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A Growing Business Portola Valley’S Brookside Orchids Grows, Sells and Boards the Cherished but Demanding Blooming Plants Page 18 THE HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR MENLO PARK, ATHERTON, PORTOLA VALLEY AND WOODSIDE APRIL 3, 2019 | VOL. 54 NO. 31 WWW.ALMANACNEWS.COM A growing business Portola Valley’s Brookside Orchids grows, sells and boards the cherished but demanding blooming plants Page 18 Redwood trees to come down | Page 10 Letters to the editor | Page 29 Home + Garden Design | INSIDE THE ADDRESS IS THE PENINSU THE EXPERIENCE IS AIN PINEL LOMA MAR $8,888,000 WOODSIDE $7,795,000 PALO ALTO $4,499,000 8140 Pescadero Creek Road | Land 308 Olive Hill Lane | 3.3-ac Lot 2239 Wellesley Street | 2bd/1ba Q. Grimm/D. Chesler | 650.400.7879 w/Approved Plans R. Flores/M. Lockwood | 650.434.4318 License # 01405453/# 00675583 Helen & Brad Miller | 650.400.1317 License # 02027985 | # 01017519 License # 01142061 | # 00917768 MILLBRAE $3,895,000 MENLO PARK $3,248,000 SARATOGA $2,588,000 241-255 Vallejo Court | 4 Units 2240 Avy Avenue | 4bd/2ba 13685 Quito Road | 5bd/3ba Nancy Palmer | 650.492.0200 Brad Verma | 650.665.0894 Sophie Jo | 650.918.8994 License # 00525350 License # 02033592 License # 02001722 BY APPOINTMENT BY APPOINTMENT SAN CARLOS $2,499,000 MENLO PARK $1,799,000 REDWOOD CITY $1,680,000 10 Shratton Avenue | 4bd/3ba 4411 Fair Oaks Avenue | 3bd/2ba 2740 Carolina Avenue | 4bd/2ba Steve & Julie Quattrone | 650.505.4900 Mary Gilles | 650.814.0858 Stephanie Nash | 650.995.3820 License # 01463726 | # 01519860 License # 01789710 License # 01104524 BY APPOINTMENT OPEN SAT & SUN 1:00-4:00 MENLO PARK $1,199,000 REDWOOD CITY $1,195,000 REDWOOD CITY $848,000 150 Alma Street #213 | 2bd/2ba 102 Nueva Avenue | 2bd/1ba 1915 Redwood Avenue | 1bd/1ba Liz Daschbach | 650.207.0781 R. 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If important to buyers, buyers should conduct their own investigation. 2QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQApril 3, 2019 PROPERTY SHOWCASE BY HUGH CORNISH & ASSOCIATES FOR SALE FOR SALE EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY NEAR MENLO CIRCUS CLUB PRIVACY AND VIEWS OF THE WESTERN HILLS 236 CAMINO AL LAGO, ATHERTON 167 RAMOSO ROAD, PORTOLA VALLEY Remodel, build new, or move in; ~2 level acres; 4-bedroom, Desirable Westridge area on private 2.5 acres; move-in, remodel, 4-bath main home; 2-bedroom, 1-bath guest house; pool and spa or build new; current home with 6 bedrooms, 5 baths, and pool Offered at $17,800,000 236CaminoAlLago.com Offered at $5,495,000 167Ramoso.com FOR SALE FOR SALE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY 19-ACRE EXTRAORDINARY RENOVATION 12 ARASTRADERO ROAD, PORTOLA VALLEY EXCEPTIONAL ESTATE* Spectacular unobstructed views; 2 parcels; 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath main residence; 1-bedroom, 1-bath 5-bedroom, 4-bath home, and pool; over 13.8 acres guest house; ~9,400 total sq. ft.; ~19 acres Offered at $14,495,000 12Arastradero.com Offered at $9,995,000 ExceptionalWoodsideEstate.com *Co-list with Erika Demma FOR SALE PENDING LANDMARK ESTATE - LA QUINTA HERMOSA GRAND TUDOR ESTATE WITH BAY VIEWS 880 WESTRIDGE DRIVE, PORTOLA VALLEY 125 LAKEVIEW DRIVE, WOODSIDE 5-bedroom, 5-bath main home; 1-bedroom guest house; Sweeping Bay views, resort-inspired grounds; main residence pool house, pool, spa, barn; over 9.7 acres with 5 bedrooms, 5 full and 2 half-baths, pool house; 1.5 acres Offered at $16,500,000 LaQuintaHermosaPV.com Offered at $7,395,000 125Lakeview.com Ranked Top 1% Internationally – Coldwell Banker Ranked #210 Nationally by The Wall Street Journal, 2018 Over $2 Billion in Sales & ASSOCIATES STEPHANIE ELKINS HUGH CORNISH VAN LINGE HughCornish.com 650.400.2933 650.619.6461 [email protected] [email protected] CalRE#00897565 CalRE#00912143 The property information herein is derived from various sources that may include, but not be limited to, county records and the Multiple Listing Service, and it may include approximations. Although the information is believed to be accurate, it is not warranted and you should not rely upon it without personal verification. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the Company. ©2019 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Owned by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. CalRE #01908304. April 3, 2019QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ3 4QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQApril 3, 2019 Local News M ENLO PARK | ATHERTON | WOODSIDE | PORTOLA V ALLEY Residents say promises not being kept as city’s bayside plan plays out By Kate Bradshaw approval, neighborhood resi- Almanac Staff Writer dents helped put together a list wo years in, Menlo Park’s of “community amenities” the plan to convert the city’s city should require of develop- Tformer light-industrial ers for constructing bigger, taller and warehouse district into buildings than would otherwise a high-density office, hous- be allowed. The final list was ing and biotech hub is hitting a menu-type document that some snags. lays out the different priorities, The plan, known as Connect- ranked according to survey Menlo, was expected to be decid- responses. They include things edly forward-looking, evaluating like improvements to sidewalks, city conditions out to 2040, but lighting and landscaping, a gro- Photo by Magali Gauthier/The Almanac in the two years since the plan cery store, restaurants, a phar- was approved, much of the macy, an ATM, job opportu- Waiting patiently for her cuddles new commercial development it nities for residents, improved Minnie the poodle displays the calm demeanor that makes her the Palo Alto Humane Society’s ideal allows has already been claimed educational opportunities for “therapy dog.” She and a PAHS volunteer visited a room full of Girl Scouts at Woodside Elementary by developers. residents, and tree planting. School last week as part of the society’s classroom visitation program intended to teach children The plan permitted new Residents say they haven’t how to care for and bond with pets. After a presentation, the third-graders had a chance to hold and growth in the area of Menlo Park seen any of the benefits they’ve cuddle Minnie. See story on Page 22. roughly bounded by San Francis- asked for since the plan was put co Bay, University Avenue, U.S. into effect two years ago, even 101 and Marsh while they con- Road. Of the tinue to bear new amount of ‘You don’t see what the impacts of Portola Valley’s fire-danger challenges development ever-worsening permitted in kids go through, what traffic condi- raise level of urgency among residents the plan, 73 drive-through traffic is tions. These By Rick Radin percent of the worsening con- how they can protect themselves. safe,” Hughes said. available com- like. It takes 20 minutes ditions aren’t ortola Valley residents know Since many Northern California Portola Valley is trying to mercial space to go one block.’ due to the zon- there are three roads that wildfires have been started by increase evacuation routes on and 69 percent ing changes, Plead in and out of town. sparking from power lines, Coun- privately held land, and creating of the available RESIDENT VICKY ROBLEDO. since none of And they are aware of the esca- cilman Craig Hughes suggested a plan that would give residents office space the proposed lating danger that fires in rural that the town begin working with some idea of what to do if they have already been claimed by buildings has been constructed areas present, with the disastrous PG&E to consider underground- need to exit quickly. developers, and already develop- yet, as much as to traffic flow- Camp Fire in Northern Caliifor- ing the lines in Portola Valley, Normal evacuation routes along ers want to build 57 more hotel ing to places to and from Menlo nia that claimed 71 lives as the a measure that requires about Alpine, Portola and Arastradero rooms than the city permitted. Park, since the neighborhood latest example. $20,000 per pole. roads have been bolstered by In contrast, only 46 percent of is at a key nexus for motorists Thus, a standing-room-only “Although it is expensive, under- permission from Jasper Ridge the available number of housing traveling across the Dumbarton crowd showed up at a March 27 grounding is a cost-effective way Biological Preserve and Fogarty units have been claimed, and bridge across the Bay. Town Council study session on of reducing the fire threat,” said Winery to pass through their only 16 percent of the available This is worsened by the fact wildfire preparation as part of an Fire Chief Dan Ghiorso of the properties to safety. square-footage to be dedicated to that the neighborhood is a tri- ongoing effort to get the jump on Woodside Fire Protection District, Evacuation plans and drills are life science use has been claimed, angle with few outlets, accessible a potential emergency. who pointed to efforts going on no panacea, though. In Paradise, according to a staff report. only by the major commuter “Fire safety is something the statewide to coordinate emer- the Northern California town arteries of Bayfront Expressway town has been discussing since gency efforts.
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