Palo Alto Weekly September 9, 2016 by Palo Alto Weekly

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Vol. XXXVII, Number 49

September 9, 2016

Guide to the

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East Palo Alto cracks down on illegal housing; residents face eviction Page 5

Pulse 12 Transitions 14 Eating Out 19 Movies 20 Puzzles 70 Q Arts Counting Crows returns to Shoreline

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Q Home From loser house to high-tech residence

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Q Sports Menlo School hosts annual boys water-polo tourney Page 57

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Upfront

Local news, information and analysis

Illegal-housing crackdown leads to dozens of evictions East Palo Alto landlords, tenants ask City Council for a moratorium on condemnations by Sue Dremann

early 40 East Palo Alto families in recent months have been turned out of their rental homes with as little as 10 days notice due to a recent citywide crackdown on illegal housing. In response, more than 100 tenants, landlords and their supporters begged the East Palo Alto

City Council on Tuesday night to invoke an emergency moratorium against the red-tagging of homes. The crowd, which was backed by the interfaith group Faith in Action and pastors from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, told council members that the city’s recent enforcement action against illegal

second dwellings and structures deemed uninhabitable has created a crisis in the community. They asked the council for the moratorium and for help in finding solutions, including allowing nonprofit groups to bring the homes into compliance with city safety codes. East Palo Alto has had a longstanding problem with illegal second dwellings, which have included converted garages, trailers, sheds and cottages on properties. City streets have seen increasing conges-

tion with double-parked cars, trash and other hazards as more people have squeezed onto residential lots. Until recently the city was unable to enforce its safety code due to a staffing shortage, Vice Mayor Larry Moody said by phone on Wednesday. The city had two code enforcement officers for many years, and only one last year. But it recently added four officers, which has resulted in an uptick in enforcement. Griselda Gonzalez and her

children, ages 4, 16 and 17, were living in a small trailer in a backyard until they were evicted on July 27. They stayed with a friend for awhile, then in motels for three days at a time; then they slept in a park. Eventually, they were living in their car in front of St. Francis of Assisi Church, she said. Gonzalez, 39, is typical of many of those who face eviction — underemployed or working for the (continued on page 8)

TRANSPORTATION

City seeks to curb permit parking’s ‘Whac-A-Mole’ problem Palo Alto looks to further limit number of employees permitted to park downtown by Gennady Sheyner

Veronica Weber

Puzzle pieces Pedestrians on Welch Road walk past window and exterior wall designs for the new Stanford Hospital building, which is taking shape in the background, far left, on Wednesday. The new hospital is projected to open in 2018.

ANIMALS

New plan for animal shelter concerns city workers With some reservations, Palo Alto council approves advancing negotiations with nonprofit Pets in Need by Gennady Sheyner

s Palo Alto seeks to infuse its aged but popular animal shelter with new life, city workers who staff the East Bayshore Road facility are increasingly wondering what role — if any — they’ll get to play. That’s the concern that some expressed Tuesday night, when the City Council considered a proposal to have a nonprofit group, Pets in Need, take over the operation of the facility, which is currently run by the city. Under a plan now being negotiated, Pets

in Need would also lead the effort to significantly upgrade and enlarge a building that a 2015 report from the city auditor described as “outdated and inadequate to meet modern animal-care standards.” While some problems with the existing shelter are physical (cramped kennels, porous flooring and small animals sheltered in staff’s lunch room, according to the audit), others are fiscal. Since the City of Mountain View pulled out of its longstanding contract with the facility in 2012, thus ending its annual financial con-

tribution, the animal-services operation has been costing Palo Alto more than $900,000 annually. The mounting losses have given rise to radical proposals for the shelter’s future. In 2012, city staff and the council briefly flirted with the idea of closing the facility and outsourcing animal services, a proposal that fizzled in the face of community opposition. More recently, the council shifted its focus to forming a partnership (continued on page 9)

y most accounts, Palo Alto’s yearlong experiment with permit parking on downtown’s residential streets has been a mixed success, with some blocks finally experiencing relief after years of chronic curbside congestion and others suddenly transformed into commuter-parking hot spots. The most obvious flaw with the city’s new Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) program is that it doesn’t just alleviate the problem, it also shifts it to other areas. That’s one of the challenges that the City Council tried to address Tuesday night, when it endorsed a set of changes to the program, which sells parking permits only to people who live or work downtown. According to a new report from city planning staff, the first phase of the program, which stretched from Sept. 15 to March 31, reduced parking in the downtown district by about 300 to 400 vehicles. The second phase, which took effect on April 1, capped the number of employee permits at 2,000 and made each permit specific to one of 10 geographic zones, with the intent of spreading employee vehicles throughout downtown. The program has reduced the number of parked cars in areas immediately adjacent to the downtown core and the South of Forest Avenue area, also known as SOFA. Surveys conducted in June indicated that cars aren’t clustering in these areas with as much

frequency as they used to, the new report states. And most blocks were at or below 85 percent occupancy, with at least one or two open parking spaces available. Yet some blocks remain badly congested. Downtown resident Michael Hodos, who served on a stakeholders group that helped design the parking program, was one of several speakers to highlight the program’s deficiencies Tuesday night. “While there is no question that phase two significantly improved the quality of life for many of the residents in Downtown North and Downtown South, it did not do so in an equitable and fair manner,” Hodos said. “As a result, and somewhat ironically I might add, the very groups of residents who initiated the RPP program several years ago ... are now the ones suffering the most thanks to the continuing poor distribution of non-resident parking closest to the downtown business core,” he said. Hodos joined several other members of the stakeholders group in proposing a set of program changes. These include prioritizing permits for lower-income workers; setting as a standard an 80 percent parking-saturation level in Downtown North and 60 percent in other downtown areas; and halting sales of worker permits in the two Crescent Park zones (east of the downtown core), where demand for permits from employees (continued on page 10)

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All of a sudden someone says, ‘I’ve got a lot of rodents in my yard’... —Larry Moody, East Palo Alto vice mayor, on citywide illegal-housing crackdown. See story on page 5.

Around Town

LET’S TALK ABOUT HEALTH ... The City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Family YMCA will hold the third annual Community Health Fair at Mitchell Park, 3700 Middlefield Road, on Saturday, Sept. 10. The event, which is open to people of all ages, includes classes and talks on fitness and nutrition along with free health screenings. This year’s event will focus on specific topics, said Lee Pfab, executive director of the Palo Alto Family YMCA. “Our three themes are diabetes prevention, sports injury prevention and emotional health and well-being,” she said. There will be a suicide-prevention training course organized by Project Safety Net, a collaborative dedicated to preventing youth suicide. Pfab stressed the importance of this course in particular, saying, “The emotional well-being of children is a priority to this community.” NATURE CALLING ... Most people agree that Palo Alto’s popular park system would greatly benefit from more bathrooms. Some residents, however, would prefer if these bathrooms were in some other neighborhood rather than theirs. The tension between general support (as reflected in recent surveys) and hyperlocal opposition was in full effect Tuesday, when the City Council discussed the city’s new Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation Master Plan, a long-awaited vision document that it hopes to adopt at the end of this year. Though the document is riddled with new goals, programs and policies, the two proposals that have attracted the most attention in recent months are the efforts to bring more dog parks and bathrooms to local parks. While the council generally embraced both efforts, members acknowledged that the restroom policy won’t be universally embraced. Councilwoman Liz Kniss said she’s been getting emails from residents who are opposed to having public bathrooms in parks near their homes. “People are concerned that the restroom brings more people and allows them to stay longer,” Kniss said. “Maybe that’s unneighborly, but I’m just sharing the kind of things I heard.” Some of colleagues, meanwhile, said they’ve been hearing the opposite feedback. “I get a lot of emails from friends who are apoplectic about the fact that we

don’t have restrooms in some of these parks,” Councilman Marc Berman said. He also suggested that not having bathrooms may bring about other unsavory side effects for neighborhoods. “If folks in the neighborhoods think that a little boy won’t find a place to use the bathroom, whether there is a restroom or not, they kid themselves,” Berman said. Mayor Pat Burt made the case for directly addressing the reasons why people are opposed to nearby bathrooms (for safety concerns, he noted, security cameras can be implemented at night). Burt also noted that while using the bathroom in lieu of formal facilities may work better for some residents than for others. “Little Johnny may be able to go in the bushes, but elderly folks who also have a real need for restrooms cannot. The absence of restrooms is arguably a discrimination to elderly access to our parks,” Burt said.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

READING ON WHEELS ... Thanks to the purchase of two bicycles, the Palo Alto Library is bringing books and popular services directly to the community. The bikes (dubbed Bike PALS or Palo Alto Library Services) — and their riders — hit the road in August to provide mobile book check-outs, library supplies and storytime to people out in the streets. One bike resembles an ice cream cart stocked with library and craft materials and pop-up storytime equipment. The other sports a basket large enough to hold library supplies and maps of safe routes to Palo Alto’s five libraries. “Part of the goals and objectives for Bike PALS is to educate customers about library services that are available to them wherever they are, bring services to people who can’t come to the library to get them, and to hear from the community about other interests where the library may be able to assist,” Christine Pennington, Youth Services librarian, said in a statement.Q

Upfront fered classes and arranged for art installations in the community during the Art Center’s renovation. Kienzle’s approach to programming reflects her commitment to diversity in the context of ethnicity, gender, age and media, the Chamber stated. She is a graduate of the Getty Museum Leadership Institute at the Claremont Graduate University and this fall is attending the Stanford Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders. She received the Silicon Valley NextGen Emerging Leader award in 2012 and was selected in 2014 to attend the National Arts Strategies Executive Leadership Program. Her career has been dedicated to exploring the potential of art and museums as tools for communication, learning, personal expression and community building. Gonzalez is the Chamber’s third recipient of the Athena Young Professional Leadership Award. In her role with Palo Alto Housing, she oversees the affordable-housing nonprofit’s strategic direction, including real-estate development and financing, property and asset management, resident services, staff management, administration of the below-mar-

COMMUNITY

Two Palo Alto leaders to be honored with 2016 Athena Awards Kienzle, Gonzalez have increased reach of public art and affordable-housing programs

the Foundation, Kienzle worked to raise $4.1 million in a capital campaign and helped guide the Art Center’s r enovat ion and subsequent reopening in 2012. Contributing her experience and passion for audience deCandice ve l o p m e n t , Gonzalez c o m mu n it y outreach, collaboration and marketing, Kienzle has expanded the Art Center’s impact in the community, according to the Chamber. Among her many efforts, she oversaw the On the Road program, which ofCourtesy Chamber of Commerce

Court Hotel on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Kienzle oversees the city-run organization that seeks to inspire people’s inner artists through a diverse range of exhibitions, public programs, educational events and art classes. Annually, the Art Center Karen serves more Kienzle than 100,000 adults and children. Kienzle provides vision and direction for all aspects of the Palo Alto Art Center and provides leadership to the nonprofit Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. With

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aren Kienzle, director of the Palo Alto Art Center, and Candice Gonzalez, president and CEO of Palo Alto Housing, are the respective winners of the 2016 Athena Award and the 2016 Athena Young Professional Leadership Award, the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce has announced. The Athena Award honors women who demonstrate excellence and creativity in business, contribute to the quality of life in their communities and help other women realize their leadership potential. The Athena Young Professional award honors emerging leaders. Kienzle and Gonzalez will be honored at the annual Athena Awards luncheon at the Garden

ket-rate programs for several cities, and general housing advocacy. Though Palo Alto Housing initially focused only on Palo Alto, Gonzalez expanded the organization’s work to include other Silicon Valley cities. She currently serves as the chairwoman of the board of the Housing Trust Silicon Valley. When she was growing up, Gonzalez and her family, who immigrated from the Philippines, benefited from affordable housing in the East Bay. Her commitment to the mission of Palo Alto Housing comes, in part, from her personal experience with the value of a stable, affordable environment, the Chamber announcement noted. Now the mother of three, she balances motherhood and her leadership responsibilities at Palo Alto Housing. As part of the Athena Awards luncheon, a professional women’s mixer will begin at 11 a.m. Lunch will follow at noon. Individual tickets and tables of 10 can be purchased from the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce at paloaltochamber.com. The Palo Alto Weekly is the media sponsor of the Athena Awards. Q —Palo Alto Weekly staff

HOUSING

New plan reflects changing vision for prominent El Camino site Developer’s proposal calls for a four-story building with 60 small housing units on former VTA lot

ne year after Palo Alto swiftly shut down a plan to construct an office building at the busy intersection of El Camino Real and Page Mill Road, officials are preparing to weigh in on a new concept for the central site: a 60-unit housing complex aimed at young professionals. The new proposal for 2755 El Camino Real in many ways reflects the city’s new push to promote more housing near transit corridors, particularly when it includes “microunits” and other types of apartments aimed at addressing the growing need for affordable housing. Yet at the same time, the project also contains many of the char-

acteristics that the City Council and residents have been fighting in recent years: It does not fit in with any existing zoning designation; it bumps up right up against the city’s 50-foot height limit; and its density goes well beyond what would normally be allowed for a multi-family building. In addition, the building comes nowhere close to providing the parking that would normally be required under city code. While a 60-unit project would typically be required to provide between 92 and 100 parking spaces, the new proposal from Windy Hill Property Ventures calls for 45 spaces, 26 of which would be provided through a mechanical lift system.

The plan also represents a radical departure from prior projects that had been considered for the site. In 2013, the council shelved an application for a 45,000-square-foot office building, which would have required “planned community” (PC) zoning. The controversial PC designation, which allows developers to exceed zoning regulations in exchange for negotiated “public benefits,” itself has since been shelved and is now being revised. The next proposal, for a fourstory building with ground-floor retail, four residential units and office space, fared hardly better. On Sept. 15, 2015, the council soundly rejected this vision and indicated that it would prefer to

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by Gennady Sheyner

The one-bedroom apartments and studios proposed for 2755 El Camino Real would range from 502 to 710 square feet. Pictured here is an example of a floor plan for a 545-square-foot one-bedroom apartment. see housing at the central site. Councilman Marc Berman was one of several council members who alluded at the time to what he called the city’s “acute housing crisis.” The former Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority parking lot, he said, is “an area where it makes a lot of sense to address that.”

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A 60-apartment building at the corner of El Camino Real and Page Mill Road has been proposed by Windy Hill Property Ventures.

The new proposal responds to this feedback by proposing 30 studios and 30 one-bedroom apartments, with sizes ranging from 502 to 710 square feet (the average unit is 573 square feet). At the same time, it also threatens to further exacerbate neighborhood anxieties about traffic and parking problems in this part of the city, which is undergoing a construction boom. Stanford University is completing a housing project across the street; the College Terrace Centre development is nearing the finish line on the 2100 block of El Camino; and the Brutalist building at 2600 El Camino is being eyed for demolition and redevelopment. In explaining its decisions to provide fewer parking spots than are legally required, Windy Hill pointed to the difficulty of “establishing easily accessible vehicular access to this challenging isolated location.” “This urban in-fill housing proj(continued on page 8)

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minimum wage, or with disabilities or medical issues that have left them without much income. She works five hours a day preparing food in a restaurant, but she is looking for additional work, she told the Weekly in August. “I tried to find another place. I do not qualify even for a studio because we are four people. I don’t have the money. Studio apartments cost $1,300, $1,700,” she said. She paid $500 a month for her trailer. At most, she can afford $900 a month, but she doesn’t have any money for first and last months’ rent and a deposit. She has looked into the resources on a list the city provided, but they did not help. There’s already a waiting list at the local agency for emergency housing, she said. Maria Delgaldo, Gonzalez’s landlord, told the council Tuesday that she felt very bad that her tenant has been evicted. “We were helping each other out,” she said of the income she received and the low rent Gonzalez paid. “We understand that some of those homes may not be ready (to live in), but we don’t want any more people living in the streets or the park or their cars. Please stop this,” Delgaldo said. Gonzalez’s family has broken up. Her two older children now reside with a volunteer from the church; her 4-year-old is staying with the child’s father. Gonzalez has been temporarily taken in by the church pastor, Father Lawrence Goode. Goode said he met with a city building-department official, who informed him there were 39 redtagged residences on the city’s list. Red-tagged units must be vacated in 10 days. Speaking at the council meeting, Goode asked the city for the moratorium on housing condemnations. “Are we safe? Are we better off?” he asked of turning people out onto the street rather than finding ways to rehabilitate the homes. “I’m not sure they are. ... There’s never been a good time for an eviction. This has to be the worst possible time.” Carlotta Calvillo, a landlord, helped organize many of the people who showed up at City Hall Tuesday. She has a house with two

rental units in the back. When she purchased the home several years ago, she was told the second house was registered in the county records, and she has paid taxes on the units. But now both have been declared illegal. The two families, a young couple with a 1-year-old child and a second couple with a 16-year-old, must move out. Like Delgado, Calvillo and her husband, who is disabled, rely on the rental income to survive, she said. “The building inspector wants me to demolish the house, but I don’t have the money,” she said. Ramon Valencia and his family lived in one of Calvillo’s units for 10 years. The code-enforcement officers have been harsh, he said, threatening him with arrest if he did not leave and also if he lives in his car. Council members on Tuesday were constrained from discussing the subject because it was not on the meeting agenda; however, they made brief statements in response to the outcry. Mayor Donna Rutherford said the council cares about the evictions. “We live here; we’ve been through everything. All of us have been here,” she said. Councilman Ruben Abrica suggested the moratorium be put on the agenda soon. Moody said the issue absolutely needed to be brought back to the council. “I do want you to go home with the assurance that this council cares about each and every one of you,” he said. The council also does not condone any disrespect from staff of residents, he added, noting that he would suggest training for the new code-enforcement staff. Reached by phone on Wednesday, Moody sought to provide context regarding the code violations and evictions. “I don’t want to downplay the impact on families,” Moody said. “But this idea that there’s a desire to displace people is wrong.” The notices people are now getting did not come out of the blue, he said. Property owners have received as many as four prior notices to bring properties up to code, but many have not taken any action. The city allowed property owners to make the repairs with-

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council (Sept. 6)

Animals: The council directed staff to move ahead with negotiations with Pets in Need for a partnership in providing animal services. Yes: Unanimous Parking: The council directed staff to return with revisions for the Downtown Residential Preferential Parking program, including elimination of a five-day pass and a freeze on employee-permit sales in Zones 9 and 10. The latter policy advanced by a 6-2 vote (all other revisions were recommended by an 8-0 vote). Yes: Berman, Burt, DuBois, Holman, Schmid, Wolbach No: Filseth, Kniss Recused: Scharff

Historic Resources Board (Sept. 8)

450 Bryant St.: The board discussed the proposed expansion and renovation of Avenidas and voted to continue the item to a future date. Yes: Unanimous

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Sue Dremann

Upfront

Concerned renters and landlords speak to the East Palo Alto City Council Tuesday, urging council members to place a moratorium on evictions due to housing code violations. out paying penalties. “We told the community. You had a lot of time to bring stuff up to code. ... Here we are two years later. We’re not aggressively seeking violators, but we are responding to the lack of compliance,” he said. Moody disagreed with the notion that inspections are primarily in response to neighbors who are complaining. “It’s not so much neighbors snitching on neighbors. The impact is externally obvious. There are a ton of cars on the streets. ... They’ve got a large amount of trash. We’ve got code-enforcement officers driving the streets now,” he said. “All of a sudden someone says, ‘I’ve got a lot of rodents in my yard that I didn’t have before. I wonder where they are coming from?’” “It’s about safety,” he said. “We have had issues associated with deaths that were related to code violations. It’s not a campaign to red tag people; it’s a campaign to enforce the code of the city.” While Moody supports looking at a moratorium, it isn’t a long-

term solution, he said. Ultimately, people have to come to grips with the fact that many of these residences could be lost if they are not brought up to code. Some, on undersized lots, will not be allowed at all. Moody said he agrees with Goode. He would support partnerships with Habitat for Humanity and Rebuilding Together and other groups to mobilize a home repair team. He said he is “totally in favor” of such a strategy to keep people in their homes. Outside the Council Chamber Tuesday, Jennifer Martinez, executive director of Faith in Action, said that the evictions are not going to stop. Another one is expected Sept. 24. She said that organizers will try to sit down with each of the council members to ask for their support. Four out of five would have to vote in favor of the moratorium for it to pass, she added. “We will ask them to give us time to build a program to bring resources. (The landlords) can’t bear the cost of bringing the

buildings up to code. It’s not because people don’t care. It’s an expensive proposition,” she said. Moody said Wednesday that in the past three years, there have been many discussions about updating the city’s second-dwellingunit ordinance. The city’s recently released Draft Housing Element identifies such accessory homes as “an important affordable housing option.” In August, the city released the final environmental study for its Vista 2035 General Plan, a document that guides future decisionmaking. The General Plan supports the conversion of garages to inhabitable spaces if building codes are met and the number of parking spaces conforms to current zones. Between 2010 and 2014, the city approved an average of 5.4 secondary dwelling units a year. The city staff estimate that 42 units will be produced over eight years, according to the Draft Housing Element. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com

El Camino Real

can work at home, extensive bicycle parking and sharing, car sharing and an on-site transportation coordinator, according to Spieker and D’Alessandro. In addition, Caltrain and VTA passes would be provided to residents to discourage their use of cars. Regarding the apartments themselves, Spieker and D’Alessandro wrote that the units would be “carefully designed and sound-insulated to create a comfortable living environment.” “Windy Hill believes that studio and one-bedroom housing units provide a valuable mix of housing types in an area of jobs-housing imbalance,” the letter states. Development of this property

will almost certainly require a zone change (the lot is currently zoned as “public facility”), which the council may withhold if it has concerns about the present proposal. Thus, unlike with other commercial and residential projects in this area, the City Council has full discretion to deny this project or demand further modifications. Because the Monday discussion is a prescreening, the council will not be taking any formal votes. Its feedback is, however, expected to dictate whether or not the project will move forward. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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ect will allow for walking and bicycle trips for Palo Alto employees to and from the Stanford Research Park,” Tod Spieker and Jamie D’Alessandro, speaking on behalf of the project team, wrote in a letter. “Additionally, this is not California or University Avenue where one would expect contiguous retail or restaurant-type business.” The developer is also banking on its “traffic-demand management” program to reduce the building residents who commute by car. Amenities will include high-speed Internet so residents

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with a nonprofit, which would run and improve the local shelter. Pets in Need, a Redwood Citybased agency that prides itself on being northern California’s first “no-kill” shelter, was the obvious choice in large part because it was the only choice. In October, the City of Palo Alto issued a request for proposals for a possible partner and Pets in Need was the only group that submitted an offer (several other groups sent in letters with varying degrees of interest). Hoping to get more options, the city issued another request in January, which netted the same results. Under the terms that both sides have tentatively agreed to, Pets in Need would take over almost all animal services, including spaying and neutering, vaccinations, adoptions and foster care. The city would remain responsible for animal control, which is operated by the Palo Alto Police Department. But some city workers question whether Pets in Need will be able to match the current shelter’s high quality of service. Joanne Dixon, a registered veterinary technician at the shelter, noted that the Palo Alto shelter has an “open-door” policy in which all animals, regardless of age, health or temperament, are taken in and cared for. She alleged that Pets in Need has the luxury of choosing to accept only “the most adoptable animals” (an allegation that didn’t entirely square with Pets in Need Executive Director Al Mollica’s assertion that some of the animals in the Pets in Need shelter have been there for seven years, largely because of the no-kill policy). Joseph Durant, vice chair of Service Employees International Union, Local 521, called the proposed transition “unwise and unlikely to be executed in an effective manner.” “While honorable and wellintentioned, the proposal for the nonprofit falls short of the necessary operative capabilities currently in place at the animal shelter,” he said. Durant said the workers have been informed that while the city will continue to budget for four animal-control officers (a service the city is required to provide by state law), other employees in the shelter have been encouraged to look for jobs elsewhere in the organization. Meanwhile, animal-control officer William Warrior, a 37-year veteran of Palo Alto Animal Services (and, before that, a volunteer for five years), suggested that the shift may have additional, less tangible, costs, both for the employees and for the community. He asked the council to think about Palo Alto’s long history of running animal services before it makes its vote. “Where is the venerable spirit of Palo Alto in this? And where is the intrinsic value?” Warrior asked. Resident Faith Brigel, a longtime customer at Palo Alto Animal Services, made a similar point and urged the council to “find the money” to keep the facility city-run. “Palo Alto Animal Services

does a wonderful job,” Brigel said. “Any time I needed them, they’ve been available. Please keep the animal services run by people in Palo Alto.” In addition to animal services, the city’s term sheet with Pets in Need calls for the nonprofit to commission an architect to work on improvements to the shelter, which it will be able to use at no lease cost. The terms also call for Pets in Need and the city to consult on more long-term improvements within a year of the partnership’s commencement. “It is the intent of the parties that, either through remodeling of the current building or construction of a new building, the shelter will meet industry and community standards,” the term sheet states. In making a case for his group’s qualifications, Mollica noted Tuesday that the group had recently completed a $6 million shelter in Redwood City, a former warehouse site that today houses 160 animals. Frank Espina, the nonprofit’s treasurer and board member, said Pets in Need is “looking forward to trying to help and work with the City of Palo Alto in a partnership.” “And we feel that not only do we have the experience to do it — from the standpoint of building a shelter, taking care of animals, seeing that they get adopted — but also the financial wherewithal to hang in there and do the job,” Espina said. The council has yet to sign off on the deal, and on Tuesday, Councilmen Marc Berman and Cory Wolbach each said they have some reservations about the operational switch, based on public

comments. Berman stressed the importance of making sure that the level of services would not diminish after the transfer. “It’s important that we don’t fix one problem (reducing expenses) and create another problem — dramatically reduce services that our community has come to know and love,” Berman said. Others were more enthusiastic, however. Vice Mayor Greg Scharff made the motion to direct staff to continue its negotiations with Pets in Need. Councilwoman Karen Holman seconded it, and added a provision calling for staff to also include the shelter’s adjoining lot, which is currently being leased to Anderson Honda, as a site for shelter expansion. “I want to see the opportunities maximized for this facility to be more successful and provide additional services for that extra space,” Holman said. While Holman’s provision failed to win her colleagues’ support, a less prescriptive amendment from Mayor Pat Burt moved ahead. He directed staff to evaluate the site as part of the discussion of longterm improvements to the animal shelter. By a unanimous vote, the council directed staff to continue its negotiations with Pets in Need and return before the end of the year with a proposed contract. “I definitely see it as a path to keep services in Palo Alto,” Councilman Tom DuBois said near the conclusion of the discussion. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

Online This Week

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

Man sought in robbery near Nordstrom Palo Alto police are searching for a man who they say ripped a purse off a woman’s shoulder in a Stanford Shopping Center parking lot on Monday afternoon before fleeing in a waiting vehicle. (Posted Sept. 6, 3:11 p.m.)

Employee injured Panda Express fire A manager at a Palo Alto restaurant suffered minor injuries when a fire broke out in the restaurant’s kitchen Monday morning, according to fire officials. (Posted Sept. 5, 10:51 a.m.)

Subramanian drops out of school-board race Palo Alto parent and engineer Srinivasan Subramanian has decided to withdraw from the race for a seat on the Board of Education and has instead endorsed candidate Todd Collins, he wrote in an email to the Weekly on Sunday. (Posted Sept. 4, 1:40 p.m.)

Teens arrested on suspicion of burglary Two East Palo Alto teens were arrested Thursday afternoon in connection with at least one burglary in Menlo Park, police said. (Posted Sept. 3, 8:06 a.m.)

Ex-teacher to stand trial for alleged sex abuse The woman whom former Ohlone Elementary School teacher Michael Airo allegedly abused as a child testified on Friday in Santa Clara County Superior Court in Palo Alto that she was unable to resist his alleged crimes because she had previously been abused by her father. (Posted Sept. 2, 10:05 p.m.) Want to get news briefs emailed to you every weekday? Sign up for Express, our daily e-edition. Go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com to sign up.

News Digest Local events commemorate 9/11s It’s one of those landmark events in everyone’s life, like the day President John F. Kennedy died. People remember where they were the moment they heard the news about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Fifteen years later, the memory of that day has not faded. The community is gathering to remember the events of that day and the lives lost and to continue a movement toward unity, understanding and peace. Palo Alto will be the nexus of three intertwining events: the Oshman Family JCC’s Day of Service and Remembrance, Multifaith Voices for Peace & Justice’s Peace Walk and the Multifaith Peace Picnic sponsored by American Muslim Voice Foundation. All three events, which are free and open to the public, focus on good deeds and community building. For more than 10 years, American Muslim Voice Foundation has sponsored the Multifaith Peace Picnic on Sept. 11. Founder Samina Faheem Sundas has focused on the theme, “From Fear to Friendship,” to bring people from all walks of life together for greater understanding. This year’s Multifaith Peace Picnic will take place, 4:30-6:30 p.m., at Mitchell Park, 600 East Meadow Drive in the Redwood Group Picnic Area. Dinner is free and includes children’s performances, activities and a multifaith service. Earlier in the day, volunteers of all faiths and ethnicities are invited to join the Oshman Family JCC’s National Day of Service and Remembrance. On-site projects such as cards for active-duty American soldiers and first responders; blankets, sandwiches and care packages for homeless veterans; cookies for local first responders; flower pots for firefighters; and treats and toys for service dogs will be assembled between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Off-site projects, which will take place in the afternoon, include habitat restoration with the nonprofit group Grassroots Ecology and environmental maintenance with urban forest advocates Canopy.. Advance registration is required. The JCC is also taking part in the Multifaith Peace Picnic and the Multifaith Peace Walk. The walk will bring together hundreds of people of all faiths to walk in solidarity to churches and synagogues. A gathering will begin at 1:30 p.m. at Congregation Etz Chayim Synagogue and Spark Church, 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto, with snacks, music and stroller, wagon and bicycle decorating. The 2 1/2 walk will start at 2 p.m. Registration is not required, but it is recommended.Q —Sue Dremman

Arson suspect arrested after Glass Slipper fire Palo Alto police on Tuesday night arrested an East Palo Alto man suspected of starting a fire that extensively damaged a motel room at the Glass Slipper Inn, according to a police department press release. Investigators said the room was rented by a woman in her 20s. The woman and her estranged husband, whom she had a no-contact domestic violence restraining order against, had a verbal argument in the room. She left before the argument escalated, police said, leaving her husband alone in the room. Later the woman received a call from the motel manager informing her of the fire in her room. She returned to the motel to talk to investigators, police said. Palo Alto fire investigators determined that the origin of the blaze appeared to be suspicious, and started an arson investigation along with the police department. An officer from the Mountain View Police Department made contact with the husband, Miguel Angel Gamero, 22, at about 10:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of California Street in Mountain View. Gamero allegedly brandished a large pocket knife at the officer and dared the officer to shoot him, police said. Officers were able to safely take Gamero into custody. No injuries occurred during the arrest, according to police. Gamero was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for felony arson, felony assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, misdemeanor brandishing a weapon at a peace officer and possession of methamphetamine and narcotics paraphernalia (both misdemeanors). Neither firefighters nor motel guests were injured in the incident, the fire department reported. Twenty-three guests were evacuated as crews battled the blaze, police said. Police closed off a segment of El Camino, between Ventura and Los Robles avenues, to traffic for 3 1/2 hours Tuesday night while firefighters battled the fire and checked the motel for fire extension. The roadways reopened at about 12:30 a.m. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the police department’s 24-hour dispatch center at 650-329-2413.Q —My Nguyen and Gennady Sheyner www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 9, 2016 • Page 9

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has been particularly low. Some council members raised concerns about the lattermost proposal, which — while preventing the spread of commuter parking — would also establish a different type of parking program in Crescent Park than in the rest of downtown. Councilwoman Liz Kniss argued that designating this area as “resident-only” parking will prompt other neighborhoods to come forward with the same request. But Kniss and Councilman

Eric Filseth were the only dissenters in a 6-2 vote that created this distinction for the two Crescent Park zones. For Crescent Park residents, the overall permit-parking program has been a mixed blessing at best. It both caused parking congestion on their streets and represents the most promising solution to that problem. So while residents have not been thrilled about seeing the sudden onrush of commuters parking near their homes, they have been increasingly open to joining the program (most recently, the 500 block of Chaucer Street and the 1000 and 1100 blocks of Hamilton Avenue have petitioned

to join the parking district). Norm Beamer, president of the Crescent Park Residents Association, told the council that being in the zone is “better than nothing.” Beamer supports the idea of not issuing more non-resident permits to downtown’s outer areas, including Zones 9 and 10 and whatever new Crescent Park blocks end up joining the program in the months to come. After much discussion and debate, the council took two votes spelling out the framework for the third phase of the program, which is set to begin early next year. With exact details yet to be fleshed out, the council agreed

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with the idea of setting “quantitative objectives” for determining an acceptable level of parking saturation, and a formal set of goals. The third phase will also include policies aimed at encouraging downtown businesses to get their employees to take other modes of transportation, thus lessening the demand for parking. Permits would be less costly for businesses that participate in the downtown Transportation Management Association, a nonprofit charged with reducing the number of downtown workers who commute solo. Also, priority for parking permits will be given to lower-wage employees and, unlike today, only businesses eligible in the Business Registry Certificate program would be allowed to buy the permits. Also, the five-day employee parking pass, which is offered in the current program, will no lon-

ger be sold (this is partly because there have been no takers), the council decreed. The council endorsed all these changes by an 8-0 vote, with Vice Mayor Greg Scharff recusing himself because he owns property downtown. But even though council members were unanimous when it came to most of the changes, there was a general recognition that the parking program remains an imperfect tool and that every round of changes will bring forth new wrinkles and fresh ripples. Councilman Marc Berman made a plea to the community to be “as understanding as possible as we try to get this as right as we can.” “I think it’s promising,” he said. “It’s not perfect, but I think it’s another step in the right direction.” Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to meet in a closed session to discuss the potential purchase of the U.S. Post Office at 380 Hamilton Ave. The council will then consider a proposal for a 60-apartment building at 2755 El Camino Real and consider adopting design guidelines for the Professorville Historic District and revised architectural review findings. The closed session will begin at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. Regular meeting will follow in the Council Chambers.

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ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM ADOPTION COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to meet at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the board room at the district headquarters, 25 Churchill Ave. CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to meet in a closed session to discuss evaluations of council-appointed officers. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board plans to review the Enrollment and Class Size Report and discuss budget management. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the district headquarters, 25 Churchill Ave. CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to meet in a closed session to discuss evaluations of council-appointed officers. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. CITY/SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss recent council and school board meetings, housing for teachers and public employees, the middle school athletics program and the planning process for Cubberley Community Center. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to discuss 900 North California Avenue, a request by Kohler Associates Architects on behalf of Greg Xiong for three single-family homes to replace three existing homes; consider 252 Ramona St., a request by Carrasco & Associates to demolish an existing single-story residence and construct a two-story building with two residential units; and review 1451-1459 Hamilton Ave. and 1462 Edgewood Drive, a request to demolish two single-story houses and two two-story houses and to build three onestory houses and one two-story house at the site. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. PUBLIC ART COMMISSION ... The commission plans to review proposed art by Gordon Heither for private development at 3223 Hanover St.; consider approving the selection of artist Susan Zoccola for improvements to the Charleston-Arastradero Corridor; consider approving Pete Beeman as artist for Fire Station 3; and consider a staff recommendation of accession of frescoes into the collection by Victor Arnautoff at 300 Homer St. the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drunken driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drug activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . . .

Miscellaneous

Coroner case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CPS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Domestic disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gang validations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mental evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parole violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibited weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspicious person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Truant juveniles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Violation of court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant/other agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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550 Sand Hill Road, 9/5, 2:34 p.m.; robbery/strong arm. 643 Emerson St., 9/3, 10:21 p.m.; battery/ simple. 200 block University Avenue, 8/31, 10:22 p.m.; assault with deadly weapon. Fernando Avenue,9/2, 8:55 a.m.; domestic violence/battery. Newell Road, 9/2, 4:59 p.m.; battery/simple.

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Adelyne P. Lange

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May 3, 1922 – August 15, 2016

January 25, 1943 – August 22, 2016 Resident of Palo Alto, California

Resident of Palo Alto Adelyne P. Lange, a long-time resident of Palo Alto, died August 15 at her home. Adelyne was born in Conway, PA in 1922 to Domenic and Roseann Catalucci, she was the youngest daughter and one of ten siblings. Adelyne obtained both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Columbia University. Adelyne moved to Palo Alto and was employed, for many years, by Stanford University as a Technical Writer. She was an avid reader. Both Adelyne and her husband, Gray Lange, served in the military, Adelyne as a member of the United States Navy Waves (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during World War II. Adelyne is survived by her sister Mary Parretta, brother Bernard Catalucci and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gray Lange, her siblings and their spouses, Theresa (John) DeStefino, Pearl (Leland) Guy, Louis (Helen) Catalina, Florence (Joseph) Celio, Christine ( John) Campbell, Michael (Olga) Catalucci, and Gilbert (Mae) Catalucci. Friends and family are invited to a graveside service Monday, September 12 at 11 a.m. at Alta Mesa Cemetery & Funeral Home, 695 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. PA I D

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Lyford “Brownie” Combs died peacefully at the Vi at Palo Alto retirement community on Aug. 18, surrounded by his family. He was 96. He was born in Corning, Missouri, and began his service with the U.S. Marine Corps in 1939. He was stationed in Guam during a typhoon and received a commendation from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for his work toward the recovery effort. He was later selected to represent the Marines in President Roosevelt’s honor guard. Upon returning from Guam, he was stationed at Treasure Island in San Francisco. His assignment was to guard the Bay Bridge when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was later promoted to captain and served in the Korean War before joining the Marine Corps Reserves and eventually retiring honorably in 1963. In 1945, he married native San Franciscan, Lee Porta, in Quantico, Virginia. After the War, they moved to Palo Alto, where they lived for nearly 60 years. As Stanford University employees and loyal Cardinal fans, they attended every home football game for 30 years. He worked at Stanford’s High Energy Physics Lab as the Accelerator Project Engineer and biked to work almost every day from 1953 to 1985. He was part of a team effort that resulted in two Nobel Prizes in physics. In his spare time, he played tennis at lunch, rebuilt cars in his garage, took his boat out for water-ski runs at Lake Berryessa and camped with his family. He was a member of the Palo Alto Elks Lodge, golfed with the Santa Clara Seniors and went ballroom dancing with Lee. His family remembers him as a phenomenal mechanic and tremendous storyteller. He lived out his golden years at Vi, where he spent time playing poker, attending happy hours, dancing, taking walks around Stanford and swimming. His family wishes to extend its thanks to the staff at Vi and to Pathways Hospice for their compassion and care. His legacy lives on in his children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. He is survived by his son, Steve (Cathy) of Los Altos Hills; his daughter, Penny Peterson (Eric) of San Jose; his grandchildren, Brian (Danielle) of Foster City and Diana Neebe (Steven) of Mountain View; and his greatgrandchildren, Oliver, Charlie and Sofia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lee. The family will hold a private military burial.

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Berkeley’s Counting Crows return to the Bay Area Frontman Adam Duritz recounts walking to his first gig at the Greek Theater by Linda Taaffe

What’s it like coming back to play in the Bay Area? It’s a nightmare with the guest list mostly. No, it’s really fun. A lot of my best friends, who are still my best friends, live here so it’s really nice to come back. It does get a little hectic backstage, but it’s nice to see everybody. How does it feel playing at the same venues where you grew up watching bands? I saw many, many shows at Shoreline. It’s cool. What I really remember is the Greek Theater, having gone to a million concerts there, and then walking to my first show there. I lived a few blocks away at the time, so I just walked. I mean that was really weird at first. But it’s been so long now, I’ve spent more of my life playing these venues than I did going to see shows at them. ... The Greek is still my favorite place to play maybe because I grew up going there or maybe because it’s just a great venue. Any old hangouts you go back to when you’re in the area? There’s not as many clubs left. A lot of them are gone that I hung out in, and I don’t go to many concerts or gigs while I’m on tour because it’s too loud and people talk to me, and my voice gets wrecked because there’s no way to be quiet. ... There were so many clubs in San Francisco that I have great memories of. ... Chris Isaak used to play at Night Break

ow playing at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, “The Life of the Party: A Celebration of the Songs of Andrew Lippa” is very much what one would expect from the title: a polished, fast-paced, thoroughly enjoyable musical revue featuring the work of Andrew Lippa, the composer/ lyricist behind such musicals as “The Addams Family,” “The Wild Party,” “Big Fish,” “A Little Princess,” “John & Jen” and more. What sets “The Life of the Party” apart from similar tributes to other Broadway tunesmiths is the presence of Lippa himself. Not only does Lippa host his own

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ounting Crows frontman Adam Duritz now calls Greenwich Village home, but the singer/songwriter got his start as a musician in the Bay Area with his debut album, “August and Everything After,” which went multi-platinum and catapulted the band into a music career that hasn’t let up for 25 years. Duritz grew up in Berkeley, spending many nights (often every night) in coffee houses and clubs on both sides of the San Francisco Bay, including watching shows at Shoreline Amphitheatre and once hanging out at the now-defunct Edge nightclub in Palo Alto (though he says he can’t remember why). Duritz and Counting Crows, who have gone on to sell more than 20 million albums, produce more than a dozen hit singles and play arenas around the world, will be back in the Bay Area at Shoreline Amphitheatre on Saturday, Sept. 10, as part of a national tour the band is co-headlining with Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas, whom Duritz has known since the ’90s. Joining them on tour is show opener K Phillips, a performer from The Outlaw Roadshow free concert series that Duritz helped launch seven years ago to give exposure to up-and-coming indie bands. In a telephone interview with the Palo Alto Weekly last week, Duritz talked about what it’s like coming back to the Bay Area, how San Francisco’s music scene impacted him and why this has been one of his most memorable tours.

Counting Crows will perform on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View.

before he made records. We used to see him there all the time. The Haight (Street) places were really cool. What was it like making music in San Francisco during the heyday of the ’90s music scene? It was pretty great. It seemed like everyone we knew was a musician back then. Immy (David Immergluck) — my guitar player — and I used to live together, and we were talking the other day about this one period in our lives when we were in the clubs every single night. We were either seeing our friends play, we were playing, or we were rehearsing every night, so it was like we were drowning in music at all times. There were so many bands in the Bay Area, you know, even like in our houses. I lived across the street from Les Claypool (Primus). What’s it like touring with Rob Thomas — you go way back, right? I haven’t really seen Rob in about a decade, but it’s been amazing. It’s been the most fun I’ve had on tour in a long, long time. He’s got a band full of the nicest people ever. We have this running text between me and him and K (Phillips). On the first night of the tour, I sent out a text and said, ‘Hey what a great night guys. That was a really good show.’ I thought that would be the last time we would use that text, instead it’s been running for a month or a month and

a half now. It’s been that kind of tour where we’ll all watch everyone play every night, and we all hang out a lot. We were just talking the other day about how we would like to find a way to do this every summer. What are your plans after the tour? I have the Outlaw Roadshow coming up ... and I need to go to Nashville because I promised a few friends I’d sing on their record. There is a new Dashboard Confessional record that I want to sing on. ... Then, I don’t know, I might take some time off this fall. Are you working on a new album? We’ve started doing the first work for ideas for a song a few months ago ... but we’re just in the beginnings of it. Q Associate Editor Linda Taaffe can be emailed at ltaaffe@

paweekly.com. IF YOU’RE GOING What: Counting Crows and Rob Thomas Where: Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View When: Sept. 10, doors open at 6:45 p.m. Cost: $24-$146 Info: http://shoreline.amphitheatermtnview.com

Lippa’s lively ‘Party’ TheatreWorks hosts U.S. premiere of Andrew Lippa review by Kevin Kirby party, as it were — introducing songs and threading the show together with affable banter — he also is one of the show’s four cast members. And just in case singing, dancing and emceeing aren’t enough, he joins the band from time to time to accompany a number on the piano or ukulele. Originally staged in London by director David Babani (who coconceived the show with Lippa), “The Life of the Party” comes to

REVIEW THEATER Mountain View under the aegis of TheatreWorks. Babani is again at the helm, and he has brought the bulk of the design team with him. Lights, set, costumes and choreography are all the work of his London colleagues. The notable exception is TheatreWorks’ resident musical director William Liberatore, who leads the near-

flawless on-stage combo from the piano. If this revue boasts impeccable production values — and it does — it also boasts an exceptional cast. Two of the performers (Lippa and tenor Damian Humbley) were with the show in London, while the other two (mezzo Sally Ann Triplett and soprano Teal Wicks) are new to the material. Lippa is a strong singer who holds his own admirably well

in the dance sequences, and his rendition of “You are Here” from the oratorio “I Am Harvey Milk” is both passionate and controlled. Humbley goes from charmingly kooky as the Addams Family’s Uncle Fester to gloriously profane as a power-hungry nun named Sister Severia (in the song “Christ Almighty” from “Asphalt Beach”), and he belts the hell out of the gin-fueled dithyramb “Let Me Drown” (from “The Wild Party”). But it is Lippa and Humbley’s female counterparts who most often steal the show. Wicks combines seemingly effortless vocals (continued on page 18)

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Trigger warning Los Altos Stage Company’s ‘Assassins’ takes aim at American anti-heroes by Karla Kane

REVIEW THEATER ing Abraham Lincoln, serves as a mentor and instigator of sorts to the others. Those include the airheaded Charles Manson acolyte Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme (Alea Selburn), unhinged housewife Sara Jane Moore (Philomena Block), embittered Italian immigrant Giuseppe Zangara (Anthony Stephens), would-be revolutionary Leon Czolgosz (Andy Cooperfauss), delusional huckster Charles Guiteau (Ken Boswell), rambling blowhard Samuel Byck (Todd Wright), creepy loner John Hinckley Jr. (Conner Smith) and the misanthropic Lee Harvey Oswald (Drew Jones). A Balladeer (Brian Palac) serves as narrator and counterweight to the Proprietor. While the Proprietor eggs on the assassins, the Balladeer reminds them that, despite their grasps at glory, their actions were largely useless and their names mostly forgotten. America will survive them. The assassins’ stories are presented episodically, without chronological sequence, and with

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ome did it out of anger, some out of a twisted sense of love. Some did it out of vengeance, some out of a desire for fame. Some succeeded, some failed. But what the principal characters in the dark musical comedy “Assassins” have in common is right there in the title: They all attempted to assassinate the president of the United States. In the show (music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by John Weidman; currently presented by the Los Altos Stage Company), assassins and assassin-wannabes are grouped together in a purgatory of sorts, a mad carnival set outside the boundaries of time, where a carnival barker (the Proprietor, played in this production by David Murphy) calls out to them, handing out guns and making a game out of murdering the commander in chief. “Everyone deserves the right to be happy,” he croons to them, and if they can’t be happy, they can at least get noticed. Leading the assassin crew is a suave-but-rage-filled John Wilkes Booth (Chase Campbell), who, after paving the way by kill-

David Murphy is the Proprietor and Connor Smith is John Hinckley, Jr. in “Assassins.” characters often interacting with one another in surprising ways. The one-act production (directed by Lee Ann Payne) takes the form of a vaudeville show or Fourth of July fair, with Ron Gasparinetti’s red-white-and-blue set design striking just the right tone of hokey, ironic pageantry. Costumes by Y. Sharon Peng and props by Ting-Na Wang help peg

the characters to the eras in which they belong (and include in one memorable scene a whole slew of Ronald Reagan masks). Sondheim’s lyrics are his greatest strength and “Assassins” is no exception, full of clever rhymes and nimble wordplay. “Gun Song,” presented in barbershop-quartet style, reflects on all the lives involved in making just one gun, and on how the world can be changed by the simple moving of one little finger. His melodies in this show also soar, with changes in song style to befit the era represented, from old-timey Americana and gospel for the early Assassins to cheesy soft-pop love song for the 1970s. Themes from other works, including American folk ballads, “West Side Story” and “Hail to the Chief” also cleverly weave their way into the score. Performances from the Los Altos Stage Company players vary in quality but impress on the whole. Particular standouts are Palac as the Balladeer, with his beautiful singing voice, and Wright, in a tour-de-force role delivering Bycks’ rants, in turn hilarious and harrowing. Selburn and Block have good comedic chemistry as the buffoonish almost-assassins of Gerald Ford. But best of all is Boswell, in the plum role of Charles Guiteau. Guiteau, killer of President Garfield (who took 11 excruciating weeks in 1881 to finally die from his festering gunshot wounds), is a fascinating character who steals every scene in which he appears. Having failed at everything he’s tried — being a lawyer, an evangelical preacher, an author and a diplomat— Guiteau never gives up his irrepressible optimism, certain that, despite lacking any qualifications, Garfield will appoint him ambassador to France. After he’s rejected, and shoots the president in a fit of vengeance, he maintains that he was acting under the direction of God and, after a trial full of antics, goes

merrily to the gallows, dancing and reciting his own poetry from the scaffold. The wonderful Boswell infuses his madman of a character with twinkle-eyed good humor and dapper charm. In this production of “Assassins,” his big number, “Ballad of Guiteau,” is the high point of the show. “Assassins,” with its sharp humor, may have been more shocking when it first premiered offBroadway back in 1990 but it is still unsettling today. The show doesn’t attempt to glamorize or redeem its murderous protagonists — in many cases they’re purely targets of mockery — but it does force the audience to consider their perspectives, these damaged souls who’ve become villains of history and trivial footnotes. They feel powerless and angry, conned out of their American dream, with a deep desire to be noticed. And they’re dangerous. It’s a history lesson, but also a powerful comment on the intermingling of violence and celebrity in American culture. In an age in which gun violence remains a major issue, when a presidential candidate can glibly suggest “Second Amendment people” might take out a political rival, it’s disconcerting and uncomfortable to sit in the audience while the cast points guns right into the crowd. But, in the words of the Balladeer, “Listen to the stories. Hear it in the songs. Angry men don’t write the rules and guns don’t right the wrongs.” Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be emailed at kkane@paweekly.com. What: “Assassins” Where: Los Altos Stage Company at the Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. When: Through Sept. 25 Cost: $18-$32 Info: Go to losaltosstage.org

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with a fearless physicality. This is most obvious in the “Wild Party” sequence and in “Cindy,” a cabaret number that imagines Cinderella as a peppy dominatrix. But her best performance may be the subtler “Pulled,” in which the gloomy Wednesday Addams struggles against the euphoria of teenage infatuation. As Wicks sings, we can see the ambivalence writ large in her body; by the end of the song she appears nearly drawn and quartered by her inner

turmoil. Though Triplett has to finesse a handful of high notes throughout the evening, she is a consummate actress, whether selling Morticia Addams’s drollery in “Just Around the Corner” or lobbing lustful asides at audience members in “An Old-Fashioned Love Story” (“The Wild Party”). When she finishes the pensive standalone ballad “Love Somebody Now,” Lippa jokes about creating a Kickstarter campaign to put the performance on CD. He should stop joking and make it happen. Performances and production values aside, this sort of career-

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spanning retrospective also provides us with an opportunity to consider the songwriter’s oeuvre as a whole. What generalizations can we draw about Lippa’s 20-plus years as a composer and lyricist? In what is perhaps an unfortunate move, Lippa kicks off the show by giving us an impossible standard against which to judge his work: Broadway icon Stephen Sondheim. Sitting alone at the piano, Lippa sings an autobiographical piece (“Marshall Levin”) which traces his own musical theatre career back to his adolescent discovery of Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd.” But for all that he may idolize the man’s work, dropping Sondheim’s name at the top of the revue simply invites a comparison that may not be to Lippa’s advantage. To begin with, Lippa is too often content with obvious, overworked rhymes (as when he declares, in “Marshall Levin,” that “One sweet afternoon / We were perfectly in tune”). His melodies are pleasant but seldom remarkable, and too many of his songs wander into a generic feel-good territory — seemingly more interested in uplifting the listener than in advancing a plot point or revealing the inner life of a specific character. To be fair, this last impression is likely exacerbated by the act of choosing revue-ready songs that are easily understood outside their original shows. By selecting numbers like “Live Out Loud” and “Spread a Little Joy” (from “A Little Princess” and the unproduced “Betty Boop,” respectively), Lippa and Babani are presenting the composer/lyricist at his most saccharine, detached from any theatrical context that might justify the affirmational lyrics.

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“Life of the Party,” a celebration of the work of composer Andrew Lippa (who also stars in the show), is having its West Coast premiere thanks to TheatreWorks. In general, Lippa is most successful when darker stories and characters force him to work in opposition to his apparent sentimental streak. Numbers from “The Addams Family” are deliciously macabre, and excerpts from “The Wild Party” present the nightlife of the pre-crash 1920s at its most debauched. The aforementioned “Christ Almighty” and “Cindy” also highlight Lippa at his Tom Lehreresque best (though in the latter, he awkwardly forces a rhyme by transmuting Snow White’s dwarfs into elves). The real question, of course, is not whether the songs are perfect, or groundbreaking, or touched with ephemeral genius. Are they entertaining? The answer to that is a definite yes. There is no doubt that Lippa’s career warrants a revue, nor that he has earned his place among the post-Sondheim generation of composers and lyricists who have contributed to the resurgence of American musical theatre in the 21st century. “The Life of the Party” is a

well-executed introduction to Lippa’s work (though sadly lacking any of the songs that he contributed to the 1999 revival of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”) and a must-see for Lippa’s many fans. Q Freelance writer Kevin Kirby can be emailed at penlyon@ peak.org.

What: “The Life of the Party,” a musical revue presented by TheatreWorks Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View When: Through Sept. 18, Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Thursdays-Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Cost: Tickets range from $19-$80. Info: Go to theatreworks.org or call 650-463-1960.

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Don’t ‘Sully’ his name Clint Eastwood strains to pad the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ 00 (Century 16 and 20) It’s appropriate that the title of Clint Eastwood’s new film “Sully” can refer both to national-hero airline pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and to a verb meaning to attack someone’s good name and to try to ruin a reputation. You see, the film has been constructed to make Sully not only triumph over crisis in the skies but also those meanies who would dare to question his choices under pressure. Billed as “the untold story of

the Miracle on the Hudson” — that is, Sullenberger’s expert 2009 water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River after dual engine failure — “Sully” does a fine job of recreating the short flight and its immediate aftermath as 155 souls evacuate. But that’s the “told story” part. The so-called “untold story” is essentially nonsense, suggesting that burgeoning air-safety entrepreneur Sullenberger (oh, the irony!) had to fear the judgment

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of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), especially before a climactic public hearing. The struggle is real for screenwriter Todd Komarnicki (the Halle Berry-Bruce Willis thriller “Perfect Stranger”) in telling this “untold story,” purportedly based on Sullenberger’s own book (with Jeffrey Zaslow) “Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters.” The film makes the good point that Sullenberger didn’t pull off the “miracle” alone: he was aided by cool-headed flight crew and air-traffic controllers, ferry and tourist boat rescuers and reasonably orderly passengers. Komarnicki and Eastwood play the note hard that “the best of New York came together” in a post9/11 feel-good survival story of can-do New York heroism (a colleague tells Sully, “Y’know, it’s been a while since New York had news this good. Especially with an airplane in it”). If only those nasty investigators and (cough) regulators would stop telling saltof-the-Earth American heroes their business! The investigation into the flight — first in closed-door sessions

Tom Hanks plays pilot Chesley Sullenberger, who became a hero after gliding his plane along the Hudson River in the true story, “Sully.” and then in that photogenic public hearing with a crowd of extras and big video screens — absurdly plays out in hostile, sinister tones despite numerous scenes that show the media circus (not to mention the survivors and ground-level New Yorkers) hailing Sully as a hero. You can feel each gear turn in the script machinery to turn the screws on Sully. Of course, Warner Brothers, Eastwood and Hanks are really

hoping you’ll forget that investigations are obligatory. Not every Big News Story needs to be trotted out as a movie. Maybe there was a worthy way to tell Sully’s story outside of his 208-second trial by air and water, but making Sully a crusader in a hearing room isn’t it. Rated PG-13 for some peril and brief strong language. One hour, 35 minutes. — Peter Canavese

MOVIE TIMES All showtimes are for Friday to Sunday only unless otherwise noted. For other times, reviews and trailers, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies. Movie times are subject to change. Call theaters for the latest. All About Eve (1950) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Sat. & Sun. 3:05 & 7:30 p.m. Bad Moms (R) Century 16: 9:05 & 11:40 a.m., 2:15, 4:50, 7:25 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m., 2:10, 4:55, 7:25 & 10:05 p.m. Cafe Society (PG-13) Palo Alto Square: 4:45 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:30 p.m. The Disappointments Room (R) Century 20: 12:20, 3, 5:35, 8:15 & 10:40 p.m. Dodsworth (1936) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Fri. 7:30 p.m. Don’t Breathe (R) ++ Century 16: 10:05 a.m., 12:30, 2:55, 5:25, 8:05 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m., 1:20, 3:35, 6, 8:20 & 10:45 p.m. Female (1933) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Fri. 6:20 & 9:25 p.m. Florence Foster Jenkins (PG-13) +++ Century 20: 12:50 & 7:20 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 1:35, 4:15 & 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:40 p.m. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Sat. & Sun. 5:35 & 10 p.m. Ghostbusters (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 20: Fri. & Sat. 12:10 & 6:30 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m. Hell or High Water (R) +++ Aquarius Theatre: 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 & 9:35 p.m. Century 16: 9 & 11:35 a.m., 2:10, 4:45, 7:20 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 1:45, 4:45, 7:30 & 10:10 p.m. Jason Bourne (PG-13) + Century 16: 10:30 a.m., 1:25, 4:20, 7:30 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 10:50 a.m., 1:40, 4:40, 7:35 & 10:30 p.m. Kubo and the Two Strings (PG) Century 16: 9:10, 10:25 & 11:45 a.m., 1, 2:20, 3:45, 4:55, 6:20, 7:30 & 9 p.m. Century 20: 10:55 a.m., 1:25, 4:10, 7 & 9:45 p.m. Labyrinth 30th Anniversary (PG) Century 20: Sun. 2 & 7 p.m. The Light Between Oceans (PG-13) +++ Century 16: 9:55 a.m., 1:05, 4:25, 7:35 & 10:40 p.m. Century 20: 12:45, 3:55, 7:10 & 10:15 p.m. Mechanic: Resurrection (R) Century 16: 9:20 & 11:55 a.m., 2:25, 5, 7:35 & 10:05 p.m. Century 20: Fri. & Sat. 3:20 & 9:20 p.m. Sun. 9:45 p.m. Morgan (R) Century 16: 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 10:45 p.m. No Manches Frida (PG-13) Century 20: 11:25 a.m., 2:10, 5, 7:55 & 10:45 p.m. Pete’s Dragon (PG) Century 16: 9:15 & 11:50 a.m., 2:30, 5:20, 7:50 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 1:35, 4:05, 6:50 & 9:35 p.m. Sausage Party (R) Century 16: 10 a.m., 12:20, 2:45, 5:15, 8 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 10:50 a.m., 1:05, 3:25, 5:45, 8:10 & 10:35 p.m. The Secret Life of Pets (PG) Century 20: 11:15 a.m., 1:55, 4:30, 7:15 & 9:50 p.m. Southside with You (PG-13) Palo Alto Square: 1:55 & 7:20 p.m. Star Trek Beyond (PG-13) ++ Century 20: 4 & 10 p.m. Suicide Squad (PG-13) ++ Century 16: 10:40 a.m., 1:45, 4:40, 7:45 & 10:45 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m., 2, 4:50, 7:45 & 10:40 p.m. Sully (PG-13) ++ Century 16: 9, 9:50, 10:45 & 11:40 a.m., 12:35, 1:30, 2:25, 3:20, 4:15, 5:10, 6:05, 7, 7:55, 8:50 & 9:45 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 11:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m., 12:55, 1:50, 3:30, 4:25, 6:10, 7:05, 8:45 & 9:40 p.m. In X-D at 12:05, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45 & 10:25 p.m. War Dogs (R) ++ Century 16: 10:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m., 2:15, 5:10 & 8 p.m. When the Bough Breaks (PG-13) Century 16: 10:10 a.m., 12:55, 4, 7:05 & 9:50 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 11:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m., 2:20, 5, 7:50 & 10:30 p.m. The Wild Life (PG) Century 16: 9:25 a.m., 2:35, 5:05 & 7:10 p.m. In 3-D at 11:50 a.m., 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m., 4:15 & 6:55 p.m. In 3-D at 1:30 & 9:25 p.m.

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Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (327-3241) Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264) Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (800-326-3264) CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-0128) Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700) ON THE WEB: Additional movie reviews and trailers at PaloAltoOnline.com/movies

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Runners get set at the starting line of the 10K during the Moonlight Run & Walk in September 2015.

32nd annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk The Palo Alto Weekly and City of Palo Alto sponsor a benefit event for local nonprofits supporting kids and families When: Friday, Sept. 16, 7-10 p.m., under the near-full harvest moon. Race-night registration tables open at 6 p.m. The 5K walk starts at 7 p.m.; the 10K run starts at 8:15 p.m.; and the 5K run starts at 8:45 p.m. Where: Baylands Athletic Center, 1900 Geng Road (at Embarcadero Road), Palo Alto Early registration: Register at PaloAltoOnline.com/moonlight_run. Pre-registration closes

at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Race-night registration: Tables open at 6 p.m. Cash, check and credit cards will be accepted. Race-night registration fee is $45 for adults, $35 for youth. Participants under 18 years who have not pre-registered must be accompanied to the registration table by a parent or guardian who can sign the waiver. Refunds are not available before or after the event.

T-shirts: T-shirts available with registration only while supplies last. T-shirts for participants who register early will not be held for no-shows. Start times: 5K walk at 7 p.m.; 10K run at 8:15 p.m.; 5K run at 8:45 p.m. Course maps: 5K route: mapmyrun.com/ routes/view/1220251633 10K route: mapmyrun.com/ routes/view/1210722601

New 5K route debuts Trail will take runners past foxes and fennel by Lauren Johnson eady to explore? The Moonlight Run’s new 5K path through the Baylands is a route filled with wildlife and landmarks. As described by Palo Alto Park Ranger Richard Bicknell, it’s an infinitely peaceful and easy to walk trail. Sandwiched between a hill that drops down into Byxbee Park (which includes an area that used to be the Palo Alto landfill) and vast marshes, the new path meanders through the middle of the Baylands. Many plants are easy to spot out in the marshes. Growing right alongside the path is fennel, a tall plant with thousands of small yellow flowers that form a flat top, according to Bicknell. The flowers on this plant turn into edible seeds that taste similar to licorice. Closer to the water, Bicknell says, pickleweed and gum plants

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A bicyclist rides on the Baylands path that is the new 5K route of the 2016 Moonlight Run & Walk. thrive in the salt water. Other plants mixed in with these are California sagebrush, coyote bushes and wild oats. Along the sides of the trail, Russian thistle grows, which when it dries up will uproot and turn into tumbleweeds. Inside the marshes, northern and snowy egrets stomp around looking for food by dipping their orange or black beaks into the mud. Bicknell says animals, like rabbits, raccoons, opossums and foxes, create pathways through the brush to the marsh. Up in the sky, flocks of little brown sparrows dart in zigzags across the

sky in search of food, while dragonflies hover around them. The trail runs atop a levee that was created in the 1950s to contain the Palo Alto landfill, according to Bicknell. Originally, the path was for tractors and other vehicles that needed access to the landfill. However, with the landfill closed, the path opened to the public almost five months ago. Cutting through the middle of the Baylands area, the route connects to Byxbee Park trails and the Adobe Creek Trail. It is a great (continued on page 29)

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Moonlight Run results

WHAT’S HAPPENING AND WHEN 6 p.m. Registration opens. Activities, sponsors’ booths and more on the field (see below). 6:45 p.m. Pre-walk warm-ups. 7 p.m. 5K walk begins. 8 p.m. Pre-race warm-ups. 8:15 p.m.10K run begins. 8:30 p.m. Pre-race warm-ups. 8:45 p.m. 5K run begins. 8:45 p.m. Food tables open for 5K and 10K runners. Post-race snacks provided by Country Sun Natural Foods, Hobee’s and House of Bagels. 9:30-10 p.m. Awards ceremony for the top three finishers in each category. Race results will be posted as available.

Field activities and booths Q Live music from School of Rock Palo Alto

Race results will be available on computer monitors at the Baylands Athletic Center beginning at around 9:30 p.m. on race night. Results will also be posted online at PaloAltoOnline.com/ moonlight_run. QR codes of the results web page will be on display at the event. Medals for first-, second- and third-place finishers in each division will be handed out once final results are in, between 9:30 and 10 p.m. They may also be picked up during regular business hours after the race at the Palo Alto Weekly, 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto.

Q Zumba warm up with JCC instructors Q Sponsor booths: AXIS, Connoisseur Coffee, Continental

Caterers, Fleet Feet Sports, Keen, Larry’s AutoWorks, Lululemon Athletica, LYFE Kitchen, Microsoft, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Revitalize Integrated Body System, Trader Joe’s, Stanford Blood Center, Stanford Federal Credit Union, Whole Foods Market Q AXIS climbing wall Q Information booths

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW Center. All events will head out south on Geng, turn east on Embarcadero and then head out onto trails and levees south toward Mountain View. (See the course map for more details.) Storage: Limited checking of small personal bags and backpacks is available. Pets: Dogs are permitted on the 5K walk but not on either run, where the terrain and darkness make it too dangerous to have them. No retractable leashes. Bring your own clean-up bag. Strollers: Jogging strollers welcome in the 5K walk or at the back of either run. Visibility: Headlamps are highly recommended for both runs.

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Thank you to our sponsors Corporate sponsors Palo Alto Medical Foundation Ken Deleon Realty Palantir

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Event sponsors Country Sun Hobee’s House of Bagels Lakin Spears

Omega Printing School of Rock Palo Alto Spot Pizza Stanford Blood Center

Community sponsors AXIS Connoisseur Coffee Continental Caterers Fleet Feet Sports Keen Larry’s AutoWorks Lululemon LYFE Kitchen

Continental Catering supplies watermelon and other fruit to nibble on after the races.

Fleet Feet sports displays tons of cool shoes and swag for runners to check out.

Staff at the Lyfe Kitchen booth hand out yummy free giveaways to participants.

Live music from Palo Alto School of Rock bands fills the air as runners prepare for their races.

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Winner profile: Justus Meyer

Winner profile: Nicole Meyer

‘Try to have fun; it will help to make you do better’

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Justus Meyer smiles in anticipation as he sprints toward the finish line of the 10K run. provided a convenient escape after working all day in product marketing at nearby LinkedIn. Running every day on the trails created a familiarity for him that made the Moonlight Run a unique experience. “It was so fun to have people actually out (on the trail) with me in the dark because I would usually run those trails alone,” he says. While he does enjoy competition, Meyer says that his secret to success during the Moonlight Run was enjoying himself. “Try to have fun; it will help to make you do better,” he advises. With this mentality, Meyer finished the race last year with a time of 35:36. When thinking about his overall running career, Meyer reveals, “Finding it very enjoyable and being able to run every day is my biggest success.” Q —by Lauren Johnson

love the feeling when I am done running,” Nicole Meyer, the 2015 Moonlight Run 10K female winner, says. “I’m good for the rest of my day.” Meyer (unrelated to 2015 Men’s 10K winner Justus Meyer) describes running as a joyous activity that eases her mind. However, running was not always her go-to for a mental detox. It began as a social activity with her friends on their high school cross-country team. While in college, she discovered the enjoyment of running as an exercise. Slowly this enjoyment turned into a passion. During graduate school, Meyer’s running career turned a corner when she began doing marathons. Long distance is Meyer’s preference. “I find it more fun training because then I can just go home and eat a ton of ice cream afterwards,” Meyer confesses. “Running makes me feel like I did something with my day.” Meyer trains for her marathons with an elite coach who she says gives her tips on what to change so she can run faster. Besides enjoying the collaboration with her coach, she relishes the solitary time out on the trails. Depending on the run, Meyer sets different goals for herself. For example, during last year’s Moonlight Run & Walk, she sought to complete the run in under 40 minutes. She accomplished this goal, finishing with a time of 39:02. For other races, she goes out with the hopes of a win. Being competitive in running is what Meyer calls her biggest success: “I like showing up and knowing I am a competitor in the race.” The first marathon Meyer qualified for was the Boston Marathon, which she considers one of the major accomplishments in her running career. Since then, she has won three half-trail marathons, giving her additional confidence. An important part of running is also what happens off the trails, by doing stretching exercises and giving the body time to rest, Meyer says. “My biggest obstacle is trying to do too much and getting hurt,” she admits. After

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Crowds of walkers take off from the starting line for the 5K Moonlight Walk.

way to get from one side of the Baylands to the other and is frequently used by dog walkers and runners, Bicknell says. During the Moonlight 5K Run & Walk, participants will enter this path, made up of compacted concrete rocks and gravel, from a paved road at the end of Embarcadero Way by the Regional Water Quality Control Plant, an entrance that is usually closed to the public. Near the start of the gravel path is a hill known to be a popular hangout for a family of grey foxes, according to Bicknell. On the other side of the path is a saltwater marsh. This marsh has pipes connecting to the old Yacht Club dock in the bay. At high tide the salt water flows into the marsh and raises the water level slightly, though not enough to cover the different plants that call the marsh home. Stretching out across the marsh is the ITT

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etting a late start into the world of running did not hold back the 2015 Moonlight Run 10K male winner, Justus Meyer, from discovering his passion for running. Meyer, a former professional skier, was introduced to the sport by his wife five years ago. Now it’s the main part of Meyer’s daily routine. He runs an average of 10 miles a day, a distance he describes as “an easy daily pace.” If he is looking to push himself, he will add a couple of miles to his regular route. While steadily building up his endurance with his daily runs, Meyer also trains for marathons with an elite development team, Strava Track Club. He does the majority of his training with his Strava teammates on the Stanford University track, with guidance from their coach. Together they get ready to compete in races such as the Boston Marathon and the California International Marathon. Meyer has completed eight marathons, and he says there is no finish line in sight for his marathon career. The terrain of his daily runs alternates between the trail and the road. On these runs, Meyers either goes by himself, with his wife or with friends that he has made through running. The social and physical aspects of running hooked Meyer on this activity. “Running is a fantastic way for people to stay active and healthy,” Meyer says. It is easier than other sports or exercises because people can do it anywhere in the world, according to Meyer. “I love running; it is the cap to my day. I love leaving work and being able to go on a run,” Meyer confesses. “I can have a bad day and it will be wonderful again by the time I am done running.” Lucky for him, the Baylands trails has

Focused and determine, Nicole Meyer pushes through the last stretch of her 10K run. having had an IT band injury a couple years ago, the fear of being injured chases after her as she continues to run. “It’s scary: You don’t know if you could get hurt again,” Meyer says. She is wary of the possible injuries running could entail, which is one reason she favors trails over road running. “I like trails; they are more fun, better for your legs and smell better,” she says. This is what drew her to the Baylands; it is the area in Palo Alto that she likes to run the most. Similar to 10K men’s winner Justus Meyer, her familiarity with and enjoyment of the trails prior to the Moonlight Run made winning that much more fun. However, one road bump Meyer stumbled across last year was that her headlamp batteries ran low. “I had to run behind someone who had a brighter (headlamp) so I could see where I was going,” Meyer admits. Her words of advice to future 10K runners is to make sure to put new batteries in their headlamps so they can be as successful as possible out under the moonlight. Q —Lauren Johnson property, formerly owned by The International Telephone and Telegraph Company, which is currently eligible for the National Registry of Historic Places. “The city recently took over the lease for this building,” Bicknell said, “and we are waiting to see if it becomes a historic site and gets renovated; otherwise, it will most likely be torn down.” This site has a long history, being built around 1920 by the Federal Telegraph Company, and playing a key role for decades in ship-to-shore communications along the West Coast. Continuing down the Moonlight Run 5K path, the route connects with the Adobe Creek Trail. On this road, runners will zip past the Emily Renzel Wetlands, a manmade freshwater marsh that sits in the middle of the saltwater marshes. The new Moonlight Run 5K path is filled with interesting sites to see and explore during the day. However, Bicknell warns, “This path will be extremely dark during the Moonlight run; runners should make sure to bring headlamps.” Q

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Home Front GO NATIVE ... The California Native Plant Society will hold a daylong symposium on gardening for wildlife on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. Speakers are to include Judith Larner Lowry, author and owner of Larner Seeds, on “The Importance of Being Local for Habitat and Design.” Sara Leon Guerrero, researcher at the Urban Bee Lab, U.C. Berkeley, will present “Native Bees Need You” and describe how native pollinators benefit our gardens, showing some of the most common local bees with their favorite nectar and pollen-rich plants. Liam O’Brien will present “The Butterflies of San Francisco: How They Relate to Your Garden.” Registration is $100 for the general public, $90 for CNPS members, or $65 for students. Register in advance at www.cnps-scv.org; sameday registration (if space is available) begins at 8a.m. Continental breakfast and lunch are included in the registration fee. TOMATO, TOMAHTO ... A reminder that Gamble Garden will hold its 4th annual Tomato Extravaganza on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The free community festival, which was mentioned here a few weeks ago, will allow you to taste different tomato varieties, share your own tomato harvest, and meet other enthusiasts. Please go to gamblegarden.org to register. FALL GARDENING CLASS ... The Palo Alto Adult School will offer a 10-week Fall Gardening class starting Wednesday Sept. 14 through Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to noon in Cubberley Center room A7. Taught by gardening expert Sherri Bohan, the class will help both novice and experienced gardeners learn several ways to winterize your garden for a sooner spring recovery. Colorful bulbs, healthy fruit trees, perennial borders, water-wise landscapes, productive vegetable, herb and kitchen gardens, roses, vines and citrus trees are focused on in this class. Cost is $65 plus a $5 materials fee will be payable to the instructor. Register at paadultschool.org. 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.

Developer Amy Randazzo uses her experience in her family’s interior design business to create a myriad of finishes in monochromatic tones. The home features a very long great room, beginning with the kitchen and extending through the family room.

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By Carol Blitzer | Photos by Veronica Weber

ong gone are the days when an enterprising developer could buy a rundown house cheaply, slap on a new coat of paint, gussy up the front yard and flip the house for a quick profit. Right? Not according to Amy Randazzo, president of Modern Day Homebuyers, Inc. Beginning two years ago, she built her company with a new twist: She still buys rundown homes, but she upgrades them with high-tech gadgets and expands them — then sells them for a not-so-quick profit. Her latest project is what she bills as a smart-tech home at 427 Chiquita Ave. in Mountain View. What started as a less-than-1,300-squarefoot, three-bedroom, two-bath home on a quiet street in Shoreline West (near downtown) is now close to 3,000 square feet, with five bedrooms and three baths. In 2015, Randazzo purchased the nondescript home for $1.5 million, and has since added close to a million dollars to the tear-downto-the-studs house. It went on the market in early September for $2.75 million. But she didn’t just rebuild the 1948 house on steroids; she brought the home up to 2016 high-tech standards, beginning at the front door. A new Ring system means the

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doorbell “acts like a security system in that you can be remote with it. If you’re out to lunch with a friend and someone rings the doorbell, you can talk back to them from your phone. They won’t know that no one is home,” Randazzo said. Another “smart” touch is a remote garage-door opener. “If you leave and wonder if you closed it, you can control it from your phone,” she said. Or, if you have a friend who needs to get into the house while you’re out of town, you can open the garage door remotely to let the friend gain access. Randazzo is very keen on the two Nest thermostats. “They are really great for energy efficiency. It learns your lifestyle. It also will give you a green leaf to tell when you’re at optimal energysaving temperature. It senses when you are home or not home, when the temperature needs to be at a certain degree,” she said. Three USB ports for charging phones and tablets are built into outlets in the kitchen, office and master bedroom area. Although her formal education is in accounting, Randazzo learned quite a bit about interior design while working in the family-owned Design and Interiors retail furniture stores in Los Altos, Los Gatos and Lafayette. After her

father died she joined her mother in running the stores. “I did accounting, but also helped buy furniture, do floor displays, helped customers do interior-design projects,” she said. When her mother decided to retire and close the stores, Randazzo needed to rethink what was next for herself. “I have three children at home and wanted something flexible but wanted to tap into my passion for design. I also love real estate,” she said. Today she incorporates that passion for design while choosing the myriad of finishes in the homes she renovates. Located on a nearly 10,000-square-foot lot, the Chiquita house features a very long great room, beginning with a kitchen that has an island and breakfast bar. The countertops are Carrera quartz, with a backsplash of rectangular Carrera tile. “Quartz is a popular material. We’re using it in all the homes we’ve been doing,” Randazzo said, adding that the quartz offers “a little bit more of a modern twist, doesn’t have as much movement as marble or granite. ... (It’s a) cleaner look.” Cabinets are painted a very light gray, and the floors throughout are a dark slate-gray European oak with seven-foot-long planks. Walls are painted in the gray/blue family, “a lighter tone to keep it open, giving a nice, larger feeling,” she added. Appliances include a Viking range and dishwasher, plus a builtin wine cooler. Beyond the breakfast bar with its

stools is a dining area, then family room, ending with La Cantina glass sliding doors that fold out and lead to a deck made of pavers. All three bathrooms feature tile from Hera Tile & Stone in San Jose, with two-tone beige/gray glass tiles (contrasted with pebble glass in the cut-out over the tub) in the first bathroom; larger white, wavy tiles and a herringbone Carrera quartz floor in the second; and 4- by 2-inch Carrera tiles as well as rough-cut stone in the cut-out above the tub and octagonal tiles on the shower floor in the master bathroom. Randazzo prefers to keep her color scheme monochromatic. “Because I don’t know my buyer, I keep them fresh and clean looking, don’t gravitate towards colors that are too overwhelming. I feel like the buyer can add their own accents in that way. ... (It’s) a lot easier to throw in an orange towel or red couch,” she said. Drawing on her experience with buyers who chose fabrics and upholstery at Design and Interiors, she concluded that “Colors are so personal. Strong tones should be kept for the buyer’s decision later on. We change too; you might love red today, but five years from now hate it.” She also drew the line at installing solar panels. “The thing is, the owner could do it just as easily when they move in. I didn’t want to obligate them to do that (by leasing the panels). I think the option should be open to the buyer,” she said. The home does include a tank(continued on next page)

Home & Real Estate HOME SALES

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

Atherton

5 Faxon Keshavarz Trust to Foley Trust for $15,500,000 on 08/03/16; built 2007, 5bd, 9,587 sq. ft.; previous sale 01/22/2014, $15,500,000

Los Altos

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less water heater and a new furnace in the attic. Outside, new pavers run up the driveway, with a path leading to the front steps. Working with Patten Landscaping in Mountain View, Randazzo added plantings to frame the entryway, as well as droughtresistant plants along the edge of artificial turf in front. They opted for real grass in the back yard, along with an herb garden in troughs, also visible from the family room and master bedroom. The Chiquita house is just one of six projects that Randazzo is working on flipping now. Three are in Mountain View, two in San

Jose and one in Oakland. One of the biggest challenges is finding the right properties. “The key for me is I really don’t fight the market. I’m not one of 10 offers that’s on the table for a run-down house. I’ve created contacts and now some (of the people) I’ve had experiences with are agents who have a home that they don’t want to show: It’s too rundown, they want to get out right away, want a cash offer that doesn’t meet the appraisal. I’m a great out for them,” she said. “I will help people out of tight real-estate situations where it’s a family home and they need the money out for some reason. That’s

been a great fit for me. Also, if it’s a home that’s been sitting on the market for a while, I like to figure out what that reason is. I just look for off-market houses. “I have great agents that I work with. They talk me up to their other agents, if you have a home that meets these criteria, I have a buyer for you. It just makes it easier for everyone. The market is crazy. I can’t compete in a bidding war. “The lucky part for me is we do have a large pool for that — who want walk-inready, don’t want to do any work. Q Freelance writer Carol Blitzer can be emailed at cblitzer@sbcglobal.net.

929 Golden Way Marquardt Trust to Y. Zhao for $2,380,000 on 08/23/16; built 1954, 3bd, 1,795 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/29/1987, $349,500) 549 Valencia Drive Chen Trust to S. Wong for $2,819,000 on 08/19/16; built 1953, 3bd, 1,953 sq. ft.; previous sale 12/16/2010, $1,428,000 1 West Edith Avenue #D129 R. Johnston to Kleiner Trust for $1,150,000 on 08/18/16; built 1997, 1bd, 1,283 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/04/2013, $950,000

Los Altos Hills

27581 Samuel Lane J. & D. Healy to S. & A. Poonen for $4,500,000 on 08/19/16; built 2001, 3bd, 4,621 sq. ft.; previous sale 01/12/2006, $3,350,000

Menlo Park

200 Arlington Way Landman Trust to L. Lee for $3,860,000 on 08/03/16; built 1939, 4bd, 2,290 sq. ft. 1090 Atkinson Lane Winkler Trust to S. & A. Toyos for $2,500,000 on 08/03/16; built 1955, 3bd, 1,880 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/08/1976, $93,000 1887 Camino A Los Cerros Brandenburg Trust to O. & M. Nikolic for $4,000,000 on 08/03/16; built 1990, 5bd, 4,200 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/03/2005, $2,300,000

451 Oak Grove Avenue #B2 R. & P. Crook to T. Lin for $1,350,000 on 08/01/16; built 1975, 3bd, 1,528 sq. ft.; previous sale 11/28/2006, $729,000 1040 Siskiyou Drive Chen-Yang Trust to Oliver Trust for $5,338,000 on 08/01/16; built 2006, 5bd, 4,433 sq. ft.; previous sale 02/02/2010, $3,680,000

Mountain View

717 Alice Avenue G. Schuhe to Mamali Limited for $1,200,000 on 08/19/16; built 1978, 3bd, 1,654 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/09/1998, $449,000 162 Campbell Drive N. Hao to W. Liu for $1,050,000 on 08/17/16; built 2000, 3bd, 1,352 sq. ft.; previous sale 11/08/2012, $740,000 181 Del Medio Avenue #115 D. Melendez to Jacoby & Intrator Trust for $630,000 on 08/18/16; built 1962, 1bd, 756 sq. ft.; previous sale 02/17/2005, $355,000 221 Easy Street #5 M. Kareta to K. Lee for $825,000 on 08/16/16; built 1980, 2bd, 1,136 sq. ft.; previous sale 01/08/2010, $467,000 429 Fairmont Avenue A. Gergel to V. Perneti for $1,335,000 on 08/16/16; built 1945, 3bd, 1,192 sq. ft. 122 Flynn Avenue #A C. Mikesell to K. Tse for $650,000 on 08/18/16; built 1972, 2bd, 858 sq. ft.; previous sale 12/30/1992, $138,000 242 Flynn Avenue L. Maslow to Kaku Trust for $1,308,000 on 08/18/16; built 1979, 2bd, 1,694 sq. ft.; previous sale 09/07/2005, $701,000 169 Gladys Avenue Selick Trust to S. Schreiber for $1,200,000 on 08/18/16; built 1985, 3bd, 1,465 sq. ft.; previous sale 11/21/2013, $727,500 525 Minton Lane Miller Trust to N. & V. Gupta for $1,625,000 on 08/16/16; built 1996, 3bd, 1,647 sq. ft.; previous sale 03/13/1997, $349,000

348 Nita Avenue R. Gallant to G. Cortes for $1,100,000 on 08/23/16; built 1959, 3bd, 1,140 sq. ft.; previous sale 11/28/1983, $135,000 3365 Tryna Drive Ravelo Trust to L. Du for $2,650,000 on 08/19/16; built 1976, 5bd, 2,834 sq. ft.; previous sale 09/09/2010, $1,493,000 500 West Middlefield Road #89 R. Smith to A. Evtimov for $710,000 on 08/16/16; built 1971, 2bd, 1,158 sq. ft.

Palo Alto

555 Byron Street #103 Hexter Trust to W. Brydon for $2,050,000 on 08/19/16; built 1997, 3bd, 1,984 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/31/2008, $1,500,000 465 Colorado Avenue T. Ord to J. Buzi for $1,600,000 on 08/17/16; built 1959, 3bd, 1,370 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/1972, $40,500 575 Everett Avenue Hake Trust to H. Rana-Singh for $3,090,000 on 08/16/16; built 1900, 4bd, 2,141 sq. ft. 3421 Greer Road Potter Trust to H. Lo for $2,400,000 on 08/19/16; built 1958, 4bd, 1,805 sq.ft.; previous sale 05/08/2009, $1,300,000 3449 Kenneth Drive C. Bauwens to W. Choi for $2,125,000 on 08/17/16; built 1957, 4bd, 1,698 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/26/2012, $1,425,000 3769 Klamath Lane D. Chi to M. Tory for $1,200,000 on 08/23/16; built 2008, 2bd, 1,130 sq. ft.; previous sale 09/09/2008, $749,000 3797 Louis Road Jang Trust to A. Nayak for $2,050,000 on 08/19/16; built 1955, 3bd, 1,911 sq. ft.; previous sale 09/1971, $33,300 2346 Santa Ana Street Santa Ana Investments to D. Cheng for $3,820,000 on 08/23/16; built 1949, 2bd, 850 sq. ft.; previous sale 08/07/2014, $1,910,000 156 Walter Hays Drive Dillon Trust to E. & E. Carlstrom for $2,750,000 on 08/19/16; built 1950, 3bd, 1,535 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/22/2010, $1,500,000

Pacific Peninsula Group’s Newest Estate – 368 Selby Lane, Atherton OPEN SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1:30 – 4:30 PM • Main residence with 5 bedrooms and 5.5 baths

• Approximately 12,856 total square feet

• 1-bedroom, 1-bath guest house with full kitchen

• Lot size of approximately 1.06 acres

PRICE UPON REQUEST

For showings, please contact

LANCE FREEMAN 650.888.7513 W W W . PA C I F I C P E N I N S U L A . C O M CalBRE# 01046732

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Offered at $5,995,000 Beds 3 | Baths 3.5 | Home Â±3,081 sf | Lot Â±8,438 sf

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Price reduced to $2,195,000

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DOWNTOWN BUILD OPPORTUNITY 847 Webster Street, Palo Alto | Lot Â±7,500 sf

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Offered at $3,500,000

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MICHAEL DREYFUS Broker 650.485.3476 michael.dreyfus@dreyfussir.com 0MGIRWI 2S

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1730 Holly Avenue | 6bd/5ba Elizabeth Daschbach | 650.462.1111 OPEN SUNDAY 1:30-4:30

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175 Cuesta Drive, Mountain View Offered at $1,488,000 Fabulously Located Home with Atrium Enjoy living within a stroll of popular amenities in this 3 bedroom, 2 bath home of 1,336 sq. ft. (per county) that occupies a spacious property of 9,030 sq. ft. (per county). A versatile atrium centralizes the residence, which has been freshly updated and includes a stylish kitchen, sun-lit rooms, and a newly landscaped backyard with fruit trees. Within steps of Cuesta Park, also stroll to local shopping centers and Bubb Elementary (API 920) (buyer to verify eligibility).

OPEN HOUSE

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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

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WE ARE CONNECTING OUR CLIENTS TO GREAT CONDOS AND TOWNHOMES! LIVE - WORK - THRIVE– WE SELL CONDOS AND TOWNHOMES EXCLUSIVELY Condo Connect Realty has built an expertise and understanding of condos and townhomes by focusing exclusively on their sale and purchase. Our team understands the nuances and intricacies of homeowner association rules and regulations and ensures that buyers and sellers are completely familiar with their possible repercussions. We also know the strengths and unique selling points of each complex and market these selling points to the broadest possible audience.

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Envision Extraordinary We do. Every day.

Elite Performance Elite performance is the essence of Paciﬁc Union real estate. It is a commitment to excellence by every member of our team. It invites energy and passion, while inspiring teamwork, trust, and innovation.

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2190 AMHERST STREET

PALO ALTO

NEW LISTING Offered at $2,298,000 • 4 Bedroom • 2 Bathroom • House 1,514 ± sqft • Lot 6,000 ± sqft • Spacious kitchen • Separate dining area • Reﬁnished hardwood ﬂoors

OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30 - 4:30PM

• Freshly painted inside and out • Air conditioning • Detached garage

WWW.2190AMHERST.COM

Sharon Witte Paciﬁc Union Real Estate 650.269.6700 sharon@sharonwitte.com www.sharonwitte.com License # 00842833 All information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently veriﬁed.

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

APPOINTMENT ONLY

147 Stockbridge Avenue, Atherton $21,950,000 6 BD / 6+ BA

53 Magnolia Drive, Atherton $7,100,000 4 BD / 3.5 BA

16 Farm Lane, Hillsborough $6,188,000 4 BD / 5.5 BA

197 Glenwood Avenue, Atherton $5,495,000 5 BD / 3 BA

Hamptons estate home completed in May 2016. Approx 1.1 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds and privacy.

Constructed in 2001 with additional recent renovations, this custom home is a masterpiece of East Coast-inﬂuenced architecture.

Situated up a curving, gated driveway, this Tuscan masterpiece has bucolic views of the enclave of Farm Lane.

Magniﬁcent Tudor estate is one of Atherton’s early treasures. More than one acre with majestic palms and heritage oaks,.

Gina Haggarty, 650.207.5192

LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

APPOINTMENT ONLY

LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

OPEN SUN 1:30-4:30

OPEN SAT & SUN

APPOINTMENT ONLY

980 Berkeley Avenue, Menlo Park $5,395,000 5 BD / 5.5 BA

3 Bassett Lane, Atherton Price Upon Request 3 BD / 3.5 BA

28 Sneckner Court, Menlo Park $3,690,000 4 BD / 4 BA

15 Cottonwood Court, Hillsborough $2,550,000 3 BD / 2 BA

Classic, traditional appeal unfolds at this spacious two-story home in the desirable Menlo Oaks neighborhood.

Stylish Santa Barbara home offers a wonderful ﬂoor plan ideal for entertainment plus lush gardens.

This classic, elegant home offering ~3,970 square feet is located on a desirable Menlo Park cul-de-sac street surrounded by the beauty of Stanford Open Space land.

Nestled on a quiet cul-de-sac above Crocker Lake, this stunning home feels like a Big Sur retreat.

LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

Gina Haggarty, 650.207.5192 LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

NEW LISTING

2190 Amherst Street, Palo Alto $2,298,000 4 BD / 2 BA This home is nestled on a tree-lined, nonthrough street in a prime location within College Terrace, one of Palo Alto’s most coveted neighborhoods. Sharon Witte, 650.269.6700

HEARTWOOD LODGE - TAHOE

9388 Heartwood Drive, Truckee (Schaffer’s Mill) $2,295,000 4 BD / 4.5 BA / 3,292 SQFT Brand New Custom Gated Community Tahoe Home on the 1st Fairway. Scott Willers, 530.277.5607 scott.willers@pacunion.com

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NEW LISTING

3389 Park Boulevard, Palo Alto $1,549,000 1 BD / 1 BA + Plus guest house

5089 Yucatan Way, San Jose $699,000 3 BD / 2 BA

Charming home originally built in 1918 has been lovingly remodeled with distinctive architectural details. Excellent PA Schools.

Located near Facebook headquarters. Enjoy the updated kitchen and huge back yard. This is an ideal starter home or investment property.

Michelle Taser, 650.575.7782

Sharon Witte, 650.269.6700

1071 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto Offered at $1,498,000 Convenience, Privacy, and Flexibility Tucked behind a wall of hedges for desirable privacy, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath home of approx. 1,100 sq. ft. (per county) offers a detached 1 bedroom, 1 bath unit for maximum versatility. Occupying a property of over 6,100 sq. ft. (per county), the home includes a fireplace, tasteful updates, and a sizable, inviting backyard with fruit trees. The sunny, open design enjoys hardwood floors, stone-paved bathrooms, and abundant outdoor access, plus a gracious kitchen touting granite countertops. Within steps of Edgewood Shopping Center, you can also stroll to top-performing Palo Alto schools and quickly bike to Town &

Country Village and Stanford University.

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.1071Embarcadero.com

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

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A Luxury Collection By Intero Real Estate Services

Sand Hill Estates, Woodside

5 Betty Lane, Atherton

11627 Dawson Drive, Los Altos Hills

$35,000,000

$24,800,000

$15,995,000

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

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

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

91 Selby Lane, Atherton

291 Atherton Avenue, Atherton

26880 Elena Road, Los Altos Hills

$14,900,000

$14,688,000

$10,988,888

Listing Provided by: Catherine Qian, Lic.#01276431

Listing Provided by: Nancy Gehrels, Lic.#01952964

Listing Provided by: Dan Kroner, Lic.#01790340

10440 Albertsworth Lane, Los Altos Hills

40 Firethorn Way, Portola Valley

1100 Mountain Home Rd.,Woodside

$11,488,000

$6,888,000

$5,850,000

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

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas, Lic.#01878208

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

26861 Purissima Road, Los Altos Hills

161 Willow Road, Menlo Park

1250 Miramontes Street, Half Moon Bay

$4,800,000

$2,998,000

$2,800,000

Listing Provided by: Shawn Ansari Lic.#01088988

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello & Derek Cappiello, Lic.#01343305 & #01983178

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, Lic.#01343305

See our entire luxury collection at www.InteroPrestigio.com ©2016 Intero Real Estate Services Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc. All rights reserved.

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The Solution to Selling Your Luxury Home.

291 Atherton Avenue, Atherton | $14,688,000 | Listing Provided by: Nancy Gehrels, Lic.#01952964

www.291AthertonAve.com Customized to the unique style of each luxury property, Prestigio will expose your home through the most influential mediums reaching the greatest number of qualified buyers wherever they may be in the world. For more information about listing your home with the Intero Prestigio International program, call your local Intero Real Estate Services office. Woodside 1590 Cañada Lane Woodside, CA 94062 650.206.6200

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

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

www.InteroRealEstate.com www.InteroOpenHomes.com 2016 Intero Real Estate Services Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc. All rights reserved. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. This is not intended as a solicitation if you are listed with another broker.

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963 Celia Drive, Palo Alto Offered at $1,988,000 Extensive Updates and Open Layout A fully functional design complements this thoughtfully upgraded 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home of 1,622 sq. ft. (per county) standing on a lot of 6,086 sq. ft. (per city) with a private well. The sunny, open common areas are privately arranged towards the rear of the home, overlooking the backyard retreat. Highlights include Caesarstone countertops, VELUX skylights, and a stylishly remodeled kitchen. Live within moments of parks, shopping, commuter routes, and top-ranking Palo Alto schools.

OPEN HOUSE

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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

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1350 Byron Street, Palo Alto

LEANNAH HUNT & LAUREL ROBINSON ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT...

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

DISTINCTIVE NORTH PALO ALTO TWO STORY COLONIAL Located on a quiet street adjacent to Professorville and convenient to the Lucy Stern Center this lovely original home built in 1928 has period details and hardwood ﬂoors throughout. Bring your contractor and decorator to enhance this original condition home with a great ﬂoor plan for family living.

SUMMARY FEATURES INCLUDE: • • • • • •

4 Bedrooms – all upstairs Formal Living Room Formal Dining Room Butler’s Pantry Eat-In Kitchen Laundry Area

• • • • •

Partial basement Single car detached garage Living area: 2,584 sq ft per county records Lot Size: 5,600 sq ft per county records Excellent Palo Alto Schools (Walter Hays Elementary, Jordan Middle, Palo Alto High- buyer to verify enrollment)

$2,898,000 WWW.1350BYRONSTREET.COM

(650) 475-2030

lhunt@serenogroup.com CalBRE# 01009791

(650) 475-2035

laurel@serenogroup.com CalBRE# 01747147

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692 Vanderbilt Drive, Sunnyvale Offered at $1,698,000 Desirable Home in Attractive Location Soaring ceilings and cascades of natural light define this 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home of 1,990 sq. ft. (per county) that occupies a centrally located property of 3,917 sq. ft. (per county). Trimmed with fine upgrades, the residence includes a pristine kitchen with granite countertops and a master suite with his-and-her closets. Spacious and attractive, this livable design features high ceilings and transom windows to allow optimal sunlight. The private backyard is lushly landscaped, and you will be moments to everyday amenities and beautiful parks. Also easily access Cumberland Elementary (API 947) and Sunnyvale Middle, and stroll to Fremont High ®

(buyer to verify eligibility).

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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ColdwellBankerHomes.com Atherton

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90 Macbain Ave 3 levels, office, wine cellar, beautiful yard, close to downtown MP, Circus Club location. 5 BR/3 BA + 1 half BA Hugh Cornish/Karin Riley CalBRE #00912143/01725481 650.324.4456

20 Cordova Ct Stunning 1+ acre offers breathtaking views and amazing deck & pool area. 20CORDOVA.COM 5 BR/3 BA Ginny Kavanaugh CalBRE #00884747 650.851.1961

184 Tennyson Ave Custom built in 2003, 3level English tudor, nearly 3400 sf house. Bedroom(s) on each level 6 BR/4 BA Julie Lau CalBRE #01052924 650.325.6161

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120 Coquito Way Spacious and updated home with breathtaking views and an abundance of natural light. 4 BR/4 BA + 1 half BA Karen Fryling/Rebecca Johnson CalBRE #01326725 650.324.4456

1376 Millbrae Avenue 1376 Millbrae Ave Stunning new construction w/ gorgeous views! High end finish materials+colors are awesome 3 BR/2 BA Geraldine Asmus CalBRE #01328160 650.325.6161

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100 Coquito Way Amazing views greet you as you enter this sophisticated and private Ladera contemporary. 3 BR/3 BA Karen Fryling/Rebecca Johnson CalBRE #01326725 650.324.4456

101 Alma Street 1203 Spectacular mountain and city views. Updated 12th floor 3bd/3ba condo w/ hardwood floors. Dan Ziony CalBRE #01380339 650.325.6161

345 King St Spacious, completely renovated Mt. Carmel home. 3,400 sf on 6,500 sf lot.Sep office/studio 4 BR/3 BA + 1 half BA Elaine White CalBRE #01182467 650.324.4456

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1700 Fordham Way Uni Park hm w/ excellent LA Schls, blocks from St. Francis. Converted gar now lovely FR. 3 BR/2 BA Deniece Smith CalBRE #01295757 650.325.6161

638 18th Ave Almost new. 3 BD/2 BA separate unit (office). AC. Close to shopping. Enayat Boroumand CalBRE #01235734 650.324.4456

381 Mckendry Dr Charming home in The Willows with an open floor plan. Close to downtown Palo Alto! 3 BR/2 BA DiPali Shah CalBRE #01249165 650.851.2666

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Palo Alto

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1089 Burgoyne Street Tastefully expanded home-Master bedroom addition, bonus family room & great location. 3 BR/2 BA Gordon Ferguson CalBRE #01038260 650.325.6161

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149 S. California Ave A300 Top floor condo. Hwd flrs, in-unit washer/dryer, new appliances, & patio w/ rooftop views. 2 BR/1 BA + 1 half BA Carrie Davis CalBRE #01983911 650.324.4456

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

ATHERTON 3 Bedrooms 275 Atherton Ave $6,900,000 Sun 1-4 Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141 3 Bassett Ln $4,595,000 Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200

4 Bedrooms 6 Tuscaloosa Ave Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 84 Edge Rd Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 40 De Bell Dr Sun Coldwell Banker 375 Walsh Rd Sun Deleon Realty 91 Belleau Ave Sat Deleon Realty

$3,480,000 462-1111 $5,395,000 462-1111 $4,475,000 324-4456 $4,988,000 543-8500 $2,798,000 543-8500

18 Patterson Ave Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 1008 Henderson Ave Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,300,000 325-6161 $1,495,000 462-1111

3 Bedrooms 16 Biltmore Ln $2,485,000 Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 425 Pope St $1,598,000 Sat/Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200 638 18th Ave $1,588,888 Sun 1-4:30 Coldwell Banker 324-4456 1056 Oakland Ave $1,678,000 Sun 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

4 Bedrooms

HILLSBOROUGH

1888 Camino A Los Cerros $3,888,000 Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 228 Princeton Rd $4,498,000 Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 1161 Orange Ave $2,450,000 Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 1225 Whitaker Way $3,895,000 Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 2130 Mills Ave $3,350,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate 947-4700 28 Sneckner Ct $3,690,000 Sat 1:30-4:30/Sun 1-4:30 Pacific Union International 314-7200 3130 Barney Av $3,850,000 Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 323-7751

4 Bedrooms

5 Bedrooms

5 Bedrooms 90 Macbain Ave $4,950,000 Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456 234 Polhemus Ave $12,750,000 Sun 1-4 Kerwin & Associates 473-1500

7 Bedrooms 120 Selby Ln $9,998,500 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

460 Pullman Rd $5,800,000 Sun 2-4 Pacific Union International 455-3735

6 Bedrooms 10 Victor Park Ln $4,298,000 Sun 2-4 Pacific Union International 455-3735

LOS ALTOS

980 Berkeley Ave $5,395,000 Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200 1140 Deanna Dr $4,200,000 Sat/Sun Intero Real Estate Services 543-7740 161 Willow Rd $2,998,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate 206-6200

6 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms 1721 Askam Ln Sat Deleon Realty 330 Galli Ct Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 23281 Partridge Ln Sun 1-4 Sereno Group 22805 Aspen Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate

$2,988,000 543-8500 $2,898,000 323-1111 $3,599,000 947-2900 $2,689,000 492-1764

LOS ALTOS HILLS 4 Bedrooms 13920 Mir Mirou Dr Sat Deleon Realty

$4,988,000 543-8500

6 Bedrooms 27466 Sunrise Farm Rd Sun Intero Real Estate 28500 Matadero Creek Ln Sun Deleon Realty

$9,500,000 492-1764 $11,988,000 543-8500

1730 Holly Ave Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

MOUNTAIN VIEW 2 Bedrooms 251 Sierra Vista Ave Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$1,075,000 947-2900

3 Bedrooms 175 Cuesta Dr Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty 741 San Pablo Dr Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 110 Beacon St Sat/Sun Sereno Group 1089 Burgoyne St Sat/Sun 1-4:30 Coldwell Banker 1700 Fordham Way Sat/Sun 12-5 Coldwell Banker

$1,488,000 543-8500 $1,398,000 462-1111 $1,399,000 947-2900 $1,295,000 325-6161 $1,598,000 325-6161

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3 Bedrooms - Townhouse 907 Camille Ln Sat/Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

$1,298,000 323-1111 $1,299,000 947-2900

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2 Bedrooms 2145 Avy Ave Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,200,000 462-1111

360 Everett Ave 5B $1,995,000 Sun 1-4 Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

$995,000 324-4456

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$1,998,000 325-6161

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$4,250,000 325-6161

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3 Bedrooms - Condominium 217 Ada Av #18 Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

1100 Sharon Park Dr #37 $898,000 Sat 1:30-4:30/Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200 1280 Sharon Park Dr #33 $1,479,000 Sun Intero Real Estate 492-1764

$6,250,000 462-1111

149 S California Ave #A300 Sun Coldwell Banker

20 Cordova Ct Sun Coldwell Banker

$4,895,000 851-1961

REDWOOD CITY 3 Bedrooms 2535 Carson St Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 2726 Bristol Way Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 2526 Woodland Pl Sat/Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

$1,248,000 462-1111 $1,445,000 462-1111 $1,675,000 323-1900

4 Bedrooms 345 King St Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 1969 Kentucky St Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

$1,995,000 324-4456 $2,499,000 947-2900

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$1,698,000 323-1900

4 Bedrooms 578 Cedar St Sun Sereno Group

$1,850,000 323-1900

SAN JOSE 3 Bedrooms 1287 Wabash St Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$579,000 323-7751

SAN MATEO 3 Bedrooms 2309 Clipper St Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$1,299,000 325-6161

4 Bedrooms 24 Eastwood Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$1,574,000 941-7040

SANTA CLARA 2 Bedrooms - Townhouse 2033 Acacia Ct Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$669,000 851-2666

SUNNYVALE 1 Bedroom - Condominium 605 Arcadia Ter #104 Sat/Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

$588,000 323-1900

4 Bedrooms

3 Bedrooms 241 S Castanya Way Sun Coldwell Banker 100 Coquito Way Sun Coldwell Banker

5 Bedrooms

$2,275,000 324-4456 $2,195,000 324-4456

692 Vanderbilt Dr Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$1,698,000 543-8500

WOODSIDE 4 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms 140 Russell Ave Sun Intero Real Estate 120 Coquito Way Sun Coldwell Banker

$3,188,000 206-6200 $2,699,000 324-4456

245 Olive Hill Ln Sun Coldwell Banker 65 Roan Pl Sun Coldwell Banker

$6,975,000 851-2666 $3,695,000 324-4456

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O P E N H O U S E S U N DAY, S E P T E M B E R 11, 1– 4 P M

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Charming East Coast style home with nearly 2,650 sq. ft of living space. This home has three bedrooms, two baths, a detached garage, and a pool on an approximately 42,400 sq. ft lot with beautiful mature trees offering excellent privacy.

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OAKS REPORT . . . Tthe Menlo College men’s soccer team bounced back from an overtime loss in extraordinary fashion Wednesday, beating visiting Pacific Union, 12-0, in nonconference action as Erik Emanuelsson scored five goals. Four others also scored for the Oaks: midfielder Eli Bunton, midfielder Luis Nunez, defender Alex Avila and Leonardo Barcellos. OF LOCAL NOTE . . . Menlo College’s Kaylin Swart was named Golden State Athletic Conference women’s soccer Defensive Player of the Week, it was announced Tuesday. Swart recorded 11 saves for the Oaks in a nonconference match against NCAA Division II Dominican in a double overtime scoreless draw to move the Oaks to 2-1-1 on the season . . . A pair of Stanford men’s water polo standouts were honored by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Sophomore driver Mitchell Mendoza was named the MPSF/ KAP7 Player of the Week, while freshman goalie Andrew Chun was named the MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week . . . Stanford middle blocker Audriana Fitzmorris was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week. The rookie volleyball player averaged a team-high 3.50 kills on .520 hitting, 1.38 blocks and 4.44 points per set in Cardinal win.

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CARDINAL CORNER . . . Stanford grad Mariah Stackhouse will play in her third and fourth Symetra Tour event over the next two weekends as she’s entered in both events in Garden City, Kansas for the historic back-to-back at Buffalo Dunes Golf Course and The Golf Club at Southwind. This is the first time in Tour history that consecutive events will be played in the same town and on separate golf courses. Stackhouse has made two starts on the Symetra Tour thus far. Last week, she finished tied for 37th in Sioux Falls. She finished in an 11thplace tie in her Tour debut at the Decatur-Forsyth Classic . . . The No. 9 Stanford women’s volleyball team plays host to No. 20 Purdue and Cal Poly for the Stanford Invitational Friday through Sunday in Maples Pavilion.

Amy Watt is spending a few quality days in Rio as a member of the United States Paralympic team. She competes in the 100 meters on Saturday.

Leaping into Paralympic history Gunn grad Amy Watt competing in three events at Rio Paralympics by Carla Guerrero

unn grad Amy Watt, a first-year student at Pomona College, took flight Thursday. She opened competition in the long jump at the Rio Paralympic Games. No matter where she lands, she’s already a winner. Born without part of her left arm, she started soccer in kindergarten and continued playing through junior high school, where she discovered track and field. “I was encouraged by my mom and friends,” says Watt of the support, adding “It was also a fun ac-

tivity to do.” Another local competing is Stanford sophomore Brickelle Bro, in her second Paralympics, who will be swimming in four events: the 50 free, 100 free, 400 free and 100 fly. Bro reached the finals of the 400 free Thursday, racing 5:16.02 in her heat. Fellow American Jessica Long, the world record holder in the event, was the top qualifier. Bro swims both the 50 free and 100 fly on Friday and the 100 free on Sunday. Steven Toyoji and Katie Holloway, staff members at the Riekes

M-A, Menlo host prestigious 16-team tournament by Rick Eymer alo Alto and Gunn opened SCVAL De Anza Division boys water polo play successfully this past week, as did Sacred Heart Prep in the WCAL and Menlo School and Menlo-Atherton in the PAL Bay Division. Four of those teams hope to continue that success through the weekend at the 18th annual Scott Roche Invitational that begins Friday at both Menlo School and Menlo-Atherton. “The tournaments are a great way to play some teams that we might not normally see, and get a lot of good games in a short period of time,” Gunn coach Matt Johnson said. “It is one way to evaluate my team, however I prefer to evaluate how we do in single games.” Gunn opened its season with a 14-8 victory over Wilcox. The Titans (1-0, 1-0 entering Thursday’s game against Mountain View) lost SCVAL co-MVPs Christian Znidarsic and Calder Hilde-

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proached by a Gunn grad, who is an amputee. He recommended she check out the 2014 U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships happening at College of San Mateo that summer. A friend she had met at an amputee camp was competing in a 4x100 meter relay, and the group needed one more person. So the friend went up to the stands where Watt was sitting with her family to ask her, would she run with them?

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