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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • December 13, 2019 • Page 3 Page 4 • December 13, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Commission system up for an overhaul City Council cites inconsistencies in how boards the commission system would committee assignments. Kniss of how the city appoints com- benefit from some changes. noted that Policy and Services, missioners. He argued that the operate, lack of clear guidance on removing members Kniss broke away from her as a standing committee, holds city should delegate more work by Gennady Sheyner colleagues because she wanted its meeting in public, while an ad to its boards and commissions. the council’s Policy and Services hoc committee isn’t bound by the Rather than having the same ar- iting widespread confusion vote to launch the reform effort, Committee — rather than the same transparency rules. guments repeated at commission about the roles and rules which will be guided by coun- two-member ad hoc committee “I’m troubled that it won’t be and council hearings, he recom- Cof local commissions, the cil members Tom DuBois and — to lead the effort. The com- out in public, whereas Policy and mended having some land-use Palo Alto City Council agreed Alison Cormack, and which is mittee currently includes Kniss, Services is,” Kniss said. items go on the council’s “consent on Monday to explore a series of scheduled to be completed by Councilwoman Lydia Kou and Tanaka for his part argued that calendar” after a commission re- reforms to the longstanding com- February. Council members Liz Tanaka, though it will likely the city should consider a much views it, obviating the need for a mission system. Kniss and Greg Tanaka both dis- see its membership change next broader overhaul to the commis- The council agreed by a 5-2 sented, even as they agreed that year, when the new mayor issues sion system, including a revamp (continued on page 12)

EDUCATION New math plan meets with praise, concern District hopes changes will place students in geometry during freshman year by Elena Kadvany alo Alto Board of Educa- tion members and some P parents were largely en- thused about district leadership’s plan to overhaul middle school mathematics over the next several years, while other parents pushed back against what one described as a “watering down” of math instruction. In response to low-income and

Magali Gauthier minority students’ declining test scores on the state’s Smarter Bal- anced exam, particularly in math by the end of eighth grade, district administrators and middle Darian Huiltron-Riverra, a senior at East Palo Alto Academy, delivers a practice closing statement to her debate coach, Kwodwo school principals worked over Moore, during a coaching session on campus after school on Nov. 18. the last two months to design a middle school math program that will better serve a broader swath HOLIDAY FUND of students. Their plan — which does not require action by the school board, as it shifts content Through the art of debate, rather than adds courses or core materials, Superintendent Don Austin noted on Tuesday — ad- students find their voice vocates for standards-based High schoolers take on an activity many fear: public speaking learning over the traditional grading system. It also pushes for by Jamey Padojino in his head. mixed-ability classes rather than ules Thomas has always rebuttal arguments from the op- improved his skills by watching He was thrilled when he laned ones in which students are been confident in his public posing team. a video of himself in a debate and his partner were assigned segregated into higher and lower J speaking skills, but nerves At his first tournament, he round and then felt motivated to to argue against the issue and levels. The district plans to revise got the best of him when he first was stumped by a question return. shocked when his team was sixth- through eighth-grade math entered the world of debate. and ended up losing the match. On the night before a debate named the winner. classes to move at a faster pace, During his freshman year of The loss was enough to make tournament last school year, he “Are you sure?” he recalled covering four years of standards high school, he was intimidated him stop participating with the was up from 2-5 a.m. reading as asking the judge. in three years. by the sight of people speed Silicon Valley Urban Debate many articles as he could on the His partner quickly told him Ultimately, the district hopes talking through their points and League for a while. With his topic of selling guns to Afghani- the changes will provide a path felt challenged when he faced mother’s encouragement, he stan and Iran to drill key ideas (continued on page 9) for all middle schoolers to take

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Valid through December 19, 2019 ADVERTISING SERVICES is renewing its push to clean up This year, the city has seen more Advertising Services Manager and modernize its handbook vehicles than homes burglarized. Kevin Legarda (223-6597) of policies and procedures. On As of Nov. 30, the city has seen Sales & Production Coordinators Tuesday night, the committee went 816 car burglaries, where thieves Diane Martin (223-6584), Nico Navarrete (223-6582) over the 49-page manual and break into a locked car; 139 DESIGN recommended exploring a series of thefts from autos, where people Design & Production Manager changes, including policies on the enter an unlocked car; and 70 Kristin Brown (223-6562) sequence of the consent calendar residential burglaries, where a Senior Designers Linda Atilano, Paul Llewellyn (Should the dissenting council person enters an empty home Designers Kevin Legnon, Amy Levine, Doug Young members be allowed to talk before that is either locked or unlocked. 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COMMUNITY Churches offer a space to deal Online This Week These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAlto with sadness during the holidays Online.com/news. An antidote to relentless seasonal cheer, Blue Christmas services are for anyone who may not be feeling so joyful Woman hides, steals items from closed store A woman who allegedly snuck into the Coach store at Stanford Shopping Center through a restricted entrance, hid until after closing by Lloyd Lee time and stole nearly $4,000 worth of merchandise was arrested early Monday morning, police said Wednesday. (Posted Dec. 11, 8:39 p.m.) or Maija Cruz, Christmas always involved boxes of Man arrested for stabbing co-worker F ornaments, garlands, nativ- A man suspected of stabbing his co-worker with a knife during a ity scenes and lights hauled out confrontation on Wednesday afternoon at Rubrik, a cloud data man- of storage and into her mom’s agement company in Palo Alto, has been booked into jail, police said living room the Friday after in a press release. (Posted Dec. 11, 3:11 p.m.) Thanksgiving. “She pulled out all the stops,” Traffic woes likely to drive priorities Cruz, 33, said of her single mom, As the Palo Alto City Council sets its eyes on 2020, members Sheila, who loved to remind her are preparing for another year in which the city’s transportation which ornaments came from problems top their list of official priorities. (Posted Dec. 11, 9:56 a.m.) which family member. But those traditions fell apart Forty-foot elm falls onto roadway as Cruz, who was raised in Mil- A 40-foot-tall Chinese elm tree on the 3800 block of Middlefield waukee, Wisconsin, settled in the Road in Palo Alto collapsed in the roadway early Tuesday morning, Midpeninsula after graduating blocking northbound lanes, according to city urban forester Walter from Stanford University, starting Dallal Sammy Passmore. (Posted Dec. 10, 9:55 a.m.) a new job and marrying her hus- Maija Cruz sits with her dog, Oly, next to the Christmas tree she set band in 2015. Sheila witnessed her up in her apartment in Mountain View. During Cruz’s childhood City to ban sales of vaping products only child start a new life without in Wisconsin, the holiday was a huge family event, but then she Palo Alto’s campaign against vaping heated up Monday night, when her, over 2,000 miles away, and and her mother became somewhat estranged. Now, Cruz is slowly the City Council agreed to ban the sales and distribution of electronic that created a rift between her and starting to get back into the holiday spirit in part thanks to the Blue cigarettes at local stores. (Posted Dec. 10, 12:30 a.m.) her daughter. Christmas service at University Lutheran Church in Palo Alto, “We became somewhat es- which she’s attended since 2013. tranged, and it really changed the holiday experience for me because Christmas was this binding At University Lutheran Church, At Highway church, people will time,” Cruz said. inside a dimly lit sanctuary with have the option to speak with oth- For the first time, in 2013, Cruz candles and blue lights, stations ers or a pastor after the hour-long didn’t go back to Milwaukee to with different activities — such as service. be surrounded by family and the origami, drawing, writing or po- Cruz has attended University CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week comfort of their traditions. Things etry reading — will be set up for Lutheran’s service for the past were different and Cruz felt iso- people to freely visit. Time will six years, slowly allowing herself City Council (Dec. 9) lated during the normally spirited also be reserved for singing what to create and accept new holiday Commissions: The council supported having an ad hoc committee explore holidays. Then she found an event Rev. Gregory Schaeffer, pastor of traditions: catching a screening of additional guidelines for the city’s boards and commissions. Yes: Cormack, called Blue Christmas. University Lutheran, calls “paper- Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Kou No: Kniss, Tanaka Vaping: The council approved a proposal from council members DuBois and Also known as the Longest less songs” — music that is easy Life” at the Stanford Theatre, set- Kou to adopt an ordinance banning sale and distribution of vaping products. Night or Longest Sleep, Blue for people to follow along with ting up a small birch tree inside Yes: Unanimous Christmas is a church service for and won’t require them to know her Mountain View home that people like Cruz who can’t feign the lyrics. reminds her of “A Charlie Brown Council Policies and Services Committee the joy that’s expected every year “It’s not like a Christmas Eve Christmas,” and attending Blue (Dec. 10) for the holidays, whether it’s due service where everything is Christmas. Procedures: The committee discussed potential changes to various items in to familial discord, loss of a fam- bright and gold,” Schaeffer said. “I have new traditions now. I the Council Procedures and Policy Handbook, including policies for telephonic ily member, divorce, illness, un- “It’s a little more sheltering or have new habits each year, and participation at meetings and the sequence for addressing consent calendar items. It approved most of the proposed changes and forwarded a few to the employment or even a national or enveloping.” now Blue Christmas is just on full council for consideration. Yes: Unanimous global issue that may be causing For Vineyard Church, hosting at my calendar,” she said. “Even Priorities: The committee discussed the council’s annual priority-setting personal anxiety. Mitchell Park Community Center though I’m in a better place process and agreed that the priorities for 2020 should be more concrete and And this year, University Lu- will not only provide people on now, it’s still nice to take a mo- actionable. Yes: Unanimous theran Church, Palo Alto Vine- the other side of town another op- ment to give yourself permis- yard Church and Highway Palo tion for a Blue Christmas service sion to still mourn the loss of Parks and Recreation Commission (Dec. 10) Recreation: The commission heard updates about the city’s aquatics program Alto Community in Christ are but also a more familiar space what used to be.” Q and the recently renovated municipal golf course, Baylands Golf Links Action: offering their own space in which that’s not a church. Van Riesen Editorial Assistant Lloyd None to quietly reflect, grieve or mourn also said their service will invite Lee can be emailed at llee@ Cubberley: The commission heard an update about the planning process for during the holidays. people to be prayed for by mem- paweekly.com. the redevelopment of Cubberley Community Center. Action: None “(Blue Christmas) creates space bers of Vineyard Church’s prayer to embrace what’s important ministry. Board of Education (Dec. 10) Middle school math: The board heard a report on a revision of the district’s about Christmas, but you don’t In addition, to make the space middle school mathematics program. Action: None have to be all happy and joyful more comfortable and open to ev- IF YOU’RE GOING Palo Alto Vineyard Church will Election of officers: The board voted Todd Collins as president and Shounak about it,” said Susan Van Riesen, eryone, the church won’t be asking Dharap as vice president for 2020. Yes: Unanimous host Blue Christmas on Dec. 18, lead pastor of Vineyard Church. visitors to attend their ministry in First interim budget: The board waived its two meeting rule and approved the 7 p.m. in the El Palo Alto Room “It gives you the freedom to really the future, which is customary for district’s first interim budget report. Yes: Unanimous of Mitchell Park Community High school fields: The board waived its two meeting rule and authorized staff be authentically where you’re at in typical services. Center, 3700 Middlefield Road, to seek bids for the replacement of synthetic turf football fields at Gunn and your life while acknowledging the “Even though our church is put- Palo Alto high schools and Paly’s lacrosse field. Yes: Unanimous Palo Alto. holidays.” ting it on, I want it to be not neces- Highway Palo Alto Community After attending University Lu- sarily about our church or for our Planning and Transportation Commission in Christ will hold The Longest theran’s service last year, Van Ri- church,” Van Riesen said. “This, Night on Dec. 18, 7 p.m. at High (Dec. 11) esen was inspired to host a similar more than anything else we do, is 470 Olive Ave.: The commission recommended approving a staff recommendation Way Palo Alto Community in event through Vineyard Church very much for the community.” for amortization of an non-conforming office use at a residentially-zoned property Christ, 3373 Middlefield Road, for the first time at Mitchell Park Vineyard Church and Univer- at 470 Olive Ave. Yes: Alcheck, Lauing, Riggs, Roohparvar, Templeton, Waldfogel Palo Alto. No: Summa Community Center. The purpose sity Lutheran Church will give University Lutheran Church is similar, but each church will people the option to share what will host Blue Christmas on Historic Resources Board (Dec. 12) have its own interpretation of they’re grieving about or what- Dec. 20, 7 p.m. at University 840 Kipling St.: The board approved proposed additions and modifications to Blue Christmas and method of ever is on their minds during the a residence at 840 Kipling St. Yes: Bower, Corey, Kohler, Shepherd, Wimmer Lutheran Church, 1611 Stanford creating a space for reflection and service in order to provide a more Absent: Makinen Recused: Bernstein Ave., Palo Alto. remembrance. cathartic experience.

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Page 8 • December 13, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Donate online at Upfront CLICK AND GIVE siliconvalleycf.org/s Debate HOLIDAY FUND paw-holiday-fund (continued from page 5) Local family gives to be quiet and accept the result. In Memory Of David Thom ...... 200 “I felt that victory,” he said in an Betty Meltzer ...... 25 Shirley Reiter ...... 300 interview with the Weekly. “I felt $100,000 to Holiday Fund Mary Alyce Pearson ...... * Scott & Jan Kliner ...... 500 like the hard work that I put into (it Donation will be used to double those Kathy Riskin Graham ...... * Leo & Marlys Keoshian ...... 100 is) the reason why I won.” Jack Sutorius ...... 500 Peter Kidder & Lynn Johnson ...... 200 Thomas, a 16-year-old home- of other contributors Dr. Elliot W. Eisner ...... 200 Chris Logan ...... 100 schooled junior, is one of nearly 30 Palo Alto family has made overhead or expenses deducted. August L. King ...... * Joanne Koltnow ...... 200 students in East Palo Alto involved a $100,000 donation to the In a statement accompanying Brett Remmel & Mark Remmel ...... 100 Tom & Patricia Sanders ...... * with the debate league, which APalo Alto Weekly Holiday the donation, the donors stressed In Honor Of John Tang & Jean Hsia ...... * partners with the East Palo Alto Fund in hopes of inspiring other their desire to support local Logan Marsh & Gabby Perez ...... 250 Eugene & Mabel Dong ...... 200 Academy, Oxford Academy and donors to join them in support- causes. Marilyn Sutorius ...... 500 John & Mary Schaefer ...... 100 College Track (where Thomas at- ing local programs for kids and “We grew up in Palo Alto and Sheryl & Tony Klein ...... * Joe Simitian ...... * tends weekly practices). families. have always appreciated the ex- Karen & Steve Ross ...... * The nonprofit debate league The gift is from a family foun- traordinary services provided by Kaaren & John Antoun ...... 1,500 Previously Published received a $5,000 grant this year dation that wishes to remain the city, the schools and the many Dr. & Mrs. Frederic J. Kahn ...... 250 from the Palo Alto Weekly Fund anonymous and that has made community-based organizations. Andy & Eva Dobrov ...... 50 Roger V. Smith ...... 300 to help pay for the league’s head similar gifts for each of the last We want to support these efforts, Linda & Steve Boxer ...... * Art & Peggy Stauffer ...... 500 coaches, the weeklong Summer eight years. and the Holiday Fund is a superb Jerry & Bobbie Wagger ...... * Steven Feinberg ...... 5,000 Debate Institute (at which students This year’s repeat donation will way to do that,” the family said. Brigid Barton & Rob Robinson ...... 200 practiced their public speaking be used to match the contribu- William Reller ...... 1,000 Over the last 24 years, the Holi- Ralph R. Wheeler ...... 300 skills with the San Francisco cast tions of other donors with the aim day Fund has raised and distrib- Jan & Freddy Gabus ...... 250 Stephen Levy ...... 500 of “Hamilton”) and tournament- of encouraging additional giving uted more than $7 million to local Marc & Margaret Cohen ...... 100 Bonnie Berg ...... * related expenses. from readers of the Weekly. nonprofits. Micki & Bob Cardelli ...... * Marion Lewenstein ...... 500 Some debate programs revolve “This generous Palo Alto fam- The Holiday Fund program has Pat Burt & Sally Bemus ...... 250 Carol Jorgenson ...... 300 around the goal of winning tour- ily believes strongly in the mis- enjoyed ongoing support from the Judy & Tony Kramer ...... * Lucy Berman ...... 2,500 naments, but for this debate league, sion of the Holiday Fund and the Packard and Hewlett foundations, Larry Baer & Stephanie Klein ...... * Christina Kenrick ...... 1,000 it’s all about what the students gain efficiency with which we are able the Peery and Arrillaga founda- Jerry & Donna Silverberg ...... 100 Mary Lemmon ...... 15,000 from the activity, said Mecca Bill- to assist many local nonprofits,” tions and several other fam- Betty Gerard ...... * Weil Family ...... 1,000 ings, the nonprofit’s director of Palo Alto Weekly publisher Bill ily foundations. The annual Palo Boyce & Peggy Nute ...... * Hal & Carol Louchheim...... * development. Johnson said. Alto Weekly Moonlight Run, J. Platt & S. Murphy ...... 600 Charles S. & Anne Williams ...... 150 The Holiday Fund also has sup- Since the Weekly and Silicon which has grown to become one Ellen & Mike Turbow ...... 200 Ted & Ginny Chu ...... * ported the league’s mentoring pro- Valley Community Founda- of Palo Alto’s largest community Kroyman Family ...... 250 Ann & Don Rothblatt...... 500 gram, through which students visit tion absorb all the costs of the events, raises money for the Holi- Don Barr & Debra Satz ...... 100 Martha Shirk ...... 1,000 local companies and meet profes- program, every dollar that is do- day Fund. Q Debby Roth ...... 200 Jody Maxmin ...... * sionals who tell them how debate nated is distributed without any —Palo Alto Weekly staff John & Florine Galen ...... * Adele & Donald Langendorf ...... 200 has impacted their careers, Billings Barbara Allen ...... 100 Gwen Barry ...... * said. Sue Kemp ...... 250 Diane Moore...... * A bulk of the students’ time is After fueling up on snacks, the about an issue could work out in Ellen & Tom Ehrlich ...... 500 Richard Johnsson ...... 5,000 spent on research, debates against teens prepared for a tournament their favor, he added. Leif & Sharon Erickson ...... 250 Phil Fernandez & Daniel Sternbergh ...... * one another and mental prepara- at Santa Clara University by re- “Think about it like a game Sally & Craig Nordlund ...... 500 Albert Russell ...... 250 tion to enter a tournament with help viewing the three areas competi- where you go point for point. ... George & Betsy Young ...... * from their head coach, Kwodwo Catherine Crystal Foster ...... 500 tors need to cover within a policy That’s how you win rounds.” Peter S. Stern ...... 250 Moore. debate: identifying the harms, Andrea Smith...... 100 Thomas, now in his third year Nancy & Joe Huber ...... 100 “I’m not very different than the describing the barriers around with the debate league, said he John Pavkovich ...... 400 Susan & Doug Woodman ...... * students. I try not to put myself the issue and proving their plan is has tried to get more students in- Thomas Rindﬂeisch ...... * Wendy Sinton ...... * above them,” said Moore, who first solvent. terested in the program, but many Penny & Greg Gallo ...... 500 In Memory Of became involved in debate eight They then dove into a debate in say they don’t consider the activity Elaine & Eric Hahn ...... 1,000 Kathy Morris ...... * years ago while he was a student at which they argued in support of the “coolest” thing to do. Judith Appleby ...... 200 Ray Bacchetti ...... 250 Emeryville High School. a resolution composed by Moore: “Some of my peers say, ‘Why Judy Ousterhout ...... * Phillip Zschokke ...... 50 “Public speaking ... helps to “The United States federal gov- are you doing this? This is for Philip Hanawalt & Graciela Spivak .....1,000 Robert Spinrad ...... * build character and strength and ernment should tell landlords in white people,’” said Thomas, who Dorothy Saxe ...... 100 Alissa Riper Picker ...... 250 a sense of self in the people who East Palo Alto not to charge more is African American. “And I have Duncan Matteson ...... 500 Gwen Luce & Family ...... 100 do it.” than $2,000 a month in rent to to remind them (that) I can learn Nate Rosenberg ...... 200 Bruce Campbell ...... * Moore used his enthusiasm for anyone.” it too.” Don & Marie Snow ...... 100 Bill Johnson & Terri Lobdell ...... 1,000 debate during a recent Monday Each student hesitated as they He said he has seen more people Bob Kirkwood ...... * Janice Ulevich...... 100 afternoon inside an East Palo Alto stepped up to the front of the of color learn debate recently with Leonard Ely ...... 500 M. D. Savoie ...... 250 Academy classroom to motivate classroom and carefully delivered a goal of using their public speak- Ruth & Chet Johnson ...... * Julie Jerome ...... * five students, most of whom are their arguments, often looking ing skills in the real world. Nancy & Bob Lobdell ...... * Michael Kieschnick ...... 1,000 freshmen. down at their notes as the timer “Debate is for everybody ... no Pam Grady ...... 350 Joan Jack...... 100 ticked away. matter who you are, no matter Barbara E. Schwartz...... * Ron Wolf ...... 200 “The problem is the rent is too what you are,” he said. Ryan Kamita ...... * Now considered an experienced Gordon Chamberlain...... 300 expensive,” freshman Aaliyah Boyd Paulson ...... * Johnson said. debater, Thomas, who joined the Daniel Cox ...... 200 Thomas W. & Louise L. Phinney ...... * “We should try helping (home- league with a strong interest in Michael & Gwen Havern ...... 5,000 Leo & Sylvia Breidenbach ...... * less) people because we obvi- politics, has guided and related to

Susie Richardson & Hal Luft ...... * SVUDL Photography/Courtesy Altizer Drew Bob Donald ...... * ously care about the people of other students who are working Felicia Levy ...... 100 Fr. John Fitzpatrick C.S.Sp...... * EPA,” said Diana Torres, a fellow through their struggles as novice Page & Ferrell Sanders ...... 100 David W. Mitchell ...... 400 freshman. debaters. Diana Diamond ...... 100 Ted Linden ...... 200 “Our main focus should be the “Don’t worry; just work hard,” Carolyn Brennan ...... * Lee Domenik ...... * people in East Palo Alto who have he’s told his younger peers. “Do Charles A. Smith ...... * Alan & Tracy ...... * been here for years and are strug- what you need to do. Learn the neg- Richard A. Baumgartner & gling so much,” senior Darian ative and positive about the situa- Elizabeth M. Salzer ...... 450 Er-Ying & Yen-Chen Yen ...... 250 Huiltron-Riverra said. tion or topic and you’ll be alright.” Q In Honor Of Rita Vrhel ...... 200 After each speech, Moore cross- More information about the im- Hans & Judith Steiner ...... 100 Principal Iris Wong ...... * examined the students, who found pact of the Holiday Fund, includ- Roy & Carol Blitzer ...... * Normal L. Frazee, 100 years young ...400 themselves having to construct a ing stories about funded nonprofit Braff Family ...... 500 Lucas Milam ...... 100 Jules Thomas, 16, of East Palo response on the spot. agencies and instructions for do- Xiaofan Lin ...... 50 Businesses & Organizations Alto, competes in a debate Following the debate, Moore nating online, can be found on Teresa Roberts ...... 1,000 Peery Foundation ...... 10,000 at “Words to the Wise,” a deconstructed their ideas, giving page 8 of this newspaper and at Richard Alexander...... 1,000 Arrillaga Foundation ...... 10,000 fundraiser for the Silicon the students a glimpse of the im- PaloAltoOnline.com/holidayfund. Peter Beller ...... 250 Alta Mesa Cemetery & Valley Urban Debate League, portance of taking notes to track Digital Editor Jamey Padojino Yang Chu ...... 250 Funeral Home ...... 2,000 at the Oshman Family Jewish their opponents’ points. Telling a can be emailed at jpadojino@ Dennis Clark ...... 75 Killiney Kopitiam ...... 250 Community Center in Palo Alto judge how he or she should think paweekly.com. on Sept. 19. * Donor did not want to publish the amount of the gift. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • December 13, 2019 • Page 9 Upfront

Math many of the students most in ... and that they aren’t able to par- who start sixth grade already big changes, which typically in- (continued from page 5) need of our best efforts.” ticipate at the higher levels,” John- behind in math, and how the volves forming a large commit- Many public comments at Tues- sson said. plan overall will be evaluated. tee to study an issue over many day’s board meeting focused on Parent Michelle Higgins, who Austin emphasized that Tuesday months with uneven success geometry during their freshman laning. A staff report on the math is supportive of the math rede- was the first of several meet- when it comes to implementa- year of high school. redesign cites research that sug- sign, argued that laning drives ings on middle school math and tion. Instead, a targeted group of Math instruction has been a gests laning limits both high- and unhealthy competition among that the plan will likely require staff took a quick, deep dive into contentious topic in Palo Alto low-achieving students and cre- both students and parents, which changes up to and even after it’s an issue and are prepared to “fail Unified for years, particularly ates “separate and unequal edu- results in well-resourced families implemented. fast” and adjust if needed along when bitter “math wars” erupted cational experiences.” seeking outside tutoring to bolster Dauber encouraged community the way, Collins said. in 2009 over the district’s adop- Some parents questioned the their students’ achievement. members to not see the meeting as “That’s a very large change in tion of a controversial textbook, benefit of mixed-ability classes “We know that teaching to a high-stakes “win-lose moment our practice and it really bodes Everyday Math, for the elemen- and worried that teachers will the test is bad. In Palo Alto, we but the first in a long conversa- well not just for this but how we tary schools. struggle to support students of have an added and equally trou- tion about how we’re going to do do things generally and our ability “Math evokes emotions, some- different abilities within the bling practice: teaching to the middle school math.” to make positive change down the times disproportionate to other same class. (Teachers will start tutored. That tutoring is largely He and newly elected board road,” Dauber said. Q things that also matter in the to receive professional develop- focused on acceleration rather President Todd Collins praised Staff Writer Elena Kadvany world,” Austin told the board on ment this year to prepare for the than remediation,” she said. “The staff for breaking with histori- can be emailed at ekadvany@ Tuesday evening. “Math discus- changes.) widespread use of tutoring, espe- cal district practice of making paweekly.com. sions are sometimes categorized Parent Matt McClain suggested cially tutoring for acceleration as ‘wars.’ There is no war. Our that more homogenous classes for that starts now in the earliest outcomes were simply not what seventh- and eighth-graders will years and intensifies to the point we would expect for PAUSD, and mean a “serious watering down” where it is almost a requirement we are making revisions. of content and asked for more op- for higher lanes in high school, “That is a good practice,” he portunities for accelerated place- drives the pace of teaching in the Marketplace continued. “It’s not radical, reck- ment. Several parents asked the secondary years.” less or worthy of a fight.” district to provide more clear and Board member Ken Dauber, The district plans to change well-communicated information however, said that attention on sixth-grade math in the 2020-21 around placement exams for skip- laning is misplaced. More sig- school year and then modify the ping math classes. nificant, he said, is the district’s AmiCare SERVICES INCORPORATED seventh- and eighth-grade curric- But Kobi Johnsson, a student at expectation that all students be at Sign up today at ulum in the following two years. Palo Alto High School, spoke to least in algebra by eighth grade. Quality and affordable paloaltoonline.com/express The aim is to promote higher the detriments of laning. “Some students will find them- services right at the expectations in math, Austin Laning “seeps into your so- selves in seventh-grade algebra comfort of your home. said, particularly among those cial life” and spurs comparisons and eighth-grade geometry be- CALL FOR To place an ad in the “middle” as well as lower among students in high school, cause that’s where they should be A FREE NURSE lanes. He expects to see more said Johnsson, who recounted that ... and others will be in a different ASSESSMENT call 650.223.6582 minority and low-income stu- as an unmotivated sixth-grader, place,” he said. or email digitalads@ dents enroll in advanced math he narrowly missed being placed Board members asked staff to (650) 526-8810 paweekly.com. in high school in several years, in a lower math level. provide more concrete details on “opening doors for post-second- “It makes people in the lower how they plan to support strug- ary options currently closed for lanes feel that they are ‘less than’ gling students, including those

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courts and access to Foothills While Mayor Eric Filseth and and commissions. said Cormack, who regularly at- Commission Park). Other commissions don’t Councilman Tom DuBois have Even so, they generally agreed tends commission meetings. (continued from page 5) use ad hoc committees at all. raised concerns in the past about that the city should establish a Vice Mayor Adrian Fine point- Council members and residents Alcheck’s behavior, particularly clear process for removing com- ed to wide discrepancies between council discussion. pinpointed other problems with during their re-election cam- missioners. Local law clearly how much support various com- “We have people who have the commission system, including paigns last year, council members empowers the council to remove missions receive from staff and more time than we do and per- confusion over whether the advi- refrained from directly mention- commissioners, but it does not how council members manage haps more expertise than we do,” sory bodies are allowed to create ing Alcheck’s case. Kniss alluded establish a process for doing so. their liaison assignments with Tanaka said. their own subcommittees and to it, however, when she brought While Kniss strongly opposed commissions. He also said the Tanaka’s most radical pro- concerns about a lack of a clear up recent calls by residents for empowering an ad hoc commit- city should adopt a statement posal pertained to appointments. process for removing a com- Alcheck’s removal from the plan- tee to work on this topic, Filseth spelling out the city’s goals for Rather than having the whole missioner. Numerous residents ning commission. argued that sending it through boards and commissions. council vote on each commission have expressed concerns about the regular city process would For City Manager Ed Shikada, appointment, he recommended the actions of Michael Alcheck, take a very long time. The coun- the biggest issue was what he having every council member vice chair of the Planning and cil’s policies empower a mayor to called “inherent friction between appoint a commissioner who re- Transportation Commission, who ‘In all the time I’ve establish ad hoc committees. staff and commissioners,” which flects his or her views. in 2015 did not recuse himself been watching this, “There was a compelling need he attributed to a lack of clarity Such a system would allow from public hearings on making to move more quickly on it,” Fils- on how issues are raised by com- council members to feel like changes to numerous provisions we really haven’t paid eth said. missioners and brought to the they can trust their boards and to the city’s zoning code, which enough attention to Cormack presented a list of council. commissioners to represent their included a provision on carports. this.’ areas for the city to tackle when City staff, he said, is often views. He did not disclose that he had it comes to boards and commis- “caught in the middle” over “Or if they’re not representing received permits for two carports —Alison Cormack, sions. This includes creating whether to do the work that our views, we get rid of them,” nine months before the meeting, Palo Alto city councilwoman guidelines for ad hoc committees; commissioners request, recog- said Tanaka, who served on the based on the prior code — car- considering the roles of council nizing that it is generally the Planning and Transportation ports that he would later convert “How do you get rid of some- liaisons (currently, some council council — and not its advisory Commission before getting elect- to garages at his two proper- one on the commission who you members attend all or most meet- bodies — that assign work to city ed to the council in 2016. ties in the Duveneck/St. Francis don’t like or who doesn’t align ings of the commission they are employees. While the council didn’t en- neighborhood despite the city’s with you?” she asked, noting assigned to, while others don’t go “A number of commission- dorse Tanaka’s proposals, mem- determination that garage con- that the city currently has such a to any); and appropriate behav- ers have identified issues that bers generally agreed on a range version would be illegal. The city situation. “If we were to vote to ior for commissioners in dealing they want to tackle and, in some of broad topics that the ad hoc later granted the permits for the remove someone from the com- with their colleagues and with cases, have undertaken some committee should evaluate. Ad garages after Alcheck’s attorney mission, what are the rights of staff. She also said the very first work without real indication of hoc committees will be one topic submitted a letter demanding the person who would perhaps be task of the committee will be whether this is a topic that the for exploration. Currently, some approval. (Alcheck has declined removed?” to interview current and former council is interested in taking commissions make frequent use to speak publicly about the case Filseth and Cormack both board members and commission- on. ... It’s an issue that’s come up of ad hoc committees (the Parks but previously noted that the city stressed the reform effort is ers to gain a better understanding unfortunately fairly frequently,” and Recreation Commission has attorney had told him that his “not about any one particular of what their work is like. he said. Q taken the maximalist approach participation in the public hear- individual” but rather about the “In all the time I’ve been Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner with committees devoted to top- ing did not constitute a conflict need to make broader changes watching this, we really haven’t can be emailed at gsheyner@ ics such as dog parks, pickleball of interest.) to the city’s policies on boards paid enough attention to this,” paweekly.com.

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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • December 13, 2019 • Page 13 and Election to Sell to be recorded in the a written request to the beneficiary within The name(s) and address(es) of the Buyer(s)/ Upfront county where the real property is located. 10 days of the date of first publication of this Applicant(s) are: NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: ARIES II LLC, 1478 Navarro Dr., Sunnyvale, CA Public considering bidding on this property lien, If you are considering bidding on this property 94087 you should understand that there are risks lien, you should understand that there are risks The assets being sold are generally described involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You as: Goodwill, furniture, fixtures and equipment, Notices will be bidding on a lien, not on the property will be bidding on a lien, not on the property and ABC license and is/are located at: 4256 El itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306 Public Agenda auction does not automatically entitle you auction does not automatically entitle you The type of license(s) and license no(s) to be 995 Fictitious Name to free and clear ownership of the property. to free and clear ownership of the property. transferred is/are: 47-480625 On-Sale General A preview of Palo Alto Statement You should also be aware that the lien being You should also be aware that the lien being Eating Place and are now issued for the government meetings auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are premises located at: Same next week 24 HOUR FRIENDLY HOME CARE the highest bidder at the auction, you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are The bulk sale and transfer of alcoholic FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT or may be responsible for paying off all liens or may be responsible for paying off all liens beverage license(s) is/are intended to be File No.: FBN660995 senior to the lien being auctioned off, before senior to the lien being auctioned off, before consummated at the office of UGM Associates, CITY COUNCIL ... The council The following person (persons) is (are) doing you can receive clear title to the property. You you can receive clear title to the property. You 739 Washington St., Ste 300, San Francisco, CA business as: plans to meet in a closed session are encouraged to investigate the existence, are encouraged to investigate the existence, 94108 and the anticipated date of sale/transfer 24 Hour Friendly Home Care, located at 530 to consider potential exposure to priority, and size of outstanding liens that may priority, and size of outstanding liens that may is 1/6/2020. Showers Dr., Ste. 7, #422, Mountain View, CA exist on this property by contacting the county exist on this property by contacting the county The purchase price or consideration in litigation pertaining to a complaint filed 94040, Santa Clara County. recorder’s office or a title insurance company, recorder’s office or a title insurance company, connection with the sale of the business and This business is owned by: An Individual. by Yuki Matsuura; appoint applicants either of which may charge you a fee for this either of which may charge you a fee for this transfer of the license, is the sum of $72,500.00, The name and residence address of the to the Historic Resources Board, the information. If you consult either of these information. If you consult either of these including inventory, estimated at $0.00, which registrant(s) is(are): resources, you should be aware that the same resources, you should be aware that the same consists of the following: Parks and Recreation Commission LONGOMOELOTO TUKITOA lender may hold more than one mortgage lender may hold more than one mortgage ABC License... $35,000.00 6 Newell Ct. and the Planning and Transportation or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment... $37,500.00 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Commission; hold a study session PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on It has been agreed between the Seller(s)/ Registrant has not yet begun to transact this notice of sale may be postponed one or this notice of sale may be postponed one or Licensee(s) and the intended Buyer/ with the Library Advisory Commission; business under the fictitious business name(s) more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, Applicant(s), as required by Sec. 24073 of consider amending objective listed above. trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section This statement was filed with the County Clerk- the Business and Professions Code, that the standards for wireless communication 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law consideration for the transfer of the business Recorder of Santa Clara County on November requires that information about trustee sale requires that information about trustee sale facilities and approve a tentative 27, 2019. and license is to be paid only after the transfer postponements be made available to you postponements be made available to you has been approved by the Department of map for 4115 El Camino Real. The (PAW Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2019) and to the public, as a courtesy to those not and to the public, as a courtesy to those not Alcoholic Beverage Control. closed session will begin at 5 p.m. THE BECOMING LAB present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether Dated: 11/12/19 on Monday, Dec. 16, in the Council FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT your sale date has been postponed, and, if your sale date has been postponed, and, if DAVID D KING INC., a California Corporation File No.: FBN660988 applicable, the rescheduled time and date for applicable, the rescheduled time and date for S/ DAVID D KING, President Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton the sale of this property, you may call (800) The following person (persons) is (are) doing the sale of this property, you may call 800-280- Seller(s)/Licensee(s) Ave. The rest of meeting will follow business as: 2832 for information regarding the trustee’s 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site www. Dated: 10/31/19 immediately after the closed session. The Becoming Lab, located at 783 Kendall Ave., sale or visit this Internet Web site www.auction. auction.com, using the file number assigned ARIES II LLC, a California Limited Liability to this case S.477-028. Information about Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. com for information regarding the sale of this Company postponements that are very short in duration COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE This business is owned by: An Individual. property, using the file number assigned to S/ JIANHUA SHI, LLC Manager or that occur close in time to the scheduled The name and residence address of the this case 00000008564593. Information about Buyer(s)/Applicant(s) ... The committee plans to discuss sale may not immediately be reflected in the registrant(s) is(are): postponements that are very short in duration 12/13/19 a proposed revenue measure for the telephone information or on the Internet Web LIZ COHEN or that occur close in time to the scheduled CNS-3320666# site. The best way to verify postponement November 2020 ballot. The meeting 783 Kendall Ave. sale may not immediately be reflected in the PALO ALTO WEEKLY Palo Alto, CA 94306 telephone information or on the Internet Web information is to attend the scheduled sale. will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. Registrant has not yet begun to transact site. The best way to verify postponement Date: 12/4/2019 PROBER AND RAPHAEL, ALC AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO 17, in the Community Meeting Room information is to attend the scheduled sale. 20750 Ventura Blvd. #100 Woodland Hills, ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: business under the fictitious business name(s) at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. listed above. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE California 91364 Sale Line: (800) 280-2832 Rita NICK KLUZNICK aka RONALD P. KLUZNICK Terzyan, Trustee Sale Technician A-4712417 Case No.: 19PR187318 This statement was filed with the County Clerk- CALL: AUCTION.COM 800-280-2832 www. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... Recorder of Santa Clara County on November auction.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER 12/13/2019, 12/20/2019, 12/27/2019 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent The board plans to discuss a proposal 26, 2019. TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 3990 E. NOTICE OF INTENDED TRANSFER OF RETAIL creditors, and persons who may otherwise be (PAW Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2019) Concours Street, Suite 350 Ontario, CA 91764 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE UNDER interested in the will or estate, or both, of NICK to demolish a four-unit building and to KLUZNICK, aka RONALD P. KLUZNICK. (866) 795-1852 Dated: 11/15/2019 BARRETT SECTIONS 24073 AND 24074, CALIFORNIA construct three detached homes at 997 All Other Legals DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Public BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE 702 Clara Drive; consider outstanding NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING Licensee(s) Name(s): DAVID D KING INC. Administrator of the County of Santa Clara : 00000008564593 Title Order No.: 1129797 TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION Premises Address(es) To Which The Licenses(s) in the Superior Court of California, County of issues pertaining to previously FHA/VA/PMI No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: THE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Has/Have Been Issued: 4256 EL CAMINO REAL, SANTA CLARA. approved automobile dealerships at A-4710762 11/29/2019, 12/06/2019, The Petition for Probate requests that: Public FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED PALO ALTO CA 94306 1700 and 1730 Embarcadero Road; SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES 12/13/2019 Licensee’s Mailing Address: 314 JACKSON ST., Administrator of the County of Santa Clara be appointed as personal representative to PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No.: S.477- SUNNYVALE, CA 94085 and consider a request for three new administer the estate of the decedent. RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE 028 APN: 003-56-068 Title Order No.: Applicant(s) Name(s): ARIES II LLC bus stops at 3380 Coyote Hill Road; The petition requests authority to administer IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS 190714458-CA-VOI NOTE: THERE IS A Mailing Address of Applicant: 1478 NAVARRO the estate under the Independent 3223 Hanover St.; and 1501 Page DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DR., SUNNYVALE CA 94087 Administration of Estates Act. (This authority UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/09/2013. DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT Kind of License Intended To Be Transferred: Mill Road. The meeting will begin at will allow the personal representative to UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/19/2007. TYPE 47 ON-SALE BEER & WINE EATING PLACE 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, in the take many actions without obtaining court PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR LICENSE NUMBER: 480625 approval. Before taking certain very important Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC Escrow Holder/Guarantor Name: UGM actions, however, the personal representative THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF ASSOCIATES Hamilton Ave. Escrow Holder/Guarantor Address: 739 will be required to give notice to interested YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST CITY/SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. WASHINGTON STREET STE 300, SAN persons unless they have waived notice WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under A public auction sale to the highest bidder FRANCISCO, CA 94108 or consented to the proposed action.) The ... The committee plans to meet at and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state Total consideration to be paid for business independent administration authority will 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, in the and license; including inventory, whether be granted unless an interested person files 08/19/2013 as Instrument No. 22355449 of or national bank, check drawn by a state or Council Conference Room at City Hall, official records in the office of the County federal credit union, or a check drawn by a actual cost, estimated cost, or a not-to-exceed an objection to the petition and shows good Recorder of SANTA CLARA County, State of state or federal savings and loan association, or amount): cause why the court should not grant the 250 Hamilton Ave. The agenda was CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: FELIX Q. ORAMAS savings association, or savings bank specified CHECK(S)… $72,500.00 authority. not available by press deadline. JR AND REINA A. ORAMAS, HUSBAND AND in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and TOTAL AMOUNT $72,500.00 A HEARING on the petition will be held on WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT authorized to do business in this state will The parties agree that the consideration for January 3, 2020 at 9:01 a.m. in Dept.: 13 of the PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION ... Superior Court of California, County of Santa OF SURVIVORSHIP, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC be held by the duly appointed trustee as the transfer of the business and the license(s) The commission plans to approve AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, is to be paid only after the Department of Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, shown below, of all right, title, and interest funding for Code:ART2 and discuss CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other conveyed to and now held by the trustee in Alcoholic Beverage Control has approved 95113. form of payment authorized by California the hereinafter described property under and the proposed transfer. The parties also agree If you object to the granting of the petition, the accessibility of public artwork in Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. and herein direct the above-named escrow you should appear at the hearing and state private developments. The meeting sale in lawful money of the United States). holder to make payment of distribution your objections or file written objections with The sale will be made, but without covenant will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. DATE OF SALE: 01/08/2020 TIME OF SALE: or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding within a reasonable time after the completion the court before the hearing. Your appearance 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Santa Clara County title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay of the transfer of the license as provided in may be in person or by your attorney. 20, in the Council Conference Room Superior Courthouse, 191 N. First Street, San the remaining principal sum of the note(s) Section 24074 of the California Business and If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. Jose, CA 95113, At the Gated North Market secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest Professions Code. of the decedent, you must file your claim with Street Entrance. STREET ADDRESS and other and late charges thereon, as provided in the Date signed: 11/12/19 the court and mail a copy to the personal BOARD POLICY REVIEW S/ DAVID D KING, President representative appointed by the court within common designation, if any, of the real note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed COMMITTEE ... The school board’s property described above is purported to of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and DAVID D KING INC. the later of either (1) four months from the be: 10240 WEST LOYOLA DRIVE, LOS ALTOS expenses of the Trustee for the total amount Licensee(s)/Transferor(s) date of first issuance of letters to a general policy review tentatively plans to HILLS, CALIFORNIA 94024 APN#: 331-17-071/ (at the time of the initial publication of the Date signed: 10/31/2019 personal representative, as defined in section discuss policies on district and school S/ JIANHUA SHI, LLC Manager 331-17-052 The undersigned Trustee disclaims Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) websites, grades/evaluation of student any liability for any incorrectness of the street forth below. The amount may be greater on ARIES II LLC 60 days from the date of mailing or personal address and other common designation, if the day of sale. Trustor: DRAGAN V. PODLESNIK Applicant(s)/Transferee(s) delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 achievement, board committees, any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, AND MARTA D. SAVIC, HUSBAND AND WIFE, 12/13/19 of the California Probate Code. Other California temporary athletic coaches and CNS-3320669# but without covenant or warranty, expressed AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY Duly Appointed statutes and legal authority may affect your professional standards, among others. or implied, regarding title, possession, or Trustee: PROBER AND RAPHAEL, ALC Recorded PALO ALTO WEEKLY rights as a creditor. You may want to consult The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal 6/25/2007 as Instrument No. 19481661 in NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE AND with an attorney knowledgeable in California sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of book N/A, page N/A of Official Records in the OF INTENTION TO TRANSFER ALCOHOLIC law. Friday, Dec. 20, at the district office, Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in office of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, BEVERAGE LICENSE(S) You may examine the file kept by the court. 25 Churchill Ave., Room A. said note(s), advances, under the terms of said California, Date of Sale: 1/22/2020 at 9:00 AM (U.C.C. 6105 et seq. If you are a person interested in the estate, Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of Place of Sale: Santa Clara County Superior and B & P 24073 et seq.) you may file with the court a Request for the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Courthouse, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA Escrow No. 20191028 Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid 95113, At the Gated North Market Street Notice is hereby given that a bulk sale of assets inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of balance of the obligation secured by the Entrance Amount of unpaid balance and other and a transfer of alcoholic beverage license(s) any petition or account as provided in Probate property to be sold and reasonable estimated charges: $2,116,223.99 Street Address or other is about to be made. The name(s) and business Code section 1250. A Request for Special costs, expenses and advances at the time of common designation of real property: 1885 address(es) of the Seller(s)/Licensee(s) are: Notice form is available from the court clerk. the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is GUINDA STREET PALO ALTO, California 94303 DAVID D KING INC., 4256 El Camino Real, Palo Attorney for Petitioner: $1,786,391.11. The beneficiary under said Deed The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability Alto, CA 94306 Mark A. Gonzalez, of Trust heretofore executed and delivered for any incorrectness of the street address Doing Business as: SU HONG EATERY Lead Deputy County Counsel LET’S DISCUSS: to the undersigned a written Declaration of or other common designation, if any, shown All other business name(s) and address(es) 373 West Julian Street, Suite 300 Read the latest local news Default and Demand for Sale, and a written above. If no street address or other common used by the Seller(s)/Licensee(s) within the San Jose, CA 95110 headlines and talk about Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The designation is shown, directions to the location past three years, as stated by the Seller(s)/ (408) 758-4200 the issues at Town Square undersigned caused said Notice of Default of the property may be obtained by sending Licensee(s), is/are: None (PAW Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2019) at PaloAltoOnline.com

Page 14 • December 13, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Transitions Carroll Howell Afterwards, she came to Califor- Community Foundation grant; Mark Andsworth the war, he returned to Stanford Harrington nia to receive her master’s degree the Arts Council Silicon Valley O’Leary to receive his bachelor’s degree in in music education at the Univer- grant; and the First Prize Winner economics. Carroll Howell Harrington, long- sity of Southern California. of the Mu Phi Epsilon Original Longtime Palo Alto resident Later, he became an investment time environmentalist and 50-year In 1966, she moved to Palo Composition Contest for “Wood- Mark Andsworth O’Leary died banker for the Harris Trust and Palo Alto resident, died on Nov. Alto, where wind Quintet,” among others. following a brief illness on Nov. Savings Bank and was appointed 21 in Capitola following a cardiac she would lat- She raised three children most- 24 at the Stanford Hospital. He vice president and head of its San arrest. She was 84 years old. er spearhead ly as a single mother. In 1982, she was 94. Francisco office. In 1950, he mar- Harrington was born in Little the first San married Gary Deussen. Beyond Born Oct. 28, 1925, in Olympia, ried Carol Ann Conron and raised Rock, Arkansas and raised in Francisco Bay music and parenting, she was Washington, he was raised among two children, Matthew and Timo- Taos, New Mexico. She was the Area chapter passionate about gemology and a large extended family that in- thy O’Leary. valedictorian of her local high of the National collecting and making jewelry. cluded 19 first cousins. In 1943, During his active retirement, school and then attended Colora- Association of Predeceased by her son, Chris- he enrolled at Stanford University he was a business manager for do College, majoring in sociology. Composers, topher John Webster, this past and completed the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los After college, she moved to USA. She was March, she is survived by her one quarter be- Altos and followed youth sports California where she got her also very active in the National husband, Gary Deussen of Moun- fore he entered events for many years. He also first job as a League of American Pen Women tain View; her two daughters, the military received the Life Master rank in secretary for and the Fortnightly Music Club. Jennifer Bloomer DeGuzman and during World bridge. lifestyle pub- As a skilled, self-professed Elizabeth Bloomer McComb of War II. After He is survived by his sons, Mat- lication Sun- “vintage pianist,” she was the re- Rocklin; and four grandchildren. completing thew O’Leary of St. Charles and set magazine. cipient of many awards, including A Celebration of Life cer- basic training Timothy O’Leary of Palo Alto; She was also the Bay Area Composer’s Sym- emony will be held on Dec. 21, in Missouri, he daughters-in-law, Victoria Jo the first public posium Performance Award for 2 p.m. at The Unity Church Palo was based in Brazil with a mili- O’Leary of St. Charles and Kath- information her orchestral piece, “Reflections Alto, 3391 Middlefield Road, tary intelligence unit that acted lene O’Leary of Palo Alto; and four officer for the on the Hudson”; the Peninsula Palo Alto. as a communications hub. After grandchildren. Q Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District during the early 1970s, worked with the Palo Alto Medical Foun- dation in the 1980s on commu- Shirley Yin Chang nity health programs and confer- Auto Repair Shop ences, and ran her own graphic November 21, 1936 - March 2, 2019 design business. But even while Beloved wife, sister, mother, and in Palo Alto working, she was a dedicated grandmother, Shirley Yin Chang environmentalist for nearly five Quality, Integrity, Technology decades. In 1970, she published a passed away in her sleep on March popular handbook, “If You Want 2, 2019, in Shanghai, China. She was to Save Your Environment...Start 82 years old. At Home!” She also worked with Born on November 21, 1936, educators and local artists to raise in Nanking, then the capital of awareness for climate change. Before moving to Capitola in China, she was originally from 2013, she dedicated a lot of time Hubei province. Her early years to the Palo Alto community. She were marred by war, first by the sat on the boards of the Palo Alto invasion of China by the Japanese, Community Fund and Palo Alto which lasted from 1937 to 1945, Chamber of Commerce, receiv- and then by the civil war with the ing the latter’s Athena Award in 1993, and volunteered for many Communists, which lasted until 1949. local political campaigns. A 2-star general in the Nationalist army, her father was captured Predeceased by her brother, by the Communists at the end of the Civil War and sent to a Jerry Howell, and ex-husband, laogai for over 20 years in the far western Xinjiang province. She Howard Wilson Harrington, she and her younger sister Betty escaped to Taiwan in 1949 with their is survived by her son, Jim Har- grandfather, a 3-star general in the Nationalist army and National rington of Redwood City; daugh- WHERE HI-TECH MEETS HIGH TOUCH ter-in-law, Richelle Harrington Assembly member. of Redwood City; daughter, Beth After graduating from Taipei Girl’s Normal School in 1957, she At ECar Garage, we are committed to serving you Colehower of Capitola; ex-son-in- became an elementary school teacher. On October 10, 1959, she with integrity and high quality workmanship using law, Andrew Colehower of Capi- married a young army officer, Major Jack Nan Chang, who later the latest automotive technology. tola; and three granddaughters. became a diplomat assigned to the Republic of China on Taiwan’s A memorial will be held on Dec. 19, 1 p.m. at the Seascape San Francisco, California consulate as Vice Consul and later to the Resort, 1 Seascape Resort Drive, Boston, Massachusetts consulate as Consul. Aptos. They started a family in Taipei, raising two boys before relocating Any Service Valid15% for BMW, Porsche, Audi, Jaguar, off Land Rover, Mini, Mercedes Benz, Maserati, Memorial contributions can when her husband was assigned to the consulates in the USA. Both Volkswagen, Lamborghini, Honda, Toyota and GM models. 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She was 88 moving to Shanghai in 2006, she is survived by her husband Jack, (650) 493-7877 years old. her sons Peter and Benjamin and their children, her younger sister Born Feb. 1, 1931, in New York Betty in America, and her younger brother Dixon and two other City, she studied music composi- younger sisters, Zhuying and Gaolan, in China. Her lasting resting tion at the Juilliard School and 439 LAMBERT AVE., PALO ALTO the Manhattan School of Mu- place is at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo, California. www.ecargarage.com | 650-493-7877 sic, where she received a bach- PAID OBITUARY [email protected] elor’s degree in composition. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • December 13, 2019 • Page 15 Editorial The rush to ban vaping Already illegal to sell to kids, Palo Alto will develop a ban on selling vaping products — to adults esponding to the growing alarm over the health effects of electronic cigarettes and their rapidly increasing popularity Editorials, letters and opinions R among teens, a unanimous City Council this week directed Spectrum the preparation of an ordinance to completely prohibit the sale of all vaping products in Palo Alto. A cheaper solution The proposed prohibition, which will return to the council for concerning, particularly given election or appointment to local approval once drafted by the city attorney’s office, would apply to Editor, that tenants suffer the brunt of government roles. minors and adults alike. If enacted, no store or business in Palo The cost of undercutting or negative consequences from Palo As we consider future com- Alto would be able to lawfully sell e-cigarettes or other vaping overlaying the Churchill/Caltrain Alto’s poor land use decisions. mission appointments, I encour- products even though other cities and online sites make them read- line is stupendous. There is no Local housing scarcity has cre- age the City Council to actively ily available. reason not to simply place con- ated a profound sense of precarity seek to add greater diversity in While this proposal is rooted in good intentions, it is an example crete barriers across Churchill for renting families. About 40% order to make better decisions for of pure symbolism — some would say virtue signaling — rather but keep pedestrian and bicycle of Palo Alto renters are currently all Palo Alto residents. Women, than rational and effective problem-solving. Local elected officials access for crossing. And with Palo burdened by housing costs, paying people of color and young people need to stay in their lane and focus on supporting statewide efforts, Alto High School in the immedi- over 30% of their income to rent. are over-represented among rent- not adopt local measures that are certain to achieve very little and ate vicinity, permitting student ac- These cost-burdened households ers but under-represented in our create unrealistic enforcement burdens. cess is crucial. often struggle to afford other local democratic processes. To The proposed ban, approved in concept by a unanimous vote Ultimately, the city might wish necessities, including food and make progress toward a more just of the council, will be modeled after another symbolic ordinance to build a real crossover, but if medical care. Renter households and equitable community, renters approved last month by the Santa Clara County Board of Super- placing inexpensive concrete additionally struggle with housing need a seat at the table and on the visors that will prohibit the sale of vaping products and flavored barricades work, why spend the instability due to insurmountable dais. cigarettes starting in July 2020 in unincorporated county lands. money? rent increases and conversion of Kelsey Banes The county ordinance will have almost no actual impact since there James Thurber occupied rental homes to for-sale Bryant Street, Palo Alto are few businesses located in rural, unincorporated county lands. Snow Street, Mountain View or non-residential uses. Instead, county officials hope its law will assist cities to adopt Unstably housed renters who SHARE YOUR OPINION similar measures using the county ordinance as a model, just as acutely feel the pain of our hous- Palo Alto is doing. Bye OSH, hello Ace ing crisis should be consulted as Submit letters to the editor While the exact health effects of vaping are not yet fully un- Editor, Palo Alto plans the future of our of up to 300 words to derstood, a nationwide scare over black market vaping products I was one of those who grieved community. However, such voices [email protected]. that have dangerous contaminants has sparked strong warnings by the loss of Orchard Supply Hard- are frequently missing or dimin- Submit guest opinions the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other ware (OSH). In desperation, I ished in local politics. Renters health organizations. The CDC has reported that, as of the end of even wrote to Home Depot to are typically absent or easily dis- of 950 words to editor@ November, there were more than 2,300 cases of lung injury and plead that they consider saving missed at public meetings, where paweekly.com. Include your 48 deaths nationwide due to victims vaping nicotine and cannabis OSH. Fry’s Electronics is another attendees are more likely to be name, address and daytime products. The Food and Drug Administration declared a year ago store I miss, though it’s open until older, white, male homeowners. phone number so we can that teenage e-cigarette use had reached “an epidemic proportion.” January 2020. Furthermore, tenants also tend reach you. We reserve the Local school leaders and youth-serving nonprofits have similarly One similarity between OSH to have shorter tenures in Palo right to edit contributions sounded an alarm over the increasing amount of teen vaping, in- and Fry’s was the huge selection Alto due to high likelihood of for length, objectionable cluding among middle school kids. of hardware. Fry’s carried elec- economic displacement. Conse- content, libel and factual Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order in September di- tronics hardware and a massive quently, renters tend to lack suf- errors known to us. recting the state Department of Public Health to launch a $20-mil- selection of components. Where ficient political capital to obtain lion statewide digital and social media public awareness campaign else could one browse the aisles to educate youth, young adults and parents about the health risks and find everything needed to WHAT DO YOU THINK? of vaping. He also signed a bill by state Senator Jerry Hill that will create a computer from scratch? impose stricter age-verification requirements for tobacco products OSH also carried a large selec- sold online or by mail. tion of alternative hardware sup- The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage Newsom is pursuing a much smarter strategy for addressing this plies and offered solution-seeking or on issues of local interest. problem than our council and other cities that are seeking to control customers a place to find every- teen behavior through piecemeal new laws. Laws already prohibit thing needed to complete their the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under 18 and online sales to those home projects. What’s your take on under age 21. I was afraid stores like Fry’s Why do we expect youth in our community to be any more de- and OSH could never be resur- “virtue signaling”? terred from buying e-cigarettes and vaping products by prohibit- rected and it saddened me. But ing their sale to adults in Palo Alto? Those teens who wish to Ace gave us a second chance. Submit letters to the editor of up to 300 words to [email protected]. Submit guest opinions of 1,000 words to [email protected]. Include your drink alcohol, smoke marijuana or tobacco can easily obtain it even I couldn’t have been happier to name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. though none can be legally sold to them. The ease of buying vaping see the sign, “Ace Coming Soon,” We reserve the right to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, products online, which is where many kids will turn, makes the at the former OSH site. I am also libel and factual errors known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be enforcement and health risks greater due to the unreliability of the grateful to Ace for retaining the accepted. Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of permission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Media to also publish it source, something that the CDC is particularly concerned about. same model, inventory and some online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. We do not disagree that youth vaping has overnight become a of the OSH staff. For more information, contact Editorial Assistant Lloyd Lee at llee@paweekly. public health problem and needs increased government regulation For the sake of those who value com or 650-223-6526 or Editor Jocelyn Dong at [email protected]. at the state level. But the most effective answer will be a compre- a tactile reality over an online hensive education campaign to equip young people with the facts virtual experience, I hope Ace about the risks of consuming nicotine and the dangers of contami- will be supported. One friend’s nated cannabis and other vaping products. comment summarizes this best: Education efforts were part of the council’s direction to the city “I hope Ace will be supported by staff earlier this week, as was advocating for state legislation to the community as a valuable and further restrict access of minors to vaping products. increasingly rare, retail resource.” But passing an ordinance making the sale of vaping products to Alice Sakamoto adults illegal in Palo Alto is not the way to influence teen social Simon Lane, Los Altos Hills norms. The availability of e-cigarettes has helped many adults give up smoking tobacco and the city has no business creating an isolated prohibition for the sale to adults. Renters representation If Palo Alto leaders want to do more than feel good about taking Editor, action on a serious problem, they would consider advocating for Despite making up nearly half a state ban on the possession and use of vaping products by those of the Palo Alto population, rent- under 18 (or 21). ers currently have no representa- In the meantime, our efforts at the local level should be focused tion on the city’s Planning and on education and enforcement of the existing laws prohibiting the Transportation Commission. The sale to minors, not symbolic measures. Q exclusion of tenants from this important appointed body is deeply

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Guest Opinion Tired of all the virtue signaling? by Sherry Listgarten hat is it About cyclists: taxpayer money and creating much-needed more about the accuser than the accused? about “You sound like a very affluent Palo Al- opportunities for graft, it sounds like a win- What makes this shaming particularly W environ- tan that likes to virtue signal by bicycling ner. And when it comes to pointless virtue- problematic is that it can negate the other- mentalists, or just and condemning the avarice of your some- signaling, the comrades of Palo Alto yield wise effective social norms that would posi- your eco-friendly what less affluent neighbors who need a car to no one.” tively influence others. As someone com- neighbors, that so and still have to work for a living.” mented: “All the virtuous people doing the many people love The term is used to disparage more than right thing simply creates a backlash against to hate? Think: About Tesla drivers: environmental actions. A cursory look on “political correctness”. Fear of appearing drivers of EVs and “I agree that Climate Change as a prior- Town Square found it applied to people judgmental can be a powerful disincentive. hybrids, cyclists, ity is both a distraction and a feel good item saving the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, Says yet another commenter: “I typically vegans, people for those impressed by virtue signaling. ... renaming schools, complaining about police don’t mention it [the efficiency work I’ve who compost, and Virtue signaling is the top priority for most behavior, and advocating for the homeless, done on my house] because the global im- so on. Does even a small part of your brain Palo Altans. The town is becoming overrun gun control or minimum wage. It was even pact is minimal and I don’t want to engage murmur “Yuck, those preachy, self-satisfied by Teslas.” used against Stanford, with the claim that in virtue signaling.” Argh. You should not poseurs”? the general-use-permit campaign “essen- feel embarrassed to share that you drive an About Caltrain riders: tially amounts to virtue signaling aimed at EV, enjoy eating veggie burgers, turn down Q: How do electric car owners drive? “For the younger set, wanting to virtue- convincing the outside world how good the your thermostat in the winter, or bike to A: One hand on the wheel, the other pat- signal green, Caltrain is just a fashion university is.” work! ting themselves on the back. accessory.” The thing is, I get it. Who likes to be Former Secretary of Defense James Mat- preached to? Who likes to be judged? And tis writes in the December issue of The At- The sentiment is so commonplace that About recyclers: yet, as a blogger on environmental issues for lantic: “Cynicism is cowardice. ... Cynicism a new term, “virtue signaling,” has been “I wonder what it is that drives Palo PaloAltoOnline.com, I believe it is impor- fosters a distrust of reality. It is nothing less coined. The Brit who popularized the Altans to engage in such constant and ex- tant for us to develop inclusive and positive than a form of surrender. It provokes a sus- phrase, a writer named James Bartholomew, treme virtue signaling. ‘Zero waste’ is a attitudes to being environmentally friendly. picion that hidden malign forces are at play. says that it describes “the way in which myth. As long as we live abundant lives we It’s difficult enough to engage on climate It instills a sense of victimhood. It may be many people say or write things to indicate will always generate more waste.” change without worrying about embracing psychically gratifying in the moment, but it that they are virtuous. ... One of the crucial or evading claims of moral superiority. We solves nothing.” aspects of virtue signaling is that it does not About Palo Alto’s City Council: need to find a way to collectively welcome Consider that people being derided as require actually doing anything virtuous.” “The problem is is that they are ... always changes that reduce emissions and help us virtue signalers may be aiming, in however Two psychologists writing in the New virtue signaling and spewing drivel about to adapt to the changing climate. small a way, to improve our future. Their ac- York Times characterize it as “feigned greenhouse gases and whatnot. This meth- In my view, these labels of virtue signal- tions may not be perfect, or even adequate, righteousness intended to make the speaker od can’t possibly help the environment. No ing are lazy, cynical and (at best) unpro- but what they are doing is a start. Rather appear superior by condemning others.” matter how many laws they come up with, ductive jabs at those who may be taking than deride their efforts, use your energy Wikipedia succinctly defines it as “the con- it won’t stop climate change.” genuinely motivated if imperfect steps to instead to take it upon yourself to lead by spicuous expression of moral values.” improve a situation. Can it possibly be true example. Q Local examples of the phrase abound, in- About the Cool Block initiative: that unless you are driving a gas-powered Sherry Listgarten writes the “New cluding in this newspaper’s online forum, “That being said, as an exercise in yodel- car to get around town, you are intentionally Shade of Green” climate blog for Town Square. Here is a sampling of the ing our moral superiority without actually flaunting your eco-credentials? Or could it Embarcadero Media. She can be reached comments. doing anything beneficial, while wasting be that the “virtue signaling” taunt says at [email protected]. Streetwise What are your thoughts on the ban of vape products? Asked at Mitchell Park Library in Palo Alto. Question, interviews and photographs by Jonathan Guillen.

Dan Wexler Mark Higgins Marnie Goar Susan Phinneysilver Tomas Cibrian Entrepreneur Merchant Mariner Retired Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Philanthropist Student at San Francisco State Virginia Street, Berkeley Louis Road, Palo Alto Waverley Street, Palo Alto Roosevelt Circle, Palo Alto University “I’m supportive of the ban until there “It’s more of a reactionary policy and “It’s sending a message to those big “I definitely think vaping is a huge Verbena Street, East Palo Alto is the right regulation; it’s a good likely won’t have a big impact on companies that we won’t stand for public health emergency, but I have “It’s a good idea because, before, temporary solution.” kids who aren’t physically going into putting kids in danger and hopefully mixed feelings about banning it vaping was normalized and thought stores to buy it.” get them to stop marketing to altogether since kids are already of as less harmful. With the ban, it children.” getting them through other means will make it harder for kids especially and (it) only affects adults.” to access.”

www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • December 13, 2019 • Page 17 ArtsA weekly guide to music, & theater, art,Entertainment culture, books and more, edited by Karla Kane A‘Pride’ premiere to be proud of

Charming Jane Austen musical debuts with TheatreWorks Silicon Valley by Karla Kane

riter/composer Paul W Gordon has a pen- THEATER REVIEW chant for creating musical adaptations of classic Mattison), the second daughter works of literature (“Emma,” of an upper-class country fam- Jane Eyre,” “Sense and Sensi- ily. Her siblings include saintly, bility” and “Daddy Long Legs,” shy eldest sister Jane (Sharon to name a few). He also has a Rietkerk), droll Mary (Melissa productive history with The- Wolfklain), and vapid little sis- atreWorks Silicon Valley, so it ters Kitty (Chanel Tilghman) only makes sense that his new and Lydia (Tara Kostmayer). musical version of Jane Austen’s Their parents are the overbearing “Pride and Prejudice” is mak- Mrs. Bennet (Heather Orth) and ing its world premiere with the Mr. Bennet (Christopher Vettel), Tony-winning local company, who, as a member of the landed having been a part of its New gentry, does not have to work Works Festival back in 2018. It’s but rather earns an income from the 70th world premiere in the his estate. However, because the venerable company’s history. estate is entailed, it may not be

Let me admit here (avert your inherited by his daughters but Berne Kevin eyes, any of my former English rather pass to the closest male Shy Mr. Bingley (Travis Leland) courts eldest Bennet sister Jane (Sharon Rietkerk) in “Pride and teachers) that I have never yet relative, leaving the ladies rather Prejudice,” presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. read Austen’ “Pride and Preju- in the lurch. Furthermore, Mrs. dice.” However, so beloved is Bennet comes from meager(ish) how little financial power wom- time. That, too, shines through, many ways, about some foolish the 1813 British novel of man- middle-class ties, meaning the en have in this world. as Darcy’s songs were my fa- people,” but also “this incredible ners that I felt going into the play family is somewhat lacking in Mrs. Bennet sees wealthy, vorite of the bunch, with driving reflection of society and how we that I’d absorbed enough through high-level social connections mild-mannered new neighbor pop-rock flavors and rhythms see ourselves.” Lizzie and Darcy pop-culture osmosis to feel at (still, to modern American eyes, Mr. Bingley (Travis Leland) as and a fantastic performance by prove to be a love story worth least a little familiar with the ba- they seem quite fancy). the perfect match for Jane. Ac- Mortelliti, whose voice is remi- swooning for and their genteel, sics of the plot. Now having seen Because of their awkward situ- companying him is his catty sis- niscent of a 1960s British pop articulate world one in which it, I’d say TheatreWorks’ new ation, Mrs. Bennet is desperate ter Caroline (Monique Hafen Ad- star. The two leads boast good audiences are more than happy musical, deftly directed by Rob- to make successful marriage ams) and his somewhat grumpy chemistry and comic timing. to spend some time. Bigger ert Kelley, should prove pleasing matches for her daughters as best friend, Mr. Darcy (Justin Other cast standouts include Ri- Austen devotees than I will no to both fervent fans of the novel soon as possible. Though she’s Mortelliti), who’s even more rich etkerk as Jane, with a voice that’s doubt have their own informed and newcomers alike. portrayed as a comic, kooky and eligible than Bingley, if only all sweetness; Brian Herndon as thoughts, favorite moments and/ The story concerns “head- character, her obsession does his manners were more pleasant. the hilariously odious Mr. Collins, or quibbles on this musical adap- strong” Lizzie Bennet (Mary make sense when one realizes When outspoken Lizzie meets the clergyman who’ll inherit the tation. I say, as a warm-hearted, high-and-mighty Darcy, sparks Bennets’ estate; Lucinda Hitch- witty, production it stands on its fly, and it’s their tumultuous cock Cone as his snobby patron own merits. A premiere to be courtship that’s at the heart of Lady Catherine De Bourgh; Le- proud of, surely. Q the show. land, whose tongue-tied, gentle Arts & Entertainment Editor Gordon’s book and songs do Bingley is able to express his pas- Karla Kane can be emailed at a good job of honoring Austen’s sionate inner thoughts thanks to [email protected]. humor, fizzy way with words and Gordon’s fine songwriting; and keen social insights. In a 2018 Wolfklain, whose underappreci- About the cover: Mary (Melissa interview, Gordon told me that ated Mary introduces settings and WolfKlain), Lizzie (Mary Mattison), he enjoys writing from source scenes in a deadpan, eye-rolling Mrs. Bennet (Heather Orth), Kitty material about “strong women” style that on opening night drew (Chanel Tilghman) and Lydia (Tara and that shines through with his audience laughter each and every Kostmayer) read a letter in “Pride Lizzie. As embodied by Mat- time (as did Adams’ very funny, and Prejudice,” presented by tison, she’s a refreshingly mod- Valley Girl-ish delivery of Caro- TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Photo ern heroine who stands up for line’s letters). by Kevin Berne. herself and her imperfect, mad- Joe Ragey’s scenic design, full dening but loving family, and is of greenery, candlelight and oil “Pride and Prejudice.” unwilling to settle for less than paintings, is beautiful, as are cos- What: Where: Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Kevin Berne she deserves in life. Gordon also tumes by Fumiko Bielefeldt, who Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. said he finds Darcy’s character puts a slightly modern twist on Through Jan. 4. arc to be the most compelling, classic Regency period designs. When: $30-$100. as he must allow himself to be “Pride and Prejudice,” Gordon Tickets: theatreworks.org. Lizzie Bennet (Mary Mattison) and Caroline Bingley (Monique vulnerable for perhaps the first said, “is sort of a silly story in Info: Hafen Adams) go on a walk as Mr. Darcy (Justin Mortelliti) reflects on his sudden feelings for Lizzie. Page 18 • December 13, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Arts & Entertainment Are you Madame Bovary? Pear production tempers classic tragedy with postmodern wit by Janet Silver Ghent magine you’re Madame Bova- projections by Kate Eminger and ry, Gustave Flaubert’s tragic THEATER REVIEW lighting and stellar sound effects I heroine. You’re trapped in a by Jessica Greenberg transform boring marriage in a small town. for its Bay Area premiere at the this one-woman show into a multi- Your only escape is through roman- Pear Theatre, where she has also media production, with clips from tic novels, love affairs, shopping, performed. “You/Emma” is co- “Gone With the Wind” and other redecorating and the occasional presented by BootStrap Theatre films as well as TV’s “Project ball. When your fantasies crumble Foundation, where Pardo’s moth- Runway.” While we may laugh at like a dried wedding bouquet, “It’s er, Sharmon Hilfinger, is founder the clips, we can’t help but notice like the day after the ball every and executive director. This well- that romantic delusions are hardly day.” Then, what are your options? crafted drama, which unfortu- dated. “If it were now,” a phrase “You/Emma,” an imaginative nately has a short run, continues the character frequently utters, adaptation of “Madame Bovary” Thursday through Sunday, Dec. you might be “getting sexy in the written by Palo Alto native Paz 15, at the Pear in Mountain View. back seat” instead of in a carriage Pardo in collaboration with actress Redd, who won Best Solo Per- or getting educated in a college in- Valerie Redd, riffs on 19th-century formance for “You/Emma” at stead of a convent, but some things French romanticism, bringing it New York’s Innovative Theater don’t change all that much. Bruno-Pierre House into the present with contemporary Awards last year, carries the one- Flaubert himself, played on- Valerie Redd portrays “You/Emma” at the Pear Theatre. parallels. By masterfully delivering woman show from the moment screen by Redd with a moustache, the message in the second person, she enters, wearing a T-shirt with offers his two cents, delivering key — Anna Karenina, Hedda Gabler, than it looks, “You/Emma” is en- Pardo and Redd invite audiences to the words “Don’t Try to Make Me passages from the novel as well as Cleopatra — sees no way out. The tertaining as well as thought-pro- see themselves in a classic tragedy Smile.” She could have brought his letters. Unfortunately, perhaps actress’s tears become our tears, voking. Q tempered with comic relief. the message home by sporting a because of uneven sound quality at and we leave the theater seeing Freelance writer Janet The bovine Dr. Bovary is cap- khaki-colored jacket emblazoned the initial performance, Flaubert’s ourselves as Emma. Silver Ghent can be emailed at tured by a chorus of moos. Let- with “I Really Don’t Care. Do words are sometimes muffled and Ambitious and more complicated [email protected]. ters and unpaid bills cascade from U?” but that would have been too the floppy moustache makes lip- overhead boxes. And Emma Bova- obvious. Besides, it would have reading problematic. ry, believing she’s about to elope been tough to top a hooded jacket Unlike Flaubert, the other sup- with a no-good lover, is instead with a corset and hoopskirt when porting characters in this one- Earthwise presents battered by a barrage of apricots Redd transforms into Emma. Yet woman drama are largely voice- that accompanies his farewell Redd as You/Emma manages to less. With costume designer note. Meanwhile, video montages make the transitions seem almost Christina Renee Polhemus’ simple DEC Elvin of Hollywood sex goddesses like effortless. Sometimes we shake accessories, the headless manne- Marilyn Monroe, each with their our heads in disbelief at the char- quin transforms into the men who Bishop own disillusionments, show that acter’s naiveté, but we empathize. pass through Emma’s life. With 20 Mitch Woods featuring love is not forever, despite Doris “If this were now, you would be a nondescript brown sweater, Maria Muldaur Mitchell Park Day’s wistful rendition of “When I diagnosed with bipolar disorder he becomes the dull Dr. Bovary. Community Center blues Fall in Love.” In case you’re miss- and put on medication,” she says, With a flamboyant vest, he’s the $25 ing the point, the video of Judy accompanied by chuckles of rec- roué Rodolphe, Emma’s first lover Garland’s carefree “I Don’t Care” ognition from the audience. who breaks her heart. Then a long is particularly poignant. “You/Emma” is a natural fit for brown scarf turns him into the stu- DEC Charlie Described by the authors as “a the intimate Pear Theatre, where dious Léon, who, like Rodolphe, Musselwhite postmodern fever dream of Ma- Redd, director Devin Brain and also loses interest. dame Bovary,” in which a 19th- other creators of the New York With her lovers gone and all Valerie Troutt featuring century woman collides with her show reprise their roles. The set- possibilities of escape dissipat- 29 Howard Wiley future counterparts, “You/Emma” ting, designed by Bruno-Pierre ing amid her mounting debts, Oshman Family JCC MC Lars held its world premiere last year Houle, appears simple at first Emma, like myriad tragic heroines $25 at New York’s IRT Theatre. glance, with two large overhead blues Pardo, who graduated from Cas- boxes, two video screens, a head- What: “You/Emma.” tilleja High School and Stanford less mannequin and a floor cov- Where: Pear Theatre, 1110 La University, brings the play home ered with golden leaves. But video Avenida St., Mountain View. JAN When: Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Correction Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Johnny A The Nov. 29 article “Marking the ‘marvels and mysteries’ of winter” and Sunday at 2 p.m. through 17 guitarist Dec. 15. included an incorrect address for Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra’s Dec. Mitchell Park 15 concert. 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Photo by Sammy Dallal Server John Traesche opens a chardonnay from Austrian winemaker Christina Netzl at Salvaje, a natural wine bar in Palo Alto.

by Elena Kadvany oceanic; it’s briny, fresh and slight- beautiful wines. One wine that I flavors going on, like lychee. It 15 months of aging in a used ly savory. A small amount of skin find to be fire is his recent Califor- goes great with anything, from French tonneaux (an oak barrel). isa Robins is glad that more contact gives it a deep golden hue, nia heritage field blend ($63). It’s spicy Asian or Indian food, and is Dark ruby color with intense stain- customers are coming into though I wouldn’t classify it as an a blend of zinfandel, mourvedre, also tasty with pizza. ing and deep tearing. On the nose Vin Vino Wine in Palo Alto “orange” wine. The texture is quite carignan, alicante bouschet, pe- you have an interesting balance asking for natural wine — sort of. Pavel Sirotin, Bevri, Palo Alto fresh, but also has a hint of round- tite sirah and black muscat from of chocolate, vanilla, dark cherry LShe’s glad because any curiosity Dakishvili Family Vineyard ness. The nose gives up lush, ripe a vineyard planted in the 1920s in and black pepper with a little hint about wine, no matter the category, Cuvee, $80 lemon with floral notes. I would Santa Clara Valley. While working of dried plums. A classic full-body is a good thing. She’s chagrined, This full-bodied amber dry drink it as an aperitif or with any for another winery he would pass syrah wine perfect for polpette however, when those customers wine is a blend of three Georgian light fish or shellfish dish. It’s a this 0.6 acre on his way to work and (meatballs), game meats and grilled can’t quite explain what they mean endemic grape varieties: rkatsiteli, wonderful, vibrant, offbeat white. decided to approach the vineyard meats. I found very interesting how by “natural” wine, or if they’re mtsvane and kisi, grown in the Da- owner to see if he can utilize this a wine with no controlled tempera- attached to its most restrictive Zu Tarazi, BottleShop, kishvili family estate vineyards of historic fruit. These are the sto- ture, spontaneous fermentation and definition. Redwood City the village Kondoli, on the right ries that get us geeked about wine indigenous yeast could reach such a Natural wine has become a cul- It’s hard to label a wine as natural bank of the Alazani river in the at BottleShop, and now we get to great balance. tural phenomenon of sorts, pro- wine since I don’t believe there is Kakheti region. This wine was enjoy the finished product of this pelled from the fringes of wine a clear definition. This movement fermented and matured in qvevri Guillaume Bienaime, Zola, labor of love. geekery into the mainstream. Its started in the ‘60s in Beaujolais according to the UNESCO-rec- Palo Alto popularity has sparked a flurry with an approach of no additives in Kasim Syed, Salvaje, Palo Alto ognized Georgian traditional wine 2017 “Grandma’s Garagiste” of wine bar openings across the the wine. We think of natural wines 2018 Pipeño Portezuelo, $45 production method. The wine of- cabernet sauvignon and petite country, including locally, endless as fruit that’s sustainably farmed, I am really enjoying the Pipeño fers complexity of dried white and sirah blend, $70 explainers and thought pieces and no manipulating, little to no sul- wines from Louis-Antoine Luyt yellow fruits complemented with I’m super excited to be serving heated debate about what natural fites, a kind of hands-off approach. out of Chile. The red and the white roasted almonds and sweet spices. and supporting an up-and-coming wine actually means. There is a cool, youthful evolu- are equally tasty but I find myself Rocco Scordella, Vino Eno- winemaker’s truly garage wine. “To me, the idea of natural wine tion of winemakers that’s been go- going to the white more often. It’s teca, Palo Alto Juicy plum and blueberries come has become a little bit dogmatic ing on in California, and one that organically farmed, hand-picked 2016 Palazzo Tronconi ‘Laut- out of the glass, nicely balanced and it imagines this world where I am particularly excited about is and fermented on native yeast, like erie’ syrah, $89 with black pepper and hints of lic- either you make these zero inter- James Jelks of Florez Wines from all the wines we pour. It is unfil- (This wine) is organic and (un- orice. We love it with our 30-day vention, very handmade wines, or Santa Cruz. He’s been on his own tered and cloudy in the glass. It’s dergoes) biodynamic cultivation, aged rib-eye (steak) that we’ve been you’re an evil corporate entity, and since 2017 and is making some fun to drink and has many tropical non-filtration or clarification over serving as a special lately. Q what gets dismissed in that kind of dichotomy is every wine we sell,” she said. “We like to place a much bigger emphasis on, how is that wine grown? How is it made and how much energy is in it when you CCelebrateelebrate taste it?” Loosely defined, natural wine grapes are farmed organically CChristmashristmas with minimal intervention and no (or very few) additives — though as Robins pointed out, there are TTogetherogether numerous exceptions, from organic CHRISTMAS EVE wines that are not certified as or- FIRST PALO ALTO 4pm Family Service with Carols & Pageant ganic to small, thoughtful produc- 8:30pm Prelude - Early Wind-Brass Music ers that add some sulfites to their UNITED METHODIST CHURCH wines to enable them to be shipped Featuring - The Whole Noyse across the world. 9pm Candlelight Service with Choir Vin Vino Wine is one of sev- DEC 24, Christmas Eve eral places to taste and explore the 5 PM Family Service CHRISTMAS DAY nuances of “natural” wine on the 10am Eucharist with Carols Peninsula. Read on for Robins and 11 PM Candlelight Service five other owners’ picks for bottles they’re excited about. 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HomeA weekly guide to home, garden & and realReal estate news Estate Home Front UPCYCLE DESIGNER FABRICS ... FabMo, a nonprofit that rescues and repurposes discontinued designer fabrics, is holding its final selection event of the year from Friday, Dec. 13 An unusual holiday tree captures the year-round through Saturday, Dec. 14 at the FabMo showroom. Selection beauty of Filoli’s gardens events are a monthly makers’ smorgasbord of upscale fabric, by Sheryl Nonnenberg tiles and other sample items loral decorating for the hol- stored in large boxes in the attic, made available for the public’s iday season usually means which also serves as a workspace reuse. Bring reusable bags to being limited to holly, ivy, later to create the tree and wreath fill with your discoveries — and F pine and other seasonal ever- decorations. The two groups meet there’s little chance of missing out greens. The staff and volunteers in late summer to assess what they on the goodies, because FabMo at the Filoli historic house and have collected and come up with volunteers restock throughout the garden in Woodside have found a a plan for the decorations, based event. Appointments are required way to bring the beauty of spring on the color theme that has been for some time slots during the and summer flowers, grown on set by the house design manager. event, but you can drop in 3:30- the estate, inside for their annual This year, the color is gold. 6 p.m on Dec. 13 or 9-11 a.m. Holidays at Filoli celebration, “The challenge — and mystery on Dec. 14. The showroom is which continues until Dec. 30. — every year,” Dolby said, “is located at 970 Terra Bella Ave. in It takes the form of a 9-foot-tall what will work? What will be suc- Mountain View. Visit facebook. Christmas tree decorated with cessful?” The drying process is com/FabMo/ for more information dried flowers and placed promi- done somewhat by trial and error. or to schedule an appointment or nently in the entry foyer of the “Asters looked so promising, but call 650-282-6548. Georgian revival mansion. they completely fell apart,” Dolby Jim Salyards, head of horti- said. Likewise, daffodils that were WINTER GLASS SALE ... Palo culture at Filoli, explained that slightly too mature “broke like Alto High School is hosting a the idea originally came from a potato chips.” But, after request- winter glass sale featuring famous estate on the east coast. ing that the garden volunteers unique blown glass ornaments “We were inspired by the tree pick them just after blooming, and other holiday-inspired done each year at Winterthur in they dried just fine. Conversely, items as well as functional glass Delaware,” he said. He went on to Queen Anne’s Lace, which looked pieces created at the school. explain that, unlike Winterthur, like it might be too fragile, “dried The event will be held from 3-6 which uses some purchased flow- perfectly and looked like a giant p.m., Friday, Dec. 13, and from ers, “all of the flowers we use are snowflake.” And roses, which Photo courtesy of Ruth Ann Groves 11-4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, grown and dried here at Filoli.” grow in abundance at Filoli, at- in the school’s Tower Building, Above: Nyna Dolby, Marilyn Evans and Katy McCormick place dried Volunteerism has always tract a certain kind of house moth flowers, grown on the Filoli historic house and garden estate, on a 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo played a major role in the run- and must be used sparingly. Alto. Proceeds benefit the Christmas tree in the entry foyer of the mansion. Below: Drying flowers ning of Filoli and the dried flower The actual work of creating the that will be used to decorate the mansion’s floral Christmas tree. school’s Fiery Arts program. For tree project is no exception. Un- garlands, ornaments and flower- more information, go to bit.ly/ der Salyards’ direction, volunteer studded balls begins in Septem- blooms. Long strands of deep blue manzanita, madrone and buck- PALYwinterglasssale. Nyna Dolby led a five-person ber. Salyards calculates that it statice are a natural for the gar- thorn. But no holly — “too prick- committee that worked on the takes 1,500 volunteer hours to land, while the other blooms are ly!” she said. HAWTHORNS HABITAT tree. They coordinated with five create the dried flowers and an- either gathered in small bunches “People can’t believe the flow- RESTORATION ... Pitch in other volunteers who worked in other 150 to do the actual deco- or placed in clear plastic balls and ers are real,” Salyards said. Dolby to help Grassroots Ecology the garden and dried the flow- rating. Since the Holidays at Filo- hung from branches. added that the volunteers had restore habitat at Hawthorns, ers. This is the third year that the li event lasts so long, using a real Often there are surprises when scarcely completed their work be- a Midpeninsula Regional Open tree, and accompanying floral tree is not an option. “An artifi- sorting out the flowers. fore visitors were taking pictures Space Preserve, on Sunday, Dec. wreaths, have graced the foyer, cial tree allows us more space in “We were really excited to use of the tree and wreaths. 15, 1-3 p.m. and learn about and to hear Salyards and Dolby between branches to place, drape artichokes, camellias and tulips Following the holiday season, the unique ecosystem at this describe the process, it is a true and hang ornaments,” Dolby said. this year,” Dolby said. the flowers are carefully removed preserve, which can currently collaborative effort. The result is colorful and im- The delicate white flowers of and placed back in boxes in the only be visited with a docent. With the help of Emily Saeger, pressive. “We stake our claim to the dogwood tree look lovely attic for possible use next year. Volunteers will help remove one of Filoli’s head gardeners, the foyer and front door and try to dried and threaded together in a The theme color for 2020 will be invasive, non-native plants, work begins in the spring as flow- keep it just flowers, not anything chain. In addition to the floral ele- orange. “Sounds like marigolds!” particularly French broom. Come ers are planted in the Cutting Gar- ‘cutesy,’” Dolby said. It would be ments, Dolby said she looked for Salyards and Dolby exclaimed. prepared for hilly terrain. Meet at den. This is the area on the estate, possible to spend hours admiring ways to include some of the foli- Although the idea of the dried Triangle Park, corner of Alpine and not usually seen by visitors, where and identifying all the beautiful age native to the estate, including flower tree is relatively new to Portola roads, Portola Valley. The flowers for the elaborate house ar- Filoli, bringing flowers into the event takes place rain or shine. rangements are grown. Dolby sug- house is a tradition that was car- Register at grassrootsecology. gests flowers that could be used If you’re interested ried on by both families (the org/volunteer. Q for the holiday decorations, based Filoli’s dried flower tree will Bourns and the Roths) who lived on color and durability. This past be on display during Holidays at on the estate. Salyards said, “It’s Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home year, hydrangeas, roses, statice, Filoli, which runs through Dec. 30 a way of bringing back something improvement and gardening to Home nigella, camellias, rhododendrons at the historic home, located at 86 that is fundamental to Filoli — Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, and peonies were on the list. Cañada Road, Woodside. bringing nature inside. We could Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email editor@ Garden volunteers gather the Groves Ann Ruth of courtesy Photo have placed the tree in any other paweekly.com. Deadline is one week Daytime admission (until 4 p.m.) before publication. flowers and take them to the is $25 adults; $12 children (ages room in the house, but to have it in greenhouse, where the blooms 5-17); free to children under 5. the foyer when you walk in really are immersed in silica crystals. Evening admission (4-8 p.m.) sings to what Filoli has been about READ MORE ONLINE The silica removes moisture from is $35 adults; $18 children (ages since the families were here. It is PaloAltoOnline.com the petals but does not alter their 5-17); free to children under 5. showing off Filoli at its best.” Q color. Salyards said that it can Freelance writer Sheryl There are more real estate features For more information, call 650- online. Go to PaloAltoOnline.com/ take three to seven days to dry a 364-8300 or visit filoli.org. Nonnenberg can be emailed at real_estate. flower. Once dried, flowers are [email protected].

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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • December 13, 2019 • Page 25 Beware the Bears, Vikings, Panthers and Gators Linnea Lindblom and Nico- lette Yeh each scored 14 points and Menlo-Atherton downed host Eastside Prep 60-30 in a non-league game on Tuesday. Catherine Chai added 10 points for the Bears (2-3), who host Wash- ington at 6 p.m. Friday. M-A, facing its former coach Markisha Coleman, never trailed but Eastside, a top Division V SSportsports school, made it interesting at several junctures of the contest. Yeh has scored 28 points in a LocalLl sportst news game this year. Dee Dee Franklin was the top aandnd schedules,schedules, player for Eastside Prep, which eediteddited bbyy RRickick EEymerymer is playing in the Santa Clara Tournament. Juniors Carly Martin and Elif Turgut scored nine of their com- bined 22 points in the fourth quar-

Jenna Hickey Jenna ter and Palo Alto, the three-time defending SCVAL De Anza Divi- sion champions, held off a late rush from host Aragon to win, 59-51, in a non-league contest Tuesday. Courtni Thompson drives toward the basketball during last year’s Nor Cal Open Division final. She’s one of the top returners for the Panthers. A big second quarter put the Vi- kings (2-0) in control, though nothing was settled until late against the because of an injury. Dons (1-2), who won the Central GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Menlo (2-1) was coming off a Coast Section Division II title last 72-48 win over Valley Christian, season. like Mitty a member of the West Seven players scored at least six Catholic Athletic League. But, points for Paly, which traveled to Pinewood girls program going strong as it soon became evident, those play Presentation on Thursday. The two teams have very little else in Vikings made 11 3-pointers, nine Despite lineup changes, Panthers will contend common. from freshmen Vivian Wu, Delaney “We got to see a very good Ball, Kaella Peters, Julia Heiden by Glenn Reeves pressure. Pinewood picked up • 2020? Nobody Knows ...... Just team,’’ Paye said. “Their size and and Itzel Torres. he Pinewood girls basket- in full-court man and Alameda, Us the way they came out and played Priory opened the Santa Clara ball team has won the past which came in 4-0 and wanted with intensity wore us down. All Tip-Off Tournament with a 64-28 T two Northern California to play at the fast tempo that What Menlo learned said and done, I think the experi- victory over Dixon. Open Division championships had been successful in previous After winning a state Division ence makes us a better team.’’ Sydney Donovan scored 15 points and may still feel like an un- games, committed 37 turnovers. II championship last season Men- The Monarchs posed a set of for the Panthers (3-1), who played in derdog heading into this season. “They hadn’t seen pressure like lo School girls basketball coach matchup problems for Menlo, the semifinals on Thursday. That’s the image of a team that that,’’ Scheppler said. John Paye made the decision to something they do against virtu- Senior Annabelle North added lost its best two players to Divi- Last season Jump and Astrom upgrade his team’s schedule. It ally every opponent. They start 14 points to go with four assists and sion I schools. each averaged 16 points per game. was the logical next step in the four 6-footers -- Katie Springs, three steals. Binetta Diatta had 11 Pinewood respectfully sees it On Tuesday Courtni Thompson development of the Menlo pro- Amelia Scharpf, Pinewood trans- points and five steals. differently. scored a team-high 12 and Una gram. Play the best in order to be fer Olivia Williams and Eastside The Sacred Heart Prep girls “We’re going to be better than Jovanovic had 10. But all 10 play- considered among the best. transfer Marley Langi. basketball team turned in a strong last year,’’ Panthers coach Doc ers scored between 6 and 12. On Wednesday the Knights got Williams and Langi were the performance in winning the cham- Scheppler said. A different way of getting it an up-close view of the powerful tallest players on their previous pionship of the Kelly Shea Gallo A pretty bold statement consid- done. Archbishop Mitty program and teams, therefore nominal 5s, or Tournament against host Mills. ering Hannah Jump, the nation’s So there’s a definite Mark it wasn’t a very pleasant interac- centers. With Mitty they play Mills went into the game 4-0 and No. 50 prospect last season now Twain thing going on: Reports of tion as Menlo got doubled up on guard. Williams led all scor- was playing on its home floor, try- playing for top-ranked Stanford, Pinewood’s death are greatly ex- the scoreboard by the Monarchs, ers Wednesday with 21 points, ing to win its own tournament. and Klara Astrom, now at Yale, aggerated. Just take a look at the 74-37. knocking down five 3-pointers. The Gators were balanced on both graduated. T-shirts Scheppler had made up: Mitty also lost its two top play- Menlo center Sharon Nejad, offense. Megan Norris scored “We’re a little more athletic,’’ • 2018 NorCal Open Division ers, including the nation’s No. 1 the team’s tallest player at 5-10, 11, Grace Florendo had 10, Stine Scheppler said. “These girls play Champions prospect in Haley Jones, who is scored 11 points to lead the and Kennedy Anderson eight hard. That’s the joy of coaching • 2019 NorCal Open Division with Jump at Stanford. Another Knights. Coco Layton scored apiece and Charlotte Levison them. They want to be great.’’ Champions player was lost for the season nine on three 3-pointers. scored seven. Q It’s certainly a different style of play. Instead of the 3-point barrage Pinewood (3-0) has ATHLETES OF THE WEEK been known for over the years, the team shot just 7 of 28 from Una Jovanovic Jai Deshpande 3-point range Tuesday in its PINEWOOD BASKETBALL SACRED HEART PREP win over previously undefeated BASKETBALL Alameda. The junior guard returned “We shoot 3s much better than to action for the first time The senior guard-forward scored that in practice,’’ Scheppler said. in nearly a year and scored 51 points, 20 in one game And they went only 2 of 6 on 33 points, 20 in one game, and 18 in another, in three the foul line. The other 60 points on 61% shooting to lead games and was named to the the team scored came on 30 the Panthers to a pair of all-tournament at the Crusader 2-point field goals. victories at the season- Classic after leading the Gators “Those 2s were mostly all fin- opening Miramonte Classic. to the consolation championship. ishes,’’ Scheppler said. “That’s what we practice every day. I Honorable mention think of it like a golfer working on his short game.’’ Aniyah Augmon Carly Martin Andries Castellano Aaron Morgan Pinewood hosts Pinole Valley Priory basketball Palo Alto basketball Mid-Peninsula basketball Menlo soccer (6-3) at 2 p.m. Saturday in its next Maya Blevins Kiely Tabaldo Nicholas Hart Kyle Nilsson big test. Priory soccer Menlo-Atherton wrestling Woodside soccer Sacred Heart Prep soccer In addition to being more ath- Grace Florendo Megan Tinsley Matthew Marzano Zach Zafran letic, the team is also deeper and Sacred Heart Prep basketball Sacred Heart Prep soccer Palo Alto basketball Priory basketball better suited to apply defensive Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com *Previous winner

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