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Making Palo Alto ‘Dementia Friendly’ Vol. XXXIX, Number 22 Q March 2, 2018 PaloAltoOnline.com Stanford sues HP, Agilent over toxics Page 5 Making Palo Alto ‘dementia friendly’ In growing movement, whole community cares for people facing cognitive loss Page 23 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Spectrum 16 Worth a Look 20 Eating Out 21 Movies 22 QArts Paly presents an original Silicon Valley musical Page 18 QHome Entering the tidy zone: Organizer excises clutter Page 28 QSports Pinewood reaches CCS Open Division title game Page 49 Give Your Skin a Check-Up Introducing new location in Livermore Put your best self forward this year—make your skin care a priority. 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UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Stanford sues HP companies, Agilent over toxics Lawsuit alleges millions of dollars in damages for filed the multimillion-dollar law- (PCBs) and trichloroethylene development while it cleaned hazardous PCB, TCE discharges suit, which does not specify a (TCE) to be discharged over the up the hazardous soil and de- dollar amount, on Feb 23. It al- property. It further spread PCBs veloped a plan to shield its new by Sue Dremann leges that Hewlett-Packard Com- over substantial portions of the multimillion-dollar homes from pany contaminated Stanford’s property during a 1987 grading vapors emanating from the soil’s tanford University officials of its property with hazardous property at 1601 S. California and construction project, the law- remaining TCE, which could not have filed a federal lawsuit chemicals, according to court Ave. over a 35-year period begin- suit claims. be effectively removed. Sagainst Hewlett-Packard documents filed in U.S. District ning in 1970. Stanford discovered the con- Stanford spent millions of dol- Company and its successors Court, Northern District of Cali- Hewlett-Packard Company, tamination in 2015 when it lars on cleanup and remediation Hewlett Packard Enterprise, fornia, in San Jose. which occupied the property began construction of its Uni- to make the site safe for housing HP Inc. and Agilent Technolo- The board of trustees of the Le- from 1970-2005, allegedly versity Terrace faculty-housing gies for years of contamination land Stanford Junior University caused polychlorinated biphenyls project. The university halted (continued on page 12) EDUCATION Scrutinized school administrators announce departures Paly principal goes on leave; finance officer to retire by Elena Kadvany ithin the same week, two high-ranking Palo W Alto Unified School District administrators stated they would be leaving: Palo Alto High School Principal Kim Dio- rio is on a medical leave effective Veronica Weber. immediately and Chief Business Official Cathy Mak will retire in October. ”As many of you are aware, the past few months I’ve been hit Students say ‘Never Again’ hard with health problems,” Dio- Gunn High School students, supported by community activists, stand outside the campus on Feb. 26 rio wrote in a message to staff on to rally for stricter gun-control laws. Feb. 23. “Effective immediately, I will be taking a medical leave and expect to return to work later this spring.” Kim Diorio NEIGHBORHOODS Diorio did not return requests for comment. Diorio has faced criticism over Interim Superintendent Karen the last year for her administra- Hendricks told the Weekly Tues- tion’s handling of student sex- City hopes to restore Eichler harmony day that the district has met with ual-assault cases, even as Paly the Paly administration to discuss remained under federal investi- New guidelines aim to promote compatibility, ease friction between neighbors providing additional administra- gation for many years for Title by Gennady Sheyner tive support and is looking for a IX violations. A law firm found “retired, veteran” administrator last year that Paly administra- ver since they made their Districts. for “single-story overlay” dis- to serve as interim principal. tors repeatedly failed to properly Palo Alto debut in 1950, Yet these very qualities that tricts, which prohibit new two- In a message to Paly parents respond to a Paly student who E Eichler communities were have long united Eichler own- story homes and second-story late Tuesday morning, Hen- reported she had been sexually intended to be more than the sum ers have also created rifts in additions. In a series of tense dricks said that Diorio notified assaulted in a campus bathroom of their boxy, glassy parts. many of the city’s 31 subdivi- meetings, the council approved the district of her leave on Friday in 2016, including not completing Characterized by glass doors sions. Large new Spanish-style the requests from two neighbor- afternoon. an investigation into the incident and large windows, flat or low- homes in Eichler enclaves like hoods (Los Arboles and Greer “In striving to get this informa- and not maintaining and even re- pitched roofs and ample back- Faircourt have sparked outrage Park North) and rejected two oth- tion to you, it was also important sisting proper documentation for yards, developer Joseph Eichler’s — and calls for action — from ers (Royal Manor and Faircourt). that we knew the timeline and the case. homes famously celebrated in- longtime homeowners. Some In each case, the council had initial steps in preparation for A federal report on previous Ti- door/outdoor living. They also have appealed the approvals of weighed arguments of those who additional leadership support to tle IX cases in the district faulted promoted a community ethos proposed new houses that they characterized two-story homes in the site,” Hendricks wrote. Diorio for not reporting promptly through use of common space, as deemed incompatible; others ar- Eichler neighborhoods as archi- Diorio has been Paly’s princi- enough numerous sexual-harass- evidenced by the community cen- gue that two-story homes should tectural blasphemy — a garish pal since 2013, when she replaced ment allegations about Winston. ter, neighborhood park and swim- be banned altogether. indulgence that threatens the pri- Phil Winston following his res- Diorio did not link her health ming pool in Greenmeadow, one The conflict hit its crescendo vacy of neighbors and diminishes ignation. She had previously issues to these pressures in her of two Eichler neighborhoods on in 2015, when residents from worked as an assistant principal the National Register of Historic four different tracts petitioned (continued on page 13) and counselor. (continued on page 11) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 2, 2018 • Page 5 Upfront THE WONDER OF 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306 QUOTE OF THE WEEK (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER William S. Johnson (223-6505) EDITORIAL TREES Editor Jocelyn Dong (223-6514) Associate Editor Linda Taaffe (223-6511) Sports Editor Rick Eymer (223-6516) Saturday, April , Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane (223-6517) This is not an easy thing to do. Home & Real Estate Editor Elizabeth Lorenz (223-6534) Anne Campbell, San Mateo County education su- Assistant Sports Editor Glenn Reeves (223-6521) perintendent, on creating a new preschool system for Spectrum Editor Renee Batti (223-6528)
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