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4QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQJune 20, 2018 Local News M ENLO PARK | ATHERTON | WOODSIDE | PORTOLA V ALLEY Report touts tips for tackling Peninsula’s biggest headaches By Kate Bradshaw a wide range of sources and Almanac Staff Writer tells the not new, but increas- ingly nuanced, tale of how the onsider the following Peninsula’s twin problems — a statistics, released June stunted, costly housing supply C14 in a report jointly and jam-packed roads triggered authored by two Bay Area non- by major job growth in the area profits: Oakland-based Trans- — are inextricably linked. The Form, which supports “systemic report also includes recom- changes in transportation and mendations for what regional land use that simultaneously authorities and local jurisdic- address climate change and tions should do to address those inequality,” and the San Mateo problems simultaneously. County Housing Leadership Evelyn Stivers, executive Council, which focuses on sup- director of the Housing Leader- porting housing development ship Council, says that because and affordability for residents the problems of traffic and and workers in the county. housing are so linked, policy- Since 2010, congestion-relat- makers should also take this Courtesy Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District ed traffic delays in the region into account. Protecting a local icon have gotten 80 percent longer, “We could spend billions says the Metropolitan Trans- on transportation and actu- The board of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District on June 12 heard the pleas of area portation Commission. Locally, ally have traffic get worse if residents and stepped back from plans to add a parking lot, driveway, restrooms, trailheads and a more than 20 percent of the 338 we don’t build enough afford- wheelchair-accessible trail near this iconic red barn along Highway 84 between La Honda and Skyline people who participated in a able homes,” she said in an Boulevard. Read the story on Page 12. survey and who work near El interview. Camino Real and around Cal- “The goal overall is to think train stations from Palo Alto to about transportation and hous- San Bruno said they had quit or ing holistically.” lost a job because it was hard to Commuters, weekend traffic making get to work. Recommendations Forty percent of the people The report’s release comes roads less safe, parents tell council who commute to San Mateo at a time when the county is County from another county considering placing a half-cent By Dave Boyce over the last five years because had been damaged in front of make less than $50,000 annu- transportation sales tax on the Almanac Staff Writer it was a lot of heavy lifting to get Woodside Elementary when a ally. And between now and November ballot, and includes the (Woodside Road) bike lanes driver turned on to Woodside 2024, it’s expected that almost some ideas for how that money or about 30 minutes on done and the narrowing (of Road from Albion Avenue and half of the new jobs cre- might be spent. One policy rec- June 12, the Woodside traffic lanes),” Shaw said. “What hit the bike while he was walk- ated in the county ommendation is FTown Council heard sto- you all have done by showing ing it through the crosswalk will pay less than to distribute that ries from parents and other up tonight is to re-energize that on Sunday, June 3. Because she $65,000 a year, ‘We could new county trans- concerned citizens about the process.” was turning on to Woodside with the bulk portation mon- unsafe aspect of local roads that Residents weighed in with Road, the driver may not have of those paying spend billions on ey, if approved, children use — and could use anecdotal accounts. seen the flashing lights that under $30,000. transportation and to cities based in greater numbers if they were Fiona Ryan of Woodside Road, frame the crosswalk, he said, At the same actually have traffic on their past safer — for walking or biking to who said she has two small chil- but added that the family was time, it’s estimat- track records in and from school on Woodside dren whom she and her husband “tremendously shaken” by the ed that people get worse if we approving afford- Road. are trying to “bring up wild,” experience. need to earn an don’t build enough able housing. Residents blamed the safety reported seeing about one close It’s not just a weekday problem, annual income of The county problems on commuters, direct- call a month as she walks them and Waze, the traffic rerouting $118,800 to afford affordable homes.’ could also take ed by cloud-based congestion to school, often because the app, is partly to blame, Horn- to rent the aver- steps to support EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR rerouting software and trying to driver was talking on a phone. stein said. “On weekdays, it’s age two-bedroom affordable hous- EVELYN STIVERS, HOUSING avoid crowded arterials during Her husband was almost struck the Wazers who zoom through apartment in San ing development LEADERSHIP COUNCIL the week, and out-of-towners while walking in a bike lane to Albion,” he said. “They’re on Mateo County. As in areas where passing through Woodside on the grocery store on Woodside Albion because I-280’s jammed of April 2018, the median sin- infrastructure enables car-free their way to somewhere else on Road, she said. shut, Canada’s jammed shut gle-family home in San Mateo mobility — places where there’s weekends. Drivers need to slow down, and now they’ve really got to County cost $1.6 million. To public transportation, pedestri- The council, town staff and Ryan said. “It’s a very important make up for lost time. ... On the buy that home, a household an and bike-friendly areas, and the town’s Circulation Commit- issue. I really appreciate you weekend, it’s joy riders who, like would need to earn $383,000 a proximity to jobs and shopping. tee have been working on the guys taking the time ... to get this woman, just aren’t paying year. To buy a median condo, The report’s authors also rec- Safe Routes to School problem whatever needs to be put down attention.” the report says, a household ommend that the county put at for years, and Mayor Chris Shaw on the roads to make people The crosswalk at Canada and would need to earn $225,000 a least 10 percent of the funding pledged to collaborate with the move slower, to make this town Romero roads needs enhance- year. that would be generated by residents in the months ahead. feel like a slow, rural commu- ments, a Romero resident said. The report, called “Mov- the measure toward improving “It would be unfair of us not nity. That’s why we came here.” The line of sight for northbound ing San Mateo County For- infrastructure for bicyclists and recognize the work that the Cir- Resident Joel Hornstein ward: Housing and Transit at culation Committee has done reported that his son’s bike See TRAFFIC, page 14 a Crossroads,” culls data from See REPORT, page 6

June 20, 2018QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ5 NEWS Commissioner Drew Combs considering council run By Kate Bradshaw Combs said he has a “great Almanac Staff Writer deal of respect” for Keith, but “I would like to express my appreciation and gratitude for the intelligent and added, “I do think there is value enlo Park planning in new blood. … I think things supportive care and assistance that your caregivers had provided for my loved commissioner, 2014 will come up in an election one during his most difficult and final period at home. In my experience, the MCity Council candidate where there will be differences level of kindness and wholehearted caring attention he received from your and current Facebook employee of approach,” he said. Drew Combs has informed The “My primary aim is to make caregivers is rarely found among knowledgeable personnel. For my own part, Almanac he is “seriously consid- sure I am representing the com- the confidence she inspired allowed ering” a November run for City munity,” he said. “It will be a me to get muchneeded sleep while Council as a representative of hyperlocal focus.” she was on duty. Thank you for District 2. As an employee of Facebook, Sheila H. This will be Combs has recused himself sending them to us.” the first year from all Planning Commission for district matters that deal directly with elections in the company. He’s also recused Menlo Park. himself from matters relating Instead of all to projects on properties that residents vot- abut Facebook property. He

ing from a set Photo by Michelle Le/ said he’s not “fully recused from HCO#414700023 [email protected] of candidates The Almanac. everything that happens in the who would Drew Combs Bayfront area.” (650) 328-1001 • www.careindeed.com • 890 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025 represent the His perspective, he said, city at-large, residents of a par- comes from being a resident of ticular area of the city will vote the community for six years, on a candidate from that area serving on the city’s bicycle under the new voting system. and planning commissions, and District 2 covers the Willows, being part of a younger family Flood Triangle and Suburban raising kids. Park. Combs said his time on the Doggone right If Combs decides to run, he Planning Commission has given will be facing incumbent Kirst- the public a chance to see how en Keith, who is seeking a third he votes and to get to know him council term. Combs ran for a better. “I am more of a known council seat in the 2014 at-large commodity,” he said. “You can election and was 347 votes from only be a fresh face once. That’s Go get that unseating third-term incum- not me anymore.” bent Councilman Rich Cline. He said he thinks his track (Parks & Recreation commis- record displays pragmatism and sioner and Suburban Park resident balance, and that he has encour- reusable Sarah Staley Shenk announced in aged change, including in some March she was considering a Dis- cases embracing more develop- trict 2 council run, but has since ment, particularly for mixed-use water decided against it.) projects. A REPORT Transit agencies like Caltrain continued from page 5 can prioritize affordable hous- bottle! ing for their properties, which pedestrians, and to continue or could change how those sites increase its support for afford- are developed over time. They able housing. recommend that 25 percent The report also states that the of any housing developments county could set as its transpor- permitted on Caltrain property tation priorities the following: be designated for rent at below increasing funding for Sam- the market rate. Trans services; supporting new Cities can adopt land-use signals or lanes that let buses policies that support hous- move faster than regular traffic; ing affordability near transit, OFFICE OF making fare more affordable Stivers said, noting that cities SUSTAINABILITY for low-income service work- generally tend to have more COUNTY OF SAN MATEO ers; and improving the speed, power over land use than traffic frequency and reliability of and transportation. existing transit services. The report recommends that People use public transit when cities adopt impact fees and Refuse Disposable. ReuseToGo.org it exists and is convenient, the inclusionary housing, both of report’s authors assert. They say which Menlo Park has; stream- that, according to a report by line the approval process for the American Public Transport backyard housing units; and Association, ridership increased create policies that protect LET’S DISCUSS: 25 percent in two years after people from getting displaced Caltrain launched its baby bullet from their communities. Read the latest local news headlines and express service in 2004. Rider- “Housing policy is trans- talk about the issues at Town Square at ship is now 150 percent greater portation policy,” Stivers said. AlmanacNews.com than it was in 2004. “Separating them doesn’t get AlmanacNews.com But solutions don’t lie only the results we need.” with the county, the report Go to is.gd/smcreport347 to asserts. access the report. A 6QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQJune 20, 2018 NEWS John Johns, Atherton’s former finance director, dies at 58 By Barbara Wood turmoil in the town, an outside work auditing the town’s financ- Johns, who would have been University of Santa Clara, and Almanac staff writer investigation of the building es and blowing the whistle on 59 on July 21, was born in Red- was a certified public accountant. department, and the abrupt fiscal improprieties. He was paid wood City to David Melville He is survived by his wife, Sally ormer town of Atherton retirement of the top building $225,000, rehired as the finance Johns and Helen Josephine Ann; son Stephen and daughter finance director John Paul official. director and given a letter of Johns. He served in the Marines CeCe; sister Cyndi Crechriou; FJohns died on June 2 at his Johns was suspended in commendation. from 1978 to 1982 on the USS and brothers Joseph (his twin), home in Davis. He was 58 years August 2007 after hostile work- Johns agreed to resign the Thomaston and was awarded Richard, T. Christopher, and old. place complaints were made same day he was reinstated, and the Humanitarian Service Med- James. He was preceded in death Johns worked as Atherton’s against him by the police chief, to give up the right to sue the al for his role in the rescue of by his mother and father; brothers finance director from 2001 to and he was fired in October fol- town, council members, cur- 77 Vietnamese refugees in the D. Michael, Terrance, and Ronald; 2007. In 2006 he was directed lowing an outside investigation. rent and former employees, and South China Sea in April 1981. and a sister, Mary Jo Johns. by the City Council to per- But in 2010, the town settled a contractors — but not the right He graduated from the Uni- Services were held on June 16 form an audit of the building $500,000 wrongful termination to comment on the matter. versity of California, Berkeley, in Menlo Park, with a gathering department. lawsuit in which Johns claimed Neither party admitted to received a master of business at Carpaccio restaurant after the The results led to political his firing was the result of his liability in the settlement. administration degree from the services. A Conlon a contender in race for state treasurer What is Your Home Atherton’s Greg Con- Conlon, who has been lon appears to be one of a member of Atherton’s Really Worth? the winners in the June Rail Committee since 5 primary election, com- 2004 and is a former ing in second in the race member of its Audit and for state treasurer and Finance Committee, has winning a place on the run for the state treasur- RequestR a November ballot against Courtesy Greg Conlon er position. He has also San Francisco Democrat Greg Conlon run for Atherton City professionalpr Fiona Ma. of Atherton Council at least twice, in Conlon, a Republican 2012 and 2013, and ran who was one of five candidates on against Rich Gordon for a state home-valueh the primary ballot, received 14.4 Assembly seat in 2010. percent of the vote in San Mateo A retired senior partner in a assessmenta County, while Ma received 59.4 major accounting firm, Conlon percent. Statewide, he did even served six years on the Califor- withwi on-point better, with 21.3 percent of the vote, nia Public Utilities Commission, as of the June 14 count, to Ma’s 44.1 including two years as president, percent. and two years on the state’s Trans- accuracy Third-place candidate Jack portation Commission. He has a Guerrero, another Republican law degree from the University of had 19.4 percent of the vote. San Francisco. It was the third time that — Barbara Wood STEVE GRAY CalRE #01498634 X HelpRealtorHel .com Obama to visit Atherton 650.743.7702 | [email protected] for June 29 fundraiser By Barbara Wood A 2013 visit by Obama to Almanac Staff Writer the Simons-Heising home and another Atherton location led he Atherton Police to modifications in Atherton’s Department has con- requirement for special event per- Tfirmed reports that former mits. During that visit, President President Barack Obama will be Obama arrived in a helicopter in Atherton on Friday, June 29, that landed at the Circus Club. for a fundraiser at the home of After the 2013 visit the town Developing Liz Simons and Mark Heising. sent a bill for $7,600 to the White leaders within Police Chief Steve McCulley House, the Secret Service, the the community said the homeowners applied for Democratic National Commit- one of the town’s special event tee, Simons and Heising and two (Photo credit: The Daily News) permits for the function but did other residents who also hosted an not ask for any assistance. The event for Obama that same day, HERITAGE TREE TASK FORCE VACANCIES Secret Service has also not asked Marcia and John Goldman. The for town help, but police offi- billing was for services supplied APPLICATION DEADLINE cers will be available if needed, during the visit, the town said. Menlo Park is recruiting for at least 7 seats on the City’s newly created McCulley said. No one paid the bill, and Heritage Tree Task Force to assist with an update to the Heritage Tree • Apply by 5 p.m., Ordinance. Monday, July 2, 2018 The permit application says the town dropped the matter the event will last only two and a because it did not have a law on This volunteer adivisory group will make several recommendations half hours. The website Politico, the books specifically requiring including the deﬁnition of heritage trees, development-related heritage citing a copy of the invitation the reimbursement. tree appeals, permit fees, unpermitted removals and enforcement of to the event, says tickets for the In 2015, the City Council tree replacements. More information and a tentative meeting schedule is Democratic Congressional Cam- approved changes in the special available online. paign Committee fundraiser event ordinance to require those range from $10,000 to $237,300. sponsoring special events to pay FOR MORE INFORMATION Politico says House Minority for any police, public works or • Visit menlopark.org/heritagetreetaskforce Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. other needed services, as well as • Call 650-330-6620 Anna Eshoo will also attend. the costs for issuing the permit. A June 20, 2018QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ7 NEWS District warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ from mobility problems

By Barbara Wood by district staff, that includes a Almanac Staff Writer statistical analysis of emergency response times from 2014, 2015 he Menlo Park Fire Pro- and 2016. Bernstein confirmed tection District has sent it was the report he had referred Tletters to Menlo Park, to. Atherton, East Palo Alto and The report has not been San Mateo County asking for updated with 2017 response Courtesy Menlo Park Fire Protection District joint meetings of their govern- times. Only unincorporated San Mateo County areas saw an increase in response times by the Menlo Park ing boards to address “mobility” “The staff has placed more Fire Protection District between 2014 and 2016, according to this 2017 fire district report. problems in the district that than 80 hours of time in research the letters warn “will have cata- and documentation in prepara- strophic consequences for those tion of this report,” it says. needing emergency services.” The report shows that The letters, dated May 10, did response times in all but the not say what information the unincorporated county areas dire warnings were based on. covered by the fire district actu- The letters say the district is ally improved between 2014 and “now at a tipping point where 2016. The times in the report are delays in our response times the times by which 90 percent of during more than half the the vehicles being measured had waking hours” of local resi- responded. dents and workers could bring In Atherton, response times Courtesy Menlo Park Fire Protection District catastrophe. dropped from 4 minutes, 56 At commute times, which this fire district report defines as 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., by “Unfortunately, our ability seconds in 2014, to 4 minutes, 2016 three of the district’s eight response vehicles had fallen below response times of seven minutes elapsing to meet the required response 30 seconds in 2016. between a call from dispatchers and arrival at a medical or fire call. The district’s goal was to respond to at times in certain parts of the In East Palo Alto, response least 90 percent of calls in under seven minutes. District has deteriorated for times were 5 minutes, 51 sec- a variety of reasons (roadway onds in 2014, and 5 minutes, 39 only the changes between 2015 firefighters to respond in riskier for alternative routes.” design, roadway widths, traffic seconds in 2016. and 2016, and was concerned ways, cutting through streets Fire board director Peter Car- control devices, traffic conges- In Menlo Park, response times by what he saw. Breaking down that were not made for fire penter has long been asking tion), but with the most chal- were 6 minutes, 4 seconds in response times to the engines engines and going the wrong that jurisdictions within the fire lenging being gridlock during 2014, and 5 minutes, 55 seconds and truck at each station from way on major arteries. Even if district be put on notice about commute hours,” the letters in 2016. 2015 to 2016, the report shows we are finding faster ways to get problems with their roadways. signed by fire board President In the unincorporated areas times improving for three places, the fix will be only tem- “We need paper trails on this Chuck Bernstein say. response times increased from 6 engines and the truck and porary because it is generally issue,” he said in a Feb. 21, 2017, Fire Chief Harold Schapel- minutes, 21 seconds in 2014, to 6 deteriorating for four engines agreed that new construction is meeting. houman responded to requests minutes, 40 seconds in 2016. and the district overall (from 6 bring(ing) more cars onto the “We’ve been telling Menlo from The Almanac to provide In 2015, the fire district adopt- minutes, 33 seconds in 2015, to roads.” Park for years (about problems the information the letters were ed the goal of responding to at 6 minutes, 51 seconds in 2016). The letters he sent name spe- on Willow Road),” he said. “We based on only after The Alma- least 90 percent of calls in less The report, Bernstein pointed cific roadways in each jurisdic- need to make sure that we put nac’s original story was online, than seven minutes from the out, also showed that the district tion that are especially compro- the ball in their court.” but did not provide any addi- time stations are contacted by was not meeting its target of mised. That information came The letters also ask for consid- tional information on response the dispatcher. responding in under seven min- from anecdotal information eration of “the installation of a times. The report also shows that utes during commute times with from firefighters, the board was district-wide alerting system to “It isn’t all about the numbers, overall, during commute time vehicles from three stations: the told. address disasters.” but they do matter, it’s about a (6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to engines from stations in East Bernstein said the 2017 report Mr. Bernstein said on June reality every person who lives or 7 p.m.) response times dropped Palo Alto, Fair Oaks Avenue in has some known flaws, includ- 17 that the fire district had works around here understands slightly between 2014 and 2016, unincorporated Menlo Park, ing times when firefighters for- heard from all the recipients of and lives daily!” he wrote in an from 6 minutes, 53 seconds to 6 and Chilco Street in Menlo got to push a button noting they the letter except for San Mateo email. minutes, 51 seconds. Park. had arrived on the scene, and County. Bernstein said in an email When broken down into “On average for all stations, cases in which two sources gave He said Atherton plans to hold that although he didn’t have responses from each station we were under the 7:00 minute two different times for arrival. its usual annual meeting with the reports on hand, the infor- during commute hours, half the target, but only by nine seconds. He said that in writing the the district in December, that mation could be found on the response times dropped while In my opinion, that was cause letter he also relied on “the anec- East Palo Alto will hold a joint district’s website. the others increased over that for alarm,” Berstein wrote in an dotal experience of the firefight- meeting with the fire board in The Almanac was able to find period. email. ers who know, day to day, how September, and that Menlo Park a report, produced for the fire Bernstein said he looked at the Bernstein said “the worsen- long it is taking them and who has responded it is too busy to board’s Aug. 15, 2017, meeting report differently, considering ing problem has caused our frequently are forced to search meet with the district. A Residents voice concern about possible new fire station By Dave Boyce owner of 10 Haciendas Drive had not formally discussed the of our small residential street, station “on property that does Almanac Staff Writer and the Woodside Fire Protec- matter. negatively change our lives and not devalue residents’ land and tion District for its 1.1-acre The fire district is considering decrease the property value homes,” Wilkins said. esidents in the vicin- property about a half-mile to the moving its main station to the that many of us have relied on,” At a meeting with residents, ity of Haciendas Drive west, at 3111 Woodside Road, Haciendas Drive site. Wilkins said. fire district Chief Dan Ghiorso Rin Woodside turned out which is the location of the main Resident Janice Wilkins, a “We value the great service “unveiled a plan” for a “large” in some force on June 12 to fire station. 20-year resident of Haciendas that people of the fire depart- fire station that would include complain to the Town Council This initiative has been under Drive, told the council that she ment provide to our community, a training tower and entrances about tentative plans by the local discussion since 2015, the resi- and her family and her eight but frankly we heretofore never to Woodside Road and Hacien- firefighting agency to build a fire dents said, adding that the coun- neighbors are “a closely knit but thought the destruction of our das, according to a resident of station on the three-acre prop- cil had an obligation to inform small community of families.” beautiful small cul-de-sac com- 30 Haciendas Drive. Haciendas erty at the northeast corner of the residents of the situation. She spoke of plans for the fire munity would be an objective is narrow, has no sidewalks Haciendas and Woodside Road. Mayor Chris Shaw, in station that show a parking lot of our fire department and city and children use it to walk The residents said they had response, noted that the fire dis- for 50 vehicles. council,” Wilkins said. to school, and thus is “totally only recently learned of a poten- trict is an agency independent of “The fire station would dra- The neighbors will collabo- tial land swap between the the town, and that the council matically change the character rate with officials to build a See FIRE STATION, page 14

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Menlo Park ironing out how to get Magee leads in county superintendent race EV charging stations across city By Barbara Wood Irizarry said the county does By Kate Bradshaw are questions the city’s Plan- larger additions or alterations Almanac Staff Writer not have automatic recounts, no Almanac Staff Writer ning Commission grappled would have a requirement of 10 matter how close an election. He with at a June 4 meeting. percent. ancy Magee has pulled said the elections code states that riving around Men- Ultimately, the commission The policy also states that the ahead of Gary Waddell within five days following the lo Park, it seems as voted to move forward with a chargers have to be universal Nfor the first time since certification of the election (July Dthough Teslas and oth- complex framework for when for electric vehicles and can’t the initial Election Day results 5 for this election), any registered er electric vehicles are a dime a to require developers to install be proprietary — for instance, were posted, according to election voter may file a written request for dozen. And the numbers bear EV charging systems and infra- a developer can’t install Tesla- results released on June 15. recount in any race. this out: The International structure in new or renovated only chargers. With 120,275 votes counted A recount request must specify Council of Clean Transporta- buildings throughout the city. The plan is to bring the in the contest for the San Mateo which candidate it is filed on tion reports that 15 percent The system would have two proposed policy to the City County Office of Education behalf of and, in the case of a of all new vehicles registered tiers of requirements, one for Council at coming meetings in superintendent post, Magee leads countywide office such as super- in Menlo Park in 2016 were new buildings and one for time to adopt a final policy in Waddell by 428 votes, or 50.23 intendent of schools, should be electric, placing Menlo Park renovated structures. Develop- August. percent to 49.77 percent. Magee filed with the county elections fourth among California cities ers proposing to alter buildings Commissioner Henry Riggs has 46,242 votes and Waddell has office. The recount starts after that year. would only have to add EV pushed for flexibility in the 45,814. notifying candidates and the pub- But as the share of individu- infrastructure for the amount kind of charging systems man- Jim Irizarry of the Elections lic, but no later than seven days als and households with green of square footage they are dated. “There may be a shift to Office said more totals are to be following receipt of the request, vehicles rises, the city has to working on, not necessarily the a system that hasn’t even been released on Wednesday, June 20. and must continue on weekdays figure out how to make sure entire building. envisioned,” he said. “I don’t At that point, Irizarry said, “we for not less than six hours each there are enough charging The policy would also be want to put something in 2018 anticipate that most, if not all, of day until done, Irizarry said. stations to go around, on both implemented in phases over terms that would look like a the ballots cast” will have been Any recount will be conducted public and private lots. three years, slowly increasing goof in 2022.” counted. If not, one more round in public by a special recount One way to do this is to make the percentage of parking spots The discussion also yielded a of election results will be posted. board of four county voters installing infrastructure for that would need to be charging tip for the parking-bereft: Voter turnout in the primary appointed by Mark Church, the electric vehicle (EV) charging spots for electric vehicles. According to city staff, it’s a election appears to have been county’s chief elections officer. a condition for new develop- Building additions or alter- violation of city policy to park about 42 percent, Irizarry said. The requester has to pay the ments throughout the city. But ations between 10,000 and traditional gas-powered vehi- Waddell had led from the time expenses of a recount. But, if the just how many parking spots, 25,000 square feet would even- cles in EV charging spots on the first vote totals were released candidate the recount was done and what infrastructure needs tually need to have 5 percent of city lots, but there are no such at the close of Election Day, on behalf of is elected, all the to be installed to be ready for a the overall parking dedicated restrictions for private parking but each time more votes were money is repaid, Irizarry said. future with more electric cars, to EV charging spots, while lots. A counted the gap between the two Check almanacnews.com for candidates narrowed. updates. A

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June 20, 2018QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ11 NEWS Open space district steps back from proposal for red barn site Board votes to look at other ways she remembers the 1972 elec- the Midpeninsula. Beach, Redwood City, San Car- for public to access preserve tion that formed the open After spending a lot of time los and Woodside, was not space district, said the district during recent weeks at the present. By Barbara Wood had promised voters to pre- preserve, and a weekend hour Almanac Staff Writer a prominent landmark from serve open space for perpetuity. counting cars and scores of *RDOZDVDFFHVV Highway 84 on the drive to the “This is supposed to be a pre- vehicle transgressions from the District representatives said t looks like they won’t be — to coast between Skyline Boule- serve. Can we please preserve pull-off in front of the red barn, their major goal was to provide quote Joni Mitchell — paving vard and La Honda. It has been it?” she asked. “I’m in pretty much complete access to more of the La Honda Iparadise to put up a park- a favorite subject of artists and “I love it because it’s beautiful,” agreement with every person I’ve Creek Open Space Preserve, ing lot, at least not next to the photographers for decades. she said of the barn. “I want it to heard speak tonight,” Hassett which was opened to the public iconic red barn off Highway 84 After hearing their concerns stay that way.” said. in December. The preserve now between Skyline Boulevard and about traffic and safety, but Jeff Croke said that as the Bay Yoriko Kishimoto, the director has parking at Sears Ranch Road La Honda. mostly about marring the iconic Area has changed, “I can’t tell who represents Cupertino, Los in La Honda and parking acces- After receiving public com- view, the open space board you how many people come over Altos, Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto, sible with a permit from the ment from 37 of the 125 people voted unanimously to consider here because it hasn’t.” Stanford and Sunnyvale, said district on Allen Road, off upper at a public hearing in La Honda other ways to improve access to “Don’t change the red barn the comments at the meeting are Bear Gulch Road in Woodside. on June 12, the Midpeninsula its 6,100-acre La Honda Creek site,” he said. “the reason why we hold public Equestrians with a permit can Regional Open Space District Open Space Preserve. When a consultant showed a hearings.” park at the Driscoll Ranch event governing board voted to step digital simulation of what the However, she added, “I have to center, off Highway 84 just west back from plans to install a A treasured view barn would look like with a new weigh the passionate comments of La Honda. driveway and parking lot next to It was obvious that speakers driveway and parking lot, and of the neighbors with the needs The district’s acting general the iconic red barn off Highway treasure the view of the red barn. said the impact could be lessened of the 700,000 residents of the manager, Ana Montano Ruiz, 84 between Skyline Boulevard Dana Pitchon, a 30-year local with tinted asphalt, new white district.” said in a report to the board that and La Honda. resident, said she is originally three-board fencing and plant- Director Curt Riffle, who rep- she had two recommendations More than 900 people also from Prague, where they “have ings, there were groans. One resents Los Altos and Mountain for the board to choose from: signed a petition protesting the lots of monuments. Here we audience member yelled out, View, said while he is a “flat- Either approve a conceptual plans. Petition organizers said have one,” she said. “Basically, “You guys must be kidding!” lander,” not a mountain resident, design that had been refined after 532 of the signers were from the red barn is our monument,” “I love the red barn, too.” several previous public meetings nearby La Honda, San Grego- she said. ¶

12QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQJune 20, 2018 NEWS Council favors ethics code that addresses complaints informally Woodside’s proposed code would replace assigns the town manager the effect, are the duties stated in the one considered inflexible and punitive in tone role of mediator in handling existing Woodside code.” complaints. ‘They all showed up He added that while he liked For complaints that can- with an open heart and statements in the aspirational By Dave Boyce said. “They want the new code not be resolved informally, the open mind and wanting code, he found it lacking in guid- Almanac Staff Writer to provide a positive approach, town manager can engage the ance for the day-to-day conduct appealing to public officials’ town attorney, the mayor, the to do something good of public officials when they get t’s been 16 months since sense of higher purpose (to) Town Council or an “appropriate for the town.’ appointed or elected. the Woodside Town Coun- remind them that they are acting enforcement authority.” The hybrid version includes Icil launched an initiative to for the greater good.” Voelke, who is a retired attor- RESIDENT MARILYN VOELKE, SPEAKING “a very detailed step-by-step revise its ethics code in the wake Mandatory enforcement provi- ney, noted the responsibilities OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO procedure,” but it is informal, of a lengthy and costly investiga- sions might prove to be vague, that come with a formal enforce- WORKED ON THE ETHICS CODE it does not expose the matter to tion — as required by the current expensive to implement, and may ment process, including acting OPTIONS the public, and it is a nonpunitive code — into alleged ethical lapses allow political rivals to “weapon- as a quasi-judicial body. Most follow. That’ll never happen process, Romines said. While of an appointed volunteer on the ize the code, leading to ill will town government volunteers here.” there is investigation and inquiry town’s architectural review board. among the citizenry,” Voelke don’t have the education, talent by local officials, “there are no On June 12, after hearing from said. “We had some of that hap- or interest for that kind of work, Rules-based code hearings, no adjudication,” he representatives of a committee pen with our old legalistic code she said, adding: “I don’t really The alternative to the aspi- said. of residents formed to consider because it was difficult to apply.” think that’s something we should rational option is eight pages If a preliminary inquiry yields a alternatives to inflexible lan- Of the 14 committee members, impose on you.” long and based on Woodside’s finding, the town manager, town guage and a punitive tone in the 10 supported some kind of pro- “Actual courts have actual current code, former mayor and attorney or a council subcommit- current code, the council leaned cess for dealing with complaints, professionals who do that,” she retired attorney Ron Romines tee would handle a further inqui- toward an “aspirational” code. their report said. The aspira- said. “They have staff, they have said. “I came down on the side of ry. When a council member is Based on an ethics code from tional code under consideration, clerks, they have attorneys, they a hybrid code,” he said. “Essen- the accused, the mayor and town the city of Santa Ana, the pro- including language credited have judges, they have a body tially it marries the aspirations of posed code for Woodside would to former mayor Dave Burow, of law and precedent they can the Santa Ana code with what, in See ETHICS, page 14 replace legalistic language and not require investigations. The new code would be intended to inspire town government volunteers to behave ethically, and it would include an informal and flexible process for dealing with EXPERIENCE THE complaints. It would not apply to town employees. Town Hall staff will be return- FULL SPECTRUM OF SOUND ing with a resolution to formalize the consensus, along with an analysis of unintended consequences of a code that leaves specific enforcement procedures to the mechanisms of state ethics laws.

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TRAFFIC to solve this problem for a long Gordon called for “a multi- does not route traffic on streets people should be contacting the continued from page 5 time,” said Sten Mawson of pronged approach” in dealing where there are schoolchildren. state Department of Transporta- Romero Road. “I think if horses the the problem. What can be “Somebody has to want to make tion, which has jurisdiction over drivers on Canada is blocked by a had to go to school, we would done “that will cause people to that a value,” she added. Woodside Road. “Make your rise in the elevation of the road, he have solved it.” Every child living behave differently?” she asked. “We can’t be so arrogant as to voice heard,” she said. said, adding that they need to be within a mile of school should be There are values embedded in say that none of us have done Councilman Dave Tanner warned that a crosswalk is ahead able to walk there, he said. traffic rerouting software, such this bad behavior,” Gordon said, noted that Canada Road could and that it may be occupied. Steve Lubin of Palm Circle accommodate more stop signs. Melissa Zdrodowski told the spoke of a fundamental prob- “If you inconvenience them, council that she listens for sirens lem. “I don’t think the town has ‘On weekdays, it’s the Wazers who zoom they won’t come,” he said, add- if her children are more than taken kids walking to school ing that it also might inconve- two minutes late in arriving very seriously,” he said. “I don’t through Albion. They’re on Albion because nience those who live there. home from school. She report- think the designs we have for I-280’s jammed shut, Cañada’s jammed shut and In a discussion later in the ed seeing close calls between Woodside Road or Canada now they’ve really got to make up for lost time. meeting on the budget for the pedestrians and vehicles when Road make it look like we’re fiscal year that begins July 1, the she walks to school with them. serious about kids being there. It RESIDENT JOEL HORNSTEIN council requested an amend- And on weekends, “people are makes it look like (the children) ment allocating about $300,000 zipping through” the crosswalk are allowed the leftover spaces as speed, that are not aligned noting that she herself has seen per year for the next several at Albion and Woodside, she after the cars are through, (that with values the community parents driving in bike lanes. “Be years to hire a second full-time said. “People roll through there the roadways) predominantly would embrace, she said. mindful of what we’re doing and motorcycle officer for Wood- all, all, all the time.” accommodate cars.” As for Waze, she said that the keep our kids and our grandkids side’s exclusive use in traffic “The town has been trying Councilwoman Deborah company may need a setting that safe,” she said. She added that patrol. A

FIRE STATION Almanac in an earlier interview council that he’s submitted a ETHICS town, including the following: continued from page 8 that neighborhood opinion was public records request to Town continued from page 13 Q That they should not be pre- one of four unanswered ques- Hall and to the fire district for cluded from serving the town in unsuitable for a development of tions about the project, the others all records associated with this manager, or the town attorney at an elected or appointed public this nature,” the resident said. being whether the property has initiative. the discretion of the mayor would capacity. Shaw said the town is respon- easements; whether the proper- “We’re looking forward to handle it, he said. “The thrust is Q That recusal for council sible only for permitting and ty’s geological and topographical (seeing) what documents actu- to try to find an informal resolu- members who do business with zoning, and that in his under- conditions would accommodate ally exist, what conversations tion without going any further,” the town was unnecessary when standing, this fire station is a fire station; and the results of took place, what phone records Romines said. considering appointments of currently just a concept. The fire traffic and noise studies. are applicable,” Ross said. A officials who may rule on their district “was primarily interest- Bill Ross, a Palo Alto attorney three-year-old tentative plan for Conflicts? businesses. ed in the opinion of the neigh- speaking on behalf of the resi- a fire station like this one, with The committee made several Q That they should disclose borhood” before going further, dents, noted that three years had its large parking lot, “shouldn’t general statements as to ethical potential impacts on their cur- he said. passed without the neighbors suddenly surface three years conduct for elected or appointed rent or pending clients of a policy Chief Ghiorso told The being informed. He told the later,” he said. A officials who do business with the under discussion. A

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consultant managing Atherton’s The town could also decide What’s next for Atherton’s civic center? civic center project, has given the to structure the bids so that it council five options for how to could choose to build only one By Barbara Wood building and police departments the consultants who were hired to proceed, but recommended only part of the project, either the Almanac Staff Writer was 40 percent — nearly $16 manage the project and provide one of them. library or the administration/ he Atherton City Council million — over the $40.5 million cost estimates. Hanneman recommends the police building. In such a case, was supposed to be award- estimate. The town’s low bid, from C. town reject both bids and rede- it is almost certain the library Ting the bid for its new The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in Overaa & Co., was $56.4 million. sign the civic center project to cut would be built first since the civic center at its Wednesday, June the town’s council chambers at 94 The second bid, from Hensel its cost. town has most of the funding in 20, meeting and had tentatively Ashfield Road. Phelps, was $68.2 million, or The recommendation is to look hand to pay for it. scheduled a groundbreaking cer- The thriving local economy nearly 70 percent more than the closely at the two bids that were The report says the goal would emony for a week later. and the superheated construction estimates. received, and at any suggestions be to send the revised plans out for Instead, council members will business probably have something The town had originally pre- made by the contractors about bid in December. By then, the be trying to figure out what to to do with it, but the town had qualified five contractors to bid money-saving options, and revise council could have a different do next after finding out on June tried to make sure it was keep- on the project, but three dropped the existing plans to make the makeup, as the terms of three 5 that the low bid to build new ing up with the latest construc- out without bidding because they project small enough so the town members — Bill Widmer, Rick quarters for the town’s library, tion costs by looking at detailed are so busy. could afford it in the current con- DeGolia and Mike Lempres — administration, planning and monthly projections from Mack5, Marty Hanneman, the struction market. end in November. A

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Atherton resident seeks provocative, inspirational films for Windrider festival

By Kate Daly Special to the Almanac Photos by Natalia Nazarova

ovies that move. That’s basically what Terri MBullock is seeking when she travels all over the country to sit down in darkened theaters and spend hours upon hours watching — appealing films that will entertain and provoke positive thoughts in a growing audience back home. For nine years, the Atherton resi- The film profiles two Mexican boys dent has directed Windrider Film who invented a paint that absorbs air Forum Bay Area, three days of show pollution, and a soon-to-be Stanford and tell that’s billed as: “Indepen- student who studied a contaminated dent films. Compelling conversations. water source in India. Windrider Bay Unexpected journeys.” Area is paying for them and director Once again the event is taking place Laura Nix to travel here and speak at the Menlo-Atherton Performing at the end of the showing. The non- Arts Center, with different films profit also covers food expenses, but showing each night at 7 p.m. on June usually places the guests in private 28, 29 and 30. homes for the long weekend. The former licensed financial plan- Windrider Bay Area will open ner and investment adviser now finds Thursday, June 28, with “Skid Row herself working the film festival cir- Marathon,” this year’s winner of the the stage after the showing, and then cuit with colleagues to curate a collec- Audience Award for Best Documen- again when the audience spills out Terri Bullock manages the Windrider tion of award-winning selections with tary at the Palm Springs International into the lobby. Film Forum Bay Area program from her a slant. Film Festival. At the end of the evening represen- home office in Atherton. “We’re looking for something, big “It’s about the homeless, drug addic- tatives from various nonprofits such important issues ... through what I call tion, unwed mothers, ex-incarcerated, as Habitat for Humanity and Children the lens of hope,” and living on Skid and Family Services will be on hand Wells Fargo and Chase Manhattan she said in a recent Row,” Bullock to educate people on what local help banks, and The Savant Investment interview with explained. is available to those struggling with Group. She currently serves on the The Almanac. ‘It’s so wonderful In the film, a similar issues. advisory board for Savant and the Last January the criminal court Bullock said that when she is shop- Brehm Center for the Arts at Fuller search took her to judge starts a run- ping for films her “filter is more Theological Seminary. the Sundance Film to be part of this ning club with a humanitarian.” The Bay Area film forum she Festival in Utah, group of down- She described the demographics of directs is part of Windrider Institute, where she screened and-out people her audience as “pretty mixed — a a nonprofit based in Idaho that was 17 films in a week, when so much of living in Los population that is really intelligent, co-founded by brothers Ed and John observed the audi- Angeles. He agrees very educated, cares about things, Priddy, both entrepreneurs and film ences’ reactions, the country is to train them to and is willing to have a conversation, producers. and then interac- run marathons discourse about things.” In 2004 they aligned with Will tions during the internationally if “It’s so wonderful to be part of this Stoller-Lee, director of Fuller Theo- question-and- so polarized.’ they promise to when so much of the country is so logical Seminary’s Colorado campus, answer periods stay clean, sober, polarized,” she added. and launched the Windrider Forum at with filmmakers and crime-free. Bullock went to the University of the Sundance. That forum provides work- and stars after the — TERRI BULLOCK — “The transfor- Pacific before earning an MBA from shops for about 150 film and seminary showings. mation is amaz- UCLA’s Anderson School of Manage- students from a dozen different places That festival is ing” once dignity ment, where she still volunteers. She is so they can mingle with filmmakers where she scouted out the film that is restored and runners start rebuild- also involved in the Parents of Alumni attending the larger festival. will close Windrider Film Forum Bay ing their lives, Bullock said. Committee at Menlo School, sponsors Bullock first got involved with the Area on Saturday, June 30. “Inventing The inspirational storyline is one Music@Menlo, and has served on the annual film project when a friend Tomorrow” is a documentary about reason she chose the film. She wants board of the Menlo Park-Atherton invited her to attend the Windrider high school students from 75 coun- to build on that message when film- Education Foundation. tries competing in a science fair. makers, the judge and a runner take Before Windrider, she worked for Continued on next page

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Continued from previous page Forum at Sundance. After- takeaway when she visited her major distributor, Focus Features, wards, her friend wanted to sister in the hospital one day. agreed to prerelease a movie at start up a program in the Delia had early onset Alzheim- a public theater so Windrider Bay Area, but got sick, and er’s, and had been nonverbal fans could attend for free. Last Bullock ended up co-chair- for years. Taking a cue from the month’s Redwood City showing ing the event. She jokingly movie, Bullock used her smart of “Won’t You Be my Neighbor?” refers to Windrider as her phone to play the Supremes’ hit, “I was so popular it had a wait list. “accidental career.” Hear a Symphony,” and her sister Another partner, Stanford Park Now as sole director, began singing and gesticulating. Hotel, is offering free desserts on Bullock manages the pro- Bullock then made her sister a opening night to attendees who gram out of her home playlist of songs from their past, participate in organized group office, maintaining a stash and said sharing music together parties Windrider has dubbed of Windrider posters, “changed her life.” “soirees.” Hosts are asked to pre- T-shirts, water bottles and Life-changing is a common register their parties online, and tote bags down in her theme in many Windrider films. have the option of donating $50 basement. She relies on a Take for example “Refugee,” one to obtain reserved seating at the team of mostly volunteers of three short films being shown Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts that includes her daugh- on the middle night of the forum, Center at 555 Middlefield Road in ter Christina in market- on Friday, June 29. The story Atherton. ing. Her daughter-in-law revolves around a mother of five Go to windriderbayarea.org for was involved as well up who left West Africa to come to more information about the until a few weeks ago, the U.S. in hopes of securing a forum and to buy tickets. Depend- when she gave birth to better future. ing on demand, some tickets may the first grandchild in Joyce Chen co-directed and co- be available at the door. The ven- the family. produced the award-winning film ue seats 492. Last year, the open- Bullock’s work over- before taking a job at Facebook. ing night audience filled almost laps with her personal Chen will be part of the panel of 85 percent of the seats, and clos- life in other ways as filmmakers appearing at Win- ing night sold out. A well. She found herself drider after the three screenings particularly affected by that evening. one film, “Alive Inside: Tickets are $15 for adults and A story of Music and $10 for students. Ticket sales On the cover: Terri Memory,” at Sundance. cover less than 20 percent of costs. Bullock’s Atherton home She brought the mov- Corporate sponsors, individual does double-duty as the This poster highlights the films in this year’s Windrider ie to Windrider Bay donors and partners make up the Windrider Film Forum Bay film festival at Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center. Area in 2014, and also rest. Area office. discovered her own This year for the first time, a

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achievement, with three main areas of the stage to light for different purposes. Sound designer Jake Rodriguez handily provides the sounds of unseen court reporters, TV soundtracks and ‘Finks’ sheds light on dark Hollywood history ringing phone. The one odd thing was a loud By John Orr crackling sound and strange Q REVIEW flashing lights. I had to hear and oe Gilford’s script for “Finks,” see that four times before I under- his slightly fictionalized story Vivino, is a force of nature as per- stood it was supposed to be pho- Jof what his parents (comics former/organizer Natalie Meltzer, tojournalists with old-fashioned and activists Jack Gilford and who sets out to win Mickey’s love. flash bulbs. At first I thought a Madeline Lee Gilford) experi- “I’m laying out lines like railroad spotlight was shorting out. enced during the Hollywood tracks!” she says. “Connect the Giovanna Sardelli, who direct- blacklistings of the 1950s, does dots!” ed the New York premiere of this a clever thing. Rather than just Mickey and all their entertainer Kevin Berne play in 2013, also directed this subject his audience to the grim friends are worried about being Donna Vivino and Leo Ash Evens are part of the cast of production, the California pre- history of how the communist- caught up in the Red Scare, and TheatreWorks’ “Finks.” miere. In her notes for the pro- and-deviant-hunting House Un- they have reason to be. If their gram, she wrote, “In 2013, I felt American Activities Committee names appear in the magazine But Mickey’s fears and doubts be no African-American people pretty confident that America ruined hundreds of entertain- Red Channels or in a bad way in work beautifully in this play, such in this show. Café Society was the had recovered its sense of decen- ment careers, Gilford shows us the Walter Winchell’s column, club as when he is heartbroken when first really integrated club in New cy — that history wouldn’t entertainment. owners may cut their contracts a blacklisted friend dies, and for York. Jack Gilford actually shared repeat itself. In 2018, I’m fright- So, TheatreWorks Silicon Val- and advertisers might start boy- what he does when he is finally a dressing room there with Billie ened that I no longer feel that ley audiences get to hear some cotting their TV shows. dragged before HUAC. Holiday. He dated Lena Horne. way. ‘Finks’ reminds us of what jokes from Mickey Dobbs (Jim Bobby has two issues: He did Most of the eight actors in this To not have a black actor seems a is at stake and how ordinary Stanek), who is loosely based on attend some meetings of leftist production are very well known shocking omission. people must stand for decency. It Jack Gilford, and see him do a performers and he’s gay, which in from San Francisco Bay Area Cathleen Edwards nicely evokes provides us guidance for these hilarious pantomime of a the- the 1950s was very dangerous. stages. Richard Frederick, who the 1950s with her costume uncertain times, when perform- ater-goer bothered by a buzzing Natalie, who has been Bobby’s does a great Lee J. Cobb impres- design. Steven B. Mannshardt ers like Jack Gilford fought to do insect, based on a bit that Gilford “beard” and sometimes his lover, sion, has been in a number of does his usual excellent work what they did best: keep us actually did. And they get to see tries to buck him up. Evens has a TheatreWorks shows, including with lighting design, no small laughing.” A some lovely dancing (choreo- grim role to play, because while “Emma.” Gabriel Marin, who is graphed by Dottie Lester-White) Bobby staves off HUAC for a very moving as actor and art- from Leo Ash Evens. Evens plays while, when he’s blackmailed for ist Fred Lang, was in “Superior Bobby Gerard, who is based on his homosexuality, he’s forced to Donuts” at TheatreWorks. Robert John Paul Johns Jerome Robbins. start naming names, including Sicular, who moves from celebrity July 21, 1959 – June 2, 2018 “Finks” opens on Andrea Mickey and Natalie’s. sycophant to attack dog as Rep. Bechert’s handsome, huge set Mickey is kind of a fraidy cat in Walter, has stood out on every John Paul Johns former CFO of the City of Atherton passed with the dais of HUAC in the this show, who has to be coerced major local stage. away at his home in Davis, California on Saturday June 2, center, a modest recreation of the by Natalie not only into loving Despite the script calling for a 2018. John Paul (“Johnny”) Johns was born on the 21st of club Café Society in New York at her, but performing at meetings black character, there appear to audience left and another space of left-leaning actors and other- July 1959 to David Melville Johns and Helen Josephine Johns at audience right that is used wise speaking up and fighting the in Redwood City, California. He is survived by his wife Sally Q INFORMATION later. good fight. Ann, his son Stephen and his daughter, CeCe, his big sister We hear the HUAC sergeant at In real life, Gilford explained, Cyndi Crechriou his twin brother, The Reverend Joseph F. What: “Finks.” arms call a hearing to order, and both his parents were firmly Johns, his younger brother Richard M. Johns and his older Where: Mountain View Center Robert Sicular, as Rep. Walter, committed to causes such as civil brothers, T. Christopher Johns, Esq., and James S. Johns. begins his political babble, just rights. for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. as comic Mickey is starting his “Mickey’s conflict about what John was preceded in death by his mother and father, Helen routine at Café Society. he would actually do in the end When: Through July 1 J. Johns and David M. Johns, his oldest brother D. Michael (see online for complete Johns, his sister Mary Jo Johns, his brothers Terrance G. Mickey does a very good Jimmy is about the furthest I went to fic- performance schedule). Durante imitation, and Walter tionalize for dramatic purposes,” Johns and Ronald R. Johns, Sr. Cost: $40-$100 (discounts starts interrogating such “finks” Joe Gilford said in a program available). John was a proud former U.S. Marine (1978-82) who as Elia Kazan, Budd Schulberg feature by Syche Phillips. “In real Info: theatreworks.org/201718 served onboard the USS Thomaston and was awarded the and Martin Berkeley. life, there was never any doubt as -season/201718-season/finks/. Humanitarian Service Medal for his role in the rescue of 77 The show’s only woman, Donna to my father’s intentions.” Vietnamese refugees in the South China Sea in April 1981. He was a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley Local girls choir wins international prize and received his MBA from the University of Santa Clara The local girls choir iSing Valley isn’t just about Facebook,” Schoenberg, setting excerpts and was a Certified Public Accountant. John was honoured Silicon Valley has won the grand competition founder Ralf Eisen- from Holocaust survivor Elie by the City of Atherton with admission into the Order of prize at the eighth Internation- beiss said, after iSing’s victory. Wiesel’s memoir, “Night.” As Merit in 2004. In 2010 the City of Atherton honoured him al Robert Schumann Choral Now in its fifth season, iSing part of its current European tour, Competition. Silicon Valley trains 250 local iSing visited the Terezin Concen- again with a special commendation to acknowledge his The contest, which takes place young female singers in musi- tration Camp, to deepen mem- extraordinary contribution to the City as its Chief Financial in Germany, is held every four cianship as well as community bers’ understanding of the new Officer. years, and this year involved 17 involvement and leadership. The work, which will be premiered in A Memorial Mass was celebrated for “Johnny” on the choirs from 11 nations. group is based in Palo Alto’s First spring 2019, according to a press 16th of June at The Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove iSing won first prize in both the Baptist Church. release. Ave, Menlo Park, CA. Internment took place immediately Chamber Choirs of Equal Voices iSing also recently won Chorus iSing will also offer a joint con- following the Memorial Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery, 1100 and Sacred Choral A Cappella America’s 2018 Dale Warland cert with Prazska Kantilena in categories, and ultimately claimed Singers Commission Award for Prague, and will perform at the Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park, CA. the competition’s grand prize. a work to be written by Gram- Kaasgrabenkirche in Vienna. PAID OBITUARY “Now we know that Silicon my-nominated composer Adam —Karla Kane, Palo Alto Weekly June 20, 2018QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ21 ARTSCENE

Local concert season heats up

By Yoshi Kato As has been the case in recent years, ummertime is golden for live jazz on the Stanford Jazz Festival and Workshop the Peninsula. features concerts at the front and back end S The 28-year-old Sunday jazz series of its season at Bing Concert Hall. at Filoli Historic House & Garden in On June 23, Berkeley resident Joshua Woodside kicked off with a concert by Redman leads a rare date with his veteran pianist Justin Kauflin on June 17, but quartet that features pianist Aaron Gold- more music is on the way, with five more berg, double bassist Reuben Rogers and dates through September 16. drummer Gregory Hutchinson. Next on the roster is Jazz Mafia with The festival closes on Aug. 4 with a July 7 program, “Miles & Mingus Spanish trumpeter and vocalist Andrea Re-envisiones.” Motis’ quintet, playing first with trom- Pianist Josh Nelson and his quintet bonist Wycliffe Gordon as a special guest make music at Filoli on July 22. and then with the SJW 50/50 Orchestra, Photo by Carlos Pericas On Aug. 5, the Henry Solomon Quartet, directed by Joan Chamorro. Andrea Motis will perform in this year’s Stanford Jazz Festival. featuring Roy McCurdy, perform; on Aug. Motis made her regional debut at last 19 Tuck & Patti provide the music; and on year’s festival, and the fledgling SJW Sept. 16, the Pacific Mambo Orchestra 50/50 Orchestra is a group made up of closes the series. women and men in equal numbers. Summer Jazz Events Portola Vineyards Stanford Shopping Center What: Filoli’s 2018 Summer Jazz Series. What: Stanford Jazz Festival 2018. Portola Vineyards in Portola Valley also Summer Jazz Series Where: Filoli Historic House & Garden, Where: Various venues on the Stanford has a Sunday summer series that presents 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. University campus. five shows between June 24 and Aug. 19. Presented by SFJAZZ in the courtyard When: June 17, July 8, July 22, Aug. 5, When: June 22 through Aug. 4. These feature the likes of the San Diego- between Crate & Barrel and Nordstrom, Aug. 19, Sept. 16; 1:30 p.m. Cost: $8-$98 based pianist Danny Green and his trio the free Stanford Shopping Jazz Series is Cost: $75/$65 for Filoli members or with strings, and local favorite Charged in its 32nd year. It starts on June 21 and is Info: Go to stanfordjazz.org/ series pass for $425/$365 for Filoli stanford-jazz-festival-2018. Particles, who close out the run in late held on consecutive Thursdays at 6 p.m. members. August with an Eastside College Prepara- through Aug. 23. Info: Go to filoli.org/jazz. tory School benefit performance. Faculty from Stanford Jazz Workshop What: 2018 Portola Vineyards Summer In between, there’s Pamela Rose on will make the short trek from campus on Jazz. July 15; Lunar Octet on July 29; and pia- June 28. Saxophonists Kristen Strom and What: Stanford Shopping Center 32nd Where: Portola Vineyards, 850 Los nist Larry Vuckovich and his Jazz/Latin Andrew Speight, trumpeter Erik Jekab- Annual Summer Jazz Series. Trancos Road, Portola Valley. Quartet on Aug. 5. son, pianist Ben Stolorow, bassist John Where: Stanford Shopping Center, 660 When: various Sundays, June Concerts begin at 6 p.m. Wiitala and drummer Hamir Atwal make Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto. up the top-notch Faculty All-Stars sextet. 24-August 19; 6 p.m. Stanford Jazz Festival The outdoor setting and nearby food When: Thursdays, June 21-August 23; Cost: $12-$50. 6 p.m. The dean of summer jazz is the Stanford and drink shops at Stanford Shopping Info: Go to portolavineyards.com/phone/ Jazz Festival, which is in its 37th year and Center make for a casual yet musically Cost: Free. summer-jazz.html. offers 31 concerts between June 22 and substantial evening. And as with the other Info: Go to sfjazz.org/stanford/. Aug. 4. series, parking is free. A Latin American art gallery opens its doors in downtown Menlo Park By Kate Bradshaw before moving to the U.S. In her including at the Peruvian con- Almanac Staff Writer hometown in Arequipa, she says, sulate in San Francisco. she had many friends who were She initially opened the gal- eteran art collector and artists, poets and musicians. lery in April of this year in Red- curator Marcela del “Growing up in that environ- wood City, with plans to find a VAlcazar has put a halt to ment gives you a lot of apprecia- more permanent location. her retirement to launch a new tion for art,” she says. Her gallery features work by art gallery, Marcela’s Village, in She has also taken art classes Latin American artists from downtown Menlo Park. in media including oil and acryl- different countries, including The shop, which opened ic painting and ceramics, which Mexico and Peru. Part of her earlier this month at 883 Santa she credits for teaching her how motivation in showcasing Latin Cruz Ave., is Menlo Park’s to appreciate art more fully. American art is to combat nega- fifth art gallery on Santa Cruz “Over the years, I’ve learned how tive stereotypes that some might Photo by Robert Most Avenue. But del Alcazar says to select and appreciate it,” she hold about immigrants or Latin Marcela del Alcazar poses at her new art gallery at 883 Santa her gallery will be different says. “ I have an eye for it.” Americans, she says. Cruz Ave. in downtown Menlo Park. The gallery, Marcela’s Village, from other offerings in town In the early 2000s, Del Alca- She’s got a lineup of artists showcases the work of Latin American artists. because of its emphasis on Latin zar ran International Village she’s known for 15 or 20 years, American art. Gallery on Larkin Street in San she says, many of whom she Redwood City-based sculptor. Go to marcelasvillage.com or Del Alcazar, a Woodside resi- Francisco, until rent increases worked with at her old gallery. Del Alcazar plans to change email [email protected] for dent, says she’s no stranger to made the operation untenable. But she’s also open to working the gallery’s exhibitions about more information. the world of art. She is originally In five years, she says, rent with new artists. For instance, once a month. The gallery is open Tuesday from Arequipa, Peru, and lived increased about 40 percent. she is currently exhibiting work “It’s a lot of work, but I’m through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 in Spain for about five years She has also curated exhibits, by Fernando Escartiz Ortiz, a happy,” she said. p.m., or by appointment. A

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Arthur Sharif Menlo Park Library summer Silicon Valley’s longest serving Sotheby’s International Realty Agent book sale next weekend The Friends of the Menlo Park downstairs in the library’s program Library will hold a two-day book sale room. featuring thousands of books, CDs, If you are unable to attend the sale, and DVDs on Saturday, June 23, from the Friends of the Library encourages 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Sunday, June 24, you to drop by the organization’s book- from noon until 2 p.m. at the Menlo store in the main library. It is open dur- Park Library. ing library hours, and features a wide According to the event website, range of books for all ages and interests. prices start at 50 cents for mass market The main library is at 800 Alma St., paperbacks and $1 for trade and hard- in the Menlo Park Civic Center. For cover titles. more information, visit menlopark. On Sunday, shoppers will be able to org/library, or call 650-330-2501. fill a bag of books for $5. The Friends of the Library is a vol- The sale will feature a wide selection unteer organization of local residents of “gently used” books at low prices, dedicated to enhancing the Menlo puzzles and games, in addition to the Park Library, according to its website. CDs and DVDs. All funds raised support programs The book sale will be set up in two and events at the main library and the locations: in front of the library, and Belle Haven Branch Library. World music concert launches summer series With the arrival of summer, the Picnics, including with alcoholic annual free outdoor concert series in beverages, are OK, as are chairs, chil- Portola Valley begins Thursday, June dren, well-behaved dogs and dancing, 21. say organizers. Blankets and warm The 10-piece jazz band Wobbly clothing are recommended. World Music will open the 2018 series The Town Center includes a play- on the Town Center lawn at 765 Por- ground, restrooms and ample parking. tola Road from 6 to 8 p.m. Park at the Town Center, near the ten- Trust and Skill The concerts follow the weekly nis courts, or in overflow parking at farmers’ market, which typically has the adjacent Christ Episcopal Church. warm food for sale. The town’s Cultural Arts Commit- For the concerts, the town also tee has scheduled two more concerts: Not Gimmicks and Tricks. invites food trucks. For this concert, the Fog City Swampers, a Creedence the town has scheduled “Waffle Clearwater Revival tribute band, on Amore” of San Jose, and “Curry Up Thursday, July 19; and Extra Large, a Now,” also from San Jose and with a band specializing in funk, Latin spice location in Palo Alto. and reggae, on Thursday, Aug. 16.

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24QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQJune 20, 2018 Matched CareGivers Matched CareGivers is nurse owned and ViewpointIDEAS,IDEAS, THOUGHTSTHOUGHTS AND OPINIONSOPINIONS ABOUTABOUT LOCALLOCAL ISSUESISSUES operated and has provided the best in home care and case management on the peninsula for If information is power, Menlo Park’s over 25 years in main library is about to short-circuit their own home. “There’s no place like home.” When someone you care about needs By Monica Corman one of 114 programs designed for them, includ- assistance... you can count on us to be there. ing dance performances, science nights, concerts, n an age where “information is power,” 21st computer classes, and other activities. More than Menlo Park • San Mateo • San Jose Lic# 414700002 century public libraries can provide arsenals 2,300 teens and adults actively participate in 118 MatchedCareGivers.com (650) 839-2273 Iof invaluable resources for personal and com- lifelong learning programs. Community groups munity discovery. For everyone from toddlers to that need places to meet have few choices — there teens, from resourceful entrepreneurs to retirees, are no rooms available for meetings, quiet study, the Menlo Park Library has been a place to listen, conference calls, or webinars. Last year, the WRITE NOW! learn, collaborate, study, library hosted a lecture on SUMMER WRITING CAMPS Monica Corman is president and create for 61 years. the solar eclipse. Unfortu- for Grades 2-8 During those decades, of the Menlo Park Library nately, we had to close the Silicon Valley and Menlo Foundation, a nonprofit that lecture to waiting attendees works to supplement the Park have changed the library’s resources for when the building reached July 9 - August 3 world and grown expo- the enhancement capacity. nentially in the process. of facilities, services, Q The branch library And while the number of and programs. — The Menlo Park branch Expository Writing people using the library has library is currently housed increased along with our GUEST OPINION in the Belle Haven Elemen- Creative Writing population, the library’s tary School. It received a facilities haven’t. minor remodel in 2017, but not only does it suffer Presentation Skills Some points to consider: from the same space limitations, it’s not available Q Where do you put 18,500 preschoolers at story to the public during school hours. time? — In the basement. Last year 18,500-plus Q We’re pretty popular — Last year more than PALO ALTO, (650) 424-1267 preschoolers came to listen at story time, starting 340,000 people visited our libraries. They bor- down the path to becoming readers. With 40 to rowed more than 560,000 books, magazines and PLEASANTON, (925) 485-5750 45 children at each story time, the main library’s DVDs. We’re so glad they visited, and equally [email protected] www.headsup.org only meeting room, which is in the basement, is glad they took materials home to enjoy. Where full. would we put thousands of patrons? Q How do you power up information without Q It doesn’t have to stay this way — The main enough outlets? — In the heart of Silicon Valley, library and branch library simply can no longer it’s hard to imagine school-aged kids trying to support the community’s needs. After an exten- WEST BAY SANITARY DISTRICT learn coding and animation when there aren’t sive space needs analysis, it was clear that remod- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING enough power outlets for computer worksta- eling the existing spaces (designed before digital tions. It’s uncomfortable for computer users to life) would cost as much as new structures. have other patrons waiting in line to use their Please support development of a 21st century NOTICE IS GIVEN pursuant to Sections 5473, et. seq. of the electrical outlet. And it’s inconvenient for adult Menlo Park library system. As a community California Health and Safety Code that the District Board of library patrons who come to browse the internet, committed to lifelong learning, in the heart of West Bay Sanitary District has, by general regulation, elected to conduct research, and use library computers to world-leading innovation and brilliant minds, collect its charges for sewer services for FY 2018-2019 on the learn. we need to ensure that we can build on the legacy tax roll in the same manner as general taxes and will cause to be ÄSLK^P[OP[Z:LJYL[HY`H^YP[[LUYLWVY[JVU[HPUPUNHKLZJYPW[PVU Q We need more room(s) — Last year, almost of the existing library for ourselves, our children, 6,800 primary and middle-schoolers attended and grandchildren. of each parcel of real property receiving sanitary sewer service from the District and the amount of the charge for each parcel.

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CA 2018, at 10:00 a.m., to the District Court This statement was filed with the This business is conducted by: A Limited of Johnson County, in Olathe, Kansas, ࠮;OL(STHUHJPZHKQ\KPJH[LK[VW\ISPZOPU[OL County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo Liability Company. when said cause will be heard. Your County on May 17, 2018. The registrant commenced to transact failure to appear or file a response may (ALM May 30; June 6, 13, 20, 2018) business under the fictitious business lead to the termination of your parental County of San Mateo name(s) listed above on 07/19/1999. REDWOOD FENCE rights and entry of judgment on the This statement was filed with the FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Petition for Adoption. County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo File No.: 277852 (ALM June 6, 13, 20, 2018) ࠮6\YHKQ\KPJH[PVUPUJS\KLZ[OL4PK7LUPUZ\SH County on May 15, 2018. The following person (persons) is (are) (ALM June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE doing business as: OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE communities of Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Redwood Fence, located at 1218 W. FIREKEEPER FORGE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY Selby Lane, Redwood City, CA 94061, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF SAN MATEO San Mateo County; Mailing address: P.O. File No.: 277719 Case No.: 18CIV02787 Valley and Woodside. Box 5055, Redwood City, CA 94063. The following person (persons) is (are) TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Registered owner(s): doing business as: Petitioner: LOTTI MARIE LAWLIS filed ADONIAS CARRETO Firekeeper Forge, located at 764 Live a petition with this court for a decree ࠮;OL(STHUHJW\ISPZOLZL]LY`>LKULZKH` 1218 W. Selby Lane Oak Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025, San changing names as follows: Redwood City, CA 94061 Mateo County. LOTTI MARIE to LOTTI MARIE LAWLIS. 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