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Page 4 • January 22, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.comFORFOR MMOREORE INFINFO:O www.2350Tasso.com UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Survey shows growing angst about retirement Concerns about housing costs, transportation options 2015 marked the first time in the in 2014 to 20 percent in 2015. 5, which is also in the south mar citizens’ image of their city survey’s 13-year history that the The outlook looks bleakest to and includes Adobe Meadow, number has dipped under 90 per- residents in the south Palo Alto Fairmeadow, Greenmeadow, Palo by Gennady Sheyner cent (it was 94 percent in 2012 and neighborhoods of Barron Park, Verde and Walnut Grove. Only 91 percent in both 2013 and 2014). Charleston Meadows, Esther Clark 46 percent of the respondents in ith traffic conges- The National Citizen Survey, The percentage of people rating Park, Greater Miranda, Green these neighborhoods gave Palo tion and skyrocketing a statistically valid study con- Palo Alto as a “good” or “excel- Acres, Monroe Park, Palo Alto Alto the top two ratings as a place W housing prices high on ducted by the National Research lent” place to retire has slipped Orchards and Ventura, which are to retire. By contrast, about 60 people’s minds, the percentage of Center, found that Palo Altans by markedly, going from 68 percent in grouped together as Area 4. Only percent of the residents in the Palo Alto residents rating their and large like living in their home 2006 to just 60 percent in 2014 and 45 percent of the surveyed resi- downtown neighborhoods north city a great place to retire has town, with 88 percent ranking the 52 percent in 2015. Meanwhile, the dents in this area gave the city the of Embarcadero gave the city a reached a new low, according to overall quality of life as good or percentage that gave the city good top two ratings as a place to retire. “good” or “excellent” rating when an annual survey commissioned excellent. This good news, howev- grades for “variety of housing op- Things didn’t look much bet- by the City Auditor’s office. er, comes with a buzzkill caveat: tions” went down from 27 percent ter from the perspective of Area (continued on page 9)
PUBLIC SAFETY Palo Alto prepares for Super Bowl 50 Emergency services, hospitals, police and fire gear up for thousands of visitors by Sue Dremann ith an estimated 2 mil- though traffic and medical emer- lion visitors expected to gencies top the list of concerns, Warrive in Bay Area cities Dueker said that Mother Nature during the week leading up to Su- could be a complicating factor. per Bowl 50, Palo Alto and Santa “Our planning is as much about Clara County agencies are in the El Nino as anything else. We are last push of their preparations for looking at Murphy’s Law. We the influx. At the top of their list: could have major storms,” he said, Weekly file photo traffic and public safety, in all of which typically occur in early their myriad manifestations. February in El Nino years, he said. Palo Alto and surrounding cit- In addition to flooding from ies are sure to feel the impact, even storms, increased accidents and though the Feb. 7 event will be held power outages, Dueker said that Iron workers from California Erectors assemble the frame of a three-story office and residential at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. communications might also be building at 385 Sherman Ave., near Palo Alto’s California Avenue, on Jan. 20. Stanford University will also host compromised. practice sessions by the American “Your cell phone might not Football Conference (AFC) cham- work as well,” he said, noting that pionship team from Feb. 2-6. the area has insufficient cellular EDUCATION Stanford’s Department of Public network coverage. Even during Safety Special Events Unit said in regular 49ers games at the sta- a statement to the Weekly that it is dium, people sometimes can’t get collaborating with local and federal through, he added. Superintendent: District not informed agencies on security for the week. Federal authorities are also con- “We anticipate an increase in cerned about terrorist acts that about sex-abuse investigation pedestrian and vehicle traffic and could shut down communications. are coordinating with local agen- A memo between the Federal Ohlone Elementary teacher arrested on charges involving an 11-year-old girl cies to assist with this potential Bureau of Investigation and U.S. by Elena Kadvany increase,” the department said, Department of Homeland Secu- without further elaboration. rity was recently leaked to NBC uperintendent Max McGee that I didn’t find out anything when a principal becomes aware Palo Alto’s Office of Emer- News4 I-Team in Washington, said he first learned of se- about this until we got that note of allegations about a teacher or gency Services will figure big D.C., expressing concern about rious child-abuse allega- last Thursday,” staff member, but “when police in those operations monitoring potential sabotage to fiber-optic S Department Police Alto Palo Courtesy tions made against an Ohlone McGee told are involved in any investigation activities and in coordinating re- cables in the Bay Area during Elementary School teacher last the Weekly in a school — no matter how seri- sponses to disasters, accidents and the Super Bowl, NBC reported. week, when the district received Wednesday. ous — I would expect the district medical emergencies. The OES’s Michele Ernst, a spokeswoman a “court-ordered booking” via fax “There are office to be notified,” he said. renovated command center at Palo for the FBI’s San Francisco field from the California Department some pro- Smith and McGee informed the Alto’s police headquarters will be office, told NBC that there have of Justice. cedures that school community last week that the nerve center, and the depart- been 15 attacks against fiber-optic McGee said that neither he, need to be put Mike Airo, a fourth- and fifth- ment will also deploy its Mobile lines in the Bay Area since 2014. nor anyone else at the Palo Alto in place, that grade teacher at Ohlone, had been Emergency Operations Center, Dueker said his office is work- school district office, as far as he need to be placed on unpaid compulsory OES Director Ken Dueker said. ing with the FBI and other agencies knows, was informed a full year improved.” Michael Airo leave after the district discovered Of the possible 2 million visi- through the Northern California Re- earlier when a Palo Alto police Smith did not he is facing charges of sexual tors, only 70,000 will be attend- gional Intelligence Center to monitor officer interviewed Ohlone Prin- respond to sev- abuse of a former female Palo ing the Super Bowl. That leaves potential terrorist threats. But there cipal Nicki Smith regarding the eral requests for comment. Alto Unified student from more a considerable number of people is no specific threat right now in the allegations. According to McGee, there is who will be otherwise amusing “I’m disturbed, to say the least, no official procedure in place for (continued on page 12) themselves, Dueker said. And al- (continued on page 8) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 22, 2016 • Page 5 Upfront
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cal environmental groups that the ordinance should specifically ENVIRONMENT new rules don’t adequately con- reference and integrate concepts sider impacts on the urban forest from the city’s new Urban Forest and local ecosystems. Master Plan and the soon-to-be- Catherine Martineau, executive approved parks master plan. Council backs away from broader director of the nonprofit group It’s important, she said, to Canopy, urged the council to do consider the landscaping ordi- more community outreach and nance in the context of those landscaping restrictions consult the city’s arborists and documents to avoid “unintended City to do more community outreach, consider impacts to plants landscape experts to improve the consequences.” ordinance. Her colleagues generally before returning with revised water-saving proposal “I don’t really understand it, agreed that more outreach needs by Gennady Sheyner and I think we need to under- to occur before a local ordinance stand it in order to get buy-in is approved. acing criticisms about inad- to obtain their building permits BAWSCA. from stakeholders and the com- Councilman Eric Filseth said equate outreach to the com- before proceeding with a separate While all ordinances seek to munity,” Martineau said. he believes banning lawns in F munity, Palo Alto officials process for landscapes. limit non-native plants, the state Shani Kleinhaus, environ- new projects altogether would on Tuesday retreated from a pro- The ordinance was prompted and BAWSCA ordinances limit mental advocate for the Santa be too restrictive. Councilman posal to tighten local landscaping by a state mandate that all Cali- the restrictions to new landscapes Clara Audubon Society, urged Tom DuBois wondered how rules and agreed to refine the pro- fornia cities either adopt a local that are at least 500 square feet. the council to launch a broader limiting landscapes entirely to posal in the coming months. landscaping ordinance or be au- For rehabilitated landscapes, the conversation about building a native plants would affect local The council voted unanimously tomatically subject to a state or- threshold is 2,500 square feet un- resilient community in Palo Alto nurseries and asked whether it not to pursue at this time an ordi- dinance crafted by the state De- der the state ordinance and 1,000 by integrating ecosystems into would push the city toward plant nance proposed by the Develop- partment of Water Resources last square feet under the BAWSCA urban settings. And Hamilton monocultures. ment Services Department staff year. With the deadline to adopt ordinance. The city’s ordinance Hitchings, a member of the citi- “Part of the Palo Alto way here that would have required resi- new restrictions fast approaching has no thresholds and would ap- zens group working on updating is really looking at saving water, dents with landscaping projects, (the due date is Feb. 1), staff was ply to any project that requires the city’s Comprehensive Plan, for sure, but having a healthy undertaken in conjuction with a under a time crunch to get the lo- a building permit (if someone said he found some portions of ecosystem at the same time and building project, to comply with cal ordinance in place, Director simply wants to replace plants in the proposed local ordinance exploring some of those options,” new restrictions on turf and other of Development Services Peter his or her front yard, it would not confusing and wondered about DuBois said. “We’re in alignment plants that use large amounts of Pirnejad said. apply). its impact on local trees. with our green ideas, but let’s also water. Palo Alto officials also worked “The only thing we did that “We have a lovely urban forest,” be in alignment with our Urban Those who choose not to limit on a regional ordinance with the was different from BAWSCA Hitchings said. “I hope whatever Forest Master Plan.” their landscapes predominantly Bay Area Water Supply and Con- was lower (the threshold) so all we do, (the ordinance) will con- The council voted to have staff to native plants would have been servation Agency (BAWSCA), a projects would be required (to tinue to support the trees.” come back later in the year with allowed to submit detailed work- coalition of agencies that draw comply),” Pirnejad said Tuesday. The council agreed and di- a revised proposal. In the mean- sheet prepared by a landscape water from the Hetch Hetchy The City Council lauded staff’s rected staff to spend the next few time, the city will be one of many architect showing how much wa- system. Ultimately, however, effort in meeting the tight state months reaching out to Canopy, across California subject to the ter the landscape would use. The they recommended a proposal deadline but ultimately agreed Acterra, the Audubon Society state ordinance. Q new ordinance would also cre- that would be more restrictive that the ordinance tries to do too and other environmental non- Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner ate a new permitting process for than the one proposed by the much too fast. Council members profits. Councilwoman Karen can be emailed at gsheyner@ landscapes, allowing customers state or the one recommended by also echoed the concerns from lo- Holman also specified that the paweekly.com.
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Alto Fire Chief Eric Nickel said. to remind people to wash their ENVIRONMENT Super Bowl The fire department is preparing hands and get medical care if they (continued from page 5) for a 20 percent increase in calls are sick or report to the communi- for service, ranging from accidents cable diseases line,” she said. Bay Area and none to Palo Alto. to medical problems, based on past The department does expect to Eager to adopt new green “But the caveat is there were no Super Bowl data, he added. see a rise in illness accompany- specific threats in San Bernardi- “We are planning for an additional ing the greater numbers of people goals, City hosts summit no or Paris,” he said. five to eight calls per shift,” he said. in the area. A new software pro- Agencies throughout the Bay During Super Bowl week, the gram will help track the kinds of City residents asked to weigh in on new carbon- Area are working together to en- department will add two addi- illnesses being seen in emergency reduction programs, objectives sure coordinated communication tional ambulances during the day. rooms, she said. by Gennady Sheyner through the Joint Information Cen- One will be assigned to the football At medical facilities such as ter (JIC) for Super Bowl 50, which is team practicing at Stanford for four Stanford Hospital, Dueker said, rom new bike paths and Friend, the city’s first chief being operated by the City of Santa hours per day; then it will be avail- staff have been gearing up for addi- electric-car chargers to sustainability officer. Since Clara Police Department, Sunny- able for 10 hours for other calls. tional patients, including preparing F an aggressive “green joining the city two years ago, vale police Captain Jeffrey Hunter, “Our goal is to be as self-suffi- to treat people in tents if necessary. building” code and a “carbon Friend has been gathering JIC Operations Manager, said in a cient as possible and not rely on Erin Weinstein, Stanford Health neutral” electric supply, Palo ideas from experts, other cit- statement. Residents and visitors the county ambulance,” he said. Care’s director of media relations, Alto has no shortage of green ies and community stakehold- can receive safety, weather, traffic Each day there will be many par- said that both Stanford Hospital and laurels on which it can rest. ers for the broad document, and emergency alerts through a new ties and events, so Nickel expects Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital But with climate change which remains a work in prog- text-notification system from Nixle. University Avenue to be busy. are ready for additional patients. taking on a greater urgency ress. During Sunday’s Climate com by texting the word SB50 to the “I’m a bit nervous about pop-up “Our trauma center, emergency around the globe and the is- and Sustainability Summit, number 888777. Current subscribers parties. For example, if Kim Kar- department and hospitals at both sues of water conservation residents will have a chance will still receive their regular local dashian tweets that she’s coming Stanford Health Care and Stanford and traffic congestion domi- to weigh in and offer their alerts from Nixle but can opt-in to to Stanford Shopping Center and Childrenís Health will be fully nating conversations closer to own ideas about what types of SB50 for Super Bowl-specific infor- a couple thousand people show staffed and prepared for any addi- home, the city’s green agenda goals and green initiatives the mation, he said. up,” he said. tional adult or pediatric cases that is expected to only grow in the city should pursue (or avoid). Palo Alto Police Department is The fire department has been may result due to the Super Bowl coming years as officials pre- For example, should Palo also strategizing its local and re- collaborating regionally with other and its various activities in the com- pare to adopt additional car- Alto aggressively encourage gional presence. The department fire agencies and emergency med- ing weeks,” she said in an email. bon-cutting goals and launch homes to convert their heat- is moving all field personnel to 12- ical teams. Palo Alto fire Opera- “In addition, we will be activating new programs aimed at getting ing systems from natural gas hour shifts for the week prior to and tions Chief Geo Blackshire heads some aspects of our Emergency people out of their cars and to electricity? Should it start including the Super Bowl, as op- up the multiple-agency hazardous Operations Plan, including increas- boosting the use of renewable charging people for parking in posed to their normal 11-hour shifts, materials team, which is preparing ing staffing and on-call staffing, in energy. downtown Palo Alto and then spokesman Lt. Zach Perron said. for every scenario from the release order to ensure total preparedness What exactly will this look use the money for green initia- “They’ll be supplemented by of an unknown white powder to a should a major emergency occur.” like and how far should the tives? Should the city aim to our SWAT team personnel and catastrophe, Nickel said. Thrash said the county’s Depart- city go? These are the ques- reduce its carbon footprint by downtown officers. Other person- Santa Clara County Public ment of Environmental Health, tions that the city hopes to 80 percent (when compared nel will be on standby if needed, Health Department will also be which licenses and inspects food explore in the coming days, as with the 1990 level) or pur- but at this point, we don’t antici- on the lookout for another kind of establishments, and the Depart- it hosts a community summit sue an even more ambitious pate any problems. We’ll have threat: communicable diseases, ment of Behavioral Health, which devoted to sustainability and “moonshot” goal of complete plenty of officers on hand to department spokeswoman Allison handles mental health issues, are a public hearing on the city’s carbon neutrality? safely respond to handle what- Thrash said. Super Bowl season also part of the collaboration. En- new Sustainability and Cli- These questions, and many ever may come up. We also have is the peak time for influenza and vironmental Health has stepped mate Action Plan. others, will be explored dur- mutual aid procedures in place norovirus, and the department up its inspections of food estab- Both the summit, which will ing the summit and Monday’s should we need additional per- will work to identify and contain lishments and is encouraging take place at 12:30 p.m. Sun- City Council meeting, which sonnel from surrounding agen- sources of outbreaks, she said. people with special events to get day at Jordan Middle School, will also give residents and cies to supplement our staffing,” Norovirus, which causes gastroin- their licenses early, she said. and the new sustainability council members a chance to he said. At this point, there are no testinal infections that can be quite Thrash said the area is in good plan, which the City Coun- influence the plan. The goal expected traffic or road closures. severe, especially for the elderly. hands. cil will discuss on Monday, Additional traffic could cause “There has been quite a bit in the “It’s amazing and reassuring, are the brainchildren of Gil (continued on page 10) problems for the fire department in state in the last month. We’ve been the thought that’s being put into trying to get to the emergency, Palo sending out preventative messages it,” she said. Q Join Your Neighbors at Palo Alto Zero Waste Events! A fun, convenient and free way to save resources.
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Page 8 • January 22, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Upfront National Citizen Survey highlights Palo Altans surveyed who gave a ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ rating News Digest Local library services 91% City to sell development rights to pay for EcoCenter Place to raise children 87% The Palo Alto City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to pay Quality of life 88% $300,000 to the nonprofit Environmental Volunteers for restoration of the Baylands-based EcoCenter, which now serves as the educa- Place to retire 52% tional group’s headquarters. But council members initially split on the source of funding the nonprofit. Quality of new development 49% Under an agreement that the city reached with the Environmental Volunteers in 2007, the group raised $3.8 million and restored the Ease of parking 36% city-owned EcoCenter, which was damaged and sinking at the time. Traffic flow on major streets 31% The facility, which is used to stage exhibits about science and nature, re-opened in 2012. Variety of housing options 20% By an 8-0 vote Tuesday, with Liz Kniss absent, the council agreed to pay Environmental Volunteers for the service rendered, as decided Affordable housing 8% in 2007. However, not all council members were enthused about paying for it through the sale of “transferable development rights,” Cost of living 8% a financing mechanism that allows other developers that buy these Source: City of Palo Alto rights to add density to new projects in the city. Most council members agreed Tuesday that it’s time to re-evaluate the TDR program to see if it should be scrapped or reformed, but and 10 percent from the southern, “I miss some of that and I don’t Councilmen DuBois, Eric Filseth and Greg Schmid took it a step Survey gave Palo Alto top grades (over- want to lose that — the idea of further and argued that the city should avoid this mechanism alto- (continued from page 5) all, 8 percent of the respondents having seniors, kids and people gether and just pay the Environmental Volunteers out of the city’s gave Palo Alto good grades on with less money, and housing for General Fund. asked about retirement. Overall, affordable housing, down from 11 teachers and police,” Peschke- The council ultimately voted 5-3, with DuBois, Filseth and Schmid while 59 percent of north Palo percent in 2014). And when asked Koedt said. “I think that’s a good dissenting, to reject a proposal from Filseth to use the General Fund Alto (generally, north of Oregon about the cost of living in Palo objective to have.” for the payment. After that vote, all eight members voted to pay back Expressway) gave the city the top Alto, 8 percent gave the city the The council largely agreed the nonprofit from proceeds raised through the sale of 2,500 square two grades in this category, only top two grades while 64 percent Tuesday that the updated Compre- feet of development rights, honoring the commitment made by their 47 percent of south Palo Altans rated it as “poor.” hensive Plan should include poli- predecessors in 2007. Q did the same. The problem of insufficient af- cies for encouraging more hous- — Gennady Sheyner To be sure, the survey findings fordable housing is far from new in ing, though what exactly those weren’t all bleak. The vast major- Palo Alto, though the survey sug- policies will look like remains to Family, friends call for search to resume ity of the respondents in the 2015 gests that it is now becoming an be seen. In recent months, council A search has been called off for two college students from the Bay survey continued to give Palo Alto increasingly pressing priority for members have talked about en- Area, including a Gunn High School graduate, who were swept into the top two grades as a place to raise local residents. Last October, in a couraging more accessory-dwell- the ocean Monday at Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz County, but children (87 percent, down from 93 discussion about the city’s Compre- ing units (also known as “granny” their families and friends hope the operation will resume. percent in 2014), and 90 percent hensive Plan, dozens of residents or “in-law” units) and creating in- Shireen Agha Ahsan, 19, of Palo Alto, and Solaiman Nourzaie, 25, ranked their neighborhood as a attended a council meeting to lob- centives for the creation of small of San Jose, are sophomores at University of California, Santa Cruz good or excellent place to live (down by for more housing options. They apartments in transit-rich sections and were at the beach with a group of classmates Monday afternoon, from 2014’s level of 92 percent). included recent college graduates of the city. Cal Fire and university officials said. The search was canceled Tues- And when it comes to the library who grew up in Palo Alto and can Next month, the city will release day evening and can resume if the Coast Guard receives credible system, Palo Altans can hardly be no longer stay here; senior “empty the draft Environmental Impact information on the students’ whereabouts. happier. Last year, 91 percent of nesters” who don’t have the options Report for the updated Compre- While family and friends are disappointed, they plan to walk along the respondents gave the “good” or of downsizing to smaller units; hensive Plan, which is expected the shore during low tide to look for any signs of the pair, Shireen “excellent” rating to local library and even local attorneys and tech to evaluate at least two different Ahsan’s cousin Kazim Ahsan said. He was appreciative of the Coast services, a happy jump from the 81 workers. scenarios that include more hous- Guard’s thorough search but doesn’t believe it’s time to stop looking. percent who did so in 2014. The topic also loomed over this ing. One, known as “Housing Re- Shireen Ahsan is the youngest of four siblings and graduated in But when it comes to traffic, week’s discussion of the Compre- considered,” would increase hous- 2014 from Gunn, according to her cousin Jafer Baig. housing and development in gen- hensive Plan between the council ing densities in downtown, near Shireen Ahsan and Nourzaie are both part of the college’s Muslim eral, frustrations continue to grow. and the Citizen Advisory Group California Avenue and in other Students’ Association and stopped at the beach on their way back to Only 49 percent of the respondents that is helping the council update areas close to transit and services. campus after a group conference, according to Kazim. citywide (and only 44 percent in the broad vision document. Again, Another scenario, proposed Tues- Ahsan and Nourzaie had climbed to a rock outcropping, where a the southern half) gave the city many members of the citizens day by Councilman Tom DuBois, large wave knocked them into the water, Cal Fire officials said. high ratings when asked about group called for the council to would focus on reducing the city’s The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a 22-hour search that spanned 46 “overall quality of new develop- consider policies that would pro- gaping jobs-housing imbalance square miles, Coast Guard officials said. Q ment” — a 13 percent decline mote more housing options and by promoting more housing and — Bay City News from the 2006 level. And when enable a greater diversity among slowing down job growth. asked about traffic flow on major the local population. Housing, traffic and the burden- streets, only 31 percent gave Palo Elaine Uang, a downtown resi- some cost of living aren’t the only Health educator tapped to lead Project Safety Net Alto a positive grade (this is down dent who serves on the citizens areas in which Palo Alto scored Mary Gloner, a local health educator, has been selected to lead from the 2006 level of 39 percent). panel, cited the lack of diversity lower on the National Citizen Project Safety Net, a community coalition formed in the wake of a Other questions relating to mo- in her comments to the council. Survey than most other surveyed youth suicide cluster from 2009 to 2011, the City of Palo Alto an- bility proved to be equally sober- There are seniors, she said, who jurisdictions. Local residents were nounced Wednesday. ing. Only 36 percent of the re- are being “ushered out of the also less likely than their counter- Project Safety Net — a collaborative that includes officials from spondents gave the city top grades community even though they parts elsewhere to watch a local the city, school district and local nonprofits, as well as mental-health in “ease of parking” and only 26 lived here for a long time because public meeting or participate in professionals — has been without an executive director since 2014. percent said “excellent” or “good” they can’t afford it and they don’t religious activities. The group struggled to attract and retain a skilled person for the when asked about ease of travel have options.” The city scored far higher than hourly position (which carries no benefits) charged with leading a by public transportation, down Uang said that other members most jurisdictions in a host of group of more than 40 organizations. from 36 percent in 2014. of the group referred to instances categories, including education Gloner was chosen after two community-panel interviews, as well But it was Palo Alto’s housing in the past when they’d walk down opportunities, employment op- as interviews with City Manager Jim Keene, Palo Alto school district supply, rather than transportation the street and see their kindergar- portunities, ease of walking and Superintendent Max McGee, and a group of alumni and current Palo system, that once again emerged as ten teachers. With current hous- biking, shopping opportunities, Alto high school students. the city’s most glaring weakness. ing costs, such a scenario is all but K-12 education, economic devel- Her professional experience includes nonprofit work as health edu- The percentage of people giving impossible today, she said. opment, city parks and the city’s cation manager at Asian Americans for Community Involvement, the city good grades for “variety Lisa Peschke-Koedt, who also overall appearance. When asked director of administration for Sacred Heart Community Service and, of housing options” dropped from serves on the panel and who about Palo Alto as a place to most recently, chief operating officer for RotaCare Bay Area. She also 27 percent in 2014 to 20 percent works at Cisco, said Palo Alto was work, 87 percent ranked the city attended Palo Alto schools, graduating from Palo Alto High School. Gloner will start work on Jan. 25, according to the city’s an- last year. And when asked about much more diverse when she was as “excellent” or “good.” Q availability of affordable housing, growing up. Her parents, she said, Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner nouncement. Q only 5 percent of the respondents were “lower middle class” and can be emailed at gsheyner@ — My Nguyen from the northern half of the city, didn’t have much money. paweekly.com. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 22, 2016 • Page 9 Upfront CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Summit (continued from page 8) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto City Council will hold a public hearing at the regularly scheduled meeting on Online This Week of the summit, Friend said, is to Monday, February 1, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. or as near thereafter as These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online “open up a broad community con- possible, in the Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo throughout the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAlto versation about our draft plan and Alto, to consider Adoption of an Emergency Ordinance of the Online.com/news. opportunities.” Council of the City of Palo Alto Adding Chapter 9.16 (Medical The city’s recent history offers Marijuana Cultivation and Delivery) to Title 9 (Public Peace, Police: Burglars steal beer, fire stun gun plenty of promise. In 2007, the Two men allegedly stole two cases of beer from a Palo Alto City Council adopted the city’s Morals and Safety) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Prohibit first Climate Protection Plan, Medical Marijuana Cultivation and Delivery in Palo Alto Pursuant 7-Eleven and then used a Taser-like weapon to ward off employees while fleeing the scene. (Posted Jan. 21, 9:49 a.m.) which called for a 15 percent re- to California Assembly Bills 243 and 266 and Senate Bill 643. duction in the city’s greenhouse- gas emissions by 2020. The city BETH MINOR Shuttle survey nearly passed by many seniors has easily cleared this goal, re- An online survey to revamp the Palo Alto Shuttle program left City Clerk ducing its emissions by an es- many of the most vulnerable seniors, who need the service the timated 32 percent from 2005 most, at the curb until some members of the Human Relations levels and by 37 percent from the Commission and city staff jumped in. (Posted Jan. 20, 7:36 a.m.) 1990 levels. Now, officials are looking USCG suspends search for students ahead to new goals, with more After 22 hours, the United States Coast Guard has suspended the aggressive targets, inspired by search for two college students who were swept out to sea Mon- municipalities around the world. day at Bonny Doon Beach near Davenport in Santa Cruz County. California has an aspirational (Posted Jan. 19, 4:16 p.m.) goal of reducing its emissions by 80 percent from the 1990 levels Men in downtown homicide to stand trial by 2050. Copenhagen has ad- ® Two men implicated in the death of a Palo Alto tennis instruc- opted a plan to be carbon neutral tor during a drunken brawl in December 2014 must stand trial, a by 2025 and to have 75 percent Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ruled on Friday, Jan. 15. of the residents use bikes to get (Posted Jan. 18, 3:38 p.m.) to work and school, according to a report that Friend presented Police seek two women in bank fraud to the council last year. Helsinki Police are searching for two women who allegedly used fraudu- hopes to be car-free by 2025. lent checks to scam people into withdrawing money from their Burlington, Vermont, has a 100 bank accounts. (Posted Jan. 16, 7:37 a.m.) percent renewable energy supply, and Fort Collins, Colorado, has a Former Stanford student sentenced in goal of reducing its greenhouse- gas emissions by 80 percent poisoning case (from the 2005 levels) by 2030. Xiangyu Ouyang, a former Stanford University graduate student Last spring, Friend presented who poisoned her lab mates’ water in 2014, will be allowed to per- to the council several potential form community service instead of serving jail time, Santa Clara ® goals for the new sustainability County Superior Court Judge Vincent Chiariello ruled on Friday. The DeLeon Difference plan, which will aim to “create (Posted Jan. 16, 7:33 a.m.) a prosperous, resilient city for all 650.543.8500 residents,” according to his report. www.deleonrealty.com VIDEO: On ‘Behind the Headlines’ Now, staff is favoring an On the half-hour webcast, “Behind the Headlines,” Weekly Edi- 80 percent reduction by 2030 tor in Chief Jocelyn Dong leads a discussion with reporters Sue (what’s known as 80x30), a goal Dremann and Gennady Sheyner about the impact of new devel- 650.543.8500 | www.deleonrealty.com | DeLeon Realty CalBRE #01903224 that may seem ambitious but that opment at Stanford Research Park and the training of police to Friend believes is very attainable handle crises involving mentally ill people. (Posted Jan. 15, 8:27 p.m.) in a city like Palo Alto. Friend noted that the city has already re- Water district CEO resigns duced its emissions by nearly 40 The Santa Clara Valley Water District announced Thursday percent since the 1990 level and night that CEO Beau Goldie would be stepping down the next that most of these green initia- PALO ALTO UNIFIED day, Jan. 15, following a number of controversies that put Goldie tives actually kicked off around SCHOOL DISTRICT and other top water district staff on the defensive last year. (Posted 2005. This means that the com- Jan. 15, 1:24 p.m.) munity has effectively achieved the 40 percent reduction in just NOTICE TO BIDDERS Stanford seeks county permission for housing nine years. Stanford University is moving ahead with a plan to construct Not that anyone expects it to NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that proposals will be a four-building residential complex for its graduate students, de- be easy. 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Call now (650) 839-2273 439 LAMBERT AVE., PALO ALTO www.matchedcaregivers.com www.ecargarage.com | 650-493-7877 | [email protected] www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 22, 2016 • Page 11 Upfront to a police report obtained by the the Weekly. It never progressed police said. the police report. Ohlone Weekly. She disclosed the alleged beyond that conduct, the young When Doe began third or Doe said throughout middle (continued from page 5) sexual abuse to her psychologist woman told police. fourth grade, Airo and her mother school and her freshman year in 2014, according to the report. An attorney for Airo told Palo started dating. In 2002, he moved of high school, whenever she ar- than a decade ago. The district The Palo Alto Police Depart- Alto police in September 2014 in with the family — Doe, her rived home after school and took also initiated dismissal proceed- ment began an investigation after that Airo asserted he was in- mother and older half-sister — a shower, Airo would enter the ings for Airo. receiving a report from the San nocent, but he did not provide a into a new home in Palo Alto. He bathroom to perform a “ritual” of Airo, 34, of San Mateo, was Mateo County Department of statement at the time, according was in his young 20s at the time, saying he was going to brush his charged in late December with Children and Family Services in to the police report. Airo did not much younger than Doe’s mother teeth or use the toilet, asking for three felony counts relating to the May 2014. return request for comment for and only two years older than a kiss and then kissing each of her alleged conduct, which occurred Doe told police in June 2014 this article. her half-sister, Doe told police. breasts, stomach and butt cheeks between 2002 and 2005, when that years before, when Airo Doe first met Airo when she He and Doe’s mother had started in the same way, she told police. the former student was between lived in her Palo Alto home as was 8 years old. He worked as dating shortly before he left the Doe’s half-sister told police that the ages of 11 and 13 years old, her mother’s boyfriend, he would an aide at an after-school daycare daycare program following a she witnessed Airo walking out of according to police. The former inappropriately kiss her breasts, program at El Carmelo Elemen- complaint filed by another par- the bathroom while Doe was tak- student, who will be identified as stomach and buttocks while she tary School that she attended, ent, Doe’s half-sister told police. ing a shower three or four times. Jane Doe to protect her privacy, was taking showers, according according to police. At the time, (Police later interviewed this par- He was overly affectionate is now in her early 20s, according to court documents obtained by she was a student at El Carmelo, ent, who said she filed it because with Doe, her mother and sister he was “overly involved” with her told police. If she, her mother and daughter and with Doe and was Airo were walking in public, Airo “ignoring other children.”) The would “usually be found walk- PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL daycare manager told police that ing ahead of her holding hands they made a “mutual decision” with (Doe),” the report states. CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE for Airo to leave “because he was He would frequently go into her BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 not able to do all the work that we room at night to read her “bed- needed him to do,” according to time stories,” close the door and CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26 ***************************************** THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. THE AGENDA WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING LEGAL DOCUMENTATION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: Public Agenda http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/agendas/default.asp A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT ... The city will host a Climate and AGENDA–SPECIAL MEETING–COUNCIL CHAMBERS Sustainability Summit, which will include presentations from the city’s JANUARY 25, 2016, 5:00 PM Sustainability and Climate Action Plan team and a keynote address from Mark Mykleby, founding director of the Strategic Innovation Lab at Case Special Orders of the Day Western Reserve University. The summit will begin at noon on Sunday, 1. Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Measure A Update Jan. 24, at Jordan Middle School, 750 N. California Ave. Consent Calendar 3. Approval and Authorization for the City Manager to Extend the Term of the Construction Inspection Services CITY COUNCIL ... The council will hear an update about the Contract With Canus Corporation (C13145442) to July 31, 2016 With no Change to the Total Amount Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s Measure A; hold a study 4. Review and Acceptance of Annual Status Report on Development Impact Fees for Fiscal Year 2015 session with Stefan Heck about innovation, energy and transportation 7VSPJ`HUK:LY]PJLZ*VTTP[[LL9LJVTTLUKH[PVU[V(JJLW[[OL(\KP [VY»Z6ѝJL8\HY[LYS`9LWVY[HZVM:LW[LTILY issues; discuss the ongoing preparation of the Sustainability/Climate 30, 2015 Action Plan; hear an update on the new Parks, Trails, Natural Open 6. Finance Committee Recommendation to Accept Macias Gini & O’Connell’s Audit of the City of Palo Alto’s Space and Recreation Master Plan; and discuss the data from the 2015 Financial Statements as of June 30, 2015, and Management Letter Performance report, the National Citizen Survey and Citizen Centric 7. Approval of a Contract With O’Grady Paving Inc. in the Amount of $1,988,344 for the FY 2016 Alma Street and 4PKKSLÄLSK9VHK7H]PUN7YVQLJ[ Report. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 25, in the (WWYV]HSVM(TLUKTLU[5\TILY;^V[V*VU[YHJ[5\TILY* >P[O+`L[[ )OH[PH Page 12 • January 22, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Upfront claim they “needed their privacy,” requests,” the police report states. tigation into the allegations, on imagine suspect Airo touching or said. “The fact that neither I or the report states. On a family trip He did walk into the bathroom Jan. 8, 2015, officer Joel Hornung harming the children in anyway (Assistant Superintendent for to Los Angeles, Airo returned less as she got older, she said. interviewed Smith. The meeting and does not know of any suspi- Human Resources) Scott Bowers from checking in at the front desk Airo and Doe’s mother eventu- was “scheduled to find out if cious circumstances involving knew about this until we got that to say that there were not enough ally ended their relationship in there have been any complaints him,” Hornung wrote. note from the Department of Jus- beds for everyone and that he and October 2007. or suspicious instances” involving Detectives investigated Airo’s tice — I don’t think that was in Doe would have to sleep in the Doe told police she did not tell Airo, Hornung wrote in his notes. work history with the school dis- the best interest of our students same bed. anyone about the alleged abuse Smith, who was named prin- trict and determined there was no or our community.” Doe’s mother told police that until years later. cipal of Ohlone in May 2014, indication that there were any addi- Anyone who suspects a current “she did not feel as if her rela- Airo self-surrendered at the told Hornung that she had not tional victims, police said last week. or former student may have been tionship with Airo was a loving Santa Clara County Main Jail on received or heard of any com- McGee said he is unsure in what victimized by Airo is encouraged relationship; she said it felt more Jan. 13, according to police. He plaints filed against Airo. She detail Smith was told about the al- to contact the school district of- like ‘this relationship is conve- immediately posted $500,000 “described him as a teacher that legations. He said he spoke last fice and/or call the police depart- nient and I really like your kid.’” bail after being booked by the gives his students a lot of atten- week with Police Chief Dennis ment’s 24-hour dispatch center at As Doe became older, she be- Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Of- tion and care” and said he had be- Burns about the investigation, and 650-329-2413.Q gan to resist Airo’s advances, but fice, police said. come a “favorite teacher amongst they plan to talk again this week. Staff Writer Elena Kadvany he was often “persistent” so she About six months into the Palo parents,” Hornung’s notes read. “We’re still trying to uncover can be emailed at ekadvany@ would eventually “give in to his Alto Police Department’s inves- “She said she would never who knew what when,” McGee paweekly.com. Classes to help you and your baby Dorothy Hill Deming Dorothy Hill Deming (Dottie) passed away on December 24, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family at the age of 96. She is survived by her daughters Susan E. Deming, Deborah D. Gunst, and her son David R. Deming (Penny). Her son in law John H. Gunst, III, and her two sisters Jacqueline Whitmann and Virginia Skogstad predecease her. Dottie Prenatal Yoga lived her 96 years to the fullest and will always be remembered This graceful program incorporates stretching, toning, posture and body mechanics for her boundless energy, gracious smile and kind generosity. most applicable in pregnancy and in the birthing process. 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PAID OBITUARY www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 22, 2016 • Page 13 Alcohol or drug related Residential burglaries...... 1 Found property...... 2 Driving under influence...... 4 Vehicle related Gang info ...... 1 Drunk in public ...... 1 Abandoned auto...... 1 Info case...... 1 Possession of drugs...... 1 Auto burglary ...... 1 Juvenile case ...... 1 Possession of paraphernalia ...... 2 Auto recovery...... 1 Juvenile truancy ...... 1 Sale of drugs...... 1 Auto theft ...... 1 Lost property ...... 3 Under influence of drugs ...... 2 Bicycle theft ...... 2 Missing juvenile...... 2 Miscellaneous Driving with suspended license ...... 8 Outside assistance...... 1 Pulse False info to police ...... 1 Driving without license ...... 1 Property for destruction ...... 2 A weekly compendium of vital statistics Found property...... 2 Found bicycle...... 1 Psychiatric evaluation...... 3 Lost property ...... 4 Hit and run ...... 2 Suspicious circumstances ...... 1 Psychiatric hold ...... 1 Suspicious vehicle ...... 1 Vandalism...... 1 POLICE CALLS Vehicle related Psychiatric subject ...... 2 Theft from auto...... 7 Warrant arrest...... 2 Abandoned bicycle...... 6 Suspicious circumstances ...... 1 Vehicle accident/no injury...... 1 Warrant undefined ...... 3 Palo Alto Auto recovery...... 1 Trespassing ...... 1 Vehicle tow ...... 2 Warrant/other agency...... 4 Jan. 13-19 Auto theft ...... 2 Unlawful solicitation ...... 3 Alcohol or drug related Violence related Driving with suspended license ...... 8 Vandalism...... 2 Driving under influence...... 1 VIOLENT CRIMES Domestic violence ...... 1 Driving without license ...... 2 Warrant/other agency...... 3 Drug registrant ...... 1 Suicide ...... 1 Hit and run ...... 1 Minor in possession of alcohol...... 1 Palo Alto Menlo Park James Road, 1/13, 12:09 a.m.; domestic Theft related Misc. traffic...... 3 Possession of drugs...... 3 Jan. 13-19 violence/battery. Commercial burglaries ...... 1 Parking violation...... 1 Sale of drugs...... 1 Violence related Bruce Drive, 1/13, 2:53 p.m.; suicide Counterfeiting...... 1 Theft from auto...... 23 Under influence of drugs ...... 3 Vehicle accident/minor injury ...... 5 Battery ...... 1 adult/misc. Grand theft...... 1 Miscellaneous Vehicle accident/property damage....8 Theft related Identity theft ...... 2 CPS referral ...... 1 Menlo Park Vehicle tow ...... 3 Fraud ...... 4 Residential burglaries...... 4 Disturbance ...... 2 400 block Ivy Drive, 1/19, 9:26 a.m.; Shoplifting...... 3 Petty theft...... 2 battery. Israel Zehavi Sam Smidt On January 12, 2016, Israel Zehavi passed away due to complications May 1, 1931 – January 12, 2016 from Progressive Supra Nuclear Graphic designer and artist Sam Smidt encouraged him to apply to San José State to Palsy. He was 66 years old. During refined his unique style of nuance, wit and teach design. Hired immediately based on his last week and as he passed, at sophistication in a career spanning more his reputation, Sam taught at San José State his bedside he was comforted by his than 50 years. Sam passed away on Tuesday, from 1960 to 1997, and on retirement was wife of 23 years, Kathryn Zehavi as January 12, at the age of 84, joining his named Professor Emeritus. well as his daughter, step-daughters, lifelong partner and wife, Marlene, in heaven. In the early ‘80s he sold the advertising sons-in-law, sisters-in-law, brother- He was a loving father to Nathan and Becca, agency to Humpal, Leftwich and Sinn, and in-law, niece and his wonderful and proud grandfather to Sarah Kirby-Smidt. opened his studio, Sam Smidt, Inc. on High caretaker, Longo. Sam Smidt was born in Peabody, Street in Palo Alto, where he specialized in Israel was born in Tel Aviv on Massachusetts, in 1931, and when he was branding and environmental signage. January 6, 1950 where he was 10 his family moved to Among Sam’s many raised by his parents along with his two brothers, Shimon and Moki. California. He met his signature project,s he His family owned a beach kiosk where he worked and enjoyed sweetheart and future helped create the brand for spending time in the sun and in the ocean, paddle boarding. Israel wife, Marlene Joy Roth, the cutting-edge furniture attended the Technical Academy of the Israeli Army and later the when they were students store The Minimal Space, Technia Business School in Haifa. He joined the Army in 1967 at San Francisco’s Presidio was art director for the and was wounded in the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Following his Junior High. Sam and music and audio magazine, military service, he operated a small business in Israel. Marlene kept in touch Fi, and from 1994 to 2009 Israel moved to the United States in 1983. after he joined the Navy, he designed the beautiful He moved to California in 1987 and founded Diamonds of for which he served as an publications of Healing Palo Alto, a well-respected jewelry shop located in downtown. acoreman in the Korean Environments, a nonprofit His loyal clients appreciated his beautiful gem collections and War. After his stint in the that comforted thousands personal service. He was also active in the Rotary Club, the Navy, Sam returned to San struggling with life- Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, and the Palo Alto Downtown Francisco where he and threatening illness and Merchants Association. Israel was an enthusiastic supporter of Marlene were married. their families. the Downtown Streets Team and all things that promoted the In 1954, Sam enrolled Sam’s work is in the vitality of Palo Alto. He regularly donated blood to benefit babies in his first art class at Steven’s School in permanent collections of SFMOMA in need. San Francisco (now the Academy of Art and LACMA, as well The Smithsonian Israel continued to work through the early stages of his disease, Universit y). With instructor G. Dean Smith ’s Institution. In 2013, at the age of 82, Sam arriving at his office in his wheelchair. However, as the disease encouragement, in 1957 Sam attended was honored by the AIGA Fellows Award progressed, he decided to close the business and retire in 2008. Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, recognizing designers who have made After retiring, he continued to live his life to its fullest and California. At Art Center, Louis Danziger a significant contribution to raising the enjoy many of its simple pleasures. He loved his family and their taught him that successful design solutions standards of excellence in design. frequent gatherings. He also enjoyed his rose garden, the ocean, require a seamless marriage of form and Sam was also a highly talented movies, books on tape, Mozart, a good meal, and playing with content. This philosophy shaped Sam’s photographer and videographer, and his grandchildren. He adored his wife Kathryn, who steadfastly creative vision — influencing his design brought his elegantly whimsical touch to stood by his side through every part of his decline, and was his work, as well as his work in photography the drawing pad, where his playful cast of rock. She too, adored him. and video. graphite creations loved to float and cavort. Israel spent his last four years in a nursing home, but stayed After graduation, Sam’s first job was at In addition to his love for his family and with Kathryn for long weekends. He also faithfully attended S.R.I. (Stanford Research Institute) in Menlo friends, Sam’s passions encompassed travel, services and studies at Congregations Beth Am and Kol Emeth. Park. He also began to work with well-known good food and wine, music and, of course, It was a testament to the type of person and friend Israel was Bay Area developer Mike Podell (Redwood a good horse race. He will be greatly missed that he had a packed schedule of regular visitors each week that Shores, etc.). This started his career in by his large circle of family and friends. read to him, brought him a favorite meal or just came to enjoy advertising and design. During this period A service is being held on Jan. 15, 2016, at his company. he became father to Nathan and Becca, with Emanu-El and Garden of Peace Mausoleum Israel is survived by his brother Moki in Jerusalem, his devoted Marlene by his side through all aspects of in Colma, where Sam will join his wife wife Kathryn in Palo Alto, his children, son Doobi in Tel Aviv their lives. Marlene. A celebration of life will be and daughter Mirit Callioni (Gianpalo) of Redwood City. He is He opened Sam Smidt Associates in announced in the near future. also survived by his step-daughters Jennifer Robertson (John) of Los Gatos and Emily Pollard (Jeff) of Palo Alto. Palo Alto Square in the 1970s. Among In lieu of flowers please make a donation Israel was the proud grandfather of nine: David and Lynn in his former employees are well-known to the nonprofit Healing Environments. Israel, and Maggie, Jack, Logan, Drew, Daniele, Alessandro, and typographers Paul Sinn and Bob Sleeper. Donations help reprint the publications Brady here in the Bay Area. By the 1980s Sam Smidt Associates was that continue to help the suffering. There will be a memorial service on Sunday, January 24 at recognized as one of the Bay Area’s top Link: healingenvironments.com 2:00pm in the Sanctuary at the Congregation Beth Am in Los advertising agencies, and it was also during Address: Healing Environments, 24900 Altos Hills, followed by a reception. All are welcome to attend. this time that Sam’s friend, Harry Powers, Paseo del Rancho, Calabasas, CA 91302 PAID OBITUARY PAID OBITUARY Page 14 • January 22, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Transitions NOTICE TO BIDDERS James Van vis in 1953. From 1957 to 1960, he was also an avid marksman and Dr. James Edward Van, a long- worked as one of the original hires horseback rider. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that proposals will be time Palo Alto school administra- at Fairchild Semiconductor. He He is survived by his wife of YLJLP]LKI`[OL7HSV(S[V Page 16 • January 22, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Check out Town Square! Hundreds of local topics are being discussed by local residents on Town Square, a reader forum sponsored by the Weekly at PaloAltoOnline.com/square. Post your own comments, ask questions or just stay up on what people are talking about around town! Guest Opinion Do your part to combat climate change: Get an EV by Walt Hays Congress is paralyzed, but states and lo- ing — increasing the range. Q Avoiding trips to the gas station saves ost Palo cal governments (subnational leaders) are Acquisition of an EV already includes a precious time. Altans taking action. Palo Alto is a leader, hav- portable charger that can be plugged into Q Last but in no way least, EVs are M don’t ing among other things achieved carbon- any home socket. That provides only a smooth and fun to drive. need to be con- neutral electricity. However, while that is “trickle” charge, but that’s often enough You can learn even more about the ben- vinced that climate a good first step, we still need to deal with to support local driving and recharging efits of EVs at plugincars.com. change is real, hu- natural gas and transportation, with the overnight. The city could also do a lot more to pro- man-caused and a latter constituting nearly 60 percent of the In the case of multi-family apartments, mote EVs. It’s not practical for the city to major threat. The city’s greenhouse gas emissions. however, outlets are often not available, subsidize them. However, it can do more planet is already Perhaps the biggest and most important and absentee owners may not be inclined to use its various public communications experiencing such step you can take today to reduce your to provide them, so the city may need to to correct misconceptions about them and symptoms as ex- emissions from transportation is to drive offer incentives. It will also be important educate the public about their advantages. treme weather an electric vehicle. It is true that electric ve- to encourage companies to install chargers For example, it has hosted one “ride and events, and without major changes, sea-lev- hicles are only as environmentally friendly and outlets, so that people can recharge at drive” event, where interested people could el rise will flood areas around the Bay and as the electricity that recharges them; Chi- work. learn about and test drive various makes of California will suffer permanent drought. na, for example is still heavily reliant on In the meantime, if a family owns both EV, but it could certainly do more. We all know that, but the challenge is so electricity generated by coal. But that’s the an EV and one gasoline-powered vehicle, Palo Alto is a relatively small city, so big that it’s easy to feel helpless. beauty of our situation in Palo Alto, where they can preserve the latter for long-dis- it would be easy to feel that changes here The commitments made at the recent our electricity is already carbon-neutral. tance trips and use the EV for local er- would be too minor to have any significant Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris The importance of this step was high- rands, at one-quarter of the cost of fuel- impact. However, we really are a model that are a major step forward. However, scien- lighted in a Nov. 24 article by Matt Rich- ing a gas-powered car. Maintenance costs others emulate, so changes here have an im- tists agree that the voluntary commitments tel in the New York Times, which quoted are ridiculously low. (Another article in pact far beyond our borders. made there are no more than half of what Mary Nichols, chair of the State Air Re- the Times noted that EVs require so little Taking all that into account, the climate will be needed to achieve the goal of limit- sources Board, as follows: “California has maintenance that some dealers, concerned activist group Carbon-Free Palo Alto is ad- ing the average global temperature rise to 150,000 electric cars, but that figure needs about losing profits on service, don’t like vocating a goal of having an EV in every well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees to grow tenfold in the next decade. ... With- to sell them.) Palo Alto household within the next eight Fahrenheit) this century, the threshold at out the cars, simply put, we can’t make it.” So to repeat, here’s an answer for those of years. That literal goal may be unrealistic, which many of the worst effects of climate The cost of doing so is greatly reduced us who wonder what we as individuals can do but as with our goal of “zero waste or damn change may be avoided. by the combined state rebate of $2,500 and about an issue as big as climate change: Buy close,” it’s worth shooting for. We already The test will come in living up to the federal tax credit of $7,500. With them, an or lease an EV! They have a lot of advantages: have more Priuses and Teslas than most if Paris commitments and increasing them at exhaustive analysis by city utilities con- Q You’ll have the satisfaction of knowing not all other cities. every opportunity. Governor Jerry Brown, cluded, buying an EV is a “cost-effective that the electricity you use is carbon-neutral. Let’s show the rest of the world that Palo who attended the conference, said it well: alternative to buying an equivalently Q By doing so, you’ll be taking an impor- Alto means business when it comes to cli- This is a historic turning point in the quest sized gasoline vehicle.” (See tinyurl.com/ tant personal initiative to deal with climate mate change — get a cool, clean EV! Q to combat one of the biggest threats facing driveclean0116.) change. Walt Hays is a member of Carbon-Free humanity. Activists, business leaders and People hesitate out of concern for the Q You’ll no longer be fattening the wallets Palo Alto, chaired the Green Ribbon Task subnational leaders now need to redouble limited range of EVs. However, charging of the Exxon/Shells of the world. Force that led to the city’s first Climate their efforts and push for increasingly ag- stations are steadily becoming more nu- Q The HOV sticker is invaluable in today’s Action Plan, and can be emailed at gressive action. merous, and battery capacities are grow- traffic. [email protected]. Streetwise What issues — social, political, environmental, etc. — inspire you to take action? Asked on the Stanford University campus. Interviews and photos by Avi Salem. Laura Austin Rohit Relan Anna Zeng Callisto MacIsaac Hilton Obenzinger Sand Hill Road, Palo Alto Oxford Avenue, Palo Alto Santa Teresa Street, Stanford Barnes Court, Stanford Park Boulevard, Palo Alto Undergraduate student Researcher Undergraduate student Graduate student Professor “Sexual assault, rape culture and “The Syrian crisis. What people need “I come from a tech background, and “Health care. I’m from Canada, and “It’s not much different than misogyny, and how that relates to to be more aware of ... is that we have I think gender equality (is important) I find it worrisome that health care when (Martin Luther King Jr.) was race and trans issues.” some responsibility for this crisis, and not just in stereotypes, but in who’s isn’t a fundamental human right (in murdered. Racism, war, destruction we need to find a solution.” able to succeed in tech.” the U.S.).” of the earth.” www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 22, 2016 • Page 17 Cover Story Veronica Weber Hoover Tower at Stanford University is seen through the geometric forms of “Mozart I,” a sculpture by Kenneth Snelson. by Elena Kadvany Editor’s note: All of the stu- their first impressions of him Stanford’s disciplinary process externally and internally, they against the accused.” dents’ names in this story have were nothing noteworthy — he for sexual violence, known as the said. This has only been com- Smith, less than three months been changed at their requests to seemed average, reserved, quiet. Alternate Review Process (ARP). pounded by changes in leadership from graduation at the time, said protect their privacy. “A regular freshman,” Ortiz ARP is currently overseen by the and staffing at the Title IX office, Title IX office staff members told t was one of those impossibly said. Title IX office together with the which was formed as a dedicated him that one likely outcome of warm, sunny fall days at Stan- Stanford’s Title IX office, university’s Office of Communi- office in May 2014, in the midst of being found responsible through I ford University last October which is dedicated to upholding ty Standards, which investigates one of the women’s cases, and is ARP would be not being allowed when four female students met, federal gender-equity law Title student misconduct. (A new pilot operating today without a perma- to graduate. some for the first time, in a cam- IX by overseeing the reporting Title IX process is set to roll out nent Title IX coordinator. Despite maintaining his inno- pus courtyard. They had found and adjudication of complaints later this month, replacing ARP.) The women also felt that the cence, Smith said he wasn’t confi- each other by chance, brought of sexual violence, eventually The women and Smith said they alleged assaults and the admin- dent in his chances of moving for- together by a shared experience: found in all three reported cases chose not to pursue the Alternate istration’s poor response caused ward with the Alternate Review Each said they had been physi- that Smith had violated university Review Process in part because collateral damage, which they had Process. Through ARP, Smith’s cally or sexually assaulted by policy that prohibits relationship of its poor reputation, particularly to bear without adequate support: fate would have been placed in the the same male student over the violence, sexual misconduct and within the student body, as both failed classes, leaves of absence, hands of a trained hearing panel course of his four years at Stan- sexual assault. Under federal law, fruitless and arduous. damaged mental health, altered — three students and two faculty ford, and each felt failed by the universities are obligated to inves- Though the three women, and life plans and a grim lack of faith or staff members, four of whom institution obligated to address tigate reports of sexual violence Smith, have all moved forward in the university. must agree on a finding in order such acts of violence perpetrated and provide necessary remedies with their lives and graduated Smith, for his part, said he felt for a student to be found responsi- on and by its students. to students, regardless of whether from Stanford, the impact of what like the odds were stacked against ble for a violation and sanctioned. It was Stanford’s failure to an incident is also the subject of a happened is far from over. Two of him — particularly during a time He opted instead, like the fe- adequately investigate each sub- law-enforcement investigation or the women have filed complaints on campus when student aware- male students, to pursue informal sequent report of sexual and/or whether it took place on campus. against Stanford with the U.S. De- ness and activism around sexual resolution — agreeing to the cam- physical violence at the hands of In an interview with the Week- partment of Education’s Office for assault was gathering momentum. pus ban and other consequences the young man, “Robert Smith,” ly, Smith said he denied all allega- Civil Rights, cases which are cur- Well-attended campus protests in to, in essence, make the case go that “allowed him to continue to tions at the time. He continues to rently under investigation. And all support of survivors of sexual as- away so he could graduate on time act with impunity,” said “Sara vehemently deny them today. of the women speak to the emo- sault and broad media coverage of in 2014. Ortiz,” the first of the women to Consequences still in place for tional damage from which they the topic at Stanford were sparked Stanford spokeswoman Lisa report allegations to Stanford, in Smith, however, include a 15-year are still trying to heal. by an email then-student Leah Lapin said that the university 2012. ban from campus, during which Viewed separately, each wom- Francis sent in June 2014 campus- cannot speak to specifics of these “Celena Dako” came next, re- time he must seek professional an’s experience could have been wide and to media outlets with the cases. Unless a student waives his porting in April 2014 that Smith counseling for sexual harassment an anomaly, chalked up to one- subject line: “Stanford University or her privacy rights under the had allegedly tried to sexually and sexual violence; a permanent off, unintentional errors on the Lets Rapists Graduate — Only Family Education Rights and Pri- assault her on campus the month no-contact order between him and part of administrators, but taken Suspends Them.” vacy Act, the university is legally before; then “Ashley Patel,” who three of the women; and a prohi- together, the women see systemic Stanford, like all higher-educa- unable to comment. in June 2014 alleged that he had bition from university-sponsored flaws in Stanford’s handling of tion institutions operating under In a Parents’ Weekend ad- physically assaulted her off cam- alumni events, on or off campus, sexual violence and discrimina- Title IX, uses a lower burden of dress last February, Provost John pus the summer prior. A fourth according to a letter issued in tion issues. proof than courts do to deter- Etchemendy described the dilem- woman, “Annie Richardson,” January 2015 by then-Title IX co- Each woman said she experi- mine responsibility. Smith sees ma this presents for universities. said Smith sexually assaulted her ordinator Catherine Criswell. enced a series of missteps by the this “preponderance of evidence” “Universities, who I guarantee in 2010, their freshman year, but These were administrative rem- administration that caused her standard — that it is more likely are trying to do the right thing, she never told anyone who worked edies — rather than disciplinary greater pain than she had already than not that an incident happened must remain silent in the face of for the university. — that both parties agreed upon gone through. Communication at — as something “leveraged by media questioning about specific The women told the Weekly in order to avoid going through the Title IX office was poor, both Stanford, essentially, as a threat cases,” he said. “And that means Page 18 • January 22, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Cover Story many inaccuracies stand unchal- intercourse, according to a Jan. 8, “probably best answered by judi- lenged in the press. It is no won- 2015, letter from then-Title IX co- cial affairs office staff.” der that in most press accounts, ordinator Criswell notifying Ortiz Ortiz also asked if another the university comes across as that Smith had violated university residence dean, set to meet with uncaring or inept. They appear to policy. Smith, could warn him “about be stonewalling, while in fact they Ortiz, who said she had been a what would happen if (he) were to are just obeying the law.” “serious and driven student all of assault anyone else in the future.” her life,” stopped going to class Del Olmo stated that Smith’s after the alleged assault, her OCR dean would be explaining to him complaint states. Her friends the “potential consequences (le- and resident assistants became gal/ University/Judicial affairs) concerned and convinced her to that he could be subject to.” contact Stanford’s Counseling and Smith told the Weekly that Psychological Services (CAPS) he denied all allegations made for help. against him at the time, but Or- She said she had to wait three tiz’s complaint claims Smith “did weeks to get an appointment, not contest her account of the a common complaint of many rape” to Del Olmo. students about the counseling At her request, Del Olmo pro- service. vided Ortiz with a no-contact After several sessions with a directive, but after running into Sara Ortiz male counselor, she finally felt Smith several times on campus comfortable telling him what al- anyway, she became fearful and rtiz’s college experience legedly happened. In response, he “generally confined herself to her was irreversibly shaped, pointed out that the sweater she Weber Veronica apartment,” her complaint reads. O from start to finish, by was wearing at the time was fall- During Ortiz’s junior year, she what she describes as Stanford’s ing off one of her shoulders, she continued to struggle with men- inadequate, discouraging re- said. He “asked her to consider tal-health issues and missed many sponse to her report of sexual whether she placed herself in po- classes, falling behind academi- assault. tentially risky situations because Hoover Tower looms above the Barnum Center, right, and Clock cally. But toward the end of that Ortiz did not immediately re- she wanted to appear sexually Tower, left, at Stanford University. year, she felt hopeful her senior port the increasing violence she available,” her OCR complaint year would be different. She had said was occurring in her relation- states. order,” an interim safety measure said. saved up her housing priority for ship with Smith, a fellow fresh- After that session, Ortiz can- the Title IX office can provide Trusting in her university’s the past three years to ensure she man she met in her dorm in 2010. celed her future CAPS appoint- without a formal investigation, her authority figures, Ortiz took del would be placed at her top hous- A week after they met, he alleg- ments and did not return, she said. OCR complaint reads. Olmo’s advice and agreed not to ing choice, which she was. She edly sexually penetrated her while Left with feelings of self-blame, Del Olmo also told Ortiz that move forward with the ARP. Her was perusing a Facebook event she was intoxicated, “despite, as she “felt she had she had nowhere “making a formal complaint Office for Civil Rights complaint for a housewarming event at the he later acknowledged, her re- to turn on campus for help even as through Stanford’s ARP would alleges administrators “misrepre- residence when she saw Smith’s peated requests for him to stop,” she faced a serious mental health be a difficult and unrewarding ex- sented” the consequences of this name listed as an attendee. according to the Office for Civil crisis as a direct result of the sex- perience,” according to the OCR decision and as a result, she could “Despite the no-contact order Rights complaint she filed against ual assault,” her OCR complaint document. not make an informed decision. that was supposed to ensure (Or- Stanford in July. reads. She suggested that Ortiz instead But because Ortiz’s “primary tiz’s) safety on campus and in her The aggression continued to During her sophomore year, “should focus on just surviving goal was to deter (Smith) from residence, Stanford assigned her escalate, according to her com- close to a year after the alleged the rest of the year or just taking hurting another woman,” she said to live in the same house as her plaint. On the morning of Feb. 4, assault, Ortiz became increas- time off entirely,” Ortiz said. she told del Olmo that if Stanford rapist,” her OCR complaint reads. 2011, Ortiz texted Smith to end ingly concerned about the pos- “The overall impression that I discovered there were other vic- After learning of the conflict- their relationship. That afternoon, sibility of Smith inflicting harm got from my meetings with ad- tims, she wanted to be notified ing housing assignment, Ortiz he entered her unlocked room and on other students. She decided to ministrators was that I needed and would at that point proceed notified administrators, who they got into a verbal altercation, make an official report to univer- to focus on my own well-being, with the Alternate Review Pro- apologized for the mistake and according to her complaint. He sity administrators. In January that I was at risk and that going cess, according to her Office for offered her several options, in- then allegedly pushed Ortiz onto 2012, she met with her residence through anything else would just Civil Rights complaint. cluding reassigning either one of the bed and choked her until she dean, Valentina del Olmo, who make that worse. ... I remember In a Jan. 23, 2012, follow-up them. Rosa Gonzalez, director of could not “scream, breathe, make she said discouraged her from feeling very discouraged about email provided to the Weekly, diversity and access within the any noise, move (her) limbs, and reporting the alleged assault or any kind of reporting process,” Ortiz asked del Olmo, “Would it Title IX office, wrote in a June 6, (she) almost blacked out,” her seeking any disciplinary action she said. be possible for me to predicate the 2013, email copying Ortiz that the OCR complaint reads. He al- through the Alternate Review She remembered administra- possibility of me pressing judicial university would be “putting mea- legedly whispered several times Process. Del Olmo told Ortiz that tors giving her various options for charges on whether or not (Smith) sures in place to prevent conflicts words to the effect of, “No one is “an official report would provide seeking justice, presenting them assaults anyone again?” with ‘No Contact Directives.’” going to notice when you die; no (her) with only negligible benefits as “equivalents” but suggesting Del Olmo responded that her University spokeswoman Lapin one will remember you,” and then or protections beyond what could “that some of them would be a question about seeking more se- said Stanford provides no-contact initiated non-consensual sexual be provided through a no-contact lot more taxing than others,” she rious charges in the future was orders by “issuing a university di- rective” that is then monitored by the Title IX office. Stanford Law professor and Title IX expert Michele Dauber, who was instrumental in the cre- ation of ARP in 2010, said no- contact directives are “routinely ignored.” Lapin noted that, as proposed, Stanford’s new, pilot Title IX pro- cess includes an expedited review process to determine if a no-con- tact order has been violated. Faced with the decision about housing, Ortiz said she requested that she be moved rather than Smith. But that July, again feeling unsafe on campus, she canceled her housing and decided to take a Veronica Weber Veronica leave of absence. Just before school started, she changed her mind — it didn’t feel right that Smith was on a path to graduate on time and she wouldn’t Students from law Professor Michele Dauber’s class “One in Five: The Law, Policy and Politics of Campus Sexual Assault” hold up banners to raise awareness about sexual assault as students pass by White Plaza on Sept. 17, 2015. (continued on next page) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 22, 2016 • Page 19 Cover Story vided to the Weekly. Glaze asked vestigation and unable to partici- with a decade-long campus ban issue, the University has exam- Failed justice? Ortiz to meet with her and a co- pate in it, influence its outcome and permanent no-contact order ined its processes and made ef- (continued from previous page) investigator, Mark Zunich, “about or request specific remedies,” her for all “impacted parties,” which forts to improve how no contact what happened your freshman OCR complaint alleges. included Ortiz. Ortiz said this directives are implemented and be, she said — and returned to year.” In fact, the outcome of the in- news “disturbed” her, particularly communicated.” Stanford. But the loss of desirable Ortiz replied the same day that vestigation Kim referenced in because it came from another Stanford would also reimburse housing limited her participation there had been a misunderstand- her April 24 letter is unclear, and student who Smith had allegedly Ortiz for a $200 administrative in academic and extra-curricular ing “because Sallie Kim con- Ortiz said administrators never assaulted rather than the admin- charge she paid after having to activities, her OCR complaint firmed with me that she would indicated whether it proceeded, istrators with whom she had been transfer her housing assignment states. not pursue any was rolled in in touch. her senior year, Criswell wrote. Ortiz said Stanford’s violation investigation with subsequent Ortiz and the other women also By March 2015, Ortiz was still of its own no-contact order “com- without my per- ‘ I felt sick just complaints about said it felt like Stanford had delib- feeling consumed emotionally pletely changed the rest of the mission.” Ortiz Smith or did not erately isolated them by not keep- and decided to take a leave of ab- course of my last year at Stanford, had somehow being on campus, move forward. ing them informed about the other sence from her master’s program when I thought that maybe I could missed an April just going to class. As a result investigations. at Stanford. She said she is un- at least redeem this one.” 24 email Kim of this string of Ortiz requested that Stanford likely to return. Later that year, on March 5, sent notifying I just wanted miscommunica- start a new Title IX investigation 2014, Ortiz attended a meeting her that Stan- nothing to do with tions, Ortiz said into her original complaint, which with Sallie Kim, a lecturer at the ford would be one of the most it did, notifying both Ortiz and Law School who at the time dou- moving forward the institution.’ critical reforms Smith on Nov. 10, 2014, according bled as Stanford’s interim Title with an investi- she hopes Stan- to a final investigation outcome IX coordinator, to discuss activi- gation regardless – Sara Ortiz, who has ford will put in letter. Smith declined via email on ties related to a campus group she of her desire not a filed a civil rights place is a better Dec. 4, 2014, to comment on the was involved in. The conversation to proceed. Un- complaint against reporting system allegations or participate in the touched on an unrelated sexual der Stanford’s Stanford University and more “inter- investigation, the letter states. He misconduct, and at some point, Title IX policy, nal accountabil- maintained to the Weekly that he Ortiz mentioned her experience the university ity within the denied all allegations at the time. with Smith, according to her can do so subject to a set of cri- school” to keep track of student- Given that Smith was no lon- complaint. teria established by the Office for perpetrators, particularly those ger a student and more than two After their meeting, Kim Civil Rights, including those ref- who have been reported by mul- years had passed since the alleged emailed Ortiz to inform her she erenced in this case — the “fac- tiple people. assault, Smith could not be disci- Celena Dako had a legal obligation to notify her tor of seriousness of the alleged A final misstep that Ortiz said plined through ARP, but a series of her legal rights and options for harassment” and whether there wiped out her faith in Stanford of “administrative remedies” were ako, one grade below the filing a Title IX complaint. But have been other harassment com- administrators took place after instead implemented. On Dec. other three women, was Ortiz said the subject line (“Let- plaints about the same individual, she returned to Stanford for a 15, 2014, Criswell handed down D the quickest to report her ter from Sallie Kim”) was vague, Kim wrote. master’s program. In September a permanent no-contact order to alleged assault. After hearing so without opening an attachment “I completely understand,” 2014, Smith called and texted her, apply to Ortiz, Patel and Dako; about another woman Smith had she thought it was a routine mes- Glaze responded, within minutes. according to her OCR complaint. the 15-year ban; an indefinite ban allegedly assaulted (who turned sage in reference to the unrelated “We will respect your decision Believing — falsely, but because so long as any of the three women out to be Patel) and becoming sexual misconduct about which and not contact you further.” no one had told her otherwise are on campus; the ban on alumni concerned after seeing him hav- they had spoken. What Glaze did not mention — that the no-contact order had events; and up to a $5,000 reim- ing dinner with a female fresh- This was characteristic of oth- was that another woman — Dako lapsed because Smith had gradu- bursement of Ortiz for counsel- man student, Dako detailed her er communication she and the — had filed a complaint against ated, she panicked. Unable to fo- ing services related to the alleged concerns about what she saw as other students involved, includ- Smith, a circumstance about cus or to sleep alone in her apart- assault. a dangerous pattern of conduct ing Smith, said they had with ad- which Ortiz had previously asked ment, her grades took a “huge Criswell found by a preponder- in an email to Michelle Voigt, a ministrators throughout the Title to be notified so that she could nose dive,” she said. Eventually, ance of the evidence that Smith residence dean and “sexual ha- IX process — vague, sometimes proceed with the Alternate Re- Ortiz stopped going to classes violated university policy pro- rassment adviser” listed on the confusing emails that could be view Process. entirely. hibiting relationship violence, website of Stanford’s Sexual Ha- few and far between. “At no time after sending the “I felt sick just being on cam- sexual misconduct and sexual rassment Policy Office. “They did a very bad job of in- April 2014 letter did anyone at pus, just going to class,” she said. assault by “choking (Ortiz) until “I don’t mean to jump to con- dicating what was actually going Stanford ever inform (Ortiz) about “I just wanted nothing to do with (she) almost passed out, and then clusions, I just know now after on,” Ortiz said. the existence of other complaints the institution.” initiating non-consensual sexual having spoken to several different On May 14, Cathy Glaze, as- about (Smith), despite her specific However, it was during this intercourse” in February 2011. friends that at least two other girls sociate dean for student affairs at request and (del Olmo’s) promise time that Ortiz found out some Criswell wrote that two witnesses have been subjected to (Smith’s) the Law School (and today Stan- that Stanford would do so,” her shocking news: Ashley Patel, and text messages corroborated abuses ever since his freshman ford’s acting Title IX coordina- complaint states. a student in a class Ortiz was Ortiz’s allegations. She also cited year,” Dako wrote in an April 11, tor), emailed Ortiz as one of the “Stanford’s failure to effec- TA’ing for, told her not only that detailed notes from residence- 2014, email to Voigt. Title IX investigators assigned to tively communicate with (Ortiz) another investigation of Smith had education staff, taken in Janu- “I don’t want to appear histri- the case, according to emails pro- kept her in the dark about the in- been opened, but that it had ended ary 2012, that state Smith “had onic,” she continued. “I don’t fear no recollection of this incident, for my personal safety but for that possibly because of intoxication, of other women on this campus.” but did not question the account Dako, who is now pursuing a because he believed (Ortiz is) an master’s degree at Stanford, said honest person.” she had a casual relationship with Smith told the Weekly that he Smith toward the end of 2013. She made no such comments to a resi- ended it in January 2014, and they dential staff member. He said he remained cordial, her OCR com- is relying on his memory from the plaint states. Then one night in time and does not have access to February 2014, they ran into each his Stanford email or documents other on campus and went back from these cases. to his house, where they listened Criswell also found that Smith to music and had a few alcoholic did violate not only one, but two drinks, according to Dako’s OCR directives from the university not complaint. They started making to contact Ortiz: the official no- out, and she refused his demand contact order she requested and to give him oral sex, her com- received and that of a residence plaint states. He then “used du- education dean who “specifically ress, including verbal aggression instructed” Smith not to contact (e.g. calling her a ‘slut’,’ repeat- Ortiz in early 2012, according to edly telling her she ‘should go kill Veronica Weber Veronica the outcome letter. herself’) and physical aggression “I understand that you hope (twisting and pinning her arm) in another student in your situation an attempt to make her engage would not have to go through the in oral sex,” a July 11, 2014, fi- same experience that you did,” nal outcome letter from Criswell U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Speier addresses students at Stanford University about on-campus sexual Criswell wrote in the final de- reads. assault and her proposed bill, called the “Hold Accountable and Lend Transparency” (HALT) campus termination letter to Ortiz. “As Smith told the Weekly that this sexual violence act during a student congressional summit on sexual assault at Stanford on Nov. 9, 2015. a result of your bringing up this “absolutely” did not take place. He Page 20 • January 22, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Cover Story Veronica Weber Veronica Michelle Le Stanford University students march to Vice Provost Greg Boardman’s office to Stanford students carry mattresses to support survivors of sexual, domestic and demand better protection for victims of sexual assault and harsher punishments for relationship violence, during the national day of action rally called “Carry That their assailants on June 5, 2014. Weight,” on Oct. 29, 2014. also denied the conduct to the Ti- wanted to leave, Dako was “ver- the Title IX office staff had not after communicating this to the several years prior, he said. tle IX office, but his “denials were bally insistent about her desire to received adequate training. Under university, he didn’t hear back for He told the Weekly the expe- not found to be credible,” Criswell have him stay and have sex with Title IX, when a school “knows or two weeks. rience reminded him of Franz wrote in the final outcome letter. her.” Smith described “physi- reasonably should know of pos- “It was completely nerve-rack- Kafka’s “The Trial,” a 1925 novel Dako provided text messages she cal aggression” including Dako sible retaliation by other students ing what was going to happen in which a man is arrested and put sent to a friend immediately after pushing him onto a bed, grab- or third parties, including threats, going forward. It was eventually on trial by an unidentified agen- the alleged assault that conveyed bing his hair and rolling on top intimidation, coercion or discrim- communicated to me that the (in- cy, without any knowledge of the her version of events, Criswell of him. The final outcome letter ination (including harassment), it vestigation) was winding down, crime of which he’s been accused. wrote. Criswell found that Smith also references a scratch to his must take immediate and appro- I would be able to walk during “He maintains he is not guilty, had engaged in attempted sexual face, which Smith told the Title priate steps to investigate or oth- graduation and receive my diplo- and he is told, ‘How do you assault with duress in violation of IX investigator he thought was ac- erwise determine what occurred,” ma and that I should expect a final know you’re not guilty if you do university policy. cidental, Criswell wrote. according to an Office for Civil outcome letter,” he said. not know what you are on trial Two days after Dako wrote to On April 24, 2014, Dako re- Rights guidance document. Smith maintains that he made for?’” Smith said of the novel’s Voigt, Voigt offered to meet with ceived a terse email from Sallie “Stanford facilitated retaliation his complaint against Dako be- protagonist. her along with another residence Kim with an attachment inform- against (Dako) when it agreed to fore he was even aware of what Smith said even if he had de- dean, Danielle Masuda. The pair ing her that she was now, too, of- investigate (Smith’s) cross-com- she had accused him of. In this cided to move forward with a Title informed Dako of her options ficially under investigation for a plaint against her even though, by and the other cases, Smith said, IX investigation, and Stanford had moving forward, and Dako ex- Title IX complaint. She said this Stanford’s own admission, the be- administrators who contacted taken his complaint seriously, “It pressed a desire to begin the for- email left her devastated. havior alleged — asking (Smith) him kept the allegations so vague would have come down to the pre- mal disciplinary process — ARP, Dako saw Smith’s complaint to have sex — would not consti- as that he didn’t know what they ponderance of the evidence and according to her Office for Civil as clear retaliation, but Smith tute sexual misconduct even if were until far later in the process. then I would have lost, which was Rights complaint. The week after, told the Weekly that administra- true,” her Office for Civil Rights (In Dako’s case, this was not until the calculus I made. she also provided to Masuda, Sal- tors had merely contacted him complaint reads. after he had graduated from Stan- “I don’t think Stanford would lie Kim and another administrator regarding a vague “incident” of Criswell later determined there ford, he said.) have not taken it seriously. I think four names of other women she “potential misconduct” concern- was insufficient evidence to sup- Without informing him in full they would have given (me) the had heard or suspected had been ing Dako and that he had not yet port Smith’s allegations. But about the allegations, investigators due process that was in place at assaulted or harassed by Smith, been told of the specific allega- Smith said he “willingly” decided asked him about the nature of his the time. I think the due process according to emails provided to tions Dako had made against him. to withdraw his allegations and relationships with the women and in place at the time would not the Weekly. Ortiz’s and Patel’s To Dako, Smith’s complaint not move forward with a Title IX to provide details, from memory, names were on that list. Dako against her was an indication that investigation into Dako. He said about specific dates, sometimes (continued on next page) said she was later told none of the women she named wanted to pur- sue further action. When they met, the residence deans also told Dako that they would be meeting with Smith and offered her the option of keeping the allegations vague so as to pro- tect her identity, or telling him she had filed a report against him, she said. Feeling unsure, she asked for some time to decide. However, they met with him and disclosed her name before she could make this decision, according to emails provided to the Weekly. The real bombshell came two days later, when a residence dean informed her that Glaze had re- ported Smith “did not contest or deny any of her allegations” but that he had made his own al- legations she tried to “sexually coerce” him on Feb. 6, her OCR complaint reads. Weber Veronica Smith would not comment on the record to the Weekly about the details of the sexual coercion, but Criswell wrote in the final outcome letter that the two were Leah Francis, center, and fellow students of Stanford University walk past the Vice Provost Greg Boardman’s office after rallying for better making out, and when Smith protections against sexual assault on June 5, 2014. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 22, 2016 • Page 21 Cover Story to accommodate meeting times “While hearing about the sexu- (wrongly) conclude that this was she was appalled, she said. Failed justice? of the administrators who weren’t al attacks concerns me, I’m writ- just a misunderstanding between Like the other women, it broke (continued from previous page) flexible or weren’t forthcoming ing to report that I had also expe- two students having a ‘good her trust in an institution she or would not get back to me for rienced sexual aggression towards time.’” esteemed. have sided with me,” he said. weeks at a time. me over the past summer ... that, Another reason was the “widely “I valued Stanford a lot,” Patel Two events in summer 2014 After struggling academically too, by a man who has a history believed status quo” that Stan- said. “The last five years, it’s sort cemented Dako’s waning lack of at the end of the quarter, Dako was of sexual violence on campus. ford’s disciplinary process yields of been my home.” confidence in Stanford’s commit- placed on academic probation. In Due to it being close to the end nothing more than a “slap on the Patel, who is now pursuing ment and ability to support stu- a final blow, the university sent a of the academic quarter, I decided wrist” for perpetrators of sexual a master’s degree at Stanford, dents who participate in processes letter home telling her parents she to disclose the details in this ini- violence, Patel wrote. (Typical said she felt compelled to speak related to sexual assault. had not met the university’s mini- tial email so as to alert you to the sanctions for students found re- publicly about her experience to While she was out of the coun- mum academic requirements. severity of his behavior and very sponsible for sexual assault are dispel the stigma associated with try and under the assumption that “The process for academic pro- much encourage you to require several-quarter suspensions, sexual assault and add her voice the ARP process would begin bation is motivated by Stanford’s him to seek help before he leaves community service or education to an ever-rising tide of aware- when she returned, she received commitment to offer students campus or receives his degree.” around sexual violence. In its his- ness about the issue on college an email from Criswell explain- support for and guidance through Patel went on to describe in tory, Stanford has only expelled campuses. ing that because of the Title IX difficulties they face, particularly detail an alleged physical assault one student for sexual assault, “There’s a lot of shame and investigation, Smith’s degree was when there is a risk that these that took place off campus in Au- in a case that involved multiple stigma associated with speaking pending and “he was going to lose could jeopardize their academic gust 2013. After she refused to victims.) out about sexual assault ... and I his summer job if he did not have success,” Vice Provost for Under- engage in sexual intercourse with In her email, Patel called this think just the fact that survivors his degree,” Dako’s OCR com- graduate Education Harry Elam Smith, he hit her in the face while “an embarrassing injustice” to not of sexual assault have to deal with plaint reads. wrote in the July 2014 letter. “This holding a shampoo bottle and split only victims of sexual assault but the aftershocks of it — emotion- Throughout late June and July, process is designed to be helpful her lip, according to Criswell’s a community led by an adminis- ally, (the) personal connections emails flew back and forth be- for you and to promote a success- final outcome letter. Patel’s ver- tration who “in words says it will that you’ve lost, (the) academic tween Criswell and Dako. De- ful career at Stanford.” sion of events was supported by not stand for violence or misogy- issues that are inevitably going to spite Dako’s desire to proceed Dako had not yet told her par- third-party witnesses, including ny ... but seemingly cannot back happen after going through some- with ARP, on June 29, Criswell ents about the Title IX investiga- one who confirmed seeing her it up with action when a student thing like that — the fact that you explained that certain remedies tion or alleged assault. physical injury the next day, and reports such an incident.” have to deal with it on your own were available under Title IX “I really wish I had been able to, Facebook messages between her “Like many other women on in the dark while the perpetrator without ARP. If determined to on my own time, let them know and Smith, Criswell wrote. In text campus, at the time, I truly be- gets to go through the rest of their be appropriate, the Title IX office when I felt ready, emotionally pre- messages, provided to the Weekly, lieved that going through ARP lives. ... I just didn’t want to be si- can suggest what’s called a non- pared,” she told the Weekly. “That Smith apologized for the incident would do very little to help me or lent about that,” Patel said. hearing resolution, a proposed was gruesome.” the next day. alert (Smith) of the deep ramifi- set of remedies that both parties Taking Patel’s and Dako’s com- cations of his actions,” she wrote. must agree to in order to proceed. plaints together, Criswell also Similarly, the fourth woman, Under the negotiated adminis- found “credible evidence of a pat- Annie Richardson (pictured at trative remedies between Dako tern of behavior from (Smith) that right), who did not inform the uni- and Smith, Smith’s degree hold when he was refused sexual acts, versity about her alleged assault, would be released. By agreeing to he reacted with physical violence said that now, years later, she the remedies, the students would against them (the women).” doesn’t know if doing so would also waive their right to appeal or Patel explained to Masuda have made a difference. move forward to the Alternative and Voigt that she had several “When I found out that he had Review Process. reasons for not reporting the al- gone on to assault other women, Dako agreed to the administra- leged assault until almost a year I felt really guilty and depressed tive remedies but said the com- later — including two that many and ... like it was my fault, like munication was exhausting, and college students who are victims if I had reported him, he would it felt like the university sped up of sexual assault likely share: She have gotten kicked out and these her case while she was abroad in Ashley Patel and Smith knew each other, and other women wouldn’t have been Changes proposed, the name of lifting Smith’s degree there had been alcohol involved. assaulted,” Richardson said in an hold. hat same summer, another She worried she would be blamed interview with the Weekly. “But implemented “I was staying with a host, not complaint about Smith sur- for it in some way and held after getting in touch with (Dako) qual Rights Advocates, a able to sleep at all, not able to do T faced, just under a week be- responsible. and hearing about everyone’s ex- national civil-rights orga- any of my work whatsoever, just fore he was set to graduate. “I also continued to tell myself periences with Stanford, I can’t E nization based in San Fran- sitting in bed like stabbing away at “Over the past few days, I’ve re- that because he didn’t succeed in say that reporting would have cisco that supports and advocates my computer, trying to figure this ceived a couple of emails (sent to raping me or battering me heav- prevented these other incidences for women’s rights, filed two out,” Dako recalled. “That was chat lists) from women on campus ily, the incidence and violence did considering how they responded separate Office for Civil Rights the first moment I realized that who have been sexually assaulted not really count as sexual assault,” to things that were even more vio- complaints on behalf of Ortiz I wouldn’t be done (with school) and have gone through ARP,” she wrote. “Additionally, I thought lent than what I experienced. and Dako in July, bringing the when I thought I would be. I had Ashley Patel wrote in a long June that because I was also drinking “If they couldn’t properly re- total number of current Title IX spent the entire quarter having to 6, 2014, email to residence deans that day and have known him on spond after that level of violence, investigations at Stanford to four, skip class because I would have Masuda and Voigt. campus, administration might then me reporting my assault according to a list provided by the freshman year wouldn’t have federal agency. made a difference,” she said. One of the other four com- Patel, for her part, had the most plaints was filed in December positive experience dealing with 2014 by Leah Francis, who has al- administrators out of the three leged Stanford failed to promptly women. While critical of the uni- and equitably provide a response versity for how it handled other to and resolution for a sexual-as- women’s cases, she was satisfied sault report she filed in January with their response to her own 2014. Equal Rights Advocates is complaint. One of the better el- also representing Francis. ements was an offer of mental- The Office for Civil Rights, in health support through one of headlines in recent years for be- the Title IX office’s confidential ing underfunded and struggling counselors. She said she felt safer to keep up with the skyrocketing speaking with that person rather number of campus sexual-assault than a counselor from CAPS, complaints, can take several years which, like ARP, carries a poor to conduct and conclude an investi- reputation with the student body. gation. The students who file them, (Dako went once as a sort of test more often than not, are seeking of the support offered by the uni- long-term, systemic reform for versity. She said the experience future students rather than per- Veronica Weber Veronica was “useless” and “patronizing.”) sonal restitution, said law profes- But once Patel found out there sor Dauber. Francis, for example, were other allegations made told the Weekly that she decided to against Smith prior to the incident file her federal complaint instead she reported — and more severe of accepting a financial settlement Students lock their bikes in front of the Tresidder Memorial Union on Jan. 18, 2016. than what she had experienced — Stanford offered her. Page 22 • January 22, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Cover Story NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING “This is not for the faint of force about their experiences, as cis and other student activists in heart,” Dauber said she tells stu- other student survivors did to bet- 2014 for more confidential coun- of the City of Palo Alto dents. “You need to have the long ter inform the group’s work.) seling resources on campus. Architectural Review Board (ARB) view. You’re looking at institu- Top on the list of the task force’s New education on topics like tional change, so you’re going final recommendations was that consent and how to be an upstand- 8:30 A.M., Thursday, February 4, 2016, Palo Alto Council to be long graduated from this expulsion be the “expected” er was also incorporated into new Chambers, 1st Floor, Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue. school.” consequence for students found student orientation in 2014 and Plans may be reviewed online at: http://www.cityofpaloalto. Dako’s and Ortiz’s complaints unanimously responsible for sex- 2015. All new undergraduates both call for significant policy ual assault. (The university’s defi- and graduates are now required to org/planningprojects. 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Five: The Law, Policy and Politics History Museum for Architectural Review of the proposed enforcement of The task force of Campus Sexual Assault.” those sanctions; also recom- Many on campus were also historic rehabilitation of the 19,182 sq. ft. Roth Building and more training ‘ There’s a lot more mended the uni- roused to action this fall in the a 1,458 sq. ft. addition to a Category 2 historic structure. for both staff schools could do versity replace wake of a controversial climate 4PUVYL_JLW[PVUZHYLYLX\LZ[LK[VHSSV^VɈZP[LWHYRPUNHUK and students and the Alternate survey that found what student- a front yard encroachment of three feet for the proposed education about to inform students Review Pro- activists and faculty said was additions at the rear elevation. The application includes a the school’s pol- ... of the whole cess with a new an impossibly low overall rate request of a Conditional Use permit to allow a Community icies and proce- process and how three-year pilot of sexual assault of 1.9 percent. Facility use. Environmental Assessment: Categorically dures related to program that They said the way the survey was exempt from California Environmental Quality Act per sexual violence; it works and what creates a single designed, combined with the way Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and Section better resources rather than bifur- in which the results were pre- for survivors; they are entitled cated process for sented by the university, created a 15331 (Historic Resource Restoration and Rehabilitation). guidelines to to ask for.’ the investigation warped picture of the prevalence Zone District: PF (Public Facilities) in SOFA CAP I. Project ensure oversight and adjudication of sexual assault at Stanford. The Planner: Christy Fong and involvement – Jennifer Reisch, legal of violations of Associated Students of Stanford of tenured-fac- director, Equal Rights university policy. University (ASSU), Stanford’s Jodie Gerhardt ulty advocates Advocates Currently, two student government body, unani- Current Planning Manager and survivor ad- entities partici- mously approved this week a reso- vocates through- pate in this pro- lution calling on the administra- The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against out the investigation process; and cess: the Title IX office and the tion to issue a new survey no later more resources for Stanford’s Of- Office of Community Standards. than next spring. individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation fice of Sexual Assault and Rela- After seeking feedback from stu- The administration defend- for this meeting or an alternative format for any related tionship Abuse Education & Re- dents, faculty and staff on a draft ed itself and the survey, which printed materials, please contact the City’s ADA sponse (SARA). process this fall, the university is Etchemendy said “paints a sober- *VVYKPUH[VYH[ ]VPJLVYI`LTHPSPUNada@ “I think that schools have to now finalizing the new process ing picture, not a rosy one.” cityofpaloalto.org. give students real tools to be able and plans to roll it out later this Stanford is certainly not alone to report sexual violence,” said month, according to Lapin. — as of Jan. 6, it is one of 161 col- Equal Rights Advocates Legal Significant changes in the leges and universities in the coun- Director Jennifer Reisch. “They new process include the Title IX try currently under federal inves- can’t just have a policy that looks office-led investigation and ad- tigation for Title IX violations, good on paper.” judication process; hearing pan- according to the Office for Civil Universities should take con- els made up of three (rather than Rights. Yet Keasara Williams, a We’re hiring crete steps to make what are com- ARP’s five) reviewers who are former Equal Rights Advocates plex Title IX processes — how to extensively trained, regularly sit attorney who initially represented Assistant Editor report, what an investigation en- on cases and are not undergradu- Ortiz and Dako, said that the non- The Palo Alto Weekly/PaloAltoOnline.com is seeking a tails, what a student’s options are ate students; the creation of a new, profit receives more calls from moving forward — more acces- full-time hearing coordinator and young women from Stanford than talented and experienced journalist to become our assistant sible to students, she added. new “evidentiary specialists” to any other university seeking ad- editor. The position offers opportunities to manage entire “People need to know, for ex- help review documents during vice or support on sexual-assault publications and special sections, write about home and real ample, what we know as lawyers: the hearing process; the provision issues. estate topics, present and promote work digitally, assist with what academic accommodation of up to six hours of free legal as- “They’re not the anomaly, news editing and serve as a key member of an award-winning means, that it’s a remedy,” Reisch sistance for the students involved; unfortunately,” she said of the editorial team. said. “But what does that actually and expulsion as the expected women Equal Rights Advocates mean to a student who’s going sanction for students found unan- represents. “There are a lot more The ideal candidate possesses the creativity, organizational through a crisis right before final imously responsible for sexual students out there.” aptitude, focus on quality and adroitness in interpersonal exams? Does she know that she assault, as defined by university The four women said they chose communications to guide publications from start to finish. can seek assistance in the form of policy. to speak publicly to hold Stanford Two to four years of experience as a news editor is desired, support, in the form of delay in Some faculty and students still accountable and to change the ex- as is the ability to juggle multiple projects. A strong interest those exams? Does she know that find aspects of the new process perience for future Stanford stu- in home, interior design and gardening topics, the position’s she might be entitled to some kind problematic; the university said it dents who are victims of sexual main beat, is essential. of extra time or extra money, if is considering their feedback. violence. it’s necessary, to make up for the Stanford has also expanded its “It feels empowering to know Knowledge of the Palo Alto community would be a plus. An loss that she’s suffered as a result Title IX office in recent years. In that at least, hopefully, Stanford enjoyment of teamwork and the ability to direct a variety of of this discrimination? Very few May 2014, the university hired its will face some kind of public ac- writers, including interns and freelancers, are key. people know that. first-ever dedicated Title IX co- countability for what it’s done, and This is a benefited position, offering health insurance and a “I think there’s a lot more ordinator, Criswell. Now, the of- this isn’t something they’re going schools could do to inform stu- fice has not one but four positions, to be able to push under the rug, 401(k) savings plan, paid vacation, paid sick time and paid dents, not just about their techni- with the addition of two new in- which it is so successful at doing company holidays. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. cal legal rights but to foster great- vestigators and an office man- and at changing the headlines and To apply, please submit a cover letter detailing how your er awareness of the whole process ager, according to the university. containing the story,” Ortiz said. experience fits the needs of the position. Also attach your and how it works and what they Criswell, however, left the post in “It’s an incredibly powerful insti- resume, three articles you’ve written and links to two are entitled to ask for.” September, after a little more than tution.” Q publications or sections you’ve edited. Email the materials, Stanford, for its part, has put a year on the job. Glaze is current- Staff Writer Elena Kadvany several reforms into place in re- ly leading the Title IX office on can be emailed at ekadvany@ with “Assistant Editor” in the subject line, to Editor Jocelyn cent years. In 2014, Provost John an interim basis. The search for paweekly.com. Dong at [email protected]. No phone calls, please. Etchemendy convened a task a permanent coordinator is “in its force of students, faculty and staff final stages,” Lapin said. charged with reviewing and issu- Stanford also hired two new About the cover: An ing recommendations on sexual- confidential counselors to serve arched hallway at Stanford assault policies and procedures. as 24/7 resources for sexual as- University. Photograph by (A subset of the four women in sault victims, meeting at least in Veronica Weber. 450 Cambridge Avenue | Palo Alto, CA 94306 | 650.326.8210 this case actually spoke to the task part a demand expressed by Fran- www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 22, 2016 • Page 23 ArtsA weekly guide to music, & theater, art,Entertainment culture, books and more, edited by Karla Kane Beyond ‘culture in a silo’ EnActe Arts showcases South Asian talent and stories by Karla Kane Sukanya Sarkar (second from right) and Dilip Ratnam (right) play parents who disapprove of the romantic life of their photos by Prabhakar Subrahmanyam son (played by Aditya Thakur, far left). Prathima Vadiraja (second from left) and Erik Scilley (middle) play his sister and fiance, respectively. or Vinita Be- on the culture and be open to cross-cultural debut with EnActe last year. Chakravarty, “It’s an allegory which explains the phi- F lani, theater dialogue and collaborations. who originally hails from New Delhi and losophy of Sufism. We want to showcase the is a labor of Besides entertaining audiences, EnActe works as an auditor at Stanford University, positive influences of Islam on the world,” love. The Los Altos resi- also aims to increase opportunities for writ- said that despite her considerable acting Belani said. Ten different dance groups will dent is a computer scien- ers, directors and actors of South Asian experience, she had long shied away from come together to present the multiethnic tist by training, with an backgrounds. directing until given the opportunity by En- dance-theater piece, each representing a dif- MBA and 20-year career “There’s some representation in theater Acte. The first show she directed — a com- ferent cultural tradition. working with tech com- and film in the U.S. but not a lot — definite- plicated blend of story, dance, and music — Belani said she’s especially excited for panies. ly not enough to be reflective of the popula- was presented in both English and Bengali. EnActe to implement its Women EnAct For “But I’ve been acting Vinita Belani tion or the kind of talent represented in the “Some people thought it would not work, Themselves (WEFT) program, for women to since the age of 5,” she community,” Belani said. but in the end the purists came on board,” use theater as a form of communication and said. “I directed my first Many EnActe cast members have studied Chakravarty said. self-expression. That group’s next project will play when I was 18.” theater at local colleges. About half identify “That’s something EnActe does very well: be a partnership with an organization called Belani grew up in Kolkata, India, where as South Asian while the rest are of vari- We offend purists all the time,” Belani said, The Partition Archives, which is document- “it was very easy to be part of the theater ous ethnic backgrounds, she said, and some laughing. ing accounts of the 1947 partition between world; there was always something going have gone on to film roles and bigger theater For “A Nice Indian Boy,” Chakravarty India and Pakistan. WEFT participants will on,” she said. Three years ago, frustrated by opportunities. said she’s striving to present the potentially take firsthand stories from women who ex- what she saw as a lack of local opportuni- “A Nice Indian Boy” was penned by the controversial topic with “dignity, honesty perienced the partition — a harrowing time ties and inspired by what she knew was a young San Jose-born playwright Madhuri and humor,” steering clear of slapstick cari- when many lives were lost and families torn wealth of talent, she quit the corporate world Shekar. cature while bringing attention to a still-stig- apart — and turn them into theater pieces. and founded EnActe Arts, with its motto of “She’s writing about life as she sees it matized issue. Through the India Community Center, “South Asian theater with universal appeal.” here in Silicon Valley, growing up Indian “It might make people a bit uncomfort- EnActe offers its Young EnActeurs Pro- Its latest production, “A Nice Indian Boy,” and American,” Belani said. able. I’m hoping it ruffles a few feathers,” gram (YEP) for children, with classes for will be performed at Cubberley Community The play, a comedy, is the story of a gay In- she said. teens planned for 2017. Children in the pro- Center in Palo Alto on Jan. 22 and 23. dian-American man who wants to marry his EnActe produces two professional shows gram have performed in a diverse range of “We have a very rich tradition of theater boyfriend, whom he met at a Hindu temple. annually, plus a few helmed by amateur venues, such as in museums and at theater back home, a tradition that goes back almost His traditional parents are dismayed enough directors from the community (as with “A festivals. And, again in partnership with 4,000 years, older than Greek theater,” Be- to learn about his sexuality but are dealt Nice Indian Boy”). Funding comes from the India Community Center, EnActe also lani said. “People in the West don’t know another blow when they realize his fiance, grants, corporate donations and contribu- works with senior citizens. very much about it. All of our religious and while Hindu and bearing an Indian name, is tions from enthusiastic individuals. “We’re encouraging them to bring to life Vedic texts were oral, from a time from actually Caucasian, having been adopted by EnActe’s next major show will be “The folktales from the South Asian subcontinent when the written word was not in existence. Indian parents. (In a later twist, they end up Twentieth Wife” about Noor Jahan, the only and to tell them to children,” Belani said. When you pass stories down orally, there’s feeling he is “more Indian” than their own Mughal empress to ever rule India. That pro- “They all have stories to tell.” Q always an element of theater.” son.) Meanwhile, their daughter, unsatisfied duction will be a one-woman Kathak dance Interim Arts & Entertainment Editor Her goal with EnActe Arts is “to do in her marriage, is annoyed that her brother performance, with live music, storytellers Karla Kane can be emailed at kkane@ theater that is rooted in South Asian cul- is permitted to marry for love while she was and poetry. paweekly.com. ture in some way but to make it appealing expected to adhere to tradition. “It’s about a woman who should be much to mainstream audiences,” she said. South “This particular play is a very lighthearted better known in history than she actually is,” Asia refers to the region including India, take on what is a very sensitive issue in the Belani said. What: “A Nice Indian Boy,” presented by Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, South Asian community,” Belani said. “A In addition, sets of standup comedy are EnActe Arts Burma, Tibet, Pakistan, Maldives and Sri lot of the Bay Area LGBTQ organizations planned for February and April, and there’s Where: Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Lanka. There are South Asian theater com- are excited. They are helping us spread the a talk coming up on an Indian theater form Middlefield Road, Palo Alto panies in many major U.S. cities, but “their word,” she said. called folk opera. The next season will open When: Jan. 22 at 8 p.m.; Jan. 23 at 2 and model is mostly ‘of Indians by Indians for The show, with its cast of five, is directed in August with an ambitious production 6 p.m. Indians,’” Belani said, calling it “culture in a by Ranjita Chakravarty, who’s been acting called “Conference of the Birds,” based on Cost: $20-$100 silo.” EnActe, instead, seeks to shine a light for several decades and made her directorial a 12th-century book by a Persian poet. Info: Go to enacte.org Page 24 • January 22, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Celebrating Eating Out the THE YEARof MONKEY THE EKING The P sausage- - 30thCROBATS Anniversary Special - and-honey A pizza at Vesta features Weber Veronica tomato sauce, spicy Italian sausage, marscarpone cheese, honey, serrano chilis and parsley. Hold the pepperoni VESTA’S NEAPOLITAN PIZZAS ARE RUSTIC, YET REFINED AND ENTICING SATURDAY by Dale F. Bentson side umbrellas. Reservations are ($12) featured a medley of sau- y new favorite pizza in recommended. tèed forest-fresh mushrooms with JAN 30 at 8PM the whole world is the The main dining room, painted a crëme fraiche and thyme, served SUNDAY Mcarbonara at Vesta in mossy green, has high walls, with over thick slices of grilled bread. downtown Redwood City. What one sizeable abstract canvas and Lush and aromatic, it was almost (Perfect for TICKETS could have been a dense, gooey a large fresh-flower arrangement. too rich a first course and very JAN 31 at 3PM families with kids!)ds!) affair was feather light, packed One corner of the space is devoted filling. $60 with flavor and satisfying on a to the pizza makers and brick oven. One waiter told me the most 45 pizza level, an umami level and an Out back is a covered patio with popular pie is the sausage and FLINT CENTER CUPERTINO Italian-food level. a garden feel and plenty of heat- honey pizza ($21). Topped with 35 The pizza was deftly topped ers. A passageway with seating tomato sauce, big chunks of spicy Ticketmaster.com | 800-745-3000 20 with mascarpone, mozzarella, links the main dining room and crisp Applewood smoked bacon, back patio. In good weather, there (continued on next page) parsley, garlic, black pepper, red is also pleasant streetside seating onion and Parmigiano-Reggiano under market umbrellas. The unit- cheese, with an over-easy egg ing theme is an outdoorsy feel that plopped in the center of the pizza. seems just right for the space. THE CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY Pricking the yolk allowed me to Everything about Vesta is big. dip pizza slices into it. The bacon, Besides the high ceilings, which presents egg and cheese were marvelous make the main dining room feel with the pliant, puffy and slightly lofty, portions are large, flavors are charred pizza crust. On subsequent outsize and aromas prodigious. visits, I had to force myself to order The food was hearty — after the The Stein Visiting Writer other menu items so I could com- fox hunt at Downton Abbey kind plete this review. of fare — earthy and aromatic, rus- Open at 2022 Broadway St. tic, with huge portions meant for since 2012, Vesta’s genesis actu- passing round the table while shar- Larissa MacFarquhar ally dates back three-and-a-half ing stories of hounds and horses or decades. Roy and Rose Borrone perhaps more mundane conversa- opened their eponymous Café in tions about jobs, sports and the Reading 1979 in a building Roy owned at weather. that location. The Borrones operat- Grilled, then sautèed cauliflower MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 8:00 PM ed it for 10 years before moving to ($9) was a robust plate of vegeta- their current ever-popular location bles smothered in toasted almonds, BECHTEL CONFERENCE CENTER, on El Camino Real in Menlo Park. currants, and serrano chilies, driz- Now son Peter and daughter-in- zled with honey, and topped with ENCINA HALL, 616 SERRA STREET law Courtney oversee the Broad- breadcrumbs a small-plate appe- way space with their hand-crafted tizer that could satisfy two to four “MacFarquhar’s book–daringly conceived, brilliantly pizza and small-plates restaurant. people Vesta is no secret to the down- The baseball-sized pork meat- executed–may change not just how you see the world, town Redwood City dining scene. balls ($12.50), three of them, were but how you live in it.” —Katherine Boo While I have no comparative fi- served under a pile of crisp arugula nancials, I would venture to say tossed in a jalapeño aioli with curls FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Vesta is the most popular spot on of fragrant Parmigiano-Reggiano a street filled with good restau- atop. The pork balls were cooked Information: 650.723.0011 http://creativewriting.stanford.edu rants. Well before noon, Vesta was through, despite their size, without packed while other restaurants being charred on the outside. were still putting out their street- The savory mushroom toast Sponsored by Stanford University Creative Writing Program www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 22, 2016 • Page 25 Eating Out available by the glass or bottle. Vesta Peter Borrone grew up in the (continued from previous page) restaurant business. He and Court- Italian sausage, mascarpone, ser- ney have translated that knowl- rano chilies, parsley and drizzled edge into a contemporary, vibrant, with honey, it was just a tad too thriving restaurant. sweet for my taste but clearly en- Now that this review is com- joyed by many. pleted, I can shower my attention The Margherita pizza ($16), on solely on that scrumptious pizza the other hand, had that classic carbonara. Q Neapolitan quality to it — simple Freelance writer Dale Bentson ingredients of tomato sauce, fresh can be emailed at dfbentson@ mozzarella, basil, olive oil, and gmail.com. fleur de sel with simply amazing results. It had a bubbly soft crust and thin layer of sauce, dotted with tiny puddles of melted cheese. Vesta Even when packed, the ser- 2022 Broadway St., Redwood City; 650-362-5052; vice was attentive and I appreci- vestarwc.com ated linens on the tables and not paper napkins. The dining room Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 was loud when busy as noise rico- a.m. to 10 p.m. cheted off the stark high walls. Reservations Delivery: The pizza oven has limited ca- available pacity and can get backed up Credit cards from when busy. All the more reason independent to take advantage of the inviting Parking: companies appetizers. street and The restaurant itself doesn’t city lots Outdoor make deliveries, but Vesta ac- seating: commodates several independent Beer and enclosed food-delivery services. A word of wine patio and caution though: Vesta’s pizzas are streetside Neapolitan style with soft crusts Happy hour that could be soggy by the time Noise level: INVITATION FOR CONSIGNMENTS delivered. They are best eaten hot Corkage: $15 High OF CHINESE PAINTINGS from the brick oven. January 22-27, San Francisco Vesta offered a solid selection Children Bathroom of craft beers, both draft and by Cleanliness: Bonhams Chinese Paintings Specialists will be available January 22-27 to the bottle. 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BEST ACTRESS 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (R) The Forest (PG-13) Century 20: 2 & 10:45 p.m. SAOIRSE RONAN Century 16: 10 a.m., 1:15, 4:30, 7:45 & 11 p.m. Gilda (1946) (Not Rated) Century 20: 3:55, 5:40, 7:15 & 10:35 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 2:25 BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY — NICK HORNBY Stanford Theatre: 5:30 & 9:25 p.m. p.m. Fri. & Sun. noon The Good Dinosaur (PG) ++1/2 Century 16: Sat. & Sun. The 5th Wave (PG-13) 10 a.m. Century 20: 11 a.m., 1:30 & 4:15 p.m. Century 16: 10:05 a.m., 1, 4:05, 7:20 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 10:55 a.m., 1:40, 4:30, 7:20 & 10:15 p.m. In The Hateful Eight (R) ++1/2 Century 16: 11:15 a.m., D-BOX at 10:55 a.m., 1:40, 4:30, 7:20 & 10:15 p.m. 3:05, 7:10 & 10:50 p.m. Century 20: 6:35 & 10:10 p.m. Airlift (Not Rated) Century 16: 9:30 p.m. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (PG-13) ++1/2 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (PG) Century 20: 9:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m. Joy (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 20: 9:05 p.m. Anomalisa (R) +++1/2 Nannaku Prematho (Not Rated) Aquarius Theatre: 2:30, 4:40, 7:20 & 10 p.m. Century 16: 6:40 & 10:25 p.m. NOW PLAYING IN THEATRES EVERYWHERE CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR THEATRES AND SHOWTIMES The Big Short (R) +++1/2 Norm of the North (PG) Century 16: 10:20 a.m., 1:25, 4:25, 7:40 & 10:40 p.m. Century 16: 10:10 a.m., 12:30, 2:50, 5:10 & 7:30 p.m. Century 20: 10:25 a.m., 1:25, 4:25, 7:25 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m., 1:55, 4:40 & 7:05 p.m. w ® Bolshoi Ballet: Taming of the Shrew (PG) The Revenant (R) ++1/2 Century 20: Sun. 12:55 p.m. Century 16: 10:45 a.m., 12:25, 2:15, 3:55, 5:45, 7:25, 9:15 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE The Boy (PG-13) & 10:55 p.m. Century 20: 10:25 a.m., 1:50, 5:20 & 8:50 BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Century 16: 10:10 a.m., 12:40, 3:10, 5:35, 8:05 & 10:35 p.m. p.m. In X-D at 11:55 a.m., 3:30, 7 & 10:25 p.m. ® Century 20: 11:35 a.m., 2:30, 5:10, 8 & 10:45 p.m. Ride Along 2 (PG-13) 1/2 Century 16: 11:55 a.m., 2:35, WINNER GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD Bridge of Spies (PG-13) Century 20: 6:55 & 10:05 p.m. 5:15, 7:55 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 10:40 a.m., 1:15, 2:40, BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 4, 5:25, 6:45, 8:05, 9:20 & 10:40 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 12:10 p.m. Brooklyn (PG-13) +++1/2 ©HFPA Century 20: 10:40 a.m. 4:45 & 10:20 p.m. Room (R) Century 16: 10 a.m., 12:50, 3:50 & 9:50 p.m. DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA Palo Alto Square: 1:15, 4:15 & 7:15 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:55 p.m. NOMINEE Sisters (R) Century 16: 7:05 & 10:50 p.m. FIRST-TIME FEATURE LÁSZLÓ NEMES Carol (R) Century 16: 10:15 a.m., 1:05 & 4 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m., 2:15, 5, 7:55 & 10:40 p.m. Century 20: Fri. & Sat. 10:20 a.m., 1:05 & 3:50 p.m. Son of Saul (R) Guild Theatre: 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 & 9:45 p.m. “THE BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR.” Casablanca (1942) (PG) Spotlight (R) +++1/2 Century 20: 1:25 & 7:10 p.m. Peter Debruge, VARIETY Eric Kohn, INDIEWIRE Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 3:40 p.m. Anne Thompson, THOMPSON ON HOLLYWOOD THE GUARDIAN Palo Alto Square: 1, 4 & 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 10 p.m. Creed (PG-13) +++ Century 20: 9:35 p.m. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (PG-13) +++ Daddy’s Home (PG-13) Century 16: 10 & 11:05 a.m., 1:10, 4:30, 7:45 & 11 p.m. Fri. Century 16: 7 p.m. Fri. & Sun. 11:20 a.m. Sat. 4:20 p.m. 6:15 & 9:25 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 2:20, 5:35 & 8:50 p.m. In 3-D at SON OF SAUL Century 20: 11:45 a.m., 2:20, 5:05, 7:50 & 10:20 p.m. 12:10, 3:25, 7 & 10:15 p.m. Fri. 3 p.m. Century 20: 10:45 A FILM BY LÁSZLÓÁ Ó NEMES WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM The Danish Girl (R) Aquarius Theatre: 1:30, 4:10, 7 & a.m., 12:50, 4:05, 7:20, 8:30 & 10:35 p.m. In 3-D at 2, 3:05, 9:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 4:50 & 7:45 p.m. 5:15 & 6:20 p.m. Fri. 11:50 a.m. In 3-D D-BOX at 2 & 5:15 STARTS FRIDAY, p.m. In D-BOX at 10:45 a.m., 8:30 p.m. Dirty Grandpa (R) JANUARY 22 Century 16: 10:30 a.m., 1:20, 4:10, 7:15 & 10 p.m. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) (Not Rated) VIEW THE TRAILER AT WWW.SONOFSAULMOVIE.COM Century 20: 11:15 a.m., 2:15, 4:55, 7:35 & 10:10 p.m. Century 16: Sun. 2 p.m. Century 20: Sun. 2 p.m. + Skip it ++ Some redeeming qualities +++ A good bet ++++ Outstanding Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (327-3241) CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: Now Open 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-0128) Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264) Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) on California Ave. Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700) Redwood City (800-326-3264) ON THE WEB: Additional movie reviews and trailers at PaloAltoOnline.com/movies “Bonne cuisine et bon vin, c’est le paradis sur terre” (Henry IV) Century Theatres at Palo Alto Square Friday & Saturday 1/22 – 1/23 Brooklyn – 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:55 Spotlight – 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sun, Mon, Tue, & Thurs 1/24, 1/25, 1/26, 1/28 Brooklyn – 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 Spotlight – 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 Wednesday 1/27 Brooklyn – 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 Spotlight – 1:00, 4:00 AAIC: Florence and the Uffizi Gallery – 6:30PM Tickets and Showtimes available at cinemark.com Support Palo Alto Weekly’s coverage of our community. 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The walk starts at 9 a.m. at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center, 2775 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, and will run until 1 File photo/Michelle Le p.m. Also during the event, the group will visit the Linda Gass land-art installation that documents Cooley Landing, enjoy lunch with John Bourgeois — executive project manager By spending time in the garden, people can reap health benefits, says garden of the South Bay Salt Pond coach Jack McKinnon. File photo/Whitney Dafoe Dafoe photo/Whitney File Restoration Project — and hear from legislative advocate Alice Kaufman. Lunch will be provided by the Committee for Green Digging, pruning, Foothills. Space is limited, so A great planting and participants are encouraged to cultivating will reap RSVP. Info: greenfoothills.org/ Now is a good time to get your garden ready for the calendar time for rewards both now spring, according to garden coach Jack McKinnon. and in the spring GARDEN EVOLUTION ... Hear about how water, immigration by Jack McKinnon and population increases have gardening influenced California’s gardens over the past two centuries on e spend enormous teacher from College of San Mateo must have migrate to the trunk and seriously inhibit growth Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 1:30 p.m. amounts of money said it 25 times during the course of the class: from there up. I have seen this so many times, at Los Altos Lutheran Church, Won kitchen remodels. “BE BOLD!” If a plant that should look shrubby including in very expensive plantings, that I feel 460 S. El Monte Ave., Los Altos. A car these days costs more is woody, take it out. Replacement, unless it is a everybody who gardens need to learn this. Plant During this Garden Club of Los than ever, and home prices rare species, is usually only a few dollars for a high! Altos program, Patricia Knight are through the ceiling. one-gallon plant, and that will give you five to 7. If you have bulbs, plant them now. Put them will give a talk called “The When I think about it, I usu- eight more years of good, new, shrubby foliage. in at their recommended depth. Do a search on Revolving Wheel: California’s ally spend an hour — max 3. Rake up all the debris in your beds, and bulb-planting depth. The basic instruction is to Changing View of Gardening,” — in the kitchen, if I am pull out all of the annuals. Dig up the beds with plant bulbs two to three times as deep as the bulb subtitled “The Rise and Fall of cooking for a group or mak- Jack McKinnon a shovel or rototiller down to at least 10 inches. is tall. Over-plant the bulbs with your annuals the California Lawn.” Admission ing a big deal out of a meal. Then add compost on top to a depth of at least like pansy, primrose, snap dragon, cineraria and is free for members, and guests Time spent in the car is of- 4 inches and go over the whole bed again to ho- ornamental kale. When the bulbs come up, you are welcome for a $5 fee. Info: ten just what it takes to get to work or school or mogenize it. This is an important process for will have a double show. gardencluboflosaltos.org to run some errands. And for many of us, if we the soil. It adds nutrients to refresh the organic 8. Prune for effect and for fruit and flower. have more than a day and a half in the house, elements of the soil. Microorganisms live off of Pruning is a living sculpture technique in or- HOMESTEADING 101 ... Learn we get cabin fever and have to go out shopping the compost and give off waste that is beneficial namentals and a food or flower production about fruit tree grafting on or to the club to be with people. to the plants. I know this is a vague description technique for deciduous trees. As for Japanese Saturday, Jan. 30, 2-4 p.m., This is where the garden is different. At about of what happens, and if you are a professor of maples, the finished tree can be as stunning as at Common Ground Garden, a tenth of the cost of a home and significantly soil science, I’m sorry. Just know that it’s good a marble statue in your yard. Thinning is the 687 Arastradero Road, Palo less than a modern kitchen, we can spend hours, for the plants, and if you want to study the biol- key. Whacking is for the ignorant and does not Alto. Jesse Imbach and James and even days, in the garden reaping the rewards ogy and botany of compost to find out how it deserve attention. Pruning can be learned, and Lalikos will talk about sourcing of health, beauty, food, flowers and the true joy works, then great. I’ve seen it in action for years for me, the best way was to pick up the cuttings and storing viable scions, tool of all who see it. and have studied it in college, but I am getting left behind by a master. When I could not see selection, best practices and The garden at this time of year seems daunt- too old to remember all that science. how he made the plant look so good without more. Imbach is a member ing, and yet, all is well and waiting for us to join 4. Know that this is the perfect time to replant. it looking pruned, I searched out his cuts and of the California Rare Fruit in the changes that will make the show all the This is when the plants are growing the slowest noted his tried and true techniques. Growers and its Santa Clara better come spring. and will go into shock the least. Go to your favor- 9. The best thing about gardening for me is Valley chapter and manages Yes, it means work. Good old down-and-dirty ite nurseries (you do have several, don’t you?) and that the work is never really finished. Each day the San Mateo Chapter of digging, pruning, planting and cultivating make stock up on annuals, perennials and even trees. brings new tasks to take on. Pacing is important Village Harvest. Lalikos is a for plenty to do between the showers we’re see- There will probably not be any price breaks, but so that you don’t hurt yourself and get discour- mechanical engineer and power- ing. I like the feel of old, well-made clothes and know the prices won’t be any higher either. aged. Know that everything you do for your systems designer who has boots. With tools that were made to last, I take 5. When buying plants, if at all possible check garden is noticed. And even if no one says so, been splicing plants together pride in keeping them sharp, clean and oiled. the roots for spiraling and root-bound clumps. If you will be credited with the admiration you since his childhood. After the This month I am going to recommend spend- the pot is smaller than five gallons, you should truly deserve. discussion, participants can try ing a few hours more than usual in your garden. be able to tip the plant and lift off the pot to see if Good gardening. 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Menlo Park Schools. • 3 Bedrooms, 3 baths • 2,020 square foot home • 2-car garage • Menlo Park Schools ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Offered at $1,995,000 Monica Corman, Broker Mandy Montoya License #01111473 License #01911643 www.2Chateau.com [email protected] [email protected] www.MonicaCorman.com 650.543.1164 650.823.8212 www.MandyMontoya.com Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Sq. ft. and/or acreage information contained herein has been received from seller, existing reports, appraisals, public records and/or other sources deemed reliable. Neither seller nor listing agent has verified this information. If this information is important to buyer in determining whether to buy or the purchase price, buyer should conduct buyer’s own investigation. 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Santa Clara County; California , pursuant California, County of SANTA CLARA. 94040 APN#: 189-05-021 The undersigned If you consult either of these resources, DATE OF SALE: 01/28/2016 TIME OF SALE: to the Notice of Default and Election to The Petition for Probate requests that: Trustee disclaims any liability for any incor- you should be aware that the same lender 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE GATED Sell thereunder recorded March 4, 2015 HEIDI L. BECKER be appointed as personal rectness of the street address and other may hold more than one mortgage or NORTH MARKET STREET ENTRANCE TO as Instr. No. 22873190 in Book —- Page representative to administer the estate of common designation, if any, shown herein. deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO Notices THE SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE AT 190 N. —- of Official Records in the office of the the decedent. Said sale will be made, but without cov- PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown MARKET STREET, SAN JOSE, CA.. STREET Recorder of Santa Clara County California. The petition requests the decedent’s will enant or warranty, expressed or implied, on this notice of sale may be postponed ADDRESS and other common designation, You ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. regarding title, possession, or encum- one or more times by the mortgagee, if any, of the real property described above TRUST DATED MARCH 1, 2007. UNLESS The will and any codicils are available for brances, to pay the remaining principal beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant 995 Fictitious Name is purported to be: 2040 W MIDDLEFIELD YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR examination in the file kept by the court. sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed to Section 2924g of the California Civil RD # 32, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC The petition requests authority to admin- of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided Code. The law requires that information Statement 94043 APN#: 153-07-032 The undersigned SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION ister the estate under the Independent in said note(s), advances, under the terms about trustee sale postponements be Trustee disclaims any liability for any incor- OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING Administration of Estates Act. (This author- of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and made available to you and to the public, CAMRAN NEZHAT INSTITUTE rectness of the street address and other AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ity will allow the personal representative to expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT as a courtesy to those not present at the common designation, if any, shown herein. A LAWYER. 13721 ROBLEDA ROAD, LOS take many actions without obtaining court created by said Deed of Trust. The total sale. If you wish to learn whether your File No.: 612226 Said sale will be made, but without cov- ALTOS HILLS, CA 94022 “(If a street address approval. Before taking certain very impor- amount of the unpaid balance of the obli- The following person (persons) is (are) sale date has been postponed, and, if enant or warranty, expressed or implied, or common designation of property is tant actions, however, the personal rep- gation secured by the property to be sold applicable, the rescheduled time and date doing business as: regarding title, possession, or encum- shown above, no warranty is given as to its resentative will be required to give notice and reasonable estimated costs, expenses Camran Nezhat Institute, located at 900 for the sale of this property, you may call brances, to pay the remaining principal completeness or correctness).” Said Sale of to interested persons unless they have and advances at the time of the initial pub- 916-939-0772 for information regarding Welch Rd., Ste. 403, Palo Alto, CA 94303, sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed property will be made in “as is” condition waived notice or consented to the pro- lication of the Notice of Sale is $357,032.47. the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Santa Clara County. of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided without covenant or warranty, express posed action.) The independent adminis- The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust Web site www.nationwideposting.com This business is owned by: A Corporation. in said note(s), advances, under the terms or implied, regarding title possession, tration authority will be granted unless an heretofore executed and delivered to for information regarding the sale of this The name and residence address of the of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and or encumbrances, to pay the remaining interested person files an objection to the the undersigned a written Declaration of property, using the file number assigned registrant(s) is(are): expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts principal sum of the note(s) secured by petition and shows good cause why the Default and Demand for Sale, and a writ- to this case 00000005411640. Information ENDOSCOPY AND FERTILITY CENTER, created by said Deed of Trust. The total said Deed of Trust, with interest as in said court should not grant the authority. ten Notice of Default and Election to Sell. A MEDICAL CORPORATION amount of the unpaid balance of the obli- note provided, advances, if any, under the A HEARING on the petition will be held on The undersigned caused said Notice of about postponements that are very short 900 Welch Rd., Ste. 403 gation secured by the property to be sold terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges February 1, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 10 of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in duration or that occur close in time to Palo Alto, CA 94303 and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and expenses of the Trustee and of the the Superior Court of California, County of in the county where the real property is the scheduled sale may not immediately Registrant began transacting business and advances at the time of the initial pub- trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Said Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: be reflected in the telephone information under the fictitious business name(s) listed lication of the Notice of Sale is $775,501.07. sale will be held on: JANUARY 28, 2016, Jose, CA, 95113. If you are considering bidding on this or on the Internet Web site. The best way above on N/A. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust AT 10:00 A.M. *AT THE NORTH MARKET If you object to the granting of the peti- property lien, you should understand that to verify postponement information is to This statement was filed with the County heretofore executed and delivered to STREET ENTRANCE OF THE SUPERIOR tion, you should appear at the hearing and there are risks involved in bidding at a attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on the undersigned a written Declaration of COURTHOUSE, 190 N. MARKET STREET, state your objections or file written objec- trustee auction. You will be bidding on a SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: December 17, 2015. Default and Demand for Sale, and a writ- SAN JOSE, CA 95113 At the time of the tions with the court before the hearing. lien, not on the property itself. Placing the NATIONWIDE POSTING & PUBLICATION (PAW Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016) ten Notice of Default and Election to Sell. initial publication of this notice, the total Your appearance may be in person or by highest bid at a trustee auction does not A DIVISION OF FIRST AMERICAN TITLE Amity CrossFit The undersigned caused said Notice of amount of the unpaid balance of the your attorney. automatically entitle you to free and clear INSURANCE COMPANY 1180 IRON POINT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Default and Election to Sell to be recorded obligation secured by the above described If you are a creditor or a contingent credi- ownership of the property. You should also ROAD, SUITE 100 FOLSOM, CA 95630 File No.: 612439 in the county where the real property is Deed of Trust and estimated costs, tor of the decedent, you must file your be aware that the lien being auctioned off 916-939-0772 www.nationwideposting. The following person (persons) is (are) located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: expenses, and advances is $534,559.41. claim with the court and mail a copy to may be a junior lien. If you are the highest com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER doing business as: If you are considering bidding on this It is possible that at the time of sale the the personal representative appointed bidder at the auction, you are or may be & WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT Amity CrossFit, located at 3516 El Camino property lien, you should understand that opening bid may be less than the total by the court within the later of either responsible for paying off all liens senior COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara there are risks involved in bidding at a indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL (1) four months from the date of first to the lien being auctioned off, before DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL County. trustee auction. You will be bidding on a BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on issuance of letters to a general personal you can receive clear title to the property. BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT This business is owned by: A Limited lien, not on the property itself. Placing the this property lien, you should understand representative, as defined in section 58 (b) You are encouraged to investigate the DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP as Liability Company. highest bid at a trustee auction does not that there are risks involved in bidding at of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 existence, priority, and size of outstanding Trustee Dated: 01/13/2016 NPP0269802 The name and residence address of the automatically entitle you to free and clear a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a days from the date of mailing or personal liens that may exist on this property by To: PALO ALTO WEEKLY 01/22/2016, registrant(s) is(are): ownership of the property. You should also lien, not on the property itself. Placing the delivery to you of a notice under section contacting the county recorder’s office or 01/29/2016, 02/05/2016 HEIGHT PERFORMANCE, LLC be aware that the lien being auctioned off highest bid at a trustee auction does not 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other 686 Emily Drive may be a junior lien. If you are the highest automatically entitle you to free and clear California statutes and legal authority may Mountain View, CA 94043 bidder at the auction, you are or may be ownership of the property. You should also affect your rights as a creditor. You may Answers to this week’s puzzles, which can be found on page 38. Registrant began transacting business responsible for paying off all liens senior be aware that the lien being auctioned off want to consult with an attorney knowl- under the fictitious business name(s) listed to the lien being auctioned off, before may be a junior lien. If you are the highest edgeable in California law. above on December 1, 2015. you can receive clear title to the property. bidder at the auction, you are or may be You may examine the file kept by the This statement was filed with the County You are encouraged to investigate the responsible for paying off all liens senior court. If you are a person interested in Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on existence, priority, and size of outstanding to the lien being auctioned off, before the estate, you may file with the court a December 29, 2015. liens that may exist on this property by you can receive clear title to the property. Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) (PAW Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016) contacting the county recorder’s office or You are encouraged to investigate the of the filing of an inventory and appraisal a title insurance company, either of which existence, priority, and size of outstanding of estate assets or of any petition or ZEST LIMOUSINE SERVICE may charge you a fee for this information. liens that may exist on this property by account as provided in Probate Code sec- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT If you consult either of these resources, contacting the county recorder’s office or tion 1250. A Request for Special Notice File No.: 612356 you should be aware that the same lender a title insurance company, either of which form is available from the court clerk. The following person (persons) is (are) may hold more than one mortgage or may charge you a fee for this information. Attorney for Petitioner: doing business as: deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO If you consult either of these resources, Robert J. Lanzone Zest Limousine Service, located at 2464 El PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown you should be aware that the same lender 1001 Laurel Street, Suite A Camino Real #250, Santa Clara, CA 95051, on this notice of sale may be postponed may hold more than one mortgage or San Carlos, CA 94070 Santa Clara County. one or more times by the mortgagee, deed of trust on the property. 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The law requires that information about gent creditors, and persons who may oth- Registrant began transacting business If you wish to learn whether your sale date trustee sale postponements be made erwise be interested in the will or estate, under the fictitious business name(s) listed has been postponed, and, if applicable, the available to you and to the public, as a or both of HORACE CULMER BANKS, II, above on 12/23/2015. rescheduled time and date for the sale of courtesy to those not present at the sale. who was a resident of Santa Clara County, This statement was filed with the County this property, you may call 916-939-0772 If you wish to learn whether your sale date State of California, and died on November Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on for information regarding the trustee’s has been postponed, and, if applicable, the 26, 2015, in the City of Palo Alto, County of December 23, 2015. sale or visit this Internet Web site www. rescheduled time and date for the sale of Santa Clara, State of California. (PAW Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016) nationwideposting.com for information this property, you may call (888) 988-6736 IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent SHARETEA PALO ALTO regarding the sale of this property, using or visit this Internet Web site: salestrack. creditor of the deceased, you must file FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT the file number assigned to this case tdsf.com, using the file number assigned your claim within four months from the File No.: 612788 20130015000746. Information about post- to this case B547168 B. 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EXECUTED BY: EDWARD J now held by it under said Deed of Trust To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contin- THE SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE AT 190 N. MORTON, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION in the property hereinafter described: gent creditors, and persons who may oth- MARKET STREET, SAN JOSE, CA.. STREET C R O S S W O R D S TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S Trustor: Richard J. Staskus, An Unmarried erwise be interested in the will or estate, or ADDRESS and other common designation, CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form Man Recorded March 14, 2007 as Instr. No. both, of RICHARD BEYER WITSCHONKE. if any, of the real property described above www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 22, 2016 • Page 39 One year of rain won’t end four years of drought. The rain has come, but the drought’s not over. Let’s work with the rain to douse the drought. 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The redshirt Boys, girls show junior center has started the past two years, helping the Cardinal win a duplication its third Pac-12 Conference title in of hoop success the past three years and winning the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. Schuler, by Keith Peters a science, technology and society ike Molieri and Marki- major, announced Tuesday, through sha Coleman must be an open addressed to “Stanford M doing something right Family,” on medium.com, that he is with their Menlo-Atherton bas- leaving the football program to “ to ketball teams, as the squads are chase my dreams and opportunities near mirror images of each other outside of football.” He becomes in their respective PAL South Di- the third offensive lineman to leave vision races. the Cardinal, following seniors Josh Over the past three games — Garnett and Kyle Murphy, each all victories by both teams — the of whom played four years in the boys have outscored their oppo- nents by 189-109 and the girls program. Schuler leaves with the Harjanto Sumali blessing of the coaching staff and have done the same by 190-101. his teammates. He’s in his final More important, both M-A academic year and is preparing for squads are 5-0 in divisional the next phase of his life. “Stanford action. wasn’t just the best four years of Stanford’s Taylor Davidson opens the 2016 tennis season ranked No. 20th nationally in singles and No. The girls (15-2 overall) reduced my life ,” he wrote, “ it prepared me 10 in doubles with fellow junior Caroline Doyle. The Cardinal hosts Santa Clara on Monday. a three-way tie for first place for the best forty years of my life.” In down to two teams with a 61-38 related news, Cardinal wide receiver romp over previous co-leader Michael Rector announced, via Mills on Wednesday in Atherton. Facebook, his intention to remain at It was M-A’s 12th straight victory. Stanford for another year. Title quests begin again The Bears led the entire game, pushing their lead to 35 points SOCCER CAMPS . . . Stanford is Goldstein’s second year With Zhao absent, midway through the fourth quar- well-represented at U.S. Womenís ter. Freshman Mele Kailahi, ju- as coach could be Stanford women open nior Ofa Sili, sophomore Carly National team camps with seven McLanahan and junior Ilana Baer members participating in camps an even better one new different lineup all scored in double figures for the across four age groups. by Rick Eymer Kelley by Rick Eymer Bears. Sili led the way with 14 OíHara and Christen Press were tanford men’s tennis coach uniors Taylor Davidson and points, Kailahi added 13, McLa- called to the full womenís national Paul Goldstein may be a Caroline Doyle set an ex- nahan had 12 and Baer 10. team camp, Andi Sullivan and Jane little too critical of him- ample of teamwork during Menlo-Atherton, which remains Campbell are attending the U-23 S J self as he heads into his second the fall tennis season that could tied with Hillsdale for first place, camp, Alana Cook and Jordan year on the job. His reference prove vital to Stanford’s national will host the Knights on Feb. 3 in DiBiasi took part in the U-20 camp, point makes it difficult to clearly championship hopes this spring. their lone regular-season meeting. and Michelle Xiao will participate in evaluate what he accomplished in Last year, Davidson and Doyle The Menlo-Atherton boys, the U-19 camp. OíHara and Press his first year. were paired with different part- meanwhile, do sit atop the South were part of a group of 26 players Goldstein, a 1998 graduate of Harjanto Sumali ners, neither of whom will be with Division standings all alone fol- participating in the first training Stanford, became the first play- the No. 7-ranked Cardinal when lowing a 60-39 romp over host camp of 2016, which leads into the er in NCAA history to be part it opens its dual-match season on Mills on Wednesday. The Bears first match of the year against the of four national championship Monday against Santa Clara at (14-2 overall) lead Burlingame Republic of Ireland on Jan. 23 at teams. He was a four-time All- Stanford sophomore Tom 1:30 p.m. (4-1) by a full game. Those teams Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. American and the Cardinal won Fawcett is No. 1 again. About a week before the USTA/ meet Feb. 9. Xiao will travel to Lakewood Ranch, 104 of the 110 matches played ITA Northwest regional champi- Menlo-Atherton overcame a Fla., from Jan. 23-30 for the U-19 during his college days. an overall 26-12 record, includ- onships in October, the duo ap- scrappy Mills team, despite trail- camp. “Last year we lost more games ing a 7-9 mark against ranked proached Stanford coach Lele ing by 12-9 after one period. In than I did in four years as a play- opponents. Forood with the idea of playing the second quarter, M-A’s defense er,” Goldstein said. “I like to think “I never thought a freshman together. clamped down on Mills and the ON THE AIR it’s the coaching.” would go wire-to-wire as the No. They got to practice once to- Bears outscored the Vikings, 26- Friday Stanford’s place in college ten- 1 player,” Goldstein said. “He gether before winning the region- 12, to grab a 35-24 halftime lead. Swimming: Arizona St. men, wom- nis history remains unparalleled, never did anything that made me al doubles title and advancing to Kai Winterling had 10 second- en at Stanford, 1 p.m.; Pac-12 Net- even though the school has not think I needed to pull him out of the national championships in quarter points on two 3’s while works won a national title since 2000. there. He earned it.” New York, where they won the Lucas Fioretti added 10 first- half Women’s basketball: Stanford at USC, 8 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks; KZSU The four years Goldstein played Fawcett was an All-Pac-12 pick consolation title. Overall, they points. In the second half, M-A (90.1 FM) are considered special even in and earned the conference Fresh- own three doubles titles, with the extended the lead to 52-33 after Saturday a program that has won 17 na- man of the Year award. He finished latest being last weekend at the three quarters and maintained the Wrestling: Stanford vs. West Vir- tional titles and 17 conference the year ranked 35th nationally. NCTC Classic in Indian Wells, lead to end the game. ginia, noon; Pac-12 Bay Area championships. “I still thought there were areas and are 12-1 as a team. Lucas Fioretti, Kai Winterling Men’s basketball: Arizona St. at The Cardinal opened the sea- for improvement and he took on Davidson also advanced in and Eric Norton all scored 15 Stanford, 8 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks; son with a pair of wins Wednes- some changes that meant short- singles competition, winning the points. Norton added five boards KNBR (680) day, beating visiting Sacramento term frustrations,” Goldstein regional title. Doyle reached the and four steals and Fioretti had Sunday State, 6-0, in the morning, and said. “It was good for long-term semifinal round. three steals. Raymond Fowler Women’s basketball: Stanford visiting UC Davis, 6-0, in the success.” “I wanted to see how they did as finished with five points and sev- at UCLA, 6 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks; KZSU (90.1 FM) afternoon. Wilcynski showed his versatil- a team,” Forood said. “They fig- en boards and Christian Fioretti Sophomore David Wilczynski ity last year, becoming the first ured out how to play together and contributed seven assists and five played at the top of the ladder Stanford player to perform, at are continuing to hit their stride. rebounds for the Bears. READ MORE ONLINE against the Hornets and sopho- least once, at every rung of the That bodes well for us.” In other boys basketball: www.PASportsOnline.com more Tom Fawcett led the way singles ladder. He played most of Davidson was part of the Pac- Sacred Heart Prep used its size against the Aggies. his matches at the No. 3 spot, re- 12 Doubles Team of the Year with inside and won a first-round battle For expanded daily coverage of college and prep sports, visit Fawcett saw all his action last www.PASportsOnline.com year at the No. 1 spot, posting (continued on page 43) (continued on page 43) (continued on next page) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • January 22, 2016 • Page 41 Sports ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Mia Shenk Mason Randall SACRED HEART PREP SACRED HEART PREP The sophomore soccer for- The senior guard sparked the ward scored six goals and Gators to a 3-0 basketball added five assists, including week that saw him score 51 the winning goal or assist in points and make 14 3-point- two wins, during a 3-0 week ers, including 21 points to that kept the Gators tied for help overcome a 22-point first place with rival Menlo deficit in a win over rival School. Menlo School. Honorable mention Brianna Claros Nathan Beak Pinewood basketball Pinewood basketball Tierna Davidson* Will Chisholm Sacred Heart Prep soccer Menlo soccer Zoe Enright Alex Gil-Fernandez* Menlo soccer Gunn basketball SUMMER 2016 Sam Erisman Blake Henry* Menlo basketball Menlo-Atherton basketball Greer Hoyem Jeffrey Lee-Heidenreich Menlo-Atherton basketball Gunn basketball Ila Lane Dylan Williams Priory basketball Menlo soccer p Connecti * previous winner Cam on Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com omore JH Tevis scored a game- Prep roundup high 22 points, and added nine ATTENTION (continued from previous page) rebounds and five steals. 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(continued from previous page) (continued from page 41) “Melissa learned a lot this weekend,” Forood said. “Those 25 second-half points to send the game to overtime. junior Carol Zhao last year. Doyle were all experience matches for Alexis Harris led Paly with 11 points with Julie and Ellen Tsay, who graduated, her. She beat a really good Duke Chandler and Lauren Koyama combining for 17. were partners last season. Both of player. It’s all about learning.” In Atherton, Sacred Heart Prep (12-3) held visiting them earned All-American hon- Zhao is scheduled to return to Mercy-San Francisco to just seven first-half points ors in doubles. the lineup in late March or early while rolling to a 51-18 nonleague victory. Ma’ata Zhao, who is playing on the April, just in time for the stretch Makoni led the Gators with 14 points with Zoe Za- USTA pro circuit as part of her run and into the postseason. She harias adding nine. preparation with the Canadian spent last year as the No. 1 singles In Palo Alto, host Castilleja defeated Mercy-Burl- National Team, is expected to player, winning 35 of 40 matches ingame, 47-29, in nonleague action Wednesday. The return to the team for the spring and going 22-3 against nation- Gators (8-6) raced out to an early 15-point lead as quarter — most likely around ally ranked opponents. Zhao junior Cate Alder swished a trio of 3-pointers. Alder March 20. ended the year ranked No. 2 in recorded her first double-double, finishing with 15 “She’s definitely coming back the country. points, a career-high 12 rebounds, five assists and for spring quarter,” said Forood. “Her game has taken off,” Fo- three blocks. Katie Fearon scored 14 points, including “Her likely intention is to turn pro rood said. “From the time she got a pair of threes, with five rebounds and four steals. after the school season.” her as a freshman to the end of Forood foresees no problems last year, she has grown so much Boys soccer pairing Zhao with someone else as a player. The challenge of play- Palo Alto held on to first place and kept its un- when she does get back. ing top-100 players every week beaten streak intact with a 1-0 victory over host Fre- “Carol is the consummate team is going to make her game that mont on Wednesday in SCVAL De Anza Division Peters Keith player,” Forood said. “She’ll take much better. She’s realizing what boys soccer action. whoever seems to be the best fit.” kind of focus it takes.” The Vikings (5-0, 10-0-1) had a number of chances Forood, however, knows where Freshmen Elizabeth Yao, a to score in the first half, but wound up in a scoreless Zhao will be playing. Menlo School grad, and Kim- battle despite having 11 shots on goal. Paly finally Daria Sprague (right) is hugged by Elena Gray “She’s going back at No. 1, no berly Yee also got tested over the broke the deadlock when senior Ariya Momeny after scoring her second goal vs. SHP. doubt about it,” Forood said. weekend. Castilleja grad Paulette crossed the ball in front of the Fremont cage and Meanwhile, se- Wolak, a walk-on last junior Michel-Ange Siaba finished it off in the 25th Menlo’s Daria Sprague drilled free kicks from 50 nior Lindsey Kostas year, also saw action. minute. and 35 yards that just eluded a jumping SHP fresh- played with fresh- Yao continues Elsewhere in SCVAL De Anza Division action, man keeper Caitlin Perkocha and gave the Knights man Noamie Rosen- to work on techni- keeper Denis Vaschencko came up with 11 saves to a 2-0 halftime lead. berg in Indian Wells. cal changes in her help the Gunn boys battle visiting Los Gatos to a The Gators, down but not out, countered with three The doubles team of game that have put 0-0 stalemate. consecutive goals in a 30-minute span to take the senior Krista Hard- her behind. Wolak is In the West Bay Athletic League, Menlo School lead in the second half after coach Ramiro Arre- ebeck and freshman dealing with a wrist rolled past host Priory, 8-1, to extend its winning dondo moved Stanford-bound Tierna Davidson from Melissa Lord reached problem. streak to four matches. midfield to forward to provide more offensive punch. the semifinals at the Stanford’s first The Knights (3-1-1, 7-3-1 overall) were paced by With momentum going against them, the Knights Freeman Invitational road trip features a three goals and two assists from senior striker Will rallied two minutes later when an SHP clearance in Las Vegas. match at defending Chisholm. Senior captain Michael Quezada notched was left untouched. Menlo’s Emily Demmon was For Rosenberg, national champion his first goal of the season to open the scoring for the left alone in the penalty box and tallied the equalizer. Lord and freshman Krista Hardebeck and preseason No. 1 Knights on an assist from sophomore winger Dylan In Sunnyvale, Castilleja got a pair of goals from Caroline Lampl, play- Vanderbilt. Williams, who contributed a goal and three assists. senior Julia Lodoen in a 2-2 tie with host King’s ing against quality opponents was The home schedule features In the PAL Bay Division, Ethan Oro scored a Academy in WBAL Foothill Division action. The a big step in their introduction to matches against three of the top pair of goals, including the game-winner, as Men- Gators moved to 1-1-1 in league (2-5-3 overall). college tennis. nine ranked teams in No. 2 USC, lo-Atherton moved back into first place with a 3-2 In the PAL Bay Division, Menlo-Atherton (3-1-1, “It was really important for the No. 3 Florida and No. 9 UCLA. victory over winless Burlingame on Wednesday in 5-3-1) got a pair of goals from junior Katie Guenin freshmen to play as many match- Stanford also hosts current No. 19 Atherton. and moved into a tie for second place in the PAL Bay es as possible,” Forood said. “We Pepperdine and No. 20 Clemson. Nicolas Jandeleit (assist Micah Sholowitz) and Oro Division standings with a 2-1 victory over visiting had some nice performances in “The first couple of weeks are (assist Kyle Smith) gave the Bears (4-1-1, 6-3-1) a 2-1 Hillsdale. both tournaments.” pivotal for us,” Forood said. “We halftime lead before Oro got the winning goal in the In the SCVAL De Anza Division, Palo Alto re- Lampl, in winning the conso- need to make noise against good second half on an assist from Jean Claverie. mained in a tie for first place following a 3-0 victory lation title at UNLV, competed teams.” over visiting Saratoga on Wednesday. Sophomore against top players from Florida, Four Pac-12 teams are ranked Girls soccer Emily Tomz scored all three goals for the Vikings Duke and North Carolina. Hard- among the top nine in the nation. Since the Menlo School and Sacred Heart Prep (4-0-1, 9-0-1) with two assists from Ansley Queen ebeck and Lord recorded victories Vanderbilt knocked off both the girls have been playing each other in soccer, the local and one from Alison Lu. over players ranked in the top 100. Trojans, who were ranked first at rivals have been pretty much even. In fact, only one Paly will be without standout senior Jacey Peder- “That was critical,” Forood the time, and Bruins in the Final victory separates the two after 17 matches. son for three matches next week. Pederson will be in said. “Krista is playing well. She’s Four. That small margin over 7 1/2 years remained that Lakewood Ranch, Fla., with the U.S. U-19 National motivated. She wants to make a The early matches will help way Tuesday after the teams battled to a 3-3 stale- Team for a training camp. statement this year and she’s play- determine Stanford’s seeding mate on the Gators’ field. In the SCVAL El Camino Division, Lucy Augus- ing at a higher level. Caroline is into the NCAA tournament. The In a battle between the WBAL Foothill Division tine scored three goals to pace Gunn to a 6-1 victory learning what it takes to close Cardinal would like to finish the co-leaders, nothing was decided in the standings as over host Cupertino. The Titans (3-2, 5-5) built a matches out.” regular season among the top 10. the Knights moved to 2-0-1 in league (4-2-4 overall) 4-0 lead, with Augustine scoring three times, before Davidson, Doyle and Hard- That will be tough with Zhao like- and the Gators to 2-0-1 (6-4-1). the Pioneer got on the board. Natalie Hill, Hailey ebeck will start the season in the ly missing matches against seven Sacred Heart Prep still leads in the all-time series, Leclerc and Reachel New all added solo goals for top three spots. Rosenberg, Lampl of the eight ranked teams current- 5-4-8. Menlo needed a victory to tie things up. Gunn. Hill and Malia Jefferson provided assists. Q and Lord, ranked as high as third ly on Stanford’s schedule. Q last year. Bob Bryan, from trying. freshmen Sameer Kumar and Mi- the guys and if it were up to me, Men’s tennis Goldstein won a Pac-12 title, “The one thing that struck me chael Genender. I’d have eight singles matches,” (continued from page 41) sharing it with USC, in his first is how consuming it is,” Gold- Seniors Trey Strobel and An- Goldstein said. “We have good year and won 72 percent (18-7) of stein said of his first year. “I love thony Tsodikov are capable of senior leadership with Nolan and cording a 22-14 overall mark. the time. Not bad for a first-year it. I’m fortunate to be in this po- playing anywhere in the lineup Maciek. They are playing well to- Stanford climbed aboard a coach. sition. It’s a good fit for me and and both have solid experience in gether and I like the idea of two plane Thursday for a trip to New “We had a positive year last my family. This is more of who doubles play. seniors together.” York and matches with Virginia year,” Goldstein said. “I’d like I am.” Juniors Brandon Sutter, Roy Paige and Wilcynski had a 10-4 Tech on Friday and either Colum- to get to the point where do even It’s also been a fresh approach Lederman and Yale Goldberg record as a doubles team last year. bia or Minnesota on Saturday. better.” for the Cardinal. Goldstein fol- give Stanford its best depth in Romanowicz paired with Fawcett Between 1995-98, seven Stan- Meeting the standards set by lows in the footsteps of tennis recent memory. Add sophomore and went 18-4 a year ago. ford players produced 17 All- the 1998 squad that finished 28- legends Dick Gould and John David Hsu, who compiled a 21-9 The doubles point has become American honors. The Cardinal 0, with players who took turns Whitlinger and clearly shares record, mostly out the No. 6 slot, increasingly important and Gold- has had eight players produce 16 playing No. 1 singles, would be their passion for Stanford tennis. and freshman Jack Barber and stein has put together a solid All-American honors in the pre- hard for any team. That doesn’t Seniors Nolan Paige and Ma- practice becomes competitive for doubles lineup that could help tip vious 12 years, including John stop Goldstein, the NCAA singles ciek Romanowicz bolster the everybody. the balance to Stanford’s favor in Morrissey and Robert Stineman runner-up that year, to teammate singles ladder that could include “We have confidence in all critical matches. 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