Palo Alto Weekly February 19, 2016

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February 19, 2016

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Enjoy! City of Palo Alto camps guide w w w. P a l o A l t o O n l i n e.c o m

Neighborhoods 11 Spectrum 16 Arts 23 Worth a Look 25 Shop Talk 27 Movies 28 Sports 55 Q News Major sale pending of East Palo Alto affordable housing Page 5 Q Eating Out Drunken Lobster brings East Coast to the West

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Q Real Estate A stable but imbalanced market in 2016

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Upfront

Local news, information and analysis

Major deal would sell half of East Palo Alto’s apartments Sand Hill Property Company confirms negotiations are in the works by Sue Dremann ast Palo Alto’s largest Michael Kramer, who oversees chunk of rental hous- acquisition, financing, developing could soon be sold to ment, leasing and asset manMenlo Park developer Sand Hill agement, said the company has Property Company, a company formed a new affiliate to operate the portfolio, Woodland Park executive confirmed Tuesday. The deal involves 1,800 units Communities. Steve Emslie, for— more than half of the city’s mer City of Palo Alto assistant manager, will be the executive multi-family rental housing. Sand Hill’s portfolio manager, director.

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The fate of the Woodland Park apartments has been of special concern to city leaders and the community since it was bought by the now-defunct Page Mill Properties in 2007. The apartments account for much of the housing in the city’s 107-acre west side. That area contains about 22 percent of the city’s residents — 6,075 people — according to the city’s Draft General Plan, which was recently released.

The west side contains 77 percent of the city’s multi-family housing and 95 percent of the city’s rent-controlled housing. About 68 percent of residents in the west side are Hispanic, with a substantial concentration of Spanish speakers who are not fluent in English — 48 percent compared to 34 percent of the city as a whole, according to the draft plan. Woodland Apartments is currently owned by Equity Residential, a Chicago-based real estate

investment trust. East Palo Alto renters have been under increasing pressure with the skyrocketing of housing prices in surrounding communities and rising demand for housing fueled by the expansion of Facebook to the north and Google to the south. Many of the most economically vulnerable residents live on the west side and at Woodland Park, according to the city. (continued on page 10)

TECHNOLOGY

U.S. Representatives kick off national innovation meeting Education, immigration reform are top topics at Stanford roundtable by Sue Dremann eeking to build on a national grams and legislation to advance innovation strategy that she American business and economic helped craft 10 years ago, leadership and improve national U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo urged a security, Eshoo said. Tuesday’s second round of strategic develop- meeting kicked off a new round ment centered on technology and of forums expected to take place Silicon Valley during a conference during the next three months. The Stanford meeting, which at Stanford University on Tuesday. Eshoo, who was flanked by was not open to the media, was House of Representatives Demo- “a diamond in the rough,” Eshoo cratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and said. With expanded programs Rep. Zoe Lofgren, said the coun- and a more refined agenda, she try must continue to move for- hopes to build the country’s inward through enhanced educa- novation prowess so that “at the tion and immigration reform if it end of this century it will be the wants to stay ahead of the global American Century,” she said. Eshoo, Lofgren and Pelosi were pack. On Tuesday, they met with Bay Area academics, students, short on specifics, but encourentrepreneurs, high- and bio-tech aging American students to get leaders and venture capitalists to science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees was the discuss Innovation Agenda 2.0. The new agenda, which is in the prominent topic during the disearly stages of crafting, will build cussion, they said. As a result of on the 2007 Innovation Agenda Innovation 1.0 legislation and poli1.0, a 22-point program that in- cies, 527,000 American students cluded legislation that advanced took Advanced Placement exams renewable energy and efficiency in math or science in 2013, a 33 projects, reduced reliance on for- percent increase from 2008; and eign oil, created the largest col- 818,000 students graduated with lege-aid expansion since the 1944 bachelor’s, master’s and doctorG.I. Bill and increased funding ate degrees in science and engiand investment for scientific re- neering that year, a 28 percent search and small business and increase from 2007. The agenda also encouraged the passage of technology development. The program also expanded legislation to provide funding for fiber-optic cable to nearly 26,000 teacher training in the STEM schools and hospitals and trained (science, technology, engineering 4 million Americans to use high- and math) professions. American speed broadband, connecting women’s progress in these fields more than 670,000 people to high- was also a topic at the 2.0 roundtable, they said. speed Internet for the first time. But one of the biggest topics of House Democrats have led forums across the nation in the past the day centered on immigration, two years with business and tech(continued on page 14) nology leaders to develop pro-

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Basketball coach Kris Ross, center, leaps into the air as he aims for the basket as Isaac Tan, left, tries to defend and Presley Zhang, far left, watches at Greer Park on Wednesday. Ross works as a private coach and leads them through practice and drills every week.

ENERGY

City snags cheapest-ever solar-power contract Falling solar prices brighten Palo Alto’s energy outlook by Gennady Sheyner

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alo Alto’s outlook for expanding its supply of cheap, green energy brightened this week, when a City Council committee enthusiastically approved a new contract that would allow the city to buy solar energy at a rate that Utilities Department officials believe to be lowest ever in state history. The 25-year contract with Hecate Energy, a Nashville-based firm that develops renewable-energy projects, would allow the city to buy solar power at a price of 3.676 cents per kilowatt-hour, by far the lowest rate the city has ever paid for a renewable contract. James Stack, the contract administra-

tor for the Utilities Department, called this rate an “exceptionally low price” — the lowest ever for a solar purchaser in California and, possibly in the U.S. “For reference, it’s almost 50 percent lower than the cost of our other solar contracts, which we executed just a few years ago and that we thought were pretty wellpriced,” Stack said. Though the project won’t be up and running until 2021, once in place it would accommodate about 7.5 percent of the city’s electricity needs. The city will also have an option of extending the contract by up to three five-year terms. In addition, Hecate is required by the con-

tract to post a $5.2 million development-assurance deposit to mitigate the risk that the development of the project would be delayed. The timing of the cheap solar energy could hardly be more fortuitous. California’s drought, which is now heading into its fifth year, has dealt a blow to the city’s hydroelectric sources, which typically generate about half of the city’s total energy, forcing the Utilities Department to buy nonrenewable energy in the interim. Largely as a result of the drought, the city expects to raise electricity rates by about 12 percent in July (continued on page 9)

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING of the City of Palo Alto Architectural Review Board (ARB) 8:30 A.M., Thursday, March 3, 2016, Palo Alto Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue. Plans may be reviewed online at: http://www.cityofpaloalto. org/planningprojects. If you need assistance reviewing the plan set, please visit our Development Center at 285 Hamilton Avenue. For general questions about the hearing contact Alicia Spotwood during business hours at 650.617.3168. 2515-2585 El Camino Real[15PLN-00170]: Request by the Hayes Group Architects on Behalf of ECRPA, LLC for Site and Design Review to allow a new 39,858 square MVV[ :[VY` 4P_LK <ZL )\PSKPUN 0UJS\KPUN 9L[HPS 6Ń?JL Residential Condominium Units and One Level of Underground Parking on a 39,638 square foot Lot to Replace a 9,694 Square Foot Existing Restaurant (Olive Garden). The Project Includes a Request for a Conditional Use PerTP[ *<7 [V ,_JLLK [OL :X\HYL -VV[ 6Ń?JL MVY [OL Site by Approximately 4,835 Square Feet. Environmental Assessment: An Initial Study was drafted and a Mitigated Negative Declaration was circulated on January 19, 2016. Zoning Districts: CC (2) and CN. For more information, contact Margaret Netto at margaret.netto@cityofpaloalto.org. 744-750 San Antonio Road (15PLN-00314): Request for a Community Scoping Meeting to take verbal comments regarding the scope and content of the forthcoming Draft EIR. The proposed discretionary Architectural Review application is for a request by Rashik Patel on behalf of M10 Dev, LLC for Architectural Review of a lot merger, architectural review, demolition of existing structures and construction of two new hotel buildings (297 rooms in 153,580 square feet). The project includes surface parking and an underground garage, hotel amenities and other minor site improvements. Environmental Assessment: An Environmental Impact Report will be prepared. Zoning District: Service Commercial CS. For more information, contact Sheldon A. Sing at sheldon@ mplanninggroup.com. 355 University Avenue [15PLN-00237]: Request by Terrence Murphey of Hayes Group Architects, on behalf of Palo Alto Masonic Temple Association, for Architectural Review, Historic Review, Sign Exception, and Seismic Rehabilitation Floor Area Bonus for new façades and signage on University Avenue and Florence Street, new NYV\UK Ă…VVY WHYRPUN HJJLZZLK MYVT [OL HKQHJLU[ W\ISPJ alley, new second story with outdoor rooftop display area, HUK PU[LYPVY TVKPĂ„JH[PVUZ ,U]PYVUTLU[HS (ZZLZZTLU[! Categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guideline Section 15301 Existing Facilities, Section 15304 Minor Alterations to Land, and Section 15311 Accessory Structures. Zoning District: Downtown Commercial (CD-C(GF) (P). For more information, contact Rebecca Atkinson at rebecca.atkinson@cityofpaloalto.org. Jodie Gerhardt Current Planning Manager The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation for this meeting or an alternative format for any related printed materials, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. Page 6 • February 19, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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We’re waiting to see what happens. —Carlos Martinez, East Palo Alto city manager, on the pending sale of the city’s largest block of affordable housing. See story on page 5.

Around Town

STUCK IN REVERSE ... The Palo Alto Baylands and surrounding areas have long served as a home for shorebirds, waterfowl, pickleweed-chewing harvest mice and automobile dealerships. Not all of these occupiers, however, are accepted in equal measure. That became clear on Thursday morning, when the city’s Architectural Review Board considered and took a strong stand against a proposal to construct a 62,000-squarefoot Mercedes dealership at 1700 Embarcadero Road, current site of the now-closed Ming’s restaurant. The project, which has been crawling through the city’s approval process for several months, suddenly ran into a wall of resistance, with all members agreeing that the proposed 50-foottall dealership is too tall, too massive and, by and large, inappropriate for the area that boasts a marshy preserve. It didn’t help that the project requested height exceptions to enable an elevator shaft and that the proposed building has “gotten bigger since the previous application,� in the words of board member Peter Baltay. “I’m really confused,� Baltay said Thursday. “We made it crystal clear (at prior meetings), I thought, that massing is an issue, that height is an issue.� All four of his colleagues concurred. Board member Alexander Lew said that if he were required to vote on the project today, he would vote “no.� Board Chair Robert Gooyer agreed and said the project “doesn’t even come close to being compatible with the Baylands.� “If we were looking at this, I’d say the designer doesn’t even realize there is a Baylands ordinance,� Gooyer said, referring to the design rules that the city has in place for the area. The board’s reception means that the applicant, Jones Palo Alto Real Property LLC, has to return with a drastically redesigned project or scrap the idea of bringing Mercedes to the Baylands. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE ... Despite this week’s rainy spell, California’s drought is now dragging into its fifth year, prompting state leaders to ponder new uses for recycled water. Though residents, companies and public agencies have long been using recycled water for things like irrigation and cleanup of construction sites, the idea of drinking reused water remains a bit of a novelty for most people. Assemblyman Rich Gordon is hoping to change that with

his new bill, AB 2022, which would allow water agencies to bottle their potable reused water and distribute small amounts for free. This would be a change from existing rules, by which people who wish to taste reused water must go to a waterrecycling facility to satisfy their thirst. In a statement, Gordon said the goal of the bill is to help the state diversify its water portfolio during a time of drought and “ensure water security for our growing population.� “Californians are just one sip away from getting comfortable with drinking purified reused water,� Gordon said. “I tasted purified reused water from the Santa Clara Valley Water District; it was clear, delicious and surpassed health and safety standards.�

FAREWELL FRANCO ART ... In 2014, Palo Alto High School’s famed alumnus James Franco covered the walls of the Student Activities Center on campus with two murals inspired by photographs in the school’s 1993 yearbook (his freshman year). Franco painted the murals in celebration of the opening of Paly’s Media Arts Center, which also displayed other artwork by Franco. But today, one of the murals, depicting people reading student newspaper The Campanile, is gone, student media outlet the Paly Voice reported last week. The administration decided to remove it for giving off what Principal Kim Diorio described as a “ghoulish� vibe. (The paintings were all done in shades of black and grey, and the shape of the figures in the now-gone mural is reminiscent of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream.�) “Given what our community went through last year with the student suicides, I think that there were some people who felt that this mural gave a ghoulish kind of effect,� Diorio told the Paly Voice. Diorio said that the administration told Franco at the time of the murals’ creation that they were temporary and would eventually be replaced. The Paly Visual and Performing Arts Department plans to add new murals to the campus, according to the Voice. Franco’s other artwork, including the second Student Center mural depicting a Paly football game, will not be removed. It was, however, vandalized over President’s Day weekend: The snarky question “How do you vandalize garbage?� was painted in red over a portion of the mural, the Paly Voice reported. Q

Upfront EDUCATION

New youth-collaborative director brings public health expertise Mary Gloner takes helm during key organizational transition by Elena Kadvany One of Gloner’s responsibilities is to help the organization move to a new, more purposeful structure agreed upon by the collaborative. Called a “collective impact” model, the new structure relies on a “backbone” agency (which has yet to be determined or identified) with dedicated staff with guiding the initiative’s vision and strategy and coordinating the many different sectors Project Safety Net represents. The philosophy behind a collective impact model is that all involved agree on a common agenda, with set metrics and ways to measure progress, to move the group forward toward its goal of supporting youth mental health and well-being. Key to pushing the new model forward was hiring a leader. The collaborative has also discussed finding a physical place to house Project Safety Net and its work. Gloner told the Weekly in an interview that she has always been drawn to rebuilding organizations. “Sometimes it’s challenging because there’s a lot of passion and direction, but I also feel that’s a place where there’s opportunity,” she said. The new job is also a return to roots for Gloner, who was raised by an immigrant family and single mother in East Palo Alto and Palo

Alto. She went to school in the Ravenswood City School District and then Palo Alto Unified, graduating from Palo Alto High School. She was the first in her family, who immigrated to the United States from the Philippines, to attend college. “Working with vulnerable populations has always been my mantra for the past 20 years because I came from that community and I wanted, always, to give back,” she said. Gloner fell into the public

Palo Alto’s downtown parking program set for more changes City plans to phase out employee permits, add new zones to parking district by Gennady Sheyner

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currently doesn’t have a cap for permits, which are only sold to downtown residents and workers. Starting in April, there would be a limit on employee permits of 2,000 — a number that would go down by about 10 percent every year thereafter. At that rate, there would be no employee permits sold after 2026. The council is scheduled to consider the revisions on Feb. 23. The proposal to reduce the quantity of employee permits was part of the initial proposal for Phase 2 of the parking program, which will kick in on April 1. The idea was subsequently scrapped by the City Council last December, after members opted to see whether the city’s new Transportation Management Association (TMA) — a nonprofit charged with providing incentives to solo car commuters to get them

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Mary Gloner, new executive director of Project Safety Net, the youth well-being collaborative, stands outside the Mitchell Park Community Center.

TRANSPORTATION

owntown Palo Alto’s nascent parking-permit program is about to undergo another transformation, with the latest changes aimed at reducing congestion near the commercial core and ultimately getting commuters’ vehicles completely out of residential neighborhoods. The changes, which were proposed by City Councilman Tom DuBois at the Feb. 1 meeting and unanimously approved 5-0 by the council (with Councilman Marc Berman, Mayor Pat Burt, Councilwoman Karen Holman and Vice Mayor Greg Scharff recusing because of property interests in and near downtown) would gradually phase out the number of permits that the city would sell to downtown employees. The Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) program, which launched last fall,

a National Cancer Institute-funded minority training program, which aimed to increase ethnic diversity in the field of cancercontrol research by encouraging minority students in local master’s-level health programs to pursue a doctorate. In the late 1990s, Gloner was encouraged by a mentor to pursue a master’s degree in public health, which she did at San Jose State University, with an emphasis on community health education. After graduating, she joined the staff at San Jose nonprofit Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI), which itself was in the midst of transition, expansion and the development of new initiatives. She said she was brought on to lead a growing health-educationpromotion department, focusing on women’s health, HIV/AIDS and senior services. She helped to

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he first full-time director brought on in 2012 to lead Project Safety Net, a 30-member collaborative dedicated to preventing youth suicide, was a longtime social worker. The next, hired two years later, had worked for six years at a nonprofit that supports incarcerated and at-risk youth. The third, hired in January, describes herself as a health educator at heart — one who has spent her entire career in nonprofit and other organizations working to improve community health. Mary Gloner is filling a position that has been vacant since October 2014. Project Safety Net has struggled to recruit and retain a director, which until now was an hourly position that offered no benefits or job security yet demanded a high level of leadership to bring together myriad organizations, from the school district and city to youth-serving nonprofits and mental health professionals. In between directors, two city staff members primarily ran the collaborative, in addition to their jobs, with support from the school district. Gloner is joining Project Safety Net during a time of transition. The collaborative, which formed in response to a string of teenage deaths by suicide in 2009 and 2010, is in the midst of restructuring.

health field while attending Santa Clara University, where she initially majored in electrical engineering. But what she was passionate about was health and engaging with the community, so she started to volunteer at the American Cancer Society as a resource information guidance counselor. (Her aunt had recently died of a brain tumor, and Gloner was also helping to support another aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer.) She answered a range of questions, from where to go for local cancer support groups to how to buy wigs, and reflects on the experience as the first sign of a future career working at the intersections of community, health and education. Gloner went on to hold several other roles at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California, from regional resource coordinator to senior cancer information specialist. She also helped to launch

to use other modes of transportation — will succeed in reducing traffic, thus obviating the need for the hard cap. But with residents of Crescent Park increasingly complaining about the parking congestion spilling over into their neighborhood, as commuters have simply shifted their parking, the shorthanded council decided to make another pivot and revive the employee-permit limit. The move still falls short of the type of parking program that Crescent Park residents were demanding: a program more akin to the one in College Terrace, where a permit is limited to residents. Norm Beamer, president of the Crescent Park Neighborhood Association, beseeched the council earlier this month to institute such a program in his neighborhood.

“We traditionally have never had this problem,” Beamer said, referring to the influx of commuter vehicles. “So, you’re pushing the problem into our neighborhood.” Many residents expect the parking problems to spread farther away from downtown this spring, when the city expands the parking district by adding 12 blocks (blocks where residents petitioned to join the district) and creates new permitprogram “eligibility” areas, where parking spillover is expected to occur after the annexation this spring. Residents who live in those two newly eligible areas (one runs east of Guinda Street to Hale Street and Forest Avenue; another includes the area between Lincoln Avenue and Embarcadero Road) will be able to easily join the district in the future, without the need for further council reviews. The council agreed that one of the goals of the program is to protect residential neighborhoods just outside the downtown core from commuters. As part of the revised plan, staff is proposing to divvy up the downtown area into 10 zones and make employee permits zone-specific. And as the number of employee permits drops in the years ahead, it will be the outer-

most zones (in Crescent Park and just north of Embarcadero) that will see permit reductions first, according to a new report from the Department of Planning and Community Environment. “Reducing the sale of permits in the outer zones alleviates commercial parking intrusion from areas more removed from downtown first, encouraging a more natural distribution of parking,” the report states. Other changes in the parking program include new policies regulating the daily “scratcher” permits, which are currently unlimited in sales. The cap, according to staff, “supports the use of other transportation options while providing opportunity to employees to drive occasionally.” Employees will also be able to buy one five-day scratcher permit, which will allow them to park in the downtown permit district up to five times a month. These permits will be zone-specific to ensure the distribution of cars throughout downtown. However, they will not be sold for the newly annexed areas. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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launch a peer-education program that trained Vietnamese women, a population that at the time was suffering from high rates of cervical cancer, in how to prevent and treat the disease. Several years later, Gloner went back to school to obtain a master’s in business administration at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. She wanted to “get the knowledge and the tools and the vernacular in the corporate sector and bring that to the nonprofit world,� she said. She did just that in leadership roles she took on at Community Health Partnership, a consortium of nonprofit primary health care networks throughout Santa Clara and southern San Mateo counties; then Sacred Heart Community Service, a San Jose nonprofit that supports working poor families; and most recently, as chief operating officer for RotaCare Bay Area, a San Jose nonprofit that operates free health clinics throughout the Bay Area. Gloner oversaw six clinical sites, from Half Moon Bay to Monterey. Despite rising through the ranks to leadership positions at these organizations, she has stayed close to the community in other ways. She teaches health courses as an adjunct faculty member at San Jose State — her “connection to the pipeline,� she said. She is a volunteer mentor with the Bright Future Foundation, providing coaching, role-modeling, and mentoring to vulnerable, under-performing and low-income youth in San Jose. She also served as chair of the Santa Clara County Human Rights Commission for two terms, from 2010 to 2012, as well as vice-chair and social issues committee chair.

During the interview process for Project Safety Net, Gloner said, she was asked to give a presentation to a panel of leadership committee members on four core responsibilities they had identified for the position. Those were launching an executive board, developing a framework based on the collective-impact model, elevating the involvement of youths and coming up with a proposal by the end of this year on what Project Safety Net should look like in the future, in regards to “being its own fiscal agency or being nested within another,� Gloner said. She’s saving her ideas on these subjects for a public announcement at next week’s Project Safety Net meeting but said her priorities are to help the group achieve more strategic direction and collaboration. “It’s about wanting to improve and strengthen the systems of the whole community. It’s about systems changes for long-term,� she said. “It’s not just looking at the individual level or the group, which is like the family or the peers, or just the neighborhood or the community ... and (it’s) not just looking at policies. It’s all of that.� Having youth at the table is also key, she said, and a top commitment of hers. Project Safety Net — whose meetings are almost entirely attended by adults rather than youth — has been working to incorporate students’ voices into its work through events, activities and other efforts. At the collaborative’s first meeting of 2016, staff members announced that a portion of the agendas that day and going forward would be set aside for “youth in action.� (During that meeting, two Palo Alto High School students talked about a club they recently started to reduce mental health stigma on campus.) Danny Howell, a Gunn High

School sophomore who sat on a panel of current students and alumni as part of the interview process for Gloner, said he would like to see Project Safety Net support more youth involvement. He said he hopes the group can also address what he described as “disjointed� efforts to address youth mental health. “I would like to see some sort of way to get everything to run smoothly and get all the groups and projects and such to collaborate to achieve their common goals,� he said. “I’d like this role to not just talk about what we could do as a community but actually make sure plans are carried out and followed through with,� echoed Gunn junior Shannon Yang, who is engaged in several city programs. Gloner said that while she’s not a mental-health specialist, mental illness and addiction — schizophrenia and alcoholism — run in her family. Having “firsthand knowledge about what it means to live with someone and that association,� she hopes to support the opening of frank conversations about such issues in Palo Alto. “Once a health issue that’s hard to talk about becomes easier to talk about, then you have more opportunities to identify solutions,� she said. Gloner plans to present a reflection on her first month on the job at Project Safety Net’s next meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 4-6 p.m. at the Mitchell Park Community Center Matadero Room, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The meeting is open to the public. To RSVP, go to goo. gl/tGYnOQ or by emailing PSNPaloAlto@gmail.com. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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and by roughly 8 percent or more in 2017. In addition to taking some of the pressure off the city’s stressed hydro supplies, the new contract will also help Palo Alto meet its goal of drawing at least 50 percent of its electricity from renewable sources (not including hydro). Currently, the city has nine renewable energy contracts in place and operating: five involving landfill gas, two relying on wind power and two on solar energy. Now, it looks like solar energy is emerging as the most costeffective option. In addition to the two solar projects already in place, the city has reached deals with three other solar projects that are expected to begin operating by the end of this year. Altogether, these existing contracts are expected to supply 57.5 percent of the city’s energies needs in 2017. The new contract is also expected to help the city meet its goal of getting all of the city’s electricity from carbon-neutral sources, which includes hydroelectric plants. The policy, which was adopted in 2013, currently relies on a mix of hydro, wind, solar and landfill sources, along with purchases of “renewable energy certificates.” These certificates allow the city to offset the impacts of emissions from non-renewable energy that the Utilities Department purchases from the wholesale market. Starting next year, the city plans to achieve carbon neutrality without these certificates, which will require investing in renewable energy contracts. The new contract, part of that effort, will also help the city offset the loss of one of its earliest wind contracts, which is set to expire in 2021. The contract with Hecate was selected from a pool of 41 proposals that the city received in response to a recent request for renewable-energy proposals. Solar projects dominated the proposals, according to Stack, constituting 32 of the 41 projects, including the 10 with the lowest rates. The Hecate project will be based in Palmdale, in Los Angeles County, and will provide 75,000 megawatt-hours of electricity per year at a total cost not to exceed $101 million over 40 years (which includes the initial 25-year period and three possible extensions). The council’s Finance Committee happily recommended approval of the project, with Councilman Greg Schmid congratulating Utilities Department staff on obtaining such a good deal and Councilman Cory Wolbach saying that his main concern is that it is “may be too good to be true.” Their colleagues, Chair Eric Filseth and Councilwoman Karen Holman agreed, ensuring a unanimous vote of support. The contract is now expected to be approved by the full City Council. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

News Digest Stanford names new Title IX coordinator Stanford University has hired a new head for its embattled Title IX Office: Catherine Glaze, associate dean for student affairs at Stanford Law School, who has served as interim Title IX coordinator since October. Formed in May 2014, the Title IX office is charged with upholding federal gender-equity law Title IX by overseeing the reporting, investigating and adjudication of student complaints of sexual assault, sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, stalking and relationship violence. Catherine Criswell, the office’s first Title IX coordinator, stepped down after a little more than a year on the job, before the current academic year started. Glaze, a Stanford alumna, has been at the Law School since 2000. She has also served several roles related to her new position — chair of the university’s Board on Judicial Affairs, which oversees campus policies on student conduct; sexual-harassment adviser in the Law School; member of the Grievance Advisory Board, which hears employee grievances; and a university investigator on a variety of Title IX and Sexual Harassment Policy Office matters, according to a university press release. “I’m committed to processes that are effective and fair, and that are perceived that way by students,” Glaze said in a statement. The university also named Carley Flanery as the new permanent director of the SARA Office (Office of Sexual Assault & Relationship Abuse Education & Response). Flanery was hired last February as assistant director. The SARA Office oversees campus-wide education and training about sexual and relationship violence, in partnership with other organizations on campus. Q — Elena Kadvany

Victor Frost, well-known panhandler, has died Victor Frost, a colorful Palo Alto character, has died, according to the San Mateo County Coroner. Frost, who often sat on his milk crate across from Homer Avenue’s Whole Foods Market waiting for spare change, died of natural causes on Feb. 12 in his Redwood City apartment, the coroner’s office said. He was 68. The portly panhandler, with his irascible nature, challenged Palo Alto’s sit-lie ordinance on Constitutional grounds. He also ran for Palo Alto City Council during every election for a decade, except in 2012. To be eligible to run for city office, Frost needed a Palo Alto address, so he listed a telephone pole. Born Victor Allen Frost, he grew up in East Palo Alto and Seaside, California, living in group homes after his parents died, he once told the Weekly. He often said he used to work for Sun Microsystems, and in the early days of his panhandling he displayed a sign asking for donations to upgrade his laptop computer. Eileen Richardson, Downtown Streets Team executive director, spent much time with Frost, during which he once explained his strategy of asking for 26 cents. “I always cracked up. He said that people usually didn’t have a penny, so they had to give him 50 cents or a quarter,” she said. Frost suffered from congestive heart failure, and he had schizophrenia, which he controlled by taking medication, he once revealed to the Weekly. Richardson said that he was seen less often in recent months. “I’m hoping these last years were happy for him,” she said. Q — Sue Dremann

City settles suit after excessive force claim Palo Alto will pay $250,000 to settle its lawsuit with a Los Altos Hills resident who claimed he was unfairly arrested, subjected to excessive force and deprived of medical care by Palo Alto police officers after he suffered an epileptic seizure in 2013. The City Council agreed during a closed session on Tuesday night to settle the suit from Tyler Harney for $250,000, according to City Attorney Molly Stump. The lawsuit, which was first filed in the U.S. District Court in July 2014, stems from an incident that occurred after a traffic stop on Aug. 3, 2013. According to the suit, Harney was a passenger in a car that was pulled over at around noon. The suit claims at least two officers pushed Harney against a squad car, apparently en route to handcuffing and arresting him. Harney then began “convulsing uncontrollably as a result of a seizure disorder,” the suit states. Instead of providing medical care, the suit states, officers forced him to the ground and one officer put his knee “forcefully against (Harney’s) back and neck” while another “pulled and twisted back on (his) left arm.” The suit alleges that an officer injured Harney’s arm and shoulder. The city has denied all allegations in the suit, other than that Harney was indeed traveling in a vehicle stopped by police, that Officer Thomas DeStefano was present at the scene, and that Harney was handcuffed and arrested by members of the police department. Q — Gennady Sheyner

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Online This Week

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

Palo Alto Online launches ‘pay meter’ Frequent visitors to Palo Alto Online will soon need to either become subscribing members to obtain full access to unlimited online content or purchase individual stories as they read them. (Posted Feb. 18, 8 a.m.)

Josh Becker joins crowded Assembly race Venture capitalist Josh Becker, who in 2010 challenged Rich Gordon for a seat in the State Assembly, has joined the crowd of candidates now vying to replace Gordon in Sacramento. (Posted Feb. 16, 9:22 a.m.)

A rare look inside Ronald McDonald House A large expansion that will more than double the number of accommodations for families with sick children at Ronald McDonald House at Stanford will be open to the public for a rare view starting Saturday, Feb. 13 through Feb. 28, officials have announced. (Posted Feb. 13, 9:23 a.m.)

Stanford names new Title IX coordinator Stanford University has named a new head for its embattled Title IX Office: Catherine Glaze, associate dean for student affairs at Stanford Law School, who has served as interim Title IX coordinator since October. (Posted Feb. 13, 8:52 a.m.)

VIDEO: On Behind the Headlines On the half-hour webcast, “Behind the Headlines,” Stanford University student Irving Rodriguez, who grew up in Chicago as an undocumented immigrant, joins Weekly news team for a discussion. (Posted Feb. 12, 3:18 p.m.)

Man sought in gun-brandishing road-rage incident in Palo Alto Palo Alto police are seeking a man who allegedly brandished a handgun at a woman during a road-rage incident on Thursday, Feb. 11. (Posted Feb. 12, 10:31 a.m.)

KIPP Bay Area Schools to open charter school in East Palo Alto East Palo Alto parents who have been working for well over a year to bring a new public-school option to their community celebrated Thursday night after the Ravenswood City School District Board of Trustees approved a petition to open a charter school. (Posted Feb. 12, 9:02 a.m.)

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City leaders and residents have said they want to preserve housing for low- and very-low-income residents and have put into place rent-control measures. But even rent-stabilized apartments can turn into market-rate units when a tenant leaves, fair-housing advocates have said. Advocates are concerned that the area, which has many older apartments, might be redeveloped. But Kramer sought to allay fears on Tuesday. He said that Sand Hill has no plans to redevelop the properties at this time. “Woodland Park Communities is newly established, and it is dedicated to the acquisition of longterm, income-generating multifamily properties,” Kramer said. The company plans to “honor all existing leases for the foreseeable future,” he added. Emslie said Woodland Park Communities “is really focused on the transition and managing the asset. We want to work with the city’s general plan process and to be very collaborative and support what the city wants.” Some East Palo Alto residents have voiced concerns about highrise towers and building density that could be a part of the city’s updated general plan, which may be adopted before September, according to City Manager Carlos Martinez. An eight-story building was being considered as a possible allowance to entice developers to preserve some low-income housing. Martinez said that any new owner would be obligated to follow the city’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance, which prevents evictions unless under just cause.

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

Council Finance Committee (Feb. 16)

Solar: The committee approved a power-purchase agreement with Hecate Energy for up to 75,000 Megawatt-hours per year of energy for a maximum of 40 years. Yes: Unanimous Palo Alto CLEAN: The committee recommended continuing the Palo Alto CLEAN program at the current price of $0.165 per kilowatt-hour for the five existing contracts and to lower it to the avoided-cost level for future projects. Yes: Unanimous

Architectural Review Board (Feb. 18)

411-437 Lytton Ave: The board discussed a proposal by Hayes Group Architects for a proposed three-story building with office use and two residential units. Action: None 1700 El Camino Real: The board discussed a proposal to build a 62,000-square-foot automobile dealership at the present site of Ming’s Restaurant. The board criticized the proposed dealership for being too massive and incompatible with the design guidelines in the Baylands area. Action: None 3225 El Camino Real: The board recommended approval of a proposed 29,249-square-foot mixed-use development to replace an existing 7,000-square-foot retail building. Yes: Baltay, Kim, Lew No: Furth, Gooyer

“We’re waiting to see what happens,” he said of the pending sale. Woodland Park has had a rocky history since it was first bought by Page Mill Properties. The housing was mired in lawsuits over the Rent Stabilization Ordinance and steep rent hikes by Page Mill, including lawsuits by investors and a $100 million failed investment in the company by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). Page Mill filed for bankruptcy in 2009 after defaulting on a $50 million loan payment. A subsequent auction failed to entice any buyers, largely because of pending litigation, and the properties returned to Wells Fargo in 2010. City leaders tried to get the bank to sell off parts of the portfolio to multiple buyers so that one company would not monopolize the rental-housing stock, but the bank kept the parcels intact.

Equity Residential purchased Woodland Park in 2011 for $130 million. But the company’s ownership was also controversial. Tenants filed a class-action lawsuit in September 2014 alleging that the company charged unlawful and exorbitant late fees. Reached on Tuesday, Equity Residential would only confirm the potential sale. “We are working with Sand Hill regarding a potential sale but have no comment beyond that,” the company wrote in an email. Kramer and Emslie said they could not comment on specifics regarding the deal, nor when it might close, due to privacy considerations during negotiations, but they said they would release more information after the deal is completed. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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Neighborhoods

A roundup of neighborhood news edited by Sue Dremann

NEIGHBORHOOD PRIORITIES ... The highly engaged Palo Alto Human Relations Commission held community forums last year on subjects that included homeless veterans, seniors and domestic violence, but this year they are turning an eye toward neighborhoods. Neighborhood associations — their residents’ concerns, what neighborhoods need, and what’s working and what isn’t — is on the commission’s list of potential forum topics for later this year. Q

Send announcements of neighborhood events, meetings and news to Sue Dremann, Neighborhoods editor, at sdremann@paweekly.com. Or talk about your neighborhood news on the discussion forum Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com.

College Terrace Residents’ Association members, from left, Fred Balin, Ed Schmitt and Richard Stolee review data and maps related to hazardous TCE contamination at the Stanford Research Park site adjacent to their neighborhood.

COLLEGE TERRACE

Residents want state to reject Stanford toxics plan College Terrace group seeks testing in their neighborhood for TCE contamination by Sue Dremann

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he state agency tasked with regulating hazardous materials should reject Stanford University’s plan to deal with trichloroethylene (TCE) under 1601 California Ave., a College Terrace Residents’ Association subcommittee studying the site has told the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). Stanford recently found the hazardous TCE vapors in the middle of its University Terrace construction site in the Stanford Research Park, which is slated to become 180 homes. The discovery caused Stanford to alter its building plans, moving a number of residences from atop the most contaminated “hot spots” to another location on the property. The university also proposes to cap some of the TCE areas with roads, add vapor barriers to new

homes to prevent TCE seepage, and not build on some areas of the property. TCE, which is most often used as a degreaser for industrial use, has been linked to kidney, liver and cervical cancers, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Members of the subcommittee for College Terrace, which lies across California Avenue from the construction site, include a research chemist, a NASA environmental scientist and a toxicvapor-control expert. In a Jan. 26 letter, the neighborhood association stated that it wants the state department to require Stanford to remove the contaminated soil and take other safety measures. The residents are concerned that TCE (continued on next page)

Courtesy Ed Schmitt

FUTURE OF EDGEWOOD LEASE? ... Grocery giant Kroger Co. is reportedly bidding to buy The Fresh Market, the grocer that ran the short-lived anchor store at Palo Alto’s renovated Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center, according to a story published by Reuters on Feb. 11. The Fresh Market, currently publicly traded, is in the second round of an auction process, which includes other companies and private-equity firms, according to Reuters. Fresh Market pulled out of the shopping center last March after just six months, despite claims of positive revenues. Local residents say they want to see the center thrive with a new grocer. Fresh Market holds a 10-year lease on the Edgewood property, which it continues to pay to the developer, Sand Hill Property Company. Fresh Market can sublease the space and Sand Hill doesn’t have control over that process, John Tze of Sand Hill has said. In October, Fresh Market announced it had retained JP Morgan Chase & Co. to help review its strategy, including a possible sale, Reuters noted. Kroger is the largest supermarket chain in the U.S.; how a sale, if it occurs, might affect the current Edgewood lease negotiations remains unknown. Tze said in a Feb. 2 email to residents that The Fresh Market and a prospective new grocer are negotiating a sublease. The process appears to be going well, though finalizing an agreement could take weeks or months. Asked by the Weekly to comment on the latest news, Tze did not reply. The Fresh Market responded by email, “We don’t comment on market rumors, as is the company’s policy.” A Kroger representative echoed that sentiment.

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Around the block

A map of 1601 California Ave. created by Ed Schmitt, College Terrace Residents’ Association vice president, shows areas of high TCE concentration in red and lower concentrations in green, as well as unmeasured areas in light yellow and white. The blue area represents a containment pond for runoff of water from the site. Schmitt based his map on data from a Stanford University consultants’ report on the hazardous material found at the University Terrace redevelopment site. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • February 19, 2016 • Page 11

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may be migrating or will migrate into the groundwater during rains or that it could be in the soil under their homes. Stanford has not tested for TCE along the site’s border closest to their neighborhood along California Avenue nor in College Terrace itself, they said. But Stanford denies that the underground TCE is a problem for College Terrace. The TCE soil levels are below limits for residences, they said in an email to the Weekly. “The site investigation and testing demonstrates that the TCE in the soil vapor would not contribute to TCE in groundwater, and there is no presence of TCE in surface soil that would cause contamination of rainwater runoff,� Stanford spokeswoman Jean McCown said on behalf of the university’s project team. “There is no TCE in soil, at any depth, above residential screening levels. There is TCE in soil vapor

only and it is limited to the area under a prior building location.� But upon hearing of the TCE discovery, the neighborhood association reviewed a hazard-assessment plan and other documents by Stanford and its consultants and launched its own evaluation. College Terrace association Vice President Ed Schmitt, a retired research organic chemist and polymer scientist, took the TCE locations maps made by Stanford’s consultants and studied the relationships of the areas deemed unacceptable by the consultants. While Stanford’s FAQ sheet states that TCE is contained in well-defined, isolated locations, Schmitt said the areas, based on the consultant’s data, “are not so well-defined. They are not so isolated and it spills over onto the other property� at 1501 California Ave., which is adjacent to the contaminated area. The 1501 site is also part of the redevelopment project. About 15 homes on the 1601 Stanford site would also still be touching high-concentration areas, Schmitt said the data show. During a CTRA board meet-

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to meet in a closed session to discuss the status of the city’s labor negotiations with the Service Employees International Union, Local 521; the Management, Professional and Confidential Employees group; Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto; the Palo Alto Police Officers Association; the Palo Alto Police Managers’ Association; International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1319; and the Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association. The council will also consider the development of a fifth growth scenario to be analyzed in the Environmental Impact Report for the Comprehensive Plan update. The closed session will begin at 6 p.m. on Feb. 22 at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. Regular meeting will begin at 7 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter in the Council Chambers. CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to consider the second phase of the downtown Residential Preferential Parking program. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb 23, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will convene for a special budget study session on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 8:30 a.m. at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. During its regular meeting on Tuesday evening, the board will discuss a second interim financial report for the district, an anonymous donation to fund improvements at Addison Elementary School, the next board policy review committee meeting and the approval of two new high school courses and will vote on funding requests for mental health and wellness support for the current school year. The regular meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ... The commission is scheduled to meet Mary Gloner, the new executive director of the Project Safety Net collaborative, and hear an update on the Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation Facilities Master Plan. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission will consider 2515-2585 El Camino Real, a proposal by Hayes Group Architects on behalf of ECRPA, LLC, for site-and-design review of a proposed 39,858-square-foot, three-story mixed-use building to replace the Olive Garden. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. STATE OF THE CITY ... Palo Alto Mayor Pat Burt will deliver the “State of the City Speech� at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24 in the El Palo Alto Room at the Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road. LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission will hear a presentation from Nigel Jones, president of Friends of the Palo Alto Library; see a demonstration of Encore, the public interface for the new library-service platform; and see a presentation about library adult services from RuthAnn Garcia, manager of the Mitchell Park Library. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, in the Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Road.

ing on Wednesday night, Schmitt said residents are concerned that rainfall moving water downhill might move TCE to a collecting pond that Stanford is planning. The man-made ravine would send water over one of the highest concentrations points of TCE, he said. “TCE generally travels in soil or soil vapor in a radius from a source, we were informed at the Jan. 6 meeting (with DTSC Hazardous Substances Engineer Jovanne Villamater). So it appears quite implausible that a spill emanating from a high concentration spot on the 1601 California Ave. site would be suspected of leading to elevated TCE levels several hundred yards away on the 1501 California Ave. site, but not anywhere in much closer to College Terrace,� the group wrote to DTSC. TCE vapors can also cause a risk through indoor air, which has prompted Stanford’s proposed addition of vapor barriers. But homes in the College Terrace neighborhood are not equipped with vapor barriers nor any other protective measures, the association stated. The College Terrace Residents’ Association wants the state agency to require monitoring of the border of Stanford Research Park at California Avenue by taking measurements over the foundations of 13 new homes that will face California Avenue. Regarding the possible movement of TCE in groundwater, if it is present and cannot be removed, the association asked the state agency to come up with mandated strategies to deal with it, such as soil and groundwater removal. A Jan. 25 report by the watchdog group the Center for Public Environmental Oversight regarding the 1601 California contamination supports the residents’ positions. More groundwater testing should be done, the report concluded. “College Terrace may be subject to vapor intrusion from contaminated groundwater flowing from across California Avenue,� Executive Director Lenny Siegel, an expert in toxic-vapor control, wrote. Stanford’s 1601 Risk Assessment notes that the area along California Avenue has subsurface meandering water channels, which indicate that it is possible for contamination to have migrated hundreds of feet from the contaminated source areas. Some attempts to locate groundwater contamination at 1601 California have come up dry, but Siegel said that does not mean contamination hasn’t migrated. Chemical movement may have occurred during wetter years, and collection attempts may have missed the subterranean channels. “Sampling at 1501 California, just to the north, found groundwater between 30 and 55 feet beneath the surface,� he said. Siegel said that at a Mountain View Superfund site with similar pollution plumes, the adjacent residential area was not initially

Upfront monitored. But unacceptable levels of TCE vapor were found inside a resident’s home in 2002. In 2013, two more homes required cleanup in the same neighborhood after denser groundwater monitoring was conducted, Siegel said. “The protective approach would be to install groundwater monitoring wells along California Avenue and/or conduct indoor air sampling in nearby homes,” he concluded. “I don’t want to panic people. I don’t think vapor intrusion in College Terrace is likely. But thus far not enough has been done to rule it out.” But Stanford argues that the state agency has already said the university’s plans are adequate. “DTSC, the regulatory agency with the authority to approve the proposed actions, has concluded that given the measures proposed by Stanford, there is no significant exposure risk to future site users,” McCown said. She added that the university would have a comprehensive response to the questions posed by the College Terrace and Siegel letters to the DTSC within the next couple of weeks. “All of the questions can be answered based on data and assessments in the extensive investigation and risk assessment report previously provided to DTSC,” she wrote. DTSC spokesman Russ Edmondson said the agency is in the process of reviewing the College Terrace association’s comments and will respond. “To this point, no conclusions have been made regarding the site,” he wrote in an email. Other locations in Stanford Research Park where contamination has been found include the former Hewlett-Packard sites at 620-640 Page Mill Road, which were designated a Superfund cleanup site; the former Varian Medical Systems, Inc. at 601 California Ave. and the former HP facility at 395 Page Mill Road. An underground plume of heavy metals and hazardous chemicals known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) formed under these sites. The plume affects groundwater under parts of the Research Park, the Stanford/Palo Alto Community Playing Fields, Palo Alto Square, Fry’s Electronics and the Palo Alto Courthouse, according to the 2010 California Regional Water Quality Control Board report. Schmitt noted that at the HP sites, Stanford remediated the hazards. “Stanford has put in the effort to rid the area of polychlorobiphenyls or PCB. They did remove 130,000 tons of dirt in which the PCB was adhered. They don’t seem to be putting in the same level of effort to marginalize the TCE contamination,” he said. Stanford, however, maintains that the exposure risk is not the same and does not require the same treatment. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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Editorial A parking Rubik’s Cube Solving downtown neighborhood parking problem requires patience, also in short supply

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ust how far will downtown Palo Alto employees venture into surrounding neighborhoods in order to park free during the day? Five blocks? Eight? Ten? And what happens if the supply of parking within the downtown area simply isn’t able to meet the demand? Those are among the many unanswered questions as the city is set to enter the second phase of a residential parking-permit system that feels to some residents like a game of Whac-A-Mole. Since it was launched last September, residents who live in the downtown core have seen considerable relief from the daily inundation of drivers who used to park on residential streets to avoid buying permits for city garages or moving their cars every two hours to different color zones. In a multi-pronged program approved after years of study, debate and compromise, the large area bounded roughly by San Francisquito Creek, Alma Street, Embarcadero Road, Lincoln Avenue and Guinda Street was limited last fall to two-hour parking unless cars displayed either a permit issued to residents of the area (first one free, up to three more for $50 each for a year) or one sold to downtown employers or employees for $466 ($100 for low income workers). Not unexpectedly, as a result of the new program, streets just outside the regulated perimeter became severely impacted by employees willing to walk a few more blocks in order to park for free, and residents who had previously been largely unaffected by the downtown parking mess suddenly found themselves suffering the same fate as those who had advocated for years for a residential permit system. Now, residents of those newly affected areas understandably want relief from a problem created by the solution developed for the originally impacted neighborhoods. This was entirely predictable and a part of learning that can only occur by trial and error. Next Tuesday, at an unusual 3 p.m. City Council meeting devoted only to this topic, the four council members without conflicts of interest (because they don’t own property in the affected area) plus one conflicted member, downtown resident Eric Filseth, whose name was drawn from a hat in order to create a required quorum of the council, will decide on important tweaks to the program aimed at addressing some of the early negative consequences. (Also conflicted and unable to participate is City Manager Jim Keene, who lives in the impacted area.) Those living in Crescent Park, just outside the current boundaries, would like a simple outright prohibition on all-day non-resident parking, similar to what has existed for years in the College Terrace neighborhood. But after a long discussion on Feb. 1, the five participating members of the council voted instead to approve the staff’s recommendation that the current permit program be expanded by several blocks, essentially trying to find the point at which employees consider it too inconvenient and far from their workplace to pursue free parking. Next Tuesday, this change will be up for final approval, along with two other key modifications: Creating 10 “micro-zones” within the residential permit area so that employee permits are issued for a specific zone in order to spread out the employee parking more evenly, and establishing a declining cap on the number of employee permits that will be issued annually. Equally critical as these changes, however, is continued attention to how efficiently employee permit parking is working in city garages so that there is full utilization of exisiing parking in the commercial district. As Filseth said in early February, the residential parking program is about protecting the quality of neighborhoods, not solving the parking problem. For that, he and his colleagues agreed, the city must fulfill its commitment to managing employee parking within the confines of the core downtown and not simply spread it out over residential neighborhoods. After years of avoidance and neglect, the city staff and council have worked hard on developing a comprehensive strategy for protecting neighborhoods, creating more parking in the commercial core of downtown, implementing valet parking and technology aids for locating available parking and getting more employees to use public transportation. Most of these are in progress but some will take years (as in the case of building a new garage), and no one should be discouraged or surprised by the early challenges of addressing the neighborhood parking piece of the puzzle. While we worry about the added complexity of establishing 10 zones in neighborhoods surrounding downtown and a complicated daily permit option to supplement the annual permits, the mindset now should be one of experimentation and remaining nimble and flexible. Like a Rubik’s Cube, it may take a lot of painful trial and error to get to the ultimate solution. Q

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Different paths Editor, There have been meetings to discuss generating innovation in Palo Alto schools, particularly secondary schools, toward greater student connectedness and deeper and more authentic learning. Several community members take the position that any innovation should be done in the current schools rather than in a new district school. As a retired science educator, I am empathetic to their position that to create a new and different school could set up “Haves” and “Havenots” and foment rancor in the community. There is a need, they say, to maintain “equity” by making changes only in the two existing schools so that the students and parents feel that everyone is getting the same thing. In this position “equity” means “the same” in process and program, so that a Gunn student does not feel shortchanged, as if she or he is missing something crucial by not going to Paly and vice versa. But the point and power of the issue of “equity” in education is that we strive to make the outcomes of a Palo Alto school district education the same for all, regardless of school. I envisage such outcomes as happy, productive, 18-year-old young men and women who are ready and equipped to engage in shaping the next segment of their life’s path, whatever that next step might be. Those same outcomes for all would be evidence of true equity in the provision of the same opportunities for all students to get there. Clearly there is no single route to such outcomes for, as wonderfully productive and inventive as our two high schools are, there are students at Gunn and Paly who are not, and have not been, thriving. This is the story it seems of all high schools, even the best. Equity of outcome requires a school district to offer real and very different choices of route, not just elective options, that represent the equity of opportunity that has the chance to produce equitable outcomes for all. A differently constructed school could well serve to fill up the cracks between which students too often fall. Jean Lythcott Maybell Way, Palo Alto

Innovating existing high schools Editor, I would suggest instituting a double grading system, which when averaged together, would result in your final grade. The first grade would be for academic achievement (including final exam scores). The second would be for effort. Thus a student who is currently

scoring lower academically can improve his or her grade through maximum effort. And a student who is already receiving high academic grades would be encouraged to also give maximum effort to maintain a high final grade. The philosophy here is to keep students with lower academic grades “in the game” as they are rewarded for giving maximum effort. The result will lead to more engagement, consistency in turning in homework and assignments, and eventually academic achievement. For the already academically successful students who may be getting by with less-than-maximum effort, they will learn to go the extra mile as well and then possibly get into Stanford or Harvard universities to satisfy their parents’ dreams. Max Greenberg Ross Road, Palo Alto

A worthy goal Editor, We were shocked at your onesided and indeed short-sighted editorial against the Cubberley magnet school. We moved here from Manhattan last year because of the school system in Palo Alto. We were excited about the prospect for a toptier school at Cubberley: There is a new superintendent who knows how to do this; the infrastructure is already there. Cubberley only needs the program and teachers. We are dismayed to learn that

three of five school board members voted this down. The Silicon Valley has the best and brightest, both in corporations (Apple, Google and others) and Stanford University. Palo Alto should serve the needs of all its students, including those who aspire academically and welcome challenges. Don’t neglect the brightest just because they are bright and hard-working. We can benefit from having a magnet school for high academic achievers, like Hoover is for elementary students. In San Francisco, Lowell High School requires testing for admission; in NYC the Bronx High School of Science, the School of Performing Arts or Stuyvesant similarly serve focused students who must show ability to enter. Stuyvesant in Manhattan, for instance, has a very high proportion of of minority students. Palo Alto of all the surrounding towns deserves a school for students who want more academic challenges. Palo Alto already serves those who want a fine high school experience and has hired a six-figure administrator for students who are disadvantaged. Don’t neglect those who want to bring honor to our school and community and academic challenges for themselves. Nathan Szajnberg, MD, and Yikun Wu, PhD Duncan Place, Palo Alto

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David Starr Jordan: the inconvenient truth by Lars Johnsson n Feb. 9, the Palo Alto Unified School District board decided to form a committee to review whether Jordan Middle School should be renamed, given the eugenics background of its namesake, David Starr Jordan. While talking to Palo Alto residents and community organizations, it became clear to me that a more complete picture of who Jordan was is needed. With this column, I hope to introduce readers to Jordan based on his own writings and that of various historians and Stanford University resources. Born in 1851, Jordan graduated with a master’s degree from Cornell in 1872 and became professor of zoology at the University of Indiana in 1879. He assumed the presidency of Indiana University in 1884, and at age 40 he became the first president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 until 1913. According to the university’s website, Jordan “had not only handled the problems of starting a new university but had dealt with academic budgets being cut back in order for an extensive building campaign to progress and handled a major catastrophe (the 1906 earthquake) that had left his university in ruins.” (tinyurl.com/ DSJ-Stan01) He died in Palo Alto in 1931. Stanford’s eighth president, Donald Kennedy, noted: “Jordan’s own scientific accomplishments were, to be fair about it, significant but not monumental. But the institutional

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seeds of growth he left behind germinated into something more far-reaching than any of his own ideas.” (tinyurl.com/DSJ-Ken02) Jordan’s scientific interests spanned natural history, biology and zoology, which were in transition after Darwin postulated the “survival of the fittest” in his “Origin of Species” study (1859). Jordan converted to this evolutionist position and, according to his autobiography, “The Days of a Man,” lectured on the “Science of Bionomics” throughout his tenure at Indiana and Stanford. Bionomics, he wrote, deals with “the philosophy of Biology, beginning with the laws of organic life and leading up to Eugenics and Ethics.” Eugenics was a pseudo-science that applied Darwin’s survival-of-the-fittest concept to the human race. The movement originated in England where Francis Galton, Darwin’s cousin, promoted that the fittest members of society should be selectively married off and reproduce, so that poor heredity would disappear over time. While hotly debated in England, no eugenics laws were enacted, and no actions taken. In the U.S., Jordan was one of the early leading proponents of eugenics, according to historians Paul Lombardo and Sheldon Olsen. But unlike Galton’s selective marriage proposals, Jordan’s eugenics sought to prevent the decay of the Anglo-Saxon/Nordic race by limiting racial mixing and by preventing the reproduction of those he deemed unfit. Jordan’s obsession with the “survival of the Anglo-Saxon/Nordic race” was fueled by his deep-seated racism. In his book, “David Starr Jordan: Prophet of Freedom,” historian Edward McNall Burns dedicates chapter 3.1, “Superior and Inferior Races,” to Jordan’s

racism, attributing this assertion to Jordan: “To say that one race is superior to another is merely to confirm the common observation of every intelligent citizen.” Even Jordan’s “much admired” pacifism was rooted squarely in his eugenics beliefs. Jordan did not reject war on grounds of morality; instead, he feared that during war the nation’s strongest die, leaving room for the unfit to reproduce and decay the AngloSaxon/Nordic race, according to historian Garland E. Allen. Jordan forcefully argues his “pacifist” convictions in his 1899 newspaper article, “Anti-Imperialism,” six months after victory in the Spanish-American War, as the U.S. was about to annex the Philippines: “There is no objection to national expansion, but colonies are not national expansion; slaves are not men. Wherever degenerate, dependent or alien races are within our borders today they are not part of the United States. They constitute a social problem, a menace to peace and welfare.” (tinyurl.com/ DSJ-Call03) Starting with his presidency at Indiana, throughout his 22 years at Stanford and up to his death, Jordan leveraged his reputation and connections to influence lawmakers, organize funding and rally the public to his cause. Specifically, according to historic records and historians cited above: Q 1902: Jordan published one of the first books dedicated to eugenics, “The Blood of the Nation: A study of the decay of races, through the survival of the unfit.” Q 1906: Jordan chaired the first U.S. eugenics organization, a chapter in the American Breeders Association. Q 1907: The first U.S. forced-sterilization law was enacted in Indiana, heavily influ-

enced by Jordan’s authority. Q 1909: California’s eugenics program, driven by Jordan’s outsize influence, quickly dwarfed those of all other states. Q 1928: Jordan was a founding member of the Human Betterment Foundation, devoted entirely to the promotion of forced sterilization legislation. Q 1935: The Human Betterment Foundation, led by Jordan protege Paul Popenoe, takes credit for inspiring the eugenics program in Nazi Germany, as historian Anthony Platt writes in “Bloodlines.” In 2003 the California Legislature unanimously “expressed its profound regret over the state’s past role in the eugenics movement,” which ultimately caused more than 65,000 forced sterilizations in 33 states. This regret was caused in no small part by the eugenics leadership and actions of Jordan. By continuing to honor Jordan, we dishonor the values of our school community. Each year, in every school, we recognize and honor the diversity, inclusion and acceptance of each other’s differences with “Unity Day” and “Not In Our Schools” activities. And last but not least, Jordan “summarily dismissed the argument that differences in intellectual capacity are the result of opportunity and education,” according to historian Burns, undermining our schools’ mission to “empower every child to attain his or her highest intellectual, creative and social potential.” As a community, and for our children, we cannot continue to honor the legacy of David Starr Jordan. Q Lars Johnsson lives in Palo Alto, where his three children attend Palo Alto Unified schools.

Streetwise

What is the most memorable film you saw in the last year? Asked on California Avenue in Palo Alto. Interviews and photos by Avi Salem.

Lorraine Capparell

Bryan Pham

Carol Chatfield

Kristin Nguyen

Chris Rafferty

Kendall Avenue, Palo Alto Artist

Cypress Avenue, Hayward Tutor

Roosevelt Circle, Palo Alto Retired

Ellsworth Place, Palo Alto Data scientist

Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto Retired

“I like Jennifer Lawrence ... and for that reason, ‘The Hunger Games.’”

“’Concussion’ was really interesting because I want to be a doctor. I thought it was cool because Will Smith portrayed the character very charismatically.”

“’Joy’ because of the scene where (Bradley Cooper) is imparting to (Jennifer Lawrence) the value of true business relations.”

“’Ex Machina’ because I’m interested in AI stuff and how computers will conquer the world.”

“’Brooklyn’ because it had an oldschool quality. It’s a story of my grandparents ... and my generation.”

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Transitions Births, marriages and deaths

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Betty Jane Bolter, a longtime Palo Alto resident, died on Feb. 4 in Palo Alto. She was 93. She was born on Dec. 24, 1922, in Hanford, California, to Maroa Elma and James Delmer Binkerd. She grew up in the state’s Central Valley and studied fashion merchandising and botany at Woodbury College in Los Angeles. Upon graduation, she went to live with her parents in their new San Francisco home in the Twin Peaks neighborhood. While serving as a shipping administrator during World War II, she was courted by the boy next door, Elliott Bolter, whom she later married. Together they built a house in Palo Alto in 1951. Locally, Betty participated actively in the First United Methodist Church, supported her children’s school activities in Palo Alto, and was a Brownie and Girl Scout leader. Later, she became a volunteer with the Allied Arts Guild and campaigned for the local YMCA, receiving the Red Triangle award. She was a member of the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) sisterhood and The Dickens Fellowship, as well as an expert at needlework. She was predeceased by her husband, Elliott Bolter, in 2012. She is survived by her daughters, Aimee Bolter Campbell of Menlo Park and Claudette Bolter (Rob-

ert) Kayne of Tuscon, Arizona; and her grandsons, Matthew and Kevin Kayne and JJ Campbell. A memorial service will be held on Feb. 28 at 12:15 p.m. in Kohlstedt Hall at the First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to YMCA of Silicon Valley, The Heifer Project, Habitat for Humanity, Second Harvest Food Bank or a charity supporting others’ well-being.

John Borgsteadt John Borgsteadt, a U.S. Navy veteran and longtime Palo Alto resident, died on Dec. 6, 2015, at the VA Palo Alto hospital after a short illness. He was 95. He was born on Oct. 31, 1920, in St. Louis, Missouri, and moved to San Francisco’s Sunset District in 1923, spending his childhood there and graduating from San Francisco Polytechnic High School. He went on to become an electrical repairman before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in February 1942. Trained as a “sonarman� (sonar technician), he served on a destroyer deployed to combat in the Solomon Islands. He first saw action during the Guadalcanal Campaign in the region known as “The Slot,� or New Georgia Sound, as the Japanese navy resupplied their land forces by barge. Discharged in 1945, he enrolled at the Capitol Radio Engineering Institute in Washington, D.C., where he received a radio engineering license. He moved to Palo Alto in 1948 to join Hewlett-Pack-

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ard, where he worked in the test department and later held roles in technical publications and customer service. He met Olive Bliss at the home of a mutual friend, and they married in 1953. He had many hobbies and interests, including photography, scuba diving and classical music. A major passion was volunteering at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and its research affiliate, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. He took on many jobs there, such as writing instruction manuals for maintenance procedures and organizing visitor activities and receptions. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Olive Borgsteadt of Palo Alto. Memorial donations can be made to Second Harvest Food Bank.

Therese Knight Therese Ann Knight, a 65year resident of Palo Alto, died on Jan. 21, surrounded by family. She was 90. She was born on Sept. 23, 1925, in St. Paul, Minnesota. She met her husband, Bob, at the age of 15 in Minneapolis through a cousin of his. They were married three years later on June 24, 1944, in New Jersey. In 1951, she and her husband settled in the Barron Park neighborhood in Palo Alto and raised their six children there. She also worked part time for 11 years at Gunn High School’s cafeteria as a kitchen helper. Her passions included baking and gardening, and she often provided baked goods and homemade jam to neighbors and family members. She also enjoyed tending to the seven hummingbird feeders in her garden, which were refilled every few days for decades. She took pleasure in vacationing to Donner Lake, California, where she and her husband had built a cabin in the 1960s. She was predeceased by her grandchild, Ken Knight. She is survived by her husband, Bob Knight of Palo Alto; her sons, Bob Knight of Bend, Oregon, Dennis Knight of Milpitas, California, and Rick Knight of Bodega, California; and her daughters, Margaret Olivier of Truckee, California, Terry Knight of Pollock Pines, California, and Mary Dandridge of Boulder Creek, California. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. A memorial mass will be held on Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 751 Waverley St., Palo Alto.

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In a jam In planning for long-term future, Palo Alto wrestles with worsening housing, traffic problems by Gennady Sheyner Traffic crawls in both directions on U.S. Highway 101 during the evening rush hour.

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officials and residents alike: excessive traffic and insufficient housing. A recent survey commissioned by City Auditor Harriet Richardson showed the percentage of people rating traffic flow on local streets as “good” or “excellent” dropping from 47 to 31 percent between 2010 and 2015, while the proportion of respondents giving good grades to “ease of travel by public transportation” plummeted from 62 percent to 26 percent during the same period. On housing, survey results continue to be abysmal, with only 20 percent giving the city good

grades for “variety of housing” last year (down from 27 percent in 2014). And while 68 percent rated Palo Alto as a “good” or “excellent” place to retire in 2006, only 52 percent gave the city those same marks last year. To underscore the severity of the problems, residents (a group that includes high-tech professionals and local attorneys; Stanford University students and recent Palo Alto High School graduates; millennials who live with their parents and empty-nesters looking to downsize) have flocked to council meetings in recent months

to call for the construction of more housing. For them, the big new document offers little hope. Under all four growth scenarios, the vast majority of the city, including singlefamily neighborhoods and open space preserves, would remain mostly untouched by new developments and policies, aside from the construction of a few dozen “granny units.” And even with traffic improvements such as expanded expressways, improved bike boulevards and a below-street-level railroad system, traffic jams will remain

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t’s hard to predict the future, and downright impossible to analyze the impacts of developments yet unbuilt, technologies yet untested and policies yet undreamed of. That, however, is the unenviable task facing Palo Alto’s planners, elected officials and citizen volunteers. In order to set policies that will result in a future people will actually want to live in, city leaders since 2006 have been updating the city’s Comprehensive Plan, the foundational document that purportedly guides all of the city’s zoning laws, policies and new development. Earlier this month, to aid in the protracted and expensive update effort, the city unveiled the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), which analyzes various strategies for city growth. The 837-page state-mandated study specifically considers four different scenarios that the city could pursue between now and 2030 and predicts how the city’s appearance, traffic congestion and noise levels would alter under each path. Filled with maps, tables and charts, the document is the most significant report produced to date over the decade-long history of the Comprehensive Plan update. The idea is that the city will look at each scenario and then either pick the one that looks most acceptable — or mix-and-match them to arrive at the sweet spot for growth. The document is at once ambitious and sobering, rich with data but short on solutions for the two problems that continue to fluster

Iron workers from California Erectors assemble the frame for the three-story office and residential building being constructed at 385 Sherman Ave. on Jan. 20.

the norm during peak commute hours, according to the Draft Environmental Impact Report. So what are these four paths to the future? One scenario considers what Palo Alto would look like if it continues on its present path, with no substantive policy changes (called the “business as usual” scenario). There’s also a plan for reducing commercial growth; another for encouraging more housing; and a fourth for allowing more “sustainable” development. Each presents a different level of growth, though as the DEIR points out, “All of the scenarios generally aim to facilitate the pace of residential and commercial growth by directing growth to specific areas through zoning incentives.” Despite the city’s enormous housing challenges and a gaping jobs-housing imbalance (there are about three jobs in Palo Alto for every employed resident), landuse designations throughout the city would remain unchanged, with the sole exception of the Fry’s Electronics area. There would be no new employment districts and, even in the most extreme scenario, no zoning changes to residential neighborhoods. Yet the four scenarios also have some key differences between them. The first shows the city operating under the existing Comprehensive Plan, with “no innovations in housing,” no new approaches to address the high cost of housing and no new growth-management measures. (continued on next page)

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In a jam (continued from previous page)

Four growth scenarios give glimpse of Palo Alto’s balance of jobs and housing* Year 2014 2030

Jobs 95,460 110,940

Employed residents 31,165 34,697

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*According to the City of Palo Alto, the measure known as “jobs/housing balance” (the ratio between jobs and housing opportunities) is better based on employed residents rather than housing because there may be more than one job holder in a household. Source: City of Palo Alto eas, the environmental LEEDplatinum certification for new developments, local solar-energy production, foregoing new natural-gas hookups and installing drought-tolerant landscaping, according to the DEIR. Like the third scenario, it would also consider relaxing height limits for downtown buildings, to encourage new housing developments. Unlike the third one, it would also try to add a PTOD designation, which allows greater density, to the Fry’s Electronics site, the Stanford Research Park and Stanford Shopping Center, in hopes of encouraging mixed housing/ retail/office developments there. And while most developments along El Camino Real would be two or three stories, some would be allowed to exceed the 50-foot height limit if they serve as “models of sustainability.” The four scenarios aren’t set in stone. On Feb. 22, the council will consider a staff proposal for

a fifth scenario, which the council requested last month. Though it hasn’t yet been drafted, the fifth scenario is expected to add another $150,000 to the update process and require the city to perform a supplemental environmental analysis. If things, for once, go as planned with the convoluted process, the Comprehensive Plan will at last be adopted in May 2017.

Digging into the root cause eople usually discuss Palo Alto’s housing and traffic crises in one of two ways. Some, focusing on the symptoms, pointing to congested highways and priced-out teachers, techies and seniors. Others focus on the root cause: the fact that there are about three jobs in Palo Alto for every employed resident. Barring major policy changes,

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The employment base would grow by about 1 percent by 2030 in this scenario, which translates to 15,480 new jobs by 2030. The second scenario, known as “Growth Slowed” would try to slow down the rate of job growth by moderating the pace of new office and research-anddevelopment construction. While it wouldn’t identify any new housing sites, it would include policies to encourage new housing units for seniors and the Palo Alto workforce, according to the DEIR. It would also concentrate the new housing in downtown, along El Camino Real, at the Fry’s site close to the California Avenue Business District, and along San Antonio Road. Housing is also the main focus on the third scenario, which isn’t as concerned about slowing growth as the first two. Known as “Housing Reconsidered” in the DEIR, this scenario would focus housing in downtown and around California Avenue, in “pedestrian and transit-oriented districts” (PTOD) and remove potential housing sites from south Palo Alto, where transit services aren’t as readily available. This scenario, much like the second, would also include a new “concept plan” for California Avenue, which would aim to maintain the district’s character and discourage chain stores and restaurants from moving in. The fourth scenario is the most aggressive and experimental. Limits on new building would be removed from downtown and replaced by “net zero” performance standards — that is, requiring developments to create no additional problems, such as more traffic. Policies and regulations would be enacted to advance what the DEIR calls “sustainability objectives.” This means encouraging the provision of public-transit passes for residents in transit-served ar-

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Employees of Campanja work in their office located on Emerson Street near Forest Avenue, the space that Fraiche Yogurt used to occupy. the trend isn’t expected to abate any time soon. Using job projections from the Association of Bay Area Governments, the draft environmental study estimates that the number of jobs in Palo Alto will rise from 95,460 in 2014 to 110,940 in 2030, while the number of employed Palo Alto residents will go from 31,165 in 2014 to 34,697 in 2030. By the city’s projection, the ratio of jobs-to-employed residents in Palo Alto — generally known as the “jobs-housing balance” or, in Palo Alto, as the “jobs-housing imbalance” — is expected to go from an already high level of 3.06 to 3.20 under the “business as usual” scenario (this is compared to the current Bay Area ratio of 1.03 and the Santa Clara County ratio of 1.14). A new report from the city’s Department of Planning and Community Environment notes that the city’s imbalance between jobs and employed residents “contributes to local and regional traffic, greenhouse gas emissions and other impacts, as some workers travel long distances between their residence and workplace.” “The imbalance is projected to grow if the City does not take affirmative steps to address the issue,” the staff report states. Yet none of the four scenarios in the DEIR really address this problem. In each case, the ratio of jobs to employed residents ends up just above 3.0 in 2030. Even the “sustainability tested” scenario, which in theory could allow

the city to build housing at much higher densities, would result in a ratio of 3.04. Councilman Tom DuBois recognized this intractable problem on Jan. 19, when he requested a fifth scenario that would consider ways to reduce the ratio — a suggestion that his colleagues endorsed. DuBois specifically requested a scenario with slower growth projections and “a decrease of people commuting to Palo Alto.” “What would a 2.5 jobs-housing scenario would look like?” DuBois asked. The new report from the planning department suggests that such a scenario would be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. The three typical ways to address the topic, the report notes, are increasing housing production, decreasing job growth or a combination of the two. “Any decision made to increase the rate of housing production or decrease the rate of job growth can be highly contentious because of fears they will affect a community’s character, its place in the larger region, and/or other economic and social concerns,” the report states. Three of the scenarios (all except “business as usual”) proposed include modest steps toward keeping the ratio from getting worse. Ideas for increasing housing include encouraging smaller units, increased housing density near California Avenue and downtown, the relaxation of the 50-foot height limit in down-

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All those cars f the jobs and housing projections in the Draft Environmental Impact Report are somewhat worrying, the traffic projections in the document are downright grim. In projecting future traffic levels, the report considers a variety of significant infrastructure improvements, including (in Scenario 2) a proposal by Santa Clara County to eventually build over- or underpasses to separate Foothill Expressway at its intersections with Page Mill and Arastradero roads and (in Scenarios 3 and 4) a rail system that would run in a trench below ground level. It then looks at existing and projected traffic levels and evaluates the impact of these projects on traffic flow at 14 major intersections. In a few cases, the investments are projected to make a significant difference. Reconstructing Foothill Expressway so that it runs either over or under Arastradero would, for example, change the “level of service” at this intersections from “F” (the lowest possible level) to “A” during the peak evening commute hour and from “D” to “A” during the morning peak. By and large, however, traffic is expected to get worse under all

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town, and new housing sites along the El Camino Real frontage of Stanford Research Park and Stanford Shopping Center. To slow job growth, the scenarios consider policies that reduce how densely buildings can be constructed in some commercial districts and maintain an annual limit on office and research-anddevelopment projects. By combining pro-housing and anti-jobs policies from the various scenarios, the ratio could the ratio dip to 2.88 by 2030. By and large, the DEIR takes a cautious approach toward reducing the jobs-housing imbalance. The new report from planning staff notes that the city could potentially pursue other, admittedly more controversial, concepts to lower the ratio further. These could include creating new zoning districts that allow more than 40 housing units per acre (the limit in the city’s R-40 zones); expand existing multi-family residential zones; and significantly downzone commercial areas. The DEIR generally avoids what the new staff report calls a “difficult conversation.” Yet some members of the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Comprehensive Plan have been urging the council to consider more aggressive policies on housing. Elaine Uang, a member of the committee and co-founder of the grassroots group Palo Alto For-

The development and quality assurance team at Declara work at the company’s office in Palo Alto in 2014. ward, was one of several members of the community who urged the council at the Jan. 29 meeting to consider the impacts of restrictive housing policies on seniors, teachers, emergency responders and others who are getting priced out of the city. “I think we already have a lot of unintended consequences of housing policies for the past 30 years,”

Uang said. “It’s the lack of diversity. It’s people being pushed out of the community even though they have lived here for a long time because they can’t afford it and they don’t have options.” At least one council member agrees that the city should evaluate more aggressive housing policies, if only for comparison purposes. Cory Wolbach said there

should be a scenario with more housing than the city is likely to choose. Some cities, Wolbach noted, are considering 30 percent increases in housing. “Do we want to meet our share of the county’s population growth or do more than our share because we’ve spent 40 years restricting population growth here?” Wolbach asked.

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four scenarios, with or without these investments. In the “business as usual” scenario, six of the 14 intersections would see significant and unavoidable impacts (for Scenarios 2, 3 and 4, the number of impacted intersections are three, four and five, respectively). The intersection of Foothill and Page Mill, which already operates at “F,” would see conditions deteriorate further under three of the four scenarios. The average delay for a car trying to during this intersection during peak evening commute hour is expected to grow from 189.7 seconds to more than 300 seconds in three of the four scenarios. Only Scenario 2, which includes grade separation at this intersection, would lift the level of service to the still-dismal “D,” according to the DEIR. Some intersections are projected to experience significant and unavoidable impacts in all four scenarios. This includes the intersection of El Camino Real and San Antonio Road, where the existing level of service “D” is projected to become “F” during the evening peak hour no matter which path the city chooses. The intersection of Alma Street and Charleston Road is also expected to deteriorate from “D” to “F,” with average delay for motorists during the evening commute growing from 48.6 seconds to 88.9 seconds in Scenario 1 and to 81.4 seconds in Scenario 2. Only in Scenarios 3 and 4, which include grade separation at the railroad crossing, does this intersection retain its “D” level of service. Local highway segments don’t look much better. Following Yogi Berra’s paradoxical philosophy of “Nobody goes there anymore; it’s too crowded,” the DEIR predicts that there would actually be a decrease in the number of Palo Altorelated trips under all four scenarios because the highway segments will be so congested. The traffic model used in the DEIR projects a 25 to 30 percent increase in regional freeway volumes in 2030. “Because the freeways would become so much more congested by 2030, the model’s trip-assignment process assumes that many people will seek alternate routes in order to avoid the freeways,” the DEIR states. Some drivers would presumably switch to other modes, like Caltrain. Others would probably simply take different routes, whether Foothill Expressway, El Camino Real or Alma Street. Yet the analysis also indicates that some highway segments will see significant slowdowns, with impacts deemed significant and unavoidable. On U.S. Highway 101, the list of impacted segments includes the stretch between Rengstorff Avenue and San Antonio Road (both northbound and southbound); between San Antonio and Oregon Expressway (also in both directions); and between Embarcadero Road and Univer-

Commuters who take Caltrain wait at the downtown Palo Alto station. sity Avenue (northbound). On Interstate 280, the two impacted segments will be the northbound and southbound stretches between Woodside Road and Sand Hill Road. At a time when traffic congestion is the public’s top complaint and the council’s top priority, the numbers in the DEIR offer no cause for celebration. Yet as several members of the Citizen Advisory Committee pointed out during the committee’s recent discussion of the Transportation Element, “level of service” measures don’t tell the full story. Whitney McNair, director of land use planning at Stanford University and a non-voting member of the citizens group, noted at the committee’s Jan. 26 meeting that the level of service metric is somewhat outdated. Increasingly, planners are shifting to the “motor vehicles miles traveled” (VMT) model, which does not concern itself with wait times at intersections. Rather, it measures success by the reduction of vehicle trips and miles traveled. Uang, a member of the Citizen Advisory Committee’s transportation subcommittee, said the metric shouldn’t be “just about the flow of cars.” Ultimately, it should be about the “flow of people.” For instance, if a place goes from a system in which 800 people get around by cars, 100 by bikes and 100 by walking to one in which 500 use cars, 300 use bikes and 200 walk, that’s “kind of a win,” Uang said, even if the traffic conditions for the drivers worsen somewhat. “The level of service will prob-

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ably go down for the car, it might go up for bikes and up for pedestrians, but overall I think it’s a system positive,” she said. But perhaps the best hope for Palo Alto of 2030 may lie with the free market, which fueled the city’s economic prosperity and, in doing so, exacerbated its growing pains. Already, companies and agencies around Palo Alto are making adjustments to the worsening conditions on local roads. Stanford University is moving along with a plan to add 2,000 beds for graduate students at Escondido Village, reducing those residents’ commute distance. And high-tech companies are revising work schedules, adding commuter shuttles and instituting telecommuting policies to make life easier for their commuting employees. Some of downtown’s leading companies are participating in the city’s nascent Transportation Management Association, a nonprofit devoted to encouraging employees to shift from driving solo in cars to using other modes of transportation. A similar effort is now under way at Stanford Research Park, which includes about 150 major employers. McNair noted at the Jan. 26 meeting that the biggest employers at Stanford Research Park have recently formed a transportation-demand-management working group in order to craft strategies and implement “what are anticipated to be the most effective transportation-demand-management programs on a Research Park-wide basis.” The group plans to conduct a survey in the spring to get a better sense of

the how the park’s employees get to and from work, McNair said. “Employers are inherently motivated to offer alternative means to get to their businesses because it’s taking its toll on everybody — employees and employers alike,” McNair said. Then there are the broader cultural shifts at play in the Valley: millennials who eschew cars in favor of Uber and Lyft; jobs that once required a science lab but now can be performed at home on a laptop; and the distant but potentially revolutionary prospect of self-driving cars. Uncertainty over new technology is already causing divisions among members of the Citizens Advisory Committee, with some calling for abolition of minimum parking requirements for new developments on the grounds that people now drive less and others arguing that these requirements remain necessary because parking congestion remains the sad reality. Bonnie Packer, a member of the citizens group, said on Jan. 26 that her vision for Palo Alto includes enhanced transit services that eventually make parking garages unnecessary. “If we ever get this transit thing going and the parking demand — at least in downtown — has been reduced significantly, then we can tear (the parking garages) down and build affordable housing, which doesn’t need so much parking,” Packer said. Emerging commuter trends and technologies could potentially dislodge the DEIR’s bleak projections and present Palo Alto officials with new policy options

for reducing traffic — whether it’s relying on Lyft to ferry local employees to a Caltrain station or unleashing a fleet of city shuttles with flexible routes around town based on demand. Some of these policies will be further explored in the city’s new Sustainability and Climate Action Plan, which is being undertaken in conjunction with the Comprehensive Plan update and is also set for adoption in 2017. In discussing the sustainability plan at a January meeting, Mayor Pat Burt observed that one challenge that the city faces when it comes to long-term planning is the difficulty of predicting dramatic technological shifts. “Looking in the rear view mirror is not necessarily the best way to predict the future,” Burt said. The same can be said for the council’s ongoing effort to update its Comprehensive Plan and to lay a new foundation for local policies until the plan’s expiration in 2030. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com. The Palo Alto City Council will be considering adding a fifth scenario for the Draft Environmental Impact Report on Feb. 22. The meeting will be held at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave., starting at 7 p.m. To view the DEIR, go to paloaltocompplan.org About the cover: Photo illustration by Kristin Brown; photos by Veronica Weber.

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Redwood City filmmaker Tony Gapastione founded Creative Crew in 2012 with the goal of bringing a diverse group of local artists together.

Local group brings together artists of all kinds by Karla Kane alling all painters, poets and piano players: No matter what your artistic bent may be, Creative Crew has a spot for you. Creative Crew is a Redwood City-based collective that seeks to bring together folks from all artistic backgrounds to network, collaborate, be inspired and share work in a supportive, encouraging environment. Founded by filmmaker Tony Gapastione three years ago out of “just a real desire to get artists together,” the crew’s Facebook group boasts 365 members and holds monthly meetups at Backyard Coffee. At each monthly event, four to six artists present their work in front of the group and receive feedback and questions. Members hail mostly from the Peninsula but some come from San Francisco, San Jose, and beyond. “Every month, you never know what you’re going to get: a rapper, photographers, actors doing monologues, any kind of art,” Gapastione said. Ola Soler, a film student at San Francisco State University and Gapastione’s co-producer, said Creative Crew gains members through social media, word of mouth and good old human interaction. She recounted meeting

a woman while having her car’s oil changed. The two got to talking and Soler mentioned Creative Crew. “She thought it was so great because she always wanted to be an artist. She creates little jewelry pieces and things like that but never pursued it as a career,” she said. The woman ended up attending the next meetup with examples of her jewelry and offered them as costume pieces for one of Soler and Gapastione’s films. “I thought, ‘Thank you — you get it,’” Gapastione said. “That’s exactly our hope, that people come to this hub and meet each other and go, ‘I am a set dresser, I am a makeup artist, let’s work together.” He recalled a choreographer who attended her first meetup on the same night as another filmmaker. “Three months later I see on Facebook they’re tagged in a photo. I said, ‘Oh that’s so cool, you’re working together.’ She said, ‘We’re working together because we met at Creative Crew! He hired me to choreograph something he was working on,’ and I was like, ‘Yes!’” Gapastione said, clapping his hands. He and Soler are working on their second film and said there will be plenty of involvement from Crew members. Specializing in films with social-justice themes,

the first was “1440 and Counting,” about a burned-out teacher on the verge of retirement who has her life unexpectedly changed by the return of a former student. The short film has been accepted into a number of festivals, with more to come. They’re currently in pre-production on “Neighbor,” about a homeless man who gets involved with trying to help a victim of sex trafficking in the Bay Area. Though the film is fictional, Gapastione (who’s also a pastor at a local church) and Soler are partnering with anti-trafficking organizations and meeting with survivors. “We really want to raise awareness of the fact that it’s happening here in the Bay Area, not just in Third World countries,” Soler said. They’re currently crowdfunding the project but have also received financial support from the Redwood City Parks and Arts Foundation, a fairly new nonprofit that advocates and raises funds for cultural activities, public art and recreational services. It’s another connection they made through — you guessed it — Creative Crew. “This guy said, ‘I’m on a board in this city. We care about recreational events, we care about arts, we’d love to pioneer something with you,’” Gapastione said. “It’s just been beautiful.”

Erin Ashford, a photographer who moved to Redwood City about a year and a half ago, has presented her work twice at Creative Crew meetups. Before moving to the Peninsula, she’d been living in large cities with established art scenes — San Francisco, Atlanta, Seattle — but is finding that she can have a direct hand in contributing to Redwood City’s smaller, emerging art community. “It’s always been really important to me to find where art is at, wherever I’m living,” she said. After moving to Redwood City when her wife took a job with the VA Health Care Center in Menlo Park, “I met Tony, I looked at all the things in my neighborhood and one of them was Creative Crew, and it was great.” She, too, is now working with a human-trafficking survivor to help document her story. “You never know if someone’s going to approach you and want to work with you,” she said. “It’s important to partner up with people doing good things.” Ashford, who’s also active with a number of city associations and nonprofits and volunteers as a mentor at Sequoia High School, first shared a project with Creative Crew about a year ago — a documentary on Queer burlesque performance in the South. She was unsure of the reception she’d receive. “I didn’t know who my audience was. I didn’t really know who Creative Crew was. It felt like I was really exposing a big part of myself,” she said. “When you show work, especially work that is vulnerable, even if you’re not trying to be a certain way, your work will still say loads about you and you don’t know how people will react.” Audiences vary at the meetups, she said. Sometimes the room is

full of longtime members; sometimes first-time attendees, all with diverse artistic experiences and interests. “I started to appreciate that about Creative Crew,” she said. “It’s interesting what you get when you show work and you’re being genuine with who you are. You just can be approached by someone who could surprise you and you can totally learn something from them.” At January’s meeting, she showed photos from a new work in progress, including many taken in her wife’s hometown of Flint, Michigan. “It doesn’t matter where you are in your life: Getting up there, there’s anxiety, putting yourself out there. That’s why you need the community where people will be loving and kind to you,” she said. Creative Crew fills that role, “because the world is harsh, and you need that, too, but when you’re in the incubation phase of your project you need nourishment and encouragement. “ “It’s been a community in which it’s safe to share your work — whatever stage it’s in — and receive affirmation,” Gapastione said. “That’s the one rule we have, that artists will be affirmed for whatever their work is.” Q Interim Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be emailed at kkane@paweekly.com. What: Creative Crew monthly meetup Where: Backyard Coffee, 965 Brewster Ave., Redwood City When: Every third Sunday of the month. The next meeting is Sunday, Feb. 21, at 7:15 p.m. Cost: Free; donations accepted. Info: Go to facebook.com/ groups/creativecrewRWC/

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Tatiana (Olga Chernisheva) marries Prince Gremin (Silas Elash) after she is spurned by her first love in “Yegveny Onegin.�

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West Bay Opera stages ‘Yegveny Onegin’ by Mort Levine

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he challenge met by Tchaikovsky, Russia’s great 19th-century composer, was to take a celebrated novel of doomed love by Alexander Pushkin and set it to some of the most spellbinding music ever written. The challenge for Palo Alto’s West Bay Opera is to make that masterpiece, “Yegveny Onegin,� relevant to today’s audiences. In accepting that task, West Bay Opera Maestro Jose Luis Moscovich has teamed up with an imaginative director, Ragnar Conde, along with a seasoned cast, to bring it to the stage of the Lucie Stern Theater for four performances (Feb. 19-28). “I am delighted to continue working with West Bay Opera because of the total quality of the casts and the great voices they bring. It is also a company which is willing to explore new ideas that make opera a truly living art,� Conde said. Last year Conde and West Bay produced an acclaimed “Faust,� in which a Silicon Valley scientist searched for the secret of eternal life. A native of Mexico City, Conde was trained at the Casa del Teatro there and has gone on to direct more than 70 performing-arts projects throughout the western hemisphere and Europe. In his version of “Yegveny Onegin,� sung in Russian with English supertitles, the story is recounted from the perspective of an old man looking back. Each of its seven scenes will be framed with projections of Russian tableau paintings of the era. “Although the mid-19th century is the setting, there is a relevance for the Russian culture of today in capturing Pushkin’s ironic commentary on society’s

class system and today’s behavior and psychology,� Conde said. The opera is constructed of seven vignettes from the lengthy Pushkin novel. The story is a cautionary tale about suppressing one’s feelings behind a mask of upper-class sophistication, and the contrasts between high society of czarist St. Petersburg and the simpler lives of country folk. The libretto, by Konstantin Shilovsky, tells the tale of Tatyana, a sensitive adolescent girl who falls in love with Onegin, a cold and selfish man of the world. She declares her passion in a long letter but he utterly rejects her love. Later, at her birthday ball, he flirts with her sister Olga, which brings a challenge to a duel from Lenski, Onegin’s friend and Olga’s suitor. Lenski is killed and Onegin leaves to travel abroad aimlessly. Six years later, he returns to Russia and finds Tatyana has matured into a beautiful woman, married to to the elderly Prince Gremin. Ongen falls in love and implores her to leave with him. When she admits she still loves him but is unwilling to leave her husband, Onegin is left crushed and in total despair. “Actions do have consequences, as Onegin bitterly learns,� Conde said. The musical score has an abundance of lush, complex melodies that advance the narrative. Tchaikovsky created a group of tunes that evoke the social backgrounds of the characters in both folk song and dance along with a great polonaise. Anders Froehlich, an American baritone, sings the title role. He has sung with San Francisco Opera, Opera San Jose and Los

Angeles Opera as well as in some cutting-edge new works. This will be his West Bay Opera debut. The pivotal role of Tatyana will be sung by a Russian-trained soprano, Olga Chernisheva, who recently starred in “Tosca� at Opera San Jose. Her “Yegveny Onegin� highlight is the 23-minute “Letter Scene,� one of the most demanding in the entire repertory. Tenor Jorge Garza takes the role of Lenski, who sings a memorable aria just before the duel; Nikola Printz sings the mezzo soprano role of Olga in her debut with the company; and Anna Yelizarova, another mezzo, will sing Larina, the mother of Tatyana and Olga. She sang Maddalena in West Bay’s “Rigoletto� earlier this season. Despite the small stage, there will be specially choreographed works for dancers, and the West Bay Opera orchestra, conducted by Maestro Moscovich, will be playing virtually all of the original score in this production. Q Freelance writer Mort Levine can be reached at mortlevine123@gmail.com. What: West Bay Opera presents Tchaikovsky’s “Yegveny Onegin,� sung in Russian with English supertitles. When: Friday, Feb. 19, at 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m. Where: Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto Cost: $45-$83 Info: Visit westbayopera.org or call 650-424-9999.

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Take a tour of Asia through music and cultural activities during Stanford University’s Pan-Asian Music Festival, Feb. 19-20. The festival is dedicated to promoting an understanding and appreciation of music in contemporary Asia, and will feature local artists representing music from Iran, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Japan. They will be joined by the Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra from China in a collaborative finale. The festival starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. Cost is $30 general, $20 student and $10 Stanford student with ID. Go to panasianmusicfestival.stanford.edu/2016/about.html.

Great American Songbook California Pops Orchestra’s next show on Sunday, Feb. 21, at Foothill College’s Smithwick Theatre will be a tribute to great American songwriters, lyricists and composers, including Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Cab Calloway and Harold Arlen. Pianist Frederick Hodges and singer Carly Honfi will make an appearance. Show starts at 3 p.m. Cost is $2048. Smithwick Theatre is located at 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Go to calpops.org.

Lecture ‘Queer Mannerism’ Stanford University professors Richard Meyer, Terry Castle, and Ivan Lupic will host a panel discussion on queer visuality in Mannerist prints at the Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford , on Wednesday, Feb. 24. The panel will highlight works in the Cantor’s exhibition Myth, Allegory, and Faith: The Kirk Edward Long Collection of Mannerist Prints. Lecture starts at 5:30 p.m. Go to museum. stanford.edu/participate/programs_events_ lectures_symposia.html.

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the stage during its production of “Fairy Tales and Fantasy,” on Saturday, Feb. 20, 7-9 p.m, at Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Young princes and princesses can meet the ballet company and take photos before the performance and during intermission, children are invited onstage to meet and dance with the performers. Cost is $18-$35. Go to eventbrite. com/e/byu-theatre-ballet-silicon-valley-tickets19612678048?aff=ehomecard

Live music Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass Immerse yourself in powerful and soulful blues with Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass at the Mountain View Masonic Lodge, 890 Church St. on Saturday, Feb. 20. Advance tickets cost $22 for adults, $20 for seniors and $12.50 for students. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Go to http://rba.org/#DPSG

Movie night ‘This Changes Everything’ The Peninsula Peace and Justice Center will hold a movie night with the free screening of “This Changes Everything” on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7-9 p.m., at the Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road. Avi Lewis’s film is based on the book by Naomi Klein, and offers an attempt to re-imagine the challenge of climate change. A discussion led by Debbie Mytels will be held after the movie. Go to peaceandjustice.org/changes/.

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Right, the dressed lobster roll at Drunken Lobster in downtown Mountain View is as good as any you’ll find on the East Coast. Below, Drunken Lobster’s fried Ipswitch whole belly clams, served with french fries and coleslaw.

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ur beloved Dungeness crab season might be finally getting underway, given last week’s lifting of a three-month health warning that arose from a local toxic algae bloom. (Recreational crabbing has resumed, while commercial is still on hold.) In the meantime, we can take advantage of that East Coast crustacean delectation, lobster, right here on the Peninsula. Opened in October, Drunken Lobster in downtown Mountain View gets its seafood, including live lobsters, delivered fresh daily. The lobsters I tasted were rich, sweet, delicate and not at all briny. Lobster is luscious both hot and cold, succulent in the mouth with a subtle aftertaste. For the uninitiated, lobster is firmer than crab meat, and shreds rather than flakes so it can be chopped. Like crab, lobster meat is enhanced with sauces. (I say this being a dyed-in-the-wool Dungeness crab adherent.) Owner Brian Langevin built the business, literally. Not only is he

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the chef who makes everything fresh daily, he fashioned the space, did the plumbing and electrical, installed the kitchen and decorated the Castro Street space with a nautical theme, complete with red and white checkered tablecloths. It’s very much like lobster shacks found from the Cape to Bar Harbor. Langevin has spent 15 years in the restaurant business, starting as a dishwasher and moving up to managing construction and opening restaurants for others. He is a San Jose State University graduate who recently decided the time was right for implementing his own concept. His family hails from New England, thus the East Coast connection. Drunken Lobster’s dressed lobster roll ($20), that is, tossed in mayonnaise, was served on a spongy, fresh brioche roll (made by the neighboring Hong Kong Bakery) with crisp french fries and slaw. It made an ambrosial meal. Generous chunks of tender, just-cooked lobster, lightly tossed in mayonnaise and served

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MATTRESS, COFFEE SHOP, HOTEL GET TOP HONORS ... A few shout-outs to three businesses in Palo Alto that recently have been recognized by prominent publications. The first accolade goes to McRoskey Mattress, 220 Hamilton Ave. Forbes. com included the downtown mattress company in its 2016 list of the top 25 “America’s Best Small Companies.� McRoskey, which has its original roots in San Francisco, opened in Palo Alto in 2002. Sales specialist James Christiansen, who has been with McRoskey for 14 years, said the company was thrilled to make the list. “It was a surprise to us; a pleasant surprise that we were noticed. We’ve been making mattresses for 117 years,� he said. Another downtown business was also mentioned on an elite list. Blue Bottle Coffee, which opened a year ago in HanaHaus, the shared tech workspace at 456 University Ave., was selected as one of the “21 Best Coffee Roasters in the Country,� according to Thrillist.com. Blue Bottle started in Oakland more than 10 years ago. The company has seen explosive growth and now has nine other Bay Area locations, as well as a total of 13 coffee shops in Los Angeles, New York and Tokyo. The third mention is from this month’s Forbes Travel Guide, which recognized Garden Court Hotel, 520 Cowper St., as one of the “Seven Sophisticated Spring Breaks for Adults,� noting its proximity to “an abundance of shopping, spa and restaurant options.� COINCIDENTAL RESTAURANT CLOSINGS ... Through a series of coincidences, three local restaurants were temporarily closed to customers for several days in the past few weeks. Midtowners were without their Frappuccinos in late January, when Starbucks, 2775 Middlefield Road, shut its doors to do a quick remodel

immediately, were as good as any I’ve had on the East Coast, and I make several trips to New England yearly. For the same price, there is an undressed version that comes with drawn butter. The clam chowder ($5 cup, $7 bowl) was thick with clams and potatoes. There was celery, too; New Englanders are divided on whether a rib of celery even so much as waved over a pot of chowder is a gastronomic and cultural sin. (Legal Sea Foods in Boston, for one, does not use celery in its chowder.) It does add another subtle flavor though, and Langevin’s version is as good as any. The lobster bisque ($7 cup, $9 bowl) was velvety smooth, creamy and tomatoey, with chunks of lobster and the slightest hint of piquancy. I finished the bowl quickly and wished for more. Lobster and chowders aside, I thought the fried Ipswitch whole belly clams ($28) with fries and slaw were divine. The beer batter was feather-light and the clams were fat and succulent. Visions of HoJo’s danced through my head as I dug into the sprawling plate of clams, fries and slaw. Those of you from the East might recall the orange-roofed Howard Johnson’s. In 1925, Howard Johnson operated a soda fountain inside a pharmacy in Quincy, Massachusetts. He had big ideas and both grew and franchised a concept that spawned a chain

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and reconfigure its customer seating. Next came Lyfe Kitchen at 167 Hamilton Ave. The healthy, fast casual restaurant was forced to close its doors earlier this month after the restaurant’s hot-water heater reportedly broke. “No hot water, no business,� said one restaurant employee, referring to the unexpected multi-day closure. And last week, it was Paul Martin’s American Grill’s turn to close. The 6,300-square-foot, farm-to-table bistro located on the Palo Alto/Mountain View border in San Antonio Center, went dark for four days so that it, too, could remodel. All the restaurants are now remodeled and repaired, and it is business as usual. DELAYED MOVE FOR ANTHROPOLOGIE ... In the category of “Things that always take longer than they should,� the latest entry is Anthropologie, the upscale clothing and accessory shop at 999 Alma St., Palo Alto. The store plans to move into the newly redone area of the Stanford Shopping Center, called The Plaza. Anthropologie was originally scheduled to close this month to prepare to reopen in the shopping center this spring; then the date changed to a late summer closure; it now looks like it will be Thanksgiving when Anthropologie finally makes its move to the Stanford mall, according to an industry source. The new store at Stanford, which will officially be called Anthropologie & Company, will nearly triple its current size from the existing Alma Street location, making room for an in-house cafe, a bridal shop and an outdoor furniture section. Q

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of more than a thousand motelrestaurants across the country in the 1960s and 1970s. HoJo’s signature dish was fried clam strips from Ipswitch, Massachusetts. The clam strip was actually the foot of the clam because creator Thomas Soffron didn’t like the clam belly. Soffron Brothers Clam Company sold their “Tender-sweet Fried Clams� exclusively to HoJo’s. Possibly more history than you’re interested in, but both Soffron and HoJo’s discarded the best part of the clam. It’s like tossing aside the claws from lobsters and crabs. Drunken Lobster doesn’t make that mistake. The fried clam bellies were simply delicious. The meaty cod fish and chips ($14) were crackle-crisp and piping hot. The generous portion came with plenty of fries, slaw and two sauces. The mac n’ cheese ($20 with lobster, $7 for a side sans the seafood) was creamy with chunks of lobster and just enough cheese without overwhelming the elbow macaroni or the delicate lobster. It tasted more of lobster than cheese — exactly what I wanted. Drunken Lobster makes the classic seafood salads as well: lobster Louie ($22), shrimp Louie ($16) and a Pacific Rim salad ($11) with organic greens, macadamia nuts and fried wontons. There are fresh oysters too; availability and selection change daily.

Langevin has just added a dozen new price-worthy lunch items, including a shrimp po boy ($10), popcorn shrimp and chips ($11), and a grilled cheese sandwich ($6). Drunken Lobster is beercentric, which complements the food perfectly. There are six rotating beers on tap and 20 by the bottle. There is a limited selection of wine, too, but good enough. Langevin said his intention was to build a casual restaurant where people could hang out with good food and libations. Done.Q Freelance writer Dale Bentson can be emailed at dfbentson@ gmail.com.

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Fashion weak ‘Zoolander 2’ a low-effort disappointment 00 (Century 16, Century 20) Look, let’s not kid ourselves. “Zoolander 2” isn’t “Citizen Kane.” But “Zoolander 2” isn’t even “Zoolander.” Those in the mood for pure unadulterated silliness could do worse, however, than Ben Stiller’s flimsy-fun sequel to his 2001 fashion-world comedy. Stiller directs, co-writes, produces and stars as Derek Zoolander, a gifted supermodel sidelined by tragedy. It takes pep talks from old friend Billy Zane (playing himself) to get Zoolander and orgy-loving BFF Hansel (Owen Wilson) back in the game, as it

were. But the game has changed somewhat: pop stars are being knocked off by some nefarious individual, prompting Interpol (Fashion Division) to dispatch sexy agent Valentina Valencia (Penelope Cruz). Valentina tracks down Zoolander in one of countless absurd plot developments that mark “Zoolander 2” as a willful mockery of the purported need for narrative coherence. “Good luck trying to nail us for a stupid plot,” screenwriters Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller, Nicholas Stoller and John Hamburg seem to say. “We flaunt it proudly.”

sexual tendencies for laughs. Other than redeeming Derek Jr.’s extra pounds through a shared acceptance with Derek, “Zoolander 2” doesn’t have much that’s instructive to say to its audience, which presumably skews to the uninitiated preteen and those with fond memories of Stiller’s

15-year-old original. Rather, it’s a goofy gag machine that will raise smiles for some and make others just plain gag. Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, a scene of exaggerated violence, and brief strong language. One hour, 42 minutes. — Peter Canavese

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The story also brings in Derek’s long-abandoned son, Derek Jr. (Cyrus Arnold), who becomes a temporary subject of fat shaming (from his own father) before coming into his own. It’s also no surprise that the sequel reunites us with a few key characters from the original film while providing opportunities for more contemporary comic talent: Fred Armisen, digitally shrunk to pint size; Kyle Mooney, as amusingly annoying millennial designer Don Atari; and MVP Kristin Wiig, brilliantly funny as the nearly incomprehensible fashion matron of the House of Atoz. If the plot is stupid, the hit-andmiss humor tends to juvenile and lazy jokes, overly reliant on popculture cameos to goose laughs of surprise and recognition. Given that, I’ll resist spoiling them all, but suffice it to say that this is a movie that begins with the machine-gun murder of Justin Bieber (playing himself), whose final gesture on planet Earth is a ripe bit of satire of both celebrities and just about everyone addicted to social media. It’s too bad that “Zoolander 2” can’t, or won’t, keep itself on this sharp edge of the knife; most of the picture is more like a plastic spoon, feeding us the kind of self-aware high camp that went out with the ‘60s and returned with a vengeance in the “Austin Powers” years. It doesn’t help “Zoolander 2” that it so blithely writes off Cruz’s character as a sex object — the butt of constant boob jokes — and so thoroughly teases Zoolander and Hansel’s homo-

Joseph Fiennes and Tom Felton star in “Risen.”

Easter in February ‘Risen’ courts the ‘Passion of the Christ’ audience 00 (Century 16, Century 20) The Greatest Story Ever Retold returns in “Risen,” which takes an intriguing premise — investigating the disappearance of Jesus’ body from the tomb — and dulls it down to a hybrid of “Law & Order: Jesus Cops” and bygone sword-and-sandal fare like “The Robe.” Directed by Kevin Reynolds (“Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” “Waterworld”), “Risen” comes from Affirm Films, a label under the Sony Pictures banner that literally promises “wholesome and trusted entertainment” made of “faith-based and inspirational content.” That’s a sure sign that “Risen” will be an all-in religious-belief movie, one that preaches to the choir.

Obviously, there’s a global audience (around two billion) for Christian films, proven in spades by the 2004 smash hit “The Passion of the Christ.” And “Risen” shares with that film a modern aesthetic take on the ancient subject matter — the gore, the desert dust, the carrion flies — and a murky answer to the question “What’s the artistic purpose here?” If “The Passion” aimed to make us feel each lash and nail, “Risen” attempts to dramatize religious conversion and the outer limits of Christian redemption. Joseph Fiennes stars as a Roman military tribune named Clavius, who reports to Pontius Pilate (Peter (continued on next page)

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Firth). Pilate tasks Clavius with cleaning up the crucifixion of “the Nazarene,” aka Yeshua (Cliff Curtis), the man seen by many Jews as the Messiah, known today as Jesus Christ. Clavius’ next duty is to protect the body, which he does by sealing it in a stone tomb put under armed guard. Ultimately, when the body disappears, Clavius must try to recover it before the purported resurrection foments an uprising against the Roman overlords. In

the process, Clavius examines evidence (including the Shroud of Turin); he interviews the disciples; and he tracks down person-of-interest prostitute Mary Magdalene (Maria Botto) while the otherworldly Yeshua plays hide-and-seek. Clavius busts down doors and chases through the streets to bring in his witnesses, sometimes even with a line: “Shalom, Mary,” pausing to pray to his false idol Mars and to wonder at every clue. Clavius hopes for “a day without death ... peace,” but that’s about as far as characterization goes for this stock character of a convertible Roman

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who trades in his inhumanity for something to believe in. Competent acting and direction handily stave off artistic disaster, but “Risen” has been constructed not so much to inspire as to renew the already faithful. Devout Christians will, therefore, most likely enjoy the story, despite its near-total lack of narrative tension. (I think we can all guess what Clavius will find in his investigation, and how it will affect him.)

Deadpool 000 The new Marvel superhero movie is obnoxious, snarky, gruntingly sexual and violent. And it knows it. In giving the fans what they want, “Deadpool” is pretty much on point, especially after the misbegotten 2009 “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” which gave the fast-healing mutate mercenary Deadpool his bigscreen debut. Ryan Reynolds, playing the part like a stand-up comic, returns in the film directed by Tim Miller. Early on, Deadpool, aka Wade Wilson, assures the audience, “I may be super, but I’m noooo hero,” promising more breaking of the fourth wall: he’s Bugs Bunny with a face full of scars, an automatic pistol and a pair of katanas. He’s also psychopathic, thanks largely to Ed Skrein’s mutant villain Ajax and Wade’s loss of girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin). “Deadpool” may not be wildly fresh, but it does wriggle against its genre straitjacket, putting on a great show in the process. Rated R for language, some violent images, drug use and brief graphic nudity. One hour, 48 minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed Feb. 12, 2016)

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That said, I’m not sure one can call “Risen” entertainment, and it’s hardly a breakthrough. The plot has been explored before on screen: in the obscure 1987 Italian film “The Inquiry,” which, unlike “Risen,” productively cultivates ambiguity, and its 2006 remake; and the post-crucifixion conversion tale “The Robe,” from 1953. Despite the odd timing of its release, “Risen” offers a Good Friday diversion for the faithful.

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Home&Real Estate Home Front ESPALIER EXPERTISE ... Certified arborist and aesthetic pruner Chris Ingram will lead a class on pruning espaliered fruit trees (trees trained to grow flat against a support or surface) on Sunday, Feb. 21, 9:3011:30 a.m., at Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Through both a lecture and field demonstration, Ingram will cover selection, planting and early training of espaliered fruit trees; how to prune and structure established ones; and the important differences in pruning needs of various fruit trees. The class costs $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Info: gamblegarden.org or 650-3291356, ext. 201.

SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOLARS ... The Charitable Foundation of the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors is sponsoring the 17th annual Silicon Valley Realtors Scholars Program, through which graduating seniors from 18 public high schools in the area will be distinguished for “their exemplary record, outstanding academic performance and community spirit,” a press release from the association states. Representatives from each of the 18 schools, which include Gunn and Palo Alto high schools, will select three nominees. One student from each high school will then be chosen by a committee to receive a $1,000 scholarship. Students can obtain applications through their high schools, and applications must be returned to the school’s principal or counselor by Monday, March 7. Those looking for more info can contact Nina Yamaguchi at 408-861-8822 or nyamaguchi@ cbnorcal.com.

NEIGHBORHOOD SNAPSHOT

From left, Abby Walker, 13, Emma Walker, 4, and Michael Walker, 11, play on the geodesic dome outside of their house in the Palo Alto Orchards neighborhood.

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he neighborhood name, Palo Alto Orchards, conjures up pastoral images of when Santa Clara County was the Valley of Heart’s Delight and there was nothing but fruitful farmland as far as the eye could see. On the other hand, the neighborhood’s location — next to perpetually busy Arastradero Road and El Camino Real, bustling with Silicon Valley commuters and businesses — is far removed from the bucolic days of yore. Somehow, the small Palo Alto Orchards still manages to boast quiet cul-de-sacs lined with redwood trees and relatively mod-

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Small and tucked away, Palo Alto Orchards retains neighborhood feeling by Karla Kane ing distance of all of the schools,” said 13-year resident and mother of three Casie Walker. Juana Briones Park, in fact, contains some heritage apricot trees planted to honor the area’s past life. Walker and her husband have sent her two oldest children through nearby Juana Briones Elementary School and onto Ter-

est single-family homes (plus an apartment building). The neighborhood is no longer full of apricot orchards the way it was when it was first developed in the mid20th century, but residents still consider it something of an oasis. “I love that we are walking distance from Juana Briones Park, which is one of Palo Alto’s best, in addition to being within walk-

The hundred-home Palo Alto Orchards neighborhood boasts houses in varying architectural styles.

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man Middle School. It’s a kidfriendly place, she said. Since there isn’t much in the way of through traffic, kids can feel comfortable playing outside just as residents did back in the good old days. “Our neighborhood is full of single-family homes, with a mix of young families and some original owners who have owned the homes since they were built in 1950. Our neighbors have been, without exception, absolutely lovely people. My children always have friends to play and walk to school with,” she said. Current neighborhood association president John Spiller and his family first moved to the neighborhood in 1997, also drawn to the proximity to high-quality lo(continued on page 32)

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DO-IT-YOURSELF SOAP ... The Palo Alto Adult School has a shiny new offering: a one-day class with instructor Lori Stola called “Making Soap from Scratch” held on Saturday, March 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Palo Alto High School, Room 1701, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Stola will teach cold process soap making, in which oils and lye are mixed to create soap that cures over four to six weeks. Participants will take home a bar of soap and a detailed handout on the technique. The class costs $45, plus a $10 materials fee collected by the instructor. Info: paadultschool.org/classes/ making-soap-from-scratch/

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cal schools within walking distance. They soon discovered that the enclave’s location close to several nearby towns gave them a wealth of eating and shopping options, in addition to the shops and eateries along El Camino. “Being in the southern part of Palo Alto allows us to easily explore the restaurants on California Avenue, the new San Antonio Village and the downtowns

of Los Altos and Mountain View. It is just so convenient to everything,” he said. One ongoing issue for residents has been traffic on the Charleston-Arastradero corridor and the resulting controversial trafficcalming measures. Some feel the changes have caused greater congestion in residential areas but others feel the improved safety, especially for cyclists, pedestrians, and students on their way to and from school, is a big success. “Ingress and egress from Arastradero can be a chal-

HOME SALES

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

141 Karen Way Lee Trust to Y. Cao for $4,680,000 on 01/15/16; built 1958, 4bd, 2,490 sq. ft.

East Palo Alto

1 Blue Jay Court L. Paycheck to J. Wurzel for $930,000 on 01/15/16; built 2007, 4bd, 2,010 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/15/2014, $800,000

Atherton

Total sales reported: 5 Lowest sales price: $512,500 Highest sales price: $3,350,000 Average sales price: $1,811,500

East Palo Alto Total sales reported: 1 Sales price:$930,000

Mountain View

Los Altos Total sales reported: 1 Sales price:$4,600,000

Los Altos Hills Total sales reported: 1 Sales price:$2,548,000

Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $1,320,000 Highest sales price: $1,500,000 Average sales price: $1,395,000

Palo Alto Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $1,670,000 Highest sales price: $2,555,000 Average sales price: $2,075,000

Stanford Total sales reported: 1 Sales price: $2,750,000

Los Altos Hills

Menlo Park

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Menlo Park

Total sales reported: 1 Sales price: $4,680,000

Los Altos

2140 Camino A Los Cerros Baylocq Trust to M. Scott for $2,105,000 on 01/15/16; built 1949, 5bd, 2,600 sq. ft.; previous sale 12/31/1986, $350,000 3607 Fair Oaks Ave. Print Trust to Burns Trust for $512,500 on 01/15/16; built 1949, 3bd, 920 sq. ft. 1337 Hillview Place L. & N. Villalba to R. & M. Francis for $3,350,000 on 01/14/16; built 1952, 3bd, 2,950 sq. ft.; previous sale 12/20/2002, $900,000 2140 Santa Cruz Ave. #A201 Nee Trust to Klang Trust for $830,000 on 01/15/16; built 1978, 2bd, 960 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/06/2005, $429,000

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531 Patrick Way Steele Trust to C. Yang for $4,600,000 on 01/27/16; built 1954, 5bd, 3,471 sq. ft. 10730 Mora Drive F. Linebarger to R. Minton for $2,548,000 on 01/28/16; built 1941, 3bd, 2,454 sq. ft.; previous sale 03/03/2006, $2,875,000

lenge, although the Arastradero/ Charleston new-road alignment is a big improvement,” Spiller said. Palo Alto Orchards’ small size — around 100 homes — means many folks know and actively engage with one another. They have adapted to high-tech ways of doing so, turning to online message groups to discuss local issues. But old-fashioned neighborhood socials are still popular, too. “Neighbors enjoy our yearly block parties and are vigorously exchanging views on our Nextdoor website,” Spiller said.

“We meet around the block as we walk our dogs and ride bikes with our kids,” Walker said. “I have heard some of the original owners say how different it is from when they were raising their kids here, and that is undoubtedly true. But one thing hasn’t changed, and that is that our neighborhood is full of wonderful, diverse people who care for one another,” she said. Q Interim Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be emailed at kkane@paweekly.com.

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2030 Santa Cruz Ave. Joustra Trust to R. & P. Angelo for $2,260,000 on 01/15/16; built 1954, 5bd, 3,180 sq. ft.; previous sale 09/30/1992, $385,000

Mountain View

198 College St. 1st Design For Sale to Moses Trust for $1,500,000 on 01/27/16; built 1964, 3bd, 942 sq. ft.; previous sale 04/10/1986, $122,000 596 Moorpark Way W. & E. Taina to Goe Trust for $1,320,000 on 02/01/16; built 1945, 2bd, 679 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/17/2007, $690,000 1956 Rock St. MV Reflection 2013 to S. Liu for $1,365,000 on 01/29/16

Palo Alto

3257 Kipling St. Wilson Trust to FAE Holdings for $2,555,000 on

01/29/16; built 1951, 3bd, 1,081 sq. ft. 3719 Starr King Circle E. & K. Irlanda to Elevation Homes Investors for $1,670,000 on 01/29/16; built 1952, 3bd, 1,382 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/29/1992, $325,000 2590 Webster St. Scher Holdings to Finebaum Trust for $2,000,000 on 02/01/16; built 1946, 4bd, 1,962 sq. ft.

Stanford

1050 Campus Drive Wolf Trust to Stanford University for $2,750,000 on 01/28/16; built 1925, 3bd, 2,899 sq. ft.

BUILDING PERMITS Palo Alto 180 El Camino Real, #991437

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sq. ft. tenant improvement for bakery Pink Posy. Includes facade change, kitchen, restroom and HVAC, $50,000 3880 Magnolia Drive South 1,314 sq. ft. house demolition 520 Sand Hill Roadnew tree furniture in lobby with lighting, $2,000 809 Cowper St. replace dry-rot damaged stair for upstairs unit, $15,000 521 Georgia Ave. 35 sq. ft. residential bathroom remodel, $6,500 3880 Magnolia Drive South new 226 sq. ft. detached garage, $10,979 1703 Bryant St. replace existing subpanel 1134 Harker Ave. replace a 40 gallon gas and water heater 991 Colorado Ave. trenchless

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sewer line replacement 1464 Pitman Ave. replace 14 ducts, 12 supplies in floor and two returns in ceiling, $43,320 1473 Dana Ave. revision to change foundation from crawl space to slab on grade and replace all windows 810 Garland Drive furnace replacement in attic and add an A/C unit 1128 Oregon Ave. convert existing 304 sq. ft. second dwelling unit to accessory structure, $2,000 1849 Webster St. residential water line replacement 470 Carolina Lane— install roof-mounted solar system 888 Boyce Ave. revision to change downspout locations 4205 Wilkie Way remove/replace water heater 886 Richardson Court residential replace four windows, $2,100 4252 Los Palos Place 442 sq. ft. remodel; including master bedroom and bathroom and powder room, adding four windows and one sliding door, $50,000 2161 Byron St. replacing three windows, $5,453 2471 Ross Road residential trenchless sewer line replacement 2445 Faber Place tenant improvement for CBRE to occupy 804 sq. ft. suite 101; includes demolition and construction of non-rated non-bearing partitions, new finishes and lighting upgrades, $47,996 1630 Castilleja Ave. replace water heater with a tankless water heater/boiler 2325 Santa Ana St. new 165 sq. ft. accessory shed structure at rear yard, $10,000 455 Oregon Ave. residential addition of 180 sq. ft. unconditioned sunroom to rear of house, $22,000 640 San Antonio Ave. 100-gallon water heater replacement 3073 Middlefield Road, #101

35 sq. ft. bathroom remodel: remove and replace bathtub, install new tub/shower valve, fan and tile surround, $11,000 1119 Fulton St. replace one sliding glass door, $7,234 140 Kellogg Ave. residential kitchen and two bath remodels, 260 sq. ft., $38,000 222 Sequoia Ave. replace 11 windows and replace two patio doors, $37,798 339 Kellogg Ave. add a skylight and window 251 Lincoln Ave. remodel and structural repairs to existing 400 sq. ft. detached garage; historic structure planning demolition limits apply, $25,000 324 Channing Ave. replace water heater 951 Sycamore Drive residential sewer replacement 180 El Camino Real, #1001 tenant improvement for Hugo Boss retailer, 5,229 sq. ft on the ground floor, $950,000 917 Cowper St. residential new ductless heat pump on existing deck 676 Arastradero Road residential furnace replacement 329 Campesino Ave. install minisplit ductless heat pump and two air handlers 4028 Arbol Drive residential 9 sq. ft. addition and 1,994 sq. ft. remodel: includes window replacement, skylights, new covered deck, new outdoor fireplace, $425,000 275 Cowper St. residential garage re-roof, $2,600 275 Cowper St. residential reroof, $13,840 1300 Emerson St. residential furnace replacement 23 Roosevelt Circle replace water heater 207 Ferne Ave. upgrade of residential solar system 1125 University Ave. new 930 sq. ft. pool, spa and associated equipment, $65,000

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Garden Tips What is the difference between gardeners and good gardeners? by Jack McKinnon

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e’re going to look at some fine details about gardening this month. I don’t want to go into what makes a great gardener at this point, just the subtle and not-so-subtle differences between most gardeners and the really good ones. One thing is clear to me, and it may be your experience as well: The length of time gardening doesn’t necessarily make a good gardener. Another thing to get out of the way is the myth of a “green thumb.” Yes, some people have better dexterity or memory for Latin names of plants. Some can even diagnose problems, such as too much water, too little water, nutrient deficiencies and infestations of vertebrates and insects without even seeing the culprit. These are learned skills, and depending on one’s ability to recall names or symptoms, most people can learn them or learn where to look up the answers. I have, and I tend to be a slow learner; yet once I know something, it usually sticks. Also, if you are reading this column, you are most likely a gardener. This simplifies the tips I have to write this month because what it takes to be a gardener is an interest in plants and plant culture, and you already have that. Now let’s look at what it takes (in my opinion) to be a good gardener.

1. Good gardeners tend to have a passion for certain elements gardening — be it design, color schemes, textures or types of foliage, flowers or species of plants. They seem to get excited when you mention something interesting about their garden or something they personally take pride in establishing. This excitement can be subtle because high art is not always obvious to the casual viewer. In other words, good gardeners know good gardeners when they see or meet them. 2. Good gardeners may seem eccentric. I met the head gardener at the Jardin de Plantes in Paris when he was being interviewed for an English television show. After the interview, I was able to talk with him for a few minutes. Note: It was quite a short conversation. What I learned about his skills, I could see in the gardens; but what I learned about him, I had to look at him and notice his character. He wore an apron with pockets, smoked a recurve pipe, had a handlebar mustache, and if I recall correctly, had a very interesting hat, the likes of which I had never seen before. This may be normal for Parisian head gardeners but to me it appeared a bit out of the ordinary. I considered him a good gardener. 3. Good gardeners have a love of plants and generally know many more genera and species than most people they know. When they gather, they could almost carry on in Latin. 4. Often when I talk with gardeners, I respect they have stories to tell. Stories of other gardens and gardeners from long ago and near and far. We can talk easily for an

hour about nurseries we have known and nurseries we recommend to visit often. We talk about estates and small cottages, equally exciting because of the gardens that surround them. 5. Good gardeners have a passion for certain species of plants. Stories are told and sometimes written of the first time this plant was seen. I can remember, maybe 20 years ago, seeing a Weigela variegata in the San Francisco Botanical Garden (then known as the Strybing Arboretum), and it was in full bloom under a Magnolia stellata. I was literally weak in the knees at seeing that plant. Having told that to some other gardeners, they just smiled and said, “I know.” 6. Many really good gardeners have way more books on gardening than is really healthy — hundreds of them taking up shelf space and cherished like old friends. “Someday I will read it, so I just can’t let go of it yet,” they say. Personally, I think it will probably be a great find for whoever gets them when I am gone, but having been the recipient of some of these collections, it often is not. 7. Good gardeners are in demand. There are so many gardens and so many potentially great gardens that the good gardeners are booked often into old age. Their knowledge is valuable and their passion contagious. Property owners who really know the value of these artists (eccentric

or not) are wise to hold on to them. 8. Being busy with the gardens of clients and friends makes it somewhat difficult to have time with one’s own garden. This is good news and bad news. Good gardeners dream of their perfect garden — often from a young age — thinking of the orchard and rose arbors and sitting in carefully designed meadows surrounded by collections of their favorite flora and fauna. Yet they seldom completely realize these gardens, let alone have the time to maintain them. 9. So, how does one become a good gardener? I think, if you have read this far, you are probably already one. Keep up the good work. 10. And lastly a little advice to the good gardeners out there: Let go of some of your books; somebody else needs them more than you. Be gentle with yourself; buy a hot tub and soak. Keep dreaming and telling your stories, for we all need to hear them. And when you are old and cannot easily get down on your knees to cultivate your beds, take a child by the hand into the garden and teach her or him how to pull the weeds. Good gardening. Q Garden coach Jack McKinnon can be reached at jack@jackthegardencoach. com or 650-455-0687, or visit his website, jackthegardencoach.com.

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Real Estate Matters

A stable but imbalanced market for 2016 by Samia Cullen

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he strength of our local housing market in 2015 was unprecedented. Competition has remained strong in our area and the imbalance between supply and demand has bid up home prices to new records. The lack of inventory has continued to be the challenge to a more balanced market.

The number of houses sold annually continues to decline. Last year, 311 houses sold in Palo Alto (compared to 356 in 2014), 295 houses in Menlo Park (compared to 356 in 2014) and 69 houses in Atherton (compared to 100 in 2014). The median sale price for a single family home in Palo Alto increased 11.4 percent to a new record high of $2,684,000 (compared to $2,410,000 for last year). The sale-to-list price ratio was 112.5 percent and average days-on-market was 18 days. The highest sale in Palo

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Alto was 1950 Cowper Street in Old Palo Alto, which sold in a private sale at $30 million. For Menlo Park the median sale price increased 8 percent (from $1,875,000 to $2,025,000 in 2015). The sale-to-list price ratio was 107.6 percent and average days-on-market was 19 days. For Atherton the median sale price increased an amazing 34.62 percent (from $4,420,000 to $5,950,000). The sale-to-list price ratio was 101.3 percent and average days-on-market was 52 days. The highest sale on MLS in Atherton was 119 Tuscaloosa Avenue, which sold at $35,300,000. It is important to note that Atherton is having more private sales than any other town in the area. Townhouse and condo market prices in Palo Alto had a surge of 16.4 percent for 2015 with a median price of $1,455,000 compared to $1,250,000 last year. In Menlo Park the surge was 16.4 percent for a median price of $1,420,000 up from $1,200,000 in 2014. The presence of Chinese buyers diminished in our local market in the fourth quarter, scared off by stockmarket selloff, slowing economic growth, currency devaluation, tightened restrictions on capital outflows and higher prices in the housing market. In mid-December, China’s benchmark stock index fell by 5.5 percent, its biggest daily slide since August, as Beijing authorities stepped up a crackdown on the securities industry. According to real estate experts, the national housing market on the whole is expected to cool off in two years. While some are worried about localized real estate bubbles, it is clear that there are no signs of a return to the conditions that caused the last national bubble. Tighter lending restrictions today mean that buyers are not getting loans they realistically can’t pay back as in years past. Therefore there is no danger of a severe crash like the one we saw from the last decade. So here is my outlook for 2016: Q For generations, a healthy housing market has been central to the growth and prosperity of the American economy. As long as the job market is strong, the demand for housing will remain strong. Q The average 30-year, fixed mortgage interest rates is expected to rise only slightly to 5.1 percent by the end of 2016 but will still remain at historically low levels. For a few key demographic groups, including current renters and younger would-be buyers, rising interest rates could lead to changes in their home buying plans. But overall, a modest increase in mortgage interest rates is unlikely to completely derail most buyers’ plans. Q The economy is growing faster than the development of new housing. Inventory remains a primary concern. Q Housing affordability is an issue and will keep a high percentage of younger buyers out of the market because their income has not caught up with the strong year-after-year increase in home prices. Q Investors will continue buying properties but at a lesser pace. The vast majority of investors who own their homes see owning property as “important� or “critical� to building wealth. Q The 2016 housing market is expected to be a picture of solid but lower growth of about 9 percent due to higher mortgage rates, continuing tight credit standards and low inventory. This indicates a trend for a normal but healthy market. What does this all mean for buyers and sellers? Historically the longest lasting expansion or cycle has been eight years, which means that the market will probably start slowing down in 2018. For sellers, if you are planning to sell your home in the next two years, you may want to think about selling soon so you are not selling in a down cycle. For buyers, if you plan to stay in your house more than five years, you may want to consider buying now before prices and interest rates go higher. Q Samia Cullen is a broker associate with Alain Pinel Realtors in Palo Alto. She can be reached at scullen@ apr.com.

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Open Friday 9:30-1:00 • Sat & Sun 1:30-4:30

703 N. CALIFORNIA AVE. PALO ALTO LIVE IN THE HEART OF PALO ALTO! Cherished two-story home in a highly desirable neighborhood with contemporary architectural JIEXYVIW ERH E HVEQEXMG IRXV] XS[IV %R EFYRHERGI SJ [MRHS[W FVMRKW XLI SYXWMHI MR ERH ¾SSHW XLI home with lots of natural light. The spacious and versatile layout is perfect for entertaining, with 5 bedrooms and 4 full bathrooms offering many different living options. This centrally located property is ideal for families who enjoy strolling around the neighborhood, visiting Palo Alto’s favorite community amenities, and living within blocks of top-ranking schools. • 5 BR/4 BA (including 3 suites) • Spacious corner lot *ERXEWXMG ¾SSV TPER JSV PEVKI JEQMPMIW extended families or live/work situations • Two upstairs bedroom suites with high ceilings and exposed beams • Three downstairs bedrooms, including one bedroom suite perfect for grandparents, au pair or guests • Updated kitchen with stainless appliances and granite countertops • Spacious living and dining great room [MXL VS[ SJ [MRHS[W ¾S[MRK XS FEGO]EVH entertaining patio • Window-lined family room is set up as a home theater with built-in surround sound speaker system and acoustical ceiling tile • Mature and professionally landscaped yard with brick patios for entertaining • Top ranking neighborhood schools: Walter Hays Elementary, Jordan Middle School and Palo Alto High School

• Close to numerous community amenities including: Rinconada Park, Lucie Stern Community Center, Palo Alto Art Center, Children’s Library and more • Minutes to Stanford University, downtown Palo Alto, and California Ave shops and restaurants • Easy access to all commute routes, public transportation and hightech companies

OFFERED AT $3,900,000 For more info and photos, please visit: www.703NCalifornia.com

Charlene Chang

Sandra Yie

Realtor / Stanford M.B.A. Alain Pinel Realtors

Realtor / MIT M.B.A. Alain Pinel Realtors

650-814-2913

650-533-7943

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28001 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills Spacious and Convenient Custom Residence >-:0 ?<-/1? C5@4 @4;A34@2A8 01@-58? 01Ĺ‹ :1 @45? <>5B-@1 <>;<1>@E C45/4 5:/8A01? - /A?@;9 .A58@ Y .10>;;9 Y Y .-@4>;;9 4;91 of 6,025 sq. ft. (per county) and a lot of 1.07 acres (per county). Rich elements like plantation shutters, intricate skylights, and oak 4->0C;;0 ĹŒ ;;>? C588 59<>1?? E;A> 3A1?@? C4581 - /1:@>-8 B-/AA9 ?E?@19 9A8@5 F;:10 41-@5:3 -:0 /;;85:3 -:0 /;:?501>-.81 ?@;>-31 1:-.81 /;:B1:51:@ 1B1>E0-E 85B5:3 &41 ;<1: 8-E;A@ 5:/8A01? - @C; ?@;>E 3>1-@ >;;9 -:0 - ?<-/5;A? 05:5:3 >;;9 C4581 @41 5991:?1 5?8-:0 75@/41: ;<1:? @; @41 2-958E >;;9 &1>>5Ĺ‹ / ?<-/1? 8571 - 4;91 ;Ĺ‘ /1 -: 1D@1:?5B1 9-?@1> ?A5@1 -:0 @C; 8;2@? 1:4-:/1 @41 4;91 C45/4 -8?; <>;B501? @C; ?@-5>/-?1? @C; C1@ .->? @4>11 Ĺ‹ >1<8-/1? -:0 -: -@@-/410 @4>11 /-> 3->-31 &41 ?5F-.81 3-@10 3>;A:0? ;ĹŠ 1> - 21:/10 @1::5? /;A>@ -:0 - 41-@10 8-< <;;8 C5@4 - ?<- )5@45: 9;91:@? ;2 "-8; 8@; 588? ;82 -:0 ;A:@>E 8A. @45? 4;91 5? -8?; :1-> 1D/1881:@ ?/4;;8? 8571 5D;: 8191:@->E I " ]YYJ &1>9-: 50081 I " ]Z\J -:0 A:: 534 I " ]U[J I.AE1> @; B1>52E 18535.585@EJ For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.28001Arastradero.com Offered at $4,998,000

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday & Sunday 1:00 - 5:00

Complimentary Lunch & Lattes

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

APPOINTMENT ONLY

APPOINTMENT ONLY

1 Faxon Road, Atherton

85 Greenoaks, Atherton

$20,700,000

$12,950,000

5+ BD / 5+ BA

6 BD / 5+ BA

Custom gated estate in premier Menlo Circus Club location on 1.7+ acres with

Superb new construction by Laurel Homes and Adcon Builders. Premier location in

solar-heated pool, golf practice hole.

Lindenwood. Pool spa, 1BD/1BA guest house.

1faxon.com Tom LeMieux, 650.465.7459

Tom LeMieux, 650.465.7459 tom@tomlemieux.com

tom@tomlemieux.com

APPOINTMENT ONLY

PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP

6 Quail Meadows Drive, Woodside

302 Stevick Drive, Atherton

$10,000,000

$4,750,000

5+ BD / 5+ BA

3 BD / 2.5 BA

Awesome home! Fabulous views, solar on grid, easy access to 280.

Many extras! Cook’s kitchen, media center, wine cellar, pool, Las Lomitas School.

Carol MacCorkle, 650.868.5478

Carol MacCorkle, 650.868.5478

cmaccorkle@pacunion.com

cmaccorkle@pacunion.com

COMING SOON

AMAZING VIEW

170 Vista Verde, Portola Valley

101 Alma Street #1103, Palo Alto

Price Upon Request

$1,950,000

3 BD / 2.5 BA

3 BD / 3 BA

Contemporary Craftsman on a superb 13+ acre knoll-top setting with endless views.

Bright and light Living Room with open space, updated kitchen. 24hr Security and

Turner Horn Team, 650.285.3325 turnerhorn@pacuniuon.com

doorman, on-site management, gym, pool. Amy Sung, 650.468.4834 amy@amysung.com

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14303 Saddle Mountain Drive, Los Altos Hills Offered at $4,498,000 Handsome Home with Breathtaking Views Delivering breathtaking bay views, this 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home of 4,895 sq. ft. (per county) sits on a hilltop lot of 1.14 acres (per county) and offers an elegant interior featuring crown molding, recessed lighting, and spacious living areas. Fronted by a private courtyard, the main gallery opens to a sunken living room, a formal dining room with a butler’s pantry, and a family room that adjoins an island kitchen with a large breakfast area. Upstairs, one bedroom may easily convert to an office, while the immense master suite connects to a large patio overlooking the gorgeous grounds, which include a heated pool and spa, a stone terrace, and an outdoor barbecue. Additional features include two staircases, three fireplaces, an attached three-car garage, and an extensive paver driveway. Within moments of Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club, this home is also near Stanford University and Ladera Shopping Center. Excellent nearby schools include Nixon Elementary (API 955), Terman Middle (API 968), JLS Middle (API 943), and Gunn High (API 917) (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.14303SaddleMountain.com

OPEN HOUSE

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Ken DeLeon CalBRE #01342140

Michael Repka CalBRE #01854880

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

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Offered at $9,995,000 Beds 5 | Baths 9 Home ±7,649 sf | Lot ±1 acre

ATHERTON ESTATE 393 Atherton Avenue, Atherton | 393atherton.com

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1:30–4:30PM CRESCENT PARK 725 Center Drive, Palo Alto | 725center.com

WEST ATHERTON 75 Reservoir Road, Atherton | 75reservoir.com

Offered at $4,775,000 Beds 5 | Baths 4.5 | Home ±3,424 sf | Lot ±9,376 sf

Offered at $9,950,000 Beds 4 | Baths 3 | Home ±2,740 sf | Lot ±3.2 acres

SOLD

SOLD

DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO CONDO 325 Channing Ave #116, Palo Alto | 325ChanningUnit116.com

MODERN DOWNTOWN CONDO 800 High Street #304, Palo Alto | 800HighUnit304.com

Offered at $2,198,000 Beds 2 | Baths 2 | Home ±1,883 sf | Lot ±1,425 sf

Offered at $2,198,000 Beds 4 | Baths 2 | Home ±1,638 sf

Michael Dreyfus, Broker 650.485.3476 michael.dreyfus@dreyfussir.com License No. 01121795

Noelle Queen, Sales Associate 650.427.9211 noelle.queen@dreyfussir.com License No. 01917593 Downtown Palo Alto 728 Emerson St, Palo Alto 650.644.3474

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Downtown Menlo Park 640 Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park 650.847.1141

Ashley Banks, Sales Associate 650.544.8968 ashley.banks@dreyfussir.com License No. 01913361 dreyfussir.com )EGL 3J½GI MW -RHITIRHIRXP] 3[RIH ERH 3TIVEXIH

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PALO ALTO WEEKLY OPEN HOMES EXPLORE OUR MAPS, HOMES FOR SALE, OPEN HOMES, VIRTUAL TOURS, PHOTOS, PRIOR SALE INFO, NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDES ON www.PaloAltoOnline.com/real_estate UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL TIMES ARE 1:30-4:30 PM 7 Bedrooms

ALAMEDA 5 Bedrooms 755 Northampton Dr Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$4,998,000 323-1111

14123 Tracy Ct Sun Coldwell Banker

3 Bedrooms - Townhouse $8,888,000 324-4456

LOS GATOS 3 Bedrooms

ATHERTON 3 Bedrooms $4,750,000 Sun 2-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

131 Old Orchard Court Sat 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$1,449,000 324-4456

MENLO PARK

172 Stockbridge Ave $6,950,000 Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200

1054 Pine St Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$1,295,000 324-4456

CUPERTINO

1056 Pine St Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$1,295,000 324-4456

4 Bedrooms 10423 Heney Creek Place Sat/Sun Alain Pinel

$2,195,000 941-1111

2 Chateau Dr Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 1240 Sevier Sat 1-4 Coldwell Banker

LOS ALTOS HILLS 4 Bedrooms 12911 Atherton Ct Sun Coldwell Banker

$3,749,000 324-4456

27860 Via Corita Way Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$4,888,000 543-8500

14303 Saddle Mountain Dr Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$4,498,000 543-8500

5 Bedrooms 28001 Arastradero Rd Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

3 Bedrooms

$4,998,000 543-8500

$1,995,000 462-1111 $769,000 324-4456

4 Bedrooms 1994 Valparaiso Ave Sun 12-3 Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,550,000 462-1111

2051 Valparaiso Ave $3,188,000 Sun Intero Real Estate Services 206-6200

MOUNTAIN VIEW

REDWOOD CITY 3 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms - Townhouse

697 Glannan Dr. Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,650,000 324-4456

1966 San Luis Av $1,773,888 Sat/Sun 10-5 Classic Communities 367-0779

369 Greendale Way Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$1,988,000 543-8500

1964 San Luis Av $1,793,888 Sat/Sun 10-5 Classic Communities 367-0779

4 Bedrooms

PALO ALTO

2 Bedrooms

5 Bedrooms

1952 San Luis Av $1,593,888 Sat/Sun 10-5 Classic Communities 367-0779

3 Bedrooms 3077 South Court Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,295,000 323-1111

328 W Oakwood Blvd Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

SAN JOSE 3 Bedrooms - Condominium

4 Bedrooms

665 Modern Ice Drive Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

2088 Channing Ave $2,995,000 Sun 2-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

WALNUT CREEK

536 Lincoln Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,998,000 323-1111

2526 Webster St Sat/Sun 1-5 Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,198,000 323-1111

$2,668,000 851-2666

$649,000 324-4456

2 Bedrooms - Condominium 1594 Sunnyvale Ave #24 Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$375,000 324-4456

WOODSIDE

5 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms

2350 Tasso St $5,180,000 Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500

579 Old La Honda Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,699,000 529-1111

703 N. California Ave Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

90 Skywood Way Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$2,450,000 851-2666

2 Bedrooms - Townhouse

6 Bedrooms

1698 San Luis Av $1,323,888 Sat/Sun 10-5 Classic Communities 367-0779

405 Marlowe St Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,900,000 323-1111

6 Bedrooms $8,995,000 462-1111

155 Kings Mountain Road Sun Coldwell Banker

$16,995,000 851-2666

pebble beach, california

1557 Cypress Drive price upon request This iconic 1.3 acre property is sited on the 3rd green facing the 17th hole.

Main house is 5 bedrooms & 5 baths Separate guest house Views of Carmel Point and Point Lobos

The ultimate lifestyle in

pebble beach

susan fox 831.238.7838

la penregroup.com p er ena l eis tna t esg u roup CalBRE #00779199

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150 Volunteers ASST SECTION MGRS FOR FOPAL

115 Announcements DID YOU KNOW That Most Loyal Voters read newspapers and nearly 77% also contribute to political organizations. If you are a Political Candidate or Advocate looking to connect with voters and potential contributors, CNPA can help. For free brochure call Cecelia @ 916.288.6011 or cecelia@cnpa.com (CalSCAN) PREGNANT? THINKING OF ADOPTION? Talk with caring agency specializing in matching Birthmothers with Families Nationwide. LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Call 24/7 Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions. 866-413-6293. Void in Illinois/New Mexico/Indiana (AAN CAN) PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Call us first. Living expenses, housing, medical, and continued support afterwards. Choose adoptive family of your choice. Call 24/7. 1-877-879-4709 (CalSCAN) Dance Classes (PreK - 2nd Grade) Family Concert: Sounds of Asia FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY AFTER SALE

FRIENDS OF MENLO PARK LIBRARY FRIENDS OF THE PALO ALTO LIBRARY JOIN OUR ONLINE STOREFRONT TEAM Paid Research Study @ Stanford (

For Sale 202 Vehicles Wanted A-1 DONATE YOUR CAR FOR BREAST CANCER! Help United Breast Foundation education, prevention, & support programs. FAST FREE PICKUP - 24 HR RESPONSE - TAX DEDUCTION 855-403-0215 (AAN CAN) CARS/TRUCKS WANTED!!! We Buy Like New or Damaged. Running or Not. Get Paid! Free Towing! We’re Local! Call For Quote: 1-888-420-3808 (AAN CAN) Donate Your Car, Truck, Boat to Heritage for the Blind. FREE 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care of. Call 800-731-5042 (Cal-SCAN)

massage location needed Stanford Museum Volunteer USED BOOK SALE

130 Classes & Instruction AIRLINE CAREERS begin here - Get started by training as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 800-725-1563 (AAN CAN) English Tutor Palo Alto SAT Prep And College App Advice

133 Music Lessons Christina Conti Private Piano Instruction Lessons in your home. Bachelor of Music. 650/493-6950 Hope Street Music Studios Now on Old Middefield Way, MV. Most instruments, voice. All ages and levels 650-961-2192 www.HopeStreetMusicStudios.com

Old Porsches 356/911/912 for restoration by hobbyist 1948-1973 Only. Any condition, top $ paid. 707 965-9546 (Cal-SCAN) Older Car, Boat, RV? Got an older car, boat or RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call 1- 800-743-1482 (Cal-SCAN)

210 Garage/Estate Sales

DID YOU KNOW 144 million U.S. Adults read a Newspaper print copy each week? Discover the Power of Newspaper Advertising. For a free brochure call 916-288-6011 or email cecelia@cnpa.com (Cal-SCAN)

Kid’s Stuff 330 Child Care Offered EVERY BUSINESS has a story to tell! Get your message out with California’s PRMedia Release - the only Press Release Service operated by the press to get press! For more info contact Cecelia @ 916-288-6011 or http://prmediarelease.com/california (Cal-SCAN) fun Loving Trust-line Nanny

350 Preschools/ Schools/Camps Peng Piano Academy- Summer Camp

355 Items for Sale BOY clothes 6-7-8 Years $40-2Bags Boys bike BMX style $30 Collectors NFL FavreGBP5-6YRS $20 DisneyPoohBed+pillowCover $10

1950s FRIGIDAIRE ELEC RANGE $500/best

240 Furnishings/ Household items DID YOU KNOW 7 IN 10 Americans or 158 million U.S. Adults read content from newspaper media each week? Discover the Power of Newspaper Advertising. For a free brochure call 916-288-6011 or email cecelia@cnpa.com (Cal-SCAN)

245 Miscellaneous AT&T U-Verse Internet starting at $15/month or TV & Internet starting at $49/month for 12 months with 1-year agreement. Call 1- 800-453-0516 to learn more. (Cal-SCAN) Missing CAT (gray & white) Palo He is 3 years old. Gray back with white tummy and white paws. Missing since Feb 10th. Name: Panda Will be rewarded!!!!! call/text: 650-339-3432

260 Sports & Exercise Equipment

MV: 127 Dalma Dr. 2/20, 9-4; 2/21, 9-4. Estate Sale. Electric leather seat recliners and love seat, BR furniture, dining/kitchen tables, kitchen appliances, dishes, pots, pans, large upright freezer, books, artwork, tools and gardening tools.

215 Collectibles & Antiques

140 Lost & Found

Switch to DIRECTV and get a FREE Whole-Home Genie HD/DVR upgrade. Starting at $19.99/ mo. FREE 3 months of HBO, SHOWTIME & STARZ. New Customers Only. Don’t settle for cable. Call Now 1-800-385-9017. (Cal-SCAN)

Menlo Park, Whitaker Way, Feb. 20, 8-4

RWC: 1228 Douglas Ave. 2/19, 11am-2pm; 2/20, 9am-1pm BIG MOVING SALE benefits Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford. (Just south of Woodside Rd., bet. Broadway and Bayshore Fwy.) CASH ONLY. (650)497-8332 or during sale (650)568-9840

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

HOME BREAK-INS take less than 60 SECONDS. Don’t wait! Protect your family, your home, your assets NOW for as little as 70¢ a day! Call 855-404-7601 (Cal-SCAN)

Dish Network Get MORE for LESS! Starting $19.99/ month (for 12 months.) PLUS Bundle & SAVE (Fast Internet for $15 more/ month.) CALL Now 1-800-357-0810 (Cal-SCAN)

Warm6-12 MonthsonePieceOutfit $8

Mind & Body

604 Adult Care Offered

Jobs 500 Help Wanted Engineering Box, Inc. has the following employment opportunity in Redwood City, CA: Senior Database Operation Engineer(MP-CA): Plan and execute tests of fault tolerance capabilities, including: backup/recovery, replication, cluster failover and disaster recovery. Send your resume(must reference job title and job code MP-CA) to People Operations, Box, Inc., 900 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063.

Senior Data Engineers Mountain View, CA: Design, implementation and maintenance of data warehouse; Design and development of analytics environment for data science team; Preparation of specialized analyses for management. Send res to: Peel Technologies, Inc. 321 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041.

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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement COMMUNITEE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 613197 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Communitee, located at 1094 Tanland Dr., #102, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): JOHANNES ESCUDERO 1094 Tanland Dr. #102 Palo Alto, CA 94303 JASON WEST 528 Gregory St. San Jose, CA 95125 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/1/2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 22, 2016. (PAW Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016) 1 ACCEPTANCE TESTING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 613351 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1 Acceptance Testing, located at 4410 Casa Madeira Ln., San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): POWER SMITHS ELECTRIC INC. 4410 Casa Madeira Ln. San Jose, CA 95127 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/30/15. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 26, 2016. (PAW Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 613350 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): 1 ACCEPTANCE TESTING

4410 Casa Madeira Ln. San Jose, CA 95127 FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON: 12/14/2015 UNDER FILE NO.: 612019 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S): PAUL SMITH 4410 Casa Madeira Ln. San Jose, CA 95127 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY: An Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 26, 2016. (PAW Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016) acreative FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 613760 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: acreative, located at 1010 Yarwood Ct., San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): ALEX LAUGHNAN 1010 Yarwood Ct. San Jose, CA 95128 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/20/2016. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 5, 2016. (PAW Feb. 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11, 2016) AMAR REALTOR FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 613890 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 12/07/2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 9, 2016. (PAW Feb. 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11, 2016) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 613888 The following person(s)/ entity(ies) has/ have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): AMAR REALTOR 1208 E. Arques Ave. Sunnyvale, CA FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON:

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997 All Other Legals NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: AMIT G. BAGCHI Case No.: 1-16-PR-178209 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of AMIT G. BAGCHI, also known as AMIT GOUTAM BAGCHI. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JOY SU in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: JOY SU 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

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FELIPE’S MARKET FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 613183 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Felipe’s Market, located at 1101 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): FELIPE’S MARKET, INC. 1101 W. El Camino Real Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/21/2011. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on January 21, 2016. (PAW Feb. 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11, 2016)

FOOTHILL PRODUCE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 613185 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Foothill Produce, located at 2310 Homestead Road, Suite D, Los Altos, CA 94024, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): FOOTHILL PRODUCE, INC. 2310 Homestead Road Suite D Los Altos, CA 94024 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2016. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on January 21, 2016. (PAW Feb. 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11, 2016)

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SHE’S AN OLYMPIAN . . . Former Stanford sailor Helena Scutt (‘14) won the U.S. Olympic Team Athlete Selection Series in the 49erFX division this past weekend in Clearwater, Fla., earning a spot on the 2016 Olympic team in Rio de Janeiro. “It doesn’t feel real right now,” said Scutt, a former team captain at Stanford. “It’s going to take a while to sink in; eight years ago I was learning how to sail.” Scutt and her partner, Paris Henken, already had secured qualification for the United States team, but their individual spots were still in question going into this event. After placing 17th at the Sailing World Cup event in Miami (Fla.) Jan. 2530, Scutt placed 13th at the 49er World Championship in Clearwater, securing her trip to Rio. A native of Seattle, Scutt graduated from Stanford in 2014 with a degree in engineering. Since then, she has been a full-time member of U.S. Sailing Team Sperry.

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Gunn junior Andrew Maltz (right) won three straight matches, all by pin, to capture the 285-pound title at the SCVAL Championships last weekend. He improved to 11-2 this season, with every match decided by a pin.

Time to pin down hopes Local boys, girls head into respective CCS wrestling championships by Keith Peters ndrew Maltz has had an interesting season with the Gunn wrestling team, to say the least. Every single match the junior has competed in has been decided by a pin. All but two of his 13 matches have been victories, the most recent coming at the SCVAL Championships last weekend where Maltz won the 285-pound crown. That triumph earned Maltz a berth in this weekend’s Central Coast Section Championships at

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(But), he may surprise some seeded kids, though!” Christian Rebottero of Monte Vista Christian is the No. 1 seed in the 285-pound class. Maltz (11-2) has not wrestled any of the top six seeds. He was, however, elevated to No. 10 in the CCS this week following his three-pin effort at the SCVAL finals that helped Gunn finish fourth out of 15 teams. Maltz, who came in ranked No. (continued on page 58)

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Rick Eymer al Quantrill may not be able to face hitters until May, though that doesn’t stop him from feeling optimistic about Stanford baseball and the upcoming season, which begins Friday with a three-game series against Cal State Fullerton. First pitch is 6:30 p.m. Quantrill, who pitched the season openers for the Cardinal in each of his first two years, continues to rehab from “Tommy John” surgery, or ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction, that he underwent last April. It’s a 14-month recovery process, though several players have returned earlier. “I would love to participate in the Pac-12,” Quantrill said. “I’m going to be back and I can’t wait. I’m throwing bullpens now, but that’s not the same as taking the mound in the middle of the field under the lights and with a big crowd.” Quantrill’s last appearance was at Rice on Feb. 27, 2015, when he got the win after striking out seven Owls in seven innings. Even though he starts the year on the injured reserve, Quantrill was named the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List and to a pair of preseason All-American teams. He’s also projected to be a high first-round draft pick in June. Junior shortstop Tommy Edman also earned a nod as a preseason All-American by Baseball America. Meanwhile, left-hander John Hochstatter also had his season cut short with the same surgery as Quantrill’s. He made two starts before calling it a year. “He might be back before me,” Quantrill said. “He’s one of those guys who may not be the fastest, but he just gets guys out.” Stanford finished 24-32 last year, just the second losing season (also 1993) in coach Mark Marquess’ previous 39 years, and the worst overall season since the 1946 squad finished 8-15 (.348). “Last year was not OK,” Quantrill said. “It lit a fire under people. One of the things I’m most excited about is that guys flew under the radar last year. We have talented players and we expect to compete for the national championship. We’re not a bottom of the Pac-12 team.” Losing two-thirds of your starting rotation less than a month into the season has an effect despite the talent level of the rest of the staff. There’s no minor leagues to

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ALL-CENTURY . . . Legendary coach Richard Quick was named the Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach of the Century, and eight other former Stanford standouts were named to the on the Pac-12 All-Century Team announced by the conference on this week. Joining Quick on the list of All-Century honorees were Jenny Thompson (freestyle sprints), Jenna Johnson (freestyle sprints), Janet Evans (freestyle distance), Lea Loveless-Mauer (backstroke), Tara Kirk (breaststroke), Misty Hyman (butterfly), Summer Sanders (individual medley and butterfly), and Eileen Richetelli (3-meter diving). A panel of 25 coaches, swimmers, administrators and members of the media selected the team consisting of 26 swimmers, six divers and one coach.

Stanford’s Quantrill still sidelined as Cardinal opens its season

Menlo-Atherton junior Chelsea Wilson (top) is the No. 2 seed at 106 pounds for this weekend’s CCS Championships. Wilson finished second in her division at last weekend’s PAL Championships.

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fall back upon and when pitchers are thrust into roles they’ve had little time in which to prepare, it’s a difficult transition. The Cardinal used 14 different starters, with Brett Hanewich, Chris Castellanos and Andrew Summerville carrying the majority of the load. That trio finished with a combined 10-10 mark and returning pitchers sported an overall 20-18 mark. The Cardinal won four of the five games started by Quantrill and Hochstatter, which would project to a conservative 21-7 over the course of the regular season. Injuries weren’t limited to the pitching staff either, as shortstop Drew Jackson and infielder Mikey Diekroeger from Menlo School, the team’s top two hitters, missed a combined 41 games. Jackson graduated and Marquess sees Diekroeger at third base or second base. Edman, who led the team with 29 RBI last year, moves to shortstop, his natural position. “I’ve always liked shortstop the best,” Edman said. “It was cool to play second with Drew at short. I’ve played short so much, it’s more natural to me.” Edman, who likely will hit in one of the top three spots in the order, has taken grounders at every infield position since he’s been at Stanford and focused on building his arm strength during the fall. “I’ve also been working on driving the ball to the gaps,” he said. “I had some success this summer, so no matter where I hit I’m not going to change my approach.” Stanford was picked to finish seventh, out of 11, in the Pac-12 after finishing 10th last season. That doesn’t matter much to guys like Quantrill or Edman, who know that a healthy Cardinal lineup can produce at a high level. Of the 17 players with an official at-bat last year, 14 return. Of the 18 pitchers who threw a pitch,

STANFORD BASEBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Friday vs. Fullerton ............... 6:30 pm Saturday vs. Fullerton .................... 2 pm Sunday vs. Fullerton .................... 1 pm Monday at UC Davis .................... 2 pm Feb. 25 at Texas ......................... 4 pm Feb. 26 at Texas .................... 4:30 pm Feb. 27 at Texas ......................... 1 pm Feb. 28 at Texas .................. 10:30 am Mar. 1 vs. St. Mary’s............. 5:30 pm Mar. 4 vs. Vanderbilt.................. 6 pm Mar. 5 vs. Vanderbilt.................. 1 pm Mar. 6 vs. Vanderbilt.................. 1 pm Mar. 18 vs. Kansas ...................... 7 pm Mar. 19 vs. Kansas ...................... 3 pm Mar. 20 vs. Kansas ......................Noon Mar. 21 at UC Davis .................... 2 pm Mar. 24 vs. WSU*. ....................... 6 pm Mar. 25 vs. WSU* ........................ 6 pm Mar. 26 vs. WSU* ........................ 1 pm Mar. 28 at SJS ............................ 6 pm Apr. 1 vs. USC* ......................... 7 pm Apr. 2 vs. USC* ......................... 1 pm Apr. 3 vs. USC* ........................ 4 pm Apr. 5 at California .................... 7 pm Apr. 7 at UCLA*......................... 7 pm Apr. 8 at UCLA*......................... 7 pm Apr. 9 at UCLA*.................... 4:30 pm

13 are back. Sophomore Quinn Brodey is on both lists. “We’re going to have more depth this year just from the fact of how guys are stepping up,” Edman said. “There are 13, 14 guys who could potentially start. That’s created a competitive situation and made for an intense fall and winter.” Matt Winaker, who had 10 doubles and drove in 26 runs as a freshman, returns to play first base, where he will be backed up by senior Austin Barr, one of six players with at least two home runs last year, and freshman Nickolas Oar. Barr can also catch and will be used as a designated hitter. Diekroeger and freshmen Nico Hoerner and Duke Kinamon are in the mix at both second and third. Bobby Zarubin, Beau Branton, Jesse Kuet, Peter McEvoy, Nick Bellafronto and Jacob Hoffman give Marquess plenty of

Date Opponent ...................Time Apr. 12 vs. SJS ...................... 5:30 pm Apr. 15 at Arizona* ...................... 6 pm Apr. 16 at Arizona* ...................... 7 pm Apr. 17 at Arizona* ...................... 1 pm Apr. 19 at California .................... 7 pm Apr. 22 vs. Arizona St.* ............... 6 pm Apr. 23 vs. Arizona St.* ............... 2 pm Apr. 24 vs. Arizona St.* ............... 1 pm Apr. 26 at Santa Clara ................ 6 pm Apr. 29 at Oregon St.*............ 5:35 pm Apr. 30 at Oregon St.*............ 1:35 pm May 1 at Oregon St.* ........... 1:05 pm May 3 vs. USF .................... 5:30 p.m. May 5 vs. California*.................. 7 pm May 6 vs. California*.................. 7 pm May 7 vs. California*.................. 7 pm May 10 vs. Santa Clara .......... 5:30 pm May 13 at Utah* .........................11 am May 14 at Utah* .......................... 5 pm May 15 at Utah* ..........................Noon May 17 vs. UC Davis .............. 5:30 pm May 20 at Washington* ............... 5 pm May 21 at Washington* ............... 2 pm May 22 at Washington* ............... 1 pm May 26 vs. Oregon* .................... 7 pm May 27 vs. Oregon* .................... 7 pm May 28 vs. Oregon* .................... 1 pm *Pac-12 Conference games

infield choices. Brodey, Jack Klein and Jonny Locher (a combined 40 RBI last year) are the frontrunners in the outfield, though Marquess said it was one of the more talented areas of the team, with junior Alex Dunlap and freshmen Brandon Wulff, Oar and Alec Wilson making it competitive. Bryce Carter, a lefthanded hitter, Matt Decker, Brian Higgins, Christian Molfetta and Dunlap gives Stanford a solid group of catchers. “We may platoon there,” Marquess said. “There are a lot of job openings. We have more depth at every position.” That includes the pitching staff, with Hanewick (4-6, 4.00, teamhigh 78 innings) and Castellanos (2-3, 3.44) the likely top two starters, with freshmen Tristan Beck and Kris Bubic in the mix to start Sunday. Q

Paly grad Braff finds home at SJS Rick Eymer hitman College, in Walla Walla, Washington, was a great place for Palo Alto grad Ozzy Braff to start his college baseball life. In the end, though, there was no place like home. Braff spent two years at Whitman,an NCAA Division III institution, where, as a sophomore, he hit .358 with 40 runs scored, 10 doubles, a triple, five home runs and drove in 17 runs in 151 at bats, earning a secondteam All-Northwest Conference selection. Last year, he transferred to San Jose State and moved back into the family home, part of a plan to make baseball more of a priority. The younger brother of T.J. Braff, who played ball at Santa

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Clara, Ozzy is looking to improve on a solid junior year with the Spartans. “It’s been great,” Braff said. “I spend most of my time at home.” Braff, who missed the start of last season with a hand injury, led San Jose State with a .298 overall batting average, including a team-best .393 in Mountain West play, where he also earned second-team allconference honors. A shortstop at Palo Alto and Whitman, the Spartans used him at second base, where he didn’t commit an error in 133 total chances. “I’m excited to get out there and help the team,” Braff said. “I’d love to have a big senior year. This is the last time I’ll get the team aspect of baseball and

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it’s important for me to focus on the team. I can always get better at everything.” Braff hopes to help the Spartans stop a four-year run of losing seasons. The last time San Jose State enjoyed a winning season, Braff was a junior at Paly, helping the Vikings win the SCVAL De Anza Division title. He was teammates with BJ Boyd, who signed with the Oakland Athletics following that season. Boyd played at SingleA Stockton last year. Braff would love the opportunity to join him in pro ball next year. “I had a great time playing at Whitman but I wanted to put baseball more in the forefront of my life,” he said. “I want to keep playing. I love the game.” Q

STANFORD ROUNDUP

Men’s volleyball takes shot at MPSF top spot Cardinal hosts UCSB and No. 2 UCLA this weekend; women’s tennis hosts Fresno State, men swimmers host Cal by Rick Eymer

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he fourth-ranked Stanford men’s volleyball team can help break up the logjam at the top of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation this weekend, as No. 10 UC Santa Barbara and No. 2 UCLA visits Northern California. The Cardinal (10-2 8-2 MPSF) shares first place with the Bruins (12-2, 8-2) and top-ranked Long Beach State (11-2, 8-2). The Gauchos (10-5, 6-4) reside in sixth. Stanford and No. 2 BYU (10-2, 6-2) have split their matches this year and the Cardinal is coming off a two-match sweep of thenNo. 4 Hawaii last weekend. While the Cardinal has already half of its 20 scheduled conference matches, it ha yet to play UCLA and UCSB. At this point last year, Stanford was 3-7 in conference play and 4-10 overall. Madison Hayden, Gabriel Vega and Conrad Kaminski, the Cardinal’s top three hitters, have all improved upon their numbers from last year. Hayden, the reigning MPSF Player of the Week, averages 3.76 kills per set as compared to 3.11 last year. Vega is at 3.07 from 2.44 and Kaminski is at 2.31 from 1.81. Part of the improvement can be traced to the health of setter James Shaw, a two-time All-American who missed half of 2015 due to injury. Shaw currently ranks second in the MPSF in assists (10.62) and has helped the Cardinal lead the conference in hitting percentage (.338). Kaminski is second in the conference with 1.51 blocks per set and fifth with a .471 attack percentage. Stanford has played better on the road, with a 6-2 mark. The Cardinal was 2-10 on the road all of last year. Friday’s match with the Gauchos will be held at Burnham Pavilion at 7 p.m. Sunday’s match against the Bruins takes place at Maples Pavilion with an 11 a.m. start and will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks. Women’s tennis No. 13 Stanford continues its four-match homestand, hosting No. 28 Fresno State on Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Taube Family Tennis Stadium. Coming off back-to-back wins, the Cardinal (3-2) is navigating through a February stretch that features only four matches, all of which will be played on its home court. Fresno State (5-3) is the fourth top-30 opponent Stanford has faced this season. The Bulldogs,

who are winless in 17 attempts against the Cardinal, pocketed a road win at UCLA in their second match of the season. Stanford is paced by Taylor Davidson’s team-high 12-5 overall record, while Caroline Doyle (10-5 overall) has also recorded double-digit victories. Nobody is hotter than Caroline Lampl, who enters this weekend riding a sixmatch winning streak to push her record to 9-2 overall. Softball Stanford hosts North Dakota State, Long Beach State and St. Mary’s this weekend at the Stanford Nike Invitational. The Cardinal (3-2) open play against the Bison (2-3) at 5 p.m. Sunday. Stanford meets St. Mary’s at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by a game against Long Beach State. Stanford opened its season at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe last weekend, winning three of its five games. Kylie Sorenson paced Stanford offensively, going 7-for15 (.467) with five runs, five RBI, a home run and a .667 slugging percentage. All-American Kayla Bonstrom went 6-for-14 (.429) with six runs, three RBI, a home run and a .643 slugging percentage. Jessica Plaza, Molly Fowkes and Bessie Noll each hit .313 or better on the weekend. Carolyn Lee made her collegiate debut in the circle and went 1-1. She recorded a 2.10 ERA and permitted eight runs, only four earned, on 15 hits and three walks in 13 1/3 innings. Haley Snyder pitched 16 innings over three games and recorded a 3.50 ERA with 13 strikeouts. Men’s swimming The No. 10-ranked Cardinal will have to be at its best when it plays host to No. 2 Cal in the annual Big Splash on Saturday at Avery Aquatic Center at noon. The Bears come into the Pac12 dual meet with two swimmers holding U.S.-leading times in three events plus two national-leading relay squads. Ryan Murphy is No. 1 in the 100 back (44.75) and Josh Prenot leads the country in the 200 breast (1:51.75) and 200 IM (1:43.13). The Bears also lead the nation in the 800 free relay (6:16.41) and 400 medley relay (3:04.88). All five times are faster than the listed pool records at Stanford. Sophomore Andrew Liang from Palo Alto High and sophomore Curtis Ogren from Menlo Park (and St. Francis High) will play key roles for the Cardinal. Ogren holds the school record in the 400 IM, a 3:41.23 from last season. Q

Sports ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

PREP SOCCER

Pinewood girls looking for more challenges

Unbeaten, but CCS is ahead

After finishing off 10-0 title-winning campaign, Panthers host nation’s No. 4 team on Saturday by Andrew Preimesberger

Palo Alto boys take 15-0-3 record into the postseason playoffs

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t has been a season of firsts for the Palo Alto boys in the SCVAL De Anza Division soccer race. Not only did the Vikings finish first in the league, but they remained on pace to perhaps complete their first undefeated season campaign since the 1971 team went 14-0-2. Palo Alto wrapped up its first undefeated soccer season in the De Anza Division since 2009 with a 2-0 triumph over host Santa Clara on Wednesday night. The Vikings finished 9-0-3 in league and 15-0-3 overall while allowing seven goals in division play. The 2009 Paly team went 110-1 in league while allowing one goal in league action. Paly now has outscored its opponents, 53-9, this season. Senior Dami Bolarinwa got the winning goal at the 27-minute mark of the second half, unassisted, before junior Derek Schoenberger added an unassisted goal seven minutes later. Both teams battled high winds and a hard rain in a match that was switched from the afternoon to evening. Conditions made scoring difficult as both squads were scoreless in the opening half. Palo Alto most likely will receive a berth into the first-ever Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs. The seeding meeting is Saturday, with the postseason starting next week. In the PAL Bay Division, the league champ has still yet to be decided. Menlo-Atherton, however, is now the frontrunner following a big 3-0 victory over host Aragon on Wednesday. Both teams were tied for first place before the showdown. M-A now leads with a 9-2-2 mark in league (29 points) while Aragon (8-3-2) and Sequoia (8-3-2) are tied for second with 26. All three teams have locked up automatic berths into the CCS with one match remaining. Menlo-Atherton (13-3-2 overall) can clinch the outright crown on Friday by beating fourth-place Carlmont (7-5-1) at 5:30 p.m. The Bears took care of Aragon as Jean Claverie and Quinn Rowland scored in the first half, both on assists from Kyle Smith. In the second half, Ethan Oro provided the final tally, also assisted by Smith. In the West Bay Athletic League, Sacred Heart Prep tuned up for a regular-season soccer finale against first-place King’s

PREP BASKETBALL

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PINEWOOD SCHOOL

GUNN HIGH

The junior scored 43 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and dished out nine assists in three basketball victories as the Panthers stayed unbeaten and maintained their one-game lead in the WBAL Foothill Division race.

The junior wrestler pinned all three of his opponents, including a fall in just 47 seconds in the championship match, to claim the 285-pound title at the SCVAL Championships and earn a CCS berth.

Honorable mention Folashade Akinola Menlo-Atherton wrestling

Abby Ericson Menlo-Atherton wrestling

Sam Erisman Menlo basketball

Greer Hoyem Menlo-Atherton basketball

Ofa Sili Menlo-Atherton basketball

Bianca Vargas Menlo-Atherton wrestling

Will Chisholm Menlo soccer

Christian Fioretti* Menlo-Atherton basketball

Christian Fioretti* Menlo-Atherton basketball

Blake Henry* Menlo-Atherton basketball

Matthew Peery Pinewood basketball

Kyle Smith Menlo-Atherton soccer * previous winner

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Academy by edging visiting Crystal Springs, 3-2. The third-place Gators (6-4-1, 9-7-1) got a first-half goal from AJ Hamer, assisted by Daniel Sanchez. In the second half, the Gryphons tied the match before Trevor Peay took a pass from Brian Pica and made it 2-1. Crystal Springs again tied things up before Matthew MacFarquhar got the winning goal off an assist from Hamer. Menlo School (7-2-2, 11-4-2), which has wrapped up a CCS berth, will close its WBAL season on Friday by visiting Crystal Springs. The Knights are in second place with 23 points and can’t be caught by SHP (19 points). Girls soccer Palo Alto settled for second place in the SCVAL De Anza Division race following a 4-0 victory over visiting Santa Clara in a regular-season finale. Despite finishing 10-1-1 in league (16-1-1 overall), the Vikings still trailed Mountain View (10-0-2, 17-0-2) following the Spartans’ 1-0 victory over Homestead in another regular-season finale.

Paly got an own goal in the first half before Emily Tomz scored off an assist from Heidi Moeser just four minutes after halftime. Alison Lu then added two goals with Tomz and Bella Bonomi assisting. Paly will head into the postseason having outscored the opposition, 61-5, this season. Menlo-Atherton wrapped up an automatic berth into the CCS playoffs with a 10-0 rout of visiting Half Moon Bay on Tuesday. The Bears moved to 9-2-2 in league (29 points) and 11-4-2 overall) heading into Thursday’s showdown with league champ Woodside (12-0-1, 14-0-2). With Carlmont (7-4-2) being upset, the Bears clinched second place. Burlingame (7-3-3) has 24 points and Carlmont 23 with one match remaining. Against Half Moon Bay (112), the Bears scored early and quickly. It was 4-0 at halftime following goals by Josephine Cotto, Katie Guenin, Julia Moreton and Zoe Ford. Cotto was the only multiple-goal scorer with two. Goalie Breanna Sandoval also saw time out of the cage and scored a goal. Q

f Doc Scheppler wanted to, he could schedule his Pinewood girls to win just about every Central Coast Section Division V basketball title and have the Panthers contend for a state crown on that level nearly every season. But, that’s not Scheppler. He prefers challenges. That’s why he doesn’t mind competing in the CCS Open Division — even if it means not winning a section title — or facing the toughest competition possible. That’s why Pinewood will play host to Miramonte in a nonleague game to wrap up the regular season on Saturday at 4 p.m. The Mustangs come in with a 24-0 record and a No. 4 national ranking, according to MaxPreps. The Panthers, meanwhile, are 20-3 and No. 32 nationally. “It’s a nice way to end the regular season for the playoffs,” Scheppler said of facing the No. 2 team in Northern California. “Why not play one of the best teams around? See where you’re at. This is playoff basketball. You’re going to have to play at that level.” Pinewood lost twice to Miramonte last season, 73-60 in January and again in the opening round of the NorCal Open Division playoffs, 57-52, in overtime. That ended Pinewood’s season at 24-4. Thus, Saturday’s game could provide a bit of redemption for the Panthers. If nothing else, it will be a great tuneup for the postseason. Pinewood pretty much blew through the West Bay Athletic League (Foothill Division), fashioning a 10-0 record and winning by an average of 37.8 points a game. The Panthers wrapped up another division title on Tuesday with a 69-43 romp over secondplace Menlo School. Pinewood freshman Hannah Jump knocked down four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Panthers past the Knights (8-2, 19-5). “I thought our intensity was really good,” said Scheppler. “We ran our sets really well; we did a lot of great things except we didn’t play smart. It’s like, are we doing everything we’re not suppose to do to close a game out? It’s always been carefree. We might take a bad shot but who cares, that’s our style. We’re not going to stop playing our style.” Jump went on her own scoring run in the second quarter. The freshman scored 11 consecutive points as Pinewood pulled went up 31-17, setting the tone for the rest of the game. “Whenever someone hits a shot

we always congratulate them for a good pass,” said Jump. “Honestly, I made it but it was a whole team effort in them creating the opportunity for me.” In the first quarter, the score went back and forth. Menlo junior Sam Erisman was on fire and tallied 12 points in the quarter. Erisman was outstanding as she finished with 27 of the Knights’ 43 points. With six seconds left in the quarter, Jump nailed a straightaway 3-pointer and the Panthers went up 23-17 to end the quarter. In the second quarter, soon after Jumps’ hot streak, Pinewood went on another run, a 12-4 streak and the Panthers went into halftime with a 45-23 lead. In the third quarter, the 3-point barrage was in full effect for Pinewood. Junior Erin PoindexterMcHan drilled two, while Jump added one. The Panthers sank 11 3-pointers in the game. The Menlo offense couldn’t get going as it was outscored 16-10 in the quarter. In the fourth quarter, Erisman did all she could to get Menlo back in the game with nine points, but it wasn’t enough. In Palo Alto, Eastside Prep got 19 points from Alayah Bell and 16 points from fellow sophomore Kayla Tahaafe in a 56-33 victory over host Castilleja to close the WBAL Foothill Division campaign. The Panthers finished 5-5 (13-11) with the Gators dropping to 1-9 (9-14). Castilleja was within 34-28 in the third period before the Panthers reeled off 16 unanswered points. Castilleja senior Ellie Chen scored 14 points, with four 3-pointers, giving her the school single-season record of 59 treys. Cate Alder added nine points, four rebounds and two blocks. In the WBAL Skyline Division, host Priory defeated Crystal Springs, 56-25, and won the league title based on a tiebreaker. Both Priory and Mercy-San Francisco finished with 9-1 division records, but Priory won the second meeting between the teams. According to WBAL bylaws, that’s enough to claim the title. Freshman Ila Lane led the Panthers (15-5 overall) with 17 points and 12 rebounds with Gabby Ruiz adding 15 points and seven boards. Tatiana Reese finished with nine points, seven rebounds and four assists while Zoe Weiss and Kara Reiss combined for 11 points. In the SCVAL De Anza Division, first-place Los Gatos defeat(continued on next page)

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Sports get a berth in the Open Division playoffs. If not, then a high seed (continued from previous page) in the Division II bracket. Senior forward Alex Gil-Fered Mountain View and second- nandez led the Titans with 25 place Palo Alto won its seventh points and 12 rebounds. Andre straight by topping host Wilcox, Augustin added 11 points for 58-33, to set up a showdown for Gunn. In Santa Clara, Palo Alto (7first place on Friday. The Wildcats are 10-1 in league 4, 16-7) helped hand Gunn the (17-5 overall) and will take on title by disposing of host Wilcox the Vikings (9-2, 16-6) at Gunn (8-4, 17-7). Jack Simison led the High in a regular-season finale at Vikings with 16 points with Max 6:15 p.m. Los Gatos won the first Dorward adding 14 and Paul meeting, but Paly played without Jackson III 10. Paly overcame a 32-31 halftime deficit 6-foot-2 senior Alexis with a 23-point third Harris. quarter as Simison In the Peninsula scored eight points Athletic League while Myles Tention Tournament, Menloand Dorward added Atherton advanced to six each. the semifinals followIn the PAL Tournaing a 74-36 romp over ment, Menlo-Athervisiting Westmoor on ton opened in a big Wednesday in Atherway with an 81-42 ton. The regular-searomp over South San son champion Bears Francisco in Ather(23-2), who won their ton. The Bears im20th straight, will Mele Kailahi face South San Francisco on Fri- proved to 23-2 with their 15th day at Mills High at 6 p.m. The straight victory and will play Aragon in the semifinals on Friday at Warriors upset Mills, 45-44. M-A won the rematch of last Mills High at 4:30 p.m. Senior post Blake Henry led season’s PAL championship game (which the Bears won) by outscor- the onslaught with 24 points ing the Rams, 21-5, in the second and 11 rebounds. Kai Winterling quarter after trailing by 9-4 in the came off the bench and tallied 18 points. Christian Fioretti added opening period. M-A coach Markisha Coleman nine points and three assists, Will called a time out after that early Perrone finished with eight points deficit and the Bears regrouped and five boards and Bradley Stillquickly. Greer Hoyem and Ofa man contributed six rebounds and Sili were unstoppable in the paint four assists. M-A jumped to a 23-6 firstfor M-A, with Hoyem tallying 19 quarter lead and was points with Sili addcomfortably ahead at ing 13 points and 11 halftime, 44-14. rebounds. Ina the WBAL, In the second quarSacred Heart Prep ter, M-A welcomed moved back into a tie back Carly McLanahfor first place with an from an injury and Pinewood following she hit a 3-pointer to a 69-27 romp over spark a 15-0 run. The host Eastside Prep on Bears blew the game Tuesday night. The open with a 24-point Gators improved to third period as Mele 11-2 in league (13-10 Kailahi hit her second Alex Gil-Fernandez overall) and head into 3-pointer and fellow freshman Erica Fischer added two Friday’s regular-season final at Priory (6 p.m.) while Pinewood more treys. (11-2, 15-8) hosts Eastside Prep at 5 p.m. Boys basketball Should both SHP and Pinewood Gunn got some help from an unexpected source to wrap up a win as expected, the teams will second straight title in the Santa share the league crown. A tiebreaker only comes into play if Clara Valley Athletic League. Thanks to a 70-60 victory by the same squads are being seeded rival Palo Alto over second-place in the same CCS division, which Wilcox, the Titans’ 68-46 over they are not. The Gators play in visiting Los Altos on Wednes- Division IV and the Panthers in day night gave Gunn the outright Division V. SHP bounced back from last championship in the SCVAL De Friday’s loss to Pinewood by racAnza Division. The Titans, who captured the ing to an 18-2 first-quarter lead SCVAL El Camino Division against Eastside Prep. It was crown last season, won their first 31-6 at halftime. Mason Randall title in the upper division since drained four 3-pointers and fin2009. Gunn finished 11-1 in ished with 12 points with Connor league that season, also getting Moses adding 10 points. In Sunnyvale, Priory (7-6, 11-7) the title-deciding win over Los fell into a tie for fourth following Altos. The Titans are now 9-2 in a 67-52 loss to King’s Academy. league and 16-2 overall and can The game was tied at 15 after one continue their finest season this period before the Knights pulled decade with a victory at Fremont away by seven at halftime and by on Friday. The Central Coast 12 after three periods. Ayo AdSection seeding meeting will be eroboye led the Panthers with 18 Sunday, at which time Gunn could points. Q

Basketball

Butch Garcia

Palo Alto’s Seth Goyal (right) was injured and did not compete at last weekend’s SCVAL Championships, but received a hardship pass into the CCS Championships this weekend.

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Butch Garcia

13 in CCS, opened with a pin of Josiah Maama of King`s Academy in 1:57 before pinning Manny Sandoval of Wilcox in 2:06. In the championship match, Maltz pinned Davis Howard of Harker in just 47 seconds to highlight efforts by the host Titans. “Andy wrestled great, and we ended up with four finalists, not bad for a group of mostly first-time varsity athletes,” said Horpel. Cupertino won the league title by virtue of going 6-0 in dual meets and winning the tournament. Fremont was second and Monta Vista third. Gunn produced eight qualifiers and three alternates (11 SCVAL medalists) for the CCS Championships this Friday and Saturday at Independence High in San Jose. Gunn also has nine female wrestlers qualified for the girls’ CCS meet, which will run concurrently with the boys. Gunn’s David Abramovitch placed second at 126 pounds by posting one pin and two decisions before falling in the title match, 8-0, to Louis Gueziec of Fremont. Gunn teammate Tanner Kerrins was second at 138 pounds with a pin and decision that put him into the finals, where he was pinned by Joshua Aceves of Fremont. Gunn’s Dash Lee finished second at 182 pounds, also opening with a pin and winning by decision before being pinned in the finals by Matthew McLean of Los Gatos. Other CCS qualifiers for Gunn included Eric Wei (fourth at 113), Aaron Schultz (fourth at 152), Thomas Chang-Davidson (fifth at 160), and Steven Lassen (sixth at 220). Palo Alto’s Seth Goyal, one of the favorites for a league title after being ranked No. 3 in CCS at 132 pounds, suffered an injury in the Vikings’ final dual match and did not compete in the league meet. Goyal, however, advanced to

Gunn junior Andrew Maltz (center) won his first SCVAL title on Saturday, taking the 285-pound crown. CCS as a hardship qualifier and is the No. 3 seed. He’ll be joined by teammate Andrew Wang, who finished second at 113 pounds after dropping a 5-3 decision to Fremont’s Angelo Reyes in the finals. Wang reached the title match with a pin of Jacob Bernstein of Monta Vista at 4:00. Palo Alto finished 15th out of 15 teams, arguably the worst finish ever by the Vikings in a league championship. Last year’s coach, Braumon Creighton, reportedly “decimated” the team and a number of kids who quit did not return. Jonathan Kessler took over at Paly this season and had only four returning wrestlers. At the PAL Championships at El Camino High, the MenloAtherton girls finished second in their division despite missing a handful of starters due to injury. Terra Nova won the team title by 33 points. M-A had three champions in Bianca Vargas, Folashade Akinola and Abby Ericson.

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Akinola is the No. 1 seed at 160 pounds with teammates Chelsea Wilson and Livienna Lie No. 2 at 106 and 235, respectively. M-A also has Abby Griesen No. 4 at 189 plus seed alternates Lauren McDonnell (121) and Evelyn Calhoon (126). M-A coach Phil Hoang feels pretty good about his first-year team’s chances. “This is our first year with a full girls teams, so we’re just glad to be on the board and thrilled to have made it this far,” Hoang said. “As far as individual performances, girls’ CCS gets stronger every year and we need to prepare for our opponents having a really good day. We just need to make sure we’re better prepared to handle whatever is thrown at us.” The Bears have 11 wrestlers entered, including six freshmen. Palo Alto has three entrants — sophomore Aishah Maas (121), freshman Masako Perez (126) and junior Sarah Aguilar, who is seeded No. 3 at 160. Q

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