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Vol. XXXVII, Number 29

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Upfront

Local news, information and analysis

City vows to slash carbon emissions by 80 percent Local environmentalists praise city’s new ‘80x30’ goal by Gennady Sheyner

ith Earth Day just around the corner, Palo Alto officials on Monday renewed their vows to their native planet when they adopted a goal to slash greenhouse-gas emissions by 80 percent by 2030. Dozens of local environmentalists clapped and waved flags decorated with Earth photos af-

ter the City Council voted 8-0, with Vice Mayor Greg Scharff absent, to adopt a goal known as “80x30.” The goal was proposed in the city’s new Sustainability and Climate Action Plan, the draft of which was released earlier this month. The goal, though ambitious, sets as its baseline the total emis-

sions that occurred in the year 1990. In that sense, much of the carbon slashing has already been accomplished. According to the sustainability plan, the city has achieved a 36 percent reduction since 1990, and existing programs are enough to bring it down to 52 percent by 2030. The new plan lays out a range of initiatives that the city could pursue to cut emissions by another 28 percent, including shifting people and infrastructure away

from car ownership and toward public and private transit services and an initiative aimed at getting local residents and businesses to rely on clean electricity, rather than natural gas, for heating water and space. In discussing the draft plan, council members agreed that it’s still a work in progress and needs to be better integrated with the city’s Comprehensive Plan, an overarching vision document that the city is in the midst of up-

dating. The council also generally supported the plan’s guiding principles and agreed to formally adopt them in six months. Council members also had some concerns with the plan, with Karen Holman wondering why it doesn’t include programs for reusing materials after building demolitions. She and Tom DuBois also suggested that it needs to more fully consider the impact (continued on page 12)

BUSINESS

Errors undermine data in new business registry City urged to add more resources to address flaws in new system by Gennady Sheyner

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BUSINESS

Andronico’s drops plans to move into Edgewood Plaza Grocery retailer, developer have different views on why negotiations failed by Sue Dremann

plan for Andronico’s Community Markets to open a grocery store at Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center has apparently fizzled, with different takes from property owner Sand Hill Property Company and the grocer tenant on why it did not succeed. Developer John Tze of Sand Hill told residents in an email Monday night that Andronico’s inexplicably pulled out of what both sides believed was a done deal except for the signing. But Andronico’s told the Palo Alto Weekly that it was giving up after failing to reach a consensus after months of negotiations among Andronico’s, Sand Hill and The Fresh Market, which retains the lease of space from Sand Hill but

closed its store last year. Tze has said his company can’t control the negotiations and the sublease terms, and he has had difficulty finding a replacement grocer. In recent months, Tze had been hopeful that The Fresh Market and Andronico’s had come to terms. Two weeks ago both companies had agreed on the sublease documents, he said. Both grocers just needed to reaffirm their board approvals and sign the contract, he added. “I didn’t anticipate having to write an email like this since we should have seen ‘Coming Soon’ signs go up, but only days ago Andronico’s emailed all parties saying they decided not to move forward at this time,” Tze wrote. “I immediately called The Fresh

Market, who was shocked by the email, too; they weren’t aware of any issues and were scheduled for their own board approval in days. So I then asked Andronico’s if there’s anything we can do to get back on track and their CEO responded, ‘Not at this time.’ It made no sense,” he wrote. Tze said that he heard informally that “Andronico’s may be buying a local grocery chain, which would increase their store count dramatically.” “I only guess that their board at the last minute decided moving forward with Edgewood too would overtax their resources. I’m very sorry we couldn’t bring Andronico’s, but Sand Hill remains (continued on page 9)

hen Palo Alto launched its business registry last year, the goal was to gather data about employees’ parking and commuting habits — information that would help city officials design new transportation programs and land-use policies. Last week, as the city released employee information from the registry, one conclusion quickly emerged: The data isn’t very reliable. According to a report from the office of City Manager James Keene, staff believes about 93 percent of businesses (2,606 out of 2,797) have complied with the registration requirement. The number does not include those businesses that are not required to register — namely, home-based businesses and “transitory businesses” with corporate offices outside the city. This includes 954 downtown businesses representing 15,641 employees. But while the rate of participation is deemed high, some of the numbers in the registry don’t add up. Several companies had elected to register twice while others didn’t register at all. In some cases, companies greatly overstated their “total square footage” or misstated their parking spaces. In a report released last week, city staff note that the data is based on “self-reported figures that have been through only a basic level of staff analysis/quality control.” “Although some errors related to multiple registrations were removed, additional errors are likely to be included in the data set,” the report notes. “However, with 93 percent of businesses registered

(and likely a larger percentage of the overall employment), the data is representative of the businesses in Palo Alto required to register.” For local watchdogs, the errors in the registry were easy to spot. Consider the case of 550 Hamilton Ave., a downtown building that according to the registry houses more than two dozen businesses (most of them medical offices and professional services). In most cases, the companies at 550 Hamilton Ave. report their “total square footage” to be between a few hundred square feet and about 1,500 square feet. But, as resident Jeff Levinsky discovered while poring over the data, there are some anomalies. Quartzy, a lab-management company with 0-25 employees, claims a total square footage of 35,678 square feet, Levinsky observed. If this is accurate, this would come out to more than 1,000 square feet of space per employee — a highly unlikely scenario. Hamilton-Webster Building, LLC, which lists the same employee range as Quartzy, also reported total square footage of 35,678. Given that the entire building at Hamilton and Webster is 42,000 square feet in size, both companies cannot be right (as partial compensation for this overstatement, two medical practitioners in this building reported their respective total square footage as 0 and 1). While anomalies are one problem, omissions are another. Levinsky noted in a statement to the City Council this week that Safeway is missing from the registry, despite the fact that it’s (continued on page 9)

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AGENDA–SPECIAL MEETING–COUNCIL CHAMBERS April 25, 2016, 6:00 PM Study Session 1. Receive and Review the Report on the Mid-Peninsula Bicycle Sharing System Study Special Orders of the Day 2. Building Safety Month Proclamation Consent Calendar 4. Approval of an Amendment to Contract Number C1415788 With Finite Matters to Increase the Contract Term by Three Years and $142,225 for a Total Amount Not-to-Exceed of $363,555 for Budget Publishing Software Services and Support 5. Approval of Amendment Number 4 to Contract Number C13148075 in the Amount of $117,000 With West Coast Arborists Inc., for Tree Pruning and Removal Services for a Total Contract Compensation Not-to-Exceed $1,349,410 6. Request for Authorization to Amend two Legal Services Agreements With the Law Firm of Rankin Stock & Heaberlin: (1) for Litigation Defense in the Matter of Harney v. City of Palo Alto Police Department, Increase Compensation by $60,000 for a Total Contract Not-ToExceed Amount of $90,000; and (2) for Litigation Defense in Multiple General Litigation Matters, Increase Compensation by $60,000 for a Total Not-To-Exceed Amount of $190,000 Action Items 7. Fiscal Year 2017 Proposed Budget Overview 8. Colleagues Memo: Developing City Policy on Acquisition, Use, and Safeguards for Surveillance and Information-gathering Technologies AGENDA–SPECIAL MEETING–COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM April 28, 2016, 6:00 PM Special Orders of the Day 1. Interviews of Candidates for the Human Relations Commission, the Library Advisory Commission, and the Utilities Advisory Commission COUNCIL AND STANDING COMMITTEE The Special City School Liaison Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 8:00 AM to discuss: Discussion Regarding City and PAUSD Transportation Demand Management Strategies. Page 6 • April 22, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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It’s no more than our fair share. —Pat Burt, Palo Alto mayor, on how the city’s goal of cutting carbon emissions 80 percent by 2030 is in concert with worldwide goals. See story on page 5.

Around Town

INSPECTIONS SCHEDULED ... Palo Alto’s libraries will be closed for one day so that they can be inspected for bed bugs. Mitchell Park Library will be closed April 22; Rinconada Library will be closed April 29; and the Children’s Library will be closed May 13. Downtown and College Terrace libraries will be inspected on a day the branches are regularly scheduled to be closed. No one is allowed in the buildings while the bug-sniffing dogs are working. The city intends to continue the “proactive precautionary measure” two to three times per year to ensure that the libraries remain bug-free after the discovery and treatment of bed bugs in 2015. Last September, bed bugs were discovered in two chairs on the first floor of Mitchell Park and Rinconada libraries. The libraries were closed down for several days while pest-control inspectors treated the furniture and surrounding surfaces. TAPPING THE BRAKES ... When it comes to bicycle improvements, Palo Alto has no shortage of grand plans: a new bridge over U.S. Highway 101, a Midtown connector that uses a portion of Matadero Creek; and more than a dozen bike boulevards filled with roundabouts, “sharrow” signs (markings that indicate the area of roadway to be shared by bikes and vehicles) and other amenities aimed at slowing down cars and ensuring a continuous ride for bikers. This week, however, a plan for four new bike boulevards hit a minor speed bump when the council decided that it warrants more scrutiny. The plan calls for an extension of the existing bike boulevard on Bryant Street and new bike boulevards along Amarillo Avenue, Ross Road and Louis Road. The city’s Planning and Transportation Commission partially reviewed the plans last week, though it did not comment on the Bryant Street portion because of concerns over conflicts of interests pertaining to commissioners who live on Bryant (the city’s review of the issue has not been completed). But while the commission did not review the Bryant Street boulevard, residents along Bryant did. On Monday, they made a case to the council that the plan needs more work.

Michael Hodos, a resident who took part in creating downtown’s new Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) program, argued that the data that was collected for the Bryant boulevard doesn’t accurately reflect reality because it was collected before the second phase of the RPP program began earlier this month. It is clear, he said, that “some of the data in the plan is not sufficiently granular or accurate enough to give a clear picture of the effect the proposed changes to Bryant Street parking may have on the RPP program.” Richard Brand, who also lives on Bryant and also served on the RPP stakeholder group, agreed that the plan, as it stands, “is not ready for prime time.” His block, Brand noted, would lose two parking spaces (part of 266 total spaces that would be removed for the four boulevards). This in addition to the two that had already been removed recently and replaced with a red curb. “That means it’s going to remove parking spaces down half the block,” Brand said. The council agreed that the project could use a fresh look and voted to refer it for a full hearing at a later date. PILLOWS FOR PATIENTS ... Quilting for Cancer, a group of volunteers who sew and quilt pillows for cancer patients on Tuesdays at Deborah’s Palm in Palo Alto, are looking for volunteers to help make pillows at home or at Deborah’s Palm on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The group has also put out the call for quilter’s weight cotton fabric, batting, thread and scissors. Dozens of volunteers gather in Deborah’s Palm’s sewing room to quilt squares and sewing pillows that are donated to women who had recently undergone a mastectomy. “Each pillow is sewn with love and compassion, which is reflected (in) the creativity of each unique pattern,” the group’s announcement states. Some of the volunteers themselves have undergone mastectomies due to cancer, according to the group, so creating the pillows for those recovering from surgery is extra special. Those interested in volunteering can email group leader Dorothy Forlenza at tutorjust4you@gmail.com. Q

Upfront ZONING

Eichler showdown in Royal Manor heads toward May vote As neighbors tussle over proposed ban on two-story homes, City Council defers action until May 2

divided crowd of Royal Manor residents packed into Palo Alto City Hall on Monday night to argue for and against a proposed ban on twostory homes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a measure that many characterized as essential to protecting the Eichler character of the neighborhood but which many others panned as a heavyhanded assault on their property rights. The issue, which is pitting neighbor against neighbor in the 203-home tract in the Palo Verde neighborhood, will reignite in two weeks, when the City Council concludes its public hearing on May 2 and considers whether to approve Royal Manorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application for a â&#x20AC;&#x153;single-story overlayâ&#x20AC;? (SSO). The zoning addition, which is supported by more than 60 percent of the neighborhood, prohibits new two-story homes and second-story additions. If it wins approval, Royal Manor will become the third Eichler neighborhood in the past year to win the restriction, following in the footsteps of the nearby south Palo Alto neighborhoods of Los Arboles and Greer Park North. Royal Manorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quest, however,

has been complicated by an eroding level of internal support and more than a dozen homeowners requesting that their signatures on the application be removed. While nearly 70 percent of the residents indicated support when the Planning and Transportation Commission discussed the proposal in February, that figure had dipped to 64 percent by Monday night. Opponents of the overlay criticized it on philosophical, practical and procedural grounds. Some spoke out against the idea of having their property rights curtailed, particularly given that their homes are in the flood zone, where basements are prohibited. Others said they like having the option of expanding their homes to accommodate children or parents in the future. Still others objected to the way signatures were gathered for the petition and urged the council not to make a decision until it can more accurately gauge the level of neighborhood support. Equipped with yellow posters and buttons that stated, â&#x20AC;&#x153;SSO NO,â&#x20AC;? opponents argued that the move would particularly hurt young families with small children and residents for whom shar-

ing a home with an aged parent is a cultural norm. =HÎŤHY :XUPDQ ZKR OLYHV RQ Stockton Place, said the zone change would further "geriatrify" the neighborhood. Wurman said he himself added the second story to accommodate the growth of his family. The community, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;slowly develops and changes.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is not frozen in amber as some people would like it,â&#x20AC;? Wurman said. Others claimed that proponents of the overlay misled them with an inaccurate FAQ document, which suggested that a signature would only lead to a ballot vote (an amended FAQ, with a clarification, was mailed a month later). For the many supporters of the overlay, however, the key issue is privacy. A typical Eichler is a single-story building with ample windows and walls of glass facing the backyard. An adjacent two-story house, proponents argue, would enable those neighbors to see into othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; back yards and through glass walls into living quarters. Olivier Matthey, a resident of Janice Way, wrote in an email to the council that he has seen first-hand â&#x20AC;&#x153;houses torn down

ELECTION 2016

Emberling to run for re-election to Palo Alto school board Early childhood educator reiterates focus on personalized learning, social-emotional health by Elena Kadvany

alo Alto Board of Education President Heidi Emberling will be making a bid for a second term this November, she confirmed to the Weekly Sunday. Emberling was elected to the board in 2012, along with Melissa Baten Caswell and Camille Townsend, who will be ending their second and third terms, respectively, this fall. Emberling was recently elected president of the board for 2016 by her colleagues. Emberling, a parent of two and an early-childhood educator, said in an interview Sunday that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping for a second term to continue the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work over the past four years. Those efforts, she said, range from increasing support for studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; social-emotional health to providing more personalized learning at the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secondary schools. She said she has made so-

cial-emotional health a priority throughout her term, starting by adding it as a fifth â&#x20AC;&#x153;pillarâ&#x20AC;? to the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Strategic Plan in 2013 and then by supporting changes that include moving Gunn High School to a block schedule, hiring a district wellness coordinator and significantly increasing the number of counselors at the high schools. During her tenure, the board approved significant new policies around bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment and gender identity, she noted. Emberling has also supported proposals to create more â&#x20AC;&#x153;school-within-a-schoolâ&#x20AC;? programs at the high schools, a continuing priority for her if re-elected in November, she said. Despite these efforts, systemic change has been harder to effect than Emberling thought before she was elected. When she wanted the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 12 elementary schools to adopt one, unified social-emotional

learning program, for example, she said it took more than six months to simply get a report on what programs were already in place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think change has been slower than one would like,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think you learn that really quickly when you first join the board.â&#x20AC;? Nonetheless, she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the seeds that we planted in my first term are starting to grow and come to fruition. To be able to nurture that and see the next phase Heidi Emberling of the things that I started then is very exciting.â&#x20AC;? Emberlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top priority, if re-elected, would be to create more personalized and alternative learning opportunities for students, she said. There are al-

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Royal Manor neighborhood residents turned out to voice their support or opposition to a zoning proposal that would prohibit new two-story homes and second-floor additions from their development. to be replaced with out-of-place ing a fresh look at the application mansions, not by neighbors them- process for single-story overlays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the city is to continue proselves, but by builders who put personal profit ahead of the har- cessing SSO applications, it is clear that the existing procedures mony of our community.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apparently, existing protections established by the (municipal) have failed to discourage, let alone code need to be examined and recprevent, such harmful practices. ommendations made for improvThis is why I feel that an SSO is ing this process,â&#x20AC;? according to the needed, to protect what has made report. â&#x20AC;&#x153;An application such as this this neighborhood such a great should be community building and reflect a significant percentage of place to live,â&#x20AC;? Matthey wrote. The councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision on the like-minded owners interested in single-story overlay could extend preserving their neighborhood in well beyond Royal Manor (which a defined manner.â&#x20AC;? Q includes Kenneth Drive, Thomas TALK ABOUT IT Drive, Janice Way and sections of PaloAltoOnline.com Loma Verde Avenue, Louis Road, Greer Road and Stockton Place). People are discussing the issue The controversy over signatures single-story overlays on Town Square, raised concerns from the Planning an online community forum. To see what people are saying, or to add and Transportation Commission your opinion, go to PaloAltoOnline. and from planning staff, which com/square. recommended in a new report takready numerous examples of that in place at the school districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two high schools, she noted: Palo Alto High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Social Justice Pathway, Sports Career Pathway, engineering and computer science pathways; Gunn High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Positive Psychology course; the Advanced Authentic Research program, which is new this year and connects both Paly and Gunn students with external mentors to guide them through a research project of their choice; an earlychildhood-development course that provides high school students with practical experience working with infants, toddlers and preschool children at the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Greendell campus. She said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also supportive of the idea of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;houseâ&#x20AC;? system for the high schools, which creates subsets of students who move through school together, often with a teacher-mentor or adviser. Smaller learning communities also bolster connections between teachers and students â&#x20AC;&#x201D; another one of her top priorities, she said. A related change that she said she has long advocated for but has not yet come about is moving Gunn to a teacher-advisory counseling model, which has been in place at Paly for many years. Paly students meet with a teacher-adviser throughout their four years, whereas in Gunnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traditional

model a group of staff members provide guidance counseling, college and career advice and socialemotional support to students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While our teacher-adviser model at Paly isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t perfect ... that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean that we throw everything away and start over. I think moving both high schools to one guidance model is important,â&#x20AC;? Emberling said. She said she hopes a newly created committee focused on social-emotional learning curriculum will finally help the district achieve that standardized counseling approach. Emberling said her most significant accomplishment on the board was hiring Superintendent Max McGee, whom she described as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;change agentâ&#x20AC;? pushing forward issues that had stagnated without strong leadership, from closing the achievement gap to a recent proposal to implement full-day kindergarten. Emberling said McGeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership and her desire to continue working alongside him played a â&#x20AC;&#x153;big partâ&#x20AC;? in her decision to try for a second term. At a more granular scale, she said, she was also particularly proud of getting the early-childhood-development course for high school students approved, which was last spring expanded into a more in-depth, full-year course. (continued on page 15)

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Upfront EDUCATION

School district eyes new law firm for special education Legal advisers who represented district in federal civil-rights cases could be out by Elena Kadvany

law firm whose handling of special-education issues for the Palo Alto school district has been criticized for creating an adversarial relationship with families and contributing to high legal costs could be replaced by this summer. Superintendent Max McGee is recommending that Fagen, Friedman & Fulfrost, which has represented the district for close to 10 years, be replaced with Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo. The Pleasanton-based firm represents many Bay Area school districts (as well as those throughout the state) as well as Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) groups, county offices of education, community college districts and universities. The selection will be brought to the school board for approval at its May 10 meeting. The firm was selected from five (including Fagen, Friedman & Fulfrost) who responded to a Request for Proposal for special-

education services that the district issued in February. The district sent the request to 10 firms, according to a list provided by the district. McGee and a committee of district administrators — Holly Wade, chief student services offer and former director of special education; Chiara Perry, current director of special education; Brenda Carrillo, student-services director; Associate Superintendent Markus Autrey and Communications Coordinator Jorge Quintana — reviewed the responses, interviewed the firms and settled on Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, McGee told the Weekly. Last June, the school board voted 4 to 1 to renew its contracts with its primary legal firms, including Fagen, Friedman & Fulfrost. The sole opposing vote came from Ken Dauber, who initially brought a proposal to the board to issue a Request for Proposal for special-education

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legal services. The firm’s unsatisfactory performance, Dauber has said, has cost the district not only financially but also in its relationships with families of children with special needs. Since 2012, the school district paid the firm more than $900,000, according to monthly district reports on payments made to vendors, which were compiled last June. This is compared to about $830,000 paid to another primary firm, Dannis Woliver Kelley (out of bond funds, not general funds); about $490,000 paid to Lozano Smith; and about $61,000 paid to Dora Dome. The district estimated $250,000 would be paid to Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost in the 2015-16 school year, according to a staff report. Parent Andrea Wolf, the mother of a child who received special-education services in Palo Alto Unified, told the board last June that she saw a connection

between the rise in legal fees and an “adversarial” relationship between the district and families of children with special needs. Fagen, Friedman & Fulfrost also represented the district in several investigations the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened in Palo Alto in response to allegations of discrimination and bullying. The district also paid the law firm just under $50,000 in 2014 to research, develop and follow up on a resolution criticizing the federal agency. Staff and other board members last June attributed Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost’s high bills to the district’s need for extra support during a “confusing” and “strange” era dominated by numerous federal investigations. Currently, separate federal sexual-harassment investigations are still open at each high school. While the new firm still has to be approved by the board, Dauber said he’s “optimistic” that replacing Fagen, Friedman & Fulfrost “will result in lower legal fees, better advice and a less adversarial relationship with special education families in the district.” McGee told the Weekly that he was impressed by the “depth of experience” Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo possesses with other school districts. The district is currently working on a “seamless transition” from one firm to the next, Mc-

Gee said, though the new firm must first be approved by the school board. In the meantime, Fagen, Friedman & Fulfrost will finalize any still-open cases, McGee said. New cases will be opened with the Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo team. The new firm will also represent the district in ongoing Office for Civil Rights investigations. Until the firm starts, McGee and Wade are “handling discussions” with the federal agency, the superintendent said. McGee told the Weekly he has also decided against hiring a general counsel, a new position the board approved at his recommendation last June. At the time, he argued that an in-house attorney would save the district money and make the organization more efficient and effective in handling legal matters. Four months later, he decided to postpone hiring for the position after extended disagreement on the board over whom the new inhouse attorney should directly report to: the board or the superintendent. While McGee said in October that he would still like to have a general counsel hired by July 1, 2016, he now says that the district is getting “plenty of support” from its current firms and that there are “more pressing priorities” facing the district. Q A full version of this article is posted on PaloAltoOnline.com.

Upfront MIDTOWN

Obstacles hamper plans for Matadero Creek bikeway As residents voice complaints, city prepares for a ‘pop up’ event to solicit feedback by Gennady Sheyner

divisive proposal to create a bike-friendly “greenway” along Palo Alto’s Matadero Creek hit a series of speed bumps last year, when city officials learned that the project would be hampered by seasonal floodcontrol measures, existing barriers and neighborhood opposition. There are the flood gates and ramps that the Santa Clara County Water District installs during high-flood events; the access ramps that would need to be installed for the district’s maintenance vehicles (creating a bumpy ride for bikers); and concerns about noise, lights and safety from residents whose backyards are near to the new bike route. Though these engineering and political obstacles remain in place today, city planners hope to navigate around them by modifying the east-west route, possibly us-

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one of the city’s largest grocery stores and one of Midtown’s most prominent employer. Also missing is Caffe Riace, a restaurant near the California Avenue area that is best known among landuse watchdogs for its expansive patio (which was originally constructed as a “public benefit” for a nearby residential development but subsequently taken over by the restaurant), Levinsky noted. You also won’t find McDonald’s in the registry, even though its famous double arches are displayed prominently on El Camino Real. Other businesses appear to have gone beyond the call of duty and registered more than once. The registry shows two entries for the marketing firm ShareThis, located on Miranda Avenue. Levinsky also observed that The Epiphany Hotel registered twice (once under the name of its management company). Levinsky also observed that in some cases, the square footage appears to be greatly exaggerated. Volvo Palo Alto, for instance, lists as its square footage an eye-popping 259,000 square feet, which Levinsky noted is five times the size of the dealership lot. The problems in the registry data, Levinsky said, are obvious. “It’s not a reliable basis for any policy making,” Levinsky said. While the staff report suggests that the data, while imperfect, is “representative” of the business community, the discrepancies make it difficult to draw firm conclusions. Among the big questions that the registry is supposed to help answer is: How much space

ing stretches of streets. In recent months, the project has been discussed by a specially formed Citizen Advisory Committee, which includes residents and bike advocates. On Saturday, April 23, the city will host a “pop up” event at the site of the proposed trail — a 1-5 p.m. event along the creek between Waverley and Cowper streets. The idea, City Manager James Keene said Monday, is to allow the community to get “a better feel for the proposed trail on just a portion of the corridor.” The city is now launching a feasibility study with the goal of selecting a preferred alignment based on community preferences, designing a more precise plan for the preferred concept and then constructing the trail. Among the alternatives addressed, according to the project’s web page, is an “alignment along the Matadero

Creek channel service roads and/ or parallel streets.” This could presumably include sections of Loma Verde and Colorado avenues, the two streets that run parallel to Matadero Creek on either side. But what city officials and consultants see as a great opportunity to create an east-west route through Midtown and connect Alma Street and U.S. Highway 101, some area residents see as a colossal waste of time and money. Julie Nolan, who lives on Waverley, near the creek, cited constraints and challenges that the city would have to overcome to create a new trail, including an existing house that stands in the way of the future trail and three existing cleanout ramps for removing sediment (ramps that would block the bikeway). There is also the broader concern about the risk of creek flooding, she said.

does a typical employee take up? Currently, the city’s parking requirements assume about 250 square feet per employee. Some residents have long maintained that employee density is much higher at downtown startups, which often eschew traditional offices and cubicles in favor of open-plan layouts and tables crowded with software engineers. The business registry suggests that downtown offices have an employee density of 394 square feet per worker, which belies the common notion that today’s workspaces are more crowded. But a closer look at the numbers makes this conclusion seem less than ironclad. For many of downtown’s startups and mid-sized companies, the data can be too broad to enable specific conclusions. RelateIQ, a subsidiary of Salesforce, is located at 502 Emerson St., a block between University and Hamilton avenues that is the home to an eclectic group of retailers, restaurants and startups. The registry shows RelateIQ’s total square footage at 46,545 square feet and its employee count at between 101 and 500. This means that its space per employee is somewhere between 93 square feet and 465 square feet — a range that does little to clear up the ongoing debate over employee density. Furthermore, while staff analysis notes that employee densities vary widely from one company to another, the report also notes that

about 88 companies had less than 100 square feet per employee. Neilson Buchanan, a Downtown North resident who has been heavily involved in the establishment of downtown’s parkingpermit program, also studied the registry data and noticed its many flaws. In addressing the council Monday, Buchanan emphasized the critical importance of gathering good data and urged the council to add staff resources to collecting and reviewing the data. To date, he said, city staff has been “fighting with one hand tied behind their backs with the lack of resources.” He urged the council and its Finance Committee to pay careful attention to address the resource shortage. “I pored over the integrity of data,” Buchanan said. “You don’t want to dig too deeply into it.” Thomas Fehrenbach, the city’s economic development manager, told the Weekly that the data is is still in its “preliminary, raw state.” As the city adds resources and expertise in data quality, the registry “will tell a more accurate picture.” Given the great interest in the data, he said, the city wanted to release it to the public even though there has been very little applied to it in terms of quality control. “It’s a valuable set of data about the business community, but as you break it down to granularity, its usefulness is not quite where we’d ultimately want it to be to draw conclusions,” Fehrenbach said. Q

Corrections

Palo Alto’s Gamble Garden will have its annual Spring Garden Tour on Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30. It will not be held on Sunday, and ticket prices do not include lunch, as listed in the April 15 Home Front column. The Weekly regrets the errors. To request a correction, contact Editor Jocelyn Dong at 650-223-6514, jdong@paweekly.com or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302.

And while the city is talking about creating a “greenway” on Matadero Creek, Nolan noted that the water district routinely sprays herbicides and removes vegetation along its maintenance roads, which greatly complicates landscaping plans. Midtown resident Sheri Furman, who serves on the Citizen Advisory Committee that evaluated this plan, also raised concerns about the impact on residents of warning lights at crossings along the trail, according to minutes from the group’s March 10 meeting. In an interview this week, both Furman and Nolan said they believe the city’s plans for the Midtown channel fail to grasp the challenges of constructing the project. There is also the danger of someone falling into the dry creek, or the prospect of more teenagers vandalizing the channel with graffiti, they said. The project has been discussed since at least 2012, when Santa Clara County supervisors allocated a $1.5 million grant to make it happen. So far, however, all the planning has taken place at the conceptual level. Planner Sara Syed acknowledged at a meeting last November that the challenges posed by the water district’s barriers introduce “significant challenges to the design and greater cost.” Even so, the council asked staff to

stay on course with the project and to evaluate “hybrid” options that make use of both the channel and area streets. Pat Burt requested that in addition to considering this option, staff also evaluate a second east-west alternative in the Midtown area. “If we’re going to have a really strong bike system, we need more ‘ands’ and fewer ‘ors,’” Burt said at the meeting. “We need not just a single route for folks to go across town south of Oregon. We need more than one.” He also said that as a built-out community, Palo Alto has few options for off-road paths. “We shouldn’t too readily give up on taking advantage of those opportunities to the degree that they’re feasible,” Burt said. “That’s why I want to continue to look at options in using the Matadero Creek right of way.” But Furman and Nolan believe this effort is unlikely to get anywhere. The channel simply has too many obstacles and the “hybrid” approach, “with its many intersections and short segments would do nothing to create an east-west corridor,” Nolan wrote in a letter to the council. Furman concurred. “Our objection is (that) the creek never was a good option, and it’s frustrating to see us still spending money on it,” Furman told the Weekly. Q

Andronico’s

business strategy that resulted in the closure of all of its California stores. Fresh Market holds a 10-year lease to the grocery store building and was to sublet to Andronico’s. Residents, who had successfully lobbied the city to fine Sand Hill $1,000 per day for not having an operating grocer, which is a violation of its PC zoning ordinance, again expressed their displeasure with Sand Hill’s failure to find a grocer. “Sand Hill Properties needs to be open with the community about what terms it is offering grocers, because many fear it’s aiming to evade its commitments by claiming no grocer is interested,” residents Carla Carvalho and Jeff Levinsky wrote in an emailed statement. City of Palo Alto officials released a statement Wednesday calling the failed negotiations “unfortunate.” The City was not involved in the negotiations and does not have access to the specific terms of any agreement, the statement noted. Since Sept. 30, the city has assessed Sand Hill $193,250 in penalties and has collected $179,250 for violating the planned-community ordinance. Sand Hill has been responding with timely payments, the city noted. But officials seem to be eyeing other strategies to get a grocer at Edgewood. “City staff are exploring options to encourage a resolution to this violation and anticipates making a report to the council within the next several months,” officials wrote. The Fresh Market has also been going through changes. Equity firm Apollo Global Management announced plans on March 14 to buy the specialty grocery chain in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $1.4 billion, according to multiple business media reports. Q

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committed and is working hard to find a desirable grocer,” Tze said. But Andronico’s statement on the matter seemed to dispute those assertions. “We’ve worked with The Fresh Market and the Edgewood Shopping Center for 6-7 months and could not get the three parties in alignment. We love the Palo Alto area and will continue to look for prospects in the south bay,” company officials stated in an email. Tze did not return requests for comment regarding Andronico’s statement. But Drewry Sackett, The Fresh Market’s public affairs manager, said, “We are disappointed that Andronico’s no longer plans to take over the space at Edgewood Plaza. We will continue to work with Sand Hill Property Company to pursue other interests.” The grocery store space, located at 2080 Channing Ave., has been a major concern for nearby residents who want a grocery store in the renovated shopping center, as was promised when Sand Hill was granted a “planned community” (PC) zoning designation. Sand Hill received the designation, which allowed the developer to build homes along the north edge of the shopping center, in exchange for keeping a grocery store on the site as a “public benefit.” The shopping center, a rare example of a retail development by Joseph Eichler, was finally thriving after years of vacancy and decay. But The Fresh Market, an East Coast highend grocery chain, shut down the store in Palo Alto in March 2015 after just six months as part of a larger

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of construction, which DuBois called the plan’s “blind spot.” Cory Wolbach made case for including more policies pertaining to sea-level rise. But while members had some quibbles with the plan’s omissions, they had no objections to its mission: a renewed push to slash carbon emissions and reinforce Palo Alto’s position as a leader in this field. Gil Friend, the city’s chief sustainability officer, made a case for the “80x30”

goal, noting that it’s better to set a goal of 80 percent and reach 70 percent than to set a goal of 50 percent and achieve that goal. “The bold goal challenges us to muster our creativity, our ingenuity and our forces to do something better than we might have done without that challenge,” Friend said. The new document is the city’s first climate-change plan since 2007, when Palo Alto adopted as its goal a 15 percent in greenhouse gas emissions from the 2005 level to 2020 — a goal that the city easily achieved. Yoriko Kishimoto, who served as Palo Alto mayor when the 2007 plan

Public hearing notice

Winfield Capital Improvement Project Topic:

Winfield Capital Improvement Project

Who:

Santa Clara Valley Water District

What:

Public hearing on the Engineer’s Report

When:

April 26, 2016 Item is time certain at 6:00 P.M.

Where: Santa Clara Valley Water District Board Room 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118 The proposed work of improvement is described in the Winfield Capital Improvement Project Engineer’s Report. The Report is on file at the Clerk of the Board of Directors, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California and on the water district’s website: http://www.valleywater.org/PublicReviewDocuments.aspx The objective of the Winfield Capital Improvement Project is to ensure that the Winfield facilities meet all applicable building code and regulatory requirements and provide staff with safe and suitable work areas, and sufficient facilities for storage of equipment and materials to ensure staff’s ability to effectively and efficiently perform their duties to meet the District’s core business. At the time and place fixed for the public hearing, the Board of Directors will receive comments on the Engineer’s Report for the Project. After considering the comments, the Board will decide whether or not to proceed with the Project. For more information about this hearing or this Project, contact Project Engineer, Mike Munson at (408) 630-2926. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate persons with disabilities wishing to attend this public hearing. For additional information on attending this hearing including requesting accommodations for disabilities or interpreter assistance, please contact the Office of the Clerk of the Board at (408) 630-2277, at least three business days prior to the hearing. 3/2017_LG

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was adopted, on Monday praised the city’s accomplishments since that time and encouraged the council to adopt the more ambitious “80x30” goal. Other residents similarly encouraged the council to do more to encourage less emissions. Nicholas Shafer, 19, said that as a native Palo Altan he is “proud to say that our city has already done so much toward responsible environmental stewardship over the past decades.” He also lamented the fact that many people feel a sense of “paralysis” in tackling the global problem — which leads to many young people not getting involved in local government. “Palo Alto is on the forefront of innovation and design in the world, and taking this path for us will be in the spirit of that heritage,” he said. “By setting the high standard of an 80 percent cut in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030, we can set an example for the rest of the world and the United States and a viable path forward toward a better future toward all of us.” Bruce Hodge, founder of the group Carbon-Free Palo Alto, cited the city’s many advantages to proceeding with the ambitious plan and asked: If not Palo Alto, who? “We have a high education level; we have very high environmental awareness; we’re economically advantaged; we have a long history of environmental action; and we have our own utility,” Hodge said before urging the council to adopt the goal and a timeline for achievement. The council concurred, with Wolbach saying he is very proud of Palo Alto being “a leader in rejecting climate-change deniers and obstructionists.” Councilman Marc Berman said he fully supports the “80x30” goal and argued that it’s important to set “stretch goals” while also making sure these goals are realistic so that the city doesn’t set itself up to fail. “That seems to be the most reasonable approach and one supported by a lot of members of our community,” Berman said. Mayor Pat Burt cited the city’s record of setting aggressive goals and exceeding them ahead of schedule and under budget. The new “80x30” goal, he said, would be “no more of a stretch” than the city’s prior attempts to cut carbon emissions and promote clean electricity. He cited the Paris Agreement, which was adopted by 195 nations last December and aims to keep the global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius in the current century. “What we’re adopting in what seems like an ambitious goal — and it is compared to most other cities to date — is what all other cities and nations must do if we’re going to cap an increase in global temperature at the 1.52 percent degree Celsius range,” Burt said. “It’s no more than our fair share.” Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be e-mailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

News Digest More seniors becoming homeless in county A greater proportion of Santa Clara County’s homeless population are seniors who have been unable to afford the region’s skyrocketing rents, experts on homelessness said last week. The panel, moderated by Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian, spoke in Palo Alto at an event organized by LifeMoves, formerly InnVision Shelter Network, the largest nonprofit agency serving homeless individuals and families in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Seniors make up the most rapidly growing population showing up at LifeMoves shelters, and many have health-related challenges, said Brian Greenberg, the nonprofit’s vice president. “And unlike many common perceptions about the homeless, these (seniors), many of them, have no history of mental illness, have no history of addiction. ... Ten years ago their one-bedroom rent was $800; now it’s $2,600,” he said. Jennifer Loving, executive director of Destination: Home, a program of the nonprofit Health Trust, said that services provided by her program and LifeMoves have been successful in moving people out of homelessness. In 2013, the county had an estimated 7,600 homeless persons, but by 2015, the number dropped to 6,500, she said. Q — Sue Dremann

Board eyes solutions to enrollment growth Support on the Palo Alto Board of Education has waned for opening a new elementary or high school, and several board members are now pointing to class-size reduction as the more worthy investment, particularly to address short-term crowding at middle schools. The board discussed Tuesday night new enrollment projections that show the size of Palo Alto elementary and middle schools will go down over the next five years, while the high schools will continue to grow. But today, the district’s three middle schools are overcrowded and “cramped,” board members and parents have said. Despite projected declining enrollment in the middle schools, Superintendent Max McGee wrote in a staff report that the schools’ “large” sizes merit further analysis. He recommended that staff prepare a feasibility report on opening a fourth middle school and/or a K-8 school “that could balance school sizes at the elementary and middle schools.” Four out of five board members expressed support for putting together such a report, though a majority also said they would prioritize efforts to reduce class sizes over opening a new school. “If you ask which is more important to me, smaller school or a small class, I’m going to say a smaller class,” Vice President Terry Godfrey said. Staff has recommended that the board approve the hiring of three to four more full-time teachers for the middle schools and up to four for the high schools for the 2016-17 school year, and McGee said that he will be bringing further staffing requests at a May 10 budget meeting. Q — Elena Kadvany

Referendum, letters call for new university survey Stanford University students, faculty and alumni are demanding the administration issue a new climate survey to more accurately capture the prevalence of sexual violence on campus, describing administrator’s refusal to do so as “disappointing” and “trivializ(ing)” the concerns of many students and faculty. As of Tuesday afternoon, faculty members and more than 90 alumni had signed two separate letters supporting a recently passed student referendum last week asking Stanford to replace what they describe as a problematic campus climate survey conducted last year. The students, faculty and alumni support administering a new survey based on one that the national higher-education nonprofit the Association of American Universities (AAU) conducted in 2015. While 26 public and private universities participated in the AAU survey, Stanford opted to create its own. The advocates say that shifting to the more commonly used survey will allow Stanford to compare its data to peer schools. Provost John Etchemendy in an April 17 response defended the university’s choice not to participate in the AAU survey. Stanford was not able to see the survey before committing to it and would not have been able to tailor questions specific to Stanford nor have access to the raw data, Etchemendy wrote. He said that the university believes in minimizing “survey fatigue.” “We have not sought in any way to downplay the prevalence of sexual offenses at Stanford and have no reason to do so,” Etchemendy wrote. He also questioned the validity of the student referendum, which was voted on by about 31 percent of the student body and did not include any analysis or opposing arguments. Nearly 91 percent of those who voted favored the referendum, however. Q — Elena Kadvany

G U I D E TO 2016 S U M M E R C A M P S FO R K I D S

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Palo Alto

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Camp Imagineerz

Palo Alto

Imagine a space full of ideas, fun materials and limitless possibilities – where creativity is celebrated and failure is embraced. Where children learn the power of an “i-can” mindset through Performing Arts, Building, and Play!

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Athletics

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Palo Alto

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Harker Summer Programs

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Menlo School Sports Camps

Atherton

Menlo camps are designed for boys and girls grades 4–12 to learn from Knights coaches and staff. Join us this summer to develop skills, foster athleticism and promote sportsmanship in camps covering a range of sports — baseball, basketball, football, lacrosse, soccer and water polo.

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Stanford University

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Environmental Volunteers Summer Camp

Palo Alto

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Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC)

Palo Alto

PACCC summer camps offer campers, grades 1st to 6th, a wide variety of fun opportunities! We are excited to introduce two new camps to our lineup this year: Leaders in Training (L.I.T.) and PACCC Special Interest Units (S.I.U.). Returning favorites include F.A.M.E. (Fine Arts, Music and Entertainment), J.V. Sports and Operation: Chef! Periodic field trips, special visitors and many engaging camp activities, songs and skits round out the fun offerings of PACCC Summer Camps! Open to campers from all communities! Come join the fun in Palo Alto! Register online.

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STANFORD EXPLORE: A Lecture Series on Biomedical Research

Stanford

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Junior Overnight and Day Camps for boys & girls, ages 9-18 offered throughout June, July and August. Adult Weekend Clinics (June & Aug). Camps directed by Head Men’s Coach, Paul Goldstein, Head Women’s Coach, Lele Forood, and Associate Men’s and Women’s Coaches, Brandon Coupe and Frankie Brennan. Come join the fun and get better this summer!

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Adventure awaits at J-Camp! With options for grades K-12 that fit every schedule and interest, you can mix and match camps to meet your family’s needs. Are you looking for well-rounded camp sessions that focus on variety and building friendships? We’ve got you covered. Does your child have specific talents you’d like them to explore in depth? Send them our way. We’re looking forward to our best summer ever and want your family to be part of the experience!

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Stanford Campus

Stanford Baseball Camps have gained national recognition as the some of the finest in the country. These camps are designed to be valuable and beneficial for a wide range of age groups and skill sets. From the novice 7 year-old, to the Division 1, professionally skilled high school player, you will find a camp that fulfills your needs.

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University Club of Palo Alto Tennis Program We offer a comprehensive year round junior tennis program for all levels from novice to ranked players. This includes summer camps and clinics for ages 5 and up. After care options are also available from 8am to 5pm in the summer. First trial clinic is free until May 31st, 2016.

EXPLORE biomedical science at Stanford! Stanford EXPLORE offers high schoolers the unique opportunity to learn from Stanford professors and graduate students about diverse topics in biomedical science, including bioengineProgramering, neurobiology, immunology and many others.

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San Jose

Harker summer programs for preschool – grade 12 children include opportunities for academics, arts, athletics and activities. Taught by exceptional, experienced faculty and staff, our programs offer something for everyone in a safe and supportive environment.

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iD Tech Camps

Stanford

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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.

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Stanford

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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.

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Mid-Peninsula High School Summer Session

Menlo Park

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.

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.

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.

stanfordjazz.org

www.iDTech.com

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TheatreWorks Summer Camps

Bay Area Pathways Academy (BAPA)

explore-series@stanford.edu

Stanford Jazz Workshop

Stanford University

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.

www.theatreworks.org/learn/youth/summercamps

Athletics Hi-Five Sports Summer Camp

Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA

Children enjoy up to 8 different team sports a week of outdoor fun and fundamentals. With over 25 years of experience and we are the best provider of youth recreational sports in the nation!

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Academics Palo Alto High School

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College of San Mateo

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.

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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.

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Emerson: 650.424.1267 Hacienda: 925.485.5750

Palo Alto

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.

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Upfront

Neighborhoods

A roundup of neighborhood news edited by Sue Dremann

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MATADERO CREEK GREENWAY ... A usually inaccessible part of Matadero Creek will be open to the public on Saturday, April 23, 1-5 p.m., between Waverley and Cowper streets for the community to view a possible new trail along the creek. Q

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RAIN DRAIN ... A storm-drain project at the Matadero Creek Storm Water Pump Station will kick off this fall, according to the Midtown Residents Association. City of Palo Alto Public Works staff is currently completing the project design, which is being funded by a 2005 measure and will improve drainage throughout the Midtown neighborhood. A committee is working to find additional funds, including a possible ballot measure, to fund maintenance of the city’s storm-drain system, including increasing pumping capacity and removing trash from waterways. Additional storm drain pipeline upgrades along Loma Verde Avenue and Louis Road in Midtown will also need capital improvement funds.

The Cuckoo’s Nest in Menlo Park, a members-only club that features networking events and seminars, is applying for a liquor permit. Some nearby residents say the club will bring too much traffic and noise. with a capacity for 68 persons, according to the use application. DOWNTOWN NORTH Membership is limited to 900 persons, of which 30 percent are international and visit during various times of the year; another 30 percent are from the greater Bay Area, and the remaining 40 percent are from Peninsula counties. are restricted to qualiExclusive techies’ club in Menlo Park wants to serve alcohol, host recreational events Members fied CEOs, investors, entrepreby Sue Dremann neurs, sponsors and BootUp tenants and their guests. The club currently serves breakalo Alto and Menlo Park The Willow’s Market fast, lunch, small-plate snacks and residents living near San Rd w Woodlan Pe dinner. Its programs include startFrancisquito Creek say a d Av arl illo Pau e W Ln lson M iddle Circ up-product presentations, private proposed bar at an exclusive club le field Rd investor presentations and educafor Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Aminzade tional seminars. Cocktail receptions should not be allowed because it Nerdcore Outlet are usually from 6-9 p.m.; evening is too close to their homes. B y ro to events and dinners last until 10 p.m., BootUp Ventures, the master nS Palo A l Timothy t Hopkins according to the application. tenant at the office building at 68 W Creekside Park eb ste There’s parking for 66 vehicles, Willow Road in Menlo Park, and rS t Rd and additional parking for 70 is its sub-tenant, the Cuckoo’s Nest 68 Willow Rd llow i W located at the adjacent SRI buildclub, are asking the City of Menlo Co Ta wp sso W ing. Tenants are generally not Park to grant a use permit to sell er eb St St ste rS on site during the evenings, and wine, beer and spirits and to allow t many who attend events use Uber recreational and social events. and Lyft, the application states. But residents say the buildings, Pa Ten Vaanholt said that the club zoned as office space, are not lo Al to streams modern lounge music inmeant for a bar and clubhouse. Av e Co side the venue but not outside. On They are concerned about trafwp W er av St e occasion, solo or chamber music fic, noise and parking — and the rle yS Kip t performances may take place in precedent that would be set by lin gS t the early evening, but most occur granting the permit. Johnson Park inside the building. The Cuckoo’s Nest name pays But residents living near the club homage to the Ken Kesey novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s The Cuckoo’s Nest is located at 68 Willow Road in Menlo Park, part said that their experience has been quite different since the club opened Nest,” (Kesey was part of a of an office park. in late 2014. A Palo Alto resident CIA-funded study on LSD at the Menlo Park Veterans’ Hospital), in the building for two years and tion into a private club to expand whose home is situated across the according to its website. The com- has already hosted more than 100 socializing between investors, creek said his family frequently pany bills itself as a private mem- events, using temporary alcohol- CEOs and startups and with the hears noise from the club’s patio. “The sound carries very well and bership club that brings together service permits, with no complaints. hope of adding alcohol on a perclearly to our area, and we can hear When BootUp took over the manent basis. startups and a select group of The private, selective member- the murmur of the conversations international and local CEOs and former Willow Garage space in investors who want to enjoy each 2014, the company inherited the ship helps offset operating costs, and even the clicking of glasses or plates. The Cuckoo’s Nest club other’s company and collaborate. original use-occupancy permit, ten Vaanholt said. The club has an inside dining also uses amplification during the Marco ten Vaanholt, co-founder which contained both an office and managing partner of BootUp and food-service facility. They and bar area with seating for 60 and Cuckoo, said the club has been turned the food-service opera- and an outside deck and garden (continued on next page) Palo Alt o Ave

FIESTA TIME ... The annual Palo Alto Friends Nursery School fiesta event will take place on Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event features games, food, artist booths, a silent auction, music and other events. All proceeds go to the Friends Scholarship Fund. The fiesta has been a community tradition for more than 30 years, and it will take place at 957 Colorado Ave.

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CREATING COMMUNITY ... Parishioners at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in the University South neighborhood will be breaking bread with Muslim residents on Saturday, April 23, in a show of friendship and solidarity. About 70 parishioners and more than 40 members of the Muslim community will be attending the lunchtime event, according to Barron Park resident Richard Placone, who will be the master of ceremonies. Through the sharing of food, among the most fundamental acts of community and friendship, participants are “all looking forward to this being a real show of solidarity between our two communities,” he said.

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events, something that is forbidden in many cities across the Bay Area,” he said. “This makes their events unbearable and truly disruptive, especially in such a quiet residential area. One of their last events featured a comedian that resorted to vulgar and crude humor that we certainly did not appreciate.” He said he is completely opposed to granting the club an alcohol permit. What’s more, he and his family wish the club would move to a more suitable area. “A quiet residential neighborhood is no place for a party club,” he said. Anne Meyer, another Palo Alto resident, agreed. But she wants the City of Menlo Park and Cuckoo’s Nest to establish a plan for how noise will be controlled and a clear procedure for residents to contact officials and the club if there are disturbances. She has heard loud music coming from the 68 Willow building before, although she doesn’t know if the Nest was there at the time. What irked her was that she was ignored when she asked people at the building to turn their amplified music down. Calls to the Menlo Park police did nothing, she said. She questioned the Cuckoo’s Nest statement in a letter to city officials that it plans to have a “quiet, convenient environment,” she said.

But Meyer admitted she has not been subjected to repeated disturbances thus far. “I may be beating my feathers for nothing,” she said during a recent stroll along the creek. Menlo Park residents said they are also concerned about the noise, traffic and parking. Allowing the Cuckoo’s Nest to sell alcohol and have evening events would set a bad precedent, JoAnne Goldberg said. One reason the office and residential mix of buildings works in her neighborhood is because they are complementary uses. Employees leave at 5 or 6 p.m. “Evening should be quiet time. (Businesses) shouldn’t be having drinking and amplified music,” she said. Another Menlo Park resident who lives nearby said that about two weeks ago, the streets were lined with vehicles during a Cuckoo event. She expressed concerned about traffic, since many families have young children. Ten Vaanholt said that excessive alcohol consumption is uncommon in private clubs, where decorum is valued, particularly among the CEOs and entrepreneurs who have reputations to protect. Staff are also trained to stem members’ over-consumption, he said. A year ago, there were problems with trespassers who noisily partied on the property on a Saturday afternoon, he added. The tenant’s managing partners called the po-

lice to remove those people, he said. Cuckoo’s Nest reached out to residents and businesses within 500 feet of the facility, but city staff told the company it was not necessary to contact Palo Alto residents, ten Vaanholt said. But after Palo Altans wrote letters of concern, the company has scheduled a barbecue on Sunday, April 24, 3-7 p.m. for nearby Palo Alto and Menlo Park residents who would like to see the operation first-hand and to ask any questions, he said. For noise and other complaints, staff is on site until closing and can address any issues, he said. The co-founders and managing partners are also Menlo Park and Palo Alto residents who are reachable by phone, he said. “We welcome feedback from our neighbors as they are important, and we are trying to build an ecosystem that can help drive innovation as well as business, but jointly with them,” he said. Menlo Park Senior Planner Kyle Perata said that an initial publiccomment period about the application will take place through April 29, after which staff will put together a report. There will be public hearings and a hearing before the Planning Commission prior to any decision on the application. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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Supporting the course was a nobrainer for Emberling, who works full time at Parents Place, a Jewish Family and Children Service’s resource center in downtown Palo Alto. In her Parents Place role, Emberling conducts individual consultations for families with young children, teaches workshops on a wide variety of topics (from managing challenging behaviors and positive discipline, to social and emotional development) for both parents and education professionals. While her top two campaign priorities are student-driven, Emberling said supporting and investing in teachers is her third focus. Facing a “nationwide teacher shortage,” it’s more important than ever to provide quality professional development and compensation to the district’s teachers, she said. “The cost of housing in our area is prohibitive,” Emberling said. “I think compensation is a key piece of creating an attractive package to attract teachers here. Emberling, a former journalist, said she will continue a campaign commitment she made in 2012 to transparency and communication on the board. Emberling was an Emmy-nominated producer, writer and editor for 12 years before shifting careers to become a parent educator.

Every month since she was elected, she has sent out an email newsletter to subscribers updating them on the board’s recent work and actions. She said she tried to get the district to do something similar, which didn’t happen. “I want the public to feel more involved in their school district,” she said. Two other community members have announced their intent to run for a school-board seat: parent and private investor Todd Collins and Gina Dalma, a parent and Silicon Valley Community Foundation adviser who ran unsuccessfully in the 2014 election. Townsend has said publicly that she does not plan to run. Baten Caswell, who was first elected in 2007, told the Weekly that she has not made a final decision but is “strongly considering” running for re-election. If she runs again and wins, it would be her third term. Baten Caswell said Monday that the question is not about how many terms she serves, but whether her many years of experience as a board member and parent offer “unique strengths” that help to serve students best. “The question is,” she said, “am I going to add something that’s going to make a difference for kids that they wouldn’t get if I was not on the board?” Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garden Crescent Park resident creates a greater sense of neighborhood by sharing her yard by Sue Dremann

n a recent Wednesday morning, Karen Harwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ducks, Pitter and Peep, nibbled contentedly at insects and tiny leaves in the dappled shade under a great, spreading lime tree. Dragonflies hummed above a burbling brook that recycles its water, and bees pollinated fragrant bouquets of orange blossoms. Harwell has just one rule for the dozens of visitors who enjoy her Crescent Park property: Please close the gate. Her garden, named Dana Meadows for the street on which she lives and after pioneering environmental scholar Donella â&#x20AC;&#x153;Danaâ&#x20AC;? Meadows, is a sanctuary and a teachable space for children and adults alike. On the one-sixthacre lot (which includes a four-bedroom house), Harwell has managed to fit 18 fruit trees, a man-made brook, herb and vegetable gardens, a deck, rainwater recycling barrels and home for the two ducks and two bunnies, Flower and Tofu. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The neighborhood kids named them because this is their garden. When our neighborhood turned over, the (new) kids would see me working in my garden and they wanted to help. So I thought, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just make this Dana Meadows,â&#x20AC;? she said. On any given weekend, dozens of people might stop by. The gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s allure â&#x20AC;&#x201D; its fragrances, colors and ephemeral nature â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is attractive because it is ever-changing. One day the soil is bare and brown; the next, green shoots pop out of the ground. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids come from other blocks. I might put out the word that on Sunday we are going to plant potato heads, and a bunch of people show up. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re living in a time when we need to create community. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that Palo Alto kids need one more structured thing in their lives,â&#x20AC;? she said. Harwell is director of Exploring a Sense of Place, a nonprofit

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Karen Harwell feeds chard harvested from her garden to rabbits Tofu and Flower. Neighborhood children named the rabbits and painted name tags for them. organization that teaches people something like this: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I how to reconnect with their natu- had enough land to plant a garden,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ral surroundings. It is based on and they suddenly realize they have the premise that many have lost more land than I have and go away that connection with where they fully inspired to plant their own live because they are so often garden,â&#x20AC;? she said earlier this week. Harwell opens her garden gate surrounded by human-made constructs. By reconnecting with na- to several home-schooled groups ture, individuals develop a greater and their parents. Each year, stuunderstanding and respect for the dents at Duveneck Elementary diminishing natural world, and School also come to the garden. On April 13, Duveneck kinderthey will find ways to preserve and enhance it. And those connections gartners from teacher Barbara Suscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class planted corn, tomastrengthen personal connections. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As humans, we identify ourselves toes and cucumbers with the help primarily through relationship â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of Harwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garden assistant, relationship with family, religion, Paul Schmitt. One group, dubbed ethnicity, community, town, state, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Purple Dragons,â&#x20AC;? went with nation. Two of our most prevailing Schmitt to dig holes and pat soil challenges seem to be our limited around the plants in the front yard identification, often forcing us into next to the driveway. The others, adversarial behavior with one an- the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Green Dragons,â&#x20AC;? explored other and our profound disconnec- the garden with Harwell. There tion from place, which leads us to would be a surprise at the end of miss seeing nature as our teacher,â&#x20AC;? the tour, she promised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love surprises!â&#x20AC;? a little boy she has written on her website. As an outgrowth, her garden shouted, jumping enthusiastically. Harwell showed the children became a showcase for exploring Pitterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Peepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pen and where a sense of place at home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think what is the most inspir- they sleep and lay eggs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Did you know that ONE duck ing for people upon experiencing our garden is it makes them realize egg has as much nutrition as FIVE how many edibles and native plants chicken eggs?â&#x20AC;? she said. New batches of chicks go to the can be planted on one-sixth of an acre. The common comment goes Junior Museum & Zoo and a farm on the coast. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like they graduate and go off to college,â&#x20AC;? she said, a bit philosophically. Harwell served fresh-squeezed orange juice from her fruit trees; A round-up of Palo Alto government action this week the kids tasted the honey she harvested from when she used to have a bee hive. Gardening has been an City Council (April 18) Sustainability: The council discussed the draft of the Sustainability and Climate inspiration throughout her life, one Action Plan and adopted the goal of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions by 80 with which she was raised. percent by 2030. Yes: Berman, Burt, DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Kniss, Schmid, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad used to graft roses. He Wolbach Absent: Scharff said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You will always have the Royal Manor: The council heard public comments regarding the proposed singlestory overlay for the Royal Manor tract. The council continued the item to May 2. best relationship with nature; let Action: None nature reveal to you what it wants to,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she said. Board of Education (April 19) Harwell gave each child a lime Teacher tenure: The board granted 51 teachers permanent status at the start of from the Bearrs lime tree to take the 2016-17 school year. Yes: Unanimous home. With all of the gifts the Bond issuance: The board authorized the issuance and sale of the next series of Strong Schools Bonds. Yes: Unanimous garden has given, perhaps the best is the knowledge and sense Council Finance Committee (April 19) of connection it has imparted to Water: The committee approved a staff recommendation to approve the Fiscal others, she said. Year 2017 Water Utility Financial Plan and increases to water rates in the coming â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people have brought fiscal year. Yes: Unanimous me things, and they say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beRefuse: The committee approved a proposal to amend refuse rates for Fiscal Year 2017 to cover program costs for residential and commercial sectors and to cause your garden taught me to do provide a reduced cost for commercial compost collection. Yes: Unanimous this,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she said. Q

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VIDEO: On ‘Behind the Headlines’ On the half-hour webcast, “Behind the Headlines,” Palo Alto Unified Superintendent Max McGee, Chief Academic Officer PK-5 Barbara Harris and Director of Academic Supports Judy Argumedo join Weekly Editor-in-Chief Jocelyn Dong and education reporter Elena Kadvany to discuss the school district’s possible shift to a full-day kindergarten model. (Posted April 15, 7:49 p.m.)

Appeals court upholds California teacher— tenure laws California’s public-school teacher tenure laws were upheld by a state appeals court in Los Angeles Thursday. A three-judge Court of Appeal panel unanimously overturned a 2014 decision by a trial judge who found the laws on teacher tenure, dismissal and seniority to be unconstitutional. A Menlo Park group filed the original lawsuit. (Posted April 15, 11:18 a.m.)

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to discuss the Mid-Peninsula Bicycle Sharing System Study; hear the overview of the proposed budget for fiscal year 2017; and consider a colleagues memo about safeguards for surveillance and information-gathering technologies. The meeting will begin 6 p.m. on Monday, April 25, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. Regular meeting will follow in the Council Chambers at City Hall. CITY/SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE ... The committee will review recent City Council and school board meetings and discuss the city’s and the school district’s transportation-demand-management policies. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ... The commission will hear an update on the conceptual plan for rebuilding the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo; consider a proposed design for Quarry Road improvements and Transit Center access; and discuss the Parks, Open Space, Trails and Recreation Facilities Master Plan. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to hold a site-and-design review for a proposed Mercedes Benz dealership at 1700 Embarcadero Road; consider a proposal for a singlestory overlay from the Faircourt tract; and evaluate petitions for future Residential Preferential Parking programs. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, at the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to interview candidates for the Human Relations Commission, the Library Advisory Commission and the Utilities Advisory Commission. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission plans to receive a presentation about Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Comprehensive Plan update and hear an update about the strategic plan for city libraries. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, in the Children’s Library, 1276 Harriet St. BOARD POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE ... The Board of Education’s policyreview committee will discuss policies on child-abuse prevention and reporting; employee notifications; before/after-school programs; intellectual property and institutional research. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, April 29, in room A at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave.

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Jane Ann Minck

May 27, 1932 - April 12, 2016 Jane Ann (Lakin) Minck, a resident of Palo Alto, died on April 12, 2016, after a long disability. She was 83 and passed in the company of husband, John, and daughter, Kathy Heath. Jane Ann was born in Wyandotte, Michigan, and attended Wyandotte High School and Eastern Michigan University. She moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1952 to attend New Mexico University, and worked in the Albuquerque National Bank. In February 1956, she married John Minck of Defiance, Ohio, while he was serving in the U.S. Air Force in Harlingen, Texas. They moved to Palo Alto in late 1956 where John attended Stanford University while Jane was raising their family of three children, Kathy, John and Susan. Jane was a committed volunteer “pink lady” at Stanford Hospital, for more than 43 years. She delighted in working in the hospital gift shop, talking with children, staff personnel, and visitors and patients. Even after a 1997 brain operation, when she returned in a wheelchair, she served for another 12 years, with weekly or twice-weekly shifts in the shop. She was an exemplary happy face of the medical center and was well-liked by all of the Auxiliary members. Jane lived in Palo Alto for 60 years, with her husband of 60 years, John. She leaves three children and spouses, Kathy Heath of Martinez (husband Russ); John Jr. of Reno, Nevada; and Susan Lindell of San Jose (husband Jon); as well as one grandson, Brendan of Reno. She also leaves her younger sister, Lou Lakin, of Wyandotte, Michigan. Other grandkids consisted of the numerous four-legged variety. An informal memorial gathering will be announced. Remembrance donations may be made to the Yosemite Conservancy or the Feral Cat Foundation in Alamo, California. PAID

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POLICE CALLS Palo Alto April 13-18

Violence related Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Counterfeit currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle related Abandoned bicycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 8 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost/stolen plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Parking violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 7 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . 6 Vehicle impound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Alcohol or drug related Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 2 Miscellaneous Concealed weapon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Disobey court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 False info to police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 F&W/misc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Outside investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Psychiatric subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Menlo Park April 13-18

Violence related Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Theft related Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle related Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 7 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lost/stolen plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/major injury . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . 1 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Alcohol or drug related Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Coroner case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 CPS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Gang validations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Info case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Juvenile case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Richard Dundas Richard “Dick” Clyde Dundas, a longtime Palo Alto resident and Stanford University graduate, died on March 30 at his Palo Alto home. He was 80. He was born on Oct. 26, 1935, in New O rlea ns to Francis and Alice (Clyde) Dundas, and was raised in a small village on the St. Lawrence Island in Alaska. There he acquired a bond with the native Yupik people, a love of nature and the ability to drive a dog sled, among other skills. He studied at the Shattuck School in Faribault, Minnesota, where he was on the track and precision rifle drill teams and senior class president. He attended Stanford, studying engineering and graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1958. While there, he was introduced to his future wife, Mary Lynn, during a party at the Flamingo Motel in Palo Alto. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Stanford, through which he formed lifelong friendships. His career included summer work in college as a commercial salmon fisherman in Alaska, owning a bar across from the Hollywood Park racetrack and helping to construct a nuclear power plant in Spain. He held longtime positions at construction and engineering company Bechtel and telecommunications company MCI. He and his wife purchased their Palo Alto home in 1971. With his wife and son, Michael, he enjoyed exploring California, especially Muir Woods, Kings Canyon, Carmel and Sea Ranch. His pastimes included reading historical nonfiction, celebrating with family and friends, and grilling during the summer. He was a fierce fan of Stanford athletics and attended hundreds of sporting events, ranging from football games (as a 30-year season ticket holder) to women’s tennis matches. He was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Mary Lynn Dundas of Palo Alto; son, Michael Dundas, and his longtime girlfriend, Leigh Flores, both of Los Angeles; sister-inlaw, Orelyn Emerson of Jericho, Vermont; nieces, Laurie Emerson and Ellie (Patrick) Brady; nephew, Robert Davis Jr.; and grandnieces, Emma Brady and Alice Davis. A celebration of life will be held in a few months. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Stanford in his name and the name of Dr. Bruno

Medeiros for clinical research in leukemia (Stanford giving fund #GHBGT; giving.stanford.edu/ how-to-give).

Bill Lusebrink Bill Lusebrink, a longtime Palo Alto resident, died on March 17 in Davis, California. He was 86. He was born on March 20, 1929, to Gus a nd Eng ra (Smith) Lusebrink in Walnut Creek. He and his siblings, Ted and Barbara, grew up there and in Long Beach. In his teenage years, he returned to Walnut Creek and graduated from Acalanes High School in 1947. He went on to graduate from the University of Nevada at Reno with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1951. He then worked as a reactor operations supervisor at the Hanford nuclear site in Richland, Washington. While there, he met Carole Hansen of Provo, Utah, and they married in 1953. Soon after their first child, Karl, was born in 1958, they moved to Fremont, where Lusebrink worked at the General Electric Vallecitos Laboratory in Pleasanton. In 1961, the family relocated to Palo Alto for his new role at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. He worked first in accelerator operations and then plant engineering, and he retired in 1991. The family’s second son, Glen, was born in Palo Alto in 1962. Lusebrink and his wife resided at their Palo Alto home for over 40 years. They often held gatherings and provided a haven for extended family, friends and exchange students. In 2006, they moved to the University Retirement Community in Davis so they could spend more time with family. A passionate outdoorsman, Lusebrink enjoyed hiking, swimming and cycling. In his younger years, he hunted and fished with family and co-workers. Later he began windsurfing, sailing and surfing, as well as scuba diving with his sons. He supported several environmental groups and volunteered on trail-building and cleanup days. He and Carole also crisscrossed North America multiple times in their motor home. He was predeceased by his wife, Carole Lusebrink, in 2012; his parents; and brother, Ted Lusebrink. He is survived by his son, Karl (Rita Jaramillo) Lusebrink of La Honda; his son, Glen (Jody) Lusebrink of Davis; his grandchildren, Torin, Alina

and Jasper; his sister, Barbara McJunkin of Boise, Idaho; and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held on April 9 at the University Retirement Community. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Peninsula Open Space Trust, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance or Yolo Hospice.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto City Council will hold a Public Hearing at the regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. or as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, to consider adoption of an Ordinance adopting local amendments to the California Energy Code, Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 16.17. BETH MINOR City Clerk

Rosemary W. Damon

September 21, 1921 – February 29, 2016 Rosemary W. Damon, a resident of The Sequoias in Portola Valley, passed away peacefully on February 29, 2016. She was born at home in Socorro, New Mexico on September 21, 1921 to Oliver George Morrow and Mary McCutchen Harris Morrow. On her mother’s side her greatgrandparents were Donner Party survivors Amanda and William McCutchen. She lived her early life in Socorro, NM and later moved to California, to join her mother and stepfather John Bartlett Watson, living in both Long Beach and on Catalina Island. During the depression they managed hotels on the island and Rosemary had fond memories of the Chicago Cubs coming for Spring Training when the Wrigley family was in residence. Later they moved back to the mainland where she graduated from high school and attended Long Beach Jr. College for two years before graduating from UC Berkeley with a BS in Economics. After graduation she returned home and joined the war effort at the McDonald Douglas Airplane Factory. She worked in the accounting department making sure there were on-time deliveries of airplane parts for manufacturing. After the war she earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and went on to earn her CPA certificate. While at Stanford she met Thomas Damon a returning vet and a PhD candidate at the Stanford School of Education. They were married in Long Beach on July 24, 1949 and honeymooned at Niagara Falls before returning to California to start life together. They were married for over sixty years before Tom passed away in February 2010. Rosemary worked in accounting at Food Machinery Corp and Tom taught English and Journalism at Los Gatos High School while continuing his PhD studies. Their first home was a small rental cottage on College Ave in Los Gatos and they later bought a house on Inglewood Drive in Los Gatos where they eventually expanded their family to include daughters Mary D. and Nancy. When Tom began working for

the School of Adult Education in the Palo Alto School District the family moved to Christine Drive in Palo Alto. Although Rosemary was a stay at home mother for a while she was never one to sit still. She remained involved professionally doing tax work and also served as PTA president and was active at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Eventually she decided to teach college level business and accounting and she retuned to school at Stanford to obtain her teaching credential. She first taught at San Jose State University and later at Cañada College. Later the family moved to Los Altos Hills where she enjoyed gardening and walking the hills with Tom and the various canine family members. She and Tom loved to travel. They were avid world travelers having visited six continents and the Seven Wonders of the World. Rosemary and Tom also enjoyed their many international contacts. They were firm believers in people to people international relationships and cherished the foreign students who lived with them over the years, Mexican daughters Malu and Cordelia from Mexico, Ayse and Zey from Turkey and Mario from Germany. Rosemary’s activities also included membership in the Los Altos Hills Club and she was a charter member of the Montalvo Service Group. Rosemary is survived by her two daughters; Mary D. Burke (married to Frank) and Nancy D. Johnston (married to Dana); her granddaughter Caitlin M. Burke married to Ted Blosser and their daughter Waverley Rosemary; her grandson Andrew Johnston married to Melanie who resides in Connecticut, grandson Thomas Burke who resides in San Francisco; and granddaughter Megan Johnston who resides in Walnut Creek. A private family memorial service was held on March 5 at Spangler Mortuary in Los Altos followed by internment next to Tom at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Los Altos on March 18th. A celebration of life was held on Saturday March 19 at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Palo Alto. PAID

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Editorial

Second-story angst Neighbors clash over privacy and property rights

hen should the City of Palo Alto forbid the construction of second-story additions in a neighborhood dominated by single-story homes? That question has become an increasingly emotional and divisive one in south Palo Alto, and on Monday the issue approached a boiling point as neighbors within the 203-home Royal Manor housing tract in the Palo Verde neighborhood squared off in the packed City Council chambers. One group of neighbors, who had organized a petition to request a single-story “overlay” zone for the tract, argued that the restriction was necessary to protect the character of the Joseph Eichlerdeveloped neighborhood and head off a progression of remodels that would intrude on neighbors’ privacy. Another group of residents, who expressed dismay and some anger about the petition process, said that limiting their ability to build a second floor that would otherwise conform to the area’s zoning would be unfair and a violation of their property rights. There were so many speakers that the council put off any decision until its May 2 meeting. The neighborhood division suggests, as does the city staff, that the process for bringing these proposals to the city needs to be reevaluated. With unprecedented high local real-estate values, smaller singlestory homes in south Palo Alto are among the more affordable in the city and are often purchased by buyers intending to increase the square footage by adding a second floor. Particularly in neighborhoods with Eichlers, which were designed with large floor-toceiling windows and extensive exposure to and from the outside, many longtime owners are utilizing city-established processes to seek approval of restrictive single-story overlay zones to block second-story additions or new two-story homes. The process for establishing these single-story restrictions dates back to 1992 and has resulted in more than a dozen areas becoming restricted after petitioning by residents. Each brought some amount of controversy but none as intense or divisive as the current proposal. The Royal Manor proposal, which initially achieved the required threshold of 70 percent approval of residents when submitted the application to the city, has seen a steady drop in support as homeowners have asked to be removed from the petition after learning more about the issue. Some who signed say they were misled by overlay proponents. Apart from the neighborhood petition process, in Palo Alto any second-story addition or new home must currently go through what is called an “individual review” during which neighbors are given an opportunity to object to the architecture and the intrusion into their privacy. Ultimately, disagreements can go before the City Council on appeal. Voluntary design guidelines, developed many years ago, are intended to assist homeowners and their architects to develop plans acceptable to neighbors, but a number of heated debates over individual home proposals have fueled neighborhood efforts to impose blanket restrictions through the overlay-zone process. The City Council has been loath to go beyond voluntary design guidelines for second-story construction and has often struggled when considering applications for single-story overlay zones for entire neighborhoods. By the May 2 council meeting it is likely that the desired neighborhood super-majority support for restrictions in Royal Manor will have dropped well below the 70 percent level and the council will deny the application. Under the current rules and guidelines, that’s the correct outcome. But the entire process needs to be re-evaluated. No one benefits from a system that pits groups of neighbors against each other and depends on a petition process vulnerable to misunderstandings. While the overlay-zone process can be improved and should still remain available in cases of near neighborhood consensus, what’s needed is a tightening of the existing individual-review process required for all second-story additions or new homes, regardless of neighborhood. Especially in vulnerable neighborhoods such as Eichler tracts, the voluntary guidelines need to be transformed into specific minimum requirements addressing setbacks, daylight plane, window glazing and neighborhood compatibility that go beyond current recommendations. Last year, at the urging of councilmembers Tom DuBois and Karen Holman, the council voted to look at establishing specific districts that would be subject to specific architectural styles, but City Manager Jim Keene, stating that the planning staff already had too much on its plate, made clear nothing would be done anytime soon. The council cannot let this problem fester. Like the community’s reaction to commercial development, changes to neighborhood character is a looming political time bomb. Q

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

A crisis for many Editor, As Palo Alto continues to address its housing crisis, it’s important to remember Palo Alto’s citizens with developmental disabilities. According to the California Department of Developmental Disabilities, there are currently 473 citizens in Palo Alto who have developmental disabilities, only 48 of whom are living in their own apartment. The cost of rental housing in Palo Alto makes independent living unaffordable for many people who could otherwise live successfully in their own apartment. To address the housing needs of residents with developmental disabilities and others with extremely low income, Palo Alto should remove the land-use barriers that prevent the construction of highdensity, transit-oriented housing that is affordable to a range of incomes. As a housing-development advocate for Housing Choices Coalition, I know it can be done. Look only as far as Mountain View, where the city worked creatively with the developer to plan 1585 Studios, 27 very affordable studio apartments specifically for people with developmental disabilities. California Avenue and University Avenue would be ideal locations for developments like this because they are walkable as well as conveniently located near transit. Rebecca Byrne Mulcaster Court, San Jose

Consider the gifted Editor, The cover story “The Kinder Conundrum” several times referred to the special needs of students and how they could be met by either the full-day or extendedday kinder programs. This left me feeling fed up, and here’s why. The general assumption is that kids with special needs include those who speak English as a second language, those from homes where poverty or other stressors are at work, and those with various learning disabilities, to name a few. I have worked as a public school teacher and administrator for over 20 years, and I agree that those students’ needs are unique and require our time, resources and consideration. But what I’m so tired of is that never once are the special needs of the gifted even mentioned. Why not? Whether we are discussing which kinder program to implement, whether or not to open another high school campus, or how to help depressed kids, we never bring up the small percentage of

kids who are at the right end of the bell curve. They are more prone to feeling isolated and depressed and to not having their intellectual and emotional needs met in the typical classroom. The teachers and psychologists whom I have spoken with in the Palo Alto Unified School District, where my two children attend, have no experience or training with working with the gifted. Would we rather not consider them because we’re not comfortable with the term “gifted”? Call them whatever you want to, but please realize that two or more standard deviations above “average” lay a group of deserving students who think and feel differently and who very much need our dedicated consideration and support. Adrienne Van Gorden Feather Lane, Palo Alto

Shame, not pride Editor, My husband and I have just taken in the daughter of a good friend who has a job she loves but, after numerous rent increases, found herself without housing and sleeping on friends’ couches. She has the

choice of moving out of the area and maybe getting a job, or staying with a job she loves but doesn’t pay very well and being homeless. Her boyfriend, who works full time at Home Depot, after five rent increases in two years is now spending his nights at the “Hotel 22” bus while looking for housing and waiting for Section 8 housing. My friend who rents in Redwood City got her rent raised 25 percent this year — an increase of $1,300 a month. And Palo Alto shot down 60 low-income housing units. Wow. The extraordinary combination of events that created what has become the tech boom was anchored in solid values: riding bikes, ecologically sound and progressive policies, tolerance, understanding the needs of humanity on a large scale. The economic success of this area has nothing to do with greed, avarice, selfishness and ambition. It had everything to do with knowing that you are part of a whole and have a responsibility to act accordingly. These circumstances were unique in history. What created (continued on next page)

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Guest Opinion Cooley Landing ‘jewel’ proves the power of vision, collaboration, $$ by Jay Thorwaldson new Cooley Landing E du c a t ion Center and Park was dedicated last weekend, located at the bulb end of Bay Road in East Palo Alto. But the achievement, decades in the making, is not just another building or park. It is a showcase for the power of collaboration to achieve something great and contribute to change, individually, locally, regionally, statewide and nationally. “This is our vision. This is our jewel,” East Palo Alto Mayor Donna Rutherford declared Saturday, April 16, to a crowd of nearly 300 on a warm day with mild breezes, virtually surrounded by the Bay. “It was once a county dump with the open burning of refuse. It was a contaminated wasteland where people came to drop their trash and hazardous waste without any regard to the impact it would have on the environment, the Bay or the people living in the surrounding communities.” No longer. Rutherford was the lead-off speaker of federal, state and local officials and others involved in a massive effort that led to the site’s cleanup and conversion to a community/subregional park site. The site’s history dates to the mid-1800s, with a prehistory as a shoreline where Ohlone Indians fished and hunted. The point protruding into the Bay was created as Martin’s

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the social, cultural and intellectual environment in the ‘60s and ‘70s in the Bay Area, and particularly in Palo Alto, was rare and precious. It should have been protected, not squandered. If Palo Alto has become all about people with mini-mansions who don’t want anyone else driving or parking in “their” streets and “to hell with you if you can’t afford to live here,” that’s not a Palo Alto I can be proud of. I think it’s shameful. Deb Goldeen Birch Street, Palo Alto

Remember being 5 Editor, Full-day kindergarten at all Palo Alto elementary schools isn’t a bad idea ... it is a terrible idea! Why is it a terrible idea, you ask? First off, it simply sounds like a babysitting service so that most homes can ensure that Mom can and should be working and not wasting time as a homemaker. Furthermore, it means more regimentation of children as a direct insult to their needs for development at ages around 5. By this I

Landing to ship redwood lumber and other goods up the Bay. It eventually became Cooley Landing, a dump site and later the resting place for a huge old dredge where Carl Schoof, who operated a high-end wooden-boat repair business for decades, resided. (See tinyurl. com/z6o8gd8). But it was the future that was celebrated April 16. Rather than a dangerous, debrisfilled, privately owned place, the landing is now public and open to adults and kids from throughout the region. “This behind me is a temple of learning, and it will be so for generations to come, to learn about our environment, to restore it, to preserve it,” U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier said of the new 3,000-square-foot building. The collaboration went far beyond words, involving $5 million in state grants, $1.9 million from the Packard Foundation, $1.2 million from the city of East Palo Alto, plus millions in federal and other funds for toxic cleanup and site preparation. Scores of volunteers have invested clean-up time there. There’s a bigger picture, Speier noted. “We have allowed for the last 150 years for men and women of this region to make this ... beautiful bay a toxic dump. Now we’ve learned and we’re starting to take steps, but 90 percent of the wetlands of this region have been destroyed over the last 150 years. It’s our job to make sure we restore those (remaining) lands.” “It’s a celebration of dreamers,” U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo added. But, she noted, “It’s wonderful to dream, but it’s very hard to make dreams come true.” She said when she was elected to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in

mean forcing kindergartners to sit in chairs, remain silent and absorb information. Sadly lacking in the Palo Alto school system is the approach to early childhood education found in the Waldorf and Montessori schools, which have shown over the years methods that bring out the native abilities of the young and what is best for the physical, emotional and intellectual health of young children. It should have to do with things objective that can be touched, felt and sensed, organized to aid in the best brain development at early ages. All day in school for the little ones is a mistake. It may interfere with getting enough sleep (we used to have naps during the day when I was in the first grade circa 1936). It may impact kindergarten teachers in a negative way. They certainly will need more help. If you don’t think so, try to handle 20 little kids without at least two or three aides. Also, kindergartners ideally would spend much of their school day out of doors at play, getting sun and fresh air, and then home after a morning or an afternoon ... not whole day!

1982 she met with East Palo Alto leaders who shared their then-dream of becoming a real city — and of creating a marina/park at Cooley Landing. She was elected to Congress in 1992, and saw the Cooley Landing dream evolve: “Imagine all the hundreds of hearts and minds that have led us to where we are today.” State Sen. Jerry Hill recalled an Army Corps of Engineers’ map decades ago that showed the potential result of continued filling of the shallow South Bay, then rampant, leaving just “a river” of the main channel. Filling was stopped by creation of the Bay Conservation and Development Commission in the late 1950s and 1960s. Hill said people now can enjoy both nature and “this renaissance that’s going on here in East Palo Alto ... a true testament to the engagement of a community.” State Assemblyman Rich Gordon acknowledged “the incredible collaboration that brought us to this place. ... It’s really a labor of love brought together by so many people.” He said kids can now ride their bikes out the bumpy road to spend time with nature and learn about history and the environment. Warren Slocum of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors introduced former Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson, who said: “I know Jackie and I are going to speak later about the bumpy road in here. I want (City Manager) Carlos (Martinez) to know, we will work with you to raise the million dollars to get that road fixed.” Gibson recalled being elected to the East Palo Alto City Council in 1992, “one of the worst times” in that city’s history. But she shared a dream of Cooley Landing’s future. She praised former City Manager Jerry

If those who advocate a full day could remember being 5 years old, the idea of spending a whole day at school would die on the vine, at once. Philip C. Spickler Harvard Street, Palo Alto

Passing along the problem Editor, The council’s way of “dealing” with congested parking in downtown has been simply to push it out to our neighborhoods. This was not and is not an answer to a council-created problem. We live in a condominium that was built in 1997. The building has more than enough parking spaces provided for the number of units, so thankfully, usually we can accommodate a visitor. However, almost nothing built since then has this been the case. Our neighborhood had plenty of street parking when we moved in and had a two-hour limit, as I recall. This worked quite well for the church, our building and the nearby medical offices. Cars came and went. Now both sides of the street fill up at 8 a.m. and nothing moves out until 5 p.m.,

Groomes for his role in negotiations with Schoof. The acquisition was accomplished by the Packard Foundation and the Peninsula Open Space Trust. The flanks of the landing and a nearby salt pond had been purchased decades earlier by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (represented by Nonette Hanko of the district board). Cole Wilbur, then heading the Packard Foundation, recounted being approached to help acquire the hold-out final strip of land. He went straight to David Packard, who asked whether the purchase would simply “help” or “create change.” When assured, Packard approved a major grant, his last. He died a month later, Wilbur recalled. Lily Lee of the federal Environmental Protection Agency recounted working with the city and others in a loaned-staff program dating from the mid-1990s. In 1998 East Palo Alto won a national competition to be “one of the EPA’s first-ever brownfields showcase communities in the country,” Lee said, using the term for a seriously polluted site. The project demonstrated “that environmental testing and cleanup can revitalize communities.” The EPA now awards $60 million to $70 million annually to about 150 diverse communities, she said. In two decades, the EPA brownfields commitment has generated 105,000 jobs and attracted partners to add $22 billion more in value,” and East Palo Alto can claim its share of credit, she said. Q Former Weekly Editor Jay Thorwaldson can be emailed at jaythor@well.com. He will share additional comments on Cooley Landing in his blog at PaloAltoOnline.com.

Monday through Friday. The City Council needs to go back to the drawing board and work out something better. You have not arrived at a satisfactory answer. Carol Gilbert Byron Street, Palo Alto

A positive outcome Editor, Thanks to consultant Ted O’Hanlon and manager Yurong Han of Golden Gate Homes for working patiently with the community over a two-year period to arrive at the excellent project they presented to the community last week. This is not my personal favorite outcome for the property, a block from my home. Somewhat higher density affordable housing or park expansion with a community gathering place would’ve come in first and second, respectively. From my perspective, they would have added more value to the community than any marketrate housing, but they are both pipe dreams now. Third place on my good-asit-can-be list would be the project Golden Gate showed us: 16

R-1-like single-family homes, all two-story with the option of a third basement floor of living space that won’t involve water wastage because the land surface is well above the aquifer. It would have minimal impact on traffic and provide adequate parking. With an estimated price range of $3 million and up, these should definitely be suitable Palo Alto homes for the second decade of the 21st century. The neighborhood dodged a bullet when Palo Alto Housing Corporation (PAHC) put the financial pieces together to be able to purchase the Maybell/ Clemo property. Without that, a commercial developer would have bought and developed it in a much different manner, I suspect, than Golden Gate Homes is proposing. Even if you wanted to stymie the PAHC proposal, you should be thankful to PAHC, if you live in the neighborhood, for setting off a series of events that will result, if this project is approved, in a nice addition to this edge of Barron Park. Jerry Underdal Georgia Avenue, Palo Alto

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Larry Silva, president and general manager of Yellow Checker Cab Company Silicon Valley, stands in the “yard,” which is full of company cars. Most cab drivers currently prefer to drive their own cars and work as “owner/operators.” f you ask Bikram Singh what’s happened to most of his taxi cabs, he’ll take out his phone and show you photos of the “Monster Jam” monster truck event hosted at Levi’s Stadium. Singh will swipe through photos of cars arranged in rows, their roofs caved in and trunks completely flattened by the likes of 12-foot-tall monster trucks with names like “Grave Digger,” “Titan” and “Bounty Hunter.” And if you look close enough at the mounds of crumpled metal and plastic, you can just make out the cars’ original coat of paint — the bright lemon yellow of Singh’s former taxi cab fleet that made up Yellow Cab Company Peninsula. Singh laughs a little at the sight of this unconventional disposal method for the cars that once roamed the area from Redwood City down to Sunnyvale, but it’s also a sad reminder of what he sees as a bleak future. He’s in the process of terminating his 20-year-old Yellow Cab franchise as well as a San Jose-based franchise, Alpha Cab, to focus primarily on keeping afloat his last remaining operations, California Cab, and a small paratransit business. In 2011 Singh oversaw 150 cars and 225 drivers. Now he’s got 40 cars and no more than 20 drivers. “Because of this disaster — that’s what I call it in the taxi industry,” he says.

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The “disaster” he refers to is the increased competition from technology-based ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft, which he says have taken more than half the business and lured drivers away with offers of better wages. “Economically it’s very hard to maintain the two franchises since we are losing our drivers right and left. It’s hard to maintain its cost and the need,” he says. Like Singh, taxi cab drivers and owners in Santa Clara County cities are struggling to catch up with the evolving ways passengers prefer to get from point A to point B. Sleek apps now allow users to speedily book a ride with the “push of a button,” for cheaper fares and with friendly drivers. But taxi companies say what’s really to blame for the dramatic

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drop in business are double standards that required them to adhere to the citywide regulations and fees while exempting ridesharing companies. As profits plummet and passengers have become few and far between, cabbies are seeking a more streamlined regulation system and a yielding of local ordinances to help them share the road with these new companies that are radically changing the for-hire industry. t’s 1:30 a.m. and Kamal Singh, 49, has parked his black Prius at the Mountain View Caltrain station while he waits for the bars to close on Castro Street, hoping to pick up passengers, or “fares” as they are referred to by cab drivers, in need of a ride home.

Wearing a purple sweatshirt and slacks with an earbud glued in one ear, he talks with fellow drivers Balwinder Singh, a tall slender man with glasses, long gray beard and navy blue turban, and Subeg Singh, a man in his 40s with a bushy black beard and cream yellow turban. The men speak in Punjabi about how their night is going and how little business there has been of late. Balwinder Singh complains that the day before he only made $23 after spending all day at the Mineta San JosÈ International Airport, and Subeg Singh mentions he’s only had a few fares since beginning his shift in the afternoon. Kamal Singh shakes his head: He’s feeling the same strain. He says he used to get 10-15 calls on Friday nights, now he says he’s lucky if

he gets even five. “These days there’s like nothing left, honestly,” he says. After fleeing political unrest and violence in his home state of Punjab in Northern India, Kamal Singh came to the U.S. and sought work as a cab driver. Like other Indian men in the cab industry, he had previously worked for years in the agriculture industry driving tractors and trucks. He jokes that “75 percent of all taxi drivers that are on the road in Silicon Valley are also Punjabi Indians,” many of them sharing a common middle name of “Singh,” which was simplified to a last name when they immigrated here. “For Punjabi people, the driving is in their blood,” he says. “We like driving. We are born drivers.” He’s been driving a cab for the past 15 years, commuting to work six days a week from his home in Tracy and working the graveyard shift to avoid Bay Area traffic. Even though the hours are long, he values the independence and flexibility of setting his own schedule and being his own boss. “It’s an interesting job; you meet all kind of people from all over the world,” he says. For the most part, Kamal Singh says he’s had positive experiences with passengers, except for an armed robbery late at night in 2009 when his cash, phone and car keys were stolen after being called to an empty hotel in Sunnyvale. The suspects were easily ar-

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Gurjant Singh, center, and Rajesh Chintha, right, answer calls and control the dispatch of taxis at the headquarters of Bikram Singh’s California Cab, Yellow Cab Company Peninsula and Alpha Cab companies. rested, though, since their phone number had been logged in when they originally called the taxi’s dispatch center. “You meet every kind of people — the good, better, best, bad, worst — every kind. But mostly people are good,” he says. Bikram Singh’s career began similarly. He moved to the U.S. from India in 1991, first starting out as a cab driver for Yellow Cab Menlo Park until he saw a business opportunity to purchase the fledgling company that would eventually become Yellow Cab Company Peninsula. “We all came with a dream to make lots of money,” he says. “I saw an opportunity that money could be made in the taxicab business because you can put in as many hours as you can. I worked day and night from 1994 until now. That’s all I did: work, work, work — day and night.” Long hours and long weeks seem to be part of the job, attracting a “workaholic” mindset according to Tommy Steele, 66, a driver for 29 years. “You name your own hours, although that’s sort of a misnomer because to make a decent living, you know, you’re free to choose your own 80 hours a week any way you like. ... You can make a decent living if you put in long, hellacious hours,” Steele says. It’s not uncommon for drivers to work from eight to 14 hours per shift, six days a week. And re-

cently as the number of fares has gotten slimmer, drivers say it’s become harder to make a profit since costs have remained high. Most drivers prefer to own their own cars, working as “owner/ operators” and paying taxi companies weekly fees to license the company’s name and color scheme. Depending on the company and added features like a dispatch service and a required $1 million commercial insurance plan, the weekly fee can range from $200 to $450. For drivers who use company cars, that rate can go upward of $500 per week. But beside the “gate fee,” as it is referred to in cabbie vernacular, drivers are also responsible for myriad other fees and expenses. This includes gas, vehicle maintenance and car payments but also the costs of getting licensed in each city in Santa Clara County where they do business. Costs include annual driver’s permits, business licenses, annual vehicle inspections, annual taximeter inspection, annual drug and alcohol tests plus upfront fees for fingerprinting and background checks. Larry Silva, president and general manager of Yellow Checker Cab Company Silicon Valley, broke down these expenses recently while making a presentation to the Cities Association of Santa Clara County in February. For a cabbie to work in Palo

Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and San Jose, it costs $2,129 per year in fees, licenses, inspections and fingerprinting, Silva says. Annual permits at San Jose and San Francisco airport range from $55 to $200. If a cab driver only wants to work in Palo Alto, it’s $186 annually. Palo Alto has three licensed cab companies — Yellow Checker Cab Company Silicon Valley,

‘The lawmakers should have kind of at least brought these TNC companies to the same level where the taxi companies are.’ —Bikram Singh, of Yellow Cab Company Peninsula California Cab and A Orange Cab — and 131 drivers are licensed. Any other companies that wish to do business in Palo Alto must fill out an application, wait 60 days, then go before a public hearing and make a case that they provide a “public convenience and necessity.” Only licensed cabs are legally allowed to pick up passengers in

each city. If a cab driver drops off a passenger in a city he’s not licensed in, he’s not allowed to pick up a new passenger there. “Each city decides they’re going to run the cab industry their way, which is fine,” Silva says. “But unfortunately they (drivers) can’t ... take someone back. ... They have to drive back empty. That’s crazy.” This often leads to frustration and anger when so called “bandit cabs,” or cabs from unlicensed companies that are typically based in unregulated cities, poach business. But the biggest source of contention has been with the ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft, officially classified in 2013 as “transportation network companies” (TNCs), which are immune from local municipalities’ rules as they are controlled by the California Public Utilities Commission. Such drivers use their own vehicles, covering gas and vehicle maintenance plus a 20-25 percent commission fee that Uber and Lyft collect from fares. They are largely free to pick up passengers in any city without paying the same expenses or heeding the same regulations that apply to cabs. These ridesharing companies conduct their own background checks for free and offer low-cost annual-vehicle inspection stations and visits with vehicle-inspection “mentors.” Many taxi drivers are angry that the transportation network companies operate under such little regu-

lation and say that the inconsistencies make them feel like they’ve been cheated out of a fair chance to compete. Steele has praise and scorn for the ridesharing companies. “My view of Uber and Lyft is twofold. ... Because there’s only an app that you need to summon your drivers ... that in itself was very innovative,” he says. “However, their whole business model has been built on cheating the rules, undermining the rules, lobbying against the rules and finding all the nooks and the cracks and the crevices in the regulations and exploiting that.” Bikram Singh says he is most frustrated by how quickly ridesharing companies were given the TNC classification and legal green light by the state without it first studying the impact on taxis, limousines and other existing forhire services — something he considers an “injustice” to companies like his that “aren’t valued at a billion dollars.” “The lawmakers should have kind of at least brought these TNC companies to the same level where the taxi companies are,” Singh says, “and then given enough time to drivers or the cab companies to either compete with those guys or come up with an equal model so we can stay in business.” Since transportation network companies are regulated by the (continued on next page)

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Bikram Jeet Singh, president and CEO of Yellow Cab Company Peninsula, California Cab and Alpha Cab, talks outside in the yard, amid taxis that are not being used because his drivers have quit the business.

At the Mountain View Caltrain station around 1 a.m. on April 16, taxi drivers (from left) Balwinder Singh, Kamal Singh and Subeg Singh wait for the bars on Castro Street to close, in hopes of picking up passengers in need of a ride. (continued from previous page)

state, local governments have limited options on altering how those drivers can operate in cities. “We’ve seen this before where a loophole is generated because of new technology or some company that’s done something that’s never been done before and the legislation just hasn’t caught up, and so in the short term, it’s chaos,” says Officer Sean Downey, a spokesman for the Palo Alto Police Department. “Sometimes technology has advanced faster than our laws have.” For a while, Palo Alto was issuing citations to rideshare drivers without commercial license plates until the DMV declared commercial plates weren’t necessary in

January 2015. Last week in San Francisco, City Treasurer Jose Cisneros announced that about 37,000 drivers will be required to pay the city’s business-license fees since the companies consider them independent contractors. ome city officials in Santa Clara County say they are actively listening to taxi driver’s concerns and are working to take steps to amend municipal codes and ordinances to better help level the playing field while preserving public safety. Last October, Sunnyvale’s council unanimously approved staff recommendations to lessen fees, conduct an annual vehicle

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inspection rather than a quarterly one, and remove requirements of cab drivers such as a paper map test and wearing uniforms after a study session on the issue. “They (cities) need to take a look with these regulations: Do they serve a public good? If not, those regulations should be removed,” says Jim Griffith, City of Sunnyvale councilman and chair of the Cities Association of Santa Clara County’s executive board. “Taxi drivers should not be burdened with these types of obstacles to compete with 21st century technology.” During his presentation before the board members of the Cities Association of Santa Clara County, Silva of Yellow Checker Cab

Company Silicon Valley argued that a better system for cab drivers would be for cities to adopt a uniform permit program countywide, in which one driver’s verified background check, vehicleinspection certificate and driver’s permit could be accepted across all Santa Clara County cities. “Most cities that have an ordinance, they have done some amendments over the years, but they’ve never really just looked at it like we’ve asked them to do now,” Silva says. Also, he says, “The taxicab industry needs to develop some kind of flexible fleet through a reciprocity system. To create a larger region for the drivers to work so they don’t have to double back. We’re being regulated to death.” Raania Moshen, executive director of the Cities Association of Santa Clara County, says the organization sent a letter to the Santa Clara County City Managers Association and the Santa Clara County Police Chiefs Association asking the groups to look into a more streamlined countywide system. Mark Linder, chair of the Santa Clara County City Managers Association, says that the managers and police associations are working together and currently studying the proposal. “I do believe cities shouldn’t be the obstacle to equalling the playing field,” Moshen says. “Cities should at least explore in terms of changing the process and make it easier for them to operate across the county.” Palo Alto Vice Mayor Greg Scharff, vice president of the Cities Association of Santa Clara County, wrote in an email that he intends to work on a proposal to address the issue. Another difference for rideshare companies that cab drivers and companies are targeting are background checks. When cab drivers apply in Palo Alto, their fingerprints are scanned and their records are checked with the Department of Justice and the DMV and continuously monitored. In the wake of recent assaults on rideshare passengers, Bikram Singh wants to know why the drivers aren’t held to the same standards as cabbies. “Where are our lawmakers now?” he asks. “There are horrible incidents ... and nobody’s putting a stop to it? That is disturbing, that is something I cannot swallow.” According to California Public Utilities Commission guidelines, ridesharing companies must check drivers to ensure they are neither sex offenders nor have been convicted in the past seven years of “driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, a crime involving property damage and/or theft, acts of violence, or acts of terror.” Uber spokeswoman Laura Zapata cited the safety features of the company’s technology, which “eliminates nighttime street hails, allows riders to see their route in a map in the app, enables you to share your estimated time of ar-

rival and location with friends and family, and eliminates the need for cash.” Downey says that these are the factors consumers must think about when considering services like Uber and Lyft.

‘Taxi drivers should not be burdened with these types of obstacles to compete with 21st century technology.’ —Jim Griffith, City of Sunnyvale councilman and chair of the Cities Association of Santa Clara County’s executive board “They’re a private company operating within the law and they’re doing their own background checks. If citizens are concerned they need to figure out what their best options are,” he says. Back in Mountain View, around 1:45 a.m., Kamal Singh gets a call to pick up a passenger at the front gate at NASA Ames. When he pulls up though no one is there. He circles a few times before giving up then heads to Castro Street, where women dressed up in sequined skirts and tall heels and men in dark button up shirts and jeans come spilling out of the Monte Carlo nightclub. He points to the line of about five cars all double parked on the street. “Those are all Uber drivers,” he says. “The first group of taxi riders to go were the 20-somethings and the bar crowds,” Silva says. “I would say probably 75 percent of that business is no longer. We don’t see the late-night bar rush now until, you know, much later and it’s much slower.” Kamal Singh does manage to pick up one passenger: a woman being escorted on the sidewalk by Mountain View police after a vocal altercation with a date. The cabbie drops her off in Santa Clara and heads back, hoping to pick up another fare for the night. n a recent sunny afternoon Steele sits in a tangerine orange Prius in the shade near the MacArthur Park restaurant in Palo Alto as he waits for his turn for a fare downtown. Donning a fedora, round tinted glasses, denim shirt and bluetooth device in his ear, he’s hoping the line won’t take longer than an hour (cabs operate on a first-come, firstserved basis for fares). Cabs rarely get hailed on the street in Palo Alto anymore, also known as getting a “flag drop,” and drivers instead connect with passengers through a company’s dispatch system. Many also have built a base of regular clients, called “personals.” Originally from Colorado, Steele came to the Bay Area in

Cover Story the Summer of Love and began pursuing a career in music. When that didn’t quite pan out as hoped, he began working as a cab driver in Palo Alto. He’s driven Joan Baez, Joe Montana and Stan Getz in his cab and met his wife 20 years ago when he ferried her to a dentist appointment. He still plays music with his band “11 Wails” and wrote a song “Babylon Driver” about his chosen career: “I’ve been driving this cab so long, up and down these streets. And deep down in Babylon I watch it all in my seat. I’ve been drifting through dreams so long, flirting with defeat.” “The cab industry is not dead, and I don’t anticipate it to die; however, it’s under heavy attack,” Steele says. Uber’s Zapata wrote in an email that there are an estimated 40,000 drivers working for Uber in the Bay Area. Most of them work for the company’s low-fare UberX service. The company also offers its original black town-car service, UberSelect, and a carpool service, UberPOOL. Lyft didn’t provide specific numbers of drivers in the Bay Area, but company spokeswoman Mary Caroline Pruitt stated in an email that there are 315,000 drivers nationwide, or about 80 percent the number that Uber has.

‘The cab industry is not dead, and I don’t anticipate it to die; however, it’s under heavy attack.’ —Tommy Steele, Palo Alto cab driver Recently Lyft announced it is also now offering a carpool service called Lyft Line. According to rider surveys, Zapata and Pruitt say, a majority of their drivers are part-time, signing up with the company to earn extra cash. Sixty-nine percent of Uber drivers say they have other part-time or full-time work; half drive 10 hours or less per week. Eighty percent of Lyft drivers drive 15 hours a week or less. Nearly 70 percent of Uber drivers say they had never worked as drivers before. And Uber and Lyft aren’t the only transportation network companies out there. Others that received permits to operate in 2016 include HopSkipRide, Kango and Zum, the so-called “Uber for kids” apps; and Summon and Wingz, which offer flat rates to airports. Chariot for Women, which will provide rides exclusively for women, was founded this year. City officials say they are appreciative of the growing transportation options because they see it as a way to help reduce the number of cars on the road, ease

congestion and encourage public transit ridership. “If you look at it first glance, simply having an Uber drive you around isn’t really getting cars off the road,” says Jessica Sullivan, transportation planning manager for the City of Palo Alto. “However, companies like Uber and Lyft, and some of the other ones that are out there, what they can do is facilitate what we call the ‘first mile’ or the ‘last mile’ connection between someone’s house and transit or work.” “We’re very interested in encouraging those types of services for the purpose of getting people onto other forms of transit or out of their ... cars,” Sullivan says. “We never set out to provide a better taxi or black car service; our vision has always been to reconnect people and communities through better transportation,” Pruitt wrote. Still, it is the business model, rather than the feel-good companies’ philosophies, that is in large part driving their success. Cab companies in Santa Clara County charge about a $3.50 flat rate plus about $3 per mile. UberX charges a base fare of $2, with $1.15 per mile plus minute charges and a service fee. Lyft charges a $1.30 base fare at $1.16 per mile plus minute charges and service fee. Calculating a ride from Cambridge Avenue in Palo Alto to San Francisco airport shows that a trip in a cab would cost roughly $70. For Uber it ranges from $28 to $36 and for Lyft it’s $37. “When you sit there and watch Uber doing all of this now for 1/3 to 1/4 of the price of the cabs, and you’re sitting there watching those guys ... taking all that business, it’s pretty disheartening,” Steele says. “Nobody ever becomes rich driving a taxi; we all know that right?” Bikram Singh says. “But now they’re not making them poor; they’re making them go bankrupt.” These low rates have acted as a kind of an entry-point to convince cautious riders they should give the ridesharing options a try, though rates have also been known to fluctuate widely during peak demand hours with “surge pricing.” Cab companies’ rates, on the other hand, are heavily regulated. In some cities, like Palo Alto, to make any adjustment of rates, taxis must declare a “schedule of rates” to police departments. They then have to wait 30 days before rates can be changed again. This prevents them from setting daily or weekly prices that could be lowered in off hours for consumers, cabbies say. In December, the City of San Jose took a step to help taxi companies by deregulating taxi-meter rates if rides are booked through online apps. Passengers not using an app are still subject to the same $3.50 base fare and $3 per mile fee, though. Silva says he’s actually eager to start offering lower fees and will be updating his company’s app in June. He’s hoping to reconnect

Cab driver Tommy Steele drives Devon Washick-Ortega on April 15 to the Hilton Garden Inn in Palo Alto, where she is meeting a friend.

Kamal Singh cruises in his cab on Castro Street as the Friday night crowd exits bars. As he looks for fares, he passes rideshare cars (seen on the left and right) double parked on the street and waiting for their passengers. with former passengers, since he estimates that Yellow Checker Cab Company Silicon Valley has lost about 40-50 percent of its business since rideshare companies came on scene. Back in Palo Alto, 24-year-old University of California, Berkeley, student Devon WashickOrtega hops off a southbound Caltrain at the downtown station and flags down Steele. As she puts on her seatbelt, Steele introduces himself, and she tells him she’s headed to the Hilton Garden Inn to meet a friend. Steele strikes up a conversation and Washick-Ortega mentions that she normally takes Uber most of the time but was running late today and had heard that

Uber was “a mess to use” at the train station. Steele smiles a little bit and asks her about the app’s appeal. Washick-Ortega mentions that she hardly carries cash anymore and had a few bad experiences in San Francisco where she previously lived. When she tried to use her credit card, cab drivers gave her a hard time about it. “I’m not a confrontational kind of person,” she says. Plus, she says, taking a cab across the bridge to San Francisco is too expensive, and one doesn’t have to tip Lyft or Uber drivers. Sullivan points to these types of examples as to why rideshares have beaten out some of the cab’s competition.

“Part of the reason that these companies have been so successful is that interface, right?” she says. “Not having to pay cash or credit card or anything — to just be able to jump into the car and jump out of the car — that’s attractive for people, and I think that’s one of the challenges taxis have to face.” And like Washick-Ortega, other passengers have had similar interactions with cranky cab drivers: Complaints range from cabs refusing to travel short distances or to less desirable places in town or failing to show up when a reservation was booked. “That’s part of why the cab in(continued on next page)

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Movements with a message Dance companies bring social issues to the stage at Stanford by Karla Kane

and the featured piece, “to go again,” by San Francisco choreographer Joe Goode. “to go again” is built on the experiences of disabled veterans returning from war, including those with physical disabilities, traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder. The 30-minute piece combines dance with music and text to address the challenges facing disabled veterans, as well as their resiliency. Smith and Stanford neurologist Dr. Amit Etkin will hold a preshow conversation on the topic. “I’m really excited to bring it to Stanford because the Palo Alto VA helped us a lot with outreach to the veterans whose stories are reflected in the work,” Smith said. Under Goode’s guidance, the dancers interviewed veterans and their families, then created a “theater patchwork of story, song and dance,” to be performed by four dancers, AXIS company member Sophie Stanley said. One powerful story tells of a mother whose daughter was horrifically wounded in Iraq and winds up profoundly traumatized in a U.S. hospital. The mother is eventually able to soothe her daughter’s continuous screams by going against the advice of her Western physicians and seeking help from a psychic healer. “From this tragedy emerges a mother’s persistence, a willingness to go against the grain. ... From that courage comes a moment of change, a transition and ultimately hope,” Stanley said. “I absolutely love this story and feel so honored that I get to tell it.” (continued on next page)

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he stories of disabled veterans and the plight of marine wildlife will be portrayed on stage next weekend, when Stanford University will host two acclaimed dance companies, both presenting socially conscious works. AXIS Dance Company, which features contemporary work performed by a mix of dancers with and without disabilities, will perform three pieces, including one on the experiences of wounded veterans, at Bing Concert Hall on Saturday, April 23. And, in honor of Earth Day, choreographer-dancer Camille Hanson will present “The Sacrifice of Giants,” a piece exploring the behavior of marine mammals in the wild and in captivity, the following day. AXIS Dance Company’s mission is “to change the face of dance and disability,” and the Oakland-based company — which in addition to its professional performances also offers classes and workshops for kids and adults, advocacy and community outreach — has been pioneering physically integrated dance since its founding in 1987. “Rather than there being limitations because of the disability component, it really just radically expands the possibilities for movements, especially with partner work and ensemble works,” AXIS Artistic Director Judith Smith said. At the Stanford show, sponsored by Stanford Live, AXIS dancers will perform “Divide,” a trio piece choreographed by UKbased Marc Brew; “Dix minutes plus tard,” an intricate female duet by Sonya Delwaide;

Top: Left to right: Julie Crothers, Nick Brentley, Dwayne Scheuneman and Sophie Stanley are current members of AXIS Dance Company. Above: Camille Hanson was inspired by the plight of cetaceans to create “The Sacrifice of Giants.” www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • April 22, 2016 • Page 29

Arts & Entertainment THEATER REVIEW

A bawdy swashbuckler ‘Cyrano’ offers new wit, enduring panache by Jeanie K. Smith

up together), certain that she could never love an unattractive man. When Roxane asks to see him, his heart leaps with hope but crashes again when she reveals that she has fallen for a new guardsman, Christian (Chad Deverman), and seeks Cyrano’s help in protecting him from the usual hazing of new recruits. She also wants Christian to begin a clandestine correspondence, hoping he will speak of love to her. Christian indeed loves Roxane but knows he is not blessed with the art of language, and so despairs — until Cyrano convinces him that they can woo Roxane together. He will write the letters for Christian that will win her heart. Thus begins the central plot device, one that will unfold with amusing and then devastating consequences for all involved. Rostand elevates his tale to more than one of deception and unrequited love, however, and Hollinger and Posner give Cyrano modern dialogue that highlights his true condition — his cowardice. Cyrano’s bravado hides a raging fire of insecurity — his conviction that no one could ever love him, certainly not the beautiful Roxane — so he languishes behind a mask, never revealing himself until too late. In a sense, all three main characters wear masks, to others and to themselves as well, ensuring their failure to find what they seek. This timeless caution still speaks to a modern audience, urging us to shed our own disguises in pursuit

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heatreWorks brings us the regional premiere of a new translation of Edmond Rostand’s classic play, “Cyrano,” breathing fresh life into the enduring tale of unrequited love. Strikingly modern in some scenes and for some characters, the translation and adaptation by Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner still retains the poetic feel of the original, while avoiding rhymed couplets except for emphasis. Given new language, superb production values and an excellent ensemble, this “Cyrano” swashes cross the wide Mountain View stage with style and panache, proving again why we love the witty rogue. First written and performed in 1897, Rostand’s tale has been translated and adapted numerous times, into plays, movies, ballet, opera and even comic books. Brave, daring and witty leader of the Gascony Guard Cyrano de Bergerac (here played by J. Anthony Crane) is cursed with a large nose, but compensates with intelligence and erudition, and is valued as a true and loyal friend by Ragueneau the Baker (Christopher Rebar) and Le Bret (Michael Gene Sullivan). His guardsmen both revere and fear him, for his prowess with the sword is as renowned as his nose is big, and he’s quick to eliminate his enemies with little provocation. Hopelessly smitten with the beautiful Roxane (Sharon Rietkerk), Cyrano admires her from a distance (even though they grew

Cyrano (J. Anthony Crane) woos by moonlight in TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s current production. of our heart’s desire. The ensemble is truly up to the formidable action of the play, enlivening witty dialogue with superb comic skills and excellent swordplay (directed by Jonathan Rider). Reber, Stephen Muterspaugh, Kit Wilder, Darren Bridgett and Monica Cappuccini all play several roles to great effect; Bridgett makes a great drunk; Wilder capers from fighting fop to Gascony guard; Cappuccini runs the gamut from groundling to nun, particularly fun as Roxane’s duenna; and Muterspaugh amuses as a hapless theater producer. Peter James

Meyers inhabits the somewhat thankless role of De Guiche, Roxane’s would-be suitor, with aplomb and gravitas, managing some sympathy by the end. Sullivan narrates our tale and props up Cyrano when needed, and Reber gets in some good zingers as the sidekick. Deverman delights as the youthful guardsman, by turns brave or bumbling when faced with a fray or a “real girl.” Crane is marvelously matched to the character of Cyrano, alternating fluidly between melancholy and anger, hope and despair, all the while philosophizing in witty meta-

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As for what she hopes audiences will gain from the performance, she said, “I hope our art serves to illuminate some part of the human condition. ... I hope that we expand their preconception of what dance is, the stories it can tell, and who can tell them.”

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n Sunday, April 24, Dinkelspiel Auditorium will be home to the West Coast premiere of “The Sacrifice of Giants,” a dance and audiovisual performance that celebrates cetaceans (the intelligent group of ocean mammals that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises) and takes a stand against their captivity and slaughter. The piece was created by Minnesota-raised, Madrid-based choreographer Camille Hanson and photographer/filmmaker JC Arévalo and comes to Stanford from Europe, directly following a performance at New York’s Lincoln Center. “(Conservationist) Aldo Leop-

phors. He wears the confidence of a master swordsman well, and yet reveals his self-doubt with aching vulnerability. Reitkerk is suitably saucy and demanding, utterly believable in the varied phases of Roxane’s growth. Joe Ragey’s gorgeous sets not only give us numerous locations, they make use of the wide stage in an epic sweep of fabric, romantic moonshine, and autumn leaves, conjuring a fantastic, fabled journey, a story in time and space rather than mired in pedantic reality — so gloriously fitting for the larger-than-life character of Cyrano, the epic sweep of his timeless tale. Costumes by Fumiko Bielefeldt and lighting by Pamila Z. Gray beautifully enhance the overall spectacle of the show. At times it was difficult to hear actors, even though they were miked; especially true of Reitkerk and Crane, this was a puzzling and frustrating distraction. Despite the new translation, the play feels a little creaky in sections that have always been problematic, particularly the last scene that goes on for days. But “Cyrano” continues to live in our collective cultural mind for good reason, and this production gives us great proof of why.Q What: “Cyrano,” presented by TheatreWorks Where: Mountain View Center for Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View When: Through May 1, with 7:30 p.m. shows Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and 7 p.m. Sundays Cost: Tickets range from $25 to $80. Info: Go to theatreworks.org or call 650-463-1960.

old said, ‘There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.’ I am one of the some who cannot,” Hanson said. While she’s long been interested in animal behavior, “The Sacrifice of Giants” was inspired after she was invited by the European group La Dolphin Connection to perform in an international event, “Empty the Tanks,” dedicated to the defense of dolphins and whales around the world. “Due to the global demand for marine parks, zoo aquariums and programs such as ‘swim with the dolphins,’ there exists a milliondollar business behind the brutal capture of wild dolphins from the oceans of Taiji, Japan,” she said. She conceived “The Sacrifice of Giants” based on the premise that “habitat dictates behavior.” In the piece, she and her three codancers portray the behaviors of cetaceans in their natural ocean habitats and of those in captivity. The choreography is rooted in the observations of scientists and is enhanced by projected videos and oceanic audio. (continued on page 32)

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Western Ballet turns the big 4-0 ‘Red Riding Hood’ performances and gala mark dance company’s anniversary by Anna Medina

here was a palpable energy in Western Ballet’s Mountain View studio recently as dancers stretched at the barre, marked their steps and practiced pirouettes. Amid the traditional black leotards and pink tights, some dancers were in costume while others carried props — a wolf mask, wooden rifles and baskets brimming with flowers. Rehearsal was about to begin for the longstanding dance company’s spring production of “Red Riding Hood.”

In a few moments, Artistic Director Alexi Zubiria would assume his position at the front of the studio, where he gives dancers feedback as they rehearse numbers, but in the moments before it all began, Zubiria discussed the upcoming events on the horizon: “Red Riding Hood” and the 40th anniversary gala. In his ninth year as artistic director of Western Ballet, Zubiria described the company as a performing and education institution for everyone. Western Ballet of-

fers classes for students from a wide range of both dance levels and ages. This diversity was reflected in the rehearsal, where a group of 30 children and adults waited their turn to take the stage. “(Western Ballet) is a sanctuary for many. Professionals meet here — most of these people are Silicon Valley’s best,” he said. Western Ballet, founded in 1976, is a nonprofit institution offering the general public access to classical ballet training, including granting scholarships to underprivileged kids. It’s a school where there is a high level of commitment and expectation, Zubiria said. Open 365 days a year, Zubiria takes pride in the fact that Western Ballet offers classes to around 120 adults, in addition to its children-and-youth program. Western Ballet is also an innovative place: The spring production of “Red Riding Hood” is a world premiere, which Zubiria has created from the ground up. Zubiria said that though it is uncommon to see the well-known fairytale as a full-length ballet, he has incorporated other wolf folk tales, such as the stories of the three little pigs and the boy who cried wolf. Zubiria has also turned the story of “Red Riding Hood” into a comedy. He said he is anticipating a lot of laughter from the audience and emphasized that it is appropriate for children and has no tragic endings. Sophia Palant, 15, is a dancer in Western Ballet’s trainee program (for teens who are preparing for a professional dance career). She is playing the role of a gypsy and one of the three little pigs. She spoke of her experience participating in the spring production. “Seeing how passionate everyone else is really motivates me. It motivates me to try hard and to dance my heart out onstage,” she said.

This same weekend, Western Ballet will celebrate its 40th Anniversary by hosting a gala with performances from its students and professionals. There will be guest speakers and the mayor of Mountain View will be presenting Western Ballet with a special proclamation. Performances will include pieces from dancer and choreographer Vicente Nebrada’s “Nuestros Valses” (“Our Waltzes”) and Zubiria’s own “Danzón!” Palant said she is particularly looking forward to dancing with professional dancers from San Jose, adding that the pieces performed in the 40th anniversary gala are more mature than those in “Red Riding Hood.” “They really show what we can do as a professional company,” she said. Q Editorial Intern Anna Medina can be emailed at amedina@ paweekly.com.

What: Western Ballet’s “Red Riding Hood” and 40th Anniversary gala Where: Menlo-Atherton Center for Performing Arts, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton When: “Red Riding Hood” will be performed Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24, at 1 p.m. The 40th Anniversary gala will be held Saturday, April 23, at 7 p.m. Cost: Tickets for “Red Riding Hood” cost $25/adult, $20/ students and children (18 and under). For the 40th Anniversary Gala tickets cost $35-45/adult, $20/students and children (18 and under); student/children tickets only available at Western Ballet’s studio. Info: Go to westernballey.org or call 650-968-4455.

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The contrast between the experiences of the animals in the different environments is stark — and powerful. In the natural marine environment, the dancers demonstrate lively interactions and aerial movements, such as breaching, spy hopping and cooperation, staged with soothing ocean colors and sounds. In the harrowing captive situations, marked in dramatic hues, the dancers portray “unnatural behaviors found in captivity such as repetitive physical tasks, aggressive responsiveness, and states of remaining motionless.” Admission to the performance is free to the public thanks to Planet Earth Arts, a Bay Area interdisciplinary initiative that brings artists together with scientists, nonprofits and universities to promote environmental and social-justice awareness. This year, Planet Earth Arts has explored “Water” as its theme. The group has conducted a visitingartists program at Stanford, bringing playwrights, directors, actors, dancers and poets onto campus to collaborate with the school’s faculty, who will lead a post-performance discussion, said co-founder Michael Fried. Hanson’s piece was a natural choice, especially fitting for Earth Day weekend. Research on cetaceans has shown them to be extremely intelligent, sentient creatures. “Treating self-aware beings as a commodity for economic advantage is fundamentally offensive from an ethical standpoint,” Hanson said. “My desire is to get this awareness to go viral, as well as inspire people to make meaningful and powerful decisions for the natural world.” She said the response from audiences so far has been encouraging — especially from young viewers, some of whom have written to Hanson asking for more information. “At our last show, a 5-year-old child in the audience approached one of the dancers after the show and said, ‘It was so beautiful I wanted to cry.’” Q Interim Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be reached at kkane@paweekly. com. Info: AXIS Dance Company performs Saturday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. (pre-show conversation at 6:30 p.m.) at Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. Tickets are $30$65 and must be purchased by phone at 650-724-2464 or in person at the Bing ticket office. Go to live.stanford.edu for more information.

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Film ‘American Umpire’ The California premiere of the documentary “American Umpire,” about foreign policy and the role of the United States as the world’s security guard, will take place Tuesday, April 26, at 7 p.m. at the History Corner (Building 200), Room 2 (lower level), on the Stanford University campus. Admission is free. The film was made by Stanford graduate Elizabeth Cobbs and features narration from PBS’ Jim Lehrer, along with interviews with academics, policy makers, journalists and military leaders. For more information, including a trailer, go to americanumpire.com.

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Classical music California Bach Society The California Bach Society, a 30-voice chorus, will perform an all-Bach concert, including the elaborate double-choir motets “Singet dem Herrn ein neues

Lied (Sing unto the Lord a new song)” and “Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf (The Spirit gives aid to our weakness),” the motet “Jesu, meine Freude (Jesus, my joy)” and other pieces on Saturday, April 23, at 8 p.m. at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Tickets are $33 (discounts for advance purchase, seniors, students and people under age 30). Go to calbach.org.

Earth Day Portola Valley/Woodside Earth Fair The Portola Valley Town Center will hold a free Earth Day celebration, including live music; workshops; giveaways; information about food waste, recycling, water and energy conservation; electric cars and more on Saturday, April 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Go to portolavalley.net.

Benefit concert ‘Rooted in Jazz’ Palo Alto’s San Andreas Singers, an a cappella fivepiece who perform a mix of harmony-rich music from the jazz and contemporary genres, will sing at “Rooted in Jazz,” an Earth Day concert benefiting Canopy’s tree-planting and tree-care programs, on Sunday, April 24, at 5:30 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Suggested donation is $25; refreshments will be served. Go to canopy.org/about-canopy/ special-events/rooted-in-jazz/.

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Eating Out Above, at Bill’s Cafe in Palo Alto a mimosa is served in a 17.5-ounce “bowl.” Left, the California eggs benedict at Bill’s Cafe: bacon, avocado, tomatoes and poached eggs on an English muffin, topped with Hollandaise sauce.

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ill’s Cafe has been doing a brisk business serving up breakfast in the Bay Area for more than three decades. What started as one family-owned breakfast joint in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood in 1977 has grown to seven locations, including its newest outpost in Midtown Palo Alto. There’s something for everyone at Bill’s, but try not to panic when browsing the extensive menu. There are more than 20 kinds of omelets and scrambles, six types of Belgian waffles, seven versions of French toast, 11 kinds of pancakes and 10 variations on eggs Benedict — plus numerous other breakfast items. My advice: Go with a group that’s willing to share so you can taste more items. The website’s claim that the food “comes big and hearty” is no PR stunt; servings are large. The “French Garden” omelet ($11.79) was satisfying, with goat cheese, spinach, sundried tomatoes, avocado, mushrooms and basil. Country potatoes,

served on the side (or swap them for hash browns) were flavorful but served cold. The Hawaiian pancakes ($8.99) — buttermilk cakes with fresh bananas, macadamia nuts and coconut — were luscious, fluffy and not overly sweet. A short stack comes with two massive pancakes and sides of butter, whipped cream and maple syrup. My only complaint was that the syrup wasn’t real maple syrup and the whipped cream tasted like the store-bought stuff that comes in a can. The blueberry waffles ($9.99) aren’t quite like those that Leslie Knope of “Parks and Recreation” obsesses over at JJ’s Diner, but they’re a solid, sweet breakfast choice — light and fluffy, with a sprinkling of powdered sugar and four large dollops of whipped cream. Again, there’s no skimping when it comes to portions at Bill’s. The “skillet creations” are a favorite,

Bill’s Cafe’s Hawaiian pancakes — buttermilk cakes filled with fresh bananas, macadamia nuts and coconut — are luscious, fluffy and not overly sweet.

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and I highly recommend them to those who are either incredibly hungry or hungover — or both. The veggie skillet ($11.50) is an enormous bed of hash browns piled with scrambled egg whites, mushrooms, spinach, asparagus, tomato, avocado, onions, cheddar cheese, sour cream and chives. Don’t miss Bill’s “original skillet” of country-fried potatoes, onions, ham, cheddar cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes and green peppers topped with two eggs in any style ($11.50).

The California eggs Benedict ($11.95, with bacon, avocado and tomato instead of the traditional Canadian bacon) came with perfectly poached eggs, but the flavorless hollandaise sauce left something to be desired. On my first visit, the service was overeager and not wellpaced, but at subsequent meals, it was friendly and attentive without being overbearing. My coffee cup was always full. (Pro tip: If you prefer the drinks next-door at Philz Coffee, Bill’s will let you bring it in.) The space itself is somewhat sterile, with tables and some large

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booths. There’s outdoor seating on a small patio along Middlefield Road. While the food is homey, the physical space leaves something to be desired. For a string of local restaurants with a long history, I would hope for more of a neighborhood feel or a bit of charm. For thirsty customers, belly up to the bar for a mimosa ($7) served in chalice-like cups described on the menu as “bowls.” (They clock in at 17.5 ounces.) Anyone looking for a boozy breakfast can choose from bloody marys, coffee with Bailey’s, Mexican coffee (tequila, Kahlua, coffee and whipped cream), Irish coffee with Jameson

whiskey, a chavela (Model Especial beer served with lime in a glass with a salted rim) or Bill’s “super Michelada” (Negra Modelo beer, a splash of tomato juice, lime juice and a “touch” of tequila served in a large chilled glass with a salted rim). Bill’s Cafe should be a welcome addition for breakfast lovers with hearty appetites looking for something new on the Midpeninsula.Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com. Check out her blog, “Peninsula Foodist,” at PaloAltoOnline.com/blogs

ShopTalk by Daryl Savage

PET CLUB OUT, WINE STORE IN ... Pet Club is calling it quits in Mountain View. It was a long run for the store, located next to Costco in The Rengstorff Center. After 22 years in business, or 154 in dog years, the store will close for good on May 1. Pet Club, like so many other stores in the area, became a victim of escalating rents. Pet Club spokesperson Tamm Lee explained, “The lease ended and the rent was too high to extend.” The store is hoping to relocate, but there is “no new location to announce as of yet,” said Lee. The Bay Area based, family-owned pet store has 11 other locations in the greater Bay Area — the two closest are in San Mateo and San Jose. Taking over the 18,000-square-foot-space is Total Wine & More, an East Coast-based liquor chain. Its website claims it is “the country’s largest independent retailer of fine wine.” A typical store will carry more than 8,000 different wines and 2,500 different beers. Total Wine applied to sell alcoholic beverages in January, but no word yet on when the move will take place. There won’t be any shortage of liquor in The Rengstorff Center. Its next-door neighbor, Costco, has an extensive inventory of spirits, and the small store Liquor, Tobacco & More

is also located in the shopping strip. That particular liquor store received a modicum of fame a few years ago when it reportedly sold a $1 million lottery ticket, its second winning ticket in a period of three months during 2012. SWEETGREEN TAKES TOP HONORS ... Talk about good timing. Just a few weeks before the new Sweetgreen is scheduled to open in downtown Palo Alto, it made the list of “The 35 Hottest Healthy Restaurants in America.” The salad restaurant, specializing in local and organic items, came in first place in the Fast Casual category on the website of EatThis.com. The eatery, currently putting on the finishing touches, is tentatively set to open in early May in the remodeled Birge Clark building at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Ramona Street, according to developer Chase Rapp. Two other area restaurants also made it in the top five listings of the Fast Casual category: Lyfe Kitchen, just one block away from Sweetgreen at 167 Hamilton Ave., and Veggie Grill in Mountain View’s San Antonio Center. They were No. 3 and No. 4. Speaking of new restaurants, Vino Enoteca is one season away from opening at

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the Stanford Barn, 700 Welch Road, in the Stanford Shopping Center. Taking over the former location of the shuttered California Cafe, the Italian restaurant’s remodel of the 6,500-square-foot space will be completed by this summer, according to its Facebook page. Vino Enoteca owner and chef Rocco Scordella is well-known at the Stanford Barn. He also owns Tootsies, the popular neighboring coffee shop and Italian lunch spot. SOUTH P.A. GETS A NEW SPA ... Annabelle Salon & Spa is poised to open at 3918 Middlefield Road, in Palo Alto’s Charleston Shopping Center. It replaces Huntington Learning Center, a tutoring franchise that closed last year after a threeyear run. This particular retail space has an interesting history. It was vacant for nearly seven years after Neighborhood Liquor and Video moved out in 2005. The small space is currently undergoing a complete renovation for an anticipated summer opening. This will be the second location for Annabelle Spa. It is also located in Los Gatos. One retail insider predicts the spa may be just the right fit for the popular south Palo Alto strip mall, where Piazza’s Market anchors one end and Peet’s Coffee the other.

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

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Your ‘Miles’ may vary Don Cheadle’s passion project revives jazz legend 000 (Century 16 and 20) Where to begin? And where to end? And what to do with all that middle? These are the questions that plague and invigorate any writer, and perhaps especially those who task themselves with the responsibility of telling the

story of a real-life genius. Not everyone will agree with how actor-writer-director Don Cheadle’s passion-project examination of jazz legend Miles Davis in “Miles Ahead,” answers these key questions. But only a

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fool would say his take lacks creativity, heart, energy, and a gutsy willingness to take risks. As Davis says in the film, “Be wrong strong.” It’s a quirk of the marketplace that we’re getting, within weeks of each other, biopics of Hank Williams, Miles Davis, and Chet Baker, and even odder that Davis appears as a character in two out of the three films. But that’s a measure of the towering esteem in which Davis is held by fans and music historians alike. Cheadle does justice to Davis’ refined musicianship and creative genius while also exploring his hubristic fall from grace and the accompanying tortures. Cheadle and co-screenwriter Steven Baigelman begin in the late ’70s, with Davis in semi-reclusion, pistol-wielding, suffering from a degenerative hip disorder, and blurred by drug use. The hip disorder and dubious medications compare to Hank Williams’ conditions in “I Saw the Light,” and it’s hard not to think of lifetimes of martyred artists when Davis’ producer (Michael Stuhlbarg) acidly concludes, “Man, what a

Michael Shannon is Elvis Presley and Kevin Spacey is Richard Nixon in “Elvis & Nixon.”

Milhous Rock Icons meet in comical ‘Elvis & Nixon’ 000 (Aquarius, Century 20) On Dec. 21, 1970, one of the most famous men in America wrote and hand-delivered a letter to another of the most famous men in America. “Dear Mr. President,” Elvis Presley began. “First, I would like to introduce myself. I am Elvis Presley and admire you and have great respect for your office ... Sir, I am staying

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waste. He’s probably more profitable dead than alive now.” It’s this Davis that music reporter Dave Braden (Ewan McGregor) chases for a story, but Braden gets more than he bargained for when he becomes embroiled in a scrum over a set of master tapes for Davis’ ostensible comeback recording (not quite as madcap as Paul McCartney’s “Give My Regards to Broad Street” but close). Flashbacks help to prove Miles’ point “I’m a Gemini — I’m two people anyway”: in the late-50s, we witness Davis’ brilliance in the studio and his volatile passion for — or insecure obsession with — first wife Frances Taylor (Emayatzy Corinealdi). With the Braden scenes, “Miles Ahead” recalls “The End of the Tour,” with an ordinary man observing and dissecting a possibly great one. But the more expansive “Miles Ahead” stretches its muscles in impressively yogic postures: in its evocative nonlinearity, its insights into Davis’ thought processes and philosophy, and Cheadle’s creative flourishes (using scattered Polaroids for a transition, for example). Cheadle’s performances as actor and director mark the film’s greatest achievements. On screen, a focused, magnetic Cheadle proves simpatico with Davis, and the understatedly moving, potently musical flight-of-fancy finale demonstrates how the director Cheadle identifies with Davis’ remark “When you’re creating your own stuff, man, the sky ain’t even the limit.” Rated R for strong language throughout, drug use, some sexuality/nudity and brief violence. One hour, 40 minutes. — Peter Canavese

can and will do the most good.” The letter served as prelude to an encounter that has fascinated Americans since 1972, when the secret meeting between Elvis and President Richard Milhous Nixon was made public by the Washington Post. Recently the tale got the deluxe treatment: in “Elvis & Nixon.” Oscar nominee Michael Shannon plays the former and Oscar winner Kevin Spacey plays the latter. Each on his own is a riveting, tragicomic figure, and the curiosity of what passed between them can hardly be contained. As it happens, their transaction occurred because each man had something to gain in terms of image or self-image. Though the meeting was, per Elvis, to remain secret, Nixon cannily supposed he could leverage it for credibility with young people, his least loyal constituency. Elvis wished to shore up his self-importance as a patriot eager to serve as a “Federal Agent at Large” for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (a non-existent position he hoped would bookend his Army stint). It’s a story of great power and great delusion, of the absurdities of politics and the strange effects and arguably undue reach of celebrity. These potentially heady themes are really beside the point of a movie that’s a hoot and knows it. Just try to keep a straight face as Elvis proves his conservative bona fides by remarking to Nixon, “Take that Woodstock, for example. What the heck was that?” While hewing closely to the known facts often recounted by Elvis’ “Memphis Mafia” members Jerry Schilling (played here by Alex Pettyfer) and Sonny West (Johnny Knoxville), “Elvis & Nix-

on” proves to be fleet, funny and occasionally poignant as Elvis simultaneously pursues a federal badge and desires to be seen as “the real Elvis. A person.” Shannon could hardly be a less likely choice to play the King, but

mensely successful good ol’ boy, a gun lover and a karate practitioner. The White House tour has never been so entertaining. Rated R for some language. One hour, 26 minutes. — Peter Canavese

MOVIE TIMES All showtimes are for Friday to Sunday only unless otherwise noted. For 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 20: 7:20 & 10:10 p.m.

Fan (Not Rated) Century 16: 11:50 a.m., 3:20, 7:10 & 10:40 p.m.

A Hologram for the King (R) Century 20: 11:40 a.m., 2:35, 5:05, 7:40 & 10:10 p.m. Guild Theatre: 2, 4:30, 7:05 & 9:30 p.m.

The Huntsman: Winter’s War (PG-13) Century 16: 10:55 a.m., 12:20, 1:45, 3:10, 4:35, 6, 7:30, 8:50, 10:30 & 11:40 p.m. Century 20: 10:45 a.m., 12:15, 3:10, 6, 9 & 10:30 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 1:40, 4:35 & 7:30 p.m. Sat. 2, 4:50 & 7:40 p.m. In DBOX at 12:15, 3:10, 6 & 9 p.m.

Barbershop: The Next Cut (PG-13) Century 16: 10:30 a.m., 1:20, 4:20, 7:20 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m., 2:25, 5:10, 8:05 & 10:45 p.m. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (PG-13) +++1/2 Century 16: 12:25, 7:25 & 10:50 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 3:55 p.m. Century 20: 12:10, 3:30, 7 & 10:20 p.m. The Birds (1963) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 2:55 p.m. The Boss (R) Century 16: 10 a.m., 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m., 2, 4:45, 7:15 & 10 p.m. Compadres (Not Rated) Century 16: 10:35 a.m., 1:10, 4, 7:15 & 10 p.m. Century 20: 11:45 a.m., 2:30, 5:10, 8 & 10:40 p.m.

The Jungle Book (PG) +++ Century 16: 10:05 & 10:45 a.m. 12:55, 1:40, 4:05, 4:45, 7, 7:45, 9:55 & 10:45 p.m. In 3-D at 11:30 a.m., 12:15, 2:30, 3:15, 5:25, 6:15, 8:30 & 9:15 p.m. Century 20: 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:20, 4:10, 7 & 8:30 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 9:10 p.m. Sat. 9:20 p.m. In 3-D at 2:50, 5:40 & 9:50 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 12:45, 3:35 & 6:25 p.m. Sat. 12:55, 3:45 & 6:35 p.m. In X-D at 2:10 & 10:35 p.m. In X-D 3-D at 11:20 a.m., 5 & 7:50 p.m. In 3-D DBOX at 9:50 p.m. In DBOX at 10:30 a.m., 1:20, 4:10 & 7 p.m. Marguerite (R) +++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 2:30, 4:10, 7 & 9:40 p.m. Marnie (1964) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 5:05 & 9:40 p.m.

Criminal (R) Century 16: 10:25 a.m., 1:35, 4:30, 7:35 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 10:40 a.m., 1:35, 4:25, 7:35 & 10:25 p.m.

Miles Ahead (R) +++ Century 16: 10:20 a.m., 1:15, 4:10, 7:05 & 9:50 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m., 1:45, 4:40, 7:15 & 9:55 p.m.

Deadpool (R) +++ Century 20: 2:40, 5:15, 7:55 & 10:45 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 11:50 a.m. Elvis & Nixon (R) +++ Aquarius Theatre: 2, 5:25, 7:30 & 10 p.m. Century 20: 10:30 a.m., 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50 & 10:15 p.m. Everybody Wants Some (R) +++ Century 16: 11 a.m., 1:50, 4:50, 7:40 & 10:50 p.m. Century 16: 11 a.m., 1:50, 4:50, 7:40 & 10:50 p.m. Century 20: 10:50 a.m., 1:40, 4:30, 7:20 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 10:50 a.m., 1:40, 4:30, 7:20 & 10:20 p.m.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (PG-13) +1/2 Century 20: 10:05 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 1:50, 4:55 & 7:25 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 11:05 a.m. On the Waterfront (1954) (Not Rated) Century 16: Sun. 2 p.m. Century 20: Sun. 2 & 7 p.m. Sing Street (PG-13) Palo Alto Square: 1:45, 4:30 & 7:15 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:45 p.m.

Eye in the Sky (R) Century 20: 7:10 & 9:45 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 10:35 a.m., 1:15 & 4 p.m. Sat. 2 & 4:35 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 1:30, 4:15 & 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:30 p.m.

Zootopia (PG) +++ Century 16: 10:15 & 11:40 a.m., 2:20, 5, 6:20, 7:40, 9 & 10:20 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 3:40 p.m. Sat. 1 p.m. Century 20: 10:40 a.m., 1:25, 4:15 & 8:20 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 12:05, 2:55 & 5:35 p.m. Sat. 12:25, 3:10 & 5:50 p.m.

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

Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (327-3241) Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264)

CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-0128) Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260)

Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (800-326-3264)

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Home Front CAMPUS LANDSCAPE HEAD HONORED . . . The American Society of Landscape Architects has named Cathrine Deino Blake of Stanford University to its Council of Fellows for 2016. Blake, who has been the Stanford University landscape architect for the last 20 years, is responsible for the university’s 500-acre campus. She received her honor for Leadership/Management, from the Northern California Chapter. The landscape white paper she developed is the guiding philosophy for all current work done on the campus. During the university’s $5 billion building program, Blake has been the client representative solely responsible for bridging the heritage of Frederick Law Olmsted and Thomas Church with modern environmental concerns. She manages the landscape infrastructure project budget of $3.5 million per year. BLUEBERRY PIE, ANYONE? . . . Santa Clara County UC Extension Master Gardeners will hold a class on growing blueberries at Rinconada Library in Palo Alto at 7 p.m. on May 19. Planting, watering, pruning, and of course, harvesting will be covered. Info: mastergarders.org WEED WARRIORS . . . Volunteers of all ages are welcome every Wednesday, 1-5 p.m., to work alongside Acterra “weed warriors” who remove invasive plants at Arastradero Preserve. Groups can contact Paul Heiple at paulh@acterra.org for their own special program dates/hours. Arastradero Preserve is located at 1530 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Weeders will meet at the buildings next to the parking lot. Carpool, bike or walk if possible. Bring a reusable water bottle and dress for outdoor work (sturdy shoes and long pants recommended). Acterra provides gloves and tools. Minors under 18 must bring a waiver form signed by a parent. THE EDIBLE EDUCATOR . . . Palo Alto’s Common Ground is looking for someone to come on board permanently as its Edible Educator and Program Manager. And speaking of edible plants, the organization’s 10th Annual Common Ground Edible Garden Tour will be held on July 23. Q Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email elorenz@ paweekly.com. Deadline is one week before publication.

Living on the outside

Above, Marc and Rebecca Friend’s backyard has a patio of Connecticut Bluestone lined with old bricks. A table and chairs provides a dining space, with the ability to keep an eye on the play structure in the background.

Gamble Garden’s Spring Tour offers ideas for fully enjoying one’s landscaping by Carol Blitzer / photos by Veronica Weber

hile their East Coast roots drew them to the traditional Old Palo Alto home in 2003, Rebecca and Marc Friend knew from the start that their garden didn’t live up to its Cape Cod design. “We were in the house about 10 years before we started” changing the garden, Rebecca Friend said. “That gave us a lot of time to think about what we wanted.” With two children now in the picture, they were finally ready to tackle what Friend called “a lot of brick and underutilized space.” The results of their achievement, which took close to nine months to complete while working with Jason Bowman of landscape design/build firm California Horticulture Landscape Construction in Campbell, will be among the five gardens on this year’s Gamble Garden Spring Tour on April 29 and 30. First they had to decide what to

keep: obviously, the towering redwood (planted in 1946, according to a neighbor), along with a stand of birch trees in front, a copper beech and two flowering pear trees. But everything else was fair game. Today a row of standard gardenia trees and a low boxwood hedge, with layers of Tasman Flax-lily and ground-cover roses, separates the house from the street. Aiming for clean lines and a better use of space, they also wanted a more welcoming front walkway. They kept quite a bit of the old brick, but used it to outline a wide Connecticut Bluestone entryway. The Bluestone then trimmed the new concrete driveway, which was stained to match the house. A white trellis at the side incorporates two oval shapes that mimic a window over the front

The Friends’ Old Palo Alto home has a new row of standard gardenia trees and a low boxwood hedge, with layers of Tasman Flax-lily and ground-cover roses, separating the house from the street. door. Behind that fence is the family’s new vegetable garden, with four raised beds above a Kona gold gravel area. Fruit trees abound, from Meyer lemon to espaliered Granny Smith apple. A trellis was added above the side door, along with lots of outdoor lighting, Friend said. Connecticut Bluestone pavers, set in aggregate, lead the way to the backyard, alongside a covered patio with a black concrete base that complements the driveway. The new backyard has distinctive functional areas: To the right is a trampoline set over a pit with a mesh fence surrounding it; then a grassy area for play; a dining/

entertaining area with an outdoor grill with a Bluestone countertop, dining table and chairs and a seating area; a second small grassy area with a play structure and a storage shed. A variety of trees line the perimeter fence, including espaliered Satsuma tangerines and hydrangeas. “We put cuttings in the house all year long,” Friend said. Hornbeam and non-fruiting olive trees, which will eventually form a wall, frame the dining area, and roses climb up an arbor over the grill. Rows of Tivoli lights are strung across the dining (continued on page 41)

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Real Estate Matters Palo Alto real estate inventory up 20 percent over last year by Xin Jiang he number of new listings in Palo Alto has jumped 20 percent in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year. Sellers listed a total of 154 homes since the beginning of 2016. At the same time, buyers have become more selective and more willing to wait, so properties have often stayed on the market for about five days longer than last year, or about 19 days. Also, the median home price has declined by more than 5 percent. The increase in inventory has affected both high- and low-end properties, so the price drop likely reflects a short-term mismatch between increasing supply and weakening demand. As buyers become more picky, listings not priced fairly have stayed unsold for a longer period, and tend to have their prices lowered after losing momentum. On the other hand, homes with good presentation that are priced reasonably still attract strong interest. For instance, buyers are willing to put higher-than-asking, pre-emptive, all-cash offers on good rebuilding opportunities in North Palo Alto. Moreover, tastefully updated homes in Midtown and South Palo Alto could receive multiple offers and be sold well above listing prices. Unlike Palo Alto, Los Altos has experienced a significant decline in supply. The number of new Los Altos listings has dropped by approximately 14 percent in the first quarter of 2016 compared with the same period last year. Listings there are being sold faster, within an average of 11 days this year versus 14 days last year, while the median home price has stayed almost flat, down slightly more than 1 percent, at $2.64 million. One reason the median home price did not increase in spite of the lower supply has been that there have

The new backyard has distinctive functional areas, including a trampoline and a grassy area for play; a dining/entertaining area with an outdoor grill with a Bluestone countertop, dining table and chairs and a seating area.

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area. “It has a festive, happy feel, like on vacation in Italy,” she said. “We worked in fruit trees wherever we could,” she added pointing to the espaliered fig trees behind the grill. Throughout the garden are black ceramic pots, including a pair at the front of the house, filled with seasonal offerings, as well as more fruit trees (tangerines and limes). Other color is supplied by Pennisetum p. Princess (purple fountain grass), pink camellias and mauve bergenias near the street. The Friends gained about 10 feet of space by replacing a tall, recessed fence with a short fence and a hedge of English Laurel near the sidewalk of the corner lot. “We love the house and we wanted the yard to be as beautiful as the house,” Friend said. Ultimately, they met all of their goals: to create clean lines, maximize the use of space and have a place to be relaxed and casual, she said. Other gardens on the tour include: Q a contemporary Western garden with a playful sensibility; Q a lush, tropical, flower-filled landscape;

Q a charming zipper sculpture/ fence in a Mediterranean setting; Q a series of “rooms,” from an evening fire-pit area to a secret loft for the children. In addition to the garden tour, the weekend event includes “Over the Garden Fence,” a sale of “gently used” antiques, home decor, china and linens; Marketplace, with home and garden vendors; a plant sale including hard-to-find species and container gardens; a catered box lunch (with advanced reservations); live music; complimentary coffee drinks, iced tea and cookies prepared by The Garden Club; and horticultural experts from Master Gardeners and Canopy on hand to answer garden questions. Q Freelance writer Carol Blitzer can be emailed at cblitzer@ sbcglobal.net.

What: Gamble Garden Spring Tour: Gardens Are for Living When: Friday and Saturday, April 29 and 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Five gardens in Palo Alto, plus Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto Cost: $35 for nonmembers, $30 for members (online through April 27), $40 day of tour; box lunch tickets are $15 (pre-order by April 18, some available day of tours) Info: 650-329-1356 or www. gamblegarden.org

been fewer transactions in the premium North Los Altos area. In fact, North Los Altos may have become the most competitive high-end sub-neighborhood in the Midpeninsula so far this year. Those buyers with a more than 3-million-dollar budget who shifted from Palo Alto to North Los Altos, expecting less competition, only found themselves trapped in accelerated bidding wars. Menlo Park, especially central Menlo Park, has gained popularity. Despite a nearly 7 percent increase in inventory in the city as a whole, both the median home price and the sold-price-per-square-foot of living area have increased in the first quarter of this year compared with last year. The median home price for Menlo Park has reached $1.96 million. Many listings in Central Menlo Park offer large lots, updated homes and convenient locations. Further to the south, Mountain View and Sunnyvale have continued to see strong demands from first-time home buyers. Mountain View and Sunnyvale have always been more active in number of transactions than Palo Alto, Los Altos and Menlo Park. In the first quarter this year, despite a 26 percent increase in new listings, the median home price in Mountain View has climbed to $1.35 million, up 15 percent year on year. Sunnyvale has seen the same trend with a 22 percent increase in new listings, and a 7 percent increase in the median home price versus the same period last year. The multi-million-dollar question is whether Palo Alto serves as a leading indicator toward a down cycle of the overall real estate market in the Bay Area. From a long-term cyclical point of view, the answer is likely yes. However, there are lots of moving parts to the market. The supply and demand of real estate are also very much affected by life events that are not predictable. The value-add of a real estate professional is then largely to help clients understand the change of the market, and set expectations accordingly. Q Xin Jiang is a Realtor with Alain Pinel Realtors in Palo Alto. She can be reached at xjiang@apr.com.

First Quarter Comparison of 2015 and 2016 # of New Listings: Palo Alto

Los Altos

Menlo Park

Mountain View

Sunnyvale

Q1 2016

154

110

179

280

Q1 2015

128

108

103

142

229

% change year-over-year

20.3%

-13.9%

6.8%

26.1%

22.3%

Palo Alto

Los Altos

Menlo Park

Mountain View

Sunnyvale

Q1 2016

$2,370,000

$2,637,500

$1,960,000

$1,352,500

$1,130,000

Q1 2015

$2,502,650

$2,670,000

$1,927,500

$1,180,000

$1,055,500

% change year-over-year

-5.3%

-1.2%

1.7%

14.6%

7.1%

Palo Alto

Los Altos

Menlo Park

Mountain View

Sunnyvale

Q1 2016

$1,499

$1,234

$1,108

$945

$810

Q1 2015

$1,493

$1,198

$1,045

$877

$785

% change year-over-year

0.4%

3.0%

6.1%

7.8%

3.2%

Palo Alto

Los Altos

Menlo Park

Mountain View

Sunnyvale

Q1 2016

Q1 2015

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Home & Real Estate SALES AT A GLANCE Atherton

Los Altos Hills

Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $3,657,000 Highest sales price: $13,000,000 Average sales price: $7,351,750

East Palo Alto Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $580,000 Highest sales price: $710,000 Average sales price: $667,375

Total sales reported: 1 Sales price: $3,875,000

Menlo Park Total sales reported: 12 Lowest sales price: $313,000 Highest sales price: $3,300,000 Average sales price: $1,761,083

Mountain View

Los Altos Total sales reported: 12 Lowest sales price: $1,300,000 Highest sales price: $4,500,000 Average sales price:$2,385,083

Total sales reported: 13 Lowest sales price: $680,000 Highest sales price: $4,000,000 Average sales price: $1,575,153

Palo Alto Total sales reported: 7 Lowest sales price: $937,000 Highest sales price: $7,800,000 Average sales price: $3,648,857

Portola Valley Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $2,835,000 Highest sales price: $2,851,000 Average sales price: $2,843,000

Woodside Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $1,650,000 Highest sales price: $6,800,000 Average sales price:$3,560,000 Source: California REsource

HOME SALES

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

Atherton 6 Camino Por Los Arboles M. & K. Powers to P. Chu for $8,500,000 on 03/11/16; built 2000, 5bd, 5,510 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/30/2012, $6,200,000 18 Isabella Ave. Mitchell Trust to A. Talasaz for $4,250,000 on 03/15/16; built 1951, 4bd, 3,410 sq. ft. ; previous sale 03/05/2013, $3,449,000 44 McCormick Lane Zones Trust to Zsf Trust for $3,657,000 on 03/18/16; built 1959, 5bd, 3,940 sq. ft. 99 Stockbridge Ave. Stockbridge Limited to Alexander Trust for $13,000,000 on 03/11/16; built 2013, 5bd, 5,583 sq. ft.

East Palo Alto

332 Azalia Drive Cui Trust to Z. Guan for $689,500 on 03/18/16; built 1951, 3bd, 1,130 sq.ft.; previous sale 09/22/2009, $236,000 1387 Camellia Drive Adams Trust to Fossati-Bellani Trust for $580,000 on 03/11/16; built 1954, 2bd, 840 sq. ft. 1622 Michigan Ave. D. Amaya to G. Pulido for $710,000 on 03/17/16; built 1952, 5bd, 1,970 sq. ft.; previous sale 12/22/2003, $500,000 2759 Xavier St. Robinson Trust to R. Chao for $690,000 on 03/16/16; built 1953, 4bd, 1,493 sq. ft.

Los Altos

1554 Clay Drive T. & V. Leborgne to K. Rao for $2,740,000 on 04/04/16; built 1968, 4bd, 2,591 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/03/2001, $1,125,000 4388 El Camino Real #228 E. Mack to Evergreen Emerald Jade Trust for $1,326,000 on

04/01/16; built 2009, 2bd, 1,200 sq. ft. ; previous sale 03/12/2010, $635,000 826 Hierra Court R. & J. Swinamer to W. Evers for $2,500,000 on 04/05/16; built 1952, 4bd, 1,635 sq.ft. ; previous sale 05/06/2014, $1,851,000 666 Linden Ave. Bouchez Trust to X. Tao for $2,740,000 on 04/01/16; built 1942, 2bd, 2,309 sq.ft. ; previous sale 06/01/1989, $640,000 915 Loraine Ave. Rutherford Trust to Urban Pacific Homes for $1,300,000 on 04/04/16; built 1930, 2bd, 953 sq. ft. ; previous sale 05/14/1999, $800,000 32 Lyell St. J. & S. Smith to M. Case for $1,580,000 on 04/01/16 1291 Petersen Court S. Shiu to Q. & Y. Zhang for $2,315,000 on 04/04/16; built 1962, 5bd, 2,923 sq.ft. ; previous sale 03/11/2011, $1,410,000 381 San Luis Ave. D. & M. Conley to C. Soto for $1,950,000 on 04/04/16; built 1940, 2bd, 908 sq. ft. 832 Starlite Lane Mason Trust to Jain Trust for $2,800,000 on 04/06/16; built 1960, 3bd, 2,043 sq. ft.; previous sale 08/1970, $51,500 538 Torwood Court Corrigan Trust to Cheng Trust for $3,520,000 on 03/30/16; built 1971, 3bd, 3,120 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/1971, $88,800 306 Verano Drive M. Soong to O. Heckmann for $4,500,000 on 04/01/16; built 2008, 4bd, 3,671 sq. ft.; previous sale 04/20/2005, $1,800,000 50 West Edith Ave. #6 Young Trust to L. Zhang for $1,350,000 on 04/05/16; built 1979, 2bd, 1,553 sq. ft. ; previous sale 05/15/2003, $550,000

Los Altos Hills

12444 Robleda Road Sun Trust to Gupta Trust for $3,875,000 on 04/06/16; built 1988, 6bd, 4,992 sq. ft.

Menlo Park

112 Durham St. Mckubre Trust

to J. & S. To for $1,550,000 on 03/15/16; built 1947, 3bd, 1,200 sq. ft.; previous sale 09/23/2002, $280,000 25 Hallmark Circle Obrodovich Trust to K. Glassey for $3,300,000 on 03/11/16; built 1986, 2bd, 2,680 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/26/2009, $1,815,000 182 Hamilton Ave. Kennedy Trust to A. Bisaria for $932,000 on 03/10/16; built 1952, 3bd, 1,510 sq. ft.; previous sale 03/03/1978, $32,000 160 Hedge Road J. Navarrete to N. & R. Lipscomb for $2,150,000 on 03/14/16; built 1947, 3bd, 1,980 sq. ft.; previous sale 04/24/1990, $348,000 1142 Hollyburne Ave. Gosselin Trust to D. Thomas for $990,000 on 03/18/16; built 1949, 3bd, 1,330 sq. ft ; previous sale 12/23/2011, $475,000 24 Nancy Way Church of Pioneers Foundation to R. & R. Genauer for $2,500,000 on 03/10/16; built 1955, 4bd, 2,240 sq. ft. 2980 Sand Hill Road Bretschneider Trust to F. Sadat-Tehrani for $3,250,000 on 03/18/16; built 1969, 3bd, 2,380 sq. ft. 1146 Sevier Ave. E. & L. Cuffy to K. Ravi for $953,000 on 03/11/16; built 1947, 3bd, 1,090 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/27/1984, $19,000 1330 University Drive #11 C. Brigham to G. & A. Rogers for $1,200,000 on 03/11/16; built 1973, 2bd, 1,613 sq. ft.; previous sale 04/20/2006, $910,000 2051 Valparaiso Ave. Mcgeever Trust to Sona Trust for $3,150,000 on 03/18/16; built 1950, 2bd, 940 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/24/2014, $1,350,000 20 Willow Road #33 T. Melendez to City of Menlo Park for $313,000 on 03/10/16; built 1965, 3bd, 1,515 sq. ft. ; previous sale 10/12/2006, $284,000 1335 Windermere Ave. L. Laird to M. Xia for $845,000 on 03/16/16; built 1952, 3bd, 1,050 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/14/1972, $20,000

Mountain View

82 Bonita Ave. Roman Catholic Bishop of San Jose to North Fair Oaks Limited for $4,000,000 on 04/01/16; built 1951, 3,758 sq. ft. 100 East Middlefield Road #1H Delegeane Trust to R. Chiu for $802,000 on 03/30/16; built 1969, 2bd, 1,083 sq. ft.; previous sale 03/01/2007, $500,000 108 Evandale Ave. Viewpoint 2013 to N. Sundareswaran for $1,320,000 on 03/30/16 116 Granada Drive B. James to B. Yang for $873,000 on 04/01/16; built 1978, 3bd, 1,422 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/06/2007, $650,000 1120 Mercy St. Molinari Trust to Buselli Trust for $2,300,000 on 03/30/16; built 1965, 2,870 sq. ft. 1713 Morgan St. Zoe Trust to J. Zhao for $1,355,000 on 04/04/16; built 1955, 3bd, 1,104 sq. ft. 765 Mountain View Ave. #B Songco Trust to F. Ge for $2,000,000 on 04/01/16; built 1978, 3,087 sq. ft.; previous sale 11/09/2001, $770,000 453 North Rengstorff Ave. #6 Cartus Financial to B. Wu for $680,000 on 03/30/16; built 1963, 2bd, 828 sq. ft.; previous sale 03/16/2011, $228,000 1900 Polk Court Welsh Trust to P. & A. Wang for $2,715,000 on 04/05/16; built 1963, 3bd, 2,139 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/25/2010, $1,455,000 1737 Priscilla Court Bacchini Trust to J. & C. Galvis for $1,780,000 on 04/04/16; built 1956, 3bd, 1,427 sq. ft. 2200 Reinert Road #6 L. Su to M. Harris for $752,000 on 03/30/16; built 1981, 2bd, 891 sq. ft.; previous sale 12/06/2006, $410,000 2000 Rock St. #22 J. Farias to D. Cornell for $875,000 on 04/05/16; previous sale 07/06/2012, $522,000 2255 Showers Drive #382 J. Omansky to S. Thomson for $1,025,000 on 04/06/16; built 1999, 2bd, 1,213 sq. ft.; previous sale 11/21/2006, $576,000

Palo Alto

725 Center Drive Razzano Trust

to J. Sun for $4,500,000 on 04/01/16; built 1986, 3bd, 3,424 sq. ft. 772 Colorado Ave. R. & S. Masoudipour to J. Gu for $2,580,000 on 04/05/16; built 1951, 2bd, 767 sq. ft.; previous sale 01/14/1983, $140,000 637 Homer Ave. D. & P. Steier to A. Colcord for $3,025,000 on 04/01/16; built 2011, 3bd, 1,920 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/29/2011, $1,995,000 159 Kellogg Ave. Stone Trust to X. Li for $3,200,000 on 04/05/16; built 1921, 3bd, 1,271 sq. ft. 4140 Old Adobe Road D. Wang to X. Ma for $7,800,000 on 04/04/16; built 2012, 5bd, 5,552 sq. ft.; previous sale 08/20/2010, $2,486,500 777 San Antonio Road #81 Verschuyl Trust to D. Sun for $937,000 on 03/30/16; built 1974, 2bd, 1,030 sq. ft. 2450 Tasso St. D. & A. Murphy to T. Shen for $3,500,000 on 04/05/16; built 2005, 4bd, 2,337 sq. ft.

Portola Valley

14 Hawkview St. Elkind Trust to S. Banerjee for $2,835,000 on 03/10/16; built 1980, 4bd, 3,430 sq. ft. 4 Ohlone St. Aarts Trust to C. & J. Zimmermann for $2,851,000 on 03/15/16; built 1986, 3bd, 2,420 sq. ft.; previous sale 04/24/1996, $738,000

Woodside

1391 La Honda Road A. Chang to S. Suvarna for $2,230,000 on 03/18/16; built 2001, 4bd, 3,560 sq. ft.; previous sale 01/15/2003, $1,750,000 245 Mountain Wood Lane Perkins Trust to Triton Property Investments for $6,800,000 on 03/15/16; built 1957, 5bd, 3,550 sq. ft. 2150 Ward Way Norman Trust to Vavuris Trust for $1,650,000 on 03/11/16; built 1955, 3bd, 2,060 sq. ft.

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Listing Agent: Tim Foy Midtown Realty, Inc. â&#x20AC;˘ 2775 Middlefield Road â&#x20AC;˘ Phone: 650.321.1596

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Presenting: 450 Nimitz Avenue, Redwood City

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Presenting: 1413 DANA AVE, Palo Alto

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Charm, character, and modern conveniences are seamlessly blended throughout this exquisite 4 bedroom, 4 bath Spanish Mediterranean nestled in the heart of highly sought-after Crescent Park. This sophisticated home boasts a formal entry, an elegant living room with fireplace & coved ceiling, two family rooms with exits to patios, a fantastic light & bright eat-in kitchen with gorgeous marble counters and professional stainless steel appliances, and a detached cottage/studio with a full bath. The Master bedroom invites relaxation with its beautiful marble bathroom with soaking tub and its double glass doors leading to a lovely balcony. Lush & mature drought-tolerant landscaping and a 2-car garage complete the appeal. Lot size: 7200 sq.ft., Living Space: 2433 sq.ft., Cottage/studio: 200 sq. ft. Excellent schools: Duveneck Elementary, 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.

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1525 Edgewood Drive, Palo Alto Exciting Property in Crescent Park Addition Showcasing an impressive lot of 20,140 sq. ft. (per county), this property includes a tastefully updated 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home of W WTY ?= 2@ I<1> /;A:@EJ ;A@?501 @41 Ō ;;0 F;:1 -:0 <;@1:@5-8 ;2 -<<>;D Y YTT ?= 2@ <1>21/@ 2;> 1D<-:?5;: &41 ?<-/5;A? B1>?-@581 01?53: 1:/;A>-31? 5:0;;>N;A@0;;> 1:@1>@-5:5:3 -:0 <>;B501? - ?@E85?48E >19;01810 75@/41: @C; ŋ >1<8-/1? -:0 -88 1: ?A5@1 .10>;;9? 1:@1>10 .E - 41-@10 <;;8 @41 <->7 8571 3>;A:0? 5:/8A01 9-:E 2>A5@ @>11? -:0 ->1 95:A@1? 2>;9 ŋ :1 <->7? 1D/1881:@ "-8; 8@; ?/4;;8? -:0 ':5B1>?5@E B1:A1 ;> B501; @;A> 9;>1 <4;@;? <81-?1 B5?5@

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OPEN HOUSE

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409 Pratt Lane, Palo Alto Offered at $1,498,000 Convenient and Captivating Detached Home Modern luxuries and a central, well-manicured community enhance this multi-level 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home of 2,423 sq. ft. (per county). Engineered hardwood floors, plantation shutters, solar energy, and LED lighting are just a few of the home’s many fine amenities, and the interior includes a luxurious kitchen, a gracious master suite, and a versatile loft. Complete with an attached two-car garage, this home is moments from popular dining attractions, San Antonio Shopping Center, and sought-after Palo Alto schools. For more information, please contact: ®

Michael Repka 650.488.7325 | michael@deleonrealty.com For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.409Pratt.com

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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:30 PM PROFESSORVILLE CRAFTSMAN 1012 High Street, Palo Alto | 1012high.com

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

OLD PALO ALTO 159 Coleridge Avenue, Palo Alto | 159coleridge.com

Price Reduced to $5,995,000 Beds 6 | Baths 3.5 | Home Âą3,500 sf | Lot Âą9,188 sf

Offered at $6,498,000 Beds 5 | Baths 4.5 | Home Âą4,600 sf | Lot Âą7,500 sf

WEST ATHERTON FAMILY COMPOUND OPPORTUNITY 75 Reservoir Road, Atherton | 75reservoir.com

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

Offered at $9,950,000 Beds 4 | Baths 3 | Home Âą2,740 sf | Lot Âą3.2 acres

Price Reduced to $8,998,000 Beds 5 | Baths 9 | Home Âą7,649 sf | Lot Âą1 acre

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Noelle Queen, Sales Associate 650.427.9211 noelle.queen@dreyfussir.com 0MGIRWI 2S 01917593 Downtown Palo Alto 728 Emerson St, Palo Alto 650.644.3474

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Downtown Menlo Park 640 Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park 650.847.1141

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291 O’Keefe Way, Mountain View Offered at $1,188,000 Extraordinary Home, Excellent Community Built in 2011, this tri-level 3 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom townhome of 1,637 sq. ft. (per county) is within the desirable Mondrian community. Featuring an attached two-car garage, the home also provides terrific amenities, all en-suite bedrooms, and an open floorplan that includes an island kitchen with granite countertops. This immaculate community offers private park and pool areas, and is an easy stroll from beautiful Sylvan Park. You will love living close to commuter services, fine schools, and Castro Street attractions. For more information, please contact: Michael Repka 650.488.7325 | michael@deleonrealty.com ®

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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

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A Luxury Collection By Intero Real Estate Services

5 Betty Lane, Atherton

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$24,800,000

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$19,800,000

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

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$12,888,888

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245 Mountain Wood Lane, Woodside

40 Firethorn Way, Portola Valley

$7,250,000

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2991 Alexis Drive, Palo Alto

Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Lic.#01242399

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1100 Mountain Home Rd.,Woodside

26861 Purissima Road, Los Altos Hills

1250 Miramontes Street, Half Moon Bay

$5,850,000

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

Listing Provided by: Shawn Ansari Lic.#01088988

$5,950,000

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

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3412 Cowper Street, Palo Alto Offered at $2,488,000 Open, Luxurious, and Convenient Suburban luxury defines this 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home of 1,528 sq. ft. (per county) that occupies a lot of 6,400 sq. ft. (per county). Lavishly appointed with stone finishes, designer features, and a fireplace, the home also provides an attached two-car garage and a sky-lit, open floorplan, perfect for everyday living. Near Charleston Shopping Center and within steps of Mitchell Park and Library, you will also be strolling distance to Fairmeadow Elementary (API 953) and JLS Middle (API 943) (buyer to verify eligibility). For more information, please contact: ®

Michael Repka 650.488.7325 | michael@deleonrealty.com

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.3412Cowper.com

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

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202 Camino Al Lago, Atherton Showstopper Estate in Prime Atherton Located in the prized Circus Club area, this state-of-the-art gated estate holds a main home with 5 bedrooms, 5 full and 2 half baths, and a 1 bedroom, 2 bathroom guesthouse, boasting a collective living area of 10,973 sq. ft. (per plans). Rebuilt in 2013, the home 5? .A>?@5:3 C5@4 4534 @1/4 -91:5@51? -:0 ;Ĺ&#x160; 1>? ?@-@18E E1@ 5:B5@5:3 1:@1>@-5:5:3 ?<-/1? 9<;>@10 Ĺ&#x2039; D@A>1? 1:4-:/1 @41 8ADA>5;A? -9.51:/1 C4581 @41 <>5B-@1 3>;A:0? ;2 U VX -/>1? I<1> /;A:@EJ ?4;C/-?1 1D/5@5:3 ;A@0;;> 85B5:3 ->1-? ">1?@535;A? ?/4;;8? ->1 C5@45: strolling distance. For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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770 Mayview Avenue, Palo Alto Offered at $3,798,000 Surprising New Home in Private Setting Tucked away in prime South Palo Alto, this gated, brand-new 5 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home of 3,553 sq. ft. (per permit) stands on a lot of approx. 0.3 acres (per survey). The striking cedar-andstucco exterior conceals an interior outfitted with 11-foot ceilings, Lutron lighting, and European oak floors. Highlights include a fireplace, two master suites, and an open floorplan. Enjoy strolling to Mitchell Park Library, Mitchell and Ramos Parks, and exceptional schools like Fairmeadow Elementary (API 953) and JLS Middle (API 943) (buyer to verify eligibility). For more information, please contact: ®

Michael Repka 650.488.7325 | michael@deleonrealty.com

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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

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Open Sat & Sun 1:30 – 4:30pm

Exciting Urban Lifestyle 4173 EL CAMINO REAL, #1, PALO ALTO (nearest cross streets: El Camino Way & Charleston) Virtual tour at: www.4173ElCaminoRealUnit1.com

Julie Lau

• 3 Bedrooms, 3 full Bathrooms (1 bedroom and 1 bath on the main level, 2 master suites upstairs). • House: about 1730 sf; Lot: about 1508 sf; traditional 2-level townhouse, Attached 2-car garage. • End unit with only a small portion of the side wall connected to the adjoining unit, private entrance. • Extra-large yard space with 3 sides of the house all fenced-in • Renowned Palo Alto schools

Coldwell Banker CalBre#01052924

(650) 208-2287(CELL) www.JulieLau.com

Asking Price: $1,389,000

1020 San Mateo Drive MENLO PARK

Open House Sunday April 24, 1:30pm – 4:30pm » Premier location approximately one-half mile to downtown Menlo Park

» 3 bedrooms plus ofﬁce and 3 baths arranged over two levels

» Approximately 2,350 square feet Hardwood or travertine ﬂooring in most rooms

» Freshly painted interiors » Chef’s kitchen remodeled in 2011 » Privately located upstairs master bedroom suite

» Large 1-car garage with plenty of storage space

» Very private rear yard with pool and spa » Lot size of approximately 9,737 square feet

» Excellent Menlo Park schools (buyer to conﬁrm enrollment) $3,195,000 For more information, visit lemieuxRE.com

Tom LeMieux

Jennifer Bitter Liske

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3378 Vernon Terrace, Palo Alto Offered at $1,988,000 Quiet Charmer in Desirable Location A serene neighborhood holds this 4 bedroom, 2 bath home of 1,763 sq. ft. (per county) that includes a lot of 5,985 sq. ft. (per county). Featuring hardwood floors and abundant storage, this charming home also includes an attached two-car garage. The fine interior provides an office, an eat-in kitchen, and a living/dining ensemble with a fireplace, while the backyard is private and newly landscaped. Stroll to Seale Park and Palo Verde Elementary (API 961) from this convenient location (buyer to verify eligibility). For more information, please contact: Michael Repka 650.488.7325 | michael@deleonrealty.com ®

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.3378VernonTerrace.com

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

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1097 Enderby Way, Sunnyvale

are Find! Be swept away by this gorgeous and spacious home. Lovely 4Bd/3Ba ranch style home, located in highly sought after Sunnyvale neighborhood, with top rated schools. Fantastic opportunity to remodel, possibly expand, or build your dream home. Existing home needs TLC after “long term pride of ownership”, and has great potential! Property is being sold in its present condition.

8LMW LSQI SJJIVW ER STIR ¾SSV TPER ER abundance of natural light, newly painted interior, dual paned windows, extra closet and built-in storage space. Formal entry. Elegant living room opens to an expansive view of spacious “park-like” grounds in backyard, sparkling pool and spa, mature trees, and feel free to meander through the ¾S[IVMRK VSWI KEVHIR EVIE )\GITXMSREPP] spacious lot is approximately 12,900 sf in a classic suburban setting! (Buyer to verify sf)

Listed at: $1,850,000

857 Santa Rita Avenue, Los Altos Custom-built new construction on a level lot in a most desirable Los Altos neighborhood. • 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms 6HSDUDWH RIÀFH RU WK EHGURRP • 3,701 sq ft • Top Los Altos Schools

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Kelly Gordon Development Corp 408-873-8774 Broker Cooperation

Karen Quaid CRS, GRI 650.450.0600

www.KarenQuaid.com CalBRE #00892519

4228 Wilkie Way, Palo Alto Open Sat & Sun: 1:30 – 5:00

Tasteful 9-year-new, 2-story single family home with 2-car garage on over 6,200 sq.ft. lot. Nestled among rustling trees on a quiet, gently shaded street, this spacious home offers comfortable, flexible living. Ideal location with easy access to Silicon Valley hubs and within walking distance of top-rated Palo Alto schools. Expansive windows fill the home with natural light. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! Offered at $2,798,000 • 3 spacious bedrooms, 3 full baths. All 3 bedrooms are suites. One on main level, two upstairs. • Approx. 2,168 sq.ft. of living area. • Plus 2-car garage, approx. 420 sq.ft. • Lot size approx. 6,225 sq.ft. • Dual-zone heating and air conditioning. • Freshly painted.

• Gourmet kitchen with beautiful granite countertop, stainless steel appliance, and ample custom-built cabinetry. • The ﬂowing design of this home offers comfort, convenience, and style. • Briones Elementary (0.62m), Terman Middle (0.71m), and Gunn High (1.02m) schools.

JUDY SHEN

International President’s Elite

Mobile: (650) 380-8888

CalBRE # 01272874

Jshen@cbnorcal.com | www.JudyShen.com

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280 Family Farm Rd Hear the birds! 6 ac w/surrounding views of the Western Hills & Jasper Ridge Preserve. 4 BR/4 BA + 1 half BA Helen & Brad Miller CalBRE #01142061/00917768 650.851.2666

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$1,950,000

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$1,598,000

$1,450,000

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951 Peninsula Way Original features. Versatile floor plan. 4 Bedrooms + music room. Pool. Courtyard entry. 4 BR/3 BA Nancy Goldcamp CalBRE #00787851 650.325.6161

606 Chimalus Dr Elegant top condition family home, light and bright, Palo Alto Schools 4 BR/3 BA Alexandra von der Groeben CalBRE #00857515 650.325.6161

3022 Whisperwave Circle Best priced single family home in Redwood Shores! Water views! 4/2.5 (4th is loft) Sarah Elder CalBRE #00647474 650.324.4456

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$2,200,000 851-1961

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$1,850,000

Coldwell Banker

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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement JOURNEYS ACROSS TIME, LLC CAMP MARCO POLO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 615274 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Journeys Across Time, LLC, 2.) Camp Marco Polo, located at 2850 Middlefield Road, B215, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): JOURNEYS ACROSS TIME, LLC 2850 Middlefield Road, B215 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/01/2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 17, 2016. (PAW Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2016) LIFE AFTER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 615804 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Life After, located at 1644 Cornell Drive, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): DANIELLA MIRES 1644 Cornell Dr. Mountain View, CA 94040 HEATHER FLETCHER 1131 Kedith St. Belmont, CA 94002 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 April 1, 2016. (PAW Apr. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016) STEELKILT PRESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 615202 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Steelkilt Press, located at 350 Campesino Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): SUSAN J. WOLFE 350 Campesino 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 March 16, 2016. (PAW Apr. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016) ADLAI E. STEVENSON HOUSE STEVENSON HOUSE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 615273 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Adlai E. Stevenson House, 2.) Stevenson House, located at 455 East Charleston Road, 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): PALO ALTO SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT, INC. 455 East Charleston Road

Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/23/1967. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 17, 2016. (PAW Apr. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016) CA ENERGY RATING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 615946 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: CA Energy Rating, located at 616 Ramona St. #21, 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): ERIC KENG 3522 Bryant St. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 4/6/2016. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 6, 2016. (PAW Apr. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016) LEISURE TRAVEL AGENCY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 615963 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Leisure Travel Agency, located at 800 High Street, #412, 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): PAUL HSIA 800 High Street, #412 Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on April 7, 2016. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 6, 2016. (PAW Apr. 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2016) PAPAMEALS INC. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 615971 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Papameals Inc., located at 2281 Byron St., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): LONCK METAL INC. 2281 Byron St. 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 April 6, 2016. (PAW Apr. 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2016) CALIFORNIO CATTLE CO. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 615764 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Californio Cattle Co., located at 7515 Tierra Sombra Ct., San Jose, CA 95120, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): PIERRE OLIVIER PAQUELIER 7515 Tierra Sombra Ct. San Jose, CA 95120 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3-30-16. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 30, 2016. (PAW Apr. 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2016) KM INTERNATIONAL, INC. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 616188 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: KM International, Inc., located at 2675 Louis Rd., 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): KM INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2675 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 April 12, 2016. (PAW Apr. 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2016) KALI KALI GREEK GRILL KALI GRILL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 616253 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Kali, 2.) Kali Greek Grill, 3.) Kali Grill, located at 451 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): CAGLAR VURAL 681 Walnut St. #2 San Carlos, CA 94070 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 April 13, 2016. (PAW Apr. 22, 29, May 6, 13, 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.: 16CV293315 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MELISSA URIBE and ARMANDO URIBE JR. filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ALYSIA KALIYAH DE LOS SANTOS to ALYSIA KALIYAH URIBE. 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: May 17, 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: March 29, 2016 Thomas E. Kuhnle JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (PAW Apr. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016) NOTICE TO CREDITORS Alexander Jardetzky 44 Mariposa Avenue Los Gatos , CA 95030 (408) 392-1251 ALEXANDER JARDETZKY is the personal representative of the Estate of OLEG JARDETZKY, who is deceased. The personal representative HAS BEGUN ADMINISTRATION of the decedent’s estate in the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF Santa Clara located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, California 95113. Case Number: 1-16-PR 178058 You must FILE YOUR CLAIM with the court clerk and mail or deliver a copy to the personal representative before the

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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: May 17, 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: April 1, 2016 /s/ Thomas E. Kuhnle JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (PAW Apr. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ANDREW GRISCOM Case No.: 1-16-PR 178532 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ANDREW GRISCOM AKA ANDREW GRISCOM SR. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: ANDREW GRISCOM JR. and SHANNON GRISCOM in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: ANDREW GRISCOM JR. and SHANNON GRISCOM 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. A HEARING on the petition will be held on June 2, 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: Paul J. Barulich Barulich Dugoni Law Group, Inc. 400 So. El Camino Real, Suite 1000 San Mateo, CA 94402 (650)292-2900 (PAW Apr. 22, 29, May 6, 2016)

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Case No.: 16CV293395 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: FARAMARZ BAHMANI; AZADEH MALEK filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: MUHAMMAD MILAN BAHMANI to MILAN MUHAMMAD BAHMANI. 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

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Stanford hosts ASU with sights set on staying in the race Rick Eymer

Gunn senior Maya Miklos won the 100 hurdles, the 300 hurdles, the 100 and anchored the Titans’ 400 relay team to victory during a 91-36 dual-meet victory over rival Palo Alto on Tuesday.

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Rivalry brings out the best for top Gunn, Paly athletes by Keith Peters ual meets in track and field often aren’t that special. Sometimes it takes a rivalry to elevate the excitement and efforts. Such was the case Tuesday when Palo Alto and Gunn boys and girls met in their annual dual meets. The Paly boys were heavily favored, as were the Gunn girls. Thus, little was at risk. With the talent-heavy CCS Top 8 meet looming on Friday and the St. Francis Invitational set for Saturday, the top Palo Alto and Gunn athletes pretty much could have taken the day off — or at least kept their activity to a minimum. Yet, here were Gunn seniors Maya Miklos and Gillian Meeks competing in four events and Paly senior Eli Givens and junior Kent Slaney nearly as busy. All four are either ranked No. 1 or 2 in the Central Coast Section in numerous events this season and all have their sights set on a trip to the CIF State Championships in June. Gunn coach PattiSue Plumer explained her take on keeping her athletes busy. “For both girls, yesterday was more of a workout than a meet, meaning that each girl was working on

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