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enlo Park is closer to getting a new boutique Mhotel on El Camino Real that could generate more than $600,000 in city revenue a year through hotel taxes. The Menlo Park Planning Com- mission unanimously approved Monday night a 61-room, four- story hotel proposed by the Porto- la Valley-based Pollock Financial Group. The hotel will be built at 1400 El Camino Real at Glenwood Avenue in Menlo Park, the former site of a Shell gas station. The commission decided to accept the hotel’s transient occupancy tax, estimated to add up to about $604,000 a year in revenue for the city, as a sufficient public Image courtesy city of Menlo Park. A rendering of a 61-room, four-story hotel at 1400 El Camino Real in Menlo Park proposed by the Portola Valley-based Pollock Financial benefit for the community in Group. This view is from El Camino Real looking east. exchange for the right to build at a higher density than would other- There would be 75 underground employees and guests, and addi- Gold, but representatives from created a good precedent for the wise be allowed. parking spots — one spot less tional transit subsidies for employ- Pollock Financial Group said the Planning Commission to accept The hotel could be 48 feet than the required amount — but ees, the representatives said. There plans can’t yet guarantee anything the promise of hotel tax revenue high, instead of the 38 feet that because the garage would be run would be an electric bike sharing beyond the “Silver” status. in exchange for building at the would otherwise be allowed, and by valets, more cars could be fit program, whereby hotel guests The building would have solar additional “bonus” level. The hotel would have a floor-area ratio into the spaces, representatives of could check out pedal-assisted panels to produce hot water, and would have had to pay the hotel (total square feet of building space Pollock Financial said. Additional bikes to travel around town, with technology in guest rooms to tax to the city anyway, he said. divided by the lot’s square footage) parking could be available in the free helmets and locks. Hotel reduce energy use while the rooms Commissioners John Kadvany of 1.49, rather than the 1.1 that parking lot of Language Pacifica, employees would also have bike are not in use. Landscaping, and Katherine Strehl said that they would be allowed without a public on the other side of Glenwood parking, showers and lockers. the representatives said, would wanted the hotel tax revenue to go benefit. Avenue, yielding a total of 115 Under current plans, the hotel incorporate native and drought- toward funding improvements in The L-shaped hotel would have potential available spots, the rep- would meet the building sustain- resistant plants. the El Camino Real/downtown a restaurant and bar with indoor resentatives said. ability guidelines to get LEED Sil- Still, there were some lingering specific plan area. Currently, hotel and outdoor seating, and an event To reduce traffic, the hotel will ver certification. It could meet the concerns. Commissioner Drew tax revenues go to the city’s general room. provide Caltrain GO passes for all next, more stringent level, LEED Combs said he didn’t think it fund. A Neighborhood feathers ruffling over Cuckoo’s Nest club Private techies’ club in Menlo Park wants to serve alcohol, host recreational events.

By Sue Dremann edent that would be set by granting When BootUp took over the for- Palo Alto Weekly the permit. mer Willow Garage space in 2014, The Cuckoo’s Nest name pays the company inherited the original enlo Park and Palo Alto homage to the Ken Kesey novel use-occupancy permit, which con- residents living near San “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s tained both an office and food-ser- MFrancisquito Creek say a Nest.” (Kesey was part of a CIA- vice facility. The company turned proposed bar at a private club for funded study on LSD at the Menlo the food-service operation into a Silicon Valley entrepreneurs should Park Veterans’ Affairs Hospital.) private club to expand socializing not be allowed because it is too The company bills Cuckoo’s between investors, CEOs and close to their homes. Nest as a private membership club startups and with the hope of add- BootUp Ventures, the master that brings together startups and a ing alcohol on a permanent basis. tenant at the office building at 68 select group of international and The private, selective member- Willow Road in Menlo Park, and local CEOs and investors who ship helps offset operating costs, its sub-tenant, the Cuckoo’s Nest want to enjoy each other’s com- Mr. ten Vaanholt said. club, are asking the city of Menlo pany and collaborate. The club has an inside dining Park to grant a use permit to sell Marco ten Vaanholt, co-founder and bar area with seating for 60 wine, beer and spirits and to allow and managing partner of BootUp and an outside deck and garden recreational and social events. and Cuckoo, said the club has with a capacity for 68 persons, But residents say the buildings, been in the building for two years according to the use application. zoned as office space, are not and has already hosted more Membership is limited to 900 meant for a bar and clubhouse. than 100 events, using temporary people, of which 30 percent are They are concerned about traffic, alcohol-service permits, with no international and visit during Graphic by Rosanna Leung The Cuckoo’s Nest is located at 68 Willow Road in Menlo Park, noise and parking — and the prec- complaints. See page 8 part of an office park. April 27, 2016QTheAlmanacOnline.comQThe AlmanacQ5 NEWS

Sharon Heights fire leaves 50 temporarily homeless A structure fire reported just apartment, the chief said. Fire- after midnight Saturday, April fighters are investigating. 23, in a three-story Sharon The apartments are older, Heights apartment complex built before the requirement in Menlo Park displaced 50 for internal sprinklers, the residents from 30 apartments, chief said. “Only the quick according to Chief Harold and aggressive actions of the Schapelhouman of the Menlo firefighters prevented the fire Park Fire Protection District. from creating further damage The one-alarm fire at and spreading both horizon- 350 Sharon Park Drive was tally and vertically,” he said. knocked down in about 30 Firefighters arrived about minutes by firefighters from seven minutes after the first the Menlo Park and Woodside report, saw smoke coming fire protection districts, Chief from a first-floor apartment Schapelhouman said. and upgraded the seriousness The fire left only two apart- of the fire, the chief said. All ments uninhabitable — a first- told, the fire drew five engines, floor unit and the unit directly a ladder truck and two battal- above it — but smoke, the ion chiefs — about 20 firefight- COMMUNITY TALK & NEUROSCIENCE HEALTH CENTER TOURS discovery of asbestos, and the ers in total — to the scene. potential for the fire to spread The firefighters found fire led to the larger evacuation, he in the walls of the apartment Latest Advances in Stroke Treatment said. directly above the first-floor Firefighters reported just unit, but not in the walls of one injury: an occupant of the the third-floor unit, the chief first-floor apartment where said. Stanford Health Care invites you to a free community talk the fire is thought to have Firefighters were on the started cut his hand while scene for hours after the fire about stroke awareness and treatment advances. As the breaking the glass of a cabinet was knocked down, in part containing a fire extinguisher, to make sure that the fire was first program in the nation to earn comprehensive stroke the chief said. completely out, the chief said. The cause appears to have Apartment management is certification from the Joint Commission, Stanford continues been a case of unattend- going to handle relocating the ed cooking in the first-floor displaced residents, he said. to pioneer medical, surgical and interventional therapies for treating and preventing stroke. Meeting set on grade separation By Kate Bradshaw raising the tracks and partially Join us to: Almanac Staff Writer lowering the road. The firm is also looking at the • Attend a talk with Stanford Medicine experts on the latest he first of three com- engineering feasibility of grade munity meetings on separations at all the rail cross- diagnostic tools, treatment and rehabilitation options Ta “grade separation” ings in Menlo Park: Oak Grove, — separating the roadway Glenwood and Encinal avenues, • Take a tour of the Stanford Neuroscience Health Center from the railroad tracks — at as well as Ravenswood. Ravenswood Avenue in Menlo The Ravenswood Avenue Park will be held at 6:30 p.m. crossing is the city’s top prior- Monday, May 2, in the Oak ity. The study will consider the SATURDAY, MAY 7 • 9:30–11:30AM Room of the Arrillaga Family impact of the Caltrain electri- Recreation Center. fication project and plans for Stanford Neuroscience Health Center The consulting firm AECOM high-speed rail. is studying two options rec- For now, city staff and con- 213 Quarry Road • Palo Alto, CA 94304 ommended by the Menlo sultants are seeking commu- Park City Council: tunneling nity feedback at the meetings. Ravenswood Avenue under Go to tinyurl.com/raven586 the Caltrain tracks or partially for more information. A SPEAKERS Gregory Albers, MD Alison Kerr Director, Stanford Stroke Center Vice President, Neuroscience, Fire district dedicates new station Jeremy Heit, MD, PhD Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences A remodeled and larger fire three times larger than the Neurointerventional Radiology Operations station at 2290 University Ave. 1950s-era station it replaced, in East Palo Alto is set to be the district said. dedicated at 11 a.m. Thursday, The remodel includes a April 28. The station is part of community room, an emer- the Menlo Park Fire Protec- gency operations center for tion District, which covers the city, larger quarters for fire RSVP at: stanfordhealthcare.org/events Atherton, Menlo Park, East crews, larger apparatus bays Palo Alto and nearby unincor- and more storage space. The or call 650.736.6555. porated areas. station gets between 2,000 Please register, seating and tours are limited. The 12,000-square-foot sta- and 3,000 calls a year, most for tion, built in phases at a cost medical services, the district of about $7.6 million, is almost said.

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Photo by Barbara Wood /The Almanac Former Woodside Elementary School alumni, parents and teachers gathered in front of the new Sellman Pavilion before it was dedicated on April 20. Back row, from left, Norris Finlayson (father of six WES alumni), Grant Finlayson, Joe Montero, Scott Michelsen, Geordie Sellman (George Sellman’s son), Mark Denzler, Richard Jekat, Michael Gavin and Bill Dolyniuk (former teacher). Front row, from left: Mary Finlayson (mother of six WES alumni), Lisha Mainz Jekat, Carole Mainz, Lisa Putnam, Lorraine Balin, Amalia Popell (former PTA president), Lehua Greenman (former PTA president), Carolyn Gavin (former teacher) and Debbie Greenman Williams. Woodside celebrates opening of new Sellman Pavilion By Barbara Wood former Woodside Elementary the middle school principal. The Almanac Staff Writer School students, reads in part: building is zero net energy, pro- There’s always something good “George Sellman — teacher, ducing as much energy with roof here was free pizza and musical theater director, princi- top solar panels as it consumes. cooking at the historic MacArthur Park lemonade, tours of the pal, superintendent, and deco- There are cafeteria tables that in downtown Palo Alto Tcampus and a sense of rated WII soldier — helped can be folded up and stored in anticipation on April 20 as a build the character of Woodside lockers, enabling the space to crowd waited outside Woodside as a school that strives for the be used be used for basketball, Elementary School’s brand new highest standards of academ- volleyball and other activities. $8 million auditorium for a ic excellence, while fostering The building was funded with ribbon to be cut so they could appreciation for the individual $6.6 million from a $13.5-mil- glimpse inside the new building in an atmosphere of equality lion bond measure approved by that will serve as a gymnasium, and respect for all.” the voters in 2014, $1.4 million theater and rainy day lunchroom “George Sellman earned the in donations from the Woodside for the school’s kindergarten to respect and affection of gen- School Foundation, and nearly eighth-grade students. erations of students, families $268,000 in other funding. Woodside Elementary School and faculty. Woodside Elemen- The bond proceeds also helped alumni Grant Finlayson, with tary School honors his legacy by the one-school district build two the help of former Woodside striving to follow his example of new classrooms for its tuition- Elementary School teacher devoted service, human kind- based preschool, build a new Karen Peterson and George ness, and belief in the unifying design lab, and complete a little “Geordie” Sellman Jr., unveiled and uplifting power of musical more than $2 million in deferred a plaque in honor of longtime theater.” maintenance projects such as district superintendent George The new $8.26-million build- drainage and leaky roofs. More Sellman. Mr. Sellman was also ing has a permanent stage, pull- projects, including additional director of eighth-grade operet- out bleachers with folding seat lighting, fencing and replace- tas and community theater. backs to seat 200, a kitchen, and ment of an artificial turf field The plaque, paid for by 125 a lobby, along with an office for are planned for this summer. A ) Celebrate Mother’s Day at The Park with our in Menlo Park. The invest- famous Brunch or Dinner Buffets. See menus Realtors help seniors, housebound ment management group offers on our site and reserve today. Realtors and affiliate members SILVAR Realtors and affiliates early- and late-stage venture of the Silicon Valley Association set aside a week to help seniors capital, private equity and strat- MacPark’s “American BBQ Road Trip”: of Realtors will assist seniors with household tasks they can egy advice services to tech, ) and the housebound through its no longer perform on their own. media and telecommunications North Carolina in April and Kentucky in May. volunteer program, RSVP, dur- Last year 130 Realtors assisted companies. ing the week of May 2-6. 97 Bay Area households. The group says it manages ) Happy hour 4:30 – 7:00 p.m., Mon. – Fri On those days, Realtors will For more information, call $2 billion and a portfolio of 70 visit senior households and per- 408-200-0100. companies in Europe, the U.S. form light housekeeping service and Israel. Working at the new 27 University Ave., tasks, such as changing light New on Sand Hill office will be new partner Jack Downtown Palo Alto www.macpark.com bulbs or furnace filters, and Deutsche Telekom Capital Young, who previously was a 650.321.9990 cleaning windows. Partners announced it will open managing director at Qual- Since 2001, each year in May, a U.S. office on Sand Hill Road comm Ventures. MacArthur Park... An American BBQ Experience… Ribs and a whole lot more

April 27, 2016QTheAlmanacOnline.comQThe AlmanacQ7 NEWS Cuckoo’s Nest club ruffling feathers of residential neighbors continued from page 5 across the creek said his family various times of the year; another frequently hears noise from the 30 percent are from the greater club’s patio. Bay Area, and the remaining 40 “The sound carries very well and percent are from Peninsula coun- clearly to our area, and we can hear ties. Members are restricted to the murmur of the conversations qualified CEOs, investors, entre- and even the clicking of glasses preneurs, sponsors and BootUp or plates. The Cuckoo’s Nest club tenants and their guests. also uses amplification during the The club currently serves break- events, something that is forbid- fast, lunch, small-plate snacks and den in many cities across the Bay dinner. Its programs include start- Area,” he said. “This makes their up-product presentations, private events unbearable and truly dis- Photo by Veronica Weber The Cuckoo’s Nest in Menlo Park, a members-only club that holds networking events and seminars, is investor presentations and educa- ruptive, especially in such a quiet applying for a liquor permit. Some nearby residents say the club will bring too much traffic and noise. tional seminars. Cocktail recep- residential area. One of their last tions are usually events featured if the Nest was there at the time. drinking and amplified music,” ten Vaanholt said. But after Palo from 6 to 9 p.m.; a comedian that What irked her was that she was she said. Altans wrote letters of concern, the evening events ‘The Cuckoo’s Nest club resorted to vul- ignored when she asked people at Another Menlo Park resident company scheduled a barbecue on and dinners last gar and crude the building to turn their amplified who lives nearby said that about Sunday, April 24, from 3 to 7 p.m. until 10 p.m., also uses amplification humor that we music down. Calls to the Menlo two weeks ago, the streets were for nearby Palo Alto and Menlo according to the during the events, certainly did not Park police did nothing, she said. lined with vehicles during a Cuck- Park residents who would like to application. appreciate.” She questioned the Cuckoo’s oo event. She expressed concerned see the operation first-hand and to There’s park- something that is He said he is Nest statement in a letter to city about traffic, since many families ask any questions, he said. ing for 66 vehi- forbidden in many cities completely officials that it plans to have a have young children. For noise and other complaints, cles, and addi- opposed to “quiet, convenient environment,” Mr. ten Vaanholt said that staff is on site until closing and can tional parking across the Bay Area.’ granting the she said. excessive alcohol consumption is address any issues, he said. The co- for 70 is located PALO ALTO RESIDENT club an alcohol But Ms. Meyer admitted she uncommon in private clubs, where founders and managing partners at the adjacent permit. What’s has not been subjected to repeated decorum is valued, particularly are also Menlo Park and Palo Alto SRI building. Tenants are generally more, he and his family wish the disturbances thus far. “I may be among the CEOs and entrepre- residents who are reachable by not on site during the evenings, club would move to a more suit- beating my feathers for nothing,” neurs who have reputations to phone, he said. and many who attend events use able area. she said during a recent stroll along protect. Staff are also trained to “We welcome feedback from our Uber and Lyft, the application “A quiet residential neighbor- the creek. stem members’ over-consumption, neighbors as they are important, states. hood is no place for a party club,” Menlo Park residents said they he said. and we are trying to build an eco- Mr. ten Vaanholt said that the he said. are also concerned about the noise, A year ago, there were problems system that can help drive innova- club streams modern lounge music Anne Meyer, another Palo Alto traffic and parking. Allowing with trespassers who noisily par- tion as well as business, but jointly inside the venue but not outside. resident, agreed. But she wants the Cuckoo’s Nest to sell alcohol and tied on the property on a Saturday with them,” he said. On occasion, solo or chamber city of Menlo Park and Cuckoo’s have evening events would set a bad afternoon, he added. The tenant’s Menlo Park Senior Planner Kyle music performances may take Nest to establish a plan for how precedent, JoAnne Goldberg said. managing partners called the Perata said that an initial public- place in the early evening, but most noise will be controlled and a clear One reason the office and resi- police to remove those people, he comment period about the applica- occur inside the building. procedure for residents to contact dential mix of buildings works in said. tion will take place through April But residents living near the officials and the club if there are her neighborhood is because they Cuckoo’s Nest contacted resi- 29, after which staff will put club said that their experience has disturbances. are complementary uses. Employ- dents and businesses within 500 together a report. There will be a been quite different since the club She has heard loud music com- ees leave at 5 or 6 p.m. feet of the facility, but city staff told public hearing before the Planning opened in late 2014. A Palo Alto ing from the 68 Willow building “Evening should be quiet time. the company it was not necessary Commission prior to any decision resident whose home is situated before, although she doesn’t know (Businesses) shouldn’t be having to contact Palo Alto residents, Mr. on the application. A Teen counseling center moves from Palo Alto to Redwood City By Kate Bradshaw an LGBTQQ youth peer support While the organization receives and education programs during Almanac Staff Writer program, community counseling, funding from foundation, corpo- its 2014-2015 fiscal year. and substance abuse treatment. The nonprofit will host rate and individual gifts, it also Adolescent Counseling Ser- fter getting priced out of Substance abuse treatment pro- a grand opening for its charges clients on a sliding scale. vices is staffed by about 20 paid its former offices in east- grams are 12- or 16-week inten- new offices on May 3. Families that can afford services employees and 40 to 50 clinical Aern Palo Alto, Adolescent sive outpatient programs, Ms. help to offset the costs of those marriage and family therapist Counseling Services has found Riddle said. who can’t. interns who are graduate or post- a new home, with a three-year The nonprofit will continue its only counseling services will The nonprofit is trying to graduate students working to earn lease, at 643 Bair Island Road other services offered at middle be offered from 4 to 10 p.m. increase its services to 30 percent their requisite 3,000 hours on the in Redwood City, said Aarika and high schools in San Mateo Thanks to a county agreement, more clients, and is making an job in order to become licensed. Riddle, Adolescent Counseling and Santa Clara counties, and at the organization can use a Santa effort to reach more youth in San Interns gain hands-on experience Services marketing and advance- its satellite locations in Mountain Clara County building on Grant Mateo County, Ms. Riddle said. with supervision and training ment director. View, San Mateo and Palo Alto. Avenue in Palo Alto, Ms. Riddle That’s because there are fewer over the year-long program, Ms. The nonprofit, which provides Schools where counseling services said. youth-focused counseling pro- Riddle said, and many return for counseling to youth ages 10 to 25, are offered on-campus are Red- The struggle to find an afford- viders in San Mateo County than a second or third year. will host a grand opening for its wood and Woodside high schools, able place to set up shop is not in Santa Clara County, she said. Teens dealing with issues new offices on Tuesday, May 3, La Entrada Middle School, and unique to nonprofits in the Bay Statistics indicate that one in five including having trouble with a from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event all of the middle and high schools Area, she said. “Landlords could youths struggles with some form friend at school, dealing with a will feature a tour of the new in the Palo Alto Unified School be getting a much higher fee from of mental health issue, she said, parent’s divorce, or facing depres- offices and remarks from Dr. District. for-profit companies,” she said. so there is still more demand for sion, suicidality or substance Philippe Rey, executive director, Group services for LGBTQQ The challenge is to make sure that services. abuse, are encouraged to seek plus mocktails and appetizers. youth are held in Mountain View money the organization raises The organization served more help. They can call (650) 424-0852 In Redwood City, the new and San Mateo. 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8QThe AlmanacQTheAlmanacOnline.comQApril 27, 2016 April 27, 2016QTheAlmanacOnline.comQThe AlmanacQ9 NEWS Cafe Zoe gets permit to serve beer, wine, stay open late By Kate Bradshaw it to be within the next 45 to 90 she finishes college. poetry readings, acoustic and Q MENLO PARK Almanac Staff Writer days. In a booming economy when amplified music concerts or Launching the new services, renting restaurant space is fundraisers. or years, people who a permit to serve wine and beer she said, might be delayed costly, Ms. Daly said, being The move to add later hours have come to Cafe Zoe, a with extended cafe hours. while she attends the college a small business owner is and serve beer and wine has Fpopular coffee shop in the The city’s approval is a graduation of her daughter tough. She said the cafe needed local support. City staff says it Willows area of Menlo Park, required step in obtaining a — also named Zoe. Ms. Daly another source of revenue to received at least 21 emails and have asked its owner, Kathleen license from the state to sell said that Zoe means “life” in stay alive. a petition with 127 signatures Daly, whether the shop would alcoholic beverages, Ms. Daly Greek, and fits with the cafe’s “Staying open just to serve in support of the changes. ever serve beer and wine. explained. She can now seek mission of promoting peace, coffee isn’t an affordable busi- Mary Hofstedt, who told the As of April 18, Ms. Daly said, approval from the California hope and community, but the ness model,” she said in an commission she has worked in the cafe is one step closer to Department of Alcoholic Bev- cafe wasn’t named after her interview. alcohol prevention programs, doing so. On that date the cafe erage Control. It’s hard to pre- daughter. She said Zoe plans “We have the most to lose,” and lives within walking dis- won approval from the Menlo dict when that license will be to partner with her, working she told the Planning Com- tance of the cafe, told the Park Planning Commission for approved, she said, but expects at the cafe in a larger role after mission, saying she plans to Planning Commission that take a number of precautions the plans did not trigger any to ensure safety of customers warning signals for her. “It’s and others. She said she has family-friendly, it’s beer and received education on regula- wine, and it’s (coming) from a tions governing the serving of trusted community member,” alcohol, and said her employ- she said. ees who serve alcohol will be One community member had 21 or older and must pass a some concerns. Ellen Haffner certification test. The cafe told the commission she was would also have an account worried that children pass- Creating an with a local cab, Uber or ing by Cafe Zoe on Menalto environmentally Lyft driver to provide safe Avenue after school might see rides home to customers after adults drinking beer or wine. sound community drinking. “Beer and wine (don’t) belong According to the application in a family-centered neighbor- submitted to the city, Cafe Zoe hood,” she said. A commis- wouldn’t be a bar in a tradi- sioner responded by saying tional sense. Hours would only that people often sit outside COMPOSTING FOR be extended on certain days and drink alcoholic beverages of the week. It would close at at restaurants on Santa Cruz HEALTHY SOIL & WATER-EFFICIENCY 5 p.m. on Sundays, Mondays Avenue where children are and Tuesdays; at 10 p.m. on present. 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10QThe AlmanacQTheAlmanacOnline.comQApril 27, 2016 NEWS Driver’s guide to road construction in Menlo By Kate Bradshaw rate project: a PG&E pipeline Almanac Staff Writer installation.

ith El Nino rains Chilco Street largely past, and the A three-phase project to Wdry season upon install pedestrian and bike paths us, motorists can expect to on Chilco Street is underway. encounter a lot more roadwork. Work will start on the stretch Road repairs and traffic signal of Chilco Street between the upgrades are underway on Sand old Dumbarton rail line and Hill Road, Willow Road and Constitution Drive. Funded by Chilco Street in Menlo Park. Facebook, the project is expected to be completed in May, at Sand Hill Road the same time that renovations From the Interstate 280 on wrap up on Facebook’s Building ramp to Oak Avenue, the city is 23, a former TE Connectivity building a fiber optic network office space. along Sand Hill Road to coor- Occasional car lane, bike dinate traffic signals based on lane and shoulder closures are traffic conditions. expected. Upgraded cameras will pro- Phase two of the bike and vide feedback on traffic vol- pedestrian path installation ume. Traffic signals could be will stretch from where the controlled remotely — and the street curves to the intersection length of green lights extended, with Constitution Drive, and is for example — using a combina- planned for completion in sum- Stand4Lyme JOINS Forces with Stanford Scientists tion of software and in-person mer 2016. monitoring, according to Rene Phase three of the installation, Baile, Menlo Park transporta- to cover between the Chilco tion engineer. Street-Terminal Avenue inter- Stand4Lyme Foundation invites you to The system would also enable section and where Chilco Street emergency vehicles to control crosses the Dumbarton rail line, traffic signals if necessary to is expected to be completed in Catalyst 4 the Cure Concert expedite their travel. the next six to eight months, and The anticipated completion the final stretch, between Con- May 22nd from 4:00 to 8:00 pm date for the system is mid- stitution Drive and Bayfront summer, after which drivers Expressway, near the Menlo Featuring KC and the Sunshine Band can expect fewer stops at traffic Gateway hotel, is expected to be lights, Mr. Baile said. completed sometime around the Venue: Private Silicon Valley Estate The same adaptive traffic- end of the year. signal technology is in use on El Gourmet dining with fine wines and an opportunity to meet Camino Real between Quarry Willow Road the world’s most brilliant scientists and attending celebrities. Road and Encinal Avenue, he Willow Road projects are Co-Chairs Honorary Chairs said. underway at several locations: Chair and Host Ali & John Walecka Yolanda Hadid Construction work may close QUpgrades to traffic-detection Sherry & Laird some vehicular lanes between 9 video and traffic signals at Gilbert David Rottman Chynna Phillips Cagan a.m. and 3 p.m. and bike lanes and Coleman avenues may cause Billy Baldwin between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. occasional lane and shoulder At night, some lane closures closures. The changes will enable are planned on Sand Hill Road west of Saga Lane due to a sepa- See CONSTRUCTION, page 29

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April 27, 2016QTheAlmanacOnline.comQThe AlmanacQ13 NEWS Atherton changes fees for park use

By Barbara Wood ends for $250 an hour for as for non-Little League rentals Almanac Staff Writer little as two hours, instead of of the baseball field by $5 to only allowing all-day rentals for $30 an hour, with a two-hour rofessional photographers $1,500. minimum. who use Holbrook-Palmer The rates for renting out the “I think there’s a point where PPark as a backdrop for carriage house will go up if a we’re over-marketing our park,” photo shoots will soon have to group is larger than 100 people. council member Bill Widmer pay $100 a day or $500 a month The town will also require valet said. “We need to have time for for the privilege under a fee parking for any event with 100 our residents to use the park.” schedule approved by Atherton’s or more people, or if the park The council asked the town City Council on April 20. has a lot of other users booked staff to watch for six months The council made a few other during an event. Valet parking how the changes affect the avail- changes in the park’s fee sched- is now required with events of ability of the park for residents ule, including allowing the main 150 or more people. and report back. house to be rented out on week- The town will raise the rate The council considered two other items that affect the use of the park. The council unanimously approved extending the Phyllis Dagmar contract for the Knox Playschool Wood-fired ceramic vase for one year, with options to Lichetti Blum Quilter extend for two more years. The “Beauty of Wood Fire, Vol. 2” is the title of the carved ceramic August 30, 1922 – April 7, 2016 preschool pays approximately artwork by Misako Kambe of Menlo Park on display at the $80,000 a year in rent. Portola Art Gallery during the month of April. Ms. Kambe begins After living a full life, Phyllis by hand carving her artwork. Next, wood ashes are deposited Quilter passed away at age 93 Bikes in park on the ceramic surfaces, making various and beautiful effects. from leukemia. She is survived The council also gave town The gallery is located in the historic Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor by her two sons: Richard Frank staff permission to look into Road in Menlo Park. Blum of Portola Valley and Karl changing the rules that ban all Nicholas Blum of Mountain bicycles from the paths in the bicycle/pedestrian bridge. “There are bikes there now,” View. Born in Philadelphia park. Bikes are allowed on the Council member Rick DeGo- Mr. DeGolia said. “I think we to Ralph and Ida Anderson streets in the park. lia asked the town to look into should do what we can to make Lichetti, Phyllis attended both Public Works Superintendent widening the path that leads it safe.” elementary and secondary Steve Tyler said that children have from the bridge to the Felton Once a proposed ordinance schools, graduating from been riding their bikes through Gables gate, passing the Little has been prepared it will be Overbrook High School in 1940. the park, especially from the gate League field, so that both bikes returned to the council for During WWII, she worked for that leads to Felton Gables to the and pedestrians could use it. approval. A the General Electric Company as a draftsperson. She met her first husband there, Frank Nicholas Blum, who was on the GE Test Program. Frank was a graduate of the University of Pittsburg – BS; Electrical Engineering. After marrying in June 1944, Lieutenant Junior Carlo Besio Grade Frank Blum was sent to sea in the U.S.S. Princeton, July 21, 1929-April 11, 2016 CV37. At the close of the war and returning to GE, Frank was transferred to San Francisco. The couple, along with first Carlo’s talents were many, from accomplished years, Jane Besio, who survives him. born, Rick, drove across the country in 1948, settling in the veterinarian to businessman to gardener and wine- He and Jane moved to Portola Valley where they Sunset District. Phyllis spent her time modeling and doing maker; he lived his 86 years filled with an energetic ran the Portola Valley Veterinary practice for 36 bread commercials for Langendorf bread. Two years later love of learning and doing. years, and also raised their four children, Kim Besio found the family in Palo Alto, where Phyllis was involved He was born in San Jose, CA, to Bert and (Waterville, Me), Kathryn Besio (husband, Paul in the Cub Scouts and working part-time for the Credit Mary Besio, both of Berkowitz, Hilo, HI), Department at the Emporium in Stanford Shopping Center. whom immigrated to Kristy Besio (Portola Here a second son, Karl, was born. Moving to Portola Valley the United States from Valley, CA) and David in 1960, Phyllis became involved with community activities Italy in the early 1900s. Besio (wife, Marisa Lin, to include the town council; where she was instrumental Carlo’s immigrant roots San Francisco, CA). in the formation of the Town of Portola Valley. She was a were a foundation and Carlo also had three Special Deputy Sheriff of San Mateo County for Human an inspiration to him grandchildren, Kylie Relations and served as Secretary of the San Mateo Grand throughout his life. Harris (Ashland, WI), Jury. Additional activities included volunteer service with At a young age, he Dylan Bernard (Hilo, the Sequoia YMCA, Children’s Health Council, and Christ was a stable boy, then HI), and Elvie Besio (San Episcopal Church. Recreational activities included golf, trail groom, and later riding Francisco). riding and gardening. instructor at the Menlo Portola Valley In 1974, Frank died and Phyllis united with a long-time Circus Club, a place residents remember acquaintance, Joseph Francis Quilter, RAdm. (ret), whose where his love of horses sparked his desire to Carlo along the soccer sidelines as well as in the wife had also recently passed. They were married in January become a veterinarian. veterinary office and in their barns and fields. 1975 at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. The couple enjoyed Knowing that he wanted to attend college, In the years since Carlo’s retirement from his travel. Their adventures covered the four corners of the globe: he attended Bellarmine High School on an veterinary practice, he worked at Happi House but China, taking the Trans-Siberian Railroad across Russia and educational scholarship. After high school, he his passion became growing grapes and making extensively exploring Europe to name a few. They resided served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, wine. Carlo’s love of his vineyard and wine together in Joe’s home in Portola Valley until his death in eventually working as hospital corpsman in rekindled his interest in his Italian ancestry and he 2000. Phyllis returned to her Portola Valley home where she Japan. traveled to Italy to study Italian where he and Jane continued to be socially active and pursue her love of golf. His years in Japan became another significant experienced la dolce vita. Phyllis will be laid to rest next to her mother at Skylawn influence upon him, and his bonsai garden and Carlo spent his final days at home in Portola Memorial Park, San Mateo on Friday, May 6, 2016, at 3:00PM. later partnership as a co-founder of Happi House Valley with immediate family. A small family memorial will be conducted with family Restaurants (1972) shows the impact Japan had Memorial will be held on June 1st from 11-2 at and friends. upon his life. the Hunter residence, 5 Cherokee Court, Portola In lieu of flowers, donations in her name can be made to Carlo returned to California after his service Valley, CA. the Sequoia YMCA, 1445 Hudson St, Redwood City, CA in Japan and attended the University of Carlo requested that in lieu of flowers, donations 94061, Children’s Health Council, 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, California at Davis after the Korean Conflict, be made to the Center for Equine Health at UC CA 94304 or the Christ Episcopal Church, 815 Portola Rd, where he enrolled in veterinary school but just Davis. Portola Valley, CA 94028 as importantly, where he met his wife of 58 http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ceh/index.cfm PAID OBITUARY PAID OBITUARY

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April 27, 2016QTheAlmanacOnline.comQThe AlmanacQ15 NEWS Carlo Besio, veterinarian, vintner By Dave Boyce Q OBITUARY Almanac Staff Writer

memorial service for ... ‘I’m going to fix your car,’ or Portola Valley veterinari- ‘I’m going to stitch you up.’” Aan, gardener, vintner and Resident Ellie Ferrari brought longtime resident Carlo Besio is her small animals to Dr. Besio. set for 11 a.m. Wednesday, June “He truly was the old-time vet and 1, at 5 Cherokee Court in Portola would discuss with you measures Valley. Mr. Besio was with his to cure your ailing animal, sug- family at his home when he died gesting you try one remedy and if on Monday, April 11. He was 86. it did not work, he would suggest Mr. Besio was a native of San another,” she said in an email. “He Jose and the son of Bert and was a lovely, soft-spoken gentle- Mary Besio. His parents were man and those are the memories first-generation Italian Ameri- he will leave with us.” cans, “a foundation and an Mr. Basio got his start with inspiration to him throughout animals as a stable boy, then Photo by Celso Onofre his life,” his daughter Kathryn groom, then riding instructor Carlo Besio in his Portola Valley vineyard in 2012. Besio said. “He lived his 86 years at the Menlo Circus Club in filled with an energetic love of Atherton. After he graduated Happi House chain of Bay Area ancestry and he traveled to Italy himself when given a chance. learning and doing.” from Bellermine College Prepa- Japanese restaurants. to study Italian where he and Dr. Besio is survived by his wife “Carlos was an awesome guy,” ratory in San Jose, his education After the war, Mr. Besio earned Jane experienced la dolce vita,” Jane; daughters Kim of Water- said Ron Ramies, a town resi- was interrupted by service as a a degree in veterinary medicine his daughter Kathryn said. ville, Maine, Kathryn of Hilo, dent and the owner of Portola hospital corpsman in the U.S. from the University of California In his Portola Valley vineyard, Hawaii, and Kristy of Portola Valley Fuel, a gas station and Navy during the Korean War, at Davis and married Jane, his Mr. Besio raised mostly Sangio- Valley; son David of San Fran- auto repair shop. “When I would which included service in Japan. wife of 58 years. He practiced in vese and Dolcetto grapes, but also cisco; and three grandchildren. get hurt at the shop, I’d call and His time in Japan influenced Portola Valley for 36 years and Syrah and Pinot Noir, his daugh- The family requests that, in he’d say, ‘C’mon down,’” Mr. him. He later cultivated bonsai the couple raised four children. ter said. He rode horses when lieu of flowers, donations be Ramies said. “He’d stitch me up — the Japanese art of growing He retired in 1998. young and participated in shows, made to the Center for Equine (at) no charge. It was old school. aesthetically pleasing miniature After he retired, “Carlo’s love but gave it up once he began his Health at UC Davis. You shake hands and you agree versions of trees and shrubs of his vineyard and wine rekin- practice, though he taught his Go to tinyurl.com/vet417 for to do something and you do it. in pots — and co-founded the dled his interest in his Italian daughters to ride and would ride information on the center. A

16QThe AlmanacQTheAlmanacOnline.comQApril 27, 2016 NEWS Two big fundraisers to fight Lyme disease By Kate Daly is sold out with a waitlist. last three LymeAid benefits at institutions to move along more Both fundraisers will follow sim- Special to the Almanac On bayarealyme.org, the Bay their home, but this year they quickly,” she said. ilar formats in which guests hear Area Lyme Foundation’s website, have launched a new fundraiser. The new fund enables people from scientists on their latest Lyme ay is practically becom- ticket prices start at $1,000. “We have separated and gone our to donate directly to the Stanford disease work. A catered sit-down ing Lyme awareness On May 22, KC and the Sun- separate ways,” Ms. Cagan said. Lyme Disease Working Group, dinner will be served followed by Mmonth given there are shine Band will perform at a new “We have started a new founda- which collaborates regularly with live musical entertainment. now two big fundraisers happen- event called Catalyst 4 The Cure tion and started the Stand4Lyme researchers at other universities The Centers for Disease Control ing on the Peninsula to support Concert at the Portola Valley fund at Stanford.” such as Johns Hopkins, Harvard and Prevention estimates around making progress on combating home of Sherry and Laird Cagan. Funding individual grants is and Columbia. 300,000 cases of Lyme disease are the disease. Go to stand4lyme.org to buy a very slow and painful process, Ms. Cagan has been battling diagnosed in the U.S. each year. The fourth annual LymeAid tickets, which start at $500. she said, referring to her experi- Lyme for years, but now that their The disease is caused by a bite dinner concert featuring Diana The Cagans co-founded the ence with her former foundation. two teenage daughters are being from an infected tick and involves Ross at the Palo Alto home of Bay Area Lyme Foundation in “We have created a different treated for the disease, she said, many symptoms that can be mis- Paula and Mike Rantz on May 1 Portola Valley, and hosted the model to collaborate with major “Our kids need a cure quickly.” taken for other illnesses. A

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PhotoPhoto bbyy Michelle LeLe/The/The AlmanAlmanacac A Woodside familyfamily marks its passage TheTh ArvidssonsA id off Woodside, from left, withhhlbll athletic brilliance Carol, Karl, Erik and Par, are a family of serious By Dave Boyce athletes. Erik is a world- class Alpine ski racer t’s been a drama-filled life in recent years for Wood- At Sochi, Erik also raced the slalom, the giant slalom, and Karl an All American side brothers Erik and Karl Arvidsson, and tangen- the Alpine combined — both downhill and slalom — swimmer. Par won a tially for their parents Par and Carol Arvidsson as and the Super G — a downhill run with an emphasis gold medal in swimming I they have looked on. on speed rather than technical skill. for Sweden at the 1980 Erik is a world-class downhill ski racer, and Karl is on “I have a really good feel for skiing,” he said. “It just Olympics and Carol is a track to reach the top rank of swimmers in the United came naturally to me. It was so easy for me to work former triathlete. States. For advice on competing at such high levels, they hard. ... I really enjoy the challenge of getting fit for ski have their father, Par, who won a gold medal swimming racing.” the 100-meter butterfly for Sweden at the 1980 Olym- Meanwhile in Austin, Texas, on that same Febru- pics. Carol, their mother, is a former triathlete. ary weekend, Karl, 17 and a senior at Woodside High So far in 2016, Erik, who is 19 and a member of the School, placed fourth in the 200-meter breast stroke at U.S. Ski Team, has participated in 44 ski races. Most the Speedo Winter Junior National Championships. took place in North America, but this year he’s also Seven months earlier at a swim meet in Santa Clara, been to Norway, Switzerland, Italy, France, Austria Karl swam a 100-yard breast stroke in 56.13 seconds, and Russia. In Sochi on Feb. 27 at the FIS Junior World placing him as one of the fastest swimmers in the Unit- Ski Championships, Erik placed first in the downhill ed States and earning him the rank of All American. category. “I always noticed that it was always fun to be with my

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(who) want to pursue their passions,” according to the school’s website. “Everything that I’ve done was 100 percent to do with my skiing,” Erik said, adding that he has a deferred acceptance at Middlebury College in Ver- mont. “I’m committed to trying to make it (as a skier), but I’m going to go to school and have backup and other things going on,” he said. He doesn’t yet have a major in mind. While it hasn’t been a traditional school experience, what he’s “lost” has been made up for in travel and being part of the ski community, he said. “You learn a lot. It’s awesome. It’s great.” He’s learned about fear, for example. “Ski racing really involves the no-fear aspect,” he said. “I don’t really get scared easily. You just have to focus on what you know how to do. ... You just have to go for it. It’s safer that way and it’s your only chance to be fast, to be committed and not be scared of what you have to do.” In downhill racing, skiers average 40 mph to 60 mph and can reach 80 mph, according to the website About Sports. Alpine racing, Erik said, is a far cry from skiing even an advanced slope at a ski resort. “Race courses are gnarly, much steeper and the snow is usually pure ice,” he said. “So the seriousness of the risk is much, much higher.” Asked how racers control their skis on ice, he replied: “Our edges are really, really sharp.” Technique is “just incredibly precise,” he added. In competition, “margins are small, movements are small

Photo by Pavel Cherepanov. and beyond that, the differences (in finish times) are Erik Arvidsson, a Woodside resident and member of the U.S Ski Team, racing at the FIS Junior World Ski small,” he said. As for the meaning of small, finish- Championships in Sochi, Russia, in March. Mr. Arvidsson placed first in the downhill category. This photo shows him time differences of 0.2 seconds are not considered in the Super G, a downhill run that emphasizes speed over technical skill. small, he said, and differences of 0.1 second are not rare. He once lost a race by 0.03 seconds. “That’s small,” he said. With differences like that, chance does play a role, he said, but the better skier you are, the more likely that chance works in your favor. “Sounds stupid, but definitely true,” he said. Tactics vary by hill, by course, and by type of race, he said. Weather and home-team advantages are significant factors, as is starting position relative to other racers headed down the hill. “It’s really complicated,” he said.

Knees and ankles Karl started swimming at 6 years old and swam competitively at around 8 or 9, he said. As time passed, he pushed himself more and came under a coach’s supervision around 11 or 12. He played other sports until swimming required his focus throughout the year, he said. Progress came with simply growing bigger and getting stronger. But now he’s about as big and strong as he’s going to get, so “I have to think about getting better,” he said. If every practice is as good as it can be, it will pay off, he said. His speed continues to improve, he said. Karl said his knees and ankles are unusually flexible. “That’s how my body is, so that sometimes helps me swim fast in breast stroke,” he said. Karl Arvidsson doing the breast stroke in the pool at Woodside High School, and wearing Woodside’s trademark His dad’s advice, when asked for, has been a signifi- orange swim cap. Karl, who is 17 and a senior, earned an All-American ranking in 2015. cant influence, he said. “I know what he’s saying is true and pretty helpful,” he said. “He tries to stay out of it teammates and practice and kind of forget (the rest of Wood, said her sons played many sports when they and not to be too on top of me.” my life),” Karl said. “I felt like swim practice was a time were young. “We would enable their activities. That’s A key piece of advice: practice. “You’ve done it so when I didn’t have to think about that. It was a time just been our life, splitting up and handling it,” she many times, and your body knows what to do,” Par when I was not sort of stressed.” said. “We made sure they became good people and said. “Almost let your body take over and let your body Speaking about his presence at the 1980 Olympics, good sports and enjoyed what they were doing and do it. Trusting yourself is incredibly important.” Par called it “a remarkable set of experiences.” He were not being pushed.” Ms. Arvidsson added that On two mornings a week, Karl swims before school. made friends and felt “very fortunate to be part of she’s always loved being a spectator. He’s back in the water from 4:15 to 7 p.m. every after- something bigger than yourself,” he said. noon, and swims two hours on Saturdays — about His memories include a Cold War anecdote in which Learning about fear 40,000 yards a week, he said. he discovered issues that swimmers have in common. Erik took a winding path educationally. He’d been He also lifts weights and works on his core muscles. “Here’s someone educated in another country that we skiing since he was 10, and began high school at Menlo Core strength is important in maintaining a straight were not supposed to like,” Par recalled in meeting School in Atherton as an individual-studies student. body in the water, and muscle memory allows you to swimmers from what was then East Germany. “We As a sophomore at Forest Charter School in Truckee, concentrate on other aspects of swimming, he said. were (all) tired. We were (all) always hungry. It was the he had ready access to snow. He graduated from the His diet became a factor around age 14 or 15, he said. same thing. We were young adults!” Lydian Academy, a private school in Menlo Park He discovered that what he ate affected his practice, so Carol, the daughter of Palo Alto track star Bob with a program for “athletes, musicians, and artists now he avoids sugar and drinks lots of water. A

April 27, 2016QTheAlmanacOnline.comQThe AlmanacQ23 COMMUNITY Ronald Kovas, Menlo College professor, Sunset magazine exec Ronald Allen Kovas of Ather- University, where he met his After a brief return to Can- three grand- ton, a professor at Menlo Col- OBITUARIES wife, Patty. ada in 1989 with Southam children. He lege and a former president of Obituaries are based on Following service in the Communications, Mr. Kovas was prede- Sunset Publishing Corp., died information provided by the family. National Guard, Mr. Kovas returned to the Bay Area as ceased by son April 8. He was 74. went to work for the J. Walter president of Sunset Publishing Scott Kovas. Mr. Kovas was a professor at graduate degree in 1964. He Thompson advertising agency. Corp. From there he went on The family Menlo College from 2013 until was a two-sport varsity ath- He ran the company’s San to be a part of several startup prefers dona- his death. His family says his lete at Stanford, and later Francisco office and then its companies. tions in mem- Ronald Allen “love of mentoring and inspir- served several terms on the Canadian branch from Toronto. Mr. Kovas was president of ory of Ron Kovas ing others was fully met in that university’s athletic board, He moved to New York to the board of what is now the Kovas to: The role.” actively fundraising for Stan- run Hill & Knowlton world- Fight Hunger Bowl and was on Humane Society of Silicon Born in Chicago, Mr. Kovas ford swimming. wide, the public relations sub- the governing board at Filoli. Valley, 901 Ames Ave., Milpi- lived in that area until he Mr. Kovas received an MBA sidiary of J. Walter Thompson, He is survived by his wife, tas, CA 95035 | www.hssv.org. came to Stanford University, from the Kellogg School of and became vice president of Patty; children Allyson, Peter, where he received his under- Management at Northwestern the JWT Group. Joe and Charlie Kovas; and —Barbara Wood

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Bayfront Park, where there will be kite flying, Visit website for ticket information. May 5, featured watercolors face painting, snow cones, bounce houses 6-9 p.m. $200 and up. Sharon Heights Golf Dance and a hot dog lunch. If the wind is right, there in Yvonne Newhouse’s & Country Club, 2900 Sand Hill Road, Menlo 0HQORZH%DOOHW¶&ROODJH· Menlowe Bal- may be an appearance by “Mega Fish,” a May exhibit “Behind Park. Call 650-652-0800 ext. 171. www.cora- let’s 10th Season will include world premieres 46-inch giant kite. Event held in conjunction support.org/news/events/ of three works by three choreographers: Val the Lines” at the with San Mateo County’s annual Streets Alive! Caniparoli, Gregory Dawson and Michael Parks Alive! May 7, noon-3 p.m. Free. Bedwell- Portola Art Gallery at Lowe. April 29, 8 p.m.; April 30, 2 and 8 p.m.; Bayfront Park, Marsh Road and Bayfront Classes/Workshops May 1, 2 p.m. $28-$55. Menlo-Atherton High Allied Arts Guild, 75 Expressway, Menlo Park. 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WEST MENLO PARK bag at the Safeway supermarket on Sharon cognac into his backpack at Draeger’s Fraud: Union Bank on Curtis Avenue Q POLICE CALLS Suspicious circumstances: A resident Park Drive while another woman acted as Market on University Drive and leaving the reported 13 bad checks cashed against of Perry Avenue awoke to the sound of her lookout. Both women left the store without store without paying for them. Estimated an old account. No estimate on losses. This information is based on reports from dog barking and discovered someone try- paying for the goods and left the scene in a loss: $109. April 16. April 18. the Menlo Park Police Department and ing to open a rear door of her home around white four-door vehicle. Estimated losses: Q A woman putting groceries into an Accident: A 56-year-old woman riding the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. 2 a.m. The would-be burglar fled into the $222. April 11. unlocked vehicle outside the Safeway north on a sidewalk in the 100 block El Under the law, people charged with night. April 17. Thefts: supermarket at 525 El Camino Real had Camino Real veered right and rode off the offenses are considered innocent unless Theft: Someone stole things from the Q A bicycle locked with a chain was stolen left her wallet on the passenger seat with sidewalk and into some bushes and fell off convicted. Police received the reports on glove box of a vehicle parked at the Stan- from the side of a house on Oakland Ave- the door open. A suspect, described by her bike. Medics took her to the hospital the dates shown. ford Dish parking area at Alpine Road and nue. Estimated loss: $750. April 20. police as male, was seen reaching in and with minor, non-life-threatening injuries. taking the wallet and then running across April 18. Piers Lane. The vehicle might have been Someone stole a red and black scooter Q the parking lot toward El Camino Real. Esti- PORTOLA VALLEY unlocked, deputies said. Estimated losses: from the 700 block of Alma Street. No estimated loss: $450. April 19. Accident: While the driver of a tractor $800. April 17. mate on losses. April 17. Someone stole and used a debit card trailer hauling a load of gravel was trying A pair of sunglasses, a GPS device, a Q Q from Occasions Etc., a gift store on Santa to make a U-turn, the load shifted and the MENLO PARK Bluetooth headset and $5 in cash were Cruz Avenue. No estimate on losses. April trailer “slowly overturned,” causing about Residential burglary: Someone broke stolen from the console and glove box of AlmanacNews.com 19. half the load to be dumped in the vicinity of into a house on Timothy lane and stole an unlocked vehicle parked on Lennox the intersection of Los Trancos Road and gold coins, a bar of silver, $1,000 in cash, Avenue. April 11. Q Two residents, one in the 100 block of LET’S DISCUSS: Buck Meadow Drive. The crew associated Yale Road and the other in the 300 block of Read the latest local news jewelry and a laptop computer. Estimated A teenager wearing a black Northface with the gravel delivery “quickly cleared” Q Lennox Avenue, reported having mail sto- headlines and talk about the losses: $11,000. April 12. fleece jacket and blue jeans and carrying the road, deputies said, and through traffic len from a curbside mailbox. No estimates Commercial burglary: A woman was an orange camouflage patterned backpack issues on Town Square at was restored after about an hour. April 8. on losses. April 17 and 20. seen putting bottles of baby formula into a is suspected of putting bottles of Hennessy AlmanacNews.com Parcel tax backers raise $16K The committee backing two disclosure statement. TOWN OF WOODSIDE parcel tax measures in the Men- Q $500: Alison Leupold and 2955 WOODSIDE ROAD lo Park City School District has Ashley Honerkamp. reported that it raised $16,241 Q $250: Jamie Dalessandro, WOODSIDE, CA 94062 from 29 donors but spent only Realtor, Windy Hill Property PLANNING COMMISSION around $350 as of April 16. Ventures; William Thompson, A campaign disclosure state- investment adviser, Cambridge May 4, 2016 ment filed on April 22 by the Associates; Jennifer Bartle; Emi- 6:00 PM “Committee to Support Menlo ly Record; Elizabeth Ouren; Park Schools, Yes on Measures David Bingham, physician, PUBLIC HEARING A & C” shows the campaign has Stanford; Jennifer Schindler, a cash balance of $15,893. management, Google; Stacey 3. Bruce Lovazzano XSET2016-0003 No committee has registered Jones, project manager, Kondra 145 Phillip Road Planner: Sean Mullin, Associate Planner to oppose the measures. Systems; Mark Baker, president, Top contributors are: Jody Alan Baker Co. Planning Commission review and approval, conditional approval, or denial of a Setback Excep- Buckley, community volunteer, Q $200: Kim Jabal, CFO Wee- tion for a proposal to increase the plate height of a nonconforming portion of an existing single- co-chair campaign committee, bly; Cathy Tokic. family residence located in the required building setbacks at 145 Phillip Road. $5100; Jeffrey Weiner, occupa- Q $150: Laura Paul. tion and employer not pro- Q $100 or less: Sherwin Chen; The Setback Exception is a component of a larger proposal to demolish an existing barn; reno- vided, $2,500; Scott Hinshaw, Ashley Montulli; Joy Kellman; vate and construct additions to an existing single-family residence; demolish and rebuild two vice president, investments, Christine Keefer, marketing nonconforming structures located in the required building setbacks pursuant to WMC 153.301; Morgan Stanley, co-chair cam- consultant; Nell Swartzberg, construct a new swimming pool; and install other site and landscape improvements. paign committee, $1,044; Geoff attorney, Manatt, Neela Gen- Ralston, founder, Imagine K12, tile, consultant; Joanne Loft- All application materials are available for public review at the Woodside Planning and $1,000; and Terry Thygesen, house, homemaker; Caryn Was- Building Counter, Woodside Town Hall, weekdays from 8:00 – 10:00 AM and 1:00 – 3:00 trustee, Menlo Park City School serstein, stylist; Katie Ferrick, PM, or by appointment. For more information, contact the Woodside Planning and Build- District, $1,000 community relations, Linke- ing Department at (650) 851-6790. Other donors are below. dIn; Susannah Hill, director, Where there is no occupation Menlo Park-Atherton Education or employer listed, the informa- Foundtion. tion was not provided in the — Barbara Wood

CONSTRUCTION planned for completion some- continued from page 11 time around the end of June or early July. Occasional lane clo- emergency vehicles to control sures are expected, he said, but traffic signals when necessary to the agency will coordinate with expedite travel. At Willow and other projects happening, such Gilbert, a traffic signal shutdown as closures planned for Marsh is tentatively scheduled for Satur- Road, to make sure closures day, April 30, between 8 a.m. and don’t happen at the same time Creating an 5 p.m. The work is expected to for commuters. environmentally take up to eight hours. Q At Willow Road and Bay- sound Q Road and signal improve- front Expressway, upgrades to community ments at Willow Road and traffic signals, drainage, side- Newbridge Street — widening walks, curbs, ADA ramps, street COMPOST the street pavement, adding lights and pavement could cause street lights, upgrading traffic occasional lane or shoulder clo- GIVE AWAY signals, and installing signage sures. The project is sponsored and landscaping — could result by Facebook. According to Mr. in occasional car and bike lane, Sohrabi, the project hs been Is your soil in need of nutrient replenishment to support your dream garden? Saturday, May 7, 2016 sidewalk and shoulder closures. under construction for some You’re in luck! 7:00 am The project is sponsored by time and is near completion. (while supplies last) FREE compost is available the 1st Saturday of the month (except December Facebook. No lane closures are planned for and January). Bring proof of residency, a shovel and containers to get up to Bedwell Bayfront Park According to Ebby Sohrabi, the rest of the project, and it is 1 cubic yard (two 96-gal containers). entrance Menlo Park senior civil engi- estimated to be completed next FOR MORE INFORMATION 1600 Marsh Road neer, the most intensive part month. Menlo Park, CA of the roadwork has been com- Go to tinyurl.com/roads39 to • Visit menlopark.org/compostevents pleted, and the whole project is stay updated. A • Call 650-330-6720

April 27, 2016QTheAlmanacOnline.comQThe AlmanacQ29 ViewpointIDEAS,IDEAS, THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ABOUT LOCAL ISSUESISSUES

Careless with the facts, but not talking about it n March, the Woodside Elementary School cials justify refusing to talk to the public — in District board endorsed a “polling and com- EDITORIAL this case the local newspaper — about public Imunication strategy” for an effort to renew The opinion of The Almanac business they are supposed to be conducting the district’s parcel tax. That plan included the openly and transparently? mailing of a “public education” brochure to be The question takes on a greater significance After a long delay and many attempts to get sent out in March or April. when one considers that the brochure was part district officials to respond to our questions, The brochure that materialized was in large of a campaign strategy designed to persuade Superintendent Beth Polito was apparently given part a progress report on the district’s spending of voters to approve a parcel tax in November. the green light to contact the Almanac late last Measure D bond funds: It highlighted the comple- In that light, the mailer’s implicit message to week, long after we published an article about tion of the $8.26 million Sellman Auditorium, and potential voters becomes: See how responsibly the situation. She acknowledged that she signed invited the community to the auditorium’s reopen- we spend your bond money as an investment in off on the text for the brochure, which was ing and to an April 26 meeting focusing on the next our school? Now continue your investment by produced by a political consultant hired by the phase of bond revenue-funded construction. supporting the parcel tax. district. But she wasn’t willing to elaborate on On the surface, the bro- There could be a simple details until one or more board members could chure was what it claimed to answer to our reporter’s ques- join her to discuss the matter, she said. be in the small type: a public ‘How do public school district tion. Perhaps: “We messed Ms. Polito’s bosses, the elected school board service to provide informa- officials justify refusing to up — we’re sorry. We’ll be members, might want to consider how their tion to the community. But talk to the public about public more careful in the future.” silence on a matter the public has a right to be there was one perplexing So was that the case? Unfor- informed about undermines trust. They plan component of the mailer: business they are supposed to tunately, we don’t know. to ask voters later this year to continue taxing The Sellman Auditorium, be conducting openly The superintendent and the themselves as an investment in the school. In it said, was “upgraded” and and transparently?’ school board — five elected May or June, according to the strategic sched- seismically retrofitted, its officials who are supposed ule they endorsed last month, the district will leaky roof repaired. In reality, however, the to be accountable to the public — have circled the send out another mailer linked to the parcel tax auditorium had been completely demolished wagons. They aren’t talking to our reporter. renewal effort. and replaced. In our view, the puzzling rewriting of his- If the discrepancy in the first mailer isn’t After an Almanac reporter noticed this odd tory that is included in the brochure — a mis- explained adequately, the public would be right discrepancy in the publicly funded brochure, statement of fact that many in the community to question the accuracy of future informa- she did what reporters do. She asked how this might have noticed as well but shrugged off tional material connected with the parcel tax misinformation found its way into an informa- as a careless error — isn’t the biggest problem effort. It’s a matter of accountability, and we tional mailer. Was it carelessness? A lapse in to surface as we look for an explanation. The hope the elected leaders of the district will take supervision of an outside party hired to create matter has evolved into an even more serious their responsibility to be accountable to the the brochure? question: How do public school district offi- public seriously. A

be shouting, and refs’ whistles efits are projected to increase trict administration and the 2017 forward. What will the LETTERS are designed to be heard the by 41.21 percent between board to promote these parcel school income from basic Our readers write 300-foot length of the field. 2015-16 and 2018-19 due to taxes on the basis that enroll- property taxes be then? Most local ballparks do not increases in retiree health care ment growth (which is not The answer is, pretty darn have houses right alongside and pension obligations. state funded) is the reason we good. There is always a lag Flood Park neighbors the fields. Employer contributions to need these parcel taxes when in tax revenue when prop- want field relocated Again, we do not oppose the State Teachers Retirement the facts tell a different story. erty values increase, and having a soccer field, but System (STRS) and the Public The reason the district is the last two years have set Editor: we request that it be located Employees Retirement System asking for a permanent parcel records. More notably, there I have lived adjacent to farther within the park. In (PERS) are poised to escalate tax is because the costs are is unprecedented construc- Flood Park for 29 years. We regards to the negative quote in the years ahead. In 2015, not temporary. The district tion in the pipeline for Menlo love this park. Many of the in the April 6 Almanac about in accordance with AB 1469, needs to restructure and Park: nearly 1,000 residen- amenities in the the “pre- the proposed pump track and MPCSD contributed 10.73 reform instead of asking the tial units — 500 and 1300 El ferred plan” of additions kids who might use it, that percent (up from 8.25 percent public for a blank check. Camino Real, Anton Menlo, to the park presented last does not reflect the opinion in 2014) of a member’s earn- Peter and Mary Beth Suhr 777 Hamilton, Elan Men- December are very nice, but of our family. ings to STRS and the employ- Cotton Street, Menlo Park lo — over a million square the full-size lacrosse/soccer Alice Newton er contribution is projected to feet of office, two hotels. The field in the northeast part of Del Norte Avenue, Menlo Park increase to 19.10 percent by projects are all poised to pay the park was a recent addition 2020. Contributions to STRS Another view on full value taxes (plus school and a surprise. and PERS are increasing by parcel tax question enrollment impact fees). Our Many of the people living Employee benefits drive over $650,000 per year. schools (and fire district) are adjacent to the east side of the tax-revenue needs? Growing pension and retiree Editor: about to see a whole lot of tax park are not opposed to add- health care benefits will con- The arguments for and dollars. ing a soccer field to the park, Editor: tinue to escalate and crowd against the new Menlo Park So do we need new par- but Flood Park is very big, Employee benefits are the out funding for services at school taxes miss the point. cel taxes to top the coming with space to have the field reason for Menlo Park parcel every level of government. The proposed parcel taxes record revenues? That’s the farther inside the park than taxes (Measure A and Measure These parcel tax initiatives don’t apply to 2014-15 and its question for voters. It’s not an 30 foot from backyards. The C), not enrollment growth. are a symptom of a much argued 3 percent reduction argument about 2014. soccer field will be (should be) The district’s second interim larger problem. in per-pupil funding. For our Henry Riggs used almost daily. There will budget shows employee ben- It is disingenuous of the dis- excellent schools the issue is Callie Lane, Menlo Park 30QThe AlmanacQTheAlmanacOnline.comQApril 27, 2016 RealEstate Real Estate Matters Local real estate market report and trends By Samia Cullen, broker New records Housing bubble? mortgage interest rates is expected The housing market is a picture associate, Alain Pinel Realtors. were reached in According to real estate experts, to rise only slightly by the end of of solid but lower growth of about he health of the U.S. most of the local the national housing market on 2016 but will still remain at histori- 4 percent. This indicates a trend for economy is back on track market exclud- the whole is expected to cool off in cally low levels. a normal but healthy market. ing Atherton, two years. While some experts are For a few key demographic with the unemployment What to do? T Palo Alto and worried about real estate bubbles groups — including current rent- rate falling below 5 percent. ers and younger would-be buy- What should sellers and buyers Greater stability has brought a Woodside. It in some areas, there is no clear con- ers — rising interest rates could do? sigh of economic relief. The fun- Samia Cullen is not clear for sensus on the potential occurrence now if these cit- of these bubbles. lead to changes in their home- Historically the longest last- damentals of a sound economy buying plans. But overall, a modest ing expansion or cycle has been reflect a healthier U.S. financial ies have reached a price peak or if It is clear that there are no signs this is a passing blip. of a return to the conditions that increase in mortgage interest rates eight years, which means that the system and interest rates remain is unlikely to completely derail market will probably start slowing at historic lows. International buyers caused the last national bubble. Tighter lending restrictions today most buyers’ plans. down in 2018. The strength of our local hous- The presence of Chinese buyers The economy is growing faster For sellers, if you are planning ing market so far this year contin- diminished in our local market, mean that buyers are not getting loans they realistically can’t pay than housing development. Inven- to sell your home in the next two ues to be strong with most listings scared off by the stock market tory remains a main concern. years, you may want to think having multiple offers. Although selloff, slowing economic growth, back as they did in years past. Therefore, there is no danger of Housing affordability is an issue about selling it soon so you are not the number of offers are lower than currency devaluation, tightened and will keep a high percentage of selling in a down cycle. last year, the sales-to-price ratio in restrictions on capital outflows a severe crash like the one we saw from the last decade. younger buyers out of the market For buyers, if you plan to stay in different cities varied from 96.8 and higher prices in the housing because their income has not your house more than five years, percent to 110 percent. Outlook market. caught up with the strong year- you may want to consider buying Low inventory continues to be In mid-December, Shanghai’s For generations, a healthy hous- after-year increases in home prices. now before prices and interest rates a challenge to a more balanced composite index fell by 5.5 percent, ing market has been central to Investors will continue buying go higher. market. 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Portola Valley $2,795,000 Portola Valley $2,200,000 Redwood City $1,950,000 3343 Alpine Rd Build your dream home on this approx. 140 Ramona Rd Country charm nestled in picturesque 216 Grand St NEW fam/kit, baths, flrs, landscaping, 4.2-acre undeveloped country parcel adjacent to PV. Los Trancos Woods on 1+ acre. www.140Ramona.com electrical, plumbing, roof, fences, windows & more! Helen & Brad Miller CalBRE #01142061/00917768 650-851-4820 2 BR 1 BA 3 BR 2.5 BA Mike Whelan CalBRE #00859596 650-888-7936 Elaine White CalBRE #01182467 650.465.4663

Ladera $1,688,000 Shearwater $1,599,000 Menlo Park $1,598,000 401 La Mesa Dr Mid-century modern ready for complete 3022 Whisperwave Cir Best priced single family home in 2131 Avy Ave Rare stunning Menlo Heights End Unit re-do or build new! 14,300 sf lot w/ swimming pool. Redwood Shores! Water views! 4/2.5 (4th is loft) townhouse w/attached 2car garage! 3 BR 2.5 BA 4 BR 2.5 BA 4 BR 2.5 BA Jan Strohecker CalBRE #00620365 650.906.6516 Lovinda Beal CalBRE #00925698 650-529-8585 Sarah Elder CalBRE #00647474 650-867-8838

Menlo park $878,000 Sunnyvale $838,000 Redwood City $750,000 2140 Santa Cruz Ave D303 3 balconies/views of Western 437 Topaz Terrace Beautiful end unit townhome w/hdwd 2011 Poplar Avenue Nestled in the heart of the Woodside Hills. Updated kitchen, baths. New paint and carpet. flrs, S/S appls, attach 2 car garage, central AC & more. Plaza neighborhood, this home awaits its new owner. 2 BR 2 BA 2 BR 2.5 BA 2 BR 2 BA Beth Leathers CalBRE #01131116 650-302-2449 Clara Lee CalBRE #01723333 408-568-5576 Nancy Goldcamp CalBRE #00787851 650-704-6572

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