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Page 4 • May 11, 2018 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis As recall vote nears, judge defends his record Aaron Persky speaks out about judicial independence, sentencing first-time offenders by Elena Kadvany

t was almost three years ago through legal means to block the that Judge Aaron Persky recall; his third attempt was de- I handed down his highest- nied by the California Supreme profile sentence in a windowless Court last week.) Palo Alto courtroom. But now, with less than a month The six months in jail that he left until election day, he is ven- gave to former Stanford Univer- turing back into the public eye sity student Brock Turner, who to make his case to voters. He’s had been convicted of sexually granted media interviews and assaulting an unconscious and held a press conference in Palo intoxicated young woman on Alto on Tuesday. campus the year prior, set off a In an interview with the Palo firestorm of public outrage so Alto Weekly on May 4, Persky strong that he is now facing a re- argued that the recall would set a call election on June 5. His oppo- dangerous precedent for judges, nents argue he has demonstrated who pledge to make decisions in- a pattern of bias against women dependent of public opinion. in sexual and physical violence “I trust that my colleagues on cases. His supporters say Persky the bench will keep their promise, followed the letter of the law in their oath,” he said. “But ... will those cases and contend that the Jane Q Public, looking at what’s recall, if successful, will do ir- happened to Judge Persky, think, reparable damage to judicial in- ‘OK, (in) the next tough sexual-

dependence as well as remove a assault sentencing, is this judge Pardee Adam thoughtful, respected judge. going to be able to step into that Aaron Persky, a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge, addresses the media on May 8 about the As a sitting judge, Persky is case and completely tune out effort to recall him, which is on the June ballot. barred from publicly commenting what’s going on around her?’ on open cases he presided over. “We’re required under the code Persky said that while he has rendered are inappropriate. making, I think that is a step too After launching his official retain of judicial ethics to promote pub- doesn’t dispute the right to re- “Substantively I think that re- far,” Persky said. “It really runs campaign in 2016, he released a lic confidence in the judiciary,” call a judge — a relatively rare calls are appropriate where judg- the risk of putting judges out short statement but has otherwise he continued. “I think the recall provision in existence in just es are either incompetent or com- there in the political arena and declined to speak publicly. (Be- will shake that confidence, and nine states — he believes recalls mit misconduct, but when recalls hind the scenes, Persky has tried that’s why I’m against it.” based on the sentences a judge are based on judges’ decision (continued on page 12)

A case of child alcoholism, marijuana use and Analysis: the ‘pattern’ cases pornography being molested himself as a obert Chain was arrested child. In June, Persky sentenced by Elena Kadvany in Sunnyvale in May 2014 Chain to four days in county Rfor possession of child jail (two days of which he had ix criminal cases are at athletes in cases involving vio- her own accord, he said. pornography following an inves- already served, plus two days the heart of the campaign lence against women. The role of the probation de- tigation conducted by the Silicon he earned through credit), three Sto unseat Santa Clara The anti-recall campaign partment also differed across Valley Internet Crimes Against years of probation and lifetime County Superior Court Judge argues Persky’s decisions in the cases. Some but not all of Children Task Force. Chain, who sex-offender registration. Con- Aaron Persky. each case were lawful and il- the cases had full probation is Caucasian, was then 48 years ditions of his sentence included The first is the most well- lustrate the record of a judge reports, meaning the proba- old, living in San Jose and em- participation in a sex-offender known: Brock Turner, the who leaned correctly toward tion department interviewed ployed as a plumber. He had a program, individual therapy and former Stanford University rehabilitation for first-time or the defendant and possibly the prior criminal record for driving Alcoholics Anonymous, among student-athlete convicted of low-risk offenders. The cam- victim, conducted a risk as- under the influence. other instructions. sexually assaulting an uncon- paign also argues that the men sessment, reviewed the police Police found about 200 im- Persky recused himself from scious, intoxicated young wom- do not fall into the pattern of report and made a formal sen- ages and one video on his com- the case in August 2016, follow- an outside a fraternity party in being white (only two are), ath- tencing recommendation to the puter, according to court records. ing the Turner sentence, citing 2015. It is Persky’s sentencing letes (two are) and privileged judge. Chain was charged in June 2014 exposure to publicity that might of Turner — six months in (one is). In two cases, Persky waived with one count of possessing/ “reasonably entertain a doubt county jail, three years of pro- The five cases differ from the referral to probation, mean- controlling matter depicting a that the judge would be able to bation and lifetime sex-offend- the Turner case in that none ing the report the department person under age 18 engaging be impartial.” er registration — that sparked went to a jury trial. All of the produced was limited. in or simulating sexual conduct. The recall campaign argues the recall the judge now faces. sentences except one were ne- The key facts of each case The crime carries a maximum Persky’s sentence was lenient The other five, which Persky gotiated through plea bargains, have been in public dispute three-year penalty and no mini- compared to other Santa Clara presided over during his time meaning the district attorney’s throughout the campaign. To mum. Chain was not suspected County judges’ for similar cases. hearing criminal cases in the office and defense agreed to help inform voters, who will of sexual abuse of a child nor of The anti-recall campaign argues Palo Alto courthouse in 2015 certain charges and punish- decide Persky’s fate on June 5, making the pornography. that Persky properly followed the and 2016, have been brought ments. In an interview with the Palo Alto Weekly reviewed In March 2015, Chain pleaded recommendations of the district forward by the recall campaign the Weekly, Persky described a court records and interviewed guilty to the charge, court re- attorney’s office, defense attor- as evidence of an alleged pat- judge’s role in plea bargains as those involved with the cases to cords show. In the probation re- ney and probation department. tern of Persky’s bias for white, hands-off. It’s rare for a judge answer the most controversial port, cited in a court document, privileged and male college to object to a plea deal on his or questions about each case. Chain attributed his offense to (continued on page 14)

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John Hirokawa Joe LaJeunesse Martin Monica Sheriff Laurie Smith Jose Salcido

brings a world of experience to He would also work to improve JUNE ELECTION the job. community policing, which he La Jeunesse spent years in said isn’t working well. military policing and served on He would collaborate with oth- the Blue Ribbon Commission to er agencies such as the San Jose Five contenders line up in sheriff’s race reform the prisons in Iraq and Police Department to learn what Hotly contested election tests five-term incumbent Laurie Smith Afghanistan after the U.S. mili- has worked for them, he said. tary atrocities at Abu Ghraib. La by Sue Dremann Jeunesse had been there when the torture was taking place. He Martin Monica oters will have a choice John Hirokawa acknowledged that many of the was in a different section of the Martin Monica, 63, is a retired between re-electing an Serving as undersheriff under problems in the jails occurred on prison complex at the time and San Jose Police Department ser- Vincumbent Santa Clara Smith until his 2016 retirement, his watch. Was he a part of the did not know what was going on geant and a former police chief County sheriff for a sixth time, John Hirokawa, 61, has the most problem? No. John was working in the other part of the prison in Parlier, near Fresno; he is giving her former second in experience as a manager inside on reforms prior to the death of complex, he said. currently a fifth-grade teacher command a chance to sit in the the department of the candidates Michael Tyree. He facilitated the “I woke up one day, and there at Lairon College Preparatory driver’s seat or electing new except for Smith. He worked for hiring of an outside jail consul- was a new chain of command,” Academy in San Jose, which is blood altogether. the Sheriff’s Office for 35 years tant before Mr. Tyree’s death. he recalled. He also worked at in a high-gang area, he said. Sheriff Laurie Smith, who and in all of the major divisions. John and the County Executive’s Guantanamo Bay Naval Base He grew up in Palo Alto and has held the office since 1998, The Santa Clara County Board office were working on grants working on improving that pris- attended Ohlone Elementary faces four challengers: her for- of Supervisors appointed him and proposals to build a new on environment. School, Wilbur Junior High mer second in command, John as chief of the Department of jail to replace Main Jail South. La Jeunesse sees parallels be- School and Cubberley High Hirokawa; longtime former dep- Corrections after turning the re- He advocated for and facilitated tween the prisons such as Abu School. He has a bachelor’s de- uty sheriff, Jose Salcido; current sponsibility over to the Sheriff’s bringing in outside consultants Ghraib and the way Santa Clara gree in social work and a mas- deputy and former military po- Office in 2010. for medical, mental health, den- County jails are run. The lack of ter’s in education and is work- liceman Joe La Jeunesse; and re- His tenure was marked by tal, suicide, and classification oversight has created an environ- ing on a doctorate in police tired San Jose police officer and Tyree’s murder by three depu- experts. ment in which inmates have died leadership. former Parlier, California, Chief ties, now convicted. Hirokawa “I have heard candidates, in- at the hands of officers or other He became a police officer in of Police Martin Monica. has acknowledged some respon- cluding Laurie Smith, blame prisoners. 1982 because he wanted to help The Sheriff’s Office has been sibility, but points out he is the John for the problems in the “The sheriff is reacting and is the community, he said. plagued by trouble in recent only person in the command to jails. But not one of them has not proactive. You have to think “I saw the good and the bad years, including the 2015 murder have done so. In an interview last identified what he did to contrib- two to three steps ahead,” he side of police. I thought I could of a county jail inmate by three week, he said his job as chief of ute to the problems.” said. get in there and make a change,” deputies; the 2017 murder of an- corrections was a misnomer: He Hirokawa supports civilian La Jeunesse joined the U.S. he said. other inmate at the hands of an- was in charge of food service, oversight of the jail. In 2014, he Army at age 17. A third-gen- He applied to the Palo Alto other; the suicides of several in- the warehouse, laundry and ad- approved the first memorandum eration Bay Area resident, his Police Department but was mates; and the escapes of two in ministrative booking. of understanding with the Office grandparents had been fruit pick- rejected. November 2016 after they sawed Oversight of deputies in the of Women’s Policy, which pro- ers, and his parents had worked “They said I wasn’t aggressive the bars off a cell and rappelled jail fell to Smith and captains vided monitoring of the women’s to improve their lives, he said. enough,” he said. from the second story using rope who oversee the San Jose jail jail. In 2012, he was instrumen- He chose to work in military Instead, he was hired imme- from bed sheets. On Nov. 6, two and Elmwood Correctional Fa- tal in creating the Jail Observer policing and spent 10 years in the diately by the San Jose Police inmates appearing at the Palo cility, he said. Program. National Guard. After leaving Department. He worked in pa- Alto courthouse slipped away Hirokawa said a lack of super- Hirokawa is a third-genera- the military he became a Santa trol and as a canine officer on from a deputy in a planned es- vision created the problems in tion Japanese-American who Clara County deputy sheriff. the SWAT team. A family man cape. They were later captured. the jails. Despite $350 million came from a family of farmers He was the first in his family with a wife, son and daughter, he The 2015 death of Michael dedicated to improving the jails on his father’s side. Relatives to become a military officer and preferred to work on the street Tyree in the county jail led to the and recommendations for reform were interned at Manzanar and the first to attend college. He re- rather than in more rarified divi- conviction of three officers and by a task force, deaths have con- Tule Lake camps during World tired as a major, he said. sions such as narcotics and ho- a Blue Ribbon Commission that tinued since he’s retired: Inmate War II. His parents inspired him He would like to be the depart- micide, which would have taken outlined recommendations for Edward Davis Jr. was murdered and taught him about being non- ment’s first Latino veteran sher- him away from home for long reform of the jail. The challeng- at Elmwood by another inmate judgmental, Hirokawa said. iff, he said. periods of time. But there were ers blame Smith for poor leader- last year, and at least four in- Growing up in San Francisco, “I believe in team building. I other reasons. ship; she blames Hirokawa, who mates died by suicide. he experienced racial profiling want to leave this community “I wanted to work with the was then chief of corrections and Hirokawa has received mul- by police, who were trying to safer for all residents,” he said. uniform on and work with people her undersheriff. tiple endorsements, including identify Chinese gang members. If elected, he would only run so they could see another side of The candidates met with the from Palo Alto’s former Police After one incident, his mother for two or three terms at most, he law enforcement,” he said. Weekly to discuss how they Chief Dennis Burns and from re- had asked what he was going to said. He doesn’t think any sher- Making connections and would run the department if tired Santa Clara Superior Court do about it, he said. He decided iff should run the department for building trust enabled him to elected. This week, we review Judge LaDoris Cordell, who also to enter law enforcement to cre- longer; the person should be able bust a child-pornography ring, their backgrounds and qualifica- chaired the Blue Ribbon Com- ate change. to accomplish all he or she sets he said. tions. Next week, we will publish mission to reform the jails. out to do in that time. Monica continued his pursuit their ideas on everything from Cordell said in an email this La Jeunesse thinks there of child molesters. In Parlier, he cooperating or not with U.S. Im- week that she fully supports Joe La Jeunesse should be stricter use-of-force brought down a police sergeant migration and Customs Enforce- Hirokawa. At 49, Joe La Jeunesse is the laws so that officers will be more who had been molesting kids. ment to transparency among de- “John Hirokawa has honestly youngest candidate for Santa inclined to de-escalate situations partment leaders. and courageously stepped up and Clara County Sheriff, but he and not use weapons, he said. (continued on next page)

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(continued from previous page) “The problem is everyone lessons he learned and apply were also convicted in Tyree’s management there hasn’t been wants to have some weapon to them to the Sheriff’s Office. So- murder. much divisiveness, she said. “Everyone knew it for 10 go after people. What’s the most cial and neighborhood programs Smith has come under fire for When she began her public years. When they said, ‘They’re powerful weapon you have? It’s such as Neighborhood Watch and allegedly creating an environ- service career in 1973 she was immigrant kids’ (so it didn’t mat- your mouth,” he said. the STOP crime-reduction pro- ment of fear and intimidation sworn in as a deputy sheriff ma- ter), I almost had a heart attack,” gram for businesses helped solve within her department and has tron — the only full peace-offi- he recalled. problems, he said. The Gang been blamed for the poor train- cer position available to women, Although officials accused Jose Salcido Task Force helps officers develop ing and conditions that led to according to her campaign biog- him of mismanagement and Before he began a 32-year ca- an understanding of the socio- Tyree’s death, inmate suicides, raphy. Until 1976, female sworn booted him after eight months on reer with the Santa Clara County psychological issues that affect inmate homicide, and escapes staff members were only allowed the job, Monica said he was fired Sheriff’s Office, Jose Salcido gang members and families. from the jail and from custody to work in non-enforcement po- because the sergeant he arrested wanted to be a priest. He attend- As sheriff, he would focus on at the Palo Alto courthouse. sitions. She was one of the first was well-connected. ed seminary, where, ironically, programs to help inmates with Monica assigns blame for the he met his wife. Leaving the mental health issues and services poor conditions in the San Jose seminary, he attended San Jose to prevent released inmates from The Sheriff’s Office has been plagued by jails and the murder of Tyree by City College and then decided to becoming homeless. three officers on Hirokawa, who follow his older brother into law A former president of the trouble in recent years. was the chief of corrections at the enforcement. Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, time. Although Hirokawa has said “What I really enjoyed was he is currently the public safety he shoulders some of the blame, working as a homicide detective,” adviser to San Jose Councilman “I take the blame” for what female deputies to work in patrol he has also downplayed his role by with all of the intricacies and the Johnny Khamis. happened in the Tyree case, she and undercover. saying his responsibility was fo- intensity, said Salcido, 63. “Once said, but she blamed opponent Smith points to numerous ini- cused on making sure the jail had a homicide takes place you are Hirokawa for failing to move tiatives the department has un- things like food and other supplies. working 48 hours straight.” Laurie Smith forward on a reform plan she derway during her command. But Monica disagrees. After retiring from the Sher- Smith, 66, has served five and a team had created, she said. The department has focused “He was put in charge of the iff’s Office as a lieutenant, he terms as sheriff, having been Hirokawa was in charge of the on youth and gun violence and jails by the (Santa Clara County spent five and half years with first elected in 1998 — the first jails as the chief of corrections. active-shooter training. The de- Board of) Supervisors, so it was then-Mayor Chuck Reed’s office female sheriff elected in Cali- “He ran it entirely,” she said. partment has been working with his job. If he didn’t know what’s as a public-safety adviser work- fornia history. She has been with “I was his boss” but not part of the nonprofit Prison Law Office going on, then shame on him. ing with the San Jose Police De- the sheriff’s department for 45 the oversight. to correct the defects in the jails Even if he decided he just want- partment. There, he saw how the years. During her tenure, her As a result of Tyree’s murder, and improve prisoners’ rights. ed to deal with the food, he’s still department interacted with dif- department captured Antolin about 10 to 15 people were fired. She would like to bring mobile responsible,” he said. ferent nonprofit groups and how Garcia Torres, who was con- Smith has the endorsement of mental health units to the jails. Monica is not big on using the police were expanding their victed of killing teenager Sierra the Santa Clara County Correc- Smith is working on an ad- force against inmates or people role to one of helping people im- LaMar, and arrested and secured tional Peace Officers’ Associa- vanced-degree thesis that looks on the street unless it is neces- prove their quality of life. the conviction of two teenagers tion but not the Deputy Sheriffs’ at hiring standards and psycho- sary. Using reason and under- “The sheriff focused more on in the sexual assault and online Association. She also has union logical backgrounds of deputies standing the people a deputy the black and white, to make an “slut shaming” that led to the endorsements and the support to discern characteristics in dep- serves are usually more effec- arrest,” he said. suicide of teenager Audrie Pott. of many county supervisors and uties that lead to excessive use of tive, he said. Salcido wants to take the Three correctional officers city councils. Within middle force, she said. Q

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Austin said that the Palo Alto teachers union were at odds EDUCATION school district’s focus on clos- much of this school year over a ing the achievement gap for low- salary increase, escalating to the income and minority students point that teachers refused to post Palo Alto Unified chooses came out “loud and clear” in the grades and write letters of recom- interviewing process and will be mendation for seniors, accord- one of his top priorities as super- ing to media reports. Teachers, new superintendent intendent. In Palos Verdes, he who said they felt undervalued said the district regularly assesses by district leadership, ultimately Southern California administrator selected after national search elementary students on math and received a cumulative 3.75 per- by Elena Kadvany reading to be able to more quickly cent raise, according to the Daily intervene and at earlier stages, if Breeze. on Austin, the super- installed so we don’t have to walk necessary. Austin said negotiations were intendent of the Palos far to pick up a pen and address What may have worked in Palos “tense” this year but noted that DVerdes Peninsula Unified and attack problems together. I’m Verdes on this issue or any other “the last four years of negotiations School District, has been picked a firm believer that more eyes may not be transferable to Palo were completed in a total of nine as Palo Alto Unified’s new usually reach a better outcome.” Alto, though, he said. sessions and amassed the largest superintendent. “I want to come up and find the cumulative ongoing raises to our The district announced Austin’s right answers that fit Palo Alto,” bargaining units since the four- appointment, which is subject to ‘I’m a firm believer he said. year span of 1998-2002” despite board approval, in a press release Austin acknowledged some economic challenges in the region. Monday morning. The Board of that more eyes controversies that have marred “We maintain ongoing open di- Education will vote on his con- usually reach a better the Palos Verdes district in recent alogue with our associations and tract on May 22. outcome.’ years, including a group of about have a history of solving problems Austin has led the pre-K-12 50 parents who successfully sued together,” he said. —Don Austin, Palos Verdes school district in Austin Don Courtesy the Palos Verdes Board of Edu- Austin was also in the public Los Angeles County since August superintendent designee, cation for violating California spotlight in 2016 when the ex- 2014. The district is similar in size Palo Alto school district public-meeting law, the Brown ecutive director of the regional and demographics to Palo Alto, Act. The parents alleged four teachers union filed a complaint with a student population of about Austin said he’d always planned violations during closed-sessions against him for engaging in physi- 11,500 that is primarily white, to work in education. He grew up discussions of a solar panel con- cal intimidation and “bullying Asian and high-income. Close in Chula Vista, across from the Don Austin has been selected tract. A judge tentatively ruled in tactics” during a grievance meet- to half of its students are white, high school from which he would as Palo Alto Unified School September that two of those in- ing, the Daily Breeze reported. 28 percent are Asian, 12 percent graduate. He said he looked up District’s new superintendent stances violated the law but did Austin told the Weekly he dis- are Hispanic and 2 percent are to his teachers, who aside from and, subject to the Board of not require the board to change agreed with the complainant’s African-American, according to his parents were his “biggest Education’s approval, will begin its practices, according to news characterization of his conduct 2016-17 data on Ed-Data. Less mentors.” his new position on July 1. reports. and noted that the complaint than 4 percent of Palos Verdes He attended Southwestern Col- In a 2016 Daily Breeze news- was filed two months after the students qualify for free and re- lege, a two-year community col- versions of many of those ap- paper article, Austin called the meeting by a non-district union duced lunch. lege in Chula Vista, from 1988 to proaches here in Palos Verdes,” lawsuit a “frivolous and personal representative. Niche ranked Palos Verdes the 1990 and then Baker University, he said. campaign” unnecessarily costing At the time, he told the Daily sixth best school district in the a private Christian university in He described Palos Verdes the district and taxpayers time. Breeze that he approached the state in 2018. (Palo Alto Unified Baldwin City, Kansas. He was the as similar to Palo Alto: “both Jeff Lewis, the parent group’s complainant at the end of the was ranked No. 1.) first in his family to attend col- engaged, high-achieving com- attorney, said it was unclear what meeting to acknowledge the ten- Palos Verdes has two early lege, according to the district. He munities with high expectations, role Austin played in the Brown sion, and they shook hands in a childhood centers, 10 elementary played football competitively at both with outstanding reputations Act violations given they hap- way that he thought was amicable. schools, three middle schools, two both schools. and ranking in every place that a pened in closed session. Former Palos Verdes school comprehensive high schools and Austin holds a bachelor’s degree school district can be ranked. “I can’t tell you whether this board President Malcolm Sharp one continuation school. It has a in physical education from Baker “But along with that, (there are) was Don’s problem or bad legal told the Daily Breeze at the time $120 million budget, compared and a doctorate in education and also pressures and gaps that can advice or the school board,” Lew- that “being one who was respon- to Palo Alto Unified’s about $230 master of arts from Azusa Pacific go unnoticed unless you take that is said. sible for hiring Don Austin, he has million, and does not receive the University. He said he obtained deeper look,” he said. He alleged that the school board a stellar reputation as far as deal- bulk of its revenues from property teaching and administrative ser- In terms of management, he took an “adversarial approach,” ing with associations.” taxes. vices credentials in California. said he’s most proud of putting including personal attacks and Anthony Collatos, the current A southern California native, Austin’s first job was as a systems in place in Palos Verdes opting against an opportunity to president of the Palos Verdes Pen- Austin’s educational career has middle school teacher in Moreno to improve the recruitment and settle the case early without ad- insula Unified school board, said centered in that region. Valley. He then worked as prin- retention of staff. He added a mitting fault. in a statement released Monday The first outside hire in 20 cipal of La Sierra High School monthly leadership training for The board didn’t appeal the that it would be “premature” to years for the Palos Verdes dis- in Riverside from 2000 to 2006 all management-level staff as well court decision and instead paid comment on Austin’s hiring until trict, he was described by an in- and principal of Laguna Beach as a training program for classi- $20,000 in attorney fees, Lewis it has been officially approved. terview panel as a “visionary” High School from 2006 to 2011, fied staff to help them overcome said. Austin was selected after a and a “mentor” who “forms re- according to his LinkedIn. He “internal barriers” to promotion. Lewis described Austin as monthslong national search that lationships built on trust” and then worked as assistant super- The district now mentors elemen- “professional” and “courteous,” started soon after former Super- “makes things happen by asking intendent of educational services tary school staff interested in despite the controversy. intendent Max McGee resigned questions,” according to a 2014 for three years in the nine-campus leadership positions, a path that “On a personal level he seems in September. School board Pres- Daily Breeze news article on his Huntington Beach Union High had previously been difficult to like a bright, educated fellow ident Ken Dauber said Austin’s appointment. School District, where he led the pursue because the elementary who intends the best for the kids,” contract was only finalized late The Palo Alto Unified school implementation of Common Core schools don’t have assistant prin- Lewis said. Saturday, which was not enough board was impressed by Austin’s State Standards and increased stu- cipals, he said. Austin arrived in Palos Verdes time to notice the item on the “experience, reputation for strong dent admissions to state universi- “We found ways to develop our to controversy already brewing agenda. implementation skills, focus on ties, the Palo Alto press release best talents so that they have inter- over the state’s new Common Core District Interim Superintendent mentorship, and history of build- states. nal places to advance through the standards. Parents concerned the Karen Hendricks “chose not to be ing a collective sense of purpose,” It was during his years at La- organization, which I felt really standards would lower the quality considered” for the superinten- the press release states. guna Beach that he took notice of strongly about,” Austin said. of teaching in Palos Verdes fought dent position, the district release In a phone interview with the Palo Alto, which was reckoning For students, he cited a stronger against their adoption. states. Weekly, Austin described himself with how to better balance intense emphasis on mental health as a In an interview with the Week- Austin said he will relocate to as a “walk-around person” who academic expectations with stu- key accomplishment as well as the ly, district parent and grandparent Palo Alto with his wife. He has works to build deep relationships dent well-being during a youth addition of an online education Bill Lama said he and other par- three children: one daughter set with those with whom he works. suicide cluster. Austin said he fol- program that had been discussed ents did not feel that Austin genu- to graduate from high school this He said he’s eager to bring a col- lowed research being conducted at for years but not implemented. inely listened to their concerns. year, another daughter attend- laborative philosophy to Palo Alto Stanford University on academic He said he was well-aware of Early on, Lama said, Austin orga- ing college and one son about to Unified, a district he has followed stress and watched, later, as Palo concern in Palo Alto over the dis- nized a community meeting with graduate from college. closely since he was a high school Alto Unified opened wellness trict’s handling of student sexual a panel of speakers who Lama felt Austin plans to attend the board’s principal in Laguna Beach in the centers at its high schools and violence and failure to comply leaned in favor of Common Core. June 5 meeting in Palo Alto for a mid-2000s. increased counseling services to with federal civil-rights law Title Austin came in with a reputa- “meet and greet” with the Palo “I’m very big on group problem- meet students’ growing mental IX, an issue he has dealt with be- tion as a “tough guy,” in contrast Alto school community. If his con- solving,” Austin told the Weekly. health needs. fore but in nowhere near the same to past leaders, Lama said. tract is approved, Austin will start “My office has whiteboards “We have either copied or used “volume” as Palo Alto. The Palos Verdes district and his new position on July 1. Q

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Persky commission’s ruling was based in (continued from page 5) part on factual inaccuracies. Persky also criticized the process by which recalls are put on making them subject to that type the ballot, saying it is too easy for of political pressure.” a well-funded campaign to gather Persky pointed to a 2015 study the needed signatures to qualify of social science research by the the measure by paying signature Brennan Center for Justice at the gatherers. The recall campaign New York University School of gathered close to 100,000 sig- Law that found that proximity natures, far beyond the 58,634 to re-election made judges more valid signatures required. The likely to impose harsher and lon- campaign spent about $350,000 ger sentences. to $400,000 on the signature- Persky supports eliminating gathering effort, according to the judicial recall provision in campaign chair Michele Dauber. California, arguing that there are “To get 90,000-plus signatures already well-established systems on a volunteer-only campaign is to hold judges accountable for a truly Herculean task,” Persky misconduct: the appellate pro- said. “To raise enough money cess and the state’s Commission to get a signature gathering on Judicial Independence, an company to round up the itiner- independent body charged with ant signature gatherers to come investigating complaints against to Santa Clara County is not as judges and disciplining them. Herculean.” In response to thousands of The recall campaign has raised complaints and a petition with nearly $1.2 million, according to close to one million signatures, Dauber. the commission investigated Persky’s campaign has raised Pardee Adam Persky in 2016 but ruled that the about $271,000 since January Judge Aaron Persky, in a Palo Alto supporter’s home, fields questions from reporters Tuesday about his judge did not abuse his author- 2017, according to his campaign forthcoming recall election. ity nor exhibit bias in the Turner finance reports, plus more than sentencing or in five other cases $350,000 in legal services from services, according to finance cases, you get to the point where California Supreme Court justice that the recall campaign asserts San Jose law firm McManis reports. you think, ‘OK, how do we stop once said, but the “dragon” of show a “pattern” of bias. (In its Faulkner. The separate “No Re- this person from coming back?’ public opinion and politics. ruling, the commission pointed call” campaign, recently formed Persky’s career on the because you see violations of “It’s our job as judges and jus- to other judges who have been by a group of Perksy’s local sup- bench probation and you just see people tices to ignore the dragon,” he disciplined for misconduct as be- porters, raised about $137,400 ersky, a graduate of Stan- coming back over and over and said. ing in “stark contrast” to Persky, in the first four months of 2018, ford University and Berke- over again,” Persky said. How judges decide on including a judge who referred to plus close to $100,000 to date this Pley Law, was a criminal The campaign to unseat the a rape victim as a “horse’s ass.”) year from a single individual for prosecutor in the the Santa Clara judge has laid bare a vexing ques- sentences The recall campaign contends the consulting, advertising and other County District Attorney’s Office tion on the distinction between ersky’s supporters have before he was appointed to the public opinion and community val- argued that in several of bench by then-governor Gray Da- ues and whether judges should be P the sentences cited by PALO ALTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and THE PALO ALTO WEEKLY vis in 2003. His time as a judge responsive to the latter. Persky ar- the recall campaign, he proper- Invite You To The has been varied, from overseeing gues there is no difference in terms. ly applied the law and followed general misdemeanors and drug He pointed to Judge Loren Mc- the recommendations of the court to family court and civil Master, a Sacramento judge who Santa Clara County Probation OUT OF THIS WORLD trials. From 2003 until 2008, he faced a recall effort in 2004 for Department. worked as a criminal judge be- upholding two laws that allowed In fact, the leeway that a judge fore moving to a three-year as- domestic partners the same rights has in sentencing is not large, Per- signment in family court. In 2011 under marriage as a man and a sky told the Weekly. The vast ma- he moved to civil trials and then woman. “Community values” at jority of cases in the criminal jus- probate court. the time, Persky said, “were 61 tice system are resolved through TALL TREE AWARDS He arrived in Palo Alto in Janu- percent against same-sex mar- plea bargains between the pros- ary 2015 to hear criminal cases, riage,” referring to the passage of ecution and defense as they ne- the same month that Turner was a proposition banning same-sex gotiate a plea to lesser or fewer Shashank Joshi, M.D. arrested for sexual assault. Af- marriages. charges. Judges are “supposed to PROFESSIONAL ter an onslaught of criticism for “If you intuitively are attracted respect that bargaining process,” his decision in that case, includ- to the position that the judges Persky said, and it’s rare for a ing jurors reportedly refusing to in our county should reflect the judge to object to a plea deal on Mary and Allan Seid serve on a separate trial in his community values of our county his or her own accord. He knew CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS courtroom, Persky requested to — said in a general way like that, of three times that happened dur- be reassigned to civil cases in that sounds like a reasonable prop- ing his years as a deputy district August 2016. osition,” he said. “But then you put attorney and judge in Santa Clara SAP Persky estimated that he pre- yourself in the position of a judge County, he said. BUSINESS sided over at least 1,000 cases who has to divine the community In cases when a plea bargain during his time in Palo Alto, values and is also subject to the cannot be agreed upon, a de- Ada’s Café with about 30 cases on different canons of judicial ethics, which fendant asks for an open plea, calendars — for drug or sexual say public opinion can play no part without any promises as to the NONPROFIT offenses, for example — rotating in your consideration.” sentencing he or she will receive. every few weeks. While community values in- The judge in those cases relies Persky is now working from fluence legislation at the high- on limited information sources Thursday, May 17, 2018 home as a night judge, a position est levels — when the Supreme to render a decision, Persky said he volunteered for due to the cli- Court, for example, gave same- — “on what’s told to us in the Reception 5:30 - 7:00 PM mate around the recall campaign. sex couples the right to marry in pre-plea phase by the attorneys Five days a week, he signs off on 2015 — Persky said they have no and in the post-plea phase by Dinner and Awards 7:00 - 9:00 PM search warrants, emergency pro- place in the local trial courts of the attorneys and the probation Crowne Plaza Palo Alto tective orders in domestic vio- Santa Clara County. department.” lence cases and other late-night “That corrupts the rule of law, That’s because under state pe- requests. to require a judge to take the nal code section 1204.5 judges INFORMATION and REGISTRATION Persky described his sentenc- temperature of the community,” cannot read the case’s police Reserved tables & sponsorships available. ing philosophy for first-time of- he said. report without permission from Early Reservation Deadline: Thursday, May 10 fenders as bending toward reha- During Tuesday’s press con- the defendant. 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‘Pattern’ cases no contest on April 8, 2016. Per- (continued from page 5) sky postponed his sentencing un- JUNE ELECTION til after Chiang was set to renew his immigration visa, according Was this a plea bargain? No. to court records. DA Jeff Rosen’s Candidates for Persky’s seat Court documents show this was an “collateral consequences” policy, “open plea” rather than an agree- directing prosecutors to consider ment between the defense and the immigration and other potential steer clear of Turner case district attorney’s office, meaning consequences to charges filed, the judge set the sentence Chain may have played a role. Private attorney, prosecutor vying to replace embattled judge received. The probation department found by Mark Noack Did the district attorney’s office Chiang exhibited four of 21 domes- object to the sentence? No. Former tic-violence risk factors: history of or those working to re- the tools of democracy.” husband largely works in crim- Santa Clara County prosecutor Bret violence against victim, homicide call Santa Clara County After completing her under- inal defense while she handles Wasley, who was assigned to the threats, rage and access to victim. F Superior County Judge graduate degree at Stanford Uni- civil cases. She has worked as case, told the Weekly that he did not Probation recommended that his Aaron Persky, everything cen- versity, Hendrickson went to law a temporary small-claims court object and that his priority was that sentence be suspended, he serve ters on his infamous six-month school at the University of Cali- judge, a dispute mediator and Chain plead to a felony to ensure a 72 days in county jail, he enroll in sentence against Stanford Uni- fornia at Los Angeles, and she a tournament administrator higher level of supervision, rather a domestic violence program, pay versity swimmer Brock Turner. served as the student board presi- for Santa Clara County’s high than get additional jail time. restitution and other fees. But the Turner case is the last dent for El Centro, a pro bono school mock trial program. Did Persky approve Chain’s at- Chiang was sentenced on June 2, thing that the two candidates legal clinic. She later worked as With a nod to her opponent’s torney’s motion to reduce his felo- 2016, to 72 days in-camp in county running to replace Persky want a legal clerk for Johnnie Cochran career in criminal prosecution, ny to a misdemeanor? No. Persky jail (meaning he would serve his to discuss. Both women cam- Jr., best known as the lead defense Storey said that she has the said at the June 4, 2015, sentencing sentence on weekends), 20 hours of paigning for Persky’s seat explic- attorney for the O.J. Simpson more diverse legal background. that Chain should be “subject to a community service, three years of itly avoid any mention of Turner case. Her time at Cochran’s firm “I can come to the bench more formal period of supervision formal probation, completion of a or any other criminal case to was well before the Simpson case. without an inherent unconscious than misdemeanor probation would domestic violence program and to ensure they don’t appear preju- After five years as a civil trial bias because I haven’t done just afford” but added that he would be pay restitution to the victim (later diced while aiming for a job that lawyer, Hendrickson joined the one side during my career,” she “receptive” to reducing the charge determined to be $1,183). depends entirely on fairness. Santa Clara County District said. “My temperament and to a misdemeanor after one year of The recall campaign argues that Instead, Assistant District At- Attorney’s office in 1995 as a varied qualifications make me compliance with probation, accord- Persky showed deference to Chi- torney Cindy Hendrickson and deputy prosecutor. more qualified to be a judge.” ing to a court transcript. ang over the victim, who made an civil attorney Angela Storey are “From the first day I knew Storey is open about sharing Did Persky’s sentence depart impact statement in court in front competing largely on their legal that it was where I wanted to her own history as a victim of a from the probation depart- of Persky, by postponing his sen- pedigrees. In a race that hinges be,” she said. She received sexual assault during her college ment’s recommendation? No, tencing and allowing him to serve entirely on whether or not Per- special recognition twice for years. Given that experience, she but there’s a caveat. The probation time on weekends. The anti-recall sky is recalled, both candidates her skill and was promoted to said she understands the anger department recommended “a min- campaign argues that Persky al- are positioning themselves as supervising deputy district at- focused at Persky by those who imum term,” noting the severity of lowed Chiang to work on week- the best qualified to step into torney in 2011 and to assistant believe he was too lenient, yet the crime balanced against miti- ends to keep his job so he could the potential vacancy. district attorney in 2015. she is opposed to the campaign gating factors, including Chain’s pay restitution to the victim. Hendrickson said she never to recall him. If the recall goes remorse, early plea and participa- Why did Persky allow Chi- Cindy Hendrickson considered being a judge, but forward, she worries that judges tion in treatment. However, Persky ang to serve his sentence on the Hendrick- she now feels she is the most will be intimidated against mak- also said at sentencing that the weekends? Persky approved a re- son, who has qualified person to replace Per- ing unpopular decisions, lead- court would be “receptive” to con- quest from Chiang’s attorney to do been prepar- sky if he is removed. ing them to hand down harsher sidering a reduction of the charge this so he could keep his job to pay ing to run Being a prosecutor “has been sentences. Those ramifications to a misdemeanor after one year restitution to the victim, according since last training me for it for 23 years,” would fall hardest on people of of formal probation, while the pro- to Spain. July, is quick she said. “I’ve always tried to color and the poor, she said. bation department recommended Was it unusual for Persky to to assert that stay open to where I can be of “My concern is that this Chain complete two years first. postpone Chiang’s sentence? No. she is the the most use to the most people, campaign will put pressure on Was Persky’s sentence unusu- Spain said that it was postponed strongest and I’ll keep that attitude.” judges to consider public back- al? Deputy District Attorney Terry while the appropriate amount candidate in lash and fear of a recall when Harman wrote in a 2016 email to of restitution was determined, Cindy the election. Angela Storey they’re making their decisions,” recall campaign chair Michele which didn’t take place until after Hendrickson To back that A n g e l a she said. “We’re making strides Dauber, released under a Public Re- sentencing. claim, she points to the thou- Storey says in criminal justice reform, and cords Act request, that the sentence Was there a full probation sands of cases she has success- she has as- this could potentially put us was “quite low” but that Persky “is report in this case? No. Persky fully prosecuted over her 23 pired to a backward in those efforts.” not the only judge who has given waived the referral to probation years at the Santa Clara County judgeship for In interviews, both candidates less than 6 months” in child por- for a full report. But the depart- District Attorney’s Office. years, even indicated they are trying to keep nography cases. “In general, first- ment provided a scaled-down re- Roughly 97 percent of those though she distance from the Persky recall time porn possession cases garner port that recommended conditions criminal cases result in a plea declared her effort, yet there is some overlap. six months (in) county jail unless for sentencing and restitution and bargain, she said, which often candidacy Hendrickson made at least two there is some aggravating fac- included the department’s assess- puts her in a position similar just three Angela Storey campaign contributions last year tor warranting more time (i.e., the ment of Chiang’s risk of further to that of a judge. Weighing the months ago. to the Committee to Recall Judge number of images),” Harman wrote. domestic violence. factors of each case, she fre- Once it be- Persky. The pro-recall campaign quently is charged with figuring came clear the recall election did not respond to queries on Weekend jail for battery A deferred sentence out the right penalty to fit the would make it onto the June whether they are formally sup- conviction kaika Gunderson was arrest- crime. It’s like “second nature” ballot, she said she decided to porting Hendrickson for judge. ing Hsuan Chiang was ed in Sunnyvale in February now for her, she said. run to ensure that voters have a On the other side, recall oppo- arrested in Sunnyvale in I2015 for committing domestic Without mentioning the Turn- choice between as many quali- nents favor Storey, said retired MOctober 2014 for domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend, er case, Hendrickson indicated fied candidates as possible. judge LaDoris Cordell, a mem- violence against his fiance, includ- whom he shoved, backhanded and judges do need to take com- She describes her legal expe- ber of the No Recall of Judge ing punching her in the face mul- choked while they were sitting in munity reaction into account rience as broad, encompassing Persky steering committee. No tiple times, the victim told police. a car in a parking garage, accord- as they issue rulings from the both civil and criminal matters formal endorsement has been Chiang, then 35 years old and living ing to the police report. Both were bench. In concept, she supports inside and out of the courtroom. made, she said. in Sunnyvale, is from Taiwan. He intoxicated at the time. Gunderson recalling a judge, saying it will After growing up in Sunnyvale, The election of Hendrickson was employed by Cisco Systems as admitted to police to hitting and not harm judicial independence. she went down to UCLA for col- or Storey will occur only if a ma- a software engineer at the time. He pushing the victim. “It’s important that judges, lege and later completed her law jority of voters support Persky’s had no prior criminal history. The crime carries a punishment who are making decisions degree at Santa Clara University. recall in the June 5 election. In Chiang was initially charged in state prison of two, three or four about people’s lives, that they Her first job out of school was that event, the candidate with the with battery. Under a plea bargain years, or in a county jail for not reflect the values of the com- as a trial attorney for Farmers most votes will immediately as- with Chiang’s attorney, without more than one year, or by a fine of munity they serve,” Hendrick- Insurance. She later worked on sume his seat on the bench. Q Persky’s involvement, the dis- up to $6,000, or by both that fine son said. “If people in a com- construction and business litiga- Mountain View Voice Staff trict attorney’s office amended and imprisonment, according to munity feel that a judge ceases tion before launching her own Writer Mark Noack can be the charge to battery with serious penal code. or has never reflected those val- practice with her husband in emailed at mnoack@mv-voice. bodily injury, according to pros- Gunderson, who is Caucasian, ues, they have their right to use San Jose, Storey & Storey. Her com. ecutor Kalila Spain, who was as- was 21 years old at the time and signed to the case. Chiang pleaded living in San Jose. He pleaded

Page 14 • May 11, 2018 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Upfront no contest to the felony domestic more than a year? No, according departments should be notified to to lose consciousness; and threat- In October 2016, Smith missed violence charge on May 26, 2015. to the district attorney’s office. In initiate the transfer paperwork, he ening a second witness, according two weekend work sessions, one for Because Gunderson planned to most domestic violence cases, the said. According to the DA’s office, to the police report. Smith, who is being late (an unexcused absence) attend college in Hawaii, Persky sentencing occurs within a month the defendant is required, once sen- African-American, was then 19 and another when he had a football- deferred his sentence to July 2016, or two of the plea, but it is within tenced, to submit a transfer request years old, living in Santa Clara related concussion (excused with a requiring Gunderson to return judge’s discretion “to schedule to the Interstate Commission for and a student at the College of San doctor’s note), Muller said. The dis- with proof that he had attended at sentencing based on the circum- Adult Offender Supervision. Mateo, where he played football. trict attorney’s office requested a least one Alcoholics Anonymous stances unique to a particular At Gunderson’s May 2015 plea Smith was charged with three hearing to argue Smith had violated or Narcotics Anonymous meet- case or defendant,” the DA’s of- hearing, prosecutor Kajani raised counts: felony battery causing his probation. Persky then modified ing per week and completed a 52- fice wrote in emails released un- the issue for at least the second time, serious bodily injury (for the first Smith’s probation to serve his sen- week domestic violence program der the California Public Records asking Persky if “probation needs witness), felony inflicting cor- tence in-camp (in county jail) on in Hawaii. Act. Judges may delay sentencing to have any better understanding of poral injury on a specific person weekends, according to Muller. the case given there would be out- (his girlfriend) and misdemeanor The recall campaign argues that of-state compacts,” the court tran- threats to commit a crime result- Persky “tailored” Smith’s sentence script states. It is unclear from the ing in death or great bodily injury to his football schedule and failed ‘They want people to remain in pro-social publicly available records whose (the second witness). to hold him accountable for pro- and educational and work environments if failure resulted in Gunderson’s lack Smith did not attend his first bation violations. The anti-recall of supervision in Hawaii. court appearance in August 2015 campaign argues Persky appropri- at all possible because that really is the only Was Gunderson arrested and was remanded with bail set at ately crafted a sentence that aimed thing that prevents recidivism.’ on another domestic violence $60,000. at rehabilitating Smith by allowing —Barbara Muller, public defender charge after leaving Califor- On March 2, 2016, Smith him to stay in school, work full- nia? Yes. He was arrested on Dec. pleaded no contest to three mis- time and play football to prevent 18, 2015, in Washington State for demeanor charges, agreeing to him from re-offending. Persky agreed to reduce his to avoid collateral consequences, punching his father. 120 days in the county’s Weekend Was this a plea bargain? felony to a misdemeanor upon such as on schooling or employ- Was Gunderson a college ath- Work Program (a jail alternative Yes. The district attorney’s office completion of these terms, ac- ment. “The sentence imposed lete? Yes. He played football for for low-risk offenders), three years agreed to reduce the two felony cording to court transcripts. in this case was not unusual,” Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. of probation and completion of a charges in exchange for his no- Gunderson would then be placed the DA’s office stated, while the 52-week domestic-violence pro- contest plea, according to Muller. on three years of probation. Per- timing was “unusual, but not A case for comparison? gram. He was ordered to attend Did Persky fail to hold Smith sky scheduled a progress hearing unprecedented.” aul Ramirez, then 32, was weekend work on Saturdays and accountable for violating the for December 2015 and excused Did Gunderson comply with arrested in Sunnyvale on Sundays for the first four months terms of his probation? If an Gunderson from appearing, allow- the terms of his deferred sen- RNov. 15, 2014, for sexu- and on Sundays only from August offender is not complying with ing him to instead send a signed tence? No. By December 2015, ally assaulting his roommate, a onward to accommodate his foot- the terms of his or her probation, progress report, according to the Gunderson had not attended all five-months-pregnant woman. ball schedule, according to Bar- the probation department would court transcript. of the required AA classes nor Ramirez was charged with sexual bara Muller, the public defender typically file a violation to bring After Gunderson failed to at- enrolled in school, according to penetration by force, violence, assigned to his case. it to the judge’s attention, which tend all of his required AA meet- a court transcript. Gunderson duress, menace or dear of bodily On July 14, 2016, the probation probation did not do in this case, ings, Persky sentenced Gunderson appeared in front of Persky in injury; and assault with intent to department received an affidavit Muller said. She said the district on March 10, 2016, to four months January 2016 having completed a commit rape. Ramirez admitted to of contempt due to Smith’s failure attorney’s office took the “highly in county jail, three years of pro- portion of his domestic violence the crimes in a police interview. to start his sentence in April due to unusual” step of requesting a hear- bation, completion of a certified program and re-enrolled at the On March 29, 2016, Ramirez “conflict with school schedule and ing to argue Smith was in viola- domestic violence program and University of Hawaii. He planned pleaded no contest to the first work schedule.” tion, which she attributed to media payments to a battered women’s to try out for the football team in charge, which has a mandatory In August 2016, Smith appeared attention about the case. shelter and domestic violence the spring, according to a court minimum sentence of three years before Persky after missing three Was Persky’s sentence unusu- fund, among other fees. Persky transcript. Persky said that “if he’s in state prison for those who plead domestic violence classes, accord- al? Muller said it is common for agreed to defer Gunderson’s sur- completely back on track with the guilty or no contest and a maxi- ing to the court transcript. The pro- judges to craft sentences to accom- render date to June 1 so Gunder- original program and probation ... mum of eight years. He agreed to bation officer stated Smith would modate low-risk offenders’ work son could finish the school year in we can revert back to that.” Prose- three years in state prison, three be remanded if he did not bring or school schedules. “They want Hawaii, the court transcript states. cutor Ted Kajani objected, arguing years of parole and lifetime sex- proof of enrollment at the next people to remain in pro-social and At the probation department’s that Gunderson’s defense attorney, offender registration. court of hearing. Persky stated that educational and work environ- request, a hearing was held instead the judge and probation agreed in The recall campaign argues that he would give Smith “one more and ments if at all possible because on March 21, 2016, at which point December that Gunderson “had Persky gave Ramirez, an immi- probably last chance” to complete that really is the only thing that a different judge was presiding not done what he laid out to do” grant from El Salvador, a harsher the domestic violence program. prevents recidivism,” she said. Q over the case, and Gunderson was and would be remanded into cus- sentence than Brock Turner. The remanded to serve his sentence, tody. Persky in January agreed but anti-recall campaign argues that according to the district attorney’s then requested a full report from the cases are distinct and cannot NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING office. Gunderson was released on probation and moved Gunderson’s be compared. (Ramirez pleaded May 18, 2016. sentencing to March. no contest to a different charge FOR 2018-19 The recall campaign argues What is the Interstate Com- with a mandatory minimum un- that Persky showed leniency to pact for Adult Offenders Super- der a plea bargain, whereas Turner Local Control and Accountability Plan & Budget Gunderson by deferring his sen- vision? Did it apply to this case? pleaded not guilty and was con- tence and violated the Interstate Yes. The compact “seeks to pro- victed by a jury.) ;OL NV]LYUPUN IVHYK VM 7HSV (S[V

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Persky other judges follow those sen- recall, if successful, will be a (continued from page 12) tencing recommendations.” silent force, a silent corrupting Judges have the most sentenc- force, a force that will enter the Public Agenda ing discretion in jury trials, when minds of judges as they contem- A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week “presumably neutral” probation they have heard the full scope of plate difficult decisions, a force department, whose full reports the evidence. that will enter the minds of in- for sex crimes typically include “That’s really the true measure dividual litigants when they step CITY COUNCIL ... The City Council will hold a labor negotiation in interviews with the defendant of the judge’s discretion: post- into the courtroom, wondering, closed session; and in open session consider approval of a request for and victim, the results of a risk jury trial,” Persky said. ‘Can that judge withstand the a conditional-use permit to allow a community center use at the First assessment of the perpetrator and At the press conference, Persky challenge?’” Baptist Church; and discuss grade-separation options through the a description of the case drawn said he doesn’t worry that the re- If voters approve the recall, Connecting Palo Alto Rail Program. The council will meet on Monday, from the police report. call — which he acknowledged Persky will be replaced by one May 14, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. Closed Judges may make minor adjust- has a “very real chance” at suc- of two candidates for his job who session will begin at 5 p.m., followed by the open session at 6 p.m. ments to the probation depart- cess — will lead to a rash of judi- are on the June 5 ballot: Santa FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The Finance Committee will discuss the ment’s sentencing recommenda- cial recalls. Clara County Assistant District 2019 Proposed Budget Overview with the City Council, the Human tion if something “seems amiss,” “It’s much more subtle and, Attorney Cindy Hendrickson or Resources Department, Administrative Services Department, he said, but otherwise, “in the I believe, much more insidious civil attorney Angela Storey. (See Community Services Department, Utilities Department, Fire and Police vast majority of the cases I and than that,” he said. “The judicial story on page 14.) Q departments and others. The Finance Committee will meet Tuesday, May 15, and Wednesday, May 16, starting at 9 a.m. both days in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The school board will hold a study session on the budget and enrollment. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. on CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE Wednesday, May 16, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 CITY SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE ... The City School Liaison Committee CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26 will meet on Thursday, May 17, at 8 a.m. in the Community Meeting Room at ***************************************** City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. The agenda was not available by press deadline. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board will conduct a major review of 356 Hawthorne Ave., the proposed demolition of a four-unit THE AGENDA WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING LEGAL residential complex and construction of three detached homes with DOCUMENTATION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: garages. The board will meet on Thursday, May 17, at 8:30 a.m. in City http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/agendas/default.asp Council Chambers at 250 Hamilton Ave. PUBLIC ART COMMISSION ... The commission will meet on Thursday, AGENDA–SPECIAL MEETING–COUNCIL CHAMBERS May 17 at 7 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 May 14, 2018 AT 5:00 PM Hamilton Ave. The agenda will be posted at CityofPaloAlto.org/agendas. Closed Session BOARD POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE ... 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Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 4.39 (Private Intrusion Alarms) to Board of Education (May 8) Include the Addition of Unwanted, Unwarranted Residential and Commercial Fire Alarms History-social studies curriculum: The board discussed new history-social (KVW[PVU VM H 9LZVS\[PVU *VYYLJ[PUN HU ,YYVY PU [OL 7YL]PV\ZS` (KVW[LK 9LZVS\[PVU MVY [OL :V\[ONH[L studies curricula for the elementary and middle schools, the approval of which 9LZPKLU[PHS7YLMLYLU[PHS7HYRPUN7YVNYHT9LSH[LK[V[OL(]HPSHIPSP[`VM+HPS`,TWSV`LL7HYRPUN7LYTP[ZHUK will return on consent. Action: None Equity plan: The board adopted a district-wide, three-year equity plan, Restating the Program Provisions including allocating $60,000 from reserves to fund a ninth-grade pilot for Action Items tutoring nonprofit Dreamcatchers. 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Page 16 • May 11, 2018 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Upfront News Digest Council again looks for ways to sue FAA City grants water to East Palo Alto and walking east on Lytton Avenue The Palo Alto City Council directed staff on Monday East Palo Alto received a much-needed infusion of where he crossed paths with three men night to develop a strategy that could lead to lawsuits water on Monday night after the Palo Alto City Council who asked for the device at the corner over aircraft noise caused by the Federal Aviation Ad- voted to transfer — at no cost — some of its water shares of Kipling Street around 10:45 p.m., ministration’s NextGen flight program. to its parched neighbor. police said. The decision to create a fast-track strategy to react The council voted 7-1, with Councilman Greg Tanaka When the boy refused to hand over to procedural changes the FAA might implement was dissenting and Councilman Greg Scharff absent, to give the phone, one of the men aimed a black added to a slate of proposed actions recommended by the a half-million gallons per day of water to East Palo Alto semi-automatic handgun at the teen and council’s Policy and Services Committee. to enable the city to resume its development. East Palo commanded him to get on the ground, The council’s added language came one month after it Alto had to put a moratorium on new hookups last year police said. The man punched him Robbery suspect had decided not to pursue a legal track. after it ran out of additional water supplies. when the teen didn’t follow the order, In early April staff and the city council considered a East Palo Alto has the smallest share of water alloca- after which point the boy laid on the potential lawsuit after council members returned from a tions from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commis- ground, police said. The three men searched his pockets March meeting in Washington, D.C. with FAA officials sion, which supplies water to local cities from the Hetch and left with his cellphone and cash. that left them feeling deflated and unheard. Hetchy Reservoir, because the city was not incorporated The trio fled in a waiting black four-door sedan driven City Attorney Molly Stump said on Monday there when San Mateo County made the deal with the SFPUC by a fourth person. hasn’t been a procedural error with which to pursue a to divide the shares. The three people who attacked the teen were all de- legal strategy. The inequity wasn’t lost on council members and city scribed as Hispanic men in their 20s. The man who But that doesn’t mean an error won’t emerge. The FAA staff. They noted that while East Palo Alto receives just pointed the gun at the teen was described as being about has made some procedural changes, of which the city 2 million gallons of water per day, Palo Alto receives 17 5 feet 10 inches tall, thin built and wearing a hooded wasn’t even aware, Councilwoman Lydia Kou noted. million. But Palo Alto only uses 10 million gallons per sweatshirt with a black zipper over a white shirt, police Kou made a motion for staff to develop a fast-track day, City Manager James Keene noted. Q said. On Wednesday evening, police released a sketch method to identify procedures the FAA has changed. —Sue Dremann of this man. The city could potentially file litigation, if appropriate, Anyone with information about the robbery is asked she said. to call the department’s 24-hour dispatch center at 650- The council then voted 8-0, with Councilman Greg Police release sketch of downtown robber 329-2413. Q Scharff absent, to amend the Policy and Services recom- A teenage boy was robbed at gunpoint by a group of —Palo Alto Weekly Staff mendations and direct staff to bring a fast-track plan to men who fled in a car in downtown Palo Alto on Satur- the council as quickly as possible. Q day night, police said Monday. LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines and —Sue Dremann The 17-year-old teen had been talking on his cellphone talk about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com

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Page 18 • May 11, 2018 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Vandalism...... 1 Warrant/other agency...... 8 Menlo Park May 2-May 8 Violence related Assault ...... 1 Battery ...... 1 Pulse Theft related A weekly compendium Burglary ...... 2 of vital statistics Fraud ...... 4 The records for the City of Palo Alto show the following checks as outstanding Grand theft...... 2 for over three years to the listed payees. Under California Government Code POLICE CALLS Petty theft...... 6 Theft undefined...... 1 Section 50050, unclaimed money will become the City's property three years Palo Alto Vehicle related May 2-May 8 after the check was issued. If you are one of the listed payees, please contact Auto burglary ...... 1 Violence related Auto recovery ...... 1 Susan Miley at (650) 329-2224 at the City of Palo Alto by June 30, 2018 so that Armed robbery...... 1 Bicycle theft ...... 3 arrangements can be made to reissue the check. Arson ...... 1 Driving with suspended/revoked license 1 Assault with a deadly weapon . . . . .1 Hit and run ...... 1 Battery ...... 3 Vehicle accident/minor injury ...... 3 Child abuse/sexual ...... 1 Vehicle accident/no injury...... 10 Payee Reference# Amount $ Theft related Alcohol or drug related 1435 Channing LLC 7006665 87.58 Commercial burglaries ...... 6 Driving under the influence...... 2 Fraud ...... 1 Drunk in public ...... 1 Abraham, Lior Meir 3004936 81.00 Grand theft...... 4 Possession of drugs...... 1 Identity theft ...... 6 Possession of paraphernalia...... 2 Petty theft...... 4 Akhond, Hossein 3005594 102.00 Miscellaneous Residential burglaries ...... 1 Bach, Joseph 7006654 50.00 Residential burglary attempt...... 1 CPS referral ...... 1 Shoplifting...... 4 Domestic disturbance...... 1 Found property...... 2 Bures, Stephen 7006658 50.00 Vehicle related Info case...... 3 Abandoned bicycle...... 1 Lost property ...... 1 Chawla, Sonya 3004344 102.00 Auto burglary ...... 5 Property for destruction ...... 2 Auto theft ...... 2 Chou, Philip S 3005632 106.32 Suspicious circumstances ...... 1 Bicycle theft ...... 5 Threats ...... 1 Driving with suspended license . . . .3 Chun, Jeannie 3004923 102.00 Vandalism...... 5 Hit and run ...... 2 Warrant arrest...... 7 Theft from auto...... 4 Costello, Therese Anne 3004985 81.00 Vehicle accident/major injury ...... 1 Durot, Elizabeth 7006657 125.00 Vehicle accident/minor injury ...... 4 VIOLENT CRIMES Vehicle accident/property damage. .9 Palo Alto Estate of Wanda Jaskowiak 2123564 1,613.67 Vehicle impound...... 1 El Verano Avenue, 4/30, 1 p.m.; child Vehicle stored...... 5 abuse/sexual. Fanlo, Elizabeth 2122392 223.13 Vehicle tow ...... 1 3916 El Camino Real, 5/2, 12:48 Alcohol or drug related a.m.; assault with a deadly weapon. Flagiello, Caroline 3004200 102.00 Drinking in public ...... 1 300 Pasteur Drive, 5/3, 10:32 p.m.; Driving under the influence...... 2 arson/misc. Garcia, Roberto 7006650 50.00 Drunk in public ...... 4 33 Encina Ave., 5/4, 11:44 a.m.; Possession of drugs...... 3 battery/simple. Gelco Corp. LSR 3004238 109.00 Possession of paraphernalia...... 2 4119 El Camino Real, 5/4, 2:28 p.m.; Under influence of drugs...... 3 battery. Hyundai Titling Trust LSR 3004260 102.00 Lytton Avenue/Kipling Street, 5/5, Miscellaneous Iller, John M or Vitols, Alexi M 3004273 109.00 Firearm disposal...... 1 11:17 p.m.; robbery/armed. Firearm/misc...... 1 300 Pasteur Drive, 5/7, 12:38 a.m.; Jain, Shubhra 3004340 50.00 Found property...... 9 battery/simple. Lost property ...... 4 Jalkala, Anne 7006668 137.23 Misc. penal code violation ...... 1 Menlo Park Psychiatric hold ...... 5 600 block Live Oak Ave., 5/7, 2:20 Jame, Sina 7006661 50.00 Psychiatric subject ...... 2 p.m.; assault. Suspicious circumstances ...... 5 1100 block Sevier Ave., 5/7, 5:48 Johnson, Ann M 3004180 85.00 Trespassing ...... 1 p.m.; battery. Johnson, Ann 2124633 300.00 JTC Development 7006708 170.00 Klein, Michael 3004100 81.00 Li, Brian 7006649 61.37 McConnell, F Chaiss 3004229 109.00 May 19-20 Moorman, Gerald 7006718 381.74 10:00 am to 5:30 pm Murdock, William 3004374 61.00 Lincoln Park, Los Altos O’Rourke, Kathleen 3004276 299.00 COME MEET Phuong, Phat 2123675 109.00 THE ARTISTS! Picchi, Carol 7006648 80.00 • Fine art & gifts from 150+ Rankin, Marc 3004285 382.00 juried artists Redspire FK Restaurants & Hospitality 7006664 1,419.14 • Great refreshments and food • Live entertainment Santiago, Gina 2124684 306.60 • Face painting for children Scheller, Sarah 7006653 50.00 • Proceeds beneﬁt Rotary Schiller, Angela 3003569 140.39 charities Free parking and shuttle at Selman, Dustin 7006652 50.00 Los Altos High School, Sitch 3000794 336.00 201 Almond Ave. Srinivasan, Veena 7006660 83.06 Wheels LT LSR 3004373 76.00 Zhang, Yan 8000471 50.00

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Page 20 • May 11, 2018 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Bernice Senft Behling September 27, 1926 – May 1, 2018 Bernice (Bonnie) Behling, of Portola Valley, passed away peacefully, with family by her TransitionsBirths, marriages and deaths side, on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 following a brief illness. Born Mary Ellen Martin September 27, 1926 in Aurora, Mary Ellen Martin of Los Altos Illinois, Bonnie is survived by died on April 16 of natural causes daughter Ann Behling Kruger in hospice care at Pilgrim Haven Cornelio Davila Soliman (Peder) of Evergreen, Colorado, Assisted Living in Los Altos. Feb. 8, 1923 – April 25, 2018 son Frederick L. Behling III Mary was A longtime resident of Palo Alto, also a retiree of Varian Assoc. and (Lesa) of Iron River, Michigan, born and raised son William R. Behling (Nancy) in Round Knob, proud WWII Veteran. Services were held on May 10th at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Palo Alto. Interment Alta Mesa Memorial of Norfolk, Massachusetts, eight Illinois, where grandchildren, and three great- she lived on Park Palo Alto. Please view/sign guestbook: cusimanocolonial.com PAID OBITUARY grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Dr. a small farm Frederick L. Behling, her first daughter, Barbara L. Behling with her parents and sister, of Palo Alto and sister Evelyn S. Hines of Arlington Heights, Beulah Martin. Illinois. She attended John Hofman Hessel Bonnie grew up in Batavia, Illinois, the daughter of Henry nursing school in St. Louis, where April 24, 1934 – April 26, 2018 and Bertha Senft. After graduating from Batavia High School she met her first husband, Frank in 1944, she moved to Colorado to pursue a nursing degree John Hofman Hessel, age 84, of at University of Colorado. It was there she met her husband, Martin, in a hospital maternity Portola Valley, California died April ward. They married in 1944. She 26th at Stanford Hospital after a lengthy Fred, who was a medical resident at St. Luke’s Hospital in and Frank moved to Los Altos in illness. John grew up in Woodmere, Denver. They were married in 1947 and raised four children, 1950 when Frank started a medical New York attending Woodmere with moves early in Fred’s medical career that took them to practice in Palo Alto. Mary stayed Academy as did both his parents and from Oklee, Minnesota; Barstow, California; Rochester, at home raising her children until Sidney A. Hessel and Beatrice Hofman Minnesota; and Fargo, North Dakota. they were all of high school age Hessel before him. After graduating In 1958, Bonnie and Fred moved to Palo Alto, California whereupon she returned to col- from Phillips Exeter Academy in New (as Fred joined the Palo Alto Medical Clinic) and then lege and received a bachelor’s and Hampshire he received a degree in then a master’s degree in nursing to Los Altos Hills in 1959, where they lived for almost 35 from San Jose State University. biology from Harvard. years. While Fred became one of the preeminent orthopedic She went on to work for the Santa John was a Renaissance man at physicians in the country and practiced until he retired Clara County Health Department an early age and his love of science in 1992, Bonnie managed raising their four children and as a public health nurse. Eventually was fostered by and with his father. coordinating the children’s busy after-school music and she and Frank retired and around Together they pursued and collected sports activities while regularly volunteering at both the the year 2000 and moved to Pil- Lepidoptera discovering previously unidentified species of butterfly Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park and at the Grace Lutheran and moth. John’s moth, Automeris iris hesselorum, was identified grim Haven. Her husband passed Church Library in Palo Alto. away in April of 2002. She already in Southern Arizona while working on his PhD at the University of Arizona. His research continued at Stanford University on a As the children grew up and left home, Bonnie went back knew Ron Fredlund and his wife to school, earning a Master’s degree in English from San Jose from church. Ron and Mary be- post-doctoral fellowship. He was highly involved in the ecological movement of the 1970’s educating students and the general public State University and a membership in the Phi Kappa Phi came close after both had lost their Honor Society. Bonnie used her degree to teach English as a spouses and married in 2003. about the negative effects of unregulated human activity on the planet. Second Language for close to 10 years. She is survived by her husband, During their 65 years of marriage, Bonnie and Fred enjoyed Ron Fredlund of Los Altos; three Between college and grad school, John taught 8 years at prep children, Bill Martin of Saratoga, schools in New England co-founding a school with a group of a variety of activities together including extensive world Anne Martin of Nevada City, Cali- colleagues which exists today. Back in California, he continued his travel and the outdoor sports of hiking and cross-country fornia and Bob Martin of Los Al- interest in population biology which led him to the organization skiing at their second home in Sun Valley, Idaho. Bonnie tos; and seven grandchildren. Her Zero Population Growth (ZPG) illustrating the need for family was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church in Palo memorial service will be held on planning. He then co-founded the non-profit Family Planning Alto since 1958, serving a variety of volunteer roles in the July 7 at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Alternatives (FPA), taking significant personal risk standing up for a congregation. She will always be remembered for her love of Church in Palo Alto, 305 North woman’s right to choose. family and music, for her passion for Stanford football, and California Ave. In lieu of flowers, John was an avid Stanford athletics fan and a sportsman at heart. for her dedication to the proper use of the English language. her family kindly requests that When he officially retired from the non-profit world he pursued his passion for fly-fishing spawned from his summer fishing expeditions A memorial service for Bonnie will be scheduled for a memorial donations be made to a future date. charity of the donor’s choice. in the Colorado Rockies while doing research for Stanford. The fly fishing bug turned into a passion for building custom fly rods. Memorials may be made in the name of Bernice S. Behling The Hessel Rod Company was established where he built beautiful to Mission Hospice & Home Care, 1670 S Amphlett Blvd SUBMITTING custom fly rods, many of which are still in the hands of fishermen #300, San Mateo, CA 94402 and to the Galena Lodge, 15187 TRANSITIONS and family members today. State Hwy 75, Ketchum, ID 83340.

ANNOUNCEMENTS When John could no longer fish at the level he wanted to, he PAID OBITUARY decided to become a wildlife photographer. He and his wife Aileen The Palo Alto Weekly’s traveled many times to Africa. On the last trip they were able to Transitions page is devoted to locate and photograph one of the rarest animals on the continent, a births, weddings, anniversaries scaled mammal called a Ground Pangolin. and deaths of local residents. Another passion of John’s life was promoting access to higher Obituaries for local residents education, which came from his own fortunate experience of being Visit are a free editorial service. educated at his beloved Exeter Academy. He created a scholarship The best way to submit fund at Exeter to provide funding for promising kids. Recently one an obituary is through our of the scholarship students from the class of ‘92 decided to “pay it forward” by establishing his own scholarship fund crediting John. Lasting Memories website, at He is survived by his wife of forty-two years, Aileen; his children Lasting PaloAltoOnline.com/obituaries. Doug Hessel (Teri) of Aptos; Geoffrey Hessel of Redwood City; Paid obituaries are also Stephen Hessel of Mill Valley; Lucy Hessel of San Carlos; step-son available and can be arranged Gregory Wimmer of San Francisco, step-daughter Diana Bariteau of through our advertising Memories Menlo Park; sisters Mary Dodge of Portola Valley and Sue Hessel of department by emailing ads@ Lyme, Connecticut; additionally he left seven grandchildren. An online directory of obituaries paweekly.com. Services will be private. Other local announcements Memorial contributions may be made to the Phillips Exeter and remembrances. are also a free editorial Academy Hessel Innovation Fund* and mailed to Phillips Exeter Search obituaries, submit a memorial, service. Send announcements Academy, Office of Donor Relations, 20 Main Street, Exeter, NH to [email protected] or P.O. 03833 or a charity of your choice. share a photo. Box 1610, Palo Alto 94302, or *A fund allowing innovation and experimentation for students Go to: www.PaloAltoOnline.com/obituaries fax to 650-223-7526. pursuing science. PAID OBITUARY

www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • May 11, 2018 • Page 21 Editorial Recall Judge Persky hile the campaigns for and against the recall of Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky argue vocifer- Wously over each other’s campaign tactics and the details of past sexual assault cases handled by Persky, the fundamental ques- Editorials, letters and opinions tion for voters is how to strike the right balance between judicial Spectrum independence and accountability to the community. Both are not only possible, but essential. This should not be normal. laundromat was converted into of- Judge Persky and those opposing his recall argue that nothing We need to support survivors fice space. short of illegal behavior, incompetence or gross misconduct should Letters when they come forward, and Developers enjoy a much higher be cause for removing a judge. If done for any other reason, they be- we need a cultural shift. Part of return on their investment by build- lieve, judges will be intimidated into imposing harsher sentences out Prevent road that means holding perpetrators ing offices, not housing. Many ap- of fear they too might be recalled. The fact that the California court expansions accountable and, when people in proved office buildings are yet to system has had only two previous recall elections in its history, with Editor, places of power are not willing to be completed; their final impacts the last one 86 years ago, strongly suggests otherwise. The City Council is reviewing 10 do that, we need to replace them on Palo Alto are unknown. But more importantly, California law provides for this process and rail crossing options on Monday, with people who will. Per recent NPR programming and gives voters the absolute power to recall judges for any reason. May 14. Please vote to recall and replace local newspaper articles, Palo Alto’s Unlike the U.S. Constitution, which gives federal judges lifetime I am alarmed to hear wording Judge Persky this June. office rents exceed Manhattan’s. appointments, the California Constitution requires that state judges about road expansions, currently Ke’ili Deal While Palo Alto desperately stand for election every six years and allows for recall elections be- included in Option 3 and Option 9 Fulton Street, Palo Alto needs more below-market and tween regular elections upon submission of valid signatures of 20 for Embarcadero Road and Univer- moderately priced housing, devel- percent of a county’s registered voters, an extraordinarily high bar. sity Avenue. Over the past 20 years, opers cannot be mandated to build It provides no guidance as to the standards for removal from office, our city has made a clear policy Limit new office space housing. leaving it to voters to make their own judgment. choice to attempt to reduce the vol- Editor, Individual property rights must be So challenges to the very legitimacy of this election are unfair, ume and speed of automobile traf- Residents are circulating a peti- respected and protected. But limit- undemocratic and directly contradicted by the law. Those who don’t fic, not accommodate more. tion to place on this November’s bal- ing office development to historical like the recall provision have every right to seek a change in the We want to be known for our lot an initiative “rolling back” Palo levels could encourage the building Constitution, but they have no right to criticize those who are availing iconic tree canopies, not for road Alto’s office-space construction cap. of the housing we desperately need. themselves of the legal opportunity to challenge the fitness of Judge widening. The huge stone pine trees The recently adopted Palo Alto More information can be found Persky to remain on the bench. on Embarcadero Road and Alma 2015-2030 Comprehensive Plan at sensiblezoning.org about the ini- It is equally wrong to suggest that a recall election is anything other Street should be kept as a gateway allows for 1.7 million square feet tiative, which I strongly support. than an early vote on a judge that must stand for election anyway. and for providing shade and habitat, of new office-space construction: An information booth, petitions Had Judge Persky coincidentally been on the ballot this year for re- not fall victim to road widening. over 113,000 square feet per year. and signature gathers will be at the election instead of four years from now, the campaign would have I support making Churchill and Stanford University and its Medi- the Downtown Farmers Market on been no different except there would have been no burden of gather- Palo Alto avenues better for bikers, cal Center’s expansions are not in- May 12 and May 19; at the Friends ing almost 100,000 signatures nor any debate over the Constitutional pedestrians and residents — but cluded in the Comprehensive Plan. of the Library Book sale on May recall provision. they must not just push around Palo Alto’s historical growth rate 12 and 13 and at the California Av- Similarly, we find the argument that appointment of judges by the and worsen traffic across the city. for office-space construction has enue Farmers Market on May 20. Governor is more likely to insulate the judiciary from political influ- Citywide traffic reduction through been 58,000 square feet per year. Supporters are canvassing their ences than the election of judges to be disingenuous and irrelevant. a transportation-demand-manage- Daily we experience the effects neighborhoods, discussing this First, Gubernatorial appointments are inherently and obviously politi- ment program should be the goal, of Palo Alto’s recent 10-year in- initiative and gathering signatures cal, and done entirely in secret. But more importantly, that is not the not widening roads, which encour- crease in office-space develop- before the May 21 deadline. Addi- issue before voters. age both more traffic and faster ment. Horrible traffic, congested tional signature locations are listed Instead, voters must decide whether or not Judge Persky’s use of his traffic. More bike/pedestrian-only freeways, inadequate parking, at sensiblezoning.org. discretionary sentencing powers in sexual assault cases has furthered crossings would be wonderful. diminished air quality and astro- Rita Vrhel the interests of justice and created an environment where victims Some residents may have for- nomical housing prices. Bulldoz- Channing Avenue, Palo Alto of sexual assault will find the process fair and worthy of being re- gotten the physical and political ers and construction fences litter traumatized during a trial. schism caused by the 1960s de- our city. Even the Lytton Avenue (continued on page 24) On this question, we believe Judge Persky has failed the commu- cision to do eminent domain on nity so badly that he must be replaced. more than 100 houses and put an WHAT DO YOU THINK? A unanimous jury, after hearing all the evidence and testimony, expressway in Palo Alto: Oregon convicted Stanford freshman swimmer Brock Turner in 2016 of three Expressway. To this day, it is a The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage felonies for his sexual assault of an unconscious woman on the ground physical divide in the city as much or on issues of local interest. outside a Stanford fraternity. The Turner case was a rare instance as any rail line, and the bitter poli- of a sexual assault being witnessed and interrupted by uninvolved tics led in a convoluted way to a re- What do you want to know passersby. Two graduate students riding by on their bikes intervened, call of the entire City Council just chased Turner as he attempted to flee and held him until police ar- as it was undergoing a reduction in about the Palo Alto Unified rived. Sexual assault cases rarely get any stronger than this one. council size. We don’t need another Persky’s six-month sentence of Turner, which resulted in Turner Oregon Expressway in Palo Alto. superintendent candidate, only actually serving three months due to the standard 50 percent In summary, we need to strike Don Austin? reduction of time for “good behavior,” undermined the jury verdict out the references to any road and stunned the nation for its leniency. It sent exactly the opposite widening as we look at reviewing Submit letters to the editor of up to 300 words to [email protected]. message hoped for by the victim and those seeking to reduce the high grade crossings. Submit guest opinions of 1,000 words to [email protected]. Include your incidence of sexual assault on college campuses. name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. Yoriko Kishimoto For more information contact Editor Jocelyn Dong or Editorial Assistant Under California law, the presumptive minimum sentence for Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto Christine Lee at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. Turner’s convictions was two years unless the judge found, as did Judge Persky, unusual mitigating circumstances. The District Attor- ney asked for six years. But the probation department recommended Hold perpetrators just six months based on Turner’s age, his lack of a significant crimi- accountable nal record (he had already been arrested earlier in his first quarter at Editor, Stanford for drinking) and on incorrect information about Turner’s I was sexually assaulted when I previous high school experience with drug and alcohol use (he as- was in high school. It upended my serted to the court his first use was at Stanford). life for a period of time, and I had We will never know the damage done by Judge Persky’s minimal to transfer schools because of the sentence of Brock Turner and how many future victims of sexual social backlash I experienced for assault will choose not to press charges out of fear that a judge might reporting what my assailant did similarly upend a jury verdict by imposing a diminutive sentence. to me. He was an athlete whom But that threat is far more real and potentially dangerous to our ju- people wanted to protect. dicial system than the remote possibility that the removal of Persky When I learned about the Stan- will strike fear in other judges and lead to inappropriately harsh ford swimmer sexual-assault case sentences of convicted defendants. and the six-month jail sentence that Judge Persky abused his discretion, disrespected a jury, failed a followed, to be honest, I was wholly crime victim and broke trust with the public he serves. There is no unsurprised. My own experience judicial accountability if these failures don’t lead to his removal taught me to expect nothing more, from office. Q and that’s what’s so sad about it all. Page 22 • May 11, 2018 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Spectrum Guest Opinions: Pro & Con Judge Persky should be recalled We need reform, not a recall by Gary Kremen, Margaret Abe-Koga, Kenneth Dauber by Elspeth Farmer and Ellen Kreitzberg and Jennifer DiBrienza

early 100,000 Santa Clara County of images of little girls in sexual situations, e are longtime Harsher sentences as a result of the recall voters signed a petition to put the including an infant. Persky sentenced Chain Palo Alto com- will disproportionately hurt communities of Nrecall of Judge Persky on the June 5 to only four days in jail rather than the six- Wmunity mem- color and the poor since they are the major- ballot. We believe Persky should be replaced month sentence dispensed by other judges bers and social justice ity of people who come through the criminal with a new judge because he has a pattern in this county. Persky made the plea offer, advocates who oppose justice system. The recall effort has already of bias in favor of privileged perpetrators in not the DA. Persky also said he would be the recall of Judge Aaron resulted in the passage of a law creating a cases of sexual assault, domestic violence “receptive” to reducing the felony to a mis- Persky. Our experience new mandatory minimum sentence for sex- and child pornography. demeanor after only a year, contrary to the working in the criminal ual assault crimes. Molly O’Neal, the Santa The most notorious case was Stanford probation recommendation. Another Persky justice system informs Clara County public defender, opposes the swimmer Brock Turner. Persky sentenced supporter, a public defender, called the sen- our vote of NO recall on Elspeth Farmer recall and warns that “communities of color Turner to only six months in jail for sexu- tence “eye-raising” and said it is appropriate June 5. would be negatively impacted (by the recall) ally assaulting an unconscious woman be- for offenses like disturbing the peace or pub- This recall is not a referendum on the for decades.” hind a dumpster outside a frat party. The lic intoxication, not felony child porn. wrongfulness of rape and our commitment Before his appointment to the bench, victim, “Emily Doe,” grew up in Palo Alto In other cases, Persky: to end sexual assault. We all abhor violence Judge Persky was a district attorney who and graduated from Gunn. A jury convicted • Adjusted the sentence of another college against women and children but this recall prosecuted sexual assault crimes. He served Turner on three felony counts, including football player convicted of domestic vio- does not provide meaningful reform to help on the executive committee for the Support assault with intent to rape and sexual pen- lence to accommodate his football schedule; rape victims or survivors. Instead, the recall Network for Battered Women and the Santa etration of an unconscious and intoxicated • Sentenced an engineer to weekend jail will spend more than a million dollars to Clara County Network for a Hate-Free com- person. Turner faced 14 years in prison for for severely beating his fiancee. remove one judge for one lawful decision. munity. He received a civil rights leadership his crimes — he only served 90 days. • In a civil trial, allowed De Anza Col- We oppose the recall for these reasons: award for his work on hate crimes and has For women in Santa Clara County, Brock lege baseball players accused of commit- 1) a successful recall will compromise the served as a judge for 14 years earning a repu- Turner’s sentence isn’t just shocking, it’s dan- ting the gang rape to show the jury photos independence of our judiciary; 2) the recall tation for fairness and integrity. gerous. It reinforces the myth that sexual as- taken months later of the teenaged victim will not help survivors of sexual assault; and The recall campaign claims that Judge sault is not a serious crime. It discourages in a skimpy outfit, supposedly to prove she 3) harsher sentences as a result of the recall Persky is biased in favor of white, male, priv- victims from coming forward to seek justice didn’t suffer from trauma. The victim’s law- will disproportionately hurt communities of ileged athletes by referring to five cases out when even a jury verdict results in a slap on yers said that they believed Persky “favored” color and the poor. of his approximately 2,000 criminal cases. the wrist. the perpetrators. The recall campaign has spent almost two The independent watchdog agency, the Cali- That’s why recall supporters include over Persky’s response to the recall echoes this years and and over a million dollars spread- fornia Commission on Judicial Performance, 50 elected officials in Santa Clara County record. He hired Donald Trump’s Arizona ing false and misleading information about reviewed Judge Persky’s record and found and beyond, including U.S. Senator Kirstin state director, Brian Seitchik, for his cam- Judge Persky’s record. That is why we and no evidence of bias or misconduct. District Gillibrand, State Senators Jerry Hill and Jim paign. Seitchik has a history of anti-choice, several other local feminists co-founded, Attorney Jeff Rosen, who opposes the re- Beall, five Congressmen, civil rights leaders anti-immigrant and anti-labor campaigns. “NO Recall of Judge Persky” and made call, says that there was never one complaint such as Dolores Huerta and Anita Hill, and Not surprisingly, the Persky campaign — in our motto “Get the facts!” Judge Persky against Judge Persky. organizations including the National Orga- venues including debates, endorsement inter- is ethically bound not to comment on cases For more than a year, the recall campaign nization for Women and the views and media appearances so we ask people to visit our misled the public regarding California Nurses Association. — has repeatedly blamed the website, norecall2018.org/ the case of Raul Ramirez. Even judges and lawyers Brock Turner’s victim in the Turner case, jus- get-the-facts/, for explanations Recalling They said Judge Persky un- opposed to the recall harshly sentence isn’t tifying the lenient sentence by that debunk the distortions and an able and fairly sentenced a Latino in a criticize the Turner sentence. pointing to the fact that Emily false narrative of the recall “similar” case more harshly Former Judge Ron del Pozzo, just shocking, Doe was highly intoxicated. campaign. thoughtful than Brock Turner, who is recently retired after 15 years it’s dangerous. Victims of sexual assault This recall is a threat to judi- judge does not white. But Ramirez’s plea on the bench, said the expected and domestic violence will cial independence. Judges take was before Judge Brown sentence would have been 4-6 years. He called not come forward if they think they will be an oath to act according to the help victims of — not Judge Persky. Judge six months in jail “inconsistent with the jury blamed for the crimes committed against law and to disregard opinions sexual assault. Persky also did not sentence verdict based on other people who have been them. They will not seek justice if the result of any sort from the commu- Ramirez — in fact, Ramirez tried for similar offenses and sentenced for of a long process of medical examinations, nity. As judges contemplate a difficult deci- was never sentenced by any judge because similar offenses” in this county. According to invasive questions and humiliating testimo- sion they should not be thinking about who he fled the country. Nevertheless, the recall Del Pozzo, “You see people get a year for the ny is a slap on the wrist for their victimizers. will come after them if unhappy about the campaign used this case to persuade many first residential burglary without any history. Opponents of the recall are often harsh outcome. This concern is a silent and subtle politicians and the public to endorse their You see people get a year for having several critics of Persky’s decisions, but they say that corrupting force that undermines judicial in- efforts. DUIs behind them and having a fourth.” recalls threaten “judicial independence” and tegrity and independence. The ability to shut The recall that claims that Judge Persky Former Judge LaDoris Cordell, also a should be reserved for judges who violate the out public pressure is being undermined by “adjusted” the sentences of college athletes Persky supporter, called the sentence an law. Persky did violate federal and state law this campaign. If the recall succeeds, will to fit their football schedules. This is false. example of “white privilege.” Dean Erwin when he sent a convicted felon to Hawaii to those who come before a court continue Judge Persky, with the agreement of the dis- Chemerinsky of the Berkeley Law School play football without even notifying that state. to be confident that a ruling is impartial trict attorney, followed the recommendation labeled it an “abuse of discretion.” District But the larger point is that judges are elect- or will they fear it is in response to outside of the probation officer, to create a sentence Attorney Jeff Rosen, saying he “lacked ed officials under the California Constitution, pressures? that held a young African American com- confidence” that Persky could “fairly par- which gives to voters the power to elect judges More than 130 current and retired judg- munity college student accountable for his ticipate” in another case of sexual assault of and to recall them. That’s why the nonparti- es and justices concurred in an op-ed that crime while allowing him to continue his an unconscious victim, disqualified Persky san California Constitution Center concluded stated: “It certainly appears the goal (of the education. The recall campaign advocates from that case. that judicial recalls are part of our constitu- recall) is to teach judges, all judges, some a punitive approach that is at the root of the Persky only sentenced approximately tional mechanism for balancing the compet- lessons: If you want to keep your job as “school-to-prison pipeline” that derails so 64 cases involving sex crimes and violence ing value sets of independence and account- a judge, keep an eye on media reports of many young men of color. We need judges against women during his 19 months in felony ability. The Persky campaign’s radical view public sentiment when you are exercising who will use their discretion to temper jus- court. Many of those cases show a similar bias. that elected judges in their decision-making your sworn duty to sentence a defendant tice with mercy within the law when impos- For example, Foothill College football are unaccountable to voters is anti-democratic in light of the law and the facts.” Judge ing a sentence. player Ikaika Gunderson was convicted of and contrary the California Constitution. (ret.) Len Edwards observed, “No one We are living in a time when our insti- felony domestic violence for beating and Santa Clara County voters have a right to cares about judicial independence until tutions and our judges are being attacked choking his former girlfriend and pushing judges who take sexual violence seriously, they walk into a courtroom and want an by politicians and special interest groups. her headfirst out of a car. Persky abused his and they have a right to express that value at independent judge.” Whatever one thinks of a particular sen- discretion to allow Gunderson to move to the ballot box. We expect they will do that on The recall will not help victims of sexual tence, Judge Persky followed the law. Hawaii to play college football with no pro- June 5 and replace Persky with a judge who assault or make women safer. We need Facts matter. Truth matters. An indepen- bation or monitoring and without notifying will better protect our community. Q meaningful reform to prevent secondary dent judiciary matters. We urge a NO vote Hawaii, in violation of state and federal law. Gary Kremen is a director, Santa Clara trauma to victims as they seek justice and on June 5. Q Gunderson was then rearrested for domestic Valley Water District Board. Margaret help. We must put resources into better Elspeth Farmer is a lawyer and social violence in a third state. Abe-Koga is a Mountain View City Council training for law enforcement, medical per- justice advocate. Ellen Kreitzberg is a In another case, a Sunnyvale man named member. Kenneth Dauber is president and sonnel and those in the legal system. Re- professor of law and the director of the Robert Chain was convicted of felony Jennifer Di Brienza is vice-president of the calling an able and thoughtful judge does Center for Social Justice at Santa Clara child pornography for possessing dozens PAUSD Board of Education. none of this. University.

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Naatak, the Indian-American theater company that got its start when a group local tech employees decided to get together for a creative outlet, is bringing its mprovisational comedy program called “Improv Masala,” to the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts on May 19.

he word “naatak,” translat- laugh. This was my opportunity.” ed from Hindi into English He explained that each mem- Tmeans, “the drama.” ber of “Improv Masala” brings Naatak, the aptly named lo- a different strength to the show, cal theater company, is coming so each of the short-form games to the Mountain View Center for are designed to showcase an in- Performing Arts on Saturday, dividual’s unique talent. He de- May 19, to perform something scribed his co-captain Goyal as less traditionally dramatic and “the handyman,” for her ability more upbeat: an improvisational to step in and fix a scene. comedy program called “Improv Comedy group comes to Mountain View “It’s pretty similar to ‘Whose Masala” (masala meaning a spicy by Chrissi Angeles Line’” Paranjape said. “We have mix). 10 games where participants will The 90-minute comedy show members Neha Goyal and Abhay market launch.) and our own jobs, so this is like step forward and perform those is performed in “Hinglish,” a hy- Paranjape. “Now it’s a stress buster for us. We meet, games. What we’re doing differ- brid of Hindi and English, and Goyal was introduced to im- come to a point we rehearse and we all go back ent with these shows right now allows the audience to steer the provisational comedy while where when we home happy.” is we are adding an element of direction of the show with sev- studying to obtain her mas- start rehearsal, Paranjape, who has been de- stand-up, so each person on the eral fast-paced games. ter’s degree at the University of for the first 30 scribed by his peers as having team will be doing a five-min- Naatak began in 1995 as a Southern California in Los An- minutes ev- a knack for comedic one-liners, ute stand-up piece, and they’ll collective of local tech-industry geles. As a theater artist since her erybody is just came to the Bay Area from India be saying whatever is on their employees seeking a creative childhood years, she said she was catching up,” to utilize his master’s degree in mind. So this is something new; outlet outside of work. Today, it itching to find a break from her Goyal said. robotics. a new flavor we are adding to the bills itself as the largest Indian- graduate studies in engineering. Rajiv Nema “The chemis- “I was in a theater back home improv show. One thing we are American theater company in Today, Goyal and her cast- try over time in India doing my undergrad, so trying out is scripted sketches, the United States, with more than mates use their improv rehearsals has grown a when I moved to the Bay Area like something you would see on 1,000 performing members over as a way to decompress and let go lot. We’ve become friends, not to start my new job, I came to ‘Saturday Night Live’ ... on cur- the past two decades and 10,000 of daily stressors. A “techie” to just co-improvisers. It reminds know about Naatak,” he said. “I rent or recent political topics.” loyal email list subscribers. In the core, she described giving the me of my undergrad days ... this was a big fan of (television show) As a member of Naatak for 2017, “Improv Masala” became program a formal name and cast is a good break because we all ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’ back 22 years, Rajiv Nema manages the organization’s first improv- as her proudest moment, compar- have hectic lives. We all go to in my school days. I always want- marketing for the organization in only production. ing it to a business getting an IPO work. All of us in the group are ed to be that guy who could come The improv team is led by cast (initial public offering or stock ‘techies.’ We all have our 9-to-5 onto stage and make everyone (continued on page 28)

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What do hot since I was introduced to it, I use Pear Slices dogs have to Improv (continued from page 27) it all the time. There is such a think about? Ask (continued from page 25) beautiful and positive vibe in the Kyle Smith, left, room. It has been a night and day Matt Brown, addition to acting. Through his difference.” a meeting between Galileo and right, and Ariel connections in the Silicon Val- Goyal, Nema and Paranjape a Vatican reactionary. It’s a Aronica, who ley tech industry, he has helped said that they are looking forward 13-minute look at how church are convenience- broaden the comedy team’s to their upcoming performance leaders freaked out when Gali- store hot dogs exposure. at the Mountain View Center for leo told them the earth was not contemplating “We are all techies,” Nema Performing Arts, and not just be- the center of the universe. Jones weighty issues in explained. “I work for SAP Palo cause they enjoy Castro Street’s has some kind of Western accent Paul Braverman’s Alto, Neha works for Intel and diverse food scene. It’s the au- and speaks way too softly in this “Stuck in the Abhay works for Solarius. A large dience reactions, they said, that role, which is not good. Smith is Middle.” The number of our audience is techies keep their organization thriving. stronger as the church guy. short play is part ... so when the improv team per- “The primary goal is for the Jones is great, along with of Pear Slices formed last year, part of our the- audience to laugh and forget Smith and Martin, in “Duelin’s 2018, which runs ater presentation was a festival of about everything for one and a for Keeps” by Evan Kokkila- through May 20. short plays. People who represent half hours, and enjoy the show.” Schumacher, which is about as a large number of tech companies Paranjape said. silly as a rootin’-tootin’ Western saw it. We present in 20 percent “When we do the show, I want story can get. English, 80 percent Hindi. We the audience to like us ... because Jones is a trigger-happy West- got inquiries from Google and that’ll help us in keeping this erner who is serious about being Facebook ... that happened for going,” Goyal said. “So for me, a gun slinger. Smith uses lan- the first time in our 22-year ca- that’s my focus. I want the au- guage elegantly — it’s very hot, reer. Now we have started going dience to come and say, ‘It was and he can’t stop “glistening.” to Bay Area tech companies and the best (time), and I’ve never Hilarious. And, he can’t stand we perform there.” laughed so hard.’” Q Jones’ use of double negatives, Photo by Michael Craig, courtesy of Pear Theatre Nema has used one of the im- Freelance writer Chrissi which leads to lots of gun play. learn something in the encoun- Freelance writer John Orr prov team’s basic games in his Angeles can be emailed at It’s a fun ending to the set. ter; maybe she did, too. can be emailed at johnorr@ daily life, outside of perform- [email protected]. The penultimate play is Directed by Robyn Ginsburg regardingarts.com. ing. For Nema, “Yes, and,” or the “Helping Out Mrs. G,” by Steve Braverman and Troy Johnson, practice of snowballing an idea Koppman, a kind of slice-of-life with minimal costume and set What: “Pear Slices 2018” and incorporating everyone’s ad- What: “Improv Masala” story about a teenager (Brown) changes, the plays run along Where: The Pear Theatre, 1110 La ditions, is not only a concept of When: Saturday, May 19, at 6 who helps his friend’s mother fairly quickly, with only about a Avenida St., Mountain View improvisational comedy but a p.m. (Lupo-Zulueta) with a few minute between them. Running time: 139 minutes, one way to lean into his discussions Where: Mountain View Center for household repairs. “Pear Slices” has become intermission and relationships with others. Performing Arts, Second Stage, Lupo-Zulueta is quite mov- very popular among Pear regu- When: Through May 20 “What I learned was, it’s not 500 Castro St., Mountain View ing in the 16-minute play, as she lars over its 15-year-history, and Cost: $10-$35 just used for comedy, but you can Cost: $12 revisits a sadness of her youth if opening night was any sign, Info: Go to thepear.org, or call use it at work as well as with your Info: Go to tickets.mvcpa.com/ while showing the boy some it would be good to get tickets 650-254-1148. family, when you are discussing eventperformances.asp?evt=212. family photos. The boy seems to soonest. Q any ideas for collaboration. So

Saturday, May 19; 7:30pm First Congregational Church of Palo Alto Sunday, May 20; 3:00pm Concert Sponsor: Los Altos United Methodist Church John Murden The spirit of America is presented with joy and reverence in this concert of regional folk songs. You’ll stomp your foot to Oxford Street Brass When the Saints Go Marching In, feel the unbridled joy of authentic Americana with Copland’s The Boatmen’s Dance, and be moved by the spirituality and optimism of At The River. Kirke Mechem’s surprising and humorous collection of folk songs will be included, as well as the world premiere of a wonderful suite of folk songs by Brian Holmes, commissioned recently by Schola Cantorum. Kirke Mechem Brian Holmes Music Director Gregory Wait shares stories and background of each piece presented. The Oxford Street Brass rounds out this lively concert experience. Admission: $28 adults; students 21 and under FREE

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Minamoto Kitchoan brings Japanese culture, flavors to Palo Alto

by Sarah Klearman Photos by Veronica Weber which contributes to differences in tastes and preferences between cultures. For t’s well known that there are five prin- customers who might be new to Japanese ciple tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, salty desserts, Foster recommends trying the I and savory, or what the Japanese call wagashi one at a time to get a sense of each umami. While umami, found in foods like kind. slow-cooked meats and soy sauce, is well- Minamoto carries multiple different celebrated in Japan cuisine, a specialty kinds of wagashi, including varieties of mo- Japanese dessert shop at Stanford Shopping chi, steam cakes, sponge cakes and usagi Center is highlighting one of the other four san, a sweet white bean cake flavored with tastes: sweetness. yuzu, a citrus fruit. The shop also carries Minamoto Kitchoan, also known as K. savory options like kaishoyaki scallops, Minamoto, opened in Palo Alto in late roasted crackers flavored with scallop, Aco Foster, a sales representative at Stanford Shopping Center’s K. Minamoto, 2016. The shop sells wagashi, or traditional shrimp and crab. said the Japanese sweets shop offers a variety of traditional confections found Japanese desserts that are customarily “Everything will seem very new, but they in Japan. One of the store’s goals is to “emphasize Japanese culture,” she said. consumed with tea. The store is a part of a could start with the steam cakes or the bite- larger company that well known in Japan, sized mochi, which are both best sellers,” said Aco Foster, who has worked at the Palo Foster said. “Right now everyone likes mat- Alto bakery since its opening. The compa- cha (tea), which we also carry, so that might ny chose to open in Palo Alto because of the be easier to start with.” wide range of people who live in and visit Desserts are displayed in the glass cases the city, Foster said. that line the back and sides of the store, as When Minamoto first opened in the well as on tiny, intricate island stands on United States more than 10 years ago, the the floor. The store’s inventory changes company wanted to preserve the Japanese seasonally, as does the way it is decorated. style of wagashi and introduce the sweets For May, when Boy’s Day is celebrated in to American customers who are more often Japan, tiny traditional tsuri or hanging dolls used to a “westernized” version of Japanese were strung from the ceiling in neat lines. desserts, Foster said. Kabuto helmets, the kind samurai would Foster, who grew up in Hiroshima and wear, lined the walls: in Japan, most boys came to the United States in 2008, said receive them from their grandparents in she frequented Minamoto Kitchoan while celebration of the day, Foster said. living in Japan. The Palo Alto location The desserts, in their various forms and is “very much the same” as the Japanese decorative packaging, add color to the min- stores, she said. imalist, white-walled store. Traditional Japanese desserts often vary The store imports everything from Ja- in appearance and taste from most Ameri- pan in a bulk shipment every two months, cans’ perception, Foster said. Take mochi, Foster said, and the menu changes depend- whose filling is traditionally made from red ing on availability and time of year. She bean paste rather than ice cream. acknowledged that Minamoto is expen- “Most people still think mochi is ice sive, with prices ranging from $3.60 for a cream, so we want them to try the tradi- single piece of mochi to $27 for a box of tional mochi and traditional Japanese baumkuchen, a layered crepe-like cake, to sweets,” Foster said.”It’s a different kind of $50 for 18 sakura senbei, two cream-filled experience.” cookies. United States, Minamoto has storefronts Foster said. Japanese chocolate is also distinct from Foster said that Minamoto’s customer in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New “Each Asian country has a different cul- American chocolates like Godiva or Her- base is diverse. Many have previously York City, and a franchise location opened ture and history, and we just want to em- shey’s — less sweet, said Foster. visited a Minamoto in Japan and seek out recently in Plano, Texas. phasize how different they are,” she said. Q Foster sees the way Americans and Japa- the Palo Alto store after experiencing it One of the store’s goals is to “empha- Intern Sarah Klearman can be emailed nese interpret those five flavors — sweet, abroad, she said, as the company has lo- size Japanese culture” and its differ- at sklearman@embarcaderomediagroup. sour, bitter, salty and umami — differently, cations in Tokyo’s major airports. In the ence from generalized “Asian” culture, com.

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Since “Life of the Party” shows no ambition outside of crass com- mercialism, comedy connoisseurs Melissa McCarthy is a middle-aged mother who returns to college will have to grasp onto the life- after her husband abruptly asks for a divorce in the comedy “Life of lines of Rudolph and McCarthy, the Party.” whose comedic instincts can’t be fully suppressed even by this limp storyline. As she wriggles out of ‘Party’ down Midwestern mom sweaters and into “life of the party” fun, Mc- Melissa McCarthy goes back to school, skips class Carthy turns every third line into 0 (Century 16 & 20) a rambling comic construction. But the rambling is the best Comedian Melissa OPENINGS “Decatur University” part. Audiences that just want a McCarthy and her di- alongside her daughter fast-food, big-screen sitcom may rector/co-writer husband, Ben Maddie (Molly Gordon). Dean- well laugh on Pavlovian cue; Falcone, have produced another na’s been dumped by her cheatin’ Falcone certainly isn’t shy about vehicle for her exceptional talents husband Dan (Matt Walsh), who ringing the same old bell. as a character-based comedic star. has “upgraded” for a real-estate The best screen comedies either McCarthy and Falcone’s previous agent. This life-changing disaster reveal a zany idiosyncrasy or take efforts together — “Tammy” and sets the stage for awkward bond- their laughs seriously as reflec- “The Boss” — underwhelmed, ing between mother and daughter, tions of society and human exis- which may explain why “Life whose unplanned arrival two de- tence. Since “Life of the Party” of the Party” finds them aiming cades earlier prompted Deanna to shows little interest in investigat- straight for the lowest common drop out. ing the satiric possibilities of the denominator and, sadly, hitting Deanna pursues her archaeol- two-decade cultural gap in play, the bull’s eye. ogy major while palling around or a weirdly one-sided May-De- It’s easy to see the mass appeal with Maddie and her quirky so- cember romance, the movie wafts in “Life of the Party,” a variation rority sisters. Predictably, Maddie into disposable irrelevance long on umpteen “back-to-school” at first feels mortified to have her before the credits roll. comedies like Will Ferrell’s “Old mother constantly underfoot, but Rated PG-13 for sexual mate- School.” In “Life of the Party,” soon enough, the younger Miles rial, drug content and partying. McCarthy plays Deanna Miles, learns to stop worrying and just One hour, 45 minutes. Are you getting the who decides to re-enroll at love the mom. One of the few — Peter Canavese service you deserve? MOVIES NOW SHOWING We answer our 102 Not Out (PG) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Mahanati (Not Rated) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. A Quiet Place (PG-13) +++ Naa Peru Surya (Not Rated) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Overboard (PG-13) phones. A Wrinkle in Time (PG) ++ Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Avengers: Infinity War (PG-13) +++1/2 Raazi (Not Rated) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Rampage (PG-13) Bad Samaritan (R) Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Beirut (R) Century 20: Fri. - Sun. RBG (PG) Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun. Bharat Ane Nenu (Telugu with English Subtitles) Ready Player One (PG-13) ++1/2 (Not Rated) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. 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DON’T FLUSH THESE ... The city of Palo Alto is situated along San Francisco Bay, as are many Peninsula cities. It’s gross, but true: It’s easy when you’re in the privacy of your home to think you can get rid Succulents are so low maintenance they of lots of things by flushing can be called “vacation plants.” With them away. But the city would varying shapes and textures, they look like to be sure that residents nice grouped together in a container. and workers alike realize that “toilets are not trash cans.” The labels on things like baby wipes and kitty litter claim their products are “flushable,” but (not spritzed or misted), and not on the leaves, actually none of these items as this can promote rot. should be flushed down a toilet. In the summer, keep in mind that water “Flushable” wipes are usually evaporates more quickly so more watering made from plastic resins and may be necessary. Succulents are frost-sen- don’t disintegrate like toilet sitive in colder months — if the temperature paper. Things like cotton balls, falls below 37 degrees, the plants should be dental floss, hair, and any covered gently with a sheet or a tarp and re- cosmetic or disposable wipes moved promptly when the sun comes out. A should not be flushed either. diluted fertilizer should be used just once a Only three things should be year to enhance growth. flushed: water, human waste f you are an insecure plant parent, or al- and making sure the plants have sufficient and toilet paper. most always find your plants near death drainage. The ideal soil should be able to Propagation methods I after you go away for an extended period hold nutrients. The mix should be made up of Roark advises “asexual propagation” over Note to readers: Have you of time, Linda Roark, designer of Gamble one-third soil, one-third sand or pumice, one- the use of seeds because it is much simpler. tried growing vegetables Garden’s succulent container gardens, can fourth gravel and the rest, organic material. Succulents can be propagated by using a main your garden? Would you help. She calls succulents “vacation plants” Store-bought cactus and succulent mixes will ture plant’s stem and leaf cuttings, “layering” be willing to share your — meaning they’ll be perfectly healthy if an work just fine. runners or using its suckers and offsets. victories or failures with owner leaves for vacation and doesn’t care for Succulent roots should never be soggy, and Using stem and leaf cuttings is one of the other Weekly readers and them while being away. therefore, the pot should have drainage holes, easiest ways to grow a new plant. gardeners? How about that In a recent Gamble Garden class on caring and extras should be made if existing ones are Stems around 2 to 3 inches long with intact huge zucchini, or the delight for succulents, Roark recalled how one of her too small. leaves can be cut off with leaves at the base of your child finding a ripe first succulents was a gift from her father when of the stem removed. Don’t plant the cuttings tomato? Or the attack of the she was in college and despite her near-com- Care right away. The ends of the cuttings should be killer snails? Send in your plete neglect of the plant, it survived. Succulents need to be kept out of dark or “calloused” or dried out in indirect sunlight stories, anecdotes or photos The relatively carefree nature of these plants humid areas, as they’re the ideal spots for for a few days until raw parts have hardened. to Elizabeth Lorenz, Home and coupled with their exotic design have made mealybugs. Another way to prevent pests is to The cuttings can then be planted into the soil Real Estate Editor, at elorenz@ them a household favorite for everyone from remove dead leaves that fall around the plant. mix and watered. Roots will start growing embarcaderopublishing.com those barely home to those looking to add tex- Since succulents are originatally from arid relatively quickly, depending on the season and look for a future story to ture to their full gardens. climates, plenty of sunshine is needed. This is and temperature. include them. Roark said propagating succulents is easy an area where many go wrong, however. Too When using leaf cuttings, a leaf needs to to do at home. much sunlight can be harmful. Putting suc- be cut right near the stem, and the entire leaf Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home While this can be intimidating for some, culents in a place where there’s sunlight in the needs to be cut off. When a healthy leaf is improvement and gardening to Home Roark emphasized that under the right con- morning and shade in the afternoon is much twisted off gently as close as possible to the Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, ditions, succulents will grow healthily in the better than giving them direct sunlight all day. stem, the cut will be clean. Then the leaf can Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email elorenz@ long term. When it comes to hydration, under-watering be positioned horizontally on top of the soil, so paweekly.com. Deadline is one week before publication. Here are some of Roark’s best tips for main- is better than over-watering. There’s no rem- the two ends of the leaf are pointing upward taining and propagating succulents, from edy if the leaves become too plump. While and barely touching the soil. Leave them in which soil is best to how much water and sun- the amount of water depends on the location of semi-shade and lightly water when the soil is READ MORE ONLINE shine should be given to these plants. the plants, generally succulents should be wa- dry. Within weeks, roots should start growing PaloAltoOnline.com Planting /soil tered once a week after the soil has completely along with a new plant. There are more real estate features dried. Water them enough so that the water is Succulents recommended for growing: online. Go to PaloAltoOnline.com/ The two most important things when it allowed to drain from the container holes. In real_estate. comes to planting is using the right soil mix addition, it should be put directly onto the soil (continued on page 39)

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SALES AT A GLANCE

East Palo Alto Mountain View Total sales reported: 6 Total sales reported: 6 Lowest sales price: $810,000 Lowest sales price: $855,000 Highest sales price: $1,265,000 Highest sales price: $2,000,000 Average sales price: $1,040,417 Average sales price: $1,309,667 Los Altos Palo Alto Total sales reported: 4 Total sales reported: 5 Lowest sales price: $2,164,000 Lowest sales price: $1,730,000 Highest sales price: $3,800,000 Highest sales price: $5,800,000 Average sales price: $3,206,000 Average sales price: $4,458,800 Los Altos Hills Portola Valley Total sales reported: 4 Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $2,125,000 Sales price: $2,880,000 Highest sales price: $10,075,000 Woodside Average sales price: $5,200,000 Total sales reported: 2 Menlo Park Lowest sales price: $4,000,000 Total sales reported: 8 Highest sales price: $5,250,000 Lowest sales price: $1,305,000 Average sales price: $4,625,000 $4,865,000 Highest sales price: Source: California REsource Average sales price: $2,355,250

Succulent expert Linda Roark grouped succulents so that students could see their hues 1451 Hamilton Ave. and shapes. She said propagating succulents is easy to do at home. BUILDING PERMITS dwelling unit. $64,680. Install in- A listing of building projects ap- 836 Bruce Drive Deconstruction ground pool with “hydrofloor” proved by the city of Palo Alto. of home and attached garage safety cover and pool equipment. (1,800 sf) to prepare for construc- $100,000. 1103 Oregon Ave. (continued from previous page) • “Hens and chicks” (echeveria glauca/el- Residential tion of new home. 938 Maddux Drive Roof-mount- egans) is one of the most popular succulents flush-mounted 2.6 KW photovol- 2546 Webster St. New two-story ed photovoltaic array. taic system, two Tesla powerwalls • The “Blue chalk sticks” (senecio man- for its geometric leaf pattern. The variety single-family home (1,749 sf), at- 766 Gailen Court Residential ad- and a 125-amp subpanel. tached accessory dwelling unit dition (509 sf) and remodel (1,000 754 Los Robles Ave. draliscae) leaves resemble pieces of chalk, grows in clumps in full sun or shade and New Tesla (590 sf) and attached garage (445 sf), includes partial conversion of and the plant gives off a mystical shade be- grows dainty red flowers. Powerwall, electric service up- sf) and porch (509 sf). $537,652. garage. Separate permit for elec- tween blue and green. The variety is perfect • “Copper rose” (echeveria multicallis) grade to 200 amps and addition 2546 Webster St. Demolish ex- tric-vehicle charger. $187,000. of two subpanels. isting house (2,153 sf). 689 Los Robles Ave. New two- for outdoor gardens as it grows to a foot resembles a plumper, succulent version of 833 Hamilton Ave. New de- 2546 Webster St. Demolish ex- story single-family home (2,599 long and is deer resistant. a rose. The leaves grow like petals and ap- tached accessory dwelling unit isting back house. sf), attached one-car garage • “Jelly beans” (sedum rubrotinctum) pear like orange and red flowers and are (452 sf) for home at 831 Hamilton 1425 University Ave. Install 13.5 (217 sf) and basement (1,908 sf). looks as if pieces of jelly beans are growing great for growing in containers. Q Ave. $115,000. kw power wall system, 200 amp $829,144. 833 Hamilton Ave. Demolish de- from a stem. This variety grows in full sun, circuit to 225 amp load center. 689 Los Robles Ave. New ac- tached garage (272 sf) in prepa- 740 Guinda St. Temporary power cessory structure with electrical often reflected by the red hues on its tips. Christine Lee is the editorial assistant ration for detached accessory (portable). (120 sf) and covered porch (87 sf). Bright yellow, star-shaped flowers bloom at the Palo Alto Weekly. She can be dwelling unit construction. 2070 Columbia St. Temporary $21,758. 580 Georgia Ave. from the plant. emailed at [email protected]. Convert de- power. tached garage to new accessory

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166 COWPER ST. PALO ALTO Prime Downtown Palo Alto | Bungalow 2 bed | 1 bath | Offered at $1,549,000

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667 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto

Property Zoned R1. Used as Professional or Medical office spaces. Retains grandfather variance. 15 offices plus parking for 11+ cars on property. Historical Zoned. Best use of property is to keep it as is. Possible to live on property in back unit. Property to be sold “As Is”. Have reports “Offer Subject to inspection.” Call listing agent for details. Offered at $4,298,000 http://homecb.com/667-lytton

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Page 56 • May 11, 2018 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com Sports PREP LACROSSE Gators to play Shorts for WCAL title OVER THE FENCE . . . The Sacred Heart Prep baseball team travels to Sequoia for a 4 p.m. game Top scorer Crockett returns Friday that will likely decide the to action for playoffs Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division title. The Gators (20-6, by Andrew Preimesberger 10-3) hold a half-game lead over ack Crockett returned to the lineup at just the Carlmont (14-10, 9-3), which beat right moment and Cody Weibe continued a tra- Menlo on Wednesday. The Scots J dition of clutch performances. As a result, Sa- play at Menlo at 4 p.m. Friday. Ryan cred Heart Prep will be playing for the West Catho- Friere singled home the tying run lic Athletic League championship Friday. and then scored the go-ahead run Weibe’s goal-saving play in the final minutes al- in Sacred Heart Prep’s 8-3 win at lowed SHP to beat visiting Bellarmine, 8-6, in the home against Sequoia. The Gators semifinals of the WCAL Boys’ Lacrosse tournament took a 4-0 lead into the top of the fourth, courtesy of an RBI single on Wednesday. by Jack Donnelly in the first and a The top-seeded Gators (18-3) host No. 2 St. Igna- three-run rally in the third, on one tius (10-7) at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Sacred Heart lost hit. Friere and Donnelly each drove to St. Ignatius, in San Francisco, earlier this season in runs and Jack FitzSimons scored 7-6 but with Crockett in the lineup, things change. on a passed ball. Sequoia rallied to The senior attacker is the Gators’ top offensive take a 5-4 lead in the fourth and the threat, though there was no lack of offense on the Gators answered in the fifth. Kyle season. Crockett missed two months with a stress Cody drew an one-out walk, stole fracture in his back. second and scored on Friere’s two- The Wildcats advanced with a 12-8 victory over out single. Friere took second on the visiting No. 3 Menlo. throw home and reached third on With under three minutes left in the fourth quarter, a passed ball ahead of Donnelly’s the Bellarmine offense got behind the SHP defenders single. Eric DeBrine tripled home a Peters Keith run in the sixth and then scored on and looked to be on the verge of tying the match. En- Harry Marshall’s groundout. Reece ter Wiebe, whose save preserved the Gators 7-6 edge. Lindquist, who relieved in the fourth, “Cody was fantastic,” SHP coach Chris Rotelli restored order, facing one over the said. “He plays his best in big moments and he had Zoe Lusk is entered in the 200 individual medley, where her time of 2:09.37 seeds her 14 clutch saves. The last one on Jack Devine to seal minimum over the last three innings fourth, and the 100 backstroke. . . . Palo Alto scored four runs in the game was a good example of how great Cody the fourth to overcome a deficit and plays in big games.” beat Homestead 8-6 Wednesday CCS SWIMMING The Gators got off to a hot start as junior Tommy in a playoff game. The Vikings (21- Barnds, one of many who picked up their scoring 6) host Los Gatos on Friday at 4 when Crockett went down, slashed his way in for an p.m. in the championship game. unassisted goal, putting Sacred Heart up 2-0. Barnds Palo Alto scored three times in the finished with two goals. first on Josh Kasevich’s two-run It’s a wide open field Billy Barnds ran all the way across the field and Aidan Berger’s double and infield slammed it home to give SHP a 3-2 advantage to end grounder. Homestead scored all of its runs in the first three innings and the first quarter. was ahead, 6-3 entering the bottom for CCS finals Bellarmine, which had won nine of its previous of the fourth. Kyle Mostofizadeh 10 games, made noise in the second quarter. With singled to open the inning, was Look for quality performances from local swimmers just under a minute left, the Bells’ Cottingham came from behind the net and scored the tying goal to sacrificed to second and took third by Glenn Reeves on a wild pitch. He scored when Palo Alto won both the 200 free relay and make it 4-4 at halftime. James Roake grounded out. Niko t might be thought that Palo Alto will the 200 medley relay at last year’s finals With 1:25 remaining in the third quarter, Gators’ Lillios followed with a home run, have difficulty in its quest to three-peat and the Vikings have the top psych sheet junior Larry Hart sprinted to the net and slapped it the second of the season and the I as Central Coast Section girls swim- times in both events this year. But Gunn, in and Sacred Heart had the 6-5 advantage. Hart also second of his career. Max Jung- ming champions without Grace Zhou (now which beat Paly in the 200 free relay at the finished with two goals. Goldberg drew a walk and scored at Stanford), a double winner at last year’s SCVAL finals, did not list its fastest time Hart was clutch again to start the fourth quarter. when Kasevich doubled. Nate Willis championship meet. for the psych sheets. The Titans are listed Crockett found Hart and the junior whipped it in the followed with a run-scoring single But Paly coach Danny Dye is not overly seventh at 1:39.80, compared to No. 1 Palo net as the Gators took a 7-5 lead. and Paly took the lead for good. concerned. Alto at 1:36.57. But obviously they have the “Everybody said we didn’t have a chance potential to win the event. (continued on page 59) ON THE AIR after we lost two divers and our distance “Gunn is hidden in the psych sheets,’’ Friday swimmer from our first CCS champion- Dye said. College softball: Arizona at Stan- ship team,’’ Dye said. “So I just say, ‘go Gunn was without some key performers ford, 5 p.m., Pac-12 Networks out, swim, have some fun and see what hap- early in the season but is at full strength College baseball: Stanford at Or- pens.’ We have some talent.’’ now with five solid returning swimmers egon State, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks The CCS meet will be held at the Santa in Sarah Snyder (200 free and 100 butter- Saturday Clara International Swim Center. The boys fly), Clara Schulz (50 and 100 free), Ash- College softball: Arizona at Stan- diving competition will be held at 9 a.m. ley Stahmer (100 free), Milan Hilde-Jones ford, noon, Pac-12 Arizona Friday, with the swimming trials following (100 fly) and Grace Tramack (200, 500 College baseball: Stanford at Or- egon State, 2 p.m., Pac-12 Networks at 2 p.m. free), along with freshmen Melanie Julia College track and field: Pac-12 The girls diving competition will be held (100 breaststroke, 100 fly) and Cecilia Cai championships at Stanford, 5:30 p.m., Saturday at 9 a.m., with the swimming fi- (200, 500 free). Pac-12 Networks nals following at 2 p.m. Zoe Lusk was a double winner for Palo Sunday Gunn, which made history at the 2016 Alto in the 100 fly and 100 breast at the College baseball: Stanford at Or- meet by ending Bellarmine’s 31-year reign SCVAL meet, but isn’t in either of those egon State, noon, Pac-12 Networks as CCS boys champions, would like to events at CCS. Rather she is entered in College track and field: Pac-12 make a run at the Bells again this year. But the 200 individual medley, where her time championships at Stanford, 3 p.m., the Titans might have a better chance chal- of 2:09.37 seeds her fourth, and the 100 Pac-12 Networks lenging Paly on the girls side. The Gunn backstroke. Tuesday girls nosed out Palo Alto at the recently Other key performers for the Palo Alto College baseball: BYU at Stanford, completed SCVAL finals. girls include Claire Lin, who is seeded sec- 5:35 p.m., Stanford Live Stream Adam Pardee WCAL powers St. Francis and Mitty are ond in the 200 free and sixth in the 50 free, also prime contenders for the girls team title. Mary Wilkinson (200 IM, 500 free), Amy READ MORE ONLINE “Gunn is really strong,’’ Dye said. “St. Wu (100 fly), Peyton Wang and Chesnie www.PASportsOnline.com Francis basically brings everybody back. Cheung. Mitty always has athletes, led by Cathy The girls sprints will be loaded with Cody Weibe recorded 14 saves to help Sacred For expanded daily coverage of college and prep sports, visit Teng (the defending 100 and 200 freestyle Heart Prep beat Bellarmine in the WCAL www.PASportsOnline.com champion).’’ (continued on page 58) tournament semifinals.

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Plus information on California primary Lin Pat and recall processes Last year’s CCS 50 free presentation (l. to r.) SHP’s Sloane Reinstein, Palo Alto’s Claire Lin, winner Izzi Free and open to the public Henig of M-A, St. Francis’ Brooke Schaffer and Gunn’s Clara Schultz. All five are back this year. May 10, 2018, Thursday, 2 p.m. a sophomore and took first in the “That would be real cool,’’ SHP Avenidas, Cubberley Community Center, Swimming 50 and second in the 100 last year. coach Kevin Morris said. “Gaby (continued from page 57) 4000 Middlefield Rd. Room 5 “There are a lot of good swim- has a chance to be the first swimmers around here,’’ Henig said. “I mer to knock Ally off the record May 17, Thursday, 7 p.m. top local performers. In the 100 just want to do my best and see if board.’’ Channing House, 850 Webster Street free, in addition to Lin at No. 2, I can stay on top.” Ma will also swim the 200 IM. Sacred Heart Prep’s Sloane Re- Reinstein is coming back after The top 16 placers in each event May 19, Saturday, 2 p.m. instein is fifth, Menlo-Atherton’s undergoing surgery in December. score points. Other local girls Downtown Library, 270 Forest Avenue Izzi Henig sixth, Wang 10th, Another SHP swimmer, Gaby swimmers seeded in the top 16 in Cheung 12th and Woodside’s Al- Ma, who is seeded No. 3 in the their events include Woodside’s May 27, Sunday, 11:30 a.m. lison Asborno 13th. In the 50 free, 100 breast at 1:04.83, will be Kaia Anderson (7th, 500 free), St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Kennedy Room, Reinstein is seeded third, Schulz out to see if she can break Ally M-A’s Haley Arrington (9th in the fourth, Henig fifth, Lin sixth and Howe’s school record of 1:04.05. 200 free), SHP’s Annaliese Chen 600 Colorado Avenue Cheung 11th. Howe, who has gone on to a su- (13th, 100 fly) and Castilleja’s But of course, the psych sheets perlative career at Stanford, holds Marie Williams (15th, 200 IM). Co-sponsored by the Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online tell only part of the story. Henig, a school records in all eight indi- On the boys side, Bellarmine, senior headed to Yale, won both as vidual events at SHP. under first-year coach Maghan Cotugno, looks like the favorite. The Bells won 34 of the last 36 CCS boys swimming titles under retired coaching legend Larry CITY OF PALO ALTO Rogers, and showed no dropoff NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING this season, going 6-0 in WCAL dual meets. SHP’s Larsen Weigle is the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto City Council will top-seeded swimmer from a local hold a Public Hearing at the special meeting on Monday, May school, going in at No. 2 in the 50 21, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. or as near thereafter as possible, in the free (21.50). He’s also ninth in the Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, to consider 100 free. (Quasi-Judicial): Appeals of the Planning and Community “Larsen’s a water polo guy, Environment Director’s decision to approve eleven (11) Tier 3 super competitive,’’ Morris Wireless Communication Facility Permits to establish small said. “I’m excited to see how he cell wireless communication antennas and equipment on utility does the first time shaved and poles in the public right of way wear the following addresses: tapered.’’ Gunn’s Shogo Moridaira (200 Node #129: CPAU Pole# 3121 (near 2490 Louis Road APN IM) and Jonny Affeld (500 free) 127-30-062) are seeded sixth in their respec- Node #130: CPAU Pole #2461 (near 2802 Louis Road APN tive events. Moridaira also goes 127-28-046) in at No. 9 in the 100 breast and Node #131: CPAU Pole #3315 (near 891 Elbridge Way APN Affeld 13th in the 200 free. 127-26-067) Woodside’s Trevor Collet has the Node #133E: CPAU Pole #2856 (near 949 Loma Verde APN seventh-fastest entry time in the 127-23-020) 100 fly and ninth in the 100 back. Node #134: CPAU Pole #2964 (near 3409 Kenneth Drive Both of Sacred Heart Prep’s APN 127-09-028) freestyle relay teams go in seed- Node #135: CPAU Pole # 3610 (near 795 Stone Lane APN ed fourth. Gunn, Palo Alto and 127-47-001) Menlo-Atherton are also all in Node #137: CPAU Pole #3351 (near 3090 Ross Road APN the top 16 in each. Paly is ninth, 127-52-031) Gunn 13th and SHP 15th in the Node #138: CPAU Pole #2479 (near 836 Colorado Avenue medley relay. APN 127-27-063) Other local boys swimmers in Node #143: CPAU Pole #3867 (near 419 El Verano Avenue the top 16 in their events include APN 132-15-017) Palo Alto’s Jack Hogan (14th, 100 Node #144: CPAU Pole #1506 (near 201 Loma Verde Avenue back, and 16th, 50 free), SHP’s APN 132-48-015) Ryan Kim (14th, 100 breast, and Node #145: CPAU Pole #3288 (near 737 Loma Verde Avenue 15th, 100 fly); Gunn’s Aaron APN 127-64-039) Babian (10th, 100 free), Paly’s Matthew Clark (13th, 100 fly), Environmental Assessment: Exempt pursuant to California Menlo’s Alec Vercruysse (14th, Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Class 3, Guidelines Section 200 free), Woodside’s Justin Mills 15303. (15th, 100 free), SHP’s Will Con- BETH D. MINOR nolly (16th, 200 free) and M-A’s City Clerk Austin Sparrow (16th, 200 IM). Q

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PREP BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Paly hires Tention as basketball coach The USF grad has plenty of coaching experience by Glenn Reeves he Palo Alto High boys basketball team has a new T coach and he comes with a wealth of experience. Rodney Tention has been hired to replace Peter Diepenbrock, who stepped down after three years in his second stint as head coach at Paly. Tention, whose son Miles was a standout player and 2017 graduate of Palo Alto, is a veteran of the college coaching ranks. Most Kyle Terada/Stanford Athletics recently he was an assistant at San Jose State. Prior to that he made stops at the University of San Diego, Stanford, Loyola Mary- Izzi Henig Nick Anderson mount, where he served as head M-A SWIMMING M-A TRACK AND FIELD coach, Arizona, College of Notre The senior set a league The senior set a PR in winning Dame, South Florida and Skyline record in winning the 200 the long jump (22-2 1/4) final, College. A native of Columbus, Rodney Tention (left) speaks with Stanford’s Laurence Hill during free (1:48.30), won the 100 qualified first for the finals in Ohio, he played at USF for Jim his time with the Cardinal basketball program. fly (56.12) and swam anchor the 110 hurdles (15.04) and Brovelli. on the winning 200 free relay second in the 100 (11.30) at “This is a great day for our championships, for John Barrette The 2017-18 team was a heav- and 400 free relay, recording the Peninsula Athletic League basketball program,’’ Palo Alto in 1993 and for Diepenbrock, ily senior team, a group of play- the fastest split of the day in trials last week. He also runs athletic director Therren Wil- with future NBA guard Jeremy ers Tention knew well from hav- both relays at the PAL finals. in the 4x100 relay. burn said. “Historically we’ve Lin playing a lead role, in 2006. ing coached them with the Palo had some real good coaches here. Diepenbrock went 68-16 the last Alto Midnight program from the With Rodney we’re keeping with three years in his second go- time they were in fourth to sev- Honorable mention that tradition.’’ around as head coach and took enth grades. He doesn’t know the Allison Carter Ahmed Ali Tention cited his familiarity the Vikings to the NorCal finals players he will be inheriting from Gunn lacrosse Palo Alto golf with the Palo Alto program as a in each of the last two seasons. Paly’s successful frosh-soph pro- Jessica Eagle* Trevor Collet reason behind him taking a posi- “Back to back NorCal finals gram as well. Menlo-Atherton track and field Woodside swimming tion at the high school level. was a great feat, going up against “I’m looking forward to meet- Maggie Hall Dean Donat “I’ve known these kids for a the Catholic schools and all the ing those kids, getting them in the Menlo-Atherton track and field Gunn lacrosse long time,’’ Tention said. “I’m other power programs,’’ Tention gym and watching them play,’’ Ellery Mitchell Angelo Tonas coming in behind Peter, who did said. “He was a basket away from Tention said. “The cupboard is such a great job. I want to main- being in the state finals the last never going to be bare at Palo Pinewood softball Sacred Heart Prep baseball tain the program at a high level.’’ two years. It’s a hard act to follow, Alto. It’s time for them to take that Paige Wolfenden Alec Vercruysse Palo Alto has won two state but I’ll give it my best try.’’ challenge.’’Q Menlo lacrosse Menlo swimming Cynthia Wong Andy Zhou Gunn badminton Gunn golf Lacrosse *Previous winner (continued from page 57) Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com

Tommy Barnds capped off the afternoon with a behind-the-net goal. You’re Invited Palo Alto (13-6) will be playing for the SCVAL playoff title Satur- TO THE day at Saratoga High, following the girls championship. AVENIDAS The Vikings play either Los Gatos or Menlo-Atherton, who played Thursday night. LIFETIMES OF ACHIEVEMENT Girls lacrosse Garden Party

The Santa Clara Valley Ath- Adam Pardee letic League championship match SUNDAY, MAY 20 • 3-5 pm at 11 a.m. Saturday is an all-Palo Alto affair, with the fourth-seeded Vikings stunning previously The return of Jack Crockett gave the Gators a boost in their 8-6 unbeaten Los Gatos, 7-5, in one victory over Bellarmine. semifinal on Wednesday and second-seeded Gunn edging visiting was also aggressive until getting with three goals. Comiter added Mountain View, 7-6. hit in the head. two goals and an assist. Andrea Palo Alto goalie Mattie Orloff Gunn’s freshman goalkeeper Garcia-Milla and Blum each add- set the tone early, deflecting one Lauryn Nakamitsu led a strong ed a goal, with an assist coming shot attempt after another as Paly defensive effort with eight saves. from Garcia-Milla. pulled ahead 4-3 at the half. Midfielders Emily Axtell and In the West Bay Athletic Honoring: Kristine & John Erving, Ellie & Dick Mansﬁeld, Orloff was under such pressure, Laurel Comiter each had three League, top-seeded Menlo and Christy Holloway, Jim Gibbons, Nancy Mueller her stick broke and had to fixed on draw controls and Jeni Chen second-seeded Sacred Heart the spot. The magic act continued added a pair. Defender Sabrina Prep played semifinal matches on Join us for tasty bites, delicious wine, in the second half. Dahlen recorded six caused turn- Thursday night. The winners were and relaxing music! Los Gatos continuously pum- overs and, with Amit Blum, Ra- slated to meet Saturday for the To purchase tickets, please contact Monica Davis at meled the net and Orloff con- chel Grant, Sydney Hetzel and title in a 7 p.m. game at Palo Alto. tinually bounced them off. Emily Anna Tsai, held the Spartans in Menlo hosted Menlo-Atherton (650) 289-5445 or visit www.avenidas.org! Filter and Emma Staiger made check. and Sacred Heart Prep hosted aggressive plays. Charlotte Chang Grace Williams led the offense Mitty. Q

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