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Page 4 • March 15, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Pressure over college admissions ‘out of control’ Expert: Parents mean well, but into unhealthy fear, according to affects not just what parents are private tutors, test-prep services, parents, college counselors and investing in but students at school. volunteerism and other opportu- misguided ‘help’ can harm students experts. And that fear has led to It’s harder to focus on how do we nities to give their children a leg by Elena Kadvany what one parent described as the do things at school that are valu- up in the ever-competitive col- “hyper approach” to doing what- able in terms of education when lege process. Dauber suggested or local parents, high wholly unexpected, they said. ever it takes to get one’s child into we have this other system out that many parents are motivated school students and college Despite efforts by Palo Alto the best college. there waiting for the outputs of by legitimate fears of downward F counselors, news this week Unified and other school dis- “There’s an arms-race qual- this.” mobility — that it is becoming in- of a multimillion-dollar college tricts and organizations to en- ity to this,” said Palo Alto Uni- Parents said they, like their creasingly hard for younger gen- admissions bribery scandal that courage a healthier approach to fied School District Trustee Ken children, feel a social pressure erations to move up economically involved both Palo Alto area par- the college-admissions process, Dauber, himself a high school linked to college admissions. It’s in the way their parents did. ents and hundreds of thousands of many parents’ desires for the best parent. “I think there’s a lot of not news that parents, particu- dollars was shocking — but not for their children has devolved anxiety around this that clearly larly well-resourced ones, turn to (continued on page 12)

ANATOMY OF A FRAUD A look at the three types of schemes life coach Rick Singer used in his admissions scam

S.A.T. Answers 1 TEST BRIBES Parents “DONATIONS” hired Singer’s Parents paid thousands in cash or as “donations” to for-profit SAT/ACT tests Singer’s fake foundation. Proctor Mark counseling • Singer bribed test Riddell took tests service administrators for students, The Key • Students took provided answers to “boost” exams at centers or corrected their kids’ Singer “controlled” wrong answers. chances for college admission.

3 TAX FRAUD 2 SPORTS CONSPIRACY BRIBES Certain clients were told to disguise bribe Fake profiles University coaches/ payments as charitable contributions Students were administrators were to Singer’s nonprofit The Key Worldwide falsely presented to bribed to designate Foundation. This enabled clients to deduct universities as star the students as the bribes from their federal income taxes. athletes. athletic recruits.

a purported charitable founda- college-entrance-exam prepara- CRIME tion helping underserved kids — tion at a private college preparato- known as Key Worldwide Foun- ry school in Brandenton, Florida, dation, which allegedly laundered is also cooperating with the inves- Feds: Parents paid thousands the money — and the conversa- tigators. Identified as facilitating tions they had with employees of test-taking fraud with many of the the affiliated college-counseling parents, Riddell agreed to plead to game the system business Edge College and Career guilty to charges of conspiracy Network, also known under the to commit mail fraud and honest Cheating included using a proctor who gave students SAT and ACT fictitious business name The Key. services mail fraud. answers, creating false documents to present students as star athletes William “Rick” Singer, who has In numerous cases, Riddell was by Jamey Padojino been working with investigators paid $10,000 to either take, give since last September in the hope answers on or correct each stu- he 204-page federal com- students to cheat on college-en- 50 indicted on Tuesday in the of receiving a more lenient sen- dent’s SAT and ACT test before plaint filed by the United trance tests to making payments scheme, which allegedly involved tence, founded The Key and the submitting it for assessment, the T States Attorney’s Office in the tens of thousands of dollars up to $25 million in bribes to uni- foundation in Sacramento before federal complaint states. His in- on March 12 in the case of a for help presenting the students as versity coaches and employees moved them to Newport Beach. volvement was verified through nationwide college-admissions star athletes when they were not. in the college-admissions field. He pleaded guilty on March 12 to emails, consensual recordings scam details the lengths to which Numerous local parents — The federal complaint, based on racketeering conspiracy, money and interviews with other wit- wealthy parents of high school including two from Palo Alto, evidence gathered by the FBI, laundering conspiracy, conspiracy nesses, or other communications, students were willing to go to two from Menlo Park, two from outlined the role each parent al- to defraud the United States and according to the complaint. get their children into elite uni- Atherton and three from Hill- legedly played in the scheme, obstruction of justice. versities, from arranging for their sborough — were among the including how much they paid to Mark Riddell, a director of (continued on page 8)

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CRIME College-admissions scammer was well-known in Palo Alto CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week City Council (March 11) Defendant in national scandal pleaded guilty to federal charges Ventura: The council held a town hall meeting in Ventura and directed staff to include in the North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan an evaluation of workforce by Sue Dremann and Elena Kadvany housing, a consideration of higher “inclusionary housing” requirements and policies to protect existing residents from displacement. Yes: Cormack, illiam “Rick” Singer, whose daughter met with Singer which rubbed them the wrong DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Kou Absent: Tanaka the Newport Beach, in 2011 and who asked to remain way. The father said Singer told California man at the anonymous. them about students he had helped Board of Education (March 12) Budget: The board approved the district’s W second interim budget report. Yes: Unanimous head of an elaborate, $25 million The Palo Alto father said he start nonprofits and host confer- fraud to get students of wealthy paid Singer $5,000 for about sev- ences or events to boost their families into top-rated colleges en months of counseling, which applications. Planning and Transportation Commission by cheating on college admis- involved visits to their home, The father said Singer’s own (March 13) sions exams and brib- emails and phone calls. background in athletics and as a 190 Channing Ave.: The commission approved a request for a vesting tentative map to allow for four residential condominium units and two office units on a ing coaches, has a long He was connected sports coach came through in his parcel at 190 Channing Ave. Yes: Alcheck, Lauing, Riggs, Summa, Templeton, history of dealing with to Singer by another work. There was a sense of, “’This Waldfogel Absent: Roohparvar Silicon Valley clients. parent, a prominent is a game and we’re going to win, In one Facebook venture capitalist who and I’m going to coach you on Historic Resources Board (March 12) post for his college- “recommended him as how to win,’” the father said. Retreat: The board held a retreat to discuss Comprehensive Plan policies counseling busi- a helpful admission ad- “On the one hand you kind of related to historic preservation, the city’s historic preservation program and ness, The Key, Singer viser.” Other parents in like that — I don’t want to be other topics. Action: None claims to have shared that person’s firm had passive in this process; I want to his “secrets” with cli- also used Singer in the be assertive; I want to be think- LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines and talk ents seeking help for past, the father said. ing about what I need to do here. about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com their children with William Singer While calling Singer On the other hand, it was a little college admissions, an “aggressive guy,” the much.” including John Doerr, manag- father said the college counselor The father said he didn’t hire ing partner of venture capital never mentioned bribery, large Singer again when his second firm Kleiner Perkins in Menlo donations or falsifying tests to his child was applying to colleges. Park; the late Apple CEO Steve family. According to The Key website, Jobs; Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun “He did have a legitimate busi- Singer had a 26-year career as a Voted Best On The Peninsula MicroSystems; and famed NFL ness. I feel bad for other people life coach and college counselor quarterback Joe Montana and his like my kid and families in my and was “widely recognized as wife, Jennifer. situation where they’re like, ‘Oh an elite-level college admissions, (The Weekly’s requests for my god, we worked with this guy. sports, career and life coach.” comment from some of the pur- Did we cheat? Did we do some- The company is supposedly lo- ported clients were not returned.) thing wrong?’ I don’t think we cated in 81 cities throughout the Though his business was did. What we did is what other U.S. and five overseas countries. founded in Sacramento and then people do. There’s a whole indus- “The Key’s clientele is all re- moved to Newport Beach, Singer try of these people that read col- ferral based; consequently, the was no stranger to Palo Alto area lege essays and help you. That was quality of the service provided to families. He would drive into definitely a piece of his business many of the world’s most renown the Bay Area to spend time with and that’s the piece we used.” (sic) families and individuals has a “circuit” of local clients, ac- But Singer offered other servic- cording to one Palo Alto father es, including personal branding, (continued on page 12)

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When she asked if her son could schemes four separate times for “There’s no paper trail of mon- Parents also take the test under the same their two daughters in 2015, 2016 ey. Okay? ‘Cause remember we BY THE NUMBERS (continued from page 5) arrangement, Singer told her, “It is and 2017. The couple is also ac- did that? And you helped?” not a definite as there (is) a finan- cused of involvement in an ath- “Right,” Manuel Hernandez People According to the complaint, cial consideration to letic recruitment fraud said. 50 indicted many students taking the exams take it here. They will in which they allegedly Parents were actually unaware that their only do with a dona- bribed Georgetown Supposed star athletes indicted parents had arranged for the tion,” according to the University head tennis Hillsborough resident Marci 33 Coaches/associates cheating. complaint. coach Gordon Ernst to Palatella, CEO of liquor distribu- of Singer indicted Also indicted were two SAT Arrangements were list their older daugh- tor International Beverage, alleg- 13 and ACT exam administrators, made to have Klap- ter as a tennis recruit, edly also took advantage of both Stanford University coach indicted a college administrator and nine per’s son take the ACT though records from The Key’s schemes to falsify a 1 coaches at universities including on Oct. 28, 2017, in the United States Ten- student’s athletic records as well Midpeninsula Yale University, The University of West Hollywood with nis Association showed as arrange for test cheating. 9 parents indicted Southern California, Wake Forest Riddell as the test she didn’t play in USTA She is charged with conspiring ‘Side door’ scams conducted by Singer University and Georgetown Uni- proctor. In early No- Marjorie Klapper tournaments as a high to ensure her son became a foot- 761 versity, among others. vember, Klapper made school student. Ernst ball recruit in his application to the $ Total in bribes As part of the investigation, a $15,000 donation to Key World- allegedly received $950,000 from University of Southern California. 25M uncovered Singer recorded phone calls with wide Foundation. the Key Worldwide Foundation Palatella reached out to Singer $ Highest the parents last October and No- The boy received a score of between Sept. 11, 2015 and Nov. seeking tips on ways to “position” 6.5M bribe paid vember under the direction of 30 out of 36 points on the ACT. 30, 2016, according to the federal her son in his college applications, law-enforcement agents, under Klapper emailed Singer a copy complaint. the complaint states. Singer had 2016, the Isacksons daughter was the pretense that his foundation of the score that November, not- The test-taking fraud entailed provided her with a price list that given provisional admission for was being audited by the IRS. In ing: “Omg. I guess he’s not testing the Henriquezes allegedly pay- showed “the number it would take that fall. The following month, the those phone calls, Singer reviewed again.” ing $25,000 to have Riddell serve to get admitted even with the fudg- couple transferred 2,150 shares of with the parent the fraud that they Singer replied, “Yep he is as the test proctor at a private ing of the scores.” Through emails, Facebook stock valued at $251,249 had perpetrated together so that brilliant.” school in Belmont for their older she described that the boy had to the foundation. the parent would acknowledge it, daughter’s SAT exam and provid- played football but took a year off The Isacksons allegedly contin- but he did so saying that they all ing her with correct answers. She and wasn’t necessarily “the team’s ued to engage in both the cheating needed to get “on the same page” ‘ If they get into the received a score of 1900 out of star but a good solid player” with and athlete-recruitment scheme with their fabricated stories should 2400 possible points, up by 320 plans to continue participating in with their younger daughter be- they be contacted by the IRS. meat and potatoes, points from her previous score on the sport the following year. ginning in January 2017. The girl is this gonna ... be the same test. She was ultimately Singer worked with Laura secured admission to USC as a The parents offered admission to Georgetown Janke, a former assistant coach of rowing recruit after Janke creat- Palo Alto parents Amy and the front page story in spring 2016. women’s soccer at USC, to create ed a profile for her that included Gregory Colburn used The Key’s with “Everyone In May 2016, the Henriquez a false profile of Palatella’s son false honors as a member of the services and allegedly participat- from Kleiner Family Trust paid $400,000 to that inaccurately called him an Redwood Scullers, a sport where ed in the test-taking scheme for Key Worldwide Foundation, the active player of his high school she had no experience, the com- their son. On Dec. 31, 2017, The Perkins do whatever complaint states. football team who assisted his plaint states. Key staff sent the Colburns an getting these kids The Atherton couple’s younger team in winning local and state On April 20, 2018, Isackson SAT admission ticket that allowed daughter took her ACT in Hous- championships in 2015 and 2017, transferred shares of stock val- their son to take the test on March into school? ... ton, Texas — the second test cen- the complaint states. ued at $249,420 to the founda- 10, 2018, at the West Hollywood Look what’s going ter that Singer says he controlled In November 2017, the profile tion, $50,000 of which was set Test Center rather than at a high on behind the — in October 2016. In 2017, a was leveraged by Donna Heinel, aside for Heinel, the USC athletic school in Palo Alto, according to third party took three SAT sub- USC’s senior associate athletic director. the complaint. The test was sched- schemes.’” ject tests and the ACT test on the director, who sent it to a univer- In August 2018, the couple al- uled with Riddell, who served as — Bruce Isackson daughter’s behalf in West Holly- sity subcommittee for athletic legedly called Singer to help their a proctor. wood, the complaint states. admissions and later in the month third child get into college through The West Hollywood site — a Menlo Park resident Peter Jan In lieu of payment sent Singer an email false college entrance exam private college preparatory school “P.J.” Sartorio, president and co- in 2016, Manuel Hen- indicating Palatella’s scores, a call that was intercepted — was one of two test locations founder of food companies PJ’s riquez agreed to use his son gained conditional by a court-authorized wiretap. in the country that Singer said Organics and Nate’s, is accused influence at his alma acceptance. Palatella Bruce Isackson and Singer met he “controlled,” according to the of paying $15,000 in cash to have mater, Northeastern sent Heinel a $100,000 in person in December after a complaint. At those locations, he Riddell serve as the proctor for University in Boston, check made out to the phone call earlier in the day be- was able to bribe the test adminis- his daughter and correct her an- to help Singer secure USC Women’s Athletic tween Davina Isackson and Sing- trators to allow individualized test swers in June 2017. Sartorio had admission for an appli- Board and also wired er about the supposed IRS audit. taking, with Riddell as the proctor. withdrawn the $15,000 through cant to the school. The $400,000 to the foun- Bruce Isackson admitted to being In December 2017, Gregory three transactions between June Henriquezes allegedly dation on April 1, 2018. nervous that their fraud would be Colburn, who is a radiation on- 16 and 20. paid between $25,000 She allegedly paid uncovered. cologist with ties to O’Connor Sartorio’s daughter scored 27 and $30,000 for the Manuel Henriquez $75,000 for her son to “I am so paranoid about this f--- Hospital in San Jose and the VA out of 36, which put her in the third-party test taking take the SAT in West --- thing you were talking about,” Palo Alto Health Care System, 86th percentile, according to the in 2017. Hollywood on March 12 with Bruce Isackson said. “I mean, gave $25,000 to Key Worldwide complaint. This placed her in a Manuel Henriquez stepped Riddell, wiring the money to one I can’t imagine they’d go to the Foundation, which was made better position in comparison to down Wednesday as CEO of ven- of the foundation’s accounts on trouble of tapping my phone — by a transferred stock valued at her previous scores of 900 and ture capital and private equity March 7, according to the Depart- but would they tap someone like $24,443.50 and a check of $547.45 960 out of 1600, which she earned firm Hercules Capital in Palo ment of Justice document. your phones?” with “charitable foundation” writ- through the PSAT, positioning her Alto, the company announced in In September 2015, Hillsbor- Later in the conversation, Isack- ten in the memo. in the 42nd and 51st percentile, re- a press release. ough resident Bruce son imagined what Singer, in his recorded phone spectively, for her grade level. A transcript of the Henriquezes’ Isackson, president of would happen should call with Gregory Colburn in In his recorded conversation 2018 call with Singer showed the commercial real estate the IRS audit discover 2018, sought to confirm the fraud, with Sartorio about the payment, couple trying to make sure the ar- firm WP Investments in the fraud. saying, “What I’m not telling the Singer said, “You won’t show up rangements were not traceable. Woodside, and wife Da- “If they get into the IRS is that ... (Mark Riddell) took on my books because you paid “Why did (my daughter) do the vina allegedly worked meat and potatoes, is the test for (your son),” to which cash, essentially, for her to take test there (Houston)? So we gotta with Singer to create this gonna be this — be Colburn replied, “No, I got that.” the test with (Mark Riddell).” get into that story,” Manuel Hen- a false profile for their the front page story with Singer continued, “But what I “Right,” Sartorio responded, riquez said. older daughter to gain ‘Everyone from Kleiner am telling them is that your pay- later adding: “There is nothing “Lemme go into that,” Singer admission to USC as a Perkins do whatever ment essentially went to our foun- on my end that shows that your said, before telling the Hen- recruited soccer player getting these kids into dation to help underserved kids,” company ... received any cash riquezes that no one would find through Janke, the school’? ... ‘Look what’s to which Colburn replied: “Right. payments. ... Anything that was out. “In my books, it doesn’t show complaint document Bruce Isackson going on behind the Okay.” done verbally, that was verbal that there was any money paid states. Though that admission fell schemes,’” Isackson said. Menlo Park resident Marjorie and there’s no record. There’s for (Mark Riddell) helping (your through due to a “clerical error,” “And then, you now, the embar- Klapper, co-owner of a Palo Alto nothing.” daughter) do the test. Okay? Be- former USC women’s head soccer rassment to everyone in the com- jewelry business, allegedly reached cause we did the deal with (the coach Ali Khosroshanin sent the munity. It would just be — Yeah. out to Singer in March 2017 after Repeat customers Northeastern applicant).” allegedly false profile to Jorge Sal- Ugh,” Isackson said. hearing that the daughter of an- Atherton couple Elizabeth and “So there’s no paper trail of cedo, head coach of the University The real-estate investor then other client made plans with him Manuel Henriquez allegedly par- money?” Elizabeth Henriquez of California, Los Angeles’s head to take the ACT in Los Angeles. ticipated in the exam cheating asked. coach of men’s soccer. In June (continued on page 10)

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with the Department of Justice’s Collegiate Sailing Conference CRIME investigation. championships. He previously “The alleged behavior runs served as head coach for the U.S. completely counter to Stanford’s Naval Academy from 2006 to Stanford coach indicted in scandal values,” the university announce- 2008, when he led the Midship- ment stated. men to five national champion- Nationwide FBI investigation uncovers alleged bribes in exchange The complaint against Van- ship appearances. for false athletic profiles, SAT and ACT scores demoer alleges he entered into The other coaches indicted in by Jamey Padojino agreements with Singer to des- the scheme were from Yale Uni- ignate two student applicants as versity, the University of South- Stanford University coach thousands to game the system,” “In return for bribes, these Stanford sailing recruits, though ern California, Wake Forest was among the dozens page 5.) coaches agreed to pretend that those applicants ended up not at- University and Georgetown Uni- A indicted in the “largest Lelling called those involved “a certain applicants were recruited tending the university. versity, among other universities, college-admissions scam ever catalog of wealth and privilege.” competitive athletes when in fact The first agreement was en- federal prosecutors said. prosecuted by the Department of They include CEOs of private the applicants were not, as the tered into in summer 2017. Last Stanford stated it does not have Justice,” U.S. Attorney for Mas- and public companies; securities coaches knew the student’s ath- May, the student deferred his ap- evidence that other members of sachusetts Andrew and real estate inves- letic credentials had been fabri- plication for a year, but the Stan- the university were involved in Lelling said at a press tors; and the chair of a cated,” Lelling said. ford sailing program received a the alleged conspiracy, based on conference Tuesday. global law firm. A federal court document $110,000 payment from Singer the federal investigation to date, Stanford head sail- Singer, who has dated March 5 indicates Vande- to list the recruit in the following and will conduct an internal re- ing coach John Van- worked in the college- moer was engaged in the alleged year’s cycle. view to ensure no other members demoer was one of counseling business for conspiracy from about 2016 to When the first deal fell of the university were involved.

50 people indicted in Stanford courtesy more than two decades last February. He pleaded guilty through, Vandemoer allegedly Hundreds of investigators have the scandal, which in- through his business to a charge of information with agreed to give the same spot in been looking into the allegations cluded bribes, a sham The Key, allegedly racketeering conspiracy Tuesday the sailing program to another since last May as a result of an charity organization used his connections afternoon in Boston, Lelling said. applicant for $500,000. The sec- unrelated cover-up investiga- and falsified athletic with Division I coach- Under a plea agreement, Van- ond recruit was listed as a com- tion. All the individuals charged profiles and cheating John Vandemoer es and parents to cre- demoer faces up to 20 years in petitive sailor but had “minimal played a role in “corruption and on SAT and ACT tests, ate the fake athletic prison, three years of supervised sailing experience,” and in the greed,” FBI Special Agent in among other alleged crimes, Lel- credentials for students and gain release and a $250,000 fine. He end didn’t attend Stanford, ac- Charge Joseph Bonavolonta said. ling said. them admission as athletic re- is scheduled for sentencing on cording to the charging docu- The case robbed students nation- The wide-ranging case, dubbed cruits. He has been charged with June 12. ment. Vandemoer allegedly ac- wide of getting a fair shot at at- “Operation Varsity Blues,” fo- racketeering conspiracy, money No students have been charged cepted $160,000 from Singer to tending elite universities, he said. cused on college counselor Wil- laundering conspiracy, conspiracy in the case nor have the universi- use the funds “for a future stu- “Today’s arrests should be a liam “Rick” Singer, 58, the “al- to defraud the United States and ties to which they were admitted, dent’s purported recruitment.” warning to others. You can’t lie leged mastermind” behind the obstruction of justice. Lelling said. A vast majority of Before his work termination, and cheat to get ahead because scheme carried out between Singer faces up to 65 years in the admitted applicants are cur- Vandemoer was in the middle of you will get caught,” Bonavolo- 2011 and last month. But the case prison, three years of supervised rent students. his 11th year as Stanford’s head nta said at Tuesday’s press con- also ensnared local parents and release, a $1.25 million fine and In a statement Tuesday, Stan- sailing coach, according to his ference. Q even Hollywood actresses Felic- $400 in mandatory special assess- ford University stated it has profile on Stanford Athletics Digital Editor Jamey Padojino ity Huffman and Lori Loughlin. ment fees when he is sentenced on terminated Vandemoer’s em- website. Under his tenure, the can be emailed at jpadojino@ (See article: “Feds: Parents paid June 12. ployment and is cooperating team won 29 of 30 Pacific Coast paweekly.com.

District of New York with their at- Davina Isackson were available by Camilo Artiga-Purcell. If convicted, all nine defen- Parents torney Jeffrey Brown on Tuesday online as of Wednesday afternoon. They were each released after dants face a sentence of up to (continued from page 8) when they were each released on The other Bay Area residents posting varying amounts: Amy 20 years in prison, three years $500,000 bond and restricted to with Midpeninsula ties made their and Gregory Colburn, each on of supervised release a fine of told Singer that, should the couple travel within the continental U.S., initial court appearance on the $500,000 bond; Marjorie Klap- $250,000 or double the amount of arrange exam cheating for their with a 48-hour notice to be filed case before U.S. Magistrate Judge per on $250,000 bond; Sartorio the gross gain or loss, according third child, “I think we’ll defi- for any travel outside the Northern Joseph Spero in San Francisco on on $100,000 bond; Palatella on $1 to federal prosecutors. nitely pay cash this time, and not District of California. They also Tuesday. They were advised of million bond; and Bruce Isackson The Weekly’s requests for com- ... run it through the other way.” agreed to surrender travel docu- their rights and charges alongside on $2 million bond. ment from the families were not ments and have no contact with a court-provided attorney, Jodi The eight defendants are returned. Q Facing the court other defendants in the case, ex- Linker of the Federal Public De- scheduled to appear in federal Digital Editor Jamey Padojino The Henriquezes appeared be- cept each other. fender’s Office, with the exception court in Boston, Massachusetts can be emailed at jpadojino@ fore a judge in the U.S. Southern No federal court records for of Palatella, who was represented on March 29. paweekly.com.

of a campaign in which Kniss had The attorney worked with Collins Alto Improvement Company and is unable to carry out his or her Election previously pledged not to accept to respond to the FPPC, she said. Joseph Martignetti Jr. All of these duties. It notes that contributions (continued from page 7) developers’ contributions. “I don’t think I’ve talked to my were sent in before Election Day may not be accepted and expendi- Kniss said that, to her knowl- attorney for more than a year,” and, as such, should have been tures may not be made if the trea- time-consuming endeavor. Again, edge, these complicating factors Kniss said, declining to name her reported in a special Form 497 surer’s post is vacant at any time. some of this can be seen in terms have not been at play in her in- legal counsel. “I don’t know what filing within 24 hours, but they “If the treasurer is unavailable of whether people are cooperative vestigation. There have been no you’d do about something when were not. to carry out his or her duties, a or less than cooperative. witnesses in this case except her you have absolutely no control over In seeking legal advice, Kniss’ new treasurer must be designated “Some cases also involve a great attorney who was handling the it whatsoever. I’m going to pre- treasurer Collins told the FPPC in and the committee’s Statement of deal of complexity to figure out if campaign and her campaign trea- sume my attorney is doing his job.” an email that the $2,500 contribu- Organization (Form 410) amend- certain votes or decisions led to surer, Tom Collins, who was re- Kniss said the only time she tion “was not shown on a Form ed,” the manual states. certain outcomes, and that may sponsible for reporting the checks contacted the FPPC was before 497 because it was not opened, Kniss said the investigation, de- include looking at numerous votes in a timely manner but who was the investigation when she called posted or deposited until No- spite its length, has neither been or decisions previous that lead up waylaid by a knee surgery in the the agency’s Legal Division for vember 18th well after the elec- a distraction nor has it dented her to one in particular.” final days of the 2016 campaign advice. At that time, she said, tion date of November 8th.” The political clout. In January 2018, The Kniss investigation, which — a circumstance that he said her campaign was advised that FPPC’s legal staff (which func- her council colleagues voted to was prompted by a citizen’s com- kept him from opening the do- because the envelopes contain- tions separately from the agency’s appoint her mayor (her third such plaint, centers on her failure to nation envelopes, depositing the ing the checks were not opened Enforcement Division) offered honor). The only council member report in a timely manner the checks and reporting the contri- until well after the election, they Collins what appeared to be reas- who mentioned the FPPC probe contributions she received from butions to the FPPC. did not have to be reported until suring advice: Because he didn’t was Councilman Tom DuBois, developers during her 2016 re- Kniss told the Weekly that she the January campaign statement open the envelope until Nov. 18, who suggested that the council election campaign. At issue are has not spoken to the FPPC in well (even if the developers had made the $2,500 was not considered should reconsider its vote if the the 31 contributions, totaling over a year and has not heard from their contributions well before the “received” until that date and, as FPPC were to complete its inves- $19,340, that she received before the agency about the investigation election, as several told the Week- such, did not have to be reported in tigation and find violations (this the Nov. 8, 2016 election but that since she received its March 10, ly they had). a Form 497 within 24 hours of the became a moot point after the year her campaign did not report until 2017, letter notifying her of the The late donations included sev- envelope’s arrival in his mailbox. ended with no FPPC findings). Q Jan. 11. The contributions, many investigation. She said she had eral checks greater than $1,000, However, the FPPC manual Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner of which came from local devel- hired an attorney to work with the including ones from Thoits Broth- also lays out provisions for what can be emailed at gsheyner@ opers, all arrived in the final days FPPC to resolve the complaint. ers, Hatco Associates LLC, Palo campaigns should do if a treasurer paweekly.com.

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deep down encouragement that philanthropist who funds projects implicated in Singer’s fraudulent The Van Tuyls did not even Scammer let him know there was hope for in Southeast Asia. While there, scheme. have any bank account for their (continued from page 7) greatness. Bottom line is that you they saw children scavenging in organization. “We don’t exist as believed in him, and that made all a garbage dump and started the a nonprofit. No one could write provided an incredible founda- the difference. For my kid to be fundraising organization to help ‘I feel bad for other a check to Friends that we could tion for The Key to grow its of- getting A’s plural... is incredible.” the Centre of Children’s Happi- cash,” he said. ferings worldwide,” the website ness in Cambodia, which had a people like my kid “It just shows the frenzy and in- states. False charity residential school program. The and families in my sanity of college admissions,” he “Don’t leave it to chance! Take Through his nonprofit Key Van Tuyls in December disbanded situation where added of the scandal. the guesswork and frustration out Worldwide Foundation, which ac- their efforts, deeming their mis- In 2000, Singer and three other of the college admissions equa- cording to the United States At- sion to get the children through they’re like, “Oh educators created the University tion,” the company pitches on its torney’s Office was used to laun- college completed, Elia Van Tuyl my god, we worked of Miami Online High School website. “Even a small oversight der bribes, Singer claimed to fund told the Weekly. with a purported student popula- or mistake in the college admis- organizations that further educa- Friends of Cambodia, which with this guy. Did tion of over 18,000 students annu- sions process can make all the tional opportunities for underpriv- was not a 501(c)(3) nonprofit but we cheat? Did we do ally paying more than $15,000 per difference in your son or daughter ileged youth. But staff of one Palo was under the umbrella of an- something wrong?’’’ year tuition. The company was gaining admission to the school of Alto-based charity that educated other organization, shows up as a sold to Kaplan College Prepara- their dreams or receiving a valu- Cambodian children and was grant recipient on Key Worldwide — A Palo Alto father tory School. able scholarship.” listed as having received nearly Foundation’s Form 990, which is Singer also claims to have been In one testimonial posted $40,000 in foundation grants said required of nonprofit organiza- Van Tuyl said he has no idea a top executive in the call-center on The Key website, local par- they had never received any mon- tions by the Internal Revenue why or how his tiny organization industry. He joined The Money ent Marci Palatella — who was ey from Key Worldwide Founda- Service. The foundation listed ended up being declared as hav- Store/First Union Bank and was indicted this week — thanked tion and never heard of Singer or Friends of Cambodia as receiv- ing received such large sums from executive vice president of West Singer for his work with her son. the foundation until reporters be- ing more than $19,000 in 2015 Singer’s foundation. Corporation, according to his on- “My kid who could not read a gan to call on Tuesday. and $18,550 in 2016. Notably, “Everything I know I learned line bio. Q poem in front of the class is now Elia and Halimah Van Tuyl, a Friends of Cambodia is the only today,” he said on Tuesday eve- Staff Writer Sue Dremann ... in a comedy troupe!!! He is so former real estate appraiser and organization on the 990 that ac- ning. “We never received dona- can be emailed at sdremann@ happy about school! You were teacher, respectively, formed tually supported children’s edu- tions from Key Worldwide. I paweekly.com. life changing for all of us,” she Friends of Cambodia after vis- cation. The other recipients were checked my emails. It’s a complete Staff Writer Elenda Kadvany wrote. “Your subtle style made us iting the country in 2005 to mainly universities and athletics mystery to me how we got on their can be emailed at ekadvany@ all comfortable, but it was your document efforts by a social programs, some of which are now 990 along with a list of colleges.” paweekly.com.

system. As the product of an elite Lythcott-Haims started to “wid- college, not where you go, that many condemn for contributing Pressure university, she said she wanted en my blinders and see there matters,” Paul Franz, a research to problematic perceptions of hi- (continued from page 5) the same educational outcomes are plenty of schools and most associate for Stanford school-re- erarchies in the higher education for her children. of them don’t demand a perfect, form group Challenge Success, system. That pressure drove Julie “I wanted my kids at the best flawless, enriched-up-the-hill wrote in a reaction piece to the “I think the powers that be, the Lythcott-Haims — a Palo Alto schools, the best high school, so childhood.” admissions scandal. leaders in college admissions, parent, author and former Stan- they could get to the best colleg- College counselors say there is Raftrey, who often points need to sit down and figure out ford University dean of freshmen es. I had a very narrow definition little they can do to change the his clients to the Colleges That how to construct a system that — to sell both her home in San in my mind,” she said. minds of a student or parent set Change Lives website, which isn’t gameable and simultane- Carlos and her mother’s home It wasn’t until her son’s high on a particular kind of college, promotes lesser-known schools ously to reinject a focus on eth- on the East Coast to move to school workload started tak- even if it’s out of reach for the and a “philosophy of a student- ics into the conversation about Palo Alto for the public school ing a toll on his well-being that student. centered college search,” said college admissions,” Lythcott- “It’s pretty clear that the col- getting families interested in Haims said. “While they may not lege admissions process needs those non-elite schools is still a have created the problem, they’re an overhaul,” said John Raftrey, “hard sell.” best positioned to solve it.” Public Agenda who has run a college-advising “Even though the data is there, Many parents say that, amidst business in Palo Alto for nine people just don’t believe it,” he all the pressures, there is strong A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week years. “It’s spun out of control in said. demand for a more balanced ap- a lot of different vectors. There’s For some, like Lythcott- proach to the college process and CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to meet in a closed session to the ‘I want my kid to get a job Haims, author of “How to Raise parenting in general. discuss the status of the city’s labor negotiations with the Utilities when he gets out of college’ vec- an Adult: Break Free of the Michelle Higgins, the parent Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA), tor. There’s the parent bragging- Overparenting Trap and Pre- of a Palo Alto High School ju- the Service Employees International Union, Local 521, Police Officers’ rights vector. There’s (the) peer pare Your Kid for Success,” the nior, said that on the same day Association of Palo Alto (PAPOA), the Palo Alto Police Managers’ pressure from your fellow class- federal bribery case is an egre- the news of the admissions scam Association (PMA), the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local mates (vector).” gious example of overparenting broke, a large audience filled 1319, and the Palo Alto Fire Chief’s Association (FCA). The council will Nonetheless, counselors said — at the expense of the children Paly’s Performing Arts Center then consider accepting a proposed policy to plan for sea level rise and, they try to educate families on involved. to hear from the author of “The after reconvening as Committee of the Whole, consider the city’s new the breadth of higher-education “This is what’s insidious Self-Driven Child: The science schedule, updated selection criteria and new contract amendment with options in the U.S. about overparenting. We think and sense of giving your kids AECOM pertaining to grade separations. The closed session will begin “I think the vast majority of we’re helping our kids, but in more control over their lives.” at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 18, at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. Regular parents in our community al- fact we’re signaling to our kid Last week, Higgins attended a meeting will follow at 6 p.m. or as soon as possible after the closed ways have the best interest of ... ‘You’re not capable of suc- panel of students who had gone session in the Council Chambers. their students in mind and would ceeding, so I have to help you through the community college never fathom doing anything every step of the way,’” she said. system. COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to consider like what has been reported,” “That’s incredibly damaging to “When the world is telling preliminary financial forecasts and rate changes for electric, gas, said Mai Lien Nguyen, a college a young mind.” you ... which colleges you can wastewater collection and water utilities for fiscal year 2020; and discuss adviser at Menlo-Atherton High The bribery scam has revived feel proud about and there’s this a workplan to address the City Council’s priority, “fiscal sustainability.” School. “There are times we do longstanding questions about the hierarchy ... we know that that’s The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, in the Council run up against the misguided need to reform an admissions not true, but I think it’s really Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. belief that ‘successful’ lives can system that fuels narrow defi- hard for families or for kids,” she only be had through these col- nitions of success and perpetu- said. “We can try — and I think CITY/SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to meet leges, or the ill-conceived desire ates socio-economic and racial a lot of us do try — to fight back at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, in the Community Meeting Room at for status markers or bragging inequities. against that.” Q City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. The agenda wasn’t available by press time. rights; none of these is healthy Lythcott-Haims said the onus Almanac Staff Writer Angela or positive. is on colleges and universities to Swartz contributed to this ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to consider a “We counsel students and par- rethink a broken system. There report. new wayfinding sign program proposed by Stanford University Medical ents to find balance and fulfill- are tangible steps they could Center for its property at 700 Welch Road and consider creating ment in high school, to define take, she said: making SAT and standards for wireless communications facilities in the public right of TALK ABOUT IT success for themselves and not ACT scores optional (which PaloAltoOnline.com way. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, in the by the name of a school, and to some colleges have already Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. be open to the full range of pos- done), asking applicants directly There’s a lively discussion going sible college pathways,” she said. whether they received any help on online about the college- admissions scandal. Go to Town PUBLIC ART COMMISSION ... The commission plans meet at 7 p.m. Data shows college choice on their essays and declining to on Thursday, March 21, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, Square at PaloAltoOnline.com/ does not predict success later participate in the U.S. News & square to read what people are 250 Hamilton Ave. The agenda wasn’t available by press time. in life — “It is what you do in World Report rankings, which saying and to participate.

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The Almanac, an award-winning community newspaper and Janet Wright online news source that covers the towns of Menlo Park, ® Janet Elaine Wright, 82, died Atherton, Portola Valley and Woodside, is looking for an on March 10 in Palo Alto, fol- enterprising full-time news reporter with a passion for local lowing a 10-year battle with Al- journalism. zheimer’s disease. She was born in San Francisco to Albert and The ideal candidate will have experience covering local Helen Schweifler. She began a government and community news, and the skills to dig up and lifelong love affair with the cel- write engaging news and feature stories for print and online. lo at the age of 6, playing in the Our reporters produce monthly cover stories that highlight Peninsula Symphony and cham- issues and people in our community. ber music quartets throughout her life. We’re seeking someone who is motivated, eager to learn, able After graduating from Lowell to quickly turn out finished copy, and who lives in or near the High School, she attended Uni- Almanac coverage area. Social media skills are a plus. versity of California Berkeley, This is a fully benefited position with paid vacations, health where she earned a degree in ® French language at the age of 20. and dental benefits, profit sharing and a 401(k) plan. The DeLeon Difference She married Fred Bisharat after To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and three samples college and the couple moved of your journalism work to Editor Renee Batti at editor@ 650.543.8500 to Palo Alto, where they raised AlmanacNews.com. their three daughters. She later www.deleonrealty.com received her teaching credential from Notre Dame de Namur Uni- versity in Belmont. Following 650.543.8500 | www.deleonrealty.com | DeLeon Realty CalBRE #01903224 her divorce from Bisharat, she became a court reporter in San Jose, working for Judge Conrad Rushing and later freelancing. After about 25 years living in and Palo Alto, she followed her pio- the neer spirit to Grass Valley in the SACRAMENTO has its eye Sierra Foothills. There, she met PRESENT and married Carroll Wright. For on your neighborhood. two decades, the pair lived in the twin cities of Grass Valley and 2019 Nevada City, where they also Senate Bill 50 would override local headed the Twin Cities Concert Financial Conference Association. They moved to the planning near major transit stops – or Okanogan Valley in Washing- “Knowledge Pays Dividends” ton in 2000 and built their own in any housing area deemed "job-rich" house in the mountains near Canada; their last adventure be- based on "proximity to jobs, high area fore moving back to California to Walnut Creek’s Rossmoor se- Saturday, March 30 median income and high-quality nior-living community for their final days together. Wright had 8:30am-3:45pm public schools." a passion for music, intelligence, cooking, gardening and hiking. She is survived by her daugh- ters, Janine Bisharat of Palo Mitchell Park Community Center, Alto, Carol Bisharat of Oakland 3700 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto and Laurie Bisharat of Mountain View; her first husband, Fred Bisharat; and brother, Edwin Choice of three workshops Schweifler. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held • Assessing Your in June. Memorial donations may Retirement Readiness be made to VITAS Healthcare • The ABCs of IRAs hospice services or My Brain • Managing your Alzheimer’s Association. Q Finances as you Age • All About Medicare • Smart Tax Moves Learn more about the state’s Visit • Managing Investments and Cash Flow threat to local control. Lasting • Planning for Sunday, March 17th 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Long Term Care REGISTRATION: Memories • Social Security Advance tickets Lucie Stern Community Center Ballroom An online directory Claiming Strategies $55 per person 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301 of obituaries and • Living Your Legacy and or $60 at door - Making a Difference Featuring Susan Kirsch, Founder, Livable California remembrances. Includes lunch! Search obituaries, Get the facts. Stop the attack submit a memorial, share a photo. Call (650) 289-5445 for on our neighborhoods Go to: more information or sign up and our democracy! PaloAltoOnline.com/ obituaries at www.avenidas.org Paid for by Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning FPPC #1359196 sensiblezoning.org

www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 15, 2019 • Page 17 GUIDE TO 2019 SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS Camp Connection

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The morning Literacy Program Stanford Jazz Workshop Stanford (8:30 to noon) provides structured, systematic instruction for day camp programs on campus for kids (grades K – 10) from June World-renowned jazz camps at Stanford. Week-long jazz 3 – August 9. Space is limited so register online now. students with learning challenges entering grades 1-8 in the immersion programs for middle school musicians (July 8-12), fall. The afternoon Enrichment Camp (Noon to 4) focuses on high school (July 14-19 and and July 21-26), and adults (July 28- campcardinal.org (650) 736-5436 performing arts, social skills and fun. Choose morning, afternoon Aug. 2). All instruments and vocals. No jazz experience necessary! or full day. Stanford Baseball Camps Stanford www.stanfordjazz.org (650) 736-0324 www.sandhillschool.org/summer (650) 688-3605 At Sunken Diamond on the campus of Stanford University. A TheatreWorks Palo Alto variety of camps are offered to benefit a wide range of age Write Now! Palo Alto groups and skill sets. Campers will gain instruction in several Silicon Valley Menlo Park baseball skills, fundamentals, team concepts, and game play. Summer Writing Camps Pleasanton April 1 - 5, June 3 - August 2. Kids have fun, create a character, and Improve your student’s writing skills this summer at Emerson learn lifelong performance skills at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s www.stanfordbaseballcamp.com (650) 725-2054 School of Palo Alto and Hacienda School of Pleasanton. Theatre Camps. TheatreWorks offers camps during spring break Courses this year are Expository Writing, Creative Writing and Stanford Water Polo Camps Stanford (offered in Palo and Menlo Park, April 1 - 5) and summer camps New to water polo or have experience, we have a camp for you. Presentation Skills. Visit our website for more information. (six sessions offered in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Los Altos Half day or full day options for boys and girls ages 7 and up. All www.headsup.org Emerson: (650) 424-1267 between June 3 - August 2) for children and youth in grades K-6. camps provide fundamental skills, scrimmages and games. Hacienda: (925) 485-5750 Professional teaching artists lead students in activities including acting, dance, play writing, and stagecraft skills. Sibling discounts www.stanfordwaterpolocamps.com (650) 725-9016 ARTS, CULTURE, OTHER CAMPS and extended care available. Wheel Kids Addison Elementary, Art and Soul Camp Palo Alto www.theatreworks.org/education (650) 463-7146 Bike Camps Palo Alto Art, cooking, tinkering, yoga and mindfulness. We celebrate Adventure Riding Camp for rising 1st - 8th gr, Two Wheelers Club multiple perspectives and recognize the many ways for our ATHLETICS for rising K - 3rd gr. Week-long programs from 8:30 - 4, starting children to interpret their world. Summer Unplugged! is Dance Connection Palo Alto Palo Alto June 3rd. 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SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions Guest Opinion SB 50 undermines single-family neighborhoods and diversity by Greer Stone and Pat Burt

ou can’t make this stuff up. Supporters argue rising housing costs re-establish our downtown office cap (and Would you believe there is a plan housing is just have reintroduced add California Avenue), so market-rate Y in Sacramento to usurp local democ- an issue of sup- segregation to Sili- housing will be competitive with office racy and eliminate single-family neighbor- ply and demand. con Valley. With development. Next, we can adopt higher hoods in Palo Alto and throughout much of However, accord- housing prices affordable-housing impact fees on com- the state? Most would say, “Nah, that’s nuts. ing to two recent disproportionately mercial development, which were rejected It’ll never happen.” Chicago and New impacting com- by the council majority in 2017. We can Well, think again. State Sen. Scott Wie- York City studies, munities of color, strengthen renter protections and create a ner’s SB 50 is moving through legislation to upzoning has the SB 50 threatens to managed location for RV dwellers. Lastly, do just that, and it has strong support from inverse effect and further isolate these we can adopt a business tax focused on big the most powerful forces in Sacramento. actually leads to communities and business that, at just one-third the rate of increased housing Pat Burt re-segregate groups San Francisco’s tax, can pay for a citywide Implications for Palo Alto costs. They con- Greer Stone of people who his- Transportation Management Association to Under SB 50, any neighborhood within cluded that when torically have been significantly reduce commuter car trips and one-half mile of a Caltrain station (Univer- land is rezoned for increased density, it be- targeted by inequitable housing laws. parking impacts, pay for affordable housing sity Avenue, California Avenue, San Anto- comes more valuable, and the price of hous- SB 50 allows the state to take over lo- and help cover our Caltrain grade-separa- nio) or one-quarter mile from a regular bus ing and rents rise. cal zoning rather than allow recent actions tions funding gap. route (including El Camino Real and Uni- Urban Research found that housing prices by cities to take effect. SB 50 refuses to SB 50 and the related “CASA” state mea- versity Avenue) would be required by state are not based on the housing market but in- recognize how the negative disruption of sure will be the most contentious public law to allow four- or five-story apartment stead rely on the land market. By mandat- concentrated, unrestrained and unsustain- policy debate of 2019. It’s already polar- buildings, potentially built curb to curb, ing increased density, the already expensive able growth in big-tech jobs is the primary izing our elected leaders. Mayor Eric Fils- and with no on-site parking. The building land in Palo Alto will increase, and prices of cause of our housing problems, especially eth described the bill as “horrible” and “a square footage could be 2.5 or 3.25 times housing and rents will follow. the harmful gentrification impacts on low- state takeover of local zoning.” Vice Mayor the lot size (FAR) — six to eight times the New market-rate housing does not create and moderate-income workers who are the Adrian Fine, an adviser to Sen. Wiener on density currently allowed in single-family affordable housing for low- or moderate- backbone of any society — the teachers, SB 50, supports the bill saying, “We need (R1) neighborhoods. income people, and building dense, luxury nurses, public safety workers, retailers and the state to step in and help solve the hous- Cities would also be prevented from re- apartments in single-family neighborhoods others who have seen their real incomes de- ing crisis. Local councils and the idolatry quiring parking for those developments. will not have trickle-down benefits for those cline in recent years. around local control are not going to solve A 10,000-square-foot lot could have 20 most in need. Rather than being a panacea our housing crisis.” plus units of average-size apartments with for our housing crisis, it is a Trojan horse for What we can do This is not an occasion when simply de- zero parking. Worse, it encourages the re- big developers’ profits. Palo Alto has recently taken ambitious ferring to our elected officials will over- development of what little more-affordable This can be seen across the Peninsula. steps to increase housing and improve af- come the momentum in Sacramento. Our housing we have with new, high-end units, Mountain View and Redwood City have fordability. Rather than reap the benefits of elected leaders need our active support. displacing current residents and diminish- built housing at prolific rates over the last those locally driven solutions, SB 50 pulls Attend upcoming public meetings — such ing diversity. couple years. However, the vast majority the rug from under them with radical, one- as the SB 50 community discussion this For Palo Alto, there is another provi- of that housing is not accessible for low- or size-fits-all state mandates. The city sig- Sunday, March 17, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the sion with greater implications. Communi- moderate-income people. New one-bed- nificantly reduced the rate of office growth Lucie Stern Community Center — write ties that are “jobs rich” with higher-than- room apartments at the San Antonio Cen- through our annual and cumulative caps to your elected leaders, speak up and get in- median income and “high quality schools” ter cost $3,750 to $6,675 a month. If SB 50 bring housing demand in line with growth volved! Q must eliminate single-family zoning in all logic was sound, we should be seeing prices in supply. We created incentives for acces- Greer Stone is vice-chair of the Santa neighborhoods. dropping in these communities, but the op- sory dwelling units (ADUs) that exceeded Clara County Human Rights Commission, posite is true. Over the past couple of years, state mandates, then created an affordable- chair of the Palo Alto Midtown Residents Fear of displacement Mountain View has built thousands of hous- housing and workforce-housing zoning Association, and secretary of the board of Our greatest concern is the implications ing units, but the median home price there overlay. More recently, the city adopted the Embarcadero Institute. Pat Burt is a SB 50 will have for low- and modest-income increased by 15 percent in 2018, according significant upzoning to encourage denser former mayor of Palo Alto and president residents. There is a myth that upzoning to Trulia.com. housing in the areas identified in our state- at TheraDep Technologies, Inc. They can (changing zoning to allow increased build- SB 50 will gentrify the Peninsula faster. approved Housing Plan. be reached at [email protected] and ing density) will lower the price of housing. According to a recent U.C. Berkeley study, There’s still more we can do. We can [email protected], respectively.

on. Many of today’s spectacular We donate generously to chari- When we publish mock-ups of an SHARE YOUR OPINION Letters political stories are couched in ties, but we have lost perspective Eichler surrounded by huge build- “populism.” They shock me, yet and empathy for those who didn’t ings to fear-monger about housing Submit letters to the editor Is populism on the rise their tone feels closer to home than luck into a Palo Alto address. We development — populism. When of up to 300 words to I like. I worry populism is on the attack developers, label elected we push housing and people else- [email protected]. in Palo Alto? rise in Palo Alto. officials “in the pocket of...” and where to live and commute — pop- Editor, Palo Alto people are so good and dismiss big government programs, ulism. When we vilify tech work- Submit guest opinions When I moved to Palo Alto 40 well-intentioned but our stories say maintaining that something’s going ers and suggest we “don’t want of 950 words to editor@ years ago, friends said: “Cool, great “No, we can’t” much louder than on behind the scenes and that “the code monkeys here” — populism. paweekly.com. Include your town, great university, the future “Yes, we can.” My good neighbors elite” are ignoring the people. We When we divisively describe one name, address and daytime happens there.” Nowadays, when I support a women’s shelter for a dislike the inherent complexity of group of folks as “our most valu- phone number so we can mention where I live, the responses few weeks a year but won’t toler- democracy and reject professional able residents” — populism. are often: “What happened to PA? ate it permanently. We bemoan domain expertise, preferring ref- Maybe it’s just Palo Alto vanity. reach you. We reserve the Why so exclusive? Are you OK in Stanford’s demolition of a “good erendums, locally funded “think Either way, I don’t really like these right to edit contributions a community that wants to go no- old house” but obstruct new hous- tanks” and amateurish polls. stories in my town. Do you? for length, objectionable where?” This bothers me, and I’ve ing, thus limiting future “good old These stories exemplify Gary Fine content, libel and factual tried to figure out what’s going houses.” populism. Columbia Street, Palo Alto errors known to us.

www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 15, 2019 • Page 19 Page 20 • March 15, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 15, 2019 • Page 21 TheatreWorks brings the music of rock ‘n’ roll trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe to the stage by Sue Dremann usical THEATER REVIEW focuses mainly icons on a short seg- M abound in the pantheon ment of Tharpe’s life and her of rock ‘n’ roll, but like so many relationship with her partner in brilliant African-American trail- music (and reportedly for a while, blazers in the roots of American in life), Marie Knight. That deci- music, Sister Rosetta Tharpe has sion, rather than taking a broad been forgotten by many except view, gives the play much of its for a few musicians. Until now. strength. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s Tharpe was a gospel superstar

West Coast premiere of “Marie in the 1930s and 1940s, the first Berne Kevin and Rosetta,” a rollicking one- to take church music mainstream. Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Michelle E. Jordan, with guitar) and Marie Knight (Marissa Rudd, at piano) play act musical play, is an ‘amen’ to Born Rosetta Nubin in 1915 in together in “Marie and Rosetta,” presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. one of the 20th century’s greats: a Cotton Plant, Arkansas, she trav- woman who influenced the likes eled throughout the southern the stage with her electric guitar but instead playing at a tobacco the sweet spot: It ignited the room. of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, states with her mother, a musician and powerful vocals. She never warehouse on the outskirts of The actors don’t play their own Little Richard and Ray Charles. and preacher with the Church of left gospel or the church entirely, town, she notes. instruments in this play, and that’s It will leave audiences dancing in God in Christ, a mainly African- but she raised eyebrows among Knight has other concerns: if perhaps its only weakness. It was their seats. American Pentecostal denomi- more conservative churchgoers working with Tharpe might end more believable when they sat be- Developed at TheatreWorks’ nation. Widely recognized as a for her guitar playing prowess her career before it starts because hind the piano, but less so when 2015 New Works Festival by prodigy, Tharpe started perform- outside of sacred spaces and for she “is making gospel sound the actors handled the guitars. award-winning playwright ing when she was 6 years old. singing sexually suggestive cross- dirty.” But the music is performed deft- George Brant (“Elephant’s Grave- She went from the pulpit to the over songs such as “Four or Five But Tharpe has all the pithy ly behind the scenes by William yard”, “Grounded”), the show Cotton Club in Harlem, scorching Times” and the boogie-woogie- rejoinders: Liberatore on piano and Schuyler and-swing inspired “I Want a Tall “God don’t want the devil to McFadden on guitars. Amplified Skinny Papa.” have all the good music,” she says. from the stage, the sound was “Marie and Rosetta” begins at Jordan owns this show. When unified with the performances. that juncture. In 1946, Tharpe is she belts out Tharpe’s signa- Artistic Director Robert Kelley, beginning to be eclipsed by other ture rendition of “This Train,” a lover of rhythm and blues who gospel luminaries such as Maha- she makes the audience want to spent his youth playing piano in lia Jackson. She is trying to make jump out of their seats and shout, bands and riding his bicycle to a comeback to the church but is “hallelujah!” East Palo Alto’s Charm Beauty still being branded by her secu- She’s a lovably gruff, stacked Salon and Record Store to pur- lar forays. That year, she spotted high with charisma. She also gets chase records by black artists, un- Marie Knight performing on a to deliver most of the funniest derstands how to stage a produc- bill with Jackson and immediately lines in Brant’s well-written script. tion that remains true to this kind invited the younger performer to Rudd initially plays Knight of music and the characters. It is join her tour. as prim, righteous and tenta- at once sinewy and voluptuous — At their first rehearsal, inside tive. But the two women share a without any excesses. Walter’s Funeral Home and In- bond that goes beyond their mu- I don’t want to spoil the sur- surance Company in Missis- sic. Both have man troubles; both prise ending but it will bring the sippi, the two women cautiously are women striving to leave their audience to tears and to their circle around each other amid mark on the world. “Marie and feet. Don’t be afraid to clap and the showroom caskets. Tharpe, Rosetta” is a story about “sister- lift your hands in joy, praise and played by Michelle E. Jordan, a hood,” the building of a relation- surrender. Go see “Marie and Ro- TheatreWorks veteran (“It Ain’t ship between two women. It’s also setta.” Q Nothin’ But the Blues,” “Ain’t about choices. Staff Writer Sue Dremann Misbehavin’,” “Dreamgirls”), is Tharpe tells Knight she can go can be emailed at sdremann@ big and brassy, a veteran of the on a life-long journey sharing her paweekly.com. road. Knight, performed by Ma- prodigious gifts with the world. rissa Rudd, (TheatreWorks’ “Tuck Or “you can sing on Sundays for Everlasting,” last summer’s New a grateful congregation, kiss your What: “Marie and Rosetta.” Works Festival), is tall, svelte and babies and tuck them in at night Where: Lucie Stern Theatre, a proper church lady and relative and be a maid during the week.” 1305 Middlefield Road, newcomer. As the two formulate their Palo Alto. Jim Crow restrictions forced repertoire, with Tharpe’s urging, When: Through March black touring performers to stay Knight loosens her hips and her 31, Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., where they could, seeking the voice. And what a voice Rudd Wednesdays at 2 and 7:30 p.m., kindness of strangers and friends has. It is at once operatic, smooth Thursdays and Fridays Kevin Berne rather than at whites-only mo- as satin and powerful enough to at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and tels. Knight fears the mortuary’s vibrate the air in the entire audito- 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. ghosts; Tharpe hilariously praises rium. The synergy between these the comforts of a plush, white- two women brings out some of the Cost: $40-$100. Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a gosepl legend and influence on early velvet-lined casket. Get used to it. most moving performances. The Info: theatreworks.org or call rock ‘n’ rollers including Elvis Presley and Little Richard. They won’t be inside the church duet “Didn’t It Rain” didn’t just hit 650-463-1960.

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themselves in the end.” the duo shows that he and Meow Meow Meow meets Martini Wednesday’s show will offer Meow have done in the past (al- a preview of the duo’s long-in- beit backed by orchestras) nor the Chamber-pop bandleader Thomas Lauderdale teams the-works debut album, “Hotel “little big band” ones to which up with chanteuse Meow Meow for Stanford cabaret Amour,” which will be released he’s become accustomed with his two days later and boasts both usual group. by Yoshi Kato originals and repertoire from “It feels more acoustic than s founder of the 25-year- seen crowd surfing in Palm Des- various eras. anything else,” he remarked, old chamber-pop ensemble ert, for example, where everybody “Writing songs with her is just when asked about the pared down A Pink Martini, pianist and in the audience was over 70,” the miraculous, because I love her lyr- instrumentation. “I don’t really arranger Thomas Lauderdale has Portland, Oregon, resident re- ics,” he added. “I love the way she have a monitor when I play with performed with some charismatic ported. “They were literally lift- uses the English language, which (Pink Martini). I always wonder, personalities, including the band’s ing this woman up into the sky I think is a really tough language ‘Why do we have all of these own lead singers, China Forbes and passing her back through the to write songs in. And her French monitors on stage? Are we play- and Storm Large, as well as Mi- auditorium! She also does this at lyrics are exquisite.” ing that loud that we can’t just sort chael Feinstein, Chavela Vargas symphony shows when she plays As is the case on Pink Martini of play directly to each other?’ So and the late Phyllis Diller. But he’s with orchestras. albums, “Hotel Amour” features I’m relieved that there isn’t going currently gaga for Meow Meow, “One can’t imagine that in the some very special guests. Barry to a bunch of sound equipment a.k.a. Melissa Madden Gray, the first place and that it would work Humphries, better known to most everywhere.” multi-lingual Australian vocalist, so well,” he continued. “Her as Dame Edna, doubles the Aus- Regardless of how many instru- actress and performer whom he’ll shows are so delightful and side- tralian vocal content on “Mausi, mentalists are on the bandstand, accompany for a pair of cabaret- splitting and transforming.” süß wars Du heute Nacht” (for everyone fades out once the spot- like shows on Wednesday, March The pair first met when he was which Meow Meow gets great use light hits Meow Meow. “I really 20, at the intimate Bing Studio on asked to accompany her in 2005 out of her German degree from take a super back seat to her! My the Stanford University campus. for Portland Institute for Contem- Trinity College in Melbourne). job is to provide musical support “I think about all the shows I’ve porary Art’s annual TBA Festival. There’s also a recording of her to something that is way beyond ever done, the ones with Meow Their personalities and aesthetics with the composer Michel Le- my control. Meow are the most memorable,” clicked immediately: “We discov- grand, who died in late January. “If there is anything at this point Lauderdale told the Weekly. ered we have compatible interests “There was a revival of his that is a miraculous escape from “I mean, I love Pink Martini. I where we each show the other ‘Umbrellas of Cherbourg’ in reality, it’s a Meow Meow show,” love the band and I love what we fantastic things that we both ap- London back in 2011. And Michel he concluded, with a chuckle. Q do. But these shows with Meow preciate,” he said. Legrand loved Meow Meow so Freelance writer Yoshi Kato can Meow are so special. I believe in She, in turn, has also gigged much that he wrote a new part for be emailed at yoshiyoungblood@ Courtesy of Sacks and Co. and Sacks of Courtesy them so much.” and recorded with Pink Martini. her,” Lauderdale explained. “That earthlink.net. Meow Meow’s brand of audi- “We just did our annual New recording he did with her has him ence immersion and interaction Year’s shows at Disney Hall, and on piano, and I added in like five What: Meow Meow earns Lauderdale’s praise. He’s no she closed out that show. Again, trombones.” & Thomas Lauderdale. stranger to crowd participation, he I’ve never seen people laugh so Singer/songwriter/pianist Rufus Where: Bing Studio, notes, as Pink Martini will bring uproariously,” he said. Wainwright and the Von Trapps 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. patrons on stage to sing non-Eng- “Los Angeles can be cynical of “The Sound of Music” fame When: Wednesday, Musicians Meow Meow and lish lyrics with Forbes or dance at times, you know. And she just also contribute to the pair’s debut. March 20, at 7 & 9 p.m. Thomas Lauderdale will among the instrumentalists dur- undoes it,” he continued. “The Lauderdale will be joined by a Cost: $50-$75. perform together at Stanford ing its concerts. most straightest sort of people or handful of his Pink Martini band- Info: Go to live.stanford.edu University on March 20. “But with Meow Meow, I’ve the most conservative can’t help mates for this tour. So it’s neither

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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 15, 2019 • Page 23 WHAT’S NEW IN Midpeninsula dining

LOCAL OPENINGS, CLOSINGS AND ANTICIPATED ARRIVALS BY ELENA KADVANY

Customers line up at the new Boba Guys at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto. Photo by Veronica Weber.

t’s already been a busy year on Boba Guys, Palo Alto WHAT’S CLOSED his retirement,” a Facebook post Oren’s Hummus Express, the local food-and-drink beat, There’s been a line out the door announcing the final closure reads. Palo Alto I with high turnover and the Belcampo Meat Co., “There are no immediate plans for at Boba Guys since the moment More news for Town & Country departure of some longtime busi- Palo Alto reopening in the near future.” it quietly soft opened at Town Village patrons: Popular Israeli res- nesses — but also the return of one Hyper-sustainable meat company & Country Village in January. taurant Oren’s Hummus is opening and the promise of exciting new Belcampo has closed its Palo Alto COMING SOON It’s the 15th location for the a new “express” outpost there in projects on the horizon. We’ve got and San Francisco locations to make San Francisco-born Boba Guys, April. This will be the first of sev- the details on the eateries that have way for its first commissary kitchen Ludwig’s German Table, whose popular milk tea is made Mountain View eral Oren’s Hummus Express loca- closed, opened and are headed to in small batches using real tea and a major new project in San Ma- The owners of Ludwig’s German tions in the Bay Area that will fo- the Midpeninsula this year. leaves instead of powders, with teo. The outpost at Town & Coun- Table in San Jose are bringing their cus on quick, grab-and-go service. Straus Family Creamery organic try Village closed on March 2. The traditional German restaurant and Look for Oren’s creamy hummus, WHAT’S OPENED milk and a housemade, all-natu- company plans to open the commis- biergarten concept to downtown rice bowls, pita sandwiches and ral sweetener. The typical Boba sary kitchen in San Francisco this Rose International Market, Mountain View this summer, tak- more. Guys menu is available in Palo spring, then a 7,000-square-foot Mountain View ing over the former Bierhaus space 855 El Camino Real Suite #162, Alto, such as the best-selling restaurant at Hillsdale Shopping February marked the much- on Castro Street. The Mountain Palo Alto; orenshummus.com strawberry matcha latte with mat- Center in San Mateo this summer. anticipated return of Rose Inter- View location will be more casual cha, milk and a housemade straw- The shift will allow Belcampo to Mendocino Farms, national Market. The longtime than the San Jose restaurant, “fo- berry purée. Customers can build focus on growing other parts of its Palo Alto Persian market reopened after cused on an authentic German beer their own drinks to their prefer- business: e-commerce, food deliv- Southern California-based sand- closing temporarily in 2015 while garden,” co-owner and Hamburg ences, from type of tea and milk ery and “large-format premier din- wich chain Mendocino Farms is an apartment complex was built native Nicole Jacobi said. (including oat milk) to sweetness ing experiences,” the company said set to open on April 25 at 11 a.m. at the corner of Castro Street and 383 Castro St., Mountain View; level. Boba Guys also serves pas- in a release. in downtown Palo Alto, according El Camino Real. The renovated ludwigssj.com tries and some food, including to the company’s website. The fast- market is larger and updated but Simply Sandwiches, Hong Kong milk toast. Telefèric Barcelona, casual restaurant, which took over carries the same specialty grocery Palo Alto 855 El Camino Real #120, Palo the former LYFE Kitchen space, items, fresh produce and prepared Simply Sandwiches, the afford- Palo Alto Alto; bobaguys.com serves sandwiches and salads using foods that have made it a local fa- able, pocket-sized sandwich shop The owners of Telefèric Barce- off California Avenue, has closed. lona, who run three well-known locally sourced ingredients as well vorite for decades. The kitchen, led Taro San Noodle Bar, as vegan sandwiches, gluten-free by Rose Market’s longtime Iranian Palo Alto Sand Hill Property Company owns restaurants in Barcelona, Spain, and a fourth in Walnut Creek, are options and seasonal dishes that chef, is again churning out kebabs, Taro San Japanese Noodle Bar the building Simply Sandwiches opening a new location at Town & rotate throughout the year. Men- koubideh, khoresh (stews), tahdig opened at Stanford Shopping was located in at the corner of Cal- Country Village this year. Telefèric docino Farms operates more than (crispy-bottomed rice), wraps, sal- Center in January, channeling ifornia and Ash Street, where the is currently renovating the former 17 locations in Southern Califor- ads and other dishes. the art of udon-making in the Hotel California is. Matt Larson, Calafia Cafe space, which includes nia and four in Northern Califor- 801 W. El Camino Real, Suite B, heart of Silicon Valley. The res- director of public affairs for Sand a next-door market that will be nia, with more on the way in both Mountain View; rosemarketcater- taurant serves three types of fresh Hill, said the Simply Sandwiches stocked with Spanish wines, cheese, regions. ing.com udon noodles custom made on a owner informed the company “ear- cured meats and other imported 167 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto; specialty machine from Japan. lier in February that they intended Superhot Hot Pot & products. The restaurant serves mendocinofarms.com/palo-alto Q Beyond a traditional beef udon, to leave. The shop closed its doors Korean BBQ, Mountain Spanish tapas, pintxos and paella. Staff writer Elena Kadvany the noodles are served in nontra- at the end of last month.” The own- View 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto; can be emailed at ekadvany@ ditional ways: one with a ramen- er had been on a month-to-month telefericbarcelona.com paweekly.com. The menu at Superhot Hot Pot like chicken paitan broth and lease, Larson said. & Korean BBQ, as the name sug- another with a vegan broth made Cho’s Mandarin Dim Sum, gests, is extensive. Udon, ramen Telefèric from shiitake stock, vegetable Los Altos Barcelona and biang biang noodles. Beef stock and miso. Tsukemen, tradi- tripe, popcorn chicken and spicy After nearly four decades in will bring tionally served with ramen noo- business, Cho’s Mandarin Dim traditional lamb. Quail egg, raw egg. Chinese dles and a dipping broth, comes donuts. Bean curd knots. Tom yum Sum closed for good in late Janu- Spanish instead with udon, duck breast ary. The owners of the longtime, food to soup. Beef bulgogi. For $29.95 per and a rich fish dipping broth. person, you can get all-you-can- unassuming dim sum spot moved Palo Owner Jerome Ito, a former sushi to Los Altos in 2015 after receiving Alto this eat hot pot, Korean BBQ and dim chef who also runs Go Fish Poke sum. The restaurant limits meals a 60-day notice from their landlord spring. Bar, plans to open more Taro San in Palo Alto, which sparked out- to 90 minutes and charges $10 per locations in the future. person for every additional half rage in the community and even a 717 Stanford Shopping Center, petition to save the hole-in-the-wall hour. No leftovers allowed. Palo Alto; tarosanudon.com 210 Hope St., Mountain View; restaurant. “After 39 long years of 650-963-9819 serving the community his beloved food, Cho is finally moving on with Photo courtesy Telefèric Barcelona Telefèric courtesy Photo Page 24 • March 15, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com bride-to-be, on the eve of her ar- MOVIES NOW SHOWING ranged marriage. In most thrillers, this setup Fri. - Sun. would mean we’re off to the A Madea Family Funeral (PG-13) Century 16: races, but “The Wedding Guest” Alita: Battle Angel (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 16: Fri. - Sun. plods along with a minimum Century 20: Fri. - Sun. of character development and Apollo 11 (Not Rated) Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun. chemistry between its leads. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun. The pair abscond to India to see Badla (Not Rated) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. through Aasif’s job, which turns Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Century 20: Fri. - Sun. out not to be entirely objection- Captain Marvel (PG-13) +++ Century 16: Fri. - Sun. able to his hostage. After all, her Century 20: Fri. - Sun. MoviesOPENINGS marriage was to be an arranged Captive State (PG-13) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. one, which lends the film a pa- Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun. tina of pointedness. But Winter- Cold War (R) +++1/2 Guild Theatre: Fri. - Sun. 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Century 20: Fri. - Sun. terbottom, “The Wedding Guest” The plot and characters, how- ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun. begins with a long, wordless with a roll of duct tape, for some ever, quickly fizzle, leaving us stretch as we watch a grimly de- presumably horrific crime. The to appreciate the film’s humble Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto termined man pack a bag, make man, we soon learn, is a merce- trappings — that scenery and a (For recorded listings: 327-3241) tinyurl.com/Aquariuspa his way through airport secu- nary named Aasif (Dev Patel of convincingly dour, tough per- Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View rity and fly to Eastern Pakistan, “Slumdog Millionaire”), and his formance by Patel, who’s better tinyurl.com/Century16 where he purchases two hand- mission requires him to kidnap known for his goofy, gawky com- Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City guns and readies them, along Samira (Radhika Apte), a young ic roles. 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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 15, 2019 • Page 25 Book Talk JIM CROW LYNCHING RECOUNTED ... Alabama author Josephine Bolling McCall will A monthly section on local books and authors be at the Woman’s Club of Palo Title Pages Alto Authors Program from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Tuesday, April 9, to talk about her new book, “The Penalty of Success,” which ‘MADE, recounts her father’s lynching in the rural south during Jim Crow when she was just a young girl. In her book, McCall tells the story of her father’s murder and NOT the impact it had — and still has — on her family. Her father, Elmore Bolling, was a successful entrepreneur who was lynched in Lowndes County, Alabama, in BORN’ 1947. He is one of the thousands of African-Americans honored Author traces the ancient in the new lynching memorial (the National Memorial for Peace roots of science fiction in and Justice), which opened in ‘Gods and Robots’ Montgomery in 2017. McCall, who became the first black president by Karla Kane of the Alabama Association of School Psychologists and magine facing a dreadful army of robot- the first black person to serve like figures programmed to mindlessly as Alabama’s delegate to the destroy whatever is in their path, hard- National Association of School wired to attack and advance. Hope comes Psychologists, offers a revealing in the form of a clever hacker who figures out how to use the androids’ coding to her narrative that challenges readers Weber Veronica to rethink the reality of life for advantage,I disrupting their programming and both blacks and whites in the causing them to turn on each other instead. rural south during that era when Sound like a thrilling science fiction tale? lynching was used to destroy It is indeed, albeit one that’s been around for competition from black business millennia. Palo Alto author Adrienne Mayor explores how many high-tech ideas can be traced back owners as part of a pattern That story comes from “The Argonautica,” an thousands of years, with a particular focus on Ancient Greek mythology, literature and art, of racial violence. McCall’s epic poem based on the myth of Jason, Medea in her new book “Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology.” appearance is part of the Authors and their quest for the golden fleece. Concepts Program at the Woman’s Club such as artificial intelligence and robotics tend been something that distinguishes humanity said. “Talos is the oldest technological product of Palo Alto. The Woman’s Club to feel cutting-edge or even futuristic. But Palo from much of the rest of the animal kingdom, taken down by tech. It’s an interesting lesson: No of Palo Alto is located at 475 Alto author Adrienne Mayor finds that many of with fire often considered one of the most essen- matter what you build, someone else is going to Homer Ave., Palo Alto. For more these ideas are rooted in the ancient world. tial and earliest bits of technology that helped be able to surpass it or destroy it.” information, call 650-321-5821. “Everybody else is looking forward but I’m humans dominate the earth. In “Gods and On the human side, there’s Daedalus, the mas- looking back,” Mayor told the Weekly in a re- Robots,” Mayor explores the story of the god ter craftsman best known as the architect of his END OF HUMANITY? ... Best- cent interview. Prometheus, who gives humans fire (and is pun- son Icarus’ ill-fated wings but who also invented selling author Bill McKibben, a In “Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and ished for it), perhaps representing humanity’s a myriad of other things, including the Mino- world-renowned environmentalist, Ancient Dreams of Technology,” Mayor, a folk- leap into advanced civilization. In some legends, taur’s labyrinth. activist and winner of the Right lorist and historian of science who currently Prometheus is actually the creator of humans, The character of Daedalus, Mayor said, may Livelihood award, will be at works as a research scholar in Stanford Univer- sculpting and fabricating them with tools; not stand in as a conglomerate of pioneering inven- Kepler’s Books from 4-5:30 p.m., sity’s classics department, explores how many willing them into existence supernaturally but tors and craftspeople so admired by the Greeks. on Sunday, April 28, to talk about high-tech ideas can be traced back thousands of rather building them, piece by piece. Interestingly, the oldest known image of Dae- his latest book, “Falter: Has the years, with a particular fo- Other notable characters dalus in the archaeological record appears on Human Game Begun to Play Itself cus on Ancient Greek my- covered include the aforemen- an Etruscan pot, meaning that quite early on his Out.” McKibben, who was among thology, literature and art. tioned Medea, the Asian-born legend spread from Greece to Italy (and pictured the earliest to sound the warming Though Greek mythol- sorceress who uses scientific on that pot alongside him? Ever-resourceful Me- call about global warning more ogy may be more com- skills to become incredibly dea, popping up yet again). than 30 years ago, once again monly thought of in terms powerful. Without her, hero Ja- Another story envisions ships that can steer examines the impact of global of supernatural magic and son would have been lost (and themselves to any location on earth: proto-GPS. warming and the prospects for fantastical beasts, Mayor in fact meets a rather pathetic Then there’s the infamous Pandora, who, the human survival. The book provides argues that stories such as end after betraying her). ancient sources are clear, was not a flesh-and- an honest, rather than hopeful, “The Argonautica” actu- “Medea is like a hacker,” blood human but rather an automaton, built and look at the impacts of climate ally represent some of the Courtesy of Princeton University Press Mayor said of the woman sent by the gods to open her jar and let misery change. Kepler’s Books is located earliest recorded science who also uses her skills with into the mortal world. Ancient visual depictions at 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo fiction, with an emphasis plants and chemicals to her of Pandora included in the book show her with Park. For tickets, go to keplers.org. on characters and inven- advantage. “Her knowledge a vaguely creepy smile and a static, doll-like tions “made, not born,” is biotechnical, not magic.” position, intensifying the “uncanny” feelings Library offers digital access to meaning created through Medea is a fascinating fig- generated when encountering an eerily lifelike NYT ... Members of the San Mateo technology. ure, whom the Greeks both replica. Mayor ties Pandora to later depictions of County Libraries system now can “These ancient ‘science feared and admired: the nefarious “fembots” in literature and film. have access to the full edition of fictions’ show how the power antithesis of the idealized “Gods and Robots” also delves into references The New York Times without a of imagination allowed peo- passive and domestic Greek to later (but still ancient) devices and inventions subscription. Library members can ple, from the time of Homer woman. that could, potentially, have actually existed, find all regular newspaper content, to Aristotle’s day, to ponder “She’s a powerful female from exotic including statues that seemed to sing, primi- photography and videos dating how replicas of nature might be crafted,” she eastern lands; she’s also an ally you want on tive batteries, artificial flying devices and, in back to 1851, as well as access to states in the book’s introduction. “Ideas about your side,” she said, adding with a smile that one memorable chronicle, a giant mechanized, Mandarin and Spanish versions. creating artificial life were thinkable long before in the legends, Medea eventually escapes and slime-oozing snail. Readers also can personalize their technology made such enterprises possible.” disappears. “She could pop up at any time.” And it seems since time immemorial, humans access through email newsletters The term “biotekne,” the basis for our modern There’s Talos, the bronze automaton charged have desired mastery over the natural world and and customizable news feeds. term biotechnology, she explained, can be trans- with guarding Crete, whom the “techno-witch” their own mortality. Mayor delves into some an- For more information on how to lated as “life through craft.” Brought to life, in Medea and Jason hack and disable by opening cient examples of humans attempting to secure register for a free account, go to other words, by artificial means. a valve on his ankle. The metal giant represents bit.ly/NYTLibraryaccess. Regular use of tools and technology has long the “earliest robot to walk the Earth,” Mayor (continued on next page)

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(continued from previous page) easily accessible to general read- ers, whether or not they have much eternal life and the consequences background knowledge in mythol- of those attempts. ogy, ancient history or technology. As a historian of science, Mayor Mayor said she is especially grati- said her research looks for the “first fied by the positive response she’s inklings” of science in premodern received from readers with exper- societies. tise in current AI technology. “I’m always trying to push it Greek mythology remains reso- back, looking at ancient accounts nate and popular because it seems for the first germs of historic and to contain profound truths about scientific reality,” she said. “I es- the world and human nature. Its in- pecially like to look for evidence sights into the benefits and dangers in nature and the natural world. of scientific advancements, techno- People were very keen observers logical developments and “playing and tried to rationally account for God,” she said, are no different. things, to speculate.” The stories have “surprising rel- When asked who her target evance” today, she said. Crafty god audience for “Gods and Robots” Haephastus’ automated labor-sav- was, Mayor, who’s also the author ing devices are charming and fun of “Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & in the divine realm, she noted, but Scorpion Bombs: Biological and quickly go awry once humans get Chemical Warfare in the Ancient their hands on them. World,” among other publications, “Maybe the myths are suggest- YOUR NEW laughed. ing that AI is interesting but that “Me! I try to work on books we really need to think about the NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN about things that I want to know consequences,” she said. Q more about,” she said. Published Arts & Entertainment Editor (42.3,*&71=ȶȉȦȟ by Princeton University Press, the Karla Kane can be emailed at book is academic in content but [email protected].

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HomeA weekly guide to home, garden & and realReal estate news, edited by Estate Elizabeth Lorenz Home Front NEIGHBORHOOD SNAPSHOT SPRING EGGS ... On Saturday, April 20, from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., guests at Hidden Villa can gather and dye eggs at the Los Altos Hills farm. Each participant is invited to wander through the garden to gather colorful plants and vegetables that will be used as natural dyes to color their eggs. Participants also will learn how to weave a simple basket out of recycled materials to take home. The event is for families with children ages 5 and up. All persons attending, including adults, must register. For more information, go to hiddenvilla.org.

SAVE THE DATE ... The Gamble Garden Spring Tour will be held Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each garden on the tour reflects this year’s theme, Mayfield is a walkable neighborhood with residential streets like Sherman Avenue, pictured here, just a block from bustling California “Enter the Garden.” The Avenue. Some residents wish the area had more “real service” places like hardware stores, instead of its plethora of restaurants. showcased gardens range from places of tranquility Mayfield and retreat to the worldly, he only time Paul Machado the “native Californians,” as he exotic and sophisticated, to did not live in Mayfield was residents calls them, those older residents the whimsical and playful. his four years in college. who may live in apartments who As part of the event, the T hold fast “This is home. This is where I leave because the rent becomes Carriage House at Gamble grew up,” Machado said. to their unaffordable. Garden will offer gently used Why does he stay? The neigh- In the future, Holzemer said he garden furniture, antiques, bors. “Neighbors make a neigh- quality of life hopes to start a Mayfield Neigh- home decor, china and borhood,” he said. borhood Association. “Because linens for sale. Vendors also Terry Holzemer and his wife by Elizabeth Lorenz | photos by Veronica Weber I believe our neighborhood has will be selling home-and- Patricia Hernandez also have a very unique and special place garden merchandise. There stayed in Mayfield, choosing to But Holzemer said the vari- live. We need to be treated with in Palo Alto history. In fact, it will be a plant sale with hard- live there nearly 25 years ago. ety of retail services has greatly the same level of respect that was the only town close by when to-find species and edibles, “We chose this area on pur- diminished over the years, with other residential neighborhoods Stanford University began. Too as well as container gardens pose because it was very close to “far too many” restaurants, not get and be better understood by much of Mayfield’s history is designed by garden staff many of the local retail services enough real service places like City Hall,” Holzemer said. now largely ignored or forgot- and volunteers. Guests also that we wanted and still use now a hardware store or a movie Mayfield is located between ten.” Q will have the opportunity — grocery stores (Mollie Stone’s theater, things that used to ex- College Avenue and Oregon Elizabeth Lorenz is the to bid on items at a silent and Country Sun), the post of- ist when they first moved to Expressway on the north and former Home and Real Estate auction. (Bidding will be fice, restaurants and walkable Mayfield. south and Park Boulevard and Editor at the Weekly. Send open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stanford events and facilities. “I think too often, the overall El Camino Real on the east and comments, tips or story ideas to on Friday and Saturday.) We also wanted to be close to city view of the Mayfield area west. Associate Editor Linda Taaffe Master Gardeners, the Cal Avenue CalTrain station is that we are a ‘business/com- He and his neighbors’ con- at [email protected]. representatives from Canopy so we could go to San Francisco, mercial office zone that has few cerns center on office growth in and other horticultural San Jose on occasion for special residents,’” he said. the Mayfield area and not enough resources will be on hand to FACTS events and visits.” “That’s simply not true. We are parking. Parking outside their CHILD CARE AND PRESCHOOLS: answer garden questions. Both teachers, the couple val- a residential neighborhood too, Palo Alto Central condominium Casa dei Bambini Montessori A catered box lunch will be ues being able to walk to essen- just like other parts of city, where complex has always been an is- School, 463 and 457 College Ave.; served from 11 a.m. to 2 tial services. hundreds of folks, young and old, sue and a challenge. Escondido Kids’ Club, p.m. on the Tea House Patio. 890 Escondido Road Holzemer, an association FIRE STATION: No. 2, Pre-order your lunch by board member at his condo com- 2675 Hanover St. Friday, April 19. To register, plex (Palo Alto Central), said the LIBRARY: College Terrace, go to gamblegarden.org. complex holds an annual holiday 2300 Wellesley St. LOCATION: Between Oregon Send notices of news and events party for residents. He said he Expressway and College Avenue, related to real estate, interior design, and his wife consider the Sunday Park Boulevard and El Camino Real home improvement and gardening to morning farmers market on Cali- PARKS: Sarah Wallis Park, Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box fornia Avenue to be one of their 202 Ash St. 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email POST OFFICE: Cambridge, [email protected]. Deadline is “special places” for community 265 Cambridge Ave. one week before publication. gatherings. PRIVATE SCHOOL: The Living There is an annual picnic usu- Wisdom School, 456 College Ave. ally held in June on College Av- PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Escondido Elementary School, 890 Escondido READ MORE ONLINE enue because one end is already Road, Stanford; Greene Middle PaloAltoOnline.com blocked to cars so it makes School, 750 N. California Ave.; it easy to have a block party, Palo Alto High School, There are more real estate features Machado said. The only issue he 50 Embarcadero Road online. 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Page 36 • March 15, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Sports Smith looks Shorts to keep the ALL-AMERICAN ... Menlo College’s dance going Destinee Bowie was named an honorable mention NAIA All-American All-American leads by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Local sports news and schedules, edited by Rick Eymer Stanford into NCAA Association. Bowie is in the midst Sports tournament of a historic season for the Oaks. She is currently averaging 18.6 by Rick Eymer points and 10.1 rebounds per game. tanford senior Alanna Smith Her field goal percentage is 60.1 was named to the espnW percent, first in the Golden State S All-America second team Athletic Conference and second on Thursday. She’s on just about in the NAIA. Bowie is also on track everybody’s women’s basketball to record the best single-season watch list and is on the ballot for shooting percentage in program the John Wooden Award for Player history. She has 13 double-doubles of the Year. to date, including eight games of 20 Smith was named one of five or more points and six games of 15 finalists for the Katrina McClain or more rebounds. She has earned Award, which recognizes the top four GSAC Player of the Week awards power forward, earlier in the week. this season, most in the conference, She’s also part of the conversation and she earned the NAIA National for the Naismith Trophy, Wade Tro- Player of the Week award on Jan. 15. phy and Senior CLASS Award. Bob Dahlberg She was named to the GSAC’s All- Smith was named the Pac-12 Conference team. Bowie is among Scholar-Athlete of the Year and this four players from the GSAC who were past Monday she became the pro- selected by the WBCA. gram’s 10th academic All-Amer- Adhir Ravipati (right) shares a moment with Troy Franklin. Ravipati led the Bears to a state title in the ican when she was voted to the TAKING A DIVE ... Menlo-Atherton fall and to a state berth in 2017. CoSIDA Academic All-American grad Mia Paulsen was among the Division I second team. six Stanford divers who qualified for On Sunday, Smith led Stanford the NCAA Swimming and Diving PREP FOOTBALL to its 13th Pac-12 Tournament ti- Championships that begin next tle with a 64-57 win over Oregon Wednesday in Austin, Texas. Paulsen, in Las Vegas. She was named the Carolina Schulti, Haley Farnsworth tournament’s most outstanding and Daria Lenz combined to qualify What’s next for Menlo-Atherton football? player after posting double-doubles for eight women’s events. Conor in each of the Cardinal’s three wins Casey and Noah Vigren each qualified Ravipati leaves program in good shape moving foward and averaging 18.7 points and 12.3 for a pair of diving events at the rebounds. NCAA Zone E Diving Championships by Glenn Reeves did that at a private school a position 30-28 record. Ravipati was on that “I think that was something that that concluded Wednesday in bservers of prep athletics could be created for him, paying a staff and was promoted to head we had in our minds ever since we Flagstaff, AZ. Palo Alto grads Mimi are well aware of the com- livable wage, just to coach football. coach in 2015. In four years his lost that game,” said Smith, who Lin and Reed Merritt also qualified O petitive disparities that exist After all, a successful state-cham- teams went 38-15 with two CCS earned Most Outstanding Player for the NCAA championships. Lin, between public and private schools. pion football team provides great championships and one state title. honors for the tournament. “When representing Princeton, finished sixth Private schools have an obvious publicity, is a great marketing tool “We’ve received three resumes, you take a loss like that, you have in the Zone A 1-meter springboard edge in terms of the pool of available for a school. But that’s not some- all from people very knowledge- no choice but to learn from it. We and Merritt, with Texas, placed sixth potential athletes. Public schools are thing that can be done as easily at able about football,’’ Kryger said on were happy we got to play Oregon on platform in Zone D. limited by attendance boundaries. a public school. Monday, three days after Ravipati’s today. We wanted another chance Private schools have none. “At a private school they could resignation. “The question is, who is at them.” CARDINAL CORNER ... Stanford And then there’s the situation raise tuition or go into their endow- the right person for M-A, to provide On Monday, Smith and the rest sophomore Kiana Williams is one with head coaches. ment or ask for donations to create on and off the field support?’’ of her teammates will be watching of five finalists for the Ann Meyers When a private school unearths a position,’’ Menlo-Atherton ath- The infrastructure Ravipati the NCAA Selection Show, which Drysdale Award, which recognizes a quality head coach it has the re- letic director Steven Kryger said. helped create was a big part of the airs on ESPN at 4 p.m. It will be an- the top shooting guard in women’s sources to retain the coach. That’s “It’s something the principal and team’s success. other chance to reach the champi- college basketball. The winner will be not always the case in the public I discussed, ‘what could we do “We built a real solid academic onship final in Tampa Bay on April determined by a combination of fan sphere. to keep Adhir as football coach foundation,’’ Ravipati said. “A 7. Stanford will likely host the first votes and input from the Basketball Witness the situation at Menlo- and as a positive influence on our year-round study hall, our Huddle weekend. Hall of Fame’s selection committee. Atherton High School. Adhir Ra- kids?’ But our hands are tied. At program to help support 50-50 kids, Sophomore Kiana Williams has Fans can visit www.HoophallAwards. vipati announced last week that he a public school all staff has to be college counseling, SAT prepara- her own watch list. She’s one of com to cast their votes until March was stepping down as head football credentialed. Private schools don’t tion, and our personal development five finalists for the Ann Meyers 29. Second on the team in scoring coach due to the commitments have to do that. And at public program, Built for Life, which was Drysdale Award for the nation’s (14.2) and first in assists (4.8), Williams required by his day job, building schools all positions have to be ne- based on what the University of top shooting guard in women’s has scored 20-plus six times and products for a tech startup com- gotiated with unions.’’ Washington does.’’ basketball. is attempting to become the first pany, and his responsibilities as the The challenge now for M-A is to The result was far fewer athletes Junior DiJonai Carrington has Stanford player to average 4.5 assists head football coach at M-A. find someone to replace Ravipati being unavailable due to academi- grown into all-star status after ar- in a seasons since Jeanette Pohlen Coaches at the high school level who will keep the program per- cally ineligibility. In the 2018 post- riving at Stanford, with fellow in 2010-11. Former MLS Rookies of come and go. There is extremely forming at a high level and try to season M-A had 70 players suited McDonald’s All-Americans Anna the Year and Stanford products Corey high turnover due in part to the avoid the downturns that followed up, an almost unheard of number Wilson and Nadia Fingall, with ex- Baird and Jordan Morris have been low pay and high time demands. previous coaching changes. in these days of 30 to 40-man high pectations of helping Stanford win named by U.S. Men’s National Soccer Coaches get paid a stipend -- $5,200 M-A won a CCS title in 2002, but school football rosters. its first national championship since Team head coach Gregg Berhalter for the head football coach at M-A. coach Martin Billings, priced out of Another factor in the program’s 1992. to the 24-player roster for upcoming For an on-campus faculty member, the local housing market, left after success was the terrific staff Ra- The Cardinal took care of its matches against Ecuador and Chile. that’s in addition to regular salary. that season. The program gradually vipati assembled. A dozen or so unfinished business with Oregon. The group will gather Sunday in For an off-campus coach, like Ra- declined and three years later the assistants, most all with deep ties Stanford looks to tie up a few loose Orlando before playing Ecuador on vipati, that’s it -- payment for a sup- Bears were 1-9. M-A won another to M-A and the M-A community, strings with the rest of the nation. March 21 at Orlando City Stadium posedly part-time job with full-time CCS title in 2008 with Ben Parks particularly in the East Palo Alto It’s Smith’s last go around. and Chile on March 26 at BBVA responsibilities and commitments. and Phillip Brown as co-coaches and East Menlo Park areas where Smith has helped Stanford win Compass Stadium in Houston. Q Obviously in Silicon Valley, or after Bob Sykes resigned mid-sea- a large number of the players reside. two Pac-12 tournament titles. anywhere else for that matter, that’s son. A new coach from out of the “The new coach should be able She’s been to a Final Four, in 2017 READ MORE ONLINE not enough to live on. area was brought in for the 2009 to bring in his own people, but will where the Cardinal lost to eventual www.PASportsOnline.com What makes the Ravipati situ- season and M-A went 1-9 with its hopefully keep most of this current national champion South Caro- ation noteworthy is the fantastic one win by one point. staff,’’ Ravipati said. “They are lina after knocking off No. 2 seed For expanded daily coverage of college and prep sports, visit job he did at M-A. He won a state Sione Ta’ufo’ou took over in 2010 a bunch of good guys in it for the www.PASportsOnline.com championship last December. If he and stayed five years, compiling a right reasons.’’ Q (continued on page 39)

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rotation and only one junior. PREP BASKETBALL “The neat thing is they all like Public Notices each other,’’ Menlo coach John Paye said. “They have a great bond and team chemistry. And it 995 Fictitious Name 997 All Other Legals all starts with our point guard. She Statement Notice of Availability of Annual Report plays with such a bundle of energy ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF STANFORD and joy. Everyone loves her.’’ UNIVERSITY The Marie D. Millard Trust The point guard Paye refers to is

ASSU sophomore Avery Lee, who flirted AD AGENCY Notice is herby given that the annual STANFORD DIRECTORY report of the MARIE D. MILLARD TRUST with a triple double, finishing with

STANFORD STORE for the year ended December 31, 2018 Eric Taylor/1ststring.com 15 rebounds, eight rebounds and STANFORD STUDENT STORE is available for inspection by any citizen nine assists. STANFORD STUDENT ENTERPRISES during business hours at Palo Alto SSE Medical Foundation, Ames Building, 795 “It feels great,’’ Lee said of win- SSE DEVELOPMENT El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California. ning the state championship. “I’m SSE MARKETING so proud of every single player on CARDINAL VENTURES Dominick Frosch, Administrator the team, so proud of what we’ve CARDINAL FUND (PAW Mar. 15, 2019) CAPITAL GROUP done this season. I love every sin- CAPGROUP NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER Menlo School celebrates its first girls state basketball title since 1991. gle person on this team. We’re all SSE CAPGROUP ESTATE OF sisters.’’ FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT LEMUEL DOUGLAS SMITH, JR. File No.: FBN651596 CASE NO. 19PR185453 Coco Layton had one of her best The following person (persons) is (are) To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, Menlo School wins state title games of the season. After knocking doing business as: contingent creditors, and persons who down five 3-pointers in the NorCal 1.) Associated Students of Stanford may otherwise be interested in the will Young team rises to the occasion Division II semifinal win over San University, 2.) ASSU, 3.) Ad Agency, 4.) or estate, or both, of: Lemuel Douglas by Glenn Reeves Stanford Directory, 5.) Stanford Store, Smith, Jr. basketball championship. Joaquin Memorial, she made five 6.) Stanford Student Store, 7.) Stanford A Petition for Probate has been filed by he Menlo School girls bas- And without getting too far more from beyond the arc against Student Enterprises, 8.) SSE, 9.) SSE Teresa L. Skaife in the Superior Court of ketball team put on a show ahead of the team’s achievement Rolling Hills, scoring 17 points and Development, 10.) SSE Marketing, 11.) California, County of Santa Clara. on the big stage, leading Saturday at the Golden 1 Center pulling down 11 rebounds. Cardinal Ventures, 12) Cardinal Fund, 13.) The Petition for Probate requests that T nearly the entire way in a 70- in Sacramento, just think what Freshman post player Sha- Capital Group, 14.) CapGroup, 15.) SSE Teresa L. Skaife be appointed as personal CapGroup, located at 520 Lasuen Mall, representative to administer the estate 63 win over Rolling Hills Prep it portends for the future. There ron Nejad had a tough matchup Ste. 103, Stanford, CA 94305, Santa Clara of the decedent. for the state Division II girls was not a single senior in Menlo’s against Rolling Hills star Clarice County. The Petition requests authority to This business is owned by: An Akunwafo, a 6-4 sophomore al- Unincorporated Association other than administer the estate under the ready being recruited by USC. a Partnership. Independent Administration of But she finished with yet another Estates Act. (This authority will allow The name and residence address of the highly productive game with 12 registrant(s) is(are): the personal representative to take SHANTA KATIPAMULA many actions without obtaining court points and 10 rebounds. Menlo 520 Lasuen Mall, Ste. 103 approval. Before taking certain very made 10 3-pointers in all. Dani- Stanford, CA 94305 important actions, however, the personal elle McNair came off the bench to CHERYL R. NELSON representative will be required to give nail two of them and finished with 520 Lasuen Mall, Ste. 103 notice to interested persons unless they Join our team! Stanford, CA 94305 have waived notice or consented to eight points. 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Page 38 • March 15, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Sports Stanford “Our defense was outstanding,” to half-court to celebrate. (continued from page 37) Smith said. “It was a whole team Sabrina Ionescu led Oregon with effort.” 27 points and 12 rebounds. She was Carrington helped turn the mo- the only Oregon player to hit a bas- Notre Dame, 76-75, when Smith mentum during a critical stretch of ket for the Ducks in the final eight hit a jumper with 23 seconds left the second half. She hit a layup to minutes. and then blocked a shot with four give the Cardinal a 53-51 edge and The Cardinal built a 14-point seconds remaining and grabbed the then recorded a steal at the top of lead early in the third quarter, the final rebound of the upset. the key and went the distance for largest deficit the Ducks faced Smith would like to repeat the another layup. all season. But the Ducks (29-4) performance at the highest level. A little later, Williams hit a scored 10 straight points as part of So would Stanford coach Tara 3-pointer to give the Cardinal an 18-3 run to grab their first lead VanDerveer. some breathing room in the fourth of the game. “The depth of the conference, the quarter. Stanford got off to a quick start competitiveness has prepared us,” Stanford made all six of its free and led 33-24 at the half behind 14 VanDerveer said. “We’ll carry it throws in the final minute to seal points from Carrington and seven forward into the NCAA Tourna- the victory. As the final seconds points and nine rebounds from Rob Ericson/isiphotos.com ment. But whether it’s been the ticked off, the Cardinal players ran Smith. Q Alanna Smith was named a second team All-American on Thurdsay. battle we had with Washington, whether it was being down against Colorado, having to basically hit ATHLETES OF THE WEEK a game-winning shot to beat Ari- zona, we have a great conference Avery Lee Dean Casey with great teams and we know that MENLO BASKETBALL PALO ALTO BASEBALL every night we have to play well.” Stanford knows the postseason. The sophomore point guard The junior pitcher set the The Cardinal is 25-8 in the NCAA had 32 points, 15 rebounds tone for the Vikings last week, tournament since 2011. It’s 12-3 the and 13 assists last week in pitching a no-hitter in a 1-0 win previous three years. leading the Knights to the state over Sacred Heart Prep. He Monday’s announcement sets in Division II championship. She walked one and struck out five motion Stanford’s 36th appearance had 15 points, 8 rebounds and in the nonleague game against in the postseason. 9 assists in the title game. the Gators. As for the Pac-12 championship game last weekend, Smith scored Honorable mention 20 points, had 14 rebounds and Ashley Guo Charlotte Swisher Matthew Caren Josh Kasevich blocked three shots. Carrington Palo Alto swimming Menlo lacrosse Palo Alto baseball Palo Alto baseball added 22 points and a key steal Coco Layton* Page Wolfenden Jared Freeman Finn O’Kelly and Williams had 13 points and Menlo basketball Menlo lacrosse Gunn track and field Sacred Heart Prep golf six assists. Maya Dodson blocked Maansay Rishi Amy Wu Parker Isaacson Hyunwoo Roh four shots and everybody played Gunn track and field Palo Alto swimming Sacred Heart Prep baseball Palo Alto baseball defense, limiting Oregon to a sea- *Previous winner son-low in points. Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com

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