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MARCH 23, 2018 VOLUME 26, NO. 9 www.MountainViewOnline.com 650.964.6300 MOVIES | 21 MV to start taxing, regulating short-term rentals CITY OFFICIALS TASKED WITH DRAFTING AIRBNB RULES By Mark Noack here is we want this system to work,” said Councilwoman Pat fter years of dithering, Showalter. “We want people to Mountain View is getting make a little more money, and Aready to start regulat- welcome visitors to the commu- ing and taxing the local cottage nity, but not to reduce housing industry of Airbnb rentals and stock.” other similar services. In regard to housing, a number In a discussion Tuesday night, of public speakers urged caution. the City Council unanimously Poorly written rules could end up supported the idea of forcing encouraging homeowners to rent an estimated 670 listed rentals out their properties on Airbnb operating in the city to register as instead of providing long-term formal businesses and pay taxes housing, warned Sarah McDer- similar to hotels. To accomplish mott, an analyst with the Unite that, city leaders endorsed a plan Here labor union. NATALIA NAZAROVA for Airbnb to start collecting “In cities like San Francisco and A SALUTE TO READING taxes on behalf of the city, which Los Angeles, we’ve seen whole the company has been offering to apartments being converted into Belynda Lindsey reads to an enthusiastic group of students at Monta Loma Elementary School on do for years. hotels. Suddenly there’s keypads March 16. Lindsey, a command chief warrant officer with the 63rd Regional Support Command, was The regulations were described on the units and they’re being one of the Very Important People invited to VIP Reading Day, an annual event for special guests to share as a “no-brainer” by council rented out like short-term units,” a love of reading and talk about their professions. Other VIPS at Monta Loma this year included police members, yet it has taken a long she said. “The concern here is Chief Max Bosel, Councilwomen Lisa Matichak and Margaret Abe-Koga, and representatives from the time to get to this point. For incentivizing taking a long-term library, the school board, NASA Ames and the Humane Society. years, city officials have acknowl- rental unit off the market.” edged the need to put together To curb this, council members policies for services like Airbnb, suggested they could put a cap but the effort was sidelined for on the number of days each year School board blasted for fired principals other priorities. Over that time, that any vacant housing could MV WHISMAN BOARD MUM ON REASONS FOR ADMIN CHANGES AT FOUR SCHOOLS city officials have mostly turned be rented out through Airbnb. a blind eye as Airbnb rentals Exactly how many days will be By Kevin Forestieri a new assistant principal at Gra- paper plates to huge construction have steadily spread throughout decided at a future meeting, they ham Middle School paper, all showing overwhelm- Mountain View, even though indicated. ozens of frustrated par- Although the topic wasn’t on ing support for reinstating the they were technically illegal Some of the more complicated ents and community the agenda, the March 15 meet- ousted principals, particularly under the city’s rules. questions on short-term rentals Dmembers laid into top ing marked the first chance for Thompson and Chesley. During that time, Mountain were left up in the air. City staff Mountain View Whisman Dis- district residents to weigh in on The sweeping decision to View has forfeited a small for- did not address whether they trict officials last week, demand- the decision in person. The board remove nearly half of the dis- tune in tax revenues. A previ- would need to modify the city’s ing a complete reversal of a trict’s principals at the end of ous Voice report found that zoning rules to allow Airbnb ser- decision earlier this month to the school year was a bombshell Mountain View was losing out vices in residential areas. Under remove four school principals ‘I frankly have no that, to parents, came out of on about $1 million a year by the current rules, rental services and decrying what they called a nowhere and seemed ill-advised. not taxing Airbnb, not counting operating like hotels would be bogus job review process. more trust left Landels PTA president Laryssa its competitors. One scrupulous prohibited, pointed out Council- In a closed-session vote on Polika-Engle said Chesley had a Airbnb host described how city man John McAlister. March 1, trustees unanimously to give you.’ strong track record, champion- officials would actually mail him Similarly, staff also avoided voted to remove, or “release,” MONICA TEICHER, DISTRICT PARENT ing initiatives to improve student back his money when he tried to wading into the question of how Landels Elementary School literacy and partnering with the pay the same taxes as hotels. short-term rentals would jibe Principal Steve Chesley, Mistral PTA to bring new programs to The reason for this was city legal with the city’s rigid rent control Elementary Principal Marcela meeting ended up as something the school. Getting rid of him staff believed Mountain View policies. In San Francisco, rent Simoes de Carvalho and Graham of a release valve for frustration without consulting with parents needed to first draft regulations control protections have been Middle School Principal Kim that had been building over the — and for opaque reasons — has before they could tax the industry. exploited by Airbnb guests to Thompson. Theuerkauf Elemen- last two weeks. Parents and stu- “fractured” the community and At the Tuesday night meeting, force homeowners to treat them tary Principal Ryan Santiago was dents packed the multipurpose given rise to an atmosphere of elected leaders made it clear they as tenants. City Attorney Jannie also removed from his position room at Graham with signs were ready to take that step. at the school, and reassigned as made out of everything from See PRINCIPALS, page 10 “The fundamental principle See RENTALS, page 12

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Housing bill draws pushback from local leaders LOCAL ZONING WOULDN’T APPLY UNDER WIENER BILL By Mark Noack told the Voice, and he warned it could trigger a political backlash. t’s a piece of legislation being The bill, he said, would make it hailed as a surefire way to so that certain high-rise apart- Iboost housing construction ments wouldn’t have to address across California — so why valid neighborhood concerns, are so many housing advocates such as traffic, parking and con- opposed to it? struction impacts. A recent bill put forward by “If you don’t have the capacity state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San to address those concerns, then Francisco) has sparked a firestorm people are going to find a way because it would suspend many not to build anything,” Siegel cities’ land-use restrictions when said. “We need a comprehen- it comes to constructing new sive approach to housing, not apartments near just finding ways transit stops. Even to squeeze more MICHELLE LE in Mountain View, ‘The community apartments onto Michele Bernal, co-owner of Blossom True Value Hardware in Mountain View, still resents being where officials the head of a pin.” targeted by a “drive-by” lawsuit that seized on minor accessibility violations. pride themselves can still engage Wiener’s pro- on addressing the posed legislation housing crisis, the on the approval applies only to Firm behind local ADA lawsuits is being sued idea is going over process for so-called “transit- AVA’S MARKET, OTHERS SETTLE OUT OF COURT AFTER BEING TARGETED like a lead balloon. rich” properties, Earlier this specific projects defined as those By Mark Noack Act. Last week, a federal judge clearances” at Ava’s dining month, Moun- within a half-mile declined to dismiss the RICO area, and for inventory displays tain View Mayor under this bill.’ of a major transit ver the last few years, charges, allowing the case to that made the store aisles inac- Lenny Siegel wrote STATE SEN. SCOTT WIENER stop. For Mountain a string of Mountain move forward for a full trial. cessible to wheelchairs. Each to Wiener outlin- View and cities up OView shops and busi- The Mission Law Firm’s violation could have resulted ing his concerns the spine of the nesses have been hit by what attorneys, Tanya Moore and her in $4,000 in damages in court, with Senate Bill 827, saying it Peninsula, that means the pro- they describe as a legal shake- ex-husband Randy Moore, have and the suit indicated more would cripple the city’s ability to posed rules would impact sites down: lawsuits demanding pay- based their practice on filing an violations could be added as the extract concessions from hous- near Caltrain, BART and VTA ment over alleged violations of estimated 1,400 similar ADA case proceeded. ing developers. light rail stations. An approxi- the Americans with Disabilities suits against small businesses Late last year, Ava’s and its The city has long relied on mate map of the Bay Area’s Act (ADA). across the state. partners settled the suit for an using a density-bonus system affected properties can be found Now the tables have turned, Last fall, the Voice detailed undisclosed amount, accord- that allows housing developers at transitrichhousing.org. and the law firm behind many a suit filed by the Moore firm ing to court records. Ava’s to build higher and more densely Under the new bill, housing of these suits is facing its own against Ava’s Downtown Mar- owner Juan Origel said he packed apartments. In exchange, proposals for those properties day in court. A recent lawsuit is ket & Deli and the Omelette was barred by the settlement developers are required to help near transit would be immune accusing the Mission Law Firm House, which shared the same from commenting or disclosing fund local improvements, such as to most local zoning restrictions, of San Jose of essentially being building on Castro Street. The any details. But he confirmed parks, transportation or afford- such as parking requirements a criminal enterprise under lawsuit accused the businesses that the cost to settle was able housing. and caps on the maximum the Racketeer Influenced and of various violations, includ- Wiener’s bill would essentially density or height. The closest Corrupt Organizations (RICO) ing inadequate “knee and toe See ADA LAWSUITS, page 12 take away the city’s leverage to demand those concessions, Siegel See HOUSING BILL, page 9 College-bound students network with Silicon Valley employees By Kevin Forestieri but simply don’t have the same and careers to see the inside of from El Camino Hospital and design to human resources and resources to prepare for a future well-known companies firsthand a lot of students have expressed staff development — and get a eens who will be the first job. The Pathways, Exposure, and the people who work there, interest in careers in medicine.” chance to build relationships in their family to attend Academic Connection, Knowl- said Darya Larizadeh, who over- The program received regional with employees on the spot. One Tcollege may be getting edge (PEAK) Program exposes sees the program. But she said recognition earlier this month AVID staff member recalled a straight A’s in tough classes, but hundreds of students to poten- the trips are much more than a when the Santa Clara Coun- recent trip to Adobe where an academic performance alone tial jobs through annual trips tour through the headquarters ty School Boards Association employee told students he had may not even the playing field to companies and organizations of prominent businesses — it’s awarded the PEAK program the no network during his job search, when it comes to launching a including LinkedIn, Adobe, and a “big time” chance for students 2018 Glenn Hoffmann Exem- and that he wanted to be their successful career. Sobrato. to network, shake hands and plary Program Award. first networking contact. Then That’s why Mountain View- AVID is a college and career exchange business cards. Each trip has a two-part mis- he handed out his business card. Los Altos officials started offer- readiness initiative for low- “The goal of PEAK is to show sion, with a tour as well as group Along with the off-campus ing a new program in 2016 income, minority, first-genera- them that these companies are in discussions with employees who career expos, PEAK includes its to fill those gaps for the 350 tion and other underrepresented your area, and not just tech com- also were the first in their fam- own built-in curriculum for lin- students at Mountain View and youth. panies,” Larizadeh said, men- ily to go to college. Students ing up internships and job-shad- Los Altos high schools in the The PEAK program is a big tioning upcoming visits to a law get a feel for the broad range of owing opportunities, drafting a AVID program, many of whom opportunity for students who firm and a construction compa- jobs available at a company — are motivated and industrious haven’t had any exposure to jobs ny this year. “We just came back from software engineering and See AVID, page 6

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AVID Appellate justices to decide if Persky recall stays on ballot Continued from page 5 hree justices in the state’s Stanford University swimmer could leave a loophole for cor- petition. The recall petition, Elia strong resume and advice on how 6th District Court of Brock Turner, who was convicted ruption, which Pipkin suggested noted, had garnered more than to dress. TAppeal will decide wheth- of sexual assault. may have happened with the 94,000 signatures. During a board meeting in er the option to recall Santa Clara Elia said the decision has been Santa Clara County Registrar of Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s October, Superintendent Jeff County Superior Court Judge prioritized and will be moved Voters, saying that, “local reg- attorney Aaron Jones said that it Harding called it an important Aaron Persky will stay on the along as quickly as possible since istrars being subject to political would be a “substantial change in new strategy for helping students June 5 ballot after hearing oral the final printing date the county pressures.” law and in historical background” from lower-income families keep arguments from attorneys for is allowed for their June ballot is Grover asked Pipkin if she to have the secretary of state run up with their peers as they pre- Persky, the recall campaign and April 3. thought, then, that any registrar potential recalls for each trial pare for higher education and the secretary of state on Tuesday Persky’s attorney Elizabeth like that of Santa Clara County’s judge in California, a number eventually a job. morning. Pipkin began by arguing that the could not be trusted to verify the Grover estimated to be over 1,500. “This is the kind of educational Administrative Justice Frank- secretary of state should be han- legitimacy of a petition. Pipkin Persky was not present, but opportunity that really fills that lin Elia, Associate Justice Adri- dling Persky’s said she could not Dauber commented after the socio-economic gap,” he said. “It enne Grover and former Justice recall because declare that. hearing, saying that Persky’s law- takes students who might be the Wendy Clark Duffy presided he is a state Elia asked suit was “frivolous and a waste of first in their families to go to col- over the court hearing in Santa official accord- The recall petition, Pipkin if she had taxpayer money” as well as “an lege and gives them experiences Clara in response to an appeal ing to an article Elia noted, had evidence that the attempt to put himself above the so they can be better prepared to made by Persky regarding the of the state’s recall campaign law and avoid accountability.” make that leap into the university measure’s existence on the Constitution. garnered more was possibly cor- Dauber also alleged that the and into the workforce.” upcoming ballot. Pipkin said rupted, to which law firm handling Persky’s case, Behind the scenes, Larizadeh Persky’s seat is set to be voted she believes that than 94,000 she said no. McManis Faulkner, donated said PEAK relies heavily on its on this summer after Stanford though Persky Pipkin also more than $250,000 to the judge own set of contacts to organize University professor Michele was elected as a signatures. mentioned an personally and that the politi- the tours, including parents who Dauber led a campaign for his Superior Court article of the state cal consultant he hired to run work at companies like LinkedIn recall, gaining enough verified judge by the county specifically, Constitution that states those his campaign was an operative and can get the ball rolling. Once signatures to move the petition his power resides in the state and facing a recall campaign that of President Donald Trump’s district staffers have their foot in to the Santa Clara County Board they should be the one to regulate are not recalled should be reim- campaign. the door, she said, companies are of Supervisors, who on Feb. 6 the aspects of the recall, such as bursed, as well as Senate Bill 117, “On June 5, 2018, Judge Persky more than happy to roll out the approved adding the recall to the petition signature verification which provides “extra protection will be on the ballot and he will welcoming mat. June ballot. processes and monitoring how that matters to the judge being be voted out of office,” Dauber “We have not had anyone really Persky’s reign as a Superior those signatures are collected. recalled.” said. turn us down, everyone is super Court judge became controver- Elia said he believed that the Lastly, Pipkin said that to her The appellate court’s decision excited to have us come,” she sial after what many perceived California Elections Code pre- knowledge, a minimum of five will be posted on the court’s said. V to be a light six-month sentence vented specific counties from registered voters have tried to website as soon as it is public. Email Kevin Forestieri at that he handed down to former adding their own provisions that rescind their signatures from the —Bay City News Service [email protected]

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By Elena Kadvany a young woman, referred to as for example. The brief notes that “Appellant’s argument over- “Substantial” evidence was Emily Doe to protect her iden- several character witnesses testi- looks that this case was not a ‘he also presented during the trial n a brief filed in the 6th tity, outside a Stanford fraternity fied on Turner’s behalf and that said/she said’ sexual assault case to prove that Turner knew or District Court of Appeal party they had both attended in the judge who oversaw the case, that pitted the credibility of the should have known that Doe Ilast Friday, the California January 2015. Aaron Persky, rightly limited victim against the credibility of was intoxicated to the point of Attorney General’s office argues Turner’s appeal argued that their testimony to Turner’s char- the accused,” the brief states. unconsciousness, the brief states. that former Stanford University evidence of his credibility and acter related to “sexual morality” The brief also rejects Turner’s Turner testified that Doe ver- student Brock Turner’s recent honesty was “erroneously” rather than credibility. argument that there was insuf- bally consented to the sexual appeal of a 2016 sexual assault excluded during the trial and the “Honesty is out,” Persky said ficient evidence for his convic- activity they engaged in and that conviction is “unavailing” and jury was influenced by “exten- during the trial, according to an tions. For the most serious felo- she was conscious and respon- “baseless.” sive ‘behind-the-dumpster’ pro- excerpt included in the response ny, assault with intent to commit sive throughout all of their inter- The 95-page brief rejects Turn- paganda” by the prosecution, brief. “High moral character rape, the appeal argued that actions that evening. er’s arguments for a new trial who described the assault as as it relates to sexual assaultive “weight of the evidence” shows The attorney general found listed in Turner’s appeal filed taking place behind a dumpster behavior is in.” that Turner “did not (intend) that the prosecution did not by a Mill Valley attorney on his outside the fraternity house Persky gave the defense and to have sexual intercourse with engage in misconduct by refer- behalf in December, arguing that where Turner and the young prosecution an opportunity to Ms. Doe but rather to engage in encing the dumpster, the loca- he was deprived of his right to woman met. respond to his ruling, and nei- sexual contact short of sexual tion where the assault occurred, due process in his original trial The response brief, which ther objected, according to the intercourse.” during questioning. Her com- and that the jury was prejudiced is signed by Attorney General brief. The attorney general argues ments “reflected the testimony for several reasons. Xavier Becerra and three high- While the credibility of the that Turner’s actions at the fra- and the evidence” and “did not After the two-week trial in level staff members in his office, accused and accuser would be ternity party prior to the assault, infect the trial with unfairness Palo Alto, a jury found Turner states that Turner’s claims “lack relevant in many sexual assault as testified to by the prosecu- and do not constitute a decep- guilty on three felony counts: merit” and cannot “separately or cases, the amount of “indepen- tion’s witnesses, his “act of tak- tive or reprehensible attempt assault with the intent to com- together infringe on (his) state or dent” evidence in this case made ing (Doe) to a secluded location, to persuade the jury,” the brief mit rape, sexual penetration federal constitutional, statutory, it unusual, the attorney general the state of (her) clothing when argues. with a foreign object of an or other legal rights.” argued, from the graduate stu- she was discovered,” the gradu- Mill Valley attorney Eric intoxicated person and sexual The attorney general argues dents’ eyewitness testimony to ate students’ observations and Multhaup, who filed the appeal penetration with a foreign object that Turner’s honesty was not the results of a Sexual Assault the fact that Turner fled when on Turner’s behalf, declined to of an unconscious person. Two relevant to the crimes he was Response Team exam, a medical the students confronted him comment. V graduate students testified that accused of, compared to a person exam administered following a provided sufficient evidence to Email Elena Kadvany at they had found Turner on top of charged with bribery or theft, suspected sexual assault. support that conviction. [email protected] Gov. Brown issues Supervisors OK plan to honor proclamation honoring women’s suffrage Yountville victims he Santa Clara Coun- and a task force to “lead proac- political equality, which would ty Board of Supervisors tive strategies to protect women’s measure out the success of the JENNIFER GONZALEZ SHUSHEREBA Tunanimously passed a suffrage.” task force for the years to come. motion for further conversation According to Campos’ report, Board president Joe Simitian WAS ST. FRANCIS HIGH GRAD in April on a comprehensive $50,000 would go to support seconded Chavez’s motion, say- ov. Jerry Brown this community are with Jennifer’s plan dedicated to recognizing the planning activities taking ing that he believed the plan- week issued a proclama- family and with the families women’s suffrage. place in the rest of 2018 and the ning of the celebration as well Gtion honoring the three and friends of all the victims Deputy County Executive remaining $100,000 would cover as the task force itself would female employees of The Path- of this terrible tragedy,” a state- David Campos came forward one-time funding for the budget produce “tangible deliverables” way Home who were slain by an ment issued by the school reads. with a report based on Super- of the Office of Women’s Policy. that would make the county armed Sacramento man at the “We are grieving in solidarity visor Cindy Chavez’s motion As a multi-year project, Cam- better. Veterans Home of California in for the senseless loss of such an to create a 100th Anniversary pos anticipates that addition- The topic will be revisited Yountville earlier this month. intelligent, compassionate young Women’s Suffrage Plan, which al one-time funding will be during the Board of Supervisors “Today we remember three woman, and her colleagues, who was originally discussed on requested once task force recom- meeting on April 3 when each brave women and unborn child dedicated — and ultimately sac- March 6. mendations are completed in the district supervisor will come who died that day. These wom- rificed — their lives to serve our Chavez originally pitched the future. back with ideas for best practices en’s lives were cut short by a man veterans most in need of mental plan as a way to leverage vot- The report included a pre- for the task force. Also, the topic they were trying to help,” Brown health support.” er registration and get women liminary list of those who would will be further explored with a said in the proclamation. A GoFundMe donation page and underserved communities occupy task force seats, including more in-depth resolution pre- Pathway Home executive has been set up to benefit Gon- involved with civic action and representatives of women’s orga- pared by County Counsel James director Christine Loeber, 48, zales’ husband, TJ Shushereba. make sure they are being count- nizations such as the American Williams based on a previous staff psychologist Dr. Jennifer Gonzales was expecting the ed in the 2020 census. Association of University Wom- discussion. Gonzales Shushereba, 32, and couple’s first child when she was Campos, a former San Fran- en and the San Jose Women’s In the meantime, outreach will staff psychologist Dr. Jennifer killed. cisco supervisor, recommended Club, both of which had repre- be taking place through all board Gray Golick, 42, died instantly Brown also ordered flags flown granting $150,000 of the county’s sentatives who spoke in support members to make sure that as when they were shot with a rifle at half-staff Monday over the general fund for a two-prong during public comment. many women’s organizations by former Pathway Home client state Capitol. operation: the planning and Campos mentioned that the and interests as possible can be Albert Wong, 36, in Madison “We honor these women for preparations of the celebration, task force would work to figure incorporated into the task force. Hall at the veterans’ home on their dedication and service, for which will take place in 2020, out the key metrics of women’s —Bay City News Service March 9. their bravery in the face of terror, Wong shot himself with a shot- for the compassion they brought gun and died by suicide. to veterans and their communi- LET’S DISCUSS: Officials at St. Francis High ties and for the joy and love they School in Mountain View have shared with their families and Read the latest local news headlines and identified Shushereba as a former loved ones. The loss to the entire talk about the issues at Town Square at student who graduated in 2003. community is immeasurable,” “The thoughts and prayers Brown said. MountainViewOnline.com of our entire Saint Francis —Bay City News Service

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Supervisors vote to expand Sunnyvale cold weather shelter

By Mark Noack two years earlier. Mercy St., opened in Decem- Yet around the same time ber and is providing 50 beds he Santa Clara County as homelessness was spiking, intended mainly for women Board of Supervisors some services in the North and families with children. It is MICHELLE LE on Tuesday approved County were taking a step scheduled to close on April 15. The 183-unit luxury apartment project at 100 Moffett Blvd. is one T so-called “transit rich” development that could have gone much higher spending $1.15 million to backward. In 2014, the city of The Sunnyvale shelter was expand a Sunnyvale cold Sunnyvale tore down a former also slated to close in mid- if built under new rules proposed by state Sen. Scott Wiener. weather shelter for the home- National Guard Armory build- April. If it closed, that would less so that it can continue ing that was used as a homeless mean many of the people own density limits, albeit within operating year-round. The shelter and replaced it with staying there would have little HOUSING BILL the parameters of the legislation, shelter at 999 Hamlin Court low-income housing. option but to relocate to the Continued from page 5 he said. will now remain open for an Santa Clara County opened streets, said County Supervisor properties to a major transit stop “The community can still additional six months, which the current Sunnyvale shelter Joe Simitian. could be built at least 85 feet high, engage on the approval process county officials say should on Hamlin Court in 2016, and “It’s not like they wouldn’t be according to the bill. for specific projects under this allow dozens of individuals to it soon became clear the 125 out in the community, it would Siegel points out that Wiener’s bill,” Wiener said in an email. “We continue living there. available beds were outmatched just mean they’re living out by bill wouldn’t square well with worked with local governments With the expansion, officials by the need. Dozens of families parks and storefronts,” he said. plans in Mountain View to build on developing these parameters say the Sunnyvale shelter is now reportedly had to be turned “The notion of losing the beds more housing close to offices, and we’re happy to engage with the county’s only year-round away due to a lack of space. Last in Sunnyvale and in Mountain such as in North Bayshore. A bet- local leaders on this.” shelter outside of San Jose. summer, the county increased View would mean there’s no ter plan, he suggests, would be for Wiener’s proposal has remained The need for more shel- funding so that the shelter could place for these folks to go.” the state lawmakers to provide one of the most closely watched ters has been acute recent- accommodate 15 more people, Expanding the Sunnyvale more incentives for encouraging bills at the state Legislature, and ly, as studies have shown and they plan to expand it fur- shelter to a year-round model is housing, such as extra funding it has regularly been singled out scores of new people living ther in the coming months. being tested by county officials for transit projects. for opposition by the League of on the street, particularly in Along with the Sunnyvale for now as a pilot program that Asked for comment, Wiener California Cities. Last month, the the North County. A 2017 shelter, Santa Clara County will last through October. At praised Mountain View and Sie- Palo Alto City Council signed its countywide survey counted officials also previously con- that point, county officials gel’s work in promoting housing own opposition letter to the bill. more than 1,070 homeless tributed $1.4 million to help expect to make a decision on growth. But he pushed back The proposed housing bill is individuals living in Moun- open a new cold weather shelter the best model for ongoing against the criticism that his bill currently being considered at the tain View, Palo Alto, Sunny- in Mountain View at the Trin- homeless services. V would suspend local control over state Senate’s Transportation and vale and Cupertino. This was ity United Methodist Church. Email Mark Noack at development. A newer version of Housing Committee. If it passes a 25 percent increase from just That shelter, located at 748 [email protected] his housing bill contains some out of the committee, it will likely provisions for cities to set their go forward for a vote in late May. V

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at the meeting, Landels parent oust top school administrators. 2016 and eventually scrapped that removing all four princi- PRINCIPALS Ania Mitros said the teachers After reviewing the results, after intense parent opposition pals months before the end of Continued from page 1 she spoke to at her school were Landels parent Tushar Moorti and huge problems behind the the school year engulfs school frustration and fear, she said. uneasy about the decision to said the survey appeared deeply scenes that were largely withheld communities in “unnecessary “I cannot stress the importance drop a well-respected adminis- flawed, and designed in such a from the public and the school discord.” of clear communication enough,” trator like Chesley. She said one bizarre way that a “somewhat board. Bubb Elementary School “It is clear that the manner in she said. teacher shared that the school positive” or “slightly positive” parent Karin Dillan said it feels which you have proceeded hurts, Thompson, currently the lon- staff is “living in fear of the answer was painted as a negative like the school district follows a rather than helps, our children,” gest-serving principal in the superintendent,” and that other result against the overall score common strategy where it makes he said. district, has been a “pillar” in the teachers seemed to agree. for categories including family an unpopular decision without At the end of the meeting, community, said parent Monica “When I hear things like this, engagement, school climate and feedback, faces heavy protest board members weighed how to Teicher, who called the decision from people who are working school safety. and eventually reverses the deci- respond, particularly given the to remove Thompson “deeply directly with (Chesley) and see- Regardless of the quality of the sion because of the backlash. She harsh criticism that the district troubling.” She credited her for ing what he does, it’s really hard survey data, Graham parent Ellen pointed to school overcrowding fails to listen to parents and other shepherding the school through not to wonder how this decision Judd said she saw no compelling last year, when it took public stakeholders. Board member turbulent times, including mas- could have been made,” she said. results from Graham’s surveys, pressure to make sure kids living Greg Coladonato said it might sive school site construction, a “It’s hard to believe that they along with test scores and the practically next door to Huff and be worth revisiting the surveys total revamp of Castro Street and needed to be fired.” district’s recently minted strate- Bubb elementary schools were used for administrative reviews, the roll-out of the flawed Teach The central question at the gic plan, that indicate Thompson allowed to attend despite over- and that parents he spoke to felt to One math program in 2016. meeting was what information was a poor fit and had to go. crowding on the campuses. like the data was poorly used. The community is tired of the and metrics the board used “I just haven’t heard anything One looming concern among “I’d like to make sure that our lack of transparency, she said, in closed session to judge the make this make sense to me, Graham parents is that several surveys are done well and used and recent decisions by the board principals’ performance, since it that Ms. Thompson needs to be big changes are on the way for well, and if we aren’t, then we and district administration leave seemed so starkly different from fired,” she said. the district’s middle schools, should fix that,” he said. her and other parents with little the avalanche of public support. Parent Fan Kong said the including a complicated new Board member Jose Gutier- reason to trust them. The school board and district school board should consider schedule and a “co-teaching” rez said town hall-style events at “I frankly have no more trust administrators have kept most that the information provided model designed to help special school sites might be a good way to left to give you,” she said. of that information under wraps by district administrators doesn’t needs students — both of which improve communication and get Emotions ran high through- — citing confidentiality regard- paint the full picture, and cau- require big staffing changes. But feedback from the parent commu- out more than an hour of public ing personnel matters — but did tioned them not to disregard the with the loss of Thompson and nity, given that many parents feel speakers, with clapping and reveal that personal performance, will of the voters. assistant principal Heidi Galassi, like their only avenue for talking cheering bubbling up despite evaluations, survey results and “I really hope this fiasco doesn’t who will be leaving to become to trustees is to show up at board repeated directions by board student academic performance become the end of your public the new principal at Landels, the meetings when they are mad. president Laura Blakely to refrain were all taken into account. service life,” he said. longest-tenured administrator “Despite what you read in the from applause. Parents showed This didn’t sit well with par- Several parents said that the at the school will have only been Voice or what have you, the real- support for the speakers by flap- ents, who had recently taken a principal firings amount to the there since October. Graham ity is that we are here to try and ping their signs — another action “school climate” survey and said latest in a string of debacles parent Alan Wessel said the do the best we can in the best Blakely asked them to stop. they had no idea that informa- starting with Teach to One, poor timing will be disruptive interest of our kids, no matter Although no teachers spoke tion would eventually be used to which was implemented in fall and harmful to students, and what,” Gutierrez said. V

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ADA LAWSUITS Pushback against had died. Running the restaurant itself against the allegations of Democratic lawmakers. The bill Continued from page 5 ADA suits was more of a hobby for her fraud. For example, they point was opposed by most Bay Area father, but she said this lawsuit to the video evidence of Ronald members of Congress including partly responsible for causing the The nature of these ADA cases “took the joy out of it for him.” Moore walking without a cane. Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Santa Clara), Omelette House to close down is very familiar to Burlingame After defending her family’s That video was only “a few min- Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) late last year. attorney Moji Saniefar, who is restaurant, Saniefar decided to utes” long but private investigators and Anna Eshoo (D-Atherton). Similar ADA suits have also tar- leading the RICO case against go on the offensive by filing her were surreptitiously recording They were among the 173 Demo- geted many other Mountain View the Moore law firm. Saniefar first own lawsuit. She alleges the Mis- him for 77 hours, they say. It crats to vote against the Republi- businesses, including the El Paso learned of the Moore firm when sion Law Firm had conspired to doesn’t prove anything that Moore can-led ADA reforms last month. Cafe, Mountain View Surplus, her father’s restaurant in Fresno push fraudulent lawsuits with a can walk with a degree of pain for In a constituent letter, Eshoo Blossom True Value Hardware was sued in 2014 over the same cohort of plaintiffs and disability short periods; he still is physically indicated she opposed the and the Cuesta Park Medical kind of accessibility violations. consultants, many of whom were disabled, said John O’Connor, an reforms because businesses Center. Like Ava’s Market, most Unlike most defendants, Sani- family members. Their goal was attorney defending the firm. would no longer be obligated to businesses decide to reach a settle- efar and her parents decided to to exploit disability protections “What’s driving this suit is be proactive in ensuring they ment rather than risk the expense fight the case. It wasn’t cheap, to essentially extort money from retaliation, not for the Mission were meeting accessibility rules. of a prolonged legal battle. and it required hiring a private small businesses, especially those Law Firm being bad lawyers The reforms would prevent so- Blossom True Value Hardware investigator and bearing the costs owned by immigrant families, but for being good lawyers and called “drive-by” lawsuits, Eshoo co-owner Michele Bernal still of about three years of litigation. she said. enforcing the rights of the dis- admitted, but that wasn’t worth resents how the Moores’ law firm But as the case progressed, the For this type of civil litigation, abled,” he said. “Nobody can weakening protections under the targeted her business in 2013 for allegations made by the Moore it is unusual to use the RICO law, claim that this firm doesn’t cor- ADA, she wrote. an ADA lawsuit. Her customers firm fell apart, Saniefar said. The which was created in the 1970s rectly enforce the law.” On the other side, Rep Jackie in wheelchairs had never before plaintiff in the case — Randy to prosecute organized crime Speier (D-Hillsborough) was complained about accessibil- Moore’s brother, Ronald Moore syndicates and drug traffickers. Congress seeks among a handful of Democrats ity, she said, yet the Moore’s suit — asserted in a court declaration Saniefar said the law was appro- ADA reform to come out in support of the bill. seized on poorly marked parking that he was disabled and needed priate in this case because she Along with voting for it, Speier lines, cracked asphalt and bath- a wheelchair or cane for mobil- alleges the Moores committed As the litigation proceeds, also signed on as one of the bill’s room signs that were mounted ity. He testified that in 2014 he wire and mail fraud, which are federal lawmakers are also con- co-sponsors, citing abuse of the too high. On the advice of her found himself trapped in a non- prerequisites for RICO charges. sidering addressing the overuse current system by some law firms. insurer, they agreed to settle the complaint restroom at the Sani- The anti-racketeering law also of ADA suits. A new House bill “A few bad actor law firms have case for $20,000. efar family’s restaurant, hollering allows for much higher civil pen- introduced this year by Rep. made it a cottage industry to file Upon hearing about the new for help. alties, as well as the possibility Ted Poe (R-Texas) would require lawsuits as shakedowns with no RICO case, Bernal made it clear Saniefar said that account is that criminal prosecutors could disabled plaintiffs to first inform commitment to get the public she was savoring the moment. hogwash. From their investiga- take up the case in the future. property owners of any barri- accommodation accessible. That “I’m really happy to hear this. tion, she said they were able to get “It seemed like the right fit in ers obstructing their mobility. makes no sense,” Speier wrote to We’ve been saying all along this video evidence of Ronald Moore this case,” Saniefar said. “This Property owners would have at the Voice. “Giving businesses 120 felt like a legal conspiracy,” she walking on his own without will be a warning to those law least 120 days to correct the days to remedy an access issue said. “I hope they prosecute them any aid. She believes that Moore firms that are mass producing issue before plaintiffs could take gets the barrier fixed. Lawsuits and find them guilty — this never actually visited her father’s these suits. It will make them vet legal action, and they would be can still be filed.” law was set up for a good cause restaurant. A federal judge ended their plaintiffs much more care- encouraged to seek mediation The bill was approved by the but they’ve been exploiting this up dismissing the case last year, fully and it puts them on notice.” before filing a lawsuit. House in a 225-192 vote. It now loophole.” but by that point her family’s res- Given the stakes, the Mission The ADA reform bill didn’t goes to the U.S. Senate for taurant had closed and her father Law Firm is forcefully defending gain much support from local consideration. V

near future, a new 385-space large local tech companies to income of less than $54,000. RENTALS COMMUNITY BRIEFS public garage will be construct- promote community events and Taxpayers must bring photo Continued from page 1 Continued from page 4 ed near Castro Street as part culture. identification, such as a pass- Quinn gave assurances that she of a new Joie de Vivre hotel CSMA organizers say they port, drivers license or other was looking into the issue. for proposals, and they later project. City officials had also have signed up several artists to government issued identifica- The City Council supported signed a $75,000 contract with hoped to strike a partnership perform, including Flashbulb, tion card. signing an agreement with Airb- the parking management firm, with ride-sharing companies to Bathing and The Hurd Ensem- Other required documents nb to have the company start Parking Company of America. help relieve downtown part, but ble. In addition to live music, include a Social Security card or collecting taxes from lodgings While that may seem like a that deal hit an impasse due to the festival will feature various individual taxpayer identifica- and turning that money over high cost for parking, it’s actu- conflicts over data sharing. workshops and demos. tion number, proof of income to the city. Councilman Chris ally a bargain compared to the The new valet service will A full list of events can be and expenses, a copy of last Clark suggested the company price of adding new spots, said operate from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. found at arts4all.org/events/ year’s state and federal tax could also help handle the busi- Tiffany Chew, city business and from 5 p.m. to midnight, csma-electronic-music-festival. returns, a bank account number ness licenses that hosts would be development specialist. Add- Thursday through Saturday. —Mark Noack and routing number for direct required to obtain. In San Fran- ing parking by building a new The program is funding to run deposit, household health cov- cisco, the company is currently garage would cost approximate- until March 2019. erage information as well as a testing out a system to use their ly $53,000 per space, she said. FREE TAX HELP landlord’s name and contact own website to do this, but it’s “This is really our first initia- The Volunteer Tax Assistance information for anyone taking unclear if the service is available tive in years to increase parking ELECTRIC MUSIC FESTIVAL Program is offering free tax advantage of the California in other cities, he said. capacity in downtown,” she said. COMES TO CSMA preparation assistance for elder- Renter’s Credit. Council members gave general “At this point we’re looking at all ly, disabled, and low-income Assistance is available at the direction to city staff on draft- options to provide support to Mountain View’s Community residents of Santa Clara County Mountain View Library on ing future policies on short-term our downtown.” School of Music and Arts next as well as anyone with limited the second floor on Saturdays rentals, but no formal vote was The last time new public park- month is hosting its first elec- English language skills. from 10:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., the taken. A full set of regulations ing was added to downtown was tronic music festival. The three- There are nearly 40 sites Mitchell Park Library in Palo is expected to come back before in 2007 when the city finished day event, April 13-15, is meant countywide, including two Alto on Saturdays from 10 a.m. elected leaders in the fall. the Bryant Street garage. In the to highlight the intersection in Mountain View, where to 3 p.m. and at the Santa Clara of music and technology, and trained, IRS-certified volun- County Social Services Agency it will feature various live per- teers can help prepare basic tax at 1879 Senter Road, No. 10 in VERY Print or online subscription starts formances as well as hands-on forms including the 1040EZ, San Jose on Thursdays and Fri- at only $5 /month workshops. 1040A and 1040 with certain days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. REAL Visit: MV-Voice.com/user/ The festival is made pos- schedules. There are dozens of other subscribe/ sible thanks to a $25,000 grant To qualify for the program, locations where free tax assis- LOCAL provided last year by Inspire taxpayers need a valid Social tance is being offered. A full Mountain View. The grant Security or individual taxpayer list is available online at tinyurl. NEWS #PressOn program was a new collabora- identification number as well as com/yat6a97g. tion between several of the a combined household annual —Bay City News Service

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Reitz’s Del was endearing, but I had trouble believing that he A modern spin on ‘Cyrano’ was as dumb as Del was sup- PEAR’S “COWBOY VS. SAMURAI” IS A COMIC posed to be. Perhaps that’s on the playwright though — there EXPLORATION OF RACISM AND ROMANCE were too many moments when I felt like Golamco was using Del By Kaila Prins as a mouthpiece to comment on Theater Review Travis’s actions. Gonzales’s Travis hat makes a story felt the most “real” of all of the “Asian-American?” Is tofu. Travis is a high school Eng- characters, though I wished for Wit the subject matter? lish teacher; Chester, an employee more chemistry between him and The actors? The intended audi- at Taco Tuesday, the only “ethnic” Veronica. ence? And is there an answer that restaurant in town. So: who is this “Asian-American will satisfy everyone? Using the While the BAAA is ineffec- story” for? What does it mean for story of “Cyrano de Bergerac” as tive at best, Chester is excited by COURTESY OF MICHAEL CRAIG/PEAR THEATRE the Pear’s primarily white audi- a jumping off point and Asian the prospect of a third member: Chester (Chuck Lacson) tries to explain his passions to Veronica Lee ence to laugh as Chester calls out identity as the corresponding “big Korean-American biology teacher (Heather Mae Steffen). his own racism or watch Travis nose,” The Pear Theatre’s “Cow- Veronica Lee (Heather Mae Stef- and Veronica muddle through a boy vs. Samurai” is a funny and fen) is moving to town from New the humor diffuses a potentially laugh-out-loud comedy followed conversation about Veronica’s heartwarming — albeit some- York. While she and Travis hit it charged conversation and makes by clunky exposition or heated fetishization of white men? The times lopsided — look at what off, Veronica makes it clear that it palatable, and, while the char- debates, and they often follow dialogue is an important one, it means to be on “an island of she intends to stay single ... and acters feel more like stock repre- incongruously after one another. even if the vehicle misses some of yellow in a sea of white.” even if she didn’t, she has certain sentations of different viewpoints, At times, the script feels ... well, the weight that the subject matter The play, written by Michael preferences that preclude Travis the actors do their best to infuse like a script, as if the playwright deserves. It’s worth seeing the play Golamco and directed by Jef- from consideration. So when them with humanity. is simply using his characters to and gauging your reactions for frey Lo, takes place in Break- Travis’s friend Del (Drew Reitz), This production is intimate: debate for the sake of present- yourself. V neck, Wyoming, a quintessen- the part-time (white) P.E. teacher The audience practically sits in ing a debate. Lacson’s Chester is Freelance writer Kaila Prins tially American town, where asks for help in wooing Veronica, the classroom designed by Ting hilariously cartoonish, although can be emailed at Travis Park (played by Lorenz Travis agrees. Na Wang. Lo’s sound design and his larger-than-life approach to [email protected]. Angelo Gonzales) is one of two Through a series of romantic let- Tina Finkelstein’s lighting design the character is often out of step Asian-Americans. We first meet ters signed by Del, Travis expresses are nearly flawless (and I only with the rest of the more-muted QINFORMATION Travis at a “meeting” of the Break- his love for Veronica, while Veroni- say “nearly” because the lighting cast. His scenes were the clear neck Asian American Alliance ca falls for Del. And when Veronica made a certain costume made crowd-pleasers, especially as his What: “Cowboy vs. Samurai.” (BAAA), which he is attending discovers that Del doesn’t have an from white sheets appear yellow rhetoric (and costume choices) Where: Pear Theatre, 1110 La under slight duress from his Asian fetish and loves her for her, from where I was sitting, and it got more ridiculous. Steffen’s Avenida St., Mountain View. When: Through April 8 (see online friend Chester (Chuck Lacson). she’s all in. Or is she? took a moment longer than neces- Veronica, in contrast, was more for specific showtimes). At this meeting, the two members The play attempts to bring four sary for the joke to land). subtle, almost distractingly so. I Cost: $28-$32. discuss the apparent racism of different viewpoints on racism The actors navigate the script wanted to see more of her humor Info: Go to thepear.org. their grocer, who refuses to stock into dialogue. When it lands, valiantly. There are moments of and spunk but felt like it got lost. THE 32ND ANNUAL PALO ALTO WEEKLY Short Story Contest Prizes for First, Second and Third place winners in each category: Adult, Young Adult (15-17) and Teen (12-14) FOR OFFICIAL RULES & ENTRY FORM, VISIT: www.paloaltoonline.com/short_story

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REDWOOD CITY CAFE SERVES TEA DRINKS INSPIRED BY COCKTAILS Story by Christine Lee | Photos by Michelle Le

rowing up in the Philip- “It just kind of hit me that no asking for boba. She now works found at bars. Stainless steel Other drinks include the pines, Mercedes Mapua one’s tried to make tea cocktails to communicate that tea and shakers, mixing glasses and “Pink Cadillac,” a combina- Gsaid she developed a — non-alcoholic cocktails, not boba don’t always go hand-in- jiggers sit neatly on the counter tion of grapefruit, pineapple strong affinity for grab-and-go meant for kids but meant for hand, including with wood- behind a large wooden bar with and hibiscus juices, which fade bubble tea shops like Quickly, more mature palettes,” she said. en #BreakUpWithBoba signs neon bar stools. together into a mesmerizing a massive chain inspired by Mapua left her technology job hanging on Teaquation’s walls. One of Teaquation’s best- gradation of pink and yellow. Taiwanese boba cafes. But when to do just that, opening Teaqua- Teaquation serves layered tea sellers, “The Joker,” is a spin on There’s also the “Lucky Break,” she moved to the United States, tion in Redwood City in 2016. drinks with complex flavors. a basil gimlet. Instead of gin made of organic matcha, man- she became enamored by craft Bubble tea, or “boba,” shops The drinks feature ingredients and lime, it’s made with butter- go purée, white chocolate and cocktails. It occurred to her are popping up left and right that might be more commonly fly pea tea and pineapple juice. milk. that the two worlds could be in Silicon Valley, but Tea- found at cocktail bars, such The drink is deep purple on All fruits and juices are fresh combined in a cafe that would quation does its own thing. as hibiscus and butterfly pea top, bright yellow in the lower and pureed or squeezed every serve artisan, non-alcoholic tea When Mapua first opened, she flower. Teaquation’s kitchen is half and topped off with foam drinks. said customers were constantly filled with equipment typically and basil. See TEA, page 19

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The kitchen is filled with equipment typically found at bars, including stainless steel shakers and mixing glasses. 24 FARM ROAD LOS ALTOS TEA dinner. Mapua is also partnering Continued from page 17 with San Francisco macaron company Sweet Burger to serve the French Stunning Townhome day and the tea is brewed daily. Tea- cookies. quation only uses natural ingredients In addition to food, the new loca- With Downstairs Master Suite with no preservatives, according to tion will serve beer and wine tonics. Mapua. To reflect this, Mapua is naming it & Close to All Commutes! Baristas at Teaquation put out a spe- Teaquation & Tonic. cial drink every week and are encour- While she described the presenta- aged to incorporate unique flavors tion of her drinks as American, Mapua from their own cultural backgrounds. said Teaquation maintains a “hint of Beautifully remodeled (1,785 +/-sf) 3 bedroom & 2 designer baths The menu changes seasonally depend- Filipino flavors.” townhome complete with 2 master suites & one downstairs and is ing on what fruits are available. Drinks Her personal favorite, the “Gold located in one of the largest & most private areas of Toyon Farm! range in price from $4 to $6. Digger,” uses calamansi, a Southeast It boasts a huge redwood deck and newly landscaped extra large The cafe itself is modern, with Asian citrus fruit widely used in Fili- dimmed lights hanging from wires, pino cuisine, and housemade coconut backyard area & conveniently close to the large 2-car garage! industrial and tiled walls, and wood whipped cream. The drink reminds tables. her of home, she said. *RUJHRXVKLJKFHLOLQJVDQGRSHQñRRUSODQLQFOXGHVODUJHOLYLQJ While the Redwood City cafe offers “I really think that Teaquation is a URRP ZLWK ZDUP ðUHSODFH DQG DGMRLQLQJ GLQLQJ URRP RQ RQH a limited food menu, Teaquation’s fusion of all these cultures I’ve been level with views of the park like backyard, which is ideal for forthcoming Palo Alto location, set in,” she said. V HQWHUWDLQLQJ (QMR\ FRRNLQJ LQ WKH FXVWRP NLWFKHQ ZLWK QHZHU to open this spring at 115 Hamilton Email Christine Lee at appliances, abundant custom cabinetry & gleaming French oak Ave., will serve lunch and potentially [email protected] ñRRULQJ5HFHQWXSJUDGHVLQFOXGHGXDOSDQH0LOJDUGZLQGRZV AC, 220 wiring in the large 2-car garage for car charging, inside ODXQGU\ GHVLJQHU SDLQW QHZ )UHQFK RDN ñRRULQJ OX[XULRXV carpeting and beautiful mature and new landscaping! The home is located close to top Cupertino schools & easy commutes, which is perfect for a growing family or couple downsizing!

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His sycophantic underlings find daughter Svetlana (Andrea Rise- QMOVIEOPENINGS themselves trapped in an endless borough) — while dodging Sta- loop of laughing at Stalin’s jokes lin’s volatile son Vasily (Rupert and indulging his whims. They Friend). While thankfully taking get used to watching their backs, some comedic liberties, “The a crucial skill in the days after Death of Stalin” roots itself in Stalin’s collapse. history, bringing to life nutty With Stalin’s body still lying anecdotes about a concert that on the floor of his office, his top had to be performed twice in a power players immediately begin row to please the dictator and jockeying for power, as much to Vasily’s attempt to troubleshoot save their own skins as to pursue the loss of the national ice hockey personal ambitions. In and out team in a plane crash. of committee meetings, Lavrenti With Iannucci, sometimes it’s Beria (the great London stage the little stuff that gets the big- actor Simon Russell Beale), head gest laughs (like a soldier herd- of the NKVD Security Forces ing people to their deaths barely that enforce Stalin’s daily kill breaking stride to turn off a lamp list, squares off against 1st Sec- — hey, power’s at a premium!), retary Nikita Krushchev (Steve partly enabled by a technique that Buscemi) in an all-smiles cold allows some improvising between COURTESY OF IFC FILMS war for the direction of the party. the lines of a strong screenplay. “The Death of Stalin” takes a comedic look at the Soviet dictator’s last days and depicts the chaos of the Meanwhile, in the public view, it’s Most compelling, though, is that regime after his death. Stalin’s deputy Georgy Malenkov central thread of paranoia, fear By nature of its touchy mate- (Jeffrey Tambor) who steps into and bitterness among the com- ‘Stalin’ for time rial, “The Death of Stalin” danc- Stalin’s shoes. mittee members, which amounts es closer to the line of Ernst Beale’s vile Beria ups the stakes to a hilarious riff on Shake- CREATOR OF ‘VEEP’ TURNS TO RUSSIAN COLLUSION Lubitsch’s 1942 Nazi-immersed as the mortal threat to the others, speare’s “Julius Caesar” that’s comedy “To Be or Not to Be” (and including the pedantic Foreign unafraid of laughs that catch in 0001/2 (The Guild) or: How I Learned to Stop Worry- its 1983 remake with Mel Brooks). Secretary Vyacheslav Molotov the throat once the implications Setting a comedy circa Joseph ing and Love the Bomb” as some- Working from the French graph- (Michael Palin of Monty Python). set in. As a long-abused public Stalin’s murderous regime in the thing of an urtext for Iannucci’s ic novel by Fabien Nury and Mostly though, we track streams through Stalin’s funeral Soviet Union might not seem own output of political humor, Thierry Robin, Iannucci and Krushchev, who races to the to pay homage, one can’t help but appropriate to many, but with which includes the film “In the co-writers David Schneider, Ian office in pajamas when news of think, in summation, “You just “The Death of Stalin,” director Loop” and the HBO series “Veep.” Martin and Peter Fellows set the Stalin’s incapacitation reaches can’t make this stuff up.” Armando Iannucci isn’t afraid to These are tales of the venal, the scene in the days preceding Sta- him, then sets to building sup- Rated R for language throughout, put on a high-wire act. Iannucci selfish and the desperate, lurking lin’s stroke, as he lords over the port among his colleagues, head violence and some sexual refer- looks to Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 — when not preening — in the Central Committee of the Com- of the Army Field Marshal Zhu- ences. One hour, 47 minutes. deathless satire “Dr. Strangelove halls of power. munist Party in 1953 Moscow. kov (Jason Isaacs) and Stalin’s — Peter Canavese

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Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (“The Danish and a multicultural trio of stars in Oprah The Big Broadcast (1932) (Not Rated) Phantom Thread (R) +++1/2 Girl”) plays Lara Croft in this reboot of Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Stanford Theatre: Friday Aquarius Theatre: Fri. - Sun. the two-film (2001-2003) Angeline Jolie Kaling. But a closer look reveals a downright Black Panther (PG-13) 1/2 franchise. Vikander’s Croft is a 21-year- awkward kiddie blockbuster. +++ Red Sparrow (R) ++ Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. old Londoner who can’t pay her bills The movie wants desperately to be “The The Shape of Water (R) but won’t claim her inheritance from her Wizard of Oz,” with its journey to a Bombshell: The Hedy Lemarr Story (Not Rated) Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun. globetrotting archeologist father, Lord colorfully wondrous world and its trio of Aquarius Theatre: Fri. - Sun. Richard Croft (Dominic West), until she comical adults helping a child overcome Sherlock Gnomes (PG) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Call Me by Your Name (R) ++++ finds out what happened to him. Croft an unambiguous evil. Storm Reid stars as Century 20: Fri. - Sun. soon discovers the truth about her father’s Meg Murry, a grade-schooler still reeling Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun. final mission: to find and protect the from the sudden disappearance of her The Death of Stalin (R) Guild Theatre: Fri. - Sun. The Strangers: Prey at Night (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. tomb of Himiko from an ancient militant father four years earlier. NASA scientist Death Wish (R) Century 20: Fri. - Sun. organization named the Order of Trinity. Dr. Alex Murry (Chris Pine) theorized and Tabu: A Tale of the South Seas (1931) (Not Rated) Himiko poses a global threat should her experimented with radical space and time Game Night (R) ++1/2 Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Stanford Theatre: Saturday grave be opened, but all Lara cares about teleportation, launched not with a rocket Century 20: Fri. - Sun. is the possibility that her father may still but the human mind. A breakthrough in I Can Only Imagine (PG) Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Thoroughbreds (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. be out there, alive but lost to the world. his work left his partner and wife, Dr. Kate Tomb Raider (PG-13) ++ Century 16: Fri. - Sun. And away we go, on an action-adventure Murry (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), Meg and her Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (PG-13) Century 20: built for as many cliffhangers as possible. precocious little brother, Charles Wallace Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Fri. - Sun. Partly because Vikander’s skills don’t lie Murry (Deric McCabe), to wonder if they’ll The Leisure Seeker (R) Aquarius Theatre: Fri. - Too Much Harmony (1933) (Not Rated) with charismatic comedy, this “Tomb ever see him again. Then, one evening, a trio Sun. 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Search facebook.com/ Irene Moore Children’s Heart Center Ongoing, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Tuesdays, events for more info. Dr. Jane Newburger from Boston Children’s Thursdays open until 8 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Palo Alto Players Gala 2018: ‘Guess Hospital will give the keynote address and will Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Who’s Coming To Dinner?’ This event will highlight research from across the spectrum Stanford. museum.stanford.edu feature gourmet dining, silent and live auctions, of the Heart Center. Doff McElhinney and Jeff Art Exhibit: ‘The Matter of surprise entertainment and guests. Palo Alto Feinstein will chair the Abstract Selection Photography in the Americas’ Featuring Players’ third annual gala “Guess Who’s Coming Committee. Top abstracts will be chosen for artists from 12 different countries, this to Dinner?,” will include special performances oral presentation and the best abstract in each exhibition presents a wide range of responses from Palo Alto Players, and funds raised at section will be awarded a cash prize. March to photography as an artistic medium and the event will be used to further their mission 26, 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Li Ka Shing Learning & a communicative tool uniquely suited to of providing high quality, performing arts Knowledge Center, Stanford University, Palo modern media landscapes and globalized programming to local audiences and production Alto. Search eventbrite.com for more info. economies. Ongoing, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Closed participants. March 24, 6-9 p.m. $125-$5,000. Peninsula Gem & Geology Society Tuesdays, Thursdays. Free. Cantor Arts Center, Palo Alto Players, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Program Hans Thern will show a short video 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. Alto. Search facebook.com/events for more info. and discuss the Moore Creek Mine (Garnet museum.stanford.edu CONCERTS Hill area). He will cover collecting molybdenite, Instinct Extinct: The Great Pacific epidote, garnet, quartz and tungsten ore. There Flyway The exhibit features artistic installations 2018 Spring Showcase Pacific Ballet will be a door prize drawing and many items that celebrate birds in flight and explore the Academy of Mountain View presents its available by silent auction. March 28, 7-8:30 relationship between man and birds, paired TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents ‘Skeleton Crew’ TheatreWorks Silicon annual concert featuring student dancers p.m. Free. Hillview Community Center, 97 with stunning photographs from local birders. and members from the Pacific Ballet Studio Hillview Ave., Los Altos. pggs.org Valley continues its 2017 season with the regional premiere of “Skeleton Crew.” A It also delves into the loss of habitat which has makeshift family of auto plant workers navigate the possibility of foreclosure in this Company. The featured ballet will be Fokine’s become a threat to birds. Ongoing until April 1, Les Sylphides, staged by directors Marion and FUNDRAISERS American drama set in 2008. March 23, 8:00 p.m. $40-$100. Lucie Stern Theatre, Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 p.m. Free. Los Altos 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. theatreworks.org Rima Chaeff, and new choreography by faculty. Paly 5K Fun Run & Walk A professionally History Museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road, Los March 24, 5-7:45 p.m. $25-$30. Mountain timed 5K run/walk with track finish. Kids Altos. losaltoshistory.org/events View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 welcome! 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