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of Woodside, Kings Mountain Road Fishing provides a good route to reach Skyline. • graphics.stanford.edu/~lucasp/ Licenses Fishing licenses are required grade/kingsmountain.html in California for all fi shing endeavors. You can get a license at sporting goods Old La Honda Road This narrow, winding stores or online. Annual California road is the easiest and most peaceful way resident’s fees vary. Other short-term to climb to Skyline or ride to the coast. licenses are available. Access is from Portola Road, less than a • 916-445-0411 mile after it merges with Sand Hill Road. • [email protected] • 650-328-7411, Palo Alto Bicycles • www.dfg.ca.gov Page Mill Road - Kings Mountain By far Arastradero Lake 1530 Arastradero the most strenuous climb around, Page Road, Palo Alto. Mill Road twists and turns 7 miles from • 650-329-2423 the valley fl oor to Skyline Boulevard, • [email protected] where it tops out around 2,000 feet. • www.cityofpaloalto.org • www.rahul.net/kenton/fun/bike/ PageMill_KingsMountain.html Boronda Lake Foothills Park on Page Woodside-Portola Valley Loop This Mill Road, Palo Alto. local favorite is a 26-mile loop of fl at • 650-329-2423 to mildly hilly terrain. • www.paloalto- • [email protected] bicycles.com/loopmap/loop.html • www.cityofpaloalto.org, search for Boronda Lake Dance Dumbarton Fishing Pier 2 Marshland Road, Fremont. Beaudoin’s School of Dance • 510-792-0222 464 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. • fi shit.freeshell.org/dumbarton.htm • 650-326-2184 • www.beaudoins-studio.com South San Francisco Bay Fishing • www.ichthy.com Caribbean Dance with Live Drumming Cubberley Dance Studio, 4000 Middlefi eld Road, Palo Alto. Golf (private courses) • 415-282-9620 • [email protected] Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club • home.earthlink.net/~dkaiso/ 3000 Alexis Drive, Palo Alto. • 650-948-1800 Congolese Dance with Regine • www.pahgcc.com Cubberley Dance Studio, 4000 Middlefi eld Road, G-6, Palo Alto. Stanford Golf Course 198 Junipero • Robin Argwal at 650-279-1070 Serra Blvd., Stanford. • [email protected] • 650-327-6595 for golf course, 650- • www.congolesecamp.org 498-4461 for driving range Veronica Weber Veronica • stanfordgolfcourse.com DanceVisions Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefi eld Road, Room L-3, Palo Alto. Golf (public courses) • 650-858-2005 • [email protected] Palo Alto Golf Course 1875 • www.danceaction.org or www. Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. • 650-856-0881 Visitors to the Duck Pond at the Baylands Nature Center can get up close and personal, dancevisions.org • www.paloaltogolfcourse.com while tossing in bread chunks. L’Ecole de Danse Cubberley Dance Studio, 4000 Middlefi eld Road, Palo Alto. Shoreline Golf Links 2940 N. Shoreline Basketball • 650-691-2150 (trail conditions hotline) • 650-365-4596 Blvd., Mtn. View. • www.openspace.org/activities/ • www.lecolededanse.net • 650-903-GOLF (4653) and 650-962- Adult leagues Palo Alto ideas_for_bikers.asp 1014 for restaurant • 650-329-2464 Palo Alto Arts & Sciences Division • www.ci.mtnview.ca.us, search Shore- • www.cityofpaloalto.org/recreation Road biking What really makes this area • 650-463-4900 or drop by any com- line Golf Links a haven for cyclists is the abundance munity center for a catalog Bay Area Adult 3on3 Basketball 4120 of nearby routes that off er something • www.cityofpaloalto.org/enjoy Middlefi eld Road, Cubberley Community for everyone, from competitive pedal Hiking/walking Center, Palo Alto. Tuxedo Junction 4000 Middlefi eld pushers to recreational riders. Here are Bay Area Orienteering Club • [email protected] Road, Palo Alto. some of the better-known foothill and • 650-856-6991 or 650-856-9930 • www.baoc.org • www.leaguelineup.com/bayarea3on3 valley bike routes: • www.cubberleyballroom.com Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Biking Canada Road This mostly fl at road Uforia Studios 819 Ramona St., Palo District 330 Distel Circle, Los Altos. (pronounced “Kan-ya-da”) parallels Alto. • 650-691-1200 See also Mountain biking. I-280 for 7.3 miles from Woodside Road • 650-329-8794 • [email protected] to Hwy. 92, past such scenic attractions Bicycling is allowed in 16 of the • www.uforiastudios.com • www.openspace.org as the Filoli Estate and the Pulgas Water Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Temple. Zohar Dance Company Cubberley Palo Alto Baylands Preserve 2775 District’s 26 preserves, but only on • 650-361-1785, San Mateo County Community Center, 4000 Middlefi eld Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. clearly designated paths. Helmets are Bicycle Sunday Info Line Road, Room L-4, Palo Alto. • 650-329-2506 required at all times. A speed limit • www.chainreaction.com/canada_ • 650-494-8221 • www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/csd of 15 mph (5 mph when passing) is road.htm • [email protected] Santa Clara County Parks enforced. • www.zohardancecompany.org Kings Mountain Road Beginning out • www.parkhere.org/portal/site/parks

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www.cityofpaloalto.org/smartenergy (650) 329–2241 Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter 3921 • 650-691-1200 E. Bayshore Road Ste. 204, Palo Alto. • [email protected] • 650-390-8411 • www.openspace.org • [email protected] • http://lomaprieta.sierraclub.org Pearson-Arastradero Preserve 1530 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Stanford Foothills including “the Dish.” • 650-329-2423 • 650-926-0275 • [email protected] • [email protected] • www.cityofpaloalto.org, www. My customers build bahiker.com Windy Hill Open Space Preserve Starts on Portola Road, .8 miles from Russian Ridge and Coal Creek Open satellites, make intersection of Alpine and Portola roads. Space Preserves Skyline Boulevard, • 650-691-1200 in the Santa Cruz Mountains above Los • [email protected] Altos Hills. • www.openspace.org • 650-691-1200 electric cars and teach • [email protected] Horseback riding • www.openspace.org your children—while Fremont Hills Stables 26941 Purissima Santa Clara County Parks 298 Garden Road, Los Altos Hills. Hill Drive, Los Gatos. • 650-948-9980 or 650-619-6900 • 408-355-2201 • www.fremonthillsstables.com • [email protected] also saving the planet. • www.parkhere.org Santa Clara County Horsemen’s Association 20350 McKean Road, San I’ve been with the City of Palo Alto Utilities for over Jose. Parks • 408-268-6155 Palo Alto parks and plazas Most of 20 years now, but my job constantly changes due to • [email protected] Palo Alto’s 28 parks are open from dawn advances in technology and ongoing discoveries of • www.horsemens.org to dusk unless otherwise indicated. No Webb Ranch 2720 Alpine Road, Menlo alcohol permitted at individual sites. new ways to conserve resources. Park. • 650-496-6962 • 650-854-7755 (lesson offi ce), 650- • www.cityofpaloalto.org 854-RIDE Baylands Preserve 2775 Embarcadero I work directly with our largest business customers • [email protected] • www.webbranchinc.com Road. on energy and water saving projects that benefit our • 650-329-2506 for Baylands Nature entire community. Ice skating Center Bol Park 3590 Laguna Ave. Winter Lodge 3009 Middlefi eld Road, I feel a little like I’m on a mission to save the planet, Palo Alto. Boulware Park 410 Fernando Ave., • 650-493-4566 Palo Alto. and that gets me out of bed in the morning. • www.winterlodge.com Bowden Park 2380 High St., Palo Alto. Learn more about how you can use energy more In-line skating Bowling Green Park 474 Embarcadero Road. (See Lawn Bowling.) efficiently at www.CityofPaloAlto.org/SmartEnergy In-line skating • www.caskating.com/region/San_ Byxbee Park 2375 Embarcadero Road. Francisco_-_South_Bay Cameron Park 2101 Wellesley St. Judo Cogswell Plaza 264 Lytton Ave. —Bruce Lesch Palo Alto Judo Club 2751 Louis Road, Don Jesus Ramos Park 800 E. Meadow Key Account Rep., Palo Alto. Drive. Utilities Marketing Services • [email protected] Don Secundino Robles Park 4116 Park • www.paloaltojudo.com Blvd. Lawn bowling El Camino Park 100 El Camino Real. Palo Alto Lawn Bowls Club Bowling El Palo Alto Park 117 Palo Alto Ave. Green Park, 474 Embarcadero Road, Palo Eleanor Pardee Park 851 Center Drive. Alto. • club house at 650 323-2575 or Ginger Foothills Park 3300 Page Mill Road. Harris, president, at 650-464-3724 • 650-329-2423 • [email protected] • www.palbc.org Greer Park 1098 Amarillo Ave. Henry W. Seale Park 3100 Stockton Mountain biking Place. Alpine Road in the Santa Cruz Heritage Park 300 Homer Ave. Mountains above Los Altos Hills. • 650-463-4900 for picnic reservation • www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail. aspx?trailid=BGS100-025 Hoover Park 2901 Cowper St. Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Hopkins Creekside Park Palo Alto District 330 Distel Circle, Los Alto. Avenue, from Emerson to Marlowe • 650-691-1200 streets. • [email protected] Johnson Park Everett Avenue between • www.openspace.org/activities/ Kipling and Waverley streets. ideas_for_bikers.asp Juana Briones Park 609 Maybell Ave. Monte Bello Open Space Preserve in the Santa Cruz Mountains, above Los Kellogg Park Waverley Street at Altos Hills. Embarcadero Road. 34 • Info Palo Alto www.PaloAltoOnline.com Thank you for voting OFJCC’s Goldman Sports & Wellness Complex TWO YEARS BEST GYM IN A ROW!

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6 Byxbee Park 32 Terman Park 7 Cameron Park 33 Weisshaar Park 8 Cogswell Plaza 34 Werry Park 9 (Don Jesus) Ramos Park 10 El Camino Park Elementary schools: 11 El Palo Alto Park 1 Addison 12 Eleanor Pardee Park 2 Barron Park 13 Esther Clark Nature Preserve 3 Duveneck 14 Foothills Park 4 El Carmelo 15 Greer Park 5 Escondido 16 (Henry W.) Seale Park 6 Fairmeadow 17 Hoover Park 7 Hoover 18 Hopkins Creekside Park 8 Juana Briones 19 Johnson Park 9 Lucille M. Nixon 20 Juana Briones Park 10 Ohlone 21 Kellogg Park 11 Palo Verde 22 Lytton Plaza 12 Walter Hays 23 Mayfield Park Middle schools: 24 Mitchell Park 13 David Starr Jordan Middle 25 Monroe Mini Park School 26 Palo Alto Heritage Park 14 Jane Lathrop Stanford 27 Peers Park Middle School 28 Rinconada Park 15 Terman Middle School 29 Sarah Wallis Park High schools: 30 Scott Street Mini Park 16 Henry M. Gunn High School 31 Stanford Palo Alto Community Playing Fields 17 Palo Alto High School

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Lytton Plaza 202 University Ave. Department are co-sponsors of the • 408-733-7872 FoothillObservatory.aspx Annual Moonlight Run & Walk. The 28th • [email protected] Mayfi eld Park 2300 Wellesley St. Peninsula Astronomical Society annual event will take place Friday, Sept. • www.siliconvalleysoccer.com Mountain View Mitchell Park 600 East Meadow Drive. 28, 2012. • William Phelps at 650-493-4742 • picnic reservations: 650-463-4900 • 650-326-8210 or 650-463-4920 Softball • [email protected] • [email protected] Monroe Park 4305 Miller Ave. • www.paloaltoonline.com Adult leagues Palo Alto. The City of • www.pastro.org Palo Alto off ers men’s and co-ed softball Peers Park 1899 Park Blvd. Palo Alto Run Club leagues. Swimming Rinconada Park 777 Embarcadero Road. • www.parunclub.com • 650-329-2464 • [email protected] Betty Wright Aquatics Center 3864 Sarah Wallis Park 202 Ash St. Sailing and sailboarding • www.cityofpaloalto.org Middlefi eld Road, Bldg. #C, Palo Alto. Scott Street Mini Park 911 Scott St. • 650-494-1480 Baylands Sailing Dock East end of Northern California Softball • [email protected] Shoreline at Mountain View Park 3070 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Association • www.abilitiesunited.org N. Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View. • 650-329-2506 • www.norcalasa.org Burgess Memorial Pool 501 Laurel St., • 650-903-6392; boat rental 650-965- • www.cityofpaloalto.org Menlo Park. 7474; Rengstorff House reservations Shoreline Aquatic Center at Shoreline Square dancing 650-903-6088; golf course, 650-903- • 650-328-7946 for hours and rates Lake 3160 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View. Bows and Beaus P.O. Box 1107, Mtn. 4653 • www.menloswim.com • 650-965-7474 View. Stanford Palo Alto Community • [email protected] • 408-867-7715 Mitchell Park 600 East Meadow Drive, • www.shorelinelake.com Playing Fields 2700 El Camino Real. • [email protected] Palo Alto. • www.bowsandbeaus.org • 650-496-6962 for park administration Terman Park 655 Arastradero Road. Skateboarding • www.cityofpaloalto.org El Camino Reelers Palo Alto. Weisshaar Park 2298 Dartmouth St. Greer Park Skateboard Bowl 1098 • [email protected] Rinconada Pool 777 Embarcadero Road, • www.reelers.org Werry Park 2100 Dartmouth St. Amarillo Ave., Palo Alto. Palo Alto. • 650-329-2192 • 650-463-4914 • 650-496-6962 Stanford Quads 500 E. Meadow Drive, • www.cityofpaloalto.org, search Palo Alto. “aquatics” Rugby Soccer • 650-948-4935 Palo Alto Adult Soccer League • [email protected] Mission Rugby • Women’s division: wdivision@paasl. • www.stanfordquads.org Private swim & tennis • [email protected] org; Men’s division: adivision@paasl. clubs • missionrugby.com org, [email protected]; Evening Star-gazing Foothills Tennis & Swimming Club division: [email protected] Running • www.paasl.org Foothill College Observatory 12345 El 3351 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto. Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. • 650-493-8540 (clubhouse); 650-493- City-sponsored runs Palo Alto. The Palo Silicon Valley Soccer Association P.O. • 650-949-7334 3244 (tennis offi ce) Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Recreation Box 5693, Redwood City. • www.pastro.org/dnn/Observatory/ • www.foothills-club.org

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Country Day Little School 3990 Ventura 450 W. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. Court, Palo Alto. • 650-857-0655 • 650-494-8044 • [email protected] • [email protected] • www.growingtreepreschool.com • www.countrydaylittleschool.com HeadsUp! Child Development Center Covenant Children’s Center 670 East 2800 W. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto. • 650-424-1221 • 650-493-9505 • [email protected] • cccoffi ce@covenantchildrencenter. • www.headsup.org com • www.covenantchildrenscenter.com Heff alump Co-operative Preschool 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto. Crescent Park Child Development • 650-856-4321 Center (Peekaboo) 4161 Alma St., Palo • info@heff alump-preschool.com Alto. • heff alump-preschool.com • 650-322-9668 Hoover Kids’ Club (HKC) 445 E. • [email protected] • www.crescentparkpreschool.org Charleston Road, Palo Alto. PACCC program. Discovery Children’s House 437 • 650-565-8847 Webster St., Palo Alto. • [email protected] • 650-329-8023 • www.paccc.com • [email protected] Infant-Toddler Center (ITC) 4111 Alma Downtown Children’s Center (DCC) St., Palo Alto. PACCC program.

Veronica Weber Veronica 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. PACCC • 650-493-2240 program. • [email protected] • 650-321-9578 • www.paccc.com • [email protected] International School of the Peninsula • www.paccc.com 151 Laura Lane, Palo Alto. Duveneck Kids’ Club (DKC) 705 Alester • 650-251-8500 • [email protected] Sebastian and Samay Jauregur adjust the steering wheel in their car, made out of a Ave. (PAUSD site), Palo Alto. PACCC • www.istp.org cardboard box, during the “Box Car Drive-In” event at the Children’s Library in February. program. • 650-328-8356 Juana Briones Kids’ Club (JBKC) 4100 • [email protected] 321-2773 Menlo Park campus Orme St. (PAUSD site), Palo Alto. PACCC Child care centers & • www.paccc.com • [email protected] program. preschools • www.casadeibambini.net El Carmelo Kids’ Club (ECKC) 3024 Bryant St. (PAUSD site), Palo Alto. • 650-856-3874 Addison Kids’ Club (AKC) 650 Addison CCLC at Nixon Elementary School 1711 PACCC program. • 650-856-6150 • [email protected] Ave., Palo Alto. Stanford Ave., Stanford. • [email protected] • www.paccc.com • 650-323-4007 • 650-493-6006 • www.paccc.com Leaping Lizards Nature Awareness • [email protected] • www.cclc.com • www.paccc.com Ellen Thacher Children’s Center (ETCC) Preschool 397 Fernando Ave., Palo Alto. CCLC at Stanford West 625 Clark Way, 505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. PACCC • 650-858-0355 Barron Park Children’s Center (BPCC) • magdalena@leapinglizardspreschool. Palo Alto. program. 800 Barron Ave. (PAUSD site), Palo Alto. com • 650-723-8700 • 650-494-1467 • 650-856-7559 • www.leapinglizardspreschool.com • [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • www.cclc.com • www.paccc.com • www.paccc.com The Learning Center 459 Kingsley Ave., Escondido Kids’ Club (EKC) 890 Es- CCLC in Downtown Palo Alto 848 Palo Alto. Barron Park Kids’ Club (BPKC) 800 condido Road (PAUSD site), Palo Alto. Ramona St., Palo Alto. • 650-325-6683 Barron Ave. (PAUSD site), Palo Alto. PACCC program. • 650-855-9828 • [email protected] • 866-933-2252 • [email protected] • 650-856-1220 • www.cclc.com/center/ca/cclc-down- • www.tlcpaloalto.org • [email protected] • www.paccc.com town-palo-alto Love ‘n’ Care Christian Pre-School • www.paccc.com First Congregational Church Nursery Children’s Center of the Stanford 2490 Middlefi eld Road, Palo Alto. Barron Park Preschool 3650 La Donna School 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto. • 650-322-1872 Community 685 Pampas Lane, Stanford. • 650-493-1915 St., Palo Alto. • 650-853-3090 • [email protected] • 650-493-7597 • info@fi rstcongonurseryschool.com • www.bestpreschools.org/LoveNCare. • [email protected] • www.fi rstcongonurseryschool.com • [email protected] • www.stanford.edu/group/CCSC nxg • www.barronparkpreschool.com First School 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Children’s House of Los Altos - Milestones Preschool, Abilities United Besse Bolton Kid’s Club (BBKC) 500 E. Alto. Gardner Bullis 25890 Fremont Road, Los (formerly C.A.R.) 3864 Middlefi eld Meadow Drive (PAUSD site), Palo Alto. • 650-321-3871 Altos Hills. Road, Palo Alto. • 650-856-0847 • info@fi rstschool.org • 650-941-1277 • 650-618-3325 • [email protected] • www.fi rstschool.org • [email protected] • [email protected] • www.paccc.com • www.emeducation.com Good Neighbor Montessori 4000 • www.milestonespreschool.org Bing Nursery School 850 Escondido Middlefi eld Road, K-4, Palo Alto. Children’s Pre-School Center 4000 Mini Infant Center (MINI) 3149 Waverley Road, Stanford. • 650-493-2777 Middlefi eld Road, Bldg. T-1, Palo Alto. St., Palo Alto. PACCC program. • 650-723-4865 • [email protected] • 650-493-5770 • 650-424-9130 • [email protected] • www.goodneighbormontessori.com • www.cpsccares.org • [email protected] • bingschool.stanford.edu Grace Lutheran Preschool 3149 • www.paccc.com College Terrace Children’s Center Casa dei Bambini Montessori School Waverley St., Palo Alto. Montessori School of Los Altos 303 (CTC) 2300 Wellesley Ave., Palo Alto. 457 & 463 College Ave., Palo Alto. Main • 650-493-8942 Parkside Drive, Palo Alto. PACCC program. and Admissions Offi ce: 1215 O’Brien • [email protected] • 650-493-7200 • 650-858-1580 • www.gracepa.org/preschool • [email protected] Drive, Menlo Park. • [email protected] • www.montessorischoolofl osaltos.org • 650-473-9401 Palo Alto campus, 650- • www.paccc.com Growing Tree Montessori Preschool 42 • Info Palo Alto www.PaloAltoOnline.com i Palo Alto

Neighborhood Infant-Toddler Center program. Stanford Arboretum Children’s Center Young Life Christian Pre-School 687 (NITC) 311 N. California Ave., Palo Alto. • 650-852-9475 183 Stock Farm Road, Stanford. Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. PACCC program. • www.paccc.com • 650-725-6322 • 650-494-7885 • 650-321-3493 • [email protected] • [email protected] Parents Nursery School 2328 Louis • [email protected] • www.cclc.com • www.pacrc.org/younglife.htm • www.paccc.com Road, Palo Alto. • 650-856-1440 Sunshine Preschool Montessori 3711 Ohlone Kids’ Club (OKC) 950 Amarillo • [email protected] Ross Road, Palo Alto. Child care/referrals Ave. (PAUSD site), Palo Alto. PACCC • www.parentsnurseryschool.com • 650-493-0665 AuPairCare program. • [email protected], • 800-4AUPAIR Pepper Tree After School Program 865 • 650-493-0774 [email protected] • www.aupaircare.com • [email protected] Escondido Road, Stanford. • www.sunshine-preschool.com • www.paccc.com • 650-723-3646 Bay Area 2nd Mom Inc. 860 San • [email protected] T’enna Preschool (Oshman Family JCC Antonio Road, Palo Alto. Palo Alto Community Child Care • www.stanford.edu/dept/worklife/cgi- Palo Alto) 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. • 650-858-2469 (PACCC) 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto. bin/drupal/peppertree • 650-223-8788 • [email protected], fair_business_ • 650-493-2361 • www.paloaltojcc.org/tenna-pre- [email protected] • www.paccc.com PreSchool Family 4120 Middlefi eld school-main • www.2ndmom.com Road, Palo Alto. Palo Alto Friends Nursery School 957 • 650-856-0833 Walter Hays Kids’ Club (WHKC) 1525 Children’s Health Council 650 Clark Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. • [email protected] Middlefi eld Road (PAUSD site), Palo Alto. Way, Palo Alto. • 650-856-6152 • www.psf.pausd.org PACCC program. • 650-326-5530 • [email protected] • 650-325-5350 • [email protected] Rainbow School at Escondido Village • www.pafns.org • [email protected] • www.chconline.org 140 Comstock Circle, Stanford. • www.paccc.com Palo Alto Montessori School 575 • 650-723-0217 4Cs (Community Child Care Council) Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. • [email protected] The Whistle Stop 3801 Miranda Ave. No. of Santa Clara County 2515 N. First St., • 650-493-5930 • www.stanford.edu/dept/worklife/cgi- T6B, Palo Alto. San Jose. • [email protected] bin/drupal/rainbow • 650-852-3497 • 408-487-0747 • www.pamontessori.com • www.4c.org • [email protected] Sojourner Truth Child Development Palo Alto Preschool 4232 El Camino • www.whistle-stop.org Day care homes 1305 Middlefi eld Road, Center (STCDC) 3990 Ventura Court, Real, Palo Alto. Palo Alto. The Wonder Years Preschool 991 • 650-739-0137 Palo Alto. PACCC program. • 650-463-4952 • www.paloaltopreschool.org • 650-493-5990 Commercial St., Palo Alto. • www.cityofpaloalto.org/childcare • [email protected] and stcdc-ps@ • 650-494-6800 Palo Verde Kids’ Club (PVKC) 3450 paccc.com • [email protected] Family Resources Lucie Stern Louis Road (PAUSD site), Palo Alto. PACCC • www.paccc.com • www.thewonderyearspreschool.net Community Center, 1305 Middlefi eld KKidsids WWorldorld Great stuff just for kids

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A brief guide to arts groups, service organizations and leagues for children in the Palo Alto area

Arts organizations camps in music, art, new media; in-school programs; concerts, lectures, exhibits and California Youth Symphony 441 outreach events. Preschool classes for ages California Ave. #5, Palo Alto. Founded in 18 months and older. Multilingual faculty 1952, the Palo Alto-based youth orchestra of more than 100 professional musicians, performs at Spangenberg Theatre in Palo artists and educators. Financial aid off ered. Alto, Foothill College, Flint Center and San Executive Director Moy Eng. Mateo Performing Arts Center. Many local • 650-917-6800 participants are among 500 students enrolled • [email protected] 2012 in nine ensembles. Directed by composer- • www.arts4all.org conductor Leo Eylar. Open to kids ages 8-18. El Camino Youth Symphony Auditions in April. Director: Jim Hogan. • 650-325-6666 Association 4055 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. • [email protected] The award-winning ECYS sponsors eight • www.cys.org ongoing ensembles that rehearse weekly and perform regularly. They include Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon the Senior Symphony, the Sinfonietta Valley 953 Industrial Ave., Ste. 122, Palo Orchestra, four preparatory orchestras, Cheeky Monkey Toys, Alto. Established in 1994, Cantabile Youth a fl ute ensemble and a wind orchestra. Singers of Silicon Valley operates six choirs Musicians 6-18 yrs may request an serving children ages 4-18. Activities audition. Director: Camilla Kolchinsky. the magic of play, the include weekly rehearsals, quarterly • 650 -213-7111 training workshops and weekend retreats, • [email protected] including: vocal training, diction and • www.ecys.org wonder of learning. language coaching, movement and dance, Music for Children 1985 Louis Road, Palo training in theory, music-reading skills, Complimentary gift wrapping and assembly! Alto. Interactive music and dance classes interpretation and history. Auditions and for children 10 months to 7 years old. demonstration classes in August, January Off ers summer classes as well as year-long The Spot for Toys, and May. Director: Elena Sharkova. Games, and all • 650-424-1410 programs September-May. Meets at First • [email protected] Congregational Church of Palo Alto. • www.cantabile.org • 888-413-6683 things learning • [email protected] Classical Music Institoot 815 La Para • www.musicforchildrenca.com and fun! Ave., Palo Alto. Hands-on, guided play Pacifi c Art League 668 Ramona St., Palo exploration programs using classical Alto. Founded in 1921, the Pacifi c Art music and child-friendly instruments League off ers art classes for children, and props. Infants-5 1/2 yrs. Music teens and adults and enrolls more than fundamentals, appreciation, singing and 1,600 students a year. Galleries with composer study. • 650-269-4782 monthly exhibitions of professional and • [email protected] students’ work. Studio rentals and open 640 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park • www.ClassicalMusicInstitoot.org studio time available. Summer arts camp off ers artistic programs from arts to 650-328-7975 Community School of Music and Arts cartooning. Director: Richard Ambrose. www.cheekymonkeytoys.com (CSMA) at Finn Center 230 San Antonio • 650-321-3891 Circle, Mtn. View. Year-round programs for • frontdesk@pacifi cartleague.org all ages and levels, including: lessons, classes, • www.pacifi cartleague.org 44 • Info Palo Alto www.PaloAltoOnline.com i Palo Alto

Palo Alto Art Center 1305 Middlefi eld Palo Alto. Palo Alto Arts and Sciences • 650-329-2390 Sports Road, Palo Alto. The Art Center’s Art Division off ers dance classes each • [email protected] Truck provides ongoing arts experiences quarter for children ages 2-18 in ballet, • www.cityofpaloalto.org, search “The American Legion Baseball -- Palo Alto for community members at locations hip hop, modern dance and capoeira. Drop” 4319 Rocky Point Road, Anaheim. For ages 16-19. Two teams -- 17 and under as listed on Facebook and Twitter. • 650-463-4900 Museum of American Heritage 351 • [email protected] well as 19 and under. Season runs from • 650-329-2366 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Permanent and • [email protected] • www.cityofpaloalto.org/enjoy Memorial Day to early August. Postings at rotating collections of antiques and • www.cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter, area high schools. Director: Tony Brewer. www.facebook.com/paloaltoartcenter DanceVisions Cubberley Community selected items from private collections, • www.baseball.legion.org/baseball Center, 4000 Middlefi eld Road, Bldg. L-3, celebrating the eff ects of innovation. Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra 4000 Palo Alto. A nonprofi t community dance Classes, lectures and events. Fri-Sun Atherton Lacrosse Summer camps, Middlefi eld Road, #M1, Palo Alto. project off ering ongoing classes for all 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Director: Gwenyth classes and clinics throughout the year. Award-winning youth orchestra has ages, including creative dance, ballet Claughton. Beginners to Intermediate levels. Open been performing locally for more than and modern dance for children. Board of • 650-321-1004 toboys and girls of all ages. Locations in 35 years. One of the few youth groups Directors President: Laura Zweig. • [email protected] Atherton, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Los Altos in the nation devoted exclusively to • 650-858-2005 • www.moah.org Hills and other Bay Area cities. • [email protected] • 888-526-3330 chamber music. The season runs from Pacifi c Art League 668 Ramona St., September-June and features world- • danceaction.org • [email protected] Palo Alto. Art classes for children, teens • www.AthertonLacrosse.com renowned soloists and string orchestra Enjoy! City of Palo Alto program off ers and adults. Galleries. Eight week-long masterpieces performed at the highest quarterly classes and activities plus summer camps from June-August for AYSO - Palo Alto - Region 26 Palo level. Manager: Hans Hoff er. summer camps and aquatics. Drawing, kids and teens, plus spring and summer Alto. Serves, Palo Alto, Los Altos Hills, • 650-856-3848 photography, fi shing, hiking, swimming, art classes. Director: Richard Ambrose. Stanford University and East Palo • [email protected] • 650-321-3891 Alto. 850 volunteers produce soccer • www.pacomusic.org softball, basketball, ballroom dancing and more. Enrollment for middle school • offi ce@pacifi cartleague.org programs each year for more than 2,000 Palo Alto Children’s Theatre 1305 athletics for Jordan, JLS and Terman • www.pacifi cartleague.org children ages 3-18. Open enrollment for Middlefi eld Road, Palo Alto. The oldest students. Pick up an Enjoy catalog at Palo Palo Alto Art Center 1305 Middlefi eld instructional programs in the fall and theater by and for children in the United Alto recreation centers and libraries. Road, Palo Alto . Off ers year-round art spring, camps during school breaks, States off ers classes, performances, • 650-463-4900 classes and workshops for children ages soccerfest pick-up games in the summer • [email protected] backstage and onstage opportunities for preschool and up. Project LOOK! off ers and tournament teams in the spring. • www.cityofpaloalto.org/enjoy • registrar.ayso26.org participants ages 4-24. High school and a docent-led tour of current exhibitions • www.ayso26.org college summer stock program, ages 16- Foothill College Observatory 12345 El with a hands-on activity that follows 24. Extensive workshops and school-year Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. View stars, in the Project LOOK! studio. Follow the Palo Alto Babe Ruth League P.O. Box season performances. Tickets are $10-12. planets and galaxies through a 16-inch “On the Road” program and explore 1363, Palo Alto. For ages 13-15. Spring Director: Judge Lucky. refl ecting telescope. Open on clear nights. where art can take you. Temporary season from March through early July. • Main Offi ce: 650-463-4930. Box Of- Closed when cloudy. Free to all ages. $2 address during renovation: Lucie Stern For baseball players in Palo Alto, Menlo fi ce: 650-463-4970, Tue-Sat 2-6 p.m. • [email protected] parking. Director: Andrew Fraknoi. Community Center, 1305 Middlefi eld Park, East Palo Alto, Atherton, Woodside, • www.cityofpaloalto.org/children- • 650-949-7334 Road, Palo Alto. Director: Karen Kienzle. Portola Valley and Redwood City. Sign- stheatre • www.foothill.fhda.edu/ast • 650-329-2366 ups and tryouts for spring play in early • [email protected] Hidden Villa 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos February. Majority of games played at Ragazzi Boys Chorus 20 N. San Mateo • www.cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter Baylands Athletic Center, Gunn High Drive, Ste. 9, San Mateo. One of the largest Hills . Hidden Villa is a nonprofi t educational Palo Alto Family YMCA Ventura School and Palo Alto High School. boys’ choruses in the San Francisco Bay organization that uses its organic farming, Activity Center 3900 Ventura Court, Director: Marty Catteneo. Area, Ragazzi is a regional center for wilderness, and community to teach and Palo Alto. The center for local teens • www.pababeruth.org music education for boys and young men provide opportunities to learn about the provides tutoring, homework assistance, ages 7-18. Holds auditions in January, environment and social justice. Programs Blue Angels Youth Ski & Snowboard and supervised sports and recreation. May and September and provides include summer camp, environmental Program 1630 N. Main St., #128, Walnut Sponsored by the Palo Alto Family YMCA, musical training to boys who love to sing. education, public programs, community Creek. Off ered each winter through the and the City of Palo Alto’s Recreation Concerts are mostly on the Peninsula. supported agriculture, hostel and facility City of Menlo Park, City of Palo Alto and • 650-342-8785 rentals, volunteers and more. Director: Nikki and Positive Alternatives for Youth the Town of Los Altos Hills, the Blue Angels • [email protected] Bryant. departments. Director: Scott Glissmeyer. operates a fi ve-Saturday ski and snowboard • www.ragazzi.org • 650-949-8650; 650-949-9704 for • 650-842-2753 program that includes transportation, lift reservations • [email protected] tickets, all-day professional coaching, lunch, Raices de Mexico P.O. Box 50101, Palo Alto. • [email protected] • www.paloaltofamilyymca.org adult supervision and a ProTec Helmet. Bus Off ers classes in Mexican folklore dance • www.hiddenvilla.org Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo 1451 departs from the Lucie Stern Community to children and teens at the Cubberley Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Center Middlefi eld Road, Palo Alto . Fun and Center. Community Center, 4000 Middlefi eld 2775 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto . Duck learning go together for children and • Menlo Park Community Services De- Road, Palo Alto, studios L4 and L6. Alllevels. pond on site. Wooden walkway runs over their families in the hands-on, interactive partment at 650-330-2200; or City of Weekly classes run August-December and adjacent marsh to the edge of the Bay. exhibits and mini-zoo. The zoo houses Palo Alto Recreation at 650-463-4929; January-May. Fri 6:30-8:30 p.m. Director: or Los Altos Hills at 650-941-7222 Displays and laboratory at the nature bobcats, a red-tailed hawk and bats. The Maria Elena Varela. • [email protected] • 650-322-1501 center. Nature center hours: Thu-Fri museum off ers science classes, summer • www.BlueAngelSnow.com • [email protected] 2-5 p.m.; Sat-Sun 1-5 p.m. Occasional camps and an outreach program to local • www.ryaa.org/epaparrc/organiza- workshops, slide shows and nature hikes; schools. Free admission, donations are Palo Alto Girls Softball P.O. Box 60027, tion.html?intId=11 facility space available by appointment. welcome. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun Palo Alto. Softball league for girls ages • 650-329-2506 1-4 p.m. 5-14. Recreation season runs from mid- Silicon Valley Boychoir 600 Homer • 650 -329-2111 March through May. Summer and Fall Mitchell Park Youth and Teen Center: Ave., Palo Alto. For boys ages 6 and up • www.cityofpaloalto.org/jmz travel teams are also organized. Fliers The Drop 4000 Middlefi eld Road, Palo in downtown Palo Alto who like to sing. are sent to district schools, and previous Alto. The “Drop” is a free after-school Parents Place 200 Channing Ave., Auditions in June, January and August. players should receive information via drop-in center, off ering computer/ Palo Alto. Services include parent-child • 650-424-1242 email. Residents of the greater Palo Alto homework lab, homework assistance, classes, parenting workshops, parent- • www.svboychoir.org area, including East Palo Alto, Menlo break dancing, game tournaments, pool support groups, as well as Community Park, Portola Valley, Los Altos and table, ping-pong, big-screen TV, cooking Education Center, a mobile program that Classes/places to go Stanford, are welcome. Check website and more. Open Mon-Fri 3-5:30 p.m., brings support groups and workshops for online registration information. Computer History Museum 1401 N. Wed 2-5:30 p.m. During reconstruction to work sites, places of workshop and President Mike Cobb. Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View. See entry in community organzations. Director: of Mitchell Park Library and Community • 650-209-0454 Arts (Museums) section. Center, the Teen Center will be located Karen Friedland-Brown. • [email protected] • 650-810-1010 at Cubberley Community Center, 4000 • 650-688-3040 • www.paloaltogirlssoftball.org • www.computerhistory.org Middlefi eld Road. Recreation Coordinator • [email protected] • www.ParentsPlaceOnline.org Palo Alto Knights Youth Football For Dance classes 1305 Middlefi eld Road, of Teen Services: Jessica Lewis. ages 7 through 8th grade grouped in www.PaloAltoOnline.com Info Palo Alto • 45 DINING ON THE TOWN WHERE TO EAT & DRINK IN PALO ALTO

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Palo Alto Unifi ed School District 25 Churchill Ave., Palo Alto. generally meets on the second and Superintendent: Kevin Skelly. The Palo fourth Tuesdays during the school Alto Unifi ed School District operates year. The board sets direction for the 12 public elementary schools, three district, approves the annual budget, middle schools and two high schools. hires the superintendent and makes Other schools and programs include other policy decisions. Elections a pre-school, Young Fives program, are held on the Tuesday after the a self-supporting Adult School, the fi rst Monday in November in even- Hospital School at Stanford’s Lucile numbered years. Four-year terms are Packard Children’s Hospital and staggered so that only two or three Summer School. seats are open at a time. • 650-329-3700 • 650-329-3737 • www.pausd.org • pausd.org/community/board/ The district’s strategic plan Camille Townsend, president emphasizes challenging and Email: [email protected] supporting all students, staff Term expires: Nov. 30, 2012 development, meeting infrastructure Dana Tom, vice president needs and transparent governance. Email: [email protected] Class size: Gradees K-3: 22; Term expires: Nov. 30, 2014

Veronica Weber Veronica Grades 4-5: 24 Melissa Baten Caswell Enrollment: 2011-12: 12,286 students Email: [email protected] Term expires: Nov. 30, 2012 Ethnic/racial percentages (2011-12): Caucasian 49.1; Asian 36.6; Hispanic Barbara Klausner or Latino 10.4; African-American 3.2; Email: [email protected] Term expires: Nov. 30, 2012 Gayl Giannik, a teacher with the Morrissey-Compton program, explains to incoming Other 0.7. Barb Mitchell first-grader Daniel Houston how to add and subtract numbers using the Touch Math Board of Education: The Palo Alto method in July. Email: [email protected] Unifi ed School District is governed Term expires: Nov. 30, 2014 by a fi ve-member school board that Palo Alto’s K-12 public schools are technology upgrades three times in the consistently ranked among California’s next 12 years. School holidays and the nation’s best. Both Gunn and School year runs Aug. 16, 2012-May 30, 2013. Palo Alto high schools placed among the Elementary schools School starts: ...... Aug. 16, 2012 top six high schools in the state in class Addison 650 Addison Ave., Palo Alto. Labor Day: ...... Sept. 3, 2012 of 2009 SAT test results. In metrics from Local Holiday: ...... Sept. 26, 2012 Advanced Placement exams to California Principal: Jocelyn Garcia-Thome. Built in 1925; multipurpose room, library Elementary staff development day: ...... Oct. 19, 2012 STAR tests, both Gunn and Paly place at Veterans’ Day: ...... Nov. 12, 2012 the very top among California’s 1,000 and additional classrooms added in the 1950s and ‘60s; classrooms added and Thanksgiving break: ...... Nov. 21-23, 2012 high schools. Gunn ranked 67th and Paly Winter break: ...... Dec. 24, 2012-Jan. 4, 2013 83rd on U.S. News and World Report’s school renovated in 2002. Enrollment: 472. Grades K-5. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: ...... Jan. 21, 2013 “Gold Medal List” of America’s top 100 District-wide staff development day: ...... Feb. 15, 2013 high schools. • 650-322-5935 • www.addison.pausd.org Washington’s Birthday: ...... Feb. 18, 2013 The district’s 17 campuses are in the Secondary staff development day: ...... March 15, 2013 midst of substantial renovations and Barron Park 800 Barron Ave., Palo Alto. Spring break: ...... April 1-5, 2013 expansions with funds from a $378 million Principal: Magdalena Fittoria. Built in Memorial Day: ...... May 27, 2013 facilities bond, passed by voters in June 1947; additions made in the 1950s, ‘60s Last day of school: ...... May 30, 2013 2008. They include increased capacity and ‘70s; renovated in 2001. Enrollment: to accommodate enrollment growth, 336. Grades K-5. projected to exceed 2,000 at both high • 650-858-0508 Escondido 890 Escondido Road, Hoover 445 E. Charleston Road, Palo • www.barron.pausd.org schools. Stanford. Principal: Danae Reynolds. Alto. Principal: Katy Bimpson. Built Duveneck 705 Alester Ave., Palo Built in 1960s; classrooms added and in early 1950s; renovated in 2004. Elementary school classrooms are getting Alto. Principal: Chris Grierson. Built in buildings renovated in 2001. Enrollment: Enrollment: 416. Grades K-5. Traditional new, computer-enabled Smartboards 1950; new classroom wing added and 574. Grades K-5. Home to the district’s “direct instruction” teaching style. and lighting, with major new two- buildings renovated in 2002; another Spanish Immersion program, admission Admission by lottery. story classroom buildings at Ohlone, major addition in planning stages. to which is by lottery, with preference • 650-320-8106 Fairmeadow and Duveneck. Middle Enrollment: 501. Grades K-5. given to siblings. • www.hoover.pausd.org schools will also be renovated, with new • 650-856-1337 • 650-322-5946 Juana Briones 4100 Orme St., Palo Alto. classroom buildings, better gyms, fi elds • www.duveneck.pausd.org • www.escondido.pausd.org and general facilities planned. Substantial Principal: Lisa Hickey. Built in 1952; library expansion is under way at the high El Carmelo 3024 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Fairmeadow 500 E. Meadow Drive, built and buildings renovated in 2003. schools, including a new Career Technical Principal: Chuck Merritt. Built in 1955; Palo Alto. Principal: Gary Prehn. Built in Enrollment: 415. Grades K-5. School also Education building, two-story classroom construction completed in 1960s; new 1954; library added, buildings renovated houses Juana Briones Therapy, a county- buildings, gym at Gunn and a new two- classroom wing added and buildings in 2003. New, two-story classroom run orthopedic unit serving children in story classroom building, Media Arts renovated in 2001. Enrollment: 414. building groundbreaking likely in 2012. northern Santa Clara County. building and athletic fi elds at Paly. A new Grades K-5. Enrollment: 504. Grades K-5. • 650-856-0877. Orthopedic Unit: 650- 845-3000 600-seat theater for Paly also is planned. • 650-856-0960 • 650-856-0845 • www.el-carmelo.pausd.org • www.fairmeadow.pausd.org • www.briones.pausd.org All schools are scheduled to receive

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Preschool Elementary Middle School i Palo Alto THE BEST OF TWO WORLDS LEARNINGLEARNINGINGERMANANDENGLISH IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH Lucille M. Nixon 1711 Stanford Ave., Palo Middle schools Alto. Principal: Mary Pat O’Connell. Built in 1970; renovated in 2004. Enrollment: David Starr Jordan Middle School 750 481. Grades K-5. N. California Ave., Palo Alto. Principal: • 650-856-1622 Gregory Barnes. Built in 1937; additions • www.nixon.pausd.org made in early 1960s; cafeteria rebuilt Ohlone 950 Amarillo Ave., Palo after a serious fi re in 1973; $17.9 million Alto. Principal: William Overton. upgrade under construction, including Built in 1949; additional classrooms new six-classroom building and major added in 1960s; classrooms added addition to cafetorium. Class Size: English and buildings renovated in 2003. Language Arts 25; Math 24. Enrollment: Occupancy expected in January 1,015. Grades 6-8. 2012 for new two-story classroom • 650-494-8120 building. Enrollment: 583. Grades K-5. • www.jordan.pausd.org Progressive “whole-child” teaching CALL FOR OPEN HOUSE DATES! Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle approach. Admission by lottery. Home School 480 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto. of the district’s Mandarin Immersion Principal: Sharon Ofek. Built in 1953; Program. • 650-856-1726 gym and additional classrooms added • www.ohlone.pausd.org in 1950s and 1960s. Class Size: English MOUNTAIN VIEW, BERKELEY & SAN FRANCISCO 23.7, Math 24.8. Enrollment: 1,001. Palo Verde 3450 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Grades 6-8. Recent groundbreaking for   dual-immersion   Principal: Anne Brown. Built in 1953; $10.5 million in infrastructure upgrades, multipurpose room fi nished in 1954; new    preschool including a new, two-story classroom library built, buildings renovated in 2004. wing, science labs and expanded music to high school Enrollment: 417. Grades K-5. • 650-856-1672 room. High-standard       • www.palo-verde.pausd.org • 650-856-5188     • www.jls.pausd.org holistic and individual Walter Hays 1525 Middlefi eld Road, development Palo Alto. Principal: Mary Bussmann. Terman Middle School 655 Arastradero Built in 1923; additional construction in Road, Palo Alto. Principal: Katherine Safe and nurturing      1960s and ‘70s; classrooms added and Baker. Built around 1950; remodeled three locations       buildings renovated in 2001. Enrollment: 2001. Class Size: English 25.0, Math 25. 536. Grades K-5. Enrollment: 663. Grades 6-8. !  "#$%&$'%(')*+ ",,,- -* "  . - • 650-322-5956 • 650-856-9810 • www.hays.pausd.org • www.terman.pausd.org Palo Alto Prep

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High schools classroom building. Class Size: 9th grade English and math: 22; all other classes: LAND THE JOB YOU WANT! Henry M. Gunn High School 780 average 28.5. Enrollment: 1,885. Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Principal: • 650-329-3710 Katya Villalobos. Built in 1964; new pool • www.paly.net and athletic fi elds in 2008-09; new Career Technical Education building in 2009; Special district programs groundbreaking fall 2011 on new gym, two-story classroom building and new Hospital School 725 Welch Road, Palo World Languages building. Class Size: Alto. Head teacher: Kevin Danie. Class Average 9th grade English and math Size: Varies. Enrollment: about 60. A class size: 22. Other subjects average fully accredited K-12th grade program class size: 28-30. Enrollment: 1,864. supported by the Palo Alto Unifi ed is dedicated to helping adults of all ages explore School District for hospitalized children, CareerGenerations • 650-354-8200 career options and find meaningful work in today’s marketplace. If • www.gunn.pausd.org their siblings and those children receiving out-patient treatments you’re at a career crossroads and want some inspiration, information Middle College Program 12345 El through Lucile Packard Children’s and a quality sounding board to think about your career more Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Enrollment: Hospital who are unable to return to strategically, our expert career counselors/coaches can help you … 65. An alternative high school program their home school districts. for juniors and seniors located at • 650-497-8230 Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. It sCreate a career plan that’s uniquely right for you. combines high school and college Special Education 25 Churchill Ave., sAssess yourself and how you fit in today’s job market. Palo Alto. Director of student services: classes in a collaborative eff ort between sRamp-up your resume and Linkedin profile. the Mountain View-Los Altos Union Holly Wade; Coordinators: Tammy Zigler Expand and ignite your network on and offline. High School District, the Palo Alto and Damian Huertas. Goals and vision s Unifi ed School District and Foothill are to provide a fi rst-class educational sEnhance your interviewing skills to get the offer. College. Admission: Two letters of program for all students. Ongoing sRaise your salary by teaching you strategic negotiation skills. recommendation, application and essay. commitment is to improve student Foothill placement tests if accepted. achievement and to support all areas of For more information, please contact us at 650.320.1639, info@ • 650-949-7168 student development. careergenerations.com or visit us at www.careergenerations.com. • [email protected] • 650-833-4257. For special education • www.mvla.net/altprog/middlecol- preschool services, call 650-833-4260. We look forward to hearing from you! lege • [email protected] Palo Alto High School 50 Embarcadero Young Fives and PreSchool Family Road, Palo Alto. Principal: Phil Winston. Programs Greendell School, 4120 Built in 1918; new athletic fi elds 2008 Middlefi eld Road, Palo Alto. Principal: and 2011. Fall 2011 groundbreaking on Sharon Keplinger. Class Size: Young new media arts center and two-story Fives: 22; PreSchool Family: 18-22;

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Springboard to Kindergarten (Feb- program with a Montessori approach. June): 20; Transitional Kindergarten: Individualized, self-directed learning is What school is meant to be. 22. Enrollment: 44 Young Fives; 250 for off ered through a fl exible day and year- PreSchool Family; 40 for Springboard to round program. Admission: Application Kindergarten. Tuition: PreSchool Family form, $100 application fee, parent and $380-$1,096/semester. child interview required. • 650-856-0833 • 650-813-9131 • www.psf.pausd.org • [email protected] • www.bowmanschool.org Home schooling Castilleja School 1310 Bryant St., Palo Home School Hotline 180 El Alto. Head of School: Nanci Kauff man. Camino Real, Ste. 10, Millbrae. Class Size: 15. Enrollment: 425. Tuition: Information, resources and support for $35,180. All-girls, grades 6-12. Fosters homeschooling families. intellectual, physical, creative and • 650-365-9425 emotional growth through a college • www.homefi res.com preparatory experience within a diverse and supportive community. Uniforms. Private elementary and Admission: Admission open houses for Middle School: Oct. 13 & Nov. 4, middle schools 2012. Standardized testing required. Athena Academy 525 San Antonio, Palo Applications due Jan. 17, 2013. Alto. Head of school: Carla Rayacich. • 650-328-3160 Class Size: 6. Enrollment: 18. Tuition: • [email protected] $29,500 per year. Athena Academy is a • www.castilleja.org nonprofi t, private elementary school Challenger School 3880 Middlefi eld Open Houses: (grades 2 to 5) devoted to teaching Road, Palo Alto. Headmaster: Neena Upper School bright students with dyslexia who are Bhave. Class Size: Preschool: 24 (12:1 otherwise capable learners. Business student to teacher ratio); K: 30 (15:1); 1-8: Oct. 28, Dec. 2 offi ce: 2409 Park Blvd., Palo Alto, CA 26. Enrollment: 600. Tuition: $316-$1,504 94306. per month; tuition depends on program. Middle School • 650-543-4560 Preschool-8. Emphasis on early reading, • [email protected] strong logic/thinking skills, self-reliance Oct. 7, Nov. 4 • www.athenaacademy.org and individual achievement. Admission: Bowman International School 4000 Testing required for elementary, none for Terman Drive, Palo Alto. Head of preschool. www.menloschool.org/admissions School: Mary Beth Ricks. Class Size: 10:1. • 650-213-8245 Enrollment: 220. Tuition: $22,050. K-8 • www.challengerschool.com

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Emerson School 2800 W. Bayshore German International School of Road, Palo Alto. Principal: Jo Anne Silicon Valley 310 Easy St., Mtn. View. Camara. Class Size: 20. Enrollment: 50. Principal: Martin Fugmann. Class Size: Tuition: Ages 6-11, $1,565-$1,720 per 15-20. Enrollment: 320. Tuition: Grades month; Ages 11-14, $1,730-$1,905 per 1-12, $14,800-$18,200; preschool/ month. An accelerated K-8 educational kindergarten, $7,800-$14,800, environment that promotes the depending on program. Bilingual development of the whole child by (German and English) educational encouraging independence, self- program grades 1-12, accredited by the reliance, exploration and the joy of German government and the Western learning. Personal responsibility, Association of Schools and Colleges creativity and self-esteem are (WASC). Graduating students earn the fundamental goals. Affi liated programs: German International Abitur and obtain HeadsUp! Child Development Centers all of the required qualifi cations for the in Palo Alto (650-424-1221), San Jose high school diploma. Extras: arts, music (408-432-1644) and Pleasanton (925-463- and theater, sports, homework tutoring. 2885), for infants, toddlers, preschoolers Admission: Application. and kindergartners; Hacienda School- • 650-254-0748 Grades 1-8, Pleasanton, 925-485-5750. • offi [email protected] Admission: Enroll as space becomes • www.gissv.org available. Campus tours by appointment. Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School • 650-424-1267 450 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto. • [email protected] Principal: Julie Smith. Class Size: 24. • www.headsup.org Enrollment: 380+. Tuition: K-5 $20,580 German-American International /year; 6-8 $22,570/year. Financial aid School 275 Elliott Drive, Menlo Park. available. Grades K-8. Outstanding Managing Director: Dominic Liechti. academics with a focus on the Class Size: 18. Enrollment: 305. Tuition: whole child, welcoming community, $5,650-$18,575 per year, depending enrichment opportunities, after-school on program and grade level. Various programs. options available. Preschool-8th grade. • 650-494-8200 Classes in this coeducational school are • www.hausner.com in German and English. Students should The Girls’ Middle School 3400 speak German by fi rst grade. West Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Head • 650-324-8617 of School: Deb Hof. Class Size: 16. • [email protected] • www.germanamericanschool.org Enrollment: 153. Tuition: Including fees, $24,797 for returning students

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Dress code. on Three San Jose campuses: Lower Admission: Apply by early January; Cultural Hands school (K-grade 5), 4300 Bucknall tour for prospective students October- Road; Middle school (grades 6-8), 3800 January. Parent interview and student Events rman Blackford Ave.; High school (grades visit required. Ge 9-12), 500 Saratoga Ave. Admission: • 650-328-1711 Entrance exams, school records and • [email protected] character evaluations. • www.keysschool.com www.gaspa-ca.org • 408-249-2510 (9-12) The Living Wisdom School 456 College • [email protected] Ave., Palo Alto. Principal: Helen Purcell. (650) 520-3646 | [email protected] • www.harker.org Class Size: Teacher-to-student ratio: 1:8. P.O. Box 50942, Palo Alto, CA 94303 HeadsUp! Child Development Enrollment: 65. Tuition: K-5: $16,140, German-American School of Palo Alto Center 2800 W. Bayshore Road, Palo 6-8: $17,520, pre-K: $12,140-$16,140; Alto. Director: Tracy Bootz. Class Size: 25% discount for additional children, 10-30. Enrollment: 130. Tuition: $1,400- $1,500 enrollment fee for new families, $2,265 per month depending on age. $1,000 for returning families. The school Montessori curriculum encourages off ers instruction to children in grades fundamental thinking skills through pre-K-8, coed. Integrated curriculum that art, music, imaginative play, practical honors values universal to all religions. life skills, language, mathematics, Admission: Interviews required. science and cultural activities. 6 weeks • 650-462-8150 - Kindergarten. Admission: application • [email protected] • www.livingwisdomschool.org ACADEMICS – COMMUNITY – CHARACTER fee of $200. • 650-424-1221 Menlo School 50 Valparaiso Ave., • [email protected] Atherton. Head of School: Norman • www.headsup.org M. Colb. Class Size: 18. Enrollment: Helios New School 3921 Fabian Way, Grades 6-8: 233. Tuition: $36,400 for Palo Alto. Principal: Barbara Mitchell all grades. Financial aid is available. An Hutton. Built in 2007. Class Size: Teacher- independent, coeducational college student ratio 1:7. Enrollment: 30. Tuition: preparatory day school for students in $22,500 per year. Constructivist K-5 grades 6-12. Admission: Applications secular program for gifted children on due in January; standardized testing the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life. required. Curriculum includes Chinese, music, • 650-330-2001 social-emotional learning, plus access • [email protected] Looking for a small, intimate and accredited • www.menloschool.org to JCC after-school programming/ independent school for your children? recreational facilities. Admission: Nativity School 1250 Laurel St., Menlo Consider Woodland, a Preschool to Grade 8 All applicants are given qualitative Park. Principal: Carol Trelut. Class Size: 31. assessment prior to admission. Enrollment: 276. Tuition: $6,350-$9,350 school on a lovely 10 acre setting. • 650-223-8690 depending on family participation. 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56 • Info Palo Alto www.PaloAltoOnline.com i Palo Alto grade. Admission: Application, fee of $75. Private high schools • 650-493-1151 • [email protected] Castilleja School 1310 Bryant St., Palo THE GIRLS’ MIDDLE SCHOOL • www.stratfordschools.com Alto. Upper School open houses Nov. 1 and Dec. 2, 2012.See Private elementary Trinity School 2650 Sand Hill Road, and middle schools. Menlo Park. Head of School: Mary Menacho. Class Size: Approximately Crystal Springs Uplands School 400 20 (one class per grade). Enrollment: Uplands Drive, Hillsborough. See Private 168 total; 32 at the elementary elementary and middle schools. ALL GIRLS Woodshop school. Tuition: Starting at $16,950 for The Harker School 500 Saratoga Ave., Early Childhood Program and junior San Jose. Class Size: Upper School: 16. kindergarten; $24,450 for K-Grade 5. A Enrollment: 1,700. Tuition: $25,060- Engineering co-ed Episcopal school. Early Childhood $36,435. See Private elementary and Program-grade 5. Early Childhood middle schools. Program for ages 3 and 4, at Holy Trinity • 408-249-2510 (9-12) Field Science Church, 330 Ravenswood, Menlo Park. Elementary school is on Sand Hill Road. Kehillah Jewish High School 3900 Uniforms required. Admission: Call for Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Head of School: Computer Science select grade openings. Tour posted on Lillian Howard. Class Size: 12. Enrollment: website. 150. Tuition: $33,600; $400-$800 for • 650-854-0288 ext.107 books. A college-preparatory high Skateboarding • [email protected] school for boys and girls in grades 9-12 • www.trinity-mp.org open to students and families from a Woodside Priory School 302 Portola wide range of Jewish backgrounds, Start-Ups Road, Portola Valley. Head of school: including those with no prior Jewish Timothy Molak. Class Size: 15-18. education. Modern science and Enrollment: 104. Tuition: Comprehensive computer labs, art and music studios, tuition and fees: $36,500 for day drama room; regular, honors and AP REDEFINED students; fi nancial aid available. Middle classes; many sports teams and free school grades 6-8; Coed Catholic/ membership in the Oshman Family Benedictine school. College preparatory. JCC across the street. Admission: Casual dress code. Admission: Admissions test, transcripts, teacher and Application for 2013-14 school year due administrator recommendations and a Come see us at the new campus Jan. 17, 2013; entrance exam required. written personal statement. • 650-851-8223 • 650-213-9600 3400 West Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 | 650.968.8338 • [email protected] • [email protected] • www.PrioryCA.org • www.kehillah.org Stanford Continuing Studies

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1MH4IRMRWYPE Now Meira Academy 3921 Fabian Way, Special education Enrolling Palo Alto. Principal: Penina Noy. Built in 2011. Class Size: 15. Enrollment: AchieveKids 3860 Middlefi eld Road, ,MKL7GLSSP 15. Tuition: $23,000. High school for Palo Alto. Principal: Tom Drechsler. Orthodox Jewish girls. Both Judaic and Class Size: 3-9. Enrollment: 59. Tuition: general studies are covered. Judaic Funded by school districts. AchieveKids 6)74)'8ˆ/-2(2)77ˆ%'')48%2')ˆ6)74327-&-0-8= topics include studying Jewish texts, serves Bay Area children, aged 5 to 22, Hebrew, Jewish history, ethics and the with emotional and/or developmental role of women in Judaism. General disabilities including mental retardation, studies cover math, science, history, autism spectrum disorder, disruptive language arts, computer science, behavior, anxiety and psychotic visual and performing arts and gym. disorders. Admission: By district referral Admission: Application and personal only. interview. • 650-494-1200 • 650-485-3589 • [email protected] • [email protected] • www.achievekids.org Mid-Peninsula High School, a community for learning • meiraacademy.org since 1979, offers students a stimulating, nurturing, Menlo School 50 Valparaiso Ave., Education/enrichment safe environment that empowers them to reach their Atherton. See Private elementary and Acme Education Group Cubberley middle schools. Community Center, 4000 Middlefi eld full academic and social potential. Road, Ste. L1, Palo Alto. Principal: Daphne Mid-Peninsula High School 1340 Chao. Class Size: varies. Enrollment: Willow Road, Menlo Park. Head of about 190. After-school and summer- UÊÀ>`iÃʙ‡£Ó UÊ,œˆ˜}Ê
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Provides • 650-321-1991 Arabic language instruction to children • [email protected] by teaching Arabic language literacy • www.mid-pen.com and conversation, educating students about Arabic culture and heritage, Palo Alto Prep School 2462 Wyandotte promoting the spirit of friendship among St., Mtn. View. Director: Christopher Keck. the students and their families, building Class Size: 8-10. Enrollment: 70. Tuition: a positive and supportive community $25,000 includes registration, books and of students and families, and off ering materials fee. Grades 8-12. The school’s separate, optional Islamic Religion purpose is to provide a college-prep instruction. alternative for academic and social • 408-462-2120 success. Summer school off ered in all • [email protected] subjects. WASC accredited. Admission: • www.bayareaarabicschool.org 2012-13 Open enrollment; interview and student shadow. Champion Youth Enrichment School • 650-493-7071, ext. 102 870 N. California Ave., Palo Alto. Principal: • www.paloaltoprep.com Christy Tan. Class Size: 20-25. Enrollment: 150. Tuition: $550-650 per month. An Pinewood School 26800 Fremont after-school program that off ers an SCHOOL Road, Los Altos Hills. Principal: Mark academic learning environment and Gardner. Class Size: 7-10. Enrollment: Chinese-language courses. Program 7-12: approximately 300. Tuition: Grades includes English, math, science, art, 9-12 $26,570. See Private elementary and music and sports. Also 2094 Grant middle schools. TOURS Road, Mtn. View and preschool at 1055 21st Century Smart Sacred Heart Schools/Preparatory Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road, Sunnyvale. 150 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton. Principal: • 650-353-0882, 650-858-1880; Mtn. James Everitt. Class Size: 15. Enrollment: View site: 650-353-0881; Sunnyvale 580. Tuition: $33,870. Grades 9-12. A site: 408-735-8333 Nursery - private, independent Roman Catholic • [email protected] • www.championkis.com & High School school, a division of Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, and a part of the Dutch School Silicon Valley 4000 International Network of Sacred Heart Middlefi eld Road, Palo Alto. Principal: Schools. Admission: Applications due Miriam van Ringelestijn. Class Size: in January; admissions tests required. 8. Enrollment: 50. Tuition: $375 per OPEN Interview. Waiting list. trimester (3 months). Provides afternoon • 650-473-4006 for admissions and weekend instruction in Dutch • [email protected] language and culture for students • www.shschools.org K-12. Geared toward expatriate Dutch Woodside Priory School 302 Portola students and those learning Dutch as a HOUSES waldorfpeninsula.org Road, Portola Valley. See Private second language. Three other locations elementary and middle schools. in Berkeley, San Francisco and San Jose. 58 • Info Palo Alto www.PaloAltoOnline.com i Palo Alto KEHILLAH JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL • 408-250-8074 Sitanfu (formerly Stanford Chinese • [email protected] School) 475 N. Whisman Road, #100, • www.dutchschoolsiliconvalley.org Mtn. View. Principal: Ma Liping. Class German-American School of Palo Size: 25. Enrollment: 1,200. Classes Alto (Saturday School) GAIS Campus, are held for children from Mandarin- 275 Elliot Drive, Menlo Park. Director speaking families every Sunday of Education: Sabine Eisenhauer. afternoon at Gunn High School, 780 Class Size: 10-20. Tuition: $800 +$150 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, in two non-refundable registration fee (for sessions, 1-2:40 p.m. and 3:10-4:50 p.m. 30 Saturdays per year). Off ering a full- for children age 5 to 10th grade. • 650-566-8636 immersion German-language program • [email protected] for children ages 3 and up as well as for • mychineseschool.com/ adults. No prior knowledge of German required. • 650-520-3646 Adult education • www.gaspa-ca.org Palo Alto Adult School 50 Embarcadero Hwa Shin Bilingual Chinese School 750 Road, Room 8, Palo Alto. Principal: Kara N. California Ave., Palo Alto. Principal: Rosenberg. Class Size: 12-25. Enrollment: Thomas Lee. Class Size: 12. Enrollment: 8,000. Tuition: Course fees range from free for English as a Second Language to 150. Tuition: $320/semester. This Admission KEHILLAH nonprofi t, bilingual Chinese school (for $195 for woodworking and are the same JEWISH students who do not speak Mandarin at for residents and nonresidents. Variety Open House HIGH SCHOOL home) is open Sat from 9 a.m.-noon for of classes off ered quarterly in this Palo Sundays 3900 FABIAN WAY students age 5 to 18; Chinese language Alto Unifi ed School District program, years PALO ALTO, CA 94303 and culture (dance, kung fu and from English as a Second Language 2-4:30pm KEHILLAH Chinese painting). Also at Fairmeadow to woodworking. Classes available www.kehillah.org Elementary School Wed, 1:50-3:40 p.m. across Palo Alto. Complete schedules October 14, 2012 and Laurel School (Menlo Park) twice a are inserted in the Palo Alto Weekly December 9, 2012 GROWING COMMUNITY week from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in mid-August, November and March FOR A DECADE • 650-262-4466 and are also available in area libraries January 13, 2013 • [email protected] and community centers. Offi ce hours: Kehillah means community. Join us. • www.hwashinschool.org Mon-Thu 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 5:30-9:30 p.m. and Fri 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission: pre- Kumon Math and Reading Center registration. RSVP to [email protected] 4000 Middlefi eld Road, Palo Alto. Kumon • 650-329-3752 is an after-school learning program • [email protected] 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303 designed to help children master • www.paadultschool.org reading and math skills. Also located at 887 Oak Grove Ave., Ste. 203, Menlo Park, Stanford Continuing Studies 365 650-321-9169; 903 E. El Camino Real, Lasuen St., Stanford. Dean and Associate Ste. 5, Mtn. View, 650-969-1978; 1780 Provost: Charles Junkerman. Class Size: Miramonte Ave., Mtn. View, 650-969- 17-200. Enrollment: 11,000. Tuition: $150- 3820; 419 San Antonio Road, Los Altos, 750 depending on course. Discounts 650-948-4124; 1551 El Camino Real, available for seniors, Bay Area teachers Redwood City, 650-799-4099. and Stanford affi liates. A program for • 650-969-1978 Bay Area adults that annually off ers • www.kumon.com around 400 diverse courses taught mostly by Stanford faculty, academic GiveGive YourYour C Childhild tthehe G Giftift o off a L Lifetimeifetime Palo Alto Chinese School P.O. Box staff and professionals in their fi elds. 60877, Palo Alto. Principal: Mary Chung. Class off erings include liberal arts Class Size: 20. Enrollment: 500. Tuition: and sciences, writing workshops and . $340 per year, $20 admission fee. Oldest professional and personal development. KindergartenKindergarten - 8th Grade Chinese school in the Bay Area. Holds • 650-725-2650 . classes on Fridays at JLS Middle School, • [email protected] ExExcellentcellent AAcademicscademics 480 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, from • continuingstudies.stanford.edu . 7 to 9 p.m. for students age 4 to 18. Dedicated and Caring Faculty Classes off ered: Mandarin, CSL (Chinese UC Berkeley Extension - Belmont 1301 Shoreway Road, Ste. 400, Belmont. . as a Second Language), Cantonese and State-of-the-Art Facilities calligraphy. Dean: Diana Wu. Class Size: 8-25. • [email protected] Enrollment: 5,000. Tuition: $200 for . • www.paloaltochineseschool.org some short workshops to $485-810 for MusiMusic,c, Arts and AthleticAthleticss full-term classes. UC Berkeley Extension . Palo Alto School for Jewish Education is the continuing education arm of the AAfter-Schoolfter-School ProProgramsgrams (PASJE) 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. University of California, Berkeley. The Director: Cathy Taylor. Class Size: 12-20. Peninsula Center off ers more than 300 Enrollment: 86. Tuition: Parents are classes in professional and personal Call now for your encouraged to contact the school for development per year. Classes include personal tour! tuition information. 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Palo Alto Airport Palo Alto City Library Address: 1925 Embarcadero Road Central phone for all branches: 650- 329-2436 Phone: 408-918-7700 Library administration: 650-329-2436 Website: www.countyairports.org Website: www.cityofpaloalto.org/library Hours: The airport is open 24 hours a day for incoming or outgoing fl ights, but Email: [email protected] is not fully staff ed on a 24-hour basis; the Services: All of Palo Alto’s library terminal, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (except Wed., 7 branches have Wi-Fi access and a.m.-9 p.m.); and the tower 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Internet-linked computers available Services: Located at the Baylands to the public. All have photocopiers, since 1935, the airport has an air traffi c books, audiobooks, DVDs, magazines, control tower, an aircraft charter large-print books, catalog access to company, a restaurant and a retail shop online periodical databases. All carry for pilots. The center also off ers aircraft bus schedules, City Council packets and maintenance and fuel services. Flying newspapers. The library collection for schools off er fl ight training and aircraft all branches combined is approximately rentals to licensed pilots. 271,000 items. Main, Mitchell Park, Downtown and College Terrace have Palo Alto Courthouse Wi-Fi laptops for in-library use. One-hour tutoring sessions on using the Internet Address: 270 Grant Ave., Palo Alto are available by advance registration.

Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Borrowers must have a library card, Veronica Weber Phones: Small Claims Court, Traffi c and which is free and does not require Palo Criminal, 650-462-3800; Law Library, Alto residency. For children’s programs Council members Karen Holman, Nancy Shepherd, Vice Mayor Greg Scharff and Mayor 650-324-6529 (Library hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 and schedules of toddler storytimes, Yiaway Yeh listen to comments during a council meeting in July. a.m.-1:30 p.m., 2-4:55 p.m.) visit the library’s website and click on “Kids.” Services: The Palo Alto Courthouse on cassettes, CDs, large print books, easy- Grant Avenue handles mostly traffi c, Computer Catalog: Lists holdings for all Police Department library branches. Library cardholders can to-read adult books and Chinese and criminal and small claims matters. For emergencies, call 911 reserve books, renew items, review their Russian language collection. (Mitchell circulation records and use databases Park Library, at 3700 Middlefi eld Road, is Address: 275 Forest Ave. at City Hall Fire Department online. An automated telephone renewal closed for renovations through May 2013.) Website: www.papd.org Fire Administration 250 Hamilton system is also available by calling 650- Library Home Connection This Ave. Call 650-329-2184. www. 326-5374 (touch-tone phones only). service, staffed by volunteers, provides Phones: 650-329-2413 (City Hall) for cityofpaloalto.org/fire. The Fire http://webcat.cityofpaloalto.org/#focus home (both private and institution) general information or business Mon- Department has seven stations, Thu 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (closed Fridays) Main Library 1213 Newell Road. E-mail: delivery to people unable to come to including one at Stanford University [email protected] the library due to a long-term illness or A community access line that and a station at Foothills Park that Hours: Mon, Thu 12-8 p.m.; Tue, Wed 10 physical disability. Service is limited to receives public feedback on police/ operates only during the summer fire a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun Palo Alto residents. Call 650-617-3100, community interactions is at 650- season. Besides extinguishing fires, the 1-5 p.m. Collections: Audio books, CDs, ext. 3215. 329-2545. For the emergency and department also provides emergency DVDs, non-English language books, non-emergency dispatch center, or medical service, a basic life-support teen books, print enlarger, telephone Planning & Community to register a complaint about noise or patient-transport program, a directories, central reference traffi c, including speeding vehicles, hazardous-materials response unit Environment Department collection, Palo Alto Historical call 650-329-2413. To alert police to and confined space and tunnel rescue Development Center 285 Hamilton Ave. Association files. abandoned vehicles and overnight- program. The department also offers Call 650-329-2496. www.cityofpaloalto. parking violations (such as large trucks emergency preparedness training Children’s Library 1276 Harriet St. org/depts/pln/development_center parked in residential neighborhoods), through its CERT program. To register Hours: Mon, Thu 12-6 p.m.; Tue, Wed Hours: call the 24-hour hotline at 650-329-2258. for a class, call 650-617-3197. The 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fri-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-4 p.m. For information about the volunteer following are business numbers only. Sun 1-5 p.m. No minimum age for Services: The Development Center is program, call community policing at For emergencies, call 911. library cards. For children 13 and under the city’s customer-service center for 650-329-2632. signature and identifi cation of a parent Fire Station 1 (University Park), 301 Alma contractors, homeowners, developers or guardian is required. Summer Reading St., 650-329-2102. and architects interested in applying Program available at all branches. for and obtaining development- Post offi ces Fire Station 2 (Mayfi eld), 2675 Hanover College Terrace 2300 Wellesley St. related City permits and approvals. Central phone for all branches: 800- St., 650-329-2256. Hours: Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10 a.m.-6 Most construction requires a building ASK-USPS permit: remodeling, demolition, Fire Station 3 (Rinconada), 799 p.m. Collections: Adult and children’s additions, tenant improvements, signs, Website: www.usps.com Embarcadero Road, 650-329-2435. materials, CDs, DVDs and audiobooks. and replacing a roof, water-heater Main Post Offi ce 2085 E. Bayshore Road; Fire Station 4 (Mitchell Park), 3600 Downtown 270 Forest Ave. Hours: Tue- or furnace. Adding second stories to Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.-noon Middlefi eld Road, 650-329-2507. Wed, Fri-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Thu noon-6 homes, building new homes and many for parcel pickup only. Call 650-321-1423. p.m. Collections: Adult and children’s non-residential projects also require Fire Station 5 (Arastradero), 600 materials, CDs, DVDs and audiobooks. planning-application approval prior to Cambridge Station 265 Cambridge Arastradero Road, 650-329-2187. Small private meeting room available for a building permit. The Development Ave.; Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Call 650- Fire Station 6 (Stanford), 711 Serra St., public use. Center also has a green building kiosk 327-1581. to educate homeowners and builders 650-329-2649. Mitchell Park 4050 Middlefi eld Road. Hamilton Station 380 Hamilton Ave.; about environmentally friendly Hours: Mon, Thu noon-8 p.m.; Tue, Wed Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.-3 Fire Station 8 (Foothills Park), 3300 Page building techniques. The center’s 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; p.m. Call 650-323-2650. Mill Road, 650-949-4832. website provides basic information Sun 1-5 p.m. Collections: Adult, teen and on building permits and the city’s Stanford University Station 531 Lasuen children’s materials, DVDs, audiobooks, planning process. Mall, White Plaza off of Mayfi eld Avenue; www.PaloAltoOnline.com Info Palo Alto • 61 i Palo Alto

Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-2 Color zones: Downtown is divided There may be a waiting list. Call Revenue 4800, answering machine after p.m. for parcel pickup only. Mon-Fri 9 into four color zones: purple, coral, Collections, 650-329-2317, or visit the hours. Services: garbage pickup, a.m.-3 p.m. for passport processing (by lime and blue. Motorists may park in City Hall lobby. curbside recycling, waste recovery. appointment only on Saturdays; photos any one zone for up to two hours (or GreenWaste recycles commercial and Website on parking: www. taken for $15/pair). Call 650-321-4239. three hours in the garages) but are demolition waste, electronic waste, cityofpaloalto.org/depts/pln/ prohibited from parking in that zone plastic bags, milk, juice containers Veterans Bureau Hospital 3801 transportation/parking.asp again for the rest of the regulated day and rigid plastics. Miranda Ave.; Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Call (Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.). Thirty-minute 650-493-5000. Palo Alto Regional Water Quality spaces, yellow commercial-loading Recreation, Open Space Control Plant 2501 Embarcadero Way. zones, white passenger-loading and Sciences Division Call 650-329-2598. Hours: Mon-Fri 8 Public parking and disability designated spaces See Classes in Kids section. a.m.-5 p.m. (website: www.cityofpalo- are exempt from the re-parking Downtown: Parking is free for up to alto.org/depts/pwd/rwqcp.asp) The requirement. Address: 1305 Middlefi eld Road two hours, both on street and off street. water quality control plant processes Free three-hour parking is available at Visitor parking: For a one-day pass, Phone: 650-463-4952 wastewater and removes harmful all garages (Alma/High, Bryant/Lytton, pay $15 and park in off-street lots and bacteria, grease and pollutants, Website: www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/ Civic Center, Cowper/Webster, Ramona/ parking garages. The pass may be thereby improving environmental csd/default.asp University) except in designated permit purchased at the Revenue Collections quality. Tours of the plant are zones. desk at City Hall, or the private pay Services: The Recreation Division off ers available. Community-outreach garage at 525 University Ave. Permit a wide variety of programs for Palo Alto program provides speakers/displays/ parking for employers and employees residents, including preschool children, handouts. can be purchased for any of the nine youth, teens, adults, senior citizens Support During business hours, residents can downtown lots and garages. There may and the disabled. Activities range from drop off mercury-containing products be a waiting list. Call 650-329-2317 or nature walks to aquatics; from astronomy Local Business (e.g., thermometers, thermostats, visit Revenue Collections at City Hall. to dance; from a junior museum and zoo fl uorescent light bulbs and non- Costs for long-term permits: $420 a to a teen center. Programs are designed narcotic prescription medications). Up year, $135 a quarter. Sheraton: $75 a to enrich people’s lives through personal to 15 gallons or 125 pounds of general year, $26 a quarter. Weekly permits: growth, physical challenges and fun. For household hazardous waste — including $66 for large vehicles and construction information on summer day camps and paint and some household pesticide workers. classes, see the Enjoy catalog, published products — will be accepted the fi rst four times a year by the City of Palo Alto California Avenue area: The lots around Saturday of each month from 9 a.m.- Recreation, and online at www.paenjoy. California Avenue are two-hour lots; the noon at the water plant parking lot. For org/recreation/enjoy.asp. two garages on Cambridge Avenue have Palo Alto residents only; driver’s license three-hour limits from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or vehicle registration required. Call Palo Permits are available and may be used Waste disposal Alto Public Works at 650-496-6980 for in all lots and garages. $43 per quarter, GreenWaste Recovery 625 the household hazardous waste drop-off $123 a year. One-day permits are $6. Charles St., San Jose. Call 408-283- program. monicacormanbroker  ## 

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Council-appointed offi cers Shen, 650-329-2376 Early Care & Education James Schmidt, 650-322-2153. Term expires: May 31, 2013 Planning and Community Committee (ECEC) (formerly City Manager: James Keene, 650-329- Child Care Advisory Committee) 2392 Environment, director: Curtis Williams, Alice Smith, 650-493-3554. Term expires: 650-329-2441 Staff contact: Minka van der Zwaag, May 31, 2013 City Attorney: Molly Stump, 650-329- 650-463-4953 2171 Historic Resources Board Boards and commissions A citizen group that advises the City City Auditor: Jim Pelletier, 650-329-2629 Manager on matters pertaining to child- Staff liaison: Steven Turner, 650-329-2155 Architectural Review Board care issues. The mission of the ECEC is City Clerk: Donna Grider, 650-329-2571 A seven-member advisory board that to guide the eff ective use of public and Staff liaison: Russ Reich, 650-617-3119 meets on the fi rst and third Wednesdays private resources to ensure the adequate City staff of each month at 8 a.m. in the City A fi ve-member advisory board that supply of quality child care for those who Council Chambers. Terms are for three Police Chief and Interim Fire Chief: meets the fi rst and third Thursdays of live and/or work in Palo Alto. years beginning June 1. Residency is Dennis Burns, 650-329-2413 each month at 8:30 a.m. in the council conference room of City Hall. Terms are Janice Shaul, chair, 650-493-2361 required for at least one member of the Deputy City Manager: Steve Emslie, for three years and commence Oct. 1. board. 650-329-2354 Residency is not a requirement. Citizen Oversight Committee Martin Bernstein, chair, 650-324-9610 for Expenditures of Library Administrative Services, director: Lalo Naseem Alizadeh. Term expires: Sept. (offi ce). Term expires: May 31, 2014 Perez, 650-329-2692 Bond Funds 30, 2015 Roger Kohler, vice chair, 650-328-1086 Staff liaison: Karen Bengard, 650-329-2636 Community Services, director: Greg Alexander Lew. Term expires: Sept. 30, (offi ce). Term expires: May 31, 2014 Betts, 650-463-4952 2015 A fi ve-member committee that meets David Bower, 650-329-8564. Term quarterly. Terms are for four years Library, director: Monique le Conge, expires: May 31, 2013 Lee Lippert. Term expires: Sept. 30, 2014 beginning June 1. 650-329-2436 Leta Bunnenberg, 650-326-3813 Clare Malone-Prichard, 650-327-7070 John Melton, chair, 650-493-4165. Term Public Works, director: Mike Sartor, (home). Term expires: May 31, 2013 (offi ce). Term expires: Sept. 30, 2014 expires: May 31, 2013 650-329-2151 Patricia Di Cicco, 650-380-5150 (cell). Randy Popp. Term expires: Sept. 30, Dena Mossar, vice chair, 650-329-1082. Utilities, director: Valerie Fong, 650- Term expires: May 31, 2013 2015 Term expires: May 31, 2013 329-2161 Michael Makinen, 650-604-4740 Sandra Hirsch, 650-565-8222. Term Human Resources, director: Kathryn (offi ce). Term expires: May 31, 2014 expires: May 31, 2013 www.PaloAltoOnline.com Info Palo Alto • 65 i Palo Alto

Scott Smithwick, 408-885-8164 (offi ce). fourth Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Downtown Daria Walsh, vice chair, 650-424-8866 (home). Term expires: Dec. 31, 2013 Term expires: May 31, 2014 Library, 270 Forest Ave., Palo Alto. Terms (home). Term expires: Dec. 31, 2012 Nancy Clark, vice chair, 650-327-8205 are for three years beginning May 1. Human Relations Commission Stacey Ashlund, 650-496-6962 (offi ce) (home). Term expires: Dec. 31, 2013 Theivanai Palaniappan, chair, 650-329- Term expires: Dec. 31, 2014 Stepheny McGraw, 650-856-0296 Staff liaison: Minka van der Zwaag, 650- 2516. Term expires: Jan. 31, 2013 Deidre Crommie, 650-949-8145 (home). (home). Term expires: Dec. 31, 2015 463-4953 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2014 Tolulope Akinola, vice chair, 650-450- Susan Rosenberg, 650-424-1448 A seven-member advisory commission. 8558. Term expires: Jan. 31, 2013 Jennifer Hetterly, 650-856-0516 (home). (home). Term expires: Dec. 31, 2015 Meetings are held on the second Term expires: Dec. 31, 2012 Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Noel Bakhtian, 239-560-5447. Term Richard Whaley, chair, 650-494-0675 council conference room of City Hall. expires: Jan. 31, 2014 Paul Losch, 415-269-1427 (cell). Term (home). Term expires: Dec. 31, 2013 Terms are for three years beginning April Leonardo Hochberg, 617-792-5501. expires: Dec. 31, 2012 1. Residency is a requirement. Utilities Advisory Commission Term expires: Jan. 31, 2014 Pat Markevitch, 650-321-2211 (home). Claude Ezran, chair, 650-324-2040 Eileen Landauer, 650-328-1506. Term Term expires: Dec. 31, 2014 A seven-member advisory commission (home). Term expires: March 31, 2014 expires: Jan. 31, 2014 responsible for overseeing Palo Alto’s municipally-owned utilities and Jill O’Nan, vice chair, 650-493-7479. Term Planning & Transportation Bob Moss, 650-493-2178. Term expires: reporting to the City Council. Meetings expires: March 31, 2013 Commission Jan. 31, 2013 are held on the fi rst Wednesday of Staff liaison: Curtis Williams, 650-329-2321 Ray Bacchetti, 650-324-7423 (home). Mary Beth Train, 650-494-3269. Term the month at 7 p.m. in the council Term expires: March 31, 2015 expires: Jan. 31, 2014 A seven-member advisory commission conference room of City Hall. Terms to the City Council with a focus on are for three years beginning July 1. Theresa Chen, 650-329-8456. Term zoning and land use issues. Terms are for Residency requirement for six members. expires: March 31, 2015 Parks & Recreation Commission four years beginning Aug. 1. Residency Staff contact: Valerie Fong, 650-329-2277 Diane Morin, 650-473-0822. Term Staff liaison: Rob de Geus, 650-463-4908 is a requirement. The commission meets James F. Cook, chair, 650-455-1855 (cell). expires: March 31, 2015 A seven-member advisory commission on the second and last Wednesdays of the month at 6 p.m. in the City Council Term expires: June 30, 2013 Daryl Savage, 650-424-9600 (offi ce). to the City Council that deals with chambers. Term expires: March 31, 2014 matters pertaining to the activities Jonathan Foster, vice chair, 650-533- of the Parks and Golf Division and Eduardo Martinez, chair, 650-796-1011 0945 (cell). Term expires: June 30, 2015 Sunita Verma, 650-403-3792. Term the Recreation, Open Space and (home). Term expires: July 31, 2013 expires: March 31, 2013 Audrey Chang. 650-847-1210 (work). Sciences Division. Terms are for three Mark D. Michael, vice chair, 650-328- Term expires: June 30, 2015 years beginning Jan. 1. Residency is a 1506 (home). Term expires: July 31, 2015 Library Advisory Commission requirement. The commission meets Steve Eglash, 650-858-1461 (home). Staff liaison: Monique le Conge, 650- on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 Michael Alcheck, 650-260-8451 (offi ce). Term expires: June 30, 2015 p.m. in the City Council chambers. 329-2403 Term expires: July 31, 2016 Garth Hall, 650-322-9224 (home). Term A seven-member advisory commission. Ed Lauing, chair, 650-327-8890 (home). Arthur Keller, 650-424-0202 (home). expires: June 30, 2013 Meetings are scheduled monthly on the Term expires: Dec. 31, 2012 Term expires: July 31, 2014 John Melton, 650-493-4165 (home). Alex Panelli. Term expires: July 31, 2016 Term expires: June 30, 2014 www.cityofpaloalto.org/emergencywater Greg Tanaka, 415-968-9436 (work). Term Asher Waldfogel, 650-321-6745 (home). (650) 566–4501 expires: July 31, 2016 Term expires: June 30, 2014 Samir Tuma, 650-424-8823 (home). Term Youth Council expires: July 31, 2014 Staff liaison: Adam Howard, 650-329-2192 Public Art Commission It’s a score when I can improve A teen-age task force of the Palo Staff liaison: Elise DeMarzo, 650-329-2519 Alto Human Relations Commission that studies community problems emergency water supplies A seven-member advisory commission in and concerns relating to youth and charge of overseeing the city’s collection implements youth programs and while preserving parks. of public art. Meetings are held on the activities. Meetings are held every third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Monday during the school year Every time I play with my kids, I am reminded the council conference room in City Hall. (August-June) at 5 p.m. at the Cubberley Terms are for three years beginning May Community Center. how valuable it will be to have beautiful 1. Residency is not a requirement. El Camino Park preserved after we fi nish Ally Richter, chair. Term expires: April Special districts building our much-needed emergency 30, 2014 water reservoir underneath it. Larisa Usich, vice chair, 415-846-3362. Midpeninsula Regional Open Term expires: April 30, 2014 Space District Improving the emergency water supply Richard Ambrose. Term expires: April District Address: 330 Distel Circle, Los system to benefi t future generations 30, 2015 Altos. General manager: Steve Abbors. is by far my proudest achievement. Acquires and preserves natural open Trish Collins. Term expires: April 30, 2014 space and provides for low-intensity public recreation. District encompasses Learn more at Amanda Ross. Term expires: April 30, 2014 population of 741,000 in 550 square miles, CityofPaloAlto.org/EmergencyWater including 26 cities and areas of three Vikki Tobak. Term expires: April 30, 2015 counties between Los Gatos and San Patricia Walsh. Term expires: April 30, 2015 Carlos and to the Pacifi c Ocean in San Mateo County, from the southern border —Romel Antonio, P.E. of Pacifi ca to the Santa Cruz County line. Senior Utilities Engineer, Storm Drain Oversight Maintains more than 60,000 acres of Water-Gas-Wastewater Committee open space in 26 preserves. Board meets Division Meetings are held as needed. Terms are second and fourth Wednesdays of the for three years beginning Jan. 1. month at 7 p.m. in the district offi ce. 2012- Staff contact: Joe Teresi, 650-329-2129 13 total budget: $41.4 million • 650-691-1200 Hal Mickelson, chair, 650-868-2938 • www.openspace.org 66 • Info Palo Alto www.PaloAltoOnline.com www.cityofpaloalto.org/utilities (650) 329–2161

Typically, you don’t know who we are. Most of the time you aren’t aware of all the work your Utilities electric, gas, water and sewer crews do. You take it for granted that when you flip a light switch, turn up the heater or hop in the shower, the energy and water you need is available. You don’t think about us—and that’s how we want it to be! However, over the next 6 months, utilities crews are going to be a lot more visible. We will have a record number of infrastructure improvement projects going on, ranging from replacing old power lines and utility pipes to inspecting for crossbores and bolstering our emergency water supply system. Read all the details at www.cityofpaloalto.org/utilityprojects If you have to contend with a project in your neighborhood, keep in mind your short-term inconvenience will result in state-of-the-art utilities and long-term peace of mind. —City of Palo Alto Utilities Electric Substation Crew BIKES, BUSES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES

day, $100/week, $200/month, $300/ • 650-723-9362 two months. Tune-ups $199. Mon-Sat 10 • [email protected] a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-6 p.m. • marguerite.stanford.edu • 650-853-3000 Palo Alto Shuttle The Palo Alto Shuttle • [email protected] • www.bikeconnection.net operates two routes: the Embarcadero shuttle and the Crosstown shuttle. Bikestation Palo Alto 95 University Ave. Connects businesses in the East at the University Avenue Caltrain station, Bayshore/Baylands area with downtown Palo Alto. Paid memberships off er secure Palo Alto and the Caltrain station, bicycle parking for 150 bicycles at the with service to Palo Alto High School, Caltrain Depot. 24-hour access. Daily ($10 Castilleja School and the Palo Alto for 10 days), monthly ($12) and annual Medical Foundation. Also serves Jordan memberships ($96) available, plus $20 Middle School. The Crosstown shuttle annual administrative fee. Membership runs every hour from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m, includes bicycle repairs and discounts on Mon-Fri and services Downtown Palo parts and accessories. Alto to East Charleston Road. • www.bikestation.com • 650-329-2441 City of Palo Alto Transportation division Campus Bike Shop 459 Lagunita Drive, • www.cityofpaloalto.org/ #12, Stanford University. Rents comfort transportation bikes, commuter bikes and high-end road bikes. Available from 24 hours to Santa Clara Valley Transportation 1 year. Includes helmet/lock. Mon-Fri, 9 Authority 3331 N. First St., San Jose. VTA a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.-3 p.m. bus and light-rail service extends from • Reserve online or call 650-723-9300 San Jose into Palo Alto, with connections • [email protected] to SamTrans service in San Mateo • campusbikeshop.com County. A free shuttle connects the San Jose Airport with light rail and Caltrain. By bus Hours of operation vary by route; buses and light rail run less frequently on Caltrain shuttles weekends and holidays. Schedules ■ Deer Creek Shuttle Caltrain runs a are available on buses and light rail, at free shuttle from the Palo Alto and local colleges, libraries, chambers of California Avenue train stations to the commerce and city halls. Veronica Weber Veronica Stanford Research Park. • 408-321-2300 • 800-660-4287 • www.vta.org • www.caltrain.com Key bus routes in Palo Alto ■ EPA commuter shuttle Caltrain runs a free shuttle bus from the Palo Alto No. 101 Express commuter-bus service Menlo Park train station to East Palo from Stanford Research Park to San A parking spot in the Quarry Road parking garage at the Stanford Shopping Alto. This shuttle is funded by the Jose, via Cupertino Square, Westgate, Center beside the new Level 3 electric vehicle charger, the very first such charger San Mateo County Transportation Winchester Boulevard, Camden and Hwy. available to the public in the state. Authority and the Bay Area Air 85, southbound only in the afternoons Quality Management District, along (northbound in the mornings). No San Francisco Bay Area Transit for 2-3 years for $2 at any Palo Alto fi re with City/County Association of service on weekends and some holidays. Governments and the City of East Information Provides online access to station from 4-5 p.m. any day of the No. 102 Express, commuter-bus service Palo Alto. transit information for the nine-county week. from Stanford Industrial Park to South • 650-329-2520 (City of Palo Alto Trans- • 800-660-4287; 650-771-1637 San Francisco Bay Area. Supported by the San Jose light-rail stations, northbound Metropolitan Transportation Commission portation Division) for information • www.caltrain.com about bicycle routes, lockers or racks; only in the mornings, southbound only (MTC) and Bay Area Transit Partners. Dumbarton Express Administered by 650-329-2406 (Police Department) to in the afternoons. • www.transit.511.org the Dumbarton Express Consortium and report a stolen bike. No. 104 Express, commuter-bus service • www.cityofpaloalto.org, search under operated by AC Transit, the bus service By bike travels through Palo Alto and Menlo from Stanford Research Park to East San “bicycle licenses” Jose and Milpitas, eastbound only in Around Palo Alto Palo Alto is known Park crossing the Dumbarton Bridge National bicycle licensing 1475 Powell and terminating at the Union City BART the afternoons, westbound only in the in cycling circles as a “bicycle friendly” St., Ste. 101, Emeryville. Bicycles may be mornings. community. A map of Palo Alto’s bike station. The DB and DB1 operate during registered on a national registry for $10 non-holiday weekdays, Mon-Fri, only 5 No. 22 Palo Alto Caltrain Station to routes is available at most libraries for 10 years for one bike; $25 for 30 years and at City Hall. The best-known of a.m.-8 p.m. Eastridge in San Jose via El Camino Real. (transferable) or $25 for up to fi ve bikes • 511 and say “Dumbarton Express” for Palo Alto’s routes is the Bryant Street Runs 24 hours a day. at the same address, for 10 years. schedule information Bike Boulevard, which runs from East • 1-800-848-BIKE • www.transit.511.org No. 35 Stanford Shopping Center to Meadow Drive through downtown, • [email protected] Mountain View, via Downtown Palo Alto, where it connects with a bike bridge • www.nationalbikeregistry.com/ Marguerite Shuttle 340 Bonair Siding, Middlefi eld Road and San Antonio Road. to Menlo Park. Occasional roadblocks Stanford. Stanford University’s free Weekdays every 30 minutes during the Bike rentals Mountain and hybrid bikes discourage auto traffi c on Bryant, which public transit runs Mon-Fri year-round day and 60 minutes during evening; Sat/ available for daily, weekly and monthly requires few stops for bicyclists. except university holidays. Limited Sun every 60 minutes. • www.cityofpaloalto.org (search rates, ranging from $35 a day to $250 or service is available on weekends and under “bike routes map”) more a month. university holidays during the academic No. 397 and 297 Palo Alto Caltrain to year. The shuttle serves the Palo Alto, San Francisco Transbay Terminal. For Bicycle licensing It is required by law The Bike Connection 2011 El Camino Menlo Park and California Avenue 397: Daily 12:51-2:51 p.m. No mid-day to register bicycles in Palo Alto. Bicycle Real, Palo Alto. Rentals, road bikes, Caltrain stations. The Marguerite is operation. For 297 or 397: Fills in gaps owners can purchase a license valid mountain bikes and hybrids are $35/ wheelchair-and bicycle-accessible. between regular, local service and the 68 • Info Palo Alto www.PaloAltoOnline.com i Palo Alto

PUBLISHER William S. Johnson owl service. SamTrans off ers limited late- and 24 per Bombardier car (48 bikes total night service. for train). There is no charge to bring a EDITOR Jocelyn Dong • 800-660-4287; or TDD (hearing- bicycle on board. impaired only): 650-508-6448 • 650-508-6350 for locker rentals EDITORIAL • www.samtrans.com/schedules.html • www.caltrain.com/riderinfo/Bicycles/ Info Editor: Carol Blitzer Researchers: Carol Blitzer, Helen Carefoot, Janice Covolo, No. 88 VTA Community Bus Line 88 Bicycle_General_Info.html Sue Dremann, Bryce Druzin, Tyler Hanley, Chris Kenrick, serves the Palo Alto Veterans’ Hospital Junesung Lee, Gennady Sheyner, Doris Taylor, Eric Van Susteren to Middlefi eld Road and Colorado Driving Photographer: Veronica Weber Avenue via Miranda, Charleston, Fabian, ART & PRODUCTION Identifi cation placards for the disabled Meadow, Louis, Colorado, Middlefi eld Info design director: Shannon Corey People with disabilities who are mobility- and Oregon Expressway. Additional Maps & graphics: Shannon Corey Production manager: Jennifer Lindberg service for Jordan and Terman middle impaired may apply to the California Department of Motor Vehicles for a Contributing designers: Linda Atilano, Shannon Corey, schools and Gunn High School. Weekday Diane Haas, Rosanna Leung, Paul Llewellyn, Scott Peterson service only from 6:32 a.m.-6:39 p.m.; placard to carry with them for display on the dashboard of the car in which they are ADVERTISING runs every 60 minutes. No weekend Major accounts sales manager: Connie Jo Cotton service. riding. This enables the vehicle to park in Display advertising: Adam Carter, Elaine Clark, spaces designated “Handicapped Only.” Janice Hoogner, Brent Triantos Rapid 522 Direct service between Palo Fees apply for some types of placards. Real estate advertising: Neal Fine, Rosemary Alto and East San Jose, about every 15 Doctor or physician certifi cation required. Lewkowitz, Diane Martin, Carolyn Oliver minutes, 5:45 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Mon-Fri; 9 Inside advertising: David Cirner, Irene Schwartz • 800-777-0133 (Redwood City offi ce) Advertising services: Dorothy Hassett, Blanca Yoc a.m.-6 p.m. Sat. or 800-368-4327 (deaf or hearing impaired from TDD phones) Info Palo Alto is a special project of the Palo Alto Weekly. Copyright (c)2012 by No. 280 and No. 281 Stanford Shopping Embarcadero Media Co. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission Center to East Palo Alto, via University • www.dmv.ca.gov is strictly prohibited. Avenue, Webster Street and Lytton Ridesharing RIDES for Bay Area Info Palo Alto contains some information about neighboring communities, but Avenue in Palo Alto. For 280: weekdays: Commuters Inc. organizes carpools and more complete details are in Info Menlo and Info Mountain View — available 6:01 a.m.-10:06 p.m. every 30 minutes; vanpools and provides program services at Embarcadero Media, 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto, as well as at local after 8 p.m. every hour. Sat 8:25 a.m.- for people in seven of the nine Bay Area bookstores and other outlets. 5:55 p.m. every 30 minutes. Sun 8:55 counties. Also provides personalized Go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com for the Palo Alto Weekly/The Almanac/ a.m.-4:55 p.m. every hour. For 281: commute consultations. Other commute Mountain View Voice for the latest news, classifi eds, movies, restaurant info, weekdays 6:30 a.m.-9:55 p.m. every 30- Town Square chat room, current and past issues of the Weekly (back to 1994), information regarding bicycling, 60 minutes; Sat 8:55 a.m.-5:55 p.m. every special off ers and much more. commute incentives and public transit or 30 minutes; Sun 9:25 a.m.-5:25 p.m. every 60 minutes. telecommute available. • 800-660-4287; or TDD (hearing- • 511 impaired only): 650-508-6448 • www.rideshare.511.org • www.samtrans.com/schedules.html 450 Cambridge Avenue | Palo Alto CA 94306 | 650.326.8210 Airport shuttles No. 390 and No. 391 390 runs from Palo Alto to Millbrae and Daly City BART Excel Limousine Service Charges $65 Stations via El Camino Real. 391 runs for limo direct to the San Francisco from Redwood City Caltrain to Millbrae airport; $55 for limo direct to San Jose www.cityofpaloalto.org/utilities (650) 329-2161 and Colma BART Stations and Muni 14 airport, from Palo Alto. Up to four connection (Mission and Evergreen) people. Call for fares for additional via El Camino Real. Limited service to person from same location. San Francisco on 391 (commute hours • 866-535-5545 only). Weekday times: 390 operates • www.bayareaexcellimo.com from 5:52 a.m.-11:30 p.m. The 391 runs from 4:15-12:47 a.m. from Redwood City. No. KX 1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos. I’m not just a voice on Routes 390 and 391 are combined into From Palo Alto to San Francisco via El Camino one new route, ECR, on weekends. The Real, Hwy. 101 and San Francisco Airport. streamlined route travels between the Weekdays: approximately from 6 a.m.-12 a.m. the phone, I’m here Palo Alto Caltrain Station and Daly City Hours are limited. Express fare is $5. BART, with 20-minute headways. • 800-660-4287; for hearing impaired to take good care of you. • 800-660-4287; or TDD (hearing- 650-508-6488 impaired only): 650-508-6448 • www.samtrans.com When you call the Customer Service Center with a • www.samtrans.com/schedules.html Super Shuttle Charges $26, plus $10 question or concern, I’m one of the friendly voices on for each additional person, for shared the other end of the line. Since your utilities By rail shuttle service to San Francisco or San Caltrain Mailing address: P.O. Box 3006, Jose airports; $75 for exclusive non- are community-owned, you get more San Carlos. The Peninsula commuter stop van. (The rate may vary slightly personalized service and a chance for us to rail line operates daily between depending on your zip code.) Service 24 maintain a better relationship with you. San Francisco and San Jose from hours, 7 days a week. Special rates for approximately 5 a.m.-11 p.m. Also limited Stanford employees and students. Don’t hesitate to call with questions about weekday commuter-hour service from • 650-558-8500 or 800-BLUE-VAN for Gilroy to San Francisco. Tickets must reservations your utility bills. I can also help you make be purchased from a ticket vending • [email protected] the switch to convenient online billing. machine before boarding. Eight-ride • www.supershuttle.com and monthly tickets are available for For online assistance, visit: riders using Clipper cards. Discounts By vehicle — taxis are provided for seniors (65 and up), CityofPaloAlto.org/Utilities youths 17 and younger, and people with California Cab 61 N. San Antonio Road, disabilities. Los Altos. —Michael Dehlinger • 800-660-4287; for hearing impaired • 650-967-9999 Utilities Customer TDD 650-508-6448 Service Representative • www.caltrain.com Yellow Cab Company • 650-342-1234 if paying with cash or Bikes on board Each train has two bike credit card; 650-692-2555 if paying cars. The number of bicycles is limited to with a voucher 40 per gallery car (80 bikes total for train) • http://yellowcheckercab.com www.PaloAltoOnline.com Info Palo Alto • 69 i Palo Alto

Key city numbers Planning Department ...... 650-329-2441 Palo Alto Unifi ed School District...... 650-329-3700 Police/Fire/Paramedics (emergency) ...... 911 Police (offi ce: non-emergency) ...... 650-329-2406 Post Offi ce — Main ...... 800-275-8777 Animal Services ...... 650-496-5971 Police (non-emergency) after 5 p.m...... 650-329-2413 Red Cross ...... 650-688-0415 Bicycle license information ...... 650-329-2184 Property ownership/addresses ...... 650-329-2151 Registrar of Voters — SCC ...... 408-299-8302 Building inspection ...... 650-617-3118 Real property (city-owned) ...... 650-329-2264 Small Claims Court — SCC ...... 650-462-3800 Use and occupancy permits ...... 650-329-2496 Recreation...... 650-463-4900 Tax Assessor — SCC ...... 408-299-5570 Vendors, solicitors, etc...... 650-329-2271 Recycling ...... 650-496-5910 Traffi c Court — SCC ...... 650-462-3800 Business in home or garage ...... 650-329-2441 Streets ...... 650-496-6974 Traffi c Court — SCC (recorded information) ...... 650-462-3800 Cable-TV complaints against Comcast .....650-329-2206 Trees ...... 650-496-5953 If no answer, dial ...... 408-808-3100 City Attorney ...... 650-329-2171 Utilities (turn-on & turn-off ) ...... 650-329-2161 City Clerk ...... 650-329-2571 24-hour hotlines Non-city agencies Alcoholics Anonymous — SCC ...... 408-374-8511 City Manager ...... 650-329-2392 SCC = Santa Clara County Child Abuse Report Line Community Services ...... 650-463-4952 Better Business Bureau — SCC ...... 408-278-7400 for Santa Clara County ...... 650-493-1186 Fire Department ...... 650-329-2184 Birth, marriage & death Child Abuse Report Line Flood zone information ...... 650-329-2496 certifi cates — SCC ...... 408-299-5688 for San Mateo County ...... 650-595-7922 Graffi ti reporting ...... 650-496-6974 Chamber of Commerce ...... 650-324-3121 Contact Cares Crisis Hotline ...... 408-850-6125 Human resources (Employment) ...... 650-329-2376 Department of Motor Vehicles — Mid-Peninsula Rape Crisis Center ...... 650-493-7273 Library (Main Branch) ...... 650-329-2436 Redwood City Offi ce ...... 800-777-0133 Senior Help Line ...... 800-510-2020 Mayor Yiaway Yeh — ...... 650-329-2571 GreenWaste Recovery ...... 650-947-4994 Suicide & Crisis Hotline — SCC ...... 855-278-4204 Parking permits for parking lots ...... 650-329-2317 Marriage licenses — SCC Clerk ...... 408-299-5688 Support Network ...... 800-572-2782 Parking violations ...... 650-329-2252 Palo Alto Airport — SCC ...... 408-918-7702 Teen 24-7 line ...... 888-247-7717

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