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DERK BRILL Wall Street Journal “Top Residential Realtors” in America M: 650.814.0478 [email protected] www.DerkBrill.com License# 01256035 www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 18, 2019 • Page 3 Page 4 • January 18, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Survey: Anxieties rising about retiring in Palo Alto Housing shortages, traffic congestion The decline is particularly sig- aggregated citywide. city high grades in 2017, it is sig- top residents’ concerns nificant given the city’s historic The survey, which the City nificant drop from 2013, when 54 rates. Between 2008 and 2012, Council is set to discuss at its Feb. 2 percent did so (in 2012, the per- by Gennady Sheyner about two-thirds of the respon- retreat, also indicated that a grow- centage was 59 percent). dents ranked the city “excellent” or ing number of residents disapprove Despite these anxieties, most res- s Palo Alto’s population of Survey, which is administered by “good” as a place to retire, with 68 of the city’s general direction. idents still see themselves sticking seniors continues to grow, the National Research Center and percent giving Palo Alto one of the Only 42 percent of the residents around Palo Alto for the next five Aso are residents’ anxieties the auditor’s office, found that the two highest scores in 2012. gave the city a rating of “excel- years. In the survey, 78 percent said about retiring in their hometown, percentage of residents who gave The survey results are based on lent” or “good” when asked about they are “very” or “somewhat like- according to a new survey released Palo Alto high ratings as a “place 889 responses that the National Cit- the “overall direction that the city ly” to stay in the city, up from 76 this week by the office of City Au- to retire” plummeted by 11 percent- izen Survey received, a 21 percent is taking.” percent in 2017. Even that, however, ditor Harriet Richardson. age points between 2017 and 2018, response rate. The margin of error While this is only a slight drop The 2018 National Citizen from 51 percent to 40 percent. is 3 percentage points for responses from the 45 percent who gave the (continued on page 9) HOLIDAY FUND Charitable drive sets new record Dozens of nonprofits will receive grants to aid those in need by Palo Alto Weekly staff hrough the generous contri- butions of 375 donors, the T Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund collected a record-breaking $403,889 this winter — every dollar of which will be distribut- ed in the coming months to local nonprofits serving those in need. The goal of the campaign, which launched in November and officially closes at month’s end, was to raise $350,000. Veronica Weber “Thanks to high participation from community members, the ongoing support of local chari- table foundations and a strong cadre of sponsors of our annual Castilleja School seniors Riona Yoshida, left, and Jas Ganev, right, take photos of various objects, including water bottles, utensils Moonlight Run event in the fall, and pens, while they learn to program image recognition as part of an “AI and Vision” workshop led by mathematics and statistics we were able teacher Kyle Barriger. to exceed not only our goal come up with her own inquiry graduation requirement next but last year’s EDUCATION related to artificial intelligence year. total as well,” (AI) and created posters — us- The school’s overarching goal, said Bill John- ing an old-fashioned technology administrators and educators son, publisher of rubber stamps and paper. Arti- said, is not to solely teach cod- of the Weekly. “I couldn’t be Artificial intelligence ficial intelligence was the theme ing or provide a pipeline to tech prouder of our community. And of this year’s Global Week at careers but rather to help them I know the impact our grant re- enters the classroom Castilleja, an annual week dur- understand a powerful force that cipients will make on those they ing which the entire school par- is already and will continue to serve this year will in some cases From drones to art, Castilleja students ticipates in activities devoted to impact their lives regardless of be absolutely life-changing.” learn about growing technology a single topic. Past themes have what they pursue after Castilleja. Last year, 60 nonprofit organi- by Elena Kadvany included migration, art, youth “If they don’t understand the zations in the Palo Alto and East activism, equity in education and technology, it’s going to impact Palo Alto area received grants f you were at Castilleja “What will happen to those climate change. their future (anyway),” said Kyle ranging from $2,500 to $15,000 School last week, you might who lose their jobs to AI?” This year, the school chose Barriger, a longtime mathematics for programs that ranged from I have spotted a series of small “How will AI support our artificial intelligence, coincid- teacher who created the artificial after-school tutoring and literacy posters throughout campus, each modern lives?” ing with the debut of Castilleja’s intelligence elective. “If they un- intervention to health care and posing a weighty question about “Are robots more intelligent first-ever course on the subject derstand it, then maybe they have much-needed food. technology. than humans?” — a rarity in K-12 education, a chance to influence it.” Among the major donors to this “How much smarter can AI Every sixth-grade student at even in 2019 — and preparations year’s charitable campaign, one get?” the all-girls private school had to adopt a computer-science (continued on page 10) (continued on page 9) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 18, 2019 • Page 5 Upfront 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306 QUOTE OF THE WEEK :K\\RXFDQ·WÀQGWKH (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER William S. 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