Palo Alto Weekly April 28, 2017 by Palo Alto Weekly

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Vol. XXXVIII, Number 30

April 28, 2017

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In East Palo Alto, plans emerge to build ‘up’ Despite a water moratorium, four proposed developments could change the city by Sue Dremann our major construction projects in East Palo Alto could transform the cityscape in the next couple of years, with two of them pushing skyward in the mode of nearby cities Mountain View and Redwood City. Towers reaching eight stories tall have been proposed as office

buildings, which would add thousands of high-tech workers — and traffic — to the city. In addition, a primary school for 500 or more students and a youth performance and arts center are planned that would offer amenities for residents. The projects, proposed last year but none of them yet approved,

could mark a significant transition for the 34-year-old city, a reality that was not lost on City Council members during an April 4 meeting. “We as a city council ... have a major stake in understanding the impacts of that project,” Councilman Carlos Romero said of the largest proposal, which would build 1.4 million square feet of offices and bring as many as 6,000 jobs. In January, the council approved hiring a planning firm for California Environmental Quality

Act (CEQA) review of the four projects. On April 4, the council unanimously voted to approve a contract for engineering-plan review services on the projects. On April 18, the council discussed hiring a community development director to manage the four projects and directed the city manager to return with a recommendation. While the city is proceeding with planning reviews, it is still operating under a June 2016 building moratorium, which it instituted

after the city ran out of water. Only one of the four projects, the youth arts center, has vested water rights and could potentially proceed. A fifth development, 120 units of affordable housing at 965 Weeks St. on city-owned land, is also on hold because of the water shortage. City officials are hopeful that they can successfully bargain with the cities of Mountain View and Palo Alto for some of their unused shares (continued on page 13)

EDUCATION

District recommends counseling provider Cassy proposes $467,000 budget to serve five secondary schools by Elena Kadvany

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On Kite Hill, tucked away in the town of Woodside, the Ithuriel’s spear is blooming. Weekly Photographer/Videographer Veronica Weber recently hiked around four local preserves, capturing this spring’s explosion of floral hues. To see her photo essay and read about where to find the best wildflower displays, go to tinyurl.com/WildflowersPAW.

TRANSPORTATION

Concern rises over restrictions for grade separations VTA report spells out that rail line should be kept at grade level; roadways to run over or under by Mark Noack s the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority prepares to dole out the first portion of the $6 billion Measure B funds, Midpeninsula cities are raising concerns that the agency could be putting onerous restrictions on plans to separate the Caltrain tracks from roadways. Palo Alto and Mountain View city officials expressed alarm recently that VTA planners seemed to be setting a rigid template for eight grade-separation projects from Sunnyvale to Palo Alto. Those concerns centered on a brief outline buried in a staff report for an April 21 VTA board workshop. The excerpt noted that to receive funding, rail-crossing

projects “would maintain the tracks at grade level with traffic and pedestrian access either over or under the tracks.” For transit advocates and city officials, this was reportedly the first time they had heard VTA dictate specific standards for grade-separation projects, which they say could disrupt months of city planning. For example, Palo Alto officials have heavily favored running Caltrain in a below-grade tunnel or trench with road crossings above. Meanwhile, Mountain View officials last year decided against a grade separation at the Castro Street rail crossing, figuring that money could be better spent on closing the street and rerouting

traffic to Shoreline Boulevard. Adina Levin, co-founder of the group Friends of Caltrain, said it was now unclear whether either city’s vision for pursuing grade separation would satisfy VTA’s guidelines for Measure B funding. “Does this mean (Mountain View’s plans) wouldn’t get funding even though they would be less expensive?” she said. “I think VTA has a reasonable intent, but this particular policy is not the right way to go.” Those concerns were echoed by several speakers at the April 211 VTA board meeting, held to discuss allocating just under $300 million next year for the first (continued on page 7)

he Palo Alto Unified School District is recommending that nonprofit Counseling and Support Services for Youth (Cassy), which currently provides on-campus mental health services at eight of the district’s elementary schools, become the middle and high schools’ new counseling provider in the next school year. Cassy was one of three organizations that responded to the district’s recent request for proposals (RFP) for counseling services at the five secondary schools. A committee made up of administrators, mental health staff members and students — convened for this purpose — made the recommendation after reviewing proposals from Cassy, Family & Children Services of Silicon Valley (which currently serves Addison Elementary School) and Uplift Family Services, a larger youth mental health organization based in Campbell. Despite the fact that Superintendent Max McGee previously described the decision to issue an RFP as budget-driven, Cassy’s proposed budget — about $467,000 — is more than four times what the district is paying its current and longtime provider, Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS). ACS did not respond to the district’s request for proposals, stating that a shorter-term model of care the district has implemented in the last two years because of higher student demand following a youth suicide cluster has been at odds with the nonprofit’s focus on long-term, comprehensive counseling. ACS also asked the district this

year to contribute an additional $50,000 to maintain its level of services and help cover rising costs, particularly for licensed staff salaries. The majority of Cassy’s budget — about $420,000 of the total — is for personnel. This year, the school district provided Cassy with $396,500 to cover its services at the elementary schools. The district said Wednesday it plans to seek additional funding from the City of Palo Alto, which currently provides $100,000 to ACS through the Human Services Resource Allocation Process, which makes grants to organizations that provide direct services to residents. Cassy’s budget was the least expensive of the three providers that applied. Family & Children Services’ proposed budget offered two options, one that would cost about $762,000 and a second for $541,000. Uplift Family Service’s budget came in at about $875,000. The committee backed Cassy for its “reasonable” costs as well as a “high level of expertise” given the nonprofit’s primary focus on school-based mental health services; the fact that the nonprofit already serves the majority of the district’s elementary schools, providing stronger continuity and smoother transitions as students age; and its proposed short-term counseling model with longerterm options for higher-risk students, according to a district announcement released Wednesday. The committee believes Cassy’s model will “help with current (continued on page 10)

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WHOSE LAWN IS IT, ANYWAY? ... It’s no secret that Palantir has a reputation for secrecy. This week, however, the Palo Alto-based data-mining giant began moving ahead with a project remarkable precisely for its visibility: its annual employee bash known as Hobbitcon. The private event is set to take place at Cubberley Community Center between May 3 and 5, according to a flyer that area neighbors received this week from Blue Flame, the organizer of Palantir’s event. This week, Blue Flame employees were busily loading party supplies into a gigantic white tent that was erected on a Cubberley sports field for the occasion. The company noted in its flyer that it has been working with the city “to ensure that the event results in the least amount of inconvenience to the community both at Cubberley and in the surrounding vicinity.” Even so, the event is raising eyebrows in the surrounding neighborhood, with dozens of residents posting comments on Facebook accusing the city of selling out to a giant corporation and forcing youth groups to find other places to play. Rob de Geus, director of the Community Services Department, said the city is charging Palantir $41,000 for use of half the field. He also noted that the company has paid $10,000 to each of the two sports groups that moved to other locations to accommodate Palantir’s party. “What happened is that Palantir found themselves in a situation where they didn’t have a venue for an event they had planned to bring employees together,” de Geus said. “So a few weeks ago, they asked the city if there’s anything we can do.” According to the flyer, it will take a few days for the company to remove the tent, which means the fields won’t be fully restored to the community until May 10. “Given some of the concerns we’re hearing, we’re pushing on them to get out of there sooner,” de Geus said. ADDRESSING STEREOTYPES ... Palo Alto High grad Jeremy Lin got personal during a recent question-and-answer session published on YouTube on

Thursday, April 20. After an NBA game against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Brooklyn Nets point guard took a question from YouTube star and fitness trainer Kevin Kreider: “Did you ever come across the stereotype of Asian guys not being attractive and if you have, how do you think we can break that, in the American culture especially?” The 6-foot-3 NBA player smiled back as the crowd laughed. “AsianAmerican masculinity is one of the issues that I feel like should be talked about way more, and I feel like it’s very behind the eight ball,” Lin said. The 28-year-old touched on the idea of “yellow fever,” where Asian females tended to go for non-Asian males and how it’s uncommon to see non-Asian women end up with Asian males. At the end of the day, he called on the importance of breaking down stereotypes. “I think we just need to keep being ourselves, and I think the world will come around.” TAKE THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED ... If you’re looking to stretch out your legs and go on a hike, take note of a temporary closure to a section of the San Francisquito Creek Bay Trail on the Palo Alto side. The pathway between East Bayshore and Geng roads was blocked to the public on Monday, April 24, and will remained closed until the end of the year for a flood protection project by the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority. The flood project’s first phase along the lower 1.5mile section is part of a plan that will protect more than 5,700 homes and businesses from so-called 100-year-flood events during extreme tides and after sea levels rise 2 feet. The work involves sediment excavation, putting up new floodwalls near private property and rebuilding the existing levee adjacent to East Palo Alto homes. Anyone in the area can expect to see dust and other impacts to properties along both sides of the creek between May and October, according to the city. Workers will also widen the channel by building a new levee through the Palo Alto Golf Course from June through October. In the meantime, take the alternate routes. Q

Upfront CITY FINANCES

New projects, rising salaries fuel budget growth City Manager James Keene’s proposed budget would increase General Fund by 8.2 percent by Gennady Sheyner aid parking on downtown streets, higher salaries at City Hall and a video system that will partially replace human guards along the Caltrain tracks are among changes that are included in City Manager James Keene’s proposed budget for the coming year. The budget plan, which the City Council’s Finance Committee will begin reviewing this week, generally reflects the city’s persistently sunny economic climate. It contains no major program cuts, few significant new initiatives and relatively modest staffing (it proposes adding 3.85 full-time equivalent positions, raising staffing to 1,058 positions). It also would raise expenditures in the city’s General Fund (which pays for most city services, not counting utilities) by 8.2 percent, from $194.2 million in the current year to $210 million in fiscal year 2018, which begins on July 1. When utilities are accounted for, the proposed budget represents $661.8 million in expenditures, an increase of 3.1 percent from $641.8 million this year. The biggest factor behind the increase is the city’s growing expenditures continues to be salaries and benefits, which comprise about 60 percent of the budget. The city had spent $157.5 million on salaries and benefits in 2015 and $164.2 million in 2016. The current budget includes $188 million for salaries and benefits. Keene’s proposed 2018 budget would raise that figure to $200.5 million. The budget also reflects the council’s aggressive push to repair and build infrastructure. It calls for transferring $29.6 million from the General Fund to support

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phase of the new transportation sales tax. This initial allotment includes just $7 million in grants for early grade-separation planning, but a total of $700 million is planned for these projects over the 30-year lifespan of the sales tax. At the meeting, VTA officials appeared somewhat surprised by the uproar. Scott Haywood, a project manager, emphasized that the VTA would take the cities’ concerns into consideration before the agency’s full board meeting in June to approve the final budget for the initial round of sales-tax money. “Staff was directed by the board to be flexible where the grade-separation project funding is concerned and to work closely with the cities to come up with alternative language in the proposal,” wrote VTA spokeswoman Stacey Hendler Ross in an email. “There will be at least four more

the city’s $196-million infrastructure plan, which includes among its components a new public-safety building, two garages, a bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101 and two rebuilt fire stations. In discussing the budget last December, Keene told the council’s Finance Committee that when it comes to infrastructure, “time is money.” First, the city has infrastructure money to spend, thanks in part to voters’ approval in 2014 of a new hotel tax to pay for the projects on the list. Second, construction costs are continuing to rise, putting further pressure on the city to lock in contracts as soon as possible. “To accelerate the Palo Alto process on some of these capital projects would be important,” Keene told the council. Citywide, the budget calls for spending $139 million on capital improvements, a figure that is somewhat below the current year’s budgeted amount of $188 million but far above the $62.4 million and the $51.8 million that the city had spent in 2015 and 2016, respectively. In addition to moving ahead with the design work on the new garages, Keene is proposing to raise the cost of parking permits for existing parking facilities. The budget calls for raising parkingpermit revenues between 25 percent and 75 percent by increasing the price of parking permits and using these revenues to implement a “comprehensive parking management plan.” The funds would be used to streamline the city’s permit system, install parking meters and other paid-parking

technology and support transportation initiatives that steer drivers to other modes of transportation. In presenting the new budget, Keene wrote in his transmittal letter that the document “reflects a strong local economy that has led to stable revenues which support the wide array of programs and initiatives” that the city provides to its residents. It would maintain competitive wages for employees and a high level of services for the community, while providing funding for top council priorities, he wrote. To pay for the rising expenditures, the budget relies on a combination of rising tax revenues (the budget projects a growth of 8 percent, or about $9.7 million, in major tax revenue receipts) and a $3.2 million withdrawal from the city’s budget-stabilization reserve. The one-time withdrawal, Keene wrote, would still leave the reserve with $39.1 million, just above the council’s threshold of having at least 18.5 percent of the budget in the reserve. The proposal also “permanently addresses” the funding gap of more than $4 million that the Administrative Services Department staff had projected last December, Keene wrote. The gap was caused in large part by the increased cost of hiring track watch guards, assuming the costs of traffic signals and potential changes in the city’s agreement with Stanford University over fire services. To reduce the cost of the Track Watch program, which the city launched in response to

opportunities for public review of the proposal before it goes to the board for a June vote.” Midpeninsula cities have had a complicated relationship with the VTA, especially last year as the transit agency asked for support from regional political leaders for its sales-tax initiative. The request stirred up grievances among north county and west valley leaders because they felt the VTA had spent the bulk of past tax measures on projects benefiting San Jose, particularly construction of a long-sought BART connection to the city. They ended up supporting the measure after VTA officials pledged to cap BART spending at 25 percent. By lending their support, Midpeninsula elected leaders came to believe they would have control over how to design grade-separation projects, explained former Palo Alto Mayor Pat Burt. “The VTA staff proposal to only consider designs with tracks at ground level restricts proper alternatives analysis,” he wrote in

an email. “This may not result in the most cost-effective design and may not best meet the broader set of design issues that are critical to the communities.” In any case, the $700 million earmarked for grade separations is already expected to be inadequate to pay for all eight Caltrain crossings from Sunnyvale to Palo Alto. VTA staff note that the difference will need to be paid by “outside funding sources” — in other words, the cities along the Caltrain line. Multiple Midpeninsula cities are pursuing grade-separation projects in tandem to prepare for Caltrain upgrades of its system for more frequent service. The train agency is currently working to phase out its older diesel-engine trains for faster electrified ones. Caltrain officials are also planning to eventually use the train corridor for the statewide high-speed rail line. Q Mark Noack, staff writer for the Weekly’s sister paper the Mountain View Voice, can be emailed at mnoack@mv-voice.com.

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News Digest Eshoo goes after Trump on tax-return secrecy

President Donald Trump’s tax returns and his refusal to release them was topic No. 1 for Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, who took questions Saturday during a town hall-style meeting at Cañada College in Redwood City. A bill written by Eshoo would require the president to publicly disclose his tax returns. Democrats are circulating a petition seeking 218 sponsors to bring her bill to the floor without a committee vote. So far, 119 Democratic representatives and four Republicans have signed on, House records show. She also commented on the investigation by the House Intelligence Committee into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Eshoo noted that all 17 federal intelligence agencies agree that there was interference by a foreign government. Eshoo also addressed jobs after an unemployed software engineer asked her to comment on his having sent out dozens of applications and receiving next to no responses while the same companies may be hiring younger foreign workers. American companies that say they can’t find Americans to fill jobs have some legitimate complaints, she said. Trump campaigned on addressing problems with the H1-B visa program — to his credit, Eshoo said. On aircraft noise, Eshoo said she is waiting for the Federal Aviation Administration to comment on recommendations by the recently concluded Select Committee. When the FAA responds, “My constituents are going to know,” she said. As for climate change, “There is significant damage that is taking place at the hands of the administration,” Eshoo said. “An attack on science, in my view, is an attack on America.” Q — Dave Boyce

Palantir reaches nearly $1.7M settlement with feds

Palo Alto-based Palantir Technologies was ordered to pay nearly $1.7 million in back wages by the U.S. Department of Labor in a settlement over allegations of hiring discrimination, the agency announced Tuesday in a press release. The department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs alleged the software company of unfair hiring practices against Asian applicants for engineering jobs. The money will be paid to the class affected by the suit. The suit alleges the company of discriminating against three applicants who were interested in working as a quality assurance engineer, software engineer and quality assurance engineer intern. The company headquartered at 100 Hamilton Ave. is a federal contractor. Executive Order 11246 prohibits a company from employee discrimination based on race, color, sex or national origin. The federal office suspected the practices began in January 2010 and started investigating the company in July 2011. In September, the department filed the complaint after it was “unable to find resolve the findings” of its investigation with Palantir, but the company said it disputed the accusations. Q — Jamey Padojino

Weekly hosts Holiday Fund reception

Donors and recipients of the Palo Alto Weekly’s 24th Holiday Fund gathered for a reception on Monday, April 24. The fundraiser surpassed its $350,000 goal, divided among 51 nonprofits that provide services in the Palo Alto and East Palo Alto area. The fund launched last fall at the Weekly’s Moonlight Run, which raised over $60,000. Matching donations were made from individuals and organizations. The grant committee, made up of current and retired employees, reviewed 110 applications that were narrowed down to 70. Beneficiaries are: 10 Books A Home, Abilites United, Ada’s Café, Adolescent Counseling Sevices, All Students Matter, Bayshore Christian Ministries, Building Futures Now, Cassy, Community Legal Services, Community Working Group, Downtown Streets Team, DreamCatchers, East Palo Alto Kids Foundation, Family Connections, Foundation for a College Education, Friends of Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, Grace Lutheran Preschool, Health Connected, Hidden Villa, Jasper Ridge Farm, JLS Middle School, Jordan Middle School, Kara, The Learning Center, Marine Science Institute, Midpeninsula Community Media Center, Mural Music & Arts Project, Music in the Schools Foundation, New Creation Home Ministries, New Voices for Youth, One East Palo Alto, Palo Alto Art Center Foundation, Palo Alto Community Child Care, Palo Alto Friends Nursery School, Palo Alto School District Music Department, Palo Alto Housing, Parents Nursery School, Peninsula Bridge, Peninsula HealthCare Connection, ProjectWeHope, Pursuit of Excellence, Quest Learning Center, Ravenswood Education Foundation, Silicon Valley Urban Debate League, St. Elizabeth Seton School, St. Francis of Assisi Youth Club, St. Vincent de Paul, TheatreWorks, YMCA, Youth Community Service and Youth Speaks Out. Q — Palo Alto Weekly staff www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • April 28, 2017 • Page 7

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MORE EICHLER NEWS ... Property owners in the Greenmeadow and Green Gables neighborhoods live in designated historic districts in the National Register of Historic Places. The City of Palo Alto will host a special community meeting to discuss potential Eichler Neighborhood Design Guidelines for those two neighborhoods on May 3, 6:30-8 p.m., at the Greenmeadow Community Center, 303 Parkside Drive, Palo Alto. Additional information is available at tinyurl.com/mf63sab. ARE YOU PREPARED? ... Free disaster-preparation training, sponsored by the group Palo Alto Neighborhoods, is planned for Saturday, April 29, 1-3:45 p.m. at Mitchell Park Community Center, Matadero Room, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Sign up by email: epvolunteers@paneighborhoods.org. CELEBRITY SPOTTING ... Move over, Hollywood, Palo Alto’s Barron Park neighborhood has replaced Tinseltown as the best place for celebrity sighting, according to Metro Silicon Valley. The magazine listed the neighborhood in its Best of 2017 issue, which was published on March 29. The celebrity? Pericles the miniature donkey. He gets props because of his star status as the model for the donkey in the movie “Shrek.” There’s a photo of the equine at his most beguiling (taking food from a handler). Gal pal Jenny gets a shout-out, too. Q

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EICHLER GUIDELINES ... Residents who couldn’t make it to the City of Palo Alto’s Eichler Neighborhoods Design Guidelines community workshop on April 11 can watch video of the workshop online through the Midpen Media Center website at tinyurl.com/ movzpgn. The City of Palo Alto website has links to the workshop presentation, too, at tinyurl. com/ldlbc6b. An online survey containing questions that were posed to workshop attendees is at surveymonkey.com/r/PAEichler, and the survey can be taken through May 31. Walking tours of Eichler neighborhoods are also planned. Interested persons should contact the city at Eichler@ cityofpaloalto.org for details.

Leslie Hart, for right, David Hart, center, and Chris Azzara, keyboards, perform a nursery rhyme for children at Noise Lab in Greenmeadow Community Center.

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Music to their ears Noise Lab brings music activities for young children to Greenmeadow by Sue Dremann eslie Hart strummed her ukulele as children and their parents gathered on the lawn-green shag carpet at Greenmeadow Community Center on a Saturday morning, singing a popular Australian nursery round. “Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Merry, merry king of the bush is he Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra! How happy your life must be.” Accompanied by husband David Hart on trumpet, Josh Thurston-Milgrom on string bass and visiting musician Chris Azzara on keyboards, Hart played the joyful music as part of Noise Lab, an interactive “creative music community” for children, from infants to 5-year-olds, and their parents. The live performances build interest and understanding of music starting at a young age. The Harts, who are also music educators, created the program as a way to involve their own young children in a concert-like experience that could be shared with others in their age group, Leslie said. At the Greenmeadow center, children experience live music with an emphasis on jazz, classical and nursery rhymes unencumbered by the usual expectations. There’s no sitting quietly in theater seating. Here, children are encouraged to twirl around in dance and to sing along. They count in multiple languages, dance with colorful scarves and bang to a beat on hand drums. Children and parents also learn basic concepts of music. On Saturday they switched effortlessly between major to minor scales while singing “Kookaburra.” The musicians improvised a medley during

interludes between activities: the theme from a James Bond movie and the standard “Bye Bye Blackbird.” A brief “nap time” consisted of resting on the shag carpet listening to Camille Saint-Saëns’ “The Carnival of the Animals.” The Harts both have doctoral degrees from the Eastman School of Music. Leslie is the music specialist at Bing Nursery School at Stanford University, a freelance horn player who performs regularly with the Emerald Brass Quintet, Frequency 49 Woodwind Sextet and with Opera San Jose, and who has several published writings on learning music with creativity and improvisation. David is director of instrumental music at the Harker Middle School and teaches jazz band, orchestra and choir. He helped create the Harker Concert Series and is currently co-artistic director. A freelance jazz trumpet player, he is also a Stanford Jazz Workshop faculty member. Eric Kwan, his wife and three children attended the Saturday Noise Lab. The youngest is an infant who placidly listened to the music from a carrier; Wesley, 1 1/2 years old, bounced in his father’s lap as Evia, 3 1/2, took part independently. Kwan said the 45-minute classes are enjoyable for the entire family. Evia grabbed colorful scarves that Hart handed out and twirled energetically to the music. She took Wesley’s hands and danced with him to a jazzy version of “I’ve Got Rhythm.” In Noise Lab, families learn to be more than passive listeners. Music is very natural and instinctive even in the youngest child. “You are singing before you are talking. Every kid has a song,” Leslie said.

She may have a lesson plan in mind, such as teaching major and minor modes, but it isn’t rigidly structured. “We take the class wherever it goes. I love the flexibility of going where the kids go. It makes it more fun.” The workshops are by subscription — $60 a month with families choosing two sessions each month. There are also weekly materials of activities to do to a tune to create a musical environment at home all week long. The Harts also create a playlist of about 20 to 24 tunes on Spotify, she said. Parents said they are often surprised at what the kids have

picked up by attending the Noise Lab. Five-year-old Shepherd, bass player Thurston-Milgrom’s son, has developed a keen ear — and he is a skilled music critic. On Saturday he chastised his father for making too many mistakes the week before. “You were playing in the key of B and you should have played in E,” he said definitively. And if the kids don’t seem to react during class, that doesn’t mean they aren’t listening. The quietest little boy in the room, Benny, found his voice during a recent trip to the grocery store. Hearing a trumpet like David Hart’s on the broadcast music, he began to sing along, his mother told Hart. “It makes for a really cool bonding,” Hart said. For Noise Labs, the music doesn’t stop when the children leave the classroom. As the kids head for the playground equipment just outside the door, the musicians often will sit outside and perform. And there are even concerts that are open to the wider community. In March, they held a live jazz concert in the playground. Families picnicked while children played, accompanied by the Dave Hart Quintet. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to discuss a proposed development at 3200 El Camino Real and consider updates to the Transportation and Land Use elements of the Comprehensive Plan. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 1, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to hear an overview on the city manager’s proposed budget and discuss the proposed budgets for the offices of the four council-approved officers, the Human Resources Department and the Administrative Services Department. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION... The board will hold a special study session to continue discussing potential cuts for the 2017-18 budget. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss the proposed operating and capital budgets for the Utilities Department for Fiscal Year 2018; consider a recommendation not to move ahead with an energy storage system target; discuss the Smart Grid Assessment and the development of Utility Technology Road Map and Implementation Plan; hear an update on the 2017 Utilities Strategic Plan; and discuss its upcoming joint meeting with the City Council. The meeting will begin at noon on Wednesday, May 3, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to discuss the proposed pedestrian and bike bridge over Highway 101. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 4, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE... The Board of Education’s policy review committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 4, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave., Room A. COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to review the proposed budgets for the Information Technology, Library, Development Services and Public Works departments. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

Council Finance Committee (April 25)

Audits: The committee discussed and referred to the full council the two recent audits about the city’s purchasing policies. Yes: DuBois, Kou, Wolbach Absent: Kniss

City Council (April 26)

Audits: The council interviewed candidates for the Human Relations Commission, the Library Advisory Commission, the Public Art Commission and the Utilities Advisory Commission. Action: None

Council Rail Committee (April 26)

High-speed rail: The committee heard an update about California’s proposed high-speed rail program and discussed its May 20 community meeting to discuss grade separations. Action: None

Planning and Transportation Commission (April 26)

Southgate: The commission approved a new Residential Preferential Parking program in the Southgate neighborhood. Yes: Alcheck, Gardias, Lauing, Rosenblum, Summa, Waldfogel No: Monk

Historic Resources Board (April 27)

Mills Act: The board discussed the Miss Act, which governs restoration of historic structures. Action: None

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challenges of waiting lists and integration with school based teams” as well as “afford the district with more opportunities for communication, referrals and comprehensive approaches as students move from elementary to middle school and middle school to high school,” the announcement states. Cassy’s proposal, which the school district provided to the Weekly, suggests placing two fulltime therapists at each high school for five days a week, one part-time therapist three days a week at Jordan and JLS middle schools and a part-time therapist two days a week at Terman Middle School, given its smaller student population. (ACS currently staffs each of the middle schools with one part-time licensed psychotherapist and two or three interns five days a week and each of the high schools with one fulltime psychotherapist and five or six interns. Paly also has an additional

part-time licensed supervisor.) The nonprofit promised to initially assess between 400 and 450 students and provide between 300 and 350 students with “intensive therapeutic support,” levels of service requested by the district. By comparison, Uplift Family Services proposed hiring three full-time, licensed clinicians; two full-time master’s level interns; one full-time licensed supervisor, as well as on-call and administrative staff. Family & Children Services suggested having one full-time and one part-time post-master’s level interns at each school plus either one licensed clinician per campus or one full-time and one part-time licensed therapists to support all five schools. These staff would have been supported by additional clinical supervisors. If Cassy hires interns to give additional support, they must be postgraduate students who are at least 1,000 hours into their internship, the nonprofit’s application states. All therapists will be overseen by a licensed supervisor, according to

the nonprofit’s response. Cassy therapists will provide individual short-term counseling, group therapy, “proactive” mental health education to students, staff and parents, as well as crisis intervention and support for students returning to school from psychiatric hospitalization. Under Cassy’s “brief therapy” model, students receive counseling for 12 weeks and set goals that are assessed at the end of that time period. At that point, the therapist determines if a student would benefit from additional sessions, should be referred to an outside provider for longer-term care or can move to lessintensive support. Long-term counseling would be provided on a caseby-case basis, Cassy staff states. Cassy therapists will also lead classroom presentations, workshops and assemblies on topics like emotional literacy, anxiety, depression, bullying and suicide prevention. They will be available to consult with staff and would coordinate with school mental health teams and administrators, Cassy’s proposal states. At the start of the school year, Cassy staff will meet with school administrators and staff to create a “targeted plan to address issues that specifically impact their community,” including a road map for additional staff training that might be needed, the proposal states. Family & Children Services and Uplift Family Services offered similar services in their proposals. Cassy currently serves 43 public schools in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, including in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Los Gatos and other cities. The Palo Alto school board will discuss a proposed contract with Cassy at its May 23 meeting. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com

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several teen fatalities on the Caltrain tracks, Keene is banking on a new technology — a $300,000 “video management system” to monitor the rail corridor. By modifying the current Track Watch staffing, which currently calls for around-the-clock guard service, the city can save $450,000. “The implementation of the video management system is intended to replace current guard services while allowing for continuous monitoring of persons and objects down the corridor, along the right of way and at intersections,” the budget states. The budget notes that the city has also taken other actions to limit access to the tracks, raise fencing and improve visibility along the rail line. The release of Keene’s budget kicks off a month-and-a-half long review process by the Finance Committee, which will meet on May 2 to hear an overview. The full council is scheduled to adopt the budget in mid-June. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com. Page 10 • April 28, 2017 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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In recent years, development in East Palo Alto has focused on the south side of University Avenue and east of U.S. Highway 101: The Ravenswood 101 retail shopping center and Ikea replaced the closed Ravenswood High School and apartment complexes. Most recently, two four-story office buildings at 2100 University Ave. were completed on the southwest corner of University and an agreement signed with Amazon to lease the 200,000 square feet, which could add 1,300 high-tech employees. Amazon and developer The Sobrato Organization will fund a jobs center for residents in exchange for exempting the company from the city’s 30-percent local hiring ordinance. Now, The Sobrato Organization is looking to build on the north side of University Avenue and East Bayshore Road: A 233,840-squarefoot, eight-story office structure and a 279,995-square foot, fivestory garage have been proposed on 2.46 acres. The brick-industrial design would match the Amazon building, and the offices are expected to generate 650 new jobs, according to city documents. The project would replace a vacant lot, the former Drew Medical Center and adjacent buildings. It would wrap around the back of the Chevron gas station (the only parcel that owners would not sell to developers) and would abut the Ravenswood Elementary School District property to the north. The office building would overlook a neighborhood of single-story residences, the YMCA and senior center and the Bell Street Park.

2020 Bay Road The other three developments are located closer to the San Francisco Bay. One of them, 2020 Bay Road, represents more development than the city has ever seen completed since its inception in 1983, according to an April 18 city staff report. Also proposed by The Sobrato Organization, the development would add 1.4 million square feet of office space in five, eight-story office towers and a nine-story parking structure to a site better known for its hazardous materials. The parking structure includes two levels of underground parking and a 2.1-acre rooftop garden that could include a basketball or bocce ball court, according to the developer’s application. The

The Primary School A new, private pre- and primary school funded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, is planned on a 3.5-acre campus located at 1500 Weeks St. between Weeks and Runnymede streets. The school would offer free tuition to 511 East Palo Alto and Belle Haven (Menlo Park) students and health services and other services. The main, three-level, 79,660-square-foot building would include classrooms, health services, administration and community programs. A 10,800-square-foot gymnasium and exterior recreation center would be accessible to the community. The project would include more than 42,000 square feet of play yards and recreation areas. The project would have 82 parking spaces, including 56 for the gym. The school has a signed water-reimbursement agreement with the city and is looking for an independent water service, according to documents filed with the planning department. Because it is located near 1990 Bay Road, a designated State Water Resources Control Board contaminated cleanup site (formerly Rhone-Poulenc and contaminated with arsenic, herbicides and pesticides), and is part of the South of Weeks Street Subarea of the Bay Road site, the school parcel is subject to environmental review.

East Palo Alto Youth Arts and Music Center Conceived in 2010 by East Palo Alto Youth Arts and Music Center LLC., a 25,000-square-foot theater and performing arts center for youth at 1950 Bay Road at Pulgas Avenue would bring educational and entertainment programs to East Palo Alto in two buildings.

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The 35-foot-tall main building would have a community café, studios for visual arts and classrooms and a performance theater; a second structure, a 35-foot-tall singlestory theater, would also have an adjacent exterior amphitheater. The site would have a 62-space parking lot, courtyards and walkways. The site is the only one of the four proposed developments with a vested right to water. A previous entitled project for a 50,000-square-foot industrial space was sold to the music and art center. The city has not yet approved a water budget for the site, but staff anticipates the art center’s use won’t exceed the maximum water demand for the previous project, according to a staff report. The 3-acre site has soil and underground water contamination from the Rhone-Poulenc facility and will be subject to remediation. The site will require an environmental review. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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development would also include ground-floor retail and a plaza. The 2.58-acre site is situated on the former Romic chemical plant location in an area between Bay Road, Tara Street and the Bay Trail. The area has been under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency oversight, which has been accelerating a remediation program there. The proposed business park would add an estimate 4,500 to 5,600 jobs in technology, biotechnology, research and development and health care, according to the developer’s proposal. The project would have to resolve multiple issues, including receiving a zoning variance. As proposed, it would exceed the 1.2 million square feet of office space identified in the city’s Ravenswood/Four Corners TransitOriented Development Specific Plan, an area that East Palo Alto has designated as its business hub. The site could also face some building limitations due to its proximity to the bay and hazardous materials that are still in areas underground. A traffic study is in the works; the draft Environmental Impact Report is expected in December.

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Four proposed developments in East Palo Alto, including two office projects with eight-story-tall buildings, could create more than 6,000 jobs. City Council members say they will scrutinize the proposals so the community understands the potential impact on traffic and housing.

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Flood Control Benefit Assessment Rates for Fiscal Year 2017–2018 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of Santa Clara Valley Water District (District) will hold a public hearing on a report recommending: FLOOD CONTROL BENEFIT ASSESSMENT RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017–2018 in flood control zones of said District. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at 1 p.m., in the District’s Headquarters Board Room, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California. Said report is in writing and incorporates by reference a description of each parcel and the expected amount of assessment under the approved assessment formula for each parcel within the flood control zones of the District. A copy of the report may be inspected at the Office of the Clerk of the Board at the above address at any time during business hours. Copies of the report will also be made available for inspection at the following locations: Campbell City Hall 70 North First Street Campbell, CA

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Lois Cecilia Smith September 2, 1924 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; March 15, 2017 Lois Cecilia Smith (nee Young) passed away peacefully on March 15, 2017. She was 92. Born in Hinton, Iowa on September 2, 1924, Lois was the eldest of three children of Elmer Young and Anna Young (nee Woolworth). She graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Science in Nursing. Lois worked at the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of the East Bay in Oakland California. She married Stan Smith in 1955. They moved to Palo Alto where Lois worked as a nurse at the Stanford Home for Convalescent Children. She is survived by her three sons, Ronald and his wife Janet of Saratoga, Richard and his wife Sissela of Palo Alto, Robert and his wife Catherine of Saratoga, two granddaughters, Kyra and Annika, and her sister Ina Mae Butler of Bakersfield California. A private family service will be held at Alta Mesa Cemetery in Palo Alto California. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer Foundation. (http://www.alzfdn.org) PAID

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Beverly Rowen, a fourth-generation Californian, died April 3 in Palo Alto. She was 92. Born in Beverly Hills to Mildred and Monte Griffiths in 1924, she attended the University of Southern California on a full s c h o l a r s h i p, where she graduated first in her class in chemistry in 1946. She grew up in Westwood and was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;true representative of her Western heritage,â&#x20AC;? said her son Chris. Through her job at North American Aviation and her circle of friends within the aviation industry, she met Henry S. Rowen, whom she married in 1951. Their life took them to live in England, Washington, D.C., Boston, Los Angeles and Atherton. Their first daughter, Hilary, was born in 1952, and shortly after, they moved to Oxford, England, where Harry studied economics at Queens College. They returned to the United States in 1955, and by 1966, they had lived in Los Angeles, Boston and Washington, D.C. In Washington, she had her hands full with social events, art classes and managing a household of six children. In 1966, her husband received an appointment at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, causing the family to leave Washington. Within weeks, RAND Corporation offered Harry a job as president, so the family bought a home in west Los Angeles. In about six months, Beverly had managed five house transactions for the family. She began studying oceanography at UCLA in her free time. By 1972, after her children began leaving for college, she and Harry moved to Atherton, where she became the executive director of the Western Region of the American Academy of Arts and Science. She excelled in this role, putting on events and hosting guests. She also happily accompanied her husband in Washington, D.C., serving as minority counsel to the House Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and working for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Amidst all of these responsibilities, she completed an MBA at age 62. Motivating children was a passion of hers. Even into her 80s, she volunteered as an after-school tutor as well as fundraising for St. Elizabeth Seton School, serving the children of East Palo Alto. She is survived by her six children, Hilary, Michael, Chris, Sheila, Diana and Nick, their spouses and nine grandchildren. A funeral service was held April 27 at Church of the Nativity, Menlo Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Elizabeth Seton School, 1095 Channing Ave, Palo Alto.

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Editorial Resisting Donald Trump In the wake of a disturbingly chaotic presidency, two local initiatives seek to blunt its harm

espite frantic efforts this week by President Donald Trump to create the impression of accomplishment and bold action, the traditional first hundred-day “honeymoon” of the new administration comes to a close tomorrow with an unprecedented 61 percent of Americans believing that the president is not trustworthy and the lowest public approval rating of a president ever measured. In California and the Bay Area these numbers are likely much worse given Trump’s poor performance here in the election. The Trump administration’s ongoing bluster, manic behavior and gyrating policy positions have inspired resistance at all levels of government, from Congress to state and local governments to the judiciary and from citizens across America. Locally, we should be especially proud of the actions taken by Santa Clara County and the City of San Francisco to block the president’s executive order denying federal funds to sanctuary cities, and of Rep. Anna Eshoo’s push for a law requiring presidents to release their tax returns. These two initiatives reflect the political viewpoints of voters in this region and the widespread belief that President Trump’s executive orders pertaining to immigration are unconstitutional and threatening the health and safety of our immigrant communities. Santa Clara County and San Francisco successfully obtained a preliminary injunction on Tuesday from U.S. District Judge William Orrick that will prevent the Trump administration from carrying out the president’s order cutting off federal funds to any sanctuary city or county. Self-declared sanctuary communities are those that have adopted policies of not assisting federal immigration authorities, for example, by notifying them of undocumented immigrants arrested or in custody for alleged non-violent crimes. The lawsuits are among several filed around the nation challenging the Trump’s Jan. 25 executive order but were the first to receive a judicial ruling. Orrick’s order applies nationwide until he hears full arguments on whether to make the temporary injunction permanent, and Trump officials pledged Wednesday to challenge the ruling all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. In his decision, Orrick said, “The Constitution vests the spending powers in Congress, not the president, so the (executive) order cannot constitutionally place new conditions on federal funds.” “Federal funding that bears no meaningful relationship to immigration enforcement cannot be threatened merely because a jurisdiction chooses an immigration-enforcement strategy of which the President disapproves,” Orrick ruled. Local officials, including most police departments, believe that policies against cooperating with the Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents are important to prevent widespread fear among undocumented immigrants to report crimes, attend schools and obtain health and other services to which they are legally entitled. Contrary to popular belief, an undocumented person living in the United States is not violating any U.S. criminal laws and cannot be arrested or detained by local law enforcement for being in the country without authorization. Federal immigration policies are enforced by ICE strictly through civil deportation proceedings entirely separate from our normal judicial system and without many of the protections afforded criminal defendants. Meanwhile, Eshoo is leading an effort in the House of Representatives to enact a law requiring President Trump and all future presidents to release their tax returns. Eshoo insists the effort is neither political nor frivolous, as she believes bipartisan pressure to support the proposal will mount as Trump’s tax measure moves forward in Congress. And since the one-page “tax reform” proposal announced Wednesday would appear to significantly benefit Trump and his companies, the demand for the release of Trump’s tax returns will likely become part of the negotiations. Regardless, we’re glad Eshoo is pushing this legislation and attempting to get the 218 signatures needed to bring the bill directly to the floor for a vote, even if the ultimate outcome is a presidential veto. Our local congressional delegation, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and the City of San Francisco are doing the right thing to stand up to the president’s bluster in every way possible. “See you in the Supreme Court!” Trump tweeted indignantly Wednesday. Sad. n Page 18 • April 28, 2017 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

Keeping a kind rhetoric

Editor, Is Palo Alto Kind? The discussion of Item No. 4 (Revised ADU Ordinance to comply with new State laws) at the April 17 City Council meeting may have marked a historic low for our beloved community with a palpable lack of decorum in the room. At Monday’s meeting there was continued applause, despite numerous requests by the mayor to stop, as well as accusations of legal malfeasance, violations of the Brown Act, lack of due process, etc. In many instances I felt that the rhetoric and tone went beyond acceptable levels of dissent. I’m extremely disheartened to know this is the community in which we live. The lack of respect of fellow neighbors and our public officials (who are also our neighbors) is saddening. I urge everyone involved to avoid personal attacks, refrain from heckling or interrupting others and listen, without disdain, to your neighbor’s point of view. I understand and respect concerns over the rapid changes and traffic/parking impacts, as they affect us all. But we can all do much better. Let’s keep Palo Alto kind! These are my own thoughts, and not the views of the Planning and Transportation Commission, to which I was recently appointed. While I support California’s new ADU laws, I am not a member of PAF or PASZ, though I’m interested in learning more about these citizen groups. Susan Monk Bryant Street, Palo Alto

Encouraging civil discourse

Editor, The state of California recently passed a new law meant to encourage the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). The Palo Alto City Council had passed an ADU ordinance that was far more lavish than the state mandate. This resulted in a large turnout of concerned citizens at the City Council meeting on April 17, when the ordinance was discussed. There were privacy, design and parking concerns on the impact of the Palo Alto ordinance. During the spirited discussion period that went on for several hours, two speakers who were both lawyers, one of whom was also a well-known judge, criticized the Council for passing the original ordinance. They asserted violations of both the spirit and intent of the law governing the process for reviewing and passing local ordinances.

The ordinance eventually passed with minor changes but a few days later a minor city official complained the discourse at the meeting was “uncivil.” She even criticized the two lawyers who voiced their concerns about the process. Civil discourse can be spirited, but it should never be discouraged. Perhaps it is best for minor officials to keep a monk’s vow of silence if the public discourse becomes too difficult for them to hear, especially when it opposes their point of view. Karen Machado Stanford Avenue, Palo Alto

Do-over for sex ed

Editor, When it comes to education, be it the liberal arts, or sex, one size does not fit all. The bane of public and enforced education is the ongoing efforts to make something that fits all — when it just does not fit the reality of life or those called students. The current disturbance about sex education planned for middle school students shows descent into a 19th century moralistic view of children, rather than a 21st century look that takes into account that kids of today deny enforced efforts to keep them from knowing what’s what. Middle schools student may

have similar ages but some are already at puberty and some via the internet have quite a bit of information about sex and have already physically engaged in sexual activity. Some children come from homes where a parent or parents have abdicated their responsibility to engage their children on the subject of sex and help them to understand that what they and their bodies are going through as they age, is normal, and can be understood. Some families are unable to deal with the fact that a child may be homosexual or communicate about it. Middle school does little or nothing to help students really face the facts of life and illustrates the inability of enforced pubic education to face this important area. The school district needs to start over on the idea of sex education for middle schools and, with the help of the students themselves, parents and others who know what is going on in the hearts and souls of middle schoolers, devise a plan that educates the heads of the school district and the Board of Education toward a dynamic look at learning about sex in the 21st century. Phil Spickler Harvard Street, Palo Alto

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School librarians are needed now more than ever by Rachel Kellerman here are no passions quite as hot and pleasurable as those of the deluded. Compared to the bliss of delusion, its vivid colors, blazing lights, explosions, whistles and liberating joys, the search for evidence is a deadly bore. — Arthur Miller What would Arthur Miller think about “fake news”? When does misinformation matter? Recently I co-taught a junior-year English class where we grappled with these questions. Students connected current events to their study of Miller’s “The Crucible,” his classic play about group hysteria and injustice. They honed their critical thinking skills by comparing the dangerous consequences of fake news to McCarthyism. We discussed social media and filter bubbles and analyzed news articles reflecting diverse viewpoints of one current event. I came away from that lesson, as I often do, with positive thoughts about the future citizens I am helping to shape. I work as a teacher librarian at Palo Alto High School, and part of my job is helping high school students realize that searching for evidence, although sometimes boring, is not only essential to their personal lives but to our representative democracy. April is

National School Library Month, and I want every California student to have the same opportunity to engage in the type of highquality collaborative learning that occurs in every Palo Alto Unified School District school where credentialed teacher librarians are given the time and resources to work with classroom teachers on reading and research. Unfortunately, high-quality K-12 school library programs are scarce not only in Santa Clara County but throughout California. Not everyone who holds the political and budgetary levers of power agrees that school libraries are essential. Even if they do agree, they aren’t doing much about it. For the sake of our students and the health of our state, this needs to change. For far too long, California has occupied last place in every national metric that measures the health of school libraries. There was a glimmer of hope in 2010 when the state adopted the “Model School Library Standards for California Public Schools,” an excellent document that recommends a staffing ratio of one teacher librarian for every 785 students. However, in fiscal year 201415 California school districts still employed only one teacher librarian for every 7,400 students, when the national average was one teacher librarian for every 1,100 students. A recently published state auditor report shows that due to unclear state laws and a lack of oversight, California schools continue to lack professional teacher librarians and adequate print and online resource collections. Legislative action to better define high-quality school library programs, including guidelines for professional staffing, is urgently needed.

School libraries are essential educational institutions worthy of enthusiastic support but are often misunderstood, even though research continues to show that school libraries have a positive impact on student success. We hold dual credentials in teaching and librarianship and are experts in fostering all kinds of literacies. We are frontline warriors in the war on fake news and are skilled at teaching research. Our well-tended school library collections allow all students to validate their lives and the lives of their families in the pages of a book. We work hard so that all children in all grades across all social and economic groups can find success with the most essential academic skill there is: reading. During a child’s most teachable years, elementary school teacher librarians create lifelong readers. Sadly K-5 teacher librarians are often the first to be cut by district personnel who don’t realize that the library is the classroom for the whole school. Middle and high school teacher librarians provide reading materials that reflect the struggles of adolescence. Students know that libraries are safe havens. We embrace that role, but when a teacher librarian has to cover multiple middle schools and high schools, there is less chance for a warm and lasting connection with students. Given the amount of stress our students are under, why are safe havens for reading, reflection and community in such short supply? I’ve been a librarian for years and like many people in my profession have had numerous, sometimes awkward, conversations with well-meaning people about the value

of libraries in the digital age. Now that so much information is freely available online via Google and Wikipedia, why are library collections needed? Young people are “born digital”; they don’t need help finding information online. Social media gives everyone the opportunity to filter their own news, so now everyone can be his or her own librarian! In the past I’ve gently pointed out that the reasons given for my profession’s demise are the exact same reasons we are needed now more than ever. More information easily obtained doesn’t necessarily mean better or even more useful information. Personal technology know-how doesn’t always translate into using technology in productive ways. Filtering news on social media pathways saves time but stifles multiple points of view, limiting understanding and empathy. During the last election cycle, misinformation and biased news reporting overwhelmed substantive debate and led to violence. Clearly the time for gentle persuasion is over. If we are really serious about creating future citizens who read widely and deeply, have empathy, and think critically about information before they create, share and vote, we should invest in what works. School libraries work. School libraries should be an integral part of every school, not just better-funded school districts like Palo Alto Unified. If you agree, this month tell your elected representatives to support school libraries. Those of us in the school library profession want to do our part to foster a more empathic and well-informed society. We need your help. Q Rachel Kellerman is a teacher librarian at Palo Alto High School and can be emailed at rkellerman@mac.com.

Streetwise

Where do you see housing prices going in the next five years in Palo Alto? Asked at the Trader Joe’s in Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. Question, interviews and photographs by Sophie Pollock and Sarah Mason.

Bruce Antink

Emma Villarreal

Subhash Tantry

Kathy Luchini

Karen Hohner

Warehouseman Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto

Student Addison Avenue, Palo Alto

Retired CEO Harker Avenue, Palo Alto

Retired PAUSD Teacher Dana Street, Palo Alto

Freelance Editor Miramonte Avenue, Palo Alto

“I see it going up about 15 percent.”

“It’ll go up to around $6 million.”

“It will go up at least 5 percent.”

“I haven’t seen anything go down in my neighborhood.”

“(It will) continue to go up, but not as steady.”

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Housing forgood

In 2006, a Palo Alto group started housing the homeless. Here’s how that radical experiment has turned out. by Jocelyn Dong photos by Veronica Weber

Evan Davis, a resident at the Opportunity Center since 2010, sits in a communal lounge. He said he enjoys cooking in the kitchen and sharing a meal with other residents on his floor. Davis hopes to move out after October, when he’ll receive a Section 8 housing voucher.

or four years, Evan Davis made Palo Alto’s Rinconada Park his home. It was challenging — especially in the winter when the rains came, making sleep difficult, he recalled. “I had a spot where I kept dry,” he said. “With food stamps, I could eat.” Today, Davis — neatly dressed on a recent Tuesday in a buttonup shirt, dark jeans and grey athletic shoes — has a warm place to sleep. In his tidy apartment is his bed, a desk where he works on his

laptop and window sills decorated with his beloved cat figurines. It’s much like any other studio in the area, save perhaps for the note he’s pinned to his bulletin board as a reminder to himself: “Rent $354.” Davis’ new address is 33 Encina Ave., Palo Alto, better known as the Opportunity Center. Now in its 10th year, the Opportunity Center provides help to the area’s homeless population — people like Davis, a former building manager. Known as “the

OC” to its denizens, it’s a housing complex of 70 studios, 12 onebedroom apartments and six twobedroom apartments; two drop-in centers, where people can get everything from access to computers to case management from the nonprofit LifeMoves; and a medical clinic, Peninsula HealthCare Connection, which is staffed by medical volunteers. The concept for the center was birthed in the late 1990s, when members of the Palo Alto nonprofit Community Working Group

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seized upon a radical new idea of giving homeless people housing with few questions asked and few requirements made of them. When the $25 million tomatored, five-story facility opened in September 2006, it represented nothing short of a huge, educated gamble: The “housing first” model wagered that for chronically homeless people to get off the streets and stay off the streets, they needed to have the stability of housing before they would be able to address their entrenched problems. According to research, two-thirds of homeless adults have mental illness or addictions. “Housing first was ‘We realize you have alcohol or drug problems and that’s what has led you to be on the street. ... We’re going to support you in the housing so long as you don’t provide a danger to others or break the law,’” said Palo Alto resident Don Barr, who spearheaded the Community Working Group with fellow resident Litsie Indergand and others. It was an idea that some people said wouldn’t work, and others said shouldn’t even be tried. Community members voiced fears that the center would attract homeless people from far and wide, turning Palo Alto into a Mecca for the unhoused. (See sidebar on facing page.) Even service providers were skeptical. Up until then, programs for the homeless either provided nightly shelter or required people to be actively conquering their problems in exchange for housing beyond a single night.

The housing-first model was not just untested in Palo Alto and Santa Clara County in the early 2000s, it was fairly new for the entire nation. “Different cities around the country started trying it, and each time they did it, it showed that you get much better success by putting people into housing first and then dealing with their other personal problems,” said Barr, a Stanford physician and professor of sociology. So how has Palo Alto’s grand experiment turned out? Staff and volunteers are the first to admit there’s been a steep learning curve. The city’s fire and police departments are both called about once a week to handle medical emergencies, disturbances and crimes either serious or minor at the drop-in center and the residences. (See statistics on page 23.) Among the tenants, there have been evictions. And some people’s deeply rooted problems can’t, it turns out, be solved — only managed. But lessons have been learned and new strategies are being deployed. As the OC enters its 11th year, those leading it are doubling down. The Community Working Group, which has overseen the housing portion through a general partnership with the Housing Authority of Santa Clara County, is readying to take ownership of the facility from the county by the end of this year. To do so, on April 1, it launched an alliance with the nonprofit Abode Services, the largest homeless-services provider in the Bay

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From left, Palo Alto residents Don Barr, Litsie Indergand and John Barton, founders of the nonprofit Community Working Group, stand in a side playground at the child care center at the Opportunity Center in Palo Alto. Area. With more centralized control, the leaders anticipate a more nimble and better-resourced operation with a greater ability to accomplish their mission — moving homeless people into housing for good.

Different types of homeless people

recent Santa Clara County study on the cost of homelessness found that unhoused people generally fall into three categories, according to Ky Le, the executive director of the county’s three-year-old Office for Supportive Housing. The first is a person who doesn’t need much aid and regains housing on his or her own. This person may ask for help with a rent deposit or a temporary stay at a motel. The second group of people require longer-term rental assistance

as well as services to help them maintain housing, but after three to 12 months, they’re able to stabilize their lives, Le said. Then there’s the small group of people who need permanent subsidies and services because they have disabling conditions, Le said. The county report labeled them “persistently homeless.” Though they account for only 5 percent of the county’s homeless population, their use of public and medical services totals nearly half of the population’s costs — or more than $100,000 each person per year. The Opportunity Center has housed all three categories of homeless people. “We certainly have residents now and have had residents before who have, as the story goes, fallen on hard times. But they’re professionals and they have job experience, and once here they get on their feet,” said Pamela Law,

property manager for the John Stewart Company, which has run the Opportunity Center’s housing since January 2015. Earlier this month, a woman and her son moved out after having resided at the center for less than a year, according to Law. “She and her son were living in a car. She already had a good job. They got on their feet, and they moved to a family apartment,” Law said. “It’s a success story.” On the other hand, 20 of the apartments are leased to people who moved in in 2006 and simply haven’t moved out. “A lot of the original residents, they have a lot of trauma. Either that’s how they got on the streets or that is what they experienced on the street, and you know that’s not going to go away,” Law said. Many residents fall somewhere in between. Davis, who moved in from Rinconada Park in 2010, said he is looking forward to this October, when he will receive what’s known as a portable Section 8 voucher. With that he will be able to leave the Opportunity Center but still receive a Housing Authority rent subsidy. “I think it’s time to move out and let someone else get my starter apartment,” said Davis, who has limited sight in both eyes but is optimistic about the change. Another resident, Mae Law, has been at the Opportunity Center since 2008. In that time, the Santa Cruz native has received care from the on-site doctor and psychiatrist and guidance on her resume. She’s also participating in the smokingcessation program. Alacia Hafner, a mother of two from Jamaica, fled from domestic violence and moved into the Opportunity Center in 2010. She’s taken advantage of numerous services as she’s gotten stabilized. “There’s no one ‘homeless person’ typology,” said John Barton,

BY THE NUMBERS

How many are homeless? Palo Alto’s count of the unhoused

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Mecca for the unhoused? Palo Alto’s homeless count is about the same now as in 2007

as the Opportunity Center turned Palo Alto into a magnet for homeless people, as some in the community in 2006 feared it would? It’s hard to say definitively, but likely not. The Santa Clara County Homeless Census Survey, a count conducted every two years in January, shows no increase in Palo Alto’s homeless population between 2007 and 2015. In 2007, the count was 237, while in 2015 it was 219. (This includes people both in and out of emergency shelters and transitional housing.) Palo Alto’s total did increase by 39 percent between 2013 and 2015 while the county’s decreased by 14 percent. Don Barr of the Community Working Group believes the services in Palo Alto and Menlo Park through the VA Palo Alto Health Care System draw some homeless veterans to the area. But Barr also asserts that the president of the board of the Community Working Group. “They come with talents and skills and aspirations, and they are uniquely different — and that makes them a challenge to serve.”

Housing for as long as it takes

he fact that people can live in the OC for as long as it takes is one of the most significant differences between this model and an approach that became popular across the nation in the 1990s, known as transitional housing. With transitional housing, said Le of the Office of Supportive Housing, homeless people are required to participate in services that will help them become more self-sufficient, and they’re given housing for a year or two. At the end of the program, they’re expected to move on to other housing. The approach works for people who have jobs or other resources, Le said, but not for those with chronic and serious problems: They may not be much closer to being able to pay rent at the end of their stay than they were at the start. Once out of the program, they just end up homeless again. At the Opportunity Center, in addition to the 20 original households, Pamela Law said that another 36 households’ tenants moved in between 2007 and 2014 and remain today — including Davis, Hafner and Mae Law. “For some people, it’s the stepping stone, and for others it’s a great place to land,” said Pamela Law.

idea of the Opportunity Center as a Mecca doesn’t square with who the unhoused tend to be. Barr and colleague Lars Osterberg interviewed nearly 150 homeless men and women in the early 2000s, before the Opportunity Center opened. The pair found that the average time unhoused people had lived in the community was 24 years, 40 percent had grown up in the area, and most were in their 40s, 50s or 60s. “That’s not a population that moves around to the sweetest honey pot,” Barr said last week. “That simply was never the case.” At the same time, though, he also holds no illusions that the Opportunity Center, or any housing program, will completely eradicate homelessness. “There’s a subset of the chronically homeless in our community who don’t want housing — and they will tell you that,” he said. Q —Jocelyn Dong It wasn’t quite what members of the Community Working Group expected to happen, Barton said. “I think if you had asked us in 2006 or 2007 or the previous six years, we would have thought that people would have stayed a year or two years and then moved somewhere else,” he said. But for folks who rely on the center’s safety net of services, “moving might not necessarily be what’s best for them,” he added. In addition, tenants whose children are enrolled in the Palo Alto Unified School District often want to stay in the city, Law noted. “We have two or three residents who have been here for a very long time, and they have excellent jobs. But they have children, and where can you afford (to live) in Palo Alto even on an excellent income? So they’re still here,” she said. These days, a half-dozen apartments at most become vacant a year, Law estimated. (The total number of people or families who’ve lived in the center over its 10-year history hasn’t been compiled, but by extrapolating that turnover rate, there have probably been about 150 households who’ve resided in the center’s 88 apartments.) Though residents face no time limit on their leases, they have to pay their rent, observe the facility’s health and safety regulations and not do anything illegal in the apartment. A problem unique to the homeless population, which center staff have had to keep a strict eye on, (continued on page 22)

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Mae Law, an Opportunity Center resident, stands in front of the building’s entrance on April 19. Law has been living at the center since 2008 after rotating around shelters in Palo Alto, including at Hotel de Zink. Law hopes to move to Santa Cruz in the fall with her roommate.

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is visitors. Each tenant can have visitors stay for 14 days per year. Residents with friends who are still homeless say it’s enough, but there are legal reasons for the limits. “Even though sharing is what they

do on the streets, it doesn’t work in this environment,” said Warren Reed, vice president of the John Stewart Company, which is the largest affordable-housing provider in California and manages more than 5,300 units in the south bay. Tax laws governing how the center is funded dictate how many people are allowed per

household and what the household income can be, he said. In addition, health and hygiene problems arise with some visitors. Law said the center has taken to bringing a dog in each month to sniff for bed bugs. There also have been safety problems related to strangers in the building: In 2013, a female

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iguring out how to balance the budget of the Opportunity Center for the past 10 years has been as challenging as learning how best to serve chronically homeless clients. The nonprofit Community Working Group, which led the effort to build the facility, has contributed between $150,000 and $250,000 per year to keep the day services center open (about $85,000 per year); provide support to the nonprofit LifeMoves for case management services; provide space for Peninsula HealthCare Connection, the medical clinic; and provide rental assistance to Opportunity Center clients as needed, according to Don Barr, a board member. On the housing side, the Community Working Group has paid for repairs that the property management company, which is contracted, has not been able to fund. As with any affordable-housing project, Opportunity Center tenants are not paying nearly enough rent to fund the operation and maintenance of the building. For two-thirds of them, Social Security provides their sole income. When the Opportunity Center opened, residents of 66 of the 88 apartments paid anywhere from 20 percent to 45 percent of the area median income for Santa Clara County. The Opportunity Center did not receive any additional payments for these units. “What that means is (for) some of the apartments, the only income received is the 20 percent — or $404. It is very challenging,” said Pamela Law, property manager for the John Stewart Company, which operates the housing. Rents for these units range from $404 to $909 for a studio, $432 to $973 for a one-bedroom, and $519 to $1,167 for a two-bedroom, according to Law. In addition, 22 apartments were designated as Project-Based Section 8 Voucher units, in which the tenant pays 32 percent of his or her income and the Housing Authority of Santa Clara County pays

the balance. Facing ongoing shortfalls, the Opportunity Center in October 2016 was able to convert 33 more apartments to the Project Based Voucher program. So each of these units is now bringing in as much as $1,000 more per month. Today, the housing’s operating budget is about $1.2 million. The significance of the additional vouchers is huge, leaders say: The cash will fund both maintenance for the building and services specifically for the residents, tailored to helping them reach their potential. Although residents are encouraged to use the OC’s drop-in center, nonprofit service provider LifeMoves has been facing staffing and funding shortages that have affected residents’ use of services, Law said. “The day center does a great job for clients and residents, but they don’t have the bandwidth,” she said. “If (residents) have to make an appointment and wait for a week, it’s hard.” Ideally, for every 20 residents, there would be one full-time supportive services staff, said Warren Reed, vice president of the John Stewart Company. Now, residents will get that dedicated help, potentially by the Community Working Group’s new strategic partner, Abode Services, which is the area’s largest provider of homeless services. These services will enable residents to make greater progress toward self-sufficiency, leaders said. While some of the new help will be the same as what’s provided at the drop-in center, tenants will also get other assistance, Law predicted. “Once residents are established, their goals change from basic survival. Now, they’re looking to reach their potential in other ways,” such as through education or work, she said. “Residents are more likely to be seeking that kind of guidance than somebody who is not housed.” Q —Jocelyn Dong

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Vehicle related Accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Traffic/misc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Vehicle/impounded, stored. . . . . . . 10 Vehicle/stolen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Alcohol or drug related Drinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Miscellaneous B&P/misc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Disturb peace/misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Found property/misc . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Lost property/misc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Misdemeanor/hit & run . . . . . . . . . . .2 Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Muni code/misc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Outside investigation/misc . . . . . . . .4 Penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Psych subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Restraining order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Sex crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . 13 Unattended death. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Violation of court order . . . . . . . . . . .1 Warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 TOTAL OFFENSES: 567

* Calls are for the entire 00 block, which includes the Opportunity Center (both dropin and residential portions), an architectural firm, a few medical offices, an office, retail store and car wash. The total number of reports was 482, but some reports involved multiple offenses. Source: Palo Alto Police Department.

the homelessness problem, they say they’ll keep on doing what they can to prepare people for independence. “It’s been really rewarding how we’ve been able to change lives,” Barton said. “I’m excited that we transformed our organization to be able to continue to do that and do more. And we have to do more.” And as for Davis, who was born at Stanford’s original Hoover Pavilion and has lived in the Bay Area his whole life, whenever he finds a landlord to take his Section 8 voucher, he’ll be ready to move. Until then, he will continue to stay warm and safe, cook meals with his OC neighbors in their communal kitchen and make the most of his home sweet home. Q

About the cover: Henry Bostic, a resident at the Opportunity Center of the Midpeninsula, sits in the Palo Alto center’s main lobby on April 19. Bostic served in the U.S. Air Force and was homeless for many years while raising his daughter, often staying in temporary shelters. He is on disability and unable to work and says the center’s medical care has helped him improve his health. Photo by Veronica Weber.

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Veronica Weber contributed reporting to this article. Editor Jocelyn Dong can be reached at jdong@paweekly.com; Weber can be reached at vweber@paweekly.com.

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Calls to the Palo Alto Fire Department* Oct. 5, 2006 to April 4, 2017

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Theft related Burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Credit cards/fraudulent use . . . . . . .1 Identity theft/misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Possession of stolen property . . . . .2 Theft grand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Theft petty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

than those in the economic middle. Local affordable-housing complexes, the next logical step for OC residents, have wait times of five years or more, Reed said. In part that’s because Santa Clara County cities did not meet their state mandated 2007-2014 Regional Housing Needs Allocation targets for building homes for people below 120 percent of the median income. Just one-third of the target number was built, Le said. At an affordable-housing complex in San Jose run by the John Stewart Company, residents 15 years ago used to move out because they’d bought homes, Reed said. Now, the main reason people move is because they’re leaving the Bay Area. The overall housing climate isn’t something that Opportunity Center leaders can change. But given the continued urgency of

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Violence related Armed robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Assault with deadly weapon . . . . . . .4 Attempted suicide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Child abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Elder abuse/neglect . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Family violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Sexual assault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Pamela Law, property manager, and Warren Reed, vice president, both of the John Stewart Company, discuss a studio apartment that is being prepared for a new resident.

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00 block of Encina Avenue* Sept. 1, 2006 to April 12, 2017

dvocates of the housingfirst model are fond of studies that show the cost of housing homeless people is actually far less than the cost of serving them through emergency rooms, jails and other public institutions where people in crisis wind up. One study found that formerly homeless tenants in a Seattle, Washington, program after six months were costing an average of $2,449 a month less per person in public services. That’s one reason why cities, counties and even federal agencies are now pursuing housing projects like the Opportunity Center. The strategy that a decade ago was an outlier has gradually become mainstream, evolving into what’s more broadly known as “permanent supportive housing.” “Permanent supportive housing is widely recognized as the solution for people facing the greatest challenges to housing stability including serious and persistent physical and behavioral health problems,” states the 2015 United States Interagency Council on Homelessness’ strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness. “Permanent supportive housing also costs less than allowing people to continue to cycle through public systems.” Research acknowledges the effectiveness of the model: 84 percent of people who are placed in permanent supportive housing stay housed, even after they leave. Following the lead of the Opportunity Center, San Jose and other cities are bringing permanent supportive housing projects online. In San Jose alone there are three projects that will be 100 percent permanent supportive housing and others with a portion of the units set aside for the homeless, Le said. He predicted that within five years, these housing projects will significantly decrease the number of homeless people in the county, which in 2015 stood at about 6,560. In the meantime, the Opportunity Center has a list of about 90 people hoping to get in, some who’ve been waiting since 2012. The county Housing Authority has a separate list of applicants for Section 8 vouchers. How quickly anyone new will be able to move in depends in part on how quickly people like Davis and Mae Law, who will also qualify for a Section 8 voucher in October, can find a place outside of the Opportunity Center. Unfortunately, their prospects look grim: The much-bemoaned Bay Area housing crisis is hitting the poorest residents even harder

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Reports taken by Palo Alto Police

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in, and the county used its authority to give temporary guardianship of the man to someone else and to have him hospitalized. His room was cleaned and new criteria set for his behavior, and he was able to move back in, Barr said. Unfortunately, the man continued to hoard and then died of natural causes the next year. But at least, Barr said, he died in his room rather than on the street.

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tenant was severely beaten by the drunken guest of another resident. When it comes to potential evictions, the property management and LifeMoves staff bend over backward to try to help people change their behaviors so that they don’t end up evicted and homeless again, Law said. Several years ago a tenant in his late 60s had a serious hoarding disorder and his room was getting to be unsafe, Barr recalled. An Adult Protective Services worker stepped

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Artist David Hockney’s colorful iPad paintings of Yosemite are currently on display at Pace Gallery’s Palo Alto branch.

David Hockney exhibition offers unique perspective on national park by Sheryl Nonnenberg he name David Hockney brings to mind a long list of artistic associations: the lush colors of Los Angeles canyons and swimming pools, the cool, analytical portraits of his friends or, recently, the passing seasons of his native Yorkshire, England. The artist is enjoying a resurgence of interest, with a huge retrospective currently on view at the Tate Gallery in London (it will travel to the Metropolitan Museum in New York later this year) and the publication of a comprehensive monograph about his work. Bay Area residents got to enjoy a wide range of his work in 2014, when the de Young Museum presented “A Bigger Exhibition.” That show featured traditional media and Hockney’s exploration into evolving technology, including iPad drawings done in Yosemite. Pace Gallery’s Palo Alto branch is focusing on those works with its new exhibition, “David Hockney, The Yosemite Suite.” The show consists of 20 small-scale prints and four very large (nearly 8 feet in height) prints created during Hockney’s visits to Yosemite in 2010 and 2011. The prints will be

on view until June 11. “I think the drawings really show his mastery,” Pace Gallery director Liz Sullivan said. “His work is so recognizable. There is no doubt that these are the work of David Hockney.” Although Hockney initially made his mark in the art world as a painter, he has never been content to focus on one medium. A constantly curious artist, he has experimented with Polaroid photography, color copiers, fax machines and iPhones. Every aspect of technology seems to intrigue him, including innovations used by artists centuries ago. His 2001 book, “Secret Knowledge,” proposed the theory that the Old Masters used optical devices like the camera lucida in creating their paintings. And so it does not seem surprising that Hockney should find a way to employ current technology, the iPad, and a new software app, Brushes, as his medium (in January, Hockney visited an East Palo Alto elementary school to demonstrate his iPad art techniques to local students). Just as the Impressionists were set free by paint in tubes, which

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allowed them to paint outdoors, Hockney has used the iPad to create quick, spontaneous representations of the spectacular vistas found in Yosemite National Park. “He really is a modern-day plein air painter,” Sullivan said. “One of the reasons we wanted to show these works was because they will be so familiar to people living in this area.” The settings (El Capitan, Half Dome, the Lodge) may be familiar, but they reflect the artist’s personal perceptions, rather than exact representations. In “Untitled No. 10,” a setting that includes a field of flowers and several trees is rendered in a realistic manner, except for the shadows cast by the trees. They are a cobalt blue and are placed in severe angles, so that we recognize the lateness of the day, as the sun recedes. Using the stylus or a finger, the artist created trees of neon hues, hardly more than a sketch but still evocative of the awesome beauty of this historic and protected place. We see the grandeur of the rock formations and get a sense of scale in “Untitled No. 13,” in which minimally-rendered cars and people are

placed at the foot of Bridal Veil Falls. In a similar vein, Hockney’s depictions of the Lodge show a building of green stones with orange trim set against a backdrop of a looming blue mountain. Stick figure-like people are dwarfed by the expansive landscape; clearly it is nature that the artist is attempting to glorify here. Hockney had to carefully calibrate the iPad drawings so that they could be transposed from screen to print. In the large-scale pieces, the artist printed on four sheets of paper that were then placed together and mounted. In these works, one gets a more realistic sense of perspective and scale but the color palette is all his own. In “Yosemite II,” the eye is led down a redwood tree-lined path to El Capitan rising straight ahead. The enormity of the formation is evident, and the undulations of the face of the rock are portrayed via strokes of blue and gray. In “Yosemite III,” muted shades of green and teal reflect a landscape of majestic redwood trees captured on a cloudy, drizzly day. Early in his career, Hockney was criticized for abandoning

abstraction for narrative paintings. He countered by saying, “Although it looks like it is full of action, it is a still. A painting cannot have any action.” The beauty and magnificence of Yosemite are a perfect subject for his quiet, personal reflections. While in the gallery, be sure to ask to view “Hockney, A Bigger Book.” At more than 3 feet in height and 2 feet in width (price tag: $2,500), it is a mammoth tribute to the life and work of one of the 20th century’s most renowned artists. Q Freelance writer Sheryl Nonnenberg can be emailed at nonnenberg@aol.com. What: “David Hockney, The Yosemite Suite” Where: Pace Palo Alto, 229 Hamilton Ave. When: Through June 11, Tuesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: Free Info: Go to pacegallery.com/ exhibitions/12858/ the-yosemite-suite

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From left, Menlowe Ballet dancers Patience Gordon, Christina Schifano and Demetria Schioldager will reprise their roles as the Brontë sisters in the dance company’s spring show, “Floraison.”

Menlowe Ballet in bloom

Local dance company nurtures homegrown talent in spring showcase his spring, Menlowe Ballet is showcasing its own blossoming talent with “Floraison,” a program devoted to works created and performed by the professional ballet company and students at the Menlo Park Academy of Dance. The French title translates to “flowering,” a theme that will be reflected in the four performances taking place the weekend of April 28 at Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center in Atherton. “We decided to focus on the talent we have in the company and nurture it,” Menlowe Ballet Executive Director Lisa Shiveley said. Based in Menlo Park and founded in 2011, Menlowe Ballet performs only a few times a year and

by Kate Daly aims for an innovative blend of classical and contemporary dance. “We always take our audience on an emotional journey and end on an up,” Shiveley said. Citing a recent article in the New York Times about the lack of female choreographers in major ballet companies around the world, she said she is pleased to see Menlowe Ballet encouraging company dancers Stefanie Maughan and Ali McKeon to make their professional choreographic debut this month. Shiveley said Artistic Director Michael Lowe recognized their “creative voices and fabulous contemporary backgrounds” and invited them to choreograph a ballet for the program. The end result is

“In Medias Res,” a contemporary work featuring 11 company members. The Latin title translates to “in the midst of things.” Due to many requests, Associate Artistic Director Sarah-Jane Measor is bringing “Portraits” back to the stage for the program. She hails from the U.K. and choreographed a contemporary piece last fall to honor the courage and spirit of important female figures in British history: Lady Jane Grey, the Brontë sisters, English Channel swimmer Gertrude Ederle and suffragettes Emily Wilding Davison and Emmeline Pankhurst. Shiveley offered several reasons for why the premiere of that ballet was so popular: The choreographer, seven company dancers and

costume designer are all women, the staging incorporates video and there’s a surprise ending. “The music is stunning, and with the story of these women challenging adverse circumstances, people were crying at every performance,” she said. The company originally performed “Portraits” right before the November election. Shiveley found the piece timely then and finds it “very timely” now, as “more and more women are sensitive and in touch with the challenges that they face,” she said. “Floraison” will also feature dozens of Menlo Park Academy of Dance students performing various works. As the company’s official school, the academy attracts young dancers from all over the Peninsula. The program will close with 11 of the older students sharing the stage with 13 company members in the world premiere of “Facets.” Choreographed by Lowe and Measor, the neoclassical ballet is set to the music of contemporary

composer Philip Glass, which Shiveley described as “haunting.” She said the teenage performers are very committed to ballet, spending most of their weekends in the studio and dancing 20 to 25 hours per week. And she should know. Her daughter, Leighton, is one of 24 students who just returned from competing in the Youth America Grand Prix dance competition finals in New York. “It’s a lot of blood, sweat and blisters,” she said. Q A version of this story appeared in the Weekly’s sister paper, the Almanac, earlier this week. What: “Floraison” by Menlowe Ballet When: April 28-30, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Where: Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton Cost: $28-$55 Info: menloweballet.org

Peninsula Women’s Chorus turns 50

he Palo Alto-based Peninsula Women’s Chorus, an award-winning female choral group with a dedication to commissioning new works, resurrecting seldom-sung works and keeping classic chorale pieces alive, is marking its 50th anniversary this 2016-2017 season. The chorus will celebrate this mile-

stone with an anniversary weekend of special events April 29-30, with a sing-a-long rehearsal for alumni and current singers and a dinner party at Palo Alto’s Crowne Plaza Hotel on Saturday, followed by a public concert, “True North,” on Sunday, April 30, at Mission Santa Clara, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, at 2 p.m. Included in

the program will be Schubert’s Psalm 23, Ron Jeffers’ “Jabberwocky,” several new commissions including work by British composer Cecilia McDowall; “Harriet Tubman” by Kathleen McGuire, and a world premiere by Eric Tuan. Tickets to the concert are $10-$35. Go to pwchorus.org. Q – Karla Kane

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ce cream is one of those desserts that most people purchase, whether at a grocery store or an ice cream parlor. And while there’s something sweet about grabbing an ice cream cone while you’re out on the town, it’s just as fun to make ice cream at home. Though the recipes are simple, there is an art to achieving that perfectly creamy, mouthwatering consistency and flavor, and five local ice cream shop owners and chefs shared their wisdom with the Weekly about how to reproduce it at home. To start, you’ll need an ice cream maker. Cindy Somasunderam is the owner of Scoop Microcreamery in Palo Alto; she started making ice cream at home more than 30 years ago. She recommended KitchenAid’s ice cream attachment ($100) because it’s relatively affordable, compact and many people already own a KitchenAid mixer. Elizabeth Prado, resident chef at the culinary program at Sur La Table in Palo Alto, recommended the Breville Smart Scoop ice cream maker ($400), a pricier option for the serious home cook. The machine also allows you to speed up the process with a “prechill” option that makes ice cream within 45 minutes. For Laura Sunseri, operations manager at Tin Pot Creamery in Palo Alto, her “must-have” tool

is the humble scoop. She recommends the Zeroll ice cream scoop ($18.50), which has a gel inside of it that transfers the heat of your hand, making it easier for the ice cream to come out of the scoop. “You get a better scoop, and it protects your hand from getting cold,” she said. It’s always wise to take a look at the the recipe you’re using to make sure you have the correct tools, but experts generally recommended stocking up on: a thermometer, digital scale, heavy saucepan, two to three bowls for ice baths and freezing, a blender or mixer, whisk, wooden spoon, spatula and an airtight container. Ice cream, as well as some flavors of gelato, is made from a simple custard base of milk, cream, egg yolks and sugar. Prado referred to this as the “mother sauce” or creme anglaise, which is the base for other desserts, like crème brûlée. So, if gelato and ice cream have the same ingredients, what sets them apart? Christianne Mares of Gelataio in Palo Alto said that gelato is made with “way more milk than cream,” resulting in a lower fat content than ice cream. “We churn less air into the product. That means you have a denser product (and) it’s heavier. We serve it at a higher temperature, which gives it an intense

flavor,” she said, adding that the colder something is, the less flavor it is perceived to have. When making ice cream, there are two styles, Prado said: Philadelphia and custard. Custard style uses eggs, while the uncooked Philadelphia style does not. Custard-style ice cream is richer as a result of the egg yolks, Prado said. Whether you’re making ice cream or gelato, start by heating the dairy ingredients. According to Prado, heating the milk and cream changes its protein structure and yields better results. You’ll then blend the egg yolks (if you’re using them) with the sugar and “temper” the egg mixture with the milk and cream. Prado claims that tempering is the most challenging part of the process. It simply means slowly introducing the hot cream into the blended egg yolk mixture to avoid curdling the eggs. Once the eggs are tempered, Alfonso Marquez Ramirez, the pastry chef at Chez TJ in Mountain View, recommended bringing the whole mixture up to 170 or 175 degrees at maximum to avoid getting to the point of making “scrambled eggs.” At this point in the process, you can add your desired flavoring, such as vanilla extract or mint leaves. After the ice cream base reaches 170 degrees, let it cool in an ice

Scoop Microcreamery owner Cindy Somasunderam advises against rushing the process when making ice cream at home to avoid the icy crystals that can wreak havoc on frozen treats. bath, using two bowls, one larger than the other. Fill the larger bowl with ice and sit the smaller bowl with the warm ice cream mix inside. Prado recommends straining the batter to catch any cooked egg pieces.. It’s also important to wait for the batter to completely chill, Ramirez said. “If you put it into the ice cream machine when it’s warm, (the machine) will over-whip to bring it down,” he said. “You’ll have really fluffy ice cream with too much air, and when you go to freeze it, you’ll end up with chalky ice cream.” If you want to add mix-ins like chocolate chips or pieces of cookies, Prado recommended adding them once the ice cream firms up or else they’ll sink to the bottom. Ironically, one of the main culprits in failed ice cream, gelato and sorbet is iciness. Across the

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board, every ice cream expert had advice for how to avoid turning your dessert into what Mares described as “an icy blob of nothingness.” To avoid the icy crystals that can sometimes wreak havoc on ice cream, gelato and sorbet, Somasunderam advised against rushing the process. “There’s always the temptation to under-freeze, because you know it takes a long time. If it isn’t completely frozen, it’ll get icy,” she said. Sunseri said to avoid letting the ice cream get too “melty” before putting it in the freezer. “Melty ice cream is kind of one of the biggest enemies. If it gets too melty, when we freeze it, it gets icy,” she said. How does one avoid this? Move really quickly, Sunseri said, adding that water is not great for ice cream, either. If you rinse a utensil, make sure to dry it off and keep it dry once you start working with ice cream. Unsurprisingly, a resounding theme among all of the ice cream pros was to use fresh ingredients, starting with the milk and cream. Mares recommended using raw milk if possible, which yields a richer, more intense flavor. Somasunderam suggested using a fresh, organic cream, like from Strauss Family Creamery, which is what she uses at Scoop. Ramirez said not to skimp on the fat content — get full-fat everything. When creating flavors, use seasonal ingredients, Sunseri said, like the organic strawberries Tin Pot gets from Hollister for strawberry ice cream.

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‘BOOTCAMP’ JOINS MALL ... Barry’s Bootcamp, the indoor fitness studio known for its low lighting, loud music and high-energy vibe, is bringing its 50-minute cardio/strengthtraining sessions to Stanford Shopping Center. On April 13, Shawn Anderson, from MSA Planning + Design in San Francisco, filed for a conditionaluse permit on behalf of Barry’s to allow for an exercise studio at the mall that will include locker rooms, a “FuelBar” and a retail area. This will be Barry’s 34th location across four countries and the fourth Bay Area studio, according to the company’s website. MSA has overseen the expansion in the Bay Area, including three locations in San Francisco. Since launching in West Hollywood in 1998, the studio has gained cult-like status in the fitness world, attracting a clientele that includes celebrities such as Kim Kardashian. Workout classes — which are open to both drop-in clients and members — combine running on a treadmill and strength-training with weights to target different parts of the body each day and get clients into shape fast. ONE BRANDY MELVILLE CLOSES, ONE OPENS ... Palo Alto’s original Brandy Melville shop at Stanford Shopping Center abruptly closed its doors at the end of March days before the anticipated grand opening of the trendy teen retailer’s second location just down the street at Town & Country Village. A spokeswoman for Stanford Shopping Center, where the Italian clothing company made its Palo Alto debut in The Plaza area of the mall in May 2015, said its closure was unrelated to the opening of the new Brandy Melville site near LaBelle Day Spas & Salon at 855 El Camino Real. The retailer celebrated the grand opening of its new store on Saturday, April 15, according to a company announcement on Instagram that garnered 123,066

You can take it to the next level by making other ingredients from scratch. Somasunderam makes her own vanilla extract by taking a few Madagascar vanilla beans, slitting them and soaking them in bourbon or vodka for about a month. Another tip? If at first you don’t succeed, give the ice cream maker another spin. Approach making ice cream with an experimental and creative attitude, as these professionals still do. Sunseri recalled testing 10 different versions of an experimental

likes from dedicated millennials. The new shop has “much more space” than the one at Stanford, according to a store employee at Town & Country. Brandy Melville is known for its “one-size-fitsmost” (aka size small) tank tops, loose T-shirts, long cardigans, short shorts and other apparel mostly priced under $40 and made popular by celebrities including Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift. The company, which has 21 locations in California, as well as more nationwide and in Canada, Europe and Asia, was included in Business Insider’s list of 33 companies that are “revolutionizing retail.” Research firm Piper Jaffray called Brandy Melville one of the brands with the fastest-growing popularity among teens, especially online.

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sweet barbeque-swirl ice cream last summer. Ramirez stressed the merits of trial and error. “I’ve messed up everything in this kitchen 10 times, 15 times, but now I’ve messed up so many things that I’m like, ‘OK. I know exactly what went wrong,’” he said. Forget what you were told as a kid, and go ahead and play with your food. Q Editorial Assistant and Internship Coordinator Anna Medina can be reached at amedina@paweekly.com. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • April 28, 2017 • Page 27

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such concerns are as old as government itself. The fine art of currying favor, preferably by the subtlest of means, is the stuff of the new film from writer-director Joseph Cedar: “Norman,” aka “Norman: The Moderate Rise & Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer.” Israeli filmmaker Cedar (“Footnote”) here imagines an international scandal in the making, stemming from a “chance” encounter between titular Manhattan “fixer” Norman Oppenheimer (Richard Gere) and low-level Israeli politician Micha Eshel (Lior Ashkenazi). Taking a roll of the dice, Norman impresses Micha with a big, costly gesture of friendship. It’s a gamble that pays off when Micha becomes Prime Minister of Israel, giving Norman a friend in high places to beat all. Before and after that reversal of fortune, Norman remains true to his “professional” essence: He’s a hustler, a power broker, an expert in keeping up appearances (despite having no office and precious few quantifiable resources). Norman’s self-styled job is to keep balls in the air as The following is a sampling of movies recently reviewed in the Weekly:

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Spanish writer-director Nacho Vigalondo’s new film “Colossal” serves as the grown-up edition of “A Monster Calls” by using a deliberately juvenile premise to speak to adults who need to grow up already and address the issues holding them back. Anne Hathaway plays Gloria, a callous, selfish blackout drunk Manhattanite who returns to her sleepy hometown and immediately runs into her old schoolmate Oscar (Jason Sudeikis). It’s immediately clear that Oscar always had a thing for Gloria, which now manifests in his lavishing her with attention and favors, like a job at the bar he owns and operates. He and Gloria bond over post-shift drinking

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he constantly scans the landscape for new opportunities, new connections he can make for himself or between his acquaintances. And so his relationship with Micha becomes a commodity. The Prime Minister persists in viewing Norman as a genuine friend, but Norman cannot help but see opportunity for himself and those in his circle he’s desperate to impress, most notably his nephew Philip (Michael Sheen) and a rabbi (Steven Buscemi) seeking protection for his fiscally threatened temple. Meanwhile, Norman remains so on the run, keeps his act together so tenuously, that one wonders if he even has a home: It’s not beyond him to park himself on a public bench for a spell or to raid the pantry at the temple for a snack of pickled herring on a Ritz. Cedar and Gere conspire to make Norman a fascinating figure of vision, chutzpah, persistence and flop sweat, and a parade of foils (including Charlotte Gainsbourg, Josh Charles, and Hank Azaria) to help put relief into the comical contradictions of a man who’s undoubtedly sad but also a surprisingly estimable people person. Cedar maintains a big picture view inspired by the real-life 18th-century figure Joseph Suss Oppenheimer, whose relationship to a German duke inspired the archetype of “the Court Jew.” As big as that picture can get (international politics), Norman and Micha ground the picture in a humanity inevitably compromised by politics, and the runaway situations therein. Norman earns his “tragic fall” by operating per his own loose set of ethics and valuing machinations just a little bit more than sincerity. The film’s thoughtfully dramatic construction, built around a central symbol of a pair of shoes, addresses politician’s voracious desire to “go places,” ever outpacing forethought of where that ambition will take them and the true costs of doing business. Rated R for some language. One hour, 57 minutes. — Peter Canavese bouts in the company of Oscar’s loyal barflies Joel (Austin Stowell) and Garth (Tim Blake Nelson). These romantic-comedic goings on share real estate with a world-shaking event: the appearance of a giant, devil-horned creature on the coast of Seoul, South Korea. Gloria discovers that she’s linked to this monster, which keeps destroying everything in its path. And so we find ourselves, with Gloria, neck deep in an allegory of id. Rated R for language. One hour, 50 minutes. — P.C.

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François Ozon plunges into the depths of the human heart and mind in his post-World War I drama “Frantz.” Based on the 1932 film “Broken

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Movies (continued from previous page) Lullaby,” the story takes place mostly in Quedlinburg, Germany as Europe continues to reel from World War I, with nationalism just another word for hatred of the so-called enemy. And so, when a Frenchman named Adrien (Pierre Niney) begins frequenting the grave of a fallen German soldier named Frantz, he unearths freshly buried resentments. When Frantz’s erstwhile fiancee Anna (Paula Beer) spots Adrien leaving flowers on Frantz’s sadly empty plot, a notquite-placeable dread begins to rise in her. Soon, Adrien enters into the lives of Anna and Frantz’s parents. He explains that he was a bosom friend to Frantz (portrayed in flashbacks by Anton von Lucke) in Paris, when Frantz was stationed there, but there’s obviously more to his story than meets the eye. Of course, certain truths about Frantz and Adrien will come out, further complicating the burgeoning relationships between Adrien and Anna, and Adrien and Frantz’s parents. “Frantz” unfolds at a stately pace, with a controlled mood fostered by psychologically incisive performances all around. Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including brief war violence. One hour, 53 minutes. — P.C.

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“Going in Style,” the 2017 remake of Martin Brest’s 1979 bank-caper comedy-drama, is polished but hollow. Written by Theodore Melfi (“Hidden Figures”) and directed by Zach Braff (“Garden State”), the movie center around three old codgers who often kibitz about how they’ve earned the right to be able to enjoy their pie in their old age (and be able to afford it whenever they wish). A heavyweight trio of Oscar winners play the codgers, which gets this “Going in Style” as far as it was going to go. At the film’s outset, all three — Joe (Michael Caine), Willie (Morgan Freeman) and Albert (Alan Arkin) — lose their pensions following the acquisition of the steel company where they worked for decades. The trio hatches a crazy plan to rob a bank that, in a twist of ethical convenience, has some responsibility for enabling their financial plight. Given modern security measures, this plot makes for an even harder sell in 2017 than in 1979. This tenaciously populist, unreasonably optimistic feel-good fantasy fully embraces comedy, covering its ears and braying “Nah nah nah!” to drown out the original film’s darkness and realism and genuine emotion. Rated PG-13 for drug content, language and some suggestive material. One hour, 36 minutes. —P.C.

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G U I D E TO 2017 S U M M E R C A M P S FO R K I D S

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For more information about these camps, see our online directory of camps at paloaltoonline.com/camp_connection To advertise in this weekly directory, call: 650.326.8210

ARTS, CULTURE, OTHER CAMPS Art and Soul Summer Camps

Palo Alto

ACADEMICS Alexa Café

ATHLETICS

Stanford, Palo Alto High School

Art, cooking, tinkering, Yoga and mindfulness. We celebrate multiple perspectives and recognize the many ways for our children to interpret their world! Summer Unplugged! Ages 5-13 years. Walter Hays School

Girls ages 10-15 discover technology in a unique environment that celebrates creativity, social activism, and entrepreneurship. Girls learn engineering principles, code games, design websites, explore cyber secuirty, and much more.

www.artandsoulpa.com

www.iDTech.com/Connection

Athena Camps

650.269.0423

Los Altos & San Jose

Community building weekly day camps for girls K 8th grade. A unique combination of sports, art projects and mentorship designed to build confidence. Sports: tennis, volleyball, yoga, fitness, and self-defense and more. Themes: Connect & Communicate, Love & Express Yourself, Unleash Your Happiness. www.AthenaCamps.com 408.490.4972

Community School of Mountain View Music and Arts (CSMA) Mountain View 50+ creative camps for Gr. K-8! Drawing, Painting, Ceramics, Sculpture, Musical Theater, Summer Music Workshops, more! Two-week sessions; full and half-day enrollment. Extended care available. Financial aid offered.

www.arts4all.org

650.917.6800 ext. 0

J-Camp at the OFJCC

Palo Alto

With options for every age, schedule and interest, J-Camp has you covered. Traditional camps focus on variety and building friendships, while specialty camps include fantastic options like Robotics, Ceramics, Ocean Adventures, Food Truck Challenge, TV Studio Production and more. We’re looking forward to our best summer ever and want your family to be part of the experience. www.ofjcc-jcamp.com 650.223.8622

Pacific Art League

Palo Alto

Dive into creativity this summer! Sign up now to reserve a seat in our week-long half- and full-day camps for youth and teens ages 9-16. Topics include painting, printmaking, cartooning, anime, digital art, animation, photography, ceramics and more! Scholarships available!

www.pacificartleague.org/classes

Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC)

650.321.3891

Palo Alto

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

www.paccc.org

Summer at Athena Academy

650.493.2361

Palo Alto

Summer at Athena Academy offers specialized week-long camps for children to EXPLORE their passions, CREATE new memories, BUILD friendships and PLAY to their hearts’ content. Camps include coding, sports & fitness, art, music and more.

Castilleja Summer Camp for Girls

Palo Alto Menlo Park

Palo Alto

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

www.castilleja.org/summercamp

Harker Summer Programs

650.470.7833

San Jose

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

www.summer.harker.org

408.553.5737

iD Tech Camps

Stanford, Bay Area

Students ages 7–17 can learn to code apps, design video games, mod Minecraft, engineer robots, model 3D characters, design for VR, explore cyber security, and more. Students explore campus, learn foundational STEM skills, and gain selfconfidence.

www.iDTech.com/Connection

1.844.788.1858

Mid-Peninsula High School

Menlo Park

Mid-Pen’s Summer Session offers an innovative series of oneweek courses that give students the opportunity to customize their own summer program. These courses go beyond traditional curriculum, giving students the opportunity to enhance their skills while seeking either enrichment or credit repair.

www.mid-pen.com

650.321.1991

STANFORD EXPLORE: A Lecture Series on Biomedical Research

Stanford

explore.stanford.edu explore-series@stanford.edu

Write Now! Summer Writing Camps

Palo Alto Pleasanton

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

www.headsup.org

Emerson: 650.424.1267 Hacienda: 925.485.5750

We are the Premier youth sports summer camp. We bring the fun to camp and with over 25 years of experience we make sure your child has an experience of a lifetime!!!!

www.hifivesports.com

650.362.4975

Kim Grant Tennis Academy Summer Camps

Palo Alto Monterey*

Fun and specialized junior camps for Mini (3-5), Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, High Performance and Elite levels. Weekly programs designed by Kim Grant to improve player technique, fitness, agility, mental toughness and all around game. Weekly camps in Palo Alto and sleep away camps at Meadowbrook Swim and Tennis*.

www.KimGrantTennis.com

Nike Tennis Camps

650.752.8061

Stanford University

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

www.USSportsCamps.com

1.800.NIKE.CAMP (1.800.645.3226)

Camp High Five Overnight Camp

La Honda, Pinecrest

Our Camp offers the ultimate combination of sports, adventure and creativity! Coaches bring lots of positive energy and enthusiasm every day. Each week of day camp features two to three adventures with all other days held at Juana Briones Elementary. Adventure highlights include climbing tower, archery, dodgeball on the beach, kayaking, Great America and more. Overnight Camp includes kayaking, horseback riding, archery, campfires, sports, crafts and more. Ages 6-14. Financial aid available.

Spartans Sports Camp

650.823.5167

Mountain View

Spartans Sports Camp offers multi-sport, week-long sessions for boys and girls in grades 2-7, sport-specific sessions for grades 2-9, color guard camp for grades 3-9, and cheerleading camp for grades pre-K – 8. We also offer a hip hop dance camp for grades 1-7. Camp dates are June 12 through July 28 at Mountain View High School. The camp is run by MVHS coaches and student-athletes and all proceeds benefit the MVHS Athletic Department. Lunch and extended care are available.

www.SpartansSportsCamp.com

Stanford Water Polo

650.479.5906

Stanford

Ages 7 and up. New to sport or have experience, we have a camp for you. Half day or fully day option for boys and girls. All the camps offer fundamental skill work, scrimmages and games.

www.stanfordwaterpolocamps.com

ATHLETICS City of Mountain View Recreation

Sacred Heart Schools Atherton

www.runforfuncamps.com

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

www.AthenaAcademy.org/Summer 650.543.4560

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

1.844.788.1858

Hi Five Sports Summer Camp

YMCA Summer Camps

650.725.9016

Silicon Valley

Kids who love to act have fun, put on a show, and learn from pros at the acclaimed TheatreWorks Silicon Valley camps for budding theatre enthusiasts. Spring Break camps for K-6. Summer Camps for K-12, plus special teen programs.

Come have a blast with us this summer! We have something for everyone – Recreation Camps, Specialty Camps, Sports Camps, Swim Lessons and more! Programs begin June 5th – register early!

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

www.theatreworks.org/learn/youth

www.mountainview.gov/register

www.ymcasv.org/summer

650.463.7146

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Mountain View

650. 903.6331

408.351.6410

Book Talk

BOOKSTORE DAY GIVEAWAY... In celebration of Independent Bookstore Day on April 29, Books Inc. is giving away five complimentary audiobooks and story samplers at its Mountain View and Palo Alto locations to anyone who is a subscriber of the monthly audiobook service Libro. fm. For more information about the special promotion, go to libro.fm. Books Inc. is located at 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, and 301 Castro St., Mountain View.

IMMIGRATION AND POLITICS... Menlo College provost Terri Givens, who is an authority on immigration policy, and Gabriel Thompson, editor of “California; Chasing the Harvest: Migrant Workers in California Agriculture,” will talk about how the government’s immigration policies play out in the real lives of laborers during “In Deep with Angie Coiro.” Coiro’s live radio show begins at noon on Wednesday, May 13, at Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. To RSVP, go to keplers.org/ in-deep-with-angie-coiro/ FIERCE READS TOUR... New YA authors, Erin Beaty, Tran Matharu and Kristen Orlando will be visiting Kepler’s Books next month as part of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group’s Fierce Reads Spring Tour. Beaty is the author of “The Traitor’s Kiss,” an action-packed debut that is Jane Austen with an espionage twist. Matharu is the author of the New York Times’ bestselling Summoner series. Orlando is the author of “You Don’t Know My Name.” The panel will be moderated by Elizabeth Fama, author of “Monstrous Beauty” and “Plus One” and Christy Hayes, blogger at Tales of the Ravenous Reader. The national tour, which puts the spotlight on YA authors, will come to Kepler’s on Saturday, May 13, 2-4 p.m. Kepler’s is located at 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.

Finding a home in the world

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hat if as a teenager you had to flee the country you were born in because religious radicalism had unleashed a wave of bloodletting and terror against the population? What if you found your way to the United States, where you attended university, thrived in the career of your dreams and settled into family life with a spouse and a child? And what if in midlife, your marriage in tatters and yearning to again see your native land and the loved ones you left behind, you embarked on an extended journey to your birthplace? Menlo Park author Donia Bijan doesn’t have to call on her imagination to answer the first two questions. They closely reflect the reality of her early years to the present: Born in Iran, she left that increasingly dangerous country at the beginning of the Islamic Revolution in 1978, finished her academic schooling at the University of California, Berkeley, and trained in Paris at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts School before opening her acclaimed restaurant, L’Amie Donia in Palo Alto, marrying and having a child. But it’s the third “What if?” that Bijan began struggling with in earnest several years ago — knowing that with the political and religious oppression that still bedevils her native country, a prolonged or permanent stay isn’t possible for her, but trying to imagine how a homecoming after decades of exile might shift her sense of who she is, of her place in the world. And in contemplating where that road not taken might have led, Bijan did what came naturally to one with vivid imagination and a gift for storytelling: She wrote a novel. “The Last Days of Café Leila” is Bijan’s debut novel, which was released on April 20. It’s a finely written, lively and at times nail-biting read — the work of a storyteller capable of evoking the colors, smells and flavor of an environment. That skill is not so surprising, perhaps, for someone whose early success in the culinary arts depended on the capacity to satisfy the full range of senses of guests at her table. The book is in part an attempt to sketch out an answer for that

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SANDBERG SHARES GRIEF, RECOVERY... Menlo Park resident and Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg released a new book this month that chronicles her struggle to come to terms with the sudden death of her husband, Dave Goldberg, in 2015. Released on April 24, “Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy” has risen to the top of the Amazon bestseller list. “Option B” combines Sandberg’s personal insights with psychologist Adam Grant’s eye-opening research on finding strength in the face of adversity. Critics have called “Option B” “a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life’s inevitable setbacks.” “Option B,” is available at PenguinRandomHouse.com and Amazon.com.

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Donia Bijan, the former owner/chef of L’Amie Donia in Palo Alto, has followed her 2011 memoir with a novel, “The Last Days of Café Leila.”

third imagined scenario: the exile’s homecoming, her confrontation with painful new knowledge about the past and wrenching emotion that was avoided for too long. “A novel’s job is to explore the ‘what ifs,’” Bijan says, and that’s the journey she embarked upon with “Café Leila.” The main character is a middleaged woman who travels to Tehran for the summer to visit her father, the owner and operator of the cherished Café Leila. Many years earlier, he had put his daughter on a plane to go to school in America with the intent of removing her from the growing perils and turmoil in Iran. She takes her 15-year-old daughter with her, and if a novelist accepts the principle that fiction must involve conflict to be good, Bijan certainly hit the mark by dropping into the cast of characters a willful teenage girl forced to travel to a strange, suffocatingly restrictive land when what she wanted to do was hang out with her friends for the summer.

Sketching out answers

Bijan is not a first-time author. Her memoir with recipes, “Maman’s Homesick Pie,” was published in 2011. Though novelwriting can be a daunting proposition for writers of nonfiction, Bijan set upon the task with a sense of necessity. “These characters came to me almost fully formed — they wouldn’t leave me alone,” she recalls. “They kept saying, ‘Let me in.’ “It started as a sketch. I had to find my way in, had to go through a door, and knew there would be very raw emotion.”

Describing fiction as “a kind of salve,” Bijan says that writing the novel was an attempt to sort out the emotions rising from displacement and nostalgia for her past life, and it helped her understand that “you can build a home from the beautiful ruins of your homeland.” The book is “not at all autobiographical,” she says; rather, writing it allowed her to explore more themes — larger themes — than her own displacement. The setting “didn’t have to be Iran,” she says. It could be anywhere — it could be Tennessee. “The questions I asked myself, the riddles for me, were: Who do we want to be? What kind of person do we want to be?” As an immigrant, she says, she sometimes feels like a guest in her adopted country. But she acknowledges that anyone can experience that sense of alienation, even those born here. “All of us are guests at this enormous party and must (ask) the same questions: How do you behave? How do you fit in? What did you bring to the party? Are you here to take something? To give something?”

Second act

Bijan began her working life as a chef who achieved a high level of respect and visibility on the Bay Area’s restaurant scene, particularly with her popular bistro L’Amie Donia, which she operated for 10 years before closing it. Was it difficult to segue from a demanding life in the kitchen to a life at the writer’s desk? Not at all, she says. “All those years I was cooking, I never stopped reading,” she recalls. “I’d come home from an 18-hour day and ... get under the covers and read. If I wasn’t reading, I was writing.” Her life at the bistro fed her

writing impulses. “The restaurant was like a village — it was like a theater,” she says. “I always had my eyes open and was always listening to conversations. I had to write it all down.” Her writing tutors were the great novelists whose books she devoured — “I’m pretty crazy about all the dead Russians and the dead Irish,” she says with a laugh, although she adds that some of her favorite Irish writers, Edna O’Brien and Colm Toibin, are still alive and writing. She has not taken writing classes, nor has she joined a writers’ group. And for good reason. “I can’t have other voices in my head,” she explains. “We all have one reader in our heads” that needs to remain the guiding force for an individual’s creative work. “I’m so happy when I’m writing, and I feel so fortunate,” she says. She had earlier lived “the dream of being a chef, and then to have this second act — it’s a miracle. I’m sorry, I don’t have another word. It’s a miracle.” Bijan and her husband, the prominent artist Mitchell Johnson, have lived in Menlo Park for many years with their son, Luca. She dedicates her novel to them. Bijan will be making appearances throughout the Bay Area for the release of her novel. Author events include: Q Tuesday, May 2, 6 p.m., Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco. Q Thursday, June 1, 6 p.m., Draeger’s, 1010 University Drive, Menlo Park. Go to doniabijan.com for more information. Q Renee Batti is the associate editor of the Weekly’s sister paper, the Almanac. She can be reached at rbatti@almanacnews. com

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Home Front EICHLER EXHIBIT ... The Los Altos History Museum will explore the legacy of Joseph L. Eichler’s architectural vision in a new exhibition in the Main Gallery from April 29 to October 8. “Eichler Homes: Modernism for the Masses” looks at how Eichler homes are much more than just a roof over one’s head. The exhibition will include photos, furniture, memorabilia and the history of Eichler’s impact on the Bay Area between 1949 and 1974. Grandson Steven Eichler has curated the exhibition with graphic design by his wife, Judi. The museum also will host several free evening programs related to the exhibit at various Los Altos locations throughout May, beginning on Friday, May 5, with the Opening Public Reception featuring the Kirk Abe Jazz Trio, 5-7:30 p.m., at the museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road. On Wednesday, May 17, at 7 p.m., Steven Eichler will moderate the program,”I Love Eichlers! A Conversation with Eichler Devotees,” at the Los Altos Youth Center, 1 N. San Antonio Road. On Wednesday, May 24, at 7 p.m., architect John Klopf will host a talk on “Eichler Home Remodels, Updated the Classics,” in the Community Room of the Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road. On Wednesday, May 31, at 7 p.m., Lucile Glessner of Lucile Glessner Design will look at “Sustainable Solutions & Materials for the Built Environment” at the Los Altos History Museum. The museum will be open 6-7 p.m. prior to each program in May. For more details, go to losaltoshistory.org. CITY YARD SALE ... It’s time to register for the biennial Palo Alto Citywide Yard Sale which is taking place on Saturday, June 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale, which is coordinated by Zero Waste Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Weekly, is free and open to all Palo Alto residents. Residents interested in selling must register by Friday May 5 by going online or by calling Zero Waste Palo Alto at 650-496-5910. The online sign-up form is available at www. PaloAltoOnline.com/yardsale. 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.

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Left: Markus Fromherz walks with his dog Sadie at the Bol Park bike and walk path on April 26. The path used to form part of the Southern Pacific Railroad line until the commuter line ended in the 1960s. Below: Jenny, one of Barron Park’s donkeys, grazes in her pasture at Bol Park. She and her pasture mate, Perry, are neighborhood mascots.

NEIGHBORHOOD SNAPSHOT

creeks run through it

Barron Park is a tight-knit neighborhood with an outdoor feel

by Sophie Pollock | photos by Veronica Weber

arron Park, a relatively quiet and semirural neighborhood tucked behind El Camino Real in south Palo Alto, is home to a diverse community. Ranging from large two-story homes and small cottages to the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, Barron Park’s eclectic variety of architecture gives the neighborhood its charm and tight-knit feel. The bike path through Cornelis Bol Park connects the pastoral enclave to the rest of the community. Students use the path to get to Gunn High School, commuters use it to get to Stanford Research Park and others simply use it as a place to stroll with their dogs or children. With two creeks, Barron and Matadero, and two parks, Bol and Juana Briones, residents say they feel compelled to spend their time outside and with neighbors. Residents attribute the rural feel to the sidewalk-less streets, native plants and somewhat secluded community. “The geography of the neighborhood is what sets it apart and gives it its personality and uniqueness,” said Winter Dellenbach, adding that many residents have lived there since before it joined the City of Palo Alto in 1975 when it was officially annexed. Despite the neighborhood’s somewhat isolated location, the Barron Park Association, now in its 60th year, is considered among the most active neighborhood associations in the city, said Dellenbach, who has lived in Barron Park since 1993. The association has a tradition of hosting a variety of culturally diverse events, including the annual May Fete (which it kicked off in 1978), Holi and the Lunar New Year. “Over the last five years, we have developed this incredible spectrum (of residents) from the recent people who are buying, tearing down and building houses to people like my neighbors on either side who have lived here for over 40 years,” said neighborhood association president Richard Elder, adding that there is a strong effort to preserve the diversity

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within the community. Besides hosting cultural events, the association also acts as a liaison between the neighborhood and the city. When the city was reviewing development plans for the neighborhood’s Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, for example, the association made certain neighborhood voices were heard. The most controversial issues are rooted in traffic, Elder said. Even when confronted with divisive issues, Dellenbach said the neighborhood remains tight knit. “People who were in strong opposition on one issue came together on the next issue,” he said. “I am proud to be a neighbor of theirs in Barron Park.” Perhaps two of the best-known residents who have contributed much to the “uniqueness” and charm of the neighborhood are Perry and Jenny, the city’s “mascot” donkeys. Generations of donkeys have lived in the neighborhood since the 1930s when Josina and Cornelis Bol cared for a small herd on their property. In later years, neighbors helped fund the creation of Bol Park at the site where

today’s beloved Barron Park donkeys live. “The donkeys are a focal point of our community as well as (a focal point of) much of Palo Alto,” said Jenny Kiratli, a volunteer donkey handler. Barron Park’s easy access to award-winning schools also are a focal point that attract young families to the area. “Schools play a big role in why people move to Barron Park,” said Markus Fromherz, a 12-year resident and former association president. The neighborhood is home to four public schools, Barron Park Elementary, Juana Briones Elementary, Terman Middle School and Gunn High School. Even with large homes being built as new families move in, the neighborhood’s friendliness and small-town nature remains preserved. “There are a lot of deep reasons to know your neighbors, and we try to maintain that,” Elder said. Q Editorial Intern Sophie Pollock can be emailed at spollock@paweekly.com

FACTS CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOLS (NEARBY): Barron Park Children’s Center, 800 Barron Ave.; Barron Park Preschool, 3650 La Donna Ave.; Barron Park Kids’ club, 800 Barron Ave.; Juana Briones Kids’ club, 4100 Orme St. FIRE STATION: No. 5, 600 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto LIBRARIES: College Terrace branch, 2300 Wellesley St.; Mitchell Park branch, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto LOCATION: roughly between Chimalus Drive and Maybell Avenue, El Camino Real and Gunn High School fields NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Barron Park Association, Richard Elder, president, president@ bpaonline.org, bpapaloalto.org PARKS: Cornelis Bol Park, Laguna Avenue between Barron and Matadero avenues; Juana Briones Park, 609 Maybell Ave. POST OFFICE: Cambridge, 265 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Barron Park and Juana Briones elementary schools, Terman Middle School, Gunn High School SHOPPING: Alma Plaza, San Antonio Shopping Center, Mountain View; California Avenue, Palo Alto

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Silicon Valley is internationally regarded as a pinnacle of innovation. Despite the vibrant, ever-growing economy, however, the landscape of the local real estate world remains stagnant and largely unaltered. This is set to change thanks to DeLeon Realty’s newest policy, which is likely to have a profound and long overdue impact on the real estate industry.

DeLeon Realty is known for offering the best marketing and the most comprehensive suite of services in real estate. Now, we are setting the new ethical ideal for the industry. This platform eliminates the potential for any listing agent to be biased by representing both sides of a transaction. This unprecedented move raises the bar for the rest of the industry, shifting agents’ primary motivation from profit to client success and integrity. Transparency is at the heart of our innovation. We will only prosper if our clients succeed.

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Going forward, if any DeLeon Realty agent represents a buyer on any DeLeon Realty listing, then DeLeon Realty will waive 100% of the buyer-side commission. Consequently, sellers will pay less to sell their homes, and the buyer’s offer will be more compelling. This will apply company-wide.

To learn more about how we are reinventing real estate, contact Michael Repka at 650.488.7325.

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Location is Paramount! This completely charming remodeled & expanded 1930’s Tudor style home has several of Palo Alto’s historical Community Treasures 2 blocks from its front door. In addition, Stanford University, downtown, & Town and Country Mall are close. Top schools, public & private, are nearby. Education, recreation, the arts, & convenience are “part & parcel”. The heart of the home is the dramatic kitchen family room with vaulted ceiling. Natural light streams through skylights and windows that frame views of the tranquil private garden. Sleek Calacatta slab counters provide generous workspace and the huge center island is a great place for informal dining. The main level includes a living room and dining room that opens to an inviting sunny garden area with built-in barbeque. Additionally there are 2 family bedrooms with a full bath, a separate office and half-bath. A romantic master suite with beautiful windows and a high ceiling occupies the second level of the home. A recently remodeled master bathroom features luxurious stone finishes. A bonus is the creative use of the adjoining attic space as a generous walk-in closet and work area. A magical garden wraps around the home and incorporates water features, greenery and plantings providing an inviting and private place for outdoor enjoyment and entertaining. Living Area: 1,847 Sq. Ft. (Per appraiser, unverified by Alain Pinel Realtors) Additional Space: 839 Sq. Ft. (Per appraiser, unverified by Alain Pinel Realtors) Lot Size: 5,000 Sq. Ft. (Per City Parcel Map, unverified by Alain Pinel Realtors)

Offered at $2,895,000

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128 Hillside Avenue, Menlo Park

Charming three-level home nestled in lovely West Menlo location

Features include: • 4 bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half baths • 2950 sq. ft. home on a 7410 sq. ft. lot • Spacious master suite on ground level featuring walk-in closet and Jacuzzi tub • ,QYLWLQJ OLYLQJ URRP ZLWK ÀUHSODFH and adjacent dining area ideal for entertaining • Wonderful family room with woodEXUQLQJ ÀUHSODFH QH[W WR NLWFKHQ

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Large bonus room on lower level with half bath (QHUJ\ HIÀFLHQW VRODU V\VWHP DQG high-tech automated sprinkler system Top Rated Schools: Las Lomitas Elementary, La Entrada Middle and Menlo-Atherton High (Buyer to verify availability)

Offered at $2, 995, 000

Loveless Team 650.400.4208 650.400.3309

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CAPTIVATING VILLA WITH PRIVACY AND CONVENIENCE 21311 Sarahills Drive, Saratoga

Elegantly perched atop a generous 26,000 sq. ft. (per county) of property is this French chateau-inspired villa of over 4,300 sq. ft. (per appraisal), offering 3 bedrooms, an office, and 3 full and 2 half baths. Constructed by renowned builder David Flick, this home features oversized picture windows showcasing stunning hillside vistas while pouring abundant light into the palatial spaces. Modern luxuries include surround sound, dual-zone heating and cooling, and a surveillance system. Surrounded by verdant hillsides, local recreation can be found nearby at Foothill Park, while shopping at Argonaut Shopping Center and fine dining in The Village are just minutes away. Exceptional schools, including Foothill Elementary (API 934), Redwood Middle (API 966), and Saratoga High (API 938) are also close (buyer to verify eligibility).

Offered at $3,988,000

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.21311Sarahills.com

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2165 Prospect St Updated 4/2 on a 13,000sf lot nestled at the end of quiet cul-de-sac. Las Lomitas Schools 4 BR/2 BA Camille Eder CalBRE #01394600 650.324.4456

685 Loma Verde Midtown contemporary about 2300 sf, great floor plan, backyard is an entertainer’s delight 4 BR/3 BA Julie Lau CalBRE #01052924 650.325.6161

128 Hillside Avenue Charming 2500 sq. ft. 3 level home in West Menlo. 4 bed, 2 full and 2 half bath. The Loveless Team CalBRE #00444835 650.325.6161

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228 Sand Hill Cir Wonderful & sunny end unit on quiet side of circ. Shows great w/walls of windows in the LR 4 BR/2 BA + 1 half BA Wendi Selig-aimonetti CalBRE #01001476 650.324.4456

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RALSTON ROAD, WEST ATHERTON • 5 bedrooms, 7 full bathrooms, 3 powder rooms • Approximately .92 acre featuring a pool, extensive Bouquet Canyon hardscape, built-in barbecue area, rose garden, putting green, well for irrigation, vegetable/fruit garden • New construction custom home completed in 2014

• Gracious formal and personal spaces include a game room with bar, theatre/library, gym, salon, and wine cellar • Circular drive, security gates, and 2-car garage with additional parking spaces • All materials and ﬁnishes handselected and hand-crafted with enviable detail

Offered at $12,490,000 | Call for appointment

Nancy Goldcamp

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

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UPGRADED LIVING IN DESIRABLE LOCATION 21724 Regnart Court, Cupertino Stunning views of rolling hills surround this extensively remodeled 5 bed, 4.5 bath home of nearly 3,400 sq. ft. (per county) which reaches almost 17,700 sq. ft. (per county) of property, and provides a three-car garage and a potential sixth bedroom. Elegant comfort is displayed in the free-form pool, enchanting outdoor areas, and entertainment-friendly spaces, while other luxuries include multiple fireplaces, exquisite marble elements, and detailed trimwork. Nearby recreation includes expansive Linda Vista Park, Cupertino Hills Swim and Racquet Club, and Deep Cliff Golf Course. Fantastic schools like Regnart Elementary (API 976), Kennedy Middle (API 987), and Monta Vista High (API 956) are easily accessible (buyer to verify eligibility).

Offered at $2,998,000

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.21724Regnart.com

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The DeLeon Difference® 650.543.8500 www.deleonrealty.com 650.543.8500 | www.deleonrealty.com | DeLeon Realty CalBRE #01903224

1231 THURSTON AVENUE, LOS ALTOS

Tucked away on a quiet street, this lovely home sits near the border of Central and South Los Altos Neighborhoods. Conveniently located close to shopping and easy access to Grant Rd, Foothill Expy, Hwy 280 and Hwy 85.

Open House: Sat & Sun 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

JUST LISTED PROPERTY FACTS:

4 bedrooms 2.5 baths Home: 2,593± sf Lot: 9,486± sf SCHOOLS:

Montclaire (K-5) Cupertino (6-8) Homestead (9-12) (buyer to verify enrollment)

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Direct: 650.543.1028 Mobile: 650.400.5061 ppage@apr.com

OFFERED AT $2,588,000 www.1231Thurston.com Square footage, acreage and other information herein, has been received from one or more of a variety of different sources. Such information has not been verified by Alain Pinel Realtors. If important to buyers, buyers should conduct their own investigation.

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A Luxury Collection By Intero Real Estate Services

2088 Green Oaks, Pescadero

5 Betty Lane, Atherton

$27,500,000

$26,800,000

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

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0 Spanish Ranch Road, Los Gatos

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106 Sacramento Avenue, Capitola

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Listing by: Matthew Pakel & Craig Gorman, Lic.#01957213 & Lic.#01080717

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas, Lic.#01878208

19 Grove Street, Los Gatos

8715 Leavesley Road, Gilroy

10440 Albertsworth Lane, Los Altos Hills

Listing Provided by: Jennifer Cosgrove, Lic.#01334273

20870 Jacks Road, Saratoga

$3,700,000

$3,499,888

$3,400,000

Listing Provided by: Jess Wible & Kristine Meyer, Lic.#01077539 & #01443520

Listing Provided by: Joe Velasco, Lic.#01309200

Listing Provided by: Violaine Mraihi Lic. #01356269

See our entire luxury collection at www.InteroPrestigio.com ©2017 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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2965 Paseo Robles, San Martin | Listing Provided by: Don Barnes Lic.#01791580

www.2965PaseoRoblesAve.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

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

www.InteroRealEstate.com www.InteroOpenHomes.com ©2017 Intero Real Estate Services Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc. All rights reserved. All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. This is not intended as a solicitation if you are listed with another broker. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo

Alto Weekly • April 28, 2017 • Page 45

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1–4 PM

19 ANCHOR LANE, SAN CARLOS Offered at $2,995,000 | 6 Beds | 3.5 Baths | Home ±3,650 sf SANCARLOSVIEWS.COM

1200 SUNSHINE VALLEY ROAD, MONTARA

1513 RIDGE ROAD, BELMONT

Offered at $1,299,000 4 Beds | 2.5 Baths | Home ±2,775 sf | Lot ±6,768 sf

Offered at $1,695,000 / SALE PENDING 4 Beds | 2.5 Baths | Home ±2,060 sf | Lot ±7,050 sf BELMONTVIEWS.COM

Downtown Menlo Park 640 Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park 650.847.1141 GoldenGateSIR.com Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.

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Brian Ayer, Sales Associate 650.242.2473 brian.ayer@sothebysrealty.com brianayer.com License No. 01870281

12008 Adobe Creek Lodge Road Los Altos Hills Offered at $5,988,000 Rich Living, Alluring Serenity www.12008Adobe.com 650.488.7325

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755 Partridge Avenue Menlo Park Offered at $2,188,000 Timeless Beauty www.755Partridge.com 6 5 0 . 5 4 3 . 8 5 2 7 | i n f o @ d e l e o n r e a l t y. c o m | w w w. d e l e o n r e a l t y. c o m | C a l B R E # 0 2 0 2 8 1 7 4

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COMING NEXT WEEK

CREEKSIDE LIVING IN ALLIED ARTS 692 Creek Drive, Menlo Park Offered at $2,198,000 3 Beds | 2.5 Baths | Home ±2,587 sf

An incredible opportunity to live on one of the most sought after streets in Allied Arts. Located nearby all the wonderful destinations downtown Menlo Park, downtown Palo Alto and Stanford have to offer, this spacious, light filled home is served by the top rated Menlo Park schools. • Centrally located in the sought after Allied Arts Neighborhood close to the Allied Arts Guild, downtown Palo Alto, downtown Menlo Park, Stanford Shopping Center, Stanford Campus, Burgess Recreation Center, CalTrain, El Camino shops and services, commute routes, parks and schools • Bright and spacious living room/dining room combo with tiled fireplace, hardwood floors, recessed lighting and access to a private patio • Remodeled kitchen with quartz countertops, subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, breakfast bar, large pantry, recessed lighting and hardwood floors open to the family room • Cozy family room with recessed lighting, hardwood floors and access to the back patio • Three spacious, light filled bedrooms

Downtown Menlo Park 640 Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park 650.847.1141 GoldenGateSIR.com Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.

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Omar Kinaan, REALTOR® 650.776.2828 omar@kinaan.com kinaan.com License No. 01723115

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ABUNDANT CHARM IN CENTRAL LOCATION 1876 Valparaiso Avenue, Menlo Park This secluded 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home of approx. 2,500 sq. ft. (per appraisal) occupies a very large lot of 13,400 sq. ft. (per county) and is accessed by a long, private gated driveway. Updated heating and cooling, granite kitchen countertops, and stainless-steel appliances have invigorated this lovely home, while timeless character is showcased in the elegant trimwork and gorgeous hardwood floors. The central location is approx. one mile to Sand Hill Road, Stanford University, Menlo School, Sacred Heart School, and Menlo Circus Club, and moments to top-rated Oak Knoll Elementary (API 961) and Hillview Middle (API 950) (buyer to verify eligibility).

Offered at $2,688,000

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.1876Valparaiso.com

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Individual tax circumstances are unique, sellers are encouraged to seek the advice of their tax advisor. Omar Kinaan is not a tax professional and does not offer tax or legal advice. Page 50 • April 28, 2017 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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STUNNING VISTAS ENCOMPASS STYLISH ABODE 275 Ridgeway Road, Woodside Nestled in verdant Woodside on 1.06 acres (per appraisal) of property is this spectacular 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath villa of approx. 3,600 sq. ft. (per appraisal). Affectionately dubbed “La Vigna,” this home enhances European flair in marble accents, crown molding, and trey ceilings, while Lutron lighting, a security system, and surround sound provide modern sophistication. Within close proximity is the charming Village of Woodside, prestigious Menlo Country Club, and Interstate 280 for convenient commuting access. Fine schools such as Henry Ford Elementary, Kennedy Middle, and Woodside High are also located nearby (buyer to verify eligibility).

Offered at $3,988,000

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.275Ridgeway.com

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JUST LISTED! Open Sat. & Sun. 1 - 4

331 Fletcher Drive, Atherton This gracious estate home is tucked away on a quiet side cul-de-sac off of Fletcher Drive in prestigious west Atherton. The wonderful mid-century estate home is in very good condition, has been remodeled in the past and has “great bones”. The mature landscaping adds to the privacy of this stunning property, which has the perfect orientation for all day sun! • 5 bedrooms + 4.5 bathrooms • Formal dining room • Large living room • Separate family room • Sparkling pool surrounded by patios, decks and gorgeous, mature landscaping • Separate guest quarters with great room, full bathroom and loft. ~860 sq ft • 3,450 sq ft house & 1.003-acre parcel per county records • Highly rated Menlo Park Schools (Las Lomitas school district, K-8)

OFFERED AT $5,800,000 www.tourfactory.com/1761356

SEAN FOLEY YOUR ADVOCATE IN EVERY TRANSACTION!

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Homes, Estates & Investment Properties Direct: 650-529-2486 | Cell: 650-207-6005 SeanFoleyCB@gmail.com 2969 Woodside Road, Woodside Cal BRE 00870112

Unparalled Panoramic View in Central Woodside

OPEN SUNDAY | April 30, 1:30 – 4:30pm

970 Mountain Home Road | Woodside www.970MountainHome.com

Large Stylish Traditional Woodside Home with Views

OPEN SUNDAY | April 30, 1:30 – 4:30pm

340 Jane Drive | Woodside www.340JaneDrive.com

HELEN & BRAD MILLER #1 Team in Woodside, 2013 – 2016

HELEN MILLER 650.400.3426 | helenhuntermiller@gmail.com | BRAD MILLER 650.400.1317 | bradm@apr.com | www.HelenAndBradHomes.com

License# 01142061

License# 00917768 www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • April 28, 2017 • Page 53

Alain Pinel Realtors®

COME ON IN WOODSIDE $11,550,000

PALO ALTO $8,800,000

PALO ALTO $5,998,000

ATHERTON $5,250,000

970 Mountain Home Road | 4bd/4ba Helen & Brad Miller | 650.529.1111 OPEN SUNDAY 1:30-4:30

2150 Cowper Street | 4bd/4ba Stephanie Hewitt | 650.323.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

2130 Byron Street 5bd/4.5ba John Forsyth James | 650.323.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:00-5:00

9 Valley Road | 5bd/3.5ba Mary & Brent Gullixson | 650.462.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

MENLO PARK $4,988,000

LOS ALTOS HILLS $4,250,000

PALO ALTO $3,895,000

MOUNTAIN VIEW $3,498,000

1158 Windsor Way | 4bd/3.5ba M. Corman/M. Montoya | 650.462.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

12950 Cortez Lane | 5bd/4.5ba Cindi & Brittany Kodweis | 650.941.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

1111 Hamilton Avenue | 4bd/3ba Grace Wu | 650.323.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

278 Carmelita Drive | 5bd/5ba Keri Nicholas | 650.304.3100 BY APPOINTMENT

PALO ALTO $3,498,000

LOS ALTOS $2,798,000

LOS ALTOS $2,650,000

REDWOOD CITY $2,448,000

1655 Middleﬁeld Road | 4bd/2ba Jean-Luc Laminette | 650.323.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

126 Mount Hamilton Avenue | 3bd/2ba Jeff Stricker | 650.941.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

831 Los Altos Avenue | 3bd/2ba Barb Williams | 650.941.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 12:00-5:00

1 Woodleaf Avenue | 4bd/2.5ba Gary Bulanti | 650.462.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

PALO ALTO $2,300,000

SAN CARLOS $1,995,000

SAN CARLOS $1,299,000

LA HONDA $995,000

858 Ames Avenue | 3bd/2ba Yvette Stout | 650.941.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:00-5:00

3189 La Mesa Drive | 3bd/2ba Courtney Charney | 650.462.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

438 Portoﬁno Drive #101 | 3bd/3ba Brendan Callahan | 650.304.3100 BY APPOINTMENT

175 Canada Vista | 4bd/2ba Wayne Rivas | 650.529.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:00-4:00

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4100 Old Adobe Rd, Palo Alto Offered at $3,998,000 Fabiane Maluchnik | 650.690.1379

692 Creek Dr, Menlo Park Offered at $2,198,000 Omar Kinaan | 650.776.2828

311 Linfield Dr, Menlo Park Offered at $1,995,000 Annette Smith | 650.766.9429

166 Almendral Ave, Atherton Offered at $4,495,000 Mary Jo McCarthy | 650.400.6364

83 Tuscaloosa Ave, Atherton Offered at $10,998,000 Annette Smith | 650.766.9429

151 Laurel St, Atherton Offered at $9,988,000 Jakki Harlan 650.465.2180

27500 La Vida Real, Los Altos Hills Offered at $68,000,000 Michael Dreyfus | 650.485.3476

14700 Manuella Rd, Los Altos Hills Offered at $3,998,000 Michael Dreyfus | 650.485.3476

1250 Cañada Rd, Woodside Offered at $14,995,000 Michael Dreyfus | 650.485.3476

2190 Ward Way, Woodside Offered at $4,498,000 Chris Iverson | 650.450.0450

35 Waterside Cir, Redwood Shores Offered at $1,875,000 Michael Huang | 650.248.0006

19 Anchor Ln, San Carlos Offered at $2,995,000 Brian Ayer | 650.242.2473

1513 Ridge Rd, Belmont Offered at $1,695,000 Brian Ayer | 650.242.2473

403 Cornish Way, Belmont Offered at $1,015,000 David Gray | 650.773.1271

744 Schoolhouse Rd, San Jose Offered at $1,080,000 Ella (Yan) Liang | 408.656.9816

212 Garcia Ave, Half Moon Bay Offered at $1,325,000 Marian Bennett | 650.678.1108

1200 Sunshine Valley Rd, Montara Offered at $1,299,000 Marian Bennett | 650.678.1108 Brian Ayer | 650.242.2473

1301 Drake Ave, Burlingame Offered at $3,000,000 Omar Kinaan | 650.776.2828

101 Grove Ln, Capitola Offered at $4,957,000 Dawn Thomas 650.701.7822 | 831.205.3222

HOMES

728 Emerson Street, Palo Alto | 640 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park | GoldenGateSIR.com | Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.

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695 Cambridge Road • Redwood City Open Saturday / Sunday • 1:30 to 4:30

Offered at $2,195,000 3 Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths and 2 Half Baths Over 2,700 square feet of living space with a large corner lot (>9,000 sf.)

Remodeled and expanded in 2008 with attention to every detail. The layout and design is meant for both elegant entertaining and everyday family life. Central to the design is the expansive Kitchen equipped to delight any master chef with ample space for all to gather, mingle and join in the fun. The large Master Suite includes a walk-in closet with cedar flooring, a hydro tub, dual vanities, a toilet closet and large shower. Two additional ‘en-suite’ Bedrooms with ample closets and updated baths are on the second floor. There is a bonus room ideal for playroom, office or gym! This home is located a couple blocks from Roy Cloud Elementary School.

Denise Welsh

, SRES

Broker Associate | 650.209.1566 | denisew@apr.com | BRE #00939903 www.Denise-Welsh.com

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Over 9000 sf lot & Newer Contemporary

685 Loma Verde Avenue, Palo Alto (cross streets: Cowper & Middleﬁeld)

Open Saturday & Sunday 1:30-4:30 • 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms (1 BD/1 BA on main level, 3 BD/2 BA upstairs) • House: approx. 2283 sf, attached 2-car garage: additional 472 sf • Lot: approx. 9040 sf, Age: built in 1996 • Lot size is big enough to qualify building a detached cottage as per City of Palo Alto Parcel Report (interested parties to verify) • Vaulted ceilings, recessed lights, picture/clerestory windows; kitchen has center island and a spacious breakfast room, inside laundry/mud room, plus renowned Palo Alto schools • Peaceful & private, all fenced-in, a true park-like professionally landscaped backyard

Additional information at: www.685LomaVerde.com Asking Price: $2,998,000

Julie Lau

International President’s Premier

Coldwell Banker CalBre#01052924

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

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Open Sat & Sun from 1:30 – 4:30pm

2058 Edgewood Drive Palo Alto

onderful 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom Eichler home boasting 1,610 square feet with an expansive 9,536+/- square foot lot in an excellent cul-de-sac location! Beautiful Bamboo ﬂoors, family room ﬁlled with natural light. Stunning, private backyard setting with a vast lawn area and patio for entertaining. Excellent Palo Alto Schools: Duveneck Elementary, Jordan Middle, and Palo Alto High.

List Price $2,595,000

Jim Nappo

Alain Pinel Realtors – Los Altos

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Jimmy Nappo

Alain Pinel Realtors – Los Altos

Cell - 650-861-7661 email: jimmy@nappo.com website: www.nappo.com

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY & SUNDAY 2–4 PM

2190 WARD WAY, WOODSIDE Offered at $4,498,000 | 4 Beds | 3.5 Baths | Home ±4,000 sf | Lot ±43,560 sf 2190WARDWAY.COM

COMING SOON

Los Altos Hills. Flat acre lot close to town. $3,750,000 Redwood City. Newer, 4 beds, 3 baths on Atherton border. $1,795,000

Downtown Menlo Park 640 Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park 650.847.1141 GoldenGateSIR.com Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.

Chris Iverson, Sales Associate 650.450.0450 chris.iverson@sothebysrealty.com chrisiverson.info License No. 01708130 www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • April 28, 2017 • Page 59

THIS WEEKEND OPEN HOMES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL TIMES ARE 1:30-4:30 PM

ATHERTON

LOS ALTOS HILLS

3 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms

250 Catalpa Dr Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$5,295,000 462-1111

4017 Page Mill Rd Sat/Sun 1-5 Intero Real Estate

198 Selby Ln Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,998,000 324-4456

5 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms 84 Edge Rd Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$4,985,000 462-1111

$1,998,000 947-4700

399 Atherton Ave Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$5,845,000 324-4456

40 Selby Ln Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$5,880,000 324-4456

331 Fletcher Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$5,800,000 851-2666

2140 Santa Cruz Ave #A101 $738,000 Sat/Sun 1:30-3:30 Coldwell Banker 324-4456

30 Adam Way Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$5,495,000 324-4456

2 Bedrooms

CUPERTINO $2,998,000 543-8500

HALF MOON BAY 5 Bedrooms 116 Spyglass Ln Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,195,000 851-2666

LOS ALTOS 3 Bedrooms 126 Mount Hamilton Av Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,798,000 941-1111

4 Bedrooms 1231 Thurston Av Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$799,000 324-4456

2 Bedrooms - Condominium

2323 Blueridge Ave Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,598,000 462-1111

3 Bedrooms

5 Bedrooms 21724 Regnart Ct Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

25 Willow Rd #49 Sun 2-4 Coldwell Banker

$2,588,000 323-1111

21311 Sarahills Dr Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

3 Bedrooms

1240 Parkinson Av Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

5 Bedrooms

161 Willow Rd Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,648,000 324-4456 $2,995,000 325-6161 $2,688,000 543-8500 $2,798,000 323-1111

$2,895,000 462-1111

$738,000 851-2666

3 Bedrooms $3,988,000 543-8500

WOODSIDE 3 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms

3190 Emerson St $2,988,000 Sat/Sun Deleon Realty 543-8500 3239 Maddux Dr $2,998,000 Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500 685 Loma Verde Av $2,998,000 Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 325-6161

6 Bedrooms

175 Tennyson Ave Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 1492 Webster St Sun Sereno Group

$6,588,000 462-1111 $8,445,000 323-1900

REDWOOD CITY

9 Colton Ct Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

228 Sand Hill Cir Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 128 Hillside Av Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 1876 Valparaiso Av Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

562 N. 7th St Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

PALO ALTO

3 Bedrooms - Condominium

4 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms - Townhouse

SARATOGA

4 Bedrooms

$1,175,000 324-4456

SAN JOSE

1200 Sunshine Valley Rd $1,299,000 Sat 1-4 Golden Gate Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

755 Partridge Ave $2,188,000 Sat/Sun Deleon Realty 543-8500 311 Linfield Dr $1,995,000 Sat/Sun 2-4 Golden Gate Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141 445 Oak Grove Av #11 Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$6,975,000 462-1111

4 Bedrooms

14525 Miranda Rd $4,595,000 Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 13070 S. Alta Ln $8,188,000 Sun Morgan Lashley Distinctive Prop 387-5224

1 Bedroom - Condominium

1 Princeton Rd Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

MONTARA

MENLO PARK

5 Bedrooms

6 Bedrooms

1433 Virginia Av Sun 1-5 Coldwell Banker

5 Bedrooms

$1,649,000 324-4456 $3,995,000 851-2666

SAN CARLOS 2 Bedrooms

1058 Montgomery St Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

2 Bedrooms - Condominium

3376 La Mesa Dr #5 Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$849,000 324-4456 $785,000 324-4456

9 Summit Rd Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,988,000 462-1111

170 Josselyn Ln Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$7,250,000 462-1111

662 W Glen Way Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$4,650,000 529-1111

4 Bedrooms 970 Mountain Home Rd $11,550,000 Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 529-1111 65 Roan Pl Sat/Sun 1-4

Coldwell Banker

$3,695,000 324-4456

2190 Ward Way $4,498,000 Sat/Sun 2-4 Golden Gate Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141 618 Manzanita Way Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$7,995,000 851-2666

650 Woodside Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$2,998,000 851-2666

145 Henrik Ibsen Park Rd Sun 1-3 Coldwell Banker

$1,598,000 324-4456

5 Bedrooms 155 Kings Mountain Rd Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$14,995,000 851-2666

275 Ridgeway Rd Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$3,988,000 543-8500

6 Bedrooms

19 Anchor Ln $2,995,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Golden Gate Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

Open Saturday/Sunday 1:30-4:30

340 Jane Dr Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$5,750,000 529-1111

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To RSVP, please contact 650.543.8500 or by email: rsvp@deleonrealty.com VENUE:

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3700 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Gourmet snacks will be provided. This seminar will be presented to DeLeon Realty’s potential clients in English.

Seminar is for prospective clients only, no outside real estate professionals permitted.

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330 Child Care Offered Experienced Nanny available now.

350 Preschools/ Schools/Camps Associate Teacher Teacher. 50 year old East Palo Alto Montessori school. 12 ECE units and some Montessori training preferred. Fluency in Spanish desirable. Competitive salaries, professional development, health insurance and personal leave.

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Legal Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement HZ GENERAL ENGINEERING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN628437 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: HZ General Engineering, located at 953 S. 3rd. St., San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): HECTOR ZARATE 953 S. 3rd. St. San Jose, Cali 95112 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05/05/2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 4, 2017. (PAW Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28, 2017) HZ PLASTER CONSTRUCTION FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN628439 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: HZ Plaster Construction, located at 953 S. 3rd. St., San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): HECTOR ZARATE 953 S. 3rd. St. San Jose, CA 95112 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/22/2008. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 4, 2017. (PAW Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28, 2017) INSPANISH US FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN628545 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Inspanish Us, located at 777 San Antonio Rd. #25, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): MARGARITA BATAMI FRIEDMAN 777 San Antonio Rd. #25 Palo Alto, CA 94303 SILVIA ALCIRA CABAL 777 San Antonio Rd. #27

Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/01/2017. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 6, 2017. (PAW Apr. 14, 21, 28, May 5, 2017)

Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/08/2017. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 6, 2017. (PAW Apr. 14, 21, 28, May 5, 2017)

THE WHISTLE STOP CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN628266 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: The Whistle Stop Child Development Center, located at 3801 Miranda Ave., Bldg. T-6B, Palo Alto, CA 94304, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): PALO ALTO VA CHILD DEVELOPMENT INC. 3801 Miranda Ave., Bldg. T-6B Palo Alto, CA 94304 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/22/2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 29, 2017. (PAW Apr. 14, 21, 28; May 5, 2017)

SOUND WISDOM WITHIN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN628825 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Sound Wisdom Within, located at 2685 Marine Way Suite 1322, Mountain View, CA 94043, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): MICHELE E KASPER 3242 South Court Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/05/2017. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 14, 2017. (PAW Apr. 21, 28; May 5, 12, 2017)

HAMAI CONSULTING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN628582 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Hamai Consulting, located at 340 S. Lemon Ave., #1197, Walnut, CA 91789, Los Angeles. The principal place of business is in Los Angeles County and a current fictitious business name statement is on file at the County Clerk-Recorder’s office of said County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): HAMAI CONSULTING 340 S. Lemon Ave. #1197 Walnut, CA 91789 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/06/2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 7, 2017. (PAW Apr. 14, 21, 28; May 5, 2017) AM ARTE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN628546 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: AM Arte, located at 777 San Antonio Rd., #25, Palo Alto CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): MARGARITA BATAMI FRIEDMAN 777 San Antonio Rd. #25

FL3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN629007 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: FL3, located at 88 Bush Street, Unit 4111, San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): LEIRE CARBONELL AGUERO 88 Bush Street, Unit 4111 San Jose, CA 95126 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/01/2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 20, 2017. (PAW Apr. 28; May 5, 12, 19, 2017) CALAVERAS CORNERS APARTMENTS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN628982 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Calaveras Corners Apartments, located at 50 Elena Ave., Atherton, CA 94027, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Trust. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): LAWRENCE CHEW Trustee of The Trust of Lawrence and Helen Chew dated September 12, 1995 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/06/2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 19, 2017. (PAW Apr. 28; May 5, 12, 19, 2017)

THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM 997 All Other Legals AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROBERT L. KISSICK, JR., also known as ROBERT LINTON KISSICK, JR., and ROBERT L. KISSICK Case No.: 17PR180830 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROBERT L. KISSICK, JR., also known as ROBERT LINTON KISSICK, JR., and ROBERT L. KISSICK. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DOROTHY O. KISSICK in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: DOROTHY O. KISSICK 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 June 16, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 12 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: Steven D. Anderson Esq. Anderson, Yazdi, Hwang, Minton + Horn LLP 350 Primrose Road Burlingame, CA 94010 (650)212-5900 (PAW Apr. 21, 28, May 5, 2017) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: STEVEN VAN ZANT, aka STEVEN L. VAN ZANT, STEVEN LEE VAN ZANT Case No.: 17PR180860 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of STEVEN VAN ZANT, aka STEVEN L. VAN ZANT, STEVEN LEE VAN ZANT. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MICHAEL MORA INGEBRETSEN in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: STEPHANIE ALLEN, a licensed professional fiduciary be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 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 author-

ity 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 June 21, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 12 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: Elijah M. Keyes 2479 E. Bayshore Road, Suite 220 Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650)493-8070 (PAW Apr. 21, 28, May 5, 2017)

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Sports Shorts DIGGING VOLLEYBALL . . . Stanford grad Foluke Akinradewo, the Best Blocker in the 2016 Olympic Games after leading the U.S. Olympic Women’s Volleyball Team to a bronze medal, helped Volero Zurich win the Swiss League tournament championship on Thursday. Volero, which went undefeated in the Swiss League regular season, swept the best-of-five series from secondseeded Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen, winning Thursday’s match, 22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-25, 15-6. Volero Zurich advnaces to the World Club Championship in Kobe, Japan on May 9 . . . Several local players competed on various club volleyball teams at the USA Volleyball Girls’ 18s Junior National Championships in Dallas last weekend. Menlo-Atherton seniors Jacqueline DiSanto, Kirby Knapp and Alexa Roumeliotis played on the Encore 18 team taht finished fourth in the Silver A bracket of the Open Division. Encore, which also features Mitty senior and Stanford recruit Kate Formico, went 4-4 overall. In the National Division, Red Rock 18-1 finished 6-2 and won the Bronze B title. The team included Sacred Heart Prep senior Natalie Zimits, M-A’s Eliza Grover and Gunn’s Amy Wang on its roster. Stanford grad Cassidy Lichtman is an assistant coach for Vision 18 Gold, which finished second in the Patriot Division’s Silver bracket with a 6-2 mark. Local players include Menlo’s Ashley Dreyer, Palo Alto’s Cassandra Fong and Gunn’s Emma Munch. Prioey coach Dustin Moore, a veteran at teh college and high school level, guided City Black 181to a second place finish in the Flight bracket of the USA Division. MenloAtherton’s Lauren Heller and Casey Olson and Castilleja’s Elle Kass played for City Black, whjich finished 3-5 at the national tournament.

ON THE AIR Friday

Professional football: NFL draft, rounds 2-3, 4 p.m., ESPN College softball: UCLA at Stanford, 6 p.m., Stanford Live Stream College baseball: Arizona at Stanford, 7 p.m. Pac-12 Bay Area

Darby Felter won both hurdles races and Palo Alto finished the SCVAL boys dual-meet season unbeaten. The league trials begin next week.

Palo Alto finishes unbeaten in boys track and field Slaney, Felter each win two events in Vikings win over Gunn

by Glenn Reeves alo Alto swept its track and field dual meet Wednesday with visiting Gunn. The boys had an easy time of it in an 94-33 victory. The girls meet was more competitive with Palo Alto ending up on top by a 69-57 margin. In the boys meet, Palo Alto’s depth in the distance races was a highlight. The Vikings had a 27-0 advantage in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200. Kent Slaney won the 800 in 2:03.86, followed by Kai Oda (2:04.18) and Aashai Avadhani (2:04.44). Henry Saul, who won the

Sunday

Tuesday

College baseball: San Jose State at Stanford, 5:30 p.m., Stanford Live Stream

Wednesday

College softball: St. Mary’s at Stanford, 6 p.m., Stanford Live Stream