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A local resource guide published by the Palo Alto Weekly 2013-14 arts & entertainment | outdoors & recreation | kids | education | community public officials | getting around | www.paloaltoonline.com What’s in your Garbage? Chances are…Recyclables PROBLEM MATERIALS and Compostables (GARBAGE) 29% COMPOSTABLES 39% Did you know that 70% of what Palo Alto residents and businesses throw away could be recycled or composted? RECYCLABLES 32% We have information and tools available to help you figure out what goes where, so fewer recyclables and compostables end up in the landfill. t Materials Guide: A list of items accepted t Ask An Expert: We’re here to help you! in your blue and green carts Zero Waste Block Leaders: t Recycle Where: An online search tool to Neighborhood experts available to help you recycle or reuse unwanted items answer your recycling and reuse t Sorting Games: For you to brush up on questions. your sorting skills Visit www.cityofpaloalto.org/zwbl to t How-To Videos: For a little more detail find a block leader near you. about certain items Zero Waste Palo Alto: Call our t FAQ’s: A list of frequently asked questions hotline or send us an email. For more information, visit www.zerowastepaloalto.org [email protected] (650) 496-5910 R. BRENDAN LEARY (650) 207-2100 [email protected] www.brendanleary.com BRE # 00640599 RECENT TRANSACTIONS 223 Cypress Point Dr Mountain View 211 W. Latimer Campbell 225 Lexington Dr Menlo Park 721 14th Ave Menlo Park 961 Round Hill Rd Redwood City 1433 Alma St Palo Alto 2303 Cowper St Palo Alto 1232 Lisa Ln Los Altos 10281 Phar Lap Dr Cupertino 2275 Amherst St Palo Alto 1067 Brighton Pl Mountain View 1434 Wildrose Way Mountain View 483 Fulton Dr Palo Alto 27055 Appaloosa Way Los Altos Hills 221 Nevada Ave Palo Alto 20740 4th St. #2 Saratoga 1026 Alameda de las Pulgas San Carlos 1120 Hobart St Menlo Park 1435 Alma St Palo Alto 1437 Alma St Palo Alto 219 Cypress Point Dr Mountain View 1983 San Luis Ave #33 Mountain View 140 Pinon Dr Portola Valley 1046 Harker Ave Palo Alto 507 Buena Vista Ave Redwood City 2140 High St Palo Alto 725 Loma Verde Ave #A Palo Alto 12695 La Cresta Dr Los Altos Hills 230 Bryant St #1 Mountain View 2320 Branner Dr Menlo Park 127 Otis Ave Woodside 715 Del Centro Way Los Altos 1061 Woodbine Way San Jose 635 Hermosa Way Menlo Park 505 Cypress Point Dr #293 Mountain View 118 Granada Dr Mountain View 440 Santa Rita Ave Menlo Park 2285 Tuscany Ct East Palo Alto 280 Grandview Dr Woodside 0LGGOHÀHOG5G 3DOR$OWR Brendan has been a consistent top producing agent in the Palo Alto area for over 40 years, earning #1 & #2 positions at his previous brokerage since 1997, putting him in the top 1% of that company each year. Facial Plastic Surgeon Trust Your Face to a Specialist 1795 El Camino Real, Ste 200 Palo Alto 650.799.9009 www.hesslerplasticsurgery.com WELCOME TO INFO PALO ALTO Ho-hum, nothing to do, nowhere to go. You must not have started perusing Info Palo Alto 2013-14. In one handy booklet, we’ve aggregated information on Haubursin Christophe everything from how to sign your child up for soccer or scouts to where to volunteer if you’ve got a passion for gardening or books. Whatever your age, organizations listed here offer activities to improve your mental or physical health. Some might want to work out at the Y, others just might prefer to drop in for a friendly senior getting around | 76 lunch — or both. From the physical (think basketball to volleyball) to the cerebral (lecture series or a night at the theater), Info can inspire an adventure — or maybe just a new interest. outdoors & recreation | 36 The politically inclined can find information on how to contact government officials, as well as people who serve on city boards and commissions. And, in the back is a Quick Reference Directory with key telephone numbers: from whom to call for a marriage certificate to how to report child abuse. In addition to the thousands of listings inside, you can visit www. PaloAltoOnline.com and discover even more. Online you’ll also Weber Veronica find information about our surrounding communities, including Stanford, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, Woodside and Mountain View. If you’ve got suggestions for what else we could include in Info, please email [email protected]. We appreciate your feedback. Carol Blitzer Editor, Info Palo Alto kids | 45 Inside Info By the Numbers .............................6 Public Officials .............................71 Arts & Entertainment ..................8 Getting Around ..........................76 Community .................................. 15 Outdoors & Recreation ............36 More Kids ..................................................45 Palo Alto parks map ..................38 Education ......................................51 Quick reference directory.......78 Government .................................66 Index ...............................................78 Weber Veronica On the cover: Boats are docked at Boronda Lake in Foothills Park in the Palo Alto foothills. Photo by Staff Photographer Veronica Weber. www.PaloAltoOnline.com Info Palo Altos 5 FACTS AND STATISTICS ABOUT PALO ALTO Vital signs Library card holders (2012): 60,283 Housing Business Square miles: 25.98 Average monthly residential electricity Housing units: 28,216* Commercial and Industrial space: bill (1998-99): $39.02 Population: 64,403 Median home price (through June 2013): 27.3 million square feet (July 2005)* Parks and plazas: 32 Average monthly residential electricity $2,150,000** Total Assessed Valuation (Jan. 1, 2013): $25.58 billion** Acres of city parks: 157 bill (2012-13): $76.33 Median home price (through June 2012): Total Assessed Valuation (1984): Acres of city-owned open space: 3,731 $1,702,000** $3.85 billion City-maintained trees: 35,225 People Median home price (through June 2000): (Source: *City of Palo Alto; **Santa Clara Median age (2010): 41.9 Miles of streets: 198.5 $987,700 County Assessor’s Office) Square feet of sidewalks: 6,679,200 White: 64.2 percent Median home price (1990): $457,800 Tennis courts: 51 Asian: 27.1 percent Median home price (1980): $148,900 Palo Alto’s 10 largest Sister cities: 6; Palo, Leyte, Philippines; Hispanic: 6.2 percent Median home price (1970): $33,900 employers* Oaxaca, Mexico; Enschede, The Stanford University** Netherlands; Linkoping, Sweden; Albi, Black: 1.8 percent Median condo price (through June 2013): Stanford University Medical Center France; and Tsuchiura, Japan Seniors (65 and older): 17.1 percent $925,000** Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (Source: City of Palo Alto) Veterans (2008-10): 3,062 Average monthly (asking) rent (2013): $3,456 (two bedroom, two bath)*** Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center — Palo Alto (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-10 Average monthly (asking) rent (2012): Hewlett-Packard Company Climate American Community Survey) and 2010 $2,512 (one bedroom, one bath)*** Palo Alto Medical Foundation Hottest day in city history: June 15, 1961 Census (107 degrees) Median monthly rent in 1990: $825 Loral Space Systems Coldest day in city history: Jan. 11, 1949 Education and income Median monthly rent in 1960: $162 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Dec. 23, 1990 (20 degrees) Palo Alto Unified School District Average number of people per housing (Source: Western Regional Climate Center, Adults with no college education (2008- unit in 1960: 3.1 City of Palo Alto Reno, Nev.) 10): 7.7 percent Average number of people per housing *All have 1,000 or more employees. Adults with bachelor’s degrees or higher **Unincorporated Santa Clara County unit in 2000: 2.3 City facts (2008-10): 79.7 percent (Source: ReferenceUSA) City employees: 1,019 Adults with graduate degrees or higher Single-person households (1990): 7,865 General fund budget (2013-14): $159.8 (2008-10): 49.8 percent Single-person households (2008-10): Miscellaneous million and a $287.1 million enterprise 7,139 Per capita income (2008-10): $70,144 Palo Altans who said they had no phone fund California-born residents (1980): 42.9 at home: 367 Median household income (2008-10): Police officers (sworn): 91 percent Palo Altans who said they walked to $117,127 Police patrol vehicles: 28 California-born residents (2008-10): 34.5 work: 1,533 Median family income (2008-10): Fire stations: 6 (plus one seasonal) percent Homes in Palo Alto that claimed to have $156,308 three vehicles or more: 4,145 Firefighters: 96 (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-10 Fire Department vehicles: 22 Residents below poverty level (2008-10): American Community Survey; *California Homes in Palo Alto fueled by solar energy: 75 Libraries: 5 5.6 percent Department of Finance; **Silicon ™ (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-09 Per capita circulation rate of library items (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-10 Valley Association of REALTORS from American Community Survey and 2010 (2012): 23.8 per year American Community Survey) MLSListings Inc.; ***RealFacts) Census) Historic firsts First movie theater opens on University District board: 1962 Palo Alto Weekly first newspaper to Avenue: 1909 put content directly on Internet: 1994 Gaspar de Portola party camps First woman hired as police officer: 1971 by El Palo Alto: 1769 May Fete Parade founded: 1922 Recycling center at landfill opens: 1971 Palo Alto celebrates its Centennial: 1994 Juana Briones purchases property now Mayfield and College Terrace annexed: First cocktail served downtown: 1972 Stanford hosts six games of the World 1925 Cup: 1994 in Palo Alto and Los Altos: 1844 Roy Clay first African-American elected Stanford University opens: 1891 Palo Alto’s yacht harbor opens: 1928 to City Council: 1973 City builds 29-mile fiber-optic ring within its borders: 1997 First business opens — a real estate First dial phone call made in Palo Alto: First woman firefighter hired: 1974 1929 Major floods: 1998 office.