Palo Alto Weekly October 2, 2015 by Palo Alto Weekly

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Vol. XXXVI, Number 52 Q October 2, 2015

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Upfront

Local news, information and analysis

Is Palo Alto ready to connect? City officials prepare to make a decision on high-speed Internet for all by Gennady Sheyner

or nearly 20 years, Palo Alto’s elected leaders have been chasing a dream that perpetually lurks just around the corner: a fiber-optic network that would bring universal, ultra-highspeed Internet to every home and business in the city. Early next year, they’ll have a chance to make it a reality. The logic is simple and seductive: The Internet, as fiber proponents like to point out, is the lifeblood of today’s economy and at least a partial solution to almost every imaginable problem. It can reduce traffic by allowing more people to

work from home; upend how health care and education are delivered; and give people more control over everything from energy consumption to water conservation. To supporters of what’s known as “Fiber to the Premises,” a fiber system capable of delivering Internet access at speeds of one gigabit per second is a logical next step for a city Utilities Department that already provides electricity, gas and water to customers throughout the city. “The Internet, and increasingly Fiber to the Premises, is the core infrastructure over which our economy flows in the 21st centu-

ry, and certainly over which our democracy flows,” Joanne Hovis, president of CTC Technology and Energy, told the City Council this week. “Those are the reasons the public sector engages in it.” Hovis, whose Washington, D.C.based firm specializes in municipal fiber, described her company as a “proponent of Fiber to the Home as one of the things that is essential to any city or any community in the United States in the 21st Century.” Yet in analyzing the market conditions in Palo Alto and the economic viability of a potential citywide buildout, CTC’s conclusion was viewed by some on the council and in the community as oddly cautious. The firm concluded that the city shouldn’t get into the Internet retail business — providing ser-

Report: ‘Internet for all’ is high-risk, high-reward proposition - City expands network in phases - Private partner to operate retail

- Network connects to all homes, businesses - Private company operates retail - City owns and controls all assets

- City maintains current network - No expansion

- City operates whole system, including retail - City competes with private firms

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Risk

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Source: CTC report

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vices such as television channels, telephony and Wi-Fi — on its own but should partner with the private sector to deliver the service on what would be a city-owned system. “The city simply does not have the same buying power and experience as the private sector, and it is not particularly skilled at operating a for-choice competitive business,” the report notes. The firm concluded in its analysis that an expanded fiber system — with connections to every home and business — would cost the city about $77.6 million to construct, far more than prior estimates commissioned by the city. It calculated that the city would need 72 percent of the city to sign up for the operation to have positive cash flow, a rate that Hovis conceded was “virtually unattainable.” A potential partnership would help minimize the risk for the city, Hovis told the council. It would allow the city to focus on longterm fiber investment, leverage the telecommunications company’s operational efficiencies and reduce the number of households and businesses needed to make the enterprise profitable. Despite her enthusiasm for municipal fiber, Hovis cautioned the council that Fiber to the Premises

“is not for the faint of heart.” “It is really challenging to do,” Hovis said. “If it were easy to make a business case for Fiber to the Premises, we would’ve seen private capital come into the market a lot sooner, given the growth of the Internet in our economy.”

Facing competition

he new report highlights the fierce competition that the city should expect from private sector providers, including Comcast, AT&T and the rich new kid on the block: Google Fiber. Google is expected to announce before the end of the year whether it plans to extend fiber service to the San Jose area, which in addition to San Jose would include Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Palo Alto. Given the uncertainty in the private market, the council Monday reverted to familiar behavior: praising the idea of universal fiber, requesting more data and refraining from making any commitments. Councilman Tom DuBois, a strong proponent of a municipal fiber network, urged his colleagues to take a more aggressive stance. He proposed establishing as a goal “a ubiquitous (continued on page 11)

BUSINESS

Merchants go public with Meet The Street event Palo Alto mayor hopes inaugural retailers’ street fair will be replicated

all it a block party that the whole city is invited to attend. Palo Alto will kick off its inaugural Meet The Street event on Oct. 8 from 5-9 p.m., with food, fashion, music and more. Palo Alto Mayor Karen Holman is hoping the free downtown festival will give retail and personal-service businesses located on side streets more visibility — and will be the first of many such parties in the city’s retail districts. “This is the genesis of a series of events. ... We have a lot of businesses that have been here for a number of years, and they deserve the city’s support for persevering during the up-and-down economy. And the newer businesses we also want to help and highlight,” she said. Bryant, Ramona, Emerson and

Waverley streets will be filled with live music, Irish dancing, chalk art and other activities and giveaways. Businesses on University and Hamilton avenues between those blocks will also be part of the festivities. Zola’s, The Chocolate Garage, Pizzeria Delfina and Nola will offer free tastings, while Lure + Till Chef Patrick Kelly will give cooking demonstrations at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. at 180 Hamilton Ave. A fashion show emceed by designer Susan Graf will present merchandise from boutiques Phyllis, Leaf & Petal, Cassis and S. Graf Ltd. at 6 and 8 p.m. Three Palo Alto institutions will celebrate anniversaries at the event. The Cardinal Hotel at 235 Hamilton Ave. will observe (continued on page 15)

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You’ll avoid ... squishing the toothpaste to some place else. Doria Summa, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on why a development cap should apply citywide. See story on page 9.

Around Town

THE SECRET GARDEN ... If a community garden exists in the southern half of Palo Alto and almost no one in the community knows about it, does it really exist? This question, partly philosophical and partly practical, loomed over this week’s meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission, which discussed a city-owned asset that rarely gets mentioned: the Ventura Community Garden. Located behind Keys Middle School, close to the intersection of El Camino Real and Ventura Avenue, the garden has been operating largely off the books. While the three community gardens in the northern half of Palo Alto — at Rinconada, Eleanor Pardee and Johnson parks — are all advertised on the city’s website as “plots of land dedicated to providing Palo Altans with a place to dig their hands into the soil and plant vegetables, flowers, and herbs,” the public garden in Ventura gets no such publicity. Two commissioners, Stacey Ashlund and Deirdre Crommie, are now trying to change that. After investigating the history of the garden, the two made a case Tuesday that the Ventura garden should receive the same treatment as the other three and be subject to the same regulations. Though the garden is on city-owned land, the property is actually being leased by the nonprofit group Palo Alto Community Child Care, which manages the garden and collects fees from users. That’s one possible reason why the garden has less visibility than the others. Since the commissioners launched their investigation, the city has reached out to the nonprofit, which agreed to adopt the same rules and regulations that apply to the other gardens, said Rob de Geus, director of the city’s Community Services Department. “They’re very willing to have the garden be consistent with the other gardens, and I think that’s perfectly appropriate.” APPLICATION REVAMP ... Will the Common Application soon be a thing of the past? Stanford University is one of 83 colleges and universities that in 2016 will roll out a set of new online college-application tools geared toward increasing access and decreasing cost for high schoolers, particularly those from low-income backgrounds. Stanford is now part of a new group of public and private higher-education institutions called the Coalition for

Access, Affordability and Success, which developed the new application. Coalition members range from Stanford — which had a 5 percent acceptance rate in 2014 — Brown University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College and Harvard University to the California Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, University of Michigan and more. The main features of the new application are an “intuitive” interface that allows students to seamlessly use a laptop, tablet or mobile device to fill out their application (this will be available in July 2016) and an online platform where, as early as ninth grade, students can start to build a portfolio of their work (this will be available to current freshmen, sophomores and juniors in January). The coalition hopes that getting students to think about college earlier will reduce some of the increasingly intense pressure senior year and also create a college-bound mindset early on. Read more about it here: tinyurl.com/oa9963c.

FINISHING STRONG ... About 2,500 athletes laced up their running — and walking — shoes for the 31st annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk in the Baylands on Sept. 25. Presented by the City of Palo Alto and the Weekly, the participants in the 5K walk, 5K run and 10K run all started at the Baylands Athletic Center and wended their way on levees through marshland and sloughs. Justus Meyer of Menlo Park finished first overall in the 10K run with a time of 35:36. Nicole Olson of Palo Alto was the first woman to finish the 10K with a time of 39:02. Dominic Chelini topped the 5K-run category, finishing in 16:57. Diane Heiser of San Francisco was the first woman to finish the 5K with a time of 19:15. In addition to the races, the Moonlight Run & Walk featured live music by the house band at School of Rock, vendor booths, a climbing wall, and pre-race warm-ups by the Oshman Family JCC fitness staff. Cheering the crowd were corporate sponsors the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Pacific Union Real Estate, Palantir, Whole Foods, Stanford Federal Credit Union and the Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation. The proceeds from the event benefit the Palo Alto Weekly’s annual Holiday Fund, which this past year granted $350,000 to local nonprofit organizations supporting kids and families. Q

Upfront ENVIRONMENT

Palo Alto trees dying in greater numbers City cites drought as ‘significant stressor’ for local canopy as number of tree removals spikes

s the drought drags through its fourth year, Palo Alto’s parched trees are dying in greater numbers, prompting city officials to expand watering services and seek help from the public. From dead pines at El Camino Park to dying magnolias on Alma Street, the impacts of California’s drought on Palo Alto’s proud canopy aren’t hard to spot. Over the past month, residents have used the city’s reporting service 3-1-1 to bring attention to dying trees near Rinconada Pool and by the Cubberley Community Center athletic fields. And neighborhood message boards are starting to buzz about the topic, with residents sharing tree-caring tips on nextdoor.com groups. City officials have acknowledged that many trees simply won’t be saved. So far in the current fiscal year, the city has removed more than 400 trees. In the prior year, the number was about 350. In eight of the past 10 years, the number has been less than 250 (in 2007, it was fewer than 200). Because the city has about 35,000 street and park trees (29,000 of the former and 6,000 of the latter), the current fiscal year marks the first time that the tree removals make up more than 1 percent of the entire population. “While it’s not cause for immediate alarm, it surely does prompt some action and attention to this issue,” city Urban Forester Walter Passmore said. “We feel like if this continues over the long term, we’re going to have to have a much more significant response to the drought.” The issue has also become more urgent for the council, with both Mayor Karen Holman and Councilman Pat Burt recently bringing attention during council meetings to the drought’s impact on the city’s leafy canopy. Burt said he has heard from a number of residents and tree advocates that “a lot of our street median trees are appearing to be in jeopardy.” He urged staff to get

information out to the public about this trend so that some people can take care of street trees, even during a time of water conservation. “We lose those trees, and it’s going to be 50 years to get them back to that level of canopy,” Burt said. “I think there’s real concern that we may be in that situation.” During his presentation Tuesday, Passmore highlighted the immediate actions that the city is taking to address the drought’s impact on local trees. The city is conducing what he called “rapid assessments” to identify which trees should get watering priority. Delivery of water will be increased to these trees so that they can get one or two waterings before the rains hopefully arrive in November, he said. The city has also quadrupled the number of trucks currently delivering the water to parched trees. The city’s sole water truck has seen its work hours extended from 40 hours a week to between 60 and 70. Another truck has been commissioned on a contract basis. Two more have been rented and staffed with operators, Passmore said. But even that effort will only allow the city to water about 7,000 trees per month, which is roughly 20 percent of the arborial population. Engaging the public to help save the trees remains a work in progress. Recently, the city created a brochure about tree care that it has been distributing at workshops and compiled a press release filled with tips. It encourages hand-water or drip irrigation rather than sprinklers and spray irrigation and advises people to water “gradually and deeply, applying water slowly and evenly to the tree’s root zone.” Mature trees can be watered about once a month, according to the city. In their discussion Tuesday, Parks and Recreation commissioners acknowledged that local and statewide calls for conservation

Number of trees removed 500 400 300 200 100

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Fiscal Year

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during drought complicate the effort to support trees. Commissioner Abbie Knopper called the report from Passmore “very depressing.” “Everyone has been told to conserve water, that ‘Brown is the new green’ and that sort of thing,” Knopper said, referring to the campaign to let lawns die. She urged the city to put together a fact sheet that can be easily distributed through message groups, informing residents that “trees are different than grass and the impact is much greater.” Commissioner Deirdre Crommie also asked staff to do a better job informing the public about the problem and requested that Passmore post periodic updates about which trees are being taken care of. Crommie, who lives in the Monroe Park neighborhood, said the trees in the eponymous south Palo Alto park are “in crisis.” “All the trees in the back of the park are in extreme distress, and it wouldn’t surprise me if in four years they were dead,” Crommie said. Peter Jensen, the city’s landscape architect, told the Weekly that the issue of supplying trees with enough water is also becoming a central consideration during municipal landscaping projects. Recently, the city removed turf from two planters at Kings Plaza, in front of City Hall, so that it can plant species that use less water. Though the city was able to save about 20 to 30 percent in water, it had to make sure that the new plants have similar water needs to the amber and pear trees near planters, which get water through the same irrigation system. It’s important, Jensen said, to recognize the relationship between drought-wise watering of plants and making sure the trees still get the water they need. “I think a lot of people are trying to do good and just turned off their irrigation,” Jensen said. “But for some of the trees that aren’t native, like magnolias — those are the ones that are impacted the most.” Commissioner Jennifer Hetterley stressed the need to educate residents about “the importance of watering now” and not wait until El Nino, which may or may not bring heavy rains. “Just because we’re close to winter doesn’t mean they can make it that far,” Hetterly said. “It’s really important that they get watered now.” Passmore agreed. “We definitely need help from property owners,” he said. “Even with all the supplemental actions we’re taking, we’re only going to take care of 20 percent of the street trees, maximum. We would love for people to step up and say, ‘I’m going to help this tree through the drought,’ and then hopefully the rains will help it from there.’” Q

Veronica Weber

by Gennady Sheyner

A young tree is supported by posts outside of the California Avenue Caltrain station.

Online This Week

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

Stanford report: Sex crimes and stalking up, burglaries down The number of reported sex crimes and stalkings rose on the Stanford University campus in 2014, while burglaries and liquorlaw violations dramatically dropped, according to a new campus crime report, titled “Stanford University Safety, Security and Fire Report 2015.” (Posted Sept. 30, 9:54 a.m.)

Achievement gap persists in new state test scores While school district staff celebrated at Tuesday’s school board meeting the high achievement of most Palo Alto Unified School District students on the state’s new Smarter Balanced standardized assessment, some parents, the superintendent and one school board member expressed concern about the persistently lower performance of students of color and low-income students compared to their peers. (Posted Sept. 30, 9:07 a.m.)

Food truck ‘strike team’ feeds fire victims Traveling through miles of traffic and passing through a terrain of burned cars in a charred landscape, food-truck vendors from Palo Alto, along with representatives from the City of Palo Alto and Stanford Federal Credit Union, arrived to feed the victims of the Middletown fire on Monday. (Posted Sept. 28, 3:55 p.m.)

East Palo Alto man gets 16 years in prison for stabbing boyfriend An East Palo Alto man entered a no-contest plea to a felony assault with a deadly weapon charge on Sept. 25 and was sentenced to 16 years in state prison for stabbing his boyfriend in January, prosecutors said. (Posted Sept. 28, 11:12 a.m.)

VIDEO: On last week’s Behind the Headlines On last week’s half-hour webcast, “Behind the Headlines,” Palo Alto Mayor Karen Holman joined Weekly Editor in Chief Jocelyn Dong and reporter Gennady Sheyner to discuss the council’s decision to slow the pace of development in Palo Alto and new rules about chain stores. (Posted Sept. 25, 7:22 p.m.)

Ticketing to start by Oct. 13 for downtown permit-parking program Scofflaws who have been parking in downtown Palo Alto neighborhoods without a permit have to change their habits by Oct. 13. (Posted Sept. 25, 4:53 p.m.)

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Upfront PUBLIC SAFETY

Student pushes Stanford to address the ‘Scary Path’

n the east side of Stanford University’s campus, tucked between several fraternity houses and student residences, is a short, 0.1-mile dirt path that students have dubbed the “Scary Path.” The path has gained notoriety with students for both its physical lack of safety — it’s rocky, uneven, unpaved and not lit at night — and concern that, as a frequently used route to parties and social events late at night, it’s a likely place for sexual assault to occur. In January, former Stanford allstar swimmer Brock Turner was found on top of an unconscious woman about 0.15 miles from the path, between the Kappa Alpha (KA) fraternity house, where Turner and the woman had attended a party earlier, and Jerry House, another student residence. One Stanford sophomore has made it her mission to make the Scary Path safer for students, pushing the university administration to either pave and light it

by Elena Kadvany or consider alternatives. Alexis Kallen has met with staff from various university departments, and officials say her concerns are under review. But as the new school year gets underway, she is characterizing the administration’s response as slow and unwilling. Kallen said her motivation for this project is based in her own fears while walking along the path and hundreds of student complaints that poured into the Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) during the last school year. Kallen, a political science major with an emphasis on international relations and a minor in business and gender studies, serves on the ASSU executive cabinet. Students describe the path as “dangerous” and “spooky.” Female students, in particular, avoid walking on the path alone. Lauryn Isford, a former resident assistant for an undergraduate student house known as 680 Lomita, told Kallen in an interview that light-

ing the path is essential for student safety. “I am never comfortable walking by myself on Scary Path at night, and I either make my male friends escort me or I call friends until someone with a car is available to pick me up on the other end,” Isford told Kallen. “I will not let any of my friends or residents walk alone on Scary Path. ... I am also surprised that there is not already lighting in place given the campus’ current climate and conversation around sexual assault and related issues.” Eileen Mariano, a resident of the Enchanted Broccoli Forest (EBF) co-operative, told Kallen in an interview that she uses the route multiple times a week to get to fraternities and other houses located on what’s known as the Row. “I find myself constantly checking over my shoulder, shining my phone’s flashlight into the bushes, and nervously calculating what I would do if somebody approached me,” she said. “Representing one

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Veronica Weber

Isolated trail considered dangerous, but safety measures would entail complications

An unpaved, unlit path at Stanford University is often used by students traveling from 680 Lomita to the nearby fraternity and residential houses. of hundreds of students who walk that path at night to campus social hubs, I feel strongly that lighting scary path would transform a dangerous journey into a much safer one.” Students use the path as a shortcut: An alternative paved and lit route is 0.6 miles long. This 0.5-mile difference is key to students coming home after a long night of studying at the library or attending a party, Kallen said. Scary Path extends from a halfway point on a paved path that runs from KA to EBF down to a basketball court located in the back of 680 Lomita. Other residences in the surrounding area include the Kappa Sigma and Theta Delta Chi fraternities, Jerry House and Narnia, a selfoperative house. About 388 students live in the area, according to Kallen. Kallen first brought the path to

Vice Provost Greg Boardman’s attention in May. Since then, she and other students have continued to meet with representatives from departments that would be involved in any changes made to the path, including Campus Planning, Land Use and Environmental Planning, Risk Management and Public Safety. She also walked the path four times with different administrators. Bill Larson, public information officer for the Department of Public Safety, described the path as “unauthorized” and “makeshift.” He noted that it is less than 150 yards from an already well-lit and paved path and that a principle of the university’s Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design is “to place paths in areas where there is visibility and to encourage the use of these routes.” “The unauthorized footpath (continued on page 14)

October 8, 2015 from 5-9 p.m. SHOP -- Find an outfit at the Bryant Street Fashion Show emceed by Susan Graf at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., participating boutiques include Phyllis, Leaf and Petal, Cassis and S. Graff. Match your new outfit with jewelry from de novo Jewelers and Mansoor & Gore.

Celebrate the Cardinal Hotel’s 90th anniversary with a 20’s themed evening and Bell’s Books 80th featuring music, calligraphy, antique printing presses and book signing. Listen to the Palo Alto Players celebrate their 85th with music from Chicago.

DINE -- Enjoy tastings at Zola’s, The Chocolate Garage, Pizzeria Delfina and Nola’s. Eat outdoors at Bon Vivant or Bistro Maxine. Sip wine at The Wine Room. Learn to cook at Lure + Till’s Chef Patrick Kelly’s cooking demo at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Watch chocolatier Timothy Woods create handmade bonbons at Timothy Adams.

ART -- Enjoy Irish dancing, live bands, chalk art and 3D Art Pens. Meet the Mobile Arts Platform artists and learn about the future of art in Palo Alto.

STROLL -- Walk down Ramona, Emerson and Bryant Streets and visit numerous shops. Stop by Mac’s Smoke Shop for a free drink and chance to win a $5 coupon.

MUSIC -- Play a piano and become part of the event’s entertainment on one of the streets. Listen to numerous performers from the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra. LIGHT -- Marvel at the alley activation lights between High and Emerson Street.

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Upfront CITY PLANNING

Palo Alto looks to revise key policies for growth, park use City Council to consider overall limit for development as part of Comprehensive Plan update by Gennady Sheyner

ith new developments spurring new demand for Palo Alto’s recreational facilities, as well as for ways to improve traffic congestion, city officials are preparing to review and possibly revise several long-standing policies that have been guiding the city on matters of land use and recreation for nearly two decades. The City Council will consider on Monday night possible revisions to the Land Use and Community Design chapter in the city’s Comprehensive Plan, a voluminous document that will lay out the foundation for local laws and policies until 2030. While much of the discussion will surely revolve around broad vision statements and vague goals, the council will also have to grapple with one particular policy with potentially transformational ramifications. Known as Policy L-8 in the current Comprehensive Plan, the policy imposes a limit of just over 3.25 million square feet on

all non-residential development in the nine planning areas that the city evaluated in a 1989 study. These areas are: Stanford Shopping Center; University Avenue/ South of Forest Area (SOFA); Town & Country Village; the area around East Bayshore; the area around California Avenue and Ventura; Stanford Research Park; the San Antonio Road/Bayshore corridor; and two segments of El Camino Real in the southern half of the city. As of the end of last year, about 1.5 million square feet had been added, with the counter beginning in 1989, when the study was adopted, according to planning staff. Policy L-8 also has a subsection, known as Program L-8, that applies specifically downtown and that limits new nonresidential development in that area to a total of 350,000 square feet and requires the city to reevaluate this number once the level of growth reaches 235,000 square feet. The city hit the latter

threshold in 2012 and is now in the process of completing what is known as a Downtown Cap study to address this program. From city staff’s perspective, the existing policy has some flaws and limitations. For one, it confines itself to just the nine areas studied in 1989. Thus, it doesn’t consider major projects such as the colossal expansion of the Stanford University Medical Center, which is now in progress and which will ultimately bring 1.2 million of new development to the city. The new report notes that because of the limitation, the data collected under Policy L-8 “doesn’t present a full picture of non-residential development in the city.” In addition, the data collected under the existing policy doesn’t differentiate between different types of non-residential development and treats retail (which, in principle, the council greatly supports) and office (which the council is trying to limit) as equal. An alternative proposed

by staff is to rely on data that the city provides to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority as part of the agency’s Congestion Management Plan. This data offers citywide data and differentiates between different types of land uses. The council’s discussion of the critical Comprehensive Plan chapter comes at a time when the idea of limiting growth is becoming increasingly popular. On Sept. 15, the council adopted an annual limit of 50,000 square feet of office and research-anddevelopment growth in downtown, around California Avenue and along El Camino Real. That cap, however, is set to expire in either two years or when the Comprehensive Plan is adopted (whichever happens first). As the council considers new policies for the Land Use chapter on Monday, it will have the option of making the annual cap permanent or expanding it to areas beyond the three currently covered. The latter idea already has many supporters. In recent discussions of the office cap, several land-use watchdogs and members of the Planning and Transportation Commission made a case for why the cap should not be limited to just those three districts. On Sept. 21, long-time watchdog Bob Moss and College Terrace resident Doria Summa both urged the council to make the cap apply citywide. Restricting it to just a few areas, the argument goes, will merely bring

more development to other parts of the city, which may be ill-suited for growth. “I think there’s a sense of fairness when you do things citywide,” Summa said. “And you’ll avoid the problem of the unintended consequence of squishing the toothpaste to some place else.” Planning commissioner Mark Michael, a critic of the office cap, made a similar case on Aug. 12, when the commission took up the topic. After extensive debate and extreme reluctance, the commission ultimately approved the cap after two separate hearings. “If you have set of concerns that are citywide in nature relative to development growth and housing, parking, traffic and whatnot, to the extent that you squeeze the balloon in one place — downtown, California Avenue and El Camino Real — there may be unintended consequences of developments being displaced into areas that are not included with the boundaries ... which I contend is a bad idea,” Michael said. In addition to the Land Use chapter, the council is also set to consider the Community Service & Facilities chapter, which governs local goals and policies for parks, community centers and other recreational amenities. One key policy that staff has singled out for possible reconsideration is Policy C-28, which sets guide(continued on page 13)

DEVELOPMENT

Four-story hotel proposed for El Camino Real Building would replace Hotel Parmani

proposal to demolish a two-story motel on El Camino Real and replace it with a 50-foot-tall hotel elicited early skepticism from Palo Alto officials Thursday, with several members of the city’s Architectural Review Board urging the project architect to think smaller. The proposal calls for replacing Hotel Parmani, on El Camino near Hansen Way, with a much larger building featuring 93 guestrooms. The existing 36-guestroom hotel was built in 1947 and is 16,943 square feet. Its replacement, proposed by the Prabhu Corp., would be 52,449 square feet. Described as a “boutique hotel,” the building would have two levels of underground parking with 88 spots as well as eight street-level spaces. James Heilbronner, president of the firm Architectural Dimensions, wrote in a letter to the city that the new hotel would “invigorate” the property. He noted that the size of the lot, coupled with the city’s height and density restrictions,

requires them to build parking underground. Furthermore, he called the additional rooms an economic necessity, given “today’s costs of construction, regulatory requirements and associated fees to the ‘break even’ formula.” The board’s Thursday discussion was a preliminary hearing, in which members offer feedback but don’t make any decisions. Though the discussion covered a variety of aspects, from materials to open space, it had a common theme: How to make the building more compatible with the surrounding area, which includes smaller structures such as The Fish Market, McDonald’s and Footlocker. One idea that met a particularly rough reception was the developer’s proposal to create some kind of a design element, such as a glass tower, that would exceed the city’s 50-foot height limit by 15 feet. The board basically agreed that at a time when residents and council members are adamant about more stringent enforcement

of zoning regulations, such an exception would be ill-advised. Chair Robert Gooyer said there would be “no way I can go along with a 15-foot element there, basically for the sake of an element.” Board member Wynne Furth made a similar point. “I do think that a tower of this sort is not what’s contemplated with the 50-foot height limit and that probably the creativity has to happen within that limit,” Furth said. Gooyer suggested that given the size of surrounding buildings, even a 50-foot height may be a little excessive. “Even if you’re allowed to go up 50 feet, I don’t think this is a viable issue here, as the first one out of the chute,” Gooyer said, referring to redevelopment along the block. Another challenge for the project is a special 50-foot setback along Hansen Way, a regulation that the city put in place in 1959. The existing hotel was built before 1959 and thus grandfathered in. The new hotel would require a

Courtesy Architectural Dimensions

by Gennady Sheyner

The Prabhu Corp. is proposing to build a new, larger Hotel Parmani at the corner of El Camino Real and Hansen Way in Palo Alto. waiver of the requirement, given that the setback would take away about half of the property, which is about 100 feet wide. The board made it clear Thursday that the requested variance needs much more consideration before it could be granted. Gooyer said it’s important for the board to understand the reasons why the city instituted the special setback on this property before the waiver is considered. The new proposal is just the latest in a recent surge of new hotels in Palo Alto over the last few years: The Epiphany on Hamilton

Avenue, the Hilton Homewood Suites at the former site of Palo Alto Bowl and Hilton Garden Inn on the 4200 block of El Camino have all opened. Other hotels are set to join them. On the southern edge of the city, Marriott has recently proposed building two hotels on the 700 block of San Antonio Road, a project that is currently going through the city’s approval process. In the northern end, The Clement Hotel, a four-story luxury hotel with 23 rooms, is set to open later this year next to the existing Westin and Sheraton hotels. Q

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The Palo Alto school district is considering a new comprehensive policy that would take a more intentional, inclusive approach to ensuring the protection of the rights of transgender and gender non-conforming students. The school board’s policy review committee discussed the proposed policy at its first meeting of the school year on Monday. The policy, titled “Gender Identity and Access,” is the product of more than two years of work by the district’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQQ) committee, which is made up of administrators, staff, teachers, parents and representatives from local community organizations such as Outlet, a LGBTQQ program at Adolescent Counseling Services. The proposed policy seeks to “promote the healthy development and safety of all students including transgender students by maximizing inclusion and social integration while minimizing exclusion and stigmatization,” according to the proposed policy itself. The LGBTQQ committee crafted the policy based on state and federal law as well as other school districts’ existing policies, drawing primarily from the Berkeley Unified School District’s policy passed in 2013. In June 2014, the Palo Alto Unified did adopt a new administrative regulation to protect transgender students following the passage of AB1266. The LGBTQQ committee has been working since before the passage of AB1266 to develop a policy that was more comprehensive and inclusive than this administrative regulation, particularly to protect students who identify as non-binary, defined in the proposed policy as “an individual whose gender identity or gender expression falls outside or in between the category of male or female.” The proposed policy includes requirements for the school to accept a student’s “asserted gender identity” and call them by their preferred name and pronouns, to not be allowed to request any medical or mental health diagnosis or require a treatment plan to have a student’s gender identity recognized, and to not required to give their schools a court-ordered name or gender change in order to have their requested name and gender identity recognized. The full board is expected to see the proposed policy at its next meeting on Oct. 13. Q — Elena Kadvany

City makes road changes permanent The City Council agreed on Monday night to implement permanent traffic-calming changes to the Charleston-Arastradero corridor, a 2.3-mile artery that passes through 11 schools, eight neighborhoods and five city parks. The new amenities, which focus on the area between El Camino Real and Gunn High School, are expected to cost close to $9 million, and will affect almost every block of the route. The project has already secured $1.45 million in grant funding, according to planning staff. The city’s infrastructure plan also budgets $7.5 million for the improvements. Improvements include bike amenities around Gunn High School and Terman Middle School; the elimination of “pork chop” islands near Gunn; a bus bay and larger sidewalk area on the corner; a wider sidewalk along Coulombe Drive and near Clemo Avenue and Suzanne Drive; changes at the Charleston intersections, such as bike lanes in each direction near El Camino and an island elimination; a concrete median on the west side of Alma; and safety enhancements at the railroad crossing, according to staff. Q — Gennady Sheyner

Storm preparations underway in Palo Alto As weather forecasters warn of El Nino that will bring intense rain storms this winter, the cities of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, the San Mateo County Flood Control District and the Santa Clara Valley Water District are working with the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (SFCJPA) to reduce the risk of flooding. Officials completed the annual San Francisquito Creek maintenance walk on Aug. 19-20, and potential public safety problems were tagged for modification or removal. The City of Palo Alto is in the process of clearing debris in the channel upstream of Pope-Chaucer Street Bridge and will also remove vegetation in the creek farther downstream between Marlowe Street and U.S. Highway 101. The city has also filled a degraded spot in the berm around the Pope-Chaucer Street Bridge. Other storm preparations include enhanced sandbagging of potential flood zones and all-agency exercises between the SFCJPA and other emergency response organizations. SFCJPA and Palo Alto officials have developed a new website, which will go live at the end of October, to provide residents and emergency responders more than twice the advance warning of potential flooding as compared to the city’s current website. A study session on winter storm preparedness is scheduled with the City Council at its regular meeting on Oct. 19. For more information, visit cityofpaloalto.org/storms. Q — My Nguyen

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fiber network in Palo Alto with city ownership of fiber assets.” Telecommunications companies may offer high-speed Internet, he said, but it’s not clear who would get this service and how much it would cost. AT&T, for example, relies on a “cherry pick” model in which high-speed Internet service is delivered only to those areas where the market supports the rollout. The city’s vision, meanwhile, has traditionally leaned toward the “ubiquitous” model in which everyone shares equally in the bounty of a one-gigabit-persecond Internet connection. “This question of ubiquitous access, ownership and control is really what we need to decide as a council,” DuBois said. He suggested that the city enter into discussions with Google and other providers about a possible “co-build” scenario, in which the city would lay its own conduits in the streets at the same time telecoms are expanding theirs. The city should pursue a “dig once” policy that would offer opportunities for the city and other companies to install conduits as part of Google’s potential expansion, he said. Now, Dubois said, is a “critical time” to act precisely because of the interest and action in the private market. “There is a window to talk to these providers before the announcements are made,” DuBois said. Not all of his colleagues saw the situation as being clear-cut, however, nor did they share DuBois’ enthusiasm for quick action. As the CTC report makes clear, the risks for a municipal fiber project are real and significant. The city can expect fierce resistance, and possibly lawsuits, from incumbent service providers, the report notes. Both Lafayette and Chattanooga faced litigation from established telecoms over their respective municipal systems. After failing in its lawsuit against Chattanooga’s municipal project, Comcast announced this year it would bring its own competing two-gigabit fiber service to the city. Councilwoman Liz Kniss, who two years ago attended a conference in Kansas City about the fledgling municipal-fiber industry, said hearing about lawsuits and other problems that other cities have experienced “really poured cold water on my enthusiasm.” She also acknowledged the awkwardness for the city hinging its plans on what Google will decide to do but did not argue against pursuing this course. “Google is the big dog, and we’re waiting to see if he’s going to bark or not,” Kniss said. “It’d kind of an interesting situation for us: to be waiting to see what one company is going to do.”

Finally on the cusp?

he city constructed its fiberoptic ring, or backbone, in the late 1990s, and that network today serves about 200 mostly com-

mercial customers that connect to it. By all accounts, the ring has been a huge success, bringing in about $2 million in revenues annually. In addition to enabling high-speed Internet access, it has fed the city’s appetite for more connections. From 1998 to the present day, councils have voted for test runs, commissioned analyses and looked for partners in the private sector who could build out the system. In the meantime, the price of equipment has gone down, the value of the Internet has become even more self-evident and cities from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Lafayette, Louisiana, have achieved the type of system of which Palo Alto has long dreamed. Yet Palo Alto’s effort has been guided less by Moore’s Law and more by Murphy’s. Every push has stalled. In 2009, the city’s partnership with a Canadian tech consortium died in the economic downturn, killing what has been the most promising effort to date. Undeterred, the city commissioned more analyses only to have the Utilities Department and the Utilities Advisory Commission recommend pulling the plug on the project in June 2012. Then came the economic rebound, another season of hope and fresh declarations by the council in 2013 and 2014 that “technology and the connected city” would be a top priority for the year, with Fiber to the Premises as the centerpiece of the effort. To support this priority, the council commissioned another study and a fiber “master plan,” which CTC performed. Now the city is poised, yet again, to reach a decision on municipal fiber, this time by early next year. Prompted by proposals from DuBois, the council agreed Monday to direct staff to explore a “dig once” policy and endorsed a universally

popular proposal to expand wireless services for the city’s emergency responders. It also directed staff to expand wireless service to retail areas in north and south Palo Alto, a proposal championed by Councilman Cory Wolbach. Though the whole council approved of most items in DuBois’ proposed motion, the council split 5-4 on one key provision, which directed staff to issue a request for information to explore the construction of a city-owned system by contractors and also to consider a potential public-private model, whether or not Google sets its sights on Palo Alto. The vote came despite despite concerns from Chief Technology

four months — it looks like we’re just not committed,” said Councilman Pat Burt, who proposed the “preferred alternative” wording.

Looking at the numbers

s in years past, economic predictions for the huge fiber project came under council scrutiny Monday, with both Burt and DuBois taking issue with the economic analysis presented by CTC. DuBois disputed the report’s conclusion that the cost would be far greater in Palo Alto than in other areas, and noted that the cost of equipment has actually been going down and that the cost of labor can

‘Increasingly, Fiber to the Premises is the core infrastructure over which our economy flows in the 21st century, and certainly over which our democracy flows.’ —Joanne Hovis, president, CTC Technology and Energy Officer Jonathan Reichental, who said it might be tough for companies to respond to the city’s request without first knowing whether they’d be competing with Google. Another DuBois proposal, to adopt as a goal the creation of a “ubiquitous fiber network in Palo Alto with city ownership of fiber assets,” didn’t fare well with his colleagues, either. Rather, the council decided to designate this as a “preferred alternative,” subject to further evaluation. This came after several council members, including Greg Scharff and Kniss, said they were uncomfortable with setting the goal at this time, particularly given that the city will revisit the topic early next year when it is armed with more information. “Really, establishing a goal at this time that we might change in

potentially be reduced through the use of contracted work. Burt, meanwhile, argued that a municipal network would foster competition and potentially improve service and bring down rates charged by the telecommunications firms. The CTC report noted that in areas where Google has set up its fiber ring, AT&T has dropped its price to about $70 per month. In other areas, the monthly rate is $110. These benefits, Burt argued, should be quantified and considered as part of the discussion and planning for municipal fiber. To address these concerns, the council agreed to request more information about CTC’s economic assumptions and the methodology used to forecast the costs. This information would be reviewed by a longstanding group of citizen

advisers, potentially revised, and ultimately returned to the council for possible acceptance. In its decision to wait until early next year before making any big determinations about fiber, the council aligned itself with a recommendation from the Utilities Advisory Commission, which voted 4-3 on Sept. 2 to recommend deferring action for at least three months due to market uncertainties. The minority — Chair Jonathan Foster and commissioners Arne Ballantine and James Cook — preferred a more assertive stance, outlined in a memo by the citizen advisory group, and recommended that Palo Alto adopt as a goal “to own at least a dark fiber to the premises network with dark fiber drops to all Palo Alto premises, residences and businesses alike.” Foster also supported declaring utility to be a “public benefit” and asking the voters to weigh in on whether the new utility should be pursued. The citizens advisers, many of whom have been involved in fiber since the 1990s, also urged for faster action on bringing the project to life. Richard Brand, Bob Harrington, Donn Lee, Christine Moe and Andy Poggio encouraged the city to pursue ubiquitous access, noting that the Palo Alto community “greatly values our citizens having access to all our services.” “Like other utilities, communications should become a core service with basic access guaranteed by the city,” the memo states. “America is falling behind globally in terms of communication infrastructure. As a world-leading technological community, Palo Alto can ill-afford this. Our city must have access to world-class communications while leaving no one behind.” Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be e-mailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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Facing fear with faith Duathlon champ George Pierce makes a world comeback after a near-fatal crash

alo Alto bicyclist and runner George Pierce doesn’t remember anything about the collision with a truck that almost killed him, but he is very clear about what saved him: faith, forgiveness and an unrelenting refusal to succumb to fear. Pierce was riding his bicycle on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park near Interstate 280 when a teenager in a large pickup truck struck him from behind. The accident broke Pierce’s neck and back and left him with difficulty walking. Pierce, 54, had been a world champion in the first World Biathlon (now called the World Duathlon, which is a long distance run-bikerun competition) in 1989 and was a silver medalist in the second year. But after the accident, it seemed as though his 26-year career as a professional duathlete was through. But he never gave up trying to get back into the race. “After the accident, I said, ‘Geez, what am I going to do with my life? I’m going to make a comeback. I’m going to show people how to do it,’” he said. Pierce has made good on his promise. He will compete again

hood, he said. To heal, he slept in a recliner, worked with a chiropractor and always prayed, he said. “A big part of it was forgiveness and not being victimized,” he said. “Forgiving, that brought the healing faster — not holding a grudge. It was spiritual healing. “I had a desire to show people that it is possible. Don’t give up in life; don’t feel victimized. You can do it,” he said. Pierce has been involved with sports and health his entire adult life, he said. A serial entrepreneur, he participated in five startups and was CEO of most of them. One company, Active Health Solutions, helped employees get in shape through a financial compensation program, reducing health care premium costs for companies, he said. After the accident, he again turned to helping people with health issues. He helped a startup that aided people recovering from stroke. But he also set a one-year goal to race again. Pierce took a year off from work to train for the 2011 Duathlon nationals with the financial

in the Duathlon World Championships in Adelaide, Australia, on Oct. 18. The race brings together 1,200 competitors from 30 countries. It’s the fifth year in a row that he has competed at the national level within his age group since the 2010 accident. Faith and capacity to forgive are why he’s back, he said. When Pierce wound up in the emergency room, doctors at Stanford Hospital did not want him to leave. But after 36 hours he insisted on going home. Doctors warned him that his neck injury, high up in the C2 vertebra near the skull, could result in a stroke or paralysis. But Pierce, a Christian Scientist, wanted to heal quietly through prayer and physical therapy on his own, he said. He promised the doctors that he would “take responsibility for myself,” regardless of the outcome. It wasn’t until later, after experiencing much pain while sitting, that he learned he also had multiple fractures in his lower spine. For the next two months, Pierce could only walk by holding onto his wife’s shoulder for support when they strolled the neighbor-

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Duathlete George Pierce runs at Byxbee Park in Palo Alto on Sept. 30. support of his family and church, he said. Training for races gave him skills to help his recovery. “You train to be out of body, to break all the fears and limitations, to overcome self-imposed limitations. Sports becomes a way to purge yourself,” he said. But he wasn’t sure he could get back to the same place mentally to compete, he said. “I thought, ‘I’m going to face my fears. I’m going to face that down and I’m going to win,’” he explained. Pierce ranked eighth in nationals, then seventh in the world in his age category, and this will be his fifth year racing annually in the world championships. The duathlon is “exhilarating,” he said. “I can’t go a day without doing some form of training. You get unplugged, you and your bike and

your shoes and your spiritual essence. You can be quiet and pray. I’m not listening to music — I’m not listening to anything. I just am.” In Australia, Pierce and his wife, who is accompanying him, “will give it our best shot,” he said. And when they return, he plans to pursue a new project: He’s working to invent a new kind of footwear that will be easier to get in and out of. The shoes will be especially useful to Special Olympics athletes, stroke survivors and persons with limited mobility, he said. “It’s helping people stay active. I’ve spent my whole life doing that,” he said. “It’s a continuation of my mission.” Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to discuss the Public Art Master Plan; the Community Services & Facilities and Land Use & Community Design chapters of the Comprehensive Plan; an ordinance to eliminate certain parking exemptions in the downtown commercial (CD) district; and a colleagues’ memo recommending adoption of a resolution combating human trafficking. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will convene for a study session with the elementary subcommittee of the superintendent’s Enrollment Management Advisory Committee (EMAC) to discuss elementary enrollment data, the committee’s research and potential proposals. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5, at district headquarters, 25 Churchill Ave. COUNCIL POLICY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to hear a quarterly report from the city auditor’s office and consider updates to the council’s Procedures and Protocols Handbook. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss the Local Solar Plan; consider converting the PaloAltoGreen gas program from an opt-in to an opt-out program; and hear an update on the drought’s impact on the city’s water and hydroelectric supplies. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ... The board plans to discuss the Palo Alto Housing Corporation’s Digital Leaders; consider its role in the city’s Comprehensive Plan update; recap the veterans summit; and discuss plans for a Domestic Violence Awareness event. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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lines for locating and developing new parks and specifically states that a neighborhood park should be provided within walking distance of all residences and employment areas. “Walking distance” is defined as half a mile. The park policy also commits the city to using standards from the National Recreation and Park Association for park development. According to these standards, neighborhood parks have to be at least 2 acres in size, and 2 acres of neighborhood parkland have to be provided for every 1,000 people. Another guideline specifies that district parks should be at least 5 acres in size, with a maximum service area radius of 1 mile. Like with neighborhood parks, the national standards call for 2 acres of these parks to be provided for each 1,000 people. This policy, much like the L-8, has been facing increased scrutiny during the hot growth climate of recent years. The city’s Parks and Recreation Commission last year unanimously adopted a memo co-written by members Jennifer Hetterly and Ed Lauing that basically acknowledged that when it comes to building and maintaining parks, the city has fallen behind. It noted that

the city’s senior population has grown by 20 percent between 2000 and 2010, while the population of school-age children spiked by 22 percent. Some residents, it noted, lack parks within the prescribed 1/2-mile radius. Furthermore, recent growth in housing in South Palo Alto and in commercial development downtown has created “uneven burdens on parks in those areas.’ The commission also cited the growing demand for park space and recreational amenities, including playing fields and dog parks, and the “wear of increased usage” at existing parks. During its discussion of the memo, commissioners agreed that the city should be collecting more money in development fees to accommodate the increased park usage and spending more to maintain existing facilities. City planners, meanwhile, have put forward another suggestion: reconsidering or revising Policy C-28. The report from the Department of Planning and Community Environment describes the guidelines in the policy as “1990s-era quantitative standards” and asks whether it would

be better to reassess the policy as part of the city’s ongoing master plan for local parks. “Part of the reason for this is that parks planning is a somewhat specialized discipline, and the staff, consultants, and Parks & Recreation Commission, who are working on the Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan are likely to be better equipped to evaluate the currency of these types of quantitative standards and today’s best practices,” the report states. It does not indicate what other metrics could be used for ensuring sufficient parkland in the city, however, suggesting only that the council initiate such a consideration. The council’s discussion of the Comprehensive Plan is part of an updated process that began in 2006 and that this year was adopted as on of the council’s top priorities. Once the council adopts its goals and policies for Land Use, a specially appointed citizens committee will review them and come up with programs that would achieve these goals. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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The Sept. 25 article, “Say Cheese,” incorrectly identified Mark Bubert, whose father owns Dittmer’s Gourmet Meats & Wurst-Haus in Los Altos. The Weekly regrets the error. To request a correction, contact Editor Jocelyn Dong at 650-223-6514, jdong@paweekly.com or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302.

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is not readily visible from the street nor the residences in the area, which is one reason it has not been designated as an official university pathway,” he added. The path slightly curves around two large trees that obscure the view of the path. Public Safety officers currently do not patrol the route by foot but will park their cars on a hill above the route and monitor it from there, Kallen said she was told by

the Department Public Safety. Installing lights could be complicated: The path is unaligned with the university’s light grids, so lighting would have to be connected to the back of 680 Lomita, Kallen said. Administrators have also raised environmental concerns about changing the path because it crosses through an open-space area that is a breeding area for an endangered species, the tiger salamander. The area is thus subject to state and federal protections, Larson said, and any proposed improvements in the area would require state and federal approval.

To those people who say that no sexual assaults have ever been reported to have occurred on the path, Kallen noted that more than 90 percent of sexual assault victims on college campuses do not report the assault, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. Forty-three percent of rapes also occur between 6 p.m. and midnight, and approximately four out of five rapes are committed by someone known to the victim, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Stanford does run a transportation service, 5-SURE (Students

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING of the City of Palo Alto Architectural Review Board (ARB) 8:30 A.M., Thursday, October 15, 2015, Palo Alto Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue. Plans may be reviewed at the Development Center at 285 Hamilton Avenue or online at: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/planningprojects; contact Diana Tamale for additional information during business hours at 650.329.2144. 180 El Camino Real [15PLN-00269]: Request by Jason Smith, Land Shark Development, on behalf of the Board of Trustees to the Leland Stanford Junior University, for Minor Architectural Review and Sign Exception of the True Food Kitchen exterior storefront façade, outdoor patio dining and signage and Conditional Use Permit to allow for the on-site sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages including beer and wine for the restaurant. The project site is a 7,000 square foot tenant space with 500 square feet of patio area of Building BB at Stanford Shopping Center Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act per Section 15301. Zone District: CC 180 El Camino Real [15PLN-00286]: Request by Jason Smith, Land Shark Development, on behalf of the Board of Trustees to the Leland Stanford Junior University, for Major Architectural Review and Sign Exception of the Vineyard Vines exterior storefront facade and signage. The project site is the 3,168 square foot tenant space at Building BB at Stanford Shopping Center. Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act per Section 15301. Zone District: CC 693 Arastradero Road [15PLN-00254]: Request by Mary Beth Ricks, on behalf of Bowman International School, for preliminary Architectural Review for demolition of two existing single family residences and construction of a new 17,200 square feet private school campus. The project also includes a variance request for construction of a "sunken" learning circle and a Conditional Use permit for a private school use. Environmental Assessment: Not a Project. Zoning District: R-1(10,000) Crown Castle [15PLN-00140]: Request by Crown Castle, on behalf of Verizon Wireless, for Architectural Review and Conditional Use Permit of a small cell distributed antenna system comprised of 19 pole-mounted wireless communications facilities (antennas and equipment) within the University Avenue downtown area. Antennas would be placed on street light poles and associated equipment would be located in above-grade cabinets on the sidewalk. Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act per Section 15303. Jodie Gerhardt Interim Current Planning Manager The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation for this meeting or an alternative format for any related printed materials, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org.

United for Risk Elimination), that offers free rides on campus seven days a week, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. But Kallen and other students have said that they have waited for 5-SURE rides for up to an hour. The service is also not offered during finals week, takes its last calls at 1:45 a.m. and only allows students free use of the service three times per quarter. Stanford is not alone in having a “scary path.” A set of wooden steps that ran between the main campus and student apartments at the University of California, Los Angeles, was long known as the “Rape Trail,” with low lighting and a large amount of shrubbery on both sides of the steps. It, too, was frequently used by students as a shortcut. In January 2012, a female student was sexually assaulted at the top of the steps late at night. By March, the

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university announced its decision to demolish the steps and replace them with landscaping and an irrigation system, citing safety concerns, according to student newspaper the Daily Bruin. At the University of Connecticut, student activism led to the paving, lighting, addition of emergency phones and security cameras at the campus’ own “rape trail,” which was previously similarly isolated, surrounded by shrubbery and unpaved. “Safety is a high priority for the university,” Larson told the Weekly. The administration is reviewing Kallen’s proposal to pave and light the path and also considering other possibilities, such as building an alternative route, he said. Uncertain of whether the administration will act, Kallen continues to communicate a sense of urgency about safety on the Scary Path. “I’ve had a lot of people say, ‘Why do you care about this?’ especially since it’s so short and it’s not a crazy big deal,” Kallen said, “but I think it makes a difference, and maybe (could) prevent that one extra thing from happening. Why not take that one extra step?” Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council (Sept. 28)

Fiber: The council agreed to return early next year for consideration of whether to adopt as a goal a city-owned fiber network offering ubiquitous access to high-speed Internet. Yes: Unanimous Charleston: The council agreed to make a series of permanent traffic modifications to the Charleston-Arastradero corridor. Yes: Unanimous Recycled Water: The council voted to certify the the Environmental Impact Report for the expansion of the city’s recycled-water system. Yes: Berman, Burt, Filseth, Holman, Kniss, Scharff, Schmid, Wolbach Recused: DuBois

Board of Education (Sept. 29)

PiE memorandum: The board approved a new memorandum of understanding with Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE). Action: Unanimous Goals: The board approved six new goals for the 2015-16 year. Action: Unanimous Budget: The board approved the 2015-16 budget. Action: Unanimous Superintendent’s loan: The board approved an increased $1.5 million zerointerest housing loan for the superintendent. Action: Unanimous

Parks and Recreation Commission (Sept. 29)

Trees: The commission heard a report from the city’s urban forester about the drought’s impact on local trees. Action: None Gardens: The commission heard an update from its subcommittee about the Ventura Community Garden, which included a recommendation to make the garden conform to the rules and regulations that apply to other community gardens. Action: None

Planning and Transportation Commission (Sept. 30)

Los Arboles: The commission voted to approve a single-story overlay district for the Los Arboles neighborhood. Yes: Alcheck, Downing, Gardias, Michael Abstained: Tanaka Absent: Fine, Rosenblum Municipal Code: The commission discussed a variety of changes and clarifications to the city’s zoning code. Action: None

Architectural Review Board (Oct. 1)

3200 El Camino Real: The board held a preliminary review for a proposed 50foot hotel at 3200 El Camino Real, present site of Hotel Parmani. Action: None

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its 90th with a 1920’s-themed event; theater group Palo Alto Players will mark its 85th year by performing from the musical “Chicago”; and Bell’s Books at 536 Emerson St. will fete its 80th year with exhibits and demonstrations of book production, calligraphy, bookmark making and live gypsy music by the band Left Bank/Rive Gauche. Constance Hunter, a Santa Cruz bookbinder who does restoration work for the store, will demonstrate bookbinding, and local author Theoni Pappas will sign books. Owner Faith Bell has worked at the store since she was “a little tiny person learning to run the cash register” and recalled making runs to get Chinese food from the Golden Dragon restaurant for her parents. Her mother, who is 88, turned the store over to her last year, she said. She applauded Meet The Street for putting the spotlight on merchants on downtown’s side streets. “This event is wonderful. It is really focusing on giving people the opportunity to spill out onto the streets and rejoice in what we do,” she said. Palo Alto merchants have lamented their seeming invisibility since at least the 1930s, when Bell’s father opened the bookstore, she said. “I just found my father’s letters from 1934, which I found touching and amusing. In one letter, he wrote about watching students and workers in the City of Palo Alto walk by in search of cafes. It sort of hurt his feelings. He had these beautiful displays of books, and people were only interested in reading menus,” she said.

Adams Holland, co-owner of Timothy Adams Chocolates at 539 Bryant St., said he’s welcoming Meet The Streets. “I think it’s a great thing to do because it involves our neighborhood,” he said. The chocolatier will host a chocolate-making demonstration. People will learn about the chocolate the store sources from all over the world, the different percentages of cacao and how to make a ganache — a bonbon filling — and the coverature, or outer chocolate coating. There will also be free samples, he said. Holman said she was struck by the number of small businesses that have been operating for 30 years or more. “There has been a lot of conversation in the last year about the changing ‘scape of retail. But I think the longstanding presence and attraction of businesses on our streets are very strong indicators of the value of personal relationships and hands-on customer service,” she said. The City Council this year has passed new policies aimed at preserving the city’s retail and personal-services businesses, she said. The city now has an ordinance largely prohibiting ground floor retail space from being used by other types of business. On Sept. 21, the council approved a restriction on new chain stores on California Avenue. If this Meet The Street is successful, Holman hopes it can be expanded to other downtown streets and to the city’s other retail districts, including California Avenue and Midtown. More information about Meet The Street is available at cityofpaloalto.org/MeetTheStreet. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

A student at Stanford University walks past an oak tree as a brilliant sunset lights up the sky on Sept. 29.

Lactation & Employment: Making It Work Join us for an evening discussion with Dr. Susan Crowe, Director of Outpatient Breastfeeding Services at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford on making the transition back to work while breastfeeding a new baby. This seminar is free of charge however spaces are limited. Please RSVP at classes.stanfordchildrens.org. Wednesday, October 21: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Staying Close While Standing Back: The Art of Parenting Our Teens While They Learn How to Navigate Life Julie Metzger, RN, creator of our “Heart to Heart” program, hosts an evening for parents of pre-teens and teens on ﬁnding the balance between safety and excitement in our children’s lives. Monday, November 2: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

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Taking Care of Caretakers: How to Cultivate Resilience through Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Leah Weiss Ekstrom, PhD, MSW, Director of the Contemplative Education & Scholarship, HopeLab Lecturer, Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business will host an evening for expectant and new parents as well as for those who care for them. This seminar is free of charge however spaces are limited. Please RSVP at classes.stanfordchildrens.org. Monday, November 9: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

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Dr. Munro Howe Proctor October 12, 1925 – September 14, 2015

Munro (“Mun”) Howe Proctor died peacefully on September 14, 2015 in Palo Alto, California (one month shy of his 90th birthday). He was born on October 12, 1925 in Hartford, CT to Joseph Rich and Ruth Howe Proctor. In 1943, Mun interrupted his undergraduate studies at Trinity College to enlist in the Army. He was soon shipped off to Europe where he served out the war as a medic. After graduating from Trinity in 1948 and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1952, he completed his medical training at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester and at Boston City Hospital while studying at Harvard. Medicine, helping those in need, and love of family and friends were central to Mun and his life’s purpose. In 1956, he married Julia Lee Wakefield and moved to Concord NH. Shortly thereafter, he and five other physicians founded the Concord Clinic, now known as Dartmouth Hitchcock ClinicConcord. A quintessentially caring doctor, Mun was one of New Hampshire’s first cardiologists, and a co-founder of the NH Society of Cardiac Rehabilitation. Out of a desire to help others in other parts of the world, he joined Project HOPE in Columbia (1967) and in Ecuador (1992) to train local medical staff how to best care for underserved populations. He also worked for three months on the Navajo Reservation in Ganado, Arizona in 1971. As his professional career developed, Mun and Lee began a family, raising three children-Susan, Geoffrey, and Ann--with pride and deep love. They enjoyed family vacations filled with skiing, hiking and all manner of outdoor activities. When his children were in high school, college and even beyond, Mun was a staunch supporter of their varied interests and accomplishments and often attended their athletic events, music recitals, and school functions. He loved to travel, so when his kids were working or competing internationally, he would arrange, wherever possible, to share in their experiences. Mun’s passion for the outdoors was contagious. He relished in taking his children and their friends on day-hikes to his beloved NH White Mountains, chaperoning ski trips and organizing an annual pilgrimage to Tuckerman’s Ravine on Mt Washington. His affinity for mountains led him and his friends to take on the challenge of climbing some of the highest peaks in the US (Hood, Rainer, and Grand Teton among them) and to take pioneering helicopter ski trips in the Canadian Bugaboos. At the age of 55, he took up the sport of cycling and it would remain a passion for the rest of his life. Always fond of a challenge, he would eventually cycle up the Alpe d’Huez of Tour de France fame at the age of 76. In 1989, Mun retired from his clinical practice and joined the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva where he was on a team of physicians that traveled to countries with diverse health care needs. At the age of 65, he enrolled at Boston

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University School of Public Health where he met Pius Tih from Cameroon. Pius invited him to visit Cameroon where he oversaw three 250-bed hospitals. Mun then embarked on his life’s “calling,” working in Cameroon for 15 years as a volunteer physician. After learning about many new diseases and how to treat them, he and others shifted to prevention and raising funds for much needed drugs and treatments. Then, in 1997, having realized the need for women to have the opportunity to create incomes for their families, Mun and Pius began a micro-credit program (KWIHEED/WINHEEDCAM). Mun found himself outside of medicine: working with others to create a bank, raise seed money for loans, and train women in how to create new businesses. To date, the nonprofit, now run by endPoverty, has provided small interest loans to over 20,000 women facilitating resources for their families’ schooling and health care. After his wife, Lee, died of ovarian cancer in 2004, Mun traveled with a group to Bhutan and met Patty Irish in 2005. They spent a year or so living in CA and NH getting to know each other’s friends and families. Then in 2006 Mun moved to Palo Alto, CA. In 2007, they moved to Channing House and continued to enjoy a rich life, sharing in the community there, traveling to many new places and returning to NH twice a year to see family and friends. One of Mun’s greatest pleasures was biking year-round, and his excursions with a wonderful group of Thursday riders who became special friends. They would ride to the Woodside Bakery, stop and eat and solve the world’s problems… Then Mun would continue north on Canada Road. He rode into his late 80’s. At the end of his life, Mun struggled valiantly with the challenges of Alzheimer’s. The wonderful staff at the Channing House Health Center, Pat and his many friends and family provided strength, continued care and companionship throughout. We will all miss Mun. He lived a meaningfilled life, full of love, laughter, and compassion. We are thankful now that he is at peace. He is survived by his partner, Patty Irish of Palo Alto, CA and his children Susan Proctor of Weston, MA, Geoffrey and his wife Nadia of Helena MT, and Ann and her husband David O’Keeffe of Hopkinton NH. He is also survived by five grandchildren: Colin, Evan, and Catherine O’Keeffe, Atticus and Andriy Proctor; his brother, Joseph R. Proctor, Jr and his wife Margaret of Lake Oswego, OR and his nieces and nephews. A memorial service with a reception following will be held Saturday, October 10 at 2 p.m. in Channing House in Palo Alto, CA. All are welcome. Another service will be held in Concord, NH on November 14th. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: The Munro Proctor Memorial Fund/Cameroon - EndPoverty, PO Box 3380 Oakton, VA 22124 http://endpoverty.org/ cameroon/ or to a charity of your choice.

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OBITUARY

Palo Alto

Sept. 23-29 Violence related Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Theft related Credit card fraud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle related Auto burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto burglary attempt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 7 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Misc. traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Parking/driving violation . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 5 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . 12 Vehicle impound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Alcohol or drug related Drinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Furnish alcohol to minor . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Smoking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Miscellaneous Brandishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Concealed weapon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Disobey court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Illegal lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Misc. muni. code violation . . . . . . . . . . 2 Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of stolen property . . . . . . . 2 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Psychiatric subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Public nuisance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sex crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Stalking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 2 Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unattended death. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Menlo Park Sept. 23-29

Violence related Assault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Theft related Burglary undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Check fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

A weekly compendium of vital statistics Counterfeit bill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Vehicle related Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 4 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost/stolen plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Alcohol or drug related Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 1 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Miscellaneous Coroner case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 CPS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Disturbing/annoying phone calls . . . . . 1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Gang info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Info case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Juvenile case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Located missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Medical call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pedestrian stop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Probation violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Registrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Resisting arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto

501 Emerson St., 9/24, 12:28 a.m.; battery/peace officer. Alma Street, 9/24, 8:42 p.m.; family violence/misc. Alma Street, 9/26, 9:41 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. Forest Avenue, 9/27, 1:38 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. Webster Street, 9/28, 2:02 p.m.; domestic violence/battery.

Menlo Park Newbridge Street and Willow Road, 9/24, 8:11 a.m.; domestic violence. 3500 block Haven Ave., 9/24, 12:49 p.m.; assault. 1400 block Willow Road, 9/26, 9:26 p.m.; spousal abuse.

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Doris Esther Landman, a resident of the Menlo Park and Palo Alto area since 1947, died on Sept. 16, surrounded by family. She was 95. She was born on May 31, 1920, in a Methodist parsonage in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Rev. Charles and Kittie May Cain. During her childhood, she enjoyed summers at Panther Lake. She went on to attend Northfield Seminary and Wellesley College on a scholarship, studying creative writing. While in college, she met her future husband Carl Landman after working with his family at the Balsams Resort in New Hampshire during the summer. They later married in 1943 at Camp Hale in

Robert Scarlett Robert Michael Scarlett, a longtime Palo Alto resident, died on Sept. 18 following a brief illness. He was 86. He was born on Nov. 10, 1928, in Iowa City, Iowa, and grew up in Calgary, Canada. He studied at the University of Toronto, graduating with honors and receiving a fellowship for post-graduate work; he later earned a master’s degree in engineering physics with a specialty in servo-mechanics. His academics studies continued at Stanford University with an engineering fellowship, and he finished his Ph.D. and served as an associate professor. After, he worked as an engineer for 40 years in the telecommunications industry, serving with Bay Area companies including ITT Semiconductors, TWR Vidar and Vista Labs Inc. He also did some consulting work during his retirement. In 1951, he married Pat Scarlett in Alberta, Canada. Together they raised two children in Palo Alto, but they later divorced. During his many years in Palo Alto, Robert lived on De Soto Drive, on Waverley Street in Professorville and for 30 years in Midtown. Robert had a passion for early and baroque music, leading him to play in small ensembles; build instruments including harpsichords; become involved with the San Francisco Early Music Society; and travel to music festivals. As an audiophile, he enjoyed restoring vintage radios and built most of his own stereo equipment — one of many home projects. His other interests included fostering and adopting dogs; reading literature and about physics, musicology and civilization; and going

Colorado, where Carl was stationed with the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division ski troops. After their daughter Susan was born in Long Island, New York, and daughter Pat born in San Francisco, the couple moved to Menlo Park to raise their family. Their sons Paul and Jim were born at Palo Alto Hospital. In the ’50s and ’60s, the family went to services at the Palo Alto Unitarian Church, and Doris sang in the choir. Her career included employment as a bookkeeper and copy writer at Steven Jacobs Design in Palo Alto, and she was a partner with her husband and son James in the family gourmet coffee business, Landmark Coffee. After her first son, Paul, was born with autism, Doris became involved with activities pertaining to education and helping those with special needs, including the Parents Association for Retarded

Children (now Parca). She also served on the Ravenswood City School District Board. She was predeceased by her husband, Carl Landman, and her daughter, Susan (Barry) Fisher. She is survived by her children, Pat (Robert) Herriot of Palo Alto; Paul Landman of Pacific Grove; and James (Debbie) Landman of San Francisco. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Benji (Catherine), Jamie and Robby Fisher; Kate (Jason Weiner) and Max Landman; and Jennie (Chris) Herriot-Hatfield and Nick Herriot — as well as two great-grandsons. A private burial was held, and a memorial service will take place on Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. at Channing House, 850 Webster St., Palo Alto. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Gateway Center Residential Programs, 850 Congress Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 (gatewaycenter.org).

on family camping trips. In addition, he volunteered at the Stanford Health Library from 2001 to 2009 and tutored local students during his retirement. He is survived by his daughters, Nora Scarlett of New Paltz, New York, and Robin Scarlett of Aspen,

Colorado; his two grandchildren, Lowell Deutschlander and Zoe Borris; and his sisters, Betty Dorotich of Summerland, British Columbia, and Kay Aubanel of SaintLambert, Quebec. A memorial service for friends and family will be held at a later date.

Charles Mickel

June 22, 1919 – September 11, 2015 A Life Well Lived. A devoted husband and father, Charles Mickel, known as Mike to his many friends and as Bill to his family, had many adventures in his 96 years. Born on the waterfront of Sausilito, he spent his youth in the Philippine Islands, Sparks Nevada, and the San Francisco Bay Area. He met and married the love of his life, Muriel, while they were attending the University of California at Berkeley. He served with distinction in the European Theater during WWII in the Infantry, Airborn Paratroops, Military Police, Intelligence, and as Provost Marshall. He rose from the rank of Private to that of Lieutenant Colonel. After the war, while raising his family, he put himself through school, finally receiving a Master’s Degree from San Francisco State University. Hard work and perseverance led him through jobs as a Treasury Agent, San Mateo Sheriff’s Deputy, safety engineer, and finally as Safety Officer, Shiva Project, at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory. Bill and Muriel shared a love for sailing. As members of the Palo Alto Yacht Club, they raced small sailboats throughout the San Francisco Bay. They won numerous awards, as well as several season championships. When they switched to cruising, it was common to have the entire family aboard their “huge” 20-footer for weekends and holidays. That love of sailing is still strong among their children, 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Bill and Muriel were proud of their family. Diana, and husband Javad, Brian and wife Sally, Scotty and wife Lisa, as well as the entire family were held dear and beloved. All of us have been shaped by his legacy. It was a life well lived. PAID OBITUARY

Catherine Church Church, Catherine D. of Palo Alto passed away unexpectedly on September 20, 2015 at age 78. Kate was the treasured mother of Mark Hooker (and his wife Joanne) and Dave Hooker (and his wife Leigh). She is also survived by her four grandchildren, Audrey, Neil, Kyle and Zachary Hooker. She is greatly missed by her siblings and in-laws Mary Davis, Ken and Ann Davis, and Hugh and Jean Davis, and is remembered by her many nieces and nephews. Kate grew up in Findlay, Ohio and graduated from Bowling Green University and earned a Master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where she met her first husband, Bill. Bill passed away in 1974 and she remarried Frank Church in 1984. Kate was active in the community for many years, with the League of Women Voters in the 1960s and 70s, Palo Alto Little League in the 70s and 80s, and the Palo Alto Food Closet for the past two decades. She was an avid athlete, sports fan, and outdoor enthusiast who loved talking to and helping people. A memorial service of celebration and remembrance will be held in Palo Alto in late October. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Kate’s memory to either the Palo Alto Food Closet or the Nature Conservancy. PAID

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AGENDA – REGULAR MEETING – COUNCIL CHAMBERS October 14, 2015 6:00 PM Public Hearing 1. Greer Park North Single Story Overlay: Recommendation to the City Council regarding a request by David Hammond on Behalf of the Property Owners of the Greer Park North Tract #796 for a Zone Change from R-1 Single Family Residential to R-1(S) Single Family Residential with Single Story Overlay. Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15305 of the CEQA Guidelines. For more information, contact Amy French at amy.french@cityofpaloalto.org. Questions. For any questions regarding the above items, please contact the Planning Department at (650) 329-2441. ;OL ÄSLZ YLSH[PUN [V [OLZL P[LTZ HYL H]HPSHISL MVY PUZWLJ[PVU weekdays between the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This public meeting is televised live on Government Access Channel 26. ADA. The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation for this meeting or an alternative format for any related printed materials, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. *** Hillary Gitelman, Director of Planning and Community Environment

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Editorial Don’t let the bed bugs bite Will pests threaten Palo Alto’s livability ratings?

rows, leafblowers, incessant construction, parking and traffic problems and new airplane flight paths. They’ve all riled up segments of Palo Alto residents over the years and are considered by many as nuisances detrimental to the healthy living we all desire and expect in a town where the average home price is pushing $2 million. But now a new threat is on the loose, one that could forever change the world’s perception of Palo Alto as a vibrant and healthy oasis with a quality of life worthy of its inflated real estate prices. OMG, our two brand new libraries have found a few bed bugs, just like the questionable motel you may have once been stranded in on a cross-country trip. No sooner was the city’s announcement made about bed bugs at the Mitchell Park library last week than some know-it-all online posters rushed to blame the poor hygiene of library visitors for the problem, in particular calling out the homeless as carriers of the critters. Others suggested on Town Square, the Weekly’s online reader forum, that proof of Palo Alto residency be required to enter our libraries, just as it is at Foothills Park. After all, no upstanding Palo Alto resident could be a source for bed bugs. Then on Tuesday, bug-sniffing dogs discovered bed bugs on two chairs at the Rinconada Library, forcing it to close for a day. An inspection of the Downtown Library was scheduled for today. Meanwhile Berkeley’s main library announced it too was dealing with a bed bug problem. All of a sudden, Palo Alto’s bed bug problem was on the TV news and the brunt of predictable jokes. As it turns out, bed bugs are a major problem for libraries everywhere, and many libraries have developed protocols for dealing with them. A public heath entomologist at the University of Arizona, Dawn Gouge, is quoted by the Las Vegas Review-Journal as calling bed bugs a “national crisis.” She said hat if a library says bed bugs aren’t a concern, it’s likely they are in denial or unaware of the issue. A New York Times article in 2012 described how bed bugs live and lay eggs in the spines of hard-cover books, and then unsuspecting book borrowers bring the bugs into their homes, often placing the books on the nightstands next to their beds. Similarly, bed bugs already in a home can hop onto a library book and then be transported into the library when returned. Some libraries have purchased systems for killing bed bugs by placing books in a portable heater set at 150 degrees, above the 115 degree temperature at which the bugs will die after seven minutes. Some enterprising engineering students at University of Nevada Las Vegas even designed a solar-powered book drop for a competition, bought 75 bed bugs online (hard to imagine the market for bed bugs) and successfully tested it. The students are applying for a patent for the device. According to the Times’ story, the Cincinnati public library system has purchased 48 “PackTite” heaters for $300 and equipped each of its 41 branches. The scientific name for bed bugs is Cimex lectulrius. They are wingless and large enough to easily be seen, about the size of the tip of a pencil eraser. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bed bugs aren’t known for spreading disease, though their bites can cause an allergic reaction. Bites can also be invisible, making it difficult to realize that the resulting itching is because of a bite and that the bugs are active. The bugs breed and lurk in hidden places (like book spines) and can live for several months without eating (they feed exclusively on blood and prefer human blood). The CDC says it is a myth that bed bugs are more common in unclean environments, so Palo Altans can rest assured that bed bugs in the library are not a reflection on our collective cleanliness. All joking aside, Palo Alto library officials deserve credit for their transparency in notifying the public of this problem and moving quickly to address it. It would have been easy and tempting to deal with these small infestations quietly and without any announcements to the media. They wisely chose instead to weather the inevitable publicity and simply treat it as any other minor disruption to services that causes inconvenience to patrons. And now, we suggest Palo Altans check those books that are piled bedside and consider warming up anything suspicious in the oven for a few minutes at 150 degrees. Q

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

Plaque puzzlement Editor, Years ago I noticed a small plaque by the old fountain at the California Avenue Caltrain station that read simply, “Enjoy the Day / In Memory of Mark H. Horan / 1957-2003.” To be honest, I thought it obvious and hackneyed, and it made me roll my eyes more than once as I bustled to and from the train. In 2013 when I was diagnosed with cancer, that plaque and its message took a different turn in my life. It cheered me when I suffered the pains of chemo and surgery and reminded me to be more mindful and grateful for the small moments we tend to ignore. At some point I was smart enough to snap a photo of it on my cellphone, so I could always carry the image with me. When California Avenue was remodeled a year or two ago, that plaque was one of the first things to be removed near the fountain — for safekeeping, I hoped. Once the street was completely remodeled I started looking for the plaque but couldn’t find it. I called the City of Palo Alto twice and was told that other neighbors also cherished it and the city was looking for “just the right place to put it” — which puzzled me. Why not in the same area where it once resided? If the plaque has been restored and I have missed it, I would appreciate someone else writing and letting us know where it can be seen. If not, I encourage other neighbors to let the city know it should be restored posthaste. Obviously the powers that be are missing the point of the message! Mal Schoen Roble Avenue, Menlo Park

Art meets community Editor, On behalf of the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation, I would like to thank the Palo Alto Weekly for their thoughtful coverage of the Palo Alto Art Center’s collaboration with artist Kate Pocrass and her map “This is Happiness: Palo Alto.” This map celebrates what makes Palo Alto such a special community, featuring the feedback of more than 300 community members, interpreted through a unique artistic perspective. This map will be made available free to visitors during our fall exhibition “Front Yard/Backstreet” (on view through Dec. 13). To me, “This is Happiness: Palo Alto” exemplifies the very best of what the Palo Alto Art Center does — bringing the community together through art. We serve more than 92,000 visitors annually with a broad range of programs, from free-admission exhibitions to

school tours, artists-in-the-schools programs, and classes and workshops for all ages. The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation encourages you to visit the “Front Yard/Backstreet” exhibition, pick up your own map and use it to explore our wonderful community. While at the exhibition, be sure to see the drawings by Joel Daniel Phillips of members of the Buena Vista Mobile Home community, created during his recent residency, and see the work of more than 10 other artists who explore community in new and exciting ways. Marcia Pugsley Emerson Street, Palo Alto

High standards Editor, I concur with Richard Alexander’s assessment of the need to cut through the patina of “no problems” in Palo Alto. Verde’s “Rape Culture” articles were published on April 9, 2013. Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) had an obligation, under Title IX, to open its own investigation to determine if there was a hostile environment at Paly. I attended a school board meet-

ing in mid-May 2013 where the superintendent was asked directly if the district had started an investigation, as required by law. His answer was “no.” The board directed him to look into the matter. I am very interested in PAUSD’s investigation, what they found, the corrective measures that have been taken and what policy or procedure changes were made. I want a school district that holds itself to high standards. Fortunately, we have Ken Dauber and a new superintendent who seem to do just that. Mary Vincent Erstwild Court, Palo Alto

Really? Goose poop? Editor, In response to “Residents complain about goose invasion at Mitchell Park” (Sept. 18): Goose poop just doesn’t rate up there with the important problems Palo Alto needs to spend its time and resources on. Affordable housing, safe streets with moving traffic on them, preserving architectural character of long-established neighborhoods, railroad undercrossings at several impacted intersections — these are worthy of our thought and money spent.

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Guest Opinion During any day, geese move from one green expanse to other green expanses. One might ask why Mitchell’s grass is so green in light of the current drought and lawn-browning acceptance citywide. The green fields are an “attractive nuisance” for the complaining neighbor as well as a nourishing feeding ground for the geese. Unless I’ve missed something, I rarely see adults sitting on the Mitchell Park grass, and excrement on the pathways is easy enough to avoid. Jane Moss Ferne Avenue, Palo Alto

Bernie’s big idea Editor, Yearly college tuition plus room and board currently averages at $42,000/year at private institutions, and $18,000 at public institutions (trends.collegeboard.org/ college-pricing/figures-tables/ tuition-fees-room-board-time, accessed 9/25/15). What families can reasonably be expected to pay these annual exorbitant fees for four years? I have three children under the age of 11. By the time they head off to college, the cost of attending will be astronomical, and they, like so many others, will likely graduate with crippling debt. That’s one of the many reasons I’m voting for Bernie Sanders. Bernie’s plan to make all public colleges and universities tuition-free will improve our country immeasurably. Imagine living in a country where all students, regardless of income, have the opportunity to attend a first-rate college for free! The beauty of his plan is that he proposes to pay for these costs with small fees leveled on investment houses, hedge funds and other stock trades. A good deal in my book. Liz Price Street, Palo Alto

On homelessness, and those who strive to help by Zia MacWilliams

have spent more than 3,920 hours working with the homeless population in Palo Alto. To most people employed in the social services sector, I am relatively new to the profession, but to the general population, it is an unimaginable amount of time spent in the presence of drug addicts, derelicts, and undoubtedly the sourest slice of the American pie. When people ask about my path to working with the homeless I usually answer with niceties. It is not that I am embarrassed; rather, I have found that people become uncomfortable with descriptions of sadness and pain. Yet, I have found that my story is not so different from that of most staying on the streets — an experience of abuse, mental health challenges, and the frustration inherent in the desire to climb the obscure ladder of success into a life you can see but that seems unattainable. When I was a teenager my stepfather first began showing signs of severe mental illness and alcoholism. I watched helplessly as my once strong familial structure began to deteriorate very publicly in my small, rural West Virginia hometown. Overcome by something I still cannot describe, my oncespirited mother was confined to bed most days as my stepfather raged against something we could neither see nor understand. I was never sure what I would encounter when I came home from school. Memorably, I came home to find my stepfather sobbing on the floor, obscenities written all over the walls of our beautiful Victorian home and nonsensical poems written for all to see. Perhaps my most vivid memory to date was the day he took his life. A few days after Christmas I came home to find smoke billowing and fire trucks blocking my path. I found myself starting the new school year

My story is not so different from that of most staying on the streets. friendless, with donated clothes, and other youth snickering about how my stepfather lit himself on fire in the basement. I quickly learned that, with suicides, there is shame not only for the dead but also for the living. People seem to wonder what you could have done to yield a different result in a life you had no control over. I, too, spent most my young adulthood wondering how I could have altered his path. But, like most of the men and women I work with, my story is one of resilience, strength and perseverance. For myself, I do not know how I overcame the obstacles in a period I can only describe as devastating. Perhaps it was education, which I embraced fully, or the support of my family, both immediate and communal. To this day, I am not certain I understand, but I accept the experience as a contributing factor to the person I am today. Often, I reflect on this and my life path, most recently with Maria in mind. Maria was found curled up on a bench at a bus station in San Mateo. She had not been dead for long when found, although her numerous layers of clothing made it difficult for the coroner to locate her identification. The only other evidence of her story was my business card, which I regularly hand out to the homeless while on outreach walks in downtown Palo Alto. Maria is not the first homeless person I have known to pass away. The homeless are undoubtedly exposed to the harshest conditions of life. Unemployment, exploitation, disease, substance abuse and mental health issues are all potential causes and consequences of living on the streets. Notified of her death I felt the full force of failure as a homeless advocate, the failure of our society, and of Maria herself, as I believe that most of us must be held partially accountable for our circumstance. According to the 2015 Santa Clara Coun-

ty Homeless Census and Survey, Palo Alto has about 219 homeless men, women and children who are unsheltered — sleeping on the streets, in cars, or riding nightly on the bus route referred to among homeless as “Hotel 22.” Although this is a small population compared with that of some nearby cities, San Jose for example, the population is quite visible in this small community. Unfortunately, with nearby shelters at full capacity and resources limited, Maria was one who didn’t survive the struggle of being homeless in Silicon Valley. But others have, and our community has prospered from those housed and employed through local efforts. I am not discouraged by Maria’s death. Homelessness is a wicked, deeply rooted issue that most likely will not be solved in my lifetime. Yet, each day I witness incredible hope and success and am inspired to continue the battle against growing poverty. In my time in Palo Alto I have seen great life, love and community among our homeless population. It is people like John, homeless for more than 20 years but now housed and in a leadership position guiding other homeless individuals, or Jane, who comes to volunteer daily despite debilitating mental illness, who inspire me to continue. To end homelessness we need to come together as a community. No organization or government entity will alone be able to address an issue so entrenched in our society. As community members, business owners and service providers we need to know the people staying on the streets as best we can so that we might know how to help them in their struggle. There is little chance of locating Maria’s relatives. No one seems to know who she was or where she was from; there is no one to claim her body. So I am left with a mystery: Who was Maria, and how could we, as a community, have helped her? Q Zia MacWilliams is a project manager of a Palo Alto nonprofit that supports the area’s homeless, a Class of 2016 Leadership Palo Alto Fellow, and a K880 Emerging City Champion.

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Reaching for service, adventure with an encore career ‘From Silicon Valley to Swaziland’ recounts local couple’s story by Chris Kenrick

through a nonprofit agency to help build small businesses and youth entrepreneurship. Looking back on their six months in Swaziland and an additional year of working in Kenya, the couple wrote, “Maybe we had made changes in Africa, but certainly Africa had changed us.” With 76 million baby boomers in the retirement pipeline, the Walleighs hope their experience might encourage others to consider redeploying their career skills for social good, either at home or abroad. “It could be for pay or no pay — just using your skill set to make the world a better place,” Rick said. Back in 2005, as Rick was scouting possible overseas destinations, Wendy — who was still working — laid down her nonnegotiables: There had to be flush toilets and hot showers, and no flying bullets; and the name of the country could not end with “stan.” “She had always wanted to try living in another country but had mostly been thinking about locales like London, Paris or Hong Kong,” Rick said of his wife. “Living in a developing country hadn’t really crossed her mind, but she was brave and willing to try a new adventure.” The pair hesitated to commit to

the Peace Corps, leery about lack of full control over their placement as well as the two-year time commitment. “We’d never done anything like this before, but we figured we could survive anything for six

months,” Rick said. His research had led him to TechnoServe, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that promotes “business solutions to poverty” through projects funded by government development agen-

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hrough their busy years of child-rearing and careers in Silicon Valley, Rick and Wendy Walleigh of Los Altos nurtured a vague notion that, some day, some way, they would find the time to “give back.” They didn’t have a particular project in mind. But at a point in his 50s, Rick realized he could afford to exit the for-profit world and spend his time as he pleased. “We’d been fortunate in our lives — not fabulously rich, billionaires or anything like that. But we were OK financially,” he said. He began poking around for a new undertaking that would satisfy his and his wife’s yearning to contribute to society — and to have an adventure. He started with brief volunteer stints in Nepal and Peru. He followed the exercises for a “life-changing job hunt” in the book “What Color is Your Parachute?” He read more than 20 books on international economic development and, tapping networks from his student days at MIT and Harvard Business School, interviewed more than 80 people with experience in the field. The Walleighs’ recently selfpublished book, “From Silicon Valley to Swaziland,” recounts the results of that quest: 18 months of living in Africa and working

Top: Wooden, hand-carved animal figurines from Nairobi and baskets made in Uganda are just some of the decorations the Walleighs brought back from their time volunteering in Africa. Above: Wendy and Rick Walleigh return to their Los Altos home in 2007 after 18 months of living and volunteering in Africa. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • October 2, 2015 • Page 21

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to the business world and the skills needed to create a business. With his background in technology management and consulting, Rick was assigned to work with individual entrepreneurs who needed help creating or expanding their businesses. The Walleighsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; book recounts in detail Rickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s often frustrating efforts to help entrepreneurs create value in industries as varied as bottled water, cornbread snacks, roll-up blinds made from thatch, pressure-treated wood for utility poles, pig farming and organic cotton-growing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After working with Swazi businesses for just a short time, I came to a conclusion, not surprising in retrospect,â&#x20AC;? Rick wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Economic development is hard and can proceed very slowly. Any entrepreneur in the United States knows how difficult it can be to start a new business, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s within a highly developed business ecology. In Africa, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much harder.â&#x20AC;? Wendy eventually succeeded in establishing a Junior Achievement affiliate in Swaziland to join with chapters in South Africa and other major African countries. After six months in Swaziland, the Walleighs jumped at an opportunity to extend their African stay for an additional year in Nairobi. There, Rick worked to support TechnoServeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new country directors in Kenya and Uganda, and Wendy worked on a small-business growth program, a business-plan competition and a program for young women in business. In addition to Swaziland and Kenya, the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work for TechnoServe took them to Mozambique, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa and beyond. Returning to their home in Los Altos in 2007 felt â&#x20AC;&#x153;very familiar but at the same time abnormal,â&#x20AC;? the Walleighs wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After a while in the United States, Africa often seemed like a magical dream, but we knew it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t and that the wonderful experiences we had there would influence us for the rest of our lives.â&#x20AC;? The Walleighs have made a half-dozen trips back to Africa to maintain ties. Rick continues as

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SKIN CANCER SCREENING ... Palo Alto Medical Foundation dermatologist Julie Letsinger will be available to check out questionable moles, sun-exposed spots or other areas of concern on the skin of those age 50plus on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 9:3010:30 a.m. There will be no disrobing, and waivers are required. Call 650-289-5400 for an appointment. DIE ‘YOUNG AND LATE’ ... Stanford University geriatrician Mehrdad Ayati will deliver a talk titled “Try to Die Young as Late as Possible” on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1-2:30 p.m., at the Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. The talk, part of the JCC’s Community Tuesdays program, is the first of a two-part lecture series by Ayati on aging gracefully. The second lecture, titled “Overmedication in the Aging Population” will be held on Nov. 20. Admission is $15 at the door, or one punch on JCC’s Community Tuesdays’ punch card. For more information, contact Michelle Rosengaus at mrosengaus@ paloaltojcc.org.

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BRAIN HEALTH ... The federal government has launched a campaign to provide information about how the brain changes over time and what steps people can take to keep the brain sharp. The “What is Brain Health?” campaign also offers tips for talking with loved ones and health care practitioners about symptoms if they arise. In a recent Roper survey, 71 percent of adults said they “worry most” about not being alert and experiencing memory loss as they get older.” We all need to think about brain health the way we think about our hearts and joints,” said Kathy Greenlee, assistant secretary for aging and administrator of the Administration for Community Living in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in a Sept. 25 announcement from the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. For more information, go to brainhealth.gov. AGING IN PLACE ... What is “aging in place?” Avenidas Village bills itself as a “cost-effective support system” for older adults who want to stay in their own homes but need help with things like household tasks, transportation and medical situations. Current Village members will discuss how the program is working for them and answer questions at three Coffee Chats coming up Oct. 8, Oct. 15 and Oct. 29. Chats are limited to 12 participants. For reservations, call 650-289-5405 or email rmccaughan@avenidas.org.

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Classical Indian dance company prepares for annual showcase by Elizabeth Schwyzer photos by Veronica Weber

Above: Odissi dancers Sujata Mohapatra, left, and Aparna Dasgupta rehearse together. Right: Students and teachers take a break from rehearsal to chat.

ven from the parking lot outside studio G6 of the Cubberley Community Center, you can hear it. The loud rumble could almost be the noise of hammering or the sound of a basketball game, but the beat is a bit too rhythmic. It sounds more like a roomful of pounding of drums.

Inside, seven young women in brightly colored saris face a mirror, their knees bent, their heels thumping the hardwood floor in unison. These are the dancers of Guru Shradha, an Indian dance company founded in San Carlos in 2008. They’re rehearsing for their performance on Oct. 4: a show that is both a tribute to the founder of their art form and a chance to introduce the wider community to the style of classical Indian dance known as Odissi. Swathed in a sari of brilliant pinks and oranges, her wrist bearing a collection of tinkling bangles and her forehead marked with a red bindi indicating her status as a married woman, Sujata Mohapatra is the kind of person it’s hard not to watch. Even seated at the front of the room while the dancers rehearse, she commands attention. Now and then, she rises to demonstrate the movements she wants to see, using her voice to indicate the beat of the music. “Taka taka taka de, taka de, taka taka,” she intones, weaving

her graceful arms through the air, her head bobbing on her neck, even her eyes dancing. Beside her, a Guru Shradha student follows along, trying to emulate her style. The movements are beautiful, but they don’t look easy. While the feet must move rapidly, the heels striking the floor with explosive staccato in time to the beat; the upper body remains soft and fluid, all curves and subtle shifts of angle. Sujata smiles serenely as she dances; her student frowns slightly in concentration as she watches. Along with her husband, Ratikant Mohapatra, Sujata has flown to Palo Alto from Bhubaneswar, the city in eastern India where their dance institution, Srjan, is based. It was her father-in-law and Ratikant’s father, the late Kelucharan Mohapatra, who founded Srjan, and whose legacy lives on internationally in more than 5,000 of his direct students and thousands more who have learned from them in turn. Twice a year, the Mohapatras visit Palo Alto for a residency

with the 50 or so students of Guru Shradha. Though the school is only one of hundreds across the world dedicated to preserving and transmitting Odissi, Sujata and Ratikant are particularly impressed by the work of its founder and director, Niharika Mohanty, who also studied under Kelucharan Mohapatra. “Her work has been phenomenal,” Ratikant said of Mohanty. “It’s very heartening to see her students when they perform.” This year as every year, the showcase Guru Shradha will present to the public is titled “Kelucharan Keerti Sampradaya.” The title combines Kelucharan: the name of the school’s guru, with Keerti: accomplishments, and Sampradaya: tradition. This year’s production features one of the guru’s ballets, “Dashanana,” based on the myth of Ravana, the king of Lanka. In this rendition of the story, Ravana seeks to die by the hand of Lord Vishnu to attain salvation. Lineage and loyalty are central to the art form of Odissi. Even

the name of the Peninsula-based company, Guru Shradha, means “teacher devotion,” a reference to Kelucharan Mohapatra, who died in 2004. His son remembered him as “a painter, a magician, a percussionist, an actor and folk art scholar as well as a dancer and choreographer.” “He contributed the maximum to the form,” he reflected. Along with a few fellow artists, it was Kelucharan Mohapatra who revitalized and disseminated Odissi starting in the 1950s. In later years, he toured widely, spreading knowledge and appreciation of his art form around the world. Critics of the era likened Mohapatra to the great Russian ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky for his “magnificent sinuous torso and arms” and to Charlie Chaplin for his “inspired gestural acting.” The style of Odissi is named for the Odisha region of India where it originated, probably as early as the second century B.C. While the dance form’s precise movements were not preserved from antiquity, ancient temple sculp-

tures of bodies in motion helped Mohapatra to recreate and codify the style. While Odissi bears some similarities to other classical Indian dance styles, including Bharatanatyam, it is less linear, and is distinct in its use of ribcage and pelvic isolations, where one body part moves independently of the others. Back in the studio, Sujata stands with Guru Shradha dancer Deepa Mahadevan, who in addition to performing Odissi also teaches and performs Bharatanatyam. Side by side, they demonstrate the differences between the two classical dance styles. Sujata’s Odissi movements are sinuous and curving, her fingers remaining slightly splayed like the tassels at the end of a fluttering ribbon. Meanwhile, Mahadevan strikes poses more definitively, letting her arms extend almost to their limits, her fingers pressed together like spears. It’s time to return to rehearsal. Before performing the narra(continued on next page)

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tive ballet, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dashanana,â&#x20AC;? Guru Shradha will present an invocation followed by a dance known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pallaviâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;the dance of pure joy.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this work they now begin to rehearse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pallaviâ&#x20AC;? begins slowly, with subtle movements of the eyes, neck and torso. Slowly but surely, the pace of the accompanying raga or song speeds up, and the dancers move faster and faster to match the music until their feet are pounding the floor in complex and highly technical patterns and their bodies are whirling across the stage to create shifting geometric formations. The youngest dancer in this group is 12 years old; the oldest is in her 30s. After two months of practicing together, they move in unison, only occasionally falling out of step before jumping back in. Still, they get a stern talkingto at the end of the dance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You need to use your time wisely to rehearse,â&#x20AC;? Mohanty chides her dancers. Sujata chimes in as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You should be making everything clear instead of making it ...â&#x20AC;? she uses her hands to indicate a muddled movement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that,â&#x20AC;? she concludes. Having received their feedback, the dancers return to their positions to try again. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look discouraged so much as focused, determined.

Guru Shradha dancers rehearse for their upcoming performances at Palo Altoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cubberley Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 4. As part of their residency, Sujata and Ratikant will join the young dancers on stage, making the Oct. 4 show an unusual opportunity to see some of the most accomplished Odissi dancers in the world perform right here in Palo Alto. Though theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been hailed by The New York Times and are widely recognized as leaders of their art form, the married couple seems more dedicated to passing along their training than to being in the spotlight themselves. At the same time, Ratikant explained, they hope to add their own particular gifts to the artistic legacy of Kelucharan Mohapatra. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are sincerely trying to carry forward his legacy,â&#x20AC;? Sujata said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to just be postmen; we want to add something new to the tradition,â&#x20AC;? Ratikant added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That way, the art form grows.â&#x20AC;? Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Elizabeth Schwyzer can be emailed at eschwyzer@paweekly.com. What: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kelucharan Keerti Sampradayaâ&#x20AC;? Where: Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto When: Sunday, Oct. 4, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Cost: $15-$35 Info: Go to goo.gl/IcvxR4 or call 650-394-6022.

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Chamber work inspired by conspiracy theories debuts at Stanford

Jazz composer Darcy James Argue has drawn inspiration from conspiracy theories for his new big band orchestral work, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Enemies.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Enemiesâ&#x20AC;? will have its world premiere on Friday, Oct. 2, at Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bing Concert Hall.

ur society is awash in conspiracy theories. Some, like the idea that the Soviets were involved in JFKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assassination, seem plausible. Others are more outlandish. Take, for example, the assertion that reptilian extraterrestrials control our government from a secret lair beneath Denver International Airport. was what we had to do next, and not just because Darcyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band is called Secret Society.â&#x20AC;? Butler is referring to the 18-piece big band that Argue assembled in 2005 and which he has worked with for the past 10 years. It is Secret Society, with Argue himself conducting, that will perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Enemiesâ&#x20AC;? at Bing Concert Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many of the musicians in my band have been with me since the beginning,â&#x20AC;? Argue said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It profoundly affects the way I write. I try to think about the improvising soloists and what they will bring to the project, not just the notes Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m writing. What kind of musical situations can I put them in that will bring out various aspects of their personalities?â&#x20AC;? Asked for an example, the composer laughed and offered this: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a piece in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Real Enemiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; about doomsday cults, so I thought â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the band member whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most like a charismatic cult leader?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and then wrote for him.â&#x20AC;? Argue and Butler are quick to point out that the version of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Enemiesâ&#x20AC;? premiering at Stanford is a concert performance only â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the sonic component of an even more ambitious multimedia production that will have its full premiere later this year in New York. The New York version will involve 15 video screens with projections by theater designer Peter Nigrini. For each of Argueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 13 musical sections â&#x20AC;&#x201D; each devoted to a different conspiracy theory â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the screens will feature video footage and text written by Butler, presenting each conspiracy in a way that makes, in Butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the right amount of sense.â&#x20AC;? But in Bing Concert Hall, with the audience surrounding the band

it as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a paranoidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream.â&#x20AC;? Coincidentally, the rise of twelve-tone composition in mid20th-century American orchestral music may have been the result of an actual conspiracy. As Butler explained: â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was, to some extent, a shadowy cabal involved in various schools of artistic Modernism. The CIA worked to fund very individualistic schools of art and expression, which were seen as being in opposition to the folkloric, agrarian, collectivist art that the Soviets were doing. Our government was responsible for the flourishing of Modernism in various arts, which it viewed as a tool in winning the Cold War.â&#x20AC;? Argueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Enemies,â&#x20AC;? of course, are very different, and the cold, academic formalism of Schoenbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twelve-tone technique did not suit every movement of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Enemies.â&#x20AC;? The sections exploring the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua or the CIAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alleged involvement in the crack cocaine trade in 1980s Los Angeles, for instance, â&#x20AC;&#x153;have to sound like a certain kind of folkloric or popular music,â&#x20AC;? Argue said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;so I had to find ways to use those tools with a different set

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Whatever you may believe about these theories and others, it only takes a quick Google search to confirm that conspiracy theories have spawned countless books, YouTube videos and forum rants. Now, thanks to jazz composer Darcy James Argue and writer/director Isaac Butler, the conspiracy theory genre has spawned something different: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Enemies,â&#x20AC;? a chamber work for big band which will have its world premiere Friday, Oct. 2, at Bing Concert Hall as part of Stanford Liveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015-2016 series. Argue and Butler recently took an hour away from the rehearsal process to discuss the genesis of the piece and the peculiar hold that these paranoid theories have over the American psyche. Following his groundbreaking 2011 work, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brooklyn Babylon,â&#x20AC;? a multimedia collaboration with YLVXDO DUWLVW 'DQLMHO ĂŚHĂ§HOM $UJXH was looking for his next project. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when his girlfriend handed him â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War I to 9/11â&#x20AC;? by UC Davis historian Kathryn Olmsted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She knew I was looking for an idea,â&#x20AC;? Argue explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and she said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You should read this. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fascinating social history of conspiracy theories in America.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Skeptical at first, Argue read the book and was intrigued. He gave it to Butler, who had directed the premiere of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brooklyn Babylonâ&#x20AC;? at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was in high school, I was into conspiracy theories in a joking sort of way,â&#x20AC;? Butler said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;so I knew the aesthetic. Olmstedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book shows how conspiracy theories are always around, always relevant. I knew this

on all sides, there is no way to effectively utilize the video elements. Argue notes that the Stanford audience will see less of Butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s textual contributions, rendering the show â&#x20AC;&#x153;much more mysterious. Devoid of original context, the audience will have to make their own connections with the music. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re definitely asking more of the Stanford audience, but I hope it will be delightfully evocative ... that it will take the audience on the same descent into paranoiaâ&#x20AC;? as the full multimedia production. And how exactly does one render paranoia in musical terms? For Argue, a composer with a reputation for innovating within the big band idiom, the answer is obvious. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The tools that lent themselves best to telling this story, which is sort of a shadow history of the 20th century,â&#x20AC;? he said, were the tools of twelve-tone composition, a distinctly 20th-century technique developed in 1920s Vienna by Arnold Schoenberg and championed by many mid-century American modernist composers. When a traditional work of western music is said to be in a particular key (A minor, for instance, or B-flat major), it means that the composer has created a tonal center by favoring certain notes over others. By the time you reach the end of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mary Had a Little Lamb,â&#x20AC;? which uses only four notes of the major scale, the shape of the melody and the repetition of those pitches leaves no doubt where the final note is going to land. Twelve-tone composers, on the other hand, eschew traditional tonality by creating melodies that use each of the twelve notes of the western scale (every single white and black piano key within an octave) exactly once â&#x20AC;&#x201D; forming what is known as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;tone rowâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; before returning to any given pitch again. Lacking a traditional tonal anchor that the ear can gravitate toward, twelve-tone music can easily sound eerie or alienating. Argue described

of aesthetic priorities.â&#x20AC;? The result, he hopes, is a finished piece with â&#x20AC;&#x153;undercurrents of unsettlingness beneath the popular and folkloric stuff,â&#x20AC;? but with a sufficiently recognizable musical vocabulary to be accessible and â&#x20AC;&#x153;convincing for the listener.â&#x20AC;? One thing seems certain: the concert premiere of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Enemiesâ&#x20AC;? is likely to be a unique experience for all who attend, whether they are big band aficionados, conspiracy theorists, Schoenberg fans, CIA operatives or our reptilian overlords. The performance at Bing will be followed by a post-show talk in which Argue and Butler, joined by Kathryn Olmsted â&#x20AC;&#x201D; author of the book that inspired the project â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will discuss the cognitive and cultural impulses that drive â&#x20AC;&#x153;conspiracismâ&#x20AC;? in contemporary America. Q Freelance writer Kevin Kirby can be emailed at penlyon@peak. org.

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Study Session 1. Council Input for the Public Art Master Plan Special Orders of the Day 2. Resolution of the City Council Expressing Appreciation to Grant Kolling Upon His Retirement 3. United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) Proclamation Consent Calendar 5. Approval of Amendment Number Three to Contract Number S13149314 With Truepoint Solutions, LLC in the Amount of $290,000 to Provide Support for Accela Software Applications and Blueprint Initiatives, for a Total Contract Amount Not to Exceed $942,800 6. Approval of Amendment Number One to Contract Number C14153485 With Canopy, for an Additional Amount of $45,000 for the Second Year of a Three Year Term, for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $399,630 for Implementation of Urban Forest Master Plan Programs 1.D.i: 'Analysis of North-South Palo Alto Canopy Disparity', and 3.B.1: 'Recommendations MVY 9LK\JPUN ;YLL HUK :PKL^HSR *VUĂ&#x2026;PJ[Z 7. Adoption of Two Resolutions Correcting Clerical Errors in Two Items Previously Approved as Part of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget 8. Approval of a Contract with BKF Engineers for a Total Amount not to Exceed $538,547 for Design Services for the Embarcadero Road Corridor Improvements Project and Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2016 to Provide an Additional Appropriation of $337,766 to the Embarcadero Road Corridor Improvements Project in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) PL-15001 9. Approval of a Contract With VIMOC Technologies for a Total of $100,000 to Install Parking Occupancy Sensors and Bicycle/ Pedestrian Video Counters 10. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 2.040.160 (City Council Minutes) of Chapter 2.04 (Council Organization and Procedure) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Require Action Minutes and a Verbatim Transcript of all Council and Council Standing Committee Meetings, and Delete the Requirement for Sense Minutes (FIRST READING: August 31, 2015 PASSED: 8-0 Kniss absent) 11. Council Approval of Appointment of Terence Howzell to the Position of Principal Attorney Action Items 12. Comprehensive Plan Update: Comprehensive Plan Structure and Goals/Vision Statements for Each Element and Related +PYLJ[PVU [V :[HŃ&#x153; HUK [OL *P[PaLUZ (K]PZVY` *VTTP[[LL 7HY[ 00! Community Services & Facilities and Land Use & Community Design Elements) 13. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of an Ordinance Making Permanent the Interim Measures to Eliminate Certain Parking Exemptions Within Downtown by Amending Municipal Code Chapters 18.18, Downtown Commercial (CD) District and 18.52, Parking and Loading Requirements; the Planning and Transportation Commission Recommended Adoption 14. Colleagues' Memo Recommending Adoption of a Resolution *VTIH[PUN /\THU ;YHŃ?JRPUN 0UJS\KPUN :[HŃ&#x153; ;YHPUPUN Assistance in Identifying Vulnerable Populations and Legislative Advocacy

Author Margaret Atwood The author of the classic feminist tome â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Handmaidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tale,â&#x20AC;? novelist Margaret Atwood will appear at Redwood Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, on Monday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss her new book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Heart Goes Last.â&#x20AC;? Set in the midst of a widespread economic crisis, the story follows a married couple as they attempt to negotiate the troubling choice between freedom and security. Tickets to the talk are $20 for general admission, $10 for students and $40 for premier seating, including a copy of the book. Go to goo.gl/ Fdn0CE or call 650-369-7770.

Festival Mountain View Oktoberfest Grab a stein, don your lederhosen and head to Mountain View this weekend for Oktoberfest, which runs Saturday to Sunday, Oct. 3-4, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The festivities are located at Bryant and Dana streets and include live music, kids activities, food vendors and, of course, a wide range of German beers on tap. $10 buys you a half-liter stein glass; a full liter glass is $15. Tickets, which are required to fill your glass, are $8 per half-liter. Go to mvoktoberfest.com.

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Wax, oil, acrylics and pastels; paper, canvas and wood panels: Palo Alto artist Naomi Mindelzun doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t limit herself to a single medium. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consistent about her work is the theme of wilderness and an evident concern with the natural world. On Saturday, Oct. 3, 5-8 p.m., Los Altosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gallery 9 at 143 Main St. will hold a reception for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Selected Works,â&#x20AC;? a new show of Mindelzunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paintings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Selected Worksâ&#x20AC;? is on exhibit now through Oct. 31. Though inspired by nature, many of these paintings verge on the abstract, subtly evoking ponds and canyons, thick forests and distant landscapes in a palette of black and white, earthy yellows and watery blues. In other works, rocks, birds, flowers and even human figures emerge from lush backgrounds. The reception and show are both free to the public. For more information about the show, go to gallery9losaltos.com or call 650-941-7969. To learn more about the artist, go to naomimindelzun.com or email naomimindelzun@gmail.com.

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now 93 years old, but in her prime she was a legendary Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo ballerina. On Saturday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m., Nina Novak will appear at Mountain Viewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Western Ballet, 914 N. Rengstorff Ave., to discuss joining the legendary ballet troupe

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in the 1940s. Dancers from the school will also perform. Tickets are $15 for children, $25 for adults and $30 for priority seating. Go to westernballet.org or call 650-968-4455.

Art Mobile Arts Platform Maybe youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen it around town: a custom-built bicycle trailer with LCD reader boards and space for visitors to write down their thoughts. This is the Mobile Arts Platform (MAP), a playful project that encourages Palo Alto residents to share their ideas about the future of civic public art. On Thursday, Oct. 8, from noon to 4 p.m., MAP will appear at Palo Altoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cogswell Plaza, 264 Lytton Ave. Feedback from MAP will be integrated into the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public art master plan. For more information, go to goo.gl/6k1UmI.

Talk Fulfilling potential What does it take to fulfill oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potential? What does that even mean? On Sunday, Oct. 4, at 5 p.m., Stanford professor of psychology Carol Dweck will give a talk on how society can promote achievement, how praise can diminish motivation and how to help children succeed. The event takes place at the Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Go to goo.gl/mIaY2o or call 650-223-8649. Q

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The sashimi daily special at Odori Sushi and Teppanyaki features hiramasa, salmon, pike mackerel and blue fin tuna. It’s a friendly, low-key neighborhood restaurant that focuses on nigiri, sashimi, maki and a number of creatively concocted rolls, as well as traditional Japanese dishes. The restaurant’s interior is divided into a 10-table dining area personalized with a wall-size version of Katsushika Hokusai’s famous woodblock print of an ocean wave. Tables and seating are spare, putting the emphasis solely on the food. A small sushi bar, manned by two friendly experts, showcases the restaurant’s real draw — super fresh, glistening slabs of fish. The menu lists more than 25 different types of sushi ($1.75-$4 for two pieces), from old familiars including eel, salmon, shrimp and yellowtail to less common offerings such as giant clam, Spanish mackerel, ocean trout and white toro. A

chalkboard posts seasonal offerings and daily specials like baby lobster, bluefin toro and skipjack. For an indulgence, a $30 omakase menu provides about 10 samples of the chef’s top sushi selections. Fish is brought in daily from a 6 a.m. buyers’ market, according to the manager, and his due diligence shows in the bright flavors and textures of the restaurant’s ocean-based offerings. There are more than a dozen beautifully presented Americanstyle rolls ($9-$12) that deserve a moment of admiration before digging in. Carefully applying sauces and garnishes, the chefs create whimsical-looking creatures and visual amusements. The Loving Heart roll comprises spicy tuna, crab and avocado topped with tuna, molded into a heart shape and driz-

zled with soy sauce and Japanese mayonnaise. The Mango Tango roll contains crisp shrimp tempura and cucumber, topped with mango bits and spicy sauce. The servings are generous, and the chefs take obvious pleasure in making the presentation as enticing as the flavors. Aside from sushi, the restaurant offers a large selection of appetizers, noodle soups and cooked dishes for both lunch and dinner. My lunch bento ($11.95 for three items) included salmon teriyaki, vegetable tempura and white tuna sashimi, along with standard lunchtime sides of a small bowl of tasty miso, a dollop of white rice and an innocuous salad. The generous serving of tempura was a little greasy but its yam, carrot, broccoli and onion were (continued on page 30)

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25th Annual Jonathan J. King Lectureship Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 5:30 pm Li Ka Shing Center: Berg Hall Stanford School of Medicine A gifted computer scientist by profession, but a philosopher by inclination, Jonathan J. King was above all a humanist with a deep concern for the dignity of individuals. Jonathan King died of cancer on April 8, 1991, at the age of 41. This lectureship was established in his honor, to encourage the compassionate and humane care of all patients.

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HOTEL SURGE CONTINUES ON EL CAMINO REAL ... Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be plenty of room at the inn â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at least in the south end of Palo Alto. The Nest Palo Alto, 3190 El Camino Real, joins three other new hotels in the region, all of which opened in the past year: Hilton Homewood Suites, Hilton Garden Inn and Marriottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Residence Inn. The Nest occupies the former site of Quality Inn, which closed last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The old hotel is gone. We gutted it. All that was left was the bones,â&#x20AC;? said Nest Project Manager Andy Evers. After nearly seven months of construction, half the hotel is scheduled to open this week, while finishing touches are still being applied to the other half. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll open the rest of the hotel in mid-October,â&#x20AC;? Evers said, citing some bumps in the road during the major renovation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had to get rid of a couple construction companies. That created some delays. And the neighbors werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too happy with us because of that.â&#x20AC;? Originally scheduled to open in late spring/early summer, The Nest has its front entrance on residential Ventura Avenue, about one-quarter block east of El Camino, behind Star One Credit Union. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to make amends with the neighbors,â&#x20AC;? Evers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be inviting them to an

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Today there are over 17,000 public libraries in the United States which function as a system of non-commercial centers that help us define what we value and what we share. In 1994, Robert Dawson began to photograph hundreds of libraries in forty-eight states, crafting a photographic survey of public libraries throughout the nation. These photographs capture a vibrant and essential, yet threatened, system. In 2014, Princeton Architectural Press published Dawsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book, The Public Library: A Photographic Essay. In this lecture, Robert Dawson will share the development of this monumental project.

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crisp and flavorful. The teriyaki sauce was a bright touch on a thick slice of very well-prepared salmon. On another visit, I started off with an appetizer of oshitashi ($5): boiled spinach drizzled with a sweet sesame sauce. It looked as delicious as it tasted. Gyoza ($5) dumplings were overly oily and a bit skimpy on the filling. A large bowl of too-salty seafood ramen ($12) was heaped with perfectly cooked tender noodles along with large chunks of salmon, exactly one mussel and two small shrimp. A sushi lunch special ($13.95) highlighted five different nigiri (salmon, tuna, eel, shrimp and hamachi) with a simple, well-proportioned tuna roll. Delicious. Dinner ($11.95-$17) features classic items like beef, chicken or salmon teriyaki; black miso cod; breaded chicken katsu and the full repertoire of sushi and rolls. The restaurant has wisely dropped serving teppanyaki (a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food â&#x20AC;&#x201D; think Benihanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s), which the manager said was simply too demanding on both servers and space, although the name remains on the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signs and menu. Several types of sake are offered as well as Japanese and American beers.

evening event. We want to be part of the community.â&#x20AC;? Guest units in the 54-room boutique hotel range in size from 185 to 275 square feet. Although the rooms are not large, the space has been used efficiently. Clean lines and white furnishings are featured in each guest room. The two-story hotel offers complimentary breakfast, a 24-hour fitness room, a business center and bicycle rental for guests. It also provides free high-speed Internet, tech-ready workspaces and 55-inch flat screen televisions equipped with Apple TV. Other amenities include a large patio and bar where California-Mediterranean cuisine will be served. Menu items include an eclectic assortment of flatbread pizzas, charcuterie and salads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also have high-end wines, local craft beer and small, shareable dishes,â&#x20AC;? Evers said. The hotel is primarily focusing on the corporate, high-tech, business traveler and has set weekday rates at an average of $300 to $400. Weekend rates are generally lower, averaging about $150 to $200, according to Evers.

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Science nerds, start your engines. Yes, “The Martian” — based on a 2011 novel by Mountain View resident Andy Weir — is a science fiction adventure from the director of “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” but it’s also perhaps the purest ode to science mainstream cinema has ever produced, a love letter to NASA and STEM education. In the near future, a manned NASA mission to Mars hits a hitch. Believing astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) to be killed in a blinding dust storm, the rest of the Ares 3 crew narrowly escapes. But Watney isn’t dead yet, and wakes to discover himself alone on the red planet, 35 million miles from home, four years from the next planned land-

In “The Martian,” Matt Damon plays an American astronaut mistakenly abandoned on planet Mars by his crew. Space Center in Houston, where director Teddy Sanders (Jeff Daniels) makes the tough calls; and Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, which gets recruited to join the effort to save Watney once it’s discovered he’s alive and potentially rescuable.

The sprawling, top-notch cast also includes the likes of Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Chastain, Sean Bean, Benedict Wong, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, Michael Peña, Donald Glover, and Kristin Wiig, but the real stars are Damon, in a typically committed performance

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EXPERIENCE THE CONCERT PREMIERE OF MY LAI The infamous 1968 massacre of Vietnamese villagers by American soldiers at My Lai provides the context for this gripping new work by Stanford faculty composer Jonathan Berger. Using traditional Vietnamese percussion and digitally processed sounds, My Lai is told from the perspective of the heroic helicopter pilot who tried to stop the slaughter and was viliﬁed for reporting it.

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time is long, and the viewer will feel it at times, that’s essential to the storytelling, which succeeds at being tight, sometimes taut, and frequently funny (if a little cutesy when it comes to the disco music that’s all Damon’s left with on the Mars base). Ultimately, “The Martian” may be the best advertisement NASA ever had when it comes to garnering interest, enthusiasm

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MOVIE TIMES All showtimes are for Friday to Sunday only unless otherwise noted. For other times, reviews and trailers, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies. Movie times are subject to change. Call theaters for the latest. 99 Homes (R)

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

Black Mass (R) ++1/2 Century 16: 9:30 a.m., 12:45, 3:55, 7:10 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 2, 4:55, 6:30, 7:50 & 10:40 p.m. Everest (PG-13) Century 16: 10:45 a.m., 1:45, 7:45 & 10:45 p.m., Fri 4:45 p.m. In 3-D at 9:15, 12:15, 3:15, 6:20 & 9:15, Sat & Sun 4:45 p.m. Century 20: 12:05, 3:10, 6:10 & 9:05 p.m. In 3-D at 10:45 a.m., 1:45, 4:40, 7:35 & 10:25 p.m. Grandma (R) +++

Guild Theatre: 1, 3, 5, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m.

Green Inferno (R)

Century 20: 8 & 10:20 p.m.

Hell and Back (R)

Century 20: 10:55 a.m., 1:15, 3:40, 5:55, 8:15 & 10:30 p.m.

Hotel Transylvania 2 (PG) Century 16: 9, 9:50 & 11:25 a.m., 12:20, 2, 4:25, 7, 7:50, 9:30 & 10:10 p.m., Fri & Sat 5:15 p.m. & 12:01 a.m., Sun 2:45 p.m. In 3-D at 10:35 a.m., 1:05, 3:35, 6:15 & 8:45 p.m., Fri & Sat 2:45 & 11:10 p.m., Sun 5:15 p.m. Century 20: 10:35 & 11:30 a.m., 1:05, 1:55, 3:30, 4:25, 6, 6:50, 8:25 & 9:15 p.m. In 3-D at 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05 & 10:45 p.m. Inside Out (PG) +++1/2

Century 20: 11:25 a.m., 1:55 & 4:35 p.m.

The Intern (PG-13) ++ Century 16: 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7:25 & 10:15 p.m., Sat 3 p.m., Sun 9:20 a.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m., 12:35, 2, 3:25, 4:50, 6:15, 7:45, 9:10 & 10:35 p.m. The Martian (PG-13) +++ Century 16: 10:40 a.m., 2, 4:30, 5:20, 7:50 & 8:40 p.m., Fri & Sat 12:01 a.m. In 3-D at 9 & 9:50 a.m., 12:20, 1:10, 2:50, 3:40, 6:10, 7, 9:35 & 10:30 p.m., Fri & Sat 11:20 p.m., Sat & Sun 11:30 a.m. Century 20: 10:25 a.m., 1:35, 4:50, 6:30, 8:05 & 9:45 p.m. In 3-D at 11:15 a.m., noon, 2:30, 3:15, 5:45 & 9 p.m. In X-D at 12:50, 4:05, 7:20 & 10:35 p.m. In D-BOX at 10:25 a.m., 1:35, 4:50 & 8:05 p.m. In 3-D D-BOX at 11:15 a.m., 2:30, 5:45 & 9 p.m. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (PG-13) Century 16: 10:10 a.m., 1:15, 4:20, 7:30 & 10:40 p.m. Century 20: 1, 3:05, 4:10, 7:25, 9:20 & 10:30 p.m. Meru (R) Palo Alto Square: 3:15, 5:30 & 7:45 p.m., Fri & Sat 10 p.m., Fri & Sun 1 p.m. Met Opera: Il Trovatore (Not Rated) Century 16: Sat 9:55 a.m. Century 20: Sat 9:55 a.m. Palo Alto Square: Sat 9:55 a.m. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 16: 9 a.m., 7:15 & 10:20 p.m., Sat & Sun 12:10 & 3:25 p.m. Pawn Sacrifice (PG-13) ++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 1:30, 4:10, 7:10 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 10:50 a.m., 1:40, 4:30, 7:15 & 10 p.m. The Princess Bride (1987) (PG) Century 16: Sun 2 p.m. Century 20: Sun 2 p.m. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1957) (R)

Guild Theatre: Sat at midnight

Sicario (R) Century 16: 9:10 a.m., 12:30, 3:50, 6:15, 7:20 & 10:20 p.m., Sun 4:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m., 12:45, 2:10, 3:35, 5, 6:25, 7:55, 9:25 & 10:45 p.m. Singh is Bling (Not Rated) Century 16: 7:05, 9:15 & 10:35 p.m., Fri 11:30 a.m. & 3:40 p.m., Sat & Sun noon & 3:30 p.m. Sleeping with Other People (R) ++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 2, 4:45, 7:30 & 10:10 p.m. Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos (Not Rated) Century 20: Sat & Sun 12:15 p.m. The Visit (PG-13) Century 20: 5:35, 8:10 & 10:40 p.m., Fri 12:40 p.m., Fri & Sat 3:05 p.m., Sun 11:25 a.m.

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Century Theatres at Palo Alto Square Friday 10/2 99 Homes – 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55; Meru – 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 Saturday 10/3 99 Homes – 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55; Meru – 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00; MET Opera: Il Trovatore – 9:55AM Sun, Mon, & Tue 10/4, 10/5 & 10/6 99 Homes – 1:45, 4:30, 7:15; Meru – 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45 Wednesday 10/7 99 Homes – 1:45, 4:30, 7:15; Meru – 1:00, 3:15; MET Opera: Il Trovatore – 6:30PM Thursday 10/8 99 Homes – 1:45, 4:30; Meru – 1:00, 3:15

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Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260) Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264) Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (800-326-3264) CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-0128) Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700) ON THE WEB: Additional movie reviews and trailers at PaloAltoOnline.com/movies

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WATERWISE RESIDENTS ... Discover water-saving techniques for the garden on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, in the Community Room at the Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road. This class offered through the City of Palo Alto is free, but space is limited. So, for those who want to learn about lowmaintenance, water-efficient landscapes, sign up early. Info: cityofpaloalto.org/workshops Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email bmalmberg@paweekly.com. Deadline is one week before publication.

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he owners of four South Bay residences are opening up their homes on Saturday, Oct. 10, for the 2015 Silicon Valley Home Tours. The inaugural event is hosted by the Santa Clara chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and will feature architectdesigned homes in Palo Alto and Los Altos. During this self-guided tour, participants will be able to peruse innovative, environmentally friendly homes. Project manager Caroline Kwak said that the tours are meant to show participants the value of working collaboratively with an architect. “(The event is) meant to be an inspiration not only for the design community, but it shows the homeowners what the potential of their home can be,” she said. AIA’s call for entries from March 12 to April 17 garnered about 20 submissions. After Kwak and her team reviewed the applications and visited the homes in person, four of the most energyefficient and inventive homes made the cut. In addition to being environmentally conscious, Kwak said the review committee sought out

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homes that interacted well with their surrounding environments, such as the $1.6 million Desbard Residence in Palo Alto. The singlefamily, single-story home features vibrant vines hanging from the garage door, a lap pool in the center of the floor plan and an abundance of natural light. Designed by architect Jo Bellomo, the home also boasts fullheight sliding doors and skylights that lend to strong ventilation and outdoor views. The home’s use of slag cement reduces the environmental impact of concrete by reducing the overall energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the exposed concrete and wood eliminate the need to paint the exterior. On one side of the home, a fence was created with two layers of wire mesh that were filled with 3/4-inch diameter gravel. Bellomo, who was raised on cherry and apricot orchards in Sunnyvale, said he built things “endlessly” as a child and never moved too far away from the Midpeninsula for too long. His closet, which he said primarily consists of 12 black T-shirts and a couple pairs of black boots, reflects his simplistic design style.

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CHEESE TO PLEASE ... Turn fresh milk into a wheel of brie on Sunday, Oct. 4, 1-4 p.m. at Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Cheese instructor Louella Hill, known locally as the San Francisco Milk Maid, teaches participants about what type of milk to use, where to buy cultures and how to complete the aging process. After making brie, the class will use the remaining whey to help create ricotta cheese. The class also includes a Hidden Villa tour, an animal meet and greet, and a cheese tasting. The $80 ticket includes the class, recipes, brie for at-home aging and tastings. The event is open to anyone 16 years of age and older. Pre-registration closes on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 5 p.m. Info: bit.ly/CheesemakingHiddenVilla

Jo Bellomo, Palo Alto architect, talks about the design of the Desbard Residence.

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DEAD LAWN ... Convert a dead lawn into a low-water garden with the help of Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County on Saturday, Oct. 3, 10-11 a.m., at the Palo Alto Demonstration Garden, which is on Center Road near Martin Street in Palo Alto. This free class offers residents information about lawn removal, drip irrigation and low-water plants. Info: mastergardeners. org/2015-10-03/Your-Lawn-IsDead-Now-What

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NEIGHBORHOOD TOURS ... Stroll along and learn about Palo Alto’s neighborhoods during Palo Alto Stanford Heritage’s fall walking tours. The first walk guides participants through Professorville on Saturday, Oct. 3, starting at 10 a.m. Tour guide Gail Woolley will meet walkers at 1005 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Other free fall walks will tour College Terrace on Oct. 10, Crescent Park on Oct. 17, Professorville again on Oct. 25 and Homer Avenue on Nov. 7. Self-guided tour brochures are also available on the organization’s website. Info: www.pastheritage.org/tours.html

At top: The use of slag cement reduces the Desbard Residence’s overall environmental impact. Above: The home features a lap pool in the center of the floor plan.

In addition to his own private residence and office on University Avenue, Bellomo is also known for designing the High/Alma Street parking garage, Facebook’s corporate cafe and the 64 bike arcs around Palo Alto. Additionally, he was the 2014 recipient of the Birge Clark Award for his consistent quality of innovative work for more than a decade. “I’m inspired by reducing our dependency on things,” he said. “Most of the inspiration comes from people I know (and) the peo-

ple I work with. I do find inspiration in the landscape and the texture ... and from good city planners and from cities that have vision.” Bellomo added that sustainability also includes the longevity of a building. “If a building can withstand the forces for 500 years, that’s sustainable ... This house will last forever if it’s maintained,” he said of the Desbard Residence. According to Bellomo, another (continued on page 36)

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Left: The Elements Home in Palo Alto, by Berkley-based design firm Studio Urbis, allows light to reflect from the swimming pool back into the living space. Right: An open carport also serves as a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play area.

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Once your yard is in tip-top shape and you’ve set up your activity zones, it’s time to add the finishing touches: • Keep your table cloth from flying away on a breezy afternoon by laying several lengths of twine across the table with fishing weights or holey rocks tied to each end. • Bring out a few decorative pillows and a throw blanket or two, and place them on your garden chairs. • Use a votive candleholder, shot glass or egg cup as a mini-vase, and place a bouquet at each table setting. For place cards, write the name of each guest on a smooth pebble or an apple. • Move your tabletop fountain outdoors. • Refill all your bird feeders and birdbaths. • Roll up silverware in colorful napkins, tie the bundle with raffia or ribbon and add a flower, a sprig of lavender or rosemary to each. • Use abalone or scallop shells as ashtrays or candleholders. • Put clay pots over your sprinkler heads to protect them, or tie a red bow around each one. • Arrange beach pebbles around a grouping of candles on a tray. Then, light the candles before your guests arrive. • Keep insects at bay by using citronella candles, covering the food with a cake plate or frying pan lids, and positioning yellow jacket traps away from the food. Q Kit Davey, Allied Member A.S.I.D., is a Redwood City-based interior designer who uses what you already own to redecorate. Email her at KitDavey@aol.com or call her at 650-367-7370. 1 W. Edith Ave., #C120 Huston Trust to H. Torre for $825,000 on 09/02/15; previous sale 03/23/2011, $685,000 1385 Grant Road D. Holt to S. Yan for $2,050,000 on 09/02/15; previous sale 09/24/1986, $195,000 629 Paco Drive M. Miller to Z. Gu for $2,400,000 on 09/01/15; previous sale 08/10/1990, $330,000

645 Riviera Drive Gillis Trust to P. & G. Salyer for $2,910,000 on 09/04/15; previous sale 08/27/1976, $118,000

Los Altos Hills

13120 Delson Court Hsu Trust to A. & A. Akhtar for $3,426,000

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Home sales

SALES AT A GLANCE

(continued from page 37) on 09/03/15 12841 La Cresta Drive Halliday Trust to C. & K. Skogen for $2,700,000 on 09/04/15; previous sale 09/1972, $95,000 26062 Todd Lane P. & S. Stephan to Johnson Trust for $4,100,000 on 09/02/15; previous sale 09/24/2009, $1,850,000

Menlo Park

1807 Doris Drive Simpson Trust to R. & R. Glass for $3,995,000 on 08/31/15 101 Hillside Ave. Battensby Trust to M. Timpson for $1,765,000 on 08/26/15 510 Laurel Ave. Lucca Terra to J. & K. Caldwell for $2,730,000 on 08/28/15; previous sale 09/22/2014, $2,408,000 1180 N. Lemon Ave. C. Decenzo to Tiger Trust for $5,350,000 on 08/28/15; previous sale 08/20/2013, $4,000,000 139 Newbridge St. M. Andrade to Q. Gan for $730,000 on 08/28/15; previous sale 12/16/1998, $185,000 451 Oak Grove Ave., #4 Ahluwalia Trust to T. Khilathi for $1,200,000 on 08/28/15; previous sale 11/23/2009, $640,000 1230 Sharon Park Drive, #62 J. Blake to Amerian Trust for $1,300,000 on 08/27/15; previous sale 02/26/2015, $313,000

Mountain View

1731 Begen Ave. Siegel Trust to M. Goldfeld for $1,600,000 on 09/04/15 2025 California St., #45 L. Mendez to P. & N. Gries for $460,000 on 09/01/15; previous sale 01/30/2012, $376,500 505 Cypress Point Drive, #78 J. Robbins to N. Robbins for $450,000 on 09/01/15; previous sale 12/17/2013, $392,500 125 Easy St. Robson Homes to J. & K. Mulroy for $1,495,000 on 09/04/15 685 Emily Drive Vargas Trust to Kalkat Trust for $936,000 on 09/03/15 484 Kahlo St. E. Rodriguez to S. & D. Klinger for $1,300,000 on 09/02/15; previous sale 04/11/2012, $718,500 274 Pamela Drive, #22 M. Lara to M. Granot for $650,000 on 09/04/15; previous sale 05/26/2006, $415,000 41 Paragon Court T. & C. Chaudry to H. Chiu for $1,200,000 on 09/01/15; previous sale 09/30/2009, $750,000 765 N. Rengstorff Ave., #13 M. Ruprecht to B. Larson for $650,000 on 09/03/15; previous

Atherton

Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $2,700,000 Highest sales price: $4,100,000

East Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 7 Lowest sales price: $1,025,000 Highest sales price: $9,250,000

Menlo Park

Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $530,000 Highest sales price: $670,000

Portola Valley

Total sales reported: 7 Lowest sales price: $730,000 Highest sales price: $5,350,000

Los Altos

Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $2,200,000 Highest sales price: $4,800,000

Mountain View

Total sales reported: 8 Lowest sales price: $825,000 Highest sales price: $2,910,000

Woodside

Total sales reported: 12 Lowest sales price: $450,000 Highest sales price: $1,600,000

Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $2,575,000 Highest sales price: $7,980,000 Source: California REsource

sale 07/19/2006, $430,000 255 S. Rengstorff Ave., #103 K. Bezik to Z. Zhang for $610,000 on 09/04/15; previous sale 12/07/1992, $133,000 49 Showers Drive, #D460 B. & A. Gelin to J. Tao for $1,250,000 on 09/04/15; previous sale 02/22/2006, $639,000 49 Showers Drive, #N370 Beck Trust to J. Banerjee for $765,000 on 09/03/15; previous sale 01/24/1990, $148,500

Palo Alto

427 Alma St., #407 N. ReichWeiser to Y. Gu for $1,025,000 on 09/02/15; previous sale 11/27/1985, $192,000 951 Bryant St. P. Skinner to Fang Trust for $4,050,000 on 09/01/15; previous sale 11/19/1997, $930,000 4168 Donald Drive Alsop Exemption Trust to C. Liang for $2,800,000 on 09/04/15 1160 Donner Lane Sterling Park to N. Liu for $1,829,000 on 09/03/15 1094 Forest Ave. Schroder Trust to M. Li for $5,300,000 on 09/03/15 1540 Middlefield Road Smeets Trust to P. & E. Kane for $2,855,000 on 09/04/15; previous sale 05/11/2006, $1,550,000 1870 University Ave. K. Glassey to HC Investment Associates for $9,250,000 on 09/01/15

Portola Valley

35 Adair Lane From A Here To Adair to Marchukov-Amuzinskaya Trust for $4,800,000 on 08/26/15; previous sale 03/09/2005, $3,900,000 267 Corte Madera Road Mcguire Trust to Miller Trust for $2,200,000 on 08/27/15; previous sale 09/30/2009, $1,600,000 700 La Mesa Drive C. Kennerly to Milo-Bryson Trust for $2,850,000 on 08/28/15; previous sale 01/18/2013, $2,047,500

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Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $4,700,000 Highest sales price: $4,700,000

Woodside

175 Josselyn Lane Wasson Trust to Josselyn Lane Trust for $5,375,000 on 08/28/15; previous sale 07/30/1991, $1,150,000 410 Manzanita Way L. Naify to Frank Trust for $7,980,000 on 08/26/15; previous sale 03/28/2013, $5,250,000 900 Midglen Way ISCA Assets 20 to E. & J. Boyle for $3,400,000 on 08/26/15; previous sale 11/30/2004, $1,010,000 130 Normandy Lane Balocco Trust to Z. Yi for $2,575,000 on 08/26/15

BUILDING PERMITS Palo Alto

1021 Cowper St. detached garage: add a strong wall and beam as garage door is changing from one sliding door to two sliding doors, $3,000 2926 South Court replace water heater, $n/a 533 Lytton Ave. Units 533-539: window replacement in all units, patio door replacement in three units, replace siding on south facing exterior wall, $48,000 650 Fairmede Ave. replace subpanel, $n/a 1426 Pitman Ave. 15-1399: field structural details and clarification, $n/a 1211 Cowper St. electrical work in kitchen, $n/a 855 El Camino Real, Building #2 space improvement, includes relocating structural support post, $2,700 4154 Park Blvd. install new aluminum patio cover with three lights, $10,940 3845 La Donna Ave. re-roof, $14,000 756 Chimalus Drive 1500001531: change header size, $n/a 680 Fulton St. residential gas line repair, work to be done in public row, $n/a 791 Christine Drive re-roof, $19,000 183 Bryant St. bathroom remodel, includes new water heater, $40,000 930 Newell Road kitchen remodel, includes relocating kitchen island, $32,381 2560 Middlefield Road kitchen

remodel, includes replacing cabinets, drywall and hood, $15,000 855 El Camino Real, Building #5 15000-01486: structural details for storage rack and structural detail for HVAC curb, $n/a 935 Ramona St. temporary power, $n/a 811 Gailen Ave. service upgrade to 200 amps, $n/a 220 Tennyson Ave. re-roof, $17,000 1570 Madrono Ave. re-roof, $16,675 1985 Louis Road commercial re-roof, $160,000 3124 Morris Drive re-roof, $21,500 2550 Hanover St. tenant improvement for existing firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, includes conference room expansion and office reconfiguration on first and second floor, $650,000 855 El Camino Real, Suite #4 use and occupancy and retail tenant improvement for Space. NK.apothecary retail firm to occupy at Unit 1C, $125,000 877 Northampton Drive re-roof, $3,500 710 Torreya Court re-roof, $24,900 2550 Hanover St. install dual Level 2 EVSE at parking lot for existing firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, $n/a 345 Forest Ave. add a gas line from the meter to the existing volume water heater, $n/a 900 Varian Way remodel, includes a new, larger window at living room area, $10,000 299 Ely Place re-roof, $23,900 160 Tasso St. residential water main replacement from meter in public row, $n/a 2592 Ramona St. re-roof, $18,522 4315 Miranda Ave. re-roof, $15,000 1911 Waverley St. residential roof-mounted PV system, $n/a 646 Fairmede Ave. residential arbor at the front of the house, $3,500 3450 Hillview Ave. voluntary seismic upgrade to equipment platform, $29,500 311 Everett Ave., Unit #B residential multifamily kitchen and bath remodel, $15,000

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3070 Ramona St. single-story addition and remodel, $200,000 1721 Guinda St. bathroom and powder room remodel 92 sf, $22,000 3399 Waverley St. re-roof, $7,382 912 Forest Ave. new pool and solar hot water system, $52,000 291 Creekside Drive kitchen and bath remodel 90sf, $60,000 729 De Soto Drive kitchen and bathroom remodel, $24,256 2368 Santa Ana St. temporary power, $n/a 285 Hamilton Ave. install new 3-inch line from diversion tank to existing storm drain, $n/a 541 Patricia Lane re-roof, $41,500 2685 Emerson St. replace tank water heater, $n/a 2305 El Camino Real install three illuminated wall signs, $n/a 271 Lambert Ave. add ten push piers, $12,000 2865 ParkBlvd. new pool and spa on third floor with associated piping and equipment, $101,000 795 El Camino Real 1500001396: additional changes to make parking spaces accessible, $n/a 711 Torreya Court re-roof, $37,700 1868 Mark Twain St. residential roof-mounted PV system, $n/a 321 Kipling St. residential roofmounted PV system and new subpanel, $n/a 2150 Waverley St. re-roof, $26,000 2666 Emerson St. replace tank water heater, $n/a 644 Seneca St. kitchen and master bath remodel, and electrical and lighting upgrades, $48,800 855 El Camino Real, Suite #4 15000-01719: revision to skylight framing, eliminate ceiling insulation, change to track lighting, change water heater, $n/a 836 Garland Drive single-story addition, rebuild and remodel, application extended until Oct. 23, 2015, $193,000 969 Matadero Ave. rain catchment system, $n/a 200 California Ave. use and occupancy and office tenant improvement Wildfire Exchange Inc. to occupy second floor, $45,000 655 Saint Claire Drive garage re-roof, $n/a 580 Georgia Ave. furnace replacement and relocation to the attic, and new AC unit in rear yard, $n/a 3121 Bandera Drive residential red-tagged gas line repair, $n/a 4030 Fabian St. Seaquest RX: use and occupancy, $n/a 3444 Cork Oak Way residential single-story addition, $83,000 721 Garland Drive re-roof, $n/a 3960 El Camino Real commercialsubpanel install, $n/a 2041 Alma St. kitchen and bath remodel, $24,000 2761 South Court replace water heater, $n/a 595 Bryson Ave. temporary power, $n/a 595 Bryson Ave. new two-story, single-family dwelling with attached garage and covered porches, $448,552

1082 Metro Circle single-story addition, master bathroom remodel, $64,114 466 Margarita Ave. new sewer line and cleanout, no work in the public right of way, $n/a 3845 Mumford Place 1500000749: add new tankless water heater, $n/a 870 Hamilton Ave. red-tagged gas lines, gas test, no leak found, $n/a 3955 Bibbits Drive re-roof, $20,000 201 Hamilton Ave. tenant improvement for existing tenant Institute for the Future, new restrooms in existing basement, $79,535 3059 Louis Road house and garage demolition, $n/a 724 Cowper St. Apt. #720: furnace replacement, $n/a 2345 Saint Francis Drive reroof, $9,490 1117 California Ave. commercial re-roof, $64,188 545 Madison Way bathroom remodel, $8,000 125 Hawthorne Ave. 125 and 127 Hawthorne Ave.: new twostory duplex with attached garage and trellis, $589,020 3059 Louis Road new two-story single-family residence with covered porch, $390,274 1820 Channing Ave. replace water lines under house, $n/a 850 Webster St. red-tagged gas line repair, $n/a 774 Montrose Ave. gas line repair: replace line from meter to water heater, $n/a 946 N. California Ave. residential roof-mounted PV system, $n/a 1050 Page Mill Road utility relocation includes relocating water, fire lines and sanitary sewer to the perimeter of the property, $250,000 2410 Ramona St. install Level 2 EVSE outside of house, $n/a 40 Crescent Drive install two NEMA 14-50 outlets, $n/a 3790 Redwood Circle repair gas leak, $n/a 750 Palo Alto Ave. install gray water system, $n/a 1745 Fulton St. garage re-roof, $n/a 423 University Ave.tenant improvement and use and occupancy for new tenant Crawfish Fusion, stop work order given on July 22 and July 28, 2015, $30,000 996 Embarcadero Road bathroom remodel and new walk-in closet in master bedroom, $25,000 3200 Middlefield Road replace wood siding with HardiePanel siding and Tamlyn aluminum trim, $24,900 580 Arastradero Road multifamily re-roof, $124,000 4202 Ruthelma Ave. replace furnace, $n/a 125 Hawthorne Ave. garage demo, $n/a 1141 Harker Ave. re-roof, $12,985 1240 Parkinson Ave. ground floor addition and remodel includes bathroom and kitchen remodels, restroom window modification on second floor, $200,000 2155 Greer Road kitchen and bath remodel and interior remodel, $153,051 125 Hawthorne Ave. house demolition, $n/a 369 Churchill Ave. install solar hot water system, $n/a 805 Los Trancos Road 16-footwide driveway bridge with a gross vehicle weight capacity of 75,000 pounds, construction includes minor grading to provide ramps at each abutment., $40,000 3781 Nathan Way replacing two windows and one door, $11,942 931 Celia Drive add AC dedicated line coil to furnace, $n/a 492 Tennyson Ave. bathroom remodel, $8,000 3510 La Mata Way residential roof-mounted PV system, $n/a

20 Oak Hollow Way, Menlo Park Offered at $3,488,000 Lavish Remodel in Exclusive Enclave Set in the affluent Oak Hollow enclave, this resplendent 4 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom home of 3,310 sq. ft. (per county) offers a lot of 11,900 sq. ft. (per county) and a complete remodel that boasts engineered French white oak floors, LED lighting, a central vacuum system, designer carpets, and Nest dual-zone technology. Soaring ceilings cover the great room and the stylish dining room, while the family room flows into a jaw-dropping island kitchen. An opulent guest suite on the main level may be used as an office, while the breathtaking master retreat enjoys a limestone-lined bathroom and a balcony. In the private backyard, an immense deck with a barbecue joins the newly landscaped lawn. Other excellent features include extensive custom woodwork, three fireplaces, and an attached three-car garage. From this home’s exclusive setting, you will be near Stanford University, Sand Hill Road, and local dining venues. Excellent nearby schools include Las Lomitas Elementary (API 943), La Entrada Middle (API 963), and Menlo-Atherton High (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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12101 Oak Park Court, Los Altos Hills Offered at $3,988,000 Astounding Views from Hillside Home Soak in extravagant views of Silicon Valley throughout this hillside property of 1.6 acres (per county), which holds a multi-level 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom home of 4,081 sq. ft. (per county). This huge, private lot enjoys a gated paver driveway, mature oaks, vegetable planters, and multiple citrus trees. Dignified yet comfortable, the home hosts hand-hewn pecan wood floors, wool carpets, crown molding, oversized casement windows, a central vacuum system, and ceilings that soar to over 12 feet. Large, elegant spaces include a sunken living room, a formal dining room, a luxurious master suite, and an island kitchen that opens to a family/breakfast room ensemble. Intriguing additional features include a three-car attached garage, three fireplaces, and a heated pool with a raised spa. Just moments from Interstate 280, this home will place you near Los Altos Golf and Country Club and charming downtown Los Altos. Excellent nearby schools include Gardner Bullis Elementary (API 947), Egan Junior (API 976), and Los Altos High (API 895) (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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San Carlos Sat/Sun 1 - 5 $2,695,000 1149 Greenbrier Rd. 4,000 sq. ft. Spectacular, modern, contemporary home with view plus 3 car garage. 4 BR/4 BA Sam Anagnostou CalBRE #00798217 650.323.7751

Palo Alto Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,395,000 1120 Middlefield Rd Built in 2012, this lovely home features spacious great rm w/FP, state of the art kitchen. 4 BR/3 BA Loveless Team 650.325.6161 CalBRE #00444835 & 00924021

Portola Valley Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,195,000 45 Joaquin Rd. Light-filled & scenic home on one acre showcases views of the western hills. 45Joaquin.com 4 BR/3 BA Ginny Kavanaugh CalBRE #00884747 650.851.1961

East Palo Alto $1,777,860 Spacious & Contemporary home with living rm w/hooded frplce, frml dining rm & laundry rm. 7 BR/5 BA Jane Jones CalBRE #01847801 650.325.6161

Menlo Park Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,698,000 2131 Avy Ave www.2131Avy.com Elegantly remodeled Prime Menlo Park Townhouse. 3 BR/2.5 BA Jan Strohecker CalBRE #00620365 650.325.6161

Menlo Park Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,650,000 204 Ravenswood Ave Very private. Large rooms, high ceilings, excellent floor plans & community pool. 3 BR/2.5 BA Lyn Jason Cobb CalBRE #01332535 650.324.4456

Sunnyvale $848,000 Delightful home on a prvt street offers updates & tranquility. Close to dwntwn Sunnyvale. 3 BR/2 BA Kacy Buchin CalBRE #01884645 650.325.6161

Sunnyvale Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $819,000 827 Shooting Star Terrace This two story town home with garage is tucked down a lane in a small 14 unit complex. 2 BR/2.5 BA Sue Crawford CalBRE #00587710 650.324.4456

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1413 Oak Avenue, Los Altos Offered at $2,398,000 Luxuriously Remodeled Home Chic amenities and fine living spaces define this spectacularly remodeled 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home of 3,059 sq. ft. (per plans) on a 10,768 sq. ft. lot (per county). Oak hardwood floors, dimmable lighting, and casement windows enhance the terrific living spaces, which include a beautiful living room with vaulted ceilings, a dining room large enough to seat 12 with an adjacent wine room, a private study, and a fabulous kitchen that adjoins an inviting family room. A suite with a sleeping loft and a master retreat with a steam room add even more luxury to this fabulous home, which also features a covered porch, citrus trees, and a paver terrace surrounding a solar-heated swimming pool. Additional features include two fireplaces, a paver driveway, and an attached two-car garage. Nearby Los Altos Golf and Country Club, the home is also close to Marymeade Park’s tennis courts. Excellent schools like Oak Avenue Elementary (API 987) and Mountain View High are within walking distance, while Blach Intermediate (API 958) is also close by (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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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

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Ano Nuevo Scenic Ranch, Davenport

26880 Elena Road, Los Altos Hills

10440 Albertsworth Lane, Los Altos Hills

$19,800,000

$13,950,000

$11,488,000

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, Lic.#01343305

Listing Provided by: Dan Kroner, Lic #01790340

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

333 Raymundo Drive, Woodside

25 Oakhill Drive, Woodside

245 Mountain Wood Lane, Woodside

$9,000,000

$8,250,000

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas, Lic.#0187820

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, Lic.#01343305

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669 Hayne Road, Hillsborough

40 Firethorn Way, Portola Valley

138 Bolivar Lane, Portola Valley

$7,950,000

$6,888,000

$6,488,000

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

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas, Lic.#01878208

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

1100 Mountain Home Rd.,Woodside

38 Hacienda Drive, Woodside

530 Arboleda Drive, Los Altos

$5,850,000

$5,450,000

$3,800,000

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SILVAR REALTORS® Create Scholarship Fund for Veterans Members of the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® (SILVAR) honored the country’s veterans, including their own, at “REALTORS® Honor Veterans” Sept. 23 at the Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club. The event raised over $37,000 for the SILVAR Veterans Scholarship Fund. The SILVAR Veterans Scholarship Fund, a new component of the Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation’s focus on education, will support eligible U.S. veterans and eligible dependents of deceased veterans residing in the local trade association’s traditional service area who wish to further their education. SILVAR President Chris Isaacson and Lehua Greenman, Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation trustee and chair of the SILVAR’s Membership Committee, welcomed everyone and recognized special guests Santa Clara County District 5 Supervisor Joe Simitian, who served as the evening’s auctioneer, and San Mateo County District 4 Supervisor Warren Slocum, a U.S. veteran who served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam 1966-67. Both Isaacson and Greenman noted the country’s veterans have made many sacrifices “so we can live free and with liberty.” The veterans are heroes not only because they had fought for freedom, but because they have inspired many by continuing to contribute to society. A number of the association’s members are veterans helping many families achieve the American dream of homeownership. Many veterans in Silicon Valley need help, they said. SILVAR was presented a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition “for outstanding

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Tom Gordon, who served in the U.S. Air Force 1984-1988, thanked the REALTORS®, noting when veterans come home, “there are gaps … they are ready for something better. Getting an education is one of the things that can help us to lead a fuller life.”

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U.S. veterans present at the event were recognized. They included Supervisor Slocum, Gordon, Bill Weseloh (U.S. Army), Frank Limon (U.S. Army 1965-68, Vietnam 1965-67), Mike Frangadakis (Vietnam 1967-70, currently with the California State Military Reserve); Derrick Felton, (U.S. Army 1988-1992, Persian Gulf), Steve Trolan (U.S. Army 1981-85, Fort Shafter, HI 1987-1994, U.S. Army Reserve, 12th Special Forces); Larry Tringali (U.S. Navy Corpsman 1967-69), Kelly Hutter (U.S. Air Force 1985-1993), Bill Moody (U.S. Army, Vietnam 1966-68); John Tripp (Pacific Theater, 1947-1956); and Joe Brown (U.S. Air Force 196973, Vietnam 1970-71).

*** Information provided in this column is presented by the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS®. Send questions to Rose Meily at rmeily@silvar.org.

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3 bedroom, 2 bath home in a super convenient location in the highly-valued Las Lomitas School District. Charmingly updated home sits nicely on the deep lot and features newly landscaped, spacious front and back yards. Rear yard has it all: deck and lawn are great for entertaining, play area and new redwood planter boxes for the gardener. Front yard sits well back from the street and has a beautiful mature Redwood tree and a newly planted maple tree. Dynamic new kitchen design is the heart of the remodel! Kitchen/dining room has been rebuilt in a custom, modern design with excellent use of space. All new custom white cabinets, top-of-the-line stainless steel appliances, hardwood floor and .!* $ door/ to yard. The home features crown molding and hardwood floors throughout most of the house, all new windows and doors, huge master bedroom has wall to wall carpet and sliding door to deck, and many other wonderful upgrades.

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Offered at $1,900,000

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Finding a Bargain in Silicon ValleyReal Estate Thursday, October 15, 2015 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Please join DeLeon Realty at our October Seminar. Gain insight from Ken DeLeon, the founder of DeLeon Realty, on how to find a bargain in Silicon Valley and optimize your home. Plus get the latest market update and learn how Ken handles his personal Real Estate.

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ATHERTON

LOS ALTOS HILLS

MOUNTAIN VIEW

3 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms - Condominium

1 Park Dr $2,358,000 Sat 2-4/Sun 1:30-4:00 Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

14700 Manuella Rd. $4,495,000 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474

147 Margo Dr. #4 Sat/Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

4 Bedrooms

3 Bedrooms

91 James Ave $6,498,000 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474

27446 Black Mountain Rd Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

$4,350,000 947-2900

2363 Lida Drive $2,498,000 Sat/Sun 1-5 Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474

75 Reservoir Rd $11,800,000 Sun 1-4 Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474

12101 Oak Park Ct Sat 1-5 Deleon Realty

$3,988,000 543-8500

511 Anza St Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

BURLINGAME

5 Bedrooms 13030 La Paloma Rd Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

5 Bedrooms 2703 El Prado Rd Sat/Sun 1-4 Pacific Union

$1,950,000 314-7200

MENLO PARK 2 Bedrooms

EAST PALO ALTO

1898 Camino A Los Cerros $1,695,000 Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

4 Bedrooms 2485 Pulgas Ave Starting at $900,000 Sat/Sun 11-6 Edenbridge Homes (408)206-1943

HILLSBOROUGH

2 Bedrooms - Duplex 482-484 Waverley St Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,699,000 462-1111

3 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms 901 Baileyana Rd Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$4,588,000 793-1000

5 Bedrooms 669 Hayne Rd $7,950,000 Sun Intero Real Estate Services 223-5588

7 Bedrooms 1 Homs Ct Sun

$3,950,000 323-1111

Deleon Realty

$9,888,000 543-8500

2131 Avy Ave Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,698,000 325-6161

204 Ravenswood Ave Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,650,000 323-7751

855 Menlo Oaks Dr Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$3,595,000 324-4456

2081 Camino al Lago Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,900,000 323-1111

4 Bedrooms

LOS ALTOS

1203 N Lemon Ave Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

3 Bedrooms

1990 Valparaiso Ave $2,998,000 Sat/Sun Intero Real Estate Services 543-7740

595 Springer Ter. Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,195,800 941-7040

4 Bedrooms

$3,688,000 462-1111

235 Gloria Cr. Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$3,495,000 323-7751 $3,488,000 543-8500

$895,000 462-1111

3 Bedrooms

$1,578,000 941-1111

1555 Mitchell Wy $1,595,000 Sun Intero Real Estate Services 223-5588 163 Somerset St $1,798,000 Sat/Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200 607 Lakemead Way $2,198,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate Services 206-6200

3 Bedrooms 229 Matadero Ave Sat/Sun Midtown Realty

$1,895,000 321-1596

425 Middlefield Ave Sat/Sun Midtown Realty

$2,695,000 321-1596

4 Bedrooms 2088 Channing Ave $2,995,000 Sun 2-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200 1116 Ramona St $4,500,000 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474

1036 Wilmington Wy Sun Sereno Group

4 Bedrooms 1149 Greenbrier Rd Sat/Sun 1-5 Coldwell Banker

2 Bedrooms 827 Shooting Star Ter Sun Coldwell Banker

2844 Ramona St. Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,998,000 323-1111

2 Bedrooms - Condominium

$7,988,000 325-6161

3 Bedrooms

2281 Byron St Sat Coldwell Banker

1465 Edgewood Dr $7,950,000 Sat/Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474 820 Arroyo Ct. $3,248,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Of Palo Alto 454-8500 803 Guinda St Sat/Sun 2-5 Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,995,000 323-1111

811 Hamilton Av $9,672,000 Sat 2-4/Sun 1:30-4:00 Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

$2,398,000 543-8500

668 Partridge Ave $3,190,000 Sun 1-4 Ferrari Investment Co 464-4984

45 Granada Ct Sat/Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate

5 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms

650 Berkeley Ave $5,950,000 Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200

45 Joaquin Rd Sun Coldwell Banker

$819,000 324-4456

929 E El Camino Real 314 E Sat/Sun 2-4 Sereno Group

$649,995 (408) 295-3111

1118 Lafayette Dr. $1,250,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500

5 Bedrooms 1307 Selo Dr Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$1,748,000 (408) 335-1400

WOODSIDE 3 Bedrooms 3316 Woodside Rd. Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,695,000 851-2666

4 Bedrooms

PORTOLA VALLEY

1431 Oak Ave. Sat 1-5 Deleon Realty

$2,695,000 323-7751

SUNNYVALE

$2,395,000 325-6161

5 Bedrooms

$1,995,000 323-1900

SAN CARLOS

1120 Middlefield Rd. Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

20 Oak Hollow Wy Sat 1-5 Deleon Realty

$4,450,000 947-2900

50 Horgan Ave 12 Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

4 Bedrooms

$4,488,000 543-8500

360 Bellevue Ct Sun Sereno Group

3 Bedrooms - Condominium $698,000 323-1900

PALO ALTO

5887 Arboretum Dr Sun Deleon Realty

5 Bedrooms

REDWOOD CITY

3 Bedrooms $2,800,000 206.6200

740 Whiskey Hill Rd Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$4,680,000 462-1111

280 Family Farm Rd Sun Coldwell Banker

$9,695,000 851-2666

6 Bedrooms $2,195,000 323-7751

38 Haciendas Dr $4,995,000 Sun Intero Real Estate Services 223-5588

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ALL ENTRIES MUST BE DROPPED OFF BY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 TH PA LO A LTO 258 High St (650) 323-1900 M-F 9am-5pm

LO S A LTO S 369 S. San Antonio Rd (650) 947-2900 M-F 9am-5pm, S-S 11am-4pm

SA R ATOGA 14506 Big Basin Way (408) 741-8200 M-F 9am-5pm

LO S GATO S 214 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd (408) 335-1400 M-F 9am-5pm, S-S 11am-4pm

W I LLOW G LE N 1100 Lincoln Ave #170 (408) 295-3111 M-F 9am-5pm, S-S 11am-4pm

SOQU E L 2407 Porter St #150 (831) 460-1100 M-F 9am-5pm

A P TO S 335 Spreckels Dr, Ste H (831) 661-5600 M-F 9am-5pm

WESTSIDE SANTA CRUZ 133 Mission St #100 (831) 515-1200 M-F 9am-5pm

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150 Volunteers

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152 Research Study Volunteers

115 Announcements Pregnant? Thinking of adoption? Talk with caring agency specializing in matching Birthmothers with Families Nationwide. LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Call 24/7 Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions. 866-413-6293. Void in Illinois/ New Mexico/Indiana (AAN CAN) Pregnant? Considering adoption? Call us first. Living expenses, housing, medical, and continued support afterwards. Choose adoptive family of your choice. Call 24/7. 1-877-879-4709 (CalSCAN) An open letter to Ms. Jobs An open letter to Ms. Lauren Powell Jobs regarding her new XQsuperschool project. http://teachology.xyz/ol.htm

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Does Your Child Have Heel Pain? Napa Medical Research Foundation invite children between the ages of 7-17 to participate in our heel pain/Achilles tendon pain study. Patients need to have ongoing heel pain as a result of some type of physical activity or sport. Please contact us at 707-492-0313 for any questions. We are located in Napa and would love to have you as part of our study! $50 compensation

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130 Classes & Instruction Airline Careers begin here - Get started by training as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 800-725-1563 (AAN CAN) Earn $500 a Day as Airbrush Makeup Artist For: Ads . TV . Film . Fashion. HD . Digital. 35% OFF TUITION - One Week Course Taught by top makeup artist and photographer. Train and Build Portfolio. Models Provided. Accredited. A+ Rated. AwardMakeupSchool.com (818) 980-2119 (AAN CAN) H.S. Math Turor

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

For Sale 201 Autos/Trucks/ Parts Subaru 2005 Outback - $2,500 OBO

202 Vehicles Wanted A-1 Donate Your Car for breast cancer. Help United Breast Foundation education, prevention, and support programs. FAST FREE PICKUP - 24 HR RESPONSE - TAX DEDUCTION 855-403-0215 (AAN CAN) Cash for Cars Any Car/Truck. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Call For Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3808 www.cash4car.com (AAN CAN)

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Donate Your Car, Truck, Boat to Heritage for the Blind. FREE 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care of. Call 800-731-5042 (Cal-SCAN) I buy old Porsches 911, 356. 1948-1973 only. Any condition. Top $$ paid. Finders Fee. Call 707-965-9546 or email porscheclassics@yahoo.com (Cal-SCAN)

Piano Lessons Quality Piano Lessons in Menlo Park. Call (650)838-9772 Alita Lake

Older Car, Boat, RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call: 1-800-743-1482 (Cal-SCAN)

145 Non-Profits Needs

210 Garage/Estate Sales Mt View, 180 N. Rengstorff Ave., Oct 3, 8am-3pm Over 300 donating families. Net proceeds benefit Waldorf Middle School Fundraising.

Long Look Research Secular research needs support, online donation available with 100% of funds going to the organization, www.dwolla.com/hub/LongLook for contributions. Long Look Research Institute is a secular non-profit based directed impact on the future team with dynamic answers to today’s and tomorrow’s challenges to humanity. Examples: bit.ly/ApolloDividend as well as the ‘Quantum Life Experiment’ and for seafood safety a way of containment for Fukashima Daiichi with currently available technologies for donation to the nation of Japan as a gift.

PA: 766 Garland Dr., 10/3, 9-1 2 family sale. Household, furn., good stuff. x-Middlefield San Carlos, 1942 Carmelita Dr., Oct. 3, 9 am-4 pm

230 Freebies sliding glass doors - FREE Double paned sliding glass doors - FREE

240 Furnishings/ Household items

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245 Miscellaneous DirecTV Starting at $19.99/mo. FREE Installation. FREE 3 months of HBO SHOWTIME CINEMAX, STARZ. FREE HD/DVR Upgrade! 2015 NFL Sunday Ticket Included (Select Packages) New Customers Only. CALL 1-800-385-9017 (CalSCAN) Dish Network Get MORE for LESS! Starting $19.99/ month (for 12 months.) PLUS Bundle & SAVE (Fast Internet for $15 more/ month.) CALL Now 1-800-357-0810 (Cal-SCAN) DISH TV Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) SAVE! Regular Price $34.99 Ask About FREE SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 888-992-1957 (AAN CAN) Transform your health!

Spotter/Presser Drycleaners in Palo Alto need experienced spotter/presser. Will train an experience presser. Call (650) 329-0998

Jobs 500 Help Wanted Business Hewlett-Packard Company is accepting resumes for the position of Business Strategy Manager in Palo Alto, CA (Ref. #HPPALBSM1). Define high-impact, long-term business strategies at the corporate, business, and/or regional level. Mail resume to Hewlett-Packard Company, c/o Andrew Bergoine, 11445 Compaq Center Drive W, MS Houston, TX 77070. 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. Business Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company is accepting resumes for the position of Workforce Planning Analyst in Palo Alto, CA (Ref. #HPECPALHOMS1). Contribute to the process of developing workforce plans that align with the needs of a business or function. Perform data collection and analyses of workforce metrics. 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.

250 Musical Instruments PIANO FOR SALE - $1,000

Kid’s Stuff 330 Child Care Offered 4thTrimester.com PostpartumDoula Chandra’s Daycare Lic. daycare in home. Family environment. Newborn to age 5. 40 years exp. Refs. Near Google, Microsoft. Convenient to 101. 650/969-6651. Lic. 430752295 Full Time Nanny. Nanny/mother helper

345 Tutoring/ Lessons

Computers Sr. Systems Engineer in Palo Alto, CA. Dsgn, implmnt, and administer computer networking and systms infrastructures and databases. Architect solutions around these systms. Reqs: Three yrs of college toward a bachelor’s + 4 yrs exp. Apply: Disney Online, Attn: E Wintner, Job ID# SSE8, P.O. Box 6992, Burbank, CA 91510-6992. Computers Sr. Engr’s, Comp. Vision in Mountain View, CA. Dsgn & dvlp components for visual odometry and visual simultaneous localization and mapping imaging processing software. Reqs: MS + 1yr exp. Apply: Magic Leap, Inc., Attn: K. Llanos, Job ID# SE514, 1855 Griffin Road, Suite B454, Dania Beach, FL, 33004.

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624 Financial Reduce Your Past Tax Bill by as much as 75 Percent. Stop Levies, Liens and Wage Garnishments. Call The Tax DR Now to see if you Qualify 1-800-498-1067. (Cal-SCAN)

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Across 1 Pot money 5 Granola bit 8 “Harold & ___ Go to White Castle” 13 Transaction of interest 14 “___ oughta...” 15 “Fur ___” (Beethoven piece) 16 Credit card figure 17 “___ silly question... “ 18 Arrest 19 Person using a certain wrench? (Ted/Ted) 22 Celebratory poem 23 “Before” to poets of old 24 Linger in the tub 25 Ballooned 26 +, on a battery 28 “King Kong” actress Fay 30 “Baudolino” author Umberto 32 Beer menu option 33 Dispatches 35 All-out 39 With 41-Across, what happens when a train worker puts in overtime? (Bill/Bill) 41 See 39-Across 43 First name in perfumery 44 Anxious feeling 46 Movie studio locale 47 “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” director Lee 49 “Believe ___ Not” 50 Baton Rouge campus, briefly 51 Artificial grass 54 In ___ (harmonized) 56 “What can Brown do for you?” sloganeer 58 “Kill Bill” actress Thurman 59 Castle entrances reserved only for horsemen? (Ted/Bill) 63 Flower’s friend 65 “Blazing Saddles” actress Madeline 66 “A Shot at Love”reality star ___ Tequila 67 Add to your site, as a YouTube video 68 Emanate 69 2015 award for Viola Davis 70 Hilarious people 71 Board + pieces 72 A majority of August births

Down 1 “Scientific American Frontiers” host Alan 2 Mr. Coward 3 Shaker contents 4 “C’mon in!” 5 Folk song that mentions “with a banjo on my knee” 6 Murray’s “Ghostbusters” costar 7 “The Princess and the Frog” princess 8 “An Affair to Remember” costar 9 “The Subject Was Roses” director Grosbard 10 Not important 11 In a separate place 12 Keep the issues coming 14 Angkor ___ (Cambodian landmark) 20 Stephanopoulos and Brokaw 21 ___ out an existence 25 Subculture known for wearing black 26 Subject of a Magritte painting (or is it?) 27 “Bloom County 2015” character 29 Stephen of “The Crying Game” 31 Dance 34 Be flexible, in a way 36 Does some face recognition? 37 Love, deified 38 Q followers 40 Piece of lettuce 42 Lance of the bench 45 1978 Cronyn/Tandy play, with “The” 48 “Press Your Luck” network 51 Edible root 52 Taste whose name means “savoriness” in Japanese 53 “First Blood” mercenary 55 “Uh-oh!” 57 “Slumdog Millionaire” actor Dev 59 Part of DINK 60 Big bang beginner 61 Fuzzy red monster 62 Recites 64 Venture capital?

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ALC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 608723 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: ALC, located at 1291 Tucson Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: Joint Venture. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): AMY LEE CHANG 3165 Louis Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 SUSAN LEE CHANG 3165 Louis Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on Sept./2/2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 2, 2015. (PAW Sept. 11, 18, 25, Oct. 2, 2015)

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

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759 Hauling

840 Vacation Rentals/Time Shares

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THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM DeLeon Platinum FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 609061 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: DeLeon Platinum, located at 2600 El Camino Real Suite 110, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): DeLeon Realty, Inc. 2600 El Camino Real, Suite 110 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/7/2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 10, 2015. (PAW Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 2015) MARTINEZ HOUSE CLEANING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 609252 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Martinez House Cleaning, located at 1531 Piedmont Rd., San Jose, CA 95132, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): MARIA MARTINEZ MELCHOR 1531 Piedmont Rd. San Jose, CA 95132 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9-16-15. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 16, 2015. (PAW Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 2015) MANILA VALLEY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 608959 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Manila Valley, located at 780 Maplewood Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): CHRISTOPHER PERALTA 780 Maplewood Av. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/8/15. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 8, 2015. (PAW Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 2015) BRANNIGAN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 609277 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Brannigan Management Consulting, located at 6744 Leyland Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95120, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): MARGARET (aka PEGGY) BRANNIGAN 6744 Leyland Park Drive San Jose, CA 95120 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on Sept. 1, 2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 17, 2015. (PAW Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 2015) IDA GAMBAN PHOTOGRAPHY LUMINOUS GALLERIES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 609417 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Ida Gamban Photography, 2.) Luminous Galleries, located at 681 Folsom Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: Married Couple. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): IDA GAMBAN DORR 681 Folsom Circle Milpitas, CA 95035 ROBERT JOHN DORR 681 Folsom Circle Milpitas, CA 95035 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on August 15, 2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 23, 2015. (PAW Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015) PABT 100TH ANNIVERSARY FUND BUDDHIST EDUCATION COMMITTEE BEC

BUDDHIST WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION BWA BAZAAR FUND CAMPAIGN BCA DANA FUND DHARMA SCHOOL EITAIKYO ENDOWMENT FUND FUJINKAI GOLF CLUB HALL FUND HELPING HANDS JUNIOR YOUNG BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION JR. YBA TOMONIKAI YOUNG BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION YBA YUWAKAI FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 609371 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) PABT, 2.) 100th Anniversary Fund, 3.) Buddhist Education Committee, 4.) BEC, 5.) Buddhist Women’s Association, 6.) BWA, 7.) Bazaar Fund, 8.) Campaign BCA, 9.) Dana Fund, 10.) Dharma School, 11.) Eitaikyo, 12.) Endowment Fund, 13.) Fujinkai, 14.) Golf Club, 15.) Hall Fund, 16.) Helping Hands, 17.) Junior Young Buddhist Association, 18.) Jr. YBA, 19.) Tomonikai, 20.) Young Buddhist Association, 21.) YBA, 22.) Yuwakai, located at 2751 Louis Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): PALO ALTO BUDDHIST TEMPLE 2751 Louis Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 21, 2015. (PAW Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015) NIRVANA CATERING TROPICAL DELIGHT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 608899 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Nirvana Catering, 2.) Tropical Delight, located at 19399 Calle de Barcelona, Cupertino, CA 95014, 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): BOHO LLC 19399 Calle de Barcelona Cupertino, CA 95014 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 3, 2015. (PAW Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015)

997 All Other Legals NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BARBARA SEPE Case No.: 115PR 177093 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of BARBARA SEPE. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: LISA BERKOWITZ-LANDERS in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: LISA BERKOWITZ-LANDERS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on November 9, 2015 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: Albert K. Martin, Esq. 4 West Fourth Ave. #508 San Mateo, CA 94402 (650)342-6315 (PAW Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 2015) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-14-652026-HL Order No.: 100726105 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/30/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): MANAR ZARROUG, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 12/6/2007 as Instrument No. 19674605 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SANTA CLARA County, California; Date of Sale: 10/28/2015 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the North Market Street Entrance of the Santa Clara County Superior Courthouse, 190 N. Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $6,366,533.92 The purported property address is: 996 LAUREL GLEN DR, PALO ALTO, CA 94304 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 182-43-037-00 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you

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wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-14-652026-HL. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-14-652026-HL IDSPub #0091870 9/25/2015 10/2/2015 10/9/2015 PAW NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (U.C.C. §6104, 6105) ESCROW #: 0126007947 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to creditors of the within named seller that a bulk sale is about to be made of the assets described below. The names and business address of the Seller(s) is/are: Emily’s Health and Fitness, LLC 299 S. California Avenue Palo Alto, California 94306 The location in California of the Chief Executive Office of the seller is: same as above As listed by the seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: None The names and business address of the Buyer(s) is/are: FitLife by MC LLC 299 S. California Avenue Palo Alto, California 94306 The assets to be sold are described in general as: All stock in trade, furniture, fixtures, inventory and equipment and other property And are located at: 299 S. California Avenue Palo Alto, California 94306 The business name used by the Seller(s) at those locations is:”Pure Barre” The anticipated date of the bulk sale is : October 21, 2015 At the office of Old Republic Title Company @ 1000 Burnett Avenue, Suite 400, Concord, CA 94520. The bulk sale IS subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. If so subject, the name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is as follows: Old Republic Title Company @ 1000 Burnett Avenue, Suite 400, Concord, CA 94520 or fax to 925-363-2276 or e-fax 925265-9040 The last day for filing claims shall be : October 20, 2015 which is the business day before the sale date specified herein. Dated: August 5, 2015 FitLife by MC LLC /S/ By: Mary Castaneda, Managing Member 10/2/15 CNS-2799932# PALO ALTO WEEKLY

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ON THE AIR Friday Women’s volleyball: Stanford at Arizona St., 6 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks

Saturday Men’s water polo: Stanford at USC, 10:30 a.m.; Pac-12 Bay Area Football: Arizona at Stanford, 7:30 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks; KNBR (1050 AM); KZSU (90.1 FM)

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Martinez tackles tough job with young, but improving defensive unit by Rick Eymer

Palo Alto junior Kent Slaney won two individual titles in cross country over four days, starting with the Division I crown at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday with a PR of 15:17.7.

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Meeks, Slaney are leaders of the pack by Keith Peters

he Gunn girls and Palo Alto boys have enjoyed a lot of success in cross country in recent years, thanks to standout individuals who have led the way from the front of the pack. Runners like Ruth Graham, Tori Tyler and Sarah Robinson led the Titans to league and CCS honors while Philip MacQuitty and Lucas Matison have done the same for the Vikings. The latest standouts at both schools are Gunn senior Gillian Meeks and Paly junior Kent Slaney. Over the space of four days, the two each won a pair of individual titles and helped their teams finish first three times with one second place. Meeks won the individual title in Division II on Saturday at the annual Stanford Invitational. She also helped the Titans to the team crown. On Tuesday, she duplicated that effort at the SCVAL Cluster Meet No. 1 at Lynbrook High (continued on page 62)

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