Palo Alto Weekly August 7, 2015

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Vol. XXXVI, Number 44 Q August 7, 2015

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Pulse 14 Transitions 15 Spectrum 16 Eating Out 22 Movies 24 Puzzles 57 Q Arts New Works Festival features ‘The Man in the Ceiling’ Page 18 Q Seniors Aging in America, through immigrant eyes

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Parking program brings hope, anxiety Some wonder if long-awaited downtown Palo Alto permit system goes far enough

by Gennady Sheyner

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or downtown residents who have watched their streets transform into commuter parking lots over the past decade, the trial of the century will begin next month.

That’s when the city launches what is known as the Residential

Preferential Program. That’s also when officials expect commuters who for years have been parking their cars on the residential streets of Downtown North and Professorville to radically shift their behavior — though no one is quite sure exactly what this shift will look like.

“We’re going to see drastic changes in parking habits,” the city’s Transportation Planning Manager Jessica Sullivan told about 60 people who attended a public meeting at City Hall on Tuesday. “I know there’s a huge fear of, ‘It’s going to be the same thing. People will buy permits and park close to downtown and nothing will change.’ I’d be surprised if nothing changes. When you introduce pricing to any parking system,

behavior changes dramatically.”

The parking-permit program was prompted by years of complaints from downtown residents whose blocks are routinely used by area employees who prefer to avoid the two- and three-hour parking restrictions in the downtown’s commercial core. The thriving downtown economy has worsened the problem, with separate surveys conducted by city planners and citizens showing numerous blocks completely filled

with parked cars on weekdays. In some cases, the number of cars is greater than the number of parking spaces, which connotes both congestion and creativity.

Even though the new program aims to provide relief by making workers buy permits, anxieties persist. Some residents at Tuesday’s meeting wondered whether the first six-month phase of the (continued on page 12)

UTILITIES

Concern over conflict of interest trips up recycled-water project Palo Alto discussion halted Wednesday because of perceived conflict, lack of quorum

by Gennady Sheyner

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Wild style Ben Sattler of Menlo Park does a nose manual trick while practicing his freestyle BMX at the Greer Park skate park in Palo Alto on Aug. 5. Sattler, 27, has been riding since he was 13 and says it’s his form of meditation and stress relief.

EDUCATION

RISE UP readies incoming college freshmen First-generation students prepare through new Palo Alto school district program

by Elena Kadvany

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s thousands of local teenagers get ready to start their freshman year in college this fall, Palo Alto school district staff are hoping that 19 of them are particularly wellprepared: first-generation college students who face a different set of trials and tribulations.

These 19 students, mostly Latino, participated in the second year of the school district’s new RISE UP program (Realizing Individual Success in Education for Undergraduate Preparation),

which aims to give Palo Alto students the information and tools they might not be getting at home or elsewhere to feel ready to head to college — and stay there.

Judy Argumedo, who oversees the district’s English Language Learners program and Voluntary Transfer Program (VTP) and who herself was a first-generation student, said there’s a disconnect between getting some underrepresented students into college “and keeping them there.” The district last year became aware of gradu-

ated students who didn’t show up for their first day of college, she said.

Graduation rates for first-generation college students across the nation are lower than for students who come from families with higher-education histories. First-generation students are also less likely to start college directly out of high school than their second-, thirdand fourth-generation counterparts, according to the Pell Institute. (continued on page 11)

early three decades after Palo Alto began using recycled water to irrigate the golf course and a portion of Mountain View, the city is considering expanding the practice to the lush corporate campuses of Stanford Research Park.

The new project is a revival of an old one that was shelved in 2008 after an analysis found the $33.5 million cost to be prohibitive. Now, with the state mired in the fourth year of a severe drought, the cost of potable water on a rapid rise and new pools of grant funding available for recycled-water projects, the calculations have changed. City staff have recently completed an environmental analysis for the project and the Utilities Advisory Commission was preparing to discuss and possibly approve the project on Wednesday night.

Yet hopes of a swift endorsement ebbed early in the discussion, after a citizen watchdog raised the prospect of a conflict of interest for one commissioner, who works at Stanford. In an unusual twist, Commissioner Steve Eglash, agreed to step down from the discussion shortly after Public Works staff concluded their presentation and the citizen, Herb Borock, made his comment.

The issue was particularly pertinent because the seven-member commission had only four members present. Eglash’s recusal reduced the roster to three, leaving it one short of a quorum (Commissioners James Cook and Garth

Hall were both absent, and recently appointed commissioner Lisa Van Dusen has resigned). Under the Brown Act, which governs how meetings are run, a meeting is required to have a “majority of the members of a legislative body at the same time and place.”

“If you have a conflict of interest, you only have three commissioners here and you don’t have a quorum and you can’t do business,” Borock told the commission.

Borock’s comment, and the city attorney’s advice that the meeting be postponed to a later date, touched off an testy exchange between the commissioners and city staff.

Eglash, a technologist and former venture capitalist with expertise in renewable energy, currently manages several programs at Stanford, including the Stanford Data Science Initiative and the Artificial Intelligence Lab. After Borock made his comment, Eglash immediately agreed to step down, citing Borock’s concern and saying that he has no wish to “contaminate the discussion with my presence, comments and vote.”

He also said that he had considered the issue before the meeting and had reached an opinion that the conflict in his case was “minimal.”

“I’m one employee who is not associated directly in any way with Stanford’s use of water or the Research Park’s use of water,” Eglash said during the meeting after hearing Borock’s comment. “I’m one employee in an organization.” (continued on page 11)

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It’s death by a thousand cuts.

– Pat Markevitch, commissioner, on the idea of using some of Rinconada Park for the Junior Museum & Zoo expansion. See story on page 7.

Around Town PRESIDENTIAL PITCH ... Ramona Pierson, founder of Palo Alto company Declara, had the pitch of her life this week. She participated in the White House’s first-ever Demo Day on Tuesday, during which entrepreneurs from all over the country and a range of industries pitched to none other than President Barack Obama himself. “Unlike a private-sector Demo Day, in which entrepreneurs show off for funders, innovators from around the country will join President Obama to ‘demo’ their individual success stories and show why we need to give every American the opportunity to pursue their bold, gamechanging ideas,” the event website reads. After the event, Obama lauded Pierson and the story that led to the creation of Declara. In 1984, then a 22-year-old Marine, Pierson was hit by a drunk driver. The nearfatal accident left her in a coma for 18 months. When she woke up, she weighed 65 pounds and was blind and unable to speak or walk. During her intense recovery (much of which was spent in a nursing home whose other residents nursed her back to health in different ways), she learned that a one-size-fits-all learning model doesn’t work in today’s world, and founded Declara in part to address that. “Today Declara has users all around the world. It’s attracted millions of dollars of capital. They’ve got a team of 65 employees with women serving as CEO, COO and head of data sciences. That’s the power of a good idea,” Obama said. “When Ramona was in that nursing home, I don’t think anyone would have imagined that she was going to be a candidate to be a significant tech entrepreneur. Ideas can come from anybody and anywhere and can be inspired by any kind of life experience.” Read more about Pierson’s story and Declara at goo.gl/gl4eYU.

WHAT’S IN A NAME ... The names of parking garages on the Stanford University campus will change to reflect their locations (a nearby street, building or center) by the end of August to make them easier to find on the Stanford Campus Map and on the new edition of the downloadable Stanford University Parking and Circulation Map, according to Stanford News Service. The university is changing the names of nine campus parking structures, including Knight Management Center Garage, Roth Way Garage and Wilbur Field Garage. The new names will replace the existing system of identifying parking structures with numbers.

“Unfortunately, for a visitor, it is not apparent, for example, why Parking Structure 5 and Parking Structure 6 are on opposite sides of the campus,” said David Lenox, manager of the University Architect/Campus Planning & Design office in the announcement. Parking Structure 3 was demolished as part of the new Stanford Hospital construction project, and there was never a garage referred to as Parking Structure 8, Lenox added. The current and new names of the garage are as follows: Parking Structure 1 will become Roth Way Garage; Parking Structure 2 will become Via Ortega Garage; Parking Structure 4 will become Pasteur Visitor Garage A; Parking Structure 5 will become Stock Farm Garage; Parking Structure 6 will become Wilbur Field Garage; Parking Structure 7 will become Knight Management Center Garage; Parking Structure 9 will become Hoover Pavilion Garage; Parking Structure 10 will become Roble Field Garage; and the existing garage at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford will become Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Main Garage.

READY TO SERVE? ... Residents interested in shaping, or shifting, public policy are encouraged to apply for one of seven openings on Palo Alto’s board and commissions. The city is now recruiting for three seats on the Architectural Review Board, which reviews all major new construction projects and is charged with promoting orderly and harmonious development. The three-year terms expire on Dec. 15, 2018. Palo Alto residency is not required, though at least three members of the board are required to be architects or design professionals. The city’s Parks and Recreation Commission will also have three openings.

In this case, applicants have to be local residents who have exhibited interest in parks, open spaces and recreation matters, said Deputy City Clerk David Carnahan. These terms would also stretch for three years and expire on Dec. 15, 2018. The Planning and Transportation Commission, which deals with everything from development projects and zone changes to bike projects and retail preservation, has one opening. The four-year term expires on Dec. 15, 2019, and members have to be local residents. Anyone interested in applying is asked to do so before 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 26. For information, call 650-329-2571 or email David.Carnahan@cityofpaloalto.org. Q

Upfront RECREATION

Zoo expansion prompts debate over nature

by Gennady Sheyner s Palo Alto’s cramped but expanded Junior Museum & Zoo popular Junior Museum & against the city’s demand for parkZoo prepares for a long- ing space, its devotion to tree presawaited expansion, city officials ervation and its professed desire to are struggling to reconcile the maintain neighborhood harmony.

The commission considered needs of the new zoo with their desire to protect the open space three different alternatives and found much to dislike about all at the adjacent Rinconada Park.

In an unusual nature-versus- three. Two plans would largely nature debate, the city’s Parks and avoid infringement on RinconRecreation Commission last week ada Park, but each would bring so pondered, discussed and criticized many complications that even the the latest proposals to nearly dou- architects who proposed them conble the size of the beloved muse- ceded that they would create major um on Middlefield Road, next to operational challenges for the zoo.

One of the critical components Walter Hays Elementary School.

The design calls for demolishing a of the expansion is the creation of 1930s building currently at the site a separate building to support the and erecting a two-story structure zoo, which was built in the 1970s. that, at nearly 20,000 square feet, One alternative would place the would be more than twice the size two-story zoo-support building of the existing museum. The goal in the middle of the proposed enis to equip the museum and zoo trance plaza, effectively cutting off with adequate storage space, make access to the museum complex.

Another would integrate the it eligible for museum accreditation and enhance exhibition areas zoo-support area into the main museum building along Middlefield, and program spaces.

The goals are laudable, everyone making that building bigger and agreed at the July 28 meeting. The bulkier than it would otherwise museum, which is home to fruit be and cutting into the parking lot. bats, raccoons, two bobcats and Neither of these options got much a giant tortoise named Edward, traction from the commission.

The alternative, preferred by the is often referred to as a Palo Alto “jewel.” The fact that the renova- firm Cody Anderson Wasney Artion will be funded through private chitects, also didn’t fare too well. donations raised by a volunteer Though deemed functionally feagroup, Friends of the Junior Muse- sible and somewhat better than um & Zoo, makes the project a par- the other two options, this design ticularly easy sell for city officials. would situate the zoo-support Executing on the vision, howev- building well inside Rinconada er, may pose a challenge. Because territory. The building would be the museum is tucked between separated from the main museum Walter Hays, Middlefield, Rinco- building by the zoo itself.

This design is similar to the one nada Park and a parking lot shared with the Lucie Stern Community that was presented to the commisCenter, space around the site is at sion in February, though the mua premium. The proposed design, seum’s footprint in the park has therefore, is forcing the city to been reduced by about 10 percent weigh the relative benefits of an when compared with the earlier

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Parks and Recreation commissioners loath to sacrifice parkland for expanded animal museum

City officials are trying to figure out how to expand the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo without encroaching on Rinconada Park or on the existing parking lot. iteration. Even so, commissioners weren’t thrilled about sacrificing nature for a new building, even a building whose sole purpose is to foster an appreciation of nature.

Commissioner Ed Lauing observed that the city is now facing more demand than ever for its parks and that city efforts increasingly emphasize spaces that can accommodate a number of uses.

The close relationship between the roles of the zoo and park in exposing families to nature did little to ease his discomfort.

“If the animals were spilling out occasionally, that would be one thing. But the building is going to be there and it is going to be there, kind of, forever,” Lauing said. “Parks are about open space and trees and not necessarily about big buildings, and we can’t endorse the use of limited park acreage just because something is fun and family-oriented.”

Commissioner Pat Markevitch had similar concerns about taking away park space. The city, she said, already falls short of its goal of having at least 3 to 4 acres of parkland for every 1,000 residents. She warned about the cumulative impacts of different building projects infringing on

NONPROFIT

New Pacific Art League head calls for end to conflict Members to vote on Friday on dissenting faction’s proposals

by Sue Dremann

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ust one week into her tenure as the Pacific Art League’s new executive director, Shannon McDonnell will be attending a special meeting of league members that could result in the removal of more than a third of her board of directors. The meeting, called by three dissenting former board members, is the latest act in a near-operatic and years-long conflict at the 94-year-old Palo Alto nonprofit organization.

But McDonnell — a marketing professional who has worked for the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera and TheatreWorks — said this week that she is unperturbed, despite the instability into which she has stepped.

“As long as we’re civil and treat each other with professionalism, I think discussion is healthy,” she said. “People are passionate about PAL. It’s a place where people care very deeply about what’s going on;

otherwise, they wouldn’t fight.”

However, she added, once members vote on Friday, Aug. 7, the issues “need to be put to bed.”

Former board members Ron Andrews, Diana Diamond and Jo Killen garnered support for the special meeting of members and for a vote on changes to the bylaws. All three resigned from the board last year.

Both sides will give presentations on Friday at 8 p.m. at 668 Ramona St. A vote count will take place at 9 p.m.

small portions of parkland.

“It’s death by a thousand cuts,” Markevitch said. “Our parkland is getting chipped away. We really need to draw a line in the sand as a commission at some point and say, ‘Stop it.’”

While parkland is one concern, parking is another. Under the alternative preferred by Cody Anderson Wasney, the existing 100-space lot would be expanded to 120 spaces. The other two alternatives, however, would push the new museum complex into the parking lot.

“In all of these situations, something has to be sacred cows,” Lauing said. “At this point, parking I think is one of them, sadly.

And we’re parks people, so we think trees are pretty close to sacred as well.”

Among the most strident opponents of placing the new building in the park was Commissioner Deirdre Crommie. Like her colleagues, she praised the museum and called its offerings an “amazing program for our city.” Yet she said she had an issue with putting a building in a park and was the only commissioner who favored a larger building along Middlefield.

“You’re being very protective

of Middlefield Road,” she told the project architects. “I’m a little jealous because I live in south Palo Alto and no one is as protective about our roads. We have big buildings going up all over the place in south Palo Alto, but you get to the north and, ‘Oh, it’s residential. Let’s not put a building on the road.’”

The commission did not vote on the project but requested that the architect make further revisions to the proposed design.

Rob de Geus, director of the city’s Community Services Department, defended the preferred alternative and highlighted the difference between the expanded museum and typical buildings.

He compared the proposed structure to the type of interpretive centers that the city currently has at its open-space preserves.

“It’s teaching thousands of children and families about conservation and nature,” de Geus said. “These kids leave the Junior Museum & Zoo and the experience they have there caring deeply about parks and open space.

There’s huge value in that.” Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

The league members could adopt term limits of six consecutive years for board members and could even apply them retroactively if a second ballot item is approved. That would sweep out five board members who have served longer than six years.

In a rebuttal, the current board members said they agreed with term limits, but not the retroactive application.

The vote could also require the 13-member board to submit any long-term plans to the membership for approval rather than allowing the board to autonomously pursue the vision with which it is charged.

The vision of the three former board members seems to be at odds with that of the current board. Andrews, for example, has wanted to carve out a co-op gallery within PAL that would be limited to a few established artists,

but the board has said that such a co-op would go against PAL’s philosophy of openness to the entire community and might jeopardize its nonprofit status, said board member Sondra Murphy.

Andrews and the other petitioners also said they are concerned that the top two floors of the three-story building, currently being leased to pay for recent facility upgrades, might never return to league use. But the current board stated in its rebuttal that the organization is financially on track and that the rental contract will be terminated as part of the group’s 10-year strategic vision.

Characterizations of a board in upheaval are no longer true, Murphy said. The current board includes both longtime directors and new ones: Six were brought (continued on page 13)

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On Monday, the Palo Alto Unified School District hired Los Gatos High School Principal Markus Autrey to serve as the new associate superintendent, Superintendent Max McGee confirmed.

Autrey replaces Charles Young, who resigned at the end of this school year to serve as the Benicia Unified School District superintendent. Young’s resignation presented McGee with the opportunity to rethink the position, which he described in May as a “catch-all job.” Duties range from evaluating all principals to processing Uniform Complaint Procedures and serving as the district’s compliance coordinator for federal gender-equity law Title IX. Autrey joined Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District in 2005 as an assistant principal at Saratoga High School. He became principal at Los Gatos in 2009. Q —Elena Kadvany

Police: Armed men break into Palo Alto home Three men, two of them wearing masks and one posing as a pizza delivery man, forced their way into a Palo Alto home on Sunday night, according to police. The men fled the scene less than a minute later after being confronted by one of the residents.

The police department received a call at about 9:45 p.m. from an occupant from a home in the 4200 block of Suzanne Drive, reporting that three men had forcibly entered the home but fled when confronted.

Investigators said the residents — a couple in their 40s and their three children who recently moved into the Palo Alto Orchards neighborhood home — were at home when a man holding a pizzadelivery bag knocked on the door. The adult daughter opened the door and told the man that the family did not order the pizza.

When she began to close the door, the man pushed his way into the home, followed by two men armed with a semi-automatic pistol and a knife, police said.

The mother confronted the trio, and when she began to scream, one of the masked men covered her mouth with his hand. When the father ran to help his wife and daughter, the three intruders fled on foot.

The family described the fake pizza deliverer as a white male in his 20s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and 170 pounds. He had blond hair and brown eyes and was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt under a red short-sleeved T-shirt with yellow and white writing on the front.

The two masked men were described as about 6 feet 2 inches tall and 220 pounds with muscular builds. They were wearing all black clothing and black masks.

Police are asking that anyone with information pertaining to this incident call the police department’s dispatch center at 650-3292413. Anonymous tips can be emailed to paloalto@tipnow.org or sent via text message or voicemail to 650-383-8984. Q —My Nguyen LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines and talk about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com

Other Upcoming Lectures in September

CityView

Prostate Cancer Screening Update

City Council

Sept. 8, Palo Alto

The Power of Nutrition Sept. 22, Los Gatos

A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

The council did not meet this week.

Utilities Advisory Commission (Aug. 5)

Water: The commission continued to a future meeting its discussion of a proposed expansion of the city’s recycled-water program to Stanford Research Park. Action: None Drought: The commission heard an update on the statewide drought and the city’s response to mandated conservation targets. Action: None

South Asian Nutrition Sept. 29, Sunnyvale

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Upfront EDUCATION

Coding for a cause Tech with a dose of social justice: Enza Academy aims to empower youth of color

Six Enza Academy students, including Gunn High School student Hudson Alexander (second from left) and Palo Alto High School student Naima Castañeda-Isaac (third from left), won a first-place $750 prize for their app idea, EduText. Several members of the group are going to continue to work on the app outside of the academy. over?’ He (the police officer) was like, ‘I was just trying to make sure you belonged here,’” Choates said.

She said the group was inspired by incidents like that and, of course, current events. But during its pitch, the group stressed that H.E.L.P. is supposed to highlight both the good and bad in police interactions.

“There are so many more good cops out there than there are bad cops, and all we do right now — we’re just hearing bad cases,” Choates said. “Our app really focuses on empowering not only the people but the officers who are here to protect us, to know we can all do better.”

Choates said she still remains committed to a career path in social justice rather than tech, but Enza Academy opened her eyes to new avenues within the field.

“When they said, ‘You guys are justice. Come up with an application; come up with (something) that involves coding,’ I was like, ‘How do you do that?’ It made me realize that I can do so much more with justice and with law than I (thought).”

Naima Castañeda-Isaac, a rising sophomore at Palo Alto High School who grew up in East Palo Alto, also came to Enza with a passion for social justice, as well as for education.

She said her mother, Tasha Castañeda — an Stanford-educated engineer who also taught in the Ravenswood City School District for several years and serves on the board of local nonprofit East Palo Alto Kids Foundation — instilled this in her from a young age.

Castañeda-Isaac is also a member of the National Society of Black Engineers junior chapter, attends College Track in East Palo Alto and the Greene Scholars Program, which aims to expose youth of color to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields.

Despite her mother’s back-

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signed and taught the program’s social-justice curriculum. The students analyzed historical textbooks, wrote personal narratives and talked in small groups about topics like colorism, police brutality, current events and “being the smartest student in the class and not feeling like they are authentically black,” McGowan said.

Another activity involved the students answering questions like, “Does your race, sexual orientation or gender affect you?”

Then students took coding and business classes, learning about the differences between running nonprofit and for-profit corporations, how to monetize a smartphone application and conscious capitalism.

They also visited the Google campus.

The students split into groups based on their interest in various topics — education, health, justice — and then went to work designing their apps, which were presented to a panel of tech professionals at a pitch night Sunday with the potential for being awarded real seed money.

Kayla Choates, a rising sophomore at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, chose justice. She said she wants to sit on the Supreme Court one day. She had never done any coding — or even really knew what it was — before Enza Academy.

Her group’s app, H.E.L.P. (“harness everyone’s limitless power”), aims to use technology to improve police-community relations. During the group’s pitch, one member delivered an impassioned spoken word piece on race relations in the United States.

The app allows users to input a police officer’s badge number (Kayla said that many people are unaware that officers have to disclose that number when asked), which then pulls up a profile with the name, photo, department location and user-generated reviews.

As soon as the user inputs the officer’s badge number, the app automatically starts recording a video, which is uploaded to the user’s profile in real time (but can be deleted if he or she wants). Another section directs users to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) “Know Your Rights” web page. There’s also a policebrutality discussion forum.

The H.E.L.P. logo is an exclamation point, with the circle shaped as a police badge. It’s supposed to communicate a “sign of urgency ... (that) this needs to stop now,” one group member explained during the pitch.

In an interview with the Weekly, Choates described how her father was once pulled over in Milpitas, where the family lives.

The police officer asked for his license and registration.

“My father gave it to him and said, ‘Can I ask why I was pulled

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by Elena Kadvany tudents who were accepted to Enza Academy, a new “innovation and leadership” program held at Stanford University last week, had to complete homework before they even arrived.

Their assignments: a series of online coding lessons and seven “think pieces,” including a YouTube video of Maya Angelou reading her poem, “Love Liberates”; video footage of the arrest of Sandra Bland, a young black woman whose traffic-stop arrest and subsequent death in a Texas jail have further amplified national debate about the relationship between law enforcement and communities of color; and an interactive, animated map on Slate.com illustrating the American slave trade.

Enza Academy, a free five-day program for high school students of color, sits at the intersection of technology and social justice. It was founded by a group of college students from around the country — City College of New York City, Columbia University, Morehouse College, Stanford — who call themselves “consciouspreneurs.”

They want to expose more youth of color to technology and business innovation as well as to culture, history and civic engagement.

“I remember in high school, people really doubted me as a young black male,” said Enza co-founder Brandon Hill, a Stanford student.

He said as a black high school student in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was told he wouldn’t be successful, and he had no exposure to the world of technology.

“There are so many structural inequalities that are blocking their ability to cultivate and advance their creative genius,” Hill said of youth of color. “One of the manifestations of that social injustice is a cracked pipeline that results in a lack of diversity among races and genders in Silicon Valley.

“We said, ‘How can we develop a lasting, impactful solution for that?’”

Enza began with a three-day pilot at the Columbia University Teachers College in New York last year and grew to this year’s fiveday residential camp at Stanford.

This summer, 26 students were selected to participate — mostly from the Bay Area, including East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Milbrae, Milpitas, Mountain View, Oakland and Palo Alto, as well as a handful from the Sacramento area, one from Arkansas and one from North Carolina. The program was sponsored by #YesWeCode, the Kapor Center for Social Impact in Oakland, Stanford Black Community Services Center, Stanford’s School of Engineering and The K&K Investment Group in New York, as well as through personal contributions.

A Stanford senior and Enza Academy’s chief academic officer, Alizabeth McGowan, de-

A panel of technology professionals served as judges at Enza Academy’s pitch night on Aug. 2. From left to right: Kwame Anku, social entrepreneur and Enza board member; Tiffany Price, grant manager at the Kapor Center; and Blair Silverberg, senior associate at Draper Fisher Jurvetson. ground and participation in these programs, Castañeda said it wasn’t until Enza Academy that Castañeda-Isaac truly became excited about and engaged in STEM topics.

And this is even more important for Castañeda-Isaac as a young black woman attending school in Palo Alto, her mother said.

“There’s often this divide between kids that come from East Palo Alto and teacher expectations and all sorts of questions of race and class and what people expect her to do,” Castañeda said.

Castañeda-Isaac remembers walking into her honors geometry class the first day of freshman year at Paly and another student telling her, “The algebra 1 class is over there.”

At Enza, Castañeda-Isaac selected the education group, which developed the camp’s first-place app, EduText, whose slogan is “Textbooks available for everyone.”

“The problem we want to solve is, how can we give equal oppor-

tunities to children who attend schools in low-income communities as to those who attend schools in wealthier communities?” another group member told the audience during the pitch.

EduText’s main product is free, online access to the most up-todate editions of textbooks, but there’s also a real-time chat feature that allows students to talk with others in their class and ask their teachers questions while doing the reading at home. A future feature could be live annotation, much like when multiple people are editing a Google document at the same time.

Teachers can also create assignment-based student chat groups for their classes, and parents can log in to set up online parent-teacher conferences.

EduText would make money by offering annual subscriptions to school districts and distribution partnerships with publishers, the group explained. (continued on page 13)

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Online This Week

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Locals seek FAA meeting over Surf Air Local officials have requested another meeting with Federal Aviation Administration representatives, similar to one held in Palo Alto recently, to discuss noise from Surf Air, a commuter airline that started flying in and out of the San Carlos Airport in June 2013. (Posted Aug. 6, 7:42 a.m.)

Ronald McDonald House celebrates ‘topping off’ of expansion project A “topping off” ceremony was held on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Ronald McDonald House at Stanford to celebrate a milestone in the 52,000-square-foot expansion project, which broke ground last summer. (Posted Aug. 6, 8:52 a.m.)

Police Department’s front desk to open Fridays After six years of being closed to the public on Fridays, the Palo Alto Police Department announced Wednesday that the department’s front desk will reopen on Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., starting Aug. 14. (Posted Aug. 5, 1:18 p.m.)

Festival of the Arts returns to Palo Alto The annual Palo Alto Festival of the Arts returns Aug. 22-23 and will bring together more than 300 hundred artists, local food vendors, live music and Italian street painting to University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto. (Posted Aug. 5, 9:30 a.m.)

Police: Burglars scared off by alarm Palo Alto police are looking for two people who attempted to burglarize a home on the 3800 block of Corina Way on Monday at about 10:50 a.m. but were scared off when an alarm activated, police said. (Posted Aug. 4, 8:31 a.m.)

Mark Zuckerberg, wife to become first-time parents Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting a baby girl, according to an announcement Zuckerberg posted on Facebook on July 31. (Posted July 31, 4:01 p.m.)

East Palo Alto women arrested in connection with residential burglary Two East Palo Alto women were arrested on July 30 in connection with a residential burglary in Redwood City. (Posted July 31, 3:36 p.m.)

ZONING

Residents: No grocer? Fine the developer With Edgewood Plaza grocery space still vacant, city considers enforcement

by Gennady Sheyner

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hen Fresh Market closed shop at Edgewood Plaza last March, the move not only dimmed the hopes of area residents but also reopened Palo Alto’s long-simmering debate about zoning rules and public benefits.

Now, with the market site still vacant, residents are calling for the city to take action against a developer who they believe is flagrantly violating the rules. On Monday, a group of residents and land-use watchdogs from the neighborhoods of Crescent Park and Duveneck/St. Francis submitted a letter calling for the city to impose a financial penalty against the developer, Sand Hill Property Company, and to prevent Sand Hill from selling the new homes at Edgewood until a new grocer is found.

The grocery store is a key component of a zone change that the city initially granted to Sand Hill in 2012 for the 2080 Channing Ave. property. The “plannedcommunity” zone allowed Sand Hill to redevelop the almost60-year-old shopping center, which in addition to the grocery store includes two commercial buildings and, now, 10 homes.

It’s not the first time that the threat of a fine has been levied against Sand Hill. In 2013, Sand Hill’s contractors demolished a historical Joseph Eicher-developed building that it was required to disassemble and restore. The company was fined $94,200 for the violation but was allowed to continue the redevelopment.

PUBLIC NOTICE FORMER NAVAL AIR STATION MOFFETT FIELD Restoration Advisory Board Meeting August 2015 The next regular meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for former Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field will be held on:

Thursday, August 13, 2015, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at: Mountain View Senior Center Social Hall 266 Escuela Avenue Mountain View, CA 94040-1813 The RAB reviews and comments on plans and activities about the ongoing environmental studies and restoration activities underway at Moffett Field. Regular RAB meetings are open to the public and the Navy encourages your involvement. To review documents on Moffett Field environmental restoration projects, please visit the information repository located at the Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View, CA 94041, (650) 903-6337.

For more information, contact Mr. Scott Anderson, Navy Base Realignment and Closure Environmental Coordinator at (619) 532-0938 or scott.d.anderson@navy.mil.

Visit the Navy’s website: http://www.bracpmo.navy.mil/brac_bases/california/former_nas_moffett_field.html

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Despite that controversy, the new development also brought hope for a site that had been largely dilapidated since 2006, when Albertson’s departed. Today, newcomers include House of Bagels, the fitness center Orangetheory, Starbucks and Supercuts.

In part because of this new economic vitality, a letter from residents Norm Beamer, Lenore Cymes, Jinny Henke, Jeff Levinsky, Jill Passalacqua and Michal Shalon urges the city to put pressure on Sand Hill to find a replacement grocer sooner rather than later.

“The project would never have been supported by us and our neighbors had we been told no functioning grocery store would actually exist,” the letter from the residents states. “Furthermore, the lack of a grocery means fewer customers may frequent other stores in the center as well, undercutting the goal of revitalizing the center, half of which is the grocery space.”

Sand Hill did not respond to a request for comment on Monday.

But city Planning Director Hillary Gitelman told the Weekly that the city has explored its options for requiring compliance and that it plans to “take enforcement action if a new grocery tenant is not found within a reasonable period of time.”

City planners have already reached out to John Tze of Sand Hill on several occasions to ask for updates and express their concerns about the vacancy. In April, Assistant Planning Director Jonathan Lait notified Sand Hill that the company is out of compliance with the planned-community ordinance, which specifically states that “the commercial property owner shall ensure the continued use of the 20,6000-square-foot building as a grocery store for the life of the project.”

“Please provide staff with the actions that are being taken to rectify this non-compliance; continued code violations may be subject to daily monetary fines,” Lait wrote.

In late June, with the grocery store still vacant, Lait followed up with another letter, stating that the city staff “remains concerned about the loss of the grocery tenant and appreciates your efforts to find an appropriate replacement tenant.”

“While it is understood that it will take time to find a new grocery tenant, it is also important that one be found to avoid the daily penalties referenced in my April 15 letter,” Lait wrote.

In an update to the city, Sand Hill’s John Tze provided a list of 14 different grocers his company has reached out to, Gitelman said.

He requested that the list be kept confidential and the city is honoring that request, she said.

Tze also wrote to the city that his company “continue(s) to

contact prospective grocers for Edgewood but (we) have not yet secured one.”

“Most of the national grocers are already in the area or desire a larger space, so we are focusing on others, including local grocers,” Tze wrote, according to Gitelman.

Disputes over grocery stores and public benefits aren’t unique to Edgewood Plaza. Last year, the City Council faced a similar debate at College Terrace Centre, a recently approved development at 2180 El Camino Real where a key public benefit was the preservation of the beloved grocer, JJ&F Market. Shortly after the large commercial development was approved, JJ&F announced that it was leaving. In December, after months of rejecting several other options, the council approved Miki Werness as the new operator of the market at the El Camino Real development.

Now, residents around Edgewood Plaza hope they’re not heading into yet another long period of market vacancy. Residents are calling for the city to both fine the developer and prevent him from selling homes, arguing that these measures will “have a financial impact and can thus encourage the developer to adjust rent and subsidies to make the grocery space more attractive.”

“We are already hearing concerns that the developer is not motivated to bring in a replacement grocer but instead is preparing to argue it must convert the store to some other purpose,” the letter states. “We hope such concerns prove wrong.”

While the city is limited in its ability to prevent homes from becoming occupied, financial penalties are a possibility, according to Gitelman. The city has a penalty schedule that includes a fine of $500 per day for zoning violations. In a letter to Henke, Gitelman noted that there is a precedent (at College Terrace) for “allowing six months for retenanting a grocery space” and noted that staff had met with Tze to inform him of this.

Gitelman also noted that staff explored whether the city can hold up sale or occupancy of the new homes until a new market tenant is found. However, under the planned-community ordinance, the only conditions that Sand Hill was required to meet were the lease of the grocery space and the occupancy of the grocery store before the final inspection and occupancy of the last five homes. Both conditions were met with the Fresh Market lease, she said. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

Upfront one on the commission who is truly without any conflicts.

“Do I have an economic interest because the pipeline might go by my house?” Danaher asked.

After that discussion was halted by staff because of a lack of quorum, Foster requested that he and Danaher be provided a written explanation of why Eglash had to recuse himself.

The issue of Stanford-related conflicts is far from new in Palo Alto. Earlier this year, City Councilman Tom DuBois had to recuse himself from a discussion of an annual cap on new office development around downtown, California Avenue and El Camino Real because his wife is employed by Stanford.

With his absence, the council split 4-4 on several key components of the proposed ordinance, which remains unadopted. In June, the council directed staff and the city’s Sacramento lobbyists to look for opportunities to change the conflict-of-interest rules governed by the Political Reform Act so that they would only apply to situations in which a city official would see a material benefit from the policy change.

Past council members, including former mayors Larry Klein and Yiaway Yeh, likewise left the Council Chambers any time a subject involving Stanford came

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Cara Silver, senior assistant city attorney, concurred with Borock that the city’s decision on the recycled-water project would have a “pretty significant economic impact on Stanford,” which owns the Research Park where the new pipelines would be installed.

“They will be one of the users of this project,” Silver said.

While Eglash opted to recuse rather than argue with the city attorney, his commission colleagues were less than pleased. Before Silver could finish elaborating, she was interrupted by shaking heads and interjections from Commission Chair Jonathan Foster and Commissioner Michael Danaher, each of whom argued against Eglash’s recusal.

“I think it is absurd,” Foster said.

Danaher was even more vehement in his dissent and urged Silver not to “reach your conclusion yet.” The attorney’s opinion, he said, was issued “without a lot of explanation or a lot of factual background.” He also called the attorney’s advice that the meeting be continued at a later date “unduly conservative” and wondered aloud whether there is really any-

up because their wives were affiliated with the university.

Once city staff determined that the Wednesday meeting could not continue, a clearly flustered commission spent a few minutes debating its next move. Utilities Director Valerie Fong noted that the commission’s September meeting is already full of complex items, including the proposed fiber-to-thepremise network and the city’s new master plan for sustainability and climate protection. She said she will consult with Public Works and consider the most suitable meeting for continuing the discussion.

Fong also made a request of the commission: “Wouldn’t it be nice if there’s discipline, and we made it through items in efficient fashion without grandstanding?”

“We do not do any grandstanding here, and all commissioner comments are of value,” Foster replied.

The abrupt ending to Wednesday’s discussion of the recycledwater project belied staff’s growing optimism about the proposed expansion. Karin North, watershed protection manager with the Public Works Department, said staff’s goal is to get the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) approved as soon as possible so that the city can then pursue possible grant funding for the new compo-

RISE UP Both of Palo Alto’s high schools have programs in place to support and guide first-generation and underrepresented students toward college admission: the College Pathways Project and Gunn Foundation at Gunn and a relatively new first-generation student group at Paly. Numerous local nonprofits like College Track, Foundation for a College Education and Peninsula College Fund offer similar support with the same goal.

But for some students, that path can get disrupted after they graduate from high school and leave the support programs.

Argumedo, her husband (also a first-generation college student and local educator), two Palo Alto middle school counselors and a district social worker set out to address this gap last summer.

They developed the program curriculum, invited guest speakers and organized a parent night. The first year, they invited 15 students to participate and 12 showed up.

For five days in June of this year and 2014, a group of students spent from 8 a.m. to noon learning more about housing, managing finances, stress-relief techniques, study skills, how much work to expect, how to access college web portals and understand their financial aid offers, and where to seek out tutoring or counseling resources on campus. The counselors helped them fill out necessary paperwork and, in some cases, called schools on a student’s behalf. They set up some one-on-one meetings for students who were working and couldn’t attend the daytime sessions. One student was cleaning

Courtesy Judy Argumedo

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This summer, the Palo Alto school district’s new RISE UP program helped prepare 19 students for college in the fall. They are the first in their families to attend college. houses with her mother to earn money to pay for college.

Guest speakers this summer included a former RISE UP student; a school resource officer who talked about campus safety, particularly for the female students; a Bank of America representative who talked about opening bank accounts, credit cards and budgeting; and a current community college student.

Araceli Castaneda-Ramirez, a San Francisco State University student who graduated from Gunn in 2014, participated in the pilot RISE UP program. Her mother, whose own education ended in sixth grade, signed her up.

“She was like, ‘You don’t know what to expect. It would be nice to have knowledge of what college is like because I can’t give you that knowledge,’” Castaneda-Ramirez said.

The program was also the first time in Castaneda-Ramirez’s educational career in Palo Alto that she was in a class surrounded by Latino students.

“I grew up with these kids, mostly white, who it was implanted in their heads that they were going to college, no question about it. For me, there was always that question and uncertainty,” she said. “Being with people with the same background as me and culture, the same economic standing did raise my hope a lot.”

During this year’s program, the students also heard how important it is to cultivate relationships with their college professors, no matter how small or large their class might be.

“In class at Gunn, I never felt that I could speak up,” CastanedaRamirez said. “I was so shy. I felt inferior to everybody else. I really, really did push myself to make a relationship with every single one of my professors.”

She said without RISE UP, her freshman year would have been stressful. And the program didn’t feel like an extra class.

“It was advice, and it really, really did help,” she said.

Jose Torres, a Paly 2014 gradu-

nents of the recycled-water system.

The city began using recycled water from its wastewater-treatment plant for irrigation in the early 1980s, when it delivered the water to the municipal golf course.

In the second phase, the pipelines were extended to Mountain View.

By expanding the use of recycled water even more, the city looks to conserve more drinking water, secure a drought-proof water supply and reduce the city’s reliance on imported water, according to North. It would also be helpful, she said, to reduce the amount of recycled water that the city dumps into the San Francisco Bay. The city’s supply of recycled water greatly exceeds what it’s used for at this point, North said.

The project is focused on Stanford Research Park because the area includes the largest concentration of customers with irrigation needs. The proposal initially faced some resistance from Stanford and the local nonprofit Canopy because of concerns that the high salt level in the recycled water would harm trees, particularly redwoods.

The new environmental analysis, which the city revived earlier this year, proposes several measures to address these concerns.

These include exempting redwood trees from new recycled-water

requirements; blending recycled water with water that has lower salinity; and using a purification process such as reverse or forward osmosis to reduce salt levels. North said staff had talked to Canopy staff and Stanford about these proposals, and everyone generally agreed that these solutions would work well.

Before Borock’s comment changed the direction of the discussion, Commissioner Judith Schwartz said she is “very excited” about this project. People in the community, she said, want to see the city be creative in this arena.

“The time is now,” Schwartz said. “People want to see the investment because it’s important.”

Mark Harris, a former director of utilities for the City of Mountain View, said he had talked with Palo Alto officials nearly two decades ago about expanding the use of recycled water. He said he “can’t support the project enough.”

“I wish it happened earlier. I understand why it hasn’t,” Harris said.

“I think the new technologies, some of the new financial issues around it, and the clear and obvious drought cycle that we have have finally brought this to a critical mass.” Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

ate who also attended RISE UP last summer, said higher education was long a priority in his family, despite the fact that his parents don’t speak English and did not attend college.

He’s an only child, but all five of his half-siblings dropped out before graduating from high school.

His senior year, he was accepted to several schools and eventually chose the University of Redlands in southern California.

“After graduating, that week I was just thinking, ‘What am I going to do in college? What is it going to be like? How different is it from high school? What’s the workload going to be like?’”

Torres said he felt supported during his time at Paly, but RISE UP helped bridge the gap between graduation and the first day of his freshman year. He found advice about staying organized and the opportunity to simply ask questions the most valuable aspects of the program.

“I think the most important part was them just being there, giving you that week to mostly just talk things out,” he said. “A lot of questions were answered there.”

Torres will be entering his sophomore year at Redlands this fall with a major in physics and a minor in astronomy. He plans to attend graduate school in astrophysics.

Last summer, Argumedo was going through the same transition and preparation process with her own daughter, who was heading to the University of Southern California in the fall.

“My daughter had an issue. ...

I called, sent an email, and now she does it on her own, but I was her model. The parents (of firstgeneration students) would do it, but sometimes there’s a language barrier and sometimes they don’t know what to do, and it’s all on the

students,” Argumedo said. “I think that sometimes for these first-generation students we don’t realize the big burden that we’re putting on them because they’re going to have to map all of that. Their parents are supportive but sometimes (they’re) not in the bureaucracy.”

Both years of the program, parents were invited to come in to hear from the parent of a firstgeneration student who is now at college. Argumedo said her own parents were supportive of her going to college, but had some anxiety about it. They said, “You could just go get a job,” she said.

“The parent (speaker) was like, ‘No, let them go. My daughter is going to have this kind of job, have insurance. ... That was powerful,” Argumedo said.

At the end of the week, the students were asked to give back by giving a presentation about what to expect in high school to a group of students in Summer Bridge, a district program that gives support to rising ninth-grade minority students.

The first year, the program was supported by an anonymous donor who also both years donated iPad minis so the students could save money by renting textbooks online and have their own direct access to technology. RISE UP is now written into the school district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan budget.

All of the students who participated in the pilot RISE UP program last summer are entering their sophomore years this fall, Argumedo said.

“My feeling is that the kids earned it. They got into a college.

They followed our advice,” she said. “I don’t think we even knew we were missing that last step.” Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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program would have any effect and called for the city to limit the number of permits sold to employees.

Others wondered whether the new restrictions would push cars to neighborhoods outside the permit area, which is roughly bounded by Palo Alto Avenue to the north, Lincoln Avenue to the south (a small portion of the district, between Alma and Bryant streets, juts out south past Lincoln, to Embarcadero Road), Alma Street on the west and Guinda Street on the east.

One goal that the program is almost certain to achieve is the elimination of cars that belong to Caltrain commuters and Stanford University students. These drivers will not be eligible to buy permits; only residents and downtown workers will be. Employers will also have to be registered in the city’s new business registry to be eligible for permits.

As the program’s name implies, residents will take priority. Each

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household will be able to acquire up to four free permits with an option of buying visitor permits for $25 each. Employees will be able to buy permits to park on the residential blocks for either $233 or $50 for the six-months trial, depending on income level.

The city will begin selling permits online on Aug. 15 and buyers will be required to show proof of downtown residency or employment, said SueEllen Atkinson, the city’s parking operations lead. They will be available at cityofpaloalto.org/parking.

Both residents and employees will have to start displaying their permits starting Sept. 15. After a two-week warning period, cars parked in the permit district for longer than two hours without a permit will be subject to a $53 citation. The program will be enforced by the private contractor Serco, Inc. The new parking restrictions will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

In most cases, the permits will have to be affixed to vehicles. But the city will also offer hang-tag permits that residents’ visitors and downtown employees will be able to hang on their rear-view mirrors and transfer to other drivers. “Someone who works in the morning can use it in morning and then transfer it to someone who works the afternoon shift,� Atkinson said.

Residents and employees will also have the option of buying a day permit for $5. This means workers who usually take the train to work but need to drive once in a while will be able to buy the oneday passes and park on the streets.

Resident Deanna Dickman was one of several residents Tuesday who is already worried about the program prior to its launch. She suggested that the program would be more effective if the number of permits designated for employees is limited from the start. “As we grow, as more people belong to the business registry and as more and more are registered, there is more and more opportunity for them to buy permits. ... It’s better to cap it. We’d feel secure,� she said.

Dickman also pointed out that without color zones or any types of mechanisms to ensure non-residents’ cars are dispersed, most employees will choose the blocks closest to the downtown core.

“That means all the blocks closer to downtown will have all the workers,� Dickman said.

Other audience members suggested that drivers may seek solace in residential neighborhoods just outside the boundary. The program would thus shift the problem rather than solve it.

Worries aside, the program marks the culmination of a threeyear search for solutions to downtown’s parking congestion, which has received more attention from the City Council than just about any other problem and whose remedy involved a few false starts. In addition to the permit program, the council has recently formed the nonprofit Transportation Management Association to work with employers to reduce workers’ reliance on cars; approved an expansion of the city-run shuttle service; introduced valet programs at downtown garages; and begun planning for a new garage.

The city plans to evaluate the results of the Residential Preferential Program’s first phase and then consider whether to cap the number of permits sold to employees in the next phase, which is set to begin on March 30. Sullivan also said it’s likely that in the future the permits would designate which specific blocks the cars can park on, thus ensuring that employees’ vehicles are spread out throughout downtown.

These restrictions do not, however, exist in the first phase.

Sullivan said that the city will pay attention to the changes in drivers’ behaviors and factor them into the design of the second phase. The entire program, Sullivan reminded the audience Tuesday, is a trial. “We’re really trying to focus on the fact that this is a trial and it’s absolutely open to change,� she said. “If it turns out several hundred people are parking outside the boundary and impacting the neighborhood, this will be evaluated.� Q

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“We are creating a culture of cohesiveness across these old and new board members,” Murphy said. “The six new board members have a healthy balance of local experience and connections and are working professionals with strong local community ties.”

The current board is also united in extending and expanding PAL’s activities into other communities it has not previously served, she said.

“We are holding classes in Redwood City, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto,” Murphy said. “We are also in discussion with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and other local corporations to provide art classes to their staff and clients.”

That’s a vision in sync with McDonnell’s, who has a strong background in social justice.

Recently, she took charge of a Santa Clara University socialjustice initiative, which brought together professional artists, university faculty and underserved children at an elementary school.

The project helped address mental health and other community issues through the arts.

“Part of my mission is to engage with communities of color and other socioeconomic backgrounds, and people who are dif-

Enza (continued from page 9)

On pitch night on Sunday, a panel of seven judges — including the scaled education lead at YouTube, head of product at TechCrunch and a senior associate from venture-capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson — sat at a long table next to a full audience of the students’ families and friends in Stanford’s Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center.

The judges selected EduText as the academy’s first-place app. The group won $750, which it can use as it pleases but ideally as seed money to make its pitch a reality.

She2U, which connects female athletes with recruiters to create a stronger pipeline for women in sports, won second place with

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Shannon McDonnell ferently abled and marginalized.

Art is a tremendous equalizer and a tremendous communicator,” she said.

McDonnell envisions a bright future for PAL that would also involve inviting small- to medium-sized performing arts groups and other groups in the arts to expand programming and attract a younger audience.

“We have the luxury of this space. The only limits are our imaginations, really,” she said. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com. $500 and Culturize, a social media-like app that also promotes social activism, won third place with $250.

Enza is a Zulu verb meaning “to do, to perform, to generate.” In that spirit, its founders are already thinking far beyond the impact they’ve had on 26 students in five days. Future expansion could include an accelerator program that allows students to actually build a company over a series of weeks.

“We think that Enza could really be more of a movement as opposed to just these siloed programmatic pieces,” said Frederick Groce, a recent Stanford graduate and Enza’s chief financial officer.

Similarly, co-founder Hill wrote in an opinion piece for the Huffington Post, “At Enza, we push our scholars to design their revolution.” Q

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council has no meetings scheduled this week.

PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission will discuss the interim ordinance to limit conversion of ground-floor retail to other uses; consider a proposal to extend the retail district beyond California Avenue and to establish regulations for formula retail; discuss an interim ordinance for capping office and research-and-development growth around downtown, California Avenue and the El Camino Real corridor; consider a proposal to demolish two existing structures and build four two-story office buildings at 1050 Page Mill Road; and discuss the elimination of certain parking exemptions in the city’s municipal code. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

Heart to Heart Seminars on Growing Up: For Girls/Boys Only Informative, humorous and lively discussions on puberty, the opposite sex and growing up for pre-teens 10–12 years of age and their parent resource person. Fall classes now offered in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Belmont, San Francisco, Campbell and Morgan Hill.

Dads of Daughters: The Joys and Challenges of Raising Teen Girls Julie Metzger, RN, creator of our “Heart to Heart” program, hosts an evening for fathers who seek understanding and open communication with their pre-teen and teenage daughters.

Thursday, September 17: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Mothers of Sons: The Joys and Challenges of Guiding Your Son through Adolescence Robert Lehman, MD, co-creator of the “Heart to Heart” program will host an evening just for mothers of adolescent sons. This seminar is a primer for mothers on the changes a boy experiences in adolescence and how mothers can help guide them.

Friday, October 2: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Pediatric Weight Control Program Start the school year with a family-based, behavioral and educational weight management program that promotes healthy eating and exercise habits for overweight children and their families. More than 80% of children achieve longterm weight loss through this program — and parents lose weight too!

Call (650) 725-4424. Classes in English and Spanish.

Visit weightcontrol.stanfordchildrens.org to read what past families say about the program. Spaces are limited.

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Menlo Park July 29-Aug. 4

Violence related

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Theft related

Embezzlement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Grand theft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Petty theft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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Attempted armed robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Theft related

Attempted burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Embezzlement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Grand theft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Petty theft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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Abandoned bicycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost/stolen plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Vehicle accident/property damage . . . . . . . . . . 8 Vehicle impound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle stored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Alcohol or drug related

Drinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Drunk in public. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Furnishing alcohol to a minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Smoking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Under influence of drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Miscellaneous

Brandishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Discharging flammable material . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Illegal dumping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Illegal lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric subject. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Public nuisance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Auto burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Auto recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Obstructing traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Parking/driving violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle tow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Alcohol or drug related

Drunk in public. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Possession of paraphernalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sale of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Under influence of drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Miscellaneous

APS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Coroner case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 CPS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Disturbing/annoying phone calls . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Domestic disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Info case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Probation violation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Property for destruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Restraining order violation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Violation of court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Warrant arrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto

Welch Road, 7/29, 12:08 p.m.; domestic violence/battery.

725 Welch Road, 7/29, 2:10 p.m.; battery/simple.

345 California Ave., 7/31, 6:44 a.m.; battery/ simple.

4212 Suzanne Drive, 8/2, 9:44 p.m.; robbery attempted/armed.

Menlo Park

1100 block Menlo Oaks Drive, 8/4, 11:15 a.m.; battery.

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Lincoln Adams Mitchell, an Atherton resident and longtime lawyer in Palo Alto, died on May 12 from complications following a stroke. He was 78.

He was born on Aug. 10, 1936, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He went to middle school at The Blake School in Minnesota and graduated from Hebron Academy in Maine in 1954. He continued his education at Dartmouth College and, during his years there, served as editor of The Dartmouth newspaper and was a member of Phi Delta Phi. Following college, he served briefly as a field artillery officer in the U.S. Army. He then went on to study at Stanford Law School, graduating in 1962. During his third year there, he met his future wife, Jacquelin Madge Baumgarten, and they began their 53-year marriage in December 1961.

After passing the State Bar of California in 1964, Lincoln became a certified specialist in family law and ran a practice in Palo Alto for 50 years. He was president of the Palo Alto Bar Association from 1979 to 1980 and was a trustee of the Santa Clara County Bar Association from 1974 to 1977 and 1979 to 1980 — among other positions.

Outside of work, he served as president of the Family Service Mid-Peninsula in Palo Alto from 1985 to 1987, chairman of the Palo Alto Community Drug Abuse Board from 1974 to 1975, trustee in the Golden Gate Chapter of the American Red Cross and as a director for the California Republican League.

In 1987, he received the Community Volunteer Award from the United Way of Santa Clara County.

In his free time, he enjoyed boating with Jacquelin — and sometimes his daughter, Rebekah — in British Columbia and other locales. He and his wife were members of the Delta Yacht Club and the Ladera Oaks Swim Tennis and Fitness Club, and he looked forward each day to swimming.

He was predeceased by his wife, Jacquelin, in December 2014. He is survived by his daughter, Rebekah Ann Mitchell of Kentfield, California, and his nephew, Morris D. Mitchell, and niece, Elizabeth D. Mitchell — both of Soquel, California.

A private memorial service was held on June 19 at the Stanford Faculty Club. Memorial donations can be made to the Princess Louisa International Foundation, P.O. Box 3562, Bellevue, WA 98004.

George Clement Heaton, a longtime Stanford resident, died on July 10 of natural causes at his home. He was 89.

He was born on Sept. 22, 1925, in Gerrards Cross, England, to William and May KingSmith Heaton.

In England, he attended the University of Oxford, eventually earning a master’s degree with honors in mechanical engineering, and did some post-graduate work at the University of Manchester. In the mid-1940s, he served briefly in the signal corps of the British Army, fixing radios in India.

During his career, he worked in the aerospace industry and for private companies, including the Collins Radio Company. He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in the mid-1970s and began working a few years later at the Stanford neurobiology laboratory of Karl Pribram. In his retirement, he applied his mechanical knowledge in the role of general handyman.

He shared a home on the Stanford campus with his partner, Sita de Leeuw, for 35 years.

Among his hobbies were sketching, videography and making glass ceramic art — for which he created a patented process.

His family remembers his dry wit, intelligence and great interest in spiritual and metaphysical subjects. He participated actively for three decades in the Palo Alto Friends (Quaker) community.

He was predeceased by his partner, Sita de Leeuw, in May 2015.

He is survived by his three children, Wendy Heaton Orlik of Nevada City, California; Christopher Heaton of Fullerton, California; and Noel Heaton of Santa Ana, California. He is also survived by his younger brother, Ral Heaton, of Bogner Regis, England — as well as nieces and nephews, other extended family members and close friends.

A memorial service will be held on Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. at the Palo Alto Friends Meeting House, 957 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Memorial donations can be made to the Palo Alto Friends (Quaker) organization (pafm.org).

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CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto City Council will hold a public hearing at the special meeting on Monday, August 24, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. or as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, to consider Adoption of an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapters 18.38, PC Planned Community District Regulations, and 18.79, Development Project Preliminary Review Procedures of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code.

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Beverly Huff November 20, 1922-July 25, 2015 Beverly Humphreys Huff died peacefully July 25 at the age of 92. Born Nov. 20, 1922, in Fresno, California, to Catherine Bailard Humphreys and George Humphreys, she grew up in Carpinteria, California. Beverly was a fourth-generation Californian, and her family still runs the avocado ranch that was originally bought by her great-grandparents.

She attended Carpinteria High School and graduated from Stanford University in 1943. During WWII, Beverly, who was an excellent writer, edited speeches for Pentagon officers. She was an extraordinary athlete who played on the national championship varsity tennis team at Stanford, and she won numerous golf and tennis championships throughout her life. She was a member of The Menlo Country Club, The Menlo Circus Club, The Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club, and the Junior League of Palo Alto - Mid-Peninsula. Beverly was a highly successful real-estate agent for Cornish & Carey. She is survived by her husband, Robert Huff; three children, Emery Hamlin Rogers (Gilroy, California), Meredith Rogers Callahan (Boulder, Colorado) and Anne Rogers Wager (Seattle, Washington); four grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.

In keeping with her wishes, the family will not be holding a memorial service.

Remembrances in the form of donations may be made to the Junior League of Palo Alto – Mid-Peninsula Endowment Fund: https://www.thejuniorleague.org/?nd=endowment_fund PAID

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Laura Sedlacek January 17, 1926 – July 22, 2015 (Longtime Resident of Palo Alto) Laura Sedlacek was born in Rome, Italy on January 17, 1926 to Leonida and Livia Varnesi. She met the love of her life, Rudolph Sedlacek and immigrated to the United States after WWII. Laura and Rudolph eventually settled into a beautiful home in Palo Alto where they had 4 children; Sonia, Laura (Dolly), Karel and John. After losing her husband in 1973, she continued to raise her children and eventually became a grandmother to Marina, Tiffani, Gabriel and Caroline. She also had a great grandson, Markus.

She loved the opera, the symphony and the beach. Traveling was her passion, especially to Italy.

Laura cherished her family and friends at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Palo Alto. A celebration of her life will be held there at 2pm on August 8th, 2015. Her final resting place will be next to her husband at Alta Mesa Memorial Park.

She was loved deeply and will be missed greatly. Ciao Ciccia!

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This week on Town Square Town Square is an online discussion forum at PaloAltoOnline.com/square Palo Alto looks to get people to switch off natural gas Posted July 31 at 1:17 p.m. by Kevin Ohlson, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood: “This does not seem fully thought through. We, like many, use gas for space, water, dryer and cooking. Setting aside the appliance conversion costs, which are not insignificant, I believe the operating costs of an all-electric environment will be much higher. Does electricity provide the same thermal capabilities as gas for the same cost? And, if I remember correctly, the electric rate increases the more you use. Lots of other questions, but they could easily be put to rest with a clear, simple, and end-to-end comparison chart. There is one already, right?”

Posted July 30 at 11:31 a.m. by Diane Gregory, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood: “This makes perfect sense. America is the world’s leading producer of natural gas, and the price has been dropping. And it’s low polluting. So let’s drop this affordable and secure form of energy and become more dependent on electricity, which will become increasingly expensive and rationed with rolling blackouts. Way to go Bert, Berman and Klein! That’s the kind of logic we’ve come to expect from our City Council!”

Posted July 30 at 11:54 a.m. by Jonathan Brown, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood: “Where’s the proof of sufficient ‘clean’ electricity in evening hours when the solar runs out? Gas is a lot cleaner burning and efficient than the coal that now largely fills this gap. This article makes the city sound incredibly out of touch with everyday citizens’ priorities (getting vehicle dwellers into proper houses, safety/crime reduction, traffic flow improvements, undergrounding railroad tracks, reduce overcrowding and overbuilding, zoning, water storage capacity, airplane and train noise, faster and more accessible Internet, etc.).”

When dogs bite Posted July 31 at 11:49 a.m. by Howard Hoffman, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood: “In response to some of the questions raised, as an owner of two labradoodles, ages 7 and 5, and as someone who has met a lot of labradoodles, I can assure that the problem is not with the breed. With any breed, even the most typically friendly and calm breeds, an individual dog can have issues due to genetics or random factors or to upbringing. Most labradoodles are very friendly, but if one was not properly socialized from an early age, then it can develop unsocial behavior. Even if it is properly socialized, just like there are individual people who develop bad behavior, a dog can turn out to have bad behavior. In any case, it is the responsibility of all dog owners to make sure that they do the best they can with each dog they own and make sure that they are not hazardous. In this case, the owners need to do all they can, including considering the possibility of putting the dog in a home where it cannot terrorize people or pets. They also need to consider putting the dog down. As the founder of Palo Alto Dog Owners, we support responsible dog ownership. Hiring a dog behaviorist may be adequate, but it may take ongoing professional training from such a professional. It is never OK for a dog to get loose and attack people or pets. The City of Palo Alto is working on more and better dog parks. Even people who do not like dogs or are afraid of dogs should support these efforts. The more socialized our dogs are, the less chance for incidents like those described in the article.”

Posted July 31 at 1:20 p.m. by Mimi Wolf, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood: “’All dogs are gentle until they are provoked.’ Not true! Dog owners are irresponsible when they do not work with their puppy to train them proper behavior. Many folks are clueless about disciplining and working with dogs. Sadly, the aggressive dog in this story will probably eventually need to be put down because the owner did not put the time and energy into properly training the dog. Last week I was walking down the street with my docile cocker spaniel when a dog from across the street escaped and attacked my dog. Fortunately, I was the only one that was injured with minor scratches to my hand. Absolutely, my dog did not provoke the other dog.” Q

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

Move Avenidas Editor, According to the Palo Alto Weekly, plans are moving ahead for the Avenidas expansion, using an architectural firm that does not appear to have done its homework on historical preservation in Palo Alto.

My main concern is whether or not Avenidas serves a majority of seniors in Palo Alto by staying in its current location. Everyone agrees that Palo Alto’s senior population is growing. I’m sure that someone has done a survey of the distribution of seniors in the city. The current location does not serve many, including southern Palo Alto. One has to drive farther, with the hassle of traffic and limited parking downtown, or spend time on the bus.

Webster House, Lytton Gardens and Channing House are all in or near downtown. They have full programs for their residences. Many people live independently in homes or apartments and can use Avenidas.

People living in southern Palo Alto have very little. Lunch at Cubberley doesn’t count.

There are three complexes in the southern area including Moldaw, Palo Alto Commons and Stevenson House. Moldaw’s programs are open to those not living in that complex.

Let’s hear some serious conversation about, at minimum, a fully functioning branch in another part of Palo Alto. Or, move Avenidas out of downtown and into the neighborhoods.

Gloria Pyszka East Charleston Road, Palo Alto

Solar first Editor, Before the city asks residents to redo their heating, hot water and cooking methods, they should insist that all new building, whether commercial, public or personal, have solar panels to generate electricity. When I see all parking garages, high-rises, business offices and new megahouses sporting solar panels, I might consider a new heating system. However, I like my gas cooktop, which I had installed when I remodeled my kitchen. I also prefer a gas-fired hot water system as it reheats more quickly. I think that on-demand hot water would not be effective in my home, as bathrooms are at one end and the kitchen at the other.

Finally, if the city wants residents to remodel their heating and cooking facilities, the city should be prepared to cover most of the cost to do it properly. Ad-

ditionally, the city should require my neighbors to have only single-story homes and to top their trees that shade my solar panels.

Jean Wren Matadero Avenue, Palo Alto

Equal access hindered Editor, As the president of the League of Women Voters of Palo Alto, I point to Aug. 6, 2015, as the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), one of the most significant laws ever passed by Congress. But today we are dangerously close to holding our first presidential election since 1965 without many of the act’s critical protections.

Two years ago, the U.S. Su-

preme Court gutted key VRA provisions in its Shelby County v. Holder decision. It ruled that Congress should rewrite the formula for determining which states require federal preclearance before enacting such voting changes as literacy tests, poll taxes, photo ID, birth documents, etc. However, since then Congress has not acted and voter discrimination across the nation has increased.

The League of Women Voters believes every eligible American voter deserves to be treated fairly, with free and equal access to the ballot. The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy.

Tell Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act. Ellen Forbes Loma Verde Avenue, Palo Alto

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Summertime 101: (cutting class OK)

by Marc Vincenti

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sed to be, if you weren’t bagging groceries or giving swim lessons, your summertime as a teenager melted gradually into a languorous, luxurious boredom. After you’d shortened some jeans into cut-offs, a breeze might stir with interest now and then, but hardly you.

Mondays seemed like Saturdays, which seemed like Wednesdays; your waking mind felt full of sleep; gradually it became groggy and, eventually, just for the sake of something different, you’d start rebuilding a bike, say, or cooking Italian. You bought things from strangers in stores, you got ideas, involved friends — learning as you went along. Eventually you went for rides, or feted your family.

Nowadays, though, you’d be looking at intensive SAT prep, a summer internship, music or sports camp, AP texts, a dry run of the coming year’s killer math course.

Or, if a 10-speed or ravioli piques your interest, it had better be worthy of your resumé.

Still, there’s at least one sign, as we learned this year, that summertime hasn’t given way completely to the admissions grind and achievement inflation — although it’s a “happy” sign that has an underside of baffled hopes, of sadness.

As the Weekly reported, our local hospitals’ adolescent psych wards have a great

many empty beds in summer. Life there is slow. When school’s in session, on the other hand, all those beds are full.

This contrast, as striking as the one above, raises sobering questions. Are our kids way more mentally healthy when school’s out? If so, why? Or, when school’s in, do they simply have more overseeing adults around, at Gunn or Paly, placing students on “watch lists”?

I don’t know. But what’s been on my mind is how we have so little imagination and empathy for our teens, despite our best attempts. And so we come up with the wrong fixes, instead of what will help them.

We lose their trust and they lose faith.

Even I (who taught at Gunn for 15 years) fall victim to the peculiar hindsight all we grown-ups have on our days as adolescents (we’d rather look away!). Recently I was sitting with some other grown-ups, brows furrowed, brainstorming remedies. Let’s give our kids “safe spaces”! Special curricula!

Self-improvement! We were raving like madmen, I suddenly realized. The healthy truth is that our teenagers: a) have no desire to be remedied; b) are too busy already; and c) just want to be left alone.

Left alone as in: a little “me” time. Or “me and my friends.”

Take those watch lists, which this past year listed more than 200 “at-risk” kids.

This road to rescue is surely paved with good intentions, but since when did teenagers ever take comfort in the narrowed, supervisorial eyes of grown-ups? And anyway, aren’t these the same grown-ups who lament, “We dunno what teenagers are feeling — they wear such emotional masks!”

So what, then, can even be watched for?

A curse after a tough exam? Tears after a failed audition? Do missing assignments earn you questioning in the Main Office?

If you’re gloomy under questioning, is that a red flag?

If you’re a teenager being “watched,” it’s incentive to share your troubles with no one.

So let’s review. You’re on the watch list, you’re on your dad’s GPS, and (as you feel it) you’re on the distant-early-warning radar of the nation’s most selective colleges. Your number is on the phones of your collegeessay tutor, your SAT tutor, and your therapist. A version of you is on a social media site, which you curate for the eyes of the opposite (or same) sex, of admissions officers, of athletic coaches. Under the unrelenting scrutiny of your parents are your clothes, your diet, your friends, your silences, and the impression you make on their friends.

And you know your mom has a couple of your passwords because you found them on her phone.

(And you’re in those developmental years when you’re as self-conscious and as jealous of your privacy, as you’ll ever be in all your life.)

Neglecting to give our kids a safety net as they’d like it — one they can really use, woven of everyday trust — we try anxious short-cuts: watch lists; emergency-relief teams of therapists, post-mortem, who know neither the students nor school life.

The expressive ritual of placing your finished essay in your teacher’s hand — offering it like the perfect casserole, or dangling it like a regrettable dishrag — has been replaced by hitting “send” in the middle of

the night to a plagiarism-detection website.

Why sigh over a heavy homework assignment when your teacher will never hear you? (The assignment’s online.)

Teachers troubleshoot hundreds of teenage anxieties per day, but their power to weave a resilient texture of trust through simple everyday acts — fair due-dates, accurate grades, ample feedback, extensions and make-ups, “dumb” questions and moods and small despairs all treated with respect — remains unleveraged in our system, undervalued, ignored.

Happily there’s a plan to change all this and to replace our distrust-inducing approach with one whose healing effects our kids will feel. The plan will enable students to form richer ties with teachers — ties that can sometimes be lifelines — and will chase the toxic cloud of stress from our schools.

Named for the remaining number of students and faculty, last fall, at our most hardhit school, the plan is called Save the 2,008.

It’s a local initiative supported by hundreds of doctors, professors, LMFTs, attorneys, artists, engineers, and national experts on education and suicide prevention.

Whether Save the 2,008 will get a hearing is now up to our superintendent, school board president and vice president. They’ve shown no interest so far; but their names and email addresses are available at: savethe2008.com Tell them what you want. And we’ll all bring something of summer — or what’s left of it — back into our schools. Q Marc Vincenti taught English at Gunn and is a co-founder of Save the 2,008.

Streetwise

Are you satisfied with the public transportation options in Palo Alto?

Asked in front of the Downtown Library on Forest Avenue. Interviews and photos by Sevde Kaldiroglu.

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“I don’t use them other than the train, and I use that all the time to go up to the city rather than drive, so that helps.”

“Yeah, they have good public transportation here. ... The bus system could be improved ... if they could ... expand the hours on the weekends for going north.”

“(Compared to two years ago) there are more buses. ... I think they’ve improved that quite a bit. (But) it was always quite good here.”

“I don’t (use them). It’s just easier to drive from Daly City; the train is too far away. (If not, I’d) definitely use it.”

“To tell you the truth, I never use them. ... I’d take the shuttle on Middlefield because that would be convenient for me actually.”

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

New Works Festival supports, demystifies the creative process

by Elizabeth Schwyzer

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TheatreWorks’ New Works Festival is based at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto.

Above: Jules Feiffer, top, is the author of “The Man in the Ceiling.” Giovanna Sardelli is the director TheatreWorks’ New Works Festival; composer and lyricist Andrew Lippa considers the festival a creative home.

aking art is a process. Plays, novels and paintings, dances and musical compositions: all of them take time — sometimes a lot of time — to create.

That’s certainly been the case for lyricist and composer Andrew Lippa. The process of creating his latest musical began back in 2000, when one of his first productions, “The Wild Party,” opened on Broadway.

Lippa invited writer and cartoonist Jules Feiffer to come see the production, hoping that Feiffer would like the show and agree to work with him on a future collaboration. Lippa had a specific project in mind: a musical adaptation of Feiffer’s illustrated novel, “The Man in the Ceiling.”

Unfortunately, it wasn’t that simple.

“The legend of ‘The Man in the Ceiling’ now reads kind of like a great Western,” Lippa joked over the phone last week, explaining that Feiffer turned him down, having already agreed to develop the story into a musical with a different collaborator. “He said I could have a look at anything else he’d written,” Lippa went on.

“He sent me other work. Nothing grabbed me. I dropped it for a while. About a year later, I decided to call him to see if he was developing the musical yet. He wasn’t. I called him once a year for five years. Every time, I asked if I could make the musical, and every time, he said no.”

Eventually, Disney expressed interest in the work, and with the company’s backing, Lippa and Feiffer finally began to collaborate. Yet that road turned out to be another dead end. Once again, the show was in limbo. Finally, a few years ago, Lippa brought Feiffer’s book to his longtime friend and colleague, Jeffrey Seller.

He read it, he loved it and he agreed to direct it.

This Sunday, Aug. 9, 15 years after Lippa first envisioned it, his musical version of “The Man in the Ceiling” will get its first staged reading in front of a live audience when TheatreWorks Silicon Valley brings it to Palo Alto for the 2015 New Works Festival.

Now in its 14th year, the eight-day festival is being held at the Lucie Stern Theatre and is expected to draw artists and audiences from across the country to witness works in progress and share feedback.

Since its inception, the New Works Festival has served as the creative incubator for numerous successful productions, including the Tony Award-winning musical, “Memphis,” and Rajiv Joseph’s acclaimed 2011 play, “The North Pool.”

This year, alongside “The Man in the Ceiling,” the festival features George Brant’s drama about the 1940s gospel circuit, “Marie and Rosetta”; a dark comedy from Lynn Rosen, “Man and Beast,” about the perils of care-giving; “The There There,” an epic romance from Jason Gray Platt; Suzanne Bradbeer’s political drama, “Confederates,” and a late night concert of works from a developing musical by indie rock duo, The Paper Raincoat.

While many theaters nationwide support

the development of new plays, few include musicals, and still fewer include artists of Lippa’s caliber. These days, Lippa is a TheatreWorks regular. He has considered the company a creative home since his first writers retreat in 2002 and has returned both to New Works and the main stage with works like “Asphalt Beach” and “A Little Princess.” He has also become something of a star in the world of American musical theater.

With so many other projects and opportunities to follow, why did he continue to pursue “The Man in the Ceiling” for so many years?

“I just love these characters,” Lippa explained. “This is the story of a boy who wants to express himself creatively and has to learn how to do that in an environment that is hostile to creativity. I also love Uncle Lester, who I happen to also play in the musical. He is the adult version of Jimmy.”

In Feiffer’s book, Lester is a composer of musicals that always seem to flop. Like his nephew, Jimmy, he yearns to be recognized for the work he loves.

“It’s no secret that I am Uncle Lester,” Lippa said. “I was a boy like Jimmy. This character is very close to who I am.”

According to Feiffer, Lippa has turned out to be the perfect person to bring the novel to the stage. “The Man in the Ceiling,” Feiffer explained, is about “what happens to innocence when life hits it and disappoints it. It’s about the fun and joy of creation and the adventures and misadventures that go along with the creative process.”

Lippa had originally planned to write the musical’s book himself, but Feiffer wanted a more central role. “I wrote the story line and notes that essentially gave Andrew an excuse to fly, and fly he does,” Feiffer said.

“He captures so much of what I meant to be the spirit of the original book. It’s the book, certainly. But it’s so much more.”

Feiffer’s message that making art is a process of elation and despair, victories and failures — and that such a process requires support — isn’t so far from the message of the New Works Festival itself.

As Lippa pointed out, “There is potential for provincialism when it comes to any insular development. When it comes to developing musicals in New York, you tend to get only the viewpoint of the people who also make musicals, as opposed to the viewpoint of the audience who’s just coming to see what you’ve done.” What New Works provides, Lippa said, is a chance to hear audience reactions in a safe environment and to use that feedback in the creative process.

The version of “The Man in the Ceiling” he’ll be sharing in Palo Alto, Lippa noted, “is not ready for public scrutiny. We ask that audiences approach the work with generosity. We don’t want opinions; we want reactions. I don’t want people to get all Roman emperor on me — like, thumbs up, thumbs down — but I do want them to have honest reactions, like, ‘I didn’t get

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That means the audience at New Works plays an important role in the development of live theater, and that’s no small matter, she pointed out.

“What I love in each of these plays is that these artists are exploring the human condition,” she said. “In each one of these works, they’re guiding us toward better choices.”

In order to foster conversations about the works in progress, festival organizers encourage audience members to stick around between performances. Gourmet

food trucks will be on-site serving meals before and between performances. On Sunday, Aug. 16 at noon, there will be a panel discussion with the artists, in which audience members can hear directly from the playwrights and composers. Questions are encouraged.

In an era when the performing arts are increasingly rarefied and endangered, New Works offers the public a chance to get close to the heart of art-making, to experience the theater not as a place where polished works are presented, but as the site of the creative process.

Even better: It’s a chance to play a role in that process so that when “The Man in the Ceiling” hits

Broadway, you can say, “Oh, yes.

I worked on that show.” Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Elizabeth Schwyzer can be emailed at eschwyzer@ paweekly.com.

What: 2015 New Works Festival, presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Where: Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto When: Saturday, Aug. 8 to Sunday, Aug. 16 Cost: $19 for single tickets, $49$65 for a season pass Info: Go to theatreworks.org or call 650-463-1960.

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Javier Munoz, left, and Morai Tau perform in “Cubamor” at the 2012 New Works Festival. that part,’ or ‘I wasn’t sympathetic with that character.’”

Getting this kind of feedback is what helps artists understand how their work is being received and how they may want to revise it, Lippa went on.

“The performing arts are not possible without an audience,” he said, adding that New Works is a rare opportunity for audiences as well as for artists. “I just think it’s a fantastic experience to be allowed into the process, when most of what audiences see are works

that are closed, finished, wrapped up.”

The director of New Works, Giovanna Sardelli, echoed that sentiment.

“With the plays, you get two presentations (at New Works) with rehearsal time in between, and with the musicals you get three, so you truly can experiment,” Sardelli explained. “You can change your ending all three times, or if you want to go deeper into the story, you can play with movement. The artists

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At last year’s New Works Festival, audiences saw an in-progress version of “Norman Rockwell’s America.” www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • August 7, 2015 • Page 19

Arts & Entertainment

International Dance Festival is high on variety, low on pressure

by Elizabeth Schwyzer

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part of the International Dance Festival’s mission is to draw in newcomers to dance.

Among this year’s instructors is Palo Alto resident Etta Walton, who began as a participant at the festival. A former care facility director, Walton is now retired. She loves line dancing, and will be offering a class at the end of the full day of dance for anyone who wants to give the style a try.

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Ann Woo will offer daily classes in classical Chinese dance at the Silicon Valley International Dance Festival.

Palo Alto resident Etta Walton will teach line dances to participants in this year’s festival. and even a “choreocubator” for those who want to try their hand at choreography. The festival closes with a performance on Sunday, Aug. 16, at 3 p.m., when instructors and students alike will share what they’ve developed over the course of the week.

Though many dance schools and companies in the Bay Area and beyond offer summer festivals and workshops, few combine such a wide range of dance styles into a single event. That’s something Friedman is particularly proud of as she prepares to launch the fourth season of the festival.

“The only other festivals that do something like this are the venerable festivals back East: American Dance Festival at Duke University in North Carolina and Jacob’s Pillow in Massachusetts,” she said.

“There is really nothing like that out West. The idea is to offer enrichment, to bring people a combination of offerings they do not have throughout the year in one festival.”

Yet unlike those larger festivals,

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ancy a little salsa? How about some Chinese or Afro-Haitian? At Silicon Valley’s fourth annual International Dance Festival, there’s something for everyone.

Organizer Leslie Friedman has had an impressive and globetripping career as a professional dancer; she has taught and performed in Russia and China, Hungary and Spain, India and Egypt, to name just a few countries. Yet her purpose in holding an international dance festival in Mountain View isn’t just to share her personal experience. Instead, Friedman aims to inspire absolute beginners and seasoned dancers alike to try a little something new, and is bringing in instructors from a range of backgrounds to share their expertise.

“For a tap dancer, this might be a chance to try a contemporary or salsa class and have a great time,” Friedman explained. “You could be a ballerina and never have had a chance to do a tap class. This is your chance.”

The weeklong festival, held Aug. 9-16 at Mountain View’s Masonic Lodge, includes a full day of dance on Saturday, Aug. 15. The day is specifically aimed at beginners, and includes sessions in classical Chinese dance, Cuban salsa, Pilates and line dancing, among other styles. Participants can come for a single class or stay for the day, an option Friedman said is the most fun, as well as the most bang for your buck.

Other offerings throughout the week include Monday-Friday technique classes in various styles, drop-in classes in Afro-Haitian and Cuban salsa, a free salsa dance demonstration and coffee tasting,

New York-based dancer Leanne Rinelli will be teaching Cuban salsa at this year’s festival.

“Everybody stands in line, you don’t need a partner and you all do the same moves,” she explained.

“You can have all ages, from very young to very old. You can have two left feet and it works out fine. People don’t care if you miss a step.”

However, Walton said, line dancing should come with a warning.

“If you come one time, it’s going to be addictive and you’ll want to come again,” she said.

The festival has certainly proven

addictive for Mountain View resident Myu Campbell, a hardware engineer who didn’t begin dancing until she was in her 50s.

“When I left the workforce, I wanted to make sure I had a way to stay connected to people and stay active,” she explained. “Dance does that for me.”

Campbell added that while she knows it’s important to get regular exercise, she never found treadmills or weight machines very inspiring.

“When I go to the gym, I feel like a rat in a lab, but going to dance is just so fun,” she said. “You meet different people from different walks of life. We’ve had grandmothers and 20-somethings just out of college attend. I find it invigorating. I don’t want to live in a silo where I only meet people just like me.”

To appeal to a wide audience, Friedman is bringing in various instructors this year, including New York-based contemporary and salsa dancer Leanne Rinelli, who has studied Cuban dance in Havana,

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Above: Dancer Brooke Rankins practices a turn as Myu Campbell looks on. Both will take part in the International Dance Festival.

At left: Leslie Friedman, center, leads dancers Brooke Rankin, left, and Myu Campbell through a dance for her upcoming workshop at the International Dance Festival. and Leslie Arbogast, a certified Dunham technique instructor from San Diego who has taught internationally and will introduce students to the Afro-Haitian style. Also on this year’s teaching team are tap dancer and clown Megan Ivey, who trained at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, and Ann Woo, founder and director of San Jose-based Chinese Performing Arts of America.

Regardless of what you think appeals to you, Friedman said, it’s worth taking a risk and trying something new. After all, there’s not much to lose.

“Dance classes can be intimidating or overly competitive, and people can stay away because they worry about that,” she acknowledged.

“But IDF has a very friendly, supportive atmosphere. Dance is supposed to be an expression of health and joy. It’s really terrific fun.” Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Elizabeth Schwyzer can be emailed at eschwyzer@ paweekly.com.

What: International Dance Festival, Silicon Valley Where: Mountain View Masonic Lodge, 890 Church St., and Pacific Ballet Academy, 1095 Wright Ave., Mountain View When: Sunday, Aug. 9 to Sunday, Aug. 16. Full day of dance: Saturday, Aug. 15, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cost: $25 per single class, $379 for a full festival pass. Discounts available. For complete pricing information, see website.

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Technology showcase Sure, you live in the heart of the Silicon Valley, but do you actually know what kinds of technology are being developed here? Now, there’s a chance to find out. On Thursday, Aug. 13, between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., head over to Mountain View’s Center Plaza at 500 Castro St. to check out innovative new tech products and programs, all of which were designed and developed locally. Among them are an electronic skateboard from Boosted Boards, a crime-busting robot by Knightscope and Google’s new prototype of an entirely autonomous self-driving car. The event will include live demonstrations and a chance to connect with tech entrepreneurs. Gourmet food trucks will be on-site courtesy of Curbsidr. The technology showcase is free, but preregistration is requested; go to chambermv.org/ techshowcase.

Tour Windhover Center Looking for a tranquil spot in the midst of the daily bustle? Look no further than the Stanford University campus, where the Windhover Contemplative Center at 370 Santa Teresa St. is now open for free public tours every Saturday at 11 a.m. There, you can admire the paintings of the late art professor, Nathan Oliveira, and relax in the peaceful gardens. Go to events.stanford.edu.

Music Charles Lloyd A legend on the tenor saxophone, American jazz great Charles Lloyd comes to the Stanford Jazz Festival this summer with a special program. Lloyd will play Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., on Saturday, Aug. 8, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15-$120.

Go to live.stanford.edu or call 650-724-2464.

Theater ‘Romeo and Juliet’ “Two households, both alike in dignity” come to Redwood City this summer when the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival brings “Romeo and Juliet” to the grounds of Sequoia High School, 1201 Brewster St. The free performances run Saturday, Aug. 8 and 15, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, August 9 and 16, at 4 p.m. Go to sfshakes.org or call 415-558-0888.

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Film ‘The Ghost Valley’s Treasure Mysteries’ A poor farmer in Iran discovers an ancient burial chamber beneath his field. Not really, but that’s the plot of this satirical 1974 film, screening at Stanford’s Geology Corner, Bldg., 320, Room 105, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m. The screening is free and open to the public. Go to events.stanford.edu.

Concert ‘East Meets West’ Mandarin, Cantonese and English meet in the work of Hong Kong composer Dr. Sheung-Ping Lai. Her choral work, “Tang Poems,” will have its world premiere when Bay Area-based Voices of the Valley performs it at Tateuchi Hall, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View on Sunday, Aug. 9, at 3:15 p.m. The composer will also give a pre-concert talk at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12-$15. Go to voicesofthevalley. org or email info@voicesofthevalley.org. Q

Mondays at 7:30pm Los Altos United Methodist Church 655 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos This summer, fill your Monday evenings with music and camaraderie at Schola Cantorum Summer Sings.

Experience the joy of singing great works you love, and pieces you would like to know better. $13 General Admission, Students to age 25 Free.

NEW!!! Sings FLEX Pass - six tickets for $66 - a 15% savings! Use one ticket per concert, or share the experience with friends over one or more concerts.

PURCHASE TICKETS At the door, online at www.ScholaCantorum.org or by phone 650-254-1700 August 3 Mozart Requiem, Brahms Schicksalslied/Nänie Dr. Stephen M. Sano Professor/Chair Department of Music and Director of Choral Studies, Stanford University; Director of the Stanford Chamber Chorale and Symphonic Chorus August 10 Mendelssohn Elijah (abridged) Dr. Buddy James Director of Choral/Vocal Studies, CSU, East Bay; Founding Director of its School of Arts and Media August 17 Brahms Requiem Dr. Magen Solomon Artistic Director of the San Francisco Choral Artists; Artistic Director of the San Francisco Bach Choir

— Elizabeth Schwyzer

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lavo r df Diners can customize their ramen with side dishes. Pictured here from top clockwise: chicken nuggets, fried squid, potstickers, fried sweet potato cakes, seaweed salad, kimchi and potsticker dipping sauce.

Charley Noodle & Grill serves up Hawaiianstyle ramen

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harley Cheng is back in town,

and Los Altos is very happy about it. Many people give him a hug at the end of a meal at Charley Noodle & Grill. Having served up donuts and then Chinese food for 30 years at Lucky Chinese Restaurant, the cheerful restaurateur, now in his 60s, has a tighter culinary focus this time around. The Charley Noodle & Grill menu consists of four versions of ramen noodle soup.

Cheng opened his 20-plus-seat restaurant this spring at 244 State St., the space previously occupied by Muracci’s Japanese Curry & Grill.

While Muracci’s was in operation, Cheng returned to his native home, Hawaii, and ran a restaurant there. His new joint churns out Hawaiian rather than Japanese-style ramen, so the noodles are skinnier — more like Chinese lo-mein — than Japanese ramen noodles. In Hawaii, it’s called saimin; “sai” means “thin.”

Steaming bowls of soup may sound less appealing in the summer, but a visit to the air-conditioned restaurant may be just the right pick-me-up, at very little outlay. The signature dish costs $4.

One of the four ramen broths is the universal comfort food and cure-all: chicken soup. The pork version soothes the soul with a milky broth produced by long-simmered meat and bones. Its enticing aroma and savory flavor come courtesy of dried fish, kelp and onions. Similarly, miso soup goes for depth, not salt, while the fourth classic flavor offered is soy sauce or “sho-yu.”

Each generous bowl of broth is stocked with a few pieces of bok choy, a few snips of green onion, curly flecks of dried tuna and a tangle of long, chewy, handmade noodles. That’s it.

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Charley Cheng, owner and chef of Charley Noodle & Grill, is a beloved figure in Los Altos.

Cheng offers three spice levels, but you can also just ask for chili paste, and spice it to your taste.

A dozen appetizers and side dishes amplify the possibilities for personal expression. Some, such as sweet corn and fried tofu, are delicious additions to the soup. All cost $2.50 or $3.50.

Start with crisp, freshly-fried calamari. Cheng serves it in a lengthwise, easy-to-eat format on a stick.

Seaweed salad has been julienned to a whisper, marinated in sesame oil and chilies and topped with tiny sesame seeds.

Also a big hit at my table: four small, lightly wrapped gyoza dumplings filled with chopped pork.

Fried tofu in cubes the size of marshmallows were creamy on the inside, with a very thin, barely tooth-resistant crust.

For meat eaters, there are chicken nuggets, fried shrimp, ground pork and fried fish. For vegetarians, there are sweet potatoes, hard-boiled soy-infused egg, corn, kimchi, fermented bamboo shoots and vegetarian egg rolls.

A steaming bowl of ramen noodles is $4 at Charley Noodle & Grill.

Eating Out Nothing is greasy. And as far as I could tell, nothing is grilled.

My guess is “Charley Noodle & Grill” sounded better than “Charley Noodle and Stock Pot.” Orchids and art posters provide decor. On the table are soup spoons, forks, and chopsticks in paper wrappers with instructions.

You don’t have to ask.

Service is small-town friendly but not intrusive. Everyone is greeted and thanked. Food is served very quickly. One day at lunch, the place was full and I had to wait a few minutes for a table.

Still, I was done in 20 minutes, which included Cheng bringing complimentary calamari while I studied the menu.

“I think that you are hungry,” he said. Q Charley Noodle & Grill, 244 State St., Los Altos; 650-9485700; charleyrestaurant.com Hours: Monday-Thursday: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5-8:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Closed Sunday.

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SAME OSTERIA, NEW OWNERS ... After almost three decades of serving traditional Italian food in downtown Palo Alto, the Piccinini family is turning over the keys of its restaurant, Osteria, to another longtime local restaurant family.

Giuseppe and Mauricio Carrubba, whose family is behind Caffe Riace on Sheridan Avenue in Palo Alto, are the new owners of Osteria, the name and spirit of which they’re maintaining, said Greg Piccinini, who co-owned Osteria with his father, Angelo Piccinini. Greg said the sale was motivated by a desire to spend more time with family. The two Carrubba brothers helped their father open Caffe

Riace in the 1990s and later their own catering company, Just Catering. “I’ve really admired the way they’ve gone about their business, so when it was decided between my father and I that we would have to sell, I called up Giuseppe,” Greg said. The Carrubbas have kept the Osteria staff intact as well as most of the menu, he said.

BON APPETIT ... Bernard Cartal, owner of Pastis French Bistro on California Avenue in Palo Alto, is opening another French restaurant just steps down the street. Cartal has taken over 415 California Ave., most recently the short-lived home of haute hot-dog eatery, Chez

Franc. Cartal wrote in an email that he will be bringing “continental and French cuisine” to California Avenue “in a casual and friendly small neighborhood restaurant” called La Boheme. He didn’t share too many other details, except that there will be “quality and freshness in each plate,” and the restaurant will be serving brunch, lunch and dinner.

He plans to open by the end of September.

MADAME TAM SHUTTERS ...

Madame Tam Asian Bistro on University Avenue has closed after five years of operation. Ringo Le, son of owner Tam Minh Le, said his mother decided to shutter the Asian-fusion restaurant in the wake of his father’s death last year. Tam will take a “one-year sabbatical” with plans to turn her experience running a restaurant in Palo Alto into a film about the local industry, her son said. After her husband’s death, Tam also became a vegetar-

ian, and hopes to reopen a vegetarian restaurant in Palo Alto “when the time feels right,” Ringo said.

D.I.Y. PIES ... Need another spot to flex your creative pizza-making muscles? Have no fear: Createyour-own pizza chain Pieology is now open at 2305 El Camino Real, at the corner of Cambridge Avenue. Pieology joins Pizza Studio, a very similar chain restaurant with a location just blocks away on California Avenue as well as one in Mountain View. Pieology took over the El Camino space after fast-casual burrito chain Freebirds closed in March. At Pieology, for $7.95, you can customize an 11.5-inch pie with your choice of crust, sauce and more than 40 cheeses, meats, vegetables and other toppings.

Check out more food news online at Elena Kadvany’s blog, Peninsula Foodist, at paloaltoonline. com/blogs.

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OPENINGS

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“Best of Enemies” documents the 1968 series of televised debates between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley Jr.

Political pugilists Knockabout doc revives Buckley vs. Vidal debates 000 1/2 (Aquarius) Red states and blue states.

Fox News and MSNBC. Political gridlock. Were conserva-

tive standard bearer William F. Buckley and liberal lion Gore Vidal the canaries in the coal mine? The allegorical signifi-

cance of these proto-pundits forms the convincing premise of “Best of Enemies,” a documentary film by Robert Gordon (“Johnny Cash’s America”) and Morgan Neville (“Twenty Feet From Stardom”).

The stuff of “Best of Enemies” is the stuff of network-television legend. Back when TV meant solely the Big Three (ABC, CBS and NBC), the American Broadcasting Company was the alsoran, the butt of ratings-basement jokes. In the election year of 1968, ABC had nothing to lose as it pondered counter-programming coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions.

And so it was that the network news division lined up Buckley and the one individual he reportedly once said he’d refuse to share a stage with — Vidal — for two weeks worth of nightly debates timed to the conventions.

As Gordon and Neville frame it, here was the beginning of the point-counterpoint paradigm and the seed of the shouting-match political panel model to which so many “news” programs adhere today.

Like most arresting documentaries, “Best of Enemies” succeeds on the strength of its centerpiece footage: the 10 bouts between Buckley and Vidal. The filmmakers may be guilty of leaving out most of the bygone (or is it?) political substance of the debates — which they conclude is beside the point of wellmatched ideological pugilists fascinating in their own right and as a duo — but the remainder showcases the telling (and ironically mirrored) demeanors of these cult-of-personality cultural leaders, diametrically opposed as hawk and sociopolitical progressive but peas in a pod as privileged sons, the effete elite.

Both men escaped boardingschool boundaries to become self-made men, equally capable of refinement and cruelty, who failed in electoral bids (Buckley for mayor of New York City, Vidal for positions in the House and Senate) and succeeded in celebrity.

And what debates they were, made for rubbernecking, and climaxing in an infamous, still-shocking tit-for-tat

personal attack. Gordon and Neville effectively pace out the clips, interspersing bits of Buckley and Vidal’s writings (narrated by Kelsey Grammer and John Lithgow, respectively) and well-selected talking heads (Dick Cavett, Christopher Hitchens, Noam Chomsky, Brooke Gladstone) who parse the personalities and the social implications. While using the debates as primary evidence of character, the filmmakers go further in exploring how Buckley and Vidal’s antipathy for each other knew no bounds by recounting the men’s latterday obsessions with the debates and a nasty, protracted lawsuitcountersuit.

Like the debates it concerns, “Best of Enemies” entertains to a degree, enlightens to another, and asks us to ponder the relative merits of polar political ideologies and two complicated men who very publicly represented them.

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Meryl Streep plays a bar-band songstress and former Indianapolis housewife in “Ricki and the Flash.”

Like a wrecking ball Meryl Streep plays a bar-band frontwoman in ‘Ricki’ 00 (Century 16, Century 20) “I’m gonna tear all your walls down ...” So belts Meryl Streep in “Ricki and the Flash,” and she ain’t kiddin’. The lyric from Bruce Springsteen’s “My Love Will Not Let You Down” serves as the film’s manifesto. That special brand of La Streep mugging — here applied to the character of a hot-mess bar-band deadbeat mom

— will wear you into submission until nothing else seems to matter.

Except that it should.

Sure, audiences out for pure diversion could do worse than “Ricki,” lazily scripted by Diablo Cody (Oscar winner for “Juno”) and directed by Jonathan Demme (Oscar winner for “Silence of the Lambs”). Clearly, the filmmak-

ers count on you leaning in to Streep’s typically bravura performance while ignoring the emotionally nonsensical big picture, and perhaps that’s the best policy.

But for anyone who dares take a step back for a little perspective ... that way madness lies.

Once upon a time, Streep’s self-styled rock chick Ricki Rendazzo, frontwoman of the house band at Tarzana’s The Salt Well Bar & Lounge, was Indianapolis housewife Linda Brummel, hitched to Pete (Kevin Kline, in his third team-up with Streep) and mother to Julie (Mamie Gummer, Streep’s real-life daughter), Josh (Sebastian Stan) and Adam (Nick Westrate). Suburban escapee Ricki reluctantly responds to Pete’s distress call after the dissolution of Julie’s marriage and promptly begins making scenes, though her frazzled, angry, nearsuicidal daughter needs her mother more than ever.

And so Ricki swings in like a wrecking ball to show her kids she’s still the one, despite years of neglect and the ongoing presence of their caring dad and attentive stepmother, Maureen (Audra McDonald). In leatherwear, braided rock ‘do and heavy eye makeup, Streep forces Julie into submission amid reminders of maternal failure. We’re meant to take it on faith that, indeed, the better part

MOVIE TIMES All showtimes are for Friday to Sunday only unless otherwise noted.

For reviews and trailers, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies. Movie times are subject to change. Call theaters for the latest.

Palo Alto Square: 1, 4 & 7 p.m., Fri & Sat 10 p.m.

Ant-Man (PG-13) +++ Century 16: 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7:05 & 10:05 p.m. In 3-D at 8:10 & 11 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m. & 7:55 p.m. In 3-D at 2, 4:55 & 10:45 p.m.

Minions (PG) ++ Century 16: 10:10 a.m., 12:45, 3:15, 4:30, 5:45, 7:15 & 9:40 p.m., Fri 2:20 p.m., Sat & Sun 9 & 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m.

Century 20: 10:20 a.m., 12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:50 & 10:15 p.m.

Best of Enemies (R) +++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 2, 4:45, 7:30 & 9:55 p.m.

Mr. Holmes (PG) +++1/2 Century 20: Fri & Sun 1:20 & 7:25 p.m. Guild Theatre: 2, 4:30, 7:10 & 9:40 p.m.

Coming to America (1988) (R) Century 16: Sun 2 p.m. Century 20: Sun 2 p.m.

Paper Towns (PG-13) Century 16: 5:20 p.m.

Century 20: 11:15 a.m. & 4:45 p.m., Fri & Sat 2 p.m.

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (Not Rated) Century 20: Sat 11 a.m.

Pixels (PG-13) +1/2 Century 16: 9 & 11:40 a.m., 2:20, 5, 7:40 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 10:30 a.m., 4 & 6:55 p.m.

In 3-D at 1:25 & 9:35 p.m.

Amy (R)

Fantastic Four (PG-13) Century 16: 9:15 & 10:45 a.m., noon, 1:30, 2:45, 4:15, 7, 8:15, 9:45 & 10:55 p.m., Fri & Sat 12:01 a.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 1:45, 3:25, 4:25, 7:10, 9:10 & 9:55 p.m. In X-D at 11:55 a.m., 2:35, 5:15, 8 & 10:45 p.m.

The Gift (R) Century 16: 9 & 11:50 a.m., 2:35, 5:15, 7:55 & 10:40 p.m.

Century 20: 11:35 a.m., 2:20, 5, 7:40 & 10:25 p.m.

Ikiru (1952) (Not Rated)

Stanford Theatre: Fri 7:30 p.m.

Inside Out (PG) +++1/2 Century 16: 9:10 & 11:45 a.m., 2:25, 5, 7:35 & 10:10 p.m.

Century 20: 10:55 a.m., 1:55, 4:30, 7:05 & 9:40 p.m.

The International DOTA 2 Championship (Not Rated) Century 16: Sat 2 p.m. Century 20: Sat 2 p.m.

Irrational Man (R) ++ Century 20: 12:15, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35 & 10:05 p.m.

Palo Alto Square: 1:55, 4:30 & 7:15 p.m., Fri & Sat 9:45 p.m.

Jurassic World (PG-13) +++ Century 20: Fri & Sun 10:25 a.m., 4:15 & 10 p.m.

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 16: 9:20 & 10:15 a.m., 1:35, 3:45, 4:45, 7, 8, 10:15 & 11 p.m. Fri 11:15 a.m. & 2:30 p.m., Fri & Sat 12:01 a.m., Fri & Sun 5:40 & 9 p.m., Sat 9:30 p.m., Sat & Sun 12:30 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. Century 20: 10:40 & 11:30 a.m., 12:10, 1, 1:45, 2:35, 4:10, 4:50, 5:45, 6:10, 7:20, 8, 8:55 & 10:30 p.m. In D-BOX at 10:40 & 11:30 a.m., 1:45, 2:35, 4:50, 5:45, 8 & 8:55 p.m.

Ricki and the Flash (PG-13) ++ Century 16: 9:05 & 11:40 a.m., 2:15, 4:55, 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.

Century 20: 11:10 a.m., 1:50, 4:25, 7 & 9:40 p.m.

Shaun the Sheep Movie (PG) Century 16: 9:30 & 11:55 a.m., 2:20, 4:50, 7:20 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 10:35 a.m., 12:55, 3:15, 5:35, 7:55 & 10:15 p.m.

Southpaw (R) Century 16: 10:05 a.m., 1:20, 4:35, 7:45 & 10:45 p.m. Century 20: 10:45 a.m., 1:40, 4:40, 7:45 & 10:40 p.m.

The Stanford Prison Experiment (R) +++ Theatre: 1:30, 4:30, 7:10 & 9:45 p.m.

Stray Dog (1949) (Not Rated) Sun 5:15 & 9:30 p.m.

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Stanford Theatre: Sat &

Trainwreck (R) Century 16: 9:50 a.m., 12:50, 3:50, 7:10 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 11:50 a.m., 3:05, 6:15, 7:40, 9:15 & 10:35 p.m.

Twinsters (PG-13) 9:55 p.m.

Century 20: 12:05, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30 &

Vacation (R) Century 16: 9:05 & 11:35 a.m., 2:25, 5:05, 7:50 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 12:20, 2:55, 5:30, 8:05 & 10:40 p.m.

Yojimbo (1961) (Not Rated) Sun 3:15 & 7:30 p.m.

Stanford Theatre: Sat &

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

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

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

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

Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (800-326-3264) CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-0128)

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of success is just showing up, but the suggestion that years of hurt and days of suicidal depression can be dismissed by a doughnut and a makeover (I wish I were kidding) is manifestly unconvincing and frankly offensive.

“Ricki and the Flash” exists, then, to exalt its star — in that she sings and plays guitar on umpteen rock songs — and to excuse Ricki’s supposedly funny foibles as she rediscovers her emotional responsibility to her kids, primarily by playing them rock songs. The latter point explains the choice of Demme, whose last studio picture was over a decade ago but whose resume includes numerous rock docs and conThe following is a sampling of movies recently reviewed in the Weekly: Irrational Man 00 Mining familiar existential material, Woody Allen’s “Irrational Man” emerges as a simplistic construct about morality, justice, randomness and chance. When new philosophy professor Abe Lucas (Joaquin Phoenix) arrives at the fictional Braylin College in Rhode Island, the campus buzzes with rumors about the tormented outsider who swigs Scotch from a flask and attracts females like flies, among them co-ed Jill (Emma Stone) and colleague Rita (Parker Posey). Phoenix mostly plays the role straight, world weary as in “The Master.” His vulnerable, light side only comes out after Lucas overhears a conversation in a diner that inspires him to commit a series of implausible acts.

Rated R for some language and sexual content. One hour, 36 minutes. — S.T. Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation 001/2 Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt returns in “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” for more of what we’ve come to expect: a movie star, exotic locales, comic relief and actual stunt work. The generic Eurovillain here is Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), head of phantom terror network The Syndicate, which targets Hunt. Luckily, he has a loyal team in lieutenant William Brandt (Jeremy Renner), hacker Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg)

cert films. Ricki’s conspicuously overqualified bar band, the Flash, consists of guitarist Rick Springfield (as Ricki’s boyfriend, Greg), bassist Rick Rosas, drummer Joe Vitale and keyboardist Bernie Worrell.

The band’s performances easily constitute the best element of this star vehicle, which gives up any remaining vestige of dramatic credibility in a wedding finale that encapsulates the film’s penchant for simultaneous egregiousness and brainless crowd-pleasing.

Rated PG-13 for thematic material, brief drug content, sexuality and language. One hour, 42 minutes.

— Peter Canavese and tech support Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) — aided as well by MI6 double agent Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson).

The picture feels most sure of its footing in tense set pieces: the strap-Cruise-toa-plane stunt, hand-to-hand combat, elaborate car chase and opera-murder.

Director Christopher McQuarrie doesn’t make it easy to invest in his characters, but he does make us grip our armrests.

Rated PG-13 for sequences of action and violence, and brief partial nudity.

Two hours, 11 minutes. — P.C.

MOVIE REVIEWERS P.C. – Peter Canavese, T.H. – Tyler Hanley, S.T. – Susan Tavernetti

Century Theatres at Palo Alto Square Fri and Sat 8/7 – 8/8: Irrational Man – 1:55, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Amy – 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sun, Mon & Wed 8/9, 8/10 & 8/12: Irrational Man – 1:55, 4:30, 7:15 Amy – 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 Tue 8/11: Irrational Man – 1:55, 4:30, 7:15 Thu 8/13: Irrational Man – 1:55, 4:30, 7:15 Amy – 1:00, 4:00

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Aging in America, through immigrant eyes In book on aging, Stanford geriatrician, biologist wife, share observations

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mericans can learn from more “traditional societies� around the world when it comes to the treatment of older people, says Mehrdad Ayati, a Stanford University gerontologist who grew up in Iran.

Arriving in the United States with a newcomer’s eyes a decade ago, Ayati was struck by how, in contrast to his homeland, Americans appeared to view aging with fear and shame. “This is a very youth-oriented, anti-aging society,� he said. “That’s why a lot of older people

won’t ask for help, won’t walk with a walker or a cane or get a hearing aid. “In traditional societies, this is not the case. Aging is always a sign of honor, and the oldest person in a family gets a lot of respect and is considered very sage — their words carry a lot of substance. A young person would never get the message that ‘When I get older I’m going to be useless.’�

Negative cultural attitudes toward aging could even explain the loneliness and isolation — leading to cognitive impairment

— that he observes in some of his geriatric patients, Ayati suggests. “In traditional society, the oldest person is still at the center of the family and society,� he said. “The problem I see here is that when you retire in modern society, you retire to the solitude of your home and, if your partner passes away, you’re just by yourself. And loneliness is one of the major causes of cognitive impairment.�

The importance of social engagement for older people is a re-

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“Paths to Healthy Aging� by Mehrdad Ayati, a Stanford University gerontologist, and his wife, Arezou (Hope) Azarani, physiologist and molecular biologist, explores topics surrounding aging such as nutrition, mental health, overmedication and social engagement.

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Aug 13 HICAP appts. available @ Avenidas for Santa Clara County residents age 60+.

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Aug 25 Avenidas Walkers 10am. Call 650-387-5256 for trailhead info or to schedule. Free

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Caregiver 101: “Compassionate Communication Techniques: Coping with Mild Cognitie Decline and Fragility” 3-4:30pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 to pre-register. Free.

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Aug 20 Book Club: “Euphoria” by Lily King 3-4:30pm @ Avenidas. Free.

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Aging in America (continued from page 26)

Arezou (Hope) Azarani

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curring theme in the book “Paths to Healthy Aging,” which Ayati recently co-authored with his wife, physiologist and molecular biologist Arezou (Hope) Azarani.

“When people ask me what’s the best climate for elderly people, I say, ‘The best climate is to be surrounded by people who love you and support you,’” he said.

Ayati and Azarani created “Paths to Healthy Aging” in the form of a workbook, each chapter beginning with a list of “questions to ask yourself” and ending with a “take-home message” and an “action plan.” Chapters cover nutrition, mental health, frailty and overmedication.

It’s not unusual for an older person to be taking as many as five to eight medications a day — for conditions like high blood pressure and high cholesterol as well as diseases like diabetes, arthritis or congestive heart failure, Ayati

said. Many also take over-thecounter supplements. At the same time, older people are more prone to the side effects of adverse drug interactions.

He cites the example of a patient who suffered a fatal brain hemorrhage following a fall Ayati believes was caused by overmedication — a prescription for a cholinesterase inhibitor to treat mild short-term memory loss combined with strong sleeping pills that were added after the patient complained that the cholinesterase inhibitor was causing him to have vivid dreams. When stronger sleeping pills were added, the vivid dreams became delusionallike thoughts, nighttime anxiety and nightmares.

Ayati advises patients to keep an up-to-date list of all illnesses and medications, including dosages, and share them with all physicians and pharmacists; and also to question physicians about any newly prescribed medication and its possible interaction with other drugs.

Mehrdad Ayati, a Stanford University gerontologist, and his wife, Arezou (Hope) Azarani, physiologist and molecular biologist, coauthor book about aging.

“Take only what (medications) you truly need,” he said.

“Any therapeutic benefit can be outweighed by the poten-

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prescription) and other harmful interaction effects.”

Ayati is skeptical of over-thecounter medications, supplements and herbal remedies.

“Supplements can’t replace proper nutrition and should not be taken unless a blood test analysis ordered by your physician justifies prescribing them,” he said.

Most people should be able to get adequate vitamins, including vitamin D and calcium, from food rather than supplements, he said.

Geriatricians are trained to understand the physiology of aging and the medical complexity of the aging process, he said.

“We’re trained to be a good listener, and also to try to find the best way not to make a case more complicated,” Ayati said.

He embarked on the book when he realized the 20-minute office visit was too short to cover everything he wanted to communicate to patients. “They leave my office and they get bombarded by contradictory claims, marketing campaigns and misinformation” about nutrition, vitamins, supplements and brain games, he said.

“The way we wrote the book is very simple; we tried not to put any complexity in it so that any person with any level of education can get the message.”

For exercise, he recommends “strenuous” strength training with weights and resistance bands, pushups, pullups and situps at least twice a week, as well as balance training, such a walking backward or sideways or Tai Chi at least three times a week.

On diet, he advises people to eat “nutritious foods in small portions more frequently and in good company.”

But Ayati returns, repeatedly, to the value of social interaction for healthy aging.

“You can have the best cheese, the best wine, the best Mediterranean diet and the best olive oil, but if you’re in the solitude of your apartment looking at the window it’s not as beneficial as eating with others,” he said.

He said he frequently sees depression and memory loss among his immigrant patients who have been brought here by their children and spend their days caring for grandchildren.

“Their quality of life is actually worse here because they left behind the social network of their home country,” Ayati said. “You need to have interactions with people of your age and cultural background.”

But “aging can actually be a time of growth and development” for people who keep up friendships and have a positive attitude, he said.

“One of the book reviewers got back to me and said that after reading the book she called her husband because she wanted to ask him, ‘How many friends are we going to have when we retire?’” Q Contributing writer Chris Kenrick can be emailed at ckenrick@paweekly.com.

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SORTING OUT MEDICARE ... Free counseling for Santa Clara County residents 60 and over about Medicare benefits, rights and options plus other health-insurancerelated questions will be available Thursdays, Aug. 13 and 20, at Avenidas. Appointment required.

To schedule, call 650-289-5400.

San Mateo County residents desiring similar counseling should call 650-627-9350. The counseling is offered through the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program, which is supported by the California Department of Aging and Sourcewise, a 42-year-old nonprofit serving seniors in Santa Clara County.

SUMMER DANCE PARTIES ...

Couples and singles are welcome at the free summer dance parties at Avenidas. This month’s events are today, Aug. 7, and Friday, Aug. 21, 3-4:30 p.m. There are opportunities to dance to a variety of favorites, with light refreshments included.

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PARKINSON’S SUPPORT ... Neuropsychologist Kyrstle Barrera presents “Closeness and Connection During Difficult Times” during a Parkinson’s Support Group gathering on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Avenidas. The group provides a supportive environment in which people with Parkinson’s disease and their family, friends and caregivers can share issues involved in living with Parkinson’s. Topics include new research, medications, coping strategies and more.

The free event is sponsored by the Stanford Parkinson’s Outreach and Caregiver Support Program.

For more information, contact Robin Riddle at rriddle@stanford.edu or 650-724-6090.

AT THE MOVIES ... Playing this month at the Avenidas Thursday movie screenings are the 2014 drama “Big Eyes” on Aug. 13; the 2006 comedy “Stranger Than Fiction” on Aug. 20 and the 1993 drama “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” on Aug. 27. Screening time is 1:30 p.m. Guests can stop by front desk for tickets. Tickets are free for Avenidas members, $2 for non-members. Drinks and popcorn are included.

MORE MOVIES ... Facilitator Jim Chase presents two 16 mm-film screenings this month at Avenidas.

On tap Monday, Aug. 10, is the 1933 hit “42nd Street” starring Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels and Ruby Keeler. Showing Monday Aug. 24 is the 1953 production “Never Wave at a WAC” with Rosalind Russell and Paul Douglas. The free showings are 2:30-4:30 p.m.

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Senior Focus (continued from previous page) ners who are caregivers will meet Monday, Aug. 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Garden Room at Avenidas. In addition, Avenidas social work services manager Paula Wolfson will discuss compassionate communication techniques and practical tips for problem-solving with physically frail loved ones and those with mild cognitive declines as part of her Caregiver 101 series. The free session will be Tuesday, Aug. 25, 12:30-1:30 p.m. at Avenidas.

TAX ASSISTANCE ... The AARP Tax Assistance Program offers free appointments on occasional Friday mornings to help seniors with late or amended returns or responses to inquiries from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or the California Franchise Tax Board.

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ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH ...

The National Institutes of Health will fund the establishment of an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the university announced. Totaling slightly more than $7.3 million, the award will be dispensed during a five-year period. “This new Stanford-based center will provide a key mechanism by which our exceptional basic-science community can better connect with our translational and clinical neurodegenerative-disease research,” said Frank Longo, professor and chair of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford.

“Many dozens of faculty will be involved.” The center will help scientists conduct interdisciplinary research on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and related disorders. An estimated 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s and about 300,000 are living with Parkinson’s, making those the two most common neurodegenerative disorders nationwide. By 2050, the number of Alzheimer’s patients in the United States is expected to reach 13.8 million, Stanford said.

The new center also will provide educational opportunities for community members.

Items for Senior Focus may be emailed to Palo Alto Weekly Contributing Writer Chris Kenrick at ckenrick@paweekly.com.

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BIKE REFRESHER ... Learn — and practice — bicycle basics during an Intro to Urban Bicycling Workshop on Saturday, Aug. 22, 7-8:30 p.m., at Palo Alto Bicycles, 171 University Ave., Palo Alto. The event is hosted by the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and funded in part by Bay Area Bike Share.

During the free course, participants will learn about the rules of the road, route planning and the Bike Share program. After the one-hour class, 10 riders can sign up for a 30-minute, guided tour using Bike Share bikes.

Helmets will not be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring their own. Info: bikesiliconvalley.org/intro-urban-bicyclingworkshops

Nonprofit SunWork installs solar systems in Bay Area

Bryan Noel, SunWork Renewable Energy Projects project leader in training, puts the finishing touches on the 6.2 kW mirco-inverter solar system on Sunday, Aug. 2. He has three years of solar installation experience.

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WATER CONSERVATION ...

Learn about drought conditions and water use restrictions, supplies and conservation methods through the City of Palo Alto’s free Water Conservation 101 workshop on Thursday, Aug. 13, 7-9 p.m. Topics will include local water-saving targets, leak detection, efficient irrigation tools, rebate opportunities and more.

The workshop will be held at the Lucie Stern Community Center, Ballroom, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Info: 650-329-2241 or cityofpaloalto.org/water

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ADULT SCHOOL ... Enrollment for the Palo Alto Adult School’s fall quarter begins today, Aug. 7. Anyone 18 years or older can embark on an educational quest through many subjects, including book binding, bird watching, upholstery basics, computer skills, Italian cooking, ukulele lessons and woodworking. The fall quarter runs from Sept. 14 to Nov. 20.

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WATER CHECK ... Help monitor the water quality along Stevens Creek on Sunday, Aug. 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Acterra’s staff and volunteers will be collecting data at nine sites along the waterway. Volunteers will record pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, specific conductance and turbidity. No experience is necessary to participate; training will be provided. Volunteers will meet at McClellan Ranch Preserve, 22221 McClellan Road, Cupertino. Participants must coordinate their own transportation.

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Matt Thompson, SunWork project leader, holds a solar panel while Bryan Noel, SunWork project leader in training, ducks under the panel to connect it to the system. Next, they tightened the clips around the panel. Withing five minutes, the SmartMeter recognized the panels’ energy output, showing “-4.095 kW.”

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s the sun streams down, volunteer Bill Lock walks the large simmering rectangle over to two SunWork Renewable Energy Projects employees. From there, Bryan Noel and Matt Thompson level and straighten the last of 14 panels in the micron-inverter system.

After a few wires are connected and five minutes pass, the homeowner is returning power back to the grid. The “-4.095 kW” that flashed on the SmartMeter meant the preparation and two days of installation were already paying off.

This team, along with volunteer Eric Termuehlen, finished installing a 6.2 kW system on a San Jose home on Sunday, Aug. 2, at a lower cost because of the SunWork model. This nonprofit solar company uses trained volunteers to install solar electricity systems on homes with small energy footprints. Besides the installation, SunWork staff also handles surveying, designing and acquiring permits, which takes two to three hours at each step.

“This system offers solar to people who it wouldn’t economically make sense to otherwise,” Noel said.

SunWork’s services mainly focus on residential homes that have an energy bill less than $100 per month. This criteria fit homeowner Paul Chestnut, a Midtown Palo Alto resident. He had his 14 panels installed last year and went with SunWork because he was impressed with their approach.

“I checked them out, and they had a fine record of accomplishments,” he said. “This was an economic and environmental benefit.”

SunWork also wants the homeowner to have, at the very most, a 10-year return on investment. That’s where volunteerism comes in. Because of the volunteer labor, SunWork can help reduce the cost of solar by one-third, said Reuben Veek, founder, executive director and operations manager. For example, a 3.5 kW system through SunWork costs around $10,000 before the U.S. Department of Energy’s 30 percent Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit. Strung together, homeowners see savings they wouldn’t through a traditional commercial system.

Because of the expense of solar technology, Veek wanted to do something to bring the labor cost down. He saw Habitat For Humanity’s home-building model and sought to apply that to the solar industry. He started SunWork in 2005 as a Stanford University undergraduate. After graduation, he went back to his hometown, Loomis, California, and worked for a mom-and-pop solar company. In 2007 he returned to the Bay Area and worked for SolarCity. Then, in 2009, Veek completed his first residential installation through SunWork.

From that point on, the organization has spread, completing more than 210 installations to date. And each installation is made possible through trained volunteers. To prepare these volunteers, Veek teaches free training courses throughout the year, including three this weekend in Fremont and Palo Alto. During training, participants learn the basic theory of solar systems, as well as on-site safety and best practices. The three-hour event involves classroom sessions and a lot of hands-on learning with power tools.

More than 60 people are signed up for this weekend’s training, and SunWork board member Mike Balma said he usually sees three types of volunteers at the events. The first are students, (continued on page 34)

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Katia and Larry Reeves stand on the roof of Our Lady of the Rosary church in Palo Alto on Aug. 4, where SunWork installed solar panels in December 2014. The church’s solar system provides 60 percent of the church’s power. at 3233 Cowper St. in Palo Alto.

During a five-day installation, SunWork staff and volunteers installed 104 panels.

This large project stemmed from the St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Green Committee, which includes Katia Reeves, recent Environmental Hero award winner, and her husband, Larry. The committee, which started in 2009, had the long-term goal of installing solar on one of its three branch churches, and Our Lady of the Rosary was best suited for solar technology.

“They were so patient with us,” Katia said. “None of us knew much about solar before this.”

Led by Katia, the church raised more than $50,000 from 70-plus parishioners. This amount was more than enough to cover the cost of the solar system after rebates.

As with any SunWork project, the staff surveyed, designed, acquired permits and installed the system. To take part in the project, Larry decided to become a trained volunteer and helped install up on the roof.

“I was surprised by how light the panels were,” he said. “Also, the installing and connecting was really easy.”

Larry also enjoys monitoring the 27 kW system from his com-

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industry professionals or homeowners looking to gain hands-on, solar experience. The second are D.I.Y.ers, or people who enjoy using power tools and creating with their hands. The last, and largest, is environmentalists. They want to reduce their footprint and “do more than just click on something or sign a petition,” Balma said.

Since Veek started training, SunWork has equipped more than 400 volunteers, who work alongside the six SunWork staff members to make solar more affordable.

The on-site installation, while not required after training, adds to the learning process. Veek said the project lead answers questions and makes it a vocational, learning experience if a volunteer wants that approach. This can cause a slower installation time.

The volunteer aspect can lead to additional questions from the homeowner, Veek said, but he answers them and ensures they are comfortable with the work.

“As we do more and more projects, that has become less of an issue,” he said.

Even with so many trained volunteers, only three to four help on a residential project. But, in the case of some nonresidential projects, more volunteers are needed.

One such installation occurred over winter break in December 2014 at the Our Lady of the Rosary Church

Our Lady of the Rosary church in Palo Alto has a 104-panel solar system that provides solar energy, saving the church $6,000 annually. puter. He then takes the data he receives and reports the performance to the Green Committee and the church’s finance department.

Today, the panels soak up sunlight all day. They generated enough power in June for the church to have zero energy costs.

In addition, the church collects energy credits during the sunny summer months and cashes them in during the drearier parts of the year. Each year, the church will save $6,000 in energy costs, which will add up over the 25year life expectancy of the panels.

“It’s a good feeling to produce our own energy,” Katia said.

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State Sen. Jerry Hill presents Katia Reeves with the Environmental Hero award for her environmental leadership in the community during an event at the Mitchell Park Community Center on Friday, July 31.

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Share your water-saving tips Palo Altans are working to reduce their water usage by 24 percent from June 1, 2015, to Feb. 28, 2016, compared to the use during the same time period in 2013. What methods are they using to conserve? By sharing tips, residents can learn more, creative ways to save water.

Email your ideas to bmalmberg@paweekly.com, and watch in this section for a water-saving tip of the week.

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“From the first sunny afternoon in December, the solar panels have been working great.” Q Associate Editor Brenna Malmberg can be emailed at bmalmberg@paweekly.com.

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For her environmental stewardship in the community, Katia Reeves received the title Environmental Hero for the 13th Senate District from state Sen. Jerry Hill. She accepted the honor during a Java with Jerry event on Friday, July 31.

Reeves is involved in multiple green organizations throughout the Bay Area, including the Barron Park Neighborhood Association Green Team, Diocese of San Jose Green Initiative, Peninsula Interfaith Climate Action (PICA) and St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Green Committee. Within these organizations, she led the way for change — promoting solar energy use

through SunWork Renewable Energy Projects at the parish and advocating for the City of Palo Alto’s pension fund, held by CalPERS, to divest from fossilfuel companies.

Because of her actions, PICA member Debbie Mytels nominated Reeves for the award when a staff member of Hill’s contacted her.

“Someone was the leader, and that was Katia,” Mytels said.

Reeves plans to continue her environmental advocacy in the community.

“I do this for my grandkids,” she said, “so the direction of the world is a little better for them.” Q —Brenna Malmberg

$550,000 on 06/26/15; previous sale 03/07/2013, $260,000 2684 Fordham St. Wells Fargo Bank to V. Rosales for $360,000 on 06/23/15; previous sale 04/13/2001, $430,000 2369 Oakwood Drive Wallace Trust to Lau & Chen Trust for $425,000 on 06/24/15; previous sale 08/03/1973, $18,000 453 E. O’Keefe St. #304 G. & L. Willis to R. Jambunathan for $628,000 on 06/26/15; previous sale 11/14/2003, $399,000 480 E. O’Keefe St. #304 A. Razi to J. Perry for $380,000 on 06/24/15; previous sale

10/28/2005, $305,000

Los Altos

3382 Beaumont Square Shen Trust to G. Wetzel for $2,000,000 on 07/06/15; previous sale 12/22/1988, $500,000 1489 Brookmill Road Whelan Trust to A. & K. Davies for $1,950,000 on 07/06/15; previous sale 01/28/1997, $563,500 571 Cherry Ave. Kreisman Trust to R. Huang for $2,950,000 on 07/06/15; previous sale 07/06/2015, $67,000 5100 El Camino Real #108 E.

Home & Real Estate

Garden Tips

What is garden art?

10 questions to ponder in any garden

by Jack McKinnon hat is art in the garden? Is it the decorations, the sculpture or the fountain? Are pathways art or the perspectives from different parts of the garden? Or is the design of the garden itself?

Possibly, and I am sure in some gardeners’ minds, the plants themselves are art.

This month, let’s look closely at our gardens and the gardens of others. Let’s ask ourselves 10 questions to find what works for us, makes us happy and brings serenity, and why.

1. What is your first impression when you enter a garden?

Is it the color, textures or form?

2. What do you see first? Where is your eye drawn after that?

3. How does the scale affect you? Is it huge like Golden Gate Park or petite like a knot or herb garden?

4. Are there water features, sculptures or structures such as a pergola, arbor, trellis, fence, gate or bench?

How do they complement the overall garden? Note: I am asking you to look for what is right or correct for you; not what is wrong. Finding what is right is more

difficult and builds skills that help us become better gardeners.

5. Is the garden you are looking at pleasing, functional, shocking or all of the above? Notice your individual feelings at first sight and then as you walk through the grounds.

6. Has there been extra care taken in the maintenance or is this a folly (garden meant to be just for fun)? Either one has its place, and takes thought and effort to achieve.

7. Is it a seasonal garden, as in a vegetable or rose garden?

8. What flowers are blooming now, and what will be coming next month or six months from now?

9. How much time does it take to get the theme or essence of this garden? Can you sense it in a glance or might it take a lifetime? Note: Some gardens are timeless; one can visit them for years and take away a new experience each time they visit.

10. Is it memorable? Are there elements that catch your interest and give you ideas about how you might want to change your garden?

Good gardening. Q Garden coach Jack McKinnon can be reached at 650-455-0687 or jack@jackthegardencoach.com, or visit his website, jackthegardencoach.com.

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SALES AT A GLANCE Atherton

Mountain View

Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $272,000 Highest sales price: $4,500,000

Total sales reported: 13 Lowest sales price: $555,000 Highest sales price: $2,125,000

East Palo Alto

Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 8 Lowest sales price: $360,000 Highest sales price: $825,000

Total sales reported: 10 Lowest sales price: $1,180,000 Highest sales price: $3,558,000

Los Altos

Portola Valley

Total sales reported: 6 Lowest sales price: $1,535,000 Highest sales price: $3,660,000

Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $2,800,000 Highest sales price: $5,500,000

Menlo Park

Woodside

Total sales reported: 7 Lowest sales price: $495,000 Highest sales price: $3,900,000

Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $1,700,000 Highest sales price: $4,300,000 Source: California REsource

Liu to J. Buehler for $1,535,000 on 07/09/15; previous sale 04/05/2010, $860,000 1432 Fallen Leaf Lane Iihara Trust to M. Outten for $2,275,000 on 07/09/15; previous sale 01/12/2000, $456,000 516 Van Buren St. Davis Trust to N. & M. Bobde for $3,660,000 on 07/10/15

Menlo Park

727 Bay Road Heath Trust to Bari-Neale Trust for $1,250,000 on 06/24/15; previous sale 03/31/2005, $852,000 109 Blackburn Ave. M. Lal to Tamboli Trust for $1,807,000 on 06/22/15; previous sale 03/21/2008, $1,150,000 1141 Cotton St. Rossman Trust to A. & J. Gay for $3,850,000 on 06/29/15; previous sale 06/13/2003, $1,978,181 1255 Elder Ave. Floriani Trust to M. & N. Bromberg for $3,900,000 on 06/26/15; previous sale 02/21/2006, $2,500,000 165 O’Keefe St. #10 D. Witt to K. Scott for $495,000 on 06/29/15; previous sale 10/28/1998, $143,000 750 Sharon Park Drive Helms Trust to H. Jalali for $2,350,000

on 06/26/15; previous sale 06/06/1990, $66,500 250 Yale Road Gilbert Trust to S. McKenna for $2,538,000 on 06/29/15; previous sale 11/22/2011, $2,300,000

Mountain View

445 Bella Corte I. Yefimov to M. He for $1,300,000 on 07/10/15; previous sale 01/19/2001, $650,000 1136 Carlos Privada T. & S. Ucpinar to D. Pham for $1,720,000 on 07/10/15; previous sale 04/22/2008, $1,100,000 733 Cottage Court J. Price to K. Whyte for $990,000 on 07/10/15; previous sale 04/01/2004, $442,000 678 Emily Drive G. Sakamoto to F. Dorin for $662,000 on 07/10/15 101 E. Middlefield Road #1 B. & J. Mandolfo to V. Yakunin for $855,000 on 07/07/15; previous sale 12/08/2005, $508,000 1103 Miramonte Ave. Nakamura Trust to W. Ahmad for $1,300,000 on 07/07/15 255 S. Rengstorff Ave. #122 J. Wells to K. Kirasich for $555,000 on 07/07/15; previous sale 09/25/2009, $259,000

817 Sladky Ave. Dewey Trust to D. & S. Kim for $1,521,000 on 07/08/15 433 St. Emilion Court R. Dishon to J. & D. Lee for $1,127,000 on 07/10/15; previous sale 12/18/2001, $510,000 538 Sullivan Drive N. Bhaskaran to S. & T. Manor for $2,125,000 on 07/08/15; previous sale 07/09/2012, $1,500,000 1709 Villa St. Purcell Trust to Woodhaven Investments for $1,035,000 on 07/10/15 143 Whelan Court #212 R. & J. Ignacio to S. Szteinbaum for $1,200,000 on 07/10/15; previous sale 05/16/2002, $550,000 928 Wright Ave. #1005 N. Harjee to H. & H. Yu for $1,050,000 on 07/08/15; previous sale 05/15/2007, $615,000

Palo Alto 800 E. Charleston Road #14 L. Teng to P. Rao for $1,760,000 on 07/09/15; previous sale 04/03/2014, $1,350,000 952 Dennis Drive Zeisler Trust to Y. & C. Tang for $2,450,000 on 07/08/15 3198 Fallen Leaf St. T. Chi to I. & D. Chen for $2,215,000 on 07/09/15; previous sale

08/30/2013, $1,550,000 1084 Fife Ave. Cohen Trust to Gifford Trust for $3,250,000 on 07/10/15; previous sale 05/09/2008, $2,190,000 800 High St. #115 T. Carmack to J. Zhao for $1,750,000 on 07/07/15; previous sale 05/23/2012, $1,038,000 339 Iris Way Dodge Trust to Jyw Trust for $2,442,500 on 07/10/15 3618 Louis Road Rajabzadeth Trust to X. Liang for $2,450,000 on 07/10/15; previous sale 06/06/2002, $900,000 1410 Middlefield Road Campbell Trust to M. & L. Lungren for $2,100,000 on 07/06/15 191 Monroe Drive King Circle Limited to P. & N. Crosby for $3,558,000 on 07/07/15; previous sale 05/23/2014, $1,250,000 670 San Antonio Road #23 J. & N. Gilkerson to R. & M. Minhas for $1,180,000 on 07/09/15; previous sale 12/09/2011, $615,000

Portola Valley

661 La Mesa Drive Pressman Trust to M. & C. Krna for $2,800,000 on 06/25/15; previous sale 06/24/2005, $1,133,000 158 Pinon Drive B. & G. Hermann to NHRBT Limited for $5,500,000 on 06/25/15; previous sale 12/07/2012, $4,080,000

Woodside

136 Grandview Drive Von Trust to M. & H. Dickman for $1,700,000 on 06/24/15; previous sale 06/14/2002, $1,395,000 470 W. Maple Way Ryan Trust to Tribble Trust for $4,300,000 on 06/23/15 50 Ranch Road E. & S. Harari to H. & L. Kim for $2,190,000 on 06/25/15; previous sale 08/17/2007, $1,625,000

BUILDING PERMITS Palo Alto

1095 Channing Ave. St. Elizabeth Seton School: red-tagged gas leak repair at meter (and more leaks found throughout the school), $n/a 531 Cowper St. revised details and field clarification, $n/a

760 Gailen Ave. electric service upgrade, $n/a 1440 Dana Ave. install fire pit in rear yard, $n/a 355 Kingsley Ave. re-roof, $8,456 281 University Ave. install rough carpentry, steel frame and drywall, $25,000 655 Newell Road kitchen and bathroom remodel, $35,000 21 Somerset Place gas line repair, $n/a 2965 Greer Road single-story addition with new covered porch, upgrade existing panel to 200 amps in new location, $45,438 4001 Miranda Ave. Nest Building 1: new partition, ceilings, finishes, plumbing and electric fixtures, and mechanical equipment, $10,800,000 11 Phillips Road demolish existing detached garage, $n/a 263 Margarita Ave. kitchen remodel, $15,000 940 Sycamore Drive install new 120-volt, 20-amp electrical circuit for detached shed, not meant for habitation, $n/a 925 High St. temporary power pole, $n/a 11 Phillips Road demolish existing single-family residence, $n/a 911 Hansen Way 14000-02747: mechanical, electrical, plumbing and structural details, $n/a 237 Coleridge Ave. new pool, $92,000 3414 Bryant St. sewer line replacement, no work in the public right of way., $n/a 431 Kipling St. use and occupancy for Vine Locale, $n/a 1745 Webster St. replace window, $2,568 3740 El Centro St. bathroom remodel, $12,000 3191 Middlefield Road redtagged gas leak repair, $n/a 271 Chestnut Ave. roof-mounted PV system, $n/a 3220 South Court replace leaking water main line, $n/a 747 Northampton Drive structural details for load-bearing wall between kitchen and dining room, $n/a 323 Oxford Ave. roof-mounted PV system, $n/a 3338 Kipling St. demolish swimming pool, $n/a 1651 Page Mill Road curtain wall deferred submittal, $n/a 4170 Alta Mesa Ave. residential kitchen remodel, $22,000 3215 Emerson St. kitchen and bathroom remodel within existing footprint, scope of work includes replacing two kitchen windows and windows in bedrooms, install covered utility sink at the back of the house, replace interior dry wall and rewire entire house, $24,300 2468 Indian Drive residential kitchen remodel due to fire, $29,592 752 Marion Ave. gas leak repair at boiler, $n/a 10 Crescent Drive residential window replacement and alteration for a two-story, single-family residence, $24,000 811 Gailen Ave. roof cleaning and coating, $4,469 475 El Dorado Ave. residential solar attic fan, $n/a 3021 Bryant St. residential sewer, no work in the public right of way, $n/a 3347 Saint Michael Court revise plans to show disconnects located at inverter and main service panel as required by building inspectors, downsize main breaker and provide load calculations to support change, $n/a 3844 Carlson Court install gas line to existing gas insert, $n/a 3400 W. Bayshore Road revision to structural details for doors, $n/a 3827 Corina Way remove existing roof and install standing seam roof system, $22,093 3279 Emerson St. re-roof, $5,032 424 Ferne Ave. residential service upgrade to 200 amp, $n/a

3860 Dixon Place roof cleaning and coating, $11,065 1110 Webster St. replace gas line from meter to house, work in the public right of way under, $n/a 3413 Kenneth Drive roofmounted PV system, $n/a 961 Lincoln Ave. re-roof, $7,719 170 Walter Hays Drive two bathroom remodels, $30,400 4261 Suzanne Drive re-roof, $7,500 1102 Forest Ave. electrical and mechanical work, includes new mechanical fans at laundry area, service panel upgrade, grounding tankless water, $n/a 1811 Fulton St. re-roof, $n/a 636 Keats Court residential kitchen and bath remodel, $21,224 3292 Ross Road kitchen remodel, $24,000 1408 Hamilton Ave. re-roof, $20,000 251 University Ave. structural steel clarifications for elevator, $n/a 4322 Silva Ave. truss calculations and revising one window in the great room to make it smaller, $n/a 751 Layne Court replace copper pipe with PVC from pool to equipment room, $n/a 624 Kendall Ave. new 24k Btu gas insert, $n/a 651 Kendall Ave. reinforce floor structure due to field conditions, $n/a 249 Matadero Ave. replace one window in the laundry room that was leaking and replace framing below the window, $1,200 332 Oxford Ave. roof-mounted PV system, $n/a 3864 El Camino Real revised plan includes two new AC units in attic space associated new duct work throughout new demised space, $n/a 1003 Middlefield Road replacing one door, $4,380 1010 College Ave. replacing seven windows, $16,125 461 Washington Ave. roofmounted PV system, $n/a 1501 Page Mill Road revision includes remodel of existing lab in building 2 lower, $n/a 249 Matadero Ave. residential rewire of three bedrooms and living room, run new circuit for living room and rewire lighting in bathroom, add two circuits and outlets for laundry room, $n/a 450 Lambert Ave. re-roof, $71,000 570 Kingsley Ave. residential gas line replacement from meter in public row to house, $n/a 251 Lincoln Ave. change to the engineer of record, minor changes to the structural details, $n/a 3151 Cowper St. residential electrical breaker replacement, $n/a 875 Blake Wilbur Drive electrical for two illuminated signs, $n/a 3474 Kenneth Drive re-roof, $14,500 3797 Louis Road re-roof, $13,772 736 Garland Drive temporary power, $n/a 443 Fulton St. re-roof, $13,000 260 California Ave. revision to extend stairway, $n/a 103 Melville Ave. new residence with attached, covered porch and carport, second house includes two tankless water heaters, address request to 105 Melville, $342,680 2500 El Camino Real interior layout changes, $n/a 427 Lincoln Ave. temporary power, $n/a 1822 Edgewood Drive remove, replace water heater, $n/a 3378 Vernon Trail remove, replace water heater, $n/a 1042 Cowper St. remove, replace water heater, $n/a 777 San Antonio Ave., Unit #80 kitchen and bathroom remodel at

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multifamily re roof, $24,826 3125 Louis Road add exterior AC unit and a furnace in the attic, $n/a 3500 Deer Creek Road Tesla: 26 lower, remodel for existing tenant space, includes interior partitions and doors, $24,000 480 Cowper St. Mitsubishi Corp., Suite 300 for existing tenant, includes adding two interior walls, door, and rewiring four switches, $8,250 461 Washington Ave. garage re-roof, $2,350 1755 Webster St. residential remodel, including relocating existing closet and new window on second floor, $100,000 461 Washington Ave. re-roof, $16,665 4113 Park Bl roof-mounted PV system, $n/a 610 California Ave. Historic Category 2: re-roof, $4,000 525 Lowell Ave. residential trenchless pipe replacement for laundry line from garage to sewer, no work in the public row, $n/a

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Your Realtor and You California Buyers Return to Housing Market Findings from a newly released California Association of REALTORSŽ (C.A.R.) survey show the state’s strong economy and job market are drawing buyers back to the housing market and forming more households. Buyers who previously lived with their parents and those who experienced a foreclosure or short sale a few years ago are buying homes again.

According to C.A.R.’s “2015 Survey of California Home Buyers,� this year the share of buyers who previously lived with their parents increased to 12 percent – the highest in the survey’s history, up from 2 percent in 2014. The share of those who previously rented dipped from 40 percent in 2014 to 39 percent in 2015. More than one in five home buyers (22 percent) experienced a distressed sale, most of which occurred after 2007. The share of buyers who were previously “underwater� on their homes increased to 23 percent in 2015, up from 4 percent in 2014. “It’s a good sign that the market has recovered from the meltdown of a few years ago. It also shows people continue to value homeownership,� said Chris Isaacson, president of the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORSŽ.

Today’s buyers are looking at homeownership more for the long-term.

They indicated they plan to keep their home

an average of 20 years, compared to six years cited by home buyers in 2013. Their top reasons for purchasing a home included: “tired of renting� (15 percent), “wanted a place to live� (14 percent), “desired larger home� (12 percent), “changed jobs/ relocated� (11 percent), and “desired better/ other location� (8 percent).

Buyers put an average down payment of 24 percent on their home purchase in 2015, down from 28 percent in 2014, and 25 percent in 2013, but more than what has been the traditional 20 percent since 2009. “As our market returns to normalcy, it is important buyers and sellers work with a trusted and knowledgeable REALTORŽ who can guide them through the transaction process and share all relevant information, so they can make an informed decision,� said Isaacson. “Remember that not all real estate agents are REALTORSŽ. The term ‘REALTORŽ’ is a trademark that can only be used by members of the National Association of REALTORSŽ. REALTORSŽ adhere to a code of ethics, which holds them to a higher standard of conduct than other real estate licensees.�

a townhouse, $35,000 837 Altaire Walk add four recessed lights in townhouse, $n/a 103 Melville Ave. new residence with garage, includes two tankless water heaters, $280,940 180 El Camino Real deferred placement truss, $n/a 824 San Antonio Ave. Bay Area College of Nursing: add one condensing unit on the roof, $19,000 3391 South Court roof-mounted PV system, $n/a 4185 Alta Mesa Ave. re-roof, $18,000 723 Oregon Ave. bathroom remodel, includes removing one interior closet wall to make bathroom cabinets, $14,000 1544 Walnut Drive roof-mounted PV system, $n/a 3400 Hillview Ave., B5 Nest Building 5: structural upgrades to roof framing to support air filter, $10,000 215 High St. 215-237 High St.:

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“Gloria’s proven ability to get the best deal for her clients is what distinguishes her,” says Michael Dreyfus, founder of Dreyfus Sotheby’s International Realty. “Her ability to do rigorous and thorough research, combined with her ability to do transactions fluently in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese are tremendous assets for our firm.”

Gloria has a Master’s degree in Financial Engineering from Columbia University, where she was also a guest lecturer on Pricing, explaining the intricacies of value and price.

Before real estate, her career used quantitative analysis to advise pricing decisions and sales strategies in advertising – from launching a Silicon Valley mobile advertising start-up to allocating multi-billion dollar budgets at CBS, NBC and Disney.

Gloria has lived in New York City, Vancouver, Hong Kong, and Beijing. She has travelled to over 50 countries on 5 continents, and speaks and writes fluent English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. With this global perspective, she has proudly chosen to put down roots in Palo Alto, where she lives with her husband and twin sons.

Gloria has joined our Menlo Park office at our new location at 640 Oak Grove and may be reached at:

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Thank you to our wonderful clients for making us the #1 Real Estate Team in the United States

* Statistics from BrokerMetrics, an independent third-party that compiles MLS data for the top 10 listing brokerages in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties from January 1, 2014 to July 1, 2015 (Market Share Totals, List $ Volume (By Broker), Sold: List-Side, Residential Property). ** Statistics from MLS data (Basic Market Stats) for DeLeon Realty from January 2014 to June 2015. *** Statistics from MLS data for Price/Sq. Ft. Ratio in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties from January 2014 to June 2015 compared to DeLeon Realty’s average for the same period.

Per REAL Trends Inc. rankings released June 2015, published in the Wall Street Journal

650.488.7325 | www.deleonrealty.com | DeLeon Realty CalBRE #01903224

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Alain Pinel Realtors

COME ON IN

WOODSIDE $8,495,000

WOODSIDE $3,799,000

LOS ALTOS $2,298,000

3 Vineyard Hill Road | 4bd/5.5ba Mary & Brent Gullixson | 650.462.1111 OPEN SUNDAY 1:30-4:30

65 Roan Place I 4bd/3ba Stephanie Nash I 650.529.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

74 Bay Tree Lane | 2bd/2ba Shirley Bailey | 650.941.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

PALO ALTO $2,199,000

LOS ALTOS $1,899,000

MENLO PARK $1,695,000

3817 Magnolia Drive I 4bd/2.5ba Cecily Zhang I 650.323.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

10617 Ainsworth Drive | 3bd/2.5ba Lynn North | 650.941.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

101 Hillside Avenue | 3bd/2ba C. Carnevale/N. Aron | 650.462.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

LOS ALTOS $1,299,000

MOUNTAIN VIEW $1,149,000

STANFORD $475,000

28 Los Altos Square I 2bd/2.5ba Denise Welsh I 650.941.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:00-4:00

364 N. Rengstorff Avenue | 4bd/2ba Denise Simons | 650.323.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

30 Pearce Mitchell Place | 2bd/2ba Shari Ornstein | 650.323.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

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WE’RE LOCAL, WE’RE GLOBAL From Beijing to The Bay Alain Pinel Realtors introduces Homelink, Beijing’s #1 real estate company with offices throughout China, bringing more qualified buyers to US markets. Alain Pinel Realtors has your connection — linking our sellers to strategic buyers from around the globe.

To learn more about Alain Pinel Realtors’ global initiatives go to global.apr.com.

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JU L I E T S A I L A W

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Broker Associate CRS, SRES, CIPS, MBA Cell: 650.799.8888 CalBRE # 01339682 julie@julietsailaw.com www.julietsailaw.com

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A Luxury Collection By Intero Real Estate Services

Sand Hill Estates, Woodside

5 Betty Lane, Atherton

11627 Dawson Drive, Los Altos Hills

$35,000,000

$24,800,000

$23,995,000

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello & Cutty Smith Lic.#01343305 & 01444081

Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Tom Dallas, Greg Goumas Lic.#01242399, 00709019, 01878208

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

Ano Nuevo Scenic Ranch, Davenport

26140 Rancho Manuella Ln., Los Altos Hils

10440 Albertsworth Lane, Los Altos Hills

$19,800,000

$13,888,000

$11,488,000

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, Lic.#01343305

Listing Provided by: David Bergman Lic.#01223189

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas & John Reece, Lic.#01878208 & 00838479

245 Mountain Wood Lane, Woodside

25 Oakhill Drive, Woodside

669 Hayne Road, Hillsborough

$8,250,000

$8,250,000

$7,950,000

Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Lic.#01242399

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, Lic.#01343305

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

568 Mountain Home Road, Woodside

11030 Magdalena Road, Los Altos Hills

138 Bolivar Lane, Portola Valley

$7,200,000

$6,500,000 (Off Market)

$6,488,000

Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Lic.#01242399

Listing Provided by: David Troyer, Lic.#01234450

Listing Provided by: Irene Reed & Greg Goumas, Lic.# 01879122 & 01878208

1100 Mountain Home Rd.,Woodside

38 Hacienda Drive, Woodside

1250 Miramontes Street, Half Moon Bay

$5,850,000

$5,450,000

$3,200,000

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

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

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, Lic.#01343305

See the complete collection

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All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. This is not intended as a solicitation if you are listed with another broker.

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5932 Country Club Parkway, San Jose | $2,980,000 | Listing Provided by: Grant, Griffith & Jones, Lic.#00890691

Customized to the unique style of each luxury property, Prestigio will expose your home through the most influential mediums reaching the greatest number of qualified buyers wherever they may be in the world.

For more information about listing your home with the Intero Prestigio International program, call your local Intero Real Estate Services office.

Woodside 1590 Cañada Lane Woodside, CA 94062 650.206.6200

Menlo Park 807 Santa Cruz Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 650.543.7740

Los Altos 496 First Street, Ste. 200 Los Altos, CA 94022 650.947.4700

$22,000,000

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Alto Weekly • August 7, 2015 • Page 47

CLASSIC, TRADITIONAL HOME IN MIDTOWN

2570 RAMONA STREET, PALO ALTO

Join Us For Open House with Live Music - Saturday & Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00pm

SCHOOL OVERVIEW El Carmelo Elementary (K-5) Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle (6-8) Palo Alto High (9-12) (Buyer To Verify Enrollment Eligibility)

PROPERTY OVERVIEW 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms Approx. 2,485 sq. ft.

Situated on a 8,070± sq. ft. lot Spacious living room with vaulted ceiling Warm and inviting family room Detached artist studio Attached garage

OFFERED AT $2,788,000 To View the Video Tour, Additional Photos and/or Information on This Property, Please Visit:

www.2570Ramona.com

650.218.4337 www.JOHNFORSYTHJAMES.com john.james@apr.com | CalBRE# 01138400

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

APPOINTMENT ONLY

OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

1 Faxon Road, Atherton $20,700,000 5+ BD / 5+ BA

650 Berkeley Ave, Menlo Park $6,495,000 5 BD / 5.5 BA

Custom gated estate in premier Menlo Circus Club location on 1.7+ acres with solar-heated pool, golf practice hole.

1faxon.com

Stunning newly constructed modern farmhouse with thoughtfully designed, 2-level floor plan including 5 ensuite bedrooms and an elegant mix of modern and rustic details throughout.

Tom LeMieux, 650.465.7459 tom@tomlemieux.com

David Weil, 650.823.3855 david@davidweilhomes.com

PENDING

OPEN SAT & SUN 1-4

510 Laurel Avenue, Menlo Park $2,499,000 4 BD / 3 BA

24 Sunset Lane, Menlo Park $2,400,000 4 BD / 2.5 BA

Stylishly Remodeled Home in Desirable Willows Neighborhood, lightfilled convenient one level, great room, chef’s kitchen.

Great opportunity to remodel or build in prime West Menlo Park location! Las Lomi- tas Schools!

Tom LeMieux, 650.465.7459 tom@tomlemieux.com

Maya Sewald, Maya@MayaSewald.com Jason Sewald, Jason@JasonSewald.com 650.346.1228, www.SewaldRealEstate.com

COMING SOON

OPEN SUN 1:30-4:30

101 Alma Street #903, Palo Alto Price Upon Request 3 BD / 3 BA

57 N. Gate, Atherton $1,749,000 2 BD / 1 BA

Palo Alto downtown living at its best on 8th floor. Incredible views of Stanford Univ. Light and bright corner unit offers one-level living.

Charming cottage in Central Atherton, updated interiors, inviting venue for outdoor living.

Amy Sung, 650.468.4834 amy@amysung.com

Tom LeMieux, 650.465.7459 tom@tomlemieux.com

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• 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms; three are suites.

• Approx. 3,090 sq.ft., including attached 2-car garage.

• Approx. 7,400 sq.ft. lot. (according to City of Palo Alto).

• Travertine stone in the front porch.

• Stylish iron front entry door.

• Elegant staircase with wrought-iron banister and wood railing • Beautiful 7”- wide French oak hardwood floors throughout. (except bathrooms) • Security alarm system • 65” HD Samsung wall-mounted TV in family room.

• Surround sound system with 5 speakers.

Top-quality Thermador stainless steel appliances including: • 42” wide refrigerator with ice-maker & water dispenser • Cook-top with 6-burner and 48” vent-hood • Oven, microwave, dishwasher and wine cooler.

• Hansgrohe brushed nickel plumbing fixtures.

• Windows and skylights fill the space with natural light.

• Dual-zone central forced-air heating & air conditioning.

• Over 490 sq.ft. porches and covered patio.

Offered at $4,298,000

JUDY SHEN (650) 380-8888 CalBRE # 01272874 Page 50 • August 7, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Jshen@cbnorcal.com | www.JudyShen.com

OPEN Sunday, August 9 1:30 – 4:30pm

785 W. CALIFORNIA WAY WOODSIDE Beautifully remodeled home with western hill views 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths Approximately 3,828 square feet Home theatre, chef’s kitchen, and spacious family room Oversized master suite with walk-in closet and luxurious bath Attached 2-car garage with lots of storage space Numerous outdoor living venues, all with incredible privacy Almost one acre (approximately 40,075 square feet) Acclaimed Woodside School

Offered at $3,695,000

Top 1% Nationwide Over $1 Billion Sold Top US Realtor, The Wall Street Journal

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785WestCalifornia.com

650.740.2970 edemma@cbnorcal.com erikademma.com

CalBRE# 01230766

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Coldwell Banker

#1 IN CALIFORNIA

Palo Alto

By Appointment $10,999,000 Only New Price. www.4103OldTraceRoad.com Palo Alto rare Zoned R-E Density Residential.

Jan Strohecker CalBRE #00620365 650.325.6161

Menlo Park Sun 1:30-4:30 $5,695,000 Just completed, this stunning home presents 3 levels of luxury.

Quiet west MP cul-de-sac. 5 BR/5.5 BA Tim Kerns/Jennifer Gonzalez-La’O 650.323.7751 CalBRE #01800770

Los Altos $4,500,000 Commercial Bldg Los Altos Vault & Safe Depository.

Www.121FirstStreet.com.

Jan Strohecker CalBRE #00620365 650.325.6161

Palo Alto Sat/Sun 1 - 4 $4,199,000 Built in ‘08 this stunning 3-level home features a spacious floor plan 5 BR/4 full BA + 2 half Valerie Trenter CalBRE #01367578 650.323.7751

Atherton Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $3,797,000 3 Elizabeth Way Incredible opportunity to remodel/rebuild on quiet Atherton cul-de-sac. 0.68+/- acre.

Billy McNair CalBRE #01343603 650.324.4456

Woodside Sat/Sun 1 - 4 $3,195,000 579 Old La Honda Rd Completely remodeled contemporary style home on a sunny knoll-top setting over 2.6 acres. 4 BR/3 BA Steven Gray CalBRE #1498634 650.851.2666

Portola Valley $2,678,000 149 Corte Madera Rd. Gorgeous remodeled contemporary – 4/2.5 – high ceilings, light-filled on private 1/3 acre. 4 BR/2.5 BA Mia Banks CalBRE #01890669 650.324.4456

Redwood City

By Appointment $2,598,000 Only One of a kind unobstructed view! Just minutes to Caltrain, highways 280 & 101. 5 BR/3 BA Gil Oraha CalBRE #01355157 650.325.6161

Los Altos Sat/Sun 1 - 4 $2,498,000 775 Anderson Dr. Updated home with family room and formal dining room combo on a cul-de-sac location. 3 BR/2 BA Carla Priola-Anisman 650.851.2666 CalBRE #00916725

Menlo Park $2,398,000 Tranquil retreat. Chef ’s kitch, DR & spacious FR overlook private oasis w/ lawn & gardens. 4 BR/2.5 BA John Alexander CalBRE #00938234 650.323.7751

East Palo Alto $1,777,860 2206 Lincoln Street This spacious home has great potential to become a Homestay/bed and breakfast. 7 BR/5 BA Jane Jones CalBRE #01847801 650.325.6161

San Mateo PENDING $1,299,000 Fam rm, office, formal LR & DR all w/ a Super backyard including.. deck, lawn, pool & spa! 4 BR/2 BA Regan Byers CalBRE #01034761 650.324.4456

East Palo Alto

By Appointment $999,888 Only Living room w/FP, fam rm w/wet bar, DR, laundry room and sun room patio. Granite kitchen. 3 BR/1.5 BA Jane Jones CalBRE #01847801 650.325.6161

Mountain View

By Appointment $900,000 Only Newly remodeled bathroom, spacious family kitchen, fresh new paint inside and out. 3 BR/1 BA Alan & Nicki Loveless 650.325.6161 CalBRE #00444835 & 00924021

Menlo Park $795,000 824 Hamilton Ave. Freshly painted, new carpet, kitchen w/ granite counter top, new stove, large lot. 3 BR/1 BA Amelia Middel CalBRE #01103989 650.324.4456

©2015 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Office is Owned by a Subsidiary of NRT LLC. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage or NRT LLC. CalBRE License #01908304.

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ATHERTON

PALO ALTO

2 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms

3 Elizabeth Way Sun Coldwell Banker

$3,797,000 324-4456

57 N Gate $1,749,000 Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200

4 Bedrooms 100 Fair Oaks Ln Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,768,000 462-1111

634 Fulton St $2,188,888 Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500 1235 Alma St Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,899,900 325-6161

849 Wintergreen Way Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,095,000 462-1111

444 San Antonio Rd. #1B $1,495,000 Sat/Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474

6 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms

37 Ringwood Ave Sat/Sun 2-5 Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,480,000 462-1111

3 Bedrooms 1708 Terrace Dr. $1,238,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

EAST PALO ALTO $519,000 324-4456

440 Churchill Ave $4,395,000 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474 3817 Magnolia Dr Sat/Sun 1-5 Alain Pinel Realtors

3 Bedrooms

$2,199,000 323-1111

847-1141

4 Bedrooms 579 Old La Honda Rd

$3,195,000

Coldwell Banker

851-2666

568 Mountain Home Rd $7,200,000 Sat/Sun Intero Real Estate Services 223-5588

6 Bedrooms 38 Hacienda Dr $5,450,000 Sun Intero Real Estate Services 223-5588

MBA: The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania BA: Waseda University, Japan

Xin Jiang

Speaks Japanese & Chinese Fluently

650.283.8379 xjiang@apr.com XinPaloAltoProperty.com

$2,788,000 323-1111

5 Bedrooms

629 Paco Dr Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,498,000 323-1111

2593 Marshall Dr. Sat/Sun 1:30-5 Coldwell Banker

775 Anderson Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$2,498,000 851-2666

PORTOLA VALLEY

$4,298,000 325-6161

4 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms $4,988,000 543-8500

LOS ALTOS HILLS 3 Bedrooms 14700 Manuella Rd. $4,750,000 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474

4 Bedrooms 12165 Hilltop Dr Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty

245 Mountain Wood Ln $8,250,000 Sun Intero Real Estate Services 223-5588

2340 Carmel Dr $3,498,000 Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 520-3407 2570 Ramona St Sat/Sun 1-5 Alain Pinel Realtors

LOS ALTOS

5887 Arboretum Dr Sun Deleon Realty

$3,549,900 323-1111

$998,000

2151 Byron St. $2,890,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500

3 Bedrooms 2127 Lincoln St Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

2088 Channing Ave $2,995,000 Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200 3246 Waverley St Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

BELMONT

240 Lindenbrook Rd

Sat/Sun 1-4

490 Walsh Rd $7,180,000 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

25 Oakhill Dr $8,250,000 Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate Services 206-6200

2 Bedrooms

Sun 2-4

3 Bedrooms

3 Bedrooms - Townhouse

5 Bedrooms

5 Bedrooms

WOODSIDE

$4,598,000 851-2666

5 Bedrooms 27633 Via Cerro Gordo Sat/Sun 1-4 Plummer Realty

$4,250,000 464-1314

13824 Moon Ln Sun Deleon Realty

$6,788,000 543-8500

35 Adair Ln Sun Coldwell Banker 111 Carmel Way Sat 1-4 Miller Real Estate

$4,995,000 324-4456

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$1,950,000 (916) 705-6305

REDWOOD CITY 2 Bedrooms - Condominium 1240 Woodside Rd 21 Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$599,000 325-6161

3 Bedrooms 176 F St Sat/Sun 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,049,900 529-1111

4 Bedrooms 3896 Harvest Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,695,000 323-1111

The DeLeon Difference® 650.543.8500 www.deleonrealty.com 650.543.8500 | www.deleonrealty.com | DeLeon Realty CalBRE #01903224

6 Bedrooms

MENLO PARK

3615 Farm Hill Blvd Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

2 Bedrooms 134 Sand Hill Cir. $1,500,000 Sun Pacific Union International 999-1232

SAN CARLOS 2 Bedrooms - Condominium

3 Bedrooms Sharon Oaks Dr $1,475,000 Sat/Sun 1-4:30 Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 1975 Avy Ave. $2,400,000 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141 101 Hillside Ave Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,250,000 323-7751

$1,695,000 462-1111

4 Bedrooms 545 6th Ave $925,000 Sat 12-5/Sun 1:30-4:30 Coldwell Banker 324-4456 668 & 672 Partridge Ave. $3,190,000 Sun 1-4:30 Ferrari Investment Co. 464-4984

5 Bedrooms 1015 Atkinson Ln Sun Coldwell Banker

$5,695,000 323-7751

301 Stanford Ave Sun Deleon Realty

$3,488,000 543-8500

1795 Holly Ave Sun Kerwin & Associates

$4,750,000 473-1500

1355 Hillview Dr Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$5,398,000 462-1111

650 Berkeley Ave $6,495,000 Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200

16 Buttercup Ln 16 Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$1,195,000 851-2666

4 Bedrooms 120 Wingate Ave Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,998,000 325-6161

5 Bedrooms 2612 Graceland Ave Sat/Sun Zane MacGregor

$2,098,000 324-9900

SAN JOSE 3 Bedrooms 6412 Century Dr $1,498,000 Sat/Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

SAN MATEO 3 Bedrooms 756 Rand St $798,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

FRI SEPT 25 7PM REGISTER ONLINE

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SUNNYVALE 3 Bedrooms 668 Manzanita Ave Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$998,000 323-1111

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Open House Sunday 1:00-4:30

668 & 672 Partridge Ave., Menlo Park Just Listed!

Unique Allied Arts Property Includes Bungalow • Main home – 2-story, 3 bedroom, 2 ½ bath quality details: vaulted ceilings, skylight, hardwood flooring, new carpeting, freshly painted, approximately 2,100 s.f.

• Bungalow - 1 bedroom, 1 bath with office/den updated, charming brick patio, great rental approximately 800 s.f.

FERRARI INVESTMENT CO. DAVID FERRARI

Close to downtown Menlo Park and Palo Alto

Offered At $3,190,000

650-464-4984 |

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FO FO R RS S AA LE LE

1 Faxon Road, Atherton A Magnificent Estate in the Menlo Circus Club Area s Custom estate home completed in 2003

s Detached 4-car garage s Solar-heated pool, outdoor kitchen, fire pit, and golf hole

s 5 or 6 bedrooms, 5 full baths, and 2 half-baths s Approximately 12,840 sq. ft. of living space

s Approximately 1.71 acres s Menlo Park schools

Offered at $20,700,000 For more information, visit 1Faxon.com

FO FO R RS S AA LE LE

SALE PENDING

S A L E PS EONL D I N G

57 N. Gate, Atherton

510 Laurel Avenue, Menlo Park

860-862 Cambridge Avenue, Menlo Park

Updated cottage in Central Atherton with excellent potential, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath Offered at $1,749,000

Stylish remodeled home in desirable Willows, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, ~2,641 sq. ft.

Offered at $2,499,000

2 charming homes in desirable Allied Arts, each with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath Offered at $2,150,000

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874 Cambridge Avenue, Menlo Park

72 Juniper Drive, Atherton

10 Sargent Lane, Atherton

Updated Allied Arts home in garden setting, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, ~ 1,750 sq. ft.

Offered at $1,850,000

Estate home in sought-after Lindenwood, two levels with 5 bedrooms and 5.5 baths, pool, spa Offered at $6,450,000

Updated and expanded, 5 bedrooms, 5+ baths, ~ 2.43 acres, solar-heated pool Offered at $8,450,000

For more information on these properties, please visit tomlemieux.com

TO M L E M I E U X

Ranked #50 Nationally, The Wall Street Journal, 2015

650 465 7459 tom@tomlemieux.com tomlemieux.com

Over $2 billion in sales since 1998

License# 01066910

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Hot Flashes?

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115 Announcements Pregnant?

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Void in Illinois/ New Mexico/Indiana (AAN CAN) A Visit from Julia Morgan ASST SECTION MGRS FOR FOPAL HUGE USED BOOK SALE/FREE BOOKS

For Sale 201 Autos/Trucks/ Parts Mercedes 2002 E320 Mercedes E320 Station Wagon. 2002.

92,555 miles. Excellent condition.

Gold exterior/tan leather interior.

Third row seating. $5000.

Contact 2002E320@gmail.com Porsche 2012 Cayenne - $49,000

Singles Wine Tasting Party

202 Vehicles Wanted

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Call 800-731-5042 (Cal-SCAN)

Christina Conti Private Piano Instruction Lessons in your home.

Bachelor of Music. 650/493-6950

Older Car, Boat, RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call 1- 800-743-1482 (Cal-SCAN)

203 Bicycles Kid’s mountain bike - $45 or best offer

LA: 12186 El Monte Rd., 8/7-8, 9-3 St. Nicholas Catholic School Annual Rummage Sale. Toys, clothes, books, jewelry, hsewares, linens, electronics, treasures, furn., more. East off Hiway 280.

Hope Street Music Studios Now on Old Middefield Way, MV. Most instruments, voice. All ages and levels 650-961-2192 www.

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Menlo Park, 1220 Crane St, Aug 7 & 8, 9-4 Church Rummage Sale- clothes, kitchen items, furniture, gifts, etc.

Menlo Park, 734 16th Ave, Saturday 8/8, 9-4 Mountain View, 15+ Families Garage Sale Starting At 568 Hans Ave., Aug 8th, 8am - 1pm Print Map: tinyurl.com/p37oh9c

Piano Lessons Quality Piano Lessons in Menlo Park.

Call (650)838-9772 Alita Lake

Palo Alto, 3624 Evergreen Dr, Aug 8, 10am-3pm Garage Sale - Bike, sm flatscreen TV, bass guitar, snowboard, bike rack, household items new with tags/boxes, interior design items. No early birds :)

140 Lost & Found DID YOU KNOW 144 million U.S. Adults read a Newspaper print copy each week?

Discover the Power of Newspaper Advertising. For a free brochure call 916-288-6011 or email cecelia@cnpa.com (Cal-SCAN)

Palo Alto, 365 Monroe Drive, August 8-9 Will be selling furniture, clothes, books, toys, and various other items from 10am-4pm on Saturday/Sunday August 8 & 9th!

Palo Alto, 4000 Middlefield Road, Aug. 8 & 9, 10-4

145 Non-Profits Needs DONATE BOOKS TO SUPPORT LIBRARY Stanford Museums Volunteer WISH LIST FRIENDS OF PA LIBRARY

150 Volunteers

Palo Alto, 4232 Mckellar Ln, Aug. 8 & 9 Yard Sale - Furniture, much more

SAT, PSAT, AP books - $50

Kid’s Stuff 330 Child Care Offered Full time Nanny Housekeeping.

Healthy 6m - 13yo needed Mom helper.

Tot Turf Open House 8/7 Saturday 8/7/15 from 10 am to 2 pm Come tour our facility. We have openings children age 2 and above for both full and part time!

Enjoy snacks while you learn about our program and let the kids explore.

Family Helper Needed Healthy 6m -13yo wanted

345 Tutoring/ Lessons Reading, Writing, and Math Tutor * Resource Specialist (K-5) * Trained in SLD programs * Contact Sherry @(650)494-0834

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Jobs 500 Help Wanted Branch 2 Pest Control Technician Fax 408-294-2067 or email service@ littledavidpestcontrol.com

Marketing HP Inc. is accepting resumes for the position of Analytics Lead in Palo Alto, CA (Ref. #HPPALRAST1).

Work on developing mathematical modeling and customer analytics.

Drive differentiated approaches through advanced analytics applications, including segmentation and propensity modeling. Mail resume to HP Inc., 5400 Legacy Drive, MS H1-2F-25, Plano, TX 75024. Resume must include Ref. #, full name, email address and mailing address. No phone calls. Must be legally authorized to work in U.S. without sponsorship. EOE.

Programmer Analyst Specialist (Mountain View, CA) Tech team lead for app dev supp team. Require: gather, resource plan’g of investment apps. Tech design, app dev and architecture, doc, and validat’n testing of investment appn’s. Follow app’n life cycle standards and procedures.

Bach deg in Comp Science, Eng’g or related field, 10 years of exp supporting investment mgt or wealth mgt appn’s, with 5 yrs of exp leading app’n dev activities, business analysis, design and architecture. Java, Spring Framework, Tomcat and, MS SQ Database. Exp with market data providers like MSCI Barra, Factset, Bloomberg, or Thompson Reuters.

Send resumes to S. McCloskey at 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111

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Technical Informatica Corporation is accepting resumes for the following positions in Redwood City, CA:

ENGINEERING Clover Network, Inc. has job opp. in Mountain View, CA: Android Software Engineer. Design & develop SW for mobile PoS sys. based on Android op. sys. Mail resumes referencing Req. #ASE28 to: Attn: E. Visco, 800 California St, Ste 200, Mountain View, CA 94041.

425 Health Services

245 Miscellaneous

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Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch StepIn. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors. American Made. Installation Included. Call 800-799-4811 for $750 Off. (Cal-SCAN)

Clerk CLERICAL OFFICE SUPPORT Responsibilities include providing clerical support to management. Skills required - excellent customer service, efficient in documentation procedures such as excel, microsoft word, scanning, retrieval of documents and multitasking capabilities. Salary $12.00 hourly.

Women’s clothing and accessories $ 5.00 -50

235 Wanted to Buy

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Paloalto, 50 Embarcadero, Aug. 8, 9-3

CA$H FOR GUN$ 650-969-GUNS $50.0

ASST SECTION MGRS FOR FOPAL

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210 Garage/Estate Sales

133 Music Lessons

DirecTV Starting at $19.99/mo. FREE Installation.

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Quality Assurance Quality Assurance Senior in Mountain View, CA, Testing & QA svc for IT teams; Data valid’n & verif’n, Data warehousing app’ns, internal user interface screens & appli’ns; building, maintaining, & executing test scripts.

Master’s deg in Eng’g. Comp Info Syns’s and’or Comp Sci, or rel’d & 3 yers exp in QA role w/in an app’n sys’s devt organiz’n or equiv exp providing testing suppo in an end-user capacity; exp w/ defect tracking sys’s data valid’n SQL queries. Resumes to: American Century, Attn: Stacia McCloskey, 4500 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64111.

Senior Technical Support Engineer (RCPPA): Responsible for ensuring company customer’s success and satisfaction with company products and contributing to customer longterm loyalty.

Please mail resumes with job title and reference Job Code #RCPPA to Informatica Corporation, ATTN: Global Mobility, 2100 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94063. No phone calls please. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. EOE.

Technology Hewlett-Packard Company is accepting resumes for the position of Systems/Software Engineer in Palo Alto, CA (Ref. #HPECPALSOKJ1).

Conduct or participate in multi-disciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems software. Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug software programs.

25% travel required to various unanticipated client sites. Mail resume to Hewlett-Packard Company, 5400 Legacy Drive, MS H1-2F-25, Plano, TX 75024. Resume must include Ref. #, full name, email address and mailing address. No phone calls. Must be legally authorized to work in U.S. without sponsorship. EOE.

Technology Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company is accepting resumes for the position of Technology Consultant in Palo Alto, CA (Ref. #HPECPALNASC1).

Provide technology consulting to customers and internal project teams.

Provide technical support and/or leadership in creation and delivery of technology solutions designed to meet customers’ business needs and, consequently, for understanding customers’ businesses. 20% travel to various unanticipated work sites around the US. Mail resume to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, 5400 Legacy Drive, MS H1-2F-25, Plano, TX 75024. Resume must include Ref. #, full name, email address and mailing address. No phone calls. Must be legally authorized to work in U.S. without sponsorship. EOE.

540 Domestic Help Wanted HIRING: SPECIAL EVENT CHILDCARE STAFF-Please Read Entire AD

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Newer equipment. No East Coast.

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Across 1 Banned, poshly 5 Lou who sang “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” 10 Baby ___ choy 13 Fuzzy memory 14 Believed without question 15 “Game of Thrones” actress Chaplin 16 It’s called for claims 17 Elevated 18 Ventilation shaft 19 Dude who’s extremely chummy?

22 “Friends” family name 24 Tennis icon Arthur 25 The Atlantic, e.g.

26 “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” star Jim 30 Yorkiepoo, e.g.

31 Make actress Sobieski’s hair stick straight out?

36 Burden 38 No right ___ 39 “There is no try” utterer 40 Me playing some hand drums?

43 Health supp.

44 Toledo’s home 45 Kagan of the Supreme Court 47 Bahama ___ (rum cocktail) 49 Visit, as an inn 50 Toy train enthusiast?

55 Shaving gel additive 56 Muhammad’s pugilistic daughter, with 2-down 57 Chain items 60 1/1760th of a mile 61 Poker announcement 62 Ample Aussie avifauna 63 Boise-to-Billings dir.

64 No-strings-attached they aren’t 65 Cable channel since 1979

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Down 1 “We’re not sure yet,” on a schedule 2 See 56-Across 3 Bazooka insert 4 Author ___ K. Le Guin 5 Down time, briefly 6 “The washing machine is not ___” 7 Spud of NBA fame 8 She’s back in town, in a Fats Waller song 9 Reached 65, in some places 10 Big branch 11 Just as planned 12 “Firework” singer Perry 15 Homeric epic 20 Bear lairs 21 Ice Bucket Challenge’s premise 22 Beckett’s no-show 23 “Low-priced” commercial prefix 26 One may be silent but deadly 27 “The Rubber Capital of the World” 28 “There’s ___ terrible mistake!”

29 “Ye” follower, on shoppe signs 32 “___ and Circumstance” 33 They may be written to your schmoopy 34 Patsy’s “Absolutely Fabulous” sidekick 35 Gnaw away 37 Like wine glasses 41 “___ can you see...”

42 Green heard in “Family Guy” 46 “Check this out!”

47 “The Last Supper” location 48 Dino’s love 49 Imaging center images 50 “The Gong Show” panelist ___ P. Morgan 51 Modeling material 52 Golden ring 53 Like some salads 54 Mishmash 58 “Uh-huh!”

59 ID where you might reveal the last 4

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636 Insurance Auto Insurance starting at $25/month.

Call 855-977-9537 Lowest Prices on Health and Dental Insurance. We have the best rates from top companies!

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715 Cleaning Services

995 Fictitious Name Statement NEW REALITIES CONSULTING, LLC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 606921 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: New Realities Consulting, LLC, located at 4250 El Camino Real, #C121, 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): NEW REALITIES CONSULTING, LLC 4250 El Camino Real, #C121 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 06/15/2015.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on July 13, 2015.

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757 Handyman/ Repairs AAA HANDYMAN & MORE Since 1985 Repairs • Maintenance • Painting Carpentry • Plumbing • Electrical All Work Guaranteed

(650) 453-3002 Handyman Services Lic. 249558. Plumb, elect., masonry, carpentry, landscape. 40+ years exp. Pete Rumore, 650/823-0736; 650/851-3078

759 Hauling Attic Clean-Up & Rodent Removal Are there rodents living in your attic.

Call today to learn more about our $89 Attic Cleanup Special Call Us Today (866) 391-3308 (paste into your browser) AtticStar.com Orkopina Housecleaning Celebrating 30 years in business cleaning homes in your area. 650/962-1536

748 Gardening/ Landscaping

J & G HAULING SERVICE Misc. junk, office, gar., furn., mattresses, green waste, more.

Lic./ins. Free est. 650/743-8852 (see my Yelp reviews)

771 Painting/ Wallpaper Glen Hodges Painting Call me first! Senior discount.

45 yrs. #351738. 650/322-8325

809 Shared Housing/ Rooms ALL AREAS ROOMMATES.COM Lonely? Bored? Broke? Find the perfect roommate to complement your personality and lifestyle at Roommates.com!

(AAN CAN) Menlo Park, 1 BR/1 BA 1lBR/1/BA in private hm near Stanford. A quiet retreat w/ many amenities.

Jan 650-796-0357.

Portola Valley, Studio - $1500/mont

811 Office Space Psychotherapy office Lovely psychotherapy office in downtown Palo Alto available to sublet 15-20 hours/week. In a heritage victorian building two blocks from University with tranquil views and an extremely comfortable and ergonomic Eames chair. Interested parties inquire

815 Rentals Wanted Shop prompt for rent $1500.00/mo

825 Homes/Condos for Sale

STYLE PAINTING Full service painting. Insured.

Lic. 903303. 650/388-8577

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

775 Asphalt/ Concrete

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

19 yrs exp. Ramon, 650/576-6242 landaramon@yahoo.com R.G. Landscape Drought tolerant native landscapes and succulent gardens. Demos, installations, maint. Free est. 650/468-8859

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.

Mtn. View Asphalt Sealing Driveway, parking lot seal coating.

Asphalt repair, striping, 30+ years.

Family owned. Free est. Lic. 507814.

650/967-1129

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File No.: 606630 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Clean-Lines Design, located at 203 Johnson Ave., Los Gatos, CA 95030, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): VIRGIL QUISOL 203 Johnson Ave. Los Gatos, CA 95030 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 July 2, 2015.

(PAW July 24, 31, Aug. 7, 14, 2015) LIVINGWATERINME MINISTRIES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 607148 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Livingwaterinme Ministries, located at 4270 Terman Dr. #104, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An

Menlo Park, 2 BR/2 BA Newly remodeled downtown condo!

Call 650-326-2900

Roe General Engineering Asphalt, concrete, pavers, tiles, sealing, artificial turf. 36 yrs exp. No job too small. Lic #663703. 650/814-5572

779 Organizing Services End the Clutter & Get Organized Residential Organizing

by Debra Robinson (650)390-0125

Real Estate 801 Apartments/ Condos/Studios Menlo Park - $4750 MP: 1BR/1BA Near dntn. Furn. $2000 mo., incl. utils.

(650)322-2814

805 Homes for Rent Crescent Park In Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $6850 Menlo Park, 5+ BR/3 BA - $7900

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Menlo Park, 3 BR/2.5 BA Unique Allied Arts Prop 3bd,2.5 bth built.Price incl.2nd home 1+ bd/1bth bungalow great for rental or in-laws.

Both homes move-in ready, must see!

Main home-668 Partridge Ave, bungalow-672 Partridge Ave Mountain View, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $1,598,000

855 Real Estate Services DID YOU KNOW Information is power and content is King? Do you need timely access to public notices and remain relevant in today’s highly competitive market?

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Palo Alto, 2 BR/2 BA - $6,500 Individual.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): JOCELYN HUANG 4270 Terman Dr., #104 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 July 21, 2015.

(PAW July 24, 31, Aug. 7, 14, 2015) SHIRAZ ENTERPRISE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 607133 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Shiraz Enterprise, located at 95 Polaris Ct., Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): ALIREZA BEHBOOD 95 Polaris Ct. Milpitas, CA 95035 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 7/21/2015.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on July 21, 2015.

(PAW July 31, Aug. 7, 14, 21, 2015)

CARDINAL HOTEL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 606628 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Cardinal Hotel, located at 235 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Trust.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): STEPHAN B. DAHL 235 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 5/18/2010.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on July 2, 2015.

(PAW July 31, Aug. 7, 14, 21, 2015) BO CRANE BOOKS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 606745 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Bo Crane Books, located at 4283 Wilkie Way, 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): ROBERT L. CRANE JR. 4283 Wilkie Way Palo Alto, CA 94306

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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 July 7, 2015.

(PAW July 31, Aug. 7, 14, 21, 2015) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 607376 The following person(s)/entity(ies) has/ have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): M2M ANGEL 3351 Alma St. Apt. 324 Palo Alto, CA 94306 FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON: 12/19/2013 UNDER FILE NO. 586139 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S)/ENTITY(IES): HAIHONG GAO 3351 Alma St. Apt. 324 Palo Alto, CA 94306 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on July 27, 2015.

(PAW Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28, 2015) LUMO LLC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 607698 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Lumo LLC, located at HanaMaus, 456 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301, 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): LUMO LLC HanaMaus, 456 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on July 1st., 2015.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 3, 2015.

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997 All Other Legals NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-15664233-CL Order No.: 150075334-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/21/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): VICTORIA ANN HAYDEN, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded: 7/27/2005 as Instrument No. 18493932 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SANTA CLARA County, California; Date of Sale: 8/14/2015 at 11:00:00 AM Place of Sale: At the North Market Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 191 North Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $152,368.12 The purported property address is: 1445 TASSO ST, PALO ALTO, CA 943013638 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 120-08-049 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.

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Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: October 13, 2015, 8:45 a.m., Room: Probate of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: PALO ALTO WEEKLY Date: July 15, 2015 /s/ Thomas E. Kuhnle JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (PAW July 24, 31, Aug. 7, 14, 2015)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Case No.: 115CV283440 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ELLE MIZUKI TOYAMA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ELLE MIZUKI TOYAMA to ELLE MIZUKI FUKUI. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: October 20, 2015, 8:45 a.m., Room: Probate of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: PALO ALTO WEEKLY Date: July 22, 2015 /s/ Thomas E. Kuhnle JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (PAW July 31, Aug. 7, 14, 21, 2015) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Case No.: 115CV283601 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ALEKSANDAR TOTIC, INGRID TOTIC filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: A.) OLIVER KONSTANTIN TOTICH to OLIVER KONSTANTIN TOTIC B.) ANDERS NAIM TOTICH to ANDERS NAIM TOTIC C.) NINA VIVIAN TOTICH to NINA MISITA TOTIC. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: October 27, 2015, 8:45 a.m., Room: Probate of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: PALO ALTO WEEKLY Date: July 28, 2015 /s/ Thomas E. Kuhnle JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (PAW July 31, Aug. 7, 14, 21, 2015) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOHN EDWIN NORTHRUP also known as JOHN E. NORTHRUP Case No.: 1-15-PR-176921 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOHN EDWIN NORHRUP, also known as JOHN E. NORTHRUP, also known as JOHN NORTHRUP. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: SCOTT NORTHRUP in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: SCOTT NORTHRUP 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

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A HEARING on the petition will be held on September 3 at 9:00 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: Elijah M. Keyes, Gilfix & La Poll Associates, LLP 2300 Geng Road, Suite 200 Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650)493-8070 (PAW Aug. 7, 14, 21, 2015) CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 CASE NUMBER: 83847 CASE NAME: Jules Daniel Cole SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF San Mateo 1. To: Jack and anyone claiming to be a parent of: Jules Daniel Cole born on: July 7th, 2014 at: a sidewalk in Palo Alto, CA 2. A hearing will be held on: September 21st, 2015 at: 9:00am in Dept.: 5 located at 222 Paul Scannell Drive, San Mateo, CA 94402 3. At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer.

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6. If the court terminates your parental rights, the order may be final.

7. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present.

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WATER POLO

USA women looking for more gold

ON THE TRACK . . . Stanford’s Harrison Williams broke the American Junior Record in the decathlon on Saturday, scoring a meet-record 8,037 points to win the gold medal at the Pan Am Junior Track and Field Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Representing the United States, Williams needed at least 4:32.00 in the final event, the 1,500 meters, to break the 8,018 mark for those 19 and under set by Gunnar Nixon in 2012. Riding the tail of race leader Nathaniel Mechler of Canada, Williams ran a personalrecord 4:29.20. After crossing the line, Williams dropped to the track in exhaustion. Williams won six events over the two-day, 10-event competition to earn a commanding lead from the start.

ON THE WATCH LIST . . . Stanford junior goalkeeper Jane Campbell and sophomore midfielder Andi Sullivan were named to the watch list for the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy, the highest honor in collegiate soccer. The Stanford men’s team had Jordan Morris and Brandon Vincent named to the watch list.

ON THE AIR Friday Men’s and women’s swimming: FINA World Championships, 7:30 a.m.; Universal Sports Women’s tennis: Bank of the West Classic, noon and 7 p.m.; ESPN3

Saturday Men’s and women’s swimming: FINA World Championships, 3 p.m.; NBC (taped) Women’s tennis: Bank of the West Classic, noon and 4 p.m.; ESPN3

Sunday Men’s and women’s swimming: Phillips 66 Nationals Swim Special, 1:30 p.m.; NBC Men’s and women’s swimming: FINA World Championships, 2:30 p.m.; NBC (taped) Women’s tennis: Bank of the West Classic, 2 p.m.; ESPN3

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by Rick Eymer

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IN THE POOL . . . The girls from the Stanford Water Polo Club didn’t come home with any medals from the National Junior Olympics that wrapped up Sunday in Orange County, but the club did produce three top-20 finishes in the elite Platinum Division of the world’s largest water polo tournament. The 16U A team finished 6-3 while earning 11th place in the Platinum Division. Team members included Zoe Banks, Katherine Atherton, Lauren Dillon, Madison Higginson, Jenna Kotcher, Isabella Mandema, Nadia Paquin, Madeline Pendolino, Anna Rajaratnam, Allison Sullivan-Wu, Samantha Stebbins, Molly Teresi, Olivia Tobin and Mikaela Wayne.

The 18U A team and 14U A squad, meanwhile, each finished 16th in the Platinum Division.

Americans on the verge of historic sweep

Stanford grad Nicole Gibbs reached the second round of the Bank of the West Classic, falling to No. 20 Elina Svitolina, 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Wednesday night.

No clear favorite at Bank of the West Classic this year Without Serena, the ball can fall in anyone’s court beginning with quarterfinals

by Rick Eymer therton’s CiCi Bellis made a successful debut at the $731,000 Bank of the West Classic this week and she lost both of the matches in which she participated. She’ll likely be around the rest of the week though. After all, it’s a tournament she has attended every year.

The difference being she’s part of the tour now.

Stanford grad Nicole Gibbs and Cardinal junior Carol Zhao also took part in the festivities, though neither will be playing in Sunday’s championship. There are plenty of other candidates for the tournament title though.

When world No. 1 Serena Williams, the tournament’s defending champion, pulled out because of an elbow injury, it became a field with no clear cut favorite.

The top two seeds, Caroline

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Wozniacki and Agnieszka Radwanska, were scheduled to play Thursday, and both of the top 10 players appear to have the best chances of winning.

American Alison Riske, Germany’s Mona Barthel and Croatia’s Ajla Tomljanovic showed Wednesday, though, just how perilous it is to be seeded. The 59th ranked Riske upset third-seeded and 10th-ranked Carla Suarez Navarro, No. 63 Barthel knocked off sixth-seeded and 17th ranked Andrea Petkovic and No. 69 Tomljanovic beat the seventh-seeded Madison Keys 1-6, 6-4, 6-1.

The field will be whittled to eight for Friday’s quarterfinal round, with sessions at noon and 7 p.m. Saturday’s semifinal matches are scheduled for noon and 4 p.m., while Sunday’s championship match is slated for 2 p.m.

Angelique Kerber remembers

fondly her time at Stanford last year, when she reached the final.

The No. 5 seed hopes to create even better memories this time around.

Kerber downed Ana Konjuh, 6-4, 6-3, on Thursday to reach Friday’s quartefinals.

Fourth-seeded Karolina Pliskova also remains in the chase.

Riske, who lost in the qualifying tournament here in 2010, also remembered her only other visit.

“I always like playing in California,” she said. “The weather is perfect. I wish more tournaments were scheduled. I played here my first year on the tour and enjoyed it.”

A year after showcasing her talent to the tennis world at the US Open, Bellis played her doubles match in front of a large audience on the back courts of the Taube (continued on next page)

FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Stanford’s Neal a world record holder Ledecky sets yet another world mark in the 1,500 free

by Rick Eymer atie Ledecky won’t be swimming for Stanford until after the 2016 Rio Olympics, though the Cardinal will still have a recent world record holder returning to the fold in the fall.

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Stanford’s Lia Neal and Simone Manuel (far right) helped the women’s 400 free relay team win a bronze medal at the FINA World Championships.

The United States senior women’s USA water polo team has a lot in common with the Stanford women’s water polo team. In addition to sharing several players over the years, both teams do a lot of winning.

That trend continues as the Americans look to complete their season with yet another gold medal performance on Friday.

Stanford grad Maggie Steffens scored twice to help the U.S. beat international rival Australia, 8-6, in the semifinals of the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia on Wednesday and advance to its first goal medal match in the event in six years.

The Americans (5-1, 26-2) meet the Netherlands in Friday’s championship. The teams have met three times this season, including the title contest of the Kunshan Cup. The Americans won all three meetings, though the Dutch women have closed the gap each time. The U.S. won their last meeting, 8-5, in the semifinals of the FINA World League Super Final.

“Pressure is a privilege, you must be doing something right.

You have to put yourself in a position to be successful,” U.S. coach Adam Krikorian said. “We lost to Italy and I think they are playing the best in the tournament. We know it will be extremely hard and Holland is just getting better.

It will be a tough final.”

Team USA, which has won four tournament titles to date, is looking for its first FINA world title since beating Canada in 2009, and its fourth overall. The Netherlands reached the championship in each of the first four tournaments. The event was established in 1986.

The Dutch took the gold medal in 1991. The U.S. won its first title in 2003 after earning bronze medals in 1986 and 1991.

Incoming Stanford freshman Makenzie Fischer gave the Americans their first lead at 4-3 with 5:07 remaining to play in the second quarter. Steffens tied it earlier in the period.

The Aussie Stingers regained the lead at 5-4 with just under three minutes left but Rachel Fattal evened the contest with a buzzer-beating goal.

Steffens, Fattal and Stanford grad Melissa Seidemann scored the first three goals of the second half to give the U.S. a comfortable margin en route to the victory.

“We made some adjustments at halftime as we were out of sorts in the first half,” Krikorian said.

“All credit to Australia for this.

For us to hold them to one goal in (continued on page 61)

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Seventh-seeded Madison Keys dropped her second round match, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, to Ajla Tomljanovic.

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result of expanding her horizons.

Bellis dropped first-round qualifying matches at Charleston and the French Open, both WTA events.

“That was my first qualifying at a slam,” Bellis said. “You could see how much those girls wanted to win every point.”

College remains an option for Bellis, who is home-schooled. She still has a couple of years to make a choice.

“I have a SAT tutor right now and I’m working hard on that,” she said. “It depends on where I am.

At this point my goals aren’t based on tournaments or rankings. They are based on me playing well and playing well in tournaments.”

Gibbs was asked about her decision to attend college. She didn’t want to offer any advice to Bellis but did acknowledge that school was the right decision for her.

“Stanford was crucial for my development,” Gibbs said. “I was 17 when I went to school and I needed those years to ground myself as a person and develop as a player. My confidence comes from winning so many back-to-back matches, building a tournament and learning to deal with soreness.

I wouldn’t change a thing.” Q

Mona Barthel upset No. 6 seed Andrea Petkovic, 6-2, 7-6 (4).

TV SCHEDULE Friday, Aug. 7 Singles quarterfinals: noon-6 p.m and 7-9 p.m.; ESPN3 Saturday, Aug. 8 Singles semifinals: noon-2 p.m and 4-6 p.m.; ESPN2 Sunday, Aug. 9 Singles final: 2-4 p.m.; ESPN2

About the cover: Ajla Tomljanovic reached Friday’s quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic by upsetting No. 7 seed Madison Keys, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, on Wednesday night. Three seeded players have been knocked out of the tournament. Photo by Harjanto Sumali

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Angelique Kerber beat Ana Konjuh, 6-4, 6-3, on Thursday to reach Friday’s quarterfinals.

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Family Tennis Stadium and no one left disappointed. It’s the kind of thing that grabs the attention of tennis officials who look for players that can sustain interest.

The 16-year-old Bellis fits the profile. She created a sensation by beating then-No. 13 Dominika Cibulkova in the first round of last September’s US Open and fans continue to follow her. She’s been asked to attend tournament functions, just like one of the pros, and willingly accepts. Bellis extended her fan base Monday night, participating in an autograph session at Stanford. She also held an autograph session when she competed in Miami, where she played Williams.

Bellis, still a couple of years away from deciding between college and a professional career, seems to understand the process and appears patient enough to allow herself plenty of room for growth a a person and a tennis player. She’s fine developing at her own pace.

“It was a great experience for me,” Bellis said. “Even playing doubles with so many people coming out and supporting me. It was fun. This is obviously a harder level than I’ve played against. I can take what I did right and what I did wrong and keep improving. It was definitely encouraging.”

Bellis is debating whether to play in a Challenger event in Vancouver, but there’s no secret about her desire to return to New York.

“I have applied for a wild card for the US Open and if I don’t get it, there’s qualifying,” she said.

“Doubles too.”

Her continued popularity makes her a good possibility to get a second chance at the main draw in the final Grand Slam of the season.

“I played the juniors there the previous year,” Bellis said. “I have spent so much time there that I feel like I know every court there, even if I’ve only played on three.”

Bellis appreciates her experience at last year’s US Open but doesn’t dwell on it. That’s a sign

of a mature athlete, one who stays focused on the big picture and doesn’t necessarily make any one tournament more than it is.

“I don’t think back on it very much,” Bellis said. “It started my whole ‘pro’ career but I’ve tried to move on from that. It was a good jumping off point for me.”

And the Bank of the West?

“This is going to be my favorite tournament because I live so close,” Bellis said after dropping a 6-3, 7-6 (3) decision to Japan’s Misaki Doi in the first round on Monday. “I came, like, every year.”

Gibbs defeated France’s Caroline Garcia, 6-4, 7-5, on Monday and lost a tough one to world No. 20 Elina Svitolina, 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Wednesday night.

“This was a big barrier for me to break through,” Gibbs said of her win. “To do it in front of my home crowd was something special.”

Gibbs won her first match in a WTA Tour main draw since April.

She just needed a visit to familiar territory.

“I feel so comfortable on that court it’s ridiculous,” she said.

“I’m a lot braver there then on a lot of other courts.”

Of course, winning 56 of 61 matches during an illustrious college career can produce feelings of comfort.

“I had moments throughout the week when I was playing good tennis,” Gibbs said. “I have a lot of takeaways that can hopefully be the start of a good hardcourt season for me.”

Zhao lost to Barthel, 6-3, 6-0, in the first round.

“It’s always special to come back and play at Taube,” Zhao said. “It’s obviously a different atmosphere but I love playing on this court.”

Bellis scheduled aggressively this year, in hopes of providing some guidance to her future plans.

“My coach and I both thought this was a great experience,” Bellis said. “It’s good for me to play against players ranked so high. I hope I’m still growing. I think I grew a little bit this week.”

Her struggles lately have been a

Kimiko Date-Krumm, the oldest player on the tour at age 44, upset 24th ranked Sabine Lisicki, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

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the second half is fantastic.”

The Netherlands advanced with a 10-9 victory over Italy in a shootout. The Italians outscored the Dutch, 4-0, in the second half to force the penalty phase. Both goalies were outstanding. The Netherlands’ Laura Aarts recorded 12 saves for 70.6 percent success rate while Giulia Gorlero had 10 saves for the Italians and a 67 percent success rate.

In the quarterfinals, Stanford grad Kiley Neushul scored twice to help the USA beat Spain, 8-5.

Spain has emerged as a recent rival. The teams met each other in the 2012 London Olympic Games gold medal game, and then again in the quarterfinals of the 2013 FINA World Championships.

Neushul found the net in the opening minute for a 1-0 lead. In the closing minute of the period, Kaleigh Gilchrist put the U.S. up, 2-0.

Rachael Fattal connected early in the second period as a power play concluded for a 3-0 lead.

Spain got on the board moments later on a power play goal from USC’ s Anni Espar.

Steffens converted a penalty shot and Neushul added a goal for a 5-1 lead with 2:23 remaining in the half. The Americans took a 5-2 lead into halftime.

Team USA celebrates its semifinal victory over Australia. Stanford athletes include Ashley Grossman (9), Maggie Steffens (6), and Melissa Seidemann (3).

Spain rallied to draw within one against Australia on Sunday.

“We wanted to go to the fifth at 6-5 early in the fourth period.

Fattal and Courtney Mathewson play-off and finish on a high added goals soon after for the note,” Stanford’s Jackson Kimbell said. “Our goal was solid team margin of victory. defense and offense, put shots on cage and make them block, not go Men’s water polo Stanford senior Bret Bonanni over and stop their counter attack. scored twice but the United States I don’t think we did that.”

The U.S. (18-19-1) can still finmen’s senior national water polo team dropped a 12-7 decision to ish the season with a .500 record Serbia in the quarterfinals of the by beating the Aussies.

“I am proud of my guys. This FINA World Championships in is the third tournament in a row Kazan, Russia on Tuesday.

The Americans (3-3, 18-19-1) and we are running out of enerfollowed that with a 13-9 loss to gy,” USA coach Dejan Udovicic Hungary on Thursday and drops said. “If you don’t have energy into the seventh-place game and power, you don’t have control.

You need to be fresh. It is not easy to play. We are more than satisfied with our goals this year. We qualified to the Olympic Games, played good in the tournament at Bergamo (World League Super Final). We have one year in front of us to prepare well.”

Bonanni and Stanford grad Tony Azevedo each three times against the Hungarians.

Bonanni scored twice in the Americans’ 7-3 victory over Brazil in the qualification round.

In a rematch of the Pan American Games gold medal final played less than a month ago, the U.S. again gained the upper hand early as Luca Cupido scored the game’s first goals.

After Bernardo Gomes got Brazil on the board in the second period, Bonanni followed with an immediate goal to help the United States take a 3-1 advantage into halftime.

Bonanni also opened the third quarter with a goal, connecting on a penalty shot for a 4-1 lead with 5:12 to play in the period. Brazil scored to make it 4-2 heading into the final period.

John Mann scored all three of his goals in the in the fourth quarter. He scored on a power play and a natural goal in the opening two minutes. Brazil’s Felipe Perrone broke through for a goal with 2:20 to play but Mann put the cap on the match with 17 seconds left, scoring on the counter attack. Q

Cardinal soccer teams earn Top 10 preseason rankings Women open the season ranked third; men are ranked eighth by NSCAA

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down against conference rival and defending champion UCLA. Stanford will be featured in 11 Pac-12 Networks broadcasts this season, including nine of its 11 conference matchups.

Men’s soccer Stanford will open up the 2015 season ranked eighth in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Preseason Top 25, the organization announced.

The Cardinal’s 422 points place it just behind No. 7 Providence

(474 points) and ahead of No. 9 Michigan State (405 points).

Stanford also received two firstplace votes. No. 1 UCLA (624 points; seven first-place votes) and No. 2 Virginia (617 points; 15 first-place votes) are the only other institutions to earn multiple nods as the nation’s top team.

Georgetown (561 points; one first-place vote), Notre Dame (534 points; one first-place vote) and North Carolina (514 points) round out the top five while Creighton (488 points) sits in sixth.

Stanford’s No. 8 preseason

ranking is its highest in 12 years.

Coming off a run to the NCAA College Cup Final in 2002, the Cardinal began its 2003 season at No. 3 in the nation. Other preseason rankings since came in 2010 (No. 13) and 2014 (No. 20).

The Cardinal hosts exhibitions against CSU Bakersfield (August 17) and Santa Clara (August 22) before starting the 2015 season on the road at UC Santa Barbara on Friday, August 28. Stanford’s regular-season home opener takes place the following Friday (September 4) against Northeastern at 7 p.m. Q

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he Stanford women’s soccer team begins the 2015 season ranked No. 3 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Preseason Top 25, the organization announced.

It is the sixth time in the past seven seasons the Cardinal has debuted in the top three and marks the ninth consecutive year it has been in the preseason top 10.

The Cardinal registered 728 points, including one first-place vote, selected behind only Florida State (782) and Virginia (754).

Fellow Pac-12 teams ranked in the top 25 include No. 4 UCLA, No. 18 California and No. 20 Washington.

Stanford posted a 20-2-3 record in 2014 and advanced to the College Cup for the sixth time in seven years, completing the season with a No. 3 national ranking.

Stanford plays host to Fresno State in an exhibition on Aug. 14, and opens the season in earnest on Aug. 21 at Hawaii.

The Cardinal home opener is Aug. 28 against Boston College, a frequent NCAA tournament opponent in recent years, and plays its Pac-12 home opener on Oct. 8 against Oregon State.

Among the red-letter days on Stanford’s home schedule are a Sept. 11 contest against Penn State, the 2014 Big Ten regularseason champ, and a Nov. 1 show-

Jane Campbell registered 14 shutouts last year, second-most in Stanford history and tied for 16th in NCAA Division I history.

She earned a 19-2-3 record, boasting a 0.59 goals-against average and .794 save percentage with 54 saves on the year.

Brandon Vincent led the team and was tied for 13th in the conference with six goals after entering last year with just one goal in his first 38 career matches.

SWIMMING

PASA wins team title at Junior Nationals Cal-bound Campbell, Paly’s Zhao each earn a silver medal

by Rick Eymer

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alo Alto Stanford Aquatics brought home the combined team title from the Speedo Junior National Championships at San Antonioís Northside Swim Center, while incoming Stanford freshman Ella Eastin won three events in the meet and claimed the women’s individual high point title.

Gunn grad Jennifer Campbell and Palo Alto junior Grace Zhao each earned a silver medal and both swam dramatic races.

Zhao was in third position at the 50-meter point of the 200 breast and then fell into sixth at the halfway.

She moved into fourth at 150 and produced a Grace Zhao 38.90 over the final lap to edge past Ella Nelson and into second place. Her final time was 2:31.00.

Campbell swam a steady race and was in third after 150 meters following a back-and-forth race with Erika Brown. The future California swimmer inched into second and held off the hardcharging Brown by .12 seconds.

PASA, which topped the field with 306 points, got strong efforts from Albert Gwo, who finished fourth in the 50 free with a time of 23.12, and the 400 free relay team of Benjamin Ho, Jeremy Babinet, Joe Molinari and Gwo, which finished fourth in 3:47.08.

The women’s 400 free relay team of Chloe Isleta, Grace Zhao, Jennifer Campbell and Isabelle Henig placed third in 4:12.95.

Henig added a seventh-place finish in the 50 free with a time of 25.77.

Eastin added the womenís 200-meter individual medley to her gold medal collection. She set a meet record with a 2:12.32 and finished three seconds ahead of her future Cardinal teammate Kim Williams, who was second in 2:15.31. Eastin also claimed national titles in the 200 fly and 400 IM and earned a total of 91 points.

On the men’s side, incoming Stanford freshman Jack Walsh placed 10th in the 100 back in 59.73, while the Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics club’s Jeremy Babinet went 2:18.65 in the 200 breast for a ninth-place showing.

PASA’s Alec Hsing went 2:20.59 for a 16th place finish. Q

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Swimming (continued from page 59)

Katie Ledecky set two world records and earned four gold medals through the first five days of the FINA World Championships.

IM. “I’m happy to contribute to some extent to the success of Team USA. Katie is so great, whenever she hits the water she breaks the world record.”

Franklin, Margo Geer, Neal and Stanford’s Simone Manuel joined forces to earn a bronze in the women’s 400-meter free relay, turning in a time of 3:34.61 on Sunday.

Manuel finished sixth in the semifinals of the 100 free Thursday to qualify for Friday’s final, along with Franklin.

The women’s 800 free relay team, which included Ledecky swimming anchor, won gold in 7:45.3 7.

Ledecky was in fourth place midway through the 200 free, but maintained contact with the tight pack. She made her move in the third length and was second at the final turn. From there, she ham-

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Ledecky seems to win gold medals and set world records at a staggering rate, even without much effort.

For Stanford junior Lia Neal, it’s a new experience, even if she only held it for a few hours. She’s in the record books, though, and no one can take that away.

Stanford grad Maya DiRado also competed, finishing fourth in the women’s 200 meters individual medley in 2:08.99.

Ledecky continued her outstanding run at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia, winning her third gold medal in four days on Wednesday.

She took the women’s 200 meter freestyle as the Americans won four medals. In addition to Ledecky’s gold, the team also took away one silver and two bronze.

Also medaling for the U.S. was Ryan Murphy, Kevin Cordes, Katie McLaughlin and Margo Geer with a silver in the mixed 400 meter medley relay; Cordes with a bronze in the 50 meter breaststroke and Missy Franklin with a bronze in the 200 meter free.

The team of Murphy, Cordes, Kendyl Stewart and Neal swam the event for the U.S. during the morning preliminaries, recording a world record 3:42.33. Great Britain set the world record in winning the event. The Brits touched first in 3:41.71. The U.S. was second in 3:43.27.

The Americans’ medal count stands at 11 through five days: five gold, two silver and four bronze.

“All credit to Katie Ledecky and the others who could get things rolling,” said American Ryan Lochte, who won the 200

Katie Ledecky Ledecky, who signed a National Letter of Intent with Stanford and plans to attend following the 2016 Olympic Games, owns the top five 1,500 free times in history.

mered her competitors down the homestretch, touching in 1:55.16.

Italy’s Federica Pellegrini was second in 1:55.32, and Franklin was third in 1:55.49.

“It actually turned out pretty well that I drew lane 7 for tonight, because I was able to see all the lanes except one,” Ledecky said.

“That was a little bit of an advantage I had, and I knew I could take advantage of it and get my hand on the wall first.”

Ledecky also won the 400 free and the 1,500. She set a pair of world records, in the prelims and the finals of the 1,500.

“I could kind of see during the race that I was out there, and when I touched I was pretty confident I had gotten my hand on the wall first,” Ledecky said.

“But going into the race, I knew it was going to be a battle, and didn’t really know what to expect.

I wasn’t really focusing on time at all, and honestly, that wasn’t really that fast of a heat. I tied my best time. I was kind of expecting that I was going to have to go a 1:54 to win that. It was what it was, and I’m just happy I got my hand on the wall.”

One day after lowering her own world record in the 1,500 meter freestyle prelims, Ledecky set a lower standard, establishing a world record in finishing the event’s final in 15:25.48.

Ledecky, who signed a National Letter of Intent with Stanford and plans to attend following the 2016 Olympic Games, owns the top five times in history. She has eclipsed the 1,500 world record five times in the last two years, giving her nine world-record performances in that span.

No other swimmer in the field stood a chance in the 1,500.

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Ledecky had to wait nearly 15 seconds after finishing for New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle (15:40.14) to come in second and another six-plus seconds for bronze medalist Boglarka Kapas of Hungary (15:47.09) to touch.

The fastest non-Ledecky swim of all-time (Lotte Friis, 15:38.88 in 2013) would have been 13 seconds back of Ledecky.

“To be honest, it did feel pretty easy,” Ledecky said. “I wasn’t kicking much. I think breaking that record is just a testament to the work I’ve put in and the shape that I’m in right now that I was able to do that. I’m in quite a bit of shock.”

It was a rigorous day for the Olympic gold medalist. She swam the 200 meter freestyle prelims in the morning and then the semifinals just minutes after completing the 1,500 final in the evening session.

“Today was a really tough day for me. I knew I was going to have this double today, and I knew that I was prepared for it,” Ledecky said. “After the 150, I was able to get right to the warmdown pool. I probably did about 700 warm-down, and then I got out of the pool and put my parka on and went to the ready room for the 200.”

She was the top qualifier in the prelims (1:55.82) before placing sixth in the semis (1:56.76) to earn a spot in Wednesday’s final.

Ledecky was behind the pack in the beginning of her 200 semifinal. She hit the 150-meter mark at 1:27.43 and then turned it on for 29.33 over the final 50 meters to finish third in the heat and the final’s sixth seed.

“Yes, it did hurt a lot, but I got the job done,” Ledecky said. “It feels really, really good right now.

It was a little tougher than I was hoping it would be. You never know how everything is going to play out. The 200 field was really strong, and there were some really fast times posted in the first heat, and my heat was really fast.

I was getting pretty nervous halfway through that race.” Q

Sports COLLEGE BASEBALL

Large recruiting class gives Menlo baseball a solid base Division I transfer tops list of 10 new players

by Menlo Athletics he Menlo College baseball added a 10-player recruiting class to the program for the upcoming season with the announcement of its 10-player recruiting class. Six members of the class will enter this season as true freshman while three junior transfers and one senior, Sacramento State transfer Dane Fujinaka, adding a veteran presence to the talented class.

“This class shows a commitment to our future,” said third year head coach Jake McKinley.

“We invested in young talent that we feel will develop soon into premier players in the GSAC.” Improving team defense, bolstering the pitching staff and adding team speed were all areas addressed in this recruiting class according to Coach McKinley.

The Oaks fielded at a .955 clip in 2015 which tied them for 77th in the nation, stole 53 bases in 55 games and ended the season with a team ERA of 4.38. They finished the season with a 33-22 record, good for the most regular season wins in school history.

“These areas should be dramatically improved from a year ago with a well-balanced blend of high school and junior college talent,” said McKinley.

In addition to the clear on-field talent added, McKinley noted the character of the incoming class as another point of elation.

“Perhaps what excites me most about this class is the character of the individuals we are bringing in.

They have all thrived in the classroom, as well as on the field, and come from programs that have won at high levels. They are all excited to compete in one of the best conferences in the NAIA and are great fits for Menlo College,” said McKinley. “A huge credit has to go to our assistant coaches David Tufo and Jason Ochart for

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their tireless work to help put this class together.”

The 10 new players are Reed Kienle, Justin Cooney, Sam Morgan, Dalton Maxwell, Walker Musso, Dane Fujinaka, Cruz Daddario, Nick Bonniksen, Brian Ransom and Alexander Thompson. All but two are from California.

Kienle, a utility player, most recently attended Franklin Pierce College. He has experience in the outfield and the infield.

“Reed is an exceptionally hard worker that has improved a ton since I first saw him,” McKinley said. “He’s well tooled on both sides of the ball and offers much needed speed to our team.”

Cooney, out of La Quinta High, adds left-handed power to the mix.

“Justin was a great get for us.

Not only is he well skilled with the bat, we have a few different options for him on defense,” McKinley said. “He’s an athletic kid that should be a big power threat for us in his career. I’m thrilled he will be donning the Oak’s uniform for four years.”

Morgan hails from College of Marin, where he was the everyday center fielder.

“Adding team speed in the recruiting process was a major goal of ours and we have accomplished this by getting Sam Morgan,” McKinley said. “In addition to running well, I believe he will hit for power during his time here.”

Maxwell, out of Nevada Union High School, is a switch hitter.

“I’m thrilled Dalton is joining the family,” McKinley said.”He has great makeup both on and off the field. I trust that he will make all the plays on defense and he has shown the ability to compete well on both sides of the plate as a switch hitter.”

Musso comes from Sheldon

High School, where he played second base.

“Walker Musso is a grinder and I trust he will be an impact player for us sooner rather than later,” McKinley said. “He’s very polished defensively and should hit for increased power as his career evolves.”

Fujinaka transferred in from Sacramento State, where he was the number one catcher.

“I couldn’t be happier to add Dane to this class,” McKinley said. “Having coached him, I know first-hand that he’s a winner. He’s been coached by one of the best coaches in all of college baseball in Reggie Christiansen.

He makes pitchers better and will consistently give competitive at bats. Our pitchers will love throwing to him.”

Daddario, out of Faith Lutheran in Nevada, adds to the pitching staff.

“Cruz Daddario is a big time grab for us. He was arguably one of the best pitchers in the greater Las Vegas area his senior year,” McKinley said. “Experience in high pressure games will inevitably help him from the second he steps on campus. He’s 6’3 with a lot of room to grow. He pounds the zone and is a super competitive kid.”

Bonniksen, a freshman out of

El Dorado High, was one of the top pitchers in the Sac Joaquin Section in the spring. He went 8-1 with a 1.81 ERA. In addition, he led El Dorado to their best season in school history as the team’s starting quarterback, going undefeated. He had staggering strikeout to walk numbers and also hit .432 in his senior year. He will be expected to make an immediate impact.

Ransom comes to the Oaks via College of San Mateo.

Thompson comes from Meadowwood High School in Washington, where he was a catcher.

Menlo finished 33-22 last year, including a 21-9 record at home. Q

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