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Page 4 • March 1, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Ravenswood head put on paid leave School district’s assistant superintendent hired in 2013 with high hopes of what they said was her failure Belle Haven Elementary School for turning around an underper- to involve teachers in the devel- parents kept their children home refuses to take over for boss forming school district, has faced opment of the district’s first-ever from school in protest of Hernan- by Elena Kadvany mounting pressure in recent years comprehensive middle school, dez-Goff’s decision to transfer from teachers, staff and parents which opened that fall. their principal mid-year, a reas- loria Hernandez-Goff, the Tamara Sobomehin confirmed critical of her leadership. Teach- Former and current district signment he alleged was retali- embattled superintendent this shortly after sending out an ers signed a vote of no confidence employees also accused Hernan- ation for filing a discrimination G of the Ravenswood City email to all staff notifying them and called for her immediate res- dez-Goff of nepotism, financial complaint against the superinten- School District in East Palo Alto, on Wednesday evening. Sobome- ignation in 2017, citing concerns mismanagement and creating a dent. His claim has been agen- was suddenly placed on paid hin declined to elaborate. about lack of communication, hostile work environment. dized several times on the school leave on Wednesday, effective Hernandez-Goff could not be transparency and a “hostile and The school board renewed her board’s closed session agenda, immediately. reached for comment. draining” work environment. two-year contract last spring after Board of Education President The superintendent, who was They were particularly critical weeks of community marches. (continued on page 8)
TRANSPORTATION Seniors chafe at planned bus cuts Residents, leaders: City is being targeted by San Jose-dominated transit agency by Gennady Sheyner controversial plan by the Santa Clara Valley A Transportation Authority (VTA) to save money by reducing bus service in Palo Alto has left some riders and city leaders fum- ing and questioning the agency’s
Courtesy of ChangCourtesy Architecture commitment to the northern part of county. These concerns and frustrations spilled out during a Tuesday night hearing of the City Council’s Pol- icy and Services Committee on the VTA’s proposed transit plan, which the agency plans to roll out later this year as part of an effort A six-story office building and underground garage have been proposed for the University Circle campus in East Palo Alto, at the to reduce costs. The plan calls for corner of University and Woodland avenues. U.S. Highway 101 is to the right, just beyond the Four Seasons Hotel. reducing the service on Route 22, which currently runs all night but which under the new plan would DEVELOPMENT not operate between 1-4 a.m. The change would affect about 120 Project could bring in up to 900 workers people who ride the bus during the late-night hours, including Neighbors: University Circle addition four-level underground parking The development proposes to about 40 who use it for shelter. garage with 691 stalls, Colum- add a bike path that would link The plan also calls for eliminat- will contribute to traffic jams bia representatives said during a East Palo Alto’s planned Uni- ing or reducing service on several by Sue Dremann Feb. 7 public meeting. versity Avenue bike-pedestrian VTA Express routes; and reduc- The proposal follows a request overpass and the existing bike ing service on Routes 88, 88L and ast Palo Alto is consider- Seasons Hotel. Those structures by East Palo Alto city staff to lane on University Avenue. 88M, which would more closely ing a six-story building were built in 2003 on the site of add another structure to the Uni- Bathrooms in existing buildings hew to the schedule of Gunn High E for up to 900 workers at the former Whiskey Gulch retail versity Circle campus so the city would be retrofitted to offset School. By contrast, Express bus University Circle business park, district. can increase tax revenue, repre- water consumption at the new 522 on El Camino Real would run according to developer Colum- The new building on the sentatives for the developer said. building. more frequently. bia Property Trust. southwest corner of the prop- Staff from Chang Architecture The plan comes at the same VTA has been gradually reduc- The 180,000-square-foot Uni- erty, at the corner of University said the potential number of new time that another developer, ing its coverage of areas where versity Circle Phase II develop- and Woodland avenues, would employees would depend largely Sand Hill Property Company, is ridership is particularly low and ment near the Palo Alto and be similar in size and archi- on whether the building is leased proposing a 605-apartment de- where the agency’s subsidy on East Palo Alto border would be tectural design to the existing by a law firm or tech company. velopment adjacent to Univer- a per-rider basis is especially located in the same complex as ones, according to the develop- The latter, which would be more sity Circle, of which 445 would high. Concurrently, it’s been put- three existing six-story build- er. Currently a parking lot, the densely populated, could bring ting more resources into dense, ings and the 200-room Four corner would include a three- or in 900 workers, they said. (continued on page 11) (continued on page 10)
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EDUCATION News Digest School board formalizes Abilities United merging with larger nonprofit Abilities United, a 65-year-old Palo Alto nonprofit serving people with disabilities, will merge with a larger Redwood City- desires for Cubberley based organization as soon as this June, the nonprofit announced this week. Staff recommendations include new school, teacher housing The merger would allow Abilities United and the larger, nearly by Elena Kadvany 100-year-old Gatepath to reduce their administrative and payroll costs, cover two counties and position the organization to become he Palo Alto school board updated the board members alternatives, cost estimates and a top-tier nonprofit capable of attracting additional grants and voted 5-0 on Tuesday to on their progress at the Feb. 12 phasing scenarios. The Board funding, leaders from both organizations said. T affirm the school district’s school board meeting at which of Education and City Council The new organization would not cut services, both agencies con- desires for three key future uses time members urged them to seek are expected to review the draft firmed. They share a mission of providing services to children and of Cubberley Community Center: out families with young children master plan together in a joint adults with disabilities, including early intervention and training, a new school, staff housing and a and other constituents who might meeting. inclusive education, physical and occupational therapy and com- central district office. have been unable to attend the The fourth and final community munity integration through jobs and housing, the officials said. The school district is currently evening community meetings to co-design meeting is scheduled Gatepath has 11 program sites spanning from Daly City to engaged in a joint master plan- solicit feedback, as well as asked for May 9 at 7 p.m. the Cubberley Sunnyvale and Abilities United has two locations in Palo Alto at ning process for Cubberley with how shared use of the facilities Community Center Pavilion, 3864 Middlefield Road and 525 E. Charleston Road. the city of Palo Alto, led by con- would work before and after the 4000 Middlefield Road. For more Gatepath CEO Bryan Neider said under preliminary calcula- sultants who have solicited pub- district builds its own facilities. information and to register, go tions only about six positions might be cut. Abilities United is lic feedback in recent months The draft master plan will in- to eventbrite.com or pausd.org/ working to find other positions outside of administration for em- through community design meet- clude several conceptual design cubberley. Q ployees who face layoffs. Although the full merger won’t take ings. A draft master plan based place until the end of the current fiscal year ending June 30, the on that feedback is set to be com- agencies expect to begin the transition in April, he said. Q pleted this summer. —Sue Dremann While Palo Alto Unified owns District defends decision on accused harasser the majority of the 35-acre site on Middlefield Road in south Voted Best On The Peninsula The Palo Alto school district is asking a judge overseeing a Palo Alto, the district feels less thorny student sexual-harassment case to uphold a district deci- urgency in building something sion to allow the accused student to participate in robotics, a move there now, while the city is eager defended in court filings as a “good faith exercise of discretion” to reinvigorate the aging complex that protected both students’ rights. with suggestions from the public An attorney filed in court on Monday the district’s response to for everything from a community a legal motion from a female Gunn High School student, whose garden and wellness center to a parents turned to the courts last month to keep the male Gunn swimming pool, dog park, art student — who was found to have sexually harassed her — from gallery and theater. participating in the school’s robotics team, to which they both Given uncertainty over future belong. Both students are 16 years old and had dated briefly. school enrollment and other fac- After determining last fall that text messages and verbal com- tors, the district’s needs are less ments from the boy constituted sexual harassment, the district took concrete at this point, but board numerous steps to keep the students separate at school, including members have emphasized the banning him from robotics. But then the district reversed that need to preserve Palo Alto Uni- decision in January as part of a settlement negotiated with his fied’s future options at Cubberley, family, court documents show. The boy receives special-education one of the last major underdevel- CLEARANCE SALE ON NOW! services for a speech disability and is now alleging that the district oped pieces of land in Palo Alto. violated his rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Educa- Staff is recommending that the tion Act (IDEA) in its attempt to protect the girl’s under gender- board agree that the master plan Voted ³Best On The Peninsula´ equity law Title IX. needs to accommodate the con- Monday’s court filings illustrate how the district, which has struction of a potential middle or been working to improve after years of criticism and legal findings high school, if needed; housing related to Title IX, grappled with its legal obligations in this case. for school employees; and a new The district’s response details measures they put in place to site for district operations. protect the girl’s safety at school last fall. The school is actively “Although the future cannot working to keep the two students separate, including providing be predicted, we must provide additional supervision if both want to attend a school dance this for space to build a possible new Friday, court documents state. middle or high school, if it is The girl’s attorneys are set to file their own response brief this needed. Given the real property Friday. Judge Helen Williams is scheduled to hear the case on market, there will be little chance March 8. Q that PAUSD can compete suc- —Elena Kadvany cessfully to acquire real property Downtown to see more roof-decks of the size of Cubberley in the fu- ture,” a staff report states. In a broad expansion of its original plan, the City Council passed The board is also starting to on Monday night an ordinance that would allow downtown build- examine if and how the district ings that are too tall or too dense to meet the city’s zoning code to could provide housing for teach- add roof-decks. In doing so, the council agreed to go well beyond ers and staff, having recently tak- the initial staff proposal, which would have limited the new law to en the first step toward participat- seven buildings that exceed the city’s 50-foot height limit. ing in a Santa Clara County-led Instead, by a 5-2 vote, the council voted to broaden the law so affordable housing project for that it applies not only to buildings that are too tall to comply with regional school districts. the current development standards but also to those that are too Relocating the district office, dense. The revision expands the number of downtown buildings which is currently located at 25 that can apply for roof-decks from seven to more than 110, accord- Churchill Ave., “would allow for ing to city planner Graham Owen. better work flow space, profes- In passing the law, the council generally agreed that roof-decks sional development facilities and 3592 Haven Ave, Redwood City are a desirable amenity, particularly in the downtown area. That community access,” the staff re- view is shared by Houzz, the interior-design company that asked the OPEN DAILY 10:30 - 5 Ph 650-366-0411 port states. The current district city in 2017 for a permit to construct a roof-deck at 285 Hamilton office could then be used for “in- TomsOutdoorFurniture.Com Ave., directly across the street from City Hall. The request, which novative and targeted programs was vetted by the council in November 2017 and which won the for students,” particularly given Planning and Transportation Commission’s support last October, its proximity to Palo Alto High received the council’s long-awaited blessing on Monday night. Q Want to get news briefs emailed to you every weekday? School. Sign up for Express, our daily e-edition. —Gennady Sheyner The Cubberley consultants Go to PaloAltoOnline.com/express to sign up.
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working 12+ hour days and cannot Ravenswood absorb additional responsibilities,” (continued from page 5) Morales-Ellis wrote. She did not immediately return a including as recently as Monday. request for comment. The superintendent’s support- When reached Wednesday night, ers, including some trustees, have the district’s spokesperson, Rolan- credited her with improving a do Bonilla, said he was unaware long-struggling district, including the superintendent had been placed by opening the middle school and on leave. bringing more arts and STEM pro- An “employee dismissal/disci- gramming to Ravenswood. pline/release” item was posted on Management of the district’s fi- the board’s closed session agenda nances also has been a flashpoint in for a budget study session on Mon- recent years. The district grappled day evening. Sobomehin said the with a budget crisis last year, result- board did not take any reportable ing in $5 million in budget cuts, in- action in closed session. cluding classified-staff layoffs. The Hernandez-Goff was not present board is now discussing further at the study session and has report- budget cuts for next year to mitigate edly been out for medical leave. declining enrollment and other fi- Another “employee dismissal/ nancial pressures. (See sidebar.) discipline/release” item was sched- Concerns over Hernandez-Goff’s uled for Thursday, Feb. 28, after the leadership and unrest in the com- Weekly’s press deadline. Q munity prompted several new chal- Staff Writer Elena Kadvany Veronica Weber lengers to run for two open seats on can be emailed at ekadvany@ the school board in November. paweekly.com. An online petition started cir- culating in January calling on the READ MORE ONLINE five-member board, which re- Ravenswood School District Superintendent Gloria Hernandez-Goff, right, listens as Chief Business placed two members following the Go to PaloAltoOnline.com for the Official Steven Eichman discusses the school district’s proposed budget for next year during a press November election, to terminate latest updates on this news story. conference on Dec. 12. Hernandez-Goff. Close to 300 peo- ple have signed the petition to date. Ronda White, president of the Ravenswood Teachers Associa- EDUCATION tion, said she did not know what prompted placing Hernandez-Goff on paid leave. The concerns teach- Consultant: Staffing cuts ahead for Ravenswood ers voiced about her leadership in their vote of no confidence two Board member suggests calling in fiscal experts to help district with budget woes years ago persist, White said. by Elena Kadvany “The district as a whole is not growing and is not transforming the ifficult budget decisions classified positions for about you have to cut. The earlier you REF is working on funding the way that it needs for the community, are looming for the Ra- $762,600 in savings. take action, the less harmful it costs for us, so their work won’t and that’s a problem. I’d like to think D venswood City School Sheila Vickers, the vice presi- will be on your employees and actually cut into our budget like that the board is finally starting to District, where staff is projecting dent of School Services of Cali- your student programs,” Vickers some unnecessary or redundant listen and starting to see that she potential layoffs and the school fornia, a company that provides said. “The whole idea to taking consultants might currently be was not the one to lead us into the board is turning to a national financial and management sup- action is to stabilize programs for doing,” Fitch wrote in an email. future,” White added. nonprofit for help scrutinizing port to districts and whom the the long run and have as much “Consultant costs have been Sobomehin said Wednesday its finances. district asked to facilitate Mon- stability as you can for your stu- brought up a few times by mem- that the district’s assistant super- Budget concerns for the East day’s study session, reminded the dent population.” bers of the community, so as their intendent, Lorena Morales-Ellis, Palo Alto district came to a head trustees that most of the district’s The board must issue prelimi- representative I want to make would oversee day-to-day opera- last year, when several years of budget is allocated to personnel nary layoff notices to staff by sure we look into it.” tions in Hernandez-Goff’s absence deficit spending and declining and that they will be “required March 15. While those notices Having an outside organiza- “and until further notice.” But on enrollment prompted a threat of to make some difficult choices can be rescinded, the district tion evaluate the budget also Thursday, Morales-Ellis told Sobo- fiscal insolvency and close over- when it comes time to balance cannot legally issue more notices eliminates the possibility of “po- mehin she was declining the offer sight from the San Mateo County your budget.” after that date. tential biases that people within and could not take on additional Office of Education. The school Vickers said that the financial As the newly constituted five- the district might possibly have responsibilities, according to an board approved last spring $5 pressures Ravenswood faces — member board grapples with how due to personal relationships with email provided to the Weekly. million in budget cuts, including declining enrollment, increasing to effectively evaluate the budget people,” Fitch said. “As a member of the superinten- layoffs that affected more than pension costs, fluctuations in the given the time and staff con- Rhonda White, president of the dent’s cabinet, I can speak for all 80 classified staff. Ravenswood’s governor’s budget and others — straints, Vice President Stepha- Ravenswood Teachers Associa- of us when I state that the district’s total budget this year is about $43 are impacting school districts nie Fitch pitched a new idea on tion, urged the board on Monday management team, both cabinet million. across the state. Ravenswood’s Monday: accepting assistance to actively include teachers, staff and director level, are currently At a budget study session on student population has dipped by from Education Resource Strate- and parents in discussions about Monday, the board’s third since more than 1,000 in recent years, gies, which helps school districts budget cuts. January, Chief Budget Officer from 3,537 students in 2012 “transform how they use resourc- Eichman said he would present Steve Eichman presented multi- to current enrollment of about es (people, time, and money),” the the district’s second interim bud- year budget assumptions that 2,393. The district attributes the nonprofit’s website states. get to the board on March 14, the include the potential — not yet decline, which it expects to con- Fitch told the Weekly that day before the layoff notice dead- recommended or approved — tinue, to an increasing number of Michelle Boyers, who works line. Board member Ana Pulido elimination of 10 full-time teach- families leaving East Palo Alto with the Ravenswood Education urged him to bring recommenda- ers, one principal and five classi- due to unaffordability and more Foundation (REF), connected her tions for budget cuts to the board fied positions in the next school students choosing to attend char- with Education Resource Strate- sooner: “If we reach that March year. The cuts total just under $2 ter and private schools. This has gies. Fitch said the nonprofit 15 date and three (board) mem- million. serious financial implications as could provide an “outside, unbi- bers feel like they can’t make that The district currently employs Ravenswood receives the lion’s ased and experienced” perspec- decision, it’s going to be a burden ÕÃiÕÊ+Õ>ÌÞÊ,i«>ÀÃ seven principals, 143 teachers and share of its funding from the tive on the district’s finances. She for the district to carry.” UÊ*ÀVi>ÊUÊ*ÌÌiÀÞÊUÊ >ÀLiÊ 177 classified staff, according to state based on student-attendance hopes the nonprofit could help The board has scheduled a UÊ>`iÊUÊÛÀÞÊUÊ>ÃÃÊ the district. Certificated and clas- rates. the district “streamline prioritiz- fourth budget study session for UÊ7`ÊUÊ-Ìi sified salaries make up about half As Ravenswood’s student pop- ing our budget’s highest needs” Monday, March 4, at 6 p.m. at the Èxä{n{Ó{x of this year’s budget, according to ulation shrinks, the board must and especially cut down on out- district office, 2120 Euclid Ave., a district budget report. take action to adjust the district’s side consultants. East Palo Alto. Q For the 2020-21 school year, staffing levels accordingly, Vick- “I know it may seem hypo- Staff Writer Elena Kadvany the assumptions include cutting ers noted. critical to hire a consultant to can be emailed at ekadvany@ www.restorationstudio.com five full-time teachers and two “The longer you wait, the more cut down on consultant costs, but paweekly.com.
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many of them residents of senior- service in Palo Alto. VTA cuts living community Channing “It just seems unconscionable (continued from page 5) House, attended Tuesday’s hear- that we pay more in taxes and get ing to assert that the VTA’s best less in service,” Bowden said. geographically central areas, isn’t good enough. Some chafed Patty Irish, a member of the where it can generate more rev- at the district’s proposed service Stevenson House board of direc- enue. The shift away from a “cov- reductions in Palo Alto and nod- tors and also a resident of Chan- erage” model to a “ridership” ded disapprovingly when VTA ning House, noted that Palo Alto model calls for fewer routes but staff disclosed to the committee already has a large — and grow- more frequency on those routes, that one of the VTA board’s di- ing — senior population. said Adam Burger, the VTA’s se- rections for the new plan was to “For a lot of seniors, it isn’t nior transportation planner. “protect south county.” Burger ex- even a choice about whether For some of the agency’s most plained that this referred to areas they can use a car,” Irish said. efficient routes, he said, the VTA’s that would have no transit services “A lot of seniors have to give up subsidy per boarding amounts to at all if the VTA moves its buses their cars, and they need public about $6. For the least efficient away. transportation.” ones, the subsidy can be as high Barbara Bowden, a Channing Some on the council shared as $94. House resident, called on the the residents’ frustrations. Coun- About two dozen residents, VTA to increase, not reduce, bus cilman Greg Tanaka repeatedly pointed to a VTA route map, which showed a density of routes File photo/Veronica Weber 3DOR$OWR8QLÀHG6FKRRO'LVWULFW in San Jose and a relative paucity of them in north county. Noting that Palo Alto provides roughly 7 Notice is hereby Given that proposals will be percent of the sales tax revenues YLJLP]LKI`[OL7HSV(S[V Page 10 • March 1, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Upfront a new salary, our competitors do department has recently recruited UTILITIES the same. We’re fighting to recruit employees from Long Beach and and retain the same candidates.” Hawaii) and it has hired more The topic of utility salaries has contractors to fulfill functions Critical utilities-department been an increasingly thorny one traditionally performed by in- in Palo Alto, where dozens of house staff. Marshall said the utility managers formed a union city has a $4.5 million, three-year in 2009 to improve their negoti- contract in place with a contrac- positions go unfilled ating position — a move that the tor to do the work that formerly city unsuccessfully challenged required a crew of three to four City of Palo Alto Utilities struggles with employee recruitment, retention in court. Last December, after city employees. by Gennady Sheyner five years of tense negotiations Commissioners offered a few and litigation, the city approved other ideas for recruiting. Vice ampered by sky-high has stretched for more than six anticipating numerous people will a 12 percent raise for all utility Chair Judith Schwartz suggested housing costs and a tight months and, at times, for several be leaving the city at the end of managers, as well as additional that staff recruit from PG&E, H labor market, Palo Alto years, he said. the year as well, Marshall said. raises for critical positions whose which has recently filed for bank- is struggling to fill critical posi- “We are reaching a critical While Marshall himself plans salaries were below the market ruptcy. She also suggested that the tions in the Utilities Department, point in electric operations where to retire, others in the organiza- median. council consider ways to provide a challenge that city leaders it may impact our daily operations tion are leaving for familiar rea- A similar discussion is now housing to critical workers. Hav- expect will get steeper after an and our emergency response,” sons: higher pay, lower costs of taking place in regard to the ing them close by, she said, would expected wave of retirements in Yuan said. living and shorter commutes. Service Employees International benefit the entire city. December. Tomm Marshall, assistant di- Many employees have to com- Union, Local 521, which repre- She also raised concerns about The challenge is particularly rector of utilities, noted that cer- mute from far outside Santa Clara sents the bulk of the Utilities De- the various new utilities initiatives pronounced in the city’s electric tain positions require up to 10 County. At least one lives in a car partment workforce and which that the city is pursuing, includ- operation, where 18 of the 68 years of training, apprenticeships throughout the week, Marshall is currently in negotiations with ing the proposed extension of the positions are currently vacant, and close supervision before the told the commission. the city over a new contract. On municipal fiber-optics system to according to department staff. employee can master the duties — “We have people who come in Monday, as the City Council was every residence. This includes all three electrical and competition for these workers every day from Lodi and other discussing its status of negotia- “If we can’t staff what we’re assistant positions, according to is fierce. places,” Marshall said. He ex- tions with the SEIU, the union doing, how can we staff a new an organizational chart presented The city’s recruitment chal- pressed concern that, if a disaster released a statement highlighting function that could be labor in- on Feb. 6 to the Utilities Advi- lenges aren’t unique to the Utili- were to strike, it could take three the growing number of vacan- tensive?” Schwartz asked. sory Commission. Of the depart- ties Department. Palo Alto still hours for some of the critical em- cies, a trend that it said has “put Others shared her concern. ment’s 15 electrical lineperson has vacancies in key leadership ployees to get to the city. unfair and unsustainable burdens Commission Chair Michael Da- positions, which are critical to positions, including chief trans- Palo Alto’s situation is not on our staff, many of whom are naher said it’s important for the maintaining the city’s transmis- portation officer, chief financial unique, said Sandra Blanch, the working overtime without ad- council to recognize the problem sion system, five are currently officer, city auditor, community city’s assistant director for Hu- equate rest to continue to deliver and ensure that the city doesn’t vacant. services director and fire chief man Resources. Other cities that city services.” have “overly strict financial re- The city is now recruiting for (these positions are either open run their own utilities — includ- The union pointed to the de- strictions” on utilities staffing. 32 utility positions, eight of which or occupied on an interim basis). ing Roseville, Santa Clara and Al- partment’s loss last December of “If we’re not in an emergency have proven to be particularly dif- And despite vigorous recruiting, ameda — all have vacant utility two veteran compliance techni- situation, we’re one or two steps ficult to fill, David Yuan, Utilities the Police Department has had positions, she said. Santa Clara, cians, which left one technician away from being in an emergency strategic business manager, told more than a dozen vacancies for however, is offering higher sala- to perform the work of three. situation from staffing,” Danaher the commission. For positions well over a year — a situation ries for the same position. Palo Alto has taken some mea- said. Q like a lineworker or system opera- that Chief Robert Jonsen has de- “It’s difficult to keep up with sures to deal with the employee Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner tor, which require a very unique scribed as the new normal. the market,” Blanch told the com- shortage. It had expanded its re- can be emailed at gsheyner@ skill set, the recruitment process The Utilities Department is mission. “As soon as we negotiate cruiting efforts (Blanch said the paweekly.com. limited the total square footage to the development would keep the East Palo Alto Planning Com- 2021. EPA project 665,000 and the height to 185 feet, 100 percent of current and fu- mission at a study session this A second community meeting (continued from page 5) along with other provisions, which ture parking on the campus. The spring, with an environmental was held yesterday, Feb. 28. Q greatly scaled back the original developer plans to hire a trans- impact report to follow later this Staff Writer Sue Dremann be rented at market rate and 160 plans and included measures to portation consultant to evaluate year or in 2020. Public hearings can be emailed at sdremann@ would be under the city’s rent- limit new traffic. The agreement the project’s traffic impacts and are estimated to begin in 2020 or paweekly.com. control ordinance. expires on Dec. 15, 2023. propose ways to address potential Some nearby Palo Alto resi- “When this new project first problems. dents are opposed to the proposed surfaced several years ago, my Under the 1991 agreement for development. understanding is that East Palo the original project, the develop- “This project is of considerable Alto indicated that it would not ers established a transportation- concern to the residents of Palo be acceptable, in part because the demand-management (TDM) of- Alto because the new building water allocations to that city were fice and set a desired limit of one CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week would create new visual impacts inadequate to sustain the added car per every 1.33 employees by on neighboring parcels,” Crescent office space. 1997. University Circle currently City Council (Feb. 25) Park Neighborhood Association “However, the city of Palo Alto has a TDM program that includes Roof decks: The council voted to allow downtown buildings that exceed President Norman Beamer said ‘donated’ some of its water allo- a shuttle bus, ride-sharing servic- development standards on height and density to build roof decks. Yes: in an email to the Weekly. cation to East Palo Alto, which es and bike facilities. Columbia is Cormack, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Tanaka No: DuBois, Kou More importantly, it would apparently has now allowed this also working with tenants to pro- Boulware Park: The council voted to direct staff to make a bid for a property significantly add to the traffic at project to resurface — despite pose alternative working hours at 3350 Birch St., which would allow the city to expand Boulware Park. Yes: Unanimous the intersection of University and the looming water demands of and work-from-home plans, ac- Woodland, and to the U.S. High- the Stanford Hospital expansion cording to staff. Board of Education (Feb. 26) way 101 exits, aggravating al- and other unrestrained develop- The developer is also looking Cubberley priorities: The board approved a potential new school, teacher/staff ready intolerable backups on Uni- ment — which the environmental for ways to provide community housing and a new district office as priorities for the Cubberley Community versity and chaotic cut-through impact report ... predicts will ex- benefits. At the Feb. 7 meeting, Center master plan. Yes: Unanimous traffic on the cross streets, which haust Palo Alto’s allocation even residents said they wanted a job- Council Policy and Services Committee often trap people in their homes, before this giveaway to East Palo training center because existing he said. Alto,” he said. resources on East Palo Alto’s east (Feb. 26) In 1988, the Crescent Park Some East Palo Alto residents side of U.S. Highway 101 are too Bus service: The committee heard a presentation from Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority about proposed changes to bus routes, including Neighborhood Association and at the Woodland Park Apartments far from residents on the west service reductions in Palo Alto. Action: None the city of Palo Alto filed a law- on the south side of University side, they said. Columbia said suit against the University Circle also expressed concern at the Feb. other possibilities might include Parks and Recreation Commission developers DeMonet Industries 7 open house. They are worried improvements to traffic infra- (Feb. 26) and University Circle Ltd. and the development would create structure, new meeting spaces Pickleball: The commission heard an update about a staff plan for dedicated the city of East Palo Alto and its additional traffic and parking and forming partnerships to ad- pickleball courts. redevelopment agency because of problems. In addition, situating dress housing shortages in East Action: None Rinconada: The commission discussed the Rinconada Park improvement the massive scope of the project the building so close to the street Palo Alto. project. Action: None that was proposed, he said. would make it feel like they’re liv- Columbia has submitted a pre- In 1991, the parties reached ing in a canyon, they said. application to begin planning for LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines and talk a settlement agreement that Columbia representatives said the project that could come before about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 1, 2019 • Page 11 OPEN HOUSE | SUNDAY 1:00 - 4:00 PM Upfront Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to hold a retreat at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 4, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans recognize the student winners from the 2018 Synopsis Science Fair and of the 2019 Palo Alto City Library Kids and Teens Writing Contest. The council will then go into a closed session to discuss the written liability claim against the city by Komuna Capital and to consider the existing litigation, Miriam Green v. City of Palo Alto. Then, in an open session, the council will discuss and consider accepting the 2020-2029 Long Range Financial Forecase. The recognition ceremonies will be held from 5:15 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 4, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. The closed session will follow. The rest of the meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. or as soon as possible after the closed session. STATE OF THE CITY ... Mayor Eric Filseth is scheduled to give the State of the City Stanford address at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, in the El Palo Alto Room at Mitchell Park 784 Mayfield Avenue, Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road. UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss the new online customer portal, consider adopting the 2020 Wastewater Collection Financial Plan; and 4Bdrm 3Ba | Family Room hear staff updates on fiber and “advanced metering infrastructure” (AMI) planning. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, Offered at $2,798,000 250 Hamilton Ave. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to discuss 375 University Ave., a www.784MayfieldStanford.com request for improvements and modifications to the former Cheesecake Factory building; consider a request for rehabilitation of and addition to a single-story structure at 233 University Ave.; and review a proposal for facade improvements for Pacific Catch at Stanford Shopping Center. 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Stanford General Use Permit Application Thursday, March 14, 2019 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Palo Alto City Hall SANTA CLARA COUNTY 250 Hamilton Avenue BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Palo Alto, CA 94301 70 W Hedding St, 10th Floor, East Wing San Jose, CA 95110 (408) 299-5050 (650) 965-8737 www.sccgov.org To see more about the General Use Permit Application, please visit: www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/Programs/Stanford/Pages/Stanford.aspx THE 33RD ANNUAL PALO ALTO WEEKLY Short Story Contest Prizes for First, Second and Third place winners in each category: Adult, Young Adult (15-17) and Teen (12-14) FOR OFFICIAL RULES & ENTRY FORM, VISIT: www.paloaltoonline.com/short_story ALL stories must be ENTRY DEADLINE: 2,500 words March 29, 2019 at 5pm or less Sponsored by: www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 1, 2019 • Page 13 Vehicle accident/prop damage...... 3 Vehicle tampering...... 1 Vehicle tow ...... 5 Alcohol or drug related Drinking in public ...... 2 Driving under influence...... 5 Drunk in public ...... 2 Public Notices Possession of drugs...... 2 Pulse Possession of paraphernalia ...... 2 995 Fictitious Name This business is owned by: A Corporation. pay the remaining principal sum of the The name and residence address of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, A weekly compendium Under influence of drugs ...... 1 Statement registrant(s) is(are): with interest and late charges thereon, as of vital statistics Miscellaneous AUTO DETAILING CONCEPTS WEB BROADCASTING CORP. provided in the note(s), advances, under Found Property...... 1 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2635 Park Blvd. the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest Located missing person...... 2 File No.: FBN650826 Palo Alto, CA 94306 thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Lost property ...... 3 Registrant has not yet begun to transact The following person (persons) is (are) Trustee for the total amount (at the time POLICE CALLS Misc. penal code violation ...... 7 business under the fictitious business of the initial publication of the Notice of doing business as: Palo Alto Missing person...... 1 Auto Detailing Concepts, located at 3980 name(s) listed above. Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth Feb. 21-Feb. 27 Other/misc...... 4 El Camino Real #104, Palo Alto, CA 94306, This statement was filed with the County below. The amount may be greater on Santa Clara County. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on the day of sale. Trustor: Eugene Thomas Violence related Outside assistance...... 1 This business is owned by: An Individual. February 1, 2019. Wheelock and Ann D Wheelock, husband Battery ...... 3 Psychatric subject ...... 3 The name and residence address of the (PAW Feb. 15, 22; Mar. 1, 8, 2019) and wife Duly Appointed Trustee: National Domestic violence ...... 2 Suspicious circumstances ...... 3 registrant(s) is(are): ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF STANFORD Default Servicing Corporation Recorded Strong arm robbery ...... 1 Unattended death...... 1 Vandalism...... 2 MAURICIO NARANJO UNIVERSITY 08/12/2004 as Instrument No. 17945725 Theft related 3980 El Camino Real #104 ASSU (or Book, Page) of the Official Records Checks forgery...... 1 Warrant/other agency...... 11 Palo Alto, CA 94306 AD AGENCY of Santa Clara County, California. Date Commercial burglaries ...... 2 Registrant began transacting business of Sale: 03/07/2019 at 10:00 AM Place of VIOLENT CRIMES STANFORD DIRECTORY Embezzlement ...... 1 under the fictitious business name(s) listed Sale: At the Gated North Market Street STANFORD STORE Identity theft ...... 5 Palo Alto above on 01/04/2019. STANFORD STUDENT STORE entrance of the Superior Courthouse, 180 El Camino Real, 2/16, 3:41 p.m.; This statement was filed with the County 191 N First Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Petty theft...... 7 STANFORD STUDENT ENTERPRISES Shoplifting...... 5 battery. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on SSE Estimated amount of unpaid balance 339 University Ave., 2/19, 5:12 p.m.; January 30, 2019. SSE DEVELOPMENT and other charges: $1,050,433.77 Street Vehicle related battery. (PAW Feb. 8, 15, 22; Mar. 1, 2019) Address or other common designation of SSE MARKETING Auto recovery...... 1 855 El Camino Real, 2/21, 4:00 p.m.; NEW WEST CARDINAL VENTURES real property: 14188 Stanford Court, Los Auto theft ...... 4 Altos Hills, CA 94022 The undersigned battery. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT CARDINAL FUND Bicycle theft ...... 4 Webster St., 2/22, 2:33 p.m.; domestic CAPITAL GROUP Trustee disclaims any liability for any File No.: FBN650988 Burglary auto attempt...... 2 violence/battery. The following person (persons) is (are) CAPGROUP incorrectness of the street address or Driving w/ suspended license...... 13 other common designation, if any, shown E. Charleston Road, 2/24, 2:55 p.m.; doing business as: SSE CAPGROUP Hit and run ...... 3 above. If no street address or other strong arm robbery. New West, located at 555 Bryant Street FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Misc. traffic...... 1 common designation is shown, directions Middlefield Road, 2/26, 3:51 p.m.; No. 140, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara File No.: FBN651596 Theft from auto...... 19 The following person (persons) is (are) to the location of the property may be domestic violence/battery. County. Vehicle accident/minor injury ...... 2 This business is owned by: A Limited doing business as: obtained by sending a written request to Liability Company. 1.) Associated Students of Stanford the beneficiary within 10 days of the date The name and residence address of the University, 2.) ASSU, 3.) Ad Agency, 4.) of first publication of this Notice of Sale. registrant(s) is(are): Stanford Directory, 5.) Stanford Store, If the Trustee is unable to convey title for WOWA WEST LLC 6.) Stanford Student Store, 7.) Stanford any reason, the successful bidder’s sole 555 Bryant Street No. 140 Student Enterprises, 8.) SSE, 9.) SSE and exclusive remedy shall be the return and Palo Alto, CA 94301 Development, 10.) SSE Marketing, 11.) of monies paid to the Trustee, and the the Registrant began transacting business Cardinal Ventures, 12) Cardinal Fund, 13.) successful bidder shall have no further under the fictitious business name(s) listed Capital Group, 14.) CapGroup, 15.) SSE recourse. The requirements of California PRESENT above on 01/15/2019. CapGroup, located at 520 Lasuen Mall, Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) This statement was filed with the County Ste. 103, Stanford, CA 94305, Santa Clara were fulfilled when the Notice of Default Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on County. was recorded. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL February 1, 2019. This business is owned by: An BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on 2019 (PAW Feb. 8, 15, 22; Mar. 1, 2019) Unincorporated Association other than a this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at DisasterAWARE Enterprise Partnership. a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a Financial Conference FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The name and residence address of the lien, not on the property itself. Placing the File No.: FBN650960 registrant(s) is(are): highest bid at a trustee auction does not The following person (persons) is (are) SHANTA KATIPAMULA automatically entitle you to free and clear “Knowledge Pays Dividends” doing business as: 520 Lasuen Mall, Ste. 103 ownership of the property. You should also DisasterAWARE Enterprise, located at 2107 Stanford, CA 94305 be aware that the lien being auctioned off North 1st Street, Suite 660, San Jose, CA CHERYL R. NELSON may be a junior lien. If you are the highest 95131, Santa Clara County. 520 Lasuen Mall, Ste. 103 bidder at the auction, you are or may be This business is owned by: A Corporation. Stanford, CA 94305 Registrant began transacting business responsible for paying off all liens senior Saturday, March 30 The name and residence address of the to the lien being auctioned off, before registrant(s) is(are): under the fictitious business name(s) listed you can receive clear title to the property. KAAZING CORPORATION above on 01/01/1975. You are encouraged to investigate the 2107 North 1st Street, Suite 660 This statement was filed with the County 8:30am-3:45pm existence, priority, and size of outstanding San Jose, CA 95131 Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on liens that may exist on this property by Registrant has not yet begun to transact February 21, 2019. contacting the county recorder’s office or business under the fictitious business (PAW Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019) a title insurance company, either of which name(s) listed above. may charge you a fee for this information. Mitchell Park Community Center, This statement was filed with the County 997 All Other Legals If you consult either of these resources, Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. you should be aware that the same lender 3700 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto February 1, 2019. No. 18-20884-SP-CA Title No. (PAW Feb. 15, 22; Mar. 1, 8, 2019) 180474804-CA-VOI A.P.N. 182-41-046 may hold more than one mortgage or ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO KATALYST COACHING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown KATALYST CONSULTING IS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTICE PROVIDED on this notice of sale may be postponed Choice of three workshops FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TO THE TRUSTOR ONLY PURSUANT TO one or more times by the mortgagee, • Assessing Your File No.: FBN651240 CIVIL CODE 2923.3 NOTE: THERE IS A beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant The following person (persons) is (are) SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN to Section 2924g of the California Civil Retirement Readiness doing business as: THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE Code. 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Atherton, Portola Valley and Woodside, is looking for an “It didn’t oc- enterprising full-time news reporter with a passion for local cur to me to be journalism. frightened ... but when I saw The ideal candidate will have experience covering local the Statue of government and community news, and the skills to dig up and Liberty, I broke write engaging news and feature stories for print and online. down ... and Our reporters produce monthly cover stories that highlight all of a sudden issues and people in our community. I was fright- ened,” she told We’re seeking someone who is motivated, eager to learn, able an interviewer a decade ago. to quickly turn out finished copy, and who lives in or near the That was the last time she felt Almanac coverage area. Social media skills are a plus. that way, said her daughter Ev- This is a fully benefited position with paid vacations, health elyn Richards. From that moment, and dental benefits, profit sharing and a 401(k) plan. ® Richards set out to build her life The DeLeon Difference from the ground up, embracing To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and three samples America and its opportunities. She of your journalism work to Editor Renee Batti at editor@ 650.543.8500 earned a physical therapy certifi- AlmanacNews.com. cate from Northwestern University, www.deleonrealty.com then worked at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chicago, became an American citizen and joined the U.S. Army 650.543.8500 | www.deleonrealty.com | DeLeon Realty CalBRE #01903224 in 1944 as a physical therapist. Two years later, she was discharged as a First Lieutenant. The longtime Midpeninsula resident spent the rest of her life entrenched in the community, donating her time Alan Grundmann and skills to the people and places February 17, 1933 – February 5, 2019 around her. Richards died on Feb. 13 at Vi Independent Living community Alan Grundmann passed away on February 5, 2019. Born on February 17, 1933, in Paterson, New Jersey, to Richard Join our team! in Palo Alto, just seven weeks shy of her 103rd birthday. She was the Grundmann and Elizabeth McCormack Grundmann, We’re looking for talented, oldest resident at the independent Alan is survived by his wife of 62 years, Michele. He is also living section of the community. survived by two children, Christophe and Catherine, their highly-motivated and dynamic people Richards settled in Los Altos in spouses, four grandchildren, and a great-grandchild, Locke 1966 with her husband, Richard Alan Grundmann, born on January 27, 2019. Embarcadero Media is an independent multimedia news organization K. Richards, a physician and phar- Alan was raised in Amityville, NY, and graduated from with over 35 years of providing award-winning local news, macologist who was attracted by high school in 1951. He then went for two years to Deep community information and entertainment to the Midpeninsula. the research and teaching oppor- Springs College, a working ranch, in Big Pine, California. tunities at Syntex and Stanford’s After Deep Springs, he went to Harvard on a full scholarship. We are always looking for talented and creative people interested School of Medicine. After settling He did not spend very long there because his Draft Board in joining our efforts to produce outstanding journalism and results in the area, she became a lifetime for our advertisers through print and online. member of the League of Women enlisted him in the Army at the end of the Korean War. He Voters and initiated the process of was sent to France to a US AF Base where he met Michele We currently have the following positions open offering voter registration to newly Venet who became his wife. Back in the US, Alan completed for talented and outgoing individuals: naturalized U.S. citizens. She con- his studies at UC Berkeley. tinued to work part-time as a physi- Alan’s first job was in Sacramento as coordinator of • Advertising Sales/Production Admin Assist the sales and design cal therapist, primarily in conva- the Joint Interim Committee on Public Education, a post teams in the production of online and print advertising. Tech savvy, lescent hospitals in Los Altos and Sputnik investigation of the California Public Schools. excellent communication and keen attention to detail a must. Mountain View and volunteered at Invited to apply for a job at Stanford University where he • Graphic Designer Creation/production of print and online ads, the Palo Alto Cultural Center and remained until the end of his working years he organized and including editorial layout, in a fast-paced environment. Publishing El Camino Hospital in Mountain administered non-academic aspects of rapidly expanding experience and video editing a plus. View for 20 years. She was a mem- Physics Department, managed new buildings construction, ber of the Unitarian Universalist • Digital Sales Account Representative Prospect and sell local organized, financed, and operated Stanford’s first Upward Church of Palo Alto. During this businesses in our markets who have needs to brand and promote time, she continued her parents’ Bound type program for Mexican American high school their businesses or events using our full-suite of digital solutions. philanthropic endeavors by endow- students. In 1967 he became Assistant Provost: known as Responsibilities include excellent sales and closing skills on the ing a chair in her and her husband’s “space czar” he was staff officer for allocation of buildings, phone, preparing proposals, maintaining a weekly sales pipeline name at Stanford Medical School. for renovation and new construction, and for management and ability to hit deadlines and work well under pressure. Sales In 2005, Richards became one of academic lands. His last job was Administrative experience is a plus, but we will consider well-qualified candidates of the inaugural residents of the Vi Director of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. He developed with a passion to succeed. retirement community (then called a program to establish 1200 acres as a formal reserve and Classic Residence) in Palo Alto. maintain it as an outdoor laboratory now used extensively • News Reporter Full-time news reporter with a passion for local While there, she helped create the by Stanford and other institutions for research, instruction, journalism needed to cover the towns of Menlo Park, Atherton, new library. and environmental education. Portola Valley and Woodside. The ideal candidate will have Richards was born on April Alan enjoyed his retirement, he traveled with Michele in experience covering education, local government and community 7, 1916, in Berlin to Walter and the US, Mexico, and all over Europe. Alan enjoyed life, his news, as well as writing engaging feature stories. Social media skills Herta Nord. She is survived by are a plus. her daughter, Evelyn; son-in-law, family, having long conversations with his grandchildren Greg Pickrell; granddaughter, and at lunches with his many friends of Stanford, Fellowship For more information visit: Liana Pickrell; brother, Helmut; Forum and Channing House. A long time friend of http://embarcaderomediagroup.com/employment and nieces and nephews. She was Harvard days calls him “a man of keen intellect, boundless preceded in death by her husband curiosity, considered opinions, the man who had something of 36 years, Richard K. Richards worthwhile to say, to challenge, to defend”. He was upbeat, and her brother Achim. always saw the good side of things and always ready to A celebration of life is scheduled be helpful when needed. In lieu of flowers donations to for Thursday, March 21, at 2 p.m. at Pathways Hospice would be welcomed. the Vi, 620 Sand Hill Road, Palo 450 Cambridge Avenue | Palo Alto, CA 94306 | 650.326.8210 PaloAltoOnline.com | TheAlmanacOnline.com | MountainViewOnline.com Alto. PAID OBITUARY www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 1, 2019 • Page 15 Editorial A new Cubberley in sight After decades of neglect and failed planning efforts, a plan is rapidly emerging he former Cubberley High School site at 4000 Middlefield Road, close to Palo Alto’s southern border and likely the most Editorials, letters and opinions T valuable piece of publicly owned real estate in the city, has been Spectrum waiting a long time for the dawning of a new day. The campus was closed by the school district in 1979 when de- creasing enrollment led to the decision to downsize to two high schools. Since then, in a complex lease agreement between the city of Palo Alto and the school district, more than $150 million has been paid by the city to the school for the use of the site as a community This week on Town Square center and in exchange for the district’s agreement not to sell off any Town Square is an online discussion forum at PaloAltoOnline.com/square more of its school sites. It now stands as a shrine to government ineffectiveness — a In response to ‘To everyone interested in excel- Attorney wasn’t on the signa- 65-year-old set of deteriorating buildings that is the equivalent of an woo Google, Palo Alto lent fiber. Many people were tory list. old shed occupying a residential parcel in Old Palo Alto. shared confidential probably led astray by Google’s At the very least, the Coun- In late 2014, the city wisely used its leverage to begin weaning charm campaign. It was report- cil should demand some sort of the school district from the cash cow that Cubberley had become by information’ ed that the aggregate amount briefing about the information limiting the lease’s renewal to just five years and requiring that a plan Posted Feb. 21 at 2:10 of money spent trying to entice provided to Google, and what be developed for the future of the site. p.m. by rsmithjr, a resident Google to come to the cities the procedure might be which Now, thanks to that pressure, there is finally momentum behind a of the Duveneck/St. Francis was more than the value of the the City would follow in the complete redesign and phased reconstruction of these prime 43 acres neighborhood: installations Google provided. future should a similar situa- (the 35 acres associated with the old high school plus seven acres of Many people have asked The end result for Google was tion occur requiring the City the adjacent Greendell School and a school site at 525 San Antonio what is wrong with city-owned that they discovered it was a lot provide data to a possible en- Road currently leased to the private Athena Academy). The city owns fiber, and why do incumbent harder than they had thought, terprise partner. eight acres of the parcel (the tennis courts and some classrooms) providers so much mistrust and they have essentially ended while the school district owns the remainder, including the playing cities going into the fiber busi- their bid to overtake the exist- Posted Feb. 27 at 3:16 p.m. fields. But with the lease, the city operates the entire 35-acre Cub- ness, or developing a close rela- ing cable business. by Jeff Hoel, a resident of the berley site. tionship with one provider. Meanwhile, our incumbent Midtown neighborhood: Many discussions have taken place over the years, including a 2012 It is not that the incumbents providers keep making the in- Thanks, Gennady, for the effort by a citizens committee that produced an 800-page report. That fear competition. It is that they vestments in this community information. So, as early as ended in failure because of a combination of a school board incapable object to unfair competition. and doing the job for us, with 10-17-12, and probably earlier, of making a decision beyond wanting to keep all options open for Numerous cases have been little help from the city and cer- City staff was working with reopening Cubberley as a school site and no city leadership or ap- reported of cities giving an un- tainly no thanks. ... Google to grease the skids petite for forcing the issue. Instead, the decaying buildings have been fair advantage to one provider, DuBois owes the residents an for Google Fiber, while the subleased by the city to a wide variety of programs and individuals especially if it is the city itself. apology for his behaviour, and public — and possibly Coun- and occupied by city staff. Information is provided with- the city should start to respect cil as well — remained in the With the lease again coming up for renewal at the end of this year, out delay (often data that the our incumbent providers a bit dark until Google’s 02-19-14 last June the city of Palo Alto and the school district agreed to share incumbents were denied). Cit- more. announcement. the cost of a $600,000 planning process led by Louisiana-based Con- ies provide cross-subsidization, I urge people to read Susan cordia, the firm that in nine months developed the plan for rebuilding with monies from other proj- Posted Feb. 22 at 11:16 Crawford’s new book, “Fiber: New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. ects used to support the cities’ a.m. by Wayne Martin, a The Coming Tech Revolution In less than a year, Concordia has accomplished more than what fiber installations. Permits and resident of the Professorville — and Why America Might previous attempts have failed to do in decades. Hundreds of Palo inspections are done instantly neighborhood: Miss It.” She talks about how Altans have participated in one or more of three planning meetings and to the benefit of the cities’ Without knowing exactly America’s approach to tele- conducted in September, November and January — more people than construction efforts. The list what the City gave to Google, com has been failing us, but have engaged on any public process in memory. goes on. it’s a little hard to comment on also about how some scrappy The Concordia process, which uses hands-on small-group exercises Councilmember Tom DuBois this. municipalities have stepped up designed to suss out ideas and build consensus, is moving at a speed has been a long-time critic of However, we can ask: “Why and shown us what’s possible. Palo Altans are unaccustomed to, with the intent of finishing a draft our incumbent providers and didn’t the City only provide As a teaser, check out Craw- master plan with several design alternatives, cost estimates and phas- has pushed for city-owned or this information under the ford’s interview with MuniNet- ing scenarios by this fall. affiliated systems for many proviso that if Google didn’t works’ Christopher Mitchell: So far, the early outlines envision the complete demolition of the years. While we should be very choose Palo Alto for one of https://bit.ly/2H6UYih existing buildings and development of what’s being called a “shared concerned at his efforts to sup- its ‘fiber cities,’ then all of In Longmont, CO, residen- village” where facilities such as gyms, a pool, theater, a health and port Google unfairly (before the data/information would be tial users who signed up for wellness center and studios would be located in the middle, where they were even planning to destroyed?” municipal FTTP when it was they could be shared by a potential future high school or middle come here), it should not be a Interesting that two of the first available in their neigh- school, if needed, and by the community. Some form of affordable, surprise to us. three City officials signing the borhoods get 1-Gbps (symmet- subsidized multi-story housing, for teachers or others, is expected Google very cleverly posi- NDA are no longer employees. rical) internet service for only to be included. The large outdoor spaces and playing fields would tioned itself as the savior to Also interesting is that the City $49.95 a month. remain and the usable space would be increased by constructing two- to-four story buildings and putting parking underground or in the garage. A “final” meeting on May 9 will seek to get public feedback on WHAT DO YOU THINK? design work now being done by the consultants, after which review will shift to the City Council and school board. The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage If there is a danger in this fast-moving process, it is that it risks fo- or on issues of local interest. cusing too much on input from the several hundred people who have had time to be involved thus far. They tend to be older, retired resi- dents who are neighbors of or currently utilize the Cubberley facility. What if any changes should It is important to hear from younger families who will be the primary be made to the staffing of users of this new campus by the time it is completed and from other community members who don’t wish to or can’t attend meetings. the City Auditor’s office? Implementing any plan will require broad community support since funding will largely need to come from bond measures passed Submit letters to the editor of up to 300 words to [email protected]. Submit guest opinions of 1,000 words to [email protected]. Include your by voters. We hope the city and Concordia make sure they lay the name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. foundation for that support through effective public outreach in the We reserve the right to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, months ahead. libel and factual errors known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be The work to date is impressive, inspiring and visionary, and we accepted. Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of permission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Media to also publish it look forward to it becoming more concrete over the next six months. online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. Cubberley is an important community asset that is finally getting the For more information, contact Editorial Assistant Cierra Bailey at cbailey@ attention it deserves. Q paweekly.com or 650-223-6526 or Editor Jocelyn Dong at [email protected]. Page 16 • March 1, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Check out Town Square! Hundreds of local topics are being discussed by local residents on Town Square, a reader forum sponsored by the Weekly at PaloAltoOnline.com/square. Post your own comments, ask questions or just stay up on what people are talking about around town! Guest Opinion Stanford’s commitment to Palo Alto schools by Martin Shell trong public I want to address this directly and also in- anxiety among some members of the com- used for academic purposes, similar to other education is vite continued engagement over the coming munity, which we deeply regret. We look California universities and nonprofits such S deeply val- months. forward to being able to share in more detail as Palo Alto Housing, as a whole Stanford ued in Palo Alto. Last fall, Stanford entered into discus- how Stanford proposes to support our local lands provide high tax revenues to PAUSD The Palo Alto sions with Santa Clara County regarding a schools as soon as we are able to do so. compared to the relatively small number of Unified School possible development agreement — essen- In the meantime, I want to share a few K-12 students living on university lands. District (PAUSD) tially, a contract through which Stanford pieces of context that I hope will help build In 2018, Stanford lands generated 6 per- and Stanford Uni- would commit to providing certain com- awareness and constructive community cent of PAUSD student enrollment, with versity have a long munity benefits over the life of the general- conversation on this very important issue. more than three-quarters of those stu- and close history use permit. Support for local schools will First, according to Santa Clara County’s dents residing in homes that pay property together, reflecting be one of the topics addressed through the independent environmental analysis, Stan- tax. Meanwhile, the property-tax revenue our shared com- development agreement. The draft negotiat- ford’s proposed on-campus housing is es- from Stanford lands, both commercial and mitment to education as the key to society’s ed development agreement will be included timated to produce no more than 275 ad- residential, generated approximately 17 health and advancement. in the public approval process when county ditional students enrolled in Palo Alto K-12 percent of PAUSD total property-tax rev- At Stanford, we intend to build upon that decision-makers consider the general-use schools over the next 17 years. Stanford has enue — worth $30 million. That level of history of partnership and to support our permit application in the coming months. not proposed any housing configuration support will increase in the future as exist- local schools as part of our future land use Talks with the county are ongoing and we that would produce 1,446 students in Palo ing commercial properties, such as those in plans. are not yet permitted to publicly share de- Alto, a figure that many have seen. The 275 the Stanford Research Park, are regularly Stanford is currently seeking a new long- tails while that process continues. students is a conservatively high estimate, redeveloped. term land-use permit, called a general-use Stanford intends to offer additional sup- as the student-generation rate used in the Stanford treasures its more than century- permit (GUP), from Santa Clara County, port for Palo Alto schools through this de- county’s analysis is higher than has actually long relationship with families and schools which is responsible for overseeing land use velopment agreement. The form this sup- occurred in similar housing elsewhere on in our local community. As an academic on Stanford’s academic campus. This per- port will take will be one of many subjects Stanford’s lands. institution whose primary mission is to mit would authorize the next generation of negotiated between the county and Stan- Separately, the county conducted a theo- advance knowledge and learning, Stanford academic facilities and housing at Stanford ford. But PAUSD is already informing the retical analysis of what would happen if supports a range of programs that serve over the next 17 years. discussion: Stanford and PAUSD adminis- Stanford built much more employee housing local educators and K-12 students. These The permit will allow the university to trative leadership began a series of meetings than we have proposed. That is the source of include afterschool enrichment programs; add facilities that adapt to changes in ex- last summer, continuing into the fall, in an the 1,446 number. professional development for local teachers; isting fields of study and the emergence of effort to examine the potential effects the It’s also important to note that PAUSD summer programs for teachers and students; entirely new fields, along with much-needed general-use permit might have on Palo Alto enrollment declined by 292 students in the placing teachers in neighboring communi- on-campus housing. Just as with our exist- schools. current school year, more than the total ties; and free art museums. ing permit, all of this will be done within As those discussions were ongoing, the number of K-12 school-age students project- As Stanford plans for its future, we are a regulatory framework that supports en- PAUSD board passed a resolution in No- ed to come from new Stanford housing over doing so with a renewed emphasis on our vironmentally friendly practices and vember outlining its requests for consid- the next 17 years. Additionally, Santa Clara partnership with Palo Alto schools and our holds us accountable to local government eration in our talks with the county and County’s environmental analysis concluded shared goal that every student can thrive. We and the community for delivering on our seeking a decision directly from the super- that there is sufficient capacity in existing will continue to support our local schools, commitments. visors. Since November, we have attempted schools to accommodate Stanford’s estimat- and we look forward to the ongoing conver- Recently, there has been substantial dis- to continue exchanging information with ed new students from on-campus housing. sation about this with our community. cussion in the community about the poten- school district administrative leadership on That doesn’t end the discussion, but it’s an More information can be found at tial impacts on Palo Alto schools from new general-use permit topics, including a meet- important factual foundation for our com- gup.stanford.edu/schools. Q students generated by the on-campus hous- ing as recently as Feb. 8. munity to have. Martin Shell is vice president and chief ing proposed in the general-use permit. As We understand that our inability to dis- Second, while some of Stanford’s land external-relations officer of Stanford Stanford’s chief external-relations officer, cuss specific proposals right now is causing is exempt from property tax because it is University. No prior city auditor cited staff in-house watchdog they voted to Heat-pump water When Palo Alto Utilities sells Letters competency or efficiency as a create. heaters explained you clean energy, what they really problem. Renata Khoshroo Louwers Editor, do is pay particular power plants. City auditor debate A few days after I spoke at the Lombard Street, San Francisco An article published on Feb. 15 Less environmentally friendly finance committee in May, a City (“A new air-pollution solution”) in plants contribute to the power grid Editor, Council member asked me why too. Unfortunately, the atmosphere I believe the city council made Standing with Jim Poppy the Palo Alto Weekly mentioned the staff hadn’t simply come to that Palo Alto Utilities is encour- does not respond to whom you pay a huge mistake in voting 6-1 to the City Council to complain. I Editor, but rather to what goes into the air. hire a consultant instead of a new I have been following the con- aging the use of heat-pump water explained that city staff members heaters with a goal of minimizing During the evening, the wind city auditor. I was a senior perfor- are told it is inappropriate and out- flicts between Castilleja School tends to die down and (obviously) mance auditor in the office of the and the neighborhood as a Palo greenhouse-gas emissions. The ar- side of protocol to speak directly ticle quoted a utility program man- there is no sunlight after sunset. If city auditor for about seven years to council members. Alto resident interested in the fu- there are not enough geothermal in the mid-2000s. I believe the ture of our city. I am also a long ager as stating that for every unit Why would employees disre- of energy input, you get three units and hydroelectric power plants or debate about the future of the of- gard such warnings when they are time friend of Jim Poppy. The idea energy storage facilities (batteries, fice over the last year has been a that Poppy could be a danger to of output. not unionized and their jobs hang The problem with this statement flywheels, etc.) to make up the dif- sham and an attempt to force out in the balance? anyone on the Castilleja campus is ference, what is left will be ones longtime employees because the beyond ludicrous. It seems his only is the second law of thermodynam- I left the auditing profession sev- ics: For an optimal heat pump — that use fossil fuels. The efficiency most recent city auditor did not eral years ago at my own choos- mistake is moving five signs in a of these is typically under 40 per- like them. moment of frustration, for which something not achievable in prac- ing to pursue other interests. I am tice — this quantity is the hot-water cent. As a result, you may end up I have worked with two employ- not interested in the city auditor he has apologized and completed dumping as much carbon dioxide ees in the office and can vouch for community service. temperature (measured from abso- position nor do I have any stake lute zero) divided by the difference into the atmosphere as you would if their credibility and professional- in this debate other than feeling The situation has been blown far, you used an efficient gas-powered ism as auditors. They worked in far out of proportion. It seems this between the hot-water temperature compelled to defend an indepen- and the temperature of the room water heater. the office many years, and there dent audit function and competent is because Poppy’s is the only name The best decision depends on the were no complaints about their Castilleja has. It also seems there is in which the heater is located. As professionals who have been pub- you increase that temperature dif- time of day during which these ap- competency. The suggestion on licly maligned. no believable reason to think Poppy pliances are used and where these the Town Square (discussion fo- is accountable for anything else. ference, the performance drops. So, The biggest losers, ultimately, what makes sense in one home may appliances would be located. rum) that staff caused prior city are Palo Alto residents who will no Connie Cavanaugh Bill Zaumen auditors to leave is simply false: Elsinore Drive, Palo Alto not in another; some water heaters longer have the charter-mandated, are located in unheated garages. 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Page 18 • March 1, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Arts & Entertainment A weekly guide to music, theater, art,, culture, books and more, edited by Karla KKane Artist Lonnie Holley will discuss his work with a Cantor Arts Center curator and perform original music live on March 8.3KRWRE\ E\7DPLU.DOLID by Chrissi Angeles sandstone slabs he found near his way,” Matt Arnett told the Weekly. originated from Holley’s visit to soundtrack. Multiple cameos of his ccording to sculptor and sister’s home, started his ongoing “If he’s making art about those ex- Charleston, South Carolina, where art are in the film, including a wire musician Lonnie Holley, enchantment with sculpture and periences ... he’s not driving him- slaves entered the United States to headdress worn by Holley during a A art is a healing form of found materials. self crazy remembering all of the be sold. Inspired by his visit, Hol- boat ride. Until the last minute, the storytelling. On March 8, in con- Today, his works articulate his beatings and neglect and hardship. ley created the song as a metaphor film has no spoken dialogue. junction with Stanford Universi- views on themes including the For Lonnie, art’s primary role is for African-American transcen- “It’s a hard film to explain be- ty’s Cantor Arts Center exhibition environmental impact of human therapy. Lonnie is the patient and dence, using himself as the leading cause when it premiered at Sun- “The Medium is the Message: Art overconsumption, social and eco- the therapist.” character. The song describes Hol- dance, the people at Sundance, Since 1950,” which includes four nomic inequality, and the chal- “And also the medicine,” Hol- ley as a captured slave on a ship, who I guess saw 9,000 short of his pieces, Holley will speak lenges that he, his family and many ley added. “Because the art is the who escapes through his imagina- films before selecting it, said, about his work and perform some other African-Americans have medicine.” tion and witnesses the next 400 ‘It wasn’t like any of the other of his original music, giving at- faced over the past century. According to Arnett, Holley de- years as an ominous spirit floating films we’ve seen,’” Arnett said. tendees the chance to experience “I think art is a therapy for ev- scribes his music and sculptures as above the ship. “It’s so familiar, and so powerful his storytelling in person. erybody,” he said. “The thing “siamese twins,” with no distinc- Based on the song, Holley cre- and so moving. Like his music, In a recent interview with the about the human brain (is that) it tion between the two artforms. ated a short film, which was when you hear it or watch it, you Weekly, he compared his memo- has to rely on some type of com- Holley’s 2018 album “MITH” highlighted at Sundance Film say, ‘I don’t know what it’s like.’ ries to a carousel, vivid recollec- fort. That’s what art has been, not includes themes of culture, resil- Festival in January. The 20-min- It’s singular in its approach. It is tions of his experiences growing only for me but if you go back ience, slavery and lack of access ute film chronicles a day of Hol- up African-American in the deep through the ages you’ll find out to clean water in Flint, Michigan. ley’s life, with Holley’s song as the (continued on page 21) south during the Jim Crow era that is what allowed a lot of the Drawing inspiration from multiple spinning through his mind. One artists to do some of their greatest styles of music including blues, of 27 children in his Birmingham, work.” jazz and spoken word, Holley is Alabama, family and sent to the Thanks to the attention and in- vocal about his passion for the en- brutal Alabama Industrial School vestment of art broker/collector vironment and draws connections for Negro Children at age 8, the William Arnett, Holley, at age 69, from consumerism to waste. self-taught Holley’s life as an art- is now receiving national recogni- “Sometimes you hear me and ist began when he carved tomb- tion for his art, including previous I’m trying to (go) beyond the stones to comfort his sister after exhibitions at the Smithsonian and depths of pain,” Holley said. “I her children died in a house fire. White House. know the incubation of drifting The tombstones, fabricated from Most of Holley’s sculptures are materials and what those materi- still created from found items. als are gonna cause. I know how His tour manager (and William it would dam up something, and What: “Lonnie Holley: Arnett’s son) Matt Arnett com- what happens when something is Conversation and pared Holley’s creative process to dammed up ... at some point those Concert.” that of a quilter utilizing worn-out dams are gonna bust loose. I look When: Friday, March 8, at clothing to create quilts. Holley’s at the landfills and I cry, but I cry 5:30 p.m. approach, Arnett said, is material- maybe 25 or 30 years ahead of Where: Cantor Arts Center, driven because each found object what is going to occur. That these 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. in Holley’s sculptures has trig- landfills are gonna start popping Cost: Free. gered either personal or historical like popcorn and contaminate the Info: Go to museum. memories. water that we all have to drink.” Courtesy lonnieholley.com stanford.edu/programs/ “He sees art — all art, includ- “I Snuck Off the Slave Ship,” artist-lonnie-holley- ing his own — as two-fold; as a Holley said, is his favorite song Lonnie Holley uses found materials to create artistic statements on conversation-and-concert. branch to help people see a better from the album. The song a range of topics, including overconsumption and social injustice. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 1, 2019 • Page 19 Arts & Entertainment Local teens on the big screen ‘The Edge of Success’ lets Palo Alto students speak for themselves by Karla Kane he documentary “The Edge of Success,” screening this T month as part of the annual Cinequest Film & Creativity Festi- val in Redwood City and San Jose, takes an intimate look at the stress- es faced by Palo Alto teenagers. For locals, it’s an all-too-famil- iar story. Growing up in Palo Alto, kids are afforded an abundance of opportunities, with highly rated schools and a high-achieving com- munity. While the affluent, inno- vative Silicon Valley environment offers benefits, by the time they reach high school, many teens are Courtesy of Kathryn Basiji and Liza Meak overwhelmed by pressure to meet The documentary “The Edge of Success,” screening at Cinequest, expectations of academic perfec- chronicles the pressures faced by Palo Alto teens, including Tone tion and “success” in a world domi- Lee (pictured). nated by Stanford University and tech giants such as Facebook and such as Palo Alto Unified School their experiences. This has always Google. Two teen suicide clusters, District Board of Education mem- been a place with certain charac- in 2009-2010 and 2014-2015, made ber Ken Dauber, “How to Raise teristics ... it breeds this culture of Palo Alto the focus of grim nation- an Adult” author/former Stanford success. People have always held al attention and in the subsequent dean/PAUSD parent Julie Lyth- themselves to a very high stan- years, local schools have expanded cott-Haims and Challenge Success dard,” she said. their mental health efforts. founder Denise Pope. But the stu- When she moved back to the “The Edge of Success” follows dents’ own voices guide the docu- area after college, around the time six high schoolers over the course mentary; a conscious choice by the of the first suicide cluster, she felt of two school years as they dis- filmmakers, who opted not to nar- that while the tragedies were re- cuss their experiences navigating rate the film. ceiving a lot of media attention, she adolescence following the second Director/producer Kathryn Basiji wasn’t hearing much from the teen suicide cluster. It also includes in- is herself a graduate of Gunn and a community itself. terviews with their parents, teach- Palo Alto resident. “There wasn’t a lot of student ers and other community members, “I actually identify with a lot of voice, allowing them to actually influence anything that was being done about it. That was how I got interested in this project, trying to tell the story from the student TheatreWorks perspective,” she said. She even- tually connected with co-director SILICON VALLEY THE #1 and writer Liza Meak of Redwood City, a documentarian and mother STEMSTEM CAMPCA of three daughters, including a cur- ROOF-RAISING GOSPEL OF ROCK! 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JORDAN / PHOTO KEVIN BERNE at improving the socioemotional Page 20 • March 1, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Arts & Entertainment 2019 environment at Gunn, including everyone else but deep down you’re at Century 20 in Redwood City on the addition of a popular class on feeling a different way was really Sunday, March 10 at 3:40 p.m. and positive psychology. eye-opening,” she said. Sunday, March 17, at 11 a.m. and at “Everyone wants these kids to While awareness of teen mental the Hammer Theatre in San Jose on feel emotionally OK, to feel safe health issues is higher than it was a Saturday, March 16, at 11:30 a.m. and respected and acknowledged decade ago, there is still more work For more information on the film, ... the school district is doing a to be done. go to edgeofsuccessmovie.com. great job making these resources “It’s going to take a cultural Cinequest runs March 5-17. For available,” Meak said. “I think it change in terms of how we view complete schedule, list and descrip- becomes a much more safe space education and what success looks tions of films, theater locations and to be able to open up and talk about like,” Basiji said. more, go to cinequest.org. Q Join us as we explore building resilience in an era of things.” The filmmakers said they’re Any person who is feeling de- Meak said her work on the docu- thrilled to screen the film at Cine- pressed, troubled or suicidal can evolving societies and a changing climate. mentary has had an impact on her quest and hope that youth in partic- call 1-800-784-2433 to speak with own parenting, leading her to back ular will have the chance to see it. a crisis counselor. People in Santa way off on any academic pressure. “I’m like a proud mother hen Clara County can call 1-855-278- And while she wasn’t surprised over these kids,” Meak said. “The 4204. Spanish speakers can call about the stresses many students reason they wanted to be part of the 1-888-628-9454. feel, she said she was still surprised film is they all wanted to make a People can reach trained coun- by the intensity. difference in any way they could selors at Crisis Text Line by texting “Hearing them talk about the for other kids. To make the high 741741. things they’re going through and school experience a little easier for Arts & Entertainment Editor JOEL SARTORE VAN JONES the pressures and all of these other people.” Karla Kane can be emailed at things where you look one way to “The Edge of Success” screens [email protected]. March 12 April 23 Lectures take place at the Mountain View taking direction from one other. At as an artist,” Holley said. “I don’t Center for the Performing Arts. Holley his upcoming Stanford show, Hol- try to out-do anybody or say that (continued from page 19) ley plans to create a one-of-a-kind I’m better than any artist on earth. TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT: improvisational music experience But I just turned 69 years old so OPENSPACETRUST.ORG/LECTURES its own unique thing.” after a public conversation with you can imagine what it’s like for Each song created by Holley is curator Aleesa Alexander. me. It’s not easy for an African- considered a work-in-progress to Through his work (some of American to have achieved what I build upon as inspiration strikes. which is on view at the Cantor have achieved, with the truth about Because he never performs the through Aug. 18), Holley said he our living order in society. ... By us same piece of music twice, his au- hopes to expand his audience’s taking these things that we’ve lived diences can expect a completely perception of current events, what with all of our lives ... for the audi- unique, off-the-cuff presentation art is and where it comes from. ence to see beyond fiction, that’s OUR SPONSORS of songs about current topics. “I am constantly in that ocean all I ever tried to do.” Q Arnett compared Holley’s per- of thought. I think I weep, cry Freelance writer Chrissi formance style to a flock of birds, and mourn more than any other Angeles can be emailed at NOBLE & LORRAINE with each band member intuitively human that could ever have lived [email protected]. 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Long- known to the people of America,” N ing for the flavors of one’s Nijiya’s website states. “This en- homeland, an immigrant creates a thusiasm became the basis of Ni- space — a grocery store, a restau- jiya Market.” rant, a street food stand — filled Nijiya opened its Mountain with native foods, a taste of the View store 20 years ago in an oth- familiar in an unfamiliar place. erwise unremarkable strip mall In this case, Saburomaru Tsu- on El Camino Real. Its aisles are jino came to the United States still stocked with mostly direct- in 1965. Yearning for Japanese from-Japan products: Kewpie food and chafing against a diet of mayonnaise, 15 kinds of sesame heavy American hamburgers and oil, fresh udon noodles, tamago Amhat Chattamanokul, a cashier at Nijiya Market in Mountain View, takes customers’ lunch orders. steaks, he started ordering favor- kani (snack-friendly dried and ite products from Japan. He real- seasoned baby crabs), monaka with fresh noodles, thin slices of Japanese foods, pick up a free and watching American films. ized the potential of selling the (thin mochiko-flour wafers with chashu and an egg. The broth rec- copy of Gochiso, Nijiya’s glossy He wanted to come to the United imported goods and opened the sweet fillings like red bean paste ipe is a secret that Shibuya won’t food magazine, packed with more States ever since watching a mov- first Nijiya Market in San Diego or matcha), sake, bags of rice from reveal, even if you ask nicely. At than 100 pages of recipes, expla- ie about California — he doesn’t in 1986. “Niji” means rainbow and a specialty store in Tokyo, and ev- $5.50, the sansai soba bowl — as- nations of ingredients and Japa- remember now what it was called “ya” means store in Japanese; the ery flavor of Pocky sticks under sorted pickled vegetables served nese history. The 2017 edition in- — and decamped for the Golden store’s rainbow icon represents a the sun. over a tangle of fresh soba in a cludes a history of soba, a feature State after graduating from uni- bridge between Japan and Amer- A produce section at the front cleansing broth — is perhaps on the precious Karaimo sweet versity at 26 years old. ica, according to Mountain View of the store carries fresh fruits and one of the Peninsula’s best lunch potato cake and ideas for how to There are few Japanese foods store manager Akira Shibuya. vegetables, some from the Nijiya deals. Nijiya also serves curry cook with goya, a bitter, bright he misses, he said, because most Tsujino, who died in November, Farm in Southern California — on soup, kakiage (seafood tempura green, oblong-shaped melon. of them are available at Nijiya took providing Japanese immi- a recent afternoon, that included over noodles), karaage and curry Shibuya has worked for Nijiya Market. grants with a taste of home and nira (garlic chives), myoga (Japa- rice. Extra toppings like green on- for a decade, first in Los Ange- “We have, I think, everything,” educating others about Japanese nese ginger), yams and burdock ion, nori, and togarashi are hum- les and then Northern California. Shibuya said. Q food culture to the next level. Niji- root. There’s also ample Korean, bly offered in self-service tubs There are Nijiya markets in San Staff Writer Elena Kadvany ya grew to a dozen locations, pub- Chinese and American produce. with plastic silverware. Mateo, San Jose and San Fran- can be emailed at ekadvany@ lished a food magazine in three The hidden gem of this store is Next to the deli is a heavenly cisco; throughout Southern Cali- paweekly.com. languages, opened a 25-acre or- its low-key deli, which churns out cold-food section practically fornia; and two in Hawaii. The ganic farm, created an internship some of the better ramen, soba overflowing with fresh sushi, both Mountain View store is its own program and launched its own soup and sushi in the area. The rolls and nigiri; chirashi; katsu community, he said, particularly Nijiya Market, 143 E. El brand under which rice, dashi, Mountain View Nijiya is the only and tamago sandwiches; onigiri; for families with young children Camino Real, Mountain View; miso and other products are made. of four Northern California loca- and bento boxes. Nijiya grows and in the area. 650-691-1600; nijiya.com “It all started in hopes of con- tions that serves hot food, Shibuya harvests its own rice in the Sacra- Shibuya grew up in Osaka, Ja- Hours: Monday-Sunday, tributing to the local society said. mento Valley. pan, listening to American music 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Japanese food, and make The tonkotsu ramen ($8) comes If you’re unfamiliar with (his parents loved The Beatles) Nijiya Market sells a range of fresh produce, including from its own 25-acre farm. Nijiya Market’s ramen with chashu, green onions, egg and nori. PagePage 24 • MarcMarchh 1, 2019 • PaPalolo AAltolto WeeWeeklykly • www.Pawww.PaloAltoOnline.comloAltoOnline.com of Berk, responsible for the safety of its human and dragon cohabi- tants. When a new threat emerges PALO ALTO PLAYERS in dragon killer Grimmel the Grisly (F. 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The space will provide outdoor lounge space that also can be used for special events. Photo adults in downtown Palo space. Though separate in struc- by Veronica Weber. AAlto opens its doors to the public ture and design features, the old Monday, April 1. and new buildings share plumbing accommodate in the old building, opportunity to do more evidence- the concrete one where classes The 22,000-square-foot center, and heating systems and are seam- said Avenidas CEO Amy Andon- based programs in partnership with previously were held in the old called Avenidas@450Bryant, com- lessly connected by a corridor. ian. The agency also will continue groups like Stanford, Palo Alto building. The new center has bines the senior service agency’s The additional space will support to offer some programs at Cubber- Medical Foundation and El Cami- dedicated spaces for art classes, carefully renovated historic home an abundance of new program- ley Community Center, where it’s no Hospital. We want to be a com- technology, reading, discussion in Palo Alto’s former police head- ming for seniors that was in high been housed during the 18-month munity hub where people can come groups, game playing — even quarters with a newly constructed demand but simply not possible to construction and renovation of the to access any program or service or separate rooms for massage and downtown site. (See sidebar.) resource to age successfully.” podiatry consultations. “We’re going to be able to re- For yoga and Pilates buffs, a There’s also office space ally focus on health and wellness,” soft floor with a walnut finish in Andonian said. “We’ll have the the new fitness studio replaces (continued on next page) Programs to continue at Cubberley he senior services agency 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to culture club designed to pro- Avenidas will continue preview programs that will be vide classes and activities for Veronica Weber some of its programs offered at newly named Aveni- a culturally diverse population, Tin the I Building of Cubber- das@Cubberley center. initially focusing on Mandarin ley Community Center, which Programs will include bridge, speakers. The culture club will served as its headquarters for 18 tax advising, jewelry making, offer Tai chi, brush painting, months during the construction vocal training, dance fitness, pingpong and Mahjong. The newly renovated Avenidas@450Bryant is a mix of old and new. and renovation of the Avenidas Avenidas Blooms — which Activities and classes offi- The center features the historic architecture of the original Birge Clark downtown headquarters. recycles, rearranges and dis- cially begin at Avenidas@Cub- building as well as a new and modern 11,000-square-foot Wellness The public is invited to a free tributes floral arrangements berley on Monday, April 1. Center, which are connected by a pedestrian bridge. The top of the new open house Saturday, March to those in need — and a new — Chris Kenrick wing can be seen on the right, behind the Birge Clark building. STAY CONNECTED, RETIRE IN DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO 850 Webster Street 650.327.0950 APARTMENTS Palo Alto, CA 94301 [email protected] AVAILABLE www.channinghouse.org Lic #430700136 Page 26 • March 1, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Living Well “There’s no place like home.” Avenidas@ 450Bryant open house The pubic is invited to a Sat- urday, March 9 open house to preview the renovated and ex- panded three-story downtown space of the senior services agency Avenidas@450Bryant. Doors will open for Avenidas members only from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The general Nadine Priestley public will be welcomed from noon to 2 p.m. MatchedMatched CareGivers CareGivers is nurse owned and operated and has provided the best in home care and case management on the peninsula for over 25 years. (continued from previous page) Guests get a sneak peak at Avenidas’ new Senior Planet area, which will serve as a center for technology and computer classes. Our trained caregivers provide personal care, available for visiting organizations bathing, dressing, companionship, exercise mobility that provide legal, financial, hous- who may work in nearby build- and outdoor decks of various stone assistance, and much more. ing and health insurance counsel- ings — and will remain open until surfaces on the new side. ing to seniors, such as Senior Adult 3:30 p.m. The cafe space also will Design work was done by ar- When someone you care about needs assistance... Legal Assistance and Health In- be used for nutrition and cooking chitect Kevin Jones of Mountain surance Counseling & Advocacy programming, Andonian said. View-based KRP Architects and you can count on us to be there. Call (650) 839-2273 Program. The $20-million construction Berkeley-based architect and de- For its new, corner room dedi- and renovation project was guided signer Susanne Stadler, whose age- Menlo Park • San Mateo • San Jose Lic# 41470002 cated to technology, Avenidas by strict rules governing the histor- friendly design firm aims to “make MatchedCareGivers.com will contract with the New York ic preservation of the 1927 Police users feel strong and engaged.” City-based nonprofit Senior Court building, designed by noted “One thing we really wanted Planet, which describes itself as architect Birge Clark. While the to do was create a space that was “celebrat(ing) aging by sharing interior was gutted, all windows, modern, intentionally designed as information and resources that doors and the masonry shell and age-friendly and that had some support aging with attitude and roof had to remain intact, said Ca- whimsical elements to it,” Ken- helps people who were born long mille Kennedy, Avenidas’s vice nedy said. “The building is fun and before the digital revolution to president for strategic partnerships. also respects the community we’re stay engaged and active by bring- “If you’re walking along Bry- here to serve. Although we see ing a digital-technology focus to ant and come to Avenidas, you ourselves as building for everyone a range of topics — among them mght not know that anything has in the community, we also wanted news, health, sex and dating, art changed because, from the exteri- the building to be geared toward and design, senior style, travel and or, nothing has changed,” Kennedy those who come take classes here. entertainment.” said. “That’s part of the charm and “We want people to feel like A public cafe — including a sep- the challenge.” not only is this a fun place, but it arate entrance facing Bryant Street Differences between the old doesn’t feel old.” — will be managed by the firm and new sections are striking and Nearly half of the $20-million Catered Too!, which manages cafes intentional, Andonian said, such budget came from just two sourc- in the Computer History Museum as the original cast-iron casement es: $5 million from the City of Palo and the San Jose Museum of Art. It windows in the Birge Clark build- Alto, which still owns the Birge will open at 6:30 a.m. — in hopes ing in contrast to the soaring glass Clark building, and $4 million in of attracting younger newcomers atrium, floor-to-ceiling windows donations from Cindi and Curtis Priem, a co-founder of NVIDIA. Other major donors included the Rena A Estes Trust, the Floyd Fam- ily Foundation, Jill Freidenrich, the David and Lucile Packard Founda- tion and Bill Reller. Several anony- mous donors also provided gifts of $1 million or more, Andonian said. An opening gala was held for LA COMIDA LUNCH friends and donors Saturday, Feb. 23, featuring a talk by Brooklyn- AT MASONIC CENTER based anti-ageism author Ashton Applewhite. The public is invited to preview the new building in an 461 FLORENCE | FL 2 | M-F 11:45-12:15 open house scheduled for March (OPENS 11:15) 9. Full programming will begin at the new center, as well as at the $3 VOLUNTARY 60+, $8 NON-SENIORS Cubberley location, on Monday, BRING THIS AD FOR SMALL GIFT! April 1. Contributing writer Chris Kenrick can be emailed at [email protected]. About the cover: The newly renovated Avenidas senior center in downtown Palo Alto features a new cafe, wellness center wing, computer learning area and other modern updates. Photos by Veronica Weber and Nadine Priestley. Cover design by Rosanna Leung. Veronica Weber SEE MORE ONLINE PaloAltoOnline.com SPECIAL THANKS TO MASONIC CENTER Watch a video tour of the newly renovated Avenidas@450Bryant A large art piece made by artist Martin Webb hangs in the rear by Weekly photographer Veronica entrance to the Wellness Center at the newly renovated Avenidas Webb posted on YouTube.com/ (650) 322-3742 | LACOMIDA.ORG building. paweekly/videos. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 1, 2019 • Page 27 Living Well MARCH 2019 Calendar of Events 2019 Please note: @ Avenidas is now “Avenidas @ CCC”Cubberley Community Center, Building I-2, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Financial Conference Mar 1 Mar 9 Appts available for Santa Clara Mar 26 “Knowledge Pays Dividends” Wine Tasting Open House at Avenidas County residents age 60+, Collage Club “Rated Wines from France,” 3-5pm, 450 Bryant Street. 9-11am for Avenidas@Cubberley. Call 650- Every Tuesday, Avenidas@ Avenidas@Cubberley. Bring your members and 12-2 for the public. 289-5400 for appt. Free. Cubberley, 9:30-11:30am. Bring Saturday, March 30 own glass. RSVP required. Call 650- Check out our new Enrichment Mar 19 your own projects, tools and 289-5400. $12/$15 Center! supplies. Magazines, cards and 8:30am-3:45pm Avenidas Village Coffee printed images available. Drop-in, Mar 4 Mar 11 Chat Mitchell Park Community Center, free Shakespeare Club UNA Film Festival 2pm, Avenidas@450 Bryant. Space 0LGGOHðHOG5G3DOR$OWR Mar 27 Every Monday, 10-11:30am, La Americana, 3-4:30pm @ is limited. RSVP required. Call 650- Avenidas@Cubberley. Current Channing House. Drop-in, free. 289-5405. Free. Blood Pressure Screening reading: Hamlet. Free. Mar 12 9:30-10:30am, Senior Friendship Mar 20 Day@Cubberley, Building M. Drop- Mar 5 Advanced Health Care Mindfulness Meditation in, free. Directive Avenidas Walkers Every Wednesday, 2:30-3:30pm, Mar 28 10am – every Tuesday. Call 650- Appts, 2-5pm, Avenidas@ Avenidas@Cubberley. Drop-in, free. Cubberley. Call 650-289-5400 for Workshop: “Pole Walking 387-5256 for trailhead info or to Mar 21 schedule. Free. appt. $5. for Balance, Exercise and Mar 13 Tinnitus Support Group Mobility” by Jayah Faye Mar 6 Paley, CPT/Mobility Coach Parkinson’s Support Group 6:45-8:15pm, Avenidas@ Current Events Cubberley. Drop-in, free. 9am-12pm, Avenidas@450 Bryant. 1-2:30pm – every Wednesday, 2:30-4pm, Avenidas@450 Bryant. Mar 22 Pre-registration required. Call 650- Avenidas@Cubberley. Try your first Book Club: The Queen’s Gambit: A 289-5400. $35. Novel by Walter Tevis, Avenidas@ Social Bridge meeting free! Call 650-289-5400 Book Club – The Feather Choice of three workshops Cubberley, 2:30-4pm. Drop-in, free. Every Friday, 1-4pm, Avenidas@ • Assessing Your Retirement Readiness for more info. Thief: Beauty, Obsession, Cubberley. Call 650-289-5436 for • The ABCs of IRAs Mar 7 Mar 14 and the Natural History • Managing your Finances as you Age more info. Drop-in, free. “Bringing the Art to You” Avenidas Hikers Heist of the Century by • All About Medicare Mar 23 • Smart Tax Moves w/ Palo Alto Art Center Every Thursday, 10am. Call 650- Kirk Wallace Johnson • Managing Investments and Cash Flow Teen Leadership 289-5400 for schedule information. Cubberley Day 2:30-4pm, Avenidas@Cubberley. • Planning for Long Term Care Slide show on current exhibit, 0/$5 Avenidas Blooms and Avenidas Drop-in, free. • Social Security Claiming Strategies 3P]PUN@V\Y3LNHJ`HUK4HRPUNH+PќLYLUJL discussion, art project, and Mar 15 Culture Club Open House, 11am- Mar 29 reception, 5:30-7pm Avenidas@ Club Aveneedles 1pm, Cubberley Community Center. Tuina class REGISTRATION: Advance tickets $55 per person or $60 at door - Includes lunch! Cubberley. RSVP required by 12 (Needlework Club) Call 650-289-5436 for more info. Every Friday, 10-11:30am, noon 3/5. Call 650-289-5400. Free Every Friday, 2-4 pm, Avenidas@ Drop-in, free. Avenidas@Cubberley. Drop-in, free. Mar 8 Cubberley. Bring your own project. Mar 25 Mar 30 Light instruction only. Drop-in, free Call (650) 289-5445 for AARP Tax Counseling Acupuncture Financial Conference more information or sign up Every Friday during tax season, Mar 18 Appts available, Avenidas@ 8:30am-3:45pm, Mitchell Park at www.avenidas.org Avenidas@Cubberley. Appointment Senior Adult Legal Cubberley. Call to schedule 650- Community Center. Call 650-289- required. Call 650-289-5400. Free Assistance 289-5400. $30 5445 to register. $45/$55. For complete schedule or info about Avenidas events, call 650-289-5400 Better Care Starts With A Helpful Hand From Arthur. Lean on Arthur. No matter what level of home care you need, Arthur is Arthur, part of our highly trained caregiving Seniors At Home team and stands ready to help your Caregiver loved one have a safer, healthier, and more independent life. See why we’re the Bay Area’s leading expert in senior care. Free consultation 650.931.1860 SeniorsAtHome.org A Division of Jewish Family and Children’s Services San Francisco • Peninsula • Marin • Sonoma County HHA License 220000378 Page 28 • March 1, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Living Well immigration crisis in the United States. Produced and directed by Nicholas Bruckman Senior Focus the 65-minute documentary will be shown at 3 p.m. at Channing House, 850 Webster Street. VIRTUAL REALITY CARE TRAINING ... The Free and open to the community. home care company Care Indeed has launched Virtual Reality Dementia Training, a program MEET GOLDA ... Historical impressionist Peter aimed at teaching caregivers and community M. Small will present a portrait of Golda Meir, The Right Care at members skills needed to establish cooperative, Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974, on caring relationships with people with dementia. Tuesday, March 12. Small, a history teacher The three-dimensional training environment The Right Time who lived in Israel for six years where he was provides many of the same benefits of training a reservist in the Israeli Defense Forces, has in a physical environment, but without the performed nationally for a variety of audiences safety risks, the company said. The 3D training, and venues, including the presidential libraries powered by the virtual reality training company of Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Herbert Strivr, is available to the general public as well We’ll match you with a skilled nurse for one-on-one care that Hoover and George H.W. Bush. His costumed as to Care Indeed clients. For more information, performances have included roles as George ȴWV\RXUQHHGVȃZKHWKHULWȇVDVKRUWYLVLWRUVXSSRUW go to careindeed.com. Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Edison, Harry Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt MUSIC IN THE AFTERNOON ... The Community and Theodore Roosevelt. The performance Tuesdays program of the Oshman Family will be from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Schultz Jewish Community Center presents Tangos, SKILLED SERVICES Cultural Arts Hall of the Oshman Family Jewish Romantics and the Jewish Connection on Community Center, $15. For more information Tuesday, March 5. The Capriccio Trio will play contact Michelle Rosengaus at 650 223-8616 Post-Hospital Care Wellness Checks selections from piano trios composed by the or [email protected]. Russian masters Tchaikovsky and Arensky Wound Care Medication Management and there will be a short lecture explaining the BRAIN HEALTH ... Aging experts will IV Therapies Airway/Ventilation Care connection between Russian Jews and the discuss aspects of brain health, including Argentinian tangos. The concert will be from prevention of cognitive decline, healthy Palliative Care Patient Education 1-2:30 p.m. in the Schultz Cultural Arts Hall eating, sleeping and socializing in a six- of the JCC. $15 at the door. No reservations Hospice Care Respite Care part series coming to Avenidas this spring. necessary. For more information, contact The lectures will be Tuesdays, beginning May Michelle Rosengaus at 650 223-8616 or 7 and ending June 11, from 11 a.m to noon, [email protected]. at Avenidas@450Bryant. Lecturers include Stanford psychologist and professor of IMMIGRANT’S JOURNEY ... The United research Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, and Call (650) 462-1001 to speak with a Care Coordinator. Nations Association Film Festival presents Ann Bilbrey and Rita Ghatak of the Optimal the 2008 documentary “La Americana,” on Aging Center. The lectures are free but space Monday, March 11. The movie follows the is limited and pre-registration is required. journey of Carmen, an undocumented _NurseRegistry.com Items for Senior Focus may be emailed immigrant, from Bolivia to New York City 8QLYHUVLW\$YHQXH3DOR$OWR&$ and back. Her story is woven into the current to Palo Alto Weekly Contributing Writer Chris Kenrick at [email protected]. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 1, 2019 • Page 29 OPEN HOME GUIDE 40 Home & Real Estate Also online at PaloAltoOnline.com A weekly guide to home, garden and real estate news, edited by Elizabeth Lorenz Home Front Butterfly NINETY YEARS OF GARDENING ... The Los Altos Garden Club will celebrate its 90th anniversary with an exhibit at the Los Altos History Museum called “90 gardens Years of Flowers: Celebrating Local garden club aims to create safe the Garden Club of Los Altos,” at the J. Gilbert Smith House havens for monarchs from March 7 - April 28. The Los by Melissa McKenzie Altos Men’s Club established the Garden Club in 1929 to organize t’s a startling statistic: The years to tag the monarchs, try to California monarch butterfly figure out where they’re going, try flower shows in Los Altos’ Shoup I Park, which became an annual population has dropped 86 per- togeteverybodytoplantmilk- event. The Garden Club has cent since last year. This was the weed and track migrations,” said contributed to civic beautification information provided last month Palo Alto Garden Club Conserva- projects downtown for the past 80 by the Xerces Society, a science- tion member Eleanor Laney, who years. The club started the town’s based organization focusing on is one of the leaders of the garden first Pet Parade, set up a garden the conservation, protection and club’s Monarch Butterfly Project. at the Veterans Affairs Hospital, restoration of invertebrate habi- The project encourages residents and developed scholarship tats. During the society’s annual to create butterfly-friendly gar- funds for high school and college Western Monarch Thanksgiving dens. Last year, the project suc- students interested in a career in count, it was reported there were cessfully released 100 monarchs, horticulture. The free exhibit will be only 28,429 monarchs in the state. which may not seem like very open from noon to 4 p.m. Monday The count, which was com- many, but Laney said that butter- through Thursday. The museum pleted in November 2018, had ap- fly eggs are “considered caviar” to also will host workshops on proximately 100 volunteers count- other insects and only one of ev- ing monarchs across 213 sites ery 100 eggs completes its growth horticulture and flower arranging Courtesy of Sarah Lorenz throughout California. Although cycle to become a butterfly. to go along with the exhibit. The This artist’s rendering shows pale pink milkweed flowers, which some of the loss in butterfly num- Another person doing her part gardens, outdoor agricultural provide food for monarch butterflies. “Milkweed is a nursery plant bers may be attributed to massive to protect monarch populations exhibits and picnic area are for the monarch,” master gardener Rebecca Schoenenberger said. accessible beyond museum wildfires throughout the state last is landscape designer Rebecca hours. For more information, year and climate change affect- Schoenenberger, who owns Cali- “There are a lot of things we “It’s usually what’s available at the go to losaltoshistory.org, email ing the world, the truth is that the fornia Nativescapes. As a UC don’t know about monarchs,” she nursery and often from Mexico. It [email protected], or call monarch butterfly population has master gardener, Schoenenberger said. “What we do know is that doesn’t go dormant in the winter 650-948-9427 x14. The Los Altos been steadily declining since the said that there’s still much to learn population counts have dropped and will build up a parasite that is History Museum is at 51 S. San 1990s. about the monarch butterfly popu- dramatically over the last couple deadly to monarchs. It’s like junk Antonio Road, Los Altos. “In the ‘90s, a lot of scientists lation, and although scientists are of years. There’s not really spe- food or drugs. It builds up with and lovers of monarchs realized still studying this much-loved in- cific evidence pointing to any this parasite and the parasite hosts PLANT SOME SEEDS ... Go to the numbers were down, so there sect, the decline in population is single factor. It’s probably multiple inside the monarch when it’s a lar- Hidden Villa on Saturday, March has been an effort for the last 25 alarming. factors as to why that’s happen- vae. It prevents the monarch from 9, at 1 p.m. for a 45-minute activity ing, including pesticide use and growing.” on “Simple Seed Planters.” Make habitat loss and destruction. Only Laney said the tropical milk- your very own seed planter using certain habitats are protected and weed has pretty orange and yel- just a few recycled materials there are only a handful of those low flowers. and then hunt for wild seeds on in California.” “People love it,” she said. “And, There also has been a slight the monarchs love it” even though the farm. Put your seeds in the Lorenz Sarah of Courtesy new planter and take it home. To surge in recent years of homeown- its not good for them. register, go to hiddenvilla.org. ers installing non-insect-friendly Laney encourages those who landscapes, which eliminates a want to plant tropical milkweed to JAPANESE MAPLES 101 ... Join food source for monarch butter- cut it back throughout the winter. experts at Summerwinds Nursery flies.Anotherproblem,Laney “That way you have cut off all in Palo Alto for a free class on said, is the use of pesticides, par- of the potentially infected leaves,” how to plant Japanese maples ticularly those with glyphosate, she said. which kills milkweed plants. Another important part of a but- on Sunday, March 10. With more Five ways to attract butterflies to your garden than 1,000 varieties of Japanese “The problem now is the only terfly-friendly landscape are nec- maples, the selection process can Select your native milkweed. According to the Xerces Society, thing that the monarch will lay her tar plants, which provide food and seem daunting. In this 30-minute 1California native milkweeds include California milkweed (ascle- eggs on is milkweed,” said Laney. energy when monarchs emerge seminar, garden experts will pias californica), purple milkweed/heartleaf milkweed (asclepias cor- “If there’s no milkweed, there are from their cocoons and prepare to discuss selection, planting and difolia), woollypod milkweed/Indian milkweed (asclepias eriocarpa), no monarchs.” continue on their journey north. care. Summerwinds Nursery narrow-leaved milkweed (asclepias fascicularis), showy milkweed To increase the amount of milk- Ideally, these plants also will be is located at 725 San Antonio (asclepias speciosa). weed in people’s yards, the Mon- California natives. arch Butterfly Project encourages “A garden that supports mon- Road, Palo Alto. To register, go to Plant your milkweed, which is drought tolerant and requires mini- summerwindsnursery.com. Palo Alto Garden Club members archs has nectar plants and native 2mal care, in the sun and near nectar plants. Laney believes a mini- and their neighbors to plant na- milkweed plants and a couple of malist butterfly nursery should contain a minimum of three native tive milkweed (as opposed to the types of milkweed,” said Laney. milkweed plants and two pollinating plants. “Milkweed is a nursery plant Send notices of news and events related tropical type) in their gardens in to real estate, interior design, home When choosing your nectar, Laney recommends the following an effort to create a birthing center for the monarch,” said Schoenen- improvement and gardening to Home 3plants: verbena, clarkia, yarrow, tithonia, California buckwheat for monarchs, who die after laying berger. “It provides food for the Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, and woolly sunflower. Schoenenberger said she keeps zinnias and their eggs, and a food source for caterpillars, and flowers provide Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email elorenz@ caterpillars after they hatch. food for the butterflies. The num- paweekly.com. Deadline is one week dahlias in her summer garden because they’re big, bright flowers for before publication. butterflies to land on. Both Schoenenberger and Laney bers are telling us we’re at a criti- are adamant about the need to cal point with the monarchs and Get your neighbors to plant butterfly-friendly habitat plants to give plant the right kind of milkweed, our numbers are telling us that we READ MORE ONLINE 4migrating monarchs more options. the native form, rather than non- have to do something.” Q PaloAltoOnline.com native strains found in some nurs- Melissa McKenzie is a Do not use any pesticides, as even organic pesticides can be fatal eries, which are toxic to monarchs. freelance writer for the There are more real estate features 5to butterfly colonies. online. Go to PaloAltoOnline.com/ “A big problem is the tropical Weekly. She can be emailed at real_estate. —Melissa McKenzie milkweed,” said Schoenenberger. [email protected]. 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Send questions to Rose would be $3,060, assuming a 20 percent Meily at [email protected]. www.deleonrealty.com 650.543.8500 | www.deleonrealty.com | DeLeon Realty CalBRE #01903224 Page 40 • March 1, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Sports NORCAL PLAYOFFS Pinewood Shorts seeks a CARDINAL CORNER ... The 11thy- ranked Stanford baseball team beat repeat visiting USF, 8-3, Wednesday at Sunken Diamond. The Cardinal (7-1) open a three-game series at Cal State Local sports news and schedules, edited by Rick Eymer performance Fullerton Friday. Brandon Wulff, hit two home runs and drove in four. His Panthers clicking on second blast cleared the trees and all cylinders heading landed on Stanford Field Hockey’s Varsity Turf. Kyle Stowers had a into next round season-high three hits, Maverick by Glenn Reeves Handley was 2-for-4 with two runs and Duke Kinamon drove in a pair as part of Stanford’s six-run fifth inning inewood girls basketball ... Stanford women’s basketball coach Doc Scheppler would love to bottle the coach Tara VanDerveer is one of P 15 coaches named as late season way his Panthers played in their candidates for the 2019 Werner NorCal Open Division play- Ladder Naismith Womenís College off opener against St. Mary’s Coach of the Year the Atlanta Tipoff of Stockton, a 79-47 victory at Club announced Wednesday. She home, and take it to the East Bay previously won the award in 1990 on Saturday. and 2011 ... Future Stanford student- Pinewood’s offensive execution athlete Liam Anderson of Redwood Wednesday night was about as High School in Larkspur was named good as it gets. the 2018-19 Gatorade National Boys “We were 19 of 28 on 2s and 12 Cross Country Runner of the Year on of 26 on 3s,’’ Doc Scheppler said. Wednesday. Anderson was surprised “Nobody can beat us when we do with the trophy immediately following that. Nobody.’’ his AP English Literature Composition The third-seeded Panthers (25- class, surrounded by teammates, 3) play at No. 2 Carondelet (26-4) friends, family and coaches. Todd/isiphotos.com John at 6 p.m. Saturday. Carondelet got the higher seed over Pinewood OF LOCAL NOTE ... Gunn grad on the strength of a head-to-head Martin Trainer, who won twice on win, 67-59, on Jan. 9. the Web.com Tour in 2018, shot a “I feel we’ll play better than the 5-under-par 67 Sunday to win the first time we played them,” Pine- Puerto Rico Open by three shots, his wood’s Kaitlyn Leung said. “We usually do when we play with a first win on the PGA TOUR ... Sasha Canadian Olympian Taylor Ruck plays a key role as Stanford looks to win its third consecutive Pac-12 title. Bellack and Juliana Rosen each chip on our shoulder.’’ scored a goal but the Sacred Heart St. Mary’s had been burned by Pinewood’s 3-point shooting in Prep girls soccer team fell to visiting PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS Campolindo, 3-2, in the CIF NorCal the last two postseason matchups Division IV Tournament on Tuesday. between the teams. So the Rams Caitlyn Carcione, who scored twice came out with the game plan to in SHP’s overtime win in the Central try to take the 3 away. Coast Section championship match, In response, the Panthers made Stanford looks to touch the decision to take the ball to the added a pair of assists for the Gators, who finish 12-6-6. Montgomery, the hoop. And oh boy did they ever. state’s seventh-ranked girls soccer Pinewood initiated the eve- ning’s proceedings with a layup team, beat visiting Menlo 4-0 in the the wall first again first round of the CIF NorCal Division (continued on page 42) II tournament at Santa Rosa High Eastin, Ruck lead another talented group on Tuesday. The West Bay Athletic League and Central Coast Section by Rick Eymer champion Knights (20-2-2) finish Still, the roster is full of swim- Stanford opened the meet with including Lauren Pitzer’s top the season with an overall 78-15 he top-ranked Stanford mers with international experience a runner-up finish in the 200-yard mark of 4:36.18. Eastin was next scoring margin ... Stanford women’s women’s swimming and and senior team captain Ella Eas- medley relay. Eastin (24.07), Palo in 4:36.28. diving team would be sat- tin, the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of Alto grad Grace Zhao (27.29), Morgan Tankersley and Erin basketball signee Haley Jones is one T of five finalists for the 2019 Naismith isfied if this year’s Pac-12 cham- the Year, is at the top of the list. Amalie Fackenthal (22.72) and Voss also qualified. In addition, Trophy High School Girls’ Player of pionships in Federal Way, Wash. She owns eight Pac-12 titles, is a Ruck (21.43) combined to finish Leah Stevens, Megan Byrnes and the Year. Jones is averaging 26.4 turn out the same way as last 14-time All-America and 10-time with an NCAA automatic quali- Katie Glavinovich reached the ‘B’ points, 12.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists, year’s event. national champion, including the fying time of 1:35.51. final and Hannah Kukurugya the 3.7 steals and 2.8 blocks in 27 games It would mean a third consecu- 400 individual medley the past Eastin gave the Cardinal an ‘C’ final. thus far for Mitty in San Jose, which tive conference title, something three years. early lead with the fastest back- Gunn grad Jenna Campbell won its fourth consecutive Central no team has done in 10 years. Eastin holds four American, stroke split of the night, but in a also reached the ‘C’ final for Coast Section Open Division title with Stanford last won three straight in NCAA and school records and is close three-way race to the wall, California. a 72-51 victory over Pinewood and 1997-99, part of a 13-year streak. the reigning NCAA Champion- Cal touched first and won with a In the 200 IM, Cardinal fresh- fellow Stanford signee Hannah Jump There aren’t many teams who ships Swimmer of the Meet. time of 1:35.21. man Allie Raab, Drabot and Forde ... Menlo College’s John Paine and can lose two Olympic gold medal- Eastin, with freshman Taylor The Cardinal finished second in qualified for the championship fi- Destinee Bowie each earned Golden ists in one year and still feel confi- Ruck, a two-time Olympic medal- the 800 freestyle relay with anoth- nal, with senior Kim Williams and State Athletic Conference Player of dent they can compete for not only ist with Canada, helped Stanford er ‘A’ qualifying time of 6:51.69. Zoe Bartel reaching the ‘B’ final. the Week honors for the final week of a conference title but a national open the conference meet the same Ruck opened with the fourth- Castilleja grad Natalie Tuck, the regular basketball season. Paine title as well. it did last year; with a pair of sec- fastest 200 free in school history who scored in two events for Cal was awarded for the first time and With Katie Ledecky and Simone ond place finishes in the 200 med- at 1:42.80 and was followed by in last year’s meet, also swam in Bowie was named for the fourth time Manuel, the past two NCAA titles ley relay and the 800 free relay. Eastin (1:42.55) and Katie Drab- the 200 IM. this season and fifth in her career. seemed rather easy. After two events, Stanford is in ot (1:44.64). Brooke Forde took Ruck is the only Stanford swim- It’s never easy, of course, and second with 112 points. Cal leads the anchor leg in 1:41.70, but Cal mer to reach the ‘A’ final of the this year may prove to bear that with 128 points. The score is iden- edged the Cardinal with a winning 50 free while Cal had three qual- READ MORE ONLINE out. tical to last year’s first day when time of 6:50.63. ify. Freshmen Anya Goeders www.PASportsOnline.com Ledecky and Manuel allowed Stanford went on to earn the Pac- Stanford was set to score seri- and Fackenthal qualified for the Stanford to dominate the freestyle 12 title with 1,776 1/2 points, the ous points in Thursday’s 500-yard ‘B’ final and sophomore Ashley For expanded daily coverage of college and prep sports, visit events. That won’t be the case this second-most points in conference free as four swimmers quali- www.PASportsOnline.com year. history. fied for the championship finals, (continued on page 43) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 1, 2019 • Page 41 Sports Pinewood of their 12 3-pointers came in the 17, with three 3s, in a seemingly passing to open teammates, fin- She was hobbling around using (continued from page 41) second half, five in the fourth flawless outing. ishing with seven assists. She went a crutch after the game to keep quarter. Pinewood shot 57 percent Jump also had 11 rebounds, re- down with an ankle injury in the her injured foot from touching the overall for the game. cording her second double-double fourthquarter.Pinewood,which ground, but in a good mood. drill. Basket after basket on drives Leung led Pinewood with a in the past three games. already lost one point guard, Una “I’ll probably just tape it up,’’ to the rim and on beautifully-exe- career-high 23 points. Normally Point guard Annika Decker Jovanovic, to a knee injury, can- she said. “Adrenaline will take cuted pinpoint passes to backdoor more of an unsung hero, a com- didn’t score, but had a great game not afford to lose Decker. care of the rest.’’Q cutters and roared to a 42-19 half- plementary player, a passer and time lead. defensive hustler, Leung was And just to emphasize, Pine- looking for her shot Wednesday wood’s performance took place and had four 3-pointers among in the NorCal Open Division her nine field goals. quarterfinals against, by defini- “I just wanted to do my part,’’ tion, one of the six best teams in Leung said. “Get open and hit my Northern California. shots.’’ As the Panthers successfully at- Stanford-bound Hannah Jump tacked the rim, the 3-point shot scored an easy 20, making two started becoming available. Eight 3s, and Courtni Thompson had Marketplace Seriously injured at work? Learn your rights. 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Informese Fresh news sobre sus derechos! delivered to your Todos estan protegidos! inbox daily Pinewood coach Doc Sheppler talks strategy with his team. peninjworker.com Sign up today at (650) 799-5312 paloaltoonline.com/express ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ON THE AIR Friday To place an ad or get a quote, contact Nico Navarrete College women’s swimming: Stan- at 650.223.6582 or email [email protected]. ford at Pac-12 Championships, 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m., Pac-12 Networks College softball: Northwestern at Stanford, 4:45 p.m., Stanford Live Stream College women’s basketball: Stan- ford at Washington State, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks College softball: Montana at Stan- ford, 7 p.m., Stanford Live Stream Saturday College beach volleyball: Stanford at Pac-12 South Invite, 11:45 a.m., Pac- 12 Networks College beach volleyball: Stanford at Pac-12 South Invite, 2:15 p.m., Pac- 12 Networks College softball: Montana at Stan- ford, 4:45 p.m., Stanford Live Stream College women’s swimming: Stan- ford at Pac-12 Championships, 6:30 Folashade Akinola Isaiah Saams-Hoy p.m., Pac-12 Networks MENLO-ATHERTON EASTSIDE PREP College softball: North Dakota State at Stanford, 7 p.m., Stanford Live Stream WRESTLING BASKETBALL College men’s volleyball: BYU at The senior won the CIF The senior scored 54 points Stanford, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks State Girls Wrestling title at in the semifinals and finals Sunday 189, recording pins in all five of the Central Coast Section College beach volleyball: Stanford of her matches. Akinola, a Division V tournament, at Pac-12 South Invite, 10:30 a.m., Pac- runner-up last year, helped helping the Panthers win their 12 Networks College softball: North Dakota State the Bears finish second, the first CCS title in 10 years. He at Stanford, 11:15 a.m., Stanford Live school’s best showing. scored 31 in the final. Stream College men’s basketball: Washing- Honorable mention ton at Stanford, 1 p.m., ESPN2 College softball: Cal Poly at Stan- Katie Aufricht James Beckwith* ford, 1:30 p.m., Stanford Live Stream Menlo soccer Menlo-Atherton basketball College women’s basketball: Stan- Evelyn Calhoon* Max Colowick ford at Washington, 2 p.m., Pac-12 Net- works Menlo-Atherton wrestling Menlo soccer Caitlyn Carcione Parker Isaacson Sacred Heart Prep soccer Sacred Heart Prep baseball Stella El-Fishawy Justin Nam FOLLOW US ON Menlo soccer Menlo baseball Ila Lane* Alexi Stavropoulos Priory basketball Sacred Heart Prep soccer Charlotte Levison Marvin Zou Sacred Heart Prep basketball Palo Alto basketball *Previous winner Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com @PALOALTOONLINE Page 42 • March 1, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Sports Greenlow, a Menlo Park resi- four seeds. Szekely is seeded sixth. (1:53.38). Eastin has won the pre- dent, also competed. Bartel, Forde, Szekely, Zhao vious three Pac-12 titles in the 200 The four-day championship and Raab are among the top seven fly, swimming a 1:49.51 last year. meet continues through Saturday seeds in the 200 breast. She’s not entered this time around. inside Weyerhaeuser King County Eastin has the nation’s second- Drabot will carry the torch, with Aquatic Center. best time this year (1:52.07) in the Forde and Kukurugya also in the Friday’s events include the 400 200 fly and Drabot ranks sixth mix. Campbell could also score. Q IM, the 100 fly, the 200 free, the 100 breast, the 100 back and the 400 medley relay, historically one of Stanford’s strongest days. There’s also 3-meter diving (with Paulsen and Greenlow). Employment Eastin, Forde and junior Allie Szekely are the top three seeds Part-time in the 400 IM and Kukurugya, To place an ad or Stevens, Raab and Glavinovich Administrative Assistant are also seeded among the top 12. Immediate opening for a Part- get a quote, Tuck scored in the event last year. time Administrative Assistant. contact Nico Fackenthal, as a seventh-seed, Must be personable, friendly and have great communication Navarrete at is the lone Stanford competitor in skills. Must be flexible with the 100 fly. USC has four of the schedule, strong work ethic 650.223.6582 top six seeds in the event. and Very organized. Hours are or email 30-35Hrs Weekly. Pay is $25.50- Zhao, Zoe Bartel, Williams and digitalads@ John Todd/isiphotos.com John Raab are all seeded among the top $35/Hr. interested applicant 11 for the 100 breast. Ruck, Nord- should apply to: alfonsoram@ paweekly.com. mann and Voss are among the top alfonsoraminc.com seven seeds in the 100 back. 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