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2 N The Almanac N TheAlmanacOnline.com N June 11, 2014 UPFRONT Inspirations a guide to the spiritual community A ride to remember WOODSIDE To include your John Tarlton tackles the Race Across America VILLAGE Church in CHURCH Inspirations By Dave Boyce arrive and as they’re check- Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. Almanac Staff Writer ing in. It’s running as they with Please email go to the bathroom and stop Sunday School and Nursery Care Blanca Yoc at s anyone who’s flown to eat. It’s running as they Pastor Mike Harvey to California from the sleep. The sooner a rider gets Rev. Dorothy Straks [email protected] East Coast knows, the to sleep, the better rested he or call A 3154 Woodside Road Woodside daytime view of fly-over coun- or she will be and the sooner 650.851.1587 650-223-6596 try west of Kansas reveals the back on the bike. www.wvchurch.org meaning of the term “earth Some riders can’t get to tones.” The arid foothills, sleep, Mr. Tarlton said. He’s range upon range of them, trained on shorter but similar seem upholstered in shades of races. A rider will lie down, brown velvet when seen from but if he’s not feeling sleepy 30,000 feet. It’s different on the in 20 minutes, he’ll often get Help for Buyers... ground, of course. up and get back on the bike, By Wednesday, June 11, he said. “I’m pretty good at John Tarlton, president of falling asleep after I’ve been Tarlton Properties in Men- on the bike for 20 hours,” he We had an incredible experience lo Park, should be passing said. working with Steve. He helped through those brown lands, The source of his motiva- us get our house in WOODSIDE bicycling rapidly along State tion? “I’m doing this to raise in an increasingly competitive Route 78. Accompanying him John Tarlton is racing to benefit money for the Stanford Can- [ will be a crew of nine, two the Stanford Cancer Institute. cer Institute,” he said. Can- market and was able to move motor vehicles, and two other cer killed his sister and his quickly through all the steps. bicycles identical to the one solo-rider race starts at noon, mother, but both lived con- he’s riding and designed for and riders leave individually. siderably longer than their Even after we’ve moved in, he’s 18 to 20 hours in the saddle, Unlike on the Tour, they stay prognoses and both were provided a wealth of insight day after day. Mr. Tarlton, at least 100 yards apart. Draft- treated at Stanford. Investi- 45, is cycling in the 2014 Race ing — the practice of reduc- gators there are “on the lead- and recommendations for Across America. ing one’s wind resistance ing edge of primary research painters, electricians, etc. The race begins in Ocean- by closely following another in cancer” and by supporting which has been really helpful. 30+ years of side, midway between Long rider — is not allowed. “It’s SCI, he hopes to spur more local knowledge. Beach and San Diego, and all you,” Mr. Tarlton said in fundamental research and We’d highly recommend him. [ ends 3,000 miles and 170,000 an interview. accelerate the race to stop Born in vertical feet of climbing lat- The first time-station is cancer, Mr. Tarlton writes Menlo Park. er in Annapolis, Maryland. Lake Henshaw, 49 miles to the on his website teamtarlton. 67(9(*5$< Raised in Accounting for riders of vary- east, where men under 50 are com. %5( Atherton. ing ages and fitness, par- expected between 6:40 and Mr. Tarlton’s crew — in a ticipants have up to 14 days to 8:15 p.m. Then it’s on past motor coach and a van — will A Woodside finish the race, though some the Anza Borrego Desert State be staying close, maintaining VJUD\#FEQRUFDOFRP resident. are expected to take just nine. Park to Brawley, 88 miles his bikes and keeping him Compared with the Tour de away, where they’re expected on the assigned route via a France, this race is about 30 between midnight and 4 receiver in his bike helmet. percent longer, and racers a.m. Then an 89-mile trip to The motor coach is a traveling GUIDE TO 2014 SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS must finish in about half the Blythe, California, arriving dormitory, he said. time, the site says. sometime between 6 a.m. and Will he be stopping at stop The Race Across America noon, and so on. signs? “Absolutely,” he said. resembles a time trial in that Notice the relentless ticking “We follow every traffic riders race against the clock, of the clock. This is another rule.” The letter of the law in but it’s without the discomfort departure from the Tour de California says that cyclists of a time-trial bicycle and the France. 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4 N The Almanac N TheAlmanacOnline.com N June 11, 2014 Local News M ENLO PARK | ATHERTON | WOODSIDE | PORTOLA V ALLEY Bond measure pays for more classrooms By Dave Boyce reasonable direction to go was Almanac Staff Writer up, officials said. A tentative project list shows lans to add many more M-A receiving a total of 22 classrooms at local pub- new classrooms. In addition Plic high schools can now to 17 regular classrooms, there move into a more detailed would be two for science, one phase with the passage on June for chemistry and two for the 3 of Measure A, a $265 million arts or career technical educa- bond measure. tion. (Five new regular class- The measure won the approval rooms are already funded.) of 64.9 percent of the voters, with Woodside would get 15 new 19,670 voting yes and 10,640, no, classrooms: 12 regular and one according to the latest tally. each for science, chemistry and The board of the Sequoia art or career technical education. Union High School District The additions include bath- proposed a bond measure in rooms, staff offices and food response to a predicted enroll- service areas as well as upgrades ment surge of at least 22 per- to physical education facilities. cent by the 2020-21 school year. The need for expansion had The projections reflect higher been the subject of commu- enrollments in elementary nity meetings in the spring and school districts, with much of fall of 2013. The idea of a new
the growth coming from the comprehensive campus was Photo by Michelle Le/The Almanac Menlo Park and Las Lomitas broached but went nowhere, Pride Hall at Menlo-Atherton High School looks brighter after a $2 million renovation, paid for by a 2008 districts and the districts serv- given the $200 million cost and bond measure. Voter approval of Measure A on June 3 adds up to $265 million in new funding to the high ing Belmont and San Carlos. the scarcity of sites. school district for new classrooms and other facilities, including at M-A and Woodside High.caption At Menlo-Atherton High, To lighten the impact at M-A, where the impact is expected to the district plans to build “in Measure A would allocate information on Measure A. ■ Has it competently managed be felt most strongly, officials the Menlo Park area” one of about $21 million to Redwood ■ Go to tinyurl.com/SEQ221 its funds from earlier school see enrollment growing by as two new magnet high schools School, a continuation school for the tentative project list. construction bond measures? much as 25 percent by 2020-21. for 300 to 400 students. that gives students at risk of ■ Did district and campaign At Woodside, projections show The small schools will have not graduating another chance Opposition officials make a solid case or around 19 percent growth. focused curriculums, such as at a diploma. Redwood has no Among the concerns of the were they counting on reliable At these two schools, the art or science, to attract students computer lab, library, multi- opposition, as expressed on the majorities and sentiments such effect of Measure A will be away from the comprehensive purpose room, art or multi- Almanac’s Town Square online as “It’s for the kids”? most noticeable in the appear- schools. A district task force media rooms, counseling spaces forum: Measure A is the fifth bond ance of second stories atop has been evaluating schools in and hot water, Redwood High ■ Does the district have a big- measure from the Sequoia dis- single-story classroom build- the Bay Area that could serve Principal Miguel Rodriguez picture understanding of all its trict since 1996, and raises the ings. All the Sequoia district as a model, Superintendent Jim told the board in January. obligations, and is the district campuses are built out, so the Lianides told the Almanac. ■ Go to seq.org/?id=15 for more on a sound financial footing? See HIGH SCHOOLS, page 6
Voters approve bond measure Driver charged with murder in double fatality for Woodside Elementary By Sandy Brundage driving under the influence. more than twice the legal limit Almanac Staff Writer She was arrested on Oct. 24 of 0.08 percent, District Attor- Voters in the Woodside another $3.5 million for ele- after a car crash killed Balbir ney Steve Wagstaffe said. Elementary School District ments of the campus project n extensive history of Singh, 50, and Kamal Kaur Convicted of a misdemeanor approved a $13.5 million bond that are considered desirable but driving under the influ- Singh, 45, as they walked DUI in November 2012, Ms. measure in June 3 election. not essential. Aence and an earlier car their Chihuahua along Chilco Reitzell had a valid driver’s The count on election night To pay off the bonds, annual accident the same day led to the Street. license at the time of the fatal showed 63 percent of voters sup- property taxes in the district filing of second-degree murder Early that evening, a 1998 collision, according to law ported Measure D, with 491 vot- will increase by $24.05 per charges against a driver who Honda Accord driven by Ms. enforcement officials. ing yes and 289, no. To pass, the $100,000 of the assessed value. struck and killed a Menlo Park Reitzell struck the couple from Mr. Wagstaffe said that her measure needed the approval of This is in addition to what couple out for a walk, accord- behind, according to police. probation officer had warned 55 percent of the voters. property owners pay annually ing to the San Mateo County Investigators said the Honda the defendant that she could Measure D will authorize the for previously approved bond district attorney. kept going, over the center kill someone by drinking and one-school district in Woodside measures: a total of $34.50 per After a preliminary hearing median and into the west- driving. Ms. Reitzell allegedly to issue bonds for up to $13.5 $100,000 of assessed value for in San Mateo County Superior bound lane. It hit another car engaged in a “lengthy pattern million. The district wants bonds passed in 1999 and 2005, Court on June 5, a judge agreed and then collided with a tree of drinking on the day of the the funds for modernization according to Robin Wasco, the that the evidence supports before stopping. offense,” he told the Almanac, and repair projects, including district’s chief business official. the two additional charges The Singhs left behind three and had reportedly caused a replacement of Sellman Audi- The timeline for the modern- against 54-year-old Marjorie teenage children; their eldest non-injury collision earlier in torium, estimated to cost $7.67 ization project, including when Ann Reitzell of Redwood City. daughter is scheduled to start the day on Oct. 24. million. the bonds will be issued, will be Last fall the defendant pleaded college this year. Prosecutors said they aren’t The nonprofit Woodside decided over the next two board not guilty to earlier charges of Testing reportedly deter- suggesting she intended to kill School Foundation has launched meetings, said Superintendent gross vehicular manslaughter mined that Ms. Reitzell’s blood a capital campaign to raise Beth Polito. while intoxicated and felony alcohol level on Oct. 24 was See DRIVER, page 6
June 11, 2014 N TheAlmanacOnline.com N The Almanac N 5 NEWS -EAT 0RODUCE s &INE &OODS 7INE ,IQUOR s $ELICATESSEN (ARDWARE 'RAIN Supervisor Don Horsley Open 6:30 am - 8:00 pm daily Sales Dates: June 11 - June 14 cruises to re-election By Renee Batti supervisor race, Almanac News Editor which means only residents istrict 3 Supervisor Don of District 3 Horsley was easily re- can choose the 4420 Alpine Rd., Portola Valley 3015 Woodside Rd., Woodside Delected last week to a district repre- phone 650.851.1711 phone 650.851.1511 second four-year term on the sentative. San Mateo County Board of In a recent Supervisors. interview, Mr. Don Horsley Fresh Produce Mr. Horsley, an Emerald Hills Horsley told the California Yellow & White $ resident who was a longtime Almanac that during a second Nectarines ...... lb. sheriff of San Mateo County, term, priorities would include 2.99 received 78.5 percent of the vote. upgrading farmworker hous- Red Flame $ The count on election night ing, which would improve the Seedless Grapes ...... lb. was 14,805 for Mr. Horsley and lives of many migrant work- 1.99 4,048 for his challenger, ers “who really aren’t Always Fresh $ Michael Stogner. migrant anymore” but Organic Spring Mix .... lb. District 3 includes whose presence is critical 2.99 Atherton, Portola Val- to the county’s agricul- ley, Woodside, parts of tural sector; improving Meat and Seafood Menlo Park and Bel- facilities and services of mont, San Carlos, and the Cordilleras Mental $ large coastal and unincorpo- Health Center in unincorporated Rack of Lamb ...... 19.98lb. rated areas. Redwood City to “help the men- Country Style Michael Stogner, a San Carlos tally ill people (served) there deal $ businessman and victim’s advo- with their illness and be reunited Bacon ...... 6.49lb. cate, ran against Mr. Horsley in with their families”; and traffic Porterhouse 2010, and ran for the District 1 management on the Coastside. $ seat in 2011. He has never held He said he will also continue Steak ...... 12.98lb. public office, but has gained to work on resolving traffic attention in the county as a gov- problems for bicyclists, pedes- On Sale Grocery ernment watchdog. trians and motorists on Alpine This is the first by-district Road in the South County. A Peet’s Ground Coffee $ 12 oz Bag-Also Whole Bean...... 7.29 ning the work on campus. Mr. Alouette Soft Spreadable Cheese HIGH SCHOOLS Zito said he is “excited to begin $ continued from page 5 6 oz ...... 3.19 master planning an updated annual cost to district taxpayers version of the campus that can Crunchmaster Gluten Free Crackers $ for high school bond measures accommodate five hundred more 4 oz ...... 2.29 to $46 from the current $33 per students and better organize our $100,000 of assessed property support and administrative ser- Whole Earth Organic Kettle Corn $ value. vices, among other goals.” 8 oz ...... 1.99 Proposition 39, adopted by vot- Sequoia board President Allen ers in 2000, lowered the threshold Weiner said he is “proud to live Patissa Mini Eclairs $ for passage of school bond mea- in a community that has acted 30 Count ...... 4.99 sures to 55 percent of voters from in way that is consistent with two-thirds. It has had a significant what I believe about it — that (it impact on school construction, is) committed to education.” Deli Department according to state records. And complaints about finan- $ Majorities of 55 percent or cial management? The district Chinese Chicken Salad ...... 7.99lb. better approved 624 of 757 bond has legal limits on its debt load $ Gazpacho Soup ...... lb. measure elections from 2001 and was well within them, he 6.99 through November 2013, a suc- said. The board could legally $ Roasted Corn & Arugula Salad ...... 8.99lb. cess rate of 82.4 percent. Among have asked voters for more, and $ the 941 elections that required a some on the board wanted to, he Asiago Pasta ...... 7.99lb. standard two-thirds majority, noted. just 55 percent passed from 1986 Superintendent Jim Lianides Wine and Spirits through November 2013. said that architects will be for- mally chosen at the June 25 meet- Officials comment ing, and that master planning will Oregon Pinot Noir Specials The Almanac requested post- begin immediately. The search for election comment from district parcels to accommodate the new Oregon is producing world class Pinot Noir. and school officials. magnet schools would start in the Here are a few fi ne examples at great prices. Principals Matthew Zito of summer. Evidence of Measure A M-A and Diane Burbank of spending should be apparent on Woodside said they were looking campuses as early as the 2016-17 2011 Evening Land, Willamette Valley ...... Reg. $25.99 Sale $21.99 forward to the details of plan- school year, he said. A 2011 WillaKenzie Estate, Estate Cuvee ...... Reg. $29.99 Sale $24.99 the safety of others resulting 2011 J. Christopher, Willamette Valley ...... Reg. $29.99 Sale $24.99 DRIVER continued from page 5 in death,” Mr. Wagstaffe said. (Woodside location only) Ms. Reitzell remains in cus- anyone, but “taken together, it tody on $2 million bail. The demonstrates the legal require- court scheduled her arraign- ment for second-degree mur- ment on the murder charges for der — callous disregard for June 20. A
6 N The Almanac N TheAlmanacOnline.com N June 11, 2014 NEWS Facebook plans to buy 59 acres next to its ‘west campus’ in Menlo
■ Social media company finalizing agreement located at 300 Constitution to buy property from TE Connectivity Drive. The campus was origi- nally built in 1966 by Raychem. By Sandy Brundage right next door from TE Con- Spokeswoman Jane Crawford Almanac Staff Writer nectivity, as first reported by the said the agreement includes a Silicon Valley Business Journal multi-year lease back provi- We help you make acebook’s domination of on June 6. sion, although the company is Menlo Park is not yet over: “The adjacent property we’ve looking at other locations, too, sure insurance FAfter the social media agreed to purchase is an invest- including within Menlo Park. company moved into a new ment in our future. We have no “TE has had deep roots in claims, payments, 57-acre headquarters off Wil- immediate plans to develop the Silicon Valley for close to 50 low Road, it announced plans property,” a Facebook spokes- years. Let me emphasize that and questions are to redevelop 22 acres within person told the Almanac. this region is important to our walking distance into a “west TE Connectivity, an electron- future growth and is an innova- handled quickly. campus” off Constitution Drive ic components manufacturer tion hub for TE Connectivity,” designed by renowned architect based in Switzerland, currently she said in an email. Frank Gehry. And now, it plans has 600 employees and 10 build- The company declined to Serving the community for over 24 years! to buy an additional 59 acres ings on its Menlo Park campus, release other terms of the sale. A Charlie Porter Farmers® Agency License # 0773991 Open space measure ‘yes’ vote exceeds 671-A Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park [email protected] 2/3rds threshold required for passage
By Barbara Wood Trail, which sure amounted to 67.8 percent of Special to the Almanac will allow bik- the vote, about 1,093 votes over Menlo Park Friends of the Library ers and hikers to the two-thirds approval needed. he ballot measure autho- eventually circle The measure had 64,881 yes rizing the issuing of $300 the Bay Area, votes and 30,801 no votes. Tmillion in bonds for the and completing According to campaign Midpeninsula Regional Open trails that lead finance reports, as of May 17, Space District appears to have from Skyline to the coast. backers of the bond measure Book Sale barely squeaked past the two- “The direction that the dis- spent $687,563 campaigning for thirds margin it needed for trict is heading is to improve its passage. victory. access to most user groups - to The latest finance disclosure But, predicts Larry Hassett, almost all user groups,” Mr. form filed by the “Yes for Open Saturday, June 14th the open space district board Hassett said. Space” campaign shows that member whose district includes The district will also work to $773,845 was raised for the 10am – 2pm Atherton, Menlo Park, Portola close a few gaps in the Bay Trail, campaign since January, with Valley and Woodside, being able which is also meant to eventu- an additional $53,973 in non- to spend that money will have a ally circle the Bay, on district monetary contributions, most Sunday, June 15th major impact on public access properties at Cooley Landing in of that from the Peninsula Open to, and preservation of, open East Palo Alto and near Moffett Space Trust (POST), headquar- space for the whole Bay Area. Field. tered in Palo Alto, for donated 12pm – 2pm- $5 Bag Sale “This significantly changes staff time. the amount of funding that the POST also donated more than district has to work with,” Mr. A total of $774K is half of the campaign funds — Hassett said. That money will $405,723, which includes the be spent on projects prioritized raised for ‘Yes for in-kind donations. following a year and a half of Open Space’ campaign. Other major donors included research and talking to the pub- the Sempervirens Fund, $149, lic, he said. Having the additional funding 980; Save the Redwoods League, “One of the clearest things “will take some adjustments. $50,000; Facebook advertis- that came out was to provide We’re going to have to gear up ing director Andrew Bosworth more access,” he said. “Forty for this,” Mr. Hassett said. “The of Menlo Park, $50,000; Patty percent of our preserves were agency has had a fixed budget for Quillin of Santa Cruz, $50,000; basically closed to the public.” a while and that has not always Charlene Kabcenell of Portola Open space properties such been adequate to open up some Valley, president of the Dirk and Featuring a wide selection as the Driscoll Ranch, the La of these preserves quickly.” Charlene Kabcenell Foundation, Honda Preserve and Mt. Umun- Mr. Hassett said he offers $30,000; Christopher Espinosa of gently used books for everyone hum will soon have more public “thanks to the public for the of Portola Valley, a manager at access, he said. support of this measure, thanks Apple, $15,000; Brad O’Brien of in your family! Locally, Mr. Hassett said, to our partners like POST and Menlo Park, a partner at Wil- trail improvement for Corte Sempervirens and to everybody son Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, de Madera and Purisima Creek who supported this.” Those sup- $10,000; and Karie Thomson Art & collectible, biography, children’s, cooking, are also planned, as are stream porters, he said, “really want to from Woodside, $10,000. fiction, history, literature, mystery, science-fiction/ improvements that could make see open space access and pres- Most of the donations were fantasy, religion & philosophy, young adult books, it easier for salmon and other ervation. I think this measure’s spent on campaign mailings and fish to thrive. “It’s access and going to really solidify that for consultants. TBWB Strategies and much more! it’s also helping to preserve and the Bay Area.” of San Francisco, a firm that protect what is there,” Mr. Has- helps public entities pass ballot 2 Areas at the Library! sett said. Vote count, finance measures, received $474,990, More trails that allow dogs and On Monday afternoon, as the which included reimbursements All funds raised support Menlo Park Library bikes are also planned, he said, Almanac was about to go to programs and events as is closing gaps in the Ridge press, the yes vote on the mea- See OPEN SPACE, page 9
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Atherton, Menlo Park, Wood- ber,” he said. OPEN SPACE side, Portola Valley, East Palo At the same time, the board continued from page 7 Alto, Half Moon Bay, Red- will set up the community over- for some other campaign costs; wood City and San Carlos in sight committee the measure EMC research of Oakland, a San Mateo County; Palo Alto, calls for. polling firm, received $33,000; Mountain View, Los Altos, Los “I anticipate on-the-ground Campaign Grid, which tar- Altos Hills, Cupertino, Sunny- progress late this year, early next gets online advertising, received vale, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Monte year,” Mr. Abbors said. “We are $56,100; and Cornerstone Print- Sereno in Santa Clara County. poised to deliver on the prom- ing in San Francisco received Open space district manager ises we made to the public.” $121,297 — all in the last Steve Abbors said that passage of The measure gave the district reporting period of March 18 to the measure means the district authority to issue up to $300 May 17. will get to work immediately on million in bonds to finance The district covers southern some of the projects the money improving, preserving and and central San Mateo County will be used for. “The work to restoring its properties as well from the Bay to the ocean, and create the structure for prioritiz- as purchasing land needed to northern and western Santa ing and project managing the connect trails and preserve plant Clara County, as well as a small (bond) improvements is under- and animal habitats. area in Santa Cruz County. way and will be considered by Check AlmanacNews.com for Cities in the district include the board in August or Septem- updates on the vote totals. A
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June 11, 2014 N TheAlmanacOnline.com N The Almanac N 9 NEWS RESOLUTION NO. 1884 (2014)
RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ANNEX CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE WEST BAY SANITARY DISTRICT ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL ZONE Dismissal of defamation Lands of Ciancutti lawsuit may be appealed The District Board of West Bay Sanitary District finds and determines as follows: A. This Resolution of Intention is adopted pursuant to the District’s “Zone Master An- By Sandy Brundage N MENLO PARK nexation Resolution” (“ZOMAR”), which was adopted by the District Board August 12, 1996. The provi- Almanac Staff Writer sions of ZOMAR are incorporated by reference into this Resolution of Intention. B. The District has received an application to annex a parcel of real property (the “Par- nce all the legal maneu- able for comment by the Alma- cel”) to the District’s On-Site Wastewater Disposal Zone (the “Zone”). The Parcel is described in Exhibit vering is over, this may nac’s deadline. “A” attached to this Resolution of Intention and the description contained in the Exhibits are incorpo- Owind up being the most According to Harmeet rated by reference. The name and address of the applicants and the number, type, volume and location expensive campaign sign in his- Dhillon, who represents Ms. of on-site wastewater disposal systems which are proposed to operate on the parcels to be annexed tory: John Woodell has filed a Kiraly, her client has already are described in Exhibit “B” attached to this Resolution of Intention and the information contained in the court notice that he intends to spent more than $230,000 on Exhibit are incorporated by reference. appeal a judge’s dismissal of the legal expenses. The defendants defamation lawsuit he brought filed requests that the plaintiff C. The applicants have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the District Board that the against two Menlo Park fire pay approximately $50,000 in Parcel constitutes “real property” for the purposes of Section 2(b) of ZOMAR in that: board directors. court fees as a result of the dis- X All of the conditions described in Subsections i., ii., iii., iv. and v. of ZOMAR Section San Mateo County Superior missal at the same time that Mr. 2(b) are satisfied; or Court Judge Lisa Novak tossed Woodell submitted his notice Other conditions exist which demonstrate that the Parcel will benefit directly or indi the suit in May on the grounds that he intends to appeal. rectly from the activities of the Zone. If applicable, those conditions are also set forth that Mr. Woodell deliberately Ms. Dhillon said the notice in Exhibit “B” and are incorporated by reference. destroyed key cellphone evi- may be an attempt to delay the dence in the case. final resolution of the case, given D. All of the conditions and requirements of ZOMAR Sections 2(a), 2(c), 2(d) and 2(e) The lawsuit, filed nearly two that the dismissal mandates that have been fully satisfied. years ago, relates to a Virginia the plaintiff pay the court costs. In consideration of the foregoing findings and determinations, Chang Kiraly campaign sign She said she expects the judge’s found uprooted during the “thorough, well-reasoned” rul- IT IS RESOLVED by the District Board as follows: 2011 Menlo Park Fire Protec- ing to be upheld on appeal. 1. It is the intention of the District Board to annex the Parcel to the Zone pursuant to tion District board race. Chuck “A judge has the right under the provisions of ZOMAR and applicable provisions of law. Bernstein said he’d found the the civil procedure code to 2. In conjunction with a meeting of the District Board to be duly and regularly called sign in his yard lying next to mete out this remedy when a and conducted, the Board will conduct a Public Hearing for the purpose of con- a cellphone that turned out to litigant’s behavior has been as sidering all matters pertaining to this Resolution of Intention. belong to Mr. Woodell. egregious, and as damaging to Mr. Woodell, married to Men- the other side as John Woodell’s The time, date and place of the Public Hearing are: lo Park Councilwoman Kirsten in destroying critical evidence Date: July 9, 2014 Keith, who is up for re-election after he planned to file a law- this year, alleged that the defen- suit, hiding the fact that the Time: 7:00 PM dants spread rumors that he’d evidence had been destroyed for Place: West Bay Sanitary District Offices vandalized that sign and others. well over a year, and giving sev- He said he would never do such eral different and contradictory 500 Laurel Street a thing. explanations for his behavior,” Menlo Park, CA 94025 In the notice filed on June 5, Ms. Dhillon said. “A result is not At the Public Hearing, all interested persons will be heard. Mr. Woodell’s counsel, which improper (or beyond the court’s now includes an attorney spe- authority) just because the loser 3. This Resolution of Intention shall be published and copies shall be delivered to the per- cializing in appeals, argued doesn’t like it.” sons and entities as specified in ZOMAR Section 2(e)(i.). that the judge’s dismissal of his Mr. Bernstein said he was just 4. A true copy of this Resolution of Intention shall promptly be filed for record in the office of lawsuit was against the law, and waiting to see what happens. the County Recorder of the County of San Mateo. that procedural irregularity and “The notice could simply be a legal error as well as an abuse of ‘warning,’ meant perhaps to 5. The District Manager shall cause the matters set forth in Sections 3 and 4 of this Resolu- discretion violated his right to a encourage us not to proceed tion of Intention to be completed as directed. fair trial. with collecting the costs to Exhibit A Exhibit B Seth Rosenberg, lead attorney which we are entitled,” he told for Mr. Woodell, was not avail- the Almanac. A ANNEXATION TO WEST BAY SANITARY DISTRICT EXHIBIT B Being Lot 26 and a portion of Lot 27 as designated on the map entitled “TRACT NO. 608 STONEGATE SUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF CORTE MADERA RANCHO SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,” which map was filed in the Office of the Recorder of the County of San Mateo, State of California on September 29, 1948 in Book 20 of Maps Ex-employee gets jail at Pages 31 , 32, and 33. Said property lies within the Rancho Corte De Madera. Beginning at a point in the northeasterly line of lands annexed to West Bay Sanitary sentence for stealing gas District by Resolution No. 1137 (LAFCO File No. 09-11), said point also being on the line of Grove Court and l ying North 24°43’42” East, 40.00 feet from the center of the A former Menlo Park public count of felony embezzlement. cul-de-sac works employee charged with He was charged with tak- Thence (1) North 25°33’00” East, 119.12 feet; stealing gas from city-owned ing 503 gallons of gas, worth Thence (2) North 2°00’00” West, 54.13 feet; pumps has been sentenced approximately $1,800, for Thence (3) North 41°29’00” East, 1 92.1 5 feet; to 60 days in county jail and personal purposes during a Thence (4) South 41°07’00” East, 1 08.89 feet; three years of supervised pro- four-month period in 2012, Thence (5) South 4°48’00” East, 130.91 feet; bation. according to police. Thence (6) South 12°02’00” East, 33.11 feet;· Juan Gonzales Alvarez, 52, Investigators searching his Thence (7) South 54°39’47” West, 138.54 feet; who worked for the city for home allegedly found a police Thence (8) South 88°19’12” West, 132.17 feet to the easterly line of Grove Court; about 25 years at the time of his badge and jacket that had Thence (9) northwesterly along a curve, cpnca}’e..o:tbe southwesthe center of which bears 88°19’12 West, having a radius of 40.00 feet, .a central angle of 46°21 ‘00”, and arrest in July 2013, pleaded no been stolen from the depart- length of 32.36 feet to the Point of Beginning. contest on June 5 in San Mateo ment one week earlier, the Containing 1 .24 acres, more or less. County Superior Court to one report said. For assessment purposes only. This description of land is not a legal property descrip- tion as defined in the Subdivision Map Act and may not be used as the basis for an offer for sale of the land described.
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10 N The Almanac N TheAlmanacOnline.com N June 11, 2014 NEWS Atherton parcel tax reduction unlikely By Renee Batti directing the city manager to ericks presented two spending Almanac News Editor return to them on June 18 with scenarios for the council to a resolution to charge the tax at consider at the study session: he Atherton City Coun- its maximum rate in the coming One was based on reducing the cil is poised to approve fiscal year. All three indicated, tax by 25 percent, the other on Ta full-rate parcel tax for however, that they’d be open to charging the tax at its maximum the 2014-15 fiscal year at its discuss a reduction in the future. rate. If the council had favored a regular meeting later this month, Voters in November renewed reduction, it would have affect- although one councilman argued the annual parcel tax, which ed only the revenue that would during a June 4 study session that costs most property owners in fund capital projects. the rate be reduced 25 percent as town $750 per parcel. It raises a gesture to taxpayers during a some $1.86 million a year, and Drainage projects period of robust revenue. through the years the town has Before the parcel tax discussion, Councilman Bill Widmer said relied heavily upon its revenue the council heard a summary of that even with conservative pro- along with property tax revenue the town’s new five-year capital jections on the town’s surplus because Atherton has no com- improvement program, and made revenues — which this year are mercial tax base. some adjustments to the plan. estimated at about $6 million The council must approve The study that identified projects and projected to grow as high charging the tax each year, and the town needs to focus on put a as $11 million in five years — can set its rate lower than the $20 million price tag on needed the town should be able to give voter-approved maximum. drainage projects alone. property owners some relief this Parcel tax revenue can be used The three council members coming year without promising only for operational costs of who support keeping the tax at reductions in the future. the police department, and for its maximum rate cited, among His colleagues’ reactions var- drainage and roadway capital other things, needed drainage ied: Councilman Rick DeGolia improvement projects. For the and other infrastructure projects said he is “sensitive to the idea” last few years, 60 percent of the as justification. “I haven’t per- of reducing the tax rate for one revenue has gone toward police sonally heard a lot of clamoring year; Mayor Cary Wiest said he services, and 40 percent for capi- for a reduction of the parcel tax,” Support believes it’s “premature” to dis- tal improvement projects. This Councilman DeGolia said. On The Almanac’s cuss a reduction; and Council- year, the council is supporting the other hand, he said, he has woman Elizabeth Lewis said it a plan that gives 80 percent to heard from residents pushing print and online is “irresponsible to suggest that capital projects, and 20 percent for the town to undertake long- coverage of we (reduce) it at this time.” for police services, which will deferred infrastructure projects. our community. In the end, Mr. DeGolia joined pay for two new police officers. Ms. Lewis and Mayor Wiest in City Manager George Rod- See PARCEL TAX, page 21 Join today: SupportLocalJournalism.org/Almanac
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June 11, 2014 N TheAlmanacOnline.com N The Almanac N 13 COVERSTORY M-A grads begin new journey Graduation for Menlo-Atherton High School’s Class of 2014 began at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, with three celebratory musi- cal numbers this year — “America the Beautiful,” “Amparito Roca” and “Pomp and Circumstance” — before getting to the usual opening ceremony of the presentation of the flag by U.S. Marines, the pledge of allegiance and the national anthem. The M-A bands and orchestra, under the direction of Kent Kurrus, performed at the ceremony, with vocals by the M-A choir, directed by Patrick Maier. Six seniors were scheduled to give six speeches: Xochilt Silva with “Start of a New Beginning,” Jacob Bassin with “What We Make of It,” Graciela Alvarez with “Just Keep Swimming,” Left: Menlo-Atherton grad Annie Rainer is embraced by her Diquan Richard with “The Journey,” Constance Carrasco with cousin, Dorothy Cook, prior to the June 5 commencement. “Being Different is Great,” and Dylan Esperance with “Maroon Above: Another embrace. This time M-A grad Daniela Aguilar and Gold: The Class of Legends.” hugs social studies teacher Diane Martinelli. There were 410 candidates for graduation in the Class of 2014, according to information provided by the school. Rachel Leif Fosnaugh, Nicholas Austin I, J Justin Edward Paulin, Christopher Ryan Fratt, Rachel Danielle Freed, Alexander Luis Ibarra Jr., Nicholas Carlo Ivy, Paul Peck, Brianna Pena, Jorge Antonio Per- Leon Freeman Iwashita, Brian Kennedy Jaggers, Cait- aza-Vasquez, David William Perez, Ivana G lin Donya Jalali, Ernesto Dario Jasso, Matija Petani, Kendall Harris Peters, Char- Candidates William Whitfield Carhart, Constance lotte Victoria Philp, Amanda Lea Plante, Joshua Aaron Gabriel, Katelyn Gaherty, Alejandro Jimenez, Eduardo Jimenez Marie Carrasco, Ernesto Carriel, Victor Zachary Thomas Elias Plante, Madeleine for graduation Jill Josephine Galbraith, Ramon De Gonzalez, Anthony Johnson, Grant Audet Carriel Aguilar, Sofia Eleni Caryotakis, Newhall Pont, Avin K. Prasad, Daniel Jesus Gamez, Nicholas Michael Garcia, Johnson, Thomas George Chandler John- Marcos Flavio Casillas, Jose De Jesus Joshua Propp Castellanos, Angelica Marbella Cau- Rico Ramon Garcia-Hamilton, Saman- son, Kelley Annette Jones, Ursula Anne A sor, Angelica Inez Cervantez- Ochoa, tha Sunshine Gardiner, Jesus Angel Jongebloed, Lawson David Joos R Louisa Meimei Aaron, Elvis Cristofer Sarina Rebecca Chaiken, Asenette Sem- Garnica Jr., Eleanor Frances Geballe, K Joseph Henri Rabinovitsj, Julia M. Rafa- Abarca Cervantes, Mikyle Butt Abdullah, jase Chapa Espino, Berenice Ramirez Mark Edward Gerhart, Mathew Njoroge Arian Kashaniamin, Aaron Samuel Katz- el, Annie Mae Rainer, Andreas Burns David Alexander Charles Addicott, Dan- Chavez, Joanne Euno Cho, Jacob Car- Gichane-Bell, Christina Monique man, Brian Hamilton Keare, Carson Ralston, Havens Elizabeth Ratchye, iela Aguilar, Alaa Aissi, Michael Alarcon, men Choplin, Leslie Cisneros, Andrew Godinez, Viridiana Gonzalez, Michele Andrew Kelley, Katherine Elizabeth Kelly, Cybele Siobhan Reed, Georgia Mac- Chad Denver Allen, Sigfredo Antonio James Connell, Verenice Contreras, Gonzalez-Jauregui, Ricardo Gonzalez- Paulina Elizabeth King, Sabrina Maria Kin- kay Reid, Madeline Karla Reyes, Joel Alvarado Carranza, Graciela Alvarez, Adam Luke Cook, Jasmine Guadalupe Rivera, Jordan Leanna Good, Robert ney, Sophia Claire Kivelson, Kimberly C. Reynada, Diquan Lamar Richard, Ryan Marilyn Alvarez, Kailin T. Ambwani, Erik Cordoba-Perez, Eduard David Cornew, Fernand Gordan, Nikhil Goyle, Ashli Klustner, Koto Stan Kuboi, Brandon Scott Andrew Roberts, Luisa Mayela, Rodri- Stewart Amundson, Anthony Bruno Andri- Thomas Marc Cornew, Maria Laura Cor- Nicole Grady, Gabriela Coelho Grant, Kurtz, Megan Elizabeth Kurtz guez Parra, Brenda Liset Rodriguez- ghetto, Rubi Aragon Ramirez, Alexandra Jenna Nicole Griffin, Emily Clara Grose, Silva, Jennifer Maria Rodriguez-Garcia, rea Martinez, Dannia Katherinne Correa L Guadalupe Aranda, Maria Arias Martinez, Rosas, Jessica A. Cuevas Markus Karl Guegler, Ana Cristina Guer- Annika Lynn Roise, Lucero Betzabe Jenipher Joanna Arias-Chaves, David Angela Yu-Jun Lai, Marissa Jean Lai, D ra Martinez, Stephanie Guido Moreno, Romero, Soto, Uziel Romero Valencia, Arreola, Wesley Tucker Arrington, Brisa Laura Angelica Guizar, Christopher Ivan Jonathan Kwok-Kien Lam, Nicholas Madeleine Roya Rostami Arroyo, Andrew James Aufdemberge Sally Nhi Tuyet Dang, William Russell Guizar Rodriguez, Rose Elysa Gurman, Charles Landolfi, Virginia Campbell Lane, Davis, Robert Benjamin De Geus, Justin S B Angeles M. Gutierrez Cruz Mattias Graham Lange-McPherson, Lupe Earl Manzano De Jesus, Annalise Britta- James Ignatius Salach, Louis Sanchez, H Rose Langi, Lindy MacLaurin LaPlante, Forrest Thomas Baffico, Katy Kristhel ny Deal, Olivia Rosalyn DelRosso, Mat- Lindsay Margaret Lattin, Tanya Lazaro, Jerson Sanchez Cruz, Sandra Sanchez- Bailon Leon, Vanessa Aide Balcazar, thew David DeTrempe, Paul Alexander Sarah Reynolds Hagadone, William Ken- Charlotte Emma Jiyeon, Lee, Nicholas Jimenez, Christopher Manuel Sandoval Veronica Barraza-Ramirez, Robert Jake DeTrempe, Selena Marisol Diaz, Lorena neth Hanley, Edwin James Hannay Jr., Jasper Lee, William Logan Lee, Liviera Ayala, Enzo De Bruym Santos, Nicholas Barry, Jacob Palmer Bassin, Toni Marie Diaz Ramirez, Tessa Michelle Dignum, Michael Joseph Hansen, Emma B. Heath, Aristya Maharani Leebong, Jason Leon, Benjamin Schlein, Noah Jacob Sch- Battaglia, Rachel Beth Bayersdorfer, Olivia Iris Dobberstein, Devan R Dutta Amir Hossein Heidari, Jessica Laine Samuel Leznik, Riley Ann Lico, Julio Hum- neider, Neil Schott, Jacqueline Serna Russell Fajardo Bernardo, Thomas E Heilman, Helmi Emma Anastasia Henkin, berto Lima, Eduardo Lombera, Jennifer Gomez, Harrison Turner Shane, Sierra Peter Berquist Jr, Carlos Ivan Betan- Grant Larson Henninger, Samantha Lynn Lombera, Maria Lombera Mendoza, Jor- Timery Sheeper, Elizabeth Anne Shelton, court Bousieguez, Manojna Bhamidi, Kelley Elizabeth Eason, Jenine Renee Henze, Guadalupe Hernandez Gil, Rose- Jackson Riley Sheppard, Xochilt Silva, Edwards, Dylan Joseph Esperance, dan Webster Long, Randy A. Lopez, Juan Christopher Scott Blank, Saniya Sanjay mary Isabel Hernandez, Brandon Her- Lopez, Diana Luviano Lopez Jonathan Charles Simonian, Azune Bonde, Brooks Anderson Bowden, Coral Oscar Eduardo Espinoza Ramirez, Lis- nandez Pantoja, Esmeralda Hernandez- Emanuella Simpson, Dominique Alie M Ann Brady, Kylie Elizabeth Brandyberry, sette Espinoza Garnica, Cecilia Estrada Jimenez, Dimitri Greco Herr, Jose Andres Simpson, Aditya Sinha, James Edward Royce Thomas Branning, Johan Caleb Perez, Mark Tyler Evans, Alexander R.D. Herrera, Ricardo Rafael Herrera, Nicholas Christopher Macrae, Areli Lissette Smith V, Kori Alex Smith, Morgan Eliza- Brouwer, Oliver Lawrence Bucka, Madi- Everett Alexander Hidalgo, James William Hoff- Magana, Kevin Brandon Magana, Vir- beth Smith-Boeck, Eric Daniel Snyder, son Catherine Burger, Joshua Charles F man, Meghan Kelly Hom, William King ginia Magana-Fierro, Kevin Maravilla, Jacqueline Solis, Nadia Solis, Elizabeth Buttram Juan Fernandez, Tameem Fezzani, Este- Hooper III, Natasha Marie Hoover, Sarah Agustin Marinovic Sfeir, Colin Martell, Cory Sommer, Martin Antonio Soria, Wes- C ban Figueroa, Tony Ofa Ki Vahava Filiai, Loraine Hoover, Lisanne Rachel Thalen Jaime Martinez Roman, Manuel Eduardo ley Eduardo Soriano, Talmai Soto Abar- Martinez-Bringas, Kai Olbers Mashima, Charles John Cain, Leland Anthony Cal- Salvatore Florese, Angela Tania Florez, Horwitz, Catalina Jessica Huerta, Jone- ca, Sophia Spurlock, Mayetta Ruby Lou- Archie Lamar Flowers III, Connor Buck- sha Renee Hughes, Scott Hurn, Amanda Lakai Grace Mataele, Andrew Tucker ise Steier, David Nicholas Stern, Grant lahan, Camilla Calmasini, Samuel McLa- Mathews, Leo William McCabe, Marilena nahan Calvert, Elizabet Cano Rodriguez, man Foody, Taylor Michelle Fortnam, Rose Hutchison Montgomery Stewart, Cayla K. Stillman, Teresa McCarty, Evan Reed McClelland, Julia, Shepard Stoner, Jesse Andrew Anna Patricija McDermott, Baylee E. Strober, Sam Jose Stroud, Thomas David McDonald, Ruth Louise McGee, Duncan Suesser, Quinn Burke Sweetnam, Emily J. McGinnis, Lukas Mckay, Zoe Alexan- Byrne Sykes dra McKenna, Kimberly Medina, Jennifer T Melendez, Isaac Alberto Melgoza, Jesus Mendoza, Luis Angel Mendoza, Roman Raymond Taione, Christopher Tam, Adrian Mendoza, Ruben Mendoza, Van- Patrick Tam, Valerie Ann Taylor, Natavia essa R. Mendoza, Bryant Saul Menjivar- Tianna Thomas, Karina Torres Maldona- Pena, Linus A. Meyer-Teruel, Ariana Rose do, Cynthia Dynalie Torres Ochoa, Naomi Meyers, Brizeth Y. Millan Medina, Betty Julieta Tovar Bedolla, Sophie Lemieux Marie Moala, Amirteymour Moazami, Tregon Marleyna Natasha Mohler, Everett W. U, V Moiseff, Julio Eduardo Montesinos Cor- Stephanie Valencia, Alexander Paolo dova, Mariah Tapri Moore, Geovanna Valiante, Santos Valle, Ana Isabel Moreno, Brett Koji Moriarty, Scott William Valverde, Erik David Valverde, Saman- Morris, Ryan R Mostofi, Nicole Anne tha Jewel Van Dyke, Kindle Elkins Van Mouchawar, Amanda Lauryn Muir, Melis- Linge, Gustavo Vargas Solis, Erika sa Louise Murphy, Spencer Pao Murphy Vasquez, Gabriela Vazquez, Evelyn N Samantha Velazquez, Joana Deya- Isiah Lamar Nash, Lauren Elizabeth nira Velazquez-Magana, Steve Homer Nathan, Nitza Valeria Nava, Christopher Villalobos-Cuellar, Patrick Lorin Viruel, Navarro, Josef Andrew Nevigato, Taue- Sabiha Jean Viswanathan, Alexandra langi Ofahelotu Ngalu, Hector Daniel Vlassova-Kudrevatykh Nieblas, Andrew Charles Nisbet, Tera W Mayumi Noguchi, Karen Neyvit Nunez Henry Gates Walker, Nathaniel Robin O Walker, Danielle Brooke Walsh, Kristen Caleb Thomas O’Neel, Janet Mayela Paige Walsh, Anders Seth Ward, Hailey Ochoa, Elizabeth Anne Ocon, Selomit Marie Warren, Allen Paige Washington, Ojeda Apolonio, Mark Taylor Opeta, Griffin James Waymire, Joshua Brennan Jonathan Thomas Oppenheimer, Miguel Weiner, Gillian Grace Weisenfluh, Austin Orellana, Daniela Ortega, Angel Ortiz Hunter Wensko, Nathaniel Dietrich West- Anguiano, Maria Rosario Ortiz Bautista, field, Lisa Diana Margriet Willis, Austin Adriana G. Ortiz, Eliza Hale Ozden Bennett Wilson P X, Y, Z Zoe Gabrielle Pacalin, Spiro Papadakis, Tiffany Ellen Yang, Juan Alfonso Renato Anton Manosa Paquin, Samantha Joelle S. Yap, Ryan C. Young, Nicole Curnen Zanolli, Angelica Zapata, Sianna Capri M-A algebra teacher Nick Michaels hands flowers to his students, including Ana Valverde. Parish, Katherine Elizabeth Grace Patch, Jayana Patel, Tatiana Palangi Pauga, Zelaya, Jordan Zuk 14 N The Almanac N TheAlmanacOnline.com N June 11, 2014 COVERSTORY
Woodside’s Class of 2014 says hello to the future Orange and white, the colors of Woodside High School, once again decorated the football field at 10 a.m. on June 6, a bright spring morning with good weather to accompany the gradua- tion of the Class of 2014. Makaila McLeod, the senior class president, welcomed the audi- ence of family and friends and introduced two student speakers: Nicole Adler, with her speech “Thank You Class of 2014,” and Forest Sill, with “Arenít You Glad You Came to Woodside?” The valedictorians were Amanda Arena, William Chargin, Susannah Holm, Danya Kafai, Alison McBride, Christina Patton, Megan Pockalny, James Power, Lindsay Ringman, Heather Seybert, Forrest Sill, Sebastian Song, Olivia Stangvik and Connor Swan. Woodside has another tradition that involves taking turns — in reading the names of the graduates. Scheduled to participate this year are Christine Alftin, Samantha Arreola, Tommy Cook, Oscar Costantini, Emily Dunlap, Zulema Garibo, Haili Hoeft, Christina Llamas, Makaila McLeod, Emily Moffat, Denise Mora, Ana Oropeza and Jade Vaughn. There were 363 candidates for graduation in the Class of 2014, according to information provided by the school. Above: Woodside High grads walk off the football field after their commencement ceremony June 6. Candidates Katherine Nathalia Cortez Pena, Oscar Below Woodside High grad Harrison Conor Patino hugs campus security guard Rosie Zepeda. Ramon Costantini, Gabrielle A. Couch, for graduation Danielle L. Cougoule, Tania Maricela Cruz H Diaz, Ingrid A. Cruz Nampula, Lizette Eric Daniel Habjan Eaton, Nimrod Hajaj, Cuevas, Genaro Cuevas Aviles, Ashlin A Robert Lee Harper, Jason Harris, Lindsay Elisabeth-Mae Curci, Sarah Cziska Melissa Elaine Abarca Chavez, Mitri Aboud Harrison, Megan Christine Healy, Daniel D Syriani, Nicole Margarite Adler, Stephanie Hernandez, Patrick Hernandez, Yonatan Marie Agostini, Jose Angel Aguila Lopez, Anthony Oscar De La Cruz, Bradley Fernando Hernandez, Daniel Hernandez Maria E. Aguilar, Rachel Ann Aguilar, James Degnan, Noeli Del Rio, Walter Gamez, Hector Herrera, Salvador Her- Mayte Aguilar Cruz, Gabriela Aguilar Villi- Del Rio Veliz, Juliette Louise Del Selva, rera-Farias, Kinsley Higgins, Lucas Tyler cana, Enrique Aguirre, Christine Ann Alftin, Amparo Leticia Delgado Gutierrez, Chris- Hill, Haili Liana Hoeft, Monica D. Holden, Christopher Alvarado, Stephen Alvarado, tian Delos Santos, Madison A. Diamos, Susannah Holm, Joshua Justin Holman Kevin A. Amaya, Christian Charles Anag- Jocelyne Jazmin Diaz Morales, Kristine I, J nostou, Veronica Nicole Anderson, Kristo- M. Diedrich, Emily Dunlap Celso Iglesias, Kasey Cole Inglis, Rehman pher Ricardo Aparicio, Jose Miguel Arana, E Irshad, Khasah Ahmed Jennings, Sitora Amanda Elizabeth Arena, Isabel Susana Danilo Ivan Eguizabal, Renna Chita Marie Beverly Jennings, Diann Jimenez, Jose Arias, Shayna Angelica Arreguin, Adrian Payte Esmabe, John F. Esplana, Angelica P. Jimenez Arreguin Arenas, Alexander Arreola, Esquivias, Elizabeth Estrada, Maria De K Samantha Nicole Arreola, Jazmin Arroyo, Los Angele Estrada Brittney Maria Asaro, Richard Avalos, Danya Kafai, Savannah Kaufman, Easter F Maria De La Cruz Ayala Emanuela Kena, Amanda Nycole Kirley, Diana Cabrera Fernandez, Francesca Bryan Kirwan, Bayley Takao Kitaura, B Emily Fioresi, Jeffery Michael Fisher, Zachary Krampert William Douglas Ballinger, Jennifer Bara- Jonathan Osvaldo Fortes, Justin Michael L jas, Juan Pablo Barajas, Michael Barragan, Fortes, Jeihgo Francisco, Jose Luis Franco Cesia Barrera, Frank Ernesto Barrientos, Jose De Jesus Larios, Melemoala Latu, Landaverde, Francisco J. Franco Millan, Omer Antonio Laval, Kristina Marie Len- Manuel Benitez-Rodriguez, April Recto Chanelle Antonia Fuentes, Elias J. Funes Bennett, Rachel Anne Blanton, Caitlin Alice nen, Laura Rose Leslie, Brenda Licona, G Bohaboy, Luis Felipe Borbolla, Stephanie Angelica Teresa Llamas, Christina Lla- Bravo Vazquez, Travis Scott Briggs, John Elizabeth Arely Garcia, Jaquelinee Gar- mas, Edwin Ivan Lombera, Isela Ruby Salas, Jarid Julien Paradan, Giovanni G. Bueno, Autumn Vada Bujtor, Baran cia, Sylvia Garcia, Jesus Garcia Arteaga, Lomeli, Alex Lopez, Isbet Yanet Lopez, T Pascacio, Harrison Conor Patino, Chris- Brian Bulutoglu, Carlo Bustamante Jose Adan Garcia Romero, Zulema Jorge Luis Lopez, Susana Alejandra James Tuungasipa, Jr. Takapu, Roberta Lizbeth Garibo Gonzalez, Ethan George Lopez, Vanessa Maricela Lopez, Ale- tina Nicole Patton, Jack Elvis Paye, C L. Taufoou, Kaitlyn Aileen Teele, Carlos Clifford Gentry, Wyatt Nicholas Giampa, jandro Lopez Solano, Stephanie Lopez Oscar E. Paz, Fredy Penaloza Cabrera, Andres Tellez, Michael Forrest Thompson, Roxana Aranzazu Cabrera Villar, Trey Alexandra M. 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Triveno Castrillon, Kiara Shawntrece Clayton, Daniel M. Col- Elsa Stefania Magana, Eric J. Magana Proctor, Elijah Albert Pryse Grajeda-Arrellano, Mathew Grandov, Mendoza, Philip A. Magee, Jr., Heather Karla Tronco Salgado, Bianca L. Trujillo lier, Samantha Marie Contreras, Adrian A. Yolanda Grandov, Melanie Ann Greene, Q, R Contreras Valencia, Tommy Joseph Cook, Magrin, Robin Magrin, John Mahoney, U, V Brigitte Nancy Gutierrez, Randall Jacob Frances Bethany Quandt Jones, Rosario III, Arath Essau Corona Gil, Isaac Cortes, Veronica E. Maldonado Jimenez, Jennifer Adam Javier Ugarte, Losimani Ulukivaiola, Guy, Edgar A. Guzman Quinones, Gregory J. Ramies, Benjamin Estefani Viridiana Cortez Valenzuela, Mancilla, Luis Fernando Mancilla, Oscar Haley Dawn Vacchieri, El Shaddai Nofo Alejandro Mancilla Calvillo, Matthew Ramirez Barragan, Emilio Ramirez Hernan- Henry Vae, Gerardo Valencia, Israel Marshall, David C. Martinez, Jennifer P. dez, Cesar Ramos, Kristin Ramos-Trujillo, Valencia, Luis Valencia Torres, Joseph Martinez, Alison I. McBride, Makaila Drew Adriana Rebuelta, Jesus Anjel Resendiz, Thomas Valentino, Silvana Claudet Valle, McLeod, Marlen Medina, Jorge Javier Samantha M. Richardson, Lindsay K. Zoe Valletta, Malik Isaiah Vallo, Maykeline Medina-Sanchez, Sarah Mejia, Justin Ringman, Marguerite Robertson, Isabelle Icel Valverde, Ramon Valverde, Alexandra D. Mendes, Alondra Mendez, Monica Guadalupe Robles, Bleivis Izabel Robles Vanegas, Candice Shay Varga, Irania Dal- Mercedes Mendez, Roberto Mendieta, Lopez, Jose Rocha, Adrian Alexander ila Vargas, Elizabeth Alejandra Vasquez, Febronio Alexander Mendoza, Jesus O. Rodriguez, Angila Lynne Rodriguez, Eugenia Vasquez-Flores, Jade Morales Mendoza, Salvador Mendoza, Kiabet Brenda Rodriguez, Christopher Rodriguez, Vaughn, Adrian Anthony Veliz, Bronson Mendoza, Liliana Mendoza Vasquez, Aus- Jesse K. Rodriguez, Juliana Rodriguez, Villacorta, Jennifer Villar Maria Fernanda Rodriguez, Mario Avel tin R. Merrill, Jesus Dario Meza, Allison W Busch Miller, Christian Miranda, Steve Rodriguez, Monika Lynne Rodriguez, Miranda, Emily Jane Moffat, Kimberly Gabriel Rodriguez Escalante, Bianca Danielle Rose Walsh, Dareon T.J. Walton, Maribeth Mondragon, Cristal Montes, Marie Romeo, Diego Romero, Emmile Mae Jacob Dylan Weller, Patrick John Wendt, Juliana Mora Cabrera, Daniel Andres Romero, Alexandra Gail J. Rosal, Gianna Ross Whitehill, Tiianna Lynn Williams, Mora, Denise Mora, Katherine Morales, G. Rosati, Bairon Ivan Ruiz Aguilar Xixi Wu Francisco J. Moran S X, Y, Z N Jamie Sanchez, Victor Alan Sanchez, Erik Xocoxic, Ryan P. Yedinak, Joshua Courtney Ann Nahmens, Erika Elizabeth Kathleen E. Sandoval, Sergio De Jesus Javier Yee, Qian Amy Yu, Alexander T. Negrete, Ty Campbell Newcomb, Noah Sandoval IbaÒez, Matthew James Yuen, Ramzey Munib Mazen Zabaneh, Nousiainen, Luis A. Nunez Scardino, Benjamin O. Schaff, Dani K. Cynthia Zapata, Jose Zavala O Schneider, Bailey Nicole Seagraves, Heather Ann Seybert, Forrest R. Sill, Damien Ocampo, Ana Angelica Oropeza, Alexa Silvestri, Sebastian Bai -Yong Song, On the cover: Woodside Michael Orozco, Sandy Orozco, Alejandro Engracia Marcela Sotelo Casillas, Erika High graduate Ty Campbell Ortega, Florence Liliana Ortiz, Kevin E. Sotelo Moreno, Cody Lynne Springmeyer, Ortiz Arias Olivia Mercedes De Nardi Stangvik, Adam Newcomb seems pleased to Woodside High grad Salvador Herrera-Farias has his photo taken with P Stockford, Peter H. Storum, Spencer get his diploma at the June 6 his sister, Gabby, left, and best friend Ashley Madrigal, after the June 6 Jasmin Padilla, Jovanni Palafox, Joseph Michael Stucky, Brandyn Estiven Suchite commencement ceremony. commencement ceremony. Nicholas Palomarez, Jessica Palominos- Morales, Connor James Swan June 11, 2014 N TheAlmanacOnline.com N The Almanac N 15 NEWS New group forms to fight specific plan initiative
Tie-dye T-shirts for blood donors! By Sandy Brundage Almanac Staff Writer rest of the community. Menlo Park Center only: During public comment at Monday, June 16 – Saturday, June 21 n election season with- the June 3 council meeting, Mr. out opposing factions Riggs said the group was there to Grateful Life Tour BBQ Ais like throwing a party defend the hundreds of residents Menlo Park – Thursday, June 19 no one is invited to. As it turns who participated in years of out, Menlo Park doesn’t have to “open and honest” process that Enjoy a burger or hot dog after you pick up worry about that this year. went into building the consen- a tie-dye T-shirt! Besides the three council seats sus that generated the specific up for election in November, plan. For Palo Alto and Mountain View dates visit a new grassroots coalition has As did other speakers that eve- our website. now formed to combat the spe- ning, he questioned the integrity cific plan initiative proposed of how the initiative is being Menlo Park Center by another grassroots group. presented, calling it “dishonest- 445 Burgess Drive Save Menlo, meet Menlo Park ly sold, badly written, unvetted Palo Alto Center Deserves Better. and not surprisingly rank with 3373 Hillview Avenue The assortment of residents unintended consequences that Mountain View Center taking a stand at the forefront even its writers will regret.” 515 South Drive, Suite 20 of Menlo Park Deserves Better In broad strokes, Menlo Park includes several familiar faces, Deserves Better representatives bloodcenter.stanford.edu | 888-723-7831 among them former council outlined what they see as some Part of Stanford University School of Medicine. members John Boyle and Mickie of those unintended conse- Winkler; planning commis- quences — vacant lots on El sioners Katie Ferrick, Katherine Camino Real for the foreseeable Strehl and former colleague future; the potential for projects Henry Riggs, also a veteran of that would generate more traffic the successful Measure L pen- and overcrowded schools than sion reform initiative; and Men- those proposed under the cur- lo Park Fire Protection District rent rules; and a dangerous lack board member Peter Carpenter of flexibility, since the initiative of Atherton. would require a city-wide vote Menlo Park Deserves Better for most future changes to the has banded together “to express specific plan. our collective commitment to Mr. Carpenter told the council defeat the ill-conceived, mis- that the initiative would delay guided and severely flawed ini- construction of a new fire sta- tiative advanced by Mike Lanza tion by requiring a city-wide and Patti Fry on behalf of Save vote before the fire district could Menlo,” the group announced merge two parcels, one inside on June 3. the specific plan zone and one According to the city’s sum- outside, into a large enough lot. mary, the initiative restricts The group also raised ques- the amount of office space in tions about the process used any individual development to by Save Menlo to gather the 100,000 square feet; limits total estimated 1,780 registered voter new office space to 240,820 signatures needed to qualify the square feet; and caps overall new, initiative for the November bal- nonresidential development to lot. 474,000 square feet within the Ms. Strehl said the people who specific plan’s boundaries. signed didn’t necessarily get a The initiative would also rede- clear explanation of what the fine open space to mean only 12-page initiative was about. The areas no higher than 4 feet off paid signature gatherers “came the ground, thereby preventing and asked for my signature and balconies from counting as open what they stated in terms of space. what the initiative would do was Voters would have to approve just flat out wrong; it was a total revisions to the ordinance, distortion.” including actions to exceed the Other people had that experi- size limits for office and nonres- ence as well, she said, and signed idential development, according thinking it had to do with open to the city’s analysis. space, and not with the down- The initiative would impact town/El Camino Real specific two mixed-use development plan. proposals already in the works Adina Levin, who serves on by cutting the amount of office the Transportation Commis- space allowed in each project by sion, said she agreed with the about 50 percent. validity of some of the concerns Menlo Park Deserves Better underlying the initiative. Large representatives said that the mixed-use projects may take up initiative, drafted behind closed space that could otherwise be doors that prevented any profes- used for housing, and add traf- sional analysis or environmental fic, she said, but this initiative review, was an attempt by a isn’t the right way to address small group of residents to sub- vert the expressed desires of the See PLAN INITIATIVE, page 22
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Company employed Personal Care Attendants available to meet your hourly or live-in needs. complicit in misappropriation By Renee Batti pressured them to complete a ecuted the case in Superior Almanac News Editor modernization project that the Court, said the “time value” board had undertaken. When argument wasn’t raised at the im Hanretty, who served the board only approved a trial court level. time in prison for $632,000 loan over ten years Because attorney Michael Tembezzlement and mis- for the project, (Hanretty) and Markowitz of Danville, who To learn more about Agility Health, appropriation of public funds Vinson falsified documents to represented Mr. Hanretty in please call us at (650) 453-5100 from local school districts, has obtain a ($2.6 million) loan pay- Superior Court, didn’t make that or visit us online at www.agility-health.org asserted that his former boss, able over 21 years.” argument, he “rendered ineffec-
RN Care Management t Skilled Nursing Care t Rehabilitation now deceased, was complicit An investigation of the crime tive assistance,” the Appeals Care t Community Resources t Family Health Counseling in some of the illegal deeds in by the San Mateo County Dis- Court brief asserts. a document filed recently in trict Attorney’s Office con- Mr. Markowitz could not be the California Court of Appeal. cluded that the money was reached for comment for this The legal action challenges the spent entirely on the school article. amount of restitution he was project, unlike the money taken The Appeals Court brief also ordered to pay the Woodside from the Portola Valley district, argues that restitution to the Elementary School District. which Mr. Hanretty used to school district must be based The legal brief was submitted remodel his home. on “the monetary loss on the to the First Appellate District on Mr. Hanretty is not challeng- unauthorized portion of the May 21, and asks that the $2.67 ing the restitution he has been loan offset by the value to million restitution order issued ordered to pay to the Portola the district of the improve- by a San Mateo County Superior Valley district. ments acquired through the Court judge last year be over- modernization project.” That turned and a new restitution Basis for the challenge offset wasn’t factored in, which hearing be held. Mr. Hanretty’s attorney, J. “resulted in the District getting Mr. Hanretty in 2012 plead- Wilder Lee of San Francisco, a double benefit from the use ed guilty to stealing nearly argues in the brief that the trial of the upgraded facilities and $101,000 from the Portola Val- court failed to account for the by having Hanretty pay for the ley School District while he was “time value” of money in order- entire amount of the unauthor- superintendent there — from ing restitution of $856,553 in ized loan used to pay for those mid-2010 to early 2012 — and loan interest in addition to the upgrades,” the brief asserts. to misappropriating funds in amount of the loan principal. Ms. Perrotti said that argu- the Woodside district by forg- In ordering that the restitu- ment was raised in Superior ing paperwork to take out tion be paid immediately, he Court, and she continues to a much larger loan for con- asserts, the court should have refute it. “Simply put, the dis- struction projects at Woodside considered that, “were the (prin- trict has no choice but to live Elementary School than was cipal) paid off today, then years with the consequences” of the authorized by the school board of interest payments would not construction project. “You can’t in 2007. be due.” Therefore, the interest undo the work and recoup the In the brief, Mr. Hanretty calculation was excessive and costs,” she said, because the asserts that he and the late Dan would result in “the district school can’t be sold to get the Vinson, who was superinten- receiving a windfall.” district out of its unwanted and dent of the Woodside district Mr. Lee declined to comment unauthorized debt. when Mr. Hanretty served as its for this story. A responding brief by the state financial officer, “felt that the Deputy District Attorney attorney general’s office is due ‘dysfunctional’ school board Kimberly Perrotti, who pros- June 20. A Sheriff Greg Munks wins third term By Dave Boyce could take two successfully re-enter the com- Almanac Staff Writer or three weeks. munity, and continuing work third term as San Mateo with educators, mental health County’s top law enforce- Priorities professionals and law enforce- Ament officer is ahead Asked to ment to “prevent, respond to for Sheriff Greg Munks. It was comment on and recover from violent intrud- unlikely to have worked out any his re-election, ers on school campuses.” other way: Mr. Munks was the Mr. Munks Greg Munks only name listed for that office replied in an Write-in on the ballot, as was true when email that he Asked for a comment, Mr. he ran for re-election in 2010. did not take “running unop- Lopez, the write-in candidate, But Mr. Munks was not unop- posed on the ballot for granted replied: “They haven’t counted posed this time. Juan Lopez, and I consider it an acknowledg- the absentee ballots yet. ... a deputy with 26 years in the ment of the outstanding work Whatever is going to happen is same Sheriff’s Office led by by the men and women of the going to happen.” Mr. Munks since 2006, ran a Sheriffís Office and the leader- He had not planned to run as last-minute write-in campaign ship that I have provided.” a write-in candidate, but the against his boss. He said his priorities include logistics of acquiring 20 signa- Mr. Munks received 60,857 completing the new jail on time tures on his nomination papers votes, according to the count and under budget, using a $25 in the last hour of the last day as of June 9. County elections million state grant to establish of the filing period proved his official David Tom said write- a “sheltered living” dorm for undoing. He arrived at the in votes are tallied at the end of mentally ill inmates, focusing Elections Office after it had the counting process, and that on programs to help inmates closed. A
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Rowers qualify for title event Eight local high school stu- dents qualified this year to compete in the USRowing Youth National Championships, to be held June 13-15 at Lake Natoma near Sacramento. The students, who are rowers with Norcal Crew, based out of Redwood City, qualified by com- peting in the district champion- ships May 2-4 at Lake Natoma. The men’s boat that qualified was the Lightweight Four with Coxswain, manned by Christo- pher Skokowski, Misha Nelson Hindery and Marcelo Buxton (all juniors at Palo Alto High School); Will Carhart (a senior at Menlo-Atherton High School); and coxswain Miles Bowman (a senior at Aragon High School). ! ! Two women’s boats qualified: a Single rowed by Katie Kelly, a senior at Menlo-Atherton, and a Lightweight Double, crewed by Alex Warner (a senior at Palo Alto High School) and Janet Titzler (a senior at Gunn High School). % $ College grads ! $ $ " # " Six local students graduated ! ! ) from the University of San Diego on May 25. They are: Audrey Bullwinkel of Portola Valley, bachelor’s degree in architecture; Melina Delis of Woodside, cum laude, bachelor’s degree in mar- keting; Alisa Rhodes of Wood- side, bachelor’s degree in com- munication; Phillip Goupille of Menlo Park, bachelor’s degree in marketing; Jordan Denecour of Emerald Hills, bachelor’s degree ! in international relations; and Kathryn Neckowitz of Emerald 03-*413** Hills, bachlor’s degree in interna- tional business. & ' Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Kevin 0,/ 5 (2.-*+ A. Flaherty recently graduated with a bachelor of science degree from the U.S. Naval Academy (! " ! ! ) in Annapolis and was commis- sioned to his current rank. He ! ) ( ) is the son of John and Carol Flaherty of Atherton and a 2010 graduate of Menlo School.
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June 11, 2014 N TheAlmanacOnline.com N The Almanac N 19 NEWS Rita Williams honored Veteran television news report- San Francisco er Rita Williams of Portola Val- Hilton hotel on ley will receive the Governor’s June 14. Award, the highest honor of the Ms. Williams Matched San Francisco/Northern Cali- retired last year fornia chapter of the National after working CareGivers Academy of Television Arts and for decades at Sciences. KTVU in Oak- Rita Williams The award will be presented land, and before at an Emmy Awards Gala at the that at KQED in San Francisco. Priory graduates 62
Sixty-two seniors received N GRADUATION 2014 their diplomas May 31 at Wood- side Priory’s 54th commence- ment. Venture Capitalist Ray Chris Gregory, Michael Guthrie Rothrock was the commence- H-M: Marine Hall Poirer, ment speaker. Briggsy Hamren, Madison The Priory is a private, Catho- Hughes, Sophie Hulme, Mary “There’s no place lic college preparatory school in Jin, Sabina Kariat, Alex Klein, Portola Valley. Sasha Korey, Michaela Koval, like home.” The valedictorians are Ling- Non Kuramoto, Tom Latta, Will When you, or someone bo (Mary) Jin, Kira Patter- Latta, Katey Laubscher, John you care about, son, Andrew Christensen and Le, Amanda Lee, Rachel Leit- needs assistance... Amanda Lee. er, Hayden MacArthur, Sarah you can count on us The salutatorian is Sarah Reid. MacPherson, James McDaniel, to be there. This recognition is given to the Mara McLean, Austin Mirabella, We provide Peninsula student who embodies the five Emily Moreton, Howard Mu families with top, core Benedictine values of spiri- N-Z: Andrew Naclerio, Camille tuality, hospitality, integrity, Nohra, Kira Patterson, Damian professional caregivers. individuality and community. Perez, Jeffrey Perez, Bianca Rapp, Call now David Reichert, Sarah Reid, (650) 839-2273 Graduates Aaron Reiss, Margaret Shields, www.matchedcaregivers.com A-G: Alice Alvarez, Charlotte Ilana Skikos, Chris Stiles, Mat- Beriker, Leo Berez, Melanie Biles, thew Surber, Caitlin Teoman, Conor Bonfiglio, Sarah Brown, David Theis, Charlie Tidmarsh, Conrad Cassente, Paolo Castro, Johnny Trudelle, Victor Wan, Andrew Christensen, Shivani Christian Wookey, Laura Wu, Dayal, Riley Gallivan, Will Gallo- William Xu, Clayton Young and way, Lexie Garrity, Max Goumas, Brandon Zarringhalam. T Filoli celebrates nature days “Discover Nature” days at the N AROUND TOWN Filoli estate in Woodside will Call us anytime you need an extra hand. be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Our caregivers, all bonded and insured, Friday and Saturday, June 20 Ave. in Menlo Park. The cost is lend a hand in caring for your loved ones: and 21. There will be informa- $50 for the series, and $15 for a tive walks and demonstrations, drop-in session. )H[OPUNKYLZZPUNNYVVTPUN [VPSL[PUN hikes in the nature preserve, Ms. Butler has taught at Foot- 3PNO[OV\ZLRLLWPUN TLHSWYLWHYH[PVU discoveries in the garden, and hill College and UC Extension hands-on learning for all ages. venues, and is the author of ;YHUZWVY[H[PVUZOVWWPUN LYYHUKZ Filoli’s beekeeper, Mason Har- “The Valley of Santa Clara.” 4LKPJH[PVUYLTPUKLYZ WO`ZPJHSHJ[P]P[PLZ ris, will be on hand Friday and To pre-register, call 326-2025, *VTWHUPVUZOPW TVYL Vanessa Valerio , RN Saturday at the end of guided ext. 222. For more information, walks to talk about how bees are call 326-0723. kept and their important role in nature. Visitors will be able to Wags & Whiskers YOUR 24/7 HOME CARE SPECIALIST $1000 off taste honey right from the hon- Pets in Need will hold a music First Month of Live-in eycomb. festival and “adoptathon” from (650) 328-1001 Home Care Service* Visit filoli.org for a complete 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June *6 months minimum, program schedule. Admission 21, on the main concourse at 1150 Chestnut Street offer expires 06/30/14 Menlo Park, CA 94025 is $18 for adults; $15 for seniors; Canada College in Woodside. $8 for students ages 5 through The festival will feature ani- www.careindeed.com 17; and free for children, 4 and mals ready for adoption, music, under. events for kids, prizes, food trucks, and beverages. Dozens Memoir writing of dogs and cats from the Pets in Support Phyllis Butler will teach a Need shelter will be available at class on memoir writing in four no charge. All animals will have The Almanac’s print Thursday sessions, from June 12 been spayed or neutered and will and online coverage through July 3, at Little House be up-to-date on vaccinations. Activity Center in Menlo Park. Entrance fee is $10 for adults; $5 of our community. The classes will run from 1:30 for children ages 3 to 13; and free to 2:30 p.m. for children under 3. For more Join today: SupportLocalJournalism.org/Almanac Little House is at 800 Middle information, call 367-1405.
20 N The Almanac N TheAlmanacOnline.com N June 11, 2014 NEWS ' '&"!& !"* Election: Low turnout, "%&" " high mail-in percentage % !'"!%'& ! ( ! Bing Concert Hall Saturday, August 9 0674= ,;;A:;A077 “So musical, so powerful, so A total of 85,537 votes were County Clerk-Recorder Mark :8-,A ,BB '3077492=:9&:92-::6 incredibly virtuosic.” cast in the June 3 election in San Church, with 62,907 votes; @094<0#0;;40;=30 ,.605:390==0';4: – Sting Mateo County, 24 percent of the Sheriff Greg Munks (who was ,;.><&307-A";.30<=;, @ ,;;4<:9:7=;,90 registered voters, according to opposed by a write-in candi- %0808-0;492&=,90=B 09,0%:<0<492< data from the elections office at date), with 60,857 votes; and @4=3 ;4<=09&=;:8 &34;70A:;9 noon Monday, June 9. Seventy- Coroner Robert Foucrault, with &,.3,7),<,9/,94 0,=3;:< seven percent of the votes were 59,806 votes. '30+077:@5,.60=< ;0/0;<.3';4: cast by mail. In the contested race for the !/>2>';4: 099A>;;077$>,;=0= County officials re-elected vacated seat of county control- %>=3,?40<7>0<!4=0 ',A7:;42<=4 >74,9 ,20 @4=3 :0 :>4<*,760; without opposition are Trea- ler, Juan Raigoza was elected 0:;20,-70<7A Saturday, June 21 Saturday, June 28 Saturday, July 12 surer-Tax Collector Sandie with 45,350 votes. " " # ! ! Arnott, with 64,050 votes; Dis- Two Superior Court judges STANFORDJAZZ.ORG 650-725-ARTS (2787) trict Attorney Steve Wagstaffe, were elected: Susan L. Greenberg, <=,91:;/5,BB10<=4?,7:;2or :;.,77 with 62,384 votes; and County with 49,655 votes; and Stephanie Superintendent of Schools Anne Garratt, with 43,546 votes. Campbell, with 60,211 votes. The county Elections Office County officials re-elected will be updating vote tallies at Support with opposition are Assessor- 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. The Almanac’s print and online coverage Ex-clerk pleads not guilty of our community. A 48-year-old man who col- police report. He worked for the Join today: SupportLocalJournalism.org/Almanac lected program fees at the front city from June 1999 until April desk of the Arrillaga Fam- 2014 as a part-time night clerk. ily Recreation Center in Menlo The San Mateo resident faces Park has pleaded not guilty to a maximum of six months in misdemeanor embezzlement. county jail if convicted. After Michael Benjamin Thuland- his arraignment on May 26, the er is charged with diverting San Mateo County Superior approximately $200 in drop- Court scheduled his trial for in class fees, according to the Aug. 18. City names interim director Transportation Manager Jesse a similar one in Millbrae. Quirion will now serve as inter- Hired as transportation man- im public works director, the ager in 2013, Mr. Quirion has a city of Menlo Park announced bachelor’s degree in civil engineer- June 6. ing from Embry-Riddle Aeronau- Mr. Quirion will step into the tical University and a master’s in new role on June 20 after Chip public administration from Nova Taylor departs the position for Southeastern University.
that assertion as inaccurate and PARCEL TAX unfair, and noted that the coun- continued from page 11 cil vote to place the measure on They also argued that master the ballot was unanimous. plans are in the works that may When Ms. Lewis began to identify needs that could be contest her colleague’s response, costly to meet, and that the town City Attorney Bill Conners has begun studying alternative called, “Time out.” He then revenue sources, making a tax reminded council members that reduction premature. town code prohibits “personal Calling a discussion of reduc- attacks back and forth, and I’ve ing the tax rate “irresponsible,” got to say it’s uncomfortable at Councilwoman Lewis asserted this point.” that Mr. Widmer’s position The council will vote on the was understandable, given he tax and set its rate at the regular opposed renewing the parcel council meeting on Wednesday, tax. Mr. Widmer challenged June 18. A
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N POLICE CALLS PLAN INITIATIVE camera without having paid for it. 441 El Camino Real. Estimated loss: This information is from the Menlo Park ■ A set of skis, a set of golf clubs, a set continued from page 16 Police Department. Under the law, peo- Deputies contacted him and said the of walkie-talkies and a phone charger $452.60. June 5. ple charged with offenses are consid- suspect admitted to the burglary. No were stolen from a storage unit inside ■ A woman eating in a restaurant those concerns. Requiring a ered innocent unless convicted. Police losses. May 29. a carport of a condominium complex with her purse hanging on the back vote of the people to change received the reports on the dates shown. on Monte Rosa Drive. Estimated loss: Auto burglary report: The right rear of her chair had her wallet stolen, with tiny little zoning rules “is just window on a vehicle parked in the $1,675. June 6. her driver’s license and credit cards PORTOLA VALLEY 700 block of Canada Road was found ■ In an attempted burglary on White an absurd way to run a city inside. Estimated loss: $60. June 4. Theft reports: smashed and property taken from Oak Drive, someone cut a lock and a government.” ■ A man left his vehicle unlocked on ■ A resident of Westridge Drive said a inside. Estimated loss: $1,900. May 22. wire cord that secured a the gate of Right now the city is waiting Felton Drive and had his wallet stolen. necklace is missing and believed to be Theft report: Someone took property a chain-link fence, but nothing was for Lisa Wise Consulting Inc. Estimated loss: $59. June 3. stolen. Estimated loss: $50,000. May 30. from inside an unlocked vehicle parked reported missing. June 3. to analyze the initiative. The ■ Someone smashed a window at the ■ ■ Someone stole a purse and cell in the 1000 block of Canada Road. Esti- Someone stole a registration tab $148,420 contract includes pro- mated loss: $600. May 22. rear of a garage of a residence on Iris phone from inside an unlocked vehicle from the license plate of a vehicle jecting how the changes would in the 700 block of Portola Road. Esti- Traffic accident report: A vehicle Lane, but nothing was reported missing parked at University Drive and Santa from the home. June 3. mated loss: $1,500. May 24. heading west in the 1000 block of Cruz Avenue. Estimated loss: $50. affect the feasibility of develop- Theft reports: ■ Someone broke a metal piece used to Canada Road crossed the white fog June 3. ment within the specific plan keep a kitchen side door shut at a resi- line on the right shoulder of the road ■ Construction and power tools were ■ A cell phone was stolen from an boundaries, along with infra- and went down an embankment, where stolen from a locked toolbox in the back dence on Wayside Road, then entered unlocked locker in the men’s locker structure and financial impacts. it struck two fences and came to rest of a pickup truck on Monte Rosa Drive. the residence and stole two guitars and room of Burgess swimming pool on A preliminary report is expected against the front porch of a residence. Estimated loss: $1,760. June 5. a Kindle tablet. Estimated loss: $900. Laurel Street. No estimate on losses. by the end of June. May 18. Medics took the driver to a hospital for ■ A locked bike was stolen from a bike June 1. evaluation. May 22. rack in the 1100 block of El Camino WOODSIDE Real, but the bike was recovered and ■ A man described as Hispanic and in Save Menlo says MENLO PARK his 30s reached into the open window Commercial burglary report: Menlo returned to its owner. June 1. When asked for its take on of vehicle parked in the 1900 block Park man arrested and booked into Commercial burglary report: Some- ■ Someone stole a bike that had been Menlo Park Deserves Better’s jail on burglary charges after allegedly one smashed a front window of the Len- locked to a stop sign post on Oak of Santa Cruz Avenue and stole three remarks, Save Menlo reiterated walking into a convenience store in scrafters store at 700 El Camino Real, Grove Avenue. Estimated loss: $639. debit cards, that were later canceled. what it sees as the benefits of the the 1700 block of Skyline Boulevard, entered the store and stole sunglasses June 5. The vehicle owner chased the man, cutting a security lock from a camera Estimated loss: $10,000. June 6. ■ The cash drawer was broke into at but he got into a waiting white SUV and initiative. According to spokes- case, and leaving the store with the Residential burglary reports: Honeycombers lice-treatment salon at fled the scene. No losses. May 30. woman Perla Ni, the initiative has widespread support, with more than 3,000 Menlo Park residents, drawn from across the city’s neighborhoods, and Daniel Jerome Murphy Dr. Peter Kasenchak nine former council members January 8, 1926 – May 21, 2014 October 17, 1934 – May 29, 2014 signing the petition. Initiative co-sponsor and for- Daniel Jerome Murphy, a former Peter’s wonderful life came to mer planning commissioner resident of Menlo Park, died an end when he passed away in his Patti Fry said it lets Menlo Park peacefully in Oberlin, Ohio, on home on Thursday morning, May voters decide the future of their May 21, 2014, at the age of 88. 29th, with his two sons Kevin and small town and closes what she Jerry, as he was known to his Kris caring for him. described as loopholes in the family and friends, was born Peter exemplified what it means specific plan. in San Antonio, Texas, in 1926, to have a positive attitude and a “Our community created a the youngest son of Col. Edward commitment to serving others. It vision of balanced retail, hotel, A. Murphy and Alice Coughlin was most apparent through the housing, restaurants, and Murphy. last 14 months, as he did not miss a small-scale offices,” she said. After graduating from Monterey family function or opportunity to “No one asked for large office High School, in Monterey, serve others as he fought pancreatic buildings. This initiative gives California, Jerry attended the U.S. cancer. His most cherished friend, Menlo Park residents a voice in Naval Academy in Annapolis, Geralyn Cole, was always by his their future.” A Maryland. side during that time. He married Charlotte Mansfield of San Francisco, and together Peter is survived by his two sons, Kevin and Kris, their wives they had seven children. Erin and Liza, and his four grandchildren, whom he adored. Jerry saw combat during the Korean War, and he received a Support Local Business Peter grew up in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the only child Purple Heart for injuries during that conflict. of an immigrant family from Eastern Europe. He graduated Following his Naval service, Jerry and his family settled in from Hanover High School, put himself through college and Menlo Park, where he worked as an electrical engineer in the aerospace industry. graduated from the Temple University School of Dentistry in Jerry and Charlotte divorced in 1985, but they remained on 1960. good terms, connected through their love of family, including He then joined the U.S. Navy as a dentist and was on active their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. duty from 1960 to 1969. During that time, he was stationed on After retiring, Jerry moved to Ohio to be near two of his sons the USS Forrestal and spent a year in Antarctica. and their families. He moved into the retirement community at He married the love of his life, Andrea Vogler, in New York Kendal, in Oberlin, Ohio, in 2002. on April 1, 1967. They created a life for themselves in Palo Alto, The Jerry enjoyed hiking and camping with his family and friends. where Peter was a dentist for the Palo Alto Dental Group from He loved reading, especially biographies, historical novels, 1969-2005. online guide mysteries, and his beloved Bible. He also loved traveling in his He never remarried after losing Andrea to brain cancer on Saturn station wagon all over the country to visit his family. July 2, 1992. to Menlo Park Jerry is survived by his sister, Beatrice, and her husband Bernard After retirement, Peter’s commitment to helping others Barmann, his seven children (and spouses/partners) Kathy increased. He was a board member for the Woodside Priory businesses Stoner (Mickey), Lindy Stevens (Jim), Dan Murphy Jr. (Candy), School and he served food for those in need three days a week Pierce Murphy (Mary Anne), Liz Schmidt (Steve), Drew Murphy at the St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room in Menlo Park, as well t.BLFQVSDIBTFT (Michael), Miles Murphy (Martin); 13 grandchildren, four great- as acting as the chairman of the advisory council. grandchildren, and numerous other beloved relatives, including When Peter was not serving others, he enjoyed pursuing his t8SJUFBOESFBESFWJFXT nieces, nephews, and cousins. passion for travel, scuba, and cooking. A memorial service will be held at Ladera Oaks Club, 3249 Peter will be remembered for his kindness, his unselfish service t'JOEEFBMTBOEDPVQPOT Alpine Road Portola Valley, CA 94028, on Monday, June 16, 2014, to others, and the love he gave his many friends and family. He at 11:30 a.m. will not be forgotten but he will be missed tremendously. t#VZHJGUDFSUJGJDBUFT The family suggests donations to the Kendal residence Memorial donations in memory of Peter may be made to the assistance fund. Checks payable to the Kendal at Oberlin RAF St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room, Attn: Barbara Edwards, t%JTDPWFSMPDBMCVTJOFTTFT fund may be mailed to Teresa Maynard, Kendal at Oberlin, 600 3500 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3099, or online Kendal Drive, Oberlin, OH 44074. Please note that the donation at - www.paduadiningroom.com is in memory of Jerry Murphy. ShopMenloPark.com PAID OBITUARY PAID OBITUARY
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EDITOR & PUBLISHER Tom Gibboney (223-6507) Downtown Menlo withstands retail turnover NEWSROOM Managing Editor ith rents running to $5 a square foot and possibly more, November ballot already has spooked investors who may pass up Richard Hine (223-6525) it is no wonder that small retail businesses are cautious the commercial property market until after the election. News Editor about settling into storefronts on Santa Cruz Avenue, in On the other hand, developers could learn from former Menlo Renee Batti (223-6582) W the heart of Menlo Park’s downtown. Park tenants who are happily relocated, including a financial plan- Lifestyles Editor Jane Knoerle (223-6531) And though the vacancy rate is holding steady at below 2 per- ner, who moved to Redwood Shores in September and said he is Staff Writers cent, there has been turnover, caused by any number of issues, saving $50,000 a year on rent. He also enjoys many amenities in Dave Boyce (223-6527), but probably the most maddening for business owners is the city’s his new space, including an employee gym, picnic areas and a free Sandy Brundage (223-6529) uber vigilant parking enforcement officers, who shuttle to Caltrain. And he said he doesn’t miss Contributors swarm the downtown plazas and have been paying — or seeing his customers paying — for Marjorie Mader, Barbara Wood, Kate Daly EDITORIAL Special Sections Editor known to write a ticket (including for a City parking tickets, a longstanding complaint from Carol Blitzer Council member) just for having a wheel on (not The opinion of The Almanac even the most established merchants on Santa Photographer Michelle Le (223-6530) over) the white line marking the parking space. Cruz Avenue.
DESIGN & PRODUCTION One of the most popular destinations for dis- Menlo Park has tried several ways to ease the gruntled Menlo Park businesses is the recently renovated downtown Design Director parking burden downtown, adding to its traditional two free hours Shannon Corey (223-6560) area of Los Altos, which is attractive to youth-oriented retailers. in selected parking plazas and one-hour spaces on Santa Cruz GUEST Assistant Design Director Karla Oliveira, owner of the Build It Again Lego store, which she Avenue to create more turnover. And in one plaza there is the option Lili Cao OPINION Designers Linda Atilano, Rosanna Leung, recently moved to Los Altos after a short stint on Santa Cruz Ave- to buy up to seven more hours of parking. But a review by the City Paul Llewellyn nue, says her rent has decreased from more than $6,000 a month to Council of recent downtown parking data shows that while Menlo ADVERTISING less than $4,000. And as a retailer who caters to families with young Park averages 5.9 tickets per parking place a year, about average, the Vice President Sales and Marketing children, she likes the Los Altos ambiance created by similarly rate on Santa Cruz Avenue is nearly twice as high in the one-hour Tom Zahiralis (223-6570) focused businesses like Forest on First, a restaurant where children spaces — 11 tickets per space per year. Compare that to Los Altos, Display Advertising Sales can play while their parents have lunch, a hobby shop, museum and where the average is 1.21 tickets per space per year, although some Wendy Suzuki (223-6569) new bookstore that specializes in titles for the younger set. merchants there are wishing for a more aggressive enforcement Real Estate Manager Neal Fine (223-6583) All of this doesn’t mean that Menlo Park’s downtown is wasting team like Menlo Park’s. Often, Los Altos merchants must call for away. Far from it, Jim Cogan, Menlo Park’s economic development parking enforcement, rather than seeing officers making the rounds Real Estate & Advertising Coordinator Diane Martin (223-6584) manager, told the Almanac recently. For example, the Lego store looking for shoppers who have overstayed their time limit. Legal Advertising may have found greener pastures in Los Altos, but Cheeky Mon- In addition to widening downtown sidewalks, Los Altos has plans Alicia Santillan (223-6578) key and Flegel’s Home Furnishings continue to thrive in longtime for a new boutique hotel, taller commercial buildings, and a few Santa Cruz Avenue locations. mixed-use projects that will be completed in the next year or two. Published every Wednesday at Mr. Cogan said factors working against Menlo Park is the high Until the issues raised by the initiative process are resolved, it 3525 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Menlo Park, CA 94025 property values and the uncertainty caused by challenges to two could be a year or more before additional development can take off Newsroom: (650) 223-6525 major development projects proposed by Stanford and Greenheart in downtown Menlo Park. Until then, the city will rest on its lau- Newsroom Fax: (650) 223-7525 on large downtown parcels. A petition drive for an initiative to rels, and hopefully be ready for a rejuvenating lift next year when Advertising: (650) 854-2626 A Advertising Fax: (650) 223-7570 change the city’s downtown specific plan that could go on the the parameters of downtown specific plan will be known. Email news and photos with captions to: [email protected] Email letters to: [email protected] LETTERS The Almanac, established in October 1965, is delivered each week to residents of Menlo Park, Our readers write Atherton, Portola Valley and Woodside and adja- cent unincorporated areas of southern San Mateo County. The Almanac is qualified by decree of the Superior Court of San Mateo County to publish public notices of a governmental and legal nature, Keep city’s water away as stated in Decree No. 147530, issued December 21, 1969. ©2014 by Embarcadero Media Company. from golf course All rights reserved. Subscriptions are $60 for one year and $100 for Editor: two years. If you believe that climate change is a real and serious if not a crisis issue — as I do — and that California is in the grip of ■ WHAT’S YOUR VIEW? a major water shortage for agri- culture, industry and residential All views must include a home address use, then you have no choice and contact phone number. Published letters will also appear on the web site, but to reject the Sharon Heights www.TheAlmanacOnline.com, and Golf and Country Club’s request occasionally on the Town Square forum. to seek water from the aquifer by drilling in Nealon Park. Menlo Park Historical Association Town Square forum Post your views on the Nealon Park is public. That is, Our Regional Heritage it is the property of all of us tax- Town Square forum at In the 1880s, the Palo Alto Trotting Stables, near Menlo Park, was the home of hundreds of valuable horses www.TheAlmanacOnline. payers. The golf club is a private com owned by Leland Stanford. His farm was said to attract horse-loving visitors from around the world, with organization. If we allow drill- stable space for up to 750 horses. Email your views to: ing for water, shouldn’t we also [email protected] allow drilling for oil or frack- and note this it is a letter to the editor in the subject ing for natural gas for private sumption, including reducing Do you not see the irony, the es of private golf course watering. line. consumption in Nealon Park? the watering of our lawns. Why hypocrisy and the gross unfair- The city should reject this What’s the difference? Mail or deliver to: are private golf courses a higher ness in the Sharon Heights Sharon Heights request and pro- Editor at the Almanac, Golf courses have many acres priority than every person’s gar- Club’s request? vide a scolding for the golf club’s 3525 Alameda de las Pul- of grass, which, as we all know, den and lawn? Indeed, we are all California’s historically worst flagrant abuse at a time of a gas, Menlo Park, CA 94025. demand intensive water use. At being urged to remove our lawns drought highlights the arrogance critical state water shortage. A Call the Viewpoint desk at the same time, we all are being and replace them with very low- of the demand upon a severely Martin Engel 223-6507. asked to reduce our water con- water-use vegetation, or gravel. shrinking state aquifer for purpos- Stone Pine Lane, Menlo Park
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