Palo Alto Weekly September 15, 2017 by Palo Alto Weekly

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Vol. XXXVIII, Number 50

September 15, 2017

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Two on school board call for superintendent’s removal Closed-door discussion continues next week on future of Max McGee by Elena Kadvany

fter spending several hours discussing Superintendent Max McGee’s performance in four separate closed-session meetings this week, including a marathon session that ended at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night with no board action, two Palo Alto

school board members are now publicly calling for his removal. In separate statements provided to the Palo Alto Weekly, school board Vice President Ken Dauber and member Todd Collins said Thursday morning that they do not support retaining McGee through

the end of his contract. McGee announced this summer that he plans to retire at the end of the school year. “I believe our students would be best served by a change in leadership as soon as possible,” Dauber said, adding he has communicated this to McGee. “Given the controversy and mistakes that have hindered the district’s work the last two years, I think it is time that the district part ways with Dr. McGee and

move forward with an interim superintendent, while launching its planned search for a long-term leader,” Collins said. To do so is “in the best interests of students and the community,” Collins added, and “will hopefully stop the cycle of distraction and self-inflicted damage and help maintain the community’s confidence in the district and the board’s ability to oversee its work.” Dauber and Collins declined to

comment further. McGee’s employment contract with the district contains a provision stating that board “concerns, criticisms and dissatisfaction with the superintendent’s performance shall be addressed through closed session deliberations or via the evaluation process ... to avoid damage to the Board’s and the Superintendent’s image and (continued on page 8)

ELECTION 2016

Tanaka fined for campaign violations Palo Alto councilman settles with FPPC after agency finds three violations by Gennady Sheyner

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We remember Chuck Hebel and Joy Sleizer hold candles as they stand in a circle Monday at King Plaza in Palo Alto to honor to the victims of 9/11.

RECREATION

City welcomes new vision for parks City Council approves master plan that proposes dog runs, park bathrooms, restrictions on corporate parties by Gennady Sheyner

he new plan for Palo Alto’s park system includes a treat for just about everyone who likes to play outdoors, from dog runs and athletic fields to community gardens and pickleball courts. There’s just one exception: Corporations that wish to rent and occupy a local park for an extended period of time will almost certainly have to look elsewhere. Thus ruled the City Council, which on Monday night unanimously and enthusiastically approved the new Parks, Trails,

Natural Space and Recreation Master Plan — a vision document that will help guide the city’s park projects for at least the next two decades. Two years in the making, the plan proposes a wide range of improvements to the city’s cherished park system, including six dedicated dog parks, restrooms at seven parks (Bol, Bowden, Pardee, Johnson, Ramos, Robles and Terman), and new parks in parts of the city that are currently lacking. Yet the one proposed change that generated the most discus-

sion Monday wasn’t an addition but a prohibition. Inspired by Palantir’s two-week takeover of a Cubberley soccer field in April for a corporate event, the council approved a new policy that would make such arrangements nearly impossible in the future. The new policy severely limits the ability of a company to claim exclusive use of a local park by prohibiting such use during “peak times,” such as weekends and weekday evenings. Private (continued on page 11)

alo Alto City Councilman Greg Tanaka has agreed to pay $733 in fines after the California Fair Political Practices Commission found inaccuracies in the financial forms his campaign filed during last year’s council race. The agency, which enforces the state’s Political Reform Act, found that Tanaka’s campaign had committed three violations in reporting contributions made during last fall’s campaign sea- Greg Tanaka son. In two cases, it had failed to disclose contributions of more than $1,000 within 24 hours, as the law requires. Another violation stemmed from the campaign’s failure to disclose the occupation and employer information of donors on a semi-annual filing that covered the period between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2016. Tanaka, who finished second in the race for five council seats last November, had been under an investigation by the FPPC since February. The agency received a complaint early in the year alleging Tanaka failed to list occupations of several developers who had contributed to his campaign. The complaint also alleged that Tanaka failed to disclose a campaign sign as an “in-kind donation” and that he had not reported a personal loan to his campaign. While the FPPC didn’t make any rulings in regard to the latter two allegations, it concurred that

Tanaka had failed to accurately list several occupations. The complaint specifically focused on contributions from developers Charles “Chop” Keenan, Jim Baer, Chase Rapp, Mark Gates, Jr., Joseph Martignetti and Perry Palmer and claimed that by misreporting the fact that they are developers, Tanaka had “misled the voting public.” After the Weekly reached out to him for comment, Tanaka posted a message on his Facebook page saying he was “proud and humbled to have received donations and support from hundreds of community members from various walks of life and backgrounds.” He did not dispute the FPPC’s findings and said his campaign has agreed to pay the $733 fine for what he characterized as “clerical errors.” “I want to personally apologize for these errors,” Tanaka said. “As a first-time candidate for public office, I am now bettered (sic) informed of the reporting process. We ran a transparent campaign, but I regret that in these few instances we had clerical errors. “I therefore accept the FPPC decision as fair and appropriate.” The $733 settlement includes three separate fines: a $299 fine for the non-disclosure of the contributors’ occupations; and $264 and $210 for each instance of failing to report a contribution of $1,000 or more within 24 hours in the months leading up to last November’s election. Tanaka said in a statement that his campaign had filed the Form 497 declaring one of these $1,000 (continued on page 9)

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LIGHTNING HALVES TREE ... A redwood tree at Juana Briones Park was split in half by a lightning bolt as heavy rain and thunder sporadically hit the region Monday night. Resident Kim Venaas, who lives about two blocks away from the park, was inside his south Palo Alto home with his wife during the downpour when they heard a loud crack around 9 p.m. The following morning, his wife stepped out to run errands when she saw the tree, with the top half split into pieces, some of which had a burn mark. “This is the closest we’ve had to a big bang,” said Venaas, who has lived in the city for 40 years. “I would guess the blast radius is about 70 feet.” He estimated the closest home was about 20 feet away from the large redwood. One piece was seen on the roof of a nearby residence Tuesday afternoon. City crews set up orange cones around the tree as they cut the halved segment into smaller pieces that would be hauled out from the scene. The remaining half now has a long, vertical crack on its side. The much shorter tree will remain at the park for now as arborists continue to monitor its health.

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REMEMBERING 9/11 ... Monday marked exactly 16 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which was “one of the darkest days of our nation’s history,” Palo Alto Mayor Greg Scharff said during this week’s City Council meeting, which coincided with the anniversary. About 20 members of Boy Scout Troop 57 led the council, city staff and meeting attendees through a flag ceremony and moment of silence. “A lot of them were probably not born ... on Sept. 11,” Scharff said from the dais. “Things really haven’t been same in the United States since.” The U.S., California and Palo Alto flags were set up one by one before a few seconds of silence was observed. The troop also helped themselves to pizza slices served at a picnic and prayer service hosted by a variety

of faith organizations outside City Hall at King Plaza despite the rain. Attendees listened to various speakers, including Antonio Aversano, whose father was killed at the World Trade Center in New York City on 9/11. As night fell, the group lit candles and arranged themselves in a circle to pay tribute to the lives lost on that day. TAKING ON TOBACCO ... The next battle in Palo Alto’s crusade against tobacco is set to play out on Sept. 18, when the City Council will almost certainly approve a new law requiring all tobacco retailers to get permits. The program, which will be administered by Santa Clara County, will put the city in the company of about 100 other municipalities and counties with similar programs. The most controversial provision, according to staff, is one that prohibits the transfer of a permit if a property changes hands. Rather, new owners will be required to apply for permits, which would not be distributed to stores that are within 1,000 square feet of a school or 500 feet of an existing tobacco retailer, according to a report from the city’s Public Works Department. The new ordinance will also prohibit pharmacies from selling tobacco products and — effective Jan. 1, 2019 — discontinue the sales of flavored tobacco products. The latest slew of anti-tobacco provisions is part of a multiyear effort that began with smoking bans at local parks, plazas and downtown areas and then spread to a prohibition on smoking at apartment buildings. The council had briefly discussed the permitting program last December, when it banned smoking at multi-family housing. Mayor Greg Scharff was among those who also favored taking on flavored tobacco, which he called a “marketing ploy” designed to hook children. Councilman Eric Filseth acknowledged that the new permitting rule may impact some property owners but nevertheless favored moving ahead with the new ordinance. “We’re right to really ponder and look at all the ramifications and issues of economics associated with this, but the bottom line is: The stuff kills people.” Q

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School, city leaders worry state bill could create traffic, safety problems

DA, Weekly host juvenile justice town hall

Proposal would mandate secondary schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. by Elena Kadvany

Veronica Weber

state bill that would require all California secondary schools to start the day no earlier than 8:30 a.m. has gathered a mix of support and opposition in Palo Alto, a community with as much heightened concern about the connection between sleep and youth well-being as it has about school-commute safety. Senate Bill 328, which was introduced by State Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge), is up for a vote on the Assembly floor this week. It passed the Senate in May with 25 votes in favor and 13 against. If the Assembly supports the bill, it would next go to the governor’s desk. In Palo Alto, the bill would have the most drastic effects on Jordan and Terman middle schools, which currently start the day at 8:10 a.m. JLS Middle School and Palo Alto High School start at 8:15 a.m. and Gunn High School begins at 8:25 a.m. The bill would not affect the high schools’ optional early morning zero period, which begins at 7:10 a.m. at Paly and 7:20 a.m. at Gunn. While many in the community endorse the intent of Senate Bill 328 — to allow teenagers to get more sleep to improve their physical and mental health — they argue that the impact on traffic as well as pedestrians’ and bicyclists’ safety in a commute-heavy city will ultimately be more detrimental. The legislation is based on recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that 8:30 a.m. is the optimal school-start time to support teenagers’ physical and mental well-being. These same recommendations drove the Palo Alto school district to eliminate academic classes during zero period at Gunn in 2015. Both high schools shifted to later overall start times several years ago. Research shows that adolescents who don’t get enough sleep often experience physical and mental health problems, an increased risk of automobile accidents and a decline in academic performance, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. The American Academy of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine and California State PTA, among other education and health organizations, support the proposed legislation. The California Teachers Association and California School Boards Association, however, have come out against the legislation. In a statement, the school-board association said that school start times “should remain a matter of

Students, parents and motorists head down Maybell Avenue during the morning commute in 2013. local decision making.” It opposes the bill unless it’s amended. Locally, neither the Palo Alto school district’s parent-teacher association, teachers union nor school board have taken a formal position. Some school leaders, however, have expressed individual support for the bill. School board Vice President Ken Dauber, who was a vocal supporter for eliminating academic classes during zero period, said that “getting students more sleep is probably the single biggest thing we could do to improve their well-being, their academic performance, their overall health.” Paly Principal Kim Diorio told the Weekly that the research is solid on adolescent sleep and that the importance of that outweighs any traffic problems. “It’s so clear when you go into a class at 8:15 in the morning ... the energy level of the students and their affect. We have kids falling asleep,” she said. “I just think they’re going to be in a better position to learn if you start a little bit later.” She said the greatest impact at the schools would be on athletics and extracurriculars at the end of the day. A bell schedule committee at Paly is already considering a later start time but is waiting to see what happens with the legislation before proceeding. She said a survey indicated strong student and parent support for a later start time at Paly. Fewer staff members are in favor, however, given it could make commutes more difficult for those who don’t live in or near Palo Alto, Diorio said. Gunn Principal Kathie Laurence has not taken a position on the bill but voiced concern about how afterschool activities could be affected. Superintendent Max McGee supports the move toward later start times, but said he opposes the bill given it would take away local control and did not study the impact on traffic. The city of Palo Alto has also expressed opposition to the bill. In an

Aug. 18 letter to Portantino, Mayor Greg Scharff requested that SB328 become a two-year bill — to return in 2018 — to allow more time to consider implications for traffic. Scharff also proposed an amendment that would allow local school boards to request a waiver “if a school district demonstrates that significant impacts to schoolcommute safety and congestion will result.” (The bill, as proposed, does offer waivers to rural school districts to delay implementation.) Palo Alto’s peak commute time starts at 8:30 a.m., Scharff wrote, and the city is concerned that the bill would cause the large numbers of students who bike and walk to school “to compete with an increased level of auto traffic. “This additional traffic creates a safety issue; it also creates traffic delays. These delays will require students to rise earlier to get to school on time — defeating the very goal of this bill,” Scharff wrote. School board President Terry Godfrey also wrote as an individual to the Assembly in August, requesting time for more analysis on the bill’s impact on schoolcommute safety. She and McGee said they support the city’s proposed amendment. In an interview, Godfrey noted the work that has been done in Palo Alto to move to later start times to improve student wellbeing, including a sleep study she oversaw as PTA president in 2010. She said she hopes the bill can be revised with considerations about traffic. Penny Ellson, who led Palo Alto’s Safe Routes to School group for many years, also supports the city’s amendment. She said she agrees with the research on adolescent sleep but worries about already exacerbated rushhour traffic in the neighborhoods near Palo Alto’s middle and high schools and the effect the bill could have on start times that

The Palo Alto Weekly is co-sponsoring a free discussion on how juvenile crimes are handled by the police and District Attorney with the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office on Monday, Sept. 18, in Palo Alto. “Your Kids and the Law” will feature two speakers: LaRon Dennis, supervising deputy district attorney for the county’s Juvenile Justice Unit, and Nate Wandruff, an investigator with the District Attorney’s Office and a former Mountain View police officer. Palo Alto Weekly education writer Elena Kadvany will moderate the panel and Chief Assistant District Attorney Jay Boyarsky will give welcoming remarks. In a statement, District Attorney Jeff Rosen said his office wanted to hold the forum to dispel some of the confusion around the juvenile justice system. Before joining the District Attorney’s Office, Dennis worked in the juvenile and criminal justice systems in a range of capacities. Dennis also is contributing author for “Seiser & Kumli on California Juvenile Courts Practice and Procedure,” California’s leading treatise on juvenile law. Wandruff has spent more than 20 years working in law enforcement. As a county investigator, he is working with the Domestic Violence Unit, the Firearms Training Unit and the Officer-Involved Incident Team. The panelists will explore topics such as how decisions are made to prosecute, how juvenile court proceedings work and how crimes on school campuses are handled, among others. After a discussion, the panelists will take questions from the audience. The forum will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road. Q — Palo Alto Weekly staff

Palo Alto advances plan to redesign Cubberley Members of the Palo Alto City Council raised concerns Monday night about the challenges they face in forging a new vision for the Cubberley Community Center off Middlefield Road. The council voted 7-1 to direct city staff to release a request for proposals for a consulting firm that would assist the city and the Palo Alto Unified School District with the master plan for Cubberley. The school board also discussed the request for proposals at its Tuesday night meeting, though the board isn’t scheduled to take a formal action until a future meeting. For the council, the biggest complication in crafting a new vision stems from the fact that the city owns only a fraction of Cubberley — just 8 acres. The school district owns the remaining 27. In 2014, both sides agreed to modify the lease and renew it for another five years. The planning process that the council approved Monday and that the school board is set to consider would push the two agencies to the brink of this deadline. It consists of two phases, the second of which is set to conclude in December 2019. Q — Gennady Sheyner

Miki Werness out at College Terrace Market Miki Werness, the grocer whose experience in the business convinced the Palo Alto City Council to give the go-ahead for the new College Terrace Market, is out as its merchandising director three months after the store’s opening. Werness declined to say if he left of his own accord or if he was terminated as of Aug. 22. He would only say there were differences between himself and the partners, Chris Iversen and Addison Wright. Iversen acknowledged Wednesday “a parting of the ways” but declined to get into details. Some nearby College Terrace residents expressed concern that Werness is out, noting that he was the only partner with experience running a grocery store. Iversen has 40 years of business experience. He spent years in the health industry overseeing more than 1,000 employees. Wright is a Los Angeles film producer and director. Although neither man has previous grocery experience, Iversen stressed that all of College Terrace Market’s managers have decades in the grocery business. Despite problems at the College Terrace Market over the opening months, the store is still a good opportunity, Iversen said. The store’s business is growing steadily, with more than 200 to 300 customers each day. He is hopeful the customer base will increase in the coming weeks when Stanford University graduate students come into town. But Iversen said he recognizes the need to establish strong connections with the community. The market will soon be reaching out to College Terrace neighborhood residents with a special offer. Q — Sue Dremann

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Max McGee

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credibility.” It is not clear whether that contract clause is preventing or limiting the public comments of individual board members. With board President Terry Godfrey announcing late last night, as the law requires when closed sessions adjourn, that there was “no reportable action,” it suggests that Godfrey, Jennifer DiBrienza and Melissa Baten Caswell are either opposed to terminating McGee or have not yet made up their minds. The board has scheduled another closed-session evaluation for Wednesday, Sept. 20. Godfrey said Wednesday afternoon that she doesn’t “have a strong feeling either way” on terminating McGee and is “not convinced one way or the other yet.” “I know I need to work through all the scenarios and figure out what’s the best way to keep the momentum and right the ship,” she said in an interview. In a Thursday email to the Weekly, Godfrey wrote: “There are times when punitive action is faster and more satisfying than corrective action. When dealing with employee evaluation situations in my professional life and in my work here I am committed to treating our employees with respect and careful consideration before we decide on action.” She said that “just swapping out the superintendent” doesn’t address the many issues and processes “in desperate need of work” in the district. “We have added some very strong staff, and we need to make these organizational upgrades so that we move away from a model that’s overdependent on a superintendent.” Godfrey said she anticipates that at the end of next week’s closed-session evaluation “we will have a way forward.” DiBrienza told the Weekly Thursday that she doesn’t “find it appropriate to speak to this issue publicly before we finish the confidential work and make any decisions as a board.” She said she will make a public statement after next week’s closed-session meeting. Baten Caswell also said she cannot comment on closed-session employee evaluation discussions. “However, I will say that my top priorities are (1) doing what is best for our students, (2) making sure we can recruit and hire the best possible next superintendent, and (3) ensuring that the organization

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is not distracted from focusing on instituting better operational controls and making progress against our goals,” she wrote in an email Thursday afternoon. Dauber’s and Collins’ statements come on the heels of the district’s discovery that senior leadership failed to reopen negotiations with its employee unions, costing the district $6 million in unbudgeted raises and bonuses. Community members have faulted McGee’s lack of proper management for contributing to the mistake, with some also calling for his removal at Tuesday’s school board meeting. McGee himself acknowledged and apologized at the meeting for his lack of oversight. The Palo Alto Management Association (PAMA), which represents 75 district administrators, principals and school psychologists, defended McGee in a statement read at Tuesday’s board meeting. The group urged the board to retain him to “preserve continuity, consistency, avoid disruption and reduce distraction.” Forty out of 41 members who responded to a survey the group conducted over the weekend said they “fully support” McGee staying on as superintendent through the end of the school year, according to PAMA representative Chris Grierson, principal of Duveneck Elementary School. The public is also awaiting a law firm’s report on how McGee and other school leaders handled a report of student sexual assault at Palo Alto High School last year, a case that has sparked uproar in the community over the administration’s apparent failures to comply with federal anti-discrimination law Title IX. The report is set to be released at a public meeting now scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. Two lawyers from the firm, Cozen O’Connor, presented their report to the board in closed session on Wednesday afternoon. The board met with the lawyers from 4 to 6 p.m. and then held an open meeting on board governance before going back into closed session with the lawyers at 8 p.m. The board also held two closed sessions before and after Tuesday’s school board meeting to discuss McGee’s performance. The board took no reportable action in either closed session, Godfrey said. After a series of closed-door evaluations of McGee that the board held this spring in the wake of the sexual-assault allegations, Godfrey announced in open session that the board had

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EDUCATION

School board, supe apologize for $6M error Union members’ raises could come from reserves, may affect students by Elena Kadvany

ne by one, all five school board members and Palo Alto Unified Superintendent Max McGee on Tuesday night apologized for their lack of oversight, which led to a contractual error that will cost the district $6 million in unbudgeted pay increases for unionized employees. All board members agreed that there will likely be no raises for teachers and classified union members in the next few years as the district copes with an ongoing deficit. That deficit was exacerbated by senior district leadership’s failure to reopen negotiations with the two unions by a required deadline this spring in order to cancel raises in their contracts. After discovering the missed deadline last month, the district agreed to pay union members a 3 percent raise — totaling $4.5 million — that board members assumed had been eliminated from their contracts in the wake of a budget shortfall discovered in 2016. The district will very likely also pay out an additional 1 percent bonus — or $1.5 million — on top of a planned 1 percent bonus at the end of the school year. Despite an intention from McGee to not make any budget cuts that will directly affect “teaching and learning,” the impact of what all referred to at the school board meeting as a “mistake” will be unavoidably felt by students in the classroom, several board members said. “The buck does stop with the board,” said board member Jennifer DiBrienza. “I think there are a lot of places that the buck stops along the way, but our job is oversight of the district, and this is something that’s going to have a big impact.”

unanimously “accepted” McGee’s annual evaluation but did not state if it had given him a satisfactory performance review. McGee’s contract requires the board to report in public session if the superintendent’s evaluation

“We have to do better as board members,” board member Todd Collins told his colleagues. To the community, he said: “I think in this particular case, we have failed you.” McGee, for his part, apologized for not paying closer attention to the contract requirement and to the negotiations process. He had initially described the missed deadline in public statements and interviews with the Weekly as a “misinterpretation” and “misunderstanding.” “I will take responsibility for not providing the oversight to go through that contract line by line by line, which I did and I missed it, as did others, but the buck stops with me,” McGee said. “When you delegate something, it’s important to follow through on the delegation (and) make sure folks are doing their job,” he added. “That’s part of being the leader, the chief executive officer.” Considering four new budget scenarios presented by staff, board members said the district should adopt forecasts that don’t include raises for teachers and staff in the short term, noting that compensation is subject to negotiation this fall. “It seems to me when I look at the scenarios that a scenario where we allocate a raise for the next year isn’t realistic after what’s happened,” board member Melissa Baten Caswell said. “Honestly, it’s probably not realistic to look out for two years and put another raise in.” In public comments, community members expressed outrage over the contract mistake, calling for accountability and transparency to help restore trust that has been lost. is satisfactory but not if it is unsatisfactory. Godfrey declined to clarify whether this meant the board had given him a negative review, stating, “We acted in accordance with the contract.” Q

“We see misrepresentations of what happened, hiding errors and avoiding personal responsibility,” said Bob Smith. “It’s something that the district has had an overall problem with for some years.” He said the district’s mistakes are more often “simple” than high-level vision failures, urging the board to add “operations improvement” to its set of district-wide goals. Several parents urged the board to immediately replace McGee, who is set to retire at the end of the school year. The board conducted an evaluation of McGee during closed session Tuesday but took no reportable action. “Yes, a snafu was made, and can we all remember that ‘snafu’ stands for ‘situation normal: all f----- up’?” Andrea Wolf said. “I think that really speaks to the administration of the school district. This is normal. This is what has been happening year in and year out. We need a change to the leadership at the top.” One Palo Alto High School mother told the board that “money matters,” as does accountability. “Our community’s trust has been repeatedly violated with one serious mistake after another,” she said. “Without trust, can there be stability?” Some district leaders argued, however, that terminating the superintendent early in the school year would rock a boat already navigating unsteady waters. The Palo Alto Managers Association (PAMA), which represents district leadership, principals and psychologists, surveyed its 75 members over the weekend on whether to retain McGee. Of the 41 staff members who responded, 40 support McGee staying through the end of the year. Those who responded to the survey left comments that “reflect a desire for Max to continue to preserve continuity, consistency, avoid disruption and reduce distraction,” Duveneck Elementary School Principal Chris (continued on next page)

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Grierson said in the PAMA statement. “Other reasons include that his staying would minimize extra costs in compensation for an interim superintendent, and most importantly, maintain stability in our organization during a time when there is already frequent turnover in several leadership roles.” Board members agreed that the missed deadline is another indication of the need for more regular operational reviews that keep the district on top of potential risks, financial and otherwise. “We don’t want to end up in a situation again with egg on our face,” said board president Terry Godfrey. Staff have proposed using $4.47 million in additional property tax revenue to cover this year’s raises,

and tapping a fund set aside for opening new schools to pay for the one-time bonus. (The reserve was created when the district was considering opening new campuses, which the board has since decided against doing in the near term.) Staff also proposed using the newschool fund, rather than the general fund, to pay for a new district-level, full-time Title IX coordinator position for the next three years. Some members objected to using the reserves in this way. “The new-school fund is not our ‘Oops, we made a mistake; this is how we’ll pay for it’ fund,” Collins said. He made a failed motion to move the cost of the bonus and Title IX position into the general fund. The board ultimately voted 3-2, however, with Godfrey and Baten Caswell dissenting, to move the Title IX coordinator, a likely reoccurring cost to support required

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL... The council plans to meet in a closed session to discuss the status of the city’s labor negotiations with the Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto. The council will then review a proposal to demolish a vacant 5,860-square-foot commercial building at 3877 El Camino Real and to construct a new 4,027-square-foot commercial building and 17 housing units at the site; and approve $480,000 for the Palo Alto Transportation Management Association. The closed session will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 18, at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. Regular meeting will immediately follow in the Council Chambers. COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to consider policy objectives for the 2017 Wastewater Collection Utility Cost of Service Analysis; consider amending the 2018 municipal fee schedule to reflect the conclusions of the Development Services Cost of Service Study; and discuss CalPERS pension annual valuation reports. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will discuss an evaluation of the superintendent in closed session. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave., Room A. The time of the meeting had not been determined by the Weekly’s publication deadline. COUNCIL POLICY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to consider re-aligning terms of the Architectural Review Board, the Historic Resources Board, the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Planning and Transportation Commission; and discuss the overtime audit, the 2018 audit plan and a status update on the Palo Alto Animal Services Audit. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. CITY/SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to meet at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, in the school district headquarters, 25 Churchill Ave. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to discuss the design criteria for the 16 wireless communication equipment facilities nodes that Crown Castle is proposing to install on utility poles and streetlights. The board will also consider approving a facade change proposed for 392 California Ave.; review a proposal to demolish the Junior Museum and Zoo at 1451 Middlefield Road and replace it with a new museum-andeducation building; and consider a proposal to demolish two dwelling units at 2120 Stanton Court and replace them with a 3,124-square-foot duplex. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will discuss a report from law firm Cozen O’Connor on senior administrators’ handling of a student sexual assault allegations at Palo Alto High School. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. PUBLIC ART COMMISSION ... The commission plans to meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

reform of the district’s handling of sexual misconduct, into the district’s operating budget. Collins also suggested that the district implement a hiring freeze to address a multi-million dollar deficit this year. McGee responded that the district’s new assistant superintendent for human resources, Karen Hendricks, is in the midst of reviewing hiring processes but that “it would be overstating to say it’s a hiring freeze.” McGee said that, for example, while he defended “quite strongly” during budget cuts last year the district’s communications coordinator position, he is now not intending to replace Jorge Quintana, who quit unexpectedly just before the school year started. Collins also made a failed motion, supported only by Dauber, to suspend a $400 stipend trustees receive for their board work. Collins and Godfrey said they already forego the stipend. The other three trustees were concerned that suspending it could negatively impact community members’ ability to run for the board. Other savings suggestions came from Godfrey, who asked staff to reconsider eliminating a teacher work day that costs the district almost $600,000 per year. Staff will bring budget revisions to the board’s Sept. 26 meeting for approval. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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have been carefully staggered to minimize congestion. She speculated that parents who have to get to work would still drop their children off earlier, minimizing the benefits of the bill. State Assemblyman Marc Berman, who represents Palo Alto, told the Weekly on Thursday morning that he had not yet decided how he would vote on the bill. His office inquired of Portantino’s whether traffic studies had been conducted, but Berman said he is not aware that any were. “In an ideal world, the author would have taken more time and would have done more research on the traffic impact,” Berman said. The evidence for the link between sleep and teenage mental health, as well as the support of local medical institutions, is, however, “persuasive.” “Youth mental health is a critically important issue to me and is something that I’ll be thinking of when I figure out whether or not I’m going to vote yes,” Berman said. If the Assembly does not vote on the bill by this Friday, Sept. 15, it will automatically become a two-year bill and can be proposed again in 2018. If approved, the bill would take effect in July 2020. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council (Sept. 11)

Parks plan: The council adopted the Parks, Trails, Natural Open Space and Recreation Master Plan. Yes: Unanimous Rail: The council approved a problem statement and evaluation criteria for developing a grade-separation alternative for the rail corridor. Yes: DuBois, Fine, Holman, Kniss, Kou, Scharff, Wolbach Recused: Filseth Absent: Tanaka Cubberley: The council supported the proposed scope of services for the Cubberley Community Center master plan process. Yes: DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Kou, Scharff, Wolbach No: Holman Absent: Tanaka

Board of Education (Sept. 12)

Title IX policies: The school board approved a set of revised board policies and administrative regulations required by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, with small edits to be considered further by the board’s policy review committee. Yes: Unanimous Enrollment/class size: The board discussed a report on this year’s enrollment and class size averages. Action: None Budget: The board voted to move dollars allocated for a district-level Title IX coordinator position from a reserve fund to the district’s general fund. Yes: Collins, Dauber, DiBrienza No: Baten Caswell, Godfrey Cubberley RFP: The board discussed a request for proposals (RFP) for a consultant to assist the district and city in their master plan for Cubberley Community Center. Action: None Contract amendment: The board approved an amendment to the contract for new Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Karen Hendricks. Yes: Baten Caswell, Dauber, DiBrienza, Godfrey Abstain: Collins Contract approval: The board heard a verbal summary of the financial terms of the contract for new Assistant Superintendent of Strategic Initiatives and Operations Yolanda Conaway, as required by the Brown Act. Action: None Superintendent compensation: The board discussed retroactively approving pay increases the superintendent received in 2015-16 and 2016-17. Action: None

Board of Education workshop (Sept. 13)

Open forum comment: The board voted to limit public comment to one minute per speaker if there are more than 20 speakers during open forum during the 2017-18 school year. Yes: Unanimous Open forum limit: The board also voted to limit the open forum to 30 minutes with 15 minutes allocated at the end of meetings to allow for overflow speakers during the 2017-18 school year. Yes: Collins, Dauber, Godfrey No: Baten Caswell, DiBrienza End time: The board voted to change its default meeting end time to 10:30 p.m. during the 2017-18 school year and to allow only one extension. Yes: Unanimous Comment on agendized items: The board voted to limit public comment to one minute per speaker if there are more than 20 speakers on an agendized item. Yes: Unanimous

Planning and Transportation Commission (Sept. 13) Bridge: The commission approved the site-and-design review to allow construction of the bicycle and pedestrian bridge over Highway 101 and the Adobe Street bridge and trail leading up to the overpass. Yes: Alcheck, Gardias, Lauing, Monk, Rosenblum, Summa Abstained: Waldfogel

Historic Resources Board (Sept. 14) Preservation: The board held a study session to discuss May 2018 preservation events. Action: None

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or greater contributions on Sept. 9, immediately after the City Clerk’s office identified the error and informed his campaign of the 24-hour deadline. The second error occurred after a donor added $750 to a prior contribution of $250, raising the amount to $1,000. Tanaka said the Oct. 5 addition was included on a Form 497 that was filed on Oct. 11. Tanaka also attributed his campaign’s failure to disclose the donors’ occupations to “not researching” donor-described job titles. “Our team learned that filing records are required to recognize donors using ‘publicly known titles’ and not (the ones) submitted on campaign donor forms, or ‘unknown’ if undeclared as directed in FPPC guidelines.” The FPPC resolved Tanaka’s case through what is known as a “streamline settlement” — a

program that the commission approved two years ago to settle minor violations. The commission is scheduled to approve the settlement with Tanaka and his campaign treasurer, Jeff Justice, at its Sept. 21 meeting. Tanaka is one of three council members who were investigated by the FPPC after the November election. The commission closed its investigation against Councilman Adrian Fine in March after confirming that he had failed to include an FPPC identification number on an envelope of a campaign mailer (he did not face any penalties). The FPPC also is investigating Vice Mayor Liz Kniss, who like Tanaka failed to list the occupations of many contributors and who did not disclose many of her contributions from developers until well after the election. The FPPC’s investigation of Kniss’ potential violations remains open. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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uses would also be limited to a maximum of five days, which includes the setup and break-down periods, and would require notification to the neighboring community at least 14 days before the permit could be issued. The only exception to this rule is the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course, which is now in the midst of a long-awaited renovation and which council members agreed is uniquely suited for corporate functions and private sponsorships. Mayor Greg Scharff, who proposed excluding the golf course from the broader policy, noted that unlike other parks, the golf course is supported by an enterprise fund and — in effect — is expected to pay for itself. He also worried that a policy that’s too broad would inadvertently limit park activities that are less exclusive or controversial — functions like weddings and birthday parties. “I think what we want to do as a community is not overreact and sweep up a lot of other things because we are concerned about a corporation that rented a park,” Scharff said. Others felt that the policy doesn’t go far enough. Councilwoman Karen Holman thought a 14-day notification period is

so tight that it’s pointless; she suggested 60 to 90 days. Councilwoman Lydia Kou thought allowing even five days of exclusive usage to a corporation is excessive and suggested limiting usage to three days. “Even the biggest events the city puts on — May Fête and Arts and Wine Festival — are over in one day,” Kou said. “I can’t figure out why five days would be needed.” The policy doesn’t entirely close the door on private events at public parks. The Community Services Department will have discretion to approve events, though its approval would now be guided by the restrictive criteria in the new policy. “We can’t anticipate every scenario and there may be a scenario where it might make sense to allow a large corporate function of multiple days,” said Deputy City Manager Rob de Geus, who in his prior position as director of Community Services Department played a leading role in crafting the document. “But if we do that, we’d need to be very careful about making that decision. That’s what the policy is trying to do.” Ultimately, the council adopted a policy that hewed closely to the one recommended by staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission. The council also endorsed the rest of the voluminous

plan, which was forged after many months of community surveys, public meetings and commission hearings and which received rave reviews from the council. Both Scharff and Vice Mayor Liz Kniss praised staff for its work on the document, while Councilman Tom DuBois called the new document “one of our best plans.” He also said it’s critical for the city to find more park space and to introduce new senior services as the city’s population continues to grow. Councilman Cory Wolbach called the plan “exemplary.” “You can almost flip open any page and find something to like,” Wolbach said. But while everyone agreed that the improvements look good on paper, the council now faces a big question: Who will pay for them? The plan includes an implementation section with various funding options, including bonds, fees, donations and public-private partnerships. Scharff suggested exploring a ballot measure to get the needed funding for the projects in the plan. His motion to approve the plan included a provision directing the parks commission to further consider funding sources, including a ballot initiative, to pay for the improvements. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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Woman arrested for assault Police arrested a 36-year-old woman Wednesday who allegedly assaulted a 67-year-old Palo Alto woman without provocation Tuesday morning in San Mateo. (Posted Sept. 13, 5:30 p.m.)

Power outage hits downtown Close to 300 customers in and around downtown Palo Alto lost power late Wednesday afternoon — an incident that was caused by damaged underground cabling, according to Utilities Department. (Posted Sept. 13, 4:40 p.m.)

City looks to fix up Baylands site The City Council approved the spending of $400,000 to begin sprucing up the 36.5-acre former International Telephone and Telegraph atenna field that it added to its park network in June. (Posted Sept. 13, 3:35 p.m.)

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Zuckerberg scales back home renovation One year after Palo Alto officials gave the thumbs down to Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to rebuild his four homes in the Crescent Park neighborhood, the Facebook founder is moving ahead with a less ambitious renovation plan. (Posted Sept. 10, 7:50 a.m.)

Man gets 50 years to life for 2015 murder A Stockton man who was convicted of shooting and killing a 31-year-old East Palo Alto resident in October 2015 was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison Thursday. (Posted Sept. 8, 1:24 p.m.)

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Transitions John W. Lewis John W. Lewis, a longtime professor, scholar and resident of Stanford University, died Sept. 4. He was 86. He was born in King County, Washington, in 1930. After receiving his associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from Deep Springs College in 1949, he went on to earn his bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and doctorate degrees at the University of California, Los Angeles. He attended UCLA from 1953 to 1962, and met his wife, Jacquelyn Lewis there. The two were married for 63 years and lived in Stanford for 49 years. During his time at UCLA, he served as a gunnery officer in the U.S. Navy. This inspired him to pursue a career focused on security issues and relationships with East Asia. After seven years of teaching at Cornell University, he joined the faculty at Stanford in 1968. There, he founded and directed the Center of East Asian Studies, the Northeast Asia-United States Forum on International Policy, co-founded Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) and served as its co-director until 1991. Despite being a distinguished scholar, the William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics, Emeritus, and a senior fellow at CISAC and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), he often ventured beyond campus for his work. In an effort to promote peace and education, he made visits to both China and North Korea during pivotal times in the United Statesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; history. His daughter, Amy Tich, in an interview with Stanford News, noted that her father â&#x20AC;&#x153;had amazing relationships all across Asia. He believed in what he was doing to the core of his being.â&#x20AC;? In addition, he did consulting work for various local laboratories and government agencies. Among his publications are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leadership in Communist Chinaâ&#x20AC;? (1963), â&#x20AC;&#x153;The United States in Vietnamâ&#x20AC;? (1967) and â&#x20AC;&#x153;China Builds the Bombâ&#x20AC;? (1988). His colleagues and former students, in letters sent to him during his final days, reflected that he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a model of how to bring values to bear on scholarship and global citizenship,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;[He] represented the perfect mix of academic research and real-time involvement with the world.â&#x20AC;? He is survived by his wife, Jacquelyn Lewis of Stanford; his children, Stephen Lewis of Los Gatos, Amy Tich of Ellicott City, Maryland and Cynthia Westby of Washington; and his five grandchildren, Brian, Taryn, Kylie, Katie and Rhys. The service is yet to be planned. Anyone wishing to honor him can contribute to the John and Jackie Lewis Fund in care of Scott Nelson, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, 616 Serra St., Stanford, California, 94305.

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CITY OF PALO ALTO ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared by the Palo Alto Department of Planning and Community Environment for the project listed below. In accordance with CEQA Guideline Section 15073, this document will be available online for review during a minimum 30-day circulation period beginning September 15, 2017 through October16, 2017 at http://www.cityofpaloalto. org/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=4076&TargetID=319. If you need assistance, please visit the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Development Center during the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. at 285 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. This item will be considered at a public hearing by the Parks and Recreation Commission Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 7:00 PM in the Palo Alto City Council Chambers on the NYV\UK Ă&#x2026;VVY VM [OL *P]PJ *LU[LY SVJH[LK H[ /HTPS[VU (]enue, Palo Alto, California. Written comments on the Mitigated Negative Declaration will be accepted until 5:00 PM on October 16, 2017 in the Planning and Community En]PYVUTLU[ +LWHY[TLU[ VÉ&#x2030;JLZ VU [OL Ă&#x201E;M[O Ă&#x2026;VVY VM *P[` /HSS or comments may be emailed to Claire Hodgkins at Claire. Hodgkins@cityofpaloalto.org. 2775 Embarcadero Road, Baylands Boardwalk Improvement Project [17PLN-00217]: Recommendation on Applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Request for Approval of a Park Improvement Ordinance and Major Architectural Review to Allow Removal of the Existing Baylands Boardwalk and Construction of the New Baylands Boardwalk at the Lucy Evans Nature Interpretive Center in the Same Location. Environmental Assessment: A Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration was Prepared in Accordance With the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Circulated for Public Review on September 15, 2017 and the Circulation Period Ended on October 16, 2017. Zoning District: Public Facilities, Site and Design Combining District (PF [D]). For More Information Contact the Project Planner Claire Hodgkins at claire.hodgkins@cityofpaloalto.org Hillary Gitelman, Director of Planning and Community Environment

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Editorial Our right to know School board members need to disclose their views on McGee’s future

round of public apologies Tuesday night by Palo Alto school board members and Superintendent Max McGee for a blunder that will cost the district approximately $6 million fell far short of what the community deserves from the people it has entrusted with the oversight of our school system. It has been two weeks since the revelation that the district forgot to notify its unions by a March 15 deadline that it wished to re-negotiate the third year of its contracts, as allowed when last year’s propertytax revenue fell far short of the projection. Because of this failure, and the unions’ decision to file a formal grievance to force the payment of a 3 percent pay raise, the district will need to begin a new round of multimillion dollar budget cuts for the second year in a row. It’s just the latest of repeated management failures by McGee’s administration that have led the community through one controversy after another, including failures to conduct proper investigations of allegations of sexual assaults and harassment at Palo Alto High School, which has led to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year being spent in legal fees, new staffing and training to correct the problems. The board and McGee got an earful of well-deserved criticism from the public at its meeting Tuesday, with most speakers demanding that McGee be held accountable for this and other missteps and be fired. Only the Palo Alto Management Association, the bargaining unit made up of principals, district administrators, deans, counselors and psychologists, spoke in support of letting McGee finish out the school year. Closed sessions to discuss McGee’s performance preceded and followed the regular board meeting Tuesday night, and another two closed sessions totaling almost five hours were held Wednesday. Aside from apologizing to the community for its failure to monitor the actions of McGee and other top administrators more closely, the school board has not issued any statement about McGee or his future. Board President Terry Godfrey has only announced, after both closed sessions, that the board had taken no reportable actions, signaling that a majority of the board does not support, at least yet, asking for McGee’s immediate resignation. On Thursday, board members Ken Dauber and Todd Collins released separate restrained statements saying that a leadership change was needed in the best interest of the district. Godfrey and board members Jennifer DiBrienza and Melissa Baten Caswell have repeatedly declined to discuss their views, but one can infer that the board is split 3-2 on terminating McGee. Ironically, a poorly drafted non-disparagement provision in McGee’s employment contract may be working directly against the transparency to which the public is entitled. It states that “to avoid damage to the Board’s and the Superintendent’s image and credibility ... board concerns, criticisms and dissatisfactions with the Superintendent’s performance shall therefore be addressed through closed session discussions or via the evaluation process.” This overly broad clause, which has no place in a public employee contract, could be interpreted to mean that neither the board nor individual trustees may inform the public of their views on McGee’s performance or the appropriateness of his remaining on as superintendent. This calls for both care and courage by board members, not silence. As the statements released by Dauber and Collins show, it is possible to inform the public of one’s position without directly airing criticisms of McGee’s conduct. It is also not acceptable for board members to refuse to state their views or votes on the basis that discussions on McGee’s future occurred in closed-session meetings. The Brown Act, California’s open-meeting law, and the California Constitution make clear that the public’s business should be conducted in public. The law does allow (not require) governing bodies of local agencies to meet in closed session for certain limited purposes, including to discuss the employment and performance of their chief executive. It does not constrain the school board from agreeing to inform the public what was discussed in closed session, what votes were held and the outcome of those votes. The public has every right to know the position of each trustee on McGee and his lieutenants’ costly mistakes and, perhaps even more important, on how McGee should be held accountable for his intentional effort to deceive the public about the missed March 15 deadline. Nothing should stand in the way of individual board members informing the public of their individual position or vote, as long as they don’t disclose what others said in the closed session. The time window for the school board to do the right thing is closing, and if a board majority doesn’t believe McGee’s performance warrants his dismissal, they have a duty to explain themselves to the people who elected them and to publicly announce their vote. It is not enough to apologize. Q

Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

Letters Replacement now is irresponsible Editor, As a longtime PAUSD parent volunteer, I strongly disagree with your Sept. 1 editorial calling for Max McGee’s ouster. I’m not happy with the budget, especially given the large PAUSD reserve, but I consider the positive impact McGee has on the community. McGee has actively promoted and nurtured PAUSD relationships with the City of Palo Alto, Caltrain and mental health professionals on behalf of our young people. Our schools’ attention to students in crisis has expanded, both in understanding and in pursuing appropriate interventions. Looking at the contract, my understanding is that the trigger can reopen negotiations on the 3 percent raise, but there is no trigger to cancel the raise. You assume the unions would agree to cancelling the 3 percent raise, and PAUSD might wish the unions to

agree to no raise, but there is no guarantee this would happen, and new negotiations could result in a higher raise percentage. The bonus (one-time, off-theschedule salary payment) is calculated and not open to renegotiation, which you have illustrated. The union had no obligation to reopen negotiations. The fact that PAUSD missed the deadline was a mistake or a misunderstanding but not malfeasance. I understood why McGee wanted a multi-year contract and also understood board member Ken Dauber’s concerns. Parts of the current contract are problematic, but I expect the board, PAUSD administration and the unions to study the current contract issues before discarding all future multiyear options. Given the process by which the county estimates the property tax revenues PAUSD will receive and that PAUSD budgets conservatively, maybe the old one-year process gives more flexibility. New contract negotiations are set to begin this fall. The board will hire a new superintendent to take over when McGee retires in

June. McGee and the board should use their energy this year into developing a workable contract and finding a successor for McGee. To suggest the board replace McGee now is irresponsible. Keri Wagner Edlee Avenue, Palo Alto

Eliminate spewing toxic gases Editor, I must say, all internal-combustion engines discharge noxious pollutants into the atmosphere even when idling in parking places, at stoplights or in gridlock. So, I applaud Rep. Anna Eshoo’s support of H.R. 3388, the Self Drive Act. Most of my idling takes place while stopped for stop lights, especially on El Camino Real, Embarcadero Road, Oregon Expressway and Middlefield Road. I should point out that electric autonomous vehicles would completely eliminate spewing toxic and polluting gases and vapors while idling and driving. Stan Hutchings Rinconada Avenue, Palo Alto

This week on Town Square Town Square is an online discussion forum at PaloAltoOnline.com/square Editorial: The shriveling office cap Posted by Gale Johnson, a resident of Adobe-Meadow, on Sept. 9 at 4:43 p.m. There was a lot to distill and comment on from the editorial and resulting posts. So many people made so many points, on both sides of the issue. I think the majority had it right. If the original plan was to allow 50,000 sq. ft. per year, then project/extend that over just five years. That results in 250,000 sq. ft. That’s what

the City Council signed up to originally, so why isn’t that still okay? ... I know Cory (Wolbach) very well, and I know his true heart is in support of the less privileged, the homeless, the poor needing financial support for housing, etc. I have disagreed with him on a few issues, and he has been open to discussing our differences. ... He has grown in his three years on council. Yes, he’s a Democrat — who isn’t in PA? (well, I’m a registered Republican...) — and

a very liberal one at that. The only question mark I would have for him is “Do you fully understand the details of our budget, how revenue is raised, and the limits we have to live within it ... program cuts, possible staff reductions, dealing with union demands, pensions, etc, or fulfilling the long awaited needs for infrastructure projects to happen?” A little more schooling on that might be helpful. Other than that I think he is in a good position to make another run locally before he moves on to Sacramento to join Marc (Berman). Posted by Joe Hirsch, a resident of Green Acres, on Sept. 12, 3 p.m. From my perspective, the editorial was balanced and quite accurate. There are many people in Palo Alto who, like myself, are deeply concerned about continued office development, which brings many employees who do not live in Palo Alto, thus more cars and more congestion, given that the roadway infrastructure is what it is and cannot be significantly improved, if at all. And, (continued on next page)

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Guest Opinion Why leash laws? There are plenty of good reasons by Sophia Christel s a lifelong South Bay resident and outdoor enthusiast, I treasure our community’s public open spaces. One of my favorite spots is Lake Lagunita, a conservation area on the western side of the Stanford University campus. As a Stanford student, I’d go there to watch birds, run and engage in citizen science. I even worked there for a summer with the university’s Conservation Program. The lake changes drastically with the seasons and years, but one thing is consistent: dogwalkers ignoring the leash law. Illegally unleashed canines are a growing problem in our open spaces, and it’s time to bring it to heel. The laws are no joke — Lake Lag’s includes a $500 fine. But enforcement is so poor that dog owners are seldom deterred, if they’re even aware of the laws at all. As a result, off-leash dogs increasingly threaten delicate ecosystems and can be a nuisance or a danger to those who visit

natural spaces for other forms of recreation. Like many of the Bay Area’s wild spaces, the Lake Lag Conservation Area supports an abundance of species, including endangered California tiger salamanders and San Francisco garter snakes. Dogs pose real risks to such wildlife; even if your dog is not a chaser, studies have shown that his mere presence elevates stress in animals nearby. Stressed-out animals don’t breed, can fail to raise healthy young if they do, and may be more susceptible to predation from other, sneakier animals if they’re distracted by your dog. Additionally, domestic dogs’ diets mean their feces carries E. coli, hookworms and other pathogens that make it more toxic than wild animals’ waste. But common sense dictates that you’re not going to chase your pooch into a thicket of poison oak, or a boggy patch of meadow, if she does her business while roaming free. So, the germs from Lassie’s “present” will end up in our waterways, which is bad news for life in our streams and in the Bay.

Urban and suburban parks present their own set of arguments for strict leash-law observation. Fecal contamination is a human health risk, especially where families and kids go to play. Urine is highly acidic and kills grass, which means taxpayer dollars are spent regreening park lawns. But more generally, letting dogs run where they please in popular recreation spots is disrespectful to people (and other dogs) who may be frightened by them or who simply want to enjoy the space undisturbed. You don’t want your beloved pet scaring a little kid but neither do you want her distracting a service animal or bothering a dog who’s kept onleash because he doesn’t play well with others. I have faith that most dog owners are animal-loving, lawabiding, empathetic people and want to do the right thing. At Lake Lag, most offenders simply aren’t aware of the law and leash up without complaint if asked. But while most are easygoing, I’ve encountered a discouraging number whose reactions ranged from self-righteously argumentative to downright hostile. When I worked for Stanford’s Conservation Program, we were actually

instructed to never approach dog owners alone because of aggressive responses directed toward employees in the past. Though threatening reactions are far from universal, they are common enough to discourage people from reminding dogwalkers of the law, and this creates a vicious cycle that is quickly getting out of hand. When a few people disregard a law, others notice, and unless law enforcement (or social pressure) intervenes, a precedent develops that the law doesn’t matter. Letting your dog off the leash has become like jaywalking — sure, it’s technically illegal, but it’s so normalized that everyone does it anyway. It’s no surprise, then, that dog owners are defensive when singled out for letting their pets off-leash. If I were scolded by a passerby for jaywalking, I’d be indignant, too. So aggressive responses increase, no one wants to speak up, and curbing the cycle gets even harder. Increasing police or ranger patrols could help reverse the trend. But that takes resources from the prevention of more egregious crimes, and frankly, it feels cruel to slap a hefty fine on someone who just wanted Fido

to get a little exercise and who probably was unaware of the leash law. Therefore, I believe that we as a comwmunity can fix this without resorting to police presence. If you’re a dog owner, your first step is to check and obey leash laws. Dog parks are great legal options for going sans leash if your dog is well-socialized. Second, encourage others to follow your lead in upholding the law — the pressure will be more effective coming from inside the dog-owning community. Third, don’t limit your commitment to wild spaces, as many of our city parks and all our public school grounds require leashes. Leash laws exist for good reasons. They protect the safety of humans and non-humans alike, and we all need to take responsibility to uphold them. If we do, we’ll ensure that our outdoor spaces remain clean, friendly places, ripe for exploration and enjoyment by the whole family — dogs included. Q Sophia Christel is a recent Stanford grad and a Palo Alto native who works for San Jose’s Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services department. She can be reached at sophia.christel@gmail.com.

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generally, what “improvements” the city does make makes matters much worse. The City Council 5-4 vote tells us, or at least those of us who care AND are watching, which council members are pro-development (the majority of five) and which are “residentialists” (the minority of four), no matter what council candidates say at election time to win a seat on the council. As the editorial correctly notes, this split will surely be an election issue in November 2018, if DuBois (a “residentialist”), Filseth (a “residentialist”) and Wolbach (clearly pro-development) run again. We need council members who will listen to the concerns of the residents of Palo Alto, who now realize that too much office development as has been approved in the past has brought our packed roadways to where they are — and, in addition, has filled certain of our residential neighborhoods with cars that take up virtually every available parking space due to under-

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of pickleball courts. We want to share the joy of this fun sport with all the community, so we are teaching Palo Alto residents at Mitchell Park for free most Wednesdays and weekends at noon. Come on over!

He had the backing of the local political establishment and the country Democratic Party and was mentored by longtime politician Liz Kniss. I have been involved in local campaigns for over a decade and one of the first pieces of advice a candidate gets is to have a good treasurer to avoid these kinds of mistakes. These violations were not highly technical ones buried deep in the election code but

ones covered in the summary of the reporting rules. I find it discouraging by the low amounts of the fines. If the FPPC wants to discourage illegal behavior, the fines should not be less than the value of the violation. If the punishment for the instances where one is decidedly guilty of a violation are only a fraction of the benefit, the incentives are to try to get around the law.

Posted by Corey Levens, a resident of Green Acres, on Sept. 13. at 1 p.m. While Mr. McGee is ultimately responsible, let’s not let the PAUSD attorneys that missed this contract provision off the hook either.

Palo Alto welcomes new vision for parks Posted by Monica Engel Williams, a resident of South of Midtown, on Sept. 13 at 9 a.m. Thank you Mayor Greg Scharff, the City Council, the Palo Alto Recreation Department and all those involved in the Master Plan for a superb job well done! Approval of pickleball courts is particularly exciting. This sport is booming because it’s easy to learn, inexpensive and can be played by all ages from youth to super seniors. Our local Pickleball Club already has 300 members and is only too happy to help with the funding

Zuckerberg scales back plans for home renovation Posted by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton, on Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. If you live by the zoning and building code, then you will also die by it. There are no requirements in Palo Alto to have fences between properties, and there is no prohibition against walkways connecting different properties. Go for it!

Tanaka fined for campaign violations Posted by Douglas Moran, a resident of Barron Park, on Sept. 11 at 6:05 p.m. It is disingenuous for Tanaka in his Facebook post ... to characterize himself as a naive candidate.

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As shopping habits change, retailers think outside the box by Sue Dremann Veronica Weber

Adams Holland, co-owner of Timothy Adams Chocolates, fills the display case full of different types of chocolate truffles.

total retail sales during the second quarter of 2017, according to data released on Aug. 17 by the U.S. Census Bureau Department of Commerce. That may not sound like much, but online retail sales are growing at a rate nearly five times the rate of brick-and-mortar stores’ sales, a 2014 International Council of Shopping Centers report states. E-retail has offered people entirely new shopping options, among them rapid and convenient delivery, the opportunity to compare prices from home and the possibility of finding exactly what one wants. Even when people shop at brickand-mortar stores, a 2016 Deloitte report found, they are increasingly using handheld devices before, during and after a purchase. About 55 percent of millennials use a digital device during a shopping trip, and 44 percent of older generations do so also. “Retail as it stands today is a different business to be in. The (retail) community as a whole has to understand that and get creative,” said Russ Cohen, executive director of the Palo Alto Downtown Business and Professional Association.

The buzzword these days, Cohen said, is “omnichannel” retail: digital sales and marketing, targeted and personalized service, creating and understanding customer profiles, gathering email addresses, understanding how much customers spend and how long they stay in the store, and devising ways to get them in the door through fashion shows, tastings, events, discounts and other enticements. “You can’t only sell through brick and mortar. The days of retail brick-and-mortar and show rooms are over. There has to be some draw. It’s a very different direction. One among many is ‘retailtainment’ — create an exceptional and unique experience,” he said.

rom large to small, local retailers are starting to capture that walk-in market in ways that online businesses can’t. Though bookstores have been particularly hard hit, local ones like Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park have undergone a transformation to keep up with the times. Thanks to loyal customers who rallied after the bookstore suddenly closed its doors on Aug. 31, 2005, the store launched a

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hen Tim Woods and Adams Holland opened Timothy Adams Chocolates at 539 Bryant St. three years ago, the Palo Alto chocolatiers envisioned their shop in a more or less traditional way: a storefront selling quality chocolates, with customers sipping hot chocolate and wine in an attractive setting. But after one year of doing business, facing the same challenges as other retailers in the age of ecommerce, they upped their game, with surprising results. The chocolate-making classes and chocolate tastings they added have boosted revenue by 35 percent. Business is so good that the City of San Jose, which is looking to improve its retail selection at the San Jose International Airport, approached Woods and Holland to open a shop there, Woods said. The new store will open next spring. On a whiteboard in his Palo Alto store’s food-preparation area, Woods recently pointed to a full schedule of classes and events: 24 participants on Tuesday; 35 Wednesday afternoon and 15 in the evening; and a chocolate tasting at a Stanford University banquet for 55 people later in the week, just for starters. Timothy Adams Chocolates is but one example of how brickand-mortar businesses are getting smarter so that they not only survive but thrive amidst the upheaval of the retail sector. The store isn’t waiting for customers to cross its threshold: It offers online ordering, shipping and catering, as well as tastings at parties, businesses, baby showers and the like. “The new retail requires an intense personal involvement by the store’s stakeholders,” Woods said. “And personal interaction — you don’t get that online.” The internet is the most-cited culprit for the turbulence in the traditional retail sector. E-retail accounted for 8.9 percent of

Russ Cohen, head of the Palo Alto Downtown Business and Professional Association, stands in the empty store at 217 Alma St., formerly occupied by The North Face, which moved to Stanford Shopping Center.

paid-membership “literary circle” to provide added income and renegotiated its lease. When owner Clark Kepler retired in 2011, a transition team convened to turn the bookstore into a hybrid business that includes a for-profit, community-supported bookstore — which today occupies half of the space of the old store — and a nonprofit organization with educational and cultural programming and community partnerships. The two entities are legally separate but work cooperatively, according to the bookstore’s website. Cohen said “experiential” retail predominates the new business model. He cited the Apple store as one of the earliest examples of experiential retail. It offers a hands-on, out-of-the-box experience and services such as its Genius Bar to bring in shoppers and keep them returning. A knowledgeable staff provides a service that can’t be found online, noted Cohen, who worked on Apple advertising campaigns in the late 1980s and 1990s. “They set the standard by having Apple World. It’s not there anymore, but it hyped the crowd and invited peripheral products. Now there’s no need to showcase at an Apple World. It’s in the store,” he said. Other stores in Palo Alto have staked themselves well outside of the 20th-century retail model. One is capitalizing on the saving grace for traditional retailers: 73 percent of consumers want to try or touch merchandise before they make a purchase, and they spend an average of 54 minutes in a store compared to 38 minutes on a single retail website, a recent International Council of Shopping Centers survey found. At b8ta, located at 516 Bryant St., the company’s philosophy is painted on a wall: “Retail isn’t dead. It just needed a revival.” Instead of stacks of cardboard boxes containing products, long

tables feature iPad stations, each with a sample product beside it. There are high-tech skateboards; an easily operated camera drone; walkie talkies the size and weight of a large button that work off cellular service and a smartphone app; virtual-reality goggles; enhancements for cellphones; and smart pens that can instantly transcribe notes into Word documents or add graphics. Each of the 80 or so sleek stations allows the shopper to access product information, videos and other presentations. If it looks interesting, the shopper can try the product out in the store, with staff explaining how it works. Some items are stocked in the store; others can be shipped to the purchaser’s door in a couple of days, said Kevin Chu, a b8ta tester. Unlike the classic retailer, b8ta doesn’t make a profit from the products in its showroom; the store leases space to the product makers. Each iPad enables the maker to effortlessly change its sales campaign, price and other marketing tools as the iPad gathers information about shoppers’ experiences: how long they linger at the station; whether they try the product or if they progress to a sale. Once that sale is made, the maker gets 100 percent of the profit, co-founder Phillip Raub said. But the company is providing two services: It is offering a space where small product developers can showcase their wares, and the consumer gets first crack at products not easily found elsewhere, he said. Since opening its flagship store in Palo Alto in 2015, b8ta has worked with 400 companies and launched more than 100 products into physical retail for the first time, Raub said. “On average, customers interact with 36 items per visit and spend an average of 20 seconds of ‘dwell time’ per product, up from the (continued on page 18)

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Local businesses look to city government for ideas, zoning help

employees,” she said. Cohen, who hopes to have additional forums to help retailers by bringing in experts, said that newer retailers are likely to seek smaller spaces and to carry fewer but more specialized products. The city should shape zoning to accommodate those needs. “The notion of a 3,000-square-foot space in downtown needs to be reimagined,” he said. Other local cities are addressing similar concerns. Redwood City is expanding its downtown footprint with a mix of uses that city officials hope will bring more customers to its retail areas. The city’s 2001 Downtown Specific Plan includes 500,000 square feet of new office space, 2,500 new residences, 100,000 square feet of new retail and 200 new hotel rooms, most of which have recently been built or are under construction. In terms of zoning, the city recently expanded ground-floor retail protection to Main Street as well as Broadway. The city also allows the spaces to be divided into smaller units, said Catherine Ralston, city economic-development manager, enabling some smaller boutiques to open. But the city has to be careful with that approach: If all of the spaces are subdivided, they won’t be attractive to an anchor store wanting to move in, and an anchor store might be part of what’s needed in the downtown mix, she said. In Burlingame, one of two main shopping districts is thriving while the other is challenged, said Kevin Gardiner, planning manager for the city of Burlingame. Downtown Burlingame, with its concentration of retailers and restaurants, is riding high with its mix of locally owned shops and chain stores. A streetscape project widened sidewalks and added more seating and displays. The other area, Broadway, has businesses that serve more local needs. “There are a lot of momand-pops (businesses). People say there needs to be a draw of chains to draw people. When there are all local businesses, it’s hard to get critical mass,” he said. The city is trying to act as a matchmaker through its economic specialist, who introduces retailers to property owners, which helps reduce vacancies. The city’s downtown business improvement district and Broadway also host monthly events. The efforts have made downtown a destination spot — even

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walk down Palo Alto’s bustling downtown and California Avenue business districts would seem to indicate that businesses are thriving. With busy restaurants and tony new stores that have just opened, the city’s retail landscape appears bullish. Make that a bull with pretty big horns. But some retailers are experiencing a darker reality, underscored in red in their ledgers. “Some are fine and some aren’t. It’s a mixed bag,” said Russ Cohen, executive director of the Palo Alto Business and Professional Association. “I got a call from a retailer recently who said, ‘I don’t know what to do. My business is down; the foot traffic is down,’” he recalled. To help Palo Alto retailers, the association held a forum, “Brick and Mortality,” in July to identify some of the problems facing downtown businesses. Shop owners said a lack of parking is driving customers away, and the high cost of housing is making it tough to recruit employees, Cohen said. There are also skyrocketing rental rates and the ever-growing migration of customers to online retailers, which offer near-immediate gratification and ease of shopping. And everyone has heard the stories of shoppers who come in to try out a product, then move on to purchase it online for less. Palo Alto and other local cities, in an effort to retain vibrant downtowns, are looking at ways to help local retailers through zoning and other municipal tools. Hillary Gitelman, City of Palo Alto director of planning and community environment, said that Palo Alto should look at ways to create a scale of rents to attract and retain an array of businesses. It might be that leases for retail spaces on the fringes of downtown could be less expensive, she said. Already, the city has taken steps to aid its retailers. Last year, Palo Alto adopted an ordinance to limit franchise businesses in the California Avenue business district, to leave some breathing room for mom-andpop shops. The city also conducted a parking study downtown last year, and Gitelman hopes to convene retailers to discuss their needs and to examine the parking and traffic study. “I’ve asked Russ and Judy (Kleinberg, CEO of the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce) to set up focus groups to talk about short-term parking for customers and long-term parking for

Pedestrians walk along Palo Alto’s bustling University Avenue, which is filled with restaurants and shops. for teens, “In my day we went to the mall. Now I see teens going downtown. It’s a social scene,” Gardiner said, noting their attraction to new and trendy stores, such as the boba tea shop. Ann Fienman, executive director of the San Mateo Downtown Business Association, said her organization is promoting its businesses through social media. The business district also attracts people through arts events, such as “yarn bombing,” in which whimsical knitted art objects were added to everyday street objects, like the “squid tree.” The district’s also hosted pop-up performances by a mobile theater company and added murals to create visual interest and a sense of discovery. “We are fortunate to have a lot of foot traffic. It’s a great advantage to have a train station in the center of town,” she said. San Mateo built movie theaters in downtown 13 years ago, which was the area’s turning point, she said. Retailers also do their part: Atlas Skateboarding is well-known for its product releases, and Baking Arts, a specialty baking and candymaking supply retailer, offers classes. Specialty market Draeger’s offers a cooking school. “It’s something that can’t be duplicated online,” Fienman said. But Michael Berne, head of Berkeley-based MJB

Consulting, who is working with Redwood City, said that cities should beware of counting on any particular trend for its economic success. A downtown with a continuum of retailers, encompassing multiple uses and price points, is needed for the success of all businesses, he said. Having a small anchor store and small chain stores would bring in more regional customers, who would also then likely shop at the smaller stores, he said. As with investments, having a diversified strategy is the best approach. When he looks at downtowns such as Palo Alto’s with its strong concentration of restaurant and fitness businesses — and with other Peninsula cities such as San Mateo and Burlingame seeing the same trend — Berne said he is starting to worry. When downtowns go too far in the food and beverage direction, the question becomes whether the area can sustain its boutique retailers. Once the erosion of retail space has begun, it’s very hard to arrest that process, he said. “There’s a tendency to think we are always in the new normal. But it will change again. What happens if Generation Z suddenly develops a love for cooking? These things can change in a hurry. Retail is always uncertain. It changes constantly,” he said. Q – Sue Dremann

industry standard of seven seconds,” he said. B8ta brings in about two new products a month to keep the offerings fresh, he added. “The key difference is being able to connect with consumers and understand what they are looking for,” he said. “It’s about discovery.” B8ta has begun partnerships with some Lowe’s Home Improvement stores: In Livermore, a 400-square-foot mini b8ta, called a “Smart Spot,” is located near the front door. “The store utilizes our experience to create that very tactile, high-touch experience. Lowe’s has the relationship with the makers on sales; we just provide the space and services,” he said. Some bigger box retailers are also seeking ways to make shopping experiential. At Crate and Barrel, one can pick up a tablet and scan the merchandise and learn about the product, Cohen said. “It solves the sales-force recruitment problem, and it gives the customer more of an immersive experience,” he said. In 2016, apparel, home and lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters purchased award-winning Pizzeria Vetri to add to its stores as a way to improve the shopping experience. The move has reaped dividends. On Aug. 16, shares in Urban Outfitters’ stock rose 17 percent on better-than-expected earnings.

hile individual retailers try to figure out how to keep pace with consumers’ desires, shopping malls are likewise seeking to offer the right mix of goods and experiences to bring in the crowds. Josh Kalkhorst, property manager for Simon Property Group, which owns Stanford Shopping Center, said the mall attracts customers with nearly 20 restaurants and eateries — including Tender Greens, True Food Kitchen, Terrain Café, Go Fish Poke Bar and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar — that provide an “elevated dining experience.” Stanford also uses events as draws, hosting the annual 10-week Summer Jazz concert series and seasonal holiday activities such as visits with the Easter Bunny and Santa. Stanford also offers philanthropic events, such as Dreams Happen, a biennial fundraiser featuring custom-made, life-sized luxury children’s playhouses produced by teams of local and notable architects, designers and builders. The fantasy playhouses are auctioned, with the proceeds supporting Rebuilding Together Peninsula, a home-rehabilitation nonprofit. Last year, Stanford added nearly 40 new retailers and upgraded the look of existing stores in a major construction effort. “For example, Neiman Marcus finalized an interior renovation, Bloomingdale’s relocated into a new, two-level, 120,000-square-foot

Cover Story facilities includes stores that are familiar, stores that are unfamiliar and those with a broader reach, which get away from brands one would find everywhere, Navarrette said. The Row has familiar stores such as Sephora and Crate and Barrel, but it also is offering newer-concept stores, such as b8ta, which has signed a lease. In the six years she’s been there, Navarrette said, Santana Row’s replaced a number of tenants that the company realized were out of sync with customers. The new stores they added to replace the underperformers are doing almost double the sales revenue. Kreshek said another interesting trend in retail is that companies that previously sold only online — those responsible for the great shift away from brick-and-mortar retail — are entering the brickand-mortar market. Online inexpensive eyewear company Warby Parker (which also has a store in Palo Alto) has opened a store there, and Amazon opened a bookstore in August. Each of these stores is tinkering with and re-jiggering the retail experience. “There are all of these people who say that retail is dying. It’s not dying. It’s evolved,” Kreshek said. He thinks the predicted demise of brick-and-mortar retail is overblown. It’s bad service and bad experiences that have driven people away, he said. As a case in point, when his paper shredder at home died, he went to a major office-supply retailer. But the employee did not seem interested in helping him, and he would not accept a discount coupon because it had expired the day before. The manager also would not honor the coupon. Kreshek put the shredder back. “You guys don’t get it,” he recalled saying. He had made the effort to come to the store rather than purchase online. But “you took away my incentive.” And that is a cautionary tale for other retailers in today’s market. “If you don’t get that as a retailer, you are in trouble,” he said. Navarrette agreed. So much retail is conditioned on one-time events, such as Black Friday, but those don’t work anymore as economic boosters. “We have to win a relationship with our customers every day. We need to have them come and have a cup of coffee and shop for five hours,” she said. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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store and Anthropologie opened a 32,000-square-foot multi-level flagship store and restaurant. We welcomed 22 new specialty stores and restaurants. ... Existing retailers glassybaby, Hugo Boss, J.Crew, Solstice, Tommy Bahama and Victoria’s Secret reopened in newly designed spaces,” he said in an email. Stanford also expanded pedestrian areas and gathering places and a new open plaza with stores and amenities at the center’s west end. It is also known for its gardens, sculptures and fountains. Kalkhorst said these upgrades are necessary for malls to thrive. “There has been an explosion in the luxury retail scene in the Bay Area. This is likely due to the growth of the tech industry and how the center’s shoppers have evolved,” he said. Santana Row in San Jose, now 15 years old, is another regional center that continues to transform itself. It has a mix of retail and incorporates housing, offices and a hotel that support the retail. The 42-acre site has 615 rental units, 219 condominiums and offices that provide a built-in customer base, said Collette Navarrette, marketing director for owners Federal Realty Investment Trust. Office workers fuel sales during the weekdays, during happy hours and when people get off work; local residents shop on weekends. Office-building parking is open to the general public on weeknights and weekends. Santana Row has a popular CineArts movie theater and a Wednesday French farmers market. The mall and individual retailers regularly offer events such as a kids’ chess tournament, free yoga classes, fall fashion shows, a wine stroll and other enticements. The Santana Row developers wanted to capitalize on the tech boom without building a cookiecutter mall, said Jeff Kreshek, director of leasing for the West Coast for Federal Realty. “When the development was conceived 17 years ago, it was ahead of its time. You had mixeduse in New York and Chicago, but you didn’t have it much in California. In the past 10 years, and specifically in the last five, (Santana Row) has become one of the most important analogs for commercial mixed-use in the country. ... It’s a little city,” he said. In the past six years the company has added two apartment buildings, two offices with ground-floor retail and 30,000 square feet of retail, Navarrette said. “It’s tempting to dump a whole bunch more retail on it, but we found that office demand is high,” she said. Kreshek said economic success is all about balance of the uses, which is key to any shopping mall. “So many projects now are not thinking things through,” he said. Instead of balance, they are merely expanding (retail), but that won’t necessarily bring more customers.” Santana Row’s retail mix of 90 stores, restaurants and other

Maria Sit takes video of her daughter, Maile Sit, 14, who is testing the Boosted Dual electric skateboard at the b8ta store in Palo Alto on Aug. 17. Kevin Chu, a b8ta employee, teaches customers how to use the numerous tech products for sale.

SPECIAL EVENT

Monday, Sept. 18 7-8:30 p.m. at Mitchell Park Community Center

Your kids and the law A discussion on how juvenile crimes are handled by the police and District Attorney

• What is public information and what isn’t • How decisions are made to prosecute • How juvenile court proceedings work

• Penalties for juvenile crimes • What happens when a juvenile turns 18 • How crimes on school campuses are handled

Welcoming Remarks Jay Boyarsky, Chief Assistant District Attorney, Santa Clara County Featuring

LaRon Dennis Supervising Deputy District Attorney for Juvenile Justice Unit Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Ofﬁce

Nate Wandruff About the cover: Quora employees Nicole Dahan, left, and Elynn Lee, center, sip hot chocolate, sample chocolate truffles and learn to make their own candy treats during a workshop led by Timothy Woods, coowner of Timothy Adams Chocolates in downtown Palo Alto, during Quora’s team-building event in August. Photo by Veronica Weber.

Investigator, Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Ofﬁce and former Mountain View police ofﬁcer

Moderator Elena Kadvany, Education Writer, Palo Alto Weekly Sponsored by the Palo Alto Weekly and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Ofﬁce

Note: Panelists will not be able to discuss speciﬁc cases due to the conﬁdentiality of juvenile court proceedings.

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

You’ve had a long career as both an artist and an activist. Does it surprise you, the current political climate? What gives you the strength and inspiration to keep going? It doesn’t surprise me, but I travel a lot. In a 50-year career going around the world — much of it filled with marginalized people who don’t talk like television anchormen — an artist is in the privileged position of seeing how things really are compared to what we’re being told and sold. I talk with strangers in airports, stores, schools, and I know that not everybody thinks like I do, and it takes all kinds. In that way, I think like Michael Moore, one of my heroes. How do you think artists today can best get their messages across? In particular, do you have any advice for women (especially women of color)? I know only one way: Write it, refine it and give it to as many people as you can. Build from within your own niche and your own truths, and stay real flexible, as things are always growing and changing around us and within us. Do you have a particular songwriting process or do you work as the inspiration hits you? Yeah, I’m definitely the latter. Songs show up in my head the

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uffy Sainte-Marie, the Canadian-American songwriter and social activist, will perform at Stanford University on Sept. 22. Sainte-Marie, who was born on a Cree reservation in Saskatchewan, rose to fame during the 1960s folk scene (although her music transcends genre, involving elements of rock, electronica and more) and is responsible for beloved songs including “Universal Soldier” and “Up Where We Belong.” She’s worked with everyone from the Muppets of “Sesame Street” to Pete Seeger, survived being blacklisted by American radio, earned a doctorate in fine art and has long been an advocate for education and justice for indigenous people. She’s been sampled by Kanye West, has sung at Kennedy Space Center and won Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, Polaris and Juno awards, among other honors. Despite a career spanning five decades, she’s nowhere close to retiring. In a Q&A with the Weekly, SainteMarie discussed her work, why she doesn’t want to be labeled a “warrior,” and the power of the three-minute song to change the world. (The interview has been lightly edited for space and style).

Iconic musician Buffy Sainte-Marie will perform at Stanford on Sept. 22.

Iconic musician Buffy Sainte-Marie on art, activism and reasons for hope by Karla Kane same like dreams, usually words and music at the same time, though not always. You can’t force it. I’ve been writing songs like a little kid since I was about 3, and it’s always come very easy to me. But I can’t read. (I tried music lessons three times and found out through Berklee College of Music that I’m actually dyslexic in music, which is why I can write for an orchestra, but I can’t read it back the next day.) But some songs start as inspiration, then I work on them same as I would work on a college thesis for some professor who didn’t like me or my subject matter, and I still want to get an A. I know the difference between the initial gift of inspiration and the hard work of editing so that people who don’t think like me can get it too, and I love both; just not at the same time. Your album “It’s My Way!” was recently included on NPR’s “150 greatest albums made by women” list. How does that make you feel? As a female musician, I have mixed feelings about gender-segregated lists, although I can understand the value. Ha ha — I hear you. You know, I didn’t know ‘til you mentioned it that it had a “made by women” suffix! Eeep. Anyway, “It’s My

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Way!” was and is still pretty unique, and I’m glad when any art makes it through the narrow window of same ol’, same ‘ol. It was the first of 21 very diverse albums I’ve made, crossing genres that weren’t even invented at the time. And although the album is not nearly as good as my recent ones, which continue to be heretically diverse, I’m glad people still find it interesting. Many children first got to know you thanks to your work on “Sesame Street.” What was that experience like? Wonderful all around. I was on for over five years (until Reagan cut the budget for the arts). We took Big Bird to Taos Pueblo, did multicultural programming in my backyard in Hawaii and lots in New York. They never stereotyped me, always listened to my script ideas and stayed truly child-centered. I was breastfeeding my baby in 1976 and suggested we do a segment on it, and we did and it was perfect. (We) also did sibling rivalry, and I taught the Count to count in Cree. As a songwriter who really believes in the power of the threeminute song to change the world for short-attention-span audiences, “Sesame Street” was right up my alley, and I’m grateful for every minute of it.

Can you please tell me a bit about the new documentary “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World”? Hmmm ... I participated in that kinda under duress, and much of what I had to say was left out because it did not support the filmmakers’ premise. They were basing the narrative of their film on the great influence Native American people have had on rock music, and my observation is that except for a lucky few, Native American musicians haven’t had much of a chance to be heard or participate in the music business. Certain stars claim to be a sixteenth Cherokee etc., or part this or that, but the road from the reservation into the music business didn’t and doesn’t exist, even today. We’re not black, we’re not white, we don’t know where the door is, we don’t know anybody and nobody knows us; and in a competitive world that chases money and fame in an effort to change social status, it’s even more uphill for Native American artists than you might expect. What projects do you have coming up — any future dreams or goals you’d like to share? I’m touring all summer and fall, but studying all the time.

I’m an incurable student and a biblioholic, even audio books, and I don’t mind hard research. Right now, besides all the really fun and positive things I have going on — like 53 concerts and bringing TV people to my favorite cat-rescue shelter in Toronto — I’m studying the history of Native American enslavement, which has been going on for over 500 years, even before African people were brought to the Americas. And even after AfricanAmerican slavery became illegal, Indian slavery kept on. Even abolitionists continued to have Native American slaves in the U.S. and Canada for generations. And indigenous women and girls make up the majority of people victimized by human trafficking in Canada today — I’m not sure about figures in the U.S. So I’m trying to get the facts under my belt, in an effort to spread accurate public awareness and help people to bring it to an end. People used to say that negro slavery would never end, and females would never get the vote, and guys would never give up cigarettes, but we did, so I have hope and determination every day. Are there any misconceptions about you or your work that you’d like to correct? Yes, thanks for asking. I get all pissy when people say, as a compliment, that “Buffy, you’re such a warrior for peace” — I hear it all the time. I reserve the word warrior for our veterans and actual soldiers who are willing to risk their lives and kill other people for nation-states, politicians and merchants. I won’t do that. Instead, what I promote is alternative conflict resolution, which can be taught but seldom is. Remember Mahatma Gandhi? Remember Martin Luther King? Remember Jesus? And, since you mentioned my album/song “It’s My Way!,” I’d like to put the emphasis on “Way” instead of “My.” The Frank Sinatra/Paul Anka song about, “I did it myyyyyy way” is a different song, ha ha. My own song is about my path, and encouraging followers not to follow mine, but to cut their own out of this beautiful wilderness we call life. Q

Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be emailed at kkane@paweekly.com. What: Buffy Sainte-Marie. Where: Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. When: Friday, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m. Cost: $15-$65. Info: Go to live.stanford.edu/ calendar/september-2017/buffysainte-marie.

Arts & Entertainment

Classic for a reason Los Altos Stage Company’s ‘The Crucible’ is chilling and timeless by Kaila Prins

REVIEW THEATER old houses as they settle ... or is that creaking the sound of a body swinging from a noose? This backdrop supports a powerful cast, though the acting does feel, at times, a bit unbalanced. The strength of the leads often makes stark the discomfort some cast members feel in acting through the stilted language of the script. That said, don’t let the potential for awkward pauses for breath or jumped lines deter you — as the play goes on, the actors seem to grow more comfortable with the lines. Max Tachis (John Proctor), Roneet Aliza Rahamim (Elizabeth Proctor) and Nicole Apostol Bruno (Abigail Williams) are more than equipped to carry the show and each give standout performances. I applaud Lo’s gender-blind casting of Maria Giere Marquis as the Reverend John Hale, as Marquis breathes nuance and life into Hale’s complex character. Similarly, Alexandra Ho (Mary Warren), Leslie Ivy (Tituba) and Gary Landis (Giles Corey) all admirably handle the weight and heft of their supporting roles, and the dead-eyed chorus of young girls (Neiry Rojo, Brittany Pisoni and Ellen Schwartz) brilliantly embody hysteria, whether they’re leaping about the stage in dance, standing stiff as a board in the presence of their elders or screaming in fear of imagined devils. Like so many artists today, the creative team had the option to take such an explicitly political piece and turn it into an undisguised commentary about current events. But the LASC made the brave — and I think better — choice not to do so. With so many Facebook posts, podcasts, news reports and articles discussing and dissecting the nuances of our political climate from all angles, it is a relief to be able to turn it all off for a few hours and experience the collective catharsis that a good piece of theater induces. There is time enough to discuss the parallels while driving home; the few hours that the audience is immersed in Miller’s play become a reprieve from the lectures, hot takes and opinions. The director and dramaturg let the story speak for itself, and, in doing so, the story echoes powerfully off of the faux stone slabs surrounding the the stage. And because the story speaks for itself, it demands to be heard.Q Freelance writer Kaila Prins can be emailed at kailaprins@ gmail.com What: “The Crucible.” Where: Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. When: Through Oct. 1. Cost: $20-$30. Info: Go to losaltosstage.org.

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t begins quietly, with white slabs of faux stone jutting out at odd angles and the faint sounds of nighttime. The audience is not ready when the child — the woman? — wanders onto the stage, and they become awkward onlookers to the half-started scene, unsure if they should be silent and reverent or finish their pre-show conversations until the lights fully dim. The scene presses on regardless, implicating the audience as accidental witnesses to this fiercely private moment in the dark of the woods. Thus begins the Los Altos Stage Company’s chilling production of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.” Though you may have read this seminal text in your 10th-grade English class, there is nothing like seeing a solid production of “The Crucible” mounted on stage. The story follows John Proctor, a farmer, whose brief moment of infidelity with the young Abigail Williams leads Abigail to wish death on John’s wife, Elizabeth, so Abigail can marry John. When the young woman is discovered casting spells to ensure Elizabeth’s death in the woods, she blames the witchcraft on a list of townspeople — a list that includes Elizabeth. The townspeople quickly seize on the cry of witchcraft and, suddenly, nearly half the town is called on to “confess” or they will hang. As LASC rightly notes in its program, this is a tale of hysteria — a look at what happens when faith, ego and blind allegiance to an interpretation of law supersede common sense. This is both a tale of revenge and a study of group behavior in the face of unprovable facts. At the time when Miller was writing (the early 1950s), “The Crucible” was seen as a fairly heavy-handed condemnation of McCarthyism, but, as LSAC’s production proves, this show is timeless. As long as we fallible human beings refuse to accept our fallibility and remain in search of an “other” to blame for our fears and misdeeds, we will always be vulnerable to the consuming and paranoiac hysteria that drives this piece. Director Jeffrey Lo and his creative team paint this picture beautifully. In fact, the lighting, sound and stage design are stars in this show. In many ways, they function as the grim narrators of the story, subtly reminding us where to look and how to feel as we watch. Lighting Designer Nick Kumamoto’s facile manipulations of light bring scenic designer Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s strategically sparse stage to life, with the light becoming increasingly less subdued as fissures start to appear in the stage’s cold stone. Howard Ho’s sound design is also a paradoxically muted standout — only if you listen closely, can you hear the creaking of the

Los Altos Stage Company (including Gary Landis, Leslie Ivy, Damian, Maria Giere Marquis, Marjorie Hazeltine, Michael Champlin, Ellen Schwartz and Nicole Apostol Bruno) delivers a chilling version of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.”

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Eating Out Kemuri’s binchotan grill adds depth of flavors to artistic Japanese fare by Dale F. Bentson Photos by Michelle Le

From the top: Duck prosciutto salad at Kemuri is served with burrata cheese, Fuji apples and dressed with a balsamic-ponzu sauce. Washugyu beef is cooked over the binchotan grill. Kemuri waitress Chicharu Nakazyo preps the dining room for service.

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ometimes I wander into a restaurant that looks interesting without much knowledge of what might be in store. Kemuri Japanese Baru in Redwood City was one such place. Kemuri is an izakaya, or a Japanese gastropub, with a binchotan grill — a Japanese style of grilling. Inspired by Spanish tapas, it’s fusion food taken to a different level with dishes that are meant to be shared. “Kemuri” means smoke in Japanese. Opened in 2015, the restaurant’s minimalist industrial decor is highlighted with Edison lighting, pipelegged tables and tucked-away cove lighting that accents the high, textured walls and bare wood-top tables. Kemuri gives off a modern, urban vibe, adult but casual. It’s not a large space but the open floorplan and high ceiling gave it a spaciousness that feels relaxing and unconfined. The kitchen is semi-open and the bar is spotlighted to highlight its selection of sakes, shochu and Japanese whiskeys. The waitstaff was efficient and patient in explaining what the dishes were and making recommendations. Some, but not all, plates were small, and servers advised which dishes best complemented others. One evening we started with the seasonal duck prosciutto salad ($16) with Fuji apple, burrata, mixed greens, toasted nuts and a balsamic ponzu sauce. It was a gorgeous plate — enough for two, tangy and earthy, and we ate every last morsel. The lustrous octopus carpaccio ($15) came as silver dollar-sized medallions, lightly smoked and served with peppery, slightly bitter mizuna greens; daikon radish; Fuji apple; basil and a dressing made with shiso, an herb in the mint family. Smoky char-grilled florets of cauliflower ($7) were smoky, sprinkled with pine nuts, scallions, olive oil and a light garlic sauce. Served on a black rectangular dish, the cauliflower was artistic, al dente and addictive. Gobo karaage ($7), or deep-fried burdock root, was a new one for me. Burdock root is a vegetable native to northern Asia and Europe, though it is now grown in the U.S. The thistly plant has long brown-black roots, which have been used for centuries in holistic medicine. Kemuri served them like French fries with an herbed dipping sauce. Fibrous and chewy, they reminded me texturally of parsnips. Kemuri specializes in the binchotan grill, which is only available at dinner. Binchotan is log-shaped oak charcoal that produces no flames and no smoke but intense heat. Special equipment is needed to burn the charcoal as well as a mastery of binchotan grilling. Kemuri serves a grilled washugyu

($20), Kobe-style beef aged in miso with a cold poached egg for dipping on the side. In the mouth, the beef and egg dissolved into creaminess, rich and luxurious. Washugyu cattle are a crossbreed of the famous Japanese Black Wagyu and the finest American Black Angus, raised in Oregon. My favorite binchotan grill dish was the pork kakuni, $15 for three pieces of pork belly that’s braised, then quickly fried. The meat was nearly charred black but not burnt, caramelized, and served with a drizzle of sweet balsamic sauce. The meat was juicy with compressed flavors that expanded in the mouth — silky, sumptuous and pleasing. The hotate ($15), seared sashimigrade scallops, came sliced thinly with a sweet and hot citrus wasabi butter sauce, wedges of lemon and scallions. The scallops were flown in from Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. Hotate scallops are raised in cold ocean waters 65 to 100 feet deep. For dessert, the genmai cupcake ($8) was made with mochi rice — a sticky, soft, slightly chewy, short-grained, glutinous rice. Served with sesame ice cream, it offered a completely different flavor profile than I expected. Texturally, it reminded me of cornbread; flavor-wise, it was a little on the nutty side — more savory than a sweet dessert. The green tea creme brulee ($8) was served flan-like rather than in the traditional custard cup. Smooth and silky with delicate green tea flavors, it was a happy ending. Kemuri prides itself in its selection of sakes, Japanese craft whiskeys and shochu. More popular in Japan than sake, shochu is higher in alcohol and is a distilled liquor whereas sake is fermented. Sake is made from rice, while shochu can be made from potatoes, barley or rice. Generally speaking, sake is more similar to wine and shochu more akin to vodka. With or without libations, Kemuri’s fare is worth seeking out. The binchotan grill is intriguing, all dishes are high quality with complex flavors, presentations are artistic and the decor appealingly contemporary. Q Freelancer writer Dale Bentson can be emailed at dfbentson@gmail.com. Kemuri Japanese Baru, 2616 Broadway St, Redwood City, 650-257-7653, kemuri-baru.com Hours: Lunch: Tues.-Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner: Tues.-Thurs., 5:30-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 5-11 p.m.; Sun., 5-9:30 p.m. Closed Mon.

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Dylan O’Brien plays counterterrroism agent Mitch Rapp in “American Assassin.”

Killer Rapp ‘American Assassin’ proposes a Mitch Rapp franchise 1/2 (Century 16 & 20) of “Soldier of Fortune” They don’t make ‘em OPENINGS Magazine. like they used to? Tell “American Assassin” that to Lionsgate and CBS Films. Their new release is what I call a “paperback mov“American Assassin” — based on ie,” a big-screen blow-up of the the best-selling novel by the late mindless distractions spilling off Vince Flynn — has a mindset the racks of airport booksellers. trapped in the 1980s when Chuck Mindless distractions have their Norris ruled the roost of dispos- place; heck, they’re Hollywood’s able shoot-em-ups. This repulsive bread-and-butter. But the likes of macho fantasy seems expressly “American Assassin” are downdesigned to appeal to the readers right irresponsible in stoking fear

of terrorism and making a hero out of a revenge-minded raw nerve. This origin story introduces 23-year-old orphan Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) as the victim of jihadi terrorists, who shoot up an Ibiza beach and rob him of his fiancée of five minutes. In an utterly preposterous tall tale of American exceptionalism, Rapp immediately becomes a DIY super spy who texts and talks himself right into the terrorist cell’s Libyan stronghold (O’Brien brings a grim, gym-trained physicality but, saddled with this script, comes off like Tom Cruise in training pants). A bit of machinegunning later, Rapp finds himself in the hands of CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan), who passes him to grizzled ex-Navy Seal Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton, who shoulda known better) for his patented “Never let emotion cloud your judgement” training. Yes, Rapp’s one “flaw” is losing his cool whenever there’s a bad guy around. And so “American Assassin” swiftly shifts from being extremely distasteful cultural poison to being extremely clichÈd cultural poison. “He’s testing through the roof — might be the best we’ve ever seen...He’s off the charts!” In case you were wondering, our hero also doesn’t play by the rules! What passes for smarts here is making the principal bad guy a dark mirror of Rapp, another angry white dude (Taylor Kitsch) once trained by Hurley. The

anti-Rapp’s revenge plan involves setting off a nuclear bomb; along with the ultra-violent gun violence and brutal fistfights, the theatrics are a stone’s throw from those nouveau son-of-James Bond J.B.s: Jason Bourne and Jack Bauer (in fact, Flynn consulted on a season of “24”). The thing is that “American Assassin” — despite having competent action direction from Michael Cuesta (“Kill the Messenger”) and a script with a first draft by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz — early and often proves horribly clichéd and is insipidly tone deaf enough to make you guilty you ever enjoyed crap like this when it was a little more skillfully escapist. Rome looks fantastic, but this throwback trash with gratuitous nudity and a speedboat climax smells like milk that rotted 30 years ago. It’s strictly for those who feel Tom Clancy books just aren’t American enough. Hell, this one has “American” right in the title. Rated R for strong violence throughout, some torture, language and brief nudity. One hour, 51 minutes. — Peter Canavese

The following is a sampling of movies recently reviewed in the Weekly:

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Fear. The only way to conquer “it” is to face “it.” That’s the crux of Stephen King’s best-selling horror tome “It,” and Andy Muschietti’s big-screen adaptation of “It.” The movie is the story of seven preteens experiencing severe growing pains in Derry, Maine, a vision of small-town America where a quaint, picturesque Main Street and seemingly sedate suburbs mask horrors literally and figuratively beneath its surface. For Derry’s sewers host a powerful malevolent entity that preys most vigorously on children and most commonly in the form of the ultimate creepy clown, Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard). The new film sensibly bumps forward the setting from the late 1950s to the late 1980s, in anticipation of a contemporary “Chapter 2” to follow. Although Muschietti’s film isn’t entirely beat-for-beat faithful to the source (King’s nutty postclimax gets necessarily excised), it adheres closely enough to please most King fans, especially those who have hungered for the profane and graphically violent R-rated version the 1990 television miniseries couldn’t provide. Rated R for violence/horror, bloody images, and for language. Two hours, 15 minutes. — P.C.

MOVIES NOW SHOWING American Assassin (R) 1/2 Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Annabelle: Creation (R) ++ Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Atomic Blonde (R) ++1/2

Century 16: Fri. - Sun.

Baby Driver (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun.

Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

The Big Sick (R) +++ Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun.

The Dark Tower (PG-13)

Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Despicable Me 3 (PG)

Guild Theatre: Fri. - Sun.

Ingrid Goes West (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. IT (R) +++ Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Stanford Theatre: Friday

Key Largo (1948) (Not Rated) Leap (Not Rated) Century 16: Fri. - Sun.

Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Logan Lucky (PG-13) +++ Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Menashe (PG) Mother! (R)

Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun.

Century 16: Fri. - Sun.

Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

The Searchers (1956) (PG) Stanford Theatre: Saturday and Sunday

Dunkirk (PG-13) +++1/2 Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Spider-Man: Homecoming (PG-13) +++ Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (PG) ++++ Century 20: Sunday

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1949) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Saturday and Sunday

Dolores (Not Rated)

The Emojie Movie (PG) Hazlo Como Hombre (R)

Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Simran (Not Rated)

The Trip to Spain (Not Rated) ++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: Fri. - Sun.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Viceroy’s House (Not Rated)

Home Again (PG-13) Century 16: Fri. - Sun.

Wind River (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun.

Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Aquarius Theatre: Fri. - Sun.

White Heat (1949) (Not Rated)

Stanford Theatre: Friday

Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

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

Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (For recorded listings: 327-3241) tinyurl.com Aquariuspa Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View tinyurl.com/Century16 Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City tinyurl.com/Century20

CineArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (For information: 493-0128) tinyurl.com/Pasquare Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (For recorded listings: 566-8367) tinyurl.com/Guildmp Stanford Theatre: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (For recorded listings: 324-3700) Stanfordtheatre.org

Find trailers, star ratings and reviews on the web at PaloAltoOnline.com/movies

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Book Talk RACIAL AGGRESSIONS REVEALED ... Julie Lythcott-Haims, a former Stanford dean and New York Times best-selling author (“How to Raise an Adult”) known across the country for her no-nonsense insights into parenting, will talk about her new memoir, “Real American,” at Kepler’s Books on Sunday, Oct. 1, at 4:30 p.m. Her book sheds light on the aggressions she experienced growing up black and biracial in the United States. From the thousands of small slights to the blunt force insults, from schools in white, rural Wisconsin to the grand lawns of Stanford and Ivy League campuses to the backyards of Palo Alto, race has followed Lythcott-Haims everywhere. Event tickets are $10, students; $20, general seating; and $40, premier seating and a copy of the book. For tickets, go to keplers. com. Kepler’s is located at 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. INSIDERS GUIDE TO ‘VALLEY SPEAK’ ... Entrepreneur Steven Gantz and his wife, Rochelle Kopp, will be at Books Inc. in Palo Alto on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m., to talk about their reference book “Valley Speak,” which provides a fun look at Silicon Valley’s startup culture and the lingo that sets it apart from other places. The book is designed to be a thorough guide to the unique words — “unicorns,” “pivoting” and “growth hacking” — used in the Bay Area startup scene to help everyone from people who want to do business here to those who just want to watch HBO’s “Silicon Valley” without being confused. Books Inc. is located at 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. DIANE KEATON BOOK SIGNING ... Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton will be at Kepler’s Books from 4-6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 12, to sign copies of her new book “The House that Pinterest Built.” The book is a collection of photographs of architectural motifs and design flares that Keaton has found to be personally inspiring over the years. Event tickets are $80 each and include a copy of the book and a chance to meet Keaton. For tickets, go to keplers.com. Kepler’s is located at 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. BOOK SALE ... More than 50,000 new and gently used books, media and art will be on sale in three rooms and two outdoor venues on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14 and 15, at Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Proceeds from the event, hosted by the Friends of the Palo Alto Library, will benefit Palo Alto libraries. The event includes everything from gently used books in the Main Sale Room to $1 books at the Tent Sale. Most items for sale are donated by individuals, estates and companies in the community. The sale is open from from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, go to fopal.org/booksale-info. Q

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Menlo Park author pens dystopian tale set in aftermath of China’s One Child policy by Michael Berry hat happens to a society when its citizens are allowed only a single child? In Menlo Park writer Maggie Shen King’s vision of near-future China, the nation’s One Child policy results in a dangerous im- Maggie Shen balance, with King men greatly outnumbering women. Her debut novel, “An Excess Male,” — which was released this month — imagines the unintended consequences of encouraging women to marry two — or even three — men at a time. Set in 2030, “An Excess Male” follows four main characters as they attempt to build a family under intrusive government rules. Wei-guo is physically healthy, runs a successful small business and has two fathers willing to pay a modest dowry. But even he can’t generate any interest from eligible women, beyond a single offer to be a low-ranking third husband in an already troubled marriage. May-ling has already produced one son, BeiBei, with her husband Hann, but the toddler is a strongwilled handful and Hann is secretly gay, despite strict government prohibitions. Complicating things further is the presence of Hann’s brother, known as XX, who is interested more in video games and stray dogs than in the needs of his brother, son or wife. Although “An Excess Male” paints a grim portrait of futuristic courtship, its first chapters allow for some comedic moments as the four main characters size each other up as potential mates. Gradually, however, the story darkens, and the actions of Wei-guo, Hann, XX and May-ling invite potentially deadly consequences.

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Reached by phone, King spoke about her childhood in Taiwan under martial law, her early years as a writer and the inspiration for her debut novel. Of Taiwan, she said, “Growing up as an average, everyday kid, I didn’t notice anything that was terribly different from the life I (eventually) had here in the United States. Later on, I realized that my parents were quite circumspect. There were a lot of whispered conversations about political leaders and policy.” She said she remembered one particular conversation, about a distant relative “who was arrested for spouting off in public about his political views.” “There was that undercurrent of unease,” King said, “but for the most part it was a very peaceful society. We weren’t restricted in very many things, except politics.” King’s father worked in a travel agency that arranged trips around the globe. In her teens, King moved with her mother and younger brother to Seattle to attend high school. “It was a big sacrifice for my parents to be apart for the six or seven years it took for my brother and me to get through high school and graduate.” King attended Harvard University as an English major. After graduation, she moved to the Bay Area, working first for Bank of America in its credit training department. She is married to David King, CEO of Mountain Viewbased FogHorn Systems. King said she didn’t start writing in earnest until her two sons, now 27 and 23, were in middle school. She attended creative writing classes through Stanford Continuing Studies. That was where she met the participants of the writing group she has been a part of for nearly a decade. Her stories have since appeared in such publications as ZYZZYVA, Ecotone and Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine.

A newspaper article about China’s One Child policy piqued King’s interest and caused her to embark on writing “An Excess Male.” Before China abandoned the policy in 2015, the ratio of newborn boys to girls was the highest in the world, at 120 boys for every 100 girls. The Guardian (UK) noted, “If the current trend continues, there will not be enough brides for as many as one-fifth of today’s baby boys when they get to marrying age.” “I thought this was such an interesting situation, to have such a huge imbalance,” King said. “What are the ramifications for society when they have all these testosterone-fueled males at the peak of their lives?” “There’s a Chinese preference for male heirs, a cultural thing that goes back centuries,” King said of the imbalance. “When you have that preference and the introduction of ultrasound technology, you have a lot of abortions.” “The One Child policy was originally introduced to make sure there was no starvation,” King explained. “After the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, the resources were limited but the (Chinese) population was growing like crazy. They wanted to do something to cap the population at 700 million. This gender imbalance ended up being one of the unintended consequences.” “If you think of it as a mathematical equation, you have three ways to make it balance,” King continued. “You bring in more women or you export some men. Or you ask women to take on more than one husband. “I thought the last possibility raised the most provocative questions.” Although the One Child policy was scrapped in October 2015, King said she used the current Chinese political climate as a backdrop for “An Excess Male.”

“I thought about creating a society where the government appealed to its citizenry to demonstrate patriotism by taking on additional husbands,” she said. Since the book is set in the future, King was forced to think about what new technologies might be prevalent, manifested in heightened surveillance, immersive strategic games. As she explored this fictional world, the dystopian aspects of it became apparent. “I figured out this stuff along the way, and started reading (Margaret Atwood’s) ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ again to refresh myself,” King said. King has already started work on a follow-up to “An Excess Male.” It, too, will deal with the fallout from the One Child policy, focusing on the “heihaizi,” the “shadow children.” “A lot of girls were born during the One Child policy but never registered officially for a residency card,” she explained. According to King, this meant they grew up without some crucial legal rights. “They couldn’t go to school or take public transportation, get married or own property.” Although she could not have predicted the current divisive mood of the United States when she first started writing “An Excess Male,” King said she has “lucked into this sudden love of dystopian science fiction.” “Maybe something bad makes you want to read something worse,” she said. “It’s an interesting time.” Q Michael Berry is a regular contributor to the Palo Alto Weekly. You can reach him at mikeberry@mindspring.com.

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A weekly guide to home, garden and real estate news, edited by Elizabeth Lorenz

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Home Front CITY HAPPINESS SURVEY ... Starting on Sept. 18, the City of Palo Alto will be mailing a National Citizen Survey to 3,000 households that is designed to provide a baseline of how the city government is serving residents. The survey is intended to gauge community perceptions on a variety of topics. Palo Alto has participated in this survey for the past 15 years, and it includes questions about quality of life in the community, policies, resident use of services and other questions related to how the community feels about issues. DISASTER PREP FOR PETS ... With the Texas floods fresh in our minds, it’s important to prep your home disaster kit for your pet, too. The City of Palo Alto’s Department of Animal Services offers these tips. If your pet doesn’t have a microchip, ask your veterinarian about the possibility. Make sure your pet’s tags are current and fastened to its collar. If possible, attach your address or phone number. If your pet gets lost, its tag is its ticket home. Make sure your pet’s immunizations are current, and keep a copy of the veterinary records with you. Take a photo of your pet, and keep it with you. You should have enough pet food, bottled water and medications for three days. Pack cat litter and a pan, a manual can opener, food dishes, a leash and collar. A full list of items to include can be found online at www.Ready.Gov. Identify a safe area of your home where you can all stay together. Put all emergency supplies in that room ahead of time, including your pet’s crate and supplies. VEGGIE SEEDLING SALE … The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County will hold a Fall Vegetable Seedling Sale Saturday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Palo Alto Demonstration Garden at 851 Center Drive. Buy beets, radicchio, escarole, collards, spinach, frisee, bulbing fennel and many varieties of salad greens. Plants are $4 for a six pack. Master gardeners will be on-site to answer gardening questions and give advice on how to get the most from your cool season garden. 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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Instant friendliness Greendell welcomes residents even before they close escrow by Angela Swartz photos by Veronica Weber

The welcoming feel of Greendell echoed from most of the residents the Weekly spoke to about their neighborhood of mostly Eichlers and ranch homes.

efore Srini Sankaran even moved to the Greendell neighborhood in the southern part of Palo Alto, he was struck by the hospitality of residents of the 70-80 homes — mostly Eichlers and some ranch-style — in the quiet community. “After we picked the house, we wanted to see how the neighborhood was and so we talked to the next-door neighbor,” said Sankaran, who has been a resident of Ferne Avenue for 15 years and is president of the neighborhood association. “I couldn’t have found a better person to talk to. He took half an hour to explain and welcome me to neighborhood, even though I was just considering buying; people are very warm.” Nadia Keshavjee moved to Ferne Avenue in 2014 from San Jose, where her family had lived for 2 years, and she agrees with Sankaran that the neighborhood is filled with

Ken Dupree moved to Ferne Avenue with his wife Zhongyu Zhou and 4-year-old son Leon several months ago from Kansas City, Mo. Dupree is thrilled about the quality of the schools, easy access to the beach and proximity to activities like soccer and tennis at the Cubberley Community Center. “You can swing a dead cat, and you’ve hit nine good schools,” he said.

warm neighbors. “We didn’t get to know our neighbors too well (in San Jose),” she said. “Greendell is well connected and neighbors look out for each other. People were really supportive and made sure we were settling in OK.” Keshavjee said that once when she was out of town, Sankaran’s son helped clear out leaves from in front of her house when there was some flooding. Sankaran does note that the neighborhood could use more volunteers for its neighborhood preparedness program that’s part of the larger city of Palo Alto’s Block Preparedness Coordinator (BPC) Program. BPC aims to prepare the community before a disaster strikes, establish emergency radio communications links and empower residents to assist emergency response by serving as ‘eyes and ears. A happy Greendell newcomer is Ken Dupree, who moved to Ferne Avenue with his family several months ago from Kansas City, Missouri. Dupree is thrilled about the quality of the schools, easy access to the beach and proximity to activities like soccer and tennis at the Cubberley Community Center. “You can swing a dead cat, and you’ve hit nine good schools,” he said. “I like the diversity of the Peninsula, and being in Silicon Valley is perfect because my wife is a techie.” He said that it’s nice to have all the perks of Palo Alto without as much of the congestion that comes with living closer to Stanford University. He enjoys a 10-minute commute to work. The neighborhood hosts an annual block party on Labor Day weekend that usually brings together about 130-150 people with things like bounce houses, dunk tanks and

cotton candy, Sankaran said. “The lady that organized the block party invited us to the block party before we were even residents,” he said. “That tells you how the neighborhood works ... There’s just really nice people.”Q Angela Swartz is a freelance writer for the Weekly. She can be emailed at angelaswartz531@gmail.com

FACTS CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOLS: Crescent Park Child Development Center (Peekaboo), 4161 Alma St.; Discovery Children’s House Montessori, 303 Parkside Drive; Palo Alto Infant Toddler Center, 4111 Alma St. FIRE STATION: No. 4, 3600 Middlefield Road LIBRARY: Mitchell Park branch, 4050 Middlefield Road LOCATION: between Ferne Avenue, San Antonio Avenue and Mackay Drive NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Srini Sankaran, president, Greendell Neighborhood Association, admin@greendell.org; 650-485-1335 PARKS: Greenmeadow Park (private), 303 Parkside Drive; Mitchell Park, 600 E. Meadow Drive POST OFFICE: Cambridge, 265 Cambridge Ave. PRIVATE SCHOOLS (nearby): Palo Alto Prep School, 4000 Middlefield Road; Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, 450 and 470 San Antonio Road PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Fairmeadow Elementary School, J.L. Stanford Middle School, Gunn High School SHOPPING: Charleston Shopping Center, The Village at San Antonio

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145 Old La Honda Road, Woodside

Secluded yet close in. Tri level 4 bedrooms 3.5 bath on approximately 2 acres with 2 legal lots. Expansive views. Formal Living Dining rooms and multiple family rooms. Master bedroom on upper level and additional bedrooms on lower level. Check with the town of Woodside about the possibility of building a second unit. Wonderful sunny location and Award Winning Portola Valley Schools. Co-listed Kathy Bridgman. Offered at $4,195,000

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SUN-LIT SPACES SHOWCASE SOPHISTICATION 1392 Bedford Avenue, Sunnyvale Remarkable updates have unlocked abundant style throughout this 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home of over 2,000 sq. ft. (per county) which rests on a property of nearly 8,600 sq. ft. (per county). Inviting gathering areas bask in natural light and showcase sophistication in a fully remodeled kitchen, new hardwood flooring, vaulted ceilings, and Lutron lighting, while the backyard retreat provides a verdant backdrop with a spacious lawn, raised planters, and a deck. Though in a quiet neighborhood, this home is also within close proximity to desirable amenities like Grant Park, Westmoor Village Shopping Center, and Highway 85, while fine schools including West Valley Elementary and Homestead High are within easy reach (buyer to verify eligibility).

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DISTINGUISHED BLEND OF CHARM & ACCESSIBILITY 190 Darya Court, Mountain View Residing in a private, yet central setting, this tri-level 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath townhome of over 1,200 sq. ft. (per county) impeccably blends flexible living with modern sophistication. Bright, open-concept gathering areas inspire effortless entertaining and inviting comfort, while both bedrooms encourage relaxation with opulent en-suite baths. Community comforts include a clubhouse, a private pool and spa, and recreation at Magnolia and Chetwood Parks, all of which are within strolling distance. Conveniently bike to Sunnyvale Golf Course and downtown shopping along popular Castro Street.

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51 CRESCENT DRIVE, PALO ALTO Located in the most sought after neighborhood in the Palo Alto, this estate property designed by Birge Clark was painstakingly restored in 2009. The 7,200sf ﬂoor plan spans three levels, and includes 4 en suite bedrooms. The grounds are designed for entertaining on a grand scale, and include sparkling pool of Murano blue glass and gold tile, outdoor ﬁreplace with conversation area, and an open pavilion. A separate, 990sf detached guest cottage accommodates multigenerational living, or long term guests. Close proximity to tech hubs, the vibrant downtown area, and Stanford University make for an ideal location. • Extraordinary Mediterranean villa renovated in 2009 • Original circa 1926 home by renowned architect Birge Clark • Three levels, serviced by elevator or stairs. • 4 bedrooms, 4 full baths, and 2 half-baths in main home • Guest house with kitchen, 1 bedroom, and 1 bath

• Hearst Castle inspired pool with blue Murano glass tiles • 3-car detached garage, 1-car carport for guest house • Lot size of approximately 24k sf (buyer to conﬁrm) • Premier Crescent Park location • Palo Alto schools

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60 MICHAELS WAY, ATHERTON This recently constructed Atherton masterpiece strikes a perfect balance between classic styling and contemporary functionality. The three-level ďŹ&#x201A;oorplan offers open concept living areas, high tech amenities, and spacious private areas, all bathed natural light. Fine millwork, custom ďŹ nishes, and top of the line materials make for a stunning presentation, and the home is ideally located just blocks from Downtown and top rated Menlo Park Schools. The 29k plus lot offers the capacity for a pool and cabana/guest house, and currently features a custom tennis court. â&#x20AC;˘ A modern interpretation of a classic Victorian, newly constructed in 2009 â&#x20AC;˘ 6 bedrooms and 4.5 baths spread over three levels plus top-level loft â&#x20AC;˘ Approximately 6,295 square feet of living space

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231, 235, 237, 241 CHURCHILL AVENUE, PALO ALTO OLD PALO ALTO - TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD OR INVEST Unique opportunity to own a rare Â±20,000 sf lot located in coveted Old Palo Alto. The property is located in the heart of Palo Alto with many nearby amenities: Stanford University, Downtown Palo Alto, Town & Country Village, Palo Alto High School, Rinconada Park and Gamble Gardens. Palo Alto schools: Walter Hays Elementary School, Jordan Middle School, Palo Alto High School. The property has 4 charming 2-bedroom, 1-bath bungalows with detached garages and yard space. Two of the bungalows are currently rented on a month to month basis while two of them are currently vacant. Projected rents for each the vacant units is $4,300 per month. Perfectly situated with mature trees on the perimeter, this rectangular 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; wide by 200â&#x20AC;&#x2122; deep lot is ideal for someone to build their estate home. Per the city (buyers to verify): â&#x20AC;¢ â&#x20AC;¢

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The elegance and stature of this 7,490 sq. ft. mansion is immediately apparent with its two sweeping front staircases leading up to a dramatic front entrance. This 5 bedroom 6 bath estate sits on 11+ acres of vineyard conveniently located minutes from Route 101 in Silicon Valley. Its far-reaching panorama of vineyards and well-appointed grounds make this palatial home an artful and opulent gem. The moment you step inside, the breath-taking high ceilings and dark wood trim give this home unparalleled sophistication.

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Price Upon Request

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0 Spanish Ranch Road, Los Gatos

27466 Sunrise Farm Rd, Los Altos Hills

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75 Madrona Avenue, Belvedere

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19 Grove Street, Los Gatos

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963 Wren Court, Santa Clara

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Foothill Victorian One Hour From Tahoe 211 Prospect St, Nevada City, CA Get away to your Victorian gem in the foothills. One hour from Squaw Valley skiing and Tahoe. Unique 2 story home with leaded glass. gleaming ﬂoors, wainscoting and more. Double parlor with ﬁreplace. 3 bds, 2 baths. Garden or play in the deep, private lot. Walk to downtown Nevada City one of Sunset’s 5 Best CA towns - for restaurants, theater, music. Work from home; play in the Sierras.

Listed at $699,950 Offered by

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1414 Edgewood Drive | 6bd/5ba Sherry Bucolo | 650.207.9909 BY APPOINTMENT

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LOS A LTOS $2,8 6 8,000

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415 Guadalupe Drive | 4bd/2+ba Connie Miller | 650.650.279.7074 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

1494 Pitman Avenue | 3bd/2ba Kathleen Wilson | 650.207.2017 BY APPOINTMENT

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SAN M ATEO $2 ,395,000

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$1,049,000 324-4456

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415 GUADALUPE DRIVE LOS ALTOS Located in the heart of North Los Altos, less than one mile to the Village, enjoy this home today or remodel into your dream home. • 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths, including a master suite • Approximately 2,520 sq. ft. (per county records) • Random-plank hardwood ﬂoors in some rooms • Spacious living room, formal dining room, plus family room • Large kitchen with separate dining area • Attached 2-car garage • Almost one-quarter acre with private rear yard and patios • Shops and restaurants of downtown Los Altos less than a mile away • Outstanding Los Altos schools

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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. Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.

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Legal Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement WINTER LODGE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN632896 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Winter Lodge, located at 3009 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): COMMUNITY SKATING INC. 3009 Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94306

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11-18-1985. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 11, 2017. (PAW Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017) WUND3RKID FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN632954 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Wund3rkid, located at 559 College Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): WUND3RKID CORPORATION 559 College Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2016. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 14, 2017. (PAW Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017) DEOL LIMO LLC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN633426 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Deol Limo LLC, located at 4508 Strawberry Park Dr., San Jose, CA 95129, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): DEOL LIMO LLC 4508 Strawberry Park Dr. San Jose, CA 95129 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 29, 2017. (PAW Sept. 15, 22, 29, Oct. 6, 2017) DL INVESTMENT CONSULTING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN633769 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: DL Investment Consulting, located at 257 Edlee Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): DIANA LYNN LIEBERMAN 257 Edlee Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 11, 2017. (PAW Sept. 15, 22, 29, Oct. 6, 2017) LIFE CHINESE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN633735 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Life Chinese, located at 10013 Long Oak Lane, Cupertino, CA 95014, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): L.E.AD. ACADEMY INC. 10013 Long Oak Lane Cupertino, CA 95014 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/01/2017. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 8, 2017. (PAW Sept. 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6, 2017) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. FBN633729 The following person(s)/ registrant(s) has/ have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County ClerkRecorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): PINEWOOD TIMESTOPPERS 1795 Guinda St. Palo Alto, CA 94303-2947 FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON: 09/05/2017 UNDER FILE NO.: FBN623533 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S): BARCLAY J. TULLIS 1795 Guinda St. Palo Alto, CA 94303-2947 JERRY McCOMAS 1330 Bobwhite Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94087 PATRICK FANNING 1190 Redwood Lane Clarksville, TN 37042 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY: Copartners. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 7, 2017. (PAW Sept. 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6, 2017)

997 All Other Legals ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Case No.: 17CV313080

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: VANDANA HARIHARAN and KARTHIK HARIHARAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: RISHAB HARIHARAN to RISHI HARIHARAN. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: October 10, 2017, 8:45 a.m., Room: Probate of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: PALO ALTO WEEKLY Date: July 14, 2017 /s/ Rise Jones Pichon JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (PAW Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000006800452 Title Order No.: 730-1704935-70 FHA/VA/PM No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/09/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/17/2005 as Instrument No. 18238005 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of SANTA CLARA County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: CONAN S. YEM, AN UNMARRIED MAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 10/10/2017. TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SALE: AT THE GATED NORTH MARKET STREET ENTRANCE OF THE SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE, 191 N. FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE, CA 95113. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3619 LUPINE AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94303. APN#: 12721-017. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $407,981.61. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether

your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000006800452. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:AGENCY SALES and POSTING 2 714-730-2727 www. lpsasap.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765(866) 795-1852 Dated: 08/28/2017 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. A-4631802 09/08/2017, 09/15/2017, 09/22/2017 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS # CA-178394-CS Order # 170205490-CA-VOI Loan # 9805031292 [PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE Section 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.] NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/19/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): DRAGAN V. PODLESNIK AND MARTA D. SAVIC, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY. Recorded: 6/25/2007 as Instrument No. 19481661 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SANTA CLARA County, California; Date of Sale: 10/5/2017 at 10:00 AM. Place of Sale: At the Gated North Market Street entrance of the Superior Courthouse, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,509,042.62. The purported property address is: 1885 GUINDA STREET PALO ALTO, CA 94303. Assessor’s Parcel No. 003-56-068. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA-17-8394-CS. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be

obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: 8/24/2017 SUMMIT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC 16745 W. Bernardo Dr., Ste. 100 San Diego, CA 92127 (866) 248-2679 (For NON SALE information only) Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www. servicelinkasap.com Reinstatement Line: (800) 401-6587. Cecilia Stewart, Trustee Sale Officer. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. A-4631417 09/08/2017, 09/15/2017, 09/22/2017 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SAMUEL M. NEMIROVSKY Case No.: 17PR181880 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SAMUEL M. NEMIROVSKY aka SAMUEL NEMIROVSKY. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: GADY NEMIROVSKY and OFER NEMIROVSKY in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: GADY NEMIROVSKY and OFER NEMIROVSKY 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 November 9, 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: Kristin R. Wu 2479 E. Bayshore Road, Ste. 180 Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650)321-5005 (PAW Sept. 8, 15, 22, 2017)

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Sports Shorts

STANFORD FOOTBALL

Running in and out of trouble

IT’S IN THE HOLE . . . Stanford sophomore Andrea Lee fired a near flawless 5-under 67 to share medalist honors and lead the Stanford women’s golf team to a tie for third in the seasonopening Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational hosted by the University of New Mexico. Lee fashioned five birdies and no bogeys at the University of New Mexico Championship Course to card the fourth victory of her career. That ties her with former Stanford standout and current LPGA player Mariah Stackhouse for the third most in program history. Stanford freshman Mika Liu tied for 20th in her collegiate debut at 3-over 219 . . . Stanford grad Maverick McNealy officially became a professional golfer on Monday. He ended his amateur career Sunday at the U.S. Walker Cup with one of his most spectacular performances yet. McNealy, Doug Ghim and Collin Morikawa each went 4-0 during the United States’ 19-6 victory over Great Britain and Ireland at the Los Angeles Country Club. It was the first time in the 46-year history of the event that three players finished undefeated.

Friday FIFA Soccer: Team USA vs. New Zealand, 7 p.m., ESPN2 College women’s volleyball: Stanford vs. Pacific, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks College men’s soccer: Stanford vs. USF, 7 p.m., Stanford Live Stream

Saturday College football: Stanford vs. San Diego State, 7:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network

Sunday College men’s soccer: Stanford vs. Yale, 1 p.m., Pac-12 Networks High school sports: High School Sports Focus, 6 p.m., 10 p.m., NBCSC

Wednesday College women’s volleyball: Stanford vs. California, 8 p.m., Pac-12 Networks