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NOVEMBER 9, 2018 VOLUME 26, NO. 42 www.MountainViewOnline.com 650.964.6300 MOVIES | 28 Mountain View voters back bonds, progressive policies ONCE AGAIN, CITY’S VOTERS TREND LEFT OF STATE, COUNTY RESULTS By Kevin Forestieri many statewide restrictions on local rent control policies. The n keeping with past years, measure tanked, with only 38.3 Mountain View voters largely percent of state voters supporting Ileaned left in the Nov. 6 elec- Proposition 10, but in Mountain tion, backing spending measures, View it received a more favorable rejecting the gas tax repeal and 47.5 percent of the vote. showing a more favorable view Where Proposition 10 tri- — however slight — on repealing umphed or fell short in Moun- constraints on rent control. tain View depends largely on The tally as of Wednesday location. Precinct data shows the morning shows a clear pat- measure was handily defeated in tern of Moun- the single-fam- tain View vot- ily residential ers favoring the Where neighborhoods four state bond in the southern measures on the Proposition 10 end of the city, NATALIA NAZAROVA ballot, with more like Blossom Incumbents Pat Showalter and Lenny Siegel discuss election returns with Showalter’s daughter Abby than two-thirds triumphed or Valley, Cuesta Longcor (left) at the KMVT studios on election night. of votes cast in Park and Waver- favor of Proposi- fell short in ly Park, in some tion 1, a $4 billion cases losing on Challengers oust incumbents housing bond. Mountain View a three-to-one Mountain margin. View voters even depends largely Precincts in in tight City Council race narrowly backed on location. more apartment- Proposition 3, the heavy areas like KAMEI, HICKS AND RAMIREZ BEAT SHOWALTER, SIEGEL AND INKS FOR THREE SEATS $8.9 billion water infrastructure North Whisman, Shoreline West, bond, which was defeated at the Castro City and North Bayshore By Mark Noack tally Wednesday afternoon, place. Mayor Lenny Siegel, in state level with 47.6 percent of — home to Santiago Villa mobile Ellen Kamei, Alison Hicks and fifth place, lost his bid for a sec- the vote. Residents in Mountain home park — showed a narrow n a shake-up, a trio of Lucas Ramirez were the top ond term, as did former council View, by comparison, voted 53.1 majority of residents supporting challengers appear to have vote recipients for three seats. member John Inks, seeking to percent in favor of the measure. Proposition 10. Iedged out the incumbents Councilwoman Pat Showalter return after term limits forced One of the more divisive mea- The city was fairly homoge- in the Mountain View City trailed Ramirez by about 130 sures on the ballot, Proposition neous on every other proposition Council race. As of the vote votes, putting her in fourth See COUNCIL RACE, page 11 10, would have repealed the Costa-Hawkins Act, eliminating See MV VOTERS, page 11 Local business, cannabis tax measures pass By Mark Noack with 80.1 percent approval as of annually for Mountain View by downtown to North Bayshore. structure can be found at Wednesday’s election returns. levying a new system of stag- By far the city’s largest https://tinyurl.com/ybly3uh8. wo tax measures poised The Measure P business gered fees based on the size of a employer, Google is slated to The new tax’s passage will to raise about $7 mil- license tax, also known as the company’s workforce. In basic pay more than $3.5 million surely turn some heads, espe- Tlion in annual revenue “Google tax,” drew particular terms, businesses with more annually, or more than half cially among other Silicon Val- for Mountain View won easily interest the Nov. 6 election workers would pay more while the total fees expected to be ley cities with their own cohorts on Election Day. The business since it was designed to tax the some small operations could collected. The company staff of tech companies. Officials license tax update, Measure P, city’s largest employers, par- see a reduction. City officials numbers more than 23,000 with the city of Cupertino were was winning by a comfortable ticularly tech companies like plan to put that money toward employees in Mountain View. mulling a similar measure, but 69.2 percent. Measure Q, the Google. various transportation proj- A full breakdown of how they held off, possibly to take it city’s proposed tax on cannabis The business tax is expected ects, including an automated much each business is expect- retail sales, won by a landslide to raise about $5.9 million transit system linking the city’s ed to pay under the new fee See TAX MEASURES, page 10

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QCRIMEBRIEFS PEDESTRIAN KILLED IN COLLISION WITH GOOGLE BUS A Google employee died Monday evening after she was struck by a Google bus near the company’s North Bayshore headquarters, according to police. The woman, identified Wednesday by a Google spokeswoman as Emily Hong, was struck by the bus around 6:46 p.m. at the intersection of Charleston Road and Huff Avenue. The Mountain View Police Department initially reported that she was “seriously injured,” but she was later pronounced dead at the scene. “We are devastated to learn of the tragic passing of a member of our Googler family,” said spokeswoman Gina Scigliano in a statement. “Emily worked in the finance organization and was beloved by her colleagues — she brought an incredible spark to Google. She was inquisitive, creative, analytical, positive, gener- ous and kind — our deepest condolences are with her family and friends.” Police released a statement Tuesday evening stating that officers found a woman in her mid-20s lying in the roadway, and that they had tried to perform CPR. The roadway was closed around 7 p.m. Monday evening for an investigation into the fatal collision and was reopened shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday morning, according to police spokeswoman Katie Nelson. The bus driver was cooperative and remained at the scene, and drugs and alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the collision, Nelson said. Technology-guided knee replacement, also known Police are not releasing additional details about the nature of the

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Charter school advocates accuse district of ‘scare tactics’ MV WHISMAN STAFF IS DISSUADING PARENTS FROM CHARTER SCHOOL, SAYS CCSA By Kevin Forestieri hiring a different legal firm to handle charter school-related epresentatives from the matters — arguing the current California Charter School firm has a reputation for having R Association (CCSA) are an anti-charter bias. She urged urging Mountain View Whis- the district to review the com- man School District officials to ments made at recent district- stop making what they allege are sponsored meetings about what misleading statements “targeting happens if parents signal intent or bullying” families interested to enroll children in the charter in enrolling in a new Mountain school. View charter school. The concerns revolve around Bullis Mountain View recent- the district’s attempts to plan ly submitted a petition seek- ahead, in terms of staffing and ing to open a charter school classrooms, for the 2019-20

NATALIA NAZAROVA within Mountain View Whis- school year. A whole lot was Celie O’Neil-Hart, one of the organizers of the Google walkout, got emotional while listening to Nancy man’s boundaries, and is actively already up in the air, with the Zhang talk about her experience with sexual harassment at the Nov. 1 protest on Google’s Mountain fielding inquiries from families new Jose Antonio Vargas school View campus. interested in enrolling. Janine opening and redrawn boundar- Ramirez, speaking on behalf of ies taking effect. Now district CCSA, told trustees at the Nov. officials are contending with an Googlers walk out, saying 1 school board meeting that exodus of about 168 children out they’ve gotten questions and con- of district-run schools and into cerns from parents worried that Bullis Mountain View. Super- ‘Time’s up in tech’ they could “lose” their child’s intendent Ayinde Rudolph said MOUNTAIN VIEW EMPLOYEES JOIN INTERNATIONAL PROTEST AGAINST HARASSMENT spot in their local neighborhood the district has a responsibility school if they show interest in to house charter school students By Bay City News Service a public sexual assault trans- A man once told Alvarado switching to the charter school that reside within the district, parency report and an end to to lick her lips for him because — something she claims is leaving the district with two undreds of Google forced arbitration, which forces her lipstick was beautiful, but illegal. options: either double count the employees in Moun- employees to waive their right she said she didn’t feel vali- “I don’t know if that’s a targeted student or adjust down the class- Htain View walked out to sue. dated until a male employee attempt to dissuade families room space at the neighborhood of the company’s headquar- The walkout was designed to expressed his shock at the from signing the petition or if schools. ters Thursday morning, Nov. support victims of abuse at the interaction. it’s just an attempt to instill fear, “Just as we do with choice 1, joined by thousands more company, including those who Another speaker, Nancy but I think we need to put our schools, if a parent registers across the globe in a protest to did not speak at the event due Zhang, described a company families and our students first,” with Bullis we cannot hold hold sexual harassers account- to fear of retaliation or fresh gathering at Google-owned Ramirez said. “As trustees elect- space in their zoned neighbor- able in the workplace. emotional wounds. YouTube where she lost her ed by the community, I think you hood school,” Rudolph said at Organizer Celie O’Neil-Hart Oralia Alvarado, 27, said she memory after a male coworker have an obligation to support the the meeting. “If you choose this yelled, “Time’s up in tech!” as began working at Google about asked to switch drinks. She said families and to make sure that we ‘choice’ program, you are going she read a list of demands for five years ago as a barista. Dur- another colleague saw her being are in compliance with the law.” to forego your neighborhood Google executives, including ing that time, Alvarado said she “dragged away by the hand” Among the list of demands, school placement.” a better reporting process for saw cafeteria workers commonly and helped her. Her manager Ramirez asked the board to put Despite the concerns raised by sexual abuse, equal opportu- subjected to harassment due to together a “neutral fact sheet” Ramirez, board member Tamara nities for all demographics, their perceived lower rank. See WALKOUT, page 20 for parents that purposefully avoids “scare tactics,” along with See CHARTER SCHOOL, page 14 County, Stanford to open clinic for sexual-assault victims STANFORD HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMS TO NORTH COUNTY RESIDENTS By Elena Kadvany that will offer sexual assault undergo the exam. YWCA Silicon Valley and Com- today, have to travel a long dis- forensic exams to North County Simitian wrote to Tessier-Lavi- munity Solutions in San Jose, had tance to the southern part of the victim of sexual violence residents and Stanford students, gne earlier in the week to voice expressed similar criticisms in County for their examination.” who lives in the north- President Marc Tessier-Lavigne concern about the limitations of writing and at an October meet- Early last year, Stanford Aern part of Santa Clara wrote in a letter Thursday, Nov. a proposal to open a pilot clinic at ing of the Board of Supervisors’ approached the county about the County will soon no longer have 1, to Santa Clara County Super- Stanford’s Vaden Health Center Health and Hospital Committee, possibility of opening a center to to travel to Santa Clara Valley visor Joe Simitian. that would be open on weekends on which Simitian sits. provide sexual assault forensic Medical Center in San Jose for These exams are meant to hap- and only serve victims who were Tessier-Lavigne wrote to Simi- exams in the area, according a forensic exam, also known as pen soon after a sexual assault assaulted in locations that fell tian that he “fully agree(s) that it to Tessier-Lavigne’s letter. The a rape kit, under an agreement — within 72 hours — so DNA under the Stanford Department would be more desirable to serve goal was to pilot the weekend being worked out between the and other physical evidence can of Public Safety’s jurisdiction. the broader community as soon clinic at Vaden, which would be county and Stanford University. be collected and preserved. Vic- Other organizations and advo- as possible” and that the clinic staffed by trained Valley Medical Stanford has agreed to open tims do not have to report their cates who support survivors of will help “reduce the burden on a clinic at Stanford Hospital assault to the police in order to sexual violence, including the already traumatized victims who, See CLINIC, page 11

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Conley, Wheeler win seats on Come to the MV Whisman school board Friends of the By Kevin Forestieri congratulated to serving Mountain View Conley on them,” Conley ongtime school board her apparent said Tuesday Library Book Saturday, November 17 member Ellen Wheel- victory, and night. “I am Sale for Great 9 am - 9:45 am Friends Hour Ler is expected to retain encouraged ready to get to 10 am - 4 pm All Shoppers her seat for a fifth term on the other chal- work.” Bargains! the Mountain View Whis- lenger in the Patterson Sunday, November 18 man School District’s board race, Patter- congratulated 11 am - 4 pm All Day Bag Sale $5.00 Devon Conley Ellen Wheeler of trustees, while challenger son, to stay the winners, Bookmobile garage behind the Mountain View Public Devon Conley took a lead over involved in and said she Library More information: www.mvlibraryfriends.org incumbent Greg Coladonato school politics intended to for the second seat, according as her young continue her to election results. children enter role in local The four-way race shows school. schools as a Conley leading the pack with Conley, a member of 4,896 votes (33 percent) and teacher who the commu- NOTICE INVITING BIDS Wheeler following with 4,232 works in edu- Greg Tamara nity. She said votes (28.5 percent) as of cation policy Coladonato Patterson the focus of Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District is pleased to Wednesday morning, with 100 and has taught her campaign in Mountain View and San was to address the “important announce posting of Requests for Proposals for YR 2019 (YR22) percent of precincts reporting, according to the Santa Clara Jose, only recently became a issues in Mountain View of E-Rate Eligible Projects: Ethernet Service. The bids are due no later County Registrar of Voters. regular attendee at Mountain diversity, excellence and com- than 3:00 p.m. on December 6, 2018 at the Main Office,1299 Bryant Candidate Tamara Patterson View Whisman school board munity,” and that she had Ave., Mountain View, CA 94040. Interested vendors are referred to trailed in third with 3,056 votes meetings, but told voters she great conversations about how the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District website for (20.6 percent), followed by was passionate about education to address these issues and details, instructions, bid forms and submittal due dates. Mountain incumbent Greg Coladonato, and eager to try her hand at improve schools while on the View Los Altos Union High School District website may be accessed who has received 2,664 votes public office. Her area of focus campaign trail. at: http://www.mvla.net/District/Department/126-Technology- (17.9 percent) is on underserved students, On the campaign trail, school Department . Wheeler told the Voice that particularly on English learn- board candidates faced tough she was comfortable with what ers, who struggle to perform at questions on what they would appeared to be a solid vic- grade level. do to narrow the significant tory Tuesday evening, and “I am grateful for the support achievement gap present in the that was gratified that voters of so many community mem- picked her for re-election. She bers, and I am looking forward See MV WHISMAN, page 10 Physicians win big in health care district race City of Mountain View By Kevin Forestieri also serve on El Camino esidents in the El Camino Hospital’s non- 2018 Annual Water Healthcare District large- profit corporate Rly picked candidates with board of direc- medical degrees over careers in tors, which is System Flushing politics, with incumbent Peter an option for all Fung and candidate George Ting health care dis- Peter Fung George Ting Mike Kasperzak The City of Mountain View Public Services taking large leads in the race trict directors. Tuesday evening. to provide top-tier health care By taking on the dual role, the Division will begin its annual water system Fung, a neurologist and the services that residents require hospital’s board will maintain Å\ZOPUN WYVNYHT PU 6J[VILY -S\ZOPUN ^PSS only incumbent in the race, was and deserve,” Fung said in an its even balance between elected the top vote-getter with 18,470 email. and appointed officials. occur throughout the City and should be votes (38 percent) as of 6:30 a.m. Ting campaigned on his Fung said he believes Ting has JVTWSL[LI`HWWYV_PTH[LS`4HYJO Wednesday, followed by Ting at 40-year career as a doctor, and taken too narrow a focus on bro- 17,855 votes (36.8 percent). Trail- his understanding of what it kering favorable contracts with ing behind was former Mountain takes for El Camino Hospital to independent physicians, and >H[LYTHPUÅ\ZOPUNPZHWYVJLZZ\ZLK[VJSLHY View City Council member Mike foster a strong relationship with claims Ting has shown openness Kasperzak at 7,806 votes (16.1 independent physicians that he to privatization and merging the water lines of sand and sediment that may percent) and former Sunnyvale says are key partners in the hospital with other organiza- have accumulated during the last year and City Council member Jim Davis financial viability of the hospital. tions in the past. But with both at 4,357 votes (9 percent). As board members for the now winners of the election, OLSWZ\ZWYV]PKLOPNOX\HSP[`^H[LY:PNUZHUK Fung told the Voice Wednesday El Camino Healthcare Dis- Fung said he will convince Ting IHYYPJHKLZ ^PSS IL WVZ[LK PU ULPNOIVYOVVKZ that he was “honored” to contin- trict, Fung and Ting will have that the hospital can maintain ue serving the hospital district, direct oversight of El Camino its “history of independence” [OLKH`ILMVYLÅ\ZOPUN[VHSLY[YLZPKLU[Z;OL and that he would make good on Hospital’s Mountain View and through selective partnerships Å\ZOPUN WYVJLZZ HJJV\U[Z MVY HWWYV_PTH[LS` his promise to boost the quality Los Gatos campuses, including with organizations like Lucile of health services available to dis- future investments, operations Packard and Palo Alto Medical VMHSS^H[LY\ZLPU[OL*P[` trict residents. While running for and union negotiations with Foundation. re-election, Fung argued that he nurses and other hospital staff. “I look forward to working would be best positioned to lead Board members also get to decide with Dr. Ting to orient him on If you would like more information about the the hospital through turbulent how to spend $20 million in tax- the larger meaning of improv- *P[`»Z ^H[LY THPU Å\ZOPUN WYVNYHT VY OH]L times, evidenced by the recent payer funds each year, more than ing the health of the District, bankruptcy of nearby hospitals $6 million of which is redistrib- rather than focusing solely on X\LZ[PVUZ VY JVUJLYUZ ^OPSL *P[` WLYZVUULS in the county. uted in the form of community the contracts of the independent HYLPU`V\YULPNOIVYOVVKWSLHZLJVU[HJ[[OL “My number one goal contin- health grants. physicians,” Fung said. ues to be to improve the health Ting told the Voice prior to 7\ISPJ:LY]PJLZ+P]PZPVUH[ and wellness of the District, and the election that he plans to See EL CAMINO, page 10

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November 9, 2018 Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q 7 LocalNews Walter, Torok and Vonnegut win high school district race By Kevin Forestieri Walter, who celebrated at a and strong performance on party for Mountain View City Advanced Placement (AP) contested race for the Council candidate Ellen Kamei tests. Incumbents pointed to Mountain View-Los on Tuesday night, said she was strong efforts already in place A Altos High School Dis- grateful for all of the help she to reduce the achievement gap, trict school board ended in received on the campaign trail, while the challengers — Nelson a landslide victory for the and is “very excited” to con- and Vonnegut — suggested incumbents, with board mem- tinue leading the district. She Fiona Debbie Catherine Steve they would back intervention bers Fiona Walter and Debbie gave a shoutout to the other top Walter Torok Vonnegut Nelson policies and resources designed Torok taking the lead and two vote-getters, and said she to keep students from falling candidate Catherine Vonnegut looked forward to another four take a victory lap. encompasses Mountain View, behind. securing the third seat up for years working with Torok. The numbers didn’t budge Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. The winners of the Nov. 6 election. “I can’t wait to keep working much Wednesday morning, but The district frequently has election will have their hands The latest round of election with Debbie,” she said. “The with all the precincts report- uncontested elections or mid- full when they are sworn results, which rolled in at 6:37 district is lucky to have her.” ing, Vonnegut said she was term resignations followed by in next month, contending a.m. Wednesday, show Walter Vonnegut will replace school happy to see she was still in the board appointments. with major construction plans, leading with 11,928 votes, or board member Joe Mitchner, lead and likely chosen by voters This year looked to be the replacing retiring Superinten- 30.3 percent of the vote, fol- who announced in August as the new trustee. same until school board mem- dent Jeff Harding and con- lowed by Torok at 10,807 (27.4 that he would step down after “I am very pleased to be the ber Joe Mitchner, whose term tinuing a hard-fought battle percent) and Vonnegut at 9,566 serving on the board for 12 new school board member,” she expires this year, opted not to to raise achievement among (24.3 percent). Trailing behind years. Vonnegut told the Voice said. run for re-election. Nelson also underserved students. was controversial former Moun- on election night that she was Nelson, who billed himself decided, with just days before The hotly debated issue of tain View Whisman school optimistic about the results, as a “change agent” who would the filing deadline, to join installing stadium lights on the board member Steve Nelson but with only half the precincts shake things up at the high the race for the school board, football fields of both Moun- with 7,125 votes (18.1 percent). reporting she was hesitant to school district, said he wasn’t vowing to fight for by-district tain View and Los Altos high surprised by the election elections that balance repre- schools will also likely take results that largely followed sentation across geographic center stage in the coming year, the status quo: incumbents boundaries. as district officials seek ways to FOLLOW US ON retaining their seats across Throughout the election, appease neighbors while serv- Mountain View school board candidates largely hailed ing the needs of its students. All elections. Mountain View-Los Altos as four candidates showed at least The high school district’s well-run with a strong repu- some interest in allowing the board of trustees has gener- tation, supporting its teach- lights if neighbors can agree to ally shied away from con- ers with some of the high- the terms of use. V @MVVOICE troversy and exercised quiet est salaries in the state and Email Kevin Forestieri at oversight of the district, which touting high graduation rates [email protected]

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Serving happy clients across Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and more! 8 Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q November 9, 2018 LocalNews Invitation to Bid – All Divisions, Final Request DATE: October 26, 2018 FROM: Jensen Bialoglovski, Estimator Incumbents lead in LASD To all Divisions: We have the 97%CD set posted on the drop box site/link. We request you review all construction documents and provide proposals for one, two, or three of the projects listed below. Please let me know if have school board race questions. Thank you. At the end of this bid process, subcontractors will be selected for each division for all (3) three projects listed below. By Kevin Forestieri PROJECT DESCRIPTION: esidents happy with the Project1 (Rehab): Onsite existing Building Renovation 108 Units. leadership of the Los Altos 7YVQLJ[5L^*VUZ[Y\J[PVU!5L^*VUZ[Y\J[PVU03356;),*6=,9,+)@(56*077SLHZLYLMLY[V[OLH[[HJOTLU[MVY Peruri and Jessica Speiser deserve include upgrading existing school TVYLZWLJPÄJPUMVYTH[PVU a lot of credit for getting him sites rather than buying new land, and Sirkay to campaign hard in running contrary to the district’s :LLH[[HJOTLU[MVY7YL]HPSPUN>HNL9LX\PYLTLU[Z the months leading to Election yearslong strategy. Labor Wage Requirements (Please refer to attachment for more detailed info) Day, and that he really owed Liu’s endorsements included Project 1 will be subject to Federal Davis-Bacon Wage requirements. The applicable federal wage determination dated them his re-election. He said the a long list of charter school par- 10/5/2018 is enclosed. results show voters appreciate the ents along with several residents Project 2 will be subject to Federal Davis-Bacon Wage requirements and CA Prevailing Wage. The federal wage deter- district’s decisions and current known for taking a critical eye to mination dated 10/5/2018 is enclosed. The applicable California residential rates are enclosed. California commercial leadership, at least to some extent, the district’s plans, including Los prevailing wage rates will be governed by 2018-2. he said. Altos Hills Mayor John Radford “Now the hard work begins,” and Mountain View City Council Project 3 will subject to State of California prevailing wage requirements and other requirements of the ground lessor, [OL:HU-YHUJPZJV7\ISPJ<[PSP[`*VTTPZZPVU:-7<*HZZWLJPÄLKPU([[HJOTLU[ZLL:LJ[PVUZ Ivanovic said. “We have to figure member Margaret Abe-Koga. of ground lease). The California wage determination governing this work is 2018-2 out what to do with Bullis Charter Ivanovic expressed disappoint- School and work with the city on ment that the school board race The current wage determinations are enclosed, however, it may be subject to change depending on contract exe- how to work the 10th (school) involved spending so much this cution date between the project owners and CORE Builders. The contracts are tentatively scheduled to be executed site.” year, pointing specifically to Liu’s approximately one week prior to issuance of Notice to Proceed. The appropriate wage determinations will be issued and will include a pre-construction meeting with a prevailing wage consultant to verify compliance throughout the Ivanovic, Sirkay and Johnson campaign, which had raised construction period and certify compliance with each construction draw request for funding on all three projects. The are on the same page with regards $17,377 as of Oct. 20. He said he selected general contractor will also be required to comply with Section 3 requirements as established in the HUD to future plans to buy land for raised close to $9,000 in campaign Act of 1968 and the City of Mountain View, City of San Francisco, and County of San Francisco hiring requirements. a school in the San Antonio funds to keep up and burned neighborhood of Mountain View. through all of it. Important Documents to review They told the Voice during the “If I didn’t have that money I 7SLHZLYL]PL^[OLMVSSV^PUNKVJ\TLU[ZH[[HJOLK[OH[TH`HќLJ[`V\YWYVWVZHSVYQ\Z[ILH^HYLVM[OLWYVJLK\YLZ[V campaign that the district needs wouldn’t be here now,” he said. handle jobsite condition requirements: more land to handle major hous- “And that’s unfortunate, that 1. Equipment Vehicle Load Restrictions ing growth in the fast-developing that’s the way things work.” 2. Project Schedule region of the city, and backed the The three winners will be sworn complicated scheme for paying in at a time when peace between :-7<**VTTLU[SL[[LYJVUZPZ[PUNVM^VYRZWLJPÄJH[PVUYLX\PYLTLU[ZHUKWVPU[VMJVU[HJ[ZPUMVYTH[PVU7SLHZL HJJLZZKYVWIV_ÄSLMVYHSS:-7<*YLX\PYLTLU[ZHUKSVHKJHSJ\SH[PVUMVYIYPUNPUNPUOLH]`LX\PWTLU[VU[OLWHYRPUN off astronomically high costs of the district and Bullis Charter site over the SFPUC underground water pipe lines. Please note the load restrictions are more thoroughly outlined in acquiring the prime real estate. School is starting to fray, as both the previously mentioned attachment from the Civil Engineer’s calculations. None of the three candidates sides begin the antagonistic back- made explicit commitments for and-forth over enrollment growth 4. An outline of scope of work for each Division is in the dropbox folder called Divisions Scope of Work. This scope how to use the land, however, each and school facilities under the of work is solely a guideline and is subject to change as we personally review the construction documents in parallel with you. If we update the scopes of work, it will be provided via the dropbox link and emailed out. Please review the arguing in favor of a slower but Proposition 39 process. The two summary page and click on the number next to the name that is your division. You will be transferred to that tab and more transparent and deliberative parties ditched the process in it will show you an itemized scope of work. Please include these scopes of work in your proposal. The itemized process for deciding if the charter favor of a five-year agreement that scope of work for each Division is just an outline and does not encompass the full scope of work. You are school or a new neighborhood expires in June 30 next year, but still responsible to include a complete proposal based on the construction documents. school ought to be built on the failed to come to agreement on Disclosure: new site. Ivanovic said that, as of the terms by the Nov. 1 Proposi- Midpen Housing Corporation (Owner) reserves the right to reject all non-responsible bids. early October, he leaned in favor tion 39 deadline. V

November 9, 2018 Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q 9 LocalNews and the PRESENT 15th Annual Caregiver Conference Sheriff Laurie Smith wins runoff election Santa Clara County Sher- transparency for the sheriff’s Smith is famously the first “CREATING YOUR MASTER PLAN” iff Laurie Smith is poised to office, which has faced multiple woman to be elected sheriff in begin her sixth term in office controversies during Smith’s California, and appears ready Saturday, Nov. 10 as preliminary election results 20-year tenure. to carry the title into another 8:00am-3:30pm show her with a double-digit Three jail guards were con- four-year term. PLAN lead against opponent John victed last year of second- Hirokawa said late Tuesday At Mitchell Park Community Center Hirokawa. degree murder in the 2015 beat- that less than 50 percent of AHEAD As of Wednesday morning death of mentally ill inmate votes had been tabulated, and • Hear an inspiring keynote speech ing, Smith had 56.5 percent of Michael Tyree, and inmates he hopes to wait out the rest of • Attend info-packed workshops the votes to Hirokawa’s 43.6 went on a two-week strike in the precincts to see the results. • Eat a tasty lunch percent with 100 percent of April after Immigration and “It was pretty much a grass- • Chat with others in similar situations precincts reporting, according Customs Enforcement agents roots campaign,” Hirokawa • Meet expert service providers to unofficial results. The race were “accidentally” allowed said of his race, which posed had moved to a runoff election into jails. the first runoff election in • Enter to win high quality door prizes after neither candidate was able Smith has responded with a call Smith’s career. • Enjoy coffee, chocolate, and conversation to secure a majority vote during for jail reform and accountability He said his election night REGISTRATION: Advance tickets $55 the June election. for her office, adding to a platform party was a positive atmosphere per person or $60 at door The heated race pitted Smith that includes protecting schools, to thank volunteers and com- (Includes morning beverages, a box lunch, against Hirokawa, her former addressing mental health issues, munity members who helped and afternoon treats). undersheriff. He vowed to homelessness and advocating for him during the campaign. prioritize accountability and victims of sexual assault. —Bay City News Service Purchase tickets at www.avenidas.org/conferences or call (650) 289-5445. most of the campaigning took principals all at once in March MV WHISMAN place before specific details this year. Continued from page 6 on the Bullis Mountain View Coladonato said that he was became publicly available. grateful for the opportunity to district, which for years has Being an incumbent in the serve the Mountain View Whis- shown large disparities between race was a mixed blessing, man School District community student test scores along ethnic name recognition notwith- over the last four years. and economic lines. Each can- standing. Wheeler and Cola- Wheeler and Conley will have didate took a different approach donato were on the board to hit the ground running for RENTAL HOUSING COMMITTEE VACANCIES to the answer, championing during the hiring of Superin- their fifth and first terms, programs like early English tendent Ayinde Rudolph, nego- respectively. Just days after The City of Mountain View is accepting applications at the City Clerk’s Of- learning programs and pre- tiated with North Bayshore being sworn in, the two will ÄJL\U[PS!WTVU-YPKH`+LJLTILY for Mountain View resi- school expansion. developers over an anticipated have to make key decisions on dents wishing to serve on the: Candidates also sought to swell in enrollment, and paved whether to approve or deny a RENTAL HOUSING COMMITTEE show voters how they each the way for a recent decision to petition to launch a new charter ࠮;OL 9LU[HS /V\ZPUN *VTTP[[LL PZ [HZRLK ^P[O PTWSLTLU[PUN HUK planned to support the dis- buy into 144 affordable housing school in the district. The deci- HKTPUPZ[LYPUN[OL]V[LYHWWYV]LK*VTT\UP[`:[HIPSPaH[PVUHUK-HPY trict’s hundreds of teachers, units for teachers and school sion will have huge implications 9LU[(J[ who have struggled to live staff. on the district’s budget and ࠮;OL*P[`*V\UJPS^PSSHWWVPU[UL^JVTTP[[LLTLTILYZ[VÄSSJ\YYLU[ in the high-cost Bay Area — But Wheeler and Coladonato facilities planning, and could ]HJHUJPLZHUKMVYUL^MV\Y`LHY[LYTZILNPUUPUNPU(WYPS many of whom face long com- also led the district through potentially throw a wrench in ࠮(SSTLTILYZVM[OL*VTTP[[LLHYLYLX\PYLK[VILYLZPKLU[ZVM[OL*P[` mutes. While candidates briefly some wildly unpopular deci- carefully laid plans to shift VM4V\U[HPU=PL^HUKUVTVYL[OHU[^VTLTILYZVM[OLJVTTP[[LL addressed concerns about the sions, including the adoption boundaries and open a new TH`VÛVYTHUHNLHU`YLU[HSWYVWLY[`VYILYLHS[VYZVYKL]LSVWLYZ V ;OLJ\YYLU[YLX\LZ[MVYHWWSPJH[PVUZPZMVYTLTILYZ[OH[KVUV[VÛ possibility that Bullis Charter of the ill-fated Teach to One school next year. VYTHUHNLHU`YLU[HSWYVWLY[`VYHYLUV[YLHS[VYZVYKL]LSVWLYZ School would be opening a math program and the decision Email Kevin Forestieri at [email protected] ࠮4LL[PUNKH[LZHUK[PTLZHYLLZ[HISPZOLKI`[OL9LU[HS/V\ZPUN*VTTP[[LL campus within the district, to remove and reassign four Members of the Committee are volunteers and, per the charter amendment known as The Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act (“CSFRA”) or Mea- Voice’s sure V, are tasked with setting rents at fair and equitable levels; establishing EL CAMINO bid to expand in the southern responded to the election rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of the CSFRA; part of the county. The hos- questionnaire — Fung, Kasper- KL[LYTPUPUN[OLHUU\HSNLULYHSYLU[HKQ\Z[TLU["HWWVPU[PUNOLHYPUNVɉJLYZ" Continued from page 6 pital has recently sought to zak and Ting — all agreed that adjudicating petitions and holding public hearings; establishing a budget and charging fees necessary to support that budget; administering the with- Along with holding the hos- open a clinic on Winchester scaling up operations is a valu- drawal process for the removal of rental units from the rental housing mar- pital accountable to the resi- Boulevard in San Jose, and in able tool for keeping El Camino ket; conducting studies, surveys, and investigations; reporting periodically dents in the district, which 2016 purchased a large plot of alive as an independent hospital, to the City Council; publicizing the Charter Amendment and the rights and encompasses Mountain View, undeveloped land in South San and is in keeping with the dis- responsibilities of landlords and tenants; establishing a schedule of penalties Los Altos, Sunnyvale and parts Jose. Hospital officials say there trict’s mission of serving resi- for noncompliance; and pursuing civil remedies and intervening in litigation, V subject to City Council approval. The CSFRA can be found on the City’s of other neighboring cities, the are are no concrete plans for the dents in the region. website and is also available upon request. winners of Tuesday’s election property yet. Email Kevin Forestieri at will help shape the hospital’s The three candidates who [email protected] Supplemental Statement: * Candidates are required to submit, along with their City application form, a typewritten statement to the following: TAX MEASURES cannabis retail shops. The measure charges up up to a 9 A statement under penalty of perjury setting forth the applicant’s inter- Continued from page 1 ests and dealings in real property, including, but not limited to, owner- percent fee on all cannabis ship, trusteeship, sale, or management, and investment in and association up again in the future. sales, which city officials with partnerships, corporations, joint ventures, and syndicates engaged Measure P faced little in the expect to generate $1 million in ownership, sale, or management of real property during the three years way of opposition. The city’s annually. While some Moun- immediately prior to the applicant’s application. This documentation will be available to the public. Chamber of Commerce and tain View neighborhoods were the Silicon Valley Leadership emphatically against marijua- If appointed, a Statement of Economic Interests Form 700 will need to be completed annually. Group were both lukewarm na retail sales within the city, to the idea, but they declined the proposal to tax the drug (WWVPU[TLU[ZHYLH]HPSHISLVUHULX\HSVWWVY[\UP[ÌHZPZ to wage any direct opposition apparently was something that campaign. pretty much everyone could *HSS[OL*:-9(7YVNYHTH[ MVYM\Y[OLYPUMVYTH[PVUHUKHU Follow us on Twitter HWWSPJH[PVU(UHWWSPJH[PVUJHUHSZVILKVÛSVHKLKH[! Similarly, there was little in agree on. V O[[WZ!^^^TV\U[HPU]PL^NV]JV\UJPSYLU[HSFOV\ZPUNFJVTTP[[LL the way of organized opposi- Email Mark Noack at KLMH\S[HZW twitter.com/mvvoice tion to Measure Q, the tax on [email protected]

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COUNCIL RACE direction and its push to address How Mountain View voted regional problems, as long as it Continued from page 1 Santa Clara Mountain didn’t mean sacrifices to their California him out two years ago. own lifestyle, she said. County View It was a stunning result for a “These results show that you U.S. Senate Dianne Feinstein (D) 54.3% 59.1% 60.5% fiercely competitive City Coun- shouldn’t have to make a com- Kevin de Leon (D) 45.7% 40.9% 39.5% cil race. Through the night, promise between your quality of election results were too close life and your compassion,” she House (District 18) Anna Eshoo (D) 71.4% 71.2% 80.4% to call in a three-way standoff said. “Some candidates seem Christine Russell (R) 28.6% 28.8% 19.6% between Showalter, Hicks and to be saying we have to choose Governor Gavin Newsom (D) 59.4% 68.4% 78.2% Ramirez for two of the seats, one or the other; I feel we can do John Cox (R) 40.6% 31.6% 21.8% while Kamei maintained the both.” top spot with 19.2 percent of The deciding factor may have State Superintendent Tony Thurmond 49.4% 54.5% 62% the vote. As the returns came come down to organization and Marshall Tuck 50.6% 45.5% 38% in, Ramirez trailed Showalter endorsements. Through the Assembly (District 24) Marc Berman (D) 74.4% 74.7% 78.4% by just a few dozen voters and Tuesday night election, Kamei Alex Glew (R) 25.6% 25.3% 21.6% he managed to close that gap as emerged as the clear victor Sheriff Laurie Smith 56.5% 55.6% N/A the night went on. in the six-way race, pulling John Hirokawa 43.5% 44.4% As of Wednesday, it remained ahead early by a wide margin. close between Hicks (17.8 Through the race, she had Proposition 1 Housing bond 54.1% 57.6% 65.6% percent) and Ramirez (17.7 raised among the most in dona- percent). tions, and gained the support of Proposition 6 Gas tax repeal 44.7% 33.7% 23.6% “I don’t know what to say. It influential local groups, such as Proposition 7 Daylight saving time 59.8% 59.2% 63.7% seemed like there was a strong the firefighters union. anti-incumbent sentiment,” Kamei had struggled in her Proposition 8 Dialysis proﬁt limits 38.4% 43.7% 43.8% Ramirez said. “We can say with 2014 run for a council seat, but Proposition 10 Local rent control 38.3% 41.2% 47.5% a high degree of certainty that she believed her message this the voters were not supportive time around resonated with Proposition 12 Farm animal cages 61% 65.9% 68.4% of the direction we were headed; voters. Speaking to the Voice, Source: Santa Clara County Elections Ofﬁce and California Secretary of State there’s an expectation now that Kamei attributed her success we’ll do something differently.” to the nationwide appetite for Other candidates echoed sim- more women and diverse can- MV VOTERS Democrats by big margins down vote as of Wednesday morning. ilar thoughts. If the two incum- didates in political office. Addi- Continued from page 1 the ballot, supporting Gov.-elect Mountain View voters, on the bents lose, the 2018 election tionally, she said her campaign’s Gavin Newsom, Congresswom- other hand, favored his oppo- could be interpreted as a man- push for housing solutions on the ballot, with nearly every an Anna Eshoo and state Assem- nent, state Assemblyman Tony date from voters for a change targeting middle-class house- precinct voting in unison for blyman Marc Berman. In the Thurmond, with a 62 percent of course for Mountain View. holds was something that voters or against measures. Getting race between two Democrats for majority. Showalter and Siegel were both wanted to hear. rid of California’s 2017 gas tax U.S. Senate, just over 60 percent Mirroring results from June, elected in 2014 with a promise “We have young families that increase, including a 12-cent per of residents favored incumbent Mountain View residents backed to aggressively tackle a regional can’t afford to live here, or par- gallon hike that went into effect Dianne Feinstein over state Sen. Laurie Smith in her bid for re- housing shortage, a problem ents with kids in high school or last November, was extremely Kevin de Leon. election as Santa Clara County with no easy or quick solution. college, and they fear they won’t unpopular in Mountain View. Marshall Tuck, largely favored sheriff, favoring her over chal- As the incumbents, they likely be able to live near their fami- Fewer than one in four voters, by charter school proponents lenger John Hirokawa by a nearly are seen as responsible for vot- lies,” she said. “Mountain View 23.6 percent, favored repealing during his campaign, won a identical margin to the county as ers’ frustration. used to be a middle-class city.” the state’s legislation, compared narrow victory for state super- a whole. V “Perhaps as mayor, I became Siegel struggled in his bid for to 44.7 percent of state voters. intendent of public instruction, Email Kevin Forestieri at the target for people’s anger,” re-election with 15.6 percent of City residents tended to back eking out 50.6 percent of the [email protected] Siegel said. “While I view this the vote, and he was unable to election as a personal defeat, it maintain a lead in any single does not stand out as a refuta- precinct in the city. Looking CLINIC YWCA, which provides services View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, tion of my vision of a more bal- somewhat crestfallen on Tues- to survivors of sexual and domes- Sunnyvale and Saratoga. anced Mountain View.” day night, he said he was wor- Continued from page 5 tic violence, has seen a similar Given the clinic’s location, But it remains hard to dis- ried what the voters’ decision Center nurses. The clinic would increase in demand. Requests for Stanford Hospital will be able cern a specific demand from would mean for the city’s long- not provide medical services to accompaniment to the hospital to provide medical services to Mountain View voters. Aside term goals, particularly bring- victims. Once the new Stanford for forensic exams and crisis sup- victims if needed, according to from Inks, the other five candi- ing housing to North Bayshore. Hospital is completed, slated for port calls are up 30 percent since Simitian’s office. dates campaigned on strikingly Former Councilman John 2019, the university planned to 2015, according to the nonprofit. “For people who have already similar platforms. To varying Inks came in last with 12.5 open a more fully fledged center YWCA has asked the county for been traumatized, asking them degrees, the top five candidates percent of the vote, despite a that would serve all of northern funding to help its rape crisis cen- to go to a remote location that each voiced support for rent rush of campaign donations Santa Clara County, 24 hours a ter respond to the rising demand. is unfamiliar, that is away from control, developing housing in in the final weeks of the race. day, seven days a week. Staffing these kinds of clinics their own community, I just think North Bayshore and taking a It remained an open question The county is facing a steady is also a challenge, as the nurses further aggravates the trauma. I compassionate stance toward during the race if Inks’ competi- increase in demand for these who administer the forensic don’t think that’s an acceptable the city’s homeless population. tors would end up splitting the services. Valley Medical Center exams must complete specialized model,” Simitian said. “I am “I was never sure what the vote and create an opening for conducted 349 sexual assault training, including a required anxious that we find a location in deciding issue was in this race,” him. He maintained the appear- forensic exams in 2017, up 20 state course that’s only offered the North County, and one that is Showalter admitted. “It’s been ance of a strong following on percent over the previous year, twice a year, according to the not only in the North County but hard in this campaign to distin- social media, particularly for according to a staff report. By report. Once a sexual assault can serve the entire North County guish yourself.” his unsympathetic stance on the August of this year, 265 exams forensic exam nurse or sexual and eliminate that trauma.” Showalter struggled to diag- city’s growing homeless prob- had been performed at the San assault nurse examiner is hired, County staff and Stanford are nose why voters were tilted lem. But his online support did Jose hospital — an increase of she or he must work for six to 12 working to finalize an agreement against the incumbents, and not translate to a large enough 9.5 percent compared to the same months before being cleared to and set a start date for the she suggested that it could be voting base. time period in 2017. take cases on their own, Lorenz program. V that voters wanted someone to The election results are provi- “This upward trend is expected wrote. They are asked to work blame for traffic and construc- sional, with additional ballots to continue as services become overnight shifts and can be sub- tion impacts. still being tallied after the easier for victims to access and poenaed to testify. For immediate In contrast, Hicks was more Voice’s Wednesday press dead- education and outreach expand,” Simitian expects that the new in-person crisis assistance confident about the message line. For updates, check mv- Valley Medical Center Chief clinic will serve people under the and counseling services, voters were relaying to their voice.com. V Executive Officer Paul Lorenz jurisdiction of law enforcement contact YWCA’s 24-hour elected officials. Residents were Email Mark Noack wrote in a report for the Health agencies (including the sheriff’s support line supportive of Mountain View’s at [email protected] and Hospital Committee. office) in Palo Alto, Mountain at 800-572-2782.

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Google moves to next stage of campus plans TECH GIANT FILES PLANS FOR TWO NEW NORTH BAYSHORE PROJECTS By Mark Noack headlines for the bubble-dome Unlike the Charleston East design and photovoltaic rooftops project with its promenade and oving into the next of its Charleston East and Bay “Green Loop” walkway open phase of its showpiece View buildings. With Landings, to the public, the Landings site Mcampus plans, Google the company appears to be adopt- would be largely off-limits. The officials submitted new archi- ing another distinct style. building would be encircled with tecture designs in recent days for The design plans by the Heath- hedges and fencing to prevent two projects in North Bayshore. erwick Studio architecture firm outsiders from strolling through. Taken together, the proposals call for a cluster of buildings Instead, the public would be rout- call for 800,000 square feet of linked in a “sawtooth” archway. ed to a new extension of the Green new office space as well as 3,200 This layout would have the some Loop trail that would be built on COURTESY OF HEATHERWICK STUDIO parking stalls. offices along the middle of the the east side of the Landings proj- An artist’s rendering of Google’s proposed Landings project shows The two North Bayshore pro- arc raised up to two stories off ect alongside Permanente Creek. the unique “sawtooth” rooftops. posals would develop what are the ground with a private walk- To build the project, Google known as the Landings and Huff way running below. The build- would be tearing down about “This is the start of a conversa- from Live Nation, but that sites. Neither proposal should ings would be five stories at most, 250,000 square feet of offices tion with the city and commu- arrangement is expected to end come as any major surprise for but they would be raised much currently in use. Google received nity of Mountain View on the in 2025. City officials say the Huff Mountain View officials since higher due to the archway design. permission to increase that foot- redevelopment of our Landings project is expected to replace they’ve both been in the queue “The intent — from design to print by about 550,000 square feet offices, which we believe could that parking supply, allowing of approved gatekeeper projects the proposed materials for con- as part of a 2015 city allocation, better complement and connect Google’s other office projects to for about three years. In fact, city struction — is for the building bringing the total up to about with the surrounding North Bay- move forward. officials had been ratcheting up to blend in with its surroundings 800,000. shore neighborhood,” said Drew Along with the garage, Google pressure on Google officials to as much as possible,” the Heath- To build the Landings project, Wenzel, Google development is also planning to include about stop dragging their heels and erwick architects explained in Google is asking permission executive, in a statement. 8,000 square feet of new retail submit formal designs. their proposal. “The building to remove nearly 900 trees. Of The Huff project is much more space that architects note would The more remarkable of the envelope ... breathes new life into those, about 374 are listed as straightforward — it’s a proposal be suitable for a fitness center or pair is the Landings project, the sawtooth roof, reinterpreting heritage trees, including many for a giant parking garage with food retail. located just north of Highway 101 it as a fluid and collective form.” redwoods. To replace them, the room for 1,792 vehicles. The site Mountain View city officials at 2171 Landings Drive. The plans On the ground floor, the Land- company is proposing to plant is an 8-acre gravel lot, located are currently scheduled to dis- call for an 800,000-square-foot ings project calls for a variety of 735 new trees. on Huff Avenue about a quarter cuss the new North Bayshore building that marks a new course employee cafes and unspecified If city approvals are granted, mile south of Charleston Road. projects at the Dec. 11 City for the company’s unorthodox amenities. Below the offices construction for the Landings For help meeting its parking Council meeting. V office architecture. A couple years would be a large garage with project is expected to move for- needs, Google currently leases Email Mark Noack ago, Google drew international room for up to 1,408 vehicles. ward in 2020. space at Shoreline Amphitheatre at [email protected]

CHARTER SCHOOL about how our charter transfer Continued from page 5 process would work.” Rudolph said he wants to make Wilson said this didn’t appear to clear to parents that placement in be a policy change for the school schools has always been subject district. She said she recalls going to enrollment projections, and to a Stevenson PACT informa- that enrolling in a non-district tion night for her incoming kin- school means they “probably dergarten student and being told will not be able to re-enter their she could lose her spot at Huff MVWSD choice or impacted Elementary School. neighborhood school in the same “This isn’t something new, this school year.” isn’t like a threat tactic,” she said. In past years, the district has “But it did inform what I ended taken costly measures to make up deciding for my own child, sure students living within the and it was clearly stated.” boundaries of packed schools The charter petition is asking — particularly Bubb and Huff to establish a 168-student school elementary schools — are able to in the 2019-20 school year, and attend regardless of how cramped so far the district has received a it is, including by adding portable notice of intent to enroll in Bul- classrooms. But that was consid- lis from 144 families. Rudolph ered a short-term measure until said the district started plotting students could be shifted under where each of those kids live last the new attendance boundaries. week in order to gauge where The $300,000 cost to maintain enrollment will drop, intend- the portables will start eating into ing to pare back facilities and the district’s general fund if they staff commensurate with the are kept in commission after the enrollment drop. Rudolph told 2019-20 school year. the Voice after the meeting that, Decisions to keep the portables while imprecise and not reflec- and retain teachers can’t be made tive of who will actually attend on the fly, Rudolph said, which is the charter school, it’s the best why the district has been put in a See a Stanford pediatrician the district can do. bind by Bullis Mountain View’s at Altos Pediatric Associates “Until Bullis provides their opening date amid the impend- enrollment timeline, we are left ing shuffle of students. in a lurch for planning for our “If we would’ve known this two Access to Excellence. enrollment processes,” he said in years ago, then we probably genpeds.stanfordchildrens.org an email. “Once they communi- would’ve developed a different cate that, we can be more specific plan of action,” he said. V

14 Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q November 9, 2018 LocalNews

INSPIRING CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, CHARACTER

MAGALI GAUTHIER Josette Marrero, an air quality researcher, speaks to students at Los Altos High School during a STEAM Week event on Oct. 11. High schools seek pros for advice on science and tech education ADVISORY BOARDS WOULD HELP CRAFT ‘STEAM’ ACADEMIES AT LOCAL SCHOOLS

By Kevin Forestieri position to influence the dis- The STEAM classes would be trict’s existing course content as in addition to other tech savvy n a bid to prepare students for well as the introduction of new career-focused education pro- future careers in science and classes. grams run by the high school Itech, the Mountain View- The courses are not designed to district, including the Freestyle Los Altos High School District be taken in a vacuum — classes Academy digital arts and media is calling on pros from local are intended to create a multi- program that’s open to juniors industries to weigh in on how to year “pathway” for students to and seniors from both high best tailor classes for the jobs of build on skills that eventually schools. Other so-called Career tomorrow. culminate in a senior capstone Technical Education (CTE) ini- Last month, district officials project. tiatives include classes at Alta put out the solicitation for pro- The announcement comes Vista, which teach students a fessional volunteers to serve on shortly after Los Altos High broad range of skills includ- advisory boards for either Moun- School hosted its STEAM week ing masonry, construction, tain View or Los Altos high in October, which assembled a plumbing, electrical and solar schools, where they would meet long list of speakers represent- installation. bimonthly to help the district ing some of the top universities, The district is assembling the craft what it’s calling STEAM startups and companies in the STEAM advisory boards as part academies — short for science, world in order to give students of a statewide effort on CTE technology, engineering, arts and a taste of what kind of careers programs, following increased math. await them in the world of sci- funding and interest from Cali- OPEN HOUSE This year marks the inaugural ence, technology, engineering fornia’s elected officials to better advisory board for Mountain and math. link between high school educa- View High, whereas Los Altos Although the committees tion and future job opportuni- November 10, 2018 is seeking to recruit more mem- may appear to de-emphasize the ties. Although it would seem Upper Campus ber for its existing committee, “arts” in STEAM, that’s certainly that both Mountain View and which has been meeting over the not the intent, nor has it been the Los Altos high schools would 26800 Fremont Road last two years. Members of each case for Los Altos’ existing advi- have the same job market and Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 board will get a chance to work sory board, according to Brigitte the same goals in mind, state law 10:00am - 12:30pm directly with teachers to develop Sarraf, the district’s director requires that the advisory boards curriculum and student projects. of accountability and evalua- be separate, according to district District officials are seeking tion. She said the existing panel staff. to tap into the deep pool of local has focused on careers outside Anyone interested in joining talent in Silicon Valley to intro- of tech, including architecture the Mountain View High School duce students to subjects that design, marketing, entrepreneur- advisory board may contact Register online at www.pinewood.edu includ mechanical engineering, ship, visual and media arts, and [email protected], computer science and robotics, that expertise is sought on all of while prospective candidates for potentially expanding into oth- those areas. the Los Altos board may contact er subjects like biotechnology. “It is clearly a STEAM Acad- [email protected]. Outside of the STEM-focused emy,” she said. “Los Altos High There is no hard deadline for careers, the advisory panels School is further along on the ‘A’ applications, and district officials could also include members component than Mountain View are looking for “as many candi- who have a background in busi- High School. Both schools feel dates as possible.” V ness and marketing. Advisory strongly about the inclusion and Email Kevin Forestieri at board members are in a prime connection to arts and design.” [email protected]

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16 Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q November 9, 2018 LocalNews LASD fires off warning over Bullis growth plans By Kevin Forestieri For years, the charter school’s leadership has made it clear they ullis Charter School offi- want a consolidated campus in a cials announced that they centralized location in the school Bare seeking to boost stu- district, as well as the ability to dent enrollment by over 20 per- grow to 1,200 students over the cent in the coming school year, next three to five years. For Los and formally requested last week Altos School District administra- that Los Altos School District tors and board members alike, find space to house more than this has represented a huge logis- 1,000 students by April next year. tical challenge, particularly with Despite the monthslong pro- the competing interests of neigh- cess ahead, Los Altos School borhood school communities District shot back Nov. 2, releas- who do not want to be uprooted. ing a statement warning that Members of a district task force the charter school is seeking to debated, and ultimately rejected, close down Egan Junior High the idea of relocating Egan Junior and expand onto the rest of the High to a new potential school school’s campus — something site in the San Antonio region charter school representatives of Mountain View, which could flatly deny. have cleared the way for Bullis The K-8 Bullis is currently to expand into the Egan campus. housed in portable buildings on MAGALI GAUTHIER Most of the task force’s members the Egan and Blach junior high Bullis Charter School representatives have requested use of the entire Egan Junior High School campus, opposed the idea, and a majority school campuses. which it currently shares. of trustees rejected the idea at the The latest back-and-forth was Sept. 10 board meeting. prompted by a state-mandated any disruption for even a single a chance to make the proposal, this request really benefits. Although the school district process for charter schools to child for a single year, but notes receive a counter proposal, meet, “I’m getting a lot of BCS fami- is negotiating to buy nearly 10 request facilities under Proposi- that the District has had many confer and agree on a final solu- lies coming to me saying ‘Why is acres of land at the corner of tion 39, which states that school years, including the most recent tion. This is the first step in the BCS doing this? I don’t support California Street and Showers districts must provide “reason- five years pursuant to the settle- process.” it,’” he said. Drive in Mountain View for a ably equivalent” facilities to chil- ment agreement, to effectively Hurd said the latest comments Former board member Tamara future school, Bullis families dren within the district who plan for a more permanent single by the school district are inflam- Logan said the community went and charter school leadership choose to go to a charter school. site solution.” matory and inaccurate, and show through a similarly divisive pro- have largely rejected the idea of The request states that Bullis In the statement released by the an unwillingness to collaborate cess during past Proposition 39 being placed at the future school Charter School will increase school district Nov. 2., district with Bullis on a permanent solu- requests for facilities, which had site. Among the top concerns are enrollment from 915 students officials said Bullis’ request to tion to more than a decade of asked for other school sites like traffic and an unwillingness to this year to 1,105 in the 2019-20 “close” Egan would cause signifi- debates over facilities. Covington Elementary School. put 900 students onto a relatively school year, 1,058 of whom live cant problems, and that it makes “BCS did not call for the closure The stakes seem a little higher small campus. within the district’s boundar- no effort to state “where LASD of any high-performing LASD this time around, she said, con- State law requires that the Los ies. The “in-district” enrollment should place the nearly 600 junior school. The fact that LASD wants sidering Egan is one of only two Altos School District respond to would increase by 220 students, high school students who would to paint this as BCS calling for junior high schools serving the the request by Dec. 1 and put or about 26 percent, according to be evicted imminently from the the closure of Egan is a blatant district, and the charter school together a written proposal for the request. Egan campus or denied the abil- attempt to sow fear, uncertainty was by no means required to ask how to accommodate the charter An online petition urging Los ity to enroll in junior high there.” and doubt in the LASD commu- for all 20 acres of the school. school’s 1,058 district students by Altos School District not to close The statement calls the request nity,” he said. “I think that they have chosen Feb. 1. V down Egan, started Nov. 2, had a “step back” from the col- School board member Sangeeth to go down a divisive path,” Email Kevin Forestieri at already picked up more than laborative spirit between the Peruri rejects that argument, tell- Logan said. [email protected] 2,300 supporters as of Wednes- charter school and the district, ing the Voice that the state’s edu- day morning. particularly the five-year facilities cation code gives charter schools November Specials from La Comida*. Join Us! The request states that Bullis’ agreement inked between the two plenty of room to avoid calling for “preference” is to be located on parties in 2014. The agreement an outright takeover of the Egan the Egan site, with “exclusive expires in June, and progress on a campus. The code states that the use” of the site’s approximately subsequent multi-year agreement petition must include “informa- 20 acres. A large portion of the that avoids annual Proposition tion regarding the district school charter school is already housed 39 requests screeched to a halt site and/or general geographic on the eastern end of the campus, earlier this year. To grant the area in which the charter school with the Egan Junior High School charter school its request for all wishes to locate.” campus on the western side, and of Egan would amount to “pref- Peruri said the hope was to the request asserts that the large erential treatment” for Bullis over avoid the Proposition 39 process, campus would be an ideal loca- district students, according to the which he said is not beneficial MONTHLY DINNER, NOV 10 tion for Bullis to expand without district’s statement. for anyone involved, and that he Meal is served at 5:30 pm-6 pm (Doors open at 5:15pm). disrupting those students. Egan Bullis Charter School board favored something akin to the Voice Menu: Carrot raisin salad, Chicken Monterey with wheat is one of the district’s largest chair Joe Hurd told the that five-year facilities agreement that pasta and green beans, fresh fruit. sites, and Bullis, at 1,105 students, parents shouldn’t interpret the expires on June 30. would be the largest school, language of the request to mean “We were extremely startled to THANKSGIVING LUNCH CELEBRATION, NOV 20 according to the request. the charter school wants to close see Bullis request all of Egan,” he Meal is served at 11:15 am-1:45 pm (Doors open at 11 am) It would also, however, displace down Egan, let alone take over said. Menu: Roast turkey with all the trimmings, pumpkin pie. hundreds of junior high school- the campus. He said Bullis is Since word got out, Peruri age students in the district to a requested by state statute to name said he’s been fielding emails Stevenson House, 455 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto Parking is available at Unitarian Universalist Church next door to yet-to-be-determined new loca- a specific school site as part of its and text messages, and not just Stevenson House tion, which the facilities request facilities request, as it had to do from families with kids at Egan. Reservations required. Call (650) 322-3742 acknowledges but downplays. with all 10 of its Proposition 39 Families across the district, high $3 suggested contribution for 60+ years old diners “Since BCS has far more requests since 2004. school students and older resi- $8 for diners under 60 years old. students on the Egan campus “The Prop. 39 request submit- dents without kids in the district (*) La Comida is Palo Alto’s senior nutrition program. returning next year, moving Egan ted on Nov. 1 is the first stage of a — all of them seem to have a spe- La Comida would disrupt the education of multi-part, monthslong process,” cial place in their hearts for the It is where food and friends meet. far less public school students,” he said. “It is a process that is set school, Peruri said. Even Bullis the request states. “BCS regrets up by statute to give both sides families are left wondering who www.lacomida.org

November 9, 2018 Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q 17 LocalNews MVLA superintendent announces retirement By Kevin Forestieri boom. Along with fighting to make sure developers in North fter guiding the district Bayshore help offset the costs of through three busy years, building new school facilities, AMountain View-Los Altos Harding and the school board High School District Superin- have frequently met about leas- tendent Jeff Harding announced ing land for the district’s digital Nov. 1 that he plans to retire next arts and media-focused Freestyle year. Academy. Harding, Harding led the district through whose retire- a critical time when California ment will be transitioned to the Common Core effective at the standards, and students went end of June, from taking the old STAR tests — led the district which yielded a three-digit grade through major for each school — to the new digi- milestones tal testing format with an entirely including the Jeff Harding new set of results. rollout of new Many of the district’s longest Common Core standardized serving, highest-ranking admin- tests, passage of the massive istrators, notably former associ- $295 million Measure E bond, ate superintendents Joe White and negotiations with the city of and Brigitte Sarraf, retired from Mountain View to prepare for an their roles at Mountain View- onslaught of enrollment growth. Los Altos, leaving the district In a statement, Harding said with a relatively new leadership believes he will be leaving his team in recent years. Public Notice top role in the district at a time School board president Fiona when the local high schools are Walter said in a statement that Vacancy on the Board of Directors of headed in the right direction Harding has set in motion a Public Facilities Financing Corporation — with a solid financial future lengthy list of initiatives, from and academic performance that new classroom construction to continues to improve — and that tech upgrades and student men- “without question, there’s a rosy tal health initiatives, and that the Who: Santa Clara Valley Water District future ahead for MVLA.” board wishes him the best after Harding joined the district nearly four decades in education. What: The Board of Directors of the Santa Clara Valley Water District in June 2015, replacing former Harding said in the statement intends to fill a vacant director position on the Public Facilities Superintendent Barry Groves, that he plans to travel and spend after running schools as a super- time with family and friends, Financing Corporation (PFFC). intendent in Sonoma County. He and pursue part-time “profes- joined the district — at least in sional projects” like leadership When: Interested parties should notify the Clerk of the Board of Directors part — because of the top-notch coaching for current and aspir- of the Santa Clara Valley Water District in writing no later than reputation of Mountain View- ing school administrators. For- 4:00 p.m., on Friday, December 21, 2018. Please submit a letter Los Altos, and said one of his mer superintendent Groves took goals going forward was to play a a similar route, “retiring” from of interest which includes your name, contact numbers, residential big role working with other local the district before working at the address, email address, occupation, summary of interest in the agencies. Association of California School position, qualifications and experience. Since then, the district has Administrators in Burlingame. worked closely with the city of District officials are expected Where: 5750 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California 95118 Mountain View on how to best to begin an executive search for handle fast-increasing enroll- a new superintendent sometime

ment caused by the city’s housing in the coming weeks. V The PFFC is a nonprofit public benefit corporation whose primary purpose is to provide assistance to the Santa Clara Valley Water District in financing the acquisition, construction and improvement of public buildings, works and QOBITUARY equipment for the Santa Clara Valley Water District, together with site development, landscaping, utilities, furnishings, appurtenances and related facilities. The PFFC VIRGINIA D. MONTANA directors serve as volunteers. Virginia D. Montana, a longtime Mountain View resident, died Oct. 31, with her son-in-law Duties of the PFFC director will be to perform any and all duties imposed by law, Billie James by her side. She was 101. by the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or by resolution of the She was born April 10, 1917, to Patsy and Board of Directors of the Santa Clara Valley Water District. PFFC directors meet Paula De Ramo, in McKees Rocks, Pennsylva- at such times and places as required to conduct Corporation business, usually nia. She completed high school, receiving two scholarships for art and nursing, and married from one to three times annually. Nicholas Montana. They moved to Califor- Virginia nia, where she was a homemaker. The couple Montana In order to be eligible for appointment, an interested party must reside within first lived in San Francisco, then moved to the County of Santa Clara and must continue to reside therein while serving Mountain View, where she spent the next 66 years of her life. She on the PFFC. The Board is seeking interested candidates with experience and enjoyed baking, sewing, needlepoint, gardening, romance novels understanding of the financial market and the issuance of bonds. and crosswords, and good political discussions, her family said. She was preceded in death by Nicholas, her husband of 62 years, and her grandson Christopher Montana. She is survived by her https://bit.ly/2AESh3T Information packets can be obtained online at , children, Ron Montana (Jan) and Pat Bishop (Billie James); and or email [email protected], or in person at District Headquarters, grandson Bret Montana (Renee). 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California 95118. A celebration of life ceremony will be held at a future date. 11/2018 JA Arrangements were by Cusimano Family Colonial Mortuary.

18 Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q November 9, 2018 LocalNews County supervisors irate over internet throttling during wildfires LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS SAY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS HARMED BY VERIZON By Kevin Forestieri the county $800 for each device, unlimited plan, and what kind waters between billing prac- actually means. He said the plan totaling close to $200,000 to of emergency scenario would end tices — charging over a certain also states it can exclude “dedi- anta Clara County supervi- $250,000 per month. throttling on the groups. amount of internet usage or cated internet connections,” par- sors say more needs to be The throttling was so sig- “We obviously have life-or- throttling connections purely ticularly fixed internet routers, Sdone to ensure Verizon and nificant that download speeds death situations without the to boost the company’s bottom which would be a big problem for other internet services providers reportedly dropped to 0.2 mega- declaration of emergency from line — and technical engineer- the department. never again restrict public safety bits per second, meaning it had the governor, and there are a lot ing requirements to manage the “Are our fixed internet rout- agencies communications dur- “no meaningful functionality,” of folks who keep people safe network. ers, that are permanently affixed ing emergencies. But it’s an open according to an email to Bowden besides the four categories of first “The data caps and the throt- to our fire engines, consid- question whether Verizon could by fire Capt. Justin Stockman. responders like firefighters, law tling that follows after you exceed ered a fixed stationary wireless be compelled to do anything Another crew member with a enforcement and EMS,” Simitian a certain amount or the overage networking device, and there- about it. non-throttled Verizon phone, said. “So I’m concerned about fees — they are not coupled with fore excluded from the plan?” Verizon officials continued doing a side-by-side compari- whether or not the decision- congestion at all,” he said. Bowden asked. “Because as I read what amounts to an apology tour son, was getting 20 megabits per making is going to be ad hoc for Bowden said that Santa Clara it, it is a fixed device. It doesn’t at the county’s Oct. 31 Finance second. During the June 2018 those ten codes.” County’s fire department still get pulled out, it never leaves that and Government Operations response to the Pawnee Fire, Santa Clara County Supervisor hasn’t signed up for this new apparatus.” Committee meeting, admitting Bowden said firefighters were Cindy Chavez said she was con- plan, noting that he had con- Bowden said he sought clar- that the company’s conduct dur- “monitoring the billing cycle cerned that Verizon would ratio- cerns Verizon may still end up ity in writing from Verizon on ing massive wildfires earlier this to figure out when connectiv- nalize, either from a financial quashing its connection. He said both of his concerns, but hasn’t year was unacceptable. County ity would resume” and using or a network management per- the plan won’t throttle connec- received a response a month officials revealed in August that “personal devices and phones to spective, that some public safety tions for “actively engaged and after his request. Simitian asked Verizon had slowed the county allow them to have connectivity operations shouldn’t move at full deployed” firefighters, police Verizon representatives to make fire department’s wireless inter- back to the internet.” capacity at all times. She said and emergency medical techni- net communications to a crawl Despite getting assurances these organizations can’t wait 20 cians, but its unclear what that See INTERNET, page 20 during the Mendocino Complex from Verizon at the time that minutes for an emergency decla- Fire, the largest combined wild- the throttling would be lifted in ration when critical life or death fire in state history. The fires tore times of emergency, the depart- situations come down to seconds.

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He Mountain View • 615 W. El Camino Real • (650) 967-0851 cumstances for first responders, break loose, and it should,” said the company looked “inter- that process failed,” Roman said. Simitian said. “Everyone’s on nally” and consulted with public “We are contrite in making every notice right now that both folks safety experts and concluded that effort to ensure that this never in the first responder world and giving access to all 14 could clog happens again.” the public generally (were) put at up network capacity and slow Public Notices The Men- risk unnecessarily, and that can’t down everyone’s connection. docino Com- be allowed to happen again.” Verizon officials want to make plex Fire Along with assurances that sure that individuals on the front 995 Fictitious Name TOTAL CLEANING wasn’t the first throttling will be lifted in future line, who need the highest data FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME time, either. emergencies, Verizon’s plan speeds available, have it avail- Statement STATEMENT Fire Chief includes providing a special, able, Hickey said. “You live in CRYSTAL GARDEN MASSAGE File No.: FBN647929 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person (persons) is (are) Tony Bowden unlimited access plan to emer- this world where if everybody has STATEMENT doing business as: Total Cleaning, located at 1050 described how Fire Chief gency responders at all times. unlimited, nobody has unlim- File No.: FBN646975 the depart- Public safety organizations are ited, and so we wanted to make The following person (persons) is (are) Crestview Dr. #13, Mountain View, CA Tony Bowden doing business as: 94040, Santa Clara County. ment had been recognized among 14 so-called sure that we were in a scenario Crystal Garden Massage, located at 903 This business is owned by: An throttled multiple times going North American Industry Clas- where this group absolutely had E. El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA Individual. 94040, Santa Clara County. The name and residence address of back to December 2017, and had sification System (NAICS) codes, the best possible service,” he said. This business is owned by: An the registrant(s) is(are): a representative from Verizon and four have been picked by The analogy used throughout Individual. MILTON SARAVIA on the phone each time trying Verizon as recipients of unlim- the meeting to describe data The name and residence address of the 1050 Crestview Dr. #13 registrant(s) is(are): Mountain View, CA 94040 to sort out the problem. In each ited, unthrottled internet access, throughput limitations was a YI WU Registrant began transacting business instance, Verizon representatives according to Dave Hickey, Veri- busy highway, with various vehi- 663 Saint James Dr. under the fictitious business name(s) said that the fire department zon’s vice president of busi- cles all trying to get on the road Morgan Hill, CA 95037 listed above on 05/05/2001. Registrant began transacting business This statement was filed with the might need to upgrade to a more ness and government sales. at the same time. The analogy under the fictitious business name(s) County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara expensive plan, including a limit- The remaining 10 public safety broke down, however, as Chavez listed above on N/A. County on October 26, 2018. This statement was filed with the (MVV Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018) less data plan that charged on a “codes” would get unlimited inquired about why the company County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara pay-per-use basis after bumping access in emergency situations, throttled connections even dur- County on September 27, 2018. into the cap. but are otherwise stuck with the ing low-traffic times when the (MVV Oct. 19, 26; Nov. 2, 9, 2018) Considering the number of publicly available plans. “highway” was completely open. devices and amount of data usage Supervisors questioned the Ernesto Falcon, legislative Call Alicia Santillan at 650-223-6578 required by the fire department, logic behind picking and choos- counsel with the Electronic Fron- or email [email protected] Bowden estimated the “unlim- ing public safety organizations tier Foundation, told supervisors for assistance with your legal advertising needs. ited” plan could end up costing that get to benefit from the that Verizon was muddying the

November 9, 2018 Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q 19 LocalNews NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION WALKOUT The Mountain View/Los Altos Union High School District has Continued from page 5 prepared an Initial Study (IS) to evaluate the environmental LPSDFWVRIWKHSURMHFWLGHQWLÀHGEHORZDVUHTXLUHGE\WKH&DO- LIRUQLD (QYLURQPHQWDO 4XDOLW\ $FW &(4$ 7KH ,QLWLDO 6WXG\ later told her the coworker could FRQFOXGHVWKDWWKHSURMHFWGHVFULEHGEHORZZRXOGQRWKDYHD be fired immediately, as long as VLJQLÀFDQWHIIHFWRQWKHHQYLURQPHQWDQGWKHUHIRUHWKH0RXQ- he held a less important role on tain View/Los Altos Union High School District proposes to the team than her. DGRSWD0LWLJDWHG1HJDWLYH'HFODUDWLRQ 01' 7KHSURMHFWVLWH Both women said they hoped GRHVQRWFRQWDLQDOLVWHGWR[LFVLWH telling their stories would galva- nize victims of abuse, as well as 7KHSXUSRVHRIWKLVQRWLFHLVWRLQIRUPWKHSXEOLFRIWKH0RXQ- their allies. 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NATALIA NAZAROVA PROJECT TITLE: Mountain View High School Expansion “Employees have raised con- Google employees walk out of the Mountain View offices to protest Project structive ideas for how we the tech giant’s treatment of women at 11:10 a.m. on Nov. 1. can improve our policies and PROJECT LOCATION: The Mountain View High School cam- our processes going forward,” harassment required.” movement,” O’Neil-Hart said, SXVLVORFDWHGDW7UXPDQ$YHQXHLQWKH&LW\RI0RXQWDLQ Pichai said in a statement. “We After the New York Times explaining that the movement 9LHZ7KHSURMHFWVLWHLVORFDWHGRQDDFUHDUHDERXQGHGE\ are taking in all their feedback report was published, women began on internal channels, but 2DN$YHQXHWRWKHVRXWK%U\DQW$YHQXHWRWKHQRUWK7UXPDQ so we can turn these ideas into at the company organized the quickly spread to more than 60 $YHQXHWRWKHZHVWDQGUHVLGHQWLDOSURSHUWLHVWRWKHHDVW action.” protest in about five days. Offices percent of Google offices across PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Mountain View/Los Altos Google came under fire after in Singapore began the protest at the world. Union High School District expects an increase in enrollment a New York Times report on 11:10 a.m. local time, with other The protest in Mountain RI VWXGHQWV DW WKH 0RXQWDLQ 9LHZ +LJK 6FKRRO FDPSXV Oct. 25 revealed a $90 million protests happening at offices View ended with a roaring IURPVWXGHQWVWRVWXGHQWV7KHSURSRVHGSURMHFW payout for a employee Andy around the world. chant of “Time’s up!” following includes the expansion of school facilities to accommodate Rubin, who had been accused “We chose 11, one, or 11:10, on the heels of similar move- the expected increase in student enrollment at Mountain View of sexual harassment. One man because we believe that one ments against perpetrators of +LJK6FKRROFDPSXV7KHSURMHFWSURSRVHVWRFRQVWUXFWDQHZ held a sign that said, “Happy to story is too many and we’ve abuse in Hollywood and other VTXDUHIRRW WZRVWRU\ FODVVURRP EXLOGLQJ D RQHVWR- Quit for $90 million, no sexual heard thousands as part of this industries. V U\ VTXDUHIRRW HQJLQHHULQJ EXLOGLQJ DQ DSSUR[LPDWHO\ VTXDUHIRRWVWXGHQWVHUYLFHVEXLOGLQJDQGDQDSSUR[L- PDWHO\VTXDUHIRRWDX[LOLDU\J\PQDVLXPEXLOGLQJRQWKH INTERNET and public safety, Falcon said. do with the throttling of public 0RXQWDLQ 9LHZ +LJK 6FKRRO FDPSXV ,Q DGGLWLRQ WKH SURMHFW Continued from page 19 The resulting dynamic is what safety internet access. 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Jerry Brown UL]LQJWKHVSHFLÀFDQGIDFWXDOEDVLVIRUWKHLUFRPPHQWVLQZULW- concern that the Federal Com- have the power ... to enact some as a means of restoring net neu- LQJWR09/$3OHDVHSURYLGH\RXUFRQWDFWLQIRUPDWLRQDQGVHQG munications Commission (FCC) sort of penalties to punish the trality protections at the state \RXUFRPPHQWVE\SPRQ0RQGD\'HFHPEHUUGWR is not longer interested in moni- company,” he said. level. Whether the law will go in toring companies suspected of “When you are seeking assur- effect is contingent on the lawsuit Mountain View/Los Altos Union High School District wrongdoing. ances, there is nothing hanging Mozilla Corp. v. FCC, which $WWHQWLRQ0LNH0DWKLHVHQ At the Oct. 31 meeting, Fal- in the backdrop right now as challenges the 2017 Restoring %U\DQW$YHQXH0RXQWDLQ9LHZ&$ con argued to supervisors that a legal power to compel such Internet Freedom order. 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The company could face Until then, Falcon said there that the FCC could have written penalties if it had knowingly hid really isn’t much recourse for 09/$'LVWULFW2IÀFH up rules to prevent it from hap- that fact, though that was not Santa Clara County. %U\DQW$YHQXH pening again. suggested at any point during the “I’m glad the county had this 0RXQWDLQ9LHZ&$ hearing, but the county can do That power was taken away meeting. in 2017, when the FCC issued After the meeting, Falcon told nothing about Verizon,” he said. Voice 09+6$GPLQLVWUDWLYH2IÀFH its Restoring Internet Freedom the that it was likely the “There is no legal remedy for the 3535 Truman Avenue order, which knocked out the intent of Verizon representatives county. 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CRIME BRIEFS and injured a pedestrian. Police Department in June, but Mountain View case was ulti- fight at the bar around 2:40 a.m. Continued from page 4 Anyone who witnessed the she failed to report to her pro- mately determined not to have on Friday, Nov. 2. The victim, a collision is encouraged to pro- bation officer for court appear- committed a crime, police said. 25-year-old San Jose man, told crash, pending an investigation. vide information to police ances related to charges filed Officers who arrested Kim this officers that the suspect, 27, had The crash is the first fatal col- by contacting Officer Kevin against her in Southern Califor- week allegedly found her in pos- punched him multiple times and lision reported on city streets so Solomon at kevin.solomon@ nia, police said. session of multiple credit cards had since left the area, according far this year, although a driver mountainview.gov. Kim is suspected of meet- belonging to additional victims, to police spokeswoman Katie was killed in a multi-vehicle crash ing victims using the online police said. Nelson. on Highway 101 in Mountain dating website KoreanCupid. “Kim’s abuse of services that One of the officers en route to View in March. The last collision FRAUD SUSPECT com, where she goes by several should be used to help real the bar found a man matching involving a Google bus was on ARRESTED, AGAIN monikers, and luring them into victims of domestic violence is the suspect’s description walking Dec. 27 last year, when a motor- a relationship. Kim then would appalling, and we will do all we down Rengstorff Avenue, who cyclist struck a Google bus at A 44-year-old woman who allegedly call police and claim can to ensure she cannot ensnare was identified and eventually North Shoreline Boulevard and allegedly pretended to be the she was attacked by her partner, and victimize again,” said Lt. arrested on suspicion of battery. Plymouth Street and was killed. victim of domestic violence in only to steal his valuables once Mike Canfield of the Mountain He was later booked into Santa City traffic data going back to order to steal from unsuspecting the accused partner was out of View Police Department. Clara County jail. January 2017 shows there was men has been arrested again, the home. Employees at the bar told only one other reported collision according to police. Kim is accused of doing this police that both men involved at the intersection of Charleston The suspect, Sunmee Kim, to “numerous” men throughout BAR FIGHT ARREST were asked to leave because of Road and Huff Avenue, on Oct. was arrested by Mountain View California, including one similar Police arrested a Morgan Hill their level of intoxication, Nelson 13, 2017. The crash occurred detectives while she was in a incident in Mountain View that man Nov. 2 following reports that said. Neither the victim nor the during morning commute hours hotel in Burlingame on Mon- occurred in January, which is he repeatedly punched another suspect gave police a statement shortly before 8 a.m., and was day, Nov. 5. Kim was originally when Mountain View police got man at O’Malley’s Sports Pub. on what caused the fight. also a case where a vehicle struck arrested by the Mountain View involved. The man accused in the Police received reports of a —Kevin Forestieri

COMMUNITY BRIEFS Council members questioned his committee member to resign. In Intergovernmental Panel on Cli- building density and solar-power Continued from page 4 impartiality, pointing to his advo- August, Tom Means announced mate Change described a cascade generation. Mountain View is cacy for rent control as a sign he he was leaving to move to El of worldwide impacts that are now the fifth city to have the tool. He has been directly involved would be biased toward tenants. Dorado Hills. Following that likely imminent, such as worsen- In total, the environmental in the city’s rent control program, Ortiz was initially assigned departure, the City Council ing floods, wildfires and food explorer estimates that Mountain as well as its immense challenges. to be the committee’s alternate appointed the committee’s alter- scarcity. View produces just over 1 million In 2016, as hundreds of frustrated member, essentially a bench- nate, Julian Pardo de Zela as a Halting these climate-change tons of carbon dioxide emissions tenants were demanding some- warmer. Councilman Chris Clark replacement. The Rental Hous- impacts will require swift mea- per year. About 237,000 tons of thing be done to stop skyrocket- changed his mind at the last ing Committee currently lacks sures, including a suite of new emissions are mitigated through ing rents, Ortiz — then a member minute, swinging the vote, and an alternate to replace Ortiz. technologies to track and then solar-power generation in the city. of the city’s Human Relations Ortiz was appointed to a regular Ortiz said he had been told that remove greenhouse gases from The full Environmental Commission — helped channel seat on the committee. The last 18 the City Council would begin the the air. On at least that first step, Insights Explorer tool can be that anger toward legislation. He months of Rental Housing Com- process next month to appoint a Mountain View is showing some viewed at https://insights.sus- helped organize the campaign for mittee meetings have been gruel- replacement. He will still partici- signs of progress. tainability.google. the rent control initiative known ing for committee members, with pate in all the remaining meet- This week, a partnership —Mark Noack as Measure V, which passed in many meetings stretching late ings for 2018, he said. between the city and Google November 2016. into the night. As the five-person debuted Environmental Insights Ortiz later put himself forward committee made a string of policy Explorer, a new web-based tool COPS AND GOBBLERS for a seat on the inaugural Rental decisions on rent control, Ortiz GOOGLE DEBUTS that provides a snapshot assess- The Mountain View Police Housing Committee, and he and committee member Emily CLIMATE-CHANGE TOOL ment of the local contributors Department is seeking donations became one of the most conten- Ramos were often on the minor- to climate change. The tool for its Cops and Gobblers fund- tious picks among about two ity side in 3-2 split votes. In a dire report published uses Google’s vast trove of map- raiser, a Thanksgiving food drive dozen candidates. Some City Ortiz is now the second rental last month, the United Nations ping data to track vehicle trips, that supports needy Mountain View residents. The event has been providing food for families in the city for more than two decades. Now in its 22nd year, Cops and Gobblers Employment is aiming to to benefit hundreds of families through charitable donations. Every $50 donated can feed a family of four during this ENGINEERING holiday season, according to a press release from the police Engineer Engineering department. Anyone interested in donat- DNAnexus, Inc. has job Pure Storage, Inc. has opp. in Mountain View, following job opps. in ing may visit the Mountain Mountain View, CA: Systems View Public Safety Foundation CA: Software Engineer. Engineer [Req. #UNM44]. Build core tech. for Provide eng’g support for website at mvpsf.org/donate.php scaling up systms to key enterprise customers. and select “Cops and Gobblers” 1000s of servers. Mail Member of Technical Staff as the cause. Residents may also resumes refernc’g Req. (Software Engineer) [Req. mail checks to Mountain View #STM76]. Dsgn, implmnt #SWE22 to: Attn: K. & test SW for scalable Police Department, Attn: Amber Green, 1975 W El Camino distributed storage systms. Wilson, 1000 Villa St., Mountain Real, Ste 204, Mountain Technical Support Engineer View, CA 94041. View, CA 94040. [Req. #TSE53]. Provide tech. eng’g support to The fundraiser includes an customer base. Member of event at the police department To place an ad or Technical Staff (Software on Nov. 18 at 9 a.m., which will Engineer) [Req. #JLZ28]. be held “rain or shine,” according get a quote, call Prfrm QA test’g of systm to the department. 650.223.6582 SW for storage systms. Mail resumes refernc’g Req. # to: Anyone with questions about or email digitalads@ S. Reid, 401 Castro St, 3rd Flr, the fundraiser can contact paweekly.com. Mountain View, CA 94041. Amber Wilson at Amber.Wil- [email protected]. —Kevin Forestieri 22 Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q November 9, 2018 QEDITORIAL Viewpoint QYOUR LETTERS QGUEST OPINIONS

QLETTERS VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY Founding Editor, Kate Wakerly EMBARRASSED BY development will expect the all of us to legally obtain these Have they increased with the GOOGLE same deal, and down the road products from a healthy and well- growing numbers of RVs? QSTAFF the residents of Mountain View monitored shop. It is up to all of In the Cuesta Park neighbor- EDITOR For many years I have been will pay the cost. I think we need us to help protect our youth from hood, when some RV dwellers Andrea Gemmet (223-6537) a proud resident of Mountain a council with some backbone, all drugs, including alcohol, and thought no one was looking, EDITORIAL View. Not that many years ago that will stand up to the large these two shops will not bring sewage has been deliberately Assistant Editor Google put Mountain View on development firms, and one that more illegal drugs to Mountain dumped on our streets and in Julia Brown (223-6531) the map and made us proud. has some knowledge of real long- View. If anything, there may be storm drains. This summer a Arts & Entertainment Editor Now I am ashamed of that term, comprehensive planning less. group of men from an RV next Karla Kane (223-6517) glory. The recent news of Google for the city. Bonnie Laster to a church were seen urinating Special Sections Editor covering for and rewarding a David Lewis Carol Avenue in church bushes every morning Linda Taaffe (223-6511) high-level employee involved in a Oak Street for several weeks until forced to Staff Writers sexual harassment allegation has move (thanks, MVPD!). However Kevin Forestieri (223-6535) left me embarrassed for our city READY TO HELP Mark Noack (223-6536) MARIJUANA IN three months later, that area still Contributors Dale Bentson, and angry. We all want to improve this reeks of urine. Hopefully their Peter Canavese, Magali Gauthier, I think Google has lost its moral MOUNTAIN VIEW situation with the vehicle dwell- behavior has changed at their Natalia Nazarova, Ruth Schecter, compass in the most despicable ers. Our lack of affordable hous- new location? Monica Schreiber Twenty years ago I would have manner on the way to interna- agreed with many of you that we ing has translated to more of our And it’s not just human waste. DESIGN & PRODUCTION tional success. do not need any marijuana shops Mountain View service workers At the same church, another RV Design and Production Manager It never fails to surprise me in Mountain View. But 19 years having no place to sleep except with three large aggressive dogs Kristin Brown (223-6562) what it takes for those in power ago I had breast cancer with a their vehicle. There, but for the used the church grounds as a Designers Linda Atilano, Amy Levine, to put aside those everyday people grace of God, go I. dump site for their dogs’ waste. Paul Llewellyn, Doug Young mastectomy and four rounds who helped them become so of chemotherapy about three to Our neighbors who temporar- Everywhere they park their RV, ADVERTISING successful. Where did we fail four weeks apart. For those of you ily are vehicle dwellers are our they leave piles of their dogs’ Vice President Sales and Marketing our leaders as parents, teachers, who have never had this experi- brothers and sisters. I choose waste for homeowners to clean Tom Zahiralis (223-6570) religious advisers and friends? to treat them with respect and up. Nancy Hardyck ence, all of us who have hope that Advertising Representative compassion. It must be very hard Most recently, a man was spot- V.K. Moudgalya (223-6586) Yorkton Drive none of you will have to endure the complete exhaustion and the for them to maintain a reasonable ted dumping his RV sewage in Real Estate Account Executive level of human dignity, living in Rosemary Lewkowitz (223-6585) nausea that increased many-fold the recycled water drain at the NORTH BAYSHORE with each treatment. Several such a difficult environment, but car wash behind the Valero gas Advertising Services Manager still they try to somehow do the Kevin Legarda (223-6597) PROJECT people have mentioned that mari- station. Thankfully this was juana would have helped me, but right thing for themselves and reported, but how many cars have Published every Friday at I’m sad the Mountain View it was unthinkable and illegal at their families. They are simply been unknowingly washed with 450 Cambridge Avenue City Council caved in to the huge doing what they know how to do. Palo Alto, CA 94306 the time. Looking back on that sewage? That’s disgusting. (650) 964-6300 fax (650) 964-0294 development company, Sobrato, experience, I wish there had been My hope is to have the privilege of More importantly, how often Email news and photos to: on its North Bayshore proj- a way to find out if it would have helping them more as they search is sewage deliberately dumped [email protected] ect (“Landmark North Bayshore helped. for some way out of their extreme undetected throughout our Email letters to: [email protected] housing project wins approval,” Losing my breast was the least poverty, while they work hard to neighborhoods? Since those dis- News/Editorial Department Oct. 26). It shows a real lack of of my problems. The constant better their situation. Fortunately, covered in Cuesta Park were only (650) 964-6300 fax (650) 964-0294 foresight, and no planning for the threat of full-blown lymphedema there are some of us who are by chance, we don’t really know Display Advertising Sales future. The council continues to in my arm (from removing all ready to help. — and if they’re not discovered (650) 964-6300 Steve Chandler look at one project at a time, not the lymph nodes under my arm) and reported, we’re unknowingly Classified Advertising Sales Sierra Vista Avenue (650) 964-6490 • (650) 326-8286 the overall picture or long-term from lifting too much weight or exposed to sewage. fax (650) 326-0155 consequences. repeating an activity too many Yee Wai Email Classified [email protected] Regarding the Sobrato proj- times, but more importantly SEWAGE DUMPING Miramonte Avenue Email Circulation ect, a simple calculation from the constant throbbing pain in [email protected] building costs shows the project my chest from the cutting of all In the past two years RVs in The Voice is published weekly by BAN BAGS AT costing $500 million to $1 bil- the nerve endings. Much to my Mountain View have more than Embarcadero Media Co. and distributed free doubled. Ever wonder where all to residences and businesses in Mountain lion, depending on land costs. If amazement, I learned this year FARMERS MARKET View. If you are not currently receiving the Sobrato wants a 10 to 20 percent that a cannabis cream could their sewage goes? We should, I love our amazing farmers paper, you may request free delivery by given the weekly need for sewage calling 964-6300. Subscriptions for $60 per annual return, they’re expecting remove the pain for 10 to 12 market! And I’m not the only one. year, $100 per 2 years are welcome. revenues of $50 to $200 million hours at a time. Also, the cream disposal and with the nearest dis- We are a community that values ©2018 by Embarcadero Media per year, and could have afforded could be used on my numb and posal facilities in Redwood City, farm-to-table and pay well for our Company. All rights reserved. the one-time charge for the in- painful toes to relieve the pain Fremont and San Jose. farmers’ produce. We can, how- Member, Mountain View lieu fees for parks and the school Actually we should be con- Chamber of Commerce that began 19 years ago from the ever, make our market environ- fees out of first year’s revenues. chemotherapy. Now there is just cerned, because there are sight- mentally better. Let’s stop with Instead the council has set the ings of sewage dumping in our QWHAT’S YOUR VIEW? one problem. The cream I used to the single-use plastic produce precedent that a sufficiently large obtain by a friend, illegally from streets by those who behave badly bags and switch to paper bags. A All views must include a home address development firm can extract a caring soul that raises organic when they think no one is look- quick search on Amazon shows and contact phone number. Published significant concessions from the marijuana and makes this helping, including a container of sew- that rolls of plastic produce bags letters will also appear on the web site, city on various city development ful cream. I would love to buy age left on Crisanto Avenue and cost $0.03/bag, while paper pro- www.MountainViewOnline.com, and fees, and have the residents of sewage dumped in the Rengstorff occasionally on the Town Square forum. some legally from a reputable, duce bags cost $0.055/bag. This is Mountain View subsidize them. local store. One that qualifies for Park bathroom until it backed a difference of 2.5 cents per bag, Town Square forum up and flooded the bathroom. Post your views on Town Square at This follows the decision by the standards that our Mountain and a huge environmental win! MountainViewOnline.com the city to waive the hotel tax View City Council is asking to Luckily these health/environ- How do we make this happen? Email your views to for the Hope Street development have and the continued monitor- mental hazards were reported Side note: Optionally, everyone [email protected]. Indicate if for 10 years, for a boutique hotel ing that will be in place from our and decontaminated by our fire could just pass on the produce letter is to be published. department (thank you, MVFD!). Mail to: Editor likely producing huge profits. police department. bags, weigh the fruit, and throw Mountain View Voice, Wait until someone else wants to Please support our current So how many sewage hazards everything into our re-usable P.O. Box 405 build a hotel in Mountain View council and the in-depth research have been reported in the past two shopping bags. Mountain View, CA 94042-0405 — they’re going to want the same years? How many are scattered Call the Viewpoint desk at 223-6531 they have done, along with our Ellyn Berner deal. The next Sobrato-scale police department, to enable throughout our neighborhoods? 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