Palo Alto Weekly November 4, 2016 by Palo Alto Weekly

Palo Alto

Vol. XXXVIII, Number 5

November 4, 2016

Inside the new College Terrace Centre Page 5

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Transitions 23 Spectrum 24 Eating Out 30 Movies 32 Home 41 Puzzles 70 Q Arts An interactive blend of science, art in Menlo

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Upfront

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Bullying case renews concerns over district’s response Four years after Terman civil-rights case, a similar breakdown in process by Elena Kadvany *The Weekly is using the pseudonym Maria Garcia to protect the family’s privacy. Editor’s note: Throughout this article, the Weekly relied on documents provided by the student’s family for some details, which

the district could not comment on due to concerns over students’ privacy. n the afternoon of April 18, Maria Garcia* arrived at Jordan Middle School in Palo Alto to pick up her son,

a sixth grader — a typical day, she thought. But, to her shock, she arrived to find him being questioned by Palo Alto police after another Jordan student had threatened him with a knife. The school had not notified her about the incident, she said in an interview with the Weekly. The male student had taken a knife out of another student’s backpack, approached Garcia’s son and waved it in such a way

that three other students pulled him away “as a protective action to what they perceived as a threat to (his) safety,” Associate Superintendent Markus Autrey later wrote in a letter that concluded the incident rose to the level of bullying and intimidation. Garcia’s son, whom the Weekly is not naming to protect his privacy, is a special-education student from a Spanish-speaking Palo Alto family. The incident with

the knife was not the first time he had been bullied at Jordan but rather was the most egregious in a series of incidents his parents reported to school administrators and eventually, in increasing frustration about a lack of action, to the district office. This family’s case illustrates how the Palo Alto school district — despite adopting new bullying policies and procedures in (continued on page 14)

EDUCATION

Schools to report weighted GPA for current seniors Board breaks with recommendation from administrators, teachers by Elena Kadvany fter three hours of discussion and passionate pleas from more than 30 parents and high school students, the Palo Alto school board Tuesday decided in a 5 to 0 vote to report weighted grade-point averages (GPAs) for current seniors. Both unweighted and weighted GPAs will be included on seniors’ mid-year transcripts, which are sent to colleges and universities in January; the district will also provide the weighted average to any student who might need it before then. The board deferred longer term action on GPA-reporting practices until a later date. Many of the parents and students who filled the standing-room-only meeting urged the reporting of weighted GPAs as a way to honor students’ hard work in more rigorous classes and to help them secure both scholarships and college admission. This viewpoint was echoed in online petitions launched in the last week that have collectively gathered more than 1,000 signatures. The board’s student representatives from Palo Alto and Gunn high schools also cast their preferential votes in support of weighted GPAs. Gunn’s Ankit Ranjan warned the board that to not consider students’ opinions on this issue could further “erode the trust that students have with their district.” The board’s decision rejected the recommendations of Superintendent Max McGee, principals of both high schools and dozens of high school faculty and staff, who oppose reporting weighted GPAs for the threat they believe the practice poses to students’ well-being.

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A bicyclist rides in the train-underpass tunnel at Homer Avenue near Alma Street on Nov. 3.

Atop College Terrace Centre

New development features rooftop garden; amenities to attract customers to neighborhood grocery by Sue Dremann igh above El Camino Real, a garden of flowers, grasses and sedges blooms atop a living roof at the newly constructed College Terrace Centre in Palo Alto. On a recent afternoon, stacks of pavers awaited placement on an elevated rooftop floor, and construction workers put the finishing touches on the exterior of an elevator. The view, facing the Santa Cruz Mountains on the opposite side of the three-story building, was stunning. This rooftop garden, with nine species of plants in a state-of-theart gardening system, uses recycled water cached from rainwater in a 50,000-gallon underground cistern. It is transported through

a piping system up to the living roof and can also be used to flush toilets. The 4,100-square foot garden, which includes Achillea flowers, will host butterflies and other nectar-loving insects. Its reflective pavers will keep the building 25 degrees cooler, said Tony Mirenda, project executive for Blach Construction. The garden and other environmental features are also designed to make the building brighter and more energy efficient. There’s a rooftop solar farm, an ambientair-cooling system and a basement-level bamboo courtyard that will grow 20 to 30 feet high to reduce the heat-island effect surrounding the building.

The new 65,382-square-foot mixed-use, transit-oriented development at 2180 El Camino Real includes 45,572 square feet of office space, more than 13,000 square feet for retail, eight affordable-housing units and 227 parking spaces. It is scheduled to open at the end of the year or early 2017, said Charles Peters, vice president of development for property owner Greystone Property Development, during a recent tour. While the public won’t have access to the rooftop garden — it is reserved for office employees — they can take full advantage of a landscaped courtyard behind the (continued on page 13)

Students and parents from both high schools argued that reporting weighted GPAs is a straightforward, administrative action unconnected to academic stress. “This is not a conversation about stress. This is a conversation about reporting what my actions were in high school,” said Paly senior Maya Katz, who brought the gradereporting issue to the board several weeks ago after realizing her weighted GPA would qualify her for a $36,000 merit scholarship at the University of Oregon. “If you want to talk about stress, if you want to talk about rigor in different classes ... that’s a completely different conversation.” Parents and students repeatedly described weighted grades as a motivating benefit, not a harmful deterrent. Paly parents felt their children had been put at a disadvantage. While Gunn counselors report seniors’ weighted GPA on the Common Application, Paly counselors do not. Neither school has been reporting the weighted average on official transcripts. Most high schools in the area, with the exception of the Fremont Unified School District, report weighted grades, according to the district. Many parents and students opposed McGee’s proposal to convene an advisory committee that would work for several months to research and make a recommendation to him on reporting practices. McGee also recommended against reporting weighted grades this year. But consensus quickly emerged on the board to add weighted (continued on page 16)

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NOTICE OF A DIRECTOR’S HEARING To be held at 3:00P.M., Thursday November 17, 2016, in the Palo Alto City Community Meeting Room, 1st Floor, Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. Plans may be reviewed online at: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/planningprojects . If you need assistance reviewing the plan set, please visit our Development Center at 285 Hamilton Avenue. For general questions about the hearing contact Alicia Spotwood during business hours at 650.617-3168. QUASI JUDICIAL MATTER / PUBLIC HEARING. 515 Webster [16PLN-00036]: Recommendation for Approval of a Preliminary Parcel Map for a New Two-Unit Residential Condominium Building. The Proposed Project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act Pursuant to Section 15315 Which Exempts Division of Land in Urbanized Areas into Four or Fewer Parcels.. For more information contact the project planner Adam Petersen at APetersen@m-group.us. Hillary E. Gitelman Director of Planning and Community Environment

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Maya Katz, Palo Alto High School senior, on whether the school district should report weighted grades. See story on page 5.

Around Town

CODE OF SILENCE ... Discretion, Falstaff once mused, is the better part of valor. But when it comes to the Palo Alto Police Department, too much discretion can lead to suspicion and discomfort. That much was made clear by the latest police audit by Independent Police Auditors Michael Gennaco and Stephen Connolly, who concluded that a police supervisor was a little too tight-lipped after a recent incident that included use of force. The incident, which occurred in the latter half of 2015, involved a suspect who was hiding in a garage and who was ultimately subdued, bitten by a police canine and arrested. Shortly after the incident, an officer who was on scene notified his department superiors that unreported force had occurred during the apprehension. The officer also noted that one of the officers had been bitten by the police dog during the arrest (something that hadn’t been reported) and claimed that the supervisor had made inappropriate statements during training activities. The supervisor also allegedly instructed team members to “remain quiet about poor tactics” during the multi-agency response. While the department ultimately determined that the use of force (including the force that was initially unreported) was “minor and seemingly appropriate” in the context of the suspect’s resistance, the supervisor was chided for his failure to report his own use of force, failure to assure that all force inside the garage was properly documented and failure to report the accidental dog bite that had occurred that day. Gennaco and Connolly agreed with these conclusions. The auditors, however, weren’t as persuaded as the PAPD investigators about the supervisor’s motives in trying to keep things on the hush. As the auditor’s report notes, the text from the supervisor that initiated the investigation “seemed more consistent with an instruction to team members to keep details to themselves than with the supervisor’s subsequent claim that it had to do with maintaining professionalism.” Nevertheless, Gennaco and Connolly found that the discipline imposed by the department on the supervisor (who wasn’t charged with a formal misconduct but who was assigned to different responsibilities) was more or less appropriate.

EARLY BIRDS... Palo Alto voters who haven’t yet mailed in their ballots but who don’t want to wait until Tuesday to exercise their democratic right now have fresh options. A white Ballot Drop-Off box, resembling a mail box, was recently installed just outside City Hall for absentee voters to drop off their filled-out ballots, which the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters is collecting periodically throughout the week. And those who wish to cast their votes over the weekend can do so in the Embarcadero Room at Rinconada Library, where voting will take place from noon to 5 p.m. on Nov. 5 and 6.

OPTOGENICS 101 ... Palo Alto High School senior Alan Huang makes explaining optogenics easy. A four-minute video he produced explaining the concept — which is using light to control cells in living tissue — got him a semifinalist place in an international science competition that could net him a $250,000 scholarship, a $100,000 science lab for Paly and $50,000 for one of his teachers. Huang is the only Palo Alto semifinalist in the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, an annual competition that asks students ages 13 to 18 to create original videos that “bring to life” a concept or theory in the life sciences, physics or mathematics, the challenge’s website reads. “The submissions are judged on the student’s ability to communicate complex scientific ideas in engaging, illuminating, and imaginative ways.” Huang’s video uses animated drawings depicting cellular activity, neurons and his own narration to explain the complex concept. He and the other 29 semifinalists’ videos have been posted on the Challenge’s Facebook page for a “popular vote challenge.” The video with the most likes, shares and positive reactions will move forward to the final round, along with the top semi-finalists selected by a panel. The Breakthrough Junior Challenge was founded by Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his ex-wife, CEO of personal genomics company 23andMe Anne Wojcicki; Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan; and Russian entrepreneurs Yuri and Julia Milner. View Huang’s video at bit.ly/2fI83Sj. Q

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by Gennady Sheyner rust but verify. The dictum, made famous by Ronald Reagan in discussing Soviet arms control, could become Palo Alto’s official stance toward “transportation-demand management” (TDM), the idea that developers can promise less-than-expected traffic and parking problems by equipping

occupants of new buildings with transit passes, bicycle amenities and shuttles. In recent discussions of proposed housing projects, be it the 60-unit development on the corner of El Camino Real and Page Mill Road or the roughly 40 affordable apartments that the nonprofit Palo Alto Housing hopes

to build next to the California Avenue Caltrain station, trafficreduction measures have become a critical factor. Proponents of these projects claim that thanks to transportation-demand management, new developments don’t need as many parking spaces as the zoning code requires and won’t cause as much

traffic congestion as neighbors often fear. Skeptics, of whom there are many, counter that these programs are unproven and that allowing denser buildings and less parking is a recipe for worsening conditions on neighborhood streets. TDM programs have become a standard part of Palo Alto’s development process. The new mixed-

use development at 441 Page Mill Road, which the City Council approved last fall, will provide transit passes for all office workers and residents, as well as bike lockers. Similarly, the mixed-use project the council approved in May (continued on page 13)

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— Anna G. Eshoo Member of Congress

Experience Matters Julie Jerome former PAUSD Trustee

HONORARY CHAIRS Alison Cormack Lanie Wheeler

Don Gage Gilroy Mayor and former Santa Clara County Supervisor

Laura Casas Foothill-De Anza Community College District Trustee

CAMPAIGN TEAM Nancy Huber Susan Monk Kathy Schniedwind Barbara Spreng Barbara Swenson Kathy Torgersen Holly Ward Jackie Wheeler

Jeff Rosen Santa Clara County District Attorney

Mike Kasperzak Mountain View City Council

CURRENTLY ELECTED Pat Burt Palo Alto Mayor

Kirsten Keith Menlo Park Mayor Pro Tem

Larry Klein former Palo Alto Mayor

Gary Kremen Santa Clara Valley Water District Chair

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TREASURER Tom Collins

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LEGISLATORS

Tom DuBois Palo Alto City Council

Anna Eshoo Congresswoman

Cory Wolbach Palo Alto City Council

Jerry Hill State Senator

Heidi Emberling PAUSD Trustee

Rich Gordon Assemblyman

Terry Godfrey PAUSD Trustee

Joe Simitian Santa Clara County Supervisor

Camille Townsend PAUSD Trustee

Jackie Speier Congresswoman

Betsy Bechtel Foothill-De Anza Community College District Trustee

Zoe Lofgren Congresswoman James Beall State Senator Evan Low Assemblyman Mike Wasserman Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager Santa Clara County Supervisor

Melissa Baten Caswell PAUSD Trustee

Bruce Swenson Foothill-De Anza Community College District Trustee Nonette Hanko Midpen Regional Open Space District Board Pat Showalter Mountain View Mayor Catherine Carlton Menlo Park City Council

Jean Mordo Los Altos City Council Jan Pepper Los Altos City Council Mary Prochnow Los Altos Mayor Pro Tem Ken Rosenberg Mountain View Vice Mayor Rod Sinks Cupertino Mayor FORMERLY ELECTED Margaret Abe-Koga former Mountain View Mayor John Barton former Palo Alto City Council and former PAUSD Trustee Bern Beecham former Palo Alto Mayor Sid Espinosa former Palo Alto Mayor

Mandy Lowell former PAUSD Trustee Barbara Klausner former PAUSD Trustee

Ginny Lear former Los Altos School District Trustee King Lear former Los Altos Mayor Barb Mitchell former PAUSD Trustee Becky Morgan former State Senator Vic Ojakian former Palo Alto Mayor Gail Price former Palo Alto City Council and former PAUSD Trustee Susie Richardson former PAUSD Trustee Brian Schmidt former Santa Clara County Water Distrct Board Nancy Shepherd former Palo Alto Mayor

Gerry Steinberg former Santa Clara County Supervisor Dana Tom former PAUSD Trustee Carolyn Tucher, former PAUSD Trustee Lanie Wheeler former Palo Alto Mayor COMMUNITY LEADERS

Bill Adler Marsha Adler Patrick Ahrens Mehdi Alhassani Sue Allen Alex Antebi Carol Bacchetti Colleen Backstrand Jay Backstrand Jim Baer Geoff Ball George Bechtel Sally Bemus Joanne Benjamin Tom Berson Ann Bowers Jay Boyarsky Mark Cairns Margaret Capriles Robert Capriles Jerry Carisch Tony Carrasco Laura Casas Lorri Castellano Lee Caswell Constance Cavanaugh Debra Cen Soo-Ling Chan Keyi Chang George Chino Lily Chiu Enoch Choi Jessica Oakson Clark John Clark Mayla Clark Fran Codispoti James Cunneen Gina Dalma John Davis Pat Davis Dexter Dawes Jean Dawes Ann Debusk Judy Deggeller Marty Deggeller

Pattie DeMellopine Geri Derby Jennifer DiBrienza Guy Dijulio Jan Dijulio Cynthia Dillon Dennis Dillon Wynne Dobovoy Diane Doolittle Don Drumright Kathy Durham Sunny Dykwel Ellen Ehrlich Tom Ehrlich Bonnie Elliott Penny Ellson Shirley Ely Alice Erber Connie Fasani Sharleen Fiddaman Adrian Fine Patty Fisher Megan Swezey Fogarty Catherine Crystal Foster Jon Foster Mike Fox Betty French Bob French Sarah French Virginia Fruchterman Charlotte Fu Daniel Garber Patricia Gardner Bruce Gee Jane Gee Betty Gerard Annette Glanckopf Marcello Golﬁeri Helen Gracon Tom Gracon Carl Guardino Leslee Guardino Ed Hannibal Ward Hanson Bob Harrington Margie Harrington Harry Hartzell Jan Heilman Pete Heilman Bruce Heister Barb Hing Bruce Hodge Tom Hoffman Gloria Hom Nancy Huber Leannah Hunt Susan Hyatt Charlotte Jackson Sandy James Gale Johnson A.C. Johnston Kathryn Johnston

Jeff Justice Natasha Kachenko Bill Kay Andy Kelley John Kelley Sharon Kelly Tom Kelly Jeanne Kennedy Rashida Khan Bob Kirkwood Edie Kirkwood Jennifer Kleckner June Klein Dietmar Kluth Pauline Kluth Rick Kniss Michelle Kraus Nancy Krop Stephen Levy Michele Lew Barbara Lindsay Carol Lippert Lee Lippert Jennifer Liu Victoria Liu Monique Lombardelli Marsha Lowther Roger Lowther Hannah Lu Gabriel Manjarrez Stanley Mantell Suzanne Mantell Drew Maran Wes Marinov Amanda Martin Stephanie Martinson Brian McCune Don McDougall Peggy McKee Ted McKee Barbara McLellan Laurie McLellan Mark Michael Hal Mickelson Anton Monk Bob Moss Debbie Mytels Armand Neukermans Eliane Neukermans Karen Nierenberg Michael Nierenberg Lata Patel Alma Phillips Jim Phillips Marj Pichon Helen Pickering Joe Pickering Sigrid Pinsky Bob Piziali Kathy Piziali Nancy Player Steve Player

Andy Poggio Karen Porter Duffy Price Lydia Pugliese Tony Pugliese Ann Rando Trudy Myrrh Reagan Anne Ream Chris Ream Brian Reed Carolyn Reese Tom Reese Fred Rehmus Marcia Rehmus Trudi Reinhardt Barbara Rieder Louise Rising Ed Rogers Johanna Rogers Diane Rolfe Joseph Rolfe Susan Rosenberg Karen Ross Steven Ross Bob Ryan Noveed Saﬁpour Lisa Salamé Mansour Salamé Noel Sanborn Pat Sanders Tom Sanders Jacob Savage Sam Savage Dorit Scharff Kathy Schmidt John Schniedwind Gail Schubert Patti Shavelson Rich Shavelson Donna Sheridan Jim Sheridan Dale Simbeck Marilyn Simbeck Sandra Slater John Slavet Alice Smith Roger Smith Ann Sonnenberg Doug Spreng Art Stauffer Robert Steinberg Rick Stern Carol Stevens Blair Stewart Jacqui Stewart Carmen Stuhlmuller Roger Stuhlmuller Manjiri Subhash Tawtry Subhash Larry Sullivan Vicki Sullivan Sally Supplee

Nancy Tadlock Terry Tadlock Anne Taylor Zelma Teicher Marie Thompson Mike Torgersen Ninna Traugott Cindy Traum Tony Tucher Elaine Uang Catherine Uyenoyama Dennis Uyenoyama Jane Uyenoyama Lisa Van Dusen Frank Viggiano Suzanne Voll Ryan Wagner Asher Waldfogel Jim Wang Maiying Wang Leonard Ware

Bob Wenzlau Bart Westcott Dave Wheeler Ralph Wheeler Bruce Whitson Cathy Chiang Williams Ed Williams Gee Gee Williams John Williams Linda Williams Marie Wolbach Jack Woodson Jolaine Woodson Qing Xiao Ning Xu Isabelleniu Yaozon Jackie Yu Carlyn Zaniboni Mila Zelkha Justin Zhang partial list

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News Digest Teachers’ union asked for smaller classes

Just one week after the Palo Alto school board voted to approve full-day kindergarten for all elementary schools in May, the teachers’ union made an official request to bargain the impact of this change, including asking for lower class-size caps, more time with aides and a schedule that would allow for more small-group instruction, according to an email provided to the Palo Alto Weekly through a Public Records Act request. Six months later, several weeks into the launch of full-day kindergarten, the school board and teachers’ union are still negotiating these requests. While “nothing has been agreed to yet” in negotiations, Superintendent Max McGee said Monday, the roll out of full-day kindergarten is going “exceedingly well.” While Barron Park and Palo Verde elementary schools already offered a full day, the majority of Palo Alto’s elementary schools operated an “extended-day” model until last month. In that model, half of the kindergarten class stayed for a longer day two days each week, allowing teachers to work with students in smaller groups. Teachers who opposed moving to the full day worried it would mean the loss of this regular time with smaller groups, the “gold standard” of Palo Alto’s kindergarten program, they said. McGee said Tuesday, however, that elementary school teachers “by and large, at least what they’re saying to us and I think we’re hearing from the parents, is the upside is having more time to teach the existing curriculum, and the kids do have more time for more choice and more play.” Q lena Kad any

Town hall on renaming schools on Nov. 7

The namesakes of three Palo Alto schools evoke strong responses from people who have split into roughly two camps in the wake of a proposal to rename them: those who believe those namesakes’ promotion of the now-condemned social philosophy eugenics is antithetical to the mission of a public school district, and those who want to preserve the local history tied to the names. A committee convened by the school district this spring to study this issue has been grappling with very complex questions raised by this proposal: historical significance, racism, identity, diversity and educational opportunity. The committee, set to host its first public town hall meeting this Monday, Nov. 7, has focused on Jordan and Terman middle schools and Cubberley Community Center for their namesakes’ leadership in the eugenics movement. Those that support renaming argue that men who believed in a philosophy that promoted the sterilization of certain races and saw educational achievement as predetermined by race are unfit namesakes for public schools that espouse values of inclusion, diversity and equity. The meeting will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Media Arts Center at Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road. Q lena Kad any

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Unfair political practices alleged

A mailer by a campaign committee against a landlord businesslicense tax in East Palo Alto prompted Midge Dorn, a member of Residents for an Affordable and Just EPA for Measures J, O, P, to file a sworn complaint about illegal activities with the California Fair Political Practices Commission on Nov. 2. Dorn alleges that the entity calling itself “E. Palo Alto Concerned Citizen” violated state law when it sent a “No on Measure O” mailing. The mailing, which circulated around Oct. 26, opposes Measure O, which would impose a 1.5 percent sales tax on the gross receipts of property owners who lease five or more residential units in the city. California’s Political Reform Act regulates campaign finance, lobbying activity and conflicts of interest. According to Dorn, the “No on Measure O” mailing violates California law in at least five instances. Committees must include their name, street address and city on the outside of each piece of mail. Dorn said the mailer is “riddled with misinformation,” telling voters not to support the measure because it would create rent increases to pay for the tax, which landlords would pass on to tenants, and the city would use the taxes to evict people. But Measure O states that the tax can’t be passed on to tenants. The money collected is for affordable and emergency housing, displacement prevention and law enforcement. Each violation is subject to a fine up to $5,000 with some violations fined up to three times the amount of the advertisement. Q ue remann LET’S DISCUSS: R PaloAltoOnline.com

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by Gennady Sheyner n a City Council race in which conflict over campaign contributions has served as a proxy for philosophical disagreements over development and the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future, both the pro-growth and slow-growth groups of candidates have amassed about the same total contributions. Individually, however, candidates Arthur Keller and Lydia Kou have commanding leads in funds raised. The two candidates, who share a campaign manager, an endorsement from the Sierra Club and a taste for slow-growth policies, have each raked in more than $90,000 as of Oct. 22, according to the latest campaign-finance disclosures. This includes roughly $73,000 that each received between Sept. 25 and Oct. 22 , according to the documents â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more than any other candidate has amassed all year. It also includes a non-monetary contribution, in form of polling data, worth about $10,000 from the citizens group Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning. The strong month left Keller, a

former planning commissioner, as the fundraising leader of the 11-candidate field, with $97,650 in total contributions. Kou, a longtime neighborhood activist who was 135 votes away from getting elected to the council in 2014, had $90,062. Adrian Fine, who currently chairs the Planning and Transportation Commission and has been the target of negative ads by Kou and Keller in recent weeks, had the strongest month among the remaining nine candidates. He raised $33,114 in the last reporting period, which gave him $68,821 in contributions received by Oct. 22. Immediately trailing Fine monetarily are three candidates who, like Fine, earned the endorsement of the California Democratic Party and the support of the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. Together with Fine, the three â&#x20AC;&#x201D; incumbent Liz Kniss, planning Commissioner Greg Tanaka and Library Advisory Commissioner Don McDougall â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are generally positioned as an alternative to can-

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didates Keller, Kou, Greer Stone and Stewart Carl, who favor limited development. The documents show that Tanaka raised $11,249 in the last reporting period, bringing his total to $58,572. McDougall did marginally better in the last period, raising $11,581, and ended October with $36,425. And Kniss brought in $7,999 between Sept. 25 and Oct. 22, for a total of $54,158. The remaining six candidates have been either less aggressive or less successful when it comes to raising funds. Stone, who chairs the Human Relations Commission and who was also endorsed by the Sierra Club (as was Kniss), received $4,963 over the last reporting period, bringing his total to $6,463. Stewart Carl, who cofounded the citizens group Sky Posse, which advocates for a reduction in airplane noise, raised $2,518 in the last period and finished with $5,084. Campaign financing has become a hot issue in Palo Altoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

heated race over the past month, with supporters of Kou and Keller accusing their more growthfriendly opponents of taking too much money from developers and outside interests. Supporters of Fine and Tanaka, meanwhile, accuse their more growth-averse opponents of injecting too much cash into the council race. A recent analysis by the slowgrowth group Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning (PASZ) asserted that about 30 percent of the contributions to Fine, Tanaka, Kniss and McDougall came from people outside of Palo Alto, compared to 1.4 percent for Keller, Kou, Stone and Carl. The group also found that the more growth-friendly candidates have received, in aggregate, about 25 percent of their contributions from â&#x20AC;&#x153;developers and property interestsâ&#x20AC;? (this varies by candidate, however, with Kniss getting 10 percent of her cash from this category of donors and Tanaka getting 35.7 percent, according to the PASZ analysis). The slow-growth, â&#x20AC;&#x153;residentialistâ&#x20AC;? candidates, meanwhile, have received only 0.6 percent of their contributions from developers and property interests. This analysis, however, belies the fact that many of the people whom PASZ counts as â&#x20AC;&#x153;developersâ&#x20AC;? are in fact architects, former planning commissioners, attorneys and real estate agents. The groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list of â&#x20AC;&#x153;developerâ&#x20AC;? contributors includes former plan-

ning commissioners Dan Garber and Lee Lippert; current commissioner Michael Alcheck and Vice Mayor Greg Scharff (both realestate attorneys); and real estate agents Leannah Hunter and Brent Gullixson. The groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to include real estate agents in this group is particularly puzzling given that Kou, whom PASZ has endorsed, is herself an agent. But while the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final figures are open to debate, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impossible to dispute that developers have indeed been playing a larger role in the campaigns of those candidates more open to growth. Fine has benefited from contributions from several local developers, including Roxy Rapp ($1,000), Jim Baer ($500) and John McNellis ($500). He also received a $2,500 contribution last week from the California Real Estate Political Action Committee, the political arm of the California Association of Realtors. Even with these recent contributions, however, an analysis by the Weekly shows that about $11,600 of Fineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $68,821 in contributions, or about 17 percent, came from developers. This is well below the 30 percent cited by PASZ. Similarly, while Tanaka has received contributions from local developers, including Boyd and Lund Smith ($1,000 each) and Roxy Rapp (another $1,000), his total draw from developers comes (continued on page 10)

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Please vote for me: I have a plan for the 16 key issues facing Palo Alto today and I want to get started

Protecting Retail â&#x20AC;˘ Traffic & Parking â&#x20AC;˘ Underground Caltrain â&#x20AC;˘ Environment & Sustainability Jobs/Housing Imbalance â&#x20AC;˘ Office Space Growth â&#x20AC;˘ Airplane Noise â&#x20AC;˘ Neighborhood Quality of Life Growth & Cumulative Impacts â&#x20AC;˘ Residential Parking Permit Programs â&#x20AC;˘ City Parks & Open Space Dewatering â&#x20AC;˘ Single Family Neighborhood Protection â&#x20AC;˘ Affordability â&#x20AC;˘ Fiscal Strength â&#x20AC;˘ Pensions

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out to less than $9,500, according to the Weeklyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s analysis, or about 16 percent of his total contributions (far below the PASZ estimate of 35.7 percent). According to campaign-finance documents, Tanakaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contributions, like Fineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, come from a diverse range of sources, including former mayors and planning commissioners, architects, tech professionals, professors and residents affiliated with the progrowth group Palo Alto Forward. Both of the candidates, along with Kniss and McDougall, have also received contributions from Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian and the League of Conservation Voters. Similarly, McDougallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contributions came from a variety of sources including developers, business professionals and civic volunteers, including members of Palo Alto Forward. He received contributions from Brittany Davis of Palo Alto Property Management ($999); Charles King of King Asset Management ($999); Jon Goldman of Premier Properties ($886); and Steve Pierce of Zane MacGregor ($100). McDougall also received contributions from Elaine Uang and Sandra Slater, co-founders of Palo Alto Forward (they gave $500 and $250, respectively), former Councilwoman Gail Price ($100) and Elizabeth Wong ($500), whose recent effort to construct a fourstory development at University Avenue and Kipling Street was struck down on appeal. Altogether, developers accounted for about $3,500 of McDougallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contributions, or about 9.6 percent of the total received (the PASZ analysis pegged his

developer contributions at $6,558, or 30.8 percent). But residentialist candidates and their supporters arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only ones raising alarms about campaign contributions. On the other side of the coin, eight former mayors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including Betsy Bechtel, Bern Beecham and Larry Klein â&#x20AC;&#x201D; earlier this month co-signed a letter calling huge contributions to the Keller and Kou campaigns â&#x20AC;&#x153;shocking and deeply troublingâ&#x20AC;? and stating that checks for $5,000 or more are â&#x20AC;&#x153;unprecedented in our City Council elections.â&#x20AC;? With its provocative title, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is someone trying to buy Palo Alto City Hall?,â&#x20AC;? the mayorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; letter insinuates that the sources of the funds are shadowy (hence the â&#x20AC;&#x153;someoneâ&#x20AC;?) and that the donors have an ulterior motive (â&#x20AC;&#x153;buying City Hallâ&#x20AC;?) for their contributions. But much like the allegations that developers are the primary funders of the Fine-TanakaKniss-McDougall group, the letter from the mayors appears to be bigger on innuendo than on fact. As the Weekly had previously reported, most of the funds that Keller and Kou had received in the past month have come from five local families who, between them, contributed more than $150,000 to the two campaigns as well as to the Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning political action committee. The contributors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tench and Simone Coxe; Gabrielle and Thomas Layton; Asher Waldfogel and Helyn McLean; Michael and Paula Rantz; and G. Leonard and Mary Anne Baker â&#x20AC;&#x201D; argued in letters, postings on the online discussion forum Town Square and interviews with the Weekly that their only objective was to level the playing field.

Some of them are well-known in the community for their civic service â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Waldfogel is a former utilities commissioner who now serves on the Planning and Transportation Commission, while Gabrielle Layton worked on the task force that created downtownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evolving Residential Preferential Parking program. Furthermore, in addition to supporting Kou and Keller, both Waldfogel and Layton made contributions this year to other candidates in the race, with Waldfogel contributing $100 to Kniss and Layton contributing $250 to Tanaka. If the goal of the five families was to level the playing field for two of the residentialist candidates, they have more than achieved it. But when one considers the race as a clash between the two sides, the contributions are fairly balanced, with the two groups of candidates â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Keller, Kou, Carl and Stone and Fine, Tanaka, McDougall and Kniss â&#x20AC;&#x201D; finishing October with about $200,000 per side. The four candidates affiliated with the residentialist camp have raised $199,259 among them, while the four favored by the Chamber of Commerce received $217,976, according to the latest campaign-finance disclosures. The remaining three candidates have avoided raising funds altogether. Commercial real-estate broker Leonard Ely is spending $2,500 of his own money and has not received any outside contributions. Retired civics teacher John Fredrich and Danielle Martell have each submitted forms indicating that they will be raising and spending less than $2,000 on their respective campaigns. Q ta riter ennady heyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

VOTE ADRIAN FINE FOR PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL I was born and raised here.

From pickleball courts and community gardens to dog runs and nature trails, everyone in Palo Alto seems to have an idea for improving the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already popular park system. Now, the city is putting the finishing touches on the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first parks master plan -- a document that will aim to turn these proposals into reality.

(Posted Nov. 2, 1:47 p.m.)

Teachers union asked for smaller classes

Just one week after the Palo Alto school board voted to approve full-day kindergarten for all elementary schools in May, the teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; union made an official request to bargain the impact of this change, including asking for lower class-size caps, more time with aides and a schedule that would allow for more small-group instruction, according to an email provided to the Palo Alto Weekly through a Public Records Act request. (Posted Nov.1, 3:51 p.m.)

Uber driver arrested for alleged sex crimes

A Redwood City driver for transportation company Uber is accused of sexually battering and stalking a passenger over the weekend, according to Palo Alto police. (Posted Nov. 1, 2:53 p.m.)

Palo Alto police seek pepper-spraying robbers Palo Alto police are looking for two men who allegedly pepper sprayed a woman in downtown Palo Alto Monday night before robbing her, according to a press release. (Posted Nov. 1, 8:53 a.m.)

Sex-assault survivor honored by â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glamourâ&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emily Doe,â&#x20AC;? the anonymous young woman and Palo Alto native at the center of the firestorm around the high-profile sentencing of former Stanford University student Brock Turner, has been named as one of Glamour magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women of the Year,â&#x20AC;? the publication announced Tuesday. (Posted Nov. 1, 8:44 a.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.

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to consider amendments to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s penalty schedule, discuss potential enhancements to the Highway 101 bike bridge and consider an ordinance updating the procedure for collecting impact fees. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD ... The board plans to hear an update on the Historic Review Procedures Bulletin and discuss the replacement of Fire Station #3 at 799 Embarcadero Road. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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New plan aims to boost Palo Altoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parks

PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss the findings of a recent Traffic Speed Surveys and consider modifications and updates to the zoning code to enable implementation of Housing Element programs. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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

BOARD POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE ... The Board of Educationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy review committee will meet to discuss proposed policies and updates on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 8:30 a.m. at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave., Room A.

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HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ... The commission plans to hear a presentation from Dr. Steven Adelsheim, director of the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing; hear an update about Project Sentinelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new mediators; review the results of the 2016 Human Services Needs Assessment Survey and the priority of needs for the Human Services Resource Allocation Process grant process; and discuss the updates of the current HRC mission statement. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

MEASURE A = AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Yes On A Creates Affordable Housing!

YES ON MEASURE A Measure A for Affordable Housing provides solutions for our community by creating affordable housing for children, veterans, people with disabilities, working families, seniors, and thousands of others in need. For homeless families with children, whose opportunities to succeed in school and life begins with a stable home. For our hardworking families and seniors who need safe, affordable homes while still being able to afford groceries, gas, and childcare. For our teachers, service workers, and nurses, so they can afford to live where they serve. For our most vulnerable community members, including our veterans, seniors, chronically homeless, mentally ill, people with disabilities, and low-income families. Measure A helps ﬁrst-time homebuyers - $50 million will be available for those seeking their ﬁrst home.

www.YesOnAffordableHousing.org

Pat Burt Mayor, Palo Alto

“Measure A is a critical component to solve our community’s most pressing problem – providing affordable housing. Housing for homeless families with children, lowincome families, veterans, seniors, the disabled and funds for ﬁrst-time homeowners. I strongly urge a Yes o eo easu e A.” vote on Measure by the il d e s r o d En ounc C y t i C o Palo Alt

Paid for by Yes on A for Affordable Housing, a coalition of home builders, healthcare providers, community foundations, homeless housing advocates and business, labor, senior, veteran and environmental organizations, with major funding by Chan – Zuckerberg Initiative and VMC Foundation. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 4, 2016 • Page 11

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ENDORSE

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CONSIDERS ALL SIDES www.votefine.com

LIZ KNISS

EXPERIENCE MATTERS www.lizkniss.com

DON McDOUGALL LEADER WHO LISTENS www.votemcdougall.com

GREG TANAKA BALANCED APPROACH www.gregtanaka.org

FOR PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES. SHARED DEMOCRATIC VALUES.

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JOE SIMITIAN

RICH GORDON

STEVE PREMINGER

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Democratic Party proudly endorses Adrian, Liz, Don and Greg who embody the democratic values of inclusiveness, environmental stewardship and good governance.â&#x20AC;?

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CA ASSEMBLYMEMBER, DISTRICT 24

SID ESPINOSA

FORMER MAYOR, PALO ALTO

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am proud to join fellow Democrats in supporting Adrian, Liz, Don and Greg because they understand Palo Alto and can provide the leadership our city needs.â&#x20AC;?

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SANTA CLARA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR & GUNN HS GRAD

DIANE ROLFE

RETIRED PAUSD TEACHER & DEMOCRATIC ACTIVIST

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adrian, Liz, Don and Greg care about the future of our community and offer solutions to the challenges that threaten our next generation.â&#x20AC;?

Paid for by: Re-Elect Liz Kniss for City Council 2016 FPPC #1387729 | Adrian Fine for City Council 2016 FPPC #1387761 McDougall for Palo Alto City Council 2016 FPPC #1388967 | Greg Tanaka for Palo Alto City Council in 2016 FPPC #1388135 Page 12 â&#x20AC;˘ November 4, 2016 â&#x20AC;˘ Palo Alto Weekly â&#x20AC;˘ www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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for the former Olive Garden site on El Camino Real includes a plan that would shrink anticipated traffic levels. The council voted to approve it only after Vice Mayor Greg Scharff suggested raising the requirement to 30 percent, which his colleagues agreed to do. Yet because these programs are new, no one really knows whether the stated goals will be achieved. City Hall hasn’t verified whether any recently approved developments have actually met their traffic-reduction goals. For council members and candidates with slow-growth leanings, this breeds mistrust. That, however, may soon change. On Monday night, the council will consider a new penalty for projects that fail to meet their conditions of approval. This would include “planned community” (PC) projects like Edgewood Plaza in northeastern Palo Alto, where residents have been crying foul for months over the developer’s failure to fill a required grocery store as required (the store site has been vacant since Fresh Market moved out in April 2015). Under the new proposal, fines for violating PC agreements would be initially set at $500 per day, though they would go to $2,000 per day after six months, if the violation is still in effect. Perhaps even more significantly, the new penalty schedule includes a similar fine for developers who fail to meet transportation-demand management conditions. Again, the fine would start at $500 and then escalate to $2,000 “beginning the 181th day following notice of violation,” according to the proposal.

A new report from the Department of Planning and Community Environment notes that the council will “retain discretion on whether and how frequently to apply these penalties depending on the nature of the violation, the responsiveness of the party involved, and the potential for the penalties to spur compliance.” Hillary Gitelman, the city’s planning director, told the Weekly that fines for TDM violations would work similarly to the fines for PC-zoning violations. The city would first work with the property owner to address the issue and come into compliance, Gitelman said in an email. “If the property owner is uncooperative, in the first six months, we would be able to apply standard penalties for zoning violations of $500 for the first citation, increasing up to $750 and $1,000 for subsequent citations.” But if the violation persists for longer than six months without progress, the city would have the ability to issue a citation with a $2,000-per-day penalty, increasing up to a maximum of $4,000, Gitelman said. The penalty schedule isn’t the only realm where TDM plans are taking on greater stature at City Hall. The planning department, Gitelman said, is now working on code changes to require TDM plans for some projects. Currently, the code allows developers to use these plans if they seek to provide fewer parking spaces than required. The code changes will also allow the city to “update the required contents of TDM plans and provide for regular monitoring and reporting.” “These code changes will assist us in assessing compliance and identifying violations,” Gitelman wrote. Q

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building, with tables and chairs, that’s surrounded by trees. But the project’s main public benefit, guaranteed by the development agreement, is the longawaited 8,000-square-foot market, a replacement for the beloved JJ&F Market. The new market will have features that Peters said should make it more successful than other small grocery stores at renovated shopping centers in the city, he said. Palo Alto’s recent history with neighborhood grocery stores has been dubious. Miki’s Farm Fresh Market at Alma Village failed after less than six months; The Fresh Market also closed after a six-month stint at Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center. But unlike the other stores, the College Terrace Centre market will have outdoor seating and a fresh open market right at the sidewalk to appeal to passersby. Retractable canopies will also protect the area during inclement weather or hot summer days, Peters said.

Plus, it’s located along the bustling El Camino Real. To also help keep the small market viable, Peters said favoriable lease conditions have been worked out. “The way the lease is designed, the grocer will be here a long time. We worked to assemble a deal that is affordable and the economic structure benefits the grocer,” Peters said. The market will have the look and feel of a neighborhood market, with wine, cheese and fresh produce, a delicatessen, an array of wines and a coffee shop with a barista, Peters said. He said he appreciates the value of a neighborhood grocer. “In my neighborhood in San Francisco, I love going to my corner grocery store. Three brothers own it, and I walk in and it’s a family environment,” he said. Miki Werness, former owner of Miki’s Farm Fresh, will run the College Terrace Centre market. As to the rest of the center, the entire office portion of the development has been leased by a “large credit company,” Peters said. The retail tenants have not yet been

Upfront

Bullying

Palo Alto school district policy spells out the schedule by which staff must report and investigate complaints of bullying, harassment and intimidation. The district handles cases in which victims are targeted discriminatorily because of their legally protected class, such as race or disability, differently from those in which victims are abused non-discriminatorily. ing overweight) should also be handled by the district or continue to be addressed at individual school sites. The district ultimately adopted a two-tiered system. All complaints that do not involve legally protected classes are to be handled at the schools. Complaints that do allege bullying based on a protected status, such as the Garciasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, would automatically trigger a district-level UCP investigation. As the district was developing this new policy, community members expressed concern that a dual system created potential for confusion and inconsistency. The California School Board Association (CSBA) in 2013 recommended strongly against creating this kind of a system to â&#x20AC;&#x153;ensure certainty and consistency for students, parents and staff when addressing all bullying complaints, regardless of whether or not a bullying incident might involve discrimination.â&#x20AC;? In spite of the CSBA recommendation, thensuperintendent Kevin Skelly and the school board opted for the dual approach. The Garciasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; case shows that district employees did not follow the new policy and procedures, chiefly by failing to launch a UCP investigation when it first learned there were allegations of discrimination based on the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learning disability. Beyond the actual bullying, the Garciasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; case also revealed sizeable communi-

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cation lapses at both the school and district level, compounded by the fact that the Garciasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first language is not English.

Unending bullying he Garciasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; son, who has a learning disability, was faring well at Jordan until this January, when other students began to bully him, his parents said in interviews with the Weekly conducted in Spanish. Two students in particular repeatedly harassed him â&#x20AC;&#x201D; asking him for money or taking his money, stealing his lunch and saying negative things about his parents, the Garcias wrote in a detailed statement that was translated into English by a district liaison and provided in late April to Jordan administrators and the district. To avoid conflict, the Garcias initially tried to resolve early bullying incidences on their own by talking with the other studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parents. But the aggression continued when, in January, a student pulled their sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pants down during lunch, in front of other students. School administrators were notified, and the bullying student was disciplined and made to apologize to the Garciasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; son, according to Autrey. Yet the bullying of their special-needs son continued, the Garcias said. They repeatedly reported these and other incidents to multiple administrators and staff at Jordan, in writing three times and verbally every week, Garcia said. Those complaints alone of bullying â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even had they not involved discrimination â&#x20AC;&#x201D; should have triggered a documented investigation by the school, per district policy, and been resolved within 15 days. In cases of both discriminatory and non-discriminatory bullying, remedial action can include interventions for the victim, including counseling, academic support and information on how to report further incidents of bullying, as well as follow-up inquiries with the victim to ensure that the bullying has stopped and they have not been retaliated against, per district policy. For allegations of discrimination, even if a student or family decides not to file a complaint, principals or the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compliance officer are required to â&#x20AC;&#x153;implement immediate measures to stop the discrimi-

nation and to ensure all students have access to the educational program and a safe school environment,â&#x20AC;? board policy states. Autrey said that administrators did follow through. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The administrators followed the appropriate protocol for investigating the reported incidents based on board policy for student misconduct determined by the category of infraction appropriate to the case,â&#x20AC;? Autrey said, such as logging student behavioral incidents and meetings with students in a database as well as investigating and documenting reports of student misconduct. However, administrators also could have informed the Garcias of the option to file a written Uniform Complaint Procedure form, which they did not, Garcia said. It is clear in retrospect that administrators did not view the incidents with the same gravity as the Garcias, according to Autreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Upon investigating and asking school officials about these particular incidents (of bullying) they were aware of broad generalities regarding your son not feeling comfortable and feeling mocked by some of the students,â&#x20AC;? Autreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These were very general statementsâ&#x20AC;? that did not warrant an investigation, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but rather prompt school officials or their designees (teachers, counselors, psychologists, etc.) to follow up with a student and work with the student and family in an effort to make the school experience more successful.â&#x20AC;? Autrey refused to state definitively whether Jordan administrators viewed any of the Garciasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; complaints as bullying based on a protected class. Throughout the spring, as the bullying continued, the Garcias said they became frustrated with the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lack of response and increasingly worried about the well-being of their son, whose grades had plummeted and whose emotional state had declined to the point that he expressed suicidal thoughts to his parents. They worried he might have to repeat sixth grade. Then came the knife incident on April 18. Despite the Garciasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; efforts to sound the alarm for nearly four months, it was not until this point that the district office was notified of the bullying situation, Autrey said. District policy, however, requires

site reports of bullying based on a protected class to be forwarded to the district within two days and then investigated and resolved by the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compliance officer within 60 calendar days. The next week, on April 26, the Garcias provided their statement documenting their concerns to both the district and to the Jordan administration. They reported specific incidents of bullying of their son, including the students stealing his lunch, pulling his pants down in front of other students, teasing him about â&#x20AC;&#x153;not being able to read wellâ&#x20AC;? and about being in special-education classes. The Garcias also wrote that the incident with the knife was not an â&#x20AC;&#x153;isolated event.â&#x20AC;? Despite the district getting involved in late April, the bullying escalated further, Garcia said, and extended outside of school to cyberbullying. She provided copies to the school of text messages two female students sent her son, she said. Worrying for their sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wellbeing, the Garcias pulled him out of school in May, before the school year ended. They requested a transfer to another Palo Alto middle school. The districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bullying policy provides priority and/or â&#x20AC;&#x153;additional considerationâ&#x20AC;? for transfer within the district for students who have been determined by school personnel to have been the alleged target of bullying. And after learning from a parent advocate for special-education families about the complaint form that would force a UCP investigation, they submitted one to the district on May 19. They noted on it that the incident with the knife constituted discrimination on the basis of their sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race/ethnicity, disability and age. When asked why the Garciasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; April 26 translated statement â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which clearly alleged bullying based on a protected class â&#x20AC;&#x201D; did not automatically trigger a UCP investigation, Autrey said that he was focused more on supporting the family and was â&#x20AC;&#x153;looking into the situation as a whole.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The point was to care about and take care of (the Garciasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; son) in the situation he was in,â&#x20AC;? Autrey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I needed to see from every angle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; educationally, socially, emotionally, every angle, and that would include the discrimination pieces.â&#x20AC;? Over the summer, on July 11,

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2014 and instituting extensive staff trainings in the wake of a U.S. Department of Educationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Civil Rightsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; investigation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is still struggling to find and uphold clear lines when it comes to addressing bullying complaints. The federal agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investigation had determined that the district failed to properly respond to the ongoing bullying of a Terman Middle School student with disabilities. Now as then, according to the Garcias, the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failure in their case allegedly led to unending bullying at Jordan for months, disruption to their sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education and emotional well-being and ultimately, the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent decision to pull their son out of Palo Alto Unified altogether for his safety. The Garciasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; case is one of 26 investigations the district has opened in the last year in response to allegations of discrimination, bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct under its Uniform Complaint Procedure (UCP). Three cases have been opened during this current school year. Of the 19 cases that have been resolved to date, according to the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s UCP log, nine resulted in either taken or â&#x20AC;&#x153;warrantedâ&#x20AC;? corrective action, such as professional training; in five, the district determined that corrective action was not necessary; and in five more, the district found no discrimination but offered resources to the student and parent or reached a resolution with the parties. The Uniform Complaint Procedure was revised in 2014 at the direction of the Office for Civil Rights to bring the district into compliance with federal and state law so that all allegations of unlawful discrimination, based on legally protected classes , would be handled at the district level. A long debate ensued over whether non-discriminatory bullying (such as bullying a child for be-

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Autrey issued his determination that several incidents during the last school year at Jordan, including the incident involving the knife, amounted to bullying, but not discrimination based on a protected class. “There was no compelling evidence that the students acted in a discriminatory manner based on ethnicity or disability,” his report states. Autrey declined in an interview to detail what that evidence was, stating that “there were many factors involved” and the conduct wasn’t “exclusively discriminatory on that basis.” He would not say what probing he did to determine whether the students involved had bullied anyone besides the Garcias’ son, but that his investigation was “holistic” and included looking at students’ records “of all kinds.” The Uniform Complaint Procedure requires the investigating compliance officer to consider several factors to “judge the severity” of discriminatory allegations, including looking at how the misconduct affected the subject of the complaint; the type, frequency and duration of the misconduct; and the age, race, gender and/or disability of the subject of the complaint. Factors the compliance officer may take into account when making a final determination include statements made by the subject of the complaint, the individual accused and other people with relevant knowledge; evidence of how the subject of the complaint reacted to the incident; and evidence of any past instances of

unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation and/or bullying or other misconduct by the accused individual. “It was more important,” Autrey said, “that if he was bullied at all, which I state he was, that he be supported and we try to get him the very best we could to get him back to being successful.”

Falling on deaf ears hile Autrey did not acknowledge that the Garcias’ son was discriminated against, he did acknowledge Jordan administrators failed to communicate well with the family. For the Garcias, that lapse only compounded their anxiety and frustration. The Garcias described Jordan administrators as mostly unresponsive and unwilling to address their ongoing concerns. Despite repeated reports to the assistant principal, secretary, their interpreter, their son’s case manager and other staff, the bullying did not cease, the Garcias said. After the incident with the knife, they said they were told the principal at the time, Tom Jacoubowsky, was too busy to meet with them. When they met instead with then-Assistant Principal Jim Cox on April 19, according to a translated statement from the Garcias, “Mr. Cox started telling us that the incident had not been that serious, that it was done as a game with no intention of harming” their son. They worried that the student who threatened their son with the

knife, who they said was moved out of the school, would return and continue to harass their son. The Garcias said Cox, however, told them not to worry about the student coming back to school, and that “this was happening because (their son) was getting together with bad people,” their statement reads. Autrey declined to tell the Weekly what consequences the bullying students were given, due to confidentiality concerns, but said Jordan administrators followed “due diligence.” School and board policy forbid students from possessing or threatening others with any kind of weapon on campus, and students who do so are subject to suspension and/ or expulsion. Frustrated by this conversation with Cox, the Garcias went to the district office, hoping to speak with Superintendent Max McGee. They said they discovered Jacoubowsky there, discussing their son’s situation with McGee, and set up a meeting for later that day. In their meeting with Jacoubowsky, he told them he had only just heard about the incident involving the knife and wasn’t aware of any previous bullying, according to the Garcias. Another key communication failure, they said, was that neither Jordan administrators nor Autrey told them they could file a UCP complaint nor how to navigate the process, as policy requires. Also, Garcia said Autrey’s final letter was provided to the family in English but not in their native language, as California Education Code provides for. Autrey said Monday that he planned to provide a Spanish copy to the Garcias in a meeting this week. Autrey acknowledged some failures in process in his July letter of findings. “Although the Jordan administrators were not the subjects of your complaint, through the investigation it was clear that certain processes and protocols regarding student discipline and investigations needs (sic) to be reviewed and clarified,” Autrey wrote. “This will ensure safe processes that allow an incident to be effectively investigated, while protecting all students involved and communicating with the students’ parents/guardians effectively and in a timely fashion.” His letter notes that the Garcias described “several encounters when you were not greeted or welcomed in a manner that you perceived to be helpful or in partnership with school officials.” It was not until they approached the district for help “that school administrators were responsive to you and were available to address your questions,” Autrey wrote. In addition, Garcia said she never received any sort of documents in response to her concerns at Jordan, although district policy requires that documentation of any investigations as well as notice of their outcomes should have

When students are discriminated against What Palo Alto Unified is obligated to do

he Uniform Complaint Procedure (UCP), as outlined in district policy, must be used to investigate and resolve complaints alleging (1) unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation or bullying, and retaliation, or (2) violations of other state and federal laws and regulations. Below is an abbreviated explanation of the requirements.

Q While policy designates the associate superintendent for educational services (currently Markus Autrey) as UCP compliance officer, Chief Student Services Officer Holly Wade currently fills that role. That officer and any other employees designated to investigate or resolve complaints must be trained and knowledgeable about federal and state anti-discrimination laws, investigating and documenting discrimination complaints and the legal standards for reaching decisions, and other applicable laws. Q The compliance officer must log all complaints received and record actions taken by the district in response. Q Any student, parent/ guardian, third party or other individual or organization who believes that he/she or another student or group has been the subject of unlawful discrimination or who has witnessed such conduct may report the conduct orally or in writing to any school employee or administrator. This notification is supposed to trigger a UCP investigation. Q A staff member who witnesses or receives a report of discriminatory conduct must report it within one school day to the principal, regardless of whether the victim has filed or wants to file a report. A school administrator who receives a complaint of discrimination must send it to the district compliance officer within two school days. The officer must launch an investigation within five school days. Q After a report is made, the principal and/or compliance officer must determine whether interim measures are necessary to prevent or address the effects of discrimination during the investigation, such as placing students in separate classes. Interim measures, the policy states, “will be implemented in a manner that minimizes

the burden on the individual who was the target of the discrimination.” Q With the consent of the subject of the complaint and his/her parent/guardian, the principal can opt for an informal resolution, but this process must be completed within 10 days of receipt of the complaint. The complainant and/or his/her guardian can terminate this process at any point. The principal must document and notify the compliance officer and the complainant of the outcome of an informal resolution in writing. Q All complaints alleging unlawful discrimination, on or off campus, must be investigated and resolved within 60 calendar days of the compliance officer’s receipt of the complaint. This timeline can be extended for “good cause.” If an extension is needed, the complainant must be notified and provided an explanation. Q At the conclusion of an investigation, the compliance officer must prepare a written report of his/her findings and send it to the complainant. Q Complainants have the right to appeal the district’s decision within 15 calendar days to the California Department of Education. The district must provide information about how to file an appeal. Q After an investigation has concluded, the compliance officer must make follow-up inquiries to see if there have been any new incidents or retaliation and must record this information. Q Students who are found to have engaged in discriminatory conduct may be subject to discipline, up to and including expulsion. Q Documentation of complaints and their resolutions will be maintained by the district for a minimum of two years. Rules for handling complaints of non-discriminatory bullying: Q Complaints of bullying of non-protected classes of students must be investigated and resolved within 15 school days of receipt of the complaint. At each school, principals must document all complaints of bullying, whether reported orally or in writing. Documentation of complaints and resolutions must be maintained for two years. Q lena Kad any

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Upfront

Jordan reprimands aide

Garcias also asked for help with special-ed aide ompounding the Garcia family’s difficulties with Jordan Middle School last semester, they repeatedly reported concerns about a staff member’s treatment of their son. The Garcias said a specialeducation aide behaved inappropriately with their son over about three months, including physically grabbing his hands in an aggressive manner, they stated in a separate Uniform Complaint Procedure form submitted to the district on May 19. They also filed a report about the aide’s behavior with Palo Alto police last week. The aide grabbed their son’s hands, yelled at him, tried to “intimidate” him and was generally “very aggressive with him,” the Garcias stated in the Uniform Complaint Procedure form. “Has been warned several times about her conduct and still no change.” Before filing the complaint form, the Garcias spoke to Vice Principal Jim Cox, two specialeducation instructors and other staff about the aide’s behavior, they said. They first reported the aide to Cox in February, according to a letter the parents wrote to Jordan and the district on May 5. The day before, they had spoken to then interim-principal Tom Jacoubowsky, but on both

May 4 and 5 the aide “appeared to be the same even though we were notified that they personally talked to her. Three months later, the district determined that the aide’s behavior was “unacceptable and unprofessional” but not discriminatory on the basis of race, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Scott Bowers wrote in a letter summarizing his investigation. Bowers’ letter is dated Aug. 2, two weeks after the 60-day investigation deadline required by district policy. The aide was not discriminating against the Garcia’s son, Bowers wrote, because the aide had acted similarly toward other students who do not belong to a protected class, according to other teachers interviewed during the investigation. Bowers met with the aide and directed her to interact with all students in a “more respectful manner,” without physical contact, he wrote. He planned to request at the start of the new school year for the Jordan administration and teachers in classes with the aide to monitor the aide closely. This aide remains at Jordan today, according to the district. Q lena Kad any

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council

The council did not meet this week.

Board of Education (Nov. 1)

Weighted GPA: The board voted to report weighted grade point averages on current high-school seniors’ midyear transcripts and accommodate any students who need the weighted amount before then. Yes: Unanimous Prop. 55: The board voted to adopt a resolution in support of Proposition 55, which would extend a temporary state income-tax bracket for earnings over $250,000 to help provide additional funding for K-12 public schools and community colleges. Yes: Unanimous Social-emotional learning: The board heard an update on the ongoing work of the Social Emotional Learning Curriculum Committee. Action: None

Utilities Advisory Commission (Nov. 2)

Palo Alto CLEAN: The commission voted to continue the Palo Alto CLEAN program with a rate of 16.5 cents per kilowatt hour for the first 3 megawatts, then to drop the rate to the avoided cost, which is currently at 8.9 cents per kilowatt hour. Yes: Cook, Danaher, Forssell, Trumbull No: Johnston Absent: Ballantine, Schwartz

Architectural Review Board (Nov. 3)

Retail: The board discussed options for promoting pedestrian activity in downtown’s ground-floor-retail-protection area. Action: None 3001 El Camino Real: The board discussed a proposal for a new mixed-use development at 3001 El Camino, which includes 50 residential units and 20,000 square feet of commercial and retail space. Action: None

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been provided to the Garcias. The Garcias were also shocked that the district did not immediately notify them about the incident with the knife, nor that their son was being questioned by police. A school board policy on questioning and apprehension of students by law enforcement requires the principal or a designee to “attempt to notify the student’s parent/guardian as soon as practicable.” Autrey wrote in his letter, however, that “although it is the district’s preference and we encourage parental presence in investigations when requested, it is not a fundamental civil right.” The administration also “followed process” by calling police officers to the campus, Autrey said. (Palo Alto Police Sgt. James Reifschneider told the Weekly that the student who threatened the Garcia’s son with the knife was issued a juvenile citation for “making threats.”) Ultimately, Autrey said in an interview with the Weekly, “The outcome of my investigation was that we could go above and beyond what we do with communication and even do a better job — and I think it’s our responsibility to do a better job in that regard because we are partners with families and we want to approach families in that spirit ... (and) give every student the opportunity to succeed and fare well at school.”

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grades to current seniors’ transcripts. Most board members also rejected the idea of a committee, which they said could take away resources and attention from other important issues facing the district. One of those issues has been wrapped into the weighted grades debate: achieving a goal of having more students of color and lowincome students in Advanced Placement and honors courses (both of which provide students the extra points for a weighted GPA — that is, a 5.0 rather than a 4.0 for an A). “Shame on us,” said Trustee Melissa Baten Caswell, pointing to the low numbers of minority and low-income students in AP classes. “We should be doing whatever we can to make sure those kids have every opportunity. In order to do that, honestly, I believe we need to give them some reward for taking that extra step.” Board Vice President Terry Godfrey, her voice breaking as she held back tears, worried that the board had heard from the vocal majority of students and parents but not those who have told her they were unwilling to speak publicly in a packed room with people applauding aggressively for those in support of weighted grades. The board also discussed the two high schools’ weighting methodol-

The district has since reviewed its policies related to harassment and student discipline with all secondary-school principals and plans to do so with elementaryschool principals soon, Autrey said. The district also plans to put in place a formal review process for these policies to take place at the start of every school year at a leadership retreat to ensure a more uniform approach across the district’s schools, he said. (The resolution of the Terman bullying case already requires that the district provide such training.)

A parting of ways or the Garcias’ part, they were hopeful at the start of this school year, when their son began seventh grade at JLS Middle School. The school had provided him with a tutor over the summer to help make up for his academic loss in the previous school year, Garcia said. She also provided the district with an Aug. 4 letter from their son’s Permanente Medical Group psychiatrist, stating that he suffers from anxiety and depression related to bullying. The psychiatrist suggested that “it could be helpful for his school to provide counseling support to help him with peer relationships and his adjustment to his new school. ... I hope that his school can evaluate his needs, provide accommodations and update his IEP (Individualized Education Plan) to help him be

ogies, which are different. While Paly uses the UC/CSU system, Gunn has tweaked that and has its own method for calculating the weighted average. Board member Ken Dauber suggested that both schools ultimately use the wellestablished UC/CSU model, which the two principals supported. For this year, however, the board agreed that the schools would continue to use their current weighting systems. Unlike at the previous board discussion on this topic two weeks ago, when several Paly administrators and staff spoke during public comment to voice their strong opposition to weighted grades, speakers on Tuesday night were exclusively parents and students in support of the practice. But 68 tenured Paly teachers from a range of departments, from history to physical education, signed an open letter on Monday stating that placing weighted GPA on transcripts is a “critically misinformed choice” and “anathema to the district and school’s commitment to student well-being.” The letter lists seven ways the practice could reverse progress the district has made in recent years to reduce academic stress and support student mental health, including “elevate AP culture at the expense of electives,” “disadvantage students from families of limited means” and “confuse a limited scholarship application problem with an admissions application

more successful in school.” But within a week, a student from Jordan who had also transferred to JLS started bullying him and referred to the knife incident, Garcia said. Again worrying for his wellbeing and safety, they pulled him out of school several weeks ago. He’s stayed at home since then, Garcia said. They are now working with district leadership to transfer him out of Palo Alto Unified and into a neighboring school district. The relationship with the school district still feels more adversarial than collaborative, she said. She and her husband have had to leave work to attend hours-long meetings the district scheduled during the day. They considered hiring an attorney to help them but cannot afford it. They have started recording every meeting they have with school and district administrators. Autrey, for his part, said moving forward, the district’s goal “is to become a kinder place, a place that communicates and partners and really does what’s in the best interest of all kids.” Q ta riter lena Kad any can be emailed at ekad any@ paweekly.com. About the cover: A student at Jordan Middle School walks around the school’s courtyard on Oct. 11. Photo by Veronica Weber.

problem.” The teachers especially opposed making the change in the middle of the college-application process this fall. The letter echoes a position paper Diorio and other staff members wrote two weeks ago, as well as a separate statement backed by all of Paly’s guidance counselors and school psychologists. On Wednesday, after the board meeting, Paly student Joelle Dong launched another online petition, calling on the trustees to reconsider their “appalling” decision. “This decision creates a culture of competition counter to the one our district claims they aim to create,” Dong wrote. “We believed that the school board would protect our students rather than fuel a pressure-cooker culture.” McGee will return at a future meeting with a proposal for the longer term. Most board members said they want to align practices between the two high schools and have clear, uniform, wellcommunicated guidelines so the “burden” for asking for a weighted GPA is not on students or families, as board President Heidi Emberling said. Board member Camille Townsend asked that the board create a policy to reflect whatever it ultimately decides. Under current board policy, the superintendent shall recommend to the board how to calculate grade point averages and whether weighting will be provided for honors courses. Q

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High school wellness centers provide support, coordination Student: ‘We’re all working for the same goal. So is this space’ by Elena Kadvany

staff under one roof: school psychiatrists, nurses and new wellness outreach workers hired this year, who serve as the first point of contact at the centers and help triage students based on their need — social-emotional, academic, physical or otherwise. The wellness teams work closely with the schools’ guidance counselors as well as partnering community organizations that provide more targeted mental health services, such as Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS), the Stanford University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI). Before the centers provided a physical space to coordinate these efforts, the “onus was on the student” to navigate the myriad resources at the schools, Carrillo said. Students sometimes wound up being referred to duplicate services, according to wellness staff. “The idea of the wellness center is it’s one door,” Carrillo said. And many students are walking through that door. There have been 2,526 drop-in visits at Paly and Gunn’s wellness centers, according to Carrillo. The majority of students (890) came in for a snack; others visited the nurse (396) or simply needed a break (302).

The two centers have provided 4,211 direct services — such as a counseling session or meeting with the school nurse — to 1,233 unique students, Carrillo said. The majority of students who have sought individual counseling sessions at the wellness centers did so because of psychological issues (62 percent). Twenty-nine percent came in for a social or emotional issue and 5 percent for counseling related to an issue at home or with their family, according to Carrillo. Wellness referrals are closely split by gender at both schools, though slightly more female students have been referred than male (53 percent compared to 46 percent, respectively). Anyone on campus, including teachers, staff and students, can refer students to the wellness center by contacting the school counselors or the psychologist or by going directly to the center. Paly’s wellness center is seeing the highest rates of juniors and freshmen, said Jonathan Frecceri, the school’s mental health coordinator. He attributed that to the fact that juniors “tend to get referred quite a bit.” Freshmen from both schools toured the wellness centers during orientation at the start of the year. “As incoming classes come in,

Palo Alto High School’s new wellness center, located in the Tower Building, brings many of the school’s health services into one space. A similar wellness center also opened at Gunn High School this school year. it’s just going to become a staple,” Frecceri said. At Gunn, seniors came in most rapidly, but the center is seeing a rise in the number of visits from freshmen, said Mental Health Coordinator Joanne Michels. Freshmen are bringing each other in groups, she added. High school students said Wednesday that the wellness centers are having a visible impact on students and the schools’ climates, by offering busy students a relaxing space to grab a much-needed snack and by providing a higher level of coordination between groups working wellness-related efforts. “Being able to walk in there, having a smiling face by the door,

some nice ambiance and a comfy seat and a coloring book is very calming,” said Chloe Sorensen, Gunn student body president and co-founder of the school’s student wellness committee. At Paly, the wellness outreach workers have helped student groups put on events, including an activity the Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) organized for National Coming Out Day earlier this month. “Having the wellness center has been such an amazing impact on how we run our club, how we see ourselves on campus and how the rest of the campus sees us,” Paly senior and QSA officer Max (continued on next page)

Heidi brings absolutely the right mix of skills, training and experience to the School Board — a trained educator with kids in the district, plus years of good work in the community.

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Palo Alto explores new direction for Baylands bike bridge

Council weighs financial constraints and desired enhancements for 101 overpass by Gennady Sheyner hen Palo Alto officials set out to build a bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101 five years ago, the plan was to create the city’s next landmark — a structure that would provide yearlong access to the Baylands and make passing motorists take notice and say “Wow!” But after determining last December that the slender, elegant bridge of their dreams would exceed the city’s $13-million budget for the project, the City Council agreed to settle for a more standard and affordable alternative. Just how standard and how affordable? That’s the question that council members will debate on Nov. 7, when they get their first look at the preliminary designs for the proposed structure. Designed by the firm Biggs Cardosa, the structure now proposed for Adobe Creek represents a reset of sorts from the ribbon-like

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bridge that the council favored last year, a design that came out of a competition that the city launched. While the slender bridge designed by a team led by Moffatt & Nichol didn’t win the design contest (the official winner was a more prominent, arch-like structure designed by a team led by HNTB), council members found its understated de-

sign to be more in keeping with the Baylands vibe. In discussing the new plans from Biggs Cardosa (the firm that the council chose last May to replace Moffatt & Nichol), the council will consider a range of enhancements that would make the bridge

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This sketch of a proposed bridge over U.S. Highway 101 by the firm Biggs Cardosa Associates Inc. provides a northward look, toward the Baylands.

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ess than three months into the school year, newly launched wellness centers at Palo Alto and Gunn high schools have been visited about 2,500 times by students stopping by for everything from mental health counseling to snacks. Staff from the wellness centers, along with Brenda Carrillo, the Palo Alto school district’s director of wellness and student services, gave a presentation on the new spaces at a meeting Wednesday of the youth well-being collaborative Project Safety Net. The centers are helping the district to achieve several ambitious goals, school representatives and students said Wednesday: increasing students’ access to mental health services, decreasing stigma around seeking help and coordinating care. This summer, staff at each school transformed spaces on campus into the centers, repainting walls and adding comfortable couches, coloring books, friendly looking signage and tea and food for students. At Paly, the wellness center is housed in the Tower Building, across from the main office. Gunn converted its health office, also across from the main office. The centers have brought many of the high schools’ health-related

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Usman said. For Cezanne Lane, Paly student government’s social justice and school-climate commissioner, the center provides a gathering space for the school’s brand-new student wellness committee and unifies wellness efforts. “What I’ve seen is there’s not a lack of initiatives but there is, to me, a lack of collaboration,” Lane said. “To me (the wellness center) solidifies (that) we’re all in this together. We’re all working for the same goal. So is this space.” Guidance counselors and wellness staff at both Paly and Gunn also started tracking and monitoring what services students come in for, which ones they receive and the outcome of the visit, Paly Prin-

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less basic and more eye-catching. The proposed $13 million structure already includes several such features, including an overlook platform on the eastern approach and separated bikeways on streets leading to the bridge ramps. Other proposed enhancements would raise the price of the new bridge, according to a new report from the Public Works Department. They include a plaza at the eastern approach ramp ($420,000), enhanced railings and fencing ($470,000) and enhanced amenities such as benches, signs and drinking fountains ($130,000). The most expensive and dramatic enhancement on the menu is increasing the width of the bridge from 12 to 16 feet. The wider structure would allow for 12 feet of continuous clear width, thus making it possible to separate bicyclists and pedestrians. In addition, there are five different alternatives for the steel truss that would support the new bridge. According to Biggs Cardosa renderings, the baseline option (known as a “three-span bowstring truss”) resembles a steel skeleton stretching from the eastern approach to the west, with a large arch in the middle, along the main span. Another option calls for a one-span bowstring truss, which includes the arch but omits the steel supporting structures on either side of the arch. Yet another alternative omits the arch altogether in favor of a more minimalist feel, with only the sky above the users’ heads, while another does the exact opposite and creates a latticed roof over the span. Then there is the most expensive one: an enclosed, three-span truss that resembles a series of gently sloping arches and that would add about $2.9 million to the baseline price tag (the others would add between $710,000 to $2.25 million). Though the bridge is expected to ultimately cost at least $13 million, the city won’t be shouldering the expenses alone. The project has al-

cipal Kim Diorio said in a previous interview. That quantitative evaluation has been lacking, she said in August. Frecceri and Michels described the new spaces as “wellness center 1.0.” In several years, Gunn will have a new two-story building to house a larger wellness space, and Paly is hoping to take advantage of forthcoming renovations to the library to expand its center. Until and beyond then, the centers’ success depends not only on what goes on within their walls, but a broader schoolwide embrace of their efforts, Michels said. “It’s not just the physical space; it’s also a paradigm shift,” she said. Q ta riter lena Kad any can be emailed at ekad any@ paweekly.com. ready received a $4 million grant from Santa Clara County, with the money coming from recreation fees contributed by Stanford University. Google has indicated that it would be willing to contribute $1 million toward the project. Palo Alto officials also hope that Stanford University’s recent decision to forego a $4.5 million county grant for a new trail network means that the money could now be made available for the Adobe Creek bridge (the county’s Board of Supervisors has not yet indicated whether it would redirect these funds to Palo Alto). The bridge project was also on track last year to receive a $4.65 million grant through the One Bay Area Grant program, though that contribution was one of several that was scuttled by the California Transportation Commission because of a funding shortfall. While city officials still expect to get the state money in the months ahead, as part of the second round of One Bay Area Grant, they also recognized during the May discussion that it’s simply too soon to know exactly how much money the city will have on hand to build the new structure. But the council isn’t banking on additional county funds just yet. Chastened by the recent experience with the design competition, Vice Mayor Greg Scharff was one of several council members who in May urged caution in considering enhancements to the bridge. He said he would be concerned about “going to the community and getting people excited about stuff, like we did with the design (competition), and then pulling it back and saying you can’t have this beautiful bridge, you can have that bridge.” If things go as planned, design work and environmental analysis for the new bridge will progress over the next year and conclude in 2018. Construction would begin in early 2019 and be completed in early spring of 2020, according to the timeline from the Public Works Department. Q ta riter ennady heyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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Nonprofit offers classes, raises funds for Ravenswood schools by Rachel van Gelder

ew high school seniors are as committed to nourishing young minds and making a difference in their community as Gunn High School seniors Bryan and Benjamin Owens. The twin brothers have spent much of their high school years volunteering in children’s programs and working to teach middle school and high school students topics that they may not learn in school, all while raising money for the Ravenswood City School District, which serves students in East Palo Alto and east Menlo Park. It all started when Bryan was teaching debate at Youth Leadership and Innovation Initiative, a Los Altos nonprofit organization that coaches secondary school students’ speech and debate skills. One of his students’ parents was impressed by his teaching skills and suggested he start a discussion club for youth. Bryan began to meet with 10 middle school students each week to read and discuss news articles. Shortly thereafter, at the students’ request, Bryan

also started teaching current events and U.S. history, and Benjamin started teaching computer science and website design. After some time, the brothers realized they could use the classes to benefit more than just the students in them. In January 2015, they began to charge a small enrollment fee, which would be donated to the Ravenswood City School District. To manage their funds and build a professional nonprofit organization, the two founded Silicon Valley Youth. Since Silicon Valley Youth’s launch, Bryan and Benjamin — along with a few of their friends and former students — have expanded the knowledge base of hundreds of middle and high school students in a range of subjects including computer programming, current events, economics, math, website design and U.S. history. The organization has grown into a benefactor for Ravenswood that’s raised $13,000 in under two years. Bryan and Benjamin meet with Ravenswood administrators to

discuss the district’s goals and decide how Silicon Valley Youth can help accomplish those goals. This past summer, they helped Ravenswood find volunteer strings music teachers and discovered a music shop that agreed to provide free instrument maintenance and reduced rental fees for students in the district. Recently, they made a donation of $9,000 to go toward the purchase of a kiln for the district, allowing it to offer ceramics class to its students. Currently, they are assisting the district in holding a writing competition for middle school students. In the hopes of encouraging students to participate and expand their writing skills, Silicon Valley Youth will donate the prizes for contest winners, such as an iPad mini for the first place winner and $25 and $10 gift cards. Their mother couldn’t be prouder. “Their efforts allowed East Palo Alto to open a strings class and a ceramics class, and that is amazing. It’s a huge achievement to have helped open two classes there,” Ra-

Gunn High School seniors, from left, Bryan and Benjamin Owens have spent their high school years teaching students on the side and raising money for Ravenswood City School District. chel Owens said. While Bryan continues to teach social science classes and Benjamin focuses on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) classes, they have trained 12 former students as teachers and teaching assistants. They are renting classrooms at Gunn and offering a wider variety of classes. “We ... realized we were becoming seniors in high school so we would be really busy,” Bryan said. “We thought of asking our previous students if they wanted to learn some leadership skills so they could become teachers themselves and teach their own classes. ... They agreed and were pretty enthusiastic about it.” Now that they have been running Silicon Valley Youth for nearly two years and have been tutoring for nearly their entire high school careers, the brothers have gained

more perspective on what their own teachers go through every day — and how rewarding teaching can be. “When I was teaching the website design class, it was really great to see what everyone had done at the end of the class when I had them present their websites,” Benjamin said. Since they will be graduating next spring, the two plan to find new leaders for Silicon Valley Youth. “I have realized that everyone can help out,” Benjamin said. “When we started this, we were not thinking about what we might be doing for East Palo Alto, but now we have been able to donate so much, and I think it has really helped (the district) out.” Q ditorial ntern achel an elder can be emailed at r angelder@paweekly.com.

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PUBLIC NOTICE FORMER NAVAL AIR STATION MOFFETT FIELD Restoration Advisory Board Meeting

November 2016

The next regular meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for former Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field will be held on:

Thursday, November 10, 2016, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at: Mountain View Senior Center Social Hall 266 Escuela Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94040-1813 The RAB reviews and comments on plans and activities about the ongoing environmental studies and restoration activities underway at Moffett Field. Regular RAB meetings are open to the public and the Navy encourages your involvement. To review documents on Moffett Field environmental restoration projects, please visit the information repository located at the Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View, CA 94041, (650) 903-6337.

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Community leaders speak out: Todd Collins is the clear choice for School Board.

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Michele Esther Turner October 28, 1965 – September 26, 2016

POLICE CALLS Palo Alto

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On Monday morning, September 26th, with the sun rising and the birds singing, Michele Esther (Nelson) Turner, passed away in her sleep. Her last few days were spent in the family home in Palo Alto, lovingly cared for by family and closest friends, with her husband Scott and their daughters Mia and Emeline tenderly by her side. Her parents, sister, cousin and niece sang her lullabies. Although a sudden, fast moving, invasive cancer had attacked her body, she embodied grace and beauty until the very end, remaining calm and fearless. Above all, she was determined to make her passing as easy as possible for her beloved daughters. Michele, with her generous, loving heart and glowing spirit, was on this planet for just fifty years. Michele grew up in Palo Alto, California, graduated from Palo Alto High School and moved on to San Diego to study art and graphic design at San Diego State. She received her B.A. from San Jose State University and set off to travel before settling in the bay area. Michele met her husband and worked as a graphic designer in Santa Cruz, and then San Francisco for several years, where she and her family and friends built a very special community. Her home was most recently in Berkeley, California where she rediscovered her love of dance. She is cofounder of the Interactive Advertising Agency Traction and went on to write and develop her Penny Hike concept which encouraged people to trust in the unknown using something as simple as a penny. She also founded “Heist Life”, marched her way in the San Francisco Drill team, and most recently co-founded the branding agency Ode where she and partner set off to “connect people to their higher selves”. Michele incorporated her healing practice into her work, and in all ways she lived her life to the fullest, by her grandfather’s words: “Keep your eye on the light.” Michele built a life around her family and precious community on both sides of the bay, and further afield. Michele was an incredible mother of two beautiful girls and was a wonderful wife, daughter, sister, auntie, cousin and friend to all. She was a teacher, a healer, a lover, a poet, an artist, a graphic designer, a dancer and a “Penny Hiker.” Famous for her jambalaya, her amuse bouche creations and her extraordinary parties. She was magical and a little bit mysterious, one who knew how to turn cocoons into butterflies. She is survived by her husband Scott, their beloved daughters Mia and Emeline, her father Don “Smiley” her mother Lachen, half-brother Tom, sister Susan Tarka, step-sister Christy, step- brother Mike, nieces Sofia and Gioia, nephew Julian, cousin Debbie, dear friend Deborah Cohan, Nora Isaacs, Carol Turner and a host of other close family and friends. Long ago, a stranger in the park said to her, “Stay Glorious.” She was glorious, always, and she will remain glorious, forever and ever. Our beloved Michele. Michele’s family wishes to thank the incredible friends and family who quickly and graciously provided much needed love, support, guidance and strength during these difficult months. In lieu of flowers, please help support Michele’s girls and other kids who have lost a family member to cancer by donating to Camp Kesem. Camp Kesem gives children whose parents have been touched by cancer a free week at Camp, staffed by passionate, volunteer college students. Or to the girls ScholarShare College Savings Plan by sending an email for details to miaemscholarship@ earthlink.net. PAID

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Driving under the influence . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . . . 3 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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Janice Small Brethauer Arnold, CA June 21, 1953 – October 17, 2016 Janice was born in The Dalles Oregon to Melvin Small and A. Victoria Small. Janice received her BA and her MA in education at San Jose State University and taught for 32 years. Teacher Janice concluded her career as a kindergarten teacher at Juana Briones Elementary School in the Palo Alto Unified School District. Janice had a residence in Arnold for 30 years and upon her retirement settled into Blue Lake Springs 9 years ago. For 8 seasons Janice worked as one of the orange jacketed ambassadors at the Bear Valley Ski Resort. Janice volunteered with Calaveras County Search and Rescue as a “ground pounder” and co chair of the CCSAR fundraising Committee. Her favorite SAR challenge was leading the litter down a mountain during high angle rope exercises. On Monday evenings during the summer Janice presented the National Association for Search and Rescue program Hug-a-Tree in Big Tees State Park. She often said there was nothing more noble than the giving of your time and talents in the hope of helping strangers. She was an avid runner for more than 40 years and was preparing for her 10th marathon. On most mornings she could be seen running through Big Trees State Park, Lakemont or White Pines Lake. During the past five years Janice accomplished a one day summit of Mt. Whitney, climbed Half Dome and did an eight day float trip down the Grand Canyon. At the time of her passing she was preparing for a trek in the back country of New Zealand. Janice was also member of the Sequoia Woods Women’s Club. Janice enjoyed snowshoeing, kayaking, speed skating, gardening and raking pine needles. Janice leaves behind her husband of 24 years, John (Jay) Brethauer, her two dearly loved step children, John (Jack) Brethauer (wife Katherine), of San Francisco and Kathryn Elise (Brethauer) Bitman (husband Jason) of St Helena and her one year old grandson John Tanner Brethauer. She is survived by her mother A. Victoria Small and her three sisters, Mardi Quain of El Dorado Hills, Susan Breuer of San Mateo and Barbara Esslinger of Boca Raton, FL. In lieu of flowers Janice would have been pleased to have her friends donate to her beloved Calaveras County Search and Rescue at PO Box 3090, Arnold, CA 95223. Memorial services will be announced at a future date. Blessed are the pure of heart: for they shall see God. PAID

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Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Muni code/misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Outside investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Penal code/resisting arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Psychiatric subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sex crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unattended death/misc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Warrant/other agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Theft Related

Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Vehicle related

Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Abandoned bicycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . . . 4 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Tow request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Traffic stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/prop damage. . . . . . . . . 2

Alcohol or drug related

Drug activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sale of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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CPS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Domestic disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Info. case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Juvenile case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mental evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Missing adult. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Property for destruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Resisting arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Spousal abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrent arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrant/other agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto

El Camino Real, 10/26, 10:01 p.m.; family violence/misc. Colorado Avenue, 10/26, 9:01 a.m.; battery/simple. Fulton Street, 10/27, 10:18 p.m.; battery/ simple. 444 Kipling St., 10/31, 7:16 p.m.; armed robbery.

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The Christmas Bureau of Palo Alto Speaker: Pat Einfalt, Board President Sunday, November 6, 2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 pm Sue Humphries

Sue Humphries, a resident of Palo Alto for 40 years, died peacefully at home on Oct. 23. She was 80. Diagnosed with cancer a year ago, she went into remission, but the cancer came back a year later with force. She was born in 1936 in Pennsylvania and was an elementary school teacher before returning to school to become an x-ray technician in mammography at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. She loved nature and traveling throughout the U.S. and the world with her husband, Richard, with whom she was married for 57 years. She also liked to sing and was part of the Peninsula Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir. According to her family, her smile was known to light up a room and the hearts of those she met. She is survived by her husband, Richard; son Daniel; daughter Gwyneth Anne and son-in-law David. Those interested in sharing memories of her can visit spanglermortuary.com/obituaries/Sue-Humphries

DEATH NOTICE Lise Arnold Plotkin, 63 years old, died Oct. 17 in Beaverton, Oregon.

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Spectrum ditorials letters and opinions

Our election recommendations House of Representatives Anna Eshoo (D) (Inc) State Senate Jerry Hill (D) (Inc) State Assembly Vicki Veenker (D)

Foothill-DeAnza College District Board of Trustees Laura Casas (I) Peter Landsberger Patrick Ahrens

Editor, Our city’s opportunities and challenges are not unique to Palo Alto — they are shared up and down the Peninsula and across the Bay Area. Liz Kniss, and only Liz, has demonstrated the ability to work effectively with our neighbors and with the county. Her knowledge is unparalleled in this City Council race, and her experience is needed on a council that will have many newcomers to the dais. When Liz was a county supervisor, she was one of the first to actively support the 2008 Better Libraries for Palo Alto bond campaign, which I chaired. While on the council, she has been a leader on perennial issues such as residential parking and safe routes to school. Liz currently serves on the Bay Area Air Quality Management District board, an excellent example of how our quality of life is connected to and affected by our neighbors. Liz works hard for our city and our citizens, so I am proud to be one of the honorary co-chairs for her re-election campaign to the Palo Alto City Council. She has earned the right to continue to represent us in the city and beyond. Alison Cormack Ross Road, Palo Alto

Measure A (Santa Clara County) Affordable Housing Bond Measure YES

Prop. 56: Tobacco Tax YES

Prop. 51: School Construction Bonds NO

Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Trustees Todd Collins Jennifer DiBrienza

Earned the right

Prop. 55: Extension of High Income Tax YES

Measure B (Santa Clara County) Half-Cent Transportation Sales Tax YES

Palo Alto City Council Arthur Keller Lydia Kou Liz Kniss (Inc) Adrian Fine

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Santa Clara County Board of Education Sheena Chin

Prop. 52: Medi-Cal Fees YES Prop. 53: Statewide Voter Approval of Revenue Bonds NO Prop. 54: Legislative Reform YES

Follow the money trail

Editor, As the movie “Jerry Maguire” stated: “Follow the money.” This election’s “money trail” is different between the pro-growth/ Palo Alto Forward and residentialist candidates. More than $1 million of outside money financed Marc Berman’s mailer campaign earlier this year. All by strange-sounding organizations, none listing individual donors. I just received another Berman for Assembly mailer paid for by the Californians Allied for Patient Protection Independent Expenditure Account. Who? What? The Berman mailers changed Palo Alto politics — not the five local families donating to Arthur Keller and Lydia Kou. What do these families want? They stated they wanted to level the playing field and promote the approach advocated by Keller and Kou. Can we believe them? I do. Election of Keller and Kou would likely result in retaining the current office building cap, careful review of the current Planned Community moratorium, continuing to save local retail and advocating for affordable housing for public employees, teachers, seniors, the disabled and lower wage earners. It would likely result in less traffic congestion by reviewing current traffic-management programs and their efficiency. Certainly, the Comprehensive Plan would reflect a slower and more cautious growth trajectory.

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Prop. 57: Criminal Sentencing YES Prop. 58: Bilingual Education YES Prop. 59: Campaign Financing YES Prop. 60: Condoms in Adult Films NO

LOCAL RESULTS View online Nov. 8 at PaloAltoOnline.com Prop. 63: Prohibition & Regulation of Ammunition YES Prop. 64: Marijuana Legalization YES Prop. 65: Carryout Bag Revenue NO

Prop. 61: State Drug Purchases NO

Prop. 66: Shortened Death Penalty Appeals NO

Prop. 62: Repeal of Death Penalty YES

Prop. 67: Plastic Bag Ban YES

What do developers and out-oftown contributors want? What do you think? A Comprehensive Plan encouraging a “build baby build” approach? A City Council before Measure D and the “residential” revolt? An end to the current office cap? The retail moratorium? The moratorium on PCs? Denser luxury housing? All would result in less diversity, more density and less livability. Which Palo Alto do you want? Your vote decides. Don’t be swayed by false outrage. Review the candidates’ current versus previous public statements. What was the outcome of their service on a commission? Rita Vrhel Channing Avenue, Palo Alto

No on attack ads

Editor, I have voted in every Palo Alto municipal election since 1973. This year is the first time I have seen an attack ad. If it works, it will become the new normal. The only way to nip this in the bud is to defeat the two candidates responsible, namely, Arthur Keller and Lydia Kou. David Lieberman Kingsley Avenue, Palo Alto

Not a dilemma

Editor, The dilemma for candidates who accept large contributions is one of perception. Stewart Carl’s campaign for

City Council has not and will not (1) accept contributions (cash or “in-kind”), individual or in combination, that exceed $250, and (2) all contributions must be from Palo Alto residents. End of story. Fred Balin Columbia Street, Palo Alto

About negativity

Editor, I am writing in support of Lydia Kou for City Council. She has been criticized for a “negative” mailer, which called attention to another candidate’s policy flip flops. However, little is said about Kou being verbally attacked by Mike Greenfield, husband of Elaine Uang, co-founder of Palo Alto Forward. Who can forget his comparing Kou and Mayor Pat Burt to Donald Trump? A nasty social-media firestorm followed promoting the Trump comparison. Where is the outrage? Then, Palo Alto’s Chamber of Commerce gave its support to pro-growth candidates while labeling the others (residentialists) as “anti-business.” The Chamber’s “non-endorsement” endorsement can be viewed as a negative ad. It is a stretch to call slower-growth candidates anti-business. Kou has served Palo Alto by being one of the first to suggest the county Housing Authority step in to save Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, serving on the Citizen’s Advisory Committee for the Comprehensive Plan, promoting Mea-

sure D to end selective re-zoning and speaking for safe routes to school over neighborhood congestion. The majority of Palo Alto voters agreed with her support of Measure D. Her views on affordable housing, office height limits and reducing traffic are reasonable and will help maintain the Palo Alto everyone wants to call home. She listens and is open-minded and responsive to any question. She does her homework and has evolved into a real leader. So much is at stake in this City Council election. If you want slower growth as well as affordable housing for seniors, lower income earners, the disabled and public employees, Kou is the one to vote for. Don’t be fooled by the other “negative” campaign — the one against her. Stephanie Grossman Harriet Street, Palo Alto

Informative blog post

Editor In response to your question, “Are you influenced by negative political advertising?,” one of the most informative things I’ve read regarding negative advertising is Doug Moran’s Weekly online blog of 10/25/16: “Disputing a Council Endorsement on Attitude toward residents.” It reads: “Before you condemn this as a negative ad, consider the first point from California’s (continued on next page)

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Is ‘privacy’ dead, or dying, in the age of Twitter? by Jay Thorwaldson t has long been k nown that those who live in small villages have little or no privacy. Everyone knows everyone else’s business. Welcome to the Global Village, the once-idealistic positive vision for the electronic future that is now upon us in virtually, so to speak, every facet of our lives. It has brought along a dark side of village life, as many individuals and politicians have discovered, with Julian Assange of Wikileaks being one of the chief village gossips — and not always with clear or benevolent motive, as with the village gossips of old. Today even those of us in big cities and expansive communities-of-interest feel the impact of loss of personal privacy, sometimes with costly, life-altering results, as in online identity theft, financial fraud, outright robbery or damaged reputations. The current national political campaign shows how easy it is, for someone with either malicious or benevolent intent, to hack emails. Are we now engaged in a Cyber Cold War with Russia? The Wikileaks revelations leave me wondering why Democratic campaign officials were so careless in emails. This doesn’t relate to anything classified or secret, just to off-the-cuff chatter, personal views — everything, in short. Did they not know that whatever’s sent online is potential fodder for news, gossip and scandal? That whatever goes online

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voluntary Code of Fair Campaign Practices: ‘I shall conduct my campaign openly and publicly, discussing the issues as I see them, presenting my record and policies with sincerity and frankness, and criticizing without fear or favor the record and policies of my opponents or political parties that merit this criticism.’ “You may want to read the remainder of the (short) Code to get a sense of what is regarded as unfair. So the ad falls into a category — comparative ad — that the Code regards as ‘fair’ and which is encouraged in the Code’s Intent section as part of a ‘vigorously contested’ campaign.” Nancy Hamilton Barron Avenue, Palo Alto dito note o an a li l tated i o t o andi date dia o t e doe not e ve on e a ai n tea

might as well be carved in stone? Each message passes through servers that have multiple backups and varied security. Short of a galactic-size erasure, everything on the internet will be lurking around somewhere forever. This isn’t breaking news. In 1991, I was asked by my friend Jim Warren, then of Woodside, to handle media relations for a conference he was planning to hold on the topic of “Computers, Freedom & Privacy.” It soon became known as CFP1, as others followed at two-year intervals. Warren, a former math teacher, earlier founded the West Coast Computer Faire, one of the first of its kind. The faire, a raging success, made Warren rich, or modestly so by today’s Silicon Valley standards. Warren knew virtually all the originators of the technological revolution, and convened a group of about 40 friends and contacts to help plan CFP1. I was between newspapers at the time and renting a room from Warren at his mountaintop dwelling. I was impressed by the diversity of members, who ranged from academics to a libertarian and from known hackers to a deputy district attorney who had prosecuted one of the early hacking cases. I also noted the negative attitude many had toward the press, primarily because most coverage then focused on (1) the potential for online crime and (2) the potential for use of the internet for sexual purposes. True, of course. They were angry that the press seemed ignorant of the deeper meaning of the stillfledgling technological revolution, and some looked at my presence with suspicion, due to my then-20-plus-year career in practicing (and some teaching of) journalism. A few didn’t want journalists to be invited. I responded that the reason the media fo-

Fully Committed

Editor, A a resident of Palo Alto for over 45 years, I am writing to enthusiastically support Liz Kniss for City Council. As a former parent and employee of PAUSD I have worked with Liz during her years as a school district trustee and value her knowledge and deep understanding that a successful city-school partnership is an enormous benefit to our community. She is committed to jump-starting negotiations for the future of Cubberley and has been a long-term supporter of Project Safety Net and low-cost after school programs. Liz has committed herself at every level of local government with endless hours of dedication and service. As a former county supervisor, she understands the broader issues of transportation and development. She brought county funds to support much needed improvements at Stevenson House and a restoration grant

cused on crime and sex is because of ignorance. Most journalists, reporters and editors alike, were barely out of the typewriter age into desktop computers. The new gizmos were considered by many to be simply more efficient typewriters that even helped set type for publications. I argued that journalists needed to be informed/educated about both the vast potential and real dangers of the new technologies. So we invited journalists from about everywhere, and nearly a hundred showed up. CFP1 was also notable for its open format, where time was built in for people from different organizations and with different points of view to discuss the issues. Thus an FBI official was meeting with a computer-freedom advocate, a convicted hacker/cracker had lunch with the deputy district attorney who prosecuted him, a CIA analyst dropped by the press room to chat. But as years passed and amazing new devices hit the mass market privacy concerns faded. Concerns were simply overwhelmed with this brave new world of magical gadgetry. Today, Warren believes the privacy battle is lost, “at least in the USA, and probably most of the rest of the non-European world. The EU is TRYING to impose some privacy protections, but it IS hard. All the more so in that so many of us have so widely OPENED our ‘personal’ information to public access — notably via the ‘social’ (?!) networking.” There is a massive imbalance in the public’s desire for privacy and the intense, consistent lobbying for access to personal information by government and business interests. “The demand for privacy is a mile wide and a millimeter deep,” Warren said. And,

for the Sea Scout boathouse. A multi-term council member, Liz will bring her experience and perspective to controversial issues that will be increasingly valuable as the size of the council is reduced after the next election. Liz works hard. Liz listens. Liz leads. Liz knows. Jean Dawes Santa Rita Avenue, Palo Alto

Monetary gratification

Editor, The record campaign contributions to Palo Alto City Council this year are a direct reflection of how scared the development industry is that they will lose their influence over the council. Two years ago they were surprised when the split City Council stopped handing out previously routine zoning exemptions and upgrades. Now they are afraid they will completely lose their council majority and are pouring money in to support pro-growth candidates like Fine and Tanaka.

he added, the desire for access to information is essentially incompatible with privacy: “To the extent we have one we lose the other.” Social Security numbers are long gone. What can an individual do? Warren has for decades advocated encryption programs for just about everything relating to the internet. But that’s inconvenient and exceeds the millimeter-deep concern. Otherwise, especially for financial accounts, change passwords regularly “and use non-trivial passwords.” And never open email attachments or applications (“apps”) from anyone you don’t know for sure sent the email. For anyone interested in delving more deeply into what can be done, there are still-active privacy warriors. One is Lauren Weinstein, based in Los Angeles but nationally known for his four decades of involvement. He co-founded People For Internet Responsibility and the Network Neutrality Squad, and in 1992 founded the “PRIVACY Forum.” He is quoted regularly in the media on policy and engineering issues related to the internet, privacy, the interaction of technology with society and other areas, and has consulted with Google on privacy matters. The privacy battle “hasn’t been lost,” he said by email this week. “But we must choose our friends carefully (that includes personal and corporate), so to speak.” A great way to catch up with the privacy frontlines is to check out his website (vortex.com/lauren) and his blog (https://lauren. vortex.com/). And, yes, protect yourself. Q Form er Weekly Editor Jay Thorwaldson can be emailed at jaythor@ well.com. He also writes periodic blogs at PaloAltoOnline.com.

Pro-growth candidates get money from local developers plus some in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Luckily, Palo Alto has civic-minded residents with the funds to support candidates who care about residents, and they have matched the prodevelopment money with proresident money. These funds support candidates like Lydia Kou, Stewart Carl, Arthur Keller and Greer Stone who understand the direct connection between development and overcrowded schools, gridlocked streets, more pollution, less water availability and overall degradation of quality of life. Surrounding communities, where developers seem to be driving the bus, have approved massive developments that enrich developers and property owners but gradually destroy their communities. They are slowly turning the Bay Area into a sun-blocking, overdeveloped, expensive, cemented and polluted wasteland. Quality of life in all envi-

ronmental systems cannot be sustained with endless growth. Pursuing immediate monetary gratification rather than a strategy of long-term stewardship and sustainability is what developers are after. Candidates like Kou, Carl, Keller and Stone understand the science of building livable communities and aren’t just in it for the money. Tina Peak Palo Alto Avenue, Palo Alto

Reducing homework

Editor, Gnarliest of our school problems? Homework. The goodness-gracious-sized logjam has given rise to a citizens committee, a union grievance, a superintendent’s edict, a 482-comment thread on PaloAltoOnline. com — yet, for lack of followthrough, it still snarls our high schoolers’ time for family, friendship and (dangerously) sleep. (continued on next page)

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But a solution exists — backed by two of the candidates for school board. The remedy perpetually suggested is Schoology, but if it were workable for homework it would have already done the trick; it’s not a full enough answer. Alternatively, a proposal called Clocktalk (from the community alliance Save the 2,008) is. It’s an idea for an app for better homeschool communication. Confidential, anonymous as needed, userfriendly, productive of useful data, Clocktalk would invite teachers to type “minutes assigned” and students “actual minutes worked.” Numbers crunched by dawn — and voilà. Teachers would become better estimators, able to observe their students’ total workloads and compare their practices to colleagues’ practices. Onto the school’s electronic marquee would regularly flash “Last Night’s Average Time Spent by the Student Body on Homework.” Clocktalk could be programmed by our students, making them heroes and lifting school spirits. Board candidate Jennifer DiBrienza, an education professional, endorses Clocktalk saying, “It’s what kids and parents have always lacked — a protected, direct line of feedback to hardworking teachers, not at semester’s end but in real time.” Candidate Todd Collins, an investment manager, endorses Clocktalk and says, “It makes eminent sense in every respect. A way to ‘budget’ homework, and it won’t cost us an arm and a leg or even a headache.” But the incumbent candidates have had a Clocktalk proposal before them for two years and have never discussed it or endorsed it. Our long local nightmare over homework could be over. Just vote, and we’ll crunch the numbers. Marc Vincenti Los Robles Avenue, Palo Alto

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Editor, I am writing to endorse Marc Berman for State Assembly. I worked with Marc on the Palo Alto Infrastructure Blue Ribbon Commission (IBRC), which developed a comprehensive plan for Palo Alto to resolve its infrastructure backlog and put measures in place to ensure we do not fall behind again. As a member of the Palo Alto City Council, Marc led efforts to identify and secure the funding needed to implement the IBRC’s recommendations for public safety, street, sidewalk and park improvements. Marc’s work to maintain and rebuild Palo Alto’s infrastructure has led to a fully funded $150 million plan to replace and improve our public safety and transportation infrastructure, including replacing two fire stations at Rinconada and Mitchell Parks

that were built in 1948 and 1953; building a new, seismically safe Public Safety Building; making Palo Alto’s roads the best in the Bay Area; and fully funding the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan to make it safer and easier for residents to get around town without using their cars. Now Marc is ready to take his experience to Sacramento. Marc has a visionary plan for improving our region and our state’s infrastructure. He is focused on repairing our crumbling highways, improving and expanding public transportation networks, developing a statewide network of electric vehicle charging stations, increasing access to faster broadband and modernizing our energy grid. I believe he is the best choice for Assembly District 24. Mark Michael Parkinson Avenue, Palo Alto

Thanks for coverage

Editor, As a member of the Paly Class of 2002, I thank you for your fair coverage of the infinitely indestructible spirits of students at Gunn and Palo Alto high schools emphasizing their recent homecomings. Even though the Titans fell short of Homestead by 28 points, and the Vikings sunk with a deficit of 29 points in a loss to Los Gatos, the prevalence of camaraderie throughout the story delivered exemplary balance and a mutual win. Jason McCormick Bay Road, Menlo Park

Painting a rosy picture

Editor, Xin Jiang’s article “Foreign investments” (Oct. 28) on Chinese real estate investment in Palo Alto painted a far too rosy picture. First, she gets some facts wrong: In comparing real estate to the stock market, she claimed that the S&P rose just 2.1 percent annually from the beginning of 1998 to the end of 2015. In fact, it rose from 975 to 2,043, an annual rate of 4.2 percent. More importantly, she talks about investment homes that “feed into our rental pool” and “offer a way for young families who can’t afford to buy to still live in Palo Alto.” Is she kidding? A young family cannot afford to rent a home for say $5,000-$6,000/month without a tax deduction like the mortgage-interest deduction. Those who purchase homes (foreigners or others) not to live in them, but purely as an investment, drive up the prices of homes for everyone. This has helped to make Palo Alto unaffordable for young couples, even with two good incomes. Houses are a limited commodity and should be protected. Vancouver recently imposed a 15 percent surcharge on foreign purchases of homes. I think that Palo Alto should consider a similar policy. Rob Tibshirani Saint Claire Drive, Palo Alto

A weekly guide to music, theater, art, culture, books and more, edited by Karla Kane

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Trippy. e n tit te e ent S e i ition in l de a oo did I get here?” Probably via El The exhibition, which is remio et a een in t i a ti t ende in Camino Real, in this case, where niscent of San Francisco’s beloved musician/author/artist Byrne, Exploratorium, includes other op- musician Brian Eno, and found chose to leave the moral and sotechnology investor/nonprofit tical illusions, too, such as hands they shared an interest in neuro- cial aspects for the grand finale. founder Mala Gaonkar and the appearing to grow and moving science and “similarly odd ideas” The last room deals with, “how team at Pace Art + Technol- objects becoming frozen with a about how art and science could we relate to other people and the ogy have created “The Institute change in light. intersect. Both disciplines in- rest of the world ... if people acPresents: NEUROSOCIETY,” At a recent event at Stanford volve improvisation and “creative tually cooperate, that’s a happy an “immersive theatrical experi- University (part of Stanford Arts’ thinking: ‘Where does this lead? ending.” ence” based on real neuroscience new “Makers” series), Byrne and Let’s follow that direction,’” ByIn that final room, you’ll beand psychology experiments. Gaonkar, along with professors rne said. “There’s a real parallel come a contestant in a game “The Institute Presents: NEU- from the music and psychology there in the way of working.” show, where you and your group ROSOCIETY” is housed in the departments, discussed their inThe two visited a range of mates will play for “brain cells” building adjacent to Pace Art + spiration for the project, what working laboratories and even- (“Institute”-branded plastic Technology’s popular teamLab they’ve learned and what they tually designed “The Institute coins). It’s here where you’ll be installation. Visitors are admit- hope participants will get out of it. Presents: NEUROSOCIETY” presented with various shifting ted in groups of 10 (tickets to the An overarching lesson from the with a certain theatrical frame- moral dilemmas, as well as have a 80-minute experience are sold by experience is the realization that work and narrative in mind. The chance to work together cooperatimeslot) and greeted by guides “context determines much of how series of experiments included at tively with the hope of managing wearing stylish mint-green lab you see the world,” Gaonkar said. the Pace venue purposely go from resources successfully. coats sporting the project’s logo The pair was introduced by those involving basic perception The dilemmas, “get tweaked in of a question-mark face (15 actors their mutual friend, visionary and sense of self to those that different ways,” Byrne said. “Now were hired to serve deal with bias, game what would you do if it were this as “The Institute’s” theory, social inter- many people? If it happened five pseudo-scientific doaction and moral years from now, or 10 years from cents, mostly recruitchoices. now?” The idea is to see if people ed from postings in In a space staged change their decisions depending local theater groups). to resemble an “old- on context, he said, “and we noAfter putting on a school” classroom tice that it happens in the strangest pair of clean-room — little desks, chalk- ways.” booties, it’s time to boards and all — In one example, you’re a drone enter the lab. you’ll be given a tab- operator. You know a terrorist has The first room let device and asked planted bombs all over the city looks like a futurto predict the out- and you can take him out easily, istic sci-fi film set come of U.S. senate but in doing so you’ll also kill a (jokingly referred to elections based on a friend and colleague who happens as “Barbarella’s nail few seconds of see- to be nearby. Hardly any of the salon”). In the cening the candidates’ “guinea pig” contestants so far, ter of the room sits photos. According Byrne said at the Stanford discusa doll with an electo a guide (play- sion, are willing to pull the trigtronic device where ing the “teacher”) ger, so to speak, in that scenario. her head should be. people tend to get Next, you’re shown an image of Take a seat in the the answers correct an unfamiliar child selling lemoncircle of chairs, put about 60 percent of ade on University Avenue, where on some goggles, the time, due to soci- friends of his dad are making pipe look down and sudety’s response to and bombs in the garage behind him. denly you’ve become favoring of certain Would you take out the kid? Yes, the doll, your body facial characteristics. Byrne said, in this case, a death — and your view — “We thought, it’s of an innocent stranger seems to replaced by hers, tiny a show of some sort, be more palatable than the death plastic torso and legs it needs to have an of a friend. ala aon a and avid B ne o tin een where yours should la oat it t e o e t lo o e e in i ed ending,” Byrne said, “It’s really interesting, really be. If a guide ma- ne o ien e la o ato ie explaining why they fascinating. It shows that your

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moral values shift. We’re not trying to prove that you’re a monster because you would take out ... the kid with the lemonade stand,” he said. “The point is the changes.” An area with umbrellas and picnic tables allows visitors to gather and discuss the experience afterward. “It doesn’t stop when they walk out the door,” Byrne said. “They’ve gone through this experience as a group and they start to talk to one another.” Byrne and Gaonkar made clear at their Stanford event that the goal of the experience is to offer a fun, interesting, thought-provoking experience, not to collect scientific data, prove a particular theory or influence people into changing their behavior in some way. “People will come to their own conclusions. Let them have those intuitions. It’s a much richer and deeper realization rather than me ... saying this or that,” Byrne said, adding that his own forays into neuroscience have given him a new awareness of his behaviors and biases. “I see things through a different lens,” he told the audience. “I don’t think about things the same way any more.” Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be emailed at kkane@paweekly.com. What: “The Institute Presents: NEUROSOCIETY” Where: Pace Art + Technology, 350 El Camino Real, Menlo Park When: Through March 31, Tuesdays-Sundays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cost: $45 Info: Go to pacegallery.com

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Arts & Entertainment THEATER REVIEW

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and Barbaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fiance, the idealistic professor of Greek, Adolphus Cusins, is unlikely to be able to support her. The jovial Undershaft is delighted to reunite with his family but shrugs off their criticisms of his business (itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the old, â&#x20AC;&#x153;guns donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kill people; people kill peopleâ&#x20AC;? argument). A former penniless foundling, Undershaft, with his motto of â&#x20AC;&#x153;unashamed,â&#x20AC;? is a firm believer in the power of capitalism. He considers his loved ones misguided, declaring, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This love of the common people may please an earlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s granddaughter and a university professor but I have been a common man and a poor man and it has no romance for me.â&#x20AC;? He makes a deal with

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n George Bernard Shawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1905 play â&#x20AC;&#x153;Major Barbara,â&#x20AC;? the characters grapple with questions that still plague us today, in this age of campaign financing and lobbyists. Is accepting money from sources with questionable motives or values worth doing if the money serves the greater good? Pear Theatre has revived Shawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thought-provoking comedy, just in time for Election Day. The indomitable Barbara Undershaft, filled with soul-saving zeal, has risen to the rank of major in the Salvation Army, where she tirelessly recruits converts from Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poorest quarters, offering them food and shelter in

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Barbara, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clearly his favorite child and the one in which he most sees his own enterprising spirit. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll visit her Salvation Army shelter if sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll agree to visit his armory. In Act 2, we see Barbara, and the shelter, in action, in all their tambourine-rattling, flag-waving, â&#x20AC;&#x153;hallelujahâ&#x20AC;?-shouting glory. The working-class East Enders seeking help there are grateful to Barbara and her earnest co-workers but much less genuinely invested in the religious message of the organization, mocking it amongst themselves and inventing depraved backgrounds to seem more â&#x20AC;&#x153;redeemed.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in it for the free bread and tea they so desperately need, not the promised eternal salvation and moral guidance. Barbaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shelter is in danger of closing due to lack of funds. To her horror, her father sees this as a perfect opportunity to buy his daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affection by donating a large sum, alongside a rich purveyor of alcoholic beverages whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offered to pitch in (drinking is, of course, heavily frowned upon by the Army). To Barbaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supervisor, taking the money, though it comes from unsavory sources, is perfectly reasonable. The money exists regardless, so why not put it to good and honorable use? But to Barbara, taking profits made off of weapons and booze is nothing more than blood money: completely unacceptable. Meanwhile, Undershaftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workers are well-treated, well-paid and seemingly happy. Is he, in fact, doing more for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;commonâ&#x20AC;? man by giving him a good job than Barbara is with her charity and religion? The play is full of smart and interesting musings on the value of compromise, ethics and principles, the British class system and power. Shaw is a master of this type of social satire and intelligent discussion, contained within a quite-witty family comedy. The Pearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version, directed by Elizabeth Kruse Craig, stands up very well, with the alwayswonderful Todd Wright as Undershaft, Monica Cappuccini in perfect form as his formidable

spouse and Briana Mitchell as a the spirited and spiritual Barbara. Particularly impressive, too, is Michael Weiland in the dual role of the frivolous Lomax and the menacing cockney Bill Walker. Many of the actors in this production take on multiple roles, switching between the upper- and lower-class ranks, which shows, as the program states, that â&#x20AC;&#x153;social rank is a matter of externals, rather than innate qualities.â&#x20AC;? Point taken, but it can be a bit confusing in action. And unfortunately, while Shawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s script is wonderfully wordy, a few actors (especially Michael Saenz as Stephen Undershaft), have such appalling attempts at British accents as to render some lines unintelligible (one shudders to think what that other Shaw creation, Henry Higgins, might make of it). The set (designed by Kruse Craig and Norm Beamer, constructed by Beamer and James Kopp) drew applause at some clever trap-door transformations at the third act, and a backdrop projection is a nice touch, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d liked to have seen more done with it, to perhaps take up the full space. Audiences may not leave the theater with a clear sense of whether Undershaft is a devil or merely a good businessman (or if the mass bloodshed of the Great War in a decadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time would have changed his opinion on his trade), nor whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true that â&#x20AC;&#x153;there is only one true morality for every man; but every man has not the same true morality.â&#x20AC;? They will, however, leave thoroughly amused as well as intellectually nourished. Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be emailed at kkane@paweekly.com. What: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Major Barbaraâ&#x20AC;? Where: Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View When: Through Nov. 20, Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Cost: $28-32 Info: Go to thepear.org

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‘Phineas McBoof’ aims to inspire Palo Alto Children’s Theatre premieres new musical by Doctor Noize by Patrick Condon

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town. This week, the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre is debuting a stage version of Cory Cullinan’s “The Ballad of Phineas McBoof,” the story of the titular Phineas, a monkey who’s achieved fame and fortune but lost his passion and creative drive along the way. He rediscovers his love of music with the help of his oddball new band. The musical is based on Cullinan’s first two albums and books under the moniker Doctor Noize: “The Ballad of ... ” and “The Return of Phineas McBoof.” “I’ve played many shows for the City of Palo Alto over the years and had a lot of fun. I got to know Judge Luckey of the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre during that time,” Cullinan said. Luckey, the theater’s artistic director, commissioned Cullinan to write the musical with the hope of fostering creativity in children and teaching them about the value of music. “The storyline is actually about creating the band, setting their musical goals, composing the music, and performing that music,” Cullinan said. Cullinan has artistic roots in the Palo Alto area, where he was a music student at Stanford and a resident and music teacher in Los

Altos after graduation. “I decided I was going to be a musician and composer in high school ... I didn’t know exactly what medium or audience I’d be writing for, but I knew it would be something more expansive than rock songs in a rock band,” he said. Cullinan created the Doctor Noize persona as an outlet for his passion for music as well as his love for the educational aspects of the medium. He credits his own children as well as the children he taught as a music teacher for inspiring him to write music with kids as the intended audience. “I don’t feel the modern world engages kids enough ... This show is all about the creative process and tough creative choices,” he said. Cullinan now lives in Colorado, so the musical is more of a collaborative undertaking than if he were still living on the Peninsula. “On all the productions that I have ever done, I have been intimately involved. But this time, I am in another state,” he said. Fortunately, the musical is in capable hands with the aforementioned Luckey and the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre crew, he said. “The kids are between the ages of 8 and 15, and they’re really loving the music,” said Luckey just before one of the final rehearsals. The catchy music itself is very

Blake Mathews plays the titular “Phineas McBoof,” a rock-star monkey, at the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre. eclectic. Primarily a pop/rock score, it also contains a rap number as well as sections involving full harmonies by the young cast. Most of the songs contain bouncing piano melodies that keep the mood light and fun for the audience and performers alike as they watch Phineas and the other characters go through their musical journey. “A lot of the songs are rearranged for kids. It is a half oldfashioned musical/half rock show,” Cullinan said. The production also involves

some clever props, including the simian protagonist’s bananashaped guitar and a creatively constructed boat that “moves” across the stage in one scene. And though Cullinan currently resides elsewhere, Doctor Noize himself plans to be back in Palo Alto this week, in attendance for the premiere to see his work come to life. “The goal of the show is to get kids inside the musical creation process and to inspire them,” he said. Q

ditorial ntern atrick Condon can be emailed at pcondon@paweekly.com What: “The Ballad of Phineas McBoof” Where: Palo Alto Children’s Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road When: Nov. 3-13 (see online for complete schedule) Cost: $12 child/$14 adult Info: Go to doctornoize.com or tinyurl.com/jlu86g7

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Authentic Italian cooking gets a polished update at iTalico

A glass of Rosset Terroir’s cornalin wine is poured with a plate of ossobuco, slow-braised veal with carrot, celery, onion, rosemary, tomatoes and polenta.

F ITALIAN COMFORT FOOD BRINGS TO MIND THAT WAYWARD BIT OF MARINARA SAUCE SPLAT TERING ON A CHECKERED TABLECLOTH AS YOU TWIRL A FEW STRANDS OF SPAGHETTI, YOU MIGHT NEED AN UPDATE. At iTalico, California Avenue’s new Italian addition to its growing restaurant repertoire, comfort has an edge. The place has the polish and finesse of an upscale restaurant but still has the feel of a favorite neighborhood joint, the kind of place you’d take the family when you don’t feel like cooking on a weekday night. It’s friendly and casual but with a decided air of sophistication. It starts with the big smiles and cheery “buona sera” that greet patrons as they approach the counter, just inside the restaurant’s glass-paneled doors. There’s the buzz of animated conversations, the aroma of hearty food cooking in a wood-fired oven imported from Italy, the bustle of good-

looking waiters plying customers with earthy red wine and sparkling prosecco. Brothers Franco and Maico Campilongo, owners of the very successful Terún a block away from iTalico, took over the space from the short-lived Fire, Oak & Barley, which closed last April. After making “a few cosmetic touches” to the completely renovated building, iTalico opened with a small but select menu in mid-July. The Campilongos named their first restaurant Terún, a term that refers disparagingly to someone from southern Italy. The name iTalico comes from an ancient Greek word, “Italói,” used to define the natives from Calabria in the southern peninsula of Italy, which is where the brothers grew up. The place is already popular with foodies who gush over the pecorino with truffles from Sardinia or smile knowingly at the Fra’ Mani salame nostrano that’s been handcrafted in Berkeley. Unlike some of Palo Alto’s more trendy, ingredient-conscious culinary havens, however, the menu is presented in a straightforward, unfussy

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manner. It’s all decidedly Italian in flavors and atmosphere but brought up to date with a modern sensibility that is oh-so-easy to digest. Meals include wood-fired, oven-baked small plates and entrees, pastas, salads and risotto. There are filling, enticing appetizers like gently sautéed golden chanterelle mushrooms heaped over crusty grilled bread ($13) or broccolo gratinato ($12), baked broccoli and potatoes smothered in cheese sauce and topped with crisp seasoned bread crumbs. There’s the fagioli e bietola ($12), silky white cannellini beans mixed with Swiss chard and cheese. Salads are far simpler, such as tangy, fresh arugula drizzled with vinaigrette and tossed with walnuts, fava beans, green apple slices and shaved Parmesan ($12). Two or three of these generous starters, plus wine and bread, make a plentiful meal on their own. Diners are encouraged to mix and match a small but select assortment of salumi and cheeses ($9 for one selection, $30 for

four), nicely presented on boards and accompanied by tiny tastes of marinated white beans, honey, olives and walnuts. We feasted on a platter of pork sausage coppa sliced paper-thin and deep red beef bresaola with slabs of fantastically creamy Taleggio from Lombardy and Grana Padano from Parma. With a glass of wine and slices of rustic bread dipped in olive oil and balsamic vinegar, you can come pretty close to reenacting an indolent repast from some charming bistro in Bova overlooking the Ionian coastline. Main courses include one each of meat, veal, chicken and fish, and a nice variety of classic pastas. Ossobuco ($29) was fall-offthe-bone tender and served over a puddle of creamy polenta. The lasagne verdi ($20), one of the few vegetarian offerings on the meat-heavy menu, featured a large slab of pasta layered with spinach and peas embedded in a dense cheese sauce and topped with some unnecessary béchamel. Rigatoni ($19), also oversized, was sauced with pea pesto and loaded with bits of pancetta. A few oven-cooked dishes were not heated thoroughly when they arrived at our table, and I found some to be a bit heavyhanded with the cheese and too wimpy on the spices and seasonings. Servings are extremely generous — another reminder of the big portions typical of neighborhood Italian restaurants — and toting home your box of leftovers should work off a few of the calories from the indulgent sauces and silky pastas. It’s worth suffering a little more hedonism for dessert, especially the trifle ($10), a cup of sponge cake sprinkled with berries and saturated with creams of every sort, and the stupendous salted caramel gelato drizzled with olive oil ($8). iTalico serves only draft beer and wine, but much effort has gone into its 20-page wine list. There’s an emphasis on Italian reds, of course, with a nice variety of offthe-beaten-track nebbiolos, Brunellos, barberas and sangioveses, as well as a range of dessert wines. Prices are on the high side, with only about five bottles offered under $40. Generous pours of single glasses run $12 to $18. So what is it about iTalico that stands out? Well, pretty much everything. Service is polished without being snooty. The owners make it a point to stop by every table to chat, learn their customers’ names and share their obvious pleasure in food, wine and all things Italian. Their enthusiasm, creativity and charm energize the dining room and complement the flavors that emanate from the busy kitchen. It’s not perfect by any means: The room can get quite loud, and I’m not fond of the distraction of a large-screen TV over the bar in a restaurant that purports to emulate bona-fide Italian dining. But those are quibbles about a vibrant addition to the Palo Alto food scene. iTalico is energetic and stylish, and it excels in regional Italian food, wine and service. Q reelance writer uth chechter can be emailed at ruths @sbcglobal.net. iTalico 341 California Ave., Palo Alto; 650-473-9616; italicorestaurant.com Hours: Lunch 11:30 a.m.--2:30 p.m. Tuesday--Friday; dinner 5--10 p.m. Tuesday--Saturday and 5--9 p.m. Sunday.

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‘Strange’-r things Benedict Cumberbatch plays Marvel’s mystical superhero 000 (Century 16 & 20) Back in 1963, Marvel’s Stan Lee and Steve Ditko cheekily introduced Doctor Strange “quietly and without fanfare” as “a different kind of super-hero.” And now, 53 years later, Marvel Studios has embraced that difference to make the “master of the mystic arts” a welcome addition to the sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Doctor Strange” leads us on a magical mystery tour that’s both familiar and ... strange.

Benedict Cumberbatch (“Sherlock”) plays Dr. Stephen Strange, a neurosurgeon marked by “stubbornness, arrogance, ambition.” When an accident afflicts his hands with nerve damage, Strange loses his grip not only on his scalpel but his sense of self. His search for healing leads him to Kathmandu and a secret temple called Kamar-Taj, presided over by the powerful sorceress The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton).

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Benedict Cumberbatch is a former neurosurgeon drawn into the world of mystic arts in “Doctor Strange.”

Her trusted charge Karl Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) tells Strange, “Forget everything you think you know,” good preparation for the mandala of mystical wisdom about to blossom before him. The Ancient One instructs Strange in the true nature of our infinite multiverse, including an astral dimension, mirror dimension, and (uh oh) dark dimension. Naturally, that last bit proves entirely too tempting to the story’s villain, The Ancient One’s wayward former pupil Kaecilius (Mads Mikkelsen). Director Scott Derrickson (“Sinister”) presides over this epic adventure with a sure hand. In many ways, it’s superhero boilerplate: an origin story (with more than a little in common with the dramatic trajectory of “Iron Man”), super-charged fight scenes, and a race to save the world. But “Doctor Strange” looks at urban architecture through a twisting digital kaleidoscope, next-stepping from “Inception” to an M.C. Escher-esque action aesthetic that amounts to threedimensional chess. Given that the film also briefly evokes the mind-bending of “2001: A Space Odyssey” as its hero learns to elevate his mind and deepen his spirit, “Doctor Strange” delivers the goods of dazzling spectacle that have become the guaranteed currency of modern movie going. The special effects artistry here indeed qualifies as special, bolstered by 3-D that feels necessary to the experience (and this movie must be a heck of a thing in IMAX 3-D). None of that would matter a whit without a certain amount of compelling characterization. Cumberbatch turns in a smart, centered performance, and he’s well supported by a skilled ensemble (also including Rachel McAdams as surgeon/love interest Christine Palmer and Benedict Wong as librarian sorcerer Wong). Above all, “Doctor Strange” overcomes its genre clichés by winningly exploiting pop psychology and New Age spirituality, particularly in identifying “fear of death” as the ultimate motivator (Kaecilius identifies time as “the true enemy of us all”). Of course, the successful launch of “Doctor Strange” also serves to prime audiences for upcoming Marvel adventures (mostly by use of the mid-credits and post-credits bonus scenes). As the credits promise, “Doctor Strange will return,” and I have a feeling audiences will be happy to see him again. Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and action throughout, and an intense crash sequence. One hour, 55 minutes. eter Cana ese

Jung-woo Ha, left, plays a con man trying to seduce Japanese heiress Lady Hideko (Min-hee Kim) in “The Handmaiden.”

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Erotic thriller ‘The Handmaiden’ has tricks up its sleeve 000 1/2 (Aquarius)

Some of the best filmmakers “fetishize” their art and, in doing so, invite their viewers to do the same. Park Chan-wook embodies that rare type of precision filmmaker whose every shot seems perfectly orchestrated and framed, whose every edit seems to have been worked out even before the sets were built or the actors hired. And yet Chan-wook’s erotic thriller “The Handmaiden” — with its story that, not coincidentally, deals with fetishes — never feels lifelessly premeditated; rather, we realize, early and often, that we are in very sure hands. The filmmaker of “Oldboy” and “Lady Venegance” here applies himself to adapting Sarah Waters’ 2002 novel “Fingersmith.” Along with co-screenwriter Chung Seokyung, Park transplants the story from Victorian-era London to 1930s colonial Korea, where a con man calling himself Count Fujiwara (Ha Jung-woo) enlists a female pickpocket named Nam Sookee (Kim Tae-ri) as part of a plot to convince Japanese heiress Lady Izumi Hideko (Min-hee Kim) to marry him. Hideko lives a life of quiet desperation in the sprawling Eastmeets-West mansion of her creepy Uncle Kouzuki (Cho Jin-woong), a book collector with pronounced fetishes of his own, ones that are not entirely bibliophilic in nature. Count Fujiwara intends a slow but sure seduction of Hideko, abetted by Sookee’s whispers in his favor. But the plot thickens when Hideko and Sookee fall into each other’s arms, the first of many surprises in an ever-unfolding plot. “The Handmaiden” veers into a rather soulful love story, though a

central theme of duplicity keeps us guessing. The women’s alchemic interest in each other also benefits from a social imperative, a feminist desire. It’s a story of power plays, the power men wield over women or can offer to them (“The man who loves you has the power to protect you”), the power women have over men (whom Park depicts as rendered dumbstruck by arousal), and the power moves women inflict on each other, among other dynamics (literal power outages in the mansion draw attention to the characters’ figurative power outages and surges). Park also slyly investigates the intersection of pain and pleasure, and the desperate desire to escape social imprisonment, encapsulated in an image of Hideko seen through a tangled web of tree branches. The image also serves the point for which Park reserves his keenest interest: storytelling. When the non-linear plot turns back on itself, subtle variations in the performances by the roleplaying characters reflect different narrative points of view on key events. Those waiting for Park to bust out with kink and violence will eventually get what they came for, but “The Handmaiden” proves more deeply felt than prurient, a testament to a terrific cast and a cunning director. Every shot, every sequence is designed to perfection and executed just as well, with the insinuating cinematography of Chung Chung-hoon, brilliant art direction by Ryu Seonghie, and the limber, string-based score of Cho Young-wuk all serving a conspicuously crafty tale. Not MPAA rated. Two hours, 24 minutes. eter Cana ese

Movies MOVIE TIMES All showtimes are for Friday to Sunday only unless otherwise noted. For reviews and trailers, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies. Movie times are subject to change. Call theaters for the latest. A Man Called Ove (PG-13) +++ Guild Theatre: 1:50, 4:25 & 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:35 p.m. The Accountant (R) + Century 16: 10:05 a.m. 1:05, 4:05,7:15 & 10:15 p.m., Sun. 6:20 p.m. Century 20: 10:05 a.m., 1:05, 7:15 & 10:20 p.m. Fri. 4:15 & 10:20 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 4:05, 7:15 & 10:15 p.m., Sun. 6:20 p.m.

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (PG-13) Century 16: 10:15 a.m. 1:40, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45 p.m. Century 20: 10:25 a.m., 1:20, 4:25, 7:35 & 10:35 p.m. Keeping Up with the Joneses (PG-13) 1/2 Century 16: 11:55 p.m. Century 20: 9:30 p.m. Stanford Theatre: 3:40

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (Not Rated) Century 16: 3:15, 6:55 & 10:35 p.m.

Lola Montez (1918) (Not Rated) & 7:30 p.m.

Bolshoi Ballet: The Bright Stream (PG) Century 16: 12:55 p.m. Century 20: 12:55 p.m.

The Magnificant Seven (PG-13) Century 20: 2:30 & 8:45 p.m.

Boo! A Madea Halloween (PG-13) Century 16: 9:10, 11:45 a.m., 2:20, 4:55, 7:35 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m., 2, 5, 7:55 & 10:40 p.m.

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (PG) Century 20: 10:35 a.m., 1:10, 3:35 & 6:55 p.m.

Caught (R) +

Stanford Theatre: 5:50 & 9:40 p.m.

Certain Women (R) +++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 1:30, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. Deepwater Horizon (PG) +++ Desierto (R)

Century 20: 10:30 p.m.

Century 20: 10:45 p.m.

Doctor Strange (PG-13) +++ Century 16: 9:50, 11:30 a.m., 1, 2:50, 4:10, 6:10, 7:30 & 9:30 Fri. & Sat. 11 p.m. & 12:01 a.m., Sun. 10:30 p.m., In 3-D at 9, 10:40 a.m., 12:20, 1:50, 3:40, 5, 7 & 8 Fri. & Sat. 10:20 & 11:30 p.m. Sun. 11 p.m. Century 20: 10:45 a.m., 1:50, 2:55, 4:55, 6:10, 8:05 & 9:15 p.m. In D-Box at 10:45 a.m., 1:50, 4:55 & 8:05 p.m. In X-D at 10:10 a.m.,4:20 & 7:30 p.m.In 3-D at 11:20, 11:55 a.m., 12:40, 2:25, 3:40, 5:35, 6:50,8:40 & 10 p.m. In 3-D/D-Box at 12:40, 3:40, 6:50 & 10 p.m. In 3-D/X-D at 1:15, 10:40 p.m. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) (R)

Century 20: 7 p.m.

The Girl on the Train (R) ++1/2 Century 16: 10:45 a.m., 1:35, 4:20, 7:10 & 10 p.m. Century 20: 10:40 a.m., 1:30 & 4:30 p.m. Sat. 7:20 p.m. Hacksaw Ridge (R) Century 16: 10 a.m., 1:15, 4:25, 7:45 & 10:55 p.m. Century 20: 12:15, 3:45, 7 & 10:15 p.m. The Handmaiden (Not Rated) +++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 2:05, 5:10 & 8:15 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 10 p.m. Inferno (PG-13) ++ Century 16: 9, 10:30 a.m.,1:30, 4:30, 5:55, 7:25, 9 & 10:25 p.m. Sat. 12 & 3 p.m. Sun. 6:45 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m., 5:45. 7:25 & 10:25 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 10:05 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m., 1:15 & 4:10 p.m.

Miss Peregrineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home for Peculiar Children (PG-13) Century 16: 9:15 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. Century 20: 10:15 a.m. & 7:45 p.m.Sat. 1:35 & 4:35 p.m. Moonlight (R) Palo Alto Square: 1:15,4:15 & 7:15 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 10 p.m. Ouija: Origin of Evil (PG-13) Century 16: 9:05, 11:40 a.m., 2:15, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 12:05, 2:45. 5:20, 8:10 & 10:45 p.m. The Queen of Katwe (PG) +++ Palo Alto Square: Fri 1, 4 & 7 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 9:50 p.m. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (R) Guild Theatre: 11:55 p.m. Spring Parade (1940) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m. Storks (PG) +++ Century 20: 10:20 a.m., 12:50, 3:25, 6:45 & 9:20 p.m. Sully (PG-13) ++

Century 20: 7:50 & 10:25 p.m.

Trolls (PG) Century 16: 9,10:40,11:30 a.m.,1:10, 2, 3:40, 7:05, 9:35 & 10:20 p.m. Fri. & Sat.. 4:30 p.m., Sun. 4:15pm In 3-D at 9:45 a.m.,12:20, 2:55, 5:20 & 7:50 p.m. Century 20: 10,11:40 a.m.,12, 12:30, 2:10, 2:35, 3, 4:40, 5:05, 5:30, 7:10, 8, 9:45 & 10:35 p.m. In 3-D at 10:50 a.m.,1:25, 3:55, 6:25 & 8:55 p.m. Viennese Nights (1930) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 5:40 & 9:10 p.m.

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CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto City Council will hold a Public Hearing at the regular meeting on Monday, November 14, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. or as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, to consider, adoption of an Ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2017 Municipal Fee Schedule to adjust the Department of Planning & Community Environment User Fees to YLÅLJ[ HKQ\Z[TLU[Z [V ZHSHYPLZ HUK ILULÄ[Z included in the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget. The Fees and all related backup documentation will be available for public inspection at the Planning and Community Environment Department, 250 /HTPS[VU (]LU\L [O ÅVVY 7HSV (S[V *( days before the Public Hearing. BETH MINOR City Clerk PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26 *****************************************

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AGENDA–REGULAR MEETING–COUNCIL CHAMBERS November 7, 2016, 6:00 PM Consent Calendar 2. Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation That the Council Adopt the Net Energy Metering (NEM) Transition Policy and Adopt a Resolution Revising the NEM Cap Calculation Methodology 3. Approval of Amendment Number 3 to Contract Number * >P[O 4J.\PYL 7HJPÄJ *VUZ[Y\J[PVU [V ,_[LUK [OL ;LYT of the Contract for Downtown Residential Preferential Parking Sign Installation to September 1, 2018 With no Additional Costs 4. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance to add Chapter 10.51 to the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Permanently Implement [OL *YLZJLU[ 7HYR 5V 6]LYUPNO[ 7HYRPUN 7YVNYHT HUK ,_WHUK the Boundaries of the Program (FIRST READING: December 7, 7(::,+! :JOHYќ 5V[ 7HY[PJPWH[PUN )\Y[ (IZLU[ Action Items 5. Adoption of a Resolution Amending and Restating the Administrative Penalty Schedule and Civil Penalty Schedules for Certain Violations of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and the California Vehicle Code Established by Resolution Number 9554 (CONTINUED FROM OCTOBER 4, 2016) 6. Review and Potential Direction to add Optional Enhancements and Associated Costs for the Adobe Creek/Highway 101 Pedestrian Overcrossing Project, Capital Improvements Program Project PE11011 7. PUBLIC HEARING: Finance Committee Recommendation That the Council Adopt an Ordinance Updating the Procedure for Collection of Impact Fees by Amending Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Title 16 (Building Regulations), Chapters 16.45 (Transportation Impact Fee for new Nonresidential Development in the Stanford Research Park/El Camino CS Zone), 16.46 (Approval of 7YVQLJ[Z >P[O 0TWHJ[Z VU ;YHѝJ PU [OL :HU (U[VUPV >LZ[ )H`shore Area), 16.47 (Approval of Projects With Impacts on Housing), 16.57 (In-Lieu Parking Fee for new Nonresidential Development in the Commercial Downtown (CD) Zoning District), 16.58 (Development Impact Fees), 16.59 (Citywide Transportation Impact Fee), 16.60 (Charleston Arastradero Corridor Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Impact Fee), 16.61 (Public Art for Private Developments), 16.64 (Development Fee and In-Lieu Payment Administration); and Title 21 (Subdivisions and Other Divisions of Land), Chapter 21.50 (Parkland Dedication or Fee In-Lieu ;OLYLVM HUK -PUKPUN [OL (J[PVU ,_LTW[ -YVT 9L]PL^ <UKLY [OL California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Page 34 • November 4, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

NOVEMBER 2016

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Health advisers help ease Medicare confusion by Chris Kenrick ec. 7 marks the end of Medicare’s annual fall election period and the only time most seniors can make changes to their health and prescription plans under the federal insurance program. For those trying to determine whether their prescriptions are still covered under Part D, how their coverage requirements might have changed or are looking to find a better premium, don’t fret. There are a number of resources available, including independent brokers who can help seniors age 65 and older navigate the system at no cost. S t e v e Blandino, an independent broker at Redwood Shores and founder of the nonprofit Educate U, which edu- Steve Blandino cates people approaching 65 about how the Medicare system works, said

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“There’s no cost to work with them — (They’re) compensated by the carrier. You pay exactly the same premium, but now you have an adviser,” he said. Having a go-to adviser who knows your insurance plan can be essential during the annual

election period, especially if you’re trying to sort through paperwork to understand if your coverage has changed. This is also a time when a deluge of health plan advertisements come in the mail, adding confusion to the process. “You have an adviser, and as you get older, you establish a wonderful relationship,” Blandino added. He said Medicare’s Part D plan, which provides coverage for prescription drugs, is a top concern among seniors he assists. The plan changes every year, so many people check with him to determine whether they need to switch their drug plans. “People are asking, ‘With all this (advertising) mail, do I need to change my drug plan?’ And the answer is, ‘probably not,’” Blandino said. “There wasn’t that much disruption in the market this year in this area. But people absolutely do need to reassess if they got a letter from their carrier saying, ‘We’re not covering your (continued on page 38)

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drug next year, or we’re going to change the way we cover your drug.” If insurers are changing their coverage of a certain drug, they are required to notify Medicare clients who took that drug during the last year, he said. He said seniors should also review their Medicare Supplement, also called Medigap, which can help pay some of the health care costs that Medicare doesn’t, such as deductibles and copayments.

Determine if the premiums on this private supplement have changed or if it’s necessary to switch carriers, he said. Those with Medicare Advantage plans may have to deal with more significant changes, not only in premium amounts but also in the plans themselves, he said. Blandino said one of the most commonly asked questions he hears is: “Do I have to enroll in Medicare when I turn 65?” People approaching 65 can apply for Medicare up to three months before their birthday and — if they sign up prompt-

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Ginger Johnson Memorial Bridge Tournament, 9:30am-12:30pm. ACBL sanctioned tournament. Reservation required. Call 650-289-5400.

Open Chess Day every Wednesday, 1-5pm @ Avenidas. Drop-in, free. Presentation: “Superﬂex: Powered Clothing with Wearable Strength & Support” 3-4:30pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 to pre-register. Free.

Garden Club: Garden Design 2, 1:30-3pm@ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 to pre-register. Free. UNA Film Festival “They Chose China” 2-3:30pm @ Avenidas. Free.

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Nov 14

La Comida Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon. Reservations required. Call 650-322-3742 beginning 11/10. Two seatings at 11:15am and 12:30pm. Suggested donation of $3 for 60+, $8 for younger.

Nov 3 Movie: “Me Before You” 1:30-4pm @ Avenidas. $0/$2 includes popcorn. Get ticket at front desk.

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Presentation: “Oral Health Concerns of Older Adults,” 10:30am @ Avenidas. Followed by oral health screenings. Call 650-289-5400 to pre-register. Free. Wine Appreciation: “Pinot Noir for the Holidays” 3-4:30pm @ Avenidas. Space is limited. RSVP required. Call 650-289-5400. $18/$20

Nov 7 Caregiver Support Group every Monday 11:30am-1pm @ Avenidas. Drop-in, free.

Nov 8 Rosen Movement most Tuesdays 11:30am-12:30pm. Drop-in, free.

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Parkinson’s Support Group, 2-3:30pm @ Avenidas. Call Robin Riddle @ 650-724-6090 for more info. Free.

Exercises for Parkinson’s Disease 3:30-4:30pm @ Avenidas. Register with instructor in class. Free.

Nov 15 Avenidas Village Coffee Chat 10am @ Avenidas. RSVP required. Call 650-289-5405.

Chinese Classical Mah Jong, 1-4pm @ Avenidas. Call Sylvia 650-327-6216 for more info. Free

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Living Well NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING of the City of Palo Alto Architectural Review Board (ARB) 8:30 A.M., Thursday, November 17, 2016, Palo Alto Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue. Plans may be reviewed online at: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/planningprojects . If you need assistance reviewing the plan set, please visit our Development Center at 285 Hamilton Avenue. For general questions about the hearing contact Alicia Spotwood during business hours at 650.617-3168. QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTER / PUBLIC HEARING. 693 Arastradero Road [16PLN-00089]: Consideration of applicant’s request for approval of an Architectural Review permit for the demolition of three existing single family homes and construction of a new preschool (60 children) and expansion of the Bowman School on Terman Drive. There is no proposed change to the existing enrollment limitation of 300 students. Three new struc[\YLZ ^PSS OH]L H JVTIPULK ÅVVY HYLH VM ZX\HYL feet and will be used for the preschool, gymnasium and classrooms. Environmental Assessment: An Initial Study is being prepared. No action from the ARB will be taken at this meeting. For additional information contact Victoria Hernandez at Victoria.Hernandez@cityofpaloalto. org. 480 Lytton Avenue [16PLN-00257]: Prescreening for an Architectural Review Application for Proposed Ex[LYPVY 4VKPÄJH[PVUZ [V HU ,_PZ[PUN :X\HYL -VV[ Building, Including Changes to the Parking Lot Design and Other Site Improvements. This Application is not a Project Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. For additional information contact Adam Petersen at APetersen@m-group.us QUASI JUDICIAL MATTER / PUBLIC HEARING. 203 Forest Avenue [14PLN-00472]: Recommendation to the Director of Planning and Community Environment for the Denial of an Architectural Review Application for a 4,996 Square Foot Residential Addition Above an Existing 4,626 Square Foot Commercial Building. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15270, CEQA Does not Apply to Disapproved Projects. For additional information contact Adam Petersen at APetersen@m-group.us. QUASI JUDICIAL MATTER / PUBLIC HEARING. 14511459 Hamilton Avenue and 1462 Edgewood Drive [16PLN-00174]: Recommendation to the Director of Planning and Community Environment for the Approval of an Architectural Review Application to Allow the Demolition of Two Single-Story Houses and Two, Two-Story Houses and for the Construction of Three Single-Story Houses and One, Two-Story House on Four Separate Lots. Basements are proposed for two of the houses. The Proposed Project is Categorically Exempt From Environmental Review Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction). For additional information contact Graham Owen at Graham.Owen@cityofpaloalto.org. Jodie Gerhardt, AICP Manager of Current Planning The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation for this meeting or an alternative format for any related printed materials, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. Page 40 • November 4, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Senior Focus NEW DESIGN CHALLENGE ... Stanford University’s Center on Longevity is challenging students around the world to design products to enhance the quality of life for older people. This year’s Design Challenge theme is “innovating aging in place,” inviting entries that “optimize all aspects of aging in place, including biological, psychological, financial and social elements.” Winning ideas from previous challenges include the interactive game “Memoir Monopoly” from students at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and “City Cart,” a walker/shoppingcart hybrid, from students at San Francisco State University. This year’s submissions are due Dec. 9 and finalists will present their products to a judging panel at Stanford in April. For details go to longevity3.stanford.edu.

MUSIC, LECTURES AT THE JCC ... The Oshman Family Jewish Community Center is offering a range of public programs geared for seniors throughout November, including a Tuesday, Nov. 15, lunch and “ Fun at the Opera “ concert featuring two vocalists and a pianist and a Nov. 29 presentation on the local implications of climate change by Will Travis. Travis headed the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission for 17 years before retiring in 2011. Under his leadership, the commission became the nation’s first state coastal management agency to adopt development regulations to address sea level rise. For details on those and other programs, go to paloaltojcc.org/Tuesdays. “Community Tuesdays” are open to JCC members and the general public.

CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto City Council will hold a Public Hearing at the regular meeting on Monday, November 14, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. or as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, to consider, 900 N California Ave [14PLN-00233]: Recommendation for approval of a Preliminary Parcel Map, with exceptions, to subdivide an existing 30,837 square foot parcel into three parcels. The Parcel Map Exception is to allow one of the parcels to exceed the maximum lot area. Environmental Assessment: exemption pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3). Zoning District: Single-Family Residential District (R-1). BETH MINOR City Clerk

CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto City Council will hold a Public Hearing at the regular meeting on Monday, November 14, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. or as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, to consider, adoption of an Ordinance approving revisions to the Architectural Review Findings in Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 18.76 and approval of an exemption under Sections 15061 and 15305 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. The Planning and Transportation Commission recommended Council approval of the Ordinance. (Continued from September 12 and October 24, 2016). BETH MINOR City Clerk

HOLIDAY CRAFT SALE ... Handmade scarves, wraps, necklaces and more will be available at the annual “Aveneedles” craft sale. Members of the Avenidas needlework club have been hard at work since last December creating the items. The sale will be Friday, Nov. 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Garden Room at Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Proceeds will benefit Avenidas, LifeMoves (formerly the InnVision Shelter Network) and the Peninsula Humane Society. THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION ... La Comida senior nutrition program at Avenidas will celebrate Thanksgiving with turkey and all the traditional trimmings on Tuesday, Nov. 22, during special seatings at 11:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Reservations are required and will be taken starting Nov. 10. Cost is $3 for adults 60 and older and $8 for those under 60. To make a reservation, call 650-322-3742. FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS ... Free, drop-in blood pressure screenings will be held in Palo Alto throughout the month at Moldaw Residences, 899 E. Charleston Road and Avenidas, 450 Bryant St. The screenings at Moldaw will be held on Nov. 8 and 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, call Moldaw’s Wellness Department at 650 433-3621. The screenings at Avenidas will be held every Thursday 10-11:30 a.m. On Nov. 17, Palo Alto Medical Foundation dermatologist Sara Kamanger will be available 2-3 p.m. for skin checks, including questionable changes to existing moles, sun-exposed areas and other spots of concern. For ages 50-plus; no disrobing allowed, waiver required. To reserve a spot, call 650-289-5400.

Items for Senior Focus may be emailed to Palo Alto Weekly Contributing Writer Chris Kenrick at ckenrick@ paweekly.com.

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PALO ALTO STREET SWEEPING ... As the leaves begin to fall, the street sweepers come out. Palo Alto streets will be swept every week until about Feb. 20, 2017. Street sweeping keeps the streets clean and safe by removing the dirt, metals, petroleum products, garbage and vegetation that regularly collect. Keeping the storm drains clear reduces the likelihood of flooding during heavy rain. Street sweepers cannot pick up large pieces or piles. To ensure a clean street: Avoid raking or blowing or piling leaves or other debris in the street or gutter. Keep palm fronds and long twigs and branches out. Park your vehicles off the street on your designated sweep day.

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SOLAR PANEL DEADLINE ... The City of Palo Alto Utilities is rapidly approaching the 10.8 megawatts for the solar Net Energy Metering (NEM) program. Once the cap has been reached, new solar customers will be under the NEM Successor rate. Existing solar customers may continue on the NEM rate for a period of 20 years from the date the City of Palo Alto first approved the solar PV interconnection (also known as the NEM term). Since the City expects to reach the NEM cap within the next six months to one year, the city’s Utilities Department has launched a system to allow solar customers to reserve a place in the NEM program on a first-come, first-served basis, to customers who have signed solar PV purchase or lease contracts; submitted a complete NEM Reservation application; and are able to have the PV system installed and approved for interconnection within six months from the date the NEM Reservation application was approved. The NEM Reservation Application will be available online Monday, Nov. 14 at 8 a.m. at http://www. cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/utl/ residents/resources/pcm/net_ energy_metering_reservation.asp.

Stopping the flight of the

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Palo Alto landscape architect hopes to create public pollinator garden by Patrick Condon

LANDSCAPE DINNER ... The California Landscape Contractors’ Association will hold a dinner meeting Thursday Nov. 10 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to honor this year’s San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Board of Directors and install the officers for 2017. The event will be held at Chef Chu’s, 1067 N. San Antonio Road in Los Altos. To register go to clcasfba. 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.

Four plant photos courtesy of Juanita Salisbury.

here is a problem in Palo Alto that not many know about. Not to worry though, landscape architect Juanita Salisbury is more than ready to tackle it, but she needs the community’s help. She is determined to start a movement in Palo Alto that would help bring back bee-friendly plants. “A lot of people are having problems with getting plants pollinated,” Salisbury said. A big part of this has to do with the lack of native or “bee-friendly” plants such as daisies, lavenders and marigolds throughout Palo Alto neighborhoods. “I often walk through the residential neighborhoods in the area and am always struck by the differences in pollinator visits to the front yards I walk past. Yards with native and pollen-rich plants are alive with native and honey bees, butterflies and hummingbirds of all kinds,” she said. “Sadly, such yards are the exception rather than the rule. Most yards do not provide year-long nectar, pollen or habitat for native pollinators. The neighborhoods are pollinator deserts.” These non-native plants are often covered in various chemicals used in order to make “plants look nice” as Salisbury described it. But a side effect of using the chemicals is they kill insects that have the potential to pollinate, driving away bees, hummingbirds, beetles, flies, and wasps. Then Salisbury had an idea: to create a pollinator garden in a strip of land near her home on Primrose Way. “Currently the site has nothing but lawn and four cherry trees,” Salisbury said. “We need to remove

Landscape architect Juanita Salisbury has permission from the city of Palo Alto to turn this strip of lawn into a garden buzzing with life. Inset photos of plants: Salisbury hopes to attract bees and hummingbirds by planting plants like these verbena and types of native buckwheat.

and haul away the grass, prepare the soil ... and then plant native California plants. We will also be using boulders and logs to create habitat and paths.” “I went to the city’s community services manager and said that I would handle the fund raising, and he gave me the green light,” she said. “My neighborhood is very interested, and I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback,” she said, adding that she sees a lot of similar opportunities around Palo Alto. “My hope is that others will be inspired to enhance the pollination resources by planting native (and/or pollen-and nectar-rich) plants and providing pollinator habitat. “Habitat loss is one of the reasons for the decline in numbers of pollinator species. Habitat includes not only plants that provide nectar and pollen, but places for native bees to nest,” said Salisbury. “The consequences of ignoring pollinator decline are a loss of biological diversity and unraveling of the green infrastructure that we are only beginning to understand.” She hopes to have the site prepared by the end of 2016 so that she can immediately begin planting in the early months of 2017 to take advantage of the rainy season. In order to achieve her goal, she is asking for the help of Palo Alto residents. She has started a gofundme website to reach her goal of $15,000. This can be found at https://www.gofundme. com/2mgxdwj8. Q Editorial intern Patrick Condon can be reached at pcondon@paweekly.com.

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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 the deeds after the close of escrow and published within four to six weeks.

Atherton

372 El Camino Real A. & C. Pinel to W. Yang for $1,670,000 on 09/22/16; built 1922, 2bd, 1,330 sq.ft.; previous sale 03/30/2012, $899,000

East Palo Alto

1213 Jervis Avenue J. Weel to C. Fichou for $775,000 on 09/22/16; built 1950, 3bd, 1,180 sq.ft.; previous sale 04/29/2013, $440,000 1982 West Bayshore Road #112l †F. Rieken to J. Quiroz for $570,000 on 09/19/16; built 2002, 1bd, 776 sq.ft.; previous ale 02/21/2007, $369,000

SALES AT A GLANCE Atherton

East Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $570,000 Highest sales price: $775,000 Average sales price: $672,500

Los Altos

Total sales reported: 7 Lowest sales price: $1,620,000 Highest sales price: $3,600,000 Average sales price: $2,653,570

Los Altos Hills

Total sales reported: 1 Sales price: $2,450,000

Los Altos

900 Andover Way Salocks Trust to Poirier Trust for $2,400,000 on 10/14/16; built 1966, 3bd, 2,416 sq.ft. 157 Arbuelo Way George Trust to S. Langdon for $2,675,000 on 10/14/16; built 1954, 3bd, 2,093 sq.ft. 300 Cuesta Drive Pilna Limited to Plots & Digs for $1,620,000 on 10/11/16; built 1951, 3bd, 1,280 sq.ft.; previous sale 01/13/2010, $622,500 1077 Echo Drive Holmquist Trust to B. Leung for $2,250,000 on 10/14/16; built 1972, 3bd, 1,702 sq.ft.; previous sale 11/15/1985, $310,000 944 Lundy Lane B. Tsyganskiy to Sadrzadeh Trust for $3,600,000 on 10/14/16; built 2006, 5bd, 3,668 sq.ft.; previous sale 09/26/2012, $2,330,000 1024 Mercedes Avenue M. & K. Wilson to R. & H. Barnett for $2,530,000 on 10/13/16; built 1950, 3bd, 1,400 sq.ft.; previous sale 08/12/2011, $1,175,000 284 Quinnhill Road Noerskov Trust to R. Bansal for $3,500,000 on 10/14/16; built 2008, 5bd, 2,673 sq.ft.; previous sale 07/30/2010, $2,012,500

Los Altos Hills

14574 Harvard Court †Alcala Trust to I. Khan for $2,450,000 on 10/12/16; built 1968, 4bd, 2,834 sq.ft.

Menlo Park

2139 Harkins Avenue Andrews Trust to M. Bonechi for $1,780,000 on 09/19/16; built 1957, 3bd, 1,470 sq.ft. 9 Heritage Place D. & P. Sharma to Strasburg Trust for $1,500,000 on 09/23/16; built 2008, 3bd, 1,870 sq.ft.; previous sale 05/21/2013, $1,001,000 1064 Laurel Street K. Huang to G. & D. Gamble for $1,620,000 on 09/22/16; built 2007, 3bd, 1,850 sq.ft.; previous sale 05/25/2010, $975,000

Menlo Park

Total sales reported: 1 Sales price: $1,670,000

Total sales reported: 8 Lowest sales price: $930,000 Highest sales price: $2,705,000 Average sales price: $1,600,000

Mountain View

Total sales reported: 15 Lowest sales price: $223,000 Highest sales price: $2,698,000 Average sales price: $1,273,600

Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 16 Lowest sales price: $1,250,000 Highest sales price: $3,999,000 Average sales price: $2,578,438

Woodside

Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $375,000 Highest sales price: $9,750,000 Average sales price: $4,691,667 Source: California REsource

931 Peggy Lane Bonino Trust to F. Dearaujo for $1,515,000 on 09/21/16; built 1948, 3bd, 1,300 sq.ft. 1280 Sharon Park Drive #27 Rosenberg Trust to N. & J. Li for $1,350,000 on 09/22/16; built 1978, 2bd, 1,844 sq.ft.; previous sale 10/05/2011, $820,000 1100 Sharon Park Drive #37 †S. Vardharajan to R. & S. Agah for $930,000 on 09/19/16; built 1965, 2bd, 1,153 sq.ft.; previous sale 01/29/2007, $665,000 2018 Sharon Road Lee-Fung Trust to M. & N. Kanevsky for $2,705,000 on 09/22/16; built 1953, 5bd, 2,570 sq.ft.; previous sale 08/09/2006, $1,525,000 1330 University Drive #53 Sprankle Trust to M. Shiver for $1,400,000 on 09/22/16; built 1973, 2bd, 1,490 sq.ft.; previous sale 04/30/2007, $800,000

Mountain View

2421 Alvin Street Kochta Trust to S. Kwon for $1,580,000 on 10/11/16; built 1954, 3bd, 1,140 sq.ft.; previous sale 04/01/1997, $327,000 110 Beacon Street Zheng Trust to P. & P. Cheng for $1,528,000 on 10/13/16; built 1995, 3bd, 1,339 sq.ft.; previous sale 08/03/2010, $838,000 1089 Burgoyne Street Swanson Trust to X. Bu for $1,275,000 on 10/13/16; built 1951, 3bd, 1,142 sq.ft.; previous sale 12/17/1992, $230,000 907 Camille Lane J. Kranz to Y. Guan for $1,370,000 on 10/12/16; , 3bd, 2,022 sq.ft.; previous sale 02/25/2004, $685,500 1031 Crestview Drive #109 E. & S. Brinkman to C. Apte for $825,000 on 10/14/16; built 1969, 2bd, 1,140 sq.ft.; previous sale 04/06/2015, $719,000 181 Del Medio Avenue #208

C. Stark to S. Ma for $522,000 on 10/14/16; built 1962, 1bd, 756 sq.ft.; previous sale 02/01/2005, $150,000 280 Easy Street #422 A. & A. Sprecher to L. & D. Valmayor for $585,000 on 10/11/16; built 1964, 1bd, 711 sq.ft.; previous sale 12/15/2006, $308,000 198 Easy Street †Z. Chen to Y. Dong for $223,000 on 10/14/16; built 1954, 3bd, 1817 sq.ft.; previous sale 07/20/1994, $220,000 450 Loreto Street Rodgers Trust to C & M Trust for $1,850,000 on 10/17/16; built 1930, 1,521 sq.ft. 1909 Milano Way Glaser Trust to Traylor Trust for $1,700,000 on 10/13/16; built 1979, 3bd, 1,977 sq.ft.; previous sale 10/22/1984, $290,000 450 Sierra Vista Avenue #2 J. Leung to A. Chan for $1,130,000 on 10/11/16; built 1990, 2bd, 1,759 sq.ft.; previous sale 03/27/2013, $768,000 716 South Shoreline Boulevard P. Partti to L. Pan for $1,453,000 on 10/13/16; built 1950, 2,062 sq.ft.; previous sale 06/08/2006, $875,000 32 Starlite Court V. Oliver to A. Li for $1,095,000 on 10/14/16; built 1974, 3bd, 1310 sq.ft.; previous sale 11/16/1995, $207,000 2007 Sunnyview Lane McvickerWeston Trust to Sahdev Trust for $2,698,000 on 10/14/16; built 2010, 4bd, 2,857 sq.ft.; previous sale 12/16/2010, $1,700,000 287 Walker Drive Silveira Trust to Sun Trust for $1,270,000 on 10/12/16; built 1955, 3bd, 1,134 sq.ft.

Palo Alto

2615 Alma Street Almanium Property to Rainbow Beauty Holdings for $3,999,000 on 10/12/16; built 1951, 1,116 sq.ft.; previous sale 09/17/2013, $900,000

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187 Bryant Street Mcdowell Trust to M. Liu for $2,480,000 on 10/14/16; built 1980, 4bd, 2,220 sq.ft.; previous sale 02/22/2013, $1,706,000 963 Celia Drive T. & A. Guan to Y. Hao for $2,150,000 on 10/14/16; built 1954, 3bd, 1,622 sq.ft.; previous sale 06/06/2008, $1,200,000 3060 Cowper Street B. Qin to H. Yu for $2,400,000 on 10/12/16; built 1962, 3bd, 1618 sq.ft.; previous sale 04/23/2004, $1,028,000 4173 El Camino Real #30 S. & R. Patel to Y. Matsuoka for $1,800,000 on 10/14/16; built 1992, 3bd, 2,010 sq.ft.; previous sale 10/29/2003, $775,000 715 Greer Road T. Yan to K. & B. Dehnad for $3,650,000

on 10/12/16; previous sale 07/07/2014, $2,260,000 755 Hamilton Avenue Werry Trust to H. Tan for $3,000,000 on 10/13/16; built 1918, 3bd, 1,770 sq.ft. 2690 Kipling Street Lennon Trust to F. Zhang for $3,008,000 on 10/17/16; built 1994, 4bd, 2,148 sq.ft.; previous sale 10/18/2002, $1,265,000 3166 Kipling Street †RUDY3166 Limited to J. Pao for $2,500,000 on 10/13/16; built 1951, 4bd, 2,088 sq.ft.; previous sale 06/30/2016, $2,100,000 340 Kipling Street V. & J. Leung to J. Bautista for $2,668,000 on 10/14/16; built 1912, 4bd, 1,797 sq.ft.; previous sale 10/14/2014, $2,500,000 752 La Para Avenue Minor Trust to H. Li for $2,900,000 on 10/14/16; built 1958, 3bd, 2,746 sq.ft. 38 Morton Way Hobson Trust to G. Huang for $2,435,000 on 10/12/16; built 1952, 3bd, 1,096 sq.ft. 471 Pepper Avenue Bolander Trust to E. Huang for $1,585,000 on 10/12/16; built 1895, 1,360 sq.ft. 410 Sheridan Avenue #331 Dobbie Trust to Kuo-Hung Trust for $1,250,000 on 10/12/16; built 1977, 2bd, 1,293 sq.ft.; previous sale 04/12/1978, $88,700 4376 Silva Court Fagan Trust to T. Cheng for $2,930,000 on 10/14/16; built 1951, 4bd, 2,712 sq.ft.; previous sale 01/07/2000, $1,110,000 3050 South Court Moyer Trust to Bories Trust for $2,500,000 on 10/13/16; built 1952, 4bd, 1,906 sq.ft.; previous sale 04/15/1997, $635,000

Woodside

10 Buck Court Saidi Trust to Lee-Fung Trust for $3,950,000 on 09/23/16; previous sale

12/17/2002, $2,204,500 236 Huckleberry Trail J. Speller to A. Werner for $375,000 on 09/20/16; built 1952, 1bd, 520 sq.ft.; previous sale 04/13/1984, $35,000 3577 Tripp Road Triton Property Investment to Emygdius Holdings for $9,750,000 on 09/21/16; built 1975, 4bd, 2,940 sq.ft.; previous sale 07/23/2015, $6,800,000

BUILDING PERMITS

49 Wells Ave., equipment upgrades to existing exam rooms. Replace base cabinet and sink with accessible section. Remodel restroom to meet ADA. $150,000 115 Waverley St., residential addition and complete remodel. Includes new basement and addition to 1st and 2nd floor. $448,285 612 Maybell Ave., sweep and clean debris off roof. Spray/apply foam and coatings. $21,498 570 Madison Way, repair dry rot around dining area. $4,500 631 Glenbrook Dr., replace fireplace with new gas stove 761 Matadero Ave., new airconditioning unit 3494 Cowper St., demolish existing house with attached garage 736 Garland Dr., install associated equipment for approved spa 4152 Donald Dr., add a toilet and shower into the accessory structure 2370 Watson Court, tenant improvements and use and occupancy for Stanford Medicine to occupy second floor 15,900 sf. Scope of work includes partial demolition of interior partitions and suspended ceiling and new build-out for offices, open office dry lab and support area. New ceiling, lighting and heating/ventilation system. Accessibility upgrades include new signage and restroom upgrades. $2,900,000 3261 Louis Road, temporary power

Silicon Valley REALTORS® Earn 4th Global Achievement Award The Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® (SILVAR) has earned the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Platinum Global Achievement Program Award for 2016. This is the fourth year in a row that SILVAR has been honored with this recognition. The platinum award is the highest distinction presented by NAR to a local REALTOR® association for having demonstrated through its global business council exceptional commitment to building members’ awareness of the global and multicultural business opportunities in their local markets. SILVAR, a professional trade organization representing over 5,000 REALTORS® and affiliate members engaged in the real estate business on the Peninsula and in the South Bay, is the only association in Northern California to achieve platinum council status since the program’s inception in 2011. NAR commended the hard work of SILVAR’s global business council this past year and the dedication SILVAR has contributed to raising members’ awareness of global business in our local market, noting, “Your council has shown the highest level of service to its global members by consistently providing them with the tools they need to handle international real estate. The services and resources your council works hard to provide are the benchmarks upon which the standards have been set.” “We are honored to receive NAR’s platinum award for global achievement for the fourth straight year. There has been so much foreign buyer interest in Silicon Valley and our global

business council has worked hard to present our members with programs that provide them with the knowledge and tools so they can best serve their international clients,” said SILVAR Executive officer Paul Cardus. This year the council presented programs on feng shui, the Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing everyone with the environment, an update on Chinese buyers, the EB-5 visa program and a panel of international REALTORS® from Japan, Iran, the United Kingdom and France. In June, SILVAR conducted its fifth Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) Institute with 2012 and 2009 NAR International Instructor David Wyant. The CIPS Institute had 17 students from the San Francisco Bay Area and Canada. SILVAR currently has 52 members who are CIPS designees. Additionally, as NAR’s Ambassador Association to the Philippines, SILVAR supports and maintains ties with the Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Associations, Inc., SILVAR’s cooperating association in the Philippines. Jennifer Tasto, a REALTOR® and broker owner of Property Services, Inc. and a SILVAR member, is NAR’s President’s Liaison to the country. SILVAR will be presented the platinum award at the NAR REALTORS® Conference & EXPO in Orlando this weekend. *** Information provided in this column is presented by the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS®. Send questions to Rose Meily at rmeily@silvar.org.

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950 Matadero Avenue, Palo Alto Offered at $3,988,000 Can’t-Miss Opportunity in Barron Park This immense, tree-lined property of nearly one acre (per appraiser) forms an alluring blend of urban convenience within a pastoral setting. The property includes an updated 4 bedroom, 3 bath residence of over 2,300 sq. ft. (per county) with an office, a flexible layout, and stylish kitchen and bathroom features. Prime for new construction, these premises offer a potential maximum floor area of approx. 12,800 sq. ft., including a main residence of 6,000 sq. ft. Boasting peace and natural privacy while standing within moments of El Camino Real, Caltrain, and California Avenue, this enticing location also permits you to stroll to Bol Park and ®

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Mediterranean with Resort Grounds on One Acre

Privately positioned on one acre, this property makes a commanding ﬁrst impression with its Mediterranean style and grand portico. Manicured grounds surround the spacious home, which has freshly painted interiors, new carpeting, and hardwood ﬂoors in some rooms. Formal venues are complemented by everyday rooms that comprise a handsome library plus a spacious chef’s kitchen and adjoining family room opening to the resortinspired rear grounds. Personal accommodations include 4 large bedrooms perfectly arranged for extended family and/or staff with private entrances and one with full kitchen. Outside, a solar-heated pool and spa invite endless hours of enjoyment surrounded in complete privacy with colorful rose gardens and an adjacent orchard. Adding to the appeal is the home’s location, providing access to top-rated Los Altos schools and just 1.5 miles to the Los Altos Village. Offered at $5,750,000

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Alain Pinel Realtors – Los Altos

27811 Saddle Court, Los Altos Hills Hilltop Residence with Panoramic Views

Well-appointed indoor and outdoor spaces take full advantage of the astonishing vistas displayed throughout this 5 bedroom, 6.5 bathroom home of 6,598 sq. ft. (per county), which includes grounds of 1.94 acres (per county). The multi-level design is equipped 2;> 3>-:0 ?/-81 1:@1>@-5:5:3 -:0 .;-?@? ŋB1 ŋ>1<8-/1? @C; 75@/41:? -: 5:0;;> <;;8 -:0 - 3->-31 @4-@ /-: 4;80 ŋB1 /->? )5@45: moments of Highway 280, this captivating home balances privacy and natural beauty with prime convenience to urban amenities, including excellent Palo Alto schools (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1:30–4:30PM Offered at $5,750,000 Beds 3 | Baths 3.5 Home ±3,081 sf | Lot ±8,438 sf

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Offered at $2,195,000 Beds 3 | Baths 2 | Home ±1,200 sf | Lot ±5,280 sf

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Offered at $2,998,000 Lot ±7,500 sf

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26991 Taaffe Road, Los Altos Hills

New Executive Villa Enjoys Bay Views

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SPACIOUS DOWNTOWN CONDO 226 W. EDITH AVENUE #27, LOS ALTOS Offered at $1,100,000 | Beds 2 | Baths 2 | ±1,295 sf

• Single-level condo with very generously sized rooms • Large living room with fireplace and full-length balcony • Two bedrooms and two full baths • Kitchen with breakfast nook • Terrific location just one block from downtown Los Altos

Downtown Palo Alto 728 Emerson Street, Palo Alto 650.644.3474

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Lucy Berman, Sales Associate 650.208.8824 lucy@lucyberman.com lucyberman.com License No. 01413627

345 West Costello Drive, Los Altos Offered at $3,288,000 Upgraded Home in Garden Setting Nestled amidst extravagant gardens, this elegantly updated 5 bedroom, 4 bath residence of approx. 3,700 sq. ft. (per county) offers a sizable property of approx. 0.48 acres (per county) alongside a sought-after cul-de-sac. Versatile, well-appointed rooms abound, and spacious living areas flow outdoors to terraces overlooking luxuriant spaces brimming with paths, planters, and fruit trees. The upper-level addition boasts a den, an office, and a posh master suite. This fine home also provides three fireplaces, an attached two-car garage, and plentiful upgrades. Savor the woodland views while living within moments of downtown Los Altos, Pinewood ®

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14123 Tracy Court, Los Altos Hills High-Tech Architectural Masterpiece

Meticulous attention to detail augments the design of this breathtaking 7 bedroom, 6 bathroom residence of nearly 6,000 sq. ft. (per appraisal) that occupies premises of 1.3 acres (per appraisal). Highly sustainable and state-of-the-art, the smart home includes a reliable, eco-friendly geothermal energy system and versatile spaces like a two-story au pair unit. As functional as it is stylish, this /;:@19<;>->E >1@>1-@ 1Ŋ;>@81??8E ;<1:? @; ;A@0;;> 85B5:3 ->1-? 45348534@5:3 - 75@/41: - ?<1/@-/A8-> <;;8 C5@4 -: 1D/5@5:3 C-@1> 21-@A>1 -:0 - /A?@;9 <8-E ?@>A/@A>1 :6;E 85B5:3 C5@45: ?@1<? ;2 "1->?;: >-?@>-01>; ">1?1>B1 -:0 C5@4 -//1?? @; 1D/1<@5;:-8 "-8; Alto schools (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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Our success comes from the value we place on the relationship with the clients we serve. “Among The AW Team’s many strengths is their sense of the Mid-Peninsula market, ability to bring multiple opportunities to both buyers and sellers and unique analytical approach to help.” — Clifford C.

“The AW Team was far more interested in helping me make the best decision for my family than just completing the sale, for which I am very grateful. Their recommendation to wait a year before selling my property paid off, as the market rose dramatically during that time. Their exceptional knowledge of the fast-moving Mid-Peninsula market enabled me to understand the strengths and challenges of a seller. They explained and helped me through every aspect of each transaction, while letting me make the ﬁnal decisions. They also are very innovative in their marketing and networking to create the best opportunities for clients. Having worked with Adam and Wendy on several transactions, I highly recommend them as trusted, client-focused real estate professionals who will deliver results.” — Constance B.

“The AW Team has clients’ best interests in mind throughout the entire real estate transaction process. In our case, Adam and Wendy encouraged us to be patient and not rush into just any purchase. They provided thorough research on comparable homes, supply and demand, and existing offers to determine reasonable market pricing specific to the Mid-Peninsula, then guided us on the pros and cons of each specific property. Their team approach , attention to detail, and overall knowledge not only helped us understand and navigate the Mid-Peninsula’s challenging real estate market, but gave us confidence in our decision and purchase. We have already recommended The AW Team to friends!” — Lisa C.

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CLASSIC MID-CENTURY HOME WITH TOP-RATED SCHOOLS

4206 POMONA AVENUE, PALO ALTO

Join Us For Open House This Saturday & Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00pm

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Briones Elementary (K-5) Terman Middle (6-8) Henry M. Gunn High (9-12) &0

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12380 Gigli Court, Los Altos Hills Luxurious Gated Oasis A?4 @>;<5/-8 8-:0?/-<5:3 -//1:@? @45? ?<188.5:05:3 Y .10>;;9 X Y .-@4>;;9 4;91 @4-@ ;Ŋ1>? 3-@10 3>;A:0? ;2 U UU -/>1? I<1> county). The alluring interior displays vaulted ceilings, luxurious updates, and gorgeous spaces that include a gourmet kitchen, a >13-8 9-?@1> ?A5@1 -:0 -: ;ő/1 ;-?@5:3 <1-/1 -:0 <>5B-/E @41 >1?501:/1 -8?; <>;B501? ŋB1 ŋ>1<8-/1? - @4>11 /-> 3->-31 -:0 - B1>?-@581 <;;84;A?1 +;A C588 4-B1 <>591 -//1?? @; 534C-E V\T >19;:@ 588? ;A:@>E 8A. -:0 @1>>5ŋ/ " '% ?/4;;8?

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A Luxury Collection By Intero Real Estate Services

Sand Hill Estates, Woodside

11627 Dawson Drive, Los Altos Hills

5 Betty Lane, Atherton

$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

27466 Sunrise Farm Rd, Los Altos Hills

1100 Mountain Home Rd.,Woodside

$11,488,000

$9,500,000

$5,800,000

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

161 Willow Road, Menlo Park

1250 Miramontes Street, Half Moon Bay

$2,998,000

$2,800,000

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.

11627 Dawson Drive, Los Altos Hills | $15,995,000 | Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Tom Dallas, Lic.#01242399, 00709019

11627DawsonDrive.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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662 Georgia Avenue, Palo Alto Offered at $2,488,000 Sleek Luxury Renovation Style, ease, and innate warmth define this light-filled, extensively remodeled 4 bedroom, 2 bath residence of nearly 2,000 sq. ft. (per plans) occupying a well-placed lot of approx. 8,000 sq. ft. (per county). Tastefully chosen upgrades provide contemporary luxury while accenting the home’s original spirit. Open, versatile living areas connect to a spectacular gourmet kitchen with a breakfast bar. Generous outdoor areas include a spacious, tree-lined backyard with a fire-pit and badminton grounds, perfect for entertaining. The unparalleled location is walking distance to exceptional Palo Alto schools, steps to Bol Park Bike Path, blocks from two parks, and moments to Foothill Expressway, ®

providing quick access to fine shopping and dining.

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437 College Avenue, Palo Alto Offered at $1,988,000 Luxurious Townhome by California Avenue Within strolling distance of exceptional local amenities, this upgraded 4 bedroom, 4 bath townhome of approx. 2,300 sq. ft. (per appraisal) integrates luxury and versatility within a peaceful, convenient community. The flexible layout can easily accommodate any lifestyle, and includes two fireplaces, soaring ceilings, and an interior bathed in natural light. Highlights like private decks, newly remodeled bathrooms, and two posh master suites make this lofty retreat highly desirable. This community is mere steps to Stanford University, Caltrain, and exciting California Avenue, including Michelin-rated dining, and will also allow you to easily reach top-ranking schools like Escondido Elementary (API 927), Jordan Middle (API 934), and Palo Alto High (API 905) ®

(buyer to verify eligibility).

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OPEN SUNDAY

970 Mountain Home Road, Woodside Offered at $12,900,000

280 Family Farm Road, Woodside Offered at $8,599,900 OPEN SUNDAY

3343 Alpine Road, Portola Valley Offered at $2,695,000

340 Jane Drive, Woodside Offered at $6,495,000

Call for appointment or information anytime. HELEN & BRAD MILLER

(650) 400-3426 (650) 400-1317 helenhuntermiller@gmail.com bradm@apr.com

www.HelenAndBradHomes.com

CalBRE #01142061, #00917768

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DELEON PLATINUM, LEADERS IN LUXURY.

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New Construction in Prime Los Altos Location

NEWLY BUILT 5 BR HOME + GUEST HOUSE SU OPEN

4 Single-Level condos — Not on MLS UNIT 1: 2 bedroom 1152 sq ft

Open House Saturday & Sunday 1:30-4:00

UNIT 2: 2 bedroom 1231 sq ft

897 N. San Antonio Rd, Los Altos

UNIT 3: 3 bedroom 1544 sq ft

These executive condos will feature open floor plans and lots of light. The finishes will all be modern-contemporary including quartz counters, grey-washed oak flooring, carerra backsplashes as well as other highend contemporary materials and appliances.

UNIT 4: 3 bedroom 1593 sq ft

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1492 Webster Street, Palo Alto

1550 Waverley Street, Palo Alto

MAJESTIC NORTH PALO ALTO ESTATE

PRIME OLD PALO ALTO CRAFTSMAN GEM

SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY • Over one-half acre (approx. 23,033 sq. • Detached garage for up to 6 cars ft.) with potential for subdivision (approx. 870 sq. ft.) plus attached workshop building (approx. 470 sq. • 6 bedrooms and 4.5 baths arranged ft.) over 3 levels • Acclaimed Palo Alto Schools • Approximately 4,223 sq. ft. of living space (buyer to conﬁrm)

$9,890,000 — WWW.1492WEBSTER.COM

(650) 475-2030

lhunt@serenogroup.com CalBRE# 01009791

• 5 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms arranged over 2 levels • Approximately 3,540 sq ft (buyer to conﬁrm) • Approximately one-third acre (13,235 sq ft; buyer to conﬁrm)

NEW PRICE $7,998,000 — WWW.1550WAVERLEY.COM

(650) 475-2035

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• Tucked away pool and cabana with half-bath • Acclaimed Palo Alto Schools

227 Mountain View Ave, Mountain View Offered at $1,498,000 Gracious Living Near Downtown Boasting a sought-after location within a stroll of downtown amenities, this 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath detached home of just over 1,500 sq. ft. (per county) flaunts everyday elegance on a lot of over 3,800 sq. ft. (per county). A graceful staircase connects both levels, and the living room offers soaring ceilings and a fireplace. An open dining room and a flexible family area adjoin the warm yet sophisticated kitchen. Also included are a private, inviting rear deck and an attached two-car garage. Stroll to Caltrain and vibrant Castro Street, and easily access excellent schools like Benjamin Bubb Elementary (API 920), Graham Middle, and Los Altos High ®

(buyer to verify eligibility).

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245 Olive Hill Ln Gated vineyard estate on aprx. 3 ac in Central Woodside. 60-ft pool, cabana, gazebo & TC. 4 BR 4 BA Berdine Jernigan CalBRE #00679045 650.851.2666

282 Camino Al Lago Nearly 1.5 level acres in West Atherton. 1 level, formal entrance/DR/FR. New fence/patio. 4 BR 2.5 BA Judy Shen CalBRE #01272874 650.325.6161

1083 Valley View Ct Quiet, peaceful, updated, great schools. Come by & see! 4 BR 3 BA Deniece Smith CalBRE #01295757 650.325.6161

Menlo Park

Portola Valley

Portola Valley Ranch

Sun 1:30 - 4:30

$2,650,000

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$2,595,000

1009 Santa Cruz Ave Located in desirable downtown Menlo Park. 1,810 sq. ft. offers luxury & convenience. 3 BR 2.5 BA John Spiller/Janet Dore CalBRE #01155772/00621176 650.324.4456

120 Coquito Way Spacious and updated home with breathtaking views and an abundance of natural light. 4 BR 4.5 BA Karen Fryling/Rebecca Johnson CalBRE #01326725 650.324.4456

9 Coal Mine Vw PV Ranch home with bonus room and open space, open space and sunset views - 9CoalMine.com 3 BR 2 BA Ginny Kavanaugh CalBRE #00884747 650.851.1961

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$1,998,000

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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 St 1203 Spectacular mountain and city views. Updated 12th floor condo w/ hardwood floors. 3 BR 3 BA Dan Ziony CalBRE #01380339 650.325.6161

2080 Cedar Ave Fantastic location. Remodel or build your dream home. Los Lomitas School District. 5 BR 2 BA Lyn Jason Cobb CalBRE #01332535 650.324.4456

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Sun 1 - 4:30

$1,688,000

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

$1,499,000

Hecker Pass Rd Welcome to over 64 Acres of private, beautiful land with breath taking panoramic views. Drew Doran CalBRE #01887354 650.325.6161

$950,000

1 Baldwin Ave #817 Turn your Retirement into a Renaissance! Luxury retirement community w/ 24 hour service. 2 BR 2 BA Colleen Cooley CalBRE #0269455 & 01219308 650.325.6161

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101 Alma Street, #702, Palo Alto Offered at $799,000 Gorgeous Views in Downtown North Embrace the warm, easy lifestyle and panoramic views offered by this graciously updated 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom condominium of nearly 1,000 sq. ft. (per appraisal) standing within a stroll of downtown amenities. Highlights include granite countertops, marble floors, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Open, sunlit spaces overlook the city and surrounding foothills. The kitchen enjoys a breakfast bar, Jenn-Air appliances, and fine cabinetry, while the spacious bedroom presents a sitting room, a walk-in closet, and bathroom access. The secure, well-appointed complex is strolling distance to Stanford Shopping Center, vibrant University Avenue, and Caltrain, while Johnson Park, Stanford University, and ®

excellent Palo Alto schools are all moments away.

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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

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Legal Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement PENINSULA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 621721 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Peninsula Property Management Company, located at 2450 Watson Court, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: Copartners. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): JASON D. PEERY 2450 Watson Court Palo Alto, CA 94303 DAVID W. PEERY 2450 Watson Court Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 06/01/2006. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 22, 2016. (PAW Oct. 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4, 2016) EFFICIENT SPACE ORGANIZERS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 622284 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Efficient Space Organizers, located at 3980 El Camino Real #87, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): UMBELINA MARTINEZ 3980 El Camino Real #87 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 7, 2016. (PAW Oct. 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4, 2016) KATRINA EDEN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 622353 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Katrina Eden, located at 4136 Payne Ave., San Jose, CA 95117, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): KATRINA CHRISTINE EDEN DI GIANNONI 4136 Payne Ave. San Jose, CA 95117 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 11, 2016. (PAW Oct. 21, 28, Nov. 4, 11, 2016) BOOCOO MUSIC BOOCOO RECORDS STRINGHOPPER MUSIC PUBLISHING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No.: 622467 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) BooCoo Music, 2.) BooCoo Records, 3.) Stringhopper Music Publishing, located at 2796 Ramona St., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): BHI BHIMAN 2796 Ramona St. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 14, 2016. (PAW Oct. 21, 28, Nov. 4, 11, 2016) ALOHA LEI SHOP FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 622493 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Aloha Lei Shop, located at 1690 Blue Jay Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): GESMYNE BELL 1690 Blue Jay Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 17, 2016. (PAW Oct. 21, 28, Nov. 4, 11, 2016) COLLEGE TERRACE MARKET FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 622646 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: College Terrace Market, located at 2100 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): THE GROCERY MEN 1, LLC 151 Campau Circle NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/31/2016. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 20, 2016. (PAW Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18, 2016)

997 All Other Legals T.S. No.: 160512109 Notice Of Trustee’s Sale Loan No.: 877701 Order No. 5926065 APN: 132-20-140 You Are In Default Under A Deed Of Trust Dated 2/21/2005. Unless You Take Action To Protect Your Property, It May Be Sold At A Public Sale. If You Need An Explanation Of The Nature Of The Proceeding Against You, You Should Contact A Lawyer. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business

in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Soledad Dykwel and Danny Dykwel, Wife and Husband Duly Appointed Trustee: Total Lender Solutions, Inc. Recorded 2/28/2005 as Instrument No. 18250545 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, California, Date of Sale: 11/18/2016 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: gated North Market entrance to Superior Courthouse, 191 North First St., San Jose, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $164,397.88 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 480 Gary Court Palo Alto, CA 94301 A.P.N.: 132-20-140 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. Notice To Potential Bidders: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. Notice To Property Owner: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (877) 440-4460 or visit this Internet Web site www.mkconsultantsinc.com, using the file number assigned to this case 160512109.

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a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Gerrie Miller 220 State Street, 9 Los Altos, CA 94022 (650)941-8450 (PAW Nov. 4, 11, 18, 2016)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHANNELL M. WASSON, also known as CHANNELL MOTT WASSON, also known as CHANNELL WASSON Case No.: 16 PR 179486 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CHANNELL M. WASSON, also known as CHANNELL MOTT WASSON, also known as CHANNELL WASSON. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JANET B. WASSON in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: JANET B. WASSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on December 9, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 10 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ADELYNE P. LANGE Case No.: 16PR 179754 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ADELYNE P. LANGE. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: LOUIS F. CATALINA in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: LOUIS F. CATALINA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows

good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on December 1, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 10 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Albert K. Martin, Esq. 4 W. Fourth Ave. #207 San Mateo, CA 94402 (650)342-6315 (PAW Nov. 4, 11, 18, 2016)

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OF LOCAL NOTE . . . The Stanford women’s basketball was ranked 11th in the Associated Press preseason poll. It’s the 17th consecutive season the Cardinal has appeared in the preseason AP rankings. Stanford has appeared in the AP rankings 496 times out of 711 total polls since 1977 (69.7 percent), with an average positioning of 7.0. . . . Menlo College senior Jonny Ensch earned Golden State Athletic Conference Offensive men’s soccer Player of the Week honors, putting an exclamation mark on a historic weekend for the Oaks. Menlo won a pair of thrilling, overtime contests to claim a share of the GSAC regular season title for the first time in program history. Ensch was a big reason for that.

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