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Housing nonprofit steps in to help preserve Buena Vista The Caritas Corporation is putting together plan to buy Palo Alto’s sole mobile-home park by Gennady Sheyner

he Caritas Corporation, a nonprofit organization that manages 20 mobile-home parks throughout California, has joined the last-ditch effort by Santa Clara County and Palo Alto officials to avert the closure of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park.

Caritas, based in Irvine, has entered into a contract with Santa Clara County that, in its first phase, requires the company to put together a purchase and sale agreement with the Jisser family, which owns the 4.5-acre mobile park. The Jissers have been moving ahead with a closure appli-

cation for Buena Vista since fall 2012, a process that could conclude on May 26, when the City Council is expected to formally approve the application. After the vote, the Jisser family will be able to launch the six-month process of evicting the park’s roughly 400 residents. While the future of Buena Vista remains uncertain, the commitment of Caritas to preserve the park has offered another shred of hope to the predomi-

nantly Hispanic and low-income community in Barron Park. Erika Escalante, president of the Buena Vista Residents Association, said Wednesday the last few months have been difficult for the residents given the prospect of imminent eviction. Now, their focus has shifted to saving their homes. “We’ve met with Caritas a couple of times, and we’re very excited and encouraged about the potential of this plan,” Escalante said Wednesday.

Supervisor Joe Simitian, a former Palo Alto mayor who is leading the drive to avert Buena Vista’s closure, announced The Caritas Corporation’s involvement at a press conference Wednesday afternoon. In January, Simitian led the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in allocating $8 million for the park’s preservation. He also noted that an additional $3 million (continued on page 14)

EDUCATION

Palo Alto schools parcel tax passes Unofficial results put Measure A well past two-thirds majority needed by Elena Kadvany

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A tiled panel depicting an airplane with “U.S. Mail” etched on the door and flying over a train was uncovered on the exterior of 261 Hamilton Ave., where the U.S. post office operated until 1933.

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Early 20th-century artwork discovered in downtown Palo Alto Nearly 90-year-old tile panel buried in wall of University Art Center building

hat began as a seismic retrofit to ensure a historic downtown building meets earthquake codes soon turned into “an archaeological dig” for a piece of Palo Alto history. Rapp Development is currently renovating the Birge Clark building at 261 Hamilton Ave., which until recently housed University Art Center. The building, constructed in 1927, was originally designed as a medicaldental building and featured the city’s first underground garage. The U.S. post office operated out of the ground floor until 1933, when the stand-alone post office at 380 Hamilton Ave. was

by My Nguyen completed. While developer Roxy Rapp and partner Joe Martignetti were looking at Clark’s original plans for 261 Hamilton, the two noticed decorative panels on the facade, on either side of the post office’s entrance. “I thought, ‘Oh God, that’s no longer there,’” Rapp said. But when he went to examine the building, he happened to see the “little outline of the stucco where they patched it. And (he) said, ‘I wonder if it could still be there?’” To put an end to his curiosity, Rapp hired Emeryville-based Giampolini Courtney, a masonry restoration company, to uncover the artwork.

“These guys are artists. ... They’re like archaeologists that go into tombs and carefully relieve skeletons and artifacts. ... You’ve got to have a whole lot of patience to do it,” Rapp said. With a mashing hammer and chisel in hand, Shawn Tibbs of Giampolini took to the site where an incredible discovery was made: two 2-foot-by-2-foot panels, each made up of 16 tiles. One depicted an airplane with “U.S. Mail” etched on the door panel and the other, a mail boat. Tibbs, a stone carver by trade, worked for two days to uncover one panel, which was covered (continued on page 16)

ith a wide margin of 77 percent “yes” votes and 94 percent of ballots counted as of Wednesday evening, Palo Alto schools parceltax Measure A has well beyond the two-thirds majority support required to pass. Even if the remaining ballots were all “no” votes, the measure would still pass with nearly 73 percent approval. Reached at a “Yes on A” campaign party just after results were first released by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Tuesday night, campaign co-chairs Nana Chancellor and Sara Woodham, in tears, said the overwhelming support is exciting, reassuring — and a little surprising. They and a group of about 30 volunteers spent Monday and Tuesday calling more than 2,000 voters, sending emails and posting on Facebook to corral last-minute support for the new $758-per-parcel tax, which will begin on July 1 and last six years with 2 percent annual increases. In addition to the $13 million generated by the current parcel tax each year, the proposed $120 increase would provide an additional $2.3 million to support student health and wellness efforts, academic help for struggling students and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) instruction. On Tuesday, Chancellor even drove to several seniors’ homes to pick up their ballots and drop them off at the post office, she said. “We were so nervous about the disruption (to the district) that it

would cause if this did not pass,” she said. The “Yes on A” camp was facing what now appears to have been a vocal minority of people who viewed voting down the tax as a way to send a message to school district leadership during a year of crisis. Others had expressed opposition to the increased funding for a district much more financially healthy than in years past. But as of Wednesday at 5 p.m., only 3,930 voters cast a “no” vote (22.73 percent), compared to the 13,358 in support. Voter turnout for the mail-only election was 32 percent, according to the county registrar. “To have a significant turnout, to have such a favorable vote — it just shows the level of support for our students, and I think also the belief in our mission,” said Palo Alto Unified School District Superintendent Max McGee, reciting the district’s mission of “nurturing curiosity, creativity and resilience, empowering every child to reach his or her fullest intellectual, social and creative potential.” “I hope that’s resonated,” McGee said. “Certainly this kind of support enables us to transform those words into actions.” Chancellor and Woodham said Tuesday they feel confident that the “yes” votes will continue to climb as the remaining ballots are counted. “There are way more people that felt this way than not,” Woodham said. “That to me is so incredibly reassuring as a commu(continued on page 16)

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There is no guidance. —Elizabeth Wong, who has proposed a development at 429 University Ave., on the two-year Palo Alto process that just sent her back to the drawing board. See story on page 9.

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THE ECHO CHAMBER ... The first new rule of the Chamber is: You do not talk about the Chamber. The second new rule of the Chamber is: You do NOT talk about the Chamber. Well, to be fair, you can sort of mention some of the things that Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce members chat about during their Business and Public Policy Forum meetings. It’s just that, under a new policy, you can’t attribute any comments to anyone because, by the Chamber’s logic, people can’t have an honest debate and be accountable for their words at the same time. As one unnamed speaker, who once served as Palo Alto mayor and who now leads these meetings, explained, “This is a not a public forum, this is a public policy forum.” Fair enough. So we will not report on the Chamber’s discussion of Palo Alto’s proposed minimum-wage law and we will not discuss the concerns by a former Burlingame mayor who now heads a local business association about the law’s “unintended consequences” on small businesses. And we won’t mention what a former Athena Award winner who works in the hotel industry said about the difficulty local restaurants have in hiring chefs in an era of increased competition from firms like Facebook, Google and a certain data-mining giant whose name starts with a “P,” whose identity we won’t reveal because one of its representatives was also at the meeting and mentioning him could stifle debate. We can, however, say that there was no intense opposition to the proposed minimumwage increase, just reasonable questions about the technical aspects of the ordinance and a desire by some to make special provisions for interns, home-care workers and certain other categories. The group of 14 attendees also discussed the City Council’s decision last Monday to demand revisions in a proposed four-story development at 429 University Ave., at the former site of the Shady Lane boutique. We could mention (because, unlike the forum, the letter is public) that a letter from the Chamber, signed by former mayor and Chamber CEO Judy Kleinberg, urged the council to green-light the proposed four-story development and reject a resident’s appeal. We can also mention that the Chamber

board’s chair-elect is an attorney in a law firm that represents the developer of 429 University Ave. — a fact that was disclosed by someone at the meeting but was not mentioned in the letter. An explanation about this apparent conflict of interest was offered by someone at the forum, though it would be impossible to report on this explanation without breaking both the first and the second new rules of the Chamber.

YOUNG SCHOLARS ... Fourteen Palo Alto students from Castilleja School, the Kehillah Jewish High School and Palo Alto and Gunn high schools are among this year’s $2,500 National Merit Scholarship winners, the organization announced this week. The 2,500 winners were chosen from a pool of 15,000 finalists and represent those with “the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies,” a National Merit press release reads. Dubbed “Scholars” (with a capital S), the winning students were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors who reviewed a substantial amount of information submitted by both the finalists and their high schools: their academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from two standardized tests; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official. This is the second round of scholarships winners; there will be two more announcements for the college-sponsored scholarships on May 27 and July 13. The corporate-sponsored scholarships were announced last month and also included Palo Alto students. LUCKY DUCKS ... We’re as happy to share good news as the next newspaper: On Saturday, May 2, a family of ducks out for a stroll fell into a storm drain near Stanford Unviersity’s Tresidder Memorial Union sometime between 8 and 10 a.m. We’re not sure what their rescue entailed, but according to the police blotter in the Stanford Daily newspaper, “The ducks were heroically caught and returned to the rest of the family nearby.” Q

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Tree disparity grows between north and south Palo Alto New master plan cites greening of southern neighborhoods as a priority

push to plant fast-growing trees, according to the master plan. These included short-lived species that now have reached the ends of their life spans and trees that were problematic for underground pipes installed for radiant heating and for other elements of Eichler developments. Other south Palo Alto neighborhoods also suffer from soil with a high clay content, according to the report, though that didn’t seem to be the problem in Fairmeadow, where soil is mostly alluvial deposit. The city’s tree survey shows that while the neighborhood had a canopy cover of 41.5 percent in 1982, the number dropped to 38.9 percent in 2010. The Greenmeadow and Charleston Meadows neighborhoods also saw slight decreases in canopy over the past three decades. Greenmeadow’s tree coverage went down by 0.4 percent, with losses and gains effectively canceling each other out. A loss was caused by the replacement of stone pines with native oaks on San Antonio Road, a change that is expected to eventually increase the canopy. The maturation of some trees and new landscaping at the Rosewalk townhome complex on San Antonio also added trees. Both the north and the south have seen an increase in canopy cover between 1982 and 2010, though the trend was much more pronounced in the north than in the south, according to the master plan. In 2010, the north’s and south’s canopy covers were 47.8 percent and 39.11 percent, respectively. In the north, it is the city’s oldest and most affluent neighborhoods that are also the most lush. Old Palo Alto and Crescent Park were 55.8 percent and 55.1 percent cov-

rass may always be greener on the other side, but when it comes to street trees it’s the north side of Palo Alto that actually does have more than the south. That is one of the findings — and problems — identified in the city’s new Urban Forest Master Plan, a document that has been in the works for more than three years and that the City Council is slated to adopt on Monday night. Spearheaded by Urban Forester Walter Passmore, the master plan is at once an encyclopedia of local trees, a manual of best practices and a policy document with more than 90 suggestions for maintaining and enhancing the city’s beloved canopy. The master plan also lends credence to a perception that many residents have espoused in recent surveys: There’s a difference between north and south. Two analyses conducted for the master plan led staff to identify what the plan refers to as a “disturbing trend.” “In 1982, the average canopy for the predominantly residential sections in the north was 11 percent greater than the average for those in the south — and by 2010, that disparity had grown to 22 percent,” the plan states. “To investigate and reverse this trend is a master plan priority.” The news is unlikely to shock residents in southern neighborhoods such as Fairmeadow, which according to aerial photos saw its canopy decrease by 6.3 percent between 1982 and 2010. Yet the reasons may come as a surprise. While redevelopment is often blamed for a loss of trees, in Fairmeadow’s case the loss appears to have more to do with tree species. When the post-war Eichler subdivision was created, there was a

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Numerous trees line the street on Forest Avenue between Lincoln Avenue and Center Drive, in the lushly canopied Crescent Park neighborhood. ered in foliage, respectively, while Professorville followed with 53.4 percent. Downtown North lagged behind its northern neighbors with 38.7 percent, though this is a significant jump from the 29 percent it had in 1982. In south Palo Alto, Barron Park did comparatively well with 46.5 percent; out of seven southern neighborhoods surveyed it was the only one with more than 40 percent coverage. Green Acres had 39.9 percent, while Midtown had 38.6 percent. The disparity hasn’t been lost on residents, many of whom flagged it as a problem in a citizen survey that was undertaken as part of the plan. Even though no survey questions mentioned the issue specifically, it emerged as a “Hot Topic” and residents’ opinions were consistent, the master plan notes. One respondent cited a “stark difference when you cross the Oregon Expressway from the north to the south side in atmosphere, as the south side has fewer trees and feels more barren and exposed to the harsh sun; the north side is absolutely gorgeous with its tree-lined shady streets.” Another respondent urged the city to “begin work in south Palo Alto, where the need for more trees is most urgent.” “Typically, programs like this start in north Palo Alto and run out of money before they ever get to Midtown or any other neighborhood south of Oregon Expressway,” the response states. “North Palo Alto looks beautiful because it has more established tree canopies on both sides of streets,” reads another response. “I would like to see more trees in Midtown and South Palo Alto streets, to make the entire Palo Alto look uniform.”

Deirdre Crommie, a south Palo Alto resident who sits on the Parks and Recreation Commission, commented on the disparity during the commission’s April 22 review of the master plan, which it approved unanimously. One reason for the inadequate canopy growth is the “transformation of small homes into these humon-

enhances the natural environment. Further in the future, the city should create a Comprehensive Conservation Plan for each of the city’s major parks and open-space preserves and exploit the city’s Geographic Information System for “exploring unprecedented ideas and partnerships,” according to the plan.

‘North Palo Alto looks beautiful because it has more established tree canopies on both sides of streets.’ —Citizen-survey respondent gous homes,” Crommie said. “That’s particularly noticeable in the Fairmeadow neighborhood,” Crommie said. “When I was on the market looking to buy a home in 2001, I looked in that neighborhood and I saw what I called a lot of monster homes being developed there. I really think that that went on in such a pronounced way in that neighborhood that it actually should be possibly acknowledged. When people increase the footprint of a home that large, you lose space for trees.” Much of the new plan is devoted to a comprehensive list of programs, some of which pertain to the next year or two while others look ahead to a decade from now. In the first two years, the plan proposes that the city “initiate the investigation of — and resolution to — disparity between the canopies of north and south Palo Alto.” This includes assessing developmentreview procedures and creating new development-design standards that feature “innovative ways” to ensure that new development also

The guiding document also includes numerous policies that intend to reconcile the city’s canopy goals with other sustainability initiatives. In some cases, going green in one area may have the opposite effect in another. The community’s hunger for solar power and for water-conservation initiatives could, for instance, conflict with its desire for a rich canopy, Passmore told the Parks and Recreation Commission in April. “On the one hand, we want to conserve water. It’s a very important sustainability aspect for our community in the future,” Passmore said. “On the other hand, we also know that large-growing trees with dense canopy provide the greatest amount of benefits at the lowest cost. It’s a balancing act there. There’s some conflict, and we should expect that to occur as we have dialogue on these subjects.” Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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News Digest Three injured in drive-by paintball shootings Palo Alto police are searching for suspects who shot at several people with a paintball gun on Tuesday night. Police said one victim, a man in his 70s, was shot in the hip on Newell Road, and others reported similar shootings on Melville Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5. The man who was struck by a paintball near the intersection of Newell and Dana Avenue said he and his wife were walking on Newell when a person inside a car fired 12 to 14 green paintballs at them, hitting him in the hip. The man’s wife was not struck, police said. Two other people reported being hit with paintballs from a moving car in the 700 block of Melville, one while walking her dog, the other while walking with her husband. Neither the dog nor the husband was injured. The women described the vehicle as a gold-colored sedan with a rounded body type that looked to be about 15 years old. Paintballs are projectiles that travel at a high velocity and can cause serious injury to people depending on where they are struck, police said. Charges in paintball-assault cases range from misdemeanor vandalism (when property is struck) and misdemeanor battery (when a person is struck, without serious injury) to felony assault with a deadly weapon (when a person is struck and seriously injured), police said. Q — Palo Alto Weekly staff

Suspected thief caught on video Palo Alto police are seeking a man who they said went on a thieving spree in the College Terrace neighborhood on April 30 and whose image they believe was captured by a resident’s surveillance camera. The thief allegedly struck five residences between 8 p.m. on April 30 and 7:30 a.m. on May 1 and may have gone for a sixth on the 2000 block of Oberlin Street had he not been scared off by a motion-sensor light. A surveillance video from the residence showed a man with a light complexion in a white long-sleeved shirt and dark pants walking a dark mountain bike near the front of the home at about 5:10 a.m. on May 1, before getting on the bike and pedaling away. The Oberlin Street homeowner became aware of the thefts after other College Terrace residents began discussing it on the socialnetworking site Nextdoor, police said. He subsequently checked the surveillance video, found the footage and provided it to the police, who released it to the public Monday afternoon. In four of the five incidents, the man allegedly entered the private properties through an unlocked door or passage, rummaged and made off with one or more items, including a laptop computer, a power tool and several bicycles. Palo Alto police believe the man in the surveillance video may have been responsible for some or all of the reported thefts and are asking the public for help. Anyone with information about this suspect or these incidents is asked to call the department’s 24-hour dispatch center at 650-3292413. Anonymous tips can be emailed to paloalto@tipnow.org or sent via text message or voice mail to 650-383-8984. Q — Gennady Sheyner

Romero appointed to East Palo Alto City Council Former East Palo Alto Mayor Carlos Romero has been selected by the East Palo Alto City Council to take the seat vacated by former Councilwoman Laura Martinez, who left to serve on the Sequoia Union High School District board. Romero was appointed by the council on Tuesday night out of 12 applicants, including former Mayor Sharifa Wilson and East Palo Alto Sanitary District board member Goro Mitchell. Romero was elected to the City Council in 2008 and served as mayor in 2011. He then ran unsuccessfully for San Mateo County supervisor in 2012. Romero is currently an affordable-housing and land-use consultant with prior connections to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Regional Planning Committee, Stanford Searsville Dam Alternatives Study Advisory Group and other local and regional agencies. He is the former chairman of the East Palo Alto Community Law Project and a co-founder of EPA CAN DO. Romero said that he mostly agrees with the current council’s priorities. He has identified the city’s general and Westside Area plans as top priorities. Other pressing needs include addressing the city’s budget structural deficit, improving public safety by reducing crime and providing services to youth and ex-felons, he said. Romero will be sworn in and will take his place on the council on May 12, city spokeswoman Emily Pharr said. His term will last 19 months. Q — Sue Dremann LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines and talk about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com

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man Avenue is by far the best,” Berman said. Councilman Greg Scharff, who often talks about the need to build a parking garage on California Avenue, was more excited. He particularly liked staff’s suggestion that the garage could include ground-floor retail that would be designated as below-market-rate for the preservation of local shops. “I’d advocate for moving fullspeed ahead on the Sherman Avenue site,” Scharff said. “I don’t see any other opportunities out there.” City staff considered and discarded more than 20 other locations in recent months. In many cases, the sites were not for sale. In some, the site proved too small, or the price was too high. The Sherman site does have one advantage over other options: It is located near the city’s geographical center and next to the city’s eclectic “second downtown.” Its high visibility in the community is one reason why Keene said he supports it over the other two options on the table. The visibility is important both for access and for symbolism, he said. “Currently, in contemporary conversations we’re having in our society about police and community relations, it’s important that we’re sensitive to that,” Keene said. Councilman Cory Wolbach agreed, calling the Sherman loca-

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by Gennady Sheyner ing parking shortage in the California Avenue Business District. The Sherman Avenue lot has its challenges, however. At only 1.2 acres — which could be expanded to 1.5 acres by eliminating a right-of-way on Sherman — it would still be a tight fit for the 44,848-square-foot building. The lot was one of three options the council considered Wednesday, and the council’s enthusiasm for the site in many ways reflected how unpopular the other options were. Both of the other two proposals would have placed the public-safety building near the Baylands, in tidal flood zones and far away from the city’s center. One plan considered the Los Altos Treatment Plant site on San Antonio Road, while the other looked at the PG&E substation lot at 3120 West Bayshore Road, an option that would have required the utility company to go through the four-year process of moving its equipment from the site. As Mayor Karen Holman put it: “I kind of feel like we’re being presented three options, two of which aren’t options.” Most council members agreed. Councilman Marc Berman was the first to endorse the Sherman option, and his colleagues quickly followed suit. “None of them are perfect, but of those that aren’t perfect, Sher-

alo Alto’s glacial journey toward its most urgent priority — a new police headquarters — may finally reach its terminus in a nondescript parking lot on Sherman Avenue. The lot, which sits next to the Santa Clara County Superior Court and just south of California Avenue along Park Boulevard, emerged on Wednesday as the most promising candidate for the $47 million project. Once complete, the new publicsafety building will allow the police department to ditch its cramped and seismically unsafe headquarters at City Hall and share the new facility with the emergency dispatch center, Palo Alto Fire Department administration, Emergency Operations Center and the recently established Office of Emergency Services. The idea of replacing the existing police building first surfaced about 30 years ago, and the effort has proceeded in fits and starts ever since. On Wednesday, the City Council signaled its desire for a breakthrough when members informally endorsed the option of building the facility at 250 Sherman Ave. Under a plan proposed by City Manager James Keene and Public Works officials, the building would be constructed next to another new facility — a parking garage built to compensate for the lost publicparking lot and to address the exist-

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Sherman Avenue lot favored for new police HQ

way and directed staff to study this issue further. Yet the council, by and large, agreed with Berman’s request not to “let the perfect be the enemy of the very good.” Before joining the council, Berman had served on a citizen committee that surveyed the city’s infrastructure needs and that described the existing police headquarters as “unsafe and vulnerable” in its final report. “It’s time we come to a decision on the site and mitigate whatever issues might exist and start moving forward so that we can develop the public-safety building for Palo Alto for the next 50 years,” Berman said Wednesday. Q

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tion “at the top of the list for very good reasons.” Councilman Tom DuBois was more cautious and warned that solving California Avenue’s parking problem and compensating the area for the lost parking lot could require a “monster garage.” Even so, he also signaled his measured support. “None of the sites seem great, but it seems like we’re coming to consensus on Sherman Avenue,” DuBois said. The Wednesday conversation was strikingly different from prior discussions of the publicsafety building. Unlike in the past, the city now has $57 million allocated for the project under an infrastructure funding plan the council approved in June 2014. Also, the new proposals don’t depend on private developers or land that the city doesn’t own. The city’s last proposal for a police building died in December 2013, when developer Jay Paul Company dropped a plan to build an office complex at 395 Page Mill Road, a project that included a police building as a public benefit. Before that, the city had entered into an option to buy two properties on Park Boulevard for the new facility. That agreement was dropped in 2009, when the city’s coffers dried up in the economic downturn. Now, the city has the land, the money and a council eager to get working on the project. Even so, the new proposal would require extensive design work and environmental analyses before construction could begin. Councilman Pat Burt also pointed to traffic-circulation problems that would result from removing the Sherman right-of-

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The Palo Alto City Council chose the site at 250 Sherman Ave. for closer consideration for a new public-safety building, with a new parking garage proposed for an adjacent block.

DEVELOPMENT

Council halts divisive downtown project Palo Alto officials side with appeal, demand design changes, smaller size ing up the bare majority. Mayor Karen Holman and Councilman Pat Burt, both former planning commissioners, led the charge in crafting a motion that was so long and wide-ranging that it took up two printed pages and would not fit on the overhead projector in the council chambers. At one point, with the clock ticking toward midnight Monday, the council paused its meeting so that the deputy city clerk could go make printed copies for council members to read before the vote. Burt, Holman, Vice Mayor Greg Schmid, Tom DuBois and Eric Filseth all agreed that the proposed 31,407-square-foot building is too large for the corner of University and Kipling Street. “This motion would intend to have a building that would have less mass and scale — by implication, a smaller building — and have certain design changes that would make it more compatible,” Burt

said as he introduced the motion. The dissenters, Marc Berman, Liz Kniss, Greg Scharff and Cory Wolbach, supported a separate proposal that would have required further analysis but that stopped well short of requiring the types of broad design revisions that the majority favored. Now, the project will have to undergo new reviews by the Historic Resources Board and the Architectural Review Board. The council’s motion also included a catalog of issues on which each board should focus. The historic board will be asked to examine the modernist building’s effect on Kipling, which is largely populated by Victorian architecture. It will consider whether the mass and scale of the project would have an impact on existing historic properties, discuss the project’s “area of potential effect,” and consider whether there should be other “historic considerations”

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wo months after it seemingly secured the city’s approval, a controversial four-story development proposed for the former site of the Shady Lane boutique on University Avenue found itself back in planning purgatory early Tuesday morning. Following an exhaustive discussion, a split Palo Alto City Council sided with appellant Michael Harbour and dealt a heavy bureaucratic blow to the owners of 429 University Ave., who have proposed the mixed-use building. While the council did not outright support Harbour’s appeal, or explicitly reject the project, it effectively ordered the building be redesigned, downsized and thoroughly re-reviewed. The council’s 5-4 vote followed the political division from last November’s election, with the five candidates most closely identified with the slow-growth “residentialist” philosophy mak-

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The approval of a proposed multi-story, mixed-use building at 429 University Ave., at the corner of Kipling Street, in Palo Alto has been appealed by a neighboring property owner. given to the approval. The Architectural Review Board, which reviewed the project five times before voting unanimously to support it in February, will have a trickier task. Having already determined that the project is compatible with the surrounding area, the board will now be asked to consider the council’s concerns about the project’s purported incompatibility.

Incompatibility was at the heart of Harbour’s appeal and of Monday’s debate. In the appeal, Harbour likens the building’s angular design to a parking garage. “The side and rear of the proposed building along Kipling Street is overly tall, massive and architecturally dissimilar to be remotely consistent with the ex(continued on page 12)

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Searsville Dam will stay for now; threatened fish to get more water

tanford University released a 41-page report on May 1 outlining two plans to allow water to get around, or through, Searsville Dam, providing passage for threatened steelhead trout. The university would either create an opening at the base of the 123-year-old dam, located west of Interstate Highway 280, to allow creek water to flow through and provide the fish passage to upstream creeks; or it would allow the dam to fill completely with sediment, and Stanford would develop wetlands and a new stream channel through the sediment to allow water and passage upstream, according to the report. The Searsville Alternatives Study Steering Committee Recommendations are the culmination of four years of work by 12 university administrators and faculty, including specialists in conservation, land use, environmental sustainability and water conservation. The committee received input from an advisory group that included representatives from the cities of Palo Alto and East Palo Alto, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, environmental advocates and neighborhood groups. While the steering committee identified the two alternatives, it and the advisory committee looked at eight options, including doing nothing and taking the dam down. Some groups and persons on the advisory committee continue to recommend and support removal, including dismantling the structure in stages.

However, the two final alternatives would allow the dam to stay in place for now. Stanford could study the feasibility of removing the aging structure in the future, the report states. A key consideration in either proposed alternative will be what to do with the approximately 2.7 million cubic yards of sediment that have accumulated in 120-plus years of the dam’s existence. The environmental impacts of downstream flooding and releasing part or all of the sediment downstream, or even hauling it all away, must be carefully considered, the report notes. The first alternative, which the university prefers, would remove much of the sediment through sluicing, flushing and stabilization of the coarse accumulated sediment. This alternative assumes that downstream conditions would need to adapt to the increased sediment that will no longer be trapped behind the dam once an opening has been constructed. The opening would be at surface-level of the creek. Fish would be able to pass through the opening, connecting Corte Madera Creek below the dam to a riparian channel leading to the upper creek. Leaving the dam in place establishes a “check dam” that would moderate the rush of water downstream from runoff during large storms. Some of the upstream wetlands might be preserved by having cutoff seepage walls. Resource agencies and the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority would have to coordinate with Stanford to address the

by Sue Dremann constriction downstream of the creek channel to protect against flooding in large storms, according to the report. Searsville Lake is currently 90 percent silted in, and the second alternative would keep the dam in place without puncturing it, letting the lake fill in completely. A new creek channel, cut through the sediment, would move the water to both ends of Corte Madera Creek above and below the dam. The dam might also be lowered or notched to relieve flooding. A fish ladder would be used to help fish get from one part of the creek to another. These preferences do not preclude someday removing the dam, said Jean McCown, director of community relations. But the university wants to be careful about the impacts of the release of sediment and of flooding. The alternatives would also allow the university to continue to use water from the creeks. “The original purpose of the Dam and Reservoir was for water supply, and Searsville has been and continues to be an important source of water supply for the University,” according to the steering committee report. “This recommendation creates a new point of diversion downstream and shifts water storage from Searsville to Felt Reservoir. Water diversions currently made at Searsville would most likely be moved to the existing San Francisquito Creek Pump Station, approximately 4 1/2 miles downstream from Searsville Dam,” the report states. Diverted water would be stored

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Stanford University identifies two ways to send water through, or around, the dam

Stanford University is proposing two options for dealing with Searsville Dam, either creating an opening at the base or allowing the dam to be filled with sediment. Either option would enable steelhead trout to swim by. at an expanded Felt Reservoir in order to meet the seasonal water needs of the university. The alternatives could cost in excess of $100 million. The university does not expect to carry that entire burden. “Finding ways to address the financial responsibilities will be one of the top priorities,” the steering committee wrote. But not everyone agrees with the steering committee’s choices. Two key organizations still say removing the dam is the only acceptable action. “Poking a hole in an unneeded dam or letting it fill in with sediment are not viable solutions. These are ineffective Band-Aids that are unlikely to secure permits or attract funding support,” said Matt Stoeker, a biologist for the group Beyond Searsville Dam and a member of the advisory committee. “The troubling thing is that recent studies have shown that dam removal, combined with identified off-stream floodwater detention ponds, can provide the greatest ecosystem benefit while also achieving elevated flood protection that is in line with their preferred orifice alternative.” In his advisory-group recommendations, Stoeker wrote that the only acceptable possibilities are removing the dam and all accumulated sediment and creating a creek valley habitat or removing the dam and some accumulated sediment, stabilizing the remaining sediment and creating a middle lake for Stanford’s water use. The other alternatives would create lethal water conditions in the reservoir for organisms, including the steelhead trout, and would cause the spread of exotic species downstream, among other problems, according to Stoeker. The new bypass channel in the second alternative would require massive earth moving and habitat disruption at Jasper Ridge, and

oversight and maintenance would not be feasible, he said. “We see no possible way to operate such a massive and long channel with existing water constraints and no feasible way to prevent downstream reservoir entrapment and death of steelhead. (And) there are major additional fish passage problems exacerbated by reservoir level fluctuations associated with operating a notched dam for flood protection,” Stoeker wrote. A recent National Marine Fisheries Service Jeopardy Decision against Santa Barbara County indicated numerous legal problems with orifice dams related to the Endangered Species Act, he noted. In comments on the study after its release, American Rivers, another group on the advisory committee, and Beyond Searsville Dam said jointly in a statement the university’s announcement will only delay a final decision regarding the dam’s fate. “American Rivers appreciates that Stanford has abandoned the idea that Searsville is useful for supplying water for their golf course and landscaping, particularly in this drought,” said Steve Rothert, California director of American Rivers. “However, we are concerned that operating a dam with a hole in it will be more troublesome than they expect, with impacts to fish passage and sediment accumulation causing ongoing problems.” Stanford is currently being sued by Our Children’s Earth and The Ecological Rights Foundation over Searsville. The groups are also suing the National Marine Fisheries Service, alleging it inadequately analyzed how the dam, reservoir and booster pumps add to and exacerbate adverse impacts on the threatened species when it approved water diversion in 2008. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

Upfront EDUCATION

Students no longer waiting to exhale National program to bring breathing, meditation to Gunn freshmen next year by Elena Kadvany

here’s a scientific reason the saying “take a deep breath” exists. “Every emotion that we experience, there’s a corresponding rhythm of breath,” said Anjali Vishwanath, a Palo Alto mother and self-described left-brain engineer-turned-firm-believer in the power of breathing and other mindfulness techniques. When we’re angry, anxious or stressed, our breathing is faster paced and shallow. Deep, slow breathing is associated with feeling relaxed. Breathing is also unique in that it’s something we can control; studies have shown that purposefully taking deep, slow breaths can help to increase relaxation and decrease levels of the brain’s stress hormone, cortisol. This is one premise behind Youth Empowerment Seminar (YES!), a national organization that delivers mindfulness curricula, from breathing techniques and yoga to lessons on stress and nutrition, to school communities. YES! is launching a pilot program at Gunn High School this fall for all incoming freshmen, with the goal of giving Palo Alto students simple, tangible tools to manage stress. In November, Gunn Principal Denise Herrmann connected the school’s nascent student wellness committee with Vishwanath, the mother of two Gunn juniors and a YES! instructor, to discuss the possibility of bringing the program to Gunn. Vishwanath has taught the YES! curriculum for several years

at other Bay Area schools, including Lynbrook High School and Yerba Buena High School in San Jose and Bowman International School in Palo Alto. The curriculum is delivered in about 30-minute segments over four to five weeks during physical-education classes. The potential value of incorporating more mindfulness education into Palo Alto schools has risen to the top of the community’s consciousness this year following several student deaths by suicide and a debate about how to boost mental health at Palo Alto’s two public high schools. During those community conversations, students have repeatedly asked for more education around stress-management and mental health awareness. Software engineer Vishwanath understands why some people are skeptical about the impact of practices like breathing and meditation. She said she felt similarly before she tried it herself. She turned to a local mindfulness class after her husband died of leukemia when her children were 4 years old, and she said it completely shifted how she viewed and dealt with the loss. “It helped me parent better; it helped me be a better individual; it made me look at problems in a different light,” she said. “It’s not that problems don’t come now, but the way I react to them changed for me.” She teaches students, for example, something called “straw breathing,” in which you breathe deeply through your nose and then pretend there is a straw between your lips

as you exhale. She starts with eyes open, then closed. (Try it; you might be surprised at how much a few breaths like this can relax you.) Vishwanath also teaches students to be “button proof.” She asks them to think about a person who knows how to push their buttons — how to draw anger, annoyance, jealousy, fear or any emotion from them — and for 24 hours, become “button proof” to this person. Instead of instinctively reacting, she asks them to pause, take a few breaths and then respond. Learning this technique can also open up conversations about the people who push students’ buttons — what is going on in their lives outside of school that might be weighing on them, Vishwanath said. Other breathing techniques help with things critical for teenagers, like improving focus and concentration or falling asleep, Vishwanath said. YES! also includes physical activity, emphasizing the connection between body and mind, and teamwork activities that teach how to manage emotions and resolve conflict. Gunn and Paly student government members sampled the YES! curriculum together during a condensed pilot event one weekend in February. The district is also paying for Gunn teachers to attend a pilot program for educators later this month. “Most teenagers are skeptical — what’s breathing differently going to do?” said Gunn sophomore

class president Chloe Sorensen, also a member of the student wellness committee. But the effect of the simple straw breathing exercise, she said, surprised students. “A lot of kids were kind of amazed, like, ‘Wow, that actually worked.’ Just 20 seconds of breathing differently can make a huge impact,” Sorensen said. Aggregated survey results from 18 schools across the country that have participated in the youth program backs this up: 76 percent of students reported improved sleep; 84 percent reported improved mood; 83 percent improved focus; and 78 percent reduced anger, frustration, stress and worry. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, compared students who participated versus those who did not and found that the participants reported less impulsive behavior after the program. Further research is also underway, including a large study funded by the National Institutes of Health to determine the effects of the program on behavioral and neural markers of emotion regulation as well as sustained attention and resilience to stress. A Stanford University study is looking at how the program might alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety among adolescents with eating disorders. Sorensen said that for her the pilot also had an unintended positive consequence: bonding with Paly students she wouldn’t otherwise know. She imagined this would be doubly helpful for freshmen students entering a new school. The Gunn student government voted unanimously to bring YES! to their school. Paly’s has not, mostly because many teachers already incorporate similar techniques in their classrooms, according to Paly student body president Claire Liu, who partici-

pated in the pilot. Paly’s Associated Student Body (ASB) leadership class meditates for about five minutes at the start of every class. Student news website the Paly Voice reported last week that other history, psychology and English teachers have too started the practice in their classes. Gunn teachers have as well; PE teacher Amy Anderson recently started “wellness Wednesdays,” during which students work on breathing, stretching and yoga. “I feel like this realm of stress management is sometimes overlooked and seen as a little unorthodox or bizarre, but from my own experiences, and those of a range of my peers, they prove to be quite effective,” Liu said. “We meditate for a little under five minutes at the beginning of each ASB class, and I definitely feel more calm and focused afterward. What I think is really valuable about the incorporation of mindfulness is that it teaches students how to proactively address their stress and emotions.” Sorensen echoed that and said there’s also something powerful about the short-term, tangible and personal impact of breathing and mindfulness techniques. “Simple techniques for stress reduction — that’s really what kids need more,” she said. Both Sorensen and Liu said when they’re feeling overwhelmed or anxious, they now turn to breathing or taking a few moments to decompress. This is the purpose of YES!: to equip all incoming high school students with the tools necessary to do this on their own, whether it’s on a regular basis or during a crisis. As Vishwanath put it: “You have a life jacket; you’re not looking for one when you’re drowning.”Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

MEDIA

East Palo Alto starts a news service EPANow website to train and use local youth to cover the city less interested in how other media covers and perceives them and are more interested in being able to cover themselves and reflect themselves,” he said. “We’re hoping to rock that boat. ... Just because we’re EPA — just because we’re small, just because we’re local doesn’t mean we can’t be completely ‘dope,’ as the young ’uns say.” The new website reflects that goal, with its links to pages such as “What’s Up!?” and “Speak Yo Mind!” There’s a video on skateboard culture; coverage of Stand Up EPA, a community march against gentrification; a report on East Palo Alto housing pressures; and coverage of the reopening of the David Lewis Re-Entry Center for parolees. An arts section has a video on the creative process behind a mural project at Jack Farrell Park.

“My original goal as a Knight Fellow was to find ways to improve coverage of low-income communities,” Hay said. Working for the Tenderloin Times in San Francisco in 1992, he became interested in helping communities that are marginalized in one way or another. “I saw in the Tenderloin how important local news was to a community in helping to sustain it,” he said. Hay has worked as a reporter and editor for the St. Helena Star, for Wired as a freelancer and for the Press Democrat in Santa Rosa for 13 years. He was the editorial director of the bilingual public radio show, Voice of Youth. When he came to Stanford, Hay approached the East Palo Alto nonprofit organization Live In Peace to gauge how media coverage of East Palo Alto could

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ast Palo Alto residents launched their own news service on April 28 in an effort to cover the city’s news and events in meaningful ways that other media outlets have ignored. The site, EPANow.us, is bringing together resident journalists, videographers, photographers and others to tell the stories of East Palo Alto with the help of a Stanford University John S. Knight Fellow in journalism and a local cinematographer. Jeremy Hay, a journalist with 20 years of experience, is spearheading the project. He is co-director with East Palo Alto native and cinematographer Future Mashack. With its focus on giving the community a voice, EPANow is hoping to offer a brand of news delivery that sets it apart from other local media outlets, Hay said. “People in East Palo Alto are

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Jeremy Hay, founder of EPANow, offers some suggestions on how Mafikaunanga Teu, an intern at the news site, could film some overall shots of University Avenue for a video she is producing about East Palo Alto. be better. At one point, the group asked Hay to help it start something in the city. Hay said he jumped at the chance. “When individuals and the community see themselves in the space that a media outlet can create, it creates a sense of community and can create a sense of purpose,” he said.

Hay is quick to stress that he is not the owner of this enterprise or even its bandleader. “It’s something my work as a fellow has involved me in, but it’s very much East Palo Alto’s project,” he said. EPANow is encouraging city leaders and residents to come (continued on page 13)

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isting one and two story Victorian or Spanish Colonial structures on Kipling Street,” the appeal states. Harbour elaborated during his presentation Monday. “There are no shared characteristics or design linkages with neighboring buildings. ... This is a colossal building being proposed on the narrowest street in downtown Palo Alto,” he said. But the architecture board, project architect Ken Hayes, and the project’s supporters all argued that downtown has plenty of tall buildings (this one would be 50-feet tall) and a wide range of styles. Hayes cited Palo Alto’s “eclecticism” as one of the city’s defining positive traits. “Palo Alto is recognized worldwide for its entrepreneurial environment, its innovation, its technology, its position on environmental concerns and sustainability,” Hayes told the council. “Our architecture should be part of this forward thinking, not stuck in the past.” Supporter Brad Ehikian of Premier Properties also made a pitch for diversity in architecture and suggested that 50 years from now people might talk about Ken Hayes the way they currently talk about Birge Clark. “Why are we trying to recreate styles of the past? Why don’t we celebrate the designs of the future and the designs that challenge the status quo?” Ehikian said. But the project drew heavy fire from neighborhood leaders and land-use watchdogs, including members of the citizens group Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning. While one supporter of 429 University analogized the building’s forward-thinking design to the Transamerica Pyramid, one oppo-

nent likened it to a Soviet factory from 40 years ago. Randy Popp, chair of the architecture board, noted that the design of the proposed development had evolved significantly during the two-year review process. Ultimately, after much debate, the architecture board agreed that the changes went far enough to warrant a finding of compatibility. Planning staff also confirmed that, in approving projects, the department generally takes into heavy consideration how much the project had changed over the process. Filseth took issue with this logic and suggested that staff is applying the wrong criteria. The findings shouldn’t consider what the project plans looked like in the past but on whether they are compatible with the surroundings, he said. To drive the point home, the council majority supplied the architecture board with a laundry list of issues to reconsider. The board was directed, for example, to focus on the building’s street-facing facades. “The upper floors need to have setbacks to fit in with the context of the neighborhood,” the motion crafted by Burt and Holman stated. “Specifically, the look and feel from the street should be of a look and feel compatible with adjacent buildings, with the option of a third or fourth floor provided they are visually compatible from the street, requiring articulation or set-backs.” The council also requested a study of shadow patterns and “design linkages” between the new development and the “overall pattern of building” in the area. The council’s decision creates a potentially steep hurdle for the project, which proposes groundfloor retail, offices on the second floor and apartments on the third and fourth floors. The design also includes an underground garage.

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Upfront

Celebrating artistic vibrancy Julius Peterson, 7, takes in the art done by fellow elementary students with dad Troy Peterson as they explore “Youth Art” at the Palo Alto Art Center during the exhibit’s opening reception on May 6. The exhibit, which features artwork from Palo Alto Unified School District students, continues through May 24.

The problem of parking also arose Monday, with the council ordering a traffic-circulation analysis. Critics of the development are concerned it would worsen downtown’s already considerable parking problems. The project relies on various zoning exemptions — including a provision that allows developers to purchase entitlements from the rehabilitation of seismic properties — to reduce its parking requirement from 92 to 35 spaces. The development proposes 40. For many residents, that is far from good enough. Norm Beamer, speaking on behalf of the umbrella association Palo Alto Neighborhoods, said, “It’s high time to

eliminate the exceptions.” “These exceptions make no sense given the crisis of inadequate parking in the downtown area,” Beamer said. The long discussion proved exasperating for applicant Elizabeth Wong, who after going through the Palo Alto process for two years suddenly found herself back at the drawing board. She called the city’s actions a “waste of time.” When she began working on the project, she had offered to reduce her development’s size by taking out the residential component or the underground parking garage but was deterred by staff, Wong said.

Furthermore, her team already made numerous revisions to the design to address concerns from neighbors and architectural board members. “Your ARB did not fulfill their obligations,” Wong told the council. “Your city did not fulfill its obligation. There is no guidance for a person who wants to do a building in the city. “They would proceed, but they are afraid that they could come back and be faced with this,” she said, pointing to the long motion on the screen. “Maybe, they should come back in two years, after a new election, with a new set of people.” Q

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forward with issues they feel are important to cover in meaningful ways. The staff for the news outlet wants to take up and broaden those discussions, Hay said. While the goal is to celebrate the richness of culture, brains and creativity in East Palo Alto, Hay said the news organization will also cover some of the more difficult issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to say that we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ever cover something bad. But we can talk about the longer trend in depth and can bring out the stories behind it,â&#x20AC;? he said. EPANow will complement the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other current news organizations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the new Ravenswood Magazine and veteran East Palo Alto Today. Hay said all three organizations speak to different audiences through different means, and he hopes to collaborate with East Palo Alto Today and Ravenswood Magazine in various ways. Henrietta Burroughs, East Palo Alto Today founder and publisher, will be on EPANowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advisory board, he said. The organization currently has a fluctuating, part-time core group of five to 10 people, most of whom are between the ages of 15 and 30. Some edit video, others work behind the camera and some are reporters. Hay said that they will receive journalism training. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of the talents that make up journalism are already in play in East Palo Alto,â&#x20AC;? he said. If knowledge is power, EPANow hopes to bring both to the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Media infrastructure should be a key utility, like gas or water,â&#x20AC;? Hay said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gives the residents power. It allows residents a means to assert their own power.â&#x20AC;? Q

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.

Woman sentenced on drug, weapons charges An East Palo Alto woman who allegedly skipped bail and avoided recapture for more than seven years pleaded no contest Monday to drug and weapons charges, San Mateo County prosecutors said Tuesday. (Posted May 5, 1:06 p.m.)

Suspects charged in home invasion Two suspects in custody for a violent Fremont home invasion that led to a police pursuit into Menlo Park, complete with shots fired at officers, will be prosecuted by Alameda County, according to the District Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. A third suspect remains at large. (Posted May 5, 9:06 a.m.)

East Palo Alto man told to pay restitution James Grady, 61, of East Palo Alto, who was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in January for charges related to a 2014 intrusion into an Atherton home and the burglary of a Menlo Park home, has been ordered by a judge to pay restitution of more than $19,000 to one of his victims, according to District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. (Posted May 5, 7:38 a.m.)

Former HP CEO Fiorina announces run Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina said this morning she is running for president in 2016, according to her Twitter account. (Posted May 4, 10:12 a.m.)

2015 Palo Alto May FĂŞte Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parade Hundreds gathered on University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto and surrounding blocks on Saturday, May 2, for the 93rd annual City of Palo Alto May Fete Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parade. (Posted May 2, 5:02 p.m.)

Body cameras to become the new norm After a year of experimentation, body cameras are about to go mainstream in the Palo Alto Police Department. (Posted May 2, 9:17 a.m.)

Palo Altoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smoking ban may spread E-cigarettes may soon join their traditional brethren in a Palo Alto law that bans smoking in downtown centers, local parks and outdoor dining establishments. They would not, however, be included in a new cigarette ban that the city is considering for apartment buildings. (Posted May 2, 9:09 a.m.)

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING of the Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commission Please be advised the Planning and Transportation Commission (P&TC) shall conduct a public meeting at 6:00 PM, Wednesday, May 13, 2015 in the Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Civic Center, Palo Alto, California. Any interested persons may appear and be heard on these items. :[HÉ&#x2C6; YLWVY[Z MVY HNLUKPaLK P[LTZ HYL H]HPSHISL ]PH [OL *P[`ÂťZ main website at www.cityofpaloalto.org and also at the 7SHUUPUN +P]PZPVU -YVU[ +LZR [O -SVVY *P[` /HSS HM[LY ! PM on the Friday preceding the meeting date. Copies will be made available at the Development Center should City /HSS IL JSVZLK VU [OL -YPKH` Public Hearing 1. CIP Review: Recommendation to the City Council Regarding the Comprehensive Plan Compliance with the 7YVWVZLK *HWP[HS 0TWYV]LTLU[ 7YVNYHT -VY TVYL PUMVYTH[PVU JVU[HJ[ *OP[YH 4VP[YH H[ Chitra.moitra@ JP[`VMWHSVHS[V VYN. 2. FCC Telecommunications: Recommendation to [OL *P[` *V\UJPS 9LWLHSPUN 7(4* :LJ[PVU VM *OHW[LY VM [OL 7HSV (S[V 4\UPJPWHS *VKL HUK (KVW[PUN H 5L^ :LJ[PVU 7LY[HPUPUN [V :P[PUN HUK 7LYTP[[PUN VM >PYLSLZZ *VTT\UPJH[PVUZ -HJPSP[PLZ ,U]PYVUTLU[HS +L[LYTPUH[PVU! ,_LTW[ 7\YZ\HU[ [V *,8( .\PKLSPULZ :LJ[PVUZ I HUK :LJ[PVU *SHZZ CONTINUED FROM APRIL 29, 2015 8\LZ[PVUZ -VY HU` X\LZ[PVUZ YLNHYKPUN [OL HIV]L P[LTZ WSLHZL JVU[HJ[ [OL 7SHUUPUN +LWHY[TLU[ H[ ;OL Ă&#x201E;SLZ YLSH[PUN [V [OLZL P[LTZ HYL H]HPSHISL MVY PUZWLJ[PVU ^LLRKH`Z IL[^LLU [OL OV\YZ VM ! (4 [V ! 74 ;OPZ public meeting is televised live on Government Access *OHUULS (+( ;OL *P[` VM 7HSV (S[V KVLZ UV[ KPZJYPTPUH[L HNHPUZ[ PUKP]PK\HSZ ^P[O KPZHIPSP[PLZ ;V YLX\LZ[ HU HJJVTTVKH[PVU MVY [OPZ TLL[PUN VY HU HS[LYUH[P]L MVYTH[ MVY HU` YLSH[LK WYPU[LK TH[LYPHSZ WSLHZL JVU[HJ[ [OL *P[`ÂťZ (+( *VVYKPUH[VY H[ ]VPJL VY I` L THPSPUN HKH'JP[`VMWHSVHS[V VYN. *** Hillary Gitelman, Director of Planning and Community Environment

Food Scraps Composting Starts July 1! Where you put your food scraps makes a world of difference. Beginning July 1, you can put all of your food scraps and food soiled paper directly into your green cart along with your yard trimmings. By doing this, you help Palo Alto turn your food scraps into rich soil and renewable energy, and help protect the climate.

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING of the City of Palo Alto Architectural Review Board (ARB) 8:30 A.M., Thursday, May 21, 2015, Palo Alto Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue. Plans may be reviewed at the Development Center at 285 Hamilton Avenue or online at: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/planningprojects; contact Diana Tamale for additional information during business hours at 650.329.2144. 1450 Page Mill Road [14PLN-00335]: Request by Jim Inglis on behalf of The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for Major Architectural Review of a proposal to demolish the two existing I\PSKPUNZ VU ZP[L ^P[O Ă&#x2026;VVY HYLH [V[HSPUN ZM HUK JVUZ[Y\J[ H UL^ [^V Z[VY` ZM VÉ&#x2030;JL I\PSKPUN PU the RP (Research Park) zoning district. Environmental Assessment: City of Palo Alto/Stanford Development Agreement and Lease Project Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2003082103) and Exemption 15302 (Replacement and Reconstruction). 203 Forest Avenue [14PLN-00472]: Request by Ken Hayes Architects, Inc. on behalf of 203 Forest Avenue LLC, for Architectural Review of a proposal to construct a new 4,985 sf residential addition to an existing 4,626 sf commercial building on a 5,000 sf site in the Downtown Commercial (CD-C (GF)(P)) zoning district. Environmental Assessment: Categorical Exemption per section 15301. 130 Lytton Avenue [15PLN-00089]: Request by Heather Young of FGY Architects, on behalf of Tarlton Properties, for Preliminary Architectural Review of new core and shell facade improvements and site PTWYV]LTLU[Z H[ HU L_PZ[PUN ZXM[ Z[VY` VÉ&#x2030;JL building in the CD-C (P) zoning district. The existing building is considered a grandfathered facility under Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 18.04.030(a)(64.5) and Section 18.18.120. Environmental Assessment: Preliminary Reviews are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. Amy French *OPLM 7SHUUPUN 6É&#x2030;JPHS The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation for this meeting or an alternative format for any related printed materials, please contact the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. Page 14 â&#x20AC;˘ May 8, 2015 â&#x20AC;˘ Palo Alto Weekly â&#x20AC;˘ www.PaloAltoOnline.com

is available in affordable-housing funds for the potential purchase of the El Camino Real property. Shortly after the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment, Palo Alto City Manager James Keene likewise designated $8 million from the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affordable-housing funds, an allocation that is subject to the councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approval. Simitian has also been reaching out to the philanthropic community for help paying to improve the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run-down infrastructure. While he told the Weekly he is encouraged by the response he has received so far, potential donors are waiting to see how many millions of dollars would be necessary. The effort still faces steep hurdles. The Jisser family has been reluctant to discuss selling the site while the closure application

remains open. The public entities are still trying to figure out what the price could be and whether there will be enough funds to cover it. Yet the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agreement with Caritas is significant given the councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and the supervisorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reluctance to get into the mobilehome-management business. In late April, the Board of Supervisors authorized county staff to negotiate with nonprofits that could potentially own and operate Buena Vista. On April 28, the county entered into its agreement with Caritas. Caritasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 20-year track record of successful â&#x20AC;&#x153;rescue operationsâ&#x20AC;? prompted the county to select it over other nonprofits that expressed interest, Simitian said. If enough money is found to buy Buena Vista, Caritas is prepared to â&#x20AC;&#x153;acquire, own and operate the site in perpetuity as an affordable mobile-home park community,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to meet in a closed session to discuss the status of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s labor negotiations with the Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto. The council will then consider an urgency interim ordinance to prohibit conversion of ground-floor retail to office and consider adopting the new Urban Forest Master Plan. The closed session will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 11. Regular meeting will follow in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss the proposed fiscal year 2016 budget for the Library, Development Services and Planning and Community Environment departments. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The school board will hear an information report from Gunn High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creative bell schedule committee, discuss several updates of board policy and summer maintenance projects. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, at district headquarters, 25 Churchill Ave. COUNCIL POLICY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to review and approve the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legislative strategic initiatives; discuss a proposed expansion of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smoking ordinance to include multi-family housing; and consider the City Auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed 2016 work plan. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to review the proposed 2016-20 capital improvement programs for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan; and consider repealing and replacing a section of the municipal code relating to siting and permitting of wireless-communications facilities. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. CITY/SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to review recent council and school board meetings, consider the city auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s update on the National Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Survey and hear an update on the school districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parcel tax. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, in Conference Room A at district headquarters, 25 Churchill Ave. BOARD POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE ... The school boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy review committee will discuss policies on Advance Placement courses, homework, class size and professional standards, among others. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, in the board room at district headquarters, 25 Churchill Ave. COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to review the proposed municipal fee schedule for fiscal year 2016 and to review the proposed budgets for the Public Works and Administrative Services departments. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss affordable housing; hear updates from its Affordable Housing Subcommittee, Homeless Vets Subcommittee and Senior Services Subcommittee; elect a chair and vice chair; and discuss plans for a Civility Roundtable. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My hope and expectation is that Caritas, working with the county, will be able to negotiate a market-rate purchase of the park from current owners,â&#x20AC;? Simitian said. In addition to the roughly $19 million already available in public funds, officials from the city, the county and Caritas can also look to a tax-exempt revenue bond, predicated on the cash flow of the property. For Caritas, issuing bonds has been a standard practice. The nonprofitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brochure notes that Caritasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; purchase of mobile-home parks is financed â&#x20AC;&#x153;by conduit, nonrecourse tax-exempt bonds issued by a public entity, including counties, cities or a joint-powers authority.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;If a public entity is willing to pledge housing funds or provide credit enhancement, the bond issue for the entire purchase price can be sold at a lower interest rate,â&#x20AC;? the brochure states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because the seller receives all cash, the purchase price is often lower. If structured properly, these savings generally result in increased rent relief for residents and enhancements to the park communities.â&#x20AC;? John Woolley, the nonprofitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief operating officer, said his organization has long been aware of the myriad challenges facing Buena Vista residents. Caritas, he said, believes there is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;workable solutionâ&#x20AC;? to these problems. He stressed that the company is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;mission-basedâ&#x20AC;? organization, rather than a profit-based one, and that it self-imposes rent control on its properties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a very challenging process, but it is very achievable,â&#x20AC;? Woolley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe our unique experience and skill set position us well to turn Buena Vista into a spirited and caring mobile-home community.â&#x20AC;? The contract that the nonprofit signed runs until the end of 2015 and does not include any spending from the county. Woolley said Caritas will commit to working with the Jisser family to â&#x20AC;&#x153;understand their development goals and develop a proposal that appeals to them.â&#x20AC;? The company will also work with its partners in the city, county and philanthropic communities to identify the needed funds; continue to meet with Buena Vista residents to make sure any plan would meet their needs; encourage city officials to expedite the approval process for the needed upgrades to Buena Vista; and reach out to local philanthropic groups for potential contributions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Caritas is genuinely excited about the prospect of redeveloping the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, and we look forward to transforming it into an exciting, lively community of which the city, the county and the community can be very proud,â&#x20AC;? Woolley said. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

Palo Alto Historical Association presents a free public program

Dr. Esther Clark: Palo Alto’s Beloved Pediatrician Speakers: Nephews Malcolm and Dean Clark and others Moderator: Jay Thorwaldson

Sunday, May 10, 2015 2:00-4:00 p.m. Lucie Stern Community Center 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto Refreshments. No admission charge.

Attend Stanford while living at home. Stanford’s High School Summer College is an academically selective program that provides high-achieving high school students the ability to attend Stanford University in the summer. The program runs 8 weeks and participants enroll as visiting undergraduates students in Stanford’s Summer Quarter and take the same courses as Stanford undergraduates. Summer College students can choose from 145 courses across 30 university departments. Live at home and attend Stanford for as low as $3,400.

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The records for the City of Palo Alto show the following checks as outstanding for over three years to the listed payees. Under California Government Code Section 50050, unclaimed money will become the City’s property three years after the check was issued. If you are one of the listed payees, please contact Susan Miley at (650) 329-2224 at the City of Palo Alto by June 30, 2015 so that arrangements can be made to reissue the check.

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Ning Li drops off his ballot for the all-mail election in the council chambers of City Hall on May 5. Measure A effectively has passed, with 77 percent approval as of Wednesday evening and only 6 percent of the ballots remaining to be counted.

nity. We’re ready to get past this, move on and focus on the things we need to focus on.” Palo Alto voters last approved a parcel-tax increase in 2010 in the city’s first mail-in special election. The six-year $589 tax passed with 79 percent support. That tax’s 2 percent per year automatic escalator has brought the rate taxpayers currently pay to $638 per parcel. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council (May 4)

429 University Ave.: The council continued its hearing on the appeal of a proposed four-story development at 429 University Ave. and directed the Historic Resources Board and the Architectural Review Board to review the project before it returns to the council. Yes: Burt, DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Schmid No: Berman, Kniss, Scharff, Wolbach

Council Finance Committee (May 5)

Budget: The committee tentatively approved the proposed budgets for offices of City Attorney, City Manager and City Clerk, as well as for the Community Services Department. The committee agreed to further discuss at a future meeting the proposal to add a position of recreation superintendent. Yes: Unanimous

Utilities Advisory Commission (May 6)

Budget: The commission recommended approving the fiscal year 2016 Utilities Department operating and capital budgets. Yes: Cook, Danaher, Eglash, Foster, Schwartz, Van Dusen Absent: Hall

City Council (May 6)

Public safety: The council discussed various sites considered for a new publicsafety building and expressed support for a city-owned parking lot at 250 Sherman Ave. Action: None

Architectural Review Board (May 7)

Veronica Weber

Bike path: The board approved a proposed bike path at 4261 El Camino Real to provide access from Wilkie Way to a housing complex developed by SummerHill Homes. Yes: Unanimous Mercedes: The board discussed a proposed concept to build a new Mercedes dealership at 1700 Embarcadero Road. Action: None

Shawn Tibbs of Giampolini Courtney, a masonry restoration company, works on a scaffold to uncover a second tiled panel at 261 Hamilton Ave., which formerly housed University Art Center.

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with two inches of mortar, paint and a wax substance that helped preserve the artwork, he said. “I used my technique to carve stone, which is a lot less destructive,” he said. The next step is to put a coating on the tiles to protect them and “leave them exposed the way it was originally intended,” Tibbs said. Rapp said he thinks the artwork was based on stamps from that era and is working to find out more details. “You got to realize this was in 1928 this tile was produced and Page 16 • May 8, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

put into the building. So it’s been in there that long,” he said. “It’s so neat to be able to discover something that ... was covered up, and so I’m trying to restore it as much as I can.” During a recent visit to see the artwork, city planner Matthew Weintraub said it is amazing that the panels are in such good condition and that it is great to see effort being put into preserving the artwork. The four-story building at the corner of Ramona Street and across from City Hall is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Q Digital Editor My Nguyen can be emailed at mnguyen@ paweekly.com.

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Pulse POLICE CALLS Palo Alto

April 29-May 5 Violence related Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Child abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Elder abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Strong arm robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Counterfeiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Prowler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Shoplifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Vehicle related Auto burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost/stolen plates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Parking/driving violation. . . . . . . . . . . 15 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 9 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . 9 Vehicle impound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle embezzled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Alcohol or drug related Alcohol transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Open container. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . 2 Missing juvenile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of stolen property . . . . . . . 2

Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Psychiatric subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Resisting arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Menlo Park

April 29-May 5 Violence related Assault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Attempted murder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Child abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Credit card fraud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle related Auto burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 5

the First Congregational Church, and Joe taught Sunday school, ushered, and served on many of the church boards. He actively supported Boy Scout Troop 59, and helped his sons achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. He traveled to Europe along with the Congregational Church Choir (Gloria was a member), experiencing other cultures and sharing their love of music. He enjoyed helping his wife as the ‘equipment and sound man’ for her charitable singing career with the Unicorn’s Big Band. Over the years at sites across the USA, they attended many USS New York (BB-34) Naval reunions. Before retirement, Joe revised his co-authored engineering textbooks. Two of his most notable works are Water Resources Engineering, and Fluid Mechanics with Engineering Applications. The water resources book, which is used throughout the world, is recognized as one of the most authoritative technical publications in its field. In 1994, Dr. Franzini received the Ray K. Linsley Award from the American Institute of Hydrology honoring “the accomplishments of a giant in the field of hydrology.” In the same year, he was inducted into the Silicon Valley Engineering Council Hall of Fame for his professional accomplishments. Joe was a storyteller who loved to share his boyhood stories with his children. He was a ‘people person’, who enjoyed outings and activities. He called his wife “the loveliest and prettiest lady in the whole world”. He loved to sing in the shower, and one of his favorite expressions that usually came with a wink, and was a part of Joe’s happy demeanour was “You Bet!” The family would especially like to thank Joe’s longtime caregiver Edgardo DeVilla for the loyal and loving care he gave to him for over four years. Joe is survived by his wife of 68 years, Gloria, his sons J.B. Franzini of Sonoma, CA and Robert Franzini (Carolyn Franzini) of Morehead, KY; his daughters Marilyn (Blake Putney) of Palo Alto, and Cheryl (Herb Pegan) of Glen Ellen, CA; five grandchildren, Maria, Benjamin, Laura, Jenni and Sam; and four great-grandchildren, Theodore, Oliver, William and Penelope; and sister-in -law Sylvia Norris. The memory of a good man is a blessing forever. PAID

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VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto

Harker Avenue, 4/29, 5:09 a.m.; elder abuse/physical. El Camino Real, 4/29, 5:30 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. Forest Avenue and Alma Street, 5/1, 3:17 a.m.; battery/simple. 180 El Camino Real, 5/1, 7:50 p.m.; robbery/strong arm. 95 University Ave., 5/2, 2:15 a.m.; battery/simple. El Camino Real, 5/2, 8:50 a.m.; child abuse/physical. Oak Creek Drive, 5/3, 6 p.m.; suicide adult/misc. Swain Way, 5/4, 5:42 p.m.; child abuse/ physical. San Antonio Road, 5/4, 10 p.m.; domestic violence/battery.

Menlo Park

400 block Ivy Drive, 4/29, 6:15 a.m.; assault. 400 block Ivy Drive, 4/29, 9:20 a.m.; child abuse. Willow Road and Hamilton Avenue, 4/29, 5:28 p.m.; attempted murder.

In Memory of

Joseph Bernard Franzini Joseph B. Franzini, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend of many passed away peacefully on April 15th, 2015, in Palo Alto. Joe was a friendly, intelligent, active man who was genuinely interested in others, always ready with a gentle chuckle and kind word. With his positive attitude, warm smile and lifelong curiosity, he could connect to people from all walks of life. As a professor, Joe was highly respected for his knowledge, experience and love of Civil Engineering. Joe was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico on November 10th, 1920, to Joseph Bernard, and Mary Widmann Franzini, both of whom were from St. Louis, Missouri. In his midteens, Joe’s family moved to Pasadena, California, where he graduated from high school, and attended the California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech), to earn his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering. Graduating in the midst of World War II, he immediately followed college with Navy service. He went on to serve during World War II as a Lieutenant Junior Grade, and worked in the communications center of the Battleship USS New York. He saw action throughout the Pacific Theatre, including the Battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After the war, Joe married his sweetheart, Gloria Place, and moved to the Palo Alto area while he pursued his PhD in Civil Engineering at Stanford University. After graduation, Joe was hired by the Civil Engineering Department, and taught fluid mechanics and water resources engineering there for 36 years. For over 30 years, Dr. Franzini served as a special consultant to the George S. Nolte and Associates civil engineering firm. Professor Franzini worked on many water projects in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, and served as a consultant to many government agencies and private organizations, both in this country and abroad. His experience in professional practice added considerably to the scope of his teaching, as he could bring real world problems and their solutions into the classroom. On his retirement it was mentioned that one of his major strengths was his connection with his students and his ability to guide them into successful careers. Joe and Gloria raised four children, Joe Jr., Bob, Marilyn and Cheryl. They were members of

Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 4 Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Alcohol or drug related Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Coroner case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Domestic disturbance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Info case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Juvenile problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Located missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Psychiatric evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Shots fired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 1 Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Violation of court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrant notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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Franklin Olmsted 1921 – 2015 Franklin was a Charter Member of Friends of Foothills Park, organized in 1993. He led our group in park restoration, specifically the control of invasive weeds. Franklin maintained the group’s focus by identifying critical target weeds. In addition, his mapping of weed sites throughout the Park and labor inputs at those sites measured our improvements. Franklin’s decisive leadership and excellent reports over the decades gave the Friends a strong sense of accomplishment. Foothills Park is more attractive and visitor friendly due to his work. The Friends extend their heartfelt sympathy to Franklin’s family. PAID

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Transitions Births, marriages and deaths

SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg dies at 47

Joanna Stedman Joanna Schelling Stedman, a longtime Palo Alto resident, died peacefully on April 11 while asleep at her home. She was 94. She was born on Dec. 20, 1920, in Amsterdam. At a young age, she came to Nor th America with her brother and parents to join other relatives, and they lived in British Columbia for three years before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area. She became a U.S. citizen in 1943. During high school in San Francisco, Joanna became acquainted with Milton Stedman, and when he finished his World War II service, the couple married and began living in San Francisco. Needing more space to raise their three boys, they

Courtesy SurveyMonkey

ributes are flowing in for 47-year-old Dave Goldberg of Menlo Park. The CEO of SurveyMonkey and the husband of Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg was on vacation in Mexico with his wife when he died unexpectedly on Friday. “It’s with incredible shock and sadness that I’m letting our friends and family know that my amazing brother, Dave Goldberg, beloved husband of Sheryl Sandberg, father of two wonderful children, and son of Paula Goldberg, passed away suddenly last night,” his brother Robert Goldberg posted on Facebook Saturday morning. According to the New York Times, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office in Nayarit State said Goldberg left his room around 4 p.m. on Friday and apparently collapsed while exercising. He died of head trauma and blood loss, the spokesman said. Goldberg studied at Harvard University from 1985 to ’89, graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in history and government, according to his biography on SurveyMonkey’s website. Early in his career he worked at Capitol Records in Los Angeles. In 1994, he founded online music company Launch Media Inc., moving to Yahoo! to serve as vice president and general manager of Yahoo! Music when Launch Media was acquired in 2001. For a short time beginning in 2007, he served as “Entrepreneur in Residence” at venture capital firm Benchmark

Capital. In April 2009, he started at SurveyMonkey, an online survey and data-analysis company based in Palo Alto. Over the years he has sat on the board of directors for FilmTrack, Graham Holdings Co. (previously The Washington Post Co.) and the nonprofit New Schools Venture Fund, his SurveyMonkey biography states. He met Sandberg, who is currently the chief operating officer at Facebook, about two decades ago, according to a post on her Facebook page. “I met Dave nearly 20 years ago when I first moved to LA,” she wrote in the May 5 post. “He became my best friend. He showed me the internet for the first time, planned fun outings, took me to temple for the Jewish holidays, introduced me to much cooler music than I had ever heard.” The couple was married for moved to Colma briefly before settling in the new Palo Alto subdivision of Walnut Gardens in 1952, where she then lived for 63 years. In the city, she and Milton became committed members of the Palo Alto Seventh-day Adventist Church. She went to services regularly and participated in many church activities over the years. A passionate reader, she also supported Palo Alto’s public libraries, working in the Mitchell Park branch for many years. In addition, she enjoyed volunteering through her church and for local charities, including soup kitchens. She loved the outdoors, and up until her early 90s, she often went on walks through Palo Alto streets and parks, engaging in friendly conversation with passersby. Her personality was marked by generosity, warmth and universal caring, her family said. She was predeceased by her husband, Milton Stedman, in

11 years and raised two children together. Despite the sadness and grief she has felt following the accident, she emphasized in her Facebook post how lucky she felt for the years they did have. “If the day I walked down that aisle with Dave someone had told me that this would happen — that he would be taken from us all in just 11 years — I would still have walked down that aisle,” she wrote. Many tributes were posted online, with Silicon Valley luminaries expressing shock at his death and gratitude for the time they had together. “Dave Goldberg was an amazing person and I am glad I got to know him,” Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, posted on his Facebook page. “My thoughts and prayers are with Sheryl and her family. I hope friends will join me in celebrating his life by sharing your memories of Dave on his profile, as his brother Rob suggests.” SurveyMonkey posted a brief statement on its website announcing Goldberg had died and offering its condolences. “Dave’s genius, courage and leadership were overshadowed only by his compassion, friendship and heart,” the statement reads. “His greatest love was for his family. Our sympathy goes out to them and to all who were touched by this extraordinary man. We are all heartbroken.” — Sandy Brundage and Palo Alto Weekly staff 2004. She is survived by three sons, John (Linda), Tom (Sharon) and David; four grandchildren, Wyatt, Janet, Leslie and Ben; and one great-grandson, Lucien. A memorial service for friends and family will be held on Saturday, May 23, at 2 p.m. at Palo Alto Seventh-day Adventist Church, 786 Channing Ave., Palo Alto. Memorial donations can be made to Amistad International (amistadinternational.org).

Memorial service Robert Pederson — a longtime resident, teacher and coach in Palo Alto — died on March 7. He was 81. A memorial service and reception will be held on Saturday, May 9, at 11 a.m. at the Palo Alto High School Gymnasium, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Those interested in attending should contact Stuart Pederson at 650-400-5484.

Lois Shirley Ulander September 28, 1917 – April 22, 2015 Lois Shirley Ulander was born in Willmar, Minnesota, September 28th, 1917. She was the daughter of Raymond and Anna Hultin. She is survived by her two daughters, Sheridee Breeding and Marilyn Waldron and grandchildren Gene Breeding, Josie Owen and Luciana Shaffer and five great grandchildren, Bridget and Allison Breeding and Marley, Tatum and Sean Shaffer. Her beloved only son John passed in 1966 at the age of 19. Shirley attended beauty school and worked as a beautician in Minneapolis before marrying DeLloyd Ulander from Stanley Wisconsin in 1942. Fondly known as Duke, he and Shirley missed their 70th anniversary by two weeks when Duke passed in 2012. They lived in Edina, Minnesota for several years and later moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado when Duke was serving in the Army as a dentist. Upon his discharge, they moved the family to Palo Alto, California where Duke set up his dental practice and Shirley was a homemaker. Upon Dukes’ retirement in 1979, they divided their time between their homes in Palo Alto, California and Sun Lakes, Arizona. Shirley loved to play golf and won trophies at Palo Alto Hills and Stanford Golf courses. She hosted beautiful dinner parties and was a wonderful cook. She takes with her many happy memories of sailing with Duke and their friends on San Francisco Bay on their sailboat, the Duchess and traveling in their motorhome with their friends from the Palo Alto Elks Club. Shirley was a devoted and loving daughter, mother, grandmother and wife for all of her life. She was fondly known as G.G. by her great grandchildren. She was a sweet and kind soul who will be dearly missed by the many people who came to know and love her. PAID

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John Roos Kates November 12, 1936 – April 25, 2015 Our beloved John passed away peacefully on April 25, 2015 after a 7-year struggle with Cortico Basal Degeneration. He was born onNovember 12, 1936 in Staten Island, N.Y. and was raised in Atherton, CA and Pacific Palisades, CA by Patricia Roos and Arthur Kates. He is survived by Gene Gaven, his wife of 41 years, his sons Timothy Roos Kates of Atherton,CA and Christopher John Kates of Edgewater, CO, his daughter Mary Kates Stahl, her husband JeanBernard Stahl, their daughters Melodie and Chloe Stahl of Torrance,CA, his sister Deborah Kates Streiber of Pacific Palisades, CA, and 10 nieces and nephews. He was a graduate of Harvard School in North Hollywood, CA and Stanford University where he earned AB in Medieval History and Columbia University where he earned a MBA in Business and Finance. John worked at the Sunset News Co., his family’s company in Los Angeles for 10 years and at ACTION(Peace Corps and VISTA) in Wash. D. C. for 5 years before a 30 year career at Stanford University where he was the Director of Major Gifts for the Department of Athletics. He was a former President of the Father’s Club of St. Raymond’s School and a former member of the Parish Council and the Men’s Club of the Church of the Nativity. He served on the Board of Regents of St. Patrick’s Seminary, the Development Committee of Sacred Heart Preparatory, and chaired several Capital Campaigns for the Church of Nativity. He was a member of the CAL Chancellor’s Fund, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, the Menlo Circus Club, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Stanford Associates. Family and friends are invited to attend a Rosary at 7pm Friday May 8, 2015 and a Funeral Mass at 10am Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Church of the Nativity. PAID

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Editorial Adopt expanded retail protections Urgency ordinance will prevent conversions of ground-floor retail

ith increasing concern about the health and future of small retail businesses in Palo Alto, the City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on whether to implement temporary measures to prevent building owners from converting ground-floor retail into offices or other non-retail uses. The staff-recommended “interim” ordinance, which requires eight votes to take effect immediately as an urgency measure, is based on policy direction the council unanimously approved a month ago. If adopted, the ordinance would apply citywide and remain in effect for 45 days, but it would then be extended through adoption of a “regular” ordinance in order to provide time for further analysis and outreach to property owners and businesses as part of designing permanent changes to zoning requirements. If the proposal doesn’t receive eight votes, then it will have to go through the normal process for zoning changes, including consideration by the Planning and Transportation Commission, two meetings of the City Council and then a 30-day period before it becomes effective. This would potentially allow some property owners to take advantage of the delay and lease vacant groundfloor space for office use. Currently, ground-floor-retail uses are already required downtown on University Avenue, on limited additional streets in the core downtown business district and on California Avenue. But in other commercial areas in the city, including Midtown and along El Camino, current zoning rules impose few if any limits on the types of ground-floor uses. The challenges facing Palo Alto retailers should be a major concern to Palo Altans, and the City Council is right to take more aggressive steps to protect them. Retail businesses, and especially those that are independent and locally owned, contribute immensely to the character of the community and of the appeal of our commercial districts. Most retailers are already suffering from consumers shifting to online shopping or to big-box chain stores, and unprecedented high rents are now creating more pressure. Without tougher restrictions preventing ground-floor-office uses in commercial shopping areas, these market forces threaten to make such space unaffordable for most retail businesses. Ambiguous retail definitions and staff interpretations of current restrictions have contributed to the problem, as certain prime ground-floor locations — such as the space occupied at Hamilton Avenue and Emerson Street by Institute for the Future — have been converted to what is being called “fake retail,” uses that may involve some public activity but that don’t contribute to a retail shopping environment. Significant retail space has been lost since the Great Recession began in 2008. One study estimated that approximately 70,000 square feet of retail-type uses in Palo Alto switched to office use in the last six years. The council’s impending action on Monday is only the first step toward addressing the health of retail in our city. On May 18 the council will discuss retail conditions specifically in the California Avenue business district, and other retail preservation policies will be considered down the road, including possible limits on chain-owned businesses and limitations on the number of restaurants and other food-oriented retailers in specific shopping districts. Among the retail protection strategies that should be considered is a policy that requires conversion of ground-floor offices and other non-retail use back to retail when the building owner undertakes a major redevelopment of a property located in a shopping district. For example, several old California Avenue office buildings currently have offices on the ground floor and under current rules could remain offices if torn down and redeveloped. That should not be permitted. Similarly, the council should consider changes that would make the list of qualifying types of retail businesses more strict and require that as tenants turn over, the replacement tenants meet new retail definitions. There are no easy answers to ensuring vibrant shopping districts in Palo Alto, and the city needs to be careful not to create new problems while solving others. But a strong interim ordinance that prevents any further loss of retail is essential to buying the time needed to put in place a comprehensive set of better policies.

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

Our legacy Editor, Members of Silicon Valley who enjoyed the benefits of the tech revolution, jump ahead 20 years and ask yourself, “Did we turn our backs on a headlong rush toward commercial development? Did we support community diversity by protecting the Buena Vista property for low-income housing? Did we remember the tradition of setting aside land for the public good? Land like three nature preserves in Palo Alto, along with a host of neighborhood parks?” I hope that we honor the past and take pride in the future. Bob Roth Middlefield Road, Palo Alto

Upon closer look Editor, With the closing of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park there is a discussion about the value of a Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) education. While many people move to Palo Alto for the public schools, in this case the value may be overrated. If you look at state testing data, the Academic Performance Index (API) scores for low-income students in PAUSD run about 200 points below those for the district as a whole, and not much higher than the test scores for students in Ravenswood District (mostly East Palo Alto.) This data is all available from the California Department of Education website at dq.cde.ca.gov. Because of the change to computerized testing, there are no scores for 2014. I have worked in Ravenswood since 1997, and it is now a far different place than it was 20 years ago. We have wonderful teachers in all subjects. Music, art and science teachers have been restored after the massive budget cuts a few years ago. PAUSD has one MakerSpace at Cubberley (and one at Barron Park Elementary School) — Ravenswood has one at each school. Ravenswood has classroom technology available to students and teachers, and nearly all the families also have computers at home. A sixth-grade team from Willow Oaks School in Ravenswood District won the San Mateo County Science Fair and will be going to compete at the state level. Students from Ravenswood now all attend MenloAtherton High School, which offers the same level of education as Gunn or Paly. So, compensating families for rent at Palo Alto prices may be too much. East Palo Alto rents are also going up like crazy, and the demographic is changing rapidly. Part of what is driving this is the

great improvement in the schools. Maybe it’s also time to end the Tinsley Voluntary Transfer Program? Sue Allen Grove Avenue, Palo Alto

If not now, when? Editor, Some of those opposed to keeping the Buena Vista mobile-home community talk about interfering with private property rights and precedent. But in truth, governments routinely make decisions that affect private property with zoning laws, and as far as precedent, there are no other mobile-home communities in Palo Alto, nor are there likely to be. Besides, this is not just a proposed “eminent domain”-type land grab. A coalition appears ready to compensate the property owners handsomely. Finally, like it or not, there are laws requiring affordable housing. As we’ve seen with Measure D and other proposed projects, it’s hard to imagine finding any new reasonably priced space for 400 people in Palo Alto. To paraphrase an old quote: “If not us, who, if not now, when, and, if not here, where? Janice Hough Bryant Street, Palo Alto

More, not less, stress Editor, I recently stumbled upon “Palo Alto superintendent: No academic classes during zero period,” and I have a lot on my mind regarding this article. Students of Gunn High School were unpleasantly surprised by Superintendent Max McGee’s recent decision to abolish zeroperiod course options with the exceptions of physical education and morning news. In a recent poll of randomly

selected Gunn students, an overwhelming 90 percent were in support of retaining zero-period courses as an option at our school. Though we understand the school district’s concern about the increasing stress on Palo Alto students, the decision to eliminate zero period has in fact increased the stress level for me and many peers. For early risers, the zero-period option frees up time for extracurricular pursuits and affords many students the option to eliminate an afternoon class, opening the door to pursue after-school jobs. For others, it is an opportunity to take a required credit in order to free up time in our schedules for a favorite elective or an extra AP course. Despite the district’s concerns about stress levels, the highly competitive nature of the college admissions process remains unchanged. Course requirements are rigorous, and school activities outside of the classroom are emphasized. For those of us with the capacity to excel in zero period courses, this was a valuable option to help us to continue to succeed in the things we enjoy. Zero periods are not required for all students, so why eliminate them for the students who are better served by having this option? The superintendent’s decision, though made with the best of intentions, was made with a blatant disregard for the very clear student body feedback in support of zero period and, ultimately, places us at a disadvantage as we prepare to apply to college. Jason Huang Glenbrook Drive, Palo Alto

Make the purchase Editor, As the time draws near for the Palo Alto City Council to make its final decision on the closure

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Off Deadline Searsville proposals muddy San Francisquito Creek flooding questions

by Jay Thorwaldson

fter an exhaustive multi-entity review of what to do about the Searsville Dam and the mostly silted-up flood plain behind it, Stanford University has proposed a compromise to resolve the longstanding dilemma of what to do about the dam. There has been a strong push by the group Beyond Searsville Dam to have the dam removed entirely, citing environmental damage to fish and other factors. And there is an equally long-running concern about downstream flooding every decade or so of San Francisquito Creek, even though it’s a bit odd to be discussing floods in flatland Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto during the middle of a major drought. The dam and the flooding potential of the “volatile” creek are inextricably linked, as the dam’s existence has provided some slowdown of the surge of water coming down from steep, short canyons during heavy rains. The volatility of the creek can sometimes be measured in hours, from a mere trickle to surging whitewater threatening to spill over into residential areas of the three downstream communities. I have personally witnessed the surge a number of times when I resided in The Willows area of Menlo Park and reported on the bitter feelings between of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park (May 26), it is important to keep in our minds and hearts the tremendously affecting situation faced by the Buena Vista residents. Listening to the poignant comments by both residents and City Council members at the April 13 and 14 hearings, it is clear that everyone would prefer the park to stay open. The sale of the Buena Vista land by its current owner is not necessarily synonymous with closing the park. Closure of the park presumably makes the sale more appealing to developers, but the land could be sold and the park remain if a prospective buyer were willing to support the continued existence of Buena Vista. A consortium led by the City of Palo Alto and Santa Clara County, both of whom have already allotted significant funding for the purchase, should enlist other public and private contributors now and become the buyer who will save Buena Vista park. Susan L. Kaplan Orme Street, Palo Alto

the cities when they each were accusing the others of trying to unilaterally raise banks on one side or the other of the creek. The latest big overflow in 1998 sluiced through north Palo Alto neighborhoods on its way to flood lowlands Palo Alto with several feet of muddy water, causing about $28 million in damage, endless complications with insurance and repairs, and hard feelings all around. In this case, the overflow was at the infamous Pope/Chaucer Street Bridge separating Palo Alto and Menlo Park. Demands to remove the bridge reached a crescendo, along with some lawsuits. But had the bridge not been there, there might well have been serious flooding into Menlo Park and potentially deadly flooding into some really low areas of East Palo Alto, where water from a levee break could reach a reported 8 to 10 feet deep — drowning depth. There were a reported 17 “overtoppings” of the creek’s banks in addition to the big one at Pope/Chaucer. Creek anecdotes abound. There was a flood precipitated by heavy rain in the mid1950s, during which the late Dr. William Clark — en route at night to aid a patient having a heart attack — drove into an icy 3-foot-deep pond in the then-new Oregon underpass at Alma Street. Dr. Clark waded away from his stalled car. The patient died. Circa 1970 then-City Manager George Morgan was up in the early hours actually helping crews use poles to push tree trunks through the too-small arch opening at Pope/ Chaucer Street Bridge. Along the way, Santa Clara County raised creek banks and built low concrete walls along lower areas of the creek, which helped

Unacknowledged heroes Editor, In regards to the cover story of the Weekly, I think it’s really good for all of us to acknowledge some hardworking heroes and great role models in our society. The good is hardly ever mentioned in the media, much less someone who gives from their heart thus providing us with aspirations. However, I see many heroes in my daily life. It can be so little as a smile to a stranger and respecting them as part of this human family. Or perhaps, just letting someone get in the flow of traffic or stopping for pedestrians. There are many who express the good side of their humanity. Remember, most of us can offer our humanity, but it’s really no big deal. Lorin Krogh Encina Avenue, Palo Alto

Gratitude Editor, As a resident of Channing House, I would like to express our gratitude to the Palo Alto rec-

prevent some floods over the decades. But the patchwork wasn’t enough for 1998 and falls far short of protecting against a proverbial “100-year flood” — a misnomer, as it actually means a flood that has a 1 percent chance of occurring in any year. Well, maybe not a drought year. The 1998 flood was just a “45-year flood,” a relative trickle compared to a 100year flood. The 1998 flood prompted creation of the Joint Powers Authority for the creek in 1999 by the three downstream cities and San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, resulting in the unpronounceable SFCJPA shorthand. Its first executive director, Cynthia D’Agosta, helped forge the agency and supplant some of the harder feelings and suspicions between the communities. Her prior experience with the about 100 entities along the Los Angeles River (famous for chase scenes in movies) helped with the thorny challenge, but slogging through federal, state and regional water-related agencies proved tough. When current director Len Materman took up the challenges, he focused successfully on getting a local funding package put together with contributions from the five agencies represented on the JPA’s Board of Directors. The package will pay for major projects — including replacing the Pope/ Chaucer Street Bridge! — from Middlefield Road out to the baylands. He also has pushed hard to move a federal study along relating to the creek’s volatility, which would be severely worsened if the surge occurred during a high tide. Results of that study may still be years off, but it’s continuing.

reation department for rerouting the parade this year so it would go by our building on Homer Avenue. Channing House put out chairs and coffee and the recreation department provided other refreshments. The announcer was right across the street so we were informed about every group that came by. Most of them did their performances right in front of us, and we owe them thanks, too. It meant a great deal to a large number of us, especially those from Assisted Living who were able to attend. Thank you, Palo Alto, for a delightful experience. Helene Pier Webster Street, Palo Alto

Re-deployment Editor, I have read the Weekly’s article regarding the pumping of water from construction sites in Palo Alto. I am glad to see the city has hired a water-waste coordinator and the effort to make the pumped water available to the public. But this same article mentions how the pumping can be putting 30

But what does all this have to do with Searsville Dam? A lot. Stanford University is the largest landowner along the creek’s watershed, including the Searsville Lake area, now referred increasingly as the Searsville Reservoir — part of Stanford’s Jasper Ridge ecological study area. Yes, the dam and flood plain behind it do play a role in reducing the downstream volatility of the creek, chiefly by creating a slowdown of the surge while water flows away downstream. Stanford’s plan, outlined in a 41-page report, is to stop short of removing the dam through two methods. What to do with the silt is a huge concern, being debated vigorously in online comments on the story (PaloAltoOnline.com). Stanford officials say their proposed alternatives would not make potential downstream flooding worse. Some add-on alternatives, such as creating large overflow areas upstream, could cost millions of dollars. But not making things worse may not be enough for the SFCJPA agencies. Materman said in a telephone interview that some outside funding for upstream improvements would be likely when the federal study is completed and a comprehensive program adopted. Such funding would not be likely unless there were some real improvement in the flooding risk, he indicated. Q Former Weekly Editor Jay Thorwaldson can be emailed at jthorwaldson@paweekly.com and/or jaythor@well.com. He also writes periodic blogs at PaloAltoOnline. com.

to 50 gallons per minute into the storm drains. Wow. That is 43,200 to 72,000 gallons in a 24-hour period. And this argument about going to the bay is not good. If the water was flowing to the bay the way nature intended, it would supply plenty of trees, plants, etc., along the way. But complaints aren’t going to get anyone anywhere. May I suggest then we hire a group of water trucks, pump the water into them and then deposit it into a local water storage facility? If that’s not possible, then deploy it into the community — the city parks could probably do with a bit of watering. The process of re-deploying the water close to the area is a good plan. If you’d like some additional information, please check out this web site regarding groundwater depletion and its effects: water. usgs.gov/edu/gwdepletion.html. The section about land subsidence is, I think, particularly interesting. Colin McDowell N. California Avenue, Palo Alto

Home to all Editor, I am a senior at Stanford University. As someone who is passionate about addressing the growing wealth gap and affordable housing crisis in Silicon Valley, I have been following the Buena Vista issue with interest. I am grateful to the City Council for the $8 million it has set aside toward the acquisition of Buena Vista and encourage the city to set aside more funds if necessary and to work with Santa Clara County to preserve Buena Vista as a valuable source of affordable housing and keep its residents in place. The city has an opportunity here to be active in fostering sustainable, equitable development that benefits all its citizens. Palo Alto has been my home for the last four years, and as I choose where to live in the future, I want to see Palo Alto as a place I would be proud to call home. Katherine Mayer Santa Teresa Street, Stanford

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Cover Story

BY SUE DREMANN

The violent gesture, which alarmed his co-workers, was his least painful experience since moving to Mountain View in the fall of 2012. “John Doe,” an American citizen, was about to make a break for freedom after allegedly being beaten and tortured at home. Santa Clara County prosecutors allege his was a case of domestic labor trafficking. Throughout the Bay Area and even in wealthy and sophisticated communities such as Palo Alto and Mountain View, people are being enslaved and forced to work for others, according to police and district attorneys in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Hidden in plain sight, immigrants and U.S. born, they are kept in bondage through fear, intimidation and threat. They are monitored almost constantly and are accountable at every moment: while shopping, taking their captor’s children to the park, or even at church, say professionals who work with human-trafficking victims. Working grueling hours in restaurants, as street peddlers, domestic servants, manual laborers and prostitutes for little or no pay, they are broken down psychologically by their captors so that they believe the only life they will ever live is the one they currently have. This weekend, the nonprofit Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition (BAATC) is convening a major anti-trafficking event, Freedom Summit 2015, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara to raise public awareness of the problem in Silicon Valley and galvanize individuals and agencies to action. The choice of venue is not coincidental: In 2016, the Super Bowl — which BAATC organizer Betty Ann Boeving said will be the “single largest human trafficking incident in the United States” — will be held there. Sporting events and large conventions often involve forced labor, Boeving said. It’s the kid standing outside the stadium selling T-shirts or souvenirs, or the maids and other workers in restaurants and hotels catering to the crowds, she said. “If the hotel’s 60 or 70 percent capacity is suddenly around 100 percent, where will they get the temporary work force?” she asked. Hotels will unknowingly employ trafficked maids and service workers through contracted businesses, she said. The problem is greater than one might think. An estimated 100,000 U.S. children are victims of trafficking within the United States, and as many as 17,500 people are thought to be trafficked into the United States each year, according to the U.S. Department of State. The Bay Area’s major harbors, airports, economy and large immigrant population fuel trafficking, according to the California Alliance to Combat Trafficking and Slavery Task Force. Human trafficking is replacing other types of crime among criminal gangs, since there is less punitive risk and greater re(continued on next page)

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ward. A drug is sold once, but a sex slave can be sold and resold, anti-trafficking advocates said. A trafficking conviction can carry a sentence of up to 15 years to life, but when victims are reluctant to testify, as they often are, charges can be reduced to lesser offenses. Pimping and pandering, for example, carries up to six years in prison, but drug-trafficking penalties in California range from four to nine years. In Santa Clara County, more than 300 potential victims of human trafficking were identified and rescued from 2005 through 2013 by the San Jose Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force and the South Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking. Women and children made up the majority of the victims. The cases involved work such as forced sex, domestic servitude, commercial cleaning, forced begging and recycling, servile marriage, restaurant service, peddling, nursing home care, fruit vending and elder care. The county’s District 5, which includes Palo Alto and Stanford, has seen at least six cases in the past decade, including three domestic servitude, one elder care and two commercial sex cases, according to data collected by the Katharine and George Alexander Community Law Center at Santa Clara University and the nonprofit organization Community Solutions. San Mateo County had 10 cases in 2014, according to the District Attorney’s Office. But those numbers are thought to represent only a fraction of local human-trafficking cases, lawenforcement and anti-trafficking advocates said. Human trafficking even came

part, they often don’t realize they have been trafficked, victims’ advocates said. There are also painful memories and feelings of humiliation. Victims are often wary that telling their story publicly is just another form of exploitation, according to some survivors. But local law enforcement is investigating trafficking incidents, and legal cases are moving through the judicial system, every year. Profiled below are three local cases of alleged trafficking, two of which are being currently prosecuted in Santa Clara County Superior Court, and the one that took place in 2003 in Palo Alto.

Betty Ann Boeving, right, executive director and co-founder of the Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition, talks with co-founder Brian Wo, director of partnerships, in their Santa Clara office about the May 9 Freedom Summit at Levi’s Stadium that BAATC is organizing. knocking on Boeving’s front door. “Hi, my name is Roger,” the 17-year-old teen said. He was selling magazines to make money for school. Boeving wasn’t interested in the magazines. But then Roger ventured further, Boeving recalled: “What if it’s not magazines that I’m really selling?” he asked. “It turns out he was prostituting himself to women in a suburban city,” she said. He and other workers were being transported in a van around neighborhoods to sell magazines — and themselves. Roger’s story is an example that

breaks the stereotypes of human trafficking, Boeving said. Victims aren’t always women, and many aren’t immigrants. Trafficking doesn’t take place only in large urban areas; and it does not discriminate in terms of age, social class or gender. “We want to wipe away the stereotype of human trafficking only happening in areas ‘where I don’t go.’ It’s not just happening in East Palo Alto and Oakland and Richmond — it’s also in the Hillsboroughs and Burlingames and the Athertons and Portola Valleys of this area,” Boeving said. Nancy Harris, an attorney with

The industries victims are in:

How to recognize human trafficking Human trafficking is modern-day slavery.

Commercial sex Domestic services (nannies, servants, housekeepers) Manufacturing Construction Farming and landscaping Fisheries Lodging and tourism Massage and beauty services Janitorial services Food service Street vending (fruit, flowers, souvenirs)

How to identify victims: The person is accompanied by another person who seems controlling The person pretends to be a student or tourist but is not The person is rarely allowed or seen in public, except for work The person may seem afraid or may have signs of physical or psychological abuse The person seems submissive or fearful The person lacks identification or documentation Someone else holds the person’s pay

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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in San Francisco, has handled labor-trafficking cases, including one in Palo Alto in 2003. The case, which was jointly taken up by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, involved a prominent African scholar who had come to Stanford University and brought her domestic help. It was the first case in the nation where a victim pursued damages, she said. “It was a model of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act for these types of cases,” Harris said. Getting survivors to talk about their experiences is difficult. In

or money The person, especially a prostitute, seems under age The person is working long hours with no bathroom or food breaks The person is picked up by a van with others at the end of the long day The person appears to be living with other persons in the back of the business, and the door is locked

Questions to ask a person you suspect is being trafficked Can you leave your job or situation if you want? Can you come and go as you please? Have you been threatened if you try to leave? Has anyone threatened your family? What are your working or living conditions like? Where do you sleep and eat? Do you have to ask permission to eat, sleep or go to the bathroom? Is there a lock on your door so you cannot get out? Does someone prohibit you from socializing or attending religious services?

ohn Doe was 16 years old in 2009 when he met Ahmad Moustafa, his sister’s boyfriend. Six-foot-two and 260 pounds, Moustafa, 29, claimed to have an illustrious past. An official in the Egyptian military who specialized in interrogating terrorists, he now worked covertly for the U.S. Department of Defense, Moustafa allegedly said, according to Doe’s and his sister’s testimonies in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Feb. 20. Doe looked to Moustafa as a big brother, initially. When Doe became a biology major at a California college, Moustafa began to mentor him. But Doe was not doing that well in school, and Moustafa reportedly convinced him to leave, Doe told police during interviews in 2013. Moustafa said that if Doe would move with him and Doe’s sister to Silicon Valley, Doe would have

Note: Before questioning a person who may be a victim of human trafficking, discretely separate the person from the individual accompanying him or her. The trafficker could be posing as a spouse, family member or employer.

Understanding the trafficked victim Many victims do not speak English and do not understand American culture Some victims do not know what city or country they are in because they are force to move often Most victims have a strong feeling of distrust because they fear deportation or incarceration Many victims do not see themselves as victims and do not realize that what is being done to them is wrong Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Asian Americans for Community Involvement, Domestic Violence Advocacy Consortium Santa Clara County, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Human Trafficking Task Force

Cover Story and how two educated and intelligent Americans would not leave their situation. But it does happen. “They become convinced they have no options,” he said. Doe echoed that sentiment during his February court appearance. “When you are in fear of your life, you cannot object,” he said.

‘You are not a powerful person’

here are certain psychological underpinnings in cases where traffickers are immigrants, according to Harris of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. In many cases, those persons were in high positions in their home countries. When they come to the U.S., with their status diminished, something happens that they would probably not do in their home country, Harris said. “You are not a powerful person (in the U.S.); you have to make more money here. It’s a psychological issue. These people become much more abusive,” toward the lower classes, she said. Such was the case for one of Harris’ clients, Janice K., a young mother from Kenya who arrived in Palo Alto as a domestic worker in 2002 with her employer, who was to attend Stanford. Her employer belonged to Kenya’s elite class; Janice came from an impoverished rural village and was the sole supporter of her mother, younger siblings and her daughter. Janice met the woman after moving to Nairobi to earn money and had worked for her for two years, according to the civil lawsuit filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court against her employer.

The woman allegedly promised a $6.75 an hour wage and a six-day workday with Sundays off. Janice would have access to modern equipment such as washing machines and would not have to perform manual labor. The woman also allegedly promised Janice’s child would be brought to the U.S. after they settled in, according to Janice’s lawsuit. But as soon as they arrived in San Francisco, the woman allegedly confiscated Janice’s passport and visa, Janice’s lawsuit states. From then on, Janice said, her movements were restricted from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. She was required to do all of the household cooking and cleaning, including hand washing clothes. She cared for the woman’s 2-year-old child 24 hours a day, and she worked seven days a week without a vacation, according to the lawsuit. Janice said she was confined to the house, except to take the woman’s child to school. The woman allegedly told Janice that her visa did not permit her to go anywhere without the woman’s accompaniment. Janice said she was always frightened to leave the house and had been told by the woman not to talk to anyone. U.S. law enforcement would arrest and deport Janice if she did, the woman allegedly said. During the five months she worked for her employer in Palo Alto, Janice claimed she was paid only $370 — a tiny fraction of the minimum wage and overtime to which she was entitled, the lawsuit states. Janice once asked for higher wages, which made the woman so furious she allegedly shoved Janice and threatened to beat and kill her, Janice stated in her lawsuit. Janice, if she wanted to leave, would have to pay the cost of returning to Kenya, which she

couldn’t. Janice eventually sought help. Attorney John Rinaldi, who has worked pro bono with the Day Worker Center of Mountain View, remembered that Janice came to the center. “She was very frightened. Because of the dynamics of the situation, I referred her to a major law firm. She had an amazing story that almost bordered on disbelief. The case stood out because of the power this lady had with her connections. I remember looking her up on search engines. She was all over the place,” he said. Janice feared that if she was deported she would be sent back to Africa where she would have no power against her alleged exploiter’s influences. “That would be a real scary situation for her, no question,” Rinaldi said. Harris said that domesticworker cases are “really tough cases because they are concealed within the household, and there is not usually physical violence.” Janice’s case was settled, but due to confidentiality the terms are not public, Harris said. Her alleged trafficker, now living back in Africa, did not respond to an email request for comment. But in a counter-claim against Janice during the lawsuit, the woman alleged that Janice had stolen $950 from her. But it did not claim defamation. Janice received legal status to remain in the United States, Harris said. She brought her daughter to live with her. Today, Janice said she doesn’t want to talk about her experiences. They are too painful, she said in response to a request for an interview. Harris said that Janice has made the most of her life since getting her independence. “She has definitely moved on.”

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a fresh start, Doe testified. They settled in a Mountain View apartment in the fall of 2012. But rather than improve Doe’s life, Moustafa soon controlled its every aspect, Doe told the court. He allegedly expected Doe and Doe’s sister to give him money, and he confiscated Doe’s passport, credit cards and driver’s license. Doe was forced to work up to three jobs at a time, Doe said. “If he was not paid, consequences would follow. There would be physical disciplinary action,” Doe said. And Moustafa allegedly said he had operatives who were hiding everywhere and would kill Doe, his sister and their family if the pair tried to leave, Doe and his sister testified. In February 2013, physical abuse allegedly began, and it escalated until October and included torture with objects, according to Doe. Doe did not reveal to his coworkers the source of his cuts, bruises and burns. He would only say he had been in an accident, he said. But when Moustafa allegedly burned Doe’s face on a hot stove in early October, Doe said he reached the breaking point. “I had considered suicide for a week,” he admitted in court. On Oct. 4, 2013, Moustafa allegedly made comments that Doe thought indicated that his life would soon come to an end. That’s when Doe, distraught and exhausted, banged his head on the Safeway refrigerator door. An alarmed co-worker asked him what was wrong. Doe begged the man to drive him south to meet with his parents, and as the two men drove toward San Luis Obispo, Doe finally let his story come out. Moustafa now faces four felony charges, including human trafficking, and he remains behind bars. In a police interview he denied the allegations. He accused Doe of inappropriately touching his own sister. Also, the older man said, Doe would “provoke” Moustafa, which caused Moustafa to “snap” and hit Doe a couple of times between the legs. Moustafa initially denied burning Doe’s face on the stove. But he later claimed he turned on the stove and told Doe to look down at the stove so that he would know “what hell feels like,” and that Doe would go to hell if he didn’t stop touching his sister. Moustafa denied the torture charges, but he admitted to “spanking” Doe with a sandal and a shoe. The bruises on Doe’s face were because Doe was very clumsy and would bump into the door 20 times a day, Moustafa told police. During the preliminary hearing, Doe and his sister denied that Doe had ever touched her. Moustafa has pleaded not guilty to all charges. His attorney did not return requests for comment on the case. Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Steve Dal Porto said it’s natural to wonder why

Adriane Beckman, San Mateo County senior deputy probation officer, stands outside of the county’s Youth Services Center, where minors who have been trafficked are brought in and assisted.

‘I am not supposed to say anything’

rosecution of human-trafficking cases is often hampered by the reluctance of the victims to testify, according to Terry Harman, Santa Clara County assistant district attorney. Part of the problem is getting the victim to recognize they are being trafficked, she said. None are more frustrating than sex-trafficking cases. A case that starts out with a human-trafficking charge may be reduced to simple pandering when the victim refuses to testify, Harman said. With child and teen prostitutes, there are a host of socio-psychological factors, said Adriane Beckman, San Mateo County senior deputy probation officer. Many young trafficking victims aren’t found until they get into the juvenile probation system at about age 16, usually for other misdemeanor crimes, but the average age of entry into child prostitution is 12, according to Beckman. By the time they find their way into the juvenile-justice system, “it’s likely they have been doing it for a while,” she said. Children are being recruited for sex trafficking in the schools, right under the noses of teachers and parents. Recruiters know to look for vulnerable youth at foster homes and schools. There have been cases of attempted recruitment in Santa Clara County schools. Boeving said there have been a number of incidents in East Palo Alto. Liz Schoeben, founder and executive director of Counseling and Support Services for Youth in Milpitas, said she has seen cases in which teenage boys pay older girls to recruit younger girls for sex at parties. “Eliza D.” was first recruited by a 16-year-old student at her Christian school, according to a criminal trafficking case filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court. She was 15 at the time. Eliza came from a broken home where she was constantly battling with her mother. She couldn’t wait to get out. One day she lamented to a male student about her unhappiness at home, and he told her he had a way out. “He said he knew how I could make money. He hinted the idea, and he was like, ‘You just have to be available 24/7, and you have to be willing to do things. Sleep with men,’” she told the court during a March 11 preliminary hearing. The boy took her to his parents’ house where he introduced her to her first pimp, a man she only knew as “Worm,” she said. Eliza was eventually tracked down by an uncle and brought home, she said. She then started interacting with a man on a “hookup” social (continued on next page)

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media site called fling.com. The relationship started in her hometown of Vallejo in December 2014 or January 2015. The man, Patrick Simmons, allegedly picked her up at school during lunchtime. They went to motel rooms to have sex; then he returned her to school near bell time, she told police. Simmons, 32, initially didn’t know she was 15. When she told him, Simmons didn’t communicate for two weeks, she said. But when they spoke again, he allegedly suggested that she could make money for him as a prostitute, Eliza told police. On Feb. 4, she contacted Simmons and told him she was ready to run away and make money. Through fling.com and escortservice ads, she said, they worked from motel rooms throughout the East Bay, in San Francisco and eventually in Sunnyvale. Eliza worked almost 24/7 starting at 5 a.m. and ending at 2 a.m., putting the money she made under a Bible in the motel room, she said. Allegedly, Simmons would post her ad on Backpage.com, and she averaged 10 encounters a day. Simmons kept her under surveillance while she was working, waiting in the car. She notified him by phone when a john showed up and when he left, she told police in an interview. Eliza once messaged her father through Facebook to let the family know she was OK, but she was allegedly not allowed to contact her family, she said. Simmons allegedly never gave her any of the money she made, and she did not ask him too many questions because he did not like “attitude” from her, she told police. The violence allegedly started in San Francisco in a hotel near the Civic Center, she said. Simmons, who is 5 foot 11 and weighs 215 pounds with a muscular build, questioned why she was not answering the text messages on her phone from possible dates. He allegedly hit her in the face and punched her in the back, Eliza told police. Another time, Simmons allegedly struck her so hard in the face that it swelled up, preventing her from taking dates, she reported to police. Anti-trafficking advocates say that victims are almost always found because someone intervenes. In Eliza’s case, workers from Backpage.com notified the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that Eliza appeared to be under age 18 in her ad, according to detectives. The information was sent to the San Jose Human Trafficking Taskforce, and Santa Clara County Human Trafficking Taskforce set up a sting. When police busted her, Eliza wept. “She was visibly upset, crying with tears running down her face the whole time. Her tears could be described as coming down her face like a dripping faucet,” Task-

Where to get help or report suspected trafficking All calls are confidential • Local police department, 911 • Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Human Trafficking Task Force, 408-918-4960 • AACI Asian Women’s Home (Languages: English, Vietnamese, Chinese and other Asian), 408-975-2739 (24-hour hotline) • Freedom House (in San Mateo County), 650488-0831 • The Katharine and George Alexander Community Law Center (at Santa Clara University), 408-288-7030 • MAITRI (Languages: English, South Asia, including Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Fiji Islands), 888-862-4874 • National Human Trafficking Hotline, 888373-7888 • Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence (Languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese), 408-279-2962

force Officer Jeff Nichols said in his report. But Eliza wasn’t crying tears of relief, she said. “I would rather go to jail than to go home,” she told police. Nichols offered to get her services and help, and she became more cooperative, he said. When he asked Eliza what she knew about Simmons, she became scared and started to cry more, he said. “I am not supposed to say anything,” she said. Then she asked quietly, “Can he hear me?” Simmons, who had nearly $7,000 in cash on him at the time of his arrest, faces 11 felony counts, including human trafficking causing a minor to engage in commercial sex involving force or fear. He has prior convictions and served time in prison for pimping and pandering and for selling a person for illicit use and corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, according to the police report. Simmons did not make any statements to police during his interview, according to a police report, and he did not testify during the preliminary hearing. His attorney did not return a request for comment, and Simmons has pleaded not guilty. Despite all that she has experienced, Eliza told a judge during a March 11 preliminary hearing that being with Simmons gave her comfort — more than she had at home. She was grateful that he had taken her away, she said. “I didn’t even in my head consider him a pimp at all. He was my boyfriend. He was like my everything,” she said. Beckman, the San Mateo County probation officer, said the juveniles with whom she works “have

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Information resources • Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition, baatc.org • Counseling and Support Services for Youth, cassybayarea.org • Cross Bay Collaborative, sagesf.org/trafficking-program • Polaris Project, polarisproject.org • South Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking, southbayendtrafficking.org • Calculate Your Slavery Footprint, slaveryfootprint.org Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Asian Americans for Community Involvement, Domestic Violence Advocacy Consortium Santa Clara County, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Human Trafficking Task Force

experienced a lot of abuse. It’s a breeding ground for trafficking. Linking love with abuse is unfortunately a recipe for disaster,” she said. Traffickers lure in young women of every race and class by exploiting their need for love and attention, she said. The problem is compounded because the girls often fall into the Stockholm syndrome: Those who are abused fall in love with their abuser, she said. Finding trafficking victims and getting them to talk about the crimes is difficult for law enforcement. “The victims aren’t running to get help. It’s kind of like finding a needle in a haystack,” she said. But law enforcement has been trying to build a fragile trust with these young victims, she said. Agencies have been coming around to not treating the victims as criminals, she said. “We don’t really want a child labeled with prostitution. This is a tag that will follow them. These are young people who are being victimized,” she said. Officers in many cities are now being trained to ask questions that might lead to discovering trafficking. “They’re asking about basic human rights — questions such as ‘Do you have food? Do you have water? Do you have a place to stay?’ You’re not putting your agenda on the child, but you’re coming to where the child is at. If they say the pimp is their boyfriend, you take it from there.” Unfortunately, recidivism is common, she said. “Typically with this population, they repeatedly go back to their abusers,” she said, noting that brainwashing becomes a large

part of the coercion process. Treating trauma bonding often requires presenting alternatives many times over. “It takes time. As a mentor said, it’s like running a marathon, not a sprint. You have to be in it for the long haul, because it sometimes takes a lifetime to get to a child of prostitution.”

‘They have to know other people like me care about them’

ince April 1, 2013, Senate Bill 1193, section 52.6 has required “Stop Human Trafficking” posters to be displayed on public transportation and in massage parlors, bars, emergency rooms and medical clinics, and farm labor and jobrecruitment centers. It’s part of a statewide effort to increase public awareness and reach out to victims. “It has to be like the smoking issue, so that it’s common knowledge and it’s everywhere,” said Caryn Huberman Yacowitz, a Palo Alto resident and antitrafficking advocate who is still haunted by her suspicion that a housekeeper in her neighborhood three decades ago might have been trafficked. “I think they (victims) have to know that other people like me care about them.” Santa Clara County created a Human Trafficking Commission in April 2014 to address all

aspects of human trafficking in the county, from identifying and helping victims to prosecution of traffickers. “This is one of those problems that’s been hidden in plain view,” county Supervisor Cindy Chavez, commission co-chair, told fellow supervisors. Raising public awareness is a large part of the campaign, she said. That’s where public trainings come in, from church groups to schools. Huberman Yacowitz attended a training at her synagogue, and other faith communities in Palo Alto and Menlo Park are including human trafficking in their discussions. Boeving and others said that people can get involved in many ways. They can join a group to monitor and inform businesses that are supposed to display signage under SB 1193, and they can ask establishments they frequent to post the signs in conspicuous places. Parents can talk to their children about human trafficking or ask school officials to hold classes on the topic. Boeving said that people can learn to discern “traffick patterns” wherever they live, work and play. In their neighborhood, they should ask questions: Does the housekeeper seem to never go out, or is she always in the company of the employer? Are a group of people living in a garage and being transported daily to and from the residence in a van? Does the nanny at the park always have bruises on her arms, and is she afraid to talk to anyone? “Instead of the usual bars on the outside to keep someone from getting into the house, there are bars on the inside of windows to keep people from getting out,” Boeving said of homes where people are enslaved. In coffee houses and bars, does the same woman arrive several times in a day with different men? On the streets, is the vendor on the same corner all day without taking breaks to use the bathroom or get food? Does a prostitute seem very young? In restaurants, mom-and-pop stores, massage parlors and nail salons, does the worker seem to be there for very long hours? Do the workers appear to be living in the back? When someone suspects human trafficking, Boeving said, they should call the National Human Trafficking Hotline, 888-3737888. In an emergency, call 911. Saturday’s summit will be a good place to start for people wanting to stem trafficking locally, Boeving said — a “onestop shop” for information and resources. More information is available at 2015.freedom-summit.org. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com. About the cover: Design by Shannon Corey

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his is not the only thing I do that no one else my age does,” states 16-year-old Jennifer Allen placidly. She’s sitting in a folding chair with her legs tucked beneath her, watching as a roomful of men and women — most

of whom are at least four times her age — dance in a circle. Their feet stamp out a simple, repeating pattern, keeping time with the Macedonian folk song coming through the sound-system’s speakers. Allen observes them quietly for a moment.

“I guess I have an old soul or something,” she says. With that, she hops to her feet to join the dance. A sophomore at Pinewood School in Los Altos, Allen is the youngest dancer at this evening’s session of The Palomanians, a

Top: Karen Bartholomew, center, and fellow Palomanians dance a kolo: a group folk dance typically performed in a circle. Above: Lucy Chang, left, Nancy Kaye and Gene Bloch dance most Tuesday nights with the Palomanians.

group of international folk-dance enthusiasts who meet on Tuesday nights in Menlo Park. Allen discovered folk dance while on a trip to Greece and came home inspired to find a group where she could learn those steps. “I had always liked dance, but the styles weren’t great for me,” she explained. “Like ballet: I had tight hamstrings. And hip hop just looks weird. I was surprised that folk dance was something I liked and could conceivably do.” Back in California, Allen joined Stanford International Folk Dancers and has become one of the groups regular weekly attendees. She sometimes dances with the Palomanians, too. Asked what she liked about folk dance, Allen replied, “The moves are pretty simple, but you can put a lot of energy into it and express emotions through it.” As the Palomanians’ name suggests, the group started out in Palo Alto. That was more than 70 years ago. They and many groups like them were formed during a surge in popularity of international folk dance that paralleled the American folk revival of the 1940s and 50s, when artists like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger were reintroducing folk music to mainstream culture. Alongside American dance forms like the square dance, the public began to take an interest in folk dances

from around the world: Bulgaria, Lithuania, Hungary, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Serbia, Armenia — countries that to many seemed shrouded in mystery, particularly during the Cold War era. Thousands of people flocked to dance halls and community centers to learn the steps and hear the music of these far-off cultures. Peninsula-based folk dancer Karen Bartholomew remembers attending folk dances with her parents in San Jose in the 1950s. “You could have as many as 2,000 people show up at the Civic Auditorium,” she said. “Exhibition groups would perform, and the public would come to watch.” Though the popularity of folk dance isn’t quite what it was in the mid-20th century, today the practice retains a loyal following in certain regions of the U.S. Northern California — and the Peninsula in particular — remains a folk-dance epicenter, with no less than seven groups meeting on a weekly basis in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton and beyond for everything from English and Scottish country dancing to Balkan, Hungarian and Transylvanian folk dance. Add to that the monthly folk-dance parties, special events, folk-dance camps and classes in nearby San Jose, Santa Cruz, San Francisco and (continued on next page)

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EHJLQQHUV VKRZ XS Wendy Ellis discovered the 3DORPDQLDQV RQ 0HHWXS FRP DQG VKRZHG XS IRU KHU ILUVW FODVV XQFHUWDLQ ZKDW WR H[SHFW Â´, NHSW WU\LQJ WR WDNH D EUHDN DQG VHQG D WH[W message, and somebody would always sit down and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This one is easy; you can do it!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Ellis remembered. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It literally took me DOO QLJKW WR VHQG RQH WH[W Âľ $V (OOLV OHDUQHG QHZ GDQFHUV DUH KHDUWLO\ HQFRXUDJHG WR MXPS right in. Stare too long at your feet or count the beat out loud, and someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bound to lean over with a friendly reminder: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think so much!â&#x20AC;? Because folk dance isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really about getting it right; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about joining hands with those beside you and becoming SDUW RI VRPHWKLQJ ODUJHU Âł LI RQO\ for an evening. Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Elizabeth Schwyzer can be emailed at eschwyzer@paweekly. com. What: The Palomanians Where: Juniper Room, Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, 700 Alma St., Menlo Park. When: Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Cost: $8 (first class free) Info: Go to facebook.com/ Palomanians or tinyurl.com/ lhv3qpj.

What: Stanford International Folk Dancers Where: First Baptist Church, 305 N. California Ave., Palo Alto When: Fridays, 8 p.m. Cost: $7 general, $10 on live music nights, $15 for special events and workshops. Students: half price. Children: free. No one turned away for lack of funds. Info: Go to tinyurl.com/bdwlya3.

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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

Atherton

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

Menlo School Sports Camps

Atherton

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

Nike Tennis Camps

Stanford University

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

Throughout Silicon Valley

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

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

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

Atherton

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

Stanford Baseball Camps

Stanford Campus

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

Stanford Water Polo

Stanford

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

Summer at Saint Francis

Mountain View

Stanford Jazz Workshop

Palo Alto Menlo Park/Sunnyvale

iD Game Design and Development Academy

Player Capital Tennis

Summer Camp@SportsHouse (Powered by Skyhawks)

TechKnowHow® LEGO® and Technology Summer Camp

San Jose

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

iD Tech Mini

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 University Campus

Harker Summer Programs

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

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

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

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

Redwood City

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

Wheel Kids Bicycle Club

Palo Alto

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

Academics Alexa Café

iD Tech Camps

Mid-Peninsula High School

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

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

One Me

Palo Alto Westin Hotel

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

Professional Tutoring Services of Silicon Valley

Los Altos

Academic camps offering Algebra I & II, Geometry, and Spanish I, II, III in small groups. Four sessions starting June 15 through July 27. Sign up for all four or just one. Perfect for high school and junior high students taking high school level courses. $250 and up. Register online. www.ptstutor.com/summer-camps.html 650.948.5137

Purposeful You

Palo Alto Westin Hotel

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

Summer at Saint Francis

Mountain View

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

Write Now! Summer Writing Camps

Palo Alto High School

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

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

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Arts & Entertainment REVIEW BOOKS

War and peace Stanford professor argues you can’t have the latter without the former by Gennady Sheyner “War! What is it Good for?: Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots,” by Ian Morris; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2014; 512 pages; $30

able tradition of works like Jared Diamond’s “Guns, Germs and Steel,” Samuel P. Huntington’s “The Clash of Civilizations” and Francis Fukuyama’s two-part “The Origins of Political Order” — acclaimed tomes that survey the world from a high academic perch and offer broad-stroke conclusions about how we got to where we are — and where we’re going next. Much like Morris’ 2010 opus “Why the West Rules — For Now,” his new work is lucid, provocative, more than a little Eurocentric and extremely entertaining. To bolster his argument that war is a necessary ingredient for peace, Morris cobbles together insights from history, archeology, military studies and biology, and traces the level of violence (measured in deaths per thousand residents) in societies historic and modern. Much of the story is well-known turf for readers familiar with Diamond’s work, which devotes many

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civilizations, the trend in the first few millennia B.C. was toward larger armies, stronger states and fewer violent deaths. These were the salad days for the Leviathan. The good times, however, wouldn’t last. By the first century A.D., nomadic horse-riding barbarians from the steppes began to invade the newly forged empires in what Morris calls “counterproductive wars.” Between 200 and 1400 A.D., these wars had become more lethal, threatening and at times toppling entire empires. Scythian armies long associated with mere banditry conquered large swaths of the Middle East and celebrated their conquests by scalping their conquered enemies. Goth tribes looted and pillaged Greece and Rome, Turkish horsemen swept through the steppes of central Asia and Mongol invaders terrorized China’s northwest frontier, turning generals into warlords and splitting the Han kingdom into three warring empires. Leviathans across the “lucky latitudes” became toothless. The “bloody breakdown of great empires was becoming the norm.” This is where Morris’ account of war as a force of cohesion becomes shaky. With so many exceptions, one may wonder, how can Morris’ rule still hold true? If we accept the book’s premise that war generally leads to stronger empires and less violence, we have to write off roughly 1400 years of barbarian rampage as an inconvenient exception. Current events put another dent in the theory. The idea that war is a steroid for the world’s superpowers is less than convincing in light of ISIS soldiers threatening to tear apart the governments of Syria and Iraq. Yet even with these dark gaps, Morris remains bullish, and for that we have Europe to thank. In Morris’ history of the world, the barbarian age ultimately gives way to what he calls the “Five Hundred Years War,” a period between 1415 and 1914 in which Europe almost “conquered the world.” To a less hawkish reader

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ars, Martin Luther King Jr. once said, are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows. Ian Morris respectfully disagrees. In his new book, “War! What is it Good for?: Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots,” the Stanford professor makes the opposite case. For all the gore, death and destruction, war is in fact the surest path to peace, Morris argues in his learned, engaging and highly debatable book. “Contrary to what the song says, war has been good for something: Over the long run, it has made humanity safer and richer,” Morris writes in the introduction. “War is hell, but — again, over the long run — the alternative would have been worse.” The book’s breadth is sweeping. In describing the “long run,” the Stanford archeologist, historian and biologist traverses thousands of years of human history and dozens of civilizations. In some ways, he follows the vener-

pages to explaining how geography, agriculture and technology largely determined which civilizations are the world’s “haves” and which are the “have-nots.” In Morris’ book, like Diamond’s, guns, germs and steel remain the major drivers of change. Geography is once again a critical determinant, with the regions located in the “lucky latitudes” (a fertile strip that extends from the Roman Empire in the west to China in the east) experiencing the joys of civilization well before other areas of the globe. The story predictably begins with massacre. It’s the year 83 A.D., and Roman legions armed with chain mail, iron shields and short swords are gleefully slaughtering thousands of Caledonians in the British highlands. By this time, the Romans have already conquered much of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Morris recounts a passionate prebattle speech in which Calgacus, the leader of the Caledonians (a Celtic people), encourages his “jostling, disorderly men” to stand up to the invaders, whom he brands “the only people on earth who want to rob rich and poor alike.” “They call it stealing, killing and rape by the lying name of government! They make a wasteland and call it peace!” Calgacus shouts in a futile attempt to rally his troops. The battle predictably ends in carnage, with about 10,000 Caledonians killed by Roman soldiers who “speared everything that moved and trampled anything that did not.” Squeamish readers may find this whole spearing business unseemly, but for Morris, the Roman blitz is the prime example of what he calls a “productive war” (one of several terms in the book that almost seem designed to make a pacifist seethe). A productive war strengthens the Leviathan of state, subdues roving bandits and turns disparate tribes into cohesive and at times prosperous societies, Morris argues. In the Middle East, for example, the Assyrian Empire became the dominant force, uniting disparate villages under one political structure before getting conquered by Persia, which in turn was defeated by Alexander the Great. Between 10,000 and 1 B.C., most major civilizations followed the same pattern, albeit on different schedules (Mesopotamia and Asia were generally ahead of Mesoamerica and the Andes). Discovery of agriculture (which “caged” people in one location) was followed by domestication of wild horses (around 4000 B.C., on the steppes of what is now Ukraine), establishment of cities and states, development of military technology (bronze, composite bows, city fortifications and chariots) and, ultimately, the creation of empires. In China, India, Egypt and other lucky-latitude

In his latest book, Stanford historian and archaeologist Ian Morris argues that war has made humanity safer and richer.

(or anyone in the conquered colonies of America and Africa), five centuries of unending warfare may sound like a tedious and terrifying prospect. For Morris, these wars (the most “productive” the world has ever seen) were exactly what the globe needed. With guns now in common usage, European armadas gobbling up new colonies and capitalism spreading faster than the Spanish plague in the New World, the war between Europe and the rest of the world was a mismatch. Morris writes: “By 1914, Europeans and their colonists ruled 84 percent of the land and 100 percent of the sea. In their imperial heartland, around the shores of the North Atlantic, violent death had fallen lower than ever before and standards of living had risen higher. As always, the defeated fared less well than the victors, and in many places colonial conquest had devastating consequences. But once again, when we step back from the details to look at the larger picture, a broad pattern emerges. On the whole, the conquerors did suppress local wars, banditry and private use of deadly force, and began making their subjects’ lives safer and richer.” This passage, like many others in Morris’ book, harkens back to the old adage made famous by New York Times reporter Walter Duranty, who excused Joseph Stalin’s atrocities with the now infamous line, “You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.” Morris notes that while war made humanity safer and richer, “it has done so through mass murder.” The latter, in his history of the world, is the price we had to pay for the former. But we may also ask: Is this really his call to make? It may be true, as the author maintains, that “in the long run,” war has done more harm than good. For evidence he gives us analysis showing that the rate of violent death was about 10 to 20 percent in Stone Age societies and 2 to 5 percent for ancient empires before falling to 1 to 2 percent in the 20th century. On the one hand, this is great news. On the other, this is a strictly utilitarian argument that downplays the inherent moral quandaries. The cost of prosperity can be steep, and stark numerical analysis doesn’t always offer a full picture. Even if we grant Morris’ claim that war has made “humanity safer and richer,” does this historical trend justify the Romans’ slaughter of the Caledonians, the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, Nanking and the Holocaust? Are even “productive” wars worth fighting? Morris seems to think they are, yet one can’t help but wonder: Would Calgacus agree? Q Staff writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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‘In My Life — A Musical Theatre Tribute to The Beatles’ Once so wildly popular that a new term was coined to describe the frenzied fans at their concerts, The Beatles’ time has come and gone. Or has it? On Friday, May 15, John, Paul, George and Ringo will take the stage at Redwood City’s Fox Theatre (2215 Broadway St.) for a night of classic hits from “Twist and Shout” through “Rubber Soul” and “Revolver” all the way to “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” Of course, it’s not really them, but Beatles tribute band Abbey Road has earned a reputation for their realistic and historically accurate concerts, down to the costumes and instruments. And it’s more than just music; Beatles manager Brian Epstein narrates the show, helping audiences relieve the band’s legacy, from their breakthrough Ed Sullivan Show performance of 1964 to their psychedelic years. Fifty years after the Liverpool foursome took the world by storm, it’s not too late to catch yourself a little Beatlemania.

Art Moitreyee Chowdhury and Jennifer Gaskin Blink and you’ll miss it: Palo Alto residents Moitreyee Chowdhury and Jennifer Gaskin will hold a pop-up art gallery Saturday, May 9-Sunday, May 10, 11 a.m.-5 p.m, at 739 Layne Court, Palo Alto, with a reception on Friday, May 8, 7-9 p.m. Admission is free. Go to moitreyee.com and jennifergaskin.com.

Books Firoozeh Dumas Humorist Firoozeh Dumas, who’s competed for literary prizes against Jon Stewart and Bob Dylan, will present an evening of stories at Stanford’s Jordan Hall on the Main Quad, Building 420, Room 40 on Thursday, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Go to tinyurl.com/ pl7ognq or call 650-724-0939.

Music ‘Healing River’ Life’s joys and pains, turmoil and tranquility will be expressed in song at the Peninsula Women’s Chorus spring concert of Latin American music at Palo Alto’s St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (600 Colorado Ave.) on Saturday, May 9, 2:30 p.m., and

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Sunday, May 17, 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 general admission, $10 students. Go to pwchorus.org or call 650-327-3095.

Festival Silicon Valley Irish Fleadh Erin go Bragh! The City of Mountain View welcomes back the annual Irish festival Saturday-Sunday, May 9-10 from noon-8 p.m. The cultural celebration includes live music and dance, arts and crafts, food, drink and more. Admission is free. Go to siliconvalleyirishfleadh.com or call 650-964-9151.

Theater ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ The princess and that problematic pea are back in Peninsula Youth Theatre’s performance of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, “Once Upon a Mattress,” at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts (500 Castro St.) May 9-17. Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors and children 12 and under. Go to pytnet.org or call 650-903-6000. Q

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more fusion tacos: chicken teriyaki, Mongolian beef, crispy duck. An orange-chicken-fried-rice burrito is also on the horizon. And because Bunchien and Audi are passionate about milk tea, customers can also build their own tea for the insanely low price of $1. (Comparatively, the same size milk tea goes for about $3.50 to $4 — plus add-ons — at other local milk tea shops.) The menu guides you through the steps to create your personal milk tea. Step one, choose milk or no milk; step two, green or black tea; step three, choose a flavor (mango, strawberry, honeydew, passion fruit, lychee

or taro); step four, opt for any toppings you’d like (honey boba, popping boba, rainbow jelly, mango star jelly, lychee coconut jelly). On a recent afternoon, this reporter opted for green tea with no milk, plus passion fruit-and-honey boba, and was thoroughly satisfied with the refreshing and not overly sweet result. There’s also coffee for — you guessed it — just $1. The tacos, all with fresh handmade tortillas, are $1 or $1.50. The chicken taco was perfect; the meat came with crispy edges and was smothered in a mild verde sauce. You can also buy a dozen tortillas to take home ($3). A super burrito with beans, rice, meat (choose from chicken, pork,

chorizo sausage, steak or Chinese BBQ pork), salsa, lettuce, sour cream and cheese goes for $7.99; a regular goes for $6.99 and the veggie burrito is a dollar less. For those who are more health conscious, Valencia offers a buildyour-own salad. The menu guides you: Choose a veggie (shredded cabbage or romaine), a protein (meat — no tofu here) and dressing (lemon tahini, fig balsamic or Oriental, which is creamy with sesame and soy sauce). A side salad is $6.99; a main is $9.99. For those who want to pretend to be health conscious, order a salad — but make it a piadina: a thin, Italian flatbread sandwich stuffed with a range of fillings, either sweet and savory. At Valencia Asian Market — which if you’re in the know is referred to as VAM — you get a heaping serving of your custom salad on one paper plate and two large, fresh, warm tortillas on the other. Transfer salad to tortillas, wrap into taco form and try not to wolf it down. The Chinese BBQ pork with pineapple and oriental sauce go perfectly together. The salad came with chopped romaine, large chunks of tomato,

cilantro and small pieces of pork and grilled pineapple. There was plenty to take home. Bunchien gets much of his produce from the Milk Pail Market in Mountain View. There are also specials: For now, Friday is fish tacos and Saturday is birria de chivo, or goat stew. The food is good, but the intention behind VAM is even better. Bunchien, who moved to Palo Alto recently from San Francisco so his son could take advantage of the high quality public school system, felt like there was no place for Gunn students to gather and hang out. He believed such a spot was particularly important this year, in light of several student deaths by suicide and the heightened focus on academic stress and mental health. “They’re under a lot of stress at Gunn. I was like, ‘just come here, relax,’” Bunchien said. And they do. On a recent Friday afternoon after school, the market was packed with high school students. They were inside and outside, waiting in line for boba, talking to Bunchien and each other. Almost all of the market’s employees except Perez, the cook,

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BONE BROTH AND BEYOND... As Palo Alto’s newest butcher shop eyes its one-year anniversary at Town & Country Village, a somewhat surprising food item tops the best-seller list at Belcampo Meat Co. It’s bone broth. Even more surprisingly, bone broth is not just for cooking; it’s for drinking. “We have a hard time keeping it in stock,” said Belcampo store manager Kiley Boettcher. “We’re currently out of it. We probably go through 20 or 30 quarts a week.” So what’s the appeal of bone broth, and who does all the drinking? “We get a lot of ladies from The Bar Method,” said Boettcher of the exercise studio adjacent to Belcampo. “They love it. They like to drink it right after their workouts. It’s got minerals, collagen, lots of good things. Some customers drink it because their doctor has recommended it. Others drink it because they want to stay healthy.” Although bone broth is not exactly a new food, those who believe in its health benefits say it’s totally different from the broth offered in cartons at neighborhood grocers. “Real bone broth is delicious and aromatic,” said Palo Altan Jonny Popovich, who makes his own broth. “And it’s not that high-salt, store-bought version. You get it from slowly simmering organic meat bones.” One quart of Belcampo’s bone broth is $12. Another sought-after item in Boettcher’s shop is lard. “Rendered lard sells really well,” he said. A big bowl of white lard is displayed in the cabinet and sells for $6 a pound. “And lardo butter is very popular,” he added. “It’s a mixture of butter and bacon and

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are also Gunn students. There are no frills at Valencia Asian Market, with everything served on paper plates, mismatched chairs and the space still in the midst of improvements. Bunchien, his son and his son’s friends are working on upgrades. They recently painted the entire thing bright turquoise and moved a set of large drink refrigerators to open up more space for tables, chairs and couches on the inside. They’re planning to add free Wi-Fi and bar seating facing El Camino. The menu will also continue to expand, Bunchien said, with plans in place to serve dessert crepes and dim sum for breakfast. Bunchien wants to stay open until 2 a.m. and might even add karaoke. At lunchtime, you’ll hear Bunchien switching from English to Spanish to Chinese as he takes orders. He said the market sees three main crowds: techies, construction workers and students. He calls the market a “family,” and it actually feels like one. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

it’s from the back fat of the pig. It has the color and consistency of mashed potatoes. We grind it, mix it with herbs, garlic and red wine vinegar — it’s great for sauteing. It’s also good for injecting into turkeys for Thanksgiving.” One pound of lardo butter costs 10 bucks. In addition to selling bone broth, lard and lardo, the store has just announced its first-ever “summer meat camps,” to be held at the company’s sprawling 20,000-acre farm in Yreka, California, at the foot of Mount Shasta in the Cascade Range. Belcampo President Bronwen Hanna-Korpi said the company has held numerous staff retreats at its Northern California farm, and thought they’d open it up to the public this summer. “Everyone loves it. It’s beautiful up there,” Hanna-Korpi said. Two camps are currently scheduled — the Women’s Meat Camp starts Aug. 6, and the Gay Men’s Meat Camp begins Aug. 13. “We wanted to go after certain groups that aren’t traditionally seen as grill masters,” she said. Campers will receive a thorough understanding of meat cookery with a focus on open-fire grilling during the intensive three-day outing. Belcampo will also provide a farm boot camp and yoga classes. Accommodations are in luxury tents. To learn more about the meat camps, go to belcampomeatco.com.

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1505 Cedar Place Hamilton Trust to S. Seshadri for $2,300,000 on 4/9/15 10 Deep Well Lane Ravizza Trust to Kissner Trust for $2,145,000 on 4/7/15; previous sale 3/12, $1,250,000 1377 Garthwick Drive S. & A. Aminpour to R. Petersen for $2,670,000 on 4/10/15; previous sale 11/09, $1,425,000 561 Guadalupe Drive J. & D. James to R. & R. Erez for $3,102,000 on 4/8/15; previous sale 8/10, $1,800,000 1350 Miravalle Ave. Urban West HCC to K. Yong for $4,250,000 on 4/7/15; previous sale 8/13, $1,800,000 1225 Monte Verde Court Tracewell Trust to Jasse-Fram Trust for $2,100,000 on 4/9/15 1490 Ravenswood Drive Ahlbrand Trust to M. Viswanathan for $2,275,000 on 4/10/15; previous sale 9/00, $940,000 971 Stanley Ave. Pinewood Capital to A. Singh for $4,300,000 on 4/7/15

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23600 Ravensbury Ave. Casey Trust to Maslowski Trust for $3,710,000 on 4/9/15

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580 7th Ave. Goese Trust to R. Tamayo for $301,500 on 3/18/15 577 9th Ave. Turbow Trust to P. Prochaska for $1,417,000 on 3/12/15; previous sale 11/98, $745,000 745 12th Ave. A. Gleeson to J. Dudley for $1,065,000 on 3/18/15; previous sale 6/08, $750,000 112 Blackburn Ave. L. Phelps to C. Ng for $1,700,000 on 3/23/15; previous sale 4/05, $953,000 776 Cambridge Ave. Zarrow Trust to Parisi Trust for $3,200,000 on 3/10/15 1350 Hillview Drive Williams Trust to Riggs Trust for $2,800,000 on 3/19/15; previous sale 5/91, $576,000 1111 Middle Ave. Mccracken Trust to R. Hall for $3,830,000 on 3/17/15; previous sale 5/04, $1,795,000 675 Monte Rosa Drive #821 D. & L. Stucky to T. & A. Martino for $750,000 on 3/23/15; previous sale 6/06, $610,000 1421 San Antonio Ave. S. & D. Chandran to S. Tan for $1,300,000 on 3/23/15; previous sale 5/07, $1,045,000 544 San Benito Ave. Parker Trust to G. Rudick for $1,125,000 on 3/13/15 675 Sharon Park Drive #108 T. Bergin to Jalali Trust for $620,000 on 3/10/15; previous sale 5/08, $447,000 675 Sharon Park Drive #133 Humphreys Trust to T. Bergin for $745,000 on 3/10/15 1280 Sharon Park Drive #32 Zirpolo Trust to Shi XIXI for $1,338,000 on 3/16/15 2407 Sharon Road T. & E. Shortledge to C. Coelho for $1,265,000 on 3/19/15; previous sale 4/12, $725,000

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Home & Real Estate (continued from previous page) 1253 University Drive E. & C. Marasigan to A. & K. Douglass for $2,060,000 on 3/16/15; previous sale 5/08, $1,210,000

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257 Mountain View Ave. Davis Trust to B. Danforth for $1,875,000 on 4/10/15; previous sale 1/86, $95,000 550 Ortega Ave. #A308 Chou Trust to M. Rakhamimov for $900,000 on 4/9/15 1993 Plymouth St. #8 L. Nottle to P. Lada for $1,001,000 on 4/9/15; previous sale 11/97, $260,000 2707 Preston Drive Lehnhardt Trust to J. Patwardhan for $2,230,000 on 4/9/15 361 Tyrella Ave. #B Watson Trust to D. Mulford for $715,000 on 4/9/15; previous sale 7/09, $375,000

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440 Cesano Court #210 Kendall Trust to G. Hariharan for $1,398,000 on 4/7/15; previous sale 2/14, $1,275,000 330 Coleridge Ave. Sweetmal Investments to Abel Trust for $10,100,000 on 4/8/15 2291 Cowper St. Devore Trust to Y. Liu for $3,800,000 on 4/10/15 1766 Fulton St. Brown Trust to H. Zheng for $3,644,500 on 4/10/15 1266 Hamilton Ave. Griffiths Trust to W. Tung for $6,000,000 on 4/9/15 886 Ilima Court Rowe Trust to C. Wong for $2,700,000 on 4/7/15; previous sale 7/13, $2,116,000 749 Loma Verde Ave. #C Pan Trust to C. & R. Yang for $1,425,000 on 4/8/15; previous sale 10/03, $615,000 2279 Santa Ana St. M. Steed to C. Wong for $2,625,000 on 4/8/15 845 Waverley St. Lustgarfen Trust to Jackson Trust for

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Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $11,800,000 Highest sales price: $11,800,000

Total sales reported: 10 Lowest sales price: $1,398,000 Highest sales price: $10,100,000

Los Altos

Portola Valley

Total sales reported: 8 Lowest sales price: $2,100,000 Highest sales price: $4,300,000

Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $725,000 Highest sales price: $2,160,000

Los Altos Hills Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $3,710,000 Highest sales price: $3,710,000

Redwood City Total sales reported: 33 Lowest sales price: $324,000 Highest sales price: $2,750,000

Menlo Park

Stanford

Total sales reported: 15 Lowest sales price: $301,500 Highest sales price: $3,830,000

Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $2,587,000 Highest sales price: $2,587,000

Mountain View Total sales reported: 5 Lowest sales price: $715,000 Highest sales price: $2,230,000

Woodside Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $4,900,000 Highest sales price: $19,250,000 Source: California REsource

$3,525,000 on 4/10/15 2077 Williams St. Gishi Trust to Gelfand Trust for $2,500,500 on 4/10/15

Portola Valley

445 Portola Road W. Matthews to J. & A. Moser for $2,160,000 on 3/20/15; previous sale 5/04, $1,540,000 109 Santa Maria Ave. F. & M. Beck to Philomena Limited for $725,000 on 3/18/15

Redwood City

197 Alexander Ave. E. Garcia to K. Mau for $781,500 on 3/20/15; previous sale 9/07, $475,000 1653 Anamor St. Wright Trust to Sharifzadeh Trust for $1,457,000

on 3/20/15; previous sale 1/00, $475,000 2439 Brewster Ave. B. Hamel to W. & M. Yeung for $1,350,000 on 3/12/15; previous sale 6/04, $768,000 2932 Calvin Ave. J. Tobar to B. Feng for $461,000 on 3/13/15; previous sale 7/12, $299,000 2953 Calvin Ave. Deutsche Bank to H. Chiang for $324,000 on 3/18/15 996 Edgecliff Way Holeman Trust to P. Debella for $1,665,000 on 3/17/15; previous sale 8/84, $220,000 4012 Farm Hill Blvd. #303 J. Budelli to C. Budelli for $470,000 on 3/11/15 157 Finger Ave. M. Harvey to

E. Lancaster for $1,725,000 on 3/17/15; previous sale 2/06, $1,255,000 3089 Goodwin Ave. B. & K. Post to J. & R. Friedman for $1,760,000 on 3/11/15; previous sale 9/11, $705,000 661 Hampshire Ave. S. Eckert to L. Keith for $1,060,000 on 3/13/15; previous sale 12/93, $291,500 1745 Hull Ave. M. Sharp to Citadel Real Estate & Investments for $1,150,000 on 3/17/15 230 Iris St. Realsmart Fund 11 to M. Guerrina for $1,595,000 on 3/10/15; previous sale 7/14, $1,070,000 2221 Jefferson Ave. E. Hashemian to A. Stoliar for $960,000 on 3/13/15; previous sale 9/13, $749,000 3653 Jefferson Ave. Pollock Trust to T. Stinebaugh for $1,125,000 on 3/12/15 2766 Kensington Road M. Wasserman to J. & K. Shaw for $1,221,000 on 3/20/15; previous sale 5/00, $524 437 Lanyard Drive F. & A. Alonzo to S. Kolahi for $1,300,000 on 3/17/15; previous sale 9/05, $906,000 521 Macarthur Ave. L. Keith to N. Nevarez for $495,000 on

3/11/15; previous sale 8/05, $585,000 1712 Maryland St. Noecker Trust to R. & C. Vale for $1,376,000 on 3/18/15; previous sale 10/96, $265,000 825 Mediterranean Lane J. Alexander to X. Liu for $1,030,000 on 3/19/15; previous sale 7/96, $304,000 828 Mediterranean Lane L. & S. Lai to Beygui Trust for $1,075,000 on 3/10/15; previous sale 6/04, $736,000 125 Murray Court M. & B. Tonkinson to B. Sergeant for $1,008,000 on 3/13/15; previous sale 1/11, $545,000 167 Nevada St. Liautaud Trust to K. Deeter for $1,710,000 on 3/12/15; previous sale 12/93, $335,000 3048 Oak Knoll Drive Oak Knoll Drive Limited to P. & R. Pezeshkian for $2,450,000 on 3/11/15; previous sale 8/13, $1,650,000 1353 Oxford St. B. & D. Farley to E. Tang for $835,000 on 3/23/15; previous sale 2/07, $715,000 246 San Carlos Ave. Gibbons Trust to O. Ward for $925,000 on 3/12/15; previous sale 4/08, $595,000 654 Sea Anchor Drive #2303 One Marina Homes to I. Lee for $900,000 on 3/17/15 209 Sheffield Lane D. & C. Madison to L. & D. Johannesen for $1,400,000 on 3/11/15; previous sale 12/09, $855,000 1439 Sierra St. J. & E. Racz to M. Railey for $1,425,000 on 3/13/15; previous sale 6/98, $520,000 1199 St. Francis St. Bianco Trust to CB Home Development for $919,000 on 3/19/15 1617 Union Ave. Henson Trust to Berryman Properties for $1,310,000 on 3/13/15; previous sale 2/13, $795,000 970 Upland Road Cohen-Flood Trust to G. Visor for $2,750,000 on 3/16/15; previous sale 12/05, $2,290,000 556 Warrington Ave. KMA Properties to J. Prado for $817,500 on 3/9/15; previous sale 1/96, $235,000 15 Woodhue Court SPN Real Estate Fund to C. Woods for $1,850,000 on 3/20/15; previous sale 2/14, $1,125,000

Stanford

995 Wing Place BarchersCalfee Trust to Leland Stanford Junior University for $2,587,000 on 4/9/15

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Woodside

203 Miramontes Road Zaman Trust to Stipek Trust for $4,900,000 on 3/20/15; previous sale 5/02, $3,100,000 246 Mountain Home Road Leo Montes Limited to Happy Creek for $19,250,000 on 3/18/15

BUILDING PERMITS Palo Alto

555 Hamilton Ave. Trip Advisor: remodel on second floor, $90,000 535 Everett Ave., Apt. 305, 312 remodel two units, $21,000 1087 Moreno Ave. relocate gas meter in preparation for addition/ remodel, $n/a 860 Center Drive replace 20 windows, $24,000 1320 Webster St. re-roof detached garage, $1,689 16 Churchill Ave. remodel kitchen, bathroom, $45,000 870 Charleston Road Capital Asset Exchange & Trading, LLC, Inc., tenant improvements for office space, $n/a 532 Patricia Lane install Level 2 electrical-vehicle charging station in garage, $n/a 4010 Ben Lomond Drive add bathroom in master bedroom, $12,000 172 Park Ave. install roofmounted PV system, $n/a 1320 Webster St. re-roof, $29,551 4001 Miranda Ave. nonstructural demo, $n/a 1037 Greenwood Ave. install PV system, $n/a 640 Coleridge Ave. revise stair design from lightwell to grade, $n/a 3826 Magnolia Drive structural revision, including changing steel post to wood, enlarge flush header, provide details for roof framing, $n/a 272 Rinconada Ave. exterior spa, equipment enclosure, barbecue, fire pit, $15,000 190 Island Drive remodel, including kitchen, bathrooms, convert office to bedroom on second floor, $40,000 111 Churchill Ave. field clarification regarding framing replacing dryrot walls, $n/a 2061 Tasso St. re-roof, $17,962 3706 Redwood Circle install roof-mounted PV system, $n/a 1476 Hamilton Ave. revised design: decrease size of garage, $n/a 580 Arastradero Road revised door and ramp and associated rails, $n/a 4166 Park Blvd. deck at rear, $8,176 569 San Antonio Ave. install three new electrical outlets, $n/a 552 Forest Ave. remodel kitchen, $10,000 4065 Campana Drive deck at rear, replace sliding glass doors with French doors, add lighting, $28,740 3706 Redwood Circle re-roof, $7,480 838 Cowper St. attach living wall (vertical garden) to concrete lightwell wall outside bedroom, $23,502

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830 Bayview Way, Emerald Hills Offered at $1,788,000 Private Compound Affords Gorgeous Views Granting astonishing views of the bay, this alluring compound includes a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home of 1,530 sq. ft. (per county) and a 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath detached guesthouse of 695 sq. ft. (per plans) on a double lot of 15,400 sq. ft. (per county). Featuring crown molding and natural hardwood floors, the main house offers open common areas and a spacious kitchen with a breakfast bar, an office center, and stainless-steel appliances. One bedroom may serve as a home office, and the master suite boasts vaulted ceilings and a marble-finished bathroom. The gated guesthouse enjoys dual-pane windows, a living/dining area, a kitchen with granite countertops, and a garage large enough for RV parking. A swimming pool, a gazebo, and a broad terrace round out the resort-like outdoor area. The property also offers a potting shed, drip irrigation, fruit trees, and drought-tolerant landscaping. This home is just minutes from Emerald Hills Golf Course and Interstate 280, and nearby schools include Roy Cloud Elementary and Woodside High (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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OPEN HOUSE

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Michael Repka Mi h lR k CalBRE #01854880

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A Luxury Collection By Intero Real Estate Services

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10440 Albertsworth Lane, Los Altos Hills

333 Raymundo Drive, Woodside

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245 Mountain Wood Lane, Woodside

25 Oakhill Drive, Woodside

669 Hayne Road, Hillsborough

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$8,488,000

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13195 Glenshire Drive, Truckee

138 Bolivar Lane, Portola Valley

1730 Peregrino Way, San Jose

$6,900,000

$6,488,000

$3,899,000

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas, Lic.#01878208

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201 Mountain Wood Lane, Woodside Offered at $39,900,000 Premier Opportunity to Build Equestrian Estate Tucked away in prestigious Woodside, a private road leads to the gates of two adjacent parcels, offering a combination of over 11 oak-lined acres (per entitlements summary) that spread amidst some of the country’s most illustrious properties. Famed architect Michael G. Imber and worldrenowned landscape architect Robert E. Truskowski have collaborated to ensure these private grounds, which include the historic stables of Champagne Paddocks, retain their timeless charm while balancing a country estate brimming with modern luxuries. Preapproved plans will accompany the purchase of this property, featuring designs for an equestrian compound that includes a magnificent main house, a poolhouse, a subterranean garage, and a guesthouse. Building a Woodside estate on this immense scale is a golden opportunity never to be duplicated. Despite the rustic environment of this country retreat, you will be less than five minutes from the center of Woodside, one of the most charming and affluent towns in the world. Nearby schools include Woodside School (K-8) (API 965), Woodside High, Phillips Brooks School, and Woodside Priory. For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.201MountainWood.com

OPEN HOUSE

Ken D K DeLeon L CalBRE #01342140

Michael Mi h l Repka R k CalBRE #01854880

Saturday & Sunday,1:30-4:30 pm Complimentary Lattes

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Bay Area Collection Menlo Park. Burlingame 650.314.7200 | paciﬁcunion.com

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10 Sargent Lane, Atherton $8,495,000 5 BD/5+ BA/5,132 SF

128 Toyon Rd, Atherton Price Upon Request 5 BD/7.5 BA

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

Stunning Lindenwood home custom built 2 years ago, 1 acre property. Functional ﬂoor plan, media room, quality millwork, 2 offices. Indoor, outdoor living. Close proximity to downtown Palo Alto.

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OPEN SUN 1:30 - 4:30

3665 Woodside Rd, Woodside $6,499,000 3 BD/2.5 BA/2,120 SF

2088 Channing Ave, Palo Alto $2,995,000 4 BD/3.5 BA

Sunny ﬂat lot in Woodside. 3.3 acres. Western Hill views.

New Construction, Only a few left, Spacious Single Family Homes, Palo Alto Schools. Close to shopping, parks, schools. Easy access to 101 tech corridor.

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OPEN SUN 1:30 - 4:30

2151 Camino A Los Cerros, Menlo Park $1,795,000 2 BD/1 BA/1,359 SF

168 Sand Hill Circle, Menlo Park $1,649,000 4 BD/2 BA

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

Rare ﬂoor plan. Bright end unit overlooks Sharon Heights Golf Course. Across street from Rosewood Resort. Quiet. Large garage. Remodeled kitchen and baths. Las Lomitas schools!

Tom LeMieux, 650.465.7459 tom@tomlemieux.com

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Jennifer Pollock, 650.867.0609 Deanna Tarr, 415.999.1232

1520 Portola Avenue, Palo Alto Offered at $2,988,000 Elegant Living In An Excellent Location Beautifully appointed rooms and a central location blend within this highly desirable 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home of 2,421 sq. ft. (per county) on a lot of 5,227 sq. ft. (per county). Charming details include natural hardwood floors with inlay, gorgeous molding, and dual-pane windows. The living room offers two hutches and a stately fireplace, while an archway opens into the formal dining room. Caesarstone countertops, bar seating, and stainless-steel appliances accent the updated kitchen, which adjoins a breakfast nook with a banquette and a family room with a media console. Upstairs, the alluring master suite includes his and her closets, a private balcony, and a marble-trimmed bathroom with an oversized jetted tub. The detached garage has a bonus room, and luxuriant landscaping surrounds an expansive terrace. Moments from Stanford University, Peers Park, and California Avenue, you will be close to Walter Hays Elementary (API 934) and Jordan Middle (API 934), and within steps of Palo Alto High (API 905) (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.1520Portola.com

OPEN HOUSE Saturday & Sunday, 1-5 pm Complimentary Lunch & Lattes Ken D K DeLeon L CalBRE #01342140

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YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS CHARMING, light-ﬁlled, updated and expanded circa 1920 Craftsman home in the coveted Willows neighborhood. The spacious sitting porch, framed by a magniﬁcent orange tree, offers a warm welcome to this unique and inviting home complete with vintage details — a truly one of a kind property. Approximately 2 0 5 4 S Q UA R E F E E T of living space provides 4 B E D R O O M S , 2 . 5 B AT H R O O M S , a formal dining room, an appealing living room, a spacious eat in kitchen and a versatile family room adjacent to the 4th en-suite bedroom that offers great potential for guest, in-law or au-pair accommodations. The partial basement includes a convenient office hideaway. SET ON AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL LOT OF APPROXIMATELY 12,915 SQUARE FEET, the garden features a lawn area, mature fruit trees and plantings, ample sunny planting areas for vegetables, and plenty of room for outdoor entertaining and play. With access to excellent Menlo Park schools, this wonderful

home

ideally located just moments from downtown Palo Alto and Menlo Park, the Facebook campus and commute routes.

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26181 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills Offered at $5,488,000 Custom Villa Offers Palatial Amenities Surrounded by gorgeous foothills, this extravagant 4 bedroom, 5.5 bath villa of 5,991 sq. ft. (per plans) boasts a walk-out lower level and sits on a lot of 1.72 acres (per county). Built with a uniquely insulated structure that provides an energy-efficient, temperature-regulated interior, the home also enjoys travertine and Brazilian rosewood floors, back-lit recessed ceilings, and walls finished with lime plaster. A two-story foyer branches into elegantly appointed living areas and the majestic gourmet kitchen, while a floating staircase leads to a stately master suite with a fireplace. Downstairs lies a wet bar, a home theater, and a lounge, while outside awaits an Italianate courtyard and a separate side terrace offering terrific views of the hills. Other features include an elevator, a butler’s pantry, and a three-car detached garage. With easy access to Interstate 280 and Foothill Expressway, you will be near Gardner Bullis Elementary (API 947), Egan Junior High (API 976), and Los Altos High (API 895) (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.26181Moody.com

OPEN HOUSE

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Mi h l Repka R k Michael CalBRE #01854880

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Alain Pinel Realtors

HOME STARTS HERE PALO ALTO $8,250,000

MENLO PARK $5,975,000

ATHERTON $5,250,000

1499 Edgewood Drive | 5bd/3.5ba Sherry Bucolo | 650.323.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

710 Berkeley Avenue | 6bd/5ba M. Corman/M. Safka | 650.462.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

1 Adam Way | 4bd/3.5ba Sherry Bucolo | 650.323.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

LOS ALTOS HILLS $3,398,000

PALO ALTO $3,080,000

WOODSIDE $2,299,000

27625 Red Rock Road | 5bd/4.5ba Judy & Jana Faulhaber | 650.941.1111 OPEN SATURDAY 1:30-4:30

337 Loma Verde Avenue I 5bd/3ba Carol Li I 650.323.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

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MENLO PARK $1,998,000

LOS ALTOS $1,500,000

LOS ALTOS $1,295,000

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253 Liebre Court, Sunnyvale Offered at $1,298,000 Upgraded Charmer Offers Outdoor Refuge This updated 4 bedroom, 2 bath home of 2,192 sq. ft. (per county) has a lot of 11,487 sq. ft. (per plans) and offers a fantastic outdoor refuge that includes a heated swimming pool and spa, a spectacular outdoor kitchen, and low-maintenance landscaping with automatic sprinklers. Showcasing a fully remodeled exterior, this home also displays crown molding and dualpane windows. A large formal living room lies off the comfortable family room, which features a stone fireplace and adjoins the open dining area. Sleek cabinetry and granite countertops with a full backsplash enhance the warm, sunny kitchen, and double doors open into a bedroom that may be used as an office. The expanded master suite provides a wonderful walk-in closet and an opulent bathroom with a soaking tub and an oversized shower. Additional features include a tankless water heater and an exquisite garage with a workshop. Just moments from El Camino Real and Washington Park, this home is steps from Vargas Elementary and also near Sunnyvale Middle and Homestead High. For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.253Liebre.com

OPEN HOUSE

Ken D K DeLeon L CalBRE #01342140

Michael Repka Mi h l R k CalBRE #01854880

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

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1575 GRANT ROAD, LOS ALTOS

ne of a kind. Enjoy your own sanctuary on over a half-acre of lush land with gated entrances. Two Master sized bedrooms; two bath home with rooms that extend to the outdoors for year round relaxation and entertaining. Living room, dining room, PMFVEV] WYRVSSQ LEVH[SSH ¾SSVMRK ERH XLVII ½VITPEGIW 1EKRM½GIRX TEVO PMOI PIZIP KVSYRHW [MXL KSVKISYW LIVMXEKI SEO XVIIW QYPXMTPI TEXMSW EHHMXMSREP TPYW WUYEVI JSSX HIXEGLIH WXVYGXYVI [MXL IPIGXVMGMX] ERH [EXIV ¯ PEYRHV] SJ½GI VH FIHVSSQ# )\GIPPIRX Los Altos schools.

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ATHERTON

3 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms 102 Encinal Ave Sat Coldwell Banker

$3,898,000 325-6161

1 Adam Way Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$5,250,000 323-1111

89 Fair Oaks Ln Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,495,000 323-7751

5 Bedrooms 10 Sargent Ln $8,450,000 Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200 83 Moulton Dr $4,780,000 Sun 1-4 California Lifestyle Realty 281-7017

7 Bedrooms 214 Atherton Ave Sun Coldwell Banker

$19,750,000 324-4456

LOS ALTOS

4 Bedrooms 1045 Atkinson Ln Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 127 O’Connor St Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 1961 Camino De Los Robles Sat Alain Pinel Realtors 2010 Santa Cruz Ave. Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

11691 Par Ave Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,500,000 941-1111

45 Woods Ln Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,295,000 941-1111

4 Bedrooms $2,590,000 947-2900

Sereno Group

344 Felton Dr Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$4,695,000 462-1111

6 Bedrooms 710 Berkeley Ave Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

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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)

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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) OIV CAPITAL LIMITED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604338 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: OIV Capital Limited, located at 419 Lambert 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): MICHAEL HU 14463 Liddicoat Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Registrant/ Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/30/2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 29, 2015. (PAW May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015)

MAY MAY MILLER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604506 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: May May Miller, located at 4285 Los Palos 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): CI ZHANG 4285 Los Palos Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/17/2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 4, 2015. (PAW May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015) MOUSDRVR MUSIC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604055 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: mousdrvr music, located at 345 Sheridan Ave. #410, 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): JUSTIN DAVIN CADY 345 Sheridan Ave. #410 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 22, 2015. (PAW May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015) KANPAI FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604507 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Kanpai, located at 330 Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): OKURA INTERNATIONAL INC. 211 E. El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05/01/2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 5, 2015. (PAW May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015)

997 All Other Legals 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, 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

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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 877484-9942 or visit this Internet Web site www.USA-Foreclosure.com or www.

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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

Orkopina Housecleaning Spring Cleaning Sale. Celebrating 30 years. 650/962-1536

771 Painting/ Wallpaper

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

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A. Barrios Garden Maintenance *Weekly or every other week *Irrigation systems *Clean up and hauling *Tree removal *Refs. 650/771-0213; 392-9760

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

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Scott Haber Landsaping

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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.

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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

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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

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fogster.com for contact information 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

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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. 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)

THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM 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 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 PALO ALTO SWIM CLUB NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF ANNUAL REPORT The Palo Alto Swim Club announces availability of the financial report for the calendar year 2014. Copies may be obtained from PASC, P.O. Box 50340, Palo Alto, CA 94303. (PAW May 8, 2015)

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Sports Shorts HE’S A FINALIST . . . Stanford sophomore Maverick McNealy was named one of three finalists for The Ben Hogan Award, as announced Wednesday by the Colonial Country Club, Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). Washington senior ChengTsung Pan and Arizona State junior Jon Rahm are also finalists. It is the first time in the award’s history that all three finalists represent one conference. McNealy is the nation’s top-ranked college player in both the Golfstat Rankings and the Golfweek/ Sagarin Rankings. He leads NCAA Division I with five collegiate victories this year, capped by a dominant 10-stroke win at the Pac-12 Championships last week. His 18-under 262 established a league tournament scoring record.

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Stanford takes a shot at being the first host to win the NCAA title By Rick Eymer tanford went unbeaten in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation women’s water polo play during regular season. The Cardinal was reminded, in the MPSF tournament, of just how tough it is to remain unbeaten through the conference tournament. Stanford (22-2) hopes the lesson will serve it well now that the NCAA tournament is at hand. The defending national champion Cardinal meets Princeton (30-3) at noon Friday in its home pool at Avery Aquatic Center in the quarterfinals of the National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship. Stanford is seeking its third title of the past four years and must make history to do so. No hosting school has ever won the national championship in its own pool. The Cardinal, which has appeared in all 15 NCAA tournaments, including this year, has yet to reach the championship match the past

Stanford junior Anna Yelizarova will join with her teammates in taking a shot at a title defense at the National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championships this weekend at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center.

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NCAA TENNIS

PREP SWIMMING

Stanford teams begin title chase

Local teams will battle for titles

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by Keith Peters he Gunn boys haven’t won the SCVAL De Anza Division championship meet swim title since 2004. One reason for that are the Palo Alto boys, who have won the past five titles. The Palo Alto girls, meanwhile, have been without a league meet title since 2012, watching Monta Vista (last year) and Gunn (2013) splash to those championships. When the 2015 championship meet gets under way Friday at Saratoga High (4 p.m.), plenty will be at stake for any number of teams. The Gunn boys, who went 6-0 and claimed their first league dual-meet title since 2002, need to finish ahead of Palo Alto to claim the overall championship. Teams are awarded point totals for the season and for the league meet (7-6-5-4-3-2-1) and the team with the most points wins. Thus, the Gunn boys and dualmeet champion Paly girls hold the

he preliminaries are out of the way for the Stanford men’s and women’s tennis teams. Now, it’s down to the real business of the season — the NCAA Tournament. While both teams have won 17 national titles, neither heads into postseason play as a contender for the NCAA title — based on rankings, if for no other reason. The Cardinal women are No. 14 in the country while the men are No. 23. It’s safe to say no team ranked that low has captured a national crown. Two years ago, however, the Stanford women were seeded 12th and became the lowest-seeded team to win an NCAA title as the Cardinal knocked off No. 5 USC, No. 4 Georgia and No. 1 Florida before taking down No. 3 Texas A&M in the final. Stanford, which also captured the 2010 NCAA championship as a No. 8 seed, has won nine of

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