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4QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQDecember 11, 2019 Local News M ENLO PARK | ATHERTON | WOODSIDE | PORTOLA V ALLEY City attorney announces plans to retire in early 2020 By Kate Bradshaw graduate, he ran into Jorgenson Almanac Staff Writer at a wedding and explained that he was looking for a job, he said. fter a career spanning Jorgenson told him to give him 41 years with the city of a call, he added, and he followed AMenlo Park, City Attor- up. ney Bill McClure has announced As a law student, he’d been plans to retire sometime in the interested in politics, having first quarter of 2020. worked for a state legislator at a He had planned to work just district office, he said. The idea through the end of this year, of being involved in politics not he told The Almanac, but “as as a policymaker or staff person, the year’s gone on, I haven’t had but someone doing the legal time to think or deal with it.” work “kind of fit,” he explained. McClure holds a unique posi- But he also liked working at a tion in the city: As someone private practice for different with such a long tenure, and as clients, something he’s enjoyed its acting legal expert, he’s prob- in his career at the law firm. ably the person with the most Over his tenure with the city, institutional and legal knowl- he said, it has expanded sig- edge about Menlo Park. nificantly, with a huge amount He’s been the city’s desig- of development and redevelop- nated attorney for nearly 27 ment, a significantly expanded years, since March 1993, and staff and a somewhat larger pop- Photo by Magali Gauthier before then, he spent eight years ulation. He’s seen the closure of Menlo Park City Attorney Bill McClure in his law office in Menlo Park. He plans to retire as city as assistant, then acting, city the city’s three movie theaters, attorney but continue to work in private practice at the law firm Jorgenson, Siegel, McClure & Flegel LLP. attorney. And prior to that, and has seen it through the good he worked under former City and bad economic times. And flows over the years.” As a longtime resident of the is that I really don’t have opin- Attorney Jack Jorgenson, with he’s worked with a long list of When asked whether he city where he works, doesn’t ions on those kinds of things. the Menlo Park-based law firm City Council members. became frustrated by hearing he ever develop opinions about “I’ve tried not to have opinions now known as Jorgenson, Siegel, Over the years, as the econ- many of the same topics — grade what should be done in Menlo about issues,” he continued. McClure & Flegel. omy ebbs and flows, there has separations or the Dumbarton Park? “What I can do is tell (council And he grew up in Menlo been a constant tension related rail line, for instance — dis- “I’m sure there have been some members) the history of some- Park, graduated from the Uni- to traffic and growth, he noted. cussed and debated by different things I ... if I were a decision thing that’s been done before, versity of California at Davis in “We’ve had councils that have councils, decade after decade, maker or policy maker, might what happened the previous 1974, and received a law degree gone back and forth regarding his response was that he’s hasn’t have had a different policy posi- time an idea maybe came up ... with honors at the University of their philosophy in terms of been troubled by it. “That’s my tion than where (the council) so they’re aware of the pros and Santa Clara in 1978. trying to limit growth,” he said. personality style,” he said. “I ended up,” he said. “The nice As a freshly minted law school “Those are constant ebbs and don’t get uptight about things.” thing about being city attorney See BILL MCCLURE, page 21 Facebook wants to build on what may be a former indigenous village By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer including a grocery store, and a cultural resources. We hope that hotel. Facebook will consult and work n November 2012, The Alma- Representatives of the Muwek- closely with the tribe as this proj- nac published a short news ma Ohlone tribe say that the ect unfolds.” Iitem reporting that construc- site almost certainly contains She added that the Muwekma tion crews working in Menlo Native American burials. They Ohlone Tribe “has recognized Park had unearthed two human are confident there will be more this area as one of extreme cul- skulls while ripping up concrete. remains found there if and when tural sensitivity.” The skulls were later determined the developer starts digging. The tribe’s archaeological to be Native American remains. Monica Arellano is vice chair- resource company, Muwekma Where those remains were woman of the Muwekma Ohlone Ohlone Tribe Inc., has worked found, at the former Pacif- Tribe of the San Francisco Bay closely with developers on simi- ic Biosciences campus at 1005 Area and the tribe’s Historic lar projects near the proposed Hamilton Ave., is exactly where Preservation officer. She is desig- development, she noted. Facebook is proposing to build nated by the tribe as the member Michael Wilcox, archaeol- its Willow Village project. who responds when excavation ogy professor at Stanford and It turns out that those burials work uncovers human remains unpaid consultant for the tribe, are just a small part of an ancient determined to be of Native confirmed Arellano’s statement, Native American village long American origin, and acts as rep- telling The Almanac, “There will buried beneath the earth in the resentative for the “most likely be burials there. There’s no doubt area where Facebook’s planned descendant” of the deceased. about it.” new neighborhood and office In a written statement to The In particular, he noted, a Image courtesy of Society for California Archaeology campus would be — a project Almanac, Arellano said: “There known archaeology site known Three sites, the Hiller mound, the Tarlton site and the University that would include 1.75 mil- is a high likelihood that the proj- as the Hiller mound appears to Village site, demonstrate the dense habitation of Native Americans in lion square feet of office space, ect will result in the disturbance the area at different times along the southern bayshore of what’s now San Mateo County, according to a 1988 report from archaeologists 1,735 housing units, retail space of burials and the destruction of See FACEBOOK, page 10 Robert Cartier and Judy Carrico. 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NEWSROOM By Rick Radin canyons where wildfires can In recognition of the Holiday Season Almanac Staff Writer Editor spread quickly. Portola Valley Town Hall Renee Batti (223-6528) he Portola Valley Town The report also encouraged the Assistant Editor Council will consider and council to begin a program that will be closed from Julia Brown (223-6531) create priorities around would provide grants to home- Staff Writers T Wednesday, December 25, 2019 Kate Bradshaw (223-6588) recently released recommenda- owners for spending on home Rick Radin (223-6527) tions from an ad hoc wildfire hardening. through Wednesday, January 1, 2020 Angela Swartz (223-6529) preparedness committee at its “The town can further reduce Contributors Kate Daly, Maggie Mah, Wednesday, Dec. 11, meeting, wildfire risk by continuing its Barbara Wood according to Town Manager Jer- efforts to manage the public Special Sections Editor emy Dennis. right-of-way vegetation to reduce Linda Taaffe (223-6511) The ad hoc committee was fuel and protect evacuation cor- TOWN OF WOODSIDE Chief Visual Journalist formed in April to find ways to ridors,” Dennis wrote. “Increased 2955 WOODSIDE ROAD Magali Gauthier (223-6530) reduce the threat of a wildfire and communication to residents on WOODSIDE, CA 94062 Staff Visual Journalist help the town be better prepared the town’s efforts, plans, and what Sammy Dallal (223-6520) should a fire occur. It released its each resident can do to protect PLANNING COMMISSION DESIGN & PRODUCTION findings at the Town Council’s their family and property is key.” December 18, 2019 Nov. 13 meeting. The council will also consider Design and Production Manager 6:00 PM Kristin Brown (223-6562) “The most important finding consider a report from the Ad is that there are opportunities to Hoc Committee on Town-Owned PUBLIC HEARING Designers Linda Atilano, Amy Levine, Kevin Legnon, Paul Llewellyn, further strengthen the Town’s Property about its efforts to find Doug Young efforts to mitigate the worst appropriate locations for afford- 2. Doug and Caroline Fisher PCDR2019-0004; VARI2019-0007 effects of a potential wildfire and able housing in town, Dennis 587 Patrol Road Planner: Sage Schaan, Principal Planner ADVERTISING that much of that mitigation work wrote. 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Legal Advertising Alicia Santillan (223-6578) ing building codes to require and Corte Madera School along 3. Linda Stroh PCDR2019-0003; VARI2019-0006 non-combustible deck, siding Alpine Road as open space, he ADVERTISING SERVICES and materials, prohibiting wood wrote. 515 Moore Road Planner: Joseph Balatbat, Assistant Planner Advertising Services Manager shake roofs, and requiring ember- The town-owned property Presentation and approval, conditional approval, or denial of a proposal, Kevin Legarda (223-6597) resistant vents and dual-pane committee investigated the prop- requiring Planning Commission Design Review, to construct a new detached Sales & Production Coordinators tempered glass windows and sky- erty adjacent to the Frog Pond for garage and other site improvements. The project includes the review of a Diane Martin (223-6584), lights, according to the committee affordable housing and concluded Variance to allow a portion of the new detached garage within the required Nico Navarrete (223-6582) report. that Portola Valley should move 50-foot side yard setback. The Almanac is published Other suggestions included ahead in tandem with the Portola 4. David Gluss CUSE2019-0007; CEQA2019-0007 every Wednesday at modifying design guidelines to Valley School District to create 3525 Alameda De Las Pulgas, 600 Old La Honda Road Planner: Sage Schaan, Principal Planner require water penetrable walk- housing for teachers and only if Menlo Park, CA 94025 way and patio material and fire- there would be no damage to the Presentation and approval, conditional approval, or denial of a Conditional Q Newsroom: (650) 223-6525 resistant green ground cover or Frog Pond. 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6QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQDecember 11, 2019 NEWS REAL ESTATE Q&A by Monica Corman Should I Allow Pets?

Dear Monica: I have a are allowed to have pets condo I am trying to rent are usually so grateful for and the main obstacle for this and are willing to pay prospective tenants so far a substantial pet deposit has been that I won’t allow to offset any damage the pets. The condo rules allow pet does. If you are having small pets but I don’t want trouble renting your condo a renter with a pet to cause and you know that the pet expensive damage. What policy is the reason, I would do you think I should do? encourage you to evaluate any request on a case by case Rick D. basis and if the pet is smaller Dear Rick: Pets are an and well trained, to allow it issue for many landlords and charge an appropriate and renters. Renters who pet deposit.

Contact me at [email protected]; Office: 650-465-5971, Photo by Magali Gauthier/The Almanac COMPASS. Ranked in the Wall St Journal’s 2016, 2017, and 2018 Tower shines, Santa presides Nationwide list of top 250 Realtors. Atherton’s Dec. 5 “tree lighting” ceremony was unique not only because the town hadn’t hosted such an event before, but also because there was no tree to light up. But that didn’t stop about 40 revelers from gathering in Holbrook-Palmer Park for the town’s holiday celebration, where town officials illuminated NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING the park’s water tower in lieu of a tree. The crowd eventually gathered in the park’s Pavilion for a holiday party. In the photo, Joey Calder, 1, sits near Santa Claus, a.k.a. Michael McNamara, during the party. BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WEST Atherton council puts development BAY SANITARY DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will tax on hold for further study be held before the Board of Directors of the West Bay Sanitary District at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January By Angela Swartz Almanac Staff Writer be imposed only on new con- compelling enough.” H[[OL+PZ[YPJ[6ɉJLZSVJH[LKH[3H\YLS struction, and would be based Other council members, such Street, Menlo Park, California to consider the adoption construction and devel- on the number of units, number as Mayor Bill Widmer, said that of an ordinance amending Section 209 “Board Member opment tax — or simi- of bedrooms or square footage. the town will need to bring lar types of taxes that Staff notes that because the in extra revenue to help cover Compensation” of the District’s Code of General A Regulations to increase the amount Board Members town staff says could provide amount of revenue derived increasing pension liabilities “substantial revenues” — is on from these taxes would fluctu- and countywide projects the shall be compensated for attendance at meetings hold in Atherton after being ate from year to year, it should town has to pay into. Council of the Board or for each day’s service rendered as a considered last week by the City not be used as a source of fund- member Cary Wiest agreed that Director by request of the Board from $220.00 per day Council. ing for ongoing operations. the town will need to generate up to $231.00 per day, not to exceed six days in any The council put the idea on Some, such as council mem- more revenue to “tackle prob- calendar month. hold until officials have a bet- ber Mike Lempres, are skeptical lems we just keep pushing off.” ter understanding of what the about whether the town needs Major home development WEST BAY SANITARY DISTRICT town’s “fiscal reality will be” “a lot more” revenue sources. does monopolize code enforce- after the civic center project is “I don’t think this (the devel- ment staff’s time and pulls By: /s/ Phil Scott complete, said City Manager opment tax) is the right thing,” them away from other matters, Phil Scott George Rodericks. he said on Dec. 4. “I commend so finding a way to acquire District Manager The town is currently deter- staff for looking into this.” funds from this growing devel- mining whether it will take on Resident Sandy Crittenden opment would make sense, debt service or other financing told the council during the Widmer said. for its long-awaited $31.6 mil- public comment period that Vice Mayor Rick DeGolia lion new civic center. he staunchly opposes any new said that this might not be the During a Dec. 4 study session, town taxes. right type of tax, but that the council members discussed the “It’s (a development tax) not a town needs some sort of fund- Marketplace pros and cons of implementing very nice welcoming to Ather- ing to help with maintaining a tax that could be applied to ton,” he said. “Figure out some- its streets and water drainage all construction permits based thing a little softer to keep the systems. He said he likes the on the valuation of the permit, budget within what you get idea of a tax on any develop- PROFESSIONAL according to a staff report. now.” ment larger than 5,000 square To place an ad Discussions about a possible Council member Elizabeth feet to encourage people to PIANIST or get a quote, tax are in their “early stages,” Lewis said tax details would build smaller houses. There are Liz Bongiorno Rodericks noted during the need to be more “fleshed out,” no commercial businesses in Available for your contact meeting. and that funding from this kind town, but development is one Holiday Sing-A-Long or Nico Navarrete Had a development and con- of tax would not be ongoing. area that the town can tax, he Special Event at 650.223.6582 struction tax been in place for “I’m not convinced this is said. Bay Area pianist the last few years, it could have the type of tax we want to try The council is still consider- for over 25 years! or email generated anywhere from about to impose on a small group ing several financing options digitalads@ $800,000 to $2.5 million annu- of people that would just flow for the civic center project, 650-704-2179 paweekly.com. ally, according to a staff analy- into the general fund,” she [email protected] sis. Such a tax would generally said. “The numbers are just not See ATHERTON COUNCIL page 8

December 11, 2019QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ7 NEWS Menlo Park fire district eyeing all-electric truck for future By Rick Radin Almanac Staff Writer Station 6, 700 Oak Grove Ave. in adding, “We’re trying to be a Menlo Park. lot more careful about (diesel) he Menlo Park Fire Pro- Range limits that make electric exposures and what we could do tection District is looking cars impractical for some drivers to improve working conditions in Tinto its future by checking aren’t a major deterrent to using acquiring new equipment.” out a new, all-electric fire engine electric firetrucks in urban fire The district is in its third and that promises to cure a lot of ills districts such as Menlo Park final year of replacing its entire that plague conventional diesel- because more than 90% of all fleet of eight diesel fire engines, powered fire trucks. responses by firefighters, such which are used in “front-line” The vehicle, known as a Rosen- as medical incidents, last only service for about 10 years, he said. bauer Concept Fire Truck, reduc- a short time, Schapelhouman The agency keeps eight engines es exposure to diesel fumes, added. in front-line service at a time and which are a known carcinogen; As a backup, the all-electric four or five in reserve for use in saves money by eliminating diesel engine has an extra battery sys- emergencies, he said. fuel; virtually eliminates car- tem and a small booster motor for Rosenbauer is headquartered in Photo courtesy of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District bon emissions that cause climate local fire calls and other incidents Austria and has factories in South The Rosenbauer Concept Fire Truck, a prototype for an all- change; and has fewer moving involving longer response times, Dakota, Minnesota and Nebras- electric vehicle the local fire district is scrutinizing, will be on display at parts than conventional engines, he said. ka, according to the company’s a Dec. 12 open house. resulting in lower maintenance The major drawback of the all- website. A costs, according to Menlo Park electric truck is that it would have Fire Protection District Chief limited use in the case of provid- Harold Schapelhouman. ing aid in out-of-town emergen- ATHERTON COUNCIL town’s new library. general fund is projected to An actual purchase of an all- cies, such as wildfires, since the continued from page 7 At a Nov. 20 meeting, the be in the red by $1.9 million electric truck might be a couple of batteries need to be recharged council asked town staff to by next October, according to years away, though, he acknowl- at the fire station, according to scheduled for completion in move forward with prelimi- staff. edged. “This is a concept truck; it’s Schapelhouman. 2021. Funding options include nary work on a “certificates The council began discussing not in production at this time,” he “We’d be using (one) locally for a written commitment from of participation” financing options to bolster revenue for said. short-distance responses,” he said. Bob and Connie Lurie to donate mechanism (COPs) at about the town’s general fund in 2014, The fire is district is holding an Eliminating diesel fumes has $500,000 in exchange for nam- $7 million over a 10-year term the staff report noted. In 2017, open house featuring a Rosenbau- a clear benefit to firefighters, ing rights to the Cafe Terrace to finance part of the project’s it examined implementing a er prototype engine on Thursday, since the fumes are a known area, which will be located on construction costs. Without business license tax, but opted Dec. 12, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Fire carcinogen, Schapelhouman said, the outdoor deck in front of the an influx of cash, the town’s not to go forward with it. A Christmas TREE SAFETY

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FACEBOOK Report. As studies and site sur- continued from page 5 veys progress, more outreach and dialogue with the tribes in regard be exactly within the footprint of to the respectful treatment of the Facebook’s Willow Village proj- site will be initiated, in accor- ect. The mound is one of more dance with state law.” than 425 shellmounds that once surrounded the San Francisco The Hiller mound Bay, as recorded by University Decades ago, local archaeolo- of California archaeologist N.C. gists identified the Hiller mound Nelson in a 1909 report. as a site of historic significance. According to a recent KQED According to a 1988 report story about shellmounds, these by archaeologists Robert Cart- mounds are man-made creations ier and Judy Carrico published of earth and organic matter built with the Society for California up by the indigenous people of Archaeology, the Hiller mound the San Francisco Bay Area over is located just inland of the thousands of years. They were Dumbarton rail line, and a short places for ceremonies, burials, distance southeast of Willow trading and even signaling across Road. the waters of the bay, or to com- The site lies amid the park- municate with other tribes, and ing lots and single-story office were where food waste — spe- buildings of the former Prologis cifically, lots of shellfish husks campus, and is roughly between Photo by Sammy Dallal — was discarded. where Facebook plans to build a A mural at Willow Oaks School in Menlo Park acknowledges the existence centuries ago of a Native The head of the firm Facebook visitor parking garage and where American village in the eastern portion of the city where Facebook wants to create a new neighborhood. is working with on the project, it’s proposing to locate the north- Signature Development Group, ernmost of its office buildings, with up to 30 10-by-10-meter test San Francisquito Creek. The site Europeans), two or three tribe- told The Almanac that the firm which would rise up to 85 feet sites exploring up to 4 feet under- comprises at least 8,000 square lets may have shared the San is aware of the Hiller mound and tall. ground, and appears to have meters — or about 86,000 square Francisquito area in the southern plans to study it in the environ- The report compares findings been inhabited more recently feet — though materials can be Peninsula.” mental impact review process. from the Hiller site with those of than the University Village site. found throughout an area twice Findings from analyses of In a statement to The Alma- two nearby archaeological sites, A 1992 report in the same pub- that size. Radiocarbon testing the site, she notes, “suggest that nac, Signature CEO Michael the Tarlton site — located about lication by Stanford archaeologist dated the age of artifacts to be Hiller represents a major habita- Ghielmetti said that “the project a half-mile east near the rail line Barbara Bocek explains that the between 687 and 1,687 years old. tion site.” team has had preliminary out- — and the University Village site Hiller mound holds information Bocek writes, “Incomplete and Beyond the fact that the Hill- reach with the tribes. The Hiller in East Palo Alto. about the Puichon tribal group contradictory records notwith- er mound area was heavily mound is being studied as part The Hiller site was excavated that resided along the bayshore standing, there is ample evidence of the Environmental Impact significantly during the 1950s, and along the lower stretches of to suggest that at contact (with See FACEBOOK, page 11

10QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQDecember 11, 2019 NEWS Menlo Park district assistant to superintendent resigns By Angela Swartz position in the Pleasanton Uni- forward to making an impact City School District commu- Almanac Staff Writer fied School District to serve as and adding my value to PUSD, nity for the last 7 years.” the administrative assistant to I am sad about leaving my Sheikholeslami left the dis- enlo Park City School the Assistant Superintendent friends, colleagues and the trict at the end of October. Both District Superinten- of Business Services Ahmad community partners I’ve Villasenor and Sheikholeslami Mdent Erik Burmeister’s Sheikholeslami, the Menlo Park worked with in Menlo Park,” noted that the Pleasanton dis- executive assistant is leaving district’s former chief business she said in an email. “I am trict is closer to their homes. the district to take a role in the and operations officer. grateful to have had the privi- The district will announce East Bay, to work for a former Villasenor, who joined the lege of working with you, Christina Carrier as Villase- top leader in the district. district in 2013, left the Menlo collaborating with you and nor’s replacement at its Dec. 12 Lanita Villasenor announced Park district on Dec. 6. supporting you. It has been an school board meeting, accord- last month that she accepted a “Although I am looking honor to serve the Menlo Park ing to the meeting agenda. A Lanita Villasenor

FACEBOOK century, according to Milliken. American Heritage Commission. It turned out to be the grave of Environmental work starting continued from page 10 Then, the “most likely descen- a young man whose body was Menlo Park has entered into a The costs of construction dant” of the person buried is folded into the fetal position and $1.11 million contract with con- inhabited by Native Americans, With all of the construction contacted and can provide a found wrapped in woven mat- sultants from ICF Jones & Stokes, she adds, it may even be site of work happening on the Penin- recommendation about what to ting and buried wooden tools. Inc. to prepare an environmental Ssiputca, a village assumed to be sula, there is great potential for do with the remains. All of this, Carbon-14 dating would later impact report on the proposed located at the mouth of the San archaeological discoveries to be Wilcox said, can be expensive determine that the man had lived Willow Village project. The Francisquito Creek that existed made, but, Wilcox noted, there for the developer, who has to about 7,500 years ago, and as city has collected comments in at the time European explorers are often incentives for inspectors bear the costs of the additional such, is one of the oldest humans response to a notice of prepara- first made contact with indig- to not look too closely, or to look research, and of rented excava- ever found in California. The tion, which asks people to weigh enous people of the area in the the other way and not halt devel- tion equipment not being put to remains were surprisingly well- in on which areas they think 1700s. opment work if they come across use. preserved in dense, marshy soil, should be analyzed during an Research suggests “that the potential artifacts or remains. Still, despite its shortcomings, as described in the anthropology environmental impact analysis. contact-period village of Ssiputca Under California law, when- the existing system has yielded publication “Anthro Now.” A public meeting is scheduled may be one of two destroyed ever human remains are found impressive discoveries in recent The discovery, Wilcox noted, Monday, Dec. 16, during which mounds (possibly the Hiller during excavation work, the years, like that of the Transbay demonstrates how significant the City Council will be pre- Mound) near the bayshore in East work must stop and the coro- Man, a set of human remains archaeological sites in the Bay sented an overview about the Palo Alto,” she writes. In addition, ner’s office must be contacted to found during excavation at the Area are not necessarily identi- comments already made and Cartier’s report suggests that the ensure that the body found is not new $4.5 billion Transbay Tran- fied in initial site surveys done make suggestions on the scope of mouth of the creek may have had from contemporary times. If the sit Center in San Francisco. before a development starts. the environmental impact analy- a different alignment in the past coroner finds that the remains In 2014, a Bobcat operator “What we see on the surface sis. No additional comments will and finds evidence indicating the are of a Native American, then found a human bone in the mud does not predict what is down be accepted, according to city “probable presence” of the creek he or she must contact the Native while doing excavation work. below,” he added. staff. A near the Hiller mound at one time. LEARNING Archaeologist Randall Milliken in a 2007 report states that the STRATEGIES Puichon people from the village Committed to Excellence in Education were sent to Mission Dolores in San Francisco between 1781 and SCHEDULE IN-HOME 1794 and to Mission Santa Clara PRIVATE TUTORING in Santa Clara between 1781 and 1805. The village of Ssiputca is AROUND YOUR mentioned six times in the “Libro BUSY CALENDAR de Bautismos” or book of bap- • Prep for ISEE, HSPT, SAT & other tests tisms, at the San Francisco mis- sion, he adds. • Homework coaching & study skills In an ethnohistory of the group, • Help with applications and essays Milliken reports that the last • K-12 students in all subject areas of the descendants from the ‡4XDOL¿HGHGXFDWRUV Puichon tribe, or that of the Lam- • One-on-one, in-home tutoring chin tribe, which occupied the San Francisquito Creek farther upstream, was likely a member of the Evencio family, and the family’s whereabouts were last known around the 1930s. There were no other West Bay Ohlone tribal groups that are believed to have survived into the late 20th

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December 11, 2019QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ11 Boys & Girls Clubs Give to The Almanac Provides after-school academic support, enrichment, and mentoring for 1,800 low-income K-12 youth at nine locations across Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, and the North Fair Oaks neighborhood of Redwood City. Ecumenical Hunger Program Holiday Fund Provides emergency food, clothing, household essentials, and sometimes financial assistance to families in need, regardless of religious preference, including Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets for more than 2,000 households. Your gift helps local children Fair Oaks Community Center This multi-service facility, serving the broader Redwood and families in need City community, provides assistance with child care, senior programs, citizenship and immigration, housing and employment, and crisis intervention. Programs are available in Spanish and English. ontributions to the Holiday Fund go directly to programs that benefit Peninsula residents. Last year, LifeMoves C Almanac readers and foundations contributed $150,000 from more than 150 donors for the 10 agencies Provides shelter/housing and supportive services that feed the hungry, house the homeless and provide numerous other services to those in need. across 18 sites in Silicon Valley and the Peninsula. Serves thousands of homeless families and individuals Contributions to the Holiday Fund will be matched, to the extent possible, by generous community organizations, annually on their path back to permanent housing and foundations and individuals, including the Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett self-sufficiency. Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. No administrative costs will be deducted from the Project Read gifts, which are tax-deductible as permitted by law. Provides free literacy services to adults in the Menlo All donations to the Holiday Fund will be shared equally among the 10 recipient agencies listed on this page. Park area. Trained volunteers work one-on-one to help adults improve reading, writing and English language skills so they can function more effectively at home, at work and in the community. Basic English classes, The organizations below provide weekly conversation clubs and volunteer-led computer major matching grants to the Holiday Fund. enrichment are also offered. DONATE ONLINE: The William and Flora Ravenswood Family Health Center Hewlett Foundation Provides primary medical and preventive health care for siliconvalleycf.org/ all ages at its clinic in East Palo Alto. Of the more than www.siliconvalleycf.org The David and Lucile Packard 17,000 registered patients, most are low-income and almanac-holiday-fund Foundation uninsured and live in the ethnically diverse East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, and North Fair Oaks areas. Rotary Club The Almanac will make every effort to publish donor names of Menlo Park for donations unless the donor checks the anonymous box. All donations will be acknowledged by mail. St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room Serves hundreds of hot meals six days a week to people in need who walk through the doors. Funded by voluntary contributions and community grants, St. Enclosed is a donation of $______The Almanac Anthony’s is the largest dining room for the needy Name ______Holiday between San Francisco and San Jose. It also offers Fund take-home bags of food, as well as emergency food and Business Name ______2019 clothing assistance. Address ______Second Harvest Food Bank City/State/Zip ______The largest collector and distributor of food on the Peninsula, Second Harvest Food Bank distributed 52 E-Mail ______million pounds of food last year. It gathers donations Phone ______All donors and their gift amounts will be from individuals and businesses and distributes food to published in The Almanac unless the boxes be- more than 250,000 people each month through more Credit Card (MC, VISA, or AMEX) low are checked. than 770 agencies and distribution sites in San Mateo ______Expires ______/______T I wish to contribute anonymously. and Santa Clara counties. T Please withhold the amount of my contribution. StarVista Serves more than 32,000 people throughout San Signature ______Please make checks payable to: Mateo County, including children, young people and Silicon Valley Community Foundation I wish to designate my contribution as follows: (select one) families, with counseling, prevention, early intervention, Send coupon and check, if applicable, to: education, and residential programs. StarVista also T In my name as shown above The Almanac Holiday Fund provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention T In the name of business above c/o Silicon Valley Community Foundation 2440 West El Camino Real, Suite 300 services including a 24-hour suicide crisis hotline, an OR: T In honor of: T In memory of: T As a gift for: Mountain View, CA 94040 alcohol and drug helpline, and a parent support hotline. ______The Almanac Holiday Fund is a donor advised Upward Scholars (Name of person) fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Upward Scholars empowers low-income adults by a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization. A contribution to this fund allows your providing them with financial support, tutoring, and donation to be tax deductible to the fullest other assistance so they can continue their education, extent of the law. get higher-paying jobs, and serve as role models and advocates for their children.

12QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQDecember 11, 2019 Thank you for donating HOLIDAY FUND 2019 to the Holiday Fund Sharing food is the most basic act of kindness By Caitlin Kerk for Second Harvest Almanac Holiday Fund Donor List his holiday season Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is serving more people As of December 3, Tthan ever before. That’s because hunger 40 donors have is a hidden consequence of the housing crisis contributed $57,140 as families sacrifice nutritious food to pay for to the Almanac rent and other basic necessities. To ensure that everyone in our community can get the healthy Holiday Fund. food they need to thrive, Second Harvest has set a goal of raising $19 million during its holi- 3 Anonymous ...... $500 day campaign. “Donating to Second Harvest offers a way for Jerry & Shirley Carlson ...... 250 people to come together and join in the most James E. Esposto ...... * basic act of kindness: sharing food,” said Les- Sherrill Swan ...... 1,000 lie Bacho, CEO for Second Harvest of Silicon Valley. “Even people who never thought they Dorothy B. Kennedy ...... * would need help before are finding they can’t Kathy & Bob Mueller ...... 100 afford to buy healthy groceries, but we know Barbara Jacobson ...... 150 they face barriers to accessing food. Some peo- Photo by Heather Dito ple have no idea where to go, or they can’t make Second Harvest volunteer Clint Powell directs clients filling shopping carts with food at Penny & Greg Gallo ...... 500 it to our distributions due to work schedules a distribution location in Redwood City in 2017. Lucy Reid-Krensky ...... 100 or limited transportation, while others don’t Dorothy Saxe ...... 100 seek help because of the stigma or shame. The than 58 million meals, half of which was fresh change lives because nutritious food is so criti- community’s support will help us break down produce. The food bank partners with 310 cal — we all need it to stay healthy and engaged. Joe & Julie Zier ...... 100 these barriers so we can reach more people nonprofit organizations to distribute nutritious Natasha is one local mom who is grateful Roger & Pat Witte ...... 100 with nutritious food.” groceries in nearly every neighborhood in San for the help she received from Second Harvest. Kathy & Bob Feldman ...... 500 Last year, Second Harvest, which is one of Mateo and Santa Clara counties — a total of “Kids don’t need expensive toys and entertain- 10 nonprofits supported by The Almanac’s 1,000 sites. Second Harvest depends on dona- ment to be happy,” she said. “But they do need Susan Kritzik & Bruce McAuley ...... 500 Holiday Fund, provided enough food for more tions because it is one of only a few food banks nutritious food. It’s the one thing they can’t live Paul Welander ...... 25 in the nation that does not charge its partners without.” Victoria Rundorff ...... * Q HOLIDAY FUND for the food it provides. You can help families like Natasha’s by giving Lynne Davis ...... * “We have to do more to make sure people get to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley. Every $10 Donations to The Almanac’s Holiday Fund ben- the help they need, and they don’t feel afraid or donated provides the equivalent of 20 nutri- Donald Lowry & Lynore Tillim ...... 100 efit the Second Harvest of Silicon Valley and ashamed to get it,” Bacho said. “We are provid- tious meals. Laura Hofstadter & nine other nonprofits serving the local commu- ing food at more places, and making sure those Anyone who needs food should call Second nity. To donate, use the coupon on Page 12 or Leonard Shar...... 500 go to siliconvalleycf.org/almanac-holiday-fund. who need help feel welcome. But we need the Harvest’s multilingual Food Connection hot- Brennan Family ...... 200 community’s support. You have the power to line at 1-800-984-3663. Douglas Keare Jr. & Jill Morgan ...1,000 Leslie & Hy Murveit ...... 200 Karin Eckelmeyer ...... 100 Nonprofit supports expanding programs in Menlo Park Mark Weitzel ...... 10,000 By Mike Goodkind, a member of the Park Library, where expanding literacy-related programs, and it Q HOLIDAY FUND Connie & Bob Lurie ...... 5,000 Literacy Partners board. literacy programs, including is an even greater resource when Bob & Mary Dodge ...... 300 iteracy Partners, a 501(c) Project Read-Menlo Park, are we coordinate supplementary Donations to The Almanac’s Holi- (3) nonprofit organization, offering new opportunities for support provided through our day Fund benefit Project Read- Barbara & Bob Ells ...... 500 has supported adult lit- English literacy learners. nonprofit partners, such as Menlo Park and nine other non- Barbara & Bill Binder ...... * L profits serving the local commu- eracy in Menlo Park since 2010, “The library is such a natu- Literacy Partners,” said Library nity. To donate, use the coupon Gail & Susan Prickett ...... 500 working closely with the Menlo ral fit for a broad scope of Director Sean Reinhart. on Page 12 or go to siliconvalleycf. org/almanac-holiday-fund. Ron & Carol Clazie ...... * Linda Carlson, who will retire as Literacy Partners’ president at Michael & Lenore Roberts ...... 150 the end of the year, said the non- Margaret Melaney ...... 200 profit under new leadership will learners and tutors and possibly Linda Keegan ...... 200 continue to seek partners to help for small groups of students support the city and other com- who need to collaborate on In Memory Of munity literacy efforts beyond homework. Peter Hurlbut ...... 100 existing core programs — such “Many of our students rely on as Project Read-Menlo Park’s the library not only as a resource Jerry Carlson of Woodside ...... * iconic one-on-one adult literacy to help with their homework Annie Strem ...... * tutoring program. Project Read but in fact as a safe and stable is one of 10 local nonprofits that place after school to concen- Organizations benefit from The Almanac’s trate and collaborate on learn- Carstens Realty ...... 10,000 Holiday Fund. ing,” said librarian Katie Port, Menlo Park Rotary Club Tour de Menlo As an example the partner- recently appointed to coordi- Bike Ride ...... 20,000 ship between Project Read and nate Project Read-Menlo Park’s Literacy Partners, or LP, Carlson program and lead the library’s * The asterisk designates that the donor did said LP is considering providing new Homework Center, which not want to publish the amount of the gift. tablet computers to modernize serves kindergarten through Project Read’s venerable com- high school students at the Belle DONATE ONLINE: Photo courtesy of Project Read-Menlo Park puter lab. And the library has Haven Branch Library. 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Nyna Dolby places dried flowers, grown on the Filoli Historic House and Gardens estate, on a Christmas wreath adorning a door of the Woodside mansion.

By Sheryl Nonnenberg pine and other seasonal ever- Holidays at Filoli celebration, The silica removes moisture Photos by Ruth Ann Groves greens. The staff and volunteers which continues until Dec. 30. from the petals but does not alter Special to The Almanac at Filoli Historic House and Gar- It takes the form of a 9-foot-tall ‘It’s a way of bringing their color. den in Woodside have found a Christmas tree decorated with back something that is Salyards said that it can take loral decorating for the hol- way to bring the beauty of spring dried flowers and placed promi- three to seven days to dry a iday season usually means and summer flowers, grown on nently in the entry foyer of the fundamental to Filoli — flower. Once dried, they are being limited to holly, ivy, the estate, inside for their annual Georgian revival mansion. bringing nature inside’ stored in large boxes in the attic, Jim Salyards, head of horti- which also serves as a workspace culture at Filoli, explained that JIM SALYARDS, later to create the tree and wreath the idea originally came from a HEAD OF HORTICULTURE AT FILOLI decorations. famous estate on the East Coast. Participants in the project meet “We were inspired by the tree hydrangeas, roses, statice, nigella, in late summer to assess what they done each year at Winterthur in camellias, rhododendrons and have collected and come up with a Delaware,” he said. But unlike peonies were on the list. plan for the decorations, based on Winterthur, which uses some Garden volunteers gather the the color theme that has been set purchased flowers, “all of the flowers and take them to the by the house design manager. This flowers we use are grown and greenhouse, where the blooms dried here at Filoli,” he added. are immersed in silica crystals. See FLOWER TREE, page 16 Volunteerism has always played a major role in the running of Filo- li, and the dried flower tree project is no exception. Under Salyards’ direction, volunteer Nyna Dolby led a five-person committee that worked on the tree. They coordi- nated with five other volunteers who worked in the garden and dried the flowers. This is the third year that the tree, and accompa- nying floral wreaths, have graced the foyer, and to hear Salyards and Dolby describe the process, it is a true collaborative effort. With the help of Emily Saeger, one of Filoli’s head gardeners, work begins in the spring as flowers are planted in the Cut- ting Garden. This is the area on the estate, not usually seen by visitors, where flowers for the elaborate house arrangements are grown. Dolby suggests flowers Nyna Dolby, Marilyn Evans and Katy McCormick decorate that could be used for the holi- the Christmas tree in the entry foyer of the Filoli mansion using estate- day decorations, based on color A bright array of flowers grown on the Filoli estate are dried grown flowers that have been dried. and durability. This past year, before being used to decorate the Woodside mansion s Christmas tree.

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FLOWER TREE impressive. “We stake our claim IF YOU’RE INTERESTED continued from page 15 to the foyer and front door and try to keep it just flowers, not anything year, the color is gold. ‘cutesy,’” she said. It would be pos- Filoli’s dried flower tree will be on display during Holidays at Filoli, “The challenge — and mys- sible to spend hours admiring which runs through Dec. 30 at tery — every year,” Dolby said, and identifying all the beautiful the historic home, located at 86 “is what will work? What will be blooms, which, thanks to the dry- Canada Road, Woodside. successful?” ing method, have kept their natu- Daytime admission (until 4 p.m.) The drying process is done ral color and shape. Long strands is $25 for adults; $12 for children (ages 5-17); and free to children somewhat by trial-and-error. of deep blue statice are a natural under 5. Evening admission (4 to “Asters looked so promising, but for the garland, while the other 8 p.m.) is $35 for adults; $18 for they completely fell apart,” Dolby blooms are either gathered in small children (ages 5-17); and free to said. Likewise, daffodils that were bunches or placed in clear plastic children under 5. slightly too mature “broke like balls and hung from branches. For more information, call 650- potato chips.” But, after request- Often there are surprises when 364-8300 or visit filoli.org. ing that the garden volunteers pick sorting out the flowers. “We were them just after blooming, they really excited to use artichokes, Although the idea of the dried dried just fine. camellias and tulips this year,” flower tree is relatively new to Filo- Conversely, Queen Anne’s Lace, Dolby said. The delicate white li, bringing flowers into the house which looked like it might be flowers of the dogwood tree look is a tradition that was carried too fragile, “dried perfectly and lovely dried and threaded together on by both families (the Bourns looked like a giant snowflake.” in a chain. In addition to the floral and the Roths) who lived on the And roses, which grow in abun- elements, Dolby said she looked estate. “It’s a way of bringing back dance at Filoli, attract a certain for ways to include some of the something that is fundamental to kind of house moth and must be foliage native to the estate, includ- Filoli — bringing nature inside,” used sparingly. ing manzanita, madrone and Salyards said. The actual work of creating the buckthorn. But no holly — “too “We could have placed the tree garlands, ornaments and flower- prickly!” she said. in any other room in the house, studded balls begins in September. “People can’t believe the flowers but to have it in the foyer when you Salyards calculates that it takes are real,” Salyards said. walk in really sings to what Filoli 1,500 person/project hours to cre- Dolby added that the volunteers has been about since the families ate the dried flowers and another had scarcely completed their work were here. It is showing off Filoli 150 to do the actual decorating. before visitors were taking pic- at its best.” Since the Holidays at Filoli event tures of the tree and wreaths. lasts so long, using a real tree is Following the holiday season, Sheryl Nonnenberg is a freelance not an option. “An artificial tree the flowers are carefully removed writer. allows us more space in between and placed back in boxes in the branches to place, drape and hang attic for possible use next year. On the cover: Nyna Dolby Patty Carlson and Marty Ford make colorful garlands out of ornaments,” Dolby explained. The theme color for 2020 will be and Pam Conner decorate a dried flowers grown on the Filoli estate. The result is colorful and orange. Christmas tree with dried flowers.

2020 LITERACY and awaiting placement with a Project Read tutor Robin continued from page 13 volunteer tutor. Project Read, Cohen, a Stanford Health Care with resources provided by LP administrator, said she appreci- its support almost entirely to and the city, provides training ates the broad range of library Project Read-Menlo Park, a for new tutors and in-service services that enhance her one- core library program offering support after that. on-one tutoring. For example, VOICES FOR A beginning adult English classes, Besides the Homework Center, she may come to the library an innovative drop-in English in 2019 the library established with the intention of work- Conversation Club, and the a “Read Play Learn” program ing on English conversation SUSTAINABLE WORLD more widely known one-on- that provides hands-on learning to find that a movie scheduled one tutoring program that has activities for children coupled on site would offer a welcome Learn about the intersections between matched more than 750 learners with literacy skills training for enhancement for her learner of today’s social and environmental challenges. from nearly 60 different coun- their parents and guardians. In more than three years, Joaquin tries since its inception in 1985. November, 30 kids and caregiv- Basulto. Reinhart said in mid-November ers participated in this popular More information about Proj- that 40 tutor-learner pairs are Families for Literacy program ect Read-Menlo Park can be actively working, while an addi- run by Project Read staff at the found at projectreadmenlopark. tional 28 learners are registered Belle Haven Branch Library. org, or by calling 650-330-2526.

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16QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQDecember 11, 2019 COMMUNITY Local nonprofit welcomes new executive director By Angela Swartz being filled on an interim basis. shifted her attention to volun- Angie Almanac Staff Writer All Students Matter volunteers teerism when she took time off Holman ith upcoming changes visit the same Ravenswood class- to raise her kids. She started director of in leadership, finan- rooms each week throughout the volunteering in their Menlo Park All Students Wcial woes and school school year, free of charge. They City School District schools, she Matter, consolidations in the Raven- tutor students in literacy skills said, but soon realized there was reads to a swood City School District, a local and fostering social-emotional greater need at schools east of Angela Diaz, nonprofit is working to provide skills, according to the nonprofit. Highway 101. a current a sense of stability to district Founded in 2008, All Students “I got more and more passion- second students. Matter reaches over 1,500 Raven- ate about trying to figure out grader at Over the next year, All Students swood students in 62 classrooms how to make education more Costaño Matter, whose 200 volunteers at five schools, according to its equitable and fair,” she said. “My Elementary already tutor students in grades website. real belief is education needs to be School, on TK-5 in East Palo Alto and Under Holman’s leadership, more personal. Each student has April 25. eastern Menlo Park schools for the nonprofit will expand its fifth unique needs, and some of those a total of 270 hours a week, will grade mentoring book club this needs can only be met by one-on- expand programming and con- year from four to 10 classrooms one or small-group tutoring.” tinue to support district teachers, and from eight to 12 weeks in Holman noted that one-on- Photo by Irene Searles families and students through spring 2020. The book club aims one work has proven to improve the changes, said the nonprofit’s to help students improve their student success. For example, offered the job in February and could not be more pleased with new executive director, Angie reading comprehension and also students performing below grade worked with Blatman to transi- her leadership.” Holman. Holman, a Menlo Park empower them with a resiliency level in reading joined an inten- tion into the role in June before Before All Students Matter, Hol- resident since 1997, took the reins “toolbox” to handle personal sive reading intervention pro- officially taking over, Holman man worked for nonprofits such at the nonprofit on Aug. 1. challenges, according to the orga- gram the nonprofit started last said. as Upward Scholars, The Penin- “We’re super happy to assist nization’s leaders. year and jumped ahead of their “Angie Holman has the perfect sula College Fund, Sacred Heart the district through this difficult In the Ravenswood district, peers by 50% in their reading blend of business skills and pas- Schools Parent Teacher Organi- transition,” said Holman, 55. about 65% of the students are abilities, she said. The reading sion for educational equity that zation, the Menlo Park-Atherton “It’s difficult for teachers to have English language learners, more program includes one-on-one will make her an inspiring and Education Foundation, and the their jobs consolidated or have to than 90% are low income, and tutoring, five days a week for six effective leader for All Students Adopt-a-Teacher program of the change jobs. ... It’s difficult for stu- over 40% are in unstable hous- weeks. She said it’s much harder Matter,” said Jeanette Kenne- Ravenswood Education Founda- dents and families in that it will be ing or considered homeless, All to measure the effects of the emo- dy, chairman of the nonprofit’s tion. Holman started to volunteer a different population of students Students Matter reports. tional support mentors have on board, in a prepared statement. with All Students Matter in 2016 and families at the remaining “When they come to school it students. “Ms. Holman’s leadership, pro- after three years of volunteering schools and it’s a disruption to is much more difficult for them Eventually, Holman would like gram management, relationship with the Ravenswood Education switch schools.” to learn in English,” Holman to grow the nonprofit’s programs building, and strategic planning Foundation program. With a looming budget defi- said. “Some face trauma at home, to include preschoolers and mid- experience will serve ASM well. “I really enjoyed the focus (of cit, the Ravenswood district there are parents working mul- dle schoolers, she said. Already she’s guided our orga- All Students Matter) on literacy announced that it planned to tiple jobs, (or) they’re living with Holman came into the execu- nization deftly as we ramped and trying to improve the aca- close two of its five elementary multiple families in one house. tive director role after several up an expansion of our literacy demics of students who don’t get schools next fall: Willow Oaks It’s a much more challenging set years as a member of the All intervention support program a lot of support at home,” she said. Elementary School in Menlo of circumstances that make it Students Matter leadership team. and our 5th grade mentoring “A lot of students needed help in Park and Brentwood Academy really hard for them to perform In fall 2018, she learned that the book club, which we offer in improving their confidence and in East Palo Alto. The district’s their best in school.” nonprofit’s executive director addition to our in-classroom motivation for lifelong learning.” superintendent, Gloria Hernan- Holman, a Michigan native who at the time, Carolyn Blatman, support. She’s building strong For more information on the dez-Goff, was forced to resign studied engineering and comes planned to retire, and eagerly relationships with the district, nonprofit, go to allstudentsmatter. earlier this year, and her job is from a corporate background, applied for the job. She was principals, and teachers and we org. A

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December 11, 2019QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ19 Food&Drink (unnecessarily, but deliciously) chicken dish is often associated by a terrine of beef fat-infused with the South, but likely has butter. Anglo-Indian roots going back Excellent starters distracted to the 1800s. Selby’s version my attention from the glass of of this classic — both exotic vodka impersonating a martini. and comforting — showcases a The sweetbreads piccata ($24) heady swirl of intoxicating spic- featured decadently creamy es, including Madras curry and morsels of calf thymus glands, paprika. Two generous pieces of sauteed and bathed in a lemony chicken were served atop a bed brown butter and caper sauce. of black rice. A crisp Caesar salad ($17) Selby’s has already received showcased a practiced hand its share of (well-calculated) with garlic and anchovies. The news coverage for its Black classic wedge salad ($16) was Label burger ($50), among the elevated from the old stan- most expensive hamburgers in dard with peeled, candy-sweet the West, if I may riff off the cherry tomatoes, a pungent blue restaurant’s “coldest martini” cheese and a cylindrical base of marketing. crunchy iceberg lettuce. The massive, half-pound patty I shared the dry-aged roast contains a mixture of dry- crown of duck for two ($98), aged hanger steak, short rib a complex, impressive-sound- and chuck. The seared meat is Bartender Nigel Siri makes and delivers a Duke’s Vesper martini. ing dish, carved tableside, that topped with Èpoisses, a pungent looked fit for a royal banquet. soft cow’s milk cheese from Dry-aged duck takes on a mild- Burgundy, and — the coup de er, more delicate flavor. I actu- grace — 5 ounces of chopped ally enjoy duck’s gamey taste black truffles from Australia. Retro chic and found this breast to be bland There are a lot of intense, savory, and slightly chewy, despite its 38 woodsy flavors going on in this Swanky Selby’s serves steakhouse classics to the monied set North provenance. That said, burger, and if you order it the Calvados-glazed chestnuts and recommended medium-rare, Story by Monica Schreiber was so busy. Wait, what? huckleberry jus, augmented by as I did, the result is an unctu- Q REVIEW Photos by Sammy Dallal These disparate cocktail expe- cumin, honey and lavender, ous, umami experience that is riences mirrored my overall made for a delicious, sweet- a little overwhelming, but cer- hen I heard Selby’s was honeyed glow on the downstairs savory sauce. tainly more interesting than the touting “the coldest dining room, where Silicon Val- impression of Selby’s: Some W dishes were beautifully execut- While my tepid reaction to the similarly priced New York strip. martinis on the West ley glitterati recline in leather duck could be attributed to per- Plus, it comes with crispy, hot Coast,” and preparing them chairs, below a geometric art- ed, while others inspired quiz- zical expressions around our sonal preference for an earthier shoestring fries. tableside on retro cocktail carts, light fixture, talking digital flavor to the meat, all of us at the Tackling Selby’s wine list I had just one question: How disruption over dry-aged steaks, table. Service during one dinner was well-paced and nicely nar- table agreed that the 12-ounce, would require a separate review, soon could I get a reservation? thousand-dollar bottles of wine dry-aged New York strip ($55) but suffice to say Bacchus is Selby’s is the newest addition and $50 cheeseburgers (which rated. The martini travesty meal saw a number of missteps (for- was a head-scratcher. Requested aiming for another Wine Spec- to the Bacchus Management we will get to). medium rare, the rare cut we tator Award to place alongside Group’s empire of upscale eater- Even the acoustics are a gotten items, awkward pacing) that might have been forgiven received had little sear and no those already on the shelf for ies, known for novel-length wine throwback to the gilded age of marbling. It was tough, taste- The Village Pub and Spruce. lists and ultra-fresh fare from fine dining. There’s plenty of at a lower price point, but which were irksome when entrees aver- less and dry. Where dry aging The approximately 100-page list Bacchus’ private, organic farm buzz, but diners can still hear should elicit a superior, nutty boasts more than 4,000 labels. If in Woodside. The group’s “prop- the classy background music — age about $50. Executive Chef Mark Sul- flavor and heightened levels of ordering a truffle-topped burger erties” (as Bacchus describes and each other. tenderness, none of these quali- does not sufficiently impress its restaurants on its website) This retro-luxe ambiance livan’s menu is an homage to steakhouse classics, with some ties was in evidence. I was again your date or the VCs around the include Michelin-starred The pretty much screams martini. left wondering about the vaga- table, consider the 2015 Village Pub in Woodside and And Selby’s is building part offerings so old school they feel fresh and fun again. To wit: the ries of the dry aging process. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti San Francisco’s Spruce. of its glamorous brand on its I did find superior tenderness Montrachet ($8,900), the most Selby’s opened five months signature drink ($18), styling it towering gruyere popovers that arrive pre-dinner, accompanied and flavor in the Country Cap- expensive bottle on the list. A ago in the ivy-covered building after the unshaken, unstirred tain chicken ($34). This curried at the Redwood City-Atherton version made famous by Duke’s Monica Schreiber is an border that had long been Bar in London, said to have been Embarcadero Media occupied by Chantilly, the local author Ian Fleming’s inspiration restaurant reviewer. grand dame of continental cui- for James Bond’s go-to libation. sine until it closed in 2017. The martini I enjoyed one Q INFORMATION Where Chantilly was all femi- evening at the Carrara marble- Selby’s nine Frenchiness, the retro-chic topped bar was indeed Arctic- 3001 El Camino Real, Selby’s has a masculine, “Mad cold and potent enough to Redwood City Men”-ish vibe. The 10,000-foot, knock Don Draper on his heels. 650-546-7700 two-story space was designed The drink I received on a sub- selbysrestaurant.com by former Ralph Lauren Home sequent visit, from the much- stylist Stephen Brady, who put anticipated cart, was a room Hours: 5-10 p.m. nightly his stamp on other Bacchus res- temperature travesty, prepared taurants, including Spruce and in slapdash fashion by a server Credit cards: Yes The Saratoga. who looked annoyed and out of Reservations: Yes His design for Selby’s is her element. When I noted my Catering: No Takeout: No swanky and country clubby drink was far from the coldest Outdoor seating: No with a dash of Jazz Age supper in the West, there was no offer to Parking: Valet or street club. Soft light from art deco remedy, just a strange comment Alcohol: Full bar sconces illuminates bold, black about how it was hard to keep Selby’s Black Label Burger with Èpoisses and Australian black Bathroom: Excellent walls. A corner fireplace casts a bottles cold when the restaurant truffles is served with shoestring fries. Noise level: Moderate

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BILL MCCLURE for legal services from McClure’s continued from page 5 law firm, and $125 an hour for work by paralegals, law clerks cons of something.” and legal assistants. Una Mas shutters in As for some examples of the On development projects, work he’s most proud of, he applicants pay the firm $400 an mentioned a number of the city’s hour for services from an attor- downtown Menlo Park most legally complex challenges ney and $275 an hour for work over the past decades: closing done by paralegals, law clerks By Elena Kadvany wanted to increase the monthly the lease expired and DiPietro the landfill and converting it and legal assistants. fter more than 20 years rent to over $13,500, “an unsur- did not respond to that ques- into Bedwell Bayfront Park, According to Mayor Ray of serving Mexican mountable amount for any fast- tion via email. assembling the parcels and Mueller, “The City Council Afood in downtown casual restaurant.” Guidace also declined to state getting public benefits at the is committed to an open and Menlo Park, the Una Mas Tricia Guidace, who owns how much the space is being site where Kepler’s and Cafe transparent process in the selec- Mexican Grill franchise at 683 the building, said that num- offered for now, though she said Borrone are located, developing tion of a new city attorney and Santa Cruz Ave. has closed. ber is “vastly inaccurate” but it’s “considerably lower” than an agreement to have devel- is presently weighing whether The owner of Una Mas and wouldn’t comment on why they the amount DiPietro quoted. oper John Arrillaga help build to proceed with legal services the landlord gave conflicting were unable to reach agreement DiPietro said Una Mas has new facilities at the city’s Civic provided by a contract form or explanations for the closure. on a new lease. offered employment to some, Center campus, updating the bring the city attorney position Mike DiPietro, president of “We were looking forward though not all, of the Menlo housing element, and negotiat- in house.” Golden Bay Investment Group, to continuing the relationship Park employees. Locally, there ing development agreements If the council chooses to con- Inc., which owns Una Mas and it just didn’t work out that are Una Mas locations nearby in with the Bohannon Group and tract with a law firm, it will Mexican Grill, said that after way when it got down to it,” she Mountain View, Redwood City, Facebook. publish a request for proposals months of negotiation on a said. Sunnyvale and Cupertino. A “It’s nice to have been a big and obtain bids, and if it opts to lease renewal, Bez Zahedi, the Una Mas has operated there Peninsula Foodist blogger part of those things,” he said. bring an attorney in-house Menlo Park franchisee, was since 1994, Guidace said. She Elena Kadvany writes for the He said he plans to continue instead, the job opportunity will unable to secure an affordable declined to disclose how much Palo Alto Weekly. working at his private practice be published and go through a rent. The landlord, he said, rent Zahedi was paying before with the law firm, spend more candidate selection process, he time with grandchildren and added. A travel. And he’ll continue to offer legal and historical context to those who ask. Is he worried about how coun- Claude Oscar cils will fare without his pres- ence at every meeting to offer “Bergie” Bergman that context? “I’m absolutely convinced 995 Fictitious Name HAN GROUP, LLC July 5, 1924 – November 18, 2019 3130 Alpine Rd. Ste. 288 they’ll do just fine,” he respond- Statement Portola Valley, CA 94028 An amazing father, ”Papa ”, ed. “In my experience, people EMBLT FINANCIAL GROUP CA brother and uncle. Claude was will reach out and ask questions FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT This business is conducted by: A Limited File No.: 283035 Liability Company. predeceased by the love of his life, … . I’m not moving away, just The following person (persons) is (are) The registrant commenced to transact Marion with whom he shared down the street.” doing business as: business under the fictitious business 72 years of blissful marriage. EMBLT Financial Group, located at 80 Yale name(s) listed above on 03/30/2018. Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo This statement was filed with the County He is also predeceased by those Finding a successor County. Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on he loved including his son- The City Council met on Registered owner(s): November 20, 2019. SANFORD PRINGLE (ALM Nov. 27; Dec. 4, 11, 18, 2019) in-law, Russ Vanderhurst, his Monday, Dec. 2, in a closed ses- 80 Yale Rd. M&J TOWING beloved great grandson, Quinn sion to talk about recruitment Menlo Park, CA 94025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Rosenberg, and 6 of his siblings for the next city attorney. This business is conducted by: An File No.: 283166 Individual. The following person (persons) is (are) and three nephews. Resident Lynne Bramlett sub- The registrant commenced to transact doing business as: Survived by his doted mitted a memo to the council business under the fictitious business M&J Towing, located at 427 Macarthur daughters, Claudette (Bob) name(s) listed above on N/A. Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063, San Mateo urging it to consider an open This statement was filed with the County County. Rosenberg, Judy (Dan) search process, and to explore Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on Registered owner(s): Freihammer and Lori Vanderhurst. His adored grandchildren, the possibility of moving the November 5, 2019. MIGUEL ANGEL SANDOVAL LARA (ALM Nov. 20, 27; Dec. 4, 11, 2019) 2329 Menalto Ave. Janelle Freihammer, Shanan (Sarah) Rosenberg, Erin (Kevin) city attorney position in-house E. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Gillett, and Coby Freihammer. And his cherished great as opposed to contracting with GO EZ MAINTENANCE This business is conducted by: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT An Individual. grandchildren: Paedrin and Kingsley Gillett, Clyde, Walt a law firm as it currently does. File No.: 283058 The registrant commenced to transact and Gus Rosenberg. His sister, Enis Masetti. Plus numerous The step might save the city The following person (persons) is (are) business under the fictitious business nieces and nephews. doing business as: name(s) listed above on N/A. money, she suggested, and she Go EZ Maintenance, located at 618 Bay This statement was filed with the County Claude was born and raised in Redwood City. Orphaned indicated a number of other cit- Road, Redwood City, CA 94063, San Mateo Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on at age 12, he was placed in foster homes for awhile, but ies in San Mateo County, or of a County. November 20, 2019. Registered owner(s): (ALM Nov. 27; Dec. 4, 11, 18, 2019) eventually managed to support himself and graduate from similar size to Menlo Park, that FELIPE DAVID GOMEZ Sequoia High School. He then enlisted in the US Army. His have in-house city attorneys, 618 Bay Road LINDSEY HUTCHINSON WELLNESS Redwood City, CA 94063 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT service in the army brought him to Normandy on D-Day. A such as Belmont, Burlingame, This business is conducted by: An File No.: 283186 true American hero to his family. Individual. The following person (persons) is (are) East Palo Alto, San Bruno and doing business as: Claude founded and ran his own successful business, Danville. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business Lindsey Hutchinson Wellness, located at Bergie Plumbing Company, from 1955 to 1996. 1388 Elder Avenue, Menlo park, CA 94025, The city currently pays name(s) listed above on N/A. San Mateo County. Over the years he employed and mentored many young This statement was filed with the County McClure a part-time salary of Registered owner(s): Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on people who went on to have their own businesses. He was LINDSEY WALKER HUTCHINSON $11,000 per month under an November 12, 2019. fair, honest and above all, a gentleman with great personal 1388 Elder Avenue (ALM Nov. 27; Dec. 4, 11, 18, 2019) amended contract adopted last Menlo Park, CA 94025 integrity. He always had time for a good story and to tell a March. It also pays $250 an hour THE UPS STORE #5639 This business is conducted by: good joke! FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT An Individual. File No.: 283171 The registrant commenced to transact He was a charter member of the Redwood City Elks Lodge The following person (persons) is (are) business under the fictitious business #1991. He served as president of the PHCC of California. The Almanac doing business as: name(s) listed above on N/A. He initiated the safety codes for IAPMO that are still used The UPS Store #5639, located at 3130 This statement was filed with the County Alpine Rd. Ste. 288, Portola Valley, CA Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on locally and internationally. Claude was also a member of the HHolidayoliday 94028, San Mateo County. November 21, 2019. Exchange Club where he worked tirelessly with PARCA and Registered owner(s): (ALM Dec. 11, 18, 25, 2019; Jan. 1, 2020) the Redwood City Parade Association 2019 His warm and open heart and his beloved big smile will be FFundund Call Alicia Santillan at 650-223-6578 or missed by so many. Donations may be made in his honor to Donate online: email [email protected] for assistance PARCA or Pets in Need. almanacnews.com/ with your legal advertising needs. Memorial 12/21 @ 11am, Crippen and Flynn, Woodside The deadline is Friday at noon. Road, Redwood City, California. Reception to follow. holiday_fund PAID OBITUARY

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miniature scene, this year with a beach will host “Bay Area’s Natale,” an Italian theme. Christmas market. Where: Museum of American Heritage, Where: Mitchell Park Community Center, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. When: Dec. 6- Jan 5, 2020 (Friday-Sunday When: Dec. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each week, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.). More information: bayareaitalianevents. More information: moah.org. com. Gamble Garden holiday events Holiday organ recital: Robert Huw What: Gamble Garden will host holiday Morgan activities including a holiday marketplace What: Stanford University organist Dr. Dec. 11-13, a greens sale on Dec. 14 and Robert Huw Morgan will present his “Reindeer Games” on Dec. 15. annual holiday recital. Where: 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Where: Memorial Church, 450 Serra St., More information: gamblegarden.org/ Stanford. events. When: Dec. 15, 1:30 p.m. More information: music.stanford.edu/ ‘’Twas the Night Before Christmas’ events/holiday-organ-recital-dr-robert- What: Dancers Repertory Theatre presents huw-morgan. the annual dance and theater production of the classic holiday poem. ‘PACO Holiday Extravaganza’ Where: Woodside Performing Arts Center, What: The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra 199 Churchill Ave., Woodside. will be joined by special guests Squid, When: Dec. 14 at 3 p.m.; Dec. 15 at 1 and Inc. Quartet and dancers from Pacific 4 p.m. Ballet Academy for its annual holiday More information: twasthenight.org. performance. Where: Smithwick Theatre, Foothill Col- ‘Holiday Heist’ with The Jazz Mafia lege, 12345 El Monte Road, Palo Alto. What: The Jazz Mafia sets up shop in the When: Dec. 15, 3 p.m. Photo courtesy of Kitka Bing Studio cabaret to ring in the holidays. More information: pacomusic.org/ Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble will perform at Filoli’s winter solstice celebration. Where: Bing Studio, 327 Lasuen St., current-season. Stanford. When: Through Dec. 14, times vary. Silicon Valley Boychoir: ‘Let It Snow!’ More information: live.stanford.edu/ What: Silicon Valley Boychoir presents a Marking ‘the marvels and calendar/december-2019/holiday-heist. concert celebrating snow and the holiday season. ‘A Chanticleer Christmas’ Where: Grace Lutheran Church, 3149 mysteries’ of winter What: San Francisco’s men’s choir presents Waverley St., Palo Alto. its annual holiday celebration. When: Dec. 15, 3:30 p.m. Local arts and entertainment highlights of the holiday season Where: Memorial Church, Stanford. More information: svboychoir.org/pdf/ When: Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m. Dec2019poster.pages.pdf. by Karla Kane Information on Kitka, including links to More information: live.stan- can’t help but think there is almost tickets, can be found at kitka.org. ford.edu/calendar/december-2019/ Gryphon Carolers something evolutionary about peo- Filoli’s winter solstice festival is part of chanticleer-christmas. What: The long running Gryphon Carol- ple singing together in winter time,” Holidays at Filoli, running through Dec. ers and band will perform their annual ‘I 30, which also includes seasonal decora- PWC Holiday Concert: ‘Reinventing Love’ Kitka Executive Artistic Director Shira concert of holiday songs from around the Cion said while reflecting on the number tions and festively lit gardens, holiday teas, What: Peninsula Women’s Chorus will world, including unique arrangements and of choral concerts that happen around the “decadence nights,” Santa Claus Saturdays, perform holiday songs of love. originals. holidays. Kitka is a long-running women’s artisan market weekends and live perfor- Where: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Where: Woodside Village Church, 3154 harmony ensemble performing music from mances in the ballroom on evenings and 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Woodside Road, Woodside. Eastern Europe, Eurasia and the Balkans, weekends. Information is available at filoli. When: Dec. 14, 2:30 p.m. When: Dec. 15, 6:30 p.m. plus original compositions, representing a org/events/holidays. More information: pwchorus.org. More information: gryphoncarollers.com. number of cultural and religious traditions. More December holiday highlights are ‘Christmas in the Americas’ “What’s universal is what happens to the presented below (event info is subject to ‘Messiah Sing’ What: The California Bach Society will cel- What: Schola Cantorum’s annual sing- human soul at midwinter when the nights change after press time). ebrate holiday music written by composers are long and dark and the temperature is along (age 12 and up) of Handel’s “Mes- from North, Central and South America. siah” will be presented with Sinfonia Schola colder and, in more traditional times, just Menlowe Ballet Where: Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, merely surviving through the winter sea- Each year, Menlowe Ballet offers locals Cantorum. 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Where: Mountain View Center for the son was a very tangible challenge,” she said. its original holiday neo-classic, “It’s a When: Dec. 14, 8 p.m. “It’s an ancient human instinct for people Wonderful Nutcracker,” with its mix of Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain More information: calbach.org/ View. to come together and sing.” elements from “It’s a Wonderful Life” and season#secondConcert. Kitka has been performing its popular “The Nutcracker.” The show runs Dec. When: Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. “Wintersongs” concerts around the Bay 13-15 and 21-22 at the Menlo-Atherton Italian Christmas market More information: tickets.mvcpa.com. Area for nearly 20 years, and will be doing Performing Arts Center, 555 Middlefield What: Mitchell Park Community Center Continued on next page so locally again as part of Filoli’s winter Road, Atherton. Along with the standard solstice celebration on Dec. 18 (between 5-8 performances, there will also be a sensory- p.m. at 86 Canada Road, Woodside). friendly production on Dec. 15 and a “It’s seasonal music that speaks to the special abridged version for families with marvels and mysteries of winter time,” she children under 5 on Dec. 22. Go to men- said, adding that this year, inspired by con- loweballet.org/nutcracker/. cerns about climate change and its impact ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ on the weather, including California’s What: Los Altos Stage Company presents recent wildlifes, the performances will have the classic Santa story performed in the the theme of “Weathering the Storm,” the style of a live 1940s era radio broadcast. first in a series of planned “Vocal Ecology” When: Through Dec. 22. concerts with an environmental theme. Where: 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. “About half of the program is selections More information: losaltosstage.org/ that speak to winter weather and climate miracle-on-34th/. ... and we’re balancing those more climate- themed pieces with ritual carols and sacred songs that sort of bring comfort and BayLUG Holiday Show What: The Bay Area LEGOÆ User Group warmth and light and good cheer to the Photo by Sonia Dunning darkest, coldest, most difficult time of the and BayLTC, the Bay Area L-Gauge Train Club, will showcase their annual holiday Menlowe Ballet’s annual production of “It’s a Wonderful Nutcracker” will be year,” she said. performed Dec. 13-15 and Dec. 21-11. 22QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQDecember 11, 2019 Submitting items for the Calendar Go to AlmanacNews.com and see the Community Calendar module at the top right side of the page. Click on “Add your event.” If the event is of interest to a large number of people, also e-mail a press release to [email protected]. 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Visit AlmanacNews.com/calendar ¶7KH0HODQFKRO\0XVHXP· Mark Dion, known for his romantic comedy film based on Anna Gavalda’s bestselling to see more calendar listings Music work on the history of museums and their collections, novel. Dec. 13, 7-10 p.m. $10-$15; discount for members. $QQXDO0HVVLDK6LQJ3OD\$ORQJ The annual “sing delves into the original Stanford family collection to create a Emerson School, 2800 W. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. and play it yourself” concert is a celebration of Handel’s cabinet of curiosities for the 21st century. Ongoing; 11 a.m.- eventbrite.com Theater masterwork, conducted by Stephen Sano. Dec. 13, 7:30-9 5 p.m.; closed Tuesdays. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 ¶0LUDFOHRQWK6WUHHW· The holiday classic “Miracle on p.m. $13-$18; discounts for seniors and students. Memo- Lomita Drive, Stanford. museum.stanford.edu Lessons & Classes 34th Street” is retold in the tradition of a live 1940s era radio rial Church, 450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford. events. ¶2XU6DFUHG&RDVW· Artist Ian Wing’s “Our Sacred Coast” broadcast. Dec. 12-22; times vary. $20-$38; discount for stanford.edu +ROLGD\&UDIW:RUNVKRS Menlo Park Library supplies all is an exhibition of landscapes including plein air and studio the materials necessary for children to make festive holiday students. Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. pieces depicting select locations across the California losaltosstage.org decorative pieces. Dec. 14, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Talks & Lectures coastline. Through Jan. 20; times vary. Community School Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park. menlopark. ¶3ULGHDQG3UHMXGLFH· TheatreWorks Silicon Valley brings $3HDFH&RUSV2G\VVH\ Former Menlo Park resident of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. org literature’s most famous battle of the sexes to life. Through Michael Reza Farzi discusses his work as a Peace Corps arts4all.org 6DQ)UDQFLVTXLWR&UHHN:LQWHU6WRUP)ORRG:RUN- Jan. 4, 2020; times vary. $34-$108. Lucie Stern Theatre, volunteer in Botswana and the history, languages and 5LFKDUG'LHEHQNRUQ See an intimate and interactive VKRS Santa Clara Valley Water District and the City of Palo 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. theatreworks.org cultures of the southern African country. Dec. 18, 7-8 p.m. installation of famed Bay Area artist Richard Diebenkorn’s Alto host a winter storm and flood workshop. Dec. 11, 10 Free. Menlo Park Main Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park. ¶6WDU:DUV·7ULORJ\/LYH A tribute and parody, “The One paintings and sketchbooks that shed light on the artist’s a.m.-noon. Free. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, menlopark.org Hour Star Wars Trilogy: Live!” tells the stories of “New process, including his shift from figurative to more abstract Palo Alto. eventbrite.com Hope,” “The Empire Strikes Back”, and “Return of the Jedi” work. Ongoing; times vary; closed Tuesdays. Free Cantor in roughly one hour. Jokes, toys, a live “trailer” for “The Lord Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. museum.stanford. *LQJHUEUHDG+RXVH0DNLQJ Children from fourth to 12th Family grade are invited to decorate graham cracker mini ginger- of the Rings,” ridiculous props and costumes and general $'D\DWWKH)DUP Visitors can reserve a day at the Hid- edu geekiness, abound. Dec. 13-22; times vary. $15-$100. bread houses with icing and candy. Dec. 13, 3:30-5:30 den Villa farm and tailor the reservation to include private p.m. Free. Belle Haven Library, 413 Ivy Drive, Menlo Park. Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City. drag- farm tours for up to 30 people and one of three picnic Galleries onproductions.net menlopark.org areas. Dec. 14, 15, 21, 22; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $180-$275; prices ¶&ROOXVLRQ· “Collusion” is a joint exhibition by Inna Cher- 'DYH(JJHUV Dave Eggers hosts a book signing event ¶7KUHH/LWWOH3LJV· Puppet Art Theater presents a live, vary between packages. Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, neykina and Marina Goldberg, featuring oil and watercolor for his new satirical book, “The Captain and the Glory.” interactive puppet show of the classic fable about one Los Altos Hills. hiddenvilla.org paintings of colorful landscape, cityscape and still life Ticket includes a copy of the book. Dec. 11, 6:30 p.m. $23. mischievous fox and three clever little pigs. Dec. 15, 2-2:45 scenes. Through Dec. 31, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed .LGV+ROLGD\3DUW\ Decorate cookies and make orna- Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. keplers. p.m. Belle Haven Library, 413 Ivy Drive, Menlo Park. men- Sundays. Free. Portola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo ments for the Christmas and Hanukkah holidays. The party org lopark.org also features light refreshments and live music. Dec. 14, 10 Park. portolaartgallery.com ¶

Bel Canto Flutes When: Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m. What: Bel Canto Flutes will be presenting More information: ragazzicontinuo.org. a flute concert of holiday music. The group will also perform at St. Peter’s Where: Mountain View Library, 585 Episcopal Church in Redwood City on Franklin St. Dec. 15. When: Dec. 19, 7 p.m. More information: mountainview.libcal. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ com/event/5502082. What: The annual screening of Frank Capra’s holiday movie masterpiece, “It’s a ‘Tomaseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas’ Wonderful Life.” What: ‘A Celtic Christmas’ is a recreation Where: Stanford Theatre, 221 University of a night before Christmas in a small farm Ave., Palo Alto. house in the West of Ireland. When: Dec. 24, 4 and 9 p.m. Where: Mountain View Center for the More information: stanfordtheatre.org Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Menorah Lighting at City Hall When: Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m. What: A Hanukkah celebration in front of More information: tickets.mvcpa.com. Palo Alto’s City Hall, sponsored by Chabad Palo Alto. Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir Where: Palo Alto City Hall, 250 Hamilton What: The OIGC will perform a concert of Ave. gospel and spiritual music holiday music. When: Dec. 29 at 4:30 p.m. Where: Mountain View Center for the More information: chabadpaloalto.com. Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Hanukkah Celebration at Stanford When: Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m. Shopping Center More information: tickets.mvcpa.com. What: The Oshman Family JCC hosts a free family Hanukkah celebration with a Winter Solstice at Hidden Villa musical performance by Noa Levy and her What: Hidden Villa’s all-ages celebration band, who will lead dancing both in Eng- of the winter solstice will include outdoor lish and Hebrew, arts and crafts, dreidel play, crafts, refreshments, solstice stories games and a candle-lighting ceremony. from around the world and singing. Where: Stanford Shopping Center, The Where: 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Plaza (near Neiman Marcus), Palo Alto. Hills. When: Dec. 29, 5-6 p.m. When: Dec. 21, 1-3:30 p.m. More information:paloaltojcc.org/Events/ More information: hiddenvilla.org. hanukkah-celebration-at-stanford-shop- ping-center-48. A ‘Winter Wonderland’ Karla Kane is Arts & Entertainment What: Ragazzi Continuo presents a con- editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, The cert of songs inspired by winter weather. Almanac’s sister publication. Where: St. Ann Chapel, 541 Melville Ave., Palo Alto. December 11, 2019QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ23 Providing Exceptional Service to Clients on the Mid-Peninsula: Buyers, Sellers, Developers, and Investors Here’s a sample of a few recent transactions.

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