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Donald Alexander Lucas Back to the 14 Cities of Santa “The Color of Law,” Jessica Clara County THE HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR MENLO PARK, ATHERTON, PORTOLA VALLEY AND WOODSIDE FEBRUARY 5, 2020 | VOL. 55 NO. 22 WWW.ALMANACNEWS.COM STRIVING Meet the seven state Senate candidates who want to represent you in Sacramento Page 14 FOR THE SENATE Belle Haven center project fast-tracked | Page 5 Woodside affirms equestrian tradition | Page 5 Viewpoint | Page 23 Classic Charm Meets Modern Living in Atherton • • • • • • 127 Selby Lane | Atherton Bedrooms: 5 | Bathrooms: 4-1/2 | Living: 4,750 sq ft | Lot: 1 Acre $7,900,000 Set back on a highly desirable square one-acre lot, this home blends unique character inside and out, offering immense opportunity for luxurious living, relaxation, and entertainment. Come see for yourself and imagine the possibilities. Rich Bassin | 650-400-0502 [email protected] DRE 00456815 David Weil | 650-823-3855 [email protected] DRE 01400271 Nick Granoski | 650-269-8556 [email protected] DRE 00994196 Compass is a real estate broker licensed by the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. License Number 01866771. All material presented herein is intended for informational ltoldpOpdb_|BbMWpKdalW_OMTodapdtoKOpMOOaOMoO_WBJ_OJtsVBpbdsJOObyOoWOMà VBbUOpWbloWKOÛKdbMWsWdbÛpB_OdozWsVMoBzB_aB|JOaBMOzWsVdtsbdsWKOà!dpsBsOaObsWpaBMOBpsdBKKtoBK| of any description. All measurements and square footage are approximate. 2QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQFebruary 5, 2020 PREMIER PROPERTIES rrepresentedepresented bbyy FOR SALE FOR SALE FOR SALE Woodside Woodside Woodside 90+ ACRES | OFFERED AT $17,500,000 32 ACRES | OFFERED AT $24,500,000 4.5 ACRES | OFFERED AT $19,500,000 FOR SALE FOR SALE FOR SALE Woodside Woodside Woodside 3.64 ACRES | OFFERED AT $8,900,000 4.7 ACRES | OFFERED AT $4,795,000 4.23 ACRES | OFFERED AT $3,195,000 FOR SALE SOLD SOLD Woodside Woodside Portola Valley Portola 1.14 ACRES | OFFERED AT $2,495,000 12 ACRES | OFFERED AT $12,900,000 14.93 ACRES | OFFERED AT $2,749,000 SOLD SOLD COMING SOON Woodside Woodside PRIME WOODSIDE WITH VIEWS Portola Valley Portola 3 ACRES | OFFERED AT $13,200,000 2.88 ACRES | OFFERED AT $4,950,000 2.5 ACRES | OFFERED AT $10,900,000 650.888.8199 [email protected] www.scottdancer.com 2930 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA 94062 License # 00868362 Compass is the brand name used for services provided by one or more of the Compass group of subsidiary companies. Compass is a real estate broker licensed by the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. License Number 01079009. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only and is compiled from sources deemed reliable but has not been verified. Changes in price, condition, sale or withdrawal may be made without notice. No statement is made as to accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footage are approximate. February 5, 2020QAlmanacNews.comQThe AlmanacQ3 The Oriental Carpet TTremendousremendous SavingsSavings ThroughoutThroughout thethe StoreStore UP TO 80% OFF EVERYTHING IN STOCK Going out of Business. Everything Must Go! With the owner of The Oriental Carpet preparing to and feels like silk but is more affordable. Good says the retire next year, everything in stock at the downtown majority of the rugs he sells are made of wool, which Menlo Park store is on sale – with the steep discounts is the strongest and hardiest material. Viscose offers the ranging from 50% to 80% off. soft feeling of silk but is easier to clean. Owner Bruce Good amassed an incredible collection “I personally really like it,” he said. “You can put it into a of high-quality hand-knotted rugs in his nearly four family room without worrying about it.” decades in the business, and he has more than 2,500 The store’s selection also includes a large number of pieces left to sell in his Santa Cruz Avenue store. The antique rugs. Collectors appreciate how a rug’s colors store’s entire inventory is priced to sell. soften over the years, giving the piece a fine and “As I get closer to retirement, there will be more distinctive patina. reductions – but less choice,” said Good. “The best pieces The traditional handcrafted method makes the rugs will go quickly.” both beautiful and durable, said Good. He’s seen some customers come in and buy a rug for The Oriental Carpet has been serving Peninsula residents every room in the house, he said. for 46 years, helping homeowners and designers achieve All the rugs the store sells are hand-woven and knotted the look and feel that a beautiful, high-quality carpet from traditional producers and cooperatives in Iran, can bring to a room. Good said the handcrafted rugs Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal. The store has last forever – but his sale won’t. If you’re looking for an pieces in every standard size and offers an array of designs attractive rug at an even more attractive price, now is the including traditional, contemporary and “transitional” time to go shopping. – rugs that can be formal or casual, depending on the Come check out their selection at their showroom furnishings they’re paired with. The store offers rugs at 707 Santa Cruz Ave. or call (650) 327- 6608 for made from wool, silk and viscose, a material that looks more information. Over 4,000 2,500 traditional and contemporary rugs from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal. QUALITY BRINGS YOU IN, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE BRINGS YOU BACK! 707 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park | (650) 327-6608 | www.theorientalcarpet.com 4QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQFebruary 5, 2020 Local News M ENLO PARK | ATHERTON | WOODSIDE | PORTOLA V ALLEY Council fast-tracks Belle Haven center project by Facebook By Kate Bradshaw use for 10 to 15 years or rebuild Almanac Staff Writer them so they would last 25 to 30 years. o fast-track Facebook’s Facebook has committed to proposal to build a new rebuilding the bulk of the facili- Tcommunity center and ties at the center but not the library in Belle Haven, the pool, though it has said it’s Menlo Park City Council voted willing to work with the city to 4-0 to take 10 steps to move the design around new pool facili- project forward over the coming ties if the city can come up with months. the money for it. Vice Mayor Drew Combs was Fergus O’Shea, Facebook’s recused because he works for director of campus develop- Facebook. ment, talked about how the Among those steps were to groundwork for this project designate the plan as a “prior- — city studies informed by ity project”; to work out a writ- community outreach that evalu- Photos by Magali Gauthier/The Almanac ten agreement with Facebook ated how to accommodate the ironing out design, construc- community’s library and com- Channeling their tion, financing, operations and munity center needs — has been maintenance details for the new years in the works. He’s hoping inner Pollock facility; to establish a process to do six months of community It was a colorful salute to abstract to name the new facility “while engagement before drawing up expressionist Jackson Pollock reflecting history”; and to iden- and finalizing the plans, poten- on his birthday, Jan. 28, when tify specific environmental sus- tially starting construction early participants in a Menlo Park tainability goals for the project, next year and completing the Library art class gathered to drip, according to a staff report. project within two and a half smear, and move paint freely over The council also committed years. their canvases. Above, Elizabeth to looking for funding for a new Architect Eron Ashley, from Kayser models her work on an pool for the community center. the architectural firm Hart image called up on her phone; at A 2017 evaluation of the existing Howerton, which Facebook has left, art teacher Christie Inocencio pool facilities found that they contracted with to develop the demonstrates to Kezya Materon needed upgrades to comply with plans for the new facilities, Arumhow to drip paint onto a current health and safety codes, explained to the council some canvas. and that the city could either upgrade them to prolong their See BELLE HAVEN CENTER, page 7 Woodside council OKs public money for equestrian bridge Council also approves major tree-removal The Mounted Patrol Founda- June or July and complete it in The council voted unani- tion, the Woodside Commu- two to four weeks. mously to go ahead with the project over fire concerns nity Foundation, the Woodside project immediately by execut- By Rick Radin Planning Commission passed Horse Owners Association, the Eucalyptus removal ing a budget amendment for the Almanac Staff Writer it along to the council without Woodside Trails Club and the The Town Council also 2019-20 fiscal year to pay for it. a recommendation; some com- Community Horse Advocacy approved a $140,000 project Woodside has also applied proposal to replace an missioners had expressed con- Program for San Mateo Coun- to remove 21 eucalyptus trees for $937,000 in federal funding equestrian bridge on the cerns about whether a publicly ty contributed to the private on Blue Ridge Lane in order for hazardous tree removal to A Center Trail, the main funded portion of the cost was funding. to make it easier to prevent prevent fires which, if approved, horse trail through Woodside, appropriate. the spread of a wildfire and to will require $312,000 in local was unanimously approved for Although the gates to the trail leave the neighborhood should matching funds, according to funding by the Town Council on are unlocked, it is for equestrian ‘We need to make one start, according to the staff Public Works Director Sean Jan. 28, over earlier opposition use only, thus hiking and biking report. Rose. from some residents who argued are prohibited.
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