Poor Oversight Costs City Big Bucks Page 5

Vol. XXXV, Number 4 N November 1, 2013 Poor oversight costs city big bucks Page 5

www.PaloAltoOnline.com saving the

Scientists, nonproﬁ t groups work to protect Palo Alto marshlands PAGE 33

Pulse 14 Spectrum 16 Transitions 20 Eating Out 23 Movies 25 Seniors 28 Puzzles 58

NArts Jérôme Bel: postmodern dance provocateur Page 21 NHome Fall ﬂ oral wreaths from Hidden Villa Page 36 NSports Paly girls win CCS golf title Page 60 11/ 3 /13.

Page 2ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V

THANK YOU Jackie and Richard thank you for trusting us to help you achieve your Real Estate Success.

940 Monte Rose, Menlo Park* 678 College, Menlo Park 9 Atherton Oaks, Atherton*

SOLD SOLD SOLD

96 Tuscaloosa, Atherton* 210 Montalvo, Emerald Hills 1003 Almanor, Menlo Park

SOLD SOLD SOLD

1530 University, Palo Alto 98 Kilroy, Atherton* 1941 Deodara, Los Altos

SOLD SOLD SOLD Call Jackie and Richard for Your Free Home Consultation

Jackie Richard 650-855-9700 650-566-8033 [email protected] [email protected] BRE # 01092400 BRE # 01413607

www.schoelerman.com *represented the buyer ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 3 www.deleonrealty.com Page 4ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Daylight Saving Time is ending Set your clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. this Sunday.

UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis City management lapse may have cost $281,000 New City Auditor report: Lack of oversight increased documents and adequately monitor of fraud, waste and abuse.” evaluate or renew the City’s con- risk of ‘fraud, waste and abuse’ the work being done. Boussina made four critical tract”; the city did not enforce the “Due to inadequate documen- findings about the Utilities De- billing terms on which the contract by Gennady Sheyner tation and the nature of the work, partment’s contract with Casey was based; and the city did not ap- nsufficient oversight of a con- city’s contract with Casey Construc- we were unable to provide reason- — a contract that began with a propriately manage the contract. tractor and poor contract man- tion, a company that dug trenches able assurance that the city paid flawed bid and that ultimately When the city approved the I agement may have resulted in and provided underground electric for work that had been appropri- spanned three years and totaled contract in August 2009, it had the City of Palo Alto Utilities pay- work to the city between 2009 and ately planned and executed under about $1.9 million. intended to manage most of the ing roughly $281,000 more than 2012. It highlights a number of the terms and scope of the con- The audit found that the city did trenching services under “lump it should have, a new audit from flaws in the way the city awarded tract,” Boussina wrote. “A lack of not “effectively address” the large sum” pricing, in which a fixed the office of Acting City Auditor and administered the contract, adequate procedures and controls gap between the city’s estimate for rate is set for a service. The fixed Houman Boussina has found. criticizes the Utilities and Admin- to manage the contract and moni- the work and Casey’s bid (which prices put the burden on the con- The audit, which was released istrative Services departments for tor the performance of the con- was 35 percent below the estimate); Wednesday afternoon, targets the their failure to maintain necessary tractor greatly increased the risk the city “did not appropriately re- VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ£Î®

INFRASTRUCTURE City still unsure about 2014 ballot measure With a year until election day, Palo Alto officials approve more polling by Gennady Sheyner

aced with a long wish list, cuss the poll results and that full a tight deadline and dis- council will have the discretion F agreements within its own to consider alternative revenue ranks, the Palo Alto City Coun- sources to the ones proposed by 6iÀV>Ê7iLiÀ cil agreed on Monday to conduct the committee. more polls before making any Schmid, for his part, argued decisions on mounting a 2014 the city hasn’t provided the ballot measure to pay for city- public with enough “contextual wide infrastructure fixes. information” to make informed The Roller & Hapgood & Tinney funeral home in Palo Alto closed Thursday after 114 years in The council went ahead with decisions on the survey ques- business. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer bought the 1.16-acre property at 980 Middlefield Road. the recommendations of its four- tions. member Infrastructure Com- The city’s infrastructure wish mittee, but not without scathing list comprises about $200 mil- COMMUNITY criticism from Councilman Pat lion in projects, with the police Burt, who argued that the full building estimated at $57 mil- council should have a greater lion and two new fire stations role in the process. (to replace the two obsolete Palo Alto’s oldest funeral home closes The surveys will explore five ones near Mitchell and Rincon- different revenue-raising ideas: ada parks) estimated at $14.2 amid high land values, changing times an increase in the city’s hotel tax, million. Other big-ticket items a sales-tax increase, creation of on the list include a package Roller & Hapgood & Tinney demise marks end of era in local funeral industry Mello-Roos districts to pay for of bike and pedestrian projects new garages, and two separate ($25 million), deferred park by Sue Dremann bond packages, one focusing on maintenance ($8.9 million) and he closure of Roller & net maker Josiah Roller started In a press release, mortuary public safety and another center- an upgraded Animal Services Hapgood & Tinney, Palo the firm in 1899 after years of owner Paul Roller commented ing on transportation. Center ($6.9 million). T Alto’s oldest mortuary, on crafting coffins. He agreed on the sale: “The property Burt argued Monday that the Burt also leveled criticism Oct. 31 is a sign of a changing to make the funeral arrange- value in Palo Alto is so great committee’s specific recommen- Monday at the proposed Mel- funeral industry, local mortu- ments for a friend whose rela- it can no longer justify use as a dation of the five revenue options lo-Roos districts, which allow ary owners said this week. tive had died in exchange for funeral home.” effectively left the council-at- the city to levy different as- With 80 percent of families help establishing the Palo Alto John O’Connor, funeral di- large out of the discussion and sessments on different types of choosing cremation of their funeral home. Frank Hapgood rector of Menlo Park Funerals, unnecessarily limits potential property owners. He character- loved ones over burial, land joined as partner in 1912, and has known the Roller family for revenue sources. ized the Mello-Roos concept as prices skyrocketing, and a trend Roller & Hapgood acquired many years. “I think the way that the poll- one “being driven by individual toward full-service mortuaries local funeral home Tinney & Roller & Hapgood faced pres- ing is being groomed is making preferences of members of the at cemeteries, funeral directors Sons in 1976. sure to stay relevant in today’s some de facto policy decisions,” committee, and not the coun- said they are shrinking their Yahoo Chief Executive Of- funeral market, and ultimately, Burt said, questioning the power cil as a whole.” He singled out facilities while trying to offer ficer Marissa Mayer bought it made more sense to sell the of the advisory committee. Mayor Greg Scharff, who voiced personalized services to sur- the property on Oct. 7 for an property for millions, he said — Though Burt voted with the a willingness to explore Mello- vive the times. undisclosed sum, said Jim “which they did.” 6-1 majority (with Greg Schmid Roos districts during the last two Family-owned Roller & Hap- Spangler, president of Moun- But the high cost of Palo Alto dissenting and Gail Price and committee meetings. good & Tinney was the city’s tain View-based Spangler and Menlo Park land is only Karen Holman absent), it was Scharff briefly interrupted first funeral home. It had been Mortuaries, which purchased part of the reason for Roller only after his colleagues agreed Burt to defend himself, charac- located at 980 Middlefield some of Roller’s business as- to add language specifying that terizing Burt’s comment as “an Road since 1951. Retired cabi- sets. VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ® the full council, and not just the committee, will get to dis- VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ£ä® ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 5 Upfront

450 Cambridge Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306 QUOTE OF THE WEEK (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER William S. Johnson (223-6505) EDITORIAL Editor Jocelyn Dong (223-6514) Pinewood is an independent, coeducational, non-proﬁt, K–12 Associate Editor Carol Blitzer (223-6511) Sports Editor Keith Peters (223-6516) college-prep school. Students beneﬁt from small class size, Express & Online Editor Eric Van Susteren (223-6515) Maybe we should blow it up Arts & Entertainment Editor Rebecca Wallace (223-6517) and start over again. challenging academic curricula, and a wide choice of Assistant Sports Editor Rick Eymer (223-6521) Spectrum Editor Tom Gibboney (223-6507) —John Hennessy, Stanford University president, Staff Writers Sue Dremann (223-6518), Chris on how the system of funding a school district with enrichment activities. Kenrick (223-6512), Gennady Sheyner (223-6513) Editorial Assistant/Intern Coordinator city property taxes engenders inequality. Elena Kadvany (223-6519) See story on page 7. We offer an environment where each student is a respected Staff Photographer Veronica Weber (223-6520) Contributors Andrew Preimesberger, Dale F. Bentson, Peter Canavese, Kit Davey, Tyler Hanley, and vital member of our educational community. Iris Harrell, Sheila Himmel, Chad Jones, Karla Kane, Kevin Kirby, Terri Lobdell, Jack McKinnon, Jeanie K. Smith, Susan Tavernetti We invite you to explore the opportunity for your student to become Intern Kimberlee D’Ardenne Around Town COMMERCIALIZE THIS! ... The outreach was prompted by ADVERTISING a part of the Pinewood tradition of academic excellence. Vice President Sales & Advertising The City Council swiftly put the the council’s recent decision to Tom Zahiralis (223-6570) kibosh on a proposal to place a reform its priority-setting process. Multimedia Advertising Sales In the past, official “priorities” For more information, please visit our website. Christine Afsahi (223-8582), Adam Carter (223- city-owned digital billboard in Palo 6573), Elaine Clark (223-6572), Connie Jo Cotton Alto in order to help raise up to $1 included such feel-good-but-hard- (223-6571), Janice Hoogner (223-6576), Wendy Suzuki 223-6569), Brent Triantos (223-6577), million for infrastructure fixes that to-define items as “civic engage- Real Estate Advertising Sales plague the city. The idea became ment” and “youth well-being.” This through Neal Fine (223-6583), Carolyn Oliver (223-6581), unpopular with residents almost year, the council agreed to limit K Rosemary Lewkowitz (223-6585) Inside Advertising Sales David Cirner (223-6579), as quickly as it was proposed, and its list to priorities that are “action- 12 Irene Schwartz (223-6580) the council voted 7-0 with Karen able” and that take no more than Real Estate Advertising Assistant Diane Martin (223-6584) Holman and Gail Price absent to three years to achieve. On a paral- Preview Day Legal Advertising Alicia Santillan (223-6578) strike it from the books entirely. lel track, council members agreed ADVERTISING SERVICES But before they could, they got an to come up with a list of “core val- Advertising Services Manager earful from residents, both in per- ues” that would be more perma- November 9 Jennifer Lindberg (223-6595) son and through numerous letters. nent in nature, addressing things Sales & Production Coordinators Dorothy Hassett (223-6597), Blanca Yoc (223-6596) There was much weeping and like environmental sustainability DESIGN gnashing of teeth by letter writers and the government’s responsive- Design Director Shannon Corey (223-6560) and vengeful Town Square com- ness to its citizens. Hence, the Assistant Design Director Lili Cao (223-6562) menters on PaloAltoOnline.com giant smart screens, which ac- Senior Designers Linda Atilano, Paul Llewellyn, who complained that the idea cording to the report would be “50 Upper Campus Open House Scott Peterson Designers Rosanna Leung, Kameron Sawyer didn’t fit the character of Palo Alto, inch and bigger” and that would (grades 7–12) EXPRESS, ONLINE AND VIDEO SERVICES decried the vapid and garish na- “allow users to write on the screen, Online Operations Coordinator ture of the signs, and bemoaned erase and save their work.” Staff Saturday, November 9, 2013 Ashley Finden (223-6508) the disruptive effect the sign’s proposes to install two or three BUSINESS presence would have on views screens at various locations, in- 10:00 a.m.– Noon Payroll & Benefits Susie Ochoa (223-6544) of the picturesque Baylands and cluding City Hall and possibly local Business Associates Elena Dineva (223-6542), Mary 26800 Fremont Road, McDonald (223-6543), Cathy Stringari (223-6541) East Bay Hills. Annette Glancko- libraries and community centers. ADMINISTRATION pf, vice chair of the Midtown Resi- If electronic boards prove too Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Assistant to the Publisher dents Association, said: “This is a burdensome, staff would pursue Miranda Chatfield (223-6559) serious step in commercialization the cheaper approach known all Receptionist Doris Taylor Courier Ruben Espinoza of Palo Alto, with a slippery slope.” too well to local startups. “A low- 650-209-3010 EMBARCADERO MEDIA City Manager James Keene was technology alternative could be President William S. Johnson (223-6505) Vice President & CFO Michael I. Naar (223-6540) quick to point out that the propos- the placement of traditional white Register online at: Vice President Sales & Advertising al was, in fact, only a proposal and boards at various locations to cap- Tom Zahiralis (223-6570) served to identify ways the city ture community interest,” the staff www.pinewood.edu Director, Information Technology & Webmaster Frank A. Bravo (223-6551) could theoretically make money report states. Major Accounts Sales Manager for pricey improvements — like a Connie Jo Cotton (223-6571) new public-safety building. “This PALY GETS PUBLISHED ... Director, Circulation & Mailing Services Bob Lampkin (223-6557) really is just a matter of leaving no Several Palo Alto High School Circulation Assistant Alicia Santillan stone unturned in a sense, as far photography students made a Computer System Associates as presenting ideas to the coun- splash in October when their pho- Chris Planessi, Chip Poedjosoedarmo cil,” he said. The council’s strong tos were published on Lens, The and unanimous reaction quickly New York Times’ photography The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) is published every Friday by Embarcadero Media, 450 Cambridge put residents’ anxieties to rest. So blog. This year, teacher Margo Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, (650) 326-8210. Periodicals did Keene’s assurance to Mayor Wixsom required all of her stu- postage paid at Palo Alto, CA and additional mailing offices. Adjudicated a newspaper of general circulation Greg Scharff at the conclusion of dents to submit photos to Lens for Santa Clara County. The Palo Alto Weekly is deliv- Monday’s quick discussion. “Just for the blog’s “My Hometown” ered free to homes in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto, to faculty and staff so we’re clear with this, Mr. Mayor: contest, which set out to answer households on the Stanford campus and to portions the question, “What does America of Los Altos Hills. If you are not currently receiving the We’re done with this forever,” paper, you may request free delivery by calling 326- Keene said. look like to young people today?” 8210. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302. ©2013 by The Times asked high school- Embarcadero Media. All rights reserved. Reproduction CHALKBOARDS ... THE NEXT ers across the country to submit without permission is strictly prohibited. The Palo Alto Weekly is available on the Internet via Palo Alto Online GENERATION ... If sometime in photos of their lives and com- at: www.PaloAltoOnline.com January you’re confronted by a munities Paly photogs submitted Our email addresses are: [email protected], giant “smart screen” at a local tech-centric photos (one that got [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] library or community center and on the blog shows a student’s Missed delivery or start/stop your paper? questioned about Palo Alto values, parents and siblings all completely Call 650 223-6557, or email [email protected]. don’t be confused or alarmed. The absorbed on their Apple devices, You may also subscribe online at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Subscriptions are $60/yr. big screens are one of three chan- standing outside the Stanford nels that the city is proposing to Shopping Center Apple store) as SUBSCRIBE! reach out to the community before well as scenes from the Baylands, Support your local newspaper by becoming a paid subscriber. the City Council adopts the city’s local parks, the California Avenue $60 per year. $100 for two years. “core values” at its retreat early Farmers Market and more. Some Name: ______next year (the other two channels students’ photos were selected to are Open City Hall, a website that be archived in the Library of Con- Address: ______allows users to comment on main gress (as photos from the Farm City/Zip: ______agenda actions, and a video of Security Administration project Mail to: Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Altans talking about values). were in their time, too). N 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto CA 94306

Page 6ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Upfront

EDUCATION Stanford’s Hennessy questions California teacher tenure laws Panelists also decry ‘crazy, immoral’ inequities in school funding by Chris Kenrick

tanford University President Panelist Michael Kirst, a retired time in the classroom, he said. School of Education dean, cited his “It will end the sole reliance we John Hennessy this week Stanford professor and current chair- Hennessy said many teacher- school’s outreach efforts that ex- now have in California on the fill- S questioned why California man of California’s State Board of education programs across the pose undergraduates to careers in in-the-bubble exam and closed- grants job tenure to K-12 teachers Education, called the state’s tenure country spend less money per- education, including a theme house end questions ... which has led to after only two years of teaching. law “a historical artifact” of an era student than they spend on almost focused on education and society scripted textbooks and scripted “How can we give tenure at two when the Legislature enacted job any other major in the university. and an education minor. lessons for teachers.” years when it’s simply too early to protections because teachers were “We’re sending a message right “We hope that helps make (edu- Hennessy and Steele said teachers make that judgment (of whether not permitted to unionize. there about the importance of this cation) a kind of normative, even have unfairly been made scapegoats someone is a good teacher)?” “When collective bargaining profession,” he said. a cool thing to do,” Steele said. as national resources have been di- Hennessy asked. “Why do we en- came (in 1975) we didn’t repeal Program costs are low, he said, Though Steele said his feelings verted from the young to the old. code this in law? We don’t do that those (tenure and job-security) because most students sit in the about Teach for America — a na- “We’re spending more and for any other profession.” laws, we just piled the collective college classroom, and “That’s tional nonprofit that places young more on health care entitlement Hennessy spoke in a panel dis- bargaining on top of the existing exactly the wrong thing to do.” college graduates in some of the programs. We’ve driven down the cussion Tuesday convened by the laws and have been unable po- He said an exception is the nation’s most challenging, low-in- poverty level of old people ... but Stanford Pre-Education Society, a litically — either by votes of the come classrooms for two years — we’ve driven up the poverty level club of undergraduates interested Legislature or by the people — to are “very mixed” and “complex,” of young people. ... We’ve got to in pursuing education careers. So- change this around,” Kirst said, ‘How can we give he said the sought-after program redress this imbalance, and if we ciety president and moderator Ju- agreeing that two years is “too has motivated people to pursue don’t, we won’t be the country we lia Quintero, a history and human early” to determine tenure. tenure at two years education careers. aspire to be,” Hennessy said. biology major who aspires to be But an initiative by former Gov. when it’s simply too Kirst said California desperate- All four panelists decried fund- a teacher, introduced the session, Arnold Schwarzenegger to extend early to make that ly needs Spanish-speaking teaching inequities in California public saying that “careers in education the probationary period before ers and those prepared to handle education. are often overlooked by students tenure from two years to five judgment (of whether a growing wave of students with “A beginning teacher’s salary is at elite institutions like Stanford. years (Proposition 74 in 2005) someone is a good autism. $38,000 in Oakland; in San Fran- We’re here to change that.” was soundly defeated, he noted. When he first served on the cisco it’s $48,000, and in Moun- She asked panelists to address More than 60 percent of Califor- teacher)?’ State Board of Education in 1982, tain View-Los Altos it’s $60,000,” what the U.S. can do to “attract nia’s 310,000 public-school teach- —John Hennessy, president, special education was 11 percent Lotan said. “That’s wrong; that’s the brightest students to careers in ers now come from the California Stanford University of operating expenditures and immoral. ... That should not be.” education, especially teaching.” State University system — schools now it’s 22 percent, he said. Hennessy said teachers work- “We as a society need to change like San Jose State University that 12-month Stanford Teacher Educa- Of the 6.2 million children in Cal- ing with struggling, low-income to make (teaching) a high-status originally were founded as teach- tion Program (STEP), which inter- ifornia, 53 percent are Latino and students should be paid more than profession,” Hennessy said. He not- ers’ colleges, Kirst said. Another weaves instruction with hands-on 1.6 million of them “cannot function other teachers, not less. ed that “many people who go into 20 percent to 25 percent come teaching experience and leads to in English in the classroom.” “How did we ever get into this teaching careers (in the U.S.) come from “a set of for-profit, non-se- a master’s degree and preliminary Hopeful news for aspiring crazy situation where taxes sup- from the lower third of their college lective institutions,” he said. California teaching credential. teachers lies in the new Common port school districts so there’s an class” while “in the rest of the world “Selective institutions like San- A recent survey of STEP gradu- Core State Standards now being attachment between the neighbor- they come from the top third” — ta Clara University, UC and Stan- ates from 2002 to 2011 indicated implemented in California and hood you live in and the quality and in high-performing Finland, ford are 10 percent to 15 percent that 75 percent of them are still most other states, Kirst said. of your school? teachers earn as much as doctors. of our supply,” Kirst said. working in K-12 classrooms — far “It’s a much higher and deeper “It’s a crazy system, and maybe “We need to put more value on State education leaders are better than the oft-cited 50 percent curriculum and one that teachers we should blow it up and start (teaching),” he said. “In the United looking at reforms that would to 60 percent overall retention rate want to teach to,” Kirst said, citing over again,” he said. N States, let’s face it, the salary you place greater emphasis on having of teachers after five years, STEP a survey that found that 73 percent Staff Writer Chris Kenrick earn says something about how teaching students demonstrate Director Rachel Lotan said. of teachers nationwide are enthu- can be emailed at ckenrick@ important your profession is.” their skills rather than just spend Claude Steele, Stanford Graduate siastic about Common Core. paweekly.com.

TRANSPORTATION Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Palo Alto looks at trenches for Caltrain Inspiring Minds... Creating Community Please Join Us For Our Open Houses Proposed study would estimate costs for underpasses, trenches by Gennady Sheyner

ommuting by train may be inent since 2009. The prospect of While most experts acknowl- Primary Grades Open House on the rise in job-rich Palo a high-speed rail system getting edge that grade separations For Prospective Parents C Alto, but when the City built between San Francisco and would be expensive and com- Thursday, November 21, 2013 Council meets on Monday to dis- Los Angeles has prompted seri- plicated, reliable cost estimates cuss the local rail line, its focus ous conversations about train have been hard to come by. In 7:00 - 8:30pm will be on burying Caltrain, not alignments, with many local 2011, the firm Hatch Mott Mc- to praising it. residents and council members Donald estimated that the cost Specifically, the council will urging an underground system of building a 4-mile, two-track consider commissioning a study for the new trains. trench from one end of Palo Middle School Open House to evaluate the cost of digging a The California High-Speed Alto to another would cost in For Prospective trench for Caltrain between San Rail Authority has been loathe to the ballpark of $500 million to Parents & Students Antonio Road and Matadero commit to such a system, though, $650 million. That study did not, Creek. The study would also citing high costs and engineering however, consider such factors Sunday, November 3, 2013 evaluate the costs of submerg- complications. The design cur- as shoe-fly tracks (those set up 1:00 - 3:30pm ing the roadways at Churchill rently on the table has high-speed for temporary use) or temporary Avenue, Meadow Drive and rail and Caltrain sharing two road construction and did not For more information and to RSVP: Charleston Road as they cross tracks on the Peninsula. look at underpasses. Aileen Mitchner, Director of Admission the railroad tracks, while leav- Yet the prospects of under- The new $127,550 study, 650-494-4404 | [email protected] ing the Alma Street intersection passes and trenching continue to which the council’s Rail Com- 450 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306 at grade. tickle the imaginations of Palo mittee had approved by a 3-1 The idea of separating road- Alto officials and residents, many vote on Aug. 22, with Coun- www.hausner.com ways from the tracks has been of whom remain concerned about cilman Larry Klein dissent- &$,6 :$6&DFFUHGLWHG&RQÀGHQWLDOVFKRODUVKLSVDYDLODEOH6FKRODUVKLSVSDUWLDOO\ lingering in the background for the dangers of trains and cars both SURYLGHGE\WKH6FKZDUW]PDQ)DPLO\6FKRODUVKLS)XQG WKH-HZLVK&RPPXQLW\ )HGHUDWLRQRI6DQ)UDQFLVFRWKH3HQLQVXOD0DULQDQG6RQRPD&RXQWLHV years but has become more prom- running at street level. (continued on page ££) ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 7 FOR A LIMITED TIME, NEW & USED Auto Loans $30,000 & OVER AS LOW AS

Financing up to 100% with terms up to 7 years Auto loans less than $30,000 as low as 1.95%APR *†

*YOUR ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE (APR) MAY BE HIGHER BASED ON CREDIT QUALIFICATIONS. THE RATES SHOWN INCLUDE A 0.25% DISCOUNT WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSFER, AND A 0.50% DISCOUNT WITH DIRECT DEPOSIT. ADDITIONAL 0.20% RATE DISCOUNT FOR AUTO LOAN AMOUNTS $30,000 OR OVER THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2013 (DOES NOT APPLY TO EXISTING STAR ONE AUTO LOANS). THE RANGE OF APRS IS 1.95% TO 8.45% WITH DISCOUNTS FOR LOANS $30,000 AND UNDER; AND 1.75% TO 8.25% WITH DISCOUNTS FOR LOANS OVER $30,000. A SAMPLE PAYMENT ON AN 84-MONTH LOAN AT 1.95% APR IS $12.75 PER $1,000. A SAMPLE PAYMENT ON AN 84-MONTH LOAN AT 1.75% APR IS $12.66 PER $1,000. RATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. †A $75 FEE WILL BE ASSESSED TO REFINANCE OR MODIFY A STAR ONE AUTO LOAN.

ual Photo nn Co d A n n te s 2 t 2 Call for Entries 22nd Annual Palo Alto Weekly Photo Contest

The Palo Alto Weekly Photo Contest is open to anyone who lives, works or attends school full-time in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Woodside, Atherton, Stanford, Portola Valley, ENTRY DEADLINE Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and East Palo Alto*. January 3, 2014

Three categories: Entry fees: ÊUÊÊPortraits: Limited to portraits of people as subjects Sponsored by ÊUÊÊBay Area Images: Photographs taken in the greater Bay Area of local people, Adult $25 per image places or things as subjects. Youth $15 per image ÊUÊÊViews Beyond the Bay: All other photographs — pictures taken around the state, One entry per category country or during travel abroad. May also include photos that do not fit into either of the two categories above. For more information, visit Two judging divisions: Adult and Youth (under 17 as of 1/3/14) PaloAltoOnline.com/photo_contest Prizes include cash and gift certificates from our sponsors. or contact Miranda Chatfield at Reception and exhibit at Palo Alto Art Center in March. [email protected] $25 entry fee per submission. Youth entry fee is $15. Limit of one entry per category. (For complete rules and entry procedures, visit PaloAltoOnline.com/photo_contest or call 650.223.6559

Judges: Angela Buenning Filo, David Hibbard, Brigitte Carnochan, Veronica Weber. See judges' bios on website. *Palo Alto Weekly employees, sponsors and their employees, and freelancers are Entry deadline: January 3, 2014 at 11:55 p.m. not eligible to participate.

Page 8ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Upfront REAL ESTATE TRENDS by Samia Cullen LAND USE How To Improve Your Credit Score Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer buys Before Applying For a Loan If you are planning to buy a house or it will look as if you’re maxing out your reﬁnance it’s a great idea to start working available credit, which can hurt your score. on improving your credit score several Check your credit reports for errors. funeral-home property months before you apply for a loan. Checking your own credit score in advance Boosting your credit score could help you prevents surprises when you apply for a qualify for a lower loan rate. Palo Alto parcel had been eyed by city for 21 housing units mortgage. You can get free copies of your by Sue Dremann Paying your bills on time is a must and credit reports from each of the three credit has a big impact on your credit score. bureaus every 12 months. ahoo CEO Marissa Mayer tor of planning and community Plan has designated the area for In addition here are other strategies that Start paying down your card balances. can make a difference: is the new owner of the environment. “multi-family use,” which al- Paying down your cards is by far the Y property that housed the “Any new development would lows between 8 and 40 housing Don’t open new credit cards. Don’t best way to improve your scores quickly. now-closed Roller & Hapgood & need to go through a re-zoning units per acre depending on the open or even apply for any credit cards Start early because the low balances don’t Tinney funeral home, sources at process — Planning and Trans- zoning. On June 26, 2012, a city within six months before applying for a always appear on your credit report right the mortuary told the Palo Alto portation Commission review and staff report identified the funer- loan. Lenders look at inquiries made within away. Weekly, which first reported the City Council al-home property as a potential the past several months and may think that Once you do start shopping for you’ve taken on new debt that hasn’t yet story, on Monday. approval re- site for up to 21 residences. mortgage rates, try to limit that period been reported. The 1.16-acre property at 980 quired,” he The corner lot is, however, to 30 days. Credit inquiries can affect your Middlefield Road, at the corner said. across the street from blocks Don’t close any credit cards. Lenders are score if it looks to prospective lenders as of Addison Avenue, is located a In addi- designated for single-family very interested in the ratio of your current if you’re about to take on a lot of debt. block east of Mayer’s Addison tion to 980 homes. It is also one block away balance to the available limit. If you close The FICO score recognizes all inquiries ÕÀÌiÃÞÊ9> home and across the street from Addison, the on Addison from single-family a card that had a high credit limit but keep for a mortgage made within a limited time Addison Elementary School. entire block residences. your balance the same on your other cards, period and it will count as one inquiry. Speculation has abounded — bounded The land deal closed Oct. 7, ac- this week as to what Mayer by Middle- cording to Jim Spangler, president If you have a real estate question or would like a free market analysis for your home, please call me at 650-384-5392, Alain Pinel Realtors, or email me at [email protected]. plans to do with the property. field, Addi- Marissa Mayer of Mountain View-based Span- For the latest real estate news, follow my blog at www.samiacullen.com But she has stayed mum on the son, Webster gler Mortuaries, which purchased purchase and her plans for the Street and Roller & Hapgood & Tinney’s corner lot. Channing Avenue — has been business assets. The site is currently zoned zoned as “planned community,” Mayer’s current 5,600-square- “planned community” (PC) and including an adjacent PC zone foot home, on 0.3 acres, was the allows only a commercial funeral- for the Webster Wood Apart- site of a Democratic fundraising home to use the land, said Aaron ments for low-income families. dinner with President Barack Aknin, Palo Alto’s assistant direc- But the city’s Comprehensive Obama in October 2010. N

Mortuary is $7,000, he noted. the day or night. “The difference is $17,000 Marilyn Talbot, general man- VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊx® against $2,500. It’s a vast differ- ager at Palo Alto’s Alta Mesa ence,” he said. Memorial Park, which includes & Hapgood’s demise, he said. The Roman Catholic Church is the city’s sole remaining mortu- People are changing how they are also affecting traditional funeral ary, said the full-service funeral being buried and where they have homes by getting into the funeral home was added in 2010, includ- services, he said. business, he said. ing a chapel and reception area O’Connor has been a licensed “Catholic churches in some where people can order or bring funeral director for 50 years states have funeral homes in their catered food. and a funeral director in Menlo cemeteries,” he said. “The trend is that people want Park for 25 years. He once had to go to one place instead of a lot a 7,000-square-foot facility near of different places,” she said. downtown Menlo Park. In the People also expect and want 1980s, cremations constituted 20 ‘We were no longer technology to play a role in funer- percent of his business, but they doing two to three als, Talbot said. Alta Mesa offers jumped to 50 percent within 10 funerals a night with tribute videos, memorial websites years, he said. and live funeral webcasting. Since “We were no longer doing two services in two to many family members live out of to three funerals a night with ser- three chapels, so we the country and can’t attend a vices in two to three chapels, so funeral, Alta Mesa’s chapel has we downsized to 3,000 square downsized to 3,000 a huge drop-down screen so all feet,” he said. square feet.’ parties can see each other. When cremation rates again rose —John O’Connor, “People have live-streamed ser- he retired and sold the business, he funeral director, vices all over the world,” she said. said. O’Connor took an extended Menlo Park Funerals As for Roller & Hapgood & Tin- trip around the world for eight ney, Spangler said, families can years. He returned to the business continue to use the firm’s phone in 2010 after people complained of Catholic churches are also build- number or visit its website. Per- the void in Menlo Park. ing wall niches in new churches to sons wanting to view family fu- Now, cremations constitute 80 accommodate parishioners’ cre- neral records and consult on pre- percent, he said. mated remains, he said. arrangements made with Roller & “Funeral directors ask me, Jim Spangler moved into Hapgood can contact Spangler at ‘John, what the hell is going on in O’Connor’s 7,000-square-foot 650-967-5546. Spangler has offic- California?’ I don’t have an an- Menlo Park space after O’Connor es in Los Altos, Mountain View swer,” he said, noting that in other downsized. In 2009, when Span- and Sunnyvale. N parts of the country, the cremation gler’s rent tripled, he closed the Staff Writer Sue Dremann rate is 20 percent, he said. funeral home. Now his staff meets can be emailed at sdremann@ Most people in Palo Alto and with families at their homes to paweekly.com. Menlo Park can afford a traditional make arrangements, and the firm funeral, so O’Connor doesn’t think works collaboratively with some the change is due to money. But the local churches. difference in costs might be entic- O’Connor’s business model has ing. A cemetery plot costs $10,000; also dramatically changed since the price tag for scattering ashes by returning to funeral directing. He LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news air or sea is $500. O’Connor charg- works from a 500-square-foot of- headlines and talk about es $2,000 for a cremation. A tradi- fice on Chestnut Street, and he an- the issues at Town Square tional funeral, according to AARP, swers his cell phone at any time of at PaloAltoOnline.com ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 9 l Pho Upfront nnua to Co CALL nd A nt 2 es Infrastructure 2 t FOR VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊx®

ENTRIES attack on me personally.” Councilman Larry Klein, an- CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week other committee member, also deflected Burt’s allegation that City Council (Oct. 28) the committee has overstepped Infrastructure: The council authorized polling for five possible revenue mea- its advisory role and was now sures that would appear on the November 2014 ballot: a hotel-tax increase, DEADLINE setting policy. a sales-tax increase, Mello-Roos districts and bond packages focusing on “Polling is not policy,” Klein transportation and public safety, respectively. Yes: Berman, Burt, Klein, Kniss, January 3, 2014 Scharff, Shepherd No: Schmid Absent: Holman, Price said. “It’s just polling. It’s infor- Billboard: The council directed staff not to proceed any further with a proposed mation. ... If the council doesn’t digital billboard along U.S. Highway 101. like the questions asked at this Yes: Berman, Burt, Klein, Kniss, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd Absent: Holman, Price For more information and to enter, time, they can order up another Technology: The council directed staff to proceed with two master plans, one for creation of a “fiber to the premise” system and another for a citywide wireless plan. visit PaloAltoOnline.com/photo_contest poll come December and Janu- Yes: Berman, Burt, Klein, Kniss, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd Absent: Holman, Price ary.” N

%" "*# %

"$ $&!### ! ! ""#' !#!"$"#) #%"###"#$#*"" "" !( !#!% #)#!" !!" #"$ #" !$%!### !"$##%!("#

*!##$# +" """ #$" ($!!"%!#!" "#$#"!"#!"

/0 5,))#%#.#- .#/!&,,) +',+2#4,3#. 1!(+ ))" '"")# ) !($,."2#4--#. . 0,% 2#

333& .(#.,.%5 5 +,/#5 "*'//',+/& .(#.,.%

Page 10ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Upfront Serving Fine Chinese Cuisine Caltrain corridor in Palo Alto since 1956 VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÇ® A Great Place for Get-togethers News Digest Happy Hour s Catering s Gift Certiﬁ cates Private Dining s Meeting s Banquet Rooms Suspect at large in downtown robbery ing, would be more refined and Palo Alto police are looking for one of three suspects who beat based on a new set of assump- up, robbed and threatened to stab a man on Hamilton Avenue on tions. The 2011 study used data Tuesday night. supplied by the California High- The strong-arm robbery occurred at around 11:30 p.m. on the 400 Speed Rail Authority. The new block of Hamilton Avenue, between Waverley and Cowper streets. one will use “current and local Police said the victim, a man in his 30s, was walking west on Ham- construction cost information” ilton when a man jumped onto his back, knocking him to the ground. based on information obtained Three people then surrounded him, punched him in the face and about BART and other similar possibly kicked him, police said. One suspect allegedly threatened to projects. stab the victim and demanded his property. The man handed over his “The recent and local data [Chopsticks Always Optional] cell phone and credit cards, and the three attackers walked away. is more relevant for Peninsula/ We have daily dim sum service from 11am-2pm. We also offer After the robbery, the victim ran two blocks to the police depart- South Bay purposes, compared tasty vegetarian and vegan dishes. In our Bar we have happy ment to report the robbery. Palo Alto police immediately went to to the CHSRA information hours from 3pm to 6pm / Mon-Fri. Book now for our private the site but could not find the robbers. They relayed the robbers’ which was primarily based on rooms and banquet facilities. And don’t forget about our statewide averages,” a report take out and delivery. In addition to all this, we’re open descriptions to nearby agencies. 365 Days / 11am-9:30pm and parking is never a problem. Within the hour, a Menlo Park officer who heard the descriptions from the Office of City Man- spotted three individuals who matched them in East Palo Alto, at the ager’s Office states. “Voted Best At the Aug. 22 meeting, mem- Dim Sum in intersection of Manhattan Avenue and O’Connor Street. When he ap- Silicon Valley” proached them, one of the three ran away, police said. The other two, bers of the Rail Committee em- – Metro’s best of both 16-year-old residents of East Palo Alto, were detained and arrested phasized the study would be a Silicon Valley 2013 useful tool for educating the 2 0 1 3 for robbery after the victim’s property was found in their possession. Ming’s Chinese Cuisine and Bar Both were booked at the Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall. public about trenching alternatives and for enhancing the 1700 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto The third suspect remains at large, police said. He was described tel 650.856.7700 / fax 650.855.9479 / www.mings.com as a black male, about 5 feet 11 inches tall, with a medium build and city’s ability to lobby for grade wearing a dark, hooded sweatshirt. separation. Councilwoman Liz Anyone with information about the robbery may call the depart- Kniss and Vice Mayor Nancy ment’s 24-hour dispatch center at 650-329-2413. Anonymous tips Shepherd both cited local anxi- can be emailed to [email protected] or sent by text message or eties about having trains and voicemail to 650-383-8984. cars remain at street level. This — Gennady Sheyner could become a bigger issue in KnowKnow KnewKnew BooksBooks the coming years, as the Cal- train system becomes electrified Teachers get 4 percent raise in tentative pact and more trains are added. Palo Alto teachers this year will get a 4 percent raise along with a The city’s station at University onetime bonus of 2 percent under a tentative collective-bargaining Avenue is already the second- agreement between the Palo Alto Unified School District and the busiest in the system, behind San Palo Alto Educators Association. Francisco’s. The raise comes atop a 3 percent salary boost and 1.5 percent Klein argued against the study, bonus given last year — the first raise since 2007-08. citing the earlier study and argu- The raise is subject to union ratification and approval by the Board ing that the city should not spend of Education. any money on a project that is Teachers agreed to absorb 75 percent of this year’s increase in so uncertain. He also argued that health care costs, which amounted to more than $1 million for cal- studying trenching in only the endar year 2014, the district said. south end of the city would vio- The raise announced Wednesday would boost the pay of a begin- late the city’s guiding principle ning teacher from the current $53,000 to about $55,000. Additional to treat all areas of the city the costs to the school district include some $13,000 in health benefits same (staff is recommending not and 12.5 percent contributions to the California State Teachers Re- studying trenching for the entire tirement System. corridor because of the complex- WE’RE Palo Alto’s average teacher salary of $85,721 (before last year’s raise) ity of burying the tracks around ranked fifth among averages in nine nearby school districts, according the San Francisquito Creek, at to a comparison by EdData, which publishes fiscal, demographic and the northern border). performance data about California’s K-12 public schools. “It just doesn’t make any sense OPEN Salaries and benefits consume about 84 percent of the district’s to go further,” Klein said. operating budget. Wednesday’s announcement contained no infor- Councilman Pat Burt disagreed mation on raises for non-teaching staff or management, but raises for and joined Kniss and Shepherd in those groups previously has tracked those of teachers. arguing that the study will pro- — Chris Kenrick vide much-needed information that would strengthen the city’s IN Planning for the future of East Palo Alto ability to seek funds for grade As East Palo Alto begins to look at how it will update the plan that separation. guides everything from land use to employment, the city is calling “I think, like we’ve seen in LOS ALTOS on residents to participate in the process and share their input during other projects, there are possibil- two community meetings to be held in November. ities long term for much greater The city’s General Plan is a state-mandated document that the city funding that we might envision At our new home on State Street will use over the course of 20 years to prioritize issues that affect the or see available at the present (across from Peet’s Coffee & Tea) community, such as development and affordable housing. The plan, time,” Burt said, citing possible called Vista, is slated to be completed in 2015. funds to stem major impacts of The first meeting will include presentations on the state of the train projects. neighborhoods located to the west of U.S. Highway 101. Community Shepherd said it would also be 9AM – 10PM EVERY DAY members will discuss their visions for the area. helpful to provide the commu- This meeting will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9:30 a.m. to nity with more information about Come check out our new look, 12:30 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel ballroom, 2050 University what it would take to create un- Ave., East Palo Alto. Spanish translation, child care and refreshments derpasses or to put the rail line in feel and competitive prices will be provided. a trench. A following Nov. 23 meeting will include a broader look at the “There still is angst and there (2014 poetry series will start January 19) general plan and will be presented as a workshop. is uncertainty in the community,” Interested community members can visit the East Palo Alto Gener- Shepherd said. “I think this will al Plan Update website at Vista2035epa.org to get more information, allow us to get a little closer to 366 State Street, Los Altos sign up for email alerts, and get the schedule for future workshops certainty and feasibility.” N (650) 326-9355 and meetings. Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner — Eric Van Susteren can be emailed at gsheyner@ www.knowknewbooks.com paweekly.com. ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 11 Upfront

Good for Business. Good for You. Online Good for the Community. This Week These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout the week. For longer versions, go to www. PaloAltoOnline.com/news. Police search for witnesses East Palo Alto police are still trying to determine a motive in a Tuesday evening shooting that left three city residents suffering from gunshot wounds, a police officer said today. (Posted Oct. 31, 8:58 a.m.) Citywide fiber plan moves ahead The good news for Palo Alto’s technophiles is that if all goes as planned, construction of a long-sought, citywide ultra-high-speed Internet network could begin by the end of next year. The bad news is that so far, in the city’s frustrating slog toward what is known as “Fiber to the Premise,” almost nothing has gone as planned. (Posted Oct. 30, 9:55 a.m.) Restaurant bag ban starts Friday Plastic to-go bags at Palo Alto restaurants are going to go as of Friday, Nov. 1, when Inspirations the third phase of Palo Alto’s ordinance banning plastic a guide to the spiritual community bags takes effect. (Posted Oct. 30, 9:49 a.m.) FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC Woman robs bank £nxÊÕÃÊ,>`]Ê*>ÊÌÊUÊÈxä®ÊnxÈÈÈÈÓÊUÊÜÜÜ°vVV«>°À}Ê in Menlo Park Sunday Worship and Church School at 10 a.m. A woman in her mid-20s This Sunday: Getting What They Deserve robbed Bank of the West in downtown Menlo Park on Rev. David Howell preaching Tuesday, police report. (Post- ed Oct. 30, 9:08 a.m.) An Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ We celebrate Marriage Equality! East Palo Alto police chief to leave Ronald Davis, East Palo Alto’s police chief for the past eight years, will leave his post to take a new job in Washington, D.C., the city announced today, Oct. 25. (Posted Oct. 25, 9:31 p.m.) ! * ( ! "# # $ %!&' ( +##, Measure D oppo- '( )!''( nents hang tough -((! With Election Day just . / around the corner, the non- 0 profit looking to build a )! bitterly contested housing # # % %!&' ( development on Maybell Avenue has further widened its fundraising lead over the ! project’s opponents by in- Inspirations ! is a resource for ongoing religious services jecting another $60,000 into and special events. To inquire about or to reserve space in its political campaign. (Posted Inspirations, please contact Blanca Yoc at 223-6596 Oct. 25, 9:40 a.m.) or email [email protected] !"#!$# ## %

Page 12ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Upfront

more demand for underground The figure assumes that the city Utilities utilities work, officials said. The would have awarded the contract VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊx® higher-than-expected number of to the second-lowest bidder and customers surpassed the staff’s that this bidder would have been tractor to contain costs and are estimate and prompted a gradual monitored and would have per- thus considered a low-risk strate- switch from the safer “lump sum” formed a similar amount of work. gy for the city, the audit notes. But methodology to the “time and The audit faults staff for not ac- Sushi & Roll in the end, only 19 percent of the materials” one that favored the curately communicating to the City $1.9 million that the city paid to contractor, Marshall said. The Council the reasons for the low bid Casey was based on fixed prices. contract effectively became an or why the city was awarding the To Go & Delivery Order Online About $1.4 million, or 74 per- “ad hoc” agreement based on cus- contract to Casey despite the flaws. cent, was based on “optional bid tomer requests, he said. Furthermore, the audit found that Late Night Delivery line items,” for which the contrac- The city’s agreement with the city had authorized $1.7 million until 12:30am tor charges the city based on time Casey was made despite the con- of its $1.9 million to Casey with- and material expenses. As Bous- tractor’s admission that its bid, out a “valid, renewed contract.” TEL: 650-321-1254 sina points out, such contracts while low, was based on flawed Rather than reissuing the contract provide “no positive incentive to assumptions. In particular, Casey every year, as specified in the 2009 www.cardinalsushi.com the contractor for cost control or didn’t factor in a provision having agreement with Casey, the city used labor efficiency, requiring addi- to do with paving, said Lalo Per- a less stringent “purchase requisi- tional controls to ensure efficient ez, the city’s chief finance officer. tion” procedure that automatically methods and effective cost con- Nevertheless, after city officials extended the conditions. trols are being used.” spoke to Casey and explained this In a response to the audit, pre- Another $144,141 was spent on provision, Casey agreed to honor pared by Perez and Fong on behalf items “not identified by any line its contract and abide by its terms. of City Manager James Keene, item in the contract.” Tomm Mar- The audit suggests that the city’s they acknowledged the contract shall, assistant director of engineer- decision to award the bid despite “required more diligent manage- ing in the Utilities Department, said the early errors may have contrib- ment” and that construction work this sum was spent on an excavator uted to the complications that oc- was not well-documented. that was needed for a project. curred down the road. “In the future, staff responsible Utilities and Administrative “Based on available evidence, for contract and project manage- Services officials acknowledged including correspondence with ment will follow the procedures on Wednesday that the city’s con- Casey staff and actual Casey as outlined in the contract, includ- tract-administration process needs contract billings, we conclude ing a formal evaluation of the con- improvement and outlined their that while the city awarded the tractor’s performance, contract strategy for addressing the auditor’s contract to the lowest bidder, it compliance, and responsiveness recommendation. These include did not award the contract to the within 12 months at a minimum,” enhanced training procedures for lowest responsible and responsive they wrote. N contract management, staffing bidder, which may have resulted in Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner OPEN changes to ensure more contract additional costs of approximately can be emailed at gsheyner@ HOUSE oversight, better use of technology $281,000,” the audit states. paweekly.com. SAT. OCT 26 and more stringent record keeping. In the Utilities Department’s SUN. DEC 8 engineering division, which was 1- 4pm the target of the audit, one position Public Agenda has already been reclassified and A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week charged with contract administration, Marshall said. CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to hold a study session with Santa Utilities Director Valerie Fong Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian; consider commissioning a study said some of these initiatives had focusing on trenching and grade separation along the Caltrain corridor; been launched even before the au- and discuss a public outreach plan for adoption of the city’s “core val- dit. She acknowledged that there ues.” The session with Simitian will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, in had been “procedural lapses” in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). A regular the department’s contract admin- meeting will follow in the Council Chambers. istration, but stressed that these mistakes “did not in any way di- BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will consider staff recommenda- minish the value of the services tions for $1.9 million in school “program additions” for the 2013-14 school that we needed and paid for under year. The board also will hear a report from the citizens’ committee over- the contract.” seeing $378 million in construction spending under the 2008 “Strong “We really do recognize that Schools” facilities bond, as well as an outside auditor’s report on the bond contract administration is ex- spending. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the tremely important and we are re- boardroom of school district headquarters (25 Churchill Ave.). ally committed to improving our processes, our procedures and our COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss the training to ensure contracts are audit of contract oversight in the Utilities Department’s trenching and elec- properly executed and adminis- tric substructure operation; the city’s development-impact fees; and the tered,” Fong said. city’s cost-recovery policy. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Some of the reasons for the in- Nov. 5, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). adequate oversight had to do with inexperienced staff, she said. Over HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD ... The board plans to review 1027 Bryant the past four years, the engineer- St., an application by Fergus Garber Young Architects on behalf of John ing and operations divisions have Tarlton and Jennifer Deerborn, for a redesign of a multi-family building that seen a 40 percent turnover. This was originally constructed in 1898 and that is located in the Professorville was partly because of the council’s National Register Historic District. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. Wednes- decision in the economic down- day, Nov. 6, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). turn to reform the city’s pension formula and require a greater con- UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission plans to hear a tribution from employees. One of presentation on the city’s plans for additional renewable energy projects; the unintended consequences was discuss modifications to rate schedules; and hear updates on PaloAlto- a spike in retirements and a result- CLEAN and on the semi-annual strategic plan. The meeting will begin at ing loss of workers with decades 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 of experience. Hamilton Ave.). “As a result, we had staff who were not necessarily fully trained ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to review 429 Uni- in every aspect of contract man- versity Ave., a proposal by Hayes Group Architects on behalf of Kipling Post agement,” Fong said. LP for a four-story building with ground-floor retail, two floors of office and At the same time, with construc- one floor of residential. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, tion projects ramping up again as Nov. 7, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). the economy revived, the city saw ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 13 NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING of the Palo Alto Michael Repka Planning & Transportation Commission Before you select a real estate agent, meet with Michael Repka to discuss how his real estate law and tax back-ground beneﬁ ts Please be advised the Planning and Transportation Commission Pulse Ken DeLeon’s clients. (P&TC) shall conduct a public meeting at 6:00 PM, Wednesday, A weekly compendium November 13, 2013 in the Council Chambers, Ground Floor, of vital statistics Civic Center, Palo Alto, California. Any interested persons may appear and be heard on these items. POLICE CALLS Staff reports for agendized items are available via the City’s main Palo Alto Oct. 22-29 website at www.cityofpaloalto.org and also at the Planning Divi- Violence related sion Front Desk, 5th Floor, City Hall, after 2:00 PM on the Friday Assault w/ a deadly weapon...... 1 preceding the meeting date. Copies will be made available at the Battery ...... 1 Domestic violence ...... 1 Development Center should City Hall be closed on the 9/80 Friday. Theft related Checks forgery...... 1 Managing Broker Public Hearing Commercial burglaries ...... 1 1. Urban Forest Master Plan Draft Review and Comment: Fraud ...... 2 DeLeon Realty Grand theft...... 2 A staff presented overview will be followed by comments to JD - Rutgers School of Law Identity theft ...... 4 inform edits as the plan progresses toward further review Petty theft...... 3 L.L.M (Taxation) and completion. Shoplifting...... 2 NYU School of Law Vehicle related Abandoned auto...... 1 2. Matadero Bike Boulevard: Recommendation by the Planning Auto recovery...... 2 and Transportation Commission to the City Council Recom- Bicycle theft ...... 1 (650) 488.7325 mending Approval of the Matadero Avenue-Margarita Avenue Driving w/ suspended license ...... 4 Hit and run:...... 2 DRE# 01854880 | CA BAR# 255996 Bicycle Boulevard Project and Phasing Plan Lost/stolen plates...... 1 [email protected] Misc. traffic...... 6 Questions. For any questions regarding the above items, please Theft from auto...... 19 Vehicle accident/mnr. injury ...... 10 contact the Planning Department at (650) 329-2441. The ﬁles relat- Vehicle accident/prop. damage 9 ing to these items are available for inspection weekdays between Vehicle impound...... 4 www.deleonrealty.com the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This public meeting is televised Vehicle stored...... 5 live on Government Access Channel 26. Alcohol or drug related Drunk in public ...... 5 Drunken driving...... 2 ADA. The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individu- Possession of drugs...... 3 als with disabilities. To request an accommodation for this meet- Open container...... 1 Miscellaneous ing or an alternative format for any related printed materials, please Construction...... 1 contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by Found property...... 7 e-mailing [email protected]. Lost property ...... 1 $274*4)5,,24021)*4@24+%1-' Misc. penal code violation ...... 1 241%674%/ ,%1.5+-8-1+ 74.);9,)1;27 Missing person...... 1 &;4-(%;28)0&)4 *** Other/misc ...... 1 Aaron Aknin, Psychiatric hold ...... 1 ! $ Suspicious circumstances ...... 3 *Supplies limited, order early Interim Director of Planning and Community Environment Town ordinance violation ...... 1 Vandalism...... 3 Warrant/other agency ...... 7 ! $ ! !? Sick & cared for ...... 1 %/-*241-%8)%/2/62 Menlo Park Oct. 22-28 # Violence related 10TH ANNUAL Assault w/ a deadly weapon ...... 2 Battery ...... 2 Robbery ...... 1 " Sexual assault...... 1 21;2741):6374',%5)2* 24024) DINE FOR KIDS Spousal abuse ...... 1 2*1%674%/24+%1-'*>(58-6%0-15&2(;'%4) Theft related

%1(%//6,)=:-1<5*24;274,2/-(%;6%&/) THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14 Fraud ...... 3 After all other discounts & coupons. Cannot be combined with any other 'Free' or '$ OFF' Grand theft...... 1 Country Sun coupon. One coupon per household per day per purchase of $25 or more. ONLINE Petty theft...... 4 AUCTION Residential burglaries...... 3 Shoplifter in custody...... 1 Nov 7 - Nov 21 Vehicle related Browse and bid at: Auto recovery...... 2 www.biddingforgood/paccc Driving w/ suspended license...... 5 Hit and run ...... 2 Vehicle accident/mjr. injury ...... 1 Vehicle accident/mnr. injury ...... 2 Vehicle accident/prop. damage ...... 6 Vehicle tow ...... 2 Vehicle tampering...... 1 Bicycle accident/mnr. injury ...... 1 Alcohol or drug related Drug activity ...... 3 Drunk in public ...... 3 Drunken driving...... 4 Possession of drugs...... 2 Drug registration...... 1 Miscellaneous Found property...... 3 Info. case ...... 2 Located missing person...... 1 Lost property ...... 1 Eat, laugh and have a good time! Medical aid...... 1 Missing person...... 1 Support the children and families of Palo Alto by Outside assistance...... 2 dining out on Nov. 14. Participating restaurants will Psychiatric hold ...... 1 Vandalism...... 4 donate a portion of your food tab to help provide Warrant arrest...... 4 Warrant/other agency...... 9 quality childcare to low-income working families. Threats ...... 1 Domestic dispute ...... 1 Dine for Kids sponsored by: Parole violation...... 1 Hour hold ...... 1 Gang info ...... 1 VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto Al & Joanne Russell, Avid Bank, Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, 3979 Middlefield Road, 10/22, 8:33 Burr Pilger Mayer, Dr. S. Brian Liu D.D.D, M.S., Kawakita Graphics, Kiwanis a.m.; Assault w/ a deadly weapon Club of Palo Alto, Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, Palo Alto Fireﬁ ghters Charitable Fund, Pasternak Patent Law, SpoLoan Mortgage Banking Menlo Park 400 block Ivy Drive, 10/25, 2:45 p.m.; For more information and the list of participating Assault w/ a deadly weapon restaurants, please visit: www.pacc.org/dine_for_kids 300 block Waverley St., 10/28, 12:18 a.m.; Assault w/ a deadly weapon Page 14ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Just because Measure D is a political campaign, does not mean opponents can stretch the truth or intentionally mislead voters. Below are the top 15 inaccuracies and corresponding truthful facts about Measure D and the Maybell Affordable Senior Apartments. Inaccurate Statements THE FACTS

The Maybell project is incompatible with the neighborhood, FALSE. The project is directly adjacent to two existing apartment complexes — the 8-story Tan Plaza apartments with 61 units to the site is not appropriate for this project, and the project will the south and the Arastradero Park Apartments with 66 affordable family units to the east. harm a single-family neighborhood.

The planned community “PC” zoning was not needed to FALSE. All age-restricted senior housing in Palo Alto exists under the PC zone. The PC also mandates affordability. build affordable senior housing and is an abuse of PC zoning.

A yes vote on Measure D will result in PC zoning changes and FALSE. These types of scare tactics and rhetoric are unfortunate and untrue. A yes vote on Measure D only approves the project massive high-density housing all over Palo Alto including in at Maybell. single family neighborhoods.

FALSE. The homes will be 2 stories on Maybell and 3 stories on Clemo (but only 2 ½ feet taller than existing homes on The 12 single-family homes will be ”stack and pack” houses. Maybell,) with 20 feet average front setbacks and 10 feet between the homes, similar to the existing homes on Maybell.

FALSE. 8nder existing zoning, between 34-46 multi-bedroom residences can be built. ,t would not be ŵnancially viable to 41 affordable senior homes can be built under existing build only 41 one-bedroom low-income senior units. The cost per unit would be very expensive and would prohibit the project zoning. from securing public and private sector ŵnancing.

Voting No on Measure D will stop all future development in FALSE. Voting no on Measure D ONLY will prevent 60 low-income seniors from having an affordable, safe home. Palo Alto.

,ncreased trafŵc will endanger hundreds of children who bike FALSE. This project will have an insigniŵcant impact to trafŵc. The lower-income seniors will be mostly retired, will not all own and walk to schools. cars, and typically do not drive during school commute hours.

FALSE. This project spanned over 9 months of public hearings, including 3 voluntary community meetings, numerous The surrounding neighborhood was not aware of the project. one-on-one meetings with neighbors, and a 10-hour mediation session with opponents. The project will actually create sidewalks along Maybell where there are currently none.

FALSE. City loans for affordable housing projects in early development stages are standard practice and completely legal; The City of Palo Alto illegally loaned money to the Palo Alto money comes from the City’s Affordable Housing Fund. These funds are developer fees – not taxpayer dollars from the general Housing Corporation. fund. The loan documents clearly state that they do not constitute pre-approval of the project.

FALSE. ZERO taxpayer funds are being used for the Measure D campaign. PAHC has engaged legal counsel to ensure all of our PAHC is using taxpayer funds for the Measure D Campaign. campaign activities are 100% legal and ethical.

FALSE. The Palo Alto zoning code is crystal clear. 8nder current zoning, according to the City’s Planning ofŵcials, a fully There is confusion about what can be built under existing built-out project could be up to 46 apartments or condos. Even the opposition has acknowledged that current zoning could zoning. accommodate 41 units plus the 4 homes (equal to 45 units).

If Measure D fails, PAHC will not sell the Maybell site to FALSE. If Measure D fails, a sale to a for-proŵt market rate developer is the only likely outcome. PAHC is a non-proŵt and does market-rate developers. not have funds to make ongoing interest and mortgage payments on the $16 million loan.

If Measure D fails, the City of Palo Alto will make up the FALSE. It is our understanding that at this time, the City of Palo Alto has zero dollars in the Affordable Housing Fund to cover missing funding. additional costs. The City does not use general fund dollars (e.g., taxpayer money) for affordable housing.

FALSE. PAHC is a non-proŵt affordable housing organization that has operated over 00 affordable apartments all over the City The Palo Alto Housing Corporation is a for-proŵt developer of Palo Alto since 190. who will stand to make a proŵt if Measure D is approved. PAHC will make no proŵt on the Maybell affordable senior apartments; and the sale of the 12 home sites will fund the construction of the 60 senior apartments.

The Project will only have 36 parking spaces for 60 senior FALSE. The project will have 4 parking spaces – a 8% parking ratio is above and beyond the typical 50% need for affordable affordable apartments. senior housing. www.YesOnDPaloAlto.com On November 5 or by Mail, Yes on D: Good for Seniors. Good for Palo Alto. Paid for by Palo Altans for Affordable Senior Housing, YES on Measure D, with major funding by Palo Alto Housing Corporation.

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 15 Editorial Mercifully, election day cometh Campaign tactics and emotion marred Measure D debate from the start SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions n a community that prides itself on both its intelligence and the ability to debate issues at a high level, the campaign over please find it! many years and who have estab- I Measure D has not been our best work. Evaluate the facts Editor, Let us celebrate a creative solu- lished a network of friends, and The ballot measure allows voters to decide if the City Coun- tion to providing senior affordable relationships, for whom it would cil made the right decision in unanimously approving a zoning The opponents of Measure D claim that under existing zoning, housing units. be very stressful to move away change to permit the development of a four-story, 60-unit low- Vote “yes” on Measure D! and start a new life. income apartment building and 12 houses on Maybell and Clemo 41 affordable homes could be built on the site next to the four existing Phyllis C. Cassel Do we want our city to be a place avenues, across from Briones Park on the southern edge of the Wellsbury Way, Palo Alto where only young professionals city’s Barron Park neighborhood. market-rate homes. This is simply not true. Afford- and the very wealthy can live? For The referendum is the only item on the ballot for Palo Alto resi- many seniors, these 60 new below- dents, and an expected low turnout means the outcome will depend able housing projects cannot be Zoning for sale financed at such a low density. Editor, market units would be a godsend. on which side can do a better job of turning out its supporters. Vote “yes” on Measure D. A “yes” vote upholds the City Council’s rezoning of the 2.5-acre Nor can existing zoning guaran- In 2009, when running for city tee that any units will be perma- council, Mayor Scharff said that Linda Lopez Otero property, now the site of four homes and an orchard, so that the Curtner Avenue, Palo Alto Palo Alto Housing Corporation can proceed with its plan. A “no” nently affordable for low-income “Planned Community zoning has vote keeps the zoning as is, retaining four two-family homes on seniors. the advantage of requiring the de- Maybell and permitting a number of possible options, including The City Council’s zoning deci- veloper to give something to ben- More affordable housing new homes, condominiums or apartments on the remainder of the sion is the only legal tool to ensure efit the community.” Editor, property. the 60 Maybell apartments remain The mayor has unusual stan- We are all residents of Barron The bitterness and anger of the campaign, fueled mostly by the affordable and age-restricted for dards as to what constitutes a Park, and the Maybell affordable neighbors who gathered the 4,000 signatures to qualify the mea- seniors in perpetuity. “benefit.” senior apartment project is in our sure for the ballot and felt ignored and disrespected by the city and As people learn more about In May 2012, Scharff was one neighborhood. In fact, one of us the Housing Corporation from the start, resulted in an ongoing Measure D between now and of seven council members who lives on the same block. whirlwind of assertions that too often were distortions and exag- Nov. 5, and they hear arguments voted in favor of the Lytton Gate- We fully support this project, gerations. on both sides of this issue, I would way project, calling the building and we will all be voting “yes” on And for their part, the nonprofit Housing Corporation and the only ask that they evaluate the itself a benefit: “I think this is a Measure D. city officials who rallied around it to support Measure D have facts of the Maybell project and prime site and having an office We can all agree that Palo Alto is been unable to clearly document and indisputably prove their key this project alone. building — a Gateway project — not the same place it was 10, or 20, point: that defeating Measure D will actually result in a worse and If they agree we need more af- is itself a public benefit.” or 30 years ago when many of us more intensive development than the project being proposed. A fordable senior housing, then I urge Councilwoman Nancy Shep- moved here. Progress is inevitable, barrage of campaign mailings extol the value and need for senior them to vote “yes” on Measure D. herd agreed, saying the building and we empathize with the growing housing. Craig Bright itself was a contributor to the concern about the pace of develop- Sadly, the campaign has pitted friends against each other, di- Alma Street, Palo Alto public-benefit package. ment, traffic congestion and overall vided the Barron Park neighborhood and tapped into a festering Back in the 1990s, council impacts to our quality of life. unease in the community about how zoning decisions are made, Reasons for “yes” member Micki Schneider said But the fact remains Measure D who pays the price and who benefits. Editor, that PC zoning allowed develop- is about one thing and one thing The Weekly urged a “no” vote on Measure D (see our Oct. 18 Vote “yes” for affordable se- ers to benefit at the city’s expense. only — the ability to build 60 editorial), primarily because we believe the City Council failed to nior independent housing. That’s Another council member at the much-needed affordable senior strike the appropriate balance between mitigating the impacts on yes to 60 housing units that will time, Ron Andersen, said it was apartments and 12 single-family the neighborhood and the Housing Corporation’s desire to maxi- shelter low-income people age 62 “zoning for sale.” homes on a large parcel of land at mize its returns in selling half the site to a private home developer. and older. There are many types More recently, Councilwoman the corner of Maybell and Clemo In not recognizing the potential for conflict early on and taking of housing specifically for people Liz Kniss said developers gained avenues in our neighborhood. steps to forge compromise, the city and Housing Corporation mis- who are 62 and older. The May- too much at the public’s expense Here are some of the reasons takenly sowed the seeds for this bitter contest and emboldened bell development is a rental proj- and PC zoning was one of the why we support Measure D: opponents. ect whose rents are being kept low biggest issues raised during her - Building this project will al- Hopefully, whether Measure D passes or is defeated, both sides through several funding sources. council campaign. low Palo Alto seniors on fixed will be able to put the emotions of the campaign behind them and This is an independent develop- In March of this year Planning incomes to remain close to their unite behind a common goal of supporting the creation of more ment meaning that the residents Commissioners Martinez, Mi- families and in the community affordable housing for seniors. provide their own care or make chael and Alcheck called for ma- they call home. arrangements themselves for ad- jor changes to planned-commu- - The need for affordable senior ditional care if needed. This is not nity zoning, calling the existing housing in Palo Alto is well-docu- assisted living. process “the greatest challenge mented and undeniable. Too glitzy for Palo Alto Vote “yes” for well-planned to land-use planning in Palo Alto - Maybe someday our parents housing. These 60 small units are today.” or one of us may need a safe, af- In a flash, digital billboard idea located directly behind the 100- With all the talk, it took the fordable place to call home. panned and discarded foot-tall Tan Apartments com- Maybell community to finally - We have carefully evaluated plex. The 50-foot height of the stand up and say, “No more re- this project from a neighborhood nce in awhile an idea comes along that is so outlandish that building is a transition to the 30- zoning!” and quality-of-life perspective and everyone runs away from it as fast as possible. foot standard height of the two- As the owner of a Palo Alto we support it. O That was the case Monday night, when Mayor Greg story single-family units that face home in which a family member So if people agree Palo Alto Scharff and his colleagues disposed of a loser of an idea in record Maybell Ave. A transition down lives, I urge people to vote against needs more affordable housing time. Even calling this a “proposal” is probably unfair to the city in height is good zoning. Measure D. for senior residents, then we hope staff, which asked for “direction” from the Council on a money- Vote “yes” for an excellent Pat Marriott they will join us in voting “yes” making endeavor that first surfaced when the Great Recession was nonprofit manager of affordable Oakhurst Avenue, Los Altos on Measure D. severely impacting city finances and all potential revenue angles apartments. The reputation of Don Anderson were being pursued. Palo Alto Housing Corporation A godsend for seniors Alta Mesa Avenue, Palo Alto The staff dutifully looked into operating an electronic billboard is among the best. Their units are Editor, Trina Lovercheck on city property along the highway, estimating that it was located kept in excellent condition. There are many senior and McGregor Way, Palo Alto in such a prime spot it might generate $1 million a year in adver- Vote “yes” because funding retired couples living on fixed Lynnie Melena tising revenue. for senior units is difficult to ob- incomes in Palo Alto who have Magnolia Drive, Palo Alto The idea was immediately ridiculed by residents on Palo Alto tain. There is competition to fund children and grandchildren living Online’s Town Square forum, and Council members got an earful our many community needs. in the area. When the rents exceed A better place with D through letters and emails. The city dedicated money from their income, and they certainly Editor, Why the Mayor and City Manager ever allowed this item to even the Stanford Hospital expansion will, where are they going to live? I have lived in downtown Palo come before the Council is bewildering. Perhaps they were just that should have gone to afford- Palo Alto would not be an option Alto for many years. There have looking for something to lighten up the evening. But next time a able housing, into youth services for them. They would be forced to been many changes over these dumb idea comes along, let’s not waste the time. and infrastructure. If the Weekly get out of town. years: some good, some bad. I knows of other money that can be There are also seniors, who have appreciate the increased vitality used to fund affordable housing lived and worked in Palo Alto for of our downtown; I don’t like the Page 16ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Check out Town Square! Hundreds of local topics are being discussed by local residents on Town Square, a reader forum sponsored by the Weekly on our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Post your own comments, ask questions, read the Editor’s blog or just stay up on what people are talking about around town!

Guest Opinion Senior citizens counting on ‘yes’ vote for Measure D by Lisa Ratner and Jean Dawes encouraged con- no entry fees or to sell 12 single-family lots. Not so. The Editor’s note: On Oct. 11, the Weekly fusion and stirred monthly dues, and PAHC needs to sell the 12 lots to pay land editorialized against Measure D and ar- fear. preference is given and construction costs. Opponents claim gued that the City Council had struck the Opponents to those working they would be satisfied with eight houses wrong balance in rezoning the land to al- have disingenu- or living in Palo instead of 12. Sadly, this debate is over an low development of a low-income senior ously compared Alto. additional four houses that are essential to housing project proposed by the Palo Alto the nonprofit Opponents financing the project. Housing Corporation. This guest opinion, Palo Alto Hous- claim the site isn’t Opponents claim project traffic impacts submitted by the Housing Corporation, is ing Corporation suitable for senior are too great. The reality is that seniors in response to that editorial. with for-profit apartments. The don’t typically drive during the morning easure D has generated debate developers. The Maybell site was commute of 7 to 9 a.m. Studies show this Lisa Ratner about the future of Palo Alto, our housing corpora- Jean Dawes carefully chosen project will have no significant impacts on M values and the impacts of new de- tion is a Palo Alto because it is adja- parking, traffic and schools. The senior velopment throughout our city on traffic based nonprofit organization established cent to two existing apartment complexes: apartments will have 47 parking spaces, a and parking. But what is really at stake is in 1970 by the Palo Alto City Council to the eight-story Tan Plaza Apartments (61 ratio of spaces to apartments that is even the ability of low-income seniors to stay in build and maintain affordable housing. The market-rate units) and the mostly three- higher than typical for low-income senior the community they call home. Your vote PAHC owns and operates more than 700 story Arastradero Park Apartments (66 housing. will be the difference between 60 low- units of affordable housing in Palo Alto and affordable family units) owned by PAHC. Opponents claim if you vote yes on Mea- income seniors having an affordable, safe provides on-site services to residents, such The site is close to a park, public transpor- sure D, your neighborhood will be the next home — or not. as educational classes, fitness and commu- tation and every amenity is within easy ac- “PC” zone. This is simply false. Measure Voting yes on Measure D will allow the nity activities. Most of our volunteer board cess. The PAHC will provide a van to the D is about the Maybell site only. The site construction of 60 one-bedroom affordable of directors are long-time Palo Altans who residents of the senior apartments, allowing was not zoned single-family; it was zoned apartments for low-income seniors by the are committed to maintaining Palo Alto’s them to shop for groceries, get to a doctor mostly RM15 (multi-family) and a portion nonprofit Palo Alto Housing Corporation quality of life. and do other activities, so they do not need R2 (two-family), next to two apartment and allow the sale of 12 single-family lots to There is a silent epidemic in Palo Alto of to own a personal car. complexes. generate funds to pay for the land and build senior citizens who are struggling to make If Measure D does not pass, up to 46 What if Measure D is defeated? The the affordable senior housing. It will affirm ends meet. County statistics show that multi-bedroom apartments or condos could PAHC will need to sell the site, will al- the City Council’s unanimous decision to nearly 20 percent of Palo Alto seniors are be built — for a total of about 161 bed- most certainly sell to a for-profit devel- rezone two parcels on Maybell and Clemo living near or below the poverty line; and 54 rooms. This means more cars, more school oper, and there will be no new affordable (zoned RM15 and R2), adjacent to two ex- percent of Palo Alto senior households are impacts, more traffic. senior housing. As a nonprofit, we cannot isting apartment complexes. And, it will low-income, according to the City’s 2007- Opponents claim 40 affordable senior hold the property for an uncertain future, legally ensure that the apartments remain 14 Housing Element. There are hundreds of apartments could be built. Not so. At this as this would require interest payments on affordable for low-income seniors only. local seniors on affordable-housing waiting lower density combined with the high cost the acquisition loans of about $16 million, Voting no on Measure D will mean that lists. These include seniors who have ex- of land, financing for these affordable units more than $600,000 per year. Sale of the 60 needed affordable senior apartments hausted their assets on medical costs, those would be impossible. property is needed to pay back the city and will not be built. It will mean that the site who must sell their home to finance assisted Opponents claim that the use of Planned other lenders. could be sold to a for-profit developer who living or nursing-home costs for a spouse, Community (PC) zoning is an abuse of the Our low-income seniors deserve this op- could build up to 46 multi-bedroom mar- those who lost their savings in the recession zoning process. The PC ensures affordabil- portunity to stay in the community they ket-rate apartments or condos. and those subsisting on Social Security. ity and age restrictions. PC zoning has been call home. Your yes vote can make this Measure D has pitted the need for afford- Seniors 62 and older, earning approxi- used at many “senior only” residences in happen. N able homes for 60 senior citizens against mately $21,000-$43,000 annually would be Palo Alto, including Lytton Gardens, Chan- Lisa Ratner and Jean Dawes are presi- pent-up frustration in Palo Alto about eligible to live in the Maybell apartments. ning House, Palo Alto Commons and Ste- dent and vice president, respectively, of growth. In capitalizing on this frustration, Their monthly rents would range between venson House. the Palo Alto Housing Corporation board opponents have not fought fairly, but have approximately $500-$1,100. There are Opponents claim PAHC does not need of directors.

traffic and parking problems. One low-income housing is not work Measure D creates both market- As newlyweds moving here across the street. It will be an as- thing I know for sure is that the for the faint of heart — there is no rate and below-market-rate resi- 45 years ago, we soon learned set to the community. problems have been the result of single way to do it, so PAHC has dential housing within an existing that Palo Alto was the place we Please join us in voting “yes” rampant commercial development, to piece together many sources to residential neighborhood. “Yes” wanted to stay and raise a family. on D. not residential development. make a project work financially. on Measure D does not threaten It had things important to us — Lawrence Lovercheck I understand the frustration of With the Maybell project, we any Palo Alto neighborhood with community values, good schools, McGregor Way, Palo Alto Measure D opponents, but afford- will have a development we can inappropriate non-residential de- access to cultural events and ideal able senior housing developments all be proud of, and we’ll have velopment. “Yes” on Measure D weather. As our children grew, we Let’s encourage equality by nonprofit developers are not embraced low-income seniors in a expands affordable living oppor- were active in their activities and Editor, the problem. A vote for Measure time when meeting their housing tunities for seniors to stay in our in the community. I am a City Council member. I D will allow this single project for needs needs to be way up in our community. Over the decades, Palo Alto has strongly support more affordable low-income seniors to move for- community priorities. Vote “yes” Don’t let the tactics of fear and changed — mostly, but not always, senior housing in Palo Alto and ward. Palo Alto will be a better on measure D. prejudice cloud the facts. Vote to our liking. It’s not a small town voted for the Maybell project. I place for it. Ray Bacchetti “yes” on Measure D. anymore but part of a larger, vi- live in Barron Park and welcome Paul Goldstein Webster Street, Palo Alto Dena Mossar brant area with more to offer. Our this well-designed project. Emerson Street, Palo Alto Emerson Street, Palo Alto lives here revolve around our fam- What is unstated in the debate is A good choice ily, friends and community. inequality. Our town will increas- A vote for inclusion Editor, We want to stay here We want to stay here. If it be- ingly become one of privilege Editor, In a suburban town in the 1970s, Editor, came necessary to drastically where housing will only be avail- A “yes” vote on Measure D is a a local official said publicly, “If “Where would we live if some- downsize our lives, we’d want able to those with means (earned vote for an inclusive community, you people can’t afford to live in thing catastrophic happened in to remain in a safe, comfortable or inherited) or those who have one that makes optimal use of our our town then you’ll just have to our lives?” This is a question that place. The Maybell senior afford- lived here for some time. Without painfully scarce land. The Palo leave.” I’d like to think that Palo I’ve asked myself many times. able apartments would be such a “affordable” options, the result Alto Housing Corporation has Alto of 2013 has nothing in com- We’ve been prudent and done place. It’s a safety net for many, will be less economic, cultural, always worked to maximize the mon with that time and place. what we can to protect ourselves including us. It has been carefully social and age diversity. benefits and minimize the nega- “Yes” on Measure D honors financially, but what if it isn’t designed to blend into the neigh- The site redevelopment will tives of its projects. Financing neighborhood zoning. “Yes” on enough? borhood surrounded by existing apartments, a park and homes (continued on next page) ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 17 Spectrum

fied for the federal, state and local healthy for our seniors who have money has been spent by both It goes like this: Neighborhoods Letters financing needed. The alternative family and connections here than sides on a referendum that should are like family members who VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«ÀiÛÕÃÊ«>}i® would have been a three-story moving across the bay, out of state never have been. need to stick up for each other. condominium development, with or becoming homeless. Imagine the good we could The neighbors have properly ex- consist of 60 affordable housing units selling for $1.5 million. I will be voting “yes” on Mea- have accomplished with all that pressed great alarm at the density units and 12 single-family homes This then raises the issue of val- sure D so the doors to these much- time, effort and money if directed that is being imposed. Zoning and will yield significantly less ues. We agree with some of the needed homes can open for those elsewhere. protections are being stripped greenhouse gas emissions, traffic values opponents of D raise: They among us who must retire on low, Paul Taylor away by big money proponents and parking requirements than are rightly concerned that zoning fixed incomes. Waverley Street, Palo Alto of density that offer the tempt- permitted under current zoning. variances not be misused to line Let’s open our minds to the ing thought that “just a little” San This is not “Manhattanization” private coffers without contribut- facts and our hearts to the greater Stop PC zoning Jose-style stack-and-pack market- but a four-story building located ing to the public good. But this is good to build a better, more re- Editor, rate housing is OK as long as it is adjacent to 10- and three-story not at issue in Measure D, which sponsive community. The Maybell development pro- not in my backyard. residential buildings. Be compas- offers a substantial public benefit: Carol Lamont posed by Palo Alto Housing Cor- I propose we should follow the sionate and socially responsible, a more economically and socially Kingsley Avenue, Palo Alto poration (PAHC) typifies what is Golden Rule and do onto others and vote “yes” on Measure D. diverse community. Given the di- wrong with Planned Community as we would have them do unto Gail Price chotomous choice under current Not a huge impact (PC) zoning and demonstrates us. Just the fact that more than Orme Street, Palo Alto regulations — affordable hous- Editor, how staff and the City Council ig- 4,000 residents signed the petition ing at a higher density or market- In my discussions with people nore the Comprehensive Plan and to bring the council’s actions to Preservation of values priced housing at a lower density about Measure D, the vast major- Zoning Ordinance to the serious a referendum is evidence enough. Editor, — we are strongly in support of ity of those who object to it have detriment of the community. It We need to offer unconditional I am one of the many Barron the affordable-housing option and one overall reason: They feel Palo also violates established practices support to a “family member” in Park residents who hope people will vote yes on D. Alto is getting over-populated and for predicting traffic impacts and distress. will vote “yes” on D. The oppo- Debra Satz and Don Barr believe voting “no” will help re- proposing mitigations. Next time it will be someone nents of this measure have, in my Ramona Street, Palo Alto duce that problem. This PC is unprecedented in the else’s turn to be supported, it will opinion, tried to frame the mea- If one considers the impact of policies and positions it violates — take a unified city to retain our sure as the complete opposite of Let’s be realistic the 60 mostly one-bedroom, low- putting high-density development quality of life. Vote against Mea- what is really at stake. Editor, income senior units plus the 12 in low-density residential zones, sure D. The truth is that Measure D, for Although most homeowners in single-family homes that Measure including high-density market- Tim Gray all its rezoning, is actually about Palo Alto would like the city to D provides for, one will find it is rate housing to fund below-market Park Boulevard, Palo Alto preserving the values of our com- stay small and quaint, that isn’t much less than the 46 multi-bed- housing, using obsolete data and munity as they have always been. realistic in 2013. We need hous- room units that the city’s current models to justify incorrect predic- What if we vote “no”? Opposition to Measure D is about ing not only for seniors but for the zoning allows for. Low-income tions of little traffic and parking Editor, changing the town and, in partic- workers in our restaurants, hair sa- seniors don’t have kids who at- impacts, doing traffic analyses Measure D is about what will ular, saying goodbye to a group lons, car-repair shops, drug stores, tend local public schools, and that ignored pedestrian and bike be built if we pass Measure D of people who want to be here etc. — people who help make Palo they drive much less. They usu- traffic along Maybell that serves vs. what is likely to be built if we and whom we always previously Alto the place we love. ally don’t even make much noise four schools. These are just some don’t pass Measure D. wanted as neighbors. I’d also like to think we could (if you don’t count snoring). of the violations. An expert traffic If we vote “yes,” we get 60 One of the many unfortunate have a town made up of all kinds A person may take the position consultant detailed 11 major er- units of affordable senior hous- side effects of the housing boom of people, not just the wealthy that we can change the zoning, but rors and omissions in the traffic ing, tucked far back from the that hit us a few years past was that and senior homeowners who were who will be the driving force be- study from PAHC. street. We get less commute traf- it made it difficult for many people lucky enough to buy their piece hind that? The City of Palo Alto Last year the council adopted fic because seniors drive less. We who had lived here all their lives of nirvana before prices went certainly cannot afford to buy it. a policy of protecting single- get two-story housing on Maybell, to continue living here. In current through the roof. I’m voting “yes” What developer is going to spend family residential areas and to with 10 feet between the houses. conditions, if we want folks like on Measure D. additional money and time to re- not increase development scale We get Clemo houses that no our low-income seniors to be able Kelly Kvam duce profits? The Palo Alto Hous- in low-density residential zones. one will notice because they are to live here, we can’t rely on an Mackall Way, Palo Alto ing Corporation should be able to Less than a year later they have shielded by huge oak trees. overheated market — we have to go ahead with the plan for afford- violated that policy by approv- If Palo Alto votes no on D? take steps to make it possible. For seniors in need able senior units. ing a project that quadruples the There is no saving the orchard This actually is a fairly stark Editor, Vote “yes” on Measure D on housing density on much of the and there are no further negotia- choice. If people want a new kind As a long time Palo Alto resi- Nov. 5. Maybell site. tions, since the future develop- of town with a single-income dent, I urge voters to support Greg James Neighbors offered to compro- ment will be within zoning. The level, they are likely to be against Measure D so our community Toyon Place, Palo Alto mise on Maybell if PAHC would houses on Maybell will still be the measure. But if they want to can offer 60 more affordable trim it down, reduce the bulk, two-story and they will be as preserve the diversity that is our homes for lower-income seniors. Imagine the good density, and scale of the develop- large as possible, because that is heritage and enable low-income The nonprofit Palo Alto Housing Editor, ment. PAHC refused, saying size what developers do today, even in seniors to live in our town, they Corporation is an experienced I have lived and worked in Palo and density was dictated by com- single-family zoning. will vote for Measure D. developer and manager of qual- Alto for about 30 years. I urge ev- petition for state and federal gov- We’ve all seen it. There will be Jeff Rensch ity affordable homes that has eryone to vote “yes” on Measure ernment grants. Effectively land more commute traffic and no af- Chimalus Drive, Palo Alto since 1970 built and managed D in Palo Alto. Simply put, it will use and project scale in Palo Alto fordable senior housing. Measure over 700 affordable rental units provide safe, affordable housing are being determined by outsiders D is the better deal. Vote “yes” A record of our values all over town — including 68 for seniors with the same or less bestowing grants. This must stop. on D. Editor, deeply affordable family units in of an impact on the neighborhood Vote against Measure D. Edie Keating The 19th century British politi- my neighborhood next to Addison from what is permitted and likely Bob Moss Alma Street, Palo Alto cian William Gladstone remarked School. The City Council wisely to move forward if Measure D Orme Street, Palo Alto that budgets are not simply mat- (and unanimously) approved the fails. Moldaw corrections ters of arithmetic, they are also a plan for the Maybell development, The opposition would have you Follow the Golden Rule Editor, record of our values. So it is with which also includes the sale of 12 believe that Palo Alto Housing Editor, Recent discussion has men- Measure D. single-family-home lots in order Corporation, the developer, is My 11-year-old son rides up the tioned Moldaw Senior Residences On the arithmetic side, it is to make financially feasible the some suspect evil developer out Maybell “safe route to school” as a comparison to the Measure D not possible to build low-income 60 apartments. for themselves rather than the every day and knows about dodg- Maybell project. I am a resident of housing in a high-income area Most deed-restricted, below- community. Nothing could be ing cars in the crowded traffic Moldaw and would like to clarify like Palo Alto without increasing market-rate homes built through- further from the truth. Palo Alto around the site of the Measure D some of the points made in recent density. While opponents of mea- out the Bay Area have been devel- Housing Corporation has done high-density rezoning. He knows articles. sure D argue a project with fewer oped with Planned Community many exemplary developments about the plans to build three- Moldaw Senior Residences is units is an option, this ignores the zoning that requires and regulates for many years that have done story homes on 3,000-square-foot an independent and assisted-liv- reality that, given the costs of land the affordability of the housing. nothing but add value and retain lots and knows many of the Bar- ing residence facility in Palo Alto. here, low-income housing projects Most, if not all, affordable senior diversity in our city. Whatever ron Park families who have great Independent Living units are now need to qualify for federal grants housing built throughout the Bay problems there may or may not be concerns about the unprecedented 84 percent occupied and Assisted and tax credits to be sustainable. Area includes reduced parking. with planned-community zoning, high-density project. Living and Memory Support units For example, the affordable-hous- The seniors who will live in these this is not the time, place or way We saw a “Yes on D” sign and are essentially 100 percent occu- ing facility that recently opened homes will be mostly retired, will to work them out. he asked with contemplative inno- pied. The City of Palo Alto re- at the corner of Homer and Alma not all own cars and will not typi- I heartily commend and con- cence: “Dad, why do people who quires 24 below-market-rate units was only feasible at its current cally drive during school com- gratulate the City Council mem- live far away from the orchard get for seniors in Moldaw. To date, 12 density, which necessitated that mute hours. bers who voted unanimously on to vote on Measure D?” of the BMR units have been sold it be four stories tall. Had it been No place is ever perfect and this this effort. I am deeply saddened The truth of that innocent ques- at the required discounted rates. less dense, it wouldn’t have quali- location is more convenient and that so much time, effort and tion sunk in — a simple truth. They are not rentals such as are

Page 18ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Spectrum planned for the Maybell project. and apparently “dismissed.” nowhere near the 6,000-square- Even though these units sell at Those residents, as do I, want that foot minimum. That calls into below market rates, it is difficult to change. That is why I, and they, question the city’s calculation for to find buyers who qualify and are voting against Measure D. two residences on each lot. When can afford the discounted prices Ruth Lowy asked about staff reports, City and monthly rates — both assets Thain Way, Palo Alto Manager Keene emphasized the and income are taken into consid- limitations, “The findings in the eration. “Yes” for diversity staff reports tend to support the Buying a unit in a facility such Editor, particular staff recommendation as Moldaw is very different from The main reason I’ll vote “yes” rather than represent all views.” renting and would not be appro- on Measure D is that I value eco- (July 2013) priate for the population that is nomic and social diversity in Palo Mayor Scharff (against PCs under consideration in the May- Alto. when running for council) now bell project. I live on the same block as the says “PC zones are not springing Carole Stein proposed low-income senior hous- up in your local neighborhood.” East Charleston Road, Palo Alto ing on Maybell and two blocks (October 2013) The council has away from Juana Briones Elemen- approved three PC projects (Lyt- Support housing, values tary School. When my daughters ton Gateway, Edgewood Plaza and Editor, were at Briones it had the most Maybell ) since Scharff joined the Everyone agrees that affordable diverse population in the Palo council in January 2010. housing in Palo Alto is an ongoing Alto district. Unlike half our Bar- This has become divisive for a and critical need in our city. Mea- ron Park neighbors with school- neighborhood that has embraced sure D, which provides affordable age children, I chose to send my low-income housing. The pro- housing for our senior population, daughters to their local school, to cess is flawed and the outcome is a key step to alleviating this learn and become friends with a is a flawed development with no problem. In building the senior mix of children from widely dif- winners. Maybell should not be housing that Measure D provides, ferent backgrounds. I also chose rezoned. It makes perfect sense we are preserving the diversity to teach there. to start over with unbiased infor- and values of our community that To me, voting “yes” on Measure mation and work within current makes our city a unique place to D is consistent with a commitment zoning. live. The alternative of leaving the to diversity. We need a place for Cynthia Schenk zoning as is, with the likelihood of everyone in our neighborhood. Maybell Avenue, Palo Alto building up to 46 multi-bedroom Kathleen Canrinus homes on the same property, will Alta Mesa Avenue, Palo Alto No on supersized Maybell increase traffic flow at peak com- Editor, mute hours and school enrollment Real, positive impact Measure D is about a mis- much more than the Measure D guided City Council. The Coun- project. This is a well-thought-out Editor, We urge readers to vote “yes” cil “upzoned” to create “monster and researched measure supported buildings” in downtown and the unanimously by our elected City on Measure D in Palo Alto. This will allow the nonprofit Palo Alto failed Miki’s Market — eyesores Council. That’s why we’re voting that will last decades. It spent $1 Housing Corporation to build af- “yes” on Measure D on Nov. 5. million (despite objections from fordable housing for low-income Mid and Cheryl Fuller most neighbors) to redesign Aras- seniors. Despite attempts to re- Mackall Way, Palo Alto tradero. Now, its dysfunctional define the facts by the opposi- lane switches and constrictions tion, this has been shown to have make a more congested, danger- The deck is stacked real positive impact on available ous thoroughfare. The Council is Editor, housing and minimal impact on considering redesigns of Califor- I’m a resident of Barron Park traffic, in fact less than the likely who is voting against Measure D. nia Avenue (over objections from alternative. The current develop- merchants and neighbors) and I have been talking with people ment plan has been designed with from all over Palo Alto explaining the massive Jay Paul project that significant community input over will substantially worsen traffic my position. many months, has the look and The PAHC proposal is a high- and the housing imbalance. The feel of the surrounding neighbor- density intrusion into our residen- Edgewood market appears empty. hood, is supported by both resi- tial neighborhood, and not a good The Council’s study of downtown dents and city leaders, and reflects one at that. It brings high-density traffic may omit the Arillaga de- the values of the community. We burdens that none of us in the velopment. The list goes on of strongly support this project for area want: spillover parking into myopic projects that fail to fit our city. the nearby residential streets due together, and exacerbate traffic, to inadequate on-site parking — Markus Fromherz housing and fiscal problems. both for seniors and the 12 new and Heike Schmitz The Maybell project is another single-family homes; increased Amaranta Avenue, Palo Alto example. It could be built without traffic along Maybell will com- “upzoning” — 40 units of afford- promise Safe Routes to Schools; a Some telling quotes able senior housing and modest poorly designed senior apartment Editor, market-rate housing. But PAHC building with no senior-serving Quotes that are very telling insists on “supersize,” even as it amenities making senior living about the Palo Alto process: apparently converts its nearby Suzanne Riedel is an international When the Planning Commis- only remotely pleasant. As a se- property to market rate. PAHC speaker and practitioner and nior, I wouldn’t want to live there, sion voted to initiate a “planned has accomplishments, but it’s also far from basic services. People community” zone change, al- a wealthy (look at all those flyers), teacher of Christian Science understand that. lowing developers to break zon- politically connected developer. It healing. Immediately healed in an People from all Palo Alto neigh- ing rules in exchange for “public gets millions in loans in advance emergency, she found a closeness borhoods are disappointed and benefits.” Commissioner Tanaka of zoning from the Council, big to God she’d been searching for dissatisfied with the high-density marveled at the lack of people at- city grants and a “pass” on doing which radically altered her view of tending the meeting and surmised solid studies of traffic, demand development throughout Palo Alto spiritual possibilities. Ms. Riedel that has been approved by the City that neighbors were unaware. “I and services. Council, maybe even encouraged think if the people really knew Most citizens support PAHC, is a member of The Christian by the council. Current zoning what was being built across the but not every PAHC project is Science Board of Lectureship. regulations, which we all rely street, there would be more of an worthy. “Supersized” Maybell is upon and expect to be followed, outcry there.” (February 2013) a poor idea. Let PAHC come back are swept aside in favor of what- What is allowed at Maybell with a balanced plan. Remind the ever can be negotiated between was critical in the council’s de- Council about Comprehensive the developer and council. City cision on whether to approve the Planning and voices of ordinary staff seems to understand what zone change. The R-2 zone al- citizens. Thanks, Weekly, for the council wants and drafts their lows a second unit but requires incredibly accurate reporting. reports accordingly. The deck is a 6,000-square-foot lot. The R-2 Please vote “no” on D. stacked against the residents as site is 14,000 square feet with four Kathleen Eisenhardt our voices are barely “listened to,” homes, meaning the lot sizes are Donald Drive, Palo Alto

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 19 cific Theater, including Okinawa. Following the war, he received a master’s degree in English lit- erature and creative writing and a doctorate in education at Stanford University. He taught in the Cali- Transitions fornia state universities until his Denis George Babson son, Stephen Denis Babson. retirement in 1972. Denis George Babson died in Donations may be made to the He is survived by his daughter, his Palo Alto home on Oct. 11 Stephen D. Babson Foundation, Barbara Schuyler, and her wife, after a battle with lymphoma. He Stanford University, 2700 Sand Patricia Wilson, of Sykesville, was 90 years old. Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Md.; her sons Ben S. Tucker (Jes- Born in Los Angeles on Aug. 94025. sica) and new baby, Miriam, of 17, 1923, the only son of Horace Plymouth, Minn., and Aaron D. Perkins Babson and Olga Marie William Tucker of Lynnfield, Mass. Bill’s Come by and see Zenker, he went on to graduate Scammell Schuyler son, Thompson C. Schuyler, pre- from Stanford University in 1945. William S. Schuyler — writer, deceased him in 1989. us some time... Stanford is also where he met and educator and resident of Califor- When his first wife died in 1970, married his lifetime partner, Rose nia since 1950 — died of respira- he married Jean Wilding Mitchell we have the Durment Macartney. His wide- tory failure on Oct. 17 at Webster of Palo Alto. Jean had four chil- ranging interests included cattle House in Palo Alto. dren by her first marriage: Polly open door policy! ranching, fly fishing, tennis, ski- Born in St. Louis, Mo., on July Henderson (Paul) of Leicester, ing, gardening, music and travel. 5, 1912, he attended public schools England; Robin Mitchell of Clo- He will also be remembered as a as well as John Burroughs School verdale, Calif.; Gregory (Pati) negotiator and entrepreneur. growing up. He completed his un- Mitchell of Fayetteville, Ariz.; He is survived by his his daugh- dergraduate years at Harvard and and Page (Michael) McNall, of Serving the community for over 24 years! ters and sons-in-law Anne (Punky) Washington universities, receiv- Herndon, Va. Jean Schuyler died and Bob Talbott, Joan Moeller and ing a B.A. in English from Wash- in 2001. Charlie Porter Farmers® Agency Marcia and Michael Barthelow; ington University. Donations may be made to the License # 0773991 five grandchildren and two great- In 1938, he married Dorothy Webster House Fund, 401 Web- 671-A Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park grandchildren. He was preceded Church. ster St., Palo Alto, CA 94301. [email protected] in death by his wife, “Rosie;” his He also served three years in the sister, Mary Connor Bill and his Navy, with six months in the Pa- BIRTHS Jose and Elizabeth Ramir- ez, East Palo Alto, Oct. 15, a boy. David and Monica Stein, Mountain View, Oct. 15, a D = DECIDE! boy. Maria Elise and Jonathan Piazza, Mountain View, Oct. Is this YOUR Palo Alto? 19, a boy.

CAT SHOW CFA Allbreed

November 2 9:00-5:00 Presented by

Golden Gate Cat Club s0UREBREDCATS s$OMESTICPETCATS s4ALKTOTHEBREEDERS s,EARNABOUTYOURFAVORITES s2ESCUE CATS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

Redwood Hall San Mateo Event Center 1346 Saratoga Drive, The future of Palo Alto is up to YOU San Mateo Admission: Speak out AGAINST massive, high-density rezoning. Adults $8.00 Seniors/Military $5.00 Don’t let developers & politicians decide Palo Alto’s future! Children 12 & under $5.00 Family Rate $25.00 (925) 934-3471

For more info see http://voteagainstd.com/ Paid for by: Palo Altansto Preserve Neighborhood Zoning, PO Box 821, Palo Alto, CA 94302 CA ID# 1359196

Page 20ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Arts & Entertainment A weekly guide to music, theater, art, movies and more, edited by Rebecca Wallace Lorenz Seidler Lorenz

Dance, In a past performance of the Jérôme Bel dance piece “The Show Must Go On,” dancers and non-dancers blend their own individual styles. The Stanford version will be performed reinvented on Nov. 13. Stanford festival celebrates radical French choreographer Jérôme Bel by Elena Kadvany

érôme Bel does dance differently. sional dancers, local residents moving to a beat the audience were asked to commit to 55 and Stanford faculty, staff and cannot hear; some suddenly hours of rehearsal over 10 days. The French choreographer and dancer has students will be on stage, with break out in song as if singing Each person’s precise actions are a reputation for charismatic provocation and headphones plugged in as they in the car alone, inviting laughs personal, but they’re set within J listen to a playlist of classic pop from the audience. a structured system. When they radical reinvention. He’ll put a mic on famous danc- songs. All the people look to be “This piece is questioning the dance, for how long and where ers and ask them to dance and speak to the audi- free-form dancing in their own relation of the audience with the they are on the stage is all re- worlds, but when and where they performance,” Bel wrote in an hearsed beforehand. ence simultaneously, telling the stories of their ca- move is predetermined. The email to the Weekly. “It is ques- The festival’s second dance reers. He’ll incorporate untrained “civilians” into a dancers wear their own clothes; tioning the need for representa- performance, “Cédric An- there are no props or set. A D.J. tion, the unarticulated desire of drieux,” moves the festival to performance, asking them to stand on a stage with who would normally be back- the audience. Why are we all Bing Concert Hall on Nov. 18. headphones on, listening and dancing to music the stage controlling the lights and here in this space, all together It’s an 80-minute solo piece, audience cannot hear. He’ll collaborate with a Swiss sound cues sits center stage with spectators and performers? Why choreographed by Bel and per- his back to the audience. Any do we need to gather in this ar- formed by Andrieux, a French theater company composed of actors with learning sense of performance in the tra- chaic structure as a theater?” dancer who trained with the and mental disabilities and ask the actors to come on ditional sense is stripped from Ross echoed Bel’s sentiment, French Lyon Opera Ballet and the stage. explaining that the performance performed in America with the stage, one by one, and stand in complete silence in “So yes, you’re seeing people critiques the very space it’s held Merce Cunningham Dance Com- front of the audience. perform. But, wait a minute: in, Memorial Auditorium. pany. Here, Andrieux speaks They’re performing for them- “That was the postwar model while he dances, performing selves,” Ross said. “The audi- for what theaters had to look sections of various ballets and “Jérôme Bel is one of the bringing Bel to Stanford for an ence just becomes incidental.” like: big boxes,” Ross said. “So Merce Cunningham choreogra- preeminent, I don’t want to say upcoming festival that celebrates “The Show Must Go On” we start the festival in that space phy that marked his career. bad boys of postmodern dance, his work. The festival runs Nov. was premiered in 2001 and has so he can basically explode it and The work parallels the 2004 but he’s a renegade; he’s a radi- 13 through Dec. 3, with live per- been performed on many stages (explode) conventions of theater Bel piece “Véronique Dois- cal; he’s an intellectual; he’s a formances, a film screening and since. In a 2008 performance at with a work that, as I said, is em- neau,” in which the Paris Opera provocateur,” said Janice Ross, a free talk by Bel. Each event il- the Philadelphia Live Arts Fes- blematic of his spirit.” Ballet dancer of the same name Stanford University’s dance-di- lustrates the ways in which Bel tival, seen on YouTube, a group Ross said Stanford put out an bids farewell to her career. With vision director and professor in challenges and inverts dance of 18 or so people stand scattered open call to recruit both trained a mic on, her costumes in her the Department of Theatre and traditions and norms. across the stage, listening to mu- dancers and untrained people of arms and no makeup, Doisneau Performance Studies. In Nov. 13’s “The Show Must sic via headphones. Some sway all ages, body types, ethnicities Ross was instrumental in Go On,” Bay Area profes- or nod their heads, just barely and abilities to participate. They (continued on next page)

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 21 Arts & Entertainment

VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«ÀiÛÕÃÊ«>}i® born in Montpellier, France, in generally been passed over,” she 1964, but raised in Algeria, Iran said. dances and tells the audience and Morocco. He got his profes- Though Bel’s unconventional, about never getting the star role, sional start in France, but also experimental work is celebrated about injuries she suffered, her performed in Italy for many years. by many, it’s also no stranger to income, her age. He studied not only dance history, strong criticism. Some say he’s “It’s the deep backstage,” Ross but also philosophy. He said he is pretentious; his work is not dance; said. influenced by philosophers such his shows are uncomfortably pro- Bel said “Cédric Andrieux” is as Roland Barthes and Gilles vocative. (Bel said audience mem- meant to be a documentary-like Deleuze. bers sometimes ask him to give investigation of sorts that allows There will also be a free dis- their money back. He doesn’t.) dancers to share with the audi- cussion with Bel the day after the “If you look at it initially, you ence in a different way. “I have film screening, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. might think: ‘Wait a minute, this noticed that dancers are usually in Pigott Theater. is the biggest sham going on. mute; they don’t talk about their The festival is linked to a new There’s no dance here. Where’s work. They dance but we don’t residential program at Stanford the dance?’” Ross said. “I think ask them to talk. I thought danc- called ITALIC (Immersion in the it unsettles you. And if you stop ers could have a lot to say from Arts: Living in Culture), launched there, then you’re pissed off. But their experience of dancing.” by Ross and two other Stanford if you stay with it and let it kind The festival is also about more professors, Jonathan Berger (mu- of unfold in time — one of the than performance. Discussion sic) and Scott Bukatman (film and beauties of dance — then I think sessions are also built into the fes- media studies). A small pool of you’re taken to a different level of tival; a question-and-answer ses- freshmen, 43 this year, will be se- insight.” N sion with New York Times dance lected to spend the year immersed Editorial Assistant Elena critic Claudia LaRocco will fol- in the arts, learning about the his- Kadvany can be emailed at low “Cédric Andrieux.” torical, critical, theoretical and [email protected]. A discussion led by Peggy practical purposes of art. Phelan, a Stanford professor in the ITALIC collaborated with arts, drama and English, will also Stanford Live to host the Bel fes- Info: The Festival Jérôme follow a filmed Bel performance, tival, and Ross said she hopes to Bel contains four events: “Pichet Klunchun and Myself,” continue bringing in a range of “The Show Must Go On” screening Dec. 2 in Bing Concert arts greats each quarter as part of (7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, $20-$50 Hall. the class. (Some ITALIC students general admission, Memorial The film shows Bel dancing will be on stage in “The Show Auditorium); “Cédric Andrieux” with Pichet Klunchun, a contem- Must Go On.”) (7:30 p.m. Nov. 18, $32-$50 porary Thai dancer and choreog- “It’s very exciting and it puts general, Bing Concert Hall); rapher. The 2005 performance is Stanford on this international “Pichet Klunchun and Myself” (7:30 p.m. Dec. 2, $20 general, a cultural exchange, with the two dance circuit, finally,” Ross said. ÃÃV>ÌÊ,° ° Bing); and a free talk with Bel having a dialogue — via dance Bel has performed only once be- (11 a.m. Dec. 3, Pigott Theater). The film “Pichet Klunchun and Myself,” which will be shown at and spoken word — about their fore in the Bay Area, in 2009, she Go to live.stanford.edu or call Stanford on Dec. 2, shows Jérôme Bel dancing with Klunchun, a cultural traditions. added. “(There’s) New York, Los 650-724-2464. Thai dancer and choreographer. This becomes complex: Bel was Angeles and the Bay Area has

There is such a thing as an honest hard-working realtor – One that puts her clients’ needs above her own. Don’t take it from me, read what my clients have to say…

“As newcomers to California and Silicon Valley, Betsy did a wonderful job explaining the dynamic and unusual market on the Peninsula. We’re conﬁdent Betsy’s charisma and effort was a major factor in beating out 10 other bids for our house. Betsy’s support doesn’t end with the home sale. She’ll help you ﬁnd cleaners, repair men, contractors, etc. to help make your new house your home.” —P & D, Mtn. View

“Betsy Dwyer helped my fiancé and me secure “When choosing a home for your family, it feels the perfect home for our needs. She is a savvy really good to have someone on your side who professional who uses her years of experience you can trust for advice and count on to work in the Bay Area market to make the buying hard for you. Betsy is definitely the person you process go smoothly. What sets her apart want on your side. Betsy spent time getting to from many agents in our area is her integrity, know our family, so she could find us the right kindness and caring — we always felt that she home, not just make a sale.” —A & C, Mtn. View made our needs a priority!” —J & T, San Jose “Betsy is very savvy in the multiple offer market and has what it takes to present the best offer, even if it’s not the highest. Betsy’s honesty, negotiating expertise, years of experience and charming personality made a challenging market much less stressful than we ever imagined. Don’t hesitate to contact Betsy for all your real estate needs.” —B & B, San Carlos

Contact me to represent your real estate needs when you are ready for integrity, experience and smiles! Betsy Dwyer [email protected] 650-279-8116 www.betsydwyer.com

Page 22ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Eating Out Support Local Business , -/1, /Ê, 6 7 Made-to-order Mexican Los Altos Taqueria’s fresh, tasty offerings hold up amidst stiff competition in Mountain View by Sheila Himmel os Altos Taqueria has al- strip-mall taqueria recalls the is soon to move). sausage, ham and eggs, and chi- ways been in Mountain Los Altos of their childhood. The food is fast and nourish- laquiles. Fresh-squeezed orange L View. Did the owners want And, says Armando, “It is very ing. The friendly counter woman juice is $3.50 for the 16-ounce it to be in Los Altos? Not at all. close to Los Altos.” flips smoothly between “Hola!” “small” size. They had two reasons, neither of It’s a tad closer to Palo Alto, and “Hi. Can I help you?” Much Where some places use warm- which is an illusion of grandeur but never mind. For 17 years of the clientele at lunch comes ing trays, Taqueria Los Altos nor the need to hitch up with a Los Altos Taqueria has quietly from the nearby businesses. If cooks to order. Chips are fried Spanish surname. and efficiently defended its cor- you need a car repair or kitchen in-house. Salsa is not up-to-the- The owners, brothers Arman- ner of the golden triangle of ta- remodeling, you could easily as- minute salsa fresca, just tomato do and Ruben Ruiz, come from querias at Old Middlefield Way semble a crew in here. sauce, onions and a little cilan- Los Altos de Jalisco, the eastern and Rengstorff Avenue with La “How would you like your tro, but it’s sloppily addictive on part of that Mexican state. The Bamba and La Costeña (which eggs?” she asks, about an order warm chips that so recently were of huevos rancheros ($6.25). tortillas. They are served when ÕÃiÕÊ+Õ>ÌÞÊ,i«>ÀÃ How often does that happen? you sit down, or with your take- UÊ*ÀVi>ÊUÊ*ÌÌiÀÞÊUÊ >ÀLiÊ The plate overflows with eggs out bag. No extra charge. UÊ>`iÊUÊÛÀÞÊUÊ>ÃÃÊ topped with grilled onions At the inside end of a strip mall UÊ7`ÊUÊ-Ìi and peppers. Shredded lettuce, with plenty of parking, Taqueria Èxä{n{Ó{x beans, rice and steaming corn Los Altos is colorfully draped tortillas accompany. in faux brick tiles, bright yellow Taqueria Los Altos pays atten- tabletops and blue-seated chairs. tion to breakfast, opening every Tabletops are cleared immedi- day at 8:30 a.m. Other eye-open- www.restorationstudio.com ers include eggs with Mexican (continued on next page)

PENINSULA Michelle Le Michelle Los Altos Taqueria’s nachos with carne asada are topped with melted cheese, guacamole, salsa and sour cream. Discover the best places to eat this week!

AMERICAN Ming’s Armadillo Willy’s 856-7700 Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra 941-2922 1700 Embarcadero East, Palo Alto 1031 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos www.mings.com www.armadillowillys.com New Tung Kee Noodle House Saturday, November 9, 2013 947-8888 7:30 pm The Old Pro 520 Showers Drive, Mountain View Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra 326-1446 Benjamin Simon, conductor 541 Ramona Street, Palo Alto www.shopmountainview.com/luunoodlemv Yoonie Han, piano www.oldpropa.com INDIAN with ITALIAN Janta Indian Restaurant The Music Animation Machine 462-5903 Cubberley Theatre Cucina Venti 369 Lytton Ave. @ Cubberley Community Center 254-1120 www.jantaindianrestaurant.com 4000 Middleﬁ eld Road, Palo Alto 1390 Pear Ave, Mountain View FREE www.cucinaventi.com Read and post reviews, explore The Great Fugue CHINESE restaurant menus, get hours and The Grosse Fuge was an almost-crazy experiment in dissonance Chef Chu’s and disruption by the by-now-completely-deaf Beethoven. Called directions and more at 948-2696 “repellent” and “incomprehensible” by his peers, Stravinsky ShopPaloAlto, ShopMenloPark and considered it “an absolutely contemporary piece of music that will be 1067 N. San Antonio Road contemporary forever.” Enjoy the “great fugue” while you watch the www.chefchu.com ShopMountainView incredible visual representations of the score produced by Stephen Malinowski’s Music Animation Machine projected onto a screen above the orchestra. Rising young piano star Yoonie Han makes her PACO debut with a late, great Mozart concerto and we prepare your powered by ears for Beethoven with fugues by Mozart and Mendelssohn. sWWWPACOMUSICORGsINFO PACOMUSICORG

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 23 Eating Out

VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«ÀiÛÕÃÊ«>}i® pintos, black beans or refried. melted cheese and wilted lettuce. and products, the store will have a Maybe start with an excellent Other items include a kid-size hair salon for its dolls and a bistro ately. No sitting down to dribbles shrimp ceviche tostada ($2.99), burrito ($3.49), breakfast burrito that serves lunch and dinner. of juice from the previous cus- with a crisp tortilla standing up ($5.52) and on weekends, menudo ShopTalk TUTORING CENTERS ABOUND tomer’s salsa. to lots of baby shrimp seasoned (tripe soup). Burritos, from $5.79 to the with fresh onions and a touch of A recent $6.99 dinner combi- by Daryl Savage ... What is it that attracts tutoring most expensive Super Burrito cilantro. nation contained an enchilada, a companies to South Palo Alto? INDOOR CYCLING AT STANFORD Wet ($7.25), are enormous. As a The sandwich we tried, a chick- chile relleno, rice, beans, lettuce Two more centers are on the verge ... plumbing-supply guy said to his en torta ($5.49), was less success- and tomato — or the same ac- An indoor cycling studio is rid- of opening in the south part of colleague: “You know what, Joe, ful. The bread was toasted, but companiments with two tacos, ing into Stanford Shopping Cen- town. Kumon Learning Center is ter, with construction underway. taking over the former space of we should’ve split one.” the shredded chicken got lost in one hard, one soft. N There are vegetarian versions, SoulCycle, which started in New Papa Murphy’s Pizza at 3730 Mid- but the focus is on meat. Ten York in 2006, is known for creat- dlefield Road, ending the one-year choices for burritos, tacos and ing a kind of cardio-sanctuary for vacancy in the small strip mall. quesadillas cover the usual chick- participants, where riders pedal by The after-school math and reading ens (barbecued and grilled), pork candlelight in a dimly lit studio. The tutoring service plans to relocate (green chile, fried, barbecued), Stanford location will be its third in from its current spot at Cubberley beef, tripe and tongue. The carni- the Bay Area. The 2,800-square- Community Center in late fall. Also tas were crispy bits and the lengua foot space on the El Camino Real looking at a late-fall opening, at was the opposite: tender, juicy side of the mall will have 50 bikes 3775 El Camino Real, is Eye Level chunks. Both were just right. for exercisers, along with locker Learning Center. The Singapore- The rice is fluffy and flavor- rooms, showers and a retail store. based tutoring center has pegged ful, not just filling. Ask for whole MORE OPENINGS AT THE MALL Palo Alto as its eighth location in ... Also at Stanford was the recent this country. Kumon and Eye Level opening of the Container Store, join three other tutoring centers al- Los Altos Taqueria, which took over the Andronico’s ready doing business in the south 2105 Old Middlefield Way, part of town. Huntington Learn- Mountain View; 650-965-7236, space next to Nordstrom. This ing Center opened in Charleston losaltostaqueria.org Container Store location is the fifth in the area and the 63rd in the Shopping Center earlier this year; Hours: 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. country; the store donated 10 per- C2 Education had its grand open- cent of its opening-weekend sales ing in August at 3990 El Camino; ,iÃiÀÛ>ÌÃ >µÕiÌ to TheatreWorks. Meanwhile, and Think Tank Learning operates Ài`ÌÊV>À`Ã >ÌiÀ} American Girl, known for its line of at 4131 El Camino Real. Wow. That’s one heck of a lot of learning. ÌÊ«>À} "ÕÌ`ÀÊ dolls and accessories, has sched- Ãi>Ì} uled its opening weekend for Nov. Heard a rumor about your V 16 and 17, with balloon artists, face favorite store or business mov- ÃiÊiÛi\Ê />iÕÌ i painters and gifts. The two-level, ing out, or in, down the block 15,000-square-foot store is the or across town? Daryl Savage } V >ÀÃ >Ì ÀÊ first American Girl store in North- will check it out. Email shop-

Vi>iÃÃ\ V iiÊi

7 iiV >ÀÊ ÛiÀÞÊ}` ern California and the 16th in the [email protected]. >VViÃÃ Los Altos Taqueria co-owner Armando Ruiz takes a customer’s country. In addition to selling dolls lunch order.

DINNER BY THE MOVIES AT SHORELINE’S Cucina Venti

Happy Hour 4-7 EVERY DAY!

LIVE MUSIC

1390 Pear Ave., Mountain View Hours: Wednesday & Thursdays 5-8pm (650) 254-1120 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday www.cucinaventi.com 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

Page 24ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Century Theatres at Palo Alto Square

Fri 11/01 12 Years a Slave – 1:00, 2:30, 4:00, 5:30, 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 Saturday 12 Years a Slave – 11:30, 1:00, 2:30, 11/02 4:00, 5:30, 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 Sunday 12 Years a Slave – 11:30, 1:00, 11/03 2:30, 4:00, 5:30, 7:00, 8:30 READ MORE ONLINE Mon thru Thurs 12 Years a Slave – 1:00, 2:30, PaloAltoOnline.com 11/04 - 07 4:00, 5:30, 7:00, 8:30 Movies"* - Tickets and Showtimes available at cinemark.com To read Weekly critic Susan Tavernetti’s review of “About 12 Years a Slave Last Vegas Time,” go to PaloAltoOnline. ---1/2 --- com/movies. She gave the time- (Palo Alto Square, Century 20) It can be hard to (Century 16, Century 20) Four iconic Hollywood traveling comedy two stars and Sign up today at see the tree for the forest when it comes to films actors share the spotlight and shine in this light- called it predictable. about culturally loaded topics, none more so than hearted buddy chuckler. www.PaloAltoOnline.com American slavery. It’s useful to keep in mind that “12 At first glance, “Last Vegas” seems a bit like Years a Slave” is the story of a man: another tale of “The Hangover” for the 60-and-over crowd (minus Peter Travers, physical and emotional survival that, unlike “All is the raunch). But the class-act cast and a solid script Lost” and “Gravity,” derives from a true story. from screenwriter Dan Fogelman (“Crazy, Stupid, “A game-changinG The man is Solomon Northup, who endured the Love.”) keep the film fresh, funny and thoroughly titular torture before penning his autobiography of the entertaining. same name (as told to white lawyer David Wilson). Di- The story follows four childhood friends as they movie event.” rector Steve McQueen’s cinematic adaptation, scripted reunite in Las Vegas for the wedding of one of their by John Ridley, begins in 1841, where free New York own. Billy (Michael Douglas) is a wealthy charmer lou lumenick, resident Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a husband and set to marry a woman more than 30 years his junior. father, entertains an offer to play the violin on tour with Sam (Kevin Kline, in top form) is a Florida retiree a circus. The offer turns out to be a ruse, and Northup struggling to rediscover the passion in his 40-year “ is kidnapped, transported by a domestic slave ship to marriage. Air Force vet Archie (Morgan Freeman) ++++ New Orleans, and sold into slavery. has grown weary of his son’s cautious care. And absolutely As such, and above all, “12 Years a Slave” explores tough guy Paddy (Robert De Niro) has rarely left one man’s terrifying realization of the fragility of his the apartment — or the comfort of his bathrobe — essential existence and, accordingly, his sense of self. His ini- since the death of his wife. A Vegas bachelor party tial captors attempt to break him, reassigning him the is exactly what this quartet needs. ” identity of an illiterate runaway slave. Northup learns While Sam (given permission to be promiscuous) viewing. to outwardly maintain a wary acquiescence, but in and Archie are eager to break the age barrier and his mind, he fiercely clings to his self-knowledge of rage like teenagers, Billy and Paddy have unresolved claudia Puig, life as an educated, free family man and artist. issues that need addressing before they can let loose. Solomon’s mental torture transcends physical torments Those issues grow more complex with the introduc- “ and fosters a potent, gut-level emotional experience for tion of sultry lounge singer Diana (Mary Steenbur- ++++ the audience. The strong suit of “12 Years a Slave” isn’t gen). A smart-mouth concierge (Romany Malco of intellectual, but its evocation of terrible feeling. “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”) and dim-bulb frat boy deeply evocative As far as the institution of slavery, the film cracks (Jerry Ferrara of HBO’s “Entourage”) help energize into that chestnut of Holocaust movies: the moral im- the affair. & brilliantly plication of both victimizers and survivalist victims. There is something special about watching these Northup’s first owner, preacher William Ford (Bene- four accomplished actors unite on screen. Kline has acted dr ama.” dict Cumberbatch), comes described as “a decent man the strongest comedic background and it shows, as ... under the circumstances,” who pleads economic his delivery and dialogue spark the most laughs. The necessity as his excuse for holding Solomon. Matters dynamic between Archie and Sam (and, according- devolve further when Northup is sold off to plantation ly, between Freeman and Kline) is especially rich. owner Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender), who takes Douglas and De Niro are cast in roles they could vir- out his miseries — in a maelstrom of physical and sex- tually sleepwalk through, but both refuse to phone it ual abuse — on his slaves, including the death-wishing in. Douglas in particular impresses during a poignant Patsey (Lupita Nyong’o, making a striking debut). scene that has his character coming to terms with his McQueen effectively employs two key visual motifs. age and how quickly the years have passed. The first is of blithe or fearful bystanders (white and “Last Vegas” has its share of heavy-handed senti- black) who avert their eyes or morality to keep putting mentality and predictable scenarios. The soundtrack one foot in front of the other. In the narrative’s signature is serviceable but not particularly memorable, and episode of torture, Solomon dangles from a noose, hang- the cascade of age-related jokes gets a little, well, old. ing on to choked breaths by tiptoe on muddy ground. As But it is clear the cast-mates are having fun, and the he does, his fellow slaves pass behind him, understand- viewer can’t help but to have fun along with them. ably unwilling to intervene. Similar willful ignorance Director Jon Turteltaub (“While You Were Sleep- attends rape, family separation and human trafficking. ing”) deserves credit for keeping the atmosphere The second visual motif is Ejiofor’s face, a tuning loose and playful. At a certain point — and it hap- fork of intellect and emotion. McQueen often plants pens early on — we readily excuse cliche and gratu- his camera squarely at Ejiofor and lets him just be itous tear-jerking for the sake of a good time. And, Solomon in what passes for repose: contemplating, like the central characters themselves, we’re not hoping, losing hope, finding understanding. The ac- quite ready for it all to end. tor doesn’t miss a beat. Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language. One wonders if “12 Years a Slave” will herald a One hour, 30 minutes. new trend of prestige slavery pictures to rival the — Tyler Hanley international bull market for Holocaust films. Be- yond a certain point, “tasteful” films about horrific Kill Your Darlings historical events exhaust their usefulness and begin ---1/2 to look like gauche awards-bait exploitation. But “12 Years a Slave” works land that has thus far com- (Aquarius) An oft-overlooked chapter in literary monly been left fallow. history comes to life in “Kill Your Darlings,” a lurid Though it mildly (and needlessly) distorts a few yet penetrating look into Allen Ginsberg’s formative minor elements of Northup’s narrative, and a late- influences. picture supporting turn by producer Brad Pitt dis- The stranger-than-fiction story finds Ginsberg es- tracts (rightly or wrongly, it comes off as self-righ- caping his dysfunctional home life in Paterson, N.J., 12YEARSASLAVE.COM teous self-casting, allowing the star to be the film’s and taking his first tentative steps into the louche, Copyright © 2013 Twentieth Century Fox. All Rights Reserved. moral exemplar), the film succeeds by simply, plain- libertine, literate social group that would come to be STARTs FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 ly placing audiences in the emotional crucible of pre- called the Beat Generation. Arriving in New York CAMPBELL PALO ALTO SAN BRUNO SAN JOSE abolition America and firing their imaginations. to attend Columbia University, Ginsberg finds his (1+5( 582+;(5* .2<576(7 (03073!48(5+ +2785;(7"(2,35(2& .2<576!(27(2( 39 Rated R for violence/cruelty, some nudity and way to William Burroughs (an effectively drawling DALY CITY+2785; REDWOOD CITY+2785; SAN JOSE SANTA CLARA brief sexuality. Two hours, 13 minutes. (0;.7;& +*933*3927392 & +2785; (/5.*-+& +5)(*3 # — Peter Canavese (continued on page ÓÈ) ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 25 Movies "6 Ê/ -

All showtimes are for Friday – Sunday only unless otherwise noted. For other times, reviews, theater addresses and trailers, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies. Sunday show times for the Century 20 were not available by press time.

12 Years A Slave (R) (((1/2 Century 20: 12:40, 3:50, 7, 10:05 p.m. Ender’s Game (PG-13) Century 16: 10 & 11:30 a.m. & 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30, 10, 11 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30 p.m. Fri-Sat also at 10 p.m. Sat also at 11:30 a.m. Century 20: 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 p.m. In XD 11:35 a.m. & 2:20, 5:05, 7:55, 10:45 p.m. About Time (R) Century 16: 10:05 a.m. & 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 p.m. Enough Said (PG-13) ((( Aquarius Theatre: 2:30, 5, 7:30 p.m. Fri-Sat also at 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m. & 1:55, 4:50, 7:45, 10:40 p.m. Escape Plan (R) Century 16: Sat-Sun 9:50 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m. & 4:55, 10:35 p.m. All Is Lost (PG-13) (((1/2 Century 20: 11:10 a.m. & 1:50, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 p.m. Free Birds (PG) Century 16: 10 a.m. & 2:55, 7:45 p.m. In 3D 12:25, 5:20, 10:10 p.m. Guild Theatre: noon & 2:45, 5:30, 8:15 p.m. Century 20: Fri 11 a.m. & 1:30, 4, 6:35, 9:05 p.m. In 3D 12:10, 2:40, 5:!5, 7:45, 10:10 p.m. Sat 11 a.m. & Blue Jasmine (PG-13) ((( Century 16: 6:15 p.m. Sat-Tue also at 12:05 p.m. 1:30, 4, 6:35, 9:05 p.m. In 3D 12:10, 2:40, 5:!5, 7:45, 10:10 p.m. The Caine Mutiny (1954) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m. Sat-Sun also at 3:10 p.m. Gravity (PG-13) (((1/2 Century 16: 10:10 a.m. & 5:40 p.m. In 3D 12:35, 1:50, 3, 4:20, 7, 8:20 p.m. Captain Phillips (PG-13) ((( Century 16: 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 10:55 a.m. & 8:25 p.m. In 3D noon & 1:20, 2:30, 3:40, 4:50, 6, 7:15, 9:40, 10:45 p.m. Century 20: 1:05, 4:10, 7:20, 10:20 p.m. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (R) Century 16: 11:15 a.m. & 12:30, 1:55, 2:55, 4:35, 5:25, Carrie (R) Century 20: 12:30, 2:55, 5:30, 8:05, 10:30 p.m. 6:55, 8, 9:30, 10:25 p.m. Sat-Sun also at 11:15 a.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m. & 12:20, 1:10, 2, 2:45, 3:30, 4:25, 5:10, 5:55, 6:45, 7:30, 8:20, 9:20, 10, 10:45 p.m. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG) Century 16: 11:35 a.m. & 2:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m. & 4:15, 6:55 p.m. In 3D 1:40, 9:15 p.m. Kill Your Darlings (R) (((1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 2, 4:30, 7 p.m. Fri-Sat also at 9:30 p.m. The Counselor (R) (1/2 Century 16: 10:35 a.m. & 1:25, 4:30, 7:25, 9, 10:15 p.m. Krrish 3 (Not Rated) Century 16: 11 a.m. & 2:45, 6:30 p.m. Fri-Sat also at 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m. & 12:50, 2:15, 3:35, 5, 6:25, 7:55, 9:25, 10:40 p.m. Last Vegas (PG-13) ((( Century 16: 10:15 & 11:25 a.m. & 12:55, 2:20, 3:45, 4:55, 6:45, 7:55, 9:25, Diana (PG-13) Century 16: 10:20 a.m. & 1:20, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m. & 2, 4:35, 7:15, 9:50 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m. & 2:20, 5:10, 7:50, 10:35 p.m. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R) Guild Theatre: Sat midnight. Dirty Harry (1971) (R) Century 16: Sat 2 p.m. Sun 2 p.m. Mon 2 p.m. Tue 2 p.m. Rush (R) (( Century 20: 1:55, 7:40 p.m. Don Jon (R) (( Century 16: 11:20 a.m. & 9:45 p.m. Touch of Evil (1958) (PG-13) Stanford Theatre: 5:25, 9:45 p.m.

Openings to write “Naked Lunch” and “On The libertine Carr encourages and it’s not long before they’re on scent poetry. “It’s our turn,” Gins- VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÓx® the Road,” respectively. But as the mousy Ginsberg to break out of Benzedrine-fueled creative kicks. berg says. “Let’s show them what “Kill Your Darlings” depicts, it the circular pattern of life that has Ginsberg proposes they formal- we can do.” took Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan), him following a curved line to no- ize Carr’s philosophy as “the New But a shadow runs through it Ben Foster) and Jack Kerouac Ginsberg’s classmate, to make where but death. “Life is only inter- Vision,” after Yeats, a vision to be in the form of Carr’s ruinous re- (Jack Huston), who would go on these introductions. esting if life is wide,” Carr insists, expressed partly in Ginsberg’s na- lationship with David Kammerer (Michael C. Hall). Kammerer has a sexual interest in Carr, and fa- - vors are exchanged: Kammerer writes the disinterested Carr’s school papers, and the younger man periodically disappears behind closed doors with his stalk- "("&& *"&' erish elder. Meanwhile, Ginsberg - contends with his blooming ho- . mosexuality, flushing with his PALO ALTO $' !#+ &, )% crush on Carr. Passions come to a head in a murder that momen- tarily pumps the brakes on the John O’Connor’s FDR 502 Beat Generation’s flaunting of " speed limits. Director John Krokidas — who MENLO PARK FUNERALS .com FD 2060 co-wrote the screenplay with Aus- tin Bunn — approaches all this in an uncompromising, aggressively 650 329 8022 stylish manner that’s suitable to the characters’ youthful energy and abandon, and engagingly applies textured visuals and can- 1182A Chestnut Street nily chosen source music. From Ginsberg slow-dancing with his Menlo Park, CA mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) to calm her troubled mind to the triple-penetrative climax (one not STORY BY AUSTIN BUNN SCREENPLAY BY JOHN KROKIDAS & AUSTIN BUNN as dirty as it sounds, though the DIRECTED BY JOHN KROKIDAS film does have a sex scene), “Kill SERVING WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM Your Darlings” fearlessly explores dark places and the compulsion to PALO ALTO exorcise the shadows and remake the world through art. MENLO PARK The New York Times That the film works as well as it does owes a great deal to the ATHERTON VIEW THE TRAILER AT WWW.KILLYOURDARLINGS-MOVIE.COM sensitive work of Daniel Radc- liffe (in what has to be his best FOR 25 YEARS screen performance to date) and “ ” DeHaan, who cements his status ++++ as a star of tomorrow. As for that Sadly after 110 years Roller and Hapgood Claudia Puig, title, it refers to “the first principle of good creative work” (be will- Funerals has sold their business and closed ing to cut loose even your favor- down their building on Middleﬁeld Rd ite phrases if they don’t serve the overall artwork) but just as well as the undercurrent of real-world violence that promises to emerge. WE WILL HONOR To become legends, Ginsberg, ALL PRE NEED ARRANGEMENTS Kerouac and Burroughs had to kill their fear, kill their socially acceptable selves. As Ginsberg says: “The circle is broken. But with death comes rebirth.” Rated R for sexual content, language, drug use and brief vio- NOW PLAYING AT SELECT THEATRES lence. One hour, 44 minutes. CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR THEATRES AND SHOWTIMES — Peter Canavese Page 26ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V We believe you deserve the right doctor. With doctors located in cities throughout the Bay Area, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, part of Sutter Health, makes it easier than ever to ﬁnd the care you need, close to home. It’s one more way we plus you.

During open enrollment, make sure you choose a health plan that gives you access to Palo Alto Medical Foundation doctors.

1-888-398-5677

TheDoctorForYou.com/PAMF

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 27 NOVEMBER 2013

LivingA monthly special section of news Well& information for seniors Aging of the U.S. workforce ‘Reasons to keep working are not just about financial need,’ scholar says

by Chris Kenrick decades. tive emotions, better ability to orkers, get ready. The center convenes employ- handle tense situations and fewer Older colleagues, age ers, policymakers and scholars conflicts than their younger coun- W 55 and above, will al- to discuss trends and “walk away terparts, Stanford Center on Lon- most double their ranks as a share with a set of questions everyone gevity Director Laura Carstensen of the U.S. labor force between wants answered to effect change,” told conference participants. 2000 and 2020 — from 13.1 per- Younger people do process new cent to 25.2 percent. information faster and better, but The jump reflects two trends: ‘We think working acquisition of knowledge and The overall population is aging, skills does not stop at any age, and an increasing number of old- longer is a good she said. For most people, cogni- 6iÀV>Ê7iLiÀ er people are working longer. thing. ... Now we’re tive gain in knowledge and exper- A majority — but not all — of tise compensates for age-related those will keep toiling because seeing that people decline in processing speed. they need the money. are indeed working Lyn Carr, 67, assistant manager of participant services at Those projections on the aging longer not only for VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÎ£) of the U.S. workforce emerged Avenidas, works in her office at the center in late October. from a conference earlier this financial reasons but year convened by the Stanford also for engagement.’ Center on Longevity and Marsh & McLennan Companies. — Martha Deevy, Scholars and employers — in- senior research scholar, cluding representatives of Bay Stanford Center on Longevity Area companies like Wells Far- go, Intel and Cisco — gathered Deevy said. to discuss ways companies could For example, in the case of the adapt to the aging of the U.S. aging workforce, Deevy said, is workforce. Major employers of it possible to create an objective blue-collar workers such as Tar- measure of the value of an older get and Wal-Mart also partici- worker’s experience? How have pated. countries in Europe and else- “We think working longer is a where — which are ahead of the good thing,” said conference con- U.S. on the aging of their work- vener Martha Deevy, a senior re- forces — managed to retain older search scholar and director of the workers? Financial Security Division of the She cited a major German au- Stanford Center on Longevity. tomaker that found older work- “A lot of people, during the ers met or exceeded productiv- depths of the recession, were ity measures after the company angrily saying, ‘I have to work made physical adaptations to the longer,’ but now we’re seeing that assembly line, such as placing people are indeed working longer chairs at the site.

not only for financial reasons but “There was a lot of discussion 6iÀV>Ê7iLiÀ also for engagement. They’re say- about worker value and worker ing, ‘I want to do something.’” productivity, and whether we Research at the Stanford Cen- truly understand the true value of ter on Longevity seeks to redefine their experience and maturity,” life phases to account for the fact she said. Peter Webb, 72, a teacher at Avenidas, offers Burt Lustig advice on choosing the right Internet that people now live longer lives Older workers have greater browser during a private computer-tutoring session. Webb also offers classes on using PCs and and remain healthier in their later emotional stability, fewer nega- building computer skills, as well as leading a weekly discussion group on current affairs. Page 28ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Living Well Calendar of Events Do your feet NOVEMBER 2013 Friday, Nov. 1 Workshop on Building a Financial Plan Aveneedles Needlework Club Wine appreciation club @Avenidas 2-3:30pm Free @Avenidas 2:30-4:30pm @Avenidas, 3-4:30pm Call(650) 289-5400 to register Call for info on fee (650) 289-5400 need a treat? $12. RSVP to (650) 289-5400 Friday, Nov. 8 Monday, Nov. 18 Oral Health Lecture Drum Circle Armchair Travel to Estonoia @Avenidas at 12:30-1:30pm @Avenidas, 1-2:30pm @Avenidas 2:15-3:15pm Free Followed by screening 1:30-2:30 $5/$7 Then come to Avenidas, where Free. Call (650) 289-5400 for info Tuesday, Nov. 19 our affordable health services Garden Club Drop in Blood Pressure Screening Monday, Nov. 4 @Avenidas, 1-2pm @Avenidas 10-11:30am, Free can rejuvenate your feet: Chinese Classical Mahjong “Backyard Fruit Tree Basics” @Avenidas, 1-4pm Free Call (650) 289-5400 to register Wed. Nov. 20 CA Highway Patrol Driver Safety UNA Film Festival Monday Nov. 11 For Seniors @Avenidas “True Whispers” Veteran’s Day Celebration 9am-1pm Free but call (650) 289-5400 to register @Avenidas 2-3:30pm @Avenidas in La Comida Free 11:15am-12:15pm Lunch & music Thurs. Nov. 21

Suggested $3 donation Monthly Book Group Tuesday, Nov. 5 @Avenidas 3-4:30pm Free Lecture on the Changes in Medicare Tuesday, Nov. 12 & Medical @ Avenidas 2:30pm Free Avenidas Walkers Friday, Nov. 22 (NOTE: For Santa Clara Residents only) s.AIL#ARE 10am Free @Shoreline Park Estate Planning: Risks & Rewards

s&OOT-ASSAGE Parkinson’s Exercise Class @Avenidas 12:30-1:30pm, Free Drop-in Chess s0ODIATRY @Avenidas 3-4pm, Free @Avenidas 1-4pm Free Monday, Nov. 25 s!CUPUNCTURE Wed. Nov. 6 Spouse & Partner Caregivers Group Clutter Busters Group Wed. Nov 13 @Avenidas 11am-12:30pm, Free

@Avenidas 1-3pm Workshop on “Managing Your Hospital Stay” 4 classes/$40 Acupuncture @Avenidas @Avenidas 6-7:30pm Free 9:15-10:30am, $25 Book your Call(650) 289-5400 to preregister Call (650) 289-5400 for appointments Parkinson’s Group appointment today at Thurs. Nov. 7 @Avenidas 2-3:30pm Free Tuesday,Nov. 26 Improving Care for Veterans (650) 289-5400 Facing Illness and End of Life Thursday Nov. 14 Thanksgiving Celebration Lunch 8:30 am – 4:00 pm @Avenidas in La Comida Free lecture just in time for the holidays on 11:15am-12:15pm Suggested Xilinx Corporation, 2100 Logic Drive, San Jose “Understanding Family Dynamics” Registration $75 Donation $3 In Mountain View at Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center Hospicevalley.org/hfa2013 (270 Escuela Avenue, MV) RSVP to(650) 289-5498 ™ Wed. Nov. 27 Movie “It’s Complicated” Friday, Nov. 15 Meditation Resources and programs for positive aging @Avenidas 1:30pm @Avenidas 2-3pm, Free Social Dance Free/members $2/non @Avenidas 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto, CA 94301 3-4:30pm Free Thurs & Friday, Nov 28-29 www.avenidas.org Avenidas CLOSED for Thanksgiving Holiday

Ask The Audiologist First About hearing loss and the latest hearing devices.

Q: How do I know if I have hearing loss?

It’s often difﬁ cult to know if you A: have a hearing loss because the Los Altos: Los Altos Open brain adapts and compensates for 496 First Street, Suite 120 2nd & 4th missing information so well. People (650) 941-0664 Saturdays! with hearing loss often report others are mumbling or have trouble understanding speech in background noise. They ask people to repeat parts of conversations. Most often, other people notice your hearing loss ﬁ rst. Do others tell you that the TV is too loud or you’re speaking loudly? If so, it may be time to get your hearing Menlo Park: checked. Set up a Complimentary 3555 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 100 Consultation today. (650) 854-1980

Two Ofﬁ ces To Serve You. 22nd Annual Photo Contest Complimentary Consultation. Serving the Bay Area for over 35 years! CALL FOR ENTRIES DEADLINE Jan. 3, 2014 Open Your Ears To New Possibilities! www.Paciﬁ cHearingService.com For information and to enter, visit PaloAltoOnline.com/photo_contest

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 29 Living Well Making the decision to move, selling your home, and moving is a big job. Senior It doesn’t have to be overwhelming. You don’t have to do it all alone. Focus EXERCISE AND COGNITION ... Neu- rologist Thomas Rando, a professor at Stanford School of Medicine Nancy and her experienced team and deputy director of Stanford’s Center on Longevity, is co-recipient will assist you from start to ﬁnish. of a $4.26 million “transformative research” award from the National NANCY GOLDCAMP Institutes of Health to encourage high-risk, high-reward approaches to Planning Prioritizing Pricing and marketing your home biomedical and behavioral research. Completing the myriad of forms Negotiating offers Seniors Real Estate Specialist Along with neurologist Tony Wyss- Certiﬁed Residential Specialist Coray, professor of medicine and Managing the escrow process Packing Cleaning senior research career scientist at (650) 752-0720 the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Estate Sales Donations www.nancygoldcamp.com Care System, Rando will explore the DRE # 00787851 basis for physical activity’s robust Finalizing your sale while coordinating with you and your family positive effect on cognitive function. Aging is associated with progressive or advisors to assure a successful outcome decline in cognitive ability. Muscle is increasingly understood to be a secretory tissue with effects on bone structure, metabolism and blood vessel formation. Rando and Wyss- Coray will test the idea that factors produced in exercised muscle are secreted into the circulation, where they gain access to the brain and induce cognitive benefits. They will identify the neural cells whose be- havior is modified by those secreted factors and that mediate the effects those factors induce during exercise and afterward.

LET’S DO LUNCH ... The La Comida Lunch Program for Seniors has been serving nutritious and affordable hot lunches to seniors 60-plus since 1972. Diners enjoy a complete three-course meal served Monday through Friday from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Cost is a “suggested con- tribution” of $3. The lunches allow for socializing in a cheerful, friendly setting, sometimes with live musical entertainment. The dining room is in Introducing Your Style, Your downtown Palo Alto at 450 Bryant St., inside the Avenidas building. For more information and current menus visit www.lacomida.org or call 650- NEIGHBORHOOD 322-3742. Our Apartment Homes. ABOUT CAREGIVING ... A series of free seminars for caregivers is Welcome to Webster house, Palo Alto’s most gracious senior living community, now a member of underway at the Stanford Health Library addressing topics such as the not-for-profit organization that owns and operates Canterbury Woods, Los Gatos Meadows, Lytton handling isolation, the evolution of living with an illness, a shifting sense Gardens, San Francisco Towers, Spring Lake Village, and St. Paul’s Towers. of self and managing emotions and Here, you’ll enjoy the rare combination of ideal location, dedicated staff, amenities, and services, finances. The first two seminars, given in September, were filled to all within walking distance of downtown Palo Alto, where you’ll find a mix of shops, restaurants, and capacity of 50 attendees. But space art galleries. You’ll also find peace of mind and a welcoming community offering the advantages of is still available for seminars Nov. 7 (“I Can’t Do It All — Getting Help continuing care. To learn more, or for your personal visit, please call 650.838.4004. Caring for a Loved One”) as well as seminars Nov. 21 (“Where Will the Money Come From? Navigating the Legal and Financial Aspects of Care- giving”) and Jan. 9 (“At the End of the Day, How Can I Care for Myself? Identifying Resources and Coping Skills for Healthcare Professionals”). The sessions are cosponsored by Your style, your neighborhood. the Stanford Health Library, Stan- ford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford 401 Webster Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 websterhousepaloalto.org Cancer Institute and the Fremont- based Cancer Prevention Institute A non-denominational, not-for-profit community owned and operated by Episcopal Senior Communities. License No. 435294364 COA #246. EPWH654-01AA 042613 VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÎÓ) Page 30ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Living Well

Aging workforce of pleasure. ing, according to the U.S. Cen- jections from the U.S. Bureau of where they can and should think VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÓn® Of the 55-year-old to 74-year- sus. Labor Statistics. about working longer,” Deevy old non-working population in By 2020, 35 percent of men and “We’re living longer and living said. N 2008, 62 percent of them — 28 percent of women ages 65 to healthier, even with chronic dis- Staff Writer Chris Kenrick Another hot topic had to do or 16 million people — were 74 will still be working, most of eases, and as a whole the popula- can be emailed at ckenrick@ with designing “more flexible healthy enough to still be work- them full-time, according to pro- tion is finding itself in a position paweekly.com. and nuanced retirement paths” for older workers,” Deevy said. “Oftentimes people in their 60s want to continue to work, but want to work differently — they want or need more flexibility,” she said. “So there was a lot of discussion about, can you more effectively pre-plan someone’s exist ramp over the course of several years, afford- ing different and more flexible opportunities so you can retain them when you need them but give them the flexibility they’re asking for?” She acknowledged that alternative transitions can be “easier to The New Definition of Home Care talk about for white-collar workers, but it isn’t just about white

collar workers. The tougher dis- caregiver noun \-,giv-, e r\ cussions come in industries that have physically demanding, phys- an individual who provides direct care ically challenging jobs.” to the elderly or chronically ill, may or may Another discussion was “multi- generational workforces — some not have experience and/or Department of industries find themselves with three generations working simul- Justice background check.

taneously together, and that’s re-

ally unprecedented,” she said. e Well-educated workers in par- home care assistance caregiver noun \’hõm-\ \ -’sis-t n(t)s\e ticular are more likely to delay retirement than less-educated a professional aide with at least two years experience, workers, and labor-force partici- who passes a comprehensive background check and pation rates have risen primarily for older Americans who are psychological evaluation and undergoes formal training college-educated and in the highest income groups, Deevy said in in home care. Home Care Assistance caregivers are also a recent blog titled “Surprising trained in cognitive stimulation to keep clients mentally Reasons Boomers Are Working Longer.” engaged. “Research suggests the decision to keep working may not be exclusively about financial need,” Call to learn about the Home Care Assistance difference: she said. “There are many social, emotional and psychological benefits that come from work.” Among them, she said, are that 650-462-6900 working helps people avoid social isolation and keeps them con- 148 Hawthorne Ave, Palo Alto, CA nected to communities; working gives meaning to people’s lives; www.HomeCareAssistance.com working allows older people to use their knowledge and experience, stay physically and mentally healthy and can be a source San Francisco Oakland Danville Marin Palo Alto San Mateo Los Gatos

Be Yourself, Sponsor a Student

Call Today for a Personal Tour Bob Hoover (Director) and 650.327.0950 Craig Allen (Channing House Resident), Team up to support East Palo Alto’s www.channinghouse.org Junior Golf Program 850 Webster Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 Info at: [email protected] E DSS license #430700136 or 650-776-9116

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 31 Living Well

Senior Focus VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÎä®

of California. The Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. sessions are at the Health Li- brary, located in the Hoover Pavilion near Stanford Shopping Center at 211 Quarry Road, Suite 201. Reser- vations are required. Call 650-498- 7826 or go to healthlibrary@stanford. edu.

NEW ALZHEIMER’S FINDING ... Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have shown how a protein fragment known as beta-amyloid, strongly implicated in Alzheimer’s disease, begins destroy- ing synapses before it clumps into plaques that lead to nerve cell death. Key features of Alzheimer’s, which affects about 5 million Americans, are wholesale loss of synapses — contact points by which nerve cells relay signals to one another — and a parallel deterioration in brain function, notably in the ability to remember. “Our discovery suggests that Alzheimer’s disease starts to manifest long before plaque formation becomes evident,” said Carla Shatz, professor of neurobiology and of biology and senior author of the campus life at Stanford. study, published Sept. 20 in the journal “Science.” Using an experimental mouse strain that is highly suscep- tible to the synaptic and cognitive Now we’re loving impairments of Alzheimer’s disease, Shatz and her colleagues showed that if these mice lacked a surface protein ordinarily situated very close campus life nearby. to synapses, they were resistant to the memory breakdown and synapse loss associated with the disorder. The study demonstrated for the first time that this protein, called PirB, is a high-affinity receptor for beta-amyloid in its “soluble cluster” form, meaning that soluble beta- amyloid clusters stick to PirB quite powerfully. That trips off a cascade of biochemical activities culminating in the destruction of synapses.

Items for Senior Focus may be emailed to Palo Alto Weekly Staff Writer Chris Kenrick at [email protected].

Support Local Business

Grandparenting and having fun can keep you busy. Just ask Eileen and Jerry Lehmer. Since moving to The Sequoias Portola Valley, they attend their granddaughter’s volleyball games and Stanford The online games with the family. Jerry plays golf, Eileen paints A Life Care Community watercolors. They hike, attend lectures, and more. (650) 851-1501 guide to No cooking or cleaning necessary; it’s all provided. sequoias-pv.org Palo Alto 501 Portola Rd, So every day is a new adventure. Are yours? If not, Portola Valley, CA 94028 businesses call Marketing at (650) 851-1501 to learn more.

This not-for-profit community is part of Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services. License #410500567 COA #075. ShopPaloAlto.com

Page 32ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Cover Story saving the 6iÀV>Ê7iLiÀÊ

Scientists, nonprofit groups work to protect Palo Alto marshlands

BY SUE DREMANN

he Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve marsh- to save these endangered species, focusing mostly lands, home to the endangered salt marsh on preserving the wetlands they and other species T harvest mouse and the California clapper call home. Over the years, as much as 80 percent rail, have turned to fall colors of red and gold. Be- of the San Francisco Bay marshlands have disap- hind the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive peared, according to scientists. Development and Center, yellowing native Pacific cord grass nods at salt-pond conversion are the chief culprits. the channel’s edge, and the succulent pickleweed, So far, the work of re-establishing the marshes ÕÀÌiÃÞÊÜ>À`Ê- i >iÀÊ which tastes briny and tart, is crimson. appears to be helping. Birds and mice are increas- Last week, long-billed dowitchers and godwits ing in numbers where some habitat restoration pecked at mudflats exposed by the receding tide. has occurred, scientists said. The elusive clapper rail did not appear along the But it is a long-term and ever-changing fight. A watery channel known as “rail alley.” But there predicted rise in sea levels due to climate change were signs: Marks in the mud bank showed where will, in future years, flood the marshes, washing the birds had scooted down to water’s edge from away nests and making the habitat unsuitable for hollows made in the pickleweed. A lone feather clapper rails and other species, according to a Point clung to a nearby plant. Blue study of projected sea-level-rise impacts. Chances of seeing the rails are slim. Ruddy- breasted, with tan and black striping and sturdy he best time to spot clapper rails and harvest legs, the chicken-sized California clapper was mice is during the highest solstice tides, fairly common in the San Francisco Bay 50 years T said Richard Bicknell, a City of Palo Alto ago. But today, there are only an estimated 1,500 supervising ranger. The mice and rails emerge birds in the area — about 15 to 20 of them in the from their thickets of pickleweed and cord grass Palo Alto Baylands, according to the nonprofit and seek higher ground. The rails climb onto the organization Point Blue Conservation Science. boardwalk or perch on driftwood; the mice cling More elusive still is the tiny salt marsh harvest to the tops of the plants. mouse, which weighs as much as a quarter and In his four years of working at the Baylands, does not live anywhere else in the world except Bicknell thinks he saw a harvest mouse once, for San Francisco Bay’s marshes. No one really hanging from the pickleweed. He has seen clap- knows their numbers, experts said. Environmental groups are engaged in a battle (continued on next page)

Michelle Le At top: The snowy egret, the salt marsh harvest mouse and burrowing owls all make local marshes their homes. But the owl, seen here in Mountain View’s Shoreline Park, hasn’t been spotted in Palo Alto for years. Below: The Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve is home to endangered species.

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 33 Cover Story

Byxbee Park plans still uncertain, but restoration goes on Last 51 acres of former landfill are being covered, but fate of 10 acres still to be decided by Sue Dremann

he 126-acre Byxbee Park, the 2011 initiative Measure E from California clapper rail and salt located at the center of the passing. The initiative reserves a marsh harvest mouse, cover the T Palo Alto Baylands Preserve, 10-acre portion of the park for 10 landscape in large swaths bro- is perhaps the most emblematic of years while the city considers if ken up by water channels that 6iÀV>Ê7iLiÀÊ the question of how the Baylands an energy/compost facility should wind toward Mayfield Slough. Crews on Oct. 28 lay a protective dirt covering over the former should be managed. be built there. On a recent afternoon, flocks Palo Alto landfill, some of which is scheduled to become part of The park — formerly the city’s Voters approved Measure E, of ducks and geese, disturbed Byxbee Park in the Baylands. landfill — has taken shape in and a final decision by the City by some marshland denizen — stages. As parts of the landfill Council on proposals for the perhaps one of the native gray previously inhabited the Bay- support keeping wild places closed, levees and trails opened facility is expected in February foxes — created a raucous rush lands, but now they are gone. wild, Renzel said. up, providing visitors with rough- 2014, according to Daren Ander- across the water. Only a few of the owls remain in “In the 1970s, there was a new ly 1 mile that connected the Palo son, Palo Alto’s manager of open When capping is completed in Mountain View, Anderson said. appreciation of wildlife habitat. Alto Duck Pond, Lucy Evans space, parks and golf. a year, the city will seed native The Palo Alto Baylands and There was a huge movement to Baylands Interpretive Center Eventually, additional trails grasses over the area, providing the rare creatures living there ex- protect open space and wild- and Harriet Mundy Marsh with will open, and the elevated area cover and food for insects and ist today due to the perseverance life,” she said. But generations the Adobe Creek Loop Trail that will afford a panoramic view small animals. of several residents dating back to change, and with them, their leads to Shoreline Park in Moun- of the bay, Shoreline Park in Anderson is also spearheading 1960. Pearson, Renzel and the late priorities, she added. tain View. Mountain View, the East Bay a new “vegetation island” con- Harriet Mundy and Lucy Evans Perhaps ironically, human But the closure of the last 51 hills and all of the surrounding cept — native flora planted in all have played prominent roles. progress did help create a great- acres of landfill in 2011 has raised Palo Alto Baylands. low mounds — that would help Pearson and others launched a er appreciation for the Baylands. questions regarding whether the Large graders are currently a variety of wildlife. lawsuit that stopped a massive When Pearson first walked there Baylands should forever be a ded- preparing the site, rumbling over The area won’t serve the clap- commercial development in 1961 in 1952, the marshes were not icated open space, or if other uses mountains of dark brown soil. per rail or harvest mouse, which and prompted the council to de- easily accessible, she said. But can be factored in. Open-space The earth will create a founda- stay in the tidal salt marshes and velop the Baylands Master Plan. when the city knocked down 101 proponents, including former City tion, and a protective cap will are not attracted to the drier up- But the Baylands’ future is homes to make way for Oregon Councilwomen Enid Pearson and keep hazardous landfill materials land area. But the city is looking not secure, Pearson and Renzel Expressway, it used the concrete Emily Renzel, who were instru- from seeping into the marshes. at ways to welcome the scarce say. Despite climate change, the and other debris as fill for paths mental in preserving the land in Nearby, pickleweed and cord burrowing owl, a small bird that marshlands’ fate lies largely and levees along the Baylands’ the 1960s, fought hard to prevent grass, used by the endangered lives underground. Two birds with the will of the people to perimeter trail, she said. N

VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«ÀiÛÕÃÊ«>}i® more favorable locale where they areas in search of the nonnative Save The Bay, Acterra and the don’t have to put up with human species, and they used tarpaulins East Palo Alto nonprofit organi- per rails twice, he said. onlookers pointing oversized to smother some of the plants. zation Collective Roots are work- Howard Shellhammer, emeritus camera lenses at their nests. They replaced the invasive Spar- ing jointly on projects to restore professor of biology at San Jose The Point Blue “State of the tina at Hooks Island with native habitats in East Palo Alto’s Faber- State University, has studied the salt Birds: San Francisco Bay 2011” cord grass, she said. Laumeister Tract. The project is marsh harvest mouse since 1961. report asserts that the primary Groups have made major ef- paid for through a grant from the He said the loss of tidal marshes threats to both birds are the loss forts to cull invasive Spartina 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill, said has forced species that used to live or disturbance of nesting sites and throughout the bay region. Work Alex Von Feldt, Acterra’s steward- in the lower half to lower third of noise from construction, which by the California Coastal Con- ship program director. The resto- the marsh zone to higher land. scares the birds away. servancy’s San Francisco Estuary ration also involves schoolchildren And that leaves them more at risk Several species of ducks — such Invasive Spartina Project reduced from the East Palo Alto Charter of running into predators. as the canvasback, greater scaup, the weed from a high of 800 acres School and Youth Community “The upper part of the high a diving duck, and surf scoter, a to 40 acres, said Amy Hutzel, co- Services. A Junior Bay Stewards

marsh zone is where the salt deeper-water duck — are also 6iÀV>Ê7iLiÀÊ ordinator for the project. program will teach East Palo Alto marsh harvest mouse, various decreasing in population, the re- The native plant nursery at the Save The Bay has removed in- students about marshland ecology, shrews and other small mammals, port found. Those losses could be Palo Alto Baylands features vasive Spartina and added native she said. This past summer the plus a variety of birds, escape to significant. The San Francisco thousands of seedlings that will cord grass plugs in Palo Alto, said project started a clapper-rail habi- during the highest tides ... when Bay populations of scaup and sco- be planted by volunteers after Seth Chanin, the nonprofit’s res- tat restoration project, she said. the larger birds feast on all those ters represent between 40 and 50 the first rain. toration program manager. The Save The Bay has planted half- cover-dependent animals forced percent of all scaup and scoters organization has restored 45,000 mile stretches of native species out of cover,” Shellhammer said. counted in the Pacific Flyway. in 1997. Students took a raft and acres of wetlands around the bay at Palo Alto’s 126-acre Byxbee Though endangered, clapper There is some good news in collected samples of the cord over the past decade, with a goal Park. The plants line the edge rails aren’t the only birds whose the report: Populations of some grasses, which were genetically of 100,000 acres. of a levee overlooking the pick- numbers have dropped. The pop- birds, including the black rail, are tested at U.C. Davis. The tests Levees, which have poor, de- leweed and cord grass. Chanin ulations of black-crowned night increasing. showed which plants were nonna- graded soil and have been taken has seen a clapper rail once in the herons and snowy egrets, which tive Spartina, she said. over by invasive European weeds three years he has worked there, nest in the trees near the duck t’s not only the loss of marshes The invasive plant was discov- such as wild fennel, mustard, rad- but volunteers often hear its loud, pond during the spring, have de- but the invasion of the wrong ered west of the sailing station and ishes and ice plant, are also the distinctive call: keck keck keck creased dramatically in the past I type of plants that threaten the in Charleston Slough and Hooks Is- focus of restoration work. keck keck keck keck keck. two to three years, Bicknell said. clapper rails and salt marsh har- land, a flat, arrowhead-shaped spit Volunteers collect local native The showy herons, which sport vest mice. A nonnative, invasive of land at the preserve’s eastern- seeds at the marshes in the fall he Bay Area’s tidal marshes red eyes and two long head feath- species of cord grass, Spartina most edge. It hybridized with the and install plants in the winter comprise an ever-shifting ers on their greenish-black caps, alterniflora, is pushing out the native cord grass, making it harder during the rainy season. Save The T system, and the presence or are known to soar gracefully native variety, Spartina foliosa, to tell one from the other, she said. Bay is propagating 40,000 plants absence of animals presage its fu- through the sky, while the snow- Bicknell said. The aggressive “Some picked up the roots char- at a nursery set up in the Palo Alto ture condition. The shorebird pop- white egrets glide like prehistoric weed is replacing plants on which acteristics; some picked up the Baylands, Chanin said. ulation in San Francisco Bay has creatures, making unearthly gar- the rail and mouse depend. height or the flowers. You almost “We go into undisturbed tran- shifted north, where their num- gling noises as they flap their But volunteers, including from had to test it all to find out what was sition zones (from one kind of bers have increased in the north wings in the trees. the nonprofit organizations Acterra native or nonnative. It just comes plant habitat to another) and look bay, and away from the central and No one knows why there have and Save The Bay are working to in and takes over. It grows denser at what’s growing and try to rep- south bay, according to the State been fewer of the herons and remove the invasive plant, he said. than the native species and makes it licate that,” Chanin said. They of the Birds report. The numbers egrets, Bicknell said. Perhaps the Lynn Hori, a retired Palo Alto harder for animals to move around. use 25 to 30 plant types, includ- of one of the more common spe- habitat has changed in some way High School teacher, started It is interfering with the dynamics ing salt-tolerant grasses and low cies, the Western sandpiper, has to make it less favorable; perhaps working with students on science of the marsh,” she said. shrubs that provide cover for ani- declined Bay Area-wide, while the much-loved birds sought a research projects at the Baylands The students monitored various mals and a food source, he said. two other common species, the Page 34ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Cover Story least sandpiper and the willet, www.prbo.org/sfbayslr, shows that have increased greatly. some areas currently under water Burrowing owls that nested in will become mudflats in the Palo the Palo Alto Baylands are gone, Alto Baylands by 2030, with low while along Mountain View’s sediment deposits and a more than shoreline, habitat improvements .52-meter sea-level rise. Under a have helped the species. scenario with higher sediment de- In 2008, the clapper rail popu- posits, much of the lower marshes ÕÀÌiÃÞÊ1°-°ÊÃ ÊEÊ7`vi lation dropped, especially in the Above: Only 15 to 20 California will fill in to become so-called south bay. clapper rails still live in the “mid-marsh” zones. The Baylands “We suspect the entire Bay Area Palo Alto Baylands. Left: would have a less-varied habitat, really crashed in 2008. Most likely, Richard Bicknell, supervising according to many of the models. it was weather-related. Pressures ranger for the City of Palo While that could portend big could have caused poor reproduc- Alto, stands by “rail alley,” a changes for wildlife that depend tion. We really don’t know,” said thoroughfare for the California on varied zones for their survival, Julian Wood, Point Blue’s San Wood said the models also offer 6iÀV>Ê7iLiÀÊ clapper rail, on Oct. 28. Francisco Bay program manager. tools for marshland managers to Pollution can seriously upset the to wetlands, she said. A 2012 Point plan. The Environmental Impact per rails and the mice, exposing design habitats that could help food supply, according to Joanne Blue study found the number of Report for the project lists as its them to predators. The project, the species to survive. McFarlin, a senior ecologist with clapper rails increases dramati- first objective to provide a “golf agency argued, “has the potential McBroom agreed that humans, Acterra, who three years ago exam- cally following restoration of tidal course that has enhanced wildlife to have severe adverse effects to who have contributed significantly ined bugs at Stevens Creek. Endan- marshes, but the increase begins habitat, improved wetland areas the California clapper rail and salt to the demise of the marshes, must gered steelhead trout and clapper after 17 to 20 years, she noted. and a more interesting course.” marsh harvest mouse.” have a hand in saving species. Clap- rails feast on invertebrates. When “Currently, we don’t have data on One of the goals, in fact, is to Among the creek authority’s per rails need large, round marshes samples from the upper creek found clapper rail response to restoration make the golf course feel more like plans, it is looking into ways to pro- with a range of elevations, from low only pollution-tolerant insects, such through planting. However, we do the Baylands. The reconfiguration tect the species, including building marsh to forage in during low tides as black flies and midge flies, Mc- know that much of the depredation would reduce the area of “managed” mounds that harvest mice could to high marsh in which to take cov- Farlin suspected a pollution source of clapper rails occurs during high turf from 135 acres to 81 acres. Rob climb, should flooding occur. er during high tides, she said. in the surrounding neighborhood tides, when clapper rails are forced de Geus, assistant director of the Rising sea levels pose chal- “Their habitat will shrink as was emptying into the water. to seek refuge on higher ground. Community Services Department, lenges more widely, McBroom the rising waters drown the tidal Soil analysis found very high Plantings adjacent to tidal wetlands noted that the project will “add over and Hutzel said. wetlands — unless we are able levels of pesticides known as pyre- can provide the cover that the clap- 50 acres of natural Bayland.” “We’ve built communities up to to increase the elevation of these throids, which are commonly used per rails need to hide from preda- Former councilwoman Enid the edge of the bay. If that wasn’t marshes or allow them to expand in backyard gardens, she said. An tors during high tide,” she said. Pearson, who along with former there, the marshes could move up- landward,” she said. outreach program to educate resi- councilwoman Emily Renzel was ward and inland, but they will get Daren Anderson, Palo Alto’s dents by the City of Cupertino re- he effects of higher tides largely responsible for saving the squeezed between the communi- manager of open space, parks and sulted in lower levels of pesticides, from climate change — and Baylands in the 1960s, said she ties and a rising bay,” Hutzel said. golf, said the city must consider which in turn allowed insects that T the human response to it — fears the marshes will be damaged But Wood said computer mod- the best ways to manage the com- are important on the food chain to is a concern for many scientists. by attempts to stem flooding. eling by Point Blue indicates that petition between the rising tides, repopulate the waterway, she said. Claire Elliott, a senior ecologist The flood-control plan would marshlands might have more re- wildlife and community. In its Some restoration work covers with Acterra, said there has been direct overflowing water from the silience in the face of a sea-level search for ways to care for the Palo large swaths of land. The South talk of raising the levees in re- San Francisquito Creek, between rise than previously thought. Alto Baylands, the city will seek Bay Salt Pond Restoration Proj- sponse to sea-level rise. That will the Baylands and U.S. Highway Sediment deposits could increase ways to manage and preserve the ect, a massive plan by state and have an impact on what kind of 101, toward the Faber Tract in in some areas, building up the tidal marshes for generations of federal agencies and private foun- plant refuges are available to the East Palo Alto, where clapper marshland. As sediment builds, wildlife and humans to come. N dations, purchased 15,100 acres animals, she said. rails and harvest mice live. marsh plants start to grow. Staff Writer Sue Dremann from Cargill Inc., with plans to “My fear is that the levees will The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser- “The sooner that happens, the can be emailed at sdremann@ restore 50 to 90 percent of south isolate species from areas they vice shares her concern. In July, more likely it is that the marsh paweekly.com. bay ponds to a mix of tidal marsh need to access,” she said. the agency raised flags in a letter can keep pace with sea-level rise,” and shallow, managed ponds. Local officials are indeed plan- to the creek authority. The Wild- he said. But he added a caveat: “If On the cover: Photo of Palo Restoration has brought back ning for a sea-level rise — but life Service stated that flood wa- there is a faster rise, will they be Alto Baylands by Veronica large numbers of leopard sharks and they’re also taking Baylands ani- ters in the Faber Tract could result able to do it faster?” Weber. native fish to south bay waters, Hut- mals into account. in the loss of refuge for the clap- The study, which is found at zel said. Restored areas include near The San Francisquito Creek Joint the Dumbarton Bridge at Raven- Powers Authority, a coalition that in- swood Open Space Preserve, near cludes Palo Alto, Menlo Park, East Moffett Field in Mountain View, Palo Alto, the Santa Clara Valley #ARRIE-AE7EEMS #!.4/2!243#%.4%2!434!.&/2$5.)6%23)49 at Eden Landing near Hayward, in Water District and the San Mateo Alviso in the South Bay and at the County Flood Protection District,

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay is in the midst of a major multi-year !"ROADAND%XPANSIVE3KY!NCIENT2OME National Wildlife Refuge. project to protect surrounding com- Jen McBroom, clapper-rail mon- munities from flooding. #!22)%-!% itoring manager at Berkeley-based The work includes the widen- habitat restoration and monitoring ing of channels, reconstruction of firm Olofson Environmental, Inc., levees and a complete reconfigu- 7%%-3 has done hundreds of surveys of ration of the Palo Alto Municipal clapper rails all around the bay. Golf Course. Though flood con- 4(2%%$%#!$%3 FROM

Some hope is coming to the rails trol is the main objective, habi- 2OAMING /&0(/4/'2!0(9 as a result of returning salt ponds tat restoration is also part of the !.$6)$%/ $IGITALCHROMOGENICPRINTXINCHES0RIVATECOLLEC

/.6)%74(2/5'( *!.5!29 TION0ORTLAND/REGON¥#ARRIE-AE7EEMS %XPERIENCEMORETHANWORKSBYTHISINTERNATIONALLYRECOGNIZEDARTIST WHOSEPOWERFUL WORKEXPLORESISSUESOFRACE GENDER CLASS ANDHOWHISTORYDEFINESUS 6iÀV>Ê7iLiÀÊ

,OMITA$RIVEAT-USEUM7AYs3TANFORDs&REEADMISSIONsMUSEUMSTANFORDEDU

4HEEXHIBITIONHASBEENORGANIZEDBY+ATHRYN$ELMEZ CURATOR &RIST#ENTERFORTHE6ISUAL!RTS .ASHVILLE 4ENNESSEE4HISEXHIBITIONISSUPPORTEDINPARTBYGRANTSFROM4HE!NDY7ARHOL &OUNDATIONFORTHE6ISUAL!RTSANDTHE.ATIONAL%NDOWMENTFORTHE!RTS ANDGIFTSFROMTHE(#!&OUNDATIONONBEHALFOF(#!ANDTHE4RI3TAR&AMILYOF(OSPITALS AND2OBERTAND2ICHARD-ENSCHEL Tom Hill prepares to plant native flora at the Palo Alto Baylands 4HEEXHIBITIONgSPRESENTATIONAT3TANFORDISMADEPOSSIBLEBYTHE#LUMECK&UNDAND#ANTOR!RTS#ENTER-EMBERS last December during a Save the Bay volunteer event. ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 35 Palo Alto Historical Association presents a public program

It Happened Here

Palo Alto’s Heritage Celebrated

3PEAKER2ICH'REEN 0RESIDENT 0ALO!LTO(ISTORY-USEUMAND 0!(!BOARDMEMBER

Sunday, November 3, 2013, 2:00-4:00 p.m. NOV. 2013 Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middleﬁ eld Road, Palo Alto 2EFRESHMENTSs.OADMISSIONCHARGE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS For a complete list of classes and class fees, lectures and health education resources, visit pamf.org/healtheducation.

DR. TOM MCDONALD MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES AT THE PALO ALTO CENTER

MEDICARE 2014 Palo Alto Center SANTA CLARA COUNTY RESIDENTS 795 El Camino Real t NOV. 6 OR NOV. 11, 2 TO 4 P.M. Palo Alto SAN MATEO COUNTY RESIDENTS (650) 853-2960 t NOV. 5, 6 TO 8 P.M., OR NOV. 13, 2 TO 4 P.M. HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM (HICAP) COUNSELORS Do Medicare terms such as Medigap, Medicare Advantage Plans and Drug Plans seem confusing? Join us to learn about these Medicare options. We will also discuss the changes to Medicare for 2014.

LIVING WITH PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS Palo Alto Center NOV. 12, 7 TO 8:30 P.M. 795 El Camino Real JULIE LETSINGER, M.D., PAMF DERMATOLOGY Palo Alto ANDREW ROZELLE, M.D., PAMF RHEUMATOLOGY (650) 853-4873 Learn about the most advanced treatment options and updates on research for those living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Receive information on how you can be a COMMUNITY MEETING part of the growing movement to ﬁnd a cure. Safe Routes to School for AGING AND THE REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE Palo Alto High School Sunnyvale Public Library NOV. 5, 7 TO 8:30 P.M. Review and comment on Draft 665 W. Olive Avenue ANTHONY DOBSON, M.D., PH.D. Walk and Roll Maps and Route Improvements Sunnyvale PAMF REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY No registration needed. NOTE NEW DATE AND LOCATION

EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE FOR ALL AGES Thursday, November 14, 7:00-9:00 PM DR. MARVIN SMALL MEMORIAL PARENT WORKSHOP Library - Social Science Resource Center (SSRC) 50 Embarcadero Road Mountain View Center NOV. 12, 7 TO 8:30 P.M. 701 E. El Camino Real SUSAN STONE BELTON The Palo Alto Safe Routes to School program Mountain View PARENTS PLACE is documenting suggested routes to school and (650) 934-7380 identifying opportunities for engineering improvements and enforcement which, when combined with safety education and promotion activities, will encourage more families to choose alternatives to driving to school solo.

More info: Contact Sylvia Star-Lack at pamf.org/heatheducation [email protected] or (650) 329-2156

Page 36ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V OPEN HOME GUIDE 54 Home & Real Estate Also online at PaloAltoOnline.com Home Front PLANNING AHEAD ... Holiday Traditions at Filoli, with a theme of “Ice Fantasy,” takes place from Friday, Nov. 29, through a sign of something special Saturday, Dec. 7, and includes W the opening night premiere reaths: shopping event ($75-85), day- time and evening holiday shopping boutiques ($25-35), lunch During Hidden Villa’s buffet ($60-75), Bistro in the hands-on class students Cafe ($50-55) and a Children’s Party ($55-65 adults, $35 child). will create wreaths from Advanced registration is encouraged since some events are organically grown flowers already sold out. Information: 650-364-8300 or www.filoli.org by Carol Blitzer SHAPING UP ... UC Master s a child, Lanette Anderson’s mom Gardner Roberta Barnes will of- would hang a wreath on the door fer a free workshop on “Pruning A around Thanksgiving, “a symbol Shrubs to Maintain Natural Form in our house that something special was and Beauty” from 10 to 11 a.m. happening.” on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Palo Today, as the horticulturist and flower Alto Demonstration Garden, farmer at Hidden Villa, Anderson will be 851 Center Drive, Palo Alto. teaching a class on Nov. 16 on how to make Focus will be on choosing the floral wreaths from organic raw materials, right-sized plants, understand- 6iÀV>Ê7iLiÀ ing thinning and shearing and knowing when to prune. She will demonstrate pruning techniques and talk about rejuvenating over-sheared shrubs. The talk A floral wreath begins with a frame, will be followed by an open made of pruned grape vines. Then dried garden tour. Information: Master flowers, including statice, strawflowers, Gardeners at 408-282-3105, poppy-seed heads and lavender — all between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 from Hidden Villa — are added. p.m., Monday through Friday or http://mastergardeners.org all grown at the Los Altos Hills farm and education center. ECO-FRIENDLY CANDLES ... Participants will begin by constructing Lori Stoia will teach a class on frames from 8-10-foot lengths of grape “Eco-Friendly Holiday Candles” vines, which were pruned from the small from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat- vineyard. The grapes are grown for dis- urday, Nov. 2, at Palo Alto High tribution through Hidden Villa’s CSA, School, Room 106, 50 Embar- community-supported agriculture. cadero Road, Palo Alto. The The vines need pruning around now class will cover candle safety, anyway, Anderson said. “It’s a nice val- equipment, natural materials (in- ue added for the farm” to re-use them as cluding soy and beeswax) and wreath frames. various candle-making tech- The class begins outside where they have niques. Expect to take home a room to move their “whole body around to container candle, a rolled bees- get it into shape,” she added. wax candle and a votive candle. Because the crafters aren’t starting with A handout will be provided on ready-made frames, each wreath will be how to make candles at home. unique, in both size and shape, she said. Cost is $40 plus a $20 materials Then they’ll add dried flowers, which fee. Information: 650-329-3752 Anderson has been collecting throughout or www.paadultschool.org the season and drying (at home, she suggests cutting longish stems, tying a cluster NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT ... together, then hanging them upside down Deva Luna, horticulturist, gar- in a dark closet, to prevent the sun from den coach and garden designer, bleaching out the color). will offer a class on “Herbs and She’ll be offering fragrant lavender and Natural Remedies for Colds and Sweet Annie, with its citrus-y scent, as well Flu” from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 as strawflowers, amaranth, papery statice, p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, at safflowers and poppy-seed heads. Common Ground, 559 College “Here at Hidden Villa we have so many Ave., Palo Alto. The class will flowers, from asters to zinnias. We’re a cover herbal teas and tonics small, organic farm so diversity is key. and include recipes in an inter- That’s true for flowers as well as vegeta- active class. Cost is $31. Infor- bles,” Anderson said. mation: 650-493-6072 or www. She points to the strawflowers that she harvested today. “They’re already quite dry and easy to work with because they’re VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ{ä® 6iÀV>Ê7iLiÀ not brittle but dry — and they come in gor- Send notices of news and events geous colors,” she added. related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Most of the flowers can be woven into Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email Lanette Anderson, Hidden Villa’s horticulturist and flower farmer, will be teaching a [email protected]. Deadline is class on creating floral wreaths, using materials from the educational farm. (continued on page Î® one week before publication.

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 37 Page 38ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Home & Real Estate

months; they’ll last class is part of the Home Farm Series of longer hung over public programs. In the spring the series the hearth than on will include how to grow cut flowers, as the front door, she well as a course on basic gardening that in- said. cludes composting and soil amendments. They’ll even keep But, for this class, each person can ex- their scent for a long pect to make two wreaths, one for her or time, she added. himself, and one to give away, Anderson Anderson grew said. The participants can make differently up in Southern Cali- shaped frames, and “play around with what fornia but it was at appeals to them. They don’t need a lot of University of Cali- guidance once they get started.” fornia, Berkeley, “It’s a fun, autumnal activity to come to- where she majored gether. We usually have some hot cider,” in environmental she said. policy, that she be- But the best part may just be coming to came engaged more Hidden Villa, she added. specifically with “We get together at this beautiful place agricultural policy. and spend the afternoon crafting.” N She then joined the Associate Editor Carol Blitzer can be organic agricultural emailed at [email protected]. apprenticeship program at University What: Holiday Floral Wreath of California, Santa Making Cruz, through its Center for Agro- When: Saturday, Nov. 16, 1 to ecology & Sustain- 3:30 p.m. able Food Systems. 6iÀV>Ê7iLiÀ Where: Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Anderson has been at Hidden Road, Los Altos Hills Villa for two years, Cost: $45 managing the gar- Strawflowers start out almost dry and come in a variety of colors, perfect for adding a special touch to a dens and growing Info: 650-949-8650, www.hiddenvilla. floral wreath. the cut flowers that org or [email protected] are sold at the Los Al- glue. And people could add a touch of rib- tos Farmers’ Market and through Hidden Wreaths bon, but the emphasis is on using the flow- READ MORE ONLINE VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÎÇ® Villa’s CSA. She’ll also do floral arrange- ers. ments for special events at Hidden Villa, www.PaloAltoOnline.com the vine frame, but she prefers to wind Dried-flower wreaths can last for months, and she sells her own hand-made dried- Anderson said, and the frame for years. De- READ MORE ONLINE floral wire through the strawflower stems; floral wreaths. For more Home and Real Estate news, visit pending on where they’re hung, the flow- some blooms will be attached using floral The “Holiday Floral Wreath Making” www.paloaltoonline.com/real_estate. ers will start to break down after a few

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 39 Home & Real Estate

on 9/18/13; previous sale 8/02, 264 N. Whisman Road #23 J. $801,000 on 9/13/13; previous SALES AT A GLANCE $775,000 Lievore to J. Huey for $395,000 sale 6/99, $421,500 344 Central Ave. Annand Trust on 10/1/13; previous sale 12/03, 69 Pelican Lane #2 M. & Y. to L. Hachmann for $1,500,000 $306,000 Shin to C. Suko for $457,500 East Palo Alto Mountain View on 9/18/13 on 9/20/13; previous sale 8/09, Total sales reported: 5 Total sales reported: 20 150 Terminal Ave. Mclemore Palo Alto $410,000 Lowest sales price: $245,000 Lowest sales price: $395,000 Trust to M. Garcia for $500,000 816 Ames Ave. Urban West 2 Randy Court G. Figone to HCC to G. & E. Gultekin for Highest sales price: $650,000 Highest sales price: $1,550,000 on 9/20/13 Lertora Trust for $1,377,000 on $3,000,000 on 10/7/13; previous 9/13/13; previous sale 5/92, Los Altos Palo Alto Mountain View sale 2/12, $965,000 $550,000 181 Ada Ave. #52 Smith Trust to 3727 Cass Way K. & A. Mlod- Total sales reported: 8 Total sales reported: 11 239 Sequoia Ave. R. & E. E. Ying for $725,000 on 10/9/13 nosky to K. Lau for $1,700,000 Woldeselasie to W. & S. Frazier $900,000 $850,000 Lowest sales price: Lowest sales price: 240 Bryant St. City of Mountain on 10/9/13 for $875,000 on 9/13/13; previ- Highest sales price: $3,500,000 Highest sales price: $3,000,000 View to Old Mountain View Prop- 4180 Donald Drive Bernzweig ous sale 10/09, $715,000 erties for $1,125,000 on 10/4/13 Trust to C. Mah for $1,850,000 641 Turnbuckle Drive #1705 Los Altos Hills Redwood City 181 Centre St. #6 D. Davis on 10/1/13 One Marina Homes to K. Fung Total sales reported: 3 Total sales reported: 13 to Chu Trust for $725,000 on 370 Ely Place Cai Trust to H. Su for $721,000 on 9/18/13 Lowest sales price: $2,200,000 Lowest sales price: $457,500 10/4/13; previous sale 7/11, for $1,680,000 on 10/8/13 $546,000 505 Embarcadero Road J. Jitkoff Highest sales price: $5,270,000 Highest sales price: $1,377,000 1031 Crestview Drive #106 A. to J. & S. Bishop for $2,000,000 Menlo Park -ÕÀVi\Ê >vÀ>Ê, ÃÕÀVi & M. Haugsnes to D. Grillo for on 10/3/13; previous sale 5/09, Home Front $540,500 on 9/30/13; previous $1,300,000 Total sales reported: 3 VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÎÇ® sale 6/01, $353,000 800 High St. #116 Malin Trust Lowest sales price: $500,000 505 Cypress Point Drive #76 L. to D. Purdy for $1,650,000 on commongroundinpaloalto. Highest sales price: $1,500,000 Rogers to K. Blazek for $425,000 9/30/13; previous sale 5/06, on 10/9/13; previous sale 3/99, $1,185,000 org $154,000 800 High St. #406 Gee Trust 524 Easy St. #A L. & M. Larsen to Chang Family Limited for LEARN TO QUILT ... Chris- 1484 Kavanaugh Drive M. Wiley $1,580,000 to J. Wu for $820,000 on 10/9/13 $1,658,000 on 10/1/13 HOME SALES to K. Mangalick for $425,000 on 921 Sherwood Ave. K. & M. tine Hopkins will teach Home sales are provided by Cali- 380 Franklin St. S. Sohrabi to 3869 Nathan Way H. Teng to Y. 9/19/13 Yokota to A. Khakifirooz for “Beginning Quilting” from fornia REsource, a real estate in- Y. Lin for $1,175,000 on 10/1/13; Chu for $1,850,000 on 10/3/13; $1,000,000 on 10/1/13; previous 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Mon- formation company that obtains Los Altos previous sale 11/12, $780,000 previous sale 1/98, $413,000 sale 9/03, $610,000 1306 Lubich Drive Way Trust to 2583 Park Blvd. #W110 T. days, Nov. 4 through Dec. the information from the County 365 Anita Ave. Krause Trust to 1330 Villa Drive A. Hislop to M. & S. Moeller for $1,365,000 Chan to A. Chang for $850,000 Recorder’s Office. Information Srouji Trust for $2,350,000 on 2, at the Arrillaga Family Villa Drive Limited for $2,162,000 on 9/30/13 on 10/3/13; previous sale 6/99, is recorded from deeds after the 10/8/13 on 9/30/13 225 Miro Ave. J. & J. Nguyen $415,000 Recreation Center, 700 close of escrow and published 1 W. Edith Ave. #D129 Ber- to S. Beausoleil for $960,000 2350 Tasso St. M. Goldeen to J. Alma St., Menlo Park. The within four to eight weeks. man Trust to R. Johnston for Los Altos Hills on 10/2/13; previous sale 9/10, Qin for $1,800,000 on 10/2/13 $950,000 on 10/4/13; previous 26970 Dezahara Way C. Chan class covers the basics, East Palo Alto $720,000 2137 Wellesley St. M. Deleon sale 9/02, $699,000 to J. Porcella for $2,200,000 on from cutting and piecing 1982 W. Bayshore Road #224 285 Mountain View Ave. Ander- to R. & C. Heley for $1,081,000 444 Lassen St. #3 R. Haslacher 10/4/13; previous sale 11/95, Peninsula Capital Fund to A. son Trust to C. & S. Akkaya for on 10/8/13; previous sale 5/07, to sewing the quilt top to D. Shi for $900,000 on $750,000 Lirette for $375,000 on 9/18/13; $1,225,000 on 10/9/13; previous $826,000 and finishing it off. Cost 10/4/13; previous sale 9/98, 26000 Elena Road R. & C. previous sale 1/07, $251,500 sale 7/05, $891,000 $171,500 Dellinger to Erdell Trust for is $85 for nonresidents, 644 Bell St. F. & B. Williams to 1940 Mt. Vernon Court #13 Redwood City 89 Pasa Robles Ave. C. & J. Hsu $3,500,000 on 10/8/13; previous $64 for residents, plus G. Chandhoke for $245,000 on J. Yonts to A. Boulgakov for 806 Canyon Road T. Tanimura to W. & A. Biggs for $2,495,000 sale 11/98, $1,985,000 9/17/13 $558,000 on 10/4/13 to J. & M. Moerk for $829,000 $5 materials fee payable on 10/2/13 24017 Oak Knoll Circle K. & C. 2320 Clarke Ave. F. Nejat to W. 203 Ortega Ave. Simon Trust on 9/18/13; previous sale 12/09, to the instructor. Sewing 904 Riverside Drive Urban Sheene to S. Lee for $5,270,000 Panlilio for $650,000 on 9/13/13; to D. Ghandehari for $800,000 $623,500 West HCC to M. Hochman for on 10/9/13; previous sale 2/96, machines are available previous sale 2/09, $988,000 on 10/2/13; previous sale 5/00, 453 Cork Harbour Circle #H $3,500,000 on 10/1/13; previous $765,000 for use in class for an ad- 224 Daphne Way L. & J. Brown $500,000 J. & A. Suraci to X. Chen for sale 3/12, $1,500,000 to J. Gonzalez for $385,000 on 419 Ortega Ave. #104 T. Har- $668,000 on 9/13/13; previous ditional $20. Information: 526 Sequoia Drive S. Netzel Menlo Park sale 6/08, $567,000 9/17/13; previous sale 12/04, 444 9th Ave. K. Riordan to A. rison to T. Chan for $722,000 on 650-330-2200 or www. to Ang Trust for $2,140,000 on 587 Douglas Ave. S. & E. Aber $500,000 & A. McKeon for $1,140,000 10/4/13 menlopark.org or email: 10/4/13; previous sale 7/06, to R. Slack for $485,000 on 701 N. Rengstorff Ave. #13 N. [email protected] & S. Baba to E. Liu for $425,000 9/19/13; previous sale 10/09, on 10/8/13; previous sale 8/00, $265,000 $270,000 1911 Harding Ave. Anderson FRUIT TREE BASICS ... 867 San Luppe Drive Anderson Trust to K. & K. Calderaro for UC Master Gardener Vera Trust to K. Chu for $704,000 on $780,000 on 9/20/13; previous CAPITOLA sale 8/12, $704,000 Kark will offer a free pre- 9/30/13 1944 San Ramon Ave. M. Mc- 1197 Hudson St. Lasala Trust sentation on “Backyard BEACH VILLAS Kay to Li Trust for $751,000 on to Panacci Trust for $840,000 on Fruit Tree Basics” from 1 10/4/13 9/13/13 to 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 687 Hurlingame Ave. D. Hunter 366 Sierra Vista Ave. #3 M. 8, at Avenidas, 450 Bryant Owen to H. Bai for $726,000 to J. Dai for $590,000 on 9/19/13 on 10/1/13; previous sale 8/07, 1014 King St. P. & S. Page to St., Palo Alto. She’ll cover $672,000 E. & K. Wong for $1,015,000 on planning, planting and car- 551 Sullivan Drive J. Yan to 9/13/13; previous sale 12/06, ing for fruit trees. Informa- $925,000 A. & A. Snell for $1,550,000 on tion: Master Gardeners at 10/3/13; previous sale 11/04, 846 Lakeshore Drive Yazdani $1,100,000 Trust to B. Zhou for $1,070,000 408-282-3105, between 264 N. Whisman Road #15 on 9/17/13; previous sale 7/05, 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Trattner Trust to D. Rachmilevitz $950,000 Monday through Friday or 307 Louis Lane S. & L. Ha- for $505,000 on 9/30/13; previ- http://mastergardeners.org ous sale 8/03, $313,000 zelbaker to Golden Trust for 3(:;7/(:,(=(03()3,56> DROP OFF HAZARDOUS www.UNrealestate.info STUFF ... Household :;(=,5<,*(70;63(?:;!56=(+90=, A blog dedicated to UNreal events in Real Estate hazardous waste can be dropped off from 9 a.m. to Voted #1 for Best Realtor & Best Broker noon every Saturday, at -6<9;/7/(:,=033(:6--,9,+),;>,,5 the Regional Water Qual- WHAT DO YOU ity Control Plant, 2501 Embarcadero Way, Palo LOOK FOR IN Alto. Residents may bring A REALTOR? latex and oil-based paints, gasoline, road flares, pro- pane tanks (used for bar- *(3356> 69 ✔__ Local Experience becues and camp stoves), Th is is your chance to own a piece of paradise! LAST OPEN HOME __✔ Quality References household or auto batter- phase is available now, 39 units sold… only 16 units TOUR SATURDAY ies, cooking oil and more. __✔ Professional Integrity The list of unacceptable left ! Perfect for fi rst time home buyers as well as AND SUNDAY __ Market Knowledge items include fireworks retirees. Single level units and an elevator. Located in 12-3 PM UNTIL ✔ and ammunition, infectious the heart and soul of Capitola’s BEST! __ Great Hair wastes and controlled SOLD OUT! substances. Proof of Palo Alto residency (either a *(70;63(),(*/=033(::(3,:;,(4 650.354.1100 driver’s license or current utility bill) is required. In- 7(;;0)6, )6)/,52,3 formation: 650-496-6980 +9, or for the complete list For buying or selling a home in the visit www.cityofpaloalto. Palo Alto area, John King has org, search for “hazardous everything you want. Almost. ^^^JHWP[VSHILHJO]PSSHZJVT^^^JVHZ[HSIH`YLHSLZ[H[LJVT waste” N Page 40ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 41 A Luxury Collection.

Introducing Prestigio by Intero Real Estate Services, purveyor of ﬁne and prestigious homes throughout the world.

A Prestigio home is given an elevated level of exposure through its carefully crafted marketing portfolio set up to showcase your home to relevant markets locally, nationally and globally. Customized to the unique style of each luxury property, Prestigio will expose your home through the most influential mediums reaching the greatest number of qualified buyers wherever they may be in the world.

If you are interested in more information about listing your home with the Intero Prestigio program, please call your local Intero Real Estate Services office.

See the complete collection online at www.InteroPrestigio.com

Woodside Menlo Park Los Altos 1590 Cañada Lane 807 Santa Cruz Avenue 496 First Street, Ste. 200 Woodside, CA 94062 Menlo Park, CA 94025 Los Altos, CA 94022 650.206.6200 650.543.7740 650.947.4700 Page 42ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V A Luxury Collection. Prestigio by Intero Real Estate Services, purveyor of fine and prestigious homes throughout the world.

7292 Exotic Garden, Cambria 250 Atherton Avenue, Atherton 5 Betty Lane, Atherton $58,000,000 $27,400,000 $22,800,000 Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello BRE# 01343305 Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Tom Dallas, BRE#01242399, 00709019, Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Tom Dallas, Greg Goumas BRE#01242399, 00709019, 01878208

19 Prado Secoya, Atherton 707 Westridge Drive, Portola Valley 24680 Prospect Avenue, Los Altos Hills $15,500,000 $13,000,000 $10,500,000 Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Tom Dallas, BRE#01242399, 00709019 Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, BRE#01343305 Listing Provided by: Renuka Ahuja, BRE#01783141

25 Oakhill Drive, Woodside 10800 Magdalena, Los Altos Hills 96 Heather Drive, Atherton $8,250,000 $8,000,000 $7,500,000 Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, BRE#01343305 Listing Provided by: Cutty Smith, Melissa Lindt, BRE#01444081, 01469863 Listing Provided by: Dominic Nicoli, BRE#01112681

187 Atherton Avenue, Atherton 451 Portola Road, Portola Valley 5721 Arboretum Drive, Los Altos $6,895,000 $4,995,000 $4,498,000 Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Tom Dallas, BRE#01242399, 00709019 Listing Provided by: Linda Hymes, BRE#01917074 Listing Provided by: Liz Blank, Jane Dew, BRE# 01887904, 01887812

12861 Alta Tierra Road, Los Altos Hills 25349 La Rena Lane, Los Altos Hills 2331 Crest Lane, Menlo Park $4,488,800 $4,249,000 $3,983,222 Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas, BRE#01878208 Listing Provided by: David Troyer, BRE#01234450 Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas, BRE#01878208

See the complete collection: www.InteroPrestigio.com

2013 Intero Real Estate Services, Inc. All rights reserved. The logo is a registered trademark of Intero Real Estate Services, Inc. Intero Prestigio is a division of Intero Inc. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. This is not intended as a solicitation if you are listed with another broker. ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 43 510 LOWELL AVENUE PALO ALTO

Open Saturday & Sunday

Stunning custom home in Prime Old Palo Alto

s 5 bedrooms each with their own bath, plus library, 6.5 baths s Beautiful and private rear gardens, 7,500sq ft lot s Exceptional quality is evident at every turn s Attached 2-car garage s Hardwood ﬂ oors on the main level, designer touches throughout s Top-rated Palo Alto Schools s 4,648+- sq ft interior www.510Lowell.com Offered at $5,280,000

320 LENNOX AVENUE MENLO PARK

Contact agent Judy Citron for a private showing

Exquisite Country French Home

s Located in the sought after neighborhood of Felton Gables s Neighborhood offers easy access to Hwy 101 and Holbrook Palmer Park s 4 bedrooms each with a private bath, plus ofﬁ ce s Excellent Menlo Park Schools s 3,900+- sq ft interior plus 650+- unﬁ nished basement s Available to show by appointment only s Pool and spa with sandstone decking, 12,870+- lot www.320Lennox.com Offered at $3,579,000 - not available on MLS

JUDY CITRON 650.543.1206

Page 44ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V[email protected] DRE#01825569 2296 BRYANT STREET, PALO ALTO OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30 - 4:30

onveniently located in prestigious Old Palo Alto, this 3-bedroom/3 bath home is Cnear Palo Alto’s renowned public schools and just moments to California Avenue shopping accessed via the Alma pedestrian/bicycle underpass. The home features two master suites, hardwood fl oors, crown molding, newer windows and updated interior décor. The kitchen is remodeled with sleek white Corian counters, a colorful red tile splash and custom maple cabinets. The adjacent breakfast room overlooks the quiet rear garden. Sunlight streams through skylights in the living room and a large picture window frames views of the private entry courtyard and pistache and liquid amber trees with their brilliant, colorful fall foliage. The fi replace has a limestone surround and is topped by a handsome wood mantel. The separate family room overlooks the private natural setting, and enclosed areas underneath the stairs accommodate a work area and audio-visual equipment. Detached garage with extra storage. Living area: 1964 sq. ft.; Lot size: 60’ x 112.5’ (6,750 sq. ft.) . (Per County Records, unverifi ed by Alain Pinel Realtors)

Price: $2,100,000 www.2296Bryant.com 514 Palo Alto Sales... and counting!

Included among the top Real Estate Teams in the Nation by the Wall Street Journal

T :: 650.543.1195 E :: [email protected]

Stay Connected! BRE #00946687 & 00952657

www.CarolAndNicole.com

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 45 Exceptional New Construction

Open 1:00 Sat -& 4:00 Sun

Property feature highlights: s Family room with tons of windows adjoins kitchen with s High quality craftsmanship access to fabulous backyard and exacting attention to detail s Master has spacious spa like s 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms (4 bath with marble shower, bedrooms, 3 full baths upstairs double sinks, soaking tub and 1 bedroom suite and powder room downstairs) s Thermador appliances, Andersen windows, Air s Living room has generous conditioning proportions with coffered ceilings, gas log fi replace with s 2 car garage with carriage style honed marble surround wood doors 2160 Cedar Avenue, Menlo Park s Spacious formal dining room s Incredible backyard with expansive step down slate patio Exceptional new construction in highly desirable Menlo Park neighborhood. This exquisite with coffered ceilings and lush lawn custom home in Modern Craftsman style features 5 bedrooms and 4.5 baths. The tastefully s Gourmet kitchen with custom s Highly acclaimed Las Lomitas designed second fl oor offers 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, including dual sink vanities cabinets, fabulous granite countertops, walk in pantry, Schools in both master and Jack and Jill baths and a soaking tub in the master bath, perfect for and center island relaxing and unwinding after a long day. A bedroom suite downstairs is perfect for in-laws, guests, or an offi ce. The beautifully landscaped backyard offers a private retreat, perfect for entertaining or just relaxing under the large oak tree.

Offered at $2,799,000 650-207-2500 / [email protected] 650-464-1965 / [email protected] www.chrisandkellyhomes.com DRE # 00870468 / 01812313

572 California Way, Emerald Hills Don't miss this stunning contemporary/traditional home on approximately one-half acre with the most amazing bay/city views. Over 4300 square feet of living space, large chef's kitchen, over sized three car garage. Family room off of kitchen. Second Family/ Media room on lower level, wonderful kid's suite, spacious master bedroom and bath with walk in

Offered at $2,295,000

Erika Demma Dean Asborno 650-740-2970 650.255.2147 www.erikademma.com [email protected] BRE #01230766 BRE #01274816

Page 46ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V 30 years covering 30 cities and Asian investors #1 Palo Alto agent per MLS statistics

Juliana Lee MBA/LLB 650.857.1000 [email protected] www.JulianaLee.com

BRE # 00851314

LEANNAH HUNT & LAUREL HUNT ROBINSON ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT... Beautiful New Construction in Desirable Old Palo Alto

2303 Cowper Street, Palo Alto Open House Sat & Sun 1:30-4:30pm T his elegant new custom residence located in prestigious Old Palo Alto offers over 4,100 sq feet of living space with 5 bedrooms. The fl oor plan is ideal for family living with an open kitchen-family “great room” on the ground fl oor plus a spacious entertainment/media area on the lower level. This Spanish/Mediterranean style home features an open fl ow between rooms and many custom designer details, abundant light throughout, oil rubbed French Oak fl oors and decorator features on every level. Distinguishing Features: 5 Bedrooms, 4 Full Bathrooms and 2 Half Baths Elegant Living Room with beam ceilings, fi replace and two sets of French doors to front patio & private rear yard Chef’s Kitchen with granite countertops, spacious center island, eat-in area Living area: over 4,100 sq ft per architect’s plans (includes over 1500+ sq ft basement) Lot Size: 6,500 sq ft per county records New Price $4,589,000 Top-Rated Palo Alto Schools (Walter Hays Elementary, Jordan Middle, Palo Alto High-buyer to verify enrollment) www.2303Cowper.com

LEANNAH HUNT & LAUREL HUNT ROBINSON L eannah Hunt (650) 475.2030 www.LeannahandLaurel.com aurel Hunt Robinson L [email protected] [email protected] DRE# 01009791 DRE# 01747147

PROVEN PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNNITY LEADERSHIP. UNMATCHED KNOWLEDGE OF MID-PENNISULA NEIGHBORHOODS. EXCEPTIONAL PERSONAL SERVICE. A TRACK RECORD OF OUTSTANDING RESULTS.

PALO ALTO LOS ALTOS LOS ALTOS HILLS MENLO PARK ATHERTON PORTOLA VALLEY WOODSIDE MT. VIEW REDWOOD CITY ...AND THE ENTIRE MID-PENINSULA

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 47 60 Joaquin Road, Portola Valley tunning & Serene 3 bd 3 ba Home on 1.5 Acre Swith absolutely captivating views of the peninsula, western hills, San Francisco, and Mt. Tamalpais. The 3-story home features an open and wonderfully Light-ﬁ lled interior. Highlights include white-washed vaulted ceilings, Generous eat-in kitchen, & Clerestory windows that blend the lines between interior and exterior. An exceptional opportunity to experience a luxurious lifestyle in a rural setting. Excellent Hiking, Biking, Close Proximity to 280, Stanford, Menlo Park & Palo Alto Open House: Sun 11/3 1:30-4:30 www.60joaquin.com

Nino M. Gaetano c 650 207 1986 [email protected] BRE 01236316

Page 48ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Coldwell Banker #1 IN CALIFORNIA

Atherton Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $6,795,000 Atherton $33,000,000 Los Altos $1,850,000 76 Lilac Drive Exceptional custom home in Lindenwood. One level By appointment only Extremely rare opportunity to own 3.8 flat Lovely Los Altos rancher home in a park like setting of approx. living plus a 3-bedroom guest house. 5 BR/4.5 BA acres on prime West Atherton Street. 5 BR/6.5 BA 11,680 sq.ft. (per cnty). 3 BR/2 BA Tom LeMieux CalBRE #01066910 650.323.7751 Susie Dews & Shena Hurley Ellen Vernazza CalBRE #01320111 650.851.1961 CalBRE #00781220 650.325.6161

Menlo Park Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,995,000 Menlo Park Sat/Sun 1 - 4 $2,799,000 Menlo Park Sun 1 - 4 $2,749,000 10 Arbol Grande Court Great floor plan. 2 suites up + main lvl bd 2160 Cedar Ave New listing! Exceptional new construction in fabulous 2050 Gordon Ave Elegant LR, gourmet kitchen w/ center island. & bth. Kit opens to great room. Formal LR & DR 5 BR/4 BA West MP location. Modern Craftsman. Las Lomitas. 5 BR/4.5 BA Exquisite master suite! Lovely backyard! 4 BR/3.5 BA Nancy Goldcamp CalBRE #00787851 650.325.6161 Chris McDonnell & Kelly Griggs Keri Nicholas CalBRE #01198898 650.323.7751 CalBRE #00870468/01812313 650.324.4456

Menlo Park Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,995,000 Menlo Park Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,500,000 Palo Alto $4,850,000 742 Live Oak Ave Allied Arts. Brand new construction in the heart 300 Sand Hill Ci #202 Must see! Rare, one-level unit overlooking By Appointment Only! Striking architectural features & designer of downtown MP. Custom high-end finishes & appliances. 4 BR/2.5 14th fairway of Sharon Heights golf course. 3 BR/2 BA materials! Incomparable 10 yr new English Tudor 7 BR/7.5 BA BA Deanna Tarr CalBRE #00585398 650.324.4456 Judy Shen CalBRE #01272874 650.328.5211 Billy McNair CalBRE #01343603 650.324.4456

Palo Alto $2,399,000 Palo Alto Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,748,000 Redwood City Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $995,000 5 bdrm 3 ba home near downtown. Hdwd floors,skylight, fam kit 3181 Emerson Street Beautiful, spacious, updated Midtown 2-story. 580 Lakeview Way Beautifully remodeled Emerald Hills charmer. opens to private back yard! Plus office. Light and bright! 4 BR/3.5 BA Large 9.676 sq ft lot. 2 BR/1 BA Ken Morgan & Arlene Gault Ken Morgan & Arlene Gault Paul Skrabo CalBRE #00665727 650.323.7751 CalBRE #00877457 & 01242236 650.328.5211 CalBRE #00877457 & 01242236 650.328.5211

Redwood City Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $850,000 Redwood City Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $399,000 Woodside $2,275,000 2455 Ohio Ave Location, location! Lovely home in desirable Woodside 1090 Main #409 Top floor condo w/views of bay & downtown. 2/2 Vintage Ranch Style Home. One of the finest locations in WDS Plaza location. Freshly painted & ready to move in! 3 BR/2 BA w/formal dining area & cathedral ceilings Hills area. 1.15 ac of flat land! Possible Bay Vws! 3 BR/3.5 BA Bonnie Biorn CalBRE #01343603 650.324.4456 Tom Huff CalBRE #00922877 650.325.6161 Scott Dancer CalBRE #00868362 650.851.2666

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 49 Page 50ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V MATT SKRABO + SERENO GROUP = ANOTHER SUCCESS STORY

In search of an out-of-the-box realtor who offers an entrepenuer mindset, family tradition 3RD-GENERATION and incredible results? Then Matt Skrabo is the REALTOR & realtor for you! Matt brings a unique approach to TOP-PRODUCER Sereno Group through his family legacy, passion for life + real estate and his strong ties within the community—Matt knows someone everywhere he goes—Literally! We call him Mr. Palo Alto. Matt, welcome to the Sereno Group family!

SOLD SOLD SOLD

483 JACOBS CT., PALO ALTO 565 BARRON ST., MENLO PARK 1330 CORDILLERAS AV, SUNNYVALE REPRESENTED BUYER REPRESENTED BUYER REPRESENTED BUYER

SOLD SOLD SOLD

3732 FEATHER LANE, PALO ALTO 3197 LOUIS ROAD, PALO ALTO 600 WILLOW RD. #22, MENLO PARK REPRESENTED SELLER REPRESENTED BUYER REPRESENTED SELLER WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT MATT “Matt is just Awesome! We truly enjoyed working with him - He’s a great human being as well.” –The Kamath Family ´0DWW6NUDERZDVSDWLHQW SOHDVDQWZLWKP\ZLIHDQG,WKURXJKRXWWKHSURFHVVRIVHOOLQJRXUÀUVWKRPHDQGEX\LQJRXU second, both in Menlo Park.” –The Martin Family ´:HSXUFKDVHGRXUÀUVWSURSHUW\WKURXJK0DWWDQGKLVWHDPDQGWKHUHLVDUHDVRQZK\ZHZLOOVWLFNZLWKWKHPRQRXUQH[W purchase, His three areas of strength include: (1) Communication, (2) Persistence, (3) Negotiating.” –The DeVall Family

MATT SKRABO 3rd - Generation REALTOR® www.MATTSKRABO.com (650) 804-6673 [email protected] BRE # 01910597

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 51 Page 52ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V 1159 Topaz Ave , San Jose LOVELY RANCH-STYLE HOME WITH STUNNING KITCHEN/DINING AREA

9HU\$IIRUGDEH6LQJOH)DPLO\+RXVH*UHDW,QYHVWPHQW

% ( $% #$'%$% %#&$ %# ' %$ !$

OPEN HOUSE 1:30-4:30 # $ ) %# $ ) ' ! " % Offered at $700,000 %SBXJOHGPSUXPOJHIUT-BT7FHBTWBDBUJPOMPEHJOH Juliana 1BMP"MUP"HFOU NPTUTBMFT (650) 857-1000 .#"--# Lee [email protected] IUUQJULIANALEE.COM BRE # 00851314 4258 McKellar Lane, Palo Alto

Open Sat & Sun Green Acres Home 1:30 - 4:30 ituated on a quiet cul-de-sac, this 3 S bedroom, 2 bath home features spacious rooms and easy access to the private back YARDWITHMATURETREES5PGRADESINCLUDE SKYLIGHTS DUALPANEDWINDOWS NEWERROOF and stainless steel kitchen appliances. 0LUS THEREISABONUSWORKROOMANDPARKING pad for boat or RV. Great location, close to NEARBYSCHOOLS INCLUDING'UNN(IGH3CHOOL (buyer to verify availability.) Offered at $1,498,000 www.4258McKellar.com

Lynne Mercer ,MERCER APRCOMsWWW,-ERCERCOMs650.906.0162 578 UNIVERSITY AVE PALO ALTO, CA 94301 BRE#00796211

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 53 PALO ALTO WEEKLY OPEN HOMES EXPLORE OUR MAPS, HOMES FOR SALE, OPEN HOMES, VIRTUAL TOURS, PHOTOS, PRIOR SALE INFO, NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDES ON www.PaloAltoOnline.com/real_estate UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL TIMES ARE 1:30-4:30 PM ATHERTON MOUNTAIN VIEW 580 Lakeview Wy $995,000 EXPLORE Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 323-7751 3 Bedrooms 3 Bedrooms 140 Selby Ln $4,999,000 OUR 936 Valencia Ave $1,398,000 3 Bedrooms Sat 2-4/Sun 1:30-4:30 Alain Pinel Realtors 941-1111 Sat /Sun Alain Pinel, Realtors 323-1111 180 Santa Clara Av $1,095,000 WEB SITE Sun Coldwell Banker 851-2666 4 Bedrooms s)NTERACTIVEMAPS 3 Bedrooms - Townhouse 1222 Dewey St $955,000 79 Normandy Ln $2,998,000 s(OMESFORSALE 2545 W Middlefield Rd $895,888 s/PENHOMES Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751 Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751 Sat/Sun 10-6 Classic Communities (888) 524-2232 s6IRTUALTOURS 2455 Ohio Av $850,000 187 Atherton Av $6,895,000 s0RIORSALEINFO 5 Bedrooms Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456 Sun Intero-Woodside 206-6200 ANDMORE 961 Valencia Av $1,898,000 1 James Ave $3,595,000 Sat /Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111 4 Bedrooms Sun Frontier West Properties (415) 305-7817 531 Beresford Av $2,395,000 FIND YOUR NEW HOME PALO ALTO 5 Bedrooms Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751 PaloAltoOnline.com/real_estate 3 Bedrooms 76 Lilac Dr $6,795,000 706 Lakeview Wy $1,795,000 4258 McKellar Lane $1,498,000 Sun Coldwell Banker 323-7751 Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751 Sat /Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111 73 Nora Wy $2,688,000 2296 Bryant St $2,100,000 Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751 SAN CARLOS Sat /Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 4 Bedrooms CUPERTINO 4 Bedrooms 2819 Eaton Av $2,799,000 3181 Emerson St $1,748,000 3 Bedrooms - Townhouse Sun Intero-Woodside 206-6200 Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 328-5211 19876 Beekman Place $875,000 4301 El Camino Real $1,558,888 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500 SAN JOSE Sat 10-5/Sun 10-6 Classic Communities (877) 332-0783 3 Bedrooms EAST PALO ALTO 633 Chimalus Dr $2,368,000 Sat /Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111 1982 Mcdaniel Av $829,000 2 Bedrooms - Condominium Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 324-4456 3832 Grove Av $2,695,000 1982 W Bayshore Rd #138 $549,000 Sat /Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 1159 Topaz Av $700,000 Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456 Sat 10:30-4:30/Sun 1:30-4:30 Keller Williams 454-8500 5 Bedrooms 3 Bedrooms 2303 Cowper St $4,589,000 4 Bedrooms 3 Bedrooms 451 Larkspur Dr $399,000 Sat/Sun Sereno Group 323-1900 1808 Mcniff Pl $1,350,000 929 Valparaiso Av $1,698,000 Sat Coldwell Banker 324-4456 Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 323-7751 Sun Coldwell Banker 323-7751 385 Parkside Dr $2,595,000 Sat/Sun Midtown Realty 321-1596 1985 Oak Av $1,899,000 6 Bedrooms LOS ALTOS 3340 Kenneth Dr Call for price Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456 15707 Highland Dr $1,350,000 3 Bedrooms Sat/Sun Zane Macgregor & Company 324-9900 676 Nash Ave Call for price Sun Intero Real Estate (408) 557-3809 1567 Siesta Dr $1,850,000 Sat /Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111 510 Lowell Av $5,280,000 Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 851-1961 Sat /Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 4 Bedrooms WOODSIDE 4 Bedrooms 2059 Palo Alto Wy $2,498,000 PORTOLA VALLEY 2 Bedrooms 1720 Parkhills Av $1,898,000 Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751 1400 Native Sons Rd $1,150,000 Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 941-1111 2 Bedrooms 1975 Valparaiso Av $1,628,000 50 Santa Maria Ave $1,798,000 Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 851-2666 6+ Bedrooms Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 851-1961 3 Bedrooms 275 Los Altos Ct $2,895,000 2098 Cedar Av $1,699,000 Sun Intero Real Estate Services 543-7740 Sun Coldwell Banker 323-7751 3 Bedrooms 52 Morse Ln $1,595,000 1351 Sherman Ave $2,450,000 60 Joaquin Rd $2,195,000 Sun Coldwell Banker 851-2666 LOS ALTOS HILLS Sun Miles McCormick 400-1001 Sun Oliver Luxury Real Estate 321-8900 20 Patrol Ct $2,198,000 451 Portola Rd $4,995,000 3 Bedrooms 742 Live Oak Av $1,995,000 Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 851-2666 Sat/Sun Intero-Woodside 206-6200 25700 Bassett Ln $3,300,000 Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456 4 Bedrooms 2050 Gordon Av $2,749,000 5 Bedrooms Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 941-7040 2 Bridle Ln $4,850,000 Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751 271 Gabarda Wy $2,788,000 4 Bedrooms Sun Coldwell Banker 851-2666 5 Bedrooms Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751 27464 Altamont Rd $4,196,000 3100 Woodside Rd $3,850,000 2331 Crest Ln $3,983,222 Sat /Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 941-1111 Sun Coldwell Banker 851-2666 Sun Intero-Woodside 206-6200 REDWOOD CITY 2145 Ward Wy $2,849,000 10 Arbol Grande Ct $2,995,000 2 Bedrooms - Condominium MENLO PARK Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 Sun Coldwell Banker 325-6161 1090 Main St #409 $399,000 2 Bedrooms - Condominium 140 Royal Oaks Ct $4,295,000 Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 325-6161 410 Star Hill Rd $1,549,000 2140 Santa Cruz Av #B201 $549,000 Sun 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 1240 Woodside Rd #31 $389,000 Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751 Sat/Sun American Green Realty Inc 302-2449 2160 Cedar Av $2,799,000 Sun Coldwell Banker 325-6161 8 Skyline Dr $1,288,000 3 Bedrooms - Condominium Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 324-4456 2 Bedrooms Sat 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751 300 Sand Hill Ci #202 $1,500,000 2179 Clayton Dr $3,595,000 18 Alverno Ct $1,125,000 140 Crest Rd $2,275,000 Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456 Sun Landmark Properties (408) 313-1988 Sun Coldwell Banker 323-7751 Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 851-2666

Residential Michael Repka

real estate Before you select a real estate agent, expertise for the meet with Michael Repka to discuss how his real estate law and tax back- mid-peninsula. ground beneﬁ ts Ken DeLeon’s clients.

Managing Broker DeLeon Realty JD - Rutgers School of Law (650) 488.7325 L.L.M (Taxation) DRE# 01854880 | CA BAR# 255996 Broker Associate www.NickGranoski.com NYU School of Law [email protected] Alain Pinel President’s Club [email protected] NICKGRANOSKI DRE #00994196 650/269–8556 www.deleonrealty.com

Page 54ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V MENLO PARK OFFICE 650.462.1111 LOS ALTOS OFFICE 650.941.1111 MENLO PARK OFFICE 650.462.1111

BY APPOINTMENT BY APPOINTMENT BY APPOINTMENT WOODSIDE PORTOLA VALLEY WOODSIDE Renovated 4bd/5.5ba home on 3+/-ac in prime central Custom-built 3bd/2ba home with fabulous panoramic 3bd/2.5ba home offers a private retreat with expansive Woodside. Pool/spa, tennis court, BBQ. $10,320,000 views of the bay and city lights. $2,828,000 views from nearly every room. $2,825,000

PALO ALTO OFFICE 650.323.1111 PALO ALTO OFFICE 650.323.1111 PALO ALTO OFFICE 650.323.1111

OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BY APPOINTMENT OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY PALO ALTO 633 Chimalus Dr PALO ALTO PALO ALTO 4258 McKellar Ln Barron Park Charmer. Located on a quiet street with Remodeled 3bd/2ba Craftsman home with 2-car garage, 3bd/2ba move-in ready home on a quiet cul-de-sac. 4bd/3ba, 2-car garage. 20 years new. $2,368,000 separate family/dining room. $2,198,000 Spacious rooms plus bonus workshop. $1,498,000

LOS ALTOS OFFICE 650.941.1111 WOODSIDE OFFICE 650.529.1111 LOS ALTOS OFFICE 650.941.1111

OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BY APPOINTMENT OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY LOS ALTOS 136 Paso Robles Ave WOODSIDE MENLO PARK 300 Sand Hill Cir Unit 201 Beautifully remodeled 3bd/1ba home with detached office/ 4bd/2.5ba on1.48+/-ac useable lot with several zones. Spacious 3bd/2ba condo with serene views, surrounded cottage. Nice backyard with fruit trees. $1,495,000 Separate recreation room. $1,395,000 by luxurious golf course. $1,298,000

MAKE YOUR MOVE

##!"#!#"!#&&%"$! $" $) $(!"!(#*!($!#&#$"#( ' !# *!!($!"

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 55 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PUMPKIN CONTEST WINNERS!

Thanks to everyone who participated. Hope you had a Happy Halloween!

TODDLER EARLY ELEMENTARY LATE ELEMENTARY

Mia Randall Charlotte Plut Aditi Poddar

Eve Dixon Liana Redican Jasper Sands

WWW.SERENOGROUP.COM WWW.SERENOGROUP.COM/ONEPERCENT

twitter.com/serenogroup facebook.com/serenogroup

PALO ALTO // LOS ALTOS // SARATOGA // LOS GATOS // WILLOW GLEN // SANTA CRUZ !$ "% " !# ! !! !"! !# &! ! " !% ! " % "% "# !!! " !! $ ! ! "

Page 56ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V fogster.comTM THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEB SITE Marketplace Combining the reach of the Web with print ads reaching over 150,000 readers!

fogster.comfogster.com is a unique isweb a unique site offering web site FREE offering postings FREE from postings communities from communities throughout throughoutthe Bay Area the and Bay Area and an opportunityan opportunity for your ad forto appearyour ad into the appear Palo inAlto the Weekly, Palo Alto The Weekly, Almanac The and Almanac the Mountain and the View Mountain Voice. View Voice.

SPEECH Therapist WANTED 140 Lost & Found 210 Garage/Estate 345 Tutoring/ 560 Employment Do you have:

Bulletin Sales Lessons Information U/ iÊii`ÊvÀÊviÝLÌÞÊÛiÀÊÞÕÀÊ`>ÞÊ Mountain View, 1519 Todd Street, Nov. English Writing/SAT Tutor Drivers schedule. 2, 9-4 Earn $1000+ per wk. Full benefits + 355 Items for Sale quality hometime. New trucks arriving. U/ iÊìÃÀiÊÌÊÜÀÊì«iìÌÞÊÞiÌÊ Board Mountain View, 184 Espinosa Lane, still be part of a collaborative team of M - Sun, 9-6 0-6monBoyClothesNewColderSeason CDL A required. Call 877-258-8782 www.ad-drivers.com skilled professionals. 115 Announcements Palo Alto, 3475 Tippawingo Street, 3DVDs3+Yrs,LittlePeope,TravelAdv (Cal-SCAN) November 3rd, 9-3 3DVDsBobTheBuilder,Thomas,Sesame U Ý«iÀiViÊÊ«ÀÛ`}Ê>ÃÃiÃÃiÌÃ]Ê Did You Know Drivers: Class A continuum of care and patient sup- that Ten Million adults tweeted in the 215 Collectibles & DisneyDVDsSingAlongSongs$10 flatbed drivers wanted! Regional and port for neurologically impaired and Cash Reward for lost Hearing Aid Nationwide. Top pay and full benefits. past month, while 164 million read a Pumpkin dressup 3-12 months 2pc medically-complex patients including newspaper in print or online in the past Lost: A behind-the-ear traditional hear- Antiques Training available. Call 800-762-3776 TBI, SCI and stroke. (Cal-SCAN) week? Advertise in 240 California news- ing aid, with a custom-fit earmold. Lost ANTIQUE SACRISTY ARMOIRE - $ 620- papers for one low cost. Your 25 word somewhere in the street parking area Drivers: CDL-A classified ad will reach over 6 million+ near or between Bryant and Hamilton Bone China Teacups, Silver Tray - $15 Train and Work for Us! Professional, If yes, read on.. Californians. For brochure call Elizabeth Streets in Palo Alto. Lost some time - $25 focused CDL training available. (916)288-6019. (Cal-SCAN) around 2 p.m. on Saturday, October Contemporary Nude Oil Painting - $550 Choose Company Driver, Owner CareMeridian opened a brand new 12 19, 2013. Will pay a large cash reward Pregnant? Operator, Lease Operator or Lease bed facility in the city of Pleasanton and for its safe return in good, working con- Thinking of Adoption? Talk with car- 235 Wanted to Buy Trainer. (877) 369-7126 www. we are looking for a Speech Therapist dition and with its serial number intact. to Independently Contract. ing agency specializing in matching Cash for Diabetic Test Strips CentralTruckDrivingJobs.com

Birthmothers with Families Nationwide. Don't throw boxes away-Help others. (Cal-SCAN) Photo shown is not my hearing aid; it is Our facility is different from any one Living Expenses paid. Call 24/7 Abby's Unopened /Unexpired boxes only. 475 Psychotherapy & Drivers: Owner Operator for demonstration purposes only. you've worked in. We offer the feel of One True Gift Adoptions. 866-413- All Brands Considered! Call Anytime! Dedicated home weekly! Solos up to Counseling working in a home setting, the flexibility 6293. Void in Illinois/ New Mexico/ 24hrs/7days (888) 491-1168 $175,000/year, $2500 Sign-on Bonus! of private practice, and the support of Indiana (AAN CAN) 145 Non-Profits (Cal-SCAN) Teams up to $350,000/year. $5000 a committed team of therapists, nurses Counseling Services Sign-on Bonus! Forward Air IFES Pork Feast (Matança) Needs and care staff. Mental Research Institute clinics offer 888-652-5611 (Cal-SCAN) DONATE BOOKS/HELP PA LIBRARY 240 Furnishings/ Moms/Daughters- $ Stanford low cost counseling services by Homemailer Program We contract for our therapy staff which Moms/Daughters- $ Stanford Household items appointment for individuals, original ringtones Help Wanted! make extra money in our means that you have the flexibility to couples, families and children in WISH LIST FRIENDS PA LIBRARY Drapery Rod Sets (RH) Estate ORB - free ever popular homemailer program, set your work schedule to meet the Stanford music tutoring English, Spanish, and Mandarin. $125 includes valuable guidebook! Start patient load and needs. Woodside Nursery 40th Bash Location: 555 immediately! Genuine! 1-888-292-1120 150 Volunteers dresser and mirror - 200.00 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto. For Yard Sale, Saturday, Oct 26 www.easywork-fromhome.com Please email resume to Ernie at Docents needed! information, call 650/321-3055 Estate Sale (AAN CAN) [email protected] Fosterers Needed for Moffet Cats 130 Classes & small dresser - $200.00 Media Makeup Artists or fax to 925.461.2335. Instruction FRIENDS OF THE PALO ALTO LIBRARY TV hutch - $35.00 Earn $500 a day. Airbrush & Media Makeup Artists For: Ads - TV - Film Moms/Daughters- $ Stanford twin trundle bed - $400.00 Airline Careers - Fashion Train & Build Portfolio in 1 begin here. Get FAA approved Museum Docents Needed! week. Business Maintenance training. Stanford Flu Vaccine Study 245 Miscellaneous www.AwardMakeupSchool.com Financial aid for qualified students AT&T U-verse (AAN CAN) - Housing available. Job placement Stanford Research Study for just $29/mo! Bundle and Save with Sales: Insurance Agents assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of AT&T Internet+Phone+TV and get a Jobs Services Earn $500/day. Leads, no cold calls; Maintenance 877-804-5293 (Cal-SCAN) 152 Research Study FREE pre-paid Visa Card! (Select plans). commissions paid daily; lifetime renew- HURRY, CALL NOW! 800-319-3280 Airline Careers Volunteers 500 Help Wanted als; complete training; health/dental 615 Computers begin here. Get trained as FAA certi- (Cal-SCAN) insurance; Life license required. Call My Computer Works fied Aviation Technician. Housing and Cable TV-Internet-Phone Having Sleep Problems? Newspaper Delivery Route 1-888-713-6020 (Cal-SCAN) Computer problems? Viruses, spyware, Financial aid for qualified students. Job Satellite. Save! You`ve Got A Choice! If you are 60 years or older, you may Immediate Opening email, printer issues, bad internet con- placement assistance. Call Aviation Options from ALL major service provid- be eligible to participate in a study Route available on Fridays to deliver Truck Drivers nections - FIX IT NOW! Professional, Institute of Maintenance, 877-492-3059 ers. Call us to learn more! CALL Today. of Non-Drug Treatments for Insomnia the Palo Alto Weekly, an award- Solos and teams: NO East coast, plenty U.S.-based technicians. $25 off service. (AAN CAN) 888-706-4301. (Cal-SCAN) sponsored by the National Institutes winning community newspaper, to of miles, scheduled hometime. Paid Call for immediate help. 1-888-865- Become a Paralegal of Health, and conducted at the DirecTV homes and businesses in Palo Alto. vacation, rider program, late model 0271 (Cal-SCAN) Immigration or Bankruptcy. $395 Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Over 140 channels only $29.99 a Newspapers must be picked up equipment.Call Chuck or Tim 800-645- includes certificate, Resume and 94% Participants will receive extensive month. Call Now! Triple savings! $636 between 6AM and 8AM in Palo Alto 3748 (Cal-SCAN) 624 Financial placement in all 58 CA counties. For sleep evaluation and individual treat- in Savings, Free upgrade to Genie and and delivered by 5PM. Pays approx. Work from Home Credit Card Debt? more information www.mdsandassoci- ment. For more information, please 2013 NFL Sunday ticket free!! Start sav- $100 per day (plus $20 bonus for Help Wanted! Make up to $1000 a Get free of credit card debt now! Cut ates.com or Call 626-552-2885 and call Stephanie at (650) 493-5000 ing today! 1-800-291-0350 (Cal-SCAN) extra large editions). Additional 626-918-3599 (Cal-SCAN) ext. 69255.(For general information bonus of approx. $200 following suc- week mailing brochures from home! payments by up to half. Stop creditors about participant rights, contact DISH TV Retailer cessful 13 week introductory period. Helping home workers since 2001! from calling. 888-416-2691. (Cal-SCAN) German language class Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) 866-680-2906.) Must be at least 18 y/o. Valid CDL, Genuine opportunity! No experience Guaranteed Income and High Speed Internet starting at Instruction for Hebrew reliable vehicle and current auto required. Start immediately! For Your Retirement. Avoid market $14.95/month (where available.) Save! Bar and Bat Mitzvah For Affiliated and insurance req’d. Please email your www.process-brochures.com (AAN CAN) risk & get guaranteed income in retire- Ask About Same Day Installation! Call Unaffiliated experience and qualifications to ment! CALL for FREE copy of our SAFE Now! 1-800-357-0810 (Cal-SCAN) George Rubin, M.A. in [email protected]. Or call Jon MONEY GUIDE Plus Annuity Quotes Hebrew/Jewish Education Reduce Your Cable Bill Silver, 650-868-4310 Physical Therapist WANTED from A-Rated companies! 800-375- 650/424-1940 Get an All-Digital Satellite system Do you have: 8607 (Cal-SCAN) installed for Free and programming Student Loan Payments? starting at $24.99/mo. FREE HD/DVR U/ iÊii`ÊvÀÊviÝLÌÞÊÛiÀÊÞÕÀÊ 133 Music Lessons ONLINE EDITOR Cut your student loan payments in For Sale upgrade for new callers, so CALL NOW! daily schedule. Christina Conti Private Piano Embarcadero Media’s East Bay HALF or more even if you are Late or in (877)366-4509 (Cal-SCAN) Instruction Division is seeking an online edi- U/ iÊìÃÀiÊÌÊÜÀÊì«iìÌÞÊ Default. Get Relief FAST Much LOWER (650) 493-6950 201 Autos/Trucks/ Fire Extinguisher New Kidde - $10 tor. The online editor maintains yet still be part of a collaborative payments. Call Student Hotline 855- Hope Street Music Studios Pet Tote Bag Carrier Sherpa - $35 the DanvilleExpress.com and team of skilled professionals. 589-8607 (Cal-SCAN) In downtown Mtn.View. Most Parts SanRamonExpress.com websites, Instruments voice. All ages & Ford 2011 F-250 Super Duty - 14400 Wow! Nice 4 Wheel Walker, Will - push email products, is active in U Ý«iÀiViÊÊ«ÀÛ`}Ê>ÃÃiÃÃ- 636 Insurance levels 650-961-2192 www. $65.00 marketing the sites' content in social ments, continuum of care and patient Mini 2010 Cooper S - $3000 Auto Insurance HopeStreetMusicStudios.com media and assists with the production support for neurologically impaired Save $$$ on Auto Insurance from the 260 Sports & of the Pleasanton Weekly community and medically-complex patients Piano Lessons in Palo Alto major names you know and trust. No 202 Vehicles Wanted newspaper. Maintenance of the sites including TBI, SCI and stroke. Call Alita at 650.838.9772 Exercise Equipment forms. No hassle. No obligation. Call Cash for Cars includes: updating the pages with Ready for My Quote now! Call 1-888- Weights 2.5lb Velcro Wrap On - $8 pair Any Car/Truck. Running or Not! Top fresh, compelling content; writing, edit- 706-8325. (Cal-SCAN) 135 Group Activities Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Call For ing, and producing online features; cre- If yes, read on.. “free” Trade Books Site: PBS Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3808 www. ating and coordinating editorial, image, video and multimedia assets; over- 645 Office/Home Thanks to St Jude cash4car.com (AAN CAN) CareMeridian opened a brand Kid’s seeing all production and managing new 12 bed facility in the city of Business Services Donate Your Car projects from conception to launch; Pleasanton and we are looking for a Fast Free Towing 24 hr. Response Classified Advertising facilitating interaction with groups Physical Therapist to Independently - Tax Deduction. United Breast The business that considers itself directly involved in site production; Contract. Cancer Foundation. Providing Free immune to advertising, finds itself ARE YOU Stuff producing interactive features; and Mammograms and Breast Cancer Info immune to business. Reach Californians conceptualizing new ways to present Our facility is different from any one 888-792-1675 (Cal-SCAN) with a Classified in almost every content. The editor will need to make you've worked in. We offer the feel The Palo Alto county Over 270 newspapers! Combo- Donate Your Car, Truck, Boat 330 Child Care sound choices about content based on of working in a home setting, the California Daily and Weekly Networks. to Heritage for the Blind. Free 3 Day the site audience and its interests. flexibility of private practice, and Offered Free Brochures. [email protected] or Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, The online editor must have a solid the support of a committed team of Weekly (916)288-6019. (Cal-SCAN) All Paperwork Taken Care Of. Exp. Nanny Available grounding in the basic principles of therapists, nurses and care staff. 888-902-6851. (Cal-SCAN) Infant to 5 years. Monday-Thurs, 8-1 or packaging, editing and writing for the Display Business Card Ad Marketplace Wednesday anytime. Exp., refs., CDL. Web; have excellent news judgment; We contract for our therapy staff Many a small thing has been made 203 Bicycles Meal prep., pet care OK. and demonstrable headline writing, which means that you have the flex- large by the right kind of advertising 650/556-3408 is online at: 2 bikes - $75: $175 image selection and content packag- ibility to set your work schedule to - Mark Twain. Advertise your business EXPERIENCED NANNY ing skills. The editor must be currently meet the patient load and needs. card sized ad in 140 California news- active on social media sites like Twitter papers for one low cost. Reach over http://www.fogster.com and Facebook, a passion for social Please email resume to Ernie at 3 million+ Californians. Free brochure TM media, news and have thorough knowl- Ernesto.Aton@thementornetwork. [email protected] (916)288-6019. CONNECTED? edge of the industry. com or fax to 925.461.2335. (Cal-SCAN) fogster.com Send resume and letter of interest to [email protected].

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 57 “In the Cards”--I’m kind of a big deal. Matt Jones Home Public Services 710 Carpentry Notices Cabinetry-Individual Designs Precise, 3-D Computer Modeling: Owens Construction Mantels * Bookcases * Workplaces Thank you SF Bay area for a great 25 Palo Alto 995 Fictitious Name *Wall Units * Window Seats. Ned Hollis, years of building! It doesn’t get better and the opportu- Statement 650/856-9475 www.OwensConstruction.biz nity to rent a home like this is RARE! CA Lic 730995 Executive stunning home steps FANGCAO READING CIRCLE 715 Cleaning from downtown Palo Alto while on a FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 757 Handyman/ quiet residential street. Never stress STATEMENT Services about parking again, as you stroll to File No.: 583408 House Cleaning in the BAY!!! Repairs town, the farmer’s market or to the The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Maria's Housecleaning Service CompleteomeRepair movies. ABLE Maintenanc Fangcao Reading Circle, located at 195 19 years exp., excellent refs. Good Monroe Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94306, rates, own car. Maria 650/207-4709 emodelin This beautiful and updated 4 BD, 3 HANDYMAN ProfessionalPainting full bath home is a spacious 2,600 Santa Clara County. Navarro Housecleaning Services FRED Carpentr square feet and displays exceptional This business is owned by: Married Apartments and homes. Carpets and Plumbing quality at every level. Indoor high- Couple. windows. 20 years exp., good refs. Call 30 Years Experience The name and residence address of the CustomCabineDesig lights include: seperate formal dining for free est. 650/853-3058; 650.529.1662 Deckence room, chef’s spacious kitchen, bar/ owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): 650/796-0935 650.483.4227 AnMuchMore entertaining area (with 500 bottle JULIE LIAO Olga's Housecleaning wine fridge...start collecting!), large 195 Monroe Drive Res./Com. Wkly/mo. Low Rates. Local 759 Hauling bonus/media room, master bed- Palo Alto, CA 94306 Refs. 25 years Exp. & Friendly. I Love room has high ceilings and balcony. YONGHUI ZHANG 195 Monroe Drive My Job! Ins. J & G HAULING SERVICE Outdoors, a private lush garden (650) 380-1406 with outdoor sink, BBQ and fridge Palo Alto, CA 94306 Answers on page 59 ©2012 Jonesin’ Crosswords Misc. junk, office, garage, furniture, Registrant/Owner began transacting mattresses, green waste yard debri and outdoor heat ceiling lamps. It is every entertainer’s dream home. business under the fictitious business Across Down Orkopina Housecleaning and more... Lic. &Ins. FREE esti- name(s) listed above on 03/01/2013. 1 Drill sergeant’s syllable 1 Outdoors activity Since 1985 mates. 650-743-8852 (see my Yelp This statement was filed with the reviews) If you love the downtown Palo Alto 4 Formal promise? 2 Depletes Full Service & Move In/Move Out lifestyle, there is no better home. County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara Dependable, Trustworthy, Detailed County on October 2, 2013. 10 Casablanca’s country: abbr. 3 Rainbow creators 650-962-1536 Johnston Hauling Schools: Addison Elementary, Jordan (PAW Oct. 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1, 2013) 13 Land on the Med. Sea 4 “Am ___ only one?” Credit Cards Accepted 100% Recycle Junk Removal and Palo Alto High School (PALY) ACUSCOPE CENTER’S Bonded & Insured | Lic. 20624 14 He wrote of Walden Pond 5 “Keep it down!” OrkopinaCleaningService.com Best Rates * Local Since 1985 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 16 Diminutive ending, in Italian 6 Condo grp. 650/327-HAUL; 415/999-0594 Please email Olenka with questions STATEMENT Insured - PL/PD or to schedule your appointment to File No.: 583147 17 Pop artist who used faceless 7 Part of ETA 730 Electrical see it: [email protected] The following person (persons) is (are) stick figures 8 German cameras Clarence Electric Co. 767 Movers doing business as: 19 Big shot in the office 9 Highway sections BAY AREA RELOCATION SERVICES Acuscope Center’s, located at 220 S. Palo Alto Home, 4 BR/2 BA - 4900.. 20 Serial piece Residential Specialist Homes, Apartments, Storage. Full California Ave. #100, Palo Alto, CA 10 Of small organisms mont 94306, Santa Clara County. 21 Budget brand of Intel CPUs Troubleshooting Experts Service moves. Serving the Bay 11 Two-person basketball game Area for 20 yrs. Licensed & Insured. This business is owned by: A 23 “Comfortably ___” (Pink Floyd) Sr/Mil Disc/CC accept Corporation. 12 Andy and Mickey Armando,650-630-0424. Sunnyvale, 4 BR/2.5 BA Live Response! CAL-T190632 The name and residence address of the 24 Jazz great with the album “High 15 “Unattractive” citrus Executive townhouse (2 story), owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): Priestess of Soul” #955129 18 Margarine holder Call 650-690-7995 designer decorated, furnished for HESHMAT CHIROPRACTIC INC. 27 Location finder, briefly 771 Painting/ casual & relaxing living. 4bd/2.5b 220 S. California Ave. # 100 22 Campfire remains Gourmet Kitchen - granite & fully 28 High-rated search engine, once 748 Gardening/ Wallpaper Palo Alto, CA 94306 24 Parachute fabric equipped. Ideal location - walk to res- Registrant/Owner began transacting 29 Hip hop fan, maybe taurants, shopping, Farmer’s Market, 25 Finishes a cake Landscaping REDWOOD PAINTING business under the fictitious business 30 Increasingly hard to find net Historical Murphy Street events & name(s) listed above on: N/A. 26 Message response that’s not Beckys Landscape Serving the peninsula over 15 years CalTran. Piano. no pets. Weekly maid surfer Weekly/periodic maint. Annual rose/fruit This statement was filed with the really a response Residential / Commercial service $4,400/mthly 12 month County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara 31 Calvin and Naomi tree pruning, clean-ups, irrigation, sod, Apartments, drywall retexturing and lease call 949.300.3808 28 “Footloose” actress Singer planting, raised beds. Power washing. County on September 24, 2013. 33 “The Devil’s Dictionary” author repair, window cleaning, pressure (PAW Oct. 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1, 2013) 30 Cold sore-fighting brand in a 650/444-3030 washing, and more... 36 ___ and Guilder (warring “The tiny tube Bonded STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF Princess Bride” nations) & Insured 650.271.7344 Lic# 15030605 825 Homes/Condos 31 Mall booth Citiscapes USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 37 They may include twists I have landscaped here for over File No. 583611 32 “___ get this party started” 30 years. Free consultation. Ken STYLE PAINTING for Sale The following person(s)entity (ies) has/ 38 Dip ___ in the water 33 “Gimme Shelter” speedway MacDonald 650-465-5627 Full service painting. Insured. Lic. Los Altos - $799000 have abandoned the use of the fictitious 39 Handout after a checkup Lic# 749570 903303. 650/388-8577 34 Oft-mocked treats Menlo Park, 3 BR/2 BA - $1099000 business name(s). The information given 40 Choke, or a joke below is as it appeared on the fictitious 35 “Helicopter” band ___ Party 775 Asphalt/ Redwood City, 3 BR/2 BA - $599000 business statement that was filed at the 43 15th-century Flemish painter 36 Dish served with a distinct J. Garcia Garden Maintenance Concrete County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. 46 “Damn Yankees” vamp sound Service 840 Vacation FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): Free est. 20 years exp. SUPER 8 MOTEL PALO ALTO 47 Vlad, as the legend goes 39 “Cyrano de Bergerac” star Jose Mtn. View Asphalt Sealing Rentals/Time Shares (650)366-4301 or (650)346-6781 Driveway, parking lot seal coating. 3200 El Camino Real 48 Green energy type 40 Become available to the gen- Asphalt repair, striping. 30+ yrs. Orlando, FL Vacation Palo Alto, CA 94306 49 You, to Yves eral public, as a new website family owned. Free est. Lic. 507814. Six days. Regularly $1,175.00. Yours FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON: today for only $389.00! You SAVE 67 50 He played Locke on “Lost” 41 “Thank U” singer Morissette LANDA’S GARDENING & 650/967-1129 04/17/2012 LANDSCAPING percent. PLUS One-week car rental UNDER FILE NO. 563877 54 “I’d like to buy ___” (“Wheel” 42 January birthstone included. Call for details. 1-800-985- REGISTRANT’S NAME(S): *Yard Maintenance *New Lawns Roe General Engineering request) 44 Utah ski resort *Clean Ups *Tree Trimming 6809 (Cal-SCAN) PRABHU CORPORATION Asphalt, concrete, pavers, tiles, sealing, 3200 El Camino Real 55 With great skill 45 “I ___ drink!” *Rototilling *Power Wash *Irrigation new construct, repairs. 35 yrs exp. No 1-3month home rental timer programming. 17 years exp. Palo Alto, CA 94306 56 Battle (for) 46 Reed recently deceased job too small. Lic #663703. THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY Ramon 650-576-6242 650/814-5572 850 Acreage/Lots/ 57 Ave. crossers 48 Flooring meas. [email protected] A Corporation. Storage This statement was filed with the 58 Had a debate 51 D&D, e.g. 779 Organizing Montana Land for Sale County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara 59 Superlative ending 52 “___ Mama Tambien” LAWN MOWING SERVICE - NO CHARGE Services +/-11,050 acres deeded, 53 separate County on October 8, 2013. 53 “Bravo, matador!” tracts sized 3 - 1680 acres. Missouri (PAW Oct. 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1, 2013) Leo Garcia Landscape/ End the Clutter & Get Organized Residential Organizing River frontage. MLBC, Russell iElite Forum Maintenance Pederson, Broker (406) 939-2501 iEliteForum.com Lawn and irrig. install, clean-ups. by Debra Robinson (650)941-5073 www.montanalandauctions.com FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Res. and comml. maint. Free Est. (Cal-SCAN) STATEMENT Lic. 823699. 650/369-1477. Shasta County File No.: 583796 1 acre. Trees, view, dirt road. $1,900 The following person (persons) is (are) This week’s SUDOKU R.G. Landscape Real down. $398.34 mo. ($35,900 cash doing business as: Yard Clean-ups, maintenance, installa- price.) Also 2 acres on paved road. 1.) iEliteForum, 2.) iEliteForum.com, tions. Call Reno for free est. OWC. Owner, 530/605-8857. located at 530 Lytton Ave., 2nd Fl. Palo 650/468-8859 Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. 3 6 8 Estate 855 Real Estate This business is owned by: A Limited Shubha Landscape Design Inc. Liability Company. Tired of Mow, Blow and Go? Services The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): 2 7 4 Owner operated, 40 years exp. All 801 Apartments/ All Areas: Roommates.com phases of gardening/landscaping. Ref. LINGUAM CONNECT LLC Condos/Studios Browse hundreds of online listings with 530 Lytton Ave., 2nd. Fl. Call Eric, 408/356-1350 photos and maps. Find your roommate Redwood City , 3 BR/1 BA - $2900 Palo Alto, CA 94301 1 5 751 General with a click of the mouse! Visit: http:// Registrant/Owner began transacting 803 Duplex www.Roommates.com. (AAN CAN) business under the fictitious business Contracting name(s) listed above on N/A. Redwood City, 2 BR/1 BA - $2,500.00 890 Real Estate This statement was filed with the 5 2 9 7 Wanted County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara A NOTICE TO READERS: 805 Homes for Rent County on October 15, 2013. It is illegal for an unlicensed person Menlo Park, 3 BR/2 BA - $5800/mon 1 BDRM/1 BA IDEAL Location (PAW Oct. 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8, 2013) to perform contracting work on 1 4 3 White Peak Entertainment any project valued at $500.00 or FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME more in labor and materials. State STATEMENT law also requires that contractors File No.: 583855 4 5 8 include their license numbers on all The following person (persons) is (are) advertising. Check your contrac- doing business as: tor’s status at www.cslb.ca.gov or White Peak Entertainment, located 800-321-CSLB (2752). Unlicensed 1 5 at 3130 Alpine Road Ste. 288-608, persons taking jobs that total less Portola Valley, CA 94028, Santa Clara than $500.00 must state in their County. advertisements that they are not This business is owned by: An 7 9 6 licensed by the Contractors State Individual. License Board. The name and residence address of the 4 3 9 Join today: owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): CDL Construction ROBERT PEAK 408-310-0355 Lic 781723B SupportLocalJournalism.org/PaloAlto 3130 Alpine Rd 288608 Answers on page 59 www.sudoku.name Portola Valley, CA 94028

Page 58ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Registrant/Owner began transacting N/A, of Official Records in the office A Petition for Probate has been filed of the Notice of Sale is $580,352.13. located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, appointed as personal representative to business under the fictitious business of the County Recorder of Santa Clara by: JUDITH MARY ROSS in the Superior The beneficiary under said Deed of CA, 95113. administer the estate of the decedent. name(s) listed above on 10/01/2013. County, State of California, will sell on Court of California, County of SANTA Trust heretofore executed and delivered If you object to the granting of the peti- The petition requests authority to This statement was filed with the 11/13/2013 at 9:00AM, Santa Clara CLARA. to the undersigned a written Declaration tion, you should appear at the hearing administer the estate under the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America The Petition for Probate requests that: of Default and Demand for Sale, and a and state your objections or file written Independent Administration of Estates County on October 16, 2013. Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Great JUDITH MARY ROSS be appointed as written Notice of Default and Election objections with the court before the Act. (This authority will allow the person- (PAW October 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8, 2013) America Ballroom at public auction, to personal representative to administer to Sell. The undersigned caused said hearing. Your appearance may be in al representative to take many actions 101LOAN the highest bidder for cash or check as the estate of the decedent. Notice of Default and Election to Sell person or by your attorney. without obtaining court approval. Before FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME described below, payable in full at time The petition requests authority to to be recorded in the county where If you are a creditor or a contingent taking certain very important actions, STATEMENT of sale, all right, title, and interest con- administer the estate under the the real property is located. NOTICE creditor of the decedent, you must however, the personal representative File No.: 583956 veyed to and now held by it under said Independent Administration of Estates TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are file your claim with the court and mail will be required to give notice to inter- The following person (persons) is (are) Deed of Trust, in the property situated Act. (This authority will allow the person- considering bidding on this property a copy to the personal representative ested persons unless they have waived doing business as: in said County and State and as more al representative to take many actions lien, you should understand that there appointed by the court within the later notice or consented to the proposed 101Loan, located at 555 College fully described in the above referenced without obtaining court approval. Before are risks involved in bidding at a trustee of either (1) four months from the date action.) The independent administration Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Deed of Trust. The street address and taking certain very important actions, auction. You will be bidding on a lien, of first issuance of letters to a general authority will be granted unless an inter- Clara County. other common designation, if any, of however, the personal representative not on the property itself. Placing the personal representative, as defined in ested person files an objection to the This business is owned by: A the real property described above is will be required to give notice to inter- highest bid at a trustee auction does section 58 (b) of the California Probate petition and shows good cause why the Corporation. purported to be: 711 MAYVIEW AVE, ested persons unless they have waived not automatically entitle you to free Code, or (2) 60 days from the date court should not grant the authority. The name and residence address of the PALO ALTO, CA, 943034547. The notice or consented to the proposed and clear ownership of the property. of mailing or personal delivery to you A HEARING on the petition will be held owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): undersigned Trustee disclaims any action.) The independent administration You should also be aware that the lien of a notice under section 9052 of the on November 27, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. OPES ADVISORS, INC. liability for any incorrectness of the authority will be granted unless an inter- being auctioned off may be a junior California Probate Code. in Dept.: 12 of the Superior Court 555 College Avenue street address and other common des- ested person files an objection to the lien. If you are the highest bidder at the Other California statutes and legal of California, County of Santa Clara, Palo Alto, CA 94306 ignation, if any, shown herein. The total petition and shows good cause why the auction, you are or may be responsible authority may affect your rights as a located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, Registrant/Owner began transacting amount of the unpaid balance with inter- court should not grant the authority. for paying off all liens senior to the lien creditor. You may want to consult with CA, 95113. business under the fictitious business est thereon of the obligation secured by A HEARING on the petition will be held being auctioned off, before you can an attorney knowledgeable in California If you object to the granting of the peti- name(s) listed above on N/A. the property to be sold plus reasonable on December 9, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. receive clear title to the property. You law. tion, you should appear at the hearing This statement was filed with the estimated costs, expenses and advanc- in Dept.: 12 of the Superior Court are encouraged to investigate the exis- You may examine the file kept by the and state your objections or file written County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara es at the time of the initial publication of California, County of Santa Clara, tence, priority, and size of outstanding court. If you are a person interested in objections with the court before the County on October 17, 2013. of the Notice of Sale is $1,975,269.47. located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, liens that may exist on this property by the estate, you may file with the court hearing. Your appearance may be in (PAW Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2013) It is possible that at the time of sale CA, 95113. contacting the county recorder’s office a Request for Special Notice (form person or by your attorney. the opening bid may be less than the If you object to the granting of the peti- or a title insurance company, either of DE-154) of the filing of an inventory If you are a creditor or a contingent KAL FINANCIAL, INC. total indebtedness due. In addition to tion, you should appear at the hearing which may charge you a fee for this and appraisal of estate assets or of creditor of the decedent, you must FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s and state your objections or file written information. If you consult either of any petition or account as provided in file your claim with the court and mail STATEMENT checks drawn on a state or national objections with the court before the these resources, you should be aware Probate Code section 1250. A Request a copy to the personal representative File No.: 583937 bank, a check drawn by a state or hearing. Your appearance may be in that the same lender may hold more for Special Notice form is available appointed by the court within four The following person (persons) is (are) federal credit union, or a check drawn person or by your attorney. than one mortgage or deed of trust on from the court clerk. months from the date of first issuance doing business as: by a state or federal savings and loan If you are a creditor or a contingent the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY Petitioner: of letters as provided in Probate Code Kal Financial, Inc., located at 555 association, savings association, or creditor of the decedent, you must OWNER: The sale date shown on this /s/ Edward W. Holland, Jr. section 9100. The time for filing claims College Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306, savings bank specified in Section 5102 file your claim with the court and mail notice of sale may be postponed one 366 South California Avenue, Suite 3 will not expire before four months from Santa Clara County. of the Financial Code and authorized to a copy to the personal representative or more times by the mortgagee, ben- (650)326-1430 the hearing date noticed above. This business is owned by: A do business in this state. Said sale will appointed by the court within the later eficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant (PAW Nov. 1, 8, 15, 2013) You may examine the file kept by the Corporation. be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but of either (1) four months from the date to Section 2924g of the California Civil AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO court. If you are a person interested in The name and residence address of the without covenant or warranty, express of first issuance of letters to a general Code. The law requires that information the estate, you may file with the court owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: or implied, regarding title, possession personal representative, as defined in about trustee sale postponements be RONALD B. SALZER a Request for Special Notice (form OPES ADVISORS, INC. or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebt- section 58 (b) of the California Probate made available to you and to the public, DE-154) of the filing of an inventory 555 College Avenue Case No.: 1-13-PR 173232 edness secured by said Deed of Trust, Code, or (2) 60 days from the date as a courtesy to those not present at To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, and appraisal of estate assets or of Palo Alto, CA 94306 advances thereunder, with interest of mailing or personal delivery to you the sale. If you wish to learn whether any petition or account as provided in Registrant/Owner began transacting contingent creditors, and persons who as provided, and the unpaid principal of a notice under section 9052 of the your sale date has been postponed, may otherwise be interested in the Probate Code section 1250. A Request business under the fictitious business of the Note secured by said Deed of California Probate Code. and, if applicable, the rescheduled time for Special Notice form is available name(s) listed above on N/A. will or estate, or both, of RONALD B. Trust with interest thereon as provided Other California statutes and legal and date for the sale of this property, SALZER. from the court clerk. This statement was filed with the in said Note, plus fees, charges and authority may affect your rights as a you may call 916-939-0772 for informa- Attorney for Petitioner: County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara A Petition for Probate has been expenses of the Trustee and of the creditor. You may want to consult with tion regarding the trustee’s sale or visit filed by: DONALD R. MOODY, Public /s/ Mark A. Gonzalez, County on October 17, 2013. trusts created by said Deed of Trust. an attorney knowledgeable in California this Internet Web site www.nationwide- Lead Deputy County Counsel (PAW Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2013) Administrator of Santa Clara County in NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you law. posting.com for information regarding the Superior Court of California, County Office of the County Counsel, INTELLENT LAW LLC are considering bidding on this property You may examine the file kept by the the sale of this property, using the of SANTA CLARA. 373 West Julian Street, Suite 300, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME lien, you should understand that there court. If you are a person interested in file number assigned to this case The Petition for Probate requests San Jose, CA STATEMENT are risks involved in bidding at a trustee the estate, you may file with the court 20110159901804. Information about that: DONALD R. MOODY, Public (408)758-4200 File No.: 584252 auction. You will be bidding on a lien, a Request for Special Notice (form postponements that are very short in Administrator of Santa Clara County be (PAW Nov. 1, 8, 15, 2013) The following person (persons) is (are) not on a property itself. Placing the DE-154) of the filing of an inventory duration or that occur close in time to doing business as: highest bid at a trustee auction does and appraisal of estate assets or of the scheduled sale may not immediately Intellent Law LLC, located at 18532 not automatically entitle you to free any petition or account as provided in be reflected in the telephone informa- Answers to this week’s puzzles, which can be found on page 58. Cox Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070, and clear ownership of the property. Probate Code section 1250. A Request tion or on the Internet Web site. The Santa Clara County. You should also be aware that the lien for Special Notice form is available best way to verify postponement infor- This business is owned by: A Limited being auctioned off may be a junior from the court clerk. mation is to attend the scheduled sale. Liability Company. lien. If you are the highest bidder at the Attorney for Petitioner: FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION The name and residence address of the auction, you are or may be responsible /s/ Mara S. Thomas, SBN 286645 PLEASE CALL: NATIONWIDE POSTING owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): for paying off all liens senior to the lien 327 Miramontes Ave. & PUBLICATION 2 A DIVISION OF INTELLENT LAW LLC being auctioned off, before you can Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE 18532 Cox Avenue receive clear title to the property. You (415)933-3524 COMPANY 5005 WINDPLAY DRIVE, Saratoga, CA 95070 are encouraged to investigate the exis- (PAW Oct. 18, 25, Nov. 1, 2013) SUITE 1 EL DORADO HILLS, CA 95762- Registrant/Owner began transacting tence, priority, and size of outstanding Trustee Sale No. : 20110159901804 9334 916-939-0772 www.nationwide- business under the fictitious business liens that may exist on this property by Title Order No.: 963635 FHA/VA/ posting.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY name(s) listed herein on 10/01//2013. contacting the county recorder’s office PMI No.: 0 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR This statement was filed with the or a title insurance company, either of SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara which may charge you a fee for this DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/17/2003. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE County on October 24, 2013. information. If you consult either of UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, (PAW Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2013) these resources, you should be aware PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 10/15/2013 that the lender may hold more than one NPP0222362 To: PALO ALTO BRIDGES HOME SERVICES SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED mortgage or deed of trust on the prop- AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE WEEKLY 10/25/2013, 11/01/2013, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME erty. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER 11/08/2013 STATEMENT OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, The sale date shown on this notice of YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. File No.: 584329 sale may be postponed one or more The following person (persons) is (are) NDEx West, L.L.C., as duly appointed NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, Trustee under and pursuant to Deed ESTATE OF: doing business as: trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section Bridges Home Services, located at 637 of Trust Recorded on 10/28/2003 as ALAN H. WELLER, aka ALAN HORACE 2924g of the California Civil Code. The Instrument No. 17442078 of official WELLER, aka ALAN WELLER Alvarado Row, Stanford, CA 94305, law requires that information about Santa Clara County. records in the office of the County Case No.: 1-13-PR-173436 trustee sale postponements be made Recorder of SANTA CLARA County, To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, This business is owned by: An available to you and to the public, as Individual. State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED contingent creditors, and persons who a courtesy to those not present at the BY: CARL ISENHOWER, WILL SELL may otherwise be interested in the will The name and residence address of the sale. If you wish to learn whether your owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST or estate, or both, of ALAN H. WELLER, sale date has been postponed, and, if BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/ aka ALAN HORACE WELLER, aka ALAN RICHARD E. BRIDGES applicable, the rescheduled time and 637 Alvarado Row CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of WELLER. date for the sale of this property, you payment authorized by California Civil A Petition for Probate has been filed Stanford, CA 94305 may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this Registrant/Owner began transacting Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of by: EDWARD W. HOLLAND, JR. in the Internet Web site www.recontrustco. sale in lawful money of the United Superior Court of California, County of business under the fictitious business com, using the file number assigned name(s) listed above on N/A. States). DATE OF SALE: 11/14/2013 SANTA CLARA. to this case TS No. 09-0077015. TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM PLACE The Petition for Probate requests This statement was filed with the Information about postponements that 9 1 3 4 5 6 8 7 2 County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara OF SALE: AT THE GATED NORTH that: EDWARD W. HOLLAND, JR. be are very short in duration or that occur MARKET STREET ENTRANCE TO THE appointed as personal representative to County on October 28, 2013. close in time to the scheduled sale (PAW Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2013) SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE AT 190 N. administer the estate of the decedent. may not immediately be reflected in the MARKET STREET, SAN JOSE, CA.. The petition requests the decedent’s 6 2 5 8 3 7 4 1 9 997 All Other Legals telephone information or on the Internet STREET ADDRESS and other common will and codicils, if any, be admitted to Web site. The best way to verify post- designation, if any, of the real property probate. The will and any codicils are NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE ponement information is to attend the described above is purported to be: available for examination in the file kept 7 4 8 1 2 9 5 3 6 TS No. 09-0077015 Doc ID scheduled sale. DATED: 09/09/2009 922 FARLEY STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW, by the court. #0001768980502005N Title Order RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 CALIFORNIA 94043 APN#: 150-07-022 The petition requests authority to No. 090391438 Investor/Insurer No. Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI The undersigned Trustee disclaims any administer the estate under the 176898050 APN No. 127-44-049-00 VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 liability for any incorrectness of the Independent Administration of Estates 5 3 6 2 9 8 1 4 7 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 street address and other common des- Act. (This authority will allow the person- OF TRUST, DATED 10/24/2007. By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST ignation, if any, shown herein. Said sale al representative to take many actions UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector will be made, but without covenant or without obtaining court approval. Before PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY attempting to collect a debt. Any infor- warranty, expressed or implied, regard- taking certain very important actions, 1 8 9 7 6 4 2 5 3 BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF mation obtained will be used for that ing title, possession, or encumbrances, however, the personal representative YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF purpose. A-4420353 10/18/2013, to pay the remaining principal sum of will be required to give notice to inter- THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING 10/25/2013, 11/01/2013 the note(s) secured by said Deed of ested persons unless they have waived 4 7 2 5 1 3 6 9 8 AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT PAW Trust, with interest thereon, as provided notice or consented to the proposed A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER in said note(s), advances, under the action.) The independent administration that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., ESTATE OF: terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, authority will be granted unless an inter- as duly appointed trustee pursuant to TIMOTHY CHARLES charges and expenses of the Trustee ested person files an objection to the 3 9 1 6 8 5 7 2 4 the Deed of Trust executed by JOSE Case No.: 113PR173392 and of the trusts created by said Deed petition and shows good cause why the O ILLATHU, AND ANNIE T ILLATHU, To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid court should not grant the authority. HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT contingent creditors, and persons who balance of the obligation secured by A HEARING on the petition will be held 8 5 7 9 4 2 3 6 1 TENANTS, dated 10/24/2007 and may otherwise be interested in the the property to be sold and reasonable on November 25, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. recorded 10/30/2007, as Instrument will or estate, or both, of TIMOTHY estimated costs, expenses and advanc- in Dept.: 12 of the Superior Court No. 19632819, in Book N/A, Page CHARLES. es at the time of the initial publication of California, County of Santa Clara, 2 6 4 3 7 1 9 8 5 Free. Fun. Only about Palo Alto. go to fogster.com to respond to ads without phone numbers C R O S S W O R D S

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 59 STANFORD FOOTBALL Sports A break Shorts before OF LOCAL NOTE . . . Junior outside hitter Allie Frappier from Atherton was named the Division III National the Ducks Player of the Week by the Ameri- can Volleyball Coaches Associa- Cardinal offense needs tion. Frappier, a graduate of Menlo School, earned the honor after to improve quickly breaking the Pomona-Pitzer record for No. 2 Oregon for kills in a match with 40 in a four- set win over CMS on Saturday, after by Rick Eymer tallying 25 in a 3-1 win at Occidental here’s no Stanford football on Friday. The 40 kills eclipsed the game scheduled this week- previous school record of 35, which T end and that’s just as well. was set by Joanne Nielson in 1990 The No. 6 Cardinal (5-1 in the and has held for 23 years. In addi- Pac-12, 7-1 overall) is a little bit tion, the 40 kills tied for the sixth- banged up and a tad wobbly and highest total in NCAA Division III his- could use the extra few days to get tory for a four-set match, as well as itself right for No. 2 Oregon (5-0, tying the record during the 25-point 8-0), which visits Stanford for a era (set length was dropped from 30 special performance on ESPN to 25 in 2008). She also pushed her next Thursday at 6 p.m. average this season to 6.19 kills per “I think it’s great,” Stanford set, leading all of college volleyball coach David Shaw said of playing (all divisions) and leads Division III by on Thursday night. “It’s awesome. a huge margin (nobody else aver- Put it on a stage in front of people. ages 5.0 or more). Frappier is in her It’s a great college football expe- first season with the Sagehens after rience; two great football teams transferring from Yale, where she going after it.” was an All-Ivy League selection as a Thursday’s game is also a plat- freshman in 2011 before missing last form for an overdue tribute for season with an injury. She has 427 former Stanford (and NFL) great kills this season. . . . Palo Alto High ÕÀÌiÃÞÊ8i John Elway, who will have his ‘7’ grad Davante Adams set a school jersey officially retired. record during Fresno State’s 35-28 “When I was here, Mark Butter- football victory over San Diego State field was wearing No. 7 and I kept at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego Palo Alto High golfers (L-R) Emily Hwang, Annie Chen, Audrey Horn, Michelle Xie, Celia Willner and asking why was he wearing it?,” last weekend. Adams, a redshirt Elise Kiya celebrates their first-ever Central Coast Section Championship on Tuesday in Carmel Valley. Shaw said. “Don’t get me wrong, sophomore wide receiver, caught 12 Mark had a great senior year but passes for 87 yards and two touch- even Toby Gerhart wearing ‘7,’ I downs. The TD receptions give him had to wonder.” 27 for his career, in just 20 games, Big leap for Paly girls at CCS This season, both junior wide to break the Fresno State record. receiver Ty Montgomery and He now has caught nine TD passes Xie wins individual title while first-year Vikings claim team golf championship sophomore defensive end Aziz in his past three games and is tied Shittu have been wearing Elway’s for the NCAA lead for touchdown by Keith Peters for the Vikings. house the girls came running out old number. Those days are com- catches with 13 and ranks second alo Alto girls’ golf coach “Throughout the round I heard telling me we had won,” Knight ing to a quick end. in the nation with 72 receptions . . Doyle Knight was a mar- the girls were playing well, but said. “At first I didn’t believe Shaw indicated that as long as . Menlo School graduate Jack Fo- P shall for one of the final every time I saw one of them they them, and when I saw the score he is the coach, no one will wear ley, a senior and co-captain of the groups at the Central Coast Sec- would tell me they were playing posted on the wall, chills went No. 12, which belonged to An- Dartmouth College men’s club team tion Championships on Tuesday poorly,” he said. through me. I knew they could drew Luck before the Indianapo- helped the Big Green win a second at Rancho Canada (East Course) So, Knight had no idea where do it.” lis Colts made him the overall No. straight New England Conference Golf Club in Carmel Valley. his team finished as he trudged Despite being in only their first 1 pick following the 2011 season. Championship with a 7-3 win over Thus, Knight was out of touch into the club house after his four- year as a team and having lost to “That jersey is still warm,” Boston College at Wesleyan Univer- with most of his team during what some finally finished. Shaw joked. “It was on fire for sity on Sunday. Foley scored the first would turn out to be a historic day “As I was walking up to the club VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÈÎ® three years.” goal in the title match, which saw Shaw will be honored this week- Dartmouth finish 12-0 in conference. end at James Logan High, where The Big Green will be the No. 5 seed WATER POLO he will be officially inducted into at the club National Championships that school’s Hall of Fame. in San Diego, Nov. 8-10. Gunn boys “I was taken back,” Shaw said. “I wasn’t expecting it. I feel hon- ON THE AIR ored. When our family moved join in the to Fremont, we felt home right Friday away.” Men’s soccer: UCLA at Stanford, title-clinching Looking ahead to the Ducks, 6 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks by Keith Peters Shaw came close to saying he Prep football: Menlo-Atherton at might use Kevin Hogan on the Terra Nova, 7 p.m.; KCEA (89.1 FM) inning league water polo scout team to simulate Oregon Women’s volleyball: UCLA at titles has seemingly been quarterback Marcus Mariota. Stanford, 8 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks W routine for the Menlo There’s really no one else. Saturday School and Sacred Heart Prep “I thought last year he was the Cross country: Stanford at Pac-12 Championships, 9:40 a.m.; Pac-12 boys plus the Menlo-Atherton best quarterback in the nation,” Networks girls, with all of whom doing just Shaw said of Mariota. “Every Sunday that on Wednesday. throw is accurate. He has 20- Women’s soccer: Stanford at The Menlo boys won their 20th something touchdown passes Washington St., 11 a.m.; Pac-12 Net- league crown in 21 years, the SHP and no interceptions. He throws works boys made it six titles in the past a pretty ball. If there is no one seven years and the M-A girls iÌ Ê*iÌiÀÃ open, he takes off and runs the READ MORE ONLINE captured their seventh straight. ball. If you wanted to design a www.PASportsOnline.com The Gunn boys, meanwhile, quarterback, he is exactly what ended a long drought of winning you would want.” For expanded daily coverage of college and prep sports, visit Gunn’s Calder Hilde-Jones (center) helps put up a defense for www.PASportsOnline.com VÌÕi`ÊÊiÝÌÊ«>}i® goalie Anthony Zunino (left) during an 8-7 win over Mountain View. VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÈÓ®

Page 60ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Water polo GIRLS WATER POLO VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«ÀiÛÕÃÊ«>}i® Top NorCal teams to clash league titles on Tuesday. SHP, Gunn and M-A among field with Olympic connections It was a perfect time for Matt Johnson to take the plunge. After he most competitive girls’ Games in Buenos Aires, Argen- all, his team had just survived a water polo tournament in tina. In a 23-4 semifinal win over final shot by defending SCVAL T Northern California gets un- Puerto Rico, Klass scored five De Anza Division water polo der way this weekend in Atherton goals and Seidemann added four. champion Mountain View and with Olympic connections high- This season, the Klass sisters held on for an 8-7 victory. lighting the 2013 NorCal Cham- have helped San Ramon Val- The triumph on Tuesday was pionships. ley compile a 20-0 record. The indeed a special one. Not only did Top-seeded San Ramon Val- Wolves have beaten nine of the it move the Titans to within a vic- iÌ Ê*iÌiÀÃ ley features junior Kat Klass and teams in the 16-team NorCal tory of their first-ever 12-0 league freshman Sarah Klass. They are event, including Campolindo and season, but it clinched the division the daughters of former Stan- Sacred Heart Prep twice each. crown in Johnson’s first season as ford All-American Craig Klass, Sacred Heart Prep (15-5), which head coach. The outright league Gunn senior Coby Wayne (with ball) scored a goal in an 8-7 win a member of the U.S. Olympic dropped 14-5 and 10-8 decisions title is the first for Gunn in at least over Mountain View to give the Titans the division title. men’s water polo team in 1988 to SRV, is seeded No. 4 and is 15 years. (earning a silver medal) and ‘92. in the Wolves’ bracket. The two Despite the historic ramifica- Gunn took advantage of a goalie John Wilson came up with He is a member of the USA Water could meet in one semifinal on tions, the Titans held off on the 6-on-5 situation and got the ball 12 saves. The Knights improved Polo Hall of Fame. Saturday in the Gators’ pool at ritual championship dunking. Per- into the 2-meter, where Calder to 9-0 in league (19-3 overall) and Second-seeded Campolindo 11:10 a.m. The championship haps they realized there might be Hilde-Jones powered one in for an relegated defending champ Men- features Natalie Seidemann. She match is set for 5 p.m. a better, more appropriate time to 8-7 lead with 2:42 remaining. lo-Atherton to second place. is the younger sister of recent Sacred Heart Prep opens against toss their coach into the pool. The teams missed opportuni- The Bears (7-2, 12-9) rolled Stanford grad Melissa, who won No. 13 Rio Americano on Friday After all, there are still goals to ties until the Spartans got triple- over visiting Aragon, 19-6, as a gold medal on the U.S. women’s at 1:05 p.m. be achieved. teamed Gunn’s Christian Znidar- Evan McClelland, Jake Bassing team at the 2012 London Games. Opening at Menlo-Atherton “That was definitely one of our sic at hole set and took over with and Mimitri Herr all tallied three Klass and Seidemann were High on Friday will be the Bears goals, to win league,” Johnson 20 seconds left. Good defense by goals. Jack Beasley, Alex Hakan- teammates this summer on the and Gunn. M-A, seeded No. 15, said. “It’s very exciting. I knew it Znidarsic and Coby Wayne on the son, Matt Baszucki and Christian U.S. Women’s Youth National takes on Campolindo at noon, fol- was a talented group.” shot attempt and Anthony Zuni- Huhn each added two goals. Team that won a gold medal at lowed by No. 10 Gunn against No. The team’s first goal for this no’s 11th save in the cage ended the UANA Youth Pan American 7 Miramonte. N season was to finish its regular- the final threat and Gunn had its Girls water polo season home schedule undefeat- long-awaited title. Menlo-Atherton wrapped up ed. The Titans went after that one In the West Catholic Athletic another PAL Bay Division title last night against Monta Vista. It League, Sacred Heart Prep put the with a 13-4 victory over visiting was an achievable goal for Gunn finishing touches on an unbeaten Aragon on Wednesday. The Bears on Senior Night. league season, its sixth WCAL (9-0, 14-5) were led by Jessica Should Gunn’s division record title in seven years, with a 19-11 Heilman’s eight goals while fel- Imagine sit at a sparkling 12-0 after the swamping of host St. Ignatius on low seniors Sofia Caryotakis and game, it’ll be historic as no other Wednesday. Nelson Perla-Ward Nicole Zanolli added three and the Future of Open Space Gunn water polo team — boy’s or led the Gators (6-0, 20-3) with two goals, respectively. girl’s — has been that perfect. seven goals while junior Michael M-A holds a two-game lead Vision Plan The Gunn boys have come close Swart added six. Stanford-bound over second-place Castilleja with to being perfect in league numer- senior Harrison Enright finished just one regular-season match Workshops ous times, but that’s when there with three while senior goalie remaining, at Burlingame next was only a single round-robin Philippe Marco came up with 14 Wednesday. The Bears now have schedule. In 1995, when Gunn saves. won 48 straight league matches last won a Central Coast Section In the PAL Bay Division, Menlo since 2007. title, the Titans lost their final clinched the title with one match Also in the PAL Bay Division, league match (to Palo Alto) to remaining with a 10-2 win over senior Stephanie Flamen scored finish 5-1. visiting Carlmont. Chris Xi tal- four goals and junior Fernanda Gunn also was 5-1 in league lied three goals and Nick Bisconti Kramer added three to propel in 2005 and 2004, when John- added two with five steals while host Castilleja to a 12-1 dunk- son was the Titans’ goalie and ing of Carlmont in the Gators’ his twin brother Brandon was the final home match of the season. team’s scoring leader. Gunn went Castilleja (7-2, 11-7) also got two 44-21 those two years, losing in goals from Jenna Kotcher and the CCS Division I finals in 2004. Anna Yu. oin Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Gunn hasn’t been back since. In the West Catholic Athletic Johnson, however, has the Ti- League, Sacred Heart Prep hon- JDistrict in a public workshop to help define tans primed for a return. Gunn ored its 10-person senior class by and prioritize potential open space projects. took a 17-6 overall mark into its capping its regular season with a final division game, quite a turn- 6-2 win over visiting St. Ignatius around from last year’s 7-13 mark on Wednesday night. Freshman that saw the Titans fail to qualify Maddy Johnston and senior Cait- Monday, Nov. 4, 6:00 – 9:00 pm for the section playoffs. lin Stuewe each tallied three goals Graham Middle School “This is where we want to be while senior goalie Kelly Moran 1175 Castro Street, Mountain View every year,” Johnson said. had seven saves for the Gators (Foothills and Skyline Region focus) Gunn senior Coby Wayne (5-1, 15-5), who finished in sec- echoed that. ond place behind St. Francis. ttttttttttt “It feels great after all these In the SCVAL De Anza Divi- Saturday, Nov. 16, 1:00 – 4:00 pm years, in my senior year, getting a sion on Tuesday, Gunn moved chance to go undefeated,” he said. within a victory of wrapping up Fair Oaks Community Center “Hopefully we go undefeated the their division title after hold- 2600 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City rest of the way.” ing off host Saratoga, 9-8. The (Foothills and Bayfront Region focus) Gunn came close to losing its Titans (10-1, 14-5), who got six perfect league mark on Tuesday goals from Caroline Anderson against a fired up Mountain View and two from Bianca Batista, had For more information and to RSVP, visit team celebrating its Senior Day. a chance to defend their regular- Junior Ari Wayne gave Gunn a season title by beating Lynbrook www.openspace.org/imagine.

6-5 lead before the Spartans got iÌ Ê*iÌiÀÃ on Thursday. the equalizer from Randy Kenyon In PAL Ocean Division action with 4:53 to play. Coby Wayne got Tuesday, Menlo goalie Donya his only goal of the match to make Dehnad came up with 16 saves it 7-6 with 3:30 left, but Mountain during a tough 8-7 loss to first- View rallied once again behind Menlo’s Chris Xi scored three place Woodside. The Knights fell Alex Paulsen’s second goal and it goals as the Knights clinched to 9-6 (9-12) while the Wildcats was tied at 7 with 1:46 to play. the PAL Bay Division title. improved to 14-1 (15-4 overall). N

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 61 Sports

Football It’s been a recurring theme that Stanford 7 with 30 seconds re- them to get into a rhythm. The No. we’ve had to rely on the defense. maining but failed to score after 1 thing is playing defense as a team PREP ROUNDUP VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÈä® We have been disappointing as an four straight incomplete passes. and the top priority is tackling.” offense.” Oregon has 2,652 rushing Easier said than done, of course. With a weakened defensive line, Stanford had 276 yards of of- yards, 2,405 passing yards and out Mariota directs an explosive of- Menlo girls the challenge will be even greater. fense in last week’s 20-12 win at gains Stanford by over 242 yards fense that can score from any- Ben Gardner is out for the season Oregon State, primarily thanks to a game. where on the field. clinch titles with a pectoral injury, Henry An- Tyler Gaffney’s 145 rushing yards The Cardinal does have an “We don’t want him to sit back derson may not be ready to play and three touchdowns. Hogan, advantage in rushing defense, and feel comfortable,” Tarpley in two sports and linebacker Blake Lueders was however, threw for a season-low leading the Pac-12 with its 103.9 said. “But he’s a great player and recently moved to the defensive 88 yards on just 8-of-18 passing. average that ranks No. 13 in the he will make plays. We don’t want he Menlo School girls vol- line to help stabilize the position. The Cardinal also missed place- nation. No team has recorded him to get into a rhythm.” leyball team waited until the “We’re lucky to be in a posi- kicker Jordan Williamson, who more sacks (27) or allowed fewer Stanford owns a two-game T final match of the 2012 reg- tion where this game is for all the was sidelined with a leg injury (9) than the Cardinal. winning streak over Oregon. The ular season to forge a tie for first marbles,” Stanford senior fullback for the second straight week. His “They take what the defense 17-14 win in Eugene last season place in the West Bay Athletic Ryan Hewitt said. “The winner replacement, Conrad Ukropina, gives them,” Stanford linebacker helped propel the Cardinal into League (Foothill Division) with usually goes on to win the Pac-12 missed an extra-point early that A.J. Tarpley said of Oregon. “One the Rose Bowl. rival Sacred Heart Prep. That championship. We have to take nearly cost Stanford the game, as of the things they do well is they Stanford would like to see his- won’t be the case this season. advantage of our opportunities. Oregon State had the ball on the don’t force things. We don’t want tory repeat itself. N Not only has the title been decided early, the Knights won’t have to share it. Menlo wrapped up sole possession of the division crown on Tuesday night with help from Castilleja. While the Knights were defeating visiting Mercy-San Francisco, 18-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25- 14, the Gators were knocking off second-place Sacred Heart Prep. Thus, with two road matches remaining, Menlo (8-0, 24-5) has a three-game lead over SHP (5-3, 19-9) and Castilleja (5-3, 15-9). Maddie Huber recorded a team- high 17 kills and had nine digs to help Menlo rally past Mercy-SF. Fellow senior outside hitter Mad- dy Frappier had 14 kills and nine digs. Seniors Melissa Cairo had 11 digs and Morgan Dressel and Kate Gilhuly combined for 13 kills. Junior Elisa Merten finished with 26 assists and senior Sloan Cinelli added 14 for the Knights. While Menlo was putting itself Stanford Express Care in position to clinch, Castilleja made it possible by completing its first-ever season sweep of Sacred Heart Prep with a 26-24, 19-25, Express Care When You Need It 22-25, 26-24, 15-11 victory. Katya Scocimara led Castille- Stanford Express Care clinic is an extension of Primary Care services at ja (5-3, 15-9) with 20 kills with Stanford, offering same or next day appointments for minor illness or injuries Madeline Johnson and Sarah Rose adding 12 each. Jessica No- that require timely treatment. rum provided 25 digs and Jennifer DiSanto contributed 52 assists. Sacred Heart Prep got 17 kills Our dedicated team of Primary Care physicians, nurse practitioners and and 14 digs from junior Victoria physician assistants treat all ages and most minor illnesses and injuries, including: Garrick with junior Natalie Mar- shall providing 48 assists while Jane Meehan added 13 kills. 6 Upper respiratory 6 Bladder infections Elsewhere in the WBAL Foot- EL CAMINO REAL hill Division, Priory remained infections 6 Cuts winless in the division and DOWNTOWN dropped to 13-10 overall follow- PALO ALTO 6 Sore throats 6 Dog bites ing a 25-18, 25-18, 25-21 decision to host Harker. Marine Hall-Poir- 6 PALO ALTO Gastrointestinal 6 Sprained ankles TRAIN STATION & ier led the Panthers with 21 kills TRANSIT CENTER STANFORD while Jane Ross added nine. ALMA ST problems SHOPPING 6 Joint pain In the SCVAL De Anza Divi- CENTER Y AVE IT PALO RD sion, Palo Alto remained in sec- Y RD UNIVERS Marguerite Shuttle Stop ond place following a 25-13, 25-8, QUARR HOOVER Express Care is open Monday–Friday, PAVILION 25-17 victory over visiting Monta 10:00am–7:00pm to the general public and is located Vista. Construction area Senior Becca Raffel had 13 PALM DR at the newly renovated Hoover Pavilion. kills, four aces and hit .407 for the Vikings (7-2, 18-5) with junior For more information, please call 650.736.5211 or visit Anna Dukovic adding eight kills Stanford Hoover Pavilion and hitting .538. Senior Keri Gee us online at stanfordhospital.org/expresscare had 17 digs and freshman Jessica 211 Quarry Road 6 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Lee provided 21 assists, with se- stanfordhospital.org nior Sarah Limb adding 15. At Gunn, the Titans hung tough after a tough first-set loss and defeated visiting Los Gatos, 23-25,

VÌÕi`ÊÊiÝÌÊ«>}i®

Page 62ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Sports

CCS golf birdies and no bogeys during her Lianna McFarlane-Connelly shot / / -Ê"Ê/ Ê7 excellent round. 82 while tying for 31st. Gunn’s VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÈä® “We should have the core of Tiffany Yang shot 84 and Sandra our team back next year,” Knight Herchen carded a 93. rival Gunn in last week’s SCVAL said. “Titles are hard to come by Castilleja finished sixth in the Tournament, the Vikings com- . . . we are all enjoying this mo- team race with a 426 and junior piled a score of 391 and captured ment.” Chloe Sales was just two strokes the section championship. Paly ju- Gunn earned its second straight from qualifying for NorCals after nior Michelle Xie led the historic NorCal berth, but missed out on shooting a 75. Castilleja’s junior day by earning medalist honors medalist honors as defending twins, Nicole and Danielle Mitch- with a 3-under 69. champ Anna Zhou shot 75 —sev- ell, each shot 85, Paris Wilkerson St. Francis was second with 395 en shots off last year’s low score. came home with an 87 and Ellie strokes while Gunn was third with A double-bogey on the 328-yard Zales shot 94. 412. All three teams qualified for par-4 ninth hole dropped Zhou to Menlo School’s Jessie Rong the 14th annual NCGA/CIF High 3-over on the day and into a tie shot 76 and tied for 14th overall, School Girls Golf Championships for 11th. Menlo-Atherton’s Abbey Peder- at Spring Creek Golf and Country Gunn senior Jayshree Sarathy son and Naomi Lee each shot 80 Club in Ripon on Monday. helped earn another day at the and Sacred Heart Prep’s Jessica “I knew we had a very good course by shooting 78, teammate Koenig finished with an 89. N shot,” Knight said. “All season long I watched team scores and I figured it would come down to PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Gunn, St. Francis and us for the CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE championship — unless we all Anna Zhou Coby Wayne had bad days.” BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 As it turned out, Gunn and St. CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT GUNN HIGH GUNN HIGH Francis had good days but Paly a ACCESS CHANNEL 26 The junior golfer shot a The senior scored 17 goals great one. ***************************************** 3-over-par 70 to win indi- in five water polo wins, in- “Our captain, Annie Chen, sat THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. vidual honors and lead the cluding a tourney title and down with the girls the night be- THE AGENDA WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING LEGAL Titans to a two-stroke victo- the winning goal in a 7-6 win fore and had a captains’ meeting DOCUMENTATION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: ry over rival Palo Alto in the over Los Gatos that clinched with them,” Knight explained. “I http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/knowzone/agendas/council.asp SCVAL Tournament, qualify- no worse than a tie for the wasn’t there, not sure what was (TENTATIVE) AGENDA – SPECIAL MEETING – ing the team for a return trip SCVAL De Anza Division said; just let my captain do what I COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM to the CCS Championships. regular-season title. feel a good captain should do . . . MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2013 - 6:00 PM lead the team.” Honorable mention Chen, a senior, shot 78, senior STUDY SESSION Audrey Horn and freshman Em- Mehra den Braven Will Conner 1. Meeting with Supervisor Simitian ily Hwang each carded a 79 and CHAMBERS Pinewood volleyball Sacred Heart Prep water polo freshman Elise Kiya provided the Victoria Garrick* Jack Heneghan* SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY final score that counted with an 2. Acknowledgement of Recipients of Mayor’s “Green Leader Business Award” Sacred Heart Prep volleyball Menlo football 86 as the Vikings averaged 78.2 Tess van Hulsen Brian Keare* CONSENT CALENDAR strokes per scorer. Paly was the 3. Adoption of a Resolution Repealing Resolution No. 9225 and Expanding Palo Alto water polo Menlo-Atherton football only team to have four players the City Manager’s Authority to Execute Transactions under the Master Sadie Bronk-Sarah Schinasi Ben Burr-Kirven under 80. Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement with Menlo tennis Sacred Heart Prep football “I’m not sure how many birdies Thirteen Pre-qualified Suppliers in an Amount Not to Exceed $5,000,000 Sarah Robinson* James McDaniel* were made or spectacular shots per Year During Calendar Years 2013-2018 Gunn cross country Priory football 4. Staff Recommendation to Allow Special Promotional Golf Course Fees were hit, I just know the girls for the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course (Golf Course) to Include: Loyalty Celeste Woleshyn Nelson Perla-Ward came together and played very Cards - Play 5 Rounds And Get 1 Free, Limited Two for One Green Fee Castilleja tennis Sacred Heart Prep water polo well when they needed to,” said Offers, Saturday and Sunday - Kids Play Free With One Paid Adult and * previous winner Knight. Good Deed Gift Certificates Xie led the Vikings with three 5. Approval of a Utilities Electric Capital Improvement Fund Construction Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com Contract with Express Energy Services Inc. in the Amount of $761,164 to Supply and Install New Light Emitting Diode Street Lighting Luminaires 6. Adoption of a Resolution Approving the City’s Revised Sanitary Sewer VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«ÀiÛÕÃÊ«>}i® into the girls’ varsity race (3:30 Foug (13:16.7) prevented a Gunn Management Plan and Designating Certain Employee Classifications as p.m.) at the 2.95-mile layout as sweep by finishing second and Legally Responsible Officials 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 15-11. The the defending champion. In fact, fifth, respectively. 7. SECOND READING PARKING EXEMPTION ORDINANCE: Adoption of an Titans (4-5, 9-11) had a strong she didn’t event compete last sea- In the Junior-Senior boys’ race, Ordinance to Repeal Ordinance 5167 and Amend the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Delete Sections 18.52.060(a)(2) and 18.52.060(c) Related to Parking team effort and were led by Erica son. Palo Alto junior Lucas Matison Assessment Districts to Eliminate the “Exempt Floor Area” Parking Exemption Johnston and Meghan Mahoney, Robinson was dealing with cruised to victory in 10:59.3, but Which Allows for Floor Area up to a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 1.0 to 1.0 each with nine kills. some physical problems last Gunn took six of the next seven to be Exempt From Parking Requirements Within the Downtown Parking In the PAL Bay Division, Men- year and missed the league fi- spots and won the team title with Assessment Area and Floor Area up to an FAR of 0.5 to 1.0 to be Exempt lo-Atherton held on to a share of nals. Without her, Gunn finished 21 points. Paly was second with Within the California Avenue Area Parking Assessment District; and adoption second place following a 25-19, fourth. 38. of an Interim Ordinance to Amend Chapters 18.18, Downtown Commercial (CD) District, and 18.52, (Parking and Loading Requirements) to Make the 25-22, 25-11 win over visiting The story will be quite differ- Gunn finished 2-3-4-5 behind Following Changes to be Effective for a Period of Two Years: a. Delete Sections Hillsdale. Paulina King had 15 ent this time around as Robinson the efforts of Thomas Rasmus- 18.18.070(a)(1), 18.18.090(b)(1)(C) and 18.52.070(a)(1)(D) to Eliminate the kills and 12 digs for the Bears leads a young, talented and deep sen (11:24.7), Antonio Puglisi 200 Square Foot Minor Floor Area Bonus and Related Parking Exemption (9-2, 17-8) with Devin Joos add- squad coached by Olympian Pat- (11:31.4), Kushal Nimkar (11:33.0) for Buildings not Eligible for Historic or Seismic Bonus. b. Delete Sections ing 11 kills and 12 digs. Virginia tiSue Plumer. and Noah Krigel (11:33.9). 18.18.090(b)(1)(B), 18.52.070(a)(1)(B) and 18.52.070(a)(1)(C)(i) to Eliminate Lane had 21 digs while freshman The Titans made their final Paly actually had the second- the Parking Exemption for On-site Use of Historic and Seismic Bonus. c. Amend Section 18.18.080(g) to remove the On-site Parking Exemption for Kirby Knapp contributed 40 as- tuneup before the league meet a fastest boy on the day, Kent Historic and Seismic Transfer of Development Rights up to 5,000 Square Feet sists and 12 digs. good one by easily winning the Slaney, but the freshman ran in of Floor Area to a Receiver Site in the CD or PC Zoning Districts. d. Amend The Bears were coming off a annual Palo Alto City Champion- the frosh-soph race. He won eas- Section 18.52.070(a)( 3) related to Remove the Sentence Allowing Square tough 24-26, 25-23, 26-24, 25-15 ships on Tuesday on the 2.18-mile ily in 11:15.3 to break the previous Footage to Qualify for Exemption That Was Developed or Used Previously loss to nationally ranked Valley Bol Park course at Gunn. freshman course record of 11:37.0 for Nonresidential Purposes but was Vacant at the time of the Engineer’s Report. These actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Christian last Friday. King and With Robinson running the sec- by Paul Summers in 2006. Act (CEQA) under Section 15061 and 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines (First Joos combined for 35 kills. ond-fastest time ever on the course Reading: October 21, 2013 PASSED: 8-1 Kniss no) (11:49.6) while winning by nearly Girls tennis 8. Recommendation From the CAO Committee to List a Salary Range in Cross country 50 seconds, Gunn finished 1-3-4- Menlo clinched its 20th straight the Brochure for the City Auditor’s Recruitment Gunn senior Sarah Robinson 6-7 for 21 points without its best league title, the 18th under head ACTION ITEMS has run in seven cross-country lineup. The girls’ course record is coach Bill Shine, with a 7-0 9. Update from Rail Committee races this season and won all of 11:41 by Tori Tyler in 2004. blanking of visiting Sacred Heart 10. From Rail Committee: Feasibility Study Grade Separation 11. Approval of Outreach Plan to Solicit and Encourage Input from the them. That makes her a heavy The Titans’ No. 2 runner, soph- Prep on Tuesday. The Knights Community on Palo Alto’s Core Values (Continued from 9/30/13) favorite for individual honors at omore Gillian Meeks, ran in the improved to 9-0 in the WBAL the SCVAL El Camino Division first of two varsity races and won Foothill Division and 20-1 over- STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS The Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 7:00 P.M. to Championships on Tuesday at comfortably in 12:47.1. all. The triumph also was Menlo’s discuss: 1) Development Impact Fees – Approval of List of Infrastructure Needs, 2) Crystal Springs in Belmont. Palo Alto sophomore Bryn 207th straight in league play, an Audit of Contract Oversight: Trenching and the Installation of Electric Substructure, Robinson, however, will not go Carlson (12:38.5) and junior Katie ongoing state record. N 3) Draft User Fee Cost Recover Level Policy.

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 63 Coldwell Banker#1 IN CALIFORNIA

ATHERTON | EXCLUSIVE LISTING! WOODSIDE WOODSIDE | OPEN SUNDAY

HANNA SHACHAM $14,888,000 ERIKA DEMMA 275 JOSSELYN LN $8,900,000 MARGOT LOCKWOOD 2 BRIDLE LN $4,850,000 650.752.0767 Custom-built just 7 years ago with 7,140 square 650.740.2970 Privately situated property of nearly 9 acres of ERIKA DEMMA 4BD/3.5BA Spacious 4940 sf contemp. home on 650.400.2528/740.2970 [email protected] feet, 12 car garage, on large 1.53 acre lot (buyer to [email protected] land. Breathtaking views of the Western Hills and is [email protected] 3.78 level ac in Central WDS. Enjoy views at the CalBRE #01085834 verify all sqft). CalBRE #01230766 just minutes to town. www.275JosselynLane.com CalBRE #01017519/01230766 beautiful pool & garden area. www.2Bridle.com

WOODSIDE | OPEN SUNDAY REDWOOD CITY WOODSIDE

HELEN & BRAD 3100 WOODSIDE RD $3,850,000 ERIKA DEMMA 17 COLTON CT $2,999,000 LISA SCHUMACHER 525 ELEANOR DR $2,895,000 MILLER 3 ac estate & upgraded 4BR/3BA home close to 650.740.2970 This fully remodeled and updated home has it all, CHRIS ISAACSON Lovely 1 level 4BD/3BA home on quiet cul-de-sac 650.400.3426 650.888.5244/352.3430 [email protected] town shops, restaurants & WDS School (pre-K to [email protected] 5BD/6.5BA, over 6000 sf on over a half acre with [email protected] in beautiful private setting. Lrge light-ﬁ lled rooms, CalBRE #01142061/00917768 8th); Private rolling ﬁ elds, barn & rose gardens. CalBRE #01230766 pool, spa and cabana. www.17coltoncourt.com CalBRE #00799335/01754233 high ceilings, indoor outdoor living. Must see!

WOODSIDE | OPEN SUNDAY 1:00-4:00 MENLO PARK | OPEN SUNDAY EMERALD HILLS | OPEN SAT/SUN 1:00-4:00

ERIKA DEMMA 20 PATROL CT $2,198,000 LYN JASON COBB 1985 OAK AV $1,899,000 SAM ANAGNOSTOU 706 LAKEVIEW WY $1,795,000 650.740.2970 3BD/2.5BA Wonderful Woodside retreat with 650.464.2622 Lovely 3BR/2.5BA ranch in move-in condition. 650.888.0707 Like new custom 4 BR/ 3.5 BA plus au pair /in-law [email protected] amazing panoramic views! This fully updated home [email protected] Large lot with fenced pool. Stanford land lease with [email protected] unit. Views views views! Resort-like yard! First time CalBRE #01230766 on 2.4 acres is one of a kind. www.20patrol.com CalBRE #01332535 48 years remaining. CalBRE #00798217 on market!

MENLO PARK | OPEN SUNDAY! WOODSIDE | OPEN SUNDAY WOODSIDE | OPEN SUNDAY 1:00-4:00

DEANNA TARR 300 SAND HILL CI #202 $1,500,000 MARGOT 12465 LA HONDA RD $1,195,000 JEAN & CHRIS 1400 NATIVE SONS RD $1,150,000 650.752.0833 One-level unit overlooking 14th fairway of Sharon LOCKWOOD Country 3BD/2BA home with 2 car garage on 2.35 ISAACSON Just 2.7 miles west of Skyline Blvd., this 2BD/2BA 650.400.2528 650.352.3430 [email protected] Heights golf course. Easy access to major airports, [email protected] acres. Vaulted ceilings, wood ﬂ oors & new windows. [email protected] home sits on almost 15 acres of redwood forest. CalBRE #00585398 shopping, Stanford University. CalBRE #01017519 Sunny location with fruit trees & room for horses. CalBRE #00542342/01754233 Separate 1BD/1BA apt above second 2 car garage.

REDWOOD CITY | OPEN SAT/SUN 1-4 SUNNYVALE | SALE PENDING! MENLO PARK | NEW PRICE!

JENNIFER WHELAN 1222 DEWEY ST $955,000 TERRIE MASUDA 933 HIGHLAND TER $728,000 PAM HAMMER & 2140 SANTA CRUZ AV #B105 $529,000 650.888.8338 Fabulous 3bed/2bath home on “Candy Cane Lane!” 650.917.7969 Bright & inviting 2-year old Fusion Sunnyvale town- KATIE RIGGS Best buy in Menlo Commons! Wonderful 2 bed- [email protected] Remodeled kitchen/bathrooms, large master suite, www.terriemasuda.com home boasts numerous upgrades. Central Sunnyvale 650.400.1039/515.5255 room, 2 bath condominium in quiet complex with CalBRE #01721877 formal DR, spacious LR on an inviting sun ﬁ lled lot! CalBRE #00951976 location w/easy access to shops & commute routes. CalBRE #01216437/01783432 pool, Must be 55+ years old.

Page 64ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V