Palo Alto Weekly March 11, 2016

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Vol. XXXVII, Number 23

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March 11, 2016

Noise drives city to seek seat on FAA committee Page 5

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Giving teens the

freedom to try With city funding, teens follow their inspiration to launch programs, events Page 21

Spring ring Class Guide 30

Transitions 17 Spectrum 1 18 Worth a Look 27 Movies 28 Eating Out 29 Q Arts A new watercolor wilderness

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Q Home Attracting birds to your garden

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Q Sports Eight local teams remain in NorCal playoffs

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Plane noise drives city to seek seat on FAA committee Federal Aviation Administration launches group to give local officials a forum to review new proposals for flight paths

by Gennady Sheyner

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purred by the outrage over airplane noise of residents of Palo Alto and surrounding communities, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has agreed to form a committee aimed at giving critics a louder

voice in future negotiations over plane routes and flight altitudes.

The FAA announced the new committee at a meeting Monday in Los Altos, which involved elected leaders from Santa Clara, San Mateo and Santa Cruz coun-

ties and members of the grassroots group Sky Posse, which has been leading the local effort to abate airplane noise.

The issue became urgent in the past year after the FAA implemented its Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) program last March. The program concentrated flights within particular corridors, creating what some residents have described as “super-highways”

over their heads.

Formation of the FAA Select Committee is the first substantive action that the federal agency has undertaken since November, when it agreed to take a fresh look at flight speeds, altitudes and waypoint locations as part of a new “three-phased initiative.”

While it remains to be seen whether the group will wield any actual influence over the federal agency, its creation will at the

very least give Palo Alto something the city has been coveting for well over a year: a seat at a regional table.

The city had attempted in 2014 to join the SFO Community Roundtable, a coalition of stakeholders from San Francisco and San Mateo County cities that work on issues involving San Francisco Airport, but its request (continued on page 14)

TRANSPORTATION

Court ruling gives big boost to high-speed rail Judge rejects lawsuit from Central Valley that sought to stop controversial project

by Gennady Sheyner

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EDUCATION

Painting project to ‘transform’ Gunn High School New color scheme supported by Palo Alto students, staff and parents

by Elena Kadvany

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n surveys and focus groups conducted by a Palo Alto architecture firm this year, Gunn High School students said their campus is big, confusing and hard to navigate, with a mostly dark-brown color scheme they described as “dull,” “tired,” “dreary” and “uninspired.”

What they wanted, they said, were colors that would make them feel “excited,” “happy,” “energetic” and “empowered.”

And now, they’ll get that. The school board expressed strong support at its meeting Tuesday night for a proposal to repaint Gunn in a new earthy, neutral color scheme inspired in part by the trees and plants on and around

the Arastradero Road campus.

The most important part of the color scheme, though, wasn’t the selected hues but the process, which sought input from the students themselves.

The idea to repaint the school was first proposed by the Gunn Advisory Committee in 2013. In December, the school’s site council selected Palo Alto-based Architarian Design to lead an inclusive process for deciding on a new exterior color scheme for the campus.

In early 2016, Architarian Design staff held five focus groups with more than 50 students; surveyed students, staff and parents; and held activities at a sports rally and Gunn’s TedX conference. They

put up a series of interactive posters around the school (one had a color wheel and asked students to place dot-stickers on the colors they preferred; another had a map of the school and asked “What is a good place for murals/public art?”), tested different colors around campus and met with Gunn’s student government many times. They also created a website to document their efforts along the way and ultimately held an online poll to determine which of two final design schemes the students preferred.

All in all, the firm said they reached more than 300 students, 50 staff members and 100 parents. (continued on page 10)

alifornia’s planned highspeed rail system surged past a major legal obstacle this week when a Sacramento Superior Court judge tossed out a long-simmering lawsuit from the Central Valley.

The 2011 suit by John Tos, Aaron Fukuda and the County of Kings maintained that the rail plan violates the provisions of Proposition 1A, a 2008 state bond measure that allocated $9.95 billion for the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles railroad line.

By revising the design of the system so that high-speed rail would share a set of tracks with Caltrain along the Peninsula, the agency has strayed from the plans that were presented to voters in 2008, attorneys for the plaintiffs argued during a three-day hearing in Sacramento in February. The initial plan called for four railroad tracks between San Francisco and San Jose.

The change, the plaintiffs have argued, is significant because with the blended system, trains would not be able to meet the promised goal of travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles in two hours and 40 minutes. This would make the rail line ineligible for bond funds, which would in turn make it ineligible for federal funds, which are contingent on state money.

In a judgment issued March 4, Judge Michael P. Kenny did concur with the plaintiffs that the California High Speed Rail Authority does not have sufficient evidence at this time to show that it can comply with all of the requirements of the 2008 bond. The authority, charged with building the $64 billion proj-

ect, has not yet provided an analysis of the trip time from San Jose to the San Francisco Transbay Terminal, Kenny noted. Its analysis relies on San Francisco’s Caltrain station at 4th and King streets, which is about 1.3 miles south of Transbay Terminal. Nor has it shown that it can achieve a five-minute headway — the amount of time between trains — as mandated by law.

However, Kenny wrote, the rail authority “may be able to accomplish these objectives at some point in the future.” He called high-speed rail an “ongoing, dynamic, changing project” and concurred with a recent ruling from the state Court of Appeal, which found that because the project is in flux, it cannot determine whether the project would meet the requirements of the 2008 bond act.

“There is no evidence currently before the Court that the blended system will not comply with the bond act system requirements,” Kenny wrote in his ruling. “Although Plaintiffs have raised compelling questions about potential future compliance, the Authority has not yet submitted a funding plan seeking to expend bond act funds. Thus, the issue of the project’s compliance with the bond act is not ripe for review.”

There are, as of today, Kenny reasoned, “still too many unknown variables, and in absence of a funding plan, too many assumptions that must be made as to what the Authority’s final decisions will be.”

By denying the plaintiffs’ request that the project be halted, Kenny handed a massive victory (continued on page 13)

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AGENDA–SPECIAL MEETING–COUNCIL CHAMBERS March 14, 2016, 5:00 PM Closed Session 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS, Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) Special Orders of the Day 2. Proclamation Welcoming Exchange Students and Chaperones From Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan Study Session : [HUMVYK <UP]LYZP[` :[Hќ 7YLZLU[H[PVU 9LNHYKPUN ;YHUZWVY[H[PVU +LTHUK Management for Stanford Research Park 4. Update on the Formation of the Downtown Transportation Management Association (TMA) Consent Calendar 6. Approval of Master Agreement to Sell Low Carbon Fuel Standards *YLKP[Z HUK <[PSPaL [OL 9L]LU\L MVY [OL )LULÄ[ VM *\YYLU[ VY -\[\YL Electric Vehicle Customers 7. Approval of Utilities Enterprise Fund Contract With Casey Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $2,967,000 for Sewer Lateral Replacement and Other On-Call Sewer Services for Three Years, Under Capital Improvement Program Projects WC-99013 (Sewer Lateral Rehabilitation), WC80020 (Wastewater System Customer Connections), and WC-15002 (Wastewater System Improvements) ( WWYV]HS VM H *VUZ[Y\J[PVU *VU[YHJ[ >P[O >H[LYWYVVÄUN (ZZVJPH[LZ Inc. in the Amount Not-to-Exceed $309,980 to Provide Construction Services to Replace the Existing Roof at Fire Station Number 2 (PF00006) 9. Approval for Renewal of the Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation for Mutual Cooperation and Support to Facilitate the Foundation’s Financial and Administrative Support of the Art Center 10. Authorize the City Attorney to Amend the Legal Services Agreement With Elisa Larson to Extend the Term of the Agreement to a Total Term of Approximately Three Years and Two Months, Formalize Temporary Changes to the Scope of Work and Applicable Rates and Increase the Not-to-Exceed Amount to a Total of $375,000 11. Approval for the Consolidation of the Unscheduled Vacancy on the Utilities Advisory Commission With the Spring 2016 Board and Commission Recruitment 12. Policy and Services Committee Recommendation to Accept the Audit of Parking Funds Action Items 13. Local Funding Strategies for Transportation Demand Management and Other Transportation Programs 14. Fiscal Years 2017 to 2026 General Fund Long Range Financial Forecast

STANDING COMMITTEE The Regular Finance Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 7:00 PM to discuss: 1) Introduction and Discussion of the Draft Fiscal Analysis of the City of Palo Alto 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update (Continued From March 1, 2016).

The Special City School Liaison Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 8:00 AM to discuss: 1) Review of Recent City Council/ PAUSD Board Meetings; 2) Discussion of City and PAUSD Summer Programs; 3) Discussion Regarding Shared Communications Between the City and PAUSD; and 4) Review Upcoming Calendar and Agendas.

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I think it’s not normal in a very, very beautiful way.

—Grace Park, Gunn High School student and representative to the Board of Education, about a repainted section at Gunn that’s drawn students’ attention. See story on page 5.

Around Town

WHAT’S IN A NAME? ... Want to weigh in on whether some of Palo Alto schools should be renamed, given their namesakes’ mixed legacies? The school district is now accepting applications for a citizen advisory committee that will research and review the names of all Palo Alto Unified schools and submit a recommendation for potential new names to the school board by the end of 2016.

Dubbed the “Renaming Schools Committee,” the group was formed in response to one parent’s petition to rename Jordan Middle School in light of David Starr Jordan’s active involvement in the eugenics movement, an early 20th-century pseudo-science that promoted the reproduction of genetic traits of particular races over others.

The group will be made up of four parents of current students, four members of the community, up to four alumni, two administrators, four faculty and staff and up to four students, according to the district.

Applicants must either reside or work within the boundaries of the school district or, if a nonresident, have either graduated from the district or served as a district employee for a minimum of five years. The committee will be selected by April 11, according to the school district. For details and to obtain an application, email Monica Sanchez Lopez at msanchezlopez@pausd.org or call 650-329-3737. Applications are online at pausd.org and are due on March 28.

BOOK-KEEPING ... It wasn’t always pretty, but Palo Alto’s voter-approved plan to renew its library system by reconstructing its largest branch (Mitchell Park) and refurbishing two others (Rinconada and Downtown) ended up being a financial success story. This despite the city’s well-documented struggles with the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center, a twin facility that opened in December 2014 and was plagued by more than two years of delays, cost overruns and a protracted dispute with the contractor. But, as city officials agreed earlier this month, the occasionally ugly road led to a beautiful endpoint, which thanks to a favorable construction climate and smooth progress on the two non-Mitchell branches ended up being $4 million under the $76 million budget. On March 1, the City Council’s Finance

Committee considered what to do with the money and thanked the Library Bond Oversight Committee for keeping an eye on the books throughout the construction period. Alice Smith, who chaired the citizen group, acknowledged that its meetings generally didn’t attract much public scrutiny. “It’s incredible to me, when we’re talking about $76 million in bond money, that nobody cared, but we cared,” Smith told the committee. Members of the Finance Committee concurred, with Councilwoman Karen Holman saying that she now has “five favorite libraries.” As for the $4 million? The current plan is to transfer $1 million into the city’s Infrastructure Reserve and use the other $3 million to defease the remaining bonds.

WATER WINNERS ... What do the City of Menlo Park; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; the Palo Alto Unified School District; Bay Maples Wild California Gardens; the City of South San Francisco; zNano, a watersoftening equipment supplier; ZunZun, a performing arts group; Elias Nacif, of janitorial and maintenance provider Service

by Medallion; Stanford University student Andrew Jacobs; and longtime water champion Trish Mulvey have in common? They are all winners of the Silicon Valley Water Conservation Awards, which recognizes government agencies, businesses, organizations and individuals for their water conservation efforts.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is being honored for its efforts to capture and reuse rainwater and clean wastewater.

The school district is being lauded for converting non-athletic irrigated turf grass to native plant gardens and natural meadows. The turf conversions have generated more than $42,000 in watersaving rebates. Stanford senior Jacobs’ water-conservation efforts include helping develop an app to notify the appropriate party on campus of water waste, facilitating the installation of a rainwater-harvesting system and drip irrigation at Synergy House, and leading the charge to get a water-bottle filling station installed in Stanford’s Old Union, among other things. They will be honored at a ceremony on March 23. For details, visit waterawards.org. Q

Upfront TRANSPORTATION

In fight against traffic, Palo Alto finds business allies Congestion drives companies to join city’s traffic-fighting efforts

by Gennady Sheyner

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rom Caltrain passes for daily commuters to nimble shuttles for local residents, city leaders in Palo Alto have no shortage of ideas for moving people out of cars and into other modes of transportation.

Money, however, is a different matter. Though the city is banking on getting significant proceeds from the transportation-tax measure that the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is preparing to place on the November ballot, these dollars are expected to support regional infrastructure projects like submerging the Caltrain corridor under crossing streets (or vice versa) and adding a lane to Page Mill Road. Local projects, city officials recognize, will likely require local funding sources.

Where will the money come from? That’s the question the City Council will wrestle with Monday night, when it considers the growing list of pending “transportation-demand measures” (incentives for changing people’s commute habits) currently being

pursued and evaluates the city’s funding options. The menu includes a new city tax on businesses, a local sales-tax measure, a new assessment district and various public-private partnerships between the city and local businesses, according to a new report from the Department of Planning and Community Environment.

Some of these partnerships are already taking shape as part of the city’s new Transportation Management Association, a newly incorporated nonprofit that aims to slash the number of downtown’s solo drivers by 30 percent. A similar effort is also coalescing at Stanford Research Park, where a consortium of large employers is working with Stanford University to solve the area’s traffic problems by offering shuttles, transit passes and other incentives to employees to get them to stop driving to work solo.

As for the city’s new trafficfighting nonprofit — modeled after similar associations in Contra Costa and San Mateo counties — its board of directors will consist

of six members: the City, Google, Palantir, the Garden Court Hotel, IDEO and Philz Coffee.

According to the rules that the TMA established for itself, board members from the three larger employers (the City, Google and Palantir) will make annual contributions of $10,000, according to a report from planning staff. Medium-sized employers on the board (Garden Court and IDEO) will pay $2,500 annually, while the single small employer on the board (Philz) will contribute $1,000.

In addition to the board member fees, all businesses that wish to participate in the new association and take advantage of its services will be assessed membership dues, which the board will set in the next few weeks, according to the new report.

The organization is rolling out at a time when the council is paying particularly close attention to traffic, having called it a top priority for 2016. It was also one of the major themes of Mayor Pat Burt’s “State of the City” speech last month. Burt pointed to other

communities that have had success with transportation-demandmanagement strategies and cited the willingness of Stanford Research Park businesses to step up.

“They explained that they’re moving in that direction because the businesses in the Research Park see traffic congestion as the biggest threat to their businesses that they have,” Burt said in the speech. “The very thing that we as residents see as a problem, businesses see it as their biggest problem as well. We have an opportunity together to really address this and solve it.”

Voluntary partnerships are not, however, the only option on the table. The city could raise the impact fee it charges developers of new projects to help support transportation initiatives. It could pursue a business tax with proceeds allocated directly to transportation, an idea that Burt has previously proposed. It can even put its own sales-tax measure, dedicated entirely to city transportation initiatives, on the November ballot, alongside the countywide measure.

Developers will also be expected to participate in the city’s battle against traffic by offering tenants incentives to commute without cars. As part of Palo Alto’s ongoing update of its Comprehensive Plan, a document that will guide the city’s growth policies until 2030, planners are evaluating a range policies that would restrict new traffic during peak commute hours.

One bold measure that the city

is considering as part of the update is a goal of “no new increase” in car trips during peak hours from new developments (with exceptions for developments that “directly contribute to the neighborhood character and diversity of Palo Alto,” such as affordable housing and ground-floor retail, according to the Environmental Impact Report for the Comprehensive Plan update). The program would, at a minimum, require developers to prepare and implement transportation-demand-management plans, which will include enforcement and penalties if they fail to reduce traffic adequately.

Each district under this strategy would have its own goal for traffic reduction, with the Downtown area aiming for 45 percent and California Avenue shooting for 35 percent. Stanford Research Park and the El Camino Real corridor would each have a target of 30 percent; while other areas of the city would have a target of 20 percent.

Developers would also be able to bend those traffic-reduction rules by paying an annual fee to the City or contracting with another property owner or organization to reduce trips there. The fee, according to the environmental study, would be used to reduce motor-vehicle trips “to the extent feasible through the provision of transit services, carpool/rideshare incentives, bicycle lanes, and other similar programs and improvements.” Q

Major Addison Elementary School donation gets board’s OK School board considers new policy, procedures for sizable gifts

by Elena Kadvany

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plan to significantly renovate Addison Elementary School received unanimous endorsement Tuesday night from the Palo Alto school board, which accepted the first of what is expected to be several major donations to fully fund the project.

The board approved an anonymous $1.33 million donation to cover pre-construction tasks for the project, which district staff have estimated could cost $16.96 million. The anonymous donor has communicated to the district, through a representative, that he or she intends to cover the full cost of the project, Superintendent Max McGee has said.

Plans include a new two-story building that would house the administration on the bottom floor and a new library on the second floor; a new multi-purpose room; new classrooms to replace portable ones; and more outdoor-learning environments for a school whose student population, staff and parents say, is uncomfortably crunched.

“There is no parity in our geographic space,” said Kelli Tomlinson, Addison parent and co-chair of the school’s site council, referring

to the district value of “progressive parity,” which aims to ensure equity in facilities and education opportunities among all the schools.

At a previous board discussion on the project, at least two board members, Ken Dauber and Melissa Baten Caswell, expressed concerns about the implications such significant improvements at Addison would have on this value.

On Tuesday, the board, however, voted against a staff recommendation to draft conceptual designs for the district’s other 11 elementary schools, which would have cost an estimated $163,000. Several board members questioned such planning efforts when there are no dollars to back them up.

Dauber said in his eyes, that process would amount to “window dressing.”

“My concern about that is that we’re asking staff and parents and community members to spend a lot of time engaged in a design process for improvements that we don’t have funding for and that would require that we take several steps in order to be in a position to do that,” Dauber said.

Board President Heidi Em-

berling agreed, saying that the schools are best served when “we plan closest to the time that we need these improvements.”

Dauber made a motion, supported by all board members except Baten Caswell, to strike the recommendation.

Baten Caswell insisted that the district needs to have a “roadmap for progressive parity” — a plan made ahead of time for what each school needs most and how the district can use $60.3 million currently in the district’s Strong Schools Bond reserves for future elementary improvements.

Hanging in the balance is also the potential cost of building a 13th elementary school, which some board members have indicated they would support.

“I feel very strongly that if we don’t have a roadmap for what we want to do next, we will go off and do something else, and we won’t pay attention to progressive parity here,” Baten Caswell said.

The district could always alter any plans or identified priorities later, she added.

At least three other board members agreed during board opera-

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EDUCATION

Four portable classrooms house Addison Elementary School’s entire fifth-grade class; the school hopes to move the students into permanent classrooms that could be built with funding from an anonymous donor. tions, at the end of the meeting, to discuss the idea of a roadmap for the elementary schools’ facilities funding at a future meeting.

Earlier in the evening, the board also considered a new policy for major donations. The board’s policy-review committee has proposed that the superintendent should seek direction from the board regarding donations anticipated to be in excess of $1 million.

The policy also proposes that school principals can approve and accept gifts up to $25,000 and the superintendent or a district designee could approve and accept gifts of up to $50,000, but anything more would require board approval.

Baten Caswell said that the policy should also address the anonymity of donors, suggesting that the superintendent and legal counsel, for example, be informed of an anonymous donor’s identity so that there is “confidence that there’s no strings attached.”

Other board members supported the idea that someone within the

district should know the identity of a donor and noted that Stanford University has a similar requirement in order for an anonymous donation to be made.

Baten Caswell also requested that the board be involved early when donations are made.

“To me, it’s not an amount of money. If I’m a donor and I give $10 with the assumption that it’s going to be a $10 million project with small donations over time, the board needs to talk about it when it’s $10,” Baten Caswell said.

In the case of the Addison project, the board did not know about it last May, when it was at its $10 equivalent and before an in-depth design process commenced. The board’s first full discussion of the donation and proposed improvements took place last month.

The new language in the proposed gifts policy regarding a $1 million trigger for seeking board direction was developed in part as (continued on page 12)

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Study makes economic case for growth in Palo Alto

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ew developments inevitably breed frustrations in Palo Alto, where city leaders have spent much of the past year exploring new ways to limit the growth of office space and curtail its most visible sideeffects: traffic congestion and a parking shortage.

But when it comes to the city budget, more residents and more workers would translate into higher revenues, according to a new fiscal analysis the city commissioned as part of the ongoing update of its Comprehensive Plan, a document that will guide the city’s growth until 2030.

The analysis, which was performed by the Oakland-based firm Economic & Planning Systems, also suggests that a new resident is particularly lucrative when it comes to the city’s bottom line, bringing in on average about $115 a year more than a new employee would.

The fiscal analysis takes a look at the four growth scenarios being considered in the environmental assessment for the Comprehensive Plan and concludes that the scenario with the most aggressive growth policies is also the one that would pump the most money into the city’s General Fund.

Each scenario, the analysis

found, would boost local finances, with revenue growth in the General Fund ranging from $5 million in the slowest-growth scenario to $7.4 million in the one with the highest growth. This represents an annual per-capital fiscal net benefit of $240 to $310 per person, with each new resident generating about $340 to $360 and each new employee bringing in between $190 and $280.

Even so, the study notes, the fiscal impact of even the most aggressive growth scenario represents relatively modest growth in the General Fund, which had an expenditure budget of $171 million in fiscal year 2015. The city’s General

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Four visions for growth Fund would see an increase in $5.2 million by 2030 under Scenario 1, known as the “business as usual”

scenario, which proposes no major policy changes.

Scenario 2, known as “growth

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Upfront slowed,” would make the smallest dent in the General Fund — $5 million by 2030. It includes policies that limit new office space, and it identifies no major new sites for housing.

The third scenario, called “housing reconsidered,” aggressively encourages housing in public-transit areas with policies that could, for example, relax height limits for downtown projects that include housing. That scenario would bring in $6.2 million.

But it’s the scenario with the most experimentation that is projected to bring in the greatest financial rewards. Known as “sustainability tested,” the fourth scenario focuses less on square footage and more on performance standards for factors like traffic, energy production and water use.

It would encourage commercial areas to become more densely built; promote green-building practices and local solar-energy production; and consider new housing along El Camino Real near Stanford Research Park and Stanford Shopping Center. Under the existing projections, this scenario would also result in a population growth of 16 percent (compared to 10 percent in the first two scenarios and 13 percent in the third) and employee growth

of 16 percent (same as in the first scenario, but above the 10 and 13 percent growths projected in Scenarios 2 and 3, respectively).

Even when the increased costs of supporting a growing population are taken into account, the sustainability scenario projects a $7.4 million growth in the General Fund between now and 2030.

While strong hotel- and salestax revenues play a significant role in the projections, the main driver is property tax. Given the high value of Palo Alto’s real estate, income from this tax source is projected to be strong in the years ahead, particularly in the residential sector. Because of Proposition 13, assessed values of properties are restricted to 2 percent annual appreciation. However, when a long-held property changes hands, the assessed value can “reset to a market level that is many multiples its prior assessed value,” the fiscal analysis states.

“With residential properties being more numerous, more valuable in aggregate, and turning over more frequently in Palo Alto, it is probable that residential turnover in Palo Alto is adding assessed value to the city roll at a greater rate than commercial sector,” the report states.

The new study also notes that

property-tax revenue from residential uses is “two to three times that of employment uses on a percapita basis (reflective of value, space efficiency, and turnover).”

“This residential property-related revenue outweighs the higher per-capita sales-tax revenue and transient-occupancy-tax revenue generated by local employment,” the study states.

Overall, property-tax revenue accounts for between 50 percent and 56 percent of projected revenue growth, depending on the scenario, the new analysis shows.

In the slowest-growth scenario, property-taxes would increase by $5.7 million by 2030. In the largest-growth scenario, it would rise by $8.5 million, with more than $5.3 million coming from residential properties.

The report also looks at the cost implications of each scenario and concludes that, by and large, these pale in comparison to the revenues gains. The costs would range from $5 million in Scenario 2 to $8 million in Scenario 4. Revenues, mean-

while, are expected to rise by between $10 million and $15.4 million.

The study also assumes that the growth envisioned in the four scenarios would require “minimal capital investment in new facilities” and that what investment is needed would be covered without much difficulty by General Fund, development-impact fees and other available capital-investment sources.

Despite its conclusions, the study is unlikely to shift the City Council’s generally skeptical philosophy on growth. In recent months, the council has instituted an annual cap on new office development in the city’s three main commercial areas, hoping to moderate the pace of commercial development.

And despite a widely acknowledged housing shortage, so far the council’s main attempt to deal with the issue has been a proposal to encourage construction of secondary (or “granny”) units.

Significantly, none of the four scenarios propose any zone changes in single-family neighborhoods or assume any major new housing

developments, with the lone exception of a possible multi-family housing project at the current Fry’s Electronics site.

Council members Cory Wolbach and Marc Berman, however, have been lobbying for policies that add housing.

“What mechanisms do we use to evaluate the value of having some amount of socioeconomic diversity in your city?” Berman asked at the Feb. 22 meeting. “I don’t know how to quantify it, but I know we’re losing it.”

Berman suggested that the council is becoming “too preventative of things and not taking advantage of this opportunity to evaluate a lot of different options and have a discussion about what those impacts might be.”

Wolbach agreed and proposed including in a fifth growth scenario the same level of housing growth that is currently embedded in the fourth scenario (which is higher than in the other three), (continued on page 11)

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 negotiations with the Service Employees International Union, Local 521; the city’s police and firefighter unions; the management and professionals group; and the Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto. The council will then hear a presentation from Stanford University about transportation-demand management at Stanford Research Park; hear an update on the formation of the downtown Transportation Management Association; discuss local funding strategies for transportation programs; and consider the fiscal year 2017-2025 General Fund Long Range Financial Forecast. The closed session will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 14. The regular meeting will follow in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee will discuss the draft fiscal analysis for the city’s Comprehensive Plan update. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. CITY/SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE ... The committee will review the recent City Council and school board meetings; discuss the city’s and the school district’s summer programs; and discuss shared communications between the city and the school district. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to hold a joint hearing with the Historic Resources Board on 901 High St., a proposal

by Ko Architects for a 18,335-square-foot mixed-use building. The board will then consider 2747 Park Blvd., a proposal by Jay Paul Company for a 33,323-square-foot research-and-development project; 411-437 Lytton Ave., a proposal by Hayes Group Architects to demolish an existing building and construct a three-story mixed-use office and residential building; and 429 University Ave., an appeal of the planning director’s approval of a 31,407-square-foot, four-story, mixed-use building. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. PUBLIC ART COMMISSION ... The commission plans to hold a special meeting to discuss the Public Art Master Plan. Then, in its regular meeting, it will hold the final review for artwork associated with the development at 441 Page Mill Road; hold initial reviews for art proposed at 3251 Hanover St. and at 2600 El Camino Real; discuss potential art at the CharlestonArastradero transportation corridor; and consider the University Avenue “creative seating” pilot project. The special meeting will begin at 6 p.m.

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Several priorities emerged through the firm’s engagement with the Gunn community. Students said they preferred earthy, neutral, calming tones; bright colors were perceived as too bold and “pressured,” Architarian Design Founder Elaine Uang told the board Tuesday night.

Students also said social spaces and unified community gathering spaces on campus were high priorities. Students also appreciated the natural elements of their campus and the surrounding area, Uang said. (Firm staff even gathered samples of “natural elements” on campus — trees, bark, plants, flowers — and posted photos of them on the project website.)

Staff and parents also said having color-coded buildings to help people find their way is important. Students, parents and staff all said they would like to have murals on campus.

Ultimately, Architarian Design proposed two color schemes — dubbed “Wildflowers” and “Golden State” — and students voted on the options online.

“Wildflowers,” which draws from warm, neutral colors (mostly light browns and some pastel colors) won with 73 percent of support compared to 27 percent for “Golden State.” The design

Courtesy Architarian Design

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Architarian Design proposed using accent colors — primarily Titan red — in social spaces on Gunn’s campus. includes color-coding by building cluster (certain wings will get accent colors painted on doors and beams, for example), lightercolored ceilings (which are “very low and dark right now,” Uang said) and walls and accent colors, like Titan red, used primarily in social spaces. Benches and tables in the quad will be painted bright red. The school also plans to bring in a professional muralist at a later date to work with students to paint murals around campus.

Gunn’s student board representative, Grace Park, said a small section outside the Student Activities Center repainted in the “Wildflowers” scheme has drawn students’ attention. When students walk by,

they do a double take and look like they’re thinking to themselves, “‘Wait, that’s not normal,’ — and I think it’s not normal in a very, very beautiful way,” Park said.

She said when the process began, most students knew they wanted a brighter campus but didn’t know what exactly that would look like.

“We weren’t sure how you could repaint an entire school to make it still have that same feeling of Gunn and be familiar but somehow a better version of Gunn,” she said. “I think this product that they just described to you is really what we wanted and didn’t realize we wanted.”

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Upfront project for not only having the potential to â&#x20AC;&#x153;transformâ&#x20AC;? Gunn physically but also for modeling a process inclusive of students â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an issue that was at the forefront of emotional conversations at board and school meetings during the last school year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we have to do other things when we want to incorporate student voice, I think these are good models,â&#x20AC;? board Vice President Terry Godfrey said.

Board member Ken Dauber said he remembered when the idea to repaint Gunn first came up several years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was intended to be a concrete symbol of the care of the community for students at Gunn and for staff at Gunn, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very pleased to see itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotten to the point that it has,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it will play that role.â&#x20AC;?

Funding for the project, which has an estimated cost of $1 million, will come from the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Planned Maintenance fund. The project will have to come back to the board for an official vote at its next meeting. Staff plan to start the painting project in June, after the school year ends. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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though his colleagues ultimately rejected the suggestion.

While the results of the new analysis make an economic case for growth, the study also acknowledges its own limitations.

Most significantly, it does not estimate â&#x20AC;&#x153;quality of life impacts that result from growth, such as changes in traffic congestion, parking supply, or other positive or negative factors related to increased land use density.â&#x20AC;?

And while it considers the operational costs and revenues in the General Fund, it does not take into account the major infrastructure projects â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including proposals to dig a trench for Caltrain and to reconstruct the busy intersection of Page Mill Road and Foothill Expressway â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that appear in some of the scenarios.

The studyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s key findings suggest that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the City will have the financial resources available to provide the high quality and diverse mix of municipal services for both residents and local workers in all growth scenarios considered in the Comprehensive Plan Update,â&#x20AC;? a new report from the Department of Planning and Community Environment concludes.

But while the intention of the new analysis is to inform the council about the fiscal impacts of the four scenarios, city planners acknowledge that these impacts are just one of many factors that city leaders will have to consider in the months ahead, as the Comprehensive Plan update continues. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com

News Digest School board backs focus on new socialemotional curriculum The Palo Alto school board endorsed Tuesday night a staff proposal to convene a district committee to evaluate social-emotional learning curricula currently used in the district and recommend a unified approach from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Two board members did, however, express some reservations about putting aside a previous intent to create a committee that would address actual service models for counseling, particularly at the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two high schools.

Board Vice President Terry Godfrey said she was â&#x20AC;&#x153;surprisedâ&#x20AC;? to see the social-emotional learning focus after setting an agenda item to discuss what had been called the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Distributed Counseling Committee,â&#x20AC;? a reference to a model in which teachers and counselors work as a team to address studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; social-emotional and academic needs.

While she was â&#x20AC;&#x153;thrilledâ&#x20AC;? to see the social-emotional curriculum proposal, she said she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;want to lose sight of the counseling work that (the board) wants to get finished.â&#x20AC;?

Staff brought forward the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Social Emotional Learning Curriculum Committeeâ&#x20AC;? Tuesday. The new committee â&#x20AC;&#x201D; made up of students, teachers, staff, administrators and other stakeholders selected through an application process â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will â&#x20AC;&#x153;research and evaluate existing curriculum and look at efficacy with regard to outcomes,â&#x20AC;? Chief Student Services Officer Holly Wade told the board.

Wade described the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current approach to social-emotional learning as uncoordinated, with different schools choosing curricula and programs with different learning targets and frameworks.

Unclear about the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charge, board President Heidi Emberling asked if it would look at everything that touches social-emotional learning, from actual curricula â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like the required Living Skills classes at the high schools and Second Step at the elementary schools â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to programs like Gunn High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freshman-transition program, Titan 101, and Palo Alto High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freshman cohort program, TEAM. Board member Melissa Baten Caswell voiced some concern, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just worried if we try to swallow the ocean with the committee weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll end up with nothing.â&#x20AC;?

Wade said the committee will be tasked with evaluating current curricula and vetting other evidence-based approaches not in use in Palo Alto, then recommending a unified path forward for the entire district.

Emberling shared Godfreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concern about losing sight of an original commitment to counseling work and suggested that a larger committee that could break into two subgroups.

Superintendent Max McGee said that deciding on a curriculum should come first, followed by the rollout of a new delivery model.

The goal is to identify a curriculum between now and Nov. 1, he said, and put a new model in place in the 2017-18 school year.

Despite select board membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; concerns, no member said they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support the committee. Q â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Elena Kadvany

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On Monday morning, Inks told the Mountain View Voice his decision to run was somewhat improvised, but he was encouraged by his supporters to consider it. They convinced him that the large candidate pool for this election presented a rare opportunity for a third-party politician â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Inks is Libertarian â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to make a strong showing, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My success in Mountain View has always been tied to appealing to multiple party affiliations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Republicans, Democrats, etc.,â&#x20AC;? Inks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t explain why, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always worked.â&#x20AC;?

As a member of the Libertarian Party, the 66-year-old Inks has championed fiscal conservatism and small government in his two terms on the Mountain View City Council. If elected to the state Legislature, Inks said he would bring strong experience in transit and water policies. A pillar of his campaign, he said, would be protecting Proposition 13, the landmark 1978 voter measure that capped property-tax increases in California.

Cabrera is what might be called a serial candidate for political office. A 1998 graduate of Gunn High School, he has run unsuccessfully for public office five times before â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including for mayor of San Francisco, mayor of Santa Cruz, state Assembly and the Palo Alto Board of Education. For this June election, Cabrera is not limiting himself to the Assembly race, and he has also taken out papers to run for the U.S. Senate, and two seats in two different districts of the U.S. House of Representatives.

All nine candidates will compete in the June 7 primary election and the top two candidates will face off in the November election. Q â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mark Noack, Mountain View Voice

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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 residents prepare for expansion of downtown parking program Downtown Palo Alto’s shifting parking landscape will undergo another tremor on April 1, when the new phase of the city’s Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) program takes effect, bringing with it new parking restrictions for both residents and employees.

(Posted March 8, 11:06 p.m.)

Concerns over academic laning at Palo Alto schools resurface The school district’s board room was full early Tuesday morning with parents who turned out to hear what became a wide-ranging discussion on academic laning, equity, access and differentiation in Palo Alto’s classrooms. (Posted March 8, 12:59 p.m.)

City completes settlement over claims of excessive police force The Los Altos Hills resident who claimed that Palo Alto officers used excessive force on him after he suffered an epileptic seizure during an August 2013 traffic stop has agreed to drop all claims against the city and the officers involved in exchange for a $250,000 payment. (Posted March 5, 8:30 p.m.)

Track Watch guard to be sentenced in burglary, robbery A Palo Alto Track Watch guard who was arrested for burglarizing three residences and robbing a disabled woman is expected to be sentenced for at least 13 years and eight months in prison on March 17, according to Santa Clara County Superior Court records. (Posted March 4, 8:37 a.m.)

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

Board of Education (March 7)

Superintendent evaluation: The board convened in closed session for a midyear evaluation of the superintendent.

Action: None

Board of Education (March 8)

Laning: The board held a special study session to discuss the practice of academic laning in the school district. Action: None Addison: The board accepted a $1.33 million anonymous donation to fund significant facilities improvements at Addison Elementary School, and the scope for the project. Yes: Unanimous Interim financial report: The board approved a second interim financial report for the district. Yes: Unanimous Professional development: The board authorized an “Educator Effectiveness Program Plan” for professional development. Yes: Unanimous

Planning and Transportation Commission (March 9)

Transportation: The commission heard an update about downtown’s new Transportation Management Association. Action: None 2515-2585 El Camino Real: The commission recommended approving the record of land use action and Conditional Use Permit findings for the threestory, mixed-use building proposed for the current site of Olive Garden. The commission also recommended that the council consider greater density and require transportation-demand management to reduce the demand for parking.

Yes: Alcheck, Fine, Gardias, Rosenblum, Tanaka, Waldfogel Recused: Downing

Historic Resources Board (March 10)

411-437 Lytton Ave.: The board voted to recommend to the Architectural Review Board that the three-story, 19,776-square-foot mixed-use building proposed for 411-437 Lytton Ave. is consistent with Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, subject to redesign of the third floor to reduce perceived massing.

Yes: Bernstein, Bunnenberg, Makinen, Wimmer No: Bower, Kohler Absent: Di Cicco

Correction: Last week’s CityView listed some outdated decisions made by the Parks & Recreation Commission and the Historic Resources Board, both of which did not meet last week. It also included an item about bike racks under the Architectural Review Board. That item was not discussed by the board last week. The Weekly regrets the errors.

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a result of that.

Others, however, worried about making the district’s process for accepting donations unfriendly and unappealing.

“I want to make it an easy process for people to give us money,” board member Camille Townsend said. “I’m getting uncomfortable that we’re being onerous in our statements. While I’m supportive of transparency and everything else, I feel like we’re hammering people in a way that doesn’t feel good. I need to see a policy that reflects our gratitude.”

She suggested contacting past major donors to seek feedback about their experiences with the district’s process and asked the two board members who serve on the policy committee, Dauber and Terry Godfrey, to be “very cautious” in adding additional stipulations.

“Our goal, at least from my perspective, will be to address a process that brings clarity to the extent that we can and that is not at all intended to increase the burden on donors — in fact, quite the opposite,” Dauber said.

The gifts policy will return to the committee before coming back to the board for action at a later date. The board will next discuss the Addison project when a schematic design is developed. Q

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to what has been a deeply divisive and controversial project. While supporters, including Gov. Jerry Brown and the Democratic majority in the Legislature, consistently laud high-speed rail as a muchneeded solution to ease traffic congestion, create jobs and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, critics have panned it as a “boondoggle” that has nowhere near the funds it needs to become a reality.

Palo Alto officials had initially supported the project but ultimately turned against it, passing in 2011 a unanimous resolution calling for the project’s termination. At the time, residents and council members raised doubts about the system’s financial projections, ridership estimates and proposed alignment, which initially called for four tracks, with an elevated berm in the middle for the new bullet train.

By shifting to the blended approach, which was first proposed

by Peninsula lawmakers in 2012, the rail authority has helped calm some of these anxieties. The project also picked up some momentum last month, when the rail authority released a new business plan showing the price tag dipping from $67.6 billion two years ago to $64.2 billion.

The new business plan also announced a major change of direction for the rail authority: Rather than launching construction of the line exclusively in Central Valley, the agency now plans to build the first operating segment between San Francisco and Bakersfield.

In presenting the business plan to the rail authority’s board of director’s Tuesday morning, rail authority CEO Jeff Morales called the shift “the game changer, in terms of delivering the program.”

The business plan relies mostly on bond funds and on proceeds from the state’s cap-and-trade program for building the first operating segment. Rail officials hope further improvements and expansions would be financed, at least in part, by private investments and federal contributions.

“For the first time, within available resources, we can actually project out to delivering an operating system,” Morales told the board Tuesday.

The board voiced no major concerns Tuesday about the dramatic change of direction. Board member Daniel Curtin said he is “very excited about the new development,” which he said would bring new economic opportunities to the two regions connected by high-speed rail.

“We all see the economic pressures being put on the Bay Area by Silicon Valley,” Curtin said. “This is a whole change in how that can be approached that, really to me, is the first signal of what high-speed rail will do for California.”

Board Chair Dan Richard agreed and lauded the plan for laying out for the public “how we can build the system.”

“What is really here, is the sense that we can build this now,” Richard said. Q www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 11, 2016 • Page 13

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for membership was denied by the group.

Khashayar Alaee, senior management analyst in the city manager’s office, discussed the latest updates from the FAA at a Tuesday community meeting, which brought about 50 people to Palo Alto City Hall. The new committee, Alaee said, will have 12 members, four from each of the three congressional districts in the area (the districts currently represented by Anna Eshoo, Sam Farr and Jackie Speier). Alaee said the idea for the group came from Eshoo, who wanted to give the Peninsula a forum for discussing airport concerns. He called the formation of the group “a big win.”

“As of now, really the only group that has influence into the airport and the FAA is the SFO Community Roundtable, and none of the cities in the Santa Clara County and Santa Cruz

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County have representations on that,” Alaee said. “For the FAA to recognize this committee and the three congressional offices to agree to it is a great achievement.”

Alaee also said that FAA officials indicated Monday that the agency’s feasibility study for potential changes to NextGen routes will be released in six weeks.

“Once it’s out, the community will be able to provide feedback on it through the FAA Select Committee,” Alaee said. “That’s where the decision-making will be made, and that recommendation will be made to the Congressional representatives.”

Though he lauded the FAA for creating the new group, many residents in attendance voiced skepticism. Some complained about the FAA’s failure to notify anyone in advance about the committee’s creation or to seek input.

Jennifer Landesmann, a Sky Posse member who attended the Monday meeting in Los Altos, said on Tuesday that criticism from communities about Next-

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“The Bay Area is supposedly going to be an example on how to deal with communities,” Landesmann said. “If they fail us, they will once again be on the hot seat.”

Other residents Tuesday offered personal anecdotes about loud flights soaring over their homes at all hours of the day and night.

One Crescent Park resident said that just that morning, when she was out her garden, loud planes were passing over head every two to three minutes. Another spoke of the midnight and 1:30 a.m. flights that pass over her house.

A third complained about a “real degradation of the quality of life because of the noise.”

Resident Mark Shull said the main problem that residents have with NextGen is that planes “fly over the same houses every single time.”

“That is new as of March last year,” Shull said. “And it’s not just one route, which cities around the country are complaining about, it is three converging in one place.

And there’s almost no place in the country that has as much convergence as we do.”

Members of Sky Posse have been gathering data about the elevated noise levels for the past year and lobbying the City of Palo Alto to take action. Their work has paid off, with the city recently hiring the consulting group Freytag & Associates to review FAA’s work and to conduct an analysis quantifying the increase in air traffic.

Alaee said that the firm will begin analyzing the data on Palo Alto’s flight patterns and noise levels in the coming weeks, as well as providing consulting services to the city on the FAA’s plans. Later, the firm will also be asked to consider how the changing flight patterns are harming local property assessments, disrupting classrooms and interfering with people’s sleep.

Alaee also said the city will try to secure a seat on the new FAA Select Committee, whose members were to be selected by Thursday, March 10. The city, he noted, has already invested significant staff and financial resources in the issue. In addition to the two council members (Karen Holman and Greg Schmid) who attended the Tuesday update, two others (Mayor Pat Burt and Vice Mayor Greg Scharff) were scheduled to meet FAA officials on Tuesday afternoon in Washington, D.C., where they are attending the annual meeting of the National League of Cities. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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Violence related Strong arm robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Credit card fraud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Fraudulent tax return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Scam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle related Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Abandoned bicycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 2 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Evading police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost/stolen plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . 10 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . 18 Alcohol or drug related Drinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Possession of alcohol by minor . . . . . . 1 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 1 Smoking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Missing juvenile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Outside investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Possession of switchblade . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unattended death. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Violence related Assault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Past rape reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle related Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 8 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Alcohol or drug related Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Narcotics investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Miscellaneous Civil problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Concealed firearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Coroner case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Domestic disturbance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Info case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Juvenile case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Located missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of ammunition . . . . . . . . . . 1 Property for destruction . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Psychiatric evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 1 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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Lynda Steele, former Abilities United director, dies at 67

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ynda Joyce Steele, the former head of Palo Alto nonprofit Abilities United, died suddenly on Feb. 29 in Redwood City, following a short illness due to complications from a respiratory infection. She was 67.

Steele advocated over four decades for the rights of persons with d evelo p m e n tal disabilities, shepherding a movement that took people out of institutions and integrated them into mainstream society. At the forefront of disabilities-rights advocacy in her native England and in the U.S., she was the executive director of Abilities United for 21 years. Under her stewardship, the organization more than doubled its budget, from $2.9 million to $6 million, and the number of clients grew to more than 3,000 annually.

Innovative programs were developed under Steele’s leadership, including employment services; independent-living training; the Community Connections program, which offered volunteer opportunities and an education series on daily-living skills; a therapy clinic offering speech, occupational, physical therapy and developmental services for children up to the age of 8; and Milestones Preschool, an inclusive preschool for children 2 to 5 years old.

“Lynda left an indelible mark on Abilities United and the general community,” Board President David Kabakov and CEO Charlie Weidanz said in a statement. “She believed in a barrier-free society and dedicated her 40-year career and retirement to developing high quality community services for people with developmental disabilities as an alternative to institutional care.”

Steele was born on April 5, 1948, in Kent, England, to Joyce (née Westrop) and Bob Steele. She went on to study in England, receiving a master’s degree in social services planning from Essex University.

Beginning her career as social worker, she was alarmed by the living conditions of developmentally disabled persons institutionalized in the United Kingdom. She lobbied for the closure of such hospitals and developed alternatives, helping 350 people transition out of one such hospital into the community.

In 1973, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where she became a rehabilitation counselor for a work program and, in 1978, a developmental disabilities coordinator for San Mateo County. A few years later in 1981, she became a director of program services for the Community Association for Rehabilitation (CAR) in Palo Alto,

which is now Abilities United.

After a six-year stint in the U.K. developing transitional programs, she returned to become executive director of the Hunger and Homeless Action Coalition of San Mateo County. In 1990, she became associate director at CAR and in 1993 was chosen as executive director.

During her tenure, Abilities United was given numerous awards, including the 2009 Palo Alto Tall Tree Award for “Outstanding Nonprofit” and the San Andreas Regional Center Service Provider of the Year award in 2010. In 2014, Steele was named Woman of the Year for the California 24th Assembly District.

After her retirement in 2014, she remained active as a volunteer and

advocate for people with developmental disabilities, assisting in the establishment of the Big Wave Project, a housing project on the San Mateo County coast. She became a U.S. citizen in January 2016 and was excited about voting in her first presidential election.

Steele was predeceased by her parents. She is survived by an aunt, five cousins and numerous close friends, both in the U.S. and U.K. A memorial service will be held on April 30 at 1 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Memorial donations can be made in her memory to Abilities United (abilitiesunited. org) or the Big Wave Project (bigwaveproject.org).

Phyllis Donner Wolf

December 8, 1930 – March 2, 2016 Phyllis Naomi Donner Wolf was born in San Francisco to the late Henry George Donner and the late Marcia Raben Donner and attended various schools in San Francisco and was a lifetime member of the California Scholarship Society. She attended University of California at Berkeley and later graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a California teachers’ credential.

Phyllis was married to the late Stanley William Wolf for fifty-four years from 1951 until his death in 2005. She lived in Portola Valley for most of her married life and then in Palo Alto.

She is survived by her son, Douglas Jeffrey Wolf, and his wife Vicki of West Hills, California and her daughter Melanie WolfGreenberg, and her husband, Dr. David Greenberg of Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Phyllis is also survived by devoted grandchildren, Joshua Wolf, Carly and Brett Feuerstein, Jordan Wolf and fiancé Katie Saffron, Hank Greenberg, Rebecca and Steven Oppenheim, two great grandsons, Bryce and Mason Feuerstein and two great granddaughters, Zoey Feuerstein and Lily Oppenheim. The late Lewis Weil of San Mateo became family to her, and they were inseparable for five years and his family remained very dear to her.

Phyllis’ teaching career started in 1961 after her own children were in school. She was dearly loved and respected for her 30 year career in teaching kindergarten in Redwood City. She also taught Head Start in the 1960s and then she worked with Superintendent Honig’s Quality Education Program which included Parent Education and Behavior Modification.

Phyllis was very active in a range of community and charitable causes: board member of the North Peninsula Jewish Day School, volunteer with the Jewish Coalition of Literacy and a member of the Angels of John Gill School in Redwood City. She was a lifetime member of Brandeis, Hadassah, and ORT and was a member of AAUW and Temple Beth Jacob.

Phyllis’ life changed drastically after a life altering fall in 2013, and she resided at the Jewish Home of San Francisco thereafter.

She became an avid painter while there and volunteered to lead a yoga class for residents.

Contributions may be made to Congregation Beth Jacob, to Jewish Home SF, Healing Touch or to Jewish Home SF, Creative Arts Program.

May her memory be a blessing.

PAID OBITUARY

Harry A. Oberhelman Jr. MD. November 15, 1923 – February 10, 2016

Harry Oberhelman Jr., professor emeritus of surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, died peacefully at his home on February 10, 2016. He was 92.

For more than 50 years, Oberhelman, known to many as Dr. O, was untiringly committed to his Stanford patients. He trained more than 160 general surgery residents during his career. Oberhelman retired from active surgical practice at 2001 but continued to consult and teach until 2006, when he joined Stanford Health Care’s International Medical Services, as its medical director. He developed many friendships during his travels to the far east as the medical director.

Dr. Oberhelman was born in Chicago, Illinois, the eldest son of a surgeon. He attended Yale and completed joint bachelor’s and medical degrees in 1946 at the University of Chicago. He married his high school sweetheart Betty. Oberhelman served with the United States Air Force Medical Corps before returning to the University of Chicago to complete his surgical training. In 1960, he moved his family to Stanford to join the faculty of the Medical School.

Oberhelman was an avid fan of Stanford football, tended cymbidium orchids and enjoyed relaxing at the family cabin in Wisconsin.

In addition to his wife Betty, Dr. Oberhelman is survived by his brother John; Sister Barbara Uecker; sons Harry of San Jose, James and Robert of Stanford; daughter Nancy of Colfax; nine grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. March 16 at Memorial Church on the Stanford campus. Please plan extra time as parking is limited and some distance from the church.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Stanford University Development Services, In memory of Dr. Harry Oberhelman Jr., PO. Box 20466, Stanford, CA 94309-0466.

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John Allen

June 6, 1947 – March 5, 2016 John Allen, 68, died peacefully at home on March 5th 2016. He was born in Oakland, to Richard Allen, a general surgeon at Stanford, and Elma Robinson Allen, a teacher. He spent his childhood in Palo Alto and Woodside with his family. High school was in Zuoz, Switzerland, where he learned to love sports and developed his wicked sense of humor. He graduated in Economics and Speech & Drama from Stanford in 1970 and went on to enjoy travels and work in Alaska, India, Switzerland, and England. He was dedicated to, and excited by, his programming work at the Stanford Cancer Center, and continued working until just before his death.

He enjoyed playing tennis, riding his bike to work, and supporting the Warriors and the Giants. He was a friend, coach and mentor to many young people in Palo Alto’s sporting community, managing teams for the Palo Alto Soccer club.

Successes included becoming the first from Northern California to play in the super group in the Dallas Cup, winning numerous major tournaments, and enabling 10 players to play in the MLS. His family was his greatest joy and he always happily attended his sons’ tennis, baseball, soccer, and swimming practices and matches. In his gentle loving way he encouraged independent thought, supported dreams and ideas, and was an unwavering and loyal friend. His immense enjoyment of life brought people of all ages from around the world to his dinner table, where the conversation would inevitably turn to philosophy and, as he channeled his inner Larry David, a great deal of laughter. He leaves behind his wife, Margaret, sons Ben and Tom, stepmother Willa, and sisters Lynn, Susan, and Merri. Please contact the family for details of a memorial gathering to be held soon.

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Editorial Getting out of cars New initiatives take aim at single-occupancy vehicle commutes

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sk any employer in Palo Alto, large or small, tech or restaurant, what its biggest business challenge is and you’ll get the same two answers: the lack of local housing options affordable to its employees and the hellish commute experiences that result. Both lead to upward pressures on rent and compensation, the two largest cost centers for most businesses.

In spite of all the wishful talk about reducing our large imbalance between jobs and housing by finding ways to build higher density housing, we are not going to build enough new housing to make even a small dent in the affordability or housing-jobs quotient.

With this reality, two important initiatives are underway to reduce single-occupancy vehicle commuting. One, in the Stanford Research Park, has organically emerged through cooperative efforts of large employers who share the goal of making commuting more bearable for its employees. Among other strategies, this group is negotiating for special volume pricing of VTA bus passes and exploring a private bus service whose cost could be shared by multiple employers.

The other is the nascent downtown Transportation Management Association (TMA,) a nonprofit corporation the City of Palo Alto organized last year that will be seeking to reduce the use of singleoccupancy vehicles by 30 percent over the next three years.

With almost 75 percent of all downtown employees working for small companies with fewer than 25 employees currently driving solo to their jobs, there is a huge opportunity to decrease traffic and parking problems if good alternatives and incentives can be developed.

If successful this could mean that some 1,600 people currently driving alone to their jobs in downtown Palo Alto are coaxed into other methods (car-pooling, public transit, bicycling, etc.).

As a start, the idea is for the new TMA to immediately (as early as the next few months) launch a transit-pass subsidy program for low-wage workers, believed to be the group most difficult to organize because many work for smaller employers, but with the greatest potential for shifting into public transit and reducing the parking demands downtown.

Both of these transit initiatives will take center stage at Monday night’s City Council meeting, where the council will hold backto-back “study sessions” on each of the programs and then later discuss how the downtown TMA should be directed and funded.

Transportation management is an essential component of a multipronged effort by the city to address residents’ concerns about overdevelopment, inadequate parking and unbearable traffic congestion.

In addition to the current (and temporary) cap on office development and the ongoing implementation of the downtown residentialparking permit system, improvements to Palo Alto’s free bus shuttle program and bicycle path system are also in the works.

While the goals of the new downtown Transportation Management Association are laudable, the group’s approach to governance and funding needs more clarity, transparency and council direction.

The initial board of directors of the nonprofit consists of three representatives from large employers, Palantir, Google, and the City of Palo Alto; two from “medium”-sized employers, the Garden Court Hotel and IDEO; and one from a “small” company, Philz Coffee. (Google, which has no presence downtown, was apparently asked to participate because of its experience with transportation programs and since it has many employees who live downtown and commute to various Google facilities.)

We are disappointed not to see a larger board and more diverse participation from large employers that have many lower-paid service workers commuting long distances, including the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Holiday Inn, Westin Hotel, Town & Country Village and Whole Foods Market.

The TMA’s funding strategy, still in the early stages of development, needs to protect small retailers and other businesses that can least afford new fees. Most similar TMAs fund their work through employer fees or taxes skewed to large employers, with some start-up help from the city. Here, City Manager Jim Keene is proposing the city initially provide $200,000 while Palantir and Google kick in just $10,000 each, the Garden Court and IDEO $2,500 and Philz $1,000.

We would hope to see the bulk of funding coming from large employers and the property owners who have become wealthy, having the good fortune of owning downtown real estate and, in many cases, not bearing any responsibility for either parking or transportation.

As always, the devil will be in the details as these transportation initiatives roll out. For its part, the City Council should use its financial leverage to ensure the new TMA operates with complete transparency, broad-based representation and with funding responsibility that falls squarely on those who can most afford it. Q

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

More donations!

Editor, Here is another approach to gifts for our children that are anonymous (or not) to the schools (“Palo Alto school board committee eyes new donations policy”).

The board can view itself like the board of trustees of a great university: If someone donates generously (to the Stanford Law School, for instance), Stanford University’s Board of Trustees would constructively both accept the donation and seek funds (even donate their own funds) for other areas of the school. The board would not refuse a legitimate donation to the school of art, for instance, in order to be “fair” to the engineering or biology departments.

So, don’t say “No.” Say “Yes” both to this donation and to your efforts in the Silicon Valley to have corporations “adopt” each school in Palo Alto.

And, the negativity by some school board members towards the superintendent’s initiatives are troublesome. If you choose him (like a board selecting a president of a university), then support him ... or give him notice.

The board members are not elected because of their expertise in education (just as university trustees are not appointed for their expertise in education).Given the extraordinary reviews of McGee before he arrived, the board’s apparent negativity towards him is troubling and not constructive.

Think of more constructive ways to foster both McGee’s initiatives and to encourage more donations to our school system.

If board members continue to be at loggerheads with the superintendent, then one of them has to go. And electing a new board member is easier and cheaper than recruiting a new superintendent.

Nathan Szajnberg, M.D. Duncan Place, Palo Alto

Just madness Editor, “Why can’t the Mad Hatter build his house here in Wonderland?” Alice asked. Replied the Queen, “Because, I don’t like the way it looks.”

When and where would officials, who have been entrusted with the authority to approve new projects in a community, be empowered to approve or disapprove based on their own personal aesthetic opinion and judgment? Right here in Palo Alto, my friends.

The City Council recently disapproved the 429 University Ave. project because, in the opinion of some who stated their reasons for

This week on Town Square Town Square is an online discussion forum at PaloAltoOnline.com/square Anxious about plane noise, Palo Alto eyes seat on new FAA committee Posted on March 9 at 2 p.m. by Gary Ruppel, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood “I applaud our city and county elected representatives for weighing in on this issue. The noise level and frequency of airplane flights has degraded the quality of my life and others in Palo Alto and am certain it’s the case in surrounding communities. After returning home in January from a ten-month trip it was very evident that increased air traffic noise had occurred.

“I am glad that we installed double-pane windows in our home.

Otherwise it would seem that we were outdoors all the time!” voting against it, the project was not compatible with the neighborhood. Never mind that it meets all of the objective criteria for approval.

Now we have Architectural Review Board members who are standing in the way of approval of a new car dealership proposed for the Ming’s site on Embarcadero Road because some of them don’t think the architecture is compatible with the Baylands. Never mind that the project complies with all of the objective criteria for approval.

The 429 University project would have added residential housing to downtown and generated substantial additional tax

revenue for the city. The proposed dealership could generate more than a million dollars a year in sales tax revenue for the city, and there are two existing dealerships (Honda and Audi) right next door.

It seems that we have empowered certain people, some elected, some appointed, to determine what projects can be built based on the personal opinions of those making the decisions. Why would we put up with this? People deserve to know that, if all objective standards set forth in our ordinances are met, their proposed projects can be built.

John Paul Hanna Crescent Drive, Palo Alto

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Palo Alto reviving the battle against ‘King Car and Czar Truck’?

by Jay Thorwaldson yron Sher, former state senator and assemblyman, once posed with his wife, Linda, and children on the curb of a Palo Alto street for a political ad urging residents to fight “King Car and Czar Truck.”

He was running for re-election to the Palo Alto City Council in a unique all-council (also known as the “recall election”) race in the spring of 1967, with the council sharply divided between “residentialists” and “establishment” members. Sher lost that bitter election, to his long-lasting chagrin, but was re-elected to the council in 1972 and later became mayor, beginning his rise to higher offices statewide.

But his ad, with his family looking up the street as if trying to cross, fearfully, into the path of the dreaded vehicles, now echoes throughout Palo Alto nearly a half-century later. Sher, long retired, now resides in the Sierra foothills near Placerville, far from Palo Alto traffic.

But traffic remains at the top of Palo Alto concerns, reflected in the Feb. 22 “State of the City” speech by current Mayor Pat Burt, well-covered by reporter Gennady Sheyner in the Weekly (see PaloAltoOnline.com).

Traffic isn’t the only issue, for sure, to agitate voters and cause City Council members and city administrators to become agitated.

Overall growth, a sense of growing urbanization for a community that likes to con-

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sider itself suburban and environmentally conscious also rates high on the communityconcern scale.

Overflow parking from commercial areas, chiefly downtown Palo Alto and in the California Avenue business district, has added to the anger of many residents and contributed to the election of a pair of “neoresidentialists” to the council, Tom DuBois and Eric Filseth, opposing what some perceive as more growth-friendly council members (Karen Holman and Greg Schmidt as exceptions).

Burt’s narrow election as mayor on a 5-4 vote also highlighted an intricate interpersonal alignment on the current council, despite members largely agreeing on the core issues before the city this year.

During the last half-century, the push and pull of development versus slow-growth (sometimes no-growth) sentiment has waxed and waned. But the irritation has remained as a fairly constant undertone and has spilled over into other issues before the city.

One such big, continuing issue is a housing shortage, exacerbated by the number of jobs that have been created in Palo Alto, which by the late 1960s added up to a 2.5to-1 jobs-to-housing ratio. That ratio has reportedly gotten worse since and, along with great schools, amenities, trees and parks, made Palo Alto a premier place to live, with housing prices soaring to shock-level heights and with rents to match — among the highest in the nation.

It was, in fact, a proposal for lower-income senior housing and 12 market-rate homes on Maybell Avenue in south Palo Alto that was the spark that ignited the current “residentialist” surge, with traffic at the core of residents’ concerns.

The council and Burt include housing as a concern and goal for 2016, especially focusing on “affordable” housing for younger people and seniors, and some for lower-income people and families generally.

Burt told me in a pre-speech over-breakfast interview that there will be increased city attention to housing sites located in the north end of Palo Alto, rather than the sensitized south part of town — especially near transit hubs.

Yet the new assault on traffic will be at the forefront. Burt noted that there are some solid factors afoot that will help in the antitraffic efforts this year and in the immediate years to follow.

One is that a number of young professionals are choosing public transportation as an alternative to commuting by cars, and some of those don’t even own a car, Burt noted.

Some don’t even have a driver’s license, under a “Why do I need it?” rationale, he said.

Another factor is that major changes are literally on the road in a technological revolution. That includes not just the self-driving car roaming around Palo Alto but also the potential for self-driving vans to carry a number of passengers, which could cut down on traffic.

Palo Alto has created a new Transportation Management Agency, or TMA in city shorthand, as a nonprofit organization that will implement efforts to get folks out from behind the single-occupant-vehicle steering wheel, called “transportation demand management.” The TMA’s initial report is due out in mid-March.

The city’s TMA also is reflected by a similar group formed by businesses in the Stanford Research Park, and the two groups are coordinating efforts. Burt attended a

meeting of the Research Park TMA in late January for an update on some of the major steps being planned there. Their program is due to launch in April.

Both groups have looked to Stanford University for an example based on some of the traffic-management steps taken by the university — an outgrowth of county requirements when Stanford’s major expansion plan was approved around the turn of this century.

“We’re finally doing with our TMA — rideshare, apps — what Stanford has been doing,” Burt said. “They’re doing all the things we’re talking about doing.”

What can be done?

“Big employers have regional buses,” Burt said. “What about sharing the buses?”

Other steps that could reduce traffic include: expanding the incentives to bike to work in a mostly level region with great climate; improving the city’s shuttle system to quadruple the ridership; and instituting Eco Passes, which provide employees free and unlimited rides throughout the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) system; and expanding parking permits in neighborhoods.

Data is expected by the end of 2016 on how effective a multi-headed program might be.

For funding such an effort, Burt and others are looking again at another long-debated issue: a business-license tax that would be dedicated to a TMA program.

So buckle up for an accelerated ride. Q Former Weekly Editor Jay Thorwaldson can be emailed at jthorwaldson@paweekly. com and/or jaythor@well.com. He also writes periodic blogs at PaloAltoOnline. com.

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What’s a hobby or activity that you hope someday to try or be good at?

Asked on California Avenue in Palo Alto. Interviews and photos by Sam Sciolla.

Emma Pease

Jonathan Chestnutt

Valerie Stinger

Jeanne Muller

Fred Kornahrens

Computer support North California Avenue, Palo Alto

Handyman Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto

Community volunteer Christine Drive, Palo Alto

Social worker Magnolia Drive, Palo Alto

Sales Fairmont Drive, San Mateo

“Singing (because) I’m terrible at it. ...

Choral singing, maybe.”

“Hockey’s definitely a cool one.

There’s so much speed ... so much finesse.”

“Go. ... It’s a strategy game (in which) all the pieces are equal players.”

“Cooking ... stuff that tastes good.”

“Rock climbing, I guess. You’re out in the beautiful air and scenic country, generally.”

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Anaiya Raisinghani and Helen Nguyen, far right, co-founders of Girl Up Palo Alto, lead a Feb. 22 meeting with fellow members at the Mitchell Park Community Center regarding an upcoming fundraiser.

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With city’s help — and funding — teens follow their inspiration to launch programs, events

by Elena Kadvany a 20-member group of both Paly and Gunn High School students who organize events and initiatives.

Zhou and other students who have received money through the Bryant Street Garage Fund said having the city backing them — both financially and through mentorship provided by city staff — helped them achieve their goals at a level they wouldn’t have been able to reach otherwise. It boosted their confidence, too, and helped them pursue causes, topics and initiatives they feel strongly about.

“I think the core point — and everything else is kind of just a residual effect of it — ... is elevating teen voice, teen ideas and stand-

ing behind them,” Amal Aziz, youth and teen services director for the City of Palo Alto, said of the program.

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ears ago in downtown Palo Alto, there was a teen center on Bryant Street — a place for teens to hang out, do homework, listen to music, play games, host dances and otherwise be teenagers. In the early 2000s, when the city was planning to build a public parking garage on that site, the city surveyed local teenagers to gauge whether they would prefer the city build a new teen center or a commercial space attached to the garage

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ne Palo Alto teen started a group to raise awareness of the environment; another, to raise money for scientific research on a genetic disorder he has that causes deafness at birth and progressive vision loss. Two others organized a free computer-programming event for teens; another founded a club dedicated to making history fun and relevant for his peers. Others hosted art shows, movie nights and fundraisers for causes they’re passionate about.

This melange of teen initiatives — along with many others — was made possible through the Bryant Street Garage Fund, a City of Palo Alto program that provides mini-grants to any Palo Alto high school student with an idea for a program, event, group or effort that would somehow benefit local teens.

At a time when local and national debate swirls around how to define “success” in multiple ways, how to connect students with caring adults, how to provide students with more real-world education and engagement and how to better support teenagers’ wellbeing, the Bryant Street Garage Fund offers one model for how to do just that.

“In high school, a lot of it is finding what you like, what your passions are and what you’re good at,” said Palo Alto High School senior William Zhou, who with a Bryant Street Garage Fund grant founded Project Enybody, a group of Palo Alto teenagers committed to raising awareness of and fighting climate change. “Obviously in Palo Alto there’s a lot of pressure to be maybe one type of student who’s super-good at math and science.

“I think through Project Enybody and through seeing the successes that we’ve had, I’ve been able to understand myself more and what I want to do moving forward,” he said.

“It made me more confident to just be, like, ‘Hey, I can do something in the community.

I have the ability to do that.’”

Project Enybody (“Eny” stands for “Earth needs you”) has grown from a school project Zhou was working on his sophomore year to

Members of the environmental group Project Enybody — counter-clockwise from left, Helen Nguyen, founder William Zhou, Emma Goldsmith and Joy Huang — and group adviser Jose Perez meet in late February to plan their upcoming “Run For Earth Day.”

whose rent would go toward teen programs and activities.

Teens said they wanted the latter, so the City Council voted to build and lease the space at 455 Bryant St. with the stipulation that once the lease generated a net positive cash flow, 75 percent of the net rental revenues would go toward youth programs, Mayor Pat Burt told the Weekly. The property has been leased by Form Fitness, a gym, since 2004.

But for the first six years or so, there was no positive cash flow, and the teen fund was more or less “forgotten,” Burt said.

Then about two years ago, through research his wife was conducting on the former teen center, they realized that the lease had actually started generating cash, and had been doing so for several years. Burt raised the issue as a City Council member, and the money that should have been designated for the Bryant Street Garage Fund was redirected to its rightful source.

In 2014, the City Council’s Policy and Services Committee unanimously voted to recommend that up to $84,000 go to the fund for the 2015 fiscal year. They did not draw down on a then-$217,334 reserve fund, which consisted of accrued revenue from 2009 through 2013.

Today, the program has become akin to a startup incubator. Any Palo Alto teenager or group of teens can submit a basic application describing their idea, be it an educational event, a fundraiser, an art show, a movie screening, a group or a program. They then meet with Jose Perez, the city’s teen program specialist — a relatively new, part-time position that oversees the growing Bryant Street Garage Fund — to flesh out their idea and write a more detailed grant proposal.

Perez consults with students one-on-one from start to finish and serves as a mentor for many of them. For longer-term projects, such as clubs that meet throughout the school year, students are required to get together (continued on next page)

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William Zhou, founder of Project Enybody, and member Helen Nguyen discuss their group’s plans for an Earth Day fundraiser.

Palo Alto High School junior Adrienne Kwok, left, and senior Emily Cao, center, members of Project Enybody, work a booth at the group’s Green Fest event in August 2015.

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to’s on buying locally grown food, packing eco-friendly lunches and conserving water, plus games and a talk on Palo Alto’s water sources and the drought by representatives from the Tuolumne River Trust. More than 300 people attended, according to the city.

“As a teen, it’s pretty hard to come by money unless you’re willing to spend it yourself,” Zhou said. “Bake sales and things can take a lot of time but not give you a lot of return.

There are just a lot of obstacles in the way of getting started. The Bryant Street Garage Fund helps you get past those obstacles quicker.”

Paly senior Kelsey Wang and junior Alice Zhang received a $1,400 grant to put on Teens Exploring Code, a free event that aimed to expose Bay Area youth from different demographics to the world of high technology.

Wang and Zhang came up with the idea last year while reflecting on their own computer-science education experiences. Both said they were encouraged and influenced by friends and family to take the computerscience classes at Paly. Wang’s mother works for a software company, while Zhang’s mother works in finance and her father in nuclear physics.

They also noticed that students in their computer-science classes were predominantly from certain demographic groups, and there were far more boys than girls.

“They weren’t very diverse classes — the gender gap of course, and also different eth-

The Teen Services Committee also asks Fund applicants which of the city’s 41 Developmental Assets their project would help to promote. Developmental assets have been identified through research as the “building blocks of healthy development that help young people grow up healthy, caring and responsible adults,” a city document states.

These assets include everything from service to others and a caring school climate to reading for pleasure and a sense of purpose.

A project will not be funded if its primary purpose does not “substantially engage teens,” the score sheet states. Projects can be fundraisers, but that must be secondary to the goal of serving teens, the score sheet notes.

Students can apply for up to $1,000 each fiscal year, though if their idea will benefit a broader population of teens, they can seek more money, Perez said.

What the teens use the funding for often sounds small-scale, but its impact is huge.

The high school students behind Buddies4Math, a math-tutoring program for at-risk elementary school students, used an $860 grant to buy snacks for the students and small whiteboards for the tutors to use, among other supplies. They said the young students were thrilled to have both.

Zhou used a $500 grant to cover the cost of printing fliers to advertise a nature-themed art show Project Enybody hosted. With another $1,000 grant, his group bought supplies last summer for Green Fest, an all-thingsenvironmental festival that featured how-

with Perez at least once a month.

Many students interviewed for this article said Perez’s support was critical in getting their ideas off the ground. He also comes with the connections of a city employee, giving them access to resources they might not have had otherwise. Many events are hosted at the new Mitchell Park Community Center at no cost to the teens.

“You don’t really know what an adviser can bring until you have one,” Zhou said.

“Having that support and someone there to find resources and guide you is really great.”

“We talk about the concern of adults really supporting youth and being advocates for them — I think Bryant Street Garage Fund really embodies that, especially in Jose’s role,” Aziz said.

A committee made up of city staff from different departments — the Art Center, the Library, Community Services and others — reviews all of the grant applications. Called the Teen Services Committee, the group evaluates proposals using a score sheet that has questions about logistics, planning and budgets. But the sheet maintains a clear focus on teens: “Is the project created by and for teens, and/or to serve teens?” “Does the project seem like one that will inspire and engage teens?” “Does the project contribute to the cultural vitality and well-being of teens?” “How many teens will benefit from the project?”

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Kevin Ji, president and founder of Historians in Action, managed the entire Teen History Bowl Tournament that took place on Sunday, March 6.

nicities were not really represented in the class,” Wang told the Weekly last summer.

“We thought it would be a really good idea to expose teens to computer science in a large way.”

The event featured speakers from local tech companies and three coding workshops led by either current computer-science majors or graduates. Wang and Zhang estimated about 100 people came and went throughout the day.

The Bryant Street Garage Fund grant allowed them to “make the event fun,” Wang said, buying T-shirts and food for participants and gifts for the speakers. They’re hoping to plan a similar event this year, but it might be more in the style of a hackathon, they said.

The grant provided more than just money, though.

“It felt like the City of Palo Alto was behind us,” Zhang said, and gave them credibility when asking local companies to send someone to participate. Other teens echoed that.

“It was a vote of confidence,” said Ana Caklovi, a Paly senior who with fellow senior Priya Misner organized a series of free entrepreneurship classes for teens, supported by the Bryant Street Garage Fund. “It’s nice to know there’s an aspect of the community that’s there to help you out if you have these kinds of ideas.”

Elias Fedel, left, and Trevor Filseth, right, winners of the Teen History Bowl Tournament, listen closely to a question during their semifinal.

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efore Gunn junior Kevin Ji got involved in the Bryant Street Garage Fund, he, like most high school students, had never written a grant proposal, planned an event or given any thought to how to conduct a successful advertising campaign. He was full of ideas — he said he doesn’t like “sitting on the sidelines and just watching problems just go by” — but faced obstacles when trying to form clubs at schools or host school-affiliated events.

Those efforts, for the most part, require a teacher-adviser or at least a teacher presence at meetings and events, a time commitment Ji said that’s often hard to convince stretchedthin teachers to make.

The Bryant Street Garage Fund removed those obstacles, he said. Its staff members became patient mentors who taught him the ins and outs of how to make his ideas reality.

“I built lots and lots of skills from interacting with them,” Ji said of Perez, Aziz and other city staff. “It’s really been a whole learning experience, holistically.”

Ji has since received a total of four grants: one for Financial Literacy for Youth, a group he founded to provide and advocate for better financial education for students; another for Historians in Action, a club he also founded “to promote history in a community that is

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increasingly focused on the future and forgetting our past,” he said; and two for efforts he’s planning through his role as Palo Alto Youth Council events-committee chair — a new high school intramural sports program and a teen job fair with representatives from local businesses.

This is exactly how the Bryant Street Garage Fund is supposed to work. Research the city conducted with teenagers to inform the fund’s mission “revealed a fear of failure that formed a psychological barrier to participation in new programs, events or services outside of academics,” a November 2015 staff report states.

“The BSGF Grant Program helps teens overcome this fear of failure by mitigating and eliminating risks and barriers to trying something new. ... The result is an increase in teen participation in events and programs that enrich their lives and contribute to overall health and well-being.”

The city thought that the majority of grant applications would come from established teen groups like the Palo Alto Youth Council, Teen Advisory Board and Teen Arts Council (which are all supported in part by the Bryant Street Garage Fund), but six months into the program, more than 60 percent of the proposals were from teens not previously engaged in city initiatives. Though applicants are mostly from Paly and Gunn, a growing number are coming from the all-girls independent middle and high school Castilleja School, Perez said.

Zhou said that one of the most “inspiring” parts of participating in the Fund was seeing Project Enybody inspire other teens to apply for their own grants. A Project Enybody team member went on to found a Palo Alto

chapter of Girl Up, an international organization that supports United Nations programs promoting the health, safety, education and leadership of girls in developing countries.

The Bryant Street Garage Fund provided Girl Up with $300 to get off the ground, and it now has 22 members.

Another Project Enybody teen is involved in Science for Sight, a fundraising group founded by a Gunn student who has Usher Syndrome.

Zhang and Wang were involved in MakeX, a teen makerspace at the Cubberley Community Center, before hosting Teens Exploring Code.

“I think it’s really cool that it doesn’t end with one group; it keeps branching out,” Zhou said.

MakeX is one of several ongoing, sustained programs supported in part by the Bryant Street Garage Fund. Entirely student-run, MakeX is a space for both making things and for teen ownership. The group of Palo Alto students who designed the space from scratch now supervise it from top to bottom, managing the budget, planning publicity campaigns, and becoming mentors for other students. MakeX has received $13,000 from the Bryant Street Garage Fund and is otherwise funded by the Palo Alto library system.

James Wang, MakeX founder, described in a July 2015 letter to the editor in the Palo Alto Weekly the invaluable impact of providing teens with “alternative spaces” — literally and figuratively — like the Cubberley makerspace.

“Our community should tackle teen depression at its source, by providing at-risk youth with alternative spaces (outside of school and away from home) that provide

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‘He Named Me Malala’ documentary showing, hosted by Girl Up – Friday, March 18, 6:30 p.m., Mitchell Park Teen Center

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‘Coping with Cancer: A Speaker Night,’ hosted by Students United Against Cancer – Sunday, March 20, 7-9 p.m., Mitchell Park Adobe Room

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‘Super-Bio Jeopardy,’ hosted by Science for Sight – Thursday, March 24, 6:30 p.m., Mitchell Park Teen Center

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Youth Carnival, hosted by Financial Literacy for Youth – Friday, March 25, 4-6 p.m., Mitchell Park Teen Center/Courtyard

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Karaoke Night, hosted by clickPA and the Teen Arts Council – Friday, March 25, 6:30 p.m., Mitchell Park Teen Center

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A selection of 3-D printed models and wood cutouts created by a laser cutter are on display at the student-run MakeX studio at Cubberley Community Center in January 2015.

From left, Jeremy Trilling, Kai Gallagher and James Wang build a wooden shelf at the MakeX studio at the Cubberley Community Center in January 2015. opportunities for us to recuperate from the pressures we confront on a daily basis and serve as creative outlets for stress in ways that breathing and stretching cannot,” he wrote.

The space is “comparably therapeutic” to talk therapy, he said, and carries the added bonus of being easily accessible and not carrying “the stigma of ‘getting help.’”

“I hope Palo Alto continues to fund similar student-run spaces in the future,” he wrote.

Other Bryant Street Garage Fund-supported projects have ranged from “Unmasked,” a documentary made by a group of Paly and Gunn teens on the recent youth suicide clusters and related mental health topics in Palo Alto; to a theater production with a youth-only cast, crew and production director; to a history competition Ji organized last Sunday with history clubs from several Bay Area high schools, including Gunn, Paly and Saratoga High School.

About 50 people attended the Palo Alto History Bowl Tournament, Ji said, which was structured like Jeopardy with “lights, action and scoring” to make what is generally perceived by students to be a dry topic associated with onerous essays and tests into a fun, fast-paced game. Ji also invited the executive director of the Palo Alto History Museum to speak at the event.

Ji said the idea for a history bowl has been in the works for more than year. Perez has helped him revise and refine the event until it could be successfully mounted, rather than shooting him down when the concept wasn’t fully formed, Ji said.

“That has really helped boost my confidence because, for example, if you’re doing a math problem, there’s a right answer and a wrong answer. With this, that never really happens,” he said.

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ity staff has said the most successful and active piece of the Bryant Street Garage Fund is the grants program.

Hundreds of teens have been and continue to be impacted, and city staff said in November that it was receiving new proposals every week. Cumulatively, from 2009 to 2015, $382,193 in rental revenue from 455 Bryant St. has been committed to teen programs. Since 2014, more than $34,000 has been allocated for teen grant proposals, according to Perez.

In fiscal year 2015, $18,000 from the overall fund was spent on staff salaries; $7,430 on grant funds; $4,000 for the Teen Arts Council; $1,158 for teen programs at the Art Center; and $7,448 to support MakeX, according to a staff report.

In fiscal year 2016, staff has proposed to significantly increase those commitments to $25,000 for salaries; $18,000 for

grants; $7,800 for teen activities website clickPA; $13,000 for MakeX; $20,000 for the Children’s Theater Teen Art Council; and $20,000 for the Art Center. With a $10,200 contingency for unanticipated expenditures, the 2016 budget has topped out at $115,000, according to a staff report.

Staff also asked the City Council’s Policy and Services Committee in November to draw on the Bryant Street Garage Fund’s reserve to support an outreach and advertising campaign for both the Fund and other city services and programs available to teens, plus an additional $25,000 “to support the growth of the program.” Staff are moving forward with the outreach campaign with an estimated cost of $10,000, according to Aziz, and hope to get the additional $25,000 in 2017.

Staff also originally hoped to hire three hourly teen activity specialists to oversee grant applications in three areas (the Library Department; and the Arts and Sciences and Recreation divisions of the Community Services Department), but the positions have proved difficult to fill, staff said.

Perez, who works part-time, remains the only teen activity specialist.

There are other proposals for the Fund in the pipeline: the purchase of a kiln for the Mitchell Park Community Center to develop a teen ceramics program; the creation of a digital-art studio for teens; and a grant challenge called Impact PA that will focus on diversity and inclusion in Palo Alto. And those are just the city’s ideas.

The oft-stated value in Palo Alto of connecting youth with “caring adults” to boost their well-being is not pie in the sky when it comes to the Bryant Street Garage Fund, participants say. Ji said while he feels “detached” from the administration at Gunn, the Fund helped him form relationships with adults in the community that benefited not only him, but all the teens involved with his own programs.

“It’s a chain reaction of teens connecting with adults in the community, and I think it’s really causing a positive impact,” he said. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@paweekly.com.

Teens who are interested in applying for a Bryant Street Garage Fund can go to cityofpaloalto.org/bsgfund.

About the cover: Kevin Ji, right, organizer of the Teen History Bowl, awards first place to Trevor Filseth, left, and Elias Fedel, not pictured, while their photo is taken on Sunday, March 6, at the Mitchell Park Community Center. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

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Painter Tony Foster’s exhibition “Sacred Places” includes scenes from the Four Corners region of the American Southwest. Foster also makes notes about weather, wildlife and his mood. He collects small artifacts, such as rocks, feathers or beads, which are then attached to the watercolor with his notes.

Watercolor wilderness New gallery is devoted to Tony Foster’s environmental art

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he new Foster Art and Wilderness Foundation has a clearly defined mission: “to inspire reflection, discussion and education about art, wilderness and the natural world.” The foundation, located at 940 Commercial St. in the industrial area of south Palo Alto, takes the form of a bespoke museum dedicated to the watercolor landscape work of just one man, painter Tony Foster.

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seum dedicated solely to your art?

“It’s astonishing,” Foster said, “and beyond my wildest dreams.”

Foster, who lives in Cornwall, England, is a spry, genial 70 year old who has managed to combine two passions in life. He had long been a “trekker” and began his artistic career as a Pop artist back in the 1970s.

“The problem with Pop was that you were always borrowing from existing sources,” explained Foster. “I realized that I should do

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work about things I care about.”

He decided to begin documenting his travels, using the method of plein air painting. But Foster did not just stop by the roadside and set up his easel. His idea of painting in the wild consists of hiking for hours to remote locations, finding his ideal inspiration, setting up camp and staying on site for a week or two at a time.

Because oil paint takes so long to dry, watercolor is the perfect medium for the peripatetic Foster.

He has learned to travel light, with watercolors in a small box the size of a wallet, and a custommade artist board that holds the paper. He has worked in wind and sand storms, blizzards and torrential downpours. His love of nature and curiosity about the environment has taken him to Mt. Everest, the Maldives, the Andes and the Grand Canyon. Wherever he goes, he usually has a small band of friends or collectors who assist with necessary chores — such as

fetching water and preparing food — but Foster is at his drawing board 10 to 12 hours a day.

“I’m really a boring traveling companion,” he joked.

Jane Woodward, a Stanford geologist, oil and gas entrepreneur and Foster’s main patron, would disagree. She has gone along on trips with the artist and has the distinction of owning artworks from all but four of his journeys.

Woodward, who had never collected art before, was first in-

Arts & Entertainment troduced to Foster’s work in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in the late 1980s.

“I was completely ambushed by this beautiful watercolor that transported me to the Sierra Mountains in such a powerful way,” she said.

She became intent on collecting more of his work, especially when she learned that he worked in series (30 or 40 paintings), creating a full visual record of a journey to a wilderness location. Citing what she calls a “market failure” on the part of most galleries and museums, she feels strongly that Foster’s work needs to be seen in its groups in order to feel the full

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impact.

She started the foundation in order to reunite Foster’s work by series, then began planning the museum facility five years ago.

Although she is hopeful that individuals and school groups will visit, her intention for the museum is to promote future exhibitions of Foster’s work and, in the process, inspire people to connect with and value wilderness spaces.

“The primary purpose of the museum is to encourage curators to come and borrow Tony’s work for their institutions,” Woodward said.

To that end, the foundation will loan the work by series, with sup-

plementary materials and exhibition fees waived for venues that qualify.

The inaugural exhibition is titled “Sacred Places” and includes scenes from the Four Corners region of the Southwest. Spectacular rock formations, canyons, high desert and flowing streams are rendered in an earthy palette of tan, red and ochre. Because of their large scale (some are 7 feet by 4 feet), the viewer feels as though they could walk right into the site. In “Sedona,” the artist has encapsulated the awe-inspiring beauty of the towering Cathedral Rock, jutting up out of the rolling desert landscape, punctuated by

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Not only does Foster portray the scene, but he also makes notes about weather, wildlife and his mood that day. He collects small artifacts or “talismans,” such as rocks, feathers or beads, which are then attached to the bottom of the watercolor, with his notes, creating a record similar to the journal entries of explorers long ago.

Foster usually creates about two thirds of the painting on site, completing the work using his written notes (but not photographs) in his Cornwall studio. While he used to travel three or four months out of the year, he has now reduced that time to six weeks. It is not the eas-

iest way to make art, he acknowledged, but, “when I get home and finish the scene it’s all worth it.”

Both Foster and Woodward are motivated by the need to celebrate and conserve the Earth’s unspoiled places.

“So many places, like the Amazon rainforest, are being destroyed,” said Foster. “We have to save them while we can.”

The Foster Art and Wilderness Foundation will be open to the public, free of charge, by appointment. For more information, visit thefoster.org Q Freelance writer Sheryl Nonnenberg can be reached at nonnenberg@aol.com.

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For the love of lit Litquake festival brings notable authors to Palo Alto this week

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in a number of Litquake and Lit Crawl events,” writer Bich Minh Nguyen said. “They’re always wonderful — fun and lively. They showcase such a great variety of work and voices and provide an atmosphere of support for writers and readers in the Bay Area.”

Nguyen, who directs the MFA in Writing Program at the University of San Francisco, is the author of two novels and the memoir “Stealing Buddha’s Dinner,” about her experiences growing up in predominantly white, conservative Grand Rapids, Michigan, after immigrating from Vietnam with her family in 1975.

“One thing I love is that I hear from a great variety of readers: people who also grew up in the Midwest; people who also grew up in the ‘80s; people who grew up in immigrant families; people who grew up feeling like outsiders; people who also have a fascination with bad food; and so on,” she said. “The ‘80s and food obsessions seem to cross all boundaries and lines.”

She’s currently writing another work of nonfiction — a memoir in essays about high school and pop music of the 1980s and ‘90s called

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“Owner of a Lonely Heart.”

At Litquake Palo Alto she will be featured in the salon “On the Border: Culture Clashes and Melting Pots,” alongside Faith Adiele, Tamim Ansary and Nayomi Munaweera.

“We’ll be speaking about writing from various perspectives and some of the joys and challenges involved in doing so,” she said.

“To me the phrase ‘cross-cultural’ is like the word ‘diversity.’ I think our panel will be up for talking about such phrases and what they really do and don’t mean.”

Her latest novel, “Pioneer Girl,” follows a Vietnamese-American woman who suspects Rose Wilder Lane — daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the beloved “Little House” series — may have frequented her family’s cafe back in 1960s Saigon.

“I read the ‘Little House’ books obsessively when I was a kid.

Like most readers, I saw myself in Laura. Later, I realized that probably this was because of all the parallels between the immigrant’s journey and the pioneer’s journey westward: starting over, trying out a new landscape, the isolation, fear and uncertainty,” she said.

Nguyen now lives in the East Bay with her family and has been rereading the Little House series with her 6-year-old.

“There’s a lot of violence and racism to navigate and explain. A lot of context is needed,” she said, of experiencing the books as an adult and parent.

Other Litquake Palo Alto panels will be “If Not Now, When?

A Conversation about Women in Politics;” “Buddhism: Exploring the Jewish/Buddhist Connection”; “Time Travelers: Haunting Historical Fiction”; “The Future of Food”; “Evil Lurks in Silicon Valley”; “Mysteries of the Cairo Codex”; and “MEN-moirs: Life Stories from the Male POV.” Daniel Handler, best known for his wildly popular children’s books, written under the name Lemony Snicket, will appear at Litquake in conversation with Sarah Manguso, author of six books, including “Ongoingness: The End of a Diary.”

“Litquake is always a terrific time, and I’ve recently elected myself the new president of the Sarah Manguso Fan Club. I am very much looking forward to sharing a stage with this wondrous writer and stealing her secrets,” Handler said.

Handler, who has also written a number of books for adults, is currently working on an adaptation of his “Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events” for Netflix.

“At the moment, the experience is like watching a brightly colored lizard skitter across the floor and saying, ‘Egad! What’s that liz-

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ibliophiles, take note: A bevy of writers and readers of all kinds will make their way to town on Sunday, March 13, for the return of Litquake Palo Alto, a free literary festival at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center (OFJCC).

A spinoff of the long-running San Francisco festival, Litquake Palo Alto will feature more than 35 authors representing a wide variety of genres; salons on a number of literary topics; a no-host social time with refreshments and live music; and activities for kids and teens.

The festival was founded as Litstock back in 1999 and rechristened Litquake in 2002. It has been expanding its reach ever since, with events for youth, book giveaways, “Lit Crawl” pub events and, of course, plenty of author readings, all under the umbrella of the nonprofit Litquake Foundation. Litquake Palo Alto was organized in a partnership between Litquake founder Jane Ganahl and Ronit Widmann-Levy, director of cultural arts at the OFJCC. This will be its fourth year.

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ard?’ and someone says, ‘Daniel, that’s your lizard,’” he said.

Litquake also has plenty to offer for kids — such as a video booktrailer workshop, an improv session, an illustration lesson from Lisa Brown (registration required for the workshops) — and two sessions aimed at young-adult readers and authors.

Castilleja School senior Nayanika Kapoor, author of two books (2011’s “Skye’s the Limit,” written just after sixth grade, and last year’s “The Accidentals,” about teens attending a musical festival) will speak at a panel titled “DIY Books! Self-Published by Teen Authors.” Nayanika, who is also involved in journalism at her school, said she planned to speak about her creative process, “and how it’s really important for young people to keep writing.

I know how hard it can be, but it’s so valuable to persist through something.”

Bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates will serve as headliner,

delivering the keynote address.

Her novels include the National Book Award-winning “them,” “Blonde,” “The Gravedigger’s Daughter,” “The Accursed” and “We Were the Mulvaneys.”

She was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama in 2010.

A full schedule of events and complete list of authors is available online at paloaltojcc.org/ Events/litquake-palo-alto-2016. Q Interim Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be reached at kkane@paweekly. com What: Litquake Palo Alto When: Saturday, March 13, 3-8 p.m., see website for exact schedule.

Where: Oshman Family JCC, Taube Koret Campus, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto Cost: Free Info: Go to paloaltojcc.org/ Events/litquake-palo-alto-2016

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‘Pop’ of the past Amy Bouchard concert Local vocalist and music teacher Amy Bouchard performs a concert of popular music from past centuries and hits from the “golden age” of Broadway on Saturday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free, with first-come, first-served seating, and will be held at Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. Go to www.arts4all.org/attend/concerts.htm

Talk: ‘A Chosen Exile’ Allyson Hobbs with Helena Brantley Stanford history professor Allyson Hobbs, author of “A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life,” and publicist Helena Brantley discuss the history of African Americans “passing” as white, as well as current race and identity issues, Tuesday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Go to www.keplers.com/event/allyson-hobbs.

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Photography Wildlife Images The Portola Art Gallery is hosting “A Walk on the Wild Side,” a collection of wildlife and landscape photographs by Larry Calof of Atherton, this month. The exhibit features images printed on aluminum and traditional archival paper and runs through March 31, Monday-Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. A reception with the artist will be held Saturday, March 12, 1 - 4 p.m. Go to portolaartgallery.com.

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Musical theater ‘Hairgel’ Youth Drama For All, an inclusive drama group open to all special and general education students, presents an original musical, “Hairgel,” Saturday, March 12 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., at Cubberley Theater, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The show focuses on Mel, a patient in the Rock ‘n Roll Rehab Center who’s lost his beloved hair gel, and the fellow patients, doctors and therapists surrounding him. Tickets are $10, general admission. Go to eventbrite.com/e/ youth-drama-for-all-presents-hairgel-tickets-20439741818.

Classical music ‘Mozart’s Requiem’ Bay Choral Guild and New Millennium Chamber Orchestra offer a new completion of Mozart’s “Requiem” by Mozart scholar and musicologist Robert D. Levin on Sunday, March 13, at 4:30 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. The program also includes “Toward the Unknown Region” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, set to poetry by Walt Whitman, and Beethoven’s overture to “The Creatures of Prometheus.” Tickets are $10-$25. Go to baychoralguild.org/.

Film MFA winter documentaries Four short documentary films by first-year Stanford MFA students will be screened Tuesday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. The films include “Bad Habits,” about self-professed nuns devoted to the healing powers of cannabis, and “Mounted Minister,” about a horseback riding, self-ordained minister working in the gang-ridden streets of Fresno. The free event will be held at Cubberley Auditorium, 485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. Go to events.stanford.edu/events/583/58363/.

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that moment, a character ominously notes, “People are strange creatures. You can’t always convince them that safety is in their best interest.” And that’s why some of you reading this review won’t heed its warning and will waste 105 minutes watching “10 Cloverfield Lane.” But I have to try, people. I have to try.

Though framed with more expansive sequences, “10 Cloverfield Lane” is essentially a chamber drama, mostly unfolding inside a smallish bunker set, with three actors, at a budget in the neighborhood of $5 million (the film derives from John Campbell and Matt Stuecken’s deliberately contained script called “The Cellar,” rewritten by a pre”Whiplash” Damien Chazelle).

Befitting our age, the picture turns out to be a pop-culture mash-up of “genre” entertainment. Starting out as a cut-rate “Misery,” this first feature from Dan Trachtenberg quickly comes to resemble an old “Twilight Zone” half-hour

padded to feature length.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”) plays Michelle, just your typical leggy aspiring clothing designer who, after running off from her fiance, crashes her car and awakens to find herself chained up in an underground bunker. According to the bunker’s owner, a deeply disconcerting, mentally unstable man named Howard Stambler (John Goodman), the bunker is a haven from some kind of chemical or nuclear attack. They cannot leave, not for a few years anyway, so they might as well make the best of it. Everyone else is dead.

As you might well expect, not all of Howard’s story is, strictly speaking, true. For starters, there’s at least one other fella alive (an agreeable sap played by John Gallagher Jr. of “The Newsroom”), who may yet prove a useful ally to Michelle in escaping the “doomsday bunker.” Meanwhile, the three not-so-fast friends don’t quite

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10 Cloverfield Lane (PG-13) + Century 16: 10:20 & 11:40 a.m., 1, 2:20, 3:40, 5:10, 6:20, 7:45, 8:55 & 10:30 p.m.

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The Big Short (R) +++1/2 Century 20: 7:05 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 1:20 p.m.

Bolshoi Ballet: Spartacus (PG) Century 20: Sun. 12:55 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto City Council will hold a public hearing at the regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, March 21, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. or as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, to consider Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Approval of a Site and Design Review Application for a New Two-Story, 7,500 Square Foot, 50-Foot Tall Building Designed to Handle Sludge De-watering and Truck Load-outs, with Adjacent Stand-by Generator, and a New Outdoor Equipment Area Next to the Existing Incinerator, to be Placed Centrally on the Regional Water Quality Control Plant Site Located at 2501 Embarcadero Way. BETH MINOR City Clerk

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The Other Side of the Door (R) Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 10:10 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 4:20 p.m.

The Perfect Match (R) Century 16: 11:30 a.m., 1:55, 4:40, 7:20 & 10 p.m.

Century 20: 11 a.m., 1:40, 4:30, 7:25 & 10 p.m.

Race (PG-13) Century 20: 11:45 a.m., 3:40, 6:55 & 10:10 p.m.

The Boy and the Beast (PG-13) Palo Alto Square: 1, 4 & 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:50 p.m.

The Revenant (R) ++1/2 Century 16: 10 a.m., 7:05 & 10:35 p.m.

Century 20: 11:40 a.m., 3:10, 6:50 & 10:15 p.m.

The Brothers Grimsby (R) Century 16: 10:15 a.m., 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m.

Century 20: 10:45 a.m., 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:55 & 10:15 p.m.

Spotlight (R) +++1/2 Century 16: 10:10 a.m., 1:10, 4:10, 7:10 & 10:10 p.m.

Century 20: 10:35 a.m., 1:35, 4:35, 7:35 & 10:35 p.m.

Deadpool (R) +++ Century 16: 10 a.m., 2, 4:55, 6:20, 7:40, 9:10 & 10:20 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 12:40 & 3:30 p.m.

Century 20: 11:50 a.m., 2:40, 5:20, 8 & 10:45 p.m.

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (PG-13) +++ Century 16: 10:05 a.m., 1:15, 4:25, 7:35 & 10:45 p.m.

Dial M for Murder (1954) (PG) Stanford Theatre: 5:30 & 9:25 p.m.

Eddie the Eagle (PG-13) Century 20: 10:40 a.m., 1:30, 4:15, 7:10 & 10:05 p.m.

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bond over board games, couch surfing and annoyingly ironic music pumped from Howard’s jukebox (“I Think We’re Alone Now”... tee hee).

Now, it is possible to enjoy “10 Cloverfield Lane” for what it is, especially given the strong acting. (When is John Goodman not good?) And sure, Trachtenberg does whip up some tense moments. But essentially the picture is one tease after another, misdirecting as fast as it can and amounting to the “Emperor’s New Clothes” vacuousness of mid-period M. Night Shyamalan. When the big finish arrives, it’s not so much exhilarating as something else to wait out until the lights come up and we can make our own escape to the safety of our best interests.

Rated PG-13 for thematic material including frightening sequences of threat with some violence, and brief language. One hour, 45 minutes.

— Peter Canavese

Embrace of the Serpent (Not Rated) +++ Aquarius Theatre: 4:15 & 9:15 p.m.

Gods of Egypt (PG-13) Century 16: 4:30 & 7:50 p.m. Century 20: 1:45 & 10:35 p.m. In 3-D at 10:50 a.m., 4:40 & 7:35 p.m.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) (Not Rated) Century 16: Sun. 2 p.m. Century 20: Sun. 2 p.m.

Hail, Caesar! (PG-13) Palo Alto Square: 1:15, 4:15 & 7:15 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:55 p.m.

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG) Century 16: 11:20 a.m.

Century 20: 10:55 a.m., 1:25, 4, 6:45 & 9:20 p.m.

London Has Fallen (R) Century 16: 10 a.m., 12:35, 3:05, 5:35, 8:05 & 10:35 p.m.

Century 20: 10:45 a.m., 1:15, 4, 7:15 & 10:10 p.m.

Only Yesterday (PG)

Aquarius Theatre: 2:30 & 7:25 p.m.

Only Yesterday (Subtitled) (PG) Aquarius Theatre: 9:45 p.m.

To Catch a Thief (1955) (PG) Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 3:35 p.m.

Triple 9 (R) +++ Century 20: 7:20 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 1:30 p.m.

Where to Invade Next (R) +++ Guild Theatre: 1:30, 4:15, 7 & 9:45 p.m.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (R) Century 16: 10:25 a.m., 1:20, 4:05, 7 & 9:50 p.m.

Century 20: 11 a.m., 1:55, 4:40, 7:25 & 10:20 p.m.

The Witch (R)

Century 16: 1:40 & 10:50 p.m.

The Young Messiah (PG-13) Century 16: 11 a.m., 1:50, 4:45, 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.

Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 2, 4:45, 7:40 & 10:30 p.m.

Zoolander 2 (PG-13) ++ Century 20: 4:25 & 9:45 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 10:40 a.m.

Zootopia (PG) +++ Century 16: 10 & 10:30 a.m., 12:55, 1:30, 2:05, 4, 4:20, 5:05, 7, 8 & 9:55 p.m. In 3-D at 11:05 a.m., noon, 3, 5:55, 9 & 10:40 p.m. Century 20: 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:20, 2:45, 4:10, 5:40, 7, 8:30 & 9:45 p.m. In 3-D at 11:15 a.m., 12:45, 2, 3:30, 4:55, 6:25, 7:55, 9:10 & 10:40 p.m. In 3-D D-BOX at 12:45, 3:30, 6:25 & 9:10 p.m. In D-BOX at 10:30 a.m., 1:20, 4:10, 7 & 9:45 p.m.

+ Skip it ++ Some redeeming qualities +++ A good bet ++++ Outstanding

Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (327-3241) Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264) Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (800-326-3264)

CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-0128) Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700)

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Eating Out

St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Green 223 Castro St., Mountain View ststephensgreen.com Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Pub 2135 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View omalleyssportpub.net Molly Magees 241 Castro St., Mountain View mollysmtview.com Tied House 954 Villa St., Mountain View tiedhouse.com Freewheel Brewing Company 3736 Florence St., Redwood City freewheelbrewing.com Mayfield Cafe and Bakery 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto mayfieldbakery.com

Above: Get your â&#x20AC;&#x153;oiâ&#x20AC;? on at Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Pub in Mountain View for St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day with Irish music, food, green beer and pints of Guinness (among other drinks).

Below: FreeWheel Brewing Company in Redwood City will be serving three special stouts brewed just for St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Shown is FreeWheelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wenlock Stout. mint, coffee and cocoa; a coconut and cardamom stout; and an Irish warmer stout with bitter orange, cloves, brown sugar and other spices. In addition to its regular menu, Freewheel will be serving up corned beef tacos for $3; red, white and green Irish nachos ($7); and sides of curly fries ($5). Stop in between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. and catch Dr. Colossus rocking out to Irish jams and covering favorites from The Red Hot Chili Peppers to The Stone Temple Pilots.

The Midpeninsulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best bets for St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day revelry Story by Avi Salem | Photos by Michelle Le t. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day was once celebrated as a religious and cultural feast in memory of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. In the United States, this unofficial holiday has come to be known as the one day a year where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s socially acceptable to wear green from head to toe and eat and drink in excess, regardless of whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Irish.

Whatever your plans are this St. Paddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, the luck of the Irish is on your side: Use this list of places to eat, drink and be merry on the Midpeninsula on Thursday, March 17, from breweries pouring limited-edition Irish stouts to bakeries stamping out shamrock-shaped sweets.

With the most extensive calendar of events for St. Patâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Green in Mountain View will be celebrating all week long with a variety of Irish-themed events.

Try the traditional Irish breakfast ($14.79) of Heinz baked beans, Irish pudding and rashers (bacon) at brunch on Sunday, March 13, or test your knowledge on the life of Saint Patrick on Monday, March 14, at Irish trivia night. On Tuesday, St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will be hosting a Guinness dinner ($50 per person) with four courses of beer and food pairings (Smithwicks beer paired with corned beef-topped colcannon potato cakes; Guinness Nitro paired with a seasonal pear and beet salad). Party into the wee hours of the morning on St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, starting with a performance from Irish Celtic band Rosin the Bow from 4-8 p.m. and ending with tunes from DJ Tony from 9 p.m. until closing.

Get your â&#x20AC;&#x153;oiâ&#x20AC;? on at Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Pub in Mountain View with live music from Celtic punk band Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Craven, starting at 9 p.m. on St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Snack on Irish-themed appetizers (all under $15) such as corned beef tacos or corned beef sliders. In addition to the festively colored green beer ($3), Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will be pouring pints of Guinness, shots of Jameson and Irish Car Bombs all night. If you stop in before 5 p.m. you can get in for free, otherwise thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a $5 cover fee at the door.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re passionate about Irish beers, Molly Magees is the place to be on St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Located a few doors down from St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Green on Castro Street in Mountain View, bartenders will be pouring five kinds of Irish beer, including Smithwickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Harp Lager, Kilkenny and Guinness, and one Irish cider, Magners. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling daring, try the mixed beer combos like the â&#x20AC;&#x153;black and blueâ&#x20AC;? (Guinness and Blue Moon), the â&#x20AC;&#x153;snakebiteâ&#x20AC;?

(Harp and cider) or the â&#x20AC;&#x153;dark and steamyâ&#x20AC;? (Guiness and Anchor Steam), all under $10. Stop by after 6 p.m. and catch DJ D-Roc and Dynamic D spinning electronic dance, hip-hop and more until closing.

Tied Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happy hour deals on its regular food and drink menu still apply, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. Making it a late night? Half-pints of the six house beers are only $1 after 9 p.m.

This year, Freewheel Brewing Company in Redwood City is ringing in its annual St. Paddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Bash with the introduction of three special stouts brewed just for the occasion. These â&#x20AC;&#x153;anarchy brewsâ&#x20AC;? are: a shamrock stout with

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Known for its seasonal menus and farm-to-table philosophy, Mayfield Cafe & Bakery in Palo Alto is spinning its version of the traditional corned beef and cabbage meal ($25) with locally derived ingredients. The corned beef is house-cured and served alongside

Paul Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s American Grill 545 San Antonio Road, Mountain View paulmartinsamericangrill.com

arrowhead cabbage, savory-roasted potatoes and whole-grain mustard.

Sip on an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Irish Eleganceâ&#x20AC;? (Jameson whiskey, Lillet Blanc, green chartreuse, ginger beer and orange bitters) with your meal for a neat $12. Pop into the bakery next door between March 13 and 17 for a loaf of traditional Irish soda bread ($2.75), baked fresh daily. In the mood for something sweet? Munch on a shamrock-shaped sugar cookie ($3), with a tall glass of coldbrew coffee ($4).

Celebrate St. Paddy at Paul Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s American Grill in Mountain View on March 16 and 17 with the corned beef and braised cabbage dinner. For $25 you can dine on a plate of sustainably raised, all-natural corned beef with your daily fill of vegetables, including braised cabbage, baby carrots and wedges of red potato, served with a side of salad. Q Email Editorial Intern Avi Salem at asalem@paweekly.com

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here goes the excuse of cold weather. With the flowers budding and bees buzzing, it’s time to dust off that volleyball, unpack your paints and easel, and pick up that trowel. Lethargy will soon give way to excitement as you rediscover the joys of the outdoors and forgotten pastimes. Local businesses and organizations can set you on the right path, with their multitude of offerings adding some helpful motivation and inspiration.

You won’t look back once you’re spiking the ball against your parents, putting the finishing touches on a still life and watching your garden labors bear actual fruit.

Business, work and technology CareerGenerations 2225 E. Bayshore Road, Suite #200, Palo Alto 650-320-1639 info@careergenerations.com careergenerations.com CareerGenerations offers group workshops and programs to meet the career needs of a variety of individuals, including college students looking for internships, graduates looking for employment and those re-entering the market.

ReBoot Accelerator for Women GSVlabs, 425 Broadway St., Redwood City 650-421-2000 reboot@gsvlabs.com rebootaccel.com ReBoot Accelerator for Women keeps local women current, connected and confident about re-entering the workforce through workshops taught by instructors from LinkedIn, Google, Apple and Enjoy and social media experts. Oneweek immersion and eight-week (meeting once weekly) courses are held throughout the year.

DanceVisions Cubberley Community Center, L-3, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 650-324-8751 info@dancevisions.com dancevisions.org DanceVisions, a nonprofit community dance project, serves dancers of all ages and abilities. Types of dance taught range from modern to hip-hop, jazz, lyrical, Middle Eastern belly dancing, ballet, East Indian dance and contact improvisation.

Silicon Valley Ballet Palo Alto Studio Cubberley Community Center, G-6, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 408-288-2820 ext. 223 school@siliconvalleyballet.org siliconvalleyballet.org/ palo-alto-studio The Palo Alto Studio of Silicon Valley Ballet (previously known as Ballet San Jose) provides ballet instruction to children ages 2 1/2 to 10, with particular attention paid to dancer health and child development. There are also creative movement classes and a Dance With Me class (for ages 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 and caregivers) held at the studio.

Zohar School of Dance & Company

For the dancer

Cubberley Community Center, L-4, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 650-494-8221 zohardance@gmail.com zohardancecompany.org With roots going back to 1979, Zohar School of Dance holds a range of adult dance classes in jazz, contemporary, modern, ballet, musical theater and tap. Though mainly an adult studio, Zohar also welcomes younger students.

Brazivedas

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53 Shorebreeze Court, East Palo Alto 650-644-7343 brazivedas.com Brazivedas offers classes in Brazilian dance, music and martial arts for all ages and experience levels. Classes are held at several venues, including Mitchell Park Community Center, Stanford University campus and a home studio in East Palo Alto.

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school-age children (beginning at age 3), graded classes for youth and adults, and other programs to meet dancers’ needs. Ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, lyrical, Pilates and other instruction are available for students at various levels of ability.

Advantage Aviation 1903 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto 650-494-7248 info@advantage-aviation.com advantage-aviation.com With many instructors, Advantage Aviation has a selection of flying classes that train new pilots, as well as help more experienced ones acquire needed licenses.

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Cubberley Community Center, L-5, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 650-322-7032 (office), 650-852-0418 (studio) info@danceconnectionpaloalto.com danceconnectionpaloalto.com Dance Connection offers a preschool combination class for pre-

1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto 650-856-0881 bradlozaresgolfshop.com Group and private lessons — teaching golf skills, rules and etiquette — are available for juniors and adults at any level of experience.

Kim Grant Tennis Academy 3005 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 650-752-8061 admin@kimgranttennis.com kimgranttennis.com The Kim Grant Tennis Academy organizes an array of tennis classes and programs for adults and children, as well as those with special needs. Camps are also held over summer break.

United States Youth Volleyball League Mitchell Park, 600 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto 310-212-7008 tim@usyvl.org www.usyvl.org Run by the league and volunteers, the youth volleyball program allows boys and girls of all skill levels from ages 7 to 15 to play and learn the sport in a fun, supportive and co-ed environment. The season begins on April 12 and lasts until June 4.

Health and fitness Blue Iris Studio 3485 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-858-1440 darcy@blueirisstudiopaloalto.com blueirisstudiopaloalto.com Blue Iris studio offers classes in yoga, Pilates and meditation, as well as wellness services that are tailored to various experience levels.

Studio Kicks 796A San Antonio Road, Palo Alto 650-855-9868 info@studiokickspaloalto.com studiokickspaloalto.com Studio Kicks is a family fitness center offering cardio kickboxing classes and training in martial arts for children and adults.

Taijiquan Tutelage of Palo Alto Cubberley Community Center, M-4, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 650-327-9350 mjchan@ttopa.com ttopa.com At Taijiquan Tutelage of Palo Alto, established in 1973, students learn the classical Yang Style Taijiquan Slow Form style of tai chi. Beginning classes start monthly.

Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA Unity Church, 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Parish Hall, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto Mitchell Park, The Bowl, 600 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto 650-396-9244 taoist.org/usa The Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA, a charitable organization with nationally accredited volunteers,

Class Guide holds classes designed to improve balance, strength, flexibility, relaxation and health. Beginner classes are held a few days each week.

Uforia Studios 819 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-329-8794 uforiastudios.com Uforia Studios offers exercise classes incorporating dance (Fuego and Hip Hop Club), spin (Revolutions and Ucycle) and conditioning (Grit).

YogaWorks Palo Alto 440 Kipling St., Palo Alto 650-468-2929 yogaworks.com/en/locations/ california-north/palo-alto YogaWorks studio holds classes on yoga fundamentals; Vinyasa flow, Hatha and Iyengar styles; restorative yoga; and circuit training.

Just for seniors Avenidas 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto 650-289-5400 avenidas.org Avenidas offers a plethora of classes, as well as lectures and workshops, for seniors focusing on topics such as general health, physical fitness, languages, humanities, computing, music and writing. Membership costs, fees and class descriptions are listed on the website.

Language courses Berlitz Learning Center 159 Homer Ave., Palo Alto 650-617-0720 berlitz.us/paloalto Berlitz provides adult and youth language instruction in Spanish, German, French, English and other languages. Private lessons, tutoring, testing services and cultural agility training for businesses are also available.

German-American School of Palo Alto GAIS Campus, 475 Pope St., Menlo Park 650-520-3646 contact@gaspa-ca.org gaspa-ca.org Started in 1960, the GermanAmerican School of Palo Alto (GASPA), a Saturday school, teaches immersive German language classes, which also cover culture and traditions. Sessions are available for all skill levels and students ages 3 to 18. No prior knowledge of German is required.

Mind and spirit Ananda Palo Alto Ananda Temple, 2171 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-323-3363 ext. 0 inform@anandapaloalto.org anandapaloalto.org Ananda Palo Alto classes and events cover various topics including yoga, meditation and spirituality.

Integrated Healing Arts 4153-4161 El Camino Way, Palo Alto 650-493-7030 iha@integratedhealing.org

integratedhealing.org Integrated Healing Arts instructors teach ongoing classes on meditation, self-development, self-realization, tai chi, qigong and spiritual health.

Music, arts and crafts Art with Emily 402 El Verano Ave., Palo Alto 650-856-9571 emilyjeanyoung@gmail.com artwithemily.com Emily Young teaches mixed-media and multicultural art classes in small groups for children and adults at her studio in Palo Alto, as well as individual lessons.

Art Works Studio 595 Lincoln Ave., Palo Alto 650-796-1614 artworkspaloalto@gmail.com artworkspaloalto.net Art Works Studio holds regular fine-art classes for youth, who are given the chance to explore and learn basic art techniques and art history. Programs include 16-week lessons, one-day workshops and summer camps for preschool- to high-school-age students.

Common Ground Garden 687 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto mia@commongroundgarden.org commongroundgarden.org A teaching space and a demonstration garden for sustainable farming, Common Ground Garden organizes adult education classes focusing on plant types, pest prevention, garden design and other topics. Youth education programs are also offered.

Deborahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Palm 555 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto 650-473-0664 info@deborahspalm.com deborahspalm.com Deborahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Palm is a nonprofit community organization that aims to provide a warm and supportive environment for all women. Its offerings range from workshops on compassion and mental health to classes on chess, dance, memoir writing and art.

Homemade 2170 Avy Ave., Menlo Park (mailing address) 650-399-0505, 888-292-4624 member@homemade-cooking.com homemade-cooking.com Homemadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs provide instruction in healthy cooking, wellness coaching and support from a caring community. Teaching kitchens are located at the Oshman Family JCC, the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center in Menlo Park and the Stanford University campus.

Midpeninsula Community Media Center 900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto 650-494-8686 info@midpenmedia.org midpenmedia.org The center offers workshops for a range of media arts, including video production, photo enhancement, studio work and more. The center suggests starting with one

of its free hourlong orientation sessions.

Opus1 Music Studio 1350 Grant Road, #5, Mountain View 4131 El Camino Real, #200, Palo Alto 650-625-9955 (Mountain View), 650-384-6848 (Palo Alto) musicopus1.com Opus1 Music Studio holds group music lessons for young children, including classes for first-time music learners (ages 3 to 6) and sessions on piano performance and music theory. Private lessons are also offered.

Pacific Art League 668 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-321-3891 info@pacificartleague.org pacificartleague.org The classes and workshops at the Pacific Art League are taught by qualified, experienced instructors for children and adults with different experience levels. Instructors teach many mediums, including drawing, painting, watercolor, printmaking, digital art and more.

Palo Alto Art Center 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto 650-329-2366 artcenter@cityofpaloalto.org cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter Palo Alto Art Center classes and workshops â&#x20AC;&#x201D; teaching children, teens and adults â&#x20AC;&#x201D; cover such areas as ceramics, painting, drawing, jewelry, sculpture, Adobe Photoshop and more.

Sur La Table Cooking School Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, #57, Palo Alto 650-289-0438 cooking073@surlatable.com surlatable.com/category/ cat2211278/Cooking+Classes Sur La Table offers hands-on cooking classes, guiding students in making regional cuisines; themed meals or special foods like bread, croissants and baked goods. Classes for kids, teens and adults are available.

Parent education Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Council 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto 650-617-3815 info@chconline.org chconline.org Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Council holds a variety of parent education classes on issues like dyslexia, anxiety and depression and exploring topics like social-emotional learning, teen stress and growing up male.

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Cohn Campus (grades one to eight), 151 Laura Lane, Palo Alto 650-251-8500 Cowper Campus (nursery to kindergarten), 3233 Cowper St., Palo Alto 650-852-0264 istp@istp.org istp.org International School of the Peninsula is an independent bilingual immersion day school with two nursery-to-fifth-grade programs in French and Mandarin Chinese, as well as an international middle school program. Some of the programs offered include media and technology, music, gastronomy and athletics.

Mountain View Campus, 180 N. Rengstorff Ave., Mountain View 650-417-7600 Los Altos Campus, 11311 Mora Drive, Los Altos 650-209-9400 admissions@waldorfpeninsula.org waldorfpeninsula.org Waldorf School of the Peninsula serves children from nursery up through high school. Areas of focus include fostering self-discipline, critical thinking, independence and cooperation, creative expression and a love of learning.

310 Easy St., Mountain View 650-254-0748 office@gissv.org gissv.org/gissv-home-english The German International School of Silicon Valley is a private school providing preschool to high school students with a bilingual education. The school also offers German language courses for all ages on Saturdays, as well as adult and corporate courses on weekdays.

Kehillah Jewish High School

Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School

Lydian Academy

Palo Alto High School, Tower Building, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto 650-329-3752 adultschool@pausd.org paadultschool.org Computer, language, cooking, writing, art, outdoor and finance classes — and many other offerings — are available through the Palo Alto Adult School. Registration for the spring session is underway, and classes start on March 21.

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School days Emerson School 2800 W. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto 650-424-1267 emersonschool@headsup.org headsup.org/emerson-school Emerson School provides a full-day, year-round program for grades one to eight, teaching a personalized, Montessori curriculum. Lessons draw from classical subjects and other areas, including art, music, foreign language, physical education, communication, life skills and more.

German International School of Silicon Valley

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450 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto 650-494-8200 admissions@hausner.com hausner.com Instructing children in kindergarten through eighth grade, Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School provides strong academics, instruction in Jewish studies and the Hebrew language, enrichment opportunities and after-school programs.

HeadsUp! Child Development Center 2800 W. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto 650-424-1221 pacdc@headsup.org headsup.org/headsup The center serves infants, toddlers and preschoolers (to age 6) with a full-day program, year-round. A half-day kindergarten program and a bilingual Chinese-English preschool classroom are also available. The Montessori curriculum focuses on building thinking skills and personal values.

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815 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-321-0550 lydianacademy.com Lydian Academy is a private middle and high school offering individualized instruction to prepare students for college. Lessons include a mix of one-on-one teaching and group sessions. Lydian also provides tutoring, after-school and summer school programs.

Milestones Preschool 3864 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 650-618-3325 preschool@abilitiesunited.org milestonespreschool.org Milestones Preschool offers a year-round, project-based program that fosters the social, emotional, cognitive and physical development of children ages 2 to 5.

Sand Hill School 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto 650-688-3605 info@sandhillschool.org sandhillschool.org Located at the Children’s Health Council, Sand Hill School teaches children from kindergarten through seventh grade (expanding to eighth) with language-based learning differences, and assists with the attention and social difficulties that go along with them.

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3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto 650-213-9600 kehillah.org This college-preparatory high school (grades nine through 12) features modern science and computer labs, art and music studios, a drama program, a full range of academic courses with small class sizes, sports teams and more.

701 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto 650-493-7672 info@sorapreschool.com sorapreschool.com Sora International Preschool is an English-Japanese bilingual preschool for children 3 to 6 years old. The school combines an early-childhood play experience, instruction in Japanese and English, and exposure to both cultures through traditional events.

Something for everyone Palo Alto Adult School

Stanford Continuing Studies Littlefield Center, 365 Lasuen St., Stanford 650-725-2650 continuingstudies@stanford.edu continuingstudies.stanford.edu Stanford Continuing Studies organizes classes in liberal arts and sciences, creative writing and professional and personal development. Courses are usually held in the evenings Monday through Friday. Spring registration is now open, with most classes beginning the week of March 28. Q The Class Guide is published quarterly in the Palo Alto Weekly, Mountain View Voice and the Almanac. Descriptions of classes offered in Palo Alto, Stanford, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Atherton, East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Portola Valley and Woodside are provided. Listings are free and subject to editing. Due to space constraints, classes held in the above cities are given priority.

To inquire about submitting a listing for the next Class Guide, email Editorial Assistant Sam Sciolla at ssciolla@paweekly.com or call 650-223-6515. To place a paid advertisement in the Class Guide, call the display advertising department at 650-326-8210.

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Home Front MENLO MERGER ... The two Coldwell Banker real estate offices in Menlo Park recently merged into one location at 1377 El Camino Real, near Valparaiso Avenue, reports the Weekly’s sister paper, The Almanac newspaper. The other office, at 930 Santa Cruz Ave., has been vacated. The El Camino office can accommodate the 20 Santa Cruz Avenue agents and the 60 agents already working in the El Camino site, office manager Wendy McPherson said. The building on Santa Cruz Avenue “needed a lot of work,” she added. The company has 57 office locations and about 3,900 sales associates in northern California, stretching from Tahoe to Monterey.

WOODSIDE EXPANSION ...

Meanwhile, the offices of Alain Pinel Realtors at 2930 Woodside Road in Woodside are larger by about 1,100 square feet since the real estate company took over the lease of the office next door at 2934 Woodside Road, the Almanac also recently reported. With office space usually scarce in Woodside, the decision rested more in the opportunity that presented itself than a need for space, Alain Pinel Vice President Bill Lewis said. When the owner of the property informed Pinel of the office’s availability, “We jumped on it,” Lewis said. Alain Pinel Realtors opened its first location in Woodside in 1997, said Barry Baltor, a vice president and the company’s business operations manager. Seventeen Realtors operated out of Woodside before the expansion in December; now that number is 25, he said. Parking space tends to be scarce in Woodside, but this office has enough, he said.

“Actually, we’re very lucky. It’s quite convenient,” he said.

SNAIL SABOTAGE ... Protecting your garden from pests doesn’t have to involve harsh chemicals.

Teresa Lavell, a certified integrated pest management advocate, will teach a class on less-toxic ways to thwart snails, slugs and plant suckers on Saturday, March 19, 2-4 p.m. at Common Ground Garden, 687 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto.

The cost is $5 and the class is sponsored by the City of Palo Alto Public Works’ Watershed Protection Group, Common Ground Garden, and the Our Water, Our World program. Info: tinyurl.com/snailsabotage Q

Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email bmalmberg@paweekly.com. Deadline is one week before publication.

A white-crowned sparrow rests amid the plants in the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society’s garden.

Attracting

feathered visitors Tips for making gardens more bird-friendly

by Crystal Tai | photos by Magali Gauthier

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ongbirds are as desirable in gardens as music scores are in movies. In addition to their lilting chirps, birds benefit the gardens they visit, according to Toby Goldberg, education and outreach director of the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society.

Birds control pests naturally, and that’s the first reason to welcome them into one’s garden, Goldberg said.

“When a garden or any habitat is in balance between predators and prey, and has strong diversity of plants and animals, you won’t tend to see the outbreaks of pests that more mono-cultural areas have,” she said.

Many songbirds eat insects, especially California native birds that nest in cavities — mostly tree holes or, in the case of burrowing owls, in holes in the ground, according to Goldberg.

“These birds will keep aphids, caterpillars, grubs, spiders, beetles and other insects under control just by doing what they normally do, such as foraging for food and feeding their young,” she said, adding that larger species like barn owls control rodents, including rats, mice and pocket gophers.

“When the birds are taking care of our pests, we don’t have to then turn to chemicals and poisons, which have a wide range of negative consequences for the environment,”Goldberg said, adding that birds help to pollinate and to disperse seeds.

The key to attracting feathered visitors, Goldberg said, lies in the plants one chooses for one’s garden.

Toby Goldberg, education and outreach director of the Santa Clara Audubon Society, will give a talk about attracting birds to your garden.

“The more native and natural habitat a gardener can provide, and the more diversity (of plants), the healthier the backyard space will be and the more birds, as well as other wildlife, it will be able to attract,” she said.

A garden that serves as a bird magnet doesn’t have to be large if the owner does all the right things, according to Goldberg.

“Even in my small concrete patio, which is no larger than 6 feet by 20 feet, I have at least 15 different plant species, each of which has different birds that are attracted to it,” Goldberg said. “So I get hummingbirds, chickadees, wrens, juncos, doves and more.”

Callie Elliston, a Master Gardner living in Palo Alto, said different flocks of birds pass through

her garden as the seasons change.

“We always have house and goldfinches, as well as Anna’s hummingbirds. Now we have flocks of robins, dark-eyed juncos, bushtits and sparrows,” Elliston said. “Birds and native pollinators can be easily attracted to your garden with the addition of three things — food, shelter and water.”

Elliston has a recirculating fountain shallow enough for eight to 12 house finches to gather and bathe in. The hanging branches of a persimmon tree and other plants near the fountain provide a natural perch for the birds to dry off and preen, she added.

Native plants can provide birds with the most nutritious food source, according to Elliston.

“Gardeners can supplement with nectar feeders for the hummers and (with) bird seed, but what birds really want, especially when they are feeding young, is native berries, pollen and seeds,” she said.

For Palo Alto resident Dexter Girton, birds are not always happily received: Western mockingbirds and scrub jays have a bad habit of snacking on his blueberries.

“The birds are just looking for something to eat, but I’d rather eat the berries since I’m growing them,” he said, adding that he will cover the blueberry plants with fine tulle netting as soon as the berries get ripe, a technique that has foiled the birds in the past.

“Not all birds are equally welcome to my garden,” said Girton.

Top: Flowers blossom in the garden at the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society. Above: A dark-eyed junco perches in the garden of the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society.

“Mockingbirds are wonderful song birds. I try to figure out what birds they are mimicking. On the other hand, scrub jays are way too loud and are too aggressive toward other birds. “ About scrub jays and western mockingbirds, Goldberg said they may seem like pests under certain circumstances, but they contribute to the overall health of the environment.

“Western scrub jays are important to help disperse (seeds) and plant oak trees because they bury they acorns to store for later.

Mockingbirds are important for seed dispersal for many berrybearing and fruit-bearing shrubs and trees,” she said.

These two types of birds will also eat insects, such as crickets, grasshoppers and grubs, she said.

As for what to do with birds eating backyard fruits, Goldberg said, “In my garden, I just plant a little extra for the critters to have some, too.”

Goldberg will give a lecture on how to attract birds to a garden on Saturday, March 12, 9:30-11 a.m. at Elizabeth Gamble Garden in Palo Alto. It will cost $25 for members and $35 for non-members. Information is available at gamblegarden.org. Q Freelance writer Crystal Tai can be reached at crystal2@ stanfordalumni.org.

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

Atherton

149 Watkins Ave. Demaria Trust to S. Liu for $3,900,000 on 02/02/16; built 1957, 4 bed, 2,190 sq. ft.

East Palo Alto

2850 Illinois St. S. Falahola to N. Martinez for $550,000 on 02/01/16; built 1952, 3 bed, 1,010 sq. ft.

Los Altos

1346 Arbor Ave. Arbor Property Trust to Arbor Ave. Limited for $1,550,000 on 02/22/16; built 1947, 2 bed, 1,090 sq. ft.

174 Lyell St. I. Glazebrook to S. Anwar for $2,550,000 on 02/19/16; built 1949, 3 bed, 1,342 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/29/1991, $395,000 208 Lyell St. Innovative Homes to Tokusei Trust for $4,250,000 on 02/24/16; built 1954, 3 bed, 1,504 sq. ft.; previous sale 02/26/2015, $2,500,000 640 North San Antonio Road Sanderson Trust to R. Gupta for $2,100,000 on 02/19/16; built 1975, 3 bed, 2,077 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/09/1993, $367,000 1046 West Rose Circle R. Kapur to Y. Chou for $2,800,000 on 02/19/16; built 1958, 4 bed, 2,400 sq. ft.

Menlo Park

555 Encina Ave. Tinsman Trust to Rona Maskan Limited for $2,300,000 on 02/03/16; built 1941, 2 bed, 1,870 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/14/2014, $1,950,000

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108 Bryant St. #35 M. Pagano to Loughlin Trust for $954,000 on 02/19/16; built 2000, 2 bed, 1,004 sq. ft.; previous sale 03/04/2010, $580,000 148 Flynn Ave. R. Samuels to N. Khanna for $1,240,000 on 02/22/16; built 1980, 2 bed, 1,627 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/28/1993, $270,000 1503 Fordham Court Barney Trust to R. Ananthanarayanan for $1,850,000 on 02/23/16; built 1954, 3 bed, 1,335 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/09/1973, $45,200 616 Hope St. Malek Legacy to Weber Trust for $2,014,000 on 02/19/16 3368 Milton Court Ruocco Trust to J. & N. Yagnik for $2,981,500 on 02/23/16; built 1992, 5 bed, 3,277 sq. ft.; previous sale 12/01/1995, $740,000 1915 Mt. Vernon Court #15 F. Adanza to M. Kim for $1,635,000 on 02/19/16; built 1964, 1 bed, 822 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/17/2005, $345,000 2255 Showers Drive #142 B. & T. Somerday to D. Gayash for $760,000 on 02/18/16; built 1999, 1 bed, 789 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/31/2003, $310,000

Palo Alto

2340 Carmel Drive T. Fang to Q. Xu for $3,310,000 on 02/19/16; built 2007, 4 bed, 2321 sq. ft.

325 Channing Ave. #106 A. Hoskins to Channing Trust for $2,750,000 on 02/18/16; built 2004, 2 bed, 2,086 sq. ft.; previous sale 12/18/2012, $1,960,000 454 Colorado Ave. P. Beaudoin to A. Ramchandran for $3,950,000 on 02/19/16; built 1932, 3 bed, 1,732 sq. ft.

3156 Ramona St. Huffstutler Trust to D. Liu for $2,180,000 on 02/19/16; built 1950, 2 bed, 925 sq. ft.

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3168 Ramona St. M. Overton to Noah Troth Limited for $2,050,000 on 02/22/16; built 1950, 2 bed, 925 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/15/1978, $80,100 1120 South California Ave. Miscavage Trust to T. Harrison for $1,325,000 on 02/22/16; built 1969, 1 bed, 670 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/16/1986, $187,500 365 West Charleston Road M. Gao to R. Bhattacharjee for $1,635,000 on 02/19/16; built 1951, 2 bed, 1,045 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/14/2013, $1,141,500

Portola Valley

280 Nathhorst Ave. Paradise Trust to J. Momtazee for $5,750,000 on 02/01/16; built 2008, 4 bed, 5,700 sq. ft.; previous sale 12/21/2005, $1,600,000 319 Wyndham Drive Schiel Trust to D. Conlan for $1,600,000 on 02/03/16; built 1946, 2 bed, 1,220 sq. ft.

87 Crescent Drive revision to footing 700 Clark Way revised the aluminum fence to match the glass fence and added a bench 4198 Cherry Oaks Place replace furnace 2215 Amherst St. re-roof, $9,300 859 Sycamore Drive new 2226 sq. ft. two-story single family residence with attached 258 sq. ft. garage; includes new in-floor hydronic heating, $375,328 532 Ramona St. use and occupancy for Amata USA Holdings, Inc. retailer to occupy 1,467 sq. ft. on ground floor. 0 855 California Ave. remove nonaccessible shower head from detail 752 La Para Ave. residential partial sewer line replacement 4151 Middlefield Road commercial re-roof, $44,000 619 Webster St. new exterior common lights for units 619-623

and new electrical meter 125 Hawthorne Ave. two Level 2 electric car chargers 581 Ramona St., #120 2,258 sq. ft. tenant improvement Sweetgreen restaurant: includes new mechanical, electrical, plumbing and structural, $400,000 201 Loma Verde Ave. copper repipe in 10 apartment units, replace 2” copper pipe to meter and backflow device 151 E Rinconada Ave. replace three windows, $19,246 3924 Bibbits Drive remove/replace water heater 400 Hamilton Ave. 9000 sq. ft. tenant improvement for CBRE to occupy fourth floor, $750,000 736 Coastland Drive 150 sq. ft. kitchen remodel, $24,000 151 Rinconada Ave. replace one window, $11,784 3489 El Camino Real use and occupancy for Sneaker Pawn retailer to occupy 1,000 sq. ft.

2500 Faber Place structural repairs 261 University Ave. leak repair and rebuild water damaged wall, $8,500 3491 Janice Way 76 sq. ft. residential single-story addition, 117 sq. ft. master and hall bath remodel, 877 sq. ft. other remodel, install skylights, upgrade electrical, $97,384 450 W. Charleston Road demolish balcony and all associated structural components, infill access door from family room on second floor, relocate electric service drop, $4,000 918 Van Auken Circle convert 378 sq. ft. carport to single-car garage and create new 62 sq. ft. living area, $25,000 280 Oxford Ave. new dedicated gas line for a outdoor fire pit 1040 E. Meadow Circle makeready work for future tenant, includes removing roof top units and patching roof, $10,000

Woodside

740 Whiskey Hill Road Farview Trust to R. Xiong for $4,000,000 on 02/03/16; built 1954, 4 bed, 2,730 sq. ft.

BUILDING PERMITS

135 Hamilton Ave. revision includes fireplace structural support and over flow plumbing at residential patio 795 El Camino Real replace 14 exit signs to be LED lights 859 Sycamore Drive demolish house and attached garage 161 Bryant St. revision to interior staircase 222 High St. tenant improvement for existing tenant Peninsula Open Space Trust: includes remodel of breakroom. replace millwork and interior finishes, new sink and minor electrical work, $75,000 700 Clark Way revised fence design

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20297 LJEPAVA DRIVE, SARATOGA CLASSIC SARATOGA HOME

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ENRICHING LIVES AS WE AGE As life expectancy lengthens, communities need to embrace opportunities and challenges to help aging adults maintain their dignity, independence and sense of usefulness. Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI) provides innovative services and housing to support seniors in the mid-Peninsula and Silicon Valley.

PVI operates four programs where aging adults are cared for, respected, and engaged as vital community members: Senior Affordable Housing, Little House Activity Center, Meals on Wheels, and Rosener House.

Focusing on an active mind and body, experienced in a social environment, allows aging adults to embrace aging with health and a sense of self-worth and self-sufficiency - improving their quality of life.

To learn more about PVI programs or volunteering with PVI, please visit www.penvol.org | call 650-326-0665.

During the months of January through March 2016, Sereno Group Real Estate and its Palo Alto agents will be contributing 1% of their gross commissions to the Peninsula Volunteers, Inc fund.

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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&#x2039;: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 Ĺ&#x152;;;>? 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&#x2039;/ ?<-/1? 8571 - 4;91 ;Ĺ&#x2018;/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&#x2039;>1<8-/1? -:0 -: -@@-/410 @4>11 /-> 3->-31 &41 ?5F-.81 3-@10 3>;A:0? ;Ĺ&#x160;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 $4,188,000

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday & Sunday 1:30 - 4:30

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

APPOINTMENT ONLY

APPOINTMENT ONLY

APPOINTMENT ONLY

1 Faxon Road, Atherton

85 Greenoaks, Atherton

172 Stockbridge Avenue, Atherton

$20,700,000

$12,950,000

$6,700,000

5+ BD / 5+ BA

6 BD / 5+ BA

5 BD / 5.5 BA

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

Superb new construction by Laurel Homes and Adcon Builders. Premier

The lush grounds span 0.63 acres with beautiful gardens and meditative

acres with solar-heated pool, golf practice hole.

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

redwood groves. Enjoy outdoor dining and entertaining around the pool

LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

with an outdoor kitchen, fire pit, sport court and Bocce court.

LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

APPOINTMENT ONLY

APPOINTMENT ONLY

APPOINTMENT ONLY

1208 Bellair Way, Menlo Park

16 Oak Tree Place, Hillsborough

535 Saint Francis Place, Menlo Park

$4,795,000

$4,688,000

$3,488,000

5 BD / 4.5 BA

5 BD / 4.5 BA

6 BD / 3 BA

Located in the peaceful, tree-lined neighborhood of Sharon Heights,

This modern sky house home was custom built from the ground up less

Located on a quiet cul-de-sac in one of Menlo Park’s most coveted

this elegant two-story home was built in 2012 with designer style and

than 5 years ago. Private cul-de-sac and long gated driveway, scenic

locations. Two car garage and delightful artist studio with high ceiling and

timeless elegance.

bay views,

skylights.

LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

Geoffrey Nelson, 650.455.3735

Elyse Barca, 650.743.0734 Darcy Gamble, 650.380.9415

APPOINTMENT ONLY

APPOINTMENT ONLY

OPEN SUN 1:30-4

1020 Siskiyou Drive, Menlo Park

466 Ruthven Avenue, Palo Alto

42 Biltmore Lane, Menlo Park

$3,200,000

$ 2,895,000

$2,049,000

3 BD / 2.5 BA

2 BD / 1 BA

3 BD / 2.5 BA

Two majestic Palm trees is this spectacular home on an over 16,000 sqft

Classic California Craftsman 2-bedroom, 1-bath bungalow is ideally

Vaulted ceiling living room with fireplace. Remodeled kitchen with

lot. Overlooking Sharon Heights Golf Course. Gorgeous views from almost

located on a tree-lined street close to the downtown attractions of

serving bar opens to the dining area with deck beyond, spacious

every room.

University Avenue.

master suite.

Maya Sewald & Jason Sewald, 650.346.1228

Doyle Rundell, 650.722.1385

Maya Sewald & Jason Sewald, 650.346.1228

APPOINTMENT ONLY

COMING SOON

COMING SOON

20 Dunne Court, Menlo Park

267 Shearwater Isle, Foster City

466 Sand Hill Circle, Menlo Park

$2,038,000

Price Upon Request

Price Upon Request

4 BD / 3.5 BA

4 BD / 2.5 BA

4 BD / 2.5 BA

The inviting floor plan includes open kitchen, great room with fireplace,

Wide water views, tastefully updated home, enclosed deck, master

Rare 4 bedroom, corner unit with long view of the golf course and western

dining room and living room with fireplace which all enjoy a garden view.

suite with walk-in closet and balcony.

hills

Elyse Barca, 650.743.0734 Darcy Gamble, 650.380.9415

Adam Touni, 650.336.8530 Wendy Kandasamy, 650.380.0220

Pollock Tarr Team 650.867.0609

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Unpa r a lleled in centr a l atherton

247 Atherton Avenue, Atherton

P

residing over approximately one acre, the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mediterranean style is immediately apparent with its tiled roof, wrought iron accents, and a tiered fountain outlined in mosaics. Inside, the timeless allure combines the consummate appeal of modern luxury with everything imaginable for the quintessential California lifestyle. Hand-hewn hardwood or antiqued limestone tiles ďŹ nish the ďŹ&#x201A;oors of every room, ceilings are architecturally detailed, and graceful arches span room openings, windows, and French doors. Completing the appeal of this special property is its premier location in the heart of central Atherton â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one of the most exclusive cities in the country. s 4HREE LEVEL %UROPEAN VILLA BUILT in 2007 s !PPROXIMATELY TOTAL SQ FT (per appraiser, buyer to confirm) s 4OTAL OF BEDROOMS LIBRARY FULL baths, and 2 half-baths s -AIN RESIDENCE WITH BEDROOMS

including 4 bedroom suites upstairs AND A MAIN LEVEL BEDROOM FULL baths, and 2 half-baths

s ,OWER LEVEL RECREATION MEDIA ROOM

full bar, plus wine cellar and tasting room s 2ESORT INSPIRED GROUNDS WITH fireplace, barbecue kitchen, bocce court, pool, and spa s !PPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE OF beautifully landscaped grounds s CAR GARAGE WITH FULL BATH s 4OP RATED -ENLO 0ARK SCHOOLS

s 'UEST HOUSE WITH BEDROOM BATH

fireplace, and kitchen

Price upon request

4HIS INFORMATION WAS SUPPLIED BY 3ELLER AND OR OTHER SOURCES Broker believes this information to be correct but has not verified this information and assumes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. Buyers should investigate these issues to their own satisfaction.

Hugh Cornish

Valerie Soltau

650.566.5353 hcornish@cbnorcal.com

650.464.3896 valeriesoltau@gmail.com

CalBRE# 00912143

hughcornish.com

www.247Atherton.com

CalBRE# 01223247

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ColdwellBankerHomes.com Woodside

$16,995,000

Atherton

Sun 1:30 - 4:30

$6,950,000

Central Portola Valley

$4,700,000

155 Kings Mountain Road Country estate property renovated & expanded on 5 flat ac near town. 1BD/1BA guest house. 6 BR/6.5 BA Erika Demma CalBRE #01230766 650.851.2666

172 Stockbridge Ave 4 bedrooms 4 bathrooms and 1/1 guesthouse with full kitchen, pool and beautiful grounds.

Alexandra von der Groeben CalBRE #00857515 650.325.6161

420 Cervantes Rd 1 acre cul-de-sac. Outdoors offer western hill views, pool, putting green, sport ct. 5 BR/3 BA Ginny Kavanaugh CalBRE #00884747 650.851.1961

Palo Alto

Portola Valley

Palo Alto

Sun 1:30 - 4:30

$4,500,000

Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30

$3,495,000

Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30

$3,188,000

2020 Webster St Character and charm. French style home with oak floors, curved staircase, wisteria arbor 4 BR/3 BA Nancy Goldcamp CalBRE #00787851 650.325.6161

10 Cordova Ct Single level ranch style home on aprx 1.68 ac. Views of bay, 1BD/1BA guest house, & pool. 5 BR/3.5 BA Judy Byrnes CalBRE #01178998 650.851.2666

26636 Altamont Road Serene setting|minutes to all conveniences|about 3000 sf house|mostly flat 1-acre lot 4 BR/2.5 BA Julie Lau CalBRE #01052924 650.325.6161

Redwood City

Woodside

Palo Alto

$2,668,000

$2,650,000

Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:15

$2,495,000

328 W Oakwood Blvd Newly Constructed home in So. RWC, part of a 6-lot new subdivision - Rossi Lane Estates! 4 BR/4.5 BA J.D. Anagnostou CalBRE #00900237 650.851.2666

579 Old La Honda Rd Minutes from Sand Hill Rd & 280 this serene retreat is nestled on a sunny 2.65+/- ac lot. 4 BR/3 BA Steven Gray CalBRE #1498634 650.851.2666

717 Garland Drive Ideally situated in coveted north PA cul de sac, charming and spacious ranch w/large lot. 3 BR/2 BA Suzanne Jonath CalBRE #00629272 650.325.6161

Mountain View

Redwood City

Menlo Park

Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30

$1,838,000

Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30

$1,648,000

Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30

$1,598,000

207 Post Street Remodeled 3BR/2.5BA on a tree lined street. Community pool, spa, tennis court 3 BR/2.5 BA Dorothy Gurwith CalBRE #01248679 650.325.6161

3022 Whisperwave Circle Sparkling water-view beauty! New paint, carpet; multiple upgrades! Open floor plan. 4 BR/2.5 BA Sarah Elder CalBRE #00647474 650.324.4456

2131 Avy Ave Rare stunning Menlo Heights End Unit townhouse w/ attached 2car garage! 3 BR/2.5 BA Jan Strohecker CalBRE #00620365 650.325.6161

Menlo Park

Carmel

Menlo Park

Sat/Sun 1:30 - 5

$1,250,000

501 8th Ave Totally upgraded. Spectacular 1570 sf, 1 story home. Near Facebook, downtown and 101. 2 BR/2 BA Cristina Bliss CalBRE #01189105 650.324.4456

$1,195,000

8 Corral Run Secluded 40acre parcel in coastal foothills. Co-listed w/The Heinrich Team CalBRE#00313415 Maha Najjar CalBRE #01305947 650.325.6161

californiahome.me |

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185 Santa Margarita Wonderful, updated Menlo Park home. Open floorplan, close to downtown Palo Alto & Facebook. 5 BR/2.5 BA Elaine White CalBRE #01182467 650.324.4456

/cbcalifornia |

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Intero Real Estate Services is proud AGAIN for the unprecedented ground breaking sale of $412,500,000

by Efi Luzon, Intero’s prolific broker. This is the largest sale of the company since its inception!

THE HILLS AT VALLCO CUPERTINO, CA

Current plans seek to transform the aging mall into a vibrant mixed-use hub with what would be the largest rooftop

Consists of 112 parcels 49 acres and over 1800 residential units

public park in the world.*

The buyer will spend over $2 billion to transform the property.

Both transactions were off market deals with Luzon as exclusive representation of the buyer.

Luzon envisions the new ownership leading to further improvements in the quality of life and other conditions in the Woodland Park neighborhood, he said.“There will be upgrading of units, an infusion of investment and a cleanup of the area that will bring value to everybody, particularly the tenants.”*

Efi Luzon, Senior Vice President of Intero Commercial and managing director of the Luzon Team. Just south of 1 Billion dollars SOLD

by Efi in the last 15 months

650-465-3883 www.EfiLuzon.com *Source: Neil Gonzales, The Registry, February 22 2016

2016 Intero Real Estate Services Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc. All rights reserved.

All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. This is not intended as a solicitation if you are listed with another broker. Lic. # #00991651

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A Luxury Collection By Intero Real Estate Services

Sand Hill Estates, Woodside

5 Betty Lane, Atherton

700 King’s Mountain Road, Woodside

$35,000,000

$24,800,000

$23,988,000

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

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

Listing Provided by: Albert Garibaldi & Natasha Green Lic.#01321299 & #01409216

Ano Nuevo Scenic Ranch, Davenport

11627 Dawson Drive, Los Altos Hills

91 Selby Lane, Atherton

$19,800,000

$18,950,000

$14,900,000

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, Lic.#01343305

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

Listing Provided by: Catherine Qian, Lic.#01276431

291 Atherton Avenue, Atherton

26880 Elena Road, Los Altos Hills

10440 Albertsworth Lane, Los Altos Hills

$14,688,000

$12,888,888

$11,488,000

Listing Provided by: Nancy Gehrels, Lic.#01952964

Listing Provided by: Dan Kroner, Lic.#01790340

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

245 Mountain Wood Lane, Woodside

1175 Barroilhet Drive, Hillsborough

40 Firethorn Way, Portola Valley

$7,250,000

$6,888,000

$6,888,000

Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Lic.#01242399

Listing Provided by: Sophie Tsang, Lic.#01354442.

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas, Lic.#01878208

2991 Alexis Drive, Palo Alto

1100 Mountain Home Rd.,Woodside

1250 Miramontes St., Half Moon Bay

$5,999,988

$5,850,000

$2,800,000

Listing Provided by: Tom Rollett, Lic.#01383194

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

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello Lic.#01343305

See the complete collection

w w w.InteroPrestigio.com ©2016 Intero Real Estate Services Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc. All rights reserved.

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

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

Woodside 1590 Cañada Lane Woodside, CA 94062 650.206.6200

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

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

$22,000,000

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2015 Intero Real Estate Services Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc. All rights reserved. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. This is not intended as a solicitation if you are listed with another broker.

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ZachTrailerGroup

Community Connected

405 MARSHALL DRIVE | PALO ALTO

OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND TO RESTORE OR REIMAGINE | PRIME MIDTOWN

4BR 2BA

+Bonus Cottage ±1,758 SF | ±7,875 SF Lot Live In or Build New Great Rental Income Prime Midtown Location Palo Alto Schools

Offered at $1,99n,000 Call Zach for details

OPEN HOUSE

SATURDAY & SUNDAY | 1:30PM-4:30PM

405 MARLOWE STREET | PALO ALTO

MODERN MEDITERRANEAN MASTERPIECE | PRIME CRESCENT PARK

6BR 6.5BA ±6,075 SF | ±10,450 SF Lot New Construction on Three Levels High-End Chef’s Kitchen Master Suite with Spa-Like Bath Media, Wine & Rec Rooms Walls of Glass open to Covered Porches Palo Alto Schools

Offered at $8,995,000 Call Zach for details

OPEN HOUSE

SATURDAY & SUNDAY | 1:30PM-4:30PM

ZachTrailerGroup WSJ Top 150 Agents Nationwide

650.906.8008

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4140 Old Adobe Road, Palo Alto Executive Masterpiece in Palo Alto Hills Built in 2014, this 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath mansion of 5,552 sq. ft. (per county) occupies a lot of approx. 1 acre (per county) in peaceful, <>1?@535;A? "-8; 8@; 588? 8-9;>;A? 21-@A>1? 8571 5:@>5/-@1 9;?-5/? 2;A> 5:0;;> ŋ>1<8-/1? -:0 - 4;91 -A@;9-@5;: ?E?@19 -//1:@ the home’s jaw-dropping spaces, which include a home theater, a library, and a dining room with a wine cellar. This showstopper sits on newly landscaped grounds just moments from equestrian facilities, top-ranking Palo Alto schools, and major Silicon Valley companies.

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.4140OldAdobe.com Offered at $7,388,000

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday & Sunday 1:00 - 5:00

Lunch & Lattes

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18955 McFarland Avenue, Saratoga Offered at $1,688,000 Modernized, Spacious, and in Prime Location Located a quick stroll from local shopping and dining, this updated 4 bedroom, 2 bath home of 2,094 sq. ft. (per drawings) enjoys a lot of 10,004 sq. ft. (per county). Tasteful details accent the light-filled interior, which presents open living and dining areas with a fireplace and a graciously remodeled kitchen. Other features include a twocar garage and an outstanding backyard offering outdoor living areas and fruit trees. El Quito Park and excellent Campbell Union schools are nearby (buyer to verify eligibility).

®

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.18955McFarland.com

OPEN HOUSE Saturday & Sunday 1:30 - 4:30 pm

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OPEN SUNDAY 1:30 - 4:00 3 VINEYARD HILL ROAD, WOODSIDE

www.3VineyardHillRoad.com

Masterfully renovated modern architecture | Premier Central Woodside address | 4 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms | Approx. 5,250 sq. ft.

Pool and spa | Tennis court | Corner lot of approx. 3.07 acres | Attached 3-car garage | Portola Valley schools (buyer to confirm) | Offered at $7,495,000

95 ATHERTON AVENUE, ATHERTON

95Atherton.com

~2.2 ac in the heart of central Atherton | 5 bedrooms | 6 full and 2 half bathrooms 1-bedroom guest house with kitchen | Gorgeous grounds with saltwater pool, spa, rose garden | Well for irrigation | 3 gated entrances | Menlo Park schools Offered at $15,200,000

MARY GULLIXSON 650.888.0860 mary@apr.com License# 00373961

97 MOUNT VERNON LANE, ATHERTON

RANKED #4 NATIONALLY IN

BRENT GULLIXSON

AVERAGE SALES PRICE

650.888.4898 brentg@apr.com License# 01329216

97MountVernon.com

3-level custom home built in 2003 | 5 bed/4 full & 2 half baths | Office/library 2 family rooms | Lower level with recreation/fitness room & wine cellar Pool & pool house with full bath & kitchen | Built-in BBQ center | Fire pit | Attached 3-car garage | Menlo Park schools | Lot ~1.11 acres (48,360sf) | Offered at $8,750,000

RANKED #12 TEAM NATIONALLY, PER

gullixson.com

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 2015

Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Square footage and/or acreage information contained herein has been received from seller, existing reports, appraisals, public records and/or other sources deemed reliable.

Page 54 •neither Marchseller 11, 2016 • Palo Altohas Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com However, nor listing agent verified this information. If this information is important to buyer in determining whether to buy or to purchase price, buyer should conduct buyer’s own investigation.

Alain Pinel Realtors

FIND YOUR PLACE

ATHERTON Price Upon Request

LOS ALTOS HILLS $7,500,000

LOS ALTOS HILLS $3,750,000

247 Atherton Avenue | 6bd/9ba Valerie Soltau | 650.462.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

27860 Black Mountain Road | 3+/- acres Ryan Gowdy | 650.941.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

13030 La Paloma Road | 5bd/4.5ba Anna Park | 650.323.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:00-4:00

LOS ALTOS HILLS $3,495,000

ATHERTON $3,295,000

LOS ALTOS $3,198,000

25136 La Loma Drive | 4bd/2.5ba Judy Bogard-Tanigami | 650.941.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

44 Mc Cormick Lane | 5bd/4ba Caitlin Darke | 650.462.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

540 Valencia Drive | 5bd/3.5ba Laura McCarthy | 650.941.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

PALO ALTO $2,698,000

PALO ALTO $2,495,000

SAN GREGORIO $2,200,000

265 Wilton Avenue | 4bd/3ba Ling Lau | 650.323.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:00-4:00

2380 Tasso Street | 3bd/2ba Sherry Bucolo | 650.323.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

4447 La Honda Road | 3bd/3.5ba K. Bird/S. Hayes | 650.529.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

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27860 Via Corita Way, Los Altos Hills Stylishly Updated Home with Chic Poolhouse Sleek, modern spaces accent this dazzling 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath home, which includes a study, a poolhouse, and a combined living ->1- ;2 X ]][ ?= 2@ I<1> <8-:?J -88 ;: - 8;@ ;2 U TW -/>1? I<1> /;A:@EJ ;-?@5:3 -: 1D@1:?5B1 >19;018 ŋ :5?410 5: VTUX @45? ?;8->

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For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.27860ViaCorita.com Offered at $4,888,000

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145PRIMROSE.COM NUMBERS Offered at $2,498,000 2 Bedrooms 2 Baths Home: 1,382 sq ft Lot: 5,852 sq ft OVERVIEW Move-in ready Hardwood Floors AMENITIES North Palo Alto Walk to Community Center Quiet Street SCHOOLS Duveneck Elementary Jordan Middle Palo Alto High

STEVE NIETHAMMER 650 520 6290 hammer@zanemac.com CalBRE # 01311853

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4295 Ponce Drive, Palo Alto Spacious and Beautifully Updated Throughout

Large yard with wonderful outdoor living spaces • Three spacious bedrooms - Master suite with updated bathroom and large walk-in closet • Two lofts - One ideally configured for use as a fourth bedroom or family room - Second smaller loft would make an ideal home office • Two updated bathrooms • Beautifully remodeled kitchen with all new stainless steel appliances LISTED BY

• Numerous upgrades including the central air conditioning and dual pane windows • Soaring ceilings throughout with natural wood • Sizable Private backyard • 1,766 sq. feet of living space, approx.

• Lot size 6,696 (per City of Palo Alto)

OFFERED AT $1,795,000

Timothy Foy

calBRE# 00849721 Cell: 650.387.5078 Midtown Realty, Inc.

• 2775 Middlefield Rd.

Tim@midtownpaloalto.com

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• WWW.MIDTOWNPALOALTO.COM

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BEAUTIFUL TRANQUL HOME FRAMED BY MATURE TREES ON A PICTURESQUE LOT

• Four bedrooms and three full bathrooms • Family room includes a lovely brick fire place with a gas starter • Sun-filled living room • Open floor plan is great for entertaining • Large, integrated deck which runs the full length of the back of the house - great for relaxing, entertaining and playing • Attractive landscaping surrounds the house. Walk the beautifully paved driveway and sidewalk to large rear yard • Other amenities include beautiful hardwood floors, new carpeting, cedar floors in closets

• Lower level garden apartment includes a separate entrance, one bedroom and one bathroom, full kitchen, two separate common areas, an abundance of attractive cabinetry, and opens to a beautiful yard • Attached two-car garage • Walk to “The Dish”, California Avenue shops and restaurants • Prestigious Palo Alto schools (buyer to verify availability of neighborhood schools) • Available to STANFORD ELIGIBLE & APPROVED FACULTY ONLY

OFFERED AT $2,499,000 Listing Agent: Jane Volpe calBRE# 01330133

Cell: 650.380.4507

Jane@midtownpaloalto.com

Midtown Realty, Inc. • 2775 Middlefield Road • Phone: 650.321.1596 • WWW.MIDTOWNPALOALTO.COM

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725 Center Dr $4,775,000 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474 3644 Ramona Cir $3,298,000 Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111 2350 Tasso St $4,895,000 Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500 1117 Hamilton Av $8,950,000 Sun Miles McCormick 400-1001 4140 Old Adobe Rd $7,388,000 Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty 543-8500 703 N. California Av $3,790,000 Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

MOUNTAIN VIEW

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$7,495,000 462-1111 $9,495,000 851-2666

PALO ALTO 2 Bedrooms

145 Primrose Way Sat/Sun Zane Macgregor

$2,498,000 324-9900

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Job Description • General front office tasks • Manage multiple crew calendars • Communicate with clients and crews • Keep records/files up to date • Order & track materials • Maintain construction yard inventory • PT and/or FT position (to be defined) Skills Required • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook), Google Productivity Apps, etc.

• Excellent time management skills • Be reliable and responsible with a clean appearance • Ability to problem solve, work independently and efficiently • Good communication and people skills • Speak and write English fluently (Bilingual in Spanish a plus!)

• A valid California driver’s license and clean driving record • Clean background check and drug testing Compensation/Benefits v Compensation Range: $15-$20/hourly (based on experience) • Paid vacation time (VT) and holidays.

• Health Insurance & Retirement Plans Please email your resume for consideration to admin@gardensenseinc.com.

Business Operations Data Analysts At our office in Mountain View, CA, assist Cumulus Networks bus tms in mtng rprting and dta anlys nds.Req. MS in Dta Analytics, Econ, or rel fld, and 2 (or BS + 5) yrs exp in sales or mrkting-orientd dta anlys. Exp. must incl: CRM dtbses and dta mdels; qntative anlys and statstcs; tableau SW; SQL; and R program language. Snd res to T. Davis @ Cumulus Networks 185 E. Dana St., Mountain View, CA 94041. Please ref Job ID 1265283

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Staff Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer: Design and develop software to achieve high performance, high usability, and high stability.

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605 Antiques & Art Restoration

771 Painting/ Wallpaper

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540 Domestic Help Wanted Cook Housekeeper needed Cook housekeeper needed for elderly gentleman in Palo Alto mornings five days a week no personal assistance required 650-862-0753

560 Employment Information PAID IN ADVANCE! Make $1000 A Week Mailing Brochures From Home! No Experience Required.

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Genuine Opportunity. Start Immediately! www.TheIncomeHub.com (AAN CAN) EXPERIENCED FINE GARDENER NEEDED As an established landscape design and build company on the Peninsula, Garden Sense Inc. is seeking to enlarge its staff to provide superior service to their clients. We provide custom landscape design, construction and maintenance services throughout the SF Peninsula, working on all sizes of properties. Currently we are working with many clients to maximize their water usage, offering options as to how to maintain an attractive landscape during this drought period. We are looking for energetic, motivated people who are seeking to work with us.

Our growing company has an opening in our Landscape Maintenance Department! Your responsibilities would be: -MINIMUM of 2 years’ experience in fine residential gardening/landscaping.

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-Professional and clear communication skills.

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-Be punctual, dependable and work well with others.

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-Ability to lift/push 50+ pounds.

Full Time Position - Competitive Salary - Plus Benefits Call 650.369.3400 and/or Email your resume to: admin@gardensenseinc.com

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business name(s).

The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County ClerkRecorder’s Office.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): AMAR REALTOR 505 Hamilton Ave. #100 Palo Alto, CA 94301 FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON: 12/14/2015 UNDER FILE NO.: 612005 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S): MURAHARI AMARNATH 505 Hamilton Ave. #100 Palo Alto, CA 94031 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual.

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

business name(s).

The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County ClerkRecorder’s Office.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): STANFORD TERRACE INN 531 Stanford Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON: 1/29/2015 UNDER FILE NO.: 600794 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S): STANFORD GROUPS LLC 531 Stanford Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY: A Limited Liability Company.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 29, 2016.

(PAW Feb. 26, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 2016)

CUPERTINO MARKET FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 613166 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Cupertino Market, located at 19725 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): CUPERTINO MARKET, INC. 19725 Stevens Creek Blvd.

Cupertino, CA 95014 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2016.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 21, 2016.

(PAW Feb. 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11, 2016)

STANFORD TERRACE INN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 613487 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Stanford Terrace Inn, located at 531 Stanford Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): WILD RANGE INC. 531 Stanford Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/19/2010.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 29, 2016.

(PAW Feb. 26, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 2016)

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 Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 21, 2016.

(PAW Feb. 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11, 2016)

ELISHA MARIE SKIN & BODY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 614173 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Elisha Marie Skin & Body, located at 544 Forest Ave., 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): ELISHA MARIE CAUNDAY 544 Forest Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 22, 2016.

(PAW Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, 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 Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 21, 2016.

(PAW Feb. 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11, 2016)

MARISAN GROUP FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 614206 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Marisan Group, located at 941 E. Charleston Rd. Suite 102, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): MARIA PATERNO 1 Spencer Ct. Sausalito, CA 94965 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/31/2011.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 22, 2016.

(PAW Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2016)

PAWS AND PLAY PET ACCESSORIES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 613681 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Paws and Play Pet Accessories, located at 785 La Para Ave., Palo Alto, Calif. 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): MARGARET E. PLATT 785 La Para Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 4, 2016.

(PAW Feb. 26, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 2016)

GEARCLOUD LABS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 614367 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Gearcloud Labs, located at 474 San Luis Ave., Los Altos, CA 94024, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): ILIOTECH SOFTWARE SERVICES, LLC 474 San Luis Ave. Los Altos, CA 94024 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 19 Jan. 2016.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 24, 2016.

(PAW Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2016)

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Across 1 What did Yours Truly do on March 10th, 2016?

10 Drive away 15 Unhurriedly 16 Gymnastically gifted 17 Chemistry kit vessels 18 1999 Kevin Smith comedy 19 Old Peruvian currency 20 Like some early 20th-century abstract art 22 “Never have I ever been ___ 10 in my whole life” (Rihanna lyric) 24 Alamogordo’s county 25 “The Evil Dead” protagonist 26 Dressed to the ___ 27 Legendary lawman Earp 28 Suffix with meteor 29 French city famous for its lace 31 Outback leaper 32 Cookie jar piece 33 “Spectre” director Mendes 34 “Letters from ___ Jima” (2006 film) 36 Broadcaster based in Toronto 39 Fido’s foot 41 Ford line of trucks 45 The Land of ___ (setting of Finn and Jake’s Cartoon Network show) 46 Diciembre follower 48 NRA piece?

49 Elvis’s record label 50 Type of restaurant featured in Hulu’s “11.22.63” 51 Historic river of Paris 52 “Things done,” in legal terms 54 “The Killing Fields” Oscar winner Haing S. ___ 55 Prefix before modern or marathon 56 “___ Time” (Finn and Jake’s Cartoon Network show) 59 Braid of hair 60 They display information in wedges 61 Cultivated land 62 Those who signed up

Down 1 “From Russia With Love” Bond girl Romanova 2 Knife, e.g.

3 Author of the “Goosebumps” books 4 Social media users, e.g.

5 In good physical shape 6 Home of the Beavers, for short 7 Massage table activity 8 Peace talks objective 9 Long-running CBS sitcom of the 2000s 10 Structures that help transmission 11 Psyche parts 12 Braid on one side 13 Peruvian volcano 14 Removed by percolating 21 Belgian beer brand Stella ___ 23 Get out of a perilous situation 30 Muscat natives 35 Avenue next to Reading Railroad, in Monopoly 36 Crooked 37 Blind singer Andrea 38 Shorefront 40 Lost one’s mind with excitement 41 A long time to wait, it seems 42 “Yeah, that seems about right” 43 1983 movie about Guatemalan immigrants 44 Cassandra, for instance 47 Enter, as data 53 Sandpaper coarseness measure 57 Author Umberto who died in 2016 58 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy org.

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MACHINE ZONE MARKETPLACE MZ MARKETPLACE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 613453 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Machine Zone Marketplace, 2.)

MZ Marketplace, located at 2225 E. Bayshore Road, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): MACHINE ZONE, INC. 2225 E. Bayshore Road, Suite 200 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 29, 2016.

(PAW Feb. 26, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 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 ClerkRecorder’s Office.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): AMAR REALTOR 1208 E. Arques Ave. Sunnyvale, CA FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON: 10/15/2015 UNDER FILE NO.: 610178 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S): STANFOR REAL ESTATE NETWORKS, LLC 1208 E. Arques Ave. Sunnyvale, CA THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY: Limited Liability Company.

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)

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 613889 The following person(s)/ entity(ies) has/ have abandoned the use of the fictitious

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 613486 The following person(s)/ registrant(s) has/ have abandoned the use of the fictitious

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KEVIN YU CELLO STUDIO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 614594 The following person (persons) is (are)

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doing business as: Kevin Yu Cello Studio, located at 1370 Hamilton Ave., 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): KEVIN YU 1370 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/1/2016.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 1, 2016.

(PAW Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2016) THE SECRETARIAT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 614709 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: The Secretariat, located at 1094 Tanland Dr. #102, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): TAWNI ESCUDERO 1094 Tanland Dr. #102 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/1/16.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 2, 2016.

(PAW Mar. 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, 2016) EVAL GAL-OZ, PH. D. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 614437 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Eval- Gal-0z, Ph. D., located at 415 Cambridge Ave., Ste. 3, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): E.U. INT’L CORP. 741 Barron Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/23/2011.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 25, 2016.

(PAW Mar. 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, 2016) CABANA HOTEL-PALO ALTO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 614509 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Cabana Hotel-Palo Alto, located at 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Limited Partnership.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): BHUPENDRA PATEL 2 Cowell Ln. Menlo Park, CA 94025 PARIMAL PATEL 4 Williams Ct. Menlo Park, CA 94025 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/1/2004.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 26, 2016.

(PAW Mar. 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, 2016) LAUGHING BROTHERS GRAPHICS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 614425 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Laughing Brothers Graphics, located at 3198 Berryessa St., Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): MALONEY ENTERPRISES 3198 Berryessa St. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 25, 2016.

(PAW Mar. 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, 2016) WYZ KID LABS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 614586 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Wyz Kid Labs, located at 125 University

Avenue - Suite 120, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A General Partnership.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): AWELE NDILI 2027 Wendover Lane San Jose, CA 95121 ROBERT STEVENS 180 Pineview Lane Menlo Park, CA 94025 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/17/2016.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 1, 2016.

(PAW Mar. 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, 2016)

997 All Other Legals T.S. No. 15-33440 APN: 132-24-080 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/20/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: DENISE E COLEY, AND ROBERT B COLEY, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of Trust recorded 2/2/2005 as Instrument No. 18214779 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, California, Date of Sale:3/21/2016 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the entrance to the Superior Courthouse 190 N Market Street San Jose, CA Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $640,964.02 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 3597 SOUTH COURT PALO ALTO, CA 94306 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust.

A.P.N #.: 132-24-080 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postpone-

ments be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub. com, using the file number assigned to this case 15-33440. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Dated: 2/12/2016 Law Offices of Les Zieve, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 848-9272 www.elitepostandpub.com _____________________________ Melanie Schultz, Trustee Sale Officer (PAW Feb. 26, Mar. 4, 11, 2016) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Case No.: 16CV291598 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: THOMAS MORGAN SEAY and YIRAN MAO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) ARIANNA MENGXI MAO to ARIANNA SEAY b.) APOLLO SEAY MAO to APOLLO SEAY THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: April 5, 2016, 8:45 a.m., Room: Probate of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: PALO ALTO WEEKLY Date: February 17, 2016 Thomas E. Kuhnle JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (PAW Feb. 26, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 2016) SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): DIEGO BELTRAMI YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDATE): MB TRADING FUTURES, INC. CASE NUMBER: BC571338 (Numero del Caso): NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the Information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response.

You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away.

If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service.

If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.

You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and cost on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version.

Lea la information a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respu-

esta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante.

Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte.

Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta.

Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil, Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): John W. Peterson 1906 West End Ave., Nashville, TN, Phone: (615) 320-3700 DATE: February 3, 2015 (Fecha): SHERRI R. CARTER Clerk, by Judi Lara, Deputy (Secretario) (Adjunto) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual defendant.

(PAW Feb. 26, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 2016) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 15-00383-2 Loan No: FRBandC File No. 050625-0439 APN 148-16-037, 148-16-039 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED January 18, 2011. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 1, 2016, at 11:00 AM, At the North Market Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 191 North Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113, FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on January 27, 2011, as Instrument No. 21062804 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, CA, executed by: 544 SAN ANTONIO ROAD LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, as Trustor, in favor of Preferred Bank, as Beneficiary.together with that certain Modification of Deed of Trust dated as of March 8, 2012, recorded in the Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, California on March 20, 2012, as Instrument No. 21588215, and any modifications thereto are collectively referred to herein from time to time as the “Deed of Trust”, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Beginning on the Northeasterly line of Fayette Drive, as said line was established in the Deed from Clark W. Betts, RR UX, to the City of Mountain View, and recorded May 1,1964 in Book 6487 of Official Records, at Page 118, Santa Clara County records, at the intersection thereof with the Northwesterly line of that certain 0.50 acre Parcel of Land described in the Deed from Lester P. Cooley, et ux, to H.M. Frank and K.J. Masero as filed for record October 27,1948 in Book 1695 of Official Records, at Page 303, Santa Clara County Records; thence from said point of beginning along said Northwesterly line of the 0.50 acre Parcel and also the Northwesterly line of that certain 0.50 acre parcel of land described in the Deed from William L. Colley, to H.M. Frantz and K.V. Masero as filed for record on October 27,1948 in Book 1695 of Official Records, at 297,

Santa Clara County records, North 25° 45’ 00” East 203.01 feet to the most Northerly corner of said last described 0.50 acre parcel; thence along the Northeasterly line of said last described 0.50 acre parcel, South 51° 34’ 34” East 172.55 feet to the intersection thereof with the Northwesterly line of San Antonio Avenue, as said Northerly line was established in said Deed to the City of Mountain View; thence along said Northwesterly line South 25° 45’ 00’ West 165.88 feet and Westerly on a tangent curve to the right, having a radius of 30.00 feet, through a central angle of 102° 49’ 30” an arc distance of 53.84 feet to said Northerly line of Fayette Drive; thence along said Northeasterly line of Fayette Drive, North 51° 25’ 30” West 135.06 feet to the point of beginning. Except therefrom all that portion of Parcel One and Two as described in the Deed from H.M. Frantz, et ux, to City and County of San Francisco as filed for record August 3,1949 in Book 1827 of Official Records, at Page 5, Santa Clara County Records, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Northwesterly line of the hereinabove described 0.778 acre parcel distant thereon North 25° 45’ 00” East 86.83 feet from the most westerly corner thereof in the Northeasterly line of Fayette Drive, as said Northeasterly line was established in the Deed from Clark W, Betts, et ux, to the City of Mountain Views as filed for Record May 1,1964 In Book 6487 of Official Records, at Page 118, Santa Clara County Records; thence from said point of beginning South 69° 36’ 44” East 169.09 feet to a point on the Northwesterly Line of San Antonio Avenue as established in said Deed to the City of Mountain View, distant thereon South 25° 45’ 00” West 62.53 feet from the most Easterly corner of said hereinabove described 0.778 acre parcel; thence along said Northwesterly line of San Antonio Avenue North 25° 45’ 00” East 62,53 feet to said Easterly corner; thence along the Northeasterly line of said 0.778 acre Parcel North 51° 34’ 34” West 51.35 feet to a point on a line parallel with and 80.00 feet Northeasterly, measured at right angles from the course hereinabove described as South 69° 36’ 44” East 169.09 feet; thence along said parallel line North 69° 36’ 44” West 112.89 feet to said Northwesterly line of the 0.778 acre parcel; thence along said Northwesterly line South 25° 45’ 00” West 80.35 feet to the point of beginning.

Together with those certain rights contained in the Deed from H.M. Frantz and Dorothy V. Franz, his wife, 10. Masero and Virginia, His wife to City and County of San Francisco, a municipal Corporation, dated July 5,1949 and recorded August 3,1949 in Book 1827 of Official Records, Page 5.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.

You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714.730.2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case 15-00383-2.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The real property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 544-554 SAN ANTONIO ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining unpaid balance of the obligations secured by and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust (together with any modifications thereto).

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,

expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $1,632,397.20 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right.

The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. DATE: March 7, 2016 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY, TRUSTEE 15-00383-2 11000 Olson Drive, Suite 101 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 916636-0114 Sara Berens SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.servicelinkasap.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714.730.2727 A-4565728 03/11/2016, 03/18/2016, 03/25/2016 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JEAN MONMA LAW aka JEAN H. LAW Case No.: 1-16-PR 178287 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JEAN MONMA LAW, aka JEAN H. LAW. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DAVID LAW in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: DAVID LAW be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent

Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on April 25, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 10 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Richard A. Schindler, Esq. Schindler & Meyer, P.C. 236 West Portal, #773 San Francisco, CA 94127 (415)421-0856 (PAW Mar. 11, 18, 25, 2016)

Answers to this week’s puzzles, which can be found on page 66.

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SHOT AT OLYMPICS . . . Stanford’s Makenzie Fischer, Kiley Neushul, Melissa Seidemann and Maggie Steffens were named to the USA Water Polo Women’s National Team roster that will take part in the 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament it was announced Wednesday.

Joining them is Sacred Heart Prep and UCLA grad KK Clark of Menlo Park. The tournament, which starts March 21 in Gouda, Netherlands, is Team USA’s one and only chance to qualify for this summer’s Olympic Games. A top-four finish is required to punch a ticket to Rio. After five days of group play where Team USA will take on Japan, Canada, Spain, Greece and South Africa, its Olympic hopes hinge on a crossover round on March 26 in which the winner continues on the road to Rio and the loser does not. The 13-member roster is the same that led Team USA to gold at last month’s FINA Intercontinental Tournament in Lewisville, Texas.

Steffens was named tournament MVP and Fischer tied Australia’s Rowie Webster for the high scoring award with 13 goals in six games.

Fischer, who signed a National Letter of Intent with Stanford in the fall of 2014, deferred her enrollment and will be a freshman on The Farm beginning with the 2016-17 academic year. Neushul, a twotime Peter J. Cutino Award winner and three-time NCAA champion, wrapped up her Stanford career this past May and finished as the Cardinal’s third all-time leading scorer with 222 goals. Seidemann and Steffens won gold at the 2012 London Olympics with Team USA. Seidemann graduated in 2013 following a season in which she scored 75 goals, won the Peter J. Cutino Award and was named the ACWPC Player of the Year. Her 239 career goals are tied for the most in Stanford single-season history and are ninth in MPSF history. A two-time FINA Women’s Water Polo Athlete of the Year, Steffens was the 2012 Olympics MVP after scoring 21 goals in London. A two-time NCAA champion and the reigning ACWPC Player of the Year, Steffens has taken this year off from Stanford and possesses one more year of eligibility with the Cardinal.

Menlo School first-year coach Ross Ireland (right) gets the traditional dunking while his players celebrate their 2-1 victory over rival SHP in the CCS Division II finals.

GIRLS’ CCS SOCCER

Titles top off historic year

Menlo School wins a third section crown while Menlo-Atherton wins its first ever

by Harold Gutmann

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HEADING TO RIO . . . Team USA’s Anita Alvarez and Stanford grad Mariya Koroleva qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in synchronized swimming as a duet, finishing seventh in the duet free competition at the Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Rio de Janeiro recently. The pair scored 85.2667 points.

Menlo-Atherton sophomore Josephine Cotto provided the winning goal in a 3-2 win in the CCS Division I finals.

t has been another memorable high school soccer season, especially for the Menlo School and Menlo-Atherton girls. Both teams captured Central Coast Section championships last weekend, both as No. 1 seeds, while battling stormy conditions and history.

Menlo went into its title match against No. 7 seed and defending champ Sacred Heart Prep attempting to win (or tie) its third section title in five seasons — all in even years.

Menlo-Atherton, meanwhile,

went into its finale against No. 10 Branham attempting to win the first section crown in program history.

Both local teams achieved their goals, all the while overcoming windy, rainy conditions at Valley Christian’s hilltop campus in San Jose.

After two ties between the Menlo and Sacred Heart Prep during the regular season, the Knights finally broke the deadlock when it counted most.

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Eight local teams remain in NorCal playoffs

by Keith Peters he postseason continues for the Priory boys and Menlo-Ather ton girls following their first-round regional victories in the CIF State Basketball Championships on

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Wednesday night.

For the Palo Alto girls and Eastside Prep boys, however, their respective seasons have come to an end following first-round losses.

The Priory boys and M-A girls both advanced to second-round

games on Saturday in quite different fashion. The No. 8-seeded Panthers squeaked out a 77-75 overtime win over No. 9 Williams (20-5) while the No. 4-seeded Bears had an easier time in a 56-44 victory over No. 13 seed

George Washington (13-12).

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NorCal hoops (continued from page 68)

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Priory senior Scotty Harris scored 26 points in his team’s 77-75 overtime win to open the NorCal Division V playoffs.

16 points on the night. In the second half, the Bears pulled away from a 30-22 lead with Annalisa Crowe hitting a pair of threes as the Bears cruised to victory.

Menlo-Atherton (26-4), which lost in the first round last season, next will host No. 5 Heritage (23-9) of Brentwood in a secondround game Saturday at 6 p.m.

Heritage advanced with a 60-41 win over No. 12 North Salinas.

In another Division I opener,

No. 6-seeded Palo Alto (19-8) saw its season come to an end in a 5549 loss to No. 11 Dublin (19-10) at Gunn High.

The Vikings overcame a turnover-plagued first quarter to take a 31-18 halftime lead. Dublin, however, came out of intermission and nailed seven 3-pointers during a 27-point third quarter to grab a 45-39 lead entering the final period. Paly’s 18 second-point points matched Dublin’s effort in

Paly sophomore Carly Leong (1) had seven points in the 55-49 loss to Dublin.

Palo Alto junior Lauren Koyama (25) tallied 13 points, but the Vikings fell in a NorCal Division I opener. the opening half as the Vikings made just six of 30 field-goal attempts.

Senior Alexis Harris led Paly with 16 points. She graduates along with Coco Lovely and Maddy Atwater.

In a boys’ Division V opener, No. 12-seeded Eastside Prep saw their season come to an end in a 62-30 loss to No. 5 Urban (23-9) on Wednesday night at Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco. The Panthers (15-13) got 10 points from sophomore forward Josh WalkerFord and nine from junior guard Isaiah East. Eastside Prep will graduate just one senior, Daryl Carr.

With Palo Alto and Eastside Prep eliminated, the local hoop scene is down to eight teams heading into the weekend.

Next up will be the No. 4-seeded Pinewood girls (22-5), who will host an Open Division second-round game on Friday against No. 5 Bishop O’Dowd (24-6) at 7 p.m.

For Division IV girls, both Sacred Heart Prep and Menlo School will host second-round games on Saturday at 6 p.m. The No. 4-seeded Gators (20-6) will face No. 12 Central Valley (19-11), a 65-49 winner over No. 5 Arcata, while the No. 2-seeded Knights (19-7) will take on No. 7 University Prep (25-5), a 72-70 winner over Placer.

In Division V, top-seeded East-

side Prep (16-11) will host No. 8 Argonaut (20-10), a 34-33 winner over No. 9 University, at 6 p.m. At the same time, No. 3 Priory (18-6) will host No. 6 Cloverdale (25-7), a 52-33 first-round winner over No. 11 Mariposa County.

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Palo Alto senior Alexis Harris (24) scored 16 points in her final prep game.

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points in the overtime period in Portola Valley. It was only Priory’s second-ever NorCal home game.

Priory (15-8) got 26 points from 6-foot-5 senior Scotty Harris and 15 points from 6-6 sophomore Ayo Aderoboye, who had five points in the overtime period in Portola Valley. Junior Nico Arslaner contributed 13 points, including the winning tip-in in OT. “We played poorly in my opinion, because we did not go inside enough and shot under 57 percent from the free-throw line,” said Priory coach David Moseley.

“Our game plan was to run, and we slowed the game down and the other team got in a grove. We were also not supposed to shoot 3’s, and we went 2 for 22.”

The Panthers trailed at halftime, 32-29, before tying the game in the fourth period.

Next up; for Priory will be a second-round game at No. 1 seed St. Joseph Notre Dame on Saturday in Alameda at 7:30 p.m.

Priory reached the second round last season before falling.

In Atherton, the M-A girls bounced back from two straight losses in the Central Coast Section Open Division basketball playoffs with a sold win over the visitors from San Francisco in a rematch of a nonleague game on December 12, which the Bears won 68-41.

Menlo-Atherton again led the entire game as the Eagles struggled to defend the Bears’ post players. Sophomore Greer Hoyem led the Bears with 22 points and 14 rebounds while junior Ofa Sili added nine points plus seven boards and Megan Sparrow had seven points and 11 rebounds.

The Eagles closed their deficit to eight points in the second with Jessica Nagano scoring nine of her

Priory’s Nico Arslaner scored the game-winning basket in OT.

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Sports COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Stanford hoops teams in rare early exits Both squads eliminated by Washington in their first games of their respective Pac-12 Conference tournaments

by Rick Eymer he last time the Stanford men’s and women’s basketball teams each lost their opening games in their respective conference tournaments was, well, never.

But, as they say, there’s a first time for everything and both Cardinal teams discovered that with shockingly quick exits from their 2016 Pac-12 Conference tournaments. Perhaps coincidently, both were eliminated by Washington.

For the Stanford women, a fourth-quarter flurry was not enough to overcome a 16-point second-half deficit and the 11thranked Cardinal was unceremoniously dumped last Friday night, 73-65, to the Huskies at the Key Arena in Seattle.

On Wednesday in Las Vegas, the Stanford men saw Washington score the first 10 points and lead by 19 before the Cardinal made its first field goal of the contest during a 91-68 loss.

Stanford suffered a nearly nineminute drought from the field and it never really got much better.

Now, the only question that remains is whether the Cardinal is able to defend its NIT title.

No matter what happens, Stanford can look at a roller coaster of a season that had as many peaks as valleys, leading to frustration as well as encouragement, disappointment as well as satisfaction.

Hindered by season-ending injuries to its starting point guard and power forward, Stanford

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muddled through the season the best it could and probably did well to finish at .500.

There’s certainly an element of hope for the future. The Cardinal returns the entire roster, except for senior walk-on Ian Proulx, the Menlo-Atherton grad who appeared briefly in one game before enduring a season-ending injury of his own.

Rosco Allen is clearly the team’s MVP, though he and several others could be in the running for Most Improved. Dorian Pickens probably showed the most growth from last year, but Marcus Allen, Michael Humphrey, Marcus Sheffield, Cameron Walker, Grant Verhoeven and others also had their moments during the year.

Stanford needs to expect nothing less than a good run into the NCAA tournament next season.

Sophomores Robert Cartwright and Reid Travis should be completely healthy by the start of the next go-around and players like Christian Sanders, Malcolm Allen and Josh Sharma return with a valuable year of experience.

Humphrey hit a layup with 11:17 remaining in the first half to break the field goal drought.

Stanford was limited to five made free throws and was down, 24-5, before sinking a field goal.

Rosco Allen recorded a doubledouble with 12 points and 11 rebounds, Pickens led the way with 17 points and Marcus Allen had 13.

Stanford ended the regular sea-

son with five players averaging double-digits in scoring, including Travis, who averaged 12.8 through the first eight games. Rosco Allen recorded 194 rebounds, three more than Humphrey.

While the Stanford men may have played their final game of the season, the Cardinal women (24-7) still should be headed to the NCAA Tournament after losing in the Pac-12 quarterfinals for the first time in the history of the tournament after winning the previous 13.

Washington led, 56-40, with 1:34 remaining to play in the third period following Kelsey Plum’s three-point play.

The Cardinal scored the final five points of the third quarter and the first three of the final quarter to cut the deficit in half.

The Huskies were up by 11 with just under five minutes to play when Stanford scored the next nine points, six on a pair of 3-pointers from Lili Thompson, to draw within 67-65 with 2:43 left.

The Cardinal never scored again, missing its last five shots, three of which could have tied the game.

Washington took control from the outset with the help of Plum, who became the school’s all-time leading scorer — as a junior after netting 29 points against the Cardinal.

The Huskies shot 46.6 percent from the field, the highest by a Stanford opponent all season, and the 73 points allowed are the second most allowed by the Cardinal, eclipsed only by the 77 points given up to Texas in December.

Stanford, which entered play ranked second in the nation in field-goal percentage defense, is regulated to the sidelines until the NCAA Tournament field is revealed Monday on ESPN at 4 p.m.

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Tatum Angotti, Riley Hemm SACRED HEART PREP Angotti, a sophomore, produced 28 points and 18 rebounds while Hemm, a senior, had 25 points and 14 rebounds as the No. 2 Gators won two CCS games by four points -- including a 52-51 upset of No. 1 Scotts Valley.

Scotty Harris PRIORY SCHOOL The senior guard scored 48 points with nine rebounds and seven assists as the No. 3 Panthers defeated the No. 2- and No. 4-seeded teams to successfully defend their CCS Division V basketball title and earn a NorCal berth.

Honorable mention Zoe Enright Menlo soccer

Zion Gabriel Eastside Prep basketball

Katie Guenin Menlo-Atherton soccer

Alexis Harris* Palo Alto basketball

Sarah McLeod* Menlo-Atherton soccer

Schuyler Tilney-Volk Menlo soccer

Emmanuel Ajanaku-Makun Priory basketball

Daryl Carr Eastside Prep basketball

Alex Liang Palo Alto swimming

Michael Lincoln Gunn swimming

Sergi Mata Palo Alto golf

John Reinstra Menlo swimming * previous winner

Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com

Knapp gets his first Pac-12 swim title as head coach After missing out as a Stanford swimmer, former veteran assistant ends a three-year drought with his men’s team

by Keith Peters or a while, perhaps, Ted Knapp may have wondered if he could ever catch a break when it came to winning conference swim titles.

As an All-American swimmer at Stanford from 1978-81, Knapp never swam on a team that won the conference title. Later, he joined then-head coach Skip Kenney’s staff and helped — as an assistant — guide the Cardinal to an unprecedented 31 straight conference meet titles.

Yet, when Kenney retired following No. 31 in 2012 and Knapp received his well-deserved step up to head coach, the streak of titles ended and a three-year drought began.

Thankfully for Knapp and his fast-improving stable of swimmers, that drought is over. Paced by big wins by Liam Egan and Sam Perry and an all-around team effort on the final day, the Cardinal men’s swimming and div-

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ing team captured its first Pac-12 Conference Championship since 2012 on Saturday night in Federal Way, Wash.

The Cardinal finished the meet with 808 points, well ahead of USC (700), Cal (628), Arizona (569), Arizona State (402) and Utah (295).

“The team showed great respect for the process needed for this week’s performance,” said Knapp. “They were determined to send the seniors off with a championship and convey a message to our alumni that we are striving to compete as they did for so long.”

The championship, Stanford’s first since Knapp took full charge of the program in 2013, is the 63rd such title in program history. The Cardinal earned top-three finishes in 12 of 18 individual events, winning three, and had a podium finish in each of the three diving events.

“After last year’s meet, we took the time to refocus on what made

us successful in the past,” said Stanford co-captain Sean Duggan. “We swam this year’s meet for the guy on either side of us.

This season’s success is a testament to how close our team is and our willingness to work hard for each other.”

Stanford’s title bid was given a huge boost in the first event of the evening session, the 1,650-yard freestyle. After finishing second in the 500-yard free (4:13.67, No. 2 all-time) on Thursday night, Egan (14:44.85) shaved more than 20 seconds off of his prelim time to win the event and move to No. 4 all-time at Stanford.

Danny Thomson (14:52.12), who finished third in the 500 free, also took third place in the 1,650 free, lengthening the Cardinal’s lead on the field.

In the 200-yard backstroke, Patrick Conaton (1:41.01) took second place with Ryan Arata (1:41.90) not far behind in fifth.

Sam Perry (42.72) then won his

second sprint freestyle event of the championship, the 100-yard freestyle. Cole Cogswell (43.54) was also in the final, finishing seventh.

Matt Anderson (1:54.77) came up huge with a second-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, while Curtis Ogren (1:57.07) pitched in from the B-final.

Stanford had three more finalists in the 200-yard fly. Gray Umbach (1:44.37) finished fifth, Jimmy Yoder (1:44.44) took sixth and Abrahm DeVine (1:45.29) placed eighth.

DeVine, a freshman, had his best effort on the second day with he set a school record of 3:40.20 in the 400 IM. That broke Ogren’s mark of 3:41.23 from last year.

After the swimmers wrapped up the long-awaited title, all four of Stanford’s divers qualified for the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships earlier this week at the NCAA Zone E Championships in Flagstaff, Ariz. Q

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Menlo senior Zoe Enright (5) celebrates her game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Sacred Heart Prep.

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Menlo senior keeper Schuyler Tilney-Volk received congratulations from her friends after 10 saves in the finale.

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Menlo-Atherton junior Katie Guenin (13) provided two assists in a 3-2 title-winning victory over Branham. came on strong and we clawed our way to the finish line, and we got there.”

The teams have now split their head-to-head meetings (5-5-9) since joining the WBAL in 2009, but Menlo has the one that counted most this time.

Like the San Francisco Giants, Menlo has now championships in three consecutive even years. The Knights won their first program title outright in 2012, and then tied SHP in the championship game in 2014.

“It really came down to our grit at the end and our perseverance,” Thomases said. “In the end we just had so much determination and wouldn’t let down.”

Menlo will lose seven seniors to graduation, but has 14 returning -— half of them freshmen or sophomores.

Division I girls In the CCS title match, MenloAtherton (15-4-3) rallied from a 2-0 halftime deficit and posted a 3-2 triumph over Branham to make program history with its first CCS title on a stormy night.

“Being down 2-0 at half, I just told the team we are OK, we will

get the wind with us and that if we could keep the pressure on Branham with lots of shots things could go our way,” said M-A second-year coach Jason Luce.

“We were behind in the last three playoff games, but it’s not the ideal position. But, the team is a veteran group and are beautiful competitors. We always believed we could do it!”

Things looked bleak for M-A when Branham (13-8-3) took what seemed to be a commanding halftime lead in rainy, windy conditions. The Bears, however, battled back with senior Sarah McLeod scoring off an assist from junior Katie Guenin to trim the deficit to 2-1 before adding a second goal in the 74th minute on a free kick to deadlock the match. With time running out, M-A’ sophomore Josephine Cotto took a pass from Guenin and launched a hard shot into the top left corner for the game-winning goal.

“We are a proud group, that are resilient! Not a bad description for a team,” said Luce.

The Bears received solid defense from juniors Ali Sivilotti,, Kasey Love, and Allison Galbraith. The entire team turned

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two goals and then held on for a 2-1 win over its neighborhood rival in the CCS Division II title game.

“It’s an amazing feeling, like nothing else,” said freshman center forward Alexa Thomases, who opened the scoring in the 15th minute and assisted on Zoe Enright’s goal in the 53rd minute.

“It was an incredible game and knowing how hard we worked the whole season, for it to come down to this one game makes it even better.”

Stanford-bound senior Tierna Davidson scored on a penalty kick in the final minute for Sacred Heart Prep (15-6-2), but that was the only shot that got past senior keeper Schuyler Tilney-Volk, who made 10 saves.

“I’m not playing college soccer and this is my probably my last big game so it means a lot, for sure,” Tilney-Volk said.

The teams tied 3-3 and 2-2 during West Bay Athletic League (Foothill Division) competition this season, part of a three-monthlong unbeaten streak for Menlo (14-2-6).

The Gators almost got on the board first when Davidson found junior midfielder Cameron Gordon five yards from the goal, but Gordon’s one-touch shot went high. Thirty seconds later, Thomases found the net on a chip shot from 15 yards out off an assist from sophomore Emily Demmon.

“It was great buildup play and what really allowed us to score that was our teamwork up top,” Thomases said. “It was a great cross in and you know that against a great team like Sacred Heart, you have to take all your chances and make the best of everything.”

“Thomases has been doing it all season, coming up with clutch goals,” said coach Ross Ireland, who won in his first year at Menlo. “She’s so composed and technical, and when all around her people are going nuts, she’s still able to calm herself down and make the key pass or the finish.”

Thomases did both on Saturday.

After Demmon forced a turnover deep in Gators’ territory, Thomases found Enright, who beat goalie Caitlin Perkocha 1-on-1 with a composed finish.

Davidson was only playing her second game since missing six weeks with an ankle injury suffered against Menlo, but she did her best to help SHP mount a comeback.

The senior had two headers in the 58th minute stopped by strong saves from Tilney-Volk before finally being taken down in the box at the end of the game and converting the penalty.

But, Menlo was disciplined and organized defensively, and this time made sure there wouldn’t be another tie.

“Schuyler came up with some fantastic saves to change the game,” Ireland said. “(Davidson)

Menlo-Atherton senior Sarah McLeod (5) scored her team’s first two goals in the title match. things around in the second half.

Midfielders Alissa McNerney, McLeod, Nicole Salz and Margaret Child played with passion and strength preventing the Bruins from converting any goals. Forwards Talia Missan and Mara Cavallaro consistent pressure really proved to be critical in the last remaining minutes of the game.

Sophomore keeper Breanna Sandoval’s quick moves proved critical to the M-A effort.

“It was especially rewarding to see the success we had this year, as I’ve put a lot of effort into rebuilding the program,” said assistant coach and program manager Paul Snow, who coached the Bears for six seasons prior Luce taking over. “When I took over as varsity coach in 2008, I inherited a team that was in danger of relegation (sixth place out of eight in 2007-08). We slowly made it from sixth to fifth to fourth for a couple years, and consistently making

playoffs again, and this year into second place with a No. 1 seed in D-1, and should have been No. 8 in the Open.

“We were the only team to beat the Open champ (Woodside) all year, and we also beat the D-2 champ (Menlo),” Snow continued.

“It was a very satisfying feeling to see all the hard work and years of development come to fruition with a well-deserved title. I truly believe that we’ve re-established ourselves as one of the elite teams in the Central Coast Section, and we have a lot of talent left for coming years.”

M-A will lose nine seniors, but has 13 returning players that finally will have the experience of winning a section title.

“Great season for us, our best team in M-A’s history of girls soccer,” said Luce. “So, we have met, and exceeded, our expectations, which was to represent M-A in a way to be proud!” Q

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