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Vol. XXXVII, Number 11

December 18, 2015

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Council chooses three-story design for police HQ Plan for new public-safety building in California Avenue area cruises ahead by Gennady Sheyner

he project has been decades in the making. But Monday night, in a milestone signaling that the City of Palo Alto will finally construct a new publicsafety building, the City Council unanimously embraced a proposal to turn two city-owned park-

ing lots on Sherman Avenue into a three-story police headquarters, a parking structure and possibly a tiny park. The new public-safety building in the California Avenue business district will also house the administrative offices of the Palo

Alto Fire Department, the Office of Emergency Services and the Emergency Operation Center. During the past two decades, at least six different studies have confirmed that the city needs a new police headquarters, most recently the 2011 report from the specially appointed Infrastructure Blue Ribbon Commission, which described the existing police hub in City Hall as “unsafe and vulnerable.”

But the search for a replacement has been frustrating and circuitous, dogged by economic hardships and a lack of suitable sites. In 2009, the council flirted with the idea of building a police headquarters on Park Boulevard, a plan that fizzled when the economy collapsed and the city withdrew from its lease option on the two properties (they have since been bought by Jay Paul

Company, which is now planning an office development). Since then, staff has analyzed more than 20 different sites, including near the Los Altos Treatment Plant and along San Antonio Road. Last year, it adopted an infrastructure plan that named the public-safety building as the highest priority, and in May, the council chose the the city-owned (continued on page 11)

COMMUNITY

In tense times, a hand of friendship Muslim Eid Festival to bring faiths, cultures together for community, sharing by Sue Dremann

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Karin Schlanger, therapist and director of Grupo Palo Alto’s “Room to Talk” program, meets with a student at East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy on Dec. 8.

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or many of the East Palo Alto students Karin Schlanger works with, she is the only person in their lives to whom they feel comfortable opening up. Schlanger is the director of Grupo Palo Alto, a small nonprofit that provides “brief therapy” — a model that focuses on solving problems and changing behavior rather than long-term psychological work — to students in East Palo Alto’s public schools. She sees most of the students herself, though interns, when they’re available,

help out. As a longtime East Palo Alto resident who speaks Spanish and has worked in the local schools since the mid1990s, Schla nger ca n build relationships with students and their families in ways many other mental health providers can’t. Paula, a senior at East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy (EPAPA) whose name has been changed to protect her privacy,

has been working with Schlanger since she was in eighth grade — a time when she was “in a really bad place” in terms of her behavior. “I was always getting into trouble, like every day, with teachers,” she said, sitting in Schlanger’s small but cozy office at the Garden Street school. “I was talking back and being really rude. My grades were pretty low because I wasn’t motivated to get anywhere.” Before meeting Schlanger, (continued on page 13)

ith political fear-mongering on the rise since the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, members of the Palo Alto Muslim community are reaching out to their neighbors with messages of tolerance, understanding and peace. The Second Annual Eid Festival, which celebrates a Muslim holiday tradition, will take place Saturday, Dec. 19, 1-4 p.m. It is being sponsored by American Muslim Voice (AMV) Foundation at the First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Ave. People of all faiths and cultures are welcome, said Samina Sundas, AMV Foundation’s founding executive director and a Palo Alto resident. The event will feature a Pakistani lunch, desserts from around the world, a photo booth with ethnic dress, henna decorating and music. This year, the event will also encourage people of Christian and Jewish faiths to share their own holiday traditions during a panel discussion. The event is co-sponsored by a City of Palo Alto “Know Your Neighbors” grant. Sundas, who is a Santa Clara County Human Relations commissioner, and American Muslim Voice have sought to build relationships with non-Muslim groups and individuals since 9/11 through the foundation’s “From Fear to Friendship” programs. “To build a beloved community, we must know our neighbors. This year we need to host this event more than ever,” Sundas said.

Former Palo Alto Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto, who plans to go to the Eid Festival, said she has attended several past From Fear to Friendship events. “Muslim Americans are in a similar situation as Japanese Americans were in World War II. I have a lot of empathy for them. My gut instinct is we need more community interaction, especially among people who don’t have Muslim American friends, just to get to know them,” Kishimoto said. For Sundas, the hateful rhetoric coming from presidential candidates like Donald Trump has been distressing after years of working to push the conversation toward more productive outcomes. “I keep believing it will work out eventually,” she said. But when a Sacramento reporter recently asked her to make a statement regarding the recent murders by husband-and-wife extremists in San Bernardino, the implication cut deep for the gentle and soft-spoken Sundas. “I don’t know that fool (in San Bernardino). He didn’t ask my permission (to represent me)” or other Muslims through his acts, she said. “Can you tell me, when a Christian boy went into the church and killed all of those people (the June 17 massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina), did you ask all the Christians to make a statement?” she asked. “Since the day I came to America I have served in soup (continued on page 12)

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SEEING 2020 ... Hundreds of college-bound students received an early Christmas gift last Friday — acceptance letters from Stanford University. The university offered early admission to 745 applicants for the class of 2020, according to a Dec. 11 announcement. Admitted students have until May 1 to accept the offer. They were chosen from 7,822 applicants, the largest pool in the university’s history. To apply for early admission, the students are not permitted to file early applications to other colleges but may file regular applications to any number of other colleges. The university notified all early applicants as to whether they were admitted, denied or deferred to the regular-decision round. Richard H. Shaw, dean of admission and financial aid, said in a press release that the 745 students come from 48 states and 34 countries and “represent the best and brightest young people from around the world, selected from an extraordinary array of candidates from every conceivable background.” More than 80 percent of the students have a high school grade-point average of 4.0 or higher and have “demonstrated excellence in fields ranging from the arts and humanities to Earth sciences, natural sciences, social sciences and engineering,” the press release states. The university has reserved the majority of spots in its freshman class for regulardecision applicants.

BRRR ... Ravenswood City School District Superintendent Gloria Hernandez-Goff announced on Wednesday that Costaño Elementary School in East Palo Alto, which has been without heat since early December due to a gas leak, would have to close early for winter break because of dropping temperatures. An underground gas leak on Dec. 2 forced the district to turn off a gas line that supplied heat to two-thirds of the classrooms at the Fordham Street elementary school, according to Kevin Sved, a facilities consultant for the district. The school closed for one day on Dec. 3 so crews could identify the location of the leak. Students and teachers in the classrooms affected have been using portable, electric space heaters to try

to stay warm, Hernandez-Goff wrote in a message to parents on Wednesday announcing the school’s temporary closure. “The temperature drop this week made that temporary solution really difficult for the classroom environment,” Sved said Thursday morning. On Wednesday, temperatures in East Palo Alto ranged from 35 degrees to a high of 58 degrees, according to The Weather Channel. “Unfortunately, we have discovered that the school’s aging electrical system cannot support the number of space heaters required to keep the classrooms warm enough to provide a safe, healthy classroom environment,” Hernandez-Goff wrote in her message. Students won’t return to the school until after winter break, on Jan. 4. Hernandez-Goff wrote that repair work will continue over the break so that the heating system will again be functional by the time students return to school. How the school will make up two days of lost instructional time has yet to be determined, said Sved, adding that the impact of the gas leak underscores a need for major capital improvements in Ravenswood schools. “We are gearing up toward the (school) board looking at putting a bond measure on the ballot for June that would help keep our schools warm, safe and dry,” he said. TO BUILD OR NOT TO BUILD ... When Palo Alto voters agreed last year to raise the city’s hotel-tax rate to pay for needed infrastructure, a new downtown garage was listed as one of the city’s highest priorities. Now, things on that front aren’t as certain. On Monday night, the City Council deferred to early next year a decision on whether to move ahead with soliciting design work for the project. The decision came after several residents spoke out against the new garage. Neilson Buchanan, a Downtown North resident who has been a chief advocate for parking-relief measures and who helped design downtown’s new Residential Preferential Parking program, acknowledged the irony of him speaking out against a parking measure but argued that a new garage would not make sense. “The garage is only going to attract more cars, like bees come to honey,” Buchanan said. Q

Upfront The tale of two developments

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This pair of buildings has been proposed for the corner of El Camino Real and Portage Avenue in Palo Alto, with the larger building including four apartments and four condominiums along with retail space.

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Palo Alto calls for collaboration in high-speed-rail design City’s Rail Committee drafts letter calling for more inclusive process by Gennady Sheyner

igh-speed rail is still more than a decade away from making its first run through the Peninsula, but the controversial project is stirring fresh concerns in Palo Alto, where City Council members are calling for a slower and more inclusive design process. In the latest sign of the increasing sense of urgency, the council has just re-activated its Rail Committee, a group that held monthly meetings to discuss rail issues before disbanding in 2013, when it became clear that

the Central Valley would be the focus of the rail project’s first segment. The city also plans to hire a rail expert to work on the topics of high-speed rail and Caltrain. The Rail Committee is scheduled to discuss the new position at its meeting in January. The city’s anxiety about highspeed rail is a familiar refrain. In 2009, the project generated intense opposition in Palo Alto and prompted a position of “no confidence” from the City Council after the state rail authority proposed a four-track

design for the Peninsula with elevated tracks in the middle for high-speed rail and tracks on the outside for Caltrain. The concept was panned by officials and residents as a “Berlin Wall” that would split the city in two along the tracks. Since then, the rail authority has backed off that plan and agreed to pursue a “blended” system in which highspeed rail and Caltrain would share two tracks along the Peninsula. This change, along with the rail authority’s decision to begin construction between Fresno

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process all over again.” John Tarlton, whose company, Tarlton Properties, owns the site, did not respond to a request for comment. Tarlton’s failure to bring the project to life adds another wild card to an area that council members view as among the most promising in the city for new housing. The city’s Housing Element, a state-mandated document that lists sites that could potentially accommodate housing units, notes that the Fry’s area can realistically accommodate 221 housing units. But while this El Camino Real project is effectively dead in the water, another is making steady strides through Palo Alto’s approval process. A proposal for 3225 El Camino Real, the current site of the Foot Locker store, scored a victory on Dec. 9 when the Planning and Transportation Commission held a site-and-design hearing for the project and recommended approval. The project includes a fourstory building with ground-floor retail and eight homes (four rental units and four condominiums) as well as a separate two-story office building. Designed by Ken Hayes, the 29,249-squarefoot development features nearly 12,000 square feet of commercial space, including 8,600 square feet of retail (surpassing the 7,000 square feet of retail space that currently exist in the Foot Locker building). The rest is for residential use. The two buildings would be connected by a second-story walkway, and there would be

Former Councilwoman Gail Price called the building “welldesigned,” while Lee Lippert, former chair of the architecture board, said the development “has the ability to be the driving force for other mixed-use projects.” Two years later, the large commercial project appears to be dead. Its building permits have expired and the hard-fought approval that the developer secured in 2013 is officially null and void, the Weekly has learned. “The project will not get built,” Senior Planner Russ Reich told the Weekly. “At least not unless it goes through the entitlement

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hen Palo Alto officials approved in 2013 a blocklong development on El Camino Real featuring 48 apartments, retail shops and office space, they hailed the project as a rare example of a “true mixed-use” project. City planning commissioners, members of the Architectural Review Board and City Council members agreed that the 74,122-square-foot development proposed around Equinox Gym, at 3159 El Camino Real, would be perfectly appropriate for the location, which is near the Fry’s Electronics site.

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A mixed-use building proposed for 3225 El Camino Real in Palo Alto received support from the city’s planning commission recently, while a complex at 3159 El Camino, OK’d by the city in 2013, has failed to launch. Its approval has now expired. 73 parking spaces between the buildings: 19 in a parking lot and 54 in an underground garage. Earlier this month, the planning commission voted 6-0, with Commissioner Kate Downing recusing herself, to support the project, which still has to undergo reviews by the Architectural Review Board and, ultimately, the City Council. The commission expressed a few minor concerns about the project, with Commissioner Asher Waldfogel wondering how the new project would fit in with the future “concept plan” for the Fry’s site. Chairman Greg Tanaka recommended that the residential units, which are planned for the larger building, be relocated further away from traffic on El Camino. In the existing design, the homes face El Camino. “Keeping residential away from traffic is generally a good rule,” Tanaka said. Hayes responded that he wanted all the homes to be in one building and for them to get light and air from more than two

sides. In the application for the project, he also wrote that the four-story building “strengthens the El Camino street frontage and Portage corner.” “The project will be constructed at a time when commercial space and housing are most needed,” Hayes wrote. “By using new materials, modern forms and varied depth, this project will be a desirable place to live, work and shop.” Even though the Hayes project is far smaller than the development approved for the Equinox site, it will face a hurdle that did not exist in 2013, when the latter was approved. Earlier this year, the council adopted an annual cap of 50,000 square feet on new office developments in downtown, around California Avenue and along El Camino. This means that to be eligible for approval next year, the proposal for 3225 El Camino will have to undergo all the relevant environmental analyses, commission reviews and a council hearing by March 31, 2016. Q

and Bakersfield, relieved many local anxieties and prompted the council to disband its Rail Committee. Now, the issue has returned to the forefront. This fall, council members were surprised to learn that the rail authority plans to move ahead with its environmental analysis for the Peninsula segment, with the goal of adopting a draft Environmental Impact Report by the end of 2016 and approving the final version by the end of 2017. In October, the City Council voted to reactivate the committee, which consists of council members Marc Berman, Pat Burt, Tom DuBois and Greg Scharff. In its first official action Wednesday, the committee authorized a letter to the rail authority formally requesting that the state agency adopt an approach known as “context sensitive solution” (CSS), which has

been used in the past by the state Department of Transportation to design highways. The letter takes particular issue with the rail authority’s proposed deadline for the environmental analysis of the San Francisco-to-San Jose segment. “The City of Palo Alto feels strongly that trying to complete such a complex process on this timeline is not only rushed but is likely to result in less than desirable results,” the letter states. The city requests in the letter that the rail authority adjust its timeline “so it can include adequate time for the EIR and CSS processes.” Richard Hackmann, a management analyst in the Office of City Manager, described the context-sensitive process as one that results in a shared vision among stakeholders. (continued on page 11)

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Federal ruling against Palo Alto school district likely Monitoring period is probable, superintendent says by Elena Kadvany

egal findings against the Palo Alto school district look to be on the way in two sexual-harassment investigations at the district’s high schools by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Superintendent Max McGee disclosed in an update to the board on Dec. 11. McGee wrote that the district will be working with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to develop a resolution agreement for the cases at Palo Alto and Gunn high schools. Resolution agreements are prepared “when OCR determines that the preponderance of the evidence supports a conclusion that the recipient failed to comply with applicable regulation(s),” the agency’s Case Processing Manual states. The Board of Education authorized McGee in late October to speak with the Office for Civil Rights about seeking “early resolution” for both cases, which he did soon thereafter. School districts can seek a resolution agreement prior to the conclusion of an investigation by entering into negotiations with the federal agency. A benefit to early resolution agreements, district staff noted at the Oct. 28 board meeting, is that they help the district avoid being issued an official letter of findings that identifies where a district or school is out of compliance with federal law. McGee said Monday that he and Holly Wade, the district’s chief student services officer, spoke with two Office for Civil Rights staff members on Dec. 10, who indicated early resolution is no longer a possibility but that they would work with the district to develop the resolution agreement. “They have made completion of our two unresolved cases a

priority and will be finalizing the review process soon,” McGee wrote in his board update. “They will be scheduling a time to come to the district to learn more about relevant policies, initiatives and practices that we have instituted in the past two years and assess how they align with OCR guidelines. They added that they will share their preliminary conclusions and concerns with us and work collaboratively to develop a resolution agreement.” The district will have 30 to 90 days to respond to a draft of a final resolution agreement, McGee wrote. “Once we reach an accord (assuming we do),” he continued, “OCR will issue a resolution letter and likely have a follow-up monitoring period.” The agency staff told McGee that monitoring periods, on average, last about two to three years, he wrote in his memo. (This is much longer than the six months an attorney from one of the district’s primary law firms, Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost, told the board at its Oct. 28 meeting was typical in her experience.) Monitoring can include obligations to send the agency documents “in a timely manner,” updates on new policies or staff training, as well site visits and interviews with staff and students. Following a Dec. 1 phone call with Wade, the Office for Civil Rights also made data requests to the district for several years of enrollment numbers; any documents related to the resignation of former Paly Principal Phil Winston and the district’s settlement with him; documents and clarifications related to the district’s investigation into former Paly English teacher Kevin Sharp, who resigned in November following a sexual-harassment investiga-

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tion; a copy of all Memoranda of Understanding between the school district and the Palo Alto Police Department regarding school resource officers (SROs), from the 2011-12 school year to the present, and “an explanation of what role, if any, SROs play in receiving, reporting or responding to complaints of sexual harassment of students; and copies of any and all policies, procedures and regulations used by the district in handling personnel matters and also addressing sexual-harassment complaints made against employees, according to the agency’s request. The Office for Civil Rights requested the documents by Dec. 14, and McGee said on Dec. 15 that the district had complied. McGee is not sure which of Palo Alto Unified’s law firms will represent the district in discussions with the federal agency over the details of the resolution agreement, but he said that an attorney will accompany him and/ or Wade in any conversations. Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost represented the district in previous Office for Civil Rights cases. The firm’s attorneys also helped the district to research, develop and follow up on a resolution criticizing the federal agency, which the board approved in June 2014. In June 2013, the Office for Civil Rights opened its investigation at Paly to look into whether the school responded properly when allegations of student sexual harassment or assault were reported. The next year, in March, the agency opened an investigation at Gunn in response to a family’s complaint that the school failed to “appropriately and effectively respond to notice of sexual harassment at the school.” The federal investigations at Paly and Gunn followed several others in the district around allegations of discrimination and bullying. Two of those cases resulted in resolution agreements. One that involved the district’s mishandling of the ongoing bullying of a disabled middle school student ended in a December 2012 resolution in which the district agreed to rewrite its policies and procedures on bullying. McGee said he will keep the board informed about any conversations with the Office for Civil Rights and, “unless there is some pending litigations involved,” any discussions will be held in open rather than closed session. “I think that’s preferable,” McGee said this week. Q

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TECH FAIRE WITH A FLAIR ... Here’s an opportunity to learn about the latest high-tech gadgets. The Avenidas Tech Faire will offer a free and interactive day with demonstrations, presentations, food and fun. Industry experts will be on hand and exhibits include Apple watches, 3-D printers and robots. The event is open to families and individuals of all ages. The tech faire, sponsored by the Avenidas Generations Lab, takes place Saturday, Jan. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Q

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tests. The contaminated soil was summarily removed, new materials were put in and the site was retested to ensure the chemicals are below the allowable level, according to the university. The TCE discovery, however, presents a thornier challenge. The chemical can move as a vapor through soil and can pass through cracks and other openings in a building’s structure, possibly affecting indoor air quality, according to Stanford. To address these impacts, the university has agreed to place 15 feet of clean soil over areas where elevated TCE levels were found, seal utility corridors to prevent vapor migration, put in vapor barriers under all homes and move homes away from areas where elevated TCE levels exist, according to the university, which created a “frequently asked questions” (FAQ) page to address the topic. The plan was submitted to the Department of Toxic Substances Control, which has yet to formally approve Stanford’s proposed mitigations. Stanford expects to receive a final letter from the agency within the next month, which will further explain its findings about TCE and Stanford’s response to the discovery. Meanwhile, College Terrace residents have been pursuing their own investigation. After Stanford alerted the residents last month about the TCE discovery, two members of the College Terrace Residents Association Board of Directors met with Stanford officials to discuss the findings of site analyses. It was determined that the concentration of TCE was generally around 45 parts per billion (ppb) at 45 feet deep, well below the 130 ppb threshold used by the Water Quality Control Board to determine whether the chemical can get into indoor air. However, sampling at some areas had indicated a level significantly above 130 ppb, according to a neighborhood email. “Over time, TCE naturally attenuates, and the best and most effective way to deal with the unlikely event of vapor intrusion is to configure the project to create a buffer zone, place up to 15 feet of clean fill in areas

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discovery of toxic vapors in the middle of a construction site has prompted Stanford University to redesign portions of its new faculty-housing development on California Avenue. The project, known as University Terrace, includes 180 homes and is one of two developments that Stanford is entitled to build under a 2005 agreement with the City of Palo Alto. In April 2014, the city gave its official approval to the project, which includes single-family houses, duplexes and condominiums. Recently, however, the project at 1451-1601 California Ave. suffered an unexpected setback: the discovery of trichloroethylene (TCE) in the soil. The compound, most often used as a degreaser for industrial operations, has been associated with kidney, liver and cervix cancers, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Stanford alerted its faculty and the residents in the nearby College Terrace neighborhood in the fall. It also alerted the state Department of Toxic Substances Control, which concurred that there “will not be an unacceptable risk to future residents living in the proposed residences,” according to a Dec. 8 email from the agency to Stanford. Jean McCown, Stanford’s assistant vice president in the Office of Government and Community Relations, said the university has submitted a “slightly revised subdivision map to Palo Alto to reflect the adjustment of the location of a small number of the homes, as recommended by our consultant.” The discovery of toxic chemicals is, in itself not surprising, given the site’s location in the Stanford Research Park, the home of many industrial operations. In 2004, when Stanford performed its initial environmental assessment for the site, it identified low levels of toxic chemicals, including polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) in the soil. More PCB was discovered at the 1601 California Ave. site in 2015, when Theranos’ commercial lease for the property expired and the building slab was removed, allowing new soil

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BEYOND HOLIDAY TREES ... If you’re one of those people who feels a little sad when taking down the Christmas tree, here’s a chance to reconnect with the wider world of trees. From the feathery Mimosas to the red bark of the Arbutus tree, a walk around the urban forest might just be the cure. The Barron Park neighborhood tree walk with Canopy and an expert arborist will take place Jan. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon. The free walk begins at Cornelis Bol Park near the intersection of Laguna Avenue and Laguna Court.

Palo Alto reviews new plans for 1601 California Ave. after trichloroethylene is found in soil

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KNOW ABOUT THE FLOW ... With flooding a real possibility this winter, the City of Palo Alto notes that regular homeowner’s insurance policies don’t cover flood damage. The city recommends that residents call an insurance agent to purchase flood insurance to protect their home and its contents. The National Flood Insurance Program offers tips and tools, including a flood-damage calculator so homeowners can see what a flood at any depth would cost. The website is floodsmart.gov. The City of Palo Alto also has a comprehensive information and mapping Web page at cityofpaloalto.org/storms.

Discovery of toxic chemical prompts changes in Stanford’s housing project

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LOUD AND CLEAR ... San Francisco International Airport officials have been getting an earful from local residents. According to the Palo Alto aircraft-noise group Sky Posse, the number of daily reports of excessive noise in the area hit an all-time high on Dec. 10 and 11. “We are nearing the point that there will be more complaints in a day than there were in the entirety of 2013. We anticipate a complaint rate of 150,000-200,000 per month now,” the group noted in an email to supporters.

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Tricholoroethylene was discovered at the construction site of University Terrace, a Stanford University housing development stretching from 1451 to 1601 California Ave. with elevated TCE, and install protective vapor barrier systems underneath homes,” according to the FAQ page. Fred Balin, the College Terrace resident who wrote the update in the email, said Stanford’s actions and the recent investigations by College Terrace residents have suggested that the TCE does not pose any danger to other parts of the neighborhood. Stanford, he said, appears to be doing the right thing in informing the public about its discoveries and acting to minimize the risk. At the same time, he and other residents want to make sure they remain informed, he said. “We’re not trying to panic, but we want to get all the information we can in terms of our neighborhood,” Balin told the Weekly. Palo Alto officials are also now reviewing Stanford’s response. Current Planning Manager Jodie Gerhardt told the Weekly that Stanford submitted on Wednesday a proposed amendment to the subdivision map, which staff will review for consistency with the city’s zon-

ing code. Under local law, amendments to parcel maps can be approved by the planning director and a city engineer without requiring new public hearings, provided that the revised project complies with the zoning code, remains consistent with the city’s Comprehensive Plan, does not add any new lots, units or buildings and does not increase the subdivision’s environmental impacts. Stanford, for its part, does not expect the reviews to significantly delay the opening of the new homes. According to a Web page devoted to the project, the first homes are expected to open in the spring of 2017. The remaining homes would be completed by the second half of 2018. Q

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News Digest County aims to open youth inpatient psych unit After about six months of staff research and community input on the lack of inpatient psychiatric beds for adolescents in Santa Clara County, Supervisor Joe Simitian and county staff indicated at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting that they hope to bring beds to the county by June 2016. Staff recommended that the county issue a request for information so that potential vendors can submit proposals for “programmatic, facility and service elements needed for a child and adolescent inpatient hospital unit.” These elements, as recommended by the county’s Behavioral Health Services Department, would be in an acute psychiatric unit serving children and youth from 5 to 17 years old who present a primary psychiatric illness “that cannot be treated in a less restrictive setting,” a staff report states. The unit would be open to all children and adolescents with MediCal and commercial insurance, as well as those who are uninsured. Services would be provided by a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, pediatricians, registered nurses, licensed clinical social workers and/or master-level clinicians, and occupational/recreational therapists, according to the staff report. The new facility now being discussed could also be either a standalone unit — which is required to provide patients with 24-hour access to a physician if needed but does not have immediate access to an emergency room, staff said — or attached to an existing hospital. Several mothers of youth who have needed inpatient treatment expressed concern Tuesday that a freestanding unit might be less equipped to deal with patients with both psychiatric and medical conditions. County staff expect to release the request for information in midJanuary, develop a request for proposal to release in February and have the entire process completed by early May. Q — Elena Kadvany

Palo Alto resets design process for new bike bridge Palo Alto officials agreed Tuesday, Dec. 15, to relaunch the design process for what they still hope will be a showpiece bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101. The City Council agreed to halt negotiations with Moffatt & Nichol, the team that it chose in May to design the new overpass at Adobe Creek. The firm was one of three finalists in last year’s design competition for the new overpass, and while its submission — a slender, understated suspension bridge — finished second in the jury-selection process, it ended up winning over the council. Since then, negotiations between Public Works staff and Moffatt & Nichol have taken a turn for the worse, with the project’s budget climbing from about $9 million at the time of the submission to about $12 million today. Staff also believes, based on conversations with other engineers, that the costs for a one-of-a-kind suspension bridge will likely escalate further. Representatives from the design team protested that the higher price tag is driven by the hot construction market and maintained that it is best equipped to deliver the project. But for city staff, the gap between the city and the contractor was too large to bridge. The council approved staff’s proposal to reopen the design process by launching a request for proposal that would allow other firms to submit proposals within the prescribed budget. Q — Gennady Sheyner

Stanford, PAMF penalized over patient safety Stanford Health Care and Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s Menlo Park Surgical Hospital will see their Medicare reimbursements drop by 1 percent after Medicare found their patients had too many ailments correlated to their hospital stays, according to documents recently released by the federal Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program. The penalties are in effect from October 2015 through September 2016 and will cost hospitals an estimated $364 million, according to Medicare, a report from Kaiser Health News noted. The fines are based on assessments of complications from hospital stays, including infections, sepsis and hip fractures. This year, Medicare is penalizing 758 hospitals nationwide. It is the first time that Stanford and the Menlo Park facilities have been on the list, according to the documents. Medicare ranked the nation’s hospitals on a score of 1 to 10, with 10 being the worst in three categories: central-line-associated bloodstream infections; catheter-associated urinary-tract infections; and serious complications, which encompass eight types of injuries, including blood clots, bed sores and falls. Hospitals with total Hospital-Acquired Condition scores higher than 7 will be penalized, according to the Kaiser Health News, which analyzed the documents. Among local hospitals, Stanford, Menlo Park and Kaiser Redwood City scored above the penalty threshold. El Camino Hospital in Mountain View had the best scores. Q — Sue Dremann Page 10 • December 18, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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Sherman Avenue lots, which are located between Park Boulevard and Birch Street, and Birch and Ash Street. On Monday night, the council reaffirmed its decision about the Sherman location and unanimously gave its nod of approval to a three-story design for the public-safety building. The other option on the table was a twostory design that, while shorter, would have had a larger footprint and required zoning exceptions. The three-story building, at roughly 45 feet tall (along with a parapet for equipment), is also favored by top staff from the city’s public-safety departments. It would be 45,454 square feet and have a garage with 194 parking spaces. In addition to the police building, a parking structure on an adjoining lot has been proposed to compensate the California Avenue area for the lost parking lots and to ease parking problems caused by the area’s recent revitalization.

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Reflecting the new reality, the tone of Wednesday’s discussion was markedly different from that of prior meetings. Rather than defending the city from high-speed rail, today the committee is looking for more engagement with the rail authority. Instead of letters of protest and technical comments about environmental documents, today’s council is seeking a more direct conversation with the decision makers. Councilman Pat Burt, who chairs the Rail Committee, has been participating in policymaker workshops that feature engineers working on highspeed rail. He also recently had a meeting with Sen. Jerry Hill and Dan Richard, executive chair of the rail authority’s board of directors. Burt said Wednesday that Richard proved sympathetic, if noncommittal, to the city’s call for a “context sensitive solutions” approach. Burt said he made a point in his meetings with rail officials that the “accelerated” process for the environmental review is unrealistic and that it amounts to “ramrodding this (project) going forward.” Rail officials acknowledged that the context-based process has some merit, Burt said, though they also expressed concerns about its impacts on the timeline. Burt also said Richard agreed to hold an upcoming meeting with Palo Alto

While the details of the parking structure have not yet been worked out, the council generally favored a garage with two levels of underground parking and retail on the ground floor. The new parking structure would include 460 parking spots, 160 more than is currently available in both parking lots. Michael Ross, an architect with the firm RossDrulisCusenbery Architecture and the city’s longtime consultant on this project, said the three-story version offers several advantages over the two-story one: The building would be more compact; it would allow for future expansion of department operations; and it would have an operational basement with prisoner processing and other support functions. “In my professional opinion, both of these sites are suitable for the development of a public-safety building and parking garage and in many aspects superior to many of the sites we studied over the past few years,” Ross said Councilman Marc Berman, who served on the Infrastructure Committee before his election to the council, observed that the ex-

officials to discuss the environmental-review process. “Dan Richard acknowledged, in terms of the timeline for the EIR, that they would not ram it through — that they would take as long as it took to do it right,” Burt said. In addition to a slower design process, the council hopes to secure the rail authority’s cooperation on the subject of positioning the rail tracks either over or under the streets that intersect them, an approach known as “grade separation.” The council’s preferred option is a trench for the new rail line. So far, neither the rail authority nor Caltrain have agreed to pursue rail separation, which would have an estimated price tag of more than $1 billion. During public presentations, high-speed-rail officials have proposed installing safety measures along the tracks in the near term while considering more dramatic solutions, like grade separation, in the long term. Palo Alto officials, for their part, see grade separation as critical and necessary, whether or not high-speed rail ever comes to town. With Caltrain in the process of electrifying the rail corridor and sending more trains up and down the tracks, council members are increasingly concerned about what this will mean for local traffic, particularly near rail crossings. Grade separation also loomed large in the Rail Committee’s discussion of the transportation tax that will likely go to Santa Clara County voters

isting police headquarters inside City Hall was already obsolete on the day it was built more than 50 years ago. The site on Sherman, while not perfect, is suitable for the new building, which has long been identified as the city’s top infrastructure priority, he said. Berman particularly appreciated the flexibility that the three-story design allows. “We’re talking about building a public-safety building for the next 50 years,” Berman said. “I think it’s important that we build a public-safety building that can grow to additional needs that we can’t anticipate today.” While the need for the publicsafety building has remained constant, the cost estimates for its construction have been steadily rising. The council’s infrastructure plan budgeted $57 million for the building and another $9.6 million for a parking garage. In today’s hot construction market, the two projects have a combined budget of between $72 million and $97 million, according to city staff. The rising costs have not, however, dented the council’s enthusiasm. The budget woes may

next November. Spearheaded by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, the 1/2 cent sales-tax hike is expected to raise about $6 billion for rail projects, highway improvements, street repairs and other measures related to transportation. So far, the VTA has been soliciting lists of desired projects from every city in the county, with the goal of selecting in 2016 the projects that would actually be funded by the tax measure. Palo Alto, along with other cities in the northern part of the county and in the West Valley area, have been lobbying the agency to give preference to those projects that are most needed rather than those that are most “shovel ready.” The cities have also been calling for the VTA to fund a regional study that would help inform its decisions about transportation improvements. Palo Alto Chief Transportation Official Joshuah Mello told the committee the VTA is gradually coming around to the idea that such a study should be pursued and has recently drafted a scope of work for that study. Mello also said there is “somewhat of a consensus” forming around the idea of Santa Clara County establishing a pool of funds that would be used for grade separation around the county — a system that is currently in place in San Mateo County. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@paweekly.com.

have sunk the city’s 2009 bid for a public-safety building, but the city’s economy is now soaring, with tax revenues significantly rising in every category. Councilman Pat Burt noted that rising hotel-tax revenues (buttressed by both new hotels and a 2014 measure that raised the tax rate from 12 to 14 percent) “should cover the difference and more between what had been our budget and what is likely to be the numbers.” Councilman Tom DuBois, the sole council member who favored the two-story building, was also the minority in expressing concerns about the rising costs. “I think we can have a nice facility, but if there is a place to save money, we should start looking at those now,” DuBois said. Councilman Greg Scharff said the rising costs are to be expected and could go up around 30 percent in every area. The council should assume that this project, like others, will be more expensive than when it was first budgeted. (In fact, immediately after the discussion of the publicsafety building, the council voted

to cease negotiations with the design team working on the new bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101 because of rising costs.) “It doesn’t mean anyone is wasting money or building a Taj Mahal,” Scharff said. “I think it means construction costs have gone up.” At the same time, several council members made a case for making the building aesthetically pleasing. Mayor Karen Holman said it should satisfy all of the city’s architectural standards. And Burt suggested that a proposed plaza in front of the police headquarters be instead converted into an “active little mini park.” “It can really be a great asset to the California Avenue area,” Burt said. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com. About the cover: This parking lot between Park Boulevard and Birch Street in Palo Alto will be the site of the city’s new public-safety building. Photo by Veronica Weber.

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Rain expected in Bay Area for several straight days starting Friday Wet weather is coming to the Bay Area starting Friday and should last through much of next week, a National Weather Service forecaster said. (Posted Dec. 16, 4:19 p.m.)

Police: Man follows 12-year-old girl, kisses her Palo Alto police are searching for a man who allegedly followed a 12-year-old girl to her home and kissed her cheek Monday night. (Posted Dec. 15, 10:11 a.m.)

Plans to revamp former Facebook campus advance A developer looking to revamp the sprawling Stanford Research Park campus once occupied by Facebook earned a long-awaited victory on Dec. 9 when the city’s Planning and Transportation Commission endorsed the environmental analysis for the project. (Posted Dec. 11, 6:58 p.m.)

Post Office to review mailbox removals in Palo Alto Plans to remove more than 80 mailboxes in Palo Alto are temporarily on hold until at least after the first of the year, a U.S. Postal Service spokesman said on Dec. 11. (Posted Dec. 11, 6:39 p.m.)

VIDEO: ‘Behind the Headlines’ On the Weekly’s half-hour webcast, “Behind the Headlines,” Palo Alto Director of Emergency Services Ken Dueker joins Weekly Editor in Chief Jocelyn Dong and reporters Sue Dremann and Gennady Sheyner to talk about the city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and disaster preparedness. (Posted Dec. 11, 6:31 p.m.)

Palo Alto police seek package thief caught on camera Police are looking for a man who was caught on surveillance video taking packages from a Palo Alto home on Dec. 5. (Posted Dec. 11, 2:01 p.m.)

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Wardah Chowdhry applies a henna tattoo to Karisa Galindo, in preparation for last year’s Eid Festival.

kitchens; I have served on school boards and in the Stanford Hospital emergency room; I have organized for peace. I adopted this country as my home. I love this country, but I should not have to say it. I believe that my actions speak louder than my words ever could. And when (you ask me to offer an explanation) it makes me feel that you just pushed me out of being an American,” she said. But Sundas still has faith in her community and its power to change hearts and minds. Events such as the Eid Festival “do just the opposite” of demonizing Muslims, Arabs and South Asians across the nation, she said. “Our guests saw Muslims in a very different light as loving mothers, fathers, grandparents,

aunts and uncles at our first Eid Festival. The event did exactly what we thought it will do. Our only weapon is to provide Muslim experience to our fellow Americans by meeting them face to face,” she said. “I wanted to share with the world how we do things here in California. We support, accept, respect and like each other because we speak to each other, and every day we are trying to get to know one another a little bit better,” she added. Though the luncheon attendance is full, people can still attend the other cultural events and the panel discussion, since the venue holds up to 500 people, she said. More information is available at amuslimvoice.org. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council (Dec. 14)

Police building: The council approved moving ahead with a three-story publicsafety building and a new parking garage on two city-owned lots on Sherman Avenue. Yes: Unanimous Parking: The council approved the annexation of 12 new blocks to downtown’s Residential Preferential Parking program district and directed staff to return with proposals to distribute employee parking spots throughout the downtown area. Yes: Unanimous Bridge: The council approved a staff proposal to cease negotiations with Moffatt & Nichol for the design of a new U.S. Highway 101 overpass and to issue a request for proposals for the project. Yes: Unanimous

Board of Education (Dec. 15)

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Elementary SPSAs: The board discussed the elementary schools’ annual Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) reports for the 2015-16 year. Action: None Board Policy Review Committee (Dec. 16) Policies: The school board’s policy review committee discussed changes and updates to policies on citizen advisory committees; gifts, grants and bequests; sexual harassment; student records; staff evaluating teaches; and staff development. Action: None

Council Finance Committee (Dec. 15)

Recycling: The committee approved an ordinance requiring businesses to subscribe to composting and recycling services. Yes: Unanimous Finance: The committee directed staff to issue a request for proposals to set up a Section 115 irrevocable trust for post-employment benefits. Yes: Unanimous

Council Policy and Services Committee (Dec. 15)

Audits: The committee discussed and accepted a status report on recommendation from audits on fleet utilization and trenching of electric structures. Yes: Unanimous Business registry: The committee approved changes to the city’s business registry ordinance, including exemptions for very small businesses and religious organizations. The committee also requested that staff draft an enforcement policy that is not based on complaints. Yes: Unanimous

Council Rail Committee (Dec. 16)

High-Speed Rail: The committee approved a letter requesting that the California High-Speed Rail Authority adopt a “context sensitive solutions” approach to designing the San Francisco-to-San Jose rail system. Yes: Unanimous

Architectural Review Board (Dec. 17)

2501 Embarcadero Road: The board discussed a proposal from the Public Works Department for a new two-story, 50-foot-tall building to handle sludge dewatering and truck load-outs. Action: None Jay Paul: The board held study sessions to discuss two office developments proposed by Jay Paul Co. for 2747 Park Blvd. and 3045 Park Blvd. Action: None

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she didn’t talk to anyone about what was going on with her — not her parents, teachers or even friends, she said. “I didn’t really feel safe to talk to anyone here but Karin,” Paula said. “I can’t talk to anyone here, other than her. She’s probably the only person who’s stuck with me through all my years here.” Paula credits Schlanger with a significant shift in her behavior during the past few years. Today, Paula serves as captain of the school’s varsity soccer team, is student council co-president and is working on personal statements for her college applications. Grupo Palo Alto’s roots grew from the Mental Research Institute (MRI) of Palo Alto, which Schlanger said pioneered the family-therapy model in 1959. Schlanger started working at MRI in 1983, after arriving in the United States from her home country, Argentina. MRI also espoused problem-solving brief therapy, an approach Schlanger described as “very much about ‘What’s the problem that brings you in here today, and let’s look at what you’re trying to do to fix it that’s not working so that you can do something different.’” She first applied MRI’s brief therapy model to the treatment of anorexia, bulimia and overeating at the Center for the Treatment of Eating Disorders before going back to school to get her license as a marriage and family therapist. During an internship at San Francisco General Hospital, where she worked with Hispanic patients, she realized that brief therapy was “an ideal model of therapy to practice in a low-income community where the number of problems is just rampant.” In 1998, Schlanger decided to approach the thenprincipal of the San Francisco 49ers Academy in East Palo Alto with a proposition: “I’m a psychologist; I speak Spanish; can you use me?” The answer was a resounding “yes.” Schlanger eventually officially founded Grupo Palo Alto in 2012. She has provided brieftherapy services at many East Palo Alto schools over the years, including East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy and its feeder elementary school, Aspire East Palo Alto Charter School (EPACS), as well as Cesar Chavez Elementary School, Los Robles Magnet Academy and, long ago, East Palo Alto High School. Schlanger said that for 66 percent of the students her organization has worked with, their issues get resolved in 10 sessions or fewer. Schlanger makes a point to involve parents in their children’s work as much as possible; their engagement, she said, “makes the biggest difference” in effecting change. Many only speak Spanish and work multiple jobs, so having a therapist who speaks

their language and is conveniently based at their children’s school makes it more likely that they’ll actually come in, Schlanger said. And as a long-term member of the East Palo Alto community, she’s a familiar face for many families. “This is why it needs to be within the community because if it’s not within the community — moms don’t drive; when it’s dinner time, they’re not going to go take a bus to go talk about the family — it’s just not going to happen,” Schlanger said. “But they might walk on campus and they might walk three, four blocks to come. They need the help, but the help needs to be accessible.” Schlanger also provides direct services to teachers on a regular basis. She’s also frequently called for help during school crises, like several weeks ago, when a student threatened to bring a gun to school and had to eventually be hospitalized, or when a young female student revealed that she

had been raped by a cousin two years ago. “We have kids coming in every day asking for (Grupo), even though they know the days that they’re going to be here,” said Marcos López, EPAPA’s assistant dean of students. “At times, we have had a lot of situations where we have to call them and say, ‘Hey, can you please come in, I know it’s not your day but we need you here because there’s this situation going on and we need your help with it.’” Despite the organization’s success with students and families, Schlanger said Grupo Palo Alto stands at a financial crossroads this year. Schlanger and one intern are currently supporting 31 students at East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy on a part-time basis. They can’t see everyone each week, and the goal of including parents in therapy means every time a parent comes in, that takes time away from working with the students themselves. Funding is

tight and limits the number of schools at which Schlanger can provide services. She said she has enough funding to finish the year, and then she will have a hard decision to make about how to continue. Schlanger said out of more than 10 funding applications, a $10,000 grant from the Palo Alto Weekly’s Holiday Fund this year was the only one Grupo Palo Alto received. Schlanger’s dream is to open a community clinic in East Palo Alto that would be open late for parents who work and provide space for not only Grupo Palo Alto but also other community services, like presentations on financial aid or English classes for Spanish-speaking communi-

ty members. The clinic could be financially supported by bringing in therapists interested in training. But, for now, that remains an unfunded dream, as Schlanger focuses foremost on getting Grupo Palo Alto and its clients through this school year. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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Palo Alto Dec. 9-15

Violence related Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sex crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Spousal battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Strong arm robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suicide attempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Theft related Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Counterfeiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Embezzlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Vehicle related Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Auto theft attempt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 7 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Evading police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Misc. traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Reckless driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Theft from auto attempt . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The selection committee invites your nominations in four categories: CITIZEN VOLUNTEER PROFESSIONAL OR BUSINESS PERSON BUSINESS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION

Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 5 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . 8 Vehicle impound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Alcohol or drug related Drinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 3 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Miscellaneous Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Outside investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Psychiatric subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Public nuisance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Resisting arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 4 Terrorist threats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Menlo Park Dec. 9-15

Violence related Assault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Spousal battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto

The Tall Tree Award recognizes outstanding service to the Palo Alto community, based on local impact, breadth of contribution, diversity of individuals impacted, timeliness and originality of contribution.

Interested persons are invited to comment on the installation of telecommunications antennas (mounted at radius center heights ranging from 20’-4” to 24’-2”) on [VW VM [OL MVSSV^PUN ZP_ Z[YLL[ SPNO[ WVSLZ HUK ZWLJPÄJHSS` VU WV[LU[PHS LɈLJ[ [V OPZ[VYPJ WYVWLY[PLZ SVJH[LK at or near the facility: proposed activities will include the installation of antennas on street light poles and ancillary equipment at the following locations in Palo Alto, CA: 185, 235, and 281 University Avenue, 300 Hamilton Avenue, 635 Bryant Street, and 220 Hamilton Avenue (nodes P02, P03, P04, P08, P09, and P19). *VTTLU[Z PM HU` YLNHYKPUN WV[LU[PHS LɈLJ[Z [V OPZ[VYic properties should be submitted to ATC by mail to 25 Cupania Circle, Monterey Park, California, or phone 323-517-9780.

To make a nomination, download the form at paloaltochamber.com or contact the Chamber of Commerce at (650) 324-3121 DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2016

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

For service call (650) 493-4894

Theft related Burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft undefined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle related Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 6 False registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found bicycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Past hit and run report . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Reckless vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle tampering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Alcohol or drug related Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 3 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Miscellaneous Civil problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 CPS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Dog bite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Juvenile problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Probation violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Property for destruction . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 1 Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Ventura Avenue, 12/9, 5:57 p.m.; domestic violence/threats. Midtown Court, 12/11, 12:31 p.m.; spousal battery. Waverley Street, 12/12, 9:32 a.m.; suicide attempt adult/misc. 180 El Camino Real, 12/12, 7:31 p.m.; strong arm robbery. Morris Drive, 12/13, 11:08 p.m.; family violence/misc. Webster Street, 12/14, 12:01 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. Escobita Avenue, 12/14, 4:45 p.m.; suicide juvenile attempt/misc. Curtner Avenue, 12/14, 6:56 p.m.; suicide adult attempt/misc. Tanland Drive, 12/14, 8:33 p.m.; sex crime/misc.

Menlo Park

300 block Sharon Park Drive, 12/10, 2:25 p.m.; assault. 1100 block Willow Road, 12/12, 9:36 a.m.; spousal battery. 800 block Willow Road, 12/13, 10:33 a.m.; robbery. 400 block Ivy Drive, 12/15, 8:06 a.m.; battery.

Transitions

William Robert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bobâ&#x20AC;? Shaw November 16, 1918 - December 2, 2015

Births, marriages and deaths

Helen Bracewell Helen Mary Lester Elliott Bracewell, a longtime resident of Stanford, died on Nov. 28 at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, after a surgery. She was 84. She was born on July 7, 1931, in Sydney, Australia, to Roland and Molly Elliott. Her father was the sheriff of New South Wales, and her mother designed childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing for department stores. Helen attended and graduated from the Presbyterian Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; College in Sydney, after which she studied dress design. She later took a job at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, where she met a radio astronomer named Ronald Newbold Bracewell at a square dance. They married in 1953 and soon moved to California so Ron could take posts at the University of California, Berkeley, and then Stanford University, where he was a professor of electrical engineering for over 50 years. While she and Ron lived at their Stanford home or traveled abroad â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to the Stanford program in Florence or on alumni trips â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Helen made friends with colleagues, students and others, who appreciated her warmth and humor. She used her prowess in cooking

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to create large feasts, teach classes, make wedding cakes and co-write a fundraising cookbook. A longtime volunteer for the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Council, she cooked for the organization at the Country House in Ladera in Portola Valley. She spent the last few years of her life at Sunny View retirement community in Cupertino. She was predeceased by her hus-

band, Ron Bracewell, in 2007. She is survived by her daughter, Wendy Bracewell, and spouse, Robert Shoemaker, of London; her son, Mark (Nancy) Bracewell of San Jose; and grandchildren, Roland Bracewell Shoemaker of Oakland and Adrian Gilchrist Senzatimore Bracewell of San Jose. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date.

George Lawrence Wilson 1948 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2015 George Lawrence â&#x20AC;&#x153;Larryâ&#x20AC;? Wilson died October 29, 2015, in Folsom, CA, at the age of 67. Larry was born in 1948 in Palo Alto, where he lived most of his life. He lived for several years in Santa Rosa, and briefly in Vallejo, before he died.Â He attended Palo Alto High School, Class of 1966, and received his AA at Foothill College. A gifted craftsman, he specialized in glass and Stanford sandstone etching and wood inlay. He was predeceased by his parents, George and Gail Wilson of Palo Alto, and his sister Margery Wold; he is survived by his sister Gail Zetter, brothers Rob and Cam Wilson, two nephews, two nieces, one great-niece and four great-nephews. A gathering in remembrance will take place early in 2016. PAID

OBITUARY

Marie Kieraldo March 6, 1934 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; November 20, 2015 Marie Baines Kieraldo, age 81, passed away on Friday, November 20th, 2015 at Channing House in Palo Alto. She was born on March 6th, 1934 in Aurora Illinois to Arthur and Katherine Baines. A graduate of Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital School of Nursing in Aurora, she worked as a registered nurse in 1955 where she met and married her husband, John H. Kieraldo in 1956 and moved to California. Marie is survived by her five children, Lisa, Rosanne, Carla, John and Amy; and her six grandchildren, Krista, Christopher, Rachel, Stephen, Matthew and Megan. The family requests that any memorials be directed to Mission Hospice & Homecare: https://www.missionhospice.org. PAID

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Bob Shaw passed away on December 2, 2015 after a courageous struggle with lung cancer and advanced Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease. Â His family was at his side during his final days at the VA Hospital Hospice unit in Palo Alto. Â Bob was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. Â He is survived by his wife, Kathie; daughter Teresa Crisp (Rick); son, Steve Shaw (Debby); and granddaughter, Juliann Crisp. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Research. Please visit skylawnmemorialpark.com for more information.

Michael Allen Phillips April 11, 1978 - December 4, 2015 Michael Allen Phillips passed away peacefully in his home in San Carlos, CA. Michael was raised in Palo Alto, CA and achieved a successful career as a journeyman electrician in the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area. He was a devoted son, brother, and friend. He is survived by his mother Deborah Phillips Fitch, sister Meredith Fitch, aunts Gladys Sager and Arlene Keros, and cousins Kaleb and Kevin Nickerson and Jennifer Keros. PAID

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A LONG TERM LEASE TO MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HERITAGE FOR CITY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 351 HOMER AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CA Notice is hereby given that the Palo Alto City Council will consider entering into a new lease for a City owned building at 351 Homer Avenue with Museum of American Heritage (MOAH) a provider of cultural events and services to residents of the City of Palo Alto and the greater Silicon Valley community. MOAH has been operating H[ [OPZ SVJH[PVU MVY [OL WHZ[ [^LU[` Ă&#x201E;]L `LHYZ ;OPZ public notice is required according to Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Policy and Procedure Section 1-11/ASD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Leased Use of City Land/ Facilities. A copy of this notice will be mailed to property owners and tenants within 300 feet of the subject property in accordance with Section 18.77.080(d) of the Palo Alto 4\UPJPWHS *VKL 7(4* ;OL *P[` *V\UJPS ^PSS YL]PL^ HUK HWWYV]L [OL Ă&#x201E;UHS SLHZL H[ H YLN\SHY *V\UJPS TLL[PUN VU 4VUKH` -LIY\HY` ;OL [LYTZ VM [OL SLHZL ^PSS IL ZPTPSHY [V [OL J\YYLU[ VULZ HUK ^PSS PUJS\KL H [^LU[` Ă&#x201E;]L `LHY [LYT H[ [OL YLU[HS rate of one ($1.00) a year. MOAH will be responsible for the maintenance, and operation of the property as well as their allocated utility costs. For additional information, please contact Hamid Ghaemmaghami, Manager of Real Property, City of Palo Alto at (650) 329-2264, or email: hamid.ghaemmghami@ cityofpaloalto.com

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

High school radio station provides platform for student discussion, music students became interested in a wider variety of musical genres after Hoeprich encouraged them to research each music request they received and mention a fun fact with the introduction of each new song they aired. “I find that they’re very good at the journalistic, NPR kind of stuff,” Hoeprich said. “It’s been really fun to educate them about music and pop culture and give them a wider view.” Esmé Ablaza, a senior at Palo Alto High School, started out as a writer for the school’s Verde Magazine before becoming its coeditor-in-chief. Driven by her passion for storytelling and reporting, Ablaza and her peers co-founded Paly Radio as their own platform to discuss topics facing today’s youth. Ablaza currently serves as programming director for the radio station, keeping fellow students on top of their deadlines and assisting with the structure of each radio show. Her primary focus, Ablaza said, has been to uncover topics that her peers may not be aware of. “It’s not so much that people don’t have voices; it’s that we need to divert our attention ... and listen to their voices,” Ablaza said. “They already have a voice, but maybe the community isn’t listening to it.” If she could interview any popular writer today, Ablaza said she would pick Tavi Gevinson

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Esmé Ablaza and Kai Gallagher, seniors at Palo Alto High School, set up the playlist for the daily “Live at Lunch” music broadcast. Page 16 • December 18, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Paly Radio staffer Liam Norian works on a program for KPLY. who has given a voice to teenage girls since the 2008 via her online magazine, Rookie. Recently, Ablaza met Gevinson at a book signing and felt she’d met a kindred spirit. “I’m just really inspired by what she does,” Ablaza said. “She started a publication when she was in high school and she’s continued it. I just think she’s really cool. She’s a voice for teenage girls, but not in a fluffy way. When she was interviewing, there was definitely an element of awkwardness that was totally relatable! It was really funny and I (haven’t) seen anyone else who is in the public eye who is able to represent teenage girls in that way or produce content in the way she does.” High school senior and co-station manager Maya Kandell currently balances her time between Paly Radio and her job as coeditor-in-chief of The Campanile, also known as C Magazine: Palo Alto High School’s news, lifestyle and sports publication. She and her peers began learning about radio operations with a little help from Stanford University. The experience has kept her interested in the craft of radio journalism — especially as she selects a college. “We started by going through Stanford’s Community Station, KZSU,” Kandell explained. “We got air cleared there, so we did a series of classes on Thursday nights. We (learned) about the FCC, what’s appropriate for the radio and how to use the equipment. It was very inspiring, because Stanford’s radio station is so cool. It’s like this underground basement ... and it looks like nothing’s changed there for decades. Every time I do a college visit

now, I go see their radio station.” Kandell said enjoys her work with Paly Radio in part because the process there is less formal than at the school’s print publications. That informality gives her a bit more freedom to express herself, she explained. In her radio show, “The Paly Underground,” Kandell aims to introduce listeners to lesser-known topics. Among her recent projects was a Breakfast Club-inspired piece about Saturday School, a topic she said she had wanted to cover since her sophomore year. Ablaza and Kandell both referenced Ira Glass, the producer and host of NPR’s “This American Life,” as their muse, noting that his style of presenting a wide range of topics from funny

to serious keeps them engaged in the program. At Paly Radio, they hope to intrigue their listeners in the same way. Above all, organizers said, their biggest goal is to keep the station running so future students will have a platform for discussion. “I hope that we can just get it to stay alive after we graduate,” Ablaza said. “This is one of the most important things that I’ve done in my high school experience, and it’s definitely shaped (what) I want to do in terms of a career (and) in college. It’s important that we leave it in a place where it can be continued.” Q Editorial intern Chrissi Angeles can be emailed at cangeles@paweekly.com.

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wo years ago, Palo Alto High School’s radio station, KPLY, had a humble beginning as a student-run club that presented a smattering of talk radio programs. Today, Paly Radio is a fully-fledged academic course as well as a 24/7 Internet radio station that features school and local news, topical podcasts and entertainment programs as well as a wide array of music, ranging from “Inside Lands” — a show dedicated to indie rock — to a jazz program dubbed “Cotton Club.” Paly teacher Paul Hoeprich has worked in television broadcasting since his college days, including NBC’s affiliate television station in Phoenix, KPNX. Last year, Paly Radio club members asked him to become their academic adviser; the club combined space with Hoeprich’s television broadcasting class to become an actual course. “(The students) were like, ‘Hey you know about broadcasting stuff, can you be our teacher?’ and I was like ‘I don’t know — this is only my second year here and I have so many things to figure out — but I can try!’” Hoeprich said. Over the past year, the broadcast instructor has helped the students “find their radio voices.” Recently, his focus has been to help students add pizzazz to their on-air delivery while learning how to use upgraded software and databases. Paly Radio

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by Chrissi Angeles

Paly Radio staffers Saba Moussavian, left, and Liam Norian work together on a program.

Eating Out HATS OFF TO

Cetrella

by Dale F. Bentson / photos by Michelle Le

Left: Cetrella’s aromatic cappelletti — a pasta similar to tortellini — are filled with truffle polenta and accompanied by organic pork-and-beef meatballs in a light tomato sauce, topped with pecorino and fresh oregano. Top: Among the irresistible desserts on the menu at Cetrella is the chocolate trio mousse cake.

irst, a doff of the hat to the food, service and decor at 4-month-old Cetrella on Main Street in Los Altos. It’s pronounced “Che-trella,” by the way, and named after a lush valley on the Isle of Capri. Now that we’re speaking the same language, we can talk about the mouthwatering CaliforniaMediterranean cuisine prepared by Chef Michael Ellis. An East Coaster, Ellis learned his craft in Washington, D.C., at the Ritz-Carlton, Watergate Hotel and Charlie Palmer’s kitchens. A decade ago, Palmer relocated Ellis to his Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg, California, where Ellis eventually became executive chef and the restaurant earned a Michelin star. More recently, Ellis cooked in San Francisco and the Palo Alto area before joining Cetrella. The menu is almost too big with 14 starters, eight pastas and eight entrees. It took

some time to decide what to order, because everything sounded tantalizing. Nothing we tried disappointed, from the organic Tuscan kale salad ($12) with pears, pecorino cheese, sunflower seed kernels and roasted shallot and sherry vinaigrette to the mouthwatering seared diver scallops ($36) with braised Thompson River Ranch wagyu beef, salsify and truffle. Every dish was expertly prepared, artistically plated and served with perfect timing by both kitchen and wait staff. The servers knew their stuff, too, and could answer any question tossed their way about ingredients and preparation. Water glasses were discretely filled and utensils quietly replaced.

ShopTalk by Daryl Savage

SHINOLA REVEALS POLISHED INTERIOR ... Renovation is making significant progress on the historic Birge Clark building at the corner of Ramona Street and Hamilton Avenue in Palo Alto, the former home of University Art and The Annex. Two new tenants have officially signed on to occupy the prime downtown location, which sits across from City Hall. The first out of the gate is Shinola, a Detroit-based retailer specializing in luxury watches, bicycles and leather goods. Shinola will celebrate its grand opening for a full week

beginning Dec. 18. Sweets and holiday beverages will be offered daily, 4-6 p.m. The Palo Alto store marks Shinola’s 12th location. “We chose Palo Alto because it’s a very influential community,” said company president Jacques Panis. “The entrepreneurship spirit is alive, and that’s what we stand for. We’re focused on quality and craftsmanship.” Although Shinola sells a wide variety of handcrafted items, the bestsellers are the watches, which have a starting price of $475. “Currently, watches account for 70 percent of our

Top-notch restaurant ups the ante for Los Altos dining

Succulent and meaty Saltspring Island mussels ($16) from British Columbia were steamed in white wine, accented with harissa butter and green onions, and served with a hunk of grilled house-baked ciabatta. The grilled marinated Spanish octopus ($18) presentation resembled an artist’s palette. Pieces of the octopus were placed over thin slices of fingerling potatoes, then over a smear of avocado puree. Charred lemon and dots of red romesco sauce resembling paint droplets infused the plate with color, while micro-cilantro added flourish to the platter. The bruschetta ($12) was equally colorful and almost a meal in itself. Smothering the grilled bread was jambon de Bayonne (a salted,

sales,” Panis said, estimating that nearly 500,000 watches have been sold since Shinola opened in Detroit in 2013. Panis is Shinola through and through. He wears a Shinola watch on one wrist and sports a lightning-bolt tattoo, the symbol for his company, on the other wrist. “A few of us have the tattoo; not too many,” Panis said of his 500-plus employees. One of the newest items from Shinola, scheduled to debut in the Palo Alto store, is the Muhammad Ali Limited Edition watch. Priced at $2,250, it comes in a custom hickory box and is accompanied by three rare prints depicting the boxer in landmark events. Shinola has partnered with the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville to create the watch, which has a limited run of 400. The next tenant to open in the renovated building will be Sweetgreen, a

air-dried ham from southwest France), marinated mozzarella, radish, frisée, fruity Spanish Arbequina olive oil and saba (an Italian syrup made from a reduction of grape must). It was a most unexpected and exciting bruschetta. The black pepper tonnarelli (square spaghetti) carbonara ($24) with pancetta, sweet onion puree and flakes of pecorino cheese was topped with a duck egg yolk. The black pepper in the pasta turned the strands brown, and with the egg atop, the dish resembled a most edible nest. The pepper added pep to the pasta, but it wasn’t spicy. Fat, aromatic cappelletti ($24), which resemble tortellini, were filled with truffle polenta and accompanied by organic porkand-beef meatballs in a light tomato sauce, all topped with pecorino and fresh oregano. The dish was perfumed and earthy. (continued on page 19)

fast casual East Coast-based salad restaurant that sources local and organic ingredients. Taking over the corner spot, the Palo Alto store plans to open in early spring 2016, said Sweetgreen president Karen Kelley, who added, “We’re so excited to be here. Palo Alto is a market with all the right consumers.” The restaurant will be the company’s fourth venue on the West Coast. The third and final shop to open is still a mystery. Palo Alto developer Chase Rapp described it as a “soft goods company” and a “hot retail tenant,” and promised that “the reveal will happen in about three weeks.”

customers an opportunity to test innovative technology products that have never been in a physical store before. “Consumer desire for innovative products is booming, and there’s never been a better time to be a maker,” said Vibhu Norby, CEO and co-founder of b8ta. “However, most new products don’t make it into stores until months or years after they’ve launched because traditional retail is fundamentally broken and the product introduction process is arduous, especially for new companies. We’ve built technology that makes brick-and-mortar retail easier and quicker to sell.”

INNOVATIVE TECH SHOP OPENS ... Brand new to Palo Alto is b8ta, 516 Bryant St., a hands-on technology store which opened last week. The unique shop offers

Got leads on interesting and news-worthy retail developments? Daryl Savage will check them out. Email shoptalk@paweekly.com.

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As of December 11, 316 donors have donated $101,025; with match $202,050 has been raised for the Holiday Fund 22 Anonymous ...................... $8,620 New Donors Andrea Smith ............................. 100 Ann Reisenauer .......................... 100 Dena Goldberg ........................... 500 Michell Rosen ............................... 50 Ed & Linda Selden....................... 200 Janice Bohman & Eric Keller........ 250 Mary Lemmon ....................... 10,000 Bob & Edie Kirkwood ................. 500 Larry Breed ................................. 100 Judy & Lee Shulman ....................... * Lani Freeman and Stephen Monismith ..................... * Constance Crawford .................. 750 Eleanor Settle ................................. * Nancy Moss .................................... * Mike & Ellen Turbow .................. 250 David & Lynn Mitchell ................. 300 Marcia & Michael Katz.................... * Mike & Lennie Roberts ............... 150 John & Florine Galen ...................... * Micki & Bob Cardelli ....................... * Felecia Levy................................. 150 Veronica Tincher ......................... 100 Elizabeth Kok ................................. * Lawrence Yang & Jennifer Kuan.... 1,000 Sue Kemp................................... 250 Charles & Jean Thompson .............. * Luca & Mary Caﬁero ....................... * Fran Codispoti & Ken Schroeder .....500 David & Diane Feldman ........... 1,000 Ellmann Family ............................. 50 Mr. & Mrs. John McLaughlin....... 100 Bill Reller......................................... * Lodato Family ............................. 500 Anne & Don Vermeil....................... * Beth & Peter Rosenthal ............... 300 Carolyn Brennan ............................. * Linda & Ed DeMeo ..................... 150 Diane & Stephen Ciesinski .......... 500 Judith Appleby ........................... 200 Virginia Fehrenbacher ................. 100 Margaret & Les Fisher ................. 200 Judith & Hans Steiner ..................... * Ted & Ginny Chu ............................ * Don & Dee Price ........................... 40 Ron Wolf .................................... 100 Rathmann Family ............................ * Ken & Michele Dauber ............... 500 Amanda Steckler ........................ 500 Steve Eglash ............................... 500 Teresa Godfrey............................ 250 Sonya Bradski ............................. 100 Cora Schmid............................... 100 Duane Bay .................................. 100 Sarah Longstreth ........................ 100 Anna Sedello .............................. 100 Sarah Holt .................................... 50 Loren Gordon ............................... 50 Zack Steinkamp ............................ 50 Jennifer Carrico ............................ 50 Tyler Scott ..................................... 50 Tracy Rawlings .............................. 50 Simon Blake-Wilson...................... 50 Natasha Parrett ............................. 25 Prarthna Advani............................ 25 Salim Fedel ................................... 25 Nadeshda Vargas .......................... 25 Shari Fanit .................................... 25 Christine Blasey ............................ 25

Peter Engar ................................... 25 Cecilia Ward ................................. 25 Wendy Eilers ................................. 25 Robyn Duby.................................. 25 Raminder Bajwa ........................... 25 Christine Klenow .......................... 25 Allen Lucas ................................... 25 Joshua Wortzel ............................. 25 Ashley Tsien .................................. 25 Courtney Behm ............................ 25 Sophia Trinh Ngo .......................... 25 Kori Shaw ..................................... 25 Adam Cain ................................... 25 Susan Kim .................................... 25 Minka Vanderzwaag..................... 25 Andrew Dimock ........................... 25 Nadja Breitenstein ........................ 25 John Miaulllis ................................ 25 Gaspard Van Koningsveld ............. 25 Corey Doermann .......................... 25 Peter Wang .................................. 25 Jan Bridgham ............................... 25 Judi Lachenmyer ........................... 25 Laurie Winslow ............................. 25 Sally Maynard ............................... 25 Melissa Morwood ......................... 25 John Myers ................................... 25 Don Kenyon ................................. 25 Yumi Ando ................................... 25 Elizabeth Cowie............................ 25 Joseph Schertler ........................... 25 Kathy McKennan .......................... 25 Sabine Kabel-Eckes ....................... 25 Karen Zak ..................................... 25 Elizabeth Petit ............................... 25 Christine Gandel........................... 25 Thompson Gawley ....................... 25 In Memory Of Mrs. Jacqueline Yen .................... 200 Yen-Chen and Er-Ying Yen ......... 250 Francine Mendlin ........................ 200 Dick Rosenbaum............................. * Ray Bacchetti .................................. * Bill Land.......................................... * August Lee King ............................. * In Honor Of Nancy & John Cassidy..................... * Jill Caddes .................................. 100 Scott Caddes .............................. 100 Polly Caddes ............................... 100 Hayley Caddes ............................ 100 Jake Caddes ............................... 100 Garrett Caddes ........................... 100 Rachel Feinstein .......................... 250 Organizations Employees of Ladera Travel ......... 280

Previously Published Donors Nancy & Richard Alexander ..... 1,000 Betty Gerard ............................... 100 John & Mary Schaefer ................ 100 Amy Renalds .................................. * Steve & Mary Chapel ...................... * Ron Wolf .................................... 100 Eileen Brennan ........................... 300 Stephanie Martinson ...................... * Richard Mazze ............................ 150 Keith & Linda Clarke ................... 200 Helen Feinberg ........................ 5,000 Bonnie Berg................................ 150 Denise Savoie & Darrell Dufﬁe ........ * Thomas Rindﬂeisch ......................... * Cynthia Costell ........................... 100 Kieschnick Family............................ * Stauffer Family............................ 500 Nancy Steege ............................. 100 Shiela Johansson ........................ 100 Diane Doolittle ............................... * Caroline Hicks & Bert Fingerhut ... 250

Karen & Steve Ross ......................... * Helene Pier ..................................... * Robyn Crumly................................. * Vic & Norma Hesterman ................. * Don & Bonnie Miller ................... 100 Don & Adele Langendorf ............ 200 Jerry & Linda Elkind ........................ * Ann & Don Rothblatt...................... * Al & Joanne Russell..................... 300 Patricia Levin............................... 100 Sallie & Jay Whaley ......................... * Cathy & Howard Kroymann........ 250 Dennis Clark ............................... 100 Solon Finkelstein......................... 150 Barbara Millin ............................. 300 Gwen Luce & Family ....................... * Ellen & Tom Ehrlich ..................... 300 Scott Wong ................................ 200 Marc Berman.............................. 100 Susan Pines................................. 100 Ruchita Parat .............................. 100 Hal and Iris Korol ............................ * Elaine Hahn .................................... * Julie Jerome ................................ 250 Cindy & Peter Ziebelman ................ * Theresa Carey ............................. 250 Harold Luft ................................. 100 Janis Ulevich ............................... 100 Xiaofan Lin ................................... 50 Roger Warnke ............................ 250 James Phillips .............................. 250 Teresa Roberts ......................... 2,000 Braff Family ................................ 500 Chris Kenrick ........................... 1,000 Mark Kreutzer ............................ 100 Havern Family .......................... 5,000 Bryan Wilson & Geri Martin Wilson .................. 100 Joan Regalado .............................. 50 Kevin Mayer ............................... 125 Mike & Jean Couch .................... 250 Boyce & Peggy Nute ....................... * Bill Johnson & Terri Lobdell ...... 1,000 Anna Olsen ................................ 250 Diane Moore .................................. * Hugh MacMillan ......................... 500 Peter Stern ................................. 250 Elizabeth Tromovitch................... 100 Merrill & Lee Newman .................... * Mary Lorey ..................................... * Elizabeth Salzer & Richard Baumgartner ............... * Roy & Carol Blitzer.......................... * Bruce Campbell ....................... 2,000 John & Lynn Wiese ..................... 100 Susan & Doug Woodman ............... * Tony & Carolyn Tucher .................... * Marlene & Joe Prendergast ......... 100 Carol Kersten & Markus Aschwanden ............... 200 Page & Ferrell Sanders ................ 100 Norman & Nancy Rossen ............ 200 Suzanne Bell ............................... 100 John & Lee Pierce ....................... 250 Irene Schwartz ................................ * Sally & Craig Nordlund ............... 500 Robert & Joan Jack ..................... 250 Ruth Hammett............................ 500 Irene Beardsley & Dan Bloomberg.... * Nancy & Joe Huber ..................... 100 Mike & Cathie Foster .................. 500 Linda & Steve Boxer ........................ * George Cator ............................. 100 Lijun & Jia-Ning Xiang................. 300 Charles Bonini ............................ 100 Penny & Greg Gallo Family ......... 500 Drew McCalley & Marilyn Green .. 100 Annette Glanckopf ......................... * Lorraine Macchello ..................... 100 Carol & Mahlon Hubenthal............. * Tony & Judy Kramer ........................ * Betsy & George Young ................... *

Stuart & Carol Hansen .................. 50 Debby Roth ................................ 100 Leif & Sharon Erickson ................ 250 Jim & Nancy Baer............................ * Dorothy Saxe .................................. * Hal & Carol Louchheim ............... 400 Eve & John Melton ..................... 500 Michael & Ruth Lowy ................... 50 Maureen Martin ............................. * Chris & Beth Martin ........................ * Joan Norton ................................... * Arna & Hersh Shefrin...................... * Brigid Barton .............................. 500 John & Barbara Pavkovich............... * Ken Bencala & Sally O’Neil.......... 100 Kinsley Jack ................................ 250 In Memory Of Ray Bacchetti .................................. * Our loving parents Albert & Beverly Pellizzari ....................... * Dick Rosenbaum............................. * John F. Smith .................................. * Steve Fasani ................................ 100 Becky Schaefer ............................... * Emmett Lorey ................................. * Helen Rubin................................ 150 Dr. & Mrs. Irving Rubin ............... 150 Max & Anna Blanker .................. 150 Pam Grady ................................. 250 Ruth & Chet Johnson ..................... * Robert Lobdell ................................ * Abe and Helene Klein ..................... * Robert Spinrad ........................... 500 Ernest J. Moore .......................... 300 Charles Bennett Leib................... 100 Kathy Morris................................... * Bertha Kalson ................................. * Betty Meltzer .................................. * Mary Floyd...................................... * Bob Donald .................................... * Ledger Free & Jerry Spielman .......... * Zoe Allen & David Sager ............. 100 Dr. John Plummer Stewart .............. * Florence Kan Ho ............................. * Nate Rosenberg .......................... 100 Carol Berkowitz .............................. * Jean Law .................................... 200 Boyd Paulson, Jr. ............................. * Aaron O’Neill .................................. * Robert Raymakers & Bonnie Packer .100 Lee Sendelbeck............................... * Leo Breidenbach ............................. * Thomas & Louise Phinney ........... 200 David Zlotnick, MD ......................... * Frank & Jean Crist....................... 100 Elliot W. Eisner ................................ * Al & Kay Nelson.............................. * Maryilyn Sutorious ...................... 300 Jack Sutorius............................... 300 In Honor Of Alissa’s supporters .......................... * Maverick Maurice Levy ................... * As a Gift For Mark Zuanich ............................. 150 Organizations Sponsors of Moonlight Run: ............. Palo Alto Medical Foundation . 5,000 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation ............. 5,000 Stanford Federal Credit Union....5,000 Paciﬁc Union ........................ 5,000 Palantir ................................. 5,000 Whole Foods ........................ 5,000 Harrell Remodeling ......................... * Alta Mesa Cemetery & Funeral Home.................... 1,750 Palo Alto Business Park ................... * Good Bear and Co. Charitable Fund .................... 5,000 Attorney Susan Dondershine ...... 200 Bleibler Properties ....................... 500 Bank of the West..................... 1,000

Eating Out

Cetrella (continued from page 17)

Braised, fork-tender short rib ($28) with fingerling potatoes, baby carrots and cipollino onions was crowned with grated fresh horseradish and herbs. The texture and temperature made it the perfect comfort food. For dessert, frozen lemon mousse ($9), chocolate cake ($10) and a Basque cake ($9) with blood orange segments and blood orange sorbet were irresistible conclusions. The wine list was deep in firstclass reds from the West Coast, France and Italy. There was a particularly nice selection of Oregon pinot noirs, as well as many local options. The bar menu offered a half-dozen bar bite selections, including pizza from the wood oven. While the building that sits on the corner of Main and 1st streets is rather bland, Cetrella’s interior is contemporary, with lush appointments in the bar and separate dining room. Floor-to-ceiling windows line the entire dining room and offer a street panorama with a view of passers-by. While the space is bright and airy, it’s more elegant at night. The dining room features several long banquette booths, which make conversation nearly impossible for those seated at opposite ends. There are also tables for twos and fours, an open kitchen, private dining rooms and space for the jazz combos that perform on weekends. Overall, it’s an inviting and comfortable space. Los Altos marks Cetrella’s second location; the original in Half Moon Bay still garners accolades. M’hamed Bahet is the partner and general manager who orchestrates everything from the kitchen to server training at both restaurants. Bahet said he has been looking for a suitable location in the area for six years. “A high percentage of the Half Moon Bay business comes from over the hill,” he explained. “We wanted to make it easier for people on this side to get to us.” Hats off to a new and enticing dining experience in downtown Los Altos. Q Freelance writer Dale Bentson can be emailed at dfbentson@ gmail.com.

Cetrella 400 Main Street, Los Altos; 650-948-0400; cetrella.com Lunch: Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Dinner: SundayThursday, 5-9:30 p.m.; FridaySaturday, 5-10 p.m.; Brunch: Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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Alcohol: Full bar

Credit cards Parking: Garage and city lots

Happy hour

Corkage: $20 Children

Takeout

Private parties

Outdoor seating: Seasonal

Noise level: Moderate to loud Bathroom Cleanliness: Excellent

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Now Open on California Ave. “Bonne cuisine et bon vin, c’est le paradis sure terre” (Henry IV)

Arts & Entertainment

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Deane Little

415 California Ave., Palo Alto • 650.561.3577 www.labohemepaloalto.com Hours: Tues - Sat: 11am – 2:30pm, 5:00pm – 9:30pm

Outdoors ‘Escape the Holiday Madness’ Whether you love the holidays or find them taxing, it’s a great time of year to take a pause from all the shopping and parties to reconnect with nature. On Saturday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m., Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District will host a free group hike at Picchetti Ranch Preserve, located above Stevens Creek Reservoir about 30 minutes from downtown Palo Alto. Dubbed “Escape the Holiday Madness,” the moderately-paced 4.5-mile hike will be led by experienced docents who will introduce participants to local plant communities. Weather permitting, hikers will share a picnic lunch at Stevens Creek. Wine lovers can linger at the end of the hike for a tasting at Picchetti Winery. No registration is necessary. Meet at the preserve’s parking lot on Montebello Road. To learn more, go to openspace.org.

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Add a little art to your weekend. Join Israeli-born San Francisco artist Chagit Ofir for a free reception at Palo Alto’s Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 6:30 p.m. Go to goo. gl/mBiyPa or call 650-799-1854.

Calling all manga and anime fans age 10-14: Teen manga expert Valentina Begun will hold a winter break camp at Palo Alto’s Art School of SF Bay, 392 S. California Ave. Participants will learn how to draw in both shoujo and shounen styles. Classes take place Dec. 21-23 and 28-30. Camp admission is $150 for half-day sessions, $300 for full days. Go to goo.gl/AJx9m8 or call 650-561-6501.

Film ‘A Daring Journey’ Menlo Park resident and documentary filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman’s latest film, “A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education,” tells the stories of three families who cross the border from Mexico to the United States. The film will screen for free online throughout December. Go to goo.gl/HrYncy or adaringjourneyfilm.org.

Concert ‘Pops Holiday Magic’ Don your holiday attire and catch the Christmas spirit when California Pops Orchestra puts on its annual holiday concert, “Pops Holiday Magic,” on Sunday, Dec. 20. The show takes place at 3 p.m. at Foothill College’s Smithwick Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Tickets are $20-$40. Go to goo.gl/rQW1PY or call 650-856-8432.

Comedy Chopshticks with Wayne Federman For an evening of laugh-out-loud comedy and tasty Chinese food, head to Palo Alto’s Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, on Thursday, Dec. 24. Dinner begins at 7:45 p.m.; Comedian Wayne Federman will entertain the crowd starting at 8:45 p.m. Tickets are $55-$65. Go to goo.gl/YkX7zh or call 650-223-8791. Q

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OPENINGS

‘Force’ majeure Meet the new ‘Star Wars,’ same as the old ‘Star Wars’ 000 (Century 16, Century 20) taining a fresh storyline. The big innovation here is to put a young woman front and center. Although Rey (Daisy Ridley) — the strikingly attractive waif in question — proves conspicuously unconvincing in muscling opponents off their feet in an early fight scene (with what arms?), she’s entirely credible behind a blaster or the controls of the Millennium Falcon. If Rey is the new Luke, “best pilot in the resistance” Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and new recruit Finn (John Boyega) are the new Han, and orange is the new droid, by which I mean super-cute, “one of a kind” droid BB-8 (who immediately calls to mind WALLE). CGI characters Maz Kanata (Lupita Nyong’o) and Supreme

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If you like “Star Wars” at all, you need to see “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” J.J. Abrams’ 30-years-later sequel to “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.” No spoilers here, I promise. I will say a few things, though, about this ultimate in critic-proof movies. There’s nothing bold or particularly unexpected about the script by Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt or the direction by Abrams. Lucasfilm (sold by founder and “Star Wars” creator George Lucas in 2012), Disney and the creative trust have agreed to stay true to the franchise’s established universe, characters and style, inviting back old characters and establishing new ones capable of winning young hearts and sus-

In “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the Empire remains fascist, with Stormtroopers conscripted as child soldiers. Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) are essentially the new Yoda and Emperor, respectively; General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) is the new Grand Moff Tarkin and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) is the new Darth Vader — with a twist. Just about everything in “The Force Awakens” serves as a pastiche to the original trilogy, including the sandy, snowy and forested planets and the Death Star-style

headquarters of mass destruction: Starkiller Base. The strategy is in keeping with Lucas’ creative approach of cyclical storytelling and also serves as a stylistic rebuke to his digi-fied 1999-2005 prequel trilogy. Here, we get varying degrees of screen time from Solo (Harrison Ford), who I can tell you is a major focus and still has the old chemistry with Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew); Luke Skywalker

(Mark Hamill), General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2. Ford’s the best thing about “TFA” and nails all the best lines, while the new cast acquit themselves admirably, suggesting future installments stand on solid ground with a set of reasonably engaging characters. In story (continued on next page)

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terms, the film can be dimwittedly obvious and self-plagiarizing, with little of real-world consequence and even less thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new (the Empire remains fascist, with Stormtroopers conscripted as child soldiers, while the Force remains a spiritual energy that can tip powerfully to good or evil). Abrams makes epic use of the frame when he can (which is most of the time), and visual effects and production design remain the franchiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most convincing claims to artistry.

Daisy Ridley plays Rey in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Wars: The Force Awakens.â&#x20AC;? At this date in movie history, of course, artistry isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the point, so is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Wars: The Force Awakensâ&#x20AC;? a fun-filled adventure at the movies and a license to print money? Yes and yes, with repeat business

assured from pop-eyed kids and their tear-wipingly nostalgic parents â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and grandparents. Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence. Two hours, 15 minutes. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Peter Canavese

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (PG) Century 16: 9:30 a.m., noon, 2:30, 4:55, 7:30 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 9:30 a.m., 12:05, 2:30, 3:45, 5, 6:15, 7:30, 8:45, 10 & 11:15 p.m., Fri 10:40 a.m. & 1:05 p.m., Sat & Sun 10:45 a.m. & 1:15 p.m.

Lucky Star (1929) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Sun 3:50 p.m. The Martian (PG-13) +++

Bijirao Mastani (Not Rated) Century 16: 10:05 a.m. & 6 p.m.

The Night Before (R) Century 20: 2:20 & 10:35 p.m., Sat & Sun 5:10 p.m.

Brooklyn (PG-13) +++1/2

Sisters (R) Century 16: 10:15 a.m., 1:05, 3:55, 7:05 & 10:05 p.m. Century 20: 9:55 & 11:20 a.m., 12:50, 2:10, 3:40, 5, 6:35, 7:50, 9:30 & 10:40 p.m.

Century 16: 8:20 & 11 a.m., 1:45, 4:35, 7:35 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m., Sat & Sun 7:40 p.m. Carol (R) Palo Alto Square: 1, 3:30, 4, 5:30, 7 & 8:30 p.m., Fri & Sat 10 p.m.

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City Girl (1930) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Sun 2 p.m.

Spectre (PG-13) Century 16: 7:10 & 10:40 p.m., Sat & Sun 3:15 p.m., Sat 11:50 a.m., Sun 9:55 a.m. Century 20: Fri at noon, Sat & Sun 10:20 p.m., Sat 11:40 a.m., 2:50 & 6:30 p.m., Sun 10:35 a.m.

Creed (PG-13) +++ Century 16: 10 a.m., 1:05, 4:10, 7:25 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 10 a.m., 1:20, 4:20, 7:25 & 10:30 p.m.

Spotlight (R) +++1/2 Century 16: 9:45 a.m., 12:50, 3:50, 7:05 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m. & 7:15 p.m.

The Danish Girl (R) Aquarius Theatre: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7:05, 8 & 9:55 p.m.

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (PG-13) Century 16: 9:50 & 11:30 a.m., 1:10, 2:50, 4:30, 6:10, 7:50 & 11:10 p.m., Fri 10 a.m. In 3-D at 3:40, 4, 5:20, 7, 7:20, 8:40 & 9:30 p.m., Fri 3, 6:30 & 10 p.m., Sat & Sun 5, 8:20 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 9:10 & 10:40 a.m., 12:30, 2, 3:30, 3:50, 5:20, 6:50, 7:10, 7:50, 8:40 & 10:30 p.m. In 3-D at 9:50, 10:05 & 11:15 a.m., 1:10, 1:25, 2:35, 4:30, 4:45, 5:55, 8:05, 9:15 & 10:10 p.m., Fri 11 & 11:50 a.m., 5:30, 7:30, 9:50 & 11 p.m., Sat & Sun 11:15 a.m., 12:10 & 11:05 p.m., Sat 3:10 p.m., Sun 9:50 p.m. In XD-3D at 9:35 a.m., 12:55, 4:15, 7:35 & 10:55 p.m. In D-BOX at 9:10 a.m., 12:30, 3:50, 7:10 & 10:30 p.m. In 3-D D-BOX at 11:15 a.m., 2:35, 5:55 & 9:15 p.m. +++

Dilwale (Not Rated) Century 16: 9:45 p.m., Sat & Sun 2:10 p.m.

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Century 20: 4 & 10:15 p.m.

Miracle on 34th Street (1947) (Not Rated) Century 20: Sun 2 & 7 p.m.

The Good Dinosaur (PG) ++1/2 Century 16: 8:25 & 10:55 a.m., 1:30, 4:05, 7 & 9:35 p.m. Century 20: 9:25 & 11:55 a.m., 2:40, 5:15, 7:55 & 10:25 p.m. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 16: 10:10 a.m., 1:25, 4:40, 7:55 & 11 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m., Fri & Sat 3:45, 7:05 & 10:15 p.m., Sun 3:25, 6:30 & 10:20 p.m. In the Heart of the Sea (PG-13) +++ Century 16: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 & 10:10 p.m., Fri 10:15 a.m., Sat 8:30 a.m. Century 20: 10:55 a.m. & 7:45 p.m. In 3-D at 1:50, 4:40 & 10:45 p.m.

State Fair (1933) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Fri & Sat 7:30 p.m., Sat 3:35 p.m. Sunnyside Up (1929) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Fri & Sat 5:25 & 9:20 p.m.

Krampus (PG-13) Century 20: 12:30, 2:55, 5:30, 8:10 & 10:40 p.m.

Youth (R) +1/2

Guild Theatre: 1, 4, 7:05 & 9:55 p.m.

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

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

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Kids driving you crazy? Planning ahead can take the trauma out of travel by Carol Blitzer Over the river and through the woods To Grandfather’s house we go. The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh Through white and drifted snow. — Lydia Maria Child

ure, in the olden days, just getting to grandpa’s house was an adventure. These days, whether traveling long distances by car or by plane, it can be less of an adventure and more of a royal pain — unless you’re prepared. Nadine Terman, a Palo Alto mother of a 9-year-old and 7-yearold twins, aims for somewhere “between surprise and order” when preparing for long trips. That translates to a backpack for each child, with “a blanket or stuffy or book. The rest is a surprise,” she said. She’s found a resource online, KrazyDad (krazydad.com), which offers free downloadable mazes and printable puzzles. “Each kid gets something exciting to work on: word searches, mazes, blank paper and a new set of crayons, markers. ... They tend to create their own drawings. ... I print out 50 mazes per kid (of varying difficulty),” she said. Origami paper is tucked into each backpack (“It takes time to perfect new ones,” she said) as well as little packets from Michaels. She aims for things that keep them occupied and are fun, such as Creatology projects that can take “an hour to build a foam house,” she said. “I do the same thing for everybody so no fights,” she added. Normally, the Terman kids are N aallowed 20 minutes of iPad time, but on a long plane ride that could be extended to 45 minutes to an hour. “The problem is, if you let them have screen (time) too much, their necks will hurt. You want projects where they’re moving their arms and neck, turning to the side to look at you, are more engaged,” she said. Halfway through the flight,

the Termans play musical chairs, switching who gets to sit next to Mom. “Our kids do like to sit next to a stranger; we’re five people, we can’t sit in full row. We’ve met nice people who fully engage with them. It’s really cute,” she added. Diane and Chuck Schwalbach live in Menlo Park with their four children, age 6, 4, 2 and 2 months. Last May they flew to Europe with their then-three children. For that trip, “we started packing early. We made a list of what each kid needed: clothes, toys, entertainment. We have to be really organized or last minute someone will miss a pair of shoes or a swimsuit. You don’t want to have to go shopping when you get there,” Diane said. High on the priority list was Tylenol and snacks for the plane, “specifically for takeoff and landing when kids’ ears are popping,” she said. Inside each child’s rolling bag, they pack an extra set of clothes and a couple of things they get to choose, including books. “I usually get a couple of activity books, set of crayons; my husband works for Apple so the older kids have iPads, with favorite movies and headphones. We’re very blessed, but on long plane flights, I wonder how people did it before portable electronics! “It really comes down to being organized. I have a basic packing list, and depending on where we’re going, I adjust it,” she said. For Hawaii, the list includes hats and sunscreens, but for snow trips, she always brings the humidifier. “Someone’s bound to get sick from the airplane. Also Clorox Wipes and Wet Ones; when we get on the plane we wipe everything down,” she said. “Food and snacks are key to keeping kids happy — but healthy ones. We do a lot of freeze-dried peas or blueberries, nuts — little things that take a long time to eat. We want them to chew consistently at takeoff, but not get so full that two minutes in they don’t

want any more food,” she added. Schwalbach finds long car trips more challenging than airplanes. After all, she said, “You can get up and walk around on a plane. “It’s all about healthy snacks and quiet activities that they like. My 6 year old loves word searches, my 4 year old likes sticker books (with removable stickers),” and they bring a lot of board books for the 2 year old. Schwalbach is a big fan of “I Spy” — “especially when you’re waiting, you’ve got time to kill, or in restaurant and waiting for the bill or waiting to order.” Amy and Evan Silletto have had plenty of practice driving to Southern California with their now 3-year-old son, Evan. The Mountain View family heads south about once a month to visit grandma, embarking on an eightht hour trip in the car. But instead of packing tons of toys, they mostly y engage him in conversation. “If we observe a train from the highway, we’ll talk about it. We’ll talk about anything. He likes to look out the window,” Amy said, adding that they do play observation games, such as finding all the blue cars. “It helps to make stops every few hours. Then he can run around, get some energy out,” she said. “We usually stop for food; it breaks up the trip and gives him a chance. In a plane, that’s not a possibility. On a plane, I’d bring snacks — goldfish and graham crackers — I try to bring something he likes,” she added. Depending on the age of the children, other parents have found a variety of ways to entertain them on long car or plane rides. Jingjing Xu, from Palo Alto, wrote in an email that when her children were 5 and 7 years old, they traveled around the world as a family for eight months. “Books, new small toys, drawing, card/small board games, iPad, movies on plane, sleep, it was super easy to entertain them for 10-15 hours flights. The little ones (under 3) were the ones challenging I think. For long car trips, books on tape work great for us,” she wrote.

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Building sandcastles in December Local families take holiday festivities outdoors to create special memories by Chrissi Angeles lthough snowy white winters are not typical in the Bay Area, local families have taken advantage of the Peninsula’s sunny holiday season by heading outdoors to create their own winter traditions — spanning from train rides in the redwoods of the Santa Cruz mountains to exploring the beaches of Half Moon Bay. This past summer, Mountain View resident Shayla Danenberg created a to-do list of state beaches and parks to visit with her husband and their four children, ranging in age from 3 years to 5 months old. The initial plan, she said, was to start a weekly family tradition as a way to get her children to reflect upon each weekend with more enthusiasm. After documenting each trip by creating videos using Google Pictures, Danenberg’s son seemed more receptive to having conversations about what he did each day. This observation led

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to plans to continue the tradition into the holiday season. “We said, ‘Why don’t we just get (the kids) some warmer coats and go through the list of beaches and state beaches?’ Within our area there are so many different beautiful places to see. We’ve been doing this for about three months. We’re pretty serious about it!” she said, laughing. “It started out as a summer thing, and it’s been a little bit colder, but we still want to keep it up. “I really want my kids to see these memories. There are so many ways for them to see their memories now with YouTube, photo books and stuff like that. I’m inspired to show them what they do,” she said. “I think my husband’s inspiration is (that) he wants to show them the outdoors. It makes family life more fun.” In November, the family took a trip to Half Moon Bay to experience the crisp fall weather, sandy beaches and autumn colors. After spending the afternoon building sand castles and searching for sand crabs, they packed up for a trip home along Highway 17. Along the route they purchased a Christmas tree at Santa’s Village in Scotts Valley. For the Danenberg family, it’s not just about the destination — it’s about the experience on the way there. After nearly two seasons of taking weekend road trips around the Bay Area with her family, Danenberg has become adept at preparing for messy scenarios. Before each trip she packs extra clothes, shoes and towels for everyone. Moist towelettes and wipes have also become a crucial part of her road-trip packing. Hiking shoes have taken up permanent real estate in their car for impromptu hikes. Danenberg mentioned that her

favorite outdoor memory took place at Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton. On this particular afternoon, she witnessed her husband taking in the sights of the redwood trees on an open-air steamtrain ride bound to the summit of Bear Mountain as he embraced their youngest child. “It was kinda sweet to see my husband bonding with our baby. I thought it was pretty cute,” she said. Although she has enjoyed the experience of getting out of town each weekend, Danenberg stated that having the chance to see the changing seasons through her children’s eyes has brought her the most joy. “We don’t like to rush the kids,” she said. “We go at their pace. Look around; have them tell you what they’re looking at. Get your essential stuff, grab your family and go have fun somewhere.”

Visiting the coast Mountain View resident Miguel Luna and his family have been visiting the coast each Christmas for the past four years. Luna enjoys the traditional aspects of the holiday season, such as holiday light displays and Christmas music, but said that his family’s annual Christmas tradition of visiting the coast has become a more pivotal part of his holiday season. “It was Christmas Day ... and my dad was like, ‘Hey, you guys wanna go to the beach?’ And my brothers and I were kinda looking at each other like, ‘Uh, you’re kinda crazy, Dad! It’s kinda cold to go to the beach.’” After a bit of debate, the Luna family embarked on its first Christmas Day trip to see the ocean. Upon arrival in Half Moon Bay, Luna and his family noticed that other thrill-seeking families had already arrived at the beach, with bonfires ablaze. “We all kinda shared the same idea; we all wanted to get away from all the crazy stuff going on with the holidays, like ays y , lik shopping and traffic.” After the birth of his daughter Audrey eyy Elena, who will turn urn

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2 years old in January, Luna was determined to return to the coast with his daughter. With a diaper bag, warm drinks and extra blankets in tow â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Luna family introduced their youngest family member to the coast for her first Christmas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still really young, but it was nice to be at the beach with her. We went out there, and it was a little on the windy side so we took some blankets, grabbed some coffee and we walked around a little bit and collected a few rocks,â&#x20AC;? Luna said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really nice being out there and being able to hold my daughter and telling her, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This is the ocean!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; She was kinda cold;

cuddling up to me, and I thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wow, look at this; this is amazing.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to do it again this year.â&#x20AC;? The Luna family has accumulated an ample collection of sandblown rocks found along the shore after each coastal holiday. Each rock is marked with the date it was found, along with a few words or quotes to describe the day. No two rocks within the collection are alike; Luna jokingly noted that he now owns what he calls a â&#x20AC;&#x153;pet rock,â&#x20AC;? which resembles the characteristic features of a human face. If a winter day indoors seems to be taking a turn towards monotony, Luna suggests that fami-

lies rekindle their sense of adventure by visiting Shoreline Lake in Mountain View. Families can take in a panoramic view of the San Francisco Bay, fly a kite, ride their bikes along the coastal trails or check out the ducks and geese inhabiting the area. Further up the Peninsula, Luna said that the atmosphere of Stulsaft Park in Redwood City feels like a forest getaway in the middle of the city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m no longer stressed when we visit the parks. If you can, put the phones down and put them away. ... Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family time,â&#x20AC;? Luna said. Q Editorial Intern Chrissi Angeles can be emailed at cangeles@paweekly.com.

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a little travel pack in their carry ons. This would include card games they can play themselves, a new book and a coloring book with crayons,â&#x20AC;? she wrote. Lyra Myers of Menlo Park noted that she made up little activity kits from goodies purchased at the Dollar Store. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d pass out a new one every couple of hours, along with fun snacks. Donne Davis, also of Menlo Park, founder of the GaGa SisP terhood, a social network of grandmothers, took her two g granddaughters on a fourg hour road trip recently to visit their other grandparents. They were entertained by an audiobook in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Penderwicksâ&#x20AC;? se-

ries by Jeanne Birdsall. But Annie Jenkins of East Palo Alto probably summed it up best in her email: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love all of these great activities that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t involve just handing the kid an iPad... good ol fashioned I Spy, count the cars ..... plain look out the window! Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we used to do when I was a kid.â&#x20AC;? Q Freelance writer Carol Blitzer can be emailed at cblitzer@sbcglobal.net.

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When Claire Hallahan of Palo Alto drove her two boys (age 9 and 6) on her own to Portland last summer, they played â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Spy,â&#x20AC;? counted cars of different colors, listened to a book on CD and sang along with the radio. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My older son took many photos too. It was easier than I thought. Flying long haul ul is easier now as the planess have games that people in different seats can play against each other. They usually y have good movie selections too. Just in case though I always pack

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Home sales are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the county recorder’s offices. Information is recorded from deeds after the close of escrow and published within four to eight weeks.

Atherton

93 Fair Oaks Lane Sterling Mutual Properties to J. Katz for $2,278,000 on 11/06/15; previous sale 07/18/1991, $800,000

East Palo Alto

123 Azalia Drive Brown Trust to S. & Y. Pang for $620,000 on 11/04/15 1227 Camellia Drive C. Vasquez to Aboytes Trust for $550,000 on 11/06/15; previous sale 10/29/2009, $280,000 2742 Gonzaga St. M. Crum to S. & L. Benson for $570,000 on 11/05/15; previous sale 07/28/1970, $6,000

Los Altos

10849 Barranca Drive A. & R. Soohoo to S. Hsiung for $1,650,000 on 12/01/15; previous sale 09/02/2005, $1,200,000 1636 Crestview Drive James Trust to Lee Family Properties for $2,600,000 on 11/25/15 163 Del Monte Ave. Klang Trust to B. Wu for $1,560,000 on 11/30/15 520 S. Springer Road Curtis Trust to J. Liu for $2,018,000 on 11/30/15 216 Sunkist Lane King Trust to Z. Wang for $2,075,000 on 11/30/15

Los Altos Hills

25727 Carado Court D. & M. Westberg to B. Roberto for $3,650,000 on 11/25/15; previous sale 04/05/2007, $2,000,000

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3364 Shady Spring Lane C. & S. Evans to Y. & Y. Han for $2,600,000 on 11/25/15; previous sale 11/21/1991, $630,000 222 View St. H. Giles to Klein Trust for $1,520,000 on 11/24/15; previous sale 02/08/2008, $922,000

SALES AT A GLANCE Atherton

Menlo Park

Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $2,278,000 Highest sales price: $2,278,000

Total sales reported: 5 Lowest sales price: $550,000 Highest sales price: $3,150,000

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Mountain View

Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $550,000 Highest sales price: $620,000

223 Edlee Ave. Wright Trust to S. Chesters for $1,650,000 on 12/01/15; previous sale 06/16/1975, $49,000 3648 Evergreen Drive C. Church to Venkitachalam Trust for $2,400,000 on 12/01/15; previous sale 09/1972, $42,000 655 Kingsley Ave. D. & G. Fann to Aboytes Trust for $4,798,000 on 11/24/15; previous sale 06/17/2009, $2,475,000 1130 University Ave. D. Hamilton to R. Zhang for $3,575,000 on 12/01/15

Total sales reported: 15 Lowest sales price: $745,000 Highest sales price: $2,600,000

Los Altos

Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 5 Lowest sales price: $1,560,000 Highest sales price: $2,600,000

Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $1,650,000 Highest sales price: $4,798,000

Los Altos Hills Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $3,650,000 Highest sales price: $3,650,000

Woodside Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $1,560,000 Highest sales price: $11,000,000 Source: California REsource

Menlo Park

230 Arden Road Farrel-Hilinski Trust to Deloulay Trust for $2,200,000 on 11/04/15 235 Gloria Circle McGrath Trust to B. & G. Brian for $3,150,000 on 11/05/15; previous sale 11/30/2011, $2,305,000 1109 Pine St. Dotson Trust to Sung Trust for $1,425,000 on 11/06/15; previous sale 02/13/2003, $860,000 767 San Benito Ave. A. Cleary to A. Yu for $550,000 on 11/06/15; previous sale 08/02/1973, $21,000 712 University Drive C. Kin to Wong Trust for $1,630,000 on 11/05/15; previous sale 03/30/2007, $1,064,000

Mountain View

2425 Alvin St. Job Trust to Z. Ling for $1,300,000 on 11/25/15;

previous sale 04/1978, $76,300 404 Baywood Court H. & J. Fletcher to L. Andreassen for $1,405,000 on 11/25/15 1560 Begen Ave. Bauza Trust to J. & C. Suen for $1,850,000 on 11/25/15; previous sale 11/26/1991, $325,000 767 Calderon Ave. K. Alden to S. & C. Thomas for $1,351,000 on 11/24/15 505 Cypress Point Drive, #165 M. Goldman to Monet Valley for $745,000 on 11/25/15; previous sale 05/27/2011, $350,000 323 Cypress Point Drive Bagchi Trust to M. Alekar for $1,265,000 on 11/25/15; previous sale 04/22/2004, $610,000 211 Dali Ave. M. & L. Crosby to B. Hiraki for $1,300,000 on 11/24/15; previous sale 07/21/2011, $703,500 184 Darya Court M. Douglass

to H. Douglass for $955,500 on 11/25/15; previous sale 08/22/2008, $695,000 83 Devonshire Ave., #1 T. Nguyen to R. & B. Penafiel for $800,000 on 11/24/15; previous sale 02/07/2012, $394,000 1552 Fordham Court Fitzgerald Trust to Q. Cao for $2,300,000 on 11/25/15; previous sale 07/30/1985, $244,000 115 Pacchetti Way Green Valley Group Investments to R. & R. Phadnis for $965,000 on 11/24/15; previous sale 05/08/2015, $890,000 1875 San Luis Ave. A. & L. Singh to J. Nesmith for $1,388,000 on 11/24/15; previous sale 04/15/2011, $572,000 321 Serra San Bruno C. Yang to E. & J. O’Grady for $1,410,000 on 12/01/15; previous sale 03/23/2007, $880,000

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Woodside

831 Glencrag Way Sheehan Trust to Manrao Trust for $1,560,000 on 11/06/15 349 Manuella Ave. Baldwin Trust to Honeybee Hill for $11,000,000 on 11/04/15 151 Mountain Home Road Corso Trust to Ajam Trust for $4,650,000 on 11/06/15; previous sale 11/25/1981, $391,500

BUILDING PERMITS Palo Alto

510 Seale Ave. two-story, single-family residence with conditioned basement, includes relocating electrical service from overhead to underground, $1,100,000 510 Seale Ave. new detached garage, $40,000 510 Seale Ave. demolish existing single-family residence and attached garage, $n/a 1919 Ivy Lane re-roof, $14,880

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NO HOMES TO BUY? Would-be buyers commonly complain of high prices and a lack of homes to buy. Is this perception or reality? The trend line on the chart below confirms that home sales in the Mid-Peninsula have declined over the past twenty-plus years. As evidenced by the high incidence of multiple offers over many years, the decline is the result of a lack of supply, not demand. From 1994 to 2006, the average number of sales each year in the cities cited was 2,355. From 2007 to 2014, it was 1,845, a 22% decline. The local economy was gangbusters in 2014, yet the number of home sales was lower than in any non-recession year over this period. Further, 2015 is echoing 2014 with YTD sales up only 1.8%. It could be hoped that this is a temporary condition, though it appears to be a structural change in the marketplace. Simply put, there have been relatively few additions to the housing stock, and the number of home sellers is decreasing. To understand this change, consider the four reasons why homeowners sell. (1) The home is the wrong size. It may be too small or too large to meet the owner’s current needs. (2) Death. (3) Relocation out of the area. (4) A change in financial circumstances. More resources may fuel a desire for change, while conversely, a financial reversal could force change. For some potential sellers, the choice is voluntary and for others it is involuntary. The ranks of the former group are being depleted largely because of issues that flow from a lack of supply and the resultant strong appreciation and high prices. NUMBER OF HOME SALES 1994–2014 – PALO ALTO, MENLO PARK, REDWOOD CITY, MOUNTAIN VIEW, LOS ALTOS 3000

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HOUSE TOO SMALL: Homeowners who want or need more space face the same problems as any buyer – too few opportunities. Most are seeking a move-in condition home, not a project. This is difficult because much of the local housing stock is dated, functionally obsolete, or modest relative to the price. For those who need to sell first to buy their next home, the risk that they may not find the next home is a show stopper. (This has spawned a legion of reluctant remodelers.) This results in the classic downward spiral: cannot buy, therefore cannot sell; thus, fewer and fewer homes come to market. HOUSE TOO BIG: This group is populated largely by empty nesters. Downsizers face the same issues as the up-sizers, and at the older end of the scale, there are limited retirement home options. Further, as people age, they are staying in their homes longer because they are healthier, living longer, and are the beneficiaries of support systems. (Think in-home care and Uber.) TAXES: Due to healthy appreciation, many would-be sellers face a capital tax burden that is onerous, sometimes to the degree that the after tax equity is insufficient to make the move. In addition, a new home will come with a new property tax bill that may also dampen the desire to move. The longer one owns their home, the greater these deterrents. INVESTMENT: After purchasing a new domicile, a growing number of potential sellers choose to keep their former homes for investment. Again the spiral: constrained supply pushes home prices and rents up, making homes a good investment, which in turn causes the supply of resales to be constrained further, and so on. Over time, as the over-80 age cohort grows in size, more project homes will come to market. However, this will likely be more than offset by the other strangulating trends cited. In sum, under current conditions there is nothing to indicate that the decline in the number of homes available to purchase will abate, rather than exacerbate. The region has long been characterized by a chronic shortage of housing. The growing shortage of resale homes is but another dimension of a profound and destructive housing crisis. Housing of all types, both rental and ownership, is needed to relieve the pain being suffered by many. This will take leadership and a cultural reset in those areas where there is resistance to change and loathing of density.

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Fence disputes and good neighbor fences by Michael Repka

e have all heard the expression, “Good fences make good neighbors.” Nevertheless, there are countless bitter disputes between neighbors over the location, construction and maintenance of fences. Fortunately, the original California Civil Code Section 841, which was enacted in 1872 and vaguely stated that landowners were “mutually bound to maintain” fences, has been updated and clarified by the Good Neighbor Fence Act of 2013 (the “Fence Act”). Under the Fence Act, which retains codification at California Civil Code, Section 841, the California Legislature laid out specific rules regarding notice, construction and maintenance of fences constructed on property lines. Under the Fence Act, adjoining landowners are “presumed to share an equal benefit from any fence dividing their properties and, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in a written agreement, shall be presumed to be equally responsible for the reasonable costs of construction, maintenance, or necessary replacement of the fence.” While the language seems straightforward and clear, the words “presumed” and “reasonable” provide a lot of wiggle room for attorneys. In fact, the statute goes on to explain what the litigant has to prove to rebut the presumption.

The basic operation of the Fence Act When a property owner intends to incur costs related to the construction or repair of a fence that runs on a property line shared by a neighbor, the property owner must provide written notice to each of the adjoining neighbors at least 30 days in advance of the work. The notice must include:

1) Notice that the neighbors are presumed equally responsible for the cost. 2) A description of the nature of the problem facing the shared fence. 3) The proposed solution for the problem, including estimated costs. 4) The proposed cost-sharing approach. 5) The proposed timeline. If the neighbors disagree, they can overcome the presumption by showing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that such allocation of responsibility would be “unjust,” such as when the financial burden on the neighbors is substantially disproportionate to the benefit conferred, or if costs of the project are unreasonable. If the neighbors are successful, the court will allocate the costs as it deems appropriate. So, what does this all mean? It means that, if handled poorly, a common fence issue can result in very unhappy neighbors and very happy lawyers. It is important to note that this rule of shared responsibility only applies to “division fences,” which is to say fences that are located precisely on the coterminous boundary. If the fence is located entirely on one of the properties, then these rules do not apply, even if there is some benefit derived by the adjacent landowner. As a practical matter, before undertaking any project on a division fence, a homeowner should reach out to the impacted neighbors and begin a dialogue. Some potential issues can be resolved if both parties understand their individual responsibilities and the related procedures imposed by the Fence Act.

metal wall that appeared to be about 20 feet tall. I was told that was Mr. Putin’s home. While it is clear that this wall would prevent one of Mr. Putin’s neighbors from encroaching on his land, and him on theirs, this could be a violation of spite fence rules if the wall was located in California — not to mention a really long commute to the Kremlin. Section 841.4 of the California Civil Code declares that any fence exceeding 10 feet in height that was “maliciously erected or maintained for the purpose of annoying the owner or occupant of adjoining property is a private nuisance.” In many parts of Silicon Valley, the local ordinances provide even more restrictive limitations on the heights of many fences. Nevertheless, it is interesting that many local homeowners and real estate salespeople have heard that there is a spite fence statute. Unfortunately, they assume that any fence that is constructed in a way that annoys them should be considered a spite fence, and they fail to consider the height of the fence or the intent of the adjacent landowner. As with most potentially contentious situations, it is important for homeowners to understand the actual law that applies to the situation. Unfortunately, a lot of issues come to a head when someone decides to sell. Some neighbors see this as an opportunity to get “leverage” and others would rather battle with someone who they know is leaving. Either way, it is important that a potential seller speaks with a qualified residential real estate attorney prior to responding to any correspondence from an adjacent homeowner. Q

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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement YOU AND ME ROASTING LEANOVATE LAB FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 611236 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) You and Me Roasting, 2.) Leanovate Lab, located at 736 Southampton Drive, 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): HANS-JORG KNOLL 736 Southampton Drive 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 November 18, 2015. (PAW Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11, 18, 2015) MAIA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 611068 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Maia, located at 415 Cambridge Ave., Ste. 3, 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): EU INT’L CORP. 741 Barron Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/1/06. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on November 12, 2015. (PAW Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11, 18, 2015) DI MARIA & CONE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 611342 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Di Maria & Cone, located at 2600 El Camino Real, Suite 304, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): STEVEN J. CONE 1536 Maddux Ave. Redwood City, CA 94061 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on November 19, 2015. (PAW Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11, 18, 2015) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 611256 The following person(s)/registrant(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): LUMO LLC Hanahaus, 456 University Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON: 08/03/2015 UNDER FILE NO. 607698 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S): BRIAN MURRIHY 2440 Massachusetts Ave., Unit 25 Cambridge, MA 02140 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY:

A Limited Liability Company. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on November 18, 2015. (PAW Dec. 11, 18, 25, 2015, Jan. 1, 2016) GENIUS KIDS PA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 611612 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Genius Kids PA, located at 569 San Antonio, Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): KARER CDC, LLC 13 Canepa Ct. Redwood City, CA 94062 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/11/12. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on December 1, 2015. (PAW Dec. 11, 18, 25, 2015, Jan. 1, 2016) ROS BUILDER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 611641 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Ros Builder, located at 867 Birch Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): RENE ORELLANA SALAZAR 867 Birch Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 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 December 2, 2015. (PAW Dec. 11, 18, 25, 2015, Jan. 1, 2016) MARINUS CONSULTING, LLC GOURMET SPECIALITIES, LLC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 611093 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Marinus Consulting, LLC, 2.) Gourmet Specialities, LLC, 830 Stewart Drive, Suite 121, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, 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): WAVEFORM ENTERPRISES, LLC 830 Stewart Drive, Ste. 121 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05/28/2014. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on November 12, 2015. (PAW Dec. 11, 18, 25, 2015, Jan. 1, 2016) MEDICAL MASTER CLASSES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 611784 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Medical Master Classes, located at 200 Sheridan Ave. #404, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): MARY LIS URUENA 200 Sheridan Ave. #404 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on December 7, 2015. (PAW Dec. 11, 18, 25, 2015, Jan. 1, 2016) SILICON VALLEY PENINSULA ROTARACT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 611774 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Silicon Valley Peninsula Rotaract, located at 250 Stratford Place, Los Altos, CA

94022, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Unincorporated association other than a partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): JUSTIN TAIT 250 Stratford Place Los Altos, CA 94022 MICHAEL CONDON 1051 Cascade Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Registrant 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 December 7, 2015. (PAW Dec. 18, 25, 2015, Jan. 1, 8, 2016) LA BODEGUITA DEL MEDIO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 611690 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: La Bodeguita Del Medio, located at 463 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): CHINCOTEAGUE INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 463 S. California Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on July 1, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on December 4, 2015. (PAW Dec. 18, 25, 2015, Jan. 1, 8, 2016) AMAR REALTOR FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 612005 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Amar Realtor, located at 505 Hamilton Ave. #100, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): MURAHARI AMARNATH 505 Hamilton Ave. #100 Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/7/2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on December 14, 2015. (PAW Dec. 18, 25, 2015, Jan. 1, 8, 2016) 1025 TERRA BELLA ASSOCIATES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 611832 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1025 Terra Bella Associates, located at 2600 El Camino Real, Suite 100, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): HAURY PROPERTIES, LLC 2600 El Camino Real, Suite 100 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/1/2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on December 8, 2015. (PAW Dec. 18, 25, 2015, Jan. 1, 8, 2016)

997 All Other Legals NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JUDITH ANN DeMARCO aka JUDITH A. DeMARCO Case No.: 1-15-PR-177677 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JUDITH ANN DeMARCO aka JUDITH A. DeMARCO. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MICHAEL J. DeMARCO in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that:

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MICHAEL J. DeMARCO 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 January 8, 2016 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: Pauline R. Reimer Earle & Reimer a Professional Corporation 16190 Los Gatos Blvd., Ste. 100 Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408)358-5051 (PAW Dec. 18, 25, 2015, Jan. 1, 2016)

Superior Courthouse at 190 N. Market Street, San Jose, CA All right, title and interest under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment in the property situated in said County, describing the land therein: 193-52-008 The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 274 Pamela Drive, Unit 8 Mountain View, CA 94040 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum due under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment, with interest thereon, as provided in said notice, advances, if any, estimated fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee, to-wit: $26,793.66 Estimated. Accrued Interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale The claimant, Pamela Terrace Condominium Association under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you

are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916) 939-0772 or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2014-01435. 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. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE A DEBT COLLECTOR Date: 12/11/2015 United Trustee Services For Sales Information Please Call (916) 939-0772 Edna Kogut, Small Claims Specialist / Trustee Officer NPP0266863 To: PALO ALTO WEEKLY 12/18/2015, 12/25/2015, 01/01/2016

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Title Order No.: 8500714 T.S.#: 201401435 HOA File #: PVPM-PTC-Schroeder APN No.: 193-52-008 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT DATED 11/20/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 1/7/2016 at 10:00 AM, United Trustee Services As the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Notice of Delinquent Assessment, recorded on 12/2/2014 as Document No. 22787556 Book Page of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, California, property owned by: Ruth A. Schroeder WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a State or national bank, a check drawn by a state of federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state.) At: At the gated North Market Street entrance to the

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