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Page 4 • November 6, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Midtown bike project veers off course Palo Alto looks to pull the plug The Matadero Creek project city’s bike master plan notes that trail would pose a safety hazard got off to a solid start, winning the 1.3-mile section of train track and bring down property values on proposed Matadero Creek bike trail a $1.5 million grant from Santa between the Caltrain undercross- in the area. A group of concerned by Gennady Sheyner Clara County and earning wide- ing at California Avenue and the Midtown residents (that, fittingly, spread support from the prior street-level East Meadow Drive called itself Concerned Midtown oth in terms of geogra- the new trail was planned for a City Council, which unanimous- crossing represents the longest Residents) urged the council to phy and significance, a 1.3-mile stretch along the creek’s ly approved the plan in 2012. uninterrupted stretch in Palo Alto go back to the drawing board and Bproposed bike path along levees between Alma Street and In addition to creating a new and that it blocks east-west travel. consider other options. In addi- Matadero Creek was supposed to Bayshore Road. The goal was pathway, officials also hoped to That problem, the plan states, is tion, a preliminary analysis by be the centerpiece of Palo Alto’s to address a problem that unites construct safe bike crossings at “a major issue for the Cal-Ventura the city indicated that the trail bike-improvement boom. cyclists in north, south and cen- the Caltrain tracks and at U.S. area, a mixed-use neighborhood project would be more costly and Conceived as part of the city’s tral Palo Alto: the lack of quality Highway 101. with potential for new residen- complex than initially thought bike and pedestrian master plan, east-west routes. In promoting the project, the tial and mixed-use development because of flood-protection mea- near the Fry’s Electronics site and sures that are being implemented along El Camino Real.” The plan by the Santa Clara Valley Water recommends that the city conduct District, which has jurisdiction a feasibility study to determine the over the creek. specific alignment for the path. These complexities have Now, however, the project is prompted the city to pursue a taking an unexpected turn thanks new direction for the project, to obstacles both physical and one that shifts the east-west route political. Since the bike plan was away from the creek and onto adopted, dozens of Midtown resi- one of the streets in the Midtown dents have come out against the project, arguing that the creekside (continued on page 13)

HOLIDAY FUND Annual charitable-giving drive launches Holiday Fund invites community members to support Veronica Weber Veronica services for kids, families ife-skills classes for at-risk tions. Dollar-for-dollar matching youth, an art program to grants have been pledged by the Lbring East Palo Alto and Packard, Hewlett, Arrillaga and The 46-year-old Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center in Palo Alto is showing signs of PaloAlto kids together to learn Peery foundations, as well as by old age, prompting the city to plan its renovation. from and understand one anoth- a local family that wishes to be er — these and dozens of other anonymous. nonprofit programs are made “We are so inspired every year RECREATION possible each year through contri- by the community-mindedness of butions to the Palo Alto Weekly all of the sponsoring foundations Holiday Fund. as well as the vast number of Fixes on the way for This week, the 22nd annual individuals who give, year after charitable-giving campaign is year, to make this a better place launching with a goal of raising for everyone,” said Bill Johnson, popular Baylands attraction $350,000 between now and early publisher of the Weekly. “We January. know from the agencies and their Palo Alto looks to repair, enhance Baylands Interpretive Center Since its inception, the drive clients that these generous donors by Gennady Sheyner has distributed more than $5 are helping to sustain a safety net million to local nonprofits such of services for kids and families erched on wooden pil- cracked and peeling in some modifying its Baylands-friendly as Palo Alto Community Child and are making a significant im- ings in Palo Alto’s serene sections, particularly those fac- character. In the coming months, Care, Ravenswood Education pact in so many lives.” P marshland, the Lucy Ev- ing west. city officials plan to complete Foundation, St. Vincent de Paul The nonprofit organizations ans Baylands Interpretative “You can see ... that sun, the design for rehabilitating and and East Palo Alto Tennis & Tu- that receive funding must apply Center is a celebration of nature wind, rain and birds have taken improving the Interpretive Cen- toring. They were among 54 or- for the grants and are vetted by a — a place where students learn their tolls on both the siding ter and obtain the needed work ganizations that received grants committee that examines impact about local bird species and and decking around the build- permits with the goal of launch- ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 of services, management of pro- where nesting barn swallows ing,” Tiffany Redding, the city’s ing construction in 2016. this past year. grams and fiscal responsibility. propagate. consultant from the firm FOG The project, which also in- Every dollar donated to the As part of the campaign, each But nature hasn’t always been Studio, said during last week’s cludes an upgrade to electri- fund goes directly to services; week the Weekly will publish sto- kind to this popular, 46-year-old meeting of the Parks and Rec- cal systems and a redesign of no overhead costs are deducted ries of the progress being made attraction. Weatherworn and reation Commission, at which the building’s bathroom, has because they are absorbed by the by the supported agencies. under-maintained, the wooden she showed slides of damaged an estimated cost of $582,485. Palo Alto Weekly and the Silicon A list of this year’s grant recipi- building off Embarcadero Road wood. The City Council approved the Valley Community Foundation, ents can be found on page 4 of is showing signs of decay, with Now, as the city is moving expenditures last year, when it which manages the Holiday Fund. this edition. Donations to the Hol- the trim around the roof now ahead with renovating the be- passed its capital budget for fis- Donations are tax deductible. iday Fund can be made at PaloAl- badly deteriorated and the loved building, the goal is to Charitable giving through toOnline.com/holiday_fund or by wood on its siding and decking improve the facility without (continued on page 14) the Holiday Fund is also sup- using the form on page 4. Q ported by several local founda- —Palo Alto Weekly staff www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 6, 2015 • Page 5 Upfront

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support network, they said. they said. Before the war, they MILITARY Young, who served in Vietnam had faced the deprivations of the in 1963-64 and 1972-73, recalled Great Depression. his first return home in 1964. “The Depression was awful. In “I was on leave in downtown our growing-up years, you could At Veterans Day, old warriors San Jose, and I went into a maga- not get a job,” Otto, a 13-year U.S. zine store. I saw Life magazine Navy veteran, (said). “After the there with a cover photo of the war, that was not a problem.” remember families left behind Vietnam War. The picture was That was largely due to the GI Channing House veterans memorialize those who sacrifice for their nation with the body of a friend on the Bill, the veterans said. cover. His name tag was wiped “It was the greatest piece of social by Sue Dremann out. That was a shock, to be in ci- legislation ever made,” said Graham, vilian life and seeing the pictures a U.S. Army tank company com- he veterans sitting in the lessons to impart still. Ever selfless, adjust to military and civilian life. (of the war). He had died a month mander in the European theater. comfortable common area they prefer to focus on the service The emotional toll is especially before that,” Young said. “The GI Bill changed Ameri- T at Channing House cupped of others rather than their own. The great on families. Children just get The young people who returned can society and probably saved the their hands to their ears. types of sacrifices they and their used to a parent being there and from World War II faced a peace- country from a recession. We be- “Can you speak up? Some of us families made continue on today they disappear again. Adjustment, time world that acknowledged came a more educated society and had our ears shot out in the war,” among military service persons while easier for some, can be dif- them as heroes, but the country one said. and their families. But the impacts ficult for those without much of a had also changed significantly, (continued on page 14) Some are now frail, others are of these more recent wars aren’t felt still robust, and they represented by most Americans, they said. The the breadth of some of the United numbers of people in the armed State’s most notable wars: Paul services may be smaller — only Carlson, Joe Graham, Herbert about one percent of the popula- Hamerslough, Dewey Jacques, tion is serving in the unconscripted Carl Otto and Orin Zimmerman services today — but four percent served in World War II; Merrill of Americans are being touched by Newman served in Korea; and the wars in profound ways. They in- George Young served two tours clude parents, wives and husbands of duty in Vietnam. Together, they and children, the men said. have experienced nearly every War is in many ways the same aspect of war, from combat and and in many ways different today. injury, such as Hamerslough ex- It’s always been about political perienced, to writing the families struggle, about one group wanting of those killed in battle about their to dominate and another not want- loved one’s death, which was emo- ing to be dominated; or one group tionally devastating, Graham said. wanting autonomy from another, The collective scars and memo- Young said. But when these men ries of past military service are were young, they were mostly un- slowly ebbing in Channing House, married. They didn’t have kids to a downtown Palo Alto senior resi- leave behind or wives who had to dence, as more veterans pass away. become the heads of their families. Six veterans have died in the past That’s different today. Military year or so; two women, Sarah families are much more prevalent.

Wolfe and Maxine MacDonald, In other wars, service men and Sue Dremann both Women Accepted for Volun- women went away for the duration Veterans at Channing House who will take part in a Veterans Day next week remembrance include, teer Emergency Service (WAVES) of the war. Now, National Guards- from left to right, Dewey Jacques (Navy, World War II; Iceland), Joe Graham (Army, World War II; during World War II, are living in men and others are deployed again Europe), Carl Otto (Navy, World War II; Continental U.S. ), Paul Carlson (Army, World War II; South skilled nursing, the men said. and again, forcing them and their Pacific), George Young (Army, Vietnam War; Vietnam), Orin Zimmerman (Army, World War II; Europe), But these remaining veterans have families to continuously have to re- Herbert Hamerslough (Marine Corps, World War II; Okinawa); Merrill Newman (Army, Korea).

DEVELOPMENT define our community over the count across the whole city. next 15 years,” Schmid said. “We The council ultimately deferred have added 1.5 million square directing the Citizens Advisory feet; there’s also 1 million square Committee to examine revisions Council members push back against feet of nonmonitored (develop- to the L-8 policy, pending the ment) that’s not mentioned any- outcome of a Draft Environmen- commercial development where in the Comp Plan. We have tal Impact Report done in advance voted (for) 1.3 million square feet of the Comprehensive Plan’s com- In giving guidance on Comp Plan, council urges evaluation of impacts at Stanford Research Park. Added pletion that will come before the by Sue Dremann together, we’ve got 3.8 million. council in January. “Look around us. Do we have But they directed the citizens ndicating what could be a eas, mainly in the city’s retail areas. the council expressly exempted traffic issues? L-8 is the most group to look at “pacing,” or miti- major shift to limit future de- The policy established nine zones Stanford Medical Center’s expan- effective way for the council to gation mechanisms, for office, I velopment in Palo Alto, some to be monitored for growth where sion from the total count in 2011. make a clear statement,” he said. medical office and research-and- City Council members signaled a cap of a total 3.2 million square But if developments outside of The distinction of “monitored” development construction and Monday night that they might feet of new development would the capped areas were counted, versus “nonmonitored” areas was their impact on the jobs/housing support sweeping changes to city be enforced: University Avenue/ the total would exceed L-8’s re- developed 20 years ago and seem- ratio. That pacing could limit how policy on commercial growth. Downtown/South of Forest Avenue, maining 1.7 million square feet. ingly has little relevance consid- many square feet of nonresiden- As part of the city’s ongoing Stanford Shopping Center, Stanford The city would have already ering the overall intention at that tial development would be built work to revise its Comprehensive Research Park, Town & Country reached its growth cap, essential- time — and now — to rein in in a year. The motion passed 6-2 Plan — the foundational docu- Village, California Avenue/Cal- ly giving the council a clean slate growth, Filseth said. with Councilman Tom DuBois ment that guides planning and Ventura, the South El Camino Real with no carryover from the past “If you look at the intent of the and Schmid voting no and Coun- growth in Palo Alto — the coun- corridor, San Antonio Road/Bay- when considering further growth people who did this, I think we’re cilwoman Liz Kniss absent. cil on Monday night directed staff shore Corridor, East Bayshore and caps in the Comprehensive Plan. at that cap,” he said, which puts the DuBois introduced a motion, and the ad-hoc Citizens Advisory Midtown Shopping Center. Filseth and Schmid seemed the council “in uncharted territory.” seconded by Burt, that included Committee to consider new defi- As of last December, about 1.5 most piqued at what they viewed Councilman Pat Burt, although directing staff and the citizens nitions of uses within zoning ar- million square feet had been built. as a shell game that allowed large supportive of finding a solution committee to evaluate how the eas and what types and scale of But some members, particu- nonresidential development out- to the jobs/homes imbalance, did city defines its commercial zon- commercial operations would be larly Vice Mayor Greg Schmid side of the monitored zones desig- not support reinterpreting the ex- ing districts. The definitions might suitable for the downtown and and Councilman Eric Filseth, ad- nated in Policy L-8, developments isting policy to count square foot- need to reflect changes in the tech California Avenue retail districts. vocated for reinterpreting Policy that have contributed to the city’s age outside of the monitored areas sector and social-networking At issue was a policy in the Com- L-8 such that it would cover devel- burdensome traffic, parking and toward the cap, which he thought businesses, the types and scale of prehensive Plan’s Land Use and opments already built that slipped housing problems. an unfair change of the rules. commercial operations and devel- Community Design Element, Policy through the count because they “We’re becoming a commuter Councilman Greg Scharff sup- opment and the number of workers L-8, crafted in 1989 to limit nonresi- were not covered under the defini- city. We’re No. 4 in the country. ported keeping the L-8 policy and dential development in specific ar- tions of Policy L-8. For example, Policy L-8 is our best chance to applying what’s left of the cap to (continued on page 11) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 6, 2015 • Page 7 Upfront

dollars that the community has kindergarten can ease transpor- EDUCATION given us,” Ken Dauber said. tation challenges for working par- Another item that generated ents, provide lower-cost childcare significant discussion Tuesday and allow families access to high- was the idea of implementing quality early education programs. School district eyes new budget priorities full-day kindergarten, particular- Palo Alto has already piloted Staff presents early budget proposals; will return to board ly to support minority and low- full-day kindergarten programs income students. Full-day kin- at two sites, Palo Verde and Bar- in February with finalized list dergarten was a recommendation ron Park elementary schools. Dis- by Elena Kadvany from the minority-achievement trict staff recommended Tuesday committee, which repeatedly that full-day kindergarten be special Board of Educa- that of improving education at ex- year and a fresh influx of cash from stressed early education, inter- extended to up to six sites in the tion budget study session isting secondary schools. While a recent school parcel-tax measure. vention and support as critical 2016-17 year, which would cost A Tuesday night offered a there was excitement and support The district has a budget surplus of means to help close the achieve- an estimated $300,000. wide-ranging but still-prelimi- for a new secondary school from $7.6 million property-tax revenue ment gap between groups of stu- Emberling said she’s in sup- nary look at where the Palo Alto both the board and the commu- and $2.3 million from Measure A, dents in the school district. port of full-day kindergarten, but school district would like to in- nity at the Oct. 27 board meeting, which voters overwhelmingly ap- Superintendent Max McGee urged a thoughtful approach. She vest its dollars in the coming Tuesday’s budget discussion was a proved in May. said Tuesday that this proposal compared it to preparing Gunn years, from the potential imple- reminder of just how much it could Board member Camille is unanimously supported by High School teachers for a shift to mentation of full-day kindergar- cost the district. Townsend said that she hopes the all principals in the district. He a new bell schedule at the start of ten to the opening of a new sec- Staff estimated a price tag of be- board and staff will not limit itself added that when the minority- this school year with extra profes- ondary school. tween $65 million to $70 million based on the budget, particularly achievement committee tracked sional development and education The long laundry list of bud- to build the school at Cubberley when it comes to opening a new high school students who didn’t around the instructional shifts that get proposals, mostly from dis- Community Center in south Palo school. meet the certain graduation re- were required by a new schedule. trict staff and the K-12 leader- Alto. Operating costs for a middle “I’ve certainly heard enough quirements back through their “Like with block scheduling, ship team, includes seven new school, based on existing schools from enough people recently that entire academic career in the dis- we can’t just implement a sched- programs as well as recom- from the 2015-16 year, would be the board just doesn’t dream big trict, many had already been fall- ule change without providing mendations from the Minority about $2.5 million, and for a high enough,” she said. “I want to turn ing behind in elementary school. professional development and Achievement and Talent Devel- school, $3.6 million. The district this around and say, ‘I don’t want “If you’re behind in second and support to our teachers as we nav- opment advisory committee and will also lose $5.5 million in lease to be limited in this conversation third grade, the chances of catch- igate this,” she said “The whole forthcoming recommendations revenue from the Cubberley site if today by what’s here.’” ing up are minimal at best,” Mc- point of the benefits (of full-day from the district’s enrollment- it chooses to build there, though Other board members stressed Gee said. kindergarten) of reducing dispari- management committee, which it could potentially retain some that they won’t be able to fund ev- Research on students enrolled ties in academic readiness and include new schools and smaller revenue by allowing some space erything proposed Tuesday night in full-day kindergarten demon- improving connection to school class sizes. to be used at night by the city or but instead must spend the dollars strates benefits such as greater and improving social-emotional Following last week’s unveiling community groups. wisely so that improvements aid progress in reading and math connection and development with of a preliminary recommendation President Melissa Baten Cas- students throughout the district. than those in half-day classes, peers — you need to make sure by the enrollment group’s subcom- well said the district would likely “I love dreaming as much as increased social-emotional ben- that there’s support that exists in mittee to open an innovative mid- have to consider outside funding anybody does, but I think that efits and long-term educational the classroom, both for the teach- dle and high school, the board’s sources if it decides to open a new the budget exercise that we’re benefits. ers and for the students.” conversation Tuesday frequently 6-12 school, even with higher-than- engaged in is trying to figure out Board Vice President Heidi returned to that topic as well as projected property tax revenue this what is the highest, best use of the Emberling added that full-day (continued on page 11)

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of school, Shelby returned to Sa- mother said. MENTAL HEALTH cred Heart Prep and made up her The Drazans said they hope talk- missed academic work. ing publicly about what happened “She was making a slow prog- to Shelby will ease some of the ress to coming back to herself,” stigma attached to mental illness. Offering help Stacy Drazan said. “A lot of people are struggling,” “She was still very active,” Stacy Drazan said, “a lot of people Woodside college student’s website is for families, friends of those with mental illness Mackenzie Drazan said. “If you especially in this area. We’ve got by Barbara Wood saw her out in public, unless you to help get rid of the stigma so that knew her really well, you’d have people can seek help, and earlier.” n the months after Mackenzie sion and alcohol addiction to body easier to drag them along.” no idea. But (she was) still hurt- “Seeking help earlier will also Drazan lost her younger sister, image problems to self-doubt. She believes that those struggling ing, so, so much.” help so many people not to get to I Shelby, to suicide last year, There are links to online mental with more serious mental health is- That summer Shelby attempted a critical place.” the 20-year-old Woodside resi- health screenings and reviews of sues can also be helped to construct suicide, her mother said. Shelby The brain, she said, “really is dent and Duke University sopho- mental health professionals. their own “wheelbarrows.” then spent a month in a residential just another organ in the body. It more learned a lot of things she A section called “Help” has Her mother, Stacy Drazan, is program in southern California, doesn’t help to tell someone to be wished she had known while her step-by-step instructions about also supporting projects in the and once again, “We seemed to happy. It’s like if you told some- sister was still alive. situations, such what to do if mental health field, including try- have the real Shelby back.” Shelby one to pick up a 100-pound weight “When I was trying to help my someone is having a panic attack ing to make adolescent psychiatry was on medication and seeing a with a broken arm. They couldn’t sister,” she said, it was “a very or a manic episode. beds available locally and look- therapist but was also back at do it.” steep learning curve.” Other advice found on the web- ing at the possibility of starting an school, horseback riding com- Teaching young people more Shelby Drazan was 17 when site under “How-tos” includes adolescent mental health/physical petitively on a national level and about mental health is important, she died in October 2014. Shelby ways to encourage a friend or health center based on the Austra- applying to universities. she said. had been diagnosed with severe family member to get help or to lian government’s centers called And then, just a day after see- “Some of it is developmental,” depression and anxiety and was stay on their medication. “headspace.” ing a therapist who noted she was she said. “Understanding that it’s not struggling with an eating disorder, While Mackenzie put together When Shelby needed to be hos- doing well, and after a morning something wrong with you but a part her sister said. most of the current version of the pitalized, her mother said, she chat with her visiting grandpar- of your development like other parts “It’s hard to know even where to website herself, using a mashup had to go to Mills Health Center ents about celebrating Christmas, of your body — I think that gives start,” Mackenzie said. “It’s hard of templates from Weebly, Word- in San Mateo because it has the “We lost her,” Stacy Drazan said. you a stronger place to work from.” to know how to be a sister, how Press and Squarespace, she had a closest adolescent psychiatric hos- “We only realized she was to be a friend” to someone with a lot of professional help finding the pital beds. After missing a month struggling a year before that,” her (continued on page 11) mental illness. content. She decided a website would Last summer she interned at help her share what she’s learned the Palo Alto Medical Founda- in the past year. The website, tion with pediatrician Dr. Amy Teaching Everyone About Mental Heneghan, who introduced her to Health, or TEAM (teachingevery- a number of experts in the mental oneaboutmentalhealth.com), is de- health field. They advised her on signed for the families and friends what was important to include on of those with mental illness. the TEAM site. “Hopefully we can lower the Friends who know how to code learning curve for everybody are now helping her to refine the else,” she said. website. Mackenzie gathered informa- Mackenzie also speaks from tion on the Internet and tried to personal experience with brain make it easily accessible, so “ev- disorders. erybody can get the information “I have ADD (attention deficit they need in a very concise manner disorder) and I’m also dyslexic. that’s super user-friendly and not These are things that I will live complicated,” she said. She wants with forever,” she said. the information-packed site to be But the problems were diag- “easy to understand, no big words, nosed when she was in second very much just as if I was having a grade, and she learned to use tools conversation with someone.” for coping with them. The TEAM website, for exam- “Since I learned how to deal ple, lists “what are the right ques- with it early on, it’s not been a tions to ask” and what treatments barrier,” she said. The analogy she are available for specific illnesses. likes is this: “I have two boat an- One section has first-person sto- chors dragging in the sand behind Le Michelle ries from those who have strug- me, but I learned how to put them Mackenzie Drazan stands in the Woodside barn where her family keeps their horses. She rides gled with everything from depres- in wheelbarrows, so it’s a little bit competitively on a national level, as did her sister.

ENVIRONMENT at six pharmacies, two grocery Country Sun, Peninsula Hard- stores, two mail stores and one ware, Sigona’s Farmer’s Market hardware store, according to city and Whole Foods, already com- staff. If the new ordinance is ply with the proposed restrictions Palo Alto set to expand Styrofoam ban adopted, enforcement would be and the few public letters that the City looks to ban sale, distribution of expanded foam based on complaints and periodic city received on the subject were compliance checks. in support of the new restriction. by Gennady Sheyner So far, the new restriction has William Rosenberg, a resident of acking peanuts may soon foam food containers. found at the two creeks. Another been sailing through the city ap- Bruce Drive, called the restrictions be shipping out of Palo Just as with the prior ban, the 945 pieces were recovered from proval process with no opposition. “an important step in eliminating P Alto. main reason for the proposed new the two creeks in September, dur- The city’s two community meet- these items from our waste stream.” The same goes for cups, plates, prohibition has to do with creek ing the Coastal Cleanup day. ings on the topic — targeting “Since there are already viable, egg cartons, ice chests and other pollution. A new report from “These pieces are notoriously local businesses and the plastic- commercially available, alterna- foodware made of expanded plas- Public Works staff claims that problematic to collect as they industry representatives, respec- tives which are much friendlier to tic foam, best known as Styrofoam. Styrofoam, foodware and packag- continuously break into smaller tively — netted no participation our environment, this should be en- As part of the city’s ongoing war ing is “found in local creeks and pieces with age and can float or from either segment, according acted (and enforced) immediately.” against the squeaky substance, the throughout Palo Alto’s watershed.” blow away,” the Public Works re- to Public Works. Managers from If the council concurs, Palo Alto City Council is preparing to con- The report calls plastic foam port states. “These plastic pieces Hassett Ace Hardware, Kinkos will join other cities and counties sider an expansion of the city’s ex- “one of the most prevalent forms can be mistaken for food by wild- FedEx office, Mollie Stones, with similar prohibitions on the isting ordinance, which was adopt- of litter” — one that contributes life, impair water quality of chem- Safeway, The UPS Store and Wal- books. The list includes Los Altos, ed in 2010 and covers Styrofoam about 114 tons of garbage to the icals that leach from plastic, and greens have responded to the city Mountain View, Sunnyvale and containers at local food service es- city’s waste stream each year. In contribute to broader concerns of to indicate that the expanded or- the City and County of Santa Cruz, tablishments. If the new rule goes May, during the National River plastic pollution loading in San dinance would “not result in any according to Public Works staff. Q in effect, Palo Alto would prohibit Cleanup Day at Matadero and Francisco Bay and beyond.” undue hardship on their business,” Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner the sale and distribution of foam Adobe creeks, more than 415 piec- Today, Styrofoam coolers and according to the Public Works can be emailed at gsheyner@ peanuts and blocks, as well as es of plastic foam were reportedly food containers are available report. Other stores, including paweekly.com. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 6, 2015 • Page 9 Upfront Community Health Education Programs News Digest Bicyclist killed was a Silicon Valley executive Jeffrey Donnelly, the bicyclist who was fatally struck by a car on Page Mill Road Tuesday morning, was the chief operating officer of For a complete list of classes, Silicon Valley company Zeta Instruments in San Jose, company CEO lectures and support groups, Rusmin Kudinar has confirmed. Kudinar said he had been a colleague and friend of Donnelly for or to register, visit 20 years at various companies. pamf.org/healtheducation. “He was a good man, a good friend. Everybody at work loved him. It was a shock to all of us. He was a very well-rounded, very bright person,” Kudinar said. Donnelly had a wife and three children, he said. 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CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week City Council (Nov. 2) Compost: The council referred to the Finance Committee for further refine- ments for a proposal to expand compost and recycling requirements. Yes: Unanimous Comprehensive Plan: The council directed the Citizens Advisory Committee to consider “pacing mechanisms” for commercial development, including a possible annual limit on new non-residential development. Yes: Berman, Burt, Filseth, Holman, Scharff, Wolbach No: DuBois, Schmid Absent: Kniss Board of Education (Nov. 3) Budget: The board held a special budget study session to discuss preliminary program proposals and other funding commitments for the 2015-16 year and beyond. Action: None Council Finance Committee (Nov. 3) Pensions: The committee received a report from actuary John Bartel about the city’s pension obligations and considered options for addressing the city’s unfunded liability. Action: None Utilities Advisory Commission (Nov. 5) Metering: The commission recommended design guidelines for the city’s Net Energy Metering Successor Program. Yes: Ballantine, Cook, Danaher, Eglash, Foster, Schwartz Absent: Hall Architectural Review Board (Nov. 6) Stanford Shopping Center: The board approved a series of sign change for Stanford Shopping Center. Yes: Furth, Gooyer, Kin, Lew No: Baltay

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Council: Plan for mandatory composting by businesses needs refinement Palo Alto’s goal to prevent nearly all waste from going to land- fills by 2021 cannot be achieved unless commercial customers are compelled to take part in the city’s recycling and composting services, city staff told the Palo Alto City Council on Monday. (Posted Nov. 5, 9:55 a.m.) First flu-associated death in state reported California Department of Public Health officials reported yes- terday that the first influenza-associated death this year in an in- dividual less than 65 years old was a Santa Clara County resident. (Posted Nov. 5, 9:44 a.m.) Palo Alto set to restrict two-story homes at Los Arboles For residents of the Los Arboles, the squat and glass-doored Eichler isn’t just the architectural norm — it’s a symbol of the neighborhood’s identity. On Nov. 9, they will appeal to the Palo Alto City Council to help them preserve the distinct Eichler charac- ter of the neighborhood by two-story homes. (Posted Nov. 4, 12:38 p.m.) Gunn High School to host wellness event Dr. Shashank Joshi of Stanford University will be the guest speaker at an event at Gunn High School regarding the school’s stu- dent wellness program, Sources of Strength. (Posted Nov. 4, 9:29 a.m.) VIDEO: On this week’s Behind the Headlines New school proposed: Palo Alto parent Joe Lee, chair of a dis- trict subcommittee, talks about a new preliminary recommenda- tion to open a new, innovative middle and high school at the Cub- berley Community Center in Palo Alto on this week’s half-hour webcast, “Behind the Headlines.” (Posted Oct. 30, 6:15 p.m.) Man arrested for three home burglaries Police on Oct. 27 arrested a man suspected of burglarizing three homes in Palo Alto, according to police department press release. (Posted Oct. 30, 8:24 a.m.) Twelve sent to hospitals due to suspicious odor Twelve people exposed to a suspicious chemical odor at a hotel in Palo Alto were hospitalized Thursday night. (Posted Oct. 30, 8:10 a.m.)

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locations, she wrote, “are not million price tag. Furthermore, it Bike Proposed Matadero Creek Trail comfortable for many people became clear that even if the trail (continued from page 5) who walk and bicycle.” were built, concerns about flood- Greer Rd “Due to existing block lengths, ing would keep it from being a area. Reflecting the change in trail users would experience year-round route. According to thinking, the project that was few flat segments of trail,” Syed Syed’s report, the water district formerly known as the Matadero Henry W. wrote. “Other area trails that stipulated that if Palo Alto were Creek Trail is now referred to as Seale Park ramp up and down typically do to pursue the trail on the levees, the Midtown Connector. Louis Rd so to provide benefits to users, the city would have to take “full Over the past two months, staff Palo Verde such as grade-separated cross- responsibility to close trail to has discussed the change with Elementary ings of intersections. Coupled public and install access closure the specially appointed Citizen School with at-grade crossings of inter- structures in advance of signifi- Advisory Committee that was Clara Dr sections, the ramp configuration cant rain event and to remove Ross Rd tasked with evaluating this proj- required for maintenance access them following a significant rain ect and with the city’s Pedestrian would likely discourage many event.” and Bicycle Advisory Committee potential trail users.” “There were all these changes (PABAC), a panel that reviews all These constraints were enough that were made to the channel bike-related endeavors. to convince both advisory com- where the places you thought Sarah Syed, the city’s senior Middlefield Rd mittees, each of whom went were accessible were not easily transportation planner, high- along with staff’s recommenda- accessible year-round without lighted the new challenges in her Hoover tion to halt the feasibility study leaving the city liable for flood- September report to the Citizen Park and pursue other options. Robert ing in the neighborhoods if they Advisory Committee. The effort Neff, who serves on both PABAC did it wrong,” Neff said. Cowper St by the water district to improve Expy Oregon and the citizen committee, said Now, new alternatives to the flood control, she said, includes Loma Verde Ave the Midtown project faced sig- Matadero Creek Trail include construction of seasonal fixtures Waverly St nificant opposition from the get- bike amenities along Loma Verde to block access to the mainte- go from some members of the Avenue, Colorado Avenue or East nance road — for use during Proposed Matadero citizen group. Opponents cited Meadow Drive. rainy periods from October to Creek Trail privacy and security concerns, as One consequence of abandon- April — at Middlefield, Louis well as inadequate safety at street ing the Matadero Creek project is and Greer Roads. crossings. There was an air, he that the city may have to return

The creek trail, she noted, “was Ave Dorado El said, that “these are really bad the $1.5 million to Santa Clara not a priority for either agency Almalmaa SSStt problems and we just shouldn’t County for reallocation to other Map by Palo Alto Weekly during the planning process for do this.” projects. According to a new re- the flood-control project, when The proposed Matadero Creek Trail in Palo Alto has run into Yet it was the f lood-control port from planning staff, the city trail infrastructure might have opposition, and city staff is recommending it be significantly work and its impacts on the trail would coordinate with the county been designed in harmony with revised. that posed the greater problem to advance other local bikeway the project.” for maintenance vehicles. The locations along the creek, with from the city’s perspective, he projects to compete for funding. Q Another point of concern are preliminary concepts for these the ramps splitting off at the low said. It quickly became apparent Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner access ramps that would need ramps indicate that the trail points and leading to the channel. that the project would be far more can be emailed at gsheyner@ to be installed along the creek would rise and fall steeply at four The 5 percent grades at these expensive than the projected $2 paweekly.com.

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the central portion was deemed the boardwalk should be repaired, Even so, staff and FOG Studio ing and notice that you’re on the Baylands to be badly damaged. Several ele- rehabilitated or replaced. Staff are proposing some changes to the piers,” Aiken told the commission. (continued from page 5) ments in this portion have “failed,” from the Community Services building. One is to reconfigure the “It might be an interesting aspect.” the firm determined, with several Department expects to see a coun- bathroom, a project that will in- The commission had mostly cal year 2016. posts having broken off. cil decision early next year. clude a new “communal sink” to praise for all the work done to At the same time, the city is Staff has already done some Work on the building, mean- accommodate large groups of kids date on fixing up the aged build- looking ahead to repairing the basic repairs to the first overlook while, should begin sooner than from a visiting class (according to ing. Commissioner Ed Lauing damaged boardwalk that rolls out point, which has been closed off that. During the Oct. 27 presenta- the Community Services Depart- praised staff and consultants for from the building and overlooks to the public since spring 2014. tion, Parks and Recreation com- ment, the Interpretive Center and a “terrific effort on all the stuff the salt marsh. A recent analysis Last week, the 200 feet of the missioners and consultants from the adjacent Baylands serve about relative to swallows.” by the firm Biggs Cardosa deter- boardwalk nearest to the building FOG Studio agreed to keep any 129 classes and camps, 2,000 ele- “It’s a lot of meticulous work on mined that the boardwalk is in was reopened to the public, said changes subtle. mentary students and 80,000 visi- everyone’s part to allow birds and “serious condition,” with several Darren Anderson, manager in the “The building right now fits tors annually). Another proposal people to live happily ever after,” portions in need of urgent replace- Community Services Department. well in with the Baylands, and I is to add a transparent panel in the Lauing said. ment or repair. While the sections In the months ahead, staff, think that was the direction — to decking so that children and visi- Commissioners Deirdre Crom- of the boardwalk closest to and the Parks and Recreation Com- keep a building that has that char- tors of short stature will be able to mie and Abby Knopper agreed, furthest from the center are in fair- mission and, ultimately, the City acter,” said Brandon Marshall, see through the railing. with Crommie calling it a “really ly decent shape, the firm found, Council will determine whether also of FOG Studio. And the city is paying particu- important project.” At the same larly close attention to the nesting time, Crommie said she was swallows, whose droppings have concerned about the proposal to been causing damage to the build- install a glass or plastic “vision Kick off the Holiday Shopping Season & Celebrate ing’s wooden interior. City staff panel,” noting that such features have been mapping out popular often get dirty pretty quickly and Neighborhood Toy Store Day with Adventure Toys nesting areas. The plan is to seal suggesting that the city instead off these areas with soffit boards to consider viewing slots in the Interactive Toy Demonstrations, GiveAways*, both accommodate the swallows’ deck. Saturday, Nov. 14 Raffles, and More! — 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. preference and to limit the number Shani Kleinhaus, environmental of cavities in the building where advocate for the Santa Clara Valley swallows can establish their nests. Audubon Society, also praised the John Aiken, who oversees the project and thanked the city for its interpretive exhibits at the Bay- efforts to keep the nesting swal- Neighborhood Toy Store Day lands center, said that in addition lows in the building. She recom- to increasing the city’s control mended that any glass or plexiglass over where the nest colonies are, in the building be bird-friendly. staff is also considering opening This, she said, means adding subtle Savings! up areas of the deckings so that ceramic lines in the glass to help droppings can drop through. birds see the structure. “That has the double benefit of “I don’t think it’s a huge invest- Off allowing kids to see down in the ment, but it’s important to have 30% marsh and look under the build- that,” Kleinhaus said. Q any one item during World War II; in fact, they Nov. 14, 2015 ONLY Veterans are barely noticed. During World (continued from page 7) Present this coupon at time of purchase. Good for in-stock items War II, “the country went to war only. Not with any other offer, discount or previous purchase. Excludes Lego & Playmobil. One per family. Promo Code: NTS15 and everybody was expected to we had different expectations,” add- go to war,” Young said. “But 96 ed Newman, who trained U.N. Par- percent of American society is

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PUBLIC NOTICE FORMER NAVAL AIR STATION MOFFETT FIELD

Restoration Advisory Board Meeting ® November 2015

The next regular meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for former Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field will be held on: Thursday, November 12, 2015, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at: Mountain View Senior Center Social Hall 266 Escuela Avenue Mountain View, CA 94040-1813

The RAB reviews and comments on plans and activities about the ongoing environmental studies and restoration activities underway at Moffett Field. Regular RAB meetings are open to the public and the Navy encourages your ® involvement. To review documents on Moffett Field environmental restoration projects, please visit the information The DeLeon Difference repository located at the Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View, CA 94041, (650) 903-6337. 650.543.8500 For more information, contact Mr. Scott Anderson, Navy Base Realignment and Closure Environmental Coordinator at www.deleonrealty.com (610) 524-5808 or [email protected].

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(continued from previous page) one in the service,” Newman said. Public Agenda But the effects of war still A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week mount for veterans of the Balkans wars and the wars in Iraq and Af- CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to consider a single-story overlay ghanistan, and for their families. district for Los Arboles; discuss new direction for the Midtown Con- Although there are a number of GI nector project; and consider expansion of Palo Alto’s plastic foam Bills today, they aren’t commen- ordinance. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, in the surate with World War II benefits, Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. which is unfair, the men said. “They get shot the same as we CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to meet in a closed session for a did,” Graham said. conference with its labor negotiators to discuss negotiations with the Young hopes the unsung heroes SEIU; the police and fire unions; the Management, Professional and of wars will be remembered on Confidential Employees group; and the Utilities Management and Pro- Veterans Day — the Cold War- fessional Association of Palo Alto. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. on riors and the doctors, many of Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 whom live at Channing House, Hamilton Ave. who continued to serve away from the battlefield and after the BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will discuss the 2014-15 parcel wars in Nuremberg and Japan and tax fiscal report, a report on the Strong Schools Bond, proposals from at military hospitals throughout the Enrollment Management Advisory Committee, the district’s first in- the world. terim budget, a proposed gender-identity and access policy and change “It takes more than soldiers; it in procedures for the board’s policy review committee. The meeting will takes families and the industry begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the district office, 25 Churchill that supports the soldiers,” he said. Ave. On Veterans Day — Wednesday, Nov. 11 — at 10:15 a.m., Channing COUNCIL POLICY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ... The committee House will hold its annual cere- plans to provide direction to staff about expanding the city’s smoking mony for its veterans, with speak- ordinance; and to consider audits for the Solid Waste Management ers reflecting on the Great War Program and for the city’s Cash Handling and Travels. The meeting will (World War I) and the history of begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Community Meeting Room Veterans Day. Graham will speak at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. on “A touch of combat,” and there will be readings honoring the two HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ... The commission plans to hear a WAVES, Wolfe and MacDonald. presentation on the program “Pay for Success,” review the Community Hamerslough will open and close Services and Facilities Element of the Comprehensive Plan; and recap the ceremony. Q the Homeless Veterans Summit and the Domestic Violence Forum. The Staff Writer Sue Dremann meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Community can be emailed at sdremann@ Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. paweekly.com.

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PALO ALTO PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL PLANNING & TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26 ACCESS CHANNEL 26 ***************************************** ***************************************** THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. THE The Agenda with STAFF REPORT AND ATTACHMENTS can be viewed at the AGENDA WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING LEGAL DOCU- below webpage: MENTATION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/boards/ptc/default.asp http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/agendas/default.asp

AGENDA–REGULAR MEETING–COUNCIL CHAMBERS SPECIAL MEETING – COUNCIL CHAMBERS November 18, 2015 6:00 PM November 9, 2015 6:00 PM

1. Selection of Chair and Vice-chair (to begin 1st meeting of January 2016) Special Orders of the Day 1. United States Military Veterans Proclamation 2. Final review of Commissions Report to Council: Annual report to City Council of the 2. Presentation of Award of Accreditation by the American Public Planning & Transportation Commissions accomplishments for 2015. Continued from Oc- Works Association (APWA) tober 28, 2015 Consent Calendar Public Hearing 4. Approval of the Renewal of a Public-Private Partnership Agree- 3. 1050 Page Mill Road (14PLN-00074): Request for Planning and Transportation Commis- ment Between the City of Palo Alto and TheatreWorks, Palo sion (PTC) Review of a Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) Regarding a Request by Alto Players and West Bay Opera for the Use of the Lucie Stern 1050 Page Mill Road Property LLC for Architectural Review to Allow Demolition of Two Community Theatre ,_PZ[PUN:[Y\J[\YLZ;V[HSPUN ZMHUKMVY*VUZ[Y\J[PVUVM-V\Y;^VZ[VY`6ɉJL 5. Finance Committee Recommendation to Approve the Release Buildings Totaling 265,895 Square Feet of Floor Area with Below and At-grade Parking and of a Request for Proposal to Explore Options for the Delivery of Other Site Improvements. A Separate Hearing on Project Design was Held by the Architec- tural Review Board on July 30, 2015. Zoning District: Research Park (RP). Environmental the Aquatics Programs and Services for the City of Palo Alto Assessment: The Initial Study and Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) was published Action Items on July 24, 2015 for a 45 day public comment period that ended on September 8, 2015. For 6. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of an Ordinance Establishing a more information, contact Jodie Gerhardt at [email protected]. Single Story Overlay District for 83 Homes Within the Los Ar- Continued from October 28, 2015 boles Tract by Amending the Zoning Map to Rezone the Area From R-1 Single Family Residential and R-1 (7,000) to R-1(S) 4. Resolution to Adopt Palo Alto Complete Streets Policy: The Complete Streets Resolu- and R-1(7,000)(S) Single Family Residential With Single Story tion and accompanying policy reiterate Palo Alto’s commitment to multimodal transporta- Overlay. Environmental Assessment: Exempt From the Califor- [PVUVW[PVUZMVYP[ZYLZPKLU[ZHUKVɈLYZ[YH[LNPLZ[VHJOPL]LOLPNO[LULKWYPVYP[PaH[PVUVM PU[LNYH[LKZ[YLL[KLZPNU;OLWVSPJPLZILULÄ[IV[OW\ISPJOLHS[OHUK[OLX\HSP[`VMSPMLMVY nia Environmental Quality Act per Section 15305 Palo Alto residents as well as the commuters moving throughout the City on a daily basis. 7. Discussion and Direction Regarding the Midtown Connector Finally, the adoption of this resolution and its accompanying Complete Streets policy aims Project (Formerly Known as the Matadero Creek Trail Project) to satisfy the goals assigned to the City by AB 1358 and SB 375. The adoption of this reso- 8. Proposed Expansion of Palo Alto’s Plastic Foam Ordinance (Or- lution and policy is an important step in the City’s continuing pursuit of regional and state dinance 5039) planning and transportation grants. For more information, contact Sarah Syed at sarah. [email protected]. AGENDA–SPECIAL MEETING–COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM 5. Review and Recommendation for Proposed Bryant Street Bicycle Boulevard Exten- November 10, 2015 5:00 PM sion: The Bryant Street Bicycle Boulevard Extension project is a recommended priority Closed Session project in the Palo Alto Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Plan 2012. This project aims to CONFERENCE WITH CITY LABOR NEGOTIATORS extend the Bryant Street Bicycle Boulevard from East Meadow Drive to the city’s southern SPTP[ZULHY:HU(U[VUPV9VHKHUK5P[H(]LU\L;OPZWYVQLJ[PUJS\KLZ[YHɉJJHSTPUNTLH- STANDING COMMITTEE sures, such as bulb outs, chicanes, and raised intersection treatments as well as roadway The Policy & Services Committee meeting will be held on Tues- marking and signage improvements. For more information, contact Sarah Syed at sarah. KH`5V]LTILYH[!74[VKPZJ\ZZ!(\KP[VY»Z6ѝJL [email protected]. Quarterly Report as of September 30, 2015; 2) Policy and Services Questions. For any questions regarding the above items, please contact the Planning Department Committee Review the FY 2015 and FY 2016 Use of Bryant Street H[ ;OLÄSLZYLSH[PUN[V[OLZLP[LTZHYLH]HPSHISLMVYPUZWLJ[PVU^LLRKH`ZIL[^LLU Garage Fund for Teen Services and Options for FY 2017 Spending the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This public meeting is televised live on Government Access Plan; 3)Provide Direction Regarding Expanding Smoking Ordinance Channel 26. to Include E-Cigarettes, Change Signage Language, and Include Additional Enforcement Options, Restrict Sales of Tobacco, Direct ADA. The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation for this meeting or an alternative format for any related printed :[Hќ [V +YHM[ *OHUNLZ [V 0UJS\KL :TVRPUN 9LZ[YPJ[PVUZ MVY 4\S[P materials, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing -HTPS`)\PSKPUNZHUK+PYLJ[:[Hќ[V:\WWVY[0UJYLHZPUN[OL(NLMVY [email protected]. ;VIHJJV:HSLZ"HUK:[Hќ9LJVTTLUKH[PVU;OH[[OL7VSPJ`HUK Services Committee Recommend That the City Council Accept the *** Description of the Status of the Solid Waste Management Program and Cash Handling and Travel Audits. Hillary Gitelman, Director of Planning and Community Environment

Page 16 • November 6, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Mary Sheehan Walker Corrado October 21, 1927 – September 25, 2015 Mary Sheehan Walker Corrado a resident of Oakhurst, CA passed away on September 25, 2015 at the TransitionsBirths, marriages and deaths age of 87. Mary was born in Boone, Iowa on October 21, 1927. She lived there growing up and in her Stanley Robert Smith Laura King Moon of Water Resources, culminating adult years lived in the Bay Area, Stanley Robert Smith, a long- Laura King Moon, a former in her 2013 appointment as the specifically Millbrae, Palo Alto, time resident of Palo Alto, died Palo Alto resident, died on Oct. 27 department’s chief deputy direc- Mountain View, and Sunnyvale. on Oct. 17, surrounded by fam- surrounded by family, following tor by Gov. Jerry Brown. She lived in Oakhurst, CA from ily. He was 85. a battle with cancer. She was 62. Laura’s pastimes included 2005 until 2015. He was born She was walking her dogs, rooting for Mary taught Home Economics on Feb. 22, born on Aug. the San Francisco Giants, hik- in Palo Alto, CA schools from 1930, in Ba- 27, 1953, in ing, sending cards and presents, kersfield, Cali- Wiesbaden, and spending time with immedi- the mid 60s to the mid 80s, she was also a volunteer for a fornia, to Albert Germany, to ate and extended family. She was Crisis Pregnancy Center, Peer Counseling Leader, Bible Study and Thelma Mary Brown- also an enthusiastic gardener, a Fellowship in the Bay Area. Smith. He was son Haight and talented chef, a bookworm and A volunteer at the Bargain Box thrift store in Palo Alto, raised in Dela- David Burnett an animal lover. volunteer at the Sugar Pine thrift shop in Oakhurst, volunteer at no, California, King. Her step- She is survived by her hus- Sierra Pines church, Ladies Bible study at Sierra Pines Church. and attended father, Boyd band, Greg Moon of Woodland; She was publicly honored and given the Dale Carnegie Delano High School, graduat- J. Haight, also helped to raise daughter, Meg Waltner of San Human Relations Award, Teacher of the Year for Terman Jr. ing in 1947. He then studied at her. She grew up in Palo Alto Francisco; stepson, Brian Moon High School in Palo Alto. University of California, Berke- and graduated from Gunn High of Irvine, California; stepdaugh- Mary survived by; Daughter Linda Kelly (Leonard), Daughter ley, where he completed both a School in 1971. She then studied ter, Erica Moon of Fairfield, Robin Duggan (Kevin) Bachelor of Science in engineer- at the University of California, California; father, David King, ing (class of ’51) and a master’s Berkeley, receiving a Bachelor of and stepmother, Nita King, of Daughter Marcy McCleary (Jim), a Son Dan Walker (Sally), Step degree in electrical engineering Science in 1975 and a master’s Corvallis, Oregon; and her sib- Daughters Laura Tedder (Rob), Candy Landers (Rob), 9 Grand (class of ’55). degree in energy and resources lings, Bonnie King of Palo Alto, Children and 15 Great Grand Children, also Brother J. Robert Before his graduate work, he in 1977. Thomas King of Oakland, Han- Sheehan, Brother Joe Sheehan, and Sister Joanne Sandholm. served from 1952 to 1954 in the Following college, she served nah King of Corvallis, Steve King Celebration of Life will be held, Saturday, November 14, 2015 U.S. Army and later eight years as a senior staff scientist at the of Portland, Charlotte Haight of at 11:00 A.M. in the Army Reserve. He was Natural Resources Defense Coun- San Francisco, Anne Piascik of Sierra Pines Church 40855 Covey Ct. Oakhurst, Ca 93644 awarded the National Defense cil from 1977 to 1994 and after Morristown, New Jersey, Ebony Interment will be at Golden Gate National Cemetery (Private) Service Medal. held positions with the East Bay Haight of San Francisco, Michael Remembrances to Sierra Pines Church P.O.Box 2383 Oakhurst, While studying for his mas- Municipal Water District and the Haight of Mountain View and CA 93644 or Focus on the Family, 8605 Explorer Drive, Colorado ter’s degree, he met his future U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Dur- Beckett Haight of Addis Ababa, Springs, CO 80920. wife, Lois, whom he married ing this period, she married her Ethiopia. She is also survived by PAID OBITUARY on Sept. 18, 1955. Together they first husband, Alan Waltner, with her grandsons, John and Anthony moved to Palo Alto, where they whom she had a daughter, Marga- Silva; several nieces and neph- raised their three sons. Stanley ret Rose Waltner, in 1986. She and ews; and her golden retrievers, earned an MBA from Stanford Alan later divorced. Daisy and Maggie. University (class of ’57) before In 1998, Laura remarried Greg A memorial service will be Ruth Mason Lizak beginning a 30-year career at Moon, settling in Woodland, held on Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. at the February 28, 1931 – Octotober 31, 2015 the Hewlett-Packard Co. California. In the following Lucie Stern Community Center, Both he and Lois were fel- years she worked in water man- 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo After a long period of declining lows of the First United Meth- agement roles at the San Luis Alto, with a reception to follow. health Ruth M. Lizak passed odist Church of Palo Alto, and and Delta-Mendota Water Au- Memorial donations can be made peacefully into the arms of the Stanley served as a founding thority, State Water Contractors to the American Cancer Society Lord the night of Saturday, Oct. and active board member of the and the California Department (cancer.org). 31. She was 84. Ruth was born Palo Alto Cable Co-op. He also in Norristown, PA, attended enjoyed camping and going to Lansdowne High, Drexel U. and Stanford football games with Temple U., then moved to Palo Alto, his family. COMMUNITY MEETING CA in the mid-1950s to work at the In his retirement, he read Stanford Research Institute. In 1956 widely and grew his extensive she married her Palo Alto neighbor, book collection; remodeled SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL Edward John Lizak, a native of and built things for his house FOR MONROE PARK Buffalo, NY. After the births of and garden; and traveled ex- their two children the young tensively with Lois through- couple returned East and for a short time ran a small bakery in out the U.S., Europe and Latin Clementon, NJ, but soon returned to the Bay Area for good. America, as well as around the Review and comment on Draft Ruth was a resident of Palo Alto for over 50 years, a member globe by cruise ship. In 2005, Walk and Roll Map and Route Improvements of the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church for over 50 years, and Stanley moved to the Vi at Palo an employee of SRI for nearly 30 years. Her Christian faith was Alto, where he participated in Tuesday, November 17, 7:00 – 8:30 PM very important to her. She was active in the MP Pres. Missions the Sand Hill Coffee Club and program and member of the Chancel Choir for many years. At made many new friends. Courtyard Marriott Ballroom SRI she rose to the Director level. NASA Technology Application He is survived by his wife, was her specialty, leading to memberships in the American Public Lois Smith of Palo Alto; his 4320 El Camino Real, Los Altos Works Association and the Technology Transfer Association, three sons, Ronald (Janet) Smith and a close relationship with the Golden Gate Transit District, on of Saratoga; Richard (Sissela) The Palo Alto Safe Routes to School program is which NASA-formulated anti-corrosive paint was tested on their Smith of Palo Alto, and Robert documenting suggested routes to school and famous bridge. The welfare of Native Americans on reservations (Catherine) Smith of Saratoga; was a major concern of hers, and she sponsored a boy in Arizona and two granddaughters, Kyra identifying opportunities for engineering improvements and Annika. for many years. A celebration of life will be and enforcement which, when combined with safety Ruth is survived by her daughter, Pamela Lizak Littrell held on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 education and promotion activities, will encourage of Everett, WA, son Peter Edward Mason Lizak of San Jose, granddaughters Nicole Littrell Webster of Bothell, WA and p.m. at the Vi at Palo Alto, Uni- more families to choose alternatives to driving to versity Auditorium, 620 Sand Cambria Littrell Morgan of Snohomish, WA, grandson Joshua Hill Road, Palo Alto. In lieu of school solo. Paul Ramos Lizak, and great-granddaughters Reagan Webster flowers, memorial donations and Kennedy Webster. Friends and family are cordially invited can be made to the American More info: Contact Sylvia Star-Lack at to attend the burial at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, 695 Arastradero Lung Association (lung.org) or Road, Palo Alto, CA on Monday, Nov. 9 at 11:30am. A reception [email protected] or (650) 329-2156 will follow afterward. the Alzheimer’s Foundation of PAID OBITUARY America (alzfdn.org). www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 6, 2015 • Page 17 Editorial Holiday Fund kicks off on’t let the booming Silicon Valley technology-driven econo- my lull you into thinking that there isn’t a continuing divide, D even in the affluent Palo Alto area, between those riding high and the many families living on the edge or in need of social services. The Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund, now in its 22nd year, provides Editorials, letters and opinions everyone in our community the opportunity to make a donation with Spectrum the knowledge that it will combined with hundreds of others and dis- bursed to approximately 50 carefully vetted local agencies, mostly in which is enormously simplifying Palo Alto and East Palo Alto. Tale of two cities A step, but not a Editor, for students. For her leadership solution There are two important reasons why giving to the Holiday Fund in moving the first pebble in this uniquely leverages your donation: First, every dollar raised is given What the dickens is going on? Editor, Some folks keep pushing for landslide, and thus benefiting away (in the form of grants to nonprofits that apply for funding), and thousands of students every day, I read in the Oct. 16, 2015, issue the Weekly and Silicon Valley Community Foundation underwrite higher density development say- of the Palo Alto Weekly that Vice ing housing is way too expensive. now and in the future, please join all the expenses. So none of your money is spent on overhead or other me in thanking Dr. Denise Her- Mayor Greg Schmid and City administrative costs. While housing in this area is ri- diculously expensive, increasing rmann. Councilmen Greg Scharff and And second, thanks to the support of the Packard, Hewlett, Arril- Rajiv Bhateja Cory Wolbach are “recommend- laga, and Peery foundations and a Palo Alto family that wishes to density alone is not the answer. Just go online and compare La Cresta Drive, Los Altos ing that the city’s planning staff remain anonymous, any donation you make is doubled in size. So if Hills you give $100, the Holiday Fund is able to grant $200 to a worthwhile rents in Manhattan, Kansas, to the and Planning and Transportation program serving children and families in our area. rents in Manhattan, New York. Commission launch a revision of Over the next eight weeks, we’ll be asking for your donations and You will discover the rents in Justice served? the city’s laws on granny units” to publishing the names of those who contribute to help inspire others to Kansas are way lower than those Editor, provide more affordable housing give and be publicly thanked. in New York. This is in spite of The U.S. Department of Edu- for its ever increasing population The list of organizations the Holiday Fund supported this last year the fact that Manhattan, New cation seems to be making some (“Palo Alto to consider encourag- York, may be the most densely are listed on page 4; they include groups in Palo Alto and East Palo progress towards persuading the ing more granny units” by Gen- populated area in the country. Alto that are providing counseling, tutoring, mentoring, reading pro- Palo Alto school district to sign a nady Sheyner). Therefore instead of passing resolution agreement — essential- grams, environmental education, health services, child care, food, The article brought out that shelter, music, art and science curriculum, and much more. density-bonus laws to help bil- ly a plea bargain — which would “local rents have soared to new Whether you give $25 or $25,000, it is a powerful statement when lionaire developers build dinky allow the agency’s Office of Civil hundreds of local people unite around a common philanthropic objec- apartments in arguably the hottest Rights to close the books on its heights.” Why is that? Because tive, and combine their giving to raise $350,000 or more in one year real estate market in the country, sexual harassment investigations. more and more people come to to give back to the community. perhaps we should require devel- Plea bargains are almost always Palo Alto to live — the law of Many donors make a Holiday Fund gift in memory of a loved one opers to incorporate apartments good deals for prosecutors and supply and demand. As demand or to honor a friend. To donate, either go online to PaloAltoOnline. into their office buildings that other government agencies, since goes down, so will the cost of com/holiday_fund or use the coupon below. Along with the thousands will house perhaps 30 percent of they allow the agency to notch a housing. their workers. of kids and families who ultimately benefit from your gift, we are “win” while avoiding the expense Granny units may help for the Paul Machado grateful for your help. Q of a thorough investigation (and, time being, but will it solve the Stanford Avenue, Palo Alto in criminal matters, the additional expense and risk of a trial). They problem long term? Their rent are also usually good for the per- will go up, too. Maybe it is time Kudos for principal to view this issue from another Editor, son or organization being inves- For many years, our school tigated (and, in criminal cases, standpoint. The culprit is not too district struggled to deal with a prosecuted) since legal expenses little affordable housing, but too Support our Kids problem, which we all recognized can now be capped and poten- many people — worldwide. It with a gift to the Holiday Fund. — the lack of a common online tially crippling penalties avoided. seems to me, life would be a lot homework system to help students Whether justice and the pub- less stressful and more joyous, for manage their workload in these lic interest are also well-served all, if more people thought seri- Enclosed is a donation of $______very stressful times. I have per- by plea bargains is, however, a ously how the contribution of an- sonally lobbied the school board much more complicated question. Name ______On the one hand, the savings to other child into the world affects and district staff on this issue for the health and well-being of our Business Name ______more than 12 years and gotten taxpayers can be considerable. However, some of the country’s planet. There is a need for peo- Address ______nowhere. For over a decade, the administration ran scared of mak- most respected judges and legal ple, everywhere, to expand their City/State/Zip ______ing this a priority in the teachers’ scholars have argued persuasively concept of “conservation” and in- E-Mail ______union contract. Just like with civil that with justice, as with so many clude how many children couples rights a century ago, the district other things, you tend to get what choose to have. Phone ______offered a litany of ridiculous ex- you pay for. Jackie Leonard-Dimmick Credit Card (MC, VISA, or AMEX) cuses for why a change was inap- Seth Knoepler Walnut Avenue, Atherton Redwood Road, Felton ______Expires ______/______propriate, impractical, unimport- ant, too late or impossible. Just like with civil rights, it took Signature ______someone with courage to take a I wish to designate my contribution as follows: (select one) stand on this issue. 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Guest Opinion A scofflaw? Not I — just a good neighbor by Megan McCaslin parent comes home. I loan my car, a cup single meeting. Kind of a Silicon Valley ity to make up our own minds? have always of flour, eggs, tools, garage space. I in- version of a Tupperware party, with wine My Airbnb posting is only one of any admired the vite them for drinks and help track down and appetizers replacing Yuban and Sara number of forbidden emails that could I way Palo Al- their wandering dogs. Lee. About 25 people came, mostly from go out from neighbors. An artist selling tans care about I am not a troublemaker. Stanford. More would have attended if her jewelry at home; a Christmas market; their community But, boy do I feel like one. I feel about my notice hadn’t been stripped from my notice about a political fundraiser. These and engage with 10 years old, constantly reprimanded neighborhood list. According to the mod- would be no-no’s, and yet, I would ven- the political pro- and told what I can and cannot do. The erator, I am “tone deaf” to the rules and ture, of interest to many. What about all cess when they first time he scolded me for supporting therefore he is now obligated to screen those couches and end tables people are have concerns. the efforts of a neighbor’s son to provide anything I write. Ouch. constantly selling? As one of my friends Lately, however, recycled water to homeowners’ gardens. For the many homeowners here who said, “I’d much rather hear about recycled I am seeing the Too commercial, the moderator barked. find themselves with big houses or un- water than another darn couch.” dark side of citi- I was flummoxed. We have a drought; an used bedrooms, children gone, and bills I personally don’t care about the best zen involvement. If I had to give it a entrepreneurial guy has come up with a to pay, renting a room is a fun, exciting place for Chinese takeout, or who is the name, I would call it the Tyranny of the business to save our landscaping. Yes, he and lucrative option. All of the hand- most reliable termite company (not com- Neighborhood Email List. would be charging for it. But isn’t this wringing and horror stories thrown out as mercial? Hmm). However, I respect the I have had my hand slapped several something we’d want to know about? deterrents are news to me. My neighbors senders’ right to post and don’t resent them times by the moderator of our neighbor- If not, there is always the delete but- aren’t bothered (yes, I have told them for filling my inbox with what to me is hood group, ostensibly for posting items ton. Boom. Offensive missive gone. what I’m doing); I haven’t had any serial irrelevant. Others find it useful and that’s that are “commercial” in nature. I un- Adults exercising free choice. killers; my guests aren’t shooting up on the point. My point is, why isn’t there derstand this is against the rules of the How is this post different from a teen- the street or hoarding valuable parking room for all comers? email list, but I guess I don’t understand ager looking for work mowing lawns or spaces. In fact, given where we live, my Perhaps there should be two lists: one the point of rules at all. Why do I need dog sitting? No one in his right mind guests have been a predictably erudite, for people who want to know everything a gatekeeper protecting me from what would discourage that kind of enter- inspiring group of people. and one for those who don’t. he believes is objectionable content? I’m prising effort. The rules of my particu- Most of whom, by the way, walk or take I realize that having strangers in your too old for this. Let me decide what has lar group email list seem so arbitrary. I public transportation to Stanford, SRI, home is not for everyone. I get that people merit. would like to advocate for no rules at all. Google, Facebook and various start-ups may not want to pay for recycled water. I am not a scofflaw; I am someone Recently, I posted a notice inviting as well as established local companies But I don’t understand the officious, knee- with good intentions who enjoys shar- neighbors to an informational meeting and law firms. I’ve had post docs, PhD jerk reaction to quash anything that has ing ideas and resources with others. I am for anyone who has considered becom- candidates, doctors, VCs, and Stanford a commercial element or is potentially a good neighbor: I am friendly with all ing an Airbnb host. I have gotten so students, alums and parents. They’ve income-generating. We have a right to be my neighbors and know them by name; many questions over my five years as a come from every country in Western Eu- exposed to everything, and the wherewith- I offer help to the elderly ones and pull host that I thought it was time to simply rope, as well as China, Sri Lanka, India al to ignore what doesn’t resonate for us. in the trashcans and newspapers of those do the neighborly thing — bring every- and Japan. For me, it’s been an inspiring As I say, the delete button is a powerful who are away. I let neighbors know when one together for a Q & A. The timing glimpse into the myriad professions and tool at everyone’s disposal. Q I am having a party; I share the fruit, coincided with an effort by Airbnb to passions of our global community. Megan McCaslin is a former reporter veggies and roses from my bountiful challenge local hosts to find new hosts Doesn’t this seem like something worth and video producer and currently garden; I’ve invited their children to in the area. publicizing? Instead of immediately de- works at the Stanford Graduate School swim in my pool or watch TV until a I thought I’d put it all together in a leting the post and not respecting our abil- of Business. Streetwise How do you give back during the holiday season? Asked outside the Mitchell Park Library & Community Center. Interviews and photos by Sam Sciolla.

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Stanford fellow and photographer documents 13 years of LGBT student-athletes by Elena Kadvany | photos by Jeff Sheng

rowing up in a conservative, whole high school of 2,400 who ible give-away to whom you find religious Southern Califor- were out. ... There was a lot of ho- attractive. Unfortunately, this cop- nia suburb in the 1990s, Jeff mophobia, especially in sports.” ing strategy makes you less hu- Sheng didn’t feel he could be One of those two people was a man, and the toll that this takes is openly gay. senior on the tennis team when sometimes irreversible.” In particular, he grappled with Sheng was a freshman. Before the After quitting tennis, Sheng his identity as an athlete. Sheng season started that year, the senior picked up photography, immers- played tennis from an early age. was nominated to be the team’s ing himself in his new passion. In high school, the tennis court co-captain. But for some reason, “Fearless” includes prints of his became both a site for release and he decided not to play that year. early photographs — pedestri- a source of conflict. Sheng writes that he remembers ans waiting in front of palm trees “I believed that being openly some of the younger team mem- and cars at Los Angeles Interna- gay and being a competitive ath- bers “saying that they were glad, tional Airport in 1999, pages of lete were incompatible with each since they didn’t want a gay guy black-and-white negatives, early other,” he writes in “Fearless: Por- on the team with them. self-portraits he took as an under- traits of LGBT Student Athletes,” “One of them even joked how graduate at Harvard University. his combination memoir-photog- ‘he probably had AIDS anyway,’ Sheng thought that college, raphy series of openly gay high and it was a relief he wasn’t with 3,000 miles away from home, In this self-portrait, shot in 2015, Sheng wears his high school school and college athletes. us.” would be the place where he would tennis team uniform from 1996 and poses on the tennis court that he Now a well-known photogra- Sheng was also voted co-cap- finally feel comfortable coming played on growing up. pher working toward his doctorate tain before his senior year, but out and being himself. Yet it took in sociology at Stanford Univer- quit the team as he started to con- him until the end of his freshman making and photography, and he road trip to Las Vegas, kissing on sity, Sheng has shot over the last front his sexual orientation for the year to do so. First, he had to work had his first relationship with a a hike in San Francisco, sitting in 13 years what he describes as a first time. through deeply “internalized ho- man: Mike Crosby, at the time a a hotel room with two beds be- “visual ethnography.” “Fearless” “One of the hardest parts about mophobia,” he said. Photography closeted member of the Harvard cause the young men were ner- features more than 200 portraits discovering a gay sexual orienta- helped him through it, giving him water polo team. vous about what the receptionist of student-athletes from around tion as a young person is realizing the “voice and the courage to deal “Fearless” documents their re- would think if they asked for one. the country who did what Sheng that you can’t say anything about with my sexuality,” he writes. “It lationship the summer between Years later, after the two broke was not able to do as a high school it,” he writes in the book. “It cre- also probably saved my life as it freshman and sophomore years up, Crosby came out as gay on the tennis player: go public about ates this incredible disconnect helped me deal with all the emo- in 1999, with Sheng’s words ac- cover of “Genre,” a magazine for their sexual orientation. The pho- with reality and emotion, and you tions of finally coming out.” companied by his photos of Cros- tographer will give a talk about quickly learn to hide any discern- Sheng went on to major in film- by — at a beach in Malibu, on a (continued on next page) his project at Stanford’s Arrillaga Family Sports Center on Tues- day, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Clayman Institute for Gender Research, the Stanford Athletic Department; Stanford OpenXChange; the Pro- gram in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; and the Stan- ford Men’s Project. Despite being nearly 300 pages long and representing athletes from a wide range of schools, sports and regions of the country, “Fearless” is a deeply personal book. It begins with the story of Sheng’s own past — being raised by immigrant parents from Taiwan, being closeted in high school, struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts and eventu- ally coming to grips with his own identity. “When I was growing up in high school in the 1990s, it was During his undergraduate years at Harvard, definitely super taboo to be open- Sheng dated Mike Crosby, the water polo ly gay or lesbian,” Sheng told the As part of his “Fearless” project, Sheng shot team captain. Crosby, who was closeted at Weekly during a recent interview. this portrait of Josh, a Stanford University In 2013, Sheng shot this portrait of Elyse, a the time, came out nationally in 2002 on the “There were two people in my gymnast, in 2014. soccer player at Swarthmore College. cover of Genre, a magazine for gay men.

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The Jean and Bill Lane only 17 athletes. Between 2006 Fearless and 2007, he photographed almost Lecture Series 2015–2016 (continued from previous page) twice as many, he writes. Sheng’s photos have now been gay men. The captain of the var- been seen at more than 70 dif- sity water polo team at the time, ferent venues, including the Presents Crosby was photographed at the headquarters of Nike and ESPN, Joy Williams pool in his Speedo, leaning on a as well as select locations at the water polo ball, gazing straight 2010 Winter Olympics and the Reading into the lens. 2012 Summer Olympics. The vis- Something about this image ibility also led to his next project, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015, 8:00 PM and what it stood for struck Sheng. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” for which He had always had an inclination he photographed closeted military BECHTEL CONFERENCE CENTER, toward social activism, he said, service members. For his Stanford ENCINA HALL, 616 SERRA STREET but this shot solidified his desire dissertation, he’s following up to use photography to document with some of these subjects, in- STANFORD UNIVERSITY openly gay athletes as a means of terviewing and re-photographing effecting social change. them in order to document the in- “The Visiting Privilege cements Williams’s position not In 2003, Sheng set out to photo- clusion of LGBT identities in the graph any “out” student-athletes military. merely as one of the great writers of her generation, but he could find. He found subjects In “Fearless,” several athletes’ as our pre-eminent bard of humanity’s insignificance.” through mutual friends and by portraits are paired with their sending out email blasts. If he had own personal essays about strug- — Dan Kois, The New York Times Magazine to travel, he would take a Grey- gling with their sexual orientation hound bus and stay the weekend and how they came out to their FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC wherever the student lived, sleep- team members and families. The ing on their couch or floor. book’s epilogue is written by Ja- INFORMATION: 650.723.0011 HTTP://CREATIVEWRITING.STANFORD.EDU Then as now, Sheng asked his son Collins, the first openly gay subjects to wear comfortable NBA player. Sponsored by Stanford University’s Creative Writing Program clothing that represented their Interwoven throughout “Fear- sport, and he always shot them less” is a timeline of significant at their school or in their com- moments in history for the LGBT munity. Soon after beginning the sports community. The timeline project, unsatisfied with how the offers readers context and per- portraits were turning out, he be- spective on how far things have gan asking his subjects to work come in the past century, but also out — run a lap or take a few serves as a reminder that most shots on the basketball court — changes have occurred only in or to meet them after a game so recent history. he could capture them in a more The first date is in the 1920s, natural environment. when Bill Tilden gained fame as Among the photographs taken a U.S. tennis champion only to be shortly after Sheng made this shunned years later when it was shift is one of Aaron, a Brown revealed that he was gay. The University squash player. Wear- 1990s, when Sheng was growing ing a white polo shirt with beads up, include NBA star “Magic” of sweat dripping down his face, Johnson’s public announcement nose and chin, Aaron takes up a that he had HIV; the death by two-page spread in “Fearless.” suicide of openly gay former The book’s pages are filled professional soccer player Justin with portraits of soccer players, Fashanu; the coming out of for- basketball players, swimmers, mer MLB player Billy Bean and tennis players, cross-country the creation of Outsports.com: a runners, cyclists, gymnasts, div- website dedicated to sports news ers, lacrosse players and water and information for gay sports polo players (including Crosby). fans and athletes. Some are standing or sitting; oth- As Sheng began his “Fear- ers, Sheng captured in movement. less” project in 2003, the NCAA Many are holding something began “sexual orientation issues representative of their sport — a in sports” training, available to basketball, a tennis racket, a foot- member schools at no cost. Four ball helmet. All look directly into years later, in 2007, the nation saw the camera, giving a sense of pro- the first ex-NBA player come out found intimacy. as gay. “I try to take a photograph The timeline runs through where you look into them in some 2015, with the penultimate event way, where there’s an authentic being Caitlyn Jenner, formerly part about them showing through gold medal Olympian decathlete the image,” Sheng said. Bruce Jenner, coming out publicly Sheng worked to make “Fear- as a transgender woman. The last less” inclusive in terms of the event on the timeline? The pub- broader LGBT community by in- lishing of “Fearless.” Q cluding transgender athletes, and Staff Writer Elena Kadvany also racially, by including stu- can be emailed at ekadvany@ dents of color. In the early years paweekly.com. of the project, almost no athletes of color volunteered to participate. “Class and privilege also inter- What: Jeff Sheng discusses sect with sports and visibility in his new book, “Fearless: Portraits different ways,” Sheng writes in of LGBT Student Athletes” the book. Where: Kissick Auditorium, So he sought out more and more Arrillaga Family Sports Center, Give blood athletes. University LGBT centers 641 Campus Drive, Stanford started asking him to exhibit the When: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m. for life! photos and invited him to visit their campuses. The project snow- Cost: Free balled. In the first three years of Info: Go to goo.gl/952Tyq bloodcenter.stanford.edu working on “Fearless,” Sheng shot or jeffsheng.com.

Page 22 • November 6, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Arts & Entertainment STANFORD WIND ENSEMBLE Giancarlo Aquilanti, Director BING CONCERT HALL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 WorthaLook 7:30 PM STANFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Anna Wittstruck, Conductor BING CONCERT HALL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 7:30 PM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 2:30 PM Stanford Ticket Office: tickets.stanford.edu 650.725.2787 SYMPOSIUM Exploring new ideas on Jean Sibelius, his music, and its mythic reception. BING CONCERT HALL STUDIO SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 PerformancePerformance 1 – 4 PM ‘Space Launch!’ Free – registration required. Stanford has a new space for art, and this weekend, it will be commemorated in an unusual way. FIND OUT MORE AT The McMurtry Art and Art History Building will be the site of “Space Launch!,” a dance performance MUSIC.STANFORD.EDU installation that takes place this Saturday, Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. Presented by the Chocolate Heads Movement Band under the direction of Aleta Hayes, a faculty member of Stanford’s Department of Theater & Performance Studies and its Dance Division, “Space Launch!” combines live choreography with vocal music and futuristic costumes in an immersive work that honors the architecture and spirit of the new building. No reservations are necessary to attend these free performances, which will begin at the McMurtry Courtyard, 355 Roth Way, Stanford. To learn more about the Chocolate Heads Movement Band, go to chocolate-heads.squarespace.com or email [email protected]. SEE MORE ONLINE Books PaloAltoOnline.com

‘Rad American Women’ Watch videos of the Chocolate Heads Movement Band and A is for Angela Davis, B is for Billie Jean King and Theatre Flamenco in the online version of this story C is for Carol Burnett in the 2015 New York Times at PaloAltoOnline.com. best-seller for children and middle-grade readers, “Rad American Women A-Z.” The book’s author and illustrator will hold a discussion at Palo Alto’s Theater Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, this Saturday, ‘The Odyssey’ Nov. 7, at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5-$10. Go to goo.gl/ It ain’t your average high school play. Tonight, HLQH9B or call 650-223-8649. Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m., Palo Alto High School opens an evocative, minimalist new production of a Art Homerian classic. “The Odyssey” plays at Paly’s new ‘Exposed’ Haymarket Theatre, 50 Embarcadero Road, through Nov. 13. Tickets are $7-$10. Go to palytheatre.com For the month of November, Palo Alto’s Pacific Art or email [email protected]. League at 668 Ramona St. highlights the work of photographers in the main gallery show, “Exposed.” And this Friday, Nov. 6, 5:30-8 p.m., the exhibition Comedy kicks off with a free First Friday reception featuring ‘Return of the Deadeye’ food and drinks, a performance installation by Lessa May the farce be with you: That’s the subtitle of Bouchard and new works by Redwood City students. “Return of the Deadeye,” Lamplighters’ spoof on the Go to pacificartleague.org or call 650-321-3891. 1983 George Lucas film, “The Return of the Jedi.” The comedy stage show comes to the Mountain View Dance Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., this ‘(R)evolution’ Sunday, Nov. 8, at 4 p.m. Tickets are $64-$83. Go to goo.gl/dn2fnB or call 650-903-6000. What goes around comes around, so they say, and with “(R)evolution,” San Francisco’s celebrated Theatre — Elizabeth Schwyzer Flamenco returns to the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. This time, they bring Above: The Chocolate Heads Movement Band will with them flamenco legend Carmen Ledesma from perform “Space Launch,” a dance performance Sevilla, Spain, among other artists. “(R)evolution” goes installation, at Stanford’s new McMurtry Building live on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25-$45. on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7 and 8. Go to goo.gl/LfEfNg or call 650-903-6000. Photo by Jamie Lyons. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 6, 2015 • Page 23 Eating Out

tempting for a post-meal siesta). All of this cosmopolitan glitz INCONSISTENCIES MAR is for a restaurant on Shoreline MEDITERRANEAN ITALIAN CUISINE Boulevard in Mountain View’s LATIN AMERICAN MENU North Bayshore office-park AT CUCINA VENTI’S NEW land. Its neighbors are 7-Eleven 4 – 6 pm SISTER RESTAURANT and Starbucks; the Century 16 Come Unwind movie theater is across the street Also and the Googleplex just a few Wine Flights blocks away. for Happy Hour Voya took over a former Quizno’s fast-food chain in the same mini-mall as its older Event Room Available for Private Parties. sibling, Cucina Venti. While the latter is Italian-centric and spacious, Voya covers much of 2437 BIRCH ST., PALO ALTO Latin America with an emphasis on seafood. The restaurant is a 650.326.1626 WWW.CAFEPROBONO.COM tiny jewel box holding 30 seats inside, with tables and counter seats overlooking the equally small kitchen. A small front patio and larger rear patio fac- ing Shoreline Boulevard almost NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING double Voya’s capacity. of the City of Palo Alto When it comes to appetizers, Chef Armando Ramirez’s menu Architectural Review Board (ARB) leans toward Mexico for excel- lent, smooth guacamole and brings together Japan, Holland 8:30 A.M., Thursday, November 19, 2015, Palo Alto and the southwestern states via Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Civic Center, 250 Ham- kobe beef sliders with Gouda ilton Avenue. Plans may be reviewed at the Develop- cheese and chipotle mayonnaise ment Center at 285 Hamilton Avenue or online at: http:// ($18.75 for three). The sliders burst with the expected meaty www.cityofpaloalto.org/planningprojects; contact Di- juice, but the beef itself had a ana Tamale for additional information during business strange, off-putting taste. hours at 650.329.2144. Among the highlights of the seafood offerings are the 2747 & 3045 Park Boulevard [14PLN-00388/ ceviches, which can be spread on plantain chips. The sweet 14PLN-00389]: Scoping meeting for the preparation Among the highlights at Voya are the ceviches. Pictured here from “Cabo” ($16.75) with mahi mahi of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the left to right are the Ahuachile (prawns in lime juice with pico de and mango is the leader of the redevelopment of two parcels on Park Boulevard with gallo, avocado and cucumber), the Cabo (mahi mahi, lime juice, category, closely followed by mango puree and habanero) and the Peruvian (red snapper cured the “Ahuachile,” in which lime HUL^[OYLLZ[VY`ZX\HYLMVV[VɉJLI\PSKPUNH[ in lime juice, pico de gallo and cucumber).  7HYR HUK H [^VZ[VY`   ZX\HYL MVV[ VɉJL juice-soaked prawns and avo- cado get a nice zip from pico building at 3045 Park. Zone District: GM and GM(AD). de gallo salsa. The octopus and calamari skillet “stew” ($16.50) 1700 Embarcadero Road [15PLN-00394]: Request by boasts a broth with enough saf- Deeg Snyder, on behalf of Jones Palo Alto Real Prop- VOYA BRINGS fron to fuel an entire paella erty, LLC. for a Major Architectural Review to demolish restaurant in Valencia — you’ll smell like saffron a day later, and the existing approximately 18,000 square feet building that’s a good thing. Sadly, half and to construct a new approximately 62,000 square GLITZ the octopus tentacles and cala- feet building for an automobile dealership in the CS mari rings were rubbery, show- (D) Service Commercial and Site Design Review Com- ing inconsistent execution. The bining District. The application includes a Design En- house-made garlic bread prom- ised on the menu was a no-show. hancement Exception request to allow deviation from TO NORTH Tacos range from superb the 10 feet build-to-line from Embarcadero Road and grilled chicken with more of that a request to allow zoning change for the Automobile BAYSHORE delicious guacamole and pico de Dealership (AD) overlay. gallo to blackened mahi mahi by Trevor Felch | photos by Michelle Le overwhelmed by tartar sauce. In the middle of the taco spectrum Jodie Gerhardt is the cochinita pibil, a tradition- Current Planning Manager he interior of 3-month-old Voya restaurant in al Mexican slow-roasted pork Mountain View appears to meld the artistic dish from the Yucatán Peninsula. The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against indi- T Voya’s version lacked the smoky whimsy of a Google Doodler, the attention profile and fall-apart consistency viduals with disabilities. To request an accommodation of the most discerning interior designer and the (the result of ample steaming in a for this meeting or an alternative format for any related banana leaf) that the traditional printed materials, please contact the City’s ADA Coor- sophistication of an elegant tea parlor. Yucatán recipe calls for. Still, it dinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing ada@ was perfectly fine braised pork cityofpaloalto.org. Plates take Dali-esque abstract white tablecloths. The exceed- with a habanero kick, orange shapes. Water glasses are royal ingly comfortable, plush leather segments and pickled onions. blue goblets. There are mirrors banquette and its kaleidoscope For all the tacos, the corn tor- everywhere, handsome modern- of colored pillows are nothing tillas could have been warmer. ist paintings, chandeliers and short of chic (not to mention On a positive note, ceviches and Page 24 • November 6, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Eating Out

sauce and stuffed with rice, corn, a client rents an entire restaurant arugula and not quite enough for an event — are a big part of mozzarella, invoking a decent Cucina Venti’s business. That’s risotto filling. part of why Voya was created: It’s easy to pass on desserts: so that regular customers always ricotta beignets or a tiny, indif- had an open option. Yet Voya ferent chocolate cake with a mol- itself advertises private dining ten center that tasted of brownie services prominently on its web- mix. Voya also offers breakfast site, resulting in mixed signals. and weekend brunch with more Voya is promising, and I can traditional American morning imagine how much fun this gor- dishes, homemade pastries and geous space could be when ev- Illy espresso drinks. erything clicks. Yet for each star Service is efficient and helpful, like the ceviches and saffron though not too attentive. More broth, there are still too many than once I sat several minutes miscues and head-scratchers, with an empty water goblet. The both online and on the plate. Q wine list is simply unacceptable for a restaurant as good and am- Freelance writer Trevor Felch bitious as Voya. There is one red can be emailed at trevorfelch@ wine bottle under $50. There are yahoo.com. five red blends listed, with none under $50 by the glass or $200 per bottle. Not everyone wants Voya, 1390 Pear Ave., Suite B, Mountain View; Opus One with dinner. And the thevoyarestaurant.com; big-name, generic California 866-809-8462 and Italy labels the restaurant has could use a strategy lift Hours: Mon.-Thur., 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; from K&L Wine Merchants or Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Calave Wine Bar in Palo Alto. Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. White and red sangria are the Voya brings Latin American cuisine and cosmopolitan flair to Mountain View’s North Bayshore office- wise drink choices.  Reservations  Catering park land. During my only lunchtime  Credit cards  Outdoor visit, the restaurant was entire- seating  Parking: lot tacos can be ordered as “tri- and just a shade too dry. The to Argentina with a chimichurri ly empty. Dinner brings more and street Noise level: os,” which provide an array of accompanying thick habanero sauce for grilled hangar steak. energy, but the crowds will be Generally quiet, flavors. sauce and salsa verde were the For vegetarians, the chile relleno tough to lure with little-to-no  Beer and some louder For entrees, spring first for the perfect remedy. A whole grilled ($16.75) is a solid choice. Rather foot traffic on Shoreline Boule- wine music boneless Peruvian-style chicken branzino over saffron rice is the than the requisite poblano chile vard. With all the companies in  Takeout Bathroom ($18.95). I was told it was roast- primary fish option. being encased in a fried batter, the surrounding area, catering Cleanliness:  Wheelchair Good ed, but clearly it was grilled The steakhouse set gets a nod it is coated in a tomato-oregano and restaurant buy-outs — when access

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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 6, 2015 • Page 25 OPENINGS Casting the vote Mulligan, Carter, Streep play ‘Suffragette’ 000 (Guild) Leading U.K. suffragette Em- iconic Pankhurst — deliberately meline Pankhurst once rallied cast in the personage of iconic her “foot soldiers” with the line, actress Meryl Streep — briefly “I would rather be a rebel than appears as the story’s endangered a slave,” forever distinguishing patron-saint-in-hiding, most of the aggressive suffragette from the characters here are historical- the passive-resistant suffragist. fictional composites. The suffragette’s activism to earn True believers Edith Ellyn (Hel- women the vote tired of politesse: ena Bonham Carter), Violet Mill- Pankhurst launched a campaign er (Anne-Marie Duff), and Em- of civil disobedience that ranged ily Davison (Natalie Press) role from breaking windows and model for slow-burning Maud, chaining oneself to railings to whose sympathies gradually turn destroying mailboxes and com- into convictions. It’s an overly fa- mitting arson. Sarah Gavron’s miliar approach to the narrative film, “Suffragette,” at last gives of urban political action: Take a this historical moment a major naive neophyte and make him or cinematic treatment, and so earns her aware and active. Though one

automatic points for existing. might wish for a less program- Focus Features And the film’s not half-bad, matic, more rigorously factual either. The script hails from Abi treatment, this is a narrative film Morgan, arguably the most in- after all, not a documentary. demand screenwriter in England Morgan resists either demon- (she penned “The Iron Lady,” izing or letting off the hook the In “Suffragette,” Carey Mulligan plays London laundry worker Maud Watts who finds herself inspired “Shame” and “The Invisible men in the picture, most notably by the cause of the suffragettes. Woman”). When “Suffragette” Maud’s husband, Sonny (Ben opens in 1912, London has begun Whishaw) and the Javert-esque workplace harassment (which ris- — rendered in drab low contrast history we could all stand to know to weather the activists’ angry Inspector Steed (Brendan Glee- es to sexual assault), surveillance, — impress, and Mulligan proves better. resistance. We see it all through son), but they’re clearly the sup- arrest and torture, learning along again (after this year’s “Far from Rated PG-13 for some intense the eyes of fictional Maud Watts porting characters to the front-line the way to harden against tears as the Madding Crowd”) that she’s violence, thematic elements, brief (Carey Mulligan), a Glass House females. Standing in for the typi- she shows great personal courage grown out of ingénue roles and strong language and partial nu- Laundry worker who learns she cal working-class woman, Maud at great personal cost. into a subtler phase of her career. dity. One hour, 46 minutes. should throw stones. Though the suffers sweatshop conditions, Gavron’s period recreations “Suffragette” revives a chapter of — Peter Canavese

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moment of, at best, semi-friendly case argues, pointing to video evi- rivalry. In parsing the 1982 event, dence, that play should have ended Vogt makes good use of all of the before a series of laterals and the available game-play footage and end-run got the ball into the end at Palo Alto Square conducts plenty of new interviews zone, while others can confidently Century Theatres with, among others, Cal coach Joe stand behind the official ruling that Fri & Sat 11/6 – 11/7 Kapp and Stanford coach Paul the play was good. In any case, “the Miss You Already – 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 Wiggin, Stanford quarterback John play” — since commemorated in Burnt – 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Elway (later yet more famous as merch aplenty, a Super Bowl ad, Sun – Wed 11/8 – 11/11 the Denver Broncos’ QB), Cal an- countless sports-TV retrospectives, Miss You Already – 1:30, 4:15, 7:00 nouncer Joe Starkey of KGO radio and its own Wikipedia page — still Burnt – 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 and Stanford band trombone player makes great drama. Thu 11/12 Miss You Already – 1:30, 4:15, 7:00 Gary Tyrell, who has lost track of Not MPAA rated. One hour, 15 Burnt – 1:45, 4:30 Jen Greaves Jen how many interviews he’s given minutes. about being knocked flat in the end — Peter Canavese Tickets and Showtimes available at cinemark.com zone during the play. Starkey’s manic calling of the During the “Big Game” of 1982, Cal announcer Joe Starkey of KGO play remains synonymous with the “It packs a punch. An Oscar®-worthy radio made history with his manic commentating of the final seconds fame of the play itself. In particular, of play, including the phrase, “The band is out on the field!” performance from Carey Mulligan.” the phrase, “The band is out on the Anne Thompson, IndieWire.com field!,” obvious though it may be, has entered the pantheon of great sportscasting moments. Tyrell was Play by ‘Play’ one of those errant musicians to take the field before the game had New doc revisits 1982’s Stanford-Cal ‘Big Game’ ended, complicating a play already 000 (Aquarius, Nov. 10, 7 p.m.) destined to be controversial for its handling by officials (one of whom Ever since “The Big Game” of Bears and a jaw-dropping, chaotic also goes on record for Vogt). Giv- 1982, Stanford University and Uni- experience that, perhaps poorly re- en the prominence of the band in versity of California, Berkeley foot- solved by officials, remains open to the story, Vogt also gives a history ball players, coaches, alums and sports bar arguments. Peter Vogt’s of the raucous and at-times polar- fans — not to mention sports fans documentary, “The Play,” revisits izing group. worldwide — have regarded the those four seconds and the history As the interviews here make last four seconds of play with awe around them. clear (especially the pained ones ARTWORK © 2015 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. www.SuffragetteTheMovie.com MOTION PICTURE © 2015 PATHE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED, CHANNEL FOUR TELEVISION CORPORATION and a certain degree of puzzlement Vogt teases “the play,” then from the 1982 Stanford team), “the AND THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE LIMITED. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. and/or self-righteous certitude. The backs up to contextualize the play” remains living history in con- EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS START FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 final play of the game has gone longstanding rivalry between the tention, with the teams regularly MENLO PARK SAN JOSE down in sports lore as both a daz- Bears and the Stanford Cardinal changing the score listed on the Landmark’s Guild Theatre (650) 266-9260 CinéArts Santana Row (408) 554-7010 zling demonstration of strategy and football team that enshrined the ceremonial trophy passed back and CHECK DIRECTORIES FOR SHOWTIMES • NO PASSES ACCEPTED skill on the part of the Cal Golden annual “Big Game” as an annual forth between the two schools. One

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LivingA monthly special section of news Well& information for seniors JCC opens its doors for Community Tuesdays

Michelle Rosengaus, adult program manager of the Oshman Family JCC, and coordinator of “Community Tuesdays” introduces author Alan Fleishman (off camera) on Nov. 3.

by Chris Kenrick musical performance combined include Stanford University geri- Rosengaus, a transportation Members, photo by Veronica Weber with lunch. Participants can pay atrician Mehrdad Ayati on grace- consultant and 30-year resident of at the door and do not have to be ful aging, theater educator Bon- Palo Alto, switched careers to join nonmembers vents for seniors this fall at a JCC member. nie Weiss on Gene Kelly and the JCC’s staff eight years ago, the Oshman Family Jewish “It’s open to anyone with time businessman-turned-author Alan when the agency was still located will find authors, E Community Center include during the day,” said Michelle Fleishman on Jewish forgiveness at Cubberley Community Center. lectures by authors, doctors, histo- Rosengaus, the JCC’s adult pro- in post-Nazi Germany. Working at that time in an office doctors, historians rians — and some Argentine tango. gram manager. “It can be newly Tangonero, a San Francisco- trailer, she was asked to create The JCC throws open its doors retired people, caregivers, people based ensemble dedicated to pre- older-adult programming for the and more on to the broader community with its in transition between jobs, parents serving the tradition of Argentine soon-to-be-opened new campus. Community Tuesdays series that whose kids are in school — and tango, will perform arrangements “We started using our imagina- features exercise classes, a weekly we do get a lot of seniors.” covering a broad scope of tango tions to see what we could create the agenda lecture and even a once-a-month Lecturers in the coming month history on Nov. 17. in this space while it was being built,” she recalled. “We held focus groups with dif- ferent groups of seniors — older seniors, baby boomers, males, Making the decision to move, selling couples, women. Men were very open in saying they didn’t have enough social activities, ways your home, and moving is a big job. of interacting with each other. They’re not like women who form committees and are very involved. “So they came up with the idea It doesn’t have to be overwhelming. of forming a men’s breakfast club, and they’ve been a huge success. It’s You don’t have to do it all alone. open to everyone and it’s free and they meet in our cafe every Tuesday morning from 8-9:30,” she said. Rosengaus developed the Com- Nancy and her experienced team munity Tuesday program as a way to encourage older adults to stay will assist you from start to finish. and socialize on the JCC campus after a class. Drop-in prices at the NANCY GOLDCAMP door are $15 for lectures and $20 for concerts, for both members Planning Prioritizing Pricing and marketing your home and nonmembers. Punch cards, Completing the myriad of forms Negotiating offers Seniors Real Estate Specialist which are good for 10 activities, Certified Residential Specialist cost $115 for nonmembers and Managing the escrow process Packing Cleaning $95 for JCC members. (650) 752-0720 “The idea of Community Estate Sales Donations www.nancygoldcamp.com Tuesdays is to have people stay DRE # 00787851 around,” said JCC volunteer Hilda Finalizing your sale while coordinating with you and your family Korner, who runs a free weekly Mah Jongg group on Tuesday af- or advisors to assure a successful outcome ternoons. “They don’t just walk in

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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 6, 2015 • Page 31 Transgender students navigate difficult path in quest to be who they are by Elena Kadvany or years, J. kept a folder of items to Photographs by Veronica Weber remind himself that he existed. InsideInsideitwasaplacecardfromafor it was a place card from a for- mal dinner he attended, name tags, “Anne,” a 9-year-old transgender girl who transitioned at her Palo Alto school last year, holds her self-portrait. handwritten letters from a friend, a pink enve- lope with his name on it, a note from a teacher, and gender non-conforming students’ rights are protected. LGBTQQ-specific books, videos and other resources for el- a birthday card from his parents. The name on Just two weeks ago, new “all-gender” signs were installed ementary and middle school students, parents and teachers. outside newly designated single-stall, gender-neutral rest- Many of the books are also available in libraries as “honor” these items is not the one he was given at birth, rooms at Palo Alto High School and Terman and Jane Lath- books, meaning students can take them home anonymously, rop Stanford middle schools. (The signs are also on their way without officially checking them out and leaving a record of but one he chose as a teenager to align with his to Gunn High and Jordan Middle School, and a conversation their name. The district is also working with Palo Alto’s The- gender identity. about the elementary school bathroom signage is forthcom- atreWorks to create an educational play that all elementary ing, district staff has said.) This is a change that J. and other students will soon see, in which a theater director struggles Palo Alto students and parents of transgender youth have with traditional gender norms when assigning roles in a play. pushed for for years, as bathrooms are a nexus of discomfort Yet, Palo Alto families and transgender students say there J., who requested that the Weekly only use his first initial and often peer harassment for transgender students. is still a long way to go. Transgender and gender non-con- to protect his privacy, is a transgender man who transitioned The school district’s primary online student-records sys- forming students in Palo Alto experience peer harassment from female to male as a student at Gunn High School. He tem, Infinite Campus, as of this fall has new options for pre- at school, are frequently misidentified by teachers and other told the Weekly that he often felt marginalized in a world so ferred name and preferred gender. Before these additions, parents, face being accidentally “outed” by teachers to oth- defined by binary notions of gender — that people are born the district relied on an ad-hoc approach to accommodate er students who might not know that they are transgender, either male or female without a recognition of any fluidity students who wanted to change their names or genders on are forced to participate in many gender-based activities in between the two. The contents of this folder affirmed to him school records, meaning a student’s given name might ap- schools (which can be as simple as a teacher separating a that existing beyond the binary is valid. pear in another system, be used by a substitute teacher who class by boys and girls, or lines entering a school dance that “You’re living in a society where it’s formatted for you to is unaware of the preferred name, or a new name could be are broken down by gender) and, until the recent creation of not exist in it — the language is structured, the bathrooms are written on letters sent home to parents who might either not gender-neutral bathrooms, had to forego something as ba- structured, the way people interact are structured, the cloth- know about their child’s identity or not accept it. For trans- sic as using the school bathroom to avoid potentially outing ing is structured, the kids’ toys are structured, the shampoo gender people, being called the name given to them at birth themselves or fielding questions from peers or even staff. is structured,” he said. — sometimes referred to as their “dead” name — can be Brenda Carrillo, the school district’s director of student J., now a college student, is one of many transgender youth a source of enormous anxiety, transgender students in Palo services and chair of a standing LGBTQQ committee made in Palo Alto grappling with both their internal identities and Alto and mental health professionals say. up of school staff, parents and community representatives, their place in a world that is still playing catch up to changing Students at both high schools’ Gay Straight Alliance said the district is making progress in many areas — moving societal norms around gender. groups recently decided to change their groups’ names to be closer toward adopting a more comprehensive policy, open- The Palo Alto school district is likewise scrambling to pre- more inclusive of all gender identities and issues — Gunn ing true gender-neutral bathrooms, increasing staff training pare for the growing number of students of all ages coming to the Gender and Sexuality Alliance and Paly to the Queer — but acknowledged the work is far from complete. out as transgender or gender non-conforming. Straight Alliance. Gunn’s student government also voted “There’s a lot of work to be done,” Carrillo said, “but we For years, district parents of transgender students have been this fall to make homecoming court more inclusive, break- are fully committed and aware of what needs to happen and advocating for better support for their children, more compre- ing with decades of tradition by removing the typical awards are making every effort that we can to be forward-thinking hensive policies, more teacher training and more community of “king” and “queen.” Even Gunn yearbook polls like “best about this while knowing that there is uniqueness in each of education around LGBTQQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgen- smile” that are typically awarded to one female and one male these situations.” der and queer or questioning) issues. student will this year instead simply go to the top vote-getters. Their efforts appear to be resulting in a slow-but-visible Two school district librarians, one who has a transgender or many children, identification with a gender begins evolution throughout the district this year. family member, are working to raise awareness and facilitate around age 2, according to the American Psychiatric After more than two years of fits and starts, a new, com- communication around transgender issues. Terman Middle FAssociation (APA). They might begin to experience prehensive gender-identity policy will come before the school School librarian Kristen Lee and Juana Briones Elementary gender dysphoria, which the APA defines as “discomfort board for discussion next Tuesday. The policy takes a more School librarian Julie Griffin together created what they say related to their bodies not matching their internal sense of intentional, inclusive approach to ensuring that transgender is the nation’s first open-source library guide dedicated to gender.” Page 32 • November 6, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Cover Story On privacy, early intervention and medical advances Stanford Children’s Health to open a multidisciplinary clinic for transgender patients by Elena Kadvany

tealth” is a com- has since spoken openly about mon term used to being transgender on panels “Sdescribe transgen- and at other events. He said he der people who have transi- feels “compelled to be a voice in tioned but choose to not pub- order to allow those who don’t licly reveal their identity as a want to or can’t to not have to.” transgender person. These parents and students The term is going out of fash- have become familiar with this ion due to the negative conno- line between privacy and secre- tations of the word “stealth,” cy — what is private informa- which implies deception, said tion, and what is kept a “secret” Joel Baum, Gender Spectrum’s or not. senior director of professional “The thing is, it’s not a secret “Scott,” a transgender Palo Alto High School student whose name has been changed to protect his development and family servic- that I’m trans,” Scott said, “but privacy, holds a self-portrait he drew. The Weekly asked several transgender students in this story to es. He prefers the term “main- what’s private is when people create self-portraits in whatever medium they liked. taining privacy,” which “on the at school ... will ask me, like, other hand places the child’s ‘What type of genitalia do you That term, gender dysphoria, re- brought up the existence of trans- Years before, in middle school, experience on a very different have? What surgeries have you placed “gender identity disorder” gender people and the teacher told Scott had told his parents, “I think plane. Most people understand had? Are you on testosterone?’ only recently, in 2013, in the APA’s him that wasn’t an appropriate dis- I’m a boy.” that there are aspects of our lives — questions that you wouldn’t Diagnostic and Statistical Manual cussion to have in that class. “It was the ‘I think’ that kind of that are public, and aspects that ask a cis(gender) person (a non- of Mental Disorders (DSM), the “I was angry about that and I left some open room for me to go are private. There is dignity and transgender person), but ap- standard classification of mental started ranting to a friend of mine back on it later when I was like, a level of respect for the young parently it’s OK to ask a trans disorders used by mental health about it after class and I don’t re- ‘I’m not quite sure,’” Scott said. “I person’s experience that is im- person. professionals in the United States. member what I said, but somehow wish I had said, ‘I am a boy.’ But I plied by the phrase ‘maintaining Today, medical interventions In making the shift, the APA rec- in the process of that rant it just wasn’t quite ready to say that yet.” one’s privacy.’” are making it more possible for ognized that terms can “impact kind of came out,” he remembered. It wasn’t until his sophomore transgender children to transi- how people see themselves and He came out to another friend, year when he saw a YouTube video tion earlier, and then maintain how we see each other.” and later his parents. By the end created by a transgender boy that ‘You can’t take back their privacy if and when they When J. was young, a pink “It’s of eighth grade, he was presenting he more fully identified as trans- choose to. a girl” poster announcing his birth outwardly in a masculine way — gender. that information A younger child who has yet hung on a wall in his room. He re- wearing more masculine clothes Scott’s mother, “Susan” — who once it’s out.’ to enter puberty might be a can- members “despising” the poster, and keeping his hair short, for ex- asked for a pseudonym so as to pro- didate for puberty blockers, a — Emily, parent but not knowing why. When he was ample. tect her son’s privacy — said she set of medications that are pre- of an elementary-age about 4 years old, he said he took a J. decided to socially transition and her husband worried about him scribed by an endocrinologist to transgender daughter blue marker and drew all over the his freshman year at Gunn, mean- openly transitioning in high school. suppress or inhibit the produc- pink poster. ing he started to go by his first They wanted him to instead wait tion of sex hormones. Though As he grew up, he continued to initial, “J.” He asked teachers and until after graduation. He said he still controversial, opting for consistently express, in various friends to use his preferred mascu- couldn’t wait. “Scott,” a Palo Alto high puberty blockers can change ways, that he identified with the op- line pronouns. “It was frustrating for me be- school student who transitioned the course of a child’s transi- posite gender. When he was 8, he J. described his own gender dys- cause at that point — the dyspho- from female to male this year, tion drastically. The treatment remembers really wanting to wear phoria as a “brain-body discon- ria was so bad that I just couldn’t said he wishes he had more ful- is fully reversible but can give swim trunks. He kept his hair short nect” so intense that “all of the anymore,” Scott said. “I couldn’t ly identified as transgender at a “young people time to achieve and liked being viewed as a boy. societal judgment, the medical handle it.” younger age so he could have greater self-awareness of their He quit ballet because the instruc- appointments ... all of that is better transitioned earlier, perhaps in gender identification,” accord- tor said he would have to grow his than being trans secretly. ransitioning, a yearslong middle school, and then gone ing to the Child and Adolescent hair out and put it in a bun. “That is why people transition. process that looks different “stealth” in high school. Scott Gender Center at the University It wasn’t until middle school that It’s not because they want to; it’s Tfor each transgender person, plans to maintain his privacy in of California, San Francisco, J. first heard of a transgender per- not because it’s a guy that likes to includes coming out to one’s fam- college, one of the reasons that which for close to a decade has son — a student who had gradu- wear dresses. It’s because being ily and friends, name and pronoun his parents and others did not provided comprehensive medi- ated from the school years before, who you are is worth it, because changes, dressing differently, hor- want their names used in this cal and psychological care, as he said. suppressing who you are is worse mone treatments and possibly sur- story. well as advocacy and legal sup- “My initial reaction was just jeal- than all of that.” geries. “Once you’re out, you can’t port, to transgender and gender ousy because, in my head, all girls He said the dysphoria was even Professionals say that for trans- go back,” said Emily, whose non-conforming youth and ado- want to be boys,” J. said. “It didn’t worse than the social pressure to gender and gender non-conforming daughter, the first elementary- lescents. dawn on me that most girls’ reac- not present in his true gender. students, a daily barrage of small age student to openly transition A transgender teenager, on tions to hearing about a trans guy “As hard as the social aspect was, encounters that emphasize a dis- in the district, is now at a new the other hand, who has already is not ‘Sign me up.’” potentially starting to panic every connect between society and their school, where she’s able to keep gone through puberty might opt Parallel to that, he started to re- time I heard the echo of my voice identities — an inappropriate ques- her identity private. for cross-sex hormone treat- alize that most girls actually liked or saw my reflection in a window tion from another student in the “I think it’s a testament to ment, which can induce the being girls — that being female was worse,” J. said. bathroom, a substitute teacher who how even in a community like physical and psychological char- wasn’t an “inherently negative” The parents of a transgender says a student’s given name with- Palo Alto, which is very pro- acteristics of the sex that match- part of their identity, as it was for high school student, “Scott,” whose out knowing that they go by an- gressive and where you assume es the patient’s gender identity. him. In seventh grade, he said, he name has been changed to protect other — can accumulate and have everyone would be supportive, Patients must be evaluated by “put two and two together” that he his privacy and who transitioned deep emotional and psychological there are still people who are a mental health professional be- was transgender, but — being in from female to male at school this impact. not comfortable with transgen- fore receiving these treatments. denial — he didn’t talk to anyone year, wanted him to wait to transi- “It is the difference between a der people,” Emily said. “You Doctors and mental health about it. tion until he graduated from high child feeling relaxed, happy, con- cannot know how they will treat professionals look for clear “I just didn’t feel like I could,” he school. But, he said, the dyspho- fident and able to learn and the your child. You can’t take back signs that the child believes his said, “and I think I was still hoping ria became unbearable. Before he child who feels inhibited, self-con- that information once it’s out.” or her gender does not match his it would go away. I think that say- transitioned, he would hide a pair scious, socially anxious and unable Rayden Marcum, a former or her gender at birth. ing it out loud made it real.” of boys’ shorts in his backpack and to learn,” said Diane Ehrensaft, Paly student who transitioned “A pervasive, consistent, A breaking point came in eighth change once he got to school. He the director of mental health and from female to male after trans- grade during a unit in his English slowly started asking friends to use ferring out of the high school, (continued on page 34) class on gender identity. He said he male pronouns. (continued on page 34) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 6, 2015 • Page 33 Cover Story

and move on. Transgender J. and other students say they feel (continued from page 33) isolated and alienated by sex-sepa- rated activities as commonplace as founding member of UCSF’s Child pairing students off for an activity. and Adolescent Gender Center and Transgender students and their par- a clinical psychologist who sees ents in Palo Alto are also pushing many patients from the Palo Alto their schools to move away from area. “It’s really a dramatic differ- heteronormative activities, like ence depending on whether there separating a class by gender. are positive policies and practices “When we told the administra- in place.” tion, ‘We really don’t want you J. transitioned before not only to break down by gender,’ their major changes were made with- response was well, ‘you can pick in the Palo Alto school district whichever one you want.’ That this year, but also the passage of wasn’t the point,” said “Mary,” the AB1266, a landmark California mother of a transgender elemen- law that ensures transgender stu- tary student in Palo Alto. “The dents have access to facilities and point was it depends on the day; it activities, especially sports, based depends on the hour. Sometimes on their gender identity. The new she doesn’t feel like either one of law passed in 2013 and went into them. Why are we forcing kids to effect on Jan. 1, 2014, in the middle do that?” of J.’s senior year. Before this year, Palo Alto t one Palo Alto elementary schools took a mostly ad-hoc ap- school, an outside organi- New signs labeling single-stall bathrooms as “all gender” have been posted at Palo Alto High School. proach to complying with AB1266. Azation needed to step in to Gunn unlocked select single-stall ease a transgender student’s tran- Center for Transgender Equality. transition. She said she saw an staff restrooms for student use J.’s sition. “Anne,” whose name has Privacy The center’s discrimination sur- “increasing need” for such ser- senior year. Before that, he was al- been changed to protect her pri- (continued from page 33) vey found that the highest rates vices and felt compelled to sup- lowed to use the boy’s bathrooms vacy, transitioned from male to fe- of suicide attempts were report- port local families. but said he avoided them altogether male at her elementary school last persistent and insistent sense ed among those in the 18-24 age Aye is currently seeing nine or used them during class when he year. This came after she grew her of being the other gender and group (45 percent) and 25-44 patients and receives several re- thought they would be minimally hair out, started wearing dresses some degree of gender dyspho- age group (also 45 percent). ferrals per month. One family occupied. Other transgender stu- to school and asked her parents to ria are unique characteristics of Transitioning during puberty drove from as far away as six and dents said they shared the strategy use the female pronouns at home. transgender children,” reads an can also mean “less corrective a half hours because they couldn’t of using bathrooms that were less Anne’s mother, “Julia,” whose American Psychological As- surgery down the road,” Aye access the services they needed trafficked. name has also been changed, said sociation report on transgender said. where they live; another lives as At Paly, staff typically gave trans- their family lived a “double life” for children. Hormone treatments are ex- close as Palo Alto, Aye said. Her gender and gender non-conforming several months: Anne, then 8 years Recognizing — and accepting pensive, and not always covered patients are as young as 4 1/2 students keys to single-stall staff old, was using the female pronouns — these markers earlier can also by insurance. Health profession- years old and as old as 15 years. bathrooms. Some elementary-age at home and at outside-of-school mean improved mental health als say the cost varies greatly “We’re assessing the need, but students were given access to the activities, but was still known as a outcomes for transgender youth, depending on the treatment it seems like the need is there nurse’s office bathroom. Both boy at school. who are at high risk for depres- itself, method of delivery (pu- and growing,” Aye said. groups of students said they were Once she felt ready to socially sion, anxiety and suicide. berty blockers can be given as Last month, Stanford also reluctant to use those facilities be- transition at school, Anne re- “People are noticing, also, monthly injections or more ex- made a momentous announce- cause doing so would call attention quested one condition: that Gender that if these children get the pensive surgical implants, for ment for local transgender to their status. Spectrum, an Oakland organiza- treatment they need even from example) and even the institution families: Within the next year, J. also struggled to get his name tion that provides education and an earlier age and not wait so providing the treatment. One lo- Stanford Children’s Health will changed on school records before training around gender to schools long, the depression and suicide cal family pays $260 per month open a multidisciplinary clinic Infinite Campus allowed staff to and other institutions, come in to and other comorbidities ... are for puberty blockers; another, that would bring all of the sub- enter “preferred name” and “pre- speak to her class and others at improved,” said Tandy Aye, a $3,500 a year. Both families’ specialties used by transgender ferred gender.” The mother of an- the school. She had grown tired of Stanford School of Medicine insurance providers don’t cover children and adolescents — pe- other transgender student said she routinely fielding questions on the pediatric endocrinologist who the treatments. Other families diatric endocrinology, adoles- decided to change her daughter’s playground about her gender. Stu- began treating local transgender said they pay close to $3,000 per cent medicine, psychiatry, psy- name on her birth certificate be- dents she didn’t know would ask, children and adolescents about month for a particular puberty chology, social work, OBGYN cause she knew the Infinite Cam- “Are you a boy or a girl?” More six months ago. “Kids are hap- blocker. and urology — under one roof. pus change wouldn’t come soon questions and harassment came pier.” Emily paid out of pocket for This increases access for both enough for her child. when she went to the bathroom, to Studies show that LGBTQQ her daughter’s puberty-block- patients and their providers, who Many of J.’s teachers also strug- the point where she didn’t use the youth experience high rates of er implant, which cost about can then more easily collaborate gled to consistently use the correct restroom at school for four months. bullying, harassment and dis- $20,000 and lasted almost two with each other, Aye said. pronouns, he said. School teachers Students also peppered her older crimination. “Injustice at Every years. Their insurance provider This is similar to the model and staff are now required by law brother with questions like, “Why Turn: A Report of the National originally considered the treat- at UCSF, where until this year to use a student’s preferred name is your brother wearing a dress?” Transgender Discrimination ment “experimental” and “un- Stanford would typically refer and pronouns. Julia said. Survey,” conducted by the Na- necessary” and would not pay families seeking such care. The One teacher just didn’t use pro- “It’s not so fun to explain (it) tional Center for Transgender for it but now covers this care, new clinic will fill a void on the nouns in reference to him, J. said. all the time to people,” Anne told Equality, found that those who Emily said. Peninsula for families seeking Another suggested in front of an- the Weekly. “If someone asks you expressed a transgender iden- “In 10 years’ time, my hope is care for transgender children other student that J. should apply to something over and over and over tity or gender non-conformity that for a kid coming up in the and adolescents. Smith College, an all-girls school, again nonstop and it’s different while in grades K-12 reported next generation, being transgen- Stanford Children’s Health he said. Other teachers tripped people but the same question, it re- “alarming” rates of harassment der will be accepted and sup- plans to open the clinic some- over pronoun usage and apolo- ally bugs me.” (78 percent), physical assault (35 ported: that not just specialists, where in Santa Clara County in gized in ways that made him feel But that fall, Gender Spectrum percent) and sexual violence (12 but general doctors, will be edu- the next eight to 12 months. even worse — with an “undertone couldn’t come to the school right percent). Fifteen percent of re- cated, that insurance will cover Aye and Stanford child and of, ‘you are too complicated for me away, so Anne was still going by spondents, who were K-12 and trans care, that workplace pro- adolescent psychiatrist David to understand your existence,’” he male pronouns at the start of the higher education students, said tections will be in place,” Emily Hong are also in the midst of a said. school year, while being recog- the harassment was so severe said. “But right now we’re still pilot study that will follow both He came up with an analogy: nized as female at home. Doing so that it almost caused them to on the leading edge. It’s better children with and without gender “It’s as if you stepped on someone’s caused a “crisis,” Julia said. Nor- leave a school. than it was 10 years ago; it’s not dysphoria for two to three years foot. Rather than going, ‘Sorry,’ mally a happy child, Anne was an- An oft-referenced statistic as good as it will be in 10 years.” as they go through puberty. you went, ‘Oh, I’m sorry, you just gry, “like a different person,” and within those working around At Stanford, in addition to The study aims to examine stand at such a weird position; I would break down every day after transgender issues is that 41 per- providing medical services, the physiological effects of pu- didn’t think that your foot would school. cent of transgender people have Aye is also working with men- berty blockers and cross-sex be there. I just have trouble grasp- Julia almost pulled Anne out of attempted suicide, compared to tal health providers and social hormones, an area Aye said has ing the concept of feet.’” school to homeschool her. They 1.6 percent of the general popu- workers to guide and advise not been studied before in the J. said the best way to apologize instead decided on a stopgap: She lation, according to the National families throughout their child’s United States. Q for using the wrong pronouns is to would transition just in her class- simply correct one’s self, apologize room, going by female pronouns, Page 34 • November 6, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Cover Story

Julie Griffin, librarian at Juana Briones Elementary School, holds up “Stella Brings The younger sister of “Scott” created this portrait of her transgender brother, with the the Family,” a book about a little girl and her two dads, as she stands by a LGBTQQ words “amazing,” “radiant,” “LGBT,” “funny,” “love” and “happy” written across it. book display she created. until Gender Spectrum could come. systemic, intentional way. sure my kid isn’t going to be put first session that transgender chil- how much she wore it and to not The next month, Joel Baum, For the past eight years, Ado- with a teacher who can’t accept an dren were so rare, she’d never come buy any more dresses. Gender Spectrum’s senior direc- lescent Counseling Services’ 8 year old for who she is.” across one, Julia said. “Emily,” whose name has been tor of professional development LGBTQQ+ program, Outlet, has Daisy Renazco, a Gunn teacher They brought a photo of Anne, changed to protect her privacy, is and family services, visited Anne’s trained new teachers in the district and the school’s longtime Gender who was then presenting as a boy, the mother of a Palo Alto transgen- school, leading a parent-education in two-hour sessions offered once and Sexuality Alliance adviser, and the psychologist told them that der student. She had a similar ex- night and speaking to students. He a year. Last year, Gender Spectrum said it often takes hearing a stu- she could tell by Anne’s bone struc- perience with a child psychologist read to classes “Be Who You Are,” came in for the first time to lead dent’s personal experience to cause ture that she was, in fact, a boy. who told her, “this happens to a lot a children’s picture book about a a second training, also about two a shift in teachers’ understanding The psychologist instructed Ju- of kids” and instructed her not to biological boy who identifies as a hours long, district staff said. Outlet and practices. lia, a stay-at-home mother, to dis- allow her daughter to wear dresses. girl. He explained gender expres- also provides workshops for Paly’s “I think a lot of it has to do with tance herself from Anne and be- This now outdated approach sion and identity in an age-appro- and Gunn’s Living Skills classes, awareness and understanding,” she come less feminine — to not wear didn’t work for either family, but priate way. and, as recently as two weeks ago, dresses or jewelry or paint her nails they said they didn’t know where Anne remembers that in her did a training with all school psy- — to “break the emotional bond” else to turn at the time. class, he drew a line on the board chologists. Schools typically con- between them. The psychologist “As health providers, we don’t with “boys” and “girls” at each tact the organization throughout ‘That is why people also said that Anne should only be have a good track record,” said end. Pointing to the line, he told the year to provide other training transition. It’s because allowed to play with boys. Maria Porch, a Los Altos psycho- the class, “all of these things are and education for staff, or students, being who you are is “I was supposed to kind of re- therapist who treats transgender possible.” or on a consultation basis as needs treat into the background and not and gender non-conforming ado- Baum said in an interview with or questions arise, according to worth it.’ pay much attention to her,” Julia lescents and adults. “We don’t have the Weekly that Gender Spectrum’s Outlet Program Director Anthony —J., transgender man and said, while her husband was sup- a positive history. It definitely has goal — whether by speaking to a Ross. Gunn High School graduate posed to become “this amazingly impacted how trans people seek class of elementary-age students, The district has said it also plans interesting person doing all the fun care — or how they don’t seek training teachers or leading a to train classified staff, like sec- things with my kids.” care.” parent-education night — is to retaries. Gender Spectrum will said. “To an adult that isn’t connect- “But I was supposed to ... give Porch is a member of a grow- not only support transgender and also be leading a training at Paly ed to a trans student or (doesn’t) the impression that I found my ing — though still small — pool gender non-conforming students in January, at the district’s request. understand what that perspective daughter ‘not very interesting,’” she of local mental health profession- but also expand people’s notions of Baum said there are more and more is, it seems really new. ‘Why do I continued. “This psychologist in als with experience and expertise gender and gender roles. schools and organizations request- need to do this?’ It doesn’t make that one visit concluded that, since I in gender-identity issues. The pool He often tells parents: “(If) you ing trainings — so many so that sense until you start to really hear was a stay-at-home mom, I’d ‘over- is even smaller for parents seeking think we’re here to talk about some Gender Spectrum is restructuring the stories.” bonded’ with my daughter and so support for younger children rather ‘other’ child, we’re talking about its services to meet the high de- “To shift hearts and minds takes she wanted to be female like me.” than adolescents. your child because your child is mand. time, in order to shift a culture,” she Anne’s parents reluctantly fol- getting messages about what it J. himself led a staff training added. lowed the psychologist’s advice. It arental attitudes play a means to be a boy or girl that are at Gunn his senior year. He ex- Baum said beyond being re- didn’t feel right, but she was the critical role in the lives of really damaging, too.” plained different terminology, quired by California law to sup- expert, Julia said. Ptransgender youth. Still at “This isn’t about ‘other.’ This is what it means to be transgender, port transgender and gender non- At the time, Julia had no idea that the forefront of new laws, school about all of us,” he said. what would make him feel more conforming students, teachers have a child so young could be aware of policies and societal acceptance, Anne, now 9 years old, said she welcomed at school (from using a “moral responsibility” to their gender identity. Other informa- many parents become staunch ad- felt her transition at school went the right pronouns and gender- students. tion, resources or other parents vocates for their children, pushing well. inclusive language to mentioning “What we’re talking about here, going through the same thing were schools to put in place the required “It felt like I was controlling who transgender figures in history or at the end of the day, is all kids de- scarce. accommodations and support. But I wanted to be, like I wasn’t letting the news). One bullet point on his serve to be treated with kindness Following the psychologist’s ad- not all parents are able or willing anyone force me to be who I didn’t presentation read, “What you do and respect,” he said. “As an educa- vice for several weeks turned out to to do so, leaving some students to want to be,” she said. as a teacher can make a world of tor, you do not get to decide which be a disaster, Julia said. navigate the changing tides on their Julia said that harassment by difference in the life of a trans stu- child is safe and which one isn’t.” The next psychologist was not own. (For students in this position, other students completely stopped dent.” much more helpful, despite having having comprehensive policies in after Gender Spectrum came in. Since Anne’s transition, Julia apid and recent shifts in the several transgender patients. Af- place like the one coming before She couldn’t have imagined how said she has had to be intentional biological, environmental ter a year of sessions, when Anne the Palo Alto school board are of her daughter’s transition would about choosing which teachers her Rand societal understanding still saw herself as a girl but had critical importance, parents say.) have gone without the additional daughter will have each year. of what shapes gender identity, par- learned not to express it directly, Transgender youth under 18 who education and support. “I might be told that some teach- ticularly at a young age, mean that the psychologist told Julia and her do not have their parents’ accep- “You can’t have a welcoming ers, because of religious or cultural parents whose transgender children husband that “being transgender is tance also cannot do things like and supportive environment if the background, aren’t as accepting of came out even just four years ago a very lonely thing, (and) you want legally change their name. teachers haven’t been trained,” she gender non-conforming children as struggled to find adequate resourc- to try to avoid your child becoming Parents also work through their said. other teachers, so the pool of avail- es and informed psychological sup- transgender if possible.” own process of understanding their As a member of the district’s able teachers to entrust my child to port in the area. At that point, they had bought child’s identity. LGBTQQ committee Julia and can be cut down considerably,” Ju- The first child psychologist that Anne a dress, which she wanted to Alan Marcum, the father of a other parents have been pushing lia said. “This is frustrating and not Julia and her husband saw, who wear all the time, Julia said. The transgender man who transitioned for the district to implement train- OK. But at the same time, I’m very they were referred to by their pe- psychologist told them to pretend ing around gender issues in a more grateful that the school is making diatrician, told them during their the dress was in the wash, limit (continued on page 36) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 6, 2015 • Page 35 Cover Story Palo Alto school district eyes new gender-identity policy Proposed action aims to more fully support transgender, gender non-conforming students by Elena Kadvany he Palo Alto school board the results of the Gay, Lesbian & will discuss next week a Straight Education Network’s 2013 T new policy aimed at ensur- National School Climate Survey ing the protection of the rights in advocating for the new policy. of transgender and gender non- The survey found that LGBTQQ conforming students. students in schools with a policy The proposed policy, titled “Gen- that “specifically enumerates both der Identity and Access,” seeks to sexual orientation and gender iden- “promote the healthy development tity and expression” were less like- and safety of all students including ly to hear negative remarks about transgender students by maximiz- gender expression — 41.7 percent ing inclusion and social integration compared to 57.6 percent of stu- Anthony Ross, director of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning program while minimizing exclusion and dents who attend schools with a Outlet, and Dafne Luna, program coordinator, laugh as teens share stories about their Halloween stigmatization,” the policy reads. generic policy. Students at schools weekend during a youth support group meeting in Mountain View on Nov. 2. The policy is the product of with a comprehensive policy were more than two years of work by the also more likely to report that staff get their hands on — information do continue to happen, like Em- district’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, intervenes when hearing homopho- Transgender that in the past wasn’t always reli- ily’s daughter’s teacher switching Transgender, Queer and Question- bic remarks, the parent noted. (continued from page 35) able or readily accessible — and from starting her class by saying, ing (LGBTQQ) committee, which Although a majority of students by calling health care and mental “alright, boys and girls,” to using is made up of administrators, staff, surveyed had an anti-bullying pol- after transferring out of Paly, said health professionals, legal experts, terms like “scientists,” “artists,” teachers, parents, students and rep- icy at their school, only 10 percent his son’s transition eventually cata- LGBTQQ advocacy organizations. or “authors,” depending on the resentatives from local community reported that their school had a lyzed a change in his own under- “When I first came to real- subject they’re learning. Some organizations such as Outlet, a LG- comprehensive policy in place. standing of gender norms. ize that I had a transgender kid, Gunn teachers this year added a BTQQ+ program at Adolescent The proposed policy requires “I used to see gender as highly I didn’t know anyone who was preferred pronouns sections on Counseling Services. schools to accept a student’s “assert- binary and not completely but transgender, much less any par- their beginning-of-the-year “get The committee crafted the policy ed gender identity” and call them by very strongly correlated with ents of transgender kids,” Emily to know me” sheets. based on state and federal law as their preferred name and pronouns. sex,” he said. “It’s much clearer said. “It was really isolating. Even As for J., he no longer relies on well as other school districts’ poli- The National Climate Survey found to me now that though many of having the support of wonder- his folder full of items to remind cies, drawing primarily from the that 42 percent of transgender stu- us identify at one end of the spec- ful staff and teachers, it can feel himself that he exists. He recent- Berkeley Unified School District. dents had been prevented from us- trum only, or another only, there daunting. How do I know I’m do- ly almost saved a Starbucks cup The Berkeley school board passed ing their preferred name. are those who identify in other ing the right thing? Will people with his name on it to put into the its policy in late 2013. parts of the spectrum ... and still love my kid? Will she find accep- folder. The San Francisco Unified others who are highly fluid, not tance? Will she be safe? All those “I realized that it had hit a point School District adopted a transgen- The proposed policy just around the center but around things that every parent worries in my life where I was me more der policy more than a decade ago. a much broader area of that.” about for their kid.” often than pretending to be some- The Los Angeles Unified School requires schools But, this was a process for There is now a strong parent one else, (and) that I didn’t need to District adopted a policy in 2005. to accept students’ Alan, whose son, Rayden, came support network in Palo Alto. do that anymore,” he said. He left In June 2014, the Palo Alto Uni- ‘asserted gender out to his parents in a concise Earlier this year, Julia started a the folder at home when he went fied did adopt a new administrative note left on a whiteboard on the monthly play and support group to college this fall. regulation following the passage of identity’ and call refrigerator before going out of for parents of young transgender But until across-the-board, in- AB1266, a California law that en- them by their town for the weekend. It read: children. (This was also a new stitutional culture change is ac- sures transgender students have ac- “I’m transgender; please use male development in the area; Julia complished, parents and students cess to facilities and activities based preferred names and pronouns.” said previously, the closest groups continue to advocate, so that they on their gender identity. pronouns. Alan said he was not upset — were in Oakland and Santa Cruz. can live fully authentic lives, The administrative regulation on nor totally surprised — about There is an existing support wherever they are. nondiscrimination/harassment out- Under the new policy, schools Rayden’s identity but about the group for parents of transgender “Everyone’s journey is differ- lines several rights for transgender would not be allowed to request way that he communicated it to teens and young adults that used ent, and you can’t know, espe- and gender non-conforming stu- any medical or mental health diag- his parents. to meet in Palo Alto but now is cially in the beginning, where dents — the right to privacy as well nosis or require a treatment plan to “If I had a magic wand, I would in Sunnyvale. More information the journey will lead,” Emily as support during a social transition have a student’s gender identity rec- have Rayden sit down with us and about local support groups is said. “My daughter has to be the at school, to determine their own ognized. Students are also not re- explain it and let us ask a lot of available at santaclaratransfami- one who figures out where her gender identity, to access facilities quired to give their schools a court- questions — potentially even talk lysupport.net.) path leads. I see my role as help- and activities based on their gender, ordered name or gender change in with us with someone else there There are now more than 40 ing clear the boulders and sharp to change their name and pronouns order to have their requested name who could help answer questions. families from throughout the Pen- sticks out of the way so she can in student records and to have dis- and gender identity recognized. Because my questions were not insula who attend the group Julia navigate that journey more eas- trict staff address them by their pre- The school district in September meant to attack or disagree; they organizes. Many of the Palo Alto ily, and then putting a helmet on ferred name and pronouns. implemented a change within its were meant to understand. That’s parents are now active members her, so she has the resiliency to The LGBTQQ committee has online student information system, all I wanted to do, to understand.” of the district’s LGBTQQ com- overcome the obstacles we can’t been working since before the pas- Infinite Campus, to include new Mary, the parent of an elemen- mittee and have been deeply in- foresee or change. sage of AB1266 to develop a policy fields to differentiate between le- tary-age transgender girl, said her volved with the new policy com- “Fortunately there are people that is more comprehensive and gal name and gender and preferred advice to other parents to is “trust ing before the school board next along the way to help her, and she inclusive than this administrative name and gender. their gut.” week. doesn’t ever have to walk alone. regulation, particularly to protect Yet even when names and pro- “Although you hear different Transgender students and their ... The most important thing is students who identify as non-bina- nouns are changed in school re- messages from people or people parents are hopeful that the signs knowing you are not alone.” Q ry, defined in the proposed policy cords, there are other areas where telling you, ‘She’s too young to of sea change throughout the Palo Staff Writer Elena Kadvany as “an individual whose gender legal names and genders might ap- make this decision’... it’s just let- Alto district will continue. The can be emailed at ekadvany@ identity or gender expression falls pear and potentially “out” students, ting her be who she is,” Mary most important might be the new paweekly.com. outside or in between the category the policy notes: “pre-printed labels, said. “Parents who have a kid like gender-identity policy, which, if of male or female.” standardized tests, student IDs or this know that it’s who they are, approved, they hope would help READ MORE ONLINE The school board’s policy-review library cards, lunch tickets, school and if you just let all the noise fall codify a new culture in Palo Alto. PaloAltoOnline.com committee, chaired by Vice Presi- photos, notices from the main of- away and follow your gut, I feel Parents say there are pockets of dent Heidi Emberling, considered fice, attendance slips, grade books, The LGBTQQ program Outlet, refer- like it leads you in the right way.” empathetic, supportive, gender- enced in this cover story, is profiled the new policy in September and posted lists of student names, lesson Parents said they sought under- affirmative teachers and adminis- in an article online. To read about it, heard from parents of transgender plans, seating charts and roll sheets standing of their children’s identi- trators that they view as true allies and to comment on this story, go to children. One parent, who serves ties by reading anything they could for their children. And small shifts PaloAltoOnline.com. on the LGBTQQ committee, cited (continued on page 37) Page 36 • November 6, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Cover Story

mittee have said one of their priori- School policy ties this year will be to advocate for Gender terms and definitions (continued from page 36) enhanced teacher and staff training and the introduction of more LG- Understanding the vocabulary around transgender issues used by substitute teachers, and any BTQQ-specific curriculum in Palo other places where students’ names Alto Unified. are commonly written.” The LGBTQQ committee is also Transgender: People whose gender Gender identity: One’s internal, Under the new policy, the dis- developing a resource guide for the identity and/or gender expression deeply held sense of one’s gender. trict would maintain an official, community with additional infor- differs from their sex at birth. permanent student record with the mation and guidance for parents on Gender-fluid: An individual whose student’s legal name and gender how to answer students’ questions that appears on the student’s birth around these issues. Gender dysphoria: In 2013, the gender identity shifts between male, certificate. The policy urges schools Emberling and Ken Dauber, who American Psychiatric Association female and mixed gender. to keep this record in a secure loca- also serves on the board policy (APA) released the fifth edition of the tion to protect student privacy. If a committee, responded positively to Gender non-conforming: Individuals student or parent presents the school the draft policy in September. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual with documentation of a court- What the policy makes clear, of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) which whose gender expression is different ordered legal name and/or gender Dauber said, is a “fundamental replaced “gender identity disorder” from conventional notions of change, the school must then change commitment to nondiscrimination with “gender dysphoria,” and masculinity and femininity. Not the official student record in a time- and non-harassment. all gender non-conforming people ly manner, according to the policy. “One of the concerns that I’ve changed the criteria for diagnosis. Schools would also be required heard expressed is that, absent this APA states that in order for a identify as transgender; nor are to honor transgender students who kind of guidance, we get into a person to be diagnosed with gender all transgender people gender transition after graduation and to discussion about balancing where non-conforming. The term is not change their diploma or transcript balancing isn’t appropriate because dysphoria, there must be a “marked to their current name and gender. we’re talking about the rights of difference between the individual’s a synonym for transgender or The policy also instructs school children to an education free of dis- expressed/experienced gender and the transsexual and should only be used if personnel to not accidentally “out” crimination.” gender others would assign him or someone self-identifies as gender non- students who might not be out in Wendy He, the board policy re- conforming. other settings or with their parents. view committee’s new parent liai- her, and it must continue for at least “Care must be taken to protect son, asked how the district would six months. In children, the desire to student privacy,” the proposed poli- plan to disseminate such a policy Sexual orientation: be of the other gender must be present An individual’s cy reads. “School personnel should — along with the proper education and verbalized. This condition causes physical, romantic and/or emotional not assume that a student who is that other parents in the community attraction to another person. Gender ‘out’ in some contexts (e.g. within a might need to fully understand it. clinically significant distress or classroom) is ‘out’ everywhere (e.g., “If I were not in this meeting I impairment in social, occupational, or identity and sexual orientation are on a sports team). School personnel would probably very much not un- other important areas of functioning.” not the same. Transgender people may should also not assume that a stu- derstand and be against it immedi- identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or dent who is ‘out’ now (e.g. in middle ately,” she said. “It takes education.” school) would still want to be ‘out’ Superintendent Max McGee sug- Gender expression: External heterosexual. in the future (e.g. high school).” gested asking the PTA Council to manifestations of gender, expressed The policy also urges schools to distribute the policy, if approved, Transsexual: through one’s name, pronouns, An older term for avoid separating students by gender to parents. McGee said he planned in the classroom and other activi- to discuss the topic with both high clothing, haircut, behavior, voice or persons who change, or seek to change, their bodies through medical ties, like the formation of teams in school faculties at a professional de- body characteristics. physical education class or selecting velopment day in October. interventions. Transsexual is not an dance partners. “We’re also talking about a cul- Genderqueer: A term used by some umbrella term; many transgender The parents in attendance at the ture change that needs to happen people do not identify as transsexual board policy meeting in Septem- across the community and that’s people who experience their gender ber urged board members to think not easy,” said Brenda Carrillo, the identity and/or gender expression as and prefer the word transgender. If about the policy as a way to sys- district’s director of student services falling outside the categories of man preferred, use as an adjective. temically require more proactive and chair of the LGBTQQ com- and woman. They may define their provision of accommodations for mittee. “The education piece will Cisgender: transgender and gender non-con- be very important not only within gender as somewhere in between man An individual whose gender identity aligns with their sex at forming students — and as a first our staff and for our students but and woman, or they may define it as step toward further education and for all parents to have those really wholly different from these terms. The birth. training around LGBTQQ issues. important conversations, I think, is “This policy is important, but something we’re going to have to term is not a synonym for transgender Source: GLAAD media reference it’s only a piece of what’s needed put some thought into.” Q or transsexual and should only be guide; PAUSD LGBTQQ committee; to create a safe environment for our used if someone self-identifies as LGBTQQ students,” the parent of About the cover: Associated Press the transgender elementary-aged An elementary school transgender genderqueer. student said. girl, the daughter of “Mary” in the Members of the LGBTQQ com- story, created her self-portrait with colored pencils.

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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 6, 2015 • Page 37 OPEN HOME GUIDE 62 Home & Real Estate Also online at PaloAltoOnline.com Home Front DOCUMENT SHREDDING ... Gather up old paperwork and Building a carbon-zero California head to the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer (SMaRT) Passive House hosts Station on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 8 a.m. to noon. Located at conference, bicycle tour 301 Carl Road in Sunnyvale, the SMaRT Station will be shredding about energy-efficient and recycling documents from homes residents of its partner cities: Mountain View, Palo Alto and by Brenna Malmberg Sunnyvale. Residents must bring proof of residency. Info: bit.ly/ DocumentShredding

WHAT IS RAIN? ... Learn all about rain on Sunday, Nov. 8, 12:30-2:30 p.m., at the EcoCen- ter, 2560 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. During this program, kids can learn all about the properties of water, and how it becomes rain, clouds and ice. This is the second of a four- part series called Kid Powered! Roy Pertchik from Environmental Volunteers. Above: Construction begins on the Passive House for Magic, a residential service The sessions are open to first- learning community in Palo Alto. Right: The kitchen at Magic allows a lot of space through fifth-grade students, for the 15 residents who live in the community. and the suggested fee is $20 per child per session. The next two program days will be “Under the s part of a series and The event features a number of starting in October 2012, and it moisture-based irrigation system Ground!” on Nov. 15 and “Walk Ato serve as its annual information tracks, so attendees was finished 10 months later in that minimizes water needs; en- with the Animals” on Nov. 22. conference, Passive can find topics that interest them August 2013. In the past year, the ergy savings from appliances and Info: evols.org/kidpowered House California hosts Build- and fit their level of expertise. Bar- home was a net positive, meaning control mechanisms; and more. ing Carbon Zero California next ry said anyone with an interest in it produced more energy than it At the conference, he hopes peo- PLANT PROBLEMS ... Solve Friday, Nov. 13. The event will building should come: architects, consumed, while also charging an ple learn that they can design a at- plant problems with the help of a feature more than 15 present- designers, contractors, developers, electric vehicle. tractive house that is also sustain- Master Gardener on Friday, Nov. ers throughout the day that will politicians, policy makers and lo- “Our goal was to demonstrate to able, and at the same time build it 13, 1-2:30 p.m., at Avenidas, 450 cover topics ranging from policy cal homeowners. ourselves and others that you could quickly and not pay a premium. Bryant St., Palo Alto. Master Gar- discussion to building materi- The keynote speaker will be build a home that was both energy Hilary Hug, another panelist, dener Roberta Barnes will help als — each with the goal of reduc- Dr. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, who is efficient and beautiful, healthy lives in a Passive House that is locals figure out what’s wrong ing the carbon footprint. the vice chair of the United Na- for the environment as well as the one of three adjacent homes oc- with their plants by answering The City of Palo Alto has tions Intergovernmental Panel inhabitants and the workers (who cupied by the residential service questions and providing diagno- worked closely with Passive House on Climate Change (IPPC) and manufacture the components for learning community called Magic, ses. Info: mastergardeners.org/ California to make the event pos- coordinating lead author of the homes in factories and the work- which started in 1972. The prop- upcoming-events sible, said Bronwyn Barry, Passive 2007 Nobel Prize-winning IPPC ers on-site) … at little or no pre- erties’ residents wanted to build a House California co-president report. After the keynote speaker, mium cost,” he said via email. “We sustainable home, and looked at JUMBO SALE ... Browse and and event chairperson. Palo Alto three Palo Alto residents — Stuart accomplished all three objectives other building standards before purchase designer fabric on Mayor Karen Holman will even Bernstein, Hilary Hug and Sven and more.” choosing a Passive House. The key Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. be kicking off the conference and Thesen — will be a part of panel Having lived in the home for point that stuck out to them was to 3 p.m., at FabMo, 970 Terra welcoming guests. And then on discussion about building, working a while now, the list of features the importance of a high-quality Bella, Mountain View. These Saturday, Nov. 13, conference at- and living in Passive Houses. Bernstein appreciates continues building envelope because it’s Jumbo Sale events feature the tendees and people who want to In the case of Bernstein, his to grow: a beautiful home that re- more permanent. same high-quality materials that see five local buildings that exem- home is not only Passive House- quired no aesthetic or functional “It’s the thing you’re not likely to FabMo offers during its monthly plify the conference’s topics can go certified (a home standard that re- compromises to achieve the sus- change,” Hug said. selection events, just bigger on the PedalHaus Bicycle Tour. sults in low energy buildings that tainability objective; peace and Another energy-saving compo- pieces. Info: fabmo.org Barry said that Palo Alto seemed require little to heat and cool), quiet from the three-paned glass nent of this home is communal like a natural fit for the conference but it is also LEED Platinum and windows and thick walls; lots of living. They built the home with COMMUNITY CERAMICS ... because it’s progressive in its en- Net Zero. He built his home in natural light; excellent indoor air Buy and see ceramics made by ergy solutions. the Old Palo Alto neighborhood quality; a passive greywater and (continued on page 40) locals on Saturday, Nov. 14, and Sunday, Nov. 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Art in Clay event at the Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The exhibit and sale is presented by the Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild and features works from more than 70 local artists. During the free event, guests can mingle with the art- ists, buy handmade ceramics and enjoy light refreshments. Info: ovcag.org

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650.488.7325 | [email protected] | www.deleonrealty.com | CalBRE #01903224 www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 6, 2015 • Page 39 Home & Real Estate Wave Particle Productions (waveparticleproductions.com) Wave In the end, the couple wanted vision. It really is a beautiful house their home to be a working model that’s great for the environment.” Q Above: Beauty, function and sustainability come together in Stuart Bernstein’s home. He will be for the concept, and they have Associate Editor Brenna sharing his building and living experiences at the Building Carbon Zero event on Nov. 13. Right: welcome more than 2,000 people Malmberg can be emailed at The furniture in the living room is made with natural fabrics, and the paint has no volatile organic into their home for a tour. This has [email protected]. compounds, or VOCs. also led Thesen to speak at events, such as the Building Carbon Zero What: PedalHaus Bicycle Tour favorite parts are the air quality and her hands on her hips — was that California next week, and open his When: Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Carbon-zero evenness of temperature, both of she wanted it to be beautiful,” he home to the PedalHaus Bicycle Where: Guided tour meets at 9:50 (continued from page 38) which are goals of a Passive House. said. “On the other side, I was a Tour participants the next day. a.m. at the California Avenue Cal- After taking a deep breath, chemical engineer that wanted “People comes and say, ‘Wow, train Station, 101 California Ave., a large kitchen and dining areas, she remarked that she knew energy efficiency.” it’s so beautiful,’” he said. “It’s Palo Alto, near the fountain next which now allows 15 people resid- they would be benefits, but she After researching LEED and great to know we’ve executed our to the sculpture ing in three neighboring houses to didn’t realize they would be Net Zero, he came across Passive Cost: $20 comfortably share meals together. such big benefits. House, which could accommodate Info: co2zeroca.org/#!pedalhaus- What: Building Carbon Zero And all of this was made by possi- Not more than a bike ride away, both parties. Today, their research tour/c11vy ble by a community as well. Inside the third panelist Sven Thesen also and building methods have al- California the home hang two large frames hopes to show people that an ener- lowed them to use 80 percent less When: Nov. 13, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Where: Lucie Stern Community READ MORE ONLINE that list all of the sponsors and gy-saving home can be functional energy than the typical California PaloAltoOnline.com supporters who helped the group and aesthetically pleasing. home, Thesen said. Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, get to this point. “When we started to think “Passive House takes a holistic Palo Alto For more Home and Real Estate The home has now been livable about building our home, the approach to energy use and de- Cost: $60-$120 news, visit PaloAltoOnline.com/ real_estate. for about a year, and Hug said her first thing my wife said — with sign,” he said. Info: co2zeroca.org

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907 Clara Drive P. Landolfi J. Sieber to Wasson Trust for HOME SALES SALES AT A GLANCE to F. Muzaffar for $3,250,000 $3,400,000 on 10/08/15; previ- Home sales are provided by Cali- on 10/16/15; previous sale ous sale 04/17/2002, $1,395,000 fornia REsource, a real estate in- 07/02/2008, $1,875,000 formation company that obtains Atherton Mountain View 738 De Soto Drive Lally Trust to the information from the county Total sales reported: 1 Total sales reported: 21 I. Friedrichowitz for $2,755,000 recorder’s offices. Information is BUILDING PERMITS Lowest sales price: $4,730,000 Lowest sales price: $505,000 on 10/13/15 recorded from deeds after the 371 Duluth Circle Firoozye Palo Alto close of escrow and published Highest sales price: $4,730,000 Highest sales price: $4,275,000 Trust to C. Shi for $2,325,000 1505 Dana Ave. remodel in- within four to eight weeks. East Palo Alto Palo Alto on 10/08/15; previous sale cludes restroom, $24,000 1535 Castilleja Ave. re-roof, Total sales reported: Total sales reported: 12/17/2010, $1,090,000 Atherton 3 13 $9,000 C. & V. Koo 754 Homer Ave. Harmin Invest- 20 Lane Place Lowest sales price: $510,000 Lowest sales price: $1,445,000 455 Charleston Road PASHPI to Avina Trust for $4,730,000 ments to A. & Y. Federici for Highest sales price: $732,000 Highest sales price: $3,820,000 $1,650,000 on 10/06/15; previ- Financials/Stevenson House: on 10/07/15; previous sale Building A and B construction 11/10/2010, $2,095,000 Los Altos Portola Valley ous sale 06/20/2014, $1,340,000 588 Jackson Drive Sedlacek underpinning, $35,000 East Palo Alto Total sales reported: 12 Total sales reported: 1 Trust to X. & C. Zhang for 1029 Ramona St. residential 1508 Bay Road Haratani Trust Lowest sales price: $998,000 Lowest sales price: $3,600,000 $3,820,000 on 10/07/15 PV system, $n/a 770 Mayview Ave. demolish to J. & S. To for $725,000 on Highest sales price: $4,900,000 Highest sales price: $3,600,000 1044 Maddux Drive M. Anthony 10/02/15 to J. & W. Lee for $1,815,000 house, $n/a 467 Bell St. McKean Trust Los Altos Hills Stanford on 10/16/15; previous sale 1796 Hamilton Ave. remodel, includes kitchen and bathroom to M. Nguyen for $732,000 Total sales reported: Total sales reported: 10/14/1988, $292,000 1 1 remodel, new french door entry, on 10/08/15; previous sale Lowest sales price: $4,500,000 Lowest sales price: $3,300,000 2260 Middlefield Road Murthy 09/18/1997, $195,000 Trust to H. Lin for $2,350,000 on window replacement through- 1245 Jervis Ave. S. Hol- Highest sales price: $4,500,000 Highest sales price: $3,300,000 10/07/15 out, add new half bath on ground floor, $80,000 limon to C. Chien for $510,000 Menlo Park Woodside 4099 Middlefield Road L. Lash- on 10/02/15; previous sale inco to G. Lim for $1,560,000 on 951 Lincoln Ave. re-roof, 12/02/1988, $110,000 Total sales reported: 9 Total sales reported: 1 10/15/15 $7,800 Lowest sales price: $650,000 Lowest sales price: $3,400,000 3665 Ramona Circle C. Porter 2300 Geng Road Suite 150 ten- ant improvement and use and Los Altos Highest sales price: $3,750,000 Highest sales price: $3,400,000 to Bagchi Trust for $2,475,000 110 2nd St. Crosby Trust occupancy for new tenant Ac- Source: California REsource on 10/08/15; previous sale to Second St. Limited for 02/02/2012, $1,489,000 tian Corp., includes new non- $3,100,000 on 10/08/15 820 Richardson Court Himmel load bearing walls and ADA 1380 Country Club Drive Mur- complaint sink, $198,000 2363 Branner Drive R. Lowsky previous sale 10/25/1994, 135 Waverly Place J. Dickman Trust to A. Kuo for $2,150,000 phy Trust to G. & K. Allen for on 10/13/15; previous sale 2497 Ross Road residential $3,100,000 on 10/13/15; previ- to Stanford University for $187,500 to M. Bakar for $3,450,000 roof-mounted PV system, $n/a $2,230,000 on 10/01/15; previ- 123 Flynn Ave., #A E. Evans on 10/09/15; previous sale 01/19/1995, $15,000 ous sale 04/16/2002, $1,200,000 444 San Antonio Road, #1B 770 Mayview Ave. new single- 728 Covington Road Innovative ous sale 08/29/2002, $1,229,000 to K. Huang for $880,000 04/17/1991, $452,500 family residence, new attached 1051 Coleman Ave. K. Lutton on 10/07/15; previous sale 3445 Woodstock Lane A. Palay Rudd Trust to J. Wang for Homes to Hongsaranagon Trust $1,445,000 on 10/16/15 garage, includes new tankless for $4,050,000 on 10/16/15 to Shaw Trust for $3,410,000 10/25/1994, $176,000 to J. & A. Shubert for $2,800,000 water heater, $608,943 4388 El Camino Real, #167 on 10/01/15; previous sale 99 E. Middlefield Road, #5 Koe- on 10/08/15; previous sale Portola Valley 4001 Miranda Ave. Nest: ten- Desilva Trust to N. Zaidi for 07/15/2010, $2,250,000 bler Trust to W. Sun for $840,000 04/22/1991, $430,000 155 Canyon Drive J. Gillespie- ant improvement for new caf- $998,000 on 10/08/15; previous 1845 Oakdell Drive D. & on 10/08/15 928 Wright Ave., #1104 L. & M. Brown to GFL Group for eteria, includes new partitions, sale 11/24/2009, $590,000 D. Lambka to Cole Trust for 1945 Mount Vernon Court, #2 Feit to N. Preston for $1,015,000 $3,600,000 on 10/01/15; previ- ceilings, finishes, plumbing and 5100 El Camino Real, #310 S. $3,750,000 on 10/01/15; previ- L. Lodestro to A. Lanman for on 10/06/15; previous sale ous sale 05/03/2012, $2,400,000 electrical fixtures, no exterior Tang to M. Proffit for $1,400,000 ous sale 08/01/2013, $2,350,100 $505,000 on 10/16/15; previous 07/15/2005, $600,000 work, $4,000,000 207 Pearl Lane Ko Trust to sale 06/04/2004, $290,000 on 10/13/15; previous sale Palo Alto Stanford 455 Charleston Road PASHPI 10/31/2007, $810,000 MP Pearl 207 for $2,004,500 1930 Mount Vernon Court, #8 692 Mirada Ave. Bark Trust Financials/ Stevenson House: on 10/05/15; previous sale M. Morrow to M. Jorgovanovic 3190 Berryessa St. Ster- to Stanford University for 166 Garland Way Carges Trust ling Park to D. Silverbarg for Building B: voluntary seismic to Kramer Trust for $4,900,000 09/12/2008, $1,400,000 for $775,000 on 10/13/15; previ- $3,300,000 on 10/08/15 upgrade, remodel 32 living 134 Sand Hill Circle S. & ous sale 10/14/2010, $352,500 $1,679,000 on 10/08/15 on 10/06/15; previous sale 1035 N. California Ave. Quraishi units (see 14000-02073 for 03/04/2005, $2,950,000 N. Allen to R. Bacchetta for 911 Ormonde Drive Hwang Trust Woodside workflow), $3,000,000 $1,520,000 on 10/06/15; previ- to J. & E. Lane for $1,321,000 Trust to T. Raisoni for $2,975,000 3210 Woodside Road M. & 1560 Kensington Circle on 10/08/15 Stillian-Strong Trust to G. Lee for ous sale 04/14/2010, $810,000 on 10/09/15; previous sale $3,203,000 on 10/06/15; previ- 2140 Santa Cruz Ave. P. Li to M. 07/15/1976, $58,700 ous sale 11/10/2011, $1,655,000 Cobb for $650,000 on 10/08/15; 550 Ortega Ave., #B419 P. 285 Los Altos Court R. Walker previous sale 11/15/2013, & D. Moore to X. & C. Ni for 46 La Loma Drive, Menlo Park to Y. Xie for $3,000,000 on $617,500 $1,035,000 on 10/16/15; previ- 10/13/15 1045 Whitney Drive Sny- ous sale 07/23/1999, $300,000 960 Regent Drive Gioanni der Trust to Pound Trust for 731 Reflection Way MV Reflec- Trust to J. Foong for $2,112,000 $3,200,000 on 10/07/15; previ- tion 2013 to H. Robertson for Open Sat & Sun 1:30 – 4:30 on 10/07/15; previous sale ous sale 05/19/2006, $1,925,000 $1,470,000 on 10/09/15 04/12/1977, $138,500 804 Woodland Ave. Bournival 1963 Rock St., #12 Richerson 1276 Richardson Ave. Tarkon Trust to Woodland Limited for Trust to S. Cai for $900,000 Trust to Bowman Trust for $1,850,000 on 10/01/15 on 10/15/15; previous sale 08/20/2010, $480,000 $2,700,000 on 10/09/15 Mountain View 841 Santa Rita Ave. Samp- 955 San Marcos Circle Scholz 1126 Boranda Ave. Rich Trust to A. & J. Huang for son Trust to Khurana Trust for Country to W. & C. Momand $3,000,000 on 10/13/15 $4,275,000 on 10/15/15; previ- for $1,600,000 on 10/15/15; ous sale 09/30/1975, $55,000 271 Silvia Drive G. & M. Scott to previous sale 08/01/2013, K. & L. Sreekanti for $2,950,000 49 Showers Drive, #E150 H. $12,980,000 Michelson to Nair-Patel Trust for on 10/16/15; previous sale 590 Bryant Ave. Kamel Trust to 06/01/2007, $2,100,000 $705,000 on 10/09/15 K. Pfiederer for $2,050,000 on 723 Sierra Vista Ave., #2 T. Los Altos Hills 10/09/15 Hasegawa to M. Xu for $740,000 870 Robb Road Director Trust 1733 Crane Ave. Herrero Trust on 10/16/15; previous sale to J. Wu for $4,500,000 on to A. & M. Huang for $1,600,000 11/04/2009, $447,500 10/09/15 on 10/09/15 255 Sierra Vista Ave. Ni- 505 Cypress Point Drive, gen Trust to T. & O. Cho for pdated family home with 3 bedrooms MHIEPJSVPEVKIWGVIIRXIPIZMWMSRERHQYPXMQI- Menlo Park #155 B. Smith to V. Nikolov for $1,246,000 on 10/13/15; previ- Uand 2.5 baths. Formal entry with HMEIUYMTQIRX8LI1EWXIVFIHVSSQWYMXI 816 Arnold Way G. Morimoto $570,000 on 10/07/15; previous ous sale 07/30/1999, $394,500 QEVFPI¾SSVWPIEHWMRXSXLIPMZMRKVSSQ LEWE[EPOMRGPSWIXERHWPMHIVWXSXLIFEGO to B. & B. Cioffi for $1,662,000 sale 12/08/2009, $309,000 287 Tyrella Ave. Beaudoin Trust ERHWITEVEXIHMRMRKEVIE2EXYVEPPMKLX HIGO8LIFEXLLEWERSZIVWM^IHXYF[MXLNIXW 1793 Elsie Ave. J. & B. Burke to on 10/05/15; previous sale to Palmer Trust for $1,164,000 on ¾S[WMRJVSQXLI[EPPSJ[MRHS[WERHVMGL ERHWITEVEXIWLS[IVWXEPP¾EROIHF]LMWERH 01/30/2001, $655,000 J. 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Last month, SILVAR conducted its fourth *** ® Certified International Property Specialist The DeLeon Difference (CIPS) Institute, attended by 31 REAL- Information provided in this column is TORS® from around the Bay Area, Southern presented by the Silicon Valley Association of 650.543.8500 California and Arizona. The CIPS Institute REALTORS®. Send questions to Rose Meily www.deleonrealty.com culminated with a CIPS Reception attended at [email protected]. 650.543.8500 | www.deleonrealty.com | DeLeon Realty CalBRE #01903224

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Page 42 • November 6, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com 117 Lyell Street, Los Altos Offered at $1,988,000

Quiet Charm in Desirable Location Local attractions are within easy access of this peaceful 3 bedroom, 2 bath

home of 1,647 sq. ft. (per county), which occupies a lot of 7,721 sq. ft.

(per county) in a sought-after neighborhood. Updated with new paint

and new fl ooring, the residence includes a fi replace, an attached two-

car garage, fruit trees, and a large, gated backyard. Near Shoup Park

and steps from downtown Los Altos, you will be an easy stroll from

Covington Elementary (API 975) and near other top Los Altos

schools (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit: www.117Lyell.com

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1 Faxon Road, Atherton 85 Greenoaks, Atherton 280 Ridgeway Road, Woodside 180 Greenoaks, Atherton $20,700,000 Price Upon Request $5,888,000 $5,300,000 5+ BD / 5+ BA 6 BD / 5+ BA 4 BD / 4 BA 3 BD / 2.5 BA

Custom gated estate in premier Menlo Superb new construction by Laurel Homes Iconic Cape Cod Moderne! 2-story grand Main house plus 1BD/1BA guest house. Circus Club location on 1.7+ acres with and Adcon Builders. Premier location in salon, all remodeled baths & kitchen, huge Fully enclosed pool cabana. Updated solar-heated pool, golf practice hole. Lindenwood. Pool spa, 1BD/1BA guest walk-in master closet, resort grounds & and spacious ranch home in desirable 1faxon.com house. pool. Lindenwood.

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59 Leon Way, Atherton 3665 Woodside Road, Woodside 1677 Whitehall Lane, St. Helena 1715 Altschul Avenue, Menlo Park $4,795,000 $4,400,000 $3,995,000 $2,800,000 4 BD / 3 BA 3 BD / 2.5 BA / 2,120 SF 2 BD / 4 BA / 2,072 SF 4 BD / 2.5 BA

Remodeled home in central Atherton, Sunny at lot in Woodside. 3.3 acres. Beautiful estate home w/ guest cottage. Vaulted ceiling, with new paint throughout 4bd/3ba, plus 1bd/1ba guest house. Walk Western Hill views. Wrapped in 40 acres of trees + gardens, the home. Recent update includes new to downtown. pool & tennis court appliances, electric car charging station. Cashin Group, 650.465.7459 Tom LeMieux, 650.465.7459 [email protected] Elliott Faxstein , 707.337.1125 Cashin Group, 650.465.7459 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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415 Olive Street, Menlo Park 101 Alma Street #1103, Palo Alto 950 Elsinore Drive, Palo Alto 2249 Armada Way, San Mateo $2,495,000 $2,100,000 $1,998,000 $868,000 7 BD / 3 BA 3 BD / 3 BA 3 BD / 2 BA 2 BD / 2.5 BA

Prime west Menlo Park. Move in today, Bright and light Living Room with open Well-maintained 3BD/2BA classic Premium town home in top location. Open remodel, or build new, lot size of space, updated kitchen. 24hr Security and midcentury modern Eichler in North Palo plan with high ceilings, skylights, designer approximately .27 acre (12,100 square feet) doorman, on-site management, gym, pool. Alto. upgrades. Easy 101/92 access.

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Page 44 • November 6, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Home & Real Estate A Fresh Look Creating more space in a small home by Kit Davey arm lamps or wall sconces above instantly appears simpler and larger. Area rugs do add ow do you create a spacious look if you live in a the bed to open space on your coziness and warmth, but if you want to create more flow small apartment or cottage? Any space can feel nightstand. Move a dresser into and expanded space, avoid them. H roomier if you try these ideas. your closet. In a den or office, invest in Skip window treatment Paint the walls a light color modular pieces so that the work surface shares a continuous coun- If privacy or sun-blocking is not an issue, save money A small flat will appear larger and have an increased tertop, rather than a choppy line- and extend your visual space by skipping window cover- sense of flow if you cover all the walls in a single light- up of mismatching cast-offs. ings. Even the smallest of rooms is enhanced by a view reflecting color. If your possessions are in the warmer For a simpler look in the din- to a garden or out over the valley. tones, select ivory, light beige or off-white; if your fur- ing room, don’t place your extra In a bedroom or bath where window coverings are a nishings are in the cool tones, select light gray or white dining chairs to either side of the must, select a fabric (or blinds) which blend with the wall with a suggestion of blue or green in it. Painting each hutch or sideboard. Save money color. room a different color, or one wall in green and another and space by buying only four chairs for the table (or six, in white creates a choppy feeling. Avoid dark paint col- if it’s a large table), and bring in folding chairs (stored Use mirrors ors and wallpapers as they tend to make the space look under a bed) on those occasions when additional seating smaller. is required. An ornate gilt mirror in the entry reflects light and space. A mirror over a couch can reflect an outside view, Go monochromatic Use double-duty furnishings adding another “window.” Double the space in your din- ing room or powder room by mirroring an entire wall. Imagine a living room with a soft blue couch, match- Use a three-drawer dresser as an end table or night Replace your old closet doors with mirrored ones. ing love seat and a pastoral painting in blue tones poised stand. Use a chest as a coffee table. Put your TV and ste- over one of the couches. Now see the same room with a reo in an armoire. Or, use any leftover space for storage Avoid clutter bolder, multihued color scheme: a red couch, a green love of linens or out of season clothing. seat and a bright pink print of a race car over the couch. Frank Lloyd Wright’s concept “Less is more,” really Which room appears more spacious? A room with one Get clever with storage fits here. Too much visual distraction makes a space feel color will appear more peaceful and be perceived as a crowded. Cut down on the number of objects in view and whole, giving the illusion of increased space. Put roll-out boxes under your bed. Store posters and the space will expand. Display only your choicest acces- framed art behind bookshelves or couches. Skirt your sories and keep one or more surfaces object-free. Get rid Limit furnishings sink and use the hidden space for hygiene items. Install of broken, seldom-used possessions that occupy valuable hooks on the backs of all doors. And, add a shelf just space. Get organized in your kitchen, bathroom and clos- Open up the space by using a few choice pieces, rather below ceiling level to display a prized collection. et. Keep hygiene and cleaning items off the countertops than cluttering it up with odds and ends of furniture. In by using plastic caddies stored under the sink. the living room, skip the coffee table if a single end table Don’t use area rugs Kit Davey, Allied Member A.S.I.D., is a Redwood will suffice. Or, if a coffee table is a must, use a glass City-based interior designer who uses what you already topped one. Try this experiment: go into your bathroom and pick own to redecorate. Email her at [email protected] or In the bedroom, use only one night stand. Mount swing up the bath mat; stand back and notice how the room call her at 650-367-7370.

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Page 46 • November 6, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com 12444 Robleda Road, Los Altos Hills Offered at $3,988,000 Stylishly Updated Home with Poolhouse Be enchanted by this terrifi c gated property of approx. 0.81 acres (per

county), which features an extensively updated 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath

home and a 1 bedroom, 1 bath poolhouse with a combined living area

of approx. 5,000 sq. ft. (per county). Exciting features like random-

plank oak fl oors, LED lighting, cathedral ceilings, two wet bars, and

three fi replaces add exuberant luxury to this home. Th e property also

provides a paver motor court, a three-car garage, and a pool, and is

just moments from downtown Los Altos and excellent Los Altos

schools (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit: www.12444RobledaRoad.com

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Exquisite Home with Panoramic Views Awaits Customization Breathtaking views can be admired from almost every room in this

exquisitely crafted 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath home of 2,511 sq. ft. (per plans)

that sits on a lot of approx. 1 acre (per survey). In the fi nal stage of a

luxurious remodel, this carefully detailed home awaits your customized

fi nishes while off ering a terrifi c gourmet kitchen, an attached two-

car garage, and an enchanting outdoor retreat with a heated pool.

Nearby trails loop through the scenic foothills, while top Los Altos

schools are easily accessible (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit: www.27390DeerSprings.com

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agnetic curb appeal hints at the interior warmth and beauty of this spacious 4 bedroom 2.5 bath home ideally located at Mthe end of a quiet cul-de-sac in the acclaimed Las Lomitas School District. The floor plan features huge rooms trimmed with crown molding & enhanced by custom lighting. The kitchen is updated with lustrous granite counters, sleek white cabinets and stainless appliances. Large windows frame views of the beautiful garden setting and sliding doors open the private back yard featuring an inviting pool, patio and shaded terrace – the perfect environment for entertaining or relaxation! Four upstairs bedrooms are large and sunny & provide generous closets. One bedroom, used as an office, has built-in office furniture. The huge master bedroom suite offers two dressing areas and walk-in closets.

Living Area: 3,960 sq. ft. (Per County Records, unverified by Alain Pinel Realtors)

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www.CarolAndNicole.com Page 52 • November 6, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com 620 Willowgate Street #2, Mountain View Offered at $988,000

Spacious Townhome Enjoys Prime Location Enjoying a private setting in a well-located neighborhood, this 3 bedroom,

2.5 bath townhome of 1,690 sq. ft. (per county) provides vaulted ceilings

and large, comfortable spaces that include a spacious eat-in kitchen and

a living/dining room with a fi replace. In addition to a detached garage

and a backyard retreat with mature fruit trees, this fi ne home off ers

excellent walkability to Caltrain, Castro Street, and Stevens Creek

Trail, while terrifi c Mountain View schools are easily accessible.

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650.488.7325 | [email protected] | www.deleonrealty.comwww.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto| CalBRE Weekly • November #01903224 6, 2015 • Page 53 1523 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto A?@;9 A58@$1?501:/1!Ŋ1>?%@A::5:31-@A>1? You will have no shortage of entertainment options within this immaculate 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home of 3,309 sq. ft. (per /;A:@EJ@4-@?5@?;:-8;@;2] VVY?= 2@ I<1>/5@EJ 5348E/A?@;95F10-:0.1-A@52A88E-<<;5:@10 @412>1?4 2>11 Ō;C5:35:@1>5;> showcases open living areas that connect to the fantastic rear terrace by a wall of folding glass to enable seamless indoor/outdoor living. The expertly planned layout includes a main level designed to be handicap-accessible while featuring a professional-grade 01?53:1>75@/41: @C;;ő/1? -:0-?;<45?@5/-@109-?@1>?A5@1 D@>-;>05:->E@;A/41?8571>-F585-:4->0C;;0Ō;;>? -/A@@5:3 1031 LED lighting system, whole-house wiring, and striking custom cabinetry accent the remarkable interior, which is perfectly sized for large-scale gatherings. With easy access to Stanford University and Palo Alto Golf Course, this home’s ultra-modern blend of style and convenience is simply unmatched. Duveneck Elementary (API 956) is within walking distance, while other excellent schools nearby include Jordan Middle (API 934) and Palo Alto High (API 905) (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit: www.1523Hamilton.com Offered at $4,988,000

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Page 54 • November650.488.7325 6, 2015 • Palo Alto |Weekly [email protected] • www.PaloAltoOnline.com | www.deleonrealty.com | CalBRE #01903224 14303 Saddle Mountain Drive, Los Altos Hills Offered at $4,498,000 Handsome Home with Breathtaking Views Delivering breathtaking bay views, this 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home of 4,895 sq. ft. (per county) sits on a hilltop lot of 1.14 acres (per county) and offers an elegant interior featuring crown molding, recessed lighting, and spacious living areas. Fronted by a private courtyard, the main gallery opens to a sunken living room, a formal dining room with a butler’s pantry, and a family room that adjoins an island kitchen with a large breakfast area. Upstairs, one bedroom may easily convert to an office, while the immense master suite connects to a large patio overlooking the gorgeous grounds, which include a heated pool and spa, a stone terrace, and an outdoor barbecue. Additional features include two staircases, three fireplaces, an attached three-car garage, and an extensive paver driveway. Within moments of Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club, this home is also near Stanford University and Ladera Shopping Center. Excellent nearby schools include Nixon Elementary (API 955), Terman Middle (API 968), JLS Middle (API 943), and Gunn High (API 917) (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit: www.14303SaddleMountain.com

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650.488.7325 | [email protected] | www.deleonrealty.comwww.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo | CalBREAlto Weekly • November#01903224 6, 2015 • Page 55 655 Kingsley Avenue, Palo Alto Offered at $4,798,000

Tuscan-Inspired Luxury in Professorville Charmingly remodeled and boasting an array of luxuries, this centrally

located 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath villa of 3,627 sq. ft. (per county) occupies

a corner lot of 6,313 sq. ft. (per county). Hand-blown glass lighting

fi xtures, copper sinks, and white oak fl oors adorn the gorgeous interior,

which includes a highly customized gourmet kitchen, a sensational

master suite, and a lower level with a family room. Off ering a

backyard retreat with a fi replace, this exciting home is blocks from

University Avenue and moments from parks, local shops and cafes,

and excellent Palo Alto schools. For video tour & more photos, please visit: www.655Kingsley.com

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1208 E. Arques Ave. File No.: 610100 secured by the Deed of Trust, with inter- ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE Sunnyvale, CA 9405 The following person (persons) is (are) est and late charges thereon, as provided OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE Public Registrant/Owner began transacting doing business as: in the note(s), advances, under the terms STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY business under the fictitious business Yummo Mummo, located at 780 of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, OF SANTA CLARA name(s) listed above on 12/7/2010. Maplewood Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94303, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee Case No.: 115CV287081 This statement was filed with the Santa Clara County. for the total amount (at the time of the TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara This business is owned by: An Notices initial publication of the Notice of Sale) Petitioner: ARVIND PURUSHOTHAM and County on October 15, 2015. Individual. reasonably estimated to be set forth ROHINI S. CHAKRAVARTHY filed a peti- (PAW Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 2015) The name and residence address of the below. The amount may be greater on owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT tion with this court for a decree changing KM LUXE TRAVELS MELISSA MENZIES names as follows: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT 995 Fictitious Name 780 Maplewood Ave. DUE. Trustor(s): Harry Wong and A.) PARTHA SRINIVAS PURUSHOTHAM to File No.: 610116 Palo Alto, CA 94303 PARTHA SRINIVAS PURUSHOTHAM RAO The following person (persons) is (are) Maryanne A Wong, husband and wife Statement Registrant/Owner began transacting B.) NITIN SRINIVAS PURUSHOTHAM to Did you Recorded: 3/30/2006 as Instrument No. doing business as: business under the fictitious business TOUCHPOINT RESTAURANT KM Luxe Travels, located at 251 High 18867478 of Official Records in the office NITIN SRINIVAS PURUSHOTHAM RAO. INNOVATIONS INC. name(s) listed above on N/A. of the Recorder of SANTA CLARA County, THE COURT ORDERS that all persons Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara This statement was filed with the TOUCHPOINT PLUS County. California; Date of Sale: 11/20/2015 at interested in this matter appear before know? TOUCHPOINT County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the North this court at the hearing indicated below This business is owned by: An County on October 14, 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Individual. Market Street entrance to the Superior to show cause, if any, why the petition for • The Palo Alto Weekly is File No.: 609988 (PAW Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, 2015) Courthouse located at 190 N. Market The name and residence address of the change of name should not be granted. adjudicated to publish in The following person (persons) is (are) owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): RADHIKA BEAUTY SALON Street San Jose, California 95113 Amount Any person objecting to the name doing business as: of unpaid balance and other charges: KATHRYN TSENG MOHAMMED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT changes described above must file a the County of Santa Clara. 1.) TouchPoint Restaurant Innovations $1,696,662.02 The purported property 251 High Street File No.: 610486 written objection that includes the rea- Inc., 2.) Touchpoint Plus, 3.) Touchpoint, Palo Alto, CA 94301 The following person (persons) is (are) address is: 1421 DANA AVE, PALO ALTO, • Our adjudication includes located at 200 Sheridan Ave., #207, Palo CA 94301 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 003- sons for the objection at least two court Registrant/Owner began transacting doing business as: days before the matter is scheduled to the Mid-Peninsula Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. business under the fictitious business Radhika Beauty Salon, located at 2033 El 23-043 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: be heard and must appear at the hearing This business is owned by: A name(s) listed above on N/A. Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa If you are considering bidding on this communities of Palo Alto, Corporation. This statement was filed with the Clara County. property lien, you should understand to show cause why the petition should Stanford, Los Altos, and The name and residence address of the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara This business is owned by: Married that there are risks involved in bidding at not be granted. If no written objection is owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): County on October 14, 2015. Couple. a trustee auction. You will be bidding on timely filed, the court may grant the peti- Mountain View TOUCHPOINT RESTAURANT (PAW Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 2015) The name and residence address of the a lien, not on the property itself. Placing tion without a hearing. • The Palo Alto Weekly INNOVATIONS INC. owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): the highest bid at a trustee auction does NOTICE OF HEARING: January 5, 2016, ELEVATE HOMES REALTY 200 Sheridan Ave., #207 SAVTANTAR KUMAR not automatically entitle you to free 8:45 a.m., Room: 107 of the Superior publishes every Friday. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Palo Alto, CA 94306 330 Curtner Ave. #7 and clear ownership of the property. Court of California, County of Santa Clara, Registrant/Owner began transacting File No.: 610285 Palo Alto, CA 94306 You should also be aware that the lien 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. Deadline: business under the fictitious business The following person (persons) is (are) VANDANA KUMAR being auctioned off may be a junior A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE name(s) listed above on 9/15/2015. doing business as: lien. If you are the highest bidder at the 330 Curtner Ave. #7 shall be published at least once each Noon Tuesday This statement was filed with the Elevate Homes Realty, located at 855 El Palo Alto, CA 94306 auction, you are or may be responsible week for four successive weeks prior to County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara Camino Real, Suite 13A #148, Palo Alto, Registrant/Owner began transacting for paying off all liens senior to the lien County on October 8, 2015. CA 94301, Santa Clara County. business under the fictitious business being auctioned off, before you can the date set for hearing on the petition Call Alicia Santillan (PAW Oct. 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6, 2015) This business is owned by: An name(s) listed above on N/A. receive clear title to the property. You are in the following newspaper of general Individual. circulation, printed in this county: (650) 223-6578 FLIGHT VC This statement was filed with the encouraged to investigate the existence, The name and residence address of the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara priority, and size of outstanding liens that PALO ALTO WEEKLY to assist you with your FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): File No.: 610030 County on October 26, 2015. may exist on this property by contacting Date: October 21, 2015 legal advertising needs. REBECCA CAFIERO (PAW Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, 2015) the county recorder’s office or a title Thomas E. Kuhnle The following person (persons) is (are) 74 Morton Way insurance company, either of which may JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT E-mail doing business as: Palo Alto, CA 94303 MY WAY LIMO Flight VC, located at 2625 Middlefield charge you a fee for this information. If (PAW Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, 2015) [email protected] Registrant/Owner began transacting FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT you consult either of these resources, you Rd., #880, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa business under the fictitious business File No.: 610452 Clara County. should be aware that the same lender name(s) listed above on 10/20/15. The following person (persons) is (are) may hold more than one mortgage or Answers to this week’s puzzles, which can be found on page 66. This business is owned by: A Limited This statement was filed with the doing business as: Liability Company. deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara My Way Limo, located at 465 Polk Ct., PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown The name and residence address of the County on October 20, 2015. Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. on this notice of sale may be postponed owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): (PAW Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 2015) This business is owned by: An one or more times by the mortgagee, UPRISING CAPITAL, LLC Individual. beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant 2625 Middlefield Rd., #880 LA BOHEME RESTAURANT The name and residence address of the to Section 2924g of the California Civil Palo Alto, CA 94306 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): Code. The law requires that information Registrant/Owner began transacting File No.: 610293 YEHIA HELWA about trustee sale postponements be business under the fictitious business The following person (persons) is (are) 465 Polk Ct. name(s) listed above on 10/01/2015. doing business as: Gilroy, CA 95020 made available to you and to the public, This statement was filed with the La Boheme Restaurant, located at 415 S. Registrant/Owner began transacting as a courtesy to those not present at County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306, business under the fictitious business the sale. If you wish to learn whether County on October 9, 2015. Santa Clara County. name(s) listed above on 10/23/2015. your sale date has been postponed, (PAW Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 2015) This business is owned by: A Limited This statement was filed with the and, if applicable, the rescheduled time Liability Company. County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara and date for the sale of this property, AB COACHING The name and residence address of the you may call 888-988-6736 for informa- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT County on October 23, 2015. owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): (PAW Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015) tion regarding the trustee’s sale or File No.: 610097 HEXAGONE LLC visit this Internet Web site http://www. The following person (persons) is (are) 415 S. California Ave. GENESIS RENTAL PROPERTY qualityloan.com , using the file number doing business as: Palo Alto, CA 94306 TEN FORTY FULTON assigned to this foreclosure by the AB Coaching, located at 918 Cowper St., Registrant/Owner began transacting GREENWOOD PLACE TOWN HOMES Trustee: CA-15-668547-HL . Information Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. business under the fictitious business FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT about postponements that are very short This business is owned by: An name(s) listed above on N/A. File No.: 610627 in duration or that occur close in time to Individual. This statement was filed with the The following person (persons) is (are) the scheduled sale may not immediately The name and residence address of the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara doing business as: be reflected in the telephone information owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): County on October 20, 2015. 1.) Genesis Rental Property, 2.) Ten or on the Internet Web site. The best way ANTONIA BENQUE (PAW Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, 2015) Forty Fulton, 3.) Greenwood Place Town 918 Cowper St. to verify postponement information is Homes, located at 779 Holly Oak Dr., to attend the scheduled sale. The under- Palo Alto, CA 94301 HOTEL KEEN Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. Registrant/Owner began transacting FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT signed Trustee disclaims any liability This business is owned by: A Trust. for any incorrectness of the property business under the fictitious business File No.: 609852 The name and residence address of the name(s) listed above on N/A. The following person (persons) is (are) address or other common designation, owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): if any, shown herein. If no street address This statement was filed with the doing business as: Samson Family Trust County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara Hotel Keen, located at 425 High Street, or other common designation is shown, MARK SAMSON, Trustee directions to the location of the property County on October 14, 2015. Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. 779 Holly Oak Dr. (PAW Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 2015) This business is owned by: A Limited may be obtained by sending a written Palo Alto, CA 94303 request to the beneficiary within 10 days Liability Company. Samson Family Trust INTERSECTIONS IN EDUCATION The name and residence address of the of the date of first publication of this CONSULTING SHARON SAMSON, Trustee Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): 779 Holly Oak Dr. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT PALO ALTO HOTEL LLC convey title for any reason, the success- File No.: 609967 Palo Alto, CA 94303 ful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy 953 Industrial Ave., Suite 100 Registrant/Owner began transacting The following person (persons) is (are) Palo Alto, CA 94303 shall be the return of monies paid to the doing business as: business under the fictitious business Trustee, and the successful bidder shall Registrant/Owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 6-19-2015. Intersections in Education Consulting, business under the fictitious business have no further recourse. If the sale is located at 3347 Greer Road, Palo, Alto, This statement was filed with the set aside for any reason, the Purchaser name(s) listed above on Aug. 9, 2010. County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This statement was filed with the at the sale shall be entitled only to a This business is owned by: An County on October 30, 2015. return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara (PAW Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015) Individual. County on October 05, 2015. shall have no further recourse against The name and residence address of the (PAW Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, 2015) the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): 997 All Other Legals Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have CALLIE TURK GREGORY SIMPSON REAL ESTATE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS previously been discharged through 3347 Greer Road FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT No. CA-15-668547-HL Order No.: 730- bankruptcy, you may have been released Palo Alto, CA 94303 File No.: 610276 1502294-70 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT of personal liability for this loan in which Registrant/Owner began transacting The following person (persons) is (are) UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED case this letter is intended to exercise the business under the fictitious business doing business as: 3/8/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO note holders right’s against the real name(s) listed above on 9/22/15. Gregory Simpson Real Estate, located PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE property only. As required by law, you This statement was filed with the at 109 Vista Del Prado, Los Gatos, CA SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED are hereby notified that a negative credit County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara 95030, Santa Clara County. AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF report reflecting on your credit record County on October 7, 2015. This business is owned by: An THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU may be submitted to a credit report (PAW Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 2015) Individual. agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of The name and residence address of the SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public AMAR REALTOR auction sale to the highest bidder for your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT GREGORY LAURENCE SIMPSON cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or File No.: 610178 national bank, check drawn by state or ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND 109 Vista Del Prado ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE The following person (persons) is (are) Los Gatos, CA 95030 federal credit union, or a check drawn USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality doing business as: Registrant/Owner began transacting by a state or federal savings and loan Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street Amar Realtor, located at 505 Hamilton business under the fictitious business association, or savings association, or San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For Ave. #100, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa name(s) listed above on 6/01/15. savings bank specified in Section 5102 NON SALE information only Sale Line: Clara County. This statement was filed with the to the Financial Code and authorized to 888-988-6736 Or Login to: http://www. This business is owned by: A Limited County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara do business in this state, will be held by Free. Fun. Only about Palo Alto. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: Liability Company. County on October 20, 2015. duly appointed trustee. The sale will be The name and residence address of the (PAW Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, 2015) made, but without covenant or warranty, (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): expressed or implied, regarding title, Service Corp. TS No.: CA-15-668547-HL C R O S S W O R D S STANFORD REAL ESTATE NETWORKS, YUMMO MUMMO possession, or encumbrances, to pay the IDSPub #0094281 10/30/2015 11/6/2015 LLC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT remaining principal sum of the note(s) 11/13/2015 PAW www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 6, 2015 • Page 67 Sports Shorts

SHE’S THE BEST . . . Stanford se- nior Aisling Cuffe was named Pac- 12 Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year this week, earning the award for the second time. Cuffe now has swept all three of Pac-12 cross-country’s top honors — win- ning the individual championship race and earning the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, in addition to Athlete of the Year honors. Cuffe also was among five Stanford run- ners men and women named to the All-Pac-12 teams. Cuffe and Sean McGorty, the Pac-12 men’s runner- up, were first-team selections. Grant Fisher and Joe Rosa are on the men’s second team and Vanessa Fraser is on the women’s second team. Cuffe is among six Cardinal runners to earn the honor, and it’s the ninth time the honor has gone to Stanford overall. However, Cuffe captured the award in 2013 when she won the Pac-12 title. While the all-conference teams are based on place at the Pac-12 Championships, there is some subjectivity in choos- ing the Athlete of the Year. Cuffe won Malcolm Slaney the Pac-12 championship on Oct. 30, in Colfax, Wash. McGorty was runner-up to Pac-12 Men’s Athlete of the Year Edward Cheserek of Or- The Gunn girls, led by individual champion Gillian Meeks (171), defended their team title at the SCVAL El Camino Division cross country egon in the conference meet. Rosa championships on Tuesday while the Palo Alto girls (left) finished third. was eighth and Fisher 11th. In the women’s race, Fraser was 12th. Only the top 14 are honored, with the top seven earning first-team honors. In other running news, Stanford placed It’s time for some runs of success six runners on the Pac-12 All-Centu- League meets in cross country under way with Gunn girls, Paly boys first to claim championships ry teams for cross country, the con- by Keith Peters ference announced this week. The This is the payoff for the time in- lowing week in Fresno. lutely no one’s surprise, the Titans Cardinal women, who have won five his is a busy time of year vested. The league meets are the first and Vikings did just that as both NCAA titles and 15 Pac-10/Pac-12 for cross-country teams, The SCVAL, West Bay Ath- step, and runners from Gunn and teams scored 36 points and won championships, had five selections T as all the miles and hard letic League and Peninsula Ath- Palo Alto took positive steps for- easily. to the 12-runner list: Sara Bei (‘050, training are leading up to league letic League championships are ward on Tuesday. In the girls’ race, Los Altos Alicia Craig (‘05), Lauren Fleshman championships, the Central Coast all being held this week over the After winning the three previ- was second with 61 and Palo Alto (‘03), Regina Jacobs (‘86), and Ari- Section finals and the CIF State rolling 2.95-mile layout at Crystal ous league meets, the Gunn girls third with 86. For the boys, Gunn anna Lambie (‘07). Meet. Springs in Belmont. The course and Palo Alto boys were pretty ran a strong second with 60 points Runners are battling through in- also will host the CCS Champion- much shoe-ins to claim team titles and Los Altos took third with 71. HOOP INJURY . . . Sophomore juries and illnesses for the simple ships on Nov. 14, the qualifying at the SCVAL El Camino Divi- guard Robert Cartwright sustained reason that so much is at stake. meet for the state finals the fol- sion finals on Tuesday. To abso- (continued on page 71) a compound fracture in his forearm during a routine drill on Monday GIRLS TENNIS STANFORD FOOTBALL and will be lost indefinitely, Stanford men’s basketball coach Johnny Dawkins said Tuesday. WBAL title Freshman Cartwright, expected to be the Car- dinal’s starting point guard, is the latest causality for Stanford, which keeps SHP’s DB Meeks a will likely start the season without Marcus Allen, Malcolm Allen and Choy perfect game-changer Grant Verhoeven, as well. by Keith Peters by Rick Eymer ON THE AIR t has been quite a sophomore e’s just a freshman and tennis season for Sacred people are already telling Friday I Heart Prep sophomore Sara H Quenton Meeks he should Women’s soccer: Cal at Stanford, 6 Choy, who navigated the dual- think about getting into coaching p.m.; Pac-12 Bay Area match campaign without a loss. once his playing days are over. Prep football: Menlo-Aherton at That perfection continued in Once he starts talking football, Burlingame, 7 p.m.; KCEA (89.1 FM) the West Bay Athletic League though, it becomes clear. The Saturday Individual Tournament, where man was made for the sport. College football: Stanford at Colo- rado, 10 a.m.; Pac-12 Networks; KNBR Choy went 3-0 over two days at It helps that his father, Ron (1050 AM); KZSU (90.1 FM) Menlo School and won her second Meeks is the secondary coach Sunday straight singles title. for the San Diego Chargers and Women’s volleyball: Stanford at The talented 15-year-old, who has been an NFL assistant for 25 Oregon St., 11 a.m.; Pac-12 Bay Area is ranked No. 13 in the nation for years. Obviously, talking football 16-under players, cruised to the is a normal family function.

championship with a 6-1, 6-0 vic- Peters Keith Quenton Meeks doesn’t con- READ MORE ONLINE tory over Menlo School freshman sider himself as athletic as his www.PASportsOnline.com Ashley Vielma on Tuesday. Choy Stanford teammates, though any- reached the finals with a 6-0, 6-1 one watching the Cardinal’s 30-28 For expanded daily coverage of college and prep sports, visit Sacred Heart Prep sophomore Sara Choy defended her WBAL www.PASportsOnline.com (continued on next page) singles title with a 6-1, 6-0 victory on Tuesday. (continued on page 70)

Page 68 • November 6, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com PREP ROUNDUP PREP FOOTBALL Next stop M-A can go from worst will be to first with a big win by Ari Kaye loss to Sacred Heart Prep. s the adage goes, it’s not Jordan Mims led the Bears with NorCals how you start but how you three touchdowns, including two A finish — sort of like races scoring receptions plus a 50-yard Menlo golfer Siminoff between turtles and hares. run. He finished with 12 carries is lone local player Thus, when the Menlo-Atherton for 78 yards Fullback Stavro Pa- advancing from CCS football team started the season padakis had a 60-yard touchdown 0-3 and was outscored 129-19, run to give the Bears a 28-7 lead by Keith Peters all was not lost. There were still in the third period. He led the t was a good day for the seven regular-season games to be Bears with 93 rushing yards on Menlo School girls golf team play. 13 carries. I at the Central Coast Section Since those first three losses, Justin Friedsam added an Championships on Tuesday at the Bears have played very well. 8-yard TD reception from Miles Rancho Canada (East Course) They will take a five-game win- Conrad, Jack Gray had a 75-yard in Carmel Valley. The Knights ning streak into Friday night’s interception return and Marquise had their best team finish ever — showdown with host Burlingame Reid had a 75-yard kick return for fourth — while sophomore So- (7 p.m.), with a chance to claim a score. The Bears rushed for 187 phie Siminoff earned a berth into the PAL Bay Division’s outright yards and passed for 134. next week’s NorCal tournament. championship. Should Menlo-Atherton lose For the remaining four lo- Worst to first? Who would have to Burlingame and Sacred Heart cal teams, it wasn’t a good day thought, especially after coming Prep (3-1, 5-3) knock off host at all as no teams or individuals off a dismal 3-8 season in 2014. Aragon on Friday, there will be a advanced. Gunn finished sixth The Bears took over sole pos- three-way championship. (425), Castilleja seventh (429), session of first place in the PAL Sacred Heart Prep put itself Palo Alto ninth (444) and Menlo- Bay Division with q 49-28 thump- back into the title picture with its Atherton 13th (487). ing of a good Terra Nova team last big win over Burlingame. Andrew All four squads had to be dis- week in Pacifica. Menlo-Atherton Daschbach caught 12 passes from appointed with their results as St. improved to 4-0 in league (5-3 fellow senior Mason Randall for

Francis successfully defended its Peters Keith overall) while Burlingame brings three touchdowns and a school- title with a 377 total, Lynbrook a 3-1 second-place mark (7-1 record 251 receiving yards to grabbed second with a 395 and overall) after suffering a 42-33 highlight on Senior Day. Q St. Ignatius finished third at 408 to also advance to NorCals. Menlo School sophomore Sophie Siminoff shot an even-par 72 at will play you once, then come out The Knights shot 412, just four the CCS Championships. Girls tennis and figure out how to play better,” strokes out of a NorCal berth. (continued from previous page) said Mafileo. “She dictated the Siminoff, meanwhile, carded a In Atherton, Menlo School re- Bears’ pool. match (against Vielma). She didn’t solid even-par 72 on the 6,125- mained in a tie for first place in Seniors James Thygesen, Chris semifinal win over Lisa Egorova let Ashley any room to breathe.” yard East Course, wrapping the WBAL Foothill Division race Xi and Wells Costello all tallied of Harker. Choy’s victory in the finals things up with a birdie on her fi- after a convincing 25-16, 25-22, three goals for the Knights as 11 SHP coach Losaline Mafileo qualified her for a return trip to nal hole to finish seventh overall. 25-16 win over visiting Notre different players scored. was impressed with how much the CCS Individual Tournament, That proved to be the difference Dame-San Jose. The Knights (8- Jorge Pont tossed in five goals Choy has improved since last where she’ll defend her singles between moving on and having 1, 19-6) are locked in a tie with and Alex Hakanson added four season, when she went 33-0 and title. her season end. Harker with one match remaining. as the Bears made quick work of captured the Central Coast Sec- In the WBAL doubles final, Siminoff next will play in the Against NDSJ, Menlo junior Carlmont by scoring 11 goals in tion singles crown. Menlo seniors Mia McConnell NCGA/CIF High School Girls Jessica Houghton and freshman the opening period. “She was always a great player,” and Melissa Tran fell, 6-1, 6-2, to Championships on Monday at sister Sianna Houghton each Menlo and M-A are favored to Mafileo said. “But, she found how Harker’s tandem of the Eagles’ The Club at Crazy Horse in Sa- picked up 21 digs. Senior outside reach Saturday’s championship to raise her game. She is more No. 1 and 3 singles players. It was linas. hitter Maddie Stewart posted a match at M-A at 4:45 p.m. confident and has matured a lot. only the third loss of the season Siminoff actually had to leave team-high 14 kills. At the SCVAL De Anza Divi- She plays smart tennis.” for McConnell and Tran and only the course with her teammates Also in the WBAL Foothill Di- sion playoffs, Palo Alto dropped Choy came into the tourney their first setback to a CCS op- before play concluded as she teed vision, Cate Desler produced 15 its opener to host Mountain View, with the same plan as she had last ponent. off at 8:24 a.m., and the final kills, 13 digs and served six aces 6-5. The league finals at Saturday season, which was to win the title At the Peninsula Athletic threesome went off at 10 a.m. She to lead Sacred Heart Prep to a 25- at Gunn at 6:40 p.m. and qualify for CCS. Mission ac- League Individual Tournament, didn’t learn that she had qualified 8, 25-5, 25-13 volleyball victory The West Catholic Athletic complished. Menlo-Atherton had two doubles for NorCals until receiving a text over visiting Mercy-Burlingame. League finals will be Saturday at And for staying undefeated? teams and one singles player ad- on her way home. Lilika Teu added 32 assist and 11 Sacred Heart Prep at 7:30 p.m., “I am conscious of it, but it’s not vance to the finals following ac- Gunn’s Lydia Tsai shot 74 and digs for the Gators (4-5, 17-10) with third place set for 5 p.m. like it’s going to be the end of the tion Wednesday at Burlingame missed advancing to NorCals by with Jorden Schreeder contribut- world if I don’t (stay unbeaten),” High. two shots. Menlo-Atherton’s Nao- ing 14 digs. Girls water polo Choy said. “If I do lose, I just have M-A sophomore Lanie Van mi Lee carded a 76 with Menlo In the WBAL Skyline Divi- League champion Castilleja to stand up and start again.” Linge won her quarterfinal (6- senior Jessie Rong a stroke back sion, Ashley Hu had eight kills, and rival Menlo-Atherton both Choy acknowledged that she 0, 6-0) and semifinal (6-1, 6-3) at 77 and Castilleja’s Alyssa Sales eight digs and three aces to help advanced in the PAL Tournament, is proud of her winning streak, matches to reach the singles fina- carding a 78. Castilleja register a 25-17, 25-7, but Menlo School saw its run end which hasn’t been all that easy to le against Burlingame sophomore 25-19 victory over visiting East- Tuesday in the quarterfinals. achieve. Halle Martinucci yesterday. Girls volleyball side Prep. Castilleja (13-6) romped to a “High school matches aren’t as M-A sophomore Julia Marks Menlo-Atherton girls wrapped In the SCVAL De Anza Di- 14-1 victory over Aragon at Men- easy as you think,” she said. “If and freshman Yvette Leung up the PAL Bay Division volley- vision, Palo Alto (7-4, 23-11) lo School as Celia Aldrete, Claire you’re not focused on things, they played teammates Sally Carlson, ball title last week, but Carlmont dropped a 25-16, 25-21, 20-25, Pisani and Serena Rivera-Korver can go the other way.” a senior, and junior Julia Chang in made sure the Bears would not 19-25, 16-14 decision to visiting all tallied four goals. Case in point. During the Ga- the finale after both teams posted finish the season undefeated as Los Gatos and Gunn (1-10, 10-15) Menlo-Atherton (8-9) grabbed a tors’ recent 6-1 loss to league a pair of victories Wednesday. the host Scots handed the division fell to host Los Altos, 25-22, 25- 3-1 halftime lead and held on for champ Menlo School, Choy found Van Linge, Marks and Leung champs a 26-24, 25-16, 28-26 de- 15, 25-15. a 5-4 win over Carlmont as Olivia herself trailing Vielma in the sec- all were named to the All-PAL feat on Tuesday night in Belmont. Jackson tallied two goals for the ond set. Bay Division first team this week. The Bears fell to 12-1 in league Boys water polo Bears. “She was up a game, eventually Chang and Carlson were named (20-7 overall) while Carlmont im- Menlo School and Menlo- Castilleja and M-A needed to I was able to win 7-5,” said Choy. to the second team along with proved to 10-3 (23-8 overall) with Atherton easily advanced to the win on Thursday to reach Sat- “So I think I did a good job of fo- M-A freshman Ellise Kratzer, one match remaining. semifinals of the Peninsula Ath- urday’s title match in the Bears’ cusing.” senior Amanda Scandalios and Carlmont had not beaten M-A letic League Tournament with pool at 3:30 p.m. Choy took that first match sophomore Beata Brenner. since Oct. 14, 2008 and thus end- lopsided victories on Tuesday. The SCVAL De Anza Division against Vielma and learned from Next up for most of the top lo- ed a streak of 14 straight wins by League champ Menlo (14-11) finals will be Saturday at Gunn at it. cal teams will be the CCS Team the Bears. Carlmont also locked rolled to a 20-5 dunking of Bur- 7:45 p.m., while the WCAL title “I changed things up,” she ex- Tournament, which begins next up an automatic CCS berth, which lingame and M-A (14-9) cruised match will be Saturday at Sacred plained of Tuesday’s approach. week. The section seeding meet- the Bears already had clinched. past Carlmont, 26-4, both in the Heart Prep at 6 p.m. Q “She’s the type of player who ing will be this weekend. Q

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cessful, you have to have an edge STANFORD ROUNDUP Stanford football mentally. A lot of players play on (continued from page 68) pure athleticism, but I’m not one of those guys.” A soccer comeback victory over Washing- He studies film like, well, a ton State last weekend would beg coach. Once he gets a handle on to differ. His first two career in- his school work early in the week, shot at terceptions came at crucial times every spare moment is spent as Stanford was rallying from a viewing film with the rest of the 12-point second-half deficit. defensive backfield, or by himself. perfection He may argue that it came from “I’ve got my IPad on repeat all watching tape, picking out every the time,” Meeks said. “I love the Cardinal women can little tendency of the opposition. X’s and O’s of games. “People finish 11-0 in Pac-12 You just don’t walk onto a foot- say I should be a coach after I’m by beating Cal Friday ball field, in a Pac-12 Conference done. I just love that aspect of the contest, using brains alone. Meeks game.” he nationally No. 3-ranked has talent. He’s just not wasting it. While he was being recruited, Stanford women’s soccer Meeks, used as a nickel back, he paid particular attention to the T team will be looking to has appeared in all eight games, secondary coach. He was looking complete a perfect conference starting the past three. He’ll likely for a particular type of coach and season when it plays host to No. be in the starting lineup when the he found it in Stanford’s Duane

20 California on Friday in its Al Chang/stanfordphoto.com ninth-ranked Cardinal (7-1 over- Akina. regular-season finale at 6 p.m. all, 6-0 Pac-12) takes a seven- “He’s the best secondary coach The annual rivalry match will game winning streak to Boulder in the country,” Meeks said, not be Senior Night and the Cardinal to take on Colorado (4-5, 1-4) including his father. “He teaches will recognize its four seniors — Saturday at 10 a.m. (PT), to be you concepts. That’s one thing Kate Bettinger, Sarah Cox, Laura televised on the Pac-12 Networks. when I was being recruited that Liedle and Haley Rosen — before The Buffaloes opened the sea- I was looking for. I wanted some- the game. son with a 3-1 mark before losing body in college who I thought was Tickets to the game are sold out, Stanford keeper Jane Campbell (right) earned her 27th and 28th three straight to open conference going to be the best and Coach but the contest will be televised on career shutouts last weekend. play. Their last two losses have Akina was definitely that guy. I the Pac-12 Networks. Cal is 6-4 in been by a combined 11 points. wasn’t wrong in my thinking. He the conference and 13-5-2 overall. mark at No. 25 Washington State semifinal match against No. 2 They have one of the best wide coaches you really hard, but you Stanford (10-0 Pac-12, 16-2 — a span of 342:23 minutes. Duke, losing 4-1. receivers in the conference in Nel- know it’s out of love. He’s going to overall) clinched its 10th Pac-12 Campbell earned the 27th and son Spruce and an offense that ran put you in the right positions and title and fifth in the past seven 28th shutouts of her career last Men’s soccer 114 plays in last week’s 35-31 loss you just have to trust the things years last weekend with shutout weekend. She passed Emily Oli- Sam Werner emphatically at UCLA. he’s coached you to do.” victories against No. 16 USC and ver (2010-13) for fifth-place all- scored his first career goal, but “They play hard, the way you He points to his interceptions UCLA. time with 28. host Washington held the Cardi- want your team to play,” Stanford against the Cougars as evidence. Jordan DiBiasi scored the nal in check the rest of the way, coach David Shaw said. “The mis- “We noticed that formation and game-winner in a 1-0 decision Men’s golf rallying to beat No. 4 Stanford, takes you make, they’re going to all week we were preaching for against the Trojans with a high- Stanford junior All-American 2-1, in a Pac-12 Conference match capitalize. They have an aggres- me to get underneath that route,” light-worthy back-heel flick off a Maverick McNealy capped a sen- Monday night. sive offense. If you are not ready, Meeks said. “I actually tried to do pass from Haley Rosen. sational fall season by earning The defeat snapped Stanford’s they will snap the ball. Their it earlier in the game, but I kind On Sunday, Kyra Carusa broke medalist honors for the third time 15-match unbeaten streak, the quarterback (Sefo Liufau) is a of hesitated and Kodi Whitfield a scoreless tie against UCLA in in four events on Wednesday at second-longest run in program good decision maker.” came to me on the sideline and the 62nd minute and Megan Turn- the Gifford Collegiate Champi- history. The Cardinal hadn’t lost Liufau will have to account said, ‘You just got to go. Just go. er added insurance in the 84th onship at windy La Costa Resort. since a season-opening setback at for Meeks, who may just know Trust it. Once I saw the formation, minute to secure the conference The Portola Valley resident, UC Santa Barbara on Aug. 28, a enough about the Colorado of- and saw my receiver release the championship outright. The win consensus player of the year in span of 66 days. fense to make another game- way he did, I just trusted my in- was Stanford’s 10th in a row. 2015, fired a final-round 4-under- It also kept alive Washington’s changing play. stincts and went, and the ball just “I’m really proud of winning par 67, the low score on the day, to hopes to share the Pac-12 title with Meeks is a member of a young fell into my hands.” the 10th Pac-12 championship,” share first place with Chris Bab- Stanford, which clinched at least a secondary that ranks No. 2 in He never hesitated on the sec- Stanford coach Paul Ratcliffe cock and Corey Pereira of Wash- co-championship on Friday. the Pac-12 in passing efficiency ond pick. said. “It takes a lot of hard work, ington at 4-under 209. The Huskies must win their at 114.8. The Cardinal is sixth “We noticed in that particular dedication and really talented “Neat for Mav,” said Cardinal final three matches at San Diego in pass defense, allowing 223.5 formation they like to run the student-athletes.” head coach Conrad Ray, “He State, UCLA and Oregon State yards per game. screen play,” Meeks said. “(Cor- Those title-clinching victories played great.” and hope for a Cardinal loss to “I’m a decent athlete, but the nerback) Ronnie Harris noticed it helped the Cardinal sweep Pac- Atherton resident Jonathan California in its season finale. reason I can make plays is my before I did. I had a sense that it 12 honors this week with DiBiasi Garrick, golfing for UCLA, fin- Stanford is off until it celebrates meticulous attention to detail,” was coming, but Ronnie just knew (Offensive Player of the Week) ished fourth, a stroke behind the Senior Day and hosts the Golden Meeks said. “It’s not perfect, it and called it out. In that particular and fellow freshman Alana Cook co-leaders. Bears on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 6 needs to get better. But to me, this coverage, it gave me the opportu- (Defensive Player of the Week) The fifth-ranked Cardinal re- p.m. in a game televised on the game is so mental that to be suc- nity to take a chance, and I just earning the first conference corded a 54-hole score of 3-over Pac-12 Networks. jumped it. That’s something we awards of their collegiate careers. 855 (285-277-293) to finish sec- practiced.” Jane Campbell earned Goalkeep- ond behind Washington (285-275- Men’s water polo The first interception set up a er of the Week honors for the sec- 286--846). Winner of four straight, No. 5 six-yard touchdown run by quar- ond consecutive week. After capturing an NCAA-best Stanford will conclude its regular terback Kevin Hogan that gave Stanford moved up to No. 3 six medalist titles last season, Mc- season at home with three games Stanford a 27-22 lead in the fourth in the NSCAA/Continental Tire Nealy now has nine career wins, at the Avery Aquatic Center. The quarter. The second pick set up coaches’ poll after being ranked trailing only Tiger Woods (11) and Cardinal hosts No. 9 Pepperdine the game-winning field goal by fourth the past three weeks. The Patrick Rodgers (11) on Stanford’s on Friday at 7 p.m. Conrad Ukropina with 1:54 left Cardinal is No. 2 in the Soccer all-time list. The Cardinal is coming off a in the game. America rankings and No. 3 in pair of wins last weekend over Another defensive standout was the TopDrawerSoccer rankings. Women’s golf No. 8 Long Beach State (12-8) Palo Alto grad Kevin Anderson, The NCAA Division I selection No. 3-ranked Stanford conclud- and No. 7 UC Irvine (7-0), which who returned to action after miss- show will air Monday on NCAA. ed the fall season on a strong note saw senior Bret Bonanni become ing a month with an unspecified com at 1:30 p.m. PT. The 64-team Tuesday by beating Baylor, 4-0- the new Stanford and Mountain injury. field and the seeding will be an- 1, in the consolation finals of the Pacific Sports Federation career “I thought he looked great,” nounced, as well. Stanford has inaugural East Lake Cup at East scoring leader. Shaw said. “He gives us fresh advanced to the past 17 NCAA Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga. He scored six goals against Long Bob Drebin/isiphotos.com legs. He hasn’t played in a month. tournaments and has a 25-match There wasn’t as much drama in Beach State to pass Tony Azevedo He felt stronger but he said he felt home NCAA unbeaten streak dat- a rematch of last season’s NCAA (332 goals from 2001-04). Bonanni a little rusty. Having him back last ing back to 2008. Stanford has ap- Championship title match, as the added two more goals in the vic- week was huge.” peared in 24 tournaments overall. Cardinal won four of five matches tory over UC Irvine and enters Fri- Shaw also said he anticipates The Cardinal has shut out its and halved the other. day’s contest with Pepperdine with linebacker Kevin Palma and wide past three opponents and has not Prior to facing Baylor, the team 339 career scores. Q receiver Devon Cajuste to play allowed a goal since the 36:07 completed Monday’s rain-delayed – Stanford Athletics Quenton Meeks against the Buffaloes. Q

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Malcolm Slaney

Maddy Johnston Andrew Daschbach, SACRED HEART PREP Mason Randall Palo Alto’s (L-R) Ben Beaudry, Reed Foster, Henry Saul, Sam Craig, Kent Slaney and Naveen Pai led The junior water polo player SACRED HEART PREP the Vikings to the SCVAL El Camino Division team title. had five goals as the Daschbach, a senior two-way Gators clinched the WCAL player caught a career-high Kovacs was fourth in 16:02.0 and On Saturday, the Peninsula Ath- regular-season title before 12 passes for a school- X-country junior Jonas Enders took fifth letic League Championships take (continued from page 68) adding 12 goals during record 251 yards plus three in 16:02.8. Simon Rufer (15th over the Crystal Springs course a 3-1 finish (best since touchdowns from Randall, a in 16:42.4), Josh Radin (16th in with the Menlo-Atherton girls a 2007) that earned them senior QB who completed 17 Also as expected, Gunn senior 16:49.6) and Ryan Araghi (20th in heavy favorite to repeat as team second place at the NorCal of 23 passes in a 42-33 win Gillian Meeks won the girls’ race 17:01.1) rounded out the scoring. champ when the finals start at 3 Championships. over unbeaten Burlingame. as she clocked 17:27.2 over the “At least two of our top seven p.m. The M-A boys are hoping to rolling 2.95-mile layout at Crystal in every race were sick,” said improve on their third-place fin- Honorable mention Springs in Belmont. She also had Plumer, “which speaks to their ish of a year ago when their race won three previous league races. tenacity (and the lingering effects gets under way at 3:30 p.m. Leanna Collins* Finn Banks* Despite battling a cold, Meeks of homecoming) more than our M-A senior Annalisa Crowe Menlo-Atherton volleyball Sacred Heart Prep water polo beat Lauren Jacob of Los Altos depth.” looks to be favored to win her first Jessica Lee Tiago Bonchristiano by more than 41 seconds. Even with that said, the Gunn individual title at this meet after Palo Alto volleyball Menlo water polo Perhaps the only surprise of the girls had five scorers among taking seventh last year. She has Naomi Lee Eli Givens day was Palo Alto junior Kent the top 15 and the boys had five made great strides this season and Menlo-Atherton golf Palo Alto football Slaney not winning the boys’ ti- among the top 20. now ranks No. 2 in school histo- Sophie Siminoff Jordan Mims* tle, as he had done in the previous Palo Alto was just as good as ry with her 18:25 at Crystal last Menlo golf Menlo-Atherton football three league meets. the boys had five among the first month. Fellow seniors Cat DePuy Lydia Tsai Kyle Murphy Slaney, also battling a cold, 12 while the girls had five in the and Madeleine Baier make up a Gunn golf Pinewood football finished second in 15:14.5 as se- top 26. tough trio, which should help off- Stephanie Yu Hayden Pegley nior Ben Zaeske of Los Altos ran “I could not be more proud of set the loss of senior Katie Beebe Palo Alto golf Menlo football off with individual honors while my boys,” said Paly coach Kelsey — lost earlier for the season fol- * previous winner clocking 15:06.7. Feeley. “Across the board there lowing a concussion from a horse- Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com Aside from that little bump, it was so much improvement over riding accident. Q was a great day for the Gunn and the season and it was so great to Paly teams as they qualified for see them get rewarded for their the C.C.S. finals. hard work. “It was a really great day for our “It was also amazing to see how team, both boys and girls,” said close the boys have become from Gunn coach PattiSue Plumer. the beginning of the season until “Twenty girls and 33 boys had now . . . everyone cheered for ev- seasonal or career PR’s . . . some eryone and they enjoyed not only of them massive. I was told that their personal success but the suc- the girls’ team time was the sec- cess of their teammates.” ond-fastest in school history. And, Following Slaney in the varsity our top three boys had a combined race was Henry Saul, the day’s PR of almost four minutes. Crazy. fastest freshman while clocking “The boys really wanted to get 16:03.3 for sixth. Junior Naveen second place and went after it. Pai was seventh in 16:09.7 and The girls wanted to win but, with Reed Foster, the fastest sopho- Gillian and another girl pretty more, finished ninth in 16:18.6. sick, I told them to run conserva- Junior Ben Beaudry (12th in tively the first mile and push the 16:36.4) rounded out the scoring. last mile, Gillian especially. So, For the Paly girls, Julia Doubson she went out and ran 15 seconds was sixth in 19:32.8, Maya Re- slower the first mile and didn’t bitzer was 17th (20:32.0), Andrea push the home stretch and missed Chandler took 18th (20:34.8), her PR by one second . . . can’t Katia Martha 19th (20:35.2) and really explain any of that.” Sarah Wang 26th (20:59.0). With Meeks leading the way, The West Bay Athletic League the Titans finished 1-3-5-12-15. Championships will be held Fri-

Illi Gardner was the fastest ju- day at Crystal Springs, with the Malcolm Slaney Malcolm Slaney nior while taking third in 18:22.6 boys starting at 2 p.m., followed with sophomore Joyce Shea fifth by the girls at 2:15 p.m. Sacred in 19:27.5. Claire Hu (12th in Heart Prep is the defending 20:10.0) and Emma Chiao (15th in champ boys champ while Men- 20:27.5) rounded out the scoring. lo’s Robert Miranda is the favorite Gunn’s Gillian Meeks defended her Gunn’s Reid Kovacs (219) leads Paly’s Henry Saul and For the Gunn boys, senior Reid for individual honors. league title. Gunn’s Jonas Enders to the finish line.

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