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Top Stories in Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, and Woodside Happy New Year! THE HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR MENLO PARK, ATHERTON, PORTOLA VALLEY AND WOODSIDE DECEMBER 30, 2015 | VOL. 51 NO. 17 WWW.THEALMANACONLINE.COM Top stories in YEAR Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, and Woodside IN Page 5 REVIEW Happy Holidays from all of us at 2015 2QThe AlmanacQTheAlmanacOnline.comQDecember 30, 2015 UPFRONT Cheeky Monkey Toys is one of the Santa Cruz Avenue merchants participating in the Menlo Park Loves Kids Campaign, designed to create an environment where all kids feel safe and welcome. Making Menlo Park ‘healthiest possible place to raise a child’ By Barbara Wood people’s development, helping contract promising to work at five Almanac Staff Writer them become caring, respon- of 11 steps listed on the contract. sible, and productive adults.” Among the choices: or five years a group of The assets are either character- Q Learn the names of youths Hillview Middle School istics and activities youth should who frequent the business and Join our team! F parents and staff have been strive for, or characteristics greet them by name. working to emphasize across the and activities the members of a Q Offer internships or mentor- We’re looking for talented, campus a set of common themes youth’s community and family ing for youth. and characteristics they believe should strive for. Q Offer flexible scheduling for highly-motivated and dynamic people can help make the school the See search-institute.org for employees so they can volunteer best possible place for students to more information and a full list or spend time with families. learn and grow. of the assets. Q Take time to talk with young Now, building on that work, At Hillview Middle School, people who live nearby or are co- Embarcadero Media is a locally-owned and independent Menlo Park Councilman Ray an Asset Development Team workers. multimedia company based in Palo Alto for over 35 years. We Mueller is urging local businesses, has picked five of the assets to Mr. Mueller says Menlo Park produce the award-winning Palo Alto Weekly, Mountain View civic and youth organizations and emphasize throughout the school, Loves Kids needs more volunteers Voice and The Almanac on the Midpeninsula. In each of these other schools to join the effort to said Danielle O’Brien, assistant to help get the word out about the markets our print publications and award-winning websites are make Menlo Park what he calls principal at Hillview. They are: program to more businesses, to “the healthiest possible place to character, student recognition, organizations whose members the best-read and most respected news source in the area. raise a child.” fun, service and support. interact with children, and to We are currently looking for talented and outgoing With a grant from Pacific “Our idea was that we wanted other local school districts. Multimedia Advertising Sales Representatives to join Gas & Electric, Mr. Mueller has to make sure that we were creat- Businesses that have signed our team. started a Menlo Park Loves Kids ing an environment where all on to the project include: Left campaign, building on Hillview’s kids felt safe, and all kids felt wel- Bank, Cheeky Monkey, Cafe Zoe, In this position, you will work with local businesses to expand work. He’s asking business own- come,” said Ms. O’Brien. They Keplers Books, The Pet Place, their brand identity and support their future success using our ers and organizations to sign on want to extend that to other parts Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, marketing platforms: print campaigns, website and mobile to support local youth, and then of Menlo Park where students Studio Cake, Habibi’s Salon, Lut- advertising and email marketing. display the distinctive Menlo spend time, such as the down- ticken’s, Avanti Pizza, Country Park Loves Kids logos so students town business district, where she Club Cleaners, Village Stationers, The ideal candidate is an organized and assertive self-starter know they are supported. said 300 to 400 kids head each Plantation Cafe, West Bay Clean- who loves working in a team environment to achieve sales The project was inspired by day after school. ers, Twigs and Petals Florist, and goals. Be sure you have strong verbal, written and persuasive the Search Institute’s work in “That’s why the partnership Mardini’s Deli. interpersonal skills — and you thrive on exceptional customer developing a list of “develop- with downtown is so important,” For more information, contact service and hard work. mental assets,” which its website Ms. O’Brien said. Ray Mueller at menlo.mueller@ Sales experience is a plus, but we will consider well-qualified calls “research-based, positive The businesses or organizations gmail.com or Danielle O’Brien at candidates with a passion to succeed. Please email your resume qualities that influence young taking part are asked to sign a [email protected]. A and a cover letter describing why you believe you are the right fit with Embarcadero Media. No phone calls, please. CALLING ON THE ALMANAC THE ALMANAC (ISSN 1097-3095 and USPS 459370) is Submit your resume and cover letter to: published every Wednesday by Embarcadero Media, Newsroom: 223-6525 E-mail news, information, obituaries Tom Zahiralis, Vice President Sales and Marketing Q 3525 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park, CA 94025- and photos (with captions) to: Newsroom fax: 223-7525 6558. Periodicals Postage Paid at Menlo Park, CA and [email protected] [email protected] Advertising: 854-2626 at additional mailing offices. Adjudicated a newspaper of Advertising fax: 223-7570 Q E-mail letters to the editor to: general circulation for San Mateo County, The Almanac is delivered free to homes in Menlo Park, Atherton, Classified ads: 854-0858 [email protected] Portola Valley and Woodside. Subscriptions for $60 per year or $100 per 2 years are welcome. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Almanac, 3525 Alameda de To request free delivery, or stop delivery, of The Almanac in zip code 94025, 94027, las Pulgas, Menlo Park, CA 94025-6558. Copyright ©2014 450 Cambridge Avenue | Palo Alto, CA 94306 | 650.326.8210 94028 and the Woodside portion of 94062, call 854-2626. by Embarcadero Media, All rights reserved. Reproduction PaloAltoOnline.com | TheAlmanacOnline.com | MountainViewOnline.com without permission is strictly prohibited. December 30, 2015QTheAlmanacOnline.comQThe AlmanacQ3 Help your senior loved one live safely and independently at home with premier care Because Living from Home Care Assistance. at Home is the 24/7 Live-In Care Specialists. We offer the highest quality around-the-clock care for the most competitive Best Way to Live price - guaranteed. The Trusted Choice for Caregivers. Each has at least 2 years of experience and receives extensive training through our Home Care Assistance University. 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Your weekly The first step in planning your weekend starts here email with tips and insights about hot events and cool activities • Music • Eating out • Movies • Fun and free • Art exhibits • Theater EAT SEE PLAY • Lectures and learning SIGN UP AT AlmanacNews.com/express/weekend Presented by 4QThe AlmanacQTheAlmanacOnline.comQDecember 30, 2015 Local News M ENLO PARK | ATHERTON | WOODSIDE | PORTOLA V ALLEY Schools deal with change and growth Q YEAR IN REVIEW By Barbara Wood Almanac Staff Writer he Menlo Park City and Las Lomitas school dis- Ttricts continued to deal with the ramifications of ongo- ing student growth this year, as they planned for or began projects to make sure they can accommodate the influx of new students. The Menlo Park district also spent months fighting two pro- posals: a bid by the residents of 31 homes on the north side of Menlo Park’s O’Connor Street to transfer from the Raven- swood City School District into the Menlo Park City School District and the formation of a Mandarin language immersion charter school. In Portola Valley and Wood- side, the schools do not have the problems of a growing student body, but each district had dif- ferent kinds of worries. In the Woodside Elementary School District, an attempt to fire a teacher turned into a drawn-out and expensive pro- cess. Photo by Michelle Le /The Almanac In the Portola Valley School A family walks down O’Connor Street in the Willows, where residents have appealed the denial of their request to transfer from the Ravenswood City District, Superintendent Lisa School District to the Menlo Park City School District. Denying the request in June was the San Mateo County Committee on School District Organization. Gonzales’ resignation was announced in October. It was very near the site of the new Woodside district full salary of close to $98,000 tary schools that year of $8,336 later revealed that the district school, to transfer their homes Woodside Elementary School a year, plus benefits, since they per student, and more than any paid her more than $100,000 to from the Ravenswood City District, a one-school transi- hired a replacement for him other local district.
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