. To register, go to filoli.org or call 650364-8300, ext. 508. For more about Duarte, go to freshflorals.com.

Do you have the desire and a passion to be a leader in Palo Alto? The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce is proud to offer the LEADERSHIP PALO ALTO series, a program of leadership development. FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE: Government, Education, Health and Public Safety, Economy, Sustainability and other vital aspects of our community. Blend real world knowledge with practical volunteer and leadership skills to gain in-depth understanding that will catapult you into positions as leaders in our community and businesses. The 10-session program begins in September 2015 and is held monthly through June 2016. Applications and information: PaloAltoChamber.com or Contact Dawn Billman at 650.324.3135 Application deadline: June 30, 2015 Palo Alto Chamber Of Commerce • 355 Alma Street • Palo Alto, CA 94301

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they’ve been broken, too. Why live through three hours of such horror? For some, there may be no reason at all. Others will find Los Altos Stage’s impressive production a bracing reminder of the dark side of marriage: a cautionary tale that bears retelling. Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Elizabeth Schwyzer can be emailed at eschwyzer@paweekly.com.

What: Los Altos Stage Company’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” Where: Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos When: Through May 3: Wednesday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. Cost: $18-$34 Info: Go to losaltosstage.org or call 650-941-0551.

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Can’t beat the dogs at Palo Alto’s Chez Franc by Dale F. Bentson

don’t know if perennial hot dog eating champ, Joey Chestnut, has visited Chez Franc on Palo Alto’s California Avenue yet, but if he has, he likely didn’t scarf down 61 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes like he did when he won the 2014 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island for the eighth consecutive year. (His record is 69 dogs polished off in 2013.)

If and when Chestnut pops into Chez Franc (and he very well could — he’s a San Jose resident), he will enjoy the high-quality franks so much, he’ll just want to sit and savor. That’s no knock on Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, Coney Island’s gift to the wiener world. Nathan’s sold more than 435 million hot dogs last year through 40,000 worldwide outlets. Chez Franc owner Jacquetta Lannan might harbor those ambitions, but for now is happy with her upscale state-of-the-frank business. Her story has been well documented: A local litigation attorney turned epicurean hot dog purveyor opens her first-ever restaurant. “I always wanted my own restaurant,” Lannan explained. “My grandparents owned a small res-

taurant in Nebraska when I was very young, and it’s something that always stuck in my mind.” After making the decision to forgo her law career, she enrolled at the International Culinary Center in Campbell “to better understand how to run a restaurant and to network with those in the industry.” She then took an internship at Michelin-starred Village Pub in Woodside, where she met sous chef Daniel Sung, who would later become Chez Franc’s chef. Sung, as fortune would have it, had a passion for charcuterie and a flair for making tube-shaped meats. A partnership was born. It took many excruciating months to convert the former Know Knew Books space at 415 California Ave. into a restaurant. Along the way, Lannan and Sung

launched a food truck and raised additional capital via a Kickstarter campaign with more than 100 contributors. The restaurant finally opened in January of this year. Now that the brick-and-mortar operation is up and running, the food truck is being retired. Everything except the buns and San Francisco’s Humphry Slocombe ice cream are made in-house. The all-beef frankfurters are made from hormone-free, vegetarian-raised Angus cattle and the finest sheep casings from Australia. Meat is ground three times for smooth texture, then mixed with a house blend of 12 spices. The buns are patterned after lobster-roll buns but are slightly larger, toasted and more brioche-like than traditional doughy hot dog buns. The toothsome All-American frankfurter ($8) comes topped with slow-cooked short-rib chili, Tillamook cheddar and chopped scallions. The tasty Texas frankfurter ($7) is overlaid with jalapeño slaw, scallions and barbecue sauce. The delicious cassoulet ($13) frank features garlic sau(continued on next page)

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sausages is veiled in history. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;frankâ&#x20AC;? comes from Frankfurt, Germany. Wiener, from the German â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wein,â&#x20AC;? refers to Vienna. Both references were first recorded in the 13th century. Homer mentioned a type of blood sausage in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Odyssey,â&#x20AC;? 2,800 years ago, although he made no mention of battlefield toppings. Derived from the German sausage culture, the little sausages resembled dachshunds and were coined â&#x20AC;&#x153;hot dogsâ&#x20AC;? by Americans around 1890. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if Nathanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s champion Chestnut has a hunger for hot dog history, but he could add a new experience to his palatable proficiency by stopping by Chez Franc. Lannan said he is cordially invited. Q Chez Franc, 415 S. California Ave., Palo Alto; (650) 600-1337; chezfranc.com Hours: Monday 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m.- 9 p.m.; Saturday 5-9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Reservations

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Jonah Hill, left, plays real-life fallen journalist Michael Finkel in “True Story.”

Memoir-able James Franco and Jonah Hill go toe-to-toe over a ‘True Story’ 000 (Century 20, Palo Alto Square) Like the Michael Finkel memoir on which it is based, the Rupert Goold film “True Story” does a lot of its work with its tongue-in-

cheek title. The real fallen journalist Finkel (played on screen by Jonah Hill) lost his job after fabricating facts

for his 2001 “New York Times Magazine” story, “Is Youssouf Malé a Slave?” But Finkel got a second chance at journalistic glory when accused killer Christian Longo (James Franco) stole his identity while on the run in Cancún, Mexico. In “True Story,” Longo’s implicit invitation soon firms up, allowing Finkel exclusive jailhouse access and yielding the promise of a true-crime story sure to nab a book deal. So begins a pen-pal correspondence and series of interviews with an unusual quid pro quo. Hoping he’ll uncover Longo’s innocence, Finkel agrees to give the convict co-writer status (and writing lessons) in exchange for a true-story account of how his wife and three children ended up brutally murdered. Finkel’s selfdeluded credulousness — despite his assertion, “I don’t presume anything anymore” — winds up being the least convincing element of this “Story,” but with his journalistic bona fides so deeply diminished, his wrongheadedness seems only to snowball. Writer-director Goold and cowriter David Kajganich construct a thematic hall of mirrors around the characters who share the name

“Mike Finkel”: both arrogant and self-serving, each feeling his life depends on how convincingly he tells a story. The compulsive need to seduce with words, to shape a story to satisfy some higher or lower purpose unites these men in a sick pas de deux, a co-dependence fed by friendly, even flirtatious mutual flattery. Goold and his actors show they’re attuned to these ironies, enough to keep “True Story” percolating without much incident. Adjusting the heat behind his eyes between charming warmth and stony chill, Franco paints a wholly convincing portrait of narcissistic personality disorder. Entering more heavy territory than his Oscar-nominated turns in “The Wolf

of Wall Street” and “Moneyball,” Jonah Hill strains against his limitations (just how seriously can one take that face?) but does a decent job of holding up his miscast end. Felicity Jones, as Finkel’s wife, escapes standing around the house and looking fretful in a couple of entertainingly high-tension, if unlikely, scenes with Franco. One could wish for an even less forgiving portrait of Finkel, but by the damning closing titles, “True Story” has productively made its audience yet more skeptical of so-called truth in the modern media age. Rated R for language and some disturbing material. One hour, 40 minutes. — Peter Canavese

Primating rituals Disney film explores ‘Monkey Kingdom’ 00 1/2 (Century 16, Century 20)

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Fans of “The Ricky Gervais Show” quiver with pleasure at the phrase “Monkey News,” the name of a hilarious recurring segment involving a dollop of news and a metric ton of urban legend involving monkeys and chimps. My mind couldn’t help but drift to “Monkey News” during the new Disneynature film “Monkey Kingdom,” which bends the nature of documentary to construct a dubious but kid-friendly narrative. Like “African Cats,” “Chimpanzee” and “Bears” before it, “Monkey Kingdom” vigorously anthropomorphizes a handful of representative animals into easily digested human archetypes. In the Sri Lankan jungle, filmmakers Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill observe a group of macaques over a period of months as the monkeys go about the rituals of survival: acquiring food, dodging predators and mating. Cheeky narration delivered by Tina Fey abets hard-working editors to piece together a story arc from the details at hand. “Low-born commoner” Maya

“Monkey Kingdom” follows a group of macaques in Sri Lanka as they eat, groom and mate over the course of months. struggles to win food at “Castle Rock,” an area dominated by alpha male Raja and “high-born” trio “The Sisterhood.” This almost Shakespearean pastiche thickens when Maya mates with handsome stranger Kumar (introduced to the tune of, ahem, “Whatta Man”) and produces baby Kip, who Maya must (at least briefly) raise as a single mother. Oh, and that Grandpa is quite a card. These venial sins continue the film series’ tradition of ascribing human motivations to animal actions, though “Monkey Kingdom” is rarely egregious in this respect. The monkeys are clearly eating, grooming and mating as advertised. On the other hand, Fey’s description of Maya, “like any

mother,” wishing “to freeze this moment in time” as she grips her offspring tightly is the sort of bit that crosses the line into human psychology. Mortal sins — as far as documentary filmmaking goes — come in the form of staging scenes, conflating timelines or otherwise mischaracterizing footage, all of which “Monkey Kingdom” does. The tactic is particularly obvious in a sequence that supposedly captures footage of monkeys raiding a home on the day of a child’s birthday party (to a “Mission: Impossible” soundalike heist theme), though plenty of other scenes seem dubious to (continued on next page)

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ral world. Maybe we should all ignore the men and women behind the curtain and simply enjoy the underwater shots of monkeys swimming. Rated G. One hour, 21 minutes. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Peter Canavese

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Cinderella (PG) ++1/2 Century 16: 10:35 a.m., 1:25, 4:15, 7:10 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 1:10, 4:10, 6:55 & 9:40 p.m. Danny Collins (R) Century 20: 11:40 a.m., 2:15, 5, 7:35 & 10:20 p.m. Furious 7 (PG-13) Century 16: 10:40 a.m., 12:20, 3:40, 7 & 10:20 p.m. Fri & Sat 3:40, 5:20 & 8:40 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m., noon, 2:10, 3:10, 5:20, 6:20, 8:30, 9:30 & 10:45 p.m., Fri & Sat 7:40 p.m. In X-D at 12:50, 4, 7:10 & 10:20 p.m. In D-BOX at 11 a.m., noon, 2:10, 3:10, 5:20, 6:20, 8:30 & 9:30 p.m. Get Hard (R) Century 20: 11:20 a.m., 1:50, 4:25, 7:05 & 9:50 p.m. Home (PG) ++ Century 16: 10:15 a.m., 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 10:45 & 11:35 a.m., 1:15, 3:55, 6:25 & 9 p.m., Fri & Sat 2:20 & 4:55 p.m. Insurgent (PG-13) Century 16: 10:45 a.m., 1:35, 4:25, 7:25 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m. & 7:55 p.m. In 3-D at 2, 4:50 & 10:45 p.m. Kingsman: The Secret Service (R) ++1/2 Century 20: 7:20 & 10:30 p.m.

TCM Presents The Sound of Music 50th Anniversary (G) Century 16: Sun 2 & 7 p.m. Century 20: Sun 2 & 7 p.m. Topper (1937) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Sat & Sun 4 p.m. True Story (R) +++ Century 20: 11:45 a.m., 2:25, 5:10, 7:40 & 10:15 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 1:45, 4:30 & 7:15 p.m., Fri & Sat 9:45 p.m. Unfriended (R) Century 16: 10:20 a.m., 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 12:15, 1:25, 2:30, 3:40, 4:45, 6, 7:05, 8:20, 9:25 & 10:40 p.m. While Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Young (R) +++ Century 20: 11:55 a.m., 2:25, 5:15, 7:50 & 10:15 p.m. Guild Theatre: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m.

Woman in Gold (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 16: 11:15 a.m., 2:15, 5, 7:50 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m., 2:10, 4:55, 7:45 & 10:25 p.m.

Madame Butterfly (1932) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 5:50 & 9:20 p.m.

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Wild Tales (R) +++1/2 Palo Alto Square: 1, 4 & 7 p.m., Fri & Sat 9:55 p.m.

The Longest Ride (PG-13) + Century 16: 10:30 a.m., 1:30, 4:30, 7:30 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 1, 4:05, 7:10 & 10:15 p.m. LANGUAGE AND SOME DISTURBING MATERIAL

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Home Front VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED ... throughout the month of April to participate in a Habitat for Humanity Greater San Franciscosponsored Neighborhood Revitalization community repair project at the East Palo Alto YMCA. Work includes painting the gym, building planter boxes and picnic tables, and more. Info: habitatgsf.org/ volunteer

FREE FABRIC ... The next FabMo free fabric distribution event is Friday, April 17, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, April 18, 9 a.m. to noon. Appointments are required on Friday, but not on Saturday, to help manage the crowds (email gather.fabrix@me.com with preferred date and time). The distribution, with a requested donation, takes place at 970 Terra Bella Ave., Mountain View. Volunteer greeters and sorters are also needed. Info: fabmo.org GROW YOUR OWN ... Lanette Anderson, Hidden Villa’s flower farmer, will offer a Home Farm workshop on “Growing a Cut Flower Garden” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Anderson will offer tips on which locally adapted flowers are easiest to grow and longest lasting, as well as teach basic bouquet-making skills. Cost is $60 and includes an organic, farmfresh lunch and snacks. Flower starts will be available for purchase at the end of class. Info: 650-9498650 or hiddenvilla.org YEAR-ROUND GARDENING ... Ellen Bartholomew, manager of Golden Rule Garden in Willits, California, will teach a class on “Planning a Year Round Veggie Garden” from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at the Common Ground Garden, 687 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. The class will deal with the best times to plant tomatoes, popular spring and summer crops, timing, succession planting and crop rotation. Cost is $42. Info: commongroundgarden.org MORE SUCCULENTS ... UC Master Gardener Roberta Barnes will offer a free workshop on “Propagating Succulents” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at the Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Barnes will show many examples of succulents and offer tips for success. Info: UC Master Gardeners at 408-282-3105, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or mastergardeners.org FLORAL ARTISTRY ... Bruno Duarte, of Fresh Floral Creations, Toronto, Canada, will give a lecture

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The front yard of this garden on the Gamble Garden Spring Tour features a stone path running through the trees and foliage.

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30th anniversary tour theme: ‘There’s No Place Like Home’

by Carol Blitzer / photos by Veronica Weber here are few places quite like the wood- ful views — by taking out the hedges,” she said. Many of the trees and larger plantings were lands garden that’s one of five private gardens featured in this year’s Gamble retained, but transplanted to a different part of the 1/3-acre property. Among those to go were a Garden Spring Tour on April 24 and 25. Three years ago landscape designer Dedra large liquidambar and a podocarpus, but several Hauser, of Enchanted Gardens, Palo Alto, began Japanese maples and dogwoods were saved. While one goal was to use less water, another working with the homeowners to transform the water-guzzling garden to one that suits the home- was to create intimate spaces where the family could throw a party for up to a couple of hundred owners’ living and entertaining needs. First to go was the old kidney-shaped pool, people, Hauser said. Today, one steps out of the house onto a Conthen the large backyard lawn and finally the huge hedges, Hauser said. (continued on page 33) “It was quite different. We’ve created beauti-

From top: Colorful red and white Fourth of July climbing roses grow along the outdoor fireplace; a pierced-brick fountain is sited outside the dining room; a ‘Meyers’ asparagus fern thrives in a stone pot; and bright pink rhododendrons bloom in the front garden.

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Replacing an old kidney-shaped pool and lots of lawn is a Connecticut blue-stone patio, a brick outdoor fireplace with ample seating nearby and a lap pool.

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necticut blue-stone patio, where a brick and stone fireplace serves as the focal point for a seating area. Low brick benches, topped with the blue stone, were strategically built at the edge, offering casual seating when entertaining. Now that the hedges are gone, one can look out from the kitchen to the fireplace area. Another place to congregate is outside the dining room, which now opens to a patio where one can enjoy the sound of water flowing in a pierced-brick fountain. “People love to gravitate under the arbor” between the back fence

and the long lap pool, Hauser added. The homeowner is not too fond of blooms, Hauser said, instead preferring the many layers and shades of green that now grace the landscape. Each space has its own character: Near a bench is Mexican orange, which is “beautifully scented and lovely all year,” Hauser said. Closer to the house are the more water-intensive plantings, including Japanese boxwood and camellias. Most of the new plantings require little water, especially once they’ve become established, she explained. And they did get rid of the greediest, such as the liquidam-

bar, she said. Hauser pointed to a particular Japanese maple whose bark is bright coral red in winter but is now lushly covered with green leaves. More color is found in the red geraniums, Fourth of July roses, Brazilian sky flower with its purple flowers and yellow berries — even in the small kumquat tree filled with orange fruit. A small lawn in the back offers a spot for the grandchildren to play. It’s adjacent to the edibles: pomegranate and lime trees, oregano, chives, mint and thyme. Along the back wall one can find thriving veitchii Gardenia Aimee Yoshioka (First Love). Another space was created in front of the new garage; the paved area is now used for everything from playing ping pong to storing recycling and garbage cans. And at the front the owners removed the hedge that formerly screened the house from the busy street, but conserved the rare Spanish abies as well as a gingko tree. Purple and green loropetalum (in the witch-hazel family) and oak leaf hydrangeas march along the front. Dwarf bottle brush, which needs little water, was planted in the strip between sidewalk and street. “Gardening is really more about creating an enchanted space. Every time I come here I’m transported,” Hauser said, noting that even though the house is located

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on a relatively busy street, from the garden all one sees are sky and trees. Other gardens on the tour include: Q a tranquil water garden, complete with water sculpture and a garden showcasing lotus, water lilies, night bloomers and papyrus, as well as koi, kombucha fish and turtles; Q a family garden with hidden surprises, including squirrel- and bird-proof beds and topiaries at the home’s entrance; Q a home with a resort-like feel that preserves green space with meadow grass that’s cut just twice a year, as well as plenty of sports opportunities; Q a very green home and garden, rebuilt as an eco-friendly version of its original Spanish Colonial Revival style. In addition to the five private gardens, visitors may tour Gamble Garden itself, where a marketplace with more than 21 vendors and a plant sale will take place. The vendors include SaraBella Upcycled from Bend, Oregon, with recycled purses and totes, and Route One Pumpkins from Half Moon Bay, with handcrafted soaps and organic skin care products. Several locals will also be featured, including first-time participant Yoriko Kishimoto, who will be selling her watercolors; May Chevalier of Cloud9 Orchard, with her olive oils; Judith Content and Deborah

Trilling, with paintings, bags and more; and Elizabeth Moon, with jewelry. The plant sale includes plants propagated by Gamble volunteers, seeds, water-wise plants and some items found on the tour. Proceeds of the garden tour, including a percentage of the marketplace sales, box lunch and preview party (by invitation only, with donation of $250 or more), benefit the Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, a nonprofit horticultural foundation. Q Associate Editor Carol Blitzer can be emailed at cblitzer@ paweekly.com. What: Gamble Garden Spring Tour: There Is No Place Like Home When: Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Five gardens in Palo Alto, plus Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto Cost: $35 for nonmembers, $30 for members (through 1 p.m. on April 23); box lunch tickets are $15 (must be ordered by 2 p.m. on April 20) Info: 650-329-1356 or www. gamblegarden.org

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Spring is the best gardening time of the year by Jack McKinnon n a walk the other day I came upon a quite small snake. It was red and about 3 inches long. The only thing moving was its tongue. I’m sure it was only a day or so out of the egg, out looking for a gnat or a baby cricket to eat. I think I caught a glimpse of the fox on Tuesday, just its tail, for a second dipping into the crawl space under the storage container. Probably has some kits to feed. The turkeys have been gobbling and making a show of themselves recently. The chicks will hatch and be out just about the time the fox brings out the cubs to learn to hunt. All the signs of spring are showing: Daffodils and poppies are blooming. The mustard and sorrel fill the fields with warm and cool yellows and the Redtail Hawks will be catching mice and snakes for their young. Now is the best gardening of the year. Here are the tips: 1. The nurseries are full of new plants. Vegetables are ready to be planted, and the flower show at Half Moon Bay Nursery is spectacular. 2. As I write, cherry trees, apples, plums and magnolias are in bloom all over the Bay Area. There may still be some when this goes to press. Go see them, stand under one with someone you love and ask a stranger to take your picture. You will cherish that photo for years. 3. Clean up, compost and cultivate all your beds. If you are changing the plantings this year, add some fertilizer before re-planting and

mulch to finish it off. 4. Visit the great gardens in our area. I repeat myself here, but I cannot emphasize enough how special this is. I try to visit each one within 50 miles of Palo Alto at least twice a year — the closer ones more often. There is a different show of flowers every three months. 5. Have a picnic, wear a bonnet. Men can wear boaters. Eat fresh farmers market produce, drink wine, have hot bread and cheese.

Visit the great gardens in our area. I repeat myself here, but I cannot emphasize enough how special this is. 6. Visit Stanford Shopping Center and take notes. Photograph the beds of flowers and plan for next winter to get these (the ones you like) plant combinations started around February so you can plant them in your beds in April. If you don’t know the names of the plants, show the photos to a nursery person or send them to me in a text (Jack the Garden Coach, 650-4550687). I will identify them at no charge (at least

the first couple of hundred). 7. Start your journal, learn to sketch and watercolor. If you want a great example, buy Sara Midda’s book “South of France a Sketchbook.” Amazon has it for $18. It is a great read with wonderful illustrations. If you don’t draw or watercolor, just carry it with you wherever you go, and you will be in good company. 8. Start seeds, all kinds, vegetables, flowers, trees and herbs. No use in saving them if you have them. Seedlings are easy to give away if your garden is full. 9. Make cuttings of fuschia, geraniums, succulents and anything you may want to propagate. If you don’t know how, great. Look it up. There is plenty of instruction online. Do a search by entering “How to propagate (your plant name here).” There will be YouTube videos, websites, wikihow and hundreds more websites to read. 10. Make a gratitude list of all the garden successes you experience. Keep it in your journal. This is a good mental health practice. Write down four things you are grateful for each day. They can be flowers, foods, evergreens, lawns or cacti. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that on a daily basis you strengthen your ability to be grateful. Good gardening. Q Garden coach Jack McKinnon can be reached at 650-455-0687 (cell), by email at jack@jackthegardencoach.com. Visit his website at www.jackthegardencoach.com.

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and demonstration from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, April 23, at Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. Duarte will combine organic materials using a variety of techniques. Cost is $60 for nonmembers, $50 for members. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., on Friday, April 24, a “Hands-on Workshop with Bruno Duarte” will give an opportunity to practice some of Duarte’s techniques using found objects (blooms, branches, leaves and more). Some floral experience is required. Cost is $200 for nonmembers, $165 for members. Info: 650-364-8300 or filoli.org; flowersatoxvord. com/bruno-duarte SOLAR PV WORKSHOP ... The City of Palo Alto and nonprofit Vote Solar are offering a “Residential Solar PV Workshop” from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, at Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Information will be given on Peninsula SunShares, which offers solar installation for about 15 percent below market prices by pooling participation. Required registration can be done online at tinyurl.com/solarpvworkshop or by calling 650-329-2241. Info: mygroupenergy.com/ peninsula Q

Home & Real Estate SALES AT A GLANCE Atherton

Mountain View

Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $261,000 Highest sales price: $6,125,000

Total sales reported: 10 Lowest sales price: $376,000 Highest sales price: $2,400,000

East Palo Alto Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $440,000 Highest sales price: $650,000

Palo Alto Total sales reported: 11 Lowest sales price: $1,600,000 Highest sales price: $5,300,000

Los Altos

Redwood City

Total sales reported: 12 Lowest sales price: $1,380,000 Highest sales price: $3,600,000

Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $506,000 Highest sales price: $2,450,000 Source: California REsource

Menlo Park Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $675,000 Highest sales price: $4,850,000

HOME SALES

Los Altos

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.

Atherton

90 Almendral Ave. Mcmicking Trust to Almendral Property 168 for $6,125,000 on 2/27/15 10 Atherton Ave. T. & E. Young to D. & E. Shen for $2,450,000 on 3/2/15; previous sale 10/86, $405,000 82 Belbrook Way Troster Trust to M. Troster for $261,000 on 3/2/15; previous sale 9/69, $145,000

East Palo Alto

140 Aster Way T. Jiang to Fung Trust for $520,000 on 3/2/15; previous sale 12/10, $282,000 2736 Gonzaga St. Hall Trust to Speedy Investment Fund for $440,000 on 2/27/15 2265 Oakwood Drive East Palo Alto Teen Home to W. Ray for $650,000 on 2/27/15

25 N. Avalon Drive R. & J. Bigelow to R. & K. Liniger for $2,950,000 on 3/20/15 380 Blue Oak Lane A. Modica to Arora Trust for $3,200,000 on 3/24/15; previous sale 5/02, $317,000 1415 Braddale Ave. Benedict Trust to Huang Trust for $2,800,000 on 3/25/15; previous sale 1/94, $725,000 1270 Colonial Oaks Drive J. Hirschman to K. & N. Wong for $2,425,000 on 3/26/15; previous sale 9/98, $770,000 11 Cypress Court R. & J. Remmel to R. Shah for $3,200,000 on 3/19/15; previous sale 4/88, $625,000 1330 Fairway Drive R. Yakel to K. & D. Mullarkey for $2,225,000 on 3/26/15 430 Lassen St. #7 M. Verkamp to Keegan Trust for $1,380,000 on 3/24/15; previous sale 2/10, $780,000 23200 Mora Glen Drive Sawe Trust to D. Saunders for $3,300,000 on 3/20/15; previous sale 6/98, $1,331,000 1716 Morton Ave. Tripdi Trust to BWB Properties for $2,741,000

on 3/19/15 460 Tyndall St. R. Koch to R. Moore for $1,700,000 on 3/19/15; previous sale 11/96, $400,000 547 Van Buren St. Scranton Trust to Verghese Trust for $3,600,000 on 3/24/15; previous sale 6/82, $187,500 10447 Vista Knoll Blvd. Danna Trust to A. Phadke for $1,820,000 on 3/19/15; previous sale 12/02, $855,000

Menlo Park

1106 Carlton Ave. M. Leon to WCAl3 Limited for $675,000 on 2/27/15; previous sale 11/11, $280,000 914 Hobart St. Habig Trust to D. Ghosh for $3,680,000 on 2/27/15; previous sale 1/97, $540,000 730 Sharon Park Drive Saaber Trust to J. Garrett for $4,850,000 on 2/27/15; previous sale 8/12, $1,700,000

on 3/19/15; previous sale 4/13, $301,000 370 Chatham Way Chisholm Trust to G. & A. Pal for $2,400,000 on 3/25/15 131 East St. Robson Homes to C. Faraon for $1,438,000 on 3/24/15 112 Flynn Ave. #A S. McCants to L. Lo for $738,000 on 3/25/15 418 Foxborough Drive I. & P. Shakour to O. & M. Pruzan for $1,800,000 on 3/26/15; previous sale 1/00, $785,000 165 Owens Court A. & S. Dhingra to X. Hong for $1,136,000 on 3/20/15; previous sale 5/10, $640,000 1983 San Luis Ave. #34 R. Drewes to E. & M. Mezeske for $965,000 on 3/26/15; previous sale 5/93, $220,000 2255 Showers Drive #225 W. & D. Brice to P. Khadloya for $625,000 on 3/20/15; previous sale 11/04, $365,000 1793 Woodhaven Place M. Thomas to A. & L. Coates for

$1,813,000 on 3/26/15; previous sale 6/11, $1,100,000

Palo Alto

990 Amarillo Ave. Wilson Trust to C. Wong for $2,600,000 on 3/26/15; previous sale 7/97, $549,000 3434 Ashton Court J. Angel to Ashton Development for $2,450,000 on 3/26/15; previous sale 11/92, $144,000 135 Coleridge Ave. J. McLeod to Harkecho Limited for $1,600,000 on 3/25/15 350 Embarcadero Road B. Stelle to M. Pisharody for $2,505,000 on 3/26/15 1648 Escobita Ave. Leppert Trust to C. Wong for $2,900,000 on 3/26/15; previous sale 6/79, $135,000 3821 Laguna Ave. Kennedy Trust to Chow Trust for $2,771,000 on 3/19/15 569 Lowell Ave. E. Mansfield to X. Zhang for $5,300,000 on 3/26/15

1413 Pitman Ave. C. Sothern to Dutta Trust for $4,150,000 on 3/25/15 76 Roosevelt Circle Heggelund Trust to Liu Trust for $2,525,000 on 3/24/15 404 Seneca St. Ivanhoe Trust to Bienaime Trust for $4,250,000 on 3/24/15 958 Van Auken Circle N. Christiansen to M. & Y. Berry for $2,400,000 on 3/24/15; previous sale 12/86, $179,000

Redwood City

413 Cork Harbour Circle #C C. Lancaster to Rodriguez Trust for $506,000 on 2/27/15; previous sale 4/08, $410,000 3056 Page St. Kehus Trust to B. Brown for $675,000 on 2/27/15 639 Turnbuckle Drive #1506 One Marina Homes to P. & O. Khatri for $978,500 on 3/2/15 47 Woodhill Drive Hannon Trust to Smith Trust for $2,450,000 on 2/27/15; previous sale 5/14, $1,500,000

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Mountain View

285 Andsbury Ave. L. Loud to Z. & N. Tochner for $2,060,500 on 3/19/15; previous sale 4/07, $1,310,000 2025 California St. #47 D. Wilson to J. Hanson for $376,000

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The spacious floor plan includes a large sunlit living-dining area, kitchen with plenty of counter-space & walk-in pantry. The home also offers a separate den and office. The two family bedrooms have views of the back garden. The beautiful master suite features a dramatic open beam vaulted ceiling, a window seat overlooking the sunny rear garden and sliding glass doors that open to the inviting tree-shaded patio. The luxurious master bath has handsome stone finishes, a large tub with jets and an oversize multi-head shower. A spacious walkin closet with organized storage completes the master suite. Other amenities include wood floors in the main living areas and bedrooms and a single attached garage. The large yard features a majestic oak tree that shades the patio and a big sunny area, perfect for the home gardener! Living Area: 1,904 Sq. Ft. (Per County Records, unverified by Alain Pinel Realtors) Lot Size: 7,000 Sq. Ft. (Per County Records, unverified by Alain Pinel Realtors)

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$10,585,000

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$5,998,000

Stunning remodeled contemporary Mediterranean in Prime Old Palo Alto. 4617 sf, 5bd, 5.5ba, plus office. 7500 Lot.

Elizabeth Daschbach 650.207. 0781 edaschbach@apr.com

SOLD

Janise Taylor

Ellen Ashley 650.888.1886 eashley@apr.com

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WOODSIDE $4,200,000 Represented the Buyers in the purchase of this beautifully updated and very special country retreat offering views, a vineyard, pool, spa and stables on 2+ magical acres.

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MENLO PARK $2,895,000 Exquisite West Menlo home built in 2009. This 4bd/3.5ba blends high quality and design. An open floor plan, high ceilings and decorative millwork makes it a show stopper.

Kristi Foxgrover PALO ALTO $2,500,000 Located in Midtown on a tree-lined street, this beautifully updated 4bd/3ba home has 2,212+/- sf. The separate family room flows out to a large deck + patio! Highly rated PA schools.

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LOS ALTOS $2,400,000 Downsize without compromising. Beautiful, quiet location in rear of complex. 2bd/2ba with remodeled kitchen.

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MENLO PARK $5,495,000 Stunning 6bd/5.5ba, 5500+ sf traditional home rests on gorgeous .65 ac lot in the heart of West Menlo. 3-car garage, pool, sport ct. Close to MP schools.

Nancy Hobson SAN CARLOS

$1,499,000

Stunning, remodeled 3bd/2ba home. Designer baths, updated kitchen + 2 patio areas. Close to top schools!

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HALF MOON BAY

$695,000

Picturesque creekside setting! 13,000+/- sf lot located across the street from Los Altos Golf & Country Club.

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11920 RHUS RIDGE ROAD LOS ALTOS HILLS NEWLY REMODELED LUXURIOUS CONTEMPORARY COMPOUND BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

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Woodside Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $5,495,000 195 Mountain Home Rd Mid-Century updated home on 2 mostly flat acres in creekside setting. Close to Town. 4 BR/3 BA Helen & Brad Miller CalBRE #01142061 650.851.2666

Palo Alto $4,988,000 Charming and mystique home located in Leland Manor neighborhood 5 BR/4 BA Gil Oraha CalBRE #01355157 650.325.6161

Los Altos $4,500,000 Commercial Bldg Los Altos Vault & Safe Depository. Www.121FirstStreet.com. Jan Strohecker CalBRE #00620365 650.325.6161

Redwood City Sat/Sun 1 - 5 $3,295,000 75 Belle Roche Ave Mediterranean estate on “private gated” street! World class views. Entertainer’s dream! 4 BR/4 full BA + 2 half Sam Anagnostou CalBRE #00798217 650.323.7751

Portola Valley Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,690,000 812 La Mesa Dr Spacious 4BR/4BA Ladera home with office, media room and rec room. Spectacular View. 4 BR/4 BA Ginny Kavanaugh, Dean Asborno CalBRE #00884747, 01274816 650.851.1961

Portola Valley $1,945,000 Charming and classic Ladera home with mountain vistas in prime cul-de-sac location. 3 BR/2 BA Karen Fryling/Rebecca Johnson CalBRE#01326725/01332193 650.323.7751

Palo Alto Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,888,000 972 Amarillo Ave Lovely Midtown Eichler recently remodeled and convenietly located to parks & 101 freeway. 3 BR/1 BA Anne Wilson CalBRE #01325803 650.325.6161

Menlo Park Sat/Sun 1 - 4 $1,845,000 2031 Gordon Ave Kitchen & bath updated, inviting front & side patios. Refinished hardwood floors. 3 BR/2 BA Glenn Bartkowiak CalBRE#01934275 650.324.4456

Menlo Park Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,695,000 139 Elliott Dr Updated contemporary home on cul-de-sac w/ a remodeled & gourmet kitchen. Top MP schools. 3 BR/2 BA Billy McNair CalBRE #01343603 650.324.4456

Portola Valley Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,649,000 158 Wayside Rd Updated home w/ treetop views just steps from PV’s Town Center & easy access to Hwy. 280. 4 BR/2 BA Billy McNair CalBRE #01343603 650.324.4456

San Jose Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,559,000 1258 Hillcrest Drive 1/4 Acre lot, Beautiful golf course and mountain view. 4 BR/2.5 BA Diane Kneis CalBRE #01419720 650.325.6161

Redwood City Sun 1 - 4 $1,250,000 1315 James Ave Incredibly charming 1920’s Spanish home. Specious LR & sunlit kitchen. Private back yard. 2 BR/1 BA Wendi Selig-Aimonetti CalBRE #01001476 650.323.7751

East Palo Alto $985,000 This unique lot meets the City’s requirements for a detached 2nd dwelling unit. 3 BR/1 BA Jane Jones CalBRE #01847801 650.325.6161

Burlingame Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 Price Upon Request 460 Bloomfield New kitchen w/granite counters, stainless appliances, hardwood floors, new baths & more. 2 BR/1.5 BA Elaine White CalBRE #01182467 650.324.4456

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168 Sand Hill Circle, Menlo Park Light-filled end unit townhome overlooking the golf course on the quiet side of Sand Hill Circle. Three bedrooms, two baths with large loft on its own floor. Tastefully and elegantly remodeled. Plantation shutters. Master boasts a large, walk-in closet and en-suite bath on the first level. Vaulted ceilings. Workshop area in oversized garage. Easy access to 280, the loop, Rosewood Resort & Spa, Sharon Heights Country Club & Stanford University. Excellent Las Lomitas Schools.

Asking Price $1,695,000 Open Sunday April 19, 1:30-4:30

JENNY POLLOCK (650) 867-0609

DEANNA TARR (415) 999-1232

LIC. #01215021

A Tradition

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T rust

764 Channing Avenue, Palo Alto Open Saturday & Sunday 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

OLD WORLD CHARM MEETS MODERN DESIGN IN HISTORIC COMMUNITY CENTER HOME Property Features: • 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath home of 2,437 sq. ft. (per architectural plans) • Extensively Remodeled in 2013 • Custom walnut kitchen cabinetry with stainless steel counters • Top of the line, European appliances • NanaWall door seamlessly opens kitchen/family room to gardens • Lower level Sauna and soaking tub 6HSDUDWH 2IÀFH 6WXGLR &RWWDJH (unpermitted) For more photos view Virtual Tour at: www.764Channing.com

Offered at $3,798,000

For more information contact:

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How to Find a Bargain in a Hot Market Wednesday, April 22, 2015 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

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Open Sat & Sun 1:30-4:30

2029 Channing Ave , Palo Alto This beautiful mid-century gem is a celebration of the architectural principles that make Eichler designs enduringly popular. Located in the desirable Green Gables neighborhood, the graceful single-level floor plan sits on an expansive 8,348 sq ft lot. It boasts signature clean lines, floor-toceiling windows, and tiled flooring. The open design, with partition wall, integrates a spacious living room with fireplace, a classic kitchen, plus adjoining family room and dining area. The home’s 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms are highlighted by a master suite plus an additional suite with outside entrance that is ideal for guests or home office needs. Outside, manicured, drought-tolerant landscaping surrounds the home and a sparkling pool invites fitness and recreation. All of this, plus a location just one minute to upscale Edgewood Plaza, one mile to Lucie Stern Community Center and Rinconada Park, as well as access to acclaimed Palo Alto schools.

Offered at $2,198,000

BOB KAMANGAR

ARTI MIGLANI

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Direct: 650-804-6942 amiglani@apr.com www.ArtiMiglani.com

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THIS WEEKEND OPEN HOMES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL TIMES ARE 1:30-4:30 PM

ATHERTON

MENLO PARK

3 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms

96 Normandy Ln Sat 1-4/Sun 12-4

Pacific Union

$2,495,000 314-7200

$1,695,000 947-2900

3 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms 90 Walnut Ave $1,975,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Sereno Group (408) 335-1400 102 Encinal Ave $3,898,000 Sat/Sun 12:30-4:30 Coldwell Banker 325-6161 167 Toyon Rd $4,750,000 Sat/Sun Sereno Group 323-1900

5 Bedrooms 10 Sargent Ln Sun Pacific Union

$8,450,000 314-7200

BURLINGAME

139 Elliott Dr Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 780 San Benito Sat/Sun 1-4 Sereno Group 1140 Cloud Ave Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 2031 Gordon Ave Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 2120 Valparaiso Ave Sun 1-4 Pacific Union

$1,695,000 324-4456 $939,000 323-1900 $1,895,000 462-1111 $1,895,000 324-4456 $1,900,000 314-7200

460 Bloomfield Call for price Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456

3 Bedrooms 1 Cananea Pl Sat/Sun 1-4 Pacific Union

$1,598,000 314-7200

CUPERTINO 4 Bedrooms 18415 Chelmsford Dr $1,799,500 Sat 1-4/Sun 1:30-4:30 Intero Real Estate 543-7740

LOS ALTOS

168 Sand Hill Cir Sun 1:30-4 Pacific Union

$1,695,000 314-7200

4 Bedrooms

650 Lemon St Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,995,000 462-1111

5 Bedrooms

50 La Loma Dr Sun Pacific Union

$4,850,000 314-7200

MOUNTAIN VIEW 3 Bedrooms

284 Monroe Dr $1,849,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500

PALO ALTO

3 Bedrooms 205 E Edith Ave Sun 1-4 Sereno Group 692 Benvenye Ave Sat/Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

$3,398,000 947-2900 $2,395,000 947-2900

LOS ALTOS HILLS 4 Bedrooms 25840 Vinedo Ln Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$3,875,000 947-2900

LOS GATOS 3 Bedrooms $1,450,000 314-7200

3 Bedrooms - Condominium 101 Alma St 907 Sun Deleon Realty

3 Bedrooms

2088 Channing Ave $2,995,000 Sun Pacific Union 314-7200 1523 Hamilton Ave $5,798,000 Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 325-6161 1084 Fife Ave $2,898,000 Sat/Sun 1-5 Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111 2726 Kipling St $2,500,000 Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 941-1111 930 Newell Rd $3,998,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500 1716 Fulton St $4,495,000 Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111 764 Channing Ave $3,798,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500 1499 Edgewood Dr Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 552 Tennyson Ave Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,498,000 543-8500

3727 Cass Way Sat/Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 1145 Lincoln Sat/Sun 1-4:30 Coldwell Banker 972 Amarillo Sat Coldwell Banker 3218 Bryant St. Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 907 Amarillo Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,498,000 454-8500 $1,895,000 325-6161 $1,888,000 325-6161 $1,950,000 324-4456 $1,498,000 325-6161

$8,250,000 323-1111 $5,998,000 323-1111

450 La Mesa Ct Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,945,000 323-7751 $2,690,000 851-1961 $4,800,000 851-2666 $3,988,000 543-8500 $7,750,000 473-1500 $1,649,000 324-4456

5 Bedrooms

15 Siesta Ct $2,199,000 Sat/Sun 12-5 Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

REDWOOD CITY 1315 James Ave Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 1321 Cordilleras Ave Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

4 Bedrooms

75 Belle Roche Ave Sat/Sun 1-5 Coldwell Banker

$1,250,000 323-7751 $1,089,000 323-7751 $3,295,000 323-7751

SAN CARLOS 3 Bedrooms

147 Wildwood Ave Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

1258 Hillcrest Drive Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

5 Bedrooms

1730 Peregrino Way Sat/Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate

2 Bedrooms

860 Esplanda Wy Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

1691 Lewiston Dr Sat/Sun Sereno Group 981 Bryant St Sat/Sun Sereno Group

WOODSIDE

$1,350,000 323-7751

515 Moore Rd Sun Coldwell Banker

3 Bedrooms

636 Southdale Way Sun 2-4 Kerwin & Associates

4 Bedrooms

195 Mountain Home Rd Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 3470 Tripp Rd Sun Coldwell Banker

6 Bedrooms

245 Lindenbrook Rd Sun Coldwell Banker

7 Bedrooms

389 Moore Rd Sun Coldwell Banker

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$3,995,000 473-1500 $5,495,000 851-2666 $4,425,000 851-2666

83 Tum Suden Way $2,699,000 Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate 543-7740 115 Eleanor Dr $5,988,000 Sun Deleon Realty 543-8500 931 High Rd $2,888,000 Sun Deleon Realty 543-8500 137 Moore Rd $6,495,000 Sun Coldwell Banker 851-2666 680 Manzanita Wy $10,200,000 Sat Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

Offered at $1,789,000

www.CampusRealtorTeam.com

$3,475,000 851-2666

5 Bedrooms

Nestled at the end of a cul-de-sac, close to Alvarado Park in the desirable Pine Hill II neighborhood, the private courtyard entry welcomes you to this appealing home. Traditionally styled with modern amenities, this special property has been meticulously upgraded and maintained. Integrating the surrounding patios and fZ`gbÛ\^gmer eZg]l\Zi^] `Zk]^gl% bm bl Z i^k_^\m o^gn^ _hk bgmbfZm^ and large gatherings.

CalBRE# 00911615

$1,498,000 947-2900 $1,250,000 (408) 335-1400

963 Bryant Way $1,799,888 Sat/Sun 1-5 Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

AVAILABLE ONLY TO QUALIFIED STANFORD FACULTY

650.917.4267 cfeldstein@cbnorcal.com

$1,789,000 323-1111

SUNNYVALE

Open House Saturday & Sunday, 1:30 - 4:30PM

Two Distinguished Realtors Two Renowned Companies One Outstanding Team

$4,000,000 206-6200

STANFORD

860 ESPLANADA WAY, STANFORD

Carole Feldstein

$1,559,000 325-6161

2 Bedrooms

812 La Mesa Dr Sun Coldwell Banker 380 Portola Rd Sun Coldwell Banker 1 Portola Green Cir Sun Deleon Realty 205 Cervantes Rd Sun 2-4 Kerwin & Associates 158 Wayside Rd Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

2 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms

5 Bedrooms

PORTOLA VALLEY 4 Bedrooms

SAN JOSE

3 Bedrooms

5 Bedrooms

3 Bedrooms

3 Bedrooms - Townhouse

1 Bedroom

11005 Troy Rd Sun 1-4 Pacific Union

986 Menlo Ave Sat/Sun Sereno Group

4 Bedrooms

Shari Ornstein 650.814.6682 sornstein@apr.com CalBRE# 01028693

$8,950,000 851-2666 $6,888,888 851-2666

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Having Sleep Problems? If you are 60 years or older, you may be eligible to participate in a study of Non-Drug Treatments for Insomnia sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, and conducted at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Medical Center. Participants will receive extensive sleep evaluation, individual treatment, and reimbursement for participation. For more information, please call Stephanie or Ryan at (650) 849-0584. (For general information about participant rights, contact 866-680-2906.)

155 Pets

“Farewell to Manzanar” Author ap FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY

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130 Classes & Instruction Airbrush Makeup Artist course for Ads * TV * Film * Fashion. HD and Digital 40% OFF TUITION For Limited Time Train and Build Portfolio. One Week Course. Details at: AwardMakeupSchool.com 818-980-2119 (AAN CAN) Airline Careers begin here - Get started by training as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 800-725-1563 (AAN CAN) German Language Classes Music Together Classes

201 Autos/Trucks/ Parts Lexus 2000 ES300 - $4,500. Tesla 2015 Model X

202 Vehicles Wanted 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. Call 800-731-5042 (Cal-SCAN) Got an Older Car boat or RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call 1- 800-743-1482 (Cal-SCAN)

133 Music Lessons Christina Conti Private Piano Instruction Lessons in your home. Bachelor of Music. 650/493-6950

I Buy Old Porsches 911, 356. 1948-1973 only. Any condition. Top $$ paid. Finders Fee. Call 707-965-9546 or email porscheclassics@yahoo.com (Cal-SCAN)

Hope Street Music Studios In downtown Mtn.View. Most Instruments voice. All ages & levels 650-961-2192 www.HopeStreetMusicStudios.com

135 Group Activities Thanks St Jude

145 Non-Profits Needs DONATE BOOKS/HELP PA LIBRARIES Stanford Museums Volunteer

210 Garage/Estate Sales LA: 1175 Altamead Dr., 4/19, 8:30-2 Rummage Sale. Benefits Miramonte Christian School. x-Grant Rd.

Fosterers Needed for Moffet Cats FRIENDS OF THE MTN VIEW LIBRARY

Dish Network Get MORE for LESS! Starting $19.99/ month (for 12 months.) PLUS Bundle & SAVE (Fast Internet for $15 more/month.) CALL Now 1-800-357-0810 (Cal-SCAN) Dish TV Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) SAVE! Regular Price $34.99 Ask About FREE SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 888-992-1957 (AAN CAN) Kill Roaches! Guaranteed! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. No Mess, Odorless, Long Lasting. Available: ACE Hardware, The Home Depot (AAN CAN) Switch and Save Event from DirecTV! Packages starting at $19.99/mo. Free 3-Months of HBO, Starz, SHOWTIME & CINEMAX FREE GENIE HD/ DVR Upgrade! 2015 NFL Sunday Ticket. Included with Select Packages. New Customers Only IV Support Holdings LLC- An authorized DirecTV Dealer. Some exclusions apply - Call for details 1-800-385-9017 (CalSCAN) Macy’s Bandolino shoes size7M - $8

Kid’s Stuff 350 Preschools/ Schools/Camps Co-op Preschool-Schedule a tour! Piano Summer Camp

355 Items for Sale 3DVDs Little People, Planet Heroes, T 3T KRU Rain Jacket $5 Boy Clothes 7-8 years 2 bags$40 BRUM collector remote controlcar Franklin Baseball Glove $8 LadyBug Dress Up To 24 Months Learning Laptop/pad age 3-7years Mega Bloks 8134 $14

Menlo Park, 1765 Oak Ave, March 14 & 15 10-2

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152 Research Study Volunteers Hot Flashes? Women 40-65 with frequent hot flashes, may qualify for the REPLENISH Trial - a free medical research study for postmenopausal women. Call 855-781-1851. (Cal-SCAN)

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240 Furnishings/ Household items

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Business Services 624 Financial Help Prevent Foreclosure and Save Your Home! Get FREE Relief! Learn about your legal option to possibly lower your rate and modify your mortgage. 800-469-0167 (Cal-SCAN)

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Business Hewlett-Packard Company is accepting resumes for the position of Business Strategy Manager in Palo Alto, CA (Ref. #PALBSM1). Define high-impact, long-term business strategies at the corporate, business, and/or regional level. Mail resume to Hewlett-Packard Company, 5400 Legacy Drive, Mailstop H1-2F-25, Plano, TX 75024. Resume must include Ref. #, full name, email address and mailing address. No phone calls. Must be legally authorized to work in U.S. without sponsorship. EOE

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Engineering Data Engineering Lead (Menlo Park, CA): Build and lead a team of Data Engineers. Define and implement best practices for the efficient day to day operation of the Data Engineering team. Mail resumes to Yvonne Caprini, HR Business Partner, Shazam Media Services, Inc., 640 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025. Ref. No.: 0146 Software TripAdvisor LLC currently has openings in our Palo Alto, CA location for Principal Software Engineers: Design APIs, build global e-commerce systems, and create analytics platforms for customers. Mail resume to TripAdvisor Recruiting, 141 Needham St Bldg. N2, Newton, MA 02464 indicating job reference number 10173.68. EOE.

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Home Services

560 Employment Information

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150 Volunteers

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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement MayView Community Health Center-MV FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 602649 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: MayView Community Health CenterMV, located at 900 Miramonte Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): MayView Community Health Center, Inc. 270 Grant Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 06/01/2000. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 16, 2015. (PAW Mar. 27, Apr. 3, 10, 17, 2015) MayView Community Health CenterCNC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 602647 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: MayView Community Health CenterCNC, located at 785 Morse Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): MayView Community Health Center, Inc. 270 Grant Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/01/2005. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 16, 2015. (PAW Mar. 27, Apr. 3, 10, 17, 2015)

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997 All Other Legals NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ANDRE A. LEBEAU, aka ANDRE ALPHE LEBEAU Case No.: 1-15PR 176271 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ANDRE A. LEBEAU, aka ANDRE ALPHE LEBEAU. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DOMINICK R. PELOSO in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: DOMINICK R. PELOSO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on MAY 28, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. in Dept.: 10 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. If you object to the granting of the petition,

you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: /s/Charles M. Riffle (State Bar #54410) Aaron, Riechert, Carpol & Riffle, APC 900 Veterans Blvd. Suite 600 Redwood City, CA 94063 (650)368-4662 (PAW April 3, 10, 17, 2015) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SETSUKO SEVEN also known as SETSUKO TAKIZAWA Case No.: 115PR175206 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SETSUKO SEVEN also

THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM known as SETSUKO TAKIZAWA. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JUNJI SUZUKI in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: JUNJI SUZUKI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on June 1, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. in Dept.: 10 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal

authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Edward S. Miyauchi, Marshall Suzuki Law Group, LLP 150 Spear Street, Suite 725 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415)618-0090 (PAW Apr. 17, 24, May 1, 2015) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: TORU NAZUKA Case No.: 115PR 175998 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of TORU NAZUKA. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JUNJI SUZUKI in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: JUNJI SUZUKI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition

and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on June 8, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. in Dept.: 10 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Edward S. Miyauchi, Marshall Suzuki Law Group, LLP 150 Spear Street, Suite 725 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415)618-0090 (PAW Apr. 17, 24, May 1, 2015)

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WOMEN’S SOCCER . . . Former Stanford teammates Kelley O’Hara (‘10) and Christen Press (‘11) have been named to the U.S. squad for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup. USA head coach Jill Ellis on Tuesday named her 23-player roster on for the 24-team event, to be played June 6-July 5 in Canada. O’Hara and Press are expected to be among five members of the 2009 Stanford team to be named to World Cup teams, including New Zealand’s Ali Riley (‘10), and Mexico’s Alina Garciamendez (‘13) and Teresa Noyola (‘12), the former Palo Alto High standout. The roster will not become official until May 25, which is the deadline for all teams to submit their final squads. This will be the second World Cup team for O’Hara, who played on the runner-up 2011 team as well as the 2012 goldmedal winning side at the London Olympics.

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MEN’S SOCCER . . . In the past nine months, Stanford’s Jordan Morris has scored goals against the likes of San Jose State, Gonzaga, San Francisco, Washington, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cal Poly. Now, Mexico can be added to the list after the sophomore started, and scored, for the U.S. Men’s National Team in its 2-0 win over archrival Mexico on Wednesday night in San Antonio, Texas. Morris, who earned his third cap in his fourth call-up to the Senior Team, started up top alongside Gyasi Zardes and made history in the 49th minute. Michael Bradley brought the ball upfield and passed to Zardes. The return pass ricocheted off defender Mario Osuna and was picked up by Morris at the top of the penalty area. He took a touch, broke in and slid the ball between the legs of goalkeeper Cirilo Saucedo from 10 yards. Morris, a 2014 NSCAA First Team All-American, is thought to be the first collegian to start for the U.S. in at least two decades.

Stanford senior John Morrissey had every right to be excited as he rallied for a three-set victory to clinch his team’s 4-3 upset of No. 5 USC.

Stanford men have much to celebrate After sweeping UCLA and USC, Cardinal can claim Pac-12 title by beating Cal on Saturday By Rick Eymer tanford senior John Morrissey enjoyed his best week of tennis at the college level last week and he hopes it translates into something special again this weekend when the 24th-ranked Cardinal hosts California at 2 p.m. Saturday in one of the more meaningful Big Slams in recent years. “We have been working hard all year,” Morrissey said. “The freshmen have come in and put in

the work and now it’s all paying off. There’s great team chemistry and we believe. In the back of our minds we’re aware of what is possible. We’re just trying to focus on the process.” What is possible is Stanford’s first outright men’s Pac-12 tennis title since 2003 and the chance to host the first two round of the NCAA tournament. Stanford shared conference titles in 2006 and 2010. At the beginning of the season,

that wasn’t even on the Cardinal’s radar. First-year coach Paul Goldstein never thought about the possibility of a conference title. In fact, he never thought about setting performance goals. All that changed Tuesday. “If you told me at the beginning of the season we’d be playing for a Pac-12 title, I’d take it,” Goldstein said. “It was just unfair for me to set goals. USC has done an amazing job the past five years.”

The Cardinal, which found itself ranked among the top 25 for the first time in more than two years, upped its longest winning streak in four years to 10 matches with a 4-2 victory over visiting USF in nonconference action. Stanford (6-0 Pac-12, 16-4 overall) can allow itself to look ahead to California’s visit with eyes wide open. “Guys understand what’s going (continued on next page)

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Saturday College baseball: Utah at Stanford, 2 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) College softball: Oregon at Stanford, 3:30 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks Men’s volleyball: UC Santa Barbara at Stanford, 5:30 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks

Cardinal wants to be first host team to win NCAA title

Sunday College softball: Oregon at Stanford, noon; ESPN College baseball: Utah at Stanford, 1 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) Women’s lacrosse: USC at Stanford, 3 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks

Monday College softball: Oregon at Stanford, 7 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks Keith Peters