Palo Alto Weekly March 18, 2016

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Vol. XXXVII, Number 24

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As city’s Asian population grows, residents work to help new arrivals adapt Page 20

Transitions 17 Spectrum 18 Eating Out 29 Shop Talk 30 Movies 31 Home 33 Puzzles 66 Q Neighborhoods Barron Park brings Indian festival home Page 11 Q Arts Vellamo imports folk-pop from Finland

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Q Sports A shot at repeating hoop history

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Upfront

Local news, information and analysis

As housing crisis worsens, city scrambles for solutions Palo Alto City Council to consider new policies aimed at encouraging more studios, senior units by Gennady Sheyner

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rom young professionals looking for homes near their jobs to native sons and daughters who have discovered they can no longer afford to live in their hometown, calls for Palo Alto officials to address the city’s affordable-housing crisis continue to getting louder. More than 1,030 residents, in-

cluding former mayors, planning commissioners, housing advocates, seniors and Stanford postdoctoral students, have signed a petition by the citizens group Palo Alto Forward asking the council to “fix Palo Alto’s housing crisis.” In many cases, signatures were accompanied by stories of displacement, frustration

and mind-numbing commutes. Rafael Solari wrote that he grew up in Palo Alto in the 1990s and 2000s and has since been priced out. The Bay Area, he wrote, “isn’t building enough housing for my generation to stay here.” Alex Lee said most of his colleagues at Stanford University — postdocs, scientists and research associates — who would otherwise appreciate the convenience of biking to work are “being pushed out further into different cities.” Stephanie Ac-

corinti said she commutes up to three hours per day to Palo Alto. Marcello Golfieri’s offered a brief, and far from atypical, narrative. “Had to move out because ALL my friends in PA had to relocate. ... Saddest feeling,” Golfieri wrote. Robert Blount said he moved from Palo Alto to a place where rents are cheaper: New York City. The City Council recognized that insufficient housing is a major problem last month, when it agreed to add housing to its list

of annual priorities (as part of a broader “built environment” priority). On March 21 the council will have a chance to act on this issue when it considers new policies to encourage housing and new sites that could accommodate these units. The conversation will take place in the context of the council’s on-going update of the city’s Comprehensive Plan, a broad policy document that lays out the (continued on page 8)

TRANSPORTATION

Companies join forces to fight traffic Coalition of high-tech giants to launch new shuttle routes, trip-planning services by Gennady Sheyner

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Rocking out Xiaofan Jin, a graduate student at Stanford University, lead climbs at the rock climbing gym at the Stanford Arrillaga Outdoor Education and Recreation Center on March 16. The gym offers students and staff many routes for bouldering and rock climbing.

EDUCATION

Families with twins face commencement conundrum District offers to tweak Paly, Gunn grad ceremonies so parents can attend both by Elena Kadvany

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hen one of Ann Crichton’s twin daughters transferred from Palo Alto High School to Gunn High School, with the other one still attending Paly, the family cut in half their Viking green Paly T-shirts and Titan red Gunn Tshirts and sewed them back together so the half-red, half-green shirts read “Guly” and “Pann.” So began their years as a twohigh-school family. With both twins playing softball, the only time the whole family could watch games together was when the girls played each other or during the summer. Ann and husband Alex used to attend games separately, using FaceTime on their iPhones

or recording games so the other one wouldn’t miss a moment. Until recently, they were planning on doing the same thing at their daughters’ graduation ceremonies this June. Both commencements will take place on Wednesday, June 3. Paly’s starts at 5:30 p.m. and Gunn’s a half hour later. Ann said she realized the predicament the family would be in on that milestone day as soon as daughter Catherine transferred to Gunn. Hoping that somehow, some way, the family could actually be unified and present at both of the girls’ graduation ceremonies, Ann contacted the activities directors at both schools, school board members and

people in the school office to see what could be done. Her plea, she said, “fell on deaf ears,” with staff telling her either to contact someone else or that there was nothing to be done, since so few people would be in the same situation. Eventually she gave up: “You gotta pick your battles,” she told the Weekly. She and Alex decided they would both attend the girls’ baccalaureates and then split up the graduation ceremonies. “It just never caught on to the right person, the right place to help solve it,” Ann said. “There are bigger fish (for staff) to fry (continued on page 12)

or Lockheed Martin, Hewlett-Packard and other titans based at Stanford Research Park in Palo Alto, innovation has long been a way of life and the key to surviving and thriving in the competitive cauldron of the global market. Now, these companies and other tech giants in the 700-acre corporate campus are merging their creative energies take on a common scourge: traffic congestion that is threatening their abilities to recruit talent and thus compete in the global economy. Earlier this year, a dozen Research Park employers joined their landlord, Stanford University, in forming a Transportation Management Association, a group they hope will help them innovate their way out of the traffic mess. In the months to come, the association will be rolling out new shuttles, carpool routes and a trip-planning app to give employees new alternatives to commuting alone in a car. The goal is to shrink traffic congestion, making life easier for employees who often have to spend hours every day getting to and from work. For some of these companies, the efforts aren’t entirely new. Lockheed Martin, the Research Park’s largest tenant, has been offering its workers bus passes and biking incentives for many years. And VMWare, the second largest tenant, subsidizes public-transit passes, vanpools and biking amenities, said LindaMarie Santiago, the company’s director of real estate and workplace. “We are motivated to offer employees these programs because

our people come from all over the Bay Area and commuting has become more complex,” Santiago told the City Council on March 14, during a presentation of the fledgling effort. To be sure, some companies’ individual efforts haven’t gone as planned. VMWare’s recent launch of three new shuttle routes (two to San Francisco and one to the Tri-Valley region in the East Bay) floundered when the operator unexpectedly suspended the service, Santiago told the council. “We are very interested in pooling employers and sharing long-distance shuttles with other Stanford Research Park employers,” she said. The effort at Stanford Research Park is rolling out at the same time as the City of Palo Alto is jumpstarting its own Transportation Management Association, focusing on the downtown area. According to Tiffany Griego, managing director of Stanford Research Park, recent interviews with some of the Research Park’s largest tenants indicated that they are already deeply invested in transportationdemand-management efforts as a way to win “the war for talent.” Companies have commissioned shuttles to drive employees to and from locations as far away as Dublin and Fremont; installed bike rooms; unveiled vanpool services; and offered “guaranteed ride home” programs, in which employees who carpool or rely on transit are entitled to a taxi trip back home if something unexpected occurs. Yet there is a general under(continued on page 9)

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We’ll be figuring out how to divide zero 15 ways. —Carl Guardino, CEO of Silicon Valley Leadership Group, warning of the results if a county transportation-tax measure fails in November. See story on page 7.

Around Town

FIX YOUR FORM ... Slouching can make us look like prehistoric humans, but instead of walking around with a stack of books on your head, Palo Alto-based Lumo Bodytech has developed a posture-correcting device that clips under the collarbone and gently vibrates when it senses slouching. Lumo Lift’s sensor syncs with your smartphone to track good posture, steps and calories, and since its launch, the company has created a “posture database� to help slouchers take steps to improve their form. The technology garnered the 2016 Breakout Award from AXA PPP healthcare. The AXA PPP Health Tech & You Awards celebrate “innovative entries across seven categories from individuals, designers, developers, entrepreneurs and health care professionals,� to empower people to use technology to lead healthier lives, according to a press release. AMAZING RACE ... A team of three Stanford University students has been selected to represent the United States in the 2016 Red Bull Can You Make It? challenge. Ariela Safira, Cayman Simpson and Natasha Patel will compete against 164 other teams from more than 50 countries as they travel more than 600 miles in one week to reach the final destination of Paris. “We met our first year at Stanford and never turned back,� the Stanford Team said in a statement. “Since then we’ve hitch hiked across California together, found ourselves backstage at a Kanye concert, and skipped out on dead week to hike through Yosemite. ... The Red Bull Adventure would be one of our last hurrahs.� The trek begins on April 12 from one of five starting points in Europe (Barcelona, Florence, Berlin, Edinburgh and Prague) where each team will surrender their cash, credit cards and personal cellphones for cans of Red Bull, which they will use to exchange for food, boarding and transportation to checkpoints in European cities. The teams will have to complete challenges at the checkpoints, as well as complete tasks off the “Adventure List,� and post photos and videos to build support through social media during the journey. The teams will be scored on the checkpoint challenges, social media following and completed tasks on the Adventure List. Those at home can follow on Red Bull TV

(redbull.tv), from April 12-19. For more information on the teams, visit redbullcanyoumakeit.com. SOARING AMBITIONS ... When the Federal Aviation Administration agreed earlier this month to recognize a new committee that would give elected officials on the Peninsula and in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties a seat at the table in reviewing new plane routes, Palo Alto jumped at the chance to join. With airplane noise hovering at the top of local “quality of life� issues, city staff and City Council members thought they had pretty good odds at getting a spot on what’s known as the FAA Select Committee. The city, after all, has been on the front lines in tackling the issue, recently hiring a consultant devoted to the topic and commissioning a study about current and historic noise levels. The committee’s 12-member roster was selected by the three congressional districts in the area (represented by U.S. Reps. Anna Eshoo, Jackie Speier and Sam Farr). Each district had a chance to appoint four members and four alternates. But Palo Alto’s membership ambitions were thwarted late last week, when Eshoo’s selections were announced and did not include a local council member. Eshoo decided to defer two of her four picks to the Cities Association of Santa Clara County, which subsequently appointed Saratoga Councilwoman Mary-Lynn Bernald and Los Altos Hills Mayor Pro Tem Gary Waldeck. Eshoo’s office used its two remaining picks to select Portola Valley Councilwoman Anne Wengert and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian. Though the exclusion of Palo Alto officials is unlikely to please the hundreds of residents who have been lobbying the city to take a more active stance on the issue, the roster offers some reasons for hope. Simitian, after all, is a former Palo Alto mayor and councilman with a long history of representing the city in San Jose and Sacramento. And, as a small concession, the Cities group named Palo Alto Vice Mayor Greg Scharff as an alternate, along with Los Altos Councilman Jean Mordo. The two other alternates, who were picked by Eshoo’s office, are Atherton Mayor Elizabeth Lewis and Santa Clara County Supervisor Mike Wasserman. Q

Upfront TRANSPORTATION

Palo Alto explores November tax measure City forms committee to conduct polls, consider funding options by Gennady Sheyner

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eeking to kick the city’s anti-traffic efforts into a higher gear, the Palo Alto City Council on Monday night established a committee that could set the stage for a local tax measure in November. The goal of the four-member ad hoc committee will be to direct the city’s polling efforts in the coming months. The council has until early July to determine whether to proceed with the local ballot measure that would fund ways to ease traffic problems; it also needs to decide on the type of tax it would ask voters to approve. Though several members, most notably Councilman Greg Schmid, said they support a business tax, most agreed that polling data is needed before making that determination. Transportation is one of the city’s top priorities for 2016, and on Monday it heard an update from the city’s Transportation Management Association (TMA), a new nonprofit tasked with reducing by 30 percent the

number of people driving solo to downtown. The group plans to unveil three pilot programs in the coming months: Caltrain pass subsidies for low-income workers; a carpooling service facilitated by the company Scoop; and a marketing effort aimed at getting more people to use the city’s shuttle program. The group also plans to follow up on last year’s survey of downtown commuters by sponsoring another survey later this year. If the council proceeds with a November tax measure, the Transportation Management Association would be a chief beneficiary. Though the council lauded the group’s efforts to date, several members were underwhelmed by the group’s plans and ambitions and urged its members to think bigger — both in terms of new programs and in terms of the type of assistance it should expect from the city. After hearing that the association’s six board members (all of them downtown employers)

contributed only $35,050 toward the nonprofit, Vice Mayor Greg Scharff wondered why the amount was so paltry. The largest three employers on the board, Google, Palantir and the City of Palo Alto, contributed $10,000 each; medium-sized businesses Garden Court Hotel and IDEO contributed $2,500 each; the sole small business on the board, Philz Coffee, contributed $50. “Really? $50? Do I need to say more?” Scharff said. “My concern really is that I’m not sure there’s a strong commitment to get this done because the finances don’t make sense to me in this presentation. In my experience, the money is what drives things to happen,” he said. Mayor Pat Burt and Councilwoman Karen Holman each criticized the association for basing its plans on constraints that may not exist. Holman complained about how long it was taking to get the program up and running. “The TMA is a great opportunity. It’s also not just an exercise. It’s serious business with pos-

sibly positive outcomes that can lead us into a future that’s better than where we are now,” Holman said. Yet council members also said they were pleased to see the group is finally operating, after a year of deliberations by a steering committee of stakeholders. Councilwoman Liz Kniss, who in 2014 was one of the authors of a memo urging a creation of the association, said she was “delighted” by the group’s existence and anticipated work. She acknowledged, however, that the association will probably be very dependent on public contributions for the next two or three years. Members generally agreed that more city funds will be necessary to truly make the group a success. Yet they also recognized that there is a big risk in moving ahead with a tax measure this year. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is mounting its own countywide transportation-tax measure in November — a 1/2 cent salestax increase that is projected to bring in about $6 billion for an extension of BART to San Jose; Caltrain improvements; seed funding for “grade separation” of railroad tracks (under- and overpasses at Caltrain crossings); various highway and expressway projects; and individual cities’ transportation programs.

DEVELOPMENT

Given the significance of the countywide measure, Scharff stressed the importance of polling Palo Alto voters and ensuring that the city tax measure would not undermine the countywide one. Carl Guardino, CEO of Silicon Valley Leadership Group, noted that the VTA measure, which the group is helping to promote, could bring in about $40 million to Palo Alto over the life of the tax. This “flexible pot of funds” would allow Palo Alto (as well as the other 14 cities and towns in Santa Clara County) to move forward with the types of transportation-demand-management measures that the council have been discussing, he said. “If we’re not successful in November, we’ll be figuring out how to divide zero 15 ways,” Guardino said. In agreeing to evaluate a city tax measure, several council members stressed caution, including Councilman Tom DuBois, who said a local tax is “not a decision we should run into.” Councilman Marc Berman agreed and said the council should have a “robust discussion” about funding mechanisms for the TMA and should give downtown stakeholders ample opportunity to give input. (continued on page 13)

LITERATURE

Office projects approved around California Avenue

Deadline nears for Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest

Despite outcries about commercial growth, proposals at Olive Garden site and on Park Boulevard get green lights

30th annual competition seeks entries by April 11

by Gennady Sheyner

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he rapidly changing area around California Avenue is likely to get another heavy dollop of commercial development after two projects with sizable office space received endorsements from Palo Alto’s Architectural Review Board this week. Both projects — a researchand-development building at 2747 Park Blvd. and a mixed-use development at 2515 El Camino Real (the present site of the Olive Garden restaurant) — are threestory buildings that have been undergoing city scrutiny for well over a year. The project at the Olive Garden site will involve demolishing the restaurant and constructing a three-story, 39,858-square-foot building with retail, 13 condominiums and 9,835 square feet of office space. The Jay Paul development includes replacement of an existing 4,800-square-foot building with a 33,323-square-foot one. It will include 133 parking spaces, with 25 spaces underground and 108 surface parking spaces. In addition to endorsing the

projects on El Camino and Park the Architectural Review Board also voted to approve a threestory building downtown at 411 Lytton Ave. This project would include 13,522 square feet of office space along with retail space and two residential units. All three projects were expected to have to compete for City Council approval under the city’s newly adopted ordinance limiting office development, which caps total new office space in three primary commercial areas to 50,000 square feet per year. All were trying to meet the March 31 approval deadline set by the ordinance, with the understanding that the council would act as the final arbiter between developments should the proposed projects jointly total more than 50,000 square feet of office space. That, however, will not be necessary, as the total square footage is coming in under the threshold set. Thus, the March 31 deadline is now moot and the “beauty contest” that the council was planning to conduct for competing projects will not be needed.

All three projects are now set to be approved by the city’s planning department without any council review. The sudden disappearance of a need to weigh the projects against each other is due to the board also voting Thursday not to move ahead with a proposed development at 901 High St., which would have tipped office development over the 50,000-squarefoot threshold. Instead, the board agreed that the High Street development needs to be redesigned and scheduled another hearing for May 19. Because the project won’t be ready by the March 31 deadline, it will now have to wait until next year before it could be considered for approval. The architectural panel has had fewer reservations about the two office projects around California Avenue, both of which are located in areas that have seen a surge of new projects in recent years. The Jay Paul project would be located near Park Plaza, a new development that in-

by Palo Alto Weekly staff he deadline for entries third-place young adult and teen, for the Palo Alto Weekly $50 gift certificates. There is a $20 entry fee for Short Story Contest is fast approaching. Submissions are adult writers and a $10 entry fee due no later than 5 p.m. on April for young writers under age 18. All entries will be 11 and can be descreened by experilivered or mailed to enced local writers. the Weekly’s office, Semi-finalists will at 450 Cambridge be scored by conAve., Palo Alto, CA test judges, includ94306. ing Katy Obringer, Now in its 30th former supervisor year, the annual of Palo Alto’s ChilShort Story Contest celebrates and recognizes the best dren’s Library branch; Nancy fiction penned by the news orga- Etchemendy, who writes novels, nization’s readers. The contest is short fiction and poetry; Caryn open to adults and young adults Huberman Yacowitz, who writes who live, work or attend school fiction and nonfiction books for full-time in Palo Alto, Menlo children and plays for both chilPark, Atherton, Stanford, Por- dren and adults; and Tom Parktola Valley, Woodside, Mountain er, a fiction-writing teacher and View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills coach, memoirist, co-author and developmental editor. and East Palo Alto. For a list of rules and to downYoung adults will compete in two age categories: 12-14 years load an entry form, visit paloaltoonline.com/short_story/entry. and 15-17 years. Prizes are first-place adult win- php. For more information, email ner, $500; second-place adult, shortstory@paweekly.com. The competition is co-spon$300; third-place adult, $200; first-place young adult and teen sored by Bell’s Books of Palo winners, $100 gift certificate Alto, Kepler’s Books of Menlo each; second-place young adult Park and Linden Tree Books of and teen, $75 gift certificates; and Los Altos. Q

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Housing (continued from page 5)

city’s land-use vision between now and 2030. The discussion will focus on possible revisions to the document’s Land Use and Community Design Element, which will outline the council’s land-use goals along with policies and programs that would further these goals. Politically, housing construction has been a tough sell in Palo Alto in past several years, with voters overturning in 2014 a proposed development that would have included 60 apartments for low-income seniors and 12 market-rate homes. The following year, a City Council election brought a slow-growth “residentialist” majority to the dais. But the new grassroots effort led by Palo Alto Forward suggests that the conversation is shifting. Last November, after hearing from a large group of speakers urging more housing, the council signaled its intent to consider pro-housing policies as part of the Comprehensive Plan update. A new report from the Department of Planning and Community Environment indicates that these policies could include a new type of zoning district for affordable housing; a new threshold for “minimum housing units” on sites where developments are proposed; incentives for property owners to consolidate small lots so that they can accommodate larger projects (ideas include density bonuses and height exemptions); and the removal of parking requirements for housing developments built for residents who do not own cars. The list of suggestions also includes requiring that commercial developments be less dense and that housing developments be denser. Also on the table is encouragement of micro-units (apartments that can be as small as 200 square feet) and co-housing, in which private homes are clustered around a “common house” with shared amenities. The goals of the housing policies are both to address community concerns and to meet

the city’s regional obligations, as dictated by the Association of Bay Area Governments. Based on that group’s projections (known as the Regional Housing Needs Allocation), Palo Alto is required to zone for 1,988 new housing units between 2014 and 2022. Of these, 1,123 must be allocated for low-, very-low and extremely-low income residents. The city’s Housing Element, which the council approved in 2014, concentrates most of the housing sites around the city’s two main transit areas: downtown and California Avenue. It also, however, allocates about 250 units to south Palo Alto, along El Camino Real and on San Antonio Road, where there are fewer public-transit stops and shopping opportunities. Now, with Mountain View approving dense new developments on its side of San Antonio and traffic becoming more problematic in the area, Palo Alto officials are reconsidering this housing allocation, according to the new staff report. Among the proposals that the council will consider on Monday night is a scenario in which these sites would be removed from the Housing Element and replaced with policies that would encourage more dense construction in areas well-served by public transit. One example of such policies is expanding the “pedestrian and transit-oriented development” districts near both University and California avenues, thus allowing more developments with dense housing, according to city planners. This zone change along could result in about 900 new housing units in the two commercial areas, projections from planning staff show. For example, if 15 out of the 46.5 acres zoned as “downtown commercial” were redeveloped as mixed office/ retail/housing projects with 30 dwelling units per acre, the change would accommodate 450 new homes downtown. Similarly, if the pedestrian-oriented district around California Avenue was extended to the sprawling Fry’s Electronics property, that site would be able to accommodate 450 units (229 more than is as-

Where could new housing be built, and how? Suggested sites for new housing: Site

Location

Number of units

Palo Alto Square

El Camino Real at Page Mill Road

450

Stanford Shopping Center

1380 El Camino Real

420

Fry’s site

Portage Avenue and Park Boulevard

450

Downtown

“Downtown commercial” zones

450

Suggested policies to produce new housing: GRANNY UNITS:

Modify city’s Zoning Code to encourage more secondary (“granny”) units

PARKING RULES:

Add incentives such as reduced parking requirements for smaller units and affordable housing

PEDESTRIAN SITES:

Identify pedestrian nodes along El Camino Real and allow greater housing density in these areas

FEWER OFFICES:

Explore requirements for minimum residential densities in mixed-use projects to encourage more housing instead of office space

HIGHER DENSITY:

Promote higher density multi-family residential development in a “pedestrian and transit oriented development” overlay in downtown Palo Alto

MICRO-HOMES:

Allow apartments as small as 200-300 square feet

BIG LOTS:

Give incentives to landowners to consolidate small lots into larger ones for housing developments

CO-HOUSING:

Encourage groups of homes that share a common space, such as a large kitchen, dining area, laundry room, etc.

sumed in the existing Housing Element). Another site that could, with a zone change, help Palo Alto address its housing crunch is the Palo Alto Square campus at corner of El Camino and Page Mill Road. If the city were to rezone the 15-acre property to RM-40 (high-density multi-family residential), the area could accommodate 450 housing units on the 5.5 acres along El Camino Real. Further north, another 420 units could be added along El Camino Real at Stanford Shopping Center. These two proposals, which collectively could accommodate 870 new housing units, are both being explored by city planners and consultants as part of the environmental assessment for the Comprehensive Plan update. The petition from Palo Alto Forward — which was signed by eight former mayors (including

recent mayors Nancy Shepherd, Sid Espinosa and Peter Drekmeier), dozens of former commissioners (including former Architectural Review Board Chairs David Solnick and Lee Lippert), housing advocates (including former Planning and Transportation Commissioner Bonnie Packer and former Palo Alto Housing Corporation Executive Director Marlene Prendergast), and civic volunteers including (Neilson Buchanan and the League of Women Voters President Ellen Forbes) — urges the council to explore construction of new studio apartments, senior-housing developments and mixed-use projects with apartments and condominiums over groundfloor retail. At least a few council members have shown similar inclinations. In recent discussions, councilmen Marc Berman and Cory Wolbach have been par-

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CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto City Council will hold a public hearing at the special meeting on Monday, March 28, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. or as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, to Review and Consider Adoption of a Resolution Increasing and Adjusting Department of Planning & Community Environment User Fees based on a Cost of Services Study and Recommendations of the Finance Committee. BETH MINOR City Clerk

ticularly adamant about the need to build more housing, both to prevent displacement of long-time residents and to preserve the city’s diversity. During the council’s Feb. 22 meeting about the Comprehensive Plan, Berman observed that the city is losing its diversity and suggested the council has been “too preventative” in considering ambitious proposals for new housing developments. “When we talk about how, ‘Oh it’s impossible to have additional housing’ or ‘We can’t have that much more housing,’ if we can do it in a way that mitigates the impact of it, that’s something we should be open to,” Berman said. Wolbach proposed during the Feb. 22 discussion that the council evaluate in its environmental analysis a scenario with greater housing growth, through the council ultimately rejected the proposal. “There is a housing crisis destroying our community and Silicon Valley. ... The closer you get to Palo Alto and San Francisco, the worse it gets,” Wolbach said. “We really are one of the epicenters of this problem and it does result from decades of adding jobs and being addicted to job growth, but not having the housing growth to go with it. “The question is now: Do we want to turn around? Do we want to reverse course on the trend of the last few decades? Do we want to fulfill our legal, but also our regional and our moral responsibility to allow housing to be built?” Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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cludes 82 apartments along with research-and-development space. Meanwhile, the Olive Garden site project is across the street from Stanford University’s new residential development, which includes 70 units of affordable housing. Designed by Ken Hayes, the El Camino project has already undergone several hearings, most recently on March 3, when several members asked Hayes to tweak the design, add landscaping elements and make the development more pedestrian-friendly. On Thursday, the board agreed that Hayes has responded well to the proposed changes and voted 3-1, with Alexander Lew dissenting and Peter Baltay absent, to endorse the project. Even Lew, who opposed the proposal, praised the project and said he generally likes it. But much like at the prior hearing, Lew criticized the building’s block-long facade as being too long for the area. The Jay Paul development received an even warmer welcome, winning the board’s unanimous approval and words of enthusiastic praise. The proposal includes sidewalk enhancements along Sheridan Avenue to make it easier for pedestrians to get to the California Avenue Caltrain station; areas adjacent to the public sidewalk would also be spruced up with new landscaping; and Park Boulevard would be adorned with new benches and bike racks. In reviewing the project, board member Baltay called it “one of the best projects I’ve seen, as far as landscaping goes” and said he would be happy to approve it. Board member Wynne Furth also lauded the proposed landscaping, which is centered around a protected Valley Oak and includes an outdoor seating area. The building itself will be located on the corner of Park and Page Mill Road, with much of the rest of the site occupied by a parking lot interspersed by rows of trees. Lew called Jay Paul’s proposed building “very handsome.” Board Chair Robert Gooyer concurred. “It’s come a long way, and I’m really happy with the final review,” Gooyer said. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

standing that more needs to be done, the interviews revealed. Even though the group is still in its infancy, it has already scored one major victory. In recent months, it has convinced the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, which operates buses throughout the county, to sell Eco Passes in bulk to Research Park firms at a rate of $18 per pass. Without the collective approach, most employers would have been required to pay $93 per pass. This program is particularly significant because roughly half of the workforce at the Research Park commutes from the south bay, according to Jamie Jarvis, who was hired in January as the Research Park’s transportationdemand manager. Jarvis said the group plans to roll out a series of pilot programs in the months ahead, including an interactive trip-planning web-

site, car-share services and a new long-distance shuttle service that would accommodate commuters from the western half of San Francisco who lack convenient access to Caltrain. Most of the park’s 150 companies do not have enough employees on their own to efficiently run a service, Jarvis said. But with multiple companies on board, the shuttles will not only be cost-effective but also more likely to be filled. So far, the 12 companies (HP, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, VMWare, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, SAP, Varian, Tesla, PARC, Nest, Tibco, Machine Zone and Lockheed Martin) have been meeting monthly to share data and discuss best practices. Though they make up only a fraction of the Research Park’s 150 tenants, they employ 75 percent of the workforce, Griego said. Kellie Drenner, SAP’s manager for strategic partnership, said the company sees great value in the collective approach. The new group has not only allowed SAP to get significant discounts on

Eco Passes and to consider shared shuttles, it has also strengthened each company’s position in calling for broader transportation improvements. “It goes without saying, we see value in speaking with a common voice in advocating for changes in regional-transportation systems,” Drenner said. Stan Nakaso, facility project manager at Lockheed Martin, predicted a boon even to those firms not yet involved in the association. “We believe real participation in the program will benefit all employees working in the park,” Nakaso said. Griego said the group of employers is tackling the traffic problem with a “mindset of experimentation” and the understanding that flexibility will be key in making the programs a success. To help with the design of future programs, the group will survey employees about their commuting habits and attitudes toward different commuting modes in the coming months. The effort faces plenty of chal-

lenges. Unlike the City of Palo Alto’s downtown association, the Stanford Research Park group doesn’t have a Caltrain station in its midst. The California Avenue station is a short shuttle ride away, but trains stop there far less frequently. And even though the Research Park has the advantage of a common landowner willing to provide seed money, its employers are a widely varied group. Griego noted that the smallest company at the Research Park has one employee, while the largest has 4,000. Different companies also have different needs, which means the group will have to come up with a range of solutions to cater to everyone. Jarvis noted that while the Research Park’s more established companies tend to draw most of their employees from the south bay, the newer ones often employing younger employees, many of whom live in San Francisco. “That’s an example of how each company has to look at its workforce and design programs for that,” Jarvis said. Q

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Trial begins in Stanford sex-assault case Just over a year since two Stanford University graduate students found former student and all-star swimmer Brock Turner on top of an unconscious woman behind a fraternity house, the trial to decide his fate on three counts of sexual-assault offenses has begun. (Posted March 17, 3:30 p.m.)

Stanford psychiatry department to host interactive parent-ed event Staff from the Stanford University Department of Psychiatry will be leading an interactive event in Palo Alto next week to offer practical ways to address common scenarios for parents of teenagers. (Posted March 16, 7:50 a.m.)

Former East Palo Alto mayor named Woman of the Year Girls to Women Executive Director and former East Palo Alto Mayor Patricia Foster has been named the 2016 Woman of the Year for the 24th Assembly District, Assemblyman Rich Gordon announced in a statement on March 10. (Posted March 15, 11:51 a.m.)

Police: Man exposes himself to girl walking dogs in Palo Alto Palo Alto police are looking for a man they said exposed his genitals to a 13-year-old girl walking her dogs on the 600 block of Melville Avenue on Monday, March 14. (Posted March 15, 9 a.m.)

Expect possible delays during bus stop construction The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will be making improvements to six bus stops in Santa Clara County, including in Palo Alto. Each project will last about 10 days, according to VTA, and will occur on a rotating schedule between March 14 and April 10. (Posted March 14, 12:33 p.m.)

Ford to open Smart Mobility subsidiary Car maker Ford Motor Co. will open a subsidiary to invest in mobility services in Palo Alto, the company announced on March 11. (Posted March 13, 9:14 a.m.)

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News Digest Plaintiff gets no money in Zuckerberg alleged fraud case A real-estate fraud lawsuit against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has settled out of court, his attorney said Wednesday. The case, which was to go to trial in April, was settled between Zuckerberg and plaintiff Mircea Voskerician and involved no money, Zuckerberg’s attorney, Patrick Gunn, said. Voskerician, a Palo Alto developer, sued Zuckerberg in May 2014, claiming that the Facebook co-founder committed fraud when he bought out a contract to purchase a property adjacent to his home at a deep discount in exchange for promises for business introductions. But Zuckerberg’s attorneys say he never had any such agreement and the developer is just looking to extract more money and embarrass Zuckerberg. On Wednesday, Gunn said he could not disclose the terms of the settlement, but it involved no payout of any kind to Voskerician. “The discovery process revealed that Mr. Voskerician was relying on doctored evidence to support his case. Mr. Voskerician’s decision to abandon his lawsuit confirms what we have always maintained, that his claims lacked merit and his case was nothing more than a fraudulent attempt to extort millions of dollars from Mr. Zuckerberg,� Gunn wrote in an email. Voskerician’s attorney, Guyton Jinkerson, filed the dismissal request with the court on March 15. “Since I appeared in this case in January of 2016, my client and I have reviewed the factual and legal premises that his former counsel pursued. Upon careful reflection we determined that this case should be resolved, and we worked with counsel for the defendants to reach an equitable settlement of this matter,� Jinkerson wrote in an email. Q — Sue Dremann

Chinese firm makes bid for local hotel brands A Chinese insurance company is purchasing the company that owns the Four Seasons Hotel in East Palo Alto and could soon be buying the Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which owns the Westin and Sheraton brands, according to news reports by Bloomberg News. The purchase would not affect the buildings, employees or services at the Palo Alto Westin and Sheraton on El Camino Real, which are privately owned hotels but which franchise the hotel names. The estimated $13 billion deal by Beijing-based Anbang Insurance Group for Starwood Hotels & Resorts would top the company’s already history-making real estate acquisition for $6.5 billion of Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc., which owns 16 luxury properties including the Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley in East Palo Alto. The all-cash deal for Starwood, which Anbang made on Monday, could de-throne a bid made by Marriott International Inc. last November. Clement Chen, whose family owns the hotel buildings in Palo Alto for both Westin and Sheraton, said that his family leases the franchise from Starwood for the hotel names. Any buyer, whether Marriott, Anbang or another purchaser, would get their franchise fees but not the buildings. “Most big hotel companies have shifted away from the overall strategy of owning buildings. They get royalty fees or will manage for other owners,� he told the Palo Alto Weekly. The acquisitions are part of a growing trend among Chinese investors to purchase real estate of all kinds. From January 2005 to March 2014, Chinese investors made direct acquisitions of $8.5 billion in the U.S. commercial real estate market, according to a Deloitte Center for Financial Services report. “A number of mainland Chinese companies have a gigantic amount of cash. It’s really hard to comprehend,� Chen said. Q — Sue Dremann

Josh Becker withdraws from Assembly race California state Assembly candidate Josh Becker announced over email on March 11 that he will no longer be running in the 2016 race for the District 24 seat due to a family health crisis. Becker announced his candidacy in February. In an email, he noted his father just underwent surgery for a “serious and aggressive brain cancer� in Philadelphia, and after a visit there, Becker decided to drop out of the race. “Nothing is more important to any of us than our families,� he wrote. The Assembly seat for District 24 is now held by Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, who will be termed out this year. The other candidates for the seat are Mike Kasperzak, a Mountain View city councilman; Marc Berman, a Palo Alto city councilman; Vicki Veenker, an intellectual property attorney; Peter Ohtaki, Menlo Park city councilman; Barry Chang, current mayor of Cupertino; Seelam Reddy, a retired Palo Alto engineer; Libertarian Mountain View Councilman John Inks; and Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera, a Palo Alto community volunteer. Q — Kate Bradshaw, the Almanac

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EDGEWOOD REDUX ... It’s been nearly a year since The Fresh Market in Palo Alto’s Edgewood Plaza closed, and now Duveneck/ St. Francis and College Terrace neighborhood residents are demanding that the city raise the daily fine charged to developer Sand Hill Property Company for not having a grocery store at the shopping center. Six months ago the City Council approved a daily fine of $1,000 against Sand Hill for violating its zoning agreement, which included in part the retention of a grocery store in exchange for permission to sell new housing on the site. Three residents, Lenore Cymes, Carla Cavalho and Jeff Levinsky sent an email to residents in both neighborhoods asking for people to contact local newspapers about what they say is the City of Palo Alto’s failure to keep pressure on Sand Hill. News emerged this week that private equity firm Apollo Global Management has purchased The Fresh Market, who Sand Hill developer John Tze has indicated retains the lease on the property and is trying to sublease the space. But residents are focused squarely on Sand Hill. “We have worked too hard for too long to just walk away giving Sand Hill millions for the houses, abysmal parking situation and no grocery store,” they said. BIKE BOULEVARDS MEETING ... The final drafts of the concept plans for several Palo Alto neighborhood bicycle-boulevard projects will be presented at a community meeting on Tuesday, March 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of Ohlone Elementary School, 950 Amarillo Ave., according the city’s Transportation Division. To be discussed: Amarillo AvenueMoreno Avenue; a Bryant Street update; Louis Road-Montrose Avenue; and the Ross Road Bicycle Boulevard. Details on the proposed bicycle boulevards are available at cityofpaloalto.org/bike. MAYORAL ADDRESS ... Palo Alto Mayor Pat Burt will address the College Terrace Residents Association at its annual meeting on Saturday, March 19. CTRA will also vote for its board of directors. The meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. at Escondido Elementary School, 890 Escordido Road. Q

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Members of the Holi at Barron Park planning committee pose for a portrait at Los Robles Park as colorful pigment, which will be the hallmark of the March 26 festival, is tossed into the air.

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With flying colors Barron Park Holi festival brings residents together for Indian spring rite by Sue Dremann

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ndia is known for its brightly colored festivals, and one of its most brilliantly hued, Holi, the Festival of Colors, is coming to Barron Park on March 26. The Barron Park Association is sponsoring the rite of spring, at which people toss pigment on each other amid music and dance. The festival at Bol Park will take place from noon to 3 p.m. and is open to nonmembers for $10 and free to association members and kids under 10 years old. The program will include music and traditional dancing, and food will be available for purchase, said Jaya Pandey, a member of the organizing committee. Holi (pronounced “ho-lee”) is a festival especially popular in northern India. Its roots come out of the story of the vanquishing of Holika, an evil person, and the survival of Prahlada, a good person who was made to sit on her lap in a bonfire. Holika was believed to be immune to the flames, but Prahlada allegedly was not; good, however, triumphed over evil, Pandey said. The night before Holi, each neighborhood builds a bonfire to re-enact the story. People sing folk songs and dance. When the fire cools, people used to apply ash to their foreheads. Over time, the ash was replaced by

dry colors, and today some people use wet colors, she said. The next morning, people arise to a hearty breakfast, don their oldest clothes and emerge on the streets to toss water-filled balloons and dried pigment at each other. The ritual goes on until noon. There are so many colors thrown, “you cannot recognize people,” Pandey said. “As a kid, it was fun to hide on the roof with colors to throw on people.” In early times, participants used colorfast pigments that would dye skin and hair mainly in red, yellow, blue and green. Red and yellow are auspicious colors; blue is spiritual and green represents nature, she said. Today’s festivals use colors that are washable. Barron Park’s event will use organic, hypoallergenic colors with a cornstarch base that is gluten-free, said Rakhi Singh, another organizer. In every village, Indians go from home to home to enjoy sweets and finger food and to visit with neighbors. Singh recalled that her mother always made Indian sweet pancakes. It was a day when kids could enjoy sweets and starches. Families also drank lassi, a cold yogurt and mango beverage, she said. Special treats in India include

rice crackers and finger foods made from potatoes or boiled rice and special desserts. Thandai, a special drink made from pistachios, saffron, sugar, milk and cardamom, is drunk, Pandey said. But Barron Park’s Holi will mostly be about building relationships. Committee member Lydia Kou, who has been a chief organizer of Barron Park multicultural events, said she wanted to do a neighborhood Holi after often taking her daughter to the large and raucous one at Stanford University. “But it was so crowded. I couldn’t envision young children and older people being there. I wanted it to be family friendly, and if it was a neighborhood event, it would be all inclusive,” she said. The Barron Park Holi also advances a goal Kou set out to achieve in 2013: to celebrate the neighborhood’s cultural diversity and to help ethnic groups better understand one another. Kou, Pandey and Singh said that planning the event has already fostered new relationships. That affection was evident as Pandey reached out and took Kou’s hand. “We have such a strong bond and we have gotten closer. We look at each other as extended

family members,” Pandey said. “There’s a lot of trust. We’re ambassadors for each other,” Singh said. For Kou, who was born in Hong Kong and raised in Sudan and Guam, being accepted into the Indian community has been an honor, she said, and she has learned much about South Asian culture from their organizing meetings. “The meetings involve a lot of fun and joking, including adapting to different styles and how they meet and come to decisions,” she said. And there is always lots of tea. Kou said that with last fall’s Diwali festival, a previous Chinese New Year celebration and other events, she can feel that many in the community are embracing diversity but in small steps. She would like to see a citywide effort to extend a welcoming hand to new immigrant residents and to take the lead in building crosscultural understanding, including through events. “The demographic of Palo Alto is changing,” Kou said. Singh believes these events can help shape the future. “I have three young children. They see the world in a different way, through different eyes. (At school) they celebrate Rosh Hashanah and the Chinese New Year. A mission of mine is that they feel really comfortable (with other cultures and races) so that when these kids all become older they will be able to relate and not see each other as ‘the other,’” she said. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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Dena Dersh and twins Sarah and Alex Dersh stand beside the bleachers at the football field at Gunn High School, where Alex will participate in commencement this June. Because Sarah Dersh is a graduating senior at Palo Alto High, the district has agreed to read Sarah’s name first during Paly’s ceremony so that the family can then drive to Gunn to see Alex graduate. ers and administrators, and the other ceremonies and celebrations throughout the school district.� He added that it is rare that twin siblings attend two different schools. The Crichtons and the Dershes, with no solution in sight, more or less resigned themselves to the fact that they would not be able to see both of their children graduate. Then last month, McGee offered a solution: On June 3, the district will provide both families with transportation from Paly’s ceremony to Gunn’s, plus a reserved parking spot at Gunn. The twins graduating from Paly will have their names read first so their parents can make it to Gunn in time, where the other siblings will have their names read last.

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to hear a presentation from Stanford University about Stanford’s housing project at Escondido Village. The council will also review a proposed two-story, 50-foottall building at 2501 Embarcadero Road, the Regional Water Quality Control Plant, to handle sludge dewatering and haul-out; consider housing sites and housing policies that could be included in the updated Comprehensive Plan; and discuss a letter that would be submitted to the Santa Clara County regarding Stanford’s project. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 21, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. COUNCIL POLICY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ... The committee will discuss the city’s neighborhood-engagement initiative and the status of audits. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will discuss updates for the 201617 budget; extension of the leases of two district sites; a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of the next series of Strong Schools Bond funds; a resolution to join Strong Start, a coalition working to expand access to high-quality early education for young children in Santa Clara County; and the board’s next policy-review committee meeting on March 31. The board will also vote on a proposal to repaint Gunn and a contract for the lighting project at Gunn. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to hear an update on the Baylands Boardwalk feasibility study; discuss the Parks, Open Space, Trails and Recreation Master Plan; and consider policies for dog parks and restrooms in parks. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. COUNCIL RAIL COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to hear an update on Envision Silicon Valley, the effort by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to evaluate projects that would be funded by proceeds from a November tax measure. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. Q

Ann and Dena said they’re happy with this solution and will take advantage of it. But Dena said both parents were disappointed by the lack of response or “non-answers� they got from the district over the last several years. The Dershes, for their part, said dealing with the graduation issue was emblematic of their experience as parents of a student with special needs who went through the district from kindergarten through 12th grade. Father David Dersh described the district as “inflexible.� “The answer is always ‘no,’� he said. “You have to fight to push them to give a little bit. That’s always going to be their position. It’s just the way things are. “We’re very happy with the quality of the education and instruction and all of that,� David added, “but I think at the district level, it’s just an impenetrable bureaucracy.� McGee told the Weekly that the long-range district calendar will be up for consideration next year and that he’d like to see consideration of scheduling the high schools graduations on consecutive days. Though he has never worked in a school district with two high schools, he worked in one where two middle schools held their graduations on separate days. It was nice for not only parents and relatives but also teachers, administrators and school board members who wanted to attend both, he said. Last year, McGee said, he wanted to attend both Paly’s and Gunn’s ceremonies. He asked if there were a way to do that and learned that not only was the calendar already set in stone, things like arranging for the graduation speakers, printing out invitations and the like are “done so far in advance that it was really impossible to change,� he said. For their part, the Dershes and Crichtons are still excited about this milestone in their children’s lives. Both sets of children have college plans. Yet come this fall, the Crichtons will face yet another difficult decision: Who will move which daughter into her new school when one will likely be on the East Coast and the other in California? Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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“We all know that in Palo Alto, if you try to short-circuit the process, it comes back to bite you,� Berman said. But Burt countered that businesses, like residents, are frustrated by traffic problems and, like the City Council, are looking for solutions. The most prominent example thus far is in Stanford Research Park, a 750-acre sprawl of corporate campuses where the 12 large employers (including HP, VMWare, SAP and Lockheed Martin) recently formed their own transportation-management association. In the coming months, the group will be rolling out its own transit, bike and carpool programs catered to the needs of the Research Park’s workforce. (See story on page 5.) Given the increased focus on traffic by the business community, Burt said the city should find out quickly whether a local measure and the VTA tax can succeed on the same ballot. “If after polling it is determined not to be viable for the fall because it would compete too heavily with the VTA tax, we’d go in a different mode and figure out what our process would be going forward,� Burt said. Q

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of Palo Alto government action this week

Human Relations Commission (March 10)

Community Development Block Grant (CDGB) awards: The commission voted to recommend to the City Council $754,418 in funding to nine nonprofit agencies. Yes: Alhassani, Chen, Gordon Gray, O’Nan, Savage, Stinger Absent: Stone

City Council (March 14)

Transportation: The council heard an update about downtown’s new Transportation Management Association and Stanford Research Park’s transportation-demand management programs. Action: None Polling: The council approved the formation of a new ad hoc committee to oversee polling for a potential November ballot measure focusing on transportation improvements. Yes: Unanimous

Council Finance Committee (March 15)

Fiscal analysis: The committee discussed the recently completed fiscal analysis of the four growth scenarios evaluated as part of the Comprehensive Plan update. Action: None

Architectural Review Board (March 17)

901 High St.:The board held a joint meeting with the Historic Resources Board to review a proposed mixed-use development at 901 High St. The historic board voted 4-0, with members Bower, Kohler and Makinen absent, to find that the project is consistent with the Secretary of Interior standards. The ARB then voted to continue the review to May 19. Yes: Furth, Gooyer, Kim, Lew Absent: Baltay 2515 El Camino Real: The board voted to recommend approving a proposed three-story mixed-use development at the present site of Olive Garden. Yes: Furth, Gooyer, Kim No: Lew Absent: Baltay 2747 Park Blvd.: The board voted to recommend approving a proposal by Jay Paul for a new three-story research-and-development project. Yes: Unanimous 411 Lytton Ave.: The board voted to recommend approving a three-story mixed-use development with office space, retail and two residential units. Yes: Gooyer, Kim, Lew No: Furth Recused: Baltay

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Students ages 7–17 can learn to code, design video games, mod Minecraft, engineer robots, model 3D characters, build websites, print 3D models, and more. Campers meet new friends, learn awesome STEM skills, and gain self-confidence.

www.iDTech.com

1.844.788.1858

iD Tech Mini

Palo Alto

At Palo Alto High School. Kids ages 6-9 can discover programming, game design, robotics, or graphic design. And with an emphasis on creativity, friendship, and exploration, every camper becomes a maker of fun. We’ve packed every halfday camp session with tons of tech awesomeness.

www.iDTech.com

1.844.788.1858

iD Programming Academy

Stanford

At this two-week, overnight academy, students ages 13-18 explore advanced topics in programming, app development, electrical engineering, and robotics. Create an awesome portfolio, get industry insights, and gain a competitive advantage for college and future careers.

www.iDTech.com

1.844.788.1858

iD Game Design and Development Academy

Stanford

At this two-week, overnight academy, students ages 13-18 explore advanced topics in 3D modeling and printing, video game design, programming, and level design. Create an awesome portfolio, get industry insights, and gain a competitive advantage for college and future careers.

www.iDTech.com

1.844.788.1858

Mid-Peninsula High School Summer Session

Menlo Park

www.mid-pen.org

Alexa Café

Bay Area Pathways Academy (BAPA)

Palo Alto High School

1.844.788.1858

College of San Mateo

www.BayAreaPathwaysAcademy.org

Palo Alto

1.800.854.3684

www.iDTech.com

Academics

stanfordjazz.org

TheatreWorks Summer Camps

www.galileo-camps.com

Girls ages 10-15 discover technology in a unique environment that celebrates creativity, philanthropy, and entrepreneurship. Girls learn engineering principles, code games, design websites, model and print 3D objects, and much more.

650.725.9016

The Bay Area Pathways Academy(tm) (BAPA) is an enhanced new summer for students entering grades 6 to 9 which offers an exciting array of grade-appropriate academic classes, engaging enrichment classes and fun fitness and aquatics classes, including the opportunity to register for up to 3 two-week sessions.

Stanford University

Twelve innovative majors to explore. 5th – 8th graders dive into a subject that inspires you. Design video games, engineer catapults, build go-karts, paint with electricity, create a delectable dish. Every week is a new opportunity to realize your personal vision.

Mid-Pen’s Summer Session provides innovative, one-week courses that go beyond traditional high school curriculum. Our program offers students courses for summer enrichment and make up high school credits. We have designed creative courses in math, science, English, and Spanish, with options including Physics of Flight and Rocketry, History of the Reagan Years, College Essay Workshop, Creative Writing, Introduction to the Digital Arts, and Drama. Basketball and volleyball clinics suitable for beginning to advanced players. All high school students are welcome to attend. Dates are June 20th to July 21st. Classes are held from 9:30am–2:30pm. Visit our website for full class listings.

www.stanfordwaterpolocamps.com

Week-long jazz immersion programs for young musicians in middle school (starts July 13), high school (July 19 and July 26), and college, as well as adults (August 2). All instruments and vocals.

Stanford Jazz Workshop

8+ South Bay Area Locations

Harker Summer Programs

J-Camp at the Oshman Family JCC

650.493.2361

STANFORD EXPLORE: A Lecture Series on Biomedical Research

Galileo Summer Quest

Athletics

Castilleja Summer Camp for Girls

650.574.6149

Write Now! Summer Writing Camps

650.321.1991

Palo Alto / Pleasanton

Improve your student’s writing skills this summer at Emerson School of Palo Alto and Hacienda School of Pleasanton. Courses this year are Expository Writing, Creative Writing, and Presentation Techniques. Visit our website for more information.

www.headsup.org

Emerson: 650.424.1267 Hacienda: 925.485.5750

Palo Alto

In these entertaining camps for grades K-5, students enjoy juggling, clowning, puppetry, playwriting, acting, improvisation, music, dance — and present their own original pieces at the end of each session.

YMCA Summer Camps Throughout Silicon Valley

Casti Camp offers girls a range of age-appropriate activities including athletics, art, science, computers, writing, crafts, cooking, drama and music classes each day along with weekly field trips.

At the Y, children and teens of all abilities acquire new skills, make friends, and feel that they belong. With hundreds of Summer Day Camps at 30+ locations plus Overnight Camps, you will find a camp that’s right for your family. Financial assistance is available.

www.theatreworks.org/learn/youth/summercamps

www.castilleja.org/summercamp

www.ymcasv.org/summer

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408.351.5473

Transitions Births, marriages and deaths

David Crump David Archelaus Crump, an Episcopal priest and former Palo Alto area resident, died on Feb. 29 in Redwood City, surrounded by his family and friends, following a brief illness. He was 88. He was born on Aug. 15, 1927, in Saugerties, New York, to Benjamin and Frances Crump. In 1939, his family moved to Alfred, New York, where he attended high school. From 1944 to 1946, he served in the United States Merchant Marine. Following World War II, he attended and graduated from Alfred University and then the Virginia Theological Seminary. In 1953, he married the late Annie Harris, with whom he had five children: Sarah, Elizabeth, Ted, Alex and Samuel. They also informally adopted a son, Henry, after his mother died. Crump became acquainted with Henry’s family after staying with them when he marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama.

His career included positions as rector at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Brockport, New York; chaplain of Hobart College in Geneva, New York; and associate priest at St. James Episcopal Church in Newport Beach, California. He also opened a mission in Cupertino, which later became Saint Jude’s Episcopal Church. In addition, he trained and became a marriage and family counselor, and he founded The Essential Experience Workshop, which he conducted for more than 30 years in the Bay Area and other cities around the country. He also facilitated an outdoor version, The Wilderness Workshop, in the Sierras. In the late 1970s, he moved to Palo Alto and met Anne-Ly Garay in 1980. They later married and had a son, Christopher. David and Anne-Ly were active members of All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto for about 25 years and then later Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. They lived together in Menlo Park, Emerald Hills and then Montara. His many pastimes included pottery-making, oil painting, acting, journal and memoir writing, walking, yoga, gardening, bee-

keeping and traveling the world with Anne-Ly. He is survived by his wife, Anne-Ly Crump-Garay of Montara; his children, Sarah, Elizabeth, Ted, Alex, Samuel, Henry and Christopher; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A memorial eucharist will be held on April 2 at 1 p.m. at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Gifts in thanksgiving of his life can be made to Grace Cathedral, Syrian Refugee Fund, 1100 California St., San Francisco, CA 94108.

Carolyn Frake Carolyn Moore Frake, a longtime Palo Alto resident, died on March 1, surrounded by her family at the Cupertino home of her son, Scott Frake. She was 85. She was born on June 15, 1930, in Marshfield, Oregon, (now Coos Bay) to John S. and Beatrice F. Moore. She grew up in Piedmont, California, and went on to study and graduate from Stanford University in 1952, earning a

Dorothy Elizabeth Bent Kelley (“Dee”) July 27, 1925 – February 21, 2016 Dorothy Elizabeth Bent Kelley (“Dee”) passed away on Sunday February 21, 2016 after a decline in her health. Dorothy was born on July 27, 1925 in Glen White, West Virginia to William and Emma Bent who had recently immigrated from Liverpool, England. She married Harold Arthur Kelley, her husband of 48 years, on March 10, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan. They moved to Palo Alto in 1958. Dorothy worked for the Palo Alto Unified School District until her retirement in 1990, and remained friends with numerous co-workers since then. Dorothy and Harold raised three children, Jon Kelley of Cupertino, CA, Robert Kelley of Denver, CO, and Kathy Rangel of Sunnyvale, CA. In addition to Harold who passed away in 1999, she was preceded in death by her parents, a brother William who was killed in action during World War II, and a sister Ivy. She is survived by her three children and their spouses (Emily Lee Kelley, John Rangel), eleven grand-children & their respective families (Jonathan Ragan-Kelley, Benjamin Ragan-Kelley, Yvonne Rangel

Ward, Vanessa Rangel Maldonado, Yvette Rangel, Ronnie Rangel, Johnny Rangel, Michael Rangel, Michael McSorley, Kim Casey, Matthew Kelley) plus great grandchildren (Olive, Peyton, Jessie, Sophia, Eliana, Ryan & more on the way), plus nephew Richard Engle and niece Pat Littleton, of North Carolina, and their families, and nieces Brenda Arnold and Mary Arnold of Michigan. Dorothy was able to enjoy a 90th birthday celebration on her last birthday in July at her home, which was attended by over fifty family members, neighbors and friends. Dorothy enjoyed life and her hobbies included reading, puzzles, watching mysteries and cooking shows, playing golf, traveling, movies, and spending time with her family. There will be a memorial service Monday April 4, 2016 at 1pm for family and friends at St. Marks Church, 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto, which she attended since 1959. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Dorothy’s name to the National Kidney Foundation (kidney.org/donate) or to the Humane Society (humanesociety.org). PAID

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bachelor’s degree in philosophy. She then attended Yale University and received a master’s degree in nursing in 1955. She moved back to the Bay Area in the early 1960s, first living in East Palo Alto before settling in Palo Alto. One of her passions was classical music, particularly Baroque opera, and she treasured a memory of going to a production at the New York Metropolitan Opera. A lifelong baseball fan, she attended games of the Oakland Oaks and San Francisco Seals with her father during the heyday of the Pacific Coast League. Later she became a critical and devoted San Francisco Giants fan. Committed to causes of social justice, civil rights and the environment, she participated in anti-war protests and the Civil Rights Move-

ment in the 1960s. She enjoyed engaging in political discussion with family and friends and always supported those who lacked economic or political power. Later on, she volunteered for many years with the Palo Alto Food Closet. She was predeceased by her sister, Mary Moore. She is survived by her three children, Steven Frake of Fort Myers, Florida; Kathryn (Stacey) Frake of East Jordan, Michigan; and Scott (Lynn) Frake of Cupertino; and two grandchildren, Robin and Dylan. Per her wishes, there will be no public memorial service. Memorial donations on her behalf can be made to the Downtown Food Closet in Palo Alto, operated by Downtown Streets Team (streetsteam.org); or the Second Harvest Food Bank (shfb.org).

Richard F. Huss August 18, 1928 – February 22, 2016 Richard F. Huss of Menlo Park, California passed away peacefully on February 22, 2016. Mr. Huss was 87. Born August 18, 1928 in Hammond, Indiana to Armand and Cyrilla Huss, Richard moved to Chicago, Illinois after earning a B.S. in Physics from St. Procopius College and serving his country as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1953. Richard was a navigator on Corsair jets that operated from aircraft carriers. In Chicago he joined with a relative to operate an entrepreneurial business that installed and serviced dental operating room equipment. Richard was with Wester Dental in Wilmette, Illinois for 38 years; retiring in 1993 to move to Menlo Park with his wife Catherine to be with their son Charles and daughter-in-law Beverly. Richard lost his beloved wife in 1996 after 41 years of marriage. He then moved to eastern Arizona to be near his sister Carol, a Medical Missions nun who had retired there after 35 years as a Catholic missionary in the Punjab region of India. Mr. Huss returned to Menlo Park in December 2015 after 17 years in Arizona. An accomplished musician, Richard played classical piano, violin and guitar. He met his future wife, a cellist and ballet dancer, in a classical quartet while they both studied at the American Conservatory of Music. Richard was a voracious reader, tennis player and baseball fan. Richard is survived by his only child, Charles and his wife Beverly; sisters Rita and Carol; and brothers Hugh and David. Mr. Huss will be laid to rest at Alta Mesa Cemetery in Palo Alto, California. A man of deep Christian faith, he was a kind and gentle soul who will be truly missed. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to Medical Mission Sisters, 8400 Pine Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111. PAID

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Editorial The housing fallacy Big push for new housing development belies economic realities

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alo Alto has become a community that is affordable only to those who have owned their homes for decades, inherited them or hold highly paid jobs. Or for the lucky few who made it to the top of a waiting list for subsidized units through the Palo Alto Housing Corporation. And like it or not, there is very little that our city government can do to affect that reality short of a massive change in the character of the community. A group of young professionals frustrated at the lack of housing opportunities in Palo Alto have found allies among some former council members and longtime advocates of subsidized housing and are putting pressure on the City Council to more aggressively zone for higher density housing in the city. In spite of the current angst about this situation and the desire to find solutions, this is not a new phenomenon, nor is there any answer that will make market rate housing here affordable to middle class individuals or families. That day is long gone. The number of people who want to live here is so mismatched to the supply of available housing that no amount of building is going to bring down the cost of home prices or market-rate rents. Over the years, through alternating cycles of new housing development and new commercial development, we have repeatedly had this discussion. What’s been learned is that zoning for more housing, even where the units are small, brings no easing of the overall affordability. New construction costs and the need for developers to make a profit will always make such units more expensive than those that were built decades ago, pushing rental and for-sale housing prices up, not down. And increased traffic and demand on community services such as parks and police come along with the resulting population increases. One need only look at the high rents for new high density units in Mountain View to confirm the fallacy of a simplistic “zone-fordense-housing’ strategy. Monday night the Palo Alto City Council will try and sort out what housing policy direction it wants to give city staff and the Comprehensive Plan Citizens Advisory Committee. Among the options presented by the staff are creating zoning for new higher density housing along El Camino, downtown, in the parking lots at Stanford Shopping Center and in front of the Palo Alto Square office buildings, in the California Avenue area, and zoning changes to encourage small accessory dwelling units. Also under consideration is zoning for very small apartments of only 200-300 square feet. The city has already submitted and received state approval for its updated Housing Element, which is required by law and designates the areas where almost 2,000 of new housing units assigned to Palo Alto could be built between now and 2023. The current discussions focus on specific zoning incentives and possible additional locations for new housing. A petition being circulated by members of Palo Alto Forward, the nascent organization that is spearheading the housing push, urges the council to pursue these ideas so that “Palo Alto can be the community of opportunity it has historically been; a familyfriendly city that welcomed interesting thinkers and doers of all ages and all incomes.” While commendable in its aspiration, we have traveled this road before and discovered that new housing does not accomplish these aims. The small housing units that have been built in the last 20 years in Palo Alto have done nothing to make the city affordable to lower- and moderate-income individuals and families. Palo Alto and its leaders need to bring a laser-focus to the challenge of how to create significant numbers of new subsidized, lowincome housing without their being an appendage to a market-rate project. Approving two or three housing units as part of a “mixed use” commercial development is not a viable strategy for achieving more diversity. There is no easy fix to our housing problem. But let’s at least be clear that the goal is not to just create more housing units, it is to devise a way to make sure the units we do allow address the most critical need: affordability by non-highly paid workers whose presence enriches our community. In the meantime, one non-controversial step the city should take is to heartily support Stanford’s current proposal to build new graduate student housing on Serra Street between El Camino and Campus Drive. This single project will relocate more than 2,000 students currently occupying rental housing on the Peninsula to campus, reducing commute traffic and opening up those units for others. The university needs the county’s permission to move forward, which we hope and assume the Santa Clara County Planning Commission will do when it considers the request on March 24. Q

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

Too great a mismatch Editor, What are we to make of critics who deride the Palo Alto school board and superintendent for establishing a committee of residents to consider renaming schools by arguing that it is an abandonment of our history yet acknowledge that they knew nothing about David Starr Jordan’s lifelong and unapologetic promotion of bad science that supported Nordic supremacist views and resulted in the forced sterilization of over 60,000 Americans? Nostalgia for the age of innocence, when no one knew or cared about David Starr Jordan’s views on anything, is understandable but inappropriate when looking at whether a public middle school should continue to carry his name. Let Stanford be the educational institution that takes the lead on how to honor the memory of its problematic first president, not the public schools of Palo Alto. Jordan argued that the intellectual and moral capacities to be valued in American society were diminished to the extent that northern European stock was diluted by other genetic material. Palo Alto schools have always professed very different assumptions: that all children have equal worth, that race and ethnicity are not limiting factors in the eyes of the school, regardless of whatever prejudices may circulate around it. The mismatch is too great to be ignored in the 21st century. Let me add that I understand the place that Jordan holds in the hearts of those who revere him for his pre-World War I activities in the peace movement that opposed war as a solution to problems between nations. Sadly, it is no longer possible to gloss over his lifelong obsession with the pseudoscience of eugenics while holding up his pacifist beliefs. Jerry Underdal Georgia Avenue, Palo Alto

A different future Editor, While riding the train between Palo Alto and San Francisco this morning, I was disappointed by a few points in your editorial (“Getting out of cars,” March 11). I appreciate your coverage of Palo Alto’s efforts to address mobility, but I think you are mistaken in the belief that “we are not going to build enough new housing to make even a small dent in the affordability or housing-jobs quotient.” One recent study and economic laws tell us otherwise. The Legislative Analyst’s Office found that increasing private housing construction (even for higher-

income households) helps both mid and lower-income households purchase homes (lao.ca.gov/ Publications/Report/3345). This jives with the principle that housing filters down the market as a commodity. While one way to fix parking and traffic issues is certainly to get folks out of cars and onto bikes or transit; the other way is to build more housing. I understand that not all future residents will work in Palo Alto, but absent the ability to limit future jobs — which would be detrimental to us — not addressing the housing shortage simply exacerbates the imbalance. If Palo Alto fails to address the crisis in housing, affordability and mobility, we will increasingly become a gridlocked, affluent and graying community. I refuse to believe this is the future that Palo Alto wants. Adrian Fine Columbia Street, Palo Alto

End elsewhere Editor, Since the high-speed rail project is again looming on the horizon, it may be time to rethink the basic concept. Why must the terminus be San Francisco? Why not San Jose, where riders can transfer to the reasonably frequent and efficient Caltrain or light rail? With the rise of Silicon Valley, it’s surely as important a destination. I support the idea of high-speed trains, which work so well in more transit-enlightened countries. But I don’t support dividing the Peninsula with a Berlin Wall equivalent (tracks in a trench or elevated). Meredith Phillips Old Adobe Road, Palo Alto

Too everything Editor, My reasons for opposing the high-speed rail (HSR) system are, very briefly, too costly, too little, too late. Too costly: If experience is any

guide, the $60-plus-billion estimate is 50 percent low for cost and completion. In order to break even, fares will have to be much higher than equivalent one-way San Francisco to San Diego fares: bus/Amtrak ($70-$100 per person), air fares ($80-$120 per person), or driving (10-25 gallons, or $30-$75 per vehicle). But instead of charging the passenger the cost, the taxpayers of California (and the U.S. if California gets federal subsidies) will bear most of the cost. Unless private investments, plus the $10 billion bond and any federal funds, will cover 100 percent of the construction and operating costs, we the taxpayers are on the hook for an exorbitant amount that most of us cannot afford. The HSR would gobble up funds that could be spent on education, infrastructure, water supply, clean non-polluting energy, smart cars and smart highways, etc. Too little: The HSR does not go where a large portion of the traveling public wants to go and terminates too far from the ultimate destination. We want to go to and from Tahoe, Yosemite, Humboldt, Shasta, Death Valley, beaches and towns on the Pacific coast, other state or national parks, and major state universities. And the list goes on! The HSR will do nothing to relieve the traffic issues in the metropolitan areas it serves and will make congestion worse unless it is grade-separated at all road crossings. Too late: By 2030, most vehicles will be autonomous for reasons of safety, efficiency, cost, reliability and comfort. Trains, even high-speed trains, are 19thcentury technology; airplanes are 20th century; the autonomous vehicle is 21st century. We need a transportation for the future, not the past. Stan Hutchings Rinconada Avenue, Palo Alto

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Guest Opinion

Unmasking the truth: Beyond the stigma of mental illness by a Palo Alto high school student

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hen I was first diagnosed with depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, I was 12 years old. At first, I thought my episodes of panic were simply a part of puberty. Shortness of breath, blurry vision, nausea and the overall feeling of overwhelming anxiety are just a few of the symptoms I experienced during regular panic attacks. Before long a more consistent feeling set in: sadness. Every day, walking through the halls of Jordan Middle School, I felt like a pariah in my own environment. Over the whispers of perverted jokes and discussions of grades and curriculum, I heard a voice in my head telling me I was different from my peers. I told myself the voice would silence itself in time, and yet it only grew louder. My first therapist recommended I start antidepressants, but being on antidepressants at such a young age made my family and me a little nervous out of fear of my becoming reliant on them. So we decided to try a new therapist before resorting to that treatment. I went away to boarding school my freshman year, and once again I had told myself that the voice would calm itself and the sadness would go away in this new environment. But unfortunately this was not the case. Although I was surrounded by people in the dorms, in classes and just about everywhere I went, I’d never felt so alone. Most nights I cried myself to sleep, dreading the day

‘It has taken me years to master the masking of my symptoms and at this point I’m an expert in this craft. ... I hope to encourage a community where my peers feel open to unmasking themselves.’ ahead and wishing I could feel as content as the kids around me appeared to be. There are few feelings worse than feeling misunderstood and fearing being honest with those you trust and respect. Because of the stigma around mental illness, I felt afraid to share this major part of my life with even my closest friends, as I felt they’d judge me or isolate me out of fear of making my condition worse. I still have this fear; in fact, many of my closest friends are unaware of my mental health issues today. In my sophomore year the symptoms persisted, and yet I stopped seeing a therapist and attempted to cure myself with other distractions. I invested my time in friends more than ever, and although I was surrounded by people, no words can begin to express the loneliness I felt. Even in a roomful of people, I felt sheltered and insecure. I constantly told myself that I was unwanted — unwanted in this social situation, but even more importantly, unwanted on this earth.

This year, my junior year, I decided to take my feelings seriously and take steps forward to improve my condition. At the beginning of this school year, four years into my journey, my state had only worsened. After meeting and performing tests with specialists, I once again was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety disorder. I have recently begun treatment with antidepressants and have appointments with various doctors one to three times a week to check in on my condition. I have come to terms with the fact that it will take time and patience to improve my state, but it’s better than giving up altogether. The fact that I can say that now is proof that my treatment is making a difference. Throughout my life, when I have chosen to share the truth about my depression and anxiety with others, the most common reaction I’ve received is, “Wow, you don’t seem like it.” It has taken me years to master the masking of my symptoms and at this point I’m an expert in this craft. I am positive I am not the only one who has felt obligated to mask what is going on behind closed doors, and because of this I hope to encourage a community where my peers feel open to unmasking themselves. After all, no one deserves to feel as if they need to hide the truth about themselves. I’m an outgoing individual by nature and am programmed to cloak my emotions and pain with humor and distract others from the truth. Family and friends who are conscious of this part

of my life have told me that I am the last person they’d expect to have depression, and I’m sure this is true for many others who struggle with mental illness as well. I’ve told you my story, and mine alone. Not everyone’s struggle is the same as mine, and the point of this article is not to make it seem as if it is. The point I’m attempting to get across is that mental illness is not something to hush up about. Depression is not something you choose; it is an illness, just like mono or anything else you can acquire without deliberately trying to. As a community we don’t need to celebrate mental illness, but we don’t need to be ashamed of it either. Today, one in four teens suffers from some form of a mental illness, so I’m clearly not alone. To those of you fighting the same battle that I fight, I wish you the best of luck on your journey to recovery. While we aren’t in control of the spread of these illnesses, we are in control of how we approach them. If we can create an environment in which those around us feel open to sharing their disorder, we’re one step closer to a fast recovery for those individuals like me. I’ve learned that communication and the willingness to be honest with myself and others are key components in my recovery, and so this article is benefiting not only myself but hopefully the community as a whole. Q Editor’s note: The Palo Alto Weekly has chosen not to identify the writer to protect her privacy.

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Do you think schools should be renamed if they’re associated with figures with problematic legacies? Asked at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto. Interviews and photos by Avi Salem.

Andrea Levin

Bill Fitch

Victoria Behr

Melissa Diaz

Kent Mather

Retired Cork Harbour Circle, Redwood City

Semi-retired chemist Park Avenue, Palo Alto

Self-employed Barbara Drive, Palo Alto

Student Barrydale Street, La Puente

Architect Emerson Street, Palo Alto

“No. I think it’s fine to keep the tradition. It’s a recognition of history.”

“It’s a complicated thing. Wouldn’t we have to get rid of everybody, from Roman generals to British kings to presidents? I’m torn.”

“When I heard about Jordan (Middle School) being renamed, at first I was upset. But given the history, it’s warranted. It’s wise to look into backgrounds given that kids are going there.”

“It’s hard because it’s something historic, but I would think if it’s offensive I’d be in favor of seeing it change.”

“I have mixed feelings about it. That makes every name up for grabs. Nothing’s safe. If (a name change) is to be considered, it shouldn’t be considered lightly.”

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Pushing for integration Veronica Weber

Established Chinese immigrants blaze trail for city, community to help new arrivals adapt to American life by Sue Dremann

Lilly Liu, a 10th-grader at Gunn High School, plays the guzheng (Chinese zither) during the Chinese New Year festival held at the Mitchell Park Community Center on Feb. 21.

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high: As one minority population grows, there’s a risk that people will group along ethnic lines, essentially creating separate societies within the same community. Longtime immigrants’ efforts to forestall the divide have included launching online Chineselanguage groups, parents’ clubs, citizenship and language classes, and acculturation education so that new immigrants can understand how the Palo Alto and American systems work. The Human Relations Commission has started a series, “An Immigrant Experience in Palo Alto,” through which immigrants are telling their stories to the commissioners. The commission plans to recommend to the City Council actions that Palo Alto can take to help newcomers integrate more easily. Commissioner Theresa Chen is spearheading the speaker series. She said the need to acculturate is more acute today than when she arrived 50 years ago. People are coming at an older age than did previous generations, such as hers. As a college student in the Mid-

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arena Li’s voice was tinged with loneliness as she recalled her experience as a new immigrant living in Palo Alto. Standing before the city’s Human Relations Commission on Jan. 14, she expressed what many of the city’s newer Chinese immigrants apparently feel: alienated in her adopted country. Not long after moving to Palo Alto last summer, she hosted a housewarming party and invited her neighbors. But that friendly overture only got her so far, due in part to cultural differences and a lack of common history. “I don’t know what to talk about with them. We don’t share the same topics of common interest. Many of my neighbors are more than 70 years old,” she told the commission. “I don’t know how to start — how to make friends with local people — let alone to understand the culture and the habits. It’s really hard.” Li said she volunteers at her children’s school and has been involved in earthquake-preparedness activities, but deeper friendships with Americans have remained elusive. “You don’t just want to live here. You need to be connected socially, emotionally,” she said. Spurred by reports of these kinds of experiences, Palo Alto’s Human Relations Commission members and long-established immigrants are seeking to make Palo Alto a more welcoming place. It’s not just a nice thing to do: People of Asian heritage, whether U.S. or foreign born, are Palo Alto’s second-most populous group of residents. Asians now make up 29.6 percent of the city’s population, with 15.2 percent being Chinese or of Chinese descent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau 2014 American Community Survey. The stakes, say commissioners and concerned residents, are

Palo Alto Chinese immigrants use the WeChat app to socialize and get answers to their questions about city life, American culture and local resources.

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west, Chen became familiar with American culture quickly. With so few immigrants such as herself to associate with, there was no Chinese community to which she could turn. Schooling also provided a crucial transition period, she said. But today’s Chinese immigrants are arriving for their children’s education, not their own. “From the last (commission) meeting, both speakers came as business owners who were working in China. They bring in work skills without a transition period,” Chen said.

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i moved to Palo Alto from Hong Kong to escape air pollution. Her children were having health issues, and she sought a community “friendly to Asian people,” she said. A business woman and investor in China, Li is unfamiliar with Silicon Valley companies, but she would like to start a firm and invest here. She doesn’t have any connections, however, and said she doesn’t know where to find out about companies. Many new immigrants were well-established in China and invested there as venture capitalists. It would help if the city offered a seminar on local culture and business investment, she said. Qi Ping Cai, who also spoke to the commission in January, has had similar experiences. A futures trader from Shanghai, he can work anywhere there is the Internet. But he chose Palo Alto 2 1/2 years ago to further his son’s education, escape the pollution, and challenge himself. “I think the earth is becoming a village. The next generation should be world citizens first, and the American education is the most advanced in the world, so I want that my son has a better education,” he said. Cai reads English-language newspapers, watches American

television and listens to the radio to improve his English. He considers himself lucky to call the Bay Area his second home. “I chose a good place. There is nice weather and the community is inclusive. More than 50 percent come from different countries. Although I’m a foreigner, I don’t look at myself as a foreigner,” he said. He has volunteered at Jordan Middle School, which his son attends, but he wants to be more active, he said. “We have no relatives and old friends here. I want to be involved in Palo Alto community life, but I don’t know what the channels (are). “I think we can contribute our strengths,” he said, adding his hope that the city can host events to help immigrants become more integrated. Li and Cai said they know recent immigrants who talk with each other about Chinese culture, events and news. Cai said he is acquainted with several businessmen who haven’t found work here, so they gather on the golf course and stay within their own social circles. Established immigrants view the trend of isolation with alarm. Without integration of the new immigrants, Palo Alto is likely to separate into two societies, with one that is largely Chinese, they said. “We don’t want to see people separated,” said Debra Cen, a longtime resident who emigrated from China 15 years ago. “We appreciate a lot of good American culture, and we’d like to have the good culture to stay.” She said she fears that nonAsians could start moving out of the city, as happened in Cupertino. There, 65 percent of the population is Asian, with Chinese immigrants making up nearly 28 percent, according to the 2014 U.S. Census Bureau American

Community Survey. That population has shifted dramatically since 1980, when whites represented 91 percent and Asians accounted for 7 percent, according to Bay Area Census. Cen came to Palo Alto as a graduate student at Stanford University and has established herself professionally. But she remembers that connections with Americanborn residents were hard to make, no matter how outgoing she was. Language was her biggest barrier, Cen said, followed by culture. She became friends with the mothers of her son’s friends, but she didn’t start making inroads with Americans until she met a third-generation Japanese-American woman through her son’s school. That woman took Cen under her wing and invited her to gatherings with her American friends. Cen also remarried 10 years ago and through her U.S.born husband made more American friends, she said. Cen’s Lowell Avenue neighbor, Amy Yang, also came to the U.S. as a Stanford graduate student. She said that, even two decades later, language remains her biggest challenge to making friendships with American-born residents, followed by the cultural disconnect of having grown up with different music, movies and books, she said. Both Cen and Yang have been working to integrate newcomers in the hopes of making their transition easier and stemming the kind of cultural shift that has taken place in Cupertino. They decided to reach out to Chinese immigrants after Yang became the de facto counselor for many people who sought advice on the perplexing customs, laws and school environment of Palo Alto. In 2013, the pair started the Palo Alto Chinese Parents Club. The club initially worked to bring together the various clusters of immigrants who were staying within

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en and others are fully aware of the unintended friction that arises when immigrants’ and longtime residents’ habits clash. New immigrants need a lot of guidance, Cen said. They don’t understand how their behaviors might be perceived. One of Cen’s relatives, who is also an immigrant, observed a typical behavior by a new immigrant that might be perceived as rude in America. As people waited in line at Costco, the new immigrant kept jumping from line to line. “In China, that is acceptable, but here people think you are being sneaky,” Cen said her relative told the woman. Older Chinese people who push and talk loudly at the La Comida senior lunch program in Palo Alto would not understand that Americans think they are being rude, she added. And then there are local laws. Yang knows four new immigrant families who had issues because

they did not know about various municipal requirements, such as obtaining a building permit for a house remodel. One person, a college professor, told Yang that she only learned about her gaffe when a neighbor knocked on her door to inform her she was breaking the law. These acts are “not intended to offend people. It’s because they are not aware that they are offending,” Cen said. New immigrants may also not understand their rights, including in relation to law enforcement, at schools, and when dealing with neighbors. At the January Human Relations Commission meeting, Cai said his son’s bicycle has been stolen three times since they moved to Palo Alto. “This was a surprise. I don’t know whether to report it to the police department,” he said. Immigrant parents often don’t understand the American way of teaching, either, Cen said. In China, students learn by rote, which is very different from California’s pedagogical approach, which encourages individuality and creativity, she said. Parents also don’t know how to participate in their child’s school. “In China, schools don’t want parents involved. It’s a totally different system,” Cen said. Michele Lew, a native Palo Alto resident who is president and CEO of the San Jose nonprofit Asian Americans for Community Involvement, agreed. The socialservices organization started parent-education classes in Palo Alto last year to help immigrant families understand the school system. “We see lots of opportunities to help educate parents and Palo Alto Unified School District to make schools more welcoming. Many parents are afraid to talk to the principal and teacher, something that we know happens in Palo Alto all of the time,” she said.

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their own social circles, based largely on where they hailed from in China. Cen and Yang are hoping to build more shared experiences throughout the Palo Alto community to bridge cultural gaps. The Palo Alto Chinese Parents Club co-sponsored a Chinese New Year celebration on Feb. 21 at Mitchell Park Community Center, which extended the festivities to non-Asians. More than 1,000 people attended, they said. For Cen, it was the first small step in what she believes is the most significant way to assimilate people: “We ask every American (American-born person) to make one immigrant friend and every immigrant to make one American friend and bring the new friend into his or her social circle. If everyone in our community does it, our community will be totally integrated in no time,” she said.

Attendees of the Chinese New Year Celebration at the Mitchell Park Community Center on Feb. 21 play a game of Chinese chess. The parent classes also address mental health. “We introduced parent education in Mandarin to help get ahead of the curve — to help parents to identify mental illness before it becomes more severe,” Lew said. The Palo Alto Chinese Parents Club has also taken up the mantle. The group offers a handful of annual activities such as parent education, a forum for students to share their experiences, cultural education, socials, mental health and suicide-prevention discussions and an emergency preparation fair. More significantly, the Parents’ Club created a WeChat group — a mobile text- and voice-messaging service that is popular in China — to bring Palo Alto Chinese parents together. The online network has become the Chinese community’s lifeblood, where new immigrants can ask longtime Chinese

residents questions and receive answers to their concerns. The initial group grew to 300 members, then spun out additional groups with a maximum of 500 members each. In all, 13 Palo Alto schools, from elementary to high school, have groups. A neighborhood-based WeChat was started by resident Jack Sun.

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Amy Yang, a co-founder of the Palo Alto Chinese Parents’ Club, prepares to hand out raffle prizes at the Chinese New Year Celebration at the Mitchell Park Community Center on Feb. 21.

Debra Cen, an organizer of the Feb. 21 Chinese New Year Celebration, an event for the whole Palo Alto community, watches performances at the Mitchell Park Community Center.

own ethnic groups, Cen said. “Over 50 percent, we know it starts to change the (overall) culture,” she said. In Irvine, California, an estimated 36.7 percent of the city’s 185,000 residents are Asian. Among non-Asian residents, discussion on the community website TalkIrvine.com as far back as January 2012 revolved around whether Irvine was becoming “too Asian.” Some Irvine residents blamed the schism on the failure of new immigrants to assimilate. “I see many Irvine immigrants wanting to forget they are outside of their homelands and not trying to follow the norms of the new culture they are in,” a resident wrote. “This doesn’t mean that one should completely forget who they are, but things like saying hello to a neighbor, throwing trash in a trash can, caring about communal areas, respecting lines and a general sense of courtesy can be absorbed.” Another non-Asian resident opined about new immigrants not extending their relationships beyond cursory pleasantries. “You can feel like an outsider living in a foreign land because you ARE an outsider,” the resident wrote. Cen, Yang and others say that without a helping hand from the city and the community to welcome and integrate the newcomers, recent immigrants retreat into their own, comfortable cultural surroundings. Li, who communicates easily in English, said it’s true especially for those whose English is limited. “(They) just shut the door from the outside and live in the Chinese community. And they eat Chinese food, and they don’t read any newspaper or magazines of the local news,” she said. “They just care about their own thing. They have no way out, I think. They are ... struggling.” (continued on next page)

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Breaking barriers for 50 years Venerable Stanford Area Chinese Club legacy continues through Hua Kuang Chinese Reading Room

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Chen, of the Human Relations Commission, agreed. “With the increased population of immigrants, it is important to break the barrier between native and new immigrants and to help this community to grow and collaborate,” she said. “If they can’t integrate, it will affect the overall growth of society and the collaboration of society, starting from your spirit and your mind.” And that affects other areas, from personal mental and physical health to a city’s economic growth, she said. “When there is less collaboration there is less prosperity. Usu-

attached to the deeds of some homes that prevented the sale of that home to anyone of Chinese descent. Although Chin was born in the U.S., he said that he and many others born before 1970 lived in the shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 — one of the most restrictive immigration laws in American history. It banned Chinese laborers from legally immigrating and was not repealed until 1943, when it was replaced by the Magnuson Act. That act allowed some Chinese immigrants to be naturalized — the first time since the Naturalization Act of 1790 that any Asians could become naturalized citizens. But Magnuson was less than magnanimous. Chin remembered the difficulty he had bringing his wife, a resident of Canada, into the U.S. because of the restrictions. It limited Chinese immigration to an annual quota of 105 new-entry visas — fewer than any other ethnic group — and it prevented property ownership by ethnic Chinese. Until the Magnuson Act was repealed in 1965, many states had full or partial restrictions on property ownership by Chinese Americans, such as the covenants in north Palo Alto. Thus marginalized, and being just 1.1 percent of Palo Alto’s population at the time, according to the Association of Bay Area Governments, the Stanford Area Chinese Club was born. The organization was a trailblazer in sponsoring annual Chinese cultural fairs between 1970 and 1979 that were co-sponsored by the Palo Alto Unified School District and were incorporated into its multicultural education program, Chin said. The proceeds sponsored overseas-study programs, cultural grants and scholarships for young people. The club also founded the Palo Alto Area Chinese Youth Club ally immigrants bring talent and wealth. How we are going to take advantage of it is a question,” she said. “It keeps me awake at night.” Despite the chatter on Irvine’s social forum, Yang, who used to live in Irvine, said that Palo Alto can take a page from the southern California city. Irvine established a Multicultural and International Affairs office, which includes its sister city program, an international visitors program and a local multicultural affairs office. The office developed an introductory video on the City of Irvine, which is available in five languages — English, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin and Spanish — and it has links to senior-service organizations for Chinese and other cultural groups. The city also hosts the annual

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ven as new groups of immigrants are working to help recent arrivals acculturate to life in America, a local 50-year-old Chinese residents’ organization is bowing out. The Stanford Area Chinese Club was founded in 1965 with a goal of bringing education about Chinese culture to Palo Alto. The club sponsored the Palo Alto Chinese Language School, which taught Cantonese in Palo Alto Unified School District classrooms and grew from a dozen students to more than 1,000 throughout the Peninsula, members said. Stanford Area Chinese Club was the first Asian-American club for both men and women in Palo Alto, and it inspired other organizations, such as the nonprofit Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI), which offers social, health and housing services and advocacy throughout Santa Clara County. “We have been influential in educating the community at large and instilling a multicultural consciousness long before that term came into being,” longtime member Al Chin said recently. But now, the group members are old, and they are passing the torch to the younger generation, they said. The group made its last civic contribution to the city on Feb. 25. Gathered near a wisteria arbor at Mitchell Park, nearly 20 members dedicated a bench as their last act together. “A park bench is community; it reflects community,” Chin said. In many ways, club members faced a much more hostile Palo Alto when they were young than current Chinese-heritage residents, they said. They faced discrimination in housing: In the 1960s, they could not buy a home north of Oregon Expressway, Chin said. There were covenants

Members of the Stanford Area Chinese Club pose for a photo beside a new bench that was installed at Mitchell Park in commemoration of the club’s 50-year history. to help meet the younger generation’s social, cultural and recreational needs and a Far East Studies program, which sent youth for two weeks of study in Taiwan. The organization also published a book for its 20th anniversary, “Profiles in Excellence: Peninsula Chinese Americans,” which is still in print. Connie Young Yu, a fifth-generation Chinese American who attended school in Palo Alto and authored the book, said the youth club enabled her to connect with her Chinese roots. “It was, for me personally, an exciting time and an opportunity to be an activist. It was a time of such social upheaval,” she said of the Vietnam War and the 1960s and ‘70s. “It was the first time when there was the concept of Asian-American ethnic studies.” The influence of Asians in the U.S. has even extended to interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, she said. One federal case, Yick Wo vs. Hopkins, set a precedent in 1886 when the U.S.

Supreme Court ruled that if a law that is race-neutral on its face is administered in a prejudicial manner, that is an infringement of the Equal Protection Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment, Yu noted. One contribution of the Stanford Area Chinese Club lives on through the Hua Kuang Chinese Reading Room at Cubberley Community Center. Founded in 1981, the reading room is a repository for Chinese culture, history and traditions and is open to the public. Founders Ernest and Grace Hung donated thousands of books from their private collection so that people could read materials in Chinese, Hua Kuang President Kelly Tsai said. Over time, it has grown in its functions: Hua Kuang serves as a research library with more than 15,000 books, magazines and newspapers and Chinese-language videotapes; a resource for finding job listings; and a place to meet new friends. It also houses a collection of books about Chinese culture in English.

Irvine Global Village Festival Celebration, which offers international cuisine and entertainment, cultural exhibits, and activities for children. It also offers a comprehensive newcomer’s guide, a task that Palo Alto city staff have on its to-do list but which has not been produced, according to Palo Alto Human Services Manager Minka van der Zwaag. Yang said that new immigrants would benefit from workshops on American culture and customs. The Palo Alto Chinese Parents Club is planning to create a video to help new immigrants understand the cultural and regulatory dos and don’ts, and the group has asked the city for funding. Palo Alto could also put up a web page about American culture, she said.

“The city really needs to face the change. Even au pairs get three-day cultural training about American culture,” she said. Cen said that she hopes Americans can come to see new immigrants as resources who simply need help in understanding American ideals and practices. “These are successful people. Look at them as an export of American ideology. They are a highway to influence Chinese society,” she said. She also hopes that longtime Americans can see themselves as helpers to new immigrants, able to tell them in a kind way why something they are doing isn’t acceptable. “Be friendly, instead of saying ‘Why do these people come here and ruin this place?’

Past President Jeanie Fong started citizenship classes which, along with English language sessions, are under Tsai’s tutelage today. The classes have helped many students pass their oral citizenship exams, Tsai said. Language classes are especially helpful for seniors who have come to the U.S. to help raise grandchildren but who have little social interaction with Americans, said Mike Fong, a reading room founder. “Many have been here for 20 years but don’t speak English. This kind of tutoring is really valuable,” he said. The library also offers calligraphy, flower arranging, knitting and Chinese painting classes. Hua Kuang will take part in Cubberley Community Day on Saturday, March 19, hosting a dance performance and table displays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. More information about Hua Kuang Chinese Reading Room is available at huakuang.yolasite. com. Q — Sue Dremann “Chinese people are very peace-loving people. They may be a little tribal, but they have always been ruled by an authoritarian system. They have never experienced working as a community. “One of the best traditions of America is community,” she said. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

About the cover: The Palo Alto Chinese Parents Club hosted a Chinese New Year Celebration in hopes that Palo Alto residents of all ethnicities would attend and become better acquainted. Photo by Veronica Weber.

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Vellamo brings sweet nordic sounds to Menlo Park by Karla Kane

n Finnish mythology, Vellamo is the siren-like goddess of the sea — controlling storms and waves, wearing a dress made of foam, and caring for magical cows in underwater fields. Vellamo is also the name of the Finnish folk-pop duo performing a free show at the Menlo Park Library on March 20. And what it may lack in supernatural ocean cattle, the modern-day Vellamo makes up for in enchanting melodies, winsome vocals and a mix of original and traditional songs, sung in three languages.

“The reason we chose the name was that it comes from our folklore, sounds phonetically beautiful and is a badass goddess, which we consider pretty cool,” lead singer Pia Leinonen said. She grew up in arctic Lapland (Finland’s northernmost region), which she described as a land of extremes, with constant sunlight in summer and three months of darkness in winter. The land of the midnight sun, northern lights and Santa Claus, is “very beautiful, but at the same time ruthless and harsh. It gives you perspective and a unique starting point for sure,” she said. “There is a special relationship I have with ‘the north’ but it feels good to know that when I go back it is only for a visit. Permanently, I think the extremes would be too exhausting to me.” She and guitarist Joni Tiala are now based in Tiala’s hometown, Kokkola, on Finland’s western coast. The two met at a bar in 2008 and formed a partnership that’s proven fruitful both musically and personally. “One thing led to another and we fell in love with each other. We played music together from the very beginning,” said Tiala. With help from some fellow folk-musician friends in Vermont, Vellamo’s self-titled debut was released in 2013, followed by “Trad” in 2014 and ´.RVNHQN\OΈµ LQ ´7UDGµ LV D FROlection of Finnish and Swedish folk songs, while the other two albums are

made up of both original compositions and traditionals and have drawn comparisons to bands such as Britain’s Fairport Convention. Leinonen is responsible for most of Vellamo’s songwriting, while Tiala helps with arrangements. “Writing the lyrics is my task,” Leinonen said. “I have a piece of melody in my mind, sometimes with a couple of words, and that is where I start building the song.” “I know what chords would go along with the melody I have in mind. I can either find them myself, if they are within my limited selection of chords I know how to play with the guitar, or if they are not I’ll just ask Joni to try out different chords until I hear the one I want.” Leinonen is able to sing in Finnish, English and Swedish. Finnish, naturally, comes first. “Because of the vowel/ consonant ratio and pronunciation, it is a fun language to sing in,” she said of her native tongue. When writing in her second fluent language, English, her lyrics tend to be more simple and descriptive, sung with a slight accent. Leinonen learned to speak Swedish while at theater school. “I love the Swedish language for its beautiful, soft, almost bouncy feel — things that I don’t associate with Finnish,” she said. Switching between the three lan-

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Guitarist Joni Tiala (left) and singer Pia Leinonen perform original pop music and traditional folk songs in Finnish, English and Swedish.

guages is easy for Leinonen, only becoming tricky when addressing an audience of both Swedish and English speakers. “Then I sometimes mix the languages and speak Swedish to the English speakers and vice versa,” she said. “With Finnish there is no risk for that. As a language it is so different from anything else, really.” One of her English songs, “Letters to Sweet Zoey Li,” from Vellamo’s most recent record, describes a sad tale inspired by the ruins of a Chinese mineworker settlement she visited in New Zealand. “The story behind that place was heartbreaking and did not leave me alone so I decided I’d have to write a song about it,” she said. The song begins quietly but builds in intensity, with ethereal vocals contrasting with roaring guitar, giving the track a haunting, epic vibe. “Colours of the Meadow,” also from the newest album, is catchy bubblegum pop, with funky guitar and bass. Others, such as “Hey Little Bird,” are pure folk in style, with intricate acoustic strumming and a timeless quality. When choosing traditional folk songs, she looks first to the lyrics. “If they feel like words I could sing, (continued on next page)

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then we’ll try playing it,” she said. “Mannakorven mailla,” for example, from their second record, is an old moonshining song (yes, she said, Finland also had a Prohibition era). “In live situations we always play a rowdy, fun, uptempo, shout-along version of it but for the album we recorded more of a smoky and mysterious version,” she said. Back home, they sometimes play with a bassist and drummer, with Tiala on electric guitar, but on their tours of Europe, the U.S. and New Zealand they often play as an acoustic duo. In Finland, they also perform a puppet show for toddlers, drawing on Leinonen’s theater training. “She acts with these big hand puppets and I play music on a guitar throughout the whole 30-minute show. It is so much fun,” Tiala said. He’s a member of the progressive rock band Moonwagon, too, and, although he said guitar is his first love, the self-taught Tiala also plays keyboard, mandolin, bouzouki, dulcimer and ukulele, to name a few other instruments. Menlo Park is the final stop on their current U.S. tour, which has included many concerts in public libraries. “We love library shows. Those are listening-room types of shows and that is where our music really works at its best,” rather than in noisy bars or clubs, Tiala said. The group is currently complete-

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ly independent, without a record label or booking agent to assist them. “It feels really good to have all the freedom, but it’s also hard work. It’s very DIY. Basically it’s just tons of emails and sitting at a computer endless amount of hours,” he said. “It’s getting a little bit easier every year, slowly making more and more contacts.” For tours across the U.S., they rent a campervan and drive themselves, sleeping in the van and staying at friends’ houses when possible. Tiala said he enjoys seeing the changing landscapes on their travels. “No matter where we go, people are very friendly and willing to help,” he said. With its distinctive blend of folk, rock and pop influences — not to mention the multilingual repertoire — Vellamo’s sound stands out from the mainstream, and that suits the indie-music lovebirds just fine. According to Tiala, “There is a pop music scene in Finland, but our kind of music doesn’t really fit into that category so we are kind of outsiders, which I actually like!” Q Interim Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be reached at kkane@paweekly.com

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Big acting, small fish ‘tokyo fish story’ serves sushi at the Stern

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okyo fish story,” Kimber Lee’s new play (mounted at the Lucie Stern Theatre by TheatreWorks) brings us sushi on stage — and a small slice of urban life in modern Tokyo. It’s a familiar tale of clashing generations, the need for changing with the times, and ambition, which doesn’t say much that’s new on those subjects but does unfold with a sweet, engaging mystery. Superb acting and production values provide depth that makes up for what the play lacks, and if you love Francis Jue’s acting, you’ll want to see him light up the stage again. Takashi (James Seol), nearing 40, works as assistant sushi chef to master chef Koji (Francis Jue), in the tiny restaurant that Koji made famous years ago with his reputation for superb sushi. But Koji’s restaurant is declining in popularity, competing with fastfood joints and the new chain Boku Wa Sushi (“I Am Sushi”) across the street catering to newer palates and playing American pop music. Takashi would love to introduce new menu items and

techniques he has learned to try and revive the restaurant, but Koji refuses to consider it. Underling chef Nobu (Linden Tailor) praises Takashi’s talent and wants him to succeed, if only so he can keep his tenuous position. Hip-hop and Star Warsloving Nobu also has to deal with the disastrous raw recruit Yuji, hired as the least offensive of a string of applicants (all played by Arthur Keng). Exception: A young woman, Ama (Nicole Javier), wants the job but is told by Takashi that women don’t belong at the sushi bar. We see Koji dealing with the local fish monger (also Arthur Keng), suggesting that even the fish aren’t like they used to be, and lamenting the apparent takeover of the world by the very young. There are also increasing hints that Koji’s mind is slipping ever more into dreams of the past. He “sees” a woman repeatedly and begins acting erratically, ultimately requiring rescue by none other than Ama. And could it be that Takashi is more than just his assistant?

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Protégé Takashi (James Seol) works under sushi master Koji (Francis Jue) at a longstanding Tokyo restaurant. The resolution of all these various plot threads is fairly predictable and not writ large, but in the skillful work of excellent actors, it’s enjoyable to watch. To call something a “fish story” is to label it sheer fabrication, an exaggeration beyond belief. In the case of Lee’s play, it may refer more

to the illusions we carry in our heads, the fish stories we tell ourselves that prevent us from seeing the truth. Koji must abandon his illusion of a still-prosperous restaurant in order to see what he needs to do for Takashi and the future; and in a sense each character has to let go of illusions in

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nered well with Seol as Takashi, who rises above the stereotype of obedient son and yet embodies a reverence for excellence that is palpable. Tailor provides fun and welcome comic relief as Nobu. His character has to contain understanding of both the contemporary world and the past, and Tailor shows this with ease. Keng must wear a dozen different costumes and manages to become vastly different characters in each one. It’s delightful to see him morph so quickly and with aplomb. Javier manages to give Ama more dimensionality than is on the page, making her more of an equal in Takashi’s realm. Her dreamy appearances as The Woman are haunting and timeless. The inventive set by Wilson Chin includes floating elements that contrast nicely with the solidity of the sushi bar, but even that floats in and out. Authentic costumes by Alina Bokovikova and gorgeous lighting by Dawn Chiang are complemented by Jeff Mockus’ sound design that marries old with new. Kirsten Brandt’s direction keeps the action as lively as possible, given the relatively static nature of some of the scenes. It’s not such a big fish story, but it’s brought to life with great veracity and an obvious love for the material — and, did I mention Francis Jue? Q Freelance Writer Jeanie K. Smith can be reached at jksmith614@me.com. What: “tokyo fish story,” by Kimber Lee, presented by TheatreWorks Where: Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto When: Through April 3, with 7 p.m. shows Wednesday; 8 p.m. shows Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and Sundays; and 7 p.m. shows Sundays Cost: $19 to $74 Info: Go to theatreworks.org or call 650-463-1960.

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‘A Bee’s Eye View’ What’s the buzz? Nature photographer Judy Kramer and Environmental Volunteers present “A Bee’s Eye View: Flowers and Pollinators of the Mid-Peninsula,” a visual examination of Bay Area flowers, pollinators, and pollinator predators, through May 29. An opening reception with hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be held Saturday, March 19, 1-3 p.m. at The EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Go to evols.org/judykramer.

Concert Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion Indian tabla player and composer Zakir Hussain leads an ensemble featuring masters of Indian percussion at a performance on Friday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. at Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St, Stanford. Tickets are $30-$95. Before the show at 6:30 p.m., Loren Schoenberg, director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, will discuss connections between jazz and Indian classical music. Go to events.stanford.edu/ events/528/52831/.

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Attention, mesdames et messieurs: French culture, fashion and food will be feted March 18 and 19 at the 11th annual French Fair. Friday will feature cooking and dance classes for children in the afternoon ($15 each) and a “Parisian Bistro, Comedy & Music Event” 7-10:30 p.m. ($50). Saturday’s fair is free to attend, and will feature around 40 vendors, a raffle, a food court and more. All events take place at Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Go to frenchfair.org/.

Youth theater ‘The Wind in the Willows’ Mole, Rat and that wild, automobile-driving Mr. Toad take the stage in Peninsula Youth Theatre’s adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s “The Wind in the Willows,” the classic tale of anthropomorphized

animals in a pastoral English setting. The show, part of PYT’s “Stories on Stage” series, will be performed Friday, March 18, at 9:30 and 11 a.m. and Saturday, March 19, at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Tickets are $8. Go to pytnet.org/boxoffice/ the-wind-in-the-willows/#tickets.

Exhibit ‘Fighting the Bite’ What’s the buzz, again? An exhibit chronicling the fight to free the Peninsula of mosquitoes, including a photo display commemorating the centennial of the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District, is currently on display at The San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway St. in Redwood City, through April 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults; $4 for seniors and students; free for children 5 and under. Go to historysmc.org.

Community celebration Cubberley Day Cubberley Community Center will host a variety of activities on Saturday, March 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., including volunteer tree planting and mulch spreading with Canopy and Kiwanis.; performances by Cubberley tenants; and activities for kids starting at 11 a.m. Food from local businesses will be available and Greenmeadow Community Association will be hosting a bake sale, with proceeds going to Canopy. The event is at 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Go to cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/csd/events/ cubberley_day.asp.

Above: Judy Kramer’s up-close photographs of Bay Area flowers, pollinators and pollinator predators are currently on display at Palo Alto’s EcoCenter.

Eating Out La Bohème’s ris de veau, or sweetbreads, is lush, smooth, tender and enhanced with a brandy mushroom sauce.

Joie de vivre La Bohème brings a sophisticated French touch to Cal Ave by Dale F. Bentson | photos by Veronica Weber

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urrah, another French restaurant. It’s about time. Not that they ever went away; they just dwindled in number over the past three decades. The downturn roughly coincided with the popularity of California cuisine, a hybrid of West Coast ingredients coupled with French technique. Unless a dedicated French chef was in residence, menus became an eclectic fusion. Not that our culinary landscape has suffered; on the contrary, the dining options have never been better. Maybe the increase in French restaurants is filling a void, or because people are increasingly eating out. In 2015, for the first time, Americans spent more on dining out than in grocery stores. I hope it is due to a desire to experience one of the world’s great cuisines. Whether it is rustic or elegant, bistro or haute cuisine, French fare is superb. Take La Bohème, which debuted in November on California Avenue in Palo Alto, joining nearby Pastis French Bistro (the same owner is also behind La Bohème) in offering diners a choice of bistro food or a finer dining experience.

La Bohème occupies the space that housed the defunct highend hot-dog eatery Chez Franc. The decor could be almost anywhere in France, with framed posters and oversized mirrors, crisp linens and wood chairs, a tidy bar area and Metro sign painted on subway tiles. Partner and chef Phillipe Leroy’s fare isn’t fussy; it’s just good, thoughtfully prepared and carefully plated. Moules frites ($16) is a great way to start any dinner. Though this was actually a dinner portion, I eschewed the accompanying fries and focused on the black bivalves. These mussels had muscles. Not that they were tough, just big bruisers that filled the mouth. The white wine garlic sauce they were steamed in was light and tasty and well worth spooning or sopping up with a baguette. I was slightly disappointed in the salade Lyonnaise ($13). Traditionally, the salad has crisp lardons, and sometimes croutons, over bitter frisee lettuce, tossed in a warm vinaigrette and topped with a poached egg. The La Bohème version included sliced potatoes and substituted turkey bacon for lardons. The turkey

bacon was diced, chewy and lacked flavor. Probably healthier, but the amount of lardons on a salade Lyonnaise doesn’t amount to much anyway. The salad wasn’t bad, just not what I had hoped. Scallops St. Jacques ($24) was a rich composition of perfectly cooked scallops with a mushroom, brandy and cream sauce over a generous scoop of whipped potatoes. The aromas were subtle but heavenly, the flavors out of this world. This was real French cooking, with an artistry and refinement of taste. The equally rich duck leg confit ($23) was plated with brandy apple sauce, a piping of mashed potatoes and ribbons of vegetables. Confit de canard is duck (usually the leg and thigh) that is cooked and then preserved in its own fat. This duck was meltingly tender, the skin still crisp, the flavors dreamy. The ris de veau ($24), or sweetbreads, was lush, smooth, tender and enhanced with a brandy mushroom sauce. Sweetbreads, as you probably know, is organ meat from the thymus gland and pancreas.

For dessert, don’t miss the Grand Marnier souffle at La Bohème.

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Eating Out

ShopTalk by Daryl Savage

CELEBRATING SPRING, SWEDISH STYLE … For those who are in the mood for meatballs, or may have a hankering for herring, or a hunger for ham, March 18 is your night. A little taste of Sweden has come to IKEA in the form of its annual Easter Smorgasboard, known as “Paskbord” in Swedish. The restaurant at IKEA in East Palo Alto transforms into an all-you-caneat buffet March 18, as the store celebrates the dawn of spring. And if history repeats itself, the buffet lines will be close to capacity, according to restaurant manager Elizabeth Johnson, who is expecting a full house. “Our last two buffets were sold out,” she said. The lavish dinner will not only include the store’s wellknown Swedish meatballs, it will feature a variety of salmon, assorted cheeses, breads, salads and herrings, Swedish ham, Swedish sausage, and a Swedish casserole called Jannson’s Temptations. An array of desserts and beverages will also be included. Considered a traditional meal of classic Swedish

offerings, tonight’s buffet has its first seating at 4:30 p.m., its second at 6:30 p.m. “Food is a staple for celebrating with family and friends. In Sweden, Paskbord is a food tradition that brings people together to celebrate spring and the Easter holiday. We look forward to sharing this tradition and our Swedish heritage with our customers,” said Patricia Meumann, IKEA Food Manager. The membership price (and becoming an IKEA member is free) for the buffet is $12.99 for adults and $2.99 for kids. The nonmember ticket price is $16.99 for adults, $4.99 kids. Tickets can be purchased at the store. The restaurant at IKEA just finished a remodel of a large portion of its dining area. Completed less than a week ago, the redone section has updated flooring and new tables and chairs, built by, who else, IKEA employees.

HEALTHY COCKTAILS … Yep, that’s what Palo Alto restaurateur Charlie Ayers has in mind when he launches his newest creation at Calafia Cafe, the 7-year-old restaurant in Town & Country Village known for its eclectic menu and healthy, organic items. Ayers was able to acquire a full liquor license from nearby Scott’s Seafood after it closed its doors one year ago. “We serve wine and beer right now, but once our liquor application goes through, we will be able to add cocktails,” said Ayers, who wants to create drinks that have a wellness factor. “That way, you can get your antioxidants with your booze,” he said. Ayers, who has attained some fame within the culinary industry for such stints as cooking for the Grateful Dead and as the former executive chef at Google, plans to add fresh herbs and fresh juices to Calafia’s cocktails and promises, “I’ll never use something out of a can or out of a box.” Watch for the “Screwy Rabbit,” which may become a popular drink at Calafia. “It’s like a screwdriver, but I add carrot juice to the vodka,” he said.

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

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Easter Brunch

Sunday, March 27, 2016 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Celebrate with family and friends and join us at the Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel for a delicious buffet. Our Champagne Brunch will include a Salad Station, Hot Entree Station, Seafood Display, Fruit and Cheese Station, Carving Station, Omelet & Waffle Station and Poolside Dessert Station.

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In this case, it was from veal, though pork and beef can also be used. Sweetbreads require lengthy preparation including soaking, blanching, chilling and trimming tougher outer membranes. It might not sound all that pleasant, but the results are out of this world. For dessert, the individual Grand Marnier souff le ($9) was tres bon. Whistling hot, golden brown and puffed up over its baking dish, the ambrosial souffle melted on the tongue, yet the flavors lingered in the mouth for some time. The clafoutis ($9) was a dense, barely sweet, cake-like custard with baked-in cherries. I lingered over every bite. While my La Bohème dinner experience was sophisticated, lunch was not as refined — there were missteps in both kitchen and service. One day, the timing was off and I was delivered my entree just seconds after I started the appetizer. At lunch another day, I ordered the mussels and clams gratinee ($10) with garlic, parsley, butter and herbed bread crumbs. The mussels were OK, but the clams were shriveled and chewier than day-old bubble gum. There were other missteps too, perhaps trivial, but they added up. What did work at lunch was the tasty salmon tartine La Norvegienne ($15). The mouthwatering, slightly smoky, house-marinated salmon was served with sour

La Bohème’s salmon tartine La Norvegienne, an open-faced sandwich, comes with house-marinated salmon, dill, arugula and sour cream. cream, dill and arugula. It’s one of a variety of tartines, or open-faced sandwiches, that La Bohème offers. La Bohème serves beer and wine with a reasonably priced, middle-of-the-road, all-French wine list. The wine glasses were a notch above. The La Bohème dinner experience was cultured, with an attentive and accommodating waitstaff and expertly prepared dishes. The lunch experience needs refining, but overall, La Bohème brings an inspired joie de vivre to California Avenue. Bienvenue. Q

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Fieldian breakdown, but “Doris” is at its best when zoomed in on the relationship between Doris and John. Unlikely as it may be, the relationship begins to seem as plausible to us as to the willfully optimistic Doris, which is a testament to the performers transcending the script’s default mode of condescension. Doris considers her own desire only due to a self-help program called “I’m Possible,” in which Peter Gallagher’s credit-card-ac-

cepting guru peddles inspirational-poster wisdom such as “There are seven days in the week, and someday isn’t one of them.” The new Doris predictably becomes a hit with the hipsters when she takes in a “Baby Goya and the Nuclear Winters” concert at a Brooklyn nightclub. But what

makes “Doris” worthwhile are the intimate moments between Field and Greenfield, and the physicalcomical moments (also at one point intimate) between Field and her impractical new office chair. Rated R for language. One hour, 35 minutes. — Peter Canavese

MOVIE TIMES All showtimes are for Friday to Sunday only unless otherwise noted. For other times, reviews and trailers, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies. Movie times are subject to change. Call theaters for the latest. 10 Cloverfield Lane (PG-13) + Century 16: 10 & 11:30 a.m., 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30 & 10 p.m. Fri. 11:30 p.m. Century 20: 10:30 & 11:55 a.m., 1:05, 2:30, 3:40, 5:05, 6:25, 7:45, 9 & 10:25 p.m. 2 for 1: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot/Anomalisa (R)

Century 20: 7:25 p.m.

The 39 Steps (1935) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 3:45 p.m. Aquarius Theatre: 2:30 & 7:30 p.m.

45 Years (R) +++1/2

Century 20: 10 p.m.

Anomalisa (R) +++1/2

Berlin Phil: The Beethoven Project (G) Century 20: Sat. 12:55 p.m. Palo Alto Square: Sat. 12:55 p.m. The Bronze (R) Century 16: 11:15 a.m., 1:55, 4:45, 7:30 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m., 2:10, 4:50, 7:30 & 10:20 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, 7:50 & 10:05 p.m. Deadpool (R) +++ Century 16: 1:05, 3:50, 6:30, 7:40, 9:10 & 10:20 p.m. Fri. 2:10 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 4:55 & 11:50 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 11:20 a.m. Century 20: 11:50 a.m., 2:40, 5:20, 8 & 10:45 p.m. The Divergent Series: Allegiant (PG-13) Century 16: 10 & 11:30 a.m., 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30 & 10 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 11:30 p.m. Century 20: 10:20 & 11:50 a.m., 1:10, 3, 4, 6, 7:05, 9 & 10:05 p.m. In 3-D at 10:45 a.m., 1:45, 4:45, 7:45 & 10:45 p.m. Eddie the Eagle (PG-13)

Century 20: 2:30 & 7:55 p.m.

Foreign Correspondent (1940) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 5:20 & 9:05 p.m. Gods of Egypt (PG-13)

Century 16: 10:25 a.m.

Century 20: 1:30 & 10:35 p.m.

Hail, Caesar! (PG-13) Palo Alto Square: 4:15 & 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:45 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 1:30 p.m. Hello, My Name Is Doris (R) ++1/2 Palo Alto Square: 1:45, 4:30 & 7:15 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:50 p.m. Kappor and Sons (Not Rated) Century 16: 10:35 a.m., 1:35, 4:35, 7:35 & 10:35 p.m. Fri. 11:40 p.m. Knight of Cups (R)

Aquarius Theatre: 1:30, 4:05, 7 & 9:50 p.m.

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

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

The Lady in the Van (PG-13) +++

Guild Theatre: 1:45 & 7:15 p.m.

London Has Fallen (R) Century 16: 10:05 a.m., 12:35, 3:05, 5:35, 8:05 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 10:45 a.m., 1:15, 3:55, 7:15 & 10:10 p.m. Miracles from Heaven (PG) Century 20: 10:25 & 11:45 a.m., 1:10, 3:50, 5:10, 7:05, 9:45 & 10:40 p.m. Only Yesterday (PG)

Aquarius Theatre: 4:55 & 9:35 p.m.

The Perfect Match (R) Century 16: 4:30 & 10:25 p.m. Race (PG-13)

Century 20: 1:50 & 10:20 p.m.

Century 20: 6:55 & 10:10 p.m.

The Revenant (R) ++1/2 Century 20: 10:15 p.m. Fri. 11:30 a.m., 3:10 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 6:50 p.m. Spotlight (R) +++1/2 Century 16: 1:25 & 7:25 p.m.

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

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (PG-13) +++ Century 16: 10:05 a.m., 7:35 & 10:45 p.m. Fri. 1:15 & 4:25 p.m. The Ten Commandments (1956) (PG-13) Century 20: Sun. 2 & 7 p.m. Where to Invade Next (R) +++

Century 16: Sun. 2 p.m.

Guild Theatre: 4:15 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:45 p.m.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (R) +++ Century 16: 10:30 a.m., 1:20, 4:05, 7:05 & 9:50 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m., 1:55 & 4:40 p.m. The Young Messiah (PG-13) Century 16: 10:25 a.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 4:45 & 7:40 p.m. Zootopia (PG) +++ Century 16: 10:10 & 11 a.m., 1, 2:05, 3:55, 5, 7:10, 8, 10:05 & 10:40 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 11:45 p.m. Sat. 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 1:30 & 4:30 p.m. Century 20: 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:20, 2:45, 4:20, 5:40, 7:10, 8:30 & 9:55 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, 4:20, 7:10 & 9:55 p.m.

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Home&Real Estate Home Front

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HIGH PRICES, STILL .... The inventory of homes in San Mateo County in February as well as total residential sales both increased by 8 percent over February 2015, according to the latest data by MLSListings Inc., a nonprofit that represents Realtor associations of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Pajaro Valley, Central Valley, and San Benito. San Mateo County inventory last month was 636 homes, compared with 587 a year ago; there were 196 sales as opposed to 181 in February 2015. In contrast, Santa Clara County saw its figures drop: Inventory decreased by 2 percent (1,717 homes in February compared to 1,761 a year ago) and sales declined by 1 percent (479 compared to 486 in 2015). For the region, “We are seeing more homes come on the market, fewer multiple offers from buyers, but high prices are keeping sales slow,” Quincy Virgilio, chairman of MLSListings, stated in a press release. ENERGY CHOICES ... Cities in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties have recently decided to create new Community Choice Energy programs that could increase the use of renewable energy, according to the Palo Alto nonprofit Acterra. What will these programs mean for local utility customers, what choices still lie ahead regarding electricity rates, and how can people find out more? Steve Attinger, environmental sustainability coordinator for the City of Mountain View, and Kirsten Pringle, sustainability fellow with San Mateo County, will discuss the program on Thursday, March 31, 7:30-9 p.m. at the Raptor Room, 3921 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto.

Clockwise, from back row, center: Katie Cicero, Cynthia Tham, Violet Tham, Ella Sherlock, Veronica Zuniga, Gia Cicero and Charlie Cicero stand outside of the Thams’ house in Midtown in February. The kids, from three different households, often spend time after school at each other’s homes.

M idtown residents make connections count Neighbors cultivate friendliness, strengthen community ties Story by Avi Salem | Photographs by Veronica Weber

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This two-story home on El Carmelo Avenue in the Midtown neighborhood was built in 1892 and once served as a boarding house.

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hen Cynthia Tham picked up her daughter from El Carmelo Elementary School on a recent weekday afternoon, her return home was anything but quick. Between stopping at the school library to chat with a teacher and taking a detour to a neighbor’s house to coordinate a play date, her stroll became lengthy as she caught up with friends and neighbors.

But it didn’t bother Tham — instead, that’s part of what makes Midtown such an appealing place to live, she said. Resting comfortably between Oregon Expressway, Loma Verde Avenue, U.S. Highway 101 and Alma Street, Midtown is Palo Alto’s largest residential neighborhood. With about 5,000 families living in a mix of Eichler, Craftsman and even English Tudor-style homes, Midtown has the familiarity of a small town with the accessibility and amenities of a major city. Convenience is king for residents of Midtown, which is minutes away from California Avenue’s shopping district, a major freeway and a Caltrain station. Tham and her family moved into their home on Colorado Avenue 20 years ago for its location. “I ride my bike to work and so

does my husband. Midtown is the closest thing to convenience without a car,” she said. Tham and her family take full advantage of the walkability of Midtown, especially the short 10-minute stroll to El Carmelo Elementary School, where her youngest daughter attends school. El Carmelo is a vital neighborhood link, bringing residents together for school functions, community meetings and play dates between classmates, Tham noted. “A lot of the kids (in Midtown) grew up together, so us parents all go to the park at the same time every day and pick the kids up from school at the same time,” she said. “You automatically start building relationships.” Tham is currently a parent (continued on page 35)

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here are a number of elements that factor into the overarching principles of green building, and one important consideration is creating spaces that are low-maintenance. Yes, that’s “low,” not “no” maintenance. Most of the time, designing for “no” maintenance is truly a challenge. I began pondering this recently as I considered the lifecycle of our bodies as human beings. Compared to things we install in our home that typically wear out more quickly the more frequently they are used, staying active can actually postpone “wearing out,” enabling us to live longer, healthier and happier lives — or more sustainable lives, if you prefer. Green Design, and Universal Design, support the same outcome, by providing healthy and accessible environments that support a more active lifestyle. A few weeks ago, my wife and I joined a group nicknamed “The Monday Movers” through our local Park and Rec department. It is one of several groups facilitated by an organization founded by two Stanford University alums called “Wider Circle.” Part community program, part research project and part social club, the goal of the weekly meeting is to educate participants and help them forge relationships with others that will extend far beyond the 10 week program. The group is focused on folks 50-plus years of age, or as they call us, “super

adults” (a term I much prefer to “seniors”!). At one of the early meetings, we learned about “blue zones” — regions throughout the world with the highest concentrations of centenarians, where dementia is virtually nonexistent, and people live not just longer but also happier lives. In his book, “The Blue Zones: Lessons for living longer from the people who’ve lived the longest,” Dan Buettner reveals Sardinia, Italy; Okinawa, Japan; Icaria, Greece; the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; and surprisingly, Loma Linda, California as examples of such places. The Wider Circle program is designed from research that shows a connection between a sustainable lifestyle and good physical and mental health. As explained to us, their mission is not just to add years to life, but life to years. How is this related to green? At one meeting, the group explored how each of us might be unique and also how we might have common interests. It turns out that many in our group (including my wife and me) raise chickens. This came as a surprise to one member who joked that his only interaction with chickens has been “on a plate, or in a pot.” The discussion segued from chickens to composting, worm farming, reducing waste, and how raising chickens and gardening go hand-in-hand. Invitations were made to visit each other’s urban farms, and commitments were made to help with chicken care while members traveled. This dovetailed perfectly with the curriculum as we learned about the “the three pillars”: socializing, mobi-

lizing and filling life with purpose. Coincidentally, gardening is one activity recommended for good health because it not only provides healthy food but is also an enjoyable form of exercise. It reduces stress and promotes relaxation, and when one gardens with others, it produces well-being through social interaction. One week, we took a guided history walk through our downtown area. It was fun walking and talking with a group composed of local natives and recent transplants. As a builder, it gave me the opportunity to take a closer look at some of the older buildings in town and find out about the evolution of our community. The buildings in the best shape were, of course, the ones that were well-maintained. We not only learned about our town but about each other as well. It also opened up discussion about forming walking groups to visit other favorite places. I’ve come to realize that the green and blue connection offers a truly holistic approach to designing buildings and designing our lives: Green building promotes construction methods for healthier environments that support longevity, and these buildings actually, also, “live longer.” The blue connection shows that as individuals, staying mobile and socializing, along with having a sense of purpose, will benefit us as individuals and ultimately, our communities, for years to come. Q Ciro Giammona is CEO of Harrell Remodeling Inc., Mountain View. He can be emailed at cgiammona@ harrell-remodeling.com.

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This home in the 2800 block of Cowper Street in the Midtown neighborhood of Palo Alto was built in 1946.

volunteer with El Carmelo’s language-ambassador program, which connects bilingual school parents to families who move to Midtown from abroad and need help adjusting to the school and neighborhood. The neighborhood’s eagerness to welcome newcomers has strengthened community bonds and personal relationships, making for a more diverse neighborhood, Tham said. “A lot of people here pitch in to help one another. I think people really want to make a community here,” she said. “I don’t know if it’s true everywhere else, but I’ve noticed people are eager to be a part of a team.”

Louise Furutsuki describes Midtown as a neighborhood with an ever-evolving mix of folks from different backgrounds, occupations and cultures. A Midtown resident since 2003 and the current business liaison for the Midtown Residents Association, she said that while the neighborhood has grown more full and busy over the years, the changes she has noticed have been mostly positive. “When we first moved here, there were mostly older families and older couples (on our street),” Furutsuki said. “About 30 percent of newcomers (move here) with grade school kids or kindergarteners. At this moment, it’s half-half. But more kids are a good thing; it makes the (continued on next page)

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With its prominent chimney and tall wood-shingled roof, this home in the 2400 block of Waverley Street adds a traditional flair to the Midtown neighborhood of Palo Alto.

CHILD CARE AND PRESCHOOLS: Grace Lutheran Preschool, 3149 Waverley St.; Love’n’Care Christian Preschool, 2490 Middlefield Road; Mini Infant Center of Palo Alto, 3149 Waverley St.; Ohlone Kids’ Club (PACCC), 950 Amarillo Ave.; Palo Alto Friends Nursery School, 957 Colorado Ave. FIRE STATION: No. 4, 3600 Middlefield Road LIBRARY: Mitchell Park branch, 3700 Middlefield Road LOCATION: between Oregon Expressway and Loma Verde Avenue, Alma Street and West Bayshore Road NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Sheri Furman, 650-856-0869, sheri11@ earthlink.net, midtownresidents.org PARKS: Greer Park, 1098 Amarillo Ave.; Hoover Park, 2901 Cowper St.; Seale Park, 3100 Stockton Place POST OFFICE: Cambridge, 265 Cambridge Ave.; Main, 2085 E. Bayshore Road PRIVATE SCHOOLS: Keys School, 2890 Middlefield Road; HeadsUp! Emerson School, 2800 W. Bayshore Road; The Girls’ Middle School, 3400 W. Bayshore Road PUBLIC SCHOOLS: El Carmelo, Fairmeadow, Hoover, Ohlone and Palo Verde elementary schools; Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School; Gunn and Palo Alto high schools SHOPPING: Midtown Shopping Center, Middlefield Road and Colorado Avenue; also Middlefield Road at Loma Verde Avenue

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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.

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54 Leon Way Roberts Trust to Haydel Trust for $5,100,000 on 02/05/16; built 1948, 3 bed, 3,310 sq. ft.

SALES AT A GLANCE Atherton

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Total sales reported: 1 Sales price: $5,100,000

Los Altos Total sales reported: 5 Lowest sales price: $1,495,000 Highest sales price: $3,050,000 Average sales price: $2,498,000

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1249 Heritage Court Mccanna Trust to G. Kwan for $2,520,000 on 02/24/16; built 1953, 3 bed, 1,909 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/10/1988, $426,000 338 North Clark Ave. Bateman Trust to Ludwick Trust for $2,825,000 on 02/24/16; built 1950, 2 bed, 1,573 sq. ft. 1220 Payne Drive Park Trust to M. Ng for $2,600,000 on 02/29/16; built 1940, 3 bed, 2,084 sq. ft.; previous sale 02/15/1994, $375,000 1 West Edith Ave. #B108 House Trust to Hartvickson Trust for $1,495,000 on 02/29/16; built 1996, 2 bed, 1,568 sq. ft.; previous sale 04/03/2007, $1,101,500 74 Yerba Santa Ave. Coburn Trust to J. Arfvidsson for $3,050,000 on 02/26/16; built 1954, 4 bed, 2,162 sq. ft.

Los Altos Hills 25800 Altamont Road Fouesneau Trust to S. Goldberg for $3,400,000 on 02/25/16; built 1976, 4 bed, 3,983 sq. ft. 27360 Sherlock Court Story Trust to F. Renzo for $2,333,000 on 02/25/16; built 1979, 2 bed, 1,684 sq. ft.

Menlo Park

150 Alma St. #114 Finkemeier Trust to W. & H. Pflaum for $1,300,000 on 02/05/16; built 1975, 3 bed, 1,513 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/25/1997, $369,500 1203 North Lemon Ave. M. Wellington to B. Smith for $3,350,000 on 02/05/16; built 1989, 4 bed, 2,617 sq. ft.; previous sale 04/17/2013, $2,603,000 2141 Valparaiso Ave. Oncley Trust to GLYH Investment Management for $3,850,000 on 02/05/16; built 1959, 3 bed, 1,640 sq. ft.

Mountain View

505 Cypress Point Drive #32 M. Hanna to K. Gaulke for $540,000 on 02/25/16; built 1971, 1 bed, 658 sq. ft. 143 Frederick Court Webber Trust to B. Huo for $1,250,000 on 02/29/16; built 1998, 3 bed, 1,126 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/27/2005, $675,000

Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $2,333,000 Highest sales price: $3,400,000 Average sales price: $2,866,500

Mountain View Total sales reported: 15 Lowest sales price: $540,000 Highest sales price: $2,100,000 Average sales price: $974,567

Menlo Park Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $1,300,000 Highest sales price: $3,850,000 Average sales price: $2,833,333

Palo Alto Total sales reported: 7 Lowest sales price: $880,000 Highest sales price: $3,600,000 Average sales price: $2,070,857 Source: California REsource

164 Granada Drive J. & R. Alimi to A. & A. Leeper for $1,165,000 on 02/26/16; built 1979, 3 bed, 1,704 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/10/2012, $690,100 725 Mariposa Ave. #105 Adler Trust to J. McKenzie for $668,000 on 02/29/16; built 1974, 1 bed, 839 sq. ft. 278 Monroe Drive #9 Jacobs Trust to B. Castle for $780,000 on 02/26/16; built 1962, 2 bed, 939 sq. ft.; previous sale 08/25/2003, $332,000 202 Montebello Ave. #16 M. Vanbiesbrouch to N. Filice for $908,000 on 03/01/16; built 1979, 2 bed, 1,341 sq. ft.; previous sale 02/22/2013, $645,000 1940 Mt. Vernon Court #11 M. Dalit to W. Bainbridge for $591,000 on 02/26/16; built 1964, 1 bed, 807 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/06/1997, $138,500 1945 Mt. Vernon Court #7 Niem Trust to M. & G. Wernig for $785,000 on 02/26/16; built 1964, 2 bed, 1,132 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/22/2005, $470,000 453 North Rengstorff Ave. #16 Donoho Trust to Gronski Trust for $755,500 on 02/26/16; built 1968, 2 bed, 960 sq. ft. 264 North Whisman Road #14 ARMS Inc. to A. Kent for $578,500 on 02/26/16; built 1978, 2 bed, 1087 sq. ft.; previous sale 02/26/2016, $578,500 264 North Whisman Road #3 E. Asarina to L. Ramakrishnan for $688,000 on 03/01/16; built 1978, 2 bed, 1,087 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/15/2011, $265,000 152 Paseo Court P. Kim to H. Li for $1,250,500 on 02/26/16; built 1999, 3 bed, 1,331 sq. ft.; previous sale 09/12/2006, $725,000 576 Sierra Ave. M. & D. Kelley to C. Harris for $1,710,000 on 02/26/16; built 1941, 2 bed, 1,103 sq. ft. 43 Starlite Court Picetti Enterprises to L. Balaban for $849,000 on 02/26/16; built 1974, 2 bed, 915 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/16/2012, $430,000 931 Trophy Drive K. & S. Sosnow to J. Terleski for $2,100,000

on 02/26/16; built 1972, 4 bed, 1,912 sq. ft.; previous sale 01/18/1977, $106,500

Palo Alto

101 Alma St. #406 Singh Trust to L. Modarres for $880,000 on 03/01/16; built 1960, 1 bed, 828 sq. ft. 1111 Alma St. B. & P. Mulugeta to M. Lin for $1,908,000 on 02/25/16; built 1923, 2 bed, 936 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/01/2006, $788,000 3264 Clifton Court Reeves Trust to A. Desphande for $2,508,000 on 02/24/16; built 1952, 3 bed, 1,530 sq. ft. 3511 Cowper St. X. Sun to XChange Solutions for $2,300,000 on 02/24/16; built 1952, 3 bed, 1,525 sq. ft.; previous sale 11/26/2013, $1,650,000 4384 Miller Court Mccain Trust to S. & N. Singh for $2,100,000 on 02/26/16; built 1953, 3 bed, 1920 sq. ft.; previous sale 04/21/1978, $89,900 2585 Park Blvd. #Z102 Khan Trust to A. Mediavilla for $1,200,000 on 02/26/16; built 1993, 2 bed, 1,105 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/08/2008, $675,000 2053 Princeton St. A. Barlas to Tinsman Trust for $3,600,000 on 02/24/16; built 1906, 5 bed, 2,538 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/08/1990, $470,000

BUILDING PERMITS Palo Alto

190 Parkside Drive residential sewer replacement 490 California Ave., #100 landlord improvement of 2,075 sq. ft.: includes demolition of interior partitions and ceiling and new temporary lighting, $25,000 435 Tasso St., #225 use and occupancy for new CSC Group International Corp. to occupy 1,517 sq. ft. on second floor 3186 David Ave. residential reroof, $17,000 180 El Camino Real, #1020 7,420 sq. ft. tenant improvement

for J Crew, $317,800 611 Cowper St. tenant improvement for A9 to occupy 25,560 sq. ft. on three floors, $3,300,000 4001 Miranda Ave. install Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations 1405 Harker Ave. install roofmounted solar system 3806 Ross Road 121 sq. ft. remodel of two bathrooms, $14,676 3921 Fabian Way install 40 x 100, 20 x 20, and 10 x 60 tent, $8,000 244 Santa Rita Ave. residential install outlet on exterior wall of garage 1233 Pitman Ave. re-roof detached garage only, $6,006 897 Southampton Drive add emergency natural-gas generator 3433 Cowper St. temporary power 3457 El Camino Real use and occupancy for new tenant CC Restaurant Supply, 3800 sq. ft. 1233 Pitman Ave. re-roof house only, $11,069 631 Glenbrook Drive residential 500 sq. ft. remodel, includes eliminating secondary set of stairs to basement, converting library into guest bedroom, remodeling guest bathroom and master bathroom, enlarging game room by eliminating storage room, $45,300 1412 Hamilton Ave. sewer replacement 2720 Bryant St. install four retrofit windows, $4,251 411 Pepper Ave. 1,262 sq. ft. single-story addition and 987 sq. ft. rebuild, reframe entire roof, covered porches, $356,675 3540 La Mata Way revision: switching innovation credits 4095 El Cerrito Road 60 ft. residential sewer replacement 1457 Kings Lane replace water heater 180 El Camino Real, #1101 deferred submittal for steel storage room racks

449 Addison Ave. residential red-tag gas leak repair 3716 Laguna Ave. replace gas line horizontal drill from accessory structure to main house 180 El Camino Real, #1 install electrical for two illuminated blade signs and illuminated LED halo sign for True Food retailer 281 Stanford Ave. residential reroof, $2,000 411 Pepper Ave. new 264 sq. ft. detached garage, $30,000 875 Mockingbird Lane install two Level 3 electric vehicle chargers 4295 Ponce Drive 120 sq. ft. kitchen remodel, $8,000 2327 Saint Francis Drive residential sewer line replacement 1411 College Ave. remodel bathroom, plumbing, $12,400 1200 Hamilton Ave. 565 sq. ft. residential remodel of kitchen and four bathrooms, add a laundry room, $64,844 771 Stanford Ave. residential gas line replacement 3848 Louis Road 148 sq. ft. remodel of kitchen and two bathroom, upgrade electric service, $18,000 164 University Ave. use and occupancy for Creamistry to occupy 1,394 sq. ft. on first floor 780 Talisman Court residential reroof, $15,000 580 Georgia Ave. install Level 3 electric vehicle charger 3909 Middlefield Road, unit E, 55 sq. ft. bathroom remodel, $6,670 3374 Ross Road residential reroof, $14,800 3655 Middlefield Road revision to the foundation to widen footing 489 Martinsen Court new residential AC unit in side yard 456 University Ave. electric for illuminated Smart Things sign 151 University Ave. 2417 sq. ft. commercial interior non-structual demolition 628 Marion Ave. re-roof, $14,850 3172 Morris Drive garage reroof, $4,155

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place more vibrant.” The Midtown Shopping Center, with its assortment of small and large businesses, is one of the area’s main highlights, according to Furutsuki. “If I need a pharmacy or notary public or take-out food ... it’s all here,” she said. Convenience has its drawbacks as well. Finding a place to park at the Midtown Shopping Center and at other neighborhood shops has grown increasingly difficult as new businesses have moved in, Furutsuki said. Increased residential construction has caused concern among some people and has been a topic of dis-

684 Encina Grande Drive replace water heater 1078 Tanland Drive, # 102 replace 50 gallon gas water heater 3711 Starr King Circle 543 sq. ft. residential single-story addition with 400 sq. ft. carport and 484 sq. ft. remodel: includes new tankless water heater, upgrade electrical, replace windows and skylights, $163,000 479 Ferne Ave. change garage door, replace two sliding doors and eight windows 777 Embarcadero Road Rinconada tennis courts: replace meter socket 2484 Bryant St. 333 sq. ft. residential remodel of master bathroom and bedroom, dry rot repair at two windows and new walk in closet, $30,000 4190 El Camino Real replace two commercial furnaces 1584 Mariposa Ave. 266 sq. ft. remodel of master bathroom, hall bath, kitchen; install new air conditioner on side yard; relocate furnace and ducts to attic; add tankless water heater, $100,000 201 Loma Verde Ave. gas line red-tag at laundry valve 1062 Metro Circle install rooftop solar system 827 Chimalus Drive revision includes new dormer and new windows at master bath 875 Mockingbird Lane clarified new architectural plans for kitchen remodel 261 Hamilton Ave. clarification and accessibility updates per inspector 888 Warren Way gas red-tagged at meter 3500 Deer Creek Road equipment rack and tec-90 transformer, $12,000 180 El Camino Real, #1145 tenant improvement for Glassybaby retailer, to occupy 474 sq. ft.$150,000 3810 Page Mill Road 171sq. ft. addition and substantial remodel to reduce 3,631 sq. ft. two-story home to 3,555 sq. ft. in open space district; includes deck replacement, $286,289 920 Hamilton Ave. revision of scope of work, includes new outdoor kitchen and shower and relocation of tankless water heater and sewage pump 744 Charleston Road residential re-roof, $12,500 3277 Miranda Ave. University Club sewer replacement 320 University Ave. revision to show accessibility requirement in the bathroom 229 Matadero Ave. 276 sq. ft. single-story residential addition and 200 sq. ft. remodel, $50,000 2846 Kipling St. residential garage remodel: add bathroom, create new exterior doors, $30,000

cussion at the Midtown Residents Association, she said. “The new construction has been unsettling for a lot of folks, but the town is renewing and evolving,” she said. “It’s a sign of the times.” Despite the change, residents of Midtown have managed to maintain a sense of community and warmth toward one another. “What I love about this community is that the people are very low-key,” Tham said. “The feel (of the neighborhood) is the same it’s always been: It feels like a pretty normal neighborhood.” Q Editorial Intern Avi Salem can be emailed at asalem@paweekly.com.

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Home & Real Estate 2156 Bellview Drive replace water heater 3284 Ramona St. temporary power 1410 California Ave. remove/ replace water heater 180 El Camino Real, #172 tenant improvement for Banana Republic, includes demolition and replacement of partitions, ceilings, HVAC and finishes, $930,777 1405 Harker Ave. changes to single line diagram to relocate disconnect and revise wire sizing 2715 Ramona St. 150 sq. ft. remodel of two bathrooms, $14,000 728 Florales Drive install one retrofit window in bedroom, $484 864 La Para Ave. replace AC and furnace 3284 Ramona St. new 2,185 sq. ft. single-story house with 210 sq. ft. attached one-car garage and 20 sq. ft. covered porch,

includes tankless water heater, $364,079 3121 Middlefield Road residential multifamily housing: replace furnace 751 Layne Court residential multifamily housing: replace seven furnaces in units 2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 19, 26 3284 Ramona St. demolish house and attached garage 1856 Emerson St. partial residential re-roof, $15,000 1421 Webster St. install Level 2 electric car charger 656 Towle Place residential reroof, $13,930 330 Coleridge Ave. install Level 2 car charger 2200 Geng Road revision to ADA dimensions in the shower rooms 3190 Waverley St. install Level 2 car charger 722 San Jude St. re-roof, $7,600 180 El Camino Real, #1220 add footing due to field conditions

275 Ventura Ave. multifamily residential reroof, $17,000 3560 La Mata Way rebuild single-family residence and add new second story; includes new electrical. Existing 745 sq. ft. basement to remain, $1,100,000 153 California Ave. residential multifamily housing: balcony dryrot repair, $18,000 3560 La Mata Way temporary power 420 Webster St. run a dedicated gas line from the meter to a gas range 402 El Verano Ave. replace furnace 800 California Ave. residential red-tag gas line repair 262 Kingsley Ave. revision to piers: eliminating six piers and revising five piers from lagging wall system to stitch pier system

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Dan Ziony 650.201.1010

Dan.Ziony@cbnorcal.com www.DanZiony.com

BRE# 01380339

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2020 Webster Street Palo Alto On one of Old Palo Alto’s most coveted streets,

this lovely French

Norman style home with a formal entry, elegant curved staircase, crown molding, and beautiful oak floors offers the warmth of a bygone era. A cheerful kitchen with breakfast bar and eating area overlooks the veggie beds, lemon, fig and orange trees. The well-appointed living room — featuring a wood-burning fireplace — and formal dining room, open onto a patio in the landscaped yard with wisteria covered arbor and mature trees. An attached 2-car garage and lighted lanai complete the property.

List Price $4,500,000

www.2020Webster.com OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1:30-4:30PM OR SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT

Nancy Goldcamp CRS Certified Residential Specialist / SRES Seniors Real Estate Specialist with Coldwell Banker since 1985

Direct: (650) 400-5800 nancy@nancygoldcamp.com www.nancygoldcamp.com CAL BRE# 00787851

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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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Warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door.

Ann Griffiths is celebrating her First sale 41 years ago, March 17, 1975 on St. Patrick’s Day. The First house sold on Bay Road, Menlo Park to sell for more than $100,000. 41 years in residential Real Estate selling properties in Atherton, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Portola Valley and Woodside

Milllion $ Club Menlo-Atherton Board of Realtors Vice President Cornish & Carey Top Salesperson Coldwell Banker

Ann Griffiths 650-561-3291 650-752-0722

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OPEN HOUSE SAT/SUN 1:30-4:30

Presenting: 1991 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto

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Centrally located in the heart of Leland Manor, this 3 bedroom/2 bath mid-century home features an open floor plan flooded with natural light. The expansive living room/dining room combo boasts modern details such as accent walls with exposed bricks, vaulted high ceilings with clerestory windows, and a stunning wall of floor-to-ceiling windows with glass doors to the spacious side patio for easy indoor/outdoor entertainment and al fresco dining. Oversized windows illuminate the kitchen which overlooks & has access to the spacious rear yard. A private master suite with built-in storage, two additional well-lit bedrooms with corner windows, and a 2-car garage complete the appeal. Lot: 7735 sq.ft. Home: 1753 sq.ft. Excellent schools: Walter Hays Elementary, David Starr Jordan Middle, Palo Alto High. This information was supplied by reliable sources. Sales Associate believes this information to be correct but has not veriďŹ ed this information and assumes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. Buyers should investigate these issues to their own satisfaction. Buyer to verify school availability.

BRIAN CHANCELLOR (650) 303-5511 brianc@serenogroup.com CalBRE# 01174998 Page 46 • March 18, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Enjoy the tour at brianchancellor.com

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

11627 Dawson Drive, Los Altos Hills

91 Selby Lane, Atherton

291 Atherton Avenue, Atherton

$18,950,000

$14,900,000

$14,688,000

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

Listing Provided by: Catherine Qian, Lic.#01276431

Listing Provided by: Nancy Gehrels, Lic.#01952964

26880 Elena Road, Los Altos Hills

10440 Albertsworth Lane, Los Altos Hills

245 Mountain Wood Lane, Woodside

$12,888,888

$11,488,000

$7,250,000

Listing Provided by: Dan Kroner, Lic.#01790340

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

Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Lic.#01242399

1175 Barroilhet Drive, Hillsborough

40 Firethorn Way, Portola Valley

2991 Alexis Drive, Palo Alto

$6,888,000

$6,888,000

$5,999,988

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

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas, Lic.#01878208

Listing Provided by: Tom Rollett, Lic.#01383194

1100 Mountain Home Rd.,Woodside

26861 Purissima Road, Los Altos Hills

1250 Miramontes St., Half Moon Bay

$5,850,000

$5,800,000

$2,800,000

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

Listing Provided by: Shawn Ansari Lic.#01088988

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello Lic.#01343305

See the complete collection

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The Solution to Selling Your Luxury Home.

6861 Briggs Ranch Road, Calistoga | $32,000,000 | Presented by Nicki Naylor, Lic.# 01024605

www.KnightsValleyRanch.com Customized to the unique style of each luxury property, Prestigio will expose your home through the most influential mediums reaching the greatest number of qualified buyers wherever they may be in the world. For more information about listing your home with the Intero Prestigio International program, call your local Intero Real Estate Services office. Woodside 1590 Cañada Lane Woodside, CA 94062 650.206.6200

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

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

$22,000,000

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779 ORANGE AVENUE, LOS ALTOS

LISTED AT $3,995,000

COMPLETELY REMODELED AND EXPANDED • •

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3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths Gourmet kitchen features Viking refrigerator and Viking professional range with 6 gas burners, grill, and double ovens. Bosch dishwasher, trash compactor, tumbled traver tine backsplash, granite counters, breakfast bar, spacious pull-out pantr y, and refrigerator-sized wine cooler Completely remodeled and expanded

3 BD & 2.5 BA - 2909 +/- SQFT. - 10,505 +/- SQFT. LOT • • • • •

Neighborhood schools: Gardner Bullis Elementar y, Egan Middle, Los Altos High and Bullis Char ter School Elegant living room with vaulted ceiling and nearby powder room Approximate 2,909 sf living on approximately 10,505 sf lot Guest cottage with full bath and kitchen Walk to Shoup Park, downtown Los Altos, restaurants, shopping

ED GRAZIANI (408) 828-1579 ed@serenogroup.com www.EdGraziani.com CalBRE # 01081556

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OPEN SAT & SUN 1-4

JEN PAULSON (650) 996-7147

jen@serenogroup.com CalBRE # 01221390

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3435 LOUIS ROAD, PALO ALTO Remodeled Mid-Century Eichler in Midtown

JOIN US FOR OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 1:00-5:00PM Nestled in the desirable Midtown neighborhood with a variety of amenities for the active lifestyle, this Mid-Century modern home - an architectural gem built by renowned Joesph Eichler has been beautifully updated by archiect KC Marcinik to accentuate its natural beauty within. 4 bedrooms and 2 baths Interior living space: 1,698 sq. ft. on 6,300 sq. ft. lot (per city of Palo Alto) Stylish gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances Abundant natural light through large windows & doors #A-85@E 01@-58? 5:/8A01 ?7E8534@? ?8-@1 @581 Ō;;>5:3 4534 /1585:3? 5:?501 8-A:0>E :1C 0A-8 <-:1 C5:0;C? freshly painted interior and exterior and radiant heat w Attached 2-car garage w Close proximity to Palo Alto schools, Eichler Swim and Tennis club, commute routes, parks and shopping

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177 South Gordon Way, Los Altos Captivating Residence Near Downtown Within walking distance of downtown Los Altos, this 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom home of 4,604 sq. ft. (per county) occupies a lot of T X[ -/>1? I<1> /;A:@EJ -:0 ;ĹŠ 1>? @C; Ĺ‹ >1<8-/1? 9-4;3-:E ĹŒ ;;>? -:0 -: ;Ĺ‘ /1 :B5@5:3 ?<-/1? 5:/8A01 - @C; ?@;>E 85B5:3 >;;9 -:0 - 2-.A8;A?8E >19;01810 75@/41: &45? ?;8-> 1=A5<<10 4;91 -8?; <>;B501? - @C; /-> 3->-31 -:0 - 91?91>5F5:3 .-/7E->0 C5@4 - 41-@10 <;;8 -:0 ?<- ;C:@;C: -@@>-/@5;:? -:0 ;? 8@;? 534 I " \]YJ ->1 9;91:@? -C-E I.AE1> @; B1>52E 18535.585@EJ

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819 Altaire Walk, Palo Alto Townhouse near High-Tech Employers Listed for $1,300,000 | Living Space: 1,296 sq. ft. 3 bedrooms | 2.5 bathrooms

820 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto Listed for $3,380,000 | Living Space: 1,952 sq. ft. 4 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms

Juliana Lee

MBA/LL.B Certified Residential Specialist

(650) 857-1000

homes@julianalee.com

#1 Agent in over 105,000 Keller Williams Realty agents* Over 1,000 homes sold in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties Experienced with 30 Silicon Valley cities *2014 BRE# 00851314

julianalee.com

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By Appointment Only

13430 Country Way Los Altos Hills This stylish estate home on approximately 3.37 acres features serene hillside views and is only minutes to the Palo Alto Hills Country Club. Originally built with quality by Owen Signature Homes, this light and bright residence features high ceilings, large windows, beautiful polished stone finishes, soft carpeting, and shining hardwood floors. The open and airy 6-bedroom, 6-bath floor plan has a dedicated office, plus a detached and fully customized executive office with ample room for conferences. Graceful French doors open to the professionally landscaped grounds, which offer space for entertaining on the sun-swept terrace, plus sparkling pool and spa. While the location is very private, just minutes away are top-rated Palo Alto schools, Stanford University, Silicon Valley and I-280.

Offered at $7,680,000 www.13430CountryWay.com

Open Sat/Sun, 1:30-4:30

3644 Ramona Circle Palo Alto Enjoy the beauty and convenience of living in this 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom new construction home set on a quiet, manicured street. The single-level floor plan featuring two master suites showcases extensive use of natural stone, arched picture windows, exquisite millwork, and soaring coffered ceilings. The gourmet kitchen opens to the casual breakfast area and additional private outdoor living space. Close proximity to toprated schools, Mitchell Park and Library, Stanford University, shopping and dining. .

Offered at $3,298,000

Jenny Teng 650.245.4490 Jteng@apr.com www.jennytenghomes.com Page 56 • March 18, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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15195 Becky Lane, Monte Sereno Offered at $3,988,000 Country Charm and High-Tech Features Blending rustic charm with high-tech features, this gorgeous 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home of 5,147 sq. ft. (per appraisal) has a lot of over 1 acre (per county). Ideal for entertaining, the home offers a great room that can double as a home theater, and spectacular outdoor spaces that include a manicured backyard with a breathtaking saltwater pool and waterfalls. Other highlights include a home automation system, a 450-gallon aquarium, and an attached four-car garage. La Rinconada Country Club and top Campbell schools are moments away (buyer to verify eligibility).

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CalBRE #01090940

Top 1% Coldwell Banker

2450 Tasso Street, Palo Alto Offered at $2,888,000 Picture-Perfect Craftsman on Cul-De-Sac This captivating 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home of 2,337 sq. ft. (per county) enjoys a lot of 6,000 sq. ft. (per county) along a prime cul-desac. Hardwood floors, casement windows, and stone-clad bathrooms refine the warm, comfortable interior, which includes a gourmet island kitchen, a paneled dining room, and a hydro-massage tub in the master suite. Every bedroom offers vaulted ceilings. This property is an easy stroll to Midtown Shopping Center and Hoover Park, and moments from terrific Palo Alto schools.

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

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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1:30–4:30PM Offered at $6,650,000 Beds 6 | Baths 3.5 Home ¹3,500 sf | Lot ¹9,188 sf

PROFESSORVILLE 1115 Ramona Street, Palo Alto | 1115ramona.com

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THIS WEEKEND OPEN HOMES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL TIMES ARE 1:30-4:30 PM 27071 Dezahara Way Sun Deleon Realty

ATHERTON 2 Bedrooms

372 El Camino Real Sat/Sun 12-4 Jacob Young

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68 Walnut Ave $2,149,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 88 Tuscaloosa Ave Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

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35 Selby Ln Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

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BELMONT 3 Bedrooms

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$1,495,000 383-1430

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401 Runnymede Ave Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$999,000 324-4456

HILLSBOROUGH 7 Bedrooms

13030 La Paloma Rd Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,750,000 323-1111

MENLO PARK

Deleon Realty

5 Bedrooms

177 South Gordon Way Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$9,888,000 543-8500

$5,488,000 543-8500

LOS ALTOS HILLS 27860 Via Corita Way Sun Deleon Realty 14303 Saddle Mountain Dr Sun Deleon Realty

316 Trenton Way Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 471 8th Ave Sat/Sun 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,795,000 324-4456 $879,000 462-1111

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$1,595,000 324-4456 $1,095,000 324-4456 $3,250,000 462-1111 $2,995,000 324-4456 $2,995,000 324-4456 $3,250,000 462-1111

$4,888,000 543-8500 $4,498,000 543-8500

1100 Carlos Privada Sat/Sun 1-4 Dana Cappiello

$1,698,000 206-6205

4 Bedrooms 3439 Woodstock Ln Sun Sereno Group

$2,295,000 323-1900

PALO ALTO 3 Bedrooms 1991 Middlefield Rd Sat/Sun Sereno Group 79 Roosevelt Cir Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,600,000 323-1900 $2,295,000 323-1111

3 Bedrooms - Townhouse 819 Altaire Walk $1,300,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Of Palo Alto 454-8500 2088 Channing Ave $2,995,000 Sun 2-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200 700 Chimalus Dr $3,198,000 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474 2020 Webster St $4,500,000 Sun Coldwell Banker 325-6161 3877 Corina Way $2,190,000 Sun Daniel Loffler (541) 390-2543 2450 Tasso St $2,888,000 Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty 543-8500 3435 Louis Rd $1,998,000 Sat/Sun 1-5 Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

5 Bedrooms

466 Sand Hill Circle $1,749,000 Sat/Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200 20 Dunne Ct $1,898,000 Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200 2063 Gordon Ave $2,998,000 Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty 543-8500

5 Bedrooms 185 Santa Margarita Ave Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

PORTOLA VALLEY

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$3,488,000 543-8500

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$2,495,000 324-4456

MORGAN HILL 3 Bedrooms 10779 Hale Av $1,099,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate (408) 778-7474

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3644 Ramona Cir $3,298,000 Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111 703 N California Ave $3,790,000 Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111 4140 Old Adobe Rd $7,388,000 Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty 543-8500 2350 Tasso St $4,895,000 Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500

6 Bedrooms 405 Marlowe St $8,995,000 Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 151 Seale Ave $6,998,000 Sat/Sun Zane MacGregor 324-9900 1115 Ramona St $6,650,000 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474

4 Bedrooms 142 Pecora Way Sat Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,250,000 323-1111

5 Oak Forest Ct Sun Deleon Realty

$3,488,000 543-8500

1 Bayberry St $2,575,000 Sun Cowperthwaite & Company 851-8030

REDWOOD CITY 2 Bedrooms 498 Quartz St Sun 2-4:30 Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,249,000 323-1111

3 Bedrooms 369 Greendale Way Sun Deleon Realty

$1,988,000 543-8500

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

$2,668,000 851-2666

973 Chesterton Ave $1,649,000 Sun 1-4 Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141 3022 Whisperwave Cir Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,648,000 324-4456

552 Rutherford Av Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,888,000 462-1111

5 Bedrooms 479 Sequoia Av Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$3,795,000 851-2666

WOODSIDE 4 Bedrooms 579 Old La Honda Rd Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,650,000 851-2666

3 Vineyard Hill Rd Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$7,495,000 462-1111

6 Bedrooms 155 Kings Mountain Road Sun Coldwell Banker

$16,995,000 851-2666

460 Las Pulgas Dr Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$5,988,000 543-8500

609 CHARMAIN CIRCLE, MOUNTAIN VIEW OFFERED AT $1,675,000 Charming home located on quite street in convenient Mountain View location! Award winning schools! Close to shopping, all commute routes and lovely downtown Mountain View!

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

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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement 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) 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)

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NOON, WEDNESDAY 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 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) 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) 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) 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) 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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855 Real Estate Services DID YOU KNOW Information is power and content is King? Do you need timely access to public notices and remain relevant in today’s highly competitive market? Gain an edge with California Newspaper Publishers Association new innovative website capublicnotice.com and check out the Smart Search Feature. For more information call Cecelia @ (916) 288-6011 or www. capublicnotice.com (Cal-SCAN) KEVIN YU CELLO STUDIO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 614594 The following person (persons) is (are) 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) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 614748 The following person(s)/registrant(s) has/ have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): EAGLE DEEP 2225 E. Bayshore Rd., #200 Palo Alto, CA 94303 FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON: 05/26/2015 UNDER FILE NO. 605242 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S): DEEP EAGLE LLC 2225 E. Bayshore Rd., #200 Palo Alto, CA 94303 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY: A Limited Liability Company. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 2, 2016. (PAW Mar. 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8, 2016) SILICON VALLEY LAUNCH FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 614166 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Silicon Valley Launch, located at 530 Lytton Ave., 2nd. Fl., 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): BILL HANLEY 530 Lytton Ave. 2nd. Fl. Palo Alto, CA 94301 HEJIAO TANG 4298 Wilkie Way Unit P Palo Alto, CA 94306 SHAN JIANG 3833 Park Blvd. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/08/2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February, 19, 2016. (PAW Mar. 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8, 2016)

NETWORKWISE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 615013 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Networkwise, located at 3075 Louis Rd., 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): PAUL SEAH 3075 Louis Rd. 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 March 10, 2016. (PAW Mar. 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8, 2016)

997 All Other Legals 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 respuesta 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, 14816-039 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: 544554 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 916-636-0114 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 admin-

ister 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)

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NORCAL BASKETBALL

It’s one test to another

ON U.S. SOCCER TEAM . . . Stanford freshman Amir Bashti was named by U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team head coach Tab Ramos to the 22-player roster that will compete at the 2016 Dallas Cup set to take place March 20-26. It will be the third stint with the U-20s for Bashti, who was also part of a January training camp in Miami, Fla., at which the U.S. won two matches against local club teams.

ON THE AIR Friday College baseball: Kansas at Stanford, 7 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM)

Saturday Women’s gymnastics: Stanford at Pac-12 Championships, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.; Pac-12 Bay Networks College baseball: Kansas at Stanford, 3 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) Women’s basketball: USF at Stanford, 6 p.m.; ESPN2; KZSU (90.1 FM)

Sunday College baseball: Kansas at Stanford, noon; KZSU (90.1 FM)

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Menlo School senior Hannah Paye (10) scored 15 points in a 48-47 win over No. 3 seed St. Mary’s (Albany) in a NorCal Division IV semifinal on Tuesday, including the winning 3-pointer.

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Taking a shot at repeating history Menlo School girls have Paye family connection to previous hoop success by Keith Peters he Menlo School girls began this basketball season with a loss to Cardinal Newman in the opening round of the Cardinal Newman Tournament in December. Now, more than three months later, the Knights are hoping their season doesn’t end the same way. That will be up to Menlo coach John Paye and his players, who’ll take a 21-7 record and No. 2 seed against top-seeded Cardinal Newman (29-5) in the NorCal Division IV championship game on Saturday at American Canyon High at 2 p.m. Paye, for one, is surprised his team is still playing. “We never expected to make it to the NorCal title game, even though we were coming off three consecutive CCS titles (2013, ‘14 and ‘15),” said Paye. Paye has felt this way before, as a player at Menlo School in 1983 and again as the girls’ coach in 1989. “The neat thing about this year and the state playoffs in 1983 and 1989 was that none of us at Menlo expected to go as far as we did,” he said. In 1983, Al Klein coached the Menlo boys to a state title after the team didn’t even win the PAL title. In 1989, Paye coached the Menlo girls — including his sister Kate — to the first of three state crowns.

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by Keith Peters oc Scheppler has coached the girls basketball team at Pinewood School for more than 20 years. He has won more than 500 games and captured six state championships.

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CARDINAL CORNER . . . Five Cardinal wrestlers won matches in the opening session at the 2016 NCAA Championships on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Advancing to the Round of 16 are Connor Schram (125), Joey McKenna (141), Jim Wilson (165) and Nathan Butler (285). Each Cardinal wrestler is competing in a 33-man bracket for the individual national title in their respective weight classes. The top-eight finishers in each weight class will be named 2016 All-Americans . . . The nationally No. 19-ranked Stanford women’s gymnastics team will pursue its sixth conference title at the Pac-12 Championships Saturday at 1 p.m. in Seattle, Wash. The Cardinal hit 23 of 24 routines at last year’s conference championships to finish third and register its 15th consecutive top-four finish. Stanford has scored 197.175 at each of the past two Pac-12 Championships. Stanford’s past two trips to Washington for the Pac-12 Championships were successful ones, winning the 2001 and 2008 conference titles. The Cardinal will compete in Session I and is joined by No. 17 Washington, No. 21 Arizona and Arizona State. . . . Stanford junior Akash Modi continued his phenomenal 2016 campaign Sunday as he represented the U.S. in the Glasgow World Cup in Scotland. Modi finished in fourth place in the all-around while taking first in parallel bars with a 15.166 score . . . The Stanford baseball team will return to action following an 11-day break and will open a three-game series with Kansas starting Friday night at 7 p.m. The teams will meet again Saturday (3 p.m.) and Sunday (noon), all at Sunken Diamond.

Pinewood girls upset nation’s No. 1 team, face 31-0 Miramonte

Menlo junior Sam Erisman tallied 14 points in the NorCal semifinal.

His 1998 team set a then-national record for more 3-pointers in a single season. His 1999 squad went 31-1 and he coached three other teams to at least 30 victories. As good as these previous Pinewood teams have been, with the accomplishments they have achieved, the 62-year-old Scheppler believes the best may may be his current unit. While the Panthers of today are just 24-5, have no dominant post player and no one standing over 6 feet, this Pinewood team has done something no other has accomplished. That achievement came Tuesday night in Stockton when the Panthers toppled the nation’s No. 1 team, St. Mary’s, by a shocking 72-69 score. The top-seeded Rams fell to 28-1 and saw their 57-game win streak and season end at the same time in the NorCal Open Division semifinals at San Joaquin Delta College. With St. Mary’s being the defending Open Division state champion and loaded with Division I college talent, hoop insiders are calling the triumph the biggest upset in state basketball history. Fourth-seeded Pinewood now advances to play No. 2 Miramonte (31-0) in the NorCal regional title game of the CIF State Basketball Championships on Saturday at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento at 6 p.m. The teams met on Feb. 20 with Miramonte winning easily, 73-57. You can bet that Scheppler has learned from that previous setback to Miramonte and that his players will be ready, as they were against St. Mary’s. “Believe it or not, Pinewood scares people in how we play, how we shoot, how we don’t quit, how (continued on page 71)

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Stanford is looking for a new head coach Search is under way after Dawkins is fired following a dismal 15-15 campaign with no postseason Rick Eymer

Landry Fields, a future NBA draft ohnny Dawkins, in many pick, also returned. Trent Johnson (let go by TCU ways, is a victim of poor timing and high expectations. on Monday) bolted for a betTaking over from Trent Johnson ter paying job at LSU and Mike at the height of Stanford’s men’s Montgomery, Stanford’s winbasketball success, he departs ningest coach, had recently signed after an injury-plagued season to coach at California following a stint with the Goldof which everybody en State Warriors. will return. The Cardinal Dawkins, 52, was reached the postrelieved of duties on season in Dawkins’ Monday, finishing first year and won its his first-ever head first two games. But coaching job with a ,it was the CBI, not 156-115 record over the NCAA. eight seasons. He Stanford has led the Cardinal to reached the Sweet a pair of NIT cham16 five times in pionships and one program history, NCAA Sweet 16 all since 1997, and appearance. reached the Final In a results-orientFour once. When ed profession, adver- Johnny Dawkins Montgomery took sity doesn’t matter. Lose your projected starting point over, Stanford had one winning guard before the season? No ex- season in its previous 12. Dawkins cuse. Losing your top rebounder took over on the heels of 15 conearly? Don’t bring me that. Just secutive winning seasons. “He felt sad he didn’t do as well win and win. Dawkins knew that. He’s a as he’d liked,” VanDerveer said. basketball lifer who has seen “He took it better than I did. I aband done it all. Results are the solutely love him and I’m going to only thing that matters, not that miss him, too.” Only three Stanford coachyou’ve been a role model to your players, or inspired them toward es have won more games than Dawkins, all of them legendary: greatness. “This decision was not easy Montgomery (393), Howie Dalland it was a very difficult discus- mar (256) and Everett Dean (167), sion for both Johnny and me, but who coached the Cardinal (a.k.a. like everything else during his Indians) to its only NCAA title in tenure at Stanford, he handled it 1942. According to Sports-Reference. with class, respect and the utmost concern for his student-athletes,” com, however, Stanford finished Stanford Director of Athletics with a .576 winning percentage Bernard Muir said. “There are under Dawkins’ watch compared so many great things that Johnny to a .625 winning percentage unwas able to accomplish on The der Johnson and a .700 mark durFarm, including improving the ing Montgomery’s reign. “I want to thank the Stanford graduation rate, achieving an Academic Progress Rate of 1000, community for playing such an an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance important part in the lives of and two NIT championships. The Tracy and I and in the lives of student-athletes Johnny coached our four children,” Dawkins said. during his tenure at Stanford rep- “While I am disappointed that resented the University with class we could not achieve the desired high level results, I leave proud of and humility.” Stanford finished the year at 15- the tremendous young men who 15, 8-10 in the Pac-12. The Car- have given their all to the program dinal suffered a disastrous loss to and I know the future is bright for Washington in the first round of Stanford basketball.” Dawkins was hired in April of the conference tournament and 2008 by former Athletic Director that seemed to be the last straw. “I don’t think they can hire a Bob Bowlsby and took over a probetter person,” Cardinal wom- gram that had been to the NCAA en’s basketball and Hall of Fame tournament 13 of the previous 14 coach Tara VanDerveer said. years. Dawkins has recruited well. His “He’s a class act and a great guy successor will inherit a veteran and he worked so hard.” Dawkins took over the reigns at roster that is expected to return Stanford during a tumultuous time intact along with standout recruit at the school. Brook and Robin in 6-10 power forward Trevor Lopez declared for the NBA draft Stanback, one of the highest-rated after two years at Stanford and a prospects on the West Coast, and 6-7 Kodye Pugh, ranked No. 75 Sweet 16 appearance. Fred Washington graduated, overall. Muir has begun a national leaving Dawkins with two returning starters in Mitch Johnson search. There is no timetable for and Anthony Goods. Sixth-man naming a new head coach. Q

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USF head coach and ex-Cardinal All-American Jennifer Azzi is in her first NCAA tournament.

Stanford women’s NCAA opener has a real Cardinal connection by Rick Eymer

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t is perhaps fitting that Stanford drew the University of San Francisco as a first-round opponent in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The game will feature a matchup of a Hall of Fame coach and her first great All-American player. That would be Tara VanDerveer and Jennifer Azzi. Coach and former player. Mentor and mentee. Just another link from the past to the present. “It’s a nicer sidebar. It adds a storyline,” VanDerveer said of playing against the Dons and Azzi. “That’s why I thought they’d do it. It is a great story. I don’t want it to be a better story. I wish they were playing someone else so I could be rooting for her.” The fourth-ranked Cardinal (24-7) will host West Coast Conference tournament champion USF (21-11) on Saturday in Maples Pavilion at 6 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2. In the preceding game, No. 5 Miami (24-8) and No. 12 South Dakota State (26-6) tip off at 3:30 p.m., as part of the Lexington Regional. The winners will play Monday, also in Maples Pavilion. “This has been six years in the making,” said Azzi, in her sixth season as head coach. “It’s fantastic for our university and our program.” USF returns to the NCAA party for the first time since 1997. Stanford, which will be playing its first game since losing to Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament, opens its 29th consecutive (and 30th overall) tournament at home for the 20th time.

USF won the WCC title as the No. 6 seed, beating the top three teams along the way. “I’ve been watching them. I didn’t have anything else to do this weekend,” VanDerveer said. “They’re playing got, they’re playing confident. I know they are a hard-nosed team. That’s how she played. If they play the way she played, they’ll be running and shooting threes.” What makes this game even more special is that Azzi was VanDerveer’s first big-time recruit at Stanford and she helped bring the school’s first-ever NCAA women’s basketball title in 1990. “I loved coaching Jennifer,” VanDerveer said. “She and her teammates put Stanford basketball on the map. In a lot ways, that’s why Karlie (Samuelson) and Erica (McCall) are sitting here with me. They wanted to play for a great program. Jennifer made it a great program with her teammates.” Samuelson acknowledged not knowing much about the relationship between VanDerveer and Azzi, though McCall said she learned a lot about at it. “Tara always tells the story about Jennifer icing and icing and icing to get ready for one game,” McCall said. “It should be a great game against USF.” The Dons advanced after trailing by 17 in the first quarter against top-seeded BYU. “This is what we set our minds on years ago and to see it become a reality — I couldn’t be more excited,” said Azzi, who believed she would change USF’s program

overnight. “The program was in a pretty bad state. I thought I could change the mind-set quicker . . . it doesn’t happen overnight.” In her first two seasons at USF, Azzi won a total of nine games. The Dons then went 1219 in back-to-back seasons before making a breakthrough last year — taking Gonzaga to four overtimes to reach the WCC title game before losing to BYU. This season, Azzi and the Dons took another step forward while making a tremendous run through their conference tourney. “It finally clicked,” Azzi said of her team coming together. “I don’t have to worry about this team. They own it. It’s really about togetherness.” Meanwhile, Stanford still has the loss to the Huskies to consider. “We played well the weekend before the tournament,” Samuelson said. “We had a stumble but we know how we can play.” Said McCall: “We’re definitely upset still from that game. We learned that any game could be our last.” The Cardinal is 32-4 all-time in NCAA Tournament games at Maples Pavilion and has won 12 straight. This season will be the 20th in which Stanford has hosted NCAA Tournament games in Maples Pavilion since staging its first in 1989 and the 19th in which the Cardinal has opened up its postseason at home. The Cardinal is a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second time after advancing to last year’s Sweet 16 from the same position. No. 4 seeds are 208-136 all-time in the tournament. Q

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Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer is coaching in her 29th straight NCAA tournament.

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Menlo coach John Paye will be coaching in his fourth NorCal title game on Saturday, the first since 1991. V state championships (1989-91) under John Paye. John Paye, who also has coached his oldest daughter (23-year-old Emma), said coaching family members isn’t any more difficult than other team members. “As for coaching Kate and Hannah, I did not have to be especially tough on them because they already had a tough, hard-working mindset,” John said. “They always came to practice and were ready to compete. From a coaching standpoint, I always tried to coach and treat Hannah and Kate just like all of the other players on the team. Pretty much, I wanted to be consistent on how I coached all the girls.” Kate finished her career as Menlo’s all-time leading scorer with

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Menlo junior Sam Erisman (25) and senior Olivia Pellarin (13) sparked the Knights to a NorCal semifinal win.

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Menlo’s (L-R) Hannah Paye, Olivia Pellarin and Mackenzie Duffner limited St. Mary’s to 16 first-half points.

2,326 points and Hannah is wrapping up hers as the team’s all-time leader with 3-pointers made (199). Kate went on to help Stanford win an NCAA title in 1992, but Hannah won’t pursue the sport beyond high school. Thus, Menlo’s two NorCal wins have proved special. The Knights battled their way into the finals in a game that was up for grabs throughout. “That game could’ve gone either way,” said John Paye. “It was a typical March Madness type of event where you didn’t know what was going to happen. You have to hand it to both teams to be in it in the last two minutes of the game and fortunately we came up with the big shot of Hannah.” With 52 seconds left in the fourth quarter, senior Mackenzie Duffner connected with Paye on the outside. Paye, with a hand in her face, shot it over the defender and Menlo took a 48-45 lead and momentum. “I saw my teammate (Duffner) open turning and I saw the open gap and I knew that if I slid I had the open three so I took it,” said Hannah Paye, who finished with a team-high 15 points. “It was really exciting, I don’t think we’ve had this big of a crowd this year. It’s always fun playing for a big crowd and getting hyped and getting everyone excited for you.” Both teams started slow on offense in the first quarter. Duffner scored the first basket of the game on a jumper with the clock at 4:50. St. Mary’s took a 8-6 lead into the second quarter. “I think everyone was a little bit nervous on both teams,” said John Paye. “We did end up with 48 points, but it was kind of tension- filled.” The Knights stepped it up in the second quarter when sophomore Mallory North found Olivia Pellarin for the layup and Menlo took the 19-16 edge going into halftime. In the third quarter, Paye hit her second of three 3-pointers and the game was still close at 29-26 heading into the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter started off with press defenses from both teams. Panthers forward Jasmine

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“For Kate’s 1989 team, again we had no expectations about going to the NorCal game because, again, we did not even win our league, losing out to SHP,” said Paye. “Again for the state playoffs, we went on a role and then were fortunate that SHP got upset and we were able to advance to the NorCal title game.” There’s another Paye on Menlo’s current roster, senior Hannah. She and teammates are now on the verge of perhaps repeating some history. Should the Knights beat Cardinal Newman on Saturday, they’ll advance to the CIF State Championships on Saturday, March 26 at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento at 10 a.m. Cardinal Newman advanced with a 69-32 thumping of No. 4-seeded Sacred Heart Prep. It was perhaps appropriate, then, that Hannah Paye knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer with 52 seconds left to help secure a 48-47 victory over No. 3 St. Mary’s (Albany) in a Division IV regional semifinal of the CIF State Basketball Championships on Tuesday night. The victory earned the Knights their first trip to the NorCal finals since Kate Paye did the same in 1991 — the third of three such trips to the title game. It also was appropriate that Kate Paye, now a veteran assistant coach with the Stanford women’s basketball team, was in the crowd Tuesday along with a handful of former teammates Eileen Ha, Stephanie Nichols and Laurie Stucker from the ‘91 squad that won three consecutive Division

Junior De’Jeane Stine (11) and senior Mackenzie Duffner (15) evenly split 16 points in the NorCal semifinal. Smith converted the and-one play and St. Mary’s took the 32-31 lead with just over six minutes to go. Menlo junior De’Jeane Stine was huge for the Knights in the remaining four minutes in the game. The point guard scored seven points in 1:30, including one 3-pointer and one steal — the Knights taking the lead on her corner trey, 44-42. Panthers sophomore De’janne Evans tied the game when she nailed a 3-pointer from the corner and the game went to 45-45 with just under a minute left. St. Mary’s had a chance to take the lead with four seconds left and the ball, but Menlo’s defense forced a turnover and the Knights came away with the triumph. “We were a little bit relieved we pulled this one out because we didn’t play our best game,” said Paye. “That’s kind of a sign of a good team, when you’re able to win when you’re not performing

at your best.” The Knights will have to be at their best on Saturday, if they want a shot at repeating history. Paye believes his multiple-sport athletes will find the way. “Interestingly, looking back on the 1983 (boys), 1989, 1990, 1991 and 2016 NorCal teams that I have been involved with at Menlo, all of them included multi-sport athletes who are excellent students.” The current group includes Duffner (track), Stine (track), Paye (lacrosse), North (track), Pellarin (CCS and NorCal volleyball) and Ally Stuart (lacrosse). “I strongly believe that multiplesport athletes have an advantage when it comes to single-elimination playoff competition because they seem to be more resilient and tough-minded,” Paye said. That theory will be played out Saturday. Q — Andrew Preimesberger contributed

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PREP ROUNDUP

Winning in extra innings Palo Alto baseball wins twice to stay perfect in league play by Keith Peters

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lthough head coach Pete Fukuhara would like his team to beat opponents the usual way, his Palo Alto baseball team is continuing to find ways to pull out games in extra innings. Twice this week the Vikings had to go extra innings to win. On Tuesday, in a makeup game against Cupertino, Paly scored the winning run in the top of the ninth. On Wednesday, the Vikings settled things earlier by scoring a run in the bottom of the eighth to defeat visiting Wilcox, 4-3, in SCVAL De Anza Division baseball action. The Vikings (3-0, 7-1-1) got two hits and an RBI from Max JungGoldberg in support of winning pitcher Jeremy Akioka, who came on in relief of Justin Hull. In Tuesday’s 8-7 win at Cupertino, the Vikings got three hits and two RBI from Hull, who also scored the winning run in the top of the ninth. Paly and Wilcox meet again Friday in Santa Clara to close their two-game home-and-home series. In Atherton, Sacred Heart Prep continued its struggles as three errors led to four unearned runs for host Menlo-Atherton in a 6-3 decision for the Bears in PAL Bay Division action Wednesday. Menlo-Atherton (1-0, 4-3) scored four runs in the first two innings. Jack Molumphy had three hits for the Gators (1-1, 1-8) and John McGory added two as SHP actually out-hit the Bears. Nick Olson and Hunter Sevy allowed a combined two earned runs for M-A. On Tuesday, RJ Babiera allowed no earned runs over four innings and slammed a bases-loaded triple to pace Menlo School to a 9-2 victory over host Half Moon Bay to open the PAL Ocean Division season on Tuesday. Babiera’s big hit came in the top of the seventh. He also scored on a sacrifice fly by David Farnham. Boys golf With senior Jeff Herr leading the way with a 1-under 35 to earn medalist honors, Menlo School (2-2) cruised to a 190-326 victory over Pinewood in West Bay Athletic League dual-match action. Herr had a birdie on the par-4 sixth hole. Max Ting had a pair of birdies on his way to a 37, with Will Hsieh and Seth Pope adding 39s and Charlie Hsieh a 40 at Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club.

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The sophomore post had 22 points and 14 rebounds in a CIF NorCal Division I basketball opener before scoring 20 of her game-high 25 points in the second half to help the Bears advance to the NorCal semifinals.

The senior attacker scored 19 goals and added five assists as the Vikings defeated Menlo-Atherton, Bella Vista and Foothill in nonleague lacrosse action to remain undefeated following four matches to open the season.

Honorable mention Taylor DeGroff Castilleja lacrosse

Sam Erisman Menlo basketball

Zion Gabriel Eastside Prep basketball

Cameron Gordon Sacred Heart Prep lacrosse

Gilliam Meeks* Gunn track and field

Ofa Sili Menlo-Atherton basketball

Jonathan Dicks Menlo-Atherton golf

William Hsieh Menlo golf

Justin Hull Palo Alto baseball

Alex Liang Palo Alto swimming

Kent Slaney* Palo Alto track & field

Quintin Valenti Palo Alto lacrosse * previous winner

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In San Jose, first-place Harker showed why it’s the team to beat this season following a 188-212 victory over Sacred Heart Prep at Cinnabar Hills. Harker features the three younger brothers of Stanford All-American Maverick McNealy — Dakota, Colt and Scout. Dakota shot 37, Colt a 38 and Scout a 41 against the Gators, who were led by Shane Snow’s 1-over 37. Snow also shot 37 in a 201242 WBAL victory oer Crystal Springs on Tuesday at Peninsula Country Club. On Tuesday, Palo Alto remained undefeated while picking up a pair of dual-match victories in SCVAL De Anza Division action at par-34 Palo Alto Muni. The Vikings (4-0, 5-0) posted a score of 182 to defeat Homestead (203) and Cupertino (211). Matt Lewis led Paly with a 1-over 35 while Ahmed Ali, Sergi Mata and Joonsung Ha all shot 36. Timothy Liu rounded out the scoring with a 39 while Homestead dropped to 1-1 and Cupertino to 1-2 in league. On Monday, Palo Alto tied for sixth at the annual De La Salle Invitational at Crow Canyon Country Club. The Vikings shot 369

with Ha leading the way with a 1-over 70. Mata shot 72 and Ali had a 74. Boys lacrosse Jack Crockett scored the winning goal in overtime off an assist from Will Kremer to lead Sacred Heart Prep to a 10-9 overtime win over host Serra on Tuesday. Kevin Tinsley tied the match at 9, scoring with just two seconds remaining after Crockett had won a face-off with 25 seconds left and drove down the field before passing to Tinsley. The Gators (31) got two goals from Crockett, Harrison Toig and Tinsley with Tommy Barnds, Kremere, Frank Bell and Trevor Peay scored one apiece. Cody Weibe came up with nine saves in goal. Girls lacrosse Sacred Heart Prep remained undefeated following a 14-9 nonleague triumph over host Gunn on Wednesday night. Cameron Gordon scored five goals to pace the Gators (4-0), who held a slim 5-4 halftime lead. Libby Muir added four goals plus three assists with Emma Johnson adding three goals. Q

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we execute game plans,” Scheppler remarked. While most probably believed the Panthers had no shot against St. Mary’s, Scheppler’s team proved otherwise. The Panthers utilized their deadly three-point shooting, making a remarkable 16 treys in just 29 attempts and rallying from a 10-point deficit. Scheppler acknowledged that the triumph was the biggest of his career, this from a man who has won six state titles. “When you look at us, we’re not gonna look great at airports,” Scheppler said. “But, it’s about skill. It’s about shooting. It’s about driving. It’s about passing. It’s about handling the ball. And I know that our skill level is better than any team around.” Junior Erin Poindexter-McHan and freshman Hannah Jump led the 3-point parade as both drained six apiece while tallying 22 points each. For Poindexter-McHan, it was a career high. While St. Mary’s was taller, quicker and had more depth, Pinewood stuck to its game plan with its primary rotation of six players. Poindexter-McHan, however, suffered a sprained ankle with under 4:00 left, and had to leave the game and senior Chloe Eackles fouled out with under 2:00 remaining. Junior Akayla Hackson chipped in with 12 points and freshman Klara Astrom contributed 10. Each had a pair of 3-pointers. After committing nine turnovers in the first quarter and trailing at the half (43-37) while trying to figure out the Rams’ fullcourt press, Pinewood went on a 30-12 run in the second half to take a 69-61 lead and withstood a lastminute rally by the Rams. Division I boys While the Pinewood girls made the biggest news of the night, the Menlo-Athertons boys weren’t far behind. The No. 5-seeded Bears will play in their first NorCal title game since 1989 — M-A won the second of back-to-back NorCal titles that year — following a 50-46 upending of top-seeded Bellarmine (20-9) in a regional semifinal Tuesday night in San Jose. The Bears (28-4) will face No. 7 Berkeley (23-8), a 64-52 winner over No. 3 Monte Vista (Danville), in the NorCal finals on Saturday at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento at 4 p.m. M-A defeated Berkeley, 58-54, on Dec. 30 to win the Tim Cole Tournament. M-A, which lost to Bellarmine (58-57) in a nonleague game in the preseason, grabbed a 24-18 halftime lead and extended that to 38-29 after three periods as senior Lucas Fioretti drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Junior Eric Norton sank one of two free throws with 12.1 seconds to play, giving Bellarmine a

shot to tie the game with a trey. The shot missed and M-A’s Blake Henry grabbed the rebound and was fouled, making the first free throw to cap the big victory. The 6-foot-6 Henry used his height to good advantage and finished with 15 points plus eight rebounds. Junior Kai Winterling added his second straight 14-point effort with Norton chipping in 10. M-A made 10 of 13 foul shots in the final quarter to hold off the Bells. Division I girls Fourth-seeded Menlo-Atherton (27-5) saw its season come to an end in a 74-51 loss to top-seeded St. Francis of Sacramento (28-5) in a NorCal semifinal in the Capitol city. The Bears struggled early to break the Troubadours’ press while St. Francis scored 28 in the paint and from the arc. Things improved slightly for the Bears in the second quarter as freshman Mele Kailahi scored five and the Bears played tough defense, but Janae Fairbrook hit three of her six 3-pointers and St. Francis lead by 35 at the half. The Bears mounted a comeback in the second half with sophomore Carly McLanahan hitting all 13 of her points and Kailahi scoring another 10 while finishing with 18, but it was too little, too late for the Bears, who lose only four senior reserves while returning their entire starting lineup. Division IV girls Sacred Heart Prep wrapped up its fine 21-7 season with a 68-32 loss to host and top-seeded Cardinal Newman (29-5) in Santa Rosa on Tuesday night. The Gators fell behind from the outset and trailed by 27-15 at halftime. Cardinal Newman then exploded for 28 points in the third period to put the game out of reach. Sophomore Tatum Angotti was the only SHP player in double figures with 11. Seniors Ma’ata Makoni, Riley Hemm, Juliana Clark, Chandi Ingram and Tara Ritchey all concluded their prep careers. Division V girls Top-seeded Eastside Prep advanced to its second straight NorCal title game following a 62-44 semifinal victory over No. 4 Urban School (24-9) of San Francisco on Tuesday night in East Palo Alto. Sophomore Kayla Tahaafe led Eastside Prep with 25 points with freshman Kayla Mahan and sophomore Alayah Bell adding 10 each. Freshman Zion Gabriel and sophomore Ra’Anna Bey each contributed nine points to the victory. The Panthers (18-11) will face No. 2 seed St. Joseph Notre Dame (26-8), a 54-48 winner over No. 3 Priory (19-7), in the regional final of the CIF State Basketball Championships on Saturday at American Canyon High at 10 a.m. Priory wrapped up its best-ever season as freshman post Ila Lane tossed in 26 points. Q

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