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Each office is independently owned and operated. Page 4 • May 24, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis County calls for more housing in Stanford plan New conditions of approval nearly quadruple the housing process for Stanford University’s Stanford would have to construct new housing units would have to growth plan. In its application for roughly four times as many hous- be built on campus. The rest would units required as part of Stanford’s expansion a general-use permit, Stanford had ing units (not including student have to go up within 6 miles of the by Gennady Sheyner requested the county’s permission beds) than the 550 it had proposed. campus, unless the county Plan- to build 2.275 million square feet In addition to the 2,600 student ning Commission deems this re- tanford University would released Wednesday afternoon of academic space, 3,150 housing beds, the university would also quirement “infeasible” and agrees have to build more than and that Stanford is vigorously units (which includes 2,600 beds have to construct at least 2,172 to grant Stanford an exception. S2,000 housing units for staff challenging. for students), and 40,000 square housing units, of which 1,239 could These housing units would and faculty, and offer nearly half of The conditions, which will be feet of support space, including be offered at market rates with the have to be constructed concur- them at below-market rate, to se- reviewed by the county’s Plan- child care facilities and trip-reduc- remaining 933 units at below-mar- rently with new classrooms, labs cure permission for its ambitious ning Commission over the next ing facilities, by 2035. ket rate, with a set amount for each and other academic facilities. The campus-expansion plan under month, are a critical component of If the county Board of Super- income category. conditions that Santa Clara County the county’s environmental-review visors approves the conditions, Furthermore, at least 70% of the (continued on page 8)

QUALITY OF LIFE Spurned by the FAA, city may sue over noise Council voices frustrations about agency’s failure to respond to city’s concerns by Gennady Sheyner

rustrated by the Federal Aviation Administration’s F persistent failure to address local concerns about airplane noise, and confronted by a plan that would send more air traffic over Palo Alto, the City Council agreed on Monday to consider fil- ing a lawsuit against the agency.

Veronica Weber Veronica By a unanimous vote, the coun- cil directed staff to schedule a closed session in the coming weeks to discuss the move. Since 2014, when the FAA be- Making a feline friend gan consolidating flight paths over Costaño Elementary School student Mohammed Abdel Halim gives Marlowe, a 14-year-old tabby cat, a head scratch this week, while Palo Alto as part of its NextGen Marlowe’s owner, Jaye Bergen, a longtime volunteer with the Palo Alto Humane Society, teaches students about raising and caring for program, the city has been submit- cats as part of the organization’s Critter Club. ting letters, commissioning lobby- ists and joining regional groups in an effort to get the FAA’s attention — only to see its concerns about At Nathan’s last birthday party, airplane noise fall upon deaf ears. COMMUNITY one friend came with so many Now Palo Alto is protesting the balloons that they filled the living FAA’s new Star Pirat Two route, room ceiling. When Halloween which applies to planes coming With bake sales, family and friends of boy rolled around, the neighbors had in from the west over the Pacific the whole yard decorated. In De- Ocean and concludes at what’s who died of cancer seek to fund a cure cember, there was Secret Santa. known as the ARGGG waypoint “Every morning there was a gift near Woodside. From there, some Fundraisers have been a positive way to heal, says Nathan Carlsen’s mother for both kids at the front door,” re- planes bound for San Francisco by Sue Dremann called Raes, referring to Nathan’s International Airport would be di- twin sister, Isabelle. rected to a newly created waypoint hristina Raes and John rare and terminal form of pediat- sentence, I made a decision,” Raes Nathan died on March 19, 2018, called SIDBY, which is directly Carlsen received the kind ric brain cancer. said. “If we only get one year to 13 months after he was diagnosed. over Palo Alto. C of news in early 2017 that But the family, with Nathan and live, then it better be a good one.” Now, a year later, his friends are “You can see Palo Alto is basi- no parents ever want to hear. his persistent smile in the lead, Raes started a blog about their still fighting Nathan’s fight by cally a direct bullseye (for planes) Their son, Nathan, an Addison El- didn’t give in to hopelessness. journey, which prompted an out- raising donations for research to coming in from where ARGGG ementary School fifth-grader, had “When Nathan became ill and pouring of support from neigh- neurocutaneous melanocytosis, a we understood it was a death bors, students and their parents. (continued on page 7) (continued on page 10)

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Left to right, volunteers Lisa Taggart, Petra Mozersky, Marina Online This Week Correggia, Jessica These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout Lee, Christina Raes, the week. For longer versions, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/news. Marion Beach, Marilyn Crystal, District eyes charter school moratorium Will Gothers, The Ravenswood City School District Board of Education is set Lorenzo Maino and to vote Thursday on a resolution that supports a moratorium on new Zachary Crystal charter schools. (Posted May 22, 6:39 p.m.) raised more than Teens arrested after alleged home invasion $1,700 last Sunday Two teenage boys accused of robbing a woman in her Midtown through bake sales Palo Alto home on Tuesday afternoon and last seen fleeing in her in Palo Alto to help vehicle were arrested in San Jose, police said Wednesday. (Posted May fund research to 22, 5:25 p.m.) cure a rare brain cancer that took Menlo Park dad faces prison time for admission scam the life of Addison Peter Jan Sartorio, the Menlo Park father charged with taking part Elementary School in a nationwide college-admissions scam to get his daughter into a student Nathan top-ranked university pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and

Photos courtesy of Christina Raes Carlsen last year. honest services mail fraud on Wednesday morning and could face a prison term of up to 20 years, U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts An- condition also called central- a positive change in the face of drew Lelling said. (Posted May 22, 4:44 p.m.) Cancer nervous-system melanoma. He something that can’t be reversed (continued from page 5) and his team also want to find or is devastating, Raes said. City set to pull plug on sewage incinerators Palo Alto will celebrate its most significant environmental mile- drugs that would extend life and The bake sales not only raise stone in years on June 5, when the city retires the two incinerators cure the rare disease. potentially find a cure. All of the money; they raise awareness about that have been burning local sewage in the Baylands for nearly half a Zachary Crystal, a Greene money will go to fund the project childhood brain cancers. About century. (Posted May 22, 9:54 a.m.) Middle School sixth-grader, and and will not be used for overhead 3,000 children are diagnosed with others of Nathan’s friends and expenses, Raes said. pediatric brain cancer each year. their families are holding a series Bake sales alone won’t bring To honor Nathan, the family of bake sales to fund the research. in $200,000, but they serve other donated some of his cancerous Last Sunday, they braved the important purposes, said Marilyn tissue to a research bank run by rain at three locations in Palo Alto, Crystal, Zachary’s mother. Reyes. The family hopes it will including in front of Whole Foods They are a contribute to finding a cure or Market, Lytton Plaza and the Mid- way for the stu- treatment. VOTED BEST ON THE PENINSULA town CVS Pharmacy. At tables dents, parents In an email, Raes reflected on laden with cookies, brownies and and friends of the kindness of her community other sweets, they raised $1,720. Nathan to heal. after last weekend’s bake sales. This Saturday, May 25, they Nathan was “a “I’m so grateful to all who will host another bake sale near very special came, purchased treats and those the Palo Alto Downtown farm- boy ... kind of who donated outright! We met so ers market from 10 a.m. to noon. an old soul. many caring, compassionate and They’ll also join in the citywide Very mature, lovely people,” she wrote. “The garage sale on June 1 with a table deep, strong Nathan Carlsen kids were awesome, and I think on Kipling Street, across from and so sweet. He loved the planet, it was a healing experience for Johnson Park. people, animals, and plants and all.” Zachary, an erudite boy with a trees,” she said. Nathan’s quality of life — and mop of dark hair and kind eyes, And he had a motto: his family’s — was greatly en- approached Raes about starting a Love deeply hanced by the generosity and love fundraising website and the bake Be kind of their community, she said. Design Your Own Fire Pit sales. He recalled the thrill of his Learn always “Being held by a village and Any Color, Any Top, Any Size first event four weeks ago, when the Laugh a lot. supported in that way, it is a jour- sale raised $360 plus a $500 dona- “It was so hard for all the fam- ney of humanity.” tion from a relative. ily friends and school friends, Donations for the research proj- Voted Best On The Peninsula He remembers his friend with and particularly after seeing his ect can be made at givetochild- ³ ´ pride: Nathan had a passion for parents fight every fight to save rens.org/nathancarlsen. Q collecting Legos, which he loved him,” she said. Staff Writer Sue Dremann to build with. Nathan also enjoyed Making a contribution and can be emailed at sdremann@ playing tag. taking action is a way to create paweekly.com. “He laughed a lot. (Before his 6SULQJ6DOH2Q1RZ illness) he was always energetic and always had a smile. He was Correction such an enthusiastic person. He The May 17 story “Bringing an end to poverty?” incorrectly stated never complained — even with his Stockton’s median income and the cost of its SEED program. The income is $46,033 and the project budget is $3 million. To request cancer,” Zachary said last week. a clarification or correction, contact Editor Jocelyn Dong at jdong@ “I feel really devoted to the fun- paweekly.com, 650-326-8210 or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto 94302. Q draiser,” he said. The fundraisers — and a web- site created by Raes and Zachary — have raised nearly $50,000 since the kickoff on the one-year anniversary of Nathan’s death. But that was just an initial goal. Raes said they want to reach CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week $200,000 to fund a specific proj- ect at Pittsburgh Medical Center UMBRELLAS Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh City Council (May 20) Airplanes: The council voted to schedule a closed session on or before June Sunbrella in Pennsylvania. There, researcher 10 to consider a possible lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration. Over 60 Colors Dr. Miguel Reyes and his team fo- Yes: Unanimous 788 San Antonio: The council discussed a proposal to amend cus exclusively on melanoma and zoning on San Antonio Road to enable a 64-unit residential development at congenital nevi — large moles in 788-795 San Antonio Road. Action: None both the skin and the brain that can become cancers. Council Finance Committee (May 23) 3592 Haven Ave, Redwood City Reyes’ research would try to Budget: The committee recommended approving changes to the municipal fee schedule. It also recommended approving the budgets for the Police OPEN DAILY 10:30 - 6 Ph 650-366-0411 understand the underlying mo- Department, the Fire Department and the Office of Emergency Services Yes: lecular nature of neurocutaneous Unanimous TomsOutdoorFurniture.com melanocytosis, a non-inherited www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • May 24, 2019 • Page 7 Upfront

Vastly different housing proposals EDUCATION 3000 District relented after 2,807 standoff with Stanford 2500 2,600 2,600 Benefits to Palo Alto Unified hang in the balance 2000 with talks now suspended 1,959 by Elena Kadvany 1500 hen Palo Alto school mitigations that we wanted our 1,239 district trustees saw community to see.” 1000 the first draft of a Instead of proceeding with W 933 much-anticipated agreement development-agreement nego- with Stanford University relat- tiations, however, the county ed to the university’s proposed decided to suspend them, say- 500 550 expansion, they expressed ing that the contingency clause concern about a provision would provide Stanford unfair that, as it turned out, would leverage during talks. 0 ultimately spell the undoing In a statement provided to Market-rate and Below-market rate Student beds of the deal and the suspension the Weekly, Stanford said that inclusionary for faculty/staff for faculty/staff of further talks. “it was understood through- Brown Kristin The benefits Stanford had out our discussions with (Palo Stanford’s application County’s minimum County’s maximum tentatively agreed to provide Alto Unified) that benefits for were conditional on the ap- the school district would be proval of a development agree- conditional on a development Santa Clara County is recommending that Stanford University provide four times as much housing as the ment between the univer- agreement and that Stanford university proposed as part of its expansion application. A minimum of 70% of the new housing must be sity and Santa Clara County. would seek to include the out- located on campus, according to the county’s conditions of approval, which were issued on May 22. Board members, who wanted come of those talks in the de- the agreement to be condi- velopment agreement process math, he said, is “pretty simple.” over two consecutive years. If the tional instead on the county’s with the county. Stanford “I don’t think 550 units of hous- standard is violated, the county approval of Stanford’s gener- “The university believes (continued from page 5) ing (proposed by Stanford) is suf- would not approve the next devel- al-use permit (GUP), directed a development agreement is ficient to address the housing need opment phase. Superintendent Don Austin on needed because it will pro- conditions call for Stanford’s aca- of those 7,010 folks who are left The proposed conditions would April 10 to counter, they said vide certainty over the long demic development to be split into over, after we remove the (student) also require Stanford to make con- in interviews with the Weekly. term about the total package four phases, each consisting of beds,” Simitian said. “That has tributions to surrounding commu- The district communicated of community benefits that 25% of the 2.275-million-square- been a source of discussion from nities for transportation and recre- to Stanford that it wouldn’t will be provided as develop- foot maximum. In each five-year almost day one with respect to the ation improvements. This includes move forward with a condi- ment occurs on the Stanford phase, Stanford would likewise be proposal.” $450,000 for Clark Avenue and tional agreement, Vice Presi- campus,” the statement reads. required to build a quarter of the Newell Road connections in East dent Todd Collins told the Austin and some board required proportion of housing for New ways to measure Palo Alto; $250,000 for bicycle Weekly, throwing the deal into members said they were taken each income category, or else the traffic improvements at Bol Park in Palo uncertainty. Austin said the aback by county Supervisor university can’t move into the next The county’s newly released con- Alto; $250,000 for the Oak Grove district and Stanford’s negoti- Joe Simitian’s critical com- phase of construction of its aca- ditions also call for some changes Avenue connection in Menlo Park; ating teams, who had met for ments on April 15 about the demic buildings. to the “no net new commute trips” and $250,000 for improvements at two days in late March to work deal, in which he called it The vast majority of the 933 program that was introduced in the Santa Cruz Avenue and Alameda out the deal, were “working “regrettable” and a bad-faith below-market-rate housing units 2000 general-use permit and that de Las Pulgas in unincorporated through multiple issues” up effort. Board members said would be devoted to moderate- and has driven Stanford to greatly re- San Mateo County. until several minutes before he had encouraged the district low-income households (347 and duce the rate of solo commuters ar- Under the proposed conditions, publicly releasing the terms of and Stanford earlier this year 381 units, respectively). Stanford riving and leaving campus during Stanford would also contribute the agreement on April 15. to resume talks. DiBrienza would also be required to build peak hours. In addition to count- $375,000 for park improvements “What had been a fully ne- said the first time she heard 133 units in the “very low-income” ing traffic during one hour in the in Palo Alto, including tennis court gotiated deal was at risk for a from Simitian that a condi- category and 72 in “extremely low- morning and afternoon, the pro- upgrades at Terman Park and period of days,” Collins said. tional agreement would be un- income” category. posed program would also consider Weisshaar Park and playground Stanford’s response to the acceptable was during a phone The county would also allow Stanford’s traffic impacts during a improvements in Cameron Park. district’s request for a non- call on April 12. Stanford to avoid constructing three-hour peak period. And if it goes beyond the minimum conditional agreement, Austin Austin said Simitian had some of these units by paying Under the county’s proposed requirements and builds more than told the Weekly, was that “it communicated to him exam- housing-impact fees and earning program, a violation would occur 4,425 housing units, Stanford was not a position that they felt ples of provisions that the deal “credits” from the county to satisfy if the average annual traffic counts would be required to pay for the they could bend on.” shouldn’t be contingent on but the affordable-housing require- for the peak hour — or the peak replacement of turfs at Heritage The district conceded, did not mention the develop- ments. Based on a county ordi- period — exceed a baseline level Park in Palo Alto and at Stanford reasoning that a conditional ment agreement. nance approved last year, for every by 1% or greater during any year. Hills Park in Menlo Park. deal was better than no deal Austin said that the contin- square foot of academic space, the If this happens, the county would — especially after Stanford gency clause was not explicitly university must pay an impact fee immediately suspend approval of Stanford has concerns had for many months been discussed during negotiations of about $68. The conditions of ap- any new development projects until The proposed changes, released unwilling to offer any kind but that Stanford had ex- proval specify the dollar amounts Stanford demonstrates compliance in a 125-page document, are not en- of mitigations to the district, pressed that “without a devel- that would be considered adequate for at least a year. tirely unexpected. In March, coun- Austin said. On April 15 they opment agreement they didn’t to pay for units of housing in The county also plans to impose ty staff released a one-page sum- announced a tentative, condi- see a path to a project.” each of the below-market housing a new standard for reverse com- mary of its proposed conditions, tional agreement to provide “After the better part of the categories. mutes. Stanford will be required which included the new number of the district an estimated $138 year going back and forth with County officials see the addition- to implement “all feasible mea- housing units. million over 40 years. Stanford and those couple al housing as a needed mitigation sures” to achieve no net increase Stanford, for its part, has vocifer- “While it made more sense days of very serious, good- for the additional 9,610 people that in reverse-commute trips during ously opposed the conditions and to me that it be conditional on faith negotiations, we felt like Stanford’s expansion would attract. peak commute times. And Stan- requested earlier this month that the GUP itself, if Stanford was the places where we’ve come Last summer, county staff released ford would get penalized if com- the Planning Commission delay its unwilling to do that at the time together and had agreement an environmental analysis of two mute trips exceed the baseline by review. Catherine Palter, Stanford’s we either could walk away were worth sharing,” he said. housing alternatives to the univer- 2% or more in the second phase of associate vice president, cited the from the whole agreement or “Signing a non-conditional sity’s application, each of which in- the development plan. summary in her May 9 letter to accept it as it was,” said board agreement that is never ex- cluded far more units than Stanford Another condition focuses on the county, in which she suggested President Jennifer DiBrienza. ecuted because Stanford can’t had proposed. average daily trips to and from the that the conditions are steering the “It seemed reasonable to me reach a development agree- County Supervisor Joe Simitian Stanford campus. During and af- planning process toward “a permit that we accept it as is and con- ment is no more valuable than noted during a March 14 meeting ter the second phase of the campus that Stanford cannot accept.” tinue to support a development that Stanford’s proposal falls well expansion, Stanford would have to Palter also suggested that the ad- agreement and all the other (continued on page 10) short of what’s needed to house the ensure that its average daily trips ditional housing demanded by the growing Stanford population. The do not increase by 3% or greater county would result in “significant

Page 8 • May 24, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Upfront Stanford (continued from page 8) County’s big list for Stanford Santa Clara County’s planning staff is recommending that, as part detrimental environmental impacts of Stanford’s proposed campus expansion, the university: to our neighbors and would impair • Construct at least 2,171 housing units, including 1,239 market- Stanford’s use of its academic rate units and 933 below-market-rate units, for faculty and staff space.” • Add 2,600 beds for students The summary of conditions, • Make sure that 70% of the new housing units are built on campus File photo/Veronica Weber she wrote, “calls for transforming • Split the development of academic buildings into four phases a college campus into an urban and construct a proportionate amount of housing during each apartment complex.” development phase “At the end of the day, a permit will be valid and effective only if • Ensure that commuter traffic does not increase during a three- the applicant views the compre- hour “peak period” from one year to the next by more than 1% hensive project as feasible and ac- • Ensure reverse-commute trips during peak hours don’t increase cepts the permit,” Palter wrote. “An A cyclist rides through the Stanford University campus. by more than 2% from one year to the next applicant will not elect to build a • Keep average daily car trips from increasing by more than 3% project under conditions that the comprehensive development-agree- as standard district-impact fees. over two consecutive years applicant considers to be unwork- ment discussions,” the statement School district Superintendent Don • Cap the number of campus parking spaces at 21,651, the same able. Stanford is no different from reads. “The regulatory certainty Austin said on April 16 that those as in the 2000 general-use permit (excluding parking for on- other applicants in this respect.” provided through a development impact fees would total about $4.2 campus housing) Stanford is also still hoping to agreement will enable the univer- million in the same time frame. • Participate in and provide funding for Residential Preferential reach a development agreement sity to provide additional commu- Despite Stanford’s request that Parking programs in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and unincorporated with the county — a negotiated nity benefits. Stanford is ready and the planning commission delay San Mateo County neighborhoods if the planning director contract that would allow each par- willing to engage in talks with the its review of the conditions of ap- determines that Stanford activities are creating parking impacts ty to go beyond state requirements county.” proval until it has a development • Provide $375,000 for park and playground improvements in and propose further community Among the benefits noticeably agreement at hand, county officials Palo Alto benefits and development condi- missing from the conditions of ap- on May 10 decided that the hear- tions. Such an agreement would proval are those pertaining to Palo ings on the conditions of approval • Implement bicycle improvements on campus to support routes to provide the kinds of community Alto Unified, which on April 15 should proceed as planned. Nixon and Escondido elementary schools benefits that neighboring jurisdic- announced it had negotiated a $138 The first of these will be held at • Contribute funding to East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, Menlo Park and tions and the Palo Alto school dis- million deal with Stanford, to last 6 p.m. on May 30 in the Council San Mateo County for off-campus bicycle improvements trict have requested from Stanford, for 40 years, contingent on the ap- Chambers at City Hall. The sec- • Provide fair-share funding for 19 transportation projects, the university reasserted in a state- proval of a development agreement. ond and third will be held on at including a new eastbound right-turn lane at Middlefield Road ment released Wednesday. That deal has been put on hold fol- 1:30 p.m. on June 13 and June 27 and Charleston Road in Palo Alto; the closure of Castro Street in “A development agreement is lowing the county’s suspension of in Isaac Newton Senter Auditorium Mountain View; and the creation of a second northbound right- the appropriate tool for providing development-agreement talks. at County Government Center, 70 turn lane at the intersection of Interstate 280 ramp and Sand Hill these benefits, and we believe San- Instead, the conditions of approv- W. Hedding St., San Jose. Q Road in Menlo Park. ta Clara County should delay tak- al require the university to provide Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner Source: Santa Clara County’s “Stanford University General Use Permit Conditions ing action on the conditions of ap- funding for Safe Routes to Schools can be emailed at gsheyner@ of Approval” proval and engage with Stanford in bicycling improvements as well paweekly.com.

PAID ADVERTISEMENT Neighbors commend Castilleja Great job educating young women. BUT? What does Castilleja do for Palo Alto and its neighbors? Castilleja pays no city or property taxes. Pays nothing for Palo Alto infrastructure. 75% of Castilleja students do not live in Palo Alto. Castilleja staff, students and parents come and go. City Council needs to listen to the neighbors who do pay the city taxes and who will be living here 10, 20 or 30 years from today. Castilleja is in a R-1 Residential neighborhood with a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that allows for a maximum of 415 students. Castilleja has violated that CUP for 17 consecutive years. Stan Shore actively participated in the (2000 thru 2001) heated negotiations where neighbors, Castilleja and City Council all agreed to a maximum enrollment of 415 students. At the end of the negotiations, John Lusardi, the City Planner said in his CUP approval letter: “The approved Conditional Use Permit does NOT provide for any increase in students over 415, and any subsequent request for additional students will NOT be favorably looked upon by the City ... the city is not willing to increase school enrollment for Castilleja in an incremental manner.” John Lusardi then assured neighbors, the 415 student enrollment, is “CAST IN CONCRETE” and the city would NOT allow future enrollment increases. One year after City Council approved the 415 student limit, Castilleja illegally increased enrollment for 17 consecutive years never telling the neighbors. Castilleja was caught with an over enrollment of 35 students. As of today, Castilleja is still over enrolled by 19 students and in defiance of the 415 student limit. For 17 years, Castilleja has ignored the 415 student limit. City Council failure to enforce the 415 student limit is a slap in the face to the neighbors and making a mockery of the CUP process. Please write city council asking them to enforce the CUP process and the 415 student limit. Stan Shore, 35 year Palo Alto resident

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about half, including a redlined letter states. “Traffic will also in- city to take more aggressive ac- District base document, two drafts of Airplane noise crease as aircraft en route to Oak- tion against the FAA, many com- (continued from page 8) the agreement and a version of (continued from page 5) land International Airport will also plaining at the meeting about the the district and Stanford’s joint be able to use the route.” onslaught of noise that they have having an agreement that both public statement. is,” Palo Alto Assistant City Man- The city has a good reason not to endure. sides publicly are committed to,” The Weekly has objected to ager Michelle Poche Flaherty said to expect a response. The FAA has Tom Shannon said he tracked 46 Austin added. the district’s reasoning and is during a Monday discussion of air- consistently ignored the city’s let- planes flying over his house over a Vice President Todd Collins awaiting further response. plane noise. ters and requests for information, five-hour period one morning ear- said the board understood the The board voted last week at The FAA did make one promis- according to city officials. Last Oc- lier this month. contingency was important and Stanford’s request to suspend ing gesture when it agreed to keep tober, the city submitted a request “That’s nine per hour, or one ev- that he anticipated that it could any further action on the deal. aircraft at an altitude of at least under the Freedom of Information ery six minutes. ... There are peo- be problematic for the agree- The county this week re- 8,000 feet over sea level at the Act for background documents, ple who are no longer able to sit on ment. (Collins, whose spouse leased its conditions of approv- Woodside waypoint. Even so, Palo including environmental analysis, a deck and enjoy a cup of coffee works at Stanford, participated al — the requirements that its Alto is expecting more noise from justifying the route changes. Ac- without being interrupted every six in GUP discussions until an planning staff has recommend- the agency’s new plan. Flaherty cording to the city, the agency re- minutes,” Shannon said. April 16 special meeting, when ed to compensate for the impact noted that the route — now seldom sponded with a request that the city Osborne Hardison, a resident of he recused himself.) of Stanford’s expansion. In ad- used and accounting for about 4% pay copying and search fees. When south Palo Alto, observed that the However, he said, “Part of a dition to providing funding of local air traffic — could be used the city agreed to do so, the FAA city’s history of writing letters to negotiation is you don’t always for Palo Alto’s Safe Routes to by many more airlines, including informed it that the documenta- the FAA has proven to be unpro- get what you want and the nego- Schools program for bicycling those heading to Oakland Airport. tion would be made available by ductive. At what point, he aside, tiating team’s job is to try to get improvements, it calls for the “So we have expressed in a cou- March 29, the deadline for com- will the city actually consider su- the best deal they think can be university to provide standard ple of letters to the FAA from the ments on the Star Pirat Two pro- ing the FAA? gotten. ... They did a good job school-impact fees, which are city that the Pirat Star route may posal (later, the agency delayed its “It seems like we’re dealing working through a process to funds paid to the district to mit- indeed increase volume, and we release to a date beyond the March with a fixed game, and they have get a deal on the table for us to igate for new students enrolled are concerned about what the com- 29 deadline). no incentive at all to listen to our consider.” as a result of new development. munity impacts might be of such An in-person meeting in 2017 needs,” Hardison said. The school district has refused Austin, on April 16, stated that volume increases,” Flaherty said. between three council members This will be the second time in the Weekly’s Public Records those fees would total about The latest of these letters, sent and FAA staff also proved to be a little over a year that the council Act request for the agreement $4.2 million, in contrast to on May 6, urges the agency to be a futile effort, with the Palo Alto is considering a lawsuit against the drafts and other communica- the $138 million over 40 years more transparent in its communi- contingent leaving Washington, FAA. In April 2018, the council tions between it and Stanford that had been negotiated by the cations with communities under its D.C., exasperated by the agency’s met in a closed session and ulti- as the deal was negotiated in district. flight paths. Signed by Mayor Eric failure to respond. mately opted not to sue, reasoning early April, citing a litany of Stanford’s general-use permit Filseth, the letter lauds the FAA Vice Mayor Adrian Fine, who that it would be more productive to reasons, including that they application continues to move for some of its recent changes but participated in that meeting, on forge partnerships and address the were only drafts, that they are through the county’s approval raises concerns about the agency’s Tuesday described the city’s work issue as a region. subject to deliberative process process with a series of Santa latest plans. on airplane noise as “tough, te- That approach resulted in Palo and attorney-client privileges Clara County Planning Com- “In addition to concerns about dious and sometimes fruitless.” Alto and other cities in Santa and that the California and U.S. mission hearings starting next the lack of outreach, we are con- To buy itself some time to re- Clara and Santa Cruz counties constitutions granted it author- Thursday, May 30, in Palo Alto. Q cerned that through the publication spond to the FAA’s new plans, the forming a roundtable group de- ity to withhold the material. Of Staff Writer Elena Kadvany of Pirat Star Two, air traffic will in- council agreed to request that the voted to the subject of airplane 21 attachments related to the re- can be emailed at ekadvany@ crease in volume as more airlines agency approve a “tolling agree- noise. The group is similar to the quest, the district fully redacted paweekly.com. will have access to the route,” the ment,” effectively extending the San Francisco Airport Roundta- comment period for its latest pro- ble, which limits its membership cedure changes, which the agency to cities in San Francisco and San announced on April 25. Council- Mateo counties. Palo Alto has also woman Lydia Kou, who made the collaborated with San Francisco motion, said the FAA should delay Airport on installing noise moni- its final order until the city gets an- tors around Palo Alto to gauge the swers on the impacts of Pirat Two level of aircraft noise. on Palo Alto, Menlo Park, East To date, however, stronger alli- Palo Alto, Mountain View and ances have not translated to suc- Stanford University. cess. Councilwoman Alison Cor- But mindful of the 60-day com- mack observed on Monday that ment period, Kou also suggested airplane noise is a difficult prob- that the council meet in a closed lem and the city has few options. session with its attorneys by June “I know people are frustrated 10 to discuss possible legal ac- and I hear those frustrations,” Cor- tions against the FAA. The coun- mack said. Q cil unanimously supported both of Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner her suggestions. can be emailed at gsheyner@ Residents also encouraged the paweekly.com.

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week

CITY COUNCIL ... The council has no meetings scheduled this week. COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to hold its third meeting on the proposed fiscal year 2020 budget. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The school board will vote on a contract for a chief business officer, a tentative agreement with the California School Employees Association (CSEA) and initial negotiation proposals for 2019- 20 with its teachers and classified employees unions; discuss revised contracts and bonuses for senior administrators, approval of projects at Gunn and Palo Alto high schools and the issuance of tax and revenue Stanford pediatricians, now in your neighborhood anticipation notes in the 2019-20 fiscal year, among other items. The at Peninsula Pediatric Medical Group meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, at 25 Churchill Ave. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to Access to Excellence. hear a presentation on the draft Baylands Comprehensive Conservation Plan; discuss Rinconada Park improvements; get an update on the genpeds.stanfordchildrens.org Cubberley Master Plan update; and consider a colleagues memo regarding housing at Cubberley. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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Celebration Fresh news old, she met Audrus (Poncho) of life services were held this Edwards on the church steps week. Memorial donations to of St. Matthew Baptist Church. have a tree planted in her name delivered daily Three months later they were may be made to Canopy.org. married and went on to have Flowers may be sent to Jones Sign up today at five daughters. On Sept. 16, Mortuary located at 660 Dono- Today’s local news, sports & hot picks PaloAltoOnline.com/express 1965, they relocated their family hoe St., East Palo Alto. to East Palo Alto. Shortly after, the family joined Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church. She was affectionately known by her family and friends as Gen Louis Sloss, Jr. Bruce Johnson or Aunt Gen. She was employed November 14, 1922 – April 6, 2019 as a domestic housekeeper for December 16, 1921 - April 27, 2019 many years before becoming Surrounded by family, a restaurant owner in Seaside, Louis Bruce Johnson was born in where she served many of her Louis Sloss, Jr. died peacefully Liberal, Kansas, an only child. He signature Creole dishes. Later, at home in Forestville, CA on attended local schools. In 1937 he she married Hezikiah Price. She April 6 at age 96. He came attended the National Boy Jamboree enjoyed playing bingo, pitty pat, from two San Francisco Jewish in Washington D.C. followed by reading the Bible, singing in the pioneer families & remained the World Boy Scout Jamboree in choir and working on the fu- deeply connected to the city. Holland. The trip included a six-week neral committee at Mount Olive After a brief time in the tour of Europe with other Midwest where she remained a member army during WW II, Louis for more than 50 years. She also Scouts. returned to Stanford to He enrolled in Kansas State enjoyed crocheting table doi- complete his MBA. He met lies, baking sweet potato pies University. His schooling was the love of his life, Jean Elsa interrupted by four years in the army, where he was a and sharing a meal with family Ganz, at a local dance. They and friends during the holidays. radar officer and battery commander, principally in the married a year later & raised Aleutians. Upon returning home he completed his final five children in Portola Valley. Louis managed several small semester, graduating in 1947 with a degree in electrical businesses, lastly a real estate and investment firm. Louis & engineering. SUBMITTING Jean traveled extensively, & were especially fond of Paris & Subsequently, he held positions at Point Mugu Missile TRANSITIONS the French countryside. Louis also loved backpacking & fly Test Center, Oxnard CA (missile testing), Lenkurt Electric fishing. They were regulars at the SF Symphony for decades. ANNOUNCEMENTS in San Carlos CA (telephone equipment) where he became Social justice & spirituality were important themes chief engineer. He took a one-year assignment in Frederick throughout his life. At Stanford he was moved by the Electronics, MD before returning home to participate in a The Palo Alto Weekly’s teachings of Harry Rathbun on living a meaningful life, digital radio startup for four years. He started a franchise In Transitions page is devoted which led to participation in Sequoia Seminars, becoming to births, weddings, the Bay Area of Sonitrol Corporation, which used a unique leaders of human potential groups & later helping to found sound activated system to detect break-ins as well as fire. anniversaries and deaths of the retreat center San Francisco Venture. He was a student local residents. He retired in 1989 when he sold the company, but of eastern philosophy & practiced meditation. In the early remained active in the alarm business, starting a similar Obituaries for local 1970s, with 5 other families, Louis & Jean founded Thomas residents are a free editorial operation with a partner in Las Vegas, in 1992. service. The best way to Creek Ranch, an intentional community in Sonoma County, He and his wife Jeane lived in an area of Portola Valley, submit an obituary is through where they’ve lived ever since. CA, called Ladera, where their two daughters were born. In our Lasting Memories Louis and Jean were among the original founding 2011 they moved to The Terraces of Los Gatos, a retirement website, at PaloAltoOnline. shareholders in Embarcadero Media, publisher of the Palo community, in which he participated until his medical com/obituaries. Alto Weekly and The Almanac, an interest that is now problems became acute. Paid obituaries are divided among their five children. Bruce had a multiple of interests. Woodworking was a also available and can Louis was widely respected & loved for his calm presence, major pastime. He built furniture and other household be arranged through our ethical stance and wise counsel on all matters. He will be items, volunteered for mission and building projects, and advertising department by remembered for his deep love of family & friends, kindness, emailing [email protected]. later on, restored vintage pump organs. He loved gardening, intellect, and endearing sense of humor. camping, fishing, and travel. He made more than twenty Announcements of a local He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis & resident’s recent wedding, trips abroad, plus many more in the States, He especially Margaret Koshland Sloss, & sisters Margaret (Peggy) Lowe enjoyed theater and musical events. Bruce was active in the anniversary or birth are & Katherine Cohn. He is survived by his wife Jean Elsa, also a free editorial service. 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Page 14 • May 24, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Journeys of self discovery First-place winners serendipitously highlight common themes in their unique works hile the first-place winners of this around them to breathe life into their works. year’s Palo Alto Weekly Short Story The writers also eloquently painted pictures WContest submitted pieces that were of distinct settings from a cold, dark hospital vastly different, one common theme surround- room to the boys’ locker room of a high school ing them is journeys of self discovery. Each in London, England, to the quaint, rural town story follows a significant moment in the life of of Minakuchi, Shiga, Japan. In their own ways, a troubled individual, including a 65-year-old each story sheds light on the beauty that can be cancer patient’s surprisingly pleasant encoun- found in the most unconventional places. ter with death, a young adult teaching abroad The Palo Alto Weekly thanks all of the in Japan who is anxious and conflicted about writers who submitted stories for this year’s Short Story returning home to the United States and a contest; the judges for the Adult and Young transgender teen at the beginning of his transi- Adult categories, Tom Parker, Nancy Packer Contest winners tion starting at a new school where he’s adopt- and Debbie Duncan; and the Teen category ing his new identity for the first time. judges Caryn Huberman Yacowitz, Marjo- Teen, 12-14 years old Each writer creatively and tactfully navigat- rie Sayer and Nancy Etchemendy. Lastly, the 1st place: “Boy” by Sofia Lucas ed sensitive and complex subjects to tell the Weekly extends its gratitude to the contest co- 2nd place: “Skipping Stones” by Sydney Ling hidden stories of fictional and non-fictional sponsors, Bell’s Books of Palo Alto, Kepler’s 3rd place: “Thank you, Ms. Natalia” by Abigail Milne protagonists. Notably, the writers drew upon Books of Menlo Park and Linden Tree Books their personal experiences and those of people of Los Altos. Q Young Adult, 15-17 years old 1st place: “Dancing with Death” by Isabella Madruga Thank You 2nd place: “Finding Ordinary” by Manya Zhao 3rd place: “Foxtrot” by Marvin Lin The following businesses co-sponsored the 33rd Annual Short Story Contest, providing prizes for winners in all categories. Adult, 18 years and older 1st place: “Coffee and Cigarettes” by Tyler Dinneen 2nd place: “The Vow” by Monica McHenney 3rd place: “My Sweet Allele” by A. A. Norton

The stories and biographies of all nine first- through third-place winners can be found at 536 Emerson St., Palo Alto1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 265 State St., Los Altos PaloAltoOnline.com/short_story. Judges for the Adult and Young Adult categories

Debbie Duncan Nancy Packer Tom Parker Debbie Duncan has been Nancy Packer is professor A well-known, local fiction-writing reviewing children’s books for emerita of English at Stanford teacher and coach, memoirist, co- the Weekly since 1997. She is the University, where she taught in author and developmental editor, author of the Benjamin Franklin the Creative Writing Program. Her Tom Parker is an O. Henry Prize- Award-winning picture book short stories have appeared in such winning short-story writer and “When Molly Was in the Hospital,” journals as Harper’s Magazine, Yale author of the novels, “Anna, Ann, as well as a book for parents, “Joy Review and Sewanee Review and Annie” and “Small Business.” His of Reading.” She also contributes have been included in several O. work has appeared in Harper’s to the “Perspectives” series of commentaries on KQED Henry Prize Stories and Best American Short Stories. Magazine and has been reviewed in The New Yorker. radio. When she isn’t finding the best books to share with Sixty of her stories have been collected and published in He has taught at Stanford University, the University of Weekly readers, she’s writing her own middle-grade novel five volumes — “Old Ladies” is her most recent collection. California, Berkeley, and Foothill and Cañada community or hanging out on Twitter @debbieduncan. colleges. His website is tomparkerwrites.com.

Judges for the Teen category

Nancy Etchemendy Caryn Huberman Marjorie Sayer Nancy Etchemendy’s novels, Yacowitz Marjorie Sayer writes books with short fiction and poetry have Caryn Huberman Yacowitz a multicultural and interdisciplinary appeared regularly for the past 40 writes fiction and nonfiction books perspective. Her middle-grade years, both in the U.S. and abroad. for children and plays for children novel, “The Girl Mechanic of Her work has earned a number and adults. Her newest picture Wanzhou,” is a winner of the of awards, including three Bram book, “I Know an Old Lady Who Scholastic Asia Book Award. Stoker Awards and an International Swallowed a Dreidel,” a Chanukah Her nonfiction for adults has Horror Guild Award. “Cat in Glass book with an art history spin, is a appeared in O’Reilly Media, and and Other Tales of the Unnatural,” her collection of short Junior Library Guild Selection. “Jeans! The Musical,” co- her recreational math books have been used in clubs dark fantasy, was named an American Library Association created with Diane Claerbout and Enid Davis, celebrates throughout the country. She enjoys bicycle travel, her Best Book for Young Adults. She lives and works in Palo those famous pants and the pioneers who invented them. family and the friendship of her cats. She blogs about her Alto, where she leads a somewhat schizophrenic life, Her website is carynyacowitz.com. interests at marjoriesayer.com. alternating between unkempt, introverted writer and gracious (she prays) wife of a Stanford professor. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • May 24, 2019 • Page 15 Cover Story

the town as the class period came to buy Ito coffee, and he’d bought to a close. I felt my anxiety tense them for me countless times with- for a brief moment. And then it out more than a second thought. I’d vanished. always promised to pay him back, Right. No classes today. No too. It was just another of the little classes ever again. At least for me. things I’d forgotten. Things that I struggled with something to had slipped my mind like the rain- say. Part of me wanted to smoke in water rushing beneath the grate peace with Ito. The other wanted to just behind us. apologize to him. To thank him. To I stood there, pretending to go ask him a dozen more questions. through my wallet, but I felt my Tyler Dinneen I stole a look, and his eyes were chest thump and my neck tense. First-place winner, far off and tired. He had exams to Another panic attack? It was a Adult category grade, and extracurriculars to run. brief, baseless worry. No, you idiot. Was this really going to be the last You’re sad. You’re upset. You’re re- yler Dinneen, an as- time I saw my friend? gretting this. I let the cigarette burn piring author from Weakly grasping at something down to the butt, feeling the pain- TLos Altos, has been to break the silence, I offered, ful bite of the burn on the knuckles writing for 10 years, but ´.ĿKĦQRPLWDLND"µ'R\RXZDQW that held it. it was only within the last to drink some coffee? I nodded to My eyes felt itchy, but no tears five that he began to pur- the half-lit Coffee Boss machine in came. I was glad for that. I’d hate sue the craft seriously. front of us, and loudly smacked the to cry in front of my friend on the Starting off as more of a wad that was my wallet invitingly. last day. After he’d saved me dur- hobby, Dinneen attributes He blew a laugh full of smoke ing the winter, keeping me alive his initial interest in writ- through his nose and nodded his on deliveries of fruit and soup, ing to the “awesome teach- head. “OK,” he said. when I was too sick to leave my ers” from high school who Coffee probably wasn’t good home. Guiding me to the hidden encouraged him. for my anxiety. Neither were the sights of the town that I thought I’d While he is particularly cigarettes. After the panic attack thoroughly scoured for sights. He’d partial to science fiction, I’d had a month before and the helped me figure out the hell that fantasy and semi-biograph- trip to the hospital I’d undertaken, was rural train schedules when my ical works, his biggest in- it seemed just about everything usual train adjusted time tables spiration comes from the was out to kill me. Fatty foods early in the year. desire to tell very relatable, made my arm spasm, tricking me He’d helped me more than I’d

human stories about top- byIllustration Amy Levine into thinking I’d have a heart at- ever helped him and that thought ics that are often left out tack. Bland foods made me think alone crushed me. No, I couldn’t of everyday media, such as of empty calories out to kill my cry. Not now. I could do that alone living with anxiety. This already and once again widen- or on the plane. Instead, I cleared interest is ultimately what ing waistband. Vegetables made my dry, cottony throat and offered influenced “Coffee and me hungry and miserable. Sweets my empty wallet toward him. Cigarettes,” a true story made my teeth hurt and my mouth “Zen zen arimasen,” I spoke qui- that reflects upon the in- sore. It probably wasn’t anything etly. Sheepishly. I have nothing. ternal struggle he endured in particular. With his eyes full of clarity and when it came time for him In fact, the more I thought about understanding, he laughed again to leave the rural Japanese ‘Coffee and it, it was just the fact that I was go- and shook his head. “Naru hodo,” town he called home for ing home. Leaving. KH VDLG ´'DLMĿEXµ $K , XQGHU- eight months and the last I pulled my wallet free and stand. Don’t worry about it. Before moments spent with his Cigarettes’ snapped the coin pouch open. I’d I could even speak, he fished out friend and then-colleague, always been surprised how much his wallet, stole a fat, golden coin Ito. “I was dealing with lots by Tyler Dinneen physical money I’d used in Japan. from it and plunked it into the ma- of conflicting feelings and ell me about American months, trading blows like ama- In fact, when I’d thought about chine. His finger jabbed the button I wanted to pen a theme girls.” teur boxers evenly matched in their it, since stepping off the plane, for his drink and then mine. We and idea around a very real ‘T I blinked, looking inexperience. I hadn’t touched my credit card knew each others’ orders — he moment that encapsulated over at Ito. Why did he want to “But are American girls pretty?” since. I’d always had to fish out drank straight black from the gold the height of fear, ques- know about American girls? Af- he asked again. sleek-feeling stacks of paper bills and red ones, and I sucked down tions, longing and anxiety I ter all, he was my age, fresh out of “Of course,” I explained. I took or gather up a satisfying handful the blue cafe latte cans like they was feeling,” Dinneen said, university, but a foot shorter and a drag from my cigarette, but held of cold metal coins. I felt like some were going out of style. Cold in adding that his story actu- a yard smarter. He should have the smoke in my mouth. Smoking turn-of-the century merchant ev- summer, hot in winter — just an- ally began as a personal known all about girls. We were was bad for you, I knew. And I re- ery time I bought something. It felt other thing I’d miss. journal entry. sharing cigarettes out in front of ally should have quit it months ago. good, trading the physical for the He tossed mine to me, and it When he’s not putting the school, hiding from our stu- But here I was, standing under rare physical. Whether it was food or sailed through the air. Clumsily, pen to paper, or finger- dents during what I was sure was summer cherry blooms, staring at fun, it had been refreshing, to say I caught it and thanked him. We tips to keyboard, Dinneen an all-too-short planning period. a Coffee Boss vending machine. the least. A break from the plas- tapped our drinks together with a enjoys wrangling his two I’d never smoked before getting to Off to the right was the small, lo- tic life I’d lived for so long in the nervous laugh and a half-hearted lovable dogs and indulging Japan but it was a bad habit that cal bakery in full day’s rush. The States and the digital prison I’d al- “Kanpai.” And then, we continued in sci-fi films, video games I’d picked up and had stubbornly smell that poured from those vents lowed myself to be contained and to do little more than stand and and listening to his collec- clung to my shoes like mud. was heavenly and it battled with defined by. smoke and drink our heart-spas- tion of “eclectic” music. “American girls are ... well, the acrid bite of our smoke. Only problem was, I’d spent or ming, life-shortening vices. — Cierra Bailey they’re just girls, Ito,” I explained. “Are Japanese girls pretty?” I sent the last of my money home. A few girls from the school I looked at him funny and shook asked, countering his question. Fumbled off through a bank trans- biked by, waving at us as they my head, shrugging hopelessly and That was how I returned most of fer as I willed away what little went, their dark hair blowing wild- stealing a lungful of smoke. Nearly his questions, the simple act of re- wealth I had with a few button ly in their self-propelled breeze be- every day, I spoke with him and we placing America with Japan. Are presses and a messy signature. It neath the flowering trees that lined traded language like people traded Japanese girls pretty? Is Japanese was off into the ether of foreign the path. Some of the girls from the stories. On Mondays, I’d ask him food good? Do you like Japanese bank accounts and wireless trans- school club I’d lead, some of the about Japanese words I could use television? It was my way of ex- actions. Lost in the wireless, dis- girls from my classes I’d taught. I’d Judges’ comments to impress my new friends. On plaining that our worlds weren’t connected cage that I’d tried to so already forgotten their names, but ‘Coffee and Cigarettes’ Tuesdays, I’d work with him and so different. Of course there were hard to escape over this last year. I still knew their faces. One waved captures perfectly the universal fix his English grammar. Wednes- differences in life and style and For all intents and purposes, and shouted, “Jaa mata ashita!” sentiment of missing a place days? We didn’t talk much on culture, but things like people and I was penniless. Broke. Utterly Hey! See you tomorrow! I fixed and its people when it’s time to Wednesdays. good food and pretty girls weren’t poor. I had one more meal in my what smile I could manage and leave. What was difficult about By Friday, we’d tease each other so different most of the time. all-too-small fridge in my all-too- waved back before looking to Ito living in Japan for a Californian with tongue twisters and challenge He shrugged his shoulders and small apartment. Tonight, I’d go to with pain in my eyes and a lump transforms into precious each other to spelling matches. smiled. sleep in my all-too-small bed. To- in my throat. There really wasn’t memories of friends, travels How fast could I write a phrase We stood next to each other, qui- morrow, I’d take an all-too-small a tomorrow. There was only today. and simple things when told by in Japanese? How perfectly could etly smoking inches off our lives. shower and duck under my all-too- And today was over. I realized a skillful writer. he utter a sentence in English? We Over our shoulders the chimes of small door for the last time. — Debbie Duncan did this throughout the weeks and Westminster echoed out across I didn’t even have enough money (continued on page 21)

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pain. “Do me a favor.” Death’s expression turned from surprised to irked, but he obliged. “Yes?” “Get me the pain pills, please,” she asked, pointing to the giant bottle of pain pills with all kinds of medical script decorating the outside. Death huffed. “If I get you the pills, will you come with me?” Ellie grinned. “I’ll consider it.” Isabella Madruga Death glided back over to the First-place winner, desk, picked up the bottle, and Young Adult category handed it to Ellie. She took the bottle and measured out the num- ueled by a love for ber of pills the nurse told her to classic, dystopian lit- take and swallowed them easily. F erature, 17-year-old “Feeling better?” Death asked Isabella Madruga finds her- with a look of almost worry on self spending most of her his face. free time reading and writ- Ellie nodded and picked at the ing. She said she is particu- hangnails on her fingers. She larly drawn to the complete stared down at her hands adorned control she has to “create Illustration byIllustration Paul Llewellyn with veins and sighed. “Just tired. a whole new world at the Old lady things, I suppose.” whim of my fingertips.” Death stared at her for a mo- The Menlo School ju- ment before glancing away to the nior and Woodside resi- phonograph in front of her bed. El- dent discovered her passion lie followed his gaze, and her eyes for storytelling at a very lit up with joy. young age, writing and il- “Do me one last favor?” she lustrating her own series of asked, and Death looked at her books in the fourth grade. with feigned annoyance. Her contest entry piece, ‘Dancing with Death’ “Then will you come with me?” “Dancing with Death,” by Isabella Madruga he emphasized only to receive a aims to remind readers that shrug back from Ellie. “death is not something to he rain fell gently from the bills started to pile up. Her fam- “Not everybody greets me that “I’ll consider it.” be avoided, it’s something heavens to the asphalt as ily couldn’t afford to worry about kindly,” he replied. “Hello, Elea- Ellie beckoned Death to come to embrace,” she said. The T cars whizzed past. It fell her. Every minute they spent with nor Brown.” near her and reached out her hand story’s strong-willed pro- so slowly, in such a feather-like her was a minute they could spend “Call me Ellie,” she said. for him to take it. Death gently tagonist, Ellie, shares a motion that someone who wasn’t working toward her hospital bill, “Ok,” Death nodded. “You took her hand into his and lifted connection with Madruga’s paying too much attention would and it was Ellie’s choice for them know why I’m here, Ellie.” her up to her feet. late grandfather who died have thought it was snow. Was it to leave her. They pleaded for her “Take off your hood first, then Ellie pointed to the phonograph of lung cancer. She said called sleet, then? Sleet is such an to set up a fundraiser, but Ellie we’ll talk,” she demanded, lean- with a trembling finger, the mere she was moved by the fact ugly word. The rain was so beauti- was too proud to accept handouts. ing further on her IV stand. Death feat of standing up fatiguing her that he was at peace with ful, dusting the grass with only a She made her own money for 50 obliged, slipping off his hood to entire body. “Put the needle on, death and knew it was his light layer of dew, not at all heavy years, and if she pulled through reveal an otherworldly, genderless honey. And dance with me.” time. “I think he decided to or overbearing. from chemotherapy, she would go being, nothing Ellie could fathom Death made sure Ellie was sta- go and death just led him Perhaps that is why Ellie woke back to work. in human terms. His features were ble before gliding away and look- along,” she said. This real- up with a smile on her face. “When I pull through,” she al- sharp, his skin stretched tight over ing at the record on the phono- life experience closely mir- The rain had fallen all at once ways corrected her family and her his bones. His eyes — were those graph. He looked back up at Ellie rors that of Ellie, except she the past few nights after the storm doctor. eyes? — were calm, calculating, after pulling down the needle and pushed back against death clouds hung in the sky for weeks She splashed water in her face cool. They must have stricken smiled. “This is one of my favorite because she knew it was not on end, finally letting out all their to refresh herself and her skin, fear into the heart of anybody he songs from that era.” her time. Apart from her pent-up tears. Ellie did not per- but when she looked at herself looked at, but with Ellie, she only “‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’ strong affinity for writing, ceive this delicate rain as tears in the mirror, the wrinkles only grinned wider. by Doris Day...” Ellie said wist- Madruga is much like most but more of gentle nourishment deepened. She was 65, but her Death’s appearance compelled fully as Death returned to her, teens, enjoying Netflix to the plants after being flooded crinkled face made her look like her to approach him, the smell grasping her waist as he led her binge-watching sprees, tak- with water. a tired centenarian. She smiled of gardenias and vanilla drifting onto the “dance floor,” which was ing walks with her family’s She rose from the hospital bed, through the disappointment, try- from him. the more open area in front of her three dogs, drawing and the mattress creaking under the ing to replenish the joy in her eyes “Come, Ellie,” Death gently bed. “Could that white lady sing. acting in school plays. Her sudden weight and tugged her IV that seem to have faded all those commanded, holding out his hand. Mama liked Nina Simone and Ella advice to other young writ- stand along with her to the bath- months ago. “It’s your time.” Fitzgerald better, but we always ers is simply to, “just go for room. No morning nausea today. She slinked back into her room, “You know very well it is not made exceptions for Doris. The it!” She is a firm believer Today is a good day, thought El- pulling her IV stand with her my time, honey,” Ellie scoffed, white woman Mama worked for that the only way for one to lie. Any day without nausea was a (the IV was pulling her since it wheeling her IV stand over to — Miss Williams was her name grow as a writer is by shar- good day. weighed more than she did), but the lounge chairs, sitting down to — always had her playing while ing their work with others. The rain pattered against the she quickly stopped in her tracks. calm the pain pulsating through- she helped Mama clean the house. — Cierra Bailey windows, getting lighter and light- In her room was Death, with his out her body. “Get me a water Kind, she was. Very kind.” er as the clouds departed back into black robe draped over his shoul- bottle, please.” Death gazed only at Ellie as she the atmosphere after their month- ders and his head, bathing his face Death’s shoulders dropped. He gave her soliloquy, gingerly tight- long temper tantrum. Sunlight in darkness. He did not carry a looked over to the desk in front of ening his hand against the small of streamed through the window and scythe as his stereotype did, which the bed and spotted the mini wa- her back to prevent her from fall- Judges’ comments onto the bathroom floor, illumi- puzzled Ellie, but otherwise, she ter bottles, most of them empty. ing, the IV stand following closely In this very touching story a nating the stains that came as a re- was not shocked in the slightest. He looked back over at Ellie and behind as they danced slowly. dying old woman encounters sult of Ellie’s cancer that couldn’t He was wan, his hood not large asked, “If I get you a bottle, will Sweet dreams till sunbeams Death and manages to win the quite be cleaned with bleach. enough to disguise his pale skin you come with me?” find you struggle — for a while longer. It was an aggressive form, one reflecting the fluorescent ceiling Ellie smiled coyly and shrugged. Sweet dreams that leave all wor- The writing is elegant and that refused to go away no matter lights. Ellie felt soothed by his “I’ll consider it.” ries behind you imagistic yet controlled. But how many rounds of chemothera- presence, almost as if he were So he glided over, picked up the But in your dreams whatever it’s the old woman’s pervading py she put her body through. It had an old friend. After all, she had water bottle, and handed it to Ellie, they be humor, her light touch and metastasized, poisoning every part thought about him every day, beg- who chuckled softly. Dream a little dream of me... her gentle acceptance of her of her body and making her grow ging not to meet him. However, “Thank you, sugar.” She drank “I prefer Vivaldi myself,” Death fate that make her a delightful more emaciated by the day. It was with him almost levitating in front the entire bottle and placed it on said after a moment of silence. instructor for this awesome not fun. of her, she smiled. the windowsill, but the small act “He was quite the charmer when I journey, and the story is a Her family visited as much “Hello, Death,” she greeted. of reaching out her arm to place pleasure to read. — Nancy Packer as they could, but the hospital Death smiled back. down the bottle blinded her with (continued on page 21)

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wasn’t going to be to one day wake me to switch schools this year, year up a real boy). 11, even though we both knew Without Sam, I’m not sure if I we’re going to miss each other like would know that I’m Luke. Around heck. He knew it would be best for the time secondary school began, me, even if it would be hard. Some- I started paying close attention to where new, I might be able to pass, him. I noticed the way he walked, because no one would know me the words he used when he talked, from when I lived as a girl. his particularly masculine habits ... So far, he’s absolutely right. and I copied them. I tried to hang How’s it goin,’ Lukey Pookey? with him every moment I could, Sam texts. I send him an eye roll Sofia Lucas but I didn’t just want to be around emoji, but it feels good to see my First-place winner, him. I wanted to be him. name in writing, and I know he Teen category There was a moment when I was knows it. 13 where I was overcome by this LOL, he responds. But really, riginally from suffocating feeling that I would how’s it going? Passing? London, England, never look like Sam, never fit in I look around at the unsuspect- O Sofia Lucas is a like Sam, never be a boy like Sam. ing students filtering into the caf- 14-year-old eighth-grader And that was when I knew. eteria. Not one of them stops for a who is passionate about I’d always known I was different second glance at me. reading and writing; so from the other girls, but just how I Yup. My chest swells with pride much so, that she wants to couldn’t put my finger on. In that as I send it. make a future career of it. moment I knew: I was never meant So proud of youuuuuu. Our to be a girl. I’m in that less-than- chat is silent for a moment. Crap. She describes writing as a one percent of people whose brains Miss Sanders saw me. Byeee great way to get messages don’t match their bodies. The skin Lukeyyyyy. across and an opportunity around me isn’t right. I laugh to myself. Breaking the

to put herself in others’ byIllustration Rosanna Kuruppu Sam was the first person I told. no-phone rule, huh? And in class? shoes to better understand A year after my revelation, he Sounds just like Sam O’Leary. their perspectives. dragged me to Topshop with him. I step into the cafeteria with a She loves reading Clothes shopping had never really new air of confidence. I am pass- Young Adult novels, been my thing, mainly because I ing, and I am as much a boy as any which is reflected in her was terrified that clothes I wanted of the others here. The parts I have short story “Boy.” It fol- to get — the ones labeled boys’ don’t define me. That’s what Sam clothes — would give away my always says. lows the journey of a secret. After I get my food — a limp transgender teen starting But when we were inside, I sausage and gray, cold lump of at a new school using his couldn’t make myself go to the potatoes — I get to do what I’ve new identity for the first ‘Boy’ girls’ section; it felt so wrong. So always wanted to do. time. Set in England, her I followed Sam. I’d always envied I slide my tray between two country of origin, Lucas’s by Sofia Lucas his style, but whenever I borrowed boys. They part and I sit down. story interweaves themes ’ve never felt quite right in started wearing a chest binder and his clothes they never looked right, “Hey, guys,” I say, hoping my of fear, acceptance, cam- my own skin. Ever since I changed my name and replaced not with the curves I hadn’t figured voice sounds as deep in real life as raderie and overall teen I was little something’s always all the dresses and skirts in my out how to hide. it does in my head. “What’s up?” angst. “A lot of people felt off. At first it was just when I closet with sport shorts and baggy “Oh, hi Lily!” he exclaimed, “You’re that new kid, Luke, was swimming and had to wear t-shirts, all the pinks with blues. finally noticing me. “If you wait right?” the boy to my right asks. don’t know much about a skimpy swimsuit, or when my But that’s not all that I am, and one sec, I’ll come over with you I nod, grinning that he knows my transgender people and older cousins would use me as I’d hate for that one small part of to your section.” The way he said name. “Welcome to the team, man. what they go through,” their own personal Barbie doll to me to become what I’m known for. “your” made my stomach churn. Name’s Louis.” she said, noting that it’s try new hairstyles and makeup “I’m a gamer, and I love sports. It wasn’t my section — this was. He goes on to introduce me important to write about combinations on my long hair and Rugby’s my favourite, though I But I couldn’t blame him; he didn’t to every boy at our table. All the things that are meanin- feminine features. But then it grew also play football and cricket.” know any better. while my smile reaches my ears, ful to her. “I want to help into something more. My eyes unintentionally shift to “No, Sam.” Something in me because not once do I notice a people understand more This year is my fresh start. When the faces of every single boy in snapped, and I just couldn’t keep suspicious eye on me. For the first about them and the chal- the admin hands me my schedule, the room. “Really, I’m just your who I really was locked away any time ever, I’m one of them. lenges that they face,” she I take a quick peek. Lucas Larkin, average guy. I sleep in till noon, I longer. “Sam, ...” I couldn’t do it. I But then my secret creeps up it reads. My chest fills with excite- binge Stranger Things on Netflix, couldn’t look him in the eye and on me, and my shoulders slump a added. Her 11-year-old ment as I stare at my name. Lucas. I watch too much YouTube, and if say it. “Sam, I’m a boy.” bit because no matter what, I’ll al- sister is usually the first So much better than Lily. you put one in front of me, I can I slowly moved my head back ways be different from them. And allowed to read her work I walk through the halls to my eat a whole bag of crisps in one up, afraid to see Sam’s reaction. I maybe one day they’ll find out, and and offer her judgment- first class, and am surprised by sitting.” imagined all the possibilities: con- it’ll all be over. free feedback. “I encour- how many guys I pass say, “Hi,” or I don’t know why I said that last fusion, disgust, disbelief, concern. But that day doesn’t have to be age people to share their “What’s up?” But then I remem- bit. It’s not like I have to convince His face was stone solid for a mo- today. I won’t let it. work because it could ber this is how it’s supposed to go. them; they never knew Lily. ment ... and then he broke out into I get all of the boys’ numbers become something much I’m Luke now. I mean, I’ve always Maybe it’s to convince me. Be- a huge grin. before heading out, along with bigger than they thought been Luke, but this time people cause no matter what people see “Wait, really?” He started promises of hanging out soon it would,” Lucas said. can see him when they look at me. when they look at me now, I will bouncing up and down on his toes that make my heart soar. My next I take a seat in the back row of always know what’s underneath and talking really fast, like he al- class is maths, which is one of my — Cierra Bailey my new English classroom, and these khakis and this jumper. And ways does when he’s excited. “Oh strengths, and then history, which adjust my tie, because it’s starting it doesn’t match what’s truly inside. my gosh, this is so cool! This is I was failing miserably at my old to strangle me. But I’d take it over “Well, welcome to Chelsea Prep, great! Now we can talk about cars, school. Final class is gym. In the the skirt I used to have to wear, any Luke,” Mrs. Cameron says. and sports, and ... well, I guess we locker room, it bugs me a little day. I take my seat again, and try to already kinda do that anyway.” He when I see all the boys changing The teacher, Mrs. Cameron, calls push those thoughts out of my head went on to explain how I was pret- out in the open, because I know me up to introduce myself. “Class, as Mrs. Cameron tells us to take ty much already a dude to him and I’ll never be able to do that no mat- we have a new student. He’s just out our “Lord of the Flies” books this didn’t really change anything. ter how well I pass with layers of transferred from St. George’s.” He. and turn to chapter one. Best. Reaction. Ever. jumpers and hoodies. I hurry with I can’t help but notice how natural As I walk towards the cafeteria He helped me become the per- my gym clothes to a stall in the it sounds. for lunch, I feel my phone buzz in son I saw myself as — he taught bathroom and change as fast as I I clear my throat, and run a ner- my pocket. I take it out and look. I me how to be a boy. He told me can. Judges’ comments vous hand through my now-short smile. It’s from Sam. how to sit and showed me how he We’re playing rugby today, and A meticulously written story. hair. “My name is Lucas Larkin, Sam has been my best friend greeted his friends. He helped me I get to play with the boys for the With great empathy, the writer but you can call me Luke.” since basically day one. Most af- pick my name, rattling off a list of first time ever, which is amaz- places us in the life of a young “Tell us a little bit about your- ter-schools are spent at either my L’s until I heard Lucas and some- ing in ways I can’t even describe. person in transition. The story self, Luke.” house or his. I know his top ten fa- thing clicked. He squeezed my I’m signed up for the team before is well plotted, the characters I think for a second. There’s a vourite Eurovision songs, ranked, shoulder while I came out to my heading back to change. convincing and the setting lot I could tell them. Like how and he knows which five athletes parents. beautifully rendered. this summer I cut my hair and I’d meet if I had one wish (well, if it Sam was the one who convinced (continued on page 21)

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toads and crickets late at night. even the stars that studded the in a language I felt I could barely here — a bit of my heart or one ‘Coffee and The mountains that I’d stumbled night sky above the rice fields speak, but now I knew I’d miss that of my eyes? Even just a couple of Cigarettes’ up half-drunk, the trains that I’d late at night, all of them were be- daily risk. I’d always loathed the burnt fingers. (continued from page 16) dozed off in as Japan raced by. The ing pulled away from me like two walks through the village and its I sighed and shook my head, turning seasons worn on each and spinning galaxies cast adrift from confusing, winding streets that in- draining the rest of my drink and with them biking by, that the bell every tree. It was in that moment I one another. termingled with rice paddies and shoving my cigarette into the can, hadn’t been for the period to end — felt the enormity of those moments This was the end of a dream. farmland, but I knew that I would enjoying the finality of it and the the school day was over. Half-days seize me, doing their best to pin my The ride was over. I’d have to wake miss the wanderlust they’d so en- closure of my thoughts. There was in summer, I slowly remembered. feet to the earth. up now. couraged in me. nothing more I could do here. My I was out of a job. I hadn’t even Don’t leave, they said. You’re not And worst and most heart- I couldn’t even begin to think fate was writ in stone and locked worked that day, I’d just walked ready to go. destroying of all, I had no one to about the friends I’d made, those in the stars. I’d be leaving it all be- the three minutes to school from I’d never live another Japanese blame. I, and I alone had been souls like me that had the foresight hind, for better or for worse. the air-conditioned comfort of my autumn, with the red nine-pointed the one to make this choice. I had not to plant their name on the pa- A few blossoms drifted from apartment to have one last round leaves and that fog-drenched tem- signed my name to the paper, and per. Conversations in a jazz bar. the trees above. The bakery vented of cigarettes and coffee with Ito. ple in the hills. The onsen and bak- proclaimed to the world that I’d Quiet, intimate talks at an ancient sweet steam. A couple more stu- And in doing so, I’d brought more ery that had been my favorite day had enough. I truly thought I had temple. Countless lunches and dents blazed by, caught up in the sadness on me than I could have in Japan. I’d never endure through done it all, and I yearned to be dinners. Hugs and goodbyes and laughs of a youth that seemed as ever imagined. I’d traveled the another Japanese winter, or have to back home, in a country where I hellos. if it could never die. Bitterly, jeal- country over the course of a year, walk through the snow on the way could read the signs with ease or I’d miss them, too. Perhaps, most ously, I watched smoke curl out of made friends and saw many sights. home from work or dodge snow- drive somewhere instead of taking of all. The more I thought about it, the mouth of the coffee can. Even Things that I was too unready and balls from the goofy students. I a train. the smaller my anxiety seemed in my smoking habit — just another mostly afraid to leave behind. was a kid from California, and I’d Yet, I’d never accounted for the that moment. I’d let my heart ex- thing I’d have to leave behind. Beautiful castles and temples been raised in mild weather and a simplicity of things that I’d miss. plode everyday if it meant I could I’d miss the sights. beyond my imagination. Loud, sun-baked life, but I knew I’d miss I’d never loved the creaking, ex- stay here. I’d battle my worries and The sounds. ear-splintering nightclubs. Shinto the cold all the same. Not just the pensive trains of the Omi-Tetsu- fight my body if it meant I didn’t The smoke. ceremonies and Buddhist prayer autumn or the winter, or the spring do, but now I’d miss their rustic have to leave. Failing that, couldn’t The people. rooms. The quiet rice fields of or summer. All of it, I realized. charm. I’d always hated the awk- I leave a part of myself here? Just But most of all, I’d miss the cof- Minakuchi that hummed with The seasons and students and wardness of trying to buy things enough to keep my soul tethered fee and cigarettes with Ito. Q

And I’m not leaving yet.” the pair did not move away from Ellie nodded and pulled the “We all had some free time to ‘Dancing with As the song neared its end, each other. comforter over her body. She visit you together!” Ellie’s sister Death’ the pair slipped into a period of “Ellie,” Death started, but quick- looked out of the window, the whispered giddily. “Isn’t that a (continued from page 17) comfortable silence, both of them ly stopped. The wheels in his head moon hanging limply from the sky coincidence?” pondering as they stare off in the seemed to be turning, and he final- as the surrounding stars supported Ellie looked out the window went to guide him. But eventually, distance. Ellie readjusted her grip ly said, “Please come with me. It it. It seemed as though time had again at the shadow over the moon he gave in, took my hand, and let on Death’s hand, which was soft will be alright. You will be happy.” also passed in the blink of an eye; and smiled softly. “Yes. A coinci- me lead him off.” yet full of little cracks and scars. “I still have work to do, sweet- she had only spent twenty min- dence indeed.” Ellie smiled and chuckled. “If His hands humanized him in El- heart,” she said, patting his chest. utes with him, but that amounted “Good news, Eleanor,” Dr. Tam you’re going to talk about me, talk lie’s vision, although Death was “My family is waiting for me. I to fourteen hours in Death’s time. said with a grin. “You’re pull- about me to my face, honey.” already human to her; he just won’t be happy if I go up there. She heard a knock at the door and ing through your chemo. I won’t Death smiled back and lifted his glowed a little more than regu- Not yet.” invited the person to come in. promise anything — arm to twirl her, and Ellie followed lar people did. His shoulder was Death sighed and put the needle It was her family: her husband, “You never do, Dr. Tam,” Ellie his lead, slowly spinning around, bony yet tense, most likely from back in its place. He helped Ellie her children, her siblings, her said with a chuckle. mindful of her IV stand. She re- supporting Ellie’s weight so she to her bed, lightly laying her down nieces and nephews, her grand- Dr. Tam laughed and nodded. “I turned to Death and grasped his didn’t fall down. She looked back and pulling out a notebook from children. The nurse, Rita, followed won’t promise anything,” she con- hand again, getting back into their at Death’s face and saw a human his pocket. His eyes widened as he closely behind with a tray of food. tinued, “but the future is looking side-stepping rhythm. “Why don’t face staring back at her, not the ab- looked between Ellie and the note- “Hi, Grandma!” her eldest good. Let’s continue with the last you want to go to Heaven, Ellie? stract being that was there before. book. He sheepishly put the note- grandchild exclaimed as he ran in. few rounds and see where it takes You pray so much to go there.” It seemed as though Ellie broke book away and smiled. “It seems “Jackson, quiet down, boy,” El- you. Sounds good?” “I pray to Jesus, and I know his spell, one that made him in- I was mistaken, Ellie. I wish you lie’s son demanded curtly. “Your Ellie nodded. “Sounds good,” him. I know he knows it isn’t my timidating when, in fact, he looked and your family the best. Have a grandma’s had a long day.” she said. time to go just yet. I still have like a mortal, just like her. nice night, Ellie. Goodbye.” Rita set down the tray in front of She sighed contently and some kicks in me, sir. My Heav- The record continued to spin And within a blink of an eye, he Ellie with a smile, quickly escap- squeezed her husband’s hand. en is on Earth for the time being. despite the song being over, yet was gone as quickly as he arrived. ing Ellie’s giant family. “Sounds good.” Q

one, but it’s definitely on my list. bulging. His pupils dart all every course our favourite team. We Ooooo, do tell. ‘Boy’ But it means that I may not be which way, looking me over, before have so much in common, I can I stifle a full-on laugh attack. (continued from page 20) alone. finally fixing his gaze on me. see us being friends for life. He dropped his packer in the When I step out of the stall, “You — You too?” he stammers. Then we start talking about be- bathroom. there’s a kid waiting for me, and Neither of us need to say the word; ing trans. We both have had the There’s a huge pause on Sam’s I’ve just slipped on my shirt from the way his cheeks are on we both know we’re thinking it. same ups and downs, and it’s nice end. Then finally, OMG. No when I hear something thump to fire, I think it’s the kid. He pulls I nod. “This is my first year go- to get to talk to someone who can freaking way. the floor, and then a whispered, me by the arm outside the chang- ing stealth.” I extend my hand. relate. Sam’s always a good lis- Oh yes freaking way. “Oh, crud,” from the stall next to ing rooms and off to the side. “Luke Larkin.” tener, but I can’t help thinking he Okay, maybe this friend is me. I look at the ground, and see “What you saw back there,” he He shakes it. “Jaxon with an X. doesn’t really understand, not re- as awesome as me. But defi- something rolling beneath the di- says,“neverhappened.Under- Fourth year.” ally. Not like Jaxon does. nitely not more. I must meet him vider towards me. stand?” His grip on my wrist is We stand there for a minute, so Jaxon’s much further along in immediately. Is that what I think it is?! tight; he’s not letting go any time much to say but not knowing quite his journey than I am. He started Whatever you say. “Hey, um ... Could you hand that soon. what to start with. testosterone last year, I find out. I look over at Jaxon. “Wanna back?” the voice asks. “No ques- I nod furiously, trying to hold The bell rings for the end of He already has tiny whiskers come over? My friend Sam will tions asked. Please.” His voice is back my smile. the day, and boys run by us with growing in all over his chin. (I want to meet you.” I squint, and strained. “No, seriously. I need you to their heavy backpacks, desperate have to admit: I’m totally jealous.) then my face lights up. “In fact, he I pick the thing up, stare at it swear on your life.” He’s sound- to leave after a long first day back. These things that seem so nor- does want to meet you.” I point at for a quick moment to make sure ing desperate now. “I’ve been go- I’m not quite so urgent. mal to all other boys are huge ac- Sam’s figure dashing towards us, I’m not seeing things, and hand it ing stealth way too long for some “Hey, wanna walk home complishments for us. But now and Jaxon laughs at the urgent ex- back, sticking my arm beneath the new kid to sweep in and ruin it.” together?” I know I’ll have someone to cel- pression on his face. stall. He winces at the thought. He nods. ebrate with. I have a good feeling about my “Thanks.” And then there’s a I lean in. Should I do it? Can I This is all too good to be true, I text Sam at the corner of our future, at Chelsea Prep and even whispered, “God, I’m so stupid!” trust him? But I figure he knows only it is true. block. Come over? New friend. after that. My friends, what he dropped on how it is, and we can share this On the way home, we talk about Yuuuhhh. Need to hear all about I may very well still be uncom- the floor was indeed a packer. For secret together. “I won’t tell,” I sports and movies. He likes dra- your first day, he texts back. Plus fortable in my own body, maybe those of you who don’t know what whisper, “as long as you don’t tell mas, and I enjoy them as well, al- I’m intrigued by this “new friend.” for the rest of my days, but for the that is ... I’d rather not explain. my name used to be Lily.” though I’m more of a sci-fi guy. Though there’s no way he’s as first time in my life, I feel like I’m Let’s just say people like me put it I take a step back, and look at his We both bet with our dads on awesome as me. in the right skin. Right now, my in their pants to make it look like expression: It’s one of pure shock. Wales to win Six Nations every I dunno, the way we met is pret- parts don’t define me. I finally feel something’s there. I have yet to get His mouth hangs open, his eyes are year, even though England is of ty legendary. I chuckle. like one of the boys. Q

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Stanford Water Polo Camps Stanford At the Middle School level, individual subject-based enrichment www.paccc.org (650) 493-2361 New to water polo or have experience, we have a camp for you. classes are offered and tailored for each grade level. Half day or full day options for boys and girls ages 7 and up. All stratfordschools.com/summer (650) 493-1141 Stanford Jazz Workshop Stanford camps provide fundamental skills, scrimmages and games. Write Now! Palo Alto World-renowned jazz camps at Stanford. Week-long jazz www.stanfordwaterpolocamps.com (650) 725-9016 Summer Writing Camps Pleasanton immersion programs for middle school musicians (July 8-12), high Wheel Kids Addison Elementary, school (July 14-19 and and July 21-26), and adults (July 28-Aug. 2). Improve your student’s writing skills this summer at Emerson Bike Camps Palo Alto All instruments and vocals. No jazz experience necessary! School of Palo Alto and Hacienda School of Pleasanton. Courses Adventure Riding Camp for rising 1st - 8th gr, Two Wheelers Club this year are Expository Writing, Creative Writing and Presentation www.stanfordjazz.org (650) 736-0324 for rising K - 3rd gr. Week-long programs from 8:30 - 4, starting Skills. Visit our website for more information. June 3rd. Join us as we embark on bicycling adventures for the www.headsup.org Emerson: (650) 424-1267 TheatreWorks Palo Alto more experienced rider or help those just learning to ride. Hacienda: (925) 485-5750 Silicon Valley Menlo Park www.wheelkids.com/palo-alto (650) 646-5435 June 3 - August 2. Kids have fun, create a character, and learn YMCA of Silicon Valley ARTS, CULTURE, OTHER CAMPS lifelong performance skills at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s Theatre Camps. 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Verdi, Shakespeare and the #MeToo era

West Bay Opera has become known for outstanding set design. Shown here is a rendering of Peter Crompton’s “Falstaff” set. West Bay Opera stages the Bard-based comedy — and Verdi’s ‘ultimate masterpiece’ — ‘Falstaff’ by John Orr o, why did West Bay Op- done another. There is a free- “This is a score that is nothing

era General Director José dom, a forward-looking approach short of dazzling. It is a whole Opera Bay West of courtesy Photos S Luis Moscovich choose in this piece, that truly presages lifetime of craft, experience and Giuseppe Verdi’s “Falstaff” to what came after him. It is truly genius poured into a composition close the venerable company’s a bundle of fun, but also a very that is quintessentially for the 63rd season? important piece in the evolution stage. The pace and dynamism “I guess for the same reason of opera.” of the dialogue and the effective- people like to climb Mount Ever- “Falstaff” premiered in 1893 at ness of the music in propelling the est,” he said during a recent phone La Scala in Milan. Verdi died in action forward are a remarkable conversation with the Weekly. “I 1901. achievement.” try not to program or conduct Moscovich likened “Falstaff” West Bay Opera has built a Richard Zeller sings the title role in the comedic “Falstaff” at West anything I don’t love. I love this to a collaboration between two reputation under Moscovich’s Bay Opera. piece. It’s a musician’s opera; the geniuses, Verdi and William leadership for excellent produc- ultimate masterpiece; a distil- Shakespeare, who 300 years ear- tions, with good casts, stunning and baritone Kiril Havezov as Freelance writer John Orr lation of six decades of Verdi’s lier had written the plays on which scenic design, and — quite often Pistola. can be emailed at johnorr@ genius in one masterpiece. And Arrigo Boito based his libretto: — orchestras so large they must Moscovich brought in frequent regardingarts.com. unlike almost everything else he scenes from “Henry IV, parts 1 be split between the pit and the collaborator Ragnar Conde as did, it’s a comedy.” and 2,” and “The Merry Wives of stage. stage director, a partnership that READ MORE ONLINE Verdi was in his late 70s when Windsor.” “Our Falstaff, baritone Richard has worked very well over the PaloAltoOnline.com he began work on “Falstaff,” In the opera, the titular “fat Zeller, has sung the role numer- years. Conde runs the Escenia For more arts and entertainment which was to be his last opera. knight” tries to seduce two ous times and is one of the major Ensamble in Mexico. coverage, go to PaloAltoOnline. He’d been wanting for decades to married women, in an effort to Falstaff interpreters today in the “It is a piece about women com/arts. write a comedy. His second opera, abscond with their husbands’ country,” Moscovich said. “He showing the degree to which they “Un Giorno di Regno,” which pre- fortunes. has a number of credits at the Met, are in charge of their own lives miered in 1840, was not well re- “I programmed ‘Falstaff’ be- as well as the Chicago Lyric, the and relationship with men in their What: “Falstaff.” ceived. But after writing another cause it is more relevant than Hamburg Opera and other major lives,” Moscovich said. “They are Where: Lucie Stern Theatre, 25 operas, and not writing for a ever. An older man tries to take houses in the U.S. and Europe.” not depicted as victims, not as 1305 Middlefield Road, while, he took on this last come- advantage of younger women who The cast also includes Taylor people who need to rise up and Palo Alto. dic effort. are married to rich men. In the Haines as Alice; baritone Kras- take revenge. They have a sense of When: May 24, 26; June 1, 2. “In coming back to composing era of #MeToo, it is interesting to sen Karagiozov as Ford; Anasta- humor to put this man in his place The May 26 staging will include (after) years of not doing any- observe that Shakespeare nailed sia Malliaras as Nannetta; mezzo for his excesses and lack of re- a post-performance discussion thing after ‘Otello,’ he actually this topic back in the 1600s, and Veronica Jensen as Meg; contralto spect for women. Yet, none of that with the cast and directors went much beyond what he had that the Bard’s collaboration with Patrice Houston as Quickly; ten- is black and white. Verdi finds a on stage. done in other works,” Moscov- Verdi produced an even classier ors Dane Suarez as Fenton, Mi- way to depict Falstaff in a very hu- Cost: $35 to $85 ich said. “We can only imagine result than the original play,” chael Orlinsky as Bardolfo and man way. He’s a guy who is very (discounts available). what he might have done if he’d Moscovich explained in an email. Michael Mendelsohn as Gaius; flawed, but not a monster.” Q Info: wbopera.org.

www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • May 24, 2019 • Page 23 Answers to this week’s puzzles, which can be found on page 35. Walt Disney Studios

Movies See ‘Aladdin’ Jimmy Stewart film festival In the mood for a Western? Stewart, who starred in at least 56 review online Thriller? Comedy? Drama? Take films during his 62-year career, “Aladdin” 00 (Century your pick at Stanford Theatre’s briefly lived in Mountain View: 16 & 20, Icon). Director Guy James Stewart film festival, After being drafted into the U.S. Ritchie tackles his first musi- which runs from Friday, May 24, Armed Forces during World cal in Walt Disney Pictures’ through Sunday, June 30. The an- War II, he was stationed at Mof- remake of the animated 1992 nual festival will showcase 21 of fett Field. For a complete movie classic “Aladdin,” and it shows. the versatile Hollywood actor’s schedule, go to StanfordTheatre. paloaltoonline.com/arts/. films over the next five weeks. org or call 650-917-7268.

MOVIES NOW SHOWING

A Dog’s Journey (PG) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (R) Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun. Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun. Aladdin (PG) ++ Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun. Long Shot (R) ++1/2 Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun. Avengers: Endgame (PG-13) +++1/2 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) (Not Rated) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Stanford Theatre: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun. Photograph (PG-13) Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun. The Biggest Little Farm (PG) ++ Aquarius Theatre: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Pokemon Detective Pikachu (PG) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Booksmart (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun. Rear Window (1954) (Not Rated) Brightburn (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Stanford Theatre: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun. Shazam! (PG-13) +++ Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Captain Marvel (PG-13) +++ Century 20: Fri. - Sun. The Sun is Also a Star (PG-13) The Hustle (PG-13) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun. UglyDolls (PG) Century 20: Fri. - Sun. The Intruder (PG-13) Century 20: Fri. - Sun. The White Crow (R) Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun.

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Bing Concert Hall Music, theater, dance, Stanford University and more in the heart of Silicon Valley

Sundays with the Triptych (Eyes of One From the Middle King- Gravity & Other Myths St. Lawrence on Another) dom to the Wild West Backbone with James Austin The backbone in this group A powerful work that explores The Orchestra Now Smith, oboe of 10 is shared as much as the origins and impact of This performance features a The St. Lawrence String singular, making all things Mapplethorpe’s controversial mixed chorus, full orchestra, Quartet will mark their 30th possible, and even some things and Chinese traditional anniversary season with photography through music, that don’t seem so. Expect a instruments to shed light on stunning Sunday performances projections of Mapplethorpe’s human extravaganza of grace, the laborers that made in the Stanford Live images, and poetry humor, and feats that will the transcontinental 2019–20 season leave you speechless THU & FRI, OCT 3 & 4 railroad possible SUN, SEP 29 7:30 PM FRI & SAT, OCT 11 & 12 SUN, OCT 6 2:30 PM BING CONCERT HALL 2:30 PM 7:30 PM BING CONCERT HALL MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM BING CONCERT HALL

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HomeA weekly guide to home, garden & and realReal estate news Estate Home Front VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES SALE ... The Friends of the Palo Alto Library is holding its Vintage Ephemera and Memorabilia Sale on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cubberley Community Center, Room A7, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The event will feature a variety of unique items, including vintage magazines and periodicals that date back as far as the late 1800s, fiction and poetry chapbooks, pamphlets and small books as well as collectible and non-paper oddities. For more information, go to fopal.org.

TREE TALK BY APPLE’S VISIONARY ARBORIST ... Dave Tips for clearing out clutter — Muffly, the visionary arborist and how to dispose of it responsible for selecting, locating, and planting 9,000 trees by Lori Krolik within the 175-acre Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino and bringing to life Steve Jobs’ vision of a tree-rich park resembling the Stanford hills, will share KrolikLori his passion for trees during a benefit event for the nonprofit ummer is the perfect time if you’re more of a bare-bones will keep the items together and your shelves are not adjustable, environmental group Canopy from to take back your garage. type, painters tape and a sharpie allow you to see how much you now is the time to plan what you 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, June 2, SAccording to a UCLA work really well. have of certain types of things. need to purchase) and label as at Eastside College Preparatory study, only 25% of garages in Q Trash Bags: You will defi- Soon enough you may realize needed. 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For information for garage organization success: with your garbage service pro- and zoned what you’re going to Lori Krolik, a certified about tickets and sponsorship, vider on a date close to your keep, you’re ready to put things productive environment contact Canopy Development Time garage organization date. Con- back. Place items in the proper specialist and professional Director Judy Sissener at A typical garage takes any- tact local charities for the same size containers or on shelves (if organizer, can be emailed at [email protected], or Executive where from 4-8 hours to or- time, so they can take your you don’t have garage shelves or [email protected]. Director Catherine Martineau at ganize. Whether you spend a donated items. If that’s too [email protected]. Saturday or take a day off work, much prep time for you, hire a you need enough time to start hauler or a service like Lugg or ‘GRANNY’ FLAT WORKSHOP... and finish the project. An un- 1-800-GotJunk to take every- Who will take your unwanted clutter? Terri Brown, broker associate finished garage organization thing. This ensures the items Here are some ways to dispose of your hazardous waste, gently at Keller Willams in Palo Alto, project just invites more clutter are taken away immediately used items or other unwanted clutter. is hosting a free educational and means you to have to start and don’t linger on-site for you workshop about accessory from scratch the next time you to have second thoughts or for Schedule a free cleanup day: Palo Alto residents can schedule a dwelling units, or Granny flats, return to it. them to creep back into your curbside pickup to dispose of mattresses, appliances, furniture and on Sunday, May 26, from home. other unwanted items for free, once per calendar year. To schedule a 12:30-3:30 p.m. at Mitchell Park Supplies cleanup day, call GreenWaste of Palo Alto at 650-493-4894. Pickup Community Center. Residents Before starting any garage Sort & Zone will be scheduled on one of your normal collection days. interested in adding a secondary organization project, be sure to A garage organization proj- Arrange for bulky item pickup: The city will pick up appliances, unit to their property will learn have the following: ect cannot be done piecemeal. furniture and other bulky items placed on the curb during your regular Q how to navigate the permit Muscle: You’re going to be You’ll need to pull everything service day for a fee. To schedule this service, call GreenWaste of Palo lifting and moving a lot of stuff, out so you can see what you process, which construction Alto at 650-493-4894 one week in advance of your regular service methods are available, how you cannot do this alone. Find a have and then make a decision. day. much units cost and what type friend, hire a day laborer or call Designate three areas on your of financing is common for a hauler. driveway for “trash,” “donate” Call a charity: Several local nonprofits will pick up donations curbside, such projects. To register, email Q Containers: Clear bins in and “keep.” As you pull things including: Hope Services, hopeservices.org; Ecumenical Hunger [email protected]. a variety of sizes will help im- out, if you can easily decide program, ehpcares.org; Habitate for Humanity ReStore, restore. mensely in the sorting and or- something is trash or donate, habitatebsv.org. For a full list of charities in the area and what items Send notices of news and events they will pick up, go to donationtown.org. related to real estate, interior design, ganization process. They’ll also then put it in the respective zone. home improvement and gardening to help keep your garage organized For items you want to keep, Drop off household hazardous waste: Palo Alto residents can dispose Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box once it’s finished. Have more on create subzones of various cat- of unwanted or unused toxic household items at the Household 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email hand than you need and return egories: camping, holiday, tools, [email protected]. Deadline is one Hazardous Waste Station, 2501 Embarcadero Way, on Saturdays, week before publication. what you don’t use. recreation, luggage, memen- 9-11 a.m., and the first Friday of each month, 3-5 p.m. For more Q Labels: Labeled bins and tos, sports gear, etc. As you go information, call 650-496-5910. shelving give a clear indication through old boxes and random READ MORE ONLINE of where you can find something items tossed on shelves, place Locate a drop-off site: Don’t know where to bring your unwanted PaloAltoOnline.com as well as where it goes after it’s like items in one of your con- items? Go to recyclewhere.org, plug in your Zip code and the used. You can use a label maker tainers. This does not have to database will tell you where to take them. There are more real estate features online. Go to PaloAltoOnline.com/ to make easy-to-read labels. But be the final resting place, but it real_estate.

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Page 32 • May 24, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com PREP BASEBALL Sports Paly season Shorts ends in CCS NEW COACH ... Menlo-Atherton High School Athletic Directors Paul Snow playoffs and Steven Kryger jointly announced the hiring of David Trujillo as the Five seniors play their head coach of the varsity baseball final game as Vikings team. He joined the M-A baseball program in 2017 and for the past by Glenn Reeves three years has led the JV team to alo Alto got a taste of just an overall record of 47-20, finishing why Valley Christian re- among the top two in their division ceived the No. 1 seed in in all three seasons. Trujillo takes P the Central Coast Section Open over for David Klein, who recorded a Division baseball playoffs and 38-42 record over his three seasons why the Warriors were so highly and led the Bears to their first Central ranked in the state and nation. Coast Section appearance since Sophomore shortstop Zander 2015. Darby led off the game with a triple but that was it for the Paly FACES IN THE CROWD ... Menlo offense. Darby was cut down at College freshman Alleida Martinez is the plate when the next batter, featured in the May 20, 2019 issue of Aidan Berger, grounded to first Sports Illustrated in the “Faces in the base. And host Valley Christian Crowd” section. This recognition is went on for a 4-0 victory. given namely to student-athletes who John Hale Steven Zobac, a senior headed have achieved a significant amount to Cal, came into the game with of individual achievement and a 0.24 ERA and lowered it with prominence for their school. Martinez Menlo-Atherton senior Jessica Eagle hopes to secure a spot in the state finals of the 100 meters. The six shutout innings. William helped Menlo College Women’s Bears 4x100 relay also qualified for the state meet. Kempner, a senior headed to Wrestling achieve the top ranking Gonzaga, pitched a 1-2-3 seventh. in both the WCWA and the NAIA It was the 13th shutout for Valley during the course of the season. This PREP TRACK AND FIELD Christian (27-4). culminated with the Oaks winning Palo Alto has qualified for both the WCWA and NAIA National the CCS Open Division playoffs Championships, the first national the past five years.The Vikings titles in the 92-year history of Menlo A chance to finish strong finished 20-10, were extremely College. Fourteen local athletes head to the state meet in Clovis young with a whole bunch of sophomores playing key roles. TEE SHOT ... The seventh-seeded by Glenn Reeves could have hoped. As the season trials at 3 p.m. for field events Darby and Berger hit first and Stanford women’s golf team came he Menlo School girls began to unfold it became appar- and 4 p.m. for running events. second in the batting order. Ritter within an eyelash of advancing track team won the West ent that Menlo School had a spe- Saturday’s finals begin with field Amsbaugh was the starting third into the semifinals of the NCAA Bay Athletic League title cial group of athletes. events at 4:30 p.m. and running baseman and Matthew Caren the Championships at Blessings Golf T and went on to capture the Cen- This weekend the Knights want events at 6 p.m. DH. Left-hander Ryan Harvey Club in Fayetteville, Ark., dropping tral Coast Section title. Knights to build off their first CCS track After running in three events pitched an inning in relief. a 3-2 decision in match play to junior Charlotte Tomkinson has and field championship in school most of the season, Tomkinson is But it was also the last game for a second-seeded Duke. Tar Heel the fastest time of the season in history and turn in top times dur- dropping the 400 and will not run talented group of seniors, led by Or- Virginia Elena Carta edged Stanford’s the state in the 800 meters and ing Saturday’s finals at Veteran’s the anchor leg of the 4x400 relay, egon-commit Josh Kasevich, who Emily (Ziyi) Wang on the 24th hole fellow junior Kyra Pretre hopes Memorial Stadium on the campus even though she ran an inspired gave up three runs over the first two to clinch the Tar Heels’ 3-2 victory to turn the adrenaline from com- of Buchanan High in Clovis. anchor leg, catching the Los Al- innings and then settled down. over the Cardinal in the quarterfinals peting at the CIF State Track and “We have some big goals,” tos anchor at the finish line for It was also the last game for of the event that has been delayed Field Championships to turn in a Tomkinson said. “I know I want second place at Gilroy High last first baseman Kyle Mostofiza- three times by weather (including personal best in the 800. to improve on my sixth-place fin- weekend. deh, right fielder Tyler Foug, left a six-hour delay Tuesday) and So far, the plan has worked bet- ish from last year.” fielder Hyunwoo Roh and center shortened to 54 holes of stroke play. ter than Menlo coach Jorge Chen The meet starts with Friday’s (continued on page 34) fielder Paul Thie. Q Stanford junior Andrea Lee needed a 19th hole to edge Duke’s Jaravee Boonchant and tie the match for STANFORD BASEBALL the Cardinal. Aline Krauter won her match, edging Duke’s Miranda Wang 2&1 for Stanford’s first point. Setting the stage LACROSSE HONOR ... Stanford senior defender Julia Massaro and sophomore attack Ali Baiocco for the postseason earned spots on the first-team All-Region by the Intercollegiate Final conference series this weekend Women’s Lacrosse Association by Rick Eymer

percentage (.527) and home runs John P. Lozano/isiphotos.com (IWLCA). tanford plays its final two (88). Palo Alto resident Hunter ON THE AIR regular-season games in Bishop, who attended Serra High S Phoenix at 6 p.m. Friday in San Mateo, leads the Pac-12 in Friday and noon Saturday against Ari- slugging (.792), total bases (160) College baseball: Stanford at Ari- zona State. The NCAA Division and home runs (22), ranking sec- zona State, 6 p.m., Pac-12 Networks I Selection Show will be televised ond in RBI (61). Spencer Torkel- Saturday Monday at 9 a.m. on ESPNU. son ranks second in home runs College baseball: Stanford at Ari- The series opened Thursday (21), fourth in slugging (.714) and Stanford junior first baseman Andrew Daschbach, the former zona State, noon, Pac-12 Networks night (visit paloaltoonline.com/ second in total bases (155). Monday Sacred Heart Prep standout, earned Pac-12 Baseball Player of the sports/ for the results) with the Sacred Heart Prep alum Domi- Week honors. College baseball: NCAA Selection Cardinal (39-10, 20-6), which is nic Cacchione has made nine ap- Show, 9 a.m., ESPNU tied for second place in the Pac-12 pearances for ASU and allowed earned Pac-12 Baseball Player of a pair of triples, and scored twice with Oregon State. The Sun Dev- one earned run over his first 7 2/3 the Week honors as he became in Stanford’s 8-5 win over Oregon READ MORE ONLINE ils (36-15, 15-11) opened the sea- innings before allowing 12 in 2 the first Stanford player to hit four State last Friday. www.PASportsOnline.com son with 20 consecutive victories. 1/3 innings. home runs in a game. He com- Daschbach finished three games Arizona State boasts one of the Stanford junior first baseman pleted the feat in a nonconference last week with 23 total bases, six For expanded daily coverage of top offenses in college baseball, Andrew Daschbach, the former game against Cal Poly. college and prep sports, visit www.PASportsOnline.com leading the Pac-12 in slugging Sacred Heart Prep standout, He also had three hits, including (continued on page 34)

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Instead both Charlotte Tomkinson Julien Hernandez and Wetland Habitats runners will concentrate on the MENLO TRACK AND FIELD MENLO BASEBALL 800, looking for a breakthrough The two juniors helped The junior started and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Midpeninsula Regional in the trials to reach the finals and then see what happens. the Knights win their first pitched five innings of a 6WLU:WHJL+PZ[YPJ[+PZ[YPJ[^PSSYLJLP]LIPKZH[[OL6ѝJLVM “I know I’m going to have to set CCS track and field title. combined shutout in the the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, 330 Distel a PR by two seconds just to reach Pretre won the 1,600 and Knights 8-0 victory over the finals,”Pretre said. was second in the 800. Thomas More in the first Circle, Los Altos, CA on or before 11:00 a.m. on June 24, Tomkinson won the 800 and round of the CCS Division 2019 She placed second to Tomkin- MVY[OLM\YUPZOPUNVMHSSSHIVYTH[LYPHSZHUKZLY]PJLZ son in the 800 at CCS. was third in the 400. Both playoffs over the weekend. YLX\PYLKMVY[OLMVSSV^PUNKLZPNUH[LKZJVWLVM^VYR!PU]HZP]L Alexandra Chan and Louie each runners were part of a school He also added three hits and record 4x400 relay team. drove in a run ZWLJPLZ [YLH[TLU[ ^OPJO PUJS\KLZ THU\HS TLJOHUPJHS also qualified in multiple events JOLTPJHSIPVSVNPJHSHUKVYJ\S[\YHS[LJOUPX\LZAll bidders and each will drop an event to get Honorable mention laser focused on a single event. must attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting and site Reena Kagen and Charlotte Lee Alexandra Chan* Zander Darby tour scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. will replace Pretre and Tomkin- Menlo track and field Palo Alto baseball 9LZLY]H[PVUZYLX\PYLK*VU[HJ[!1HZTPUL3LVUNH[  son in the relay. Chan will run the Jessica Eagle Jared Freeman* 100 hurdles and Louie will con- UVSH[LY[OHU!WTVU4VUKH`1\UL[VTHRLH Menlo-Atherton track and field Gunn track and field tinue in the relay. Lauren Hamilton JC Ng YLZLY]H[PVUHUKYLJLP]LKPYLJ[PVUZ Menlo’s CCS time ranks 11th Menlo track and field Menlo baseball among all qualifiers. Roosevelt *VTWSL[L WYVQLJ[ PUMVYTH[PVU PZ JVU[HPULK ^P[OPU [OL Michelle Louie Nishan Rajavasireddy owns the top seed with a 3:43.98. Menlo track and field Menlo tennis WYVQLJ[)PK7HJRHNL^OPJO^PSSILH]HPSHISLUVSH[LY[OHU Five others have gone under 3:50. Autriyana Hardy, J. Eagle, Francisco Sanchez 4VUKH` 4H`    VUSPUL H[ [OL +PZ[YPJ[»Z ^LIZP[L! Chan advanced for the second Malia Latu, Lauren Collingsworth Menlo-Atherton track and field consecutive year in the 100 hur- O[[W!^^^VWLUZWHJLVYNUL^ZYLX\LZ[FMVYFIPKZHZW Menlo-Atherton track and field Soren Sutaria dles, taking third in 14,71, a faster Moorea Mitchell Menlo tennis time than a year ago. (OHYKJVW`PZH]HPSHISLMVYYL]PL^H[[OL+PZ[YPJ[ Castilleja track and field *Previous winner (KTPUPZ[YH[P]L6ѝJL Menlo-Atherton’s Jessica Eagle was a repeat winner in the CCS Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com girls 100, taking first place in 12.07. “I’m real happy,’’ she said. “All getting to experience the state year that’s what I wanted.’’ meet,’’ Freeman said. “I’m going Baseball Eagle is seeded 10th in the 100 to put in a hard week of practice (continued from page 33) and will have a chance to advance and show I’m worth a spot. I hope to the finals. to exceed my previous bests on the RBI and six runs to become Stan- Employment The M-A 4x100 team of Au- biggest stage.’’ ford’s third Pac-12 Player of the triyana Hardy, Eagle, Malia Latu Castilleja’s Moorea Mitchell, Week in five weeks. and Lauren Collinsworth won the who cracked the 40-foot barrier Daschbach became the first Director, Business Development CCS in 48.22. in the girls shot put for the first player in the NCAA to hit four Menlo Park, CA, Brose NA. Plan, lead &manage Brose Grp bus. Eagle blasted the second leg and time at the CCS trials, went over home runs in a game this season dev efforts in Silicon Valley (SV) to expand worldwide customer gave Latu the baton with the lead. 41 feet four times at Friday’s fi- and the eighth to do so since 2013. base to include CA OEM vehicle makers. Identify &dvlp business Latu ran an outstanding third leg nals. Her best mark of 41-5 1/2 He is the second-ever Pac-12 play- relationships w/ OEM electric vehicle& autonomous vehicle and maintained the lead. Then it gave her third place and a trip to er to hit four homers in a game, market &technology leaders. Explore automotive market& bus was all up to Collinsworth. the state meet. joining UCLA’s Bill Scott (vs. trends &latest technologies, trends &application opportunities “I’ve definitely never run that Quite an improvement after go- Washington on March 30, 1999). in SV. Secure Brose’s leadership position in mechatronics for hard before,’’ she said. “I saw the ing into the season with a best of Daschbach’s 16 total bases automotive &boost generation of new business for Brose girl next to me out of the corner 36-3. against Cal Poly are the most of in automotive industries. Scout for advanced technology, of my eye and I thought, we owe “I played soccer for 13 years any player in the NCAA this sea- market &consumer trends discovering innovative technology it to ourselves to win it. So I gave as a goalkeeper,’’ Mitchell said. son and the most in the Pac-12 &application engrg opportunities in NA. Supervise &set tasks it everything I had.’’ “This year I decided to solely by five. for Technical Assist. Monitor market dynamics in correlation w/ There’s a chance Eagle could pursue track and field. I’m totally Junior Will Matthiessen has innovation validity for mass production introductions, assessing drop the relay to concentrate on with it and now I’m seeing my been a standout performer on both technical maturity for consumer product implementation her individual event. Deshaya hard work pay off.’’ sides of the ball as a designated &map out best time to market strategy &cost to revenue ratio. Woods would replace her. M-A’s Francisco Sanchez was hitter and pitcher, having started Report findings &valuations to corporate decision makers Gunn’s Jared Freeman had the another state meet qualifier, tak- in five of Stanford’s last six Pac- &prepare strategy docs for leadership. Bachelor, Engrg, Business top CCS marks in both the shot ing third in an ultra-competitive 12 series. Administration, Computer Science, or related. 12 mos exp as Director, Managing Director, General Mgr, or related, planning put and discus all season. He boys 100 in 10.93. The fourth- and Offensively, Matthiessen leads &managing automotive mechatronics syss, or automotive didn’t win either event, but ad- fifth-place finishers were both the team in batting average (.320), electronics syss dvlpmt services, business dvlpmt efforts in SV vanced in both to the state meet. timed in 10.94. Sanchez said his on-base percentage (.399), hits to expand in CA, or related. 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9 FREE HOME, TERMITE & ROOF 9 FREE FULL-PAGE COLOR MAGAZINE AD INSPECTION REPORT in Luxury Home Magazine. by a Licensed Inspection Company. 9 FREE 4-12 PAGE HIGH-RESOLUTION 9 FREE CUSTOM PROPERTY WEBSITE PROPERTY BROCHURE example: www.505HamiltonAve.com by a Professional Marketing Company.

9 FREE FULL-PAGE COLOR NEWSPAPER AD 9 FREE “JUST LISTED” POSTCARD MAILED in Palo Alto Weekly and/or The Almanac for TO THE COMMUNITY Just Listed/Open Houses. by a Professional Marketing Company.

(Disclaimer: Information provided deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Free services may vary depending on price point. Contact Matt for more information.)

MATT SKRABO MS MATT 3RD GENERATION REALTOR® SKRABO RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE (650) 804-6673 [email protected]

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