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OCTOBER 4, 2013 VOLUME 21, NO. 36 www.MountainViewOnline.com 650.964.6300 MOVIES | 23 Interns evicted during shutdown CLOSURE IMPACTS NASA OFFICES AS FURLOUGH TAKES HOLD AT MOFFETT By Eric Van Susteren and Andrea Gemmet neers made generous offers to let interns stay at their homes,” he t’s one thing to be out of work said. during the federal shutdown, Members of Mountain View’s Ibut it’s another to get evicted Hacker Dojo have stepped into when you’re far from home. the breach, offering places to stay, That’s the situation NASA and several members are offering Ames interns found themselves the interns paid work at their in when many federal govern- startups during the shutdown, ment operations ground to a said Katy Levinson, the Dojo’s halt at midnight Monday after director of development. Hacker Congress failed to pass a budget Dojo got involved when NASA in the culmination of a bitter Ames interns started posting fli- battle over the implementation ers asking for somewhere to stay, of the Affordable Care Act. she said. MICHELLE LE The first government shut- Levinson said she’s trying to get Graeme, a border collie, brings enthusiasm to his job chasing geese and coots from the Shoreline Golf Links. down in 17 years confirmation of will not close the how many interns Department of Most of the were ousted, and Thank dog, city’s golf course finally breaks even Veterans Affairs believes there are or U.S. Postal Ser- interns struggled as many as 50. NEW OPERATOR ATTRACTS MORE PLAYERS, SHOOS GEESE AND COOTS AWAY vice, but NASA “We’ve verified By Daniel DeBolt and the Menlo to make the locations and And part of the credit goes to city services, like the police Park office of safety of 15, and t Shoreline Golf Links a very enthusiastic border collie department and the library. the United States arrangements. we’re looking for there are fewer geese named Graeme. Turning its first profit in Geological Sur- the other 35,” she Aand they are less of The turnaround can largely many years, the course made vey (USGS) have said. nuisance, the turf is in better be credited to Touchstone Golf, $30,000 in the fiscal year end- been shuttered. The dorm, called the NASA shape than ever and the course hired to run the city-owned ing in June — a big change Besides furloughing employees Exchange Lodge, is used by has finally made a profit after course after its deficit in 2011 from 2011-12, when it lost at Mountain View’s NASA Ames other companies in the summer, several years of being deep in threatened to take away over $1 Research Center, visitors can- including Google and SETI, she the red. million from funding for core See GOLF DOG, page 10 not even gain access to NASA’s said. “It can easily hold 600 kids. website, which states: “Due to There are usually a lot fewer in the lapse in federal government winter, and they spread them out, funding, this website is not avail- so even (the interns) don’t know Emails, board report paint picture able. We sincerely regret this how many of them are in there.” inconvenience.” Levinson said she stayed in the NASA Ames intern James same dorm several years ago, of Nelson’s offending behavior Mishra contacted the Voice to say when she was an intern. “If it that he and other interns who are had happened to me, I’d be 3,000 MV WHISMAN TRUSTEE tion has been building over Nel- inaccurate, accusations. They housed on campus were evicted miles from home, and (have) FACES CENSURE VOTE son’s behavior — both in private show a pattern of threatening from their dorms on Tuesday. less than $1,000 in my bank and in public meetings — since and insulting district staff mem- Interns were given a week’s account,” she said. “I wouldn’t By Nick Veronin he took office late last year. bers and attempts by Nelson to notice that they might have to want it to happen to me, and The emails, obtained by the use his position on the board find alternate housing during the we’re going to fix it. udging from email exchang- Voice through a state Public to gain political leverage over shutdown, Mishra said. es between Mountain View Records Act request, and evi- Superintendent Craig Goldman. “Most of the interns, includ- Blood drive canceled JWhisman School District dence compiled by Bill Lambert, As of the Voice’s Oct. 2 press ing myself, were unfamiliar with The local blood bank is being trustee Steven Nelson and his one of Nelson’s colleagues on the deadline, the school board was the San Francisco Bay Area and left high and dry by the shut- colleagues on the board and board, paint a picture of a trustee struggled to make arrangements. members of district staff, frustra- quick to make serious, and often See NELSON, page 13 Many senior scientists and engi- See SHUTDOWN, page 14

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■ COMMUNITY -PDBM/FXT ■ FEATURES Immigrant students get DREAM Act crash course By Nick Veronin Mountain View High School’s lthough Gov. Jerry Brown Spartan Theatre, where speakers signed California’s with expertise in immigration ADREAM Act into law law explained the difference two years ago this month, it isn’t between California’s DREAM always clear to eligible students Act — passed in October of how to take advantage of the new 2011 — and the proposed federal legislation. Some of that confu- DREAM Act, which has not been sion was cleared up Sept. 25 at signed into law. Attendees also an immigration rights workshop learned about “Deferred Action held at Mountain View High for Childhood Arrivals,” a dis- School. cretionary policy put forward by The event, organized by local President Barack Obama, which immigrant rights activist Elena allows temporary protection Pacheco, provided answers to from deportation for immigrant Mountain View and Los Altos youth living illegally in the U.S. high school students who immi- Immigration experts warned grated to the U.S. illegally — the attendees — most of whom often when they were very young are living in the country without — and who now want to apply proper documentation — to for state grants to help them beware of scam artists, who attend college. might extract money in exchange More than 20 teens and par- MICHELLE LE Lupita Garcia, 25, invites high school students to a dinner at a workshop about the DREAM Act. ents attended the workshop at See DREAM ACT, page 9

ing as the company renovates said: Shoreline Boulevard is more Google expansion brings mixed feelings a number of existing buildings gridlocked than ever, there’s been around its headquarters at 1600 an unprecedented spike in rents COMPANY TO MOVE INTO ITS FIRST BRAND-NEW MV BUILDING Amphitheatre Parkway. Only and restaurants are struggling as By Daniel DeBolt about 2,000 Google employees a bigger percentage of workers eat structed at 1255 Pear Avenue, pair of R&D buildings measur- live in Mountain View, now a free gourmet lunches on campus. one of three moves the company ing 23,610 square feet and 10,380 city of over 75,000 people, city Home owners, however, (includ- hile Google has been made to expand in Mountain square feet. officials say. The company cur- ing every City Council member) in Mountain View for View over the summer. All told, Google will soon have rently owns or leases well over 60 “are getting wealthier on paper” Wyears, the company The company also signed a space for 2,500 more employees buildings in Mountain View. as their property values rise. has yet to occupy an entirely new lease for the 500,000-square-foot at the Mayfield site, 785 on Pear “Mountain View certainly isn’t “I have concerns about the cost building in the city. That will building that once housed the Avenue and 170 more on San the town it was 20 or 30 years ago, of housing in Mountain View,” change soon. Mayfield Mall — now undergo- Antonio Road. City officials but neither is Silicon Valley,” said Kasperzak said. “Anybody that Google has signed a lease with ing a massive renovation — and estimate that Google already council member Mike Kasper- owns their property is probably the Sobrato family for a 156,317- bought a 2.3-acre property at has over 20,000 employees in zak. The impacts of Google’s square-foot building to be con- 1161 San Antonio Road with a Mountain View, which is grow- growth have become obvious, he See EXPANSION , page 11 City Hall to switch off Google WiFi By Daniel DeBolt “We started to get a lot of said service became noticeably erhaps another sign that complaints,” said Steve Rodri- poor in January. Google’s free WiFi system guez, the city’s IT manager. “We The city is switching to a WiFi Pin Mountain View is on generally get them in the library. network from Smart Wave tech- its last legs, city officials are get- From what I can tell it’s pretty nologies, taking the opportunity ting ready to switch off Google’s much not working anymore. We to piggy back on a contract Smart system inside city buildings and get asked a lot, ‘What is going Wave won from the City of San replace it with a WiFi system on with the Google wireless?’” Jose, a practice which saved the costing $130,000 over the next Rodriguez’s response? “I don’t city from being required to con- five years. know.” duct its own bidding process, The system was a gift to the Last Tuesday the connection Rodriguez said. city from Google in 2006, pro- appeared to be working in the “It’s just a service that needs to viding free internet access from library, but staff said they receive be addressed,” Rodriguez said. hundreds of light-pole mounted at least one or two complaints nodes and in city buildings. Now, every day from patrons not able See GOOGLE WIFI, page 6

even inside the city’s library and to log on, or who log on and find DEBOLT DANIEL inside City Hall, users say the a slow or spotty connection. A sign in the Mountain View WiFi network hasn’t been fully “The service is just not cutting library warns patrons that the functional for months. it,” said one library staffer, who Google WiFi doesn’t work.

October 4, 2013 ■ Mountain View Voice ■ MountainViewOnline.com ■ 5 -PDBM/FXT Zero tolerance for drugs at Shoreline rave AT LEAST 100 ARRESTS AT BEYOND WONDERLAND ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL By Nick Veronin event’s stages were set up in a park- ocal authorities received ing lot, facing Highway 101 instead more than 100 noise com- of towards the Bay, like Shoreline Lplaints and at least 90 Amphitheatre’s main stage. After people were arrested on drug- receiving the complaints on Sat- OCT. 2013 and alcohol-related offenses at a urday night, the city met with the two-day electronic music festival promoter and reduced the sound at Shoreline Amphitheatre held levels. “From the emails I saw this COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS over the weekend. morning it made a big difference,” For a complete list of classes and class fees, lectures and health education resources, Beyond Wonderland, which De la Montaigne said, adding that featured performances from big- visit pamf.org/healtheducation. Sunday night drew only 20 or 30 name electronic music producers complaints. including Calvin Harris, AVICII “We certainly apologize for and David Guetta was held at the the level of noise that impacted ARTHRITIS AND YOU local music venue Saturday and residents on Saturday night,” De Cupertino City OCT. 8, 1 – 2:30 P.M. Sunday, Sept. 28 and 29. la Montaigne said. Senior Center RANJANA SOOD, M.D. According to Sgt. Sean Thomp- Thompson said there were no son, public information officer serious injuries reported at the 21251 Stevens Creek Blvd. PAMF RHEUMATOLOGY Cupertino with the Mountain View Police festival. (408) 777-3150 This presentation will discuss what arthritis is, the different Department, at least 90 people While noise complaints are not types of arthritis, how it is diagnosed and treated, as well as were arrested at the festival. out of the ordinary for Shoreline tips for managing everyday symptoms. Other Bay Area news outlets Amphitheater, the 90 people have reported that more than arrested was an unusually high 100 were arrested. number for the concert venue, SUPPLEMENTS, VITAMINS AND MORE: Thompson also said the MVPD Thompson said. received more than 100 noise Thompson attributed the vol- SHOULD I TAKE THEM? complaints from residents saying ume of arrests to a no-tolerance Mountain View Center OCT. 8, 7 – 8:30 P.M. the festival was too loud. In com- policy by law enforcement for 701 E. El Camino Real RAVIN AGAH, M.D., PH.D. ments left on the Voice website, public drug use by concertgoers many readers reported that the and because people frequently Mountain View PAMF INTERNAL MEDICINE (650) 934-7380 noise from the concert continued bring drugs, primarily marijua- This lecture will provide an overview of various supplements, late into the night and singled out na, with them to rave festivals. herbal and non-herbal and vitamins. the bass frequencies emanating The local law agencies that from Shoreline Amphitheatre as assisted Mountain View police being particularly bothersome. during the two-day affair includ- ADVANCEMENTS IN CATARACT SURGERY Residents made 105 complaints ed Los Altos and Palo Alto police, about noise from the event on the Sunnyvale Department of Sunnyvale City OCT. 29, 1 – 2:15 P.M. Saturday night even though the Public Safety, the Santa Clara Senior Center YICHIEH SHIUEY, M.D. sound levels were below the 98 County Sheriff’s Office and the 550 E. Remington Dr. PAMF OPHTHALMOLOGY decibels specified in the city’s county’s Special Enforcement Sunnyvale contract with promoters, said Team, Thompson said. (650) 934-7380 Join us to learn what a cataract is, the latest advancements J.P. De la Montaigne, com- Police estimated that about in cataract surgery and the outcome for vision after surgery. munity services director. The 25,000 people attended the music booming bass from the event “is events during each of the two not reflected so much in decibel days, Thompson said. V DR. TOM MCDONALD MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES levels,” De la Montaigne said. —Staff writer Daniel DeBolt De la Montaigne blamed the and Bay City News Service con- AT THE PALO ALTO CENTER noise levels on the way two of the tributed to this story

HONORING YOUR WISHES Palo Alto Center OCT. 30, 6:30 – 8 P.M. announcement about the future 795 El Camino Real GOOGLE WIFI STEVE LAI, M.D. Continued from page 5 of its free network after users Palo Alto PAMF GERIATRIC MEDICINE, complained at the start of the (650) 853-4873 HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE “Being where we are, the expec- year about spotty and nonexis- tation is pretty high that we at tent connections from its nodes, It’s not easy to talk about your end-of-life wishes, but it’s one least have something, especially mounted on over 500 light poles of the most important things you can do for the people you in the library.” around the city, providing those love. Please join us for a discussion on advance care The new WiFi system — with special signal repeater devic- planning, a process for identifying your treatment preferences limited to city buildings — is es free home internet. The com- based on your values and goals. Dr. Lai will address the expected to be functional in the pany has said increased demands advance health care directive and POLST (Physician Orders library by November, shortly fol- for bandwidth from increased lowed by a system in City Hall, use of sites like Netflix and Hulu for Life-Sustaining Treatments) forms, important documents the Community Center at Reng- have overwhelmed the original to discuss with your family and doctor. storff Park, the Senior Center, infrastructure. Google said this the Teen Center, the Center for week that an announcement on Performing Arts and Michaels at Google WiFi was still coming, Shoreline, including its outdoor but did not provide any new patio. There’s also a possibility information by press time. V of it working outside in Civic Center Plaza, Rodriguez said. Email Daniel DeBolt pamf.org/heatheducation In July Google promised an at [email protected]

6 ■ Mountain View Voice ■ MountainViewOnline.com ■ October 4, 2013 -PDBM/FXT OPEN HOUSE Help for picky eaters Saturday, November 2nd - 10 a.m. FOOD ALLERGIES CAN BE DEADLY; LOCAL RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING ON A FIX By Nick Veronin antibodies, which in some cases Lau-Chen’s younger daughter, tephanie Lau-Chen’s chil- can cause the kind of swelling overcome their violent reactions dren are picky eaters. that will close up a person’s to peanuts. SAccording to the Mountain throat and lead to asphyxiation. With the help of the doctors, View mother, there are only a But it’s not exactly clear why the nurses and scientists working handful of restaurants where she body would think something as at SAFAR, Lau-Chen’s young- can take her kids, and most of the seemingly benign as a tree nut is er daughter — if selected — time she and her husband cook at a danger. will undergo a process called home — making sure the food is Researchers think that it may “oral immunotherapy.” If she is just right. And for good reason. have something to do with the accepted to the study, she should If they didn’t, their children way food is grown, harvested eventually be able to eat a full might die. and processed. Environment and serving of peanuts. Alt RSVP: [email protected] Lau-Chen’s two daughters both s o genetics also are likely contribu- Oral immunotherapy, or OIT, o s have food allergies. Her older tors. is a process by which a food-al- L 650-948-3738 daughter, a 9-year-old, is allergic “When you look at society lergic patient is slowly introduced C www.LACS.com s to shellfish, which isn’t too hard and the way it was a generation to a larger and larger portion h l r 625 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos to avoid, according to Lau-Chen. before, things weren’t mass pro- of the food to which they are o is o Private Preschool through 8th Grade But feeding her 7-year-old girl, duced in the way they are today,” allergic, Dominguez explained. t h who is allergic to milk, egg, pea- Dominguez said. Starting with an almost imper- ian Sc 30 years of academic excellence nuts and tree nuts, poses a much Genetic modification of food ceptible portion, the patient’s in a family friendly environment bigger challenge. has been vastly expanded in the dose is steadily increased over “We’ve had three close calls past generation or two. Processed a matter of months until he or with my younger daughter,” food is pumped full of preserva- she is able to eat a full serving Lau-Chen said. Her daughter has tives, artificial colors and flavors, of whatever had caused allergic gone into anaphylactic shock — a and is subject to cross contami- reactions. Why keep your teeth serious allergic reaction, which nation from other foods and The process is still “experimen- can cause death if not treated pollutants. Dominquez said she tal,” according to Dominguez. and gums healthy? immediately, often with a shot of believes that all of those things And once someone has a resis- epinephrine. “We need to carry have to play a factor in the rise tance to a given food they have medication everywhere we go — of food allergies. “When you to keep eating a certain amount an EpiPen or an EpiPen Junior.” add up the amount of changes of that food every day in order Lau-Chen’s daughters are just in manufacturing, all the envi- to maintain that resistance — in two in a growing cohort of people ronmental pollution, and you other words there is no “cure.” with food allergies. According to add the genetic component, that The FDA has yet to approve the Centers for Disease Control seems to be the combination that oral immunotherapy and it can and Prevention, the prevalence is causing some of these food only legally be conducted in a comfort of children experiencing allergic allergies.” highly regulated setting. “Safety comfort reactions to food has risen nearly Research projects like SAFAR, has to be absolute,” Dominguez conficonfi dencedence 2 percent since 1997. and others around the country, said. “This isn’t even allowed in It’s an increase that has gotten are yielding results. According to clinics for allergists to do.” the attention of the medical com- Dominguez, it is possible to help munity, prompting studies such the severely food allergic, like See ALLERGIES, page 9 as ones now being conducted at El Camino Hospital. 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October 4, 2013 ■ Mountain View Voice ■ MountainViewOnline.com ■ 7 -PDBM/FXT James Satake 1924 – 2013 Bullis, LASD may be Resident of Mountain View James (Jim) Satake, 89, passed away at home in Germany and was honorably discharged on way to compromise on Friday, September 27. Born in Mountain in 1945. In the 1950’s, Jim built a greenhouse View and raised in Palo Alto, James is survived and began a wholesale bedding plant business MEETINGS BETWEEN DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL by his wife Fumie Satake, three children and known as Satake Nursery, which he and his their spouses, Russell Satake & son Russ operated for 60 years. ARE ‘GOOD FIRST STEP,’ OFFICIAL SAYS Anita Lusebrink, Julie Satake Jim held many leadership posi- Ryu & Edwin Ryu, Gail Satake- tions in organizations such as By Nick Veronin Hurd said of the proposed mea- Nakamura & Stacy Nakamura. the Mountain View Buddhist sure, which members of his Also by his grandchildren, Ni- Temple, Fremont Fire District, hile lawmakers in the board have been discussing with cole Ryu, Danielle Ryu, Rachel Tri-City Association, Hiroshi- nation’s capital con- the LASD trustees. “We don’t Nakamura, Rossten Nakamura, ma Nikkei Jin Kai and has been Wtinue to wait for their want it to be about Bullis. We are Erin Keikoan and Lisa Keikoan. an Honorary Ambassador for respective opponents to blink, a one of 10 public schools in the He is survived by his sister and the Mountain View-Iwata City smaller-scale but equally vitriolic district. We want nothing more her husband, Rose & Haruo Sister City Program. local political standoff may be than our fair share.” Hayashi and his sister-in-law, Friends and family are invited showing signs of progress. But Smith agreed that the bond isn’t Mary Satake. Also stepchil- to a viewing at Cusimano just as some pundits are predict- simply for the benefit of Bullis, dren Bruce & Judy Keikoan and Family Colonial Mortuary on ing the government shutdown explaining that the district is in Gail Keikoan. He is survived by Sunday, October 6 from 11AM won’t be resolved anytime soon, need of an additional school. Giv- many nephews and nieces, in- to 1PM and a funeral service those familiar with the Los Altos en the district’s student popula- cluding special niece Fay Matsumoto and her on Sunday, October 6 at 3PM at Mountain School District-Bullis Charter tion, which has jumped in recent husband, Larry. James voluntarily relocated View Buddhist Temple 575 N. Shoreline School debate aren’t likely to be years, and the increase in devel- to Delta, Utah in 1942 during World War II. Blvd, Mtn. View. Please sign guestbook at: holding their breath. opment on the Mountain View- James was drafted into the US Army, served cusimanocoloonial.com. The possibly game-changing Los Altos border, Smith said

PAID OBITUARY move comes in the form of a LASD schools are overcrowded. proposed school bond — one The last time the district had as that would raise enough money many students as it does now — to build two school campuses roughly 5,000 — was in 1973, he in the Los Altos School District: said, and back then the district one district school and one that had 12 schools, while today it has would serve as a permanent cam- only nine campuses. pus for the charter school. Addi- In addition to the school tionally, the district appears to bond proposal, the district has be prepared to make significant floated language for a potential short-term concessions to BCS, “Resolution and Forward Path provided the charter school is Agreement.” The document, willing to reciprocate. written in the form of a board resolution, indicates that the district is willing to meet many ‘We don’t want it of Bullis’ demands — includ- ing increasing the number of to be about Bullis. students allowed at each Bullis site, giving the charter permis- We are one of 10 sion to build a playground and public schools in the allowing younger BCS students to attend classes at Blach, which district. We want was originally reserved only for the charter’s middle school- nothing more than aged kids. our fair share. In exchange for these and other concessions, the district asks that JOE HURD, BULLIS BOARD MEMBER Bullis — among other things — walk away from all of its lawsuits against LASD. Still, Doug Smith, president of That’s all well and good Hurd the LASD board of trustees, and said, but noted that nowhere in Joe Hurd, a Bullis board member, the language for the potential each told the Voice that nothing is resolution does LASD mention final yet. Smith said that getting anything about walking away the LASD community on board from the lawsuits it has initi- with the school bond proposal ated. would be challenging, consider- “We are very happy that after ing how divided local families more than a year and a half of are over the years-long district- discussion and debate, LASD charter school fight. Hurd said has finally acknowledged that its there are still things the district short-term facilities offers have needs to be willing to do, before been deficient and they’ve put it he would consider the recent pro- in writing,” Hurd said. However posals genuine compromises. he added: “It takes two to tango.” Smith said that the “optics” of Hurd said LASD has to be pre- the bond will likely pose an issue pared to acknowledge that the with many in the community, as litigation between the parties is the measure has the potential of running both ways before he’d be being interpreted as only being of willing sign onto any resolution. benefit for Bullis. “I still think there’s a lot of For his part, Hurd has a prob- ground to cover,” Hurd conclud- lem with the idea that this is a ed. But the meetings about the “Bullis bond.” potential resolution and school “The bond is not about Bullis,” bond are “a good first step.” V

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Council Neighborhoods Committee MIRAMONTE/SPRINGER ROAD AREA Neighborhood Meeting BENJAMIN BUBB SCHOOL 525 Hans Avenue October 17, 2013 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

The City of Mountain View Council Neighborhoods Committee will be meeting with residents in the Miramonte/Springer Road Neighborhoods area on October 17, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. (area designated on the map below). The Council Neighborhoods Committee invites residents in this area to participate in a forum to hear about new projects in the community and discuss issues vital to your neighborhood. This is an opportunity to make a difference in the future of your neighborhood and express your thoughts about ways to improve city services. For further information, please call the City’s Neighborhood Preservation Division at (650) 903-6379

MICHELLE LE Undocumented students from local high schools talk after a workshop that aims to help them get a college education and explains their rights.

“I’m grateful, but I also feel she is eligible for grants under DREAM ACT guilty,” Diaz said. While he and California’s DREAM Act, col- Continued from page 5 his nuclear family have all been lege seems more within her for immigration help that never granted permanent residency reach, she said, adding that she comes. in the U.S., he still has many might want to study to become a Afterward, attendees were given extended family members who nurse or a teacher. “I like taking the chance to visit with represen- live in constant fear of deporta- care of babies and taking care of tatives from a variety of immi- tion. people.” grant advocacy organizations, His guilt has motivated him A pair of sisters who came to including a group from Foothill to help undocumented youth the event with their parents said College, a local branch of the attain the education he values so their entire family left Mexico for Mexican Consulate, and Educa- dearly. the U.S., even though they were tors for Fair Consideration, a San After the presentation and living more comfortably south Francisco-based non-profit which before attendees went to talk to of the border. The girls’ father helps undocumented students go representatives like Diaz, there and mother said it was true: they to college and university. was a question-and-answer ses- owned a house in Mexico and Manny Diaz attended the event sion. During the session, a wom- they currently rent in Mountain PUBLIC NOTICE representing the Foothill College an living in the country illegally View. organization Students United revealed she had been scammed “I saw that my girls would REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Encouraging ‘N Achieving — by a person claiming to be an have a better opportunity in this FOR DSA PROJECT INSPECTION SERVICES or “SUENA,” which translates “immigration consultant.” The country than in Mexico,” their to “dream” in Spanish. Like con artist took her money and father said, adding that it was a The Mountain View Whisman School District invites proposals from many who attended the Sept. 25 disappeared. tough decision, but he still thinks qualified individuals, firms, partnerships, corporations, associations, or workshop, Diaz grew up under The anecdote underscored just he has done right by his family. professional organizations to provide DSA Project Inspection services to the shadow of the label “illegal how little many in the undocu- Their mother agreed. She said the Mountain View Whisman School District: Measure G Projects. immigrant,” even though he mented community understand she wanted her daughters to Interested firms are invited to submit five (5) original copies of your came to the country when he was about their rights. come to the event so that they completed proposal package to: 2 years old and considers the U.S. One of the Mountain View could learn about their options RFP for DSA Project Inspection Services his home. High School students who for higher education, noting that Mountain View Whisman School District He eventually became a legal attended the event said she she is very appreciative of Cali- Attn: Terese McNamee, CBO citizen after his father applied learned a lot at the presentation. fornia’s DREAM Act and the 750-A San Pierre Way for and was granted permanent “I didn’t know that I could get opportunity it will give her Mountain View, CA 94043 residency. It came just in time for money from the government to daughters to go to college. She Diaz, who was 17 at the time. He go to college,” said the girl, who believes that her daughters will All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope labeled RFP for was able to apply for financial aid came to the U.S. from Guate- do great things one day, as long DSA Project Inspection Services on the envelope and mailed or hand from the state and federal gov- mala five years ago and asked to as they work hard and take delivered to the above address no later than 3:00 PM local time on ernment, was accepted to U.C. remain anonymous because she opportunities when they are giv- Friday, October 11, 2013. Berkeley, and graduated with a was undocumented. en. “I keep telling my daughters: RFP packets can be downloaded http://www.mvwsd.org/program- degree in social welfare in 2011. Now that she knows about ‘You have to keep trying.’” V information or be picked up at the District Office, listed above. For questions regarding this RFP, contact the District’s Construction Manager: are allergic, “you literally have speaking for her daughter and for Greystone West Company ALLERGIES minutes” to take action to avoid herself. Both of them could 621 W Spain Street Continued from page 7 serious complications, including breath easier knowing that they Sonoma, CA 95476 death, she said. didn’t have to worry about 707-933-0624 Phone Everyone at SAFAR is trained Despite the dangers of OIT, whether a meal may contain 707-996-8390 Fax to recognize the subtlest of Lau-Chen is keeping her fingers trace amounts of peanuts. Pea- symptoms of an allergic reaction, crossed that her daughter will be nuts — which she said, are This is not a formal request for bids or an offer by the Mountain View Dominguez said. If someone accepted into the study. responsible for 58 percent of all Whisman School District to contract with any party responding to this is administered too high of a “It would eliminate some of deadly food allergy reactions. “It request. The Mountain View Whisman School District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. dose of the food to which they our daily fears.” Lau-Chen said, would be life-changing.” V

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MICHELLE LE Above: Graeme chases a flock of geese as golfers look on. Left: Mark Wilson and Graeme search Shoreline Gold Links for geese and coots. Draining several freshwater ponds helped as well, along with putting up natural and artificial barriers around the edges of the remaining lakes to discour- age the birds from coming in and out. A group of regular golfers also volunteer to shoo the birds away, Gray said. The efforts have been effective. Com- munity Services director J.P. De la Montaigne said there’s an average of 250 geese on the course this year, down from 400 last year. Coots are down to 50 right now from 300 last year. That’s a dramatic decrease from the 5,200 coots counted in 2008, and 800 geese counted in 2007. “We hope the word is out among the flocks of coots that Shoreline Golf Links is not going to be the 5-star feeding ground that it has been for them,” Gray said. Thanks to the all the work, the course’s reputation is improving, said Gray. Play- ers are returning after years of playing elsewhere, saying, “We heard Shoreline’s really good now,” Gray said. Among the ways Touchstone is pro- moting the course is a frequent player program to encourage regulars, and newspaper ads promoting events. Gray says there are four times more tourna- GOLF DOG having successfully turned around Oak- of the greens,” said greenskeeper Mark ments and events under Touchstone’s Continued from page 1 land’s Lake Chabot course as well. Wilson, who has spent hours repairing management, including nighttime play “The greenskeeper has done an enor- the turf. That’s a challenge, given that the corresponding with Shoreline Amphi- $450,000. The year before that — while mous amount of work,” said Touch- course is built over a clay landfill cap. theatre concerts so golfers can hear the the city was still operating the course — stone’s Robbie Gray as she showed off the Graeme’s canine enthusiasm can be show. There’s a night golf event set for there was a $600,000 loss. course on a recent Friday afternoon. credited with keeping the birds from Oct. 18, complete with glowing golf balls The operator has had to do more The reputation of the course had suf- continuing to damage the course’s and greens lined with glow sticks. On than cut costs — aggressive marketing fered from a huge population of geese reputation. Six times a day, Wilson leads Oct. 25, the course is hosting a fund- and improving the course itself have and coots attracted to its freshwater Graeme around the course in a golf cart raiser and children’s pajama drive for the also been factors in breaking even and ponds. The large Canada geese were hard while the dog happily scatters the birds, Community Services Agency. V increasing the number of rounds played, to miss, leaving droppings everywhere, scaring them but never killing them. company officials said. Touchstone but the American coots were worse. “He’s like every other dog, except he Email Daniel DeBolt already had some experience doing this, “They would actually eat chunks out has a job,” Wilson said. at [email protected]

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advantage of the city’s new gen- including a recent lease for 14.75 Kasperzak says many people want them to leave, but do they EXPANSION eral plan, which allows for three acres with 200,000 square feet of are happy to have Google in have to grow so fast?’ I get the Continued from page 5 times more square footage on space on East Meadow Circle in Mountain View. Some read news sense sometimes that people are thrilled with what’s going on, but the property. Over 75 percent of Palo Alto. Google is reportedly about the company expanding in conflicted,” Kasperzak said. V the price of entry is going up rap- the 10.25-acre lot will be covered committed to occupying enough Sunnyvale and Palo Alto, and idly. I haven’t seen an apartment with open space, a courtyard and space for 10,000 to 15,000 new say, “Oh my God, Google is mov- Email Daniel DeBolt or rent spike like this in a long over 500 parking spaces. The site employees in the area. ing! There is this feeling, ‘I don’t at [email protected] time. That causes a lot of concern is bordered by the Sahara Village to everybody on the council.” Mobile Home Park, Pear Avenue, According to data service Real Inigo Way and La Avenida. To be Facts, average rents for a two- demolished soon are nine build- bedroom, two-bath apartment ings totaling 141,878 square feet, www.demartiniorchard.com in Mountain View went up from including the site of a Crossfit 66 N. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos Open Daily 650-948-0881 $1,897 in 2009 to $2,520 in 2012, gym and a few small tech com- 8am-7pm and rents are continuing to rise panies. Prices Effective Farm Fresh and dramatically this year. Google had previously pro- 10/2 thru 10/8 Always the Best posed 1.1 million square feet of LOCALLY GROWN New North new office space at NASA Ames, POMAGRANATES PUMPKINS Bayshore office as well as a large new build- LOCALLY GROWN RED PEPPERS ¢ ALL SIZES & SHAPES The five-story office building ing at Shoreline Boulevard and EARLY WONDERFUL SWEET-CRISP ¢ planned for Google at 1255 Pear Charleston Road, but both proj- FULL OF AND ALL COLORS GREAT RAW OR 99 99 FRIED OR STUFFED SWEET ARILS Ave. was approved by the city’s ects are now on hold as the City EA. LB. NATURAL SEEDLESS FALL DECORATIONS NORTHWEST zoning administrator in July, Council gets ready to deliberate CORN STALKS and will be the first entirely new on specific plans for the area. GRAPES INDIAN CORN AND COMICE PEARS building in North Bayshore to “One of the reasons for VERY GOURDS AND THE SWEETEST be built during Google’s tenure Google’s acquisitions strategy is SWEET $ 99 AND JUICIEST $ 29 & CRISP 1 SO MUCH MORE PEAR GROWN 1 time. the uncertainty of their ability LB. LB. New development north of to build,” Kasperzak said of the ORGANIC LOCAL NATURALLY GROWN ORGANIC LOCAL Highway 101 is largely at a wait for precise plans to guide LEAF LETTUCE GIZDICH APPLES GREEN BEANS standstill for the next two years development in North Bayshore RED OR GREEN HONEYCRISP TENDER ¢ LBS. 00 69 until the City Council develops and the Whisman area. “If they ROMAINE & PIPPIN, GALA $ BLUE $ 99 FOR RED BUTTER BUN. AND MORE 2 3 LAKE 1LB. a precise plan to guide develop- can’t build, they’ve got to buy.” ment in the area, but the 1255 As a result, Google has been ORGANIC LOCAL ORGANIC LOCAL ORGANIC LOCAL Pear Ave. project was able to go buying and leasing property BROCCOLI PATRON PEPPERS CAULIFLOWER forward because it does not take just outside of Mountain View, LARGE MUST TRY LARGE 14 SIZE $ 99 SEASONS $ 99 WHITE $ 99 BUNCHES 1 BUN PEAK 7 LB. HEADS 1 EACH Your Everyday Farmers Market Online at www.DeMartiniOrchard.com NOT JUST AUTO REPAIR BUT AUTO CARE

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October 4, 2013 ■ Mountain View Voice ■ MountainViewOnline.com ■ 11 -PDBM/FXT CRIME BRIEFS Continued from page 4 People with information can also send a text message to PUBLIC NOTICE 274637 and include “mvtips” in REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS the body of the text message. FOOT MASSAGE —Nick Veronin ©\ Šƒw‰‰w}{ ©Z{{†j‰‰‹{ FOR TESTING AND SPECIAL INSPECTION SERVICES $20 an hour ©Y ƒx cw‰‰w}{ cw‰‰w}{ h[]D:IF ©fw„h{‚{| ©^ ŠiŠ „{ The Mountain View Whisman School District invites proposals from qualified SHERIFF’S DEPUTY [Ž†DGFDGKDGI ©i{z‰~cw‰‰w}{ cw‰‰w}{ individuals, firms, partnerships, corporations, associations, or professional CHARGED WITH CHILD organizations to provide Testing and Special Inspection services to the MOLESTATION Mountain View Whisman School District: Measure G Projects. BODY MASSAGE 1778 Miramonte Ave. A San Mateo County sher- $40 an hour MOUNTAIN VIEW Interested firms are invited to submit five (5) original copies of your completed iff’s deputy has been arrested proposal package to: h[]D:LF (650) 3076 SPA and charged with molesting an RFP for Testing and Special Inspection Services underage female relative, a depu- [Ž†DGFDGKDGI harmonyrefl exology.com Mountain View Whisman School District ty district attorney said Tuesday, Attn: Terese McNamee, CBO Oct. 1. 750-A San Pierre Way Galen Underwood, 40, was Mountain View, CA 94043 arrested last Wednesday night at All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope labeled RFP for his Gilroy home after a teenage Testing and Special Inspection Services on the envelope and mailed or hand relative told a school counselor delivered to the above address no later than 3:00 PM local time on Friday, that he had sexually abused her October 11, 2013. over the course of several years, starting when she was under age RFP packets can be downloaded http://www.mvwsd.org/program-information 14, Deputy District Attorney Stu- or be picked up at the District Office, listed above. art Scott said. The alleged abuse For questions regarding this RFP or to arrange a site visit, contact the District’s Construction Manager: reportedly took place in Moun- tain View and Morgan Hill. Greystone West Company Underwood, who has worked 621 W Spain Street for the San Mateo County Sher- Sonoma, CA 95476 iff’s Office since January 2005, 707-933-0624 Phone has since been charged with seven 707-996-8390 Fax felony counts stemming from the OPEN This is not a formal request for bids or an offer by the Mountain View alleged abuse, Scott said. HOUSE Whisman School District to contract with any party responding to this request. The charges are three counts SAT. OCT 26 The Mountain View Whisman School District reserves the right to reject any of continuous abuse of a child and all proposals. between the ages of 11 and 13, SUN. DEC 8 and one count each of oral copu- 1- 4pm lation on a person under 16, rape by foreign object, lewd acts on a child and penetration of a family member, Scott said. Underwood appeared in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Monday but did not enter a PUBLIC NOTICE plea. He is scheduled to return to court on Oct. 15, Scott said. REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS A spokeswoman for the San FOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that Underwood The Mountain View Whisman School District invites Qualifications from has been placed on paid admin- qualified firms, partnerships, corporations, associations, or professional istrative leave. organizations to provide Geotechnical Engineering services to the Mountain His most recent assignment View Whisman School District: Measure G Projects. had been working in South Interested firms are invited to submit five (5) original copies of your County Patrol, predominantly completed Qualifications package to: in unincorporated areas around RFQ for Geotechnical Engineering Services Menlo Park and North Fair Mountain View Whisman School District Oaks, Deputy Rebecca Rosenb- Attn: Terese McNamee, CBO latt said. 750-A San Pierre Way Underwood is being held in Mountain View, CA 94043 Santa Clara County Jail on $2 mil- All qualifications must be submitted in a sealed envelope labeled RFQ for lion bail. Geotechnical Engineering Services on the envelope and mailed or hand delivered to the above address no later than 3:00 PM local time on Friday, MISSING TEEN FOUND October 11, 2013. An at-risk teenage boy that had RFQ packets can be downloaded http://www.mvwsd.org/program- gone missing earlier Friday in information or be picked up at the District Office, listed above. Mountain View has been found, For questions regarding this RFQ, contact the District’s Construction police said. Manager: The 16-year-old boy was reported missing around 2:15 Greystone West Company p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, in the area 621 W Spain Street of Grant Road, Mountain View Sonoma, CA 95476 police said. 707-933-0624 Phone Police tweeted at about 5:30 707-996-8390 Fax p.m. saying that the boy had been This is not a formal request for bids or an offer by the Mountain View safely found. The 16-year-old boy Whisman School District to contract with any party responding to this who responds to “Raistlin” had request. The Mountain View Whisman School District reserves the right to been last seen walking towards reject any and all proposals. Grant Road, according to police. —Bay City News Service 12 ■ Mountain View Voice ■ MountainViewOnline.com ■ October 4, 2013 -PDBM/FXT

At this point in the conversa- went forward with a planned patterns of abuse are not rectified his position on the board to push NELSON tion, Nelson reportedly yelled at special meeting with multiple by repeated apologies,” he wrote. pet projects or that he willfully Continued from page 1 the superintendent, “You are full items on the agenda. “The law is Chiang responded with an email fed “mischaracterizing informa- of sh--,” before leaving the room pretty darn clear,” Nelson wrote, in which he intimated that he tion concerning the district to scheduled to vote to censure and proclaiming in a raised voice “only one item may be on a spe- believed censuring Nelson might the media” — two accusations Nelson at its Oct. 3 meeting. to a number of district employ- cial meeting agenda.” be in order. made in Lambert’s packet. In his own defense, Nelson pre- ees, “If Craig Goldman says I After Goldman responded, Reflecting on many of the If those items were removed pared a point-by-point response don’t care about kids, he is full stating he had never heard of the incidents outlined in Lambert’s from the list of charges he is fac- to the accusations compiled of sh--.” rule, Nelson returned his email: information packet, Nelson said ing, he said he would gladly vote by Lambert, and emailed the Nelson told the Voice that when “Probably MY BAD,” he wrote. he believes he should be cen- to censure himself. “I stepped response to the Voice in advance he shouted at Goldman, he was “In a two minute search - I can- sured. over that line,” he said. of the meeting. Though the awaiting word on a cancer biop- not find that limitation.” However, in a conversation A detailed list of alleged offens- trustee admitted that many of sy. “It was a very stressful time,” Later in the month, Goldman with the Voice, the trustee said es can be found on the district the accusations levied against he said, noting that the uncer- wrote an email to trustee Chris there were a number of incidents website in informational materi- him were true and problematic, tainty may have contributed to Chiang about Nelson overstep- described in the statement sup- als that accompany the board’s he argued that some of the items the incident. ping lines and making false porting his censure that are inac- Oct. 3 agenda. Check mv-voice. listed under the “Evidence” sec- Nelson’s profane outburst is accusations, only to backpedal curate or trivial. com for an update story after the tion of the “Statement in Support merely one example of his bad with an apology. “I believe that He strongly denied that he used meeting. V of the Resolution to Censure behavior, according to Lambert’s of Trustee Steven Nelson” were packet. either inaccurate or were not According to the supplemental deserving of reprimand. materials attached to the board’s Nelson fully admits he crossed Oct. 3 agenda, Nelson has threat- the line when it comes to the ened Goldman by saying he most egregious incident reported wouldn’t support the superin- in Lambert’s packet. tendent’s contract renewal unless During a one-on-one meeting he supported one of the trustee’s between Nelson and Goldman “personal initiatives;” Nelson has on March 28, Goldman wrote violated board policy by sending that Nelson “accused me of emails directly to district staff resisting a Bay Area News Group instead of sending those com- Head-to-Toe Healthier Skin request for earnings information munications through the super- and falsely claimed responsibility intendent; and in his emails to Packard Children’s Dermatology Offers Comprehensive Skin Care for getting the District to provide staff, Nelson has been “confron- the requested information. I both tational, threatening, insulting defended myself against these demeaning, and/or offensive.” From cuddles and playtime, to school, sports and dances, it’s important for allegations and expressed my In an email sent on Aug. 1, belief that he (Nelson) did not Nelson claimed that the board children to be comfortable and confident in their own skin. The Pediatric care about the students.” would be breaking the law if it Dermatology team at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford provides the highest quality, nurturing care to assure kids’ skin stays healthy. As one of the largest pediatric dermatology groups in the country, our Stanford Public Notice for KSFH Medicine team offers comprehensive skin care, including light-based laser therapy. For conditions and concerns from the routine to the rare, Packard Mountain View, CA Children’s Dermatology is completely dedicated to the skin health of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

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Founding Editor, Kate Wakerly MUZZLING BOARD more impressed that the one MEMBERS UNLAWFUL neighbor who lives right next NSTAFF A sensible start to the project was complimen- I just read the additions to EDITOR & PUBLISHER tary about the design. Mike bylaws preliminarily adopted Tom Gibboney (223-6507) was more concerned about one by the majority of the Moun- family that supported high- EDITORIAL on Rose market site tain ViewWhisman elemen- density than the hundreds who Managing Editor he owners of popular Castro Street businesses like the tary school board on Sept. 19 Andrea Gemmet (223-6537) do not. Rose Market and Peet’s Coffee and Tea got a surprise last and set for final adoption on It should be noted that Staff Writers Oct. 3. Daniel DeBolt (223-6536) Tweek when the developer Greystar reduced the size of its the Environmental Planning Nick Veronin (223-6535) planned apartment complex on the corner of El Camino Real and The stated purpose of the Commission had brought up Photographer Castro Street and in the process agreed to offer most displaced new rules is to silence any the three issues to City Council Michelle Le (223-6530) owners ground-floor retail space in the new building. board member who might because they thought that the Contributors Dale Bentson, wish to report to the public Angela Hey, Sheila Himmel, It was a major concession that perhaps was caused by the outpour- issues are important. As usual, anything about the operation Ruth Schecter ing of support for the businesses in the last few months, including five members of City Council of the school district that could blew off the Environmental DESIGN & PRODUCTION one meeting where more than 200 people showed up to back owners call into question the motives Design Director who feared they would simply be evicted when construction begins Planning Commission’s ideas. Shannon Corey (223-6560) or actions of the superinten- Mike Kasperzak said that it in two years. In addition to Rose Market and Peet’s, the new design Assistant Design Director dent, other employees and could be worse — the building Lili Cao (223-6562) shows space for Sufi Coffee shop, Tanya’s Hair Design and Le’s even other board members. could be up to eight stories. Designers Linda Atilano, Rosanna Leung, Alterations. The developer also indicated he may be willing to line The proposed restrictions are His message is quite clear — Paul Llewellyn, Scott Peterson, directly contrary to the public Kameron Sawyer up temporary space at an open lot across the street for the businesses don’t complain or you’ll see to use during construction of the new building. interest and plainly unlawful. even taller buildings and even ADVERTISING A Greystar executive, Dan Diebel, said at a City Council study Gary Wesley higher density. Vice President Sales and Marketing Continental Circle Tom Zahiralis (223-6570) session that relocating the merchants is “a moral issue” with his Council members Jac Siegel Advertising Representatives company. “Right now we’re making deals with them (the mer- and John McAlister expressed Adam Carter (223-6573) chants) to relocate them them and move them back in. We would concern over the impact to the Real Estate Account Executive PLANS MAKE ROOM FOR Cuesta Park neighborhood. Rosemary Lewkowitz (223-6585) accept a condition to do that.” Neither the merchants or Greystar mentioned whether rent ROSE MARKET, OTHERS Margaret Abe-Koga and Ronit Brant were concerned about in the new space would be comparable to rent now charged on Published every Friday at Residents of the Cuesta Park having a place for them to 450 Cambridge Avenue Castro Street. neighborhood brought the City drink Peet’s coffee and not at Palo Alto, CA 94306 Council a petition containing (650) 964-6300 fax (650) 964-0294 At this time it is not known whether Greystar will accommo- all concerned about the impact hundreds of signatures asking Email news and photos to: date Gochi Japanese Fusion Tapas at 1036 Castro St., whose owner to the Cuesta Park neighbor- [email protected] said he and his wife spent their life savings to open the restaurant for the developer to reduce the hood. Email letters to: [email protected] in August, and were never told by the landlord that there was El Camino Real/Castro Street Mayor John Inks and Mike News/Editorial Department proposed development to three (650) 964-6300 fax (650) 964-0294 a chance the building would be sold and redeveloped so soon. Kasperzak don’t want any stories instead of four, and to more study sessions as they Display Advertising Sales Unfortunately the business was not among those Greystar said it omit the coffee corner and the (650) 964-6300 maintain that what is good for would accommodate, although we hope it will be. road diet on Castro Street. Classified Advertising Sales But even given all the good news, concerns remain about the out-of-town developers is good 

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 Council member Mike project, which the owners hope will receive approval this year. for Mountain View. fax (650) 326-0155 Kasperzak quickly blew off Konrad Sosnow Email Classified [email protected] There are questions about traffic, and there was a lot of discus- the petition, saying he was Trophy Drive Email Circulation sion about where to locate a ground-floor plaza for the building. [email protected] A location on the corner of El Camino and Castro is favored by The Voice is published weekly by Embarca- dero Media Co. and distributed free to resi- the developer, who pointed out that although it would be close dences and businesses in Mountain View. If to the busy thoroughfare, there would be seating behind a glass you are not currently receiving the paper, you may request free delivery by calling screen. The council backed the idea, rather than an alternate plan 964-6300. Subscriptions for $60 per year, located behind Peet’s on an alleyway. $100 per 2 years are welcome. And there is concern among some vocal neighbors about a pos- ©2013 by Embarcadero Media Company. All rights reserved. sible new “road diet” on Castro that will squeeze traffic into two Member, Mountain View lanes. Whether this would increase traffic, as neighbors suggest, Chamber of Commerce is unclear. But even a slight increase in traffic is unlikely to out- weigh the concern among City Council members, school officials and parents about the speed of cars in front of Graham Middle School, where several kids were hit by cars last year. NWHAT’S YOUR VIEW? Narrowing the street will decrease crossing distances and All views must include a home address encourage drivers to not use the street like an expressway. Taking and contact phone number. Published letters the road diet off the table would be an unnecessary sacrifice to will also appear on the web site, www.MountainViewOnline.com, and occa- the safety of the city’s kids. sionally on the Town Square forum. Another plus is the city will get a major infusion of new housing Town Square forum downtown within walking distance of shops and for tenants, the Post your views on Town Square at MountainViewOnline.com transit center on Evelyn Street. And with a four-story design that Email your views to is stepped down in the rear, the neighbors have escaped looking at [email protected]. Indicate if what could be an eight-story building that is permitted by the city’s letter is to be published. Mail to: Editor new general plan if it includes”significant community benefit.” Mountain View Voice, In this first round of discussions, Greystar has responded to P.O. Box 405 Mountain View, CA 94042-0405 the concerns of some of its critics. The question for the city now Call the Viewpoint desk at 223-6507 is whether they have offered enough.

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