Palo Alto Weekly November 29, 2019

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Vision plan for Cubberley released: Now what?

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New Cubberley plan sets stage for tense debate In proposing a ‘shared vision,’ master plan widens schism between city and school district

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ith the Palo Alto City Council and the Palo Alto Unified School District struggling to forge a common vision for redeveloping Cubberley Community Center, a newly released master plan for the 35-acre complex in south Palo Alto

offers a striking picture of what’s possible.

The product of a yearlong “codesign” process that concluded in May, the master plan envisions a campus at 4000 Middlefield Road with ample green space, fewer parking lots, more multi-story

buildings, new swimming pools and a “shared village” consisting of gyms, event spaces, galleries and a performing art center with a new 550-seat theater — buildings that would be jointly used by the city and the school district.

The shared-village concept proved popular over a course of four community meetings, held between September 2018 and May 2019, with hundreds of residents weighing in and ranking it well

above two other proposals from the city’s consultant, Concordia. In one of the other options, the school district and the city would independently oversee clusters of buildings in different parts of the property.

Under the second concept, nicknamed “building in the park,” indoor space would be concentrated in dense buildings at the center of the campus, allowing for more green space elsewhere.

If the master plan gets

implemented, the sprawling campus would see a 70% increase in green space and 46% less surface parking thanks to the construction of parking garages. With new two-story structures replacing the existing one-story buildings, the plan would allow for twice as much interior space while increasing the footprint of the buildings by just 18%, according to the document. (continued on page 7)

EDUCATION

Study: High schoolers can’t spot ‘fake news’ Researchers urge digital literacy curriculum

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Ruben Michael picks up litter in Palo Alto on Nov. 21 as a member of the Downtown Streets Team. For more than a decade, Michael has worked for the nonprofit cleaning the city’s streets and plazas, which he says is his way of “giving back” for the help he’s received in his life.

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porting a yellow T-shirt and armed with a picker and a bucket, Ruben Michael and his four-person team of volunteers gathered at a Palo Alto downtown parking lot on a recent Thursday morning to start their shift.

In an area teeming with techies obsessed with disrupting the world, Michael’s assignment was relatively simple: making

by Gennady Sheyner sure downtown plazas, streets and lots are clean. For him and his three teammates, that’s a point of pride.

“It gives you a reason to wake up,” Michael said.

He has been at it for more than a decade, ever since he decided to drop in on a meeting of the Downtown Streets Team at the behest of a friend’s girlfriend and added his name to a list. It

was 2005, and his life had just spiraled out of control. Then in his late 40s, Michael had a drinking problem that he said caused him to lose his job and his house.

He was sleeping in the bushes next to the Walmart in Mountain View and depending on churches for meals and clothes.

Today, he is going on 13 years of sobriety, which he attributes directly to the support he has

received from the Downtown Streets Team. In exchange for the four-hour work shifts, he and other team members get gift cards for gas, food, clothes and other essentials. Just as importantly, after years of barely scraping and trying to stay under the radar, they get a sense of purpose (continued on page 11)

o assess just how well teens are able to evaluate the credibility and accuracy of online information, Stanford University researchers showed more than 3,000 high school students across the country a grainy Facebook video clip of poll workers stuffing ballots into bins, with captions stating that the videos depict Democratic 2016 primary elections in Illinois, Pennsylvania and Arizona.

Students were asked to decide whether the video, accompanied by a post that read “Have you ever noticed that the ONLY people caught committing voter fraud are Democrats?,” was “strong evidence” of voter fraud during the 2016 Democratic primaries.

Over half of the students thought that it was — despite the fact that the video showed voter fraud in Russia, not in the United States.

Among all of the students, only three were able to find the original source of the video.

Researchers with the Stanford History Education Group, an effort housed at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, called the results of their study “troubling”: The inability of students to gauge the credibility and accuracy of online information poses a serious threat to “the vitality of American democracy.”

“The 2020 presidential election is just a year away, and many current high school students will be first-time voters. Our findings (continued on page 8)

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A man who startled two women while burglarizing their home in the Old Palo Alto neighborhood early Monday morning got away with money, electronics and other property, but didn’t get far; officers were able to arrest him in a neighbor’s backyard, police said Tuesday.

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Cubberley (continued from page 5)

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Yet for all its stated benefits, the shared-village concept has one drawback: It is unlikely to materialize any time in the near future, if ever.

Even though city and school district staff and elected officials took part in the co-design meetings, the two organizations’ paths have further diverged since the exercise concluded.

The city, which owns 8 acres and leases the remaining 27 acres from the district, is still hoping to rebuild the popular but dilapidated community center while retaining the artists, dance studios and nonprofits that currently use it. The district, meanwhile, is less keen on constructing anything at Cubberley in the foreseeable future and is more focused on preserving space at the campus for a future school, should one become necessary.

The different priorities have created a tension between the two governing bodies. School board Vice President Todd Collins went so far as suggest at a June meeting that the district and the city no longer see themselves as partners but as “neighbors” when it comes to Cubberley, a pivot that would effectively shatter the “shared-use” vision championed in the master plan.

More recently, Palo Alto Unified Superintendent Don Austin said that the district has no intention of rebuilding the six-decades-old gym and auditorium.

According to minutes from the Oct. 31 meeting of the City/School Liaison Committee, which includes council and school board members, Austin said that the board could not use bond funds to pay for buildings that are not intended for school purposes. Given there are no immediate plans to open a school at Cubberley, funding a community center would constitute an inappropriate use of the bond, Austin said, according to the minutes.

The master plan, by contrast, makes the case for demolishing the existing buildings — most of which were built in the 1950s and lack central air conditioning — and constructing new ones. The plan states that existing buildings are “reaching the end of their functional lifespan” and points to the fact that almost all of the groups that participated in the first community meetings rejected the idea of preserving any of the buildings.

Councilwoman Alison Cormack, the council’s leading proponent of rebuilding Cubberley, expressed her reservations about the school board’s approach on Oct. 7, when the council endorsed the framework created by Austin and City Manager Ed Shikada for negotiating a new lease once the existing one expires at the end of this year. Under the proposed lease terms, the district will have until December 2021 to decide whether it will build a new school at Cubberley and to submit a development application for teacher

The “totem” at Cubberley Community Center, left over from when the property was a high school from 1956 to 1979, displays the mascots of what were then Palo Alto Unified School District’s junior and senior high schools. housing, should it choose to pursue such a development. Under the lease terms, the two sides will have until the end of 2022 to come up with cost-sharing options for redevelopment.

Cormack voted against the

proposed terms of the five-year lease, which will be presented to the council and the school board in the next month.

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even minor progress on redesigning Cubberley,” Cormack said at the meeting.

Both the city and the school district are also still trying to figure out whether to include any housing as part of Cubberley’s redevelopment, a proposal that generated significant opposition from residents at the fourth co-design meeting in May and pushback from the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission. While residents generally backed the idea of building 32 units of teacher housing at 525 San Antonio Road, a site adjacent to Cubberley that is owned by the school district, many balked at some of the more ambitious alternatives on the table, which proposed between 64 and 164 units.

The most ambitious alternative called for constructing 100 apartments on top of the community center itself, turning the two-story complex into a four-story one.

The council hasn’t endorsed any of the four alternatives, though members agreed in June to explore having up to 112 units of housing

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Despite the various disagreements between the Cubberley coowners, Austin and Shikada tried to strike a more hopeful and conciliatory tone in the master plan’s transmittal letter.

“With recognition that the city and school district may proceed at different paces or on our own paths, we commit to supporting one another as partners to realize this once in a generation opportunity and create a community and educational space as unique as Palo Alto itself,” Shikada and Austin wrote. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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show that they are unprepared to assess the information they encounter,” Professor Sam Wineburg, founder of the Stanford History Education Group, who co-authored the report with the group’s director, Joel Breakstone, and Director of Assessment Mark Smith, said in a press release.

The Stanford History Education Group study, conducted with Texas education research group Gibson Consulting, was a followup to 2016 research, conducted in

the wake of that year’s presidential election and the rise of fake news. The earlier research found that students from middle school to college “struggled to perform even the most basic evaluations of digital material,” confusing online ads with news stories and trusting a photo posted anonymously on social media.

For the new study, 3,446 high school students from 16 districts across 14 states, including California, evaluated videos, websites, articles and social media claims between June 2018 and May 2019.

They were asked to complete six tasks, and the majority of students

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Betty Stober Evans, who lived in Palo Alto for more than 67 years, passed away on October 27, 2019 at the age of 98 in Santa Cruz from complications following a fall.

Evans was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Rudolph and Mabel Stober, where her father was a Master Craftsman in the fur business. She was raised in Morgan Park, attending and graduating from Morgan Park High School with her brother Richard.

She attended Northwestern University, where she earned her BA in Botany, studied oboe, and was a member of the Chi Omega sorority, staying close to members for decades later. After graduating from Northwestern she taught kindergarten classes at an elementary school. She played oboe in the Chicago City Orchestra, where she met her husband-to-be, Stanley R. Evans, who played violin and viola. They were married in Quantico, VA, before his assignment overseas. When he returned, he studied at Harvard Law School on the G.I. bill, and she worked at the Harvard Bookstore in Cambridge, MA. After he graduated from Harvard Law School in 1948, the couple moved to Palo Alto, CA, and resided in Palo Alto.

Evans was a member of the League of Women Voters, The Palo Alto Historical Society, and worked at The Market of the Flea, a charitable store benefiting Abilities United, formerly the C.A.R. She volunteered and took gardening classes for many years at the Elizabeth Gamble Gardens.

Evans enjoyed the outdoors, hiking in Foothills Park and at Lake Tahoe, and later painted with watercolors and acrylics the landscapes she so appreciated.

She and Stanley were charter members of the University Club of Palo Alto, where they swam and played tennis with their two daughters. Evans enjoyed dancing with her husband at the University Club with the Square Steppers square dancing group.

After her husband retired, having served more than 22 years as Judge for the Santa Clara County Superior Court, the couple traveled to Europe and Elderhostels, among other destinations.

They attended local music events including the San Francisco Symphony and the Manzanita Quartet in which Stanley played.

Friends and family enjoyed Betty’s kind spirit, her creativity, and her contagious sense of humor.

She is survived by her daughters Elizabeth Evans Levy (Robert) of Soquel, and Nancy Evans Devine (Bill) of Mountain View; and by her grandchildren David Ross Levy and Amanda Evans Devine. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

At her request, no services are planned. Donations may be made in her memory to the Elizabeth Gamble Gardens and Save the Redwoods League.

struggled with all of them, according to the results.

In one task, students were to determine whether a website is a reliable source of information about global warming. They were reminded that they were allowed to search online to answer that question. The few students who performed well on the task searched online to find out that the website is run by the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change, a nonprofit organization funded by fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil, that holds a skeptical view of climate change.

More than 96 percent of students surveyed failed to consider that ties to the fossil fuel industry might affect the credibility of the website, the report states.

In all of the study tasks, researchers were looking for students who used “lateral reading” — leaving websites to research their validity elsewhere — rather than reading vertically, looking only at the details of a page such as the domain type and the “about” page, the report states.

The researchers purposely sought out a diverse student sample that would match the demographics of American high school students and allow for an analysis of racial, ethnic, regional and demographic differences.

They found that students in urban districts outperformed peers from suburban and rural districts.

Students who identified as Asian/ Pacific Islander also scored better than their peers, as did students with mothers with higher levels of education. Students who reported receiving free and reduced lunch, marking lower income levels, and those whose families spoke a language other than English at home, did worse than their peers.

“Our findings suggest that, when it comes to evaluating the quality of digital sources, those most affected are students who have been underserved by our nation’s schools,” the report states. “Students’ socioeconomic status and their ethnicity/race were significant predictors of performance.”

The vast majority of students, however, would benefit from more nuanced digital literacy instruction, the study authors wrote. The researchers were critical of the traditional “checklist approach,” which provides students with long lists of questions that focus on a single website, and advocate instead for teaching how to navigate the broader internet to judge the trustworthiness of online information.

“Reliable information is to civic health what proper sanitation and potable water are to public health.

A polluted information supply imperils our nation’s civic health,” the researchers wrote. “We need high-quality digital literacy curricula, validated by rigorous research, to guarantee the vitality of American democracy.” Q The study is posted at stanford. io/2qPmo6z Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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Support our Kids with a gift to the Holiday Fund Last Year’s Grant Recipients 49ers Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Able Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Ada’s Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Adolescent Counseling Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Aim High for High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 All Students Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 Art in Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Art of Yoga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Bayshore Christian Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Buena Vista Homework Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 CASSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto. . . . . . . . $10,000 Downtown Streets Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 DreamCatchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 East Palo Alto Academy Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 East Palo Alto Charter School (EPACS). . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 East Palo Alto Kids Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 Environmental Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Family Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Fit Kids Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Foundation for a College Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Friends of Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Get Involved Palo Alto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Hidden Villa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Jasper Ridge Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Kara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 KIPP Valiant Community Prep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 La Comida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Live in Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Marine Science Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Music in the Schools Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 New Creation Home Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 New Voices for Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 Palo Alto Art Center Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Palo Alto Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Palo Alto Music Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Peninsula HealthCare Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Peninsula Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Project WeHOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 Ravenswood Education Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Rebuilding Together Peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Silicon Valley Urban Debate League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 St. Elizabeth Seton School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 St. Francis of Assisi Youth Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 TheatreWorks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 YMCA East Palo Alto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 YMCA Ross Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Youth Community Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 Youth Speaks Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,000

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ach year the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund raises money to support programs serving families and children in the Palo Alto area.

Since the Weekly and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation cover all the administrative costs, every dollar raised goes directly to support community programs through grants to non-profit organizations.

And with the generous support of matching grants from local foundations, including the Packard, Hewlett, Peery and Arrillaga foundations, your taxdeductible gift will be doubled in size.

A donation of $100 turns into $200 with the foundation matching gifts.

Whether as an individual, a business or in honor of someone else, help us reach our goal of $400,000 by making a generous contribution to the Holiday Fund.

With your generosity, we can give a major boost to the programs in our community helping kids and families.

Give to the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund and your donation is doubled. You give to non-profit groups that work right here in our community. It’s a great way to ensure that your charitable donations are working at home.

As of November 26, 127 donors have contributed $93,511 to the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund.

7 Anonymous ................................. $1,850

New Donors Roger V. Smith ................................................300 Art & Peggy Stauffer .......................................500 Steven Feinberg ...........................................5,000 William Reller ...............................................1,000 Jan & Freddy Gabus ........................................250 Marc & Margaret Cohen .................................100 Micki & Bob Cardelli............................................ * Pat Burt & Sally Bemus ....................................250 Judy & Tony Kramer ............................................ * Larry Baer & Stephanie Klein ............................... * Jerry & Donna Silverberg .................................100 Betty Gerard........................................................ * Boyce & Peggy Nute............................................ * J. Platt & S. Murphy.........................................600 Ellen & Mike Turbow .......................................200 Kroyman Family ..............................................250

Don Barr & Debra Satz ....................................100 Debby Roth .....................................................200 John & Florine Galen ........................................... * Barbara Allen ..................................................100 Sue Kemp .......................................................250 Ellen & Tom Ehrlich..........................................500 Leif & Sharon Erickson.....................................250 Sally & Craig Nordlund ....................................500 George & Betsy Young ........................................ * Peter S. Stern ..................................................250 Nancy & Joe Huber .........................................100 Susan & Doug Woodman ................................... * Wendy Sinton ..................................................... * Penny & Greg Gallo.........................................500 Elaine & Eric Hahn ........................................1,000 Judith Appleby ................................................200 Judy Ousterhout.................................................. * Philip Hanawalt & Graciela Spivak ................1,000 Dorothy Saxe...................................................100 Gwen Luce & Family .......................................100 Bruce Campbell................................................... *

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In Honor Of Principal Iris Wong.................................. * Normal L. Frazee, 100 years young .... 400

Businesses & Organizations Peery Foundation .........................10,000 Arrillaga Foundation .....................10,000 Alta Mesa Cemetery & Funeral Home .............................. 2,000 Killiney Kopitiam ................................ 250

From left, Darlene Berryessa, Shanen Way and Ruben Michael are members of the Downtown Streets Team, a nonprofit that employs and provides services to homeless and at-risk men and women. stories of people who failed to get housing because they couldn’t cover the $26 application fee. “It’s already hard enough to find housing in this area,� Richardson said. “If you’re already at a disadvantage because you’ve been evicted before or because you have no tenancy history in last 10 years — we want to remove all those roadblocks. And if it’s just a $26 application fee, we need a mechanism to do that. Having a fund specifically designed to be flexible is super cool.�

First established in 2011, the flex fund has come and gone in the subsequent years, based on the nonprofit’s funding levels. “The first thing someone asked for was a burial spot for $500,�

Richardson recalled. “They were terminally ill and they wanted something to have their name on it when they left.�

The nonprofit provided the fund, he said.

On this morning, members of the Streets Team made their way down Palo Alto streets, picking up cigarette butts on Lytton Plaza.

To downtown merchants, they are

TOWN OF ATHERTON NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ORD NO. 638 ADOPTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ATHERTON

In Memory Of Kathy Morris .......................................... * Ray Bacchetti...................................... 250 Phillip Zschokke.................................... 50 Robert Spinrad ....................................... * Alissa Riper Picker............................... 250 Duncan Matteson .............................. 500 Nate Rosenberg ................................. 200 Don & Marie Snow ............................ 100 Bob Kirkwood ........................................ * Leonard Ely......................................... 500 Ruth & Chet Johnson ............................. * Nancy & Bob Lobdell .............................. * Pam Grady ......................................... 350 Barbara E. Schwartz ............................... * Ryan Kamita........................................... * Boyd Paulson.......................................... * Thomas W. & Louise L. Phinney ............. * Leo & Sylvia Breidenbach ....................... * Bob Donald ............................................ * Fr. John Fitzpatrick C.S.Sp. ..................... * David W. Mitchell ............................... 400 Ted Linden.......................................... 200 Lee Domenik .......................................... *

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and a community of supporters. As he talked, his supervisor, Darlene Berryessa, noted that he is now one of her best workers. “It makes me feel like I’m giving back for all the stuff I’ve gotten since I’ve been on this team,� said Michael, who now has housing.

Berryessa has her own tale of survival. Born in Palo Alto, she lost her house and was homeless for what she calls “two cold, miserable years� before she landed an apartment at Palo Alto’s Opportunity Center for the homeless in 2006. Cheerful and enthusiastic, she also credits the Downtown Streets Team for helping her turn her life around. “This helps me make sure I have food on the table and gas in the car,� Berryessa said.

Since she and Michael joined the nonprofit more than a decade ago, the demand for its services has only grown, said Chris Richardson, chief program officer of Downtown Streets Team. When the organization launched in 2005, it was still possible to get an apartment with a Section 8 voucher, he said. Today, even some Apple engineers can’t afford to live in Palo Alto.

To help those most in need, the Downtown Streets Team has recently revived a Case Management Flex Fund, an account that it uses to help team members pay for application fees, background checks, driver’s licenses and other expenditures critical to their transitions from homelessness to housed. This year, the flex fund received $7,500 from the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund.

Richardson said the goal of the flex fund is to allow the organization to act quickly and “have a huge impact with a small amount of money.� He said he’s heard horror

The City Council of the Town of Atherton, California, at its meeting of November 20, 2019, adopted Ordinance 638, an Ordinance of the City Council of the Town of Atherton, State of California, Amending Title 15, Chapters 15.02, 15.04,15.08,15.12,15.16,15.18,15.19,1 5.20,15.22, and 15.44 of the Atherton Municipal Code, Adopting

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familiar faces. Some offer them free coffee, Berryessa said. One downtown shopkeeper gives each member a small cash gift during the holidays.

In addition to the camaraderie, the team members appreciate the structure that the nonprofit brings to their lives. While there are some strict rules (wear the yellow shirt; no jaywalking), they have the flexibility they need to get to doctor’s appointments or necessary meetings.

Jeff Talley, who began working with the nonprofit more than a decade ago, is a Streets Team success story who wants to encourage other team members. Formerly homeless, he credits the organization

with helping him look for employment and for providing a muchneeded stipend, which supplements his income. “We’re here to set an example of what can happen when you get on the team,� Talley said.

Not everyone on the team has stability in their lives yet. Shanen Way, who has been with Downtown Streets Team for the past four years, lives in a homeless shelter in Sunnyvale and takes public transportation to work with the team five days per week. Reserved and industrious, Way manned a coffee cart in Sunnyvale as part of a work program before joining the Palo Alto team. Despite the commutes, he called his experiences with the team “very positive.�

The nonprofit tries to promote the positive atmosphere during its weekly team meetings, which take place every Thursday afternoon.

Richardson said the main goal of the meeting is to hear from team members and celebrate their accomplishments, big or small. “For someone who newly joins us, if they’ve been years without that type of community, their next goal could be something like, ‘I don’t have an ID right now.’ If they get up and say, ‘I just got an ID!’ we’ll celebrate that. Because that’s a big deal for them,� Richardson said. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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Giving to Health this Holiday Season Dear Friends, Ravenswood Family Health Center was created to serve the residents of our surrounding community who need access to affordable comprehensive health care. As we complete 18 years of operations in East Palo Alto, we are able to provide a wide range of high-quality health care services including pediatrics, women’s health, behavioral health, dental, optometry, family medicine, mammography, general x-rays, ultrasound, laboratory, and health education to name a few!

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Melieni Falemaka Talakai, Chair Senseria Conley, Vice Chair Julio Garcia, Treasurer Manuel Arteaga, Secretary Nancy Alvarez, Parliamentarian Genesis Cerna Marcelline Combs Esmeralda Garcia Siteri Maravou Fred Mondragon VJ Periyakoil, MD Sherri Sager, Board Liaison Advisory Council

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This holiday season, join Ravenswood in supporting mothers like Sandra and Johanna through their pregnancy journeys! Mothers like Sandra and Johanna have had the opportunity to participate in both our CenteringPregnancy® and CenteringParenting® programs and have had wonderful experiences. CenteringPregnancy is a group-care model that provides prenatal care to mothers and CenteringParenting is a group-care model that provides pediatric care and parenting HGXFDWLRQ WKURXJKRXW D FKLOGōV ƓUVW WZR \HDUV RI OLIH $OWKRXJK -RKDQQD DQG 6DQGUD ZHUH QRW ƓUVW WLPH mothers, they still had many questions surrounding their pregnancies—from pregnancy myths, sleep safety, to eating habits. CenteringPregnancy’s safe and comfortable community environment encouraged Sandra, Johanna, and other pregnant mothers to ask questions and learn from each other. “[Although] I am a shy person, I love to hear others’ opinions because I felt like there was so much to learn,” Johanna shares.

Sandra and Johanna have been able to continue sharing the journey of their babies growing up with the same cohort of mothers through CenteringParenting, where they felt support from their cohort and Ravenswood clinic staff. Both Johanna and Sandra recommend CenteringPregnancy and CenteringParenting because it has led them to positive results. “I EHQHƓWHG IURP EHLQJ LQ ERWK SURJUDPV EHFDXVH LW allowed me to receive continued care!” Sandra excitedly shares. (top) Johanna with family; (bottom) Sandra with baby

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Lucca is a champion. At just two-years old, he has endured various medical procedures with huge support from his care team at Ravenswood Family Health Center. Born prematurely, Lucca underwent surgery before he was two months old to Ɠ[ WZR KHUQLDV 6KRUWO\ DIWHU KLV IDPLO\ QRWLFHG KH ZDV turning purple and rushed to the emergency room—a virus had caused him to have a severe respiratory illness called

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Despite these early trials, he healed and continued growing and getting stronger. Later, when Lucca was coming in for routine check-ups, his pediatrician Dr. Davis became concerned his recurring ear infections were affecting his hearing and speech. He referred him to a specialist and they made sure to take immediate action and placed tubes in Lucca’s ears to prevent future infections.

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Lucca’s parents are grateful to receive the support and care from Ravenswood. They feel comfortable being in a health center that provides them with responsive service. “As parents, we always doubt where is the best place to take your child, but here they care and [we are] happy they care here!�

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Ravenswood Family Health Center held its second annual Patient Advisor’s Day! More than 80 participants showed up to share their experiences with our services and how we could continue to best serve their needs. Commitment from our patients shined with repeated participants from last year along with new patient involvement. “Patients expressed excitement when being invited to this year’s Patient Advisor’s Day� shared Christina, RFHC’s Patient Experience Manager. General trends in feedback revolved around patients feeling welcome, accommodated to in

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regards to language inclusivity, and feeling treated with respect when visiting. At Ravenswood Family Health Center, we care and value all of the feedback our patients have for us. Therefore, we paid close attention to our patients’ views around expanding appointment availability and providing more assistance in accessing community resources, such as housing. We will assess the feedback and make changes as needed. Moving forward, we will continue to encourage feedback from our patients so that we can actively address the needs of our community. We are excited for the next Patient Advisor’s Day!

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Spreading Community Health Awareness HEALTH FAIR 2019

This Fall, Ravenswood Family Health Center held its Annual Community Health and Wellness Fair! At this event, various community organizations hosted booths and provided interactive activities to spread awareness around their resources and services, which were focused on health, wellness, safety, and much more. Ravenswood staff also shared information and resources with community members about its wide range of services. Lastly, three local performing groups, Raices de Mexico Dance Performance, Kuata Performing Arts, and Fua Dia Congo, provided live entertainment. We are excited to share that community members were thrilled with the event!

Ravenswood staff are always committed to connecting with community members and establishing relationships to encourage patients and prospective patients to obtain the health care services and programs they need! We value the connections we make with our community whether it be with partners or patients and we continue to work hard to foster them through these events. We are excited for next year’s Health Fair!

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

Marking ‘the marvels and mysteries’ of winter Local arts and entertainment highlights of the holiday season

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ore December holiday highlights, listed in roughly chronological order, are presented below (event info is subject to change after press time). For a list of local “Nutcracker” productions, see sidebar on page 14. For even more listings, or to submit your own, check out the community calendar at PaloAltoOnline.com/ calendar.

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by Karla Kane can’t help but think there is almost something evolutionary about people singing together in winter time,” Kitka Executive Artistic Director Shira Cion said while reflecting on the number of choral concerts that happen around the holidays. Kitka is a long-running women’s harmony ensemble performing music from Eastern Europe, Eurasia and the Balkans, plus original compositions, representing a number of cultural and religious traditions.

“What’s universal is what happens to the human soul at midwinter when the nights are long and dark and the temperature is colder and, in more traditional times, just merely surviving through the winter season was a very tangible challenge,” she said. “It’s an ancient human instinct for people to come together and sing.”

Kitka has been performing its popular “Wintersongs” concerts around the Bay Area for nearly 20 years, and will be doing so locally again with a full concert at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, on Dec. 8, 4-6 p.m., and as part of Filoli’s winter solstice celebration on Dec. 18 (between 5-8 p.m. at 86 Cañada Road, Woodside).

“It’s seasonal music that speaks to the marvels and mysteries of winter time,” she said, adding that this year, inspired by concerns about climate change and its impact on the weather, including California’s recent wildlifes, the performances will have the theme of “Weathering the Storm,” the first in a series of planned “Vocal Ecology” concerts with an environmental theme.

“About half of the program is selections that speak to winter weather and climate ... and we’re balancing those more climate-themed pieces with ritual carols and sacred songs that sort of bring comfort and warmth and light and good cheer to the darkest, coldest, most difficult time of the year,” she said.

Information on Kitka, including links to tickets, can be found at kitka.org.

Filoli’s winter solstice festival is part of Holidays at Filoli, running through Dec. 30, which also includes seasonal decorations and festively lit gardens, holiday teas, “decadence nights,” Santa Claus Saturdays, artisan market weekends and live performances in the ballroom on evenings and weekends. Information is available at filoli.org/events/holidays.

Ernie’s trains

What: John Bianco is continuing his late father’s tradition of putting on a holiday model-train display.

Where: 2387 Adele Ave., Mountain View.

When: Weather permitting, five tracks will run trains every evening (except Mondays) through Dec. 25, from 6:30-9 p.m.

‘Miracle on 34th Street’

What: Los Altos Stage Company presents the classic Santa story performed in the style of a live 1940s era radio broadcast.

Where: 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.

When: Through Dec. 22.

More information: losaltosstage.org/miracle-on-34th/.

Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade

What: Downtown Los Altos’ annual Festival of Lights Parade features floats, marching bands and more.

Where: Downtown Los Altos.

When: Dec. 1, 6-8 p.m.

More information: Downtown Los Altos will also hold a tree-lighting celebration on Dec. 6, 6-8 p.m. losaltosparade.org; downtownlosaltos.org.

Top: Filoli features festive decor, illuminated gardens and a series of special holiday events this season.

Photo courtesy of Filoli. Above: Bill C. Jones plays Kris Kringle and Venice Ella Mayor plays Susan in Los Altos Stage Company’s musical “Miracle on 34th Street.” Below: Smuin dancers Ben Needham-Wood and Tess Lane perform in “The Christmas Ballet.” Photo by Chris Hardy.

500 Castro St., Mountain View.

When: Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2 and 7:30 p.m.

More information: smuinballet.org/201920-season/ christmasballet.

‘The Christmas Ballet’

What: Smuin presents its Christmas-themed performance, incorporating classical ballet and contemporary dance into a two-act show (“Classical Christmas,” featuring traditional carols, followed by “Cool Christmas,” featuring pop favorites).

Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts,

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‘Gypsy Soul Holiday Experience’

What: Eclectic jazz-pop duo Gypsy soul puts its own spin on holiday music.

Where: Club Fox, 2209 Broadway St., Redwood City.

When: Dec. 1, 7 p.m More information: clubfoxrwc. com/e/gypsy-soul-holiday-experience-72183273113/.

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Menlo Park tree-lighting ceremony

Menlowe Ballet’s annual production of “It’s a Wonderful Nutcracker” this year includes a special sensory-friendly production and an abridged version for young children.

Nutcrackers galore Looking for “The Nutcracker?” The Midpeninsula is host to many productions, from hip-hop and circus versions to traditional presentations, including those listed below.

Each year, Menlowe Ballet offers locals its original holiday neo-classic, “It’s a Wonderful Nutcracker,” with its mix of elements from “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “The Nutcracker.” The show runs Dec. 13-15 and 21-22 at the Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton.

Along with the standard performances, there will also be a sensory-friendly production on Dec. 15 and a special abridged version for families with children under 5 on Dec. 22. Go to menloweballet.org/nutcracker/.

Other local “Nutcracker” productions:

 Palo Alto Children’s Theatre (Dec. 5-22, 1305 Middlefield Road, tinyurl.com/tws3lt8).

 Western Ballet (Dec. 6-8, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., westernballet. org/performances-the-nutcracker/).

 Ramon Moreno’s School of Ballet (Dec. 6-8, Sequoia High

School, 1201 Brewster Ave., Redwood City, ramonmorenoballet. com).

 Ballet America (Dec. 6 and 8, Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City, americanballet.com/ nutcracker/).

 Peninsula Youth Ballet (Dec. 14-15, Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, pyb.org).

 Broadway Babies and Kids’ “Nutcracker on Broadway” (Dec. 17, 4:30 p.m., MIT Auditorium, 400 Duane St., Redwood City, broadwaybabiesandkids.com).

 Peninsula Ballet (Dec. 21-22, 2728, Fox Theatre, peninsulaballet. org/nutcracker); and its “Hip Hop Nutcracker” (Dec. 20-21, 27-28, Fox Theatre, peninsulaballet.org/ hiphop-nutcracker).

 Dragon Theatre’s “Nutcracker Circus Show” (Dec. 18, 21, 23 and 26, 7 p.m., 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City, dragonproductions. net). Q —Karla Kane

What: Menlo Park’s tree-lighting event will feature a sing-along, a storytime with Santa and more.

Where: Fremont Park, Menlo Park.

When: Dec. 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

More information: menlopark.org.

BayLUG Holiday Show

What: The Bay Area LEGO® User Group and BayLTC, the Bay Area L-Gauge Train Club, will showcase their annual holiday miniature scene, this year with a beach theme.

Where: Museum of American Heritage, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto.

When: Dec. 6- Jan 5, 2020 (Friday-Sunday each week, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.).

More information: moah.org.

West Bay Model Railroad Holiday Train Show

What: Model trains of various types will run in a holiday scene while members answer questions.

Where: South side of Caltrain station, 1090 Merrill St., Menlo Park.

When: Dec. 7, 1-5 p.m., Dec. 8, 1-8 p.m.

More information: 650-964-5603.

Christmas Crèche exhibition

What: An annual exhibition of a collection of more than 250 nativity scenes from all over the world.

Where: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3865 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

When: Dec. 7-11, noon to 9 p.m.

More information: christmascreche.org.

‘Friends of Music Holiday Musicale’

What: The Friends of Music at Stanford present their annual holiday showcase featuring the Stanford Philharmonia and Stanford Chamber Chorale, performing works by Holst, Handel and others.

Where: Memorial Church, 450 Serra St., Stanford.

When: Dec. 7, 2:30 p.m.

More information: music.stanford.edu/ events/friends-music-holiday-musicale-0.

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Hometown Holidays

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What: Redwood City’s annual downtown celebration includes a community parade, snow and performances from local entertainers. The San Mateo History Museum will host old-fashioned holiday crafts, a handbell choir and Santa.

Where: Downtown Redwood City.

When: Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

More information: hometownholidays. org/HTH/index.html. Other Redwood City holiday events include a “Winter Wonderland” event at Red Morton Community Center on Dec. 14; Gabriel’s Trumpets

holiday performance at the library on Dec. 18; a series of cultural holiday events at the Library Dec. 16, 18 and 20; a holiday sing-along at the Veteran’s Memorial Center on Dec. 20 and Chabad Midpen’s 10th-annual Chanukah celebration on Dec. 22. Go to tinyurl.com/rkkfpdu.

Caltrain Holiday Train

What: Caltrain’s festive Holiday Train will make nine stops along the Peninsula, boasting lights, entertainment, characters and a chance for locals to donate a new, unwrapped toy to the annual toy drive.

Where: The train will stop in Redwood City at 6:10 p.m. and Mountain View at 7:25 p.m. on Dec. 7; and Menlo Park at 7:05 p.m. on Dec. 8.

More information: holiday-train.org.

Gamble Garden holiday events

What: Gamble Garden will host holiday activities including a wreath-making class on Dec. 7, a holiday marketplace Dec. 11-13, a greens sale on Dec. 14 and “Reindeer Games” on Dec. 15.

Where: 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto.

More information: gamblegarden.org/ events.

Woodside Village Band holiday concert

What: The Woodside Village Band will perform a selection of holiday tunes.

Where: Woodside Village Church, 3154 Woodside Road.

When: Dec. 7, 3 p.m.

More information: windband.org/ woodside.

‘20 Harps for the Holidays’

What: Harpeggio Music presents a holiday concert by harp soloists and an ensemble.

Where: Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave. When: Dec. 7, 4 p.m.

More information: harpeggio.com.

‘An Evening with The Choral Project’

What: The Choral Project will perform seasonal songs as a benefit for Bodhi Tree Concerts North, a concert series that raises money for charity.

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto.

When: Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.

More information: btcnorth.org/20192020-season. ‘’Twas the Night Before Christmas’

What: Dancers Repertory Theatre presents the annual dance and theater production of the classic holiday poem.

Where: Woodside Performing Arts Center, 199 Churchill Ave., Woodside.

When: Dec. 8 and 15 at 1 and 4 p.m.; Dec. 14 at 3 p.m.

More information: twasthenight.org.

THERE’S MORE ONLINE PaloAltoOnline.com Associate Editor Linda Taaffe, Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane and arts writer Yoshi Kato discuss some upcoming holiday highlights on the Palo Alto Weekly’s “Behind the Headlines” show on Friday, Nov. 29. To watch the webcast, which will be posted Friday evening, go to YouTube.com/paweekly/videos. Listen to the podcast at PaloAltoOnline.com/podcasts.

Arts & Entertainment When: Dec. 15, 1:30 p.m.

More information: music.stanford.edu/ events/holiday-organ-recital-dr-roberthuw-morgan.

‘PACO Holiday Extravaganza’

What: The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra will be joined by special guests Squid, Inc. Quartet and dancers from Pacific Ballet Academy for its annual holiday performance.

Where: Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Palo Alto.

When: Dec. 15, 3 p.m.

More information: pacomusic.org/ current-season.

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‘Celebrations of the Season: Stories of Our Immigrant Heritage’

What: Ragazzi Boys Chorus will perform music from Poland, Italy, Ireland, Mexico, China, and Africa, highlighting each culture’s contribution to the melting pot of American culture, along with other seasonal songs.

Where: First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Ave. When: Dec. 7 at 2 p.m.

More information: ragazzi.org.

Holiday barn lighting

What: Los Altos Hills celebrates the season with a visit from Santa, games, crafts, a petting zoo, refreshments and the lighting of the community barn.

Where: Westwind Community Barn, 27210 Altamont Road, Los Altos Hills.

When: Dec. 8, 2-5 p.m.

More information: losaltoshills.ca.gov.

Mountain View tree lighting

What: The City of Mountain View will hold its community tree-lighting ceremony, including a visit from Santa Claus. Donations of canned food for the Community Services Agency are encouraged.

Where: Civic Center Plaza, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.

When: Dec. 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

More information: mountainview.gov/ depts/cs/events/treelighting.asp.

CSMA’s merit scholar holiday concert

What: CSMA Merit Scholarship Student Ensembles perform holiday selections.

Where: Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts. 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View.

When: Dec. 14, 5 p.m.

More information: arts4all.org/events/ merit-scholar-holiday-concert-2019.

Silicon Valley Boychoir: ‘Let It Snow!’

What: Silicon Valley Boychoir presents a concert celebrating snow and the holiday season.

Where: Grace Lutheran Church, 3149 Waverley St., Palo Alto.

When: Dec. 15, 3:30 p.m.

More information: svboychoir.org/pdf/ Dec2019poster.pages.pdf.

What: The California Bach Society will celebrate holiday music written by composers from North, Central and South America.

Where: Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto.

When: Dec. 14, 8 p.m.

More information: calbach.org/ season#secondConcert.

What: Bel Canto Flutes will be presenting a flute concert of holiday music.

Where: Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin St. When: Dec. 19, 7 p.m.

More information: mountainview.libcal. com/event/5502082.

‘Tom·seen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas’

What: ‘A Celtic Christmas’ is a recreation of a night before Christmas in a small farm house in the West of Ireland.

Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.

When: Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m.

More information: tickets.mvcpa.com.

Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir

What: The OIGC will perform a concert of gospel and spiritual music holiday music.

Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.

When: Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m.

More information: tickets.mvcpa.com.

Gryphon Carolers

What: The long running Gryphon Carolers and band will perform their annual concert of holiday songs from around the world, including unique arrangements and originals.

Where: Woodside Village Church, 3154 Woodside Road, Woodside.

When: Dec. 15, 6:30 p.m.

More information: gryphoncarollers. com.

‘Messiah Sing’

‘Christmas in the Americas’

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What: Schola Cantorum’s annual singalong (age 12 and up) of Handel’s “Messiah” will be presented with Sinfonia Schola Cantorum.

Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.

When: Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m.

More information: tickets.mvcpa.com.

Winter Solstice at Hidden Villa

What: Hidden Villa’s all-ages celebration of the winter solstice will include outdoor play, crafts, refreshments, solstice stories from around the world and singing.

Where: 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills.

When: Dec. 21, 1-3:30 p.m.

More information: hiddenvilla.org.

Big Band Christmas: ‘All the Classics’

What: Gary Vecchiarelli Productions-Las Vegas presents a 17-Piece Big Band featuring hits from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. When: Dec. 21, 2 and 7 p.m.

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‘The Snow Queen’ ‘Holiday Heist’ with The Jazz Mafia

What: The Jazz Mafia sets up shop in the Bing Studio cabaret to ring in the holidays.

Where: Bing Studio, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford.

When: Dec. 10-14, times vary.

More information: live.stanford.edu/ calendar/december-2019/holiday-heist.

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PWC Holiday Concert: ‘Reinventing Love’

What: Peninsula Women’s Chorus will perform holiday songs of love.

Where: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto.

When: Dec. 14, 2:30 p.m.

More information: pwchorus.org.

Italian Christmas market

What: Mitchell Park Community Center will host “Bay Area’s Natale,” an Italian Christmas market.

Where: Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

When: Dec. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

More information: bayareaitalianevents. com.

Holiday organ recital: Robert Huw Morgan

What: Stanford University organist Dr. Robert Huw Morgan will present his annual holiday recital.

Where: Memorial Church, 450 Serra St., Stanford.

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What: Since 1940, Fulton Street (off Embarcadero Road) in Palo Alto has transformed into “Christmas Tree Lane,” full of lights and decorations.

When: Dec. 14-31, 5-11 p.m.

More information: christmastreelane. org.

What: Inspired by one of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales, Bayer Ballet presents “The Snow Queen.”

Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.

When: Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 15 at 5 p.m.

More information: bayerballet.com/ onstage.

German Holiday Market

What: German International School of Silicon Valley holds its annual Germanstyle holiday market, featuring traditional foods and handmade crafts for sale.

Where: City Hall Plaza, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.

When: Dec. 14, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Here come the Holidays

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An opportunity to give to Kara will be presented during the evening.

“Hope links the past through memory, carries with it the grace of love and is evidence of the very real courage of moving forward.”

Thursday, December 5, 2019

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Arts & Entertainment Bethlehem A.D.

Winter arts (continued from page 15)

‘Winter Wonderland’

What: Ragazzi Continuo presents a concert of songs inspired by winter weather.

Where: St. Ann Chapel, 541 Melville Ave., Palo Alto.

When: Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

More information: ragazzicontinuo.org.

The group will also perform at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Redwood City on Dec. 15.

‘Winter’s Gifts: Spirit’

‘From Pole to Pole: Christmas in the Three Americas’

What: San Francisco Choral Artists will offer musical traditions from South, Central and North America.

Where: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto.

When: Dec. 21, 8 p.m.

More information: sfca.org/2019-2020season.

‘Robot Chanukah’

What: Chabad Palo Alto sponsors an “interactive Chanukah robot show” and immersive VR experience, plus a buffet dinner and doughnuts.

Where: Mitchell Park Community Center, 3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

When: Dec.22, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

More information: chabadpaloalto. com.

‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

What: The annual screening of Frank Capra’s holiday movie masterpiece, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Where: Stanford Theatre, 221 University Ave., Palo Alto.

When: Dec. 24, 4 and 9 p.m.

More information: stanfordtheatre.org Menorah Lighting at City Hall

What: A Hanukkah celebration in front of Palo Alto’s City Hall, sponsored by Chabad Palo Alto.

‘A Chanticleer Christmas’

What: San Francisco’s men’s choir presents its annual holiday celebration.

Where: Memorial Church, Stanford.

When: Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m.

More information: live.stanford. edu/calendar/ december-2019/ chanticleerchristmas.

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What: The Choral Project and the San Jose Chamber Orchestra present their annual “Winter’s Gifts” concert, alongside San José Chamber Orchestra, with a theme of “Spirit.”

Where: First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Ave. When: Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

More information: choralproject. org/2019-20-concerts.

What: Bethlehem A.D. is a free, familyfriendly experience recreating the town of Bethlehem on the night of the first Christmas, including live animals and a large cast of costumed, community-volunteer actors.

Where: 1305 Middlefield Road, Redwood City.

When: Dec. 21-23, 6-9:30 p.m.

More information: bethlehemad.com.

Where: Palo Alto City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. When: Dec. 29 at 4:30 p.m.

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Hanukkah Celebration at Stanford Shopping Center

What: The Oshman Family JCC hosts a free family Hanukkah celebration with a musical performance by Noa Levy and her band, who will lead dancing both in English and Hebrew, arts and crafts, dreidel games and a candle-lighting ceremony.

Where: Stanford Shopping Center, The Plaza (near Neiman Marcus), Palo Alto.

When: Dec. 29, 5-6 p.m.

More information: paloaltojcc.org/ Events/hanukkah-celebration-at-stanfordshopping-center-48. Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be emailed at kkane@paweekly.com.

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Eating Out Buck’s owner Jamis MacNiven chats with Bob and Sally Mullarkey, frequent customers at the longtime Woodside restaurant. Photo by Sammy Dallal.

By Elena Kadvany ’m deep in Kurdistan right now,” Jamis MacNiven wrote back to my late summer email asking to meet him for a lunch interview. “I have to go play polo now with a dead goat. It’s a Kurdistan thing.”

It was classic MacNiven. The longtime owner of Buck’s in Woodside has a reputation for outlandish stories that make you question his footing in reality, and then, more often than not, turn out to be true.

(As it turns out, MacNiven had been in Kurdistan and had played goat polo. There’s readily available photo and video evidence on the Buck’s Instagram.)

MacNiven opened Buck’s in 1990, creating a one-of-a-kind restaurant that draws children and families as well as titans of the tech industry, heads of state and famous actors. The dining room is a museum of the weird, every available inch of wall and ceiling given over to artwork and collectibles, from an enormous Shaquille O’Neal shoe won at an auction to a statue of Lenin to the orange car that set the record as the fastest gravity-powered car in the world at the first-ever Sand Hill Challenge soap box derby in 1997.

The menu is down-home and cheeky, with pancakes, burgers, soups, Hetch Hetchy water (no charge), a Dueling Louis Armstrong salad and “savagely popular” tacos. The dessert menu advises: “Combat global warning, eat ice cream.” So much about Buck’s feels frozen in time, in a good way — though it’s not totally immune to food trends of the moment. The kitchen now serves the plant-based Impossible Meats and Beyond Meat burgers.

When MacNiven’s not working the room at Buck’s wearing one of his trademark colorful, wacky shirts, he’s writing. The restaurant’s menu is updated quarterly with columns he writes about his travels and musings. He’s the author of three books, including his autobiography, “Breakfast at Buck’s: Tales from the Pancake Guy,” and “California From 500 Feet: A Story of the Coastline,” a history from California as seen from a 247-foot-long Zeppelin named Eureka. He’s currently working on an illustrated children’s book for his 9-year-old granddaughter.

I recently had lunch with MacNiven for the next installment of At the Table, a series of my interviews with local chefs and restaurant owners over a meal at a restaurant of their choosing.

Over a tomato burrata salad at his choice, Oak + Violet in Menlo Park, in between plenty of tall tales that all checked out when I went home and Googled them, we talked about the heyday of Silicon Valley, the secret to running a successful restaurant for three decades and why he’s so fascinated by, as he put it, the “whimsical human stuff.”

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Were you actually in Kurdistan earlier this year? What were you doing there?

We went to Kurdistan to just see what the country’s like. I’ve been to the Middle East a lot. We hunted with golden eagles. It turns out these eagles — we didn’t see this, but you can see it online — an eagle can actually kill a wolf. They do it

by going right into the shoulders with their talons and when the wolf looks around, they rip its throat out. They’re fierce. Then we tried playing goat polo. I had a picture of that, where we’re mounted trying to reach down to the ground and pick up a dead goat off the ground and throw it whole. I could never reach the ground. I could barely stay on course. These young guys were

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much better at it. There’s a big ring at either end and they dragged this goat. You try and take it away from the other guy. When you get a certain score then the winner gets to keep the goat and eat it. Kurdistan’s a little dull.

Why did you open Buck’s?

We’d built a lot of restaurants and I was really tired of construction.

It’s so hard to get paid ... I hated that part of it. But in the restaurant business people pay to leave the room. Plus, construction is not a real people business. It’s all about ass kicking and phone calls. The restaurant business is all about talking to people and being convivial.

It’s a much more human business.

I’ve been at Buck’s for 29 years and I’m addicted to the crowd. I can’t get anything done. So I try to stay home, but then I find myself going to work. The people are so amazing.

What is it about that connection and community that draws you in and keeps you going?

It’s like living in a really exciting, well-written movie. It’s like all around are these magical people — not just the people you would expect me to mention, like the famous Silicon Valley people, we see Elon (Musk) — but it’s the little kids, old people, people you’ve known for 20 or 30 years. It’s kids that come in and end up being hosts and hostesses and then go on to college. All my kids worked there.

How have you seen tech change this area over the last 10 years?

I think we can no longer claim we’re innocent. I think that’s the biggest thing — we’re out of the garden now and the blinders are off. I actually think artificial intelligence combined with bad actors and access to pathogens is a serious existential threat. But here in Silicon Valley, we really held up people — even Zuckerberg a few years ago, and certainly the Google guys — as

being international and American heroes. I’m not so sure now.

What’s the secret to running a restaurant for three decades?

It’s no real secret. You have to have good food and convivial atmosphere. You have to really see the customer for who they are and if they have a complaint, you have to just say, ‘I’m sorry; I’ll do better.’ ... With all those hundreds of thousands, millions of moving parts, stuff doesn’t always go perfectly.

But it generally does. I want every complaint to come to my desk, and weeks go by — I get nothing. So I think we do OK. We’ve been able to retain our staff incredibly. I have people who’ve been there 29 years (and) a lot of people over 20 years. The average tenure of the front of the house people is about 16 years. Nobody’s got that. ... It’s challenging to get people for the kitchen, but we always seem to stay open.

Have you changed the Buck’s menu? It seems pretty similar to when I went there as a kid.

The basic menu stays almost the same, although we have the Impossible burger now and Beyond Meat, but it looks pretty much like it did 10 years ago. That’s the basic menu: breakfast, lunch and dinner. We have our specials that change every two weeks. We have the dessert menu, the kids’ menu and the wine list. ... if I went in there and I really worked on super innovative stuff I know I would appeal to a broader audience. It’s really hard to do that because I’ve got so much other stuff going on.

How have restaurants on the Peninsula changed since you opened Buck’s?

They have attempted, from Wolfgang Puck on out, to bring super sophisticated dining to the Bay Area — and it hasn’t happened. Is it Nobu that’s over in the hotel over there?

People don’t rave about that place. ... it’s a little forgettable. I hear Tim Cook lives on the top floor.

You’re clearly a storyteller with a penchant for the fantastical.

Have you always been like that?

Pretty much. My wife doesn’t like me very much, but that’s OK. Everybody else does.

Where does that come from?

Psychedelics. Honestly, I think that I was largely formed by one single psychedelic experience in college (with) ibogaine. Across the whole panoply, from mushrooms, LSD, psilocybin, MDMA ... ibogaine is way up there. It’s extremely rare. I’m working with it professionally now, ibogaine and the drug (that) comes from this animal (he points to a large gold ring in the shape of a toad on his finger), 5-MeO-DMT. This is a model of a Sonoran desert toad, and in this gland contains all the truth you’ll ever need to know. We’re treating, in Mexico at a clinic that I’ve helped establish, suicidal Navy SEALs. They’re hallucinogens. The ibogaine lasts 12 to 24 hours. It basically allows you to clear your hard drive and start over. You don’t forget anything, but you can visit past events in your life like they were real, just like you and I are sitting here. You can call up dead parents, people you’ve killed. ... We use it to treat drug addicts and alcoholics because it’s incredibly effective.

Next year will mark Buck’s 30th anniversary. Do you have any plans to retire? Where will Buck’s be in 10 years?

I don’t even think about six o’clock. One of my kids is moving to Skyline, so probably (he’ll) take it over. .... We don’t make plans.

A longer version of this story is posted at paloaltoonline. com. Email Elena Kadvany at ekadvany@paweekly.com.

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“Knives Out” cannot help but be fanciful fun, particularly for murdermystery fans. Writer-director Rian Johnson plays fair with his plotting while evincing enormous skill by tying the story in knots that must be satisfyingly untwisted. Johnson

adds ballast to what would otherwise be a lightweight tale by suggesting sociopolitical allegory: a hard-working immigrant pitted against wealthy, apparently “selfmade overachievers” who are actually trust-fund babies and layabouts, some of them given to spouting racist anti-immigration rhetoric. The tart dialogue and clever plot get assists from delightful production design, art direction and set decoration (David Crank, Jeremy Woodward, and David Schlesinger, respectively) and an overqualified ensemble.

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Dark Waters (PG-13) Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun. Doctor Sleep (R) +++ Century 16: Fri. - Sun.

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Home Front STOCKING ORNAMENT ... Kids can learn how to assemble a stocking ornament to take home at this free DIY workshop offered Saturday, Nov. 30, 9 a.m. to noon, at Home Depot. This class, best suited for elementary school aged children, will teach kids how to nail a frame to their ornament and, for a finishing touch, they can also paint the piece, too. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Home Depot is located at 1781 E. Bayshore Road, East Palo Alto. Register at homedepot.com/workshop or for more information, call 650462-6800.

PAINTING WITH NATURE ... Who says you have to use a paintbrush to create a painting? Wander through Hidden Villa’s garden and find tools from nature, such as flowers, sticks or leaves, and use them to create a unique painting at a workshop on Saturday, Nov. 30. Two sessions are offered, 9:15 a.m. or 1 p.m. The class is open to all ages. Free (with parking fee or season pass), but registration is required. Hidden Villa is located at 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills.

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NATIVE HOLIDAY WREATH ... You don’t need to look any further than your garden to find the makings of beautiful holiday decorations. Learn how to create a wreath using native foliage and berries from your own yard at this free workshop on Thursday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m. at the Mitchell Park Library. This workshop, offered by the California Native Plant Society Santa Clara Valley Chapter, will be led by landscape architect and Bay-friendly qualified designer Sherri Osaka.

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County assessor’s report captures past 10 years, points to return to ‘normal market’

by Heather Zimmerman

Property sales and new construction were key contributors to the growth of this year’s assessment roll, according to the Santa Clara County Assessor’s Annual Report. Among the county’s top 10 changes in ownership was an office property assessed to Stanford University with a net assessed value of $145,100,000

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he annual Assessor’s Annual Report, recently published by the Office of Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone, marks a big milestone for this year: The 2019-2020 County’s assessment roll totaled $516 billion — that’s over half a trillion dollars, and a 6.79% increase over the previous year.

According to the report, Palo Alto’s share of the assessment roll grew by 6.72% for 2019-2020 and makes up 7.62% of the total assessment roll.

An assessment roll is, as the report describes, “the official list of all property within the county assessed (for taxes) by the Assessor.”

The report also includes a retrospective of the past 10 years, a bit like the greatest hits of the area’s recent near-decade of major economic growth.

“Since the end of the great recession, we’ve had consistent large increases,” Stone said in an interview.

Stone recalled that the first assessment roll that he oversaw, in July 1995, was $115 billion.

“That’s the kind of growth that we’ve seen. I don’t think that any county in the state has seen that kind of growth over the last 24 or 25 years — that’s because we’re Silicon Valley,” Stone said.

As for how the more than half a trillion in property taxes from the 2019-2020 roll is spent, the report shows how the funds are divvied up in the county overall, with a large proportion of the funds going to public schools (44%), and community colleges receiving 7%. Overall, the remaining funds are allocated to cities (13%), special districts (6%), Redevelopment Trust Fund (12%) and the county (18%).

The amount school districts receive does vary.

Stone said, due in part to how much tax revenue each city generates. The report shows that the estimated total allocated to the Palo Alto Unified School District is 46%.

According to the report, “Property sales and new construction were principal contributors to the assessment roll growth this year. Just over 60% of the $32.9 billion increase in assessments was attributable to re-assessable changes in ownership.”

In Palo Alto, that amounted to $336,969,571

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added assessed value due to changes in new construction, the report showed. Among the top 10 changes in ownership for 2019-2020, two Palo Alto sales made the list: office properties assessed, respectively, to Leland Stanford Jr. University, with a net assessed value of $145,100,000 and to San Francisco No. 69 LLC (Alexandria Real Estate Equities) at $136,000,000.

Countywide, businesses also gave the roll a $5.8 million boost in taxes on “business personal property,” items that the report describes as machinery, equipment, computers, and fixtures.

‘We’re beginning to see a leveling off… a normal market coming back.’

— Larry Stone, Santa Clara County Accessor Business is still booming, but nonetheless, as the report notes, the growth rate for business personal property is “virtually the same amount as the prior year, 3.3 percent, another indication that our local economy is beginning to cool.”

Stone said that such signs do point to the economy slowing.

“I think we’re just at the beginning of what we call a ‘normal recession’ — not a meltdown like we had in 2008,” he said, but emphasized that he sees indications of much greater stability compared to the last time Silicon Valley saw skyrocketing growth, the dot-com boom — and eventual bust.

“There’s a significant difference, even though the roll growth is about the same as back in the dot-com boom days,” Stone said. “The difference is this: The basis of the assessment roll is real property — bricks and mortar, homes and buildings. “(During the dot-com boom), the development was based on speculation, developers building

office or industrial buildings and leasing them to startups, primarily with no earnings, so when the market went from the dot-com boom to the dot-com bust in 2002, a lot of these companies went out of business or just walked away from space that they leased.”

Stone said that in the current market, large, well-established companies are doing the building and developing. “That bodes well for the future because (companies like) Apple are not going to go out of business,” Stone said.

“Apple and Google used to do long-term leases, now they’re buying land and building buildings, which again, is just a much more stable market,” he said. In fact, the report indicates that Apple and Google alone account for 3% of this year’s assessment roll.

Warehouse space is enjoying a low vacancy rate at 2%, Stone said, which is attributable to the move of distribution centers closer to urban centers, due to companies like Amazon. Stone did note the one area where numbers are consistently down is in retail.

Stone said that high housing prices remain a major concern, cautioning that housing could upend our local economy if it’s not addressed.

“I think the lack of affordable housing — both affordable and worker housing, there is a difference — the lack of both of those will ultimately lead to our demise if we don’t deal with it quickly.”

He emphasized that overall, while the numbers are showing a decline in growth, it’s nothing as precipitous so far as in previous downturns.

“We’re beginning to see a leveling-off; we are beginning to see kind of a normal market coming back,” he said, noting that for the first time in four or five years, he’s seen “for lease” signs outside of apartments and even some offices.

“We’re seeing some office vacancies now. The office market is clearly showing signs of over building — again, nothing serious.”

To read the full report, go to bit.ly/AssessorsReport. Q Home & Real Estate Editor Heather Zimmerman can be emailed at hzimmerman@ paweekly.com.

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This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on November 5, 2019.

(PAW Nov. 15, 22, 29; Dec. 6, 2019)

997 All Other Legals APN: 167-49-017 OTHER: 5939670 TS-190708 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 5/11/2016 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE is hereby given that C.N.A. FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC. A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, as trustee, or successor trustee, or substituted trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by Paul Lindsey Borrill, Trustee of the Paul Borrill 1999 Declaration of Trust Dated December 16, 1999 and any amendments Recorded on 12/23/2016 as Instrument No. 23542540, of Official records in the office of the County Recorder of Santa Clara County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded 8/09/2019 as Instrument No. 24250344 of said Official Records, WILL SELL on 12/06/2019

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At the Gated North Market Street entrance of the Superior Courthouse, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113 at 10:00 a.m. AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States), all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State hereinafter described. The property address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purposed to be: 4287 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $698,815.01 (estimated). In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. In the event tender other than cash is accepted the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed with interest thereon as provided in said Note, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee and the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call telephone number for information regarding the trustee’s sale 916-939-0772 or visit this Internet Web site www. nationwideposting.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 190708 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone

information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION CALL : 916-939-0772 C/O C.N.A. FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION as said Trustee. 2020 CAMINO DEL RIO N. #230 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92108 (619) 297-6740 DATE: 11/07/2019 KIMBERLY CURRAN TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER NPP0363473 To: PALO ALTO WEEKLY 11/15/2019, 11/22/2019, 11/29/2019 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY ANNE FOLEY Case No.: 19PR187074 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARY ANNE FOLEY. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MARSHA L. KEEFFER in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: MARSHA L. KEEFFER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 6, 2020, at 9:01 a.m. in Dept.: 13 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Rachael N. Phillips, Esq. Law Offices of Ann Marshall Robbeloth, P.C. 31 East Julian Street, San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 371-5206 (PAW Nov. 22, 29; Dec. 6, 2019)

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000008564593 Title Order No.: 1129797 FHA/VA/ PMI No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/09/2013.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/19/2013 as Instrument No. 22355449 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of SANTA CLARA County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: FELIX Q. ORAMAS JR AND REINA A. ORAMAS, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 01/08/2020 TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Santa Clara County Superior Courthouse, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113, At the Gated North Market Street Entrance. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 10240 WEST LOYOLA DRIVE, LOS ALTOS HILLS, CALIFORNIA 94024 APN#: 331-17-071/ 331-17-052 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $1,786,391.11. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these

resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www. auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000008564593. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.COM 800280-2832 www.auction.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 3990 E. Concours Street, Suite 350 Ontario, CA 91764 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 11/15/2019 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. A-4710762 11/29/2019, 12/06/2019, 12/13/2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Secs. 6101-6111 UCC) Escrow No. 107-039351 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: DISCOSCRIPT, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 240 CAMBRIDGE AVE, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 Doing Business as: MAXIMART PHARMACY 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: SAME AS ABOVE The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are: WALGREEN CO, AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION, 104 WILMONT RD, 4TH FL / MS #1446, DEERFIELD, IL 60015 The assets to be sold are described in general as: INVENTORY, PATIENT LIST, ALL TRADEMARKS AND TRADENAMES and are located at: 240 CAMBRIDGE AVE, PALO ALTO, CA 94306. 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 DECEMBER 18, 2019, 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 #: 107-039351, Escrow Officer: BARBARA CURRY / DEBBIE HOWE and the last date for filing claims shall be DECEMBER 17, 2019 which is the business day before the sale date specified above. Dated: NOVEMBER 18, 2019 WALGREEN CO, AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION LA2414021 PAW 11/29/19

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Sports Shorts

NETTING A TITLE ... With its third straight Pac-12 Conference championship nicely wrapped up in time for Thanksgiving, there’s still a reason the third-ranked Stanford women’s volleyball team needs to stay focused. Kathryn Plummer recorded 21 kills and added three blocks to help the Cardinal top host Washington State 25-22, 25-22, 2522 in a conference match. Morgan Hentz had 20 digs for Stanford (23-4, 17-2) which hosts California at 3 p.m.

Friday with an eye of clinching one of the four top seeds in the NCAA tournament and retaining the chance to host the first four rounds. Plummer hit .362 and finished with seven digs.

She also registered two aces, clinching the first and second sets for Stanford.

She moved into sixth place on the Cardinal’s all-time kills list with 1,827, passing Kristin Richards (2003-06).

She’s seven kills away from Kristin Folkl (1994-97) and fifth place. Senior setter Jenna Gray guided the offense with 35 assists and tallied four kills and four digs. Senior opposite Audriana Fitzmorris hit .400 with nine kills. Q

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HOOP IT UP ... Junior David AjankuMakun scored 24 points and Priory opened its boys basketball season with a 79-45 victory over visiting Nueva in a nonleague game. Zach Zafran scored 17 points for the Panthers, who head to the Redwood Classic on Thursday and meets Laytonville in the opening round at 3:30 p.m. Andries Castellano scored nine points, leading a balanced attack, as host MidPeninsula opened its season with a 31-27 victory over Averroes. Castilleja officially raised the curtains on the high school basketball season, tipping off at 5:30 p.m. Monday with a nonleague game against visiting Evergreen Valley, which opened a big lead early en route to a 50-35 victory. Sacred Heart Prep tipped off at 6 p.m., losing to Lynbrook 55-53. Nikki Chen scored 13 points to lead Castilleja, which meets St. Francis in the first round of the Firebirds Tournament on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Fremont High. Chen scored 10 of her points in the second half as Castilleja rebounded from a 19-point deficit at halftime to rally to within nine points with under three minutes to play. Anna DeVitis and Sammy Wong combined for another 14 points for the Gators.

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Menlo point guard Avery Lee looks to help the Knights compete against defending NorCal Open Division champion Pinewood in the WBAL.

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Pinewood girls face a different challenge Menlo has everyone back from state championship team

by Glenn Reeves t’s a new era for the Pinewood girls basketball team. Hannah Jump and Klara Astrom have both moved on to college at Stanford and Yale, respectively.

The Panthers went 103-17 the last four years. Previous Pinewood teams have had comparable fouryear records, but the Jump/Astrom teams did it playing against Open Division opposition, against the best girls teams in the state.

The Pinewood teams they played on made three Northern California Open Division championship game appearances and won two, the last two. As a result the current Pinewood team goes into the season as the two-time defending NorCal Open Division champion, a stunning achievement for the small school in Los Altos Hills.

The Menlo School girls team took a big step up last year by

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winning the state Division II championship. And everyone on that team returns. So Pinewood’s run of dominance on top of the West Bay Athletic League standings could be challenged this year.

“Menlo will be gunning for us,’’ Pinewood coach Doc Scheppler said.

There’s a wide gap to make up.

Last year Pinewood won its two games with Menlo by scores of 7536 and 74-47.

“They’re the team to shoot for,’’ Menlo coach John Paye said. “They always seem to replenish themselves with good players coming up.’’

Pinewood will indeed be counting on a number of new players this season, but Scheppler likes what he’s seen in practice.

“I don’t see a dropoff in athleticism,’’ Scheppler said. “We’ve got to shoot better.’’

There’s a question as to who will

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The No. 1 doubles team helped the Knights win their first NorCal title since 2015, winning in both the semifinal, a 5-2 victory over Granite Bay, and the final, a 4-3 win over St. Francis.

The senior shot a round of 73, tied for third overall, and the Vikings won the CIF State Championship, a first in school history, at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach last week.

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become eligible in January.

A couple of freshmen guards, Jade Ramirez and Chlea Facelo, are expected to contribute right away.

“They both have good skill sets, can handle the ball,’’ Scheppler said. “They are really good players who have been able to step into our team dynamics and contribute.

We’ve got a slew of guards. They will be fun to watch, I think we’ll be a great basketball team, but there’s still a lot of room for growth.’’

For Menlo there are familiar names in key roles. Point guard Avery Lee led Menlo in scoring, assists and steals last year as a sophomore.

“She’s very even-tempered, the perfect mentality to be a point guard,’’ Paye said. ‘’Pass first, but she can also score.’’

Sharon Nejad, also a standout on the Menlo volleyball team, returns at center. She was the team’s second-leading scorer and top rebounder a year ago. Coco Layton came up big in the playoffs as a 3-point shooter on the wing.

Menlo has upgraded its schedule with non-league games against Mitty and Salesian.

“We’re working on getting defensive stops and boxing out bigger players,’’ Paye said Tuesday before heading off to practice. Q

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

College women’s volleyball: California at Stanford, 3 p.m., Pac-12 Network College women’s basketball: Stanford at Victoria Invitational, 7:30 p.m., flohoops.com

College men’s basketball: UNCWilmington at Stanford at Colorado, 1 p.m., Pac-12 Network

carry the scoring load with Jump and Astrom having departed. Annika Decker and Courtni Thompson are returning starters. They’ll be asked to look for their shots more than in the past, but as Scheppler put it, ‘’It hasn’t been easy, it’s not their natural personality type.

Though I hate to make the comparison, it’s like Draymond Green being asked to score more because Steph and Klay are out.’’

Una Jovanovic started last season sharing point guard duties with Becker before suffering a torn ACL. She’s back now but not yet at full strength.

“She looks to score,’’ Scheppler said. “I don’t have to tell her to shoot.’’

Maia Garcia is a 6-foot-3 transfer from Santa Clara who provides an inside presence. She is eligible right away because she didn’t play basketball last year, instead concentrating on the high jump for the track and field team.

“She’s a willing learner and gives us someone to protect the rim,’’ Scheppler said.

Valentina Saric, a 6-foot sophomore, also provides some size along with a 3-point shooting touch. Two other transfers, Chance Bucher from Sacred Heart Prep and Gabrielle Harris from Homestead, will

Honorable mention Addie Ahlstrom* Menlo tennis

Priya Bakshi Palo Alto golf

Bridget O’Keefe Palo Alto golf

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Elena Radeff* Sacred Heart Prep volleyball

Lauren Sung* Palo Alto golf

Ella Woodhead Sacred Heart Prep water polo

Willem Holzrichter Menlo-Atherton water polo

Noah Housenbold* Menlo water polo

Luke Johnston Sacred Heart Prep water polo

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Zayd Mahmoud Menlo water polo

Jamir Shepard Palo Alto football

Wilson Weisel Sacred Heart Prep football *Previous winner

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30 Drum teacher’s session 32 Actor who’s all about the money?

35 “Horrors!”

36 Lennon partner 37 “Incoming golf ball!”

41 Autobiographies, two by two?

46 Light benders 49 Part of the mnemonic HOMES 50 Wall-E’s love interest 51 Common Market abbr., once 52 Bedroom furniture wood 54 Romanov royal of Russia 56 Roll call on a ship?

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31 Online financial services company focused on student loans 33 “House” actor Omar 34 American-born former queen of Jordan 38 Winter footwear 39 Lovejoy on “The Simpsons,” e.g.

40 Point opposite WNW 42 In a wild way

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45 Grateful Dead bassist Phil 46 Gel in jellies 47 Bring back on 48 Val Kilmer, in “Top Gun” 53 Boxed soup and bouillon brand 55 He was famous for fables 57 Pro wrestler John 58 Orchestra’s tuning instrument 59 Swede’s neighbor 60 Cold-___ (zinc-based brand) 61 At ___ cost ©2019 Jonesin’ Crosswords (jonesincrosswords@gmail.com)

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