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4QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQJuly 12, 2017 Local News M ENLO PARK | ATHERTON | WOODSIDE | PORTOLA V ALLEY Facebook unveils 59-acre expansion plan

By Kate Bradshaw and the almost 1 million square Almanac Staff Writer feet of office space it’s building in the city, plus the 207,000 square acebook, which hit two feet of office space it plans to billion users June 27, has occupy in the “Menlo Gateway” F announced plans for a area off of Marsh Road. major new office, residential Facebook did not have an esti- and retail development near its mate of how many employees headquarters at Willow Road would work at the site, but said it and Bayfront Expressway in would be roughly the same ratio Menlo Park. of employees to office space as The company submitted to the at its other operations. A total city Thursday plans to knock of 9,350 Facebook employees down existing buildings and work in Menlo Park, a 54 percent construct 3.45 million square increase over last year, according feet of office, residential and to the city’s budget for the fiscal retail space at its 59-acre com- year that started July 1. mercial property referred to as the Prologis site. Willow Campus plan The property is on the south Highlights of the Willow Cam- side of Willow Road, about a pus master plan submitted to the quarter mile west of Bayfront city include: Expressway. The boundaries are Q 1,500 rental apartments, Mid Peninsula High School on totaling about 1.6 million square the west, Willow Road on the feet. As required by the city, north, the Dumbarton rail cor- 15 percent (or 225 apartments) ridor on the east, and the UPS would be designated to be rent- Center and Pacific Biosciences ed at below-market rates to office (on O’Brien Drive and lower-income tenants. Tenancy Adams Court) on the south. would be open to the public, Facebook, which is calling the and not restricted to Facebook development “Willow Campus,” employees. would essentially create a new Q 1.75 million square feet of city district in eastern Menlo office space, spread across nine Park, providing housing, ser- office buildings. vices for residents and workers, Q 125,000 square feet of retail and office space for Facebook space, about enough to have employees. ground-floor shops on both There would be nine office sides of the street for three city buildings, three parking garages, blocks. Plans include a grocery seven public access parks or store and pharmacy, according plazas, 1,500 housing units, a to John Tenanes, vice president visitors’ center, a grocery store of global facilities and real estate. and other retail spaces. Q 3,000 parking places in In line with the city’s recently parking garages (the site cur- updated general plan, maxi- rently has 2,300 spread out in mum building heights would be parking lots). capped at 70 feet for mixed-use Q Seven parks or plazas that residential buildings, 110 feet will be accessible to the public, for office buildings and 110 feet plus a pedestrian path with for office parking structures. tree-lined landscape and seating Image courtesy of OMA New York. Each structure would be below areas. Facebook’s “Willow Campus” would be built on Willow Road, across from the Belle Haven the maximum, unless it is in the Early renderings indicate plans neighborhood and near two other Facebook’s sites. flood zone, according to Face- to reactivate the Dumbarton rail book spokesperson Jamil Walker. corridor from Redwood City proposed retail, housing and a grocery store in the proposed officials. While the corridor is Mr. Patterson said he expects to East Palo Alto. Pedestrian office space. retail space. controlled by SamTrans, Face- it to take about two years for the routes and bike paths connect- The proposal also indicates “That was one of the asks from book has already put $1 million project to be approved — it will ing the site to neighboring areas potential for a hotel and a visitor the community that came up toward a study by the trans- have to go through an environ- of Menlo Park are also planned. or cultural center at the site. very, very early — almost at the portation agency to look at best mental impact analysis, he said Those plans could include a outset of the general plan pro- short- and long-term courses of — and another two years for the pedestrian and bike overcrossing Grocery store cess,” he said. “We view it as a action to deal with congestion completion of the first phase of of Willow Road to connect the One of the conditions of Menlo community benefit, but we aren’t along the Dumbarton corridor. the project. That would put the new development to Belle Haven. Park’s recently approved general going to wait to have that asked In a previous development projected completion of the first According to Ryan Patterson, plan update is that developers of us by the city.” agreement, Facebook committed phase around early 2021, accord- real estate manager at Facebook, may be required to provide an additional $1 million toward ing to Mr. Tenanes. the project represents a 10-year amenities to the community in Dumbarton corridor implementing the findings of the This project would be on top plan for the site, and would exchange for being allowed to Reactivating the Dumbarton study, which is expected to be of the 1.8 million square feet of be built in phases. The first build above a certain density. rail corridor in some way is a key completed in the late summer or office space the company cur- phase would include a grocery Mr. Patterson said Facebook is part of the plans for the develop- rently occupies in Menlo Park, store and some portion of the “very committed” to including ment, according to Facebook See FACEBOOK, page 8

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Photo courtesy JDRF Carter Mosher has spoken about living with diabetes at events in the area and mentors newly diagnosed children. SATURDAY Atherton teen is delegate AUG 19 to diabetes research event Carter Mosher, a 17-year-old participate in a congressional 2017 from Atherton, will be a delegate committee hearing to share their this summer at a conference personal testimonies about the sponsored by an organization daily struggles of living with that does research on Type 1 diabetes. diabetes. Carter represents JDRF’s A Great Carter, other children and Greater Bay Area Chapter. celebrity advocates will be part He has spoken about living Bike Ride! of the JDRF 2017 Children’s with diabetes at events in the Congress from July 24 to 26 in area and mentors newly diag- Washington, D.C., lobbying their nosed children. He and his sister members of Congress to support are participating in a trial study presented by Type 1 diabetes research. (JDRF, looking for early biomarkers of formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Type 1 diabetes. Rotary Club Research Foundation, now goes Carter plays football and of Menlo Park by its initials only.) lacrosse, and is considering a Foundation The children — ages 4 to 17, career in law enforcement or representing all 50 states — will government intelligence. Man allegedly tried to cut, burn,

SUPPORT • Fully supported ride with bite Trader Joe’s employee LOCAL KIDS water, rest stops and SAG A transient man faces three Mr. Carsner also attempt- • All proceeds go to Rotary • Great food provided misdemeanor charges connect- ed to burn the employee’s need-based scholarships by Lutticken’s Deli in ed to brandishing a knife and arm with a lighter and bite and nonprofits including Menlo Park spitting on police officers on him, prosecutors said. Police the Boys and Girls Club, • 7 a.m. or 10 a.m. start at Race jersey Monday, July 3, at Trader Joe’s arrived within minutes of Second Harvest Food Bank, Menlo-Atherton High School available in Menlo Park, according to being called, and the man Life Moves and many • Plenty of opportunity to learn online the San Mateo County District allegedly spat in the faces others more about Rotary Attorney’s Office. of the responding officers, After taking a free sample of according to prosecutors. TourDeMenlo.com coffee around 3:30 p.m., Roger “There did not appear to Register: Jay Carsner, 45, was allegedly be any particular event that wandering around the store precipitated this attack,” Ms. Ride Day Registration 7-10 a.m. @ Menlo-Atherton High School, talking to himself, said Karen Guidotti said. 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton Guidotti, chief deputy district The Trader Joe’s employee More Info, call Tom: 650-575-2279 or email: [email protected] attorney. did not want to prosecute, she He then left the store and re- noted. entered it, brandishing a knife, Mr. Carsner has pleaded not prosecutors said. He charged guilty to the charges. A pretrial toward the sample station, conference was set for July 14. where a Trader Joe’s employee He is in custody on $10,000 bail. subdued him, receiving a cut on the finger. — By Kate Bradshaw 6QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQJuly 12, 2017 NEWS REAL ESTATE Q&A by Monica Corman Summertime in Real Estate Dear Monica: I am almost So waiting until after Labor Day ready to put my house on the to list your house is not a bad idea. market but I am wondering if August is such a slow month The busiest selling season is that I'd do better to wait until spring and this can extend into after Labor Day to list it. What summer. But most sellers would do you advise? Chris A. rather not sit through a slow

Dear Chris: Property will sell market month such as August, any time during the year but and would rather wait until probably the slowest time of September to actively market year for sales is August. Many their property. Fall is usually the buyers and their agents are on second busiest time of year for real estate sales. You can decide Photo courtesy Las Lomitas School District vacation and many are also busy Las Lomitas School District officials at a June groundbreaking ceremony for a 21-classroom getting children ready for school. which timing works best for you. building at La Entrada Middle School. For answers to any questions you may have on real estate, you may e-mail me at [email protected] or call 462-1111, Alain Pinel Realtors. Classroom building under construction I also offer a free market analysis of your property. www.MonicaCorman.com Construction is underway new building, plus a playground the buildings completed in time at La Entrada Middle School and lunch area, over months of for the start of school in the fall in Menlo Park on a two-story, discussion and planning. of 2018. 21-classroom building. The construction is funded More information is available District officials say school by a $60 million bond measure from Eric Holm (eholm@llesd. board members and parents passed in November 2013. org), on the district website at worked collaboratively with XL Construction began work llesd-ca.schoolloop.com, and CAW Architects to design the June 9 and is expected to have on Twitter @LLESD_Construct.

County sets up ‘safe zone’ for completing online transactions with strangers By Dave Boyce Supervisor J. Canepa said. video surveillance, according to Almanac Staff Writer In the Fresno suburb of Clovis, the Sheriff’s Office. The parking criminal activity associated with spots are in front of the jail next f you’ve ever been afraid of these kinds of transactions to three spots for electric vehicle being hustled, or worse, when “virtually vanished” since the charging, Mr. Canepa’s spokes- Iselling your stuff to a com- establishment of the safe zone, man Bill Silverfarb said. plete stranger via an online ser- he noted. The cameras are in place and vice like Craigslist, the San Mateo Daly City has a safe zone, the the cost is minimal, he said. “To County Sheriff’s Office has an work of Mr. Canepa when he us, it’s just a common sense solu- option for you: a “safe exchange was on the City Council and was tion. We’re hoping that every zone,” physically located in the responding to the shooting death city in the county does this county jail’s parking lot at 1300 of a resident who had agreed to eventually.” Maple St. in Redwood City. meet a would-be buyer of a video Asked what makes this spot Police departments in Fon- game console. safe, Mr. Silverfarb noted that the tana, Buena Park, Danville and At the county jail, the two Redwood City Police Depart- Fremont have established such parking lot spaces reserved for ment is right across the street. areas for conducting transac- “safe exchanges,” are posted and “There is law enforcement every- tions with strangers, county already have round-the-clock where in that area,” he said. A Fireworks suspected of sparking Atherton fire By Barbara Wood Park Fire Protection District had causing about $8,000 in damage, Almanac Staff Writer minutes earlier been called about according to Fire Chief Harold a trash fire at Encinal Avenue and Schapelhouman. ireworks, which are illegal Middlefield Road, just around the He said firefighters used ther- in the Menlo Park Fire corner from the Heather Drive mal imaging to make sure the FProtection District, are sus- home, but could not find a fire fire was completely out. The pected of sparking a garbage can despite smelling smoke, fire offi- homeowner said his children had fire in Atherton on the Fourth of cials reported. used legal fireworks in the yard July, fire district officials say. When the firefighters arrived earlier in the evening and then A quick-thinking dog walker, on Heather Drive, the homeown- cleaned everything up, placing who saw flames near a home on er and an Atherton police officer those items in the trash. Heather Drive in Atherton at had just extinguished a small However, Chief Schapelhou- about 10:30 p.m., called 911 after fire next to a detached garage at man said, all fireworks are ille- alerting the residents. The fire the rear of the property. The fire gal throughout the fire district, was quickly extinguished. destroyed some garbage cans Firefighters from the Menlo and blackened the garage wall, See FIRE, page 10 July 12, 2017QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ7 NEWS Willow Campus designer: Creating part of new city

By Kate Bradshaw Campus is Almanac Staff Writer very differ- ent,” he said. ead designer of the Face- “It’s not about book project, Shohei Shi- the architec- L gematsu of OMA New tural icon but York, said in an interview with about creating the Almanac that the biggest iconic space ... Lead designer challenge of the Willow Campus that’s a beauti- Shohei project so far has been to “create ful thing about Shigematsu a sense of place.” this project.” “I think that’s why we had to Mr. Shigematsu said that the create, basically, part of a new guidelines for development in city — not just a typical office Menlo Park’s updated general park venture,” said Mr. Shige- plan provided a “great frame- matsu, who heads the architec- work” for the project. “We were tural firm’s New York office. “The creative enough to interpret the most important part, he said, was general plan into a slightly more developing the public spaces. specific response,” he said. Mr. Shigematsu has worked “The density is quite high on such projects as the Faena compared to the rest of Menlo Forum in Miami Beach and the Park,” he admitted, noting that Musee national des beaux-arts studies were done to analyze du Quebec in Ontario, Canada. traffic patterns and movements. Image courtesy of OMA New York. Compared to Amazon and “We are quite confident it will A rendering of a proposed retail area in Facebook’s new development. Google, he noted, companies work out, even with this den- that have also used interna- sity,” he said. allow most of the campus to be completed, he said, the plan is to pretentious. “That’s the kind of tional architecture firms for Consolidating the parking car-free. integrate the new buildings with essence we got from Menlo Park their buildings, he said, “I think into garages toward the inte- Though the refined architec- the existing architectural char- and the Facebook culture,” he the framework of the Willow rior of the site, he noted, will tural plans haven’t been acter: playful, casual and not said. A Mayor, others give initial reactions to Facebook proposal By Kate Bradshaw “There’s always concern with “We have to show the numbers,” Grocery store announced so far,” he said. Almanac Staff Writer change, but this is what we all Mayor Keith said. “We have to Menlo Park Councilman Peter Several people contacted by the worked up,” she said. “I think show that it’s a viable solution.” Ohtaki said he was excited to see Almanac said it was too early to acebook’s plans for a 3.45 Facebook’s making a very good Adding 1,500 new housing units the grocery store planned for the comment on the project. million square foot hous- effort at actually building a lot and a lot more employees to a site first phase of the Facebook proj- “My understanding is that the F ing, office and retail devel- of housing. ... I feel blessed to live along the corridor, she said, “bol- ect, along with other retail. “A development will be undergo- opment along Willow Road in in a community where people do sters the case.” grocery store is what Belle Haven ing an (environmental impact eastern Menlo Park should come want to develop. A lot of places Ms. Keith said she expects it residents have been asking for review) by the city,” Councilman as no surprise, Menlo Park Mayor don’t have that opportunity.” will take a lot of work among since 2013 and is badly needed Ray Mueller said. “As such, I am Kirsten Keith says. The project could generate the various agencies to acquire fund- to serve the neighborhood in that going to refrain from making The proposal, she said in an demand, she said, to reactivate ing for the project. area,” he said. conclusions about the develop- interview, is consistent with the Dumbarton rail corridor, To help attract funding, she “It certainly appears to be a ment until the appropriate time what the city planned for during which runs by the property. said, the City Council is consid- innovation zone,” he said of the in the process.” its two-year-plus general plan Reactivation could provide a ering hiring a lobbyist who might Facebook proposal, which has Several Menlo Park planning update process, completed last transit connection from the Red- work in Sacramento, Washing- the concept of “live, work, play” commissioners said they were November. wood City train station to Face- ton, D.C., or both. She said she, – or housing, office, retail and looking forward to reviewing “I would say that as we look to book and East Palo Alto. A trans- City Manager Alex McIntyre outdoor spaces – built into it. the plans and didn’t have specific the Bay Area and what’s happen- bay crossing could come later. and Jim Cogan, housing and “While I have not seen the responses at this point. ing in our neck of the woods — Results from a SamTrans study economic development manager, details, and I certainly reserve Planning Commissioner this is an area that will continue of Dumbarton corridor options interviewed potential lobbyists judgment until I see details, Andrew Barnes said he felt he to grow. We can either choose to to ease traffic congestion are during a Washington D.C., visit I was certainly pleased to see plan for it, or we don’t plan.” expected in the coming months. earlier this year. those aspects in what they’ve See FACEBOOK REACTION, page 21

FACEBOOK rapid transit, a bike and pedes- square feet of non-residential site, and 56 acres at the Prologis adding 207,000 square feet to its continued from page 5 trian path, or something else space that the city zoned for, Inc. site. office space. No plans have been SamTrans recommends, he said. proposed less than a year since On those properties, the com- finalized for Facebook to lease the adoption of the updated pany currently occupies at least future “Menlo Gateway” build- early fall, Mr. Patterson said. General plan general plan. 1.8 million square feet of office ings, Mr. Walker confirmed. Facebook, he said, is “very Facebook’s proposal repre- space, not counting its Build- This proposal represents the committed” to reactivating the sents the first large-scale devel- Facebook in Menlo Park ings 21 and 22, which are under company’s first foray into hous- rail corridor. “It’s in our back- opment to be proposed in the Facebook has been expanding construction and nearing the ing development. The apartments yard,” he said. “And with 101 and M-2 area (Menlo Park’s formerly its land holdings, office space, final approval steps, respec- are planned to be open for rental other regional connectors being light industrial area, bounded and workforce in Menlo Park tively. Those two buildings will by the public, though Mr. Patter- very congested, it just makes roughly by the San Francisco at a breakneck rate. The com- add almost a million square feet son noted that for the purposes sense to find ways to utilize some Bay, University Avenue, U.S. pany currently owns 194 acres of office space, when completed. of reducing traffic, “I think our of our existing resources that run 101 and Marsh Road) since the in eastern Menlo Park, count- The company also plans to build hope would be that folks who right through the community.” city’s general plan update was ing 57 acres at the former Sun a 200-room hotel. work locally, not just at Facebook, The hope is that adding more approved in November. Microsystems location, 22 acres In addition, Facebook officials but at other companies locally, density along the existing rail The purpose was to plan for between Willow Road and Con- have confirmed the company would live in the housing.” corridor will be a catalyst in development in the area up to stitution Drive along Bayfront plans to lease the first office Go to is.gd/Willow409 to increasing demand to justify the year 2040, but the proposal Expressway (where its Building building to be built by Bohan- watch a video produced by Face- reactivating the rail corridor, would take up a large chunk of 20 is located), 59 acres at the non Companies as part of book about the company’s pro- whether that’s via light rail, bus the newly allowed 2.3 million nearby former TE Connectivity the “Menlo Gateway” project, posal. A

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July 12, 2017QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ11 NEWS Ron Alexander 1923 – 2017 Committee members consider Professor Emeritus Ronald Pig scramble goes on, them cruel. Alexander passed away peacefully Patrol spokesmen — the group on May 7th at the age of 94. Ron does not accept women as mem- taught documentary filmmaking for 18 years at Stanford University. and so do protests bers — say the event is popular He was a beloved mentor to with children and so memorable hundreds of students, many of By Dave Boyce that participants treasure the token Q WOODSIDE whom remained in close contact Almanac Staff Writer awards they’re given for capturing with him over the years. a pig. The Patrol also argued that From his earliest years in North Buxton, Ontario, to his relatively quiet but highly squeals. ending the pig scramble would time at the National Film Board visible protest of the annual “Get a life,” was yelled out to a be the first step in a campaign to of Canada, followed by his many Apig scramble at the July group of children holding signs undermine Western cultural val- years as a Stanford professor, Ron Fourth Junior Rodeo in Woodside and chanting “Pig-gy jus-tice, pig- ues in Woodside — an assertion left an indelible imprint on all drew reactions that seemed to have gy jus-tice,” and “Chase dreams, that Humane Committee mem- whose lives he touched. He was a creative and unrelenting problem little to do with the protesters’ long- not pigs. Chase dreams, not pigs.” bers regularly go to some lengths solver and inventor. He patented a revolutionary soundtrack time concern: that encouraging “We’ve got a life,” a girl said to to refute. mixing device known as CUE VUE which was used in studios children to chase small pigs in an a now-empty road. “We’re here, Asked about this year’s July all over the world. enclosed arena is a lesson in bully- we’re now. We’re exercising our Fourth rodeo and the protest, Ron had a wry sense of humor and loved to laugh, especially while entertaining guests on his deck overlooking San ing for the children and terrifying First Amendment rights.” Mounted Patrol Captain Victor Francisquito Creek. He was quite active into his 90s, loved for the pigs. The Mounted Patrol of San Aenlle said via email that he had listening to jazz, NPR Selected Shorts and had amazing skill “Trump, Trump, Trump!” one Mateo County hosts the rodeo no comment. with crossword puzzles. man shouted from a pickup truck and continues to put on the pig Lorien French of the Humane Ron is survived by his daughter Gina, and sons Paul and as he drove by a group holding scramble, frustrating an effort of Committee described the protest Dohn. A memorial will be held on Thursday, July 20 at 4:00 pm at Stanford Memorial Church. In lieu of flowers, those a protest banner at the corner of at least a year by the local residents as having gone smoothly. About wishing to make a donation in Ron’s memory can do so at The Kings Mountain Road and Wood- who make up the Committee for 25 people participated, all from Buxton National Museum (http://www.buxtonmuseum.com/ side Road. “I love bacon!” shouted a Humane Woodside to deny the Woodside or nearby, she said. supporters/donations.html) or a charity of your choice. others. Also heard from pass- Patrol the right to hold the event. “There was no menacing or threat- PAID OBITUARY ing traffic: “Booo!” and pig-like Pig scrambles are not illegal, but ening behavior toward us,” she said in an email. “We appreciated the Sheriff’s presence and the coop- Anne Hartwig Flegel Jane Stein eration of the Town in making it a Beloved Lark, Ascended success.” November 27, 1942 – June 26, 2017 The protest banners were new this year. They are “really sturdy Anne Flegel was born in Jane Frances Stein died in her family’s embrace on vinyl,” Ms. French said. “We can Peekskill, New York to Ralph re-use them. We might be needing and Eleanor Hartwig. She May 28, 2017, after enduring with grace and great patience them.” was fortunate to be raised in The weeks leading up to the 2017 a closely knit neighborhood a struggle with aggressive kidney cancer and dementia. rodeo had acquired a threaten- with many children, and had ing tinge. On June 6, an attorney wonderful times swimming She lived with her husband, during summer months and Marty, at The Forum in representing the Patrol warned ice skating on ponds during Cupertino, California. would-be protesters in a letter that the winter. As a child her Jane was a wonderful, gentle they could be subject to criminal family spent many vacations and happy person, steadfast trespass charges were they to pro- at Truro on Cape Cod, where and strong, and the song and test on Patrol grounds this year. they eventually purchased a sunshine in our lives. She was (Pig scramble protesters in 2016 home. As an adult Anne loved a loving mother and wife who may have been standing on Patrol sharing the Cape with her selflessly devoted her life to grounds.) family, and always had a soft spot in her heart for that area. her family. She was ever optimistic, and encouraged us in Town Manager Kevin Bryant Anne attended St. Mary’s High School in Peekskill all our endeavors, comforted us through all our sicknesses, worked with the Humane Com- (Episcopal), an all-girls school high on a bluff overlooking shared all our joys and sorrows, and stayed all our foolish mittee, Sheriff’s Office deputies the Hudson River. She earned a bachelor’s degree in decisions. Although Jane has gone, she will forever abide and the Patrol to determine a safe with us: we grieve deeply, but we carry in our hearts the Government at Smith College. In November 1964 she protest spot along the road at 521 made the radical move to San Francisco, and immediately warmth of her love, and the imprint of her tender guidance. Jane was born in 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio, the youngest Kings Mountain Road. fell in love with that city. She worked at the YMCA and The public right-of-way turned then at Zellerbach, and earned her teaching credential at of the four children of Clarence and Marie Voneman. She attended St. Academy in Cleveland, and earned a out to be a 15 foot-by-22-foot Cal State SF. In 1970 Anne married Tom Fraley and they wooded area just east of the Patrol had two sons, Ian and Eric. Their marriage ended in 1977. Bachelor Of Arts degree at Bowling Green State University, Anne loved teaching first grade, first in San Jose, then Ohio. She was a buyer and regional sales manager with gate, Ms. French told the Alma- San Carlos, and then for several years at St. Joseph’s (Sacred several national department stores, and later a charitable- nac. Protesters also gathered at Heart Atherton). Her warm heart was full of compassion trust and property manager. She married Martin Francis the intersections of Woodside and and understanding for her students and she loved learning Stein in 1965, and they lived first in St. Louis, Missouri Canada roads, and Woodside and of their successes in life. where Marty was a physician in private practice. After their Kings Mountain Road. In 1981, Anne married Mark Flegel, who brought to tour of duty in the Army Medical Corps Marty joined the During the 2016 protest, rodeo their marriage his two children, Christina and Brian. They Menlo Medical Clinic in 1968, and they moved to Palo officials came and talked with spent many happy years raising their children and traveling Alto and later to Portola Valley, California. There Jane the protesters and brought them around the U.S. and throughout Europe. and Marty raised their children, Juliet Marie and Martin water to drink. Not so in 2017. This In 2000, Anne joined Peninsula Volunteers, serving on Edward. Later—during some of the happiest of all Jane’s reporter noticed just one Patrol their board as a director of Rosner House, and was most years—she helped raise her granddaughter, , and member conversing quietly for a happy to co-chair their Authors’ Salon. An avid reader, greatly enjoyed the prerogatives of being a grandmother. few minutes with the protesters, Anne was thrilled to meet numerous famous authors. Jane’s daughter, Juliet, lives in Africa and works with saying that they’re being “extra In 2011, Anne was afflicted with dementia and spent the International Rescue Committee; Hannah attends sweet” to the pigs this year. several years living at Sequoias Memory Center in Portola high school in Maryland. Jane’s sisters Janet Barry and “I think he was trying to bond,” Valley. Her round the clock caregivers, Api and Celeste, Kay Sliman-Hart, sister-in-law Kay Voneman, and Jane’s one woman said after the Patrol many nieces and nephews live in Ohio. provided loving and tender care for Anne during her member left. remaining years. Her ashes are scattered on her favorite hilltop, where lie Anne is survived by her husband, Mark, four children, those of her son, Martin, who died in 2011. From this sacred Video of this year’s event by Ian, Eric, Christina, Brian, six grandchildren, Taylor, place she returns to heaven, and to the stars, whence we KPIX CBS 5 News did not show Holiday, Jayden, Alex, River and Leonora, and sister, Jane have all come. children being rough with the pigs. Mandel. Her memorial service will be on August 4th, 2 PM Our family is her golden cup, Pig scramble organizers said at Menlo Church. Gifts in Anne’s memory can be sent to And she the wine which overflows they instructed children to be Peninsula Volunteers or Music at Menlo. 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When asked what he would do, he said: “Tackle the pig.” His companion immediately recalled instructions to treat the THE FIFTEENTH-ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL: pigs gently. “When we get one,” he said, “we have to hold it by it’s The Glorious Violin back legs ... so we don’t hurt the pig.” Photo by Ana Sofia Amieva-Wang/The Almanac Some back and forth ensued Bonnie Yoffe, right, is a veterinarian and founding member of about what was to be done next, the Committee for a Humane Woodside. She’s picketing here at July 14–August 5, 2017 including walking the pig back to the corner of Canada and Woodside Road in Woodside. Some 180 its trailer on its front legs, like a Woodside residents have signed a petition to end the pig scramble. Menlo Park /Atherton, CA wheelbarrow. The boy who spoke about not hurting the pigs said he pushing back at the questions. grab them.” recalled being told to just hold the A protesting girl advanced forth- “They’re babies,” the girl said. pig until an adult came by. rightly and told the boys that the “No, they’re not,” the boys said. The boys were asked where pig scramble was “a cruel and inhu- “They’re supposed to be eat- they were from. “Nevada,” one mane event that hurts the pigs.” en,” the Oakdale boy said. “The said. It was around that time that “We don’t hurt the pigs,” the pigs are just going to go to the their consensus changed to one of Oakdale boy said. “All we do is butchers.” A How real estate agents rank nationally Six teams of local Realtors of DeLeon Realty in Palo Alto, Coldwell Banker Residential as well as 17 individual agents $729,614,147. Brokerage/NRT in Menlo Park, ranked among the top 250 sell- Q No. 14: Mary and Brent Gul- $110,169,140. ers nationwide this year, accord- lixson of Alain Pinel Realtors in Q No. 125: Hugh Cornish of ing to Real Trends, a private Menlo Park, $410,132,073.62. Coldwell Banker in Menlo Park, communications company that Q No. 27: The Troyer Group, $99,683,750. publishes “The Thousand” list Intero Real Estate Services in Q No. 138: Alex Wang of The each year. Los Altos, $311, 727,034. Sereno Group in Palo Alto, Los Altos Realtor Efi Luzon Q No. 122: Juliana Lee, Juliana $95,020,556. was the second-highest seller in Lee Real Estate Team in Palo Q No. 142: Erika Demma of the , with more than Alto, $150,989,136. Coldwell Banker in Woodside, $800 million in sales, second only Q No. 172: Tom LeMieux and $94,317,912. to an agent in Texas who sold over Jennifer Liske of Pacific Union Q No. 146: Scott Dancer $1 billion in real estate. International in Menlo Park, of Alain Pinel in Woodside, A total of 17 local real estate $126,481,750. $92,469,388. agents made the top 250 agents Q No. 206: Helen and Brad Q No. 148: Ed Graziani of The nationwide, and six teams made Miller of Alain Pinel Realtors in Sereno Group in Los Altos, $90, the top 250. The highest-rank- Woodside, $115,460,000 970,000. ing team was The DeLeon Team, Q No. 152: Judy Bogard-Tani- Music@Menlo celebrates great composers of DeLeon Realty Inc. in Palo Individuals gami of Alain Pinel in Los Altos, Alto, which ranked No. 2, with Q No. 2: Efi Luzon of Intero $90,258,619. and performers alike. Join us and enjoy $729 million in sales. Real Estate Services in Los Q No. 171: Billy McNair of concerts by world-renowned chamber At realtrends.com can be Altos, $834,574,000. Coldwell Banker in Menlo Park, found the listings, for both Q No. 39: Judy Citron of Alain $85,955,750. musicians and teams and individuals. 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She has what it takes Lauren Goodkind plays, teaches and writes about chess

By Dave Boyce rated well below Mr. Thiel. Ms. says. “My classmates were really Almanac Staff Writer Goodkind says she played him mean to me.” to a draw. “Oh, it was exciting to The weekly chess club offered hile her last name may draw against Peter,” she says. her a way past the misery. reflect noble human (Mr. Thiel has not responded “Chess helped me get through Wqualities, when it comes to requests for comment.) high school. It felt good to win to playing chess, Menlo Park resi- Occasionally she’ll run into a and I felt happy beating other dent Lauren Goodkind can leave bad apple, like the time she beat people,” she says. “Everybody is those attributes — certainly the an older man in Burlingame smart in their own way.” “kind” one — at the door. whose skill level was one rating She graduated in 2002 and “On the chessboard, I would say above hers. He began swearing went on to earn a bachelor’s Lauren Goodkind passes her insights on the game of chess to Mary I’m a mean kind of person,” she at her after she won, she says. degree in communications from Ann Thomas, 9, of Cupertino, one of some 25 Peninsula students — adults said, smiling, in a recent inter- “Really bad sportsmanship.” Notre Dame de Namur Univer- and children — learning the game under the guidance of Ms. Goodkind. view. “I’m a competitive person. She’s been teaching chess to sity in Belmont. Ms. Goodkind’s recent book, “50 Poison Pieces,” clues beginners in on It feels really good to win, so I can Peninsula residents of all ages for detecting and avoiding common traps in this ancient and complex game. be mean on the chessboard. ... If about four years and is the author Women and chess you’re playing chess, you’ve got to of the recently self-published “50 Playing other women is some- it up with men in a milieu in She laughed. “Depends on who be mean, if you want to win.” Poison Pieces,” a 217-page book of thing she especially appreciates, which men outnumber women, you ask,” she says. “Mentally, it A French proverb offers these 50 chess puzzles. Each puzzle asks but it doesn’t happen often. “I Ms. Goodkind had a simple is a brutal game. It’s win or lose.” words for the kindhearted: “You the beginning player to analyze hope to see more women and reply: “Women are strong. We cannot play at chess if you are a situation in which capturing a girls playing chess,” she says. can play chess, too.” Avoid silly moves kindhearted.” Another French vulnerable piece is a mistake, and Most of the top players in Judit Sztaray is the executive Skilled chess players typically source, painter, sculptor and often a costly mistake. competitive chess are men. At director of the nonprofit, BayA- think two or three or four moves chess player Marcel Duchamp, “One silly move can cost you tournaments, she says, the num- reaChess Inc., and the mother ahead, which takes practice. A described chess as “the movement the entire game,” she says. ber of women players is usually of three chess-playing girls. At lot of practice. With her puzzles, of pieces eating one another.” less than 2 percent. BayAreaChess, she is organizing Ms. Goodkind gets the readers OK, so you probably have to Chess was relief “A woman can beat any man,” girls-only events to give them a on the road by asking that they be mean. Ms. Goodkind, who is In high school, chess served says Alexandra Kosteniuk, a Rus- better chance of winning titles. think just one move ahead. And 33, apparently has what it takes, Ms. Goodkind as an escape. sian grandmaster and author of She says she sees no differ- avoid moving without thinking. with 15 years of playing behind The arc of her life before ninth “Diary of a Chess Queen,” pub- ences between girls and boys in An inner Q-and-A about her and a current rating of Class grade included working with a lished in 2010 by Mongoose Press. their ability to play. “The value upcoming moves for you and A from the U.S. Chess Fed- speech coach and spending time Ms. Kosteniuk says the chal- of learning chess is universal,” your opponent, and wheth- eration. She’s one category away in special-education classes, she lenges of attracting women and she says, “especially among the er they can succeed, should from being rated an expert. says. In high school, she says, girls to chess are like the chal- young in that their brains and become second nature, she says. When she plays, her oppo- she was bullied because of the lenges in other areas, including capabilities are still developing.” “You have to focus,” she says. nents are usually men or boys. way she talked. physics, math and being an astro- Resistance from men to the idea “That’s the key to playing chess.” A She says she once played entre- With a C+ grade point average naut. The key, she says in a 2016 of playing against women is “very, preneur and venture capitalist and unable to concentrate on her interview at the World Chess Hall very rare,” she says, though boys Q INFORMATION Peter Thiel. At the time, he was schoolwork because of the bully- of Fame in Saint Louis, Missouri, do tend to tease girls about it. “I Go to laurengoodkindchess.com for in his mid-30s and enjoyed a ing, Ms. Goodkind says she had is creating more chess clubs that have to say that generally kids more about Ms. Goodkind, including chess-master rating while Ms. no interest in taking advanced- are friendly to girls and more who are playing chess are the information about lessons, events, Goodkind was just a year out standing or advanced-placement programs to support them. more civilized people,” she says. talks about chess, workplace chess of Woodside High School and classes. “I didn’t really care,” she Asked about women mixing Chess is a civilized game then? programs and a puzzle website.

July 12, 2017QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ15 NEWS Carpenter forms PAC to conduct surveys on fire services By Barbara Wood agreement” with surrounding districts. said while he has “no problem with a sur- Almanac Staff Writer Some of those who have seen the poll, vey,” it would be better “if it were done by a including other members of the fire third-party organization and not by Peter hile it will be months before board, say they initially believed it was Carpenter, who has been extremely vocal Atherton’s consultants report sent out by the town or by the fire district. with his inaccurate perception that the Wback on a fiscal review of the When pressed to explain where the purpose of the consultant is for Atherton Menlo Park Fire Protection District, fire proposal in the poll came from, Mr. to take tax dollars from the fire district.” board President Peter Carpenter has Carpenter said: “This (poll) question Mr. DeGolia said the “proposal” in made a preemptive strike against what the makes no assertion that the Council has the survey does not exist. The “question report might include. adopted a specific proposal but is rather appears to be designed to imply that Mr. Carpenter said that as a private citizen an expert opinion on what would happen Atherton is, in fact, seeking detachment. he formed in early June a state-registered if Atherton formed its own fire agency.” That is wrong,” he said. political action committee. The Citizens’ The expert opinion, he said, came from Atherton Councilman Bill Widmer Fire Services Performance Committee’s “knowledgeable people in whom I have said the survey’s facts and figures did not Photo by Barbara Wood/The Almanac first poll, he said, asks fire district residents confidence,” but he would not name them. come from the town. Peter Carpenter, an Atherton resident about what the poll calls a “proposal” by Mr. Carpenter also would not say if “I see no reason for misinformation and board president in the Menlo Park Fire Atherton to form its own fire district. anyone else is involved in the committee, such as is included in the questions to be Protection District, said that he has, as a Atherton officials insist there is no such how much money it has raised, or even circulated by someone in a responsible private citizen, formed a political action proposal, although the fiscal review is to how the polls would be conducted, saying position. I find it troubling and irrespon- committee to survey residents about fire look at options for providing fire service to that information was “embargoed.” sible,” Mr. Widmer said. services. the town, including creating a municipal “The Committee will make the survey Matrix Consulting Group, based in fire department, contracting with another methodology and results public when it Mountain View, is conducting the fiscal costs, locally generated revenues, and fire service, or creating a joint powers chooses to do so,” he said. review of the fire district paid for by the benefits of service to Atherton from the agreement with other regional agencies. Papers filed to form the PAC show Mr. town of Atherton. The district covers fire district and at options for providing Nonetheless, the committee’s poll, Carpenter as the only person named, and Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, Atherton and fire service to the town. which local residents say has appeared his home address, phone number and per- some nearby unincorporated areas. Matrix says the study team includes on their Facebook pages, describes “a sonal email as the contact information. The district receives more in property two former fire chiefs and a project proposal to split off Atherton into its own The committee’s stated purpose on tax revenues from Atherton residents than manager who has conducted more than district” including details such as the the form is “to conduct surveys regard- the town itself does. City Council members 150 fire and emergency medical services number of firefighters and fire stations ing citizen satisfaction with current and said they want to find out just what Ather- reviews nationwide. in the proposed district, and that the alternative fire service models.” ton residents get for those tax dollars. The report is expected to be completed new district would have “no mutual aid Atherton Councilman Rick DeGolia The $50,000 study is looking at the in late August or early September. A

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Menlo Park Arrillaga Family $Q(YHQLQJZLWK6KHUPDQ$OH[LH, who Menlo Summerfest, Menlo Park’s street Local journalism Recreation Center, 601 Laurel St., Menlo faces head-on the ghosts of his past. festival, features live music, art and crafts, Park. musicatmenlo.org/event/ From growing up dirt-poor on an Indian food and drink, health and wellness displays, From the Birth of the Violin to J. S. reservation to being raised by alcoholic kid’s Funzone, and 5K fun run & walk. July Bach and the Glory of Cremona parents to confronting his mother who was 15-16, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Downtown Menlo Boyd traces the violin’s history from its hazy as a beautiful as she was mercurial, join Park, 600 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. needs you. origins to its apogee at the hands of Antonio Alexie for an evening of honest reflection. summerfest.miramarevents.com Stradivari, Antonio Vivaldi and J. S. Bach. July July 20, 7:30-9 p.m. $10. Kepler’s Books, 14, 7:30 p.m. $20, ages 30 and under; $48, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. keplers. Theater full price. Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso org/upcoming-events/ “The Four Immigrants: An American Ave., Atherton. Go to musicatmenlo.org for Bonnie Rochman, former health and Musical Manga” TheatreWorks presents all Music@Menlo programs. parenting columnist for Time.com and staff a comic musical that follows four Japanese 31st Annual Summer Jazz Concert writer for Time magazine, discusses her immigrants in turn-of-the-20th-century San Series Thursdays, through Aug. 24, 6-7:30 book, “The Gene Machine: How Genetic Francisco. Production is set to an infectious p.m. Free. at The Technologies Are Changing the Way We ragtime and vaudeville score by local Plaza (near Neiman Marcus), 660 Stanford Have Kids.” July 13, 7-9 p.m. Free. Books composer/lyricist Min Kahng. July 12-Aug. Shopping Center, Palo Alto. Inc. Palo Alto, 74 Town & Country, 855 El A free and independent press is more 5. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Camino Real, Palo Alto. Road, Palo Alto. theatreworks.org/201718- &ODVVLF$OEXPV/LYH0XVLFRI season/201718-season/the-four-immigrants/ :RRGVWRFN This year’s dance party features %XLOGLQJERWVXVLQJ,%0:DWVRQ Bot important today than ever before. a faithful recreation of classic albums in a expert Ashish Kumar will lead a session Fratello Marionettes “Vaudeville Follies” nod to the 50th anniversary of the Summer about the Watson AI framework, how it’s is a variety show on strings, with puppeteers of Love. July 14, 6 p.m. $15-$40, lawn; different from consumer bot frameworks, performing in full view of the audience. $80, VIP seating. , 327 and conclude by building a simple bot (while Read us. Follow us. Engage with us. July 15, 1-2 p.m. Free. Belle Haven Library, Lasuen St., Stanford. events.stanford.edu/ juggling fire). 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There will be a org/events See CALENDAR, page 19 18QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQJuly 12, 2017 Sports Loss in championship game Coach leaves for personal reasons Sean Riley will not return as can’t dampen M-A spirits Menlo School’s baseball coach next season, though Knights ath- By Rick Chandler letic director Kris Weems left the Palo Alto Weekly door open for him. Riley led Menlo to the Central he dance, she is over. Coast Section Division II title Menlo-Atherton’s all- in the spring despite the team Tstar season came to a being a No. 11 seed entering the halt on Tuesday with a 4-1 loss tournament. to Hillsborough in the cham- The Knights (18-10) became the pionship game of the District first No. 11 seed to win a CCS title 52 Little League 10-11-Year-Old since the brackets were expanded Photo by Keith Peters Tournament, but making it as in 2008, and the first team with Menlo School baseball coach Sean Riley is shown hugging Menlo far as they did was an accom- fewer than 20 wins to take the title pitcher Griff McGarry following the CCS championship game. plishment in itself. since Pacific Grove won in 1999. Ryan Kelly, for example, did It’s also the third time they have time with his family. His son, appreciate his hard work this past just about everything he could won back-to-back titles in school highly regarded baseball prospect season.” to extend the team’s summer history (also 2010-11, 1988-89). Calvin Riley, was tragically shot Riley replaced Ryan Cavan, a – even giving a baseball a ride Weems said that “circumstanc- and killed while playing Pokemon Menlo School grad who played down the creek beyond the cen- es surrounding the tragic loss of Go in San Francisco’s Aquatic professionally in the San Fran- ter field fence on Monday. their son have made the past year Park. cisco Giants organization. Cavan That walkoff homer provided incredibly tough for Sean Riley “Our thoughts are with Sean won the 2016 title in his second Menlo-Atherton’s sixth straight and his family.” and his family during this dif- year at the helm. win in nine days in the elimi- Riley is taking the year to spend ficult time,” Weems said. “We — Palo Alto Weekly nation bracket. Unfortunately, they couldn’t make it to seven. “We never gave up,” said Kelly, who had two singles and drove Sportsmanship award winners named in M-A’s only run on Tuesday. Photo by Rick Chandler By Pamela Kunz, M-A Little Pitch Padres), Victor Gutierrez Santoro (Minors Rattlers), Eric “We won six games in a row, Mikey McGrath of the Menlo- League Jr. (Coach Pitch Cubs), Nicholas Torre (Minors Scrappers), Nico- made some comebacks, had Atherton 10-11 Little League portsmanship awards for the Hartwig (Coach Pitch Giants), las de Baubigny (Minors Emer- three walkoff hits and had a lot all-stars. spring season were recently Graham Alden (Coach Pitch alds), Molly Gray (Minors Hot of fun.” Sgiven to 40 Menlo-Atherton Pirates). Rods). M-A collected five hits and Little League players and seven Nelson Gutierrez (Single A Ben Miller (Majors Old Pro), four walks but couldn’t put homer on Monday was the coaches at the league’s Player A’s), Olivia Roberts (Single A Gabe Riedel (Majors Luttick- together a big inning. Mikey highlight. Appreciation Day, held at Burgess Giants), Brady Henricks (Single ens), Angelina Edwards (Majors McGrath (shortstop), Ryan Kelly “It was great, because, I knew Park in Menlo Park on June 3. A Cardinals), Oliver Bain (Single Foundry Baseball), Luca Suarez and Rowan Kelly played well in I did something for my team to The league, which partners A Cubs). (Majors Farm Club), Trevor the infield. Thomas Scott retired get us here,” Ryan said. “Every- with the Positive Coaching Alli- George Scott (Double A A’s), Heinz (Majors Menlo Chevron), six of the eight batters he faced, one was happy; one of my team- ance, gives the award to players Brayden Ho (Double A Mari- August Hicks (Majors Goetz including the first three. mates was even crying. I’m just and coaches who demonstrate ners), William Torre (Double A Brothers), Cole Wheeler (Majors For Ryan Kelly, the walkoff happy we got as far as we did.” A leadership on the field and in the Rangers), Luca Sikaffy (Double Sharon Heights Shell), Harrison dugout by consistently honoring A Astros), Nate Avina (Double A Yamori-Little (Challenger). the game and respecting their Angels). Menlo-Atherton Little League teammates, coaches, opponents Charlie Toig (AAA Grasshop- Coach recipients and umpires. pers), Jakob Hesse (AAA Thun- Reed Moulds (T-Ball A’s), Tony hosts all-star tournament der), Connor Heinz (AAA Muck- Arata (Coach Pitch Pirates), Matt By Christian Wagner light to host the tournament Player recipients dogs), Lincoln Barnard (AAA Bennitt (Single A Cubs), Pat Gal- Special to the Almanac at Burgess Park in Menlo Park Austin Hsu (T-Ball A’s), Grady RockHounds), Cohen ligan (Double A Mariners), Jim and Holbrook-Palmer Park in Spicer (T-Ball Red Sox), Dylan (AAA Storm), Merrick Lee (AAA Abdella (AAA Thunder), Shawn his year the Menlo- Atherton. Garratt (T-Ball Angels), Ryan Bats). Pagee (Minors Emeralds), Jason Atherton Little League The Willie Mays Ballpark is Lombardo (T-Ball Orioles). Trevor Wong (Minors Riv- Gray (Majors Goetz). Thosted the 2017 District impressive. The sod is from Jax Young (Coach Pitch Mets), er Bandits), Nathan Thurlow Go to www.m-all.org for more 52 All-Stars Tournament for the the company that installed the Cruz del Rio (Coach Pitch Phil- (Minors Mud Hens), Caleb information about the M-A 11-12 age group. turf at AT&T Park, Atherton lies), William Forrest (Coach Travers (Minors Bulls), Brady Little League. Following a lengthy period Public Works Superintendent when the league was unable to Steve Tyler said. “When I was host all-star tournaments, the a kid, we never had anything CALENDAR July 7-Dec. 15, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Free. Latest Innovations in FinTech Panel discusses innovations in financial technology, continued from page 18 Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, Willie Mays Ballpark in Hol- like this.” 1100 Merrill St., Menlo Park. business. also known as FinTech. Speakers include brook-Palmer Park in Ather- The Pacifica American Little menloparkchamber.com/events Christopher M. Forrester from Shearman Executive Director Marguerite Gong Hancock & Sterling, LLP. July 19, 6 p.m. $9-$25. Design Systems at Facebook A small ton, which opened in 2015, League team won the tourna- Shearman & Sterling, LLP, 1460 El Camino to discuss how Silicon Valley has changed gathering to learn more about the team and Real, second floor, Menlo Park. meetup. changed that. ment, which ran from June 24 throughout her career, and talk about what the process for design at Facebook with com/Silicon-Valley-Startup-Idea-to-IPO “In order to host a tourna- to July Fourth, and is one of lies ahead for Google’s Cloud business. Shali Nguyen, Product Design Manager and ment of this size (with 15 three District 52 all-star tour- July 18, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Computer History Kara Fong, Design Program Manager on Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain the Interfaces team. July 13, 6-8 p.m. $5. Et Alia teams), you really need two naments for different age View. computerhistory.org/events Facebook, 1 Facebook Way, Menlo Park. Bicycle Sunday takes riders down a fields,” M-A Little League groups. A Business eventbrite.com stretch of Canada Road closed near the Filoli Director Mike Haven said. Innovation Venture Summit VIP entrance and state Highway 92. Attendees is a group asked to bring their own water. Groups After an approval process Chamber Business Alliance Reception This conference enables of small business entrepreneurs looking Fortune 500 corporate VC’s and innovation travel in a single file. Sundays, July 2-Oct. that involved District 52 offi- to promote business growth. This is executives to meet and gather insights from 15, 9 a.m. Free. Canada Road, between the done through building relationships and tier 1 Silicon Valley-based venture capital, Filoli entrance and Highway 92, Redwood cials as well the cities of Menlo developing greater understanding of fellow City. redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/ Sign up today at emerging growth startups, investors and Park and Atherton, the M-A members’ businesses, which in turn enables thought leaders from Stanford University. Calendar Little League got the green AlmanacNews.com members to provide viable business referrals July 12, 6-9 p.m. $795. Country Club, 3000 to one another. First and third Thursdays, Alexis Drive, Palo Alto. eventbrite.com July 12, 2017QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ19 SPORTS Scenes from Woodside Junior Rodeo

Photos by The event included roping Ana Sofia Amieva-Wang competitions, women’s barrel racing, and bull riding. There ere are photos from the were pony rides, a mechanical Woodside Junior Rodeo, bull, a pig scramble, and a pet- Hheld at the Mounted ting zoo. Patrol Grounds on Kings Moun- The night before the rodeo, the tain Road in Woodside on July Mounted Patrol hosted a dinner Fourth. and dance. A

Clockwise from top left: (1) A rodeo participant competes in the pole bending event. (2) A young contestant gets bucked off in a 6-second riding event. (3) Kids chase pigs during the pig scramble. (4) The Edgewood Mountain Boys perform between rodeo events.

20QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQJuly 12, 2017 FOR THE RECORD

Portola Valley meets to discuss len in the 500, 800 and 1000 blocks of supermarket with two cases of Corona Q POLICE CALLS El Camino Real and the 1000 block of beer and two bags of charcoal without Alma Street. Estimated losses: $2,000, having paid for them. Estimated loss: $600, $500 and $300. June 24 and 23 $98. July 1. master plan for Town Center This information is from the Menlo and July 5. Someone stole several mailboxes Park Police Department and the San Q Bikes were stolen from apartment from an apartment complex garage The committee looking into Q Setting criteria for evaluat- Mateo Country Sheriff’s Office. Under Q complexes on Hoover Street, Coleman on San Antonio Street. No estimate on the law, people charged with offenses an update for the master plan ing projects for the master plan. Avenue, Waverley Street, Roble Avenue losses. June 29. are considered innocent unless con- and Mills Street. Estimated losses: for the Portola Valley Town Among key issues noted in victed. Police received the reports on Q Surveillance video showed a man $1,030, $400, $300, $1,900, $200, Center meets at 4 p.m. Wednes- past discussions, in addition to the dates shown. entering Beverages and More at 700 El $100 and $80. June 23, 27 and 29 and Camino Real and walking out with two day, July 12, at the Historic Spring Down: parking at Town July 5. MENLO PARK unpaid for bottles of vodka. Estimated Schoolhouse at 765 Portola Center; environmental aspects, Q A Facebook employee told police loss: $80. July 1. Commercial burglary: A man and a her backpack had been stolen from her Road. including uncovering the still- woman left CVS pharmacy at 700 El desk. Inside were her wallet, $120 in WOODSIDE On the agenda for discussion: buried section of Sausal Creek; Camino Real with several unpaid for cash, cellphone and sunglasses. Esti- Residential burglary: A vacant house Q Uses of the Spring Down and climate change impacts. bottles of cologne and fled on foot. mated loss: $830. July 5. The man collected the bottles as the on Monticello Court was found with Someone stole a gym bag contain- Open Space meadow adjacent Q Clarification of donor woman conversed with the clerk, police Q indications of breaking and entering. ing shoes and a laptop computer from said. Estimated loss: $2,000. June 30. Nothing reported stolen. June 22. to the Town Center. expectations. an unlocked vehicle parked at Marsh Auto burglary: A thief broke into a Animal cruelty: Police cited the owner Road and Bohannon Drive. Estimated vehicle parked at Lawler Ranch and of a two-month-old puppy left in a loss: $750. July 5. locked vehicle in the vicinity of 500 El Sand Hill roads and stole a respirator, Two women and a man are suspects FACEBOOK REACTION Camino Real on a hot day “without suf- Q a book and a vehicle-toll-collection community.” in the theft of baby formula from Safe- ficient fresh air or water.” July 4. device. Estimated loss: $605. June 22. continued from page 8 The proposal indicates the way supermarket at 525 El Camino Auto burglaries: development would work Real. An employee confronted the LADERA Q A white man about 35 years old, alleged thieves and the man raised needed more information, and toward a net zero energy goal wearing a black shirt and driving a the box of formula as if to threaten the Auto burglary: Someone stole pass- Commissioner Katherine Strehl and would plan to recycle water. black Jeep Cherokee broke a window employee. They fled in a red pickup ports, keys and a duffel bag from an on a vehicle parked on Arbor Road truck. Estimated loss: $600. June 30. unlocked vehicle parked in the 3200 noted that the project will even- Letting people live near where block of Alpine Road. Estimated loss: and burglarized the vehicle, a witness A man stole a box of “high-end Q $880. June 28. tually come before the Planning they work or go to school, she on the scene told police. The owner of liquor” from the Willow Market at Willow Commission. “That’s when we’ll said, is the “single largest envi- the vehicle reported a stolen purse. No and Middlefield roads. Estimated loss: have the opportunity to thrash it ronmental mitigation you can estimate on losses. June 27. $500. June 29. WEST MENLO PARK out.” design.” Q The owner of a vehicle parked on Q A woman attempting to contact a Auto burglary: A purse was stolen Sharon Park Drive returned to her locksmith on her cellphone after being from a vehicle parked at Alpine Road Bickerstaff, a Belle Hav- vehicle to find a window smashed and locked out of her apartment in the 1200 and Piers Lane found with a broken Community response en resident, who had previewed her backpack stolen. Inside were a wal- block of Willow Road lent her phone to window. Estimated loss: $2,050. July 3. let, ID cards, credit cards and $140 in a man on a bicycle, who then rode off Theft: Someone stole a bike locked Facebook invited some resi- the plans, declined a request for cash. Estimated loss: $330. June 30. with it. Estimated loss: $150. July 2. to a railing in front of a business in the dents of the community to pre- comment. Thefts: Q A man and a woman left Safeway 3500 block of Alameda de las Pulgas. view the plans before they were Comments were not received Q Bikes locked to bike racks were sto- Estimated loss: $1,000. June 22. submitted to the city. by press time by Councilman Diane Bailey, executive direc- Rich Cline or last year council tor of Menlo Spark, a local envi- candidate Cecilia Taylor. 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