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Page 4 • January 10, 2020 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Study: Road changes could make up for Churchill closure the Expanded Community Advi- assortment of road improvements alternatives currently includes Analysis of rail crossing closure recommends adding sory Panel discussed Wednesday on Alma Street and around the seven possible changes, includ- lanes to Alma and Embarcadero interchange, afternoon, concluded that if the two most logical travel alterna- ing the closure of Churchill — an installing traffic signals city kept Churchill open, traffic tives, Embarcadero Road and Or- alternative that has divided neigh- congestion would get significantly egon Expressway. bors near the tracks. by Gennady Sheyner worse as Caltrain raises the num- The study comes at a time when The option of closing Churchill ber of trains each hour from nine the city is trying to winnow down has proved fairly popular in north s Palo Alto continues to cars that use the street to cross to 12, consistent with the agency’s its menu of options for redesign- Old Palo Alto and along Mariposa debate a contentious pro- the tracks each day go? business plan. ing its rail crossings so that local Avenue in Southgate, where many A posal to close Churchill A new study by the city’s con- Closing Churchill, meanwhile, roads would no longer intersect see the idea as a more benign Avenue to traffic at the railroad sulting firm, Hexagon, offers would worsen traffic at six in- with the railroad tracks, known and less disruptive alternative tracks, critics are posing a big some answers, even as it provokes tersections, though the problems as grade separation. The City question: Where will the 9,800 more questions. The study, which could be lessened through an Council’s list of grade-separation (continued on page 11)

BUSINESS Another market bites the dust Family business Khoury’s Market was hampered by unending construction, owner says by Sue Dremann fter just one year in busi- ness, Khoury’s Market at A Palo Alto’s College Terrace Centre plans to close, the second grocer at 501 Oxford Ave. to shut- ter in two years. A previous store, College Terrace Market, closed in late December 2017 after only about six months Sammy Dallal in business. The Khourys took over the spot in January 2019 after the space had been vacant for a year. On Jan. 3, Sitting behind each others’ name plates at the Palo Alto City Council dais, 2019 Mayor Eric Filseth, right, congratulates Adrian a sign in the window announced Fine after on his election as mayor for 2020 on Jan. 6. the store’s closure, and prices were 30% off. followed custom of promoting vice mayoral candidate, creat- Co-owner Chris Khoury said in CITY HALL the prior year’s vice mayor to the ing a potential deadlock on the a letter to customers announcing mayor’s chair, the race for the seven-member council. But after the closure that the business has 2020 vice mayor proved razor- Cormack’s nomination failed by been challenged by many months Fine, DuBois to lead Palo thin, with votes falling largely a 3-3 vote, she offered her vote of construction taking place around along political lines. to DuBois, giving him the edge. other parts of the building. The three council members The council then elected DuBois A dark shroud of black netting Alto council in 2020 affiliated with the slow-growth as vice mayor 4-2, with Fine and currently covers the front of the New mayor vows to focus on housing, “residentialist” philosophy — Kniss dissenting and Tanaka building. Eric Filseth, Lydia Kou and Du- abstaining. “The construction killed us. Even transportation and economic vitality Bois — all supported DuBois, Fine’s election was far less dra- the people upstairs (at the First Re- by Gennady Sheyner who joined the council in 2015 matic, with six council members public Bank) said, ‘We thought and who was re-elected in 2018. voting to make him mayor. Only you guys closed two months ago,’” drian Fine, one of Palo Cormack for the vice mayor’s The council members who are Kou, Fine’s political adversary, Khoury said. Alto’s most passionate position after one of the most more aggressive when it comes abstained, citing Fine’s support Khoury said the College Terrace A housing advocates, will competitive contests in recent to housing growth — Liz Kniss, for Senate Bill 50, a proposal Centre owner had wanted to repaint have a chance to directly shape years. DuBois won the race after Fine and Cormack — supported by state Sen. Scott Wiener to the exterior to distinguish it from the City Council agenda this Cormack, having tied 3-3 with Cormack, the top vote-getter in loosen zoning rules near transit the bank, which occupies the of- year after his colleagues chose DuBois in the council’s first vote the 2018 election. and job-rich areas (the bill was fice space above the market and an him Monday to serve as mayor on the vice mayorship, threw her Councilman Greg Tanaka, held over from last year and will adjacent building. The work began in 2020. support to him, surprising her who ran with the more pro- be considered by the state Legis- in July and was supposed to take Fine, who at 33 is the youngest colleagues and ensuring his elec- growth candidates in 2016 but lature early this year). Kou said a month but has stretched into its council member, will be joined tion by a single vote. who has since emerged as the she was concerned about Fine’s seventh month. in the center of the council’s dais While the mayoral election council’s top fiscal hawk and support for SB 50, which she “They were going to put a patio by Tom DuBois, who narrowly was largely a foregone conclu- most frequent dissenter, ab- in for us and get our signs up. They edged Councilwoman Alison sion, given the city’s loosely stained from voting for either (continued on page 10) changed the windows. That took a

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parking garage — and proper “I feel like they are doing it on Khoury’s Market signage directing customers to purpose,” he said. (continued from page 5) the garage entrance has not been Khoury said he is perplexed and installed. Khoury’s was unable disappointed by the situation. Online This Week few months,” he said. to overcome the obstacles, said “I love Palo Alto. (My brother) These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online He didn’t doubt his business Khoury, whose family runs a sec- Mark and I drive down here from throughout the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAlto could be successful if not for the ond grocery store in San Francisco. Sonoma every day. It’s our baby — Online.com/news. construction. The Khourys have The city of Palo Alto’s building it’s our living. We’re not just some had loyal customers dating to when and planning database indicates a rich people taking over a store. We City faces quandary over proposed bus shelters they took over the Neighborhood’s host of permit requests since the can’t even pay our (personal) bills In a bid to get more people out of cars and into shuttle buses, former JJ&F Market in 2011. Khourys moved in, which started now because we have to pay for the Stanford Research Park is looking to build a network of bus shel- “We were going to have kombu- with minor remodels and plans store. Thankfully, I have some sav- ters throughout its campus. But before Stanford can win approval, cha on tap and we were going to do to replace the storefront in March ings, but I should be using that for it has to overcome two obstacles: skepticism from the Architec- a cafe,” he said. 2019. In August, there was a permit my retirement,” Khoury said. tural Review Board about the proposed design and concerns from A grocery store is a require- request for signage at the market He said he will miss the many the city about a private entity putting its brand on the public right ment at College Terrace Centre: In and a parking-directions sign. A friends they have made in Palo of way. (Posted Jan. 8, 9:10 a.m.) 2009, the Palo Alto City Council separate August permit requested Alto. approved a more dense redevel- approval for exterior glazing. All “We’re just thankful for what we Council urged to keep auditor independent opment and zoning changes in were approved. In November, the had and what we have,” he said. As Palo Alto considers significant changes to the City Auditor’s exchange for the developer’s provi- owner’s contractors received per- Oberman and his attorney have Office, a national auditing organization on Wednesday issued a sion of the 8,000-square-foot space mits for new exterior paint. not responded to requests for com- letter to the City Council, urging council members to retain the for a grocery store. Blox Ventures, a firm owned by ment from the Weekly. existing structure and to preserve the office’s independence. (Posted Without a functioning market, local developer Jason Oberman, “We are disappointed to hear Jan. 8, 3:39 p.m.) the property is considered to be in bought the blocklong development about the potential closure of violation of its “planned commu- in July 2018 for $78.5 million. Khoury Market,” city of Palo Alto State housing bill returns, so does local debate nity” zoning ordinance and is sub- Oberman brought the Khourys in spokeswoman Meghan Horrigan- Responding to local concerns about the top-down mandates of ject to fines of more than $2,000 to establish a market. Taylor said in an email to the his contentious bill, Senate Bill 50, state Sen. Scott Wiener this per day until a new grocery begins Neither Oberman nor his attor- Weekly. “City staff is reaching out week revised the bill to allow cities to craft their own zoning laws its operation. The ordinance allows ney have responded to the Khourys to the parties to better understand to facilitate home construction and avoid the bill’s requirements. the city to begin issuing fines to when they tried to contact them, the situation and will determine (Posted Jan. 8, 9:23 a.m.) the owner if the market space has Khoury said. next steps once additional details been vacant for six months. Only “We’ve had no contact. They are available.” Q Police record 40+ car break-ins within 10 days six months total of vacancy are al- haven’t given us any information Staff Writer Sue Dremann Nearly four dozen cars were broken into in a span of 10 days lowed per five years. — not even to our lawyers,” he ca be emailed at sdremann@ between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2, about 34 of which resulted in stolen Owners of both Khoury’s and said. paweekly.com. property, according to the Palo Alto Police Department’s crime College Terrace Market cited long Recently, painters have started reports. (Posted Jan. 7, 9:58 a.m.) delays with getting the necessary work on the back of the build- READ MORE ONLINE signage to give their businesses ing, which Khoury said sparked PaloAltoOnline.com visibility. The markets also had his curiosity. If the front of the Want to get news briefs emailed to you every weekday? 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solution to the city’s traffic prob- both political camps occupy the Mayor lems, including reaching a decision top two leadership roles, much as Public Agenda (continued from page 5) on redesigning the rail corridor was the case in 2019. this year. He also said he was con- “No one agrees on everything,” A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week characterized as a “top-down” and cerned about the recent closures of Filseth said. “Like in every group, CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to hold a public hearing on weed “one-size-fits-all” legislation. longtime businesses and suggested there are some ideological align- abatement, adopt an interim urgency ordinance to implement state Other council members had no that the city needs to do more to ments on the council and non-align- legislation pertaining to accessory dwelling units, consider a “safe reservations about electing Fine, prepare for a potential economic ments. In my view, that’s a good parking” program at religious institutions, designate downtown as a former planning commissioner recession on the horizon. thing. That diversity of thinking is a “priority development area,” and designate the Foothills and the who now works at Autonomic, a The real drama came immedi- also present in the community.” Baylands as “priority conservation areas.” The meeting will begin at 6 company that makes software for ately after the mayoral election, Cormack’s vote for DuBois p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 app-connected vehicles. Kniss, when Kniss nominated Cormack as vice mayor appeared to have Hamilton Ave. who ran alongside Fine in 2016, for the vice mayoral position. Fils- caught her colleagues — including lauded him for his intelligence eth, who received an ovation after DuBois himself — by surprise. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The school board will discuss enrollment and critical thinking. And Tanaka, concluding his final meeting as “I honestly prepared no com- projections, a new parcel tax and an auditor’s report; and vote on new who served with Fine on the plan- mayor, followed by nominating ments because I didn’t think I was courses and an expansion of the district’s Middle College program, ning commission before both were DuBois, noting that he has served going to be elected tonight,” said among other items. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, elected to the council in 2016 and on every council committee, in- DuBois, who served with Cormack Jan. 14, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. who nominated him for mayor on cluding as chairman of the Finance on the Finance Committee last year Monday, cited Fine’s background Committee. and who is currently working with ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to discuss a in technology and planning, his Kniss praised Cormack as “a her on a two-member ad hoc com- proposal to demolish an existing restaurant building at 4256 El Camino status as the council’s only renter person who pays attention to de- mittee that is looking at refining Real and build a five-story hotel with 97 rooms; a request to demolish and his experience in running tail,” both when conducting coun- the rules for local commissioners. 12,000 square feet of commercial spcace to build a four-story meetings as qualities that will cil business and when meeting res- Cormack, for her part, earned mixed-use building with 102 residential units and 1,780 square feet make him a strong mayor. idents in the community. She also praise for casting a deciding vote of commercial space; and a proposal to build a 21,933-square-foot Immediately after the vote, Fine lauded Cormack for holding office for someone who was running building at 3215 Porter Drive. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on said his top issues of concern are hours for residents at Ada’s Café against her. Kou, who often doesn’t Thursday, Jan. 16, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton housing, transportation and eco- and for being a dog owner, an asset see eye-to-eye with Cormack on Ave. nomic vitality. He pointed at the when it comes to getting out of the issues relating to development, city’s goal of building about 300 house and meeting neighbors. lauded her for displaying “gra- units of housing per year, a target While no one objected to Cor- ciousness.” Former City Council- that the city has failed to meet in mack’s nomination, Filseth threw woman Karen Holman, who was each of the past two years. The his support behind DuBois, who elected mayor in 2015 after getting city’s actual production — be- was first elected in 2014 and who the most votes in the 2014 election, Auto Repair Shop tween 50 and 60 units — is not has not yet held a leadership po- shared the sentiment. good enough, he said. sition despite chairing numerous “What happened tonight was in Palo Alto “We need to figure out what Palo committees. Filseth called Du- magnanimous, almost unheard of, Alto looks like in five, 10, 20 and Bois “consistently thoughtful and and speaks well to both of your Quality, Integrity, Technology 50 years,” Fine said. “I think that’s a voice for reason and data-driven characters,” Holman said. Q a challenge for all of us.” thinking.” He also said it would be Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner Fine said he was committed to a better reflection of the commu- can be emailed at gsheyner@ working on finding a 21st century nity to have representatives from paweekly.com.

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make the connection is Lincoln to Churchill, took the opposite Churchill closure Emerson,” Black said. “We want- stance and said the traffic prob- (continued from page 5) ed to provide another way to go.” lems in her neighborhood are The Hexagon study indicated already severe. The changes that to the other option on the table: that the improvements would Hexagon is proposing should have a train viaduct. Other Southgate lessen the impact at the Alma in- been done years ago, she said. tersections to a “less than signifi- “We’ve got a terrible situation CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week residents, particularly those far- ther from the tracks, have called cant level.” Yet it also concluded right now and if you don’t close for Churchill to remain open. that traffic congestion would get Churchill it will be even worse,” City Council (Jan. 6) They’ve argued that closing the slightly worse at El Camino’s in- Yarkin said. Mayor: The council elected Adrian Fine as mayor for 2020 Yes: Cormack, street would make it harder for tersections with Embarcadero and The committee, which is charged DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Tanaka Abstained: Kou them to get onto Churchill or El Page Mill Road. with advising the council on the Vice mayor: The council elected Tom DuBois as its vice mayor. Yes: Cormack, Camino Real to exit the neighbor- That finding echoes the con- preferred grade-separation alter- DuBois, Filseth, Kou No: Fine, Kniss Abstained: Tanaka hood and would direct traffic to cerns of Professorville residents native, had its own questions about other east-west connector streets, who have complained that closing the plan to reconfigure Alma. most notably Embarcadero Road Churchill would divert traffic to Chairwoman Nadia Naik and LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines and talk and Oregon Expressway. other neighborhoods, including committee member Keith Reck- about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com/square The study by Hexagon offers their own. dahl both asked Hexagon to pro- some ammunition for both sides. “If you want to facilitate move- vide more information about traffic The analysis indicates that if the ment, you don’t close a crossing conditions on Kingsley under the city were to do nothing, traffic that gives you 10,000 crossings proposed plan. Naik said she was would get significantly worse as a day because you would dump concerned about the prospect of the number of trains increases, in those, we would guess, 5,000 cars queuing up on the right lane some cases creating car queues at north to Embarcadero and 5,000 of Alma to turn on Kingsley under Diethild Anna Else Price signals that would take 10 min- south to Oregon,” Rob Levitsky, the new configuration. November 24, 1931 - December 11, 2019 utes to clear. Closing Churchill, who lives on Emerson Street, told The council has a goal of pick- meanwhile, would create “signifi- the committee Wednesday. “No ing its rail redesign alternatives Diethild Anna Else Price, 88, cant impacts” to six intersections mitigation or traffic study shows this spring. Q passed away at her Palo Alto — four along Alma (at Lincoln that you can just swallow those Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner Avenue, Embarcadero, Kingsley cars. That’s ridiculous.” can be emailed at gsheyner@ home surrounded by family on Avenue and the Oregon Express- Kerri Yarkin, a resident of paweekly.com. December 11, 2019. way ramps), as well as at El Cami- Born in Berlin, Germany, no and Embarcadero; and at El to Hans and Minna (Caspary) Camino and Oregon Expressway. Neumann on November 24, Hexagon also found that at four Eleanor Jane Rhoades 1931, “Dee” was the youngest of these intersections, the impact July 1, 1922 – December 27, 2019 of three children. Growing up, could be minimized through vari- she enjoyed playing and walking ous road improvements, including Eleanor Jane Rhoades, nee Marcy, in the forest and swimming in major changes to the interchange passed away peacefully after a short the lakes near her home in the of Alma and Embarcadero. illness, with family by her side. She Berlin district of Zehlendorf. Her childhood was indelibly Gary Black, a consultant with Hexagon, told the committee that was born and raised in the rural Sand marked by World War II. After having been evacuated for once Caltrain increases to 12 Hills of Nebraska, where she lived many months to Thuringia, she returned home in late 1944 trains per hour, northbound cars a happy childhood surrounded by and then survived the Soviet invasion of Berlin in April looking to turn left from Alma loving and supportive parents and 1945. After the war, she enjoyed participating in the U.S. onto Churchill would have to wait siblings. Army recreational programs for teenagers. She also lived four to five traffic light cycles, or Eleanor moved to Palo Alto through the Soviet blockade of Berlin (1948-49) and the about 10 minutes during peak California in 1942, ostensibly as tense Cold War atmosphere that permeated the city of commute times. a transfer to Stanford University, Berlin in the 1950’s. The proposed improvements at but at least in part to escape the Dee earned her Diplom (Master’s Degree) in Political the intersection of El Camino and prairie winters. When housing was Science at the Deutsche Hochschule for Politik in 1956. Embarcadero include adding an- not available for the Fall term, she Thereafter, in Germany, she worked for the court system other left-turn lane on westbound decided that a college degree was not that important to her and and at companies in employer-employee relations. In 1959, Embarcadero to supplement the found work at the Moffett Field Naval Air Station. She met her one that exists today and creating a she moved to Menlo Park, intending to stay for a half- right-turn lane on westbound Em- future husband, a fellow Nebraska expatriate, across the dinner table year to help care for the children of a German friend of barcadero for cars looking to go of a boarding house in Palo Alto in December 1943. They quickly hers, who was studying at Stanford. Shortly after arriving, north. These measures, as well as became inseparable companions until he shipped out for the war in she became reacquainted with Don Price, whom she had improved synchronization of traf- Europe. She wrote a letter to him every day while he was gone. first met while both were university students in Berlin. fic lights, would reduce the traffic They married in October 1946 soon after he returned. After Marrying in July 1960, they spent time living in Paris, impacts and keep vehicle flow at building their first house in Barron Park, they moved to a house Zurich, and Frankfurt before finally settling in Palo Alto roughly the level that exists today. nearby in 1955, where they raised their 2 sons, and where Eleanor in 1972. Hexagon also recommends the lived until she passed away. Along the way, the family lived in During her years in Palo Alto, Dee worked at Bank of installation of traffic signals at the Scotland for 2 years in the mid-60’s while Russell was there on America, the Stanford Cashier’s Office, Jordan Middle juncture of Alma and Oregon Ex- company business. There they developed a life-long love of traveling School leading German conversation classes, and at the pressway. And at the busy inter- to other countries to experience new sights, cultures, and people. German-American School of Palo Alto as a bookkeeper. section of El Camino and Oregon Eleanor spent 50 years together with Russell as wife, mother, Expressway, the proposal calls for She also volunteered extensively with Friends of the homemaker, and family accountant. They were full and equal a westbound right-turn lane from Stanford Arboretum planting and nurturing trees. She Oregon to El Camino as well as partners in everything that they did. They were the love of each loved to travel and particularly treasured many long family optimized traffic timing. other’s life and best friends. She created a new life for herself after camping trips through the Western United States and By far the most ambitious he died, spending time with friends and grandchildren, going to Canada. With Don, she also spent happy weeks in her latter proposal is the plan to reconfig- Curves and Tai Chi, and continuing to travel the world. Many of her years at Lake Tahoe and going on cruises around the world. ure the awkward intersection of happiest moments were spent on the deck of a boat, whether open She harbored a special fondness for animals of all kinds Alma and Embarcadero. Today, ocean or winding river, fair weather or foul. She was proud of the fact and at various times had cats, dogs, fish, and backyard drivers on Alma who want to get that she had visited over 40 countries and been on every continent, chickens. on Embarcadero (which crosses including Antarctica. Dee created a loving and beautiful home life with her underneath Alma) have to rely on Eleanor is survived by her 2 sons David and Jeffrey, her loving kindness, warm and insightful conversation, delicious neighborhood streets, including daughters-in-law Barbara and Debbie, her 5 grandchildren Ian, Lincoln and Emerson, to make the cooking, and welcoming sense of style. She will be dearly Natalie, Alex, Deanna, and Ryan, and her dearest friend and missed. Dee is survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, connection. Hexagon proposed a neighbor Louie Olave. She is predeceased by her husband and her 2 reconfiguration that would allow Don, her son Dirk Price of Redondo Beach, her daughter cars to use Kingsley Avenue, just brothers and 2 sisters. Her ashes will be scattered on the ocean that Celia Price of San Francisco and her daughter Kirsten south of Lincoln, to turn left or she loved, to join those of her husband. Essenmacher (Kirk) and granddaughters Stella and Marla right onto Embarcadero, shorten- Everyone who knew her was impressed by her kindness, her Essenmacher, all of Palo Alto. She was predeceased by her ing the drive through the Profes- graciousness, her modesty, and her wit. She will live on in our brothers, Horst-Dieter and Ingo. sorville neighborhood. memories, and on the water everywhere. “Right now, the only way to PAID OBITUARY PAID OBITUARY

www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 10, 2020 • Page 11 Eleanor Ruud Shelling Barbara Annabelle Redstrom December 8, 1928 – October 25, 2019 September 1, 1922 – October 17, 2019

Eleanor Ruud Shelling, Barbara (Bobbie) Annabelle nee Eleanor Agnes Opal Redstrom (nee Gettle), passed Pulse A weekly compendium Ruud, and familiarly known away October 17, 2019 in Los as Ellie, passed away on of vital statistics Altos, California at the age of October 25, 2019. She was born on December 8, 1928 97. Bobbie was born September POLICE CALLS in Crookston, Minnesota 1, 1922 in Alameda, CA. After Palo Alto to Olivia Holtan Ruud and graduating from high school Jan. 1-8 and Lux College for Women, Violence related Carl Oscar Ruud, both of Battery 1 Norwegian descent. Ellie she enlisted in the Coast Child abuse 1 was the youngest of three Guard during World War II. Domestic violence 3 Elder abuse 1 daughters. She had a strong In 1943 she attended Navy Sexual assault 1 will that overcame decades Radio School at the University Strong arm robbery 1 of poor health and lived until shortly before her 91st of Wisconsin, where she met Suicide 1 Theft related birthday. She is survived by her sister Evelyn Kranz her future husband John (Johnny) Redstrom, who was in the Commercial burglaries 1 (Evie), her daughters Susan Lopes (Saake) and Lori Marines. After the war they moved to The Peninsula, living Commercial burglary attempt 1 Shelling, and her grand-daughter Olivia Lopes, with Credit card forgery 3 in Redwood City, Menlo Park, Atherton and finally Palo Fraud 3 whom she had an especially loving relationship. Alto where they raised a family. Bobbie was active in the Palo Petty theft 3 After graduating Crookston High, Ellie attended Alto Co-op Market, Unity Church, Vasa Lindberg Lodge Residential burglaries 1 Residential burglary attempt 2 University of Minnesota as an English major. At age (Los Altos), and Stanford International House, through 18, she and her sister Evie won Minneapolis’ “Beautiful Shoplifting 5 which she shared her home hosting many foreign students Vehicle related Sisters” contest, with a first-plane-ride thrilling trip to over the years. Bobbie loved cats, traveling (especially to the Auto theft 2 Chicago. In the summer of 1949 she and a Pi Phi sister Auto theft attempt 1 ventured west to California to work at the Brockway Hawaiian Islands), and music. Her children remember their Bicycle theft 4 mom being able to whistle any tune and leading them in Driving w/ suspended license 3 Resort in North Lake Tahoe. Ellie and the summer crew Hit and run 4 performed water ballet shows for hotel guests including song during cross-country car trips. She was preceded in Lost/stolen plates 2 Claus Shelling, a Stanford student, whom she would death by her husband John, both parents, her brother, and Misc. traffic 3 Parking/driving violation 1 marry six years later. sister. She is survived by her daughter Bobbi and son-in-law Theft from auto 38 Ellie earned her BA at and then taught English at U John Osmundson of Pasadena, CA; her son John Redstrom of Theft from auto attempt 12 of M. In 1955 she was granted a Fulbright scholarship at Vehicle accident/minor injury 2 Sunnyvale, CA; her son Eric Redstrom of Eureka, CA; three Vehicle accident/prop damage 7 University of Oslo, Norway to study education. Instead grandsons, Douglas K. Hopson, Brent D. Hopson and John Vehicle tow 3 of accepting the Fulbright, she chose to marry Claus Christopher Osmundson; four great grandchildren and her Alcohol or drug related that same year. They bore two children, Susan Elizabeth Drinking in public 1 cat Rainbow, who has been graciously rehomed. The family Driving under influence 4 and Lori Olivia and raised the family in Los Altos. She would like to say a special thank you to Ophelia Viajar for Drunk in public 1 earned her Master’s degree in Literature from San Jose her loving kindness and care of Bobbie. A memorial service Possession of drugs 2 Possession of paraphernalia 1 State during this time period. was held for friends, family, and residents at BridgePoint at In 1972 Ellie co-founded the Resource Center for Under influence of drugs 1 Los Altos, where Bobbie was a resident for the past eleven Miscellaneous Women in Palo Alto, an organization to prepare women years. Per Bobbie’s request, the family asks that donations Found property 13 to re-enter the work force after child rearing. The career Lost property 5 and education materials were available and widely used please be made to the Redstrom Fund, care of the Silicon Misc. penal code violation 3 Valley Community Foundation. The Redstrom Fund is a Other/misc. 7 by both men and women; to reflect this the organization’s Psychiatric subject 4 name was later changed to “Career Action Center.” memorial fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation, a Suspicious circumstances 4 501(c)(3) public charity registered in the United States, EIN# Trespassing 1 Ellie lived in New York City from 1979 to ’82 and was Vandalism 10 head of two non-profits before returning to her Bay Area 20-5205488. All money donated will help aid local women Warrant/other agency 1 home. Ellie worked in the ‘80s and ‘90s with daughter battling alcoholism. Susan, who founded and operated MuffinsMuffins, a six- Checks can be sent to: VIOLENT CRIMES store bakery chain in San Francisco. Palo Alto Palo Alto Avenue, 11/25, 6 p.m.; sexual Ellie was a true intellectual - passionate about words Silicon Valley Community Foundation assault. and education in general. She and her friends would get 2440 West El Camino Real, Suite 300 Edgewood Drive, 12/5, 6:30 a.m.; child together for “Saloons” (a play on Salon) to talk about abuse/sexual. Mountain View, California 94040 El Camino Real, 12/31, 5:48 p.m.; books, poetry and ideas, paired with food and wine. She (Attention Gifts) domestic violence/battery. was always a forward thinker, way ahead of her time Please include “Redstrom Fund 5974” in the memo line. 3980 El Camino Real, 1/1, 8:51 p.m.; in thought, theory and practice. She prayed for World battery. 95 University Ave., 1/1, 10:50 p.m.; Peace, sometimes referring to it as “Whirled Peas” long Additionally donations can be made online to the strong arm robbery. before it became a trend and bumper sticker. Ellie loved Pasteur Drive, 1/1, 11:18 p.m.; domestic Redstrom Fund/SVCF through PayPal fashion – the first to wear hot pants and go go boots in violence/battery. at: https://bit.ly/2pwCi52 Pitman Avenue, 1/2, 1:47 p.m.; suicide. the 60s, hip huggers in the 70s and capris in the 2000s. Newell Road, 1/5, 6:18 a.m.; elder Ellie was head-strong, fiercely independent, principled PAID OBITUARY abuse. and a believer in humanity. Always progressive and Byron Street, 1/5, 7:53 a.m.; domestic violence/battery. accepting, Ellie was the go-to mom for Susan and her friends for help with delicate teen topics. She was loyal Menlo Park and trustworthy – someone who would listen and keep 500 block El Camino Real, 1/5, 10:57 whatever was said in confidence. a.m.; domestic violence. 1100 block Windermere Ave., 1/5, 6:30 Ellie’s proudest achievements included the Fulbright p.m.; assault. grant; co-creating and becoming the first Executive Marketplace Director of the Resource Center; purchasing her own home in 1974 as the first woman to receive a Wells Fargo mortgage without a co-signer, and her 100% Norwegian The Palo Alto Weekly offers advertising heritage. A bleeding heart, Ellie supported numerous causes for Home Services, Business Services – Planned Parenthood, DNC, Emily’s List, education and Employment. for Native Americans, NRDC and other environmental organizations, and many more. Give blood for life! Ellie remained in her Palo Alto home with Lori, who If you wish to learn more about became her caregiver, until her death. 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by Elena Kadvany Nicholas puts a puzzle together during class at AchieveKids, a Palo Alto nonpublic school that serves students on the photos by Sammy Dallal autism spectrum, as well as with emotional disturbances, and other developmental disabilities on Dec. 3.

n a recent morning at Wings the education system’s most vul- The district must pay in full for overseen by the state Department at Duveneck Elementary School. Learning Center in Redwood nerable students when their public the placement, which is meant to of Education. School districts con- (See sidebar, facing page) OCity, a young boy navigated school districts can no longer do so. be temporary but can last several tract with nonpublic schools, some Special-education parent advo- his school’s hallways lying on his Nonpublic schools function as ex- years, including transportation to of which are nonprofits and some cates have applauded the plan to stomach on a bright red, wheeled tensions of public districts, but offer farther-flung schools. Federal law of which are private, to provide ser- improve support within the dis- scooter board, using his arms to smaller, specialized environments requires public schools to provide vices to special-education students. trict. But they’re wary it could be pull himself down a carpeted walk- designed specifically to support students with disabilities free and Nonpublic schools are subject to executed poorly without sufficient way, like a surfer paddling into a struggling students, rather than fit- appropriate public education, or the same federal and state educa- staff, training and careful integra- wave. He reached the front desk, ting them into the sometimes limit- FAPE, even if that “appropriate” tion statutes as public schools, in- tion for vulnerable students. where he stood up and asked a staff ing structure of a traditional school. public education program is not cluding for staff qualifications and “We are in full support of inclu- member for a key to a bathroom. These are students on the mod- available within their schools. curriculum, and must go through sion, and it is heartening to see this An occupational therapist followed erate to severe end of the autism Nonpublic school students make a detailed process to get certified fuller continuum for our moderate- closed behind. spectrum, including some who up just 1.6 percent of the state’s by the state. to-severe students,” Kimberly Eng While it’s unimaginable that are nonverbal and rely on assistive special-education population, ac- Because they are typically small Lee, co-chair of special-education a student would move through a technology to communicate. Oth- cording to the California Depart- schools with low staff-to-student advocacy group Community Advi- traditional public school in such a ers have emotional disturbances, ment of Education. In Palo Alto ratios and specialized services, sory Committee, told district staff manner, it’s the norm at Wings, a depression, anxiety or disabilities Unified, there are currently 52 stu- such as occupational therapy or after they presented their proposals nonpublic school for students on that have become insurmountable dents enrolled in nonpublic schools psychological counseling, non- to the school board in December. the autism spectrum. The student barriers to their learning. Many (including one through a settlement public school tuition is costly, as “But inclusion considers a person, was taking a needed break from of their disabilities manifested in agreement, rather than the district’s much as $15,000 per month. Most not just a place. class in a way that was specifically extreme behavior at traditional special education process) at a cost nonpublic schools only take refer- “With out-of-district place- designed to regulate him while schools — acting out, biting, harm- of $2.4 million. rals from school districts; private ment being three times more than working on his motor skills (us- ing one’s self or others, refusing to Nonpublic schools are often placements by parents are rare. the norm, this report might come ing his full body instead of simply go to school all together — that families’ last resort, and their qual- (Without a referral, a parent is on across as only expense control. We walking) and communication (talk- made it near impossible for them ity varies. Nonpublic schools made the hook for the school’s full cost, hope not,” she said. ing to the staff member and mak- to exercise their right to a public headlines in 2018 when a special- unless a district agrees to a partial ing a request). education. needs student on the autism spec- reimbursement.) Some Palo Alto onnor Kitayama was diag- Wings is one of about 20 nonpub- After exhausting all options at trum died after being placed in a Unified students attend residential nosed with autism shortly lic schools in Santa Clara and San a public school, districts can re- face-down restraint at a now-closed nonpublic schools out of state, in- Cbefore his third birthday. Mateo counties that serve some of fer students to nonpublic schools. El Dorado Hills school. The inci- cluding in Utah and Missouri. He attended public schools in dent prompted new state legislation Cindy Loleng-Perez, the school San Mateo, where he had ac- that increased oversight of nonpub- district’s new director of second- cess to special day classes and lic schools. ary special education, said when an aide trained in applied behav- But locally, parents said nonpub- she arrived she was alarmed by the ioral analysis, known as ABA, a lic schools’ flexibility, specialized number of students placed in alter- therapy that focuses on improv- staff, individualized attention and native schools for a 12,000-student ing language, attention, memory, deep understanding of specific district. (There are 103 district social and other skills for people disabilities was a saving grace for students in outside placements on the autism spectrum. His fam- their children. this year, including at nonpublic ily was largely satisfied with the “We joke that EBC is not the schools and other educational in- education he received, though school that when your child is born stitutions.) After a review that she teacher expertise varied from you hope that they get into but you said showed “gaps” in services, year to year, said his mother, La are really happy it exists,” said Kira the special education department Donna Ford. Sabot, whose son attends the Esther is now working to bring some of Then, in high school, the rug was B. Clark (EBC) School, a nonpub- those students back by developing pulled out from under them. Kita- lic school at the Children’s Health new programs, including a more yama pulled an aide’s hair during Council in Palo Alto. “It’s like they intensive therapeutic program and class and the teacher said he could gave us our child back.” reconfiguring a specialized “learn- no longer be in the classroom, his Krislyn Li, a teacher at Esther B. Clark School in Palo Alto, tosses a There are about 300 nonpublic ing center” classroom for students football during recess with her students. The nonpublic school serves schools in California, which are with moderate to severe disabilities (continued on page 18) children with severe emotional challenges. Page 16 • January 10, 2020 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Cover Story PPaloalo AAltolto districtdistrict sstafftaff wworkork ttoo bbringring bbackack somesome special-edspecial-ed studentsstudents Plans include new customized curriculum and intensive therapeutic program by Elena Kadvany

hen Cindy Loleng-Perez truly cannot support the student.” “personalized schedules that re- arrived in Palo Alto Uni- The district spends $5.9 million flect their distinct strengths, needs W fied as the new director of annually to place its special-ed stu- and learning preferences,” a staff secondary special education this dents at nonpublic schools, private report states. There will be one-on- school year, she found the number placements (unilateral placements one as well as group instruction. of students in outside placements made by parents rather than the Starting this fall, the district — 103 — unusually high for a dis- district), independent study or pri- plans to reconfigure its elemen- trict of this size. vate schools, according to a district tary-level learning centers for She came from the San Ramon staff report. The most costly subset students with moderate to severe Valley Unified School District, ($2.4 million) is for students placed disabilities. Rather than the current which is three times the size of at nonpublic schools through their model — one education specialist Palo Alto Unified but had fewer individualized education plans, serving all kindergarten through AchieveKids Program Counselor Priscilla Barrios, left, reads to students placed outside district having been referred by the district fifth-grade students in one class- Nipun during class. schools, she said. rather than through a settlement room — there will be two separate “I needed to do my evaluation agreement or unilateral placement. classrooms, one for kindergarten They’ve asked for more detail nonpublic school students gradu- of what’s going on? The majority of the through second grade and another about how the new programs will ate from high school, according to Why do we have so 103 students are for third through fifth. The district be implemented and supported. the district. many kids placed ‘The biggest in the secondary hopes this will allow education “We are all concerned about The district should also cre- outside in such a grades, Loleng- specialists to give more targeted the growing number of NPS stu- ate protocols for more consistent small district?” she problem we Perez said. support to students, provide stu- dents and the expense to educate transitions out of and back to the said in an interview At the begin- dents with a more appropriate age in more restrictive and costly set- district and do more to support with the Weekly. face is a lack ning of the 2020- span of classmates and provide tings outside PAUSD. But students often-isolated nonpublic school As part of this 21 school year, the more opportunity for collabora- do not just wake up one day and parents, such as including them on evaluation, Lo- of data. Who district is planning tion between general and special head to an outside placement,” advisory committees and commu- leng-Perez visited is tracking the to have in place education teachers. Kimberly Eng Lee, co-chair for nicating about parent-education schools, observed three new pro- Two other additions, an intensive special-education advocacy group events and other district activities, classrooms, re- students sent grams. A school therapeutic program and intensive Community Advisory Committee Schmidt said. viewed individu- refusal team, made behavioral program, won’t happen (CAC) said at the Dec. 10 school Many parents of nonpublic alized education outside the up of a mental until later in the next school year board meeting when the special- schools students who struggled plans and settle- health therapist, or the 2021-22 year, Loleng-Perez education department presented to get the right support for their ment agreements district?’ behaviorist, cre- said. The first will provide some of its plans. “There is a long trail that children live in a constant state for outside place- dentialed teacher, the same services that nonpublic precedes such an outcome — some of anxiety, fearing the placement ments and spoke —Christina Schmidt, psychologist and schools do for students with serious particular and personal to the stu- could be taken away — particu- with administra- co-chair, Community school site repre- mental health and behavioral dif- dent, and others attributable to dis- larly if they speak out publicly tors, staff and Advisory Committee sentative, will help ficulties, such as individual, group trict services and supports.” about their experiences, Schmidt parents of both students who are and family therapy; crisis inter- Current middle and high school- said. (Several parents were unwill- students still in the refusing to attend vention and behavior management. ers with special needs have expe- ing to speak on the record for this district and those who had been school due to high anxiety, depres- These are students for whom emo- rienced the district’s push toward story for that reason.) moved elsewhere. She found the sion, behavioral concerns and other tional difficulties “have become full inclusion, which resulted in the “The first reaction for families district was “lacking” in services challenges. There is a “dire need” increasingly disabling over time, reduction of segregated special- like mine with kids in special ed for students with special needs, for such a team, particularly at requiring frequent, supportive, and day classes, Eng-Lee noted. The is are we going to maybe lose the she said, including insufficient Gunn and Palo Alto high schools, intensive interventions” and “seri- district moved special-needs stu- services we’ve advocated or waited therapeutic programs and a lack of Loleng-Perez said. ously” compromising their ability dents into mainstream classes with for for years?” Vaibhav Vaish, the support for students with “intense” “We have a lot of kids with to attend a traditional school. aides but not always with sufficient Palo Alto Council of PTA’s spe- behavioral needs and those who anxiety and depression. They don’t The district’s current therapeutic support for teachers, she said. cial-education representative for need multi-sensory instruction. want to go to school because ... the programs, Loleng-Perez said, are “For students and teachers to be Fairmeadow Elementary School, The district is now working to fill school environment is too big,” she geared toward “full inclusion,” by successful, they need resources. told the school board in December. those gaps — and bring students said. which students are in the program We’d like to see a fuller implemen- Loleng-Perez acknowledged that back to the district — by expanding The district will also offer a only part of the school day to en- tation plan detailing these five ser- trust continues to be an issue for the services provided to students new hybrid academic program for sure they’re also included in main- vice options — one that includes the special education community with special needs at neighborhood middle and high school students. stream classes. That doesn’t serve embedded supports (like educator in Palo Alto Unified. schools. Students will have access to cus- all students well, she said. coaching and co-teaching) and “My message is not, ‘Guess “It always breaks my heart if I tomized curriculum both in person The new intensive behavioral an explicit discussion of budget, what? We’re bringing everybody have to send somebody out,” Lo- at their neighborhood schools (re- program will provide a structured timeline, use of aides, enrollment back.’ My message is, ‘We’re leng-Perez said. “We really should quired at a minimum once a week) environment, on a short-term ba- by age and disability, and expected building a program so that we can be sending kids out (only) if we’ve and through online independent sis, focused on “stabilizing high program size,” she said. support our kids,’” she said. “Not done everything we can and we study, with participation based on intensity behaviors” to help stu- Christina Schmidt, the Commu- all of those kids will be able to dents return to general education nity Advisory Committee’s other come back because there are good classes, with the support of behav- co-chair and parent of a nonpub- reasons why we put kids out to ior specialists. The program will lic school student, said the district nonpublic schools. But if we can also provide training and strategies lacks the data necessary to evaluate support them early enough or if to classroom teachers and staff, in- nonpublic students’ experiences. they really are ready to come back, cluding including methodologies “The biggest problem we face is I want to build a program to sup- from the National Autism Center, a lack of data,” she said. “Who is port them.” the district stated. tracking the students sent outside In December, board members Part of the planning for the new the district? How do we know what were largely supportive of the in- services will include developing a the success rates are for the stu- tent to reduce the growing number process for evaluating when it’s ap- dents? Do any of them come back of outside placements. propriate to bring a student back to to the district? What is the impact “I don’t hear this as a cost-sav- the district from an outside place- of NPS on families?” ing mechanism. I think we have ment. Loleng-Perez, a former non- Loleng-Perez said the district an envelope within which we can public school principal, said she’ll doesn’t yet track the rate of stu- do some things that are probably replicate some of the intake and dents who return from nonpublic more effective and less restric- exit criteria she used in that setting. schools. Four students came back tive,” board member Ken Dauber Special-education parents have last semester and two are pending said. “That’s what’s really driv- Jen Wakefield, a teacher at Esther B. Clark School, a nonpublic expressed both hope and appre- for this semester, she said. Cur- ing this change as I see it and I’m school in Palo Alto, watches over her students on Dec. 6. hension about the district’s plan. rently, 100% of Palo Alto Unified very supportive of it.” Q

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progress. On a recent afternoon, more ample special-education Education when a student started loudly act- funding. His son, Harry, is on the (continued from page 16) ing out, two staff members quickly autism spectrum. Enrollment in nonpublic erected a portable blue tarp around Harry started school at Barron him — not to block others from Park Elementary School but did schools by district seeing him, but to reduce the stim- not make progress toward his in- ulation in his environment to calm dividualized education plan goals. Special-education students at nonpublic schools, not him down. The school would frequently call including those at private schools or other institutions In contrast with Kitayama’s pub- home if he started crying or acted lic high school, Wings staff don’t out, asking his parents to pick him School district Type 2018-19 2019-20 get upset or punish him when he up. The district eventually referred has a temper tantrum, his mother them to the nonpublic Morgan Palo Alto Unified K-12 59 52 said. Instead, they “model calm.” Autism Center in San Jose, where They speak softly and use as few Harry has gone to school ever Pleasanton Unified K-12 20 19 words as possible (she was told since. Alameda Unified K-12 53 43 once that what her son hears when Two things immediately changed other people talk is akin to the in- after he moved schools, Collins Fremont Unified K-12 55 58 comprehensible mumbling of the said. First, the family stopped re- San Francisco Unified K-12 153 167 teacher in the Peanuts cartoon) to ceiving frequent calls home. The move him into a separate, quiet school, which has worked with Berkeley Unified K-12 40 43 room where he can sit on a beanbag severely developmentally disabled Karen Kaplan, the executive and decompress before returning to children and young adults for 50 Ravenswood City K-8 13 13 director of Wings Learning class. years, is “equipped to handle what- Mountain View Whisman K-8 7 8 Center in Redwood City, Compared to the pattern in many ever comes up,” he said. leads a staff of teachers and public school districts — lucking The second? The first Saturday Menlo Park City K-8 1 0 specialists who work with out with a particular teacher or after Harry started going to Mor- Los Altos K-8 9 8 students with autism. specialist who understands autism gan Autism Center, he voluntarily one year, and losing out the next — went through the morning routine Los Gatos-Saratoga Union 9-12 9 10 mother said. The district’s spe- “they live autism there,” said Ford, his parents had been working to ad- Mountain View Los Altos Union 9-12 26 28 cial-education director suggested who now sits on Wings’ board of just him to. He got up, had break- Wings as a smaller environment directors. fast and went outside to wait for the San Mateo Union 9-12 28 32 that could be beneficial to him. Wings is “functional based,” bus that on school days would take Ford was devastated. meaning the program is geared him to San Jose. Editor’s note: Nonpublic school enrollment fluctuates throughout the “I wanted Connor in a more typi- toward giving students real-life “He liked going to school, which school year as students transfer out of and back into district schools. cal school. It seemed like a failure skills. On Fridays, Kitayama goes he never had (before). He was a to go to Wings. It seemed like he grocery shopping at a local Safe- school resister before,” Collins speed. He would spend more time required to take the state’s annual was doing worse,” she said. “But it way with his speech therapist. said. “Our experience is in lots of in the office at his San Carlos pub- standardized test, but the school ended up being the best thing for Students volunteer at the San Ma- ways unique, but a lot of those as- lic charter school than in class. On doesn’t focus on the results.) him.” teo County History Museum and pects are not atypical. You use NPS two occasions in fifth grade, he was A therapeutic approach — see- Nonpublic schools have the abil- Savers, a nearby thrift store. In a schools because the kid is unique restrained for extended periods of ing the students’ emotional vola- ity to structure their classrooms laundry room down the hall from enough and what they need is dif- time, Sabot said. tility as a symptom of underlying and instruction in ways that larger, classrooms, shirts and pants on ferent enough that they are better After fighting with his school to mental health challenges that must traditional schools often cannot, hangers, a hamper and wooden off in a segregated environment provide adequate services, the fam- be treated — is woven into the said Wings Executive Director dresser double as lessons in match- that is dedicated to their needs than ily eventually turned to legal action structure of the school. Karen Kaplan. She tightly controls ing and sorting (which supports they are in the general education and won a placement at Esther B. Students meet weekly with thera- enrollment — capped at 40 stu- students in reading, Kaplan said) environment in a neighborhood Clark through a settlement agree- pists whose offices are across the dents — and places students only as well as fine motor skills. In the school.” ment. The first time Sabot toured hall from classrooms to work on when teachers are ready to handle school’s kitchen, recipes become Like Ford, Collins had difficulty the Palo Alto nonpublic school, coping and communication skills, them. Classes have no more than reading and math lessons. The accepting that his son wouldn’t be which she found through her own changing unhealthy behavior pat- eight students. kitchen and laundry room are also able to attend his neighborhood research, she became convinced it terns and building self-confidence. “The public schools have stricter means to teach the students inde- public school. But now, he advises was the best option for her son. (Parents are also required to attend rules and policies to adhere to,” pendent living skills. parents of special-needs children “It felt like these people get it. weekly therapy.) Weekly group and Kaplan said. “They can’t always Nonpublic school students are who reach out to him to stay open- For the first time, after I have been art therapy is meant to teach some- do what might be exactly what that still the responsibility of their home minded about nonpublic schools. told that I’m the problem, my child times rigid and isolated students individual kiddo (needs). The law school district, which remain in- “Most parents that I run into — is the problem, for years, it was like, teamwork, flexibility, empathy and says a program should be ‘of ben- volved primarily through individu- and we were in this category — ‘This is where he needs to be,’” she problem solving. efit.’ That doesn’t mean ‘the best.’” alized education plan (IEP) meet- who have their kids in the public said. Each of the school’s seven class- Kitayama, now 20 years old, is ings. Required at least annually, the schools desperately want to hang Esther B. Clark serves students rooms is staffed by a special edu- happy to go to school, his mother meetings bring together the parents on to them, in part because they who are considered emotionally cation teacher, classroom assistant, said. (State law requires that stu- and staff from the district and non- like public schools, but in part be- disturbed or have other health im- licensed therapist and behavioral dents receive special education public school to review a student’s cause that represents their hope for pairments that adversely affect specialist. Classes are kept small, until they’re 22 years old.) He’s in goals, accommodations and poten- their child, just like it represented their ability to learn. Students with fewer than 12 students. A stu- classrooms that are specifically tial transition back to public school. our hope. You’ve got to consider have diagnoses such as depression, dent support counselor trained in designed for students with autism, The plan determines a student’s every year, what’s going to be anxiety, attention deficit disorder, de-escalation techniques is always who learn best visually. Pictures of level of care. Nonpublic schools better? Am I hoping against hope disruptive mood dysregulation and on campus in case of a crisis. A students hang on cubbies as a cue also send quarterly progress reports here, and we’re actually hurting my oppositional defiant disorder. They school-wide scoring system rein- for where to put their belongings to students’ home districts. child? may have been chronically truant forces positive behavior through away in the morning. Kitayama Wings’ ultimate goal, Kaplan “There are all kinds of schools and are at risk for being placed daily feedback between teachers, becomes anxious without routine, said, is that students are “in the best that work for all kinds of kids,” out of their home due to the se- students and their parents. so the individualized daily sched- environment for learning,” which he added. “We tend to anchor on verity of their social or emotional The school focuses on build- ules every Wings student receives, for some, but not all, will be re- the neighborhood school as, ‘This challenges. ing relationships with students for which use a mix of words and pic- turning to public school. Last year, is the preferred thing.’ I guess for Many students arrive at the whom connection at school has tures, give him much-needed pre- three Wings students went back to most kids, but not for all kids.” school’s doors so emotionally un- proved difficult in the past. dictability. Students with different their home school district. regulated that the school focuses “We know the root of the issue sensory needs can sit on ball chairs “Wings’ belief is that if they’re or students with mental only on stabilizing their mental is not the behavior. It is the men- or use standing desks. The bright- ready, they need to go back,” she health challenges so se- health for the first few weeks be- tal health challenge that the stu- ness of overhead fluorescent lights said. “If they’re ready to interact Fvere that they become in- fore introducing academics. There dent is having,” Miller said. “If is filtered by paper to help students with typical children, if they’re surmountable barriers to learn- is no homework for the first 30 we can help to repair that to give who are light-sensitive. ready to do group learning, if ing and functioning, nonpublic days after a student enrolls. them skills, then those behaviors Speech, occupational and assis- they’re ready to make those transi- schools can be life-saving. “It allows for us to be way more dissolve.” tive technology therapists work on tions, let’s help them get back.” When Kira Sabot’s 13-year-old flexible here than you would be Inshan said he feels more site at Wings, so students don’t have son, Inshan Thomas, arrived at able to be in a public school setting heard at the Esther B. Clark to be pulled out of class to access odd Collins, the president the Esther B. Clark School three where they have specific content School than at his public school, the services. All staff have received of the Palo Alto Unified years ago, he was emotionally dys- that they need to be delivering,” where he felt dismissed by staff autism-specific training, including TBoard of Education, moved regulated, suicidal and struggling said Head of School Jody Miller. and was bullied by peers. At the how to handle aggressive behav- to Palo Alto from the East Coast academically. He had been diag- “We just don’t have those same nonpublic school, academic and ior, and they meet before and after in part because of its reputation nosed with anxiety, depression, a pressures here.” (Students who behavioral missteps have be- the school day to review student as a well-resourced district with mood disorder and slow processing have completed a year there are come a chance to ask for help

Page 18 • January 10, 2020 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Cover Story rather than be punished, he said. a local school district, they worked One Palo Alto parent described “They actually help. They say, ‘If with a specific teacher who was nonpublic schools as the “best-kept you don’t understand something, struggling to support students be- secret in this town.” Many parents then ask,’” the eighth grader said. fore transitioning students back. said that until their district referred He still doesn’t like going to “If we’re not working collabora- their child, they were unaware non- school, he said, but Esther B. tively together, there are a lot of public schools existed. Clark has made it easier to over- kids falling through the cracks,” Parents and school administra- come that hurdle. said AchieveKids Executive Direc- tors urged parents of children who In over three years Sabot has tor Ryan Eisenberg. fit the nonpublic school profile to watched her son’s mental health In one example of public-private be “good consumers” — to ask improve to the point that he’s able partnership, AchieveKids part- their district questions, to call local to sit through 50-minute class nered with the Campbell Union nonpublic schools, to visit them if periods, earn and B’s and partici- High School District and Pacific possible and to educate themselves pate in PE. Oaks College in San Jose to launch on their legal rights. “He feels confident, not all the this year a state-funded teacher For parents who might feel that time of course because he’s still residency program. The goal is leaving their public school district a work in progress, but he’s com- Wings Learning Center teacher Kevin Skidmore, right, helps Connor to address a shortage in special- is admitting defeat, Ford urged fortable there. He’s comfortable Kitayama with kitchen chores before the class start. The nonpublic education teachers in California open-mindedness. in his own skin and while he’s school uses cooking to teach reading, math and independent living and expose them to both public “It’s definitely not a failure,” always going to be a kid that is skills. and nonpublic settings, with more Ford said. “It’s just giving your kid glass-half-empty,” in terms of his Navarros, for example, drove from think the kid has failed,” she said. in-depth training than would be what they need.” Q attitude, she said, “he smiles.” their home in Los Altos to Sebas- “We think all our kids ought to go offered in a typical credentialing Staff Writer Elena Kadvany Before nonpublic school, Pau- topol weekly and participated in to Yale. Public schools aren’t right program. can be emailed at ekadvany@ line Navarro’s family was stuck in therapy with their son. for all kids.” Other school administrators were paweekly.com. a “failing spiral” trying to support Sabot now feels like a partner A national rise in youth mental more skeptical that traditional pub- their son. Then a junior at Palo with her son’s school rather than an illness could also be driving the lic schools can realistically change ABOUT THE COVER: Wings Learning Alto High School, he had signifi- adversary. Esther B. Clark School demand, Miller said. According to deeply entrenched structures to Center special-education teacher cant emotional disturbances that staff are in frequent communica- the Centers for Disease Control and mimic the nonpublic environment. Kevin Skidmore (standing) chats led to frequent, sometimes violent, tion with her, as much as about In- Prevention, 13 to 20% of children “The kinds of kids that we’re with Connor Kitayama, one of 40 crises at school and home. They shan’s challenges as positive prog- in the U.S. experience a mental working with, unless you’re go- students with autism who attend the had tried private school, coun- ress. Parents who feel isolated from disorder in a given year, The sui- ing to take your class sizes down Redwood City nonpublic school. seling, hospitalization and other their public school communities cide rate among people ages 10 to to 10 and ... you’re going to have Photo by Sammy Dallal. treatment programs, of little to no often find their tribe at nonpublic 24 years old shot up 56% between one teacher with an extra adult in avail. The school district eventu- schools: other parents who under- 2007 and 2017. the classroom, I don’t think you’re ally suggested nonpublic schools, stand the unique challenges of rais- Esther B. Clark School is seeing going to find success,” said Sean WATCH IT ONLINE including TLC Journey Academy, ing a child with special needs. students with more severe mental Haggerty, admissions director for PaloAltoOnline.com a residential school in Sebastopol. “The emotional impact for the illness and has had to transfer a Daniels Academy, a Utah nonpub- Jody Miller, the head of Esther B. Clark Navarro was reluctant to move her family is enormous and may in- record number to more intensive lic high school that Palo Alto Uni- Schools, discusses nonpublic schools son away from home at first. She clude fear and worry about the support, including residential treat- fied students attend. “I don’t know with Palo Alto Weekly journalists on “Behind the Headlines,” a webcast and now credits the nonpublic school child’s well-being, safety, and suf- ment, Miller said. that you can completely revamp podcast. Go to YouTube.com/paweekly with saving his life. fering, as well as what the future the educational system to meet this or PaloAltoOnline.com/podcasts Friday “TLC was clearly from the be- will bring for your child,” said he existence of nonpublic slice of the pie.” evening to watch and listen. ginning all about connection, and Christina Schmidt, co-chair of Palo schools raises the question: that was clearly what was driving Alto special-education advocacy Is there more that tradition- T Amy Lee, located at 1525 Pine Grove Way, San our son down,” she said. group Community Advisory Com- al public schools can and should Jose, CA 95129, Santa Clara County. Like many nonpublic schools, mittee and parent of a nonpublic be doing to support students with This business is owned by: An Individual. TLC Journey Academy offers a school student. “NPS is not a pana- disabilities? Public The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): small, individualized setting for cea ... Our schools are a bedrock of Yes, nonpublic school leaders CHERYL LIN students who are struggling with our community, the places where and parents said. 1525 Pine Grove Way Notices San Jose, CA 95129 anxiety, depression, trauma, school so much of our community’s social While there will always be some Registrant began transacting business under avoidance and withdrawal. Be- life occurs. When your child leaves students who require specialized 995 Fictitious Name the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/20/2019. cause it’s a residential school, there the district, both the parents and the treatment, some aspects of the non- Statement This statement was filed with the County is 24-hour support and care, as well child suffer social isolation.” public school environment — small 624-626-628 MASONIC AVENUE Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION December 20, 2019. as art and equine therapy, yoga, Inshan is preparing to trans- class sizes, targeted training, more FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT (PAW Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020) File No.: FBN661592 volunteer opportunities, prom and fer out of Esther B. Clark School time for staff collaboration, support RK LIMOUSINE SERVICE The following person (persons) is (are) doing FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT a LGBTQ support group. While this year, his mother hopes to the for families — could be replicated business as: File No.: FBN662059 he was there, Navarro’s son found nonpublic Palo Alto Preparatory at traditional public schools. 624-626-628 Masonic Avenue Homeowners’ Association, located at 526 Addison Avenue, The following person (persons) is (are) doing emotional connections through School in Mountain View. Students “If they just added a bit more Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. business as: group therapy and grew more tol- typically stay at Esther B. Clark time (for staff), would they need This business is owned by: A Trust. RK Limousine Service, located at 2625 School for three to four years, said The name and residence address of the Middlefield Rd. #335, Palo Alto, CA 94306, erant of other people’s behaviors. us? If they did a little more train- registrant(s) is(are): Santa Clara County. With more targeted support, his Chief Schools Officer Chris Har- ing, would they need us?” asked MARY ALICE OJAKIAN, TRUSTEE This business is owned by: A General grades — and self-confidence ris. About 75% of students return Kaplan. “I don’t want us to go out 526 Addison Avenue Partnership. Palo Alto, CA 94301 The name and residence address of the — improved. to their public schools and are most of business because there’s always VICTOR OJAKIAN, TRUSTEE registrant(s) is(are): “He could possibly not be here successful, Harris said, if they can going to be the kiddos that just 526 Addison Avenue SAVTANTAR KUMAR Palo Alto, CA 94301 2625 Middlefield Rd. #335 today if the school hadn’t been so transition into a smaller therapeu- can’t get in the public schools. But I Registrant began transacting business under Palo Alto, CA 94306 supportive and sent him to TLC,” tic day class. (Palo Alto Unified feel badly because I turn away kids the fictitious business name(s) listed above on KARTIK KUMAR 12/20/2012. 2625 Middlefield Rd. #335 Navarro said. “It saved his life. It has one each at Duveneck, Frank right and left.” This statement was filed with the County Palo Alto, CA 94306 certainly saved our relationship and S. Greene Middle School and both She suggested school districts Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on Registrant has not yet begun to transact December 13, 2019. business under the fictitious business name(s) ... it certainly saved his ability to high schools.) Other Esther B. create dedicated classrooms with (PAW Dec. 20, 27, 2019; Jan. 3, 10, 2020) listed above. This statement was filed with the County start making better choices.” Clark School students go on to less full-time specialists, such as for DROOLIE LANE Her son ultimately graduated restrictive nonpublic schools, char- occupational and speech therapy, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on Dec. File No.: FBN661639 30, 2019. from Journey Academy rather than ter or private schools. rather than have part-time staff The following person (persons) is (are) doing (PAW Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020) returning to the Palo Alto school Demand for Esther B. Clark’s travel among different campuses business as: PREMIER TECH SOLUTIONS Droolie Lane, located at 6437 Du Sault Dr., San FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT district. The district paid for the full program has increased over the who have to then pull students Jose, CA 95119, Santa Clara County. File No.: FBN661748 cost of the program, which is now years, Harris said. There are 75 stu- away from instructional time. This business is owned by: An Individual. The following person (persons) is (are) doing The name and residence address of the business as: about $15,000 per month. (He de- dents enrolled at the school’s Palo There’s also potential for part- registrant(s) is(are): Premier Tech Solutions, located at 3405 clined to be interviewed or use his Alto campus and 50 at a San Jose nership between nonpublic schools BRIGID OROZCO Viewmont Ct., San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara 6437 Du Sault Dr. County. name for this story, but asked that campus. He attributed the rise to a and their public-school counter- San Jose, CA 95119 This business is owned by: An Individual. his mother use hers to “help other one-size-fits-all focus on state stan- parts. Staff from AchieveKids Registrant has not yet begun to transact The name and residence address of the kids get the help they need.”) dards and academic rigor in public in Palo Alto, a nonpublic school business under the fictitious business name(s) registrant(s) is(are): listed above. ALFREDO D. ESPIRITU JR. A notable contrast between the schools that makes it difficult for that serves students on the autism This statement was filed with the County 3405 Viewmont Ct. public and nonpublic school expe- youth with emotional and learning spectrum and with emotional dis- Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on San Jose, CA 95127 December 16, 2019. Registrant has not yet begun to transact rience for many parents is nonpub- disabilities to “partake at a level turbances and other developmental (PAW Dec. 20, 27, 2019; Jan. 3, 10, 2020) business under the fictitious business name(s) lic schools’ collaborative approach that makes them feel like they’re disabilities, will visit willing pub- AMY LEE listed above. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT This statement was filed with the County to working with families. Many being successful at all.” lic schools’ classrooms to observe File No.: FBN661804 Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on require intensive parent involve- Ford, for her part, agreed. teachers and give feedback. One The following person (persons) is (are) doing December 19, 2019. ment and have liaisons who work “I think the traditional school year, when AchieveKids noticed business as: (PAW Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020) with families at their homes. The system has failed the kid. 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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 10, 2020 • Page 19 Arts & Entertainment Courtesy The Keller Sisters Keller The Courtesy

The Keller Sisters (Kerry Carranza and Sheryl Thirlwall) have been singing together since childhood. They describe their music as ‘everything from folk-rock to blues to sort of country-ish.’

by Yoshi Kato hang out with our friends.” she said. “This was in the ‘60s, and my dad s a former longtime San Mateo resi- Sisterhood, both actual and musical, is a worked full time. But he took care of us. He dent, singer/songwriter/guitarist Sher- theme that comes up frequently when con- ‘A common thread for our had a woman who came in and stayed with A yl Thirlwall still loves to perform on versing with the elder of The Keller Sisters. whole life has been music ... us. But it was a pretty cool thing that, in those the Peninsula. And she particularly loves Asked about her duo’s relationship to the years, my father totally supported my mother. Club Fox, where she and sibling Kerry Car- Jenny Kerr Band, Thirlwall replied, “We It just brings us joy whether She was out on the road, and he was holding ranza will open for the Jenny Kerr Band on have quite a long history with them. Jenny is we’re listening to it or down the fort.” Sunday, Jan. 12, as The Keller Sisters. a wonderful songwriter and also does cover performing.’ Thirlwall’s teen years were when she also “We love Redwood City,” she said, by music. ... She plays guitar, dobro, harmonica started to develop her own musical style. She phone from her home in the Contra Costa and banjo, and has just a killer, soulful voice —Sheryl Thirlwall, The Keller Sisters started playing guitar, and those harmonies County city of Brentwood. “We go to the and does a really kind of swampy, rocky roots that she and Carranza sang together transi- blues jam at (Club) Fox and check it out and music as well as ballads,” she continued. “It’s afterwards that they do this all the time, and tioned from ones they utilized for show tunes just a real wonder- they thought they would listen and have to to Beatles numbers. Listening to music at ful variety.” say, ‘Oh, really nice. Well, we don’t really home and seeking it at live performances be- Thirlwall had have time to fit you in to do any recording...’ came a pursuit that the sisters share and is discovered the But they loved the music, and we really hit it something that continues to this day, she said. Jenny Kerr Band off on a personal level,” she said. After living in San Francisco, the family online and appre- As for The Keller Sisters’ sound, she de- moved south. She and Carranza both gradu- ciated the qual- scribed the 8-year-old band’s aesthetic as ated from San Mateo High School and estab- ity of recordings “everything from folk-rock to blues to sort lished roots on the Peninsula until she moved as much as the mu- of country-ish. The Americana roots scene, to the East Bay. (Her sister is currently based sic. When she and really.” in South San Francisco). Carranza went to While Thirlwall has been writing original No longer living nearby means that Thirl- hear the group in material since the end of 2011, she and Car- wall can’t just quickly pop over to her younger concert, she asked ranza have been singing together for consider- sibling’s as she’s in the process of writing a Phil Milner, Kerr’s ably longer. Their mother, Eileen Keller (stage song anymore. There’s more commuting in- longtime guitarist name Eileen Christy) was a talented theatrical volved in their collaboration now, but the sis- and producer, if he vocalist who was under contract at MGM in ters are starting to establish relationships with might help them the early ‘50s and toured with John Raitt, ac- venues out east as well as down here. record some of her claimed guitarist/vocalist Bonnie’s father. “A common thread for our whole life has songs “so our kids “So our house was filled with music from been music,” she said. “It just brings us joy will have it, that the time we can remember,” Thirlwall remi- whether we’re listening to it or performing.” Q kind of thing,” she nisced. “And we would sit together in a big Freelance writer Yoshi Kato can be said. chair while she had her vocal coach at the emailed at [email protected]. “We introduced house and while she was working on material.

Courtesy Jenny Kerr Band Kerr Jenny Courtesy ourselves and said, Then when we were in our early teens, she de- ‘We love you guys, cided that we were going to do summer stock and we love the with her,” she added, with a chuckle. “So we What: The Keller Sisters, opening for production.’ And did musicals with her. The main one we did Jenny Kerr Band. he said, ‘Why don’t was ‘The Sound of Music,’ and we were two Where: Club Fox, 2209 Broadway St., you come up to the of the (von Trapp) children. And we’ve been Redwood City. house, and let’s singing harmonies together since I can’t even When: Sunday, Jan. 12, at 7:30 p.m. have a listen?’ remember when. Cost: $15-$20. Americana and roots-rock musician Jenny Kerr and her band Info: clubfoxrwc.com. headline the Jan. 12 performance in Redwood City. “And he told us “Our mother toured my whole childhood,”

Page 20 • January 10, 2020 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Eating Out Tam Tam doubles the pleasure

Sibling duo cooks up a splendid sequel Banh khot with uni and crab are topped with scallions and served to Vietnamese fusion favorite Tamarine with a yuzu-tamari sauce.

Story by Edward Gerard Fike opportunity to assume Opa’s Hanoi-style beef pho ($17) Photos by Magali Gauthier lease in the historic building that seemed like a solid starting point housed Miyake for decades. Since for testing Tam Tam’s inclusive- Earthwise Presents eventeen years have passed the large layout was better suited ness initiative. Long a standard Upcoming Events since the debut of Tamarine, to a full-service restaurant, they bearer of Vietnamese restaurants, S the venerable Vietnamese shelved their original idea and the southern-style pho we know is fusion restaurant in downtown created Tam Tam from scratch in a heaping bowl of slurpable noo- Marta Palo Alto. Soon after opening its a few short weeks. dles served with bean sprouts and JAN Sanchez and doors, Tamarine began amassing With Tamarine holding its own hot sauce. Tam Tam serves a sim- Roman Filiu a loyal, well-heeled following and just down the street, Hartley and plified northern version, and it’s a a bushel of accolades, including a Huynh are presently focused on revelation. Featuring fresh-made Marco Diaz and Melecio Magdaluyo Forbes Magazine listing as one of Tam Tam and its pan-Vietnamese noodles and tender brisket slow- 25 the “World’s Top Ten Power Din- cuisine. Huynh, who serves as ex- cooked for 24 hours, the beefy piano duos ing Spots.” ecutive chef, aims to branch out broth takes center stage. Hold the This fall, sisters and part- beyond South Vietnamese cook- hoisin and savor every sip. ners Tanya Hartley and Tammy ing, the style most familiar in the The Indian-influenced lemon- Huynh unveiled the long-awaited U.S. grass tofu ($22) was a vegetarian Patricia follow-up to Tamarine. Tam Tam “Because the large majority delight, melding herbal, citrus FEB is a Vietnamese concept designed of immigrants come from South and spicy chili seasonings. Di- Barber to be a less formal counterpart to Vietnam, restaurants tend to ex- vergent flavors were also used to pianist, singer Tamarine’s upscale enterprise. clude dishes from other parts of full effect in the seared salmon 13 songwriter The two restaurants bookend the country,” she said. “There are ($28). The moist, medium-cooked University Avenue, with Tam so many great recipes from the filet stood up nicely to bold in- Tam perched on the western, north and central areas. I want my gredients, which included sau- Stanford University end of the guests to experience these unique téed onion, bell peppers, pine- street at the site of the former Opa and exciting flavors.” apple, dill and a lovely tamarind Parlour Mediterranean restaurant. Tam Tam furthers Huynh’s sauce. Steamed branzino ($29) MAR The gestation period for the mission by listing the region was a more subtle entrée, leaning Game new restaurant was short, not of origin for most items on the primarily on ginger to enhance Jenny Scheinman surprising for an operation con- menu. Huynh hews closely to the milky taste of the fish. The and Allison Miller ceived on the fly. When the sisters traditional preparations, though presentation — the branzino 16 Jazz first discussed expansion in early she takes creative license with is served whole with a stuffed 2019, they envisioned a fast-casu- the occasional dish, most notably center cavity — was expertly al Vietnamese eatery. That script the banh khot “cupcakes” ($13), executed. abruptly flipped when they were which substitute uni and crab for Though the oversized cubes of offered — and accepted — the the classic shrimp filling. sweet potatoes and carrots in the Myra yellow chicken curry ($22) creat- APR ed a dramatic visual, the vegeta- Melford bles dwarfed the scant portions of pianist, singer lemongrass-infused thigh meat. 17 songwriter The ledger soon balanced, how- ever, when our server delivered a hearty poached chicken salad ($14), featuring shredded cabbage and copious pieces of poultry Mitchell Park tossed in an exquisite chili-lime Community Center vinaigrette with fish sauce. Central Vietnam, according to Palo Alto Huynh, is a poor section of the country prone to flooding. Flood- tolerant rice is a mainstay in the $20 region and is cleverly incorpo- rated into many ingredients, in- cluding the rice flour shell used For more information:

Tam Tam opened in the University Avenue space last occupied by (continued on page 22) (650) 305-0701 or eventbrite.com Opa Mediterranean restaurant. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 10, 2020 • Page 21 Eating Out Tam Tam Safe, Clean Water and (continued from page 21) Natural Flood Protection Program in Tam Tam’s moon crepes ($13). This dish did not quite stick the landing. While I enjoyed the taste and textures of the crunchy outer layer and the soft, savory pork The Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program is a voter-approved, 15-year program and shrimp filling, the crepes left to ensure uninterrupted water resources services in Santa Clara County. an excessively oily residue. Tam Tam offers a satisfying as- sortment of beer and wine. The light, crisp Saigon Export beer Project E6: Upper Llagas Map ($6) paired especially well with the spicier fare. Dessert options

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1917 (R) Century 16: Fri.-Sun. Century 20: Fri.-Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri.-Sun. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (PG) Century 20: Fri.-Sun. A Hidden Life (PG-13) Aquarius Theatre: Fri.-Sun. Bombshell (R) Century 20: Fri.-Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri.-Sun. MoviesOPENINGS Cats (2019) (PG) Century 16: Fri.-Sun. Century 20: Fri.-Sun. Darbar (Not Rated) Century 16: Fri.-Sun. Ford V Ferrari (PG-13) Century 16: Fri.-Sun. Century 20: Fri.-Sun. Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures Universal of courtesy Photo Frozen II (PG) +++ Century 16: Fri.-Sun. Century 20: Fri.-Sun. The Grudge (2020) (R) Century 16: Fri.-Sun. Century 20: Fri.-Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri.-Sun. Jumanji: The Next Level (PG-13) +++ Century 16: Fri.-Sun. Century 20: Fri.-Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri.-Sun. ‘1917’ turns WWI into cinematic stunt Just Mercy (PG-13) Century 16: Fri.-Sun. 001/2 (Century 16 & 20, Icon) Century 20: Fri.-Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri.-Sun. World War I was coined the “Great War,” the war to end all wars. But Knives Out (Not Rated) is the war movie “1917,” which won “Best Drama” and “Best Director” Century 16: Fri.-Sun. at the Golden Globe Awards, a great film? The film to end all films? Al- Century 20: Fri.-Sun. most certainly not. It’s not a bad film, but it’s not a conspicuously good ShowPlace Icon: Fri.-Sun. film, either. The plot, for the most part, is straightforward: In the titular Like a Boss (R) Century 16: Fri.-Sun. Need a ride? year, a general (Colin Firth) tasks fresh-faced young soldiers William Century 20: Fri.-Sun. Need a ride? (George MacKay) and Tom (Dean-Charles Chapman) with preventing a ShowPlace Icon: Fri.-Sun. deadly ambush by delivering stand-down orders to a battalion in enemy Little Women (1933) (Not Rated) territory. The devil of this film is in the thoroughly predictable details. Stanford Theatre: Fri.-Sun. Rated R for violence, some disturbing images, and language. One hour, Little Women (1949) (Not Rated) 59 minutes. Read full review at paloaltoonline.com/movies Stanford Theatre: Fri.-Sun. — Peter Canavese Little Women (2019) (PG) +++1/2 Century 20: Fri.-Sun. Palo Alto Square: Fri.-Sun. Answers to this week’s puzzles, which can be found on page 27. ShowPlace Icon: Fri.-Sun. Parasite (R) +++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: Fri.-Sun. Spies in Disguise (PG) Century 16: Fri.-Sun. Century 20: Fri.-Sun. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 16: Fri.-Sun. Century 20: Fri.-Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri.-Sun. Uncut Gems (R) Century 20: Fri.-Sun. Palo Alto Square: Fri.-Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri.-Sun. The Avenidas Door to Door transportation Underwater (PG-13) Century 16: Fri.-Sun. program uses dedicated drivers to Century 20: Fri.-Sun. provide rides to seniors in the community ShowPlace Icon: Fri.-Sun. within a 12 mile radius, including: + Skip it ++ Some redeeming qualities +++ A good bet ++++ Outstanding • Medical facilities

Aquarius: • Grocery stores and pharmacies 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto • Salons (For recorded listings: 327-3241) tinyurl.com/Aquariuspa • Shopping centers Century Cinema 16: • Avenidas & other activity centers 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View • Restaurants tinyurl.com/Century16 • Visits with friends & family Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City We now also provide extended, monitored tinyurl.com/Century20 CineArts at Palo Alto Square: Lyft rides to the airport and other locations 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto outside our normal boundaries. So the next (For information: 493-0128) tinyurl.com/Pasquare time you want to go somewhere, remember ShowPlace Icon: that Avenidas Door to Door will get you there! 2575 California St. #601, Mountain View tinyurl.com/iconMountainView Stanford Theatre: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (For recorded listings: 324-3700) Stanfordtheatre.org Visit www.avenidas.org, call (650) 289-5411 Find trailers, star ratings or email [email protected] for a reservation. and reviews on the web at PaloAltoOnline.com/ movies Avenidas@450 Bryant

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Home Front Gamble Garden THE ORCHID DOCTOR ... Got an orchid that’s spotty, not celebrates blooming — or even looks dead? the opening Find out what might be ailing your exotic plant and learn how of a garden to help it when the orchid doctor, Paul Bourbin, comes to Filoli that highlights on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2-4 p.m. Bring your plant or a photo to the sustainable event. Bourbin, who has 30 years of experience with orchids, will practices offer repotting demonstrations and plant identification. Free with purchase of Filoli admission: $22 by Heather Zimmerman adults; $18 seniors (65+); $15 photo by Sammy Dallal student, teacher, military; $11 children 5-17 years old; free to children under 5 years old. Filoli is located at 86 Cañada Road, Richard Hayden, Gamble Woodside. For more information, Garden’s garden director, call 650-364-8300 or visit filoli.org. designed the new A new watershed garden, which CUBE ORGANIZER WORKSHOP uses sustainable practices ... Pick up a new skill and get to conserve water, support a little more organized at a wildlife and prevent workshop on Thursday, Jan. stormwater runoff. eenvironmentnvironment 16, 6:30-8 p.m. held at Home Depot, where you’ll learn to make a cube organizer. This organizer is designed to fit 12” boxes he intersection of Em- get a drink when it rains,” Hayden has replaced, Hayden noted. of a popular material like Pennsyl- and would be a good fit for an barcadero Road and said. At the garden’s lowest point, a Lawn has not been entirely vania bluestone — these boulders entryway or mudroom. Home Waverley Street in Palo small swale (trench) has been dug banished from this corner, but in came from the Sierras, reducing the Depot associates lead the class. Alto sees a lot of traffic and filled with gravel, creating a place of a thirsty, maintenance- shipping distance, and therefore, Purchase materials to make every day, but a patch mini rain garden, which helps col- intensive expanse of grass, the the resulting emissions. Likewise, your own project. Home Depot T of lawn at one corner lect water runoff and return it to garden highlights around half a the gravel paths are made from is located at 1781 E. Bayshore wasn’t getting many visitors — or the soil. dozen turf alternatives that don’t crushed California granite. Road, East Palo Alto. For more much notice — according to the The watershed garden, which require much water or mowing Overall, that may seem a minor information, call 650-462-6800 or staff at Elizabeth F. Gamble Gar- was finished in December, is still (to reduce emissions from gas- point, but it all adds up, Hayden visit homedepot.com/workshops. den. It was a sleepy, under-used taking root and at the moment, fea- powered mowers, which aren’t noted, and supports the philosophy spot on the historic home and tures more foliage than flowers. In regulated, Hayden said). of a watershed garden. RENT SLIGHTLY INCREASES garden’s grounds, but now, with the spring, bright blooms in shades A lush plot of California native “We are going to be putting in ... Rents in Palo Alto increased the installation of a new garden of pinks, purples and white will set bent grass looks almost indistin- a panel of interpretive information 0.2% over the past month, and on this corner, they’re hoping that off the gray-greens and chartreuse guishable from traditional lawn, that will talk about the watershed have gone up by 3.2% compared will change. Gamble staff recently of the foliage. but there are also more unusual approach to landscaping ... and how to the same time last year, transformed the quarter acre into a The garden showcases an array choices that will be grown in this we can all have an impact in our according to the January rent little oasis of sustainability, if not of drought-tolerant plants — a mix area, such as a “lawn” made of a gardens to the greater good of the report from Apartment List. “Palo quite tranquility. of native plants and others suited low-growing variety of yarrow — community in terms of saving re- Alto’s year-over-year rent growth Curving gravel paths and dra- to the local climate. The 100-year- a plant better known for colorful sources — not having stormwater leads the state average of 1.1%, matic blue Mexican fan palms old Canary Island palm tree that flowers that attract pollinators. leave the property, thinking about as well as the national average of show the way into Gamble Gar- towers over the corner inspired “You can have that same idea the carbon footprint of all the ma- 1.4%,” according to the report, den’s new watershed garden, which Hayden to choose the short, spiky (as a lawn) with different kinds of terials that we’re using. which also noted that median celebrates its official opening this Mexican fan palms to complement plants that stay low and require a “If everybody starts to think lo- rents in Palo Alto are $2,543 for weekend. The garden puts sustain- it. Low-growing grasses and flow- lot less maintenance and a lot less cally and feel like they’re part of a one-bedroom apartment and able practices front and center, and ering plants like lavender, sage and water, fertilizer and things like the greater watershed, they can re- $3,189 for a two-bedroom, far also raises awareness of Gamble yarrow spread below the palms. In that,” Hayden said. ally make an impact,” he said. Q out-stripping the national median Garden along two busy streets. time for the garden’s opening, gold- All the plants have small name- Home & Real Estate Editor average of $1,192. But even so, as “It’s such a big difference,” said en berries on native toyon shrubs plates showing their botanical Heather Zimmerman can be the report showed, Palo Alto didn’t Sarah Cornwell, Gamble Garden’s add a cheerful spot of winter color, names, placed there in part with the reached at hzimmerman@ have the fastest rent growth in the executive director. along with the violet-blue blooms aim of offering examples of what’s paweekly.com San Jose metropolitan area: Los The “watershed approach” to on cool-season lavender plants. possible for homeowners to achieve Gatos saw 3.4% growth in rent landscaping considers each garden “The plants we’ve chosen are in their own yards, Hayden said. compared to last year. Read the as part of the overall environment, what I like to call ‘summer dry- “They can take a picture of (a If you’re interested full report at apartmentlist.com. Q according to Gamble Garden’s adapted.’ They’re more Mediterra- plant) and go home and google it Gamble Garden will hold a garden director, Richard Hayden, nean climate plants, which means and get the information, but hope- ribbon-cutting and opening who designed the new watershed they’re accustomed to having wet fully see how it grows here ... We celebration for its watershed Send notices of news and events related garden. This approach to landscap- winters and drier summers, so that wanted to be that resource for to real estate, interior design, home garden on Saturday, Jan. 11, improvement and gardening to Home ing conserves resources, welcomes hopefully if we ever do get into a homeowners and design profes- Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, pollinators and other wildlife and drought situation and had to turn sionals to see a different style of 9-10 a.m. Following the ribbon- Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email editor@ even helps keep pollutants out of the water off, for instance, the landscaping,” he said. cutting event, the garden will host paweekly.com. Deadline is one week its monthly Second Saturday, a before publication. oceans by stopping stormwater plants would survive,” Hayden said. Even the garden’s main decora- runoff. A new, efficient MP rotator tive feature, a circle of large quartz- family-friendly event. Admission To that end, the garden’s gravel irrigation system, which applies ite boulders, was chosen with a is free but registration is required. READ MORE ONLINE pathways allow water to drain water more directly to plants than reduced carbon footprint in mind, Gamble Garden is located at PaloAltoOnline.com through to the soil underneath. traditional irrigation, ensures Hayden said. While materials for 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. For “That’s designed to be permeable there’s very little water lost to such landscaping elements are more information, call 650-329- There are more real estate features so that water can transfer through evaporation, unlike the previous sometimes shipped cross-country online. Go to PaloAltoOnline.com/ 1356 or visit gamblegarden.org. real_estate. and then all of the trees can still sprayers along the street that it or further — he cited the example

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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 10, 2020 • Page 25 Sports Shorts HIGH HONORS ... Stanford junior midfielder and MAC Hermann Trophy winner Catarina Macario was named the Honda Sports Award winner for soccer. Macario Local sports news and schedules, edited by Rick Eymer becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Sports Woman of the Year and prestigious Honda Cup, which will be presented on a live telecast on CBS Sports Network in June. Cardinal senior Jenna Gray was named the Honda Sports Award winner for women’s volleyball. Macario, a San Diego resident majoring in communication, led the NCAA in goals (32), assists (23) and points (87), all of which were single-season program records. The attacking midfielder became the fifth player in NCAA history to win the MAC Hermann Trophy two years in a row, joining the ranks of Morgan Brian (2013-14), Christine Sinclair (2004- 05), Cindy Parlow (1997-98) and Mia Hamm (1992-93). Macario’s 87 points were the third-most in NCAA history behind Hamm (98) and Sinclair (88) Liam Johnson and his Sacred Heart Prep teammates host Menlo School on Friday in a West Bay Athletic League contest between unbeaten and are the most in program history. teams. Photo by Bob Dahlberg. and has been such a great influence SOCCER SPIRIT ... Former Menlo PREP BOYS SOCCER on me for such a long time.” School and Stanford standout Jaye Five others scored for Menlo: se- Boissiere signed with the Washington niors Alex Morgan, Aaron Morgan Spirit of the National Women’s and Jackson Aldrich and juniors Soccer League, becoming the fourth Luke Appel and Ilan Listgarten. Stanford alum on the Spirit, joining A showdown in the West Bay Alex Morgan contributed two Jordan DiBiasi, Tegan McGrady and SHP, Menlo meet in an important league contest assists while Christian Corcoran, Andi Sullivan. Washington finished Aaron Morgan and Listgarten each 9-8-7 last season. Boissiere helped by Rick Eymer Knights their only league loss of Johnson and Menlo’s Christian added one. Senior Adam Kasser Stanford win the 2017 Women’s rmando del Rio and Marc the 2018-19 campaign. The teams Corcoran. It takes a team, though, and junior Peter Gray split time in College Cup and was named the Kerrest are two of the most also played to a scoreless draw. to create scoring opportunties. goal for Menlo. College Cup Most Outstanding successful high school boys Menlo (6-0-3) opened its league Junior Kevin Sandoval scored “The team has shown great Offensive Player. She scored the A soccer coaches in the area, del Rio season Wednesday with a 7-1 vic- twice to help Menlo beat TKA and unity and desire which carried us goal that clinched the victory over at Sacred Heart Prep and Kerrest at tory over host The King’s Acade- help Kerrest record his milestone. through a tough preseason,” Ker- UCLA in the championship match. Menlo School. my. It was Kerrest’s 100th coaching “I’m a little surprised when I rest said. “We are getting contribu- The midfielder collected 28 points Last season, SH Prep won 95% victory at Menlo. hear the number but all it really tions from everyone on the roster.” that season, with nine goals and 10 of its matches and Menlo wasn’t The Gators (6-0-1) also had an means is that I’ve been fortunate The Gators’ one-sided victory assists. The following year, Boissiere far behind, winning 86%. Unfor- easy time of it, beating visiting to coach at Menlo for a long time, was highlighted by three goals was on the MAC Hermann Trophy tunately, both schools can only Priory 9-0 in their WBAL opener. coach a lot of great players and from Liam Johnson, one of six dif- Award watch list and was called up to think about what might have been Friday’s match will be anything learn from and coach with a lot of ferent scorers. the United States Under-23 national last year. The Gators only loss was except a high-scoring affair as both great coaches,” Kerrest said. “I am Kyle Nilsson added two goals team in March of 2018. a 2-1 setback to Monterey in the teams are noted for defensive su- very demanding of my players and and an assist, Sam Shepard and semifinals of the Central Coast periority. SHP allowed 10 goals all am fortunate to consistently coach Alexi Stravropoulos each scored WATER WORLD ... Stanford juniors Section Division I playoffs and of last year, three in league. Menlo teams that are ready to work hard once and had an assist and Ryan Tyler Abramson and Ben Hallock one of Menlo’s three losses was to ranked second in scoring defense, and be their best.” McJannet and Kevin Box also each scored a pair of goals and the Mitty 1-0 in the title match of the allowing 10 league goals and 21 Longtime Menlo coach Donoson scored. United States men’s national water CCS Division II playoffs. overall. FitzGerald, who coached Kerrest Ethan Veghte, Billy Thompson, polo team edged Greece 14-13 in Both teams started all over again So far this season, the Gators at College Prep School in Oakland Max Sloat and Carlos Deras added the finale of an International Friendly this time around and will match are outscoring opponents by a 29-1 and later brought him on to coach assists for SHP. competition in Cuneo, Italy. Former unbeaten records against each margin. The Knights own a 27-7 the frosh-soph team, stood by his Elsewhere in the WBAL, Crystal Cardinal standout Alex Bowen also other in Friday’s 3 p.m. West Bay scoring margin. former pupil. Springs Uplands beat Eastside Prep scored for the Americans (1-2), who Athletic League contest at Menlo. They each have effective scorers “I hope Donoson is proud,” Ker- 4-0. Gunn beat Saratoga 5-1 in a finished third in the first competition Sacred Heart Prep handed the too in Sacred Heart Prep’s Liam rest said. “He brought me to Menlo SCVAL contest. Q of the year. The U.S. will travel to Brisbane for a three-game series with host Australia beginning Tuesday. Q plays at Carlmont on Friday, looks PREP BOYS BASKETBALL ready to defend its PAL title. ON THE AIR Saturday’s winner could, though, conceivably have an edge when it Friday Palo Alto, Woodside meet Saturday comes time for Central Coast Sec- College women’s basketball: Califor- tion seeding. nia at Stanford, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks Intriguing non-league contest between title contenders There was an intense atmosphere Saturday for a midweek prep basketball College men’s basketball: Wash- by Glenn Reeves ington State at Stanford, 3 p.m., Pac-12 a league bye Friday and host the Palo Alto is 6-4 against teams game Wednesday at Los Gatos. A Networks alo Alto won its first two Wildcats at 6 p.m. Saturday in an with a winning record and owns large contingent of Palo Alto fans Sunday Santa Clara Valley Athletic intriguing non-league game. double-digit wins over Carlmont made the trip south during rush League boys basketball Woodside is looking for its first and Sequoia of the PAL. hour traffic to provide support for College women’s basketball: Stan- P ford at California, 5 p.m., Pac-12 Net- games and is currently tied for the winning season in eight years. Palo While both teams are title con- their team and verbally joust with works league lead with Los Altos. Alto’s last losing season was 12 tenders, neither is the favorite. Los the Los Gatos home rooting sec- Wednesday Woodside opened its Peninsula years ago. Altos (13-1), which plays at Milpitas tion, which turned out in full force College men’s basketball: Stanford Athletic League South Division The Wildcats’ 69-64 victory on Friday, is considered the team to for the game. at UCLA, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks schedule with a victory and go into over Burlingame was their second beat in the SCVAL De Anza Divi- The intensity was also seen on Thursday Friday’s game against visiting Se- against a team with a winning re- sion. The Eagles are 3-0 against the the court with beneficial results for College women’s basketball: Stan- quoia with a 10-0 overall record. cord. Sequoia is 3-8 overall but just PAL. both defenses and big-time strug- ford at Oregon, 6 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2 The Vikings (8-4 overall) have beat Hillsdale (8-4 overall). Menlo-Atherton (9-3, 1-0), which gles on the offensive end.

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combined for 16 of Paly’s first 21 points. An infusion of scoring from someone else was needed and Andrew Li provided it. He hit a 3-pointer to close the third quar- ter then scored seven points in the fourth quarter to finish with 10. “He’s a very good offensive player,’’ LaMere said. “He gave the team a shot in the arm when they needed it. Every day he comes to practice and gets extra shots.’’ Calvin Kapral scored 19 points, had 10 rebounds and blocked three shots in helping Woodside beat Annika Decker Christian Corcoran Burlingame on Wednesday. Dylan Barnwell added 18 points PINEWOOD BASKETBALL MENLO SOCCER and Isaiah Minor had 15 for the The junior point guard started The junior forward scored

Jenna Hickey Jenna Wildcats, who are off to their best the week being named the twice, including the tying start in at least 16 years. MVP of the St. Francis Holiday goal in the second half in a Timmy Yee scored 10 points Classic, scoring 23 points in 2-2 tie with North Salinas on and had seven assists as Woodside the title game. She added 15 Saturday. He also had two Palo Alto’s Connor Lusk drives in for two points. looks for its first winning season points and six rebounds in a goals and an assist in a 5-0 since finishing 17-10 in 2011-12. win over Carondelet. win over Harbor on Thursday. Palo Alto finally broke through Paly had a four-point lead at Menlo-Atherton opened defense and hit some shots in the fourth and halftime despite 4 of 21 shooting. of its PAL South Division title with Honorable mention pulled away for a 39-29 victory. Turnovers, which had been a big is- a 61-24 victory at Mills. “Those are fun games, that en- sue in a loss to Menlo-Atherton in Nick Tripaldi and Trevor Wargo Caroline Barclay Calvin Cai vironment was special,’’ Palo Alto the previous game, was a problem each scored 12 points for the Bears Sacred Heart Prep basketball Gunn wrestling coach Jeff LaMere said. “To have for the opponent this time with Los (9-3, 1-0), who travel to play Carl- Una Jovanovic* Spencer Lin the student support we had ... We Gatos committing 10 in the first mont on Friday night at 7:45 p.m. Pinewood basketball Menlo-Atherton basketball heard them and felt comfortable half compared to Paly’s five. Jeremiah Earby scored 11 and Avery Lee Matt Marzano* because those fans had our back.’’ With so many shots not falling J.D. Carson had nine points as Menlo basketball Palo Alto basketball Paly led 15-11 at halftime and Matthew Marzano kept the Vi- M-A scored the game’s first 15 Maeia Makoni Isaiah Minor 24-18 after three quarters before kings aloft. He finished with 13 points. Wargo scored 10 of his Menlo basketball Woodside basketball scoring 15 in the fourth quarter. points and 10 rebounds. points in the opening quarter. Carly Martin David Ruiz “What a grind-out win that “He does all the little things,’’ Tripaldi added four assists, all Palo Alto basketball Woodside soccer was,’’ LaMere said. “We were LaMere said. “He plays defense, in the first half. A’Marion McCoy Courtni Thompson Nate Tripaldi locked in on defense. Our guys are plays offense, is so unselfish. Ev- led the Bears with five rebounds Pinewood basketball Menlo-Atherton basketball learning that if something goes eryone puts their best defender on and Wargo and Marshawn Smith wrong to just go on to the next play, him. He makes our team believe.’’ each recorded three steals as M-A *Previous winner to have a next-play mentality.’’ Marzano and Conner Lusk forced 28 turnovers. Q Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com

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