Palo Alto Weekly June 24, 2016

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Kerry: Entrepreneurship combats extremism White House Global Entrepreneurship Summit convenes industry leaders at Stanford University by Sue Dremann

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t the seventh White House Global Entrepreneur Summit at Stanford University Thursday morning, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry remarked on the potential of startups to fight extremism by creating strong economic foundations in countries

throughout the world. “Violent extremism and the depth of this challenge is now felt in every corner of this world,” he said, addressing the gathering of more than 700 entrepreneurs and 300 funders from across the globe. That extremism, he said, is un-

derlined by poverty and unstable governments. Kerry noted the impact of entrepreneurship in Vietnam. A war veteran, Kerry first returned to the country in 1991, when there was no main highway to the capitol, Hanoi, and infrastructure was in shambles. The economic embargo was still in full force. “Twenty five years later, Vietnam has embraced a raging capitalism. Getting to this point

wasn’t easy,” he said. But “it is exactly this spirit we have to foster support in the rest of the world.” Vietnam also has a largely young population — the same demographic that violent extremists are exploiting worldwide, he observed. The Digital and Information Ages have made the world a much more complicated place than when Kerry was younger. Then, there were the Cold War conflicts between two nations, namely the

then-Soviet Union and the United States. But now social media makes it possible for extremists to broadcast horror, fear and messages of hate to recruit young people within seconds, 24 hours a day. “Think of the peril if we leave those minds ... if we leave them to the pickings of the extremists ... and demagogues,” he said. “Entrepreneurship is a rebuttal (continued on page 9)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Revamp of Baylands golf course to start, finally After years of delays, city now has the needed permits and construction contract by Gennady Sheyner

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Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen speaks during a June 22 press conference outside the Palo Alto Courthouse about proposed legislation that would require the application of mandatory minimum sentencing for cases of sexual assault on an unconscious or intoxicated person. He is joined by Deputy District Attorney Alaleh Kianerci, who prosecuted the Brock Turner sexual-assault case.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

DA proposes mandatory prison sentence for sexual-assault crimes Proposed legislation inspired by victim in Brock Turner case by Elena Kadvany

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n the wake of widespread outrage over the six-month jail sentence that former Stanford University student-athlete Brock Turner received after he sexually assaulted an unconscious, intoxicated woman on campus last year, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced Wednesday proposed legislation that would make years in prison mandatory for anyone convicted of the crime and eliminate the possibility of probation. Rosen characterized the new bill as concrete change trig-

gered by the 12-page statement made by the woman in the case, Emily Doe, whose name has been changed to protect her privacy. Her letter “started a revolution” and demands real change, Rosen said at a press conference held on the steps of the Palo Alto courthouse where Turner was tried, convicted and sentenced. “Let’s give her back something beyond worldwide sympathy and anger,” he said. “Let’s give her a legacy that will send

the next Brock Turner to prison. “Let’s give the next sexualassault victim no reason to fear that her attacker will be walking around free after spending less time in jail than a college semester,” Rosen said, referencing the abbreviated three months Turner will likely spend in jail under a practice that gives one day of credit for every day served. The proposed legislation would make the consequences (continued on page 10)

t’s not the sand traps, the bunkers or the soil mounds at the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course that have been causing headaches for city officials in recent years but the myriad bureaucratic hazards that they’ve had to navigate as part of a long quest to reconfigure the Baylands links. This week, however, the effort reached two long-awaited milestones as the city finally received the needed permits to start construction and the City Council swiftly approved a construction contract. The two developments mean that a project that has been in the conceptual phase since 2012 will soon become reality, with work set to start in July. If all goes as planned — admittedly a dicey proposition given the project’s history — the newly rechristened Baylands Golf Links at Palo Alto will be open for business by October of next year. The $11 million reconfiguration is one of two major infrastructure projects that will be taking place in the Palo Alto Baylands over the next few years. The San Francisquito Creek flood-control project, in which levees will be rebuilt and an existing channel in the area adjacent to the golf course will be widened, is also poised to move ahead. Though the objectives of the two projects are drastically different, each ran into significant delays with obtaining governmental permits, particularly when it came to what is known as the Section 401 Water Quality Certification from the San Fran-

cisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. It took years of analysis and design modifications for the creek Joint Powers Authority, which is driving the flood-control project, to secure the water board’s permission, which it finally did earlier this year. The green light for the golfcourse reconfiguration, which is intertwined with the creek work, was dependent on the creek authority’s receipt of its permit. Last week, city Public Works staff finally received a draft permit from the water board. Since then, it has also received the draft version of the Section 404 Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Joe Teresi, senior engineer with Public Works, said he expects to have all the final permits by June 24 and noted that the flood-protection project is now “fully permitted and the contractor is under contract to begin construction.” The project includes modifications to all 18 holes; restored wetlands areas; a shift away from irrigated turf and toward natural Baylands landscaping; expanded recreation areas and a new bathroom. In addition, the course has shrunk slightly, to 156 acres, as some acreage will be used primarily for flood control and another portion has been carved out for addition to the Baylands Athletic Center. Rob de Geus, director of the city’s Community Services Department, called the design created by course architect Forrest Richardson “exceptional” and (continued on page 8)

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For a long time —let’s be honest, for decades — what happened on college campuses on Saturday nights was overwhelmingly swept under the rug. —Jeff Rosen, Santa Clara County District Attorney, on the growing awareness of sexual assault. See story on page 5.

Around Town UBER ON THE MOVE ... Palo Alto is famous for nurturing obscure startups like Google and Facebook before they become household names throughout the globe. In that sense, the ride-summoning giant Uber is making the reverse commute. The San Franciscobased company announced this week its plan to branch out of its Market Street locations and set up an outpost at 900 Arastradero Road, in Stanford Research Park. According to the company, the site will be primarily used by Uber’s engineering teams, which are due to arrive some time this fall. The Palo Alto location is one of several offices that Uber plans to occupy under an expansion plan that also includes offices in Oakland and a new headquarters in San Francisco’s Mission Bay district. The company’s Chief Technology Officer Thuan Pham said in a statement that the company is “excited to continue investing in our home base by opening a South Bay engineering office in the fall of 2016. This office will allow us to grow our teams and continue to attract world-class engineering talent to make transportation as reliable as running water.” Perhaps fittingly, Uber is arriving in Stanford Research Park at a time when it is coping with worsening traffic congestion and undertaking a broad effort to to reduce the rate of solo drivers. No word yet on how the engineers in the Research Park’s newest technology company plan to get to work, but we can probably venture a guess. NEW PRESIDENT IN TOWN ... Stanford University’s new president, neuroscience pioneer Marc Tessier-Lavigne, will officially begin his appointment this fall not only as leader of the university, but as a Stanford parent. His youngest child, Ella, will start college this fall as a member of Stanford’s Class of 2020, according to a university press release. “An early action applicant, Ella knew she was headed to Stanford before her father was tapped for the presidency,” the release states. (He even attended Admit Weekend as a parent.) In the meantime, TessierLavigne has been to campus for “brief” visits and meetings with top administrators and deans, has connected with members of the campus community for future

meetings, was consulted on the appointment of the new dean of Stanford’s business school, attended a Board of Trustees meeting remotely this month and is regularly briefed on major goingson by the Office of Public Affairs and an administrative transition team, according to Stanford. All this while he transitions out of his current position as president of The Rockefeller University in New York City, which the university said has “limited” his presence so far at The Farm. Outgoing President John Hennessy will serve through Aug. 31. One of the first items on Tessier-Lavigne’s to-do list will be to appoint a new provost to replace John Etchemendy. A provost advisory committee, chaired by Richard Saller, dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences, has been appointed, issued a call for nominations last month and will forward its findings to Tessier-Lavigne. The goal is to have the new provost start in early to mid-2017, according to Stanford. The university announced Tessier-Lavigne’s appointment in February. A former Stanford faculty member, neuroscientist and firstgeneration college student, he will be Stanford’s 11th president. MAYBELL, PART II ... There were plenty of familiar faces in the crowd on June 20, when residents came to City Hall to talk about the new development proposed for a former orchard site on Maybell Avenue. Many of these same speakers were here a little more than three years ago, when they were rallying against a 72-unit housing development that Palo Alto had approved for the site. Now, the tune has changed and the red buttons of oppositions have turned into green stickers of support (“16 Homes; Safer Maybell”). Every speaker at the June 20 meeting urged the council to support the new project, which is being developed by Golden Gate Homes and consists of 16 single-family homes. Even landuse watchdog Bob Moss, one of Palo Alto’s leading skeptics when it comes to new developments, praised the new project as one that is “significantly better than what was proposed before.” The council took all the comments but citing the long agenda and the late hour, opted to delay its discussion and decision until June 28.

Upfront TRANSPORTATION

Palo Alto hits the brakes on Matadero Creek bikeway by Gennady Sheyner

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acing a slew of physical obstacles and neighborhood concerns, Palo Alto is veering away from a once-popular proposal to create an off-road bikeway through Midtown along Matadero Creek. Instead, the City Council Monday night took a turn toward a less controversial, complex and expensive alternative: turning Loma Verde Avenue into Midtown’s premier east-west bike route. This could mean re-striping the street to create bike lanes going in either direction next to each other but away from the automobile lanes. The decision effectively brings to a halt what until now has been one of the most ambitious projects in the city’s recently adopted bicycle master plan. Envisioned as a recreational path that would greatly improve travel between Palo Alto’s east and west sides, the Matadero Creek project received a big boost in in 2012, when it secured a $1.5 million grant from Santa Clara County. But while the path between Alma Street and West Bayshore

Road looked good on paper, it had a hard time navigating through the barriers along the flood-control channel. In the westernmost segment, between Alma and Waverley, the proposed path runs into houses and a maintenance ramp used by Santa Clara County Water District. Further east, as it goes past Middlefield Road, the pathway would pass by the Winter Lodge, requiring the Lodge to give up some of its parking space. And in passing Seale Park, the path would run into another access ramp. To deal with these obstacles, planning staff had proposed a “hybrid” approach in which the bikeway would alternate between the usable segments of Matadero Creek and parallel streets. Rather than being a straight shot through the city’s midsection, it would zigzag like a fractured spine from Alma to U.S. Highway 101. Some council members and bicycle advocates lauded the plan, despite these difficulties. Robert Neff, a member of both the Palo Alto Bicycle Advisory Committee and the special citizen committee that

worked with city staff on the Midtown path, echoed the city’s Planning and Transportation Commission in arguing that the pathway along Matadero Creek constitutes “the best use of land next to the creek, which would otherwise lie fallow.” But residents whose backyards abut the creek saw things differently. Several argued Monday the pathway would create both a hazard for bike riders, particularly children who could fall into the channel, and a disturbance for the adjacent homeowners. One such resident, Julie Nolan, called the creation of a public path in this area a “serious invasion of privacy.” Others argued that the jagged nature of the proposed pathway fails to meet the objective that the City Council had in mind when it conceived the project. Midtown resident Stephanie Beach urged the council to focus on the goal of creating a trail from the Baylands to the foothills. “How can we achieve it?” Beach said. “We don’t achieve it by doing a piecemeal, block-by-

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The Palo Alto City Council on Monday heard a proposal for a bikeway on Loma Verde Avenue that could separate bicycles from car traffic using a format known as “Class IV.” block configuration that ends up being a trail to nowhere.” Her husband, David Beach, pointed out that improving Loma Verde would be a much cheaper alternative. It would also minimize maintenance costs and create a more attractive ride for bikers, he said. “Matadero Creek is not a natural creek; it’s not a riparian environment. It’s an industrial solution,” he said. “I think we’d be much better off to celebrate the flood control it provides and create a beautiful and safe connector along Loma Verde Avenue.” Jeff Knowles, consultant with the firm Alta Planning + Design, told the council that national literature suggests that a trail like the one proposed would not increase crime in the neighborhoods through which it passes.

EDUCATION

School board hesitates over piloting of new math curriculum Board members voice concerns that parents weren’t sufficiently involved in choices by Elena Kadvany

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ith the ire still lingering over the last time the Palo Alto Unified School District adopted a new mathematics textbook, several Board of Education members and parents expressed concern Tuesday that the current process to select a new elementary math curriculum failed to solicit parent and community input early, as is required by the board’s own bylaws. The district launched last fall an “exploratory” process for finding a new curriculum — taking a full year to review the materials before jumping into a pilot program. Superintendent Max McGee defended the process as “inclusive” and said it “had plenty of community participation.” Board member Camille Townsend, however, reiterated concerns she has expressed before that the board’s administrative regulation on selecting and evaluating instructional materials requires that any textbook-adoption recommendation must be “developed cooperatively among groups of staff and community working together from the beginning of the

textbook-selection process.” “I personally cannot endorse anything right now when we’re not following our own policy,” Townsend said. “It’s called local law, and we haven’t followed it.” Last year, a “representative group” of teachers went to the Santa Clara County Office of Education to view new Common Core State Standard-aligned math materials and chose eight to bring back to the district for further exploration, according to Nixon Elementary School Principal Mary Pat O’Connell, who gave a presentation Tuesday. The eight curricula also were displayed at the district office over the last several months for community members to view. Lead math teachers at each elementary school then worked with math teachers on special assignment (TOSAs) and principals to select two to eight Common Core State Standard-aligned curricula they wanted to explore, according to a previous staff report on the process. Whole grade levels or individual teachers created plans for how to introduce the materials in their classes and submitted the

plans to their principals. About 60 percent of elementary teachers explored at least one curriculum, according to the district. Teachers incorporated the new materials along with Everyday Mathematics, the current curriculum that caused controversy when the board adopted it in 2009. At the time, more than 700 community members, mostly parents, signed a petition urging the board to postpone adoption for a year in order to test other textbook options, citing concerns over the quality of the series. This February, several months into the exploratory year, the district surveyed parents about their experience with and goals for elementary school mathematics. The next month, six parents were selected from more than 30 applicants to serve on a new Elementary Math Exploration Committee with teachers. They met twice, according to the district, in “community member/parent learning sessions” in April and May. On Tuesday night, this committee recommended three curricula to test out in the 2016-17 school year: Investigations, Everyday

Councilman Greg Schmid, who supported the Matadero plan, noted that cities including Mountain View, Cupertino and San Jose have such pathways and do not experience the types of problems being cited by opponents. “They do not complain about privacy and security,” Schmid said. “Actually, the values of their properties tend to go up.” Chief Transportation Official Joshuah Mello said staff could address the residents’ concerns by installing fencing or vegetation to screen the homes from path users. He also said he could foresee a scenario in which gates would limit access to the path in the evening and night hours. But the council majority con(continued on page 8)

The district’s math committee chose the following three curricula for this year’s pilot program: Investigations: K-5 curriculum focused on “fundamental ideas of number and operations, geometry, data, measurement and early algebra,” the company’s website states. Each curriculum unit investigates a set of related mathematical ideas, complemented by hands-on activities and class discussions. Q Everyday Math 4: PreK-6 curriculum, developed by The University of Chicago, that “continually reinforces abstract math concepts through concrete real-world applications,” the company’s website states. The website claims Everyday Math is “engineered” to meet Common Core State Standards. Q Eureka Math: PreK-12 curriculum and professional-development platform that “follows the focus and coherence of the Common Core State Standards,” the company’s website reads, with sequenced lessons, real-world problems, understanding why (as opposed to “isolated memorization”) and students doing math in their heads instead of relying on a calculator. Q

Math 4 (the updated version) and Eureka/Engage New York. Thirty-three percent of teachers who responded to the district’s survey used Eureka/Engage New York during the exploration year, 30 percent used Investigations and 29 percent used Everyday Math 4. Steven Schmidt, a parent who served on the committee, told the board that its recommendations were based on simply looking at which materials teachers used the most. One teacher, for example, pushed for a particular curriculum, but she was the only teacher who had tested it out, so it didn’t move forward. The committee’s recommendation process, he told the board, was “not quite as systematic and scientific as you may really think it is.” O’Connell said staff didn’t think of the exploration process as tied to the board’s policy on selecting materials. “That may be where this dis-

connect occurred. We thought this was an added experience that we were doing with teachers — inviting hundreds, literally, of teachers at every site to just experience and look at these materials,” she said. Some board members expressed frustration at where the process is now since they told staff in January to involve parents as early as possible. “What I heard from all my colleagues and what bothered me was that the list (of curricula) was winnowed down without community input,” board member Melissa Baten Caswell said. “I think the teachers have a lot of expertise, and I think they’ve done a lot of good work, and I value that. Without the community’s side of it, I worry that we’re headed down the same path we headed down last time.” Board member Ken Dauber said missing from the conversation was (continued on page 13)

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News Digest Baylands Athletic Center

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Palo Alto businesses would have to pay a tax based on how many workers they employ and that money would pay for transportation improvements under a proposal that the City Council will consider Monday night. If the City Council agrees to move ahead with this plan, local voters will have a chance in November to shed Palo Alto’s status as one of the few Bay Area cities that does not have a business tax. So far, there hasn’t been a clear consensus on whether to move ahead with the November measure. A specially appointed council committee has been crafting polls over the past few months to gauge public sentiment, with the most recent results suggesting that about two-thirds of the voters would support it. Though it would be up to the City Council to craft the new tax, the measure proposed by the council’s Local Transportation Funding Committee calls for a tax of $50 per employee for businesses with between 10 and 50 employees. Those with fewer than 10 would be exempt. For those with more than 50, the tax would be $100 per employee. At the June 27 meeting, the council is scheduled to review the polling results, consider the structure of the measure and vote on whether to move ahead with it. Q — Gennady Sheyner

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Early last year, a citizen visited the Palo Alto Police Department to lodge a complaint against an officer who had cited him for throwing a lit cigarette to the ground. The man alleged that he accidentally dropped it and argued that the citation should be dismissed. He complained that the officer threatened him with arrest, according to a recent report from Independent Police Auditors Michael Gennaco and Stephen Connolly. A review of a recording of the incident taken by the officer’s body camera led the police to conclude the complaint was meritless. Yet one aspect of the investigation into the complaint gave Gennaco pause: When hearing the citizen’s allegations, the sergeant conducting the interview said to the man that he didn’t see anything inappropriate, prompting the citizen to question whether the department would take his complaint seriously, according to Gennaco. The incident wasn’t the only one prompting the auditors’ concerns with the way the department receives citizen complaints. In another case, a doctor was pulled over in her car and cited for texting on her cellphone, despite her arguments that the texts were work related and “of emergency nature.” The officer asked to see her phone and she agreed, though she later complained that this request violated laws regarding confidentiality of medical records. The department’s investigation and Gennaco’s and Connolly’s independent review concluded that the officer’s actions were appropriate. Yet once again, the auditors raised a flag about the complaintintake process, which he said featured “extensive commentary by the handling supervisor about the evidence within the video.” Gennaco noted this type of commentary could potentially raise questions about the objectivity and legitimacy of the investigation. The police department, Gennaco wrote, “should evaluate its process for initial intake and assessment of citizen complaints, so as to ensure that supervisors do not inadvertently deter citizens or create an impression of initial bias.” While Gennaco and Connolly found that officers in many cases acted appropriately, there were other instances discussed in which officers were found to not be in compliance with city policies or the department was not following best police practices. In one episode, a member of the Police Department’s command staff was seen in a video recording pursuing a vehicle without broadcasting the chase on the radio, as required by department policy. The department initiated an internal investigation and determined that the officer had not only failed to notify his superiors that he was pursuing a suspect but also that he initiated the pursuit based on a traffic violation that did not justify it. Furthermore, the officer’s driving was “without due regard and caution for the safety of all persons using the highway.” The officer was disciplined, received additional training and underwent a period of “increased monitoring.” The audit suggests that this episode of unsafe driving was not an isolated incident on the force. The auditors also raised an issue with the department over its protocol of allowing officers who are under investigation for misconduct to review video or audio recordings of the incident before they are interviewed about it. Gennaco said that such a practice runs counter to best investigative practices and potentially undermines the public’s confidence in the investigation. Q — Gennady Sheyner

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Both the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course and the adjacent San Francisquito Creek will undergo work this coming year, prompted by the need to protect the area from flooding.

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unique in its emphasis on the Baylands’ native grasslands and wetlands. It’s also a much more environmentally friendly course than the city has now, de Geus said. To push the effort forward, the council enthusiastically approved on Monday by an 8-to-0 vote (with Marc Berman absent) a construction contract of $11.9 million with Wadsworth Golf Construction Company, which includes a base construction cost of $10.8 million and about $1.1 million in contingency costs for unanticipated work. Though the costs of this project have been steadily rising, city officials hope the reconfiguration will ultimately pay for itself, with fees from the course used to pay off the nearly $500,000 in annual debt service that the project would require over 30 years. The city’s financial analysis suggests that the course would lose money in 2017 and 2018 before turning a profit in 2019. According to the analysis, the new facility would bring in about $94,000 in net revenue in 2019, which would then jump to $406,000 in 2020 and remain between $370,000 and $400,000 every year until 2026. These figures are predicated, however, on the golf course at-

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curred that, given the obstacles and residents’ concerns, the $4.9 million project is perhaps more trouble that it’s worth. Councilman Cory Wolbach said it’s time to “pull the plug” on the project, and Councilwoman Liz Kniss, who was on the county Board of Supervisors when the county allocated funding for the project, this week expressed reservations. “Going along behind people’s houses at all hours of the day and night makes me uneasy,” Kniss said. Councilman Eric Filseth lauded

taining the type of “Wow!” factor that council members have long talked about and becoming a popular destination for golfers. As the Public Works report notes, the “reopening of the reconfigured golf course and rebranding as Baylands Golf Links relies heavily on the course being the highest quality public golf course experience in the region and a local economy that will continue to support high incomes, corporate presence, and visitation to the area.” These risks notwithstanding, the golf project earned support from all eight council members, including avid golfer Karen Holman and acknowledged nongolfers Liz Kniss and Cory Wolbach. Holman was particularly enthusiastic about the benefits of golf, saying it’s unlike almost any other sport because people of all ages can participate and anyone who plays can exert themselves to whatever extent they want. “You can throw clubs on your back and carry them or take it easy and ride in a cart,” Holman. It also allows people to enjoy nature and meet “the nicest people,” she said. Wolbach, who does not golf, was more cautious and noted that the city has a very constrained budget and a long list of infrastructure projects that it wants to pursue. Even so, he said he supported the project, even if the

new course ends up not making money. He noted that the city doesn’t make money on Foothills Park, though that is an important amenity for the community. “Because we have a golf course in Palo Alto, I’m not going to be the one to say, ‘Let’s get rid of it because we want to save some money,’” Wolbach said. While it remains to be seen whether the renovated course gets the type of usage that the city envisions, golfer Sheila Robinson said Monday that she was confident that the course would well serve Palo Altans of all ages. Robinson told the council about her son, who discovered golfing as a middle school student. It was the day after the shooting at Columbine High and, too shaken to go to school, he instead picked up his grandfather’s set of clubs and went to play a round with Robinson. Robinson said her son went on to play golf for Palo Alto High School, winning the “most improved” award three years in a row, and continues to play to this day, she said. “Golf was a turning point for my son,” Robinson said. “Embracing golf empowered him emotionally, physically and socially. I believe there are many students in the Palo Alto school system who don’t know it yet but who will love the game of golf.” Q

the concept of a Matadero Creek trail. Yet as the city has gone through the hard work of figuring out how to implement the project, “one compromise after another has come up.” Councilman Tom DuBois was considerably more blunt. “I don’t think the plan makes sense,” he said, citing the obstacles, the hefty price tag and a lack of clarity in what the city is trying to achieve. He and Wolbach each made the case for instead improving the bike lanes on Loma Verde. Wolbach said future plans should concern improving bike safety and encourage biking on Loma Verde,

whether through a Class IV pathway (which is separated from driving lanes) or other amenities. In agreeing to pursue the Loma Verde project by a 7-1 vote — with DuBois, who had concerns over a Class IV pathway, and Councilman Marc Berman absent — the council directed staff to reach out to the county to see if the grant funds for Matadero could be redirected toward this project. If they cannot, the grant could still be used to work on the easternmost section of the Matadero Creek, between Ross Road and West Bayshore. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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Castilleja to file permit for growth plans Veronica Weber

to extremism,” Kerry said, because it provides a framework for jobs, hope and prosperity. The new global entrepreneurs need to find out how to build infrastructure, grow economies and create new products, but also to take on the enormous problems that the world faces, including climate change, education and government corruption. For entrepreneurs, poor governance can mean the difference between starting up a business that survives and never getting started at all, he said. The three-day summit, which began on Wednesday and was scheduled to include an address by President Barack Obama on Friday morning, also focused on improving entrepreneurial opportunities for women, youth and minorities. Just 3 percent of U.S. venture capital-backed startups are led by women, and only about 1 percent are led by African Americans, according to White House statistics. Female entrepreneurs start companies with 50 percent less capital than male entrepreneurs, and only about 4 percent of U.S.-based venture capital investors in the country are women. A new report released on June 22 by Intel Corporation and Dahlberg Global Development Advisors estimated that an additional $470 to $570 billion in new value for the U.S. technology industry could be generated if people of all ethnic groups are fully represented. New federal steps to advance inclusive entrepreneurship and to make the innovation economy more accessible include up to $10 million in Conservation Innovation Grants to stimulate conservation technologies on agricultural lands through the Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service; $16 million in Department of Energy funding for promising energy technologies; expansion of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps program to include a partnership with the National Cancer Institute for expedited advanced cancer research, partnerships with NASA programs for small business, and a partnership with the National Security Agency, which will add I-Corps curriculum to Stanford University’s Hacking for Defense pilot program. The Small Business Administration will also expand its Startup in a Day Initiative to 100 U.S. cities. The program seeks to give entrepreneurs the tools they need to get permits and requirements for a business within 24 hours. Thirty companies also announced a new Tech Inclusion Pledge to diversify their work forces, including Palo Alto’s SAP, Airbnb, Lyft, Pinterest and Spotify. In a one-on-one session with Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to President Barack Obama, Uber Technologies CEO Travis Kalanick remarked that old employment models, which were selective in hiring, are being changed

These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAlto Online.com/news.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Google co-founder Sergey Brin following Kerry’s opening remarks on June 23 at the White House Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which was held at Stanford University. posted on PaloAltoOnline.com. Q by companies such as his. “The new style that Uber repreStaff Writer Sue Dremann sents is inclusive in that anyone can can be emailed at sdremann@ work. We look at Uber as a safety net paweekly.com. for a city” in economic downturns About the cover: U.S. Secretary when there are job losses, he said. of State John Kerry addresses Obama’s speech during a plenary the seventh annual White House session on Friday will be streamed Global Entrepreneurial Summit live at whitehouse.gov/live, and re- at Stanford University on June 23. porting about his remarks will be Photo by Veronica Weber.

Castilleja School leaders announced at a community meeting Wednesday night that they plan to file a conditional-use permit with the City of Palo Alto on June 30, kicking off a months-long process that the school hopes will end with greater enrollment, an updated campus and full support from residents who live in the residential streets surrounding the private all-girls school. (Posted June 23, 9:15 a.m.)

Santa Clara County cracks down on police surveillance technology In a landmark decision hailed as the first of its kind in the country, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance last week that would limit the kinds of surveillance technology county law enforcement can purchase, and put into public view the types of spy equipment already in use throughout region. (Posted June 18, 9:14 a.m.) Want to get news briefs emailed to you every weekday? Sign up for Express, our daily e-edition. Go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com to sign up.

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CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council (June 20)

Midtown: The council directed staff to focus Midtown bicycle improvements on Loma Verde Avenue and not on an off-road trail along Matadero Creek. Yes: Burt, Holman, Filseth, Kniss, Scharff, Schmid, Wolbach No: DuBois Absent: Berman Maybell: The council heard public comments on a proposed 16-home development at 567 Maybell Ave. and continued the hearing to June 28. Action: None Golf: The council approved construction contract for the reconfiguration of the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course. Yes: Burt, DuBois, Holman, Filseth, Kniss, Scharff, Schmid, Wolbach Absent: Berman

Council Finance Committee (June 21)

Finances: The committee approved the financial report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016. Yes: Filseth, Schmid, Wolbach Absent: Holman Fees: The committee reviewed updates to Commercial and Residential Impact Fee Nexus Studies and discussed an ordinance to adopt housing impact fees for residential and commercial construction ($60 per square foot for office developments; $30 per square foot for hotels; $20.37 per square foot for retail and restaurants; and $50 for market-rate residential developments) and directed staff and the Planning and Transportation Commission to explore options for office, research-and-development buildings and hotels to proportionally reduce their impact fee payments by providing below-marketrate housing on- or off-site. Yes: Filseth, Holman, Wolbach No: Schmid

Board of Education (June 21)

Budget: The board adopted the 2016-17 budget. Yes: Unanimous Policies: The board approved two policies, one regarding mathematics placement and the second, Uniform Complaint Procedures updates. Yes: Unanimous Nutrition contract: The board approved a food services and management contract with Sodexo for the 2016-17 school year. Yes: Unanimous Citizens’ committee: The board approved the appointment of new members to the citizens’ oversight committee for the Measure A parcel tax. Yes: Unanimous Paly furnishings: The board authorized staff to purchase furnishings and equipment for Palo Alto High School’s new performing arts center. Yes: Unanimous Hoover funds: The board approved $150,000 to cover start-up costs for a capital-improvements project at Hoover Elementary School. Yes: Unanimous Appointments: The board approved the appointments of Barbara Harris, chief academic officer for elementary education; Sharon Ofek, chief academic officer for secondary education; and the contract for Bond Program Manger Bob Golton. Yes: Unanimous Evolve Resolution: The board backed a resolution that supports efforts to modify how values of commercial properties are reassessed in California. Yes: Unanimous

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for rape and sexual assault of an unconscious or intoxicated person the same as for a conscious person. Under current law, a person convicted of sexually assaulting a conscious person is not eligible for probation, while someone convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious person can be granted probation, as Turner was. Based on Turner’s young age, lack of a prior criminal record and other mitigating factors, Santa Clara County Court Judge Aaron Persky established a legal exception to give Turner three years of probation, in addition to six months in county jail and lifelong registration as a sex offender. Turner had faced between two and 14 years in state prison given the three felony crimes he was found guilty of: assault with the intent to commit rape, sexual penetration with a foreign object of an intoxicated person and sexual penetration with a foreign object of an unconscious person. “Why, under the law, is a sexual assault of an unconscious woman less terrible than that of a conscious woman?� Rosen asked. “Is it less degrading? Is it less tragic, less traumatic? The fear and terror that accompanies the absence of memory of a sexual-assault victim should never be viewed as less serious than the fear and terror that a victim experiences during a recalled sexual assault.� The district attorney’s legislation proposes attaching a mandatory prison sentence of three, six or eight years to the sexual assault of an unconscious person. Probation would no longer be a possibility, and it would be up to the judge’s discretion to weigh mitigating factors like previous criminal history and age to decide on a sentence within that range of

three to eight years, Rosen said. “This means that a judge can’t look at relative youth, nominal criminal history and means — characteristics shared by many college students — as mitigating factors and give probation and a slap on the wrist to campus rapists,� he said. The proposed bill, AB2888, is being co-sponsored by California Assemblymen Evan Low, D-San Jose, and Bill Dodd, D-Napa, state Senator Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, and a “growing number of legislators,� Rosen said. He called on other California legislators to join in support. In a statement, Dodd said he was “deeply disturbed� by Turner’s sentence and that the proposed legislation will help prevent “such lax sentencing� in the future. “Letting a rapist off with probation and little jail time re-victimizes the victim, dissuades other victims from coming forward and sends the message that sexual assault is no big deal,� he said. Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Alaleh Kianerci, who prosecuted the Turner case, will attend hearings in Sacramento next week to testify for the bill, Rosen said. The legislation, Rosen said, is reflective of a new, growing awareness around sexual assault. “For a long time — let’s be honest, for decades — what happened on college campuses on Saturday nights was overwhelmingly swept under the rug. I think this legislation (is) ... something that will help to empower sexual-assault victims and survivors, something that will deter criminals and perpetrators, and something that we hope changes peoples’ views about what to do in situations like this,� Rosen added. In response to a question from the media, Rosen said he continues to disagree with Persky’s sentencing decision but does not be-

lieve he should be removed from the bench. Persky “gave the wrong sentence but he had the legal right to give it,� Rosen said. Rosen did, however, remove Persky from an unrelated sexualassault case last week, stating, “We lack confidence that Judge Persky can fairly participate in this upcoming hearing.� He described this move as “rare,� only happening four or five times a year at most. He said his office would continue to look carefully at every case that comes before Persky, as they do for every judge. After millions of people across the country signed multiple online petitions calling for Persky’s removal, Stanford law professor and sexual-assault reform advocate Michele Dauber launched an official recall campaign, backed by the Progressive Women of Silicon Valley PAC. In response to a question about the recall effort, Rosen said, “While I support judicial independence — that’s an important value — accountability is also an important value.� Doe, Rosen said, supports the proposed legislation. He devoted part of his statement to reading words from her impact statement: “We should not create a culture that suggests that we learn that rape is wrong through trial and error. The consequences of sexual assault need to be severe enough that people feel enough fear to exercise good judgment even if they are drunk, severe enough to be preventative.� “Emily Doe sat down and wrote a letter that started an international dialogue,� Rosen said. “She showed us the need for change. Now, what are we going to do? It’s on us.� Q

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Neighborhoods

A roundup of neighborhood news edited by Sue Dremann

CONNECTING WITH NEIGHBORS ... The City of Palo Alto’s annual Know Your Neighbors grant program is looking for activities to fund with up to $1,000. The program, whose goal is to increase communication and enhance identity within a neighborhood, is open to applications from all Palo Alto residents and neighborhood associations. Activities can include block parties and picnics, event kick-offs, ice cream socials, neighborhood crime prevention and safety, and other functions. The events must be held within city limits. Grants are on a firstcome, first-served basis, and applications are accepted through the calendar year or until funds are fully disbursed. More information and an application are available on the city’s website, cityofpaloalto. org. FREE CONCERTS, MOVIES ... The City of Palo Alto’s free, annual Twilight Concert Series is now in full swing, with Saturday musical events, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Mitchell Park Community Center and Rinconada Park through August. In addition, a new Friday Night Summer Concert Series, hosted by the Magical Bridge Foundation, will take place at the Magical Bridge Playground in Mitchell Park on Fridays at 6:30 p.m. In August, check out the free city Movie Nights at the Children’s Theatre and Mitchell Park Community Center. More information is available, including dates, performers and locations, at cityofpaloalto.org and magicalbridge.org. AIRPLANE NOISE ... A community meeting of the Select Committee on South Bay Arrivals will take place on June 29 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. The committee will discuss a Federal Aviation Administration Feasibility Study to lessen noise from airplanes, which have been following the agency’s NextGen routes since last year. The committee, which has members from all cities affected by the air traffic, could vote to support the FAA plan at this meeting. The FAA would then take steps to modify air routes or altitude levels of planes. Palo Alto is under three arrival routes into San Francisco International Airport. The City of Palo Alto is encouraging residents to attend the meeting. Background details and the FAA Feasibility Study can be found at cityofpaloalto.org/airplanenoise. Q

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Musicians who live in Greenmeadow perform in their neighborhood’s July Fourth parade last year.

GREENMEADOW

Strike up the big brass band Greenmeadow residents’ July Fourth parade is a neighborhood tradition Sue Dremann

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ith the twirl of batons and a brigade of homemade floats, Greenmeadow residents of all ages and sizes will join together for a more than 50-year-old neighborhood tradition: the Greenmeadow Fourth of July parade. Families throughout the neighborhood will dust off their red, white and blue costumes, polish their musical instruments and don their straw hats; and as in the classic song, “I Love a Parade,” they’ll tramp their feet and follow the beat of a drum. This Eichler neighborhood celebration, which resident Ellen Springer said is like “Christmas for Greenmeadow,” is the most exciting event in the neighborhood all year. One month before the big holiday, the air is filled with a joyful anticipation. “You start hearing these noises in the neighborhood. This is mu-

sic; a band is rehearsing one time a week. It’s lovely. You know what it is,” Springer said. That’s just the beginning. Young marchers practice their batons and 6-year-olds don matching outfits. There are bikes, and trikes and skateboards, and people of all generations who take to the street. “It’s very grassroots. People come down there with costumes and floats; people just come out of homes and assemble,” Springer said. Before the parade, there are footraces and a triathlon for kids; the latter includes using the Greenmeadow Community Association pool. Judges bestow awards for contests in every category, from decorated bikes to costumes, floats and athletic events, and kids have a chance to participate and get a ribbon. Springer, who moved to the neighborhood five years ago, re-

called the joy she felt growing up in a small Massachusetts town, which also had a big celebratory event. It created many lasting memories. “This is very similar to how I grew up. I can remember being a kid and getting that ribbon,” she said. Karen Pauls, a nine-year resident, said 400 to 500 people attend. About 300 take part in the parade, with 35 to 50 in the band. Girl Scouts carry the Greenmeadow banner, and people dress up their pets. But the biggest excitement is over the floats, Pauls said. Based on a particular theme that changes annually, families build the nonmotorized floats out of paper mache and other materials. Some are quite whimsical. “There was a Wilbur the Pig — a really big one. Some are big enough for eight to 10 kids to sit on them,” she said. The annual themes can help kids

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Close encounter with cougars Big cats get within feet of Greenmeadow resident Warren Storkman by Sue Dremann

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arren Storkman, 89, has had a lifetime of adventure, traveling to remote corners of the world on treks to some of the world’s highest peaks. But perhaps the biggest rush the Palo Alto resident has had in a

long time occurred recently in his hometown. Storkman, a vigorous hiker who walks about 2.5 hours at a time in the foothills, was taken by surprise recently by not one, but two young male mountain lions along

a stretch of trail in Foothills Park. The first lion came within reach of him; the second sat down and made eye contact, he said. “They were beautiful, just beautiful. It was a real thrill,” he said on Monday afternoon.

get into thinking about a particular subject. Previous years’ parades featured the Olympics, the theme “America Strong,” environmentalism and animals. Last year’s theme was “Water wise”; this year it’s “African safari,” she said. Over the years, the parade has changed very little. Little girls still comprise the drill team dressed in mid-20th-century outfits, and adults wear old-fashioned flat hats. The band is still the centerpiece, she said. The parade is the anchor event for the whole year, Pauls said. “It brings back people who grew up here and moved away. They come back, and they bring their grandkids. It’s an extendedfamily-reunion weekend.” For Springer, the Greenmeadow parade is an opportunity to forge new relationships and strengthen existing ones. “Everybody has this busy life in Silicon Valley,” she said. “At the parade, people meet people that they’ve never met before.” As always, Palo Alto’s mayor will attend. The parade is open to the public and begins at 11 a.m. near 303 Parkside Drive. A picnic in the park afterward is open to Greenmeadow residents only. Q But then, he recalled, he thought about his situation. “I could’ve been in a lot of trouble,” he said. Storkman was walking up a trail in Wildhorse Valley around 9:53 a.m. on May 23. The Los Trancos Trail took him up the canyon and over a bridge, crossing a tributary of Buckeye Creek. He came to a cliff of hard rock — the hottest part of Foothills, he said — and as he walked down a hill, the land turned increasingly barren. (continued on page 12)

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Cougar Suddenly, the first cougar bounded out of the brush. He was quickly followed by the second in a feline game of tag. “The first guy, he was going lickity split. The other one enjoyed chasing him. The first one came around a curve. He came within a foot or two of me, then he went off the trail over the cliff. The other one stopped within 8 feet of me. He sat down and looked at me,” he said. The young cougar locked eyes with Storkman. “After I got over my happiness, my joy turned to fear. I could see him thinking: ‘Should I take this dude or not?’ I threw up my arms and started screaming and yelling,” he said, and the cougar ran off. As to why they didn’t attack, Storkman said the lions were distracted by each other. “They were having a fun day. That’s my observation.” The element of surprise probably saved Storkman from being mauled by the first lion, he said. As the large, graceful animal bounded across the trail, it turned and looked at him, but it kept going. “If the first one had thought about it, I might’ve been the one to go over the cliff. In that 19to 15-second encounter, I had to think fast,” he said.

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Seasoned hiker Warren Storkman, 89, treks a trail at Foothills Park on June 22. Storkman said he feels privileged to have seen two mountain lions. For all of the years he has spent in nature, he only saw his first cougar at age 82. At the time, he was walking on Black Mountain Trail. Two youths came running toward him after spotting the lion. It was a female that had killed a deer and had a cub somewhere nearby that was feeding on the carcass, a ranger later told him. As Storkman and a passing couple went up the trail, he first glimpsed the lion’s long, tawny tail, then the lion, which had just consumed its catch. “She was stuffed and lethargic

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as hell,” he recalled. Storkman, who lives in the Greenmeadow neighborhood, is no novice with wildlands hiking. He has organized many peakclimbing trips for the Sierra Club’s Loma Prieta Chapter, and he made 41 visits to Nepal, he said. He has climbed four of the Seven Summits, the tallest peaks in the world: Mera and Island peaks in Nepal, Aconcagua in Argentina and Elbrus in Russia, each near or exceeding 20,000 to 21,000 feet. He twice climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, he said. A native Californian, Storkman was born in Woodland. His father, a pool hall owner, was shot by robbers and died while Storkman was an infant, he said. As a boy, he moved to San Francisco in 1931 with his mother. His stepfather was in the cigar and liquor store business, and Storkman followed suit, owning several liquor stores in the city, he said. Losing his natural father had a large impact on his life, he said. He has served as a mentor to young people for many decades, first as a Boy Scout leader in Menlo Park and Atherton, until age 83, then as a philanthropist. Six years ago, he and a friend from Los Altos raised $70,000 to remodel a school building in Nepal. Though Storkman has given up the long Nepalese treks with his wife, Dixie, at high elevations — at age 72, he climbed up to

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to consider whether to move ahead with a 2016 measure for a business tax to fund transportation and parking improvements; approve an agreement with the Santa Clara County and the Housing Authority of Santa Clara County for a potential acquisition of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park; and hold a public hearing to hear objections to the levy of assessments on the Palo Alto Downtown Business Improvement District. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday, June 27, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to continue its hearing on the Palo Alto Downtown Business Improvement District assessments; review recommendations from the Storm Drain Blue Ribbon Committee about a mail-in election to approve storm-water management rates; consider approving a 16-home development proposed for 567 Maybell Ave.; and hold a public hearing on Stanford University’s proposed amendment to the final map for 1451-1601 California Ave., a housing development that consists of 180 units. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to approve a park-improvement ordinance for the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center project and continue its discussion of the Parks, Trails, Open Space, Trails and Recreation Facilities Master Plan. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to hold a study session on models used to measure traffic conditions, including Motor Vehicle Level of Service (LOS), Multimodal Level of Service (MMLOS) and Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT). The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

22,000 feet — he hasn’t given up on his adventures. “My next thrill is to fly into remote airports and have a Tibetan pony carry me where I want to go.

There are lots of great things in store for me,” he said. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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a more full understanding of the process that Palo Alto Unified teachers went through in considering the curricula’s alignment with the Common Core standards. Baten Caswell suggested that the math committee develop, in a more systematic way, a “weighted list of parameters� to evaluate new curricula against and postpone the pilot process until mid-fall. O’Connell responded that there will be “more specific, deliberate, more expansive criteria� for the pilot compared to the exploration process. Concerns were also raised about the committee’s three recommended curricula. Parent Todd Collins, who is running for school board this fall, pointed to findings from EdReports.org, an independent nonprofit group that provides evidence-based reviews of instructional materials, that indicate Investigations and Everyday Math “do not meet expectations� for Common Core State Standards. The Investigations materials “lack mathematical focus and coherence� and Everyday Math is lacking on its kindergarten- through second-grade materials, EdReports states. Eureka Math, however, meets expectations on focus, coherence, rigor and mathematical practices for all grades, according to a report. Board President Heidi Emberling asked why Everyday Math was recommended when the district’s own survey showed almost 40 percent of elementary teachers do not use Everyday Math as their primary math curriculum. The 63 percent who use it only do so 80 percent of time, meaning they use supplementary materials one day a week, according to Chris Kolar, director of research and assessment for the district. Staff noted that the committee recommended version 4 of Everyday Math, while the district uses version 3. Baten Caswell asked for the committee to identify the gaps in Everyday Math 3 that cause teachers to use other materials and evaluate whether these gaps are addressed in the new version. Board members also asked McGee to post on the district’s website minutes from the math committee’s meetings and the names of the members to increase transparency. McGee said he would. The board agreed to hold a special study session dedicated to the topic of math curriculum in August or September. The math-adoption committee is set to convene for a “kickoff� meeting on Aug. 29, 3:30-5 p.m., according to a meeting schedule on the district’s website. In other business at the board’s last meeting of the school year, members approved the district’s 2016-17 budget, as well as allocated $150,000 to launch a capital-improvements process at Hoover Elementary School. Staff estimated the total cost of the project could be between $15 and $20 million, though the scope and design have yet to be determined. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26 ***************************************** THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. THE AGENDA WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING LEGAL DOCUMENTATION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/knowzone/agendas/council.asp AGENDA–SPECIAL MEETING–COUNCIL CHAMBERS June 27, 2016, 5:00 PM Consent Calendar 2. Approval of a Contract Amendment With Cypress Security, Inc. (C16160138A) in the Amount of $884,552 for a Total Notto-Exceed Amount of $1,323,992 and Extend the Term of the Agreement to December 31, 2016 3. Finance Committee Recommendation That Council Adopt a Resolution Adopting a Net Energy Metering Successor Rate E-EEC-1 (Export Electricity Compensation), Establishing the Net Energy Metering Transition Policy, and Amending Rule HUK 9LN\SH[PVU +LĂ„UP[PVUZ HUK (IIYL]PH[PVUZ HUK 5L[ Energy Metering and Interconnection) 4. Approval of Budget Amendments in the General Fund’s Transportation Contingency Fund and in the Capital Fund in [OL (TV\U[ VM MVY *P[`^PKL ,UNPULLYPUN HUK ;YHɉJ Speed Surveys 5. Approval and Authorization for the City Manager to Execute a Purchase Order With CSC Integrations in an Amount Notto-Exceed $207,025 for an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to Improve Safety Along the Caltrain Right of Way in the City of Palo Alto and Adoption of a Related Budget Amendment in Fiscal Year 2016 General Fund 6. Adoption of a Resolution Amending Utilities Rate Schedule E-15 (Electric Service Connections) and Rules and Regulations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15 18, 20, 23, and (KVW[PVU VM 9\SLZ +LĂ„UP[PVUZ HUK (IIYL]PH[PVUZ +Lscription of Utility Services, Application of Service, Service Contracts, Establishment and Reestablishment of Credit, Deposits, Access to Premises, Discontinuance, Termination and Restoration of Service, Meter Reading, Billing, Adjustments, and Payment of Bills, Metering, Utility Service Connections and Facilities on Customers’ Premises, Special Electric Utility Regulations, Special Wastewater Utility Regulations, and Special Refuse Service Regulations) 7. Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation That the City Council Adopt a Resolution Amending the Net Surplus Electricity Compensation Rate (E-NSE-1) 8. Approval and Authorization for the City Manager or his DesPNULL [V ,_LJ\[L [OL 6Ɉ ;HRLY .LULYH[PVU 7LYJLU[HNL 7YVtection Amendment to the City’s Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) With Shiloh I Wind Project LLC (Shiloh PPA) and Delegation of Authority to the City Manager to Execute Documents Necessary to Administer the Shiloh PPA and the City’s -P]L 77(Z (ZZVJPH[LK >P[O 3HUKĂ„SS .HZ [V ,ULYN` 7YVQLJ[Z 9. Approval of and Authorization for the City Manager to Execute a Master License Agreement for use of City-Controlled Space on Utility Poles and Streetlight Poles and in Conduits With GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership, DBA Verizon Wireless for a Combined Initial and Potential Extension Term of 20 Years 10. Approval of the Purchase of all Rights, Title, and Interest Held by Globe Wireless at Property Known as Baylands ITT Transmitter Site, Assessor Parcel Numbers: 008-05-001 and 008-05-004 From Globe Wireless Located at 2601 East Bayshore Road for the Amount of $250,000 11. Adoption of a Resolution Determining the Proposed Calcu-

lation of the Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2017 12. Approval of a Construction Contract for the Lucie Stern Buildings Mechanical and Electrical Upgrades, Capital Improvements Program Project PE-14015, With Iron Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $2,239,781 and Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Contract Number C13148737 With Advance Design Consultants Inc. in the Amount of $349,512 for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $670,267 for Construction Phase Services 13. Approval of Amendment Number 3 to Contract Number C14153012 With Metropolitan Planning Group to add $440,000 for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $940,000 for Support of Planning Review of Architectural Review Applications 14. Approval of Amendment Number 5 to Contract Number S13149754 to add $85,000 for a Total Amount Not-to-Exceed $421,000 and Amendment Number 3 to Contract Number S15155809 to add $45,000 for a Total Amount Not[V ,_JLLK >P[O 9LUUL :SVHU /VS[aTHU :HRHP 337 Public Law Group for Labor Negotiations Services and to Extend Both Contract Terms to June 30, 2017 15. Approval of a Contract With West Coast Arborists, Inc., in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $3,680,960 for Three Years for Tree Pruning and Removal Services on a Ten Year Maintenance Cycle 16. Adoption of a Resolution Adopting the 2016-2019 Management & Professional Compensation Plan Action Items 21. Review of Recommendations From the Storm Drain Blue Ribbon Committee Regarding Future Storm Water Management Funding and Request for Council Direction on Whether to Proceed With a Proposition 218 Hearing and Property Owner Ballot-by-Mail to Approve Future Storm Water Management Rates (Continued From June 6, 2016) 18. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the Santa Clara County Housing Authority, the County of Santa Clara and the City of Palo Alto to Provide \W [V 4PSSPVU PU *P[` (ɈVYKHISL /V\ZPUN -\UKZ PU Support of the Housing Authority’s Potential Acquisition VM [OL )\LUH =PZ[H 4VIPSL /VTL 7HYR MVY +LLK 9LZ[YPJ[LK (ɈVYKHISL /V\ZPUN -YVT 1\UL ;OYV\NO 1\UL 2018; Authorize the City Manager to Implement MOU Subject to Council Conditions and Reporting 20. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: to Hear Objections to the Levy of Proposed Assessments on the Palo Alto Downtown Business Improvement District; Adoption of a Resolution *VUĂ„YTPUN [OL 9LWVY[ VM [OL (K]PZVY` )VHYK HUK 3L]`PUN Assessment for Fiscal Year 2017 on the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District; and Possible Council Direction on Next Steps (Continued From June 6, 2016) 17. Consideration of Ad Hoc Committee Report and Recommendations, Review of Polling, and Discussion and Direction on Potential 2016 Business Tax to Fund Transportation HUK 7HYRPUN 0TWYV]LTLU[Z 0UJS\KPUN (S[LYUH[P]L ;PTPUN 6Wtions, Elements of Measure, Preliminary Revenue Estimates, and Potential Projects and Impacts

AGENDA–SPECIAL MEETING–COUNCIL CHAMBERS June 28, 2016, 6:00 PM Action Items 2A. PUBLIC HEARING: 567 Maybell Avenue [15PLN-00270]: Approval of Mitigated Negative Declaration and Tentative Tract Map with Lot Size Exceptions to Subdivide Four Parcels Totaling 2.47 Acres Into 16 Single-Family Lots, Ranging from 5,000 SF to 6,186 SF, and one Parcel for a Private Street. Environmental Assessment: Mitigated Negative Declaration. Zoning Districts: R-2 and RM-15 9 (CONTINUED FROM JUNE 20, 2016) 3. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: 1601 California Avenue

[15PLN- 00500]: Request by The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University to Amend the Final Map for Tract Number 10281 Recorded January 2015 for the 1451-1601 California Avenue Development, Which Includes a Total of 180 Dwelling Units. Environmental Assessment: City of Palo Alto/Stanford Development Agreement and Lease Project Environmental Impact Report (State ClearPUNOV\ZL 5V AVUPUN +PZ[YPJ[! 9LZLHYJO 7HYR and Alternative Standards Overlay Two (RP(AS2)) District (Continued From June 27, 2016) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • June 24, 2016 • Page 13

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December 24, 1918 - June 15, 2016 Eunice D. Haas of Palo Alto was born on Christmas Eve in 1918 in New York City and died on June 15, 2016, at home in Palo Alto. Eunice was a lifelong lover of reading, writing, theater, dance, music and her devoted family; a book club and writing group member of long standing; and a walking repository of show tune lyrics, literary quotations and time-honored jokes. She was also a great teller of stories, including treasured memories of her childhood home in Brooklyn, a big house full of family and visitors including poets, artists and theater people, the scene of many lively discussions of politics and life. In 1941 she married Philip Haas Jr., who enlisted in the Navy when war was declared the day after their wedding. In later years they traveled together through six continents as he negotiated international contracts as an executive of Fairchild Semiconductor. When her oldest child started college in the 1960s, she sat in on a few of his classes, became jealous, and began her own college education as a delighted adult student, earning degrees from Nassau Community College (New York) and San Jose State. Ms. Haas’s husband died in 1985, and her son Kenneth Haas, managing director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, died in 2001. She is survived by two children, Lenore Jones of Palo Alto, wife of Carl Jones, and Charlie Haas of Oakland, husband of B.K. Moran; by Kenneth’s wife Signe Haas of Wellesley, Massachusetts; by grandchildren Matthew Jones, Karen Braga, Jake Haas, Liz Haas, and Amanda Haas; and by seven great-grandchildren. Ms. Haas lived the last fifteen years at the Channing House retirement community in Palo Alto, where she again found a large home full of fascinating people and bright conversation. Recognizing the abundance of talent and stories around her, she founded and edited Scribble and Sketch, the community’s literary and art magazine. She volunteered for Planned Parenthood and the American Cancer Society, as well as working with developmentally disabled teenagers. Near the end of her life she said, “I’ve had a most remarkable, rich and happy life. After 97 years I’m happy to let go, surrounded by a loving family and the supportive, wonderful residents of Channing House.� She asked that people wishing to donate money in her memory give to Planned Parenthood at ppmarmonte.org/donate. Memorial services are pending. PAID

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Violence related Armed robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suicide attempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theft related Credit card fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle related Abandoned bicycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Driving with suspended license . . . . . . . . . . . Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . False registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . License plate recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parking/driving violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle accident/property damage . . . . . . . . Vehicle impound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcohol or drug related Driving under influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous Animal call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casualty/fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . False info to police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Firearm disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outside investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant/other agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Violence related Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elder abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sexual assault report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theft related Credit card fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle related Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Driving with suspended license . . . . . . . . . . . Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traffic stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle accident/injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle accident/no injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcohol or drug related Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous Coroner case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Domestic disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gang validations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mental evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Violation of court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant/other agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto

4085 El Camino Way, 6/15, 11:09 a.m.; battery/ simple. 33 Encina Ave., 6/16, 8:39 a.m.; battery/simple. 33 Encina Ave., 6/16, 8:45 p.m.; battery/simple. 708 Colorado Ave., 6/17, 2:13 a.m.; robbery/ armed. East Charleston Road, 6/19, 10 a.m.; suicide juvenile attempt/misc. Fernando Avenue, 6/19, 7:07 p.m.; domestic violence/assault. 100 block Alma St., 6/20, 9:15 a.m.; battery/simple. Olive Avenue, 6/20, 5:38 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. 300 Pasteur Drive, 6/21, 4:42 p.m.; battery/simple.

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200 block Waverley St., 6/18, 6:33 p.m.; sexual assault reported. 1000 block Wallea Drive, 6/20, 3:14 p.m.; elder abuse. Bayfront Expressway and Willow Road, 6/21, 7:12 p.m.; battery.

Transitions

Willem Albertus Haccou May 20, 1926 – June 11, 2015

Births, marriages and deaths

Ron Goben Ron Goben, an editor at the former Palo Alto Times and Peninsula Times Tribune and a longtime Woodside resident, died on June 20 at Marshall Medical Center in Placerville, California, following an illness and generally declining health. His wife and children were at his side. He was 88. His career as a newspaperman began during high school in Rock Island, Illinois, when he landed the plum job of reporting on school sports for the local paper, The Rock Island Argus. After high school and two years in the U.S. Army, he spent four years at Northwestern University, preparing him for 45 years as a journalist. In the late 1950s, while working for International News Service in San Francisco, he met Lorraine Apland, a recent arrival from Minneapolis. A few months after meeting, they were married at the Swedenborgian Church in San Francisco. Goben almost immediately was offered a job in Tokyo on the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, which sent the newlyweds to Japan, where they lived for two years. That was followed by a year with the Chicago Tribune back in Illinois. After a bitter cold winter in Chicago, they moved to Honolulu, where Goben worked for the Honolulu Star Bulletin from 1959 through 1964. The adoption of their son, Gregory, and the approaching birth of their daughter, Jan, brought the Gobens back to the mainland to be closer to their extended family. They bought a home in Woodside, where they raised their two children and lived for 27 years. From 1964 through 1988, Goben worked as a reporter, assistant city editor, city editor, news editor and editorial writer at the Palo Alto Times, which became the Peninsula Times Tribune in 1979. When the paper went out of business, Goben went to work for the Stanford Medical Center News Bureau. Ron and Lorrie retired in 1992 and moved to a log house in the Sierra foothill town of Camino. Goben wrote a column for the Mountain Democrat for five years. Words were Goben’s lifelong passion, but he also loved animals, politics, travel and banana cream pie, according to Lorrie. He is survived by his wife, Lorrie Goben of Camino; his children, Greg (Lisa) Goben of Rohnert Park, California, and Jan Goben (son-in-law Tom Ruiz) of San Francisco; and two granddaughters, Myranda and Marisa. A celebration of life is being planned for later this summer. Memorial donations can be made to the National Kidney Foundation or

the Northern California Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Art Kraemer Arthur Robert Kraemer, a longtime Palo Alto resident, died on June 6 at his Palo Alto home. He was 79. He was born on Nov. 8, 1936, in Montclair, New Jersey, and was raised in Livingston, New Jersey. He attended and graduated from Grover Cleveland High School, where he lettered in baseball, football and basketball. He then studied at Cornell University, earning an electrical engineering degree and achieving a rank of first in the class of ’58. Upon moving to the Peninsula, he both worked at Lockheed and attended graduate school at Stanford University to earn his master’s degree. He started and finished his career with Lockheed, but he also held positions with GTE Sylvania and XMR, working in lasers and fiber optics. In 1968, he settled in Palo Alto with his wife, Helena, whom he met when they were fel-

low students at Stanford. After his 2003 retirement, Kraemer attended Stanford baseball games, Palo Alto City Council meetings and Herschel Brown luncheons. He was also an active member of Sons in Retirement. Among other hobbies, he traveled to games at every Major League Baseball park (at the time) and searched for and memorized patterns in license plates. He was a lifelong San Francisco Giants fan, even rooting for the team when they were still in New York. He played softball up until the age of 35 and golf up through his 70s. He also enjoyed watching his children and grandchildren play sports. He was predeceased by his son, Robbie Kraemer, in 1970. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Helena Kraemer; his daughters, Stacey Kraemer and Karen Kraemer (David) Lowe; and granddaughters, Jaylin and Lauren Lowe. A celebration of life will be held soon. Those interested in attending should email hckbabcia@ gmail.com. Memorial donations can be made to Pathways Home Health & Hospice (pathwayshealth.org/about-pathways-foundation/) or Second Harvest Food Bank (shfb.org/donate).

James Allan Williams, 81 Lifetime long Palo Alto resident James (Jim) Williams, 81, died May 29, following a courageous fight with cancer. His final days were spent surrounded by family. Jim was born April 11, 1935, in Palo Alto, California, to Ronald and Ann (Sue-Sue) Williams. Jim attended military school in the Bay Area in his youth and served a short stint with the United States Navy. At a very early age, he developed a passion for stock cars, airplanes, motorcycles and skiing. He was very competitive and excelled at racing, a skill that he passed on to his son Bobby. Jim was an accomplished pilot with many friends associated with aeronautics. He not only flew but took great pleasure in restoring a vintage Russian Yak aircraft. Jim married Sandra Zschokke after she graduated from Palo Alto High School. Together they raised four children; Kim, Bobby, Jodie and Jennifer in their Palo Alto home. Jim Williams worked with his brother in-law Ron Wilson managing Town & Country Village Mall complexes in the Bay Area: businesses originally established by Jim’s father Ronald Williams. Jim also successfully ran Williams Construction Company and invested in several other business ventures. He is survived by his sister, Sue Wilson; daughters, Jodie and Jennifer and their spouses; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nephews and nieces; and companion, Marina Williams of Palo Alto. Jim’s ashes will be spread by friends and fellow pilots over his former frequented flight patterns. GOD SPEED DAD!

Willem Albertus Haccou lived from May 20, 1926, to June 11, 2016. He is survived by the love of his family and preserved in the memories of those that knew him. The gentle and dedicated 90 years of this life had a profound impact on the lives of his loved ones that will continue to be passed on through them. He can still be seen in his great-grandchildren’s eyes, his grandchildren’s smiles and in the laughter of his children. He will be very missed.

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Kathryn Werry Childress 1920 – 2016 Kathryn Werry Childress, one of the oldest living native Palo Altans living in her hometown, passed away in her sleep at Stanford Hospital on June 16 just a few hundred yards from her birthplace. She was 96 years and three months old. Born in the Hoover Pavilion at Stanford in 1920 to a wellknown Palo Alto merchant, Alfred E. Werry and his wife Fredrika, Kathryn graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1938 and attended both Oregon State College and the University of Oregon until 1942. Kathryn (then Miss Werry) worked for three weeks of her life, but they were good weeks. While employed at Wightman’s, a stationery store on University Avenue, she met her future husband, Navy Lieutenant John B. Childress. John was shopping for Christmas cards and fell in love at first sight. Miss Wightman fired Kathryn shortly thereafter but the die was cast. Kathryn married John at Stanford Chapel in 1944 and spent 69 years as his wife and mother to their three boys, John Jr., Mark, and Kevin. Johnny and Mark preceeded her in death. During their marriage the Childresses lived in New York, several cities in Texas, Minneapolis, Wichita and, finally, returned to her beloved Palo Alto in 1972. During her younger years, Kathryn was an active member of the Pi Beta Phi alumnae organization and Junior League of Wichita. A beautiful woman with sparkling eyes, a ready smile and a love of laughter, Kathryn is best remembered for being a great listener. Her non-judgmental approach to peoples’ problems drew them out, knowing she would give sound advice and never betray a confidence. She was also a devoted wife and mother, raising her sons to watch their pennies, mind their manners, and respect their elders. Her overriding principal was the Golden Rule, which she practiced religiously. She was preceded in death by John, who passed away in 2014, as well as her sister, Ellen Werry Bergren and her brother, Al Werry, Jr. She is survived by Kevin and his wife Lory Davis Childress of Kansas City; her sister-in-law Ann Orr Werry of Palo Alto; her daughter-in-law Patty Ernst Childress of Indian Wells, grandson Mark McKenzie Childress and his wife Melinda of Beaumont, CA; James Bruce Childress of Indian Wells; John Eaton Childress and Margaret Howe Childress of Kansas City; two great granchildren, McKenzie and Mason Childress of Beaumont; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins throughout the country. A memorial service will be held for Kathryn at the chapel of Alta Mesa Memorial Park on Friday, July 15 at 11 am. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made in Kathryn’s name to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation at www.PAMF.org. PAID

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Editorial Rushed and ill-advised Proposed transportation tax on businesses doomed to fail if put on November ballot

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alo Alto City Council members are right to worry about political fall-out from the ever-worsening traffic congestion around town. But rushing an ill-considered tax measure in front of Palo Alto voters this November, at the same time a county transportation sales-tax measure will appear and without the support of the business community is a fool’s errand. On Monday night, right before it begins its summer break, the City Council will debate a proposal that has little definition other than as a tax on all businesses in Palo Alto designed to raise as much as $6 million a year for undefined transportation measures. It has been the subject of little outreach within the business community, has no clear goals other than to raise money and is not at all ready for either a council decision or the ballot. Worse, the item appears on the council agenda with no staff report or any supporting data, in violation of the council’s policy of releasing such information on important issues at least 10 days prior to the scheduled meeting. The agenda states that a staff report would be available on Thursday, after the Weekly’s press deadline, giving the public just three days before the meeting to digest the material. This is little more than a rushed and desperate attempt to make it appear to the community that the council is addressing traffic congestion problems in anticipation of a highly competitive City Council election, in which only one incumbent (Liz Kniss) will be running and four seats will be open. “If we don’t solve the (traffic) problem,” Mayor Pat Burt said in pushing for the ballot measure, “what’s going to be the trend line of the political sentiment of the resident community toward the business community and future development?” Burt is right, but a tax measure is not a solution to the traffic problem, nor should potential further souring of residents’ opinions of new development be the motivation for rushing something to the ballot. Before being asked to approve a new tax on anyone, the community deserves a clearly articulated plan, with specific goals and a budget that reflects the council’s priorities for addressing traffic congestion. Appropriately, the council has over the last few months been exploring various strategies for alleviating our traffic problems, primarily by looking at incentives to reduce single-occupancy-vehicle commuting. To explore ways of funding these efforts, the council formed an ad hoc Local Transportation Funding Committee, consisting of Burt, Vice Mayor Greg Scharff and Councilwomen Karen Holman and Liz Kniss, which has been meeting over the last few months. Last week the committee muddled through a discussion that surfaced far more questions than answers. But because of the timing for putting a measure on the November ballot, the committee decided to bring to the full council an entirely unshaped plan for discussion. As it did with the 2014 ballot measure to increase the city’s transient-occupancy tax on hotel guests, the council is looking for ways to raise money without taxing the voters themselves — a cynical approach to raising revenue some would argue. But unlike in 2014, when the measure had been carefully developed with a clear purpose of funding high-priority infrastructure projects, such as a new public-safety building, the current effort is half-baked, lacks any commitment to what the revenues will fund, and fails to detail how it would be implemented. It is even harder to fathom how the city would even begin to implement a tax based on every Palo Alto business’ count of full-time equivalent employees, which they will voluntarily report, when it has had so much trouble implementing the simple $50-per-year business registry. As contemplated, companies with 10 or fewer employees would pay no tax, 11-50 would pay $50 per employee per year and those with more than 50 employees would pay $100 per employee per year. So a 51-employee company would pay $5,100 per year. This is exactly the type of tax that businesses were told would not happen when the simple registry was established over a year ago and is reminiscent of 2009, when the council put a poorly drafted business-license tax measure on the ballot that was rejected by 59 percent of the voters. All the same fairness issues raised then will threaten to sink a new tax measure. How would such a tax be enforced? How would law firms be treated? Medical offices? Venture capital firms? Fast food businesses? Hotels? Restaurants? Real estate companies? What about companies whose workforce is made up of independent contractors or varies dramatically in size? And why should local businesses bear the full burden of funding transportation measures when they benefit the entire community? We don’t foreclose the possible adoption of a tax on businesses to fund certain transit improvements, but a November ballot measure is a non-starter, and we urge the council to quickly dispose of this item from its Monday agenda. A rush to “do something” should not be driving city policy. Q

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

Legislators’ support

A balanced project

Editor, We write to express our support for the new potential solution that will prevent the eviction of 117 families at the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Palo Alto. We also applaud the willingness of the Housing Authority to consider partnering with the City of Palo Alto and the County of Santa Clara to acquire and improve the park. We look forward to working with the Housing Authority and the park’s nonprofit operator to see if we can identify state or federal funds to assist with these efforts. We’re also pleased that the Housing Authority, the city and the county are proceeding down a path that permits 400 residents to stay in their homes, preserves and improves 117 units of affordable housing for the community, and ensures that the current property owner receives full and fair market value for the property. Anna G. Eshoo Member of Congress (CA-18) Jerry Hill State Senator, Thirteenth District Rich Gordon State Assemblyman, Twenty-Fourth District

Editor, I was viewing the June 20 City Council meeting and was dismayed to hear questions from some of the council members that suggested they felt the proposed Maybell project, as being brought to the council, did not sufficiently compensate the city for the lack of affordable housing at the site. To the contrary, the proposed plan provides a projected $4.2 million of in-lieu fees to the city. This would be on top of the $6 million return on investment made by the Palo Alto Housing Corporation (PAHC). That amounts to over $10 million. Using the PAHC estimate of $0.5 million to build one unit, that amounts to the city being able to build 20 affordable housing units. This is a win-win situation — the city has funding to build affordable housing and the nearby community has a development that respects the zoning of the neighborhood. For those

Teaching moral responsibility Editor, This is in regard to the Brock Turner case, in which a Stanford University student was convicted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated and unconscious young woman after both were drinking at a party on the Stanford campus. Let us not debate endlessly in the media on how much and how long the student should be punished. Parents and grandparents, let us instead put more serious effort into teaching our children moral responsibility and respect for their bodies and health. Giving them a good education is not enough. This will prepare them better for entering the working and social world. Morally responsible citizens will also help the reputation of the United States in the world. Our Western way of life is under attack from all sides of the globe, and we should show the world an example of a decent and responsible lifestyle. I’m at the end of a long life and learned those lessons on another continent during years of war and occupation early in my life and survived with dignity. Dee Price Addison Avenue, Palo Alto

in the neighborhood, the complaint about the PAHC Maybell proposal was not about affordable housing; it was about the disproportionate density and its effect on the neighborhood. This current plan meets the vision of the city’s Comprehensive Plan, which states, “Palo Alto’s land use decisions shall balance our future growth needs with the preservation of our neighborhoods.” This is a good project that should be approved by the council. Jim Jurkovich Willmar Drive, Palo Alto

Biased reporting Editor, The Palo Alto Weekly devoted about 35 paragraphs lauding the possibility that the city will confiscate the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park and only two paragraphs at the very end of the article about the unjustness and unconstitutionality of that plan. Jacky Hood Fife Avenue, Palo Alto

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Correct me if I’m wrong Rename: “The People’s Highway”; for Kings Lane, simply remove the “s,” add “ML” before King and “Jr.” after.

by Scott Carlson To: The Palo Alto City Council From: The Committee On Revisioning and Renaming Embarrassing City Things (CORRECT)

‘Alma’

Dear members of the council: The CORRECT has met numerous times and, pursuant to the first part of its mandate, has reviewed city street names. Following are our preliminary findings and recommendations related to select city streets.

‘El Camino Real’ This means “the royal road.” CORRECT wants to know: the “royal road” to what? Sunnyvale? San Bruno? If that’s the case, we’re with that pop singer who said, “We’ll never be royals.” And who wants to take the royal road? Loafers! A dictionary defines royal road as “an auspicious or easy way or means to achieve something.” This is a street that runs right by one of our two high schools. What is that teaching our children? That all they have to do is walk out onto the street and they’re on their way? The guy who was king of Spain at the time the road was started, Charles III, was all right as kings go — an “enlightened despot” — but still, he was a king. This is America! A despot is a despot — out you go! And while we’re at it, CORRECT recommends going the “full Robespierre” and axing Kings Lane as well.

CORRECT is confused by this one. He? She? It? In Spanish, alma means “soul.” In principle, we believe streets should not be named after abstract concepts. It’s true that rush-hour traffic on Alma can make you feel as though you are in an endless purgatory, and so the name has a poetic justice, but this is a very slippery slope. Before you know it, citizens will be asking to name their local roundabout “Dante’s Circle” or the “Circle of Life.” Rename: To honor the seeming original intent of “alma,” but somewhat concretize and monetize it, we recommend selling the street-naming rights to Soul Cycle and putting a bike lane down the middle of the street, lined by scented candles and speakers every 25 yards exhorting bicyclists to push harder.

‘Homer’ This street has a serious perception problem. Our poll shows that 88 percent of Palo Altans millennial age and younger think it is named for Homer Simpson- — Doh! The same group believes BART is named for his son. In actuality, it matters little whether the street was named for the ancient Greek poet. In the eyes of many on CORRECT, the poet idealized war and an antiquated model of masculinity that is ready for the dustbin. Rename: “Simpsons Street,” to align reality with popular perception.

‘Oregon Expressway’ The Stanford Cardinal football team has asked us to take a hard look at this name — One for the Ducks? Really? And such a big one? Do you think they have a Leland Stanford Junior Street anywhere in Eugene? No! CORRECT has pointed out that at least the expressway ends abruptly (at “the royal road”), serving as a metaphor for stopping the Ducks, but the Cardinal don’t buy it. Rename: “Phil Nike Thruway” or “Swoosh Boulevard,” to align reality with reality.

‘Dake’ This short, obscure avenue in south Palo Alto did not escape CORRECT’s attention. We’re unsure just who or what the avenue was named for, but it may well be for one Finis Jennings Dake, an early twentieth-century American minister known for his writings on “premillennial dispensationalism.” This alone is enough to indict him in the court of common sense, but the Reverend Dake exhibited further lack of common sense when he transported a 16-year-old girl across a state line and was convicted under the Mann Act. Rename: The much more felicitous “Danke,” for the German “thank you,” reflecting the gratitude to CORRECT that present and future residents of the avenue will no doubt feel.

‘Churchill’ “Never never never give up,” said Winston Churchill. Most people believe this was about defending Britain in the war, but he was more likely defending his malodorous

cigar smoking and gin drinking. Churchill’s personal habits were not his only “warts.” He urged the crushing of “Gandhi-ism and everything it stands for” and the abandonment of universal suffrage. He called Mussolini “the greatest lawgiver among men” and believed that Bolsheviks and Jews were linked in a “world-wide conspiracy for the overthrow of civilization.” Rename: “Ghandi Street,” for historical irony. As the council can see, revisioning and renaming is no easy task. We assign no blame — streets were named for people or things about which little was known, or because of beliefs or values that at the time of naming were the “norm.” But that doesn’t mean the renaming shouldn’t be done. The names of public things are not meaningless or arbitrary; they are not Shakespeare’s rose, having an essential reality apart from their name. Yes, they have name-neutral functions, but we accord their names with nearly the same significance that we give to our own. A public thing’s name is twisted into its identity and into our collective identity. This concludes CORRECT’s preliminary work. We will soon move on to parks and public art. However, one name has come to our immediate attention: the city’s. Named for a tree? How low-tech can you get? Rename: We recommend “Palantirlo,” to align the city’s present with its future. Q Scott Carlson is a freelance writer living in the Community Center neighborhood. His email is norskee@comcast.net.

Streetwise

How do you cope or deal with bad traffic around town? Asked outside Grocery Outlet on Alma Street in Palo Alto. Interviews and photographs by Eric He.

Ray Sliter

Lauren Christel

Carol Love

Lane Etherington

Linda Walton

Geophysicist Amaranta Avenue, Palo Alto

Assistant principal Fremont Street, Menlo Park

Retired Marion Avenue, Palo Alto

Veteran Alma Street, Palo Alto

Entrepreneur Old Trace Road, Palo Alto

“I try to stay calm. I avoid congested areas and take the longer route if it means I don’t have to sit in traffic.”

“I don’t get on the highway. My commute doesn’t take me to 280 or 101.”

“I try and go during off hours. I use the train when I go out of town.”

“I ride a bike. If you live within five miles of where you work, you should ride your bike.”

“Be patient. I have no choice. ... It’s life.”

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Sculptor Shay Church (above) builds a frame out of recycled lumber. His finished sculpture (left) of trees is covered in unfired clay.

Colossal clay

made a lot of sense, especially considering the history of Palo Alto” he said. And when he thinks back to his time living in California, giant trees are what come to mind. To create his sculptures, he first builds a wooden frame, then piles wet clay over it. The clay will dry and crack, giving it a treebark texture, which he said also plays off environmental concerns such as drought. “It takes on, like, a dry-riverbed feel,” he said. Church, who’s earned two degrees in sculpture, has always been drawn to large installations, especially after doing some work building houses. “You build a few houses and you start to relate to scale in a whole other way,” he said. “It’s a temporal piece so I’m not concerned with moving it or taking it places, and it’s nice to be able to just take that out of the equation. Then it gives me the freedom to build whatever I want in whatever space I occupy.” He strives to make his work eco-friendly, using reclaimed lumber and “turnover” clay (the material clay companies can’t use). After the exhibition ends, the piece will be demolished, its remnants recycled or thrown away. “I guess I’m just extending its life a little further than it normally would (be),” he said. “Fired Up” is associated with the art center’s “45 Days of Clay” celebration, part of its 45th anniversary programming, which will feature ceramic workshops, the Palo Alto Clay and Glass Festival, a discussion on “Big Clay by the Bay” from art historian Nancy M. Servis, several artist residencies, and “Family Clay Day” on Aug. 7, which will give hands-on clay opportunities to people of all ages. “For 45 years, ceramics have been part of our identity,” Kienzle said. “We really wanted to kick off our anniversary ... with a blast. It’s an opportunity to introduce making ceramics to a whole new range of audiences.” Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be reached at kkane@paweekly.com

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Palo Alto Art Center celebrates ceramics in a big way by Karla Kane

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hen you think of ceramics, do you picture a potting wheel, perhaps a glazed bowl or dainty porcelain teacup? The Palo Alto Art Center will show clay’s bigger picture this summer with “Fired Up: Monumental Clay,” an eclectic exhibition of large-scale ceramic work. Though they have size and the fragileyet-earthy medium of clay in common, the pieces included in “Fired Up: Monumental Clay” vary greatly in style, with a broad range of materials and techniques represented. “For people who’ve worked in ceramics, there’s a lot to ‘geek’ out on,” said Art Center Director Karen Kienzle. “We want to get people excited about what’s possible.” “Our Changing Seas III,” by self-described “ocean advocate” Courtney Mattison, is a 10-foot-by-14-foot-by-2-foot porcelain installation depicting a coral reef, rich with intricate details and colors. The piece, her third in a series, is meant to bring attention not only to the beauty of corals but also their plight, as their populations have been heavily impacted by climate change and other environmentally destructive human activity. The strong-but-delicate nature of ceramics corresponds to the coral reef’s own combination of strength and fragility. Other works from among the 21 artists involved include a whimsical animal sculpture by the late David Gilhooly (best known for his “Frog World” series); and found-object artist Shenny Cruces’ “Accumulations,” a collection of piled-up, tiny white porcelain figurines spilling out of a golden dresser. The exhibition (curated by Andrea Antonaccio Wagner with input from the rest of the art-center team) was purposely designed to include both well-known masters of form, such as Gilhooly, Viola Frey and Jun Kaneko, whom Kienzle called some of the “forefathers and foremothers of California ceramic art,” and emerging artists. “We wanted to include younger artists who are continuing the traditions but are new and fresh,” Kienzle said. One of those is Kalamazoo, Michigan, artist Shay Church, who came to Palo Alto to construct his floor-to-ceiling sculpture of trees directly on site. It’s a homecoming of sorts for Church, who apprenticed with Kaneko before getting his master’s degree at San Jose State University. The exhibition “is really interesting because you have these iconic ceramic figures, the people that everyone’s really familiar with in the ceramic world, but then they’ve mixed it up with a lot of younger, up-andcoming artists and academics who are making a lot of interesting work,” he said. “(It represents) a lot of interests and approaches to working with clay.” Church uses unfired clay to build his creations, giving the pieces a distinctive texture. He’s done about 20 of these wet-clay installations all over the country, representing large mammals such as gray whales, elk, elephants and wolves, as well as a felled tree entered into Grand Rapids, Michigan’s massive, interactive, public-art competition, “Art Prize.” Though his Palo Alto work is inside the gallery, he often installs sculptures outdoors, in parks and fields. He said much of his past work has incorporated community involvement, with participants helping him apply the clay. “I try to integrate the space, and when I saw this vertical space, a tree kind of

Courtney Mattison’s “Our Changing Seas III” represents a coral reef, vibrant and alive toward the center, bleached and dead on the outer edges.

What: “Fired Up: Monumental Clay” When: Through Aug. 28, Tuesday-Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Thursdays open until 9 p.m.); Sunday 1-5 p.m. Where: Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto Cost: Free Info: Go to cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter

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Future uncertain for Stanford Art Spaces Exhibition program in campus buildings to lose funding at end of fiscal year

Courtesy Stanford Art Spaces

Rinat Goren’s acrylic-on-panel piece, “Is It Possible?,” is currently on display through Stanford Art Spaces.

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rt installed in the workplace, whether it be a small startup or a giant corporation, is fairly commonplace today. But in 1985, when an electrical engineering professor proposed a program of temporary art installations in the engineering buildings at Stanford University, it was a radical idea. Fast forward 31 years, and it would appear that Stanford Art Spaces, which installs art in multiple campus venues, is in sync with the university’s current emphasis on integrating the humanities and sciences. Yet in March, it was announced that, due to administrative and budget changes, the program would no longer

receive funding from System X Alliance (formerly the Center for Integrated Systems), leaving its future in jeopardy. For Curator DeWitt Cheng, who has worked for the program since 2001, it is both a disappointment and a call to action. “The program does have its allies,” he explained, “and I am hopeful that it will continue, in some form, past the Aug. 31 deadline.” Cheng was first employed by Stanford Art Spaces as an installation assistant, but his interests and background in the visual arts are wide ranging and deep rooted. He attended Stanford, graduating

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by Sheryl Nonnenberg

DeWitt Cheng, curator of Stanford Art Spaces, stands in the atrium of the David W. Packard Electrical Engineering Building, where work created by artists (left to right) Connie Goldman, Emily Lazarre, and Judith Foosaner is on exhibit through July. in 1971 with a degree in art history. While he did not set out to study art, the opportunity to travel abroad as an undergraduate resulted in a transformation. “I was visiting (Madrid’s) Prado Museum and looking at all of these master artists, and it just changed my thinking entirely,” he said. Not content to just study art, Cheng also decided to try his hand at painting and drawing. He earned a master’s degree from San Francisco State in the mid-1980s and took a position teaching art for UC Berkeley Extension. All the while, he paid the bills by doing graphics for computer companies. It quickly became apparent that he enjoyed writing about art more than teaching about it, so he made the shift to freelance writing and art criticism. When the curator position for Stanford Art Spaces

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opened in 2013, he was a natural choice. Cheng is a champion for local artists, whom he feels are often “underrepresented and underserved” by the gallery and museum establishment. Years of both displaying his own art and writing about other artists have resulted in a large network of friends and colleagues. This is the well that he taps into when curating exhibitions for Stanford Art Spaces. “Stanford Art Spaces provides a much-needed venue for midcareer artists,” Cheng said. “The Stanford connection is prestigious and gives a boost to their careers.” Overseeing such a large program (art is displayed in the Allen and Packard engineering buildings and six smaller satellite sites) requires organization and a true dedication to art and artists. Cheng becomes very animated when discussing the need for local artists to be recognized. “I am really hoping that enthusiasm about the reopening of SFMOMA and the increased attention by East Coast galleries here in the west will trickle down to Bay Area artists,” he said. Cheng selects the artists, installs the exhibitions (he has a part-time assistant), publicizes the shows and offers tours of the various sites. Keeping track of all the art in all of the locations (art in the Allen and Packard sites is on display for two months, in the satellite spaces for six) might be full-time job itself, but Cheng manages to do it all in just 26 hours a week. “I wish I could say that I am organized,” he laughed, “but I do carry a lot around in my head. I have found Google Calendar to be very helpful.” And how do employees respond to art in their workplace? Cheng said, “Some really look at and appreciate the art and see it as an amenity and a perk. Most people appreciate that it makes their work environment more pleasant.” Cheng has to work within certain parameters. He is limited to mainly small-scale, two-dimen-

sional artworks. There are constraints on subject matter also. “No nudity and nothing political,” he explained. What he selects for the individual spaces is often determined by the people who work in the buildings, whom he has gotten to know over the years. “Sometimes I see myself as a sort of salon hostess from years past — bringing two different parties together,” he said with a smile. The current exhibition in the Allen and Packard buildings features East Bay abstract artists working in the Cubist tradition of collage/assemblage. The trio of artists — Judith Foosaner, Connie Goldman and Emily Lazarre — share a common philosophy about the use of found objects and fragments to create a statement about change, impression and memory. Other exhibitions include depictions of local landmarks by mother-daughter artists Charlotte C. Cook-Fuller and Lynette Cook. Artists appreciate his advocacy. Rinat Goren, whose collages are now on display at the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, sang his praises. “DeWitt seems to deeply care about the Stanford Art Spaces’ existence as well as the well-being of the artists. I have a lot of respect for him and for his knowledge and experience,” she said. Cheng is meeting with representatives from several Stanford departments this week and said they are cautiously optimistic that the program can be rescued, perhaps even expanded in the future. While the fate of Stanford Art Spaces remains unclear, Cheng will continue to write about art for a variety of publications and maintain a blog about the local art scene. Q Freelance writer Sheryl Nonnenberg can be reached at nonnenberg@aol.com. For more information about the current exhibitions or to arrange a tour, contact Cheng at dewittc@stanford.edu or visit facebook.com/ StanfordArtSpaces.

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Painter Karen Wong will give a free, public tour of her current exhibition, “Transitions,” followed by a brief demonstration of her process (including her tools and paint application and a discussion of the creativity challenges faced by artists), on Thursday, June 30, at 10 a.m. Coffee and cookies will be served, and Wong will take viewers’ questions. The event (and Wong’s exhibition) are at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills. Go to karenwongart.com.

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Fine art ‘Fabulous Flora & Fauna’ Artists Laurie Shelton and Anne Lamborn will present their joint exhibition, “Fabulous Flora & Fauna’,” beginning June 28 at Gallery House, 320 South California Ave., Palo Alto. Shelton will show her colorful, life-sized facial portraits of cows, as well as her abstracted landscapes, while Lamborn will display weavings made from found animal and plant material, along with handmade paper. The gallery is open Tuesdays-Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the exhibit runs through July 23. Go to galleryhouse2.com.

Concert Flight of the Conchords New Zealand comedy/folk-music duo Flight of the Conchords (Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement), best known for their hit HBO show of the same name and songs including “Hiphopopotamus Vs.

Rhymenoceros” and “Business Time,” will perform a concert on Tuesday, June 28, at 8 p.m, at Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View. Ticket prices range widely based on seating area. Go to mountainviewamphitheater.com.

Wildlife program ‘It’s a Wild World’ Wildlife Associates, a local nonprofit organization that brings kids and nature together with up-close lessons on ecology and animal behavior, will offer a free presentation on Thursday, June 30, at 10:30 a.m. on the lawn outside the Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St. Educators will bring four live animals from their Half Moon Bay wildlife sanctuary and discuss their habits and habitats. Wildlife Associates cares for more than 50 non-releasable animals and uses them as wildlife ambassadors in their community education programs. Go to tinyurl. com/zjjgteg.

Film ‘Modern Times’ The theme for Stanford Repertory Theater’s (SRT) annual summer festival this year is “Theater Takes a Stand,” celebrating works of art that champion workers’ rights. Charlie Chaplin’s satirical silent film “Modern Times,” about his famous “Little Tramp”’s struggle to make it as a factory worker in the industrialized world, will be screened as part of SRT’s film series on Monday, June 27, at 7 p.m. at CEMEX Auditorium, Knight Management Center, 655 Knight Way, Stanford. The screening is free, and will be followed by a discussion led by film-andmedia professor Scott Bukatman. Go to events. stanford.edu/events/609/60983/.

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Eating Out A passion for the finer things Chef Jarad Gallagher thrives at Michelin-starred Chez TJ

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n a recent afternoon in the kitchen of Chez TJ, chef Jarad Gallagher — sporting stitches from a recent surgery following a 140-mile-per-hour motorcycle accident that would keep most people away from work for weeks — is using tweezers to delicately place greens in just the right place on a plate of Morro Bay halibut. The fish is surrounded by fava beans, potato, spring onions and a truffle sauce — all of which have been grown, raised or sourced within 100 miles of the Michelin-starred French restaurant in downtown Mountain View. The dish was served that night on the restaurant’s 10-course seasonal menu, as well as the more extensive (and expensive) chef’s tasting menu, which Gallagher describes as “avant garde.” This is not meant to be a pick-and-choose prix fixe; Gallagher and his staff craft the menu purposefully and carefully, like a symphony, he said in a recent interview. “Chez TJ is like the Chez Panisse of the Peninsula,” Gallagher said. “I would like to say that we lead the fine dining for the Peninsula in the particular area of what we do.” Gallagher, 38, has been the chef at Chez TJ for the past four years, and unlike the majority of his predecessors, he says he’s there to stay. The successful careers of many of the chefs who led the kitchen before him — including Joshua Skenes of Saison in San Francisco, Christopher Kostow of Napa Valley’s The Restaurant at Meadowood, Bruno Chemel of Baume in Palo Alto (all Michelin-starred restaurants) — have created a reputation for the restaurant as a “star incubator.” This took a toll, Gallagher said, on the longtime fine-dining

A paper-thin slice of beef carpaccio is topped with oyster, egg, almond, rice and fermented watermelon radish at Chez TJ. restaurant, which owner George Aviet opened in 1982 with thenpartner and chef Thomas J. McCombie in a charming Victorian home on Villa Street, built in 1894. McCombie, the restaurant’s namesake, died of a heart attack in 1994. Aviet has run the restaurant with dedication ever since, and lives in a small cottage in the back. When Gallagher arrived in 2012 (not too long after a very public falling-out between Aviet and Chemel, who was chef when the restaurant lost one of its two Michelin stars), “Chez TJ was a little disconnected from what it needed to be,” he said. “It had definitely seen the effects of having a different chef almost every year. “Instead of it being about me and what I want to do with Chez TJ, I got here and quickly realized that I had to do it the other way,” which meant asking the questions: “What has Chez TJ been for 30-plus years? How do we restore it and reconnect it to it being an old Victorian home and taking advantage and opportunity for what it is instead of working against it?” Gallagher — with tattooed arms and a straightforward,

determined, no-nonsense demeanor — came to Chez TJ with lifelong experience. A secondgeneration cook with a chef father and a waitress mother, his first-ever kitchen job was at Denny’s (his mother helped him forge his birth certificate so he could get hired), and he started cooking professionally when he was just 13 years old. He worked his way up through various restaurants until he was a day sous chef at 19. At that point, he realized it was time for some professional training, so he attended Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and London. While there, he spent time cooking at the acclaimed Bras Restaurant in Laguiole, France; three Michelin-starred The Fat Duck in England; and with yet another Michelin-accomplished chef, Gordon Ramsay. After his return to the United States, Gallagher worked for a restaurant company in Seattle that his father had started, which eventually brought him to the Bay Area in 2006. The company had five restaurants in the area; he moved to oversee all five and serve as chef at one. He went on to cook for Michael Mina, then to One Market in San Fran-

From front to back is a selection of desserts at Chez TJ: matcha choquette, carrot and passionfruit pâté de fruit, Illanka truffle and yuzu caramel. cisco, helped open Lake Chalet in Oakland and ended up at the Plumed Horse in Saratoga. Both One Market and Plumed Horse have received Michelin stars, One Market while Gallagher was chef de cuisine there. Gallagher said he’s been drawn to fine dining because, simply put, it’s what he’s best at. “I don’t have a lot of drive to master the best burger,” he said. Fine dining is about creativity and design, much more so than execution and presentation, Gallagher said. The dishes at Chez TJ are beautiful, but presentation is at the bottom of the to-

tem pole when it comes to the kitchen’s priorities, he said. This didn’t stop him from rushing into the dining room on a recent afternoon to rearrange a single green leaf on a plate of beef carpaccio, however. Gallagher said his first few years at Chez TJ were spent restoring and embracing the restaurant’s historic identity. He steered the kitchen away from Chemel’s bent toward molecular gastronomy, got rid of a service approach that he said was “skirting the line” of be(continued on page 26)

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PALO ALTO BREAKFAST HOUSE GONE; GLUTEN-FREE BAKERY TO OPEN IN MIDTOWN… When the Palo Alto Breakfast House opened in Palo Alto’s Midtown three years ago, it was heralded by neighbors as a shrewd business decision. There was a paucity of restaurants in the area that served morning meals. Peninsula restaurateur Tom Hsu acknowledged that void in the Midtown area and acted on the opportunity. “I didn’t see a lot of places for breakfast in the neighborhood,” he said at that time, so he opened the Palo Alto Breakfast House, 2706 Middlefield Road. Serving only breakfast and lunch, the

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ing snobby and transformed the beverage program so the sheer number of wine bottles the restaurant offers went from 80 to somewhere in the thousands. He went through seven pastry chefs before settling on one that met his standards. All changes had to make sense within Chez TJ’s unique physical space, which offers diners an often hourslong, intimate experience in four small dining rooms, each with its own feel. Gallagher also changed the menu “dramatically,” he said, shifting the restaurant to the tasting-menu model that tells diners: We know best. “This restaurant is meant to be at its best success on experience and that experience is not meant to be you come and design your own experience — not because we’re egotistical and we want you to have our experience, but that because we calculate it and extend it through each little detail,” Gallagher said. “The only way that we can make this expe-

small, unpretentious restaurant attracted the morning crowd and the little restaurant quickly established a brisk business. This was Hsu’s second venture. The first, My Breakfast House in San Carlos, was already a going concern. But few could have predicted that two years later, a well established San Jose restaurant chain, also serving only breakfast and lunch, would move into Midtown, just four blocks from Hsu’s Palo Alto restaurant. Bill’s Cafe, 3163 Middlefield Road, opened its doors in November 2015. The location, just steps away from the popular Philz Coffee at the corner of Middlefield Road

rience — from ambiance, food, service and beverage — really make it worth its price point, is for us to be able to control those little details. “You’re not meant to dine here and go, ‘Oh, that chicken was really good.’ You’re actually meant to go through the peaks and valleys of what you love, what you don’t like, what was here in the middle. Think of (it) like a symphony, right? And then you’re supposed to leave with a whole picture of what the meal was … seeing it as a whole picture instead of individual little pieces,” Gallagher said. Both the seasonal and chef’s tasting menus are entirely driven by the availability, quality and inspiration of the products currently in season. Gallagher’s day begins around 6 a.m. when he starts getting calls about the products he ordered the day before — take, for example, black cod, which his fish provider might say isn’t great that day and suggest halibut instead, which then changes that dish’s composition entirely. Produce comes from three local sources: Chez TJ’s own garden in

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and Loma Verde Avenue, along with its reputation earned in the South Bay, helped fuel the chain’s popularity in Palo Alto. Although Hsu could not be reached for comment, Midtown insiders consider the success of Bill’s Cafe proved too much competition for the smaller Breakfast House, and the restaurant closed in April. Hsu’s former business partner, Kakey Chang, who now is the sole owner of My Breakfast House in San Carlos, said she will gladly honor all unused gift certificates issued by Palo Alto Breakfast House. But wait. With the dust barely settled from the closing of Hsu’s Palo Alto restaurant on Middlefield Road, there’s already a new business preparing to open in the space. The name, however, is a bit of a conundrum. There were initially two signs on the building; one of them was Miss Jones (GF) Bake Shop, which was removed earlier this week,

and the other, Pied Piper, is still there, which HBO viewers may recognize as the fictitious startup in the television series, “Silicon Valley”. The actual name of the establishment, when it opens, is reportedly Gracie Jones Gluten Free Bake Shop, according to a local source. A June 17 report from a city code enforcement officer identifies the business owners as Chuck Imersom and Chad Newton from Asian Box, the health-conscious “fast-casual” restaurant at Town & Country. Coincidentally, the name “Miss Jones” that appeared on one of the signs is a menu item at Asian Box. Asian Box founder and CEO Frank Klein said business partner and executive chef Grace Nguyen is opening a gluten-free bakery in 60 days. More details as they become available. SEVENTY YEARS AND COUNTING … As Edwards Luggage prepares to celebrate

its 70th year in the Bay Area, it has rebranded itself as Edwards Everything Travel and is offering free packing demonstrations next month at itsStanford Shopping Center store. The family-owned-and-operated business opened in the Stanford mall in 1956, following a 10-year run in both downtown Palo Alto and San Mateo. The packing demonstrations are scheduled for July 6 at 6 p.m.and July 23 at 10 a.m. “Our business is proudly woven into the fabric of our family life. Each family member lives in Palo Alto or Portola Valley and is hands on … in the buying, marketing and sales training,” store co-owner Mary Reininger said.

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Executive Chef Jarad Gallagher stands in Chez TJ’s own garden, which the kitchen uses mostly for herbs and blossoms. the back of the restaurant (which mostly provides herbs and blossoms), Gallagher’s own 5-acre ranch in Hollister or 3 acres of land that he leases and has Heirloom Organics manage and grow vegetables at his request. This spring, the seasonal menu put this bounty on display: a rack of spring lamb with mushrooms, cauliflower purée, eggplant, date, caramel with cacao nibs and a Bordelaise sauce; a thin circle of beef carpaccio topped with oyster, egg, almond, rice and fermented watermelon radish; the Morro Bay halibut, perfectly seared on one side. Diners who ordered from the chef’s tasting menu might also get Hudson Valley foie gras, duck liver mousse, Monterey Bay abalone, diver scallops, Liberty Farms duck. Both the seasonal and tasting menus also offer small canapés between courses, a cuisine that Gallagher describes as California-French fine dining. Gallagher and his predecessors have been able to thrive at Chez

Chez TJ Executive Chef Jarad Gallagher’s rack of spring lamb is served with mushrooms, cauliflower purée, eggplant, date, caramel with cacao nibs and Bordelaise sauce. TJ because of the environment created by Aviet. “We have carte blanche here so we create what we want. There is no formula,” Gallagher said. “It’s very much a chef-driven, passion-driven restaurant.” There will likely come a day when Gallagher opens his own restaurant, he said, but he won’t do it without Aviet’s direct involvement. He said the two will “be together for quite some time, if not for the rest of our careers.” There’s been talk of opening a wine-focused Latin concept on Castro Street. His own leanings are toward

an authentic Japanese restaurant that appropriately separates ramen from sushi from yakitori from tempura, unlike most Americanized versions of Japanese cuisine. And regardless of any future projects, Chez TJ will continue to fill a niche on the Peninsula: a Michelin-starred dining experience in a quaint 19th-century Victorian home, where the chef rushes back from a broken collarbone to prepare that day’s exquisite menu. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be reached at ekadvany@ paweekly.com

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Home Front TEA TIME AT FILOLI ... Have tea and enjoy the gardens of the Filoli estate in Woodside this summer or fall. Sandwiches, seasonal salads, scones with fresh lemon curd and pastries are presented on linen tablecloths. Afternoon Tea takes place the fourth Wednesday of each month, February through September, as well as July 13 and October 19. Seating is limited. Reservations are required. Afternoon Tea menu changes monthly and is a fixed menu that includes assorted tea sandwiches, mini-pastries and other seasonal delights. Filoli monthly teas are appropriate for children 8 years and older. Seating begins at 1 p.m., and teas take place on the following dates: July 13, July 27, Aug. 24, Sept. 28, and Oct. 19. Go to filoli.org for more information.

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YOUNG TREE CARE SURVEY ... Canopy will host a tree health survey on Saturday, June 25, from 9 a.m. to noon at Johnson Park on Waverley Street and Everett Avenue. Each year, Canopy volunteers and partners comb through Palo Alto neighborhoods to survey the health of hundreds of young street trees, and guide the city’s young tree care efforts. This is a fun, flexible volunteer opportunity for all ages — and a great way to learn your street trees. This is the first of two scheduled training dates. Volunteers are welcome to attend one or both. Sign up by going to canopy.org.

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PLANT CLINIC ... Bring your problem plants or samples of them to Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden between 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, when expert gardeners will be on hand to inspect them and provide tips on how to make your plants healthier. These free oneon-one consultations are part of a walk-in clinic hosted by Master Gardeners. For more information, go to gamblegarden.org/events. 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 elorenz@ paweekly.com. Deadline is one week before publication.

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Workers prepare Mark Jacobson’s prefab home for the upcoming public tours on Saturday, June 25, that will give visitors a look at how the steel beams and columns are connected with a single battery-operated screwdriver to snap the steel pieces together.

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ost house tours offer an opportunity to check out picture-perfect interior designs and architecture. At this weekend’s tours of California’s first BONE Structure prefab home on the Stanford University campus, visitors will be exposed to anything but the latest interior finishes and are advised to wear closed shoes: They will be touring the construction zone of a steel-beamed prefab house shipped down from Canada — its bones still exposed as design company BONE Structure finishes its assembly. The tours will provide a peek at the inner workings of this ultra energy-efficient home. Homeowner Mark Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of Stanford’s Atmosphere and Energy Program, didn’t just want to build a highly energy-efficient home; he wanted it to be self-sustaining and truly net zero. And he wanted an all-electric home that uses no gas for heating, cooking — or even barbecuing — so as to produce

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as little air pollution as possible from his home. He also sought a strong, durable structure that could withstand a major earthquake, as well as termites or mold. So he turned to BONE Structure, a company that customizes steel, prefab homes. Key elements to the home’s self-reliance are the solar panels on the roof, where electricity will be produced and stored in a Tesla lithium battery. The panels will produce enough electricity to power the entire house plus two cars. At times, they will produce more energy than the household needs and give back to the university’s utilities grid, potentially helping to prevent blackouts, he said. Most of the prefab homes that Jacobson researched offered very little flexibility in placement on his funny-shaped lot at the top of a cul-de-sac. Although BONE Structure homes are prefab, “You can put them in any configuration. That was appealing,” he said. The prefab pieces, which were manufactured from recycled steel in Canada, arrived in one truckload. Once the foundation was laid, it took just a few weeks to build the shell, cutting overall construction time by months. A local contractor, Wilkinson Construction of San Mateo, is (continued on page 30)

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This rendering shows what Mark Jacobson’s Stanford home will look like when completed this October. The home features solar panels on the roof, where electricity will be produced and stored in a Tesla lithium battery equipped to power the entire home, as well as two cars. in California, although there are 17 others in the pipeline, including one in Palo Alto and another in Menlo Park. Since the company was founded in 2005, it has constructed 250 homes. Ultimately, the company plans to create manufacturing centers within 100 miles of its projects rather than shipping from Canada, Bovet said. Q Freelance writer Carol Blitzer can be emailed at cblitzer@ sbcglobal.net. What: BONE Structure home tour When: Friday-Sunday, June 2426; sign up for a time Where: A home on the Stanford campus (address given after registration) Cost: Free Info: build.bonestructure.ca/ california-june2016

All BONE Structure homes are built from modular components, which makes it easy to reconfigure interior walls as room uses and needs change over time.

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exterior wall and add a window — “not even a weekend project,� he added. Or, one can reconfigure interior walls as homeowners’ needs change over time. To build the prefab home, Jacobson had to go through the same steps as for conventional construction: meeting setback requirements, notifying neighbors, interviewing contractors, gaining approval from Santa Clara County (because the house is on the Stanford campus). The construction cost for a BONE Structure home begins at about $275 per square foot, Bovet said, and will vary with the custom finishes. He estimated the finished cost of the Jacobson home at “north of $400� per square foot. The Jacobson house is the first that BONE Structure is completing

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completing the 3,000-square-foot home, which should be ready to move into by late October, Jacobson said. On the tour, visitors will be able to see how the steel beams and columns are connected using one battery-operated screwdriver, which Charles Bovet, BONE Structure’s vice president of operations for the U.S., compared to a giant “mechano-erector set.� Horizontal steel pieces snap into place; these will support the interior finishes, including Sheetrock or tile. The pieces are “heavily engineered. All components are laser cut,� Bovet said, noting that they use a patented “ankle� that allows some wiggle room in fitting those precisely cut components into the poured-concrete foundation. Looking up, visitors can see what Bovet called “pre-cut highways� — spaces for plumbing and electrical connections. On the outside, visitors can see where a soybased insulation was sprayed on. Each BONE Structure house is custom-designed and built with modular components, with no interior bearing walls. That construction adapts well to modern homes with great rooms. It even allows for future adaptability, Bovet said, in which one could simply cut out the insulation on an

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Home & Real Estate SALES AT A GLANCE Atherton

Menlo Park

Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $ 3,500,000 Highest sales price: $ 5,925,000 Average sales price: $ 4,875,000

Total sales reported: 6 Lowest sales price: $700,000 Highest sales price: $4,850,000 Average sales price: $2,447,167

East Palo Alto

Mountain View

Total sales reported: 1 Sales price: $600,000

Los Altos Total sales reported: 11 Lowest sales price: $2,150,000 Highest sales price: $4,350,000 Average sales price: $2,920,909

Los Altos Hills Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $2,450,000 Highest sales price: $3,260,000 Average sales price: $2,790,250

Total sales reported: 12 Lowest sales price: $719,500 Highest sales price: $1,980,000 Average sales price: $1,326,792

Palo Alto Total sales reported: 15 Lowest sales price: $1,950,000 Highest sales price: $8,500,000 Average sales price: $3,769,733

Woodside Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $1,155,000 Highest sales price: $5,600,000 Average sales price: $3,118,333 Source: California REsource

HOME SALES

Home sales are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the County Recorder’s Office. Information is recorded from deeds after the close of escrow and published within four to eight weeks.

Atherton

50 Lilac Drive Sebastian Trust to A. & C. Tomasi for $5,200,000 on 05/06/16; built 1959, 5 bed, 3300 sq. ft. 103 Reservoir Road G. & L. Nemetz to Boom Trust for $5,925,000 on 05/03/16; built 1976, 4 bed, 3070 sq. ft.; previous sale 04/10/1996, $962,500 35 Selby Lane Wedding Trust to Heilmann Trust for $3,500,000 on 05/04/16; built 1951, 5 bed, 2720 sq. ft.

East Palo Alto 2330 University Ave. #210 Kim Trust to M. & A. Savchenko for $600,000 on 05/05/16; built 2006, 2 bed, 981 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/18/2006, $447,518

Los Altos

17 Bay Tree Lane Ferguson Trust to Critchfield Trust for $2,250,000 on 06/08/16; built 1972, 2 bed, 1840 sq. ft.; previous sale 09/09/2004, $1,250,000 670 Blinn Court Milbank Trust to J. & K. Deweese for $2,750,000 on 06/03/16; built 1986, 3 bed, 2643 sq. ft.; previous sale 08/14/1986, $454,500 1540 Country Club Drive Blanco Trust to Elevation Homes for $4,350,000 on 06/03/16; built 1957, 3 bed, 3617 sq. ft. 323 Hawthorne Ave. Munro Trust to N. & J. Giesselman for $2,875,000 on 06/02/16; built 1977, 4 bed, 2621 sq. ft. 1129 Las Flores Court Backbeat Trust to Vaideeswaran Trust for $3,150,000 on 06/07/16; built 1955, 3 bed, 2188 sq. ft. 610 Magdalena Ave. M. & M. Rogers to J. & C. Poffenberger for $2,540,000 on 06/07/16; built 1958, 4 bed, 2366 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/06/2000, $1,195,000 666 Meadow Lane McshaneHolahan Trust to L. Cui for $3,310,000 on 06/02/16; built 2011, 3 bed, 2404 sq. ft.; previous sale 11/13/2007, $1,770,000 1570 Plateau Ave. Khadem Trust to Schneider Trust for $2,300,000 on 06/08/16; built 1976, 2 bed, 2535 sq. ft.; previous sale 12/07/2012, $1,700,000 605 Rosita Ave. Feliz Trust to Urban Pacific Homes for $3,000,000 on 06/06/16; built 1943, 3 bed, 2605 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/31/1997, $829,000 271 South El Monte Ave. Wolfe

Trust to Sensenbrenner Trust for $2,150,000 on 06/03/16; built 1947, 2 bed, 1062 sq. ft. 1520 Tiptoe Lane Golamco Trust to Naverniouk Trust for $3,455,000 on 06/08/16; built 1956, 4 bed, 3005 sq. ft.; previous sale 08/29/2003, $1,008,000

Los Altos Hills

27411 Altamont Road Altamont Limited to D. & P. Bertelsen for $2,520,000 on 06/06/16; built 1950, 4 bed, 3517 sq. ft.; previous sale 12/17/2015, $4,200,000 27844 Black Mountain Road Scott Trust to Sundararajan Trust for $2,450,000 on 06/08/16; built 1969, 2 bed, 2404 sq. ft. 27071 Dezahara Way B. & A. Avery to K. Lay for $3,260,000 on 06/03/16; built 1974, 3 bed, 3428 sq. ft. 25802 Vinedo Lane E. Mandel to Y. Fong for $2,931,000 on 06/02/16; built 1965, 3 bed, 2336 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/1972, $69,500

Menlo Park

1106 Carlton Ave. WCAl3 Limited to M. Williams for $700,000 on 05/04/16; built 1949, 3 bed, 1280 sq. ft.; previous sale 02/27/2015, $675,000 53 Lorelei Lane Peterson Trust to J. Levasseur for $1,420,000 on 05/06/16; built 1956, 3 bed, 1100 sq. ft.; previous sale 08/19/2011, $820,000 621 Middle Ave. J. Wilkiewicz to T. & A. Ramanarayanan for $1,480,000 on 05/06/16; built 1980, 2 bed, 1450 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/01/2008, $850,000 810 University Drive DGB Investment to Leland Stanford Junior University for $3,398,000 on 05/05/16; built 1935, 2 bed, 1060 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/23/2014, $1,638,000 1055 Valparaiso Ave. PB Cypress to R. Shilkin for $4,850,000 on 05/03/16; built 1958, 4 bed, 2963 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/30/2013, $2,695,000 1289 Woodland Ave. Rundle Trust to J. Dubofsky for $2,835,000 on 05/06/16; built 1956, 5 bed, 2520 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/23/1989, $456,000

Mountain View

1326 Bonita Ave. Anderson Trust to S. Lee for $1,980,000 on 06/08/16; built 1953, 3 bed, 1478 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/18/2013, $1,450,000 96 Flynn Ave. #A Devol Trust to L. Patil for $725,000 on 06/03/16; built 1972, 2 bed, 858 sq. ft.; previous sale 03/25/1994, $144,000 139 Frederick Court X. Yang to M. Li for $1,210,000 on 06/02/16; built 1998, 3 bed, 1013 sq.

ft.; previous sale 11/20/2013, $782,000 121 Gladys Ave. S. & O. Moiseyenko to M. & M. Tramiel for $1,460,000 on 06/02/16; built 1993, 3 bed, 1850 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/25/2002, $600,000 1123 Judson Drive J. Phillips to B. Kremen for $1,855,000 on 06/07/16; built 1951, 4 bed, 1694 sq. ft.; previous sale 03/11/2008, $1,250,000 921 Ormonde Drive Levenberg Trust to A. & Y. Kennberg for $1,500,000 on 06/07/16; built 1964, 4 bed, 1574 sq. ft. 139 Ortega Ave. Moses Trust to D. Zhao for $1,335,000 on 06/03/16; built 1978, 3 bed, 1755 sq. ft.; previous sale 09/1978, $124,700 61 Sheffield Court Z. Fan to C. Ni for $1,225,000 on 06/07/16; built 2002, 3 bed, 1543 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/25/2002, $587,500 49 Showers Drive #E247 Mendonca Trust to P. Kaliamoorthi for $719,500 on 06/08/16; built 1976, 1 bed, 959 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/17/2001, $288,000 49 Showers Drive #N268 M. Hanley to P. Moin for $890,000 on 06/03/16; built 1974, 2 bed, 1206 sq. ft.; previous sale 07/29/1980, $126,000 857 Sycamore Loop Bx Trust to Y. Song for $1,447,000 on 06/02/16 256 View St. S. Taing to Sunshine Mv Limited for $1,575,000 on 06/03/16; built 2008, 2 bed, 1332 sq. ft.; previous sale 02/18/2009, $858,000

Palo Alto

431 Alder Lane Y. Kang to J. & D. Kim for $2,100,000 on 06/02/16; built 2008, 3 bed, 2050 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/04/2009, $1,192,000 3173 Bryant St. D. Legendre to J. Liu for $2,580,000 on 06/02/16; built 1949, 3 bed, 1005 sq. ft. 361 Christopher Court Ploshay Trust to S. & J. Maru for $2,275,000 on 06/02/16; built 1959, 4 bed, 1836 sq. ft.; previous sale 03/1970, $43,500 474 Churchill Ave. T. Jordan to Churchill Ave. Limited for $8,000,000 on 06/01/16; built 1916, 6 bed, 3758 sq. ft. 159 Coleridge Ave. Oshman Trust to M. & D. McMullen for $6,473,000 on 06/02/16; built 2002, 5 bed, 4601 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/22/2001, $632,000 655 Embarcadero Road Carson Trust to L S & Company for $1,950,000 on 06/02/16; built 1926, 4 bed, 1920 sq. ft.

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Real Estate Matters

High-end homes staying on market longer by Hadar Guibara

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recent Bloomberg report reveals some shifts in the real estate market for higher-end homes in Palo Alto, pointing to an increase in days on the market for properties priced at $5 million and above. The article discusses how some sellers are making ha lf-m illiondollar price reductions to get these homes sold and notes that “stockmarket turmoil, a drop in foreign investors and concerns of a technology industry slowdown are cooling demand at the high end.” The fact is, the speed at which homes are selling across all price ranges here has slowed a bit; however, the pace is still fast compared to other U.S. markets. From May 2015 through May 2016, the average number of days a home stayed on the market was 20.25. That’s up from 18.75 compared to the same period from the previous year and up from 15.9 for the same period a year before that. For the last three months, the average number of days hasn’t dropped below 20. Look at days on the market for March, April and May of the last three years: 2014: March - 8 days, April - 15 days, May - 14 days 2015: March - 14 days, April - 16 days, May - 14 days 2016: March - 21 days, April - 22 days, May - 22 days After May last year, the number of days a home stayed on the market stayed steady at 15 for five months. Two years ago, for the same five months, the average was 16.6. It will be interesting to see if June through October remains in the low 20s or if the busy summer selling season brings the numbers down. Various factors can affect the speed

at which homes sell. A market replete with qualified buyers often sees homes moving faster. Fewer buyers (or less interest, in general) can cause homes to linger on the MLS. Lack of inventory generally leads to increased buyer competition and faster sales. But this isn’t the case currently in Palo Alto as housing inventory levels have slowly risen.

A rise in inventory More homes were listed for sale from March through May than in the same three months for either of the previous two years: Q 2014: March - 81, April - 97, May - 94 (total: 272) Q 2015: March - 75, April - 92, May - 84 (total: 251) Q 2016: March - 103, April - 110, May - 95 (total: 308) This year, March and April figures were higher than any month in more than three years, with May having the fourth-overall highest figures in the three-year comparison. Although housing inventory has increased from years prior, it’s not the only reason for the increase in days on market. It also may be due in part to relatively fewer serious buyers, as borne out by the number of sales made in the three-month periods we’re looking at. Here are sales versus listings: Q 2014: 115/272 Q 2015: 108/251 Q 2016: 109/308 The Bloomberg article mentions a reduction in foreign buyers, particularly from China, as a reason for a slowing in the market of homes priced over $5 million. That, along with uncertainty in the stock market, a slowing IPO climate and rising interest rates, could be other contributing factors to the numbers we reviewed. Q Hadar Guibara is a Realtor with Sereno Group of Palo Alto. She can be reached at hadar@serenogroup. com.

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Home & Real Estate (continued from previous page) 321 Fulton St. Delbuono Trust to T. Silverstein for $3,250,000 on 06/02/16; built 1908, 5 bed, 1936 sq. ft.; previous sale 11/13/2003, $767,000 576 Georgia Ave. Heintzelman Trust to H. Wei for $2,408,000 on 06/02/16; built 1928, 1 bed, 1802 sq. ft.; previous sale 03/01/1991, $360,000 1117 Hamilton Ave. Miller Trust to Van Trust for $8,500,000 on 06/01/16; built 1930, 1 bed, 1933 sq. ft. 955 North California Ave. Kase Trust to S. Patel for $3,000,000 on 06/08/16; built 1941, 3 bed, 2181 sq. ft.; previous sale 01/10/1994, $433,500 1115 Ramona St. Ramona Limited to Kelly-White Trust for $5,850,000 on 06/06/16; built 1908, 6 bed, 3098 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/04/2015, $6,300,000 3707 Starr King Circle Lowe Trust to K. Hodgson for $2,050,000 on 06/07/16; built 1952, 3 bed, 1411 sq. ft.; previous sale 02/02/1989, $337,000 1771 University Ave. F. Lubais to R. Deng for $2,750,000 on 06/03/16; built 1952, 3 bed, 1720 sq. ft.; previous sale 06/28/1996, $600,000 2661 Waverley St. M. Shull to J. Muller for $2,860,000 on 06/06/16; built 1936, 3 bed, 1430 sq. ft.; previous sale 02/16/2005, $1,155,000 643 Wildwood Lane K. & K. Cool to I. & N. Sodhi for $2,500,000 on 06/02/16; built 1950, 3 bed, 2056 sq. ft.; previous sale 10/30/2001, $620,000

Woodside

579 Old La Honda Road B. & L. Benz to J. Elias for $2,600,000 on 05/04/16; built 1963, 3 bed, 3030 sq. ft.; previous sale

923 Morena Ave. 100 sf kitchen remodel, $30,000 229 Hamilton Ave. revised plans to accommodate accessibility 1116 Forest Ave. furnace replacement 589 Coleridge Ave. remodel basement to create bathroom, $40,993 3502 Arbutus Ave. install outlets for electric-car charger 3903 Middlefield Road, A install new radiant heat system, $32,000 3540 Greer Road adding A/C to existing system 3727 Cass Way 648 sf addition, includes conversion of garage to living space, new attached garage, $104,781 3198 Maddux Drive new twostory 2,761 sf residence with attached 254 sf garage, $465,000 930 Emerson St. 500 sf tenant improvement for Altschool, $24,000 674 Webster St. 77 sf bathroom remodel, $8,100 3575 La Mata Way revise bathroom remodel plans 3663 Evergreen Drive replace water heater 1010 College Ave. replace four retrofit windows, $7,731 911 Hansen Way, bldg 911 replace 650 ton chiller and associated electrical, $217,037 450 Santa Rita Ave. revised energy report to match construction 820 La Jennifer Way plumbing tie into existing sewer main 610 Forest Ave. replace two water heaters 755 Page Mill Road, B install library shelving for Morrison & Foerster, $10,000 649 Arastradero Road re-roof, $11,600 873 Clara Drive new 2,458 sf two-story single family residence, $575,000

03/31/2005, $1,175,000 330 Ridge Road C. Shedrick to A. Smith for $1,155,000 on 05/04/16; built 1972, 2 bed, 1830 sq. ft.; previous sale 08/05/2005, $739,000 35 Woodview Lane S. Fanger to P. & S. Bisgaard for $5,600,000 on 05/05/16; built 1964, 5 bed, 5120 sq. ft.; previous sale 05/27/2014, $4,600,000

BUILDING PERMITS

3727 Grove Ave. replace water heater 2050 Byron St. 225 sf kitchen remodel, $50,000 167 Tennyson Ave. re-roof, $50,000 159 Seale Ave. 860 sf residential remodel, $79,234 1661 Page Mill Road use and occupancy for Forty Seven, Inc. to occupy suite C, 4,477 sf 425 Grant Ave. sewer line replacement 699 San Antonio Ave. Niche Automotive: use and occupancy for a 1,350 sf automotive repair located at the Arco gas station. 1223 Martin Ave. replace flat roofs, $12,423 4106 Thain Way replace water heater 3198 Maddux Drive temporary power 188 Walter Hays Drive trench electrical from the house to a green house 4182 Cherry Oaks Place replace water heater 4235 McKellar Lane replace furnace 287 Fairfield Court residential electric upgrade 850 Webster St., #535 180 sf bathroom and kitchen remodel, $19,000 3449 Ramona St. re-roof, $9,000 853 Middlefield Road revision to the structural/calculations

3198 Maddux Drive residential demolition 850 Guinda St. 350 sf residential addition and 395 sf remodel, $90,269 129 Lundy Lane residential roofmounted photovoltaic system 445 Seale Ave. demolish pool and associated equipment, add gas line to new outdoor fire pit 589 Coleridge Ave. revision to add wet bar in existing basement 106 Walter Hays Drive convert utility closet to a half bath and remodel 100 sf bathroom, $24,000 1510 Portola Ave. residential level 2 electric-car charger 969 Lawrence Lane residential level 2 electric-car charger 3141 Louis Road install level 2 car charger 4155 Amaranta Ave. conversion unpermitted garage back to original use, $3,000 3502 Arbutus Ave. 183 sf residential addition to garage and driveway expansion, $12,000 897 Southampton Drive residential roof mounted photovoltaic system 360 Ely Place residential level 2 electric-car charger 743 Colorado Ave. residential level 2 electric-car charger 2050 Byron St. revision to add header, shear wall and new footing 1360 California Ave. re-roof, $14,000 3711 Redwood Circle new 2,049 sf single family residence with 502 sf attached garage and 69 sf covered porch, $400,000 180 El Camino Real, #172 exterior storefront revision 1040 Emerson St. revision to change siding to stucco 2031 Byron St. 80 sf bathroom remodel, $15,000 771 Loma Verde Ave., A replace sub-panel in garage and replace dryer outlet

1542 Channing Ave. addition of 34 sf at front of house, remove existing fireplace, remodel kitchen and bathrooms, change existing utility closet into new study, add installation to the whole house, $49,973 3830 May Court replace five windows, $7,500 209 Creekside Drive revise scope of work 567 Oxford Ave. relocate curb gas meter to house structure 960 Colonial Lane new 2,585 sf single story house with 221 sf attached garage, $400,000 180 El Camino Real, suite 1 revised plans include relocation of fountain near Apple Store and revised hardscape at Apple Plaza. 4075 El Camino Way replace three heating/evaporative cooling units, $114,000 960 Colonial Lane temporary power 3711 Redwood Circle demolish existing house 3000 Hanover St. demolish 121,000 sf in preparation for tenant improvement 2626 Hanover St. Marcus & Millichap 12,500 sf tenant improvement, $1,350,000 329 Lincoln Ave. revision to plan re: front entry steps, removal of rear deck and replacement with landing and steps 329 Lincoln Ave. revision of single door to a french door, eliminating second door, add shear wall 710 Seminole Way electric service upgrade 1901 Birch St. relocate the kitchen and convert the 294 sf kitchen to a study, $55,000 410 Oxford Ave. residential electric-car charger level 2 2500 El Camino Real new 2,772 sf two-story single family residence with 1,713 sf basement, 559 sf covered patio, gas fire

pit, outdoor fountain, detached garage 2750 Louis Road demolish single family residence 480 California Ave. install a twoway cleanout in front of the building and sewer line spot repair 2750 Louis Road demolish pool and associated equipment 3168 Maddux Drive residential re-roof, $8,400 2750 Louis Road demolish shed 180 El Camino Real, #300 Macy’s Men’s Department, eliminate three outlets and add three outlets 753 Encina Grande Drive 54 sf bathroom remodel, $35,000 720 Montrose Ave. revise kitchen layout, add an additional bathroom and a window, expand existing bathroom, relocate door between house and garage, and relocate washer and dryer 2750 Louis Road new 2,643 sf two-story single family residence and attached 273 sf garage, $450,000 3000 El Camino Real, #200 2500 sf tenant improvement for Rutan and Tucker LLP, $126,595 4099 Middlefield Road install new sump pump, backflow preventer and 4” sewer line. 180 El Camino Real, #300 remodel area in Macy’s to accommodate a 607 sf tuxedo shop, $20,000 558 Jackson Drive residential roof mounted photovoltaic system 1535 Byron St. replace water heater 2153 Waverley St. add an A/C unit to the side of the house 558 Cambridge Ave. replace roof top deck, $15,000 631 Glenbrook Drive 463 sf kitchen remodel, replace windows, bathroom remodel 564 Georgia Ave. residential sewer line replacement

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2055 Bowdoin St. residential: remodel kitchen, living room, laundry (800 sf), remove one bedroom, convert carport to one car garage (100 sf), $75,000 2564 Cowper St. re-roof, $10,230 541 Hilbar Lane fire-damage repair 32 sf, $10,000 3140 Cowper St. re-roof, $11,800 742 Los Robles Ave. residential 1,010 sf remodel, $150,000 2035 Bowdoin St. residential: remodel kitchen, living room and laundry, convert two bedrooms into one bedroom (800 sf), convert carport into garage (100 sf), $75,000 3934 Duncan Place temporary power 180 El Camino Real revised sidewalk plan, includes tenant patio seating for Anthropologie 4128 Willmar Drive remodel two bathrooms (142 sf), $35,000 415 Middlefield Road replace water line from the house to the connection at the water meter box 923 Morena Ave. electric-service upgrade 3711 Staff King Circle residential re-roof, $22,000 2164 Webster St. deck leak repair, $9,200 1741 Cowper St. re-roof, $15,000 3650 La Donna Ave. residential electrical service upgrade 1413 Pitman Ave. temporary power 4141 El Camino Real commercial re roof, $17,000 1947 Ivy Lane partial re-roof, $14,950 2625 Bryant St. replace water heater 1457 Kings Lane temporary power 3370 Saint Michael Drive replace three windows, $16,000 1741 Cowper St. re-roof, $2,000 1515 Channing Ave. enclose patio, non-habitable (336 sf), $24,000 180 El Camino Real, #172 revision for display and racking anchorage 430 Forest Ave. new underground garage in preparation for a 13-unit multi-family project, $1,300,000 180 El Camino Real, #1001 Hugo Boss: electrical for sign permit 223 Edlee Ave. remodel two bathrooms, $16,000 700 Welch Road revision to plans for grease intercepter 330 Santa Rita Ave. install level 3 electric-car charger post mount 875 Mockingbird Lane revision to add landscape improvements, paving upgrades, new fencing, retaining walls, stairs, wood deck, outdoor firepit, entry gate, tree removal, lighting, and to add $100,000 to the original valuation ~78K 1063 Embarcadero Road revised plans to include gas insert and revise roof design at entry 855 El Camino Real, #9 Poke Love Inc. tenant improvement and use and occupancy (1,324 sf), $70,000 153 Primrose Way temporary power 2417 Park Blvd., #C100 revision to ADA automatic door 1143 Greenwood Ave. install roof top photovoltaic 153 Primrose Way demolish 1,300 sf house with attached garage 117 California Ave. install a larger gas meter 2797 Ross Road new 3,276 sf house with attached 440 sf garage, $538,880 3618 Bryant St. install roof top photovoltaic 1190 Hamilton Ave. re-roof, $98,000 3716 Laguna Ave. install tankless water heater, new A/C and furnace replacement. 2797 Ross Road demolish 1,365 sf house and attached garage

915 Cowper St. install lights and outlets in attic 2797 Ross Road temporary power 153 Primrose Way new 2,350 sf house and new detached garage, $393,000 1010 Fife Ave. 700 sf residential remodel and new 464 sf twostory addition and 771 sf addition to first floor, $276,000 2144 Webster St. residential remodel, $95,000 730 Webster St. re-roof house, $20,900 1444 Edgewood Drive add A/C to existing furnace system 1420 Pitman Ave. re-roof, $30,000 3770 Wright Place water heater replacement 201 Hamilton Ave. commercial: install a backflow prevention assembly 2935 Waverley St. install new ductless split A/C system 730 Webster St. re-roof detached garage, $3,215 401 Fulton St. replace knob and tube wiring 3939 Louis Road residential roof mounted photovoltaic system 2675 Hanover St. commercial re-roof, $203,859 4000 Middlefield Road, Bldg. M commercial re-roof, $56,904 50 El Camino Real Ronald McDonald House: installation and removal of five tents, $10,000 764 Marion Ave. kitchen and bathroom remodel 232 sf, $23,200 271 Parkside Drive sewer line 3149 Alexis Drive structural revision to show existing floor framing and foundation conditions 3146 Middlefield Road remove and replace trellis, $98,000 161 Lundy Lane install five retro fit windows, $7,739 180 El Camino Real, #1190 use and occupancy and retail tenant improvement 1,476 sf for Jenni Kayne, $350,000 1457 Kings Lane demolish single family residence with attached 1,500 sf garage 3502 Arbutus Ave. revision to show existing foundation on east side of garage 2055 Bowdoin St. residential reroof, $6,000 2035 Bowdoin St. residential reroof, $6,000 556 Kingsley Ave. re-roof, $8,500 1457 Kings Lane new 2,363 sf one-story single-family residence, $400,000 46 Roosevelt Circle residential re-roof, $5,000 767 Talisman Court install two new A/C units and associated ductwork 180 El Camino Real, #1145 electrical permit for one illuminated sign 161 Heather Lane residential reroof, $18,000 763 Florales Drive install new tankless water heater 650 Guinda St. new 2,210 sf two-story house with covered porches (300 sf), $366,629 650 Guinda St. demolish house 1247 Wilson St. residential sewer line replacement 570 Kelly Way replace tank water heater with new tankless water heater 650 Guinda St. demolish detached garage 180 El Camino Real, #11a use and occupancy and interior retail tenant improvement 1,168 sf for Peloton, $185,000 270 Stanford Ave. replace and install water heater, gas 1204 Middlefield Road replace water heater 4175 Willmar Drive demolish existing single family residence with attached garage 4175 Willmar Drive new 2,824 sf two-story single family residence with attached garage 236 sf and 774 sf covered porches, $489,705 229 Hamilton Ave. revised plan to include second required exit

1125 Hamilton Ave. re-roof, $11,787 1210 Newell Road add a skylight in the master bedroom, remove two tankless water heaters, and add a radiant heating system 4159 Old Adobe Road revision to change to truss roof 1510 Page Mill Road tenant improvement and use and occupancy for The Risk Authority, $158,590 643 Glenbrook Drive replace existing A/C in same location 103 Melville Ave. revision to anchorage details for house 1 and 2 675 Lytton Ave. replace water heater 633 Channing Ave. replace of sewer line 842 Colorado Ave. replace water heater 165 Alma St. residential roof mounted photovoltaic system 3934 Duncan Place residential roof mounted photovoltaic system 1450 Middlefield Road underpin foundation to re-level floors, $48,000 180 El Camino Real, #172 revision to structural shearwall replacement 720 San Antonio Ave. re-roof, $33,482 855 El Camino Real, #9 revision for field clarification and plumbing 881 Embarcadero Road replace water heater 757 Morena Ave. temporary power 2123 Staunton Court revision for deferred stair submittal 335 Ferne Ave. revised plans include washer dryer and sink in workshop 897 Southampton Drive refresh pool and add spa with associated equipment, $80,000 2327 Saint Francis Drive frame wall across living room to create office, remove existing exterior door from office, $8,000 175 N. California Ave. repair dry rot on deck, $4,500 4102 Thain Way replace patio doors and windows, $5,098 802 Center Drive replace damaged sub panels 228 Fulton St. front porch foundation replacement, $21,400 3759 Redwood Circle revision: scope of work changed to remodel the entire house and remove the chimney 1413 Dana Ave. residential sewer-line replacement 3905 Middlefield Road, B, remodel kitchen and two bathrooms (300 sf), $37,500 4173 El Camino Real, #35 replace 50 gallon water heater 1310 Greenwood Ave. residential re-roof, $10,000 2320 Wellesley St. re-roof detached garage, $2,000 917 Loma Verde Ave. water heater replacement 1310 Greenwood Ave. re-roof detached garage 804 Talisman Drive re-roof, $15,000 1310 Greenwood Ave. re-roof cottage, $3,000 4141 El Camino Real, BPC Art Studio LLC: tenant improvement and use and occupancy, $35,000 3226 Maddux Drive new 2,190 sf two-story single-family residence with 495 sf attached garage, $600,000 3226 Maddux Drive demolish existing house 850 Guinda St. revision to plan to add a beam and replace 72 sf of slab 951 Shauna Lane replace water heater 1320 Channing Ave. kitchen remodel, $45,000 2211 Park Blvd. Burnside Law Offices: two new windows, $5,000 2456 W. Bayshore Road, #3 replace furnace 3226 Maddux Drive demolish detached garage

2701 Middlefield Road Clearwire: remove cell equipment, cabinet, antennas and mounts 1400 Arcadia Place water heater replacement 2521 South Court revised method of attachment for mounting 751 Stone Lane residential reroof, $11,000 180 El Camino Real, bldg. BB deferred elevator design 3116 Middlefield Road residential furnace and duct replacement 2327 Sierra Court 447 sf residential addition and 37 sf remodel, $7,431 825 Fielding Drive new addition of bedroom (336 sf) with bath (70 sf), $65,650 2501 Embarcadero Way revision to plan: sprinkler requirement removed. 772 Colorado Ave. re-roof, $8,970 1136 Webster St. relocate washer and dryer to basement 187 Byron St. residential kitchen and bathroom remodel (310 sf), $3,792 454 Colorado Ave. build a new detached garage (227 sf), $17,500 560 Addison Ave. sewer line replacement 4213 Los Palos Ave. remodel two bathrooms: master bath (50 sf), hall bath (30sf), $15,500 1501 Page Mill Road HP 1 install etcher system, $65,000 425 Grant Ave. #27 remodel master bathroom (64 sf) and kitchen (130 sf), $75,000 352 Middlefield Road residential addition 585 sf and associated remodel, $102,000 3500 Deer Creek Road revision: deferred cleanroom structure associated electrical mechanical 235 Hamilton Ave. revision: structural header design 850 Middlefield Road relocate main service panel 180 El Camino Real, #1190 revision: insert three missing sheets from job and office sets 3000 Hanover St. install and remove three tents, $2,800 153 Homer Ave. addition of electrical outlets 436 University Ave. addition of electrical outlets 855 El Camino Real, #77 addition of electrical outlets 3904 Middlefield Road addition of electrical outlets 611 Cowper St. replace fan motor for the garage, $5,000 580 Arastradero Road Tan Plaza Continental: replace core sewer and water pipes 3200 Hillview Ave. revision: deferred anchorage. 1820 Waverley St. re-roof house, $16,775 4252 Los Palos Place pool demolition 2924 Waverley St. install level 2 electric-car charger 851 Colorado Ave. replace water heater 920 N. California Ave. copper repipe and replace water main 2539 Ross Road replace siding on entire perimeter of the house, $17,500 642 San Antonio Ave. replace water heater 1031 Channing Ave. revised structural plans 2451 Ross Road residential addition (872 sf) and remodel (147sf). Scope of work includes new tankless water heater, new furnace in attic, upgrade and relocate main electrical panel to 200 amp and replace windows throughout existing house. $160,000 180 El Camino Real, #1101 lululemon: electrical permit for illuminated sign. 285 Bryant St. Structural work at a townhouse. Scope of work includes structural framing and new floor framing. $50,000 2451 Ross Road Temporary power 100 Waverley Oaks Voluntary seismic retrofit no exterior changes 200sf. $24,000

930 Forest Ave. Shift entire house over 12” 1533 Walnut Drive Residential addition 20sf and remodel 1000sf. New bay windows. Remodel garage , kitchen and all bathrooms. $100,000 734 Torreya Court Remodel kitchen and laundry room (203 sf), replace existing door to laundry room with pocket door. $57,034 1669 Cowper St. Kitchen remodel 184 sf and bathrooms (3) 191 sf. $48,000 305 Kellogg Ave. 50-gallon water heater change out 1360 Martin Ave. Remove existing 132 sf sunroom, expand family room (27 sf), replace all exterior doors and windows, re-roof entire house with wood shake, replace all exterior stucco and sheathing, replace masonry chimney with metal flue and wood framing, new insulation at walls, floors, and attic, replace lighting throughout, relocate laundry to garage, and replace slab in garage. $65,000 1001 Page Mill Road Tenant improvement for existing tenant “Baker Botts” 2,432 sf on second floor. Scope of work includes new offices and cubicle areas. No exterior work. $300,000 3934 Duncan Place Residential remodel 489 sf scope of work includes remodeling three bathrooms, kitchen, living and dining room. Replace all windows and doors throughout, and service upgrade to 200 amp in the same location. $200,000 799 San Antonio Ave. Replace water heater 4119 Wilkie Court Replace water heater 1730 Embarcadero Road Revision includes technical accessible infeasibility request at stair at breezeway. 1919 Webster St. New pool and associated equipment. $56,000 4005 Miranda Ave. Install one dual evse at parking lot. 578 University Ave. Replace rooftop heating/ventilation unit (482 lb) on existing curb. $9,000 3584 Lupine Ave. Revised structural reinforcement. 780 Embarcadero Road Tear off existing roof, solid sheet and reroof. $8,800 1748 Channing Ave. Residential addition (434sf) and remodel (50sf). Scope of work includes replacing twp windows in existing bedrooms, relocate water heater, relocate and upgrade to main electrical panel, and new furnace in the attic. $74,220 1117 California Ave. Symphony: interior remodel for existing tenant (5463 sf) on two floors. Tenant occupies two stories (32,245 sf). Stand alone use and occupancy. $275,000 3560 La Mata Way Partial demolition 962 El Cajon Way Residential roof mounted photovoltaic system 5.68kw. Scope of work includes service upgrade to 225 amp and relocate panel 2’ 2456 W. Bayshore Road, #3 Eeplacement of the floor, cabinet, shower tub due to water damage, bathroom laundry room (45 sf)kitchen (80 sf $15,160 1730 University Ave. Install level 2 car charger on exterior wall of house 120 Coleridge Ave. Install level 2 charging station on exterior wall. Scope of work includes new 125a subpanel. 2209 El Camino Real Commercial roof mounted photovoltaic system 47 modules 12.5kw. 1037 Greenwood Ave. Sidewall shingling. Remove old sidewall shingles & replace felt and wood shingles. $28,331 3759 Redwood Circle Kitchen 96 sf and bathroom 50sf remodel. $17,706 1501 Page Mill Road Reconfigure two rooms, relocate a storage room, add lighting in display area, revise two doors

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335 Bishop Avenue, Sunnyvale Offered at $1,298,000 A Balance of Charm and Convenience Nestled along a quiet, tree-lined street, this 3 bedroom, 3 bath home of 2,110 sq. ft. (per county) occupies a conveniently located property of 6,993 sq. ft. (per county). Within moments of popular parks, this home boasts hardwood floors, thoughtful updates, and sizable front and rear yards. The residence also offers a large, private master suite, and the backyard includes a flexible sunroom with a barbecue. Enjoy strolling to Caltrain, fine shopping and dining, and Ellis Elementary (buyer to verify eligibility). For more information, please contact: Michael Repka 650.488.7325 | michael@deleonrealty.com ®

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COMING SOON!

New Custom Home 1730 Holly Avenue, Menlo Park Exquisite styling and impeccable details define this new home in Menlo Park. This elegant approx. 4,200 sq. ft. three story home features five bedrooms and an office or six bedrooms & five full bathrooms. The gourmet kitchen comes complete with custom cabinetry, granite and marble slab counters and G.E. Monogram Stainless Steel appliances. Additional features include 10,049 sq. ft. lot, a luxurious master suite complete with marble slab counters, dual vanities and a soaking tub, security system, audio & structured wiring system, central vacuum, extensive crown moulding and a two car garage. Excellent Menlo Park Schools!

Kelly Gordon Development Corp

Brian J. Kelly Jr.

408-873-8774 Office | 408-690-5313 Cell KellyGordon@aol.com 12241 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd. #C, Saratoga Page 42 • June 24, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

934 Florence Lane, Menlo Park Offered at $1,288,000 Custom Luxury in Downtown Menlo Enjoying prime access to charming Santa Cruz Avenue, this lowmaintenance 2 bedrooom, 2 bathroom home of 1,315 sq. ft. (per city) also displays lavishly remodeled spaces. Highlights include picturesque front and backyards, heated bathroom floors, an onyx shower, and a posh kitchen. Tucked in this sought-after downtown neighborhood, the home is strolling distance to fine parks, Caltrain, and popular shopping and dining attractions. Nearby schools include Oak Knoll Elementary (API 961), Hillview Middle (API 950), and Menlo-Atherton High (buyer to verify eligibility). For more information, please contact: ®

Michael Repka 650.488.7325 | michael@deleonrealty.com

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.934Florence.com

OPEN HOUSE Saturday & Sunday, 1-5 pm Complimentary Lunch & Lattes

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The Selby Neighborhood The Selby neighborhood of Redwood City is perfect in so many ways. It is nestled just East of the Alameda bordered by Stockbridge Avenue West Atherton and South of Woodside Road. This location is convenient to all of Silicon Valley with easy access to Route 280 and within 45 minutes of three major airports. Short biking distance to Stanford University and Menlo Park. The shopping Plaza is within blocks with restaurants, coffee shops and grocery and Woodside’s Buck’s restaurant and Robert’s market are just up the road. And it has perfect Mediterranean weather “Climate Best by Government Test”!

391 Belmont Avenue, Redwood City Open Saturday 12 – 3pm Open Sunday 1:30 – 4:30pm

4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths

Offered at $1,497,000

An enchanting little piece of Tuscany, enter the peace, serenity and quiet of this charming European-like villa, a picture through every window. Private backyard oasis.

SOLD 552 Rutherford Ave

4 bed/ 3.5 baths 2,160 sq ft home 7,350 sq ft lot

SOLD 304 Sequoia Ave

$1,750,000

SOLD 145 Doherty Way

3 bed/2 bath 1,750 sq ft home 7,350 sq ft lot

4 bed/2 bath 2,315 sq ft home 11,790 sq ft lot

COMING SOON Cul-de-sac location

$1,674,000

3 bed/ 2 bath 2,000 sq ft home 13,500 sq ft lot

Maggie Maggiie Heilman Heiilman 650.888.9315 Over 19 Years of Local Experience

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$1,650,000

BRE#: 01206292

Call Maggie for info

736 Oakview Way, Emerald Hills Offered at $1,788,000 Hillside Elegance and Fine Views Offering a peaceful setting surrounded by stately redwoods, this 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home of 3,080 sq. ft. (per county) occupies a property of 7,875 sq. ft. (per county) and includes a variety of fine updates. Enjoy elegant, effortless entertaining with amenities like a wet bar, a wine cellar, spacious gathering areas, and lowmaintenance outdoor retreats. Complete with an attached threecar garage, the home also offers beautiful bay views, and is a short drive to local dining, popular parks, and terrific schools. For more information, please contact: Michael Repka 650.488.7325 | michael@deleonrealty.com ®

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.736Oakview.com

OPEN HOUSE Saturday & Sunday, 1-5 pm Complimentary Lunch & Lattes

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Open Sunday, 1:30 to 4:30

&RPSOHWHO\ 5HPRGHOHG DQG ([SDQGHG &DOLIRUQLD 6W\OH +RPH 1330 Fairway Drive, Los Altos Completely remodeled and substantially expanded beautiful home in the heart of the Country Club neighborhood. Enjoy the open concept floor plan with a gorgeous great room kitchen with folding La Cantina doors that create an expansive indoor outdoor living experience. Private, sunny, backyard anchored by an amazing heritage valley oak provide park like setting for relaxing and entertaining. Top-rated Los Altos Schools. Close proximity to local shops such as Starbucks, HWY 280 and minutes from Silicon Valley companies. Highlights include: in pantry and top-of-the-line Thermador appliances

• 4 bedrooms all ensuite, 4 full baths, 1 half bath, plus office • 19,363 sq. ft. lot, 3,781 sq. ft. home includes 500 sq. ft. garage • European wide plank oak floors • Chef’s kitchen with quartzite leathered kitchen island, walk-

• Spacious landscaped yard with inviting outdoor destinations for entertaining or just relaxing • For more information, visit 1330FairwayDrive.com

terri@kerwinassociates.com

O F F E R E D AT $ 4 , 1 5 0 , 0 0 0

%XLOW LQ ZLWK 0RGHUQ )LQLVKHV 2710 Ramona Street, Palo Alto Tudor, built in 2013 on one of Midtown’s favorite streets, features an open floor plan and contemporary finishes throughout. Walk out the French doors of the gourmet kitchen and relax in your beautifully landscaped backyard, with room for a family BBQ or entertaining. Three bedrooms and two baths upstairs include the master bedroom with a luxurious en suite bath. Basement with Rec room, wet bar and amazing home theater room. Highlights include: • 5 bedrooms, 3 full and 1 half bathrooms • 6,030 sq. ft. lot, 3,608 sq. ft. home • European cabinetry • White oak floors and carpet throughout

• Office and wet bar • Theater quality media room • Palo Alto Unified School District • For more information, visit 2710Ramona.com

Photography by Bernard Andre

terri@kerwinassociates.com

brian@kerwinassociates.com

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O F F E R E D AT $ 3 , 9 4 0 , 0 0 0

kerwinassociates.com

Open Sunday, 1:30 to 4:30

California Ranch-Style Home with Windy Hill View 30 Cheyenne Point, Portola Valley California ranch style home tastefully remodeled on cul-de-sac in central Portola Valley. Chef’s kitchen has adjoining eating area. Walk out of the family room onto the expansive deck and enjoy the Windy Hill views. The terraced yard is dotted with mature oaks, wonderful for family living. Highlights include: • 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms

• Walking distance to acclaimed Ormondale Elementary

• 1 acre lot, 2,833 sq. ft. home • Hardwood floors throughout • Master bedroom with fireplace

• For more information, visit 30CheyennePoint.com

terri@kerwinassociates.com

O F F E R E D AT $ 3 , 4 5 0 , 0 0 0

One-Story in Gated, Woodside Community 10 Buck Court, Woodside Nestled on an acre parcel that was once part of Woodside’s iconic Buck Estate, 10 Buck Court provides a prestigious residential setting for the sophisticated Woodside family. Completed in 2003, this “like new” home is one of only seven residences on this gated street—while its close-in setting is conveniently accessible to the quaint town center and puts the best of San Francisco, Silicon Valley and acclaimed Las Lomitas schools within easy reach. Highlights include: • Leased solar system provides cost-saving energy

• 5 bedroom, 3.5 bathrooms • 1 acre lot, 4,435 sq. ft. home • Soaring ceilings, gorgeous wood floors throughout • Mature landscaping with heritage oaks

• Attached 3-car garage with EV charging station • For more information, visit 10BuckCourt.com

Photography by Bernard Andre

terri@kerwinassociates.com

jay@kerwinassociates.com

O F F E R E D AT $ 4 , 2 9 0 , 0 0 0

kerwinassociates.com

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®

Selling your home? First, meet with Michael Repka.

Meet with Michael today for tax and legal advice before listing your home. Unlike most real estate agents, Michael holds two law degrees and has years of experience as a real estate and tax attorney, giving his clients a unique advantage as most other brokerages do not provide an in-house attorney to help clients. In addition, the expertise and marketing available through the team at DeLeon Realty are the very best in the business. Meet with Michael to discuss any preliminary tax and legal questions about selling your home and let him tell you more about what makes DeLeon Realty’s innovative approach to real estate so successful. There is no cost or obligation for this consultation. However, Homeowners that have a current listing contract with another agent are excluded.

650.488.7325 | www.deleonrealty.com | CalBRE #01903224

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857 Santa Rita Avenue | 5bd/3.5ba Rick & Suzanne Bell | 650.941.1111 OPEN SUNDAY 1:30-4:30

541 Bryson Avenue | 4bd/3ba Susan Clay | 650.462.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

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44 Mount Hamilton Avenue | 3bd/3ba Kathleen Wilson | 650.323.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

174 Lyell Street | 3bd/2ba Patrice Horvath | 650.941.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

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170 Sylvian Way | 4bd/2ba Jeff Stricker | 650.941.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

391 Belmont Avenue | 4bd/2+ba Maggie Heilman | 650.462.1111 OPEN SAT 12:00-3:00 & OPEN SUN 1:30-4:30

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715 Greer Road, Palo Alto Offered at $3,388,000 Brand-New Modern Craftsman in North Palo Alto An extraordinary North Palo Alto location is just one of the many outstanding features of this 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home of approx. 2,600 sq. ft. (per plans), including attached garage, that was completed in 2016 on a lot of 6,270 sq. ft. (per county). Luxurious details and designer fixtures add refinement, and the interior boasts open, versatile spaces. Inviting outdoor areas overlook this tree-shaded property. Stroll to local shopping, fine parks, and exceptional schools like Duveneck Elementary (API 956) and Jordan Middle (API 934) (buyer to verify eligibility). For more information, please contact: ®

Michael Repka 650.488.7325 | michael@deleonrealty.com

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

OPEN HOUSE Saturday & Sunday 1:30 - 4:30

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Offered at $3,688,000 | 390ElDorado.com 4 Bed 3 Bath | House ±2,734 sq ft | Lot ±7,370 sq ft Open Sunday 1:30-4:30

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Bay Area Collection Menlo Park. Palo Alto. Burlingame 650.314.7200 | pacificunion.com

EXTRAORDINARY ESTATE

APPOINTMENT ONLY

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APPOINTMENT ONLY

52 Atherton Avenue, Atherton Price Upon Request 7 BD / 7+ BA

147 Stockbridge Avenue, Atherton $21,950,000 6 BD / 6+ BA

463 El Arroyo Road, Hillsborough $5,788,000 5 BD / 4+ BA

197 Glenwood Avenue, Atherton $5,495,000 5 BD / 3 BA

2.8 acres with every amenity to accommodate a Silicon Valley life style!

Hamptons estate home completed in May 2016. Approx 1.1 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds and privacy.

Perched on a landscaped lot, this 1930 Santa Barbara style Mediterranean exemplifies the California lifestyle.

Magnificent Tudor estate is one of Atherton’s early treasures. More than one acre with majestic palms and heritage oaks,

LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

Gina Haggarty, 650.207.5192

LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

Carol MacCorkle, 650.868.5478

OPEN SUN 1:30-4:30

OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

APPOINTMENT ONLY

APPOINTMENT ONLY

3 Bassett Lane, Atherton $4,895,000 3 BD / 3.5 BA

2577 Waverley Street, Palo Alto Price Upon Request 5 BD / 4 BA

24890 Tiare Lane, Los Altos Hills $4,480,000 3 BD / 3.5 BA

25 Drayton Road, Hillsborough $4,195,000 5 BD / 4.5 BA

Stylish Santa Barbara home offers a wonderful floor plan ideal for entertainment plus lush gardens.

Stunning new construction on a beautiful tree lined street.

Dramatic contemporary with resort living, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, guest house, pool, sport court, putting green.

Gated, picturesque Mediterranean with views of Bay, SF, and hills throughout.

LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459 LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

PENDING

Gina Haggarty, 650.207.5192 LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

OPEN SUN 1:30-4:30

OPEN SUN 1:30-4:30

OPEN SUN 2-4P

65 Skywood Way, Woodside $3,850,000 5 BD / 5+ BA

390 El Dorado Avenue, Palo Alto $3,688,000 4 BD / 3 BA

2317 Saint Francis Drive, Palo Alto $3,250,000 4 BD / 3.5 BA

191 Meadowood Drive, Portola Valley $3,400,000 2.2 Acres

Designed by Mark Cutler. Spectacular custom built Woodside home, nestled in the coveted Skywood Acres.

Built in 2012, this custom home has a wrap-around porch. Craftsman architectural styling.

Privately located on cul-de-sac, traditional and modern, wired for every communication need.

Oak studded at pad with Windy Hill views. Near trail head. Redo or build new!

David Weil, 650.823.3855

The AW Team, 650.380.0220

LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

Pollock Tarr Team, 650.868.0609

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Barca & Gamble Real

Estate

Advisors

567 Barron Avenue | Palo Alto

$1,998,000 | 3 Bedrooms | 2.5 Bathrooms | Home: 1,366* SF - 1,600** ± SF * Per county records

** According to floorplan

Charming Circa 1938 Barron Park Home Welcome to Barron Park, a coveted Palo Alto neighborhood, which enjoys a delightful sense of community.

• • •

Living room with high ceiling Built-ins and extra storage Remodeled kitchen with granite counters

• • •

Upstairs ideal for family room / office Large deck, pergola and twinkle lights Finished basement for many uses

O P E N S AT & S U N 1 - 4 P M

Elyse Barca 650.743.0734

Darcy Gamble 650.380.9415

Elyse@ElyseBarca.com License #01006027

Darcy.Gamble@PacUnion.com License #01956441

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Jacuzzi w/ built-in music and color lighting Excellent Palo Alto schools Gunn High School

5 6 7 B a r r o n Av e . c o m

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12380 Gigli Court, Los Altos Hills Luxurious Gated Oasis A?4 @>;<5/-8 8-:0?/-<5:3 -//1:@? @45? ?<188.5:05:3 Y .10>;;9 X Y .-@4>;;9 4;91 @4-@ ;Ŋ1>? 3-@10 3>;A:0? ;2 U UU -/>1? I<1> county). The alluring interior displays vaulted ceilings, luxurious updates, and gorgeous spaces that include a gourmet kitchen, a >13-8 9-?@1> ?A5@1 -:0 -: ;ő/1 ;-?@5:3 <1-/1 -:0 <>5B-/E @41 >1?501:/1 -8?; <>;B501? ŋB1 ŋ>1<8-/1? - @4>11 /-> 3->-31 -:0 - B1>?-@581 <;;84;A?1 +;A C588 4-B1 <>591 -//1?? @; 534C-E V\T >19;:@ 588? ;A:@>E 8A. -:0 @1>>5ŋ/ " '% ?/4;;8? For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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OPEN HOUSE

Saturday & Sunday 1:00-5:00

Lunch, Lattes, & Jazz

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PALO ALTO WEEKLY OPEN HOMES EXPLORE OUR MAPS, HOMES FOR SALE, OPEN HOMES, VIRTUAL TOURS, PHOTOS, PRIOR SALE INFO, NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDES ON www.PaloAltoOnline.com/real_estate UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL TIMES ARE 1:30-4:30 PM 6 Bedrooms

ATHERTON 2 Bedrooms 372 El Camino Real Sun 12-5 Intero Real Estate

$1,828,000 543-7740

3 Bedrooms 3 Bassett Ln $4,895,000 Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200 86 Mesa Ct Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$6,000,000 324-4456

91 Marsh Rd Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$1,949,000 324-4456

4 Bedrooms 84 Edge Rd Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$5,395,000 462-1111

40 De Bell Dr Sun Coldwell Banker

$4,675,000 324-4456

5 Bedrooms 45 Holbrook Ln Sat/Sun 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$5,175,000 462-1111

7 Bedrooms 120 Selby Ln $9,998,500 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

BURLINGAME

$7,998,000 543-8500

MENLO PARK 2 Bedrooms - Condominium 2140 Santa Cruz Ave D305 Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$885,000 323-1111

2 Bedrooms 934 Florence Ln Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$1,288,000 543-8500

440 7th Ave $1,175,000 Sat/Sun 2-4Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

3 Bedrooms - Condominium 451 Oak Grove Ave B-2 Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$1,325,000 323-1900

3 Bedrooms 422 Sand Hill Cir Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,875,000 462-1111

2131 Avy Ave Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,498,000 325-6161

1064 Laurel St $1,698,000 Sun 2-5 Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141 212 Ivy Dr Sat/Sun 12-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$749,950 323-1111

4 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms 224 Channing Rd $1,498,000 Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

CAMPBELL 3 Bedrooms 346 W Rincon Ave Sun Coldwell Banker

$795,000 851-2666

CUPERTINO 4 Bedrooms 10159 N Blaney Av Sat/Sun Sereno Group

26991 Taaffe Rd Sat Deleon Realty

$2,998,000 (408) 335-1400

5 Bedrooms 22661 San Juan Rd Sat/Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

$2,998,000 947-2900

EAST PALO ALTO 3 Bedrooms 167 Daphne Way Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 188 Jasmine Way Sun 2-4 Coldwell Banker

$798,000 323-1111 $699,000 851-2666

LOS ALTOS $2,795,000 947-2900

1330 Fairway Dr Sun Kerwin & Associates

$4,150,000 473-1500

170 Sylvian Way Sat/Sun Alain Pinel

$2,298,000 941-1111

2 Bedrooms $3,485,000 529-1111

4 Bedrooms

$2,398,000 462-1111

3759 Redwood Cir Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,398,000 323-1111

125 Hawthorne Ave Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,745,000 462-1111

4070 Ben Lomond Dr Sat/Sun Midtown Realty

$2,395,000 321-1596

4 Bedrooms

2740 Bromley Dr Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,195,000 324-4456

1284 Forest Ave Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,649,000 323-1111

SAN FRANCISCO

2346 Santa Ana St Sat/Sun 1:30-5 Coldwell Banker

$3,980,000 325-6161

3849 Page Mill Rd Sun Deleon Realty

$2,988,000 543-8500

3 Bedrooms

27811 Saddle Ct Sun Deleon Realty 12380 Gigli Ct Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

2577 Waverley St $4,695,000 Sat/Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200 1737 University Ave Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$7,498,000 543-8500

800 High St 204 $2,195,000 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

2107 Whippoorwill Ct Sat Coldwell Banker

$618,000 325-6161

471 23rd Ave 2 $505,000 Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

SAN JOSE 3 Bedrooms 5018 Lassen Ave $1,528,000 Sat/Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

4 Bedrooms 257 Rayos Del Sol Dr Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$695,000 325-6161

5 Bedrooms 1431 Montego Dr $1,499,000 Sat 1-4/Sun 1:30-4 Coldwell Banker 325-6161

3 Bedrooms 611 Highview Ct Call for price Sat/Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200

SAN RAMON 2 Bedrooms - Condominium

3343 Alpine Rd Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,695,000 851-2666

191 Meadowood $3,400,000 Sun 2-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200 30 Cheyenne Pt Sun Kerwin & Associates

$3,450,000 473-1500

255 Corte Madera Rd Sun Coldwell Banker

$3,495,000 324-4456

1315 Westridge Dr Sun Coldwell Banker

$4,400,000 851-1961

2 Bedrooms - Condominium 1240 #2 Woodside Rd Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

9025 Alcosta Blvd #235 Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$399,000 947-2900

SUNNYVALE 2 Bedrooms - Condominium 926 Belmont Terr #8 Sat/Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

$799,000 (408) 335-1400

3 Bedrooms 335 Bishop Av Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$519,000 325-6161

3 Bedrooms $1,398,000 543-8500

1404 Harker Ave $2,350,000 Sun 1-4 Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474

2526 Woodland Pl Sat/Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

$1,798,000 323-1900

$6,988,000 543-8500

567 Barron Ave $1,998,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

134 Somerset St Sat/Sun 1-5 Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,848,000 323-1111

$5,988,000 543-8500

156 Walter Hays Dr $2,850,000 Sat/Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474

4 Bennett Rd Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,598,000 325-6161

$1,298,000 543-8500

WOODSIDE 2 Bedrooms 1185 Canada Rd Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

REDWOOD CITY

615 Lakeview Way Sat Deleon Realty

5 Bedrooms

1 Bedroom - Condominium

SAN MATEO

4 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms

3 Bedrooms - Condominium

$3,988,000 462-1111

$3,940,000 473-1500

3 Bedrooms

2577 Park Blvd #V205 $998,888 Sat/Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

14221 Miranda Rd Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

2710 Ramona St Sun Kerwin & Associates

$2,999,000 321-1596

0 Bedroom - Lot

2 Bedrooms - Condominium

$3,795,000 (408) 295-3111

$2,498,000 323-1111

PORTOLA VALLEY

2 Bedrooms

21 Cranfield Ave Sat/Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

$2,495,000 462-1111

783 Sutter Ave Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

PINOLE

PALO ALTO

4 Bedrooms

$2,580,000 325-6161

$2,998,000 324-4456

$1,245,000 947-2900

2740 Delaware Av $1,700,000 Sun 2-4 Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 644-3474

840 Bauer Ct Sun Coldwell Banker

2110 Oakley Ave Sat/Sun 2-4 Coldwell Banker

357 Flower Ln Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$2,488,000 324-4456

2448 Greer Rd $2,798,000 Sat/Sun 1:30-5 Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

$1,949,000 324-4456

$1,195,000 947-2900

964 Blandford Blvd Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$5,498,000 543-8500

1077 Tehama Ave Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

987 Lane Ave 1 Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$1,788,000 543-8500

1525 Edgewood Dr Sat/Sun Deleon Realty

$2,579,000 462-1111

115 College Ave $699,000 Sun 2-4:30 Pacific Union International 314-7200

736 Oakview Way Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

109 Arundel Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

1993 Camino De Los Robles Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

1 Bedroom

$2,450,000 851-2666

$3,990,000 324-4456

5 Bedrooms

MOUNTAIN VIEW

1039 Twin Oaks Ct Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

1766 Fulton St Sat/Sun 1-5 Coldwell Banker

$2,598,000 462-1111

$5,680,000 324-4456

$3,068,000 851-2666

SAN CARLOS

500 Morey Dr Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

1040 Siskiyou Dr Sun Coldwell Banker

11 Rossi Ln Sun Coldwell Banker

$3,388,000 543-8500

585 Ashton Av Sat/Sun Midtown Realty

$4,888,000 462-1111

$1,497,000 Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

715 Greer Rd Sat/Sun Deleon Realty

$3,795,000 462-1111

1220 Middle Ave Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

391 Belmont Ave Sat 12-3/Sun 1:30-4:30

$2,058,000 323-1111

1 Pepperwood Ct Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

5 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms

412 Brassinga Ct Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

390 El Dorado $3,688,000 Sun Pacific Union International 314-7200

2254 Williams St $2,950,000 Sun Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

LOS ALTOS HILLS

1352 Emerson St Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

1037 Menlo Oaks Dr $1,698,000 Sat 1-4/Sun 1:30-4:30 Intero Real Estate 543-7740

3 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms

25071 Tepa Way Sat/Sun 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,288,000 462-1111

3 Bedrooms

3 Bedrooms 430 Azalea Way Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

1994 Valparaiso Ave Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

3687 Bryant St $1,800,000 Sun 1-3 Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500

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Legal Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement SAFE CHOICE GARAGE DOOR REPAIR FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 617642 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Safe Choice Garage Door Repair, located at 9320 Heiting Ct., Santee, CA 92071, San Diego County. The Principal place of business is in San Diego County and a current Fictitious Business Name Statement is on file at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office of said County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): TRANSPARENT GARAGE DOOR SYSTEMS 9320 Heiting Ct. Santee, CA 92071 Registrant 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, 2016. (PAW June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016) SHIFT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 617752 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: SHIFT, located at 829 Barron Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): CHRISTINE PERRY 829 Barron Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 5-17-2016. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 24, 2016. (PAW June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016) PROJECT M: MIND & MONEY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 618173 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Project M: Mind & Money, located at 2625 Middlefield Rd. #458, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited

Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): HAPPY RETURNS TOO, LLC 2625 Middlefield Rd. #458 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant 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 June 8, 2016. (PAW June 17, 24, July 1, 8, 2016) KIRSTEN COOPER, LAC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 618168 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Kirsten Cooper, LAC, located at 200 S. California Ave., Ste. 190, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): KIRSTEN COOPER 1119 Colorado Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on June 7, 2016. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on June 7, 2016. (PAW June 17, 24, July 1, 8, 2016) ORCHID WEALTH MANAGEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 618409 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Orchid Wealth Management, located at 970 Palo Alto Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): SETH SWENSON 970 Palo Alto Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on June 11, 2016. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on June 13, 2016. (PAW June 17, 24, July 1, 8, 2016) RS GALLERY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 618539 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: RS Gallery, located at 628 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): SUMFRAME INC.

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997 All Other Legals TSG No.: 8625570 TS No.: CA1600273045 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 0142499813 APN: 127-21-017 Property Address: 3619 LUPINE AVENUE PALO ALTO, CA 94303 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/09/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 07/07/2016 at 10:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 02/17/2005, as Instrument No. 18238005, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of SANTA CLARA County, State of California. Executed by: CONAN S. YEM, AN UNMARRIED MAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) At the gated North Market Street entrance to the Superior Courthouse at 190 N. Market Street, San Jose, CA. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 127-21-017 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3619 LUPINE AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CA 94303 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, 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 said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication

THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM of the Notice of Sale is $427,316.24. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1600273045 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 6 Campus Cir, Bldg 6, 1st Floor Westlake,

TX 76262 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772NPP0284204 To: PALO ALTO WEEKLY 06/17/2016, 06/24/2016, 07/01/2016

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: EARL M. HARJU, aka EARL MELVIN HARJU Case No.: 1-16-PR-178917 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of EARL M. HARJU, aka EARL MELVIN HARJU. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JAMES J. RAMONI, Public Administrator of Santa Clara County in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: JAMES J. RAMONI, Public Administrator of Santa Clara County be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on July 8, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 10 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Mark A. Gonzalez 373 West Julian Street, Suite 300 San Jose, CA 95110 (408)758-4200 (PAW June 17, 24, July 1, 2016)

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peat. But nothing is guaranteed.” One needs to look no further than the Warriors for an example of how nothing is guaranteed in sports. Clark was asked to characterize the team’s style of play: “Real creative, quick and athletic,” Clark said. “Some teams like to slow the game down. Our strength is our swimming. We have a lot of weapons.” Sounds again not unlike the Warriors. “We try not to make too many comparisons” Clark said with a laugh in an interview conducted prior to game 7 of the NBA finals. “But our team follows them. Small ball. The Warriors are fun to watch.”

John Reid t long last, the four seeds for the Palo Alto Babe Ruth League City Championship have been decided. Ada’s Cafe needed an extra game, beating Goetz Bros., 9-3, at the Baylands Athletic Center on Wednesday evening to grab the final berth. The showdown game was made necessary when the two teams played to a 2-2 tie in 10 innings on Monday night. Friday’s first round of the playoffs at Baylands has No. 1 Palo Alto Oaks (9-5) vs No. 4 Menlo Chevron (8-6) vying at 5 p.m. Menlo Chevron is the defending champion. At 8 p.m., No. 2 Alhouse Realty (8-6) battles No. 3 Ada’s Cafe (86). Goetz Bros, also 8-6, lost out via a tiebreaker system. “I don’t know what to expect,” Oaks manager Rick Farr said. “I don’t think there has been this much parity before. Teams were really bunched up. We were 2-0 against Ada’s, but 1-1 against the other two teams.“ Menlo Chevron is expected to throw ace Spencer Rojahn against the Oaks. Farr has an ace up his sleeve in Hyunwoo Roh, who twirled a perfect game against Goetz Bros during a regular season contest last year. “It’s concerning with Roh facing Rojahn,“ Farr said. “It’s two good pitchers. What if we lose 1-0 or 2-1, then I can’t pitch Roh. Yet, it’s too risky if you don’t pitch him.“ Menlo Chevron has several players who returned from last

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Sacred Heart Prep grad KK Clark is continuing a family tradition by making the U.S. Olympic Team in women’s water polo.

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quatics excellence runs in KK Clark’s family and it started at Stanford. Her uncle, Cardinal grad Chris Dorst, is an Olympic silver medalist in water polo. Her aunt, Marybeth Dorst, won eight NCAA titles while swimming for Stanford. She made the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, but was unable to take part due to the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Games. Clark’s three cousins -- Lindsay, Emily and Rebecca Dorst -were all water polo standouts at Menlo-Atherton and Sacred Heart Prep before going on to play at Cal, Stanford and UCLA. Thus Clark’s Olympic dreams began at an early age. “The seed was planted early,” Clark said.

Her dreams became reality on June 16 when she was named to the U.S. team for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The announcement was received by Clark with both relief and joy. “I’ve been on the bubble,” said Clark, a Menlo Park resident who played at Sacred Heart Prep and UCLA. “I’ve always been kind of a role player, not a big name. My mindset was that I had to earn it every day.” The U.S. won the gold medal in 2012 and are heavy favorites to repeat. But Clark says the team’s focus is on the process more than the final outcome. “We talk about how we want to play, our style of play,” Clark said. “When we execute our style, hopefully the result is that we re-

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Akinradewo prepares to help Americans at FIVB event The Stanford grad hopes to be part of the Olypic team to be announced Monday USA Volleyball tanford grad Foluke Akinradewo and the world’s No. 1 ranked United States women’s senior national team return to Asia this weekend to continue competition in the FIVB World Grand Prix. The Americans compete in Pool H of the preliminary round that begins Friday in Hong Kong. Akinradewo, who helped the U.S. earn a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games, hopes to be playing in the gold medal match again this year.

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ROAD TO RIO . . . Stanford and Pinewood School grad Sebnem Kimyacioglu helped Turkey clinch the country’s second Olympic berth at the recently concluded 2016 FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament (WOQT) in Nantes, France. Turkey earned its second trip by virtue of a 71-45 victory over Cuba last Friday. In qualification, Kimyacioglu was third on the team in scoring, averaging 9.7 points on 55.6 percent shooting (10-of18), including a 56.2 percent clip from behind the arc (9-of-16). She scored 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting, grabbed four rebounds and handed out three assists in a 66-38 win against Argentina to open the tournament on June 14. The next day she chipped in nine in a 72-46 rout of Cameroon before scoring the same number in the Rio-clinching toppling of Cuba two days later. Ö Stanford grad Elle Logan and Menlo-Atherton grad Seth Weil were among the 21 athletes selected to join the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team in four boats, including the rowers who are charged with the mission of extending the United Statesí dominance in the womenís eight. Logan was part of the crew that won gold in London four years ago, and she helped start Team USAís Olympic reign in the boat at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. A victory in Rio would give the United States its fourth gold medal, more than any nation since the event was introduced at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games. Weil will join Henrik Rummel, Charlie Cole and Matt Miller in the menís four. Weil and Miller will make their Olympic debut.

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the 2016 Olympic Games to finetune their systems. Team USA will face two Olympic-qualified teams this weekend in Netherlands and China, who are among the 12 teams that will participate at the Rio Games in August. Team USA will challenge Germany for the third time this year, as they have been paired in all three preliminary weekends. Germany is searching for its first win of the tournament. Netherlands ranks fifth in the standings with both its losses coming at the hands of undefeated Russia. The Americans last faced the Netherlands during the 2014 FIVB World Championship, which resulted in an American sweep. China, ranked No. 2 in the world, is one of two undefeated teams in the World Grand Prix and is atop the standings with a one-point edge over Russia. After falling to No. 2 China in four sets to conclude the opening weekend in Ningbo, China, the U.S. regained momentum last week by winning all three matches while playing at home in Long Beach. Team USA defeated Germany in four sets to open Pool E, which marked the Americans’ second win over the Germans in as many weeks. The U.S. also swept Olympic-qualified Japan and No.

Akinradewo was one of the top blockers at the 2012 London Olympics. 10 Turkey while in Long Beach. For the third consecutive World Grand Prix weekend, Team USA will have a slightly new roster look. U.S. Womenís national team coach Karch Kiraly and his staff have chosen four middles, three outside hitters, three setters, two opposites and two liberos to represent Team USA as the defending FIVB World Grand Prix champions. In addition to Akinradewo,

the three other middles are Rachael Adams, Alexis Crimes, and Christa Dietzen. The outside hitters are Kim Hill, Jordan Larson and Kelsey Robinson. The three setters chosen are Alisha Glass, Carli Lloyd and Courtney Thompson. The two opposites are Nicole Fawcett and Karsta Lowe. Liberos selected are Kayla Banwarth and Natalie Hagglund. Akinradewo is one of the team’s veterans and played an integral role four years ago. She averaged 3.33 points per set (10th best overall), was the second-best blocker with 0.89 per set and converted 61.2 percent of attacks into points (.495 hitting efficiency) in London. By adjusting rosters each World Grand Prix weekend, as well as each match through the World Grand Prix, the coaching staff has been able to evaluate players with different combinations in preparation for the Olympic Games to be held in August in Rio de Janeiro. With each match played, Kiraly and his staff have been able to get more data to make decisions on the upcoming Olympic Games roster announcement. “I think we are moving inevitably closer, but we will not make a final decision until Monday, June 27,” U.S. coach Karch Kiraly said. “At that point, the nine matches of the World Grand Prix preliminary round will have been completed with just the six-team Final

Round to be played July 6-10 in Bangkok, Thailand. The top five teams in the preliminary round plus host Thailand will make up the six-team Final Round field. The U.S. can confirm its spot in the Final Round as early as Friday’s meeting with Germany. A 3-0 or 3-1 victory securing three points would put the Americans over the qualification threshold based on other results to date. As Team USA has received a balanced offensive output through the first six matches of the World Grand Prix, the Americans do not have a single player ranked among the top 23 scorers in the tournament. Lowe is the highest scorer with 51 points for 24th place, followed by Hill with 50 points in 25th place and Robinson with 49 points for 26th place. Lowe ranks third in Best Spiker at 44.6 kill percent, while Robinson is 14th in Best Spiker with a 36.5 kill percent. Glass is second in Best Setter at 4.05 running sets per set average. Dietzen ranks fourth in blocking with a 0.70 block average per set. Adams is sixth in Best Server with 0.35 aces per set. Banwarth has recorded 2.25 digs per set for sixth in Best Digger. Larson ranks fourth in Best Receiver with a 49.0 efficiency percent, while Robinson is sixth in the category with a 43.1 efficiency percent. Q

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The Giants are another Bay Area team Clark draws inspiration from. “My family has been season ticket holders to the Giants since I was a kid,” Clark said. “The Giants are my team.” And she discovered a water polo application while watching the 2014 World Series. “Watching ‘MadBum’ pitch, to me it was like shooting against a goalie,” Clark said. “I probably lost it a little bit. But ultimately you want to translate the ideals of one sport to different skill sets.” Sacred Heart Prep has won nine consecutive Central Coast Section girls water polo championships. Clark played on the first team in that run. “She was a co-captain and primary 2-meter defender,” SHP coach Jon Burke said. “A lot of fun to coach, extremely athletic and a student of the game.” A lot of outstanding players have gone through the SHP program, but Clark is the first to make an Olympic team. “I’m super happy for her, the whole school community is rejoicing and excited to support her in the Olympic Games,” Burke said. “To make the number one team in the world you’re at the top of the pyramid of thousands and thousands of fantastic athletes.” Q

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Shoji brothers are headed to Rio Stanford grad Matt Fuerbringer is U.S. assistant coach USA Volleyball We don’t have the experience that hree Stanford grads, all past teams have had. For us to go with ties to an NCAA through this is going to require all championship, will repre- of us to be at our very best.” At 38, Priddy will be the senior sent the United States at the 2016 Rio Olympics in men’s volleyball member of the team and only the second U.S. men’s volleyball in August. player to play in four Kawika Shoji and Olympic Games afbrother Erik Shoji ter setter Lloy Ball. helped the Cardinal Priddy’s hopes for win the 2010 nationa fourth Olympics al title, while U.S. were nearly halted assistant coach Matt two years ago when Fuerbringer was he tore his ACL. part of Stanford’s But after double 1997 championship knee surgery (docseason. tors used a ligament All three are prefrom his good knee paring for the Olymto repair the dampics and are in Italy Matt Fuerbringer aged one) he has this weekend as part worked hard to return to the court of the FIVB World League. The Shojis are two of the eight in top form. Speraw brings his own Olymnewcomers to the team, anpic experience to the table, havnounced by coach John Speraw. Erik Shoji ranks among the best ing served as an assistant coach at liberos in the world, while Kawi- the Games in Beijing (2008) and ka Shoji will serve as the U.S. London (2012). Erik Sullivan will backup setter. Recent Stanford serve as team leader. Sullivan is grad James Shaw was in training a two-time Olympian who is now an assistant women’s volleyball camp with the team. Four Olympic veterans, includ- coach at the University of Texas. “Erik Sullivan is one of my best ing two gold medalists, top the 12-man roster. Outside hitter Reid friends who also is a great volPriddy was named to his fourth leyball mind,” Speraw said. “He Olympic team while middle brings a perspective and thought blocker David Lee joins his third. process that is respected by me Both players won gold medals and everyone on staff.” Speraw has built a at the 2008 Olympic dedicated staff over the Games in Beijing. past three years, includIt will be the second ing Fuerbringer and trip to the Games for opassistant coach Mike posite Matt Anderson, Wall, technical coordithe four-time USAV nator Nate Ngo, sports mens indoor Athlete of psychologist Andrea the Year and MVP of Becker and athletic the 2015 FIVB World trainer Aaron Brock. Cup, and middle blocker Springfield men’s volDavid Smith. leyball coach Charlie First-time Olympic Kawika Shoji Sullivan and former team members include setter Micah Christenson, outside U.S. men’s technical coordinator hitters Thomas Jaeschke, Aaron Anton Brams will serve as scout Russell and Taylor Sander, middle coaches. David Dantes will problocker Max Holt and opposite vide technical support. The U.S. Men qualified for the Murphy Troy. “I felt the team dynamic we’ve 2016 Olympic Games by winning had the entire (Olympic) quadren- the marathon FIVB World Cup nial has been great,” Speraw said. last year. The U.S. men have qualified “This is a tight-knit group. They are empathetic to the situation of for 10 previous Olympic Games: teammates who don’t get to go to 1964, ‘68, ‘84, ‘88, ‘92, ‘96, 2000, the Games. But now we have an ‘04, ‘08 and ‘12 and have won the opportunity to focus on the task Olympic gold medal in 1984, ‘88 and 2008 and the bronze in 1992. at hand.” The average age of the team is The U.S. Men finished tied for 27.8, with nine players under 30. fifth at the 2012 London Olympics. The Americans begin play in Speraw knows a lack of experience will be one of this team’s the Olympics on Aug. 7 against Canada. greatest challenges. The team is playing this week“The goal is to make sure we are the best team we can be in end (June 24-26) in the FIVB Rio,” Speraw said. “In order for World League in Rome and will us to achieve our goal, we are go- be back in the U.S. on July 1-3 to ing to need one of the greatest play World League matches in collective efforts in USAV history. Dallas. Q

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year’s title team: Rojahn, Josh Kasevich, Clark Mellen, Liam Mauck, Joey Olhausen and Ben Civjan, to name a handful. “Menlo Chevron was the team to beat coming into the season,“ Farr said. “They’ve been hit by some attendance problems during the season. If they have all their

guys, they could be the favorite.“ The Oaks have some good pitching with Roh, Cameron Vaughan, Paul Thie and Nick Melvin, nephew of Oakland A’s manager Bob Melvin, a 1979 grad of Menlo-Atherton High. “I expect to have a full roster for the tournament,“ Farr said. Ada’s has had to eat up some pitching to qualify for the playoffs, but can’t be taken lightly with the likes of Robert Lo-

pez, Reece Lindquist, Sam Lee, George Welcn and Kazuma Yamamoto on the roster. Top players for Alhouse include catcher Michael Panitchpakdi, Erick Flores and Zach Rosner. Alhouse was the 2012 and 2013 champions with The Oaks winning in 2014. The tournament runs through Tuesday with the title game slated for 5 p.m., all played at Baylands. There are no games on Sunday.Q

LOCAL ROUNDUP

Red Rock volleyball heading for junior nationals Stanford club water polo team qualifies for junior Olympics by Rick Eymer alo Alto junior Chelsea Fan makes up for a lack of height with a vertical leap that defies gravity. Jordan Middle School sixth-grader Hillary Cheung has been known to talk her coach into staying around for a little extra practice. Both student-athletes will be in Indianapolis this weekend with the Red Rock Volleyball club for the Junior National Championships. Fan is an outside hitter-defensive specialist for the 16-1 team while Cheung is a setter for the 13-1 team. Both teams are playing in the Open Division, reserved for the best of the best from across the nation. “At the open level, you’ll find six-foot 12-year-olds from the Midwest,” Red Rock coach Robin John Rosales said. “You’re facing teams that have been together for a few years. Those are the teams we want to play.” Red Rock is sending five teams to the national championships this weekend. The 15-1 team, featuring Palo Alto’s Tanli Su and Sacred Heart Prep’s Alexa Bartlett, are in the American Division. The 14-1s are competing in the National Division and the 12-1s are playing in the American Division. Cheung is playing up a level. The 13s coach, Steven Cavella,

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coached Cheung at the 12 level last year and brought her along this year. “She has the ability to get to the ball,” Rosales said. “At that level, the passing can be a little erratic and sometimes you have to cross the court from point to point. She’s one of the best around at getting to the ball and squaring it up, shoulder to shoulder.” The younger levels are comprised of athletic kids who are still learning the sport. “They can do things well,” Rosales said. “But they are not consistent. For a lot of kids, it’s a new world for them. A lot of them are gym rats.” Like Cheung. “She is always asking for more work outside of practice,” Rosales said. “They’re hungry to keep on playing.” Fan, joined by fellow Paly junior Isabella Marcus on the 16s, is another example of hard work. She stands 5-8 but plays much higher. “She has this high vertical leap and seems to survey the court before taking a big swing,” Rosales said. “She’s fantastic.” Fan was an all-SCVAL De Anza Division first team pick and Palo Alto’s offensive MVP. The national tournament attracts college coaches from around the nation, who attend to get their first look at some of the

players. “They start looking at freshmen, just to see what’s out there,’ Rosales said. “By the time they’re 16, coaches tend to lock in on them.” There’s a lot to see. Teams play 7 to 9 times over a short period of time, giving everyone a chance to test their endurance. The tournament runs through July 3, with another three teams from Red Rock joining the action next week. Water Polo The Stanford Club 14U A girls team finished third at the Junior Olympic Qualification tournament in the East Bay last weekend. The roster included Annie Bisconti, Sophie Golub and Eliza Sandell, all headed for Menlo School in the fall; Sacred Heart Prep’s Annabel Facey and eighthgrader Eleanor Facey, Gunn’ Cooper Melody and Menlo-Atherton’s Natalie Knox. “Overall it was fun to see so many athletes at this tournament,” Stanford coach Jessica Steffens said. “The competition is growing in Northern California . For us, each game was a chance to improve how we play together. Stanford emphasizes strong defensive skills and we take pride in each stop, which showed in the scores.”Q

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