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Vol. XXXVI, Number 30 Q May 1, 2015

Changes eyed for CharlestonArastradero corridor Page 5

Purposeful

lives Avenidas applauds six seniors for their Lifetimes of Achievement PAGE 33

Pulse 16

Transitions 17

Spectrum 19

Arts 21

Seniors 33

Movies 30

Puzzles 67

Q Eating Out BaumĂŠ is Michelin-starred indulgence

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Q Home The Willows: an eclectic neighborhood

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Q Sports Palo Alto softball pitcher is just perfect

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Palo Alto is a community of 28,216 housing units per the 2010 US Census Bureau, which includes single family residences, townhomes, and condominiums. The following charts cover the past 12 months of housing sales activity for the City of Palo Alto. Month May 2014 Jun 2014 Jul 2014 Aug 2014 Sep 2014 Oct 2014 Nov 2014 Dec 2014 Jan 2015 Feb 2015 Mar 2015 Apr 2015

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ǫ There has been an average of 1 month of housing inventory on the market in Palo Alto for the past 3 years. Homes are currently selling in about 2 weeks, with the most active dollar sector between $ 2,000,000 and $ 3,000,000, with less than 1% of the housing inventory on the market at any one time.

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Contentious road project heads toward final phase Planning commission votes to support new crosswalks, bike lanes, medians on Charleston-Arastradero by Gennady Sheyner

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fter more than a decade of work, a deeply controversial effort to transform Palo Alto’s Charleston-Arastradero corridor into a “complete street” full of bike lanes, crosswalk improvements and other traffic-calming measures is now

entering its final stretch. The Planning and Transportation Commission on Wednesday night gave its blessing to the last phase of a traffic project that continues to polarize Palo Altans. While bicycle advocates and school representatives laud the project for calming

traffic, critics blame it for enraging drivers. PTA leaders see Charleston-Arastradero as a critical bicycle corridor for the children who attend the 11 schools nearby, but many residents in the surrounding neighborhood consider it a sclerotic artery that’s driving traffic into the adjacent neighborhoods. The changes being proposed are the third phase of a project that began in 2003. The first phase, along Charleston Road between Fabian

Way and El Camino Real, was completed in 2006 and the second phase, on Arastradero Road between El Camino and Gunn High School, followed suit in 2010. The most dramatic and controversial component of both phases was the reduction of lanes from four to two at various segments of the corridor. The third phase will further cement these changes through hardscape improvements. It will also add a slew of traffic-

calming measures, including two crosswalks near Gunn, one of them leading to a new multiuse path going toward Los Altos. There would also be new bike lanes crossing El Camino; a new right-turn lane near Terman Middle School; a new concrete median on the west side of Alma Street near Park Boulevard to prevent left turns to and from Park; and (continued on page 13)

EDUCATION

Parcel-tax supporters raise more than $88K Major donors to Measure A campaign include companies with ties to the school district by Elena Kadvany

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Lucille Mellish, who is trying to demolish a cottage on her property, sits in her College Terrace home on April 29.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Landowner could raze home under city historic code City Attorney’s office confirms the ordinance is moot in 94-year-old’s case

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alo Alto’s historicbuilding code sides with 94-year-old Lucille Mellish when it comes to her right to demolish her College Terrace house, despite a recent Historic Resources Board’s vote to the contrary, the City Attorney’s office has confirmed. On April 23, Mellish sought to have the home taken off the city’s Historic Inventory, which protects the city’s older buildings from demolition. The seven-member board rejected her request, finding that the house at 757 College Ave. has historic merit. But a look at the city’s historic-building ordinance shows

by Sue Dremann that Mellish doesn’t need to have the home delisted to demolish it. That fact was confirmed by the City Attorney’s office and the Department of Planning and Community Environment earlier this week. Mellish and her husband purchased the 696-square-foot cottage in 1968. In 1978, the city decided to include it on the Historic Inventory as a Category 3 or “contributing” structure. The 1906 single-story home, which Mellish does not live in, is an example of a “workingman’s cottage,” the Historic Resources Board found. Such structures are increasingly

scarce in the city and worth preserving, the board concluded. Mellish said the only inhabitants of the cottage for the past 20 years have been birds, squirrels and the occasional squatter. The house is an eyesore and a hazard, she added. She believed that to tear it down, she would have to get the house delisted. That, apparently, is not the case. “The city’s Historic Preservation Ordinance (PAMC 16.49) does not prohibit demolition of a Category 3 building located outside of the Downtown Com(continued on page 14)

ith less than a week left until Election Day, the campaign in support of Palo Alto schools parcel tax Measure A has raised more than $88,800, according to the latest campaign finance report filed with the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. The “Support Palo Alto Schools — Yes on A” campaign managed to nearly double its fundraising since the last filing, which covered the period ending on March 21. The new report covers from March 22 through April 18. The campaign has been rallying support in recent weeks through phone-banking, sending mailers and holding meetings with likely voters. Some vocal opposition to the tax has emerged online, but no arguments opposing Measure A were submitted to the registrar. Measure A would raise the $638 per-parcel 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. Top donors for this period — each of whom gave $2,500, the largest donation amount so far — include local real-estate developers Gates Land Company and Keenan Land Company; San Francisco-based Deems Lewis McKinley (DLS) Architecture firm, which oversees the design for many district projects; fs3 Hodges, a construction management firm for which Tom Hodges, the district’s director of bond program management, is a principal; community advocate William

Reller; Sarah Sands, who serves on the Partners in Education (Pie) advisory council; and community member Diana Lee. PiE Board of Directors President Asha Guha also chipped in $1,000, as did “Yes on A” campaign cochair Nana Chancellor and community members Kimberly Klikoff, Jeff Magioncalda and Robyn Reiss. Contributors at the $500 level this period include PiE’s director of marketing, Susie Levine; the district’s law firm, Dannis Woliver Kelly (DWK); and parent and former Stanford University dean of freshmen and undergraduate advising, Julie Lythcott-Haims. The Leonard Wheeler Ely III Trust, a foundation started in honor of Palo Alto businessman and philanthropist Leonard Ely, also donated $500. Palo Alto Unified Superintendent Max McGee donated $100, as did former PTA President Sigrid Pinsky and current President Susan Usman. The Addison Elementary, Fairmeadow Elementary and Gunn High schools’ PTAs followed the lead of other site PTAs that donated $999 during the last filing period. The “Yes on A” campaign has so far spent about $46,500, with the lion’s share of that ($28,000) going to TBWB Strategies, a San Francisco-based strategy and communications consulting firm that specializes in public-finance ballot measures supporting programs, services and facilities. With just under $40,000 received this period, the “Yes on A” campaign coffers remain flush with about $42,300. (continued on page 12)

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Believe you me, the next year is important for the next 50 years. Michael Najar, Palo Alto High School teacher, on raising funds for equipment for the new performingarts center. See story on page 8.

Around Town

OUT OF THIS WORLD ... Tiny aliens are expected to invade downtown Palo Alto on Saturday. The invasion, also known as the 93rd annual City of Palo Alto May Fete Children’s Parade, will take over University Avenue and surrounding blocks from 10 a.m. to noon. This year’s theme, “No Space to Alienate,” is both a play on outer space and a call for kids to be themselves and welcome the uniqueness of others, according to parade organizers. Instead of flying saucers, “UFO” stands for “be Unique, be Free, be yOu. “We decided that space is something kids love, and we thought that would be a great theme to pull people together,” said Ali Williams of the City of Palo Alto. “You may say somebody across the street or town could never be your friend. ... But wow, you never know: Someone from outer space may become your best friend in the world.” The grand marshal of the May Fete Parade will be Magaly Gonzalez Sipperley, a propulsion engineer at Space Systems Loral (SSL) in Palo Alto. Mayor Karen Holman will escort Palo Alto Perry, a 3-foot-tall stuffed donkey and the city’s newest ambassador, down University. Paired with the annual procession will be a May Fete Fair in Heritage Park at 300 Homer Ave. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with children’s activities, performances, food and more. The nearby Museum of American Heritage will be hosting its Vintage Vehicles and Family Festival from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Some downtown streets will be closed on Saturday morning.

HIDDEN FOOTAGE ... If you see a Palo Alto officer next year, smile. You’ll probably be on camera. The city’s recent experiment with body-worn cameras is about to dramatically expand. Last year, the Police Department joined an emerging trend by equipping traffic officers and a few patrol officers with body-worn cameras. This year, the technology will become nearly universal in the department, with about 90 new cameras slated to be purchased under a city budget that City Manager James Keene proposed this week. The body cameras will be integrated with the existing inside-the-car cameras, which the budget notes capture only about 40-60 percent of the interactions between patrol officers and the public. “The use of body-worn cameras will assist in criminal prosecution, potentially reduce civil liability, and aid in the review of alleged misconduct,”

states the budget, which allocates $95,000 for the new technology. The funding will also pay for digital storage of the recordings for two years, according to the budget. The local police department isn’t alone in embracing the camera trend. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee this week also included body cameras for officers in his proposed budget, and Santa Clara County last December commissioned a study that would consider similarly outfitting sheriffs. VISIONARIES ... A camel, they say, is a horse designed by committee. If that’s true, there’s about to be another hump in Palo Alto’s lumbering camel of a land-use plan. This week, the City Council dedicated about three hours of its meeting to a discussion of the goals, visions and policies for the new Comprehensive Plan, a guiding vision document that is now in the ninth year of an update (the one currently being used technically expired in 2010). At the end of the discussion, the only vote that the council took was to establish a new citizen committee that would work on the document between now and its adoption in 2016 (or 2017, or 2018 ... ). The Monday night discussion followed a familiar pattern, with the council offering “big picture” thoughts about the new Comp Plan and then shifting the discussion to procedural issues and next steps. Eric Filseth made a case for the process being more data-driven and unveiled a model he created that would allow people to calculate the impact of growth on local services. Greg Schmid discussed the need for the new Comp Plan to instruct what to do when its policies contradict each other. As the clock ticked toward 11 p.m., the council voted to enlist the community to help come up with the new vision. Mayor Karen Holman and Pat Burt proposed that City Manager James Keene create a group that will “work on the Comprehensive Plan for the duration of the process.” The group will supplement a different citizens committee, which focuses on outreach relating to the Comprehensive Plan update. The document has already been thoroughly discussed by the Planning and Transportation Commission, which had spent months going over every chapter and offering its own recommendations. The commission voted 4-2 to create the committee, with Schmid and Filseth dissenting and Marc Berman, Liz Kniss and Greg Scharff absent. Q

Upfront ENVIRONMENT

Groundwater pumping irks residents City requires basement-excavation projects to capture water, but not all of it is being reused

TALK ABOUT IT

PaloAltoOnline.com Is the pumping of groundwater wasteful or inconsequential? Should the city curb pumping or stiffen requirements for re-using the water? Share your opinion on Town Square, the Weekly’s online discussion forum, at PaloAltoOnline.com/square.

drought, our community is working hard to conserve water. So, when a number of community members observed water pumping from construction sites they wanted to know what is happening,” the FAQ states before going on to acknowledge the discharge of water from construction sites into local storm drains. In the city’s defense, officials say, the water is not being lost so much as going to the Bay, where it would have ended up anyway. “The shallow water aquifer being pumped contributes to the flow of our creeks and to the Bay,” the FAQ states. “When the shallow aquifer is pumped from basement construction sites into storm drains, it travels a different path, but ends up in the same place: the lower South Bay. So, the water ... is used to improve the Bay’s habitat and ecosystem, whichever pathway it takes.” While that may not satisfy those who are saving water by the pailful, there is a silver lining: This year, the city instituted a requirement that the pumped water be captured and reused, if possible, according to Mike Nafziger, senior engineer with the Public Works department. “It’s a condition of approval now that the city’s requiring,” said Nafziger, who launched the

program last year as a test. “I’ve always hated that water going to waste. With the drought, it’s even more important (to reuse it).” For any project lowering the water table temporarily, wells must pump the water to tanks, where the sediment settles out, and a pipe or pump then directs the cleaned water to the edge of the site, he explained. From there, it’s up to city crews or others who want the water to take it away. City workers who water trees, sweep the streets and tamp down dust at the landfill are all encouraged to fill their tanks. Nafziger said the city has spread the word to Stanford University so that contractors there will use the extracted water to control dust at construction sites. “We’re broadcasting that to as many folks as we can,” he told the Weekly. Water “fill stations” are in place at all three of Palo Alto’s active basement construction sites: 1405 Harker Ave., 2133 Webster St. and 1934 Waverley St. Even neighbors of the properties are welcome to the water; a faucet has been hooked up for the purpose at at least one of the three sites. Because the water is non-potable, however, it’s not to be used for drinking. Admittedly, officials say, the

EDUCATION

Half of high school juniors skip Smarter Balanced test Low participation rates in Palo Alto high schools could have data, funding implications

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bout 50 percent of the junior classes at both of Palo Alto’s public high schools decided to opt out of the new Smarter Balanced Assessments this week, concerned about the two days of standardized testing scheduled the week before Advanced Placement and SAT exams. Gunn High School junior Hayley Krolik said she first heard about the opt-out option from a classmate who posted an article on the junior class’ Facebook page: “More California parents exercise right to skip standardized test.” Movements to opt out of the new Common Core State Stan-

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by Elena Kadvany dards testing, which for the first time this year will return results to school districts and students, have popped up across the country for various reasons, from protesting an emphasis on standardized testing to objections about the new, more rigorous standards themselves, which some critics view as a top-down approach to education. But in Palo Alto, it was about stress — unrelated to the exam itself — and timing. AP testing begins at Gunn and Palo Alto High on Monday, May 4, for juniors and seniors. Some students are also taking SAT exams this weekend. Students who wanted to opt

In the story “Creating a unified look” that appeared in Spring Real Estate (April 24, 2015), two photographs were credited incorrectly. David Eichler photographed the two midcentury modern homes. The Weekly regrets the error. To request a correction, contact Editor Jocelyn Dong at 650-223-6514, jdong@paweekly.com or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302.

out of the Smarter Balanced test, which took place this past Monday and Tuesday, were required to get a parent’s signature. “Everyone is really stressed out with AP testing coming up,” said Krolik, who opted out. “They were excited to have the two days off but also didn’t really feel test was important, so if there was a way to get out of it ... they were thinking about it.” “It’s a bad perfect storm for student stress,” Chris Kolar, director of research and assessment for the school district, said of the test’s timing for students. Paly students similarly heard from their peers online about the option to not take the test. Some students were under the impression that, like last year’s Smarter Balanced testing, this year’s was a trial run and the results “didn’t count.” Juniors last year participated in a statewide pilot of the new test; this year, however, will yield full results that are meant to

Groundwater is being pumped from this construction site on Webster Street down to the block’s storm drain. amount of water being reused is only a fraction of what’s being pumped, which can range from 30 to 50 gallons a minute, according to a 2008 city staff report. Still, residents need not worry about harm to the deeper Palo Alto aquifer, which provides emergency drinking water, the FAQ states. That is separate from the shallow aquifer affected by basement construction. In addition, not all basement construction requires groundwater pumping; the majority of locations are dry, Nafziger said. To respond to ongoing concerns about water use, the city has hired a part-time water-waste coordinator. Residents who see water being wasted can contact Martin Ricci at 650-496-6968 or email martin. ricci@cityofpaloalto.org to report leaks or other water waste. Problems can also be reported through the City’s PaloAlto311 mobile app or cityofpaloalto.org/ water. A discussion of the topic has been ongoing on Town Square, the community discussion forum serve as schools’ benchmark data for years to come. District officials said it is unclear what implications the lack of participation will have for the district in terms of data collection and funding. Lynn Drake, who as a Common Core supporter was adamant that her son, a junior at Gunn, take the Smarter Balanced test this week, said she felt like there wasn’t enough communication from the school about the significance of the new test. “The general mood is that this test doesn’t really matter,” Drake said. “There seems to be a misunderstanding or a lack of understanding about what this means.” As students were talking about it online, parents were too, with debate over the pros and cons of opting out taking place over the Gunn juniors’ parents’ email network, Drake said. Students who did take the test, however, weren’t as concerned about its proximity to other exams. Paly junior Martin Manasherob said he didn’t have to study for Smarter Balanced and felt less pressure about it because the results don’t have a direct impact on his grades or factor into college admissions, unlike the AP or SAT. But Manasherob said the first day of testing felt like a waste of time, with too much time allotted for certain sections of the test. Paly students were released early both days.

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hen English poet Samuel Coleridge penned his famous line, “Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink,” he could have been talking about Palo Alto. With the start of construction season, thousands of gallons of water have been gushing along city streets this month, the byproduct of basement-excavation projects. And that’s not sitting well with folks who are dutifully taking shorter showers and letting their lawns die of thirst. “Here we are carrying buckets to our plants and redoing yards and this guy is pouring oceans into the bay from our aquifer,” resident Carol Hubenthal wrote to the Weekly, after biking by a property on Webster Street where a basement is being built. In fact, the outcry has reached such a pitch that City Hall on Monday released an FAQ about groundwater pumping. “During this time of severe

Veronica Weber

by Jocelyn Dong

The City of Palo Alto requires construction firms to pump groundwater into pipes that make the water available to the public, such as at this construction project on Waverley Street. at PaloAltoOnline.com/square. Q Weekly Editor Jocelyn Dong can be emailed at jdong@ paweekly.com. “Taking roll and just starting the test took around 40 minutes, and there were two people absent for every one that showed up,” he said. “At this point, if you had opted out, you were the smart one.” He said that the first section, on English-language arts, ranged from four to six questions for each student and took about 15 to 20 minutes for most to finish, though it was scheduled to take two hours. Some classes were given a onehour break before returning for the second section on mathematics. Some students in Manasherob’s class spent almost the full two hours to complete that portion of the test. One class at Paly accidentally switched the two sections, so they didn’t wait through the hourlong break, one student said. The second day of testing on Tuesday went more smoothly, Manasherob said, with different proctors and a shorter 15-minute break that allowed students to leave for the day at noon instead of 12:30 p.m. Smarter Balanced is a computer-based adaptive test, meaning that the number of questions and their difficulty adjusts to the student as he or she moves through the test. Kolar said the allotment of time for each section is determined by the Smarter Balanced (continued on page 14)

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PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26 ***************************************** THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. THE AGENDA WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING LEGAL DOCUMENTATION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/agendas/default.asp

Special Orders of the Day 1. Interview of Two Candidates for the Human Relations Commission Council Will Move Into Chambers 2. Adoption of Resolutions Expressing Appreciation to John Melton and Asher Waldfogel Upon Completion of Their Terms as Utilities Advisory Commissioners 3. Community Partnership Presentation - Palo Alto Mediation Program 4. Appointment of Candidates to the Public Art Commission and Utilities Advisory Commission Consent Calendar 6. Approval of the Award of Contract Number C15157200 for $191,760 to Walker Parking for Design of Parking Access and Revenue Controls (PARCs) and Parking Guidance Systems (PGS), and Approval of a Budget Amendment Ordinance to Transfer $171,760 From the University Avenue Parking Permit Fund to Capital Improvement Project (CIP) PL-15002, Garage Technologies Project 7. Approval of Purchase Order with Golden Gate Systems, LLC for FY15 City-Wide Computer Refresh in the Amount of $622,837 8. Approval of a One-year Contract with Bovo-Tighe LLC for Organization and Performance Management Consulting at a Cost Not to Exceed Amount of $125,000 *VUĂ„YTH[PVU VM (WWVPU[TLU[ VM )L[O 4PUVY HZ *P[` *SLYR HUK Approval of Employment Agreement Action Items 10. Finance Committee Recommends Adoption of the 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan, 2015/2016 Action Plan and Associated 2015/2016 Funding Allocations and Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2015/2016 11. PUBLIC HEARING: 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 12. Policy and Services Committee Recommendation Regarding Changes to City Council and Standing Committee Minutes AGENDA–SPECIAL MEETING–COUNCIL CHAMBERS May 6, 2015 6:00 PM Study Session 1. Potential Topics of Discussion for the Joint Study Session with the Historic Resources Board 2. Study Session on Public Safety Building and Site Selection Process Closed Session 3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS, U.S. 7VZ[ 6Ń?JL /HTPS[VU (]LU\L 7HSV (S[V STANDING COMMITTEE The Finance Committee Special Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 5:30 PM and will discuss: 1) Fiscal Year 2016 7YVWVZLK )\KNL[ 6]LY]PL^ )\KNL[ 2PJRVŃœ" *V\UJPS (WWVPU[LK 6Ń?JPHSZ *V\UJPS L_JLW[ *P[` (\KP[VY " *VTT\UP[` :LY]PJLZ +LWHY[TLU[" 7:6 ,TWSV`LL )LULĂ„[Z -\UKZ" .LULYHS 3PHIPSP[` -\UK" 9L[PYLL /LHS[O )LULĂ„[ -\UK" HUK 5VU departmental The Finance Committee Special Meeting will be on Thursday, May H[ ! 74 HUK ^PSS KPZJ\ZZ! *P[` (\KP[VY" 6Ń?JL VM :\Z[HPUHIPSP[`" <[PSP[PLZ *HWP[HS 6WLYH[PUN " HUK 7VSPJL -PYL 6Ń?JL VM ,TLYNLUJ` :LY]PJLZ Page 8 • May 1, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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Construction of Palo Alto High School’s new performing-arts center — which will include a nearly 600seat theater, a 68-foot-high stage, a drama classroom and a moveable orchestra pit — is on target for completion next summer.

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A theater also rises At Palo Alto High, new performing-arts center takes shape

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assersby might have noticed the massive 26,000-square-foot building whose skeleton has emerged over the last several weeks along Embarcadero Road on Palo Alto High School’s campus. By next summer, this skeleton will house the school’s new performing-arts center, which will contain a 583-seat theater with two levels of seating, a 68-foothigh stage, a drama classroom and a mechanical orchestra pit that can be raised or lowered to accommodate different kinds of performances. The state-of-the-art center, which now carries a $29 million price tag, was approved by the Palo Alto school board in early 2012. Construction started in May 2014 and is proceeding as scheduled, said Tom Hodges, director of program management for the 2008 Strong Schools Bond, which is funding the project. Michael Najar, a visual and performing arts teacher at Paly who served on the planning committee for the project, said the new theater is a long-needed and drastic upgrade from where his and other arts classes are currently housed: the 100-year-old Haymarket Theater. He said the current space — which has poor acoustics and even rats running about — “has never been a useful performingarts center.� He no longer holds performances there. Najar said he and others pushed for upgrades to Haymarket at least three or four times before the Strong Schools Bond passed. The building now coming to fruition on campus is a “tribute� to this history and the talented, dedicated arts students and faculty Paly has long had, he said.

by Elena Kadvany The enormous building is tall enough in the rear to house the nearly 70-foot-tall stage area, but it is gabled at lower heights toward the front of the building so as to not block the view of Haymarket and the school’s iconic Tower Building. It is also tucked back — a change from an early plan that placed the building in front of Haymarket. Inside the theater, there’s a main section of seats, as well as side boxes for extra seating or use during performances. The orchestra pit can serve multiple purposes, with the capacity to raise it to stage level to extend the stage or cover it to provide 33 additional seats, Hodges said. Other seats are modular to adjust for more intimate performances — an element that Najar said he and others pushed for in the design process, to be use in situations where a 600-seat theater might not be full for some performances. The theater will have a full fly system that allows stage crews to drop or lift curtains, lights, scenery or people, or do other stage effects. It’s also equipped with an electro-acoustic sound system that accommodates different kinds of performances, from choir to the jazz band, Najar said. The building’s exterior will be consistent with the rest of Paly’s campus, with clay tiles on the roof and similar color schemes to the new Media Arts Center sitting just behind it. Workers are in the midst of constructing framing, pouring concrete and putting up some structural elements. The project is on track to be totally enclosed by October, at which point work on the inside — drywall, electrical and more — will begin, Hodges said.

A campaign to raise money for furniture, music stands, recording equipment, lighting and other internal elements will kick off soon, Najar said. “We know that eventually it’s going to be a community building,� he said. “Believe you me, the next year is important for the next 50 years.� The performing-arts center is one piece in a years-long overhaul of Paly’s campus. Major planning and construction expenditures at the high school have included $4.8 million in improvements to the track and football stadium; $2.6 million for a multi-use field for soccer, softball and baseball; $36.7 million combined for the two-story classroom building and the Media Arts Center; and $1.3 million in improvements to the Tower Building. Most of the new buildings and renovation of Paly’s campus have been funded through the $378 million bond, which voters approved in 2008. A new athletic center — estimated in 2014 to cost $36 million to $40 million — will largely be paid for by a private donor, save for the district’s share of $12.8 million. Work on that is projected to start this summer and final costs are being determined, according to Bond Program Manager Robert Golton. Designs for two other projects are currently underway: $5.5 million for new science classrooms and $10.4 million for renovation of the school library. Construction is set to begin on these two projects in the 2016-17 school year, Golton said. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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Longer hours proposed for libraries City Manager James Keene’s budget would add staff to evolving library system

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t may not have a gripping plot, but the City of Palo Alto’s latest publication will have local bookworms riveted. City Manager James Keene on Monday night released a proposed budget for fiscal year 2016 that includes as one of its boldest suggestions a significant expansion in library hours. The council’s Finance Committee will begin reviewing the budget next week, and the City Council is set to adopt it, with possible modifications, on June 15. Reflecting the surging economy and the recent uptick in tax revenues, the proposed budget includes $185.1 million in General Fund expenditures, $14 million more than in 2015. Expenditures on salaries and benefits account for $5.9 million of this increase, while infrastructure funding makes up another $5 million. The budget proposes to add 13.3 new positions, though the net increase in staffing would be 7.3 because of the council’s decision last year to outsource streetsweeping, thereby eliminating six positions. New positions include two planning managers dedicated to parking and traffic, respectively.

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A new manager of maintenance operations for the Palo Alto Airport and a new code enforcement officer are also proposed. But it’s the city’s freshly expanded library system that will see the biggest shift, starting July 1. The added staffing builds upon milestones achieved in recent months: The new Mitchell Park branch hosted its grand opening in December, and the renovated Rinconada Library branch followed suit in February, equipped with a new wing and a new name. The new budget proposes to add 4.8 new library positions at a cost of $493,000. It also proposes to expand operating hours by 14 percent, from 228 hours per week to 260, starting in August. While the Downtown and College Terrace branches would retain their present schedules, the other branches would open at 10 a.m. Closing times at Mitchell Park and Rinconada would be extended from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday hours would be doubled at the two prominent branches: Currently, both are open from 1 to 5 p.m.; under Keene’s proposal, the operating hours would be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. “The increase in library hours and funding for equipment and supplies will provide library patrons with additional opportunities to benefit from library services for educational, community and personal enrichment,” the budget states. “With the increase in op-

erating hours, it is anticipated that attendance in recreational reading programs, annual library visits, as well as the number of library materials checked-out, will increase.” The proposal has yet to be vetted by the Finance Committee and the full council. But during Monday’s brief discussion, no council members raised any objections to the proposal to add library services. Councilman Pat Burt signaled his strong support “It’s really great that we’ll be able to expand the library and (Mitchell Park) Community Center hours,” Burt said. “I think that’s going to be very well received by the community. The new libraries seem to be extremely popular and all we hear is, ‘Why are they closing?’ This is a great response to that.” Statistics confirm that Palo Altans like their libraries. Even with all the service disruptions and branch closures last year, 81 percent of the residents ranked the quality of local libraries as “good” or “excellent,” the two highest ratings in the National Citizens Survey. The city’s checkout figures were strong last year: Palo Alto libraries ranked in the top 2 of 46 public library systems in checkouts per capita, with 24 checkouts compared to a peer average of eight, according to California Library Statistics. In addition to proposing the 4.8 new positions, the budget notes that

BUSINESS

City looks to raise minimum wage to $15 Council committee recommends setting minimum wage at $11 per hour next year; increasing it annually by Gennady Sheyner

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alo Alto joined a regional trend Tuesday when a City Council committee endorsed a minimum wage of $15 per hour starting in 2018. The proposal, which the Policy and Services Committee unanimously approved, would transform Palo Alto from a city that has no minimumwage law to one that would have one of the highest requirements for employers in the nation. If the full City Council goes along with the recommendation, the minimum wage that must be paid to employees working in Palo Alto would rise to $11 per hour on Jan. 1, 2016. It would then gradually climb to $15 by 2018 through increments that would be approved annually by the council. By endorsing the “15 by ’18” plateau, Palo Alto is following in the footsteps of its neighbor Mountain View and early adopter Seattle. In Mountain View, the

minimum wage was set last year at $10.30 per hour, though more recently that city’s council has been talking about adjusting it to $15 over the next three years. The Palo Alto committee’s support for a local minimum-wage ordinance was never in doubt. The city currently has no such law; employers are only bound to the state standard of $9 per hour, which is set to rise to $10 next year. Four council members — Marc Berman, Pat Burt, Tom DuBois and Cory Wolbach — penned a memo earlier this year urging the adoption of a local minimum-wage law. The same four members also coincidentally make up the Policy and Services Committee. About a dozen residents, including clergy members and low-wage earners, made a case for the change Tuesday night, saying that eking out a living in Palo Alto is nearly impossible for those earning any-

thing close to the minimum wage. Qiao Li earns $12.81 per hour as the caretaker of a local senior, but he now believes he will need a second job just to retain his Palo Alto studio. His rent recently jumped from $800 to $1,500 a month, and living in the famously unaffordable city is becoming increasingly challenging. “It is very, very difficult, and I don’t have any quality of life at all,” Li told the committee. Lacey Lutes, who works in Palo Alto as a utilities account representative, said she had to work two minimum-wage jobs while in college to make ends meet. “At times I had to make tough decisions between picking up another shift and working or studying and doing homework,” Lutes said. “I always chose the shifts so that I can eat that night.” The proposal that the committee ultimately rallied around was far more ambitious than the one

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The new budget proposes money for adding library staff and extending hours at some branches. The Rinconada branch, above, for example, wouldn’t close until 9 p.m. on weeknights and Sunday operating hours would be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. “additional staffing resources may be required in the future to further align staffing with service demands.” Libraries aren’t the only community destinations that could see staffing changes. Keene also proposed adding an equivalent of 1.3 positions to the new Mitchell Park Community Center by bringing in three part-time recreation leaders and a program assistant. The objective is to provide “an additional outlet for Palo Alto youths and teens to engage in additional leadership and enrichment activities.” Three new facility attendants at Mitchell Park and Lucie Stern community centers would collectively add another full-time position. Proposed special-events coordinators would add another 1.5 positions. Overall, the budget includes 1,041 positions in the General Fund, compared to 1,028 this year. In addition to the staffing increases, the 2016 budget includes projected increases in pension and heath care spending. It notes that work is “still needed with our employee groups to reduce long-term pension and health care liabilities while re-

maining a competitive employer.” The city is now negotiating with its main police and firefighter unions, and it plans to talk about a new contract with its biggest labor group, the Service Employees International Union, Local 521, next year. Even so, the general tone is optimistic. Keene noted in his transmittal letter that Palo Alto “continues to be at the epicenter of a thriving regional economy.” “This economic boom as well as the voter-approved transientoccupancy tax rate increase have generated significantly higher revenues for the City,” Keene wrote. “The local economic boom has also resulted in an increase in job growth, more traffic, and a higher demand for parking, and other city services. ... In alignment with council priorities and directives, this budget proposes investments in parking and transportation funding, infrastructure, and new spending for Healthy City, Healthy Community initiatives.” Q The City of Palo Alto Fiscal Year 2016 budget can be found at CityofPaloAlto.org/budget.

outlined by city staff in a report. The staff ordinance would have raised minimum wage to $10.30 and adjusted it annually based on the Consumer Price Index, following similar laws that were adopted last year by Mountain View and Sunnyvale and in 2012 by San Jose. But the council members ultimately agreed to go further, both in the near- and long-term. Wolbach recommended the most radical change, one that would set the minimum wage at $11.50 in January. His colleagues didn’t want to go that far and settled on $11. Burt and Berman both stressed the importance of giving businesses adequate warning and time to prepare for the new laws. “I support the minimum-wage increase, but I also think it’s vitally important that our business community is informed and is part of the dialogue in terms of the details of it,” Berman said. “People are going to have differences of opinion on it and everyone should be heard.” About 30 people attended the Tuesday night hearing, some urging swift action. But the committee agreed that rushing toward a minimum wage wouldn’t be fair to local businesses. “As much as we’d like to see these dollars in the hands of workers

sooner, I really think to have a major change to businesses, even a moderate change like this financially, there should be some adequate forewarning,” Burt said. “Not all (businesses) are rolling in the dough. I think it’s responsible to give them at least a six-month warning.” Randall Jones was one of about a dozen members of the public who held up a “We need a path to $15” sign. “I have a lot of sympathy for small-business owners,” Jones said. “I want to point out, there are no retail owners who are living in their cars, no restaurant owners getting food stamps because they’re not making enough money to pay for food, no small-business owners living in an apartment with another family. Most business owners aren’t having to get MediCal to get medical care, or go without any medical care whatsoever.” After Wolbach’s proposal to set the minimum wage at $11.50 per hour failed, DuBois made a motion to set it at $11 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2016, with annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index. DuBois’ proposal also included a goal of $15 per hour by 2018. Staff will return to the committee no later than Oct. 1 to discuss the process for reaching this goal. Q

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News Digest Weekly Holiday Fund distributes $350K

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Representatives from local nonprofits gathered on April 27 as the Palo Alto Weekly awarded $350,000 in grants to 54 organizations providing services to children and families in the community. The funds were raised through the Weekly’s annual Moonlight Run, gifts from foundations and donations from about 500 hundred individuals. Last fall’s Moonlight Run netted $40,000 with the help of its corporate sponsors, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and the Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati Foundation. The Hewlett, Packard, Peery and Arrillaga foundations contributed $70,000 to the fund as matching challenges to encourage giving. One anonymous Palo Alto family donated $100,000 for the fourth year in a row. The Silicon Valley Community Foundation again served this year as the fund’s partner, said Weekly Publisher Bill Johnson, processing contributions and assisting in the grant-making process. A full list of grantees can be found at tinyurl.com/mn2cwns. Johnson noted that two projects supported by large Holiday Fund grants two years ago, the Magical Bridge Playground and Ada’s Cafe, have now been fully realized. The Magical Bridge Playground, a play space accessible to individuals with special needs, opened on April 18; Ada’s Cafe, which provides employment opportunities for disabled adults, is now up and running at the new Mitchell Park Community Center. This year marked the 21st year of the Holiday Fund campaign, during which time it has distributed more than $5 million. Q — Sam Sciolla

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Sign up for the Palo Alto Citywide Yard Sale Saturday, June 6 from 8am – 2pm Helping the environment and making money has never been so easy. Reusing – whether you donate, buy, or sell – is one of the best ways to reduce waste and keep usable stuff out of the landfill. Sign up to hold a yard sale and join the fun. Sign Up to Sell • Register online at www.PaloAltoOnline.com/yardsale or call (650) 496-5910. The registration deadline is May 8, 2015. • We’ll send you a fact sheet with tips for a successful sale and a list of reuse organizations. • Your address and sale merchandise will be included in a full-page map listing all participating sales. The map will be printed in the June 5, 2015 edition of the Palo Alto Weekly, and online at www.PaloAltoOnline.com/yardsale For more information about the Yard Sale PaloAltoOnline.com/yardsale zerowaste@cityofpaloalto.org (650) 496-5910 Page 10 • May 1, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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A City Council committee is set to consider on May 12 a proposal to ban indoor smoking at multi-family complexes throughout the city. The council suggested this restriction last year but stopped short of adopting it because it wanted staff to do more research and outreach. Now, the results are in and staff is recommending the ban. In March, the city mailed out more than 8,500 postcards to landlords and tenants in multi-family housing, directing them to an online survey. Of the 505 respondents, 90 percent said they were in favor of smoking restrictions. From this group, 82 percent supported a ban in all units, 72 percent supported a restriction in indoor common areas and 68 percent said smoking should be banned in outdoor common areas. The survey also showed 80 percent indicating that smoking inside units bothers them, with 64 percent bothered “very much.” A new report from the Public Works Department notes that many of the survey respondents “are concerned about their children being exposed to second-hand smoke or have health concerns that are exacerbated by their neighbors’ smoking.” Some, however, voiced concerns about restricting smoke inside the apartments and “infringing on property rights.” Staff also recommends including electronic cigarettes, which currently are not subject to any restriction, in the local ordinance. But because e-cigarettes don’t release traditional smoke but rather a “smoke-like aerosol,” staff does not recommend including them in the multi-family-housing ban. There is no evidence, according to staff, that vapor from e-cigarettes moves between units. Q — Gennady Sheyner

Suspect arrested after leaving driver’s license Palo Alto police arrested a woman April 27 for residential burglary after she accidentally dropped her driver’s license while struggling with the homeowner to get away. Police received a call at 10:35 a.m. from a resident in the 1000 block of Moffett Circle reporting that a burglary had just occurred. The homeowner, a woman in her 40s, said she had returned home to find a woman running out of her house, carrying a backpack full of her property. The homeowner tried to stop the woman, and the two got into a physical confrontation, police said. During the course of the struggle, the alleged burglar dropped her driver’s license before abandoning the stolen property and driving away. The homeowner called police and provided officers with the getaway vehicle’s license plate and the woman’s driver’s license number. At 10:56 a.m., a detective located the vehicle, a beige 2006 Honda Pilot, which was parked in the 1900 block of Euclid Avenue in East Palo Alto. Officers arrested 20-year-old Giovanna Vargas Hernandez, who lived there, without incident shortly after 11 a.m. According to the police investigation, Hernandez had entered the unoccupied Moffett Circle home through an unlocked window in the backyard. Police booked Hernandez into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for two felonies, residential burglary and robbery. The latter charge was a result of the physical struggle over the stolen property. Q — Sue Dremann

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Over the past year, city staff considered more than 20 different sites. These were ultimately eliminated because they were either too small, too expensive, filled with too many uncertainties or simply not for sale. The new emphasis on cityowned land is a departure from past conversations, when it was generally assumed that the city would have to buy property to accommodate a new police building. Though the city has been talking about the need to upgrade its small and seismically shaky police headquarters since 1997, all efforts to further this cause have so far ended in frustration. In 2007, the leading candidate was a property at 2747 and 2785 Park Blvd. The city bought a purchase option from the property owner, Essex Park Boulevard, LLC, but

Jay Paul had also purchased in January 2013 two Park Boulevard properties that the city had previously considered. The developer plans to build a threestory office building there. At 25,000 square feet, the current police headquarters at City Hall is about half the size the department says it needs. A 2011 assessment by a citizens committee described the 1970 facility as “unsafe and vulnerable.” Last year, the City Council designated a new public-safety building as a top priority in the city’s new infrastructure plan and identified $57 million that

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would be spent on it. Whereas five years ago, the city had a site but no money secured, today the reverse is true. Over the past year, city staff considered more than 20 different sites, including ones located by the foothills at Deer Creek Road, at Palo Alto Square on El Camino Real and the animal shelter location on East Bayshore Road. These and many others were ultimately eliminated because they were either too small, too expensive, filled with too many uncertainties or simply not for sale. Three, however, made it to the final round and are set to be discussed by the City Council at a special meeting on May 6. One option would place the police headquarters by the Baylands, at the former Los Altos Treatment Plant site at 1237 San Antonio Road. Another would place the headquarters at 3120 West Bayshore Road, the current location of a PG&E substation that would have to be relocated. Like the Los Altos Treatment Plant site, it is close to the Baylands but distant from the city’s main commercial district — a drawback but not necessarily a deal-breaker at a time when each police cruiser effectively acts like an office. A third site, at 250 Sherman Ave., is in a more central location: a 1.5-acre city-owned parking lot, known as Lot C-6, in the California Avenue business district. It’s smaller than the other

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then terminated the agreement in June 2009 because of the economic downturn. More recently, the developer Jay Paul Company offered to build a new police headquarters as a “public benefit” in exchange for the city’s permission to build a massive office development at 395 Page Mill Road. That plan fizzled in December 2013, when Jay Paul withdrew its application, citing an unfavorable political climate.

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Three city-owned lots are under review as possible sites for a new public-safety building: 1237 San Antonio Road, 3120 West Bayshore Road and 250 Sherman Ave. sites, however, and the city’s evaluation notes that “program compromises may be necessary to fit PSB (the public-safety building) on this site.” Then there’s the challenge of taking over a parking lot in an area where there’s already a dearth of parking and that is currently going through a building boom. To address this problem, city staff is proposing an ambitious solution: building a new parking garage on an adjacent lot, which is also owned by the city. While the council has already committed to constructing a new downtown garage, which is a central part of its infrastructure plan, a decision on a new parking structure in the California Avenue area hasn’t been firmed up. But there could be an incentive: Because building a police headquarters on Sherman would save the city the roughly $10 million it was planning to spend on acquiring a site, staff is now floating the possibility of using this money to speed up the timeline for a California Avenue area garage.

A new report from the Public Works Department notes that the new garage “might also include ground-floor retail that could be designated as below-market-rate for preservation of locally owned shops.” The public-safety building, meanwhile, would have about 44,848-square feet of space, much more than the current facility but less than the 50,000-square-foot building considered previously. In addition to serving the needs of the Police Department, the building would have space for the Emergency Operations Center, the Office of Emergency Services and the administration of the Fire Department. “The new PSB is expected to provide for the city’s public safety needs over the next 50 years, as well as address and resolve compliance issues with seismic, accessibility, code and regulatory requirements,” the Public Works report states. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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Measure A (continued from page 5)

Election Day is Tuesday, May 5, but as it is an all-mail ballot election, there will be no polling places. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Election Day and must be received by Friday, May 8. Ballots returned in-person must be received by 8 p.m. on May 5, and can be dropped off at Palo Alto City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

The registrar will also be offering a drive-thru drop-off site at City Hall on Saturday, May 2. As of Thursday, 14,174 Palo Alto ballots had been returned to the registrar, according to Registrar of Voters Media Officer Philip Chantri. More information is available from the Registrar of Voters’ Office at 1-408-299-VOTE (8683); toll-free at 1-866-430-VOTE (8683) and at sccvote.org. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to interview two candidates for the Human Relations Commission; consider approving funding for the Community Development Block Grant for 2015-16; consider an appeal of the recently approved four-story development at 429 University Ave.; and discuss possible changes to the council’s procedures. The candidate interviews will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. The rest of the meeting will follow in the Council Chambers. COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to kick off its review of the proposed fiscal year 2016 budget. The committee will also consider budgets for the offices of the city attorney, city manager and city clerk; the Community Services Department; the Employee Benefits Funds; the General Liability Fund and the Retiree Health Benefit fund. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss the Utility Department’s proposed operating and capital budgets for Fiscal Year 2016. The meeting will begin at noon on Wednesday, May 6, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to hold a joint discussion with the Historic Resources Board and discuss possible sites for the new publicsafety building. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. The council will then go into closed session to discuss the possible purchase of the downtown post office. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to review the design of a proposed bicycle and pedestrian path on a public easement from the rear of the Dinah’s Hotel property to provide access via Wilkie Way to the SummerHill Homes neighborhood. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss the proposed fiscal year 2016 budgets for the Office of the City Auditor, the Office of Sustainability, the Utilities Department, the Police Department, the Fire Department and Office of Emergency Services. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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Upfront

Illustration courtesy City of Palo Alto

The City of Palo Alto has proposed changes to the CharlestonArastradero corridor, including new bike lanes.

Charleston (continued from page 5)

a landscaped median island near Hoover Elementary School that prohibits left turns and U-turns. Both supporters and opponents made their cases before the planning commission voted 6-0 to support the project. Cheryl Lilienstein, president of the citizens group Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning, said that while she understands the importance of having “so-called ‘complete streets,’ these streets are not complete if cars can’t pass.� Recently, she said, it took her son 30 minutes to get from the Page Mill Road and Arastradero intersection to her house, 3 miles away. Suzanne Keehn cited a recent morning when the traffic turning left from El Camino onto Arastradero was backed up for two blocks. “By making less lanes and making more ‘calm,’ I think you will add to a lot of frustrations and stress for people,� Keehn said. “You want kids to be safe, but you will not get people out of cars by making (driving) harder and harder.� Some critics asserted that the recent traffic improvements have diverted traffic onto their blocks. Jim Jurkovich was among them. “This plan, where we limited the lanes of traffic along Arastradero, has really caused traffic to shift into the neighborhoods,� Jurkovich said. “The plan presented tonight doesn’t really address the concern of the neighboring community about how we will handle the current traffic load as well as increased traffic load on the street.� But city staff and supporters of the project said it’s wrong to blame the traffic problems on the changes on Charleston and Arastradero. Jim Lightfoot, the city’s interim chief transportation officer, acknowledged the worsening traffic on this and other local thoroughfares, a trend that he attributed to the growing economy and increased employment. This specific project, he said, will not make traffic any worse. “We analyzed and looked at the level of service in the corridor

and that doesn’t change with the improvements being provided,� Lightfoot said. The project, he said, includes a number of benefits to “all modes� of transportation. The city studied the impacts of recent road changes in 2012, just before the City Council voted to make the Arastradero reconfiguration permanent. The study indicated that traffic volumes on Arastradero and adjacent streets “have shown a consistent increase in traffic compared to other streets in Palo Alto, consistent travel time between pre-project and project conditions, a reduction in high traffic speeds during off-peak hours, and a substantial reduction in pedestrian and bicycle related incidents.� The report also noted that bicycle traffic on and along the corridor has increased since the changes were implemented. Andrew Volmer, who lives in the area, was one of many supporters who spoke at the meeting. Volmer has two children who attend Fairmeadow Elementary School and called Charleston-Arastradero

a “community street.� He encouraged city officials to “move forward with a new plan for a permanent solution for this traffic.� Some supporters acknowledged that the new changes may force cars to go slower but argued that this is a price worth paying for safety. Peggy Kraft said she sees the increased traffic as a natural byproduct of city growth. In praising the changes, she recalled her recent experience of bicycling on Arastradero. “I was happy to go slowly, and I was happy that the cars were going slowly, that people were biking next to me,� Kraft said. “I feel like everyone is safer.� The commission spent more than two hours considering various issues raised by critics, including left-turn access into various properties along the street and potential worsening of the traffic conditions. In the end, all six commissioners went along with the staff recommendation to support the project, which will now go to the council for approval. Historically, the council has enthusiastically supported changes on the corridor. Last year, the council included $7.5 million for improvements on Charleston-Arastradero in its infrastructure-funding plan. “I’m really excited about the idea that we can close the book on a 13-year-long effort,� Commissioner Michael Alcheck said Wednesday. “In an ideal world, we make the process of improving our streets and our community as accessible as possible and as efficient as possible. I just hope that we can move forward with these conceptual plans and turn them into reality.� Commissioner Mark Michael concurred. “The tradeoff for increased safety and traffic calming is worthwhile, which is why I support the motion (to recommend the concept),� Michael said. “I think it’s the right thing to do.� Q

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

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.

Groping suspect surrenders after viral buzz The man who police said groped a 12-year-old girl at a Stanford Shopping Center market on Sunday afternoon turned himself in to the Palo Alto police two days later after a surveillance photo from the incident went viral on social media. (Posted April 29, 9:55 a.m.)

Former Stanford employee arrested for battery A Stanford Hospital operating-room technician was arrested for sexual battery after he allegedly inappropriately touched patients under anesthesia, Redwood City police said. (Posted April 28, 3:04 p.m.)

More action urged to save Buena Vista With one month left until the final verdict, Buena Vista Mobile Home Park residents and their supporters on Monday night made a plea for more city action to prevent the park’s closure. (Posted April 28, 8:54 a.m.)

Residences tagged with anti-Semitic graffiti Two student residences at Stanford University, including the Sigma Alpha Epislon (SAE) fraternity house, were vandalized with swastikas and “anarchy symbols� early Sunday morning, the university said. (Posted April 27, 12:41 p.m.)

Skelly named San Mateo Union superintendent Former Palo Alto Superintendent Kevin Skelly is taking the same position in the San Mateo Union High School District pending a site visit in Mountain View, where he is currently interim superintendent, the San Mateo district announced Thursday. (Posted April 24, 10:19 a.m.)

Body found in East Palo Alto trailer fire Menlo Park firefighters fighting a fire at the former and abandoned Romic chemical refinery site found a body in a trailer early this morning, fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman said. (Posted April 24, 10:34 a.m.)

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City Council (April 27)

Budget: The council heard a presentation from City Manager James Keene about the proposed fiscal year 2016 budget. Action: None Comprehensive Plan: The council voted to create a new citizen working group to work on an update of the Comprehensive Plan for the duration of the process. Yes: Burt, DuBois, Holman, Wolbach No: Filseth, Schmid Absent: Berman, Kniss, Scharff

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Parks and Recreation Commission (April 28)

Master plan: The commission discussed the Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation Facilities Master Plan and considered the Recreational Program Data Analysis Report that was undertaken for the study. Action: None

Planning and Transportation Commission (April 29)

Traffic calming: The commission voted to recommend approving concept lines for the next phase of the Charleston-Arastradero corridor improvements. Yes: Alcheck, Downing, Gardias, Michael, Rosenblum, Tanaka Absent: Fine

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Mellish (continued from page 5)

Veronica Weber

This house on College Avenue, owned by Lucille Mellish, was built in 1906. The city has declared it a historic residence, but Mellish is hoping to demolish it.

mercial zone,� the City Attorney’s office informed the Weekly. For demolitions of Category 3 or 4 buildings not located downtown, no council approval is required. Mellish said on Wednesday that she was not aware of that fact, and no one told her. “I think it was very inappropriate that the board didn’t tell me all of the ramifications,� she said. Board Chairman Roger Kohler acknowledged on Tuesday that Mellish’s home can be demolished. The argument against dropping Mellish’s home from the list “came about more or less because of the particular situation of this home, as put by staff in a different way,� he said. “The one thing we were trying to talk to her about was if the home was refurbished, the city could grant her extra bonuses,� making the property more valuable, he said. It may be that a subsequent re-

view would find something important that would prevent the home from being demolished, he said. City Planner Matthew Weintraub, however, said that staff is not aware of any extenuating circumstance nor anything special about the house that was not in the previous review. The board also raised the question of willful neglect regarding Mellish’s house, citing the ordinance’s prohibition of demolition in cases of deliberate destruction, Kohler said. But those sections of the ordinance, once again, only appear to cover historic structures in Palo Alto’s downtown area. Mellish still faces a hurdle to demolition under a seperate city policy, as staff pointed out during the Historic Resources Board hearing. A 2009 city policy requires the city to approve a replacement project for single-family dwellings prior to issuing a demolition permit, Weintraub said. But that policy is not written into city code, he stated.

“The policy was put in place to support goals, policies and programs in the Comprehensive Plan, including retaining historic resources and ensuring that useable residential land is not left vacant,� he wrote in an email. “Previously, owners could demolish existing structures and leave the useable residential land vacant.� City spokesperson Claudia Keith clarified that Mellish’s application to the Historic Resources Board was only to remove the historic designation. She has not applied for a demolition permit. “The owner could submit an application to demolish and develop the property immediately. The City has not told the owner that the existing residence cannot be demolished,� Keith said in an email. Mellish said her next plan is to go before the City Council, which is set to consider the Historic Resources Board recommendation, and to consult an attorney. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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Assessment Consortium, a coalition of states that adopted the Common Core standards several years ago, but the district will take feedback into consideration as it refines its own testing protocols and scheduling for future years. Participation is key, however. California schools are expected to meet a 95 percent threshold on participation, according to Janine Penney, manager of research, evaluation and assessment for the Palo Alto school district. The state won’t be using test results but rather participation rates to hold schools accountable, Penney said. “I’m not sure what the implications are at this point if the participation rates are low at the high school,� she said. Kolar said the district is hitting its participation rates at the elementary and middle school levels. Palo Alto third- through eighth-graders also started taking the test two weeks ago. The district has not yet seen what the Smarter Balanced results will look like, though it’s likely that they will be a complete departure from the previous test’s categories of “advanced,� “proficient,� “basic� and “far below/below basic.� The district is also in the process of researching how the participation rates could affect funding the high schools receive from the state, Kolar said. Paly’s and Gunn’s principals and the director of secondary education are also meeting next week to look at scheduling for next year’s Smarter Balanced testing and will consider the scheduling of AP and SAT exams. “High school is in a different context,� Kolar said. “I think that we’ll be taking more of those contextual factors into account with the scheduling and making sure that the experience of students — that they feel comfortable participating in it next time around.� Q

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Patricia Anthony Villemain Patricia Anthony Villemain, wife of Francis T. Villemain and a graduate of Pratt Art Institute, passed away at 91 on Christmas morning in the sun with family around her in Seattle, WA. A resident of Melville Ave. for 28 years, she worked professionaly as an artist while an active community member. She served as both member and President of SJSU Faculty wives, a member of the Board of the Palo Alto LWV, volunteered at the Gamble Gardens, supporter of Lucy Stern, active PTA member at Paly, supported to preserve the Baylands and other environmental and civic issues pertaining to Palo Alto. Loved by her daughters Aylette, Cecily, Marissa & grandchildren, Andrew J. Essad, Sean F. Essad, Alexander Christ and Adeline Clara Wilson. Her ashes will taken to be with her family in NY under their family name, Morriss. Condolences may be sent to Aylette at avillemain@gmx.de PAID

POLICE CALLS Palo Alto April 22-28

Violence related Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Theft related Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Grand theft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Petty theft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Scam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Shoplifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle related Attempted theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Driving with suspended license. . . . . . . 13 Driving without license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . . 5 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . . 9 Alcohol or drug related Drinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Drunk in public. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Open container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . . . 2 Smoking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Miscellaneous Found firearm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Info case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Misc. muni. code violation . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Missing person. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of stolen property . . . . . . . . 5 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Public nuisance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Resisting arrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sex crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sick and cared for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warrant arrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Kathryn Green, a passionate philanthropist dedicated to the arts, environment, and women’s issues, passed away at Stanford Hospital on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, following a tragic roadside accident. The beloved wife of Richard Partridge, Senior Staff Scientist at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kathryn was a resident of Los Altos Hills since 2006, a free spirit who touched many lives. Born in Santa Monica, CA on July 17, 1953, she grew up in Pacific Palisades before getting her degree at Johnston College at University of Redlands in 1976. Kathryn and Richard married in August 1986 in Menlo Park. They subsequently spent twenty years in Providence, Rhode Island, where Kathryn was a founding Board member of Community MusicWorks, before returning to the Bay Area. A writer and avid cook who rarely repeated a recipe, Kathryn also loved the theatre. She was a major supporter and volunteer with TheatreWorks Silicon Valley for nearly 40 years, most recently serving on its Playreading Committee. Her commitment to philanthropy included many additional organizations: University of Redlands; Sustainable Conservation of San Francisco; WomenGO!, which she co-founded; Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund; and the Downtown Palo Alto Farmers’ Market, where she served on the Board of Directors. Kathryn was predeceased by her parents Margaret Frank Green and Nathaniel Patrick Green and is survived by her husband Richard, and brother William Green of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A woman of joy, integrity, humor, and curiosity, Kathryn was beloved by all. A celebration of her life will be held at 4pm on Saturday, May 16th at the Stanford Faculty Club, 439 Lagunita Drive, Stanford, CA Memorial donations can be made to: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley (theatreworks.org) or Sustainable Conservation (suscon.org) PAID

OBITUARY

Violence related Assault with a deadly weapon. . . . . . . . . Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theft related Burglary undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand theft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petty theft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tax fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle related Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Driving with suspended license. . . . . . . . Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parking/driving violation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . . Vehicle accident/no injury . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle tow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcohol or drug related Drunk in public. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous APS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrying weapon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Found property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gang info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juvenile problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property for destruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . Psychiatric evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shots fired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vandalism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant arrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto

Stockton Place, 4/22, 3:03 a.m.; domestic violence/battery. 855 El Camino Real, 4/22, 10 a.m.; battery/simple. 3700 Middlefield Road, 4/24, 4:07 p.m.; battery/simple. Sheridan Avenue, 4/28, 10:37 p.m.; domestic violence/battery.

Menlo Park

Alma Street and Oak Grove Avenue, 4/25, 8:39 p.m.; battery. 500 block Hamilton Ave., 4/26, 9:17 p.m.; battery. 700 block El Camino Real, 4/28, 4:39 p.m.; assault with a deadly weapon.

Transitions

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Births, marriages and deaths

Anita Feferman Anita Burdman Feferman, a longtime Stanford resident and a biography author, died on April 9 in hospice care at her home. She was 87. She was born on July 27, 1927, in Los Angeles. She went on to attend Hollywood High School and study at University of California, Los Angeles, and University of California, Berkeley, from where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1948. She worked for a time as a teacher on a pediatric psychiatric ward in San Francisco before returning to UC Berkeley to earn an education degree. Afterward she taught in the Oakland elementary school system. In 1956, she moved with her husband Solomon Feferman to the Peninsula so he could take a position in the mathematics and philosophy departments at Stanford University. She left teaching to focus on raising her two daughters, and the family lived for a few years in south Palo Alto before moving permanently to the Stanford campus. In her 40s, Anita took courses in writing at Stanford and embarked on a writing career by composing short stories and interviews. She participated actively with a notable biographers’ seminar started by Diane Middlebrook and Barbara Babcock. In 1993, she published her first biography, entitled “Politics, Logic and Love: The Life of Jean van Heijenoort,” about a revolutionary who later became a scholar of logic. In 2004, she coauthored a second biography with her husband, “Alfred Tarski: Life and Logic,” about a key 20thcentury logician and the leader of UC Berkeley’s new school of logic. Both works were recognized for their compelling storytelling and detailed explanations of historical context and scientific work. Throughout her life, Anita traveled with her husband frequently, and during his sabbatical years, they lived in Princeton, New Jersey; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Oxford; Paris; Florence; Amsterdam; and Rome. Aided by Anita’s curiosity and gusto for new lan-

Memorial service Beverly James, a longtime Palo Alto resident, died on April 27 from complications following a recent stroke. She was 77. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated on Saturday, May 2, at 2 p.m. at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto.

guages, the couple made many new friends during their time abroad. In her free time, she enjoyed playing tennis competitively, running and swimming; taking care of her garden of flowers, fruits, vegetables and herbs; and hosting meals in her home. She was predeceased by her daughter, Rachel Feferman. She is survived by her husband,

Solomon Feferman of Stanford; daughter, Julie Feferman-Perez of Oakland; and granddaughters, Isabel Feferman-Perez of Oakland and Graciela Feferman-Perez of Berkeley. A private memorial service will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the American Friends Service Committee (afsc.org).

Franklin Howard Olmsted Nov. 23, 1921 – March 14, 2015 Franklin enjoyed a long and useful life. He was born in Los Angeles as the oldest child of Franklin Osburn Olmsted and Geraldine Ines LaFetra. Brothers Richard and Gerald joined them in 1930. In September 1942, he enlisted in the Navy; in December, graduated from Pomona College; and in April, was commissioned ensign and found himself teaching navigation and close-order infantry drill (!) and other classes to older officers and midshipmen at Fort Schuyler in the Bronx. (He was called the petulant boy wonder by his Navy friends, he learned later.) In June 1945, he began training for amphibious landing in Japan at Oceanside and Camp Pendleton. In August, Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended all that. His last job in the Navy was taking care of the boats that moved sailors from boat to shore in San Francisco Bay. He then spent two years studying and teaching at Pomona College and at Claremont Graduate School, where he earned a master’s degree in 1948. He went to work for the U.S. Geological Survey in 1949. Franklin and Jean Walls Morosco were married in 1955. Daughter Ann was born in 1956 and son Warren in 1959. The family moved for work reasons from Auburn, CA to East Landsdowne, PA, where Franklin earned a PhD in Geology from Bryn Mawr College, and then to Idaho Falls, ID, Yuma, AZ, Reston, VA, and Palo Alto. His work involved groundwater studies and later geothermal research studies. Beginning in 1977, he coordinated geothermal studies for all USGS Water Resources Division geothermal projects. He retired in 1988. After retirement Franklin continued to work for the Survey as a volunteer. From 1994 to recent days he kept busy in Foothills Park clearing trails, cleaning picnic areas, rehabilitating trail signs, updating nature trail markers and the trail brochure, leading occasional nature hikes, and beginning in 1997, helping to clear invasive plants. From 1991 to 2005 he was treasurer of the Peninsula Camellia Society and, until recently, a poll worker. He was a long-time member of the AAAS, the Geological Society of America, Sigma Xi, and (for almost 60 years) the Sierra Club. An informal gathering for Franklin Howard Olmsted will be held on Saturday, May 16 from 2 to 5 pm in the McFadden Patio of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto. Franklin’s family and friends are invited to come, at 2 or when they can. The address is 505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Park in the large parking lot to the rear of the church and find the patio to the left of the church buildings, under a huge pine tree. If you have mementos you would like to leave for others to take (copies of photos or letters, a story about Frank, a rock, or anything else smaller than a breadbox), please bring them to add to the collection. PAID

It is with deep sadness that we share the news of Joshua’s passing. Josh had a big heart, a quick-witted tongue, a great sense of humor, and a strong fondness for animals. He was unreserved in his manner and took relationships to heart. An avid sports fan, he will always be remembered for his love of the Dallas Cowboys and the SF Giants. Josh had been living in San Francisco for many years. He had recently become very involved with AAIMS, a program designed to engage and heal communities by building new relationships with each other and with food. This program, in conjunction with services provided by the Tenderloin outpatient clinic (under HSCS) and the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) were helping him overcome personal struggles. Joshua passed away at home, most likely from an accidental overdose, with his long-time companion dog, Sadie Mae, by his side. His family would especially like to thank Rebecca, his awesome counselor for her support, friendship, and encouragement. Josh will be dearly missed by all who knew him. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Josh’s memory to Hyde Street Community Services (HSCS), http://hydestreetcs.org/ PAID

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William E. Frye June 20, 1917 – April 15, 2015 Bill Frye, age 97, passed away peacefully on April 15 at his home. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, of immigrant Swedish parents. He grew up in Danville, Illinos, and earned a BS degree in Physics from University of Illinois and a PhD from University of Chicago, where he met his future wife, Betty, on a blind date.He accepted a research position at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, DC, the day before the Pearl Harbor attack and worked on automatic radio friend-or-foe identification of aircraft.After WW II he moved with his family to southern California, where he worked at North American Aviation, and then at Rand Corporation, on guidance and control of satellites. In 1956 he moved to Palo Alto to work at Lockheed Missiles & Space R&D until he retired in 1990. Bill pursued many hobbies over the years: camping and hiking, carpentry, white-water kayaking, square dancing, rock hounding, geology, astronomy, travel, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish languages, and history and archaeology, especially of Central Asia, and he enjoyed attending theater and opera performances. In his last few months, while in hospice, he set a new standard for optimism by buying 2015-16 season tickets to TheatreWorks, Palo Alto Players, and West Bay Opera. He participated in several studies of aging at the Stanford Medical School. He regularly took lunch at La Comida, and took many classes at Avenidas, the Palo Alto Senior Center, including four exercise classes per week, theater improvisation, and Life Stories. He was known for his smile and his haiku. He was predeceased by his wife Betty and both of his younger brothers, Richard and Kenneth. He is survived by son and daughter Jim and Ann, grandchildren Elizabeth, Matteo, Eleanor, Ilaria, and Daniel, great-grandson Solomon, another great-grandchild on the way, and many affectionate nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held in the summer at the Palo Alto Unitarian/Universalist Church. Donations in his honor can be given to La Comida, Avenidas, The Nature Conservancy, or United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

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Editorial

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

Editorials, letters For more information about these camps, see our onlineand opinions directory of camps at www.paloaltoonline.com/biz/summercamps/ To advertise in this weekly directory, call: 650-326-8210 Flood funds down drain? Editor, Athletics

Arts, Culture, Other Camps Camp Argo

Menlo Park

Boys and girls, ages 4 to 12. Age appropriate arts, crafts, collaborative games and sports, interpersonal development, personal goals and more. Safe, learning environment. One week sessions starting June 8 through July 31. Register online. www.campargo.com 562.761.7539

Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA)

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. Hands-on 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

Pacific Art League

Palo Alto

Calling Creative Kids ages 9-17. Discover the joy of visual art and self expression. Instructors are professional artists. Camps include Cartooning & Comics, Animation Basics and Drawing Our Favorite Pets. Supervised lunch available. www.pacificartleagure.org 650.321.3891

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

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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

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Castilleja Summer Camp for Girls

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

Harker Summer Programs

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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

iD Game Design and Development Academy

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

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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)

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

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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

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Mid-Peninsula High School

Stanford

Menlo Park

Mid-Pen offers summer courses designed to help students make up high school credits and a diverse range of enriching courses that go beyond Stanford Baseball Camps have gained national recognition as the some traditional curriculum. In addition to courses in math, science, English, of the finest in the country. These camps are designed to be valuable Spanish, and SAT/ACT prep, we invite students to enhance their skills in innovative classes that include: College Essay Workshop, Research Writing and beneficial for a wide range of age groups and skill sets. From the Drama, Music Video Production, and Fine Arts in Surface novice 7 year-old, to the Division 1, professionally skilled high school The PaloWorkshop, Alto Weekly encourages comments on courses our coverage Design and Mixed Media. We also hold basketball and volleyball clinics player, you will find a camp that fulfills your needs. or on issues of local interest. suitable for beginning to advanced players. All high school students are www.Stanfordbaseballcamp.com 650.723.4528 welcome to attend. Summer session runs from June 22 to July 23, 2015. 650.321.1991 Stanford Water Polo Stanford www.mid-pen.com

Stanford Baseball Camps

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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

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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

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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

Editorial Another buck for workers Adopting a local minimum wage may feel good, but is mostly symbolic

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growing movement to adopt local minimum-wage ordinances is gaining momentum on the Peninsula and elsewhere in California, and with a City Council committee’s vote this week an ordinance now appears headed toward adoption in Palo Alto. Establishing city minimum-wage levels that are greater than California’s current $9 per hour is a natural reaction to the soaring cost of living in Silicon Valley, San Francisco and other cities where housing costs are making it all but impossible for low-income workers to live nearby. The Palo Alto City Council’s Policy and Services Committee voted 4-0 Tuesday to recommend adopting an $11 per hour minimum wage effective Jan. 1, 2016, the same date the state minimum wage is set to increase to $10. And while it would make future increases a matter to be decided each year by the City Council, the committee wants to set a target of reaching $15 per hour by 2018 through annual bumps. There was no meaningful debate of the proposal because the committee, made up of council members Pat Burt, Marc Berman, Tom DuBois and Cory Wolbach, was preaching to the choir. The same four had proposed the idea to the full City Council in a February memo, so only the details of the proposal were in question. An audience of supporters rallied to encourage them with impassioned arguments lamenting the increasing income disparity between those who can afford to live in Palo Alto and the thousands of employees in low-skill jobs that serve residents in restaurants, retail stores and by providing other services for low pay. Palo Alto is hardly leading the way on the local minimum-wage movement. San Jose adopted a voter-passed initiative in early 2013 that set a current minimum wage of $10.30. Sunnyvale and Mountain View made increases last October to the same level, with costof-living bumps each year. Berkeley set a rate that is currently $11, and San Francisco voters passed an initiative last November that sets $12.25 (which takes effect today) and rises to $15 in mid-2018. The drawback of all these local ordinances is that a dollar an hour more in pay will do nothing to enable low-paid workers to afford housing in these communities. And in Palo Alto and other Peninsula cities, market forces have already forced most employers of service workers to pay more than minimum wage. Most of these lower-paid workers are commuting into Palo Alto from more affordable communities, and employers have no choice but to attract them with higher wages. But with no data collected or requested, the City Council is operating almost entirely from emotion and out of compassion for low-wage earners. We share their instincts that a city like Palo Alto has a moral obligation to join with other cities to acknowledge the problem, but caution that no one has any idea how many workers and employers will be affected and what unintended consequences there may be. With the proposed initial level of $11 to be implemented next January, just a dollar above the state minimum wage, it is unlikely that any employer will be significantly impacted or have difficulty passing along the cost to customers. The absence at the committee meeting of many representatives from the business community or individual employers suggests that the proposal is either not a concern or that the city’s outreach about the proposal was poor. For the same reasons as the four council members, we think adopting a local minimum-wage ordinance acknowledges that our area’s cost of living is much higher than elsewhere in the state and that the state minimum wage isn’t close to a living wage. The greatest risk lies in decisions to be made on future increases to a local minimum wage, and in the possible unintended consequences for teens seeking summer and after-school employment. Without any data or input from retailers that employ them, it is impossible to know whether a higher minimum wage will diminish opportunities for teens. The benefit of adopting such a modest initial city minimum wage, and to not put it into effect until next January, is that it provides time for employers to prepare, and it will allow for a needed analysis as to how further increases will impact employers and the employment of students. It is too early to fully evaluate the impacts of San Jose’s ordinance, but a UC Berkeley study estimated that since San Jose’s $10.15 minimum wage took effect at the beginning of 2014 the operating costs for restaurants has increased by less than 1 percent. Palo Alto should move forward with adopting the minimumwage ordinance, but in doing so should make sure it gathers the data it will need to make a better-informed decision about future increases so that they don’t hurt vulnerable local retailers or teens looking for work experience.

Spectrum Step up Editor, While I applaud Judge Cordell’s efforts to address the problems facing the residents of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park (BV), I believe there is a less disruptive and more practical way to proceed. It would allow BV residents to stay in place, provide the Jisser family with fair market value for their property and involve a public-private partnership. Instead of looking for a nonprofit housing agency to act as a partner (as Joe Simitian and the County Board of Supervisors are reportedly doing right now), it would call on the wealthiest people in Palo Alto to step up to the plate. With generous donations from them, added to public funds provided by the county and the city, a deal could be struck. Time and money are of the essence. With $19 million available in public funds, there appears to be a shortfall of at least $11 million if the BV property is to get a fair price. For nonprofits, as for most of us, that is a lot of money. But it is not so much if you are a billionaire — and there just happen to be 10 billionaires living in Palo Alto. (Forbes and the Palo Alto Patch list them.) These folks could quickly, easily and with little pain to themselves donate the necessary dollars. They could do so personally or through the giving programs of the local corporate giants that made them rich — Apple, Google, Facebook, Yahoo and LinkedIn. What needs to be done is to ask them. Once asked, I am hopeful that our richest neighbors will come through, that they will show that they are not indifferent to the least well off amongst us. Joan Holtzman Wilkie Way, Palo Alto

A rogue jury

thing but failed to deliver. Writer James Baldwin’s words resonate: “If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, or the protected members of the middle class. One goes to the unprotected — those, precisely, who need the laws’ protection most! — and listens to their testimony.” (1972) Instead of listening to the extraordinarily compelling testimony of the BV residents, the jury seemed to be listening to their own self-interest, their race and class privilege. Pronouncements of acting with a heavy heart, in upholding the closure, rang hollow to me, leaving a visceral reaction of the deepest hypocrisy. It’s time for the community to stand up to this City Council and demand that justice be served. The harsh implementation of an unjust mobile-home ordinance must be nullified by community outrage and protests, and all appropriate legal responses. And perhaps one of Palo Alto’s billionaires will step up to save the day. The verdict of this rogue jury must not be allowed to stand! Aram James Los Robles Avenue, Palo Alto

A matter of ethics Editor, I write concerning the Buena Vista community (BV) and upcoming council meeting on May

26, 2015, when the council will move to ratify its prior Appeal Hearing decision. Time is of the essence for action, as ratification would allow for immediate issuance of six-month notices for all 400 BV residents to vacate. Section H3.1.8 of the Housing Element Chapter within Palo Alto’s Comprehensive Plan states a five-year objective to “preserve the 120 mobile home units in the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park as a low and moderate income housing resource” and that “the city will seek appropriate local, state and federal funding to assist in the preservation and maintenance of the existing units.” Palo Alto has $8 million specifically allocated for BV with an additional $8 to $9 million unallocated in an affordable housing construction fund. Additionally, Santa Clara County has committed, at present, $11 million dollars. With the funding pool as it stands, which currently has no state or federal contributions, the city can make a substantial offer to preserve the existing affordable housing opportunity that Buena Vista provides. Displacing Palo Alto residents for opportunities perceived to be more lucrative is unethical. It is imperative for the entire Palo Alto community that the city fulfill its commitment to preserve the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park. Dan Walls Rosse Lane, Stanford

WHAT DO YOU THINK? Submit letters to the editor of up to 300 words to letters@paweekly.com. Submit guest opinions of 1,000 words to editor@paweekly.com. Include your name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. We reserve the right to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel and factual errors known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be accepted. Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of permission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Media to also publish it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. For more information contact Editor Jocelyn Dong or Editorial Assistant Sam Sciolla at editor@paweekly.com or 650-326-8210.

Editor, On April 14, the Palo Alto City Council, with minor changes to the relocation package, ruled unanimously to allow the closure of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park (BV). The practical impact of the closure is the ethnic cleansing of a large portion of Palo Alto’s already small Latino population and the resegregation of our schools. Council’s face-saving efforts to sweeten the relocation package doesn’t alter the bottom line: Closure has been approved, and BV residences now become another unnecessary causality of the war on the poor. The City Council had all the community support and political cover to do the right www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • May 1, 2015 • Page 19

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n Room 5 at Belle Haven Elementary School in East Menlo Park, Aly Seedman sits reading a book to her second-grade class. Twentythree children huddle on the rainbow-colored carpet at her feet, listening as she narrates a story about a fun-loving penguin. One boy raises his hand to ask a question, but it’s not about the story. “How long are they going to stay with us?” he asks. “They’re going to leave when we go to lunch,” Seedman replies. “Awww! Could they stay with us double time?” A buzz of excited chatter travels around the room. The much-anticipated visitors are second-grade students from Jen Koepnick’s class at Palo Alto’s Fairmeadow Elementary School, located just 6 miles southeast of Belle Haven. They’re due to arrive any minute for a special morning of activities and art projects, the second such exchange the two classes have shared since the start of the school year. As the students wait eagerly, teaching artist Heewon Park bustles around the room, preparing art supplies. The day is part of Cultural Kaleidoscope, a program founded 16 years ago by the Palo Alto Art Center as a way to bridge the divide between neighboring — yet startlingly disparate — communities and school districts. One of the program’s founders, longtime arts and education advocate Carolyn Tucher, remembered that the inspiration for the program came during a difficult era for the region.

“There was a time when East Palo Alto was considered the murder capital of the country,” she recalled. “The three mayors of Menlo Park, Palo Alto and East Palo Alto got together and worked out a joint policing program.” Tucher was a Palo Alto resident who had served two terms on the Palo Alto Unified School District board. Along with her friend Myrtle Walker, a resident of East Palo Alto who served on the board of the Ravenswood City School District, Tucher decided to launch a parallel effort in the arts. “We said together, ‘Gosh, it’s great to get our cities working together on this necessary and impor-

began to drop off in years three and four, she noticed something else. “I have a vivid picture in my mind of an East Palo Alto father and child working together very sweetly, and next to them a Palo Alto mother and her child, but there was no interaction between the families,” Tucher recalled. Walker also spoke of the early years of Cultural Kaleidoscope with fondness, remembering her hope that they might eventually build a dedicated cultural arts center where residents of East Palo Alto and Palo Alto could meet and share activities. “The initial inspiration was

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Fairmeadow second grader Ja’Meer, left, and Belle Haven second grader Valeria work on their drawings together during a Cultural Kaleidoscope collaboration day.

Cultural Kaleidoscope teaching artist Heewon Park works with students from Belle Haven and Fairmeadow Elementary Schools on their collaboration day. shifted her attention to community health work. Yet Walker hasn’t forgotten the promise of a space that might bring Palo Alto and East Palo Alto closer together. “I would hope that we could do something like that again between the two cities,” she said. “I really do.” For the meantime, Cultural Kaleidoscope has taken a different form: a program that each year

Cultural Kaleidoscope draws communities closer by Elizabeth Schwyzer tant police work, but couldn’t we do something very positive and more interesting, like bringing children and families together?’” In its early years, Cultural Kaleidoscope was a fundraiser for art in schools: a cultural night for adults held at the Palo Alto Art Center. After a few years, it evolved into a full day of art workshops for children and their families and was alternately held in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto. The turnout was good at first, Tucher said, but as attendance

for the two cities to have a venue to be able to interact with each other,” explained Walker. “We raised money for a cultural center for East Palo Alto where people of all ethnic groups and financial situations could come together.” Though Walker said Cultural Kaleidoscope events raised about $30,000 toward that goal, a sum that was eventually donated to the City of East Palo Alto, the cultural center she envisioned was never built. In recent years, she has

pairs classrooms in Palo Alto with those of the same grade in Ravenswood and sends a teaching artist into the paired classrooms over the course of 10 sessions. Students write postcards to their “buddies,” prepare their classrooms for visits and meet in person three times over the course of the program: twice for collaboration days and once for an end-of-the-year field trip to the Palo Alto Art Center, where they get to see their creations installed in a professional museum setting.

In recent years, Cultural Kaleidoscope has expanded and formalized, hiring a part-time coordinator and including more professional development and assessment. In February, the California Association of Museums awarded Cultural Kaleidoscope a State Superintendent’s Award for Excellence in Museum Education in recognition of the program’s impact on the region’s students. Seedman’s and Koepnick’s classes are just two of 20 participating in this year’s Cultural Kaleidoscope program, and Park is one of 10 visiting artists. Though bringing professional teaching artists into schools is far from a unique concept — many Palo Alto schools participate in the Special Teacher Resources in the Arts (SPECTRA) program, and museums across the nation including New York’s Guggenheim offer programs that bring art specialists into school settings — Cultural Kaleidoscope is unusual in the way it pairs children from different socio-economic backgrounds, as well as in the way it presents their work to the public. On Saturday, May 2, Palo Alto Art Center will open an exhibition of work created by this year’s Cultural Kaleidoscope participants. The show will run through Sunday, May 24. During the month of May, all classes that have participated in the 2015 program will (continued on page 22)

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visit the center along with their buddy class, take a guided docent tour and see their works displayed. For many, it will be their first time in an art gallery. “Last year, kids left the Art Center saying, ‘Wow, we’re real artists,’” said Palo Alto Art Center Director Karen Keinzle. “That’s the kind of experience that can instill a lifelong love of museums.” According to Keinzle and Cultural Kaleidoscope coordinator Jenny Wei, helping classroom teachers

and teaching artists to work closely together has been crucial to the ongoing success of the program. “We help teaching artists to integrate their art projects with the standards and units teachers are dealing with in the classroom,” Wei explained. Both Wei and Keinzle talk about the “Four Cs”: creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and communication, otherwise known as “21st-century skills.” In joint sessions before Cultural Kaleidoscope begins each year, classroom teachers and teaching artists get together to discuss their particular goals and to design projects

that will foster in their students the skills they feel are most important. This year, fifth-grade students from paired schools exchanged postcards as a way of introducing themselves. Asked what they would change about their communities, they tackled topics from immigration to gender equality and access to healthcare. Using rubber blocks and carving tools, they designed original stamps, created the cards and wrote notes to their buddies before dropping their cards in the mail. Amy Padilla, a fifth-grade teacher at Los Robles Dual Immersion Magnet Academy in East Palo Alto,

has taken part in Cultural Kaleidoscope twice in the past few years, and said she thinks the exchange with Palo Alto students is a highlight of the program. “I think it’s been fun for students to find commonalities before they meet, and then when they actually meet, the artists and staff have been good at mindfully planning activities that will allow them to get to know each other better,” Padilla noted. Among those activities this year was a “friend Venn diagram” students used to discover shared experiences and interests as well as differences. Once students from paired

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schools are better acquainted, they move more naturally into shared art activities. “It’s really giving them skills they wouldn’t have access to otherwise in terms of art,” she said. “I also think this is a great opportunity for them to express things that are important to them in a different way. We are used to expressing our thoughts orally or in writing, but to express ideas in art is something we don’t do as often. It’s teaching them discipline, and persevering at a challenging task. They have a lot of pride in their products.” Teaching artist Park explained that her lessons this year drew from various cultural traditions and introduced students to a range of skills, including ceramics, painting and weaving, a technique that required particular focus for younger students. “The second-graders’ behavior is not always quiet, but when they did the weaving at Fairmeadow, the motion sensor activated light actually went out,” she noted. “I think it was the first time the kids had ever stopped moving for that long.” Other Cultural Kaleidoscope projects this year included brightly colored and patterned animals inspired by Oaxacan alebrijes, mosaics, portraits and African-style masks. These works and others will be on display at the Art Center. Less evident than each student’s artistic accomplishments — but no less important — are the friendships forged between them over the course of the past few months: the shared conversations, the visits to each other’s classrooms and the deeper familiarity with schools and neighborhoods other than their own. That’s the outcome Tucher and Walker had in mind 16 years ago. “We live in these separate communities as though we were so different, but it’s really important that we get to know our neighbors,” Tucher reflected. “I think for those who have participated in Cultural Kaleidoscope — teachers, artists and children — it’s been a meaningful experience of coming together as a larger community, not just staying in our little boxes.” Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Elizabeth Schwyzer can be emailed at eschwyzer@paweekly. com. What: Cultural Kaleidoscope end-of-year exhibition Where: Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto When: Saturday, May 2-Sunday, May 24, with a reception Wednesday, May 6, 4:30-7 p.m. Art Center hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Closed Monday. Cost: Free Info: Go to tinyurl.com/lleug6s or call 650-329-2366.

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Silicon Valley Open Studios offers a glimpse into artists’ realms

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usty tools with whimsical wooden handles. Video footage of a family solemnly humming hymns. Sweeping aerial photographs of the San Francisco Bay. What do such varied works of art have in common? They’re all on view this weekend as part of the Silicon Valley Open Studios tour. They’re also being created by three artists whose studios are mere yards apart. Now in its 29th year, SVOS invites the public to visit the working studios of more than 350 artists. Many will be selling their work, but SVOS is much more than a shopping opportunity. Whether you’re a private collector, a gallerist, an art lover or simply a curious onlooker, SVOS offers a rare chance to speak with artists about their inspirations and working methods, check out their materials and tools and gain insight into the creative process. The event is organized into three consecutive weekends focused on various regions of the South Bay: May 2-3 encompasses studios in Palo Alto and communities to the north, while May 9-10 centers on Mountain View, Los Altos, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and the surrounding area. In its final weekend, SVOS moves down to San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell and Cupertino, among other neighboring communities. Given the extensive geographical reach of the event and the sheer number of artists involved, it’s wise to get your hands on a directory or to visit the website — svos.org — to plan your outing. Physical copies of the directory are available at regional art museums, libraries,

Among Mel Day’s recent projects is a series featuring the flyleaves of books, to which she has added colorful post-it notes. bookstores and coffee shops; a partial list of these locations is available online. Here in Palo Alto, the Cubberley Community Center (4000 Middlefield Road) is a focal point for studio artists, thanks to the city’s Cubberley Artist Studio Residency Program, founded in 1987 in order to help artists to live and work in the area despite the steeply climbing cost of rent. Artists based at Cubberley pay discounted rent for the 23 spaces; a new policy on term limits adopted last year aims to ensure a steady turnover of talent. Among the Cubberley artists is painter and woodworker Ken Edwards. A former firefighter and search-and-rescue worker, Ed-

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wards’ work has a distinct masculinity. His sculptures begin with antique rusty tool heads, each of which suggests to him a different handle. Using a lathe and band saw, he cuts, sands and glues each piece into being before painting them with primary hues and bold stripes for a vaguely Seussian effect. “A lot of times, I pick up a rusty tool and I can see a shape that pops out to me,” Edwards explained during a recent studio visit. “The shaping is straightforward; the painting, not so much.” From the organic grace of his abstract acrylic paintings, one wouldn’t guess painting presented a challenge for Edwards. In one, flattened red circles rise like bubbles from a black ground; in another, a single orb hovers at the center of a web-like network of lines. No flimsy canvases here; Edwards builds his wooden panels himself, equipping each one with a “tuning system” of screws and wires to prevent warping. It wouldn’t be hard for the sawdust to drift from Edwards’ studio into that of Mel Day, though it would look rather out of place. Day works primarily in new media; her spare studio is all clean lines: crisply presented video installations, light boxes and digital prints. A former fellow of Stanford’s Experimental Media Arts Lab, her work dives headily into visual investigations of belief and doubt, performance and participation. In one series of digital prints, the artist herself appears wearing a bright yellow jacket and posed in unexpected places: stretched between church pews, balanced atop an outdoor shower, sitting in a bush. In a digital video projection, she presents members of her family in footage taken over the course of a decade. Her sisters, Artist Ken Edwards transforms rusty tools into whimsical sculptures like this vintage ax head with painted poplar handle.

brothers and parents stare dispassionately into the lens as they hum Christian hymns. A new artist in residence at Cubberley, Day spoke of the value of such a community to the work of the artist and to the larger culture of the region and praised the potential for interdisciplinary exchange. “It’s really important to support artists in their visual research,” she noted. “The way artists will be able to create cultural impact is through doing their work.” As part of her residency, Day is launching a discussion series with the aim of welcoming both artists and the public to take part in an ongoing critical dialogue. If Day’s work tends toward the investigative and theoretical, her nextdoor neighbor is decidedly more literal. In her stunning large-scale photographs, Barbara Boissevain documents the people and environments she encounters, from Peruvian villagers to melting glaciers in Iceland to a cement factory in Cupertino. Her fascination with the environment and its degradation or restoration is evident in works like her Salt Flat series, which documents the gradual “greening” of the San Francisco Bay’s salt marshes.

In “Big Dirty Secret,” Boissevain presents a detailed aerial shot of the Hanson Cement Factory in Cupertino: a plant that’s only visible from the air. Look closely, and the towers of the factory are superimposed with words and phrases drawn from news coverage and scientific reports documenting the health effects of toxic chemicals in the surrounding region. A Silicon Valley native, Boissevain believes most residents of the Bay Area know little about the environmental contamination at places like Moffett Field, where soil and groundwater contain high levels of hazardous materials that qualify the region as an official EPA Superfund site. Boissevain’s father was a NASA scientist who passed away from a rare form of cancer that may have been caused by environmental factors, and that history charges her work with a quiet outrage that’s at once deeply personal and widely relevant. At the same time, her shots have an undeniable formal beauty: an acknowledgment of the wondrousness of both the built and the natural world. The privilege of dropping in to such different studios — and learning about the inspiration behind such distinct and varied bodies of work — is what makes SVOS an adventure. So get online, track down a directory and start planning your artistic journey; more than 350 worlds await you. Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Elizabeth Schwyzer can be emailed at eschwyzer@paweekly. com. What: Silicon Valley Open Studios Where: Throughout the Silicon Valley When: Saturday-Sunday, May 2-3, 9-10 and 16-17, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: Free. No reservations required. Info: Go to svos.org.

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In her aerial shots of the San Francisco Bay, Barbara Boissevain documents the changing state of the salt flats.

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The fair is organized by the Palo Alto Recreation Foundation and the Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto .

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In addition,The Museum of American Heritage , just across the street from the park, will be hosting their Annual Vintage Vehicle & Family Festival with lots of activities from 9:30am-2:00pm.

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64 Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School

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Chef Bruno Chemel stands outside his Michelin two-star restaurant, Baumé.

Chef Bruno Chemel’s green tea chocolate jardin features green tea sponge cake atop bavarois, served with strawberry lime tartare sorbet.

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hat’ll it be, dear, fine caviar at Baumé restaurant or the 50-yard line at Levi’s Stadium? These days in Silicon Valley, the Tesla crowd could do both, and then cruise up to The French Laundry for lunch the next day. Maybe they do. Dinner at the Peninsula’s only Michelin two-star restaurant runs about the same for two people as really good seats at a 49ers game: $1,000. Before getting into what’s worth what, let’s get the pronunciation right. Since Baumé opened on Palo Alto’s California Avenue in January 2010, I have been smarty-pants mispronouncing its name as “Bough-MAY.” It is “Bow-MAY,” for Antoine Baumé, a French pharmacist who in the late 18th century invented a scale to measure the density of liquids. Chef-owner Bruno Chemel respects this guy so much, he named his son Antoine. Chemel honed his skills at star-studded restaurants in France, New York, Tokyo and San Francisco before heading the kitchen at Mountain View’s Michelin-starred Chez TJ. When Baumé opened, Chemel was more

into molecular gastronomy than he is now. The Baumé gets less use. There have been other changes. The eightcourse dinner (or 10, if you count two delightful amuse-bouches) is $268 per person. The wine pairing is — gulp — $210. Note that the tip is included in the price, à la Française. The food has become less molecular and more fun, showcasing but not showing off Chemel’s love of artful Japanese presentation. (He studied macrobiotic cooking in Japan.) The two-room restaurant at the corner of California Avenue and Park Boulevard has cut back from 28 seats to 18, with a maximum of four people per table (less chance of drunken IPO celebrations, perhaps). And, Baumé is open only four nights a week, with the last seating at 7:30 p.m. Lunch is served

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Friday and Saturday. All this adds up to a family life for Bruno and Christine Chemel. When you make a reservation, Christine will ask if you have any allergies or aversions, and if a special occasion brings you to Baumé. When you arrive and peruse the menu — a list of 30 or so ingredients — the server will again ask if there’s anything you would rather not eat. Then the fun begins, starting with ice-free water served at the perfect temperature. Each course gets completely new silverware, as functional as it is fun to look at. Ingredients are not just tiny pretty faces doing their own thing. They play with each other in surprising combinations of tastes, textures and temperatures. After two or three bites, you get it and are satisfied. The opening amuse-bouche lived up to its name, with a disc of cold lemon puree between two dime-size leaves of Thai basil, like a doll’s house ice cream

Among the real treats at Baumé is the golden Osetra caviar, served here with fennel and kiwi.

sandwich. We were instructed to start with that and end with a frozen lollipop involving cocoa nibs, radish and celery. Courses built in sensible succession, starting with an ambrosial bit of Brittany blue lobster in carrot mousse, set off with uni, shards of shredded ginger and halves of fava bean. Each wine, mainly from small French producers, got a little introduction. Next up, Bordeaux Sauternes with the caviar course. Seriously? The ultimate sweet wine with the ultimate salty food? But yes, it worked. Great balls of golden Osetra caviar rested on lemon sunchoke puree, with a brown rice tuile providing crunch. A warm, custard-soft Jidori egg yolk sabayon came in a dish resembling an oversized eggcup. (Jidori chickens are the Kobe beef of poultry.) The egg whites became smoked meringues, sprinkled on top. Digging further, the diner came across bits

Eating Out of polenta and kale. The vegetable course featured Hollister green asparagus, crispy shreds of yellow beets and shiso fennel paper (very thin, like nori) that adhered to the asparagus. Mild French turbot from the island of Noirmoutier was the canvas for pickled zucchini cubes and cardamom-licorice fumet (concentrated stock) — and a 2011 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru. All this led up to the meat course: a caramelized California squab breast cut into five succulent pieces accompanied by dried cherries, halves of English peas, juniper jam, a wild onion and a 2000 Chateau Montrose Grand Cru merlot. Get a load of this cheese course: warm whipped goat cheese with parsley-root mousse, pink peppercorns and grapes (cut in half, of course). No rickety cheese carts at Baumé. After all this, desserts were so-so: a mélange of green tea sponge cake, chocolate mousse and strawberries. But the final amuse-bouche reprised the opening theme of red lollipops and tiny sandwiches, this time featuring mint leaf and lemon cake. Chemel is also a candy-maker. His parting gift was a Japanesetype beribboned box with three flavors of caramel candies and a couple of tubes (!) of hazelnut chocolate ganache. The night we were there, one of the titans of Silicon Valley

held court in the smaller room. In our room were three couples and a solitary diner. One couple was celebrating a birthday. We were celebrating our anniversary. The solitary diner worked her laptop, cellphone and earbuds while appearing to enjoy her 10 courses and a $35 apéritif. A maestro of multi-tasking, she didn’t bother anyone, unlike Couple No. 3, whose female half not only answered her cellphone but then proceeded to talk as if in a cave by herself, loudly. Nevertheless, we left happy. It was a special occasion, a major indulgence and a chance to appreciate exquisite craftsmanship. I totally understand that some people would rather be at a football game. Q

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CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That The City Council Of The City Of Palo Alto Will Hold A Public Hearing At The Regular Council Meeting On Monday, May 18, 2015 At 7:00 P.M., Or As Near Thereafter As Possible, In The Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California Declaring Its Intention To Levy An Assessment Against Businesses Within The Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District For Fiscal Year 2016. BETH MINOR City Clerk Resolution No. _____ Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Declaring Its Intention to Levy an Assessment Against Businesses Within the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2016 and Setting a Time and Place for May 18, 2015 at 7:00 PM or Thereafter, in the Council Chambers THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO DOES HEREBY FIND, DECLARE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 (the “Lawâ€?), California Streets and Highways Code Sections 36500 et seq., authorizes the City Council to levy an assessment against businesses within a parking and business improvement area which is in addition to any assessments, fees, charges, or taxes imposed in the City. SECTION 2. Pursuant to the Law, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 4819 establishing the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District (the “Districtâ€?) in the City of Palo Alto. SECTION 3. The City Council, by Resolution No. 8416, appointed the Board of Directors of the Palo Alto Downtown Business & ProfesZPVUHS (ZZVJPH[PVU H *HSPMVYUPH UVUWYVĂ„[ T\[\HS ILULĂ„[ JVYWVYH[PVU [V ZLY]L HZ [OL (K]PZVY` Board for the District (the “Advisory Boardâ€?). SECTION 4. In accordance with Section 36533 of the law, the Advisory Board prepared HUK Ă„SLK ^P[O [OL *P[` *SLYR H YLWVY[ LU[P[SLK “Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District, Annual Report 2015-2016â€? (the “Reportâ€?). The City Council hereby preliminarily approves the report. SECTION 5. The boundaries of the District are within the City limits of the City of Palo Alto (the “Cityâ€?) and encompass the greater downtown area of the City, generally extending from El Camino Real to the East, Webster Street to the West, Lytton Avenue to the North and Addison Avenue to the South (east of Emerson Street, the boundaries extend only to Forest Avenue to the South). Reference is hereby made to the map of the District attached hereto as Exhibit “Aâ€? and incorporated herein by reference for a complete description of the boundaries of the District. SECTION 6. The City Council hereby declares its intention, in addition to any assessments, fees, charges or taxes imposed by the City, to levy and collect an assessment HNHPUZ[ I\ZPULZZLZ ^P[OPU [OL +PZ[YPJ[ MVY Ă„ZJHS year 2016 (July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016). Such assessment is not proposed to increase from the assessment levied and collected for [OL WYPVY Ă„ZJHS `LHY ;OL TL[OVK HUK IHZPZ VM levying the assessment is set forth in Exhibit “Bâ€? attached hereto, and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 7. The types of improvements to be funded by the levy of an assessment against businesses within the District are the acquisition, construction, installation or maintenance of any tangible property with an estimated useful SPML VM Ă„]L `LHYZ VY TVYL ;OL [`WLZ VM HJ[P]P[PLZ to be funded by the levy of an assessment against businesses within the District are the WYVTV[PVU VM W\ISPJ L]LU[Z ^OPJO ILULĂ„[ I\ZPnesses in the area and which take place on or in public places within the District; the furnishing of music in any public place in the District; and HJ[P]P[PLZ ^OPJO ILULĂ„[ I\ZPULZZLZ SVJH[LK HUK operating in the District. SECTION 8. New businesses established in [OL +PZ[YPJ[ HM[LY [OL ILNPUUPUN VM HU` Ă„ZJHS `LHY shall be exempt from the levy of the assessTLU[ MVY [OH[ Ă„ZJHS `LHY 0U HKKP[PVU UVU WYVĂ„[ organizations, newspapers and professional

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Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District Annual BID Assessments ZONE A Retailers and Restaurants (100%) Service Businesses (75%)

Professional Businesses (50%)

Lodging Businesses (100%) Financial Institutions

$225.00 (Under 6 FTE employees) (50%) $340.00 (6 to under 11 FTE employees) (75%) $450.00 (11+ FTE employees) (100%)

ZONE B (75%) $170.00 $260.00 $340.00

$170.00 (Under 4 FTE employees) (50%) $260.00 (4 to under 7 FTE employees) (75%) $340.00 (7+ FTE employees) (100%)

$130.00 $200.00 $260.00

EXEMPT (25% or fewer FTE employees, including the business owner) $60.00 (26% to under 1 FTE employees) (25%) $110.00 (2 to 4 FTE employees) (50%) $170.00 (5 to 9 FTE employees) (75%) $225.00 (10+ FTE employees) (100%)

$50.00 $ 90.00 $130.00 $170.00

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Note 1: For retail, restaurant, service, and professional businesses, size will be determined by number of employees either full-time or equivalent (FTE) made up of multiples of part-time employees. A full FTE equals approximately 2000 hours annually. Lodging facilities will be charged by number of rooms available and ďŹ nancial institutions will be charged a at fee. Note 2: Second oor (and higher) businesses located within Zone A, will be assessed the same as similar street-level businesses located within Zone B. Note 3: Assessment amounts are rounded to the nearest ten dollars. The minimum assessment will be $50.00.

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tunate and better their communities. Those recognized this year are Barbara Carlitz, Ann DeBusk, Bob Harrington, Gib Myers, and Allan and Mary Seid. The following stories attempt to capture their experiences and motivations for leading purposeful lives. To honor them, the nonprofit Avenidas and the Palo Alto Weekly will host a garden party at a local home on Sunday, May 17, from 3 to 5 p.m. Tickets for this public event are $75, with proceeds benefiting Avenidas’ programs for older adults throughout the area. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Avenidas at 650-289-5445 or visiting avenidas.org, where additional information about the awards can also be found. Q

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ublic service can take many forms. Sometimes it means getting out into the community, knocking on doors and raising awareness of the day’s pressing issues. Sometimes it means hours of head-scratching and note-taking while groups hash out the best strategy for going forward. And sometimes it means teaching others — to communicate, to lead, to give back. These roles are abundantly familiar to the six local individuals who have received this year’s Avenidas Lifetimes of Achievement award, an annual honor for adults ages 65 and older who have distinguished themselves as deeply committed to public service. Each has poured time and energy into projects designed to help the less for-

This year’s Lifetimes of Achievement-award winners, above and on the cover, are (back row, from left) Gib Myers, Ann DeBusk, Barbara Carlitz and Bob Harrington; and (front row, from left) Mary and Allan Seid.

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Barbar a Carlitz Kudos to a serial board chair by Carol Blitzer

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arbara Carlitz recently of- ing parents: Soon she was invited fered a visitor a cup of cof- by the founders of the Association fee and a chocolate-chip for Senior Day Health (now the cookie perched atop a napkin Rose Kleiner Center) to join the imprinted with “Stop me before I board. “They approached me ... and volunteer again” — hardly a sloa few people they gan that Carlitz has happened to know taken to heart. who were a good Since the 1970s, 25 years younger, she has served on were energetic, had seven boards, chairyoung kids who ing six of them, all could be left for pewhile running her riods of time,” Carown architecturallitz recalled. design business and Carlitz said she raising a family was attracted to solo. serving on boards Her volunteering for “the socializadates back to the tion,” since she was late ‘70s when she working from home was dealing with Barbara Carlitz, 4, and raising a young aging parents strug- skies outside the family child at the time. gling to live on their home in Bradford, Just a few years own — 1,500 miles Pennsylvania. earlier, Carlitz, who away. She consulted with Rose Kleiner, who ran Older had a master’s degree in English Adults Care Management and and had been a teacher before her who phone-interviewed social daughter was born, took drafting workers in Houston, Texas, to get and architectural-drawing courses at Foothill College. She then startCarlitz started. That early consultation intro- ed her own architectural-design duced her to far more than re- firm. Carlitz served on that first sources for dealing with her ag-

Barbara Carlitz, an architectural designer and serial board member, sits in her living room in Palo Alto. board for 10 years and chaired it in 1985. That ultimately segued into serving on the boards and chairing the Senior Day Health Program for six years and Avenidas for four years, joining the Woman’s Club of Palo Alto board, and then to serving on and chair-

ing the boards of Palo Alto Community Child Care, Palo Alto Community Fund and Environmental Volunteers. “My parents were very involved in the community where I grew up; they set a good example. (It) didn’t seem crazy to do all these

things,” Carlitz said. “I craved some group process, which made committees and boards appealing to me. And I think I bring some organizational skills and also bring consensus(continued on page 38)

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Living Well May 1 “Dear Doctor� Letter Campaign, 2:30-4pm @ Avenidas. Space is limited. Pre-registration required. Call 650-289-5400. Free.

Sunday, May 17, 2015 3:00 - 5:00 pm Join us for a garden party honoring six distinguished seniors who have made significant professional and community contributions: Barbara Carlitz Ann DeBusk Bob Harrington Gib Myers Mary and Allan Seid Call (650) 289-5445 or visit www.avenidas.org for tickets and event location.

May 4 Skin Cancer Screening, 10-11am, @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 for appt. Free. UNA Film Festival: “The Prince is Back�, 2-3:30pm @ Avenidas. Free. May 5 Emergency Planning Fair: Are You Prepared? 2:30-4:30pm @ Avenidas. Free May 6 CHP “Age Well, Drive Smart� driver safety course, 9am-1pm @ Avenidas. Pre-registration required. Call 650-289-5400. Free. May 7 Movie: “Birdman� (2014), 1:30-4pm @ Avenidas. $0/$2 May 8 Garden Club: “Tomatoes, Tomatoes, Tomatoes!� 1-2:30pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 to register. Free. May 11 Partner/Spouse Caregiver Support Group, 11:30am-1pm @ Avenidas. Drop-in, free. Better Breathers Group, 1:30-3pm @ Avenidas. For info call 408-998-5865. Free.

Complete schedule or info about Avenidas events, call 650-289-5400

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Calendar of Events

May 12 Tuina, 10-11am @ Avenidas. Free.

May 20 Mindfulness Meditation, 2-3pm @ Avenidas. Free.

Avenidas Walkers, 10am. Call 650-387-5256 for trailhead info or to schedule. Free.

1-on-1 computer tutoring appts. available. Call 650-308-4252. $5/$10

May 13 Parkinson’s Support Group, 2-3:30pm @ Avenidas. Call Robin Riddle @ 650724-6090 for more info. Free.

May 21 Book Club: “The Lowlands� by Jhumpa Lahiri, 3-4:30pm @ Avenidas. Free.

May 14 “Working through DifďŹ cult Conversations with Your Adult Childrenâ€? Introduction, 1-3pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 to register. Free. May 15 16mm Film Screening: “All About Eveâ€?, 1:30-4:30pm @ Avenidas. Free. May 16 “Teach Me to Tweetâ€? workshop, 10am-12pm @ Avenidas with Stanford “Beyond the Farmâ€? volunteers. Space is limited. Pre-registration required. Call 650-289-5400. Free. May 18 Senior Legal Aid appts available for Santa Clara County residents, 60+. Call 650-289-5400 for an appt. Free. May 19 Avenidas Village Coffee Chat, 10am @ Avenidas. RSVP required. Call 650-289-5405 Rosen Movement, 11:30am – 12:30pm @ Avenidas. Drop-in. Free.

May 22 Presentation: “Shop Smart,� 1-2pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 to register. Free. May 25 Avenidas closed May 26 Presentation: “Your Estate Planning Check Up – Do you have a Plan?� 2:30-4pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 to register. Free. May 27 Therapeutic Nail Care appts available 9am-3pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 for appt and price. Reiki appts. available, 9am-12pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 for appt. $30/$35. May 28 Caregiver 101: “Knowledge is Power,� 3-4:30pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 to register. Free. May 29 Meet the Author: “Hard Chargers from the Sky� by Pete Henry, 1-2:30pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 to register. Free.

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he success of any or- she started becoming involved in ganization, business or the Palo Alto community, first community is largely de- with Leadership Palo Alto where pendent on how its top leader pro- she was the executive director. vides inspiration and motivation Then she founded American to the people they lead. But who Leadership Forum - Silicon Valley, which brought equips and inspires together established leaders? For Palo leaders across secAlto resident Ann tors, geography and DeBusk, embracing ethnicities to work the role of a leader for the common of leaders is second good of their comnature. munities, as well as Both her parents Silicon Valley, she emphasized the imsaid. portance of giving DeBusk guided back and were role Leadership Palo models in taking Alto and its first leadership positions class of local leaders in many community organizations in Ann DeBusk, 17, dresses through its inauguPortland, Oregon, up for an event hosted at ral year, 1987. The 10-day immersion where she grew up her Portland home. program, which ocbefore moving to the Stanford University campus curs over a year, provides fellows with an in-depth understanding with husband Bob DeBusk. “It’s critical to have a commu- of Palo Alto life, including local nity where there are volunteers economic, social and government who serve on boards and commis- challenges, according to its websions and people who care about site. Each class learns about the mathe community,” DeBusk said. “I think you need to continue to feed jor issues in Palo Alto, DeBusk a community with enlightened, said, and “creates what they want committed people who are will- to learn, and then the goal is for ing to step up and take responsi- people to get more involved in the community.” bilities.” Although DeBusk enjoyed This instilled sense of enriching her community has earned her working with Leadership Palo this year’s Avenidas Lifetimes of Alto, she knew the critical issues were regional and “that you Achievement award. After graduating from the can accomplish a lot through a University of Washington with a regional approach.” So DeBusk bachelor’s degree in history and went on to start and head Ameriearning a master’s degree in edu- can Leadership Forum - Silicon cation from Stanford, DeBusk Valley with Joe Jaworski after taught high school history in the Roger Heyns, then-president of Newton School District in Massa- the Hewlett Foundation, recomchusetts and the Sequoia Unified mended her. “You can’t have a community School District in Redwood City for years. When she left teaching, without volunteers and people

who care, so (Leadership Palo Alto) was on a local arena, and American Leadership Forum took people from the whole valley,” and its goal was “to get people committed to working for the common good,” she said. DeBusk proceeded to build American Leadership Forum’s core program in 1988. She established a board — with no resources — and in 1989, she launched the organization’s first class of fellows. The 21-day program, which happens over a year, brings together senior-level people from all sectors, including mayors, CEOs, nonprofit executives, members of Congress and the state legislature, and other business and civic leaders for monthly classes and a six-day wilderness retreat. Program participants (who are nominated) are empowered to serve as catalysts in their communities to encourage regional stewardship and collaborative problem-solving to address public concerns, according to its website. “My great joy was not only when the first class came together and met, but also I could see the very high-quality people and (I knew) this was going to be very powerful,” she said. “And then in the wilderness, getting to the mountain top together ... with that first class was just very moving because that was my vision the whole time: to get there and then things would fall into place.” DeBusk knew it was going to be a challenge, but the people involved made it easy for her to provide the guidance and spirit to ensure the organization’s mission to build a better Silicon Valley community would be accomplished. “We really became a family,” she added. Her genuine interest in other people and in building communities has made her an effective leader, she said. “It’s one of my big commit-

Bob Harrington is probably best known for his ceaseless work to bring Fiber to the Premise to Palo Alto.

Bob Harrington Neighborhood champion praised for commitment to bettering the community by My Nguyen

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or Iowa natives Bob Har- connectivity known as Fiber to rington and his wife, Mar- the Home (now called Fiber to the gie, the choice to settle Premise), critical storm-drain imdown in Palo Alto — after the provements and flood protection. “It was 16 years ago when I high school sweethearts tied the knot while Harrington was at started becoming active in comStanford University — was an munity issues, and it started with fiber and a couple easy one. of other things, inThe Harringtons cluding Palo Alto found that the core schools and emervalues in Palo Alto gency preparedhave a lot in comness,” Harrington mon with the Midsaid. “One thing led western ones they to another.” grew up with: hard When Palo Alto work, the love of officials starting family and commutalking about setting nity, and a commitup a fiber-to-home ment to schools. trial system capable “We chose to of delivering highcome to Palo Alto speed Internet acbecause of the value Bob Harrington, 10, cess to residences system that is here sits at home in Cedar in the Community and the schools,” Rapids, Iowa. Center neighborHarrington said. “This community values schools, hood in 1999, Harrington, who lives in the Embarcadero Oaks and we value schools.” Since Harrington retired from neighborhood, realized how close his job as an investment broker, he he was to the electrical substation has become a “citizen volunteer,” that would distribute the fibercommitted to bettering the com- optic connection. He decided to munity that he and his wife love get his street into the trial. “I was confident enough, so I so much. Through his volunteer work, Harrington has led some of went up and down the street and I the city’s most important initia- got about 45 percent of the neightives, including a citywide plan for faster and broader Internet (continued on page 38)

Ann DeBusk is known as a “leader of leaders” for the key role she has played in community organizations.

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Living Well

Gib Myers Nurturing startups, philanthropists — and bison on the range by Chris Kenrick

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here are many turning to grow a 3.5-million-acre land points in my life that I preserve in Montana where bison don’t understand very can run free. But the transition well,” Atherton resipoints in his career, dent Gib Myers said. which he describes Myers was trying as somewhat ranto explain the series dom, seem to puzof steps that have led zle him. him from engineerAs a college seing to computers to nior in the mid-’60s venture capital to preparing for a caphilanthropy, both in reer in engineering, Silicon Valley and on Myers was having a grander scale. a drink with someAfter decades of one — he doesn’t nurturing young even remember companies, some of who — who told which went on to be- Gib Myers relaxes on a him, “‘You don’t come huge successes, fishing trip during his really want to be Myers shifted his youth. an engineer. Why efforts to nurturing philanthropic commitment in tech don’t you go to business school?’” Atherton resident Gib Myers’ contributions span from nurturing startups to encouraging philanthropy “Someone said this over a beer, entrepreneurs. Now, he’s helping and, lately, preserving land for bison in Montana. and it shifted my whole direction in life,” he explained in a recent interview. “This happened a number of times.” After earning an MBA at Stanford, Myers landed at Hewlett Packard, which at that time — the late 1960s — was relatively small. “I loved computers. I was in the computer division, a great place, and thoroughly enjoying it,” he said. “But after four years I thought, ‘It’s getting kind of big. I ought to look around for something else to do.’” Again, it was through a somewhat random series of conversations, and beginner’s luck, Myers said, that he ended up at Mayfield Fund, a startup in the fledgling venture-capital industry. “To me what’s interesting is, in a naive sort of way, I didn’t understand venture capital,” Myers said. But Mayfield had raised a $3.5 million fund, needed someone who knew computers and offered to match his HP salary. He took the job. West Coast venture capital was a tiny industry at the time. “I think there were 20 or 30 of us who got together for lunch in San Francisco and that was the whole group,” he recalled. But in the ensuing three decades Recovery from surgery or illness can be difficult on patients and families. Myers’ fortunes soared along with those of the storied startups on That’s why there’s NCPHS Medicare Certified skilled nursing care. At our facilities, which he placed early bets: Tanpatients benefit from 24/7 post-operative care, wound therapy, enteral care, pain dem, Quantum, Genentech, Silimanagement and an extra dose of compassion. Our team includes RN’s, LVN’s, con Graphics, Linear Technology and 3Com. Certified Nursing Assistants, Rehabilitation Therapists and Dieticians. We are He left venture capital in 1998 dedicated to helping patients get well, both physically and emotionally. To learn — barely missing the tech boom more, call 415.351.7956, or email Janey Dobson, MPH at jdobson@ncphs.org. of 1999 and 2000, and the bust of 2001 — without regret. “I just went cold turkey,” he said. “After 28 years I said, ‘I’m done with that, let’s go on to new things.’ Sometimes you can’t see what else is out there until you let go and see what the world brings.” Myers turned to philanthropy, A Life Care Community A Life Care Community A Life Care Community thetam.org sequoias-pv.org sequoias-sf.org launching a startup of his own — 501 Via Casitas 501 Portola Valley Rd 1400 Geary Boulevard the Entrepreneurs Foundation, a nonprofit aimed at changing the tech startup culture to embed phiThese not-for-profit communities are part of Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services. Veronica Weber

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t’s a new beginning for our patients, the staff, and the community. After a very long planning process that began in 2003, the outpouring of praise by residents of the community who came to celebrate the Grand Opening was immensely gratifying. The amazing team that spearheaded the project, including our architect Scott Peterson of INDE Architecture and Rudolph & Sletten, wrestled with so many options and requirements. But we were energized by the vision to create a health center that would embody all that we believe is essential to ensure equity in health care. Our new health center levels the playing field. It gives people quality care in a beautiful environment and removes barriers to ancillary services. In addition to medical, behavioral health and

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We wish to express our immeasurable gratitude to everyone whose loyalty and generosity contributed to the construction of this state-of-the-art health center for the people of the communities we serve. With thanks and appreciation,

dental, Ravenswood will offer radiology, Luisa Buada, including general x-ray, ultrasound and Chief Executive Officer mammography, optometry services, and pharmacy services to registered Ravenswood patients.

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nowing how significant the visual environment is, we engaged the staff and artists of Mural, Music and Arts Project (MMAP), an East Palo Alto nonprofit, to create unique pieces of art with cultural symbols and motifs representing the ethnic diversity of residents from our community. We want the new facility to be a place of beauty, a place of healing, and a place where people are proud to work. We want our patients to feel calm and appreciated and valued as people. Ravenswood Family Health Center

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evin is a sweet, dark-eyed five year old who has multiple health and developmental issues. On a recent morning, his father, Julio, brought Kevin in because he had a fever and cough. Xenia Gonzalez, the medical assistant on his care team cajoles him into letting her put the pulse oximeter on his finger to get a reading on his oxygen level. He knows the drill and balks only until she promises to give him a Sponge Bob sticker. His father brings Kevin to most appointments because his mother has a daytime job as a cashier at a gas station. Julio works too, but in the evening at Century Cinema. He gets off after 11pm, and is up early to drive his three children to their three respective schools. This morning, Kevin gets to “skip� his pre-K school and comes to see his care team. Kevin was two when he was first seen at RFHC. The pediatrician administered the standard Ages & Stages of Development questions and noted an obvious speech delay. By the time Dr. James Kaferly took over his care when he was three, it was evident to his parents too that Kevin had a significant developmental delay. He was seen by one of Ravenswood’s Integrated Behavioral Health providers who suggested possible Autism Spectrum Disorder. Kevin was then evaluated by Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital developmental behavioral pediatricians who, through more refined testing, determined that Kevin didn’t meet the criterion for autism, but that there was a significant cognitive delay with special education needs. Then in February 2014, Kevin came

in with a fever, with coughing and labored breathing. "His initial presentation was acute exacerbation. He was very sick and had low oxygen levels and required intensive care by the clinic staff.� The team observed him for an hour, administering Albuterol until his condition improved. During that time, Xenia showed the father how to administer asthma medication using a spacer. Julio caught on quickly. His own father also had asthma. Because his parents are functionally illiterate, Kevin’s care team uses the verbal technique of teach-

feedback to reinforce their understanding of ways to prevent asthma flare ups. Kevin’s asthma symptoms still per-

sist, and so he continues to need daily medication, but his language skills are improving. As he flies his plastic orange dragon around making buzzing sounds, he talks about Godzilla. Then, holding a squareheaded Sponge Bob figure, he proudly announces the shape, “It’s square.� Dr. Kaferly acknowledges it’s difficult for Kevin’s parents to address all of the chronic issues of their son at once. It’s a learning process that takes time. “Trying to prioritize becomes difficult when you have persistent asthma, obesity, educational concerns and a variety of psychosocial stressors that are present. We’ve tried to seek out ways that they can create a healthy structure and create patterns that help Kevin grow and succeed. And so, each visit we try to focus on a particular aspect and make progress as we go along because we know that these items are not a single visit, single fix. We walk with the family and continue to empower them as they go through this to advocate for their son.� Kevin will enter kindergarten in the fall of 2015 and, together with his parents, his care team wants to make sure he receives an optimal level of educational support. As a child with a learning disability, the Ravenswood City School District has given him a basic Individualized Education Plan (IEP). However, knowing Kevin’s cognitive issues, Dr. Kaferly referred Kevin’s parents to the Family Advocacy Program, a medical-legal partnership, asking them to represent Kevin to ensure he receives the special education services he will need to give him the best chance.

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What we do Provide integrated, coordinated primary health care to lowincome and uninsured residents of San Mateo & Santa Clara counties

Eye Care for You at Ravenswood’s Optometry Clinic

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s essential to life as eyes are, people will forego eye care and treatment for vision disorders when they’re uninsured or financially strapped. This is especially unfortunate in communities of color that have significantly higher rates of diabetes, the number one cause of vision loss in adults in the U.S. According to the American Optometric Association, eye and vision services have been greatly underrepresented at community health centers; only 18% of centers provide in-house optometric services. With the opening of its new health center, Ravenswood has remedied this inequity by including an optometry clinic with two exam rooms and state-ofthe-art diagnostic equipment. To plan and equip the optometry clinic, CEO Luisa Buada hired Dr. Sonia Menchavez, who completed her 4-year optometry training at Berkeley, followed by a Master’s in Public Health, graduating in June 2014. Destined for the Part As an undergraduate, Dr. Menchavez volunteered with a nonprofit that served day workers in her hometown of Mountain View. Although the laborers had access to mobile medical and dental care, there was no eye care. While

studying optometry at Berkeley, Dr. Menchavez received a Schweitzer Fellowship that is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders to address underlying causes

of health inequities. (It was the first time an optometry student received the Schweitzer fellowship in the Bay Area.) For her service project, Dr. Menchavez developed a vision care service for the day workers in Mountain View. But at the end of the day, it wasn’t sustainable, and like other volunteer projects she had participated in Peru and Nicaragua, it dissolved. The volunteer experiences made her more determined. �Whether or not they can get the care they need depends on so many other factors external to what you can provide in the exam room,� she said. “I wanted to learn more with the goal in mind of creating sustainable vision care for underserved communities.� While in the MPH program, Dr. Menchavez attended a lecture and heard Luisa Buada talking about her

community health center and saw slides of plans for the new health center. “Afterwards I went up and asked, ‘Are you going to have inhouse eye care?’� That conversation led Sonia to focus her capstone MPH project on a needs assessment at Ravenswood to assess diabetic patients’ understanding about eye care and the barriers to seeking eye care. As soon as she completed the MPH program, she joined Ravenswood and began plans for the new optometry Clinic. Dr. Menchavez is one of a new crop of optometrists with an interest in public health who believe that community clinics are the way to reach low-income populations. “There are not a lot of us. In the U.S, there are only 148 full-time optometrists in community clinics, while there are 23 million people that community clinics serve.� Bringing optometry services to Ravenswood’s patients is an important step in addressing a serious gap in health care access. Without onsite eye care services, Ravenswood patients have had to wait 4 to 6 months to be seen at the County’s clinics. In fact, there’s a backlog of 350 people as soon as the Optometry Clinic commences on May 5th. The new clinic will offer comprehensive primary eye care services including ocular disease management, and access to affordable eyeglasses. It is equipped with the newest instruments for diagnosing and managing many types of ocular disease such as retinopathy, macular degeneration, glaucoma, and other neurological conditions.

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Silicon Valley’s 2nd Annual Day of Charitable Giving In 2014, Silicon Valley Community Foundation started SV Gives to encourage charitable giving to Silicon Valley nonprofits. SV Gives was widely successful in its inaugural year, raising over $8 million for participating nonprofits.

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Allan and Mary Seid For the founders of Asian Americans for Community Involvement, serving others is a family affair by Sam Sciolla

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n reflecting on their life’s chicken buns to hand out to fellow work — a veritable moun- students at school, many of them tain of social and political Latino, who would bring them projects — Mary and Allan Seid back to their families. Inheriting this credited the values sensitivity to the imparted to them by plight of others, their parents. the Seids have conAllan’s grandfatinually devoted ther received imthemselves to social migrant men from causes and fighting China with open injustice — whether arms, helping them it was by sitting on as a community nonprofit and govleader in San Franernmental boards, cisco’s Chinatown working with indito find housing, viduals struggling medical care and with drug addiction employment. Aland domestic abuse, lan’s father expand- Allan and Mary Seid ed those services for pose for their engagement or founding the umbrella organizathe city’s Chinese photo in 1958. tion Asian Americommunity. Mary’s parents raised her in a cans for Community Involvepoor, hard-working neighborhood ment (AACI, or Ah-kee). And in Stockton before World War II. through it all, they’ve labored to Though her family was lucky convey the importance of service enough to own a restaurant, they and family to their children and saw many other families and indi- grandchildren. Though they went to the same viduals struggling to get by. “My father said, ‘If we can, we church in high school, Allan and should help them out,’� Mary said. Mary’s relationship didn’t begin The family served leftovers in earnest until early college, from the restaurant to hungry when by chance they shared a immigrants from southern Asia, caroling book during a Christmas and her parents gave her pork and Eve event. They married in 1959.

Allan and Mary Seid, now residents of Channing House, founded Asian Americans for Community Involvement and have devoted decades to community service. With Mary working to support him, Allan studied medicine at the University of Southern California, graduating in 1962, and then completed a one-year internship in San Jose. Soon after, he realized that working as a physician wouldn’t offer the kind of human interaction he was searching for. Mary suggested that he explore psychiatry, and he followed suit,

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dents there, they were missing out on the rich cultural experiences she had as a child. She and Allan decided to transfer their kids to Ventura School, where there was a greater variety of socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, including Latinos, African Americans and Asians. (continued on page 39)

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Barbara Carlitz (continued from page 33)

building skills to boards,” she said. The oldest of three siblings, she says it’s that “older-child syndrome” that pushes her to “organize everything around you.” “I think I’m fair, I’m open. I don’t hide my opinions but I realize mine is not the only opinion. I encourage discussion on boards.” Five years ago she was recruited by a friend to the Environmental Volunteers board; she’s currently serving her second three-year term, and she chaired the board last year. “The environment has attracted my attention as an area of great need, globally down to my household, and this organization does what the best of Palo Alto nonprofits does: It serves both sides of 101 quite effectively. We’re now out in the Baylands, in the East Palo Alto neighborhood, our closest neighbors. Kids can walk to the EcoCenter. It’s well-posi-

tioned to help,” she said. Carlitz expressed some concerns over the future of volunteering: “Back in the ’70s ... at the time that I began my community service, most of the other women were not working; we had young kids, our husbands had responsible jobs, we felt that we were very comfortably off. It was not a big hardship for us to serve the way we did on boards and committees. Now, with most younger women at work with younger children, it’s a different scene,” she said. “If you’re working full-time and have a young family, you don’t have a lot of time left over.” Looking back, Carlitz cites among her accomplishments finding younger board members, especially for the Palo Alto Community Fund board. “We recruited three or four, and they have brought others. That’s one of the success stories,” she said, calling it a “truly working board” with a part-time executive director. “So all the work gets done by

the board. That works in its favor. If people are going to give up some of their few hours away from work and family, they want to feel they’re doing something, not listening to committee reports. If you have an assignment and are working actively to get that done, it doesn’t feel like time wasted.” Carlitz has by no means abandoned family to serve her community. Besides volunteering and actively running her own firm, she finds time to spend with her daughter, two stepsons and five grandchildren, who range in age from 6 to 16. At 75, she’s as proud of them as she is of “having stepped up to some things that seemed big tasks.” “My greatest accomplishment perhaps is having been a single woman running her own business and still taking an active part in the community,” she said. “That is an accomplishment.” Q Associate Editor Carol Blitzer can be emailed at cblitzer@ paweekly.com.

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ments, to listen and to really care about these people, and life is pretty lonely if you’re really high up in an organization and so this was a place where they could share thoughts,” she said. DeBusk left her post as American Leadership Forum president in 2000 but remains involved with the organization as a senior fellow and adviser. The group celebrated its 25th anniversary in October 2013, having graduated 550 people. “It’s lovely to see it continue to thrive and good people bring in more good people,” DeBusk said. And as for her award, she said she’s “honored to be honored.” “I know so many people who have been (lauded) in the past ... people who I admire a lot and like a lot,” she said. “I think the group that is being honored now is a really good group.” Q Digital Editor My Nguyen can be emailed at mnguyen@ paweekly.com.

Bob Harrington (continued from page 35)

bors to sign up for fiber, presented all of these things to Tomm Marshall (with the Palo Alto Utilities Department) and magically the map got redrawn and we got into the fiber test network,” he said. The citywide fiber effort ultimately stalled in 2009 because of the economic downturn, only to get resurrected last year by a City Council eager to finally make fiber-to-the-premise a reality. Harrington saw fiber’s potential well before most city officials became excited about the project. In the early days of the Internet, connectivity was slow and unreliable, which drove Harrington to push for the fiber trial, Margie said. “We knew up close and personal the benefit of fiber, and everyone talks about the speed, but speed is what I would call the marketing issue that is being presented. But it’s reliability,” Harrington said. “People don’t realize that’s what comes with fiber. It’s simple to make it a one-issue thing, which is speed, but what we’re really interested in is changing the corporate culture and the user-friendliness of our telecommunication system.” Months after the trial network was installed in 2001, Harrington joined a group to develop a citywide fiber-to-home plan that could be implemented by the City of Palo Alto. This is where Harrington met Bern Beecham, who was a councilman at the time. When Beecham decided to run for another council term, he persuaded Harrington to work on his campaign committee. “I got to watch how a political campaign gets run in Palo Alto, and it was just neighbors like all of us ... and I realized by just being a volunteer on Bern’s campaign committee ... that there’s not that many people who are politically active on the local level ... who will volunteer or do things on a committee or even give money to a campaign,” Harrington said. “I said, ‘I can do that.’” After working on Beecham’s campaign, Harrington went on to volunteer on individual council campaigns, including for Sid Es-

pinosa, Larry Klein and Liz Kniss — all former mayors. Harrington also helped lead the charge in bringing Palo Alto’s aging storm-drain system up to date after a measure went to voters and failed. “I’m thinking to myself ... ‘This can’t happen too often,’” Harrington said of the failed measure. “This is a fabulous community, we got to figure out ways to reinvest in our infrastructure or it’s going to be ashes to ashes.” When officials started talking about having a second go at improving the city’s storm-drain system, Harrington volunteered to be on the storm-drain committee. Harrington and Susan Rosenberg, a founding board member of Canopy — which counts on volunteers to plant, care for and survey trees in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto — developed a writing team to come up with a “good simple message that resonated with people who voted,” he said. “I was just a worker ant doing what I could do,” Harrington said. “Of course, it was successful, so that reinforced that we could present legitimate issues and solutions in ways that were attractive enough to get the vote.” Currently, Harrington is on Channing House’s board of trustees and was involved in the conception of the senior community’s new health center. “Channing House is a brilliant concept that Russ Lee came up with in the early ’60s ... and has a tremendous community, so that was a huge honor when someone called and asked me to be on that board,” Harrington said. Through his volunteer work, Harrington has learned to be patient and to have an open mind, he said. “There’s a Palo Alto process that you hear and read about, but it’s not unreasonable. A lot of preparation needs to go into most decisions to make them excellent decisions, and I think this community has a pretty stellar record of decisions that are made and the implementation of those decisions.” Q Digital Editor My Nguyen can be emailed at mnguyen@ paweekly.com.

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Gib Myers (continued from page 36)

lanthropy from the earliest days rather than as an afterthought. Despite the image of entrepreneurs as laser-focused, 24/7 workaholics, Myers said, “Companies do all kinds of things to develop a culture — they have beer busts, things like that. “Community service can be one element of building a culture and, if you do that, people think differently. When the executives at whatever level make their first million, or 10, they’d say, ‘I can give $50,000 to that group, or I can do something.’ “That was our pitch: ‘You will be a better company if you incorporate that way of thinking,’” Myers said. For more than a decade the Entrepreneurs Foundation attracted hundreds of companies and generated millions of dollars in community contributions. Entrepreneurs Foundation merged with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation in 2012. Myers worries that the drive for philanthropy in startup culture has stalled. “I think it’s getting dissipated, but maybe it’s still alive — I hope it is,” he said. “When I started it in 1998, there was just so little corporate involvement. Entrepreneurs would build their company, make their money,

and go on to the next one. The whole idea is to change the culture.” Myers’ current passion is the American Prairie Reserve, an effort to bring back bison and other native wildlife to 3.5 million acres in northeastern Montana. He came to it more than a dozen years ago through his friendship with onetime Silicon Valley consultant Sean Gerrity, who is now president of the Bozeman-based reserve. “They just said, ‘Do you want to help? And, by the way, it will cost $400 million,’” Myers said. He and his wife Susan had never even been to Montana but were drawn by the grand scale and long-term impact of the undertaking. The couple joined up, with both taking board positions and Gib Myers serving as chairman for 10 years. The preserve aims to stitch together ranches and lands held by the federal Bureau of Land Management, remove fences and restore wildlife populations. Once completed, it will be larger than Yellowstone and open to the public. “We want people to come visit, have a Serengeti-like experience and know the history, the biology, the science,” Myers said. “For us and for many large donors, this is a project that will be there for generations, not something that will be gone in 20 or 30 years. It will be there in perpetuity.” Q Contributing Writer Chris Kenrick can be emailed at ckenrick@paweekly.com.

Allan, Mary Seid (continued from page 37)

“They had really a different experience. ... And I think they (benefited) a lot from it in their thinking,” Mary said. In the midst of raising a family, Allan and Mary found time for public service. Mary helped out at her childrens’ schools, organizing field trips to take students for the first time to San Francisco. In 1973, Allan ran for Palo Alto City Council, losing a seat by a margin of 33 votes. Though friends encouraged him to run again, he turned his attention with Mary to a new project, Asian Americans for Community Involvement. AACI began in the summer of 1973 as an all-volunteer group that met in the Seids’ living room. In the early years, its members focused primarily on advocacy — in getting Asian Americans onto governmental bodies, fighting employment discrimination and encouraging positive media portrayals. In the education realm, Mary also worked with others to identify and do away with racist and sexist material in school textbooks. When the Bay Area began receiving an influx of refugees from Southeast Asia following the Vietnam War, AACI faced a dilemma: whether to continue to focus on advocacy or devote resources to assisting these newcomers.

“‘They’re just like our grandfolks who came here,’” Allan recalled AACI members saying. “‘They’re going to experience 100 percent the same kind of difficulties ... and we’ve got to help them, make life easier for them.’” Ultimately, the solution was to do both. AACI’s efforts to support immigrants led to more funding opportunities from the county and state, which allowed the organization to move into a larger facility in San Jose in 1980. Just more than a decade later in 1992, AACI was able to purchase a 100,000-square-foot building in San Jose, which today houses its headquarters and about 30 different social and health programs. Beyond holding major AACI leadership positions in the 1980s and early 1990s — Allan as executive director and Mary as director of administrative services — the Seids have each engaged in many other causes and projects, both inside and outside of AACI. In addition to serving on the California state boards of education and mental health, Allan contributed energy to projects involving drug abuse, helping to found Pathway Society Inc. and, in 1970 and ’71, chairing the Drug Abuse Task Force in Palo Alto, created by the City Council in response to increased local drug use. After hearing from many Asian women about the pressing issue of domestic violence, Mary led an AACI effort in 1990 to establish a

safe house for victims of domestic violence, which is still in place today. She was also on the Midpeninsula YWCA Palo Alto’s board for 12 years and was a founding member of the Santa Clara County Domestic Violence Council, which was formalized in 1993. Over the decades, AACI’s services have expanded to cater to other groups besides Asian Americans, including Latinos, African Americans, Caucasians and refugees of international conflicts and torture — a fact which the Seids are particularly proud of. As the Seids’ three children grew up, they each acquired their parents’ impulse to look beyond themselves. Their oldest daughter Arlene took an early interest and founded a teen group within AACI to work on social justice issues and programs for the poor and homeless. Through high school and college and into adulthood, she and her siblings Marcine and Marc followed their own interests, which ranged from work on domestic violence to immigration reform and environmental preservation. Today, Allan, 79, and Mary, 78, stay involved with AACI (Allan is working on a long-term project to document the organization’s history), but they’re kept plenty busy in their retirement by spending time with their nine grandchildren. Q Editorial Assistant Sam Sciolla can be emailed at ssciolla@ paweekly.com.

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MUSIC AND LUNCH ... San Francisco’s BELLA Piano Trio will perform a chamber music recital on Tuesday, May 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Schultz Cultural Arts Hall of the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center. The price, $15 or one punch on the JCC’s Community Tuesday Punch Card, includes a buffet lunch. RSVPs are needed by May 17 to Michelle Rosengaus, 650-223-8616 or mrosengaus@paloaltojcc.org. DESIGN WINNERS ... Two students from California College of the Arts were named winners last month in the Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge, a competition aimed at spurring the creation of products and services to improve the lives of older adults. Students Nicholas Steigmann and Maiya Jensen won a $10,000 cash prize for their product “SPAN,” a portable structure that helps people get up and down from the ground in a safe and independent manner. The second annual design challenge attracted submissions from 42 student teams from 31 universities and 11 countries. Q

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A LA CARTE & ART ... The Mountain View Central Business Association will present its annual street festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3, on Castro Street, between Church Street and Evelyn Avenue. Expect to find ceramics, glass, fine art, jewelry and more, as well as live music, artisan food purveyors, home and garden exhibits, a farmers market and classic cars. Info: 650-964-3395 or miramarevents. com/alacarte MASTER GARDENER EVENTS ... UC Master Gardeners are offering three free events this week, including “Selecting Ornamental Plants for the WaterWise Gardenâ€? from 10 to 11 a.m. and “Vegetable Gardening in a Droughtâ€? from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., both on Saturday, May 2, at the Palo Alto Demonstration Garden, 851 Center Drive, Palo Alto. On Friday, May 8, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Master Gardeners will present “Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes!â€? — with tips for planting, staking, watering and dealing with pests and diseases — at Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Info: Master Gardeners at 408-282-3105, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or mastergardeners.org PERFECT DAHLIAS ... Mimi Clarke, former Filoli lead horticulturist and owner of Fiddle Fern Landscaping, will teach a class on “Growing the Perfect Dahliaâ€? from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, at Filoli, 86 CaĂąada Road, Woodside. The class will cover potting up and planting Dahlia tubers; each participant will go home with a Dahlia to plant. Cost is $50 for nonmembers, $40 for members. Info: 650-364-8300 or filoli.org SPEAK TIRAMISU? ... Nicoletta Giorgi will teach Italian language and culture in her “Italian Cooking #4â€? class from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, at Palo Alto High School, Room 103, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. The menu includes Gattò di patate alla Napoletana (Potato Gateaux) and TiramisĂš. Cost is $50. Info: 650-329-3752 or paadultschool.org ALL ABOUT ROSES ... Joan Sanders, who has served on the Filoli Floral Design Committee for many years, will teach

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The Willows is a neighborhood of eclectic architectural styles, including this Spanish, tile-roofed example on Pope Street, top, and a more traditional home with dormer windows on Oak Court, above.

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hile Carl Hesse sat on his front porch to talk about living in The Willows, his young son burst outside and ran joyfully next door. Hesse said that his family is close to their neighbors on either side, and small get-togethers with some other younger families on their street are a regular occurrence. “We do a lot of pet-sitting tradeoff and housewatching,� he said. That communal, yet informal, atmosphere seems to permeate life in The Willows — from a publicly maintained traffic island (complete with plastic slide), well-supported businesses on Menalto Avenue like Cafe Zoe, and advocacy for safety measures and the preservation of San Francisquito Creek, the neighborhood’s southern border. Neighborhood resident Jim Wiley said that while there is no official homeowners association, activity in The Willows online groups more than makes up for that. A robust Yahoo group has existed for 15 years, but most activity has migrated to Nextdoor, where there are about 1,000 members, or around 50 percent of the neighborhood’s homes, according to Wiley. Wiley originally moved with his family to the neighborhood in 1980 so that his son could attend the nearby Peninsula School. However, a deep love affair with his home, the beauty of the nearby creek and the mix of residents — people of different ethnicities and socioeconomic statuses, as well as some college students — has kept him in The Willows. “The word diverse is overused, but it’s a diverse neighborhood,� he said. Over the years, Wiley has also taken a personal interest in the neighborhood’s history, learning about an early-20th-century experi-

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Eclectic mix of housing, residents and ‘friendliness’ defines the changing community by Sam Sciolla photos by Magali Gauthier

ment of Charles Weeks in establishing a colony of chicken farmers. He also discovered that one Menalto Avenue store used to house the erstwhile People’s Computer Center, where in the ÎŹ V DQG ÎŹ V HDUO\ WHFKQRORJLVWV FUHDWHG FRPputer games. It was a precursor to the Homebrew Computer Club, which was important to the personal-computing revolution. Today, a drive through The Willows reveals the marks of different eras. Some streets are on a careful vertical and horizontal grid, while others are tucked away in courts off of the sinuous Woodland Avenue that follows the tree-lined creek. Both Wiley and Hesse pointed out that some houses are backed by narrow alleyways, a charming vestige of older developments. Some parts of the neighborhood are changing, however, with sleek, modern homes going up next to older ranches — or in one case, across the street from a late-19th-century farmhouse. Multiple brand new, multimillion-dollar homes have been been sold recently, Wiley noted. “It’s a combination of people that are here for life and people that are turning over,â€? he said. “I think it’s 50-50.â€? An architect by trade, Hesse and his wife bought their home in The Willows in 2003 with the ultimate goal of designing a new house from scratch on the property. With the project completed around the beginning of 2008, the family

of five is now completely settled in. “We don’t foresee ourselves ever moving,� Hesse said. Hesse praised the neighborhood’s location, which allows the family to walk to downtown Palo Alto and his children to bike to nearby Menlo Park schools. The city also has plans to construct a new third- to fifth-grade elementary school at the site of the old O’Connor School, big news for The Willows, Wiley said. Though Hesse wished there was a closer supermarket, Wiley noted that the area is serviced by The Willows Market on Middlefield Road and La Hacienda Market on Menalto Avenue, which has great prices for produce and a taqueria inside. The Menalto shopping center is also home to the West Bay Cleaners dry cleaners, the dance studio Captivating Dance, a custom cake shop called Studio Cake and other small businesses. BethAnn Goldberg, who owns Studio Cake, has lived in The Willows for 10 years. While putting the finishing touches on a cake shaped like Buzz Lightyear, she described the neighborhood as “crunchy� and “down to earth.� When Goldberg saw some small dogs walking by outside, she prodded her son to bring them treats from a jar on her desk. Dogs will pause outside the storefront to wait for treats, perplexing their owners, she explained. Because the neighborhood is so friendly, Goldberg remarked that sometimes it can be difficult simply to go for a run. “People actually stop to talk in our neighborhood ...� Goldberg said. “You can’t go anywhere.� Editorial Assistant Sam Sciolla can be emailed at ssciolla@paweekly.com.

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936 Lundy Lane, Los Altos Offered at $2,198,000 Contemporary Home Boasts Soaring Ceilings Oversized windows line this updated 4 bedroom, 3 bath home of almost 2500 sq. ft. (per county) on a lot of around 9000 sq. ft. (per county). Overlooking bubbling Permanente Creek, the home offers a sun-soaked interior, generous rooms, and ceilings up to 21 feet high. Maple flooring, granite countertops, and a full granite backsplash distinguish the central island kitchen, which opens to the dining area and the two-story great room with a fireplace. Updated with a walk-in pantry, VELUX skylights, new paint, and two remodeled bathrooms, the home also boasts a sizable loft, two bedrooms with balcony access, and new Trex decking. Additional features include dual-zone heating and cooling, a master suite with a soaking tub, an attached two-car garage, and custom Hunter Douglas blinds throughout. Within steps of Los Altos Golf and Country Club, the home is also close to Rancho Shopping Center and McKenzie Park. Nearby schools include Loyola Elementary (API 954), Blach Intermediate (API 958), and Mountain View High (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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Home Front (continued from page 41) a class called “Roses from Garden to Table� from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, at an Atherton garden. The class will include a walk through Sanders’ garden, followed by a demonstration of flower arranging using her homegrown flowers. Cost is $35 for nonmembers, $25 for Gamble Garden members; address will be provided upon registration. Info: gamblegarden.org CITYWIDE YARD SALE ... Palo Alto will hold its biennual Citywide Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. Participants who register with the city will receive a fact sheet with sales tips plus a list of reuse organizations. A full-page map listing addresses and sale merchandise will appear in the June 5 edition of the Palo Alto Weekly, as well as online. The deadline for signing up to sell is May 8. Info: paloaltoonline.com/yardsale or 650-496-5910 Q

HOME SALES

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

within four to eight weeks. 2148 Ralmar Ave. L. Keith to Kam Trust for $710,000 on 3/6/15; previous sale 2/01, $575,000 755 Runnymede St. BJC Development to H. Moustafa-Hussein for $750,000 on 3/6/15; previous sale 9/03, $1,200,000

Los Altos

1531 Awalt Court R. & C. Cantwell to H. Li for $3,052,500 on 4/2/15; previous sale 3/08, $2,100,000 10590 Chardonnay Lane Steemers Trust to K. Barnholt for $3,250,000 on 4/1/15; previous sale 10/05, $2,000,000 1415 Country Club Drive Takata Trust to M. Lal for $2,701,000 on 4/3/15 4388 El Camino Real #209 J. & G. Schuessler to R. & Y. Shang for $1,201,500 on 4/3/15; previous sale 12/09, $600,000 7 Farm Road Taylor Trust to B. Mott for $1,320,000 on 4/1/15; previous sale 5/04, $650,000 440 Hawthorne Ave. Pachaud Trust to G. & N. Kaushek for $3,300,000 on 4/2/15 23270 Mora Heights Way FCOF UST Reo to M. Mortazavi for $4,870,000 on 4/3/15; previous sale 7/06, $5,750,000 510 Outlook Drive R. & L. Davis to J. Levine for $2,358,000 on 4/6/15; previous sale 11/08, $1,310,000

Los Altos Hills

12012 Adobe Creek Lodge Road H. Williamson to N. Kokemohr for $6,100,000 on 4/2/15; previous sale 8/03, $2,473,000 24183 Dawnridge Drive Lenehan Trust to Mcnish Trust for $3,500,000 on 4/3/15; previous sale 12/98, $1,125,000 25071 Tepa Way Carter Trust

$3,500,000 on 4/3/15; previous sale 12/14, $3,250,000 1311 Parkinson Ave. Stevens Trust to Sea Trust for $6,500,000 on 4/3/15 815 Rorke Way Letsinger Trust to T. Ngo for $2,665,000 on 4/3/15 251 Tennyson Ave. A. Deleon to Carolan Trust for $5,750,000 on 4/1/15

SALES AT A GLANCE

East Palo Alto

East Palo Alto

Mountain View

Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $710,000 Highest sales price: $750,000

Total sales reported: 11 Lowest sales price: $525,000 Highest sales price: $1,851,000

Los Altos

Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 8 Lowest sales price: $1,201,500 Highest sales price: $4,870,000

Total sales reported: 11 Lowest sales price: $1,150,000 Highest sales price: $8,650,000

Los Altos Hills

Redwood City

Redwood City

Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $3,250,000 Highest sales price: $6,100,000

Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $525,000 Highest sales price: $1,140,000 Source: California REsource

Menlo Park Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $1,580,000 Highest sales price: $3,200,000 to Alafi Trust for $3,250,000 on 4/6/15

Menlo Park

584 Sand Hill Circle M. & D. Ongko to S. & A. Rastogi for $1,580,000 on 3/6/15 777 Sharon Park Drive Menlo Park Sharon Park to Uphoff Trust for $3,200,000 on 3/6/15; previous sale 7/13, $3,000,000

Mountain View

700 Chiquita Ave. #5 K. Li to S. Cheng for $1,080,000 on 4/6/15; previous sale 5/12, $610,000 278 College St. P. Ryshakov to B. Li for $882,000 on 4/1/15; previous sale 6/03, $395,000 733 Ehrhorn Ave. Levitt Trust to T. & R. Mashhadian for $1,559,000 on 4/1/15 264 Jessie Lane Waverly Oaks to Sunny Lanz Limited for $1,738,000 on 4/2/15; previous sale 10/01, $615,000

784 Arguello St. D. & E. O’Keefe to A. Kumar for $525,000 on 3/6/15 430 Arlington Road Dekerchove Trust to Dale Trust for $1,140,000 on 3/6/15 405 Cork Harbour Circle #A D. & S. Fong to G. & L. Nemetz for $565,000 on 3/6/15; previous sale 2/00, $276,000

BUILDING PERMITS

341 Mercy St. N. & J. Fey to J. Cafolla for $1,851,000 on 4/1/15; previous sale 10/08, $850,000 500 W. Middlefield Road #93 Cok Trust to C. Lui for $525,000 on 4/3/15 1133 Miramonte Ave. Balcita Trust to K. Srivastava for $1,350,000 on 4/2/15 454 Mountain Laurel Court Accola Trust to Y. Zheng for $1,360,000 on 4/1/15 211 Ortega Ave. J. & R. Swain to J. Chan for $1,300,000 on 4/2/15; previous sale 9/07, $825,000 561 Palo Alto Ave. Brierley Trust to A. & L. Phillips for $1,500,000 on 4/1/15 1660 Yale Drive Fuchs Trust to B. & R. Stroy for $1,750,000 on 4/1/15

Palo Alto

261 Creekside Drive Berwald Trust to S. Mamdani for

$2,925,000 on 4/1/15; previous sale 1/12, $1,351,500 2134 Edgewood Drive H. Vo to W. & M. Lee for $2,250,000 on 4/1/15; previous sale 8/11, $1,288,000 455 Grant Ave. #8 Conroy Trust to H. Zhang for $1,150,000 on 4/2/15; previous sale 2/00, $340,000 2155 Greer Road E. Monberg to H. Lim for $2,500,000 on 4/6/15; previous sale 12/00, $1,150,000 920 Hamilton Ave. Rosewood Development to Shapero Trust for $8,650,000 on 4/1/15; previous sale 5/12, $2,990,000 860 Lincoln Ave. Ackley Trust to Sheng Sheng Limited for $5,400,000 on 4/1/15 759 Loma Verde Ave. #A A. Nemelka to Lee Trust for $1,675,000 on 4/6/15; previous sale 11/07, $880,000 4110 Old Trace Road Chawla Ventures to Everest Trust for

Palo Alto

774 Talisman Court install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 940 Commercial St. non-structural demo, $n/a 2104 Edgewood Drive remodel kitchen, two bathrooms, $32,700 550 N. California Ave. re-roof, $23,000; re-roof, $992 176 Cowper St. install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 1028 Bryant St. install Level 3 electrical-vehicle charging station, $n/a 372 Creekside Drive add Sheetrock, lights, plugs, circuit in attached garage, $5,000 22601 Skyline Blvd. re-roof, $17,232 22322 Skyline Blvd. re-roof main house and garage, $16,950 720 Cowper St. re-roof, $28,330 3913 Nelson Drive remodel

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2535 South Court, Palo Alto, 94301

3BR/2BA 1,403 sq ft

6,719 sq ft Lot

Tucked away on a sought-after cul-de-sac, this ranch-style home features beautiful oak floors throughout, classic tile bathrooms, and a private garden terrace adjoining the spacious living room. The master bedroom suite opens out to a roomy deck and secluded grassy back yard and manicured garden. Just a short block from Palo Alto's Bryant Street Bicycle Boulevard, and easy access to both California Avenue and Midtown shopping areas.

Home & Real Estate (continued from previous page) bathroom, $9,045 3876 Grove Ave. remodel bathroom, $9,045 164 Hamilton Ave. Palantir: tenant improvement, addition of hallway to secure access to floor, install card readers, $50,000 1891 Page Mill Road, Suite 100 Corning Incorporated: tenant improvement, including expansion of server room and storage space, $62,881 661 Seale Ave. new heated pool and spa, $55,000 555 Hamilton Ave. Nokia Growth Partners US, LLC, venture capital firm to occupy Suite 105, $n/a 4284 Los Palos Circle re-roof cabana in back by the pool, $3,312 3960 El Camino Real re-roof, $26,000

4015 Miranda Ave., Bldg. 3 Nest: interior nonstructural demo, $n/a 855 El Camino Real, Suite 1 landlord improvement: split into five suites, $25,000 550 Thain Way add three new outlets and new circuits, $n/a 813 Ross Court demo pool, $n/a 3500 Deer Creek Road install anchor, $250 2158 Staunton Court remodel kitchen, bathroom, $48,000 251 University Ave. nonstructural demo, $n/a 3458 Greer Road re-roof, $10,000 885 Oregon Ave. re-roof, $2,700 3850 El Camino Real accessible path to accessible parking and bathroom only, $n/a 615 Channing Ave. re-roof garage, $5,280 2830 Ramona St. revised plans including new covered porch,

new bay window at living room, install underpin foundation along perimeter, $25,000 275 Southwood Drive remodel bathroom, $7,356 2171 El Camino Real re-roof, $6,617 2371 Tasso St. remodel bathroom, $21,021 211 Middlefield Road replace copper water pipes throughout house, $n/a 500 Kingsley Ave. landscaping including new gas firepit at rear and arbor, $23,756 199 Heather Lane remodel bathroom, $6,064 4214 El Camino Real handicap parking striping detail, $n/a 2151 Park Blvd. Wheelhouse Enterprises: tenant improvements for software development firm, $n/a 2865 Park Blvd. revisions to adaptable shower configurations at residential units, $n/a

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Situated on a cul-de-sac of Los Altos’ ďŹ nest properties only a stone’s throw to downtown, this impressive 5 Bedroom and 5 Full Baths Georgian residence boasts 5900 square feet of living space and a 19,000 square foot lot. The Main Level includes the Grand Entry, Master Suite, 3 Family Bedrooms, Library, Living Room, Formal Dining Room, Chef’s Kitchen and Family Room. The Lower Level includes the 2nd Family Room w/ Bar & Fireplace; the 5th bedroom Guest Suite; Exercise Room and Wine Cellar. Additional features include the Loggia, outdoor Kitchen, Pool and Spa, 2 Powder Rooms, 5 Fireplaces and attached 3 car garage. Excellent Los Altos Schools and the best Los Altos location!

1083 Cardinal Way, Palo Alto Offered at $1,988,000 Newly Rebuilt Home With Sleek Finishes Newly rebuilt and expanded into a modern design with cutting-edge amenities, this quiet, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home of 1,982 sq. ft. (per seller) sits on a lot of 6,515 sq. ft. (per city). Brand-new features include Porcelanosa engineered hardwood floors, oversized dual-pane windows, LED lighting, and Porcelanosa Krion bathroom vanities. Large, flexible common spaces with built-in speakers include open living and dining areas adjoining a bedroom that may be used as a home office. Centered by a granite-capped island, the crisp, modern kitchen offers chic finishes and designer Liebherr and Miele appliances. In the stylish master suite, a hanging door reveals a bathroom with a stunning walk-in shower and a soaking tub. Features like a twocar garage, radiant heating, Nest technology, and a Takagi tankless water heater lend practical luxuries to this innovative home. Here, you will be moments from Greer Park, U.S. 101., and Midtown Shopping Center. Top schools include Palo Verde Elementary (API 961), JLS Middle (API 943), and Palo Alto High (API 905). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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At Kara, they recognize both the universality and the uniqueness of each person’s processing and experience of grief. They encourage those they serve to draw strength from their own spiritual beliefs, culture, family, friends, and other resources. Through compassionate grief support and training, Kara helps individuals experiencing loss find support, guidance and hope. Sereno Group is proud to support the commitment and services Kara provides to our community. For more information about their work or how you can get involved, please visit www.kara-grief.org

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$35,000,000

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1730 Peregrino Way, San Jose

$3,798,000

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GINNY KAVANAUGH Open Sunday 1:30 - 4:30 PM

2 SANDSTONE, PORTOLA VALLEY

$2,295,000

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2151 Camino A Los Cerros, Menlo Park

Vintage Appeal in Coveted West Menlo Park • • •

Vintage charm with 2 bedrooms and 1 bath Wonderful University Heights neighborhood Oak hardwood floors in living and bedrooms

• • • • •

Living room with gas fireplace Dining/Family Room with sliding door to deck Private front & rear yard Children’s playhouse Excellent Menlo Park schools

OFFERED AT $1,795,000

2151CaminoALosCerros.com

License# 01066910

650.465.7459 tom@tomlemieux.com

Ranked #80 Nationally. The Wall Street Journal, 2014

tomlemieux.com

Over $1.9 billion in sales since 1998

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1557 Country Club Drive, Los Altos Offered at $4,988,000 Entertainer’s Paradise Across From Country Club Warm, tropical finishes and indoor/outdoor living areas embody this 4 bedroom, 4 full + 2 half bath home of 4,177 sq. ft. (per county) that spreads across a lot of almost one half-acre (per county). Soaring cedar ceilings, a central speaker system, and recessed lighting adorn this impeccable interior. The gourmet island kitchen blends bamboo cabinetry, cork floors, and honed granite countertops and includes a wraparound bar, concealed pantries, and a wet bar with a 1000-bottle wine room. Walls of glass retract to open the slate-floored dining areas and great room to an expansive terrace, a spa, and a 25-yard lap pool. A dreamy master suite with a sitting room and a spa-like bath is on the main level, while two suites and a home office that may serve as a bedroom are housed upstairs. Across from the Los Altos Golf and Country Club, this home is within a five-minute drive of Loyola Elementary (API 954), Blach Intermediate (API 958), and Mountain View High (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.1557CountryClub.com

OPEN HOUSE

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Ken DeLeon K DL CalBRE #01342140

Michael Repka Mi h lR k CalBRE #01854880

Saturday & Sunday, 1-5 pm Jazz And Complimentary Lunch & Lattes

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

DELEON REALTY

OLD WORLD CHARM MEETS MODERN DESIGN IN HISTORIC COMMUNITY CENTER HOME • Lower level Sauna and soaking tub

Property Features:

6HSDUDWH 2IÀFH 6WXGLR &RWWDJH • 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath home of (unpermitted) 2,437 sq. ft. (per architectural plans) • Extensively Remodeled in 2013 For more photos view Virtual Tour at: • Custom walnut kitchen cabinetry with www.764Channing.com stainless steel counters • Top of the line, European appliances Offered at $3,798,000 • NanaWall door seamlessly opens kitchen/ family room to gardens

PALO ALTO SPECIALISTS

As home to world-renowned Stanford University and a multitude of high-tech companies, Palo Alto is the epicenter of Silicon Valley in all regards. From its vibrant downtown to its architecturally diverse neighborhoods, let our specialists at DeLeon Realty show you why Palo Alto is truly a choice place to live. ®

For more information contact:

Linda Fahn, Realtor 650.776.8317 LFahn@kwrpa.com CalBRE#01322627

North Palo Alto 650.513.8669 | kevin@deleonrealty.com South Palo Alto 650.581.9899 | alexander@deleonrealty.com www.deleonrealty.com | CalBRE #01903224

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3 Oliver Court Menlo Park • 2 bedrooms plus a large den • 2 and a half baths • Approximately 2,680 square feet of living space • 2 car attached garage • Newly painted interior walls • Air Conditioning • Breathtaking views of surrounding mountain and trees from multiple balcony decks • Community pool, spa, and tennis court • 2 car garage • HOA fees of $575 per month • Great Las Lomitas schools • Excellent Sharon Heights location just minutes from downtown Menlo Park, Stanford University, major commute routes

Offered at $1,788,000

Fereshteh Khodadad Broker Associate

650.815.8850

fereshtehkhodadad.com CalBRE # 00851932

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643 Tennyson Avenue, Palo Alto

Mediterranean in Old Palo Alto This Mediterranean villa-style home, designed by Roger Kohler, was built by Sam Benzacar, known for his attention to detail and use of high quality finishes. An authentic European hand-applied limestone exterior finish, hand crafted cedar entry door, Spanish style old-world blend roof tiles, copper gutters, and balconies with hand-forged railings are framed by mature landscaping, giving this very modern home a feeling of timelessness and permanence in Old Palo Alto. Approximately 5400 square feet of living space provides 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, formal living and dining rooms, a grand kitchen with professional grade appliances, two family rooms, a spacious gym, a large wine cellar, laundry room, and a generous storage room. Rooms are of generous proportions with quality detailing and fine finishes. A park-like rear yard with large patio and towering redwood trees invites outdoor dining and entertaining.

List price $8,498,000 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30PM

www.643Tennyson.com

Nancy Goldcamp www.nancygoldcamp.com Direct: (650) 400-5800 nancy@nancygoldcamp.com CAL BRE# 00787851

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In Loving Memory

Thomas J. Foy Husband, Father, Grandfather, Friend, Realtor December 17, 1929- April 26, 2015 Page 56 • May 1, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

3 1 0 6 B A N D E R A D R I V E , PA L O A LT O A Spacious Country Retreat in the Palo Alto Hills

Inviting family home in a spectacular setting • Approx. .97-acre cul-de-sac lot, much of it level • Approx. 2,670 sq. feet of living space • Four bedrooms, three bathrooms – large master suite with slider to deck – lower-level bathroom and bedroom with private entrance • Home office with custom built-ins • Expansive living room with arched fireplace • Huge main floor deck overlooking landscaped grounds

LISTED BY Lisa Knox calBRE# 01816896

• Two spacious patios, one with built-in BBQ • Laundry room with extra storage • Light, bright updated kitchen with breakfast nook that opens to the deck • Formal dining room with wet bar and floor-to-ceiling windows framing hill views • Top-rated Palo Alto Schools: Nixon Elementary, Terman Middle, and Gunn High (buyer to verify enrollment)

OFFERED AT $2,995,000

Cell: 650.388.8405

lisa@midtownpaloalto.com

Midtown Realty, Inc. • 2775 Middlefield Road • Phone: 650.321.1596 • WWW.MIDTOWNPALOALTO.COM

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Bay Area Collection pacificunion.com

APPOINTMENT ONLY

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10 Sargent Lane, Atherton

3665 Woodside Rd, Woodside

$8,495,000

$6,499,000

5 BD / 5+ BA / 5,132 SF

3 BD / 2.5 BA / 2,120 SF

Unique opportunity to own 2.43 acres in this premier west side location. Updated 5bd/5+ ba, pool, Top-rated Las Lomitas schools.

Sunny flat lot in Woodside. 3.3 acres. Western Hill views. Kristin Cashin, 650.465.7459 kristin@kcashingroup.com

Tom LeMieux, 650.465.7459 tom@tomlemieux.com

OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30 - 4:30

SOLD

2151 Camino A Los Cerros, Menlo Park

191 Meadowood, Portola Valley

$1,795,000

$3,295,000

2 BD / 1 BA / 1,359 SF

2.18 acres

Ready to move in and enjoy today or an opportunity to remodel or build new. Top-rated Menlo Park schools.

Remodel or built your dream home. Great views of Windy Hill. Located on one of the best streets in Central Portola Valley.

Tom LeMieux, 650.465.7459 tom@tomlemieux.com

Jennifer Pollock, 650.867.0609 Deanna Tarr, 415.999.1232

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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1:30–4:30PM

Woodside Estate

170 Fox Hollow Road, Woodside | 170FoxHollow.com Offered at $7,995,000 | Beds 3 | Baths 4 | Home ±4,659 sf | Lot ±3.1 acres

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1–4PM

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2–5PM

Portola Valley Estate

Los Altos Hills Retreat

6 Blue Oaks Court, Portola Valley | 6BlueOaksCt.com

14700 Manuella Road, Los Altos Hills | 14700Manuella.com

Offered at $4,998,000 Beds 4 | Full Baths 3 | Half Baths 3 Home ±7,280 sf | Lot ±2.76 acres Michael Dreyfus, Broker 650.485.3476 michael.dreyfus@dreyfussir.com License No. 01121795

Offered at $5,500,000 Beds 3 | Baths 2.5 | Home ±3,285 sf | Lot ± 22,880 sf

Summer Brill, Sales Associate 650.468.2989 summer.brill@dreyfussir.com License No. 01891857

Downtown Palo Alto 728 Emerson St, Palo Alto 650.644.3474

Downtown Menlo Park 640 Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park 650.847.1141

Noelle Queen, Sales Associate 650.427.9211 noelle.queen@dreyfussir.com License No. 01917593

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OPEN SAT & SUN

NOON-5PM

DOWNTOWN MENLO PARK GEM

979 SANTA CRUZ AVENUE, MENLO PARK 979SANTACRUZ.COM NUMBERS Offered at $1,998,000 Home: 1,684 sq ft 3 Bedrooms 3 Baths AMENITIES Downtown convenience: Draeger’s, Peet’s, and much more Fremont Park next door Blocks to Caltrain OVERVIEW First level office or fourth bedroom Spacious master suite with fireplace Unique interior design touches; not a cookie-cutter home Beautifully landscaped back yard; with tranquil waterfall Walls of glass in the living room provide an abundance of natural light Best looking storage shed in Menlo SCHOOLS

WENDY KANDASAMY

ADAM TOUNI

650 380 0220 wendy@zanemac.com CalBRE # 01425837

650 336 8530 adam@zanemac.com CalBRE # 01880106

Oak Knoll Elementary Hillview Middle Menlo-Atherton High

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ZANEMAC.COM

1209 Portland Avenue, Los Altos Offered at $3,798,000 Dazzling Home With Hi-Tech Amenities Sleek updates and luxurious technology accent this 4 bedroom, 4 bath home of 3,362 sq. ft. (per county) on a lot of 0.28 acres (per county). The interior features intricate millwork, customized SmartHome lighting, and stunning remodeled bathrooms boasting Starphire shower glass. Common areas include a regal living room and a posh formal dining room, while the chef ’s island kitchen displays a Viking refrigerator, Viking double ovens, and a U-Line beverage cooler. Automated shades enhance both the kitchen and the family room. Topped by a trey ceiling, the master suite presents two walk-in closets and a luxuriant bath with a limestone bathtub and a two-person shower. Two bedrooms, a guest suite, and a hobby room with a workbench are upstairs. Additional features include a three-car garage, three fireplaces, a home office, and a rear terrace with a greenhouse. Within walking distance of Blach Intermediate (API 958), the home is also near Oak Avenue (API 987) and Mountain View High (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.1209Portland.com

OPEN HOUSE

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Ken D K DeLeon L CalBRE #01342140

Michael Mi h l Repka R k CalBRE #01854880

Saturday & Sunday, 1-5 pm Complimentary Lunch & Lattes

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Palo Alto $11,888,000 www.4103OldTraceRoad.com Palo Alto rare Zoned R-E Density Residential. New Price. Jan Strohecker CalBRE #00620365 650.325.6161

Palo Alto Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $8,498,000 643 Tennyson Ave Elegant, yet comfortable. Gracious floor plan.5400 sq. ft on 10,000 lot. 6 BR/4 BA Nancy Goldcamp CalBRE #00787851 650.325.6161

Menlo Park Sat/Sun 2 - 4 $4,495,000 600 Hobart St. Fabulous Central Menlo Park! 4810 sq. ft. of living space on 10,710 sq. ft. lot. 6 BR/4.5 BA Lyn Jason Cobb CalBRE #01332535 650.324.4456

Portola Valley Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $4,800,000 380 Portola Rd Country charm merges with luxurious English style equestrian estate. Historic windmill! 4 BR/4 BA Judy Byrnes CalBRE #01178998 650.851.2666

Palo Alto Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $4,588,000 2570 Webster St Stunning, Bright, Custom Built New Home to fill every need. 5 bedrooms with 3 suites. 5 BR/4.5 BA Judy Shen CalBRE #01272874 650.325.6161

Woodside Sun 1 - 4 $4,549,000 12424 Skyline Blvd. Estate home on 5 acs w/ gorgeous ocean views. Chef ’s kitchen, spacious decks & tennis ct! 4 BR/3 full BA + 2 half Valerie Trenter CalBRE #01367578 650.323.7751

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

San Mateo County By appointment $3,888,000 www.222PortolaStateParkRoad.com 38 Acres with rustic 2BD,2BA and 4 stall horse barn. Jan Strohecker CalBRE #00620365 650.325.6161

Palo Alto Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,995,000 270 Iris Way Fully updated in 2003, custom home is situated in one of North Palo Alto’s best locales. 4 BR/3 BA Hanna Shacham CalBRE #01073658 650.324.4456

Portola Valley $2,295,000 2 Sandstone St. Single-level Portola Valley Ranch home with Windy Hill views - 2Sandstone.com 3 BR/2 BA Ginny Kavanaugh CalBRE #00884747 650.851.1961

Menlo Park Sat/Sun 1 - 4 $2,495,000 2011 Valparaiso Ave Open floor plan w/ wonderful living areas & luxurious retreats. Las Lomitas Schools. 4 BR/3 BA Tim Kerns CalBRE #01800770 650.323.7751

Menlo Park Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,999,000 563 Encina Ave 18,900 sq ft w/ 7 magnificent oak at the end of a cul se sac in unincorporated Menlo Park. 3 BR/2 BA Sue Crawford CalBRE #00587710 650.324.4456

Redwood City Sat/Sun 1 - 4 $1,895,000 78 Myrtle St. 9100 sq ft lot! Beautiful home on one of the best blocks in Mt. Carmel. 3 BR/2 BA Wendi Selig-Aimonetti CalBRE #01001476 650.323.7751

Menlo Park Sun 1 - 4:30 $1,435,000 659 Marsh Rd This remodeled home has it all! Close to Facebook w/ guest cottage & chef ’s kitchen! 3 BR/2.5 BA Enayat Boroumand CalBRE #1235734 650.324.4456

Foster City Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $839,000 672 Portofino Ln Plan B at “The Islands” with waterfront view. Single level, ground floor. separate dining. 2 BR/2 BA Grace Feng CalBRE #01049060 650.325.6161

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Alain Pinel Realtors

COME ON IN LOS ALTOS HILLS $8,580,000

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MENLO PARK $2,998,000

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PALO ALTO $2,788,000

20 Oak Hollow Way | 4bd/4.5ba J. James/C. Li | 650.323.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

1609 Shirley Avenue I 4bd/3.5ba K. Ligeti/S. Dumas I 650.941.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

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LOS ALTOS $2,198,000

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25975 MAR VISTA CT LOS GATOS OPEN SAT 5/2 9-1, SUN 5/3 1-5 TOURS DURING THE WEEK, JUDY AT 408.455.4551 3.19 acres, mostly flat rare, 5BR/4BA, 2746 sqft, remodeled home. Partial Ocean View.

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2 Bedrooms 3 Oliver Ct $1,788,000 Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 325-6161 303 Robin Way $1,595,000 Sat/Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141 2151 Camino A Los Cerros $1,795,000 Sat/Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200 940 Timothy Ln $1,289,000 Sat/Sun 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

3 Bedrooms 659 Marsh Rd Sun 1-4:30 Coldwell Banker 979 Santa Cruz Avenue Sat/Sun 12-5 Zane MacGregor 511 Entrada Way Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 563 Encina Ave Sun Coldwell Banker 629 Bay Road Sat/Sun 12-5 Intero Real Estate 109 Blackburn Ave Sun Sereno Group

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$4,695,000 462-1111

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$5,975,000 462-1111

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$4,495,000 324-4456

427 Alma St 308 $950,000 Sat 12:30-4/Sun 1-4:30 Advante Real Estate (408) 475-1238

3 Bedrooms - Condominium 727 # B Loma Verde $1,400,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500

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2088 Channing Ave. $2,995,000 Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200 1084 Fife Ave $2,898,000 Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111 270 Iris Way $2,995,000 Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456 3106 Bandera Dr. $2,995,000 Sat/Sun Midtown Realty 321-1596 1083 Cardinal Wy $1,988,000 Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty 543-8500 905 Van Auken Cr. $2,698,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams 520-3407

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655 Edgewood Sun 1-5 Coldwell Banker

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$1,349,000 851-2666

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$4,498,000 851-2666

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$795,000 947-2900

3 Bedrooms 675 Santa Coleta Ct Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$849,000 947-2900

WOODSIDE 3 Bedrooms 170 Fox Hollow Rd $7,995,000 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474

4 Bedrooms 555 Manzanita Way $8,980,000 Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 740 Whiskey Hill Road $5,250,000 Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 3470 Tripp Rd $4,425,000 Sun 1-5 Coldwell Banker 851-2666 3793 Woodside Road $18,900,000 Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 851-2666 12424 Skyline Blvd. $4,549,000 Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751

5 Bedrooms 25 Oakhill Dr $8,500,000 Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate Services 206-6200 83 Tum Suden Way $2,699,000 Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate 543-7740 680 Manzanita Way $10,200,000 Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

$2,295,000 851-1961

6 Bedrooms

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380 Portola Rd Sun Coldwell Banker 158 Wayside Rd Sun Coldwell Banker

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LA: 461 Orange. 5/1, 9-4; 5/2 9-2 FOOTHILLS CHURCH HUGE ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE. Best selection Friday, best prices Sat. Designer clothing, treasures, books, household, sports and more (btwn El Monte and Main) Menlo Park, 1765 Oak Ave, March 14 & 15 10-2

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145 Non-Profits Needs Become an EcoCenter Docent! Fosterers Needed for Moffet Cats

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MV: Citywide Garage Sale At Homes, May 2, 8-2 Get maps online, www.MVrecycle.org or at Library, 585 Franklin in parking lot. Don’t forget the MV Yard Sale at Rengstorff Park, May 9!

PA: City Wide Garage Sale Saturday, June 6, 8-2 Helping the environment and making money has never been so easy. Reusing - whether you donate, buy, or sell - is one of the best ways to reduce waste and keep usable stuff out of the landfill.

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270 Tickets

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

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Jobs 500 Help Wanted Business Informatica Corporation is accepting resumes for the following positions in Redwood City, CA: SEC Reporting, Technical Accounting, and SOX Senior Analyst (RCJCH): Draft Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) 10-Q, 10-K, and 8-K filings and assist with preparation of the earnings releases. Position may require travel to various unanticipated locations. Please mail resumes with job title and reference Job Code # to Informatica Corporation, ATTN: Global Mobility, 2100 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94063. No phone calls please. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. EOE.

Business and Strategic Mgmt Client Partner. Menlo Park, CA. MS in Mgmt, Bus. Admin. or related + 5 yrs exp in job offered or related. Develop/ manage client accounts. Apply: Grid Dynamics International, tvechniakova@griddynamics.com Cook and Food Servers Moldaw Residences, is looking for cooks and food servers. Apply Now! Email cover letter with salary requirements and resume to: Attn: Line cook Food Server 899jobs@moldaw.org Feel free to stop by 899 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303 to complete an employment application NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Driver Full-time Moldaw Residents is seeking a FT Driver, The driver is responsible for transporting residents and guests to scheduled destinations.

Pet Sitters P/T, flex. hours. 408/836-2 Technical Informatica Corporation is accepting resumes for the following positions in Redwood City, CA: User Experience Architect (RCIKR): Planning and designing company’s next generation, web-based and mobile platform, applications and products. Business Systems Analyst (RCSMG): Define current and to-be states within systems or organizational processes including user interface/ user experience components, data governance, workflows, upstream/ downstream interfaces and impact and requirements development. Please mail resumes with job title and reference Job Code # to Informatica Corporation, ATTN: Global Mobility, 2100 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94063. No phone calls please. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. EOE.

Technology Hewlett-Packard Company is accepting resumes for the position of Technology Consultant in Palo Alto, CA (Ref. #PALTC1). Provide technology consulting to customers and internal project teams. Provide technical support and/or leadership in creation and delivery of technology solutions designed to meet customers’ business needs and, consequently, for understanding customers’ businesses. Mail resume to Hewlett-Packard Company, 5400 Legacy Drive, MS 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.

Technology Hewlett-Packard Company is accepting resumes for the position of Operations Engineer in Palo Alto, CA (Ref. #PALREVS1). Responsible for understanding program objectives, coordinating activities across different teams, and ensuring adherence to overall program schedule including day-to-day functions of the program, negotiating any changes in requirements, and communicating those to stakeholders. Mail resume to Hewlett-Packard Company, 5400 Legacy Drive, MS 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.

525 Adult Care Wanted Adult Care Cook Housekeeper needed for 90+ man in Palo Alto mornings Monday to Friday 650-862-0753

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560 Employment Information Drivers: $2K Sign On Bonus! We Put Drivers First! Earn $55K/yr + Bonuses. Great Equipment w/ APU’s. CDL-A Required 888-293-9337. www.drive4melton.mobi (Cal-SCAN) Drivers: No Experience? Some or LOTS of experience? Let’s Talk! No matter what stage in your career, it’s time, call Central Refrigerated Home. 888-891-2195 www.CentralTruckDrivingjobs.com (CalSCAN) Hu Start your humanitarian career! Change the lives of others while creating a sustainable future. 1, 6, 9, 18 month programs available. Apply today! www.OneWorldCenter.org 269-591-0518 info@oneworldcenter.org Make $1,000 Weekly! Mailing Brochures From Home. Helping home workers since 2001. Genuine Opportunity. No Experience Required. Start Immediately. www.theworkingcorner.com (AAN CAN) Obtain Class A CDL in 2 ½ weeks. Company Sponsored Training. Also Hiring Recent Truck School Graduates, Experienced Drivers. Must be 21 or Older. Call: (866) 275-2349. (Cal-SCAN)

Business Services 624 Financial 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) Reduce Your Past Tax Bill by as much as 75 Percent. Stop Levies, Liens and Wage Garnishments. Call The Tax DR Now to see if you Qualify 1-800-498-1067. (Cal-SCAN) Sell Your Structured settlement or annuity payments for CASH NOW. You don’t have to wait for your future payments any longer! Call 1-800-673-5926 (Cal-SCAN)

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Social Secuity Disability benefits. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We Can Help! WIN or Pay Nothing! Contact Bill Gordon and Associates at 1-800-966-1904 to start your application today! (Cal-SCAN)

636 Insurance Auto Insurance starting at $25/month! Call 855-977-9537 Lowest Prices on Health and Dental Insurance. We have the best rates from top companies! Call Now! 888-989-4807. (CalSCAN)

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Home Services 715 Cleaning Services Delma’s House Cleaning Gloria’s Housecleaning Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly. Own supplies. Great refs., affordable rates. 650/704-1172 Isabel and Elbi’s Housecleaning Apartments and homes. Excellent references. Great rates. 650/670-7287 or 650/771-8281 Lucy’s Housecleaning Service Homes, condos, apts. Window cleaning. 22 years exp., refs. Free est. 650/771-8499; 408/745-7276. chindaelisea@outlook.com Orkopina Housecleaning Spring Cleaning Sale. Celebrating 30 years. 650/962-1536

748 Gardening/ Landscaping A. Barrios Garden Maintenance *Weekly or every other week *Irrigation systems *Clean up and hauling *Tree removal *Refs. 650/771-0213; 392-9760 D. Brent Landscape Maintenance *Bi-monthly or weekly *Reliable, attentive *Contact Dan, 650/288-8663 *daniel@brentlandscaping.com *Lic C-27 959138

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H.D.A. Painting and Drywall Interior/exterior painting, drywall installed. Mud, tape all textures. Free est. 650/207-770 Italian Painter Spring Spruce Up! Avail. now! Interior/ exterior. 30 years exp. Excel. refs. No job too small. AFFORDABLE RATES. Free est. Call Domenico, 650/421-6879 STYLE PAINTING Full service painting. Insured. Lic. 903303. 650/388-8577

775 Asphalt/ Concrete LOW PRICE CONCRETE INC 25 years experience landscaping/ concrete. Call for a free estimate 650-771-1287. Roe General Engineering Asphalt, concrete, pavers, tiles, sealing, artificial turf. 36 yrs exp. No job too small. Lic #663703. 650/814-5572

779 Organizing Services End the Clutter & Get Organized Residential Organizing by Debra Robinson (650)390-0125

Real Estate 803 Duplex Redwood City - $3,300/mo

805 Homes for Rent Menl Park, 2 BR/1 BA - $3800/mth

J. Garcia Garden Maintenance Service Free est. 21 years exp. 650/366-4301 or 650/346-6781 LANDA’S GARDENING & LANDSCAPING *Yard Maint. *New Lawns. *Rototil *Clean Ups *Tree Trim *Power Wash *Irrigation timer programming. 19 yrs exp. Ramon, 650/576-6242 landaramon@yahoo.com

Palo Alto, 4 BR/2 BA - $4400. mon Redwood City (emerald Hills) - $5700

809 Shared Housing/ Rooms All Areas: Roommates.com Lonely? Bored? Broke? Find the perfect roommate to complement your personality and lifestyle at Roommates.com! (AAN CAN) Los Altos Hills, 1 BR/1 BA - $975

R.G. Landscape Drought tolerant native landscapes and succulent gardens. Demos, installations, maint. Free est. 650/468-8859 Scott Haber Landsaping

751 General Contracting A NOTICE TO READERS: It is illegal for an unlicensed person to perform contracting work on any project valued at $500.00 or more in labor and materials. State law also requires that contractors include their license numbers on all advertising. Check your contractor’s status at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB (2752). Unlicensed persons taking jobs that total less than $500.00 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

759 Hauling J & G HAULING SERVICE Misc. junk, office, gar., furn., mattresses, green waste, more. Lic./ins. Free est. 650/743-8852 (see my Yelp reviews)

767 Movers Sunny Express Moving Co. Afforable, Reliable, Refs. CalT #191198. 650/722-6586 or 408/904-9688

771 Painting/ Wallpaper DAVID AND MARTIN PAINTING Quality work Good references Low price

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Glen Hodges Painting Call me first! Senior discount. 45 yrs. #351738. 650/322-8325

810 Cottages for Rent MP: Studio Cottage Unfurn. Pvt. entry, parking. Pool. Garden setting. Utils incl. $2400 mo. 650/325-8760

820 Home Exchanges Architect

825 Homes/Condos for Sale Menlo Park, 3 BR/2 BA - $899000 Palo Alto, 2 BR/2 BA http://www.mlslistings.com/ property/ml81460296/427-alma-st308-palo-alto-ca-94301 Redwood Cty, 4 BR/2.5 BA - $1,725,000

845 Out of Area Oregon Dream Home in the woods. Minutes from Grants Pass. 2,560 sf, 4 BD, 3.5 BA, 2 Masters on 5 acres. Move-in ready. $469,000. 541-955-4663 or www.valerianhomes.net (Cal-SCAN)

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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement HAPPY ENDINK TATTOO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 602920 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Happy Endink Tattoo, located at 128 Clayton Ave., San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): GIANCARLO BULAN 128 Clayton Ave. San Jose, CA 95110 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/20/15. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 20, 2015. (PAW Apr. 10, 17, 24, May 1, 2015) LAVINIA’S JEWELRY LEA AND ANDRE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 603079 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Lavinia’s Jewelry, 2.) Lea and Andre, located at 1621 Mariposa Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): LAVINIA LEAMUN YAU-CHAN 1621 Mariposa Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 25, 2015. (PAW Apr. 10, 17, 24, May 1, 2015) GROCERY OUTLET OF PALO ALTO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 602530 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Grocery Outlet of Palo Alto, located at 3445 Alma St., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): GO TRISTAN 440 Dixon Landing Milpitas, CA 95035 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 11, 2015. (PAW Apr. 10, 17, 24, May 1, 2015) ACUCHRON PAIN CENTERS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 603462 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Acuchron Pain Centers, located at 220 S. California Ave., Suite 100, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): HESHMAT CHIROPRACTIC INC. 220 S. California Ave., Suite 100 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 7, 2015. (PAW Apr. 17, 24, May 1, 8, 2015) 147 EMERSON STREET FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 603518 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 147 Emerson Street, located at 259 Alden Lane, Livermore, CA 94550, Alameda County. The principal place of business is in Alameda County and a current fictitious business name statement is on file at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office of said County. This business is owned by: An Unincorporated Association other than a partnership. The name and residence address of the

THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): Ervin A. DeSmet 4411 244th. Street SE Woodinville, WA 98072 Richard C. DeSmet 1377 Echo Valley Drive San Jose, CA 95120 Gary A. DeSmet 600 Donald Street Sonoma, CA 95476 Denise L. DeSmet Glasco 259 Alden Lane Livermore, CA 94550 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on April 1, 2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 7, 2015. (PAW Apr. 17, 24, May 1, 8, 2015) THE CLEMENT HOTEL THE CLEMENT PALO ALTO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 603763 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) The Clement Hotel, 2.) The Clement Palo Alto, 711 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Partnership. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): WAHDV, INC. 400 S. El Camino Real, Suite 200 San Mateo, CA 94402 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 15, 2015. (PAW Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 15, 2015) TEENSIGHTS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 603817 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Teensights, located at 131 Iris Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: Copartners. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): MARK ROBINS 131 Iris Way Palo Alto, CA 94303 GILLIAN ROBINS 131 Iris Way Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 16, 2015. (PAW Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 15, 2015) ADAPTIVE RC LLC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 603816 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Adaptive RC LLC, located at 3909 Park Blvd., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): ADAPTIVE RC LLC 3909 Park Blvd. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 16, 2015. (PAW Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 15, 2015) KENSINGTON HOUSE APARTMENTS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604065 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Kensington House Apartments, located at 779 Holly Oak Dr., Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Trust. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): MARK E. SAMSON, Trustee 779 Holly Oak Dr. Palo Alto, CA 94303 SHARON T. SAMSON, Trustee 779 Holly Oak Dr. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 22, 2015. (PAW May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2015) ALL BOUT CASH ATM’S FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604197 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: All Bout Cash ATM’S, located at 551 Alberta Ave., #1, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An

Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): JUAN J. SAUCEDO 551 Alberta Ave., #1 Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 27, 2015. (PAW May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2015) ADVANCED BUSINESS ALLIANCE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604140 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Advanced Business Alliance, located at 14 Greentree Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A General Partnership. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): LIEN N. QUANG 14 Greentree Cr. Milpitas, CA 95035 DANIEL M. HUYNH 328 N. 15th. St. San Jose, CA 95112 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/18/2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 24, 2015. (PAW May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2015) VALERO OF PALO ALTO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604036 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Valero of Palo Alto, located at 1963 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): H & M INFINITY ENTERPRISE INC. 1963 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/27/2007. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 21, 2015. (PAW May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2015)

997 All Other Legals 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 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 knowledge-

able 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) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No. 7233.23955 Title Order No. 7875632 MIN No. APN 132-24-080 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/19/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in §5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s): ROBERT B. COLEY AND DENISE E. COLEY,

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HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 05/25/2006, as Instrument No. 18950490, of Official Records of Santa Clara County, California. Date of Sale: 05/14/2015 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Market Street entrance to the Superior Courthouse, 190 North Market Street., San Jose, CA The purported property address is: 3597 SOUTH COURT, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 Assessors Parcel No. 132-24-080 The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $404,039.94. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trustee. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 877-4849942 or visit this Internet Web site www. USA-Foreclosure.com or www.Auction. com using the file number assigned to this case 7233.23955. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: April 15, 2015 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee Victoria Gutierrez, Authorized Signatory 1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 250, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Reinstatement and Pay-Off Requests: (866) 387-NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE ORDER # 7233.23955: 04/24/2015, 05/01/2015, 05/08/2015 PAW NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-15-654750-BF Order No.: 150000593-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/8/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): CARL WISEMAN AND RITA WISEMAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS

Recorded: 3/29/2007 as Instrument No. 19362569 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SANTA CLARA County, California; Date of Sale: 5/22/2015 at 10:00:00 AM Place of Sale: At the gated North Market Street entrance to the Superior Courthouse, 190 N. Market St., San Jose, CA 95113 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $889,728.83 The purported property address is: 3189 MADDUX DRIVE, PALO ALTO, CA 94303 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 127-08-076 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714573-1965 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-15-654750-BF . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-15-654750-BF IDSPub #0081342 5/1/2015 5/8/2015 5/15/2015 PAW NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BRONISTA ANNASTASIA HOLZER Case No.: 115PR176346 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of BRONISTA ANNASTASIA HOLZER. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DONNA LEGENDRE in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA.

The Petition for Probate requests that: DONNA LEGENDRE 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 June 22, 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: Jill Thorpe 300 Montgomery Street, Suite 1050 San Francisco, CA 94104 (415)983-0500 (PAW Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 2015) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JUNE CHARLOTTE CIOLLI, a/k/a JUNE C. CIOLLI, a/k/a JUNE CIOLLI Case No.: 1-15-PR 176357 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JUNE CHARLOTTE CIOLLI, a/k/a JUNE C. CIOLLI, a/k/a JUNE CIOLLI. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MICHAEL DAVID CIOLLI, LINDA SUE MINOR and THOMAS EDWARD CIOLLI in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: MICHAEL DAVID CIOLLI, LINDA SUE MINOR and THOMAS EDWARD CIOLLI 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 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.

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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: Lawrence A. Klein Thoits Law, A Professional Corporation 400 Main Street, Suite 250 Los Altos, California 94022 (650)327-4200 (PAW Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 2015) APN: 132-16-003 TS No: CA0500224814-1 TO No: 8506082 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED April 16, 1990. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On May 26, 2015 at 10:00 AM, at the North Market Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 191 North Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113, MTC Financial

Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on April 27, 1990, as Instrument No. 10502620, in Book L336, on Page 395, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, California, executed by WILLIAM R. MILLS, AN UNMARRIED MAN AND CLARA E MILLS, A WIDOW, as Trustor(s), in favor of FIRST CALIFORNIA MORTGAGE COMPANY as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3513 WAVERLEY STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $27,530.79 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure

prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these

THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call In Source Logic at 702-659-7766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA05002248-141. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: April 20, 2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA05002248-14-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Amy Lemus, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Order No. CA15-000886-1, Pub Dates, 05/01/2015, 05/08/2015, 05/15/2015. PAW

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PREP SOFTBALL

Palo Alto pitcher is just perfect with no-hitter

HOMERS FOR JOC . . . Palo Alto High graduate Joc Pederson was moved to the leadoff position by the Los Angeles Dodgers for Wednesday’s rubber game of a three-game MLB series with the visiting San Francisco Giants. With Pederson slamming a leadoff homer, the Dodgers wound up hitting four in the first three innings on the way to a 7-3 victory. The Dodgers came into the game leading the league with 28 home runs and added three in the first inning. Pederson is now hitting .298 with 17 hits, 10 RBI, four homers and 17 walks. In Monday’s 8-3 series-opening win over the Giants, the 23-year-old Pederson had the biggest moments as he drove in two runs — with a home run and a double — scored twice and took an extra-base hit and RBI away from Angel Pagan with a spectacular catch in the first inning that turned into a double play.

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ill Laskey had a career at a Major League Baseball pitcher that spanned 1982-88 with three teams, including two stints with the San Francisco Giants. He pitched in 159 games. Laskey never threw a perfect game, even though he did come close once. He was pitching in Single A ball for the Kansas City Royals after being drafted in the second round by the team in 1978. “I had one going for 6 2/3 innings,” Laskey recalled this week. “I had two outs in the top of the seventh and this guy, Razor Shines, dribbles one through for a base hit. I almost started crying.” While Laskey missed out so many years ago, he was part of one on Tuesday when his sophomore pitcher at Palo Alto High, Mackenzie Glassford, tossed a five-inning perfect game during an 11-0 nonleague win over visiting Gunderson. “Fifteen up and 15 down,” said Laskey. “No errors, five strikeouts. She threw only 47 pitches.” For Laskey, it was a first. “I never threw one,” he said. “Neither did my pitching coach, Justine (Roscoe). I had never even seen one.” But, now he has. “She (Glassford) was spotting the ball well,” Laskey explained. “She’s been so consistent this year. She’s a control pitcher.” The only close call came in the top of the fifth after Laskey had substituted Maddy Atwater in center field for defensive purposes. “As soon as I did that, sure enough, they hit a laser to center field,” said Laskey. “Fortunately, Maddy just stuck her glove up and caught it. There’s always an outstanding play like that in a perfect game or no-hitter.” Glassford improved to 14-3 with the victory and lowered her earned run average to a stingy 0.92. She

Palo Alto sophomore Mackenzie Glassford pitched a five-inning perfect game on Tuesday during an 11-0 nonleague softball victory over visiting Gunderson.

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WOMEN’S WATER POLO

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Stanford keeps building on NCAA hopes

Stanford closing out tough season

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enior Ashley Grossman brought a Lego sculpture, in the shape of an ‘S’ (tree included), to water polo practice earlier this week. She used precisely 318 Lego pieces to complete her artwork. Each of the pieces represents a member of the second-ranked Cardinal women’s water polo who made a contribution that doesn’t show up on the official scoresheet. Those are the type of contributions Stanford (22-2) will be hoping to get when it opens the National Collegiate Womenís Water Polo Championship on Friday, May 8, at noon against either Princeton or Wagner at Avery Aquatic Center. The Cardinal is (continued on next page)

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TOP RUNNERS . . . The Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, which has developed into the premier distancerunning track meet in the country, will feature another standout field on Saturday at Cobb Track and Angell Field. In this meet, finishing places take a backseat to fast times, so expect a minimum of strategic racing and a lot of rabbits and personal records. With this being a World Championships year, there will be international and American racers pursuing IAAF standards, in addition to flat-out honest racing from some of the top collegians in the country. The meet begins at noon with the women’s hammer, followed by running events (women’s 400) at 3:39 p.m. Action continues on the track past 11 p.m., with the second section of the menís 10,000. The first fast section of a distance race is the women’s 800 at 4:56 p.m. The last is the men’s Kim McDonald 10,000 at 9:55 p.m. A glance at the entry list reveals U.S. Olympians such as Evan Jager, Lopez Lomong, Nick Symmonds, and Andrew Wheating. Tickets are sold on the day of the meet only. All tickets are general admission. The ticket booth outside the entrance to the track stadium opens at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

Pinewood takes over WBAL Foothill Division lead behind Njissang’s pitching

Stanford senior Erin Ashby, normally an infielder, has helped out the pitching staff this season.

n Saturday night, firstyear Stanford softball coach Rachel Hanson will help honor three seniors who have experienced the best of days and the worst of days over the past four years. Erin Ashby, Tylyn Wells and Alyssa Lombardo will share a special spotlight on Senior Day. A ceremony will be held following Stanford’s 5:30 p.m. game with visiting Arizona State. “We’ll focus on the three who are here and who finished out their careers,” Hanson said. “All three have worked hard and I respect them. They certainly can’t enjoy the struggles of the last two years bu,t for the rest of their (continued on next page)

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Sports Schreyer and Snyder, both of whom were hurt. (continued from page) “It’s been a difficult season,” Hanson said. “We got hurt at the lives, they can reference this and position that matters most. We focus on things we can control and how they dealt with adversity.” The losses have been piling up improve in areas where we can. ever since Stanford’s softball team It’s about how we recover, how lost its two starting pitchers to in- we bounce back. I’m still excited jury and had to turn to position about the future.” While some numbers, like players such as Wells and Kylie Stanford’s 16-32 overall record, Sorenson. They were pressed into service or its 1-17 Pac-12 mark, tell one last year, also because of injuries story, there are other numbers that and transfers. They were going to tell a different story. Stanford has been strong offenbe used to supplement sophomore sively, hitting .280 Madi Schreyer and as a team with 353 freshman Haley hits, 259 runs, 60 Snyder this year. doubles, 34 home Schreyer and runs, 11 triples, a Snyder will return .426 slugging pernext year. Sorenson centage and .386 likely will be hapon-base percentpy to relinquish her age. duties as staff ace. Stanford hosted “Both of them No. 2 Oregon for a are aching to be three-game series back on the field,” earlier in April and Hanson said. “I played the Ducks know they’re frusas tough as any trated but they are conference team. putting in the work Oregon outand rehabbing.” Kayla Bonstrom scored Stanford, For Ashby, who already has graduated with a ma- 23-15, over the three games, a run jor in communications, it got to differential of eight — the secondthe point where she volunteered fewest against them in the Pac-12. to pitch, along with Cardinal slug- The Ducks entered the series outger Kayla Bonstrom and Kaitlyn scoring opponents in three-game series by an average of 16.2 runs. Lagattuta. The 15 runs Stanford scored “It’s a team sport and you want to put your team in the best situ- is the second-most of any Pacation,” Ashby said. “We needed 12 team against the Ducks this to step up and divide the weight season. Only Washington scored of the team on everybody’s shoul- more against Oregon, registering 16 during its three-game set. ders.” The Cardinal has played 33 Ashby was recruited to Stanford as a third baseman, but has games against opponents ranked not seen a lot of action there. among the top 54 in RPI. StanShe’s been used primarily as a ford’s RPI rating is No. 82, out of first baseman and catcher, with 295 Division I schools. The Cardinal own victories appearances as a over No. 6 Aladesignated player bama, No. 27 Utah, and at second base. No. 28 Texas and Ashby pitched No. 54 Long Beach her final two years State. at Crescenta Valley Bonstrom is High, also out of enjoying another necessity. She’s the monster year for consummate team Stanford. She’s player. hitting .432 with “When I think 11 home runs and about softball, 47 RBI. She has a the goal is always slugging percentwinning a national age of .784 and an ch a m pion sh ip,” on-base percentage Ashby said. “Real- Rachel Hanson of .543. istically, that’s not She’s a former Pac-12 Freshman in the future. This year has been all about adversity and making it of the Year, a two-time All-Pac-12 pick and is enjoying an even better through tough situations.” The seniors tasted the postsea- year offensively this time around. “What she does is not lost withson their first two years at Stanford. Things were looking bright in our program,” Hanson said. last year, as well, despite one of “You see her work ethic, how the top pitchers in college trans- she competes day in and day out. She’s an incredible athlete. She ferring out. Injuries to the pitching staff put fires up people.” Hanson has been successful Schreyer in a tough spot. A high school All-American and Wash- wherever she has coached. She ington’s Gatorade Player of the built programs on the Division III Year, Schreyer threw over 242 in- level and turned Dartmouth into nings and earned All-Pac-12 hon- a winning program that made it ors after starting 39 games and to the NCAA tournament. There’s every reason to believe she’ll do making 47 appearances overall. Another top-notch pitcher the same at Stanford. She just transferred out of Stanford be- needs to solve the pitching probfore Hanson was hired, leaving lem. Q

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McNealy’s 61 leads Stanford to title Cardinal men capture a second straight golf title at the Pac-12 Championships

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t’s official: Stanford sophomore Maverick McNealy now can be discussed in the same sentence with former Stanford golf great Tiger Woods and Cardinal grad Cameron Wilson. McNealy, a Portola Valley resident, matched Woods and Wilson with a school-record round of 61 Wednesday in the final round of the Pac-12 Conference Championships in Pullman, Wash. McNealy earned medalist honors and helped catapult the Cardinal to its second straight conference title. Stanford won consecutive Pac-12 trophies for the first time in program history. Stanford (362-348-346-340) was 4-under as a team at the par-70 Palouse Ridge Golf Club, overcoming a 9-shot deficit heading into the final round to win by a 14-stroke margin over Oregon. Arizona State led after the third round and finished third. The Cardinal was sixth after the opening round, tied for third after the second round and trailed only Arizona State by nine shots head-

ing into the final day. McNealy’s bogey-free round put him at 18-under for the 72hole event, 10 shots better than second-place Aaron Wise of Oregon. The 61 came after previous posts of 65-68-68, and set the collegiate course record at Palouse Ridge. It was an NCAA-best fifth win of the season for McNealy, who garnered the program’s 22nd individual league title and third since 2012. McNealy had 24 birdies and an eagle during the 72-hole event. He did not record a bogey during his last 30 holes, even while playing through consistent wind gusts eclipsing 20 miles per hour. McNealy’s 262 strokes to win the individual crown set a Pac12 Championships scoring record. Arizona State’s Paul Casey needed 265 strokes to win backto-back crowns in 1999 and 2000. UCLA’s Jonathan Garrick, an Atherton resident, shot a finalround 65 to improve 10 spots and finish third with a four-round total

of 276. Stanford freshman Franklin Huang (73-70-67-71) tied for 11th.

Water polo

“We always acknowledge people for their contributions,” he said. “It’s a big part of the team and the program. When they put their minds to something, it’s an incredible the things they come up with. “ Grossman and fellow seniors Kiley Neushul, a former National Player of the Year, and Dorst are looking for their third national title in four years and the Cardinal’s fourth in five years. The group has a bit of history to overcome. The host school has never won a national title in the 15 years it has been contested. “That’s one of the first things we talked about this year,” Grossman said. “Being a senior, it’s my last opportunity to be at Stanford, to be in the pool. Getting to play my last game in my home pool would make it that much sweeter. If we happen to win, it goes back to what this team has accomplished. Each championship means something different to each group of girls.” Tanner has been at the helm of all four Stanford national titles and understands the journey can diverge along different, unique paths. “They change so much, even during the course of one school year,” Tanner said. “You think about how much the freshmen have experienced and grown as water polo players. The impact they’ve made on the team has changed. It’s constantly evolving. This group is on a totally different course than any other team.” Until Stanford knows its opponent — Princeton, the prohibitive favorite, hosts Wagner on Saturday — the team is content working on itself. “It’s better to work on ourselves right now,” Grossman said. “Sometimes we can be our own

worst enemies. J.T. prepares us well to play other teams. Different situations happen. Working on ourselves is super important.” Grossman said finishing third in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament after an undefeated regular season taught Stanford a couple of things heading into the national tournament. California knocked off the Cardinal in the semifinal. Stanford came back the next day to beat USC for third place. “First, we need to ramp it up this week,” she said. “Playing at Cal gave us energy, but at a neutral site, they played so well. They played to win. I felt like we played a little bit just to play. “Second, When we energized as a team in the water, we’re that much stronger,” she added. “We can’t forget about that. We lost it a little bit last Saturday but got it back Sunday.” Stanford can only play the Golden Bears in the championship match. Cal and UCLA are favored to meet each other in the semifinal. “Cal made us remember the pain,” Grossman said. “That gives us a boost. We need to fine-tune things. We’re right there, we’re comfortable where we are and we need to feed off each other.” Earlier this week, Cardinal junior Maggie Steffens was named MPSF Player of the Year and Jordan Raney earned MPSF Newcomer of the Year accolades to headline Stanfordís six honorees. Steffens was joined on the AllMPSF First Team by teammate Kiley Neushul. Grossman and Gabby Stone landed on the AllMPSF Second Team while Jamie Neushul earned an All-MPSF honorable mention nod and Raney was the best of the nine-member All-MPSF Newcomer Team. Q

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looking to defend its national title. Through the season, Stanford keeps track of how many pieces are needed by post-it notes stuck to the coaches’ office window. “We used to call it ‘Marble Monday’ but we don’t use marbles any more,” Grossman said. “We like to recognize people who block a shot or picks up another teammate that would otherwise go unnoticed.” A player must be nominated by her teammate to qualify, so there’s a sense of looking out for each other. Coaches can nominate players and players can nominate coaches. “Or you can nominate yourself, like ‘I made that block that wasn’t on the scoresheet,’” Grossman said. “You want to take credit for it.” Grossman designed the sculpture and credits her roommate, senior field hockey player Shannon Herold, for the details. “She’s more mathematically inclined,” said Grossman. “I told her I wanted 100 Legos here, 50 there.” M-A grad Emily Dorst has her name scribbled on several of those post-it notes. “She’s been committed all four years,” Grossman said. “She’s one of our emotional leaders and brings a lot of energy. She’s goofy, she’s fun and she has a different style of blocking shots and that makes it difficult to practice. You can’t rely on a shot that might work against another goalie. You have to pick your shot. She makes us better shooters.” Stanford coach John Tanner, who also attended M-A, encourages activities like ‘Marble Monday.’

Tennis The Stanford men’s and women’s tennis teams will continue their impressive history in NCAA competition when both squads head into the opening round of their respective national tournaments next week. The Cardinal men (17-6), ranked No. 26 nationally, will be will be making their 36th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance when first-round competition gets underway. Stanford will face No. 40 Tennessee (14-12) in its opener on May 8 in Durham, N.C. The Cardinal women (15-5) will be making their 34th consecutive postseason appearance when they play host to the opening two rounds. Stanford, ranked No. 13 in the country but awarded the No. 14 overall seed in the postseason draw, will host Stony Brook (15-1) in its NCAA opener on May 8. Q

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also helped herself at the plate with two hits and three RBI. Senior Kabria Dame and freshman Sophie Frick each drove in a pair of runs with senior Autumn Macareno and Dame also haveing two hits. Glassford and her teammates didn’t have much time to celebrate, as t hey were back on field Wednesday for the second of three games this week. The Aisley Njissang Cole March Vikings PINEWOOD SCHOOL SACRED HEART PREP (14-8) hostBill Laskey ed Mills in The sophomore pitcher The senior outfielder a nonleague game and Laskey struck out 34 batters contributed four hits in seven gave Glassford a rest, instead and allowed just 10 hits at-bats and drove in five throwing a pair of freshmen who in three softball wins and runs in a pair of nonleague gave up a combined 12 earned had four hits and five RBI baseball victories that raised runs in a 15-7 setback. as the Panthers remained his batting average to .435 Junior Maddie Martinson was in contention for the WBAL and moved the WBAL coPaly’s individual standout with Foothill Division title. leading Gators to 14-8. three hits and two RBI. She’s now batting a team-leading .528 with Honorable mention a team-high 38 hits. Mackenzie Glassford is hitting .444 with a Paige Bara Austin Appleton team-high 28 RBI plus 32 hits Palo Alto lacrosse Sacred Heart Prep lacrosse while her sister, senior Casey, Jenna Campbell Andrew Cho ranks No. 3 with a .403 average, Gunn swimming Palo Alto swimming 25 hits and 20 RBI. Sophia Donovan Andrew Daschbach Palo Alto will host Monta Menlo lacrosse Sacred Heart Prep baseball Vista in a SCVAL El CamiBailey Heit Jared Lucian no Division game on Friday. Pinewood softball Menlo baseball In the West Bay Athletic League Meredith Kinnaman Maximillian Pokutta (Foothill Division), Pinewood Palo Alto lacrosse Gunn swimming continues to lead the way with Parvathi Narayan Riley Tinsley a young roster that features five Menlo lacrosse Sacred Heart Prep lacrosse members of its basketball team. * previous winner One of those players is sophomore Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com Aisley Njissang, a transfer from Castro Valley who has become the anchor of the pitching staff. On Tuesday, Njissang twirled score a couple of runs early but On Wednesday, Njissang regis- a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts still trailed by 4-2 going into the tered a season-high 14 strikeouts and drove in a pair of runs with bottom of the sixth. and limited visiting With two outs, the Titans two hits in a 4-2 win Notre-Dame San over host Harker. Alia mounted a big comeback rally. Jose to just three Rubaie and Heit had key Natalie Oda singled to right and hits in a 12-2 vichits and both were solid Katie Garvey hit to left, with a tory. Njissang, who dropped ball advancing Oda to defensively. has 48 strikeouts in Meanwhile, Castilleja second. Emma Wager then sinher past four games has slipped from a tie gled to right, scoring Oda and (all victories), refor first to third place leaving Garvey on third. Iris Chin ceived plenty of supin the WBAL Foothill kept the rally going with another port from catcher Division after suffer- single to left, scoring Garvey and Bailey Heit, who ing back-to-back losses tying the game. Finally, Anna Tehad a home run and vanian hit a line drive this week — double and drove in to left to score Wager to secondfour runs. Mikaela from second with the place King’s Topper, another bas- Casey Glassford winning run. Acadmy on ketball player, added In the PAL Ocean Monday and two hits and two RBI as the Pan- Mercy-Bu rlinga me Division, Menlothers won their sixth straight and on Tuesday, 7-5. Kate Atherton returned improved to 5-1 in league (8-9 Wang had three hits from spring break and overall) heading into an important and drove in three played error-free ball home game Friday against third- runs for Castilleja, in a 3-0 victory over place Castilleja at 4 p.m. visiting Jefferson on but the effort went for The Panthers got off to a rough naught as the Gators Tuesday. Emily Katz 1-8 start while waiting for basket- fell to 5-3 in league (5had three hits, inball to end. Njissang also missed 17 overall). cluding a double, and the first four games due to her picked up the pitching In the SCVAL De Katie Garvey transfer. It took a while for head Anza Division, Gunn win with six strikeouts coach Michele Isaac to get her snapped a two-game losing streak while limiting the visitors to just lineup set, but Pinewood now has with a 5-4 nonleague victory over three hits. Catcher Sarah Tiemann won seven of its past eight and visiting Monta Vista on Monday. had two hits, including a triple, for taken control of the division. The Titans (8-9-1) were able to the Bears (4-4 (10-11).Q

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SHP baseball takes aim at the Open Division Gators first must overcome some obstacles after an earlier victory over M-A is taken away by a protest by Keith Peters he Sacred Heart Prep football team played in the Central Coast Section Open Division last fall. Not to be outdone, the SHP boys also competed in the CCS Open Division basketball playoffs. With members of both the football and basketball teams on its roster, it’s only fitting that the Gators’ baseball squad has designs on qualifying for the section’s Open Division, as well. “If we win league, we’ll play in the Open Division,” said SHP first-year baseball coach Anthony Granato. Heading into the weekend, the Gators (7-3, 14-8) are a half-game behind Carlmont after an earlier protest by Menlo-Atherton was upheld. SHP originally was credited with a 16-14 victory over visiting Menlo-Atherton on March 18. The Bears protested and eventually won. That game will resume at SHP on Saturday at 10 a.m., with M-A holding a 10-9 lead in the top of the fourth. Sacred Heart Prep posted a 5-1 victory over host Burlingame at Washington Park on Wednesday. The Gators got a solid pitching effort from freshman Angelo Tonas, who twirled a complete-game five-hitter. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the sixth when Burlingame (6-5, 12-11) pushed across a run to take the lead. SHP tied the game in the top of the seventh before loading the bases for junior Andrew Daschbach, who ripped a monster grand slam to cap a fiverun frame to wrap up the victory. Daschbach finished with three hits with John Van Sweden adding a pair as the Gators won their fourth straight. SHP appeared to be getting some help from rival Menlo School, which held a 4-1 lead over visiting Carlmont heading to the top of the seventh. The Scots, however, got a two-run single from Julian Billot and an error on a grounder to plate three runs and tie the game. Carlmont then scored three times in the eighth to put it away. Carson Gampell led Menlo (2-9, 5-17) with a double and three RBI. Also in Atherton, host MenloAtherton (5-5, 11-12) rolled to a 7-0 victory over Capuchino after earlier picking up a nonleague win over Menlo in a Feb. 25 game that saw the Knights take a 13-5 lead before the game was suspended by darkness. It was recently ruled that the outcome should revert to the previously completed inning, which saw M-A holding a 5-4 lead. In Wednesday’s game, Matt McGarry struck out eight in six

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inning and A.J. Lemons had two hits and three RBI for the Bears. In the SCVAL De Anza Division, Palo Alto grabbed sole possession of third place with a 6-2 victory over host Los Altos on Wednesday. Junior Owen Plambeck had two of Paly’s five hits in addition to driving in two runs while junior Justin Hull weathered a nine-hit attack by Los Altos while pitching a complete game with no walks. The Vikings moved to 8-5 in league (14-10 overall) with only Friday’s home game against the Eagles remaining on the regularseason schedule. Los Gatos and Wilcox are tied for the top spot at 11-2. Golf The Palo Alto boys successfully defended their title at the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Tournament on Tuesday at the par-71 Santa Teresa Golf Course in San Jose. The Vikings had a team total of 361 to easily hold off runner-up Los Gatos (388) and third-place Gunn (397). Only the top two teams earned automatic berths into one of two Central Coast Section regionals next week at Rancho Canada (West) in Carmel Valley. Paly freshman Ahmed Ali earned medalist honors with a 5-under 66 as he recorded six birdies and one bogey. Junior Henry Hughes shot an even-par 71, senior John Knowles carded a 74, junior Henry Gordon finished with a 75 as did junior Matt Lewis. Freshman Joonsung Ha shot 78, but his score wasn’t needed. Gunn, which was led by Jack Jaffe’s 73, still can qualify for a CCS regional, as an at-large team. At the West Bay Athletic League Tournament, Sacred Heart Prep earned the league’s second team berth into the CCS regionals after posting the No. 2 score on Tuesday at Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Gilroy. The Gators shot 410 with Menlo School (433), Pinewood (442) and King’s Academy (474) trailing round-robin season champ Harker (388), which already had earned a team berth. Sacred Heart Prep will play in the regional on Tuesday while Harker will play on Wednesday. Rashad Jaymes (Crystal Springs), Oliver Cho (Pinewood) and William Yao (King’s Academy) earned the league’s automatic individual entries to CCS. Menlo was hurt by the loss of freshman standout Max Ting, who had to withdraw due to stomach flu after the second hole. The Knights will apply for an at-large team berth. Q

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