Palo Alto Weekly June 5, 2015

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Vol. XXXVI, Number 35 Q June 5, 2015

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CONGRATS TO THE CLASS OF ’15 PAGE 5 Pulse 20 Transitions 21 Spectrum 22 Eating 30 Movies 35 Seniors 38 Puzzles 78 Q Arts 21st-century tribe: way more than a dance group

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Q Home Celebrating the small at Sunset weekend

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Q Sports Palo Alto’s triple threat at state meet

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Month Jun 2014 Jul 2014 Aug 2014 Sep 2014 Oct 2014 Nov 2014 Dec 2014 Jan 2015 Feb 2015 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 May 2015 Month

Average Days to Sell 24 18 21 21 14 16 23 14 24 10 10 14

Sale Price ($,000) # Sales $0 - 200 $200 - 400 $400 - 600 $600 - 800 $800 - 1,000 $1,000 - 1,100 $1,100 - 1,200 $1,200 - 1,400 $1,400 - 1,600 $1,600 - 1,800 $1,800 - 2,000 $2,000 - 3,000 $3,000 - 5,000 $5,000+

Months of Inventory

# Active # Sales

May 2014 Jun 2014 Jul 2014 Aug 2014 Sep 2014 Oct 2014 Nov 2014 Dec 2014 Jan 2015 Feb 2015 Mar 2015 Apr 2015

25 21 22 23 28 21 16 10 17 24 27 39

0 0 0 4 2 3 9 11 6 16 38 174 65 11

38 45 33 26 25 32 18 19 16 21 35 34

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2012 5.2 3.3 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.6 2.4 1.4 1.5 0.8

2013 2.5 1.7 1.2 0.9 1 1.2 1.1 0.7 1 0.7 0.6 0.5

2014 1.2 1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.5

2015 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.1

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Class of 2015 The take-away for Paly grads: life lessons At graduation, seniors reflect on the value of compassion and of venturing onto the ‘unpredictable path’

by Sue Dremann

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or Palo Alto High School graduate Claire Liu, the most valuable lessons she’s learned came not from her AP classes but from a homeless, high school dropout named Randy she met at Stanford University’s Meyer Library.

Liu, Paly’s Associated Student Body president, told the 472-member Class of 2015 at graduation Wednesday that meeting the man changed her values and her perception of people. There were three things she drew from her discussion

with Randy.

“Reach out, remember your roots and refuse to settle,” she said. “Perception is everything and perception is nothing. Continuously question your assumptions about people.”

Those themes — of under-

standing, open-mindedness, compassion and resilience — were repeated throughout Paly’s graduation ceremony, which was marked by joy but also deep reflection born of events of the past year. The lessons, student speakers said, were at times painfully learned.

So much of Emma Chiu’s life is a series of snapshots of events and celebrations and relationships, she told fellow students, faculty and family members. But one snapshot she will forever remember is the day this year she came to school and saw a train stopped on the tracks, and she knew that one of her classmates

had died.

An English teacher had handed her a written work called “The Cosmos and You.” It asked the question, “How do you keep from despairing at the immensity of space and the shortness of us?”

It is true that one is a miniscule speck in the universe, but “you are also as certainly a miracle,” Chiu quoted. “You are capable of love and so need not despair of insignificance.”

“Because of what we have gone through, I think our class is especially aware ... of the sig-

ation speakers recognized this, urging their classmates to take what they have learned in their four years at Gunn — from resilience and empathy to imperfection and activism — and go forth to share that with whatever world they will be a part of next.

“As we all go our separate ways, be it into the workforce, on a gap year, to a research university, liberal arts college, community college, even traveling the world, never forget the bravery you possess,” Allyna Moto-Melville told her classmates. She urged them to carry on a Gunn legacy, started by her great-grandfather, Henry M. Gunn, of believing “that every-

one (has) a little nugget of good inside of them.”

Speaker Michelle Zhang asked the graduating class to consider a question: “What is the most valuable work you’ve done at Gunn?”

She recalled a satirical graph drawn on a teacher’s whiteboard representing the spectrum of students’ varying efforts, responsibilities and sacrifices. On one end was a cartoon of a student smoking with “apathy” written above him in large letters; on the other, a student with bloodshot eyes and frazzled hair exclaimed, “Why be happy when I can be perfect instead?”

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Gunn High School graduates toss their caps into the air following commencement on June 3.

Gunn seniors celebrate empathy, connection, imperfection Students said they find strength, balance in each other

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n their black graduation caps, in student speeches and with each other, Gunn High School’s Class of 2015 celebrated their individuality, creativity, resilience and togetherness at graduation Wednesday night.

Instead of college names and logos, many of the seniors’ caps

by Elena Kadvany were decorated with phrases like “There is no hurry, we will get there some day,” “Adventure is out there” and “We’re more than meets the eye.” Another cap had been turned into a QR code; others riffed on popular rap songs (“I got 99 problems but a diploma ain’t one”). Another simply read, “Black Lives Matter.”

The Class of 2015 had agreed beforehand to forgo college-related decorations for, really, anything else. It was an emblematic end to a school year so defined by charged community conversations about academic stress, hyper-achievement and student well-being.

Gunn’s three student gradu-

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Liu, who received the school’s Viking Award for her work to bring compassion and understanding to students during times of despair, encouraged the graduates to be grateful for their Palo Alto heritage. The education they have received here can be used powerfully for positive change, she said.

“Privilege is not something to feel ashamed of,” Liu added.

But she and student speaker Alex Hwang also encouraged their classmates to have the courage to change their lives rather than become depressed if they are not satisfied with how life is going.

“Refuse to settle,” Liu said. “Get out there and live your life fully and exactly how you want to.”

“We should dare to take a step on an unpredictable path,” Hwang said.

At evening’s end, the graduates sent their green and white mortarboards twirling in the sky.

Amid hugs, family photographs and excited preparations for the evening’s journey on the gradu-

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we’re the kids with ambition without perspective,” Zhang said. “And maybe some of us were at some point. And maybe we were also that apathetic kid at another point.

But right now, at this moment, I can’t think of anyone graduating today who is either of these people.

“So if we aren’t these imbalanced caricatures, what are we?

What is balance? What comes with achievement?” she asked.

The answer to these seemingly unanswerable questions lay between those two extremes, she said. Between there is friends, laughter, imperfection, “glorious mistakes,” fierce activism, empathy, courage and, finally, love.

“I could only think of how we’ve become a loving community that is ambitious with perspective, a community that is courageous, friendly, empathetic and imperfect,” Zhang said. “To answer the question on the balance of life — we constantly strive for balance through each other, even if we stumble and fall. We achieve this balance when we love each other and help each other up.

“As for the most valuable thing we’ve learned, it was the creation of this Gunn community — not geometry, not ‘The Scarlet Letter,’ not ecological niches. It was the work we put into each other,” Zhang said.

Speaker Maya Ram — reflecting on the various changes the senior class saw in themselves and their school over the past four years, from construction to a new bell schedule to be launched in the fall — described how a graduating class sits on the line between past and future, tradition and innovation. But above all else, she said, “Remember where you came from ... remember what it means to be a Titan.”

To retiring mathematics teacher

ate party bus, some students still took time to reflect on what has stood out to them during their four years at Paly.

“It was how unified our class was and how they came together,” said Alexa Austin, who will head to a Bible college in Florida to study theology and finance.

For Hwang, who will study chemical engineering at Rice University, the most challenging part was achieving balance between the work and leisure parts of his life. In his final year, he said he thinks he achieved that goal.

“It was about understanding the motivation and purpose of what I’m doing and why I’m doing it,” he said.

Paly’s 2015 graduating class is much more a reflection of the Bay Area’s growing diversity today than in decades past. Students who walked to the stage to receive their diplomas were Caucasian and Asian, African American and Latino, Pacific Islander, Indian and Muslim, and everything in between. But the feeling of disparity was still felt by some.

Theresa Delgadillo of East Palo Alto is the first in her family to

head to college, something that makes her father, Jose, very proud, he said. Coming to Paly through the Tinsley Voluntary Transfer Program, she said, has led her into a very different life than she would have had if she’d stayed in East Palo Alto’s school system. But her move to Paly was marked by a difference she found challenging.

“The hardest part was not being able to find Latinas in my classes,” she said, noting it was difficult to find Latina friends. “I took higher-lane classes, and I was the only Latina in any of my classes.”

Delgadillo, who received a distinguished-scholar award from Paly, will study linguistics at U.C. Santa Cruz. She did not find the classes at Paly to be that hard, she said.

“I’m glad my parents thought about my education and sent me to school in Palo Alto,” she said.

“It was difficult (socially), but I had a lot of fun and got to meet a lot of new people. I’m glad I’ve come this far.” Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

Peter Herreshoff, who presented Gunn’s Faculty Cup Award to two outstanding seniors on Wednesday night, being a Titan also means disobeying conventional wisdom. Holding up the class of 2015’s official T-shirts — red with the text “d15obey” emblazoned across — he hailed Gunn students’ advocacy in opposition to Superintendent Max McGee’s recent ban of academic classes during zero period in the same breath as he talked about Edward Snowden’s release of classified National Security Agency information to the public.

Herreshoff then presented the Faculty Cup Award to Rose Weinmann and Danny Golovinsky, whom he described as “exemplars” of the class as a whole.

They were recognized by their teachers for their “self-confidence, self-expression, creative thinking, adaptability, respect for oneself and others, and social and ethical responsibility” throughout their high school careers.

Weinmann, Gunn’s student representative to the school district Board of Education, has also been a four-year member of the Model United Nations club, was active in student government, volunteered in schools in Nepal, and wrote a letter to the editor that was published in The New York Times this year. She also overcame adversity, “educating herself from her sick bed” after a surgery sophomore year, Herreshoff said.

Golovinsky, president of student group Reach Out Care Know, or ROCK — words he proudly placed on his graduation cap — “has gone from fearing bullying at his previous school to (becoming) one of the most important and well-respected students on this campus, one who is committed to wellness and inclusion at the individual and community levels,” Herreshoff said.

Golovinsky has been a frequent presence at school board meetings,

was active in choir, served two years as the student government’s diversity commissioner and helped plan events like Unity Day and Not In Our Schools Week.

Science teacher Maria Powell was also recognized with Gunn’s annual “Principal’s Cup” award, given to one outstanding teacher at graduation each year. More than 12 Gunn staff, parents and students wrote letters to nominate Powell for the award, “praising her ability to connect with students on both an academic and social-emotional level,” Principal Denise Herrmann said.

“Before making sure that our grades are OK, she wants to make sure that we’re OK,” one student wrote in support of Powell, Herrmann said.

In a similar vein, guest speaker Kevin Surace, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Appvance, a software test platform, told students that it is their EQ (emotional intelligence), not their IQ that will differentiate them in life after high school.

And despite citing a study that indicated the one common trait among the most successful people in the United States is the ability to create strong connections to a wide network of people, Surace told Gunn’s graduating seniors, families and teachers, “Real success in your life is defined by happiness.”

“Career certainly can add to your happiness, and you might invent new products or manage people or create new marketing messages or sell products or teach students. But whatever it is, be sure you pursue and excel at the items which make you the most happy,” Surace said.

His message was echoed by at least one student’s decorated mortarboard cap, which advocated, “Do what makes you happy.” Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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From upper left, clockwise: Kim Diorio, Palo Alto High School principal, congratulates students during graduation on June 3; graduates of Palo Alto High School celebrate after their commencement ceremony; Gunn High School graduates Oscar Sanchez, left, and Lucas Mosing take a video recording of themselves after commencement; Brendan Wong, center, and fellow graduates of Gunn High School yell to their friends as they receive their diplomas; Kayli Kumagai humorously decorated her mortarboard for graduation as a way to say goodbye to her friends at Palo Alto High School.

More graduation coverage online

Natalia Nazarova

Palo Alto’s public high schools graduated more than 900 seniors on Wednesday, June 3. Go to PaloAltoOnline.com to see more coverage.

• More photographs of the ceremonies at Paly and Gunn • Lists of local high school graduates at schools ranging from Bellarmine College Preparatory and Castilleja School to Woodside Priory School • Social-media coverage and photos by members of the Class of 2015 and their friends and family on the Palo Alto Weekly’s Storify page at storify.com/ paloaltoweekly • Audio of five seniors, reflecting on high school

About the cover: Dietrich Sweat joyfully walks down the ramp after receiving his diploma at Gunn High School’s commencement ceremony on June 3. Photo by Veronica Weber.

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Taking the roads less traveled Class of 2015 dares to follow diverse paths

by Elena Kadvany | photos by Veronica Weber

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t takes courage to walk to the beat of your own drum at any point in life, but perhaps particularly so during high school.

Every member of the senior classes at Palo Alto’s public and private high schools deserves recognition and celebration for the accomplishments, big and small, that propelled them to graduation.

In seeking to represent the diverse personalities of the class of 2015, the Weekly sought out and found five students from Palo Alto High, Gunn High, Eastside Preparatory School and Castilleja School who represent courage to choose a different path, both during and after high school, inside and outside of the classroom.

Some of these students were suggested to the Weekly by school administrators, teachers or fellow students for their alternative decisions and achievements; one assumed a visible leadership

role in the community this year as Gunn’s representative to the Board of Education.

These five students’ courage comes in many different forms — taking a gap year, deciding to defer college to take care of one’s mental health, speaking out for one’s beliefs and on behalf of others.

Their paths to graduation were all different but share one common thread: a willingness to walk to the beat of their own drum.

Taken together, these students represent a sense of optimism about the future for Palo Alto students and their definitions of success. They show that accomplishment is not necessarily bound to good grades or college admission but to hard work, passion, selflessness and creativity. Q

Rose Weinmann

Nick Beeson

The advocate

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uring a year when Palo Alto’s high school students poured into school board meetings, created Tumblrs, formed committees, crafted surveys and even got published in The New York Times to make sure their voices were heard, Rose Weinmann was sitting at the center of it — literally.

Weinmann served as Gunn High School’s representative to the Board of Education this year, sitting at the dais next to the Palo Alto school district’s highestlevel decision makers throughout significant and often emotionally charged discussions on teen mental health, schedule changes, building projects, program proposals and the like. She sought the position on the school board after realizing that many major decisions in the district were not made within student government or even at Gunn but at that dais.

Her position as a student representative took on even more meaning this year, as students spoke out in the wake of tragedy against what they said were misconceptions about life at Gunn and Paly. They railed against what they perceived as district leadership’s failure to include students in major decisions made this year that affected their lives

directly — particularly the superintendent’s elimination of academic classes during earlymorning zero period at Gunn.

Weinmann and many other students who vehemently opposed the decision had strong, unapologetic words for the superintendent and board last month.

and another student wrote letters to the editor that were published in The New York Times.

At a recent board meeting, Weinmann suggested that the district create a “student-voice committee” to work on creating clear channels for students to communicate with the adults making the decisions about their education. She and three other students also founded this year a student wellness committee that brought anonymous counseling-referral boxes and a new mindfulness program to Gunn.

“The idea of stepping forward and saying, ‘What can we change?’ — I think that’s what we need,” she said.

When she isn’t at a board meeting, one might find Weinmann at Gunn’s Model United Nations club, reading The New York Times or traveling, but generally not taking things too seriously.

Weinmann, who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease when she was 9 years old, had serious surgery that took her out of school the second half of her sophomore year.

Advice to your freshman-year self?

“Don’t take things too seriously. ... Kids kind of have this idea (of), ‘I need to do well.’ If you step back a little bit, it’s not a big deal.”

“People doubt students,” Weinmann said in an interview with the Weekly. “I worry about some decisions ... that are kind of coming from the top down. I would say, ‘Talk to the kids.’ Have a clear way for them to pitch ideas. I think transparency would be a great thing.”

She said she started to see that change this year. Before, students didn’t even know where the school board met; this year, groups started to attend board meetings regularly, some getting dinner together beforehand. Others watched online at home while they did their homework, Weinmann said. She

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But her time off was a boon, she said. She took an online class, watched documentaries, taught herself how to paint, went to museums and when she returned to school, refocused her priorities.

“You talk about the love of learning — that’s when I figured out that I actually really do enjoy it,” she said.

Weinmann described Model UN as “the love of her life,” a place where she met other like-minded students. She had been teased in middle school for reading The New York Times, but on her first (continued on page 9)

The volunteer

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chool was never really Nick Beeson’s thing. It was often hard to find the motivation to do his work, he said. This manifested in another form his senior year at Palo Alto High School. Surrounded by peers talking about their post-graduation prospects and the college application process, he found it hard to find the motivation to apply.

“I wasn’t that excited about college,” Beeson said.

But outside of the classroom, through community service, he has found his drive. He volunteers once a week with middle school students through a faithbased service program called WildLyfe. The program is part of Palo Alto Young Life, a nondenominational Christian ministry that aims to connect with adolescents through volunteering, clubs and camps.

When Beeson brought up how he was feeling to his counselor and teacher adviser, they suggested he look at options for continuing his service while taking a gap year. So starting in September, Beeson will be working in Philadelphia

through Mission Year, a yearlong Christian-based ministry program focused on providing community service in innercity neighborhoods. Mission Year participants, all young adults, are connected with a local partner agency, with whom they’ll spend 32 hours a week volunteering. The rest of the time, they’ll all live in a house together, much like a dorm.

“I think that was the coolest thing — to give back but also have a home that will hold you up when you’re down,” Beeson said. “I really like the idea of how (it’s) faith-based, but it’s not trying to go out and teach the word, teach the Bible; it’s just doing work, volunteering.”

Beeson, now a graduating senior who has lived in Palo Alto his entire life, came up through the Palo Alto Unified School District. He went to Escondido Elementary School, Terman Middle School and then Paly. He lives on the Stanford University campus with his mother, who is the university’s assistant dean for graduate life. He said his family (continued on page 10)

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Katerina Pavlidis

Jocelyn Higuera

The contributor

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everal years ago, an alumna of Castilleja School spoke to students, telling them, “Castilleja taught me how to raise my hand and keep it up.”

One of those students was Katerina Pavlidis, a graduating senior who spent both her middle and high school years at the private all-girls school in Palo Alto.

“That totally shaped me,” she said of the girls school experience. “It gave me a huge sense of confidence in the classroom that

Advice to your freshman-year self?

“Inside the classroom, answer the question being asked. Outside of the classroom, close your laptop or put your phone down and go outside.” will really stick with me.”

Before arriving at Castilleja, Pavlidis was something of a globetrotter. Born in Germany but with Greek roots, she spent fourth grade living in Athens, Greece.

Once she returned to U.S. soil, she lived and attended school in Los Altos before her mother suggested she apply to Castilleja.

She shadowed students for a day, loved it and hasn’t looked back.

She said the single-sex environ-

ment helped her to build her confidence and to believe “What I have to say really does matter — and I’m going to say it,” she said.

Starting her first year at Castilleja, Pavlidis dove into theater.

She said as a student who isn’t into or good at sports, she was drawn to the tight-knit community theater offered. The first play she acted in was “Once Upon a Mattress,” a musical, comedic adaptation of “The Princess and the Pea.” This spring, she directed a student production of Beth Henley’s “Crimes of the Heart,” a tragic comedy about three sisters dealing with family dysfunction.

There was only one play in her entire time at Castilleja that she could have been in but missed (“Annie,” in eighth grade).

She’s also into music, participating in orchestra, and takes tap dance classes at the Zohar School of Dance in Palo Alto.

Pavlidis is a member of Castilleja’s Diversity Coalition and CAIE (Community Alliance for Identity and Expression), a student club focused on LGBTQIA+ issues and rights. The club aims to provide a supportive environment for members as well as increase awareness in both the Castilleja and broader Palo Alto communities about such issues.

Pavlidis helped plan a “pride” dance sponsored by the club last month that was open to any high school student in the area. On the Facebook page for the event, (continued on page 10)

very year at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto, teachers nominate students for a schoolwide “Award for Excellence in Habits of Work,” given to a student who has demonstrated achievement throughout high school by consistently working hard to meet expectations, managing one’s time, proactively seeking help, reflecting on one’s learning and setting goals for growth.

This year, the award went to Jocelyn Higuera, a shy, softspoken senior from East Palo Alto whom one teacher called “possibly the hardest working student that we’ve ever seen.”

“When meeting for her independent research project for SRI (the school’s Senior Research Institute), she would lay out her expertly annotated articles, their margins filled with definitions, explanations, questions and connections and systematically address each post-it note she had prepared for the meeting,” that teacher, Stacy Ishigaki, said in a speech announcing the award.

“It was even common to receive a series of text messages from her on a Saturday afternoon, detailing her latest findings and asking for clarification.

“Her consistency is laudable; her persistence, impressive.”

Higuera, who officially graduated from Eastside last week, wrote her college application essays about this. Her persistence was born through a struggle with school, which she said has always been hard for her. It takes more time and effort for her to understand concepts and complete her work, she said.

Ishigaki said Higuera always did her homework the day it

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Model UN trip in San Francisco, the group stopped at a Starbucks, and a student said to her, “If you get the Wall Street Journal, I’ll get The New York Times.”

“Gunn is very inclusive,” she said.

“It’s an amazing community in the

was assigned to have extra time to seek help from her teachers (Eastside operates on a block schedule, so homework isn’t due every day). She would often stay late at school, until 10 or 11 p.m., working with the vice principal or teachers, Ishigaki said.

This was difficult for Higuera, who said the first three years of high school were stressful and unenjoyable.

But now, as a graduating senior heading to Brigham Young University-Idaho in the fall, she sees the benefit of the long nights and early mornings spent getting her schoolwork done.

United States, her father works as a handyman and her mother, a housecleaner. Her older brother is in the U.S. Marine Corps and her younger sister attends Castilleja School in Palo Alto.

After moving to East Palo Alto, Higuera transferred into Beechwood Elementary School in Menlo Park. In eighth grade, in 2009, she was one of 10 students honored by a visiting Nobel Prize winner for their ability “to overcome difficult situations and achieve academically.”

That year, Higuera applied to several private high schools in the area — Woodside Priory, Castilleja School, Summit Preparatory School — but wanted to go to Eastside.

Between Seminary, a religious educational program she attends every morning from 6:30 to 7:20 a.m. at a Mormon church in Menlo Park, school from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and homework, Higuera said she doesn’t have much free time. But her favorite school project was the Senior Research Institute she took with Ishigaki. Seniors chose a topic of interest to spend several months researching and at the end produced an in-depth paper and presentation. Higuera chose the effectiveness of water programs

Advice to your freshman-year self?

“To not give up when it gets difficult.”

“I put all my time into it, and I didn’t really go out as much as my classmates would. Now I can see that it’s been beneficial for me to put all of that time and effort in that I did because now I’m actually going to go to college,” she said. “I’ll be able to live the dreams that my parents and I always wanted me to have.”

Higuera, who grew up in Redwood City and moved to East Palo Alto in fourth grade, doesn’t exactly fit the profile of most students at Eastside Prep, which gives priority to students who are the first in their family to be college bound. Higuera’s parents, who immigrated to the United States from Mexico when they were in their mid-20s, she said, were both educated in Mexico. Her mother couldn’t finish college for financial reasons, but her father received a master’s degree in engineering. In the sense that it’s cool to be a nerd, and being a nerd just means you care about something. As long as you care about something you’re cool. To find that passion and to find a way to work it into what you’re doing, I think that’s a really important thing.”

Weinmann is heading to American University in Washington, D.C., next year, where she plans to major in economics with a mi-

in South Asia. She remembered her sister coming home in sixth grade and talking about someone who gave a talk at Castilleja about the importance of water, both at home and abroad. The person mentioned children in South Asian countries who have to choose between going to school and walking the miles to get water for their families.

“I wanted to learn more about that,” Higuera said.

If Higuera could give her freshman-year self advice, it would be both practical and encouraging.

“I would tell myself to do my graduation requirements, as well as take more electives, early during high school rather than leaving them to the last couple of years because it is so much harder to complete those requirements the last two years of high school,” she said. “And to not give up when it gets difficult.” Q nor in international relations. She debated for a long time about taking a gap year but simply got too excited after visiting American, she said.

At her last board meeting on May 26, Weinmann expressed optimism for the future of student voice in Palo Alto.

“This year has been, I hope, the start of something new,” she said. Q

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Austin Traver The individualist

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was supportive of his decision to take a gap year, and he wishes other parents would do the same for peers who, like him, might not feel enthusiastic about going straight to college or don’t know what they want to do with their lives.

“I have people come up to me, even seniors who are going off to school, and they’re like, ‘I wish I could take a gap year,’ and I’m like, ‘Well, you can.’ They say, ‘My parents won’t let me.’

sions of that decision were difficult, he said, with other students — both friends and strangers — coming up to him at school, questioning his decision.

Sophomore year was also when he started volunteering with WildLyfe. He also attends a weekly youth group, where he and other high schoolers hang out, take trips together and talk about spirituality.

He’s not sure what will come after Mission Year, though he does have the option of going to Azuza Pacific University, a private Christian college near Los Angeles. It was the only school he ap-

Advice to your freshman-year self?

“To get my schoolwork done. ... Focusing on school is important.”

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ustin Traver has wise words for his freshmanyear self: Validation comes from within.

The Gunn High School senior learned that the hard way, spending much of high school pursuing efforts in and out of the classroom that he said he hoped would give him the validation and acknowledgment he sought from those around him. He took more Advanced Placement classes than he could handle, played on the varsity water polo team, participated in theater and joined a range of student clubs from speech and debate to Model United Nations to hip hop. His schedule intensified during the first semester of his senior year, when there were more standardized tests to take and college applications to fill out.

and suicide and all these incredible travesties have taught me more than anything was actually pace,” Traver said.

“It’s so tempting to just have that gluttony of, ‘I want to do all these accomplishments, and this is going to be my status quo — this is going to be what defines me.’ And then all of a sudden you’ve completely committed to this ridiculous set of self-expectations.”

He found a more forgiving pace at Middle College, and though he was accepted to the University of Southern California for next year, will be deferring for a year to live at home, take some of USC’s generaleducation course requirements at Foothill and work as a lifeguard at a local pool. He plans to major in computer science and business administration once he gets to USC.

Advice to your freshman-year self?

“Don’t waste the amount of time that you’re going to waste validating yourself or trying to get other people to validate ... what you mean and how much you matter.”

“I had a really tough workload, and a lot was starting to fill up on my plate at once,” he said.

“I really choked under all of the pressure. ... I got so caught up in trying to be a part of ‘it.’”

He struggled with severe depression, feeling a sense of hopelessness and futility as he had to continually “throw (himself) at what seemed impossible every day.”

After seeking and receiving help, Traver decided to take a portion of his classes at the school district’s Middle College program, which is housed at Foothill College and is offered to juniors and seniors for whom the structure of Paly or Gunn is not working.

“I think that what depression

“It really just allows me to pursue a life that I’m going to enjoy instead of this rat race that I am so sick of,” he said of deferring for a year. “I’m actually, for once, dancing to the beat of my own drum. Even if it’s a very similar path, I’m certainly walking at my own pace and that’s what I think really defines it.”

Traver — eloquent, thoughtful and forthcoming with a frequent smile — actually grew up in Portola Valley but transferred into the Palo Alto Unified School District in seventh grade. (His father lives in Palo Alto and wanted him to go to school in the district.)

He remembers fondly his first

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day in Palo Alto, which he was nervous about and had been putting off. A classmate sitting next to him asked if he was new and proceeded to show Traver around the school, introduce him to all his friends and have him sit with them at lunch.

“That welcoming, supportive, everyone-gets-along atmosphere is something that I think is really true at Gunn and the Palo Alto school district as a whole that I didn’t initially expect,” he said.

As a freshman at Gunn, he described himself as slightly “socially inept.” But joining some public-speaking clubs increased his confidence and helped him come into his own, he said. Even after a memorably bad speech, he remembered fellow club members still congratulating and encouraging him.

“It just completely changed who I was — all the support, encouragement and mutual ambition,” he said of his fellow club members.

The powerful impact others have had on him is not wasted on Traver. He said it took the “unilateral support” of friends, family, Gunn administrators and medical professionals to help him out of his first-semester depression. Part of this was realizing that the strongest validation must come from within, with the support of others, he said.

Last week, Traver saw a Gunn graduate who he knew through theater post something sad on Facebook. Traver didn’t know him well but decided to text him to remind him of his self-worth.

“It completely turned around my morning,” he said. “I was busy being upset in class ... and all of a sudden I’m making a difference in the smallest way possible. Anything can make an impact. Anyone can make an impact.” Q

“I think that’s kind of a shame if kids feel like their parents wouldn’t let them do that. ... Why go to school now when you can go experience the world a little bit and figure things out?”

Though he likes Mission Year because it’s not too heavy-handed when it comes to faith, Beeson said he started to lean on his faith during high school. It helped him through hard times with his family and a difficult decision to quit football despite being a starting varsity player his sophomore year. He also played baseball and said football wasn’t where his passion was. The social repercus-

plied to. He’s deferred for a year but is thinking he might want to look at other schools, travel or continue his involvement with Young Life. (He’s also continuing that this summer — in July, he’ll be in Canada working as a staff member at a Young Life summer camp.)

When people ask him what he’s doing after graduation, Beeson said he’s fine saying that he’s taking a gap year. He admitted it felt a little weird on college day, when most Paly students came to school wearing a sweatshirt or shirt from the college to which they’ve committed.

“But I’m excited,” he said. “It’s something different.” Q

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hurry to go to college. Obviously I’m incredibly excited to go, and I understand what a big privilege it is, but I also know that recharging my academic batteries and gaining wisdom from the outside world will be really helpful, too.”

This attitude is one that didn’t always come easily to Pavlidis.

She said her hardest moment in high school was sophomore year, when she “lost her sense of balance,” overwhelmed by schoolwork and her personal life. She had to recalibrate a bit and remind herself to do something deceptively simple: to have a good time.

“I think that helped me to keep my head up throughout high school,” she said.

Pavlidis chose to go to Vassar partly for its academics — she’s planning to major in Greek and Roman studies, a field that Vassar is strong in — and partly for its history. Vassar was founded as a women’s college in 1865 (and stayed one until 1969, when the school first opened its doors to men). Despite now having a pretty evenly distributed student population (44 percent men and 56 percent women), Pavlidis said the school feels more women-friendly than most colleges — a continuation of her Castilleja experience.

“Whenever anybody asks me about Castilleja, I feel the need to kind of sell it, but it’s how I honestly feel,” she said. “I think it’s crucial to build up girls’ confidence and support them.” Q

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another organizer described the dance as “a safe space for everyone to be themselves.”

Pavlidis was also selected to be one of Castilleja’s peer advisers, a “well-respected, highly soughtafter position” held by only eight seniors out of a class of 60, Head of School Nanci Kauffman said.

Kauffman called Pavlidis “an advocate for social justice in and out of the classroom.”

“She is valued by her teachers and classmates for her ‘flexible mind, her curiosity and her initiative,’” Kauffman continued.

“She cares about learning and she cares about making a difference.”

As someone who also enjoys real-world learning, Pavlidis is deferring her acceptance to Vassar College in upstate New York for a year to travel and work with a friend. She’s going to spend a gap year backpacking through Europe and plans to end up doing a workstudy on an organic farm in Greece or Italy. She said she knew she wanted to take a year off even before she knew where she was going to college.

“All of the adults who I’ve talked to, or most of them, said either taking a gap year was the best decision that they ever made or they really wish that they had taken a gap year,” Pavlidis said. “I’m in no

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Accepted to university, but lacking the funds to go Nearly three dozen Palo Alto High seniors face financial hurdles to attending four-year college

Stephanie Estrada sings the song “Flashlight” at the graduation ceremony at Palo Alto High School. as a talented club soccer player, he was also recruited by several schools, which gave him more options. However, Division III schools can’t offer athletic scholarships. One college offered him more than $9,000 in aid, but the overall tuition was much higher than his other options and the school also expected him to take out a large loan, he said.

Ugarte hopes to attend Mount Aloysuis College, a small private Catholic college in Pennsylvania, to play Division III soccer and study elementary education. Mount Aloysuis waived his application fee and offered him a $5,500 academic scholarship. He also received $1,000 from Paly’s Dudley Vehmeyer Brown Memorial Foundation and is waiting to hear back on a Latino student scholarship he applied for last week. Some funds also came from a federal Pell Grant, a need-based grant awarded by the government to very low-income undergraduate students. But he’s still $23,000 short.

Ugarte knows that any college admission is an accomplishment, but he can’t really celebrate it yet.

“It is an accomplishment but I’m not really happy yet because of the financial part,” he said. “I worked hard, you know? Sometimes I don’t know how to feel. It’s hard. You got accepted and you worked hard and, oh wait, you don’t have enough money to go.”

Ugarte said his plan “B” is to go to Foothill, which his best friend is also doing. (His friend got into Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont but couldn’t find a way to close his $17,000 gap in tuition.)

There’s also plan “C,” which doesn’t include higher education.

Ugarte started going to the East Palo Alto Boxing Club toward the end of his sophomore year and said he’s good enough to compete

Courtesy Alan Ugarte

in this situation at Paly, MarcusBricca decided to formally establish a nonprofit “dedicated to creating equity in education for underprivileged youth and adults,” the GoFundMe page states.

“Of course there are a lot of choices students can make and have to make when they’re going to college,” Marcus-Bricca said.

“Sometimes it means working; sometimes it means taking out loans. I’ve done enough research and I’ve worked with this population long enough to know for students who are already living in poverty and who are first generation, they already have so much that they have to work to overcome.

“Forcing them into debt before they’ve even begun, so to speak, just keeps them one step behind for that much longer. To me, it’s an equity issue.”

Marcus-Bricca herself is still bearing the burden of her studentloan debt and wanted to prevent that from happening to Estrada — and in the future, to as many other low-income Paly students as possible. It’s doubly hard for this population of students in a community like Palo Alto, where many students might apply to close to 20 of the nation’s top colleges and universities and face only the decision of where they want to go, without the cost in mind.

Alan Ugarte, another firstgeneration Paly senior, said he wishes he had been given advice that he now gives to younger students: “Before you start applying to schools and looking into them, also look at how much tuition is — how much everything is — because you don’t want to do all that and then you’re like, ‘I can’t go now because it’s too much,’” he said. “It puts yourself down.”

This week, Ugarte heard about Estrada’s successful GoFundMe campaign and was inspired to create his own so that he can be among the first in his family to attend college. His older sister currently attends San Francisco State.

His parents are separated; both work the graveyard shift at local supermarkets. Most of his mother’s paycheck goes toward paying rent for a house in Palo Alto so her children can attend Palo Alto schools. She also rents out a room.

“She just really wants me to pursue a better education and go to college and get a degree,” Ugarte said of his mother. “It’s kind of hard when society expects you to go to college but some of the costs are really unaffordable.”

Ugarte limited himself to only a handful of college applications.

He said he felt guilty asking his parents to pay application fees of approximately $75 each, on top of the cost to send colleges his SAT and ACT scores, for schools he might not end up attending. But

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or 33 of the 471 seniors who graduated from Palo Alto High School on Wednesday, the moment for celebration has not yet quite come.

These 33 low-income students have been accepted to a college of their choice yet are scrambling to find ways to bridge the gap between financial-aid packages and grants and their families’ means to pay the first year of tuition.

Collectively, they have an estimated $300,000 gap for their first years of college alone.

For many of these 33 students, this gap might mean foregoing their higher education dreams for less-expensive community colleges, going directly into the workforce or saddling a large amount of debt before college has even begun.

When this fate befell a student that Laura Marcus-Bricca, Paly’s instructional supervisor of special education, has known for years, she felt compelled to do something about it. Stephanie Estrada was homeless for much of her senior year, living in shelters until she decided to move in with her uncle in East Palo Alto. She would wake up at 5 a.m. every day, catch a bus at 6 a.m. and sleep in a science classroom before school.

She was also helping to take care of several younger siblings. Her mother works in administration at an after-school program in East Palo Alto, and her father, who is disabled, is unemployed.

Estrada spent hours at the College and Career Center this fall to apply to 10 colleges, including the school of her choice, San Francisco State University, where one year of tuition costs $24,000.

This spring, she got in. Yet with financial aid, scholarships and a federal grant, she faced a $10,000 gap in expenses for her first year there. The school’s admission process was also poorly timed. She didn’t receive her financial-aid package from SFSU until three days ago and was asked months ago to make an $800 housing deposit that she couldn’t afford.

“I had a breakdown because I thought all my hard work was going to go to waste — all those allnighters studying,” Estrada said.

“I’m not going to get a chance to be something in life and go out there and get a career and go to school.”

Her back-up plan was to go to Foothill College, get a job and save the money to transfer to a four-year school. But last week, Marcus-Bricca launched an online crowdsourcing campaign on GoFundMe to raise the money Estrada needed to pay for her first year. They met their goal within 24 hours, with about half of donations coming from Paly teachers and staff, Marcus-Bricca said.

After finding out that Estrada was one of more than 30 students

by Elena Kadvany

Alan Ugarte created a GoFundMe campaign to help raise money to cover first-year of college tuition. He hopes to attend Mount Aloysius College, where he can play soccer and study elementary education. professionally.

“I did think about maybe this could be a different way out, to help my mom, to help my family,” he said.

But he doesn’t want plan “C.” Ugarte wants to set an example for his 13-year-old brother, the rest of his family and for the broader Latino community, he said.

“Having the opportunity to go to a four-year college would make my parents so proud, and it would allow me to be living proof for my family and for other first generation college students to show them that it is possible to do anything,” he wrote on his GoFundMe page.

So far, he has raised $1,255.

Though Rise Together Education is still in its infancy, with its official nonprofit status approval pending and concrete details about its functions still to be worked out, Marcus-Bricca said the intent is to help as many students as possible from falling

through the cracks of what she sees as a broken and inequitable college admissions system. She extended the GoFundMe campaign goal to $20,000; any further funds raised will go to help the nonprofit get off the ground. “(Stephanie), of all people, and other kids in a similar situation who already have the odds stacked against them — any ounce of help they can get is going to help them that much more to be able to get themselves out of the situation so that they’re not caught in a revolving door of poverty,” Marcus-Bricca said. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

More information about Rise Together Education is posted at gofundme.com/risetogethered.

Alan Ugarte’s GoFundMe campaign is posted at gofundme. com/vtwg8g8.

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SCAVENGER’S PARADISE ... From San Antonio Road in the south to Palo Alto Avenue in the north, the Palo Alto Citywide Yard Sale will be taking over people’s yards on Saturday, June 6, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., with residents hosting nearly 250 sales. In addition to the usual clothing, toys and electronics, someone’s selling a “very large dry erase board,” another windsurfing equipment. Transportation-related items are popular: One resident wants to hand off a vintage adult tricycle; someone else is offering Toyota 4Runner backseats. Heck, you can even get a whole car (1993 Lincoln Mark IV, 85,000 miles). But while some shoppers will be looking for specific goods, others prefer the serendipitous approach, which one seller is happy to satisfy with this simple yet tantalizing explanation of what’s in store at his address: “Treasures.” Go to PaloAltoOnline.com/ yardsale/ for a map and listing of addresses and sale items. The event is sponsored by the City of Palo Alto, Zero Waste Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Weekly.

MATHLETES ... Palo Alto High School’s BC Calculus Team was one of four teams at the first annual International Mathematical Modeling Challenge (IMMC) that took home top honors and will be heading to Hong Kong to celebrate. Students Eric Foster, Kathryn Li, Allison Zhang and Andrew Lee and adviser Radu Toma outwitted 16 other teams from 10 different countries during the multi-day competition.

The math team was given a math problem and spent five days — even sleeping in the classroom — to craft a solution. This year’s problem asked the students to design a model for the effective filming and production of a motion picture. The judges were impressed with the winning teams’ “creativity and ingenuity in mathematical modeling and in their ability to explain their strategies and problem-solving techniques in clear terms,” according to the IMMC website. This is the highest award Paly students have ever received in math, Toma said.

LATE REGISTRATION ... When Palo Alto officials unveiled in March the city’s new Business Registry, they marked a milestone in what has been a long and frustrating effort to gather data about local employees. Now, the city is preparing for its next long and frustrating effort: getting businesses to participate. The online registry, which comes with a fee to cover the administrative cost, aims to shed light

on commuting patterns and help the city with its various transportation and land-use planning initiatives. Yet despite an outreach campaign that included fliers, emails, social media and in-person contacts, most businesses have either not received the memo or have chosen to ignore it. As of the June 1 registration deadline, only 1,469 businesses have registered, a compliance rate of about 30 percent, by the city’s estimate. The remaining 70 percent are now late and subject to additional fees. But because the program is new, staff isn’t prepared to crack the whip just yet. Under a new proposal from the office of City Manager James Keene, city staff (along with two summer interns) will be visiting every single commercial property in the next two months to make sure all local employers know about the registration requirement. Every company will be verified and matched against the registry. If they still fail to register, they will be hit with a “final, direct communication” requesting that they do so, a report from Keene’s office states. The process of knocking and verifying is expected to conclude in August.

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Avenue area, he said, is particularly important because of the city’s severe jobs-housing imbalance and the existence of transit services in the area. Palo Alto currently has about three jobs for every employed resident, a ratio that is often blamed for exacerbating the city’s traffic and parking problems.

“Adding housing where the jobs are will ease regional commutes, traffic, parking and greenhouse gas emissions,” Alhassani said.

Talks of revising and revitalizing the Fry’s site have been percolating since at least 2006, when the council agreed the city needs to come up with a new vision for the broader 115-acre area around California Avenue. The draft concept plan for the business district states as one of its goals the “transformation of the Fry’s subarea into a walkable, human-scale mixed-use neighborhood that includes ample amenities.”

The concept plan, which has not been formally adopted by the council, calls for housing to take up no less than 20 percent of the total square footage of the development in the Fry’s area. Should the store relocate, the plan calls for a mixture of uses that include sin-

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Vice Mayor Greg Schmid, normally one of the staunchest critics of new developments, referred to the site at an April 2014 meeting as “one of the best places in town” for new housing. Councilman Greg Scharff said at the time that he’d like to see the city add rental housing there.

Advocates for new housing, including members of the citizens group Palo Alto Forward, also support adding multi-family housing to the California Avenue area property. At the April 2014 meeting, when the council first considered a staff proposal for a planning effort funded by grants, several members of the group spoke in support of redevelopment at the site. Mehdi Alhassani, one of the group’s co-founders, said the proposals to add housing “align with the pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented development” envisioned in the Comprehensive Plan, the city’s land-use bible.

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Often referred to as “the Fry’s site” for its largest and best-known tenant, Fry’s Electronics, the area at 340 Portage Ave. stands out as both a glaring wild card and the place considered most ripe for transformation. A new report from the Department of Planning and Community Environment calls it “one of the city’s largest underdeveloped sites” and notes that it provides a “unique opportunity” to plan for a variety of uses. On Monday night, the City Council is set to approve an intense planning effort that will survey these opportunities and culminate in a new vision for the area.

For the council, adding housing to the Fry’s site tops the priority list. While Palo Alto officials often describe the city as “built out” and agonize over locations for future housing, the Fry’s campus is one of the few locations that is widely considered suitable for residences. The city’s recently adopted Housing Element, a state-

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It also calls for smaller housing units, built at a density that’s at the higher end of what zoning allows.

The new $300,000 planning effort for the Fry’s area is expected to take about 18 months, involve numerous community meetings and result in adoption of development standards, a transportationdemand-management program and design guidelines. The master plan would be funded by a $265,000 grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and $35,000 in local funds. It is modeled on the two South of Forest Area plans that the city adopted in 2000 and 2003, respectively, and that established design guidelines for two sections of downtown.

Those planning efforts have been generally accepted as a major success, resulting in new design standards for new houses and the creation of Heritage Park downtown.

The council unanimously authorized pursuit of the grant-funded master plan for the Fry’s site in April 2014. At that time, councilmembers Pat Burt and Karen Holman voiced some concerns about the grant and wondered whether the application would commit city to certain policy directions with which the council may not be fully comfortable.

Since then, city staff has obtained the grant and confirmed that the city will have the ability to directly hire the consultants and

some kind of emptiness, some kind of psychological under constructiveness of the child.”

She also cites research (and personal observations from her time at Stanford) that suggests a devastating link between overbearing parents and their sons’ and daughters’ mental health, including increasing their chances of suffering from depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. The college students of today are also reporting higher and higher rates of feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, anxious,

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outcome or frustration of an arduous process. ‘Mom and Dad to the rescue, darling. We know better.’”

In researching for “How to Raise an Adult,” Lythcott-Haims interviewed more than 150 people at every level of the problem, from a department head at West Point to some of Palo Alto Unified School District’s own administrators to, of course, parents and students themselves. She said almost all reaffirmed her hunch and concern that “this encroachment, this parental involvement in the spaces and places that used to be of adulthood, would lead to

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Lythcott-Haims ended up in Palo Alto in 1985 as a freshman at Stanford. She left to attend Harvard Law School but later returned to serve as associate dean for student affairs at the Stanford Law School. Four years later, she became the university’s first-ever dean of freshman, charged with overseeing the new students’ transition into college. And even before that, she had noticed the trend of “parents coming and not leaving” and students being grateful for rather than rejecting their mothers’ and fathers’ extensive support.

In 2005, she penned an op-ed for the Chicago Tribune called “When did caring become control? Blame Boomers.”

“These parents are Baby Boomers, who, more than any generation past or present, questioned authority when they went to college,” she wrote.

“So why this seemingly contradictory, protectionist behavior, now that these Boomers have college students of their own?

Because Baby Boomers are still questioning authority by intervening, even when it comes to the very adult matters of their increasingly adult children. This group has great confidence in its own abilities and judgment, and knows no limit to sparing its children the heartache of an unwanted

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said in an interview with the Weekly. “When do you stop holding their hand? When do you stop crossing the street with them? When do you let them talk to strangers? When do they walk some place alone? All of a sudden I understood why 18-yearolds might be showing up a little bit more attached to mom or dad if these tiny micro-steps toward independence had not been taken along the way.”

Lythcott-Haims, now the parent of two Gunn High School students, left her post at Stanford in 2012 to document the broadreaching harms of overparenting, which she saw, most alarmingly, leading to a “decline in hunger to be the self” in the young men and women at Stanford and beyond.

The product is Lythcott-Haims’ new book, “How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success.” Due out June 9, the book offers in-depth history, research, anecdote and advice on, essentially, how to parent less.

The book begins with a reflection on the childhood of yesteryear, when kids ran free after school, “sport was for sport” and “play was for play.” Kids, including Lythcott-Haims herself, had what she describes as a “free-range childhood.” This is compared to the “checklisted childhood” of today within which

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ive years ago, Julie LythcottHaims, then the dean of freshman at Stanford University, addressed a crowd of brandnew freshman parents at an orientation dinner. She told them to trust in the skill set they had instilled in their sons and daughters and have faith in the university of which they were now a part. And then compassionately yet emphatically, she told them, “Now, please go home.”

She said this in 2009, years after she and her colleagues at Stanford and at universities around the nation had started to notice an ever-growing creep of parental involvement into college students’ lives. Parents were “showing up and not leaving, literally or virtually,” she said, helping their students to register for classes, choose a major or extracurricular activities or solve a problem when something went wrong with a teacher, a roommate or a grade.

A mere 24 hours after her orientation dinner speech, Lythcott-Haims discovered this creep in her own home. She was having dinner with her husband and two young children, who were then 8 and 10 years old. She leaned over, started cutting the meat on her 10 year old’s plate and realized she was on track to be the very parent she had wagged her finger at the night before.

“I looked around and realized there are equivalents of cutting his meat everywhere,” Lythcott-Haims

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Palo Alto officials are seeking to develop a new vision for the property bounded by Lambert Avenue, El Camino Real, Park Boulevard and Olive Avenue, which could include housing in what has been an office and retail area. ensure that the work’s product “reflects Palo Alto’s planning needs,” according to the new staff report.

The city’s enthusiasm about redeveloping the Fry’s site notwithstanding, the shift in the land’s use is far from imminent. Fry’s recently extended its lease and is now expected to stay at its current location until 2019, according to city staff. One task that has yet to be accomplished is convincing the property owner, Sobrato Organization, to support the proposed transformation of the site. The report from planners notes that so far the property owner has “expressed hesitation about initiating the planning process right now.” Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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News Digest Neighbors slam proposed Marriott hotels A proposal to build two Marriott hotels on San Antonio Road in Palo Alto, just east of Middlefield Road, got off to a shaky start Thursday morning, when residents from nearby properties panned the project in front of the city’s Architectural Review Board.

The plan calls for building two separate but connected five-story hotels. The 49-foot-tall buildings would go up in an area that currently includes a mix of low-density commercial and residential uses.

Much of the opposition is coming from residents of Greenhouse and Greenhouse 2, two condominium complexes near the site. Nancy Martin told the board the buildings are too large for a neighborhood where most of the other structures are one or two stories. She also argued that the planned 235 parking spaces are insufficient for the two buildings that between them would have 301 rooms. Other speakers said they fear that traffic would become a nightmare.

Alex Van Riesen, pastor of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship, currently rents space at the proposed hotel site. He argued that without a broader vision for the area, approving large developments there is premature.

“Is there a plan for mixed-use development that involves local businesses, housing and a development like a hotel, which could be useful?” he asked. “It seems like we’re putting the cart before the horse.”

Board members focused largely on the design of the hotels and concluded it leaves much to be desired. Vice Chair Robert Gooyer agreed that the five-story height would be a “sore thumb” for neighboring properties.

Thursday’s review was what is known as a “preliminary hearing,” in which board members give early feedback but do not vote on the project. Q —Gennady Sheyner

Big changes afoot at San Antonio Center A new round of large-scale demolition and construction is underway at San Antonio Center as part of a long-planned second phase of The Village mixed-use development.

Expected to be finished by late 2017, the project will bring a hotel, upscale movie theater and nearly 400,000 square feet of new office space to the shopping center at the corner of El Camino Real and San Antonio Road. Along with those plans, the project will also feature enough commercial space for about 30 new shops and restaurants.

Demolition has already begun on a row of buildings along San Antonio Road, including the International Halal Market and the Barron Park Plumbing Supply sites.

Some longstanding businesses at San Antonio will also be making way for the transformation. The discount department store Ross is planning to relocate near the Costco shopping center off Rengstorff Avenue, according to David Geiser, managing design director at developer Merlone Geier Partners. Liquor store BevMo! will relocate to a new site across the street on El Camino Real.

Through the construction, one of the few shops that will remain is the Milk Pail Market. Q — Mark Noack

Hwy. 101 lane closures scheduled for weekend To prepare for the replacement of bridges over San Francisquito Creek, lanes along U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto will be closed overnight this weekend, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has announced.

Multiple northbound lanes will be closed between Embarcadero Road and University Avenue starting on Friday at 9 p.m. and extending until Saturday at 8 a.m. to ensure the safety of work crews, Caltrans stated.

Multiple southbound lanes will be closed between University and Embarcadero starting Saturday at 10 p.m. and lasting until Sunday at 9 a.m.

Traffic will be shifted toward the outside shoulders in both the northbound and southbound directions, with the auxiliary lanes temporarily removed.

The $18 million bridge project is being done to prevent predicted flooding of neighborhoods along the San Francisquito Creek. Q — Palo Alto Weekly staff

Khan Academy to offer free, online SAT prep Mountain View-based online education company Khan Academy is hoping to level the college-admissions playing field by offering free, personalized SAT prep online.

Through a new partnership with the creator of the SAT, the College Board, any high school student is now able to access four officiallength practice tests, short diagnostic quizzes, test-taking tips, video lessons and interactive feedback at khanacademy.com. Prices for some one-on-one SAT tutoring options in the Palo Alto area can run $130 per hour, $250 for two hours and $990 for 18 hours of class time.

“For the first time ever, all students who want to go to college can prepare for the SAT at their own pace, at absolutely no cost,” Khan Academy’s press release states.

The new partnership with Khan Academy runs parallel to the College Board’s redesign of the SAT to make the test more geared toward true college readiness, rather than rote memorization. Q — Elena Kadvany Page 14 • June 5, 2015 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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Park Boulevard office building wins OK Palo Alto officials nix request for added height but allow development to proceed Both Jacobs and Brewer pointed to the city’s zoning code, which requires that there must be “exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions” at the property to earn a waiver of a design rule.

In practice, however, city approvals of such exceptions have been routine. In some cases, they are requested for mechanical roof equipment that would push the height just beyond the limit or an increased setback that would result in wider sidewalks. Recent projects that have asked for and received DEEs include 3159 El Camino Real, a mixed-use development around Equinox Gym, and a threestory building at 500 University Ave. A development proposed for 441 Page Mill Road, which the council is set to review later this month, is seeking two DEEs. Thus it was a dramatic break from recent practice when the council decision early Tuesday morning followed the letter of the law and, based on that, denied Tarlton’s request for the added height. Councilman Greg Scharff observed that the council appears to be shifting its stance toward exceptions.

“Now that we have basically decided that we’re all fundamentalists and the (zoning) code is our bible ... what I’m really interested in is letting the developer and the business community know what they can expect and to have some consistency,” Scharff said. “Right now we’re going through a transition in the way they’re thinking about it.”

Councilman Pat Burt disagreed that there has been a shift in view among the council members and noted that several members have long been troubled about how the exceptions are approved. A number on the council, he said, “have been trying to convey to the Architectural Review Board concerns about how liberally they’ve been granting DEEs.” In this case, the Architectural Review Board (ARB) unanimously supported the exception, and the city’s planning staff added its own endorsement to the board’s decision. Several speakers who supported the project urged the council to follow suit.

Kristen Hughes, one of the investors in Tarlton Properties, lauded the proposed roof and said the building would benefit the city.

“I think the roof terrace is a real asset to the workers and to this building, and I hope you will follow the recommendation of the ARB and the planning commission and approve the project,” Hughes said.

The council saw things differently. Councilman Eric Filseth came out particularly strongly against the height exception. The community, he said, “wants us to be more fundamental in our interpretation of the code.”

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he three-story office building proposed for Park Boulevard in Palo Alto was, by all accounts, an exceptional project.

For opponents, that was precisely the problem.

Dozens of them flocked to the City Council meeting Monday to protest a request by Tarlton Properties for an exception to zoning rules that would allow a development at 2555 Park Blvd. to exceed the height limit. Located in the California Avenue Business District, between Grant and Sherman avenues, the 24,466-square-foot project would replace an existing one-story building. While its commercial zoning allows for a height of 37 feet, the applicant proposed a roof terrace and two staircases that protrude over that limit, raising the building’s height to 50 feet.

The council responded by voting 6-2, with Mayor Karen Holman and Vice Mayor Greg Schmid dissenting (and member Tom DuBois abstaining), to approve the project — but not the exception.

The council’s discussion and public comments Monday underscored the city’s growing anxieties about commercial growth.

Even though the project is zoned for office use, and next to the California Avenue Caltrain station, it encountered fierce resistance from the public, with many wearing red stickers shaped like a stop sign, labeled “Stop 2555 Park Boulevard.”

Many speakers argued that the development would worsen traffic and parking in the California Avenue area. Others argued that the building’s garage would lead to car queues that would interfere with the traffic. Many complained about the proposed height.

Jared Jacobs, who lives next door to 2555 Park, argued that the new office building would cast a shadow over his home. Jared and his wife, Alice, each made a presentation to the council, urging it to deny the project. He also argued in a letter that if the project is built, “Our entire rear boundary will face a very close 37-foot concrete wall with a small tree sandwiched in front instead of the immense sky, sunrises and diffuse natural light that we enjoy today.”

Jacobs also argued that the so-called “design enhancement exception” (DEE) for additional height should be denied. Peter Brewer, who owns the office building at 2500 Park Blvd., made the same point, saying in a letter that height exception is “antipathetic to the privacy of the surrounding residential neighborhood.” Brewer called the proposed design “monolithic” and said the request for additional height is inappropriate.

“It creates a massive structure that’s out of proportion to everything else in vicinity except the courthouse,” Brewer said.

by Gennady Sheyner is we’ve been too liberal in our interpretation of things in the last few years, and it’s sent a mixed message to the developer community that it’s not clear what they’re going to get,” Filseth said. “If we can be clear and be more fundamentalist, I think everyone will benefit.”

When it comes to the Park Boulevard project, Filseth said it would take a “contortionist argument” to make the case that the proposed design exception meets “the letter of the law, let alone the spirit.”

“It almost seems like we’re jumping through hoops to justify something that isn’t consistent with what the code is, which is 37 feet,” Filseth said.

After the council agreed to kill the exception, members voted to

The Palo Alto City Council approved on Tuesday morning a three-story office development for 2555 Park Blvd., but without a requested exception to the height limit. supported the project, noting that its location near the Caltrain station makes it an appropriate site for more office space.

“This is where we want to have office space, if we’re going to have office space in Palo Alto,” Berman said. Q

approve the project. Because the building currently on the site is eligible for designation as “historic” on the state’s historic registry, the council had to adopt what’s known as a “statement of overriding consideration” to enable its demolition.

Councilman Marc Berman also

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Auto burglar arrested after ramming detectives A serial auto burglar who rammed a police car during a pursuit was arrested through a team effort by Los Altos, Mountain View and Palo Alto police on Monday. (Posted Jun 2, 9:49 a.m.)

Missing elderly man found safe Palo Alto police announced at 9:50 p.m. that Martin Tannian, an 84-year-old man who went missing from Stanford Hospital Monday afternoon after he was discharged, was found safe at home. (Posted Jun 1, 8:24 p.m.)

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Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL... The council plans to consider an 8 percent increase in water rates; discuss the proposed budget for fiscal year 2016 and consider the scope of work for the Fry’s Master Plan. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 8, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The school board will discuss the district’s expenditure plan for funding from the recently approved special parcel tax, Measure A; discuss the district’s attorney contract renewals; take action on new contracts with the local and state teacher’s unions; and vote on recommendations relating to Palo Alto High School’s athletic center project. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, in the board room at district headquarters, 25 Churchill Ave. COUNCIL POLICY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to consider the future of Project Safety Net and a colleagues memo on strengthening the city’s engagement with neighborhoods. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements on Park Boulevard. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. COUNCIL/SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to review recent City Council and school board meetings, hear an update on the city’s and the school district’s budgets and discuss library programs and services. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, in the district headquarters, 25 Churchill Ave. HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD ... The board plans to recap its recent joint session with the City Council. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ... The commission plans to hear an update from Project Sentinel about the Mandatory Response Program; discuss homelessness in Palo Alto with Stanford University professor Donald Barr; and hear updates from its subcommittees on affordable housing, senior services and homeless veterans. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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Project Safety Net prepares for new direction Coalition formed in response to teen suicides looks for new model, new leader, more youth voices

by Gennady Sheyner

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obbled by a leadership vacuum and insufficient resources, a Palo Alto coalition that formed in 2009 in response to a string of teenage suicides is preparing for a dramatic transition.

Project Safety Net (PSN), a loose collaborative that includes officials from the city, school district, local nonprofits and mental health professionals, is preparing to transition to a more formal structure by switching to what is known as the “collective impact” model. Under this approach, the coalition would hire a new leader, establish clear goals and metrics and affiliate itself with an established nonprofit organization.

The change was prompted in large part by the organization’s recent challenges, including its inability to retain a director. In the past two years, Project Safety Net had two different directors, each of whom left after a brief stint.

City staff attributes the instability to the fact that the position was provisional and offered no benefits, yet it involved a heavy workload and required specialized expertise, according to a report from the Community Services Department.

In the absence of a leader or full-time staffing, the heavy lifting in coordinating the roughly 20 agencies that make up the coalition has fallen to two city staff members: Community Services Director Rob de Geus and Minka Van der Zwaag, who heads the city’s Office of Human Services.

And while the team has been holding regular meetings and discussing the best ways to fulfill its mission of supporting local youth, actual accomplishments have been difficult to tally and track.

The collective-impact approach, selected by a Project Safety Net subcommittee, calls for each participating organization to “abandon its own agenda in favor of a common agenda, shared measurement and alignment of effort.”

“Unlike collaboration or partnership, Collective Impact initiatives have a centralized infrastructure — known as a backbone organization — with dedicated staff whose role is to help participating organizations shift from acting alone to acting in concern,” the report states.

This “backbone support” would take the form of an independent staff charged with guiding the initiative’s vision and strategy, advancing policy and mobilizing resources.

Unlike in the past, the director would have a background in administration rather than social

services. The Project Safety Net subcommittee considered whether the position should be embedded in the city (as past directors were), the school district or another agency and concluded that the best way forward is for the director to be part of a separate organization.

De Geus, who has been involved in the effort since it launched in 2009, stressed at Project Safety Net’s April 23 meeting, “The collective-impact model helps put the pieces together in a way that we’re going to be much more effective and be able to execute on the strategies that are defined here.”

Van der Zwaag made a similar point in May, when she argued that the organization needs “someone whose job every day is to come in to do the work of PSN.” The idea of spinning off Project Safety Net into a separate entity also featured prominently in the city’s budget discussion. At a May 26 meeting, the council’s Finance Committee considered adding a recreation superintendent to the Community Services Department. Though community members ultimately approved the position, the ongoing uncertainty over Project Safety Net gave them plenty of pause.

Councilwoman Liz Kniss, who voted against the new position, said she was reluctant to spend more on staffing until the city has a better idea of how Project Safety Net will be administered and funded.

With the proposed switch to the collective-impact approach, the city would still provide resources for the effort, though its involvement in the group’s operations wouldn’t be as direct as it is today. On June 9, the council’s Policy and Services Committee will consider the proposed next steps for Project Safety Net, which include the hiring of an interim director; the completion of a “collective impact roadmap for youth well-being and prevention of teen suicides”; the establishment of an executive board for Project Safety Net; creation of a team for data collection; and an elevation of the youth voice in the collaborative.

The city’s budget for fiscal year 2016, which begins on July 1, includes $487,567 for Project Safety Net and related programs. This includes $315,000 for security along the Caltrain tracks and $118,458 for a program director. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany contributed to this report. Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@paweekly. com.

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The book is also incredibly honest about Lythcott-Haims’ own overreaching as a parent. One page in, she admits, “In many ways, I am the problem parent I’m writing about.” She said after the meat-cutting incident of 2009, she and her husband decided to get off the track they were on with something small yet concrete: making their children do chores around the house.

“We realized, they need to start contributing, they need to feel a sense of accountability and responsibility. ... I think one of the reasons it’s hard for parents to stop helping is a parent usually is quicker, neater, gets it right the first time. So as a matter of efficiency, often, we want to handle things,” she said.

But chores are a symbol of a larger effort to recognize that a parents’ job should be to step back rather than in, Lythcott-Haims said.

In “How to Raise an Adult,” Lythcott-Haims describes this parenting style as hitting the ideal sweet spot between other styles that are authoritarian, indulgent, permissive or neglectful.

“These parents set high standards, expectations, and limits, which they uphold with consequences,” she writes. “They are also emotionally warm, and responsive to their child’s emotional needs. They reason with their kids, engaging in a give-and-take for the sake of learning. They give their child freedom to explore, to fail, and to make their own choices.”

Though the book revolves around the role of the parent in a young person’s development, several chapters are devoted to that of the colleges and universities many so desperately seek to attend. As audience members perpetually asked Lythcott-Haims during her talks on the harm of overparenting that she gave while still a dean at Stanford, “Aren’t the elite schools to blame?”

“Nobody intended this, but with every year beating the last, we’ve set our kids on this exhausting, breathless race toward the same result, which is admission,” she said.

The Stanfords of the world are not to blame, but there is

still something they could do to counter this extreme shift in expectations, Lythcott-Haims said.

Universities could require that applicants meet a minimum GPA or SAT score that indicates they “have the cognitive capacity, the work ethic, the various aptitudes we expect you to have so that you can succeed in our classrooms.”

“Once somebody meets that threshold, why not stop looking at the numbers?” Lythcott-Haims asked.

Dozens of schools across the country have moved in a similar direction by dropping their SAT/ ACT requirements. The list of of these “test-flexible” schools include names like Wake Forest University, American University, the University of Arizona, Middlebury College, Pitzer College and Sarah Lawrence College.

“You see these outliers — you see the Sarah Lawrences, the Reeds who say, ‘We’re not going to look at scores.’ And those are great schools. But the schools that people are just hell bent on getting into, if they could signal, ‘We don’t want you to mortgage your childhood; it’s not about these tiny differences in GPA; that’s not why we want you,’ I think they could really lead by doing something like that,” she said.

Above all, “How to Raise an Adult” is a passionate call to action for parents to “push the parenting pendulum back in the other direction,” from raising children to raising adults.

“I think those of us who believe we’re harming our kids by overparenting, who believe we know better and are trying to do things differently, we have to be brave enough to be vocal,” Lythcott-Haims said.

“It can be hard to go against the herd of parenting, the trend, the way everyone seems to be doing it, but to be gently, respectfully vocal about a counter opinion is, I think, required. That bravery is required.

Our kids deserve that.”

Lythcott-Haims will be speaking about her new book at the Oshman Family JCC on Saturday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m. For more information, go to goo.gl/vXh1qJ. Q A condensed version of the Weekly’s interview with Julie Lythcott-Haims has been posted online. To view it, go to PaloAltoOnline.com.

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City Council (June 1)

2555 Park: The council approved a proposed three-story building at 2555 Park Blvd. but denied a request for a “design enhancement exception” to exceed the height limit. Yes: Berman, Burt, Holman, Kniss, Scharff, Wolbach No: Holman, Schmid Abstained: DuBois

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Electricity: The commission voted to recommend design guidelines for the 2015 Electric Cost of Service Analysis. Yes: Cook, Dahaner, Schwartz No: Hall Abstained: Foster Absent: Eglash, Van Dusen

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POLICE CALLS Palo Alto

May 27-June 2 Violence related Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Elder abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Theft related Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle related Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Bicycle found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . . 1 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Theft from auto attempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . . 4 Vehicle accident/property damage . . . . 6 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Alcohol or drug related Alcohol transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Miscellaneous Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Located missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Psychiatric subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sex crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sick and cared for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . .

Terrorist threats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Violation of court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Warrant/other agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Menlo Park

May 27-June 2 Violence related Assault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Theft related Burglary attempt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fraudulent tax return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Theft undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vehicle related Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Auto burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Driving with suspended license . . . . . . .

Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vehicle accident/injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . .

Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . .

Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alcohol or drug related Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . .

Miscellaneous Civil problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CPS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Domestic disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gang info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Info case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Psychiatric evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . .

Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Warrant/other agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Warrant notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto

Embarcadero Road, 5/27, 3:30 p.m.; elder abuse/physical.

West Meadow Drive, 5/28, 10:36 p.m.; domestic violence/battery.

Encina Avenue, 5/28, 11:09 p.m.; domestic violence/battery.

West Meadow Drive, 5/31, 11:30 p.m.; battery/simple.

El Camino Real, 6/2, 5 p.m.; elder abuse/physical.

Menlo Park

1200 block Hollyburne Ave., 5/27, 6:09 p.m.; battery.

800 block Newbridge St., 5/30, 2:04 p.m.; battery.

400 block Hamilton Ave., 6/2, 8:28 a.m.; assault.

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Mary Jean Hammers December 26, 1924 – May 26, 2015

Births, marriages and deaths

Jean Bodding Jean Weed Bodding, a Palo Alto resident for 36 years, died in her sleep on April 13 in Kirkland, Washington. She was 92.

She was born on April 6, 1923, in Berkeley and later moved with her family to Woodside and then Palo Alto.

She attended Peninsula School, Jordan Junior High School and Palo Alto High School, graduating there in 1940. Afterward she continued her education at San Jose State University with a concentration in music.

In 1947, she married Richard K. Bodding Sr., and together they served as charter members of Grace Lutheran Church, where Jean directed the junior choir and helped in the nursery. While raising her young children, she was a Cub Scout, Bluebird and Campfire Girl leader, and she cared for neighborhood children before and after school.

When her husband retired, she moved to Gold Hill, Oregon. Following her passion for music, she worked for the annual Britt Music Festival in Jacksonville, Oregon.

She remained a lifelong Oakland Athletics fan, and after moving to Seattle, she relished going to games between the A’s and the Mariners and maintaining the rivalry with her daughter and grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard K. Bodding Sr. She is survived by her children, Karen Bodding of Tuscon, Arizona, Heidi (Ronald Long) Bodding of Woodinville, Washington, and Ben (Sandra) Bodding of Rocklin, California; and two grandchildren, Anneliese and Tristan Bodding-Long.

Interment will take place during a private ceremony at Alta Mesa Memorial Park in the fall.

Ron Olmstead Ronald Olmstead, a Palo Alto resident and fifth-generation Californian, died on May 9, surrounded by family. He was 80.

He was born on June 20, 1934, in San Jose into one of Santa Clara Valley’s pioneer farm families.

He graduated from Palo Alto High School, where he played baseball and football. He was a member of the legendary 1950 Paly football team that went undefeated under the leadership of coach Hod Ray. He later graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

After working for many years as an aerospace engineer, he transi-

tioned to working for his family’s summer training camp business, the United Spirit Association, and he directed camps for thousands of youth throughout the western U.S. He also helped to found the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) in the Bay Area and led the first AYSO training camps at University of California, Santa Cruz. He also played important roles in producing the opening ceremonies for Super Bowl XIX, the Olympic Soccer Tournament and the 1994 World Cup. During his retirement, he spent time enthusiastically researching California history and the genealogy of the Lester/Cilker/Olmstead family. He enjoyed telling stories and was knowledgeable about the region’s history. Throughout his life he resided in Los Osos, San

Juan Bautista and Mariposa, before returning to Palo Alto.

He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Jo Olmstead; his children, Edward Olmstead and Anne Tierney; his brothers, Alan, Doug and Michael; and his grandson, Nico.

Memorial donations can be made in his name to the Stanford Medical Center Lymphoma Program (stanford.io/1bLfNfQ).

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She was born Mary Jean Fields in Tipton, Iowa, in 1924. She was one of nine children -- the oldest daughter, but the smallest one in her large family. At her peak, Mary Jean stood only 5 feet tall, but her life was proof that small can be mighty. She left Tipton in 1943, at age 18, moving alone to California to create a life for herself. And that she did. Mary Jean worked for several years at the San Francisco Examiner, and later at the San Jose Mercury News.

In 1947 she married Rene Machette, and they settled in San Jose where they had two children, Michael and Michelle. After Rene’s death, Mary Jean married Charles “Gus� Hammers and had a third child, Chuck. Gus and Mary Jean moved to Salinas where the children were raised and where Mary Jean was the business office manager of the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. After retiring, Mary Jean moved to Palo Alto.

Mary Jean was a plainspoken and practical woman. She was kind, fiercely independent, fond of watching football and baseball, and listening to Neil Diamond. She was good with numbers, great at crosswords, and she read the newspaper cover to cover right up until the end. Mary Jean could slay you with a one-liner, but also laugh at herself. She took greatest joy in her family.

Mary Jean is survived by five of her eight siblings, her son, Michael Machette (Nancy); daughter, Michelle Rapp (Roxy); son, Chuck Hammers (Mary); and seven grandchildren, all of whom will miss her dearly.

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Editorial Slowing development, one project at a time ‘New’ council pursues painful process of creating policy through individual project decisions

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t’s probably no one’s idea of how to best craft new policies and expectations for commercial developers in Palo Alto, but the City Council is making clear it is serious about no longer being loose with discretionary approvals that allow buildings to exceed one or more zoning requirements.

With a new majority coming out of last November’s election, the council is in the midst of a number of initiatives to respond to community concerns over development, traffic and parking, but most will take months if not years to implement. They include adoption of a new Comprehensive Plan, creating a cap on development, tightening zoning and building restrictions, and new transportation and parking programs.

In the meantime, individual projects approved by the city’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) or Planning and Transportation Commission, and discretionary approvals by the planning staff of “design enhancement exceptions,” are showing up on council agendas for debate and action due to once-rare appeals by residents.

And the council is taking full advantage.

One example of this opportunistic approach is Monday’s review of the ARB’s earlier unanimous approval of an exception to the 37-foot height limit for a proposed new three-story building at 2555 Park Blvd., a block off California Avenue between Sherman and Grant avenues.

The developer sought approval of a 50-foot height in order to include a roof-top terrace and two stairwells required for access.

Under the current zoning and building code, only mechanical equipment such as air conditioning or elevator apparatus is allowed to protrude beyond the official height limit of a building, so special approval was needed.

Both the ARB and the planning staff supported the request, even though approval of a design-enhancement exception requires a finding that there are “exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions” that require a waiver of the normal restrictions.

No one argued there were any such extraordinary circumstances in this case, only that it would be a nice amenity to make use of the roof of the building for a terrace that could be enjoyed by employees.

Opponents, who turned out in large numbers wearing “Stop 2555 Park Boulevard” stickers, argued this kind of exception is exactly what is infuriating many residents and, in part, led to the election of candidates who promised to stop such developer tactics.

There were lots of other concerns expressed by neighbors and others about the project, especially relating to parking, traffic and building mass, but the height exception was the council’s only real way to impact the project. (The other would have been not to allow the demolition of the current building because of its eligibility for “historic” designation on the state’s historic registry, but its unattractive design — called ugly by Councilman Greg Scharff — made that a nonstarter.)

One problem is that the design-enhancement exception has become so routinely utilized that developers, the ARB, planning commission and city staff all embrace it as a way to make minor zoning exceptions that don’t hurt anyone yet add to the aesthetics or functionality of a building.

While there are some design exceptions for which this is true, the City Council voted unanimously to reject this one, an action that would not likely have happened two years ago.

The message a majority of council members is sending is that zoning limits are not the starting point for negotiations over how developments can exceed them, but are actual rules to be followed.

One might call this new mindset “development by the rules,” instead of a more collaborative review process that resulted in developers and city staff working through design issues and agreeing on what exceptions would supposedly achieve a more attractive or better building without obvious harm to neighbors.

That process, however, has been taken too far and is under a cloud of public suspicion that serves neither developers nor the community. We’re glad to see the council shift to more literal rules of development, especially while other development policies are being reviewed and likely strengthened. It’s a painfully time-consuming process for the council to get into the details of individual projects, but until the ARB and staff decisions begin reflecting the council majority’s views, there is no alternative but to take action through these individual reviews. Creative design can and should be achieved within our zoning laws, not in exchange for desired zoning exceptions.

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

What to do now

A possible trend

Editor, Buena Vista is as much an issue for Palo Alto to address now as it was before the City Council approved its closure. Friends of Buena Vista were happy to hear each council member promise to actively work to save Buena Vista and look forward to their participation. Here are a couple of suggestions to get started: Call Joe Simitian to ask how you can aid his effort. You are connected to people, corporations and foundations — deep pockets all over Silicon Valley. Forward your contacts to Simitian or team with him in talking to them about participating to save Buena Vista.

Access other city caches of housing funds and do what it takes to free them up for Buena Vista.

Then vote to make those funds available.

If a deal is struck to save Buena Vista, you will be needed to approve of upgrades and other improvements that will secure Buena Vista as a permanent, affordable “village” that Palo Alto can continue to be proud of.

Residents, their attorneys and Friends of Buena Vista remain determined that Buena Vista be saved, and expect no less from city staff and council. You will be proud of the role you played in making it happen — but only if you get busy now.

Winter Dellenbach La Para Avenue, Palo Alto

Editor, I read regularly the Weekly’s letters to the editor. After 40 years, I can recognize street names that identify the authors of the letters.

No hard stats, but I would bet that, in general, close to twothirds of the writers are from south of Oregon Expressway.

Who writes about Buena Vista? South of the expressway.

Who writes about downtown Palo Alto? That’s a toss up.

Who writes about developers?

Who writes about traffic? Who writes about the local retail problems? Anyone else get the impression that there’s a definite geographical component about who writes opinion letters?

My own personal opinion is that those of us south of the expressway are concerned about the whole Palo Alto, while those living north are less so.

Gloria Pyszka East Charleston Road, Palo Alto

Sense to whom?

Editor, The Association of Bay Area Governments, or ABAG, is our regional state planning organization. They are partially responsible for the possible loss of more than 100 low-income housing units at the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Palo Alto and the subsequent eviction of more than 400 people. The reason for this is under its state law, if a developer buys the mobile home park and replaces it with an oversized office building that contains three Below Market Rate apartments, or BMRs, the city receives credit from the state for creating three lower-income units. If however the city somehow saves the 100 low-income housing units at Buena Vista and 400 working folk remain in the city, the state gives the city no credit for creating low-income housing.

This logic may make no sense to the residents of the Buena Vista Moblie Home Park, but it makes a lot of cents to developers.

Paul Machado Stanford Avenue, Palo Alto

One painful change Editor, As 37-year residents of Palo Alto, we have accepted much change and growth in our city.

We chose to remain here in retirement: to garden, to walk the pleasant neighborhoods and parks, and to be close to friends and cultural amenities.

We never perceived that Palo Alto was beneath an aircraft superhighway — until this past year. The dramatic increase in numbers of low aircraft may have been phased in slowly, but suddenly our Midtown home is not a place for quiet enjoyment.

The Federal Aviation Administration has not been candid with residents about impacts of NextGen. Promised “net noise reduction” simply concentrated lower air traffic over the same routes, homes and unlucky people — day and night. Our lives are now constantly interrupted by the high-pitched whine or thunderous rumble of aircraft.

The noise intrudes on sleep and conversation despite closed, double-paned windows and great insulation. We dread the warm months when our windows will be open. Our garden is no longer a peaceful retreat; it feels like a venue for an air show. More than 200 aircraft per day cause significant visual, auditory and air pollution!

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) data reveals a lowering of flights through the

center of Palo Alto; a 97 percent increase in 3000- to 5000foot flights in just the last six months! Doubling our misery.

The increase in low air traffic over Palo Alto is not attributable to economic growth or increased SFO arrivals. Arrivals increased only 28 percent between July 2006 and 2014 (SFO data), so Palo Alto is getting traffic moved from somewhere else in the region.

We are not imagining the assault from above. We ask the FAA and Congress for equitable distribution of the air-traffic burden, with higher altitudes flown over all populations.

Please write Congresswoman Anna Eshoo if you agree!

Lee and Amy Christel Rosewood Drive, Palo Alto

Restore quiet Editor, As a native Palo Altan, I now find our family home situated directly under one of the arrival routes to SFO. How did this happen? Aren’t there rules and regulations regarding placement of air routes over populated areas? Why are jets allowed to interrupt our sleep every night (especially 4:30 a.m. United Airlines)? We are bombarded constantly by 200 plus commercial planes heading to SFO day and night. It sounds like a low roar, or sometimes a whistling shrill sound.

Even with windows closed, it is audible.

The noise seems to have crept up on us, starting last summer.

Before then, we were able to enjoy peace and quiet in our backyard, gardening, reading and sleeping soundly. Sadly, this quality of life is gone.

As a busy mother, I drive all over town for schools, grocery shopping, playdates, music lessons, general errands and social functions. Everywhere I go, there is another low thunderous commercial plane overhead.

If Palo Alto is named one of the best places to live in the country, then our air quality and ambient noise level should be peaceful and quiet! The dumping of planes and flight route changes from the FAA seem to have happened overnight with no involvement nor representation of neighborhoods under the path.

Help advocate for clean and quiet skies over Palo Alto.

Please call Anna Eshoo, the FAA or join SkyPossee to make your voice heard!

Kerry Yarkin Clara Drive, Palo Alto

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What #BaltimoreUprising means for Palo Alto

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by LaToya Baldwin Clark

n the aftermath of Freddie Gray’s death in the back of a police van while handcuffed and shackled, Baltimore teenagers, tired of being targeted, took to the city’s streets on the afternoon of Monday, April 27. Some were accused of breaking into stores and stealing, other accused of throwing rocks at the police (who threw rocks back). As the protest against yet another instance of black murder by cop intensified, Twitter users coined the hashtag #BaltimoreUprising.

The Baltimore city police commissioner hailed one mother’s actions that day, when she physically disciplined her teenage son for participating in the protests. He “wish[ed he] had more parents who took charge of their kids tonight,” turning what was Toya Graham’s fear that her son would become another Freddie Gray into an indictment of all other black parents who were supposedly unable to control their children.

The hypocrisy of his words was all too apparent: Surely Freddie Gray’s parents wished the police commissioner had control of his officers the night Freddie died.

No matter how much property damage the multi-day protest caused, it pales to the cost of Baltimore’s police conduct problem; since 2011, Baltimore has paid more than $5 million to victims of police brutality.

But what does #BaltimoreUprising mean

for Palo Alto? Palo Alto is not Baltimore.

And while statistics on police-involved shootings are notoriously hard to come by for any police department, never, in the eight years I’ve lived here, have I heard of a police shooting here.

But the fear apparent in Ms. Graham’s actions reflected a sentiment shared by black parents across the country, including here in Palo Alto.

Black parents must teach our children how to get along in this world as black, part of which is encapsulated in “The Talk.” The Talk explains how to behave around the police when they are Driving or Walking or Playing While Black — always be polite, say “yes, officer,” follow directions to a T, keep your hands on the steering wheel or wall, out of your pockets, and move very slowly. Never argue with an officer. Never run from an officer. Failure to do any of those things could get you arrested.

Failure could get you killed.

Now, I admit, my fears of my sons being killed by the Palo Alto police are low.

But I do fear the threat of other types of bias and prejudice. These threats on our physical and mental well-being — microaggressions, as we sociologists call them — stem from the same mentality that sees black bodies as less than fully deserving of compassion and respect when it comes to the police.

The findings of a recent experiment by Stanford University psychologists illustrate how black bodies are judged more harshly and are less likely to be afforded the benefit of the doubt than their nonblack counterparts. In the study, actual K-12 teachers were presented with details of misbehavior

by a student. The researchers used names to suggest the race and gender of the student. Teachers were asked to rate, among other things, the severity of the punishment each child should receive for the misbehavior.

The results show that while teachers perceived similarly the first infraction by black boys and white boys, by the second infraction, teachers were more likely to see the black boys’ behavior as indicative of a pattern of deviance. As a result, the teachers were more likely to see themselves suspending that black male student down the line.

While district-level data on school discipline is hard to find (and even harder to disaggregate by race), anecdotally, I constantly hear stories from black parents in this area that affirm the study’s findings. There’s the parent whose black son was pulled out of class by a truant officer who questioned him accusingly about why another chronically absent child was missing school. There’s the parent whose second-grade black son was forced to write an apology letter for sexual harassment after he placed his hand in a girl’s seat right before she sat down, an act that he intended to be funny, not threatening.

(He’s 7.) There are the parents who found themselves called to the school more than a few times because their kindergartener had a hard time sitting still on the carpet.

The perception of black bodies as troublesome is also felt outside of Palo Alto schools and into the streets of our suburb.

A black high school boy was interrogated outside of his classroom by the managers of a nearby shop who claimed he stole something during his lunch break. (He

did not.) A Caltrain conductor kicked a 12-year-old black boy, riding the train alone for the first time, off the train because he purchased the wrong ticket.

Despite his tears, his mother’s pleading on the phone in an attempt to explain to the conductor what happened, and the fact that he was only one stop away from home, he was left crying at a station by himself. Every single black man I know that lives in Palo Alto has been pulled over by the police more than once.

So what does Baltimore mean for Palo Alto? A 2013 study found that, in comparison to white boys, black boys as young as 10 are perceived to be older than they are, guiltier of the crime of which they are accused, and more likely to encounter police force if accused of a crime.

My son will be 10 in six months.

Baltimore means that I see my child in Michael Brown, Freddie Gray and Tamir Rice, the last a 12-year-old boy with a toy gun shot dead by Cleveland police. I can see that if my son makes just one silly decision to get himself in trouble at school, his actions are going to be judged more harshly than those of his friends. If the mistake happens to be outside of school, that judgment just might turn violent.

So, even though those young men lost their lives many miles away and under different circumstances, I can still see their faces in Palo Alto. All I have to do is look into the face of my son. Q LaToya Baldwin Clark is a lawyer, sociologist, and a child and parent advocate. She lives in Palo Alto, and two of her children attend school in the Palo Alto Unified School District.

Streetwise

What do you think of California Avenue’s new look?

Asked on California Avenue. Interviews and photos by Sam Sciolla.

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Amit Kumar

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Murray Steinberg

Robert Ruether

Allardice Way, Stanford Retired

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“I don’t like it at all. I don’t think it’s attractive. ... I just don’t find enough draws here.”

“I think it looks pretty good. ... It seems more sort of open somehow ... roomier.”

“It’s nice. I can’t wait for the construction to be completely finished.”

“They did take out all the mature trees without asking, and I miss (them). But otherwise ... it came out surprisingly good.”

“More of a plaza feel. ... (It’s a place people) can have a life in. ... An intelligent way to go.”

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Getting in touch with the body is central to the Open Floor practice, but longtime participants say the sense of community is just as powerful.

Story by Elizabeth Schwyzer | Photos by Veronica Weber y day, he was a software architect; she was an accountant. By night, they danced.

Four years ago, longtime Palo Alto residents Bart De Greef and his wife, Juilien Ling, discovered a dance group that met on Monday nights at the Masonic Lodge in Mountain View. The dancing there was free-form, without steps to memorize, a beat to adhere to or techniques that had to be followed. The music varied from jazz to classical, hip-hop to trance.

Nobody spoke, yet the room was full of vibrant energy. It was like a sober nightclub where everyone was friendly and welcoming, and nobody judged. Even the name, Open Floor, suggested tolerance and possibility. Bart was instantly hooked.

It took Juilien a little longer to come around.

“He tried to convince me to go, and I said, ‘Oh, I don’t dance,’” Ling recalled. “I finally joined maybe half a year later.”

It wasn’t long before Mountain View Open Floor had become one of De Greef and Ling’s favorite parts of the week: an important physical, emotional and social outlet and a community where they felt a deep sense of belonging. They came to trust the group’s organizer, Claire Alexander, who had studied for years with 5Rhythms founder Gabrielle Roth before branching into the Open Floor dance tradition, and who gently guided each evening’s session, making sure participants

felt safe. Eventually, De Greef took on a role as volunteer coordinator for the group of about 100, befriending even more dancers in the process.

Then, in April 2014, tragedy struck the community. One of the regular dancers was in the midst of a difficult divorce when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Together, the rest of the dance community rallied around her, setting up a website to coordinate volunteers who could drive her to and from chemo appointments, help with grocery shopping and take her children to school.

A few months later, another member of the group shared that she had been diagnosed with a brain tumor. This time, it was De Greef who took the lead in orga-

nizing support for her during her treatment. In October, yet another dancer suffered a devastating loss when her 11-year-old son died following major heart surgery.

In early December 2014 there were storms forecast for the Bay Area. In preparation for the heavy rains, De Greef planned to clean out the gutters on his house. On the evening of Dec. 9, Ling returned home from work to find her husband crumpled against the wall in the hallway. He had fallen from the roof and had made it inside but collapsed before he could call for help. An ambulance rushed him to the emergency room, where he was put in a medically induced coma and diagnosed with a severe brain injury.

Once again, the Open Floor

Mei Yuan dances alone to the music during Mountain View Open Floor.

community sprang into action.

“This time, it was really Claire who stepped in and created a website for Bart,” Ling explained. “In a very few days, more than 200 people had signed up already, and not just from the dance community.” While Ling spent most of her time with her husband at the hospital, friends dropped off homemade meals, sent their prayers and even hired workers to clean her swimming pool.

“I was very, very touched,” Ling said. “It’s a lot of money and a lot of effort involved.”

And beyond the contributions of time and finances, Ling said, she felt less lonely knowing she had such a strong support network, particularly in her fellow Open Floor dancers.

“My husband’s family is in Holland and mine is in Taiwan, so we don’t have relatives here,” she explained. “So basically, they are like my family.” ow did a weekly dance class become so much more than a leisure activity — something more like a spiritual community? According to Lisa Herendeen, it’s not a coincidence.

“I think that Gabrielle Roth really understood something that had been lost in secular churches,” Herendeen said of the woman who popularized the precursor to Open Floor. “She understood that the holy spirit would come when you turned your mind off. Eastern philosophies understand this, and

Western churches understood this once, but it kind of got lost.

“I think that’s why we’re such a close-knit group,” Herendeen continued. “We get out of our heads, and that embodied wisdom is wise about how we need each other and how we need to help each other.”

For Herendeen, needing help is much more than a theory. The social worker and mother of two moved to the Bay Area six years ago from New Jersey. She soon discovered Mountain View Open Floor and began to attend regularly, finding respite from a troubled marriage that seemed to be falling apart. Three years ago, she and her husband began divorce proceedings. Then in May 2014 Herendeen was diagnosed with breast cancer. Shortly thereafter, her landlord told her she’d have to leave her apartment.

It was fellow Open Floor dancer Thom Franklin who stepped in first.

“To me, it was not acceptable that she should be alone,” he explained simply.

Franklin, a project manager for various Silicon Valley tech companies, spearheaded the relief effort for Herendeen, letting other dancers know what she needed.

Week after week, people showed up to provide help. Meanwhile, Herendeen continued to attend Monday night dance classes, even when chemo made her too weak to dance or even stand up.

She went, she explained, because (continued on next page)

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Bill Stevens and Erin Tajime Castelan dance together at Open Floor, a free-form dance session held each week at the Mountain View Masonic Lodge.

Dancers at Mountain View Open Floor dance in pairs and solo during an energetic song.

21st - century tribe (continued from previous page)

“just having Monday night was an anchor, knowing there would be friends and happy faces there to greet me.”

As a social worker, Herendeen said, she’s particularly attuned to social ills.

“I think one of the big problems is isolation,” she said, adding that she has found California more isolating than the East Coast, in

part because of the geographical distances and our reliance on the car for transportation.

“Claire’s group provides what people really need,” she said. “I think that’s why it’s so popular.

People need community.” or Franklin, the sense of community at Open Floor is inseparable from the freeing physicality of the dancing.

“If you go to a disco or a club, sometimes there’s one person

there who’s dancing really differently,” he said. “That’s who these people are. When you’re really in touch with what your body wants to do, it doesn’t look like what you did in high school.”

Getting in touch with the desires of the body is actually a very simple process, Franklin said — it’s just that it requires a little space.

“We can tell when our bodies are hungry or need to go to the bathroom,” he said. “Some people can even tell when they need a hug. Your body has a series of messages for you.”

But learning to listen to those messages — or knowing how to interpret them — isn’t always easy, he acknowledged.

“If, like me, people are attached to their devices and their computers screens all day, we get more and more detached from those messages.”

Franklin has worked in the tech industry for two decades and has been attending Open Floor for more than half that time.

“I’ve missed maybe two dozen Mondays in the past 14 years,” he said, adding that there are a number of other longtime attendees in the group, as well as newcomers showing up almost every week.

“We come to dance for different reasons: for joy, for safety, for security, for forgiveness, for letting

something go that you’ve been carrying,” he said. “There are as many reasons to come to dance as there are people, I think.”

As the founder of Open Floor Mountain View, Alexander agrees.

When she moved to California in 1999, Alexander was working for a Silicon Valley tech firm and missing her life as a dance educator.

“One of the things I noticed in the Silicon Valley was how many people were depending on their intellect and were at a loss as to how to live in their bodies,” she remembered.

Eventually, she started leading a weekly dance session just to see who might show up. She played a wide range of music, mostly letting participants dance without interruption, sometimes introducing a theme like grounding, making contact or focusing on flow. After a year, she had a group of about 12 students. A few years later, it was up to 20 each week. Then came the dot-com collapse, and Alexander found herself without a job.

“I looked at it and thought, ‘If I could just get 25-30 people through the door each week, I have enough savings to make this work,’ so I gave myself a year to see if I could grow the business,” she explained.

That was in 2003. These days, there are about 50 dancers on the floor most weeks.

“It surprises me every year,” Alexander said. “I haven’t worked

for a corporation in 12 years.”

Yet rising rents are making life in the Silicon Valley increasingly challenging both for Alexander and for many members of the Mountain View Open Floor group.

At the same time, participants and organizer alike feel they’ve created a powerful community that helps meet their fundamental human needs, and they’re not eager to let it go. Though similar groups exist around the nation and the world, those who have attended other Open Floor and 5Rhythms groups report there’s something especially warm and tender about the Mountain View community.

“I like to think of us as a tribe,” Alexander said. “Everybody is always included, unless they are really a danger to someone else in the room or cannot respect authority. It doesn’t matter who you are or what your affiliations or beliefs are: You’re a part of us if you want to be there.”

The long-term future of the group may be uncertain, but for now, the Open Floor community feels like a tight-knit family whose members have supported one another other through difficult times. Herendeen is preparing for one last surgery next month, and De Greef has made significant progress: After months of rehab, he’s regained the ability to walk and to speak; Alexander called his ongoing recovery a “stunning turnaround.”

And every Monday, dancers gather at the Masonic Lodge to greet each other with hugs, step out of their busy and sometimes difficult lives for a couple of hours and simply dance. Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Elizabeth Schwyzer can be emailed at eschwyzer@paweekly. com.

What: Mountain View Open Floor Where: Masonic Lodge, 890 Church St., Mountain View When: Mondays, 7-9:30 p.m.

Cost: $20/class, $15 for seniors and students, $100 for six classes

Open Floor facilitator Claire Alexander has been leading the Mountain View group since 2000.

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David Allen

Prior (Tim Garcia, right) comforts his lover, Louis (Clinton Williams), in “Angels in America.”

More than a college show ‘Angels in America: Millennium Approaches’ gets stylish staging

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ngels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes,” the award-winning pair of plays that put American playwright Tony Kushner on the map in 1993, is often heralded as one of the most important literary works of the late 20th century — epic in scope, capturing a moment in history when our country was poised on the brink of cultural change that is still rippling through.

The first play of the series, “Millennium Approaches,” is staged more frequently than the second, because it stands alone

by Jeanie K. Smith

REVIEW THEATER better, but both are devilishly difficult to produce, placing daunting demands on actors and companies. Foothill’s production tackles the show with gusto and style, wrestling it into an engaging, albeit long, evening’s entertainment.

(A note to Kushner fans: Foothill is also doing a reading of Part Two of the duet, “Perestroika.”

See schedule below.)

The panoply of characters includes Roy Cohn (Alex Perez), based on the real-life Cohn,

David Allen

Prior Walter (Tim Garcia, front) is visited by The Angel (Layla Salazar) in Foothill College’s production of “Angels in America.”

closeted conservative McCarthyist lawyer, here an emblem for government corruption and the country’s collective denial of the growing AIDS epidemic of the mid-1980s. Cohn himself contracted AIDS but refused to acknowledge it, instead calling it liver cancer; he was also not above bending the law to his own ends. His protégé, Joe Pitt (Dan Martin), also closeted but by religion rather than politics, struggles with sexuality and ethics, as well as his Valium-addicted wife, Harper (Sophia Naylor). The naive Pitts, isolated and lost in urban Manhattan, know their marriage is a sham but cling to each other in desperation. Harper sees assassins and environmental catastrophe everywhere; impending doom immobilizes her, sending her ever deeper into Valium-induced delusions.

In counterpoint, we meet Prior Walter (Tim Garcia) and his boyfriend Louis Ironson (Clinton Williams), who are going through their own identity crises: Prior’s AIDS is progressing, and Louis can’t deal with it. Their worldly wise drag-queen friend Belize (Davied Morales) tries to help them navigate the disease and the relationship, especially as Prior begins to hear a singular Voice from the ether, calling him to an as-yet unnamed mission.

Help also arrives in the form of Joe’s mother, Hannah (Carla Befera in this cast, Marley Westley in others), and in a sage Nurse (Layla Salazar). As complications mount and diseases progress, the Voice continues to impose on Prior, proclaiming momentous events to come. Scenes begin to tumble on top of one another, overlapping and mingling not in linear fashion but like narrative Jenga blocks. Kushner leaves nothing sacred, nothing unexam-

ined by his scorching gaze, flinging us into a time of upheaval and portent. The ending is only the beginning, and the audience is mesmerized by the play’s final pronouncement.

More than two decades after its debut, “Angels in America” now feels even more prescient, allowing audiences to see just how many of Kushner’s themes have unfolded or are continuing to develop. We are invited once again to mull over Louis’ statement, “There are no angels in America.”

Indeed, who are the Angels of our time?

Foothill’s production stretches over three hours including two intermissions, but finds compelling moments and engaging scenes in all three acts, keeping the intrigue and interest in spite of some lulls in the action. Director Bruce McLeod has done a fine job of clever staging, keeping the action moving and fluid on an open stage, making good use of the abstract urban scenic design

by Yusuke Soi. Perez is terrific as Cohn: Oily and affable and dangerous, he breathes this larger-than-life character with a vengeance. Martin is terribly buttoned-down as Joe, which as it turns out is appropriate; he gets to open up emotionally later in the play, and we see his vulnerability. Befera is delightful as numerous characters — see if you can recognize her in all the parts she plays — but excellent as

Hannah, the bewildered mother.

Williams, Garcia and Morales all fit their parts well, but it’s often difficult to hear them. Naylor gets deranged Harper right, but it’s hard to see any believable connection with Joe, and vocals can get shrill. However, her scenes with Mr. Lies (also Morales) play nicely with great fun. Salazar commendably plays several characters, including the Nurse, although her Hebrew needs more volume.

Sound design by Ryan McLeod and lighting by Dan Wadleigh also make effective contributions to the overall staging, with an impressive ending.

Don’t let the length of the performance deter you — it’s a worthy effort, with some excellent portrayals and an effective spectacle. Q What: “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches,” by Tony Kushner, presented by Foothill College Theatre Where: Lohman Theatre, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills When: Through June 14, with shows Thursday 7:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. and Wednesday 2 p.m.

“Part Two” readings June 7, 10 and 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Cost: $15-$20.

Info: Go to foothill.edu/theatre or call 650-949-7360.

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Joe Alsop (Randy Hurst) and his wife, Susan Mary (Mary Price Moore), have a less-than-satisfactory marriage in “The Columnist.�

Decade of discontent Dragon Theatre presents Bay Area premiere of ‘The Columnist’

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e don’t give two s---- what they want to read.

We tell them what they need to know.�

So brags conservative political columnist Joe Alsop to his young companion, Andrei, as they sit in their boxers on a Moscow hotel room sofa, having just emerged from the bedroom.

Full of bombastic bravura as one of the most respected voices in the American free press, Alsop tends toward hyperbole, both in conversation and in his published critiques of American foreign policy. Yet as David Auburn’s play

REVIEW THEATER reveals, Alsop is a man whose life is founded in deep contradictions.

First performed on Broadway in 2012 with John Lithgow in the lead role, “The Columnist� is based on the life of the real Alsop, a syndicated newspaper columnist and Washington insider whose dinner parties regularly featured such guests as Robert McNamara and John F. Kennedy.

In Dragon Theatre’s production of the play, directed by Brandon Jackson, Alsop is played by Randy Hurst, who captures both his

character’s relentless, often cruel ambition and the brittle vulnerability buried at his core.

Around Alsop orbit his friend and then wife, Susan Mary (Mary Price Moore, all deference and self-control in her cardigans and Jackie O. pearls); her daughter, Abigail (a buoyant Camille Brown), who simultaneously adores and resents her stepfather; and Stewart Alsop (Gary Mosher), Joe’s brother and sometime professional partner who has intentionally distanced himself from Joe’s gravitational force field.

Meanwhile, Joe’s treatment of his wife borders on the abusive, and a

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nearly unspeakable truth threatens to implode their tenuous marriage.

As Washington socialites, The Alsops are close to the action as JFK is elected president. Joe fancies himself nothing short of a presidential adviser, especially as regards Vietnam (“Jack will do what needs to be done,� he assures his brother. “And if he doesn’t know what needs to be done, I’ll tell him.�)

As Joe becomes increasingly overbearing, pompous and strident, Stewart seems to recede, until it becomes clear he’s suffering from more than a Joe-induced headache.

The Vietnam War escalates, and while younger journalists at the New York Times decry JFK’s approval of increased American force, Alsop is busy phoning their editor to demand he fire the “long-haired teenage radicals.�

Hurst occasionally fumbles his lines; it’s not hard to write it off as part of Alsop’s breathless bluster.

The turning point of the play — and of Joe’s life — comes in November 1963, with the news that Kennedy has been assassinated. In the immediate aftermath, while others weep and drift about dazed, Joe delves even deeper into his work, admonishing others to do the same. Yet as the months pass, it becomes clear that Joe has lost his focus, his columns spinning out of control into wildly inflammatory rants. “There was real skill there, real finesse,� reflects his arch enemy, New York Times Vietnam War correspondent David Halberstam (Drew Reitz). “Now it’s just piss and venom.�

It’s around this time that Joe’s past comes back to haunt him in the form of Andrei (Casey Robbins), the lover he thought he left behind in Moscow, yet whose specter has haunted Joe’s career ever since.

From the Moscow hotel room to the Alsops’ sitting room and study, a rather spare set by Rory Strahan-Mauk provides the requisite atmosphere; particularly fit-

ting are Joe’s clacking typewriter and green-shaded desk lamp.

Costume designer Katherine Halcrow effectively conjures the era with tuxedos and bejeweled velvet gowns to mark the presidential inauguration, and later a scandalously short leather miniskirt for Abigail, which soon gives way to the next trend: a tasseled hippy poncho and lace-up boots. Efficient scene changes incorporate music of the era, moving from the poppy innocence of Lesley Gore (“It’s My Party and I’ll Cry if I Want to�) to Bob Dylan’s moodier crooning.

Indeed, Dylan’s famous warning that “The Times, They Are aChangin’� echoes throughout the entire two hours of the production.

Ultimately, “The Columnist� tells an age-old story of what happens when one outlives one’s era and finds oneself displaced in another.

Despite his volatile personality and the difficult contradictions he embodies — a dyed-in-the-wool conservative who champions a Democrat’s ascendance to the Oval Office, a noted Cold Warrior sleeping with the enemy — Alsop’s real fatal flaw amounts to nothing more than his audacity to continue speaking his mind long after the peak of his powers.

Though Alsop was an outspoken and influential player in midcentury American politics, few know his name today. Dragon Theatre’s strong and invested production will go some way to correcting that historical oversight. Q What: “The Columnist,� by David Auburn, presented by Dragon Productions Theatre Company Where: Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City When: Through June 21, with shows Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Postshow discussion on Sunday, June 14.

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Theater ‘My Fair Lady’ From poor city florist to high-society debutante — in three months?

That’s the unlikely story of “My Fair Lady,” the musical based on George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion.” Broadway by the Bay stages the classic show June 5-21 at Redwood City’s Fox Theatre (2215 Broadway St.). Tickets are $47-$69. Go to broadwaybythebay.org or call 650-5795565.

Concert Summer concert series From June through August, Mountain View’s San Antonio Shopping Center will host a summer concert series on the village green. The season kicks off this Saturday, June 6, with bluegrass band Windy Hill, and continues every other week from noon-2 p.m. All concerts are free to the public. Go to tinyurl.com/khm429k.

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‘Dreaming Earth’ Delicately dyed fabrics, organic clay forms and expressive abstract paintings: They’re all on display as part of “Dreaming Earth,” a group show now on display at Palo Alto’s Gallery House (320 S. California Ave., inside Printers Cafe). Sri Lankan-born artist Kushlani Jayasinha’s canvases are inspired by her background in Buddhism and meditation, while Celma Kirkwood’s pots, bowls, vases and plates capture the bright colors of her native Brazil. In Anne Lamborn’s textiles, the artist experiments with weaving, dyeing and the element of surprise. “Dreaming Earth” runs through June 27 with a public reception on Friday, June 12, from 6-8 p.m. Go to galleryhouse2.com or call 650-326-1668.

Above: Kushlani Jayasinha’s mixed media painting, “Journey 2,” is among the works now on display at Gallery House as part of “Dreaming Earth.”

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Whether you’re an experienced writer or a total newbie, keeping a journal can be a profound and healing process. This summer, Bay Area Cancer Connections is offering four free journaling classes to the public. The sessions will be held at 2335 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, June 10 and 24, July 8 and 22, from 6-7:30 p.m. Go to bcconnections. org or call 650-326-6299.

Music Mads Tolling Jazz meets classical in the masterful musicianship of Grammy Awardwinning violinist Mads Tolling. On Saturday, June 6, at 8 p.m., Tolling will join the 24-voice San Francisco Choral Artists for a concert at St. Marks Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Tickets are $30 at the door. Go to sfca.org or call 415-494-8149.

Theater ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Just in time for summer, Palo Alto Children’s Theatre kicks off its season of outdoor drama with a twist on this beloved fairytale. Bring a blanket to sit on and a picnic dinner, or purchase hot dogs and burgers on site. The show runs Wednesday-Sunday, June 10-21, at 6:30 p.m. at Lucie Stern Community Center (1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto).

Gates open at 5:45 p.m. Tickets are $12-$14. Go to tinyurl.com/ bm22gtr or call 650-463-4970. Q

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Watch a video of Mads Tolling in the online version of this story at PaloAltoOnline.com.

Food Scraps Composting Starts July 1!

Where you put your food scraps makes a world of difference.

Beginning July 1, you can put all of your food scraps and food soiled paper directly into your green cart along with your yard trimmings.

By doing this, you help Palo Alto turn your food scraps into rich soil and renewable energy, and help protect the climate.

For service call (650) 493-4894

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http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/agendas/default.asp AGENDA–REGULAR MEETING–COUNCIL CHAMBERS JUNE 8, 2015 6:00 PM Consent Calendar 1. Finance Committee Recommendation to Accept the Police Department: Palo Alto Animal Services Audit 2. Approval of Amendment Three to Contract Number S13149754 With Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP Public Law Group to Add $36,000 for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $216,000 for Labor Negotiations Services and Extend the Contract Term by Six Months 3. Approval of the 2015 Santa Clara County Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public Information (PPI) to Provide Reduced Flood Insurance Premiums for Palo Alto Residents and Businesses Through the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System (CRS) Special Orders of the Day 4. Appointment of One Candidate to the Architectural Review Board for One Unexpired Term Ending December 15, 2017 Action Items 7<)30* /,(905.! :[Hќ 9LJVTTLUKH[PVU [OH[ [OL *P[` Council Adopt a Resolution Amending Rate Schedules W-1 (General Residential Water Service), W-2 (Water Service from Fire Hydrants), W-3 (Fire Service Connections), W-4 (Residential Master-Metered and General Non-Residential Water Service), and W-7 (Non-Residential Irrigation Water Service) to Increase Average Water Rates by 8 Percent 6. PUBLIC HEARING AND PROPOSITION 218 HEARING: Adoption of Budget Amendment Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2016, Including Adoption of Operating and Capital Budgets and Municipal Fee Schedule; Adoption of Five Resolutions, Including: Adopting a Dark Fiber Rate Increase of 2.7 Percent and Amending Utility Rate Schedules EDF-1 and EDF-2; Amending Utility Rate Schedule D-1 (Storm and Surface Water Drainage) to Increase Storm Drain Rates by 2.7 Percent Per Month Per Equivalent Residential Unit for Fiscal Year 2016; Adopting a Wastewater Collection Fee Increase of 9.0 Percent and Amending Utility Rate Schedules S-1, S-2, S-6, and S-7; Adopting a Refuse Rate Increase of 9.0 Percent Per Month Per Equivalent Residential Unit for Fiscal Year 2016 and Amending the Utility Rate Schedule R-1; Amending the Salary Schedule Attached to the 2014-2016 Compensation Plan for Management and Professional Employees, as Amended by Resolution No. 9053 to Add One New Position and Change the Title of Two Positions; Amending the 2013-15 Memorandum of Agreement Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Adopted by Resolution No. 9398 to Add One Position and Correct the Salary of One Position; and Amending the Terms for the Utility Management Professional Association, as Amended

by Resolution Nos. 9492 & 9503 to Correct the Salary for One Position and Add Two New Positions; and Refer to the Finance Committee a Discussion of Changes to the Public Art Ordinance to Simplify the Calculation of the Public Art Fee and a Discussion of Usage and Replacement of Pool Vehicles 7. Review of a Draft Scope of Work for the Fry's Master Plan and Adoption of a Resolution Regarding the Use of Regional Transportation Funding

STANDING COMMITTEE The Policy & Service Committee Special Meeting will be on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 7:00 PM and will discuss: 1) Project Safety Net Community Collaborative Update and Recommendation for Next Steps; 2) Referral of Colleagues Memo Regarding Strengthening City Engagement with Neighborhoods; and 3) Continued Discussion Regarding City Council Procedural Matters, Including Updates to Municipal Code Sections for Appeals, Post Government Employment Regulations, Date/Time of Policy and Services Committee and Other Referral Items from City Council Retreat (Continued from May 21, 2015) The City School Liaison Committee Special Meeting will meet on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 8:00 AM to discuss: 1) Review of Recent City Council/PAUSD Board Meetings ; 2) City/District Budget Update; 3) Library Programs and Services; and 4) Mitchell Park Community Center.

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Nicer digs, same low prices at Cho’s

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Among the favorites at Cho’s Mandarin Dim Sum in Los Altos are the beef potstickers, top left, pork potstickers and vegetarian egg rolls.

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Here you go: Cho’s Mandarin Dim Sum is very cheap and is now located in Los Altos.

Cho’s beloved potstickers, cash-only menu and utilitarian charm relocated to downtown Los Altos in February. Owners Daisy and Cho Yu had operated their hole-in-the-wall on California Avenue in Palo Alto for 35 years until last year, when their lease was not renewed.

Fans will appreciate three major improvements at the new location: easier parking, sidewalk tables and a Facebook page.

As always, Cho’s is mostly about takeout. There are no carts clattering around a dining room, no dining room at all, no pointing to the item you want. If you want to eat inside, there are two small tables, and nothing to look at but the kitchen and a handwritten sign clarifying the answer to a perennial question:

“Potstickers are boiled and fried right in the pan for a crispy underside. They are also bigger. Dumplings are smaller and are only steamed.”

Out on the sidewalk, the city has lined First Street with tables and chairs, shade trees and arbors. Eat out there — or somewhere — quickly. This is not food that appreciates a long wait.

As always, the menu at Cho’s is simplicity itself.

There is one menu, posted at the front of the restaurant, with eight items, two combination plates and no paper menus to add to your recycling.

The signature pork potstickers are three for $3, six for $6. Chicken potstickers are three for $3.25, six for $6.25. Right out of the stir-fry pan, the crispbottomed won-ton wrapper enfolds mildly spiced chopped meat and begs to be dipped in vinegar, soy or chili sauce.

I’d recommend sticking with the potstickers.

If you want to branch out, consider the No. 4 combo — $6 for one veggie egg roll, two pork buns and three pork potstickers — or the No. 6, which gives you chicken potstickers with your egg roll and pork buns for $6.25. (One wonders what happened to combos 1, 2, 3 and 5.)

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Barbecued pork buns are three for $3 at Cho’s Mandarin Dim Sum in Los Altos.

Potstickers also are available frozen. If you’re going to wait more than half an hour to eat, doughy and gummy food is your fate. Microwaving only makes it worse. Better to buy frozen potstickers and pan-fry at home.

Shrimp dumplings, three for $2.50, are soft and bland. Barbecued pork buns, three for $3, are very bready. One veggie egg roll is $1.25. On my first visit, the egg roll was crunchy and tasty. The second time around, it was way too oily.

Shanghai pork balls are three for $2.50. Note that these are not

soup dumplings, just chopped pork in purse-shaped, steamed won-ton skins.

As with the menu, the beverage list keeps it simple: bottled water and soft drinks ($1.25).

Other places have higher quality, higher prices and dining rooms. At Su Hong To Go in Menlo Park, pot stickers are two for $2.90.

But a person can dine heartily and quickly at Cho’s, then have time and money left for splurging on vegan sorbet or salted butterscotch ice cream at Tin Pot Creamery next-door. If there’s a

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An Open Letter From Residents and Family Members; Students, Alumni, and Employees of the Palo Alto School District; Education and Healthcare Professionals and Youth Advocates—

To the School Board and the Superintendent We need your help.

There still is work to do.

Moved, as we all are at this time of year— this time of bluer skies, fresh-air tans, and mortarboards as colorful as bright sails— by the safe passage of our senior classes toward horizons beyond Gunn and Paly, and solemnly rejoicing in their parents’ deft footwork aboard the pitching deck of adolescence, we’d like to call out blessings to those coming on in their wake: the families and seniors of 2016, ’17, ’18, ’19—right on down to our current kindergartners, bound for 2027.

Our work: to make their crossings far less rough.

Amid a hurricane of distress, noted even in the national news, Palo Altans have this year questioned—are still questioning—whether it’s safe to send their kids to our city’s high schools. Parents have been considering private schools or even a move out of town, even though it would distance them and their children from friends. Couples have been finding themselves at odds about what to do, and at their wits’ end.

Reviving the heart of school.

In the shadow of our latest loss, Palo Altans were worried about losing all sense of feeling, becoming numb and paralyzed—even as more public clashes were soon to break out. This year, teenagers have shrugged fatalistically to the grownups: “Chill. Don’t worry. School will never change.”

You must prove them wrong.

We’re asking you for swift but well-judged change—shaped to a plan that is based on longtime community experience, reverence for young life, and substance, not show.

At long last, official District opinion has begun to move from assigning all the blame to mental illness toward a more nuanced consideration of “environmental factors.”

But we see no leadership to identify and name such factors, reach consensus on which are most important, figure out how to change them—even if there were time to do all this.

It’s self-evident that the central factor in our teenagers’ lives is school. (They’re in the last four years of a thirteen-year trek.) And the central fact of school is the surely the shared work of students and teachers. (In

fact, teenagers spend more time with teachers than with any other adults, including their parents.)

And at the heart of that shared, studentteacher work: acts of caring.

Myriads of them. Daily. Hourly. Eureka moments in class—flowing from well-framed lessons. Homework done with a sense of purpose—then passed back with timely, tailored feedback. Students at their desks glancing up from a paragraph or a proof or a sketch, in the wish for a one-on-one huddle—wish granted. Hands shooting up not just in a scramble for higher grades but out of a happy, sudden insight—then called on with genuine attention and pleasure. An invitation to Friday’s game—a “Hey, I’m there.” A treasured item left behind—the classroom Lost & Found.

At a public meeting this year Paly’s principal said it all: what her students want most from her school is to feel that my teacher cares about me. And in fact, such caring can be deep enough (as we’ve seen at schools across the land) to stop bullets.

Ready to make the most of such caring right now, ready to take off, is the plan set forth in the start-up initiative “Save the 2,008.” Its six measures aren’t a wreckingball aimed at our schools—just a toolkit for some overdue renovations. Its proposals are simply a way of getting real about some things that have gradually gotten out of hand.

Over the years, as we’ve looked on from a distance, our high schools have inadvertently given way to larger class-sizes, larger helpings of homework (unchecked by good communication), more enrollment in APs (unchecked by wise consultation), more distraction from texting and social media, more grade-reporting, more cheating—all spewed forth together and mixed into an elusive, toxic cloud.

This cloud—we’ve become used to thinking—causes “student stress.”

The more disturbing truth, though, is that it makes our kids feel not just stressed, but depressed.

It’s depressing to walk the hallways amid the eyes of strangers, hiding your own by re-checking the Twitter feed you checked just moments ago. It’s depressing to be in a room with 37 other kids and feel forgotten in the crowd. It’s depressing to sit down to an exam

when you know the teacher won’t catch the cheaters. It’s depressing to think your entire future is riding on that exam and the outcome will be relayed home in no time flat.

It’s depressing to feel powerless in the face of homework loads, to lose sleep, to never have the time to see your friends.

It’s depressing to exist in a system that smothers your teachers’ caring and your own ability to receive and feel that care.

And as the years have passed, the growing toxicity of an environment so central to our teenagers’ lives has caused them to lose heart, close down their faces, and abandon their faith in the adult world that lets it all happen.

But you can reverse this.

“Save the 2,008”—to let in some fresh air on student-teacher connection, and to revive the heart of school—asks you to: 1. Shrink classes to a friendlier size, creating a closer feeling between classmates as well as stronger teacher-student ties (which can sometimes become lifelines). Of all the things that can relax school pressures, this is perhaps the most powerful—because it’s the teacher’s individual attention that makes each student feel recognized, at home, welcomed. When school life is stressful, changing the teacher-student ratio has the same transformative effect as lowering control rods into an overheated reactor core.

We’re asking you for swift but well-judged change.

2. Moderate the amount of homework in the most direct, accountable way: via healthier student-teacher, and teacherteacher, communication. Create confidential school websites (anonymity guaranteed; use optional; built by our very own whiz-kids) that will give our teenagers a nightly voice in their workload as well as shield them from pile-ups of simultaneous tests, projects, essays.

3. Foster wiser decisions about AP course loads through timely meetings among parents, kids, and school guidance counselors—who can speak to the emotional nourishment of sleep, time with peers, dinnertimes, downtime, cultural time, exercise, developmental assets.

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4. Stand between our kids and the allday siren song of their phones—so that on campus they’re not submerged in a world of texting, taunts, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, online harassment. Slowly dimming out in our kids is the basic life-skill of conversation (for job interviews, doctors’ visits, meetings, dating). As in our middle schools student phone-use should be banned.

5. Slow the bombardment of gradereports so our kids have room to ride out the ups and downs of adolescence. No teenager who’s holding on through his parents’ divorce, or through her rejection by a close friend, should have to be under a continual G.P.A. gun. Adolescents, always laboring hard in the workshop of identity, need intervals to coast a bit, and heal.

6. End the climate of rampant cheating— the demoralizing atmosphere that kids feel forced to inhale, just to run the school race. This academic fraud churns up so much anxiety—with every assignment, every paper, every test—that it’s a hazard to mental health.

All six of these measures will free up teachers to care (glances in class that say, “I see you” and “I hear you”; accurate grades and fair due-dates; the readiness to champion each child) and students to make the most of that caring (they will be less sleep-deprived, Diana Adams Alhondra Aguado Willa Akey Laurie Albright Wyatt H. Alvis Chandrama Anderson Kristen Anderson Silvia Antonelli Todd Armstrong Susanna Bahrami Nancy Bain Richard Balaban Andi Barlis Dagmar Becker Jim Becker John Begraft Anna Berns Tim Biglow Joan Bigwood Jamie Bindon Alice Bizri Julie Bloom Jo Boaler Diane & Bill Boggie David Booth Catherine Boyce Margaret Brandeau Gladys Bravo David S. Brazer Adrienne Brimer Amy Brown Kyle Brown Ruth Brown Alexander Burke Lauren Burton Richard Burton

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The measures are complementary: students won’t waste the new accessibility of their teachers on in-class texting, nor will they need so desperately to cut moral corners, because their study-time will be in check. And a teacher with a total student load of 120 instead of 150 begins to have the evening energy to place phone-calls to parents (to their great relief!) in praise of kids’ classroom contributions, triumphs, wit, or to attend students’ musical performances, plays, or sports events (extra caring with a huge pedagogical payoff).

The proposals of “Save the 2,008” will clear away the main obstacles to students’ and teachers’ caring and open up windows for its flourishing.

The plan in full is at: www.savethe2008.com.

“Save the 2,008” believes that high schools do not create teenage despair, nor can they cure it—but there is much they can do to make it more bearable, more survivable.

Founded (by a Gunn sophomore and a former Gunn teacher) amid the shocks of last fall, and named for their school’s total number of students and teachers, “S2K8” is clearly germane to Paly too, and could even set an example for surrounding schools.

It is experience-based, realistic, and doesn’t overreach. Only one of its six

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measures will cost any real money (and for that, surely, we have lots of generosity and “venture capital” spirit in town). “S2K8” indicts no “villains” (certainly not the teens whose phones help ease the loneliness of existing life at school).

You and we can immediately move to change school life. We’ve hoped for a response, either in actions or in words, to this appeal ever since it was first published (it has run in local newspapers on April 3rd with 140 signers, on April 20th with 256 signers, and today with 353 signers); and we will maintain that hope. Taken together these measures will do more, we believe, to wind down student stress and depression than will the other changes in the school day (start time, schedule) that you’ve recently acted upon with great dispatch.

Our communal problem is larger than all of us signing here, larger than you, larger than all of us put together. But if, humbled by that, we throw in with this hometown effort—this start-up whose goal is nothing less than to safeguard our children’s futures— we can re-awaken joy and hope in this town.

For everyone’s sake we urgently and resolutely ask you to place “Save the 2,008” on your agenda, unite behind it, and make it happen.

Sincerely,

Sarah Graff Green Family Richard H. Greene Jo Greiner Judy & Milt Grinburg Marc Grinberg Tracy Grinberg Anthony Gromme Meri Gruber Karen Guttieri Ganka Hadjipetrova Amy Hald Lois Hancock Cathy Harkness Jacob Hartinger Aja Hartman Jennifer Hawks Joy Helsaple Laura Christine Herrero David Hingston Greg Hintz Barbara Hirsch Simon Ho Tanya Hobson-Begraft Christine & David Hodson Carol Hsu Aubrey Hughes Daniel Hutt Susan Hyder Suzanne Jacobs Rani Jayakumar Lisa Jewett Ting Jiang Amy & Scott Joachim Carolyn M. Johnson Ed Johnson

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Hang on to your ego In ‘Love & Mercy,’ two actors share the role of Brian Wilson 000 1/2 (Palo Alto Square, Century 20) Can a person ever really change? At least for Brian Wilson — the musical genius behind the Beach Boys — the unfortunate, unequivocal answer is “yes.” The honorable biopic “Love & Mercy” literalizes this truism by casting two actors as Wilson (Paul Dano and John Cusack) and focusing on two periods in the man’s life: his most creatively fertile period, from roughly 1963 to 1967, and the period during which he met his current wife Melinda (Elizabeth Banks) and broke free of notoriously controlling therapist Eugene Landy (Paul Giamatti), from roughly 1986 to 1991.

Wilson’s tale of triumph, tragedy and survival remains one of the best-known in rock-androll history, and by dramatizing these episodes in Wilson’s life, Oren Moverman’s “Love & Mercy” screenplay avoids the trap of becoming another slavish chronology of the Beach Boys.

In fact, some key events, like the drowning death of Wilson’s brother Dennis, are referenced so obliquely that someone unfamiliar with the band’s history would have a hard time putting two and two together.

As with his script for the unconventional Bob Dylan biopic, “I’m Not There,” Moverman takes a step back and considers what best represents his subject: Wilson’s summery ascendance as the astonishingly talented popsymphonic composer of “God Only Knows” and “Good Vibrations,” his fall into deeply damaging drug abuse and crippling

bedridden depression, the winter of his discontent under Landy’s control and the redemptive spring of “love and mercy” (also the title of a 1988 Wilson composition) offered by Melinda and reunited family and friends.

Of course, real life was not all as simple as the love of a good woman saving Wilson from a horrible man (Landy, after all, helped Wilson out of bed and into physical health in addition to mistreating and mercilessly exploiting him). But in most respects, “Love & Mercy” proves accurate in spirit and in fan service, including reverently detailed recreations of iconic photo shoots and promo films, concerts and the studio sessions for masterpiece “Pet Sounds” (shot in the actual location: Studio 3 of United Western Recorders).

Dano and first-time director/ longtime producer Bill Pohlad show considerable finesse in capturing Wilson’s brilliance in the studio and the head space of a musical artist (partly conveyed

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Paul Dano plays a young Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys in “Love & Mercy.”

in musical collages by Atticus Ross); at the piano, Dano also soulfully sings a few of Wilson’s best-known songs, though the studio scenes all feature the original session recordings. Cusack bears a lesser resemblance to Wilson and doesn’t have Dano’s mien, but he does a solid job of conveying Wilson’s loneliness and fear (and something of his brain-fried spaciness) in the shadow of the man who has become his Svengali.

In sum, “Love & Mercy” takes a considered approach to Wilson, sound in dramatic construction and insightful in its psychological subtexts. Wilson’s innocent essence — optimistic and pure in its spiritual desires for love and art — make his story deeply moving: It’s easy to get swept up in his enthusiasm for creation and his pain at unjust, unfathomable abuse. He’s not the man he used to be, but he’s surely earned his happy ending.

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, drug content and language. Two hours.

— Peter Canavese

Marnie is a mysterious figure who offers a special friendship to Anna in “When Marnie Was There.”

The outsiders Anime ‘When Marnie Was There’ speaks to the young and restless 000 1/2 (Guild) With the recent retirement of Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, the studio has taken a pause to consider its future. Essentially the Japanese Disney (but arguably more elegant in its story-

telling and artistry), Studio Ghibli produced the Academy Awardwinning “Spirited Away,” among many other animated films. Now, “When Marnie Was There” could (continued on next page)

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Aloha (PG-13) Century 16: 10:45 a.m., 1:25, 4:05, 7 & 10:45 p.m.

Century 20: 10:20 & 11 a.m., 1:40, 4:20, 7 & 9:40 p.m.

Avengers: Age of Ultron (PG-13) +++ Century 16: 9 a.m., 12:15, 3:40, 7:10 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 12:30, 3:50, 7:05 & 10:25 p.m.

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Sat & Sun 4:10 p.m.

Dil Dhadakne Do (Not Rated) Century 16: 10:30 a.m., 2:30, 6:30 & 10:30 p.m., Fri & Sat 11:45 p.m., Fri 7 p.m.

Entourage (R) Century 16: 9:10 & 11:55 a.m., 2:30, 5:10, 7:50 & 10:30 p.m.

Century 20: 11:40 a.m., 2:20, 5, 7:45 & 10:30 p.m.

Ex Machina (R) Century 16: 5:05, 7:45 & 10:25 p.m., Fri & Sat 9:05 & 11:45 a.m., 2:25 p.m., Sun 11:05 a.m. Century 20: 1:30, 4:25, 7:15 & 10:05 p.m.

Far From the Madding Crowd (PG-13) Century 16: 10:20 a.m., 1:10, 4, 7:05 & 10 p.m. Century 20: 10:35 a.m., 1:30 & 4:20 p.m.

Goldfinger (1964) (PG) Century 16: Sun 2 p.m. Century 20: Sun 2 p.m.

I’ll See You in My Dreams (PG-13) Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:30 & 7:15 p.m., Fri & Sat 9:40 p.m.

Insidious: Chapter 3 (PG-13) Century 16: 9:15 & 11:45 a.m., 2:20, 4:55, 7:40 & 10:10 p.m.

Century 20: 10:20 a.m., 12:50, 3:20, 5:50, 7:10, 8:20, 9:40 & 10:45 p.m.

Love & Mercy (PG-13) +++1/2 Century 20: 10:40 a.m., 1:40, 4:35, 7:30 & 10:25 p.m.

Palo Alto Square: 1, 4 & 7 p.m., Fri & Sat 10 p.m.

Mad Max: Fury Road (R) Century 16: 10:35 a.m., 1:30, 4:25, 7:25 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 10:45 a.m. & 7:30 p.m., Fri & Sat 1:35 & 4:35 p.m., Sun 4:40 p.m. In 3-D at 12:10, 3:05, 6, 9 & 10:30 p.m.

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 5:55 & 9:15 p.m.

National Theatre: Man and Superman (Not Rated) Guild Theatre: Sun 11 a.m.

Pitch Perfect 2 (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 16: 10:40 a.m., 1:35, 4:30, 7:30 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 10:55 a.m., 1:50, 4:40, 5:50, 7:40, 8:45 & 10:35 p.m.

Poltergeist (PG-13) Century 20: 11:45 a.m., 2:15, 4:50, 7:20 & 9:50 p.m.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1957) (R) Guild Theatre: Sat at midnight The Salt of the Earth (PG-13) Century 16: 10:20 a.m., 1:05, 4:10, 7:20 & 10:05 p.m.

San Andreas (PG-13) ++ Century 16: 10 a.m., noon, 1, 3, 3:55, 7 & 10:30 p.m. In 3-D at 9 & 11 a.m., 2, 5, 8 & 9:35 p.m., Sun 10:45 p.m. Century 20: 10:25 & 11:50 a.m., 1:15, 2:40, 4:05, 5:30, 7, 8:20 & 9:50 p.m. In 3-D at 11:10 a.m., 12:25, 2, 3:20, 4:50, 6:15, 7:40, 9:05 & 10:40 p.m. In D-BOX at 10:25 a.m., 1:15, 4:05, 7 & 9:50 p.m. In 3-D D-BOX at 11:10 a.m., 2, 4:50, 7:40 & 10:40 p.m.

Spy (R) Century 16: 9, 10:15 & 11:50 a.m., 1:15, 2:45, 4:15, 5:45, 7:15, 8:45 & 10:15 p.m., Fri & Sat 11:30 p.m. Century 20: Noon, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 & 10 p.m. In X-D at 11 a.m., 2, 5, 8 & 10:50 p.m.

Tomorrowland (PG) ++1/2 Century 16: 10:15 a.m., 1:20, 4:20, 7:35 & 10:45 p.m. Century 20: 10:20 & 11:45 a.m., 2:45, 4:30, 7:35 & 10:40 p.m., Fri & Sat 1:25 p.m.

When Marnie Was There (PG) +++1/2 Guild Theatre: Subtitled at 7:15 & 9:40 p.m., Fri & Sat 4:40 p.m. Dubbed Fri & Sat 2:15 p.m., Sun 4:40 p.m.

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be the end of the road, and if so, it’s a typically beautiful, fittingly wistful goodbye.

Based on the novel by Joan G. Robinson, “When Marnie Was There” introduces us to shy, anxious, 12-year-old asthmatic foster child Anna Sasaki (Sara Takatsuki; Hailee Steinfeld in the English dub), who sits sketching in a public park — or perhaps not quite in it. “In this world, there’s an invisible magic circle,” she narrates. “There’s inside and outside. These people are inside.

And I’m outside.” Anna’s demonstrable depression (“I’m ugly and stupid. That’s why I hate myself”) and flare-ups of anxiety exacerbate her asthma, leading her doctor and her foster mother, Yoriko (Nanako Matsushima; Geena Davis), to agree she needs a summertime change of scenery.

And so it is that Anna relocates from urban Sapporo to the quaint seaside village of Kushiro. On the bright side, Kushiro offers a fresh start, a change of pace and scenery. Installed with a cheery aunt and uncle who seem only to put Anna’s depression into starker relief, Anna begins habitually to visit the Marsh House, a beautiful, empty manse that turns out to be occupied by Marnie (Kasumi Arimura; Kiernan Shipka), a blueeyed girl with blond locks curling at the ends. Anna gets to know her new friend through a question-and-answer game and romps around the shore; the girls pledge to be each other’s “precious secret,” and though Marnie clasps Anna’s hand and insists, “It’s not a dream,” their friendship seems too good to be true.

Hiromasa Yonebayashi, director of the likewise fine “The Secret World of Arrietty,” helms this latest gentle, sensitive, unhurried tale from Studio Ghibli (and rumors suggest he could be the “heir” to Miyazaki if the studio continues). As always, Ghibli excels not only at natural beauty touched with supernatural flourishes, but also at acute psychological perceptiveness, reflected in a theme song — here, “Fine On the Outside,” written and performed

by Priscilla Ahn. Midpeninsula viewers can choose from two versions; the Guild Theatre will screen both the dubbed film and the subtitled one.

Either way, the rigorous storytelling, culminating in a potent twist, comes second to the almost hypnotic mood and aching, empathy-stoking feeling, especially for those of any age who can relate to the talented but emotionally stunted Anna. That said, “Marnie” will provide aid and comfort particularly to those young viewers in the throes of “growing pains,” and with any luck, Ghibli will double down on this mission for decades to come.

Rated PG for thematic elements and smoking. One hour, 43 minutes.

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n the 32 months that his wife lived in the “Memory Support” unit of the Palo Alto Vi retirement community, John Gurley visited her twice daily from his apartment in another section of the sprawling complex, calculating that he walked more than 1,200 miles back and forth to do so.

During those months Yvette Gurley — who died in December at 92 — lost her ability to walk. Her fingers began to curl into fists, so she was unable to feed herself. Her ability to speak was reduced to sounds that were, in large part, unintelligible.

Despite the bleak situation, Gurley, a retired Stanford University professor of economics, refused to accept that his wife’s trajectory was inevitably downhill. Together with

‘At least through my eyes, she was the most beautiful at that point that she’d ever been.’

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full-time caregiver Carmen Galindo, Gurley worked — and occasionally succeeded — in at least temporarily stalling or even slightly reversing her physical and mental decline.

In the final months of her life, said Gurley of his wife: “At least through my eyes, she was the most beautiful at that point that she’d ever been.”

Gurley, 95, lovingly chronicles the couple’s experience with dementia in a series of six short volumes, all of which he self-published last year and this year on Amazon. With

titles like “Vignettes of Yvette at Vi” and “Bringing Back Yvette,” he recounts his determination to connect with his stricken wife through music, colorful dress and art, persistent conversation and regular walks to Stanford Shopping Center.

“Probably the main thing we sought to do was to make her happy every day,” he said in an interview.

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2:30-4pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 to register. Free June 17 Mindfulness Meditation 2-3pm @ Avenidas. Drop-in. Free.

June 18 Book Club: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Rosie Projectâ&#x20AC;? by Graeme Simsion 3-4:30pm @ Avenidas. Free.

June 19 Presentation: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Type 2 Diabetes: How to Reduce Your Risk 1-2pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 to register.

Free.

June 22 Partner/Spouse Caregiver Support Group 11:30am-1pm @ Avenidas. Drop-in, free.

June 23 Presentation: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is Sourcewise?

How Can They Help Me?â&#x20AC;?

1-2pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 to register.

Free.

Avenidas Village Coffee Chat 2pm @ Avenidas. RSVP required. Call 650-2895405 June 24 Podiatry appts available 9am-4pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 for appt. $45/$50 Reiki appts. available 9am-12pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 for appt. $30/$35.

June 25 Movie: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hundred Foot Journeyâ&#x20AC;?

(2014) 1:30-4pm @ Avenidas. 0/$2 Caregiver 101: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coping Strategies for Challenging Behaviors, 3-4:30pm @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 to register. Free.

June 26 Workshop: â&#x20AC;&#x153;iPad for the Complete Beginner 1:30-3:30pm @ Avenidas. Space is limited. RSVP to 650-289-5400. $5/$10 June 29 Senior Legal Aid appts available for Santa Clara County residents, 60+.

Call 650-289-5400 for an appt. Free.

June 30 Anti-oxidant screenings 9-11am @ Avenidas. Call 650-289-5400 for appt. $10/$15.

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Living Well

Memory

‘She liked to look very good.

People would say to her, “You’re so beautiful,” and she would respond to that.’

(continued from page 38)

—Carmen Galindo, caretaker

Courtesy John Gurley

of the time, and you couldn’t do much for many of those days.

But we used our own talking with her about her past and all the things she had done; we used beauty in her dress and in her room decorations, and then we used variety in taking her over to the Stanford Shopping Center almost every day.”

Though often not sure whether she still knew who he was, Gurley never tired of reminding his wife of 69 years about all they’d done together: their 1944 meeting at a Sacramento tennis club, marriage the following year, graduate studies at Stanford, teaching and research at Princeton University, research in Washington, D.C. and then their return to Stanford.

Reiterating their past together — sometimes multiple times a day — was “mainly meant to remind her of herself and try to

Full-time caregiver Carmen Galindo, left, shown here in September 2014, helped Yvette Gurley remain stylishly accessorized, a reminder of a past life she no longer recalled. keep fresh in her memory the main events in her life,” Gurley

said. “So much the better if they also reminded her that I’m her

husband.”

Although she typically smiled

Clinical practice

filled my life.

Now it’s filled with music and

when she saw him, Gurley wasn’t sure it meant that Yvette recognized him as her husband because “she smiles at many people. I may simply be a familiar face.” However, he felt confident she really did know him when she would look at him and say, “Hi Dearie,” a greeting she had used for decades.

By persistently peppering her with questions and comments and pretending to understand what she was saying — even when he couldn’t — Gurley believes that he stimulated Yvette’s attempts to respond, resulting, for a time, in some improvement in her articulation.

But he found it “profoundly disturbing” that his wife seemed to have some inkling of her plight and was often struggling, without dependable speech, to tell him about it.

“All I can do is try to help every day,” he wrote.

Gurley and Galindo, who worked as many as 13 hours a day as Yvette’s caregiver, labored to keep Yvette stylish, with attention to grooming, earrings to match her clothing, lipstick, trips to the hair salon and frequent shopping expeditions for new outfits.

‘It took a toll on me but, on the other hand, I looked forward every single day to going over there. It didn’t seem to be a chore.’

friends.

— John Gurley, retired Stanford University professor

After 50 years of private practice in Palo Alto, therapist Dr. George Deabill was ready to kick back and enjoy life at The Sequoias. Here, George gets together with fellow wine tasters and opera lovers. He attends symphony and chamber music performances, and dines with his partner Jim without having to shop or cook. Wouldn’t you like a taste of the good life, too?

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“We’d get her new clothes, new scarves, new pants from Kate Spade, new blouses and very colorful socks, and Carmen would dress her in a way that things matched,” Gurley said. “A lot of people at Stanford Shopping Center, especially the sanitation workers, knew Yvette very well, and they still ask about her.”

On Sundays, the three would lunch in the café at Neiman Marcus.

“She liked to look very good,” Galindo said. “People would say (continued on page 46)

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KEY TO SALE ITEM ABBREVIATIONS

A = ANTIQUES

AP = APPLIANCES

B = BOOKS

Street Number

Street Name

Cross Street

Items for Sale

A

100

Addison Ave

Alma St

A, B, F, J, T

A

777

Addison Ave

Guinda St

B, C, F, Christmas ornaments, Framed photos

Section

A

2156

Bellview Dr

Louis Rd & N. California Ave

C = CLOTHING

E = ELECTRONICS

Street Number

Street Name

Cross Street

Items for Sale

A

513

Channing Ave

Cowper St Webster St

E, F, Dishes & utensils

A

340

Churchill Ave

Waverly St

A

166

Coleridge Ave Emerson St

Section

AP, B, C, E, F

F = FURNITURE

J = JEWELRY

T = TOYS

Street Number

Street Name

Cross Street

Items for Sale

A

905

Elsinore Dr

Louis Rd

B, C, T, Baby items, shoes, hats

AP, A, B, F, J, Photo Equipment

A

931

Elsinore Dr

Louis Rd

A, C, T, House hold items, Art works

B, F, T

A

1492

Emerson St

Churchill Ave

C, F, J, Household Items

Section

A

2150

Bryant St

Santa Rita Ave

AP, B, E, T

A

915

Cowper St

Channing Ave E, F, bike parts, sports equip.

A

1751

Emerson St

Tennyson Ave

B, C, E, F, T

A

1325

Bryant St

Embarcadero Rd

B, C, E, J, T, Art Glass, Art Ceramics, Tons of Garden Pots, Plants and Tools

A

1550

Dana Ave

Newell Rd

B, C, F, T, Housewares & collectibles

A

688

Everett Ave

Middlefield Rd

B, C, E, F, T, Artwork, games, bed, snow board, and more.

A

731

De Soto Dr

1071

Fife Ave

Lincoln Ave

B, C

1480

Byron St

Embarcadero Rd

Household items

Channing Ave AP, C, E, F, T, household & Newell Rd items, mirror

A

A

A

1066

Fife Ave

Addison Ave

A

1893

Edgewood Dr

Greer Rd

B, C, F, Household items

AP, B, C, E, J, sporting goods, tools

Lytton Ave

Sewing supplies, bolts of fabric, plumbing and electrical parts, random stuff from house and garage

A

1629

Edgewood Dr

Patricia Ln

AP, B, F, J, Exercise bike, physical therapy equipment, orthopedic items, file cabinets, misc household items

A

680

Forest Ave

Middlefield Rd B, C, J, T, lawn mower

A

321

Fulton Ave

Everett Ave

B, C, T

A

1057

Fulton St

Lincoln Ave

B, C, F, J, Kitchen items

A

A A

334

1228 1724

Byron St

Cedar St Channing Ave

Parkinson Ave

B, C, F, T, Kids bicycle, roller skate

A

701

Garland Dr

Middlefield Rd A, B, C, F, J, T, Kitchen items

A

1444

Edgewood Dr

Newell Rd

AP, A, B, E, F, T

A

783

Garland Dr

Ross Rd

AP, B, E, F, weaverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loom

Heather Ln

T

A

974

Elsinore Ct

Elsinore Dr

AP, C, E, T, Household kitchen items

A

1143

Greenwood Ave

Harriet St

F, Draperies

A

502

Greer Rd

Edgewood Dr

B, C, E, F, T

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KEY TO SALE ITEM ABBREVIATIONS

A = ANTIQUES

AP = APPLIANCES

Street Number

Street Name

A

425

Guinda St

University Ave

AP, C, E, F

A

734

Guinda St

Forest Ave

B, E, T, Antique Christmas items

Section

Cross Street

B = BOOKS

Items for Sale

A

571

Hamilton Ave

Webster St

C, F, Bike

A

1255

Hamilton Ave

W. Crescent Dr

C, J, T, household items

A

840

Hamilton Ave

Guinda St

A, B, F, T, sports equipment

A

359

Hawthorne Ave

Waverly St

AP, B, C, E, F, J, T

Section

A

C = CLOTHING

E = ELECTRONICS

Street Number

Street Name

Cross Street

Items for Sale

2306

Santa Catalina St

Greer Rd

AP, A, B, C, E, F, J, T, kitchen

F = FURNITURE Street Number

Street Name

B

1141

B

521

Section

J = JEWELRY

T = TOYS

Cross Street

Items for Sale

Colorado Ave

Greer Rd

B, C, E, F, T

Colorado Ave

Cowper St

AP, C, E, Household items

A

524

Santa Rita Ave

Cowper St

B, J, home decor

B

3876

Corina Wy

Ross Rd

A

848

Southampton Dr

Newell Rd

B, C, E, J, T, Sporting equipment, baby items, bicycles

B, C, E, F, Color printers/ toners, cameras, golf clubs, PC’s

B

2690

Cowper St

Colorado Ave

B, C, E, J, pictures/frames, pottery, pillows, pet carriers

St. Francis Dr

Embarcadero Rd

AP, A, E, T, spinning wheel

B

288

Creekside Dr

Nelson Dr

AP, E, F

B

482

Dymond Ct

Cowper St

B, C, T, Cookies & Coffee

B

504

El Capitan Pl

Nelson Dr

AP, C, E, F, Sporting goods, decorative rugs

B

317

El Carmelo Ave

Alma St, Waverly St

C, E, plants

B

867

Elbridge Wy

Louis Rd

B, C, E, F, T, plants, kitchen appliance, CDs, free candy, table, and more

A

2250

A

199

Heather Ln

Iris Wy

AP, B, C, F, J, T, Sports equipment

A

A

135

Heather Ln

Embarcadero Rd

C, E, F, T

A

210

Tennyson Ave

Emerson St

B, C, E, F, J, wires and CDs

A

520

Tennyson Ave

Cowper St

B, C, F, garden statuary,household items,tools, collectibles

2331

Tasso St

Oregon Ave

car seats, children bicycles, misc.

A

1020

High St

Addison St

C, F, housewares

A

715

Homer Ave

Middlefield Rd

B, C, E, F, T, stroller, child bikes

A

659

Tennyson Ave

Middlefield Rd AP, B, C, E, F, T

A

1975

Ivy Ln

Greer Rd

B, C, F, T, Kitchen Items

A

520

Tennyson Ave

Cowper St

3172

Emerson St

Lincoln Ave

Channing Ave

B, C, E, F

Loma Verde Ave

A, B, Misc household items

868

Garden statuary & misc household items

B

A A

930

Lincoln Ave

Channing Ave

AP, B, C, F, T, Framed art, baby swing, baby bathtub

A

219

Tennyson Ave

Emerson St

B

3598

Evergreen Dr

Louis Rd & Aspen Wy

F, T, Housewares, Sports Equipment

A

2242

Louis Rd

Elsinor Dr

B, C, F, ski items, Subaru snow chains, meditation bench, frames, misc.

B, C, Women’s C, brand names; lamps, cook B; kitchen, garden and household items; LP records

B

437

Ferne Ave

AP, B, E

A

San Antonio Rd

B

438

Ferne Ave

A

San Antonio Rd

B, C, J, T

B, C, F, T, Miscellaneous items

B

804

Gailen Ave

Louis Rd

C, F, T

B, F, J, glassware, baskets, misc. household items

A

B

2857

Greer Rd

Colorado Ave

B, C, T

B

3935

Grove Ave

Charleston Rd B, C, F, T

B

3719

Grove Ave

E. Meadow Dr A, B, C, F

B

3440

Janice Wy

Greer Rd

A, B, C, E, F, T, windsurfing equipment, kid’s bike, rollerblades

B

3452

Janice Wy

Greer Rd

B, C, E, F, T

B

3413

Kenneth Dr

Greer Rd & Loma Verde Ave

C, T, Ski equipment

A A A A A

570 610 2111 30 35

Madison Wy Melville Ave

Hamilton Ave Webster St

Middlefield Rd

N. California Ave

B, C, E, T, Children Items

Morton Wy

Embarcadero Rd

AP, C, shoes (size 6-7)

Embarcadero Rd

A, B, E, housewares

Morton Wy

A

851 1845 107 1155

University Ave

Guinda St

University Ave

Crescent Dr

Walter Hays Dr

Walnut Dr

Waverely St

Lincoln Ave

A, B, F, lighting AP, B, C, F A, B, C, E, Hardware C, T, picture frames, baskets, art, decorative pillows

A

745

Waverley St

Homer Ave

B, C, Kitchen items & other misc household goods

A

829

Waverley St

Homer Ave

B, C, E, F, J, T, Rugs, Camping equipment, Glassware, Kitchenware

A

481

Nevada Ave

Cowper St

A, B, C, T, tools

A

180

Nevada Ave

Emerson St

B, F, T, Assorted items

A

821

Waverley St

Homer Ave

B, C, E, F, J, T, tween girl C

A

1801

Newell Rd

Embarcadero Rd

B, C, F, tools

A

1565

Webster St

Coleridge Ave

AP, A, B, C, E, F, J, T

B

3381

Kenneth Dr

Greer Rd

B, C, E, T, Bike

A

1110

Webster St

Lincoln Ave

B, C, F, Misc. Household

B

735

Layne Ct

Street Name

Cross Street

Items for Sale

Middlefield Rd

Art & Sever Salamon paintings

Street Number

B

877

C, F, T

2450

Agnes Wy

Oregon Ave

A, B, C, E, F, J, T, Memorabilia

Loma Verde Ave

Louis Rd

B B

926

Amarillo Ave

Louis Rd

AP, A, B, C, E, Misc household items

B

737

Loma Verde Ave

Middlefield Rd

C, F, Hiking Boots (Womens 8-1/2), Toyota Floor Mats

A

1125

Newell Rd

Harker Ave

AP, B, F

A

1835

Newell Rd

Embarcadero Rd

B, C, E, F, T

A

1751

Newell Rd

Embarcadero Rd

AP, A, B, F, crystal stemware, wrought iron, china, framed artwork, yarn

Section

A

809

Newell Rd

Louisa Ct

AP, B, C, E, F, T

B

3515

Arbutus Ave

E. Meadow Dr B, C

B

3363

Louis Rd

Ames Ave

B, C, F, J, Moving sale!

A

170

N. California Ave

High St

AP, B, C, E, F, Tools, kitchen items, camping items

B

810

Bruce Dr

Marshall Dr

C, F, T, Fishing supplies

B

3218

Maddux

B, C, F

B

2917

Bryant St

El Dorado Ave

AP, A, B, C, F

Loma Verde Ave

A

970

Palo Alto Ave

Seneca St

B, C, F, T

B

3499

Bryant St

E. Meadow Dr A, C, F, Misc household items

B

3160

Maddux Dr

Greer Rd

B, C, E, T

B

707

Holly Oak Dr

Ames Ave

A, B, C, E, F, J, T, kids gone to college sale!

B

3969

Middlefeild Rd

Charlseton Rd B, C, E, T, tools

B

3113

Middlefield Rd

Loma Verde Ave

AP, B, C, movies, shoes, bike

B

2551

Middlefield Rd

Moreno Ave

A, E, F, J, Tools

Montrose Wy

F

A

260

Palo Alto Ave

Bryant St

B, C, E, Crafting Supplies

B

2420

Bryant St

Oregon Ave

A

548

Palo Alto Ave

Tasso St

B, C, F, Sale will be in garage on Ruthven, plants, tools, misc household items

B

750

Christine Dr

E. Meadow Dr B, C, E, F, T & Middlefield Rd

A

1230

Parkinson Ave

Wilson St

B, C, T

B

782

Christine Dr

Ross Rd

B, C, J, T, picture frames, linen

A

1240

Parkinson Ave

Cedar Ave

C, E, sport related items

B

807

Clara Dr

Ross Rd

AP, B, C, E, F, T

A

1231

Parkinson Ave

Cedar Ave

B, C, Old Cigarette Lighters, Old Magazines, Costume J

B

966

Clara Dr

Colorado Ave

AP, B, C, T, kid’s bikes and driveable car

B

4081

Middlefield Rd

A

1221

Parkinson Ave

Cedar Ave

A, B, C

B

895

Clara Dr

Louis Rd

B, C, F, T, child car seat, small kitchen table, 5 boxes of children’s B

B

773

Montrose Ave E. Charlseton Rd

B, C, T

A

226

Ramona St

Everett Ave

AP, A, B, C, F, J

B

801

Clara Dr

Ross Rd

B

921

Moraga Ct

Stockton Pl

B, F, T, Collectibles and household items

A

845

Ramona St

Channing Ave

B, C, E, F, T

AP, A, B, C, E, F, T, all kinds of good stuff

Lincoln Ave

B, C, E, F, J, T, Moving Sale selling everything!

Clara Dr

Colorado Ave

B, C, E, T

Moreno Ave

Ramona St

2995

749

1116

B

B

A

Middlefield Rd

A, B, C, E, F, J, T, CDs, Area Rugs; Garden supplies

B

983

Colonial Ln

Greer Rd

947

Moreno Ave

Louis Rd

AP, B, C, E, T

451

Ruthven Ave

Waverly St

AP, B, C, E, J, T

B

3250

Murray Wy

2073

Sandalwood Ct

Channing Ave

AP, B, E, bedding, lining, etc

Loma Verde Ave

AP, C, F, T, Baby stuff

A

B

3839

Nathan Wy

Louis Rd

A

2334

Santa Ana St

Oregon Ave

C, E, F, T, Some miscellaneous items

AP, B, C, F, J, Wurlitzer piano, linens, dishes glass and kitchen sets, tools (car and yard), ceramic planter/pots, possibilty: 2 Raleigh bicycles, Car good condition 1993 Lincoln Mark IV 85,000 miles

B

A

B, C, E, T, Tools, costumes, school supplies, misc household items

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A, B, C, E, F, J, T

A

B

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A = ANTIQUES

AP = APPLIANCES

Street Number

Street Name

Cross Street

Items for Sale

B

3939

Nelson Dr

Charleston Rd

A, B, C, F, T, sports/fitness

B

165

Parkside Dr

Greenmeadow Wy

F

Section

B

3473

Rambow Dr

Alger Dr

B, T, misc

B

3319

Ramona St

El Verano Ave

AP, B, C, E, F, J, T

B

2755

Randers Ct

Colorado Ave

AP, C, E, F, T

B

820

Richardson Ct

Ross Rd

A, B, C, F, J, T

B

844

Richardson Ct

Ross Rd

B, C, T

B

819

Rorke Wy

Ames & Ross

AP, B, C, E, F, T, Misc.

B

747

Rosewood Dr

Ross Rd

B, F, T, Pottery Barn kids bedding & rugs, king sleighbed set,dressers,luggage, ralph lauren table

B

843

Ross Ct

Ross Rd

A, T, Antique trunk, sewing machine & blanket chest

B

3387

Ross Rd

Ames Ave

AP, B, C, E, F, T, very large dry erase board

B

670 #6

San Antonio Rd

Middlefield Rd

AP, B, F, pilates machine

B

777

San Antonio Rd

Leghorn St

Garden & Camping

South Ct

Loma Verde Ave

B

3057

KEY TO SALE ITEM ABBREVIATIONS B = BOOKS C = CLOTHING E = ELECTRONICS

B, T, Tools, camping & back packing equipment, misc household items

B

3325

St. Michael Dr

St. Claire Dr

AP, A, B, dish sets, rope hammock

B

3712

Starr King Cir

E. Charleston Rd and Wright Pl

AP, B, C, E, F, T, video tapes, games, cd’s, records, collectables

B

3173

Stockton Pl

Loma Verde Ave

C, J, T, Surfboards, bikes

B

788

Stone Ln

Ross Rd

A, F, weber bbq,

B

4073

Sutherland Dr

Maplewood Ave

B, C, E, F, Wood (2x4 and more) misc

Street Number

Street Name

Cross Street

Items for Sale

B

710

Torreya Ct

Loma Verde Ave

A, B, Miscellaneous

B

644

Towle Pl

Middlefield Rd

AP, B, C, E, F, shoes, kitchen cabinets, office F

B

3307

Vernon Ter

Loma Verde Ave

AP, C, E, F, T, Sports equipment

B

2881

Waverley St

El Carmelo Ave

E, Sony 60-inch projection TV

B

2935

Waverley St

El Carmelo Ave

F

B

2729

Waverley St

El Carmelo Ave

B, C, F, T, bikes

B

2557

Webster St

Middlefield Rd

B, C, E, F, J, F

Section

B Section

C

610

Wellsbury Ct

Middlefield Rd

B, C, J, Misc. new and old, collected over 60 years

F = FURNITURE

B, C, T, Children’s F, child’s easel, holiday decorations

D

4177

Baker Ave

Maybell Ave

B, C, F, T, Household decor

D

342

Carolina Ln

Wilkie Wy

AP, F

D

751

Chimalus

Laguna Ave & Matadero Ave

A, F

D

4140

Donald Dr

Arastradero Rd

AP, B, C, E, F, J, T

El Camino Real

B, C, J, T

Williams St

AP, F, T

D

863

Llima Ct

Laguna Ave

B, C, E, J, variety

3717

La Calle Ct

Barron Ave

AP, C, T, electric piano

C

2135

Columbia St

College Ave

B, various

D

C

2195

Columbia St

College Ave

C, household goods

D

3683

La Donna Ave

Kendall Ave

AP, C, E, T

C

2360

Harvard St

California Ave

B, E, T, small household items

D

785

La Para Ave

La Donna Ave

C, dog supplies, house furnishings

C

1656

Madrono Ave

Churchill Ave

B, C, F, J, T, Lamps & misc household items

D

749

La Para Ave

La Donna Ave

B, C, E, F, T, Exercise Equipment, Linens

C

1556

Madrono Ave

Churchill Ave

AP, A, B, C, E, F, J

D

3895

La Selva Dr

Military Wy

C

1508

Madrono Ave

Churchill Ave

AP, B, C, E, F, J, T, Kitchenware, office supplies, sports equipment, frames, bedding, artwork, free stuff

B, C, E, T, Miscellaneous household items

D

3822

Laguna Ave

Paradise Wy

B, C, J, Random

D

3691

Laguna Ave

Barron Ave

B, C, F

D

659

Los Robles Ave

El Camino Real

A, B, C, T

D

159

Monroe Dr

Miller Ave

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Senior Focus

MOVIE AND CHINESE LUNCH ...

The BBC documentary “The Ganges” will be shown in two installments, June 10 and June 17, at Senior Friendship Day in Rooms M3 and M4 of Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The screenings, from 10 to 11 a.m., will be followed by a Chinese lunch. The Palo Alto Adult School’s Senior Friendship Day, a free, drop-in program open to all seniors, meets every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.

CONQUERING CLUTTER ... Educational presentations and an opportunity to meet in small, facilitated discussion groups will highlight an Avenidas Community Forum on Hoarding and Cluttering on Saturday, June 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 450 Bryant St. The forum is aimed at hoarders, family members, professionals and anyone who wants to know more about this topic. Cost is $35. Information (and advanced registration): Call Emily at 650-289-5417.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE ... Sylvia Kennedy, a staff attorney with Senior Adults Legal Assistance, will describe the free legal services her organization provides to residents of Santa Clara County age 60 or older. She will review the types of cases SALA handles and explain how you can schedule an appointment for a free, half-hour consultation with a SALA representative.

The meeting is Tuesday, June 16, at 11 a.m. in Multipurpose Room B of the Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. To reserve a seat, call 650903-6330.

THE LIGHTER SIDE ... Opera singer Deborah Rosengaus will explore the lighter side of music in three Tuesday lectures at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center. On June 9 Rosengaus will discuss “popera,” a fusion of classical and pop elements into what has become a new musical genre.

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DRIVING SMART ... Even experienced drivers can benefit from brushing up on their skills. The AARP SMART DRIVER course, coming to Palo Alto in June, will cover defensive driving techniques, how to manage common agerelated changes in vision, hearing and reaction time and how to operate a vehicle more safely in today’s driving environment. The two-part class, which will meet Fridays, June 12 and June 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., is limited to 30, and pre-registration at the front desk of Avenidas, at 450 Bryant St. in Palo Alto, is required. Cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for nonmembers. Call 650-289-5400.

Driving for weekly chores, such as going to the supermarket, can be difficult when there isn’t adequate public transit. A two-part course, AARP Smart Driver, offers tips on operating a vehicle more safely, including managing changing reaction times and vision. sic. She’ll finish the series June 30 by answering the question: What makes certain melodies sound Jewish? Lectures are from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Schultz Cultural

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to her, ‘You’re so beautiful,’ and she would respond to that.”

Gurley and Galindo also used colors and music to try to keep Yvette engaged with her surroundings, redecorating her initially “drab” room in the Memory Support unit to include a red loveseat, a floral easy chair, bright pillows and bed coverings and framed prints by Jasper Johns, Georgia O’Keeffe and Andy Warhol.

As 40-year season ticketholders to the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Symphony, the Gurleys continued to share their love of music during the months in Memory Support.

Galindo would prop up an iPad with an operatic performance for Yvette to watch while being spoon-fed a pureed meal.

After offering her different musical selections, Gurley and Galindo found Yvette responded particularly well to Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.”

“When she was sick I fed her in the room, and when I put on

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‘The Four Seasons’ she knew it was time for lunch,” Galindo said.

Gurley came to believe that his own health, at least in part, depended on his conviction that he and Galindo were helping Yvette, noting that “all our days are spent to achieve that objective.”

He counted each day his wife lived in the Memory Support unit — 977 in all — noting that he was there for every one of them but two, when he had a cold.

“It took a toll on me but, on the other hand, I looked forward

every single day to going over there,” he said. “It didn’t seem to be a chore.”

The years of jointly caring for Yvette caused him and Galindo to become like family to each other, said Gurley, who has no children. The two continue to stick together. “Carmen calls me ‘Papa,’ and I’ve adopted her as a granddaughter,” he said.

“I’m indebted to Carmen very deeply for all that she did for Yvette.”

Chronicling his life with Yvette has helped him develop a new writing style, Gurley

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said. Upon retiring from Stanford in 1987 he resolved to leave academic-style writing behind and try other forms. He learned French — the language of Yvette’s family — and researched and wrote extensively on Eleanor of Aquitaine and her descendents. He later tried humor writing.

With the Yvette series — which he composed with one finger on his iPad — Gurley said, “I found my new voice.”

He placed stacks of each thin volume in the mailroom at the Vi for other residents pick up.

“I’ve been able to write in a way that gives me pleasure and also makes people cry,” he said.

“They’ve told me this over and over.

“I’m just thankful that I’m still able to continue on at this age.” Q Contributing Writer Chris Kenrick can be emailed at ckenrick@paweekly.com.

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It’s the story of a group of American civilians captured and imprisoned on the Philippine island of Luzon in 1942 by the invading forces of Imperial Japan. Their treatment by their captors ranged from neglectful to cruel to inhumane.

At their first internment camp in Santo Tomas, one prisoner set up housekeeping for himself, complete with a refrigerator he sneaked in and that he shared with some 40 other prisoners. He met a woman prisoner at a basketball game, ran into her again while in line for a sliver of soap, and invited her to his place for dinner. They fell in love and their story, and others, wind through the rest of the narrative.

Neglect by captors was common practice, Henderson told the Almanac. “Quite simply, the captors didn’t want to be bothered with cooking their prisoners’ food, keeping the sanitation system running, burying the trash, etc.,” he said.

“Thankfully, Americans are organizers by nature.”

The prisoners established rules requiring everyone to work several hours a day for the benefit of the whole, according to Henderson. The captive population included a cross section of talent that fit the situation.

There were engineers, carpenters and plumbers, businessmen and cooks. There were bankers, lawyers, judges, nurses and a surgeon.

The mix was one that could be found in just about any American small town, Henderson said. People without valued skills or trades could fulfill their obligations with other work, such as planting or weeding in the garden.

At the second camp at Los Baños, things took a dark turn toward malnutrition and increasing vulnerability to the region’s tropical diseases. An inattentive camp commandant who occupied himself with potting geraniums and painting watercolors created a vacuum for a subordinate to step in and institute privations, according to the book.

The subordinate cut rations, then cut them again specifically for babies and children,

forbade locals from selling food to prisoners and required prisoners to bow in the proper fashion — from the waist with the back stiff — or be slapped hard across the face, an act of “ultimate disdain,” according to the book.

There were heroes among the captives. Three men eventually escaped, knowing the risks of doing so, and contacted U.S. forces with information about the camp and the forces guarding it; they then returned with liberating U.S. forces. “(They) could have kept running right into the mountains to save themselves. But they didn’t,” Henderson said.

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victed the subordinate who ran the camp on charges that

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included ordering a prisoner’s death, allowing Japanese soldiers to kill civilians, and aiding and abetting policies that caused the death by starvation of prisoners.

“At Los Baños, the situation involved the purposeful withholding of food, which caused more than 2,000 people to suffer mightily and unnecessarily, with many starving to death before they could be rescued,” Henderson said.

He wrote the book in eight months after a year of research, including visits to the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and a U.S. Army historical archive. The accounts in the book are based on oral histories, written communications, personal memoirs and archival materials, he said.

What attracted him was the absence of stories about American civilians in war zones during World War II, he said. “It showed people in the face of danger and adversity while in a position of weakness displaying great courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good,” he said.

Henderson served in the U.S. Navy on an aircraft carrier during the Vietnam War, and is the author of more than 20 nonfiction books, including two bestsellers. His work includes “Down to the Sea: An Epic Story of Naval Disaster and Heroism in World War II” and “Hero Found: The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War.” Henderson has taught writing and reporting at the University of Southern California and at Stanford University, and his writing has appeared in Esquire and Playboy. Q Almanac Staff Writer David Boyce can be emailed at dboyce@almanacnews.com.

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Home Front CITYWIDE YARD SALE ... More than 200 yard sales will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, all over Palo Alto. An interactive map is available online at PaloAltoOnline.com/yardsale, and a print version appears in today’s issue of the Palo Alto Weekly. The Citywide Yard Sale is organized by Zero Waste Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Weekly.

CARING FOR FRUIT TREES ... UC Master Gardeners will give a free talk on “Summer Fruit Tree Care” from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, at the Palo Alto Demo Garden, 851 Center Drive, Palo Alto. Focus will be on summer pruning, fruit thinning and protection of fruit. Info: Master Gardeners at 408-282-3105, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or mastergardeners.org SUMMER SCHOOL ... Palo Alto Adult School will host several classes this summer, including “Floral Design With Ikebana” (Thanh Kosen Nguyen, 12:30-4 p.m., Tuesdays, June 9-July 14, Palo Alto High School, Room 102, $57); “Gardening in Summer” (Sherri Bohan, 10 a.m.-noon, Wednesdays, June 10-July 15, Cubberley Community Center, Room A-2, $40); and “Upholstery: Basic Techniques” (Kathleen Koenig and Ann Laveroni, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Tuesdays or Thursdays, June 9-July 16, Palo Alto High School, Room 904, $145). Info: 650-329-3752 or paadultschool. org CITRUS CARE ... Mimi Clarke, longtime Filoli lead horticulturist and owner of Fiddle Fern Landscaping, will teach a class on “Citrus Care” from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, at Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. She will discuss pruning, training, fertilization and pest control to assure a healthy crop.

Cost is $50 for nonmembers, $40 for members. Info: 650-364-8300 or filoli.org MAXING IRRIGATION ... UC Master Gardener Roberta Barnes will give a free talk on “Making the Most of Your Irrigation System” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, June 12, at Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. She will talk about everything from simple tips to component upgrades, as well as mulching and composting. Info: Master Gardeners at 408-2823105, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Monday through Fri-

(continued on page 52) Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email cblitzer@ paweekly.com. Deadline is one week before publication.

The 400-squarefoot mini cottage in the display garden at Sunset’s Celebration Weekend features a kitchen, small dining area, bathroom and upstairs bedroom loft.

At Sunset’s Celebration Weekend,

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is beautiful

Backyard cottage, landscaping for drought are main themes

The tiny cottage has enough room for a stove, refrigerator and sink in the kitchen.

by Sue Dremann | photos by Veronica Weber

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iving in a 400-squarefoot cottage might seem antithetical to the current penchant for building mega homes, but that’s the trend to be featured at the Sunset Celebration Weekend on June 6 and 7.

The two-day event showcases the latest in home, cooking, outdoor and garden ideas, including a tour of Sunset’s test kitchen and garden, wine seminars, and cooking demonstrations with celebrity chefs Martin Yan, Chris Cosentino, Joanne Weir, Craig Stoll and James Syhabout. Garden and outdoor living presentations include waterwise gardening, designing with succulents, Tomatomania, citrus and meadow gardens.

This Celebration Weekend could be Sunset’s last. Sunset will leave Menlo Park, its home since 1951, for Oakland’s Jack London Square in December, its parent company, Time Inc., announced on June 2.

Time sold Sunset’s 7-acre Willow Road property last year to Embarcadero Capital Partners, LLC.

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Sunset’s own downsizing is in some ways in keeping with its tinycottage focus for this year’s event, and it also reflects a growing interest in backyard cottages that is crossing all generational lines, Jo-

A colorful spiral staircase leads to the upstairs bedroom loft in the mini cottage.

anna Linberg, Sunset’s senior home editor, said.

Some are looking to downsize while renting out their larger home in the front; others want to move their aging parents into a cottage out back, and younger generations see it as compatible with their philosophical ideas about the environment and more functional spaces.

“It’s a response to the low housing stock or it’s people who want to rent on Airbnb,” Linberg said.

The cottage was previously displayed in Palo Alto’s Rinconada Park as the Eco Home to demonstrate energy and water efficiency.

The home was custom built five years ago by New Avenue Homes, an Emeryville-based cottage builder, Linberg said. Since moving to Sunset’s campus, Eco Home has been undergoing a transformation under the eye and hand of interior designer Orlando Soria of Homepolish in San Francisco. Soria has turned the cottage into a functional environment that creates the appearance of spaciousness and lets in natural light.

One of the challenges was how to keep the space from seeming like a psychotic hodgepodge, since every room is visible in the open design, he said.

“I was trying to give it character and distinction and keep it cohesive enough,” he said.

While the kitchen with its textured white tiles and walnut cabinetry takes up half the ground-floor space, a lounge area beneath the stairs is transformed into an inviting relaxing area with chairs and a wallpapered wall in white with metal speckles that gives the room a gold glow. The pattern is tribally inspired, geometric yet playful, he said. It contrasts with the mid20th-century furnishings to create a more youthful look, he added.

He also added pottery that is edgy, geometric and abstract, he said, which counterbalances the furniture to make things less precious, he said.

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Sharing a fireplace and outdoor access, the combined living and dining areas link to a comfortable kitchen with natural hardwood floors, bar seating, and stainless-steel appliances. All bathrooms have been updated, and both upstairs bathrooms feature quartz vanities. The bedrooms feature high ceilings and extensive closet storage, while the expansive master suite also includes a walk-in closet, dual vanities, and a private balcony. Additional features include an attached two-car garage and an upstairs laundry closet. Moments from Mitchell Park and Highway 101, this home is within steps of Charleston Shopping Center. Top schools nearby include Fairmeadow Elementary (API 953), JLS Middle (API 943), and Gunn High (API 917) (buyer to verify eligibility).

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Home & Real Estate even if this is the last Celebration Weekend, she said. One such event — to be featured at Celebration Weekend — is a mini version of Camp Sunset, an outdoor experience staff did with readers. The event will demonstrate building fires safely, camping and recreation equipment, outdoor cooking and making camp cocktails. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@paweekly.com.

Drought-tolerant landscaping features pea gravel, patio seating and many succulents.

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cisco’s Mission district, he said.

“In a smaller space, you can choose nicer things,” Linberg added, noting that one doesn’t have to spend a fortune as one would if using the same materials in a larger home.

A full-sized table and chairs can double as a workspace and allows for entertaining.

In the living room/den, Soria has added a mix of vintage and modern furnishings. A Lucite dining table contrasts with the kitchen brass and wood, and the warm, golden tones and wallpaper in the back den.

A red spiral staircase leads up to a loft

sleeping area, which accommodates a queen bed and dual bedside tables. There’s a skylight for stargazing or reading by natural daylight.

The cottage also has a bathroom with a shower and a laundry room. Two sliding doors open out onto a deck and garden area, which was designed by Sunset Garden Editors Johanna Silver and Lauren Dunec Hoang. They also manage and design Sunset’s test gardens. The landscaping was designed with California’s current drought in mind and is covered almost entirely in pea gravel.

And as with the cottage, the space is designed with an eye toward maximum impact in a minimal space.

Small areas contain drought-tolerant plants

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Vibrant ferns and tillandsia fill do-ityourself-style shelves made from wood cartons and piping. in green and silvery tones. Using masses of a few species it creates a strong sense of having much greenery, she said. The garden’s geometrically shaped spaces and simple greens and silvers are accentuated by the cottage’s dark, charcoal-gray exterior, which is covered using low-VOC paint, Linberg said.

The cottage also turned her mind about small-space living, she said. Before touring the home, she couldn’t conceive living within 400 square feet.

“But seeing this cottage, I thought, ‘You know, I could live in this space,’” she said.

Although Sunset is moving from the Peninsula, it does intend to create new events,

What: Sunset Celebration Weekend Where: Sunset campus, 80 Willow Road, Menlo Park When: Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cost: Advance tickets: General admission $25; seniors 60 and older $22; children 12 and younger, free. At the door: General admission $35; seniors $27; children free Parking: Complimentary shuttles will run from Facebook Headquarters, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, and other nearby lots.

Info: sunset.cm/cw

Home Front (continued from page 50) day, or mastergardeners.org FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN ... Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage launched its first fundraising campaign to raise money for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, which continues through July 12. Raffle tickets at $2 each can be purchased from any Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage independent agent or office in the Bay Area. Prizes include $4,000 donated by Princeton Capital, an Apple Watch, gift certificates, hotel stays and more. Q

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How to throw a Fourth of July garden party

by Jack McKinnon

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very year my friend Bill has a Fourth of July party at his farm on the coast side.

He’s been doing it for almost 20 years and about 200 people show up throughout the day. Those who come early to this potluck sometimes get a taste of wild food including striped bass, oysters and abalone, and chanterelle, morel and porcini mushrooms. Hunters also bring venison, wild boar and sometimes elk to be grilled on Bill’s big stainless-steel barbecue. The rest of the people that come get steak, salmon, chicken, artichokes and Bill’s notable steamed red potatoes slathered with butter and olive oil. It’s all pretty festive and just about everyone is wearing red, white and blue somewhere on their attire. You should see the dessert table.

This month I will list some ideas on how to have a great Fourth of July garden party.

1. Music is important and live music is not only stylish but memorable. A musician or two doesn’t take up much room, cost very much or overwhelm the event, and they make a big difference.

2. Potlucks with a theme are more interesting than a standard menu. Try to coordinate it so that only one or two people bring hot dogs.

3. We gardeners are craft people. Make up craft elements for tables, entries and borders.

Design signs for drink tables, restrooms and celebratory slogans. Bill has one that says, “Leave

your weapons and politics at the door.”

4. There is nothing better than a freshpicked salad. Greens are easy to grow and planted now will provide a highlight to every plate. Add flowers like nasturtium, rose petals and violas for accent. Label them “fresh picked today.”

5. Make an entry arbor out of pruned branches and decorate it with ribbons, stars and, if your party goes into the night, some lights. This is a temporary structure so while being significant it does not have to be set in concrete. Take it down after the party, cut it up and put it in the green waste. Save the ribbon, stars and lights for next year.

6. Fresh-cut flowers on every table are a classic touch. Even if they are in mason jars with a piece of red, white and blue ribbon tied in a bow around them, everybody will notice.

7. Grilling fresh herbs makes food taste fantastic. Baste chicken with a rosemary brush, grill steak with tarragon and marinate sliced yams, fennel root, potatoes, zucchini, asparagus and carrots in oil with salt, pepper, garlic, tamari and a combination of minced oregano, thyme, sage, rosemary and dill prior to grilling. Again, if you

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can pick it fresh that morning it will all taste that much better.

8. Bill’s father-in-law likes to set and burn a bonfire on the evening of the Fourth of July. Here in Palo Alto air quality is a concern so votives all over the garden will give a nice glow. It will also allow guests to see when the fireworks are starting to go off at Shoreline and Foster City (if they are still happening). Be safe with fire.

9. Detail your garden before the party. We did this at Sunset. There were five or six goodsized parties or celebrations every year, and we gardeners would cultivate beds, renew mulch, rake leaves and debris from the background and generally spruce up the whole property. I like to think that everybody that came to these events had a better time for it.

10. If you really want to make the party special, put together some small color pots to give as party favors. Just a few plants like a viola, a geranium start, a variegated vinca minor or bacopa make a nice combination. Plugged into a 6inch pot with a few handfuls of potting soil and you have a colorful as well as memorable gift.

For years your guests will remember a special Fourth of July in your garden.

Good gardening. Q Garden coach Jack McKinnon can be reached at 650-455-0687 (cell) or by email at jack@jackthegardencoach.com. Visit his website at jackthegardencoach.com.

131 Watkins Ave. Barbieri Trust to J. Shen for $3,600,000 on 4/17/15; previous sale 5/75, $116,000

East Palo Alto

2238 Addison Ave. Silicon Valley Homes to K. Nguyen for $580,000 on 4/17/15; previous sale 1/14, $270,000 136 Jasmine Way North Star Property Solutions to G. Webber for $949,500 on 4/20/15; previous sale 10/14, $640,000 1104 Laurel Ave. Jackson Trust to Y. Garcia for $690,000 on 4/17/15 2218 Ralmar Ave. R. Cardoza to N. Grace for $670,000 on 4/21/15; previous sale 2/05, $480,000

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100 1st St. #102 Los Altos8 Limited to R. Hwang for $1,495,000 on 5/1/15 100 1st St. #112 Los Altos8 Limited to Feigenbaum Trust for $1,495,500 on 4/30/15 491 Guadalupe Drive C. & T. Costa to R. Lagisetty for $3,115,000 on 5/1/15; previous sale 2/02, Call for price 315 Quinnhill Road Wigmore Trust to ADL 1 Limited for $2,250,000 on 5/1/15; previous sale 10/76, $107,000 1360 Sunrise Court W. & L. Reeves to H. Li for $2,895,000

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SALES AT A GLANCE

on 5/1/15; previous sale 12/87, $470,000

Los Altos Hills

27900 Via Ventana Way Z. Shi to Pqr Trust for $3,300,000 on 5/1/15; previous sale 8/13, $2,598,000

Menlo Park

915 Christopher Way Norman Trust to Bodary-Winter Trust for $1,440,000 on 4/21/15; previous sale 1/08, $924,000 1031 Henderson Ave. M. Lye to Foung Trust for $1,400,000 on 4/17/15; previous sale 5/03, $589,000 2010 Oakley Ave. N. & S. Okada to S. Payne for $1,850,000 on 4/21/15; previous sale 6/10, $1,225,000 220 Yale Road I. Strebulaev to C. & M. Bertozzi for $3,650,000 on 4/17/15; previous sale 6/05, $1,601,000

Mountain View

461 Bedford Loop D. & L. Cash to E. & B. Tekdemir for $1,300,000 on 5/1/15; previous sale 1/08, $765,500 139 Carmelita Drive A. & A. Chang to J. & J. Walden for $3,200,000 on 4/30/15; previous sale 12/08, $2,080,000 100 W. El Camino Real #61 P. Krane to A. Soman for $915,000 on 5/1/15; previous sale 10/06, $540,000 99 E. Middlefield Road #19 H. Ma to G. Page for $700,000 on 4/30/15; previous sale 11/10, $368,000 216 O’keefe Way #24 Faaborg Trust to A. & L. Burks for $1,365,000 on 4/30/15 400 Ortega Ave. #106 H. Ong to A. Wee for $750,000 on 4/30/15; previous sale 6/02, $320,000

Atherton

Los Altos Hills

Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $3,600,000 Highest sales price: $3,600,000

Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $3,300,000 Highest sales price: $3,300,000

East Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 5 Lowest sales price: $990,000 Highest sales price: $4,495,000

Menlo Park

Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $580,000 Highest sales price: $949,500

Portola Valley

Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $1,400,000 Highest sales price: $3,650,000

Los Altos

Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $2,439,000 Highest sales price: $2,439,000

Mountain View

Total sales reported: 5 Lowest sales price: $1,495,000 Highest sales price: $3,115,000

Redwood City

Total sales reported: 7 Lowest sales price: $700,000 Highest sales price: $3,200,000

Total sales reported: 10 Lowest sales price: $585,000 Highest sales price: $3,895,000 Source: California REsource

509 Sierra Vista Ave. #3 L. Miller to A. & P. Patel for $750,000 on 5/1/15

Palo Alto

1716 Fulton St. Hall Trust to C. & R. Dougall for $4,495,000 on 4/30/15; previous sale 9/90, $825,000 3520 Middlefield Road L. Fu to V. Krishnamurthy for $2,175,000 on 4/30/15; previous sale 10/10, $960,000 512 Military Way Mi Trust to K. Hwang for $2,350,000 on 4/30/15; previous sale 12/01, $900,000 777 San Antonio Road #27 Loewenstein Trust to Y. Xia for $990,000 on 4/30/15 859 Sycamore Drive H. & M. Kroeger to L. Fu for $2,200,000 on 4/30/15

Portola Valley

284 La Cuesta Drive Zerboni Trust to Kim Trust for $2,439,000 on 4/17/15

Redwood City

458 Barnegat Lane D. Lim to S. Susoeff for $712,000 on 4/20/15;

previous sale 7/07, $549,000 63 Cove Lane S. & C. Alusa to S. & B. Jones for $782,000 on 4/21/15; previous sale 1/03, $430,000 1052 Edgewood Road Ballard Trust to Shaughnessy Trust for $3,895,000 on 4/17/15; previous sale 12/04, $3,100,000 2606 Hastings Shore Lane T. Valderrama to H. Robanser for $585,000 on 4/17/15; previous sale 11/05, $480,000 1021 James Ave. K. & K. Loar to B. & M. Scelfo for $1,557,000 on 4/21/15; previous sale 6/10, $950,000 363 King St. Young Trust to C. & N. Whearley for $1,260,000 on 4/17/15; previous sale 10/86, $227,500 1503 Mitchell Way Williams & Lafleur Trust to M. Shostack for $1,335,000 on 4/21/15; previous sale 12/95, $306,000 918 Taft St. C. Gardner to N. Anderson for $900,000 on 4/17/15 726 Topaz St. P. & T. Crowley to D. Rice for $1,000,500 on 4/20/15

Your Realtor and You REALTORS® Help Seniors with Household Tasks in May During the week of May 4-8, as part of the annual REALTOR® Service Volunteer Program (RSVP), members of the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® (SILVAR) and other neighboring REALTOR® associations helped seniors and the homebound living on the Peninsula, in the South Bay, and as far south as Santa Cruz County, with household chores they can no longer perform on their own. They washed windows, turned over mattresses, replaced smoke detector batteries and furnace filters, did some light yardwork and other simple tasks.

The outreach program was officially launched by SILVAR in 2001 to help seniors in Silicon Valley. Many seniors are financially in need and unable to hire someone to do simple tasks. Others have no relatives living nearby to help them with the work.

The simple deeds make many seniors very happy. One elderly couple wrote, “In the past it has taken us three days to do the work these volunteers did for us in an hour.

It means so much to us … and now we can see our garden!”

“For people my age, your program is a real asset because we get to an age where it’s very frustrating to do things and we’re so much slower,” said another senior homeowner.

A Palo Alto senior homeowner lamented that she is the only living member of her family. “I really appreciate what you do,” she

told the team of volunteers as they turned over her mattress, washed her windows, replaced a smoke alarm battery and removed cobwebs from the top of her kitchen cupboards.

The REALTOR® volunteers can relate. Susan Ward, a first-time RSVP volunteer, said she wanted to help seniors this year because she remembers her mother, who recently passed away.

“My family is in the East Coast and I wasn’t able to do these things for my mom. I want to help the seniors because there were many people who were good to her there,” said Ward.

Liz Doyle, who has been an RSVP volunteer for the past three years, said, “I know older people need help and appreciate it. Our help makes their lives a little easier.”

This year 123 volunteers from SILVAR helped 96 senior households living in the REALTOR® association’s Menlo Park/Atherton, Palo Alto, Los Altos/Mountain View, Cupertino/Sunnyvale and Los Gatos/Saratoga districts.

1162 Woodrow St. H. & M. Albertsen to G. Schulze for $860,000 on 4/17/15; previous sale 2/88, $173,000

BUILDING PERMITS Palo Alto

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$30,000 795 El Camino Real revise interior layout and reflected ceiling plan, add ADA automatic door push plate, $n/a 4009 Miranda Ave. add three interior nonstructural walls to create a storage room, add one secure door, add drinking fountain, $n/a 2307 Harvard St. remodel bathroom, $18,000 180 Heather Lane install rainwater and greywater systems, $n/a 3448 Kenneth Drive remodel kitchen, $38,000 4005 Miranda Ave. remove interior nonstructural walls to create an open office, $n/a; revise ceiling grid in portion of tenant space, $n/a 863 Warren Way replace skylight and solar tubes, $2,900 855 El Camino Real, Suite 43 change skylight framing and roof/ceiling repair, $n/a 3075 Louis Road install gas fireplace, replace two skylights with solar tubes, remove window in kitchen, add attic access, $n/a; install flush-mounted PV system, $n/a 525 University Ave. spec space improvements, $75,600 431 Waverley St. American Express: tenant improvement, $n/a 4009 Miranda Ave. add three nonstructural walls to create a storage room, add secure door, add high-low drinking fountain, $n/a 2307 Harvard St. remodel bathroom, add tankless water heater, $18,000

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2137 Wellesley Street, Palo Alto Offered at $1,788,000 Cutting-Edge Home With Fine Amenities A highly modernized design blends with chic amenities in this extensively renovated 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home of 1,399 sq. ft. (per plans) that occupies a lot of 3,127 sq. ft. (per plans). Fine features include central cooling, Andersen dual-pane windows, VELUX skylights, and built-in speakers. Offering soaring ceilings and clerestory windows, the living and dining room ensemble flows seamlessly into the ultra-modern kitchen, which enjoys designer cabinetry, Caesarstone countertops, and highend appliances. One of the bedrooms features a stunning bathroom with a laundry room, while the master suite provides a walk-in closet and dual vanities. The home includes two private lawns, including a lengthy backyard, and the carport offers a Tesla charging station. Just steps from Cameron Park, the home is also near Stanford University and California Avenue. Escondido Elementary (API 927) is within walking distance and Jordan Middle (API 934) and Palo Alto High (API 905) are also close by (buyer to verify eligibility).

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Offered at $1,725,000

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2570 Webster Street, Palo Alto Open Sunday, 1:30 – 5:00 • Gorgeous Midtown brand new home provides ultimate comfort and style.

• 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. Three are suites.

• Approx. 2,980 sq.ft. of living area including attached one-car garage.

• Over 440 sq.ft. sheltered portico.

• 7,435 sq.ft. lot (per City of Palo Alto) • Integrated Lutron Home Work system; 4 security cameras with recorder; intercom; Nest thermostat; surround sound and 65” wall-mounted TV • Barbecue area with equipment installed.

• The private side courtyard and backyard with sheltered portico, • Within walking distance to all Midtown facilities.

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From the impressive front entrance, you’ll notice natural stone flooring, alder wood front door, hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings with detailed crown moldings, high baseboards, large windows, box beamed ceilings, recessed lighting, and ample custom builtins.

Quality materials and design elements throughout this home make it perfect for luxurious, easy living. The private backyard, with sheltered portico, patio, outdoor fireplace, and neat greenery, is perfect for entertaining or play, and charming for evening coffee.

This 5 bedroom 5.5-bathroom home with a library, a recreation room and a bonus room, has a distinctive floor plan, that offers optimal flow for living and entertaining in style. 5,700 sq.ft. living space, 11,570 sq. ft. lot

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400 W. PORTOLA AVENUE, LOS ALTOS Open Saturday, June 6TH from 5:30-8:30PM Open Sunday, June 7TH from Noon-5:00PM Tucked away in one of the most sought after neighborhoods in Los Altos, this exquisite one-of-a-kind gem blends Old World details with contemporary styling. Well thought out by local designer Laura Strand and builder Farrell Company, custom features include arched windows, skylights, soaring FHLOLQJV OXVWURXV KDUGZRRG Ă&#x20AC;RRUV DQG VWULNLQJ ÂżQLVKHV WKURXJKRXW &RQVLVWLQJ RI DSSUR[LPDWHO\ VTXDUH IHHW RI OLYLQJ VSDFH WKH Ă&#x20AC;H[LEOH accommodations are arranged over three levels highlighted by a grand great room/chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen in the center of the home.

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Offered at $5,995,000 | www.400WPortolaAvenue.com

Siobhan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan

Judy Bogard-Tanigami

650.776.5445 sos@osullivanteam.com

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OPEN SUNDAY 1:30- 4:30 118 SELBY LANE, ATHERTON | $14,980,000

65 SELBY LANE, ATHERTON | $11,800,000

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3 VINEYARD HILL RD, WOODSIDE | $8,495,000

740 WHISKEY HILL ROAD, WOODSIDE | $4,980,000

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MARY GULLIXSON 650.888.0860 mary@apr.com License# 00373961

BRENT GULLIXSON 650.888.4898 brentg@apr.com License# 01329216

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Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Square footage and/or acreage information contained herein has been received from seller, existing reports, appraisals, public records and/or other sources deemed reliable.

However, neither seller nor listing agent has verified this information. If this information is important to buyer in determining whether to buy or to purchase price, buyer should conduct buyer’s own investigation.

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669 Hayne Road, Hillsborough

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138 Bolivar Lane, Portola Valley

1100 Mountain Home Rd.,Woodside

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$5,850,000

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45 Vista Verde Way, Portola Valley

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2015 Bear Gulch Road, San Gregorio 127 +/- Acres | Main House, Barn, Guest Houses

Price: $4,800,000 Imagine your own private valley nestled in the hills of sunny, scenic San Gregorio. With over 127 flat to rolling acres and copious adjudicated water rights, this rare parcel is a blank palette for your vision. An equestrian enthusiast would create their own private, CETA-like park. A farmer or vintner would find the balmy micro-climate and abundant supplies of water ideal for the most ambitious growing endeavors. A burgeoning family would strike the perfect balance between back-to-the-land, rustic country life and a mere 45 minute commute to both San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

Currently situated on the property is a vintage farmhouse, a spacious 2,500 sq ft barn, charming guest quarters and several additional outbuildings. Available for the first time in 17 years, this rare slice of your personal heaven is offered at $4,800,000.

STAFFORD & HAIGHT R E A LT Y Tom Stafford

Christina Stafford

650-747-0371

650-275-2286

BRE#00385653

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BRE#01843009

2995 Woodside Road, Suite 400 Woodside

9 5 2 D E N N I S D R I V E , PA L O A LT O Completely Remodeled with Stunning Gardens

Abundant Natural Light with Fabulous Indoor/Outdoor Integration • Four bedrooms – fourth bedroom ideally configured for guest quarters or an in-law suite • Three full and completely remodeled bathrooms • Beautifully remodeled kitchen – quartz countertops – stainless steel appliances – gas cooktop • Walls of windows bring in loads of natural light and overlook beautiful landscaping

LISTED BY Timothy Foy DRE# 00849721

• Stunning, serene gardens featuring: – large backyard deck right off the living area – mature landscaping providing loads of privacy – surrounded by colorful plants and flowers • Wonderful neighborhood with no through traffic • Excellent Palo Alto Schools including Palo Alto High School • 1,890 sq. feet living space approx.

• 6,086 sq. foot lot approx.

Cell: 650.387.5078

OFFEREDAT $2,350,000 Tim@midtownpaloalto.com

Midtown Realty, Inc. • 2775 Middlefield Road • Phone: 650.321.1596 • WWW.MIDTOWNPALOALTO.COM

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829 PINE HILL ROAD, STANFORD

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Carole Feldstein

650.917.4267 cfeldstein@cbnorcal.com CalBRE# 00911615

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Shari Ornstein 650.814.6682 sornstein@apr.com CalBRE# 01028693

DELEON REALTY SUMMER SPLASH

DeLeon Realty is excited to announce the July Summer Splash.

Buyers often want to buy homes during the summer so they can get settled before the new school year. However, real estate agents have traditionally advised sellers to wait until the fall because the low inventory causes buyers to lose focus.

In response to what buyers and sellers want, DeLeon Realty is breaking with tradition and releasing some of the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best listings between July 13th and July 26th.

There will be special incentives for anyone who buys a DeLeon listing during the Summer Splash, including a $5,000 gift FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWH WR )OHJHO¡V ,QWHULRU 'HVLJQ +RPH )XUQLVKLQJV 7KDW¡V ULJKW 'H/HRQ 5HDOW\ ZLOO DWWUDFW PRUH BUYERS by giving them $5,000 to spend at one of Silicon Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best furniture stores.

Check out the next issue of The DeLeon Insight or visit www.DeLeonRealty.com for more information.

Give us a call at 650.488.7325 if you would like to list your home during our Summer Splash.

Disclaimer: This is a limited time offer. This promotion only applies to homes originally listed by the DeLeon Team between the dates of July 13, 2015 and July 26, 2015 as part of the Summer Splash. The home must be in contract by July 31, 2015. The transaction must close by September 1, 2015 and the Gift Certificate must be used by March 31, 2016. There is no cash value to the certificate. Lost certificates will not be replaced. The certificate will be issued in the Buyersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; names and they are non-transferable. Please check our website at www.deleonrealty.com for further details.

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1400 COWPER STREET, PALO A LTO

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ocated in Palo Alto’s highly desirable Professorville neighborhood, this gracious 4 bedroom/3.5 bath home built in 1924 offers a sophisticated

fusion of classic architecture with modern convenience! High ceilings & an abundance of windows & skylights create a light, airy atmosphere.

A private garden with a backdrop of trees & lawn rimmed by a rich tapestry of plantings wraps around the home.

Recent remodeling includes kitchen & all bathrooms. The master features 2 walk-in closets with custom organizers & a luxurious bath.

The convenient location is just blocks to Lucie Stern Community Center, the Children’s & Rinconada Libraries, the Art Center, Junior Museum, the vibrant downtown shops and restaurants, and Palo Alto’s award-winning schools!

Lot Size: 11,575 sq. ft. (Per City of Palo Alto Parcel Report, unverified by Alain Pinel Realtors) Living Area: 3,068 sq. ft. (Per County Records, unverified by Alain Pinel Realtors)

Offered at $5,495,000

www.1400Cowper.com

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Tax Issues Relating to Real Property Thursday, June 18, 2015 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Please join DeLeon Realty at our June Seminar. Gain insight into tax issues relating to real estate from Michael Repka, the Managing Broker and General Counsel of DeLeon Realty. In addition to a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) Michael holds a graduate law degree in taxation (L.L.M.) from NYU.

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To RSVP, please contact Lena Nguyen at 650.543.8500 or by email at lena@deleonrealty.com Seminar is for prospective clients only, no outside real estate professionals permitted.

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Bay Area Collection Menlo Park. Burlingame 650.314.7200 | pacificunion.com

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OPEN SUN 1:30 - 4:30

NEW LISTING

1 Faxon Rd, Atherton $20,700,000 1faxon.com

128 Toyon Rd, Atherton $6,995,000 5 BD / 7.5 BA

2070 Channing Ave, Palo Alto $2,995,000 3 BD / 2.5 BA

Grand estate in America’s #1 zip code, per Forbes. 1.7+ acres with pool and golf hole.

12,800+ sq. ft. The best of Silicon Valley living minutes to Stanford and tech giants.

Stunning Lindenwood home custom built 2 years ago, 1 acre. Functional floor plan, media room, quality millwork, 2 offices. Indoor, outdoor living.

Close proximity to downtown Palo Alto.

New Construction, Only a few left, Spacious Single Family Homes, Palo Alto Schools. Close to shopping, parks, schools. Easy access to 101 tech corridor.

Tom LeMieux, 650.465.7459 tom@tomlemieux.com

Nathalie de Saint Andrieu, 650.804.9696

Nathalie de Saint Andrieu, 650.804.9696

NEW LISTING

PRICE REDUCED

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984 Monte Rosa Drive, Menlo Park $2,695,000 3 BD / 3 BA / 3,270 SF / LOT 18,500 SF

168 Sand Hill Circle, Menlo Park $1,649,000 4 BD / 2 BA / 2,060 SF

1 W. Edith, #C216, Los Altos $ 1,348,000 2 BD / 2 BA / 1,456 SF

New Listing in Sharon Heights. Privacy in parklike setting, Lovingly maintained, Excellent Las Lomitas Schools

Light end unit with view of Sharon Heights Golf Course near the Rosewood Hotel. Quiet location with remodeled Kitchen and Baths, Las Lomitas schools.

Top floor corner in the Luxury Parc Regent.

Downtown location. Large living area with gas fireplace & private patio. In unit laundry, secure underground parking, pool & exercise room. Must be 55+ to enjoy!

Jennifer Pollock, 650.867.0609 Deanna Tarr, 415.999.1232

OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30 - 4:30

Jennifer Pollock, 650.867.0609 Deanna Tarr, 415.999.1232

PENDING

Carolyn Rianda, 650.400.8361

SOLD

175 Irene Court, Mountain View $1,095,000 3 BD / 2.5 BA / 1,352 SF

72 Juniper Drive, Atherton $6,450,000 5 BD / 5+ BA / 6,150 SF

2088 Channing Ave, Palo Alto $2,995,000 4 BD / 3.5 BA

Whisman Station townhouse with new hardwood, appliances and countertops

Extensively updated with classic and timeless style in serene Lindenwood neighborhood.

Private setting with pool and spa. Menlo Park schools.

New Construction, Only a few left, Spacious Single Family Homes, Palo Alto Schools. Close to shopping, parks, schools. Easy access to 101 tech corridor.

Tom LeMieux, 650.465.7459 tom@tomlemieux.com

Nathalie de Saint Andrieu, 650.804.9696

Katharine Carroll, 650.564.7122 175IreneCourt.com

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Pacific Union is pleased to welcome David Weil to our Silicon Valley team.

1706 El Camino Real, Suite 220 Menlo Park, CA 94025

David Weil 650.823.3855 david@davidweilhomes.com davidweilhomes.com

I hope this mail finds you well and I hope your gearing up for a great summer ahead! I am happy to let you know that I am now at Pacific Union Real Estate in Menlo Park. It’s an amazing office with a great group of people!

Please make sure that you update my contact information to: Pacific Union Real Estate 1706 El Camino Real, Suite 220 Menlo Park, CA 94025 email: david@davidweilhomes.com www.davidweilhomes.com As always, if you know anyone who is looking to buy or selling a home, I’d appreciate the referral! Hope to see you all soon.

Best, David www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • June 5, 2015 • Page 71

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FREINDS OF THE PALO ALTO LIBRARY FRIENDS OF THE MTN VIEW LIBRARY JOIN OUR ONLINE STOREFRONT TEAM

152 Research Study Volunteers

Palo Alto, 201 Homer Avenue, June 6 8-2 Antiques, furniture, horse tack, antique dolls and doll items, linens, Christmas, Chrystal, China, framed pictures, jewelry, vintage clothing, quilting, old sewing machine, Stanford items, and much more

Hot Flashes?

Women 40-65 with frequent hot flashes, may qualify for the REPLENISH Trial - a free medical research study for postmenopausal women. Call 855-781-1851.

(Cal-SCAN)

250 Musical Instruments Full-Size H Schuster Violin - $800

Kid’s Stuff 340 Child Care Wanted Reliable Childcare/ Housekeeper A responsible, reliable and energetic Housekeeper/ Babysitting who can help us with our child. Work will be 3 hours daily for three days in a week.

Experience necessary,Contact us if you are interested

350 Preschools/ Schools/Camps Acorn Chinese Learning Center Children Mandarin & Cantonese Program. www.acornchinese.com Art & Soul Summer Camp

Does Your Child Have Heel Pain?

Napa Medical Research Foundation and Bodor Clinic invite children between the ages of 7-17 to participate our heel pain/Achilles tendon pain study.

Patients need to have ongoing heel pain as a result of some type of physical activity or sport. We have discovered a new treatment with dramatic turnaround that stands to benefit children by allowing for greater mobility during treatment and a rapid return to sports and physical activities. Please contact us at 707-492-0313 for any questions. We are located at the Queen of the Valley Wellness Center in Napa and would love to have you as part of our study!

Having Sleep Problems?

If you are 60 years or older, you may be eligible to participate in a study of Non-Drug Treatments for Insomnia sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, and conducted at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Medical Center. Participants will receive extensive sleep evaluation, individual treatment, and reimbursement for participation. For more information, please call Stephanie or Ryan at (650) 849-0584. (For general information about participant rights, contact 866-680-2906.)

Palo Alto, 2135 Williams Street, June 6, 9 - DARK! VOTED BEST YARD SALE! Huge multi family sale with TONS of treasures!

No early birds please.

Bridge (Card Game) Summer Camp

Palo Alto, 2869 Bryant St, June 6, 9-12 IKEA birch cabs, Hon office chair, lateral file cab, SMK-link Apple keypad, 19” LCD computer monitor, ultrasound bone stimulator, glass patio table w/4 chairs, umbrella&stand, Roland guitar amp, Boss guitar effects pedal.

3DVDs LittlePeople, Planet Heroes,T

Palo Alto, 481 Nevada Ave, June 6th, 8 - 2 Stanford, Escondido Village, Saturday, June 6, 2015

215 Collectibles & Antiques Dr. Seuss Pink Tufted Beast - $6200

202 Vehicles Wanted CASH FOR CARS Any Car/Truck. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Call For Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3808 www.cash4car.com (AAN CAN) Donate Your Car, Truck, Boat to Heritage for the Blind. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care of.

Call 800-731-5042 (Cal-SCAN)

Older Car, Boat, RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call 1- 800-743-1482 (Cal-SCAN)

210 Garage/Estate Sales

140 Lost & Found

Menlo Park, 1765 Oak Ave, March 14 & 15 10-2

355 Items for Sale 3T KRU Rain Jacket $5 Nike Shinpads Age 4-7y $4 PoohDuvetCoverPillowCase Soccer Cleats Size2 Diadora $7 TopGunPilotJacket4T

Mind & Body 425 Health Services

Rare Pokemon cards for sale

Got Knee Pain? Back Pain?

Shoulder Pain? Get a pain- relieving brace -little or NO cost to you. Medicare Patients Call Health Hotline Now! 1- 800-796-5091 (Cal-SCAN)

230 Freebies DID YOU KNOW 7 IN 10 Americans or 158 million U.S. Adults read content from newspaper media each week? Discover the Power of Newspaper Advertising. For a free brochure call 916-288-6011 or email cecelia@cnpa.com (Cal-SCAN)

Sofa - $400

For Sale

Piano Summer Camp

Dr. Seuss Relaxed in Spite of It - $3800

240 Furnishings/ Household items

Thanks St Jude

135 Group Activities

Join us for the Palo Alto Citywide Yard Sale on Saturday, June 6. Last day to sign up is May 8.

DONATE BOOKS TO SUPPORT LIBRARY

I buy old Porsche’s 911, 356. 1948-1973 only. Any condition.

Top $$ paid. Finders Fee. Call 707-965-9546 or email porscheclassics@yahoo.com (Cal-SCAN) Piano Lessons Quality Piano Lessons in Menlo Park.

Call (650)838-9772 Alita Lake

PA: City Wide Garage Sale Saturday, June 6, 8-2 Helping the environment and making money has never been so easy.

Reusing - whether you donate, buy, or sell - is one of the best ways to reduce waste and keep usable stuff out of the landfill.

Safe Step Walk-In Tub! Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation.

Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch Step-In. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors. American Made. Installation Included.

Call 800-799-4811 for $750 Off. (Cal-SCAN) Natural Aphrodisiac UltimateDesireWorks.com

245 Miscellaneous DirecTV Starting at $19.99/mo. FREE Installation.

FREE 3 months of HBO SHOWTIME CINEMAX, STARZ. FREE HD/DVR Upgrade! 2015 NFL Sunday Ticket Included (Select Packages) New Customers Only. CALL 1-800-385-9017 (CalSCAN) Dish Network Get MORE for LESS! Starting $19.99/ month (for 12 months.) PLUS Bundle and SAVE (Fast Internet for $15 more/month.)

CALL Now 1-800-357-0810 (Cal-SCAN) Kill Bed Bugs!

Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/ KIT. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online/Store: homedepot.com (AAN CAN) Kill Roaches!

Guaranteed! Buy Harris Roach Tablets.

No Mess, Odorless, Long Lasting.

Available: ACE Hardware, The Home Depot (AAN CAN) SAWMILLS From only $4397. Make and Save Money with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext.300N (Cal-SCAN) Macy’s Bandolino shoes size7M - $8

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Jobs 500 Help Wanted Business Informatica Corporation is accepting resumes for the following positions in Redwood City, CA: Vice President, Global Talent Attraction (RCBCO): Provide leadership and coaching to the worldwide talent acquisition team to ensure high quality, innovative and timely hiring practices are in place to support the business and deliver against financial and company plans. Position may require travel to various, unanticipated locations.

Please mail resumes with job title and reference Job Code # to Informatica Corporation, ATTN: Global Mobility, 2100 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94063. No phone calls please. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. EOE.

Care Needed Elderly care and an Assistant needed urgently, No qualification required, We offer ($500 per week),send resumes to availablejob2@aol.com for more details.

Dry Cleaners in Palo Alto Experienced spotter/presser needed now. 5 days 35 hrs/week. Will train presser. Call 650 329-0998 Labors & Painters Top $$$. Must be a US CITIZEN and valid CA DL. 3-4 years exp. Call 650/322-4166 Retail Merchandiser P/T. Merchandise Hallmark products at various retail stores in the PA area. To apply, please visit: http://hallmark.candidatecare.com EOE. Women/Minorities/ Disabled/Veterans Software TripAdvisor LLC currently has openings in our Palo Alto, CA location for Software Engineers: Design, implement, QA, and maintain complex and highly scalable and reliable web solutions. Mail resume to TripAdvisor Recruiting, 141 Needham St Bldg. N2, Newton, MA 02464 indicating job reference number 10173.8. EOE.

Technical Informatica Corporation is accepting resumes for the following positions in Redwood City, CA: Software Engineer (RCNRO): Work closely with architects and product managers from various product groups as well as collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment to proactively identify architectural weaknesses and then make the appropriate recommended solutions.

Senior QA Engineer(RCBKA): Participate actively in functional, system, stress, longevity and regression testing activities.

Please mail resumes with job title and reference Job Code # to Informatica Corporation, ATTN: Global Mobility, 2100 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94063. No phone calls please. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. EOE. Woodside Store Site Manager Bring history to life as a site manager at the Woodside Store Historic Site (3300 Tripp Road). Site manager keeps the site open, interprets it for the general public, makes sales at the gift shop and does light cleaning. Saturdays from 12-4 pm, $18-$20 per hour. More info 650.299.0104, x233.

560 Employment Information Drivers: $2K Loyalty Bonus $55k Your First Year. Stay Cool with Newer KWs w/ APUs. Great Miles.

CDL-A Req - (877) 258-8782 www.drive4melton.com (Cal-SCAN) MAKE $1000 Weekly!!

Mailing Brochures From Home.

Helping home workers since 2001.

Genuine Opportunity. No Experience Required. Start Immediately. www. theworkingcorner.com (AAN CAN)

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Business Services 604 Adult Care Offered Nurse/CNA Available Live in. 23 yrs hospital exp., all areas.

Local. 650/224-1870

610 Tutoring DID YOU KNOW 144 million U.S. Adults read a Newspaper print copy each week?

Discover the Power of Newspaper Advertising. For a free brochure call 916-288-6011 or email cecelia@cnpa.com (Cal-SCAN)

624 Financial Reduce Your Past Tax Bill by as much as 75 Percent. Stop Levies, Liens and Wage Garnishments. Call The Tax DR Now to see if you Qualify 1-800-498-1067. (Cal-SCAN) Sell Your Structured or annuity payments for CASH NOW. You don’t have to wait for your future payments any longer!

Call 1-800-673-5926. (Cal-SCAN) SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Benefits. Unable to work?

Denied benefits? We Can Help! WIN or Pay Nothing! Contact Bill Gordon & Associates at 1-800-966-1904 to start your application today! (Cal-SCAN)

636 Insurance AUTO INSURANCE starting at $25/month.

Call 855-977-9537 Health & Dental Insurance Lowest Prices. We have the best rates from top companies!

Call Now! 888-989-4807. (CalSCAN)

640 Legal Services DID YOU KNOW Information is power and content is King? Do you need timely access to public notices and remain relevant in today’s hostile business climate?

Gain the edge with California Newspaper Publishers Association new innovative website capublicnotice.com and check out the FREE One-Month Trial Smart Search Feature.

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Home Services 715 Cleaning Services Delma’s House Cleaning Gloria’s Housecleaning Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly.

Own supplies. Great refs., affordable rates. 650/704-1172 Isabel and Elbi’s Housecleaning Apartments and homes.

Excellent references. Great rates.

650/670-7287 or 650/771-8281 Lucy’s Housecleaning Service Homes, condos, apts. Window cleaning.

22 years exp., refs. Free est.

650/771-8499; 408/745-7276. chindaelisea@outlook.com Orkopina Housecleaning Spring Cleaning Sale.

Celebrating 30 years. 650/962-1536

748 Gardening/ Landscaping A. Barrios Garden Maintenance *Weekly or every other week *Irrigation systems *Clean up and hauling *Tree removal *Refs. 650/771-0213; 392-9760

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J. Garcia Garden Maintenance Service Free est. 21 years exp. 650/366-4301 or 650/346-6781 LANDA’S GARDENING & LANDSCAPING *Yard Maint. *New Lawns. *Rototil *Clean Ups *Tree Trim *Power Wash *Irrigation timer programming. 19 yrs exp. Ramon, 650/576-6242 landaramon@yahoo.com R.G. Landscape Drought tolerant native landscapes and succulent gardens. Demos, installations, maint. Free est. 650/468-8859 Scott Haber Landsaping

751 General Contracting A NOTICE TO READERS: It is illegal for an unlicensed person to perform contracting work on any project valued at $500.00 or more in labor and materials. State law also requires that contractors include their license numbers on all advertising. Check your contractor’s status at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB (2752). Unlicensed persons taking jobs that total less than $500.00 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

759 Hauling J & G HAULING SERVICE Misc. junk, office, gar., furn., mattresses, green waste, more. Lic./ins. Free est.

650/743-8852 (see my Yelp reviews)

Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement TBD TECHNOLOGIES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604414 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: TBD Technologies, located at 4023 Villa Vista, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): FRANKLIN SCHELLENBERG 4023 Villa Vista Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 1, 2015.

(PAW May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 2015) GARLIC CITY PROPERTIES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604565 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Garlic City Properties, located at 5870 Winged Foot Dr., Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): SOARING EAGLE PROPERTIES, LLC 5870 Winged Foot Dr. Gilroy, CA 95020 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 4/21/15 This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 5, 2015.

(PAW May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 2015) PALO ALTO CREAMERY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604852 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Palo Alto Creamery, located at 566 Emerson St., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County.

767 Movers Sunny Express Moving Co. Afforable, Reliable, Refs. CalT #191198.

650/722-6586 or 408/904-9688

771 Painting/ Wallpaper DAVID AND MARTIN PAINTING Quality work Good references Low price

Lic. #52643

(650) 575-2022

Glen Hodges Painting Call me first! Senior discount.

45 yrs. #351738. 650/322-8325

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779 Organizing Services

825 Homes/Condos for Sale

End the Clutter & Get Organized Residential Organizing

by Debra Robinson (650)390-0125

Menlo Park, 1 BR/1 BA - $699,000

Real Estate 801 Apartments/ Condos/Studios Menlo Park, 2 BR/1 BA - $3,295

H.D.A. Painting and Drywall Interior/exterior painting, drywall installed. Mud, tape all textures. Free est.

650/207-770

805 Homes for Rent

Italian Painter Spring Spruce Up! Avail. now! Interior/ exterior. 30 years exp. Excel. refs. No job too small. AFFORDABLE RATES. Free est. Call Domenico, 650/421-6879

Woodside, 2 BR/2 BA - $4000/mont

STYLE PAINTING Full service painting. Insured. Lic. 903303. 650/388-8577

775 Asphalt/ Concrete LOW PRICE CONCRETE INC 25 years experience landscaping/ concrete. Call for a free estimate 650-771-1287.

Redwood City (emerald Hills), 4 BR/3.5 BA - $5395

Menlo Park, 2 BR/2 BA - 1,385,000.

Menlo Park, 3 BR/2 BA - $899000 Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $1099000 Sunnyvale, 3 BR/2 BA - $899000

855 Real Estate Services DID YOU KNOW DID YOU KNOW Information is power and content is King? Your doorway to statewide Public Notices, California Newspaper Publishers Association Smart Search Feature. Sign-up, Enter keywords and sit back and let public notices come to you on your mobile, desktop, and tablet. For more information call Cecelia @ (916) 288-6011 or www.capublicnotice.com (Cal-SCAN)

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This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): ROBERT FISCHER 566 Emerson St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/15/09.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 13, 2015.

(PAW May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 2015)

owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): MICHELLE HAGHPANAH, D.D.S., M.P.H., P.C. 3732 Feather Lane Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 18, 2015.

(PAW June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2015)

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): BCU GROUP LLC 1172 Castro St. Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/1/2015.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 24, 2015.

(PAW May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 2015)

REPOSADO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604853 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Reposado, located at 236 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): ROBERT S. FISCHER 566 Emerson St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/30/08.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 13, 2015.

(PAW May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 2015)

CONNECTING PEOPLE CP FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604276 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Connecting People, 2.) CP, located at 780 Maplewood Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): CHRISTOPHER PERALTA 780 Maplewood Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 4/27/15.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 28, 2015.

(PAW May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 2015)

PEACEFUL PATHWAYS IN HOME PET EUTHANASIA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 605015 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Peaceful Pathways in Home Pet Euthanasia, located at 3414 Bryant St., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): JENNIFER WINNICK, DVM 3414 Bryant St. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 19, 2015.

(PAW May 29, June 5, 12, 19, 2015)

MILESTONE FINANCIAL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604981 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Milestone Financial, located at 4970 El Camino Real #230, Los Altos, CA 94022, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): BEAR BRUIN VENTURES, INC. 4970 El Camino Real #230 Los Altos, CA 94022 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 18, 2015.

(PAW May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 2015)

PALO ALTO VINEYARD CHURCH FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604880 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Palo Alto Vineyard Church, located at 744 San Antonio Road # 22, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF THE PENINSULA 445 Sherman Ave., Suite S Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 14, 2015.

(PAW May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 2015)

SAN JOSE SWIM AND SPORT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604666 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: San Jose Swim and Sport, located at 421 N. 1st. St., San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): TEAM SHEEPER SWIM & SPORT, INC. 501 Laurel St. Menlo Park, CA 94025 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 8, 2015.

(PAW May 29, June 5, 12, 19, 2015)

LITTLE BYTES PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604996 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Little Bytes Pediatric Dentistry, located at 853 Middlefield Rd., Suite 2, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the

BCU GROUP BLOCKCHAIN UNIVERSITY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 604189 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) BCU Group, 2.) Blockchain University, located at 1172 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company.

THE COPPERSMITH FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 605094 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: The Coppersmith, located at 233 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County.

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Across 1 Get a whiff of 6 Londoner, e.g., informally 10 Open a crack 14 Portraitist’s prop 15 Norse trickster of myth 16 Adidas rival 17 Wire worker 19 Tip jar bills 20 TP layer 21 Like some hours 22 Electric toothbrush battery size, maybe 24 Bankbook amt.

25 Zooey’s “New Girl” role 26 Drink in the morning 28 Former Israeli P.M. Ehud 31 Less partisan 33 Big one 34 1984 hit for ZZ Top 35 Popeye’s Olive and family 38 Catch a few z’s 39 Gang of characters seen in the four longest answers 40 Watery, like tea 41 Attain peas?

42 “Mystery!” host Diana 43 Arabian Peninsula native 44 Belter on Broadway 46 Cathedral toppers 47 More majestic 49 Candy bar served in twos 50 Hive-minded prefix?

51 Keanu’s role in “The Matrix” 53 “Star Wars” figure 54 “___: Cyber” 57 “Read before posting anything” pages 59 Live through a hot day with no A.C., say 62 Make even 63 Pinball disaster 64 Alberta NHLer 65 “... with ___-foot pole!”

66 Dos + dos + dos 67 Smartly dressed

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Down 1 FIFA president Blatter 2 Do perfectly 3 “___ it’s duck season ...”: Daffy Duck 4 Boggy land 5 Embellished, as prose 6 B.B. King played them 7 Infomercial inventor Popeil 8 Store with multilingual product tags 9 Dessert topped with a powder 10 G.I. mail center 11 When college transfers often begin 12 Agreements from the pews 13 Many a reggae player 18 Word after standardized or stress 23 Ventilate 25 Blog with the tagline “Celebrity, Sex, Fashion for Women. Without Airbrushing” 27 “Cats ask for it by name” brand 28 Preakness postings 29 Do some pirating 30 Neighbor of South Africa 31 Pretend to have 32 Worked up 34 “Star Wars” figure 36 Lois of the Daily Planet 37 Street wear?

39 They may be unwillingly shared on airplanes 43 That’s what YOU think 45 Cartoon dog surnamed Hoek 46 Hit flies 47 Hot topic of the 1992 presidential campaign 48 The painting in Roger Sterling’s office on “Mad Men”, for example 49 “___ how I roll” 52 Honey of a boo-boo 54 Mare’s child 55 Bird feeder block 56 “Just doin’ my job ...”

58 Hill worker, for short 60 Peyton Manning’s brother 61 ___ Maria (coffee liqueur)

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(continued from previous page) This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): PALO ALTO BUSINESS GROUP LLC 547 Emerson St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 5/21/2015.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 21, 2015.

(PAW May 29, June 5, 12, 19, 2015) MEYERS WEALTH MANAGEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 605263 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Meyers Wealth Management, located at 550 Hamilton Ave., #210, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): DAVID S. MEYERS 455 Grant Ave. #14 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/1/2010.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 26, 2015.

(PAW June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2015) PALO ALTO WEEKLY PALOALTOONLINE.COM MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE MV-VOICE.COM FOGSTER.COM EMBARCADERO MEDIA TRI-VALLEY MEDIA THE ALMANAC ALMANACNEWS.COM PLEASANTON WEEKLY PLEASANTONWEEKLY.COM FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 605493 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Palo Alto Weekly, 2.) Paloaltoonline. com, 3.) Mountain View Voice, 4.)

MV-Voice.com, 5.) Fogster.com, 6.)

Embarcadero Media, 7.) Tri-Valley Media, 8.) The Almanac, 9.) Almanacnews. com, 10.) Pleasanton Weekly, 11.)

Pleasantonweekly.com, located at 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): EMBARCADERO MEDIA 450 Cambridge Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/15/2009.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 29, 2015.

(PAW June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2015)

997 All Other Legals NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. 14-21741-SP-CA Title No. 140602337-CA-MAI ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY IS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR ONLY PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE 2923.3 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/07/2007. 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(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), 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 Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges

and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Judith A Wilczak, and Joseph L Wilczak, wife and husband as joint tenants Duly Appointed Trustee: NATIONAL DEFAULT SERVICING CORPORATION Recorded 05/30/2007 as Instrument No. 19449587 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of Santa Clara County, California. Date of Sale: 06/19/2015 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the North Market Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 191 North Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,862,485.50 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 26101 Duval Way, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022-4463 A.P.N.: 175-48-060 and 175-48-059 PARCEL ONE: PARCEL A, AS SHOWN ON THAT MAP ENTITLED, “RECORD OF SURVEY OF PORTION OF LOTS 33 AND 34, SUBDIVISION OF LOT 3, TAAFFE PARTITION (1/70) AND PORTION OF LOT 1, M and M TAAFFE SUBDIVISION (1/72)”, WHICH MAP WAS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ON AUGUST 18, 1976 IN BOOK 376 OF MAPS, AT PAGE 48. PARCEL TWO: ALL OF THAT NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR ROAD PURPOSES, AND INCIDENTAL THERETO, CONVEYED TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY DEED RECORDED NOVEMBER 30, 1962 IN BOOK 5812, PAGE 25 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A PORTION OF LOT 35, AS SAID LOT IS SHOWN UPON THAT CERTAIN MAP ENTITLED, “MAP OF THE SUBDIVISION LOT 3 OF THE TAAFFE PARTITION IN RANCHO LA PURISSIMA CONCEPTION”, WHICH MAP WAS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, ON AUGUST 6, 1897 IN BOOK 1 OF MAPS AT PAGES 70 AND 71, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING FOR REFERENCE AT THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 35; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT SOUTH 27 DEGREES 43’ 47” EAST 20.42 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF ROBLEDA AVENUE AS SAID AVENUE IS SHOWN UPON SAID MAP; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE NORTH 50 DEGREES 16’ 03” EAST, 41.46 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 75 DEGREES 26’ 15” EAST, 152.08 FEET TO THE GENERAL NORTHERLY LINE OF DUVAL WAY (50.00 FEET WIDE); THENCE ALONG LAST SAID LINE SOUTH 58 DEGREES 43’ 57” EAST, 9.47 FEET, ALONG A TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT WITH A RADIUS OF 429.97 FEET, THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 16 DEGREES 00’ 00”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 120.07 FEET, SOUTH 42 DEGREES 43’ 57” EAST, 115.76 FEET, ALONG A TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF 109.99 FEET, THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 50 DEGREES 30’ 05”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 96.95 FEET, NORTH 86 DEGREES 45’ 58” EAST, 40.00 FEET, AND ALONG A TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT WITH A RADIUS OF 169.99 FEET, THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 17 DEGREES 12’ 17”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 51.04 FEET TO A POINT OF REVERSE CURVATURE, SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT. THENCE FROM A TANGENT THAT BEARS SOUTH 76 DEGREES 01’ 45” EAST, ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF 20.00 FEET, THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 64 DEGREES 54’ 52”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 22.66 FEET; THENCE NORTH 39 DEGREES 03’ 23” EAST, 53.82 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 67 DEGREES 56’ 37” EAST, 313.11 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 35; THENCE ALONG LAST SAID LINE SOUTH 29 DEGREES 41’ 32” EAST, 38.77 FEET; THENCE NORTH 67 DEGREES 56’ 37” WEST, 310.99 FEET; THENCE ALONG A TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF 20.00 FEET, THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 73 DEGREES 00’ 00”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 25.48 FEET; THENCE ALONG A TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF 20.00 FEET, THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 94 DEGREES 59’ 49”, AN ARE LENGTH OF 33.16 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CONTINUATION OF THE CURVE DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH THE RADIUS OF 169.99 FEET; THENCE ALONG LAST SAID CURVE FROM A TANGENT THAT BEARS NORTH 55 DEGREES 56’ 26” WEST, ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF 169.99 FEET, THOUGH AN ANGLE OF 20 DEGREES 05’ 19”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 59.60 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT. PARCEL THREE: ALL OF THAT EASEMENT FOR ROAD PURPOSES AND INCIDENTS THERETO, CONVEYED TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY PARCEL 2 OF THE DEED RECORDED NOVEMBER 30, 1962 IN VOLUME 5812, PAGE 21 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, DESCRIBED AS

FOLLOWS: BEGINNING FOR REFERENCE AT THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 35; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT SOUTH 27 DEGREES 43’ 47” EAST 20.42 FEET TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION THEREOF WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF ROBLEDA AVENUE AS SAID AVENUE IS SHOWN UPON SAID MAP, SAID POINT OF BEING THE TRUE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE NORTH 50 DEGREES 16’ 03” EAST, 41.46 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 75 DEGREES 26’ 15” EAST, 152.08 FEET TO THE GENERAL NORTHERLY LINE OF DUVAL WAY (50.00 FEET WIDE); THENCE ALONG LAST SAID LINE SOUTH 58 DEGREES 43’ 57” EAST, 9.47 FEET, ALONG A TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT WITH A RADIUS OF 429.97 FEET, THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 16 DEGREES 00’ 00”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 120.07 FEET, SOUTH 42 DEGREES 43’ 57” EAST, 115.76 FEET; ALONG A TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF 109.99 FEET, THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 50 DEGREES 30’ 05”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 96.96 FEET, N. 86 DEGREES 45’ 58” E. 40.00 FEET, AND ALONG A TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT WITH A RADIUS OF 109.99 FEET, THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 37 DEGREES 17’ 36”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 110.64 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 34 DEGREES 03’ 34” WEST, 50.00 FEET TO THE GENERAL SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID DUVAL WAY; THENCE ALONG LAST SAID LINE FROM A TANGENT THAT BEARS NORTH 55 DEGREES 56’ 26” WEST, 40.00 FEET, ALONG A TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT WITH A RADIUS OF 159.99 FEET, THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 50 DEGREES 30’ 05”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 141.02 FEET, NORTH 42 DEGREES 43’ 57” WEST, 115.76 FEET, AND ALONG A TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF 379.98 FEET; THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 11 DEGREES 37’ 33”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 77.10 FEET; THENCE NORTH 75 DEGREES 26’ 15” WEST, 174.45 FEET TO SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 35; THENCE ALONG LAST SAID LINE NORTH 27 DEGREES 43’ 47” WEST, 35.60 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. 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.

The undersigned mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent for the mortgagee or beneficiary pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) declares that the mortgagee, beneficiary or the mortgagee’s or beneficiary’s authorized agent has either contacted the borrower or tried with due diligence to contact the borrower as required by California Civil Code 2923.5/2923.55.

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

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CITATION TO APPEAR Case No.: 114AD023637 The People of the State of California To VINAY KUMAR NEVATIA: By order of this court, you are hereby cited to appear before the judge presiding in Department 10 of this court on 07/13/2015 at 11:00 AM, then and there to show cause, if any you have, why Disha Kumar, a minor, should not be declared free from your parental control according to the petition on file herein to free the minor for adoption.

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TRACK & FIELD

Another run at the state meet

STANFORD WINS CUP . . . The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup competition continues through the College World Series and NCAA track and field championships. In reality, the race is over except for the shouting. When the Cardinal women’s golf team won its NCAA title last week, Stanford clinched its 21st consecutive Cup. When the first spring standings were released last week, the Cardinal had 1,349.50 points, which included the women’s water polo title, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s lacrosse. The women likely will earn some points for NCAA track and field too, though they may not count. Only the top 10 scoring women’s teams and top 10 scoring men’s teams are counted. Stanford already has scored in 11 women’s sports and nine men’s sports.

The golf scores are yet to be included, so the Cardinal likely will finish close to the 1,482 points it earned last year. North Carolina is in second with 1,119.50 points, followed by Penn State (984), UCLA (975.25) and Ohio State (874.50). UCLA and Florida are most likely to make the biggest jumps the rest of the way. The Bruins will get significant points from golf, baseball, softball and track and field while the Gators gain in softball, golf, track and field and baseball.

NACDA and USA Today introduced the program, honoring institutions maintaining a broad-based program for both men and women.

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Palo Alto junior Eli Givens capped a triple-victory performance at the CCS Track and Field Championships by winning the 200 in a personal best (and wind-aided) 21.54. He also won the 100 and long jump.

TRACK & FIELD

Givens a triple threat at CIF State Meet Paly junior wins three titles at CCS Championships

by Keith Peters alo Alto High junior Eli Givens wants to make one thing clear, track and field is not his No. 1 sport. His first love is football.

“I do track to stay in shape for football,” he said.

Then again, Givens confided about his spring fling: “(But) It is more than just another sport.”

Track and field is a social outlet, a football training aid, and a chance for Givens to be competitive in a non-combative sort of way until two-a-days begin in August and the spikes are exchanged for cleats.

“He has a great appreciation for the sport,” said Paly head track coach Kelsey Feeley.

That appreciation should continue to grow this weekend as

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Givens heads into the 97th annual CIF State Track & Field Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the campus of Buchanan High in Clovis.

This will be Givens’ third straight trip to the state meet. As a freshman, he was a member of the 1,600 relay team that was disqualified in the prelims due to a lane violation.

Last year, he didn’t make it out of qualifying again after taking 18th in the 100 (10.85), 22nd in the 1,600 relay and 23rd in the 200 (22.24).

Now, perhaps, three will be a charm for Givens. He’s qualified in the 100 (10.91), 200 (21.54, wind-aided) and long jump (22-5 1/2, wind-aided). Givens won all (continued on page 82)

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by Keith Peters y now, Gunn juniors Maya Miklos and Gillian Meeks should feel right at home in the final track meet of the season. When the 97th annual CIF State Track & Field Championships get under way Friday, Miklos will be competing for a third straight year and Meeks for a second.

Getting back to the finals on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the campus of Buchanan High in Clovis, however, still is no easy task — despite the fact both qualified in 2014.

Miklos is seeded 14th in the 300 hurdles (43.79) and 20th in the 100 hurdles (15.11) after winning the longer race and finishing third in the shorter at the Central Coast Section Championships last Friday at San Jose City College.

Meeks, meanwhile, is seeded 17th in the 1,600 after clocking 4:57.98 to become the first Gunn girl to win a section title in the event.

Both runners, however, probably haven’t come close to peaking after spending much of the dualmeet season running 3-4 events.

“I like to use dual meets for training,” explained Gunn coach PattiSue Plumer, a two-time Olympian and former All-American at Stanford.

“I’ve quadrupled in every league race this year,” said Miklos. “It’s going to help me at state, having that endurance. Having that should help me in both races on Friday and, hopefully, Saturday.”

Miklos also can draw on her experience in the big meet.

“It’s been great having a lot of experience there,” Miklos explained. “As a freshman, I was blown away going to state. It was a great experience. I wasn’t seeded very high, so the expectations weren’t high . . . I was really happy to just compete.”

And last year?

“I really wanted to make finals,” she said. “I made the podium and got a medal, which I’ll cherish and keep forever.”

Miklos ran a school record of 42.54 in the prelims and just missed that mark with a 42.55 in the finals.

While her CCS winning time from last week was nearly a second slower than in ‘14, Miklos isn’t concerned about her No. 14 seed or the No. 1 qualifying time of 41.10 by Jurnee Woodward of Vacaville.

“It’s not that bad,” she said of her seeding. “And, I decided to

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CARDINAL CORNER . . . Stanford sophomore Maverick McNealy from Portola Valley capped a remarkable season this week by being named the winner of the 2015 Haskins Award, which is given to college golf’s top male player. McNealy is the No. 1 player in the Golfweek/ Sagarin Rankings and the second straight Stanford golfer to earn the award after Patrick Rodgers brought home the hardware in 2014.

McNealy, the Pac-12 Player of the Year, matched Rodgers for secondmost wins in a season in Stanford history with six, including victories at the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional and Pac-12 Championships. The pair trails Tiger Woods, who won eight times in 1996. Woods also won the Haskins Award in 1996 as a sophomore. McNealy has the lowest scoring average in the nation at 68.70 . . . Stanford women’s golf coach Anne Walker added more hardware to her championship season by being named the Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year this week. Walker guided Stanford to its first national championship in program history, and the Pac-12’s fifth NCAA women’s title in the last seven years. She also was named WGCA National Coach of the Year following Stanford’s historic NCAA title run.

Walker guided the Cardinal to eight top-five finishes this season.

Gunn juniors Miklos, Meeks return after winning CCS titles

Givens leaped a windy 22-5 1/2 to win the long jump.

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SHP’s championship year ends with title Gators’ pitch for first-ever section crown is a good one

by Harold Gutmann

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three events at last week’s Central Coast Section Championships at San Jose City College, where he became the first Paly athlete to win three individual events at the meet. His sprint double was only the second in program history and the first since E.J. Floreal won the 100 and 200 in 2012.

Givens scored 30 points by himself while helping the Vikings tally 41 and finish third in the team standings behind Bellarmine (65) and Mt. Pleasant (51).

Givens, however, is the only Paly athlete competing this weekend.

“There’s a little bit of pressure, being that I’m the only one going,” Givens said. “I need to set a PR or something to make the trip worthwhile. Of course, I’m there for a reason.”

And that is?

“To prove what a phenomenal athlete he is,” Feeley said.

And, perhaps, to erase some of the demons from last year.

“Last year, my sophomore year, I’m at the state meet in three events,” Givens said. “It was a big mind thing. In the 100, I let it get into my head, as I was racing against the nation’s fastest guy.”

Curtis Godin of Mater Dei won the heat that included Givens in 10.41. Givens was eighth. Godin went on to win the state title in

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The Sacred Heart Prep baseball players were all smiles as they celebrated the first Central Coast Section title in program history with a 4-2 win over Carmel in the Division II finals last weekend.

Daschbach, a .452 hitter. John Van Sweden greeted reliever Carter Hayes with a go-ahead RBI single, and the Gators added an insurance run with an RBI single by Robinson.

“I think all year we were just able to keep grinding and battling no matter the situation we were put in,” said Daschbach, a junior who has committed to Stanford.

“Having the ability to keep pushing and keep the energy up, that’s really what separated us from teams in the past.”

After pitching 17 scoreless innings during the tournament, including seven on in Tuesday’s semifinal, Johnston was eligible to pitch three more innings on Saturday. But the Gators then went with Bird to close it out, and he responded by retiring the 9-1-2 hitters in order.

“They really did want to be successful and they came out and they worked their butts off all year long and I’m just happy for them,” Granato said. “That’s a great way to remember your senior year for our seniors, and for the (returning players) it’s a way for them to see the kind of culture we’re trying to build at Sacred Heart. And now 10.31.

“Having the experience of last year helped him so much,” Feeley said of how Givens approached this season and competed. “The 100 (last year) psyched him so much.”

Givens is seeded 21st in the 100 field for Friday’s prelims.

He’s No. 11 in the 200 and No. 17 in the long jump. He’s ready to make the finals in at least one event this weekend.

“I get to do this only so many times in my life,” he said. “This is my second-to-last time. I’m definitely going to be a little nervous, but I’m not going to let it get to me.”

Givens said the plan at CCS was to qualify in the 100 and 200. The long jump finish, as it

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Anthony Granato stuck with his triking out the game’s final freshman, and while Tonas (5-4) batter to win a champion- hit two batters and walked three ship, having your team- more, he only allowed one more mates dogpile on top of you in hit after Striver’s double — a sinfront of the mound, holding up a gle by Joseph Bifano in the sixth.

“I’ve seen (Tonas) do it all year trophy for the first time in prolong,” Granato said. “He’s a young gram history.

It was the kind of scenario kid so he’s got a little nerves but I pitchers dream about, and it hap- know he’s talented and I know he pened to Sacred Heart Prep senior can execute, so I’m not going to John Bird in his final game last give up on him just because it’s a championship game.”

Saturday.

Bifano reached third base with After the Gators scored three times in the bottom of the sixth to two outs in the sixth, but Tonas got a groundout to take a 4-2 lead, Bird keep the Gators withstruck out Carmel’s in striking distance.

Joseph Bifano to cap “I definitely felt a 1-2-3 seventh and nerves in the beginclinch the Central ning, then I settled Coast Section Dividown and started sion II title at San doing what I’ve been Jose Municipal Stadoing all season,” Todium. nas said. “(Granato) It was the firsttold me this is just ever CCS baseball like any other game title for Sacred Heart you’ve pitched this Prep, which lost in its season, just keep doonly previous finals ing what you normalappearance back in ly do.”

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Tonas’s perfor“It’s unreal,” Bird Reliever John Bird. mance gave the Sasaid. “It’s the kind of stuff you dream of when you’re a cred Heart Prep offense enough kid, your last out of the game for time to solve Carmel starter Tansome sort of championship, and ner Koopmans, who struck out you strike the guy out and let your four of the first six batters he team all kind of collapse onto you. faced but didn’t record another There’s really no greater feeling. strikeout in his final 3.1 innings.

The Gators got on the board in It was unbelievable.”

Will Johnston, Andrew Das- the third when Robinson led off chbach and Andrew Robinson with a single, moved to second all went 2 for 3 with an RBI and when Schafer Kraemer was hit by freshman pitcher Angelo Tonas a pitch and scored on a two-out allowed just two hits and two single by Johnston to make it 2-1.

Sacred Heart Prep broke the runs in six innings for the fourthgame open in the sixth, when seeded Gators (21-12).

Seven-time champion Carmel Granato said the team stopped (23-8), whose last title was in taking fastballs and getting be2007, took a 2-0 lead in the second hind in the count and started beinning. Tonas walked the first two ing more aggressive.

Johnston led off with a single batters, and they both scored on a double by designated hitter John and scored the tying run on the Stivers. But SHP first-year coach double down the left-field line by

Sacred Heart Prep players mobbed reliever John Bird (on ground) after he set Carmel down in order in the seventh. those younger guys have seen it, they believe in it, and they can move on with that confidence.”

After winning the CCS Open Division football title and making the school’s first-ever CCS Open Division basketball tournament, Sacred Heart Prep capped off its wildly successful year with its first championship in baseball.

“It’s been a dream come true,” Daschbach said. “When I came

over to Sacred Heart that was my goal, to win a championship, and it’s been a blessing to be able to win a couple. The football’s team success set the tone, and we were able to carry it over to basketball, and to baseball as well.”

The CCS title was Sacred Heart Prep’s fifth of the year, following girls soccer, boys and girls water polo and football. It marked the third straight season that the Gators have won five section titles. Q

turned out, was a surprise.

“I spent all week on block starts and relay handoffs,” Givens explained. “I didn’t do any run throughs (for the long jump).

Givens took two jumps in the prelims at CCS, reaching 21-3 1/2 for a personal record on his second attempt. He scratched his third, figuring he would advance to the finals.

“I wasn’t really paying attention,” he said. “The only reason I do it is because Kelsey needed someone last year.”

Givens did qualify for the finals in the long jump, where he hit his wind-aided 22-5 1/2 on his fourth overall attempt. He stopped jumping at that point and his mark held up.

He moved on to the 100, where

he was stuck in Lane 2. He was cramping from the long jump and then withstood a false start on the field. When Givens finally got away, he trailed the field and had to run it down.

“The 200 was Eli’s race,” explained Feeley.

Givens, however, was waiting for an awards ceremony when he was supposed to check in for the 200. When he arrived to do so, he was told he was scratched for arriving a minute late. After a mild protest and explanation, Givens was allowed back into the race.

He won comfortably in a career best (albeit wind-aided).

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Gunn’s Maya Miklos qualified for her third state meet after winning the 300 hurdles and taking third in the 100 hurdles.

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not look at other times obsessively. I haven’t posted a lot of fast times this year, but I know when I get the competition, I can drop a lot of time. I’m a big-meet person.

I love that race and I love winning.

I love to go out and beat people.

I’m always going to run my fastest with I’m under pressure (and have good competition).”

The 100 hurdles will be just another opportunity for Miklos, who expects to be running again on Saturday.

“That is the plan,” she said.

Meeks automatically qualified for the 3,200 finals last year, where she finished 16th in 10:46.17. She’ll have to be at her best on Friday to run another day.

M-A junior Kathryn Mohr will pole vault in Clovis.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Maya Miklos

Eli Givens

GUNN HIGH

PALO ALTO HIGH

The junior won the 300 hurdles in a section-leading 43.79 at the CCS finals in addition to running a personal best of 15.11 while taking third in the 100 hurdles, qualifying for the CIF State Meet in both events.

The junior became the first Paly track and field athlete to win three individual events at the CCS finals as he won the 100 (10.91), the 200 (21.54) and the long jump (22-5 1/2) to qualify for the state meet.

Honorable mention Julia Asin Palo Alto track & field

Anna Dukovic Palo Alto track & field

Lizzie Lacy* Menlo track & field

Gillian Meeks* Gunn track & field

Kathryn Mohr Menlo-Atherton track & field

Catherine Yu Palo Alto track & field

Andrew Daschbach Sacred Heart Prep baseball

Will Johnston Sacred Heart Prep baseball

Andrew Robinson Sacred Heart Prep baseball

Adam Scandlyn Menlo-Atherton track & field

Angelo Tonas Sacred Heart Prep baseball

John Van Sweden Sacred Heart Prep baseball * previous winner

Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com

what I will be facing Saturday, but I’m sure it will be like no race I’ve ever run so I’m excited to see how it pans out.

“Jorge and I are trying not to go into the talk about expectations, because things like that tend to get into my head and distract me, especially in a sport like track. So I’m just going out and giving it what I have, and seeing how that performance comes up against my competitors. I’m giving it my all and they are too, that’s what I’m expecting of myself.”

Also advancing was MenloAtherton senior Adam Scandlyn.

He made two tours of the track in a personal best of 1:55.92 to finish second and move to No. 4 in school history in the 800.

Scandlyn will be joined by M-A junior Kathryn Mohr in the pole vault. While she tied for fourth at 11-7 (only the top three automatically qualify), Mohr did reach the at-large qualifying mark.

NOTE: Gates open on Friday at 2 p.m., with field qualifying events beginning at 3 p.m., with running at 5 p.m. On Saturday, field event finals start at 4:30 p.m., and running at 6 p.m. Time Warner Cable will provide a live web

stream of the running qualifying events on Friday at 5 p.m., and championship finals on Saturday at 6 p.m. Go to www.TWCCommunity.com. Live results can be found at www.cifstate.org. Q

John Hale

John Hale

John Hale

Menlo senior Lizzie Lacy qualified for the 3,200 finals.

“I think I have to PR or run my best to make it to the championship,” Meeks said. “I think I can run faster (than at CCS).”

So does Plumer.

“She had better background training this year,” said Plumer, who started the season gearing Meeks for the 3,200. That plan, however, shifted to the 1,600.

Meeks ran a personal best of 4:56.81 (converted from the mile) earlier this season. That time, though, would rank her only 16th among Friday’s qualifiers. Destiny Collins of Great Oak is No. 1 at 4:40.34 and is a heavy favorite to make up for last year’s finale, where she was tripped and fell in a race won by Gunn senior Sarah Robinson.

“If 10 girls run 4:48 . . . you can’t control other people,” Plumer said. “I just want her (Meeks) to have a great race and feel good about she’s done. I hope she has a great meet at state, but I don’t want it to take away for what she’s accomplished this season.”

Meeks, like Miklos, sacrificed fast early season times for the good of the team during the dualmeet season. There were only two meets — Stanford and Arcadia — where Meeks had the opportunity to be pulled along by a fast pace.

At CCS, Meeks had to do most of the hard work.

“A race of heart,” Plumer said of the CCS final. “You were going to have to pay a price to beat her that day. That was really gutsy (taking it out and leading). It’s a big deal to win CCS.” Added Meeks: “A couple of the girls had good finishing speed. I kind of had to take the lead and push the pace. I knew I had the potential to win, but stuff just needed to be right. Being able to pull it off was a big relief.”

Meeks and Miklos, along with Palo Alto junior Eli Givens (see separate story), were among six local athletes who advanced to the state meet from CCS. Menlo School senior Lizzie Lacy moved on in the 3,200 as she ran her second-fastest time ever, a 10:27.71, to take second behind Cate Ratliff of Santa Cruz (10:27.10). The two sprinted the last 120 meters. Lacy’s time was faster than all but four winning times in CCS history since the race was first held in 1977.

“I knew going into CCS finals that it would be a fast race, so it was never really a question of if it would be fast, but the unknown was just how fast,” said Lacy. “I didn’t think it would be such a fast race, but staying with Cate made the second mile very fast and us two competing against one another is what pushed it to be such fast finishing times.

I think that having the pace be so fast is good preparation for State.”

Lacy is the No. 5 seed (behind Ratliff) for the finals on Saturday night. Fiona O’Keeffe of Davis (10:00.85) and Collins (10:11.64) appeared to be locks for the top two spots, according to Menlo coach Jorge Chen.

“I agree with Jorge’s analysis of the top two spots, and I think that maybe a third is also locked as well,” Lacy said. “However, from fourth through around 10 all ran under a 10:30 during qualifying, so the 4-14 spots are going to be really close I am almost sure.”

“It’ll be another great race for the podium,” said Chen. “Lizzie is excited for her last high school race but, we have to remember that she’s still a novice when it comes to track.”

This track season has been the first for Lacy, who previously ran cross country (reaching the state meet in the fall) in addition to playing soccer and lacrosse.

“As for do I have enough experience in the 3200, I have to say that I’ve only ever raced it less than 10 times in my life so every new race is a learning experience for me — what i did well, what didn’t work well, how I should react to what other runners do,” said Lacy. “I think that Arcadia (a career-best 10:25.05) gave me really comparable experience to

M-A senior Adam Scandlyn qualified in the 800.

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