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Shop teacher Mark Leeper, center, shares a moment with woodworking students departing for the day. Students these days are “a little bit disabled” in their abilities to work with their hands, and to focus, he said.

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any students at Menlo-Atherton High School are going on to college after they graduate. Assuming they have had the full use of their hands while at M-A, how many will have graduated without having gotten them dirty as a part of their coursework? It’s an old dividing line, jobs in the trades that require hand skills with a variety of tools versus jobs that rely mainly on thinking. Hands-on versus intellectual. Are both important? It is, of course, valuable as an adult to be working in the knowledge economy and have the wherewithal to buy, say, a purportedly well made collection of dining room furniture, but is it also important to understand the joinery used to assemble the table and chairs? Does it matter that a plumber or a carpenter in the same showroom turns and walks away, knowing poor workmanship when they see it?

It matters to Mark Leeper, who teaches woodworking, drafting and engineering technology at M-A. His woodworking students regularly turn out objects made of wood, starting with small boxes, cutting boards and counter-top bookcases. With more than 180 hours of class time, the students move on to bigger things, but all of it involves hours of focused work that tests hand-eye coordination, thinking before acting, and learning the safe and effective use of tools. Working with wood

There are no textbooks in Mr. Leeper’s classroom on the first floor of Building S. Nor are there computer monitors or keyboards. The room is light and airy, noisy and dusty, and no place to fool around. Blades with teeth whirl and whine. Chisels with sharp edges can slip suddenly if they aren’t sharp enough. Such a mistake could have you starting over with a new piece of wood. Wood and woodworking tools are unforgiving of the woodworker’s mistakes, valuable experience in an imperfect See page 23

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G U I D E TO 2015 S U M M E R C A M P S F O R K I D S

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Arts, Culture, Other Camps

Athletics Camp Campbell

Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA)

Mountain View

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Environmental Volunteers Summer Camp

Palo Alto

Explore nature this summer from your own backyard. Environmental Volunteer summer camps return with a new series of programs. Handson activities, field trips and creative fun make science accessible to kids ages 6-11. www.Evols.com/Explore 650.493.8000

Foothills Summer Camps

Palo Alto

In this historic, popular, traditional day camp your child will play on miles of trails, woodlands, fields, streams, Boronda Lake, and enjoy spectacular views of the bay area. Transportation to and from Foothills Park is provided each day. www.cityofpaloalto.org/foothillscamps

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Palo Alto

Exciting activities for kindergarteners through teens include swimming, field trips, sports and more. Enroll your child in traditional or special focus camps like Studio TV Production, Jr. Masterchef, Elsa and Anna’s Dance Camp, Beach Bonanza and many others! www.paloaltojcc.org/summercamp 650.223.8622

Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC)

Palo Alto

PACCC summer camps offer campers, grades 1st to 6th, a wide variety of fun opportunities! Neighborhood Adventure Fun and Junior Varsity Sports Adventure Camp are for the more active and on-the-go campers! New this year: E.P.I.C. Camp – Energetic, Peers, Independence & Community for the older kids! Returning are FAME - Fine arts, Music and Entertainment and Operation Chef for out of this world cooking fun! Swimming twice per week, periodic field trips, special visitors and many engaging camp activities, songs and skits round out the fun offerings of PACCC Summer Camps! Open to campers from all communities! Come join the fun in Palo Alto! Register online. www.paccc.org 650.493.2361

STANFORD EXPLORE

Stanford

A Lecture Series on Biomedical Research EXPLORE biomedical science at Stanford! Stanford EXPLORE offers high school students the unique opportunity to learn from Stanford professors and graduate students about diverse topics in biomedical science, including bioengineering, neurobiology, immunology and many others. explore.stanford.edu explore-series@stanford.edu

Stanford Jazz Workshop

Stanford University Campus

Week-long jazz immersion programs for young musicians in middle school (starts July 13), high school (July 19 and July 26), and college, as well as adults (August 2). All instruments and vocals. stanfordjazz.org

TechKnowHow® LEGO® Palo Alto and Technology Summer Camp Menlo Park/Sunnyvale Fun and enriching technology classes for students, ages 5-16. Courses include LEGO® projects with motors, MINDSTORMS® EV3® & NXT® Robotics, Computer Game Design, Arduino™ Electronics, iPad® Movie Making, and a Tech Camp for girls. Classes feature high-interest, ageappropriate projects based on the S.T.E.M. curriculum. Half and Full day options. Early bird and multiple week discounts are available. www.techknowhowkids.com 650.638.0500

TheatreWorks Summer Camps

Palo Alto

In these entertaining camps for grades K-5, students enjoy juggling, clowning, puppetry, playwriting, acting, improvisation, music, dance and present their own original pieces at the end of each session. www.theatreworks.org/learn/youth/summercamps

YMCA Summer Camps

Throughout Silicon Valley

At the Y, youth of all ages make new friends, build character and learn new skills. With hundreds of unique camps and 30+ convenient locations, you’ll find a camp that’s right for your family. Financial assistance is available. www.ymcasv.org/summer 408.351.6473

Academics

Santa Cruz Mountains

For close to 80 years, Bay Area youth have forged life-long friendships and benefited from character-defining experiences at Camp Campbell through nature hikes, campfires, archery and many other fun outdoor activities. Financial assistance is available. http://www.ymcacampcampbell.org/ 831.338.2128

Hi Five Sport

Atherton

Hi Five Sports is thrilled to present our fourth multi-sport competitive summer camp to the San Francisco Bay Area! Through experienced, passionate and patient coaching, we believe the timeless lessons that only sports can teach will stay with the kids for the rest of their lives. www.hifivesportsclub.com 650.362.4975

Menlo School Sports Camps

Atherton

Menlo camps are designed for boys and girls grades 4-12 to learn from Knights coaches and staff -whether it’s preparation for an upcoming season or simply for fun and to stay in shape in a high energy, positive setting. Join us this summer to develop skills, foster athleticism and promote sportsmanship in camps covering a range of sports - baseball, basketball, football (skills, lineman, and safe tackling camps) lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball, water polo. www.menloschool.org 650.330.2001 ext. 2758

Nike Tennis Camps

Stanford University

Junior Overnight and Day Camps for boys & girls, ages 9-18 offered throughout June, July and August. Adult Weekend Clinics (June & Aug). Camps directed by Head Men’s Coach, Paul Goldstein, Head Women’s Coach, Lele Forood, and Associate Men’s and Women’s Coaches, Brandon Coupe and Frankie Brennan. Come join the fun and get better this summer! www.USSportsCamps.com 1.800.NIKE.CAMP (645.3226)

Stanford Baseball Camps

Stanford Campus

Stanford Baseball Camps have gained national recognition as the some of the finest in the country. These camps are designed to be valuable and beneficial for a wide range of age groups and skill sets. From the novice 7 year-old, to the Division 1, professionally skilled high school player, you will find a camp that fulfills your needs. www.Stanfordbaseballcamp.com 650.723.4528

Stanford Water Polo

Stanford

Ages 7 and up. New to sport or have experience, we have a camp for you. Half day or fully day option for boys and girls. All the camps offer fundamental skill work, scrimmages and games. www.stanfordwaterpolocamps.com 650.725.9016

Summer at Saint Francis

Mountain View

Sports & Activity Camp (ages 6-12): This all-sports camp provides group instruction in a variety of fields, indoor & outdoor court games and activities. Saint Francis faculty and students staff the camp, and the focus is always on fun. The program is dedicated to teaching teamwork, sportsmanship and positive self-esteem. After camp care is available. www.sfhs.com/summer 650.968.1213 x650

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June 15-August 14. Weekly indoor sports day camp for kids 6-13 years old. Fun filled sports and games directed by Skyhawks. Full day 9am4pm camp includes lunch and optional after camp care. www.sportshouseonline.com 650.362.4100

Academics Alexa Café

Palo Alto High School

At Alexa Café, girls ages 10-15 collaborate around café tables and learn to code apps, produce films, design websites, develop wearable electronics, and more. Discover a passion for technology in this unique environment that emphasizes leadership, philanthropy, and more. www.iDTech.com 1.888.709.8324

Castilleja Summer Camp for Girls

Palo Alto

Casti Camp offers girls a range of age-appropriate activities including athletics, art, science, computers, writing, crafts, cooking, drama and music classes each day along with weekly field trips. www.castilleja.org/summercamp 650.328.3160

Harker Summer Programs

San Jose

K-12 offerings taught by exceptional, experienced faculty and staff. K-6 morning academics – focusing on math, language arts and science – and full spectrum of afternoon recreation. Grades 6-12 for credit courses and non-credit enrichment opportunities. Sports programs also offered. www.summer.harker.org 408.553.0537

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iD Game Design and Development Academy

Stanford

Get immersed in game design at this 2-week, pre-college summer academy! Teens ages 13-18 design video games, develop apps, model 3D characters, mod with Minecraft, and more. Tour a development studio and create a portfolio. www.iDTech.com 1.888.709.8324

iD Programming Academy

Stanford

Get immersed in technology at this 2-week, pre-college summer academy. Teens ages 13-18 code apps, program with C++ and Java, mod with Minecraft, engineer robots, and program websites. Tour a development studio and create a portfolio. www.iDTech.com 1.888.709.8324

iD Tech Mini

Palo Alto High School

Kids ages 6-9 will have a blast at iD Tech Mini, where half day options let aspiring innovators discover a love for tech. Campers make new friends and learn hands-on STEM skills in a kid-friendly environment. www.iDTech.com 1.888.709.8324

iD Tech Camps

Stanford

Code, game, create! At iD Tech Camps, students ages 7-17 code apps, design video games, mod with Minecraft, engineer robots, build websites, produce movies, and more. Kids meet new friends and gain a competitive edge. www.iDTech.com 1.888.709.8324

Mid-Peninsula High School

Menlo Park

Mid-Pen offers summer courses designed to help students make up high school credits and a diverse range of enriching courses that go beyond traditional curriculum. In addition to courses in math, science, English, Spanish, and SAT/ACT prep, we invite students to enhance their skills in innovative classes that include: College Essay Workshop, Research Writing Workshop, Drama, Music Video Production, and Fine Arts courses in Surface Design and Mixed Media. We also hold basketball and volleyball clinics suitable for beginning to advanced players. All high school students are welcome to attend. Summer session runs from June 22 to July 23, 2015. www.mid-pen.com 650.321.1991

One Me

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Students aged 12-16 will find direction and inspiration through introspection and self-awareness, discovering how they learn and are motivated, addressing and understanding habits, improving communication skills, understanding the brain, understanding personality and ego states, emotional regulation, and welcoming challenge. www.oneyou.education 408.839.6965

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Los Altos

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Palo Alto Westin Hotel

Students aged 12-16 will learn best practices in organization and goal setting; study techniques; communication with administration and teachers; strengthening memory; answering to the question; outlining, writing, and citing resources; emotional regulation; stress and test anxiety management, attention and motivation. www.oneyou.education 408.839.6965

Summer at Saint Francis

Mountain View

Summer at Saint Francis provides a broad range of academic and athletic programs for elementary through high school students. It is the goal of every program to make summer vacation enriching and enjoyable! www.sfhs.com/summer 650.968.1213 x446

Write Now! Summer Writing Camps

Palo Alto / Pleasanton

Improve your student’s writing skills this summer at Emerson School of Palo Alto and Hacienda School of Pleasanton. Courses this year are Expository Writing, Creative Writing, and Presentation Techniques. Visit our website for more information. www.headsup.org Emerson: 650.424.1267 Hacienda: 925.485.5750

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world, Mr. Leeper says. Woodworking calls for common sense, he says. Are there students who don’t have it? “Common sense comes from training, not necessarily from prior experience,” he says. Students these days are “a little bit disabled” in their abilities to work with their hands, and to focus. When working with wood, it’s helpful to be able to focus on one thing at a time, he says. “Kids don’t have the patience for that kind of thinking.” His class embodies other lessons as well, he says, including a work ethic. When working with wood, the job has enjoyable parts and not so enjoyable parts. Sanding, for example, often fits the latter category. Students will say they hate it, Mr. Leeper says, but he adds that what they aren’t understanding is the value of investing time to make something worthwhile. At least one of his students sands his work “until it’s like glass, until it’s perfect,” he says. “He’s at the extreme, somebody I never have to encourage.” And some students transform. Mr. Leeper says he has received class evaluations along these lines: “When I first came here, I was scared to death. Scared of the machines. Scared I was going to hurt myself. Now I feel powerful. I know how things work. I had a good time.” School becomes stressful, he says, when kids can’t find opportunities to be themselves. “Why isn’t it OK to take honors classes and take a wood shop class?” Weighing choices

Students who take Mr. Leeper’s woodworking classes pay a price. In the currency of college admissions, his classes have no value in that they don’t meet the admission standards of the University of California. The UC publishes a list of courses considered worthy of admission credit. Referred to as A-G courses, they must be “academically challenging, involving substantial reading, writing, problems and laboratory work (as appropriate), and show serious attention to analytical thinking, factual content and developing students’ oral and listening skills,” according to the A-G Guide, a UC publication. Over four years, a student must take at least 15 such courses, the Guide says. But the average student ready for high school work On the cover: Band saw meets wood for William C. Marumoto recently in the woodworking shop of M-A High shop teacher Mark Leaper. (Photo by Michelle Le/The Almanac.)

Wesley Fischer, a student in an elective woodworking class at Menlo-Atherton High School, confers with shop teacher Mark Leeper.

will take 19 to 21 A-G courses out of a four-year total of 22 to 26 courses, says Diane Mazzei, vice-principal of instruction at Woodside High. Not much room for other kinds of classes. The UC goes further. In 2013, the typical applicant completed an average of 26 courses, which works out to about 7 honorsacademic courses per year, the Guide says. In other words, they spared no time at all for classes that aren’t A-G. Mr. Leeper acknowledges the time bind. “We can’t mess with (A-G),” he says. “We can’t ever mess with that. By encouraging any sort of exploit, we’re messing with the kids’ opportunity to get into college.” But he is critical. The UC, admittedly a research institution, focuses on theoretical knowledge, but requires students to focus on it as well. While the UC is now accepting some technical education classes, the content, he says, must be 50 percent theoretical. “Do you sacrifice that practical knowledge for the theoretical just because the UC says so?” he asks. “I don’t understand why the UC is the gatekeeper for things like that.” “We as a culture get on this treadmill and only certain kinds of things are acceptable and we all have to follow along. (The admissions people) are driving the bus,” Mr. Leeper says. He has seen his students off to Princeton and Stanford, Cornell and Brown. “They’ve taken these classes and they got in anyhow,” he says. The UC did not respond to requests for comment. Excellence, but ...

Mr. Leeper made a passing reference to the value he sees in the 2014 book, “Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life” by William Deresiewicz. “The main problem is the admissions process and the

kinds of people it produces,” Mr. Deresiewicz said in a September interview on the PBS program Open Mind.” They’re incredibly good at being students, but they’re not at all good at thinking for themselves and especially thinking about what they want to do with their lives.” Public investment in capable, free public universities is the answer, he said. “If we had 100 Berkeleys, people wouldn’t have to scramble and have these insane high school experiences.” In an October interview at Stanford University with former dean of freshmen Julie Lythcott-Haims, he explained his sheep metaphor. “You’re a sheep because you’re always doing what the adults want you to do and you’re never doing what you want to do,” he said. “You never get to that part of yourself that (asks) ‘What matters to me?’” Using muscles

Aolani Vargas, 17 and a senior from Redwood City, describes herself as someone who prefers not to sit and listen to someone speak. In Mr. Leeper’s class, she says, she can enjoy walking around and experiencing the tools. On sanding: “It takes a lot of muscle and you always have to be even with everything,” she says. “If you’re, like, with friends and talking, it’s not that boring. It is messy. It gets all over your clothes. I don’t suggest this class to people who like coming welldressed to school.” Matthew McGarry, a 17-year-old senior from Portola Valley, considers the material he’s learning will be useful someday. “Mr. Leeper’s an awesome teacher,” he adds. Angel Sanchez, an 18-year-old senior from Menlo Park acknowledges the commitment to the time it takes to make a good-looking object, and the need to think about what he’s doing. “I can’t edit stuff off it if I make a mistake, not like clay,” he says. “I have to say that this is one of my favorite classes.” A

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The Menlo-Atherton High School Dance Team.

M-A dance team holds show, fundraiser Hip-hop, jazz, lyrical, tumbling and ballet performances will highlight the 12th annual Menlo-Atherton High School Dance Team show and fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 4, in the school’s Performing Arts Center. Both the varsity

and junior varsity teams will perform. Tickets at the door are $15 for adults and $7 for students. Advance tickets at $12 for adults may be purchased from dance team members. Baked goods and beverages will be for

sale. Proceeds from the event help underwrite scholarships, team uniforms, camps and competition expenses. The dance team performs at the school’s football and basketball games.

Tall ships visit Port of Redwood City The tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain and their costumed crews will arrive at the Port of Redwood City for a 13-day visit on March 31. Lady Washington appeared as the HMS Interceptor in the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.” The ships will be open to the public and educational groups for tours and re-enacted cannon battles between the ships. Guests are invited to help raise a sail or take the helm, conditions permitting. Dockside tours require no reservations. A $3 donation is requested. Battle re-enactment cruises are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, April 4 and 5, and Saturday, April 11. Tickets are $75 for adults, $67 for students, seniors, and active military, and $39 for children. Based in Aberdeen, Washing, Lady Washington and Hawaiian Q C A L E N DA R Go to AlmanacNews.com/calendar to see more local calendar listings

Community Events Woodside/Portola Valley Earth Fair Discover ways to reduce carbon footprint. Equestrian exhibit, animal show, petting zoo, alternative fuel vehicles, info on composting and gardening, energy saving and water conservation tips. Admission price includes food voucher. March 28, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. $10 in advance; $12 at the door. Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County Grounds, 521 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside. Call 851-6790. www.woodsidetown.org Ravenswood Family Health Center hosts opening celebration with music, dance, kids activities, food. Rep. Jackie Speier cuts rib-

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Chieftain specialize in hands-on education programs for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade children. The ships welcome volunteers for two-week sail training programs. Visit historicalseaport.org for more tour information and to buy tickets online, or call 800200-5239.

Two programs on World War II themes Two programs devoted to books with World War II themes will be held in the Menlo Park City Council chambers on two Saturdays: April 4 and May 2. At 11 a.m. on April 4, Christine Witzel will discuss the book she edited, “She Also Served: Letters from a Navy Wife,” a bon with community leaders at 2 p.m. March 28, noon-4 p.m. Free. Ravenswood Family Health Center, 1885 Bay Road, East Palo Alto. Call 330-7418. www.ravenswoodfhc. org

Concerts

¶7KH 'HPR· A collaboration between Ben Neill, Mikel Rouse and Bob McGrath, “The Demo” is a music-theater performance that reimagines an early computer technology demonstration in 1968 by Douglas Engelbart. April 1 and 2, 7:30 p.m. $40-$65. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. live. stanford.edu/calendar/april-2015/demo Redwood Symphony concert includes world premiere by bassoonist Douglas McCracken, Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No. 7, and a violin concerto by Bela Bartok, featuring Miranda Liu. March 28, 8-10 p.m. $10-$30. Canada College, Main Theater,

collection of letters her mother, Virgilia Witzel, a Menlo Park housewife, wrote as a Navy wife during the war years. At 11 a.m. Saturday, May 2, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston will speak of her experiences as an American-born child living behind barbed wire in the United States. Her book, “Farewell to Manzanar,” co-written with her late husband, James Houston, is the story of Jeanne Wakatsuki, who was sent with his family to live with 10,000 other Japanese Americans at Manzanar internment camp during World War II. Both events are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided, courtesy of the Friends of the Menlo Park Library. Free van service is available for Menlo Park seniors and those with disabilities. Call 330 2501 for van reservations. The council chambers are at 701 Laurel St. in Menlo Park. 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Woodside. www.redwoodsymphony.org

Exhibits 'MHUDVVL 3URJUDP VFXOSWXUH WRXUV Advance registration required. See website for dates, registration info. March 29-Sept. 3, noon. $50 director’s tour; free two-mile tours are available. Djerassi Resident Artists Program, 2325 Bear Gulch Road, Woodside. Call 747-1250. djerassi.org/tourinfo.html Filoli Botanical Art Exhibit Reception for artists: March 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibit hours: March 24-June 7, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $20 adult; $17 senior (age 65 plus); $10 student; free for ages 4 and under, and Filoli members. Filoli, Visitor and Education Center, 86 Canada Road, Woodside. www.filoli. org/art-exhibits/

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Kids & Families

Easter Egg Hunt for children 10 and under, photos with Easter Bunny, magic show, breakfast treats. Proceeds benefit park. April 4, 10 a.m.-noon. $10 general. HolbrookPalmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave., Atherton. www.athertondames.org Menlo Park Egg Hunt Easter Bunny arrives at 10 a.m. for pictures; hunt starts at 10:30 a.m. Bounce houses, crafts, jelly bean guess. April 4, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Burgess Park, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park. Call 330-2228. www. menlopark.org/specialevents &KLOGUHQ·V FRQFHUW Vered Benhorin performs songs about being a parent and a baby; best suited for preschool-age children and babies. All ages welcome. April 2, 3:30-4:15 p.m. Free. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton. Call 328-242. )DPLO\ 0RYLH 1LJKW ¶7KH 0XSSHWV 0RVW :DQWHG· Doors open at 6:45 p.m. March 27, 7-9 p.m. Free. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton. Call 328-2422. Family Storytime Stories, songs, activities suitable for all ages. March 28, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Call 851-0560. ,QWURGXFWLRQ WR %DE\ 6LJQ /DQJXDJH gives babies opportunity to communicate before they can verbalize. For expecting parents or those with babies up to 18 months old. March 30, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Call 851-0560.

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¶7KH /DNH (IIHFW· TheatreWorks new drama in which grown-up children of Indian restaurant owner consider legacy of now-closed family business. See website for times, dates. March 4-29. $19-$74. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 4631960. www.theatreworks.org

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or only the third time in two years, the median list price of homes in Menlo Park has exceeded $2 million. The figure for February was $2.1 million, up 13% from $1,847,500 in January. In September 2014, the median price was also $2.1 million. In December 2013, it peaked at $2,270,000. Median list price tells us the middleground listing price for all homes sold in a given period. To achieve the median within a group, you find the number that comes exactly in between the highest and lowest numbers. For example, if four homes were sold — one for $1 million and three for $2 million — the median would be $1.5 million. Monitoring the monthly median list price of homes gives us a good picture of the trend in values homeowners are placing on their homes. Bear in mind that, market-

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increased in the ensuing months after February, peaking at 52 in May 2013 and 45 in July 2014. The number of available properties during this time remained relatively consistent, with a low of 56 in December 2013 and a high of 105 in April that same year. And then came November 2014. In that month, there were just 39 homes listed, down from 68 the previous month. Totals for the next three months (24 in December, 32 in January, 41 in February) were the lowest for any three-month period since the beginning of 2013. Three key trends

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355 Items for Sale 3DVDsLittlePeople,PlanetHeroes,T 3T KRU RainJacket $5 BRUM collector remote controlcar

240 Furnishings/ Household items

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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement ONE STOP MARKET FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 263995 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: One Stop Market, located at 1493 East Bayshore Rd., East Palo Alto, CA 94303, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): JIHAD ALMALITI 39105 Serra place Fremont, CA 94538 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on February 11, 2015. (ALM Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015) COZY NAIL & SPA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 263892 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Cozy Nail & Spa, located at 1000B Laurel St., San Carlos, CA 94070, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): THANG PHAN Q 1723 Parkdale Way San Jose, CA 95127 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on February 3, 2015. (ALM Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015) DAX ELECTRIC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 264112 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: DAX Electric, located at 141 El Camino Real Apt. 203, Burlingame, CA 94010, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): ALEKSANDAR DAVID 141 El Camino Real Apt. 203 Burlingame, CA 94010 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on February 20, 2015. (ALM Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015) TUPOU HOMECARE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: M-264185 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Tupou Homecare, located at 271 Verbena Drive, East Palo Alto, CA 94303, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): FALUA TUPOU 271 Verbena Dr. E. Palo Alto, CA 94303 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on February 25, 2015. (ALM Mar. 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, 2015) RIVERS EDGE RV PARK FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: M-264264 The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Rivers Edge RV Park, located at 1670 El Camino Real Apt. 101, Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo County. Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s): MICHAEL J ALTHOFF 1670 El Camino Real Apt. 101 Menlo Park, CA 94025-4103 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on March 3, 2015. (ALM Mar. 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, 2015) MAITRI MEDICAL CENTER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: M-264231 The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Maitri Medical Center, located at 951 College Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): EVALEEN JONES, MD. A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORP. 951 College Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025

California This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on October 14, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on March 2, 2015. (ALM Mar.18, 25 Apr. 1, 8, 2015) THE TESS FOUNDATION FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 264238 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The TESS Foundation, located at 655 Oak Grove Ave. #53, Menlo Park, CA 94026, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): TREATMENTS FOR EPILEPSY AND SYMPTOMS OF SLC13A5 FOUNDATION 655 Oak Grove Ave.#53 Menlo Park, CA 94026 California This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on February 3, 2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on March 2, 2015. (ALM Mar. 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8, 2015) MIGUEL ANGEL TRUCKING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 264336 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Miguel Angel Trucking, located at 445 E. Okeefe St. #30, E. Palo Alto, CA 94303, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): MIGUEL A. VAZQUEZ 445 E. Okeefe St. #30 E. Palo Alto, CA 94303 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on March 6, 2015. (ALM Mar. 25, Apr. 1, 8, 15, 2015) TODAM TOFU HOUSE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 264466 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Todam Tofu House, located at 260 El Camino Real, San Bruno, CA 94066, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): TODAM, INC. 1774 Clear Lake Ave. Milpitas, CA 95035 California Corporation This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on March 16, 2015. (ALM Mar. 25, Apr. 1, 8, 15, 2015)

997 All Other Legals ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO Case No.: CIV532620 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MARIA FUENTES and SANTOS NUÑEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: NICOLE BARRON to NICOLE NUÑEZ FUENTES. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: April 10, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., Dept.: PJ, Room: 2D, of the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, located at 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: THE ALMANAC Date: /s/ John L. Grandsaert JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (ALM Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015)

APN: 071-432-110 TS No: CA0800426014-1 TO No: 95306127 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED February 1, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 7, 2015 at 01:00 PM, Marshall St. Entrance, San Mateo County Courthouse, Southern Branch Hall of Justice & Records, 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on February 9, 2005 as Instrument No. 2005-020749 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of San Mateo County, California, executed by R. PETER LILJEGREN, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE, as Trustor(s), WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 845 HARVARD AVENUE, MENLO PARK, CA 94025 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $692,074.69 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Auction. com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address www.Auction. com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number

assigned to this case, CA08004260-141. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: February 26, 2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA0800426014-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Amy Lemus, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www. Auction.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION. COM at 800.280.2832 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. P1133527 3/11, 3/18, 03/25/2015 ALM NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’s SALE File No. 7777.02246 Title Order No. 140608410 APN 083-031-090 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/18/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in §5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s): Linda L. Nansen, an Unmarried Woman Recorded: 04/26/2007, as Instrument No. 2007-064678, of Official Records of SAN MATEO County, California. Date of Sale: 04/14/2015 at 12:30 PM Place of Sale: At the Marshall Street entrance to the Hall of Justice, 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA The purported property address is: 83 VENTURA AVE, LA HONDA, CA 94020 Assessors Parcel No. 083-031-090 The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $550,380.08. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trustee. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 877-4849942 or visit this Internet Web site www. USA-Foreclosure.com or www.Auction. com using the file number assigned to this case 7777.02246. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: March 12, 2015 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee Victoria Gutierrez, Authorized Signatory 1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 250, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Reinstatement and Pay-Off

Requests: (866) 387-NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE ORDER # 7777.02246: 03/25/2015,04/01/ 2015,04/08/2015 ALM NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CAROL ANN TINSLEY Case No.: 125468 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CAROL ANN TINSLEY, also known as CAROL A. TINSLEY. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: CARLOS O. TINSLEY in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN MATEO. The Petition for Probate requests that: CARLOS O. TINSLEY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on April 20, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 28, of the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, located at 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Franklin J. Flocks 2211 Park Boulevard P.O. Box 60473 Palo Alto, CA 94306-0473 (650)326-6625 (ALM Mar. 25, Apr. 1, 8, 2015)

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BUFFY BIANCHINI 650.888.6379

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110 STADLER DR. $899,000 Build your dream home on this wonderful level wooded lot in Woodside. Mature trees, adjoining miles of trails and just minutes from town.

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36 Q The Almanac Q TheAlmanacOnline.com Q March 25, 2015