Palo Alto Weekly May 11, 2018

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Vol. XXXIX, Number 32 Q May 11, 2018

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SHOWDOWNS Recall of judge, challenge of incumbent sheriff on June 5 ballot Page 5, 7 Summer Class Guide 33

Pulse 19 Transitions 21 Spectrum 22 Eating Out 29 Movies 32 Q Arts Improv with an Indian flavor Q Home How to grow successful succulents Q Sports Teams dive into CCS swimming meet

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As recall vote nears, judge defends his record

Aaron Persky speaks out about judicial independence, sentencing first-time offenders t was almost three years ago that Judge Aaron Persky handed down his highestprofile sentence in a windowless Palo Alto courtroom.

The six months in jail that he gave to former Stanford University student Brock Turner, who had been convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious and intoxicated young woman on campus the year prior, set off a firestorm of public outrage so strong that he is now facing a recall election on June 5. His opponents argue he has demonstrated a pattern of bias against women in sexual and physical violence cases. His supporters say Persky followed the letter of the law in those cases and contend that the recall, if successful, will do irreparable damage to judicial independence as well as remove a thoughtful, respected judge.

As a sitting judge, Persky is barred from publicly commenting on open cases he presided over.

After launching his official retain campaign in 2016, he released a short statement but has otherwise declined to speak publicly. (Behind the scenes, Persky has tried

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through legal means to block the recall; his third attempt was denied by the California Supreme Court last week.)

But now, with less than a month left until election day, he is venturing back into the public eye to make his case to voters. He’s granted media interviews and held a press conference in Palo Alto on Tuesday.

In an interview with the Palo Alto Weekly on May 4, Persky argued that the recall would set a dangerous precedent for judges, who pledge to make decisions independent of public opinion.

“I trust that my colleagues on the bench will keep their promise, their oath,” he said. “But ... will Jane Q Public, looking at what’s happened to Judge Persky, think, ‘OK, (in) the next tough sexualassault sentencing, is this judge going to be able to step into that case and completely tune out what’s going on around her?’

“We’re required under the code of judicial ethics to promote public confidence in the judiciary,” he continued. “I think the recall will shake that confidence, and that’s why I’m against it.”

Adam Pardee

by Elena Kadvany

Aaron Persky, a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge, addresses the media on May 8 about the effort to recall him, which is on the June ballot.

Persky said that while he doesn’t dispute the right to recall a judge — a relatively rare provision in existence in just nine states — he believes recalls based on the sentences a judge

Analysis: the ‘pattern’ cases

by Elena Kadvany ix criminal cases are at the heart of the campaign to unseat Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky.

The first is the most wellknown: Brock Turner, the former Stanford University student-athlete convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious, intoxicated young woman outside a fraternity party in 2015. It is Persky’s sentencing of Turner — six months in county jail, three years of probation and lifetime sex-offender registration — that sparked the recall the judge now faces.

The other five, which Persky presided over during his time hearing criminal cases in the Palo Alto courthouse in 2015 and 2016, have been brought forward by the recall campaign as evidence of an alleged pattern of Persky’s bias for white, privileged and male college

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athletes in cases involving violence against women.

The anti-recall campaign argues Persky’s decisions in each case were lawful and illustrate the record of a judge who leaned correctly toward rehabilitation for first-time or low-risk offenders. The campaign also argues that the men do not fall into the pattern of being white (only two are), athletes (two are) and privileged (one is).

The five cases differ from the Turner case in that none went to a jury trial. All of the sentences except one were negotiated through plea bargains, meaning the district attorney’s office and defense agreed to certain charges and punishments. In an interview with the Weekly, Persky described a judge’s role in plea bargains as hands-off. It’s rare for a judge to object to a plea deal on his or

her own accord, he said.

The role of the probation department also differed across the cases. Some but not all of the cases had full probation reports, meaning the probation department interviewed the defendant and possibly the victim, conducted a risk assessment, reviewed the police report and made a formal sentencing recommendation to the judge.

In two cases, Persky waived the referral to probation, meaning the report the department produced was limited.

The key facts of each case have been in public dispute throughout the campaign. To help inform voters, who will decide Persky’s fate on June 5, the Palo Alto Weekly reviewed court records and interviewed those involved with the cases to answer the most controversial questions about each case.

has rendered are inappropriate.

“Substantively I think that recalls are appropriate where judges are either incompetent or commit misconduct, but when recalls are based on judges’ decision

A case of child pornography

obert Chain was arrested in Sunnyvale in May 2014 for possession of child pornography following an investigation conducted by the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Chain, who is Caucasian, was then 48 years old, living in San Jose and employed as a plumber. He had a prior criminal record for driving under the influence.

Police found about 200 images and one video on his computer, according to court records.

Chain was charged in June 2014 with one count of possessing/ controlling matter depicting a person under age 18 engaging in or simulating sexual conduct.

The crime carries a maximum three-year penalty and no minimum. Chain was not suspected of sexual abuse of a child nor of making the pornography.

In March 2015, Chain pleaded guilty to the charge, court records show. In the probation report, cited in a court document, Chain attributed his offense to

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making, I think that is a step too far,” Persky said. “It really runs the risk of putting judges out there in the political arena and (continued on page 12)

alcoholism, marijuana use and being molested himself as a child. In June, Persky sentenced Chain to four days in county jail (two days of which he had already served, plus two days he earned through credit), three years of probation and lifetime sex-offender registration. Conditions of his sentence included participation in a sex-offender program, individual therapy and Alcoholics Anonymous, among other instructions.

Persky recused himself from the case in August 2016, following the Turner sentence, citing exposure to publicity that might “reasonably entertain a doubt that the judge would be able to be impartial.”

The recall campaign argues Persky’s sentence was lenient compared to other Santa Clara County judges’ for similar cases.

The anti-recall campaign argues that Persky properly followed the recommendations of the district attorney’s office, defense attorney and probation department. (continued on page 14)

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It’s our job as judges and justices to ignore the dragon.

—Aaron Persky, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge, on judicial independence and recalls.

See story on page 5.

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THE SEASON OF BLUE ... Spring brings blooming tulips, fresh strawberries and ... blue trees? It may be hard to believe, but the shade of blue will soon become a reality for eight magnolias outside Palo Alto City Hall. Locals can take part in the $20,000 project by applying the blue pigment with brushes and rollers from Monday, May 14, to Friday, May 18, Public Art Program Director Elise DeMarzo said. The material is a non-toxic, organic and water-based colorant that is safe for plants, animals, insects and people, she said. Painters will apply the color on the tree trunks and larger branches, but will stop short of the leaves.

They will be joined by the artist, Konstantin Dimopoulos, who has brought the project to many international destinations including Sydney, Australia; Singapore and Canada. On Wednesday, May 16, he will give a talk on the project and join a discussion with Catherine Martineau, executive director at nonprofit Canopy, and Walter Passmore, a city urban forester, on local and regional forestry issues and initiatives. Fittingly, the band John Henry’s Farm will add more color to the event with its bluegrass music. The talk, discussion and performance will be held at King Plaza from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The installation will be for nine months to a year, during which time the pigment is expected to fade, according to DeMarzo. Most of the city’s past public art projects have involved bringing in a sculpture or an object into a place, but this piece of work utilizes its given space. “In this case, we’re really using the trees as the medium for the installation — it’s a completely different idea,” she said. For more information on the project, visit cityofpaloalto.org/publicart.

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East Palo Alto Academy is one of six schools across the state to earn a Civic Learning Award of Distinction from the California Department of Education this year. To mark the achievement, a state judicial officer will tour the campus and attend a celebration for three programs at the public charter school on Friday, May 11, from 3-4 p.m. “It’s refreshing to see how creative educators and motivated students learn about the power of democracy,” California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani

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JUNE ELECTION

Five contenders line up in sheriff’s race Hotly contested election tests five-term incumbent Laurie Smith

by Sue Dremann oters will have a choice between re-electing an incumbent Santa Clara County sheriff for a sixth time, giving her former second in command a chance to sit in the driver’s seat or electing new blood altogether.

Sheriff Laurie Smith, who has held the office since 1998, faces four challengers: her former second in command, John Hirokawa; longtime former deputy sheriff, Jose Salcido; current deputy and former military policeman Joe La Jeunesse; and retired San Jose police officer and former Parlier, California, Chief of Police Martin Monica.

The Sheriff’s Office has been plagued by trouble in recent years, including the 2015 murder of a county jail inmate by three deputies; the 2017 murder of another inmate at the hands of another; the suicides of several inmates; and the escapes of two in November 2016 after they sawed the bars off a cell and rappelled from the second story using rope from bed sheets. On Nov. 6, two inmates appearing at the Palo Alto courthouse slipped away from a deputy in a planned escape. They were later captured.

The 2015 death of Michael Tyree in the county jail led to the conviction of three officers and a Blue Ribbon Commission that outlined recommendations for reform of the jail. The challengers blame Smith for poor leadership; she blames Hirokawa, who was then chief of corrections and her undersheriff.

The candidates met with the Weekly to discuss how they would run the department if elected. This week, we review their backgrounds and qualifications. Next week, we will publish their ideas on everything from cooperating or not with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to transparency among department leaders.

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John Hirokawa

Serving as undersheriff under Smith until his 2016 retirement, John Hirokawa, 61, has the most experience as a manager inside the department of the candidates except for Smith. He worked for the Sheriff’s Office for 35 years and in all of the major divisions.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors appointed him as chief of the Department of Corrections after turning the responsibility over to the Sheriff’s Office in 2010.

His tenure was marked by Tyree’s murder by three deputies, now convicted. Hirokawa has acknowledged some responsibility, but points out he is the only person in the command to have done so. In an interview last week, he said his job as chief of corrections was a misnomer: He was in charge of food service, the warehouse, laundry and administrative booking.

Oversight of deputies in the jail fell to Smith and captains who oversee the San Jose jail and Elmwood Correctional Facility, he said.

Hirokawa said a lack of supervision created the problems in the jails. Despite $350 million dedicated to improving the jails and recommendations for reform by a task force, deaths have continued since he’s retired: Inmate Edward Davis Jr. was murdered at Elmwood by another inmate last year, and at least four inmates died by suicide.

Hirokawa has received multiple endorsements, including from Palo Alto’s former Police Chief Dennis Burns and from retired Santa Clara Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell, who also chaired the Blue Ribbon Commission to reform the jails.

Cordell said in an email this week that she fully supports Hirokawa.

“John Hirokawa has honestly and courageously stepped up and

acknowledged that many of the problems in the jails occurred on his watch. Was he a part of the problem? No. John was working on reforms prior to the death of Michael Tyree. He facilitated the hiring of an outside jail consultant before Mr. Tyree’s death.

John and the County Executive’s office were working on grants and proposals to build a new jail to replace Main Jail South.

He advocated for and facilitated bringing in outside consultants for medical, mental health, dental, suicide, and classification experts.

“I have heard candidates, including Laurie Smith, blame John for the problems in the jails. But not one of them has identified what he did to contribute to the problems.”

Hirokawa supports civilian oversight of the jail. In 2014, he approved the first memorandum of understanding with the Office of Women’s Policy, which provided monitoring of the women’s jail. In 2012, he was instrumental in creating the Jail Observer Program.

Hirokawa is a third-generation Japanese-American who came from a family of farmers on his father’s side. Relatives were interned at Manzanar and Tule Lake camps during World War II. His parents inspired him and taught him about being nonjudgmental, Hirokawa said.

Growing up in San Francisco, he experienced racial profiling by police, who were trying to identify Chinese gang members.

After one incident, his mother had asked what he was going to do about it, he said. He decided to enter law enforcement to create change.

Joe La Jeunesse

At 49, Joe La Jeunesse is the youngest candidate for Santa Clara County Sheriff, but he

Sheriff Laurie Smith brings a world of experience to the job.

La Jeunesse spent years in military policing and served on the Blue Ribbon Commission to reform the prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan after the U.S. military atrocities at Abu Ghraib. La Jeunesse had been there when the torture was taking place. He was in a different section of the prison complex at the time and did not know what was going on in the other part of the prison complex, he said.

“I woke up one day, and there was a new chain of command,” he recalled. He also worked at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base working on improving that prison environment.

La Jeunesse sees parallels between the prisons such as Abu Ghraib and the way Santa Clara County jails are run. The lack of oversight has created an environment in which inmates have died at the hands of officers or other prisoners.

“The sheriff is reacting and is not proactive. You have to think two to three steps ahead,” he said.

La Jeunesse joined the U.S. Army at age 17. A third-generation Bay Area resident, his grandparents had been fruit pickers, and his parents had worked to improve their lives, he said.

He chose to work in military policing and spent 10 years in the National Guard. After leaving the military he became a Santa Clara County deputy sheriff.

He was the first in his family to become a military officer and the first to attend college. He retired as a major, he said.

He would like to be the department’s first Latino veteran sheriff, he said.

“I believe in team building. I want to leave this community safer for all residents,” he said.

If elected, he would only run for two or three terms at most, he said. He doesn’t think any sheriff should run the department for longer; the person should be able to accomplish all he or she sets out to do in that time.

La Jeunesse thinks there should be stricter use-of-force laws so that officers will be more inclined to de-escalate situations and not use weapons, he said.

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Martin Monica

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Joe LaJeunesse

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John Hirokawa

Jose Salcido He would also work to improve community policing, which he said isn’t working well.

He would collaborate with other agencies such as the San Jose Police Department to learn what has worked for them, he said.

Martin Monica

Martin Monica, 63, is a retired San Jose Police Department sergeant and a former police chief in Parlier, near Fresno; he is currently a fifth-grade teacher at Lairon College Preparatory Academy in San Jose, which is in a high-gang area, he said.

He grew up in Palo Alto and attended Ohlone Elementary School, Wilbur Junior High School and Cubberley High School. He has a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s in education and is working on a doctorate in police leadership.

He became a police officer in 1982 because he wanted to help the community, he said.

“I saw the good and the bad side of police. I thought I could get in there and make a change,” he said.

He applied to the Palo Alto Police Department but was rejected.

“They said I wasn’t aggressive enough,” he said.

Instead, he was hired immediately by the San Jose Police Department. He worked in patrol and as a canine officer on the SWAT team. A family man with a wife, son and daughter, he preferred to work on the street rather than in more rarified divisions such as narcotics and homicide, which would have taken him away from home for long periods of time. But there were other reasons.

“I wanted to work with the uniform on and work with people so they could see another side of law enforcement,” he said.

Making connections and building trust enabled him to bust a child-pornography ring, he said.

Monica continued his pursuit of child molesters. In Parlier, he brought down a police sergeant who had been molesting kids. (continued on next page)

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“Everyone knew it for 10 years. When they said, ‘They’re immigrant kids’ (so it didn’t matter), I almost had a heart attack,” he recalled.

Although officials accused him of mismanagement and booted him after eight months on the job, Monica said he was fired because the sergeant he arrested was well-connected.

Monica assigns blame for the poor conditions in the San Jose jails and the murder of Tyree by three officers on Hirokawa, who was the chief of corrections at the time. Although Hirokawa has said he shoulders some of the blame, he has also downplayed his role by saying his responsibility was focused on making sure the jail had things like food and other supplies.

But Monica disagrees.

“He was put in charge of the jails by the (Santa Clara County Board of) Supervisors, so it was his job. If he didn’t know what’s going on, then shame on him.

Even if he decided he just wanted to deal with the food, he’s still responsible,” he said.

Monica is not big on using force against inmates or people on the street unless it is necessary. Using reason and understanding the people a deputy serves are usually more effective, he said.

“The problem is everyone wants to have some weapon to go after people. What’s the most powerful weapon you have? It’s your mouth,” he said.

Jose Salcido

Before he began a 32-year career with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, Jose Salcido wanted to be a priest. He attended seminary, where, ironically, he met his wife. Leaving the seminary, he attended San Jose City College and then decided to follow his older brother into law enforcement.

“What I really enjoyed was working as a homicide detective,” with all of the intricacies and the intensity, said Salcido, 63. “Once a homicide takes place you are working 48 hours straight.”

After retiring from the Sheriff’s Office as a lieutenant, he spent five and half years with then-Mayor Chuck Reed’s office as a public-safety adviser working with the San Jose Police Department. There, he saw how the department interacted with different nonprofit groups and how the police were expanding their role to one of helping people improve their quality of life.

“The sheriff focused more on the black and white, to make an arrest,” he said.

Salcido wants to take the

lessons he learned and apply them to the Sheriff’s Office. Social and neighborhood programs such as Neighborhood Watch and the STOP crime-reduction program for businesses helped solve problems, he said. The Gang Task Force helps officers develop an understanding of the sociopsychological issues that affect gang members and families.

As sheriff, he would focus on programs to help inmates with mental health issues and services to prevent released inmates from becoming homeless.

A former president of the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, he is currently the public safety adviser to San Jose Councilman Johnny Khamis.

Laurie Smith

Smith, 66, has served five terms as sheriff, having been first elected in 1998 — the first female sheriff elected in California history. She has been with the sheriff’s department for 45 years. During her tenure, her department captured Antolin Garcia Torres, who was convicted of killing teenager Sierra LaMar, and arrested and secured the conviction of two teenagers in the sexual assault and online “slut shaming” that led to the suicide of teenager Audrie Pott.

Three correctional officers

were also convicted in Tyree’s murder.

Smith has come under fire for allegedly creating an environment of fear and intimidation within her department and has been blamed for the poor training and conditions that led to Tyree’s death, inmate suicides, inmate homicide, and escapes from the jail and from custody at the Palo Alto courthouse.

management there hasn’t been much divisiveness, she said.

When she began her public service career in 1973 she was sworn in as a deputy sheriff matron — the only full peace-officer position available to women, according to her campaign biography. Until 1976, female sworn staff members were only allowed to work in non-enforcement positions. She was one of the first

The Sheriff’s Office has been plagued by trouble in recent years.

“I take the blame” for what happened in the Tyree case, she said, but she blamed opponent Hirokawa for failing to move forward on a reform plan she and a team had created, she said.

Hirokawa was in charge of the jails as the chief of corrections.

“He ran it entirely,” she said.

“I was his boss” but not part of the oversight.

As a result of Tyree’s murder, about 10 to 15 people were fired.

Smith has the endorsement of the Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers’ Association but not the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association. She also has union endorsements and the support of many county supervisors and city councils. Within middle

female deputies to work in patrol and undercover.

Smith points to numerous initiatives the department has underway during her command.

The department has focused on youth and gun violence and active-shooter training. The department has been working with the nonprofit Prison Law Office to correct the defects in the jails and improve prisoners’ rights.

She would like to bring mobile mental health units to the jails.

Smith is working on an advanced-degree thesis that looks at hiring standards and psychological backgrounds of deputies to discern characteristics in deputies that lead to excessive use of force, she said. Q

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Palo Alto Unified chooses new superintendent

Southern California administrator selected after national search

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installed so we don’t have to walk far to pick up a pen and address and attack problems together. I’m a firm believer that more eyes usually reach a better outcome.”

‘I’m a firm believer that more eyes usually reach a better outcome.’

—Don Austin, superintendent designee, Palo Alto school district

Austin said he’d always planned to work in education. He grew up in Chula Vista, across from the high school from which he would graduate. He said he looked up to his teachers, who aside from his parents were his “biggest mentors.”

He attended Southwestern College, a two-year community college in Chula Vista, from 1988 to 1990 and then Baker University, a private Christian university in Baldwin City, Kansas. He was the first in his family to attend college, according to the district. He played football competitively at both schools.

Austin holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Baker and a doctorate in education and master of arts from Azusa Pacific University. He said he obtained teaching and administrative services credentials in California.

Austin’s first job was as a middle school teacher in Moreno Valley. He then worked as principal of La Sierra High School in Riverside from 2000 to 2006 and principal of Laguna Beach High School from 2006 to 2011, according to his LinkedIn. He then worked as assistant superintendent of educational services for three years in the nine-campus Huntington Beach Union High School District, where he led the implementation of Common Core State Standards and increased student admissions to state universities, the Palo Alto press release states.

It was during his years at Laguna Beach that he took notice of Palo Alto, which was reckoning with how to better balance intense academic expectations with student well-being during a youth suicide cluster. Austin said he followed research being conducted at Stanford University on academic stress and watched, later, as Palo Alto Unified opened wellness centers at its high schools and increased counseling services to meet students’ growing mental health needs.

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Don Austin has been selected as Palo Alto Unified School District’s new superintendent and, subject to the Board of Education’s approval, will begin his new position on July 1.

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on Austin, the superintendent of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, has been picked as Palo Alto Unified’s new superintendent.

The district announced Austin’s appointment, which is subject to board approval, in a press release Monday morning. The Board of Education will vote on his contract on May 22.

Austin has led the pre-K-12 Palos Verdes school district in Los Angeles County since August 2014. The district is similar in size and demographics to Palo Alto, with a student population of about 11,500 that is primarily white, Asian and high-income. Close to half of its students are white, 28 percent are Asian, 12 percent are Hispanic and 2 percent are African-American, according to 2016-17 data on Ed-Data. Less than 4 percent of Palos Verdes students qualify for free and reduced lunch.

Niche ranked Palos Verdes the sixth best school district in the state in 2018. (Palo Alto Unified was ranked No. 1.)

Palos Verdes has two early childhood centers, 10 elementary schools, three middle schools, two comprehensive high schools and one continuation school. It has a $120 million budget, compared to Palo Alto Unified’s about $230 million, and does not receive the bulk of its revenues from property taxes.

A southern California native, Austin’s educational career has centered in that region.

The first outside hire in 20 years for the Palos Verdes district, he was described by an interview panel as a “visionary” and a “mentor” who “forms relationships built on trust” and “makes things happen by asking questions,” according to a 2014 Daily Breeze news article on his appointment.

The Palo Alto Unified school board was impressed by Austin’s “experience, reputation for strong implementation skills, focus on mentorship, and history of building a collective sense of purpose,” the press release states.

In a phone interview with the Weekly, Austin described himself as a “walk-around person” who works to build deep relationships with those with whom he works.

He said he’s eager to bring a collaborative philosophy to Palo Alto Unified, a district he has followed closely since he was a high school principal in Laguna Beach in the mid-2000s.

“I’m very big on group problemsolving,” Austin told the Weekly.

“My office has whiteboards

versions of many of those approaches here in Palos Verdes,” he said.

He described Palos Verdes as similar to Palo Alto: “both engaged, high-achieving communities with high expectations, both with outstanding reputations and ranking in every place that a school district can be ranked.

“But along with that, (there are) also pressures and gaps that can go unnoticed unless you take that deeper look,” he said.

In terms of management, he said he’s most proud of putting systems in place in Palos Verdes to improve the recruitment and retention of staff. He added a monthly leadership training for all management-level staff as well as a training program for classified staff to help them overcome “internal barriers” to promotion.

The district now mentors elementary school staff interested in leadership positions, a path that had previously been difficult to pursue because the elementary schools don’t have assistant principals, he said.

“We found ways to develop our best talents so that they have internal places to advance through the organization, which I felt really strongly about,” Austin said.

For students, he cited a stronger emphasis on mental health as a key accomplishment as well as the addition of an online education program that had been discussed for years but not implemented.

He said he was well-aware of concern in Palo Alto over the district’s handling of student sexual violence and failure to comply with federal civil-rights law Title IX, an issue he has dealt with before but in nowhere near the same “volume” as Palo Alto.

Austin said that the Palo Alto school district’s focus on closing the achievement gap for lowincome and minority students came out “loud and clear” in the interviewing process and will be one of his top priorities as superintendent. In Palos Verdes, he said the district regularly assesses elementary students on math and reading to be able to more quickly intervene and at earlier stages, if necessary.

What may have worked in Palos Verdes on this issue or any other may not be transferable to Palo Alto, though, he said.

“I want to come up and find the right answers that fit Palo Alto,” he said.

Austin acknowledged some controversies that have marred the Palos Verdes district in recent years, including a group of about 50 parents who successfully sued the Palos Verdes Board of Education for violating California public-meeting law, the Brown Act. The parents alleged four violations during closed-sessions discussions of a solar panel contract. A judge tentatively ruled in September that two of those instances violated the law but did not require the board to change its practices, according to news reports.

In a 2016 Daily Breeze newspaper article, Austin called the lawsuit a “frivolous and personal campaign” unnecessarily costing the district and taxpayers time.

Jeff Lewis, the parent group’s attorney, said it was unclear what role Austin played in the Brown Act violations given they happened in closed session.

“I can’t tell you whether this was Don’s problem or bad legal advice or the school board,” Lewis said.

He alleged that the school board took an “adversarial approach,” including personal attacks and opting against an opportunity to settle the case early without admitting fault.

The board didn’t appeal the court decision and instead paid $20,000 in attorney fees, Lewis said.

Lewis described Austin as “professional” and “courteous,” despite the controversy.

“On a personal level he seems like a bright, educated fellow who intends the best for the kids,” Lewis said.

Austin arrived in Palos Verdes to controversy already brewing over the state’s new Common Core standards. Parents concerned the standards would lower the quality of teaching in Palos Verdes fought against their adoption.

In an interview with the Weekly, district parent and grandparent Bill Lama said he and other parents did not feel that Austin genuinely listened to their concerns.

Early on, Lama said, Austin organized a community meeting with a panel of speakers who Lama felt leaned in favor of Common Core.

Austin came in with a reputation as a “tough guy,” in contrast to past leaders, Lama said.

The Palos Verdes district and

teachers union were at odds much of this school year over a salary increase, escalating to the point that teachers refused to post grades and write letters of recommendation for seniors, according to media reports. Teachers, who said they felt undervalued by district leadership, ultimately received a cumulative 3.75 percent raise, according to the Daily Breeze.

Austin said negotiations were “tense” this year but noted that “the last four years of negotiations were completed in a total of nine sessions and amassed the largest cumulative ongoing raises to our bargaining units since the fouryear span of 1998-2002” despite economic challenges in the region.

“We maintain ongoing open dialogue with our associations and have a history of solving problems together,” he said.

Austin was also in the public spotlight in 2016 when the executive director of the regional teachers union filed a complaint against him for engaging in physical intimidation and “bullying tactics” during a grievance meeting, the Daily Breeze reported.

Austin told the Weekly he disagreed with the complainant’s characterization of his conduct and noted that the complaint was filed two months after the meeting by a non-district union representative.

At the time, he told the Daily Breeze that he approached the complainant at the end of the meeting to acknowledge the tension, and they shook hands in a way that he thought was amicable.

Former Palos Verdes school board President Malcolm Sharp told the Daily Breeze at the time that “being one who was responsible for hiring Don Austin, he has a stellar reputation as far as dealing with associations.”

Anthony Collatos, the current president of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified school board, said in a statement released Monday that it would be “premature” to comment on Austin’s hiring until it has been officially approved.

Austin was selected after a monthslong national search that started soon after former Superintendent Max McGee resigned in September. School board President Ken Dauber said Austin’s contract was only finalized late Saturday, which was not enough time to notice the item on the agenda.

District Interim Superintendent Karen Hendricks “chose not to be considered” for the superintendent position, the district release states.

Austin said he will relocate to Palo Alto with his wife. He has three children: one daughter set to graduate from high school this year, another daughter attending college and one son about to graduate from college.

Austin plans to attend the board’s June 5 meeting in Palo Alto for a “meet and greet” with the Palo Alto school community. If his contract is approved, Austin will start his new position on July 1. Q

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making them subject to that type of political pressure.”

Persky pointed to a 2015 study of social science research by the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law that found that proximity to re-election made judges more likely to impose harsher and longer sentences.

Persky supports eliminating the judicial recall provision in California, arguing that there are already well-established systems to hold judges accountable for misconduct: the appellate process and the state’s Commission on Judicial Independence, an independent body charged with investigating complaints against judges and disciplining them.

In response to thousands of complaints and a petition with close to one million signatures, the commission investigated Persky in 2016 but ruled that the judge did not abuse his authority nor exhibit bias in the Turner sentencing or in five other cases that the recall campaign asserts show a “pattern” of bias. (In its ruling, the commission pointed to other judges who have been disciplined for misconduct as being in “stark contrast” to Persky, including a judge who referred to a rape victim as a “horse’s ass.”)

The recall campaign contends the

commission’s ruling was based in part on factual inaccuracies.

Persky also criticized the process by which recalls are put on the ballot, saying it is too easy for a well-funded campaign to gather the needed signatures to qualify the measure by paying signature gatherers. The recall campaign gathered close to 100,000 signatures, far beyond the 58,634 valid signatures required. The campaign spent about $350,000 to $400,000 on the signaturegathering effort, according to campaign chair Michele Dauber.

“To get 90,000-plus signatures on a volunteer-only campaign is a truly Herculean task,” Persky said. “To raise enough money to get a signature gathering company to round up the itinerant signature gatherers to come to Santa Clara County is not as Herculean.”

The recall campaign has raised nearly $1.2 million, according to Dauber.

Persky’s campaign has raised about $271,000 since January 2017, according to his campaign finance reports, plus more than $350,000 in legal services from San Jose law firm McManis Faulkner. The separate “No Recall” campaign, recently formed by a group of Perksy’s local supporters, raised about $137,400 in the first four months of 2018, plus close to $100,000 to date this year from a single individual for consulting, advertising and other

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Judge Aaron Persky, in a Palo Alto supporter’s home, fields questions from reporters Tuesday about his forthcoming recall election. services, according to finance reports.

Persky’s career on the bench

ersky, a graduate of Stanford University and Berkeley Law, was a criminal prosecutor in the the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office before he was appointed to the bench by then-governor Gray Davis in 2003. His time as a judge has been varied, from overseeing general misdemeanors and drug court to family court and civil trials. From 2003 until 2008, he worked as a criminal judge before moving to a three-year assignment in family court. In 2011 he moved to civil trials and then probate court.

He arrived in Palo Alto in January 2015 to hear criminal cases, the same month that Turner was arrested for sexual assault. After an onslaught of criticism for his decision in that case, including jurors reportedly refusing to serve on a separate trial in his courtroom, Persky requested to be reassigned to civil cases in August 2016.

Persky estimated that he presided over at least 1,000 cases during his time in Palo Alto, with about 30 cases on different calendars — for drug or sexual offenses, for example — rotating every few weeks.

Persky is now working from home as a night judge, a position he volunteered for due to the climate around the recall campaign.

Five days a week, he signs off on search warrants, emergency protective orders in domestic violence cases and other late-night requests.

Persky described his sentencing philosophy for first-time offenders as bending toward rehabilitation, within the rule of law.

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cases, you get to the point where you think, ‘OK, how do we stop this person from coming back?’ because you see violations of probation and you just see people coming back over and over and over again,” Persky said.

The campaign to unseat the judge has laid bare a vexing question on the distinction between public opinion and community values and whether judges should be responsive to the latter. Persky argues there is no difference in terms.

He pointed to Judge Loren McMaster, a Sacramento judge who faced a recall effort in 2004 for upholding two laws that allowed domestic partners the same rights under marriage as a man and a woman. “Community values” at the time, Persky said, “were 61 percent against same-sex marriage,” referring to the passage of a proposition banning same-sex marriages.

“If you intuitively are attracted to the position that the judges in our county should reflect the community values of our county — said in a general way like that, that sounds like a reasonable proposition,” he said. “But then you put yourself in the position of a judge who has to divine the community values and is also subject to the canons of judicial ethics, which say public opinion can play no part in your consideration.”

While community values influence legislation at the highest levels — when the Supreme Court, for example, gave samesex couples the right to marry in 2015 — Persky said they have no place in the local trial courts of Santa Clara County.

“That corrupts the rule of law, to require a judge to take the temperature of the community,” he said.

During Tuesday’s press conference, he argued that with the rise of social media, judges no longer are working to ignore the “crocodile in the bathtub,” as a

California Supreme Court justice once said, but the “dragon” of public opinion and politics.

“It’s our job as judges and justices to ignore the dragon,” he said.

How judges decide on sentences

ersky’s supporters have argued that in several of the sentences cited by the recall campaign, he properly applied the law and followed the recommendations of the Santa Clara County Probation Department.

In fact, the leeway that a judge has in sentencing is not large, Persky told the Weekly. The vast majority of cases in the criminal justice system are resolved through plea bargains between the prosecution and defense as they negotiate a plea to lesser or fewer charges. Judges are “supposed to respect that bargaining process,” Persky said, and it’s rare for a judge to object to a plea deal on his or her own accord. He knew of three times that happened during his years as a deputy district attorney and judge in Santa Clara County, he said.

In cases when a plea bargain cannot be agreed upon, a defendant asks for an open plea, without any promises as to the sentencing he or she will receive.

The judge in those cases relies on limited information sources to render a decision, Persky said — “on what’s told to us in the pre-plea phase by the attorneys and in the post-plea phase by the attorneys and the probation department.”

That’s because under state penal code section 1204.5 judges cannot read the case’s police report without permission from the defendant. Without that, or evidence from a trial, Persky said judges lean most heavily on the

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‘Pattern’ cases

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Candidates for Persky’s seat steer clear of Turner case

Private attorney, prosecutor vying to replace embattled judge

by Mark Noack or those working to recall Santa Clara County Superior County Judge Aaron Persky, everything centers on his infamous six-month sentence against Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner.

But the Turner case is the last thing that the two candidates running to replace Persky want to discuss. Both women campaigning for Persky’s seat explicitly avoid any mention of Turner or any other criminal case to ensure they don’t appear prejudiced while aiming for a job that depends entirely on fairness.

Instead, Assistant District Attorney Cindy Hendrickson and civil attorney Angela Storey are competing largely on their legal pedigrees. In a race that hinges entirely on whether or not Persky is recalled, both candidates are positioning themselves as the best qualified to step into the potential vacancy.

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Hendrickson, who has been preparing to run since last July, is quick to assert that she is the strongest candidate in Cindy the election.

Hendrickson To back that claim, she points to the thousands of cases she has successfully prosecuted over her 23 years at the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.

Roughly 97 percent of those criminal cases result in a plea bargain, she said, which often puts her in a position similar to that of a judge. Weighing the factors of each case, she frequently is charged with figuring out the right penalty to fit the crime. It’s like “second nature” now for her, she said.

Without mentioning the Turner case, Hendrickson indicated judges do need to take community reaction into account as they issue rulings from the bench. In concept, she supports recalling a judge, saying it will not harm judicial independence.

“It’s important that judges, who are making decisions about people’s lives, that they reflect the values of the community they serve,” Hendrickson said. “If people in a community feel that a judge ceases or has never reflected those values, they have their right to use

the tools of democracy.”

After completing her undergraduate degree at Stanford University, Hendrickson went to law school at the University of California at Los Angeles, and she served as the student board president for El Centro, a pro bono legal clinic. She later worked as a legal clerk for Johnnie Cochran Jr., best known as the lead defense attorney for the O.J. Simpson case. Her time at Cochran’s firm was well before the Simpson case.

After five years as a civil trial lawyer, Hendrickson joined the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office in 1995 as a deputy prosecutor.

“From the first day I knew that it was where I wanted to be,” she said. She received special recognition twice for her skill and was promoted to supervising deputy district attorney in 2011 and to assistant district attorney in 2015.

Hendrickson said she never considered being a judge, but she now feels she is the most qualified person to replace Persky if he is removed.

Being a prosecutor “has been training me for it for 23 years,” she said. “I’ve always tried to stay open to where I can be of the most use to the most people, and I’ll keep that attitude.”

Angela Storey

Angela Storey says she has aspired to a judgeship for years, even though she declared her candidacy just three Angela Storey months ago.

Once it became clear the recall election would make it onto the June ballot, she said she decided to run to ensure that voters have a choice between as many qualified candidates as possible.

She describes her legal experience as broad, encompassing both civil and criminal matters inside and out of the courtroom.

After growing up in Sunnyvale, she went down to UCLA for college and later completed her law degree at Santa Clara University.

Her first job out of school was as a trial attorney for Farmers Insurance. She later worked on construction and business litigation before launching her own practice with her husband in San Jose, Storey & Storey. Her

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husband largely works in criminal defense while she handles civil cases. She has worked as a temporary small-claims court judge, a dispute mediator and a tournament administrator for Santa Clara County’s high school mock trial program.

With a nod to her opponent’s career in criminal prosecution, Storey said that she has the more diverse legal background.

“I can come to the bench without an inherent unconscious bias because I haven’t done just one side during my career,” she said. “My temperament and varied qualifications make me more qualified to be a judge.”

Storey is open about sharing her own history as a victim of a sexual assault during her college years. Given that experience, she said she understands the anger focused at Persky by those who believe he was too lenient, yet she is opposed to the campaign to recall him. If the recall goes forward, she worries that judges will be intimidated against making unpopular decisions, leading them to hand down harsher sentences. Those ramifications would fall hardest on people of color and the poor, she said.

“My concern is that this campaign will put pressure on judges to consider public backlash and fear of a recall when they’re making their decisions,” she said. “We’re making strides in criminal justice reform, and this could potentially put us backward in those efforts.”

In interviews, both candidates indicated they are trying to keep distance from the Persky recall effort, yet there is some overlap.

Hendrickson made at least two campaign contributions last year to the Committee to Recall Judge Persky. The pro-recall campaign did not respond to queries on whether they are formally supporting Hendrickson for judge.

On the other side, recall opponents favor Storey, said retired judge LaDoris Cordell, a member of the No Recall of Judge Persky steering committee. No formal endorsement has been made, she said.

The election of Hendrickson or Storey will occur only if a majority of voters support Persky’s recall in the June 5 election. In that event, the candidate with the most votes will immediately assume his seat on the bench. Q Mountain View Voice Staff Writer Mark Noack can be emailed at mnoack@mv-voice. com.

Was this a plea bargain? No. Court documents show this was an “open plea” rather than an agreement between the defense and the district attorney’s office, meaning the judge set the sentence Chain received.

Did the district attorney’s office object to the sentence? No. Former Santa Clara County prosecutor Bret Wasley, who was assigned to the case, told the Weekly that he did not object and that his priority was that Chain plead to a felony to ensure a higher level of supervision, rather than get additional jail time.

Did Persky approve Chain’s attorney’s motion to reduce his felony to a misdemeanor? No. Persky said at the June 4, 2015, sentencing that Chain should be “subject to a more formal period of supervision than misdemeanor probation would afford” but added that he would be “receptive” to reducing the charge to a misdemeanor after one year of compliance with probation, according to a court transcript.

Did Persky’s sentence depart from the probation department’s recommendation? No, but there’s a caveat. The probation department recommended “a minimum term,” noting the severity of the crime balanced against mitigating factors, including Chain’s remorse, early plea and participation in treatment. However, Persky also said at sentencing that the court would be “receptive” to considering a reduction of the charge to a misdemeanor after one year of formal probation, while the probation department recommended Chain complete two years first.

Was Persky’s sentence unusual? Deputy District Attorney Terry Harman wrote in a 2016 email to recall campaign chair Michele Dauber, released under a Public Records Act request, that the sentence was “quite low” but that Persky “is not the only judge who has given less than 6 months” in child pornography cases. “In general, firsttime porn possession cases garner six months (in) county jail unless there is some aggravating factor warranting more time (i.e., the number of images),” Harman wrote.

Weekend jail for battery conviction

ing Hsuan Chiang was arrested in Sunnyvale in October 2014 for domestic violence against his fiance, including punching her in the face multiple times, the victim told police.

Chiang, then 35 years old and living in Sunnyvale, is from Taiwan. He was employed by Cisco Systems as a software engineer at the time. He had no prior criminal history.

Chiang was initially charged with battery. Under a plea bargain with Chiang’s attorney, without Persky’s involvement, the district attorney’s office amended the charge to battery with serious bodily injury, according to prosecutor Kalila Spain, who was assigned to the case. Chiang pleaded

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no contest on April 8, 2016. Persky postponed his sentencing until after Chiang was set to renew his immigration visa, according to court records. DA Jeff Rosen’s “collateral consequences” policy, directing prosecutors to consider immigration and other potential consequences to charges filed, may have played a role.

The probation department found Chiang exhibited four of 21 domestic-violence risk factors: history of violence against victim, homicide threats, rage and access to victim.

Probation recommended that his sentence be suspended, he serve 72 days in county jail, he enroll in a domestic violence program, pay restitution and other fees.

Chiang was sentenced on June 2, 2016, to 72 days in-camp in county jail (meaning he would serve his sentence on weekends), 20 hours of community service, three years of formal probation, completion of a domestic violence program and to pay restitution to the victim (later determined to be $1,183).

The recall campaign argues that Persky showed deference to Chiang over the victim, who made an impact statement in court in front of Persky, by postponing his sentencing and allowing him to serve time on weekends. The anti-recall campaign argues that Persky allowed Chiang to work on weekends to keep his job so he could pay restitution to the victim.

Why did Persky allow Chiang to serve his sentence on the weekends? Persky approved a request from Chiang’s attorney to do this so he could keep his job to pay restitution to the victim, according to Spain.

Was it unusual for Persky to postpone Chiang’s sentence? No. Spain said that it was postponed while the appropriate amount of restitution was determined, which didn’t take place until after sentencing.

Was there a full probation report in this case? No. Persky waived the referral to probation for a full report. But the department provided a scaled-down report that recommended conditions for sentencing and restitution and included the department’s assessment of Chiang’s risk of further domestic violence.

A deferred sentence

kaika Gunderson was arrested in Sunnyvale in February 2015 for committing domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend, whom he shoved, backhanded and choked while they were sitting in a car in a parking garage, according to the police report. Both were intoxicated at the time. Gunderson admitted to police to hitting and pushing the victim.

The crime carries a punishment in state prison of two, three or four years, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of up to $6,000, or by both that fine and imprisonment, according to penal code.

Gunderson, who is Caucasian, was 21 years old at the time and living in San Jose. He pleaded

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Upfront no contest to the felony domestic violence charge on May 26, 2015.

Because Gunderson planned to attend college in Hawaii, Persky deferred his sentence to July 2016, requiring Gunderson to return with proof that he had attended at least one Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous meeting per week and completed a 52week domestic violence program in Hawaii.

more than a year? No, according to the district attorney’s office. In most domestic violence cases, the sentencing occurs within a month or two of the plea, but it is within judge’s discretion “to schedule sentencing based on the circumstances unique to a particular case or defendant,� the DA’s office wrote in emails released under the California Public Records Act. Judges may delay sentencing

‘They want people to remain in pro-social and educational and work environments if at all possible because that really is the only thing that prevents recidivism.’

—Barbara Muller, public defender

Persky agreed to reduce his felony to a misdemeanor upon completion of these terms, according to court transcripts.

Gunderson would then be placed on three years of probation. Persky scheduled a progress hearing for December 2015 and excused Gunderson from appearing, allowing him to instead send a signed progress report, according to the court transcript.

After Gunderson failed to attend all of his required AA meetings, Persky sentenced Gunderson on March 10, 2016, to four months in county jail, three years of probation, completion of a certified domestic violence program and payments to a battered women’s shelter and domestic violence fund, among other fees. Persky agreed to defer Gunderson’s surrender date to June 1 so Gunderson could finish the school year in Hawaii, the court transcript states.

At the probation department’s request, a hearing was held instead on March 21, 2016, at which point a different judge was presiding over the case, and Gunderson was remanded to serve his sentence, according to the district attorney’s office. Gunderson was released on May 18, 2016.

The recall campaign argues that Persky showed leniency to Gunderson by deferring his sentence and violated the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision by failing to notify the state of Hawaii that Gunderson would be moving there. The antirecall campaign argues that the deferred sentencing was not uncommon for a young offender with no prior record, that the district attorney’s office did not object to it, and that the Interstate Compact is not relevant to allegations of bias on Persky’s part.

Was this a plea bargain? Did the DA object to the terms of the agreement? The district attorney’s office did not sign the plea agreement but also did not object ot the terms of the agreement.

Was there a full probation report? Persky waived the referral to probation for a full report but later ordered a full report, according to court transcripts.

Was it unusual to defer Gunderson’s sentencing for

to avoid collateral consequences, such as on schooling or employment. “The sentence imposed in this case was not unusual,� the DA’s office stated, while the timing was “unusual, but not unprecedented.�

Did Gunderson comply with the terms of his deferred sentence? No. By December 2015, Gunderson had not attended all of the required AA classes nor enrolled in school, according to a court transcript. Gunderson appeared in front of Persky in January 2016 having completed a portion of his domestic violence program and re-enrolled at the University of Hawaii. He planned to try out for the football team in the spring, according to a court transcript. Persky said that “if he’s completely back on track with the original program and probation ... we can revert back to that.� Prosecutor Ted Kajani objected, arguing that Gunderson’s defense attorney, the judge and probation agreed in December that Gunderson “had not done what he laid out to do� and would be remanded into custody. Persky in January agreed but then requested a full report from probation and moved Gunderson’s sentencing to March.

What is the Interstate Compact for Adult Offenders Supervision? Did it apply to this case?

Yes. The compact “seeks to promote public safety� by supervising certain adult offenders who move to a new state.

Anthony Pennella, who oversees the interstate compact for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, confirmed to the Weekly that the compact applies to offenders whose sentencing has been deferred. An adult offender does not have to be on probation, according to the compact’s Bench Book for Judges and Court Personnel. However, Pennella stated that a lack of awareness exists among judges as to when the compact applies.

Gunderson, now living in Washington State, has been supervised under the compact since June 2016, Pennella confirmed.

What was Persky’s responsibility in ensuring adherence to the compact? Pennella said this varies from county to county. Probation

departments should be notified to initiate the transfer paperwork, he said. According to the DA’s office, the defendant is required, once sentenced, to submit a transfer request to the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision.

At Gunderson’s May 2015 plea hearing, prosecutor Kajani raised the issue for at least the second time, asking Persky if “probation needs to have any better understanding of the case given there would be outof-state compacts,� the court transcript states. It is unclear from the publicly available records whose failure resulted in Gunderson’s lack of supervision in Hawaii.

Was Gunderson arrested on another domestic violence charge after leaving California? Yes. He was arrested on Dec. 18, 2015, in Washington State for punching his father.

Was Gunderson a college athlete? Yes. He played football for Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.

A case for comparison?

aul Ramirez, then 32, was arrested in Sunnyvale on Nov. 15, 2014, for sexually assaulting his roommate, a five-months-pregnant woman.

Ramirez was charged with sexual penetration by force, violence, duress, menace or dear of bodily injury; and assault with intent to commit rape. Ramirez admitted to the crimes in a police interview.

On March 29, 2016, Ramirez pleaded no contest to the first charge, which has a mandatory minimum sentence of three years in state prison for those who plead guilty or no contest and a maximum of eight years. He agreed to three years in state prison, three years of parole and lifetime sexoffender registration.

The recall campaign argues that Persky gave Ramirez, an immigrant from El Salvador, a harsher sentence than Brock Turner. The anti-recall campaign argues that the cases are distinct and cannot be compared. (Ramirez pleaded no contest to a different charge with a mandatory minimum under a plea bargain, whereas Turner pleaded not guilty and was convicted by a jury.)

Was this a plea bargain? Yes. The district attorney’s office offered for Ramirez to plead to one of the felony charges and serve the minimum required prison sentence.

Was there a full probation report? Yes, according to court records.

Did Persky oversee Ramirez’s plea? No. Judge Gilbert Brown presided over the plea, according to court records. Persky, however, presided over pretrial conferences and negotiations, according to an email from Harman.

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Sentencing a JC football player

eenan Smith was arrested in Sunnyvale in August 2015 on charges of domestic violence, criminal threats and felony assault after shoving his girlfriend twice; twice punching a witness who intervened, causing the man

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to lose consciousness; and threatening a second witness, according to the police report. Smith, who is African-American, was then 19 years old, living in Santa Clara and a student at the College of San Mateo, where he played football.

Smith was charged with three counts: felony battery causing serious bodily injury (for the first witness), felony inflicting corporal injury on a specific person (his girlfriend) and misdemeanor threats to commit a crime resulting in death or great bodily injury (the second witness).

Smith did not attend his first court appearance in August 2015 and was remanded with bail set at $60,000.

On March 2, 2016, Smith pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor charges, agreeing to 120 days in the county’s Weekend Work Program (a jail alternative for low-risk offenders), three years of probation and completion of a 52-week domestic-violence program. He was ordered to attend weekend work on Saturdays and Sundays for the first four months and on Sundays only from August onward to accommodate his football schedule, according to Barbara Muller, the public defender assigned to his case.

On July 14, 2016, the probation department received an affidavit of contempt due to Smith’s failure to start his sentence in April due to “conflict with school schedule and work schedule.�

In August 2016, Smith appeared before Persky after missing three domestic violence classes, according to the court transcript. The probation officer stated Smith would be remanded if he did not bring proof of enrollment at the next court of hearing. Persky stated that he would give Smith “one more and probably last chance� to complete the domestic violence program.

In October 2016, Smith missed two weekend work sessions, one for being late (an unexcused absence) and another when he had a footballrelated concussion (excused with a doctor’s note), Muller said. The district attorney’s office requested a hearing to argue Smith had violated his probation. Persky then modified Smith’s probation to serve his sentence in-camp (in county jail) on weekends, according to Muller.

The recall campaign argues that Persky “tailored� Smith’s sentence to his football schedule and failed to hold him accountable for probation violations. The anti-recall campaign argues Persky appropriately crafted a sentence that aimed at rehabilitating Smith by allowing him to stay in school, work fulltime and play football to prevent him from re-offending.

Was this a plea bargain?

Yes. The district attorney’s office agreed to reduce the two felony charges in exchange for his nocontest plea, according to Muller.

Did Persky fail to hold Smith accountable for violating the terms of his probation? If an offender is not complying with the terms of his or her probation, the probation department would typically file a violation to bring it to the judge’s attention, which probation did not do in this case, Muller said. She said the district attorney’s office took the “highly unusual� step of requesting a hearing to argue Smith was in violation, which she attributed to media attention about the case.

Was Persky’s sentence unusual? Muller said it is common for judges to craft sentences to accommodate low-risk offenders’ work or school schedules. “They want people to remain in pro-social and educational and work environments if at all possible because that really is the only thing that prevents recidivism,� she said. Q

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;presumably neutralâ&#x20AC;? probation department, whose full reports for sex crimes typically include interviews with the defendant and victim, the results of a risk assessment of the perpetrator and a description of the case drawn from the police report.

Judges may make minor adjustments to the probation departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sentencing recommendation if something â&#x20AC;&#x153;seems amiss,â&#x20AC;? he said, but otherwise, â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the vast majority of the cases I and

other judges follow those sentencing recommendations.â&#x20AC;?

Judges have the most sentencing discretion in jury trials, when they have heard the full scope of the evidence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really the true measure of the judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discretion: postjury trial,â&#x20AC;? Persky said.

At the press conference, Persky said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry that the recall â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which he acknowledged has a â&#x20AC;&#x153;very real chanceâ&#x20AC;? at success â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will lead to a rash of judicial recalls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much more subtle and, I believe, much more insidious than that,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The judicial

recall, if successful, will be a silent force, a silent corrupting force, a force that will enter the minds of judges as they contemplate difficult decisions, a force that will enter the minds of individual litigants when they step into the courtroom, wondering, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Can that judge withstand the challenge?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

If voters approve the recall, Persky will be replaced by one of two candidates for his job who are on the June 5 ballot: Santa Clara County Assistant District Attorney Cindy Hendrickson or civil attorney Angela Storey. (See story on page 14.) Q

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Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The City Council will hold a labor negotiation in closed session; and in open session consider approval of a request for a conditional-use permit to allow a community center use at the First Baptist Church; and discuss grade-separation options through the Connecting Palo Alto Rail Program. The council will meet on Monday, May 14, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. Closed session will begin at 5 p.m., followed by the open session at 6 p.m.

FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The Finance Committee will discuss the 2019 Proposed Budget Overview with the City Council, the Human Resources Department, Administrative Services Department, Community Services Department, Utilities Department, Fire and Police departments and others. The Finance Committee will meet Tuesday, May 15, and Wednesday, May 16, starting at 9 a.m. both days in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The school board will hold a study session on the budget and enrollment. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. CITY SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE ... The City School Liaison Committee will meet on Thursday, May 17, at 8 a.m. in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. The agenda was not available by press deadline.

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board will conduct a major review of 356 Hawthorne Ave., the proposed demolition of a four-unit residential complex and construction of three detached homes with garages. The board will meet on Thursday, May 17, at 8:30 a.m. in City Council Chambers at 250 Hamilton Ave. PUBLIC ART COMMISSION ... The commission will meet on Thursday, May 17 at 7 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. The agenda will be posted at CityofPaloAlto.org/agendas.

BOARD POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE ... The school board committee will meet on Friday, May 18, at 8:30 a.m. at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave., to discuss Safe Routes to School and the Cubberley Master Plan Update. Q

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

Board of Education (May 7)

Homework: The board discussed student homework loads and policy in a special meeting. Action: None

Board of Education (May 8)

History-social studies curriculum: The board discussed new history-social studies curricula for the elementary and middle schools, the approval of which will return on consent. Action: None Equity plan: The board adopted a district-wide, three-year equity plan, including allocating $60,000 from reserves to fund a ninth-grade pilot for tutoring nonprofit Dreamcatchers. Yes: Unanimous Addison project: The board waived its two-meeting rule and approved a budget, contract and donation for the construction phase of a renovation of Addison Elementary School. Yes: Unanimous Bond sale: The board authorized the issuance and sale of bonds in an amount not to exceed $40,000. Yes: Unanimous 2018 school bond: The board authorized expenditures not to exceed $30,000 for consultant services related to placing a bond measure on the 2018 ballot and to continue developing a project list for the potential bond. Yes: Unanimous

City Council (May 7)

Commissions: The council voted Loren Gordon and Ben Miyaji (incumbents) and Ian Klaus to the Public Art Commission. Council members reappointed Arne Ballantine and Michael Danaher to the Utilities Advisory Commission. Yes CDGB Grants: The council approved Finance Committee recommendations for 2018-19 funding allocations of the Community Development Block Grant.

Unanimous Water transfer: The council approved a permanent, one-time transfer of a portion of Palo Altoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Individual Supply Guarantee of Hetch Hetchy water to East Palo Alto. Yes: DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Holman, Kniss, Kou, Wolbach No: Tanaka Absent: Scharff Airplane noise: The council approved Policy and Services Committee recommendations for the next steps to address airplane noise and to fast track identifying procedural changes to the FAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NextGen air-traffic system that could result in litigation. Yes: Unanimous

Policy and Services Committee (May 8)

Teen services: The council gave direction to staff regarding the teen services programs. Action: None Affordable housing: The council gave feedback to the Planning and Community Environment director to broaden the criteria for affordable housing policy and how to achieve the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s housing objectives. Action: None Town HallsThe council gave feedback to staff on improving and bringing back the town hall program. Action: None

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News Digest Council again looks for ways to sue FAA

City grants water to East Palo Alto

The Palo Alto City Council directed staff on Monday night to develop a strategy that could lead to lawsuits over aircraft noise caused by the Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen flight program.

The decision to create a fast-track strategy to react to procedural changes the FAA might implement was added to a slate of proposed actions recommended by the council’s Policy and Services Committee.

The council’s added language came one month after it had decided not to pursue a legal track.

In early April staff and the city council considered a potential lawsuit after council members returned from a March meeting in Washington, D.C. with FAA officials that left them feeling deflated and unheard.

City Attorney Molly Stump said on Monday there hasn’t been a procedural error with which to pursue a legal strategy.

But that doesn’t mean an error won’t emerge. The FAA has made some procedural changes, of which the city wasn’t even aware, Councilwoman Lydia Kou noted.

Kou made a motion for staff to develop a fast-track method to identify procedures the FAA has changed.

The city could potentially file litigation, if appropriate, she said.

The council then voted 8-0, with Councilman Greg Scharff absent, to amend the Policy and Services recommendations and direct staff to bring a fast-track plan to the council as quickly as possible. Q —Sue Dremann

VERY REAL LOCAL NEWS

East Palo Alto received a much-needed infusion of water on Monday night after the Palo Alto City Council voted to transfer — at no cost — some of its water shares to its parched neighbor.

The council voted 7-1, with Councilman Greg Tanaka dissenting and Councilman Greg Scharff absent, to give a half-million gallons per day of water to East Palo Alto to enable the city to resume its development. East Palo Alto had to put a moratorium on new hookups last year after it ran out of additional water supplies.

East Palo Alto has the smallest share of water allocations from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, which supplies water to local cities from the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, because the city was not incorporated when San Mateo County made the deal with the SFPUC to divide the shares.

The inequity wasn’t lost on council members and city staff. They noted that while East Palo Alto receives just 2 million gallons of water per day, Palo Alto receives 17 million. But Palo Alto only uses 10 million gallons per day, City Manager James Keene noted. Q —Sue Dremann

Police release sketch of downtown robber

A teenage boy was robbed at gunpoint by a group of men who fled in a car in downtown Palo Alto on Saturday night, police said Monday.

The 17-year-old teen had been talking on his cellphone

and walking east on Lytton Avenue where he crossed paths with three men who asked for the device at the corner of Kipling Street around 10:45 p.m., police said.

When the boy refused to hand over the phone, one of the men aimed a black semi-automatic handgun at the teen and commanded him to get on the ground, police said. The man punched him Robbery suspect when the teen didn’t follow the order, after which point the boy laid on the ground, police said. The three men searched his pockets and left with his cellphone and cash.

The trio fled in a waiting black four-door sedan driven by a fourth person.

The three people who attacked the teen were all described as Hispanic men in their 20s. The man who pointed the gun at the teen was described as being about 5 feet 10 inches tall, thin built and wearing a hooded sweatshirt with a black zipper over a white shirt, police said. On Wednesday evening, police released a sketch of this man.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the department’s 24-hour dispatch center at 650329-2413. Q —Palo Alto Weekly Staff LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines and talk about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com

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POLICE CALLS Palo Alto

May 2-May 8 Violence related Armed robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Arson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Assault with a deadly weapon . . . . . 1 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Child abuse/sexual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Residential burglary attempt. . . . . . . 1 Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Vehicle related Abandoned bicycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Driving with suspended license . . . . 3 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Vehicle accident/major injury . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . 4 Vehicle accident/property damage. . 9 Vehicle impound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle stored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Alcohol or drug related Drinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving under the influence . . . . . . . . 2 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Possession of paraphernalia. . . . . . . 2 Under influence of drugs. . . . . . . . . . 3 Miscellaneous Firearm disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Firearm/misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Psychiatric subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . 5 Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Menlo Park

May 2-May 8 Violence related Assault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Theft undefined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle related Auto burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Driving with suspended/revoked license 1 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . 3 Vehicle accident/no injury . . . . . . . . 10 Alcohol or drug related Driving under the influence . . . . . . . . 2 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of paraphernalia. . . . . . . 2 Miscellaneous CPS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Domestic disturbance. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Info case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Property for destruction . . . . . . . . . . 2 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . 1 Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The records for the City of Palo Alto show the following checks as outstanding for over three years to the listed payees. Under California Government Code Section 50050, unclaimed money will become the City's property three years after the check was issued. If you are one of the listed payees, please contact Susan Miley at (650) 329-2224 at the City of Palo Alto by June 30, 2018 so that arrangements can be made to reissue the check.

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1435 Channing LLC

7006665

87.58

Abraham, Lior Meir

3004936

81.00

Akhond, Hossein

3005594

102.00

Bach, Joseph

7006654

50.00

Bures, Stephen

7006658

50.00

Chawla, Sonya

3004344

102.00

Chou, Philip S

3005632

106.32

Chun, Jeannie

3004923

102.00

Costello, Therese Anne

3004985

81.00

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Durot, Elizabeth

7006657

125.00

Palo Alto

Estate of Wanda Jaskowiak

2123564

1,613.67

Fanlo, Elizabeth

2122392

223.13

Flagiello, Caroline

3004200

102.00

Garcia, Roberto

7006650

50.00

Gelco Corp. LSR

3004238

109.00

Hyundai Titling Trust LSR

3004260

102.00

Iller, John M or Vitols, Alexi M

3004273

109.00

Jain, Shubhra

3004340

50.00

Jalkala, Anne

7006668

137.23

Jame, Sina

7006661

50.00

Johnson, Ann M

3004180

85.00

Johnson, Ann

2124633

300.00

JTC Development

7006708

170.00

Klein, Michael

3004100

81.00

Li, Brian

7006649

61.37

McConnell, F Chaiss

3004229

109.00

Moorman, Gerald

7006718

381.74

Murdock, William

3004374

61.00

O’Rourke, Kathleen

3004276

299.00

Phuong, Phat

2123675

109.00

Picchi, Carol

7006648

80.00

Rankin, Marc

3004285

382.00

Redspire FK Restaurants & Hospitality

7006664

1,419.14

Santiago, Gina

2124684

306.60

Scheller, Sarah

7006653

50.00

Schiller, Angela

3003569

140.39

Selman, Dustin

7006652

50.00

Sitch

3000794

336.00

Srinivasan, Veena

7006660

83.06

Wheels LT LSR

3004373

76.00

Zhang, Yan

8000471

50.00

El Verano Avenue, 4/30, 1 p.m.; child abuse/sexual.

3916 El Camino Real, 5/2, 12:48 a.m.; assault with a deadly weapon.

300 Pasteur Drive, 5/3, 10:32 p.m.; arson/misc.

33 Encina Ave., 5/4, 11:44 a.m.; battery/simple.

4119 El Camino Real, 5/4, 2:28 p.m.; battery.

Lytton Avenue/Kipling Street, 5/5, 11:17 p.m.; robbery/armed.

300 Pasteur Drive, 5/7, 12:38 a.m.; battery/simple.

Menlo Park

600 block Live Oak Ave., 5/7, 2:20 p.m.; assault.

1100 block Sevier Ave., 5/7, 5:48 p.m.; battery.

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Bernice Senft Behling September 27, 1926 – May 1, 2018

Births, marriages and deaths

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Mary Ellen Martin of Los Altos died on April 16 of natural causes in hospice care at Pilgrim Haven Assisted Living in Los Altos.

Mary was born and raised in Round Knob, Illinois, where she lived on a small farm with her parents and sister, Beulah Martin.

She attended nursing school in St. Louis, where she met her first husband, Frank Martin, in a hospital maternity ward. They married in 1944. She and Frank moved to Los Altos in 1950 when Frank started a medical practice in Palo Alto. Mary stayed at home raising her children until they were all of high school age whereupon she returned to college and received a bachelor’s and then a master’s degree in nursing from San Jose State University.

She went on to work for the Santa Clara County Health Department as a public health nurse. Eventually she and Frank retired and around the year 2000 and moved to Pilgrim Haven. Her husband passed away in April of 2002. She already knew Ron Fredlund and his wife from church. Ron and Mary became close after both had lost their spouses and married in 2003.

She is survived by her husband, Ron Fredlund of Los Altos; three children, Bill Martin of Saratoga, Anne Martin of Nevada City, California and Bob Martin of Los Altos; and seven grandchildren. Her memorial service will be held on July 7 at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Palo Alto, 305 North California Ave. In lieu of flowers, her family kindly requests that memorial donations be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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Cornelio Davila Soliman Feb. 8, 1923 – April 25, 2018 A longtime resident of Palo Alto, also a retiree of Varian Assoc. and proud WWII Veteran. Services were held on May 10th at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Palo Alto. Interment Alta Mesa Memorial Park Palo Alto. Please view/sign guestbook: cusimanocolonial.com PAID

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John Hofman Hessel April 24, 1934 – April 26, 2018 John Hofman Hessel, age 84, of Portola Valley, California died April 26th at Stanford Hospital after a lengthy illness. John grew up in Woodmere, New York attending Woodmere Academy as did both his parents Sidney A. Hessel and Beatrice Hofman Hessel before him. After graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire he received a degree in biology from Harvard.

John was a Renaissance man at an early age and his love of science was fostered by and with his father.

Together they pursued and collected Lepidoptera discovering previously unidentified species of butterfly and moth. John’s moth, Automeris iris hesselorum, was identified in Southern Arizona while working on his PhD at the University of Arizona. His research continued at Stanford University on a post-doctoral fellowship. He was highly involved in the ecological movement of the 1970’s educating students and the general public about the negative effects of unregulated human activity on the planet.

Between college and grad school, John taught 8 years at prep schools in New England co-founding a school with a group of colleagues which exists today. Back in California, he continued his interest in population biology which led him to the organization Zero Population Growth (ZPG) illustrating the need for family planning. He then co-founded the non-profit Family Planning Alternatives (FPA), taking significant personal risk standing up for a woman’s right to choose.

John was an avid Stanford athletics fan and a sportsman at heart.

When he officially retired from the non-profit world he pursued his passion for fly-fishing spawned from his summer fishing expeditions in the Colorado Rockies while doing research for Stanford. The fly fishing bug turned into a passion for building custom fly rods.

The Hessel Rod Company was established where he built beautiful custom fly rods, many of which are still in the hands of fishermen and family members today.

When John could no longer fish at the level he wanted to, he decided to become a wildlife photographer. He and his wife Aileen traveled many times to Africa. On the last trip they were able to locate and photograph one of the rarest animals on the continent, a scaled mammal called a Ground Pangolin.

Another passion of John’s life was promoting access to higher education, which came from his own fortunate experience of being educated at his beloved Exeter Academy. He created a scholarship fund at Exeter to provide funding for promising kids. Recently one of the scholarship students from the class of ‘92 decided to “pay it forward” by establishing his own scholarship fund crediting John.

He is survived by his wife of forty-two years, Aileen; his children Doug Hessel (Teri) of Aptos; Geoffrey Hessel of Redwood City; Stephen Hessel of Mill Valley; Lucy Hessel of San Carlos; step-son Gregory Wimmer of San Francisco, step-daughter Diana Bariteau of Menlo Park; sisters Mary Dodge of Portola Valley and Sue Hessel of Lyme, Connecticut; additionally he left seven grandchildren.

Services will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Phillips Exeter Academy Hessel Innovation Fund* and mailed to Phillips Exeter Academy, Office of Donor Relations, 20 Main Street, Exeter, NH 03833 or a charity of your choice. *A fund allowing innovation and experimentation for students pursuing science.

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Bernice (Bonnie) Behling, of Portola Valley, passed away peacefully, with family by her side, on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 following a brief illness. Born September 27, 1926 in Aurora, Illinois, Bonnie is survived by daughter Ann Behling Kruger (Peder) of Evergreen, Colorado, son Frederick L. Behling III (Lesa) of Iron River, Michigan, son William R. Behling (Nancy) of Norfolk, Massachusetts, eight grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Dr. Frederick L. Behling, her first daughter, Barbara L. Behling of Palo Alto and sister Evelyn S. Hines of Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Bonnie grew up in Batavia, Illinois, the daughter of Henry and Bertha Senft. After graduating from Batavia High School in 1944, she moved to Colorado to pursue a nursing degree at University of Colorado. It was there she met her husband, Fred, who was a medical resident at St. Luke’s Hospital in Denver. They were married in 1947 and raised four children, with moves early in Fred’s medical career that took them to and from Oklee, Minnesota; Barstow, California; Rochester, Minnesota; and Fargo, North Dakota.

In 1958, Bonnie and Fred moved to Palo Alto, California (as Fred joined the Palo Alto Medical Clinic) and then to Los Altos Hills in 1959, where they lived for almost 35 years. While Fred became one of the preeminent orthopedic physicians in the country and practiced until he retired in 1992, Bonnie managed raising their four children and coordinating the children’s busy after-school music and sports activities while regularly volunteering at both the Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park and at the Grace Lutheran Church Library in Palo Alto.

As the children grew up and left home, Bonnie went back to school, earning a Master’s degree in English from San Jose State University and a membership in the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Bonnie used her degree to teach English as a Second Language for close to 10 years.

During their 65 years of marriage, Bonnie and Fred enjoyed a variety of activities together including extensive world travel and the outdoor sports of hiking and cross-country skiing at their second home in Sun Valley, Idaho. Bonnie was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church in Palo Alto since 1958, serving a variety of volunteer roles in the congregation. She will always be remembered for her love of family and music, for her passion for Stanford football, and for her dedication to the proper use of the English language.

A memorial service for Bonnie will be scheduled for a future date.

Memorials may be made in the name of Bernice S. Behling to Mission Hospice & Home Care, 1670 S Amphlett Blvd #300, San Mateo, CA 94402 and to the Galena Lodge, 15187 State Hwy 75, Ketchum, ID 83340.

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Editorial Recall Judge Persky hile the campaigns for and against the recall of Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky argue vociferously over each other’s campaign tactics and the details of past sexual assault cases handled by Persky, the fundamental question for voters is how to strike the right balance between judicial independence and accountability to the community. Both are not only possible, but essential.

Judge Persky and those opposing his recall argue that nothing short of illegal behavior, incompetence or gross misconduct should be cause for removing a judge. If done for any other reason, they believe, judges will be intimidated into imposing harsher sentences out of fear they too might be recalled. The fact that the California court system has had only two previous recall elections in its history, with the last one 86 years ago, strongly suggests otherwise.

But more importantly, California law provides for this process and gives voters the absolute power to recall judges for any reason.

Unlike the U.S. Constitution, which gives federal judges lifetime appointments, the California Constitution requires that state judges stand for election every six years and allows for recall elections between regular elections upon submission of valid signatures of 20 percent of a county’s registered voters, an extraordinarily high bar.

It provides no guidance as to the standards for removal from office, leaving it to voters to make their own judgment.

So challenges to the very legitimacy of this election are unfair, undemocratic and directly contradicted by the law. Those who don’t like the recall provision have every right to seek a change in the Constitution, but they have no right to criticize those who are availing themselves of the legal opportunity to challenge the fitness of Judge Persky to remain on the bench.

It is equally wrong to suggest that a recall election is anything other than an early vote on a judge that must stand for election anyway.

Had Judge Persky coincidentally been on the ballot this year for reelection instead of four years from now, the campaign would have been no different except there would have been no burden of gathering almost 100,000 signatures nor any debate over the Constitutional recall provision.

Similarly, we find the argument that appointment of judges by the Governor is more likely to insulate the judiciary from political influences than the election of judges to be disingenuous and irrelevant.

First, Gubernatorial appointments are inherently and obviously political, and done entirely in secret. But more importantly, that is not the issue before voters.

Instead, voters must decide whether or not Judge Persky’s use of his discretionary sentencing powers in sexual assault cases has furthered the interests of justice and created an environment where victims of sexual assault will find the process fair and worthy of being retraumatized during a trial.

On this question, we believe Judge Persky has failed the community so badly that he must be replaced.

A unanimous jury, after hearing all the evidence and testimony, convicted Stanford freshman swimmer Brock Turner in 2016 of three felonies for his sexual assault of an unconscious woman on the ground outside a Stanford fraternity. The Turner case was a rare instance of a sexual assault being witnessed and interrupted by uninvolved passersby. Two graduate students riding by on their bikes intervened, chased Turner as he attempted to flee and held him until police arrived. Sexual assault cases rarely get any stronger than this one.

Persky’s six-month sentence of Turner, which resulted in Turner only actually serving three months due to the standard 50 percent reduction of time for “good behavior,” undermined the jury verdict and stunned the nation for its leniency. It sent exactly the opposite message hoped for by the victim and those seeking to reduce the high incidence of sexual assault on college campuses.

Under California law, the presumptive minimum sentence for Turner’s convictions was two years unless the judge found, as did Judge Persky, unusual mitigating circumstances. The District Attorney asked for six years. But the probation department recommended just six months based on Turner’s age, his lack of a significant criminal record (he had already been arrested earlier in his first quarter at Stanford for drinking) and on incorrect information about Turner’s previous high school experience with drug and alcohol use (he asserted to the court his first use was at Stanford).

We will never know the damage done by Judge Persky’s minimal sentence of Brock Turner and how many future victims of sexual assault will choose not to press charges out of fear that a judge might similarly upend a jury verdict by imposing a diminutive sentence.

But that threat is far more real and potentially dangerous to our judicial system than the remote possibility that the removal of Persky will strike fear in other judges and lead to inappropriately harsh sentences of convicted defendants.

Judge Persky abused his discretion, disrespected a jury, failed a crime victim and broke trust with the public he serves. There is no judicial accountability if these failures don’t lead to his removal from office. Q

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Letters Prevent road expansions

Editor, The City Council is reviewing 10 rail crossing options on Monday, May 14.

I am alarmed to hear wording about road expansions, currently included in Option 3 and Option 9 for Embarcadero Road and University Avenue. Over the past 20 years, our city has made a clear policy choice to attempt to reduce the volume and speed of automobile traffic, not accommodate more.

We want to be known for our iconic tree canopies, not for road widening. The huge stone pine trees on Embarcadero Road and Alma Street should be kept as a gateway and for providing shade and habitat, not fall victim to road widening.

I support making Churchill and Palo Alto avenues better for bikers, pedestrians and residents — but they must not just push around and worsen traffic across the city.

Citywide traffic reduction through a transportation-demand-management program should be the goal, not widening roads, which encourage both more traffic and faster traffic. More bike/pedestrian-only crossings would be wonderful.

Some residents may have forgotten the physical and political schism caused by the 1960s decision to do eminent domain on more than 100 houses and put an expressway in Palo Alto: Oregon Expressway. To this day, it is a physical divide in the city as much as any rail line, and the bitter politics led in a convoluted way to a recall of the entire City Council just as it was undergoing a reduction in council size. We don’t need another Oregon Expressway in Palo Alto.

In summary, we need to strike out the references to any road widening as we look at reviewing grade crossings.

Yoriko Kishimoto Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto

Hold perpetrators accountable

Editor, I was sexually assaulted when I was in high school. It upended my life for a period of time, and I had to transfer schools because of the social backlash I experienced for reporting what my assailant did to me. He was an athlete whom people wanted to protect.

When I learned about the Stanford swimmer sexual-assault case and the six-month jail sentence that followed, to be honest, I was wholly unsurprised. My own experience taught me to expect nothing more, and that’s what’s so sad about it all.

This should not be normal.

We need to support survivors when they come forward, and we need a cultural shift. Part of that means holding perpetrators accountable and, when people in places of power are not willing to do that, we need to replace them with people who will.

Please vote to recall and replace Judge Persky this June.

Ke’ili Deal Fulton Street, Palo Alto

Limit new office space

Editor, Residents are circulating a petition to place on this November’s ballot an initiative “rolling back” Palo Alto’s office-space construction cap.

The recently adopted Palo Alto 2015-2030 Comprehensive Plan allows for 1.7 million square feet of new office-space construction: over 113,000 square feet per year.

Stanford University and its Medical Center’s expansions are not included in the Comprehensive Plan.

Palo Alto’s historical growth rate for office-space construction has been 58,000 square feet per year.

Daily we experience the effects of Palo Alto’s recent 10-year increase in office-space development. Horrible traffic, congested freeways, inadequate parking, diminished air quality and astronomical housing prices. Bulldozers and construction fences litter our city. Even the Lytton Avenue

laundromat was converted into office space.

Developers enjoy a much higher return on their investment by building offices, not housing. Many approved office buildings are yet to be completed; their final impacts on Palo Alto are unknown.

Per recent NPR programming and local newspaper articles, Palo Alto’s office rents exceed Manhattan’s.

While Palo Alto desperately needs more below-market and moderately priced housing, developers cannot be mandated to build housing.

Individual property rights must be respected and protected. But limiting office development to historical levels could encourage the building of the housing we desperately need.

More information can be found at sensiblezoning.org about the initiative, which I strongly support.

An information booth, petitions and signature gathers will be at the the Downtown Farmers Market on May 12 and May 19; at the Friends of the Library Book sale on May 12 and 13 and at the California Avenue Farmers Market on May 20.

Supporters are canvassing their neighborhoods, discussing this initiative and gathering signatures before the May 21 deadline. Additional signature locations are listed at sensiblezoning.org.

Rita Vrhel Channing Avenue, Palo Alto (continued on page 24)

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Guest Opinions: Pro & Con Judge Persky should be recalled

We need reform, not a recall

early 100,000 Santa Clara County of images of little girls in sexual situations, voters signed a petition to put the including an infant. Persky sentenced Chain recall of Judge Persky on the June 5 to only four days in jail rather than the sixballot. We believe Persky should be replaced month sentence dispensed by other judges with a new judge because he has a pattern in this county. Persky made the plea offer, of bias in favor of privileged perpetrators in not the DA. Persky also said he would be cases of sexual assault, domestic violence “receptive” to reducing the felony to a misand child pornography. demeanor after only a year, contrary to the The most notorious case was Stanford probation recommendation. Another Persky swimmer Brock Turner. Persky sentenced supporter, a public defender, called the senTurner to only six months in jail for sexu- tence “eye-raising” and said it is appropriate ally assaulting an unconscious woman be- for offenses like disturbing the peace or pubhind a dumpster outside a frat party. The lic intoxication, not felony child porn. victim, “Emily Doe,” grew up in Palo Alto In other cases, Persky: and graduated from Gunn. A jury convicted • Adjusted the sentence of another college Turner on three felony counts, including football player convicted of domestic vioassault with intent to rape and sexual pen- lence to accommodate his football schedule; etration of an unconscious and intoxicated • Sentenced an engineer to weekend jail person. Turner faced 14 years in prison for for severely beating his fiancee. his crimes — he only served 90 days.

• In a civil trial, allowed De Anza ColFor women in Santa Clara County, Brock lege baseball players accused of commitTurner’s sentence isn’t just shocking, it’s dan- ting the gang rape to show the jury photos gerous. It reinforces the myth that sexual as- taken months later of the teenaged victim sault is not a serious crime. It discourages in a skimpy outfit, supposedly to prove she victims from coming forward to seek justice didn’t suffer from trauma. The victim’s lawwhen even a jury verdict results in a slap on yers said that they believed Persky “favored” the wrist. the perpetrators.

That’s why recall supporters include over Persky’s response to the recall echoes this 50 elected officials in Santa Clara County record. He hired Donald Trump’s Arizona and beyond, including U.S. Senator Kirstin state director, Brian Seitchik, for his camGillibrand, State Senators Jerry Hill and Jim paign. Seitchik has a history of anti-choice, Beall, five Congressmen, civil rights leaders anti-immigrant and anti-labor campaigns. such as Dolores Huerta and Anita Hill, and Not surprisingly, the Persky campaign — in organizations including the National Orga- venues including debates, endorsement internization for Women and the views and media appearances California Nurses Association.

— has repeatedly blamed the Even judges and lawyers Brock Turner’s victim in the Turner case, jusopposed to the recall harshly sentence isn’t tifying the lenient sentence by criticize the Turner sentence. pointing to the fact that Emily Former Judge Ron del Pozzo, just shocking, Doe was highly intoxicated. recently retired after 15 years it’s dangerous.

Victims of sexual assault on the bench, said the expected and domestic violence will sentence would have been 4-6 years. He called not come forward if they think they will be six months in jail “inconsistent with the jury blamed for the crimes committed against verdict based on other people who have been them. They will not seek justice if the result tried for similar offenses and sentenced for of a long process of medical examinations, similar offenses” in this county. According to invasive questions and humiliating testimoDel Pozzo, “You see people get a year for the ny is a slap on the wrist for their victimizers. first residential burglary without any history.

Opponents of the recall are often harsh You see people get a year for having several critics of Persky’s decisions, but they say that DUIs behind them and having a fourth.” recalls threaten “judicial independence” and Former Judge LaDoris Cordell, also a should be reserved for judges who violate the Persky supporter, called the sentence an law. Persky did violate federal and state law example of “white privilege.” Dean Erwin when he sent a convicted felon to Hawaii to Chemerinsky of the Berkeley Law School play football without even notifying that state. labeled it an “abuse of discretion.” District But the larger point is that judges are electAttorney Jeff Rosen, saying he “lacked ed officials under the California Constitution, confidence” that Persky could “fairly par- which gives to voters the power to elect judges ticipate” in another case of sexual assault of and to recall them. That’s why the nonpartian unconscious victim, disqualified Persky san California Constitution Center concluded from that case. that judicial recalls are part of our constituPersky only sentenced approximately tional mechanism for balancing the compet64 cases involving sex crimes and violence ing value sets of independence and accountagainst women during his 19 months in felony ability. The Persky campaign’s radical view court. Many of those cases show a similar bias. that elected judges in their decision-making For example, Foothill College football are unaccountable to voters is anti-democratic player Ikaika Gunderson was convicted of and contrary the California Constitution. felony domestic violence for beating and Santa Clara County voters have a right to choking his former girlfriend and pushing judges who take sexual violence seriously, her headfirst out of a car. Persky abused his and they have a right to express that value at discretion to allow Gunderson to move to the ballot box. We expect they will do that on Hawaii to play college football with no pro- June 5 and replace Persky with a judge who bation or monitoring and without notifying will better protect our community. Q Gary Kremen is a director, Santa Clara Hawaii, in violation of state and federal law.

Gunderson was then rearrested for domestic Valley Water District Board. Margaret Abe-Koga is a Mountain View City Council violence in a third state.

In another case, a Sunnyvale man named member. Kenneth Dauber is president and Robert Chain was convicted of felony Jennifer Di Brienza is vice-president of the child pornography for possessing dozens PAUSD Board of Education.

e are longtime Harsher sentences as a result of the recall Palo Alto comwill disproportionately hurt communities of munity memcolor and the poor since they are the majorbers and social justice ity of people who come through the criminal advocates who oppose justice system. The recall effort has already the recall of Judge Aaron resulted in the passage of a law creating a Persky. Our experience new mandatory minimum sentence for sexworking in the criminal ual assault crimes. Molly O’Neal, the Santa justice system informs Clara County public defender, opposes the our vote of NO recall on Elspeth Farmer recall and warns that “communities of color June 5. would be negatively impacted (by the recall) This recall is not a referendum on the for decades.” wrongfulness of rape and our commitment Before his appointment to the bench, to end sexual assault. We all abhor violence Judge Persky was a district attorney who against women and children but this recall prosecuted sexual assault crimes. He served does not provide meaningful reform to help on the executive committee for the Support rape victims or survivors. Instead, the recall Network for Battered Women and the Santa will spend more than a million dollars to Clara County Network for a Hate-Free comremove one judge for one lawful decision. munity. He received a civil rights leadership We oppose the recall for these reasons: award for his work on hate crimes and has 1) a successful recall will compromise the served as a judge for 14 years earning a repuindependence of our judiciary; 2) the recall tation for fairness and integrity. will not help survivors of sexual assault; and The recall campaign claims that Judge 3) harsher sentences as a result of the recall Persky is biased in favor of white, male, privwill disproportionately hurt communities of ileged athletes by referring to five cases out color and the poor. of his approximately 2,000 criminal cases.

The recall campaign has spent almost two The independent watchdog agency, the Caliyears and and over a million dollars spread- fornia Commission on Judicial Performance, ing false and misleading information about reviewed Judge Persky’s record and found Judge Persky’s record. That is why we and no evidence of bias or misconduct. District several other local feminists co-founded, Attorney Jeff Rosen, who opposes the re“NO Recall of Judge Persky” and made call, says that there was never one complaint our motto “Get the facts!” Judge Persky against Judge Persky. is ethically bound not to comment on cases For more than a year, the recall campaign so we ask people to visit our misled the public regarding website, norecall2018.org/ the case of Raul Ramirez. get-the-facts/, for explanations Recalling They said Judge Persky unthat debunk the distortions and an able and fairly sentenced a Latino in a false narrative of the recall “similar” case more harshly thoughtful campaign. than Brock Turner, who is This recall is a threat to judi- judge does not white. But Ramirez’s plea cial independence. Judges take help victims of was before Judge Brown an oath to act according to the — not Judge Persky. Judge law and to disregard opinions sexual assault.

Persky also did not sentence of any sort from the commuRamirez — in fact, Ramirez nity. As judges contemplate a difficult deci- was never sentenced by any judge because sion they should not be thinking about who he fled the country. Nevertheless, the recall will come after them if unhappy about the campaign used this case to persuade many outcome. This concern is a silent and subtle politicians and the public to endorse their corrupting force that undermines judicial in- efforts. tegrity and independence. The ability to shut The recall that claims that Judge Persky out public pressure is being undermined by “adjusted” the sentences of college athletes this campaign. If the recall succeeds, will to fit their football schedules. This is false. those who come before a court continue Judge Persky, with the agreement of the disto be confident that a ruling is impartial trict attorney, followed the recommendation or will they fear it is in response to outside of the probation officer, to create a sentence pressures? that held a young African American comMore than 130 current and retired judg- munity college student accountable for his es and justices concurred in an op-ed that crime while allowing him to continue his stated: “It certainly appears the goal (of the education. The recall campaign advocates recall) is to teach judges, all judges, some a punitive approach that is at the root of the lessons: If you want to keep your job as “school-to-prison pipeline” that derails so a judge, keep an eye on media reports of many young men of color. We need judges public sentiment when you are exercising who will use their discretion to temper jusyour sworn duty to sentence a defendant tice with mercy within the law when imposin light of the law and the facts.” Judge ing a sentence. (ret.) Len Edwards observed, “No one We are living in a time when our insticares about judicial independence until tutions and our judges are being attacked they walk into a courtroom and want an by politicians and special interest groups. independent judge.”

Whatever one thinks of a particular senThe recall will not help victims of sexual tence, Judge Persky followed the law. assault or make women safer. We need Facts matter. Truth matters. An indepenmeaningful reform to prevent secondary dent judiciary matters. We urge a NO vote trauma to victims as they seek justice and on June 5. Q Elspeth Farmer is a lawyer and social help. We must put resources into better training for law enforcement, medical per- justice advocate. Ellen Kreitzberg is a sonnel and those in the legal system. Re- professor of law and the director of the calling an able and thoughtful judge does Center for Social Justice at Santa Clara University. none of this.

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Ban plastic straws ÂŽ

Editor, Plastic straws are polluting our ecosystems and little is being done to stop it. Straws end up in landfills and do not decompose in the environment but rather pollute our groundwater, something that is already scarce in this drought-ridden region. Plastic pollution also affects air quality and causes human health concerns due to chemicals that cause hormonal imbalances.

Despite all these risks, many Palo Alto residents do not go

a day without sucking through a straw. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for Palo Alto residents to think critically about whether the convenience or pleasure of sucking from a straw is worth environmental degradation and health risks.

Furthermore, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time our city leaders take action and create an ordinance to stop the distribution of such harmful items. Palo Alto is behind Carmel, Seattle and other cities in taking action.

On Feb. 25, I held a focus group with Palo Alto leaders including Nancy Shepherd, Ed DeMeo, Lauren Swezey, Debbie Mytels, Maureen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Kicki and Judy Kramer.

The objective of the focus group

was to hear perspectives on the issue and how to effectively decrease plastic straw distribution. I learned that the major reasons people are attracted to straws is for ease with elderly people, guaranteed sanitization and convenience. However, in order to catalyze environmental change, Palo Alto residents must sacrifice comfort for the greater good. Also, I learned from my focus group that although education is one step, policy is vital to make lasting change.

Palo Altoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ban on plastic bags in 2013 serves as a foundation for further action.

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Naatak, the Indian-American theater company that got its start when a group local tech employees decided to get together for a creative outlet, is bringing its mprovisational comedy program called “Improv Masala,” to the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts on May 19. he word “naatak,” translated from Hindi into English means, “the drama.”

Naatak, the aptly named local theater company, is coming to the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, May 19, to perform something less traditionally dramatic and more upbeat: an improvisational comedy program called “Improv Masala” (masala meaning a spicy mix).

The 90-minute comedy show is performed in “Hinglish,” a hybrid of Hindi and English, and allows the audience to steer the direction of the show with several fast-paced games.

Naatak began in 1995 as a collective of local tech-industry employees seeking a creative outlet outside of work. Today, it bills itself as the largest IndianAmerican theater company in the United States, with more than 1,000 performing members over the past two decades and 10,000 loyal email list subscribers. In 2017, “Improv Masala” became the organization’s first improvonly production.

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by Chrissi Angeles members Neha Goyal and Abhay Paranjape.

Goyal was introduced to improvisational comedy while studying to obtain her master’s degree at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. As a theater artist since her childhood years, she said she was itching to find a break from her graduate studies in engineering.

Today, Goyal and her castmates use their improv rehearsals as a way to decompress and let go of daily stressors. A “techie” to the core, she described giving the program a formal name and cast as her proudest moment, comparing it to a business getting an IPO (initial public offering or stock

market launch.)

“Now it’s come to a point where when we start rehearsal, for the first 30 minutes everybody is just catching up,” Goyal said.

Rajiv Nema “The chemistry over time has grown a lot. We’ve become friends, not just co-improvisers. It reminds me of my undergrad days ... this is a good break because we all have hectic lives. We all go to work. All of us in the group are ‘techies.’ We all have our 9-to-5

and our own jobs, so this is like a stress buster for us. We meet, we rehearse and we all go back home happy.”

Paranjape, who has been described by his peers as having a knack for comedic one-liners, came to the Bay Area from India to utilize his master’s degree in robotics.

“I was in a theater back home in India doing my undergrad, so when I moved to the Bay Area to start my new job, I came to know about Naatak,” he said. “I was a big fan of (television show) ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’ back in my school days. I always wanted to be that guy who could come onto stage and make everyone

laugh. This was my opportunity.”

He explained that each member of “Improv Masala” brings a different strength to the show, so each of the short-form games are designed to showcase an individual’s unique talent. He described his co-captain Goyal as “the handyman,” for her ability to step in and fix a scene.

“It’s pretty similar to ‘Whose Line’” Paranjape said. “We have 10 games where participants will step forward and perform those games. What we’re doing different with these shows right now is we are adding an element of stand-up, so each person on the team will be doing a five-minute stand-up piece, and they’ll be saying whatever is on their mind. So this is something new; a new flavor we are adding to the improv show. One thing we are trying out is scripted sketches, like something you would see on ‘Saturday Night Live’ ... on current or recent political topics.”

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he Pear Theatre drew a packed house for the May 4 opening night of “Pear Slices 2018,” in which the best of eight new short plays featured the existential philosophizing of three hot dogs endlessly rotating in a convenience store broiler.

In Paul Braverman’s 12-minute delight of a play, “Stuck in the Middle,” the title hot dog, played by Ariel Aronica, is worried because she can’t complete a full rotation — her spindle is stuck, so she keeps turning to the right, then snaps back to face the audience.

The hot dog on her right, played by Kyle Smith, “Sure seems to know a lot about spirituality,” as he maunders on about being chosen by “The Tongs of God,” and being taken to spend eternity on a bed of dough.

The hot dog on the left, played

by Matt Brown, spends a lot of time reading, because every rotation he gets to see covers of newspapers and magazines across the aisle from him. He’s worried about getting swallowed in a big, dark hole.

Hot dog on the right only gets to see the corn dogs, and he doesn’t trust them at all.

It’s funny, it’s clever, and it does what any good short play (or short story) should do: It gets in, grabs attention with something moving or something funny, makes its point and gets out.

Surrounded by the Googleplex, the Computer History Museum, Microsoft and other big-deal tech companies, some of the Pear Playwrights Guild seemed to have the crush of the

THEATER REVIEW brave new world on their minds.

In Leah Halper’s “Walk the Plank,” a child’s pirate-themed birthday party is disturbed when one of the adult neighbors — a systems engineer — tells the hostess, a pediatrician, that her job is being phased out in favor of a computer program and doctors in faraway places.

Couldn’t happen? Sure it could. The pediatrician protests that a child needs the care of a doctor on the spot, but the systems engineer says nurses can take that role, until they, too are phased out.

(Several years ago, an important newspaper publisher told people that it would make sense to have American city council meetings covered by people in India, watching the meetings online. Cheaper. Just like firing doctors and replacing them with algorithms would be cheaper.)

Alyssa Lupo-Zulueta was chilling as the systems engineer; Nicole Martin was appropriately angry and threatening as the shocked pediatrician; Brown was her husband, the nice-guy nurse.

Not as scary, but funnier, was “Housemaster 3000,” by Ross Peter Nelson, wherein Aronica, as Jessie, tries to get an advanced version of something like Alexa to give her a cup of coffee.

Jessie just spent the night with Cameron, played offstage by Brown. His digital home assistant, bit by bit, gives Jessie an idea of how many other “guests”

Cameron has had, that Cameron expects her to pay for her coffee — and other information that eventually leads Jessie to escape.

Very funny.

Another, more subtle but serious story is “An Afternoon Tango,” by Barbara Anderson, wherein Lupo-Zulueta is an elegant woman sitting alone in an al fresco café when a oblivious young couple asks to sit with her.

Martin and Smith talk about how they had to leave the city and move to the suburbs because they were so tired of seeing all the homeless people.

“These people don’t have pride,” they say.

They offer her some of their chardonnay — it was a bargain, they say, only $40 a bottle. She accepts, and listens to them babble in their selfish, clueless way, including about the homeless person’s shopping cart they spot in a corner.

The point of this short play is evident early on but is delicately delivered, nonetheless.

The longest play of the set, at 19 minutes, is “Eagles in Heaven,” by Barry Slater. It’s about a grandfather who is out on what he wants to be his last camping trip with his granddaughter. Bill C. Jones is very good as the old man, funny and touching, and Aronica is excellent as Becky the granddaughter. Grandpa misses his late wife, and Becky misses her absent father.

Jones is less effective in “A Mind Full of Venom,” by Bridgette Dutta Portman, about (continued on page 28)

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Arts & Entertainment What do hot dogs have to think about? Ask Kyle Smith, left, Matt Brown, right, and Ariel Aronica, who are conveniencestore hot dogs contemplating weighty issues in Paul Braverman’s “Stuck in the Middle.” The short play is part of Pear Slices 2018, which runs through May 20.

Pear Slices a meeting between Galileo and a Vatican reactionary. It’s a 13-minute look at how church leaders freaked out when Galileo told them the earth was not the center of the universe. Jones has some kind of Western accent and speaks way too softly in this role, which is not good. Smith is stronger as the church guy.

Jones is great, along with Smith and Martin, in “Duelin’s for Keeps” by Evan KokkilaSchumacher, which is about as silly as a rootin’-tootin’ Western story can get.

Jones is a trigger-happy Westerner who is serious about being a gun slinger. Smith uses language elegantly — it’s very hot, and he can’t stop “glistening.”

Hilarious. And, he can’t stand Jones’ use of double negatives, which leads to lots of gun play.

It’s a fun ending to the set.

The penultimate play is “Helping Out Mrs. G,” by Steve Koppman, a kind of slice-of-life story about a teenager (Brown) who helps his friend’s mother (Lupo-Zulueta) with a few household repairs.

Lupo-Zulueta is quite moving in the 16-minute play, as she revisits a sadness of her youth while showing the boy some family photos. The boy seems to

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learn something in the encounter; maybe she did, too.

Directed by Robyn Ginsburg Braverman and Troy Johnson, with minimal costume and set changes, the plays run along fairly quickly, with only about a minute between them.

“Pear Slices” has become very popular among Pear regulars over its 15-year-history, and if opening night was any sign, it would be good to get tickets soonest. Q

Freelance writer John Orr can be emailed at johnorr@ regardingarts.com.

What: “Pear Slices 2018” Where: The Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View Running time: 139 minutes, one intermission When: Through May 20 Cost: $10-$35 Info: Go to thepear.org, or call 650-254-1148.

Saturday, May 19; 7:30pm First Congregational Church of Palo Alto

Sunday, May 20; 3:00pm Los Altos United Methodist Church

Concert Sponsor: John Murden

The spirit of America is presented with joy and reverence in this concert of regional folk songs. You’ll stomp your foot to When the Saints Go Marching In, feel the unbridled joy of authentic Americana with Copland’s The Boatmen’s Dance, and be moved by the spirituality and optimism of At The River.

Oxford Street Brass

Kirke Mechem’s surprising and humorous collection of folk songs will be included, as well as the world premiere of a wonderful suite of folk songs by Brian Holmes, commissioned recently by Schola Cantorum.

Kirke Mechem

Brian Holmes

Music Director Gregory Wait shares stories and background of each piece presented. The Oxford Street Brass rounds out this lively concert experience.

Admission: $28 adults; students 21 and under FREE

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addition to acting. Through his connections in the Silicon Valley tech industry, he has helped broaden the comedy team’s exposure.

“We are all techies,” Nema explained. “I work for SAP Palo Alto, Neha works for Intel and Abhay works for Solarius. A large number of our audience is techies ... so when the improv team performed last year, part of our theater presentation was a festival of short plays. People who represent a large number of tech companies saw it. We present in 20 percent English, 80 percent Hindi. We got inquiries from Google and Facebook ... that happened for the first time in our 22-year career. Now we have started going to Bay Area tech companies and we perform there.”

Nema has used one of the improv team’s basic games in his daily life, outside of performing. For Nema, “Yes, and,” or the practice of snowballing an idea and incorporating everyone’s additions, is not only a concept of improvisational comedy but a way to lean into his discussions and relationships with others.

“What I learned was, it’s not just used for comedy, but you can use it at work as well as with your family, when you are discussing any ideas for collaboration. So

since I was introduced to it, I use it all the time. There is such a beautiful and positive vibe in the room. It has been a night and day difference.”

Goyal, Nema and Paranjape said that they are looking forward to their upcoming performance at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts, and not just because they enjoy Castro Street’s diverse food scene. It’s the audience reactions, they said, that keep their organization thriving.

“The primary goal is for the audience to laugh and forget about everything for one and a half hours, and enjoy the show.”

Paranjape said.

“When we do the show, I want the audience to like us ... because that’ll help us in keeping this going,” Goyal said. “So for me, that’s my focus. I want the audience to come and say, ‘It was the best (time), and I’ve never laughed so hard.’” Q Freelance writer Chrissi Angeles can be emailed at chrissiangeles@gmail.com.

What: “Improv Masala” When: Saturday, May 19, at 6 p.m.

Where: Mountain View Center for Performing Arts, Second Stage, 500 Castro St., Mountain View Cost: $12 Info: Go to tickets.mvcpa.com/ eventperformances.asp?evt=212.

Eating Out Minamoto Kitchoan brings Japanese culture, flavors to Palo Alto

by Sarah Klearman Photos by Veronica Weber t’s well known that there are five principle tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and savory, or what the Japanese call umami. While umami, found in foods like slow-cooked meats and soy sauce, is wellcelebrated in Japan cuisine, a specialty Japanese dessert shop at Stanford Shopping Center is highlighting one of the other four tastes: sweetness.

Minamoto Kitchoan, also known as K. Minamoto, opened in Palo Alto in late 2016. The shop sells wagashi, or traditional Japanese desserts that are customarily consumed with tea. The store is a part of a larger company that well known in Japan, said Aco Foster, who has worked at the Palo Alto bakery since its opening. The company chose to open in Palo Alto because of the wide range of people who live in and visit the city, Foster said.

When Minamoto first opened in the United States more than 10 years ago, the company wanted to preserve the Japanese style of wagashi and introduce the sweets to American customers who are more often used to a “westernized” version of Japanese desserts, Foster said.

Foster, who grew up in Hiroshima and came to the United States in 2008, said she frequented Minamoto Kitchoan while living in Japan. The Palo Alto location is “very much the same” as the Japanese stores, she said.

Traditional Japanese desserts often vary in appearance and taste from most Americans’ perception, Foster said. Take mochi, whose filling is traditionally made from red bean paste rather than ice cream.

“Most people still think mochi is ice cream, so we want them to try the traditional mochi and traditional Japanese sweets,” Foster said.”It’s a different kind of experience.”

Japanese chocolate is also distinct from American chocolates like Godiva or Hershey’s — less sweet, said Foster.

Foster sees the way Americans and Japanese interpret those five flavors — sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami — differently,

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which contributes to differences in tastes and preferences between cultures. For customers who might be new to Japanese desserts, Foster recommends trying the wagashi one at a time to get a sense of each kind.

Minamoto carries multiple different kinds of wagashi, including varieties of mochi, steam cakes, sponge cakes and usagi san, a sweet white bean cake flavored with yuzu, a citrus fruit. The shop also carries savory options like kaishoyaki scallops, roasted crackers flavored with scallop, shrimp and crab.

“Everything will seem very new, but they could start with the steam cakes or the bitesized mochi, which are both best sellers,” Foster said. “Right now everyone likes matcha (tea), which we also carry, so that might be easier to start with.”

Desserts are displayed in the glass cases that line the back and sides of the store, as well as on tiny, intricate island stands on the floor. The store’s inventory changes seasonally, as does the way it is decorated.

For May, when Boy’s Day is celebrated in Japan, tiny traditional tsuri or hanging dolls were strung from the ceiling in neat lines.

Kabuto helmets, the kind samurai would wear, lined the walls: in Japan, most boys receive them from their grandparents in celebration of the day, Foster said.

The desserts, in their various forms and decorative packaging, add color to the minimalist, white-walled store.

The store imports everything from Japan in a bulk shipment every two months, Foster said, and the menu changes depending on availability and time of year. She acknowledged that Minamoto is expensive, with prices ranging from $3.60 for a single piece of mochi to $27 for a box of baumkuchen, a layered crepe-like cake, to $50 for 18 sakura senbei, two cream-filled cookies.

Foster said that Minamoto’s customer base is diverse. Many have previously visited a Minamoto in Japan and seek out the Palo Alto store after experiencing it abroad, she said, as the company has locations in Tokyo’s major airports. In the

Aco Foster, a sales representative at Stanford Shopping Center’s K. Minamoto, said the Japanese sweets shop offers a variety of traditional confections found in Japan. One of the store’s goals is to “emphasize Japanese culture,” she said.

United States, Minamoto has storefronts in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City, and a franchise location opened recently in Plano, Texas.

One of the store’s goals is to “emphasize Japanese culture” and its difference from generalized “Asian” culture,

Foster said.

“Each Asian country has a different culture and history, and we just want to emphasize how different they are,” she said. Q Intern Sarah Klearman can be emailed at sklearman@embarcaderomediagroup. com.

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strengths of the film resides in its female-dominated ensemble, from the sorority gals to Deanna’s bff (Maya Rudolph). When not focused on tame raucousness and unnecessary nastiness, “Life of the Party” keeps its heart in the right place of sisterly love.

And yet McCarthy’s latest bigscreen romp proves consistently dispiriting in its blatant laziness.

The characters tend to caricature (none more so than Deanna’s emo-Goth-Satanist roommate), and outside of one good twist at the end of the second act, the plot proves embarrassingly trite: from Deanna’s liberated hookups with sweet and strapping Jack (Luke Benward), chased by a walk of shame; to a financial strain that requires a fundraising sorority rager.

Since “Life of the Party” shows no ambition outside of crass commercialism, comedy connoisseurs will have to grasp onto the lifelines of Rudolph and McCarthy, whose comedic instincts can’t be fully suppressed even by this limp storyline. As she wriggles out of Midwestern mom sweaters and into “life of the party” fun, McCarthy turns every third line into a rambling comic construction.

But the rambling is the best part. Audiences that just want a fast-food, big-screen sitcom may well laugh on Pavlovian cue; Falcone certainly isn’t shy about ringing the same old bell.

The best screen comedies either reveal a zany idiosyncrasy or take their laughs seriously as reflections of society and human existence. Since “Life of the Party” shows little interest in investigating the satiric possibilities of the two-decade cultural gap in play, or a weirdly one-sided May-December romance, the movie wafts into disposable irrelevance long before the credits roll.

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Home&Real Estate

OPEN HOME GUIDE 53 Also online at PaloAltoOnline.com

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

Home Front RENTS RISE ... According to Chris Salviati of apartmentlist.com, an online apartment rental marketplace, rents in Palo Alto have remained flat over the past month, however, they have increased 1.5 percent year over year. Palo Alto’s median two-bedroom apartment rent of $3,150 is nearly $2,000 above the national average of $1,170. Over the past year, rent increases have been occurring not just in the city of Palo Alto, but across the entire state of California, with the largest 10 cities showing increases.

DON’T FLUSH THESE ... The city of Palo Alto is situated along San Francisco Bay, as are many Peninsula cities. It’s gross, but true: It’s easy when you’re in the privacy of your home to think you can get rid of lots of things by flushing them away. But the city would like to be sure that residents and workers alike realize that “toilets are not trash cans.”

The labels on things like baby wipes and kitty litter claim their products are “flushable,” but actually none of these items should be flushed down a toilet.

“Flushable” wipes are usually made from plastic resins and don’t disintegrate like toilet paper. Things like cotton balls, dental floss, hair, and any cosmetic or disposable wipes should not be flushed either.

Only three things should be flushed: water, human waste and toilet paper.

Note to readers: Have you tried growing vegetables in your garden? Would you be willing to share your victories or failures with other Weekly readers and gardeners? How about that huge zucchini, or the delight of your child finding a ripe tomato? Or the attack of the killer snails? Send in your stories, anecdotes or photos to Elizabeth Lorenz, Home and Real Estate Editor, at elorenz@ embarcaderopublishing.com and look for a future story to include them.

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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These water-holding botanical marvels can stay alive no matter what Story and photos by Christine Lee

Succulents are so low maintenance they can be called “vacation plants.” With varying shapes and textures, they look nice grouped together in a container.

f you are an insecure plant parent, or almost always find your plants near death after you go away for an extended period of time, Linda Roark, designer of Gamble Garden’s succulent container gardens, can help. She calls succulents “vacation plants” — meaning they’ll be perfectly healthy if an owner leaves for vacation and doesn’t care for them while being away.

In a recent Gamble Garden class on caring for succulents, Roark recalled how one of her first succulents was a gift from her father when she was in college and despite her near-complete neglect of the plant, it survived.

The relatively carefree nature of these plants coupled with their exotic design have made them a household favorite for everyone from those barely home to those looking to add texture to their full gardens.

Roark said propagating succulents is easy to do at home.

While this can be intimidating for some, Roark emphasized that under the right conditions, succulents will grow healthily in the long term.

Here are some of Roark’s best tips for maintaining and propagating succulents, from which soil is best to how much water and sunshine should be given to these plants.

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Planting /soil

The two most important things when it comes to planting is using the right soil mix

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and making sure the plants have sufficient drainage. The ideal soil should be able to hold nutrients. The mix should be made up of one-third soil, one-third sand or pumice, onefourth gravel and the rest, organic material.

Store-bought cactus and succulent mixes will work just fine.

Succulent roots should never be soggy, and therefore, the pot should have drainage holes, and extras should be made if existing ones are too small.

Care

Succulents need to be kept out of dark or humid areas, as they’re the ideal spots for mealybugs. Another way to prevent pests is to remove dead leaves that fall around the plant.

Since succulents are originatally from arid climates, plenty of sunshine is needed. This is an area where many go wrong, however. Too much sunlight can be harmful. Putting succulents in a place where there’s sunlight in the morning and shade in the afternoon is much better than giving them direct sunlight all day.

When it comes to hydration, under-watering is better than over-watering. There’s no remedy if the leaves become too plump. While the amount of water depends on the location of the plants, generally succulents should be watered once a week after the soil has completely dried. Water them enough so that the water is allowed to drain from the container holes. In addition, it should be put directly onto the soil

(not spritzed or misted), and not on the leaves, as this can promote rot.

In the summer, keep in mind that water evaporates more quickly so more watering may be necessary. Succulents are frost-sensitive in colder months — if the temperature falls below 37 degrees, the plants should be covered gently with a sheet or a tarp and removed promptly when the sun comes out. A diluted fertilizer should be used just once a year to enhance growth.

Propagation methods

Roark advises “asexual propagation” over the use of seeds because it is much simpler.

Succulents can be propagated by using a mature plant’s stem and leaf cuttings, “layering” runners or using its suckers and offsets.

Using stem and leaf cuttings is one of the easiest ways to grow a new plant.

Stems around 2 to 3 inches long with intact leaves can be cut off with leaves at the base of the stem removed. Don’t plant the cuttings right away. The ends of the cuttings should be “calloused” or dried out in indirect sunlight for a few days until raw parts have hardened.

The cuttings can then be planted into the soil mix and watered. Roots will start growing relatively quickly, depending on the season and temperature.

When using leaf cuttings, a leaf needs to be cut right near the stem, and the entire leaf needs to be cut off. When a healthy leaf is twisted off gently as close as possible to the stem, the cut will be clean. Then the leaf can be positioned horizontally on top of the soil, so the two ends of the leaf are pointing upward and barely touching the soil. Leave them in semi-shade and lightly water when the soil is dry. Within weeks, roots should start growing along with a new plant.

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Home & Real Estate SALES AT A GLANCE East Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 6 Lowest sales price: $810,000 Highest sales price: $1,265,000 Average sales price: $1,040,417

Los Altos

Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $2,164,000 Highest sales price: $3,800,000 Average sales price: $3,206,000

Los Altos Hills

Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $2,125,000 Highest sales price: $10,075,000 Average sales price: $5,200,000

Menlo Park

Total sales reported: 8 Lowest sales price: $1,305,000 Highest sales price: $4,865,000 Average sales price: $2,355,250

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• The “Blue chalk sticks” (senecio mandraliscae) leaves resemble pieces of chalk, and the plant gives off a mystical shade between blue and green. The variety is perfect for outdoor gardens as it grows to a foot long and is deer resistant.

• “Jelly beans” (sedum rubrotinctum) looks as if pieces of jelly beans are growing from a stem. This variety grows in full sun, often reflected by the red hues on its tips.

Bright yellow, star-shaped flowers bloom from the plant.

• “Hens and chicks” (echeveria glauca/elegans) is one of the most popular succulents for its geometric leaf pattern. The variety grows in clumps in full sun or shade and grows dainty red flowers.

• “Copper rose” (echeveria multicallis) resembles a plumper, succulent version of a rose. The leaves grow like petals and appear like orange and red flowers and are great for growing in containers. Q Christine Lee is the editorial assistant at the Palo Alto Weekly. She can be emailed at clee@paweekly.com.

BUILDING PERMITS

A listing of building projects approved by the city of Palo Alto.

1103 Oregon Ave. Residential flush-mounted 2.6 KW photovoltaic system, two Tesla powerwalls and a 125-amp subpanel.

754 Los Robles Ave. New Tesla Powerwall, electric service upgrade to 200 amps and addition of two subpanels.

833 Hamilton Ave. New detached accessory dwelling unit (452 sf) for home at 831 Hamilton Ave. $115,000.

833 Hamilton Ave. Demolish detached garage (272 sf) in preparation for detached accessory dwelling unit construction.

580 Georgia Ave. Convert detached garage to new accessory

Mountain View

Total sales reported: 6 Lowest sales price: $855,000 Highest sales price: $2,000,000 Average sales price: $1,309,667

Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 5 Lowest sales price: $1,730,000 Highest sales price: $5,800,000 Average sales price: $4,458,800

Portola Valley

Total sales reported: 1 Sales price: $2,880,000

Woodside

Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $4,000,000 Highest sales price: $5,250,000 Average sales price: $4,625,000

dwelling unit. $64,680.

836 Bruce Drive Deconstruction of home and attached garage (1,800 sf) to prepare for construction of new home.

2546 Webster St. New two-story single-family home (1,749 sf), attached accessory dwelling unit (590 sf) and attached garage (445 sf) and porch (509 sf). $537,652.

2546 Webster St. Demolish existing house (2,153 sf).

2546 Webster St. Demolish existing back house.

1425 University Ave. Install 13.5 kw power wall system, 200 amp circuit to 225 amp load center.

740 Guinda St. Temporary power (portable).

2070 Columbia St. Temporary power.

Source: California REsource

1451 Hamilton Ave. Install inground pool with “hydrofloor” safety cover and pool equipment. $100,000.

938 Maddux Drive Roof-mounted photovoltaic array.

766 Gailen Court Residential addition (509 sf) and remodel (1,000 sf), includes partial conversion of garage. Separate permit for electric-vehicle charger. $187,000.

689 Los Robles Ave. New twostory single-family home (2,599 sf), attached one-car garage (217 sf) and basement (1,908 sf). $829,144.

689 Los Robles Ave. New accessory structure with electrical (120 sf) and covered porch (87 sf). $21,758.

OLD TAHOE’S PRECIOUS SECRET This exclusive Sunnyside Lane Estate is a truly unmatched, 3.5 acre, Old Tahoe paradise. The property offers an elegant, yet casual mountain experience and enjoys 2 buoys and one of the finest, private rock-cribbed piers on Lake Tahoe which can protect a 50’+ boat /yacht.

14 BEDROOMS | 11.5 BATHROOMS | 3.5 LEVEL ACRES | 200 FT. LAKEFRONT | $25M See Virtual Tour at: www.sunnysidelakefront.com MARK MOORE Real Estate Broker | Oliver Luxury Real Estate | www.MooreTahoe.com Cell: 530.363.0090 | Email: Mark@MooreTahoe.com | BRE #00690425

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Listed by Alex Seroff of the DeLeon Team

650.690.2858 | alex@deleonrealty.com | www.deleonrealty.com | CalBRE #01903224

BRIGHT FLOORPLAN IDEALLY LOCATED Offered at $ 1,998,000

1013 Karen Way, Mountain View

Experience sun-filled, easy living within this lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bath home of 1,539 sq. ft. (per appraisal), which rests on a nicely-sized lot of 5,670 sq. ft. (per county). Smart design grants this home with a sun-lit, flexible open-concept floor plan that includes a private den which can convert into an office, and a thoughtfully-designed master suite. Peaceful surroundings immerse this prime location while being within a block’s distance of Gemello Park, and moments to vibrant Castro Street, San Antonio Shopping Center, and the village of Los Altos. Children may attend excellent schools such as Bubb Elementary, Graham Middle, and Los Altos High (#9 High School in California) (buyer to verify eligibility).

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday & Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 pm

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For more information, video tour & more photos, please visit:

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675 KENDALL AVENUE IN BARRON PARK, PALO ALTO Cross Street: between Whitsell and La Donna Avenues, off El Camino Real

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top-rated schools, neighborhood parks, minutes from Stanford, California Avenue restaurants and

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950 SEENA AVENUE

OFFERED AT $2,880,000

LOS ALTOS

Prime Los Altos location with beautifully landscaped 8,929 sq. ft. lot, this immaculate three bed, two bath, 1,855 sq. ft. home features a completely remodeled gourmet kitchen, expanded master bedroom and high-end finishes throughout. Large living room with adjoining dining room creates a great flow ideal for entertaining.

Loveless Team 650.400.3309 tloveless@intero.com www.lovelessteam.com

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OFFERED AT $2,649,000

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Nestled on a quiet cul de sac is this mid-century modern gem. This exceptional home is a celebration of the architectural principles that make Eichler homes enduringly popular with an open floor plan, raised ceilings, towering walls of windows that seamlessly integrate indoor/outdoor living with an abundance of natural light that captures sunrise-oriented views of the Stanford Hills.

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OPEN HOUSE SAT 5/12, 1:30–4:30PM | 1305WESTRIDGE.COM

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Noelle Queen 650.427.9211 n.queen@ggsir.com License No. 01917593

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Open 1:30-4:30 Saturday

166 COWPER ST. PALO ALTO Prime Downtown Palo Alto | Bungalow 2 bed | 1 bath | Offered at $1,549,000 V i r t u a l t o u r : w w w.1 6 6 C o w p e r S t r e e t . c o m

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667 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto Property Zoned R1. Used as Professional or Medical office spaces. Retains grandfather variance.

15 offices plus parking for 11+ cars on property. Historical Zoned. Best use of property is to keep it as is.

Possible to live on property in back unit. Property to be sold “As Is”. Have reports “Offer Subject to inspection.”

Call listing agent for details.

Offered at $4,298,000 http://homecb.com/667-lytton

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PALO ALTO WEEKLY OPEN HOMES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL TIMES ARE 1:30-4:30 PM

ATHERTON 5 Bedrooms

329 Walsh Rd $10,795,000 Sat 11:30-1 Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 497 Walsh Rd $6,649,000 Sun 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 285 Catalpa Dr $9,285,000 Sat Coldwell Banker 324-4456

BELMONT 4 Bedrooms

1712 Terrace Dr $2,375,000 Sat/Sun Golden Gate Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty 847-1141

26990 Taaffe Rd Sat Sereno Group

5 Bedrooms

1045 College Ave Sat 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 101 Hillside Ave Sun Coldwell Banker 930 Berkeley Ave Sun Miles McCormick

7 Bedrooms

LOS ALTOS HILLS 5 Bedrooms

1868 Valparaiso Av Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 424 8th Ave Sat/Sun Deleon Realty 2098 Manzanita Ave Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 525 Oak Knoll Ln Sun Coldwell Banker

2315 Crest Ln Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors $8,000,000 323-1900

$5,198,000 304-3100 $1,988,000 543-8500 $3,798,000 324-4456 $3,688,000 324-4456 $4,995,000 462-1111 $3,942,500 324-4456 $6,850,000 400-1001 $7,995,000 462-1111

25721 La Lanne Ct $8,698,000 Sat/Sun Golden Gate Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty 847-1141

3 Bedrooms

1 Bedroom - Condominium

20 Willow Rd 16 $799,000 Sat/Sun 2-4 Golden Gate Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty 847-1141

2 Bedrooms

338 Santa Monica Ave Sun Sereno Group

2 Bedrooms - Townhouse

191 Reef Point $3,495,000 Fri 6-8pm Golden Gate Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty 847-1141

MOUNTAIN VIEW

MENLO PARK

$2,695,000 323-1900

1013 Karen Way Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

4 Bedrooms

136 Avellino Way Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$1,998,000 543-8500 $1,998,000 543-8500

$3,385,000 462-1111

931 Laurel Glen Dr Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 333 Santa Rita Av Sat/Sun 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

430 Palm St Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$5,998,000 323-1111

$6,995,000 323-1111 $7,250,000 323-1111

PORTOLA VALLEY 3 Bedrooms

$2,285,000 462-1111

4 Bedrooms

1 Applewood Ln $6,895,000 Sun Coldwell Banker 851-2666 136 Los Trancos Cir $2,998,000 Sat 2-4 Golden Gate Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty 847-1141

5 Bedrooms

1305 Westridge Dr $6,595,000 Sat Golden Gate Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty 644-3474

2 Bedrooms

3 Bedrooms

145 Gloria Cir Sat Alain Pinel Realtors

6 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms

3 Bedrooms

161 Bryant St $6,395,000 Sat Golden Gate Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty 847-1141 4174 Oak Hill Ave $13,998,000 Sat Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500

REDWOOD CITY

423 Pope St $1,850,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 529-1111 927 Continental Dr $4,995,000 Sat 1-4/Sun 2-4 Coldwell Banker 324-4456

$1,549,000 324-4456

5 Bedrooms

PALO ALTO 519 Georgia Av $2,298,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Golden Gate Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty 847-1141 166 Cowper St $1,549,000 Sat Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111 675 Kendall Ave $2,298,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 324-4456

176 Sand Hill Cir Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

775 Garland Dr $3,980,000 Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111 3675 South Ct $2,498,000 Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111 1750 University Ave $4,988,000 Sun Golden Gate Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty 644-3474

450 La Mesa Ct Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

MOSS BEACH 2 Bedrooms

6 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms 151 Springdale Way Sat 1:30-4:30/Sun 1:45-4:30 Coldwell Banker

$2,995,000

2040 Nassau Dr Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$2,698,000 323-1900

851-2666

SAN JOSE 4 Bedrooms 2797 Lena Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,498,000 529-1111

SAN MATEO 4 Bedrooms 945 W Hillsdale Blvd Sat/Sun Deleon Realty

$1,798,000 543-8500

SUNNYVALE 5 Bedrooms 228 Liebre Ct Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$2,498,000 543-8500

WOODSIDE 2 Bedrooms 7 Palm Circle Rd Sat/Sun 1-4 Rossetti Realty

$2,339,000 854-4100

3 Bedrooms 163 Otis Av Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,495,000 529-1111

4 Bedrooms

755 Brewster Sat/Sun Midtown Realty

3 Bedrooms

727 Hillcrest Way $2,498,000 Sat 2-4Golden Gate Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty 644-3474

315 G St Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 335 Belmont Av Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 132 Rutherford Ave Sat 1-3 Coldwell Banker 32 Shaw Ct Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,350,000 321-1596 $1,399,000 529-1111 $1,498,000 323-1111 $1,850,000 851-2666 $1,598,000 324-4456

310 Kings Mountain Rd $12,995,000 Sat Alain Pinel Realtors 529-1111 280 Family Farm Rd Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$7,750,000 529-1111

5 Bedrooms 135 Farm Rd Sat Coldwell Banker

$7,745,000 851-1961

6 Bedrooms 234 Swett Rd Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,995,000 324-4456

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133 Music Lessons Christina Conti Piano Private piano lessons. In your home or mine. Bachelor of Music, 20+ years exp. 650-493-6950 Hope Street Music Studios Now on Old Middefield Way, MV. Most instruments, voice. All ages and levels 650-961-2192 www.HopeStreetMusicStudios.com

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240 Furnishings/ Household items Two-piece med-dark solid wood de $225 OBO

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Check your contractor’s status at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB (2752). Unlicensed persons taking jobs that total less than $500.00 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

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995 Fictitious Name Statement OBLIQUE FITNESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN641233 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Oblique Fitness, located at 4218 Rickey’s Way, Unit C, 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): RINKU BHATIA 4218 Rickey’s Way, Unit C Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/31/2011.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 13, 2018.

(PAW Apr. 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2018)

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LAB 261 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN641199 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Lab 261, located at 2250 Webster St., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): CINA CONSULTING LLC 2250 Webster St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 4/12/2018.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 12, 2018.

(PAW Apr. 20, 27; May 4, 11, 2018) THE ENTREPRENEUR’S SOURCE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN641213 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: The Entrepreneur’s Source, located at 300 Loma Verde Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): QUARTEY ENTERPRISES, LLC 300 Loma Verde Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/09/2018.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 13, 2018.

(PAW Apr. 20, 27; May 4, 11, 2018)

VIN VINO WINE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN641787 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Vin Vino Wine, located at 437 California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): VVW LLC 437 California Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 1, 2018.

(PAW May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018) BYTES CAFE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN641900 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Bytes Cafe, located at 350 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): GASTON FOODS LLC 350 Serra Mall Stanford, CA 94305 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/08/2018.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 3, 2018.

(PAW May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018) OMEGA PRINTING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN641634 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Omega Printing, located at 4020 Fabian Way, Suite 100, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): DALE SAINSBURY 18783 Cabernet Drive

Saratoga, CA 95070 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/01/1979.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 26, 2018.

(PAW May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018)

997 All Other Legals NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Secs. 6101-6111 UCC) Escrow No. 107-037949 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Bulk Sale is about to be made. The name(s) and business address(es) of the Seller(s) are: ARCELIA ESTOESTA 2310 HOMESTEAD ROAD C1, LOS ALTOS, CA 94024 Doing Business as: POSTAL ANNEX + SERVICE CENTER #3030 All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/are: NONE The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: N/A The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are: RAVI IYER 2183 ESPERANCA AVENUE, SANTA CLARA, CA 95054 The assets to be sold are described in general as: THE FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT, INVENTORY AND SALEABLE MERCHANDISE FOR RESALE, LEASEHOLD INTEREST, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, GOODWILL, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, FRANCHISE AND THE USE OF THE TRADE NAME and are located at: 2310 HOMESTEAD ROAD C1, LOS ALTOS, CA 94024 The Bulk Sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: THE HERITAGE ESCROW COMPANY, 2550 FIFTH AVE, SUITE 800, SAN DIEGO, CA 92103 and the anticipated date of sale/transfer is MAY 30, 2018, pursuant to Division 6 of the California Code. This Bulk Sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2 The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: THE HERITAGE ESCROW COMPANY, 2550 FIFTH AVE, SUITE 800, SAN DIEGO, CA 92103 Escrow #: 107-037949, Escrow Officer: BARBARA CURRY / DEBBIE HOWE and the last date for filing claims shall be MAY 29, 2018 which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: APRIL 18, 2018 RAVI IYER LA2019912 PALO ALTO WEEKLY 5/11/18

Answers to this week’s puzzles, which can be found on page 54.

GREAT PALO ALTO LIVING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN641881 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Great Palo Alto Living, located at 2701 Alma Street (Office), Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Trust.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): BARBARA HING TRUSTEE, OF THE HING FAMILY TRUST 2701 Alma Street Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 07/25/2013.

This statement was filed with the County

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3387 Kenneth Dr., Palo Alto

Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 2, 2018.

(PAW May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018)

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G U I D E TO 2018 S U M M E R C A M P S FO R K I D S

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For more information about these camps visit paloaltoonline.com/camp_connection. To advertise in this weekly directory, call (650) 326-8210.

ACADEMICS Harker Summer Programs

San Jose

The Harker School’s summer programs for children K-grade 12 offer the perfect balance of learning and fun! Programs are led by dedicated faculty and staff who are experts at combining summer fun and learning. Strong academics and inspiring enrichment programs are offered in full-day, partial and morning-only sessions.

www.harker.org/summer

(408) 553-5737

i2 Camp at Castilleja School

Palo Alto

i2 Camp offers week-long immersion programs that engage middle school girls in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The fun and intimate hands-on activities of the courses strive to excite and inspire participants about STEM, creating enthusiasm that will hopefully spill over to their schoolwork and school choices in future years.

www.castilleja.org/i2camp

(650) 470-7833

iD Tech Camps Campbell

Stanford/Bay Area

The world’s #1 summer STEM program held at Stanford, Palo Alto High School, and 150+ locations nationwide. With innovative courses in coding, game development, robotics, and design, our programs instill in-demand skills that embolden students to shape the future. iD Tech Camps (weeklong, 7-17), Alexa Café (weeklong, all-girls, 10-15), iD Tech Academies (2-week, 13-18).

iDTechCamps.com

(844) 788-1858

KCI Summer Camp

Los Altos Hills

Students ages 11-16 discover endless possibilities as they design and engineer their own projects. Hands-on learning of latest technologies including virtual reality, 3D printing, video production, and more in KCI’s new makerspace.

bit.ly/kcisummercamp

(650) 949-7614

Stanford EXPLORE: A Lecture Series on Biomedical Research

Stanford

explore-series@stanford.edu

Summer at Sand Hill School

Palo Alto

June 26 to July 20; If you’re looking for a great summer learning plus fun option for your child and you want them to be ready for fall, please join us at Sand Hill. The morning Literacy Program (8:30 to noon) provides structured, systematic instruction for students with learning challenges entering grades 1-8 in the fall. The afternoon Enrichment Camp (Noon to 4) focuses on performing arts, social skills and fun. Choose morning, afternoon or full day.

Visit www.sandhillschool.org for more details and application.

www.sandhillschool.org

(650) 688-3605

Write Now! Summer Writing Camps

Palo Alto Pleasanton

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

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Emerson: (650) 424-1267 Hacienda: (925) 485-5750

Come have a blast with us this summer! We have something for everyone: Recreation Camps, Specialty Camps, Sports Camps, Swim Lessons, and more! Programs begin June 4 – register early!

www.mountainview.gov/register

Community School of Music

Palo Alto

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

www.artandsoulpa.com

Castilleja Summer Camp for Girls

(650) 269-0423

Palo Alto

Castilleja Summer Camp for Girls Palo Alto Casti Camp offers girls entering gr. 2-6 a range of age-appropriate activities including athletics, art, science, computers, writing, crafts, cooking, drama and music classes each day along with weekly field trips.

Leadership program available for girls entering gr. 7-9.

www.castilleja.org/summercamp

(650) 470-7833

(650) 903-6331

Mountain View

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

Extended care from 8:30am-5:30pm. Financial aid offered.

www.arts4all.org

(650) 917-6800 ext. 0

Let’s Go Crafting

Palo Alto

Let’s Go Crafting’s Studio is where your child will have fun while learning many different fiber related arts. We teach sewing, knitting, crochet, weaving and jewelry making to children ages 8 years to 15 years. AM or PM camps $275/week. Full day camps $550/week. 5 student minimum for all sessions; 10 student maximum. Contact Connie Butner at letsgocrafting@gmail.com.

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(650) 814-4183

Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC)

Palo Alto

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

(650) 493-2361

Palo Alto School of Chamber Music

Palo Alto

If you are a violinist, violist, cellist, pianist or wind player and interested in playing chamber music, we are offering three oneweek long summer sessions, M-F from 9:30-12:30. There will be chamber music coaching by professional Palo Alto musicians at the First Lutheran Church at 600 Homer Ave., Palo Alto, culminating in three concerts held on Fridays June 8th, 15th and 22nd at 11:30am. These concerts are open to the public. Program is open to children and adults. Cost is $400 per week. We hope that you can join us. This is a wonderful and greatly satisfying program for all! Please call if you have any questions.

www.schoolofchambermusic.com

Stanford Jazz Workshop

(650) 766-5084

Stanford

On campus of Stanford University, Week-long jazz immersion programs for young musicians in middle school (starts July 9), high school (July 15 and July 22), and college, as well as adults (July 29). All instruments and vocals.

stanfordjazz.org

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

(650) 736-0324

Los Altos Menlo Park, Palo Alto

Kids can have fun, be a character, and learn lifelong performance skills at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s Theatre Camps. Spring Break and Summer camps for K-6.

levels. Weekly programs designed by Kim Grant to improve player technique, fitness, agility, mental toughness and all around game. Weekly camps in Palo Alto and sleep-away camps at Meadowbrook Swim and Tennis.

www.KimGrantTennis.com

(650) 752-8061

Mountain View Tennis Summer Camps

Mountain View

Choose from 10 weeks of Tennis Camp – plenty of play time, focus on fundamentals & sportsmanship, talented coaches, Cuesta courts. Full day or morning camp for 7 to 14 year olds and new, morning camp for 5 to 6 year olds.

www.mountainviewtennis.net

(650) 967-5955

Nike Tennis Camps

Bay Area

Junior overnight and day tennis camps for boys and girls, ages 9-18 offered throughout June, July and August. Adult weekend clinics available June and Aug. Camps directed by head men’s coach, Paul Goldstein, head women’s coach, Lele Forood, and associate men’s and women’s coaches, Brandon Coupe and Frankie Brennan. Join the fun and get better at tennis this summer.

www.ussportscamps.com

Run for Fun Camps

(800) 645-3226

Palo Alto/La Honda

Run for Fun’s mission is to provide creative and engaging play for all youth by getting kids active in an inclusive community centered around outdoor fun! We pride ourselves on hiring an enthusiastic, highly trained staff who love what they do. Summer 2018 features four weeks of Adventure Day Camp and two weeks of Overnight Camp High Five. Adventure Day Camp is a new discovery every day filled with sports, crafts and nature, including explorations to Camp Jones Gulch, Capitola Beach, Foothills Park, Shoreline Lake and Great America. Camp High Five is six days and five nights of traditional overnight camp mixed with challengeby-choice activities, campfires, friendships and lots of laughter.

www.runforfuncamps.com/summer-camps-andschool-holiday-camps/camp-overview (650) 823-5167

Spartans Sports Camp

Mountain View

Spartans Sports Camp offers multi-sport, week-long sessions for boys and girls in grades 1-7, sport-specific sessions for grades 2-9, color guard camp for grades 3-9, and cheerleading camp for grades pre-K – 8. We also offer a hip hop dance camp for grades 1-7. Camp dates are June 4 through July 27 at Mountain View High School. The camp is run by MVHS coaches and studentathletes and all proceeds benefit the MVHS Athletic Department.

Lunch and extended care are available.

www.spartanssportscamp.com

Stanford Baseball Camps

(650) 479-5906

Stanford

At Sunken Diamond on the campus of Stanford University. Four or five day camps where the morning session includes instruction in several baseball skills, fundamentals, and team concepts. The afternoon session will be dedicated to playing coach pitched games and hitting in the batting cages. Session 1: June 18 - 22 Session 2: June 25-29 Session 3: July 16-20

www.stanfordbaseballcamp.com

Stanford Water Polo Camps

(650) 725-2054

Stanford

theatreworks.org/youth-programs/for-youth (650) 463-7146

New to water polo or have experience, we have a camp for you.

Half-day or full-day options for boys and girls ages 7 and up. All camps provide fundamental skills, scrimmages and games.

ATHLETICS

www.stanfordwaterpolocamps.com (650) 725-9016

ARTS, CULTURE, OTHER CAMPS Art and Soul Camp

Mountain View

www.paccc.org

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

explore.stanford.edu

City of Mountain View Recreation

Dance Connection Palo Alto

Palo Alto

Share the joy of dance with us! Our studio is an extended family and a home away from home for many community members, and we value the positive energy and atmosphere that we strive to provide. For children and teens. Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap, Lyrical/ Contemporary, Children’s Combination. Events/Summer Dance Camps - Summer Session for ages 3 - adults: June 11-August 4.

www.danceconnectionpaloalto.com (650) 852-0418 or (650) 322-7032

Kim Grant Tennis Academy Summer Camps

Palo Alto Monterey Bay

Fun and specialized junior camps for Mini (3-5), Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, High Performance and Elite tennis

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Wheel Kids Bike Camps

Palo Alto

At Addison Elem. Adventure Riding Camp for grades 1 - 8, Two Wheelers Club for grades K - 3. Week long programs from 8:30 - 4, starting June 4th. Join us as we embark on bicycling adventures for the more experienced rider or help those just learning to ride.

wheelkids.com/palo-alto

(650) 646-5435

YMCA of Silicon Valley Summer Camps

Silicon Valley

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

www.ymcasv.org

(408) 351-6473

Sports Shorts

ON THE AIR Friday

College softball: Arizona at Stanford, 5 p.m., Pac-12 Networks College baseball: Stanford at Oregon State, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks

Saturday

College softball: Arizona at Stanford, noon, Pac-12 Arizona College baseball: Stanford at Oregon State, 2 p.m., Pac-12 Networks College track and field: Pac-12 championships at Stanford, 5:30 p.m., Pac-12 Networks

Sunday

College baseball: Stanford at Oregon State, noon, Pac-12 Networks College track and field: Pac-12 championships at Stanford, 3 p.m., Pac-12 Networks

Tuesday

READ MORE ONLINE

www.PASportsOnline.com For expanded daily coverage of college and prep sports, visit www.PASportsOnline.com

Top scorer Crockett returns to action for playoffs

by Andrew Preimesberger ack Crockett returned to the lineup at just the right moment and Cody Weibe continued a tradition of clutch performances. As a result, Sacred Heart Prep will be playing for the West Catholic Athletic League championship Friday.

Weibe’s goal-saving play in the final minutes allowed SHP to beat visiting Bellarmine, 8-6, in the semifinals of the WCAL Boys’ Lacrosse tournament on Wednesday.

The top-seeded Gators (18-3) host No. 2 St. Ignatius (10-7) at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Sacred Heart lost to St. Ignatius, in San Francisco, earlier this season 7-6 but with Crockett in the lineup, things change.

The senior attacker is the Gators’ top offensive threat, though there was no lack of offense on the season. Crockett missed two months with a stress fracture in his back.

The Wildcats advanced with a 12-8 victory over visiting No. 3 Menlo.

With under three minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Bellarmine offense got behind the SHP defenders and looked to be on the verge of tying the match. Enter Wiebe, whose save preserved the Gators 7-6 edge.

“Cody was fantastic,” SHP coach Chris Rotelli said. “He plays his best in big moments and he had 14 clutch saves. The last one on Jack Devine to seal the game was a good example of how great Cody plays in big games.”

The Gators got off to a hot start as junior Tommy Barnds, one of many who picked up their scoring when Crockett went down, slashed his way in for an unassisted goal, putting Sacred Heart up 2-0. Barnds finished with two goals.

Billy Barnds ran all the way across the field and slammed it home to give SHP a 3-2 advantage to end the first quarter.

Bellarmine, which had won nine of its previous 10 games, made noise in the second quarter. With just under a minute left, the Bells’ Cottingham came from behind the net and scored the tying goal to make it 4-4 at halftime.

With 1:25 remaining in the third quarter, Gators’ junior Larry Hart sprinted to the net and slapped it in and Sacred Heart had the 6-5 advantage. Hart also finished with two goals.

Hart was clutch again to start the fourth quarter.

Crockett found Hart and the junior whipped it in the net as the Gators took a 7-5 lead.

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Zoe Lusk is entered in the 200 individual medley, where her time of 2:09.37 seeds her fourth, and the 100 backstroke.

CCS SWIMMING

It’s a wide open field for CCS finals Look for quality performances from local swimmers

by Glenn Reeves t might be thought that Palo Alto will have difficulty in its quest to three-peat as Central Coast Section girls swimming champions without Grace Zhou (now at Stanford), a double winner at last year’s championship meet.

But Paly coach Danny Dye is not overly concerned.

“Everybody said we didn’t have a chance after we lost two divers and our distance swimmer from our first CCS championship team,’’ Dye said. “So I just say, ‘go out, swim, have some fun and see what happens.’ We have some talent.’’

The CCS meet will be held at the Santa Clara International Swim Center. The boys diving competition will be held at 9 a.m.

Friday, with the swimming trials following at 2 p.m.

The girls diving competition will be held Saturday at 9 a.m., with the swimming finals following at 2 p.m.

Gunn, which made history at the 2016 meet by ending Bellarmine’s 31-year reign as CCS boys champions, would like to make a run at the Bells again this year. But the Titans might have a better chance challenging Paly on the girls side. The Gunn girls nosed out Palo Alto at the recently completed SCVAL finals.

WCAL powers St. Francis and Mitty are also prime contenders for the girls team title.

“Gunn is really strong,’’ Dye said. “St. Francis basically brings everybody back.

Mitty always has athletes, led by Cathy Teng (the defending 100 and 200 freestyle champion).’’

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Palo Alto won both the 200 free relay and the 200 medley relay at last year’s finals and the Vikings have the top psych sheet times in both events this year. But Gunn, which beat Paly in the 200 free relay at the SCVAL finals, did not list its fastest time for the psych sheets. The Titans are listed seventh at 1:39.80, compared to No. 1 Palo Alto at 1:36.57. But obviously they have the potential to win the event.

“Gunn is hidden in the psych sheets,’’ Dye said.

Gunn was without some key performers early in the season but is at full strength now with five solid returning swimmers in Sarah Snyder (200 free and 100 butterfly), Clara Schulz (50 and 100 free), Ashley Stahmer (100 free), Milan Hilde-Jones (100 fly) and Grace Tramack (200, 500 free), along with freshmen Melanie Julia (100 breaststroke, 100 fly) and Cecilia Cai (200, 500 free).

Zoe Lusk was a double winner for Palo Alto in the 100 fly and 100 breast at the SCVAL meet, but isn’t in either of those events at CCS. Rather she is entered in the 200 individual medley, where her time of 2:09.37 seeds her fourth, and the 100 backstroke.

Other key performers for the Palo Alto girls include Claire Lin, who is seeded second in the 200 free and sixth in the 50 free, Mary Wilkinson (200 IM, 500 free), Amy Wu (100 fly), Peyton Wang and Chesnie Cheung.

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College baseball: BYU at Stanford, 5:35 p.m., Stanford Live Stream

Gators to play for WCAL title

Keith Peters

OVER THE FENCE . . . The Sacred Heart Prep baseball team travels to Sequoia for a 4 p.m. game Friday that will likely decide the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division title. The Gators (20-6, 10-3) hold a half-game lead over Carlmont (14-10, 9-3), which beat Menlo on Wednesday. The Scots play at Menlo at 4 p.m. Friday. Ryan Friere singled home the tying run and then scored the go-ahead run in Sacred Heart Prep’s 8-3 win at home against Sequoia. The Gators took a 4-0 lead into the top of the fourth, courtesy of an RBI single

by Jack Donnelly in the first and a three-run rally in the third, on one hit. Friere and Donnelly each drove in runs and Jack FitzSimons scored on a passed ball. Sequoia rallied to take a 5-4 lead in the fourth and the Gators answered in the fifth. Kyle Cody drew an one-out walk, stole second and scored on Friere’s twoout single. Friere took second on the throw home and reached third on a passed ball ahead of Donnelly’s single. Eric DeBrine tripled home a run in the sixth and then scored on Harry Marshall’s groundout. Reece Lindquist, who relieved in the fourth, restored order, facing one over the minimum over the last three innings . . . Palo Alto scored four runs in the fourth to overcome a deficit and beat Homestead 8-6 Wednesday in a playoff game. The Vikings (216) host Los Gatos on Friday at 4 p.m. in the championship game.

Palo Alto scored three times in the first on Josh Kasevich’s two-run double and Aidan Berger’s infield grounder. Homestead scored all of its runs in the first three innings and was ahead, 6-3 entering the bottom of the fourth. Kyle Mostofizadeh singled to open the inning, was sacrificed to second and took third on a wild pitch. He scored when James Roake grounded out. Niko Lillios followed with a home run, the second of the season and the second of his career. Max JungGoldberg drew a walk and scored when Kasevich doubled. Nate Willis followed with a run-scoring single and Paly took the lead for good.

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Cody Weibe recorded 14 saves to help Sacred Heart Prep beat Bellarmine in the WCAL tournament semifinals.

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CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto City Council will hold a Public Hearing at the special meeting on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. or as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, to consider (Quasi-Judicial): Appeals of the Planning and Community Environment Director’s decision to approve eleven (11) Tier 3 Wireless Communication Facility Permits to establish small cell wireless communication antennas and equipment on utility poles in the public right of way wear the following addresses: Node #129: CPAU Pole# 3121 (near 2490 Louis Road APN 127-30-062) Node #130: CPAU Pole #2461 (near 2802 Louis Road APN 127-28-046) Node #131: CPAU Pole #3315 (near 891 Elbridge Way APN 127-26-067) Node #133E: CPAU Pole #2856 (near 949 Loma Verde APN 127-23-020) Node #134: CPAU Pole #2964 (near 3409 Kenneth Drive APN 127-09-028) Node #135: CPAU Pole # 3610 (near 795 Stone Lane APN 127-47-001) Node #137: CPAU Pole #3351 (near 3090 Ross Road APN 127-52-031) Node #138: CPAU Pole #2479 (near 836 Colorado Avenue APN 127-27-063) Node #143: CPAU Pole #3867 (near 419 El Verano Avenue APN 132-15-017) Node #144: CPAU Pole #1506 (near 201 Loma Verde Avenue APN 132-48-015) Node #145: CPAU Pole #3288 (near 737 Loma Verde Avenue APN 127-64-039) Environmental Assessment: Exempt pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Class 3, Guidelines Section 15303.

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Last year’s CCS 50 free presentation (l. to r.) SHP’s Sloane Reinstein, Palo Alto’s Claire Lin, winner Izzi Henig of M-A, St. Francis’ Brooke Schaffer and Gunn’s Clara Schultz. All five are back this year.

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top local performers. In the 100 free, in addition to Lin at No. 2, Sacred Heart Prep’s Sloane Reinstein is fifth, Menlo-Atherton’s Izzi Henig sixth, Wang 10th, Cheung 12th and Woodside’s Allison Asborno 13th. In the 50 free, Reinstein is seeded third, Schulz fourth, Henig fifth, Lin sixth and Cheung 11th.

But of course, the psych sheets tell only part of the story. Henig, a senior headed to Yale, won both as

a sophomore and took first in the 50 and second in the 100 last year.

“There are a lot of good swimmers around here,’’ Henig said. “I just want to do my best and see if I can stay on top.”

Reinstein is coming back after undergoing surgery in December.

Another SHP swimmer, Gaby Ma, who is seeded No. 3 in the 100 breast at 1:04.83, will be out to see if she can break Ally Howe’s school record of 1:04.05.

Howe, who has gone on to a superlative career at Stanford, holds school records in all eight individual events at SHP.

“That would be real cool,’’ SHP coach Kevin Morris said. “Gaby has a chance to be the first swimmer to knock Ally off the record board.’’

Ma will also swim the 200 IM. The top 16 placers in each event score points. Other local girls swimmers seeded in the top 16 in their events include Woodside’s Kaia Anderson (7th, 500 free), M-A’s Haley Arrington (9th in the 200 free), SHP’s Annaliese Chen (13th, 100 fly) and Castilleja’s Marie Williams (15th, 200 IM).

On the boys side, Bellarmine, under first-year coach Maghan Cotugno, looks like the favorite.

The Bells won 34 of the last 36 CCS boys swimming titles under retired coaching legend Larry Rogers, and showed no dropoff this season, going 6-0 in WCAL dual meets.

SHP’s Larsen Weigle is the top-seeded swimmer from a local school, going in at No. 2 in the 50 free (21.50). He’s also ninth in the 100 free.

“Larsen’s a water polo guy, super competitive,’’ Morris said. “I’m excited to see how he does the first time shaved and tapered.’’

Gunn’s Shogo Moridaira (200 IM) and Jonny Affeld (500 free) are seeded sixth in their respective events. Moridaira also goes in at No. 9 in the 100 breast and Affeld 13th in the 200 free.

Woodside’s Trevor Collet has the seventh-fastest entry time in the 100 fly and ninth in the 100 back.

Both of Sacred Heart Prep’s freestyle relay teams go in seeded fourth. Gunn, Palo Alto and Menlo-Atherton are also all in the top 16 in each. Paly is ninth, Gunn 13th and SHP 15th in the medley relay.

Other local boys swimmers in the top 16 in their events include Palo Alto’s Jack Hogan (14th, 100 back, and 16th, 50 free), SHP’s Ryan Kim (14th, 100 breast, and 15th, 100 fly); Gunn’s Aaron Babian (10th, 100 free), Paly’s Matthew Clark (13th, 100 fly), Menlo’s Alec Vercruysse (14th, 200 free), Woodside’s Justin Mills (15th, 100 free), SHP’s Will Connolly (16th, 200 free) and M-A’s Austin Sparrow (16th, 200 IM). Q

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Paly hires Tention as basketball coach The USF grad has plenty of coaching experience

by Glenn Reeves he Palo Alto High boys basketball team has a new coach and he comes with a wealth of experience.

Rodney Tention has been hired to replace Peter Diepenbrock, who stepped down after three years in his second stint as head coach at Paly.

Tention, whose son Miles was a standout player and 2017 graduate of Palo Alto, is a veteran of the college coaching ranks. Most recently he was an assistant at San Jose State. Prior to that he made stops at the University of San Diego, Stanford, Loyola Marymount, where he served as head coach, Arizona, College of Notre Dame, South Florida and Skyline College. A native of Columbus, Ohio, he played at USF for Jim Brovelli.

“This is a great day for our basketball program,’’ Palo Alto athletic director Therren Wilburn said. “Historically we’ve had some real good coaches here.

With Rodney we’re keeping with that tradition.’’

Tention cited his familiarity with the Palo Alto program as a reason behind him taking a position at the high school level.

“I’ve known these kids for a long time,’’ Tention said. “I’m coming in behind Peter, who did such a great job. I want to maintain the program at a high level.’’

Palo Alto has won two state

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Rodney Tention (left) speaks with Stanford’s Laurence Hill during his time with the Cardinal basketball program. championships, for John Barrette in 1993 and for Diepenbrock, with future NBA guard Jeremy Lin playing a lead role, in 2006.

Diepenbrock went 68-16 the last three years in his second goaround as head coach and took the Vikings to the NorCal finals in each of the last two seasons.

“Back to back NorCal finals was a great feat, going up against the Catholic schools and all the other power programs,’’ Tention said. “He was a basket away from being in the state finals the last two years. It’s a hard act to follow, but I’ll give it my best try.’’

The 2017-18 team was a heavily senior team, a group of players Tention knew well from having coached them with the Palo Alto Midnight program from the time they were in fourth to seventh grades. He doesn’t know the players he will be inheriting from Paly’s successful frosh-soph program as well.

“I’m looking forward to meeting those kids, getting them in the gym and watching them play,’’ Tention said. “The cupboard is never going to be bare at Palo Alto. It’s time for them to take that challenge.’’Q

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Nick Anderson

M-A SWIMMING

M-A TRACK AND FIELD

The senior set a league record in winning the 200 free (1:48.30), won the 100 fly (56.12) and swam anchor on the winning 200 free relay and 400 free relay, recording the fastest split of the day in both relays at the PAL finals.

The senior set a PR in winning the long jump (22-2 1/4) final, qualified first for the finals in the 110 hurdles (15.04) and second in the 100 (11.30) at the Peninsula Athletic League trials last week. He also runs in the 4x100 relay.

Honorable mention Allison Carter

Ahmed Ali

Jessica Eagle*

Trevor Collet

Maggie Hall

Dean Donat

Ellery Mitchell

Angelo Tonas

Paige Wolfenden

Alec Vercruysse

Cynthia Wong

Andy Zhou

Gunn lacrosse

Palo Alto golf

Menlo-Atherton track and field Menlo-Atherton track and field Pinewood softball Menlo lacrosse

Gunn badminton

Lacrosse

Woodside swimming Gunn lacrosse Sacred Heart Prep baseball Menlo swimming Gunn golf

*Previous winner

Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com

Tommy Barnds capped off the afternoon with a behind-the-net goal.

Palo Alto (13-6) will be playing for the SCVAL playoff title Saturday at Saratoga High, following the girls championship.

The Vikings play either Los Gatos or Menlo-Atherton, who played Thursday night.

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Girls lacrosse The Santa Clara Valley Athletic League championship match at 11 a.m. Saturday is an all-Palo Alto affair, with the fourth-seeded Vikings stunning previously unbeaten Los Gatos, 7-5, in one semifinal on Wednesday and second-seeded Gunn edging visiting Mountain View, 7-6.

Palo Alto goalie Mattie Orloff set the tone early, deflecting one shot attempt after another as Paly pulled ahead 4-3 at the half.

Orloff was under such pressure, her stick broke and had to fixed on the spot. The magic act continued in the second half.

Los Gatos continuously pummeled the net and Orloff continually bounced them off. Emily Filter and Emma Staiger made aggressive plays. Charlotte Chang

Izzi Henig

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The return of Jack Crockett gave the Gators a boost in their 8-6 victory over Bellarmine. was also aggressive until getting hit in the head.

Gunn’s freshman goalkeeper Lauryn Nakamitsu led a strong defensive effort with eight saves.

Midfielders Emily Axtell and Laurel Comiter each had three draw controls and Jeni Chen added a pair. Defender Sabrina Dahlen recorded six caused turnovers and, with Amit Blum, Rachel Grant, Sydney Hetzel and Anna Tsai, held the Spartans in check.

Grace Williams led the offense

with three goals. Comiter added two goals and an assist. Andrea Garcia-Milla and Blum each added a goal, with an assist coming from Garcia-Milla.

In the West Bay Athletic League, top-seeded Menlo and second-seeded Sacred Heart Prep played semifinal matches on Thursday night. The winners were slated to meet Saturday for the title in a 7 p.m. game at Palo Alto.

Menlo hosted Menlo-Atherton and Sacred Heart Prep hosted Mitty. Q

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