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Page 4 • September 30,and 2016 • Palobeer Alto Weekly! • www.PaloAltoOnline.com UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Avenidas heads list of new Cubberley tenants Nonprofit, other groups to take over Street in downtown and plans to oc- Therapy, which provides cardiac To accommodate these tenants, space vacated by Foothill College cupy 10,000 square feet at Cubber- rehabilitation services; and Art of the Palo Alto City Council on ley during the construction period. Living Foundation, which offers Monday night agreed to amend the by Gennady Sheyner The other 16 tenants will oc- yoga and meditation programs. 1991 “master plan” governing Cub- cupy roughly 29,000 square feet Ranger Taekwondo is a new ten- berley, which is jointly owned by ith Foothill College now ing former high school campus. of space at the Middlefield Road ant; so is Silicon Valley Karate. the city and the Palo Alto Unified completing its departure The most prominent new tenant campus. They include the REACH Other tenants will be Acme Ed- School District. With the changes, Wfrom Cubberley Com- will be Avenidas, the city’s main Program, a nonprofit that serves ucation, Brainvyne, Chinese for buildings that were designated ex- munity Center in south Palo Alto, provider of senior services. The stroke survivors; Genius Kids, an Christ Church, Dance Connection, clusively for education (and, in one the city is preparing to welcome a nonprofit is undertaking a major educational company that provides Imagination School, Ivy Goal Ed- case, for administration) will now fresh class of nonprofit groups, stu- renovation and expansion of its preschool, kindergarten and after ucation, Living Wisdom, Melody accommodate nonprofits, commu- dios, faith-based groups and edu- present headquarters in the Birge school programs; California Pops, Music, Palo Alto Humane Society cational programs into the sprawl- Clark-designed building on Bryant a nonprofit orchestra; Cardiac and Palo Alto Soccer Club. (continued on page 10)
NEIGHBORHOODS Faircourt feud over two-story homes heads to council City officials to weigh property rights against privacy concerns in the city’s latest request for ‘single-story overlay’ by Gennady Sheyner
or some residents of Fair- required (but had not, in fact, been court, an Eichler tract in collecting) may have contributed F the Palo Verde neighbor- to the resurgence. hood, a ban on two-story homes The argument for the single-sto- Veronica Weber Veronica is the best way to promote archi- ry overlay is, by now, very familiar tectural harmony. for council members and land-use For others, it’s the surest way to watchdogs and neighborhood ac- stoke neighborhood discord. tivists. Because Eichlers are built On Tuesday night, the City to “bring the outside in” through Is this how Cinderella’s fairy godmother did it? Council will be the judge. That’s design features like sliding glass Glass artist Michael Dickinson demonstrates how to create a glass pumpkin at the Palo Alto Art when council members will con- doors, floor-to-ceiling windows Center to visiting Peninsula School elementary students on Sept. 29. His demo is in conjunction sider the neighborhood’s proposal and sprawling backyards, second with the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch sale happening this week. Other live demonstrations will to create a “single-story overlay floors are seen by many as anti- take place every half hour on Saturday and Sunday during sale hours. district,” a zoning designation thetical that indoor/outdoor life- that prohibits new two-story style. As Faircourt resident and homes and second floors and that overlay supporter Harold Poskan- BUSINESS has become increasingly popular zer told the Planning and Trans- in the past year. The application portation Commission in April, the from Faircourt follows similar issue is primarily one of privacy. requests from the Eichler neigh- “When we bought our house Palantir charged with discrimination borhoods of Los Arboles and 16 years ago the outside space Greer Park North, both of which was just as important to us as the succeeded last year in securing inside space, and a major factor against Asian applicants the overlay districts, and from in the outside space was its pri- U.S. Department of Labor suit could threaten the nearby community of Royal vacy,” Poskanzer said. “We spend Palo Alto company’s federal contracts Manor, whose quest faltered af- a lot of time back there. We put a ter the level of homeowners’ sup- hot tub back there. And frankly, by Gennady Sheyner port dipped just below the needed the thought of a two-story house threshold of 60 percent. looming over us as we try to soak alantir Technology, the company has been using since at 2010. This includes software and The idea of residents seeking to is rather upsetting for people who data-mining giant that has least January 2010 a hiring pro- data-analysis services for the FBI, restrict their own property rights love Eichlers like us and people Pgradually become down- cess and selection procedures that the U.S. Special Operations Com- to protect their privacy is far who love the Eichler style.” town Palo Alto’s dominant ten- discriminate against Asian appli- mand and the U.S. Department of from new in the Eichler enclaves But while some see two-story ant, was charged Monday with cants for positions of quality as- the Army. of Palo Alto. Between 1992 and homes and second-story addi- systematically discriminating surance (QA) engineer, software The lawsuit, which was filed 2004, the city approved nine sin- tions as blights on the Eichler against Asian job applicants for engineer and QA engineer intern. with the department’s Office gle-story overlay districts. Then, aesthetic, others note that these three positions, according to a The federal office reached its of Administrative Law Judges, after a decade without approving enlarged homes are often needed lawsuit filed by the U.S. Depart- conclusion after a compliance re- seeks to nullify Palantir’s exist- any new applications (Fairmead- to accommodate growing and ment of Labor. view that it launched in July 2011 ing federal contracts and bar it ow tried but failed to get enough multi-generational families. Many In a suit that could jeopardize at the company’s downtown of- from signing new ones. It would support), the council has recently opponents of the single-story Palantir’s lucrative federal con- fice, at 100 Hamilton Ave. The “debar” the company’s officers, been confronted with a slew of overlay see it as a blunt tool that tracts, the department’s Office Department of Labor estimates agents, servants, successors, divi- requests. The council’s decision severely, and unnecessarily, takes of Federal Contracts Compli- that Palantir received about $340 last year to formally waive the ance Programs alleged that the million in federal contracts since (continued on page 12) application fee that the city had (continued on page 9) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 5 Palo Alto Historical Association Upfront
PRESENTS A FREE PUBLIC PROGRAM: 450 Cambridge Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306 QUOTE OF THE WEEK (650) 326-8210 Palo Alto Art Center PUBLISHER William S. Johnson (223-6505) EDITORIAL Celebrating 45 Years Editor Jocelyn Dong (223-6514) Associate Editor Linda Taaffe (223-6511) Sports Editor Rick Eymer (223-6516) Presenter: Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane (223-6517) We have not yet met the Home & Real Estate Editor Karen Kienzle, Director Elizabeth Lorenz (223-6534) situation with the appropriate Express & Digital Editor My Nguyen (223-6524) Assistant Sports Editor Glenn Reeves (223-6521) level of urgency. Spectrum Editor Renee Batti (223-6528) Sunday, October 2, 2:00 – 4:00 PM Staff Writers Sue Dremann (223-6518), Elena —Ken Dauber, Palo Alto school board member, Kadvany (223-6519), Gennady Sheyner (223-6513) on making budget cuts to address a budget Lucie Stern Community Center Editorial Assistant/Intern Coordinator Anna Medina (223-6515) shortfall. See story on page 9. 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto Staff Photographer/Videographer Veronica Weber (223-6520) Refreshments • No admission charge Editorial Interns Patrick Condon and Rachel van Gelder Contributors Dale F. Bentson, Mike Berry, Carol Blitzer, Peter Canavese, Kit Davey, Trevor Felch, Chad Jones, Chris Kenrick, Kevin Kirby, Jack McKinnon, Andrew Preimesberger, Daryl Savage, Jeanie K. Smith, Jay Thorwaldson Around Town Learn the Guitar this Fall MAN OF THE HOUR ... In his eight for at least two years. In its inaugural ADVERTISING Vice President Sales & Marketing years as Palo Alto’s city manager, year, the Stanford USA MBA Carol McComb’s “Starting to Play” workshophop includesincludes Tom Zahiralis (223-6570) James Keene has weathered Fellowship will pay three students the FREE use of a Loaner Guitar for the durationration Multimedia Advertising Sales Adam Carter (223-6573), Elaine Clark (223-6572), a financial recession, a political about $160,000 over two years to of the classes. * Regular cost is just $180 foror nine weeksweekeeks Connie Jo Cotton (223-6571), Janice Hoogner upheaval and citizen uprisings over attend the university. Applicants of group lessons, and all music is included.d. (223-6576), V.K. Moudgalya (223-6586), Wendy Suzuki (223-6569) everything from parking spaces to must demonstrate financial need * “Starting to Play” meets for one hour each Mondayday nightnigight Digital Media Sales Heather Choi (223-6587) home heights, all while running an and have ties to the Midwest, for nine weeks beginning October 3rd. Real Estate Advertising Sales organization with more than 1,000 including current or prior residency Neal Fine (223-6583), Carolyn Oliver (223-6581), For more information about this and Carol’s other classes Rosemary Lewkowitz (223-6585) employees. There have been speed or graduation from a high school in at Gryphon, visit www.carolmccomb.com Inside Advertising Sales Irene Schwartz (223-6580) bumps along the way, including the region. For more information, and click on “group classes.” Legal Advertising Alicia Santillan (223-6578) the startling clear-cutting of trees visit stanford.io/2aR2LRg. ADVERTISING SERVICES along California Avenue and the Advertising Services Lead Blanca Yoc (223-6596) city’s secretive (and ultimately futile) GREEN LIGHT... Across the Sales & Production Coordinator Diane Martin (223-6584) negotiations over an office-and- region, Palo Alto is as famous for theater development on University its leadership on clean energy as Stringed Instruments DESIGN Since 1969 Design & Production Manager Avenue. There also have been it is for its skepticism toward new Kristin Brown (223-6562) success stories: the reconstruction developments. On Monday night, 6504932131 Senior Designers Linda Atilano, Paul Llewellyn of California Avenue and a carbon- these two values clashed during Designers Diane Haas, Rosanna Leung, 3HTILY[(]LU\L7HSV(S[V Nick Schweich, Doug Young free electric portfolio — not to the City Council’s discussion on a www.gryphonstrings.com EXPRESS, ONLINE AND VIDEO SERVICES mention the general recognition by proposal to install “solar canopies” Online Operations Coordinator the citizens of Palo Alto (as reflected on four city-owned garages, two in Sabrina Riddle (223-6508) in annual surveys) that their city downtown and two on Cambridge BUSINESS remains a great place to live. While Street. Once these structures are Payroll & Benefits Zach Allen (223-6544) locals may have differing opinions turned on, the clean energy will be Business Associates Cherie Chen (223-6543), NOTICE OF SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING Elena Dineva (223-6542), Cathy Stringari (223-6541) about Keene’s performance, his sold to City of Palo Alto Utilities. of the City of Palo Alto ADMINISTRATION counterparts from other cities this When the developer of the project, Receptionist Doris Taylor week awarded him with the annual Komuna Palo Alto LLC, agreed Historic Resources Board Courier Ruben Espinoza Award for Career Excellence. In to undertake the installation of the EMBARCADERO MEDIA doing so, the International City/ solar panels, it became a test case President William S. Johnson (223-6505) County Management Associations in the city’s newest clean-energy Vice President Michael I. Naar (223-6540) recognized Keene for “enhancing program, Palo Alto CLEAN. In 8:30 A.M., Tuesday, October 11, 2016, Palo Alto Council Vice President & CFO Peter Beller (223-6545) the effectiveness of government January, Komuna signed a 25-year Chambers, 1st Floor, Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue. Vice President Sales & Marketing Tom Zahiralis (223-6570) Plans may be reviewed at the Development Center at 285 officials and consistently initiating lease to install the new structures Director, Information Technology & Webmaster creative and successful programs.” and to sell the energy to the city. Hamilton Avenue or online at: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/ Frank A. Bravo (223-6551) Marketing & Creative Director In the announcement of the award, After months of negotiations with planningprojects" JVU[HJ[ 1LɈ /LJRH[OVYU MVY HKKP[PVUHS Shannon Corey (223-6560) Keene, who is known for quoting planning staff, the project found Major Accounts Sales Manager Bob Dylan and Emily Dickinson itself in front of the council. The information during business hours at 650-329-2144. Connie Jo Cotton (223-6571) Director, Circulation & Mailing Services during his presentations to the big decision was whether to allow Public Hearings: Tatjana Pitts (223-6557) council, reached all the way back to the structures to exceed the city’s Circulation Assistant Alicia Santillan Aristotle, who defined “partnership 50-foot height limit (in one case, 1. Discussion of Historic Resources Review Computer System Associates for living well.” “The life of our the top of the canopy would be Procedures. The HRB will consider updates to the Chris Planessi The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) is published every cities will depend on the vision, about 55 feet above the ground). City’s Historic Resources Review Bulletin. For additional Friday by Embarcadero Media, 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo courage and compassion we Councilwoman Karen Holman Alto, CA 94306, (650) 326-8210. Periodicals postage paid at information contact the planner, matt.weintraub@ Palo Alto, CA and additional mailing offices. Adjudicated a bring to creating and nurturing our found this somewhat alarming and newspaper of general circulation for Santa Clara County. partnerships for living well,” Keene wondered if this can be avoided cityofpaloalto.org The Palo Alto Weekly is delivered free to homes in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto, said. by reducing the number of solar to faculty and staff households on the Stanford campus 2. 450 Bryant Street [16PLN-92]: Request by and to portions of Los Altos Hills. If you are not currently panels. Zach Rubin, founder of 3PZH /LUKYPJRZVU VU ILOHSM VM (]LUPKHZ MVY PU[LYPVY receiving the paper, you may request free delivery by WHAT’S THE CATCH? ... Want to Komuna, suggested that doing calling 326-8210. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to renovation, partial demolition and addition to Avenidas Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. 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For additional [email protected] administration students, but there’s members, however, decided Missed delivery or start/stop your paper? information contact [email protected] Call 650 223-6557, or email [email protected]. a catch: Students must agree to that enough is enough and that You may also subscribe online at take a job in the Midwest. The the project should be allowed www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Amy French Subscriptions are $60/yr. idea is to funnel students to more to advance. Councilman Cory *OPLM7SHUUPUN6ɉJPHS SUBSCRIBE! “underserved regions of the U.S.,” Wolbach and Mayor Pat Burt Support your local newspaper according to the program’s website. both made the case for giving the The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against by becoming a paid subscriber. Within two years of graduating, green light, with each noting that individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation $60 per year. $100 for two years. students are required to find work the canopies will not only provide for this meeting or an alternative format for any related Name: ______in the Midwest, which the fellowship the city with clean energy, but also defines as Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, provide some welcome shade for printed materials, please contact the City’s ADA Address: ______Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, cars parking on the top levels of Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing ada@ City/Zip: ______Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, local garages. The council agreed cityofpaloalto.org. Mail to: Palo Alto Weekly, 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto CA 94306 Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin, to approve the project as is.
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tenants and provides homeowners our ability to provide supportive ELECTION 2016 with assistance to bring these services for our residents, such dwellings up to code; commence as the housing division, parks and and complete an affordable housing recreation. I am also concerned development about our East Palo Alto council candidates at 965 Weeks ability to retain St. once the (city) personnel affordable- by providing
housing Gauthier Lisa Courtesy livable wage address city’s challenges Moody Larry Courtesy prioritization increases. Gentrification, evictions, water supply and infrastructure funding top list of concerns policy is Competitive adopted; in wages for by Sue Dremann conjunction our staff and We need shovels in the ground with the County employees is he Nov. 8 election could approved a plan to protect the of San Mateo important to and cranes in the sky, whether it’s Lisa Yarbrough- prove pivotal for the City southern part of the city from di- housing projects or shopping plazas. and San Mateo Larry Moody me. We have County Library Gauthier to implement T of East Palo Alto as it faces sastrous flooding. This will demonstrate that the an affordable-housing crisis, gen- They also acknowledge disap- water problem has been resolved. Joint Powers our economic- trification pressures, a dearth of pointments during their tenures, Local job creation is possible with Board, build development water that’s hindering economic such as a lack of economic devel- development. Also, I would like to be a new library strategy once facility in East we have the development, and a need for fund- opment and small business devel- a part of a San Mateo, Santa Clara Courtesy Carlos Romero ing to maintain law-enforcement opment and a failure to revamp counties’ adoption of a $15 minimum Palo Alto.” Goff Duane Courtesy water, which staffing and to rebuild roads and the city’s First Source Hiring wage, which would assist many of Yarbrough- I’m confident water infrastructure. program. our residents who serve in those Gauthier: “I we will obtain.” Amid so much uncertainty, Duane Goff, the challenger, communities.” have decided Romero: “In order for Romero: “Design, fund, and initiate to seek another three City Council incumbents said the council hasn’t done term in an effort the city to are running for re-election, while enough to protect residents from the construction of a pedestrian bridge at the University Avenue to continue Duane Goff Carlos Romero progress, a fourth candidate — a newcomer evictions and high rents, and he the work that water-allocation with decades of civil-rights expe- is running on a platform to make overpass; study and adopt a city- wide parking/mobility plan that will I began. The procurement rience — is hoping to snag one of the tech industry and surrounding council is currently working to is arguably the most urgent issue the three seats opening up. Silicon Valley jurisdictions play address on-street residential parking and bike/pedestrian issues; update, resolve the water-allocation issue, if one views future development The incumbents, Lisa Yar- a role in solving the affordable- affordable housing, parking and and equitable growth as a priority. brough-Gauthier, Larry Moody housing crisis. revise, and adopt our existing First Source Hiring Ordinance; study many other issues. I would like to Coupled with this need and the and Carlos Romero, say they’re The Weekly asked the candidates and adopt a local minimum-wage see us resolve these critical issues.” need to develop, we must also pleased with improvements in the to weigh in on the most important ordinance; complete the revision of attempt to address the displacement city during their tenures, which issues facing East Palo Alto. our Tenant Protection Ordinance Most important issue and gentrification issues brought include the launch of construc- to bring it into line with recent facing the city? about by development. Balancing tion of the Sobrato commercial Why are you running California Supreme Court decisions Goff: “Affordable housing. The city new development and growth with center at University Avenue and for council and what and continue to maintain its tenant ought to be sitting down with the the provision of meaningful and Donohoe Street; a 41-unit senior- do you hope to achieve protections; find, in aggregate, a 1.5 folks who started this problem: the substantive community benefits is housing development; and the if elected: million-gallon-per-day permanent tech industry. The tech industry our most pressing issue.” opening of the new Ravenswood Goff: “The city has not been water source for the city; develop has been very helpful in other Yarbrough-Gauthier: “The water- Health Clinics. They funded ad- proactive on affordable housing (or) and adopt an affordable-housing areas of society. It’s reasonable allocation issue, along with ditional police officers and hired protecting residents from becoming subsidy and prioritization policy to to expect to be able to discuss affordable housing. We need to solve displaced or homeless. I would work guide the city and the community how tech companies have this unfortunate issue regarding a new police chief, Albert Pardini, been counterproductive to our water allocation in order to build and oversaw a reduction of over- with other local jurisdictions and in developing affordable housing; the tech industry to help solve the develop a second unit/garage community.” additional affordable housing and to all crime by 35 percent. As part housing problem.” Moody: “Creating additional tax address the jobs/housing imbalance of the San Francisquito Creek conversion code-enforcement Moody: “I hope to accelerate our policy that avoids displacement of revenue for the General Fund. Joint Powers Authority, the city economic-development strategy. Our present revenue levels hinder (continued on page 14)
ELECTION 2016 Opposition to new office space unites Palo Alto’s council candidates While they split on housing policies, everyone agrees that office development should be capped or halted by Gennady Sheyner
tewart Carl believes Palo those generally seen as more ame- said they support it (Ely, a com- Alto needs to immediately nable to growth and development. mercial broker, didn’t elaborate on S enact a moratorium on of- The city’s crusade against more why he opposes the cap. Candidate fice construction, a view that is commercial construction has Danielle Martell did not respond to shared by several of his fellow made national headlines in recent the questionnaire, but her position candidates for the City Council. months, with newspapers far and statement begins with the words Lydia Kou thinks that the city’s wide expressing shock at Mayor “Stop citywide overdevelopment”). recently instituted cap on office Pat Burt’s comments that the cre- Even Adrian Fine and Greg development should be expanded ation of jobs should be moderated. Tanaka, who both serve on the city’s to Stanford Research Park. Yet when one looks at the posi- Planning and Transportation Com- Arthur Keller wants the office tions of the 11 candidates vying mission and who took a skeptical cap, which is set to expire when for a council seat in November, stance toward the office cap when the city adopts its Comprehensive it is clear that some would go far they were reviewing it last year, now Courtesy of the candidates and Palo Alto Weekly Plan, to be made permanent. further than Burt in limiting com- say they support the constraint on The Palo Alto City Council candidates, starting at top row (left In a different year or a different mercial expansion. Candidates’ commercial growth. Fine last Au- to right), are Stewart Carl, Don McDougall, Leonard Ely, Adrian city, such views could be outliers. statements — in recent interviews, gust called the office cap a “blunt Fine, John Fredrich, Arthur Keller, Liz Kniss, Lydia Kou, Danielle But in Palo Alto, where the num- at election forums and in question- instrument to address quality of life Martell, Greer Stone and Greg Tanaka. ber of jobs is roughly three times naires — suggest that whomever issues,” but wrote in the PAN ques- the number of employed residents, the voters elect in November, com- tionnaire he would like to limit of- office projects that reduce the city’s torium would be a “serious threat and where traffic and parking con- mercial developers will have plen- fice growth to 50,000 square feet per jobs-housing imbalance, presumably to our economy.” tinue to dominate political discus- ty of reasons for concern. year until the city adopts its updated by also including new housing. “Additionally, the office and sions, opposition to commercial When asked in a questionnaire Comprehensive Plan (consistent with Fine doesn’t favor a moratorium traffic problems are regional, so growth is a mainstream position by the residents’ group Palo Alto the council’s current policy). Fine, on all office growth, however, not- even if we do pass a moratorium, that has been embraced by just Neighborhoods (PAN) about the who currently chairs the commis- ing in the questionnaire that most office growth will occur in Menlo about every candidate seeking a council’s recently adopted office sion, also suggested that it may be problems come from existing of- seat on the City Council, including cap, all candidates but Leonard Ely appropriate to approve only those fice projects and that such a mora- (continued on page 12) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 7 Upfront PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL
CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26 News Digest ***************************************** Road-rage suspect nabbed near Stanford THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. THE AGENDA A man who Palo Alto police said brandished a gun at another WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING LEGAL DOCUMENTATION motorist during a road-rage incident on Embarcadero Road Tuesday morning was arrested that afternoon near Stanford Shopping Center CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: after a police search that included a lockdown at Nordstrom. http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/agendas/default.asp The man, 28-year-old Charles Christian Simbulan Blanco of Fremont, received a criminal citation for brandishing a firearm and for possession AGENDA–SPECIAL MEETING–COUNCIL CHAMBERS of a concealed firearm and was released at the scene, according to police. Officers learned about the incident shortly after 10:40 a.m., when October 4, 2016, 5:00 PM they received a call from a man who reported that he had just been threatened by another motorist. Closed Session When officers arrived at the scene, they found Blanco’s unoccu- 1. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY - Existing Litigation - 1 Matter Authority: Government pied car, parked in the Nordstrom parking lot, at 550 Sand Hill Road. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Eileen Staats v. City of Palo Alto Santa Clara County Superior Officers proceeded to search the department store, instituting a Court, Case No. 1:15-cv-284956 precautionary lockdown that lasted 40 minutes. Study Session During the course of the search officers learned that Blanco worked at Stanford Health Care, at 300 Pasteur Drive. He was de- 2. Potential List of Topics for Joint Meeting With the City Council and the Library Advisory Com- tained at about 12:40 p.m. Police then returned to Blanco’s vehicle mission (LAC) and recovered an unloaded .45-caliber Glock pistol from the front- Special Orders of the Day door pocket of the car and found loaded magazines for it in the glove 3. Appointment of two Candidates to the Planning and Transportation Commission for Terms compartment. Blanco had legally possessed both.Q Ending December 15, 2020 and one Candidate to the Planning and Transportation Commis- — Palo Alto Weekly staff sion for an Unexpired Term Ending December 15, 2018 Consent Calendar Palo Alto approves plan for $15 minimum wage 5. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or his Designee to Approve a Base By a unanimous vote, the Palo Alto City Council joined a move- Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas With Sequent Energy Management, LP, and to ment led by the Cities Association of Santa Clara County and Santa 7\YJOHZLH7VY[PVUVM[OL*P[`»Z5H[\YHS.HZ9LX\PYLTLU[Z
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EDUCATION ELECTION 2016 School board approves first round How would the of budget cuts to address shortfall candidates vote? One trustee pushes for more long-term, non-instructional savings s part of the Palo Alto “very difficult and has other by Elena Kadvany Weekly’s election cov- consequences,” Dauber’s other A erage, we will be ask- proposals are “quite reasonable.” majority of the Palo that I think we should be instead ment growth, “the risk that we’re ing the non-incumbent candi- Todd Collins: I would not Alto Board of Education looking to close through cutting running in not cutting our non-ed- dates for Palo Alto Board of have voted for the budget-bal- A backed a series of budget spending that isn’t related to our ucational spending now is arriving Education how they would ancing options presented. As measures — some ongoing, some educational mission,” Dauber said. at that point without the funds to vote — and why — on signifi- I said last night, the proposed short term; some non-instruction- Dauber unsuccessfully advocat- hire those teachers,” Dauber said. cant issues that the board takes approach — relying almost ex- al and others closer to the class- ed for finding more long-term, re- His colleagues, by contrast, action on before November. clusively on spending reserves, room — to start to mitigate a $4.2 curring and non-instructional cuts supported the staff recommen- This week, the Weekly asked borrowed funds and not filling million deficit, despite the contin- in this year’s budget. He proposed dation without much hesitation. how they would have voted on instructional positions — actu- ued urging of one member to take that the board direct the superin- They argued that using the bond the two budget options present- ally increases the risk that we’ll a more “prudent” approach. tendent to come up with poten- funds for technology upgrades is ed to the board Tuesday night have larger class sizes, fewer In a 4-1 vote, with member Ken tial ongoing expense cuts instead appropriate given it’s what voters and if they would have second- electives and fewer student Dauber dissenting, the board ap- of borrowing by using the bond approved those dollars for; that ed several failed amendments programs later, when the inevi- proved $3.4 million in budget mea- funds for technology updates and the district will not dip into the proposed by board member Ken table cyclical downturn comes. sures recommended by staff. The spending reserves; rescind the reserve to the point that it drops Dauber. One option, which staff We’re using reserves that we list of 13 proposals — some budget most recent salary increase pro- below a required level; and that recommended and the board may need later, without even cuts and others, alternative revenue vided to non-represented senior looking for more savings at the ultimately approved, proposed considering potential expense sources — for the 2016-17 year administrators effective Oct. 1; district office, for example, suc- slightly higher budget cuts for cuts — that’s not prudent. include trimming $612,000 at the further reduce non-instructional cessfully keeps cuts away from the district office — $485,000 I would have seconded the district office, using voter-approved spending and redirect savings students in the classroom. compared to $300,000 — but amendments proposed by Mr. bond funds instead of General from unfilled teachers and spe- Member Camille Townsend re- less for certificated and classi- Dauber, since they called for the Fund dollars to pay for $1.2 million cialists positions back to the class- iterated criticism of the district’s fied personnel. superintendent to provide op- in technology upgrades and spend- rooms; and eliminate the district’s decision to enter into its first- Jay Cabrera: I would vote tions to the board for cutting ex- ing an estimated $773,000 from full-time communications coordi- ever multi-year contract with the “yes” on the recommendations penses this year, as an alternative reserves, among others. nator position, effective Nov. 1. teachers and classified unions. of the staff. to spending reserves and bor- Calling the district’s approach Though none of his colleagues Promising three years of raises In regards to my overall per- rowing. This is what the board fiscally irresponsible, Dauber seconded these amendments, sev- when the district receives much spective, we should be cutting has needed all along. “Good op- proposed several amendments eral did express support for con- of the significant budget infor- less line items affecting student tions make good choices” — the to this list, none of them gaining sidering some of his proposals for mation, such as property-tax rev- education and reducing the board has needed meaningful support from his colleagues. the 2017-18 budget and beyond. enue, late in the fiscal year, was a amount of money in the reserves. options to look at and discuss, By Dauber’s analysis, just over Some also said they support re- “huge mistake,” she said. I do not agree with the bud- but none have been presented. half of the measures the board ap- vising the district’s longtime Vice President Terry Godfrey get process and want it to be Jennifer DiBrienza: I would proved are temporary (about $2.4 practice of automatically pro- also recounted a meeting she and much more participatory. I not have voted for the option that million) and the rest (about $1.8 viding senior administrators the President Heidi Emberling had also do not agree that 10 per- went forward. We have a struc- million) are long term. They’re also same compensation increases ne- with the Santa Clara County Asses- cent of the budget should be in tural budget deficit, and I prefer closely split between non-instruc- gotiated with the teachers union. sor last week to better understand reserves. The taxpayers pay the to fix the problem sooner rather tional and instructional cuts, he said Dauber also reiterated concerns how the district can avoid being money to be spent on student than later. Currently, we are ad- — about $612,000 of the former the budget shortfall could affect surprised again by lower-than-pro- education, not just (to) sit there dressing the immediate shortfall and about $500,000 of the latter. class sizes at the district’s two jected property-tax revenue. Dis- waiting for a rainy day. I under- for this year, as well as looking “I don’t believe that this rec- high schools, which are starting trict staff have said they are now stand having some reserves, but ahead to next year to make cuts ommendation represents a fis- to see increased enrollment as in more consistent communication we are talking about the ability that bring us within budget. cally responsible approach to our a large class moves through the with the assessor’s office, as well as to spend an extra million dol- Last night’s proposal draws too budget problem ... in that it relies middle schools. with Stanford University officials lars a year for over 30 years. significantly from temporary substantially on spending dis- While the district has set aside to monitor property exemptions Editor’s note: Cabrera said buckets of money that will not trict reserves, the fund balance dollars in the budget to hire more in a separate email that while and on borrowing to close a gap teachers to accommodate enroll- (continued on page 10) rescinding managers’ raises is (continued on page 10)
When the Planning and Transpor- the planning commission, which Faircourt tation Commission considered the denied the application, against (continued from page 5) Faircourt application in May, sup- the opinion of city planning staff, port was at 59 percent. which is recommending approval away residents’ property rights. The borders of Faircourt’s pro- based on a resurgence of neigh- At one of the planning commis- posed single-story-overlay district borhood support. According to sion hearings, Faircourt resident have also changed since the appli- a report from the Department of Alison Cormack said she is per- cation was first submitted to the Planning and Community Envi- fectly happy with her one-story city, with the applicants agreeing ronment, several property owners Eichler but argued that changing to eliminate six properties abutting have changed their votes since last the rules retroactively about how Talisman Drive from the district, spring, and as a result, the current other homeowners deal with their bringing the number of proper- support level is at 63.6 percent. properties is inappropriate. ties down from 50 to 44. The six Aside from the Faircourt re- “There are much less restrictive homes are different from the rest quest, city planners are undertak- ways to preserve the open space feel of the tract because they all back ing a parallel process that they in our backyards,” Cormack said, up to houses that are not Eichlers, hope will obviate future disputes Veronica Weber noting that a two-story home next to according to Roland Finston, one over building heights in Eichler Homes along Evergreen and Talisman drives in the Faircourt tract her house is a “thoughtful addition of the applicants. As such, Finston neighborhoods. When the coun- in south Palo Alto are part of the proposed single-story overlay that does not affect my backyard or explained in an email to the city, the cil voted in May to deny Royal district that the council will consider on Oct. 4. raise any privacy concerns.” six property owners would be giv- Manor’s application, citing con- The debate in Faircourt closely ing up their rights to a second story cerns over the signature-gathering the privacy of neighbors. SEE MORE ONLINE mirrors the one in Royal Manor, but not receive the same benefit process and the declining level Planning staff is currently nego- PaloAltoOnline.com where the petition for the zone from their backyard neighbors, who of support, council members also tiating a contract with a consultant change initially cleared the 60 would not be part of the district. directed staff to draft Eichler-spe- to help develop these guidelines, Where are Palo Alto’s single-story percent threshold of approval of The proposed overlay area is cific design guidelines. Once com- according to the new report from overlay districts? See an interactive homeowners but then dropped. now bounded by Louis and Ross pleted, these guidelines would help the planning department. Q map at tinyurl.com/PAoverlays2016, Just like in the larger subdivision, roads and Talisman. property owners design homes that Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner or just go to the online version of this support in Faircourt dipped af- In making its decision, the coun- are consistent with the Eichler aes- can be emailed at gsheyner@ article on PaloAltoOnline.com. ter the signature-gathering drive. cil will have to weigh the vote of thetic and that do not intrude on paweekly.com. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 9 Upfront
das, the nonprofit pays no rent for its nonprofit deserves the city’s help, Cubberley existing facility on Bryant Street. It though Councilwoman Karen City-owned space at Cubberley (continued from page 5) is, however, paying for renovations Holman wondered why Avenidas T2 Cubberley Community Center to the city-owned building. would get preferential treatment Administrative Office nity organizations and recreational Lisa Hendrickson, the former over other valuable nonprofits. Accessible Parking and childcare programs. CEO of Avenidas who is leading She pointed, as an example, to Softball Restrooms In addition, the council agreed to the capital campaign, told the coun- Friends of the Palo Alto Library, Football Softball/Soccer give Avenidas a discounted rate of cil that even with the discount, the a nonprofit that is also located at Rugby Fields Rugby Fields $1 per square foot, while nonprof- rent payments present a challenge. Cubberley and that donates about its are typically charged $1.31 per “The rental expense, while not $250,000 annually to the city’s square foot. In approving the dis- a big number, is an incremental library system. Why, Holman count, the council generally agreed cost for operations and one for asked, isn’t the Friends group get- FOPAL that the nonprofit has a unique sta- which we’ll have to fundraise,” ting the $1-per-square-foot rate? Running Track Tennis Court G7 K7 tus because it offers essential ser- Hendrickson said, “especially at a “Avenidas provides great ser- Teen L6 L5 FOPAL Center J7 K6 J6 vices for seniors that, in its absence, time when we’re asking the com- vices for the community, but K5 L4 J5 K4 the city would have to provide on its munity for a lot of money: $13 show me one of these groups that Weight J4 G4 G8 Room G6 I J3 K3 L3 own. Under the longstanding agree- million for a new building.” doesn’t,” Holman said. K2 Foothill College J2 Gym K1 ment between the city and Aveni- The council agreed that the Councilwoman Liz Kniss coun- Gym Admin& Hub J1 P A L1 tered that Avenidas offers some- Pavilion B A7 B7 D7 H6 M4 C6C7 thing “truly unique” to the com- M7 A6 B6 D6 A5 B5 C5 D5 FH H5 M3 E F munity, while Councilman Cory A4 B4 C4 D4 H3 H4 Theatre M1 A3 B3 C3 D3 Wolbach called its contribution’s M2 A2 B2 D2 Amphitheater C2 “critically important.” Ultimately, D1 H2 Holman joined the council major- U CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week ity in the unanimous vote in favor O S T1 T2 Auditorium V of the discounted rate. City Council (Sept. 26) While the new lease agreements Wage: The council approved raising the city’s minimum wage to $15 by 2019. solve the immediate vacancies in MIDDLEFIELD ROAD
Yes: Unanimous Foothill’s wake, allowing the city Courtesy City of Palo Alto Cubberley: The council approved short-term leases for Avenidas and 16 other Cubberley Community Center in south Palo Alto is jointly owned by new tenants at Cubberley Community Center. Yes: Unanimous and the school district to continue collecting rent revenue, the long- the City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Unified School District. The Board of Education (Sept. 27) term future of the 35-acre commu- space owned by the city is marked in tan on this map. Addison project: The board approved a schematic design for a major nity center remains undetermined. construction project at Addison Elementary School, including that it will be built In December 2014, the city, On other aspects, there is no clear prove Cubberley and make it work as a three-strand school. Yes: Unanimous which owns 8 acres, and the consensus. In March 2013, a stake- better for both the school district Budget update: The board approved the 2016-17 budget, filled the 2015-16 unaudited actuals and adopted appropriation limits for 2015-16 and 2016-17. school district, which owns the holders’ committee conducted a and the city. Yes: Unanimous remaining 27 acres, signed a new thorough assessment of Cubberley Diane Reklis, a former school Budget management: The board approved a series of measures for the current five-year lease agreement that and released a report calling for the board member who served on the year to address a budget deficit. Yes: Baten Caswell, Emberling, Godfrey, commits the parties to jointly city and the school board to jointly advisory committee, requested Townsend No: Dauber plan the future of the center. Both fund a “master plan” for the center. that the council proceed with parties see it as a critical asset, While both sides have conceptually more urgency on the type of Parks and Recreation Commission with the school district consider- embraced the committee’s recom- “needs assessment” for Cubberley (Sept. 27) ing it a potential site of a future mendation, the broad planning ef- that her committee had recom- Master Plan: The commission reviewed the recent analysis of the city’s Aquatics Program and discussed the Parks, Open Space, Trails and Recreation school (Cubberley was once the fort has yet to get off the ground. mended. The analysis, she said, is Master Plan. Action: None city’s third high school), and the On Monday, staff from the needed for both sides to make the city looking to create a fresh mix Community Services Department best use of Cubberley. of community-serving amenities. assured the council that the new “Our conclusion was that we Both parties also agree that rent agreements will not preclude didn’t have to choose,” Reklis said. the community center is in ur- any long-term options for Cub- “We can build a thoroughly mod- gent need of repair, with the city berley. All leases are short-term, ern community center at Cubberley Online This Week committing $1.8 million annually from three years to the time when and, when the time is right, we can These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online to an infrastructure fund (before the city’s lease with the school build a school — a full-sized school. throughout the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAlto 2014, the city paid this sum to the district expires. ... This can only happen if we work Online.com/news. school district as part of a cov- Even so, several members of the together and plan together.” Q enant in which the district agreed stakeholders’ Cubberley Advisory Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner Slick roads coming with first rain of season not to sell its other school sites; the Committee urged the council not can be emailed at gsheyner@ Roads will be slick on Sunday in the San Francisco and Monterey new lease scrapped the covenant). to lose sight of the goals to im- paweekly.com. Bay areas as the first rain of the rainy season falls that day, officials with the National Weather Service said. (Posted Sept. 29, 7:40 a.m.) serves now so we have them when trators. The district’s current five- Bike Palo Alto hopes to draw large crowd Budget we really need them,” Collins said, year budget forecasts use 1 percent In past years, Bike Palo Alto has welcomed hundreds of cyclists (continued from page 9) pointing to projections that show raises from 2018-19 through 2020- and encouraged many residents to ride their bikes for local shop- at least five years of multi-million 21. The current union contract ping and other trips around the city. The event reached a record that come in from the university’s dollar deficits — deficits that promised a 12 percent base salary number of 600 participants last year, according to event planners, major hospital construction. grow substantially depending on increase for teachers over three who hope to draw another large crowd this year with the addition Parent Todd Collins, who is the size of compensation increases years, starting last year. of a new Bike and Roll Expo. (Posted Sept. 28, 2:06 p.m.) running for a seat on the school for teachers. (Teacher compensa- The board will hear more con- board in the November election, tion accounts for 85 percent of the crete staff recommendations for Loma fire impacting air quality echoed Dauber’s criticisms, ar- district’s overall expenditures). the 2017-18 budget at a special Smoke due to the Loma fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains is con- guing that the approach of us- While Tuesday’s discussion was meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 18, tributing to poor air quality in Santa Clara County, the Santa Clara ing reserves and bond funds is mostly limited to this year’s bud- which Emberling called a “great County Public Health Department said in a statement Wednesday, “actually increasing the risk to get, the largest proposal for savings opportunity” to evaluate $13 mil- Sept. 28. (Posted Sept. 28, 1:19 p.m.) the things we really care about next year by far is an estimated lion in programs, services and New gun bills inspired by Kate Steinle — preserving electives and fa- $2.5 million in compensation of positions the district has added vorite programs, reducing class the district’s teachers and classified over the last four years. Q The shooting death of Pleasanton native Kate Steinle in San sizes, funding our special ed and unions, which the district plans to Staff Writer Elena Kadvany Francisco last year by a gun stolen from a federal ranger’s car has achievement-gap programs. re-negotiate, as well as adjusting can be emailed at ekadvany@ given rise to new state legislation and a recently introduced federal “We need to stop spending re- raises provided to senior adminis- paweekly.com. bill each aimed at stopping law enforcement firearms from getting into the wrong hands. (Posted Sept. 27, 2:41 p.m.) Burglars break through wall at Keeble & Shuchat Candidates in support of Mr. Dauber’s amend- provided to our principals who are Burglars broke through layers of plaster, plywood, sheetrock (continued from page 9) ments. Class size is an issue and balancing a monthly budget. and a display case to get inside Keeble & Shuchat Photography in must be addressed by the board, Editor’s note: In a separate Palo Alto over the weekend, making off with thousands of dollars but the three unnecessary elemen- email, DiBrienza clarified that worth of merchandise, according to store owner Terry Shuchat. sustain us going forward. I would tary positions do not solve this is- she would have supported Daub- (Posted Sept. 26, 2:56 p.m.) have liked to have seen more im- sue. And, while I support ending the er’s first proposal to direct the su- mediate operational cuts. “me, too” raises, I am not in favor perintendent to identify ongoing I would not, however, have voted of rescinding what has already been expense cuts for this year. Q Page 10 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com 1299 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto Graceful Crescent Park Spanish Colonial Open House Sat & Sun 1pm-5pm
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the matter of office space. Greer when it comes to developers. A transit.” and safety are others) and says Election Stone, a candidate who has the central plank in Lydia Kou’s coun- In another case of meeting in she supports downtown’s new (continued from page 7) endorsement of the four “residen- cil campaign is the need to protect the philosophical middle, Don Transportation Management As- tialist” council members, shares residents from the cumulative im- McDougall — who has the sup- sociation, a new nonprofit charged Park or Mountain View, and then Tanaka’s belief that small start- pacts of commercial development. port of Scharff, Berman and sev- with reducing traffic. She voted to Palo Alto will suffer from cut- ups should be given preference to She wants to expand the annual eral members of the pro-housing institute the office cap and said she through traffic,” Fine wrote. high-tech giants. In fact, the city office cap — which today only group Palo Alto Forward — and would support expanding it, though Tanaka, who chaired the com- should change its zoning code to applies to downtown, California Keller, who is firmly in the resi- limiting commercial growth is not mission last year, favors a mora- limit research-and-development Avenue and El Camino Real — to dentialist camp, both favor lim- a major part of her platform. torium on office development, at downtown to companies with 50 Stanford Research Park. And in iting office growth and, as Mc- For Carl, on the other hand, stop- least until the city completes its employees or fewer, Stone argued forums and public comments, she Dougall wrote in his PAN survey, ping office growth is a top priority. Comprehensive Plan update. And in the PAN questionnaire, “to fa- has often talked about the negative “actively control(ling) develop- During a candidate forum earlier when it comes to office develop- cilitate more startups and (fewer) consequences of growth — both ment impacts.” this month, he noted that an office ment in general, Tanaka indicated large companies.” commercial and residential — on Former planning commissioner worker today can occupy as little that he prefers small startup spac- While Stone does not advocate the quality of life of residents. In Keller advocates for linking future as 75 feet of space. To house this es over large corporate headquar- for a moratorium, some of the poli- the past decade, she wrote in the growth at Stanford Research Park worker, however, the city would ters. In the PAN questionnaire, cies he proposes would create new PAN survey, “rampant building of to “binding targets for reducing need to build about 750 square feet Tanaka said he favored limiting obstacles for commercial develop- office space without regard for road traffic on Page Mill Road, Oregon of new development. This, Carl “Class A” office space and main- ers. Stone suggests conditioning capacity or parking has created the Expressway, and the Charleston- wrote in the PAN questionnaire, taining height limits of 35 to 50 approval of every new development problems we’re dealing with today.” Arastradero Road corridor.” In creates a tremendous opportunity feet for commercial development on the developer’s ability to cut While proponents of growth other words, commercial growth for housing developers while plac- in the city’s main commercial down by 30 percent the anticipated maintain that the traffic problems would only be allowed at Stanford ing a “tremendous burden on our areas. This, he said, would help traffic that the new building would from new developments can be Research Park if Stanford comes infrastructure of schools, roads, re- protect Palo Alto’s heritage as a bring. The developer would have to eased through “transportation de- up with a way to reduce traffic on tail, parks, trees water, our unique “renowned hub for incubating come back to council within a year mand management” plans (which some of the city’s most crowded quality of life, our seniors, and our new economic sectors in startup to prove that his traffic-reduction typically rely on a mix of transit thoroughfares. residents of moderate means.” The spaces like bedrooms, garages, plan worked or face a penalty. subsidies, rideshare services and “By tying the rate of growth to a city, he argued, needs to immedi- coffee shops, plug & play suites.” “Too often developers prom- bike amenities so that commuters requirement to address the impact ately create a moratorium on all On Palo Alto’s political spec- ise mitigated, or no impact, from don’t drive solo to work), Kou isn’t of growth, landowners can be mo- new office construction. trum, both Tanaka and Fine are their developments, and then we convinced that these programs are tivated to work with commercial “The moratorium needs to stay in generally associated with the wing are left with more clogged streets the solution. tenants to minimize project im- place until the city can determine of the council that is more ame- and dearth of parking after it is “Part of our traffic and park- pacts,” Keller wrote. how much growth our infrastruc- nable to growth. Each has been built,” Stone wrote. “I would re- ing problems are the result of the For some candidates, commer- ture can really support,” Carl wrote. endorsed by Marc Berman, Greg quire the developer to pay for, and City approving projects based on cial growth is just one of many The 11th candidate, John Fred- Scharff and Cory Wolbach, coun- conduct, a study on the various assumptions that many of the em- factors that must be balanced for rich, aligned with nearly all other cil members who often find them- impacts their development will ployees would use transit,” Kou Palo Alto to remain vibrant while candidates in his PAN survey re- selves clashing with the council’s have. After the study is complete, wrote. “But these claims were retaining its family-friendly, resi- sponse: He said he supports the of- slow-growth “residentialist” wing. they will have to sign an affidavit simply ‘aspirational’ — there was dential character. Liz Kniss, the fice cap and also a moratorium. Q But distinctions between adher- swearing to its accuracy.” no enforcement mechanism and only incumbent in the race, cites Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner ents to the two competing philoso- Others in the “residentialist” thus the landlord and occupant put the city’s transportation problems can be emailed at gsheyner@ phies are almost imperceptible on camp share Stone’s suspicions little if any effort into promoting as a top priority (housing, health paweekly.com.
the odds of this result occurring ceedings should not be initiated. Palantir by chance are roughly one in 3.4 In addition to canceling cur- (continued from page 5) million. rent contracts and preventing One problem, according to future ones, the suit seeks to re- sions and subsidiaries from enter- the complaint, is Palantir’s four- quire Palantir to provide “com- ing into any federal contracts and phase hiring process, in which plete relief” to the affected Asian subcontracts until the company Asian applicants were “routinely applicants, including “lost com- demonstrates compliance with eliminated during the resume pensation, interest and all other Executive Order 11246, which screen and telephone interview benefits of employment resulting requires government contractors phases despite being as qualified from Palantir’s discriminatory to ensure equal opportunity in as white applicants with respect failure to hire them, including, employment. to the QA Engineer, Software En- but not limited to, retroactive se- In making its case against gineer, and QA Engineer Intern niority.” The compliance office is Palantir, the federal compliance positions.” The company’s poli- also requesting an order requiring office pointed to data about the cies for referral of new employ- the company to hire Asian appli- company’s hiring pools and deci- ees exacerbated this trend, the cants from the affected class list. sions. For the QA engineer intern suit states. In a statement, compliance of- position, 73 percent of the 130 “In addition, the majority of fice Director Patricia Shiu said qualified applicants were Asian; Palantir’s hires into these posi- that federal contractors “have an however, the company hired only tions came from an employee obligation to ensure that their hir- four (of the 95) Asian applicants referral system that dispropor- ing practices and policies are free and 17 (of the 35) non-Asian ap- tionately excluded Asians,” the of all forms of discrimination.” plicants, according to the suit. lawsuit states. “The overwhelm- “Our nation’s taxpayers de- “The likelihood that this result ing preference for referrals, serve to know that companies occurred according to chance is combined with Palantir’s failure employed with public funds are approximately one in a billion,” to ensure equal employment op- providing equal opportunity for the suit states. portunity for all applicants with- job seekers,”Shiu said. For the other two positions, the out regard to race, resulted in Palantir disputes the allega- odds were less astronomic but still discriminatory hiring process tions. In a statement, company long enough to raise red flags. against Asian applicants.” spokeswoman Lisa Gordon said For the QA engineer position, the The suit states that the com- Palantir is “disappointed that pool had 730 qualified applicants, pany had several opportunities to the Department of Labor chose about 77 percent of whom were address its hiring deficiencies be- to proceed with an administra- Asian. Palantir hired six non- fore enforcement proceedings be- tive action and firmly denies the Nguyen My Asian applicants and one Asian gan. Both the Office of the Solici- allegations.” Data-mining firm Palantir leases multiple buildings in downtown applicant, according to the law- tor and the contracts-compliance “Despite repeated efforts to Palo Alto and is headquartered at 100 Hamilton Ave. suit. The odds of that occurring office had attempted to secure highlight the results of our hir- by chance are about one in 741. Palantir’s voluntary compliance ing practices, the Department phasizes its commitment to “We work every day to build For the software engineer po- through conciliation, the suit of Labor relies on a narrow and workplace diversity. To access a truly diverse workforce and sition, Palantir received applica- states. After efforts at voluntary flawed statistical analysis relat- the broadest and fullest set of to foster an environment that is tions from 1,160 qualified appli- compliance proved unsuccess- ing to three job descriptions from ideas, the website states, “Our respectful and receptive to new cants, about 85 percent of whom ful, the compliance office sent 2010 to 2011,” Palantir’s response community must attract and en- ideas,” the company states. “We were Asian. The company hired Palantir a notice in October 2015 states. “We intend to vigorously courage people of diverse back- celebrate difference and diversity 11 Asian applicants and 14 non- requesting the company to show defend against these allegations.” grounds, perspectives and life — of background, approach and Asian ones. The suit states that cause for why enforcement pro- The company’s website em- experiences.” identity.” Q Page 12 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com 113 WALTER HAYS DRIVE, PALO ALTO
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of another place. Even if they were county. I recently completed a one- East Palo Alto given money to go somewhere else, year assignment on the San Mateo (continued from page 7) they would still want to live in East Palo County Jobs & Housing Task Force ELECTION 2016 Alto.” led by Supervisors (Warren) Slocomb by approving future development Moody: “I have voted in favor of and (Don) Horsley and discovered projects that could generate establishment of a housing fund, some creative approaches toward Who is running for East additional revenue for city services.” which now has about $6.2 million. I creating affordable housing. For have voted in favor of the creation of example, the workforce housing plan Affordable housing a Capital Improvement Strategy to of San Mateo County Community Palo Alto City Council? Goff: “As I said previously, the city address the infrastructure-demands College District or ways to assist ought to be sitting down with the folks issues of the city. I have assisted churches to develop the land for he four contenders for the East Palo Alto Sanitary who started the problem — the tech in identifying county funding to housing.” three seats on the East District and numerous other industry. Also, many people aren’t support the Glory Way Well project. Romero: “Indisputably, affordable TPalo Alto City Council boards for the past 16 years. familiar with East Palo Alto’s history I have approved of the housing housing is a major issue in the city. I all come with a long history of Carlos Romero was first and sense of emotion about the city. recommendation of the Strategic 4 believe I am the staunchest supporter either public service or civil- elected to the council in 2008 We are very proud of our community. Corners plan. I am prepared through of affordable-housing preservation rights experience. and served as mayor in 2011. The tech industry doesn’t appreciate my role on the League of Cities and development on the City Council. Duane Goff, now retired, In 2012, he ran for San Mateo that history. People see themselves as Executive Committee to raise the I have introduced most of the has been a longtime activist. County Supervisor, unsuc- East Palo Alto residents, not residents issue of more regional involvement in legislation and programs in the last He was heavily involved in cessfully. He was appointed providing affordable housing in the 20 months that have tried to address displacement and affordable housing the United Farm Workers in to the council in May 2015 to issues. Unfortunately, we will not be the 1970s and was a member fill the seat vacated by Laura able to build our way out of this crisis of the board of directors for Martinez. He is an affordable- in four short years. However ... I hope the Northern California Le- housing and land-use consul- to move on a 100-unit development gal Aid Society for 20 years. tant who formerly served on on the 965 Weeks St. site on city- He is the current chair of the the Association of Bay Area owned property as soon as an Committee on Social Justice Governments (ABAG) Re- additional water supply is procured. for the League of United Latin gional Planning Committee. In addition to new development, American Citizens of Califor- He is the former chairman of preservation of existing units and nia, serves on the board of di- the East Palo Alto Community ® protection of tenants from evictions rectors for the East Palo Alto Law Project and a co-founder is equally as important. The current Senior Center and East Palo of EPA CAN DO and has 34 Measure O, the Business License Alto Today and leads a food- years in public and community Tax on Large Rental Properties, if distribution program. service. passed, will provide some funds Larry Moody, elected to Lisa Yarbrough-Gauthier, for these activities. Second units the council in 2012, currently elected in 2012, served as may- and garage conversions serve as serves as vice mayor. He is or in 2015. She is an executive essential affordable housing that we works at the nonprofit Veterans assistant with a background in must prioritize as well as determine Resource Center of America the venture-capital industry. how we can bring these sometimes- substandard units into conformance and is executive director of the An East Palo Alto native, she with current planning and building Glad Tidings Church of God attended the city’s schools and code standards. ... We must develop in Christ, executive director of raised her family there. She has a program to help homeowners bring the Community Development served as an adviser to College these units up to standard lest we risk Corporation, a board member Track’s Kiwanis Key Club and ® losing many of them.” of Making it Happen for Our as a volunteer for Ecumenical The DeLeon Difference Yarbrough-Gauthier: “I have voted in Children EPA and a veteran. Hunger Program and Kiwanis, support of affordable housing while He is a former member of among other community-ser- 650.543.8500 on council. We need to address the the Ravenswood City School vice roles. Q Costa Hawkins Act (state law that District Board of Education, —Sue Dremann www.deleonrealty.com prohibits municipal rent increase limitations on certain kinds of Procuring an additional cannot resolve the city’s need for exempted residential units), continue water. Additional allocations of water to strengthen our Rent Stabilization water supply 650.543.8500 | www.deleonrealty.com | DeLeon Realty CalBRE #01903224 Goff: “Somebody fell asleep while are necessary. At present the city Ordinance and develop affordable- the barn was burning down. It’s been has three options it is working on housing projects.” coming for years and years. I would simultaneously: an SFPUC additional talk to other water boards around water allocation through the adoption here to share the water they don’t of a 2018 Water Map; negotiations use.” with Mountain View to permanently Moody: “Great strides have been transfer portions of their water Dementia Seminar Series made on the water issue. I was contract with the Bay Area Water recently appointed to represent the Supply & Conservation Agency to diagnosis of dementia can be confusing, frustrating, and council on the Bay Area Water Supply East Palo Alto; similar but somewhat difficult for the whole family. You need understanding and and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) more incipient discussions with Palo support. Kensington Place offers local and national experts board. We recently presented Alto.” who share resources to improve care, interactions, and outcomes. before the board of directors of Yarbrough-Gauthier: “I believe the the SFPUC (San Francisco Public city has been working to address the Don’t miss these free seminars: Utilities Commission) to address our water issue for some time, but the position. ... We have as a council issue is getting more attention now. Stanford Free Dementia Movement Disorders I have been assigned to the water Screening Information and Dementia been successful in raising the social- justice implication of a lack of water committee and have spoken at an Presented By Jeanette Green, BA, Presented By Rita Gandhy, MD, MPH, to support the development of our SFPUC meeting regarding our water Stanford/VA Alzheimer’s Center Movement Disorders Neurologist community. Our approach of working needs.” Tuesday, October 25, 2016 Tuesday, November 8, 2016 the networks of water is proven to 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM bear fruit. We are discussing water Recent red-tagging for transfer with Mountain View. The code violations/evictions Call or go online for a complete list of seminars & support groups. Gloria Way Well is coming on line Goff: “I understand what the city soon. Pad D is identified as a usable is saying regarding enforcing its well. I recently joined the WATER codes. But what they have done to 2800 El Camino Real, a city that is very poor by enforcing Redwood City, CA 94061 NOW organization and continue to work with Gary Kremen of the Santa these evictions is that now you are Clara Valley Water District on water causing two families to potentially issues.” be homeless: the people living in Romero: “The council has been the garage who are evicted and working on water issues since my the people in the (main house) who Both Events Held at Kensington Place, 2800 El Camino Real, Redwood City. first term in 2008. This is one of the could be homeless in two months Space is limited. All seminars are free and open to the public and include Chef Tony’s refreshments. reasons the Gloria well is funded (without the income revenue). and is so far along in design and These ill-thought-out attempts to RSVP online, by phone or email development. In addition, the Pad D protect people from substandard housing are speeding up the 650-363-9200 [email protected] well, identified in 2012, is also fairly far along in the entitlement phase. gentrification of East Palo Alto. ... www.KensingtonPlaceRedwoodCity.com Nevertheless, groundwater alone Numerous organizations in the Bay Area — nonprofit and some quasi- Page 14 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Upfront
finest, most community-oriented over this latter form of policing ballot. We have made great strides in police department I have ever seen because the personnel are not the landlord/tenant/city relationship. in action. We are not showing our direct city employees, it’s vital that Because of new ownership and Public Agenda police chief enough support. The as a community we have sufficient our city staff doing a great job A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week department needs more staffing — understanding of how we are of implementing the goals of the two or three more officers — and it engaging with them.” Rent Stabilization Ordinance. I’m CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to hold a closed session to discuss needs a public-safety building. It’s an Yarbrough-Gauthier: “The concerned the voters may not existing litigation, Eileen Staats v. City of Palo Alto. It will then hold a embarrassment that our department community policing project has be clear that this is a tax to the study session with the Library Advisory Commission; appoint three is operated out of mobile units.” really worked pretty well in our landlords, not the residents.” members to the Planning and Transportation Commission; adopt a Moody: “I provided a strong voice in community. Violent crimes have Romero: Supports. “It provides series of new ordinances relating to building codes; consider a request the budget sessions to prioritize our been reduced significantly. We $600,000 yearly in new city funds for a single-story-overlay district from Faircourt Tracts #3 and #4; provide Public Safety Division by add funding need to continue building positive paid by a 1.5 percent tax on directions for changing the citywide bike-share program; and amend for police officers’ raises; added four relationships between the police and large landlords to help prevent the existing ground-floor protection ordinance to allow educational uses new code-enforcement officers; community.” displacement, help homeowners on several parcels along Alma Street. The closed session will begin at 5 promoted a code-enforcement avoid foreclosure, support homeless p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Regular meeting will immediately follow in the officer to supervisor; supported the How you would vote on housing efforts, and preserve and (police) chief’s restructuring of the develop affordable housing. Rents Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. city ballot measures: (police) department. We need to Measure P: Half-cent tax in- cannot be increased by landlords to create incentives for local recruitment pay for this tax.” UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission plans to crease for neighborhood safety to the police department.” Yarbrough-Gauthier: Supports. “It consider a Net Energy Metering Transition Policy; design guidelines for and city services Romero: “I have voted on our would provide much needed funding Goff: Undecided, but he might the 2017 Gas Cost of Service Analysis; and energy storage and microgrid public-safety union’s collective- for affordable housing.” support. applications in Palo Alto. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, bargaining agreement, which we Moody: Supports. “I co-authored (it) Oct. 5, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. successfully negotiated a year ago. Measure J: Strengthens the with Romero.” The hiring of Chief Pardini and his Rent Stabilization Ordinance Romero: Supports. “I was open engagement with the public Goff: Supports. But “there are gaps instrumental in getting measures in the ordinance, particularly related government — exist to address the has done much to build a rapport Gentrification — a P and O placed on the ballot. It to substandard housing evictions. problem of housing and make the with our residents. Along these lines, foregone conclusion for strengthens our current rent-control Evictions are different for apartment second-dwelling units more livable.” we need to continue to improve our the city? law; simplifies the ordinance to owners than for single-family Moody: “The recent red tagging community-policing approach to Goff:”Everybody tells me the best make it more understandable; saves homeowners.” is a result of code enforcement public safety. In addition, the chief we can do is slow it down and not tenants, city, and landlords time Moody: Supports. identifying unsafe units, which are and the council, through its budget stop it. The city can take steps. The and money; strengthens eviction Romero: Supports. “It maintains and in violation of the municipal codes. authority, have made significant city is not being proactive. If I was defenses.” improves public safety, community Code enforcers have come under progress in achieving full staffing in on the council I would constantly be Yarbrough-Gauthier: Supports. “It services and public-works projects attack from those who have been the department. raising and urging us to take steps would provide funding for necessary by capturing $1.8 million in additional identified in violation because the “The area where I would like to focus to meet on an equal footing with city services.” sales taxes of which over $1.3 million violators have refused to come in and more attention is on our joint policing surrounding communities to solve the will come from non-EPA residents work with the Code Enforcement efforts in EPA with other jurisdictions. housing problem. I firmly believe the Measure O: Business-license who shop in EPA.” Division. Avoidance and cancellation I believe the community has to communities surrounding East Palo tax for large property owners Yarbrough-Gauthier: Supports. Q of inspections have influenced the Alto are ready and willing to assist us.” understand the level of engagement Goff: Undecided, but he might relationship. If we can assist in Moody: “It is certainly alive in EPA. we have with those outside agencies support. Staff Writer Sue Dremann getting these units in compliance I We have to come up with a regional and also understand the oversight Moody: Against. “I thought it could provided by Chief Pardini. Given that, can be emailed at sdremann@ would support such an effort. I have strategy to assist family members have been added to the 2017-18 paweekly.com. always supported second-dwelling who desire to remain in the home in on its face, we have less control units as a part of the city’s housing which they were raised to identify and strategy. ... I am undecided on the qualify for housing loans which would (proposed) eviction moratorium allow for homes that go to market to to date because ... allowing these be purchased by residents and family High Performance Care unsafe units to continue is not the members and not investors.” will of many in the community and Romero: “This is an emotional For High Performance Cars creates a tremendous liability burden topic that I struggle with both for the city.” professionally and as an elected Romero: “We must develop a code- official. Unfortunately there is no enforcement policy and program single solution; rather the answer to help homeowners bring these may lie in a mix of many policies that units into compliance. ... I think this can blunt the effects of hyper-inflated can be accomplished by pooling housing markets. We have among city housing funds, County of San the widest array of anti-displacement Mateo’s Housing Innovation funds policies of almost any city in the and philanthropic foundation funds, Bay Area. These policies run the and collaborating with groups like gamut from First Source Hiring to Building Together and the local commercial linkage fees to possibly academic architecture programs to a rental gross-receipts tax on this put together a low-cost program to November’s ballot. Where we face help homeowners. A well-developed the greatest challenge is in the and regulated residential parking possible loss of housing in our rent- program will need to be created to controlled housing portfolio to future address the concerns of neighboring development. Restrictive land-use homeowners affected by the rules and increased discretionary additional cars on the street. approvals for the removal of any “As for a moratorium on evictions housing units is an appropriate Specialized in the expert repair & maintenance in structures deemed unfit for mechanism to preserve these of your Audi, BMW, LandRover, Mercedes-Benz, habitation, I doubt the city can affordable units. The Westside Area institute one given the California Plan is attempting to put in place MINI, Jaguar, Porsche and Volkswagen. Any statute that governs this area of the such regulations.” Service law. However ... we could extend Yarbrough-Gauthier: “Gentrification EUROPEAN SPECIALISTS Valid for BMW, Porsche, Audi, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mini, the 10-day eviction period to the is still a huge problem. Many and Mercedes Benz models. Cannot be combined more generous 30-day state eviction people who want to remain in their WHERE HI-TECH MEETS HIGH TOUCH ^P[OV[OLYVɈLYVYZWLJPHS7SLHZLWYLZLU[VɈLY\WVU]PZP[ requirement and possibly allow for community have been pushed out At ECar Garage, we are committed to honesty, additional 30-day extensions if the due to high rents. The reversal of the intergrity and high-quality workmanship. homeowner is making reasonable Costa Hawkins Acts might allow us Our product is our service: what comes out WARRANTY ON ALL REPAIRS FOR progress toward correcting and to provide some protections for single of our hearts, heads and hands. You can trust all three. UP TO 24 MONTHS OR 24,000 MILES legalizing the unit.” family homes, but outside of that we Yarbrough-Gauthier: “Evictions on encourage residents to follow-up with any level are tough to handle and Community Legal (Services) and the with the need for affordable housing Rent Stabilization departments with MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT (650) 903-7361 being so great, we must handle questions or concerns.” this matter. I will not go into a great deal regarding this matter because Public safety: it is on our agenda for Oct. 18, but Goff: “There is always room for 439 LAMBERT AVE., PALO ALTO affordable housing and safe living improvement. I think the police www.ecargarage.com | 650-493-7877 | [email protected] conditions are important.” department of East Palo Alto is the
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Page 16 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com TransitionsBirths, marriages and deaths
Patricia Pryor Cullen Patricia Pryor Cullen, a resident Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto of Palo Alto for over 50 years, died Stephani Ann Klibo on Sept. 12 from natural causes. May 8, 1987-September 20, 2016 She was 91. She was born 5th Annual Angel Award Stephani Ann Klibo, born in Boston, Mas- sachusetts and, an award evening and cocktail party honoring May 8, 1987, made our lives after graduating exciting. She was raised and from Emmanuel Agent DuJuan Green went to school in Palo Alto College in 1945, School Resource Officer, Palo Alto Police Department attending Grace Lutheran she worked Preschool, Fairmeadow El- for the Human Emcee: Judge LaDoris Cordell ementary School, JLS Mid- Engineering October 13, 5:30-7:30 pm dle School and Gunn High Laboratory. She School. Upon graduation moved to Chicago in 1946, where Sheraton Palo Alto she attended FIDM in Los 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto she met her husband Michael and Angeles and San Francisco became head of a laboratory. BUY TICKETS: $50 until Oct. 6, $55 afterwards: In 1949, the couple moved to for fashion design. www.KiwanisAngelAward.org She worked many places Stanford Village where Cullen www.facebook.com/KiwanisAngelAward worked as a technical editor for including the VA Security the Stanford Press. Shortly after, Event proceeds will go to the Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto Department, Stanford Park she served in the book division for Charitable Foundation to support community organizations Hotel and Stanford Univer- Sunset Magazine for four years. serving children and youth in the Palo Alto area. sity. She modeled for agencies and independently, acted in mov- She and Michael raised their ies and commercials, and consistently worked with children four children in Palo Alto, where In-Kind Sponsors: Gleim the Jeweler • Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel and developed her art. she became an active member of Media Sponsor: Palo Alto Weekly Gold Sponsor: Wells Fargo Her lifelong passions started when she was very young. With the community. She helped work an eye for beauty she focused on fashion design. Starting at on the committee to establish a Silver Sponsors: Crist, Biorn, Shepherd & Roskoph • Patrick Farris Realtors new library in 1954 and served as Nancy Goldcamp, Realtor • Irvin, Abrahamson & Co. • John W. King, Realtor 3 years old she had strong opinions about what to wear. Hal- president of the Addison School Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford • Mayfield Advisors, Inc. loween Costumes were the first vehicle of her creativity. Every PTA. Later, she also served as the Palo Alto Medical Foundation • Palo Alto University year -well into and after high school - she designed costumes, president of the Palo Alto High Bronze Sponsor: bbTTech, Inc. made them for herself and her friends, and then shared the joy School PTA. of wearing them. Additionally, she was a member Another lifelong passion was children. She started her child- of the Palo Alto Planning Commis- care business when she was 10 and continued the rest of her life. sion for 13 years, serving as chair Lane Carroll Tronson Children would ask for Stephani to come over and take care of for two terms. After retiring, she them because she never just sat. She taught cooking and sewing and her husband enjoyed their sum- January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2016 and art and dance and singing; she listened to the children, gave mers in Ashland, Oregon. them a voice, allowed them to ask questions and express their Cullen is predeceased by her Lane Carroll Tronson was born opinion even if no one agreed with them. son Philip (Jennifer) and survived in Minot North Dakota and grew Stephani struggled with pain yet continued for many years to by her daughter Anne Marie Cul- up in Idaho and Washington. He work, create and dream about new projects. On September 20th len of Pismo Beach, California; was graduated June 1943 from sons Paul Cullen of San Jose, her struggle ended. She is now free, at home in the arms of Je- Lewis & Clark High School in California and Charles Cullen of sus. She had a child’s faith – she accepted the Lord at a Vacation Spokane, Washington. He enlisted Mountain View, California; and Bible School when she was three. Jesus wanted little children, in the U.S. Navy and served as a eight grandchildren Ian, Katie, the very young, to come to Him, and Stephani did. Fire Controlman aboard the USS Michael, Christopher, Fiona, Jac- Stephani’s very short life ended but her effect on us has not. queline, Jamie and Kevin. Bergen in the South Pacific. In She left a mark on every single child that she cared for; she sent A Visitation was held on Sept. 20 1945, the Navy sent Lane to Officer at Alta Mesa Funeral Home, as well love with every letter; she gave us music and laughter that we Training at Stanford University hope to rediscover. We will and are missing her tremendously. as a prayer service that took place at where he met Nancy Raybould, to the same location the following day. She was such a big part of our lives. Though the interactions whom he was married for 70 years. He received a Bachelor Memorial donations may be with her were unpredictable and exciting and challenging, life made to Lucile Packard Children’s of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering and worked for around Stephani was never dull. God used her to stretch us be- Hospital. IBM for 35 years doing system engineering, research and yond our own capabilities and, through her, taught us to de- marketing. After retiring from IBM, he attended the College pend more deeply on Him. of Financial Planning and had a second career as a Certified Stephani is survived by her brothers, Kristian and Erik Financial Planner. Klibo, and her parents, Pamela and Rolf Klibo. The family spent many vacations at the family cabin at Her memorial service is on October 15, 2016 at 1p.m. at Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe where they especially enjoyed Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto. fishing and skiing. Lane enjoyed going to Stanford sports NOW HIRING In lieu of flowers help someone in need; a budding art- events with his family. As empty-nesters, he and Nancy All About Parking is an owner-operated, ist, a stray cat, someone that’s hungry, take a moment to full service valet parking company enjoyed winter trips to Mexico, summer trips to Maine and give a smile, listen to a child …These are things that made in the Bay Area. Our clients include taking cruises. For many years, he was an avid golfer. Stephani happy. hotels, hospitals, health care facilities, Lane was very active in his community. He belonged to PAID OBITUARY KLVWRULF ODQGPDUNV RIÀFH EXLOGLQJV the Saratoga Senior Center, Rotary Club, Saratoga Sister City, restaurants, and more. Hakone Foundation, Saratoga Men’s Club, Sons in Retirement We currently have openings in the Br a nch 125, St a n ford A lu m n i A ssociat ion, Sa r atoga Pre sby ter ia n Menlo Park-Palo Alto area for Valets. 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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 17 Editorial County tax measures: yes on A, B Funds for affordable housing, transportation need challenging two-thirds vote for passage SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions wo important measures on the Nov. 8 ballot ask Santa Clara County voters to approve a $950 million bond measure to T build badly needed housing to serve homeless and low-in- come residents and a half-cent sales-tax increase to fund transpor- tation projects over the next 30 years. This week on Town Square Together, these measures seek to provide some relief to the re- Town Square is an online discussion forum at PaloAltoOnline.com/square gion’s two biggest and most urgent problems, and we urge a “yes” vote on both. With two-thirds voter approval required for passage, years of service and advice! the success of neither is assured. Avenidas heads list of new Measure A, the affordable-housing bond measure, was placed Cubberley tenants on the ballot by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in a Posted on Sept. 28 at 11:45 a.m. by Gale Palo Alto approves path to $15 unanimously vote and is part of a larger initiative to reduce home- Johnson, Adobe-Meadow neighborhood minimum wage lessness and provide subsidized housing for very low-income indi- I selfishly look forward to Avenidas coming Posted on Sept. 27 at 11:02 a.m. by Penny viduals and families. Most of the funds would go to projects serv- down to my end of town. It will be a five minute Mcdermott, a resident of another community ing the homeless and those with incomes of less than 30 percent of drive or a nice long walk from my home. Then It is a ridiculous discussion. Restaurants are the county’s median income. Smaller amounts would target those there will be no reason for me to go downtown at having a tough time hiring anyone for less than making up to 50 percent and moderate-income individuals who are all for a while. I’m guessing it will take closer to $15 right now. Also, somehow the state of Califor- seeking to become first-time homebuyers. two years to complete the project. Projects of that nia passed a most unfair law that does not permit Current property-tax rates would increase by $12.66 per magnitude seldom get completed in the estimated the pooling of tips, i.e., when you tip on your bill, $100,000 of assessed valuation. A resident with a home assessed at time frame. only the waiter gets the tip. It is not pooled to be $1 million would pay $127 per year more in property taxes; $2 mil- shared with the back of the house. How can the lion assessed valuation would mean an increase of $254 per year. Peninsula Hardware closes after waiters do their job without back of the house The funds generated would be leveraged to attract matching 63 years support?! Basically, if I could have my way, all funds from state and local government as well as nonprofit and Posted on Sept. 28 at 10:50 a.m. by Miriam employers would provide appropriate salaries and philanthropic investment, with the hope that as much as $3 billion Palm, Old Palo Alto neighborhood benefits and do away with the tipping protocol. could ultimately be invested in new housing. Another loss similar to Keeble & Shuchat. I Please note that downtown Palo Alto restaurants With a survey last year showing that the county had more than love this place and patronized it as my first choice are adding to your bill an “Employer Mandated” 6,000 unhoused residents and long wait-lists for federally subsi- when I needed hardware. They don’t make ‘em amount of money to cover the costs they now pay dized housing, Measure A is the result of extensive work by county like this any more. for health insurance for which they should be pay- leaders to put together a plan that would more aggressively tackle ing. I have wondered what would happen if you the housing needs of our most vulnerable populations, including Posted on Sept. 28 at 11:50 a.m. by Mark deducted that from your bill. veterans, seniors, the disabled, low and moderate income indi- Meyers, Leland Manor/Garland Drive viduals or families, foster youth, victims of abuse, the homeless neighborhood Guest Opinion: Deciding Palo and individuals suffering from mental health or substance abuse Great store, I have been shopping there since Alto’s future growth illnesses. the 60s when my dad would go to buy a washer Posted on Sept. 26 at 11:54 a.m. by Judith or a bolt or anything he needed. It was an icon of Wasserman, a resident of Leland Manor/Garland easure B would raise the sales tax in Santa Clara County a place, there is more stuff packed in this little Drive by a half-cent to fund more than $6 billion in transporta- store than you can imagine. I will miss you Gary This is my height limit rant: People are con- M tion improvements over the next three decades. and Charles and all of the times we had together. fusing height with density. Height limits do not It would be in addition to two previously approved transporta- control density; it’s floor area ratio (FAR), the re- tion-related county sales tax increments totaling five-eighths of Posted on Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. by Michael Jalone, lationship of square feet of building to square feet a cent, one for a half-cent expiring in 2036 and another for one- a resident of another community of lot area, that controls how much can be built. eighth of a cent expiring in 2042. With the passage of Measure B, I remember this store opening and shopped Why does it matter that a building has high ceil- the sales-tax rate in most cities, including Palo Alto, will rise to 9 there for many years until leaving Palo Alto. It is ings? Are you afraid it might be too attractive for 3/8 percent. the last store of the Midtown I remember which the tenants? Make a limit on number of floors, or This new tax, like those that preceded it, has been spearheaded included the Rainbow Market, Leo Nomolini’s FAR, or people per square foot, or parking (park- by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, an organization funded Sport Shop, Fremont Pharmacy, the Toy Store on ing controls more development than anything by major Silicon Valley companies, and the Valley Transportation Colorado, Bungalow Market, Bergmans, Midtown else around here), but give up this silliness about Authority (VTA.) Its timing — during a booming local economy Bakery, Toy World and more. Thank you for the height limits. Please. and amid high frustration over traffic and commuting — creates the best chance of passage by voters frustrated by the state of local transit, but the measure must overcome a lot of discontent about the Letters to the editor Mountain View-Los Altos League Responsibility for BART-centric approach to the use of tax measures already in place. of Women Voters will hold a can- veterans To address this concern, Measure B has emerged as a consensus Get to know the didates’ debate on Thursday, Oct. Editor, plan after some tough bargaining by cities, particularly in north candidates 13, 6:30-9 p.m., at the Los Altos Congratulations on a very in- and west county. These cities have felt burned by the allocation of Editor, Library. forming and inspiring article funds raised from the existing sales taxes and made clear that their Ken Horowitz about a great program for our support for Measure B was dependent on firm limits to spending The Foothill DeAnza Com- munity College District Board of Homer Avenue, Palo Alto veterans! However, there is some- on BART and the commitment to fund transit projects local com- thing that bothers me. It’s fine that munities consider priorities. Trustees needs new faces. After many years of not having an elec- Blocking inappropriate we, as local citizens and local gov- The result is a spending plan that will provide funding for the content ernments, are trying to help our BART extension to downtown San Jose but that caps the allocation tion because there were no chal- lengers to the incumbents, this Editor, vets. But it would be a hundred for BART at 25 percent of the total estimated $6.3 billion to be Can we please put porn block- times more helpful and more ap- raised (in current dollars). November there are six candi- dates running for three seats. ers on public computers at public propriate for us as US citizens and Funding for Caltrain improvements, including grade separations libraries? I was just at the Menlo taxpayers to help them by asking in north county, improvements to highway interchanges and ex- The five-member board has the fiscal responsibilities for the Park library, and a boy of about — no, by demanding — that the pressways, local street maintenance and bicycle and pedestrian federal government, in payment $200 million annual budget of 13 years of age was viewing hard projects make up the bulk of the funding. for their service and the sacrifices two colleges and the $490 mil- core porn on the computer next to The VTA will issue bonds secured by the future tax revenues, a me. I think we can all agree that to their well-being and normal life financing strategy that will reduce the total money actually avail- lion Measure C bond passed by porn is not good for kids. that they were obliged to make, able for projects but that will enable spending in advance of the the voters in 2006. In the coming The same thing happened at a whether they wanted to or not — receipt of the tax revenue. months, the trustees will approve would undertake to house all of We have many concerns over the VTA and transportation plan- a construction bid for a $20-plus- Redwood City library a year or two ago. Is no one noticing that them according to their needs, ning in Santa Clara County, but Measure B shouldn’t fall victim to million new two-story district just like in the program described: those frustrations. The region has severe transportation challenges building and a one-story board- this is a problem? Can we do the right thing for the kids in our dormitories for the down and out- requiring huge investments, and Measure B is a fair compromise room project. ers, rooms for those on the way up of interests that will bring substantial improvements benefiting This trustees’ election is too im- community? Christine Ricks and small apartments for the ones everyone, regardless of the means of transportation they utilize. Q portant to take for granted. The Avy Avenue, Menlo Park with families, paid for by the nor- Page 18 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Check out Town Square! Hundreds of local topics are being discussed by local residents on Town Square, a reader forum sponsored by the Weekly at PaloAltoOnline.com/square. Post your own comments, ask questions or just stay up on what people are talking about around town!
Off Deadline Book program for African kids illustrates ‘power of one’ by Jay Thorwaldson ping-containers to Zimbabwe, Zambia, and a performance by Stanford University’s Kenya. The trip was to dedicate a library, n 2004 Chris Cameroon, Lesotho, Nigeria, Botswana, African a cappella ensemble, “Talisman.” funded by the fledgling Friends of Yimbo Bradshaw of Swaziland, Malawi, Ghana, South Africa The auction includes an African safari group to honor their father, who created IPortola Valley and Sierra Leone. One container is due to and a week in Botswana at the 2017 “ALP the local Muguna Primary School and a was on a trip with be shipped out in mid-October to Sierra Summit” of those involved in the project, regional high school. her family of four Leone. and some local trips. The trip was life-changing. Each of us in to Lesotho, a small As of now, ALP has created 1,911 librar- There are still some openings for the the small group of 14 lugged an extra suit- mountainous na- ies and distributed approximately 2 million Harambee! event, Bradshaw reported this case containing about 50 pounds of books. tion completely books, working with countries and villages week. Details are online at africanlibrary- On my return to Palo Alto life, I heard surrounded by over a wide area of Africa. The effort is project.org/harambee2016. of Bradshaw’s work and met with her to South Africa. done in partnership with governments and The raw facts underlying the importance explore links between the Yimbo group They were nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs of ALP remain as a reality, outlined on the and her immensely larger project, and to “pony trekking” — the overseas term for nonprofit orga- ALP website: encourage her to add Kenya to her list of because there were no roads, electricity or nizations. ALP currently has more than Q Most African children grow up without nations. The Yimbo group still exists and running water in the small nation. Becom- 1,300 partners internationally, Bradshaw books, while U.S. bookshelves and land- funds scholarships and local micro-eco- ing bored with the steady plodding of the said. fills overflow with books no longer read. nomic activities. pony, her high school-age son, Ben, began She said ALP expects soon to surpass Q Africa has the highest percentage of Kenya recently joined the list of Afri- reading a book he’d pulled from his pack. 2,000 libraries. illiteracy in the world. can countries receiving books and creating That book on that pony ride triggered an ALP groups have been formed across Q Books are the key to increasing lit- libraries. insight that changed Bradshaw’s life, the America and in Canada. Age is no bar- eracy, and literacy is the No. 1 tool out of There also are several upcoming book lives of her family (husband Steve Levin, rier. One effort created 13 libraries, spear- poverty. drives, including three in Palo Alto and son Ben and daughter Mariah) and the headed by Gordon Simonson, now 88, and Q Many African teachers teach reading, one in Portola Valley, for the Tom Mboya lives of uncounted children and adults in his local Lions Club of Northfield, Minn. writing, math and English without even a Memorial Hospital, Kenya; Kamasengre villages and communities throughout large The “Leo’s Club” of Mountain View High single book to use as a resource. Mixed Secondary, Kenya; the Rapogi areas of rural Africa. School also sponsors a book drive. Q Many adult Africans lose their ability Mixed Primary School, Kenya; and the She spoke with the headman of the vil- “Public buildings are not an African tra- to read due to a lack of reading materials. Kitere Primary, Wanyama Mixed Second- lage they were visiting, and he confirmed dition,” Bradshaw noted, which makes the Much of Bradshaw’s work has paral- ary, Kenya. there was a paucity of books for the chil- achievement even more phenomenal. Each leled a priority of the United Nations, Bradshaw’s son, Ben, who pulled out dren and said he had long wanted a small community provides the space, forms a which decreed 2003-2012 the “United Na- that fateful book on his pony trek, is now library. committee and names a librarian, she said. tions Literacy Decade.” The idea was “to 26 and works with a Boston-based con- When back in the United States, she took The libraries often are in schools. underscore the importance of literacy and sulting group. Yet he has a broader vision, action. She began exploring ways to col- ALP will be holding a fundraising cele- basic education as major tools in building Bradshaw said. lect “gently used” children’s books and get bration Saturday, Oct. 8, from 5 to 9 p.m. at a cohesive and peaceful society for the 21st “His goal is to do something more them to Africa. She began making connec- the Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club, century.” important than pulling out a book in tions, locally and in Africa. 2900 Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. Bradshaw said she fell in love with Af- Lesotho.” Her idea and efforts went viral, in today’s The event is, appropriately, called Ha- rica in the early 1970s, when she spent her As if that wasn’t enough. tech-world jargon. The result was the cre- rambee!, the Swahili term translated as junior year in college studying in Sierra It triggered the proverbial “power of ation of a nonprofit organization called the “working together for a common purpose,” Leone and traveling. one” in a person of initiative and vision, African Library Project — widely known or “collaborating on a common goal.” Are My own personal interest in Africa was which blossomed into the power of many, by its initials, ALP (almost an echo of a you listening, America, in this election stimulated some years back when my part- reaching across the world. Q mountain-to-climb such projects can seem year? ner, Patricia, learned of a planned trip by Former Weekly Editor Jay when starting out). There will be feasting, an African mar- a social-worker colleague at Folsom State Thorwaldson can be emailed at jaythor@ The project has exploded to the point ketplace, both a live and a silent auction, Prison, Charles Odipo, and his brother and well.com. He also writes periodic blogs where books are shipped by large ship- traditional African dancing of Zimbabwe sister to their home village of Yimbo in at PaloAltoOnline.com/blogs. mal standard of one-third of their dom people like me, capitalists, ported Phytophthora hosts to the protect our common future. As over billions of years and then income. socialists, the Tea Party, Occupy, U.S., and those who imported and Dremann made clear in her cover- recreate it in a few is folly. I was shocked to read that in- saints, racists — everybody. We sold them here may have shown age of “restoration” efforts, imag- David Schrom stead of giving Moffett Field should just do it. profit on their books, all who lose ining that we can wreak havoc Oxford Avenue, Palo Alto over to veterans or for a Univer- Stephanie Munoz benefits of plants killed or dam- upon an ecosystem that evolved sity City like the one outside of Alma Street, Palo Alto aged by Phytophthora, whether on Paris, we are renting to high tech, public or private lands, whether exacerbating the jobs-housing In the name of for food, or ornament, or simply WHAT DO YOU THINK? imbalance that has messed up our efficiency as part of an ecosystem that pro- cities so completely. 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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 19 Arts & Entertainment A weekly guide to music, theater, art, culture, books and more, edited by Karla Kane Courtesy of Pace Gallery Pace of Courtesy
This full-wall, bas relief piece, “Cascade, 1979,” is made up of myriad pieces of wood arranged in small, stacked boxes. Courtesy of Pace Gallery Pace of Courtesy Courtesy of Pace Gallery Pace of Courtesy
“Colonne, 1959” is a tall, totemic piece with three distinct sides arranged to “Untitled, 1964,” which is made up of bits and pieces create a structure that forces the eye upward, like a skyscraper. of objects such as chair legs, is a good introduction to Nevelson’s work in black.
ace Gallery inaugurated its new be flowers, they could be abstract design, downtown Palo Alto space with the they could be anything the viewer ascribes. P light and color-filled work of con- the banal “Colonne 1959” is a tall, totemic piece temporary artist James Turrell. For its sec- with three distinct sides. It demands to be ond offering, the gallery has reached back Tur ninginto the beautif ul seen in the round, so that the viewer can take into the past, exhibiting the work of sculp- in each and every piece of wood scrap, ar- tor Louise Nevelson (1899-1988). The ex- Pace Gallery features the work of trailblazing sculptor Louise Nevelson ranged to create a structure that forces the hibition is an opportunity to see the many by Sheryl Nonnenberg eye upward, like a skyscraper of the most facets of Nevelson’s work, from small ma- humble material. quettes to the large-scale wall pieces that the influence of Cubism in France. Nevelson piece, “Cascade, 1979.” In this bas relief, Nevelson eventually began to accept com- won her acclaim back in the 1960s. eventually found her niche in New York City, myriad pieces of wood are arranged in small, missions for monumental outdoor sculptures, “We really wanted to do a Nevelson show which she proclaimed was “one big sculp- stacked boxes that are both flush with the and the bronze “Maquette for Dawn Shad- because she is such an iconic figure and has ture.” She began to collect pieces of wood wall and project outwards and hinged. ows 1976-83” displays her ability to compete been represented by Pace for so many years,” and cast-off materials that she found around Nevelson is credited with uniting the dis- with her male counterparts in Cor-ten steel explained gallery director Liz Sullivan. In her home. Not wanting to compete with parate artistic styles of her time: She had the and grand scale. fact, Nevelson has been affiliated with Pace artists who were casting and forging with mammoth scale and bold composition of At Pace, all of the individual pieces are since 1960, when owner Arne Glimcher saw bronze, Nevelson found her expression in the Abstract Expressionists and the single beautifully installed and lit (not an easy task her groundbreaking installation “Dawn’s simple materials joined together in a unique color focus of the Minimalists. Her love for with such layered work), with enough space Wedding Feast” at New York’s Museum of style that became her trademark. Cubism and collage can be seen in a series to enjoy each one and yet see the arc of the Modern Art. Entering the Palo Alto exhibit, the viewer of framed works executed in cardboard. In artist’s work. Note the dates of the pieces and “Arne has a wonderful eye,” said Sullivan, is confronted by a very large wall piece, “Untitled, 1970,” pieces of cardboard incised be impressed with Louise Nevelson’s innova- “but for him it is all about the artist and his “Untitled, 1964.” It’s a fabulous introduc- with semi-circles offset a remnant of antique tive style. It would lay the groundwork for relationship with artists.” The two would tion to Nevelson’s work in black (Sullivan quilt, further embellished with two tiny mir- countless women artists working in sculp- have a close friendship throughout her life. explained that the artist’s white pieces are rors. Sullivan said she wanted to include the ture, installation and assemblage in the years Nevelson was, no doubt, a risky choice not represented because they are very rare). cardboard pieces to show the artist’s ability to come. Q for any gallery. As a woman artist working Like much of Nevelson’s work, the piece to work with color. They provide a warm Freelance writer Sheryl Nonnenberg can in large-scale and found materials, she was consists of hundreds of different shapes of contrast to the predominately black pieces in be emailed at [email protected]. years ahead of her time. But being a noncon- wood painted black. The eye travels in and the first two rooms. formist was a way of life for Nevelson. She out of the stacked boxes, which hold bits and Two pieces from the artist’s “Northern was born in Kiev and emigrated to Rockland, pieces of recognizable objects that have been Shore” (1966) series show that she was also What: Louise Nevelson exhibit at Pace Maine in 1905. As a child, her memories transformed by their juxtaposition with one capable of working in small scale with exact- Gallery were of not fitting into suburban America another. There are pieces of bric a brac, ends ing precision. In these pieces, Nevelson has Where: 229 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto but also of knowing from an early age that of dowels, bits of decorative molding and cut intricate shapes from flat pieces of wood When: Through Dec. 11, Tuesday-Saturday she wanted to be a sculptor. She studied with rungs and legs of chairs. painted black and placed them in pleasing, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hans Hoffman in Germany and witnessed Just behind “Untitled” is another full wall almost decorative arrangements. They could Info: Go to pacegallery.com Arts & Entertainment
At her Stanford performance, to represent a specific cliched pic- ‘world music’ with all of its ethnic where she’ll be joined by keyboard- ture, or to carry a flag everywhere typecasting,” she said. “It is some- Outside the ‘ethnic box’ ist Pier Luigi Salami, and drummer I go,” she said. “I want to fight for thing different that I hope will show Emel Mathlouthi brings her revolutionary Shawn Crowder, her concert will my right to build the music that I people that artists from everywhere be preceded by a discussion led hear without being kept in an eth- are artists before anything else — voice to Stanford by professors Ramzi Salti and Joel nic box, to be allowed to transcend not just symbols of what a culture by Karla Kane Beinin on the Arab Spring and mu- all genres.” might be or should be like.”Q sic’s role in it. Her first album, “Kelmti Horra” Arts & Entertainment Editor hen Tunisian musi- opportunities for young people, and Mathlouthi is well aware that (“my word is free”), was released Karla Kane can be emailed at cian and activist Emel moved by those speaking out for when she performs for Western au- in 2012, and her second, “Ensen,” [email protected]. W Mathlouthi created her change, she then began writing her diences, she is representing modern is due out soon. The new album new record label, she decided to own songs. Her music quickly reso- Middle Eastern culture, and some- blends sounds from traditional What: Emel Mathlouthi in concert name it Little Human, as a re- nated with her peers and became a times confronting the stereotypes Tunisian instrumentation with Where: Bing Concert Hall, minder that “even as little people soundtrack to the revolution. that go along with that. contemporary electronic produc- When: Wednesday, Oct. 5, at in a world run by giants, we can “My songs spoke to a new gen- “I wish to present an image that’s tion, and represents a blend of 7:30 p.m. (pre-concert talk at sometimes create and become eration of young people craving not exotic; that’s not necessarily all Mathlouthi’s influences and 6:30 p.m.) bigger versions of ourselves in for change and for free voices and speaking about any tradition. As a interests. Cost: $15-$65 ways that touch others and help speech,” she said. “The revolution Tunisian artist, I don’t feel the need “I sing in Arabic, yet it is not Info: Go to live.stanford.edu us all find truth in life,” she ex- that we have begun in Tunisia is plained in an email interview. a very interesting thing, really a As an artist who’s been called powerful signal to ourselves and “the voice of the Arab Spring,” to others that people can take their Mathlouthi has been making a big destiny in their own hands. But still impact on her world throughout her we have challenges that need to be The Jean and Bill Lane career. Her heartfelt music mixes addressed — poverty, unemploy- the personal and the political and ment, inequality, discrimination, Lecture Series 2016–2017 defies genres, led by her powerful lack of dignity and most of all a vocal prowess. Banned by Tunisian general climate of repression that radio for her outspoken, pointed we cannot shake so quickly.” songs and facing government op- Her songs explore issues that Presents Colum McCann pression and censorship, she moved have a reach far beyond the Tuni- to France in 2008 but has remained sian revolution. “Layem,” for ex- Reading a strong presence throughout the ample, focuses on the problem of Middle East, performing across homelessness. MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2016, 8:00 PM the region, as well as in Europe and “To me it is still unfathomable Canada. Mathlouthi will perform that societies leave so many people CUBBERLEY AUDITORIUM locally as part of Stanford Live’s on the margins, alone. Maybe they SCHOOL OF EDUCATION “Islamic Voices” series, which ex- have mental problems, family prob- plores the diversity of modern Mus- lems, and they are just left to suffer. 485 LASUEN MALL lim music, on Wednesday, Oct. 5. I don’t accept that, and at home we STANFORD UNIVERSITY Mathlouthi grew up with a jazz- always cook something extra and and-blues-loving father and began bring it to the homeless. But that is Author of the National Book Award-winning novel, singing at a young age. She found not enough,” she said. © Matt Valentine Let the Great World Spin inspiration in artists such as Joan In 2015, she performed at the No- Baez and Bob Dylan and, perhaps bel Peace Prize award ceremony, to “Mesmerizing…brilliant…symphonic…If God is in the details, then McCann is surely surprisingly to those who think of a stadium filled with 8,000 people close to heaven.” — St. Petersburg Times her as an electro-folk artist, from and accompanied by a 60-piece or- heavy-metal musicians, too. chestra and 10-member choir. Co- “The metal guys are real reb- median Jay Leno, who hosted the FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC els, and they had something they event, told her it was the first time INFORMATION: 650.723.0011 HTTP://CREATIVEWRITING.STANFORD.EDU wanted to say and don’t get enough he’d heard someone singing in Ara- credit as artists and changemak- bic and that it made him curious in Sponsored by Stanford University’s Creative Writing Program ers,” she said. a positive way. At university, she formed a metal “Music can help open people’s band, then moved on to solo perfor- minds and fight against the small- mance, playing guitar and covering ness that some politicians want Citizens Watchdog Committee protest songs. Outraged by Tuni- people to be attached to. In short, a sia’s repressive regime and lack of pretty cool night!” she said. Report to the Public
2000 Measure A Sales Tax Activities 2000 Measure A Expenditure - FY15 (in millions) Fiscal Year 2015 (7/1/14 – 6/30/15) Interest & Funding Transfers Measure A, approved by Santa Clara County voters in 2000, is a 30-year half cent Commuter Rail Projects $31.3 (Caltrain, ACE, etc.) sales tax dedicated to enhancing the county’s public transit system. Although $8.4 Mineta SJ Airport People Mover revenue collection did not begin until 2006, upon expiration of a previous measure, Light Rail Projects $0 numerous Measure A Program accomplishments have been achieved during the first $53.9 nine years, all significantly benefitting county residents and commuters. Bus Projects A few key Fiscal Year 2015 accomplishments are: $62.1 r Extending BART to the Silicon Valley cities of Milpitas and San Jose, which BART Silicon Valley $383.9 will provide more transportation options and reduce congestion. The extension to the Berryessa section of San Jose is ahead of schedule and under budget. Service is projected to start late 2017. Total: $539.6 million
r Extending and improving light rail service with projects such as the Mountain [Expenditures grouped by category. Individual project detail shown View Double-Track and Tasman Drive Pocket Track projects enabling in CWC Comprehensive Annual Report; see below for link.] enhanced service to the new Levi’s Stadium, Sunnyvale and Mountain View. r Completion of environmental and planning to increase Caltrain service and electrify the system from Palo Alto to Gilroy. Santa Clara County voters entrusted the Citizens Watchdog Committee (CWC), comprised of fellow community members, with overseeing Measure A expenditures to ensure your sales tax dollars are spent as intended by the ballot. After thorough and careful consideration: It is the conclusion of the CWC that, for the period of FY 2015,
Ghaith Arfaoui 2000 Measure A tax dollars were spent in accordance with the intent of the measure.
Additional Measure A information is available on VTA’s website (www.vta.org/projects-and-programs/Programs/2000-Measure-A-Citizens-Watchdog-Committee) including: r CWC Measure A FY 2015 Benefits & Key Achievements Report. Tunisian musician and activist Emel Mathlouthi will perform at rCWC Comprehensive Annual Report on FY 2015, which provides a detailed description and status Bing Concert Hall on Oct. 5. Banned by Tunisian radio for her on all Measure A projects and the CWC’s responsibilities. outspoken, pointed songs and facing government oppression and Printed copies of select Measure A and CWC reports are available at libraries and other public buildings throughout censorship, she moved to France in 2008 but has remained a strong the county, and at the VTA offices at 3331 North First Street, San Jose, CA, in the Building B Lobby. presence throughout the Middle East. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 21 Arts & Entertainment Palo Alto Art Center Foundation presents: WorthaLook
September 27 - October 2, 2016 Exhibit Los Altos honors renowned Chinese brush artist Event Location: The Los Altos History Museum will host a Palo Alto Art Center solo retrospective exhibition of the works of longtime resident and internationally renowned 1313 Newell Road artist Hau Beiren, beginning Oct. 13 in the main Palo Alto, CA 94303 exhibit gallery. Many in the community know Beiren as Paul Hau. The artist, who recently turned 100, moved from China to Los Altos with his wife and two children in 1962. The family’s “old apricot villa” in north Los Altos has been the major inspiration for his groundbreaking FREE ADMISSION • LIVE GLASSBLOWING work, uniting Chinese ink tradition with modern Western artistic techniques. This retrospective Children are always welcome to this family-friendly event. exhibition focuses on the artistic development of his work from traditional Chinese ink brush- Exhibition Dates (no pumpkins sold) Pumpkin Sales: painting to the introduction of vivid colors to Tuesday - Wednesday Thursday - Friday Saturday and Sunday September 27 and 28 September 29 and 30 October 1st and 2nd dramatic and bold abstract representation.
10 a.m. - 7 p.m. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Museum History Altos Los Courtesy Beiren’s unique and innovative “splash ink and For more information call 650.329.2366 color” painting style integrates both Eastern and Western aesthetics. Mark Johnson, or visit www.greatglasspumpkinpatch.com MFA, director of the Fine Arts Gallery at San Francisco State University and professor of art, will guest curate the retrospective. This exhibit BAGI will be on display Oct. 13 to Nov. 13, with a free BAY AREA GLASS INSTITUTE opening reception 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Los Altos History Museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road. Go to losaltoshistory.org. 2016-17 WESSON LECTURE ON PROBLEMS OF DEMOCRACY Art will premier “Love Poem in Blue,” an original Timothy Garton Ash composition of last season’s poetry contest winner Sonnet Phelps, with music composed by Assistant PROFESSOR OF EUROPEAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD ‘Second Sundays’ for Families The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University is Music Director Dawn Reyen. For concert times, launching a new program for families on Oct. 9. locations and season ticket information, go to “Second Sundays” is a free, family-focused day ScholaCantorum.org or call 650-254-1700. Free Speech: of art talks, hands-on art projects and gallery adventures for visitors of all ages. Families will Exhibit ALLOW NO TABOOS have the opportunity to spend the day exploring the Step back into time with film artifacts Ten Principles for galleries and participating in programs designed AGAINST AND SEIZE Explore a variety of motion picture artifacts dating to help visitors look and think about art in new a Connected EVERY CHANCE FOR THE from the late 1800s to 1980s, including the rare ways. Activities include docent-led gallery tours, SPREAD OF KNOWLEDGE Visionola, World art making in the drop-in studio and the use of a Kerosene art packs for sketching while touring the galleries. movie Second Sundays occurs on the second Sunday of projector and each month from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Cantor Arts a Scopitone, at Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. Go to museum. RESPECT THE BELIEVER a free exhibit stanford.edu/family. BUT NOT NECESSARILY at the Museum THE CONTENT OF THE Music of American BELIEF Heritage in NEITHER MAKE Schola Cantorum’s new season Palo Alto. The THREATS OF VIOLENCE Schola Cantorum will celebrate its 53rd season new “Evolution of Film” NOR ACCEPT VIOLENT with fresh interpretations of great choral works, rarely-heard commissions and award-winning exhibition will MOAH Courtesy INTIMIDATION poetry set to music. Music Director Gregory Wait also feature has chosen pieces he loves and wants to perform film news and WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 again, including two Baroque masterpieces — movie reels 7-8:30PM Handel’s “Dixit Dominus,” and J.S. Bach’s “Christ that show CUBBERLEY AUDITORIUM lag in Todesbanden” — which open the season on the ever-changing landscape of film. The reels DISCUSSI O N S EMINAR Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16. The season can be played in the gallery. Toy models of the THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 / 12-2PM concludes on May 20 and 21 with a retrospective of zoopraxiscope, zoetrope and praxinoscope will also JOSHUA COHEN, APPLE UNIVERSITY AND JENNIFER be available to tinker with. Check out the display GRANICK, CENTER FOR INTERNET AND SOCIETY original pieces by Schola’s founder Royal Stanton, Joseph Jennings, Kirke Mechem and Libby Larsen. at the museum, 351 Homer Ave., through Feb. 26, “We want to challenge ourselves and do what’s new from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Go to moah.org/index.html. Q and current as well,” Wait said. The May concert
ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu Above: “Autumn Glam” is among the work by Los Altos resident and renowned Chinese brush artist Hau Beiren that will be on exhibit at the Los Altos History Museum. Page 22 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Eating Out
w a c Srasa Kitchen delivers fresh pan-Asian cuisine
by Elena Kadvany photos by Veronica Weber
Clockwise from top: 1.) Srasa Kitchen takes advantage of the increasingly popular fast-casual format, through which customers build their own Asian-fusion bowls from a variety of fresh ingredients. 2.) The “Bangkok” bowl comes with brown rice, grilled strips of lemongrass chicken, charred corn, green beans, papaya salad, fresh herbs, Thai chilies, crushed peanuts and a made-from-scratch red curry sauce (pictured with the restaurant’s Thai iced tea). 3.) The “Cali” bowl comes with mixed cabbage, tofu, charred corn, cooked kale, tamarind sauce, fresh herbs, cucumbers and pickled daikon and carrots.
he New York Times declared earlier this food chain Chipotle. month that “understaffed ‘fast-casual’ res- Yet Srasa Kitchen is family-owned and ar- taurants — frozen yogurt, cupcake and guably still a mom-and-pop restaurant, just tea shops; poke bars; and salad stations wearing different clothes. where customers order from the counter” The Poon family operated Express 7, a are increasingly replacing mom-and-pop fast-food Chinese restaurant, for 17 years at Trestaurants in Silicon Valley. an aging Middlefield Road shopping center Mountain View’s Srasa Kitchen would before closing to open a new concept, Srasa seemingly fall into that category. Custom- Kitchen. At Srasa, diners can choose from ers order at a counter from menus displayed pre-set combinations or build their own on flat-screen TVs and watch employees Asian-fusion bowls by drawing on an array compile their customizable pan-Asian bowls of fresh Cambodian, Thai, Vietnamese and from an assembly line of ingredients. They’re Chinese ingredients. (Srasa means “fresh” in left to their own devices when it comes to the Cambodian language Khmer.) The curry service — get your own plastic silverware, sauces are made from scratch, the lemon- chopsticks, Sriracha sauce or water. Yelpers grass and garlic are ground in-house. It’s the compare Srasa to another local Asian-fusion kind of stuff Brandon Poon’s mother, a na- fast-casual chain, Asian Box, and to Mexican (continued on next page) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 23 “There’s no place like home.” Eating Out
open early on weekdays. “We saw Palo Alto boutique, which is the how popular our weekend brunches first new U.S. location for Hermes were becoming,” said Chandra in more than five years, will offer Lama, Calafia’s general manager. a collection of men’s, women’s, As for the weekday breakfast menu, home and equestrian collections. Lama said, “We wanted to keep it Cartier will open adjacent to the simple.” With only eight items on the Hermes site this fall. The new Palo Matched ShopTalkby Daryl Savage breakfast menu, no argument there. Alto boutique has been designed The basics seem to be well-covered: in-house to reflect the look and feel PENINSULA HARDWARE SAYS washtubs and meat grinders were eggs, bacon, toast, pancakes, of French architect and designer CareGivers GOODBYE ... A longtime fixture of big sellers, Burke said in a brief hash browns — it’s actually all a bit Bruno Moinard, who is known for Providing the best Palo Alto’s Midtown neighborhood, history published by the Midtown reminiscent of another restaurant creating smart, modern interiors. in home care Peninsula Hardware is closing. Gary Residents Association. Burke’s that was known for its breakfasts He has designed 350 boutiques for for over 25 years. Burke, whose family has owned father, Allen, bought the store from its in Town & County, Cookbook. That Cartier, the Hermes headquarters the 63-year-old store for 52 years, original owner in 1964. Burke started restaurant, the family-style, comfort- and galleries in the Musee des decided to retire and attend to Matched CareGivers working there at age 13 and through food eatery, closed in 2005, following Arts in France among other visible family matters, according to retail is nurse owned and high school, Rabb said. Charles a successful 20-year run. It had been projects. Hermes and Cartier aren’t consultant Richard Rabb, who Scott, a longtime Midtown resident given a 30-day notice by Town & the only new additions at Stanford. operated. Our trained is helping Burke close the store, who worked at the store for 26 years, Country management in preparation Alex and Ani and Anthropologie caregivers provide personal located at 2676 Middlefield Road. said he was sad about the closure. for the major overhaul of the center. are set to open their doors later care, bathing, dressing, Burke sent a special invitation to “I spent a lot of time there,” he said. this fall, and British fashion house —D.S. companionship, exercise customers and Midtown residents “It’s been a wonderful thing to be AllSaints ( the first U.S. location for and mobility assistance, to an invite-only store-closing sale working there. The people I worked women’s Italian fashion brand Luisa HERMES, CARTIER COMING TO medication reminders, meal on Thursday, which will be followed with there were wonderful people.” Spagnoli), The North Face, British STANFORD ... French luxury house planning and preparation by a sale for the public. Clearing Scott said one of the reasons the perfume house Penhaligon’s, Pink Hermes and high-end jewelry and (including specialized diets), out the store, including selling off store is closing is because suppliers Posy Bake Shop, UNOde50, Allen watch designer Cartier are coming transportation and errands, furniture and all fixtures, will take don’t want to sell to small retailers like Edmonds and Amour Vert, Jenni to Stanford Shopping Center. coordination of social about six weeks, Rabb said. Burke Peninsula Hardware, and he couldn’t Kayne’s and Peloton all joined the Hermes, the family-run retailer that could not immediately be reached order the merchandise he needed. roster at Stanford Shopping Center activities, light housekeeping has manufactured luxury goods and laundry. for comment, but in a letter to this summer. Q Midtown residents, he summed up —S.D. for six generations — including the $300,000-plus Hermes Birkin —L.T. When someone you care about his decision to shutter the business, CALAFIA LAUNCHES DAILY mattee Himalayan crocodile handbag needs assistance... which sold all kinds of items, from in that has been billed as “the most you can count on us to be there. garden tools to odd-sized bolts. BREAKFAST ... Calafia Cafe Got leads on interesting Call (650) 839-2273 “My family and I are so grateful to be Town & Country Village now serves valuable handbag in the world” — will and news-worthy retail able to be a part of this wonderful breakfast daily. The restaurant, which open a 6,000-square-foot store in developments? Daryl Savage community. But the time has emphasizes fresh, locally sourced, the heart of the newly transformed will check them out. Email Menlo Park • San Mateo come to focus on our family,” the whole foods saw crowds increasing shopping center, near Neiman [email protected]. Sue San Jose Lic# 414700002 letters states. Peninsula Hardware during its weekend brunches so Marcus. The store is set to open in Dremann and Linda Taaffe it decided to take the plunge and late 2017 or early 2018. The Hermes contributed to this column. MatchedCareGivers.com opened in 1953. Bottle cappers,
and the prices are affordable, Poon ers start by choosing from several lunchtime rush at the Middlefield Srasa said. bases (cold vermicelli noodles, Road location, the line moves (continued from previous page) This combination has clearly white jasmine or brown rice and quickly — a perk of the assembly- tive of Cambodia who opened Ex- paid off. About a year in, there’s the cabbage salad mix; you can line model. press 7 with her Hong Kong-native a line out the door at lunchtime on also go half and half on two op- Poon said The New York Times husband, used to cook for him at weekdays at the Middlefield Road tions), then move to the proteins. got it right: It’s incredibly difficult home, he said in an interview. location, and the family opened There’s the grilled chicken as well to operate a restaurant in Silicon The ingredients are all locally a second outpost on restaurant- as pork and chicken meatballs, Valley, and the Midpeninsula’s sourced, the is menu friendly to heavy Castro Street this summer. eight-hour roasted pork belly, restaurant rows — namely Cas- Join today: vegans and gluten-free diners, grilled beef short ribs and tofu. tro Street and University Avenue SupportLocalJournalism.org The original location still man- ages an authentic feel, despite the Then you go wild with toppings in Palo Alto — are increasingly TV-screen menus, wood paneling and sauces. populated by chains. He said his and diners holding chopsticks in One of Srasa’s suggested “in- family decided to close the burg- one hand and iPhones in the other. spired bowls,” the “Cali” ($9) ers-and-baos focused restaurant, It must be due to the food, which comes with the mixed cabbage Buffalo, and replace it with an- The Girls’ Middle School has a higher-quality and more au- base, tofu, charred corn, sauteed other Srasa in part because a large thentic taste than other fast-casual kale, zucchini, seasonal vegetables burger chain, Eureka!, was set to 3400 West Bayshore Road chains. (which last week was cauliflower), open down the block. Palo Alto, CA 94303 A D.I.Y. bowl with half brown cilantro, cucumbers, pickled dai- “Changing to Srasa was kind of rice, half “fresh salad mix” (an un- kon and carrots, all topped with a our way to at least still provide a 650.968.8338 x133 dressed cabbage mixture) topped tamarind sauce. At the new Castro mom-and-pop, local business — www.girlsms.org with grilled lemongrass chicken, Street location on a recent evening, just to stay competitive,” he said. [email protected] charred corn, zucchini, sautéed what’s advertised as “crispy” tofu “It was worth the change.”Q kale, cilantro, pickled daikon and was nowhere near that. It was limp Staff writer Elena Kadvany carrots, slices of fresh cucumber, and bland, like it had been sitting can be reached at ekadvany@ bean sprouts, a lime wedge and around for too long. Good thing paweekly.com. homemade kimchi (an extra 50 the fresh ingredients dressed it up. cents) was extremely satisfying. The roasted pork belly in the The restaurant’s name is an apt “Cambo” bowl ($12.25, with ver- Srasa Kitchen, 225 E. Middle- descriptor. The strips of chicken micelli noodles, seasonal vegeta- field Road #2 and 292 Castro bles, papaya salad, cilantro, bean St., Mountain View; 650-960- were tender with a nice char and 7100; srasakitchen.com complemented, but not over- sprouts, cucumbers, crispy onions, OPEN whelmed, by the many toppings. Thai chiles, hard-boiled egg and Hours: Both locations, Mon- The pickled daikon and carrot a lime, topped with a green curry day-Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; HOUSES sauce) is served as flavorful cubes, Castro Street only open Satur- stood out in freshness and flavor; days, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. I wouldn’t order any bowl without crispy on the outside and tender on Sunday, them. the inside. They paired well with Credit cards Wheelchair the green curry, the most spicy of access Oct. 9th, 1–4 pm For sauce, I went with soy gin- Parking: Lot ger, served on the side, which was three curry sauces. (Midlefield Noise level: Saturday, good but got somewhat lost in the Drinks include home-brewed Road) and Variable crowd of of other ingredients. teas, lemonade, horchata, sodas, street (Castro Dec. 3rd, 1–4 pm Street) Bathroom Build-your-own bowls start at local beers and ciders. Cleanliness: $8.95, with some proteins and Service is minimal, given the Takeout Good toppings costing extra. Custom- setup, but it was friendly and ef- Outdoor ficient on all visits. Despite the seating
Page 24 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com OPENINGS The ‘well from hell’ ‘Deepwater Horizon’ plumbs the depths of disaster 000 (Century 16 and 20) The new historical disaster film mer home what the news media “Deepwater Horizon” has more didn’t much convey in 2010: the facts and figures than a presiden- human-level horror of being on tial debate. There are 126 crew the rig and the sheer scope of the members on board the titular unnaturalness of the enterprise. floating rig, drilling on behalf of The film succeeds in cultivating a $186-billion-company BP, and harrowing “you are there” feeling, 390 broken machines, according bolstered by outstanding produc- to chief electronics technician tion design, special effects, sound
Mike Williams (Mark Wahl- mixing, and editing, and miti- Lionsgate of Courtesy berg). The project is “43 days and gated only by familiarity with the $53 million over budget,” which principal actors. In most respects, explains why — according to “Deepwater Horizon” proves one Deepwater Horizon installation of the most technically proficient manager Jimmy Harrell (Kurt films of the year. Russell) — BP site manager Don- Though the film begins awk- Mark Wahlberg plays chief electronics technician Mike Williams in “Deepwater Horizon,” the ald Vidrine (John Malkovich) wardly by literally having a historical disaster film about the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. doesn’t want to know about the child explain the work of the rig, rig’s failings. This all leads up to non-engineers may soon long for ible endurance. As with his “Fri- ingly recreates, with its terrify- we’re doing to the environment one Dantean inferno, which will that blunt exposition, given the day Night Lights,” Berg captures ing rush of oil, fireballs, deadly with deepwater rigs, not in day- go on to spill 210 million gallons complicated jargon and action some local color (Cajun and Tex- projectiles and bodies tossed and to-day operations and certainly of oil in the Gulf of Mexico over geography to follow. The script an) and takes an effective fly-on- battered like rag dolls (the film not in disasters. The film indicts 87 days. alternates mostly between salt- the-wall visual approach. ceremoniously memorializes the BP, but so too the viewer for sup- In telling the tale of the worst of-the-earth banter, portents of The pressing question of such victims). porting an oil-based lifestyle with oil disaster in U.S. history, direc- doom, finger pointing at BP’s films as this are their value as But Berg also seizes a vital such dire consequences for the tor Peter Berg (“Lone Survivor”) “money-hungry sons of bitches,” entertainment and art, especially opportunity to celebrate Ameri- planet. and screenwriters Matthew Mi- and shouted hope of survival. in covering such recent history. can heroism by standing with Rated PG-13 for prolonged chael Carnahan and Matthew Berg’s sympathies lie with the No question: The film’s action is those good workers caught in the intense disaster sequences and Sand (working from the book Transocean crew operating the blisteringly intense — at times American Dream’s nightmare, related disturbing images, and “Deepwater Horizon’s Final rig, and particularly Williams suggesting a truth-based horror and “Deepwater Horizon” cannot brief strong language. One hour, Hours” by David Barstow, David and Harrell as keep-their-cool, film. After all, 11 people died in help but be an implicit sociologi- 47 minutes. Rohde & Stephanie Saul) ham- all-American heroes of incred- the incident, which the film sear- cal statement. It’s not natural what — Peter Canavese Board game of thrones ‘Queen of Katwe’ a chess movie with girl power 000 (Century 20 and Palo Alto Square) Movies about chess as a ve- teaches Mutesi that she “can do,” hicle for social mobility and self- the 9-year-old Mutesi applies a discovery seem to be becoming strong work ethic to the game. But a sub-genre into themselves. The along with lending her newfound 2012 doc “Brooklyn Castle” fol- confidence, her wins threaten her lows “the chess team at a below- perspective and drive a wedge the-poverty-line inner-city junior between her and her fiercely de- high.” Earlier this year came termined single mother (Oscar the domestic release of “The winner Lupita Nyong’o). Pictures Motion Studios Disney Walt Dark Horse,” in which “A bril- A co-production of Disney and liant but troubled New Zealand ESPN Films, “Queen of Katwe” chess champion finds purpose by unsurprisingly has a calculated teaching underprivileged children quality to it, a certain brand of about the rules of chess and life.” stylistic polish. Disney has found Now comes “Queen of Katwe,” success with the sports film (“Re- based on the true story of Ugan- member the Titans,” “Miracle,” dan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi. “The Rookie”), and the new film The film covers Mutesi’s 2007 plays many of the corny notes Madina Nalwanga, left, and Lupita Nyong’o star in the real-life story of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona to 2012 trajectory from illiter- we’ve come to expect. Still, Mutesi in “Queen of Katwe.” ate slum dweller to a precedent- “Queen of Katwe” is something setting chess champion able to of an outlier as a mid-range-bud- ten featuring first-time actors for tion and salvation, with plenty of “Queen of Katwe” is the first of offer her family a better life. As geted drama with an all-black cast authenticity. “Queen of Katwe” Ugandan local color. If the slums the Disney sports films to deal Mutesi, new discovery Madina and a respected filmmaker behind capitalizes on Nair’s experience look just a bit more colorful and frankly (although tastefully) with Nalwanga capably projects a the camera. (including her familiarity with clean than in real life, chalk it up prostitution, a constantly available sharpness of mind, a centeredness Mira Nair (“Monsoon Wed- Uganda through her 1991 film to the film’s ambition to be essen- source of income to the desperate and a strong will to succeed. Once ding,” “Salaam Bombay!”) began “Mississippi Masala”), as well as tially honest without traumatizing in Katwe, a district of Kampala. can-do chess coach Robert Ka- by making documentaries, then her optimistic tendencies, to put its family audience. tende (David Oyelowo, “Selma”) moved into narrative films, of- forward a story of sports as educa- That said, it’s fair to say that (continued on next page)
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MOVIE TIMES
All showtimes are for Friday to Sunday only unless otherwise noted. For reviews and trailers, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies. Movie times are subject to change. Call theaters for the latest.
The Blue Angel (1930) (Not Rated) Masterminds (PG-13) Century 16: 9:20 & 11:55 a.m., Stanford Theatre: Fri. 5:30 & 9:30 p.m. 2:25, 5, 7:35 & 10:25 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 12:05 a.m. Blair Witch (R) Century 16: Fri. & Sat. 12:01 a.m. Century 20: 12:15, 2:55, 5:30, 8:05 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 9:15 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 6:40 p.m. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (PG-13) Bridget Jones’s Baby (R) ++1/2 Century 16: 9:30 a.m., 2:15, 3:50, 8:35 & 10:10 p.m. Fri. & Century 16: 10:20 a.m., 1:20, 4:15, 7:15 & 10:10 p.m. Sat. 11:45 p.m. In 3-D at 11:05 a.m., 12:40, 5:25 & 7 p.m. Century 20: 10:55 a.m., 1:45, 4:35, 7:35 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 10:50 a.m., 1:50, 4:50, 7:50 & 10:45 p.m. In 3-D at 11:50 a.m., 2:50, 5:50 & 8:55 p.m. In X-D 3-D at 12:50, Deepwater Horizon (PG) +++ Century 16: 9, 10:25 & 11:40 a.m., 1:10, 2:30, 3:55, 5:15, 3:55 & 10 p.m. In X-D at 7 p.m. In DBOX at 10:50 a.m., 1:50, 6:45, 8, 9:25 & 10:45 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 12:01 a.m. 4:50, 7:50 & 10:45 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m., 12:20, 1:40, 3, 4:30, 5:55, 7:15, 8:35 & No Manches Frida (PG-13) Century 20: 2:20 & 8 p.m. 10:10 p.m. In DBOX at 12:20, 3, 5:55 & 8:35 p.m. The Queen of Katwe (PG) +++ Century 20: 10:55 a.m., Don’t Breathe (R) ++ 1:50, 4:45, 7:40 & 10:40 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 1:15, 4:15 Century 16: Fri. & Sat. 11:05 p.m. Sun. 11 p.m. & 7:15 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 10:10 p.m. Double Indemnity (1944) (Not Rated) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1957) (R) Stanford Theatre: Sat. & Sun. 5:30 & 9:20 p.m. Guild Theatre: Sat. 11:55 p.m. The Dressmaker (R) +++ The Secret Life of Pets (PG) Guild Theatre: 1:30, 4:15 & 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m., 2 & 4:25 p.m. +++ Hell or High Water (R) Snowden (R) +++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 2:15, 4:40 & 7:05 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:30 p.m. Century 20: 12:25, 3:45, 7:10 & 10:20 p.m. Century 16: 2:10, 4:50, 7:25 & 10 p.m. Fri. 9 & 11:35 a.m. Palo Alto Square: 1, 4 & 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 10 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m., 5:05 & 10:45 p.m. Storks (PG) +++ Kubo and the Two Strings (PG) 9:05, 10:55 & 11:50 a.m., 1:40, 2:35, 4:25, 5:20, Century 16: 9:10 & 11:45 a.m., 2:20 & 4:55 p.m. Century 16: Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 1:35, 4:10, 6:55 & 9:45 p.m. 7:20 & 9:55 p.m. In 3-D at 10 a.m., 12:45, 3:30, 6:15 & 8:40 p.m. Century 20: 10, 11 & 11:45 a.m., 1:25, 2:15, 4:05, M (1931) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Fri. 7:30 p.m. 4:55, 7:05, 7:55, 9:40 & 10:25 p.m. In 3-D at 12:35, 3:05, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (Not Rated) 5:45 & 8:40 p.m. Century 16: 10 a.m., 2:10, 6:25 & 10:35 p.m. Fri. & Sat. Suicide Squad (PG-13) ++ Century 20: 7:20 & 10:20 p.m. 11:30 p.m. Sully (PG-13) ++ Century 16: 9 & 11:30 a.m., 2, 4:30, The Magnificant Seven (PG-13) 7:10, 8:10, 9:40 & 10:40 p.m. Century 20: 12:05, 2:35, 5:10, Century 16: 9:15, 10:10 & 11:15 a.m., 12:30, 1:30, 2:40, 7:45 & 10:25 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 10:50 a.m., 1:15 & 3:50 p.m. 3:45, 4:45, 5:50, 7:05, 7:55, 9 & 10:15 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 12:15 a.m. Sun. 11 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m., noon, 1, 2:10, The Woman in the Window (1944) (Not Rated) 3:10, 4:15, 5:20, 6:20, 7:30, 8:25, 9:35 & 10:40 p.m. Stanford Theatre: Sat. & Sun. 3:40 & 7:30 p.m.
+ Skip it ++ Some redeeming qualities +++ A good bet ++++ Outstanding Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (327-3241) CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-0128) Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264) Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700) Redwood City (800-326-3264)
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Page 26 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Book Talk STEVE YOUNG BOOK SIGNING … San Francisco 49er legend Steve A monthly section on local books and authors Young will be at Kepler’s Books on Oct. 15 to sign copies of his new book, “QB: My Life Behind the Spiral.” Young, a three-time Super Bowl—winning quarterback, began his career at Brigham SabaaSabaa Tahir spinsspins Young University, then played professionally for more than 15 years, most of that time with the 49ers. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005. In his memoir, the Palo Alto resident gives readers an unprecedented look at what it takes to become one of the Tahir’s “An Ember in the Ashes” series weaves most celebrated professional quarterbacks of all time, and he modern-day events with fantasy writes honestly and openly about playing in a league of giants, the by Anna Medina pressures of living up to one of Americas most incredible sports fandoms, and his constant quest n a bright day outside place of all because it served as to compete. of the Starbucks at the an escape. Young will begin signing books at O Village at San Antonio “I didn’t necessarily see a 2 p.m. at Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Center in Mountain View, lo- young, brown girl,” she said, “but Camino Real, Menlo Park. Tickets cal New York Times bestselling I did sort of impose myself into are required. Cost is $35 per author Sabaa Tahir nibbled on a the landscape and pretend that ticket, which includes one copy croissant, incognito in her over- I was travelling with Frodo to of the book and admission for sized sunglasses. She had just destroy the ring, or I was look- two. For more information, go to recently returned to her Mid- ing for the sword of Shannara or keplersbooks.com. peninsula home after a tour for whatever the case may be.” the release of her second book, Tahir loved to read and write WORLD-PEACE AND MARRIAGE... “A Torch Against the Night” — in her spare time while growing Martin E. Hellman, the Stanford the much-anticipated sequel to up, but she never thought it could professor who co-invented public her 2015 young adult fantasy be a career. Instead, her parents key cryptography —the technology book “An Ember in the Ashes,” encouraged her to consider going that, among other uses, enables which debuted at the end of Au- to medical school or to become secure Internet transactions — and gust. Though it’s only been a few an engineer. has spent three decades studying weeks since her sequel’s release, “My parents are South Asian how to diffuse nuclear threat, is Tahir is already making plans and ... this idea that I would go now using his research to help to write two more books in the off and become a writer, they Tahir Sabaa of Courtesy build better marriages. series, and Paramount Pictures were just like ‘Um, no.’ I mean, Hellman and his wife, Dorothie, is working on a movie based on they weren’t mean about it, they recently released “A New Map for her books. were just like, ‘No, that’s not Relationships: Creating True Love The author gained national at- practical, hun,’” she said. at Home & Peace on the Planet.” tention earlier this year when her After volunteering in a hospital The book shows how the first epic fantasy novel “Ember” her senior year of high school, she — the story of struggles in the realized medical school wasn’t Local resident and New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir changes needed to build a strong recently released of her second book, ‘A Torch Against the Night,’ intimate relationship are the same Martial Empire, where defiance for her and opted to study com- is met with death — debuted in munications and journalism in the much-anticipated sequel to her 2015 young adult fantasy book ones needed to build a more ‘An Ember in the Ashes.’ peaceful, sustainable world. the No. 2 spot on the New York college. It was while working as “A New Map for Relationships: Times’ Young Adult bestseller a journalist for The Washington Creating True Love at Home & list, with critics saying that the Post that she got the idea to start of dignity afforded to groups of to fight or shoot a bow. Some- Peace on the Planet,” is available work could launch Tahir into JK writing “An Ember in the Ashes.” people in the book. times strength is determination at amazon.com. Paperback is Rowling territory. One story, in particular, stayed Tahir likened the experience of and loving your family. $14.99, and Kindle is $9.99. Tahir recently sat down with with Tahir. It was about women writing the books to therapy — a Not only did Tahir draw inspi- the Weekly to talk about her suc- in Kashmir whose fathers, sons way to process the real and horrif- ration from current events, she ZIGGY MARLEY SHARES cess, how she got her start and and brothers were taken from ic narratives in the world and cre- also interviewed “modern-day FAMILY RECIPES… what’s in the future. them by local military forces and ate an alternate, redemptive story warriors” to understand the mind Ziggy Marley is coming to Menlo Though she now has a large thrown into prisons, sometimes in which a young woman of color of main characters Elias and He- Park but not to play music. The and growing fan base of die-hard without charges. She was struck seeks to save her family member, lene — characters who attend a Grammy-award winning musician “emberlings,” she spoke of her by the complete lack of recourse even in a very broken world. But brutal, militaristic academy and is taking a night off from his North humble beginnings, a time even for these women who didn’t know Tahir didn’t intentionally set out are forced to live by a ruthless American concert tour to talk about before she was a reader, when she what was happening to their fam- to create a part of the canon dedi- moral code. the release of his first cookbook, was just a girl who liked telling ilies, sometimes belatedly discov- cated to women of color. “Laia was not a difficult char- “Ziggy Marley and Family stories. Tahir, who is Pakistani, ering that they’d been taken in “It was actually more that I acter to write because 17-year- Cookbook: Delicious Meals Made grew up in a small town “in the the first place. wanted to write an honest book, old me was very similar, but With Whole, Organic Ingredients middle of nowhere” California — “(Writing “Ember”) was me a book that reflected the world Elias was a difficult character From the Family Kitchen” at Kepler’s the Mojave Desert — a town she sort of saying ‘Okay, I’m going around me, and the world around to write because he’s a 20-year- Books on Oct. 19. described as “pretty racist.” to write a book in which this does me is filled with color and ba- old warrior, and he’s unafraid of The book is inspired by the meals “I used to listen to people say happen, and the world is just as dass women,” she said adding anything, and I didn’t have expe- he grew up eating in his family’s these horrible things to my parents bad as ours, but my character can that women’s strength is natural rience with that,” she said. Jamaican home. and brothers ... and people just, fight back, and she can get her to them. Her research included talk- As the oldest son of Bob and Rita they really made us feel unwel- family member back,” she said. “This idea of ‘strong female ing to local figures in law en- Marley, Ziggy was raised with both come at times,” she said, adding Indeed, Tahir’s writing is very characters’ has always bothered forcement and the military. She traditional Jamaican food and the that as a kid in that reality, it was much informed by what’s hap- me because, well, if you’re fe- said that she talked to a police more natural and healthy “ital” food easy to feel lonely and scared. pening in the world. She said male, you’re strong; it’s a part of sergeant about what it means to of the family’s Rastafari culture. Instead of speaking out and be- that while writing “A Torch who you are,” she said. have a “Plan B and a Plan C and “Our Rasta culture was different ing confrontational, in response Against the Night,” the Syrian But Tahir takes care to imbue a Plan D”; a local FBI agent who to the hostile environment, Tahir Refugee Crisis was on her mind her characters with different told her about the difficult bal- immersed herself in stories. She and had a large impact on the kinds of strength. She expressed ance between the personal and (continued on page 28) found fantasy to be the safest way that she portrayed the lack that it’s not always knowing how the professional; a police officer www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 27 Title Pages
Sabaa Tahir ing Laia, I was listening to music ‘Best American’ editors bring new that was more angsty and sort of (continued from previous page) reflected her pain more, and I read a lot of poetry because the collection of sci-fi/fantasy to Menlo Park who fought in the Battle of Fal- way she speaks is a little bit dif- lujah and talked to her about what ferent,” she said. By Michael Berry lections for in space or pseudomedieval al- it feels like to leave the military, Tahir tackles profound, the volume. ternate worlds. miss your comrades and lose peo- weighty topics and yet her books ork by some of the “The Best “There’s still a lot of work to ple; and a West Point cadet who are Young Adult fiction, a genre country’s top genre American” be done,” Adams said, “but (the told her why he wanted to go to that some take more seriously Wand mainstream writ- series has field) is definitely becoming West Point. than others. But Tahir gravitated ers will be showcased at Ke- a long and more diverse and inclusive, in Tahir said that these interviews toward writing Young Adult fan- pler’s Books on Oct. 4 during venerable every sense of those words. Not helped her to understand what it tasy fiction because she sees it as a special launch of the newest history of only just in terms of subject mat- meant to have the “soul of a war- a genre where “story is king.” volume of “The Best American collecting ter, but in terms of the sorts of rior,” but that they also helped her “It’s not about fancy literary Science Fiction and Fantasy.” excellent authors and voices being repre- to see the person — the one with devices or trying to reach for The event will feature series short stories, sented. That’s something that’s “feelings and loves and hurts” — something that’s not there. It’s editor John Joseph Adams, essays, sports writing, travel writ- important for me to showcase in behind the uniform and the de- just about story. Good, solid story. guest editor Karen Joy Fowler ing, infographics and more, but the series.” manding job. You get lost in it. And that, to me, — author of “We Are All Com- publisher Houghton Miffin Har- Tahir’s decision to write from is the best type of storytelling. pletely Beside Ourselves” and court had never dedicated a vol- different characters’ perspectives The old ‘let me tell you a yarn’ “The Jane Austen Book Club” ume to science fiction and fantasy If you’re going — Elias, Laia and later Helene type of story,” she said. — and contributors Charlie Jane exclusively until Adams and his — comes from her background Tahir, who has called the Bay Anders and Liz Ziemska. agents were finally able to con- What: “The Best in journalism. Namely, the idea Area her home since 2012, said This second-edition book, vince the company that the genre American Science that every story has more than that she loves it and never wants which features a collection of deserved its own volume. Fiction and Fantasy,” one perspective and more than to move. 40 short science fiction and fan- “Short fiction is at the heart with John Joseph one way of being told. “I just feel like the creative spir- tasy pieces from both veteran of the field. It was always puz- Adams, Karen Joy In order to tap into these dif- it in the Bay is unmatched. You storytellers and promising up- zling to me that there was never Fowler, Charlie Jane ferent perspectives, Tahir did have all types of creators. You and-comers, walks the line be- a ‘Best American’ volume,” Ad- Anders and Liz Ziemska not stop at interviewing people. have artists. You have visual art- tween literary and genre fiction. ams said. “But I think it was be- Where: Kepler’s Books, While writing in different charac- ists. You have entrepreneurs. You Among this year’s contributors cause of the way science fiction 1010 El Camino Real, ters’ voices, she turned to music have designers. There are just so are Adam Johnson, Salman and fantasy is typically thought Menlo Park and media. She would ask her- many types of creation happen- Rushdie and Kelly Link. of as not ‘real’ literature. Those self ‘What does the person sound ing, and I think it’s so inspiring “We are trying to shoot for walls are definitely eroding. If When: 7: 30 p.m., like?’ ‘What’s the cadence with and wonderful,” she said. that crossover audience between you look at any media, science Tuesday, Oct. 4 which he or she speaks?’ ‘What “A Torch Against the Night” the literary readers and the sci- fiction and fantasy is in the as- kind of music reminds me of (Razorbill-Penguin Books) is Cost: General seating ence fiction readers, and hope- them?’ ‘What kind of environ- Q cendency right now.” (no book), $10. Premier available at Amazon.com. fully make more science fiction ment reminds me of them?’ Editorial Assistant and Intern Part of the reason for that dom- seating (with book), $20 readers,” said Adams, who spent inance may be that the writers “When I was writing Elias, I Coordinator Anna Medina a year reading stories from hun- in the field are willing to write Info: Go to keplers.com was listening to a lot of rock mu- can be e-mailed at amedina@ dreds of print and online periodi- about more than just white male or call 650-324-4321 sic, and I watched “Apocalypse paweekly.com. cals before Fowler made final se- protagonists having adventures Now” … And, when I was writ-
industry. She sequel, but Wolfe found herself Local lawyer cleverly puts unable to write. her characters “What I like to do is find a char- Book Talk in recognizable acter at a key moment in their life. (continued from page 27)
turns crime Wolfe Susan of Courtesy hangouts popu- Once I have seen that, I do not lar among the know how to carry on,” Wolfe said. than regular Jamaican culture. novelist real-life tech She put her writing on hold for We used to have both side then, crowd. 16 years and returned to law as a because my auntie would cook Susan Wolfe releases The result is criminal defense attorney and an the more traditional Jamaican second Silicon Valley a fun, witty and suspenseful read in-house lawyer. food. On the other side, our Rasta culture drew us to a thriller with well-developed characters. Now that Wolfe is retired and Palo Alto author Susan Wolfe “Escape Velocity” is already has released her second novel, can different way of eating. My father by Rachel van Gelder will release her second Silicon receiving positive reviews. readers expect more Silicon Val- would always have a lot of juices Valley crime thriller, “Escape Wolfe, who earned her bach- ley crime stories? and greens and nuts. We were usan Wolfe had no plans to Velocity” on Oct. 4. The novel elor’s degree from the University “Readers may just want another introduced to ital food — fresh, become a writer when she is based on her experiences as of Chicago and a law degree from book about Georgia, but I feel that organic, and nutritious, less began practicing law as a a corporate lawyer representing Stanford University, said she has I was following Georgia at a key salt,” Marley says in the book. S high-tech companies. corporate attorney in the heart of always had a love of writing. moment in her life. I have thought For three decades, Marley Silicon Valley. The Palo Alto res- Valley to work as a paralegal at “Writing has always just about another book showing her has built a music legacy ident says she was very focused Lumina Software and escape seemed to me like the finest thing 10 years from now, but I do not both alongside his siblings on developing a career in the bur- from her family of con artists. you could do to populate that little know if she is going to want to with Ziggy Marley & The geoning high tech world while She quickly realizes that some room of creativity outside a per- speak,”Wolfe said.Q Melody Makers and as a solo working for the up-and-coming of the Lumina staff are crooked son’s head,” she said. Editorial intern Rachel van artist. Marley has won seven high tech law firm Wilson, Son- and have a death grip on the com- She didn’t consider writing Gelder can be e-mailed at Grammy Awards and an sini, Goodrich and Rosati. pany. To impress her boss — and professionally until a friend sug- [email protected]. Emmy. He also leads U.R.G.E. Throughout her years as a Sili- earn enough money to move out gested that they each write a book (Unlimited Resources Giving con Valley lawyer, she gained a of her car — Georgia decides and get together to discuss them. Enlightenment), his nonprofit premier view of the people and to adapt her extensive con artist Wolfe agreed and quickly be- If you’re going organization that focuses on uplifting children’s lives through the behind-the-scenes workings training (just once) to clean up the came enamored with writing her What:”Escape of the fast-moving tech world, company. Soon, she finds herself first crime novel, “The Last Bill- education around the world. Velocity” book release Marley’s book release will which ultimately became the in- teetering between life as an avid able Hour,” which published in party spiration for the characters and paralegal by day and a masterful 1989 and led her to take a break be held at 5 p.m. at Kepler’s story lines in her crime novels. con artist by night. from her legal career to finish Where: Books Inc. at Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Wolfe, now an award-winning Wolfe’s experience and exten- writing it. The best-selling book Town and Country Menlo Park. Tickets are $10 author, is set to release her sec- sive corporate legal knowledge, received the Edgar Award for Village, 855 El Camino for students; $20 for general ond Silicon Valley thriller, “Es- combined with her ability to Best First Novel and earned her Real (at Embarcadero), seating; and $40 for premier cape Velocity” during a special seamlessly incorporate real plac- a firm following. Palo Alto seating, which includes launch party on Tuesday, Oct. 4, es and quirky details from her Wolfe said the book ended up a hardcover book and a at Books Inc. in Palo Alto. daily observations into her story being much more successful than When: Tuesday, Oct. 4, guaranteed spot in the signing “Escape Velocity” tells the lines, provide readers an insider’s either she or her publisher had 5:30 p.m. line. For more information, go to story of Georgia, a woman who glimpse into the local culture and thought it would be. Her publish- Cost: Free keplersbooks.com. moves from Arkansas to Silicon legal maneuverings of the tech er later convinced her to write a Page 28 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com OPEN HOME GUIDE 62 Also online at PaloAltoOnline.com
HomeA weekly guide to home, garden & and realReal estate news, edited by Estate Elizabeth Lorenz Home Front WATER USE RULES ... The city of Palo Alto has launched a new Water Efficiency Compliance web page, explaining the current water use requirements for landscaping projects. The city’s Development Services department began enforcing the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance on Feb. 1. The rules reflect aggressive water use requirements for landscaping projects. The requirements apply when an applicant submits a building permit that includes a minimum landscape scope of 500 square feet for new landscapes, 2,500 square feet for rehabilitated landscapes, rehabilitated projects with an aggregate landscape of 2,500 square feet or less, or projects using treated or untreated gray water or rainwater captured or stored on site.
PRUNING HOW-TOS ... If you look up at your trees or look at overgrown bushes and wonder how to prune them back without making them look like balls or a bad haircut, the city of Palo Alto has a workshop for you. “Pruning, Propagation and Deadheading” will be held Saturday, Oct 15 from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the Lucie Stern
Community Center Community Veronica Weber Room. In this class you will learn The goal of Gamble Garden’s 30th Community Day is to help people cultivate their own gardens. how to prune, propagate and deadhead plants to improve and maintain their health. Bring your Gamble Garden to welcome locals for a shears and a few sample branches from your garden. You will learn day of activities and community building how to properly prune and how by Rachel van Gelder to maintain your shears. Go to cityofpaloalto.org/workshops. ne way the Elizabeth Gamble Garden hopes to reach the community is to actually get people to put their hands TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING? Oin the dirt. And even dig for worms. No standing on the ... When you planted those green sidelines for real gardeners. beans it seemed like you’d never Gamble Garden will host its annual Community Day on Sun- have to many but now your harvest day Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event is open to the is overflowing. You can give some public and will offer a variety of children’s activities, a plant away, but you can also pick them, sale, horticultural resources, gardening demonstrations, food and cut the ends off, cut in equal entertainment. This year will mark the Gamble Garden’s 30th pieces, blanch in boiling water for community day. exactly three minutes, put in an ice “Throughout the day we hope to entertain, educate and inspire bath, spread out in Ziploc bags, our neighbors, friends, volunteers and families. It is a chance for and freeze. That way you can have us to meet them and for them to get acquainted with the garden,” fresh green beans even in winter! Gamble Garden President Susan Benton said. “Gamble Garden is Before putting the bags in the such a wonderful resource, we just hope that more of the commu- freezer, Garden Design columnist nity becomes familiar with us and enjoys what we have to offer.” Kevin Lee Jacobs suggests using One of the most popular children’s events is the “digging for a straw to “suck” the air out of the worms” contest, which has children compete to find the largest bag, effectively forming a vacuum. worm in a plant bed, said Gamble Garden Public Resource Di- Too many sprigs of rosemary or rector Katie Schoeben, thyme? Try this: spread the sprigs Other children’s activities will include flower-arranging, magic out on a paper towel-lined baking shows, story time with the Palo Alto Children’s Library, arts and sheet and freeze. Toss gently and crafts, educational displays and activities from Canopy. Activities the leaves will come loose from the will all be garden-themed. stems. Discard the stems, shape The plant sale will include plants from the Gamble Garden and the paper towel into a funnel, and this year it will be set up for the entire event. store the leaves in a container in The event’s goal is to help community members cultivate their the freezer. own gardens. The Garden will provide an array of informational resources, including educational displays from Canopy, master Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home gardeners who will be available to answer questions and a gar- improvement and gardening to Home Courtesy of Gamble Garden dening discussion led by the Gamble Garden manager. Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, When you’re done getting dirty you can head to the craft area and Lunch options will be provided by MoGo Korean Barbeque Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email elorenz@ make art that reflects life in the garden. and Soo’s Moo’s food trucks which will be there throughout paweekly.com. Deadline is one week before publication. (continued on page 31) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 29 858 Northampton Drive, Palo Alto Offered at $3,788,000
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Page 30 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Home & Real Estate Gamble Garden (continued from page 29) Courtesy of Gamble Garden Gamble of Courtesy Veronica Weber Veronica Veronica Weber Left: Gamble Garden’s garden manager Ella Ancheta and volunteer Lina Roark wear aprons and can’t hide their exuberance about the joys of gardening. Above
Courtesy of Gamble Garden left: Lots of dirt, trowels and other garden tools will abound so that young gardeners can get a feel for soil, worms, and the delights of planting.
the event. The Soo’s Moo’s ice cream truck dens to take a quiet stroll and relax. and garden to the City of Palo Alto be- will be serving two flavors: salted caramel The garden is not the only reason many fore her death in 1981. The city decided to Gamble Garden Community Day and vegan chocolate chip. visitors enjoy the Gamble Garden. Many recognize the land as a historic property When: Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 Visitors are welcome to explore the gar- are intrigued by the rich history of the and opened the gates of the Gamble Gar- Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. den on a regular basis any day of the week, property. The main house, built in 1902, den to the public in 1985.Visitors can now Where: 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto free of charge. The garden also rents out is located in the center of the property and walk through the historic gardens during More information: www.gamblegarden.org space for small events and weddings. Ad- looks out upon the grounds designed by daylight hours and are allowed to tour the ditionally, it is a popular photo destination, Walter A. Hoff in 1908. house on weekdays. Q welcoming both professional and amateur The property was once home to Eliza- Editorial intern Rachel van Gelder can photographers. Many locals visit the gar- beth F. Gamble who donated the house be emailed at [email protected].
HOME SALES Trust for $928,000 on 09/12/16; Home sales are provided by Cali- SALES AT A GLANCE built 1978, 3 bd, 1,215 sq. ft.; previ- fornia REsource, a real estate in- ous sale 11/15/1991, $236,000 formation company that obtains Atherton Los Altos Hills Palo Alto Palo Alto the information from the County Total sales reported: 1 Total sales reported: 3 Total sales reported: 17 2111 Barbara Drive Kwik Trust Recorder’s Office. Information Sales price: $13,000,000 Lowest sales price: $5,400,000 Lowest sales price: $800,500 to S. Goldman for $7,795,000 on is recorded from deeds after the 09/09/16; built 2015, 4bd, 3,538 Highest sales price: $10,300,000 HIighest sales price: $7,795,000 close of escrow and published East Palo Alto sq.ft.; previous sale 04/30/2013, within four to eight weeks. Average sales price: $7,466,667 Average sales price: $3,012,618 Total sales reported: 3 $2,800,000 Turking- Atherton Lowest sales price: $750,000 1855 Bret Harte St. Menlo Park Portola Valley ton Trust to Rofman, Alex for 149 Tuscaloosa Avenue Highest sales price: $847,000 Total sales reported: 11 Total sales reported: 5 Sharkiah Trust to Pink Sunset for $2,625,000 on 09/12/16; built $13,000,000 on 08/16/16; built Average sales price: $782,330 Lowest sales price: $715,000 Lowest sales price: $1,550,000 1948, 3 bd, 1,668 sq. ft.; previ- 1975, 5bd, 4,980 sq. ft.; previous Highest sales price: $4,575,000 Highest sales price: $3,150,000 ous sale 07/31/1984, $280,000 Los Altos Brown Trust sale 12/01/1977, $515,000 Average sales price: $2,460,900 Average sales price: $2,390,500 541 Bryson Avenue Total sales reported: 8 to Y. Sheng for $3,000,000 on East Palo Alto Lowest sales price: $1,400,000 Mountain View Woodside 09/07/16; built 1952, 4bd, 2,710 sq.ft.; previous sale 09/1970, 2647 Fordham Street R. Highest sales price: $2,800,000 Total sales reported: 11 Total sales reported: 4 Delgado to R. & D. Butler for $39,000 $750,000 on 08/19/16; built Average sales price: $2,341,688 Lowest sales price: $599,000 Lowest sales price: $1,075,000 1042 Cowper St. Lee Trust to 1953, 3bd, 1,010 sq.ft.; previous Highest sales price: $3,008,000 Highest sales price: $8,250,000 Doherty, Sean for $5,750,000 on sale 04/13/2016, $490,000 Average sales price: $1,614,400 Average sales price: $2,977,500 09/12/16; built 2004, 6 bd, 4,490 2507 Hazelwood Way A. Nava Source: California REsource sq. ft.; previous sale 03/01/2010, to S. Hasan for $750,000 on $3,595,000 08/18/16; built 1956, 3bd, 1,150 288 Creekside Drive R. & sq.ft.; previous sale 06/30/2010, L. Barr to M. & D. Secor for $360,000 Leung for $2,330,000 on $400,000 $3,850,000 on 08/22/16; built on 09/07/16; built 1969, 2bd, $2,350,000 on 09/02/16; built 930 Weeks St. Shah, Juliana 09/09/16; built 1954, 3bd, 2,115 2035 Avy Avenue Bethany 2015, 3 bd, 2,729 sq. ft.; previ- 1,140 sq.ft.; previous sale 1954, 3bd, 1,765 sq.ft.; previous to Chu, Joseph for $847,000 on sq.ft.; previous sale 06/11/1987, Lutheran Church to T. Teng for ous sale 10/17/2013, $1,325,000 12/21/2007, $450,000 sale 07/16/1991, $463,000 08/22/16; built 1922, 2 bd, 1,010 $310,000 $1,550,000 on 08/19/16; built 564 Sand Hill Circle Gun- 505 Cypress Point Drive #207 727 De Soto Drive Copenhagen sq. ft.; previous sale 12/03/2014, 1430 Ranchita Drive K. & B. 1953, 2bd, 1,130 sq.ft.; previous ther Trust to Jaros Trust for E. Compton to C. Valerio for Trust to W. Wang for $3,250,000 $574,500 Curtin to Dedominicis Trust for sale 07/31/2007, $530,000 $1,750,000 on 08/19/16; built $599,000 on 09/09/16; built on 09/09/16; built 1952, 5bd, $2,625,000 on 09/09/16; built 1931 Camino A Los Cerros 1975, 3bd, 2,330 sq.ft.; previous 1971, 1bd, 784 sq.ft.; previous 2,240 sq.ft. Los Altos 1955, 3bd, 1,899 sq.ft. Camino Los Cerros Limited sale 07/21/1995, $472,500 sale 09/15/2004, $310,000 719 Florales Drive K. & S. Shami 1050 Alegre Avenue Cullen Trust 517 Tyndall Street Hodges Trust to Kothari-Daryani Trust for 361 Vine Street Cerros Partners 195 Easy Street J. Cioffi to R. to Y. Huang for $2,889,000 on to Folden Trust for $2,410,000 on to Poltrack Trust for $2,300,000 $4,575,000 on 08/22/16; built to P. & E. Hwang for $3,950,000 & V. Daquigan for $2,395,000 09/07/16; built 1948, 6bd, 1,959 09/07/16; built 1954, 3bd, 1,433 on 09/02/16; built 1940, 2bd, 1954, 3 bd, 1,400 sq. ft.; previ- on 08/17/16 on 09/08/16; built 1979, 2,808 sq.ft.; previous sale 07/16/2009, sq. ft.; previous sale 08/30/2012, 1,094 sq.ft. ous sale 08/07/2015, $2,375,000 1134 Windermere Ave. Bran- sq.ft.; previous sale 08/04/2006, $1,500,000 $300,000 1834 Doris Drive Linn Trust to ner, Shelia to Tan, Zheng for $1,020,000 3125 Greer Road qian, minxue 456 Gabilan Street #4 M. Am- Los Altos Hills Mizrahi Trust for $3,200,000 on $1,020,000 on 08/22/16; built 123 Gladys Avenue Bohanon to Liu, David for $1,975,000 on men to N. Parravi for $1,400,000 26875 Elena Road Chang- 08/19/16; built 1952, 3bd, 1,870 1952, 5 bd, 1,700 sq. ft. Trust to J. Zhou for $1,310,000 09/12/16; built 1952, 3 bd, 1,004 on 09/09/16; built 2003, 3bd, Cheng Trust to J. Li for sq.ft. on 09/09/16; built 1993, 3bd, sq. ft.; previous sale 03/19/2014, 1,447 sq. ft.; previous sale $6,700,000 on 09/09/16; built 410 Gilbert Avenue N. & J. Mountain View 1,581 sq.ft.; previous sale $1,620,000 12/31/2013, $1,150,000) 1997, 6bd, 6,382 sq.ft.; previous Sequeira to Pellican Trust for 933 Barbara Ave. Roselle 09/10/1999, $429,000 3454 Greer Road M. Jaret to S. 861 Hierra Court Arora Trust sale 08/23/2010, $4,400,000 $2,850,000 on 08/16/16; built Trust to Jagralapudi, Puneet for 140 Hamilton Avenue Rawson & S. Avasarala for $2,300,000 on to D. Shapiro for $2,800,000 on 11030 Magdalena Road J. 1940, 4bd, 2,740 sq.ft.; previous $1,903,000 on 09/12/16; built Trust to A. & R. Philippsen for 09/02/16; built 1957, 3bd, 1,437 09/08/16; built 1985, 3bd, 3,306 Chang to R. & K. Verma for sale 04/28/2011, $1,370,000 1948, 3 bd, 1,953 sq. ft.; previ- $1,515,000 on 09/09/16; built sq.ft.; previous sale 12/07/1994, sq.ft.; previous sale 08/21/1998, $5,400,000 on 09/07/16; built 112 Laurel Avenue Rose Trust to ous sale 12/17/1974, $49,000 1955, 3bd, 1,280 sq.ft.; previous $330,000 $225,000 1998, 4bd, 5,401 sq.ft. S. & D. Madison for $2,000,000 1147 California Street D. & E. sale 09/19/1997, $330,000 121 Lowell Avenue Hiwell Inc. 1721 Joel Way Lillie Trust to 12775 Viscaino Road Sundace on 08/16/16; built 1956, 4bd, Wilson to Chandhok Trust for 765 Lola Lane Rafferty Trust to to Timpson Trust for $3,480,000 G. Leung for $2,273,500 on Trust to W. He for $10,300,000 1,910 sq.ft.; previous sale $1,498,000 on 09/09/16; built Rafferty, Laurette for $1,970,000 on 09/07/16; built 1932, 3,923 09/06/16; built 1961, 3bd, 1703 on 09/07/16; built 1903, 6bd, 07/21/2004, $1,053,000 1916, 3bd, 1,424 sq.ft.; previous on 09/12/16; built 1955, 4 bd, sq.ft.; previous sale 03/15/2013, sq.ft. (Previous Sale 06/13/2014, 7,240 sq.ft.; previous sale 1053 Menlo Oaks Drive Azalde, sale 02/14/2012, $996,000 1,490 sq. ft. $2,500,000 $1,650,000) 05/25/2004, $12,700,000 Victoria and Christopher to 1120 Carlos Privada B. Grimm 1717 Pilgrim Ave. Lee, Mei to 590 Military Way Virk Trust to 11120 Mora Drive Traugott Saidha, Shalini for $1,610,000 on to A. Chen for $1,880,000 on Moseley, Audrey for $3,008,000 Hilbert Trust for $3,600,000 on Trust to A. & L. Frenkel for Menlo Park 08/23/16; built 1945, 3 bd, 1,680 09/07/16; built 1986, 4bd, 2,493 on 09/12/16; built 2015, 4 bd, 09/08/16; built 1989, 5bd, 3,594 $2,595,000 on 09/07/16; built 511 6th Ave. Peterson, Katrina sq. ft.; previous sale 07/02/2012, sq.ft.; previous sale 03/31/1998, 3,172 sq. ft.; previous sale sq.ft.; previous sale 09/05/2012, 1950, 4bd, 2,393 sq.ft. to Makani Trust for $715,000 on $1,150,000 $623,500 09/12/2016, $1,504,000 $2,515,000 1683 Parkhills Avenue 08/23/16; built 1946, 2 bd, 760 315 Pope St. Kurpius, Justin 1033 Crestview Drive #105 M. 905 West Middlefield Road, #964 Hanneman Trust to W. & C. sq. ft.; previous sale 04/27/2010, and Amy to Marinkovich Trust for Seip to J. Ragent for $752,500 Ha, Timothy and Lillian to Barnett (continued on page 32) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 31 open sunday, oct 2nd | 1:30 to 4:30 pm Home & Real Estate
sq.ft.; previous sale 09/03/2014, 07/31/2015, $2,000,000 Home sales $675,000 15 Siesta Ct. Soloman, Jeffrey (continued from page 31) 4030 Wilkie Way X. Dong and Jessica to Zhang, Shunmao to H. Tang for $2,065,000 on for $2,850,000 on 08/23/16; built 09/07/16; built 1968, 3bd, 1,517 1959, 5 bd., 2,950 sq. ft.; previ- 967 Oregon Avenue C. Berg sq.ft.; previous sale 03/21/2013, ous sale 05/19/2015, $2,640,000 to K. Salek for $1,800,000 on $1,550,000 09/09/16; built 1955, 4bd, 1,639 Woodside sq.ft. Portola Valley 12465 La Honda Road D. Schul- 252 Seale Ave. Miller Trust to 115 Brookside Drive Day Trust tz to K. & J. Buser for $1,075,000 Gupta, Mukul for $3,900,000 on to Roschelle Trust for $3,150,000 on 08/16/16; previous sale 09/12/16; built 1940, 4 bd, 2,104 on 08/18/16; built 1947, 2bd, 12/31/2013, $1,030,000 sq. ft.; previous sale 12/23/1987, 1,080 sq.ft.; previous sale 890 Patrol Road S. Merrill to M. $662,500 05/04/2010, $2,225,000 & K. Finnegan for $1,200,000 on 280 Waverley Street #8 D. 116 Foxwood Road S. Aagesen 08/19/16; built 1964, 3bd, 1,480 Liu to Y. Wang for $975,000 on to H. & K. Byron for $1,550,000 sq.ft.; previous sale 06/14/1996, 09/08/16; built 1973, 2bd, 865 on 08/17/16; built 1935, 3bd, $525,000 sq.ft.; previous sale 07/31/2014, 1,600 sq.ft.; previous sale 2 Quail Meadow Drive Blakely $830,000 05/19/2006, $1,130,000 Trust to S. & K. Miranda for 2551 Webster Street W. Wang 108 North Balsamina Way $8,250,000 on 08/19/16; built to J. Liu for $2,660,000 on Roselle Trust to Cheema, Faisal 1987, 4bd, 4,790 sq.ft.; previous 09/02/16; built 1947, 4bd, 1,962 for $2,430,000 on 08/23/16; built sale 03/15/2012, $4,290,000 sq.ft.; previous sale 06/21/2016, 1953, 4 bd, 2,770 sq. ft. 170 Swett Road Sullivan Trust to 1730 holly avenue • menlo park $2,650,000 142 Pecora Way Anderson Trust I. & J. Kiselev for $1,385,000 on 2466 West Bayshore Road #9 to Gabriel Trust for $1,972,500 08/18/16; built 1991, 3bd, 2,880 · Exceptional BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION on three levels G. Ji to R. Relova for $800,500 on 08/16/16; built 1960, 4bd, sq.ft.; previous sale 03/31/2008, on 09/08/16; built 1972, 2bd, 906 2,470 sq.ft.; previous sale $1,464,000 · 6 bedrooms and 5 full bathrooms, including a luxurious master suite · Spacious living, dining & family rooms, huge recreation room plus a workout room · 10-12’ ceilings, wide plank white Oak flooring, custom cabinetry, natural MBA: The Wharton stone slab counters & custom finishes throughout School, University of Pennsylvania · 4622 sq. ft. home on a gorgeous, landscaped 10,049 sq. ft. lot BA: Waseda · Award winning Menlo Park School District University, Japan Xin Jiang Offered at $5,850,000 www.1730HollyAve.com Speaks Japanese & Chinese Fluently 650.283.8379 [email protected] XinPaloAltoProperty.com
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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 33 721 BARRON AVENUE PALO ALTO OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY OCTOBER 1 & 2, 1:00 – 5:00PM
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Page 34 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com 965 Berkeley Avenue, Menlo Park Offered at $2,998,000
Thrilling Property in Menlo Oaks
Immense gardens surround this spacious, flexible 5 bedroom, 5
bathroom home of approx. 4,000 sq. ft. (per project data) occupying a
gated property of approx. 0.46 acres (per project data) along a sought-
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Price reduced to $5,750,000 PROFESSORVILLE Beds 3 | Baths 3.5 1320 Webster Street, Palo Alto | 1320webster.com Home ±3,081 sf | Lot ±8,438 sf
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DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO 728 EMERSON ST, PALO ALTO | DOWNTOWN MENLO PARK 640 OAK GROVE AVE, MENLO PARK | DREYFUSSIR.COM )EGL3J½GIMW-RHITIRHIRXP]3[RIHERH3TIVEXIH Page 36 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com 1131 Parkinson Avenue, Palo Alto Offered at $2,998,000
Atrium-Style Home Full of Character
Privately arranged in a sought-after neighborhood, this updated 4
bedroom, 2 bathroom home of nearly 2,000 sq. ft. (per county)
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Page 38 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com 567 Barron Avenue, Palo Alto Offered at $1,998,000
Central and Charmingly Updated
Boasting an alluring ambience, this graciously updated 3 bedroom, 2.5
bath residence of over 1,300 sq. ft. (per county) includes additional loft
and lower-level areas of approx. 240 sq. ft. (per drawing) and occupies
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outdoor entertaining. Other amenities include central cooling,
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Bol Park, and Barron Park Elementary, and easily bike to
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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 39 RECENT SALES IN THE AREA
SOLD WITH 3 OFFERS JUST SOLD 1717 PILGRIM AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW 3396 PARK BOULEVARD, PALO ALTO 4 Bedrooms | 4 Bathrooms 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms ±3,125 SF Home plus ±420 SF Garage 2,053± SF home | 5,012± SF lot ±11,376 SF Lot (can add companion unit up to 748 SF) PA Schools: Barron Park ES, Terman MS, Gunn HS Schools: Bubb ES, Graham MS, Los Altos HS
SOLD WITH 4 OFFERS SOLD WITH 2 OFFERS 250 SANTA FE TERRACE #111, SUNNYVALE 230 DAVENPORT WAY, PALO ALTO 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms (1 Suite) 6 bd, 3 ba (Master Suite) Dining area, Living Room, Patio ±2,684 SF home, ±7,080 SF lot 1061 Square Feet of Living Space Juana Briones ES, Terman MS, Gunn HS
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Luxury Townhome by Downtown
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outdoor retreat, an attached garage, and sizable storage provide
further convenience. Quickly access Foothill Expressway, stroll
to popular parks, shopping, dining, and Covington Elementary
(API 975), and easily reach Egan Junior (API 976) and Los
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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 41 This grand estate of nearly 4.5 acres is one of the 10 largest and most private residential parcels in the city of Palo Alto
Shown by
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With awe-inspiring organic views and voluminous interior dimensions, this 5 bedroom, 6 ½ bath residence represents 931 Laurel Glen Drive Palo Alto the pinnacle of a vibrant Northern California lifestyle.
Enjoy 7,450+/- square feet of living space on a 4.38+/- acre lot with striking golf course views, masterful architectural design and top quality finishes. Offered at: $8,500,000
This extraordinary home includes a gourmet kitchen, executive www.931LaurelGlen.com library, regal master suite, multi-media recreation room, craft room, and connoisseur’s wine cellar.
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Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Buyer(s) should review any and all information to their complete satisfaction. Square footages are approximations received from a variety of sources and have not been verified. Page 42 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com 919 Oregon Avenue, Palo Alto Offered at $2,998,000
Central, New Contemporary Home
Chic, sun-lit living defines this 5 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom residence of
over 2,800 sq. ft. (per project data), including garage, built in 2016 and
occupying an excellently located lot of over 7,000 sq. ft. (per city).
Seamless living areas flow freely into a lushly landscaped backyard
retreat with fruit trees, and well-appointed bedrooms are designed
for flexibility. Integrated Bose speakers provide functional
convenience, while wide-plank oak floors and oversized
picture windows add contemporary elegance. Extravagant
features include two fireplaces, Italian kitchen cabinetry, and
handcrafted walnut accents. This ideal setting places you
within mere moments of luxuriant parks, local shops and cafes,
® major commuter routes, and sought-after Palo Alto schools. OPEN HOUSE Saturday & Sunday, 1-5 pm Complimentary For video tour & more photos, please visit: Lunch & Lattes www.919Oregon.com
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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 43 321 Everett Avenue
DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO
OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30PM OR SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT
Dramatic, upbeat, creative, fun and conveniently located for the urban lifestyle. Cook up a storm in the well-equipped kitchen. Enjoy travertine stone floors, a TV concealed in a zebra wood cabinet, polished plaster walls, European oak cabinetry, and a playful banister as a few of the many custom features. A family room withfireplace has French doors to a yard designed for year-round fun. Close to the Caltrain Station, Stanford Shopping Center and other world-class amenities. List Price $3,150,000. www.321Everett.com Nancy Goldcamp
Direct: (650) 400-5800 [email protected] www.nancygoldcamp.com Interested parties should verify scale, details, and dimensions CAL BRE# 00787851
JUST LISTED 350 IRIS WAY, PALO ALTO CHARMING HOME READY TO MOVE IN A wonderful opportunity to live in one of the best neighborhoods in North Palo Alto! Beautifully remodeled with lovely gardens, this home offers traditional style, high-end appliances and a family-friendly street only a block from Duveneck Elementary School. Welcome home!
$2,798,000
TWILIGHT TOUR OPEN HOUSE Friday, 9/30 Saturday, 10/1 & Sunday, 10/2 5:00-7:00 1:30-4:30
Realtors who know your neighborhood
JENNIFER ISABELLE BUENROSTRO COLE 650.224.9539 650.814.0360 [email protected] [email protected] BRE #01733750 BRE #01996039
Square footage, acreage, miles and other information herein, has been received from one or more of a variety of different sources. Such information has not been verified by Alain Pinel Realtors. If important to buyers, buyers should conduct their own investigation.
Page 44 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com 237 Mapache Drive, Portola Valley Fabulous Resort-Like Compound 991>?105::-@A>-8<>5B-/E @45?3-@10 />117 ?501<>;<1>@E;2W WW-/>1?I<1>/;A:@EJ2;>9?;:1;2@418->31?@Ō-@8;@?5:";>@;8- Valley. The luxuriously upgraded estate is every entertainer’s dream, and includes a guesthouse, a poolhouse, and a studio for a total of 5 bedrooms, 7.5 bathrooms, and a living area of approx. 8,100 sq. ft. (per drawings). French doors throughout the single- level main home open to the exciting grounds, allowing easy indoor-outdoor enjoyment. Excellent amenities include six-car garage parking, a sauna, and a heated pool and spa. Stroll to trails throughout the surrounding woodland paradise while easily accessing local shopping and scenic open spaces. For video tour & more photos, please visit: www.237Mapache.com Offered at $8,888,000
OPEN HOUSE Sunday 1:30 - 4:30
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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 45 Bay Area Collection Menlo Park. Palo Alto. Burlingame 650.314.7200 | pacificunion.com
APPOINTMENT ONLY APPOINTMENT ONLY APPOINTMENT ONLY APPOINTMENT ONLY
147 Stockbridge Avenue, Atherton 52 Atherton Avenue, Atherton 53 Magnolia Drive, Atherton 16 Farm Lane, Hillsborough $21,950,000 $19,000,000 $7,100,000 $5,800,000 6 BD / 6+ BA 6 BD / 7+ BA 4 BD / 3.5 BA 4 BD / 5.5 BA
Hamptons estate home completed in Rare 2.87 acre private estate in Constructed in 2001 with additional Situated up a curving, gated driveway, this May 2016. Approx 1.1 acres of beautifully the heart of Atherton! Magnificent recent renovations, this custom home is Tuscan masterpiece has bucolic views of landscaped grounds and privacy. seasonal gardens surround an elegant, a masterpiece of East Coast-influenced the enclave of Farm Lane. meticulously maintained home. architecture. LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459 Gina Haggarty, 650.207.5192 Carol MacCorkle, 650.868.5478 LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459
APPOINTMENT ONLY APPOINTMENT ONLY APPOINTMENT ONLY OPEN SUN 1-5
197 Glenwood Avenue, Atherton 980 Berkeley Avenue, Menlo Park 3 Bassett Lane, Atherton 714 Arroyo Road, Los Altos $5,495,000 $5,395,000 $4,595,000 $3,988,000 5 BD / 3 BA 5 BD / 5.5 BA 3 BD / 3.5 BA 5 BD / 3.5 BA
Magnificent Tudor estate is one of Classic, traditional appeal unfolds at this Stylish Santa Barbara home offers Beautifully maintained custom home Atherton’s early treasures. More than one spacious two-story home in the desirable a wonderful floor plan ideal for completely renovated and expanded in acre with majestic palms and heritage oaks,. Menlo Oaks neighborhood. entertainment plus lush gardens. 2001. Large family room/kitchen opens to a private 17,500 sf lot with a big pool. LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459 LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459 LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459 Michael Hall & Tricia Soliz, 650.465.1651
OPEN SUN 1:30-4:30 OPEN SUN 1:30-4:30 APPOINTMENT ONLY APPOINTMENT ONLY
28 Sneckner Court, Menlo Park 1 Quail Court, Woodside 42039 Via San Luis Rey, Fremont 1833 Brittan Avenue, San Carols $3,490,000 $2,158,000 $1,798,000 $998,000 4 BD / 4 BA 5 BD / 3 BA 4 BD / 3 BA 2 BD / 1 BA
This classic, elegant home offering ~3,970 this beautiful home has ocean and sunset Chic Newly Rebuilt and Expanded 4 Beautiful Spacious 2 Bed & 1 Bath Home square feet is located on a desirable Menlo views and sits on a largely flat 2.6-acre lot Bedroom 3 Bathroom Home, Full Bedroom with Bonus Courtyard Located in Sought Park cul-de-sac street surrounded by the with a barn and pasture. & Bath Downstairs With Private Entrance. After Downtown San Carlos Neighborhood. beauty of Stanford Open Space land. Darcy Gamble, 650.380.9415 Greg Stange, 650.208.5196 Greg Stange, 650.208.5196 LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459
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4192 Manuela Ave., Palo Alto
OVERVIEW THE NUMBERS SCHOOLS · A beautiful, single-story home · 4 Bedrooms + Office · Lucille M. Nixon ES with an open floor plan ideal for · 3 Bathrooms · Terman MS entertaining and everyday living · House: 2,734 SF +/- · Gunn HS · Spacious living + dining rooms that · Lot: 16,974 SF +/- open onto a newly landscaped rear yard · 3 Car Attached Garage · An inviting courtyard epitomizes the indoor/outdoor Northern California lifestyle
www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 47 14 Plover Circle, Pajaro Dunes
ast Coast meets West Coast in this private ocean front Keep an eye out for whales & dolphins playing in the nearby surf. home situated on the sand in the gated community of *iÀviVÌÛ>V>ÌÀÃiV` i>µÕiÌVÕÌÞÜÌ Ìià EPajaro Dunes. This beautiful original well built and well cared VÕÀÌÃ]Üiii`>VÌÛÌiÃ]ÛiÞL>]ÃVViÀ>`Þ}>°i>ÌÕÀ} for home is fully furnished and ready to be enjoyed on warm security gates, clubhouse, onsite housekeeping, maintenance and ÃÕÞ`>ÞÃ>`VâÞwÀi«>Vi} Ìð/ iÀi>Ài>ÞÕ«}À>`ià wÀi `i«>ÀÌiÌ° -}i iÛi ÜÌ i>ÃÞ >VViÃà vÀ iÛiÀÞi Ì VÕ`}Ü`ÜÃ]«ÕL}]wÝÌÕÀiÃ]>««>ViÃ>`}À}iÕà enjoy just in time for the holidays! Üi>Ì iÀi`V««iÀÀw}>`ÌÀ° iiÝ«ÀiÞÕÀ«ÀÛ>Ìi L>VÞ>À`Li>V ÛiÀ}iv->Ì> ÀÕâVÕÌÞ½ÃÃÌ OFFERED AT $1,900,000 «ÀÃÌi ÃÌÀiÌV ià v Ã>` ÜÌ LÀi>Ì Ì>} ÃÕÃiÌ ÛiÜð
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Page 48 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.comwww.cruzagent.com 12008 Adobe Creek Lodge Road, Los Altos Hills Rich Living, Alluring Serenity Located along an exclusive cul-de-sac, this regal, gated 6 bedroom estate of 6,480 sq. ft. (per county) includes 6 full and 2 half baths, and exudes peace and privacy on premises of approx. 1.67 acres (per county). Reached by an extensive paver driveway, the mansion 5:/8A01?-2;A> /->3->-31 @4>11ŋ>1<8-/1? -85.>->E -?A991>75@/41: -:0:A91>;A?>;;9?01?53:102;>B1>?-@585@E ->.81 ŋ:5?41?-:0/;8A9:1085B5:3?<-/1?A:01>?/;>1@418ADA>5;A?-9.51:/1 C4581@415991:?13>;A:0?;Ŋ1>-41-@10<;;8 %@>;88 @;@>-58?81-05:35:@;$-:/4;%-::@;:5;!<1:%<-/1">1?1>B1 =A5/78E.571@;5001:(588- -:01:6;E1-?E-//1??@;<>591 ;? 8@;??/4;;8? For video tour & more photos, please visit: www.12008Adobe.com Offered at $6,988,000
OPEN HOUSE Saturday 1:30 - 4:30
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Woodside Menlo Park Los Altos 1590 Cañada Lane 807 Santa Cruz Avenue 496 First Street, Ste. 200 Woodside, CA 94062 Menlo Park, CA 94025 Los Altos, CA 94022 650.206.6200 650.543.7740 650.947.4700
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Page 52 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Renuka Ahuja (650) 430-0011 [email protected] www.RenukaHomes.com 496 First Street, Suite 200 Los Altos, California 94022 85 LEON WAY Atherton, California 94027
$3,998,000 A rare opportunity to rebuild or remodel/expand in prestigious West Atherton. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2,130 square foot classic ranch home on 31,020 square foot grounds. Ideal location,private and secluded yet 3 blocks from downtown Menlo Park, Menlo School and Sacred Heart. Easy commute to Stanford, Sand Hill Road and Facebook. Open Saturday 1-5pm Open Sunday 1-5pm www.tourfactory.com/163094 Sandwiches and tea See the Virtual Tour! Equal Housing Oppoortunity| All Information Deemed Reliable but not Guaranteed www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • SeptemberDRE#01783141 30, 2016 • Page 53 LEANNAH HUNT & LAUREL ROBINSON ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT...
1492 Webster Street, Palo Alto
SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Dating back to 1917 and owned by just three families, this Craftsman home is located on a rare subdividable lot of more than one-half acre. Beyond gated entrances, the corner setting is sheltered from the street by screens of foliage with tall hedges, a majestic oak tree, and a grove of graceful birch trees. Standing three stories tall with a basement, the home presents original details like fine hardwood floors, glass door knobs, and 5 fireplaces combined with numerous updates over the years. Outside, wraparound gardens, a custom playground, and vast entertainment deck await play and entertaining. Located in the greater Professorville neighborhood, this home benefits from access to acclaimed Palo Alto schools, and is just 2 blocks to Elizabeth Gamble Garden and Rinconada Park plus less than one mile to Stanford University.
SUMMARY FEATURES INCLUDE:
• Circa 1917 Craftsman home in greater Professorville neighborhood • Over one-half acre (approx. 23,033 sq. ft.) with potential for subdivision • 6 bedrooms and 4.5 baths arranged over 3 levels • Approximately 4,223 sq. ft. of living space (buyer to confirm) • Landscaped corner lot with birch tree grove, heritage oak, and tall hedges • Detached garage for up to 6 cars (approx. 870 sq. ft.) plus attached workshop building (approx. 470 sq. ft.) • Acclaimed Palo Alto schools (Walter Hays K-5, Jordan Middle 6-8, Palo Alto High 9-12 - Buyer to verify enrollment)
$9,890,000 WWW.1492WEBSTER.COM
(650) 475-2030 (650) 475-2035 [email protected] [email protected] CalBRE# 01009791 CalBRE# 01747147 www.LeannahandLaurel.com
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$3,998,000 WWW.62SCLARK.COM OPEN SUNDAY 1:30-4:30PM
(650) 475-2030 (650) 475-2035 [email protected] [email protected] CalBRE# 01009791 CalBRE# 01747147 www.LeannahandLaurel.com
1550 Waverley Street, Palo Alto OUTSTANDING OLD PALO ALTO CRAFTSMAN STYLE GEM
OFFERED AT $8,599,000 — WWW.1550WAVERLEY.COM — SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
(650) 475-2030 (650) 475-2035 [email protected] [email protected] CalBRE# 01009791 CalBRE# 01747147 www.LeannahandLaurel.com
www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 55 NEW CONSTRUCTION IN LOS ALTOS HILLS
FIRST OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1:30PM – 4:30PM 13686 PAGE MILL ROAD • WWW.13686PAGEMILL.COM • OFFERED AT $6,295,000 5 Bedrooms Suites | 2 Powder Bathrooms | Swimming Pool | Flat Acre | Lower Page Mill | 1/2 mile from 280 | Palo Alto Schools
BOB KAMANGAR Bob’s personal attention Broker Associate, Attorney, General Contractor to every aspect of your real estate transaction Cell (650) 245-0245 [email protected] www.BobKamangar.com This information was supplied by reliable sources. Sales Associate believes this information to be correct but has not verified this CalBRE # 01229105 information and assumes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. Buyers should investigate these issues to their own satisfaction.
Page 56 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com 619 MAYBELL AVENUE, PALO ALTO OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 1:30-4:30PM 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms | 1,646+/- sq. ft. | Lot: 7,815+/- sq. ft. | Offered at $2,198,000
ocated in the sought after, Green Acres neighborhood, this charming cottage offers freshly landscaped grounds - idealor f L gardner/entertainer aficionado with vegetable garden, drought tolerant plants, a welcoming Connecticut blue flagstone alkwayw that leads to quaint porch. Inside, the light-filled home offers refinished hardwood flooring, new carpet, freshly painted andh muc more.
With the convenience of Juana Briones Elementary across the street and Juana Briones Park neighboring the home, its the perfect addition to enjoy outdoor activities as an extension to your private background.
578 University Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301
DD Desiree Docktor 650.291.8487 [email protected] DesireeDocktor.com CalBRE # 01808874 Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 57
• 4 bedrooms • Gorgeous landscaped backyard with multiple fruit • 2.5 bathrooms trees, mature screening, and space for relaxation, • Large family room off a completely play and entertainment remodeled kitchen and overlooking the • Located on a quiet, highly desirable street with gardens easy access to schools, Mitchell and Hoover parks, • Vaulted living room with marble fireplace shopping and transportation and gleaming white oak floors • Excellent Palo Alto schools including Gunn High • Serene, private master suite with huge School walk-in closet • 2,088 sq. ft. of living space (excludes garage), calBRE# 01330133 Cell: 650.380.4507 [email protected]@midtownpaloalto.com • Generous laundry/utility room with extra approx. space • 6,799 sq. ft. lot, approx. • Oversized 2 car garage with storage OFFERED AT $2,398,000 Listinggg Agent: Tim Foy y Midtown Realty, Inc. • 2775 Middlefield Road • Phone: 650.321.1596 • www.midtownpaloalto.com
Page 58 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com 645 LOMA VERDE, PALO ALTO
LARGE LOT IN DESIRABLE MIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
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Listing Agent: Tim Foy Co-Listing Agent: Joann Weber CalBRE# 00849721 CalBRE# 01896750 Cell: 650.387.5078 Cell: 650.815.5410 [email protected] [email protected] Midtown Realty, Inc. • 2775 Middlefield Road • Phone: 650.321.1596 • www.MidtownPaloAlto.com
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• H I G H L I G H T S • 3 spacious bedrooms • Large master suite • 2 bathrooms • Interior atrium yielding natural light • Sizable, private backyard with mature landscaping • New flooring and freshly painted throughout • Large, open living room with dining area, vaulted • Attached, oversized two car garage ceilings and wood burning fireplace • Excellent Palo Alto schools • 1,570 sq. ft. of living space, approx. • Beautifully updated eat-in kitchen with stainless steel +.&122&--- appliances • 3,800 sq. ft. of lot, approx. ) .'/-(0'/-
Listing Agent: Tim Foy
CalBRE# 00849721 Cell: 650.387.5078 [email protected] Midtown Realty, Inc. • 2775 Middlefield Road • Phone: 650.321.1596 • www.MidtownPaloAlto.com
www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 59 355 PARKSIDE DRIVE, PALO ALTO OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 1-4PM | 355Parkside.com | OFFERED AT $2,698,000
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Page 60 • September 30, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Stockbridge Avenue 1774 Redwood City OPEN SUNDAY OCTOBER 2, 1:30 – 4:30pm
• New Construction • Exceptional materials and attention to details • Large living areas with gas fi replaces and natural light • Open concept kitchen, dining area, and family room • Stunning kitchen with stone countertops, custom cabinets, and top-of-the-line appliances • Downstairs en suite bedroom • Four upstairs bedrooms and three bathrooms • Magnifi cent, serene master suite • Landscaped sunny backyard with lawn and patio • Convenient, central location adjacent to Atherton
Offered at $2,365,000 www.1774Stockbridge.com
A FRESH APPROACH
JUDY CITRON • 650.543.1206 [email protected] • JudyCitron.com License# 01825569 Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.
#74 Agent Nationwide, per The Wall Street Journal Buyer to confirm school enrollment and square footages.
711 ADDISON AVENUE PALO ALTO Open Saturday & Sunday, 1-4pm
COMMUNITY CENTER
Traditional home located in Community Center, near Lucie Stern Community Center, Rinconada Park, Children’s Library, Museum and Zoo.
This is a great opportunity to restore this classic Palo Alto home or build a custom dream home!
U 4 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms U Interior: 2,450± sq. ft. (Buyer to confirm) U Lot Size: 5500± sq. ft. (Buyer to confirm) U Floor plan offers a formal living room, formal dining room, and bright kitchen with breakfast nook/family room that leads to second staircase U Details include: Oak hardwood floors on main level, arched entry ways, Palladian style wood window, crown molding, crystal chandeliers U Backyard offers a gazebo and detached garage
OFFERED AT $2,699,000
TERRY RICE 650.207.4142 [email protected] TerrySellsPaloAlto.com CalBRE# 00621581
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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • September 30, 2016 • Page 65 Sports Shorts JUST PERFECT . . . Seven Stanford freshmen baseball players were named to Perfect Game’s Top 400 Incomong College freshmen, led by lefthander Erik Miller, who was ranked 37th overall. Sacred Heart Prep grad Andrew Daschbach was rated No. 58. The other five include shortstop Daniel Bakst at No. 55, catcher Maverick Handley, at No. 93, righthanders Jack Little and Jonathan Worley at Nos. 145 and 181 respectively and Kyle Stowers. The Cardinal baseball team begins workouts for its fall competition this week.
PAC-12 HONORS . . . Stanford junior defensive lineman Solomon Thomas was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for his first efforts in a 22-13 win over UCLA last weekend. Thomas anchored a Stanford defense that held UCLA to just 13 points, 77 rushing yards and 2.3 yards per carry. The communication major had three tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack on Saturday. He returned a fumble 42 yards for a Glenn Reeves touchdown on the final play of the game to seal Stanford’s 22-13 road victory over the Bruins. Menlo School hosts Half Moon Bay on Friday afternoon in a battle of undefeated PAL Ocean Division teams. A MLS RECORD . . . Stanford grad Jordan Morris scored two goals in the Seattle Sounders’ 4-2 win Sunday over the LA Galaxy to give him 12 Watch out for PAL Ocean Division football goals, the most by an American rookie in MLS history. He is one of Four teams are undefeated heading into league openers on Friday only five rookies who have scored by Glenn Reeves Hillsdale won the Ocean Divi- “That should be a competitive which opens with Sequoia, has 10 or more goals in a season. The eague play starts Friday sion crown thanks to a 37-34 win game, I’m looking forward to it,’’ a win over Hillsdale. TKA has Sounders ended an 11-game road in the Peninsula Athletic over Half Moon Bay. That was Menlo coach Mark Newton said. probably the best player -- cer- winless streak against the Galaxy League. And just like last one of only two games the Cou- “It’s a very difficult opener for us. tainly the most highly recruited dating to 2009. It was also the L year the PAL’s Ocean Division gars lost all season. (The other Half Moon Bay is a great team, -- in the entire PAL in sophomore Galaxy’s first road loss of the season. -- the league’s middle division -- was a 38-28 loss to Terra Nova in really strong in all three aspects, quarterback Michael Johnson Jr , Morris put Seattle ahead, 2-1, with has four of its six teams with 4-0 the annual coastside rivalry Skull well-coached.’’ the son of the team’s head coach. the first goal and added his second records heading into league play. Game). They went on to win the Half Moon Bay has wins over He already has offers from Cal, 10 minutes later. He’s second all-time Last year Hillsdale won the CCS Division V championship in two “A” division teams, Burlin- Arizona, Florida State, Louisville in MLS rookie scoring. Morris was Ocean Division title and advanced a 54-7 rout over Pacific Grove. game from the PAL Bay and Sara- and Mississippi State, according named to the MLS Team of the Week to the Central Coast Section Divi- Half Moon Bay is one of the 4-0 toga from the SCVAL De Anza. to 247sports.com. as a result of his heroics. sion IV championship game. The teams this season. So is its oppo- Woodside and The King’s Four 4-0 teams, who should be Knights were moved up to the Bay nent, Menlo School, which will Academy are the other 4-0 teams THIS AND THAT . . . Menlo College’s Division this season as a reward. host the matchup, Friday at 3:30. from the PAL Ocean. Woodside, (continued on page 68) Megan Thompson successfully defended her title at the Pacific Union Cross Country Invitational on COLLEGE FOOTBALL Sunday, racing a 21:07 to complete the 5K course in Angwin and beating a foursome from UC Merced, McCaffrey held to which won the team title . . . Isaac Miselewicz scored late in the first half and the Menlo College men’s a higher standard soccer team made it stand Sunday in a 1-0 victory over host Biola in a The junior running back averages Golden State Athletic League match. The Oaks (2-0, 8-2) ended their first 145.3 yards a game, second in the nation weekend of conference play atop the by Stanford Athletics doesn’t get 300 yards in total standings. hristian McCaffrey rushed offense, we say he got ‘bottled for 138 yards on 26 carries up.’ He was phenomenal. Those ON THE AIR C against UCLA, a 5.3-yard 2-yard runs became 7-yard runs. Friday average, and had 165 all-purpose Those 8-yard runs became 12- College football: Stanford at yards. His four-yard pickup on yard runs. He finds those hidden Washington, 6 p.m., ESPN a third-and-3 play in the final yards on every single play. It’s Saturday minute was crucial to No. 7 Stan- uncanny.” David Bernal/isiphotos.com College volleyball: Stanford at ford’s victory. McCaffrey averages 145.3 Washington State (taped), 12 a.m., Yet, there were observers who yards a game, up from last year’s Pac-12 Networks thought the Bruins kept him under 144.2 average. wraps for the most part. “The tackles he bounced off, READ MORE ONLINE Cardina1 football coach David the tackles he ran through, the www.PASportsOnline.com Shaw was having nothing to do guys he made miss,” Shaw said. with it. “He didn’t have the signature 80- For expanded daily coverage of college and prep sports, visit “We are unbelievably spoiled,” Francis Owusu is about to get hit in the facemask by UCLA’s www.PASportsOnline.com Shaw said. “That when this kid (continued on page 71) Tahaan Goodman and suffer a concussion.
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PARALYMPICS Paralympics bring out the best in competitors Holloway thrives in the team environment by Rick Eymer “It’s really exciting to be part atie Holloway earned a of something so amazing,” she scholarship to play wom- said. “It’s more than I could of K en’s basketball at Cal State dreamed.” Northridge. The six-footer ran Four years after joining a swim the court so well, many coaches club she was named to her first recruiting her did not know she Paralympic team and finished wore a prosthetic leg. fifth overall in the 400 Holloway, who works free in London. She be- in recreation therapy gan her sophomore year with the U.S. Depart- in high school that fall. ment of Veterans Af- By age 16, Bro began
fairs Palo Alto Health working with a video Shirley Pefley/isiphotos.com Care System, was born production team, started missing her right fibula her own foundation and and had the lower por- became a role model for tion of her leg ampu- all girls everywhere. tated when she was four She’s helped break months shy of her sec- Katie Holloway barriers for young wom- ond birthday. en in nearly every facet A record-setting career with of life. Bro was smart enough to Brickelle Bro competed in her second Paralympics in September. the Matadors morphed into three get into Stanford, active enough Paralympic Games appearances, to realize she can do whatever she 7.2 rebounding average. She also and wore no prosthetics while sit- ries became therapeutic, allowing in which she earned two silver wants and swims well enough to blocked 36 shots. ting on the ground,” she said. “I Holloway to accept a new point medals and, this year, a gold med- qualify for the Paralympics twice. Holloway was Team USA’s thought it was weird.” of view. The one trait that never al with the United States women’s Even while playing Division leading scorer at the 2008 Para- After the season, then-Mata- changed, though, was her com- sitting volleyball team. I basketball at Cal State North- lympics, and was named Best dors coach Staci Schulz called petitive nature. Stanford sophomore Brickelle ridge, where she’s the single- Spiker at the 2012 Paralympic Holloway into her office and told When she competed in her first Bro also competed in the Para- season record holder for shooting Games in London. She’s a two- her the team wanted to have her world championship, her future lympics as a swimmer. She’s cur- percentage (.653) and second all- time USA Player of the Year. join them, in Oklahoma, for a course was charted: two more rently a member of the Cardinal time (.532), Holloway began train- It became possible when, dur- training session. years at Cal State Northridge and women’s swimming and diving ing with Team USA. ing her sophomore year with the Having been immersed in high then going all in, moving to Okla- team and competed at last year’s She received all-Big West rec- Matadors, the United States Para- school and college competi- homa to train full-time for the Pac-12 Championships. ognition all four years and after lympic women’s sitting volleyball tion, where she was recognized 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. Bro’s teammates include world graduating in 2008, smoothly team came to Northridge to train. for her athletic ability first and Two silver medals and a gradu- record holder Katie Ledecky and transitioned into elite status with Holloway told the official publi- her prosthetic leg second, Hol- ate degree in Therapeutic Recre- Olympians Simone Manuel and Team USA. cation of the VA Palo Alto Health loway began the slow journey of ation later, she joined the Veterans Lia Neal, along with several other As a senior at Cal State North- Care System of meeting the team learning a sport from a different Administration and took time off veterans and newcomers who ridge, Holloway led the team for the first time. perspective. competed in the Olympic trials. with a 14.5 scoring average and “The team was all amputees Sharing in her teammates’ sto- (continued on page 71)
PARALYMPICS to compare it to. I guess I found ways to subconsciously adapt.’’ And then some. She’s looking for Watt was not just a good high school long jumper for someone with a disability. She was a good the next challenge high school long jumper, period. She had a best of 17-5 as a Gunn grad has her eyes on World Championships senior. That ranked her No. 10 in the Central Coast Section. I by Glenn Reeves “I was extremely satisfied,’’ don’t know how many girls long he more you learn about Watt said. “It was definitely an jumped last year in the CCS, but Amy Watt the more you re- eye-opening experience. I wasn’t T.Jeffrey Hing/Pomona College it had to be well into the hun- T alize how little she has al- close to my best marks, but the dreds. So we’re talking about a lowed her disability to define her. whole experience, just being very high-percentile performer. Watt, the 2016 Gunn High there, it’s something so many She made it to the CCS finals and graduate now at Pomona College, people don’t get a chance to expe- placed eighth, not that far off a was born with one arm shorter rience. I’m just so grateful I got to trip to the state meet. than the other, ending just after go. I would really like to qualify Even more impressive taking the elbow. for the 2017 Paralympic World into consideration the things she She recently returned from Championships in London.’’ Gunn grad Amy Watt reached two finals at the Rio Paralympics. can’t do. Brazil where she competed at the Watt turned her primary focus “She can’t do pushups,’’ Plumer Paralympic Games. She took part from soccer to track and field “I don’t think so, not really,’’ there ever any concerns about her said. “It impacts your weight lift- in track and field in the 100- and after arriving at Gunn for high Plumer said with a laugh. “She safety playing against kids with ing, your start out of the starting 400-meter runs and in the long school. Titans coach PattiSue was just like a regular kid on our two fully formed arms? blocks and the baton pass on the jump. She made the finals in the Plumer, a two-time Olympian, team. You forget very quickly “It never crossed my mind,’’ relay. But she adjusts and adapts 400 and long jump and took sixth 9-time All-American while at when you’re around her about her Watt said. so quickly. She improved greatly place in each. Stanford, and American record disability. She doesn’t expect to be Has balance ever been an issue the last four years. I think you’ll Watt completed the 400 in holder in her own right, was asked treated differently.’’ in soccer or in track and field? see even more progress over the 1:04.21. China’s Lu Li won in a if having Watt on the team was an Watt’s first sport was soccer. “I’m not sure,’’ Watt said. “I next four years. She’s a great time of 58.09, edging Russia’s An- inspiration to the coaching staff or Her parents signed her up when never ran or jumped other than young woman. I’m really proud rune Liebenberg, who ran 58.88. to Watt’s Gunn teammates. she was in kindergarten. Were the way I am, so I have nothing of her.’’ Q
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VOLLEYBALL The Bears control their own destiny M-A has won 10 straight after a four-match losing streak by Rick Eymer destiny. hen the Menlo-Ather- The Bears (5-0, 11-4) won their ton girls volleyball 10th consecutive match Tuesday, W team reached the beating host Hillsdale, 25-27, 25- state finals last season, coaches 17, 25-9, 25-19. Fletcher and Lauryn Anderson Senior Kirby Knapp, who had knew they wanted to schedule 31 assists and 10 digs in the win that caliber of competition early over Hillsdale, missed a few in the season. matches to allow an injury to Their first choice was to sched- heal. Fellow senior Casey Olsen Pam McKenney/Menlo Athletics McKenney/Menlo Pam ule Mitty of San Jose, the defend- stepped in and led the Bears to a ing state Division II champion. series of victories. That didn’t work out. Eliza Grover, nine kills and The Bears had to “settle” for 10 digs against the Knights, has Mater Dei, which reached the sec- stepped up when needed and Jac- ond round of the state Division I queline DiSanto continues to play playoffs. consistently well. DiSanto had 11 Mater Dei was ranked No. 1 in kills and 13 digs Tuesday. the nation and had not dropped a Alicia Letvin turned in an over- Menlo Atherton is on a 10 game winning streak after losing 4 straight, looks to continue its winning ways. set when it arrived in M-A’s gym. all fine performance against Hill- The Bears took care of that in the sdale, recording a team-best .312 West Catholic Athletic League (a “We are more consistent with a lot,” Paglialunga said. “We’re first set before losing in four. hitting percentage and four blocks three-year process) after captur- our serving,” Menlo coach Marco starting to understand that we M-A opened its season with to go with five kills. ing the state Division IV title last Paglialunga said of his team’s have the ability. The third set, a five-set victory over Menlo, a Menlo School junior Ashley December. improvement since. “That’s the when we came back to tie it, 20- team that also reached the second Dreyer has her own cheering sec- The Tigers beat Menlo, the main difference. We know what 20, was a clear sign that we’re round of the state playoffs in Divi- tion. Every time the left-hander defending WBAL Foothill co- we have to do.” never goinvg to give up.” sion II. powers a volleyball for a point, the champion, in five sets earlier in Sophomore Grace King led the The Gators also displayed some Then there were a series of five- Knights’ start what looks like the the month. Dreyer thinks her team Knights with 11 kills and Drey- fortitude during that set. Menlo set losses to WCAL teams St. Ig- Seminoles’ chop and chant ‘Ash- is getting closer to beating Notre er added 10. Selina Xu and Mia kept whittling away at an eight- natius, coached by former Paly ley ... Ash-ley.’ Dame. Vandermeer, Menlo’s top return- point deficit and took the lead coach Dave Huan, Valley Chris- For the most part, though, the “The past two times we’ve lost ing attacker from last year, each at one point before Sacred Heart tian and Presentation. students use their right hand. in the fifth set and it seems to had eight. Prep gathered itself and respond- Those four teams are currently “Maybe they’re just being ironic,” come down to the final point,” she The Gators (2-1, 13-6) matched ed with a winning rally. a combined 64-17. Dreyer theorized. said. “We can beat them and we Menlo from the attack standpoint, Haley Martella’s set point was a M-A had a 10-match winning There was nothing ironic about fought so hard both times. We’re with Cate Desler recording 14 marvel. She initially had to dig a streak entering its match against Menlo School’s 25-19, 25-17, 23- getting close to beating them.” kills and Natalie Zimits adding 11. difficult ball before delivering the Terra Nova on Thursday night, 25, 25-21 victory over visiting Sa- The fifth-set went to 15-13 this The Knights managed to get to winning strike. having dropped a total of three cred Heart Prep on Tuesday night year. In the second round of the more balls and kept rallies alive. “This was an important game sets over that stretch. in a West Bay Athletic League NorCal playoffs last year, the fifth A lot of that has to do with senior for us,” Dreyer said. “It’s a rivalry The Bears have used a variety Foothill Division girls’ volleyball set went to 17-15. libero Jessica Houghton, who game, but I think Notre Dame of players without much of a drop match. The Knights still needed to fo- recorded a match-high 23 digs. has become a bigger rivalry and off this year. The victory gave the Knights cus on Sacred Heart Prep, which Kristin Sellers and Riley Holland they’re the ones we have in the In the Peninsula Athletic (2-1, 15-4) a chance to refocus beat the Knights at Spikefest I at were also effective, combining for back of our minds.” League Bay Division, Menlo- their sights on Notre Dame-Bel- the beginning of the season, its an additional 25 digs. The Tigers play at Menlo on Atherton is in control of its own mont, who came over from the first win over Menlo in two years. “Our confidence is improving Oct. 13. Q
While the PAL Ocean is a com- with 606 yards rushing and 10 SHP opens at Burlingame in a off-season. Prep football bined 18-6 at this point, the PAL TDs through four games. Junior 7 p.m. start. While Sullivan was pleased (continued from page 66) Bay, the league’s top division, is QB Nate Gordon is the younger Aragon and Hillsdale don’t be- with his team’s showing in the a combined 12-13. Strength of brother of record-setter Antho- gin Bay Division play until next running game against Santa considered the favorite? schedule is certainly a factor, but ny Gordon, now at Washington week. Clara, he’s very concerned about “I think it’s safe to look at Half Aragon, Burlingame and Hills- State. Palo Alto broke out its running a couple of other issues. Moon Bay,’’ Woodside coach Jus- dale are a combined 2-3 against “The kids know what Terra game in a big way in a 44-31 win “We have got to find some con- tin Andrews said. “They might not teams from the Ocean. Menlo- Nova is all about, a perennial over Santa Clara in an SCVAL De sistency in the passing game,’’ be as flashy, but you can’t argue Atherton, Sacred Heart Prep and power in the PAL,’’ Ravipati said. Anza Division opener. A week Sullivan said. with their success and results.’’ Terra Nova haven’t played any “Their offense is very prolific after a shutout loss to Oak Grove Sophomore Jackson Chryst Sequoia moved down from the teams from the Ocean. with a very impressive, athletic the Vikings got 264 yards on 29 was 4 of 15 passing versus Santa Bay to the Ocean to switch plac- Who is the Bay favorite? In kid at running back. Gordon’s carries from Paul Jackson III and Clara. On the season the team es with Hillsdale and now has a my mind it’s Menlo-Atherton little brother is real squirmy in 143 yards on 10 carries from Sio- is a combined 30 of 92 (32.6 league opener with neighboring (2-2). The Bears have played an the pocket. Their defense is much ne Latu. percent). Woodside. extremely difficult nonleague improved. They could easily be “We really stressed the notion “That’s frustrating on my part,’’ “There’s no secret this is one schedule with wins their last two 3-1 or 4-0.’’ of our guys getting upfield,’’ Paly Sullivan said. “And we scored 44 the kids have circled on the cal- times out against Sacred Heart Speedster Jordan Mims has coach Danny Sullivan said. points while turning it over six endar,’’ Andrews said. “And it be- Cathedral and Los Gatos. rushed for 683 yards thus far for A game at Saratoga is next on times. That’s something we’ve got ing the first league game gives it “I think the Bay is one of the top M-A. the schedule. to fix or it will cost us a lot more added excitement.’’ leagues in the CCS,’’ M-A coach Sacred Heart Prep has played “It’s a team I’ve known for a in games to come.’’ Marcelous Chester-Riley has Adhir Ravipati said. “Every year a schedule comparable to M-A’s, bunch of years,’’ said Sullivan, the Gunn (2-3, 0-1) will play at Cu- rushed for 574 yards and nine it’s very competitive. Every week and are 0-4. former Los Gatos assistant. “This pertino at 6:30 in an SCVAL El TDs for the Wildcats. you’re going up against a quality “Last year we were 1-2 at one is one of the best teams they’ve Camino Division game. The Ti- Sequoia, which runs a version opponent.’’ time and things didn’t look so had in a long time. Their D-line is tans, coming off a 2-2 record in of the Oregon offense, is led by The Bears host Terra Nova good,’’ SHP coach Pete Lavora- very good.’’ non-league play, lost to Fremont QB Nick DeMarco, who has (1-3 after a 49-6 win over Novato to said. “But then we did OK in Will Liddle, a third-year starter 49-21 in their El Camino opener. passed for 824 yards and rushed was ruled a forfeit loss). Senior league. So I look at this as a new at QB for the Falcons, is someone Cupertino (4-1, 1-0) is coming off for 265. RB Saini Saini leads the Tigers beginning.’’ Sullivan has worked with in the a 28-20 win over Monta Vista. Q
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Pam McKenney/Menlo Athletics McKenney/Menlo Pam
Menlo’s Sam Untrecht takes a shot against Menlo-Atherton. Eliza Grover Quinn Hamilton MENLO-ATHERTON GUNN PREP WATER POLO The senior volleyball player One of the leading scorers helped the Bears win two in the SCVAL, Hamilton had league matches last week, 11 goals last week in help- Staying in the moment including a key match ing the Titans remain unde- against Carlmont. She re- feated in league play at the Menlo looks within for improvement corded 34 kills, 25 digs and halfway mark. He’s also a by Rick Eymer had a hitting percentage of strong distributor and defen- Niko Bhatia and Atreya Iyer ery time out. We’re definitely not .409 for the week. sive presence. he Menlo School boys’ wa- also scored for Menlo, and Ben satisfied with where we’re at.” ter polo team, off to its best Rosenblatt played in goal for most Aaron Babian scored six goals Honorable mention T start in a decade, has two of the contest. for Gunn, which took control of PAL Bay Division matches re- Giorgio Fatica and Ryan Tou- the game with a big first quarter. Sara Choy Niko Bhatia maining after beating host Wood- louse each scored for the Wild- The Eagles were never allowed to Sacred Heart Prep tennis Menlo water polo side, 19-2, Wednesday. cats, who face host M-A next get any closer than three goals the Cate Desler Jonas Enders The Knights (4-0, 14-0) are Wednesday. The Knights travel to rest of the way. Sacred Heart Prep volleyball Gunn cross country overwhelming favorites to run Bellarmine in a nonleague game Quinn Hamilton added five Maddie Escher Paul Jackson III* the table, with Menlo-Atherton, on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. goals for the Titans and Jack Mal- Pinewood volleyball Palo Alto football which enjoyed a bye this week, Sacred Heart Prep, which plays lery had a pair of goals. seemingly the lone team in the West Catholic “This is a good, hard-working Sophie Siminoff Sione Latu capable of challenging Athletic League, em- group,” Johnson said. “We’ve Menlo golf Palo Alto football them. ploys a similar strategy. beaten some good teams and we’ll Katherine Sung Jack Mallory Despite that, Men- The Gators beat visit- keep working. It’s all about league Palo Alto golf Gunn water polo lo takes nothing for ing St. Ignatius, 16-2, to right now and getting better.” Stephanie Yu Alex Tsotadze granted and focuses on remain atop the league Palo Alto (6-1, 8-7) kept pace Palo Alto golf Sacred Heart Prep water polo being at their best in standings, sharing the with a 7-4 victory over host * Previous winners every match. Instead of lead with Bellarmine Homestead. Jared Stanley scored Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com playing conqueror, the (3-0, 10-1). four goals to lead the Vikings. Knights work on them- Nine different players selves without regard to scored for Sacred Heart Girls water polo OF LOCAL NOTE the opponent. Zoe Banks Prep (4-0, 7-3), includ- Minhee Chung, Anika Adzich “We’re not seeking ing goalie JC Marco, and Madison Lewis each scored to be better than the first 15 (or who played in the field as part of three times to lead Castilleja past Ogwumike earns WNBA top honors 20, or 30) teams we face. We the Gators’ Senior Night. host Carlmont, 15-5, in a PAL Bay are striving to be the best team Michael Sonsini led the way Division contest on Wednesday. by Palo Alto Online Sports It could not happen to someone we can be,” Menlo coach Jack with three goals on four shots and Kenzie Macdonald, Claire os Angeles Sparks forward more deserving.” Bowen said. “So whether we’re a pair of assists. Andrew Chur- Pisani and Serena Rivera-Korver and three-time Stanford Ogwumike, a six-time Western 7-7 or 14-0, we’re still pursu- ukian, J Clevenger, C.J. Box, Alex each added two goals for the Ga- L All-American Nneka Og- Conference Player of the Week, ing this goal. It’s actually quite Tsotadze and Jack Burlinson each tors (3-0, 9-3), who travel to St. wumike was named the 2016 concluded her regular season motivating and one of the things added a pair of goals. Francis for a nonleague match WNBA Most Valuable Player on third in the league in scoring that keeps me going with such a Walker Seymour and Corey Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. (19.7 ppg) and rebounding (9.1 group of guys.” Tanis also scored, while four oth- Georgia Lewis recorded 12 The fifth-year pro from Cy- rpg) in leading the Sparks to a Nine different players scored ers took shots, including Patrick saves in goal for Castilleja. press, Texas earned 31 of 39 first- 26-8 overall record, a double-bye for Menlo, led by Miller Geschke, Tandy, who attempted four. Sacred Heart Prep stayed un- place votes from a national panel and the No. 2 seed in the WNBA Jayden Kunwar and Noah House- Sacred Heart Prep goes to beaten in WCAL play, beating of sportswriters and broadcasters. Playoffs. nbold each with a hat trick. Sam Valley Christian for a 3:30 p.m. visiting St. Ignatius, 18-6, as Lay- The award is the first for Og- Ogwumike finished the regu- Untrecht, the Knights’ leading WCAL game next Wednesday be- la Waters netted seven goals and wumike and the first for a Stan- lar season as the most efficient scorer, added two goals. fore taking part in the S&R Sport Maddy Johnston had five. ford women’s basketball alumna. shooter in the history of profes- Scott Little, Gary Marston and Invitational in Irvine. Maddie Pendolino added four She is just the second Cardinal sional basketball. Her 66.5 field Connor Enright also scored a pair The Gunn boys’ water polo goals and Jane Rakow needed to to win a league most valuable goal percentage is second all- of goals each as the Knights are team completed the first round of make five saves for SH Prep (4-0, player award, joining San Fran- time in WNBA single-season off to their best start since going SCVAL De Anza Division play 9-4), which travels to Miramonte cisco 49ers quarterback John history to Tamika Raymond’s 28-1 in 2006, when the only loss unbeaten after knocking off vis- for a nonleague game Tuesday at Brodie, who was selected NFL 66.8 percent clip in 2003, but the came during the North-South iting Los Altos, 16-9, earlier this 4 p.m. MVP in 1970. 6-foot-2 forward also shot 16-of- tournament in October. week. Mikaela Wayne scored three “No one could be happier for 26 from 3-point range (.615) and “Other than that, this is defi- For the Titans (7-0, 8-4), there’s times, Zoe Banks made 14 saves her than me,” Stanford’s Direc- 146-of-168 from the line (.869). nitely the best start we’ve had still unfinished business. and Gunn remained undefeated tor of Women’s Basketball Tara Combined together, Ogwumike in the history of the program,” “We’re confident but we’re still in SCVAL play with a 9-0 vic- VanDerveer said. “I’m so proud ended the year with a true shoot- Bowen said. “It’s all a balance: hungry,” Gunn coach Matt John- tory over visiting Los Altos on of her. For me the MVP isn’t just ing percentage of 73.7 percent, celebrating what we’ve achieved son said. “We come into every Tuesday night. Kara Jacobsen for her play, but for the person she clear of Candice Dupree’s previ- while still understanding that we game with a couple of goals in added two goals for the Titans is. She is a great teammate, is re- ous WNBA record of 69.97 per- have a bigger goal ahead of us.” mind and one is to get better ev- (6-0, 10-1). Q silient, encouraging and positive. cent in 2010. Q
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STANFORD ROUNDUP Top-ranked Stanford women look to stay unbeaten Cardinal hosts large cross country invitational on Saturday by Stanford Athletics candidate a year ago as a sopho- he top-ranked Stanford more and has picked up where she women’s soccer team con- left off with an impressive junior T tinues Pac-12 play and campaign. The defensive mid- wraps up its nine-game home- fielder has started all nine games stand this weekend, playing and is tied for second on the team host to Washington State and with 10 points, accumulating Washington. three goals and four assists. The Cardinal (8-0-1, 1-0 Pac- Sullivan’s impact goes beyond 12) takes on the Cougars (5-3-1, statistics. Her leadership, defense,
0-1 Pac-12) on Thursday at 7 p.m. distribution and ability to attack David Bernal/isiphotos.com (PT), and concludes the week- with pace makes her a unique cen- end Sunday at 2 p.m. against terpiece. Sullivan is an elite de- Washington. fender with a blistering shot from Stanford scored three second- distance and shoulders a majority half goals in an eight minute span of the free-kick and corner kick to secure a 3-0 victory against Or- responsibilities. egon in its Pac-12 opener this past “Andi is making a huge impact weekend. The Cardinal improved on our team. She’s the engine in Stanford coach David Shaw discusses things with an official. to 13-0-3 in conference openers our midfield and has excellent since 2001 and 10-0-3 under head technical ability, speed and pow- different sides before the UCLA take care of them, plays like this coach Paul Ratcliffe, who took er,” Ratcliffe said. “It is very rare Stanford football game was done quickly. When it should be penalized so they stop over in 2003. to find a player with all of the at- (continued from page 66) became evident that each would happening. Tegan McGrady and Averie tributes Andi possesses. Yet, An- be more effective on their ‘natu- “If we don’t penalize them, they Collins recorded their first goals di’s strongest quality is her leader- yard run, but at the same time, this ral’ sides, Tucker was moved to will continue to happen. To me, of the year, while Jordan DiBi- ship. She is one of the strongest kid played one whale of a game. left tackle after starting every that’s common sense Ö There is asi scored her team-leading sixth leaders that I have ever coached.” We have a different standard for game on the right last season, and language that obviously needs to goal of the season. Jane Campbell Stanford has not allowed more him than everybody else.” Hall was moved to the right. be amended, preferably sooner registered her second shutout of than two goals in a match over its McCaffrey ranks second na- “After the USC game, we saw rather than later. I think that you the year and 32nd of her career, past 267 contests, not since a 4-0 tionally in rushing yards per game it was it was probably going this will get relatively unanimous moving her into sole possession of loss to North Carolina on Sept. 11, (145.3) and all-purpose yards way, so we figured why wait an- support for specific language that third place on Stanford’s all-time 2005, in San Francisco. During (211.67). He’s 15th in total rush- other couple of weeks. Let’s do it takes helmet-to-helmet collisions shutout list. that stretch, Stanford allowed two ing yards (436). right now and allow them more out of the game. I’m telling you MAC Herman Trophy goals 27 times, which comes out McCaffrey will again be the fo- time to settle in,” Shaw said. what I believe as a college football candidate,Andi Sullivan, contin- to once every 9.85 matches. cus when Stanford travels to play “Both played well. I think they coach, as a leader of young men ued her impressive season with Washington at 6 p.m. Friday night can play better as they get more who loves this sport and wants it a strong game against the Ducks Cross country on ESPN. comfortable in those positions.” to be played physically, and also in the midfield and assisted Stan- The 43rd annual Stanford Invi- While he had 300 total all-pur- Shaw said pass protection was wants it to be played as safe as ford’s third goal. tational cross country meet will pose yards against the Huskies the key. Whereas, former stand- possible. The Cardinal has scored two be held Saturday at Stanford Golf last year, “only” 109 came on the outs such as Kyle Murphy or An- “I understand the letter of the or more goals in seven-of-eight Course, beginning at 9 a.m. The ground. drus Peat could play either side, law ñ it’s been quoted to me sev- games this season, while limiting meet provides a glimpse of the Of Washington, Shaw said: most seem to favor one side or the eral times in the last 24 hours ñ opponents to one goal or fewer in Stanford teams that are regarded “Speed everywhere. Running other. but to me it’s immaterial.” all but one match. Stanford has as national contenders and serves backs have speed, receivers have “Casey’s so much more com- Owusu will not play Friday. not trailed in a game at any point as a showcase for some of the best speed. You saw the beginnings fortable and fluid setting up on This is first time both Stanford this season. high school runners in the state of the offense come together last the right than on the left,” Shaw and Washington enter a meeting Both games will be televised on and beyond. year. Now, you’re seeing it coming said. “Some guys are better on the ranked by the AP since 2013 (No. the Pac-12 Network. The college races begin at 9:50 to fruition. They can run it, they left, some are better on the right. I 5 Stanford beat No. 15 Washing- Stanford’s game on Sunday will a.m. and are sandwiched among can throw it, they have a solid of- don’t know why.” ton, 31-28) and first with both be a “Pink Game.” The Cardinal 12 high school races, six each fensive line, and they’re playing A hit on receiver Francis Owu- teams ranked in the top-10. The will wear pink uniforms to create for boys and girls covering five at home.” su has caused Shaw to plea for a programs have split the 10 meet- awareness as part of Breast Can- enrollment divisions and seeded Washington coach Chris Pe- change in how helmet-to-helmet ings in which both teams were cer Awareness Month. races. There will by 37 colleges terson was just as effusive in his hits are officiated. Owusu re- ranked. Sullivan established herself as a competing. Overall, there will be comments about Stanford. ceived a concussion on a play Stanford’s series with Wash- legitimate MAC Hermann Trophy more than 3,000 runners. Q “Stanford’s an awesome pro- that was not penalized. Even after ington is its second oldest, and gram,” he said. “I’ll start with replay review, targeting was not the Huskies are the Cardinal’s conceptions or strives to inform in that, program. It isn’t just an called despite clear helmet-to- most common out-of-state Paralympics a light-hearted manner. awesome team, it’s an awesome helmet contact. opponent. (continued from page 66) For example, the word program. They know how to do A key element in whether the Stanford has won seven of its “Paralympics,”she wrote, means it right Ö play good football and rule has been violated is the word past eight meetings with Wash- from the Paralympic team. “Parallel to the Olympics.” No, win championships. “defenseless.” Owusu apparently ington, and with a win on Friday, When she returned to training, not Paraplegic or Paralyzed. On McCaffrey, Peterson said: was not considered defenseless Stanford will hold the upper hand she was on her own. She found Holloway added: “There are “Unbelievable vision, extremely because he had taken several steps in the series (tied at 41-41-4). a coach at the Riekes Center in more medal events in the Para- explosive, and as patient as any- with the ball. The Cardinal has won 15 of its Menlo Park and a willing group lympic Games (503) than Olym- body I’ve seen. It’s a unique com- “It’s not about being defense- past 16 outings, and matched a of athletes for training. pic (302) because of the multiple bination ñ his vision is so good, less or not, it’s about making the school-record seven straight Pac- She is one of the founders of classifications in each sport. Per- and he’s so patient. So many game as safe as we can possibly 12 regular-season road games the NorCal Sitting Volleyball pro- sons entering the Paralympics times it looks like there’s not re- make it,” Shaw said. “We should (2010-11). No Stanford team ever gram and has seen the crossover must have a qualifying physical ally anything there. Then, he’ll not lead with our helmet against has won eight straight conference effect on her work with the VA. disability.” find it. And he’s not going down someone else’s helmet.” regular-season road games. She’s opened the door for fellow Holloway’s career highlights, with one guy grabbing a hold of “As a college football coach Stanford ranks eighth nation- employees to participate in after and further reading, can be found him. You’ve got to tackle him who Ö has to sit in these living ally in scoring defense (12.0), hour sporting programs. at http://www.teamusa.org/Ath- with multiple guys. He’s unique rooms year after year and say that 17th in rushing defense (95.3) Holloway also finds time to letes/HO/Katie-Holloway.aspx. and rare. You don’t see guys like we’re going to do the best thing and 33rd in total defense (337.7). write for USA Paralympics, pro- General information can be that very often.” we can for their young people in Conrad Ukropina is tied for first ducing the occasional fact-finding found at http://www.teamusa.org/ The switch of offensive tackles the classroom and on the football in field goal percentage (1.000), article that helps clarify any mis- us-paralympics. Q Casey Tucker and A.T. Hall to field, and that we’re going to try to converting all six attempts. Q
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